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Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow responded to senators’ questions about the fuel crisis on Monday by telling them to stop wearing suits, so that air-con can be turned down to save energy.

The “People’s Assembly” gathered on Sunday to protest against the government’s failure to tackle rising fuel prices and restore unity.

The National Security Council (NSC) is scheduled to set up a special team to tackle Thailand’s fuel and food crisis when it meets on Monday (July 4).

The energy minister expects oil refinery operators to issue plans this month to help boost liquidity of the Oil Fuel Fund, which is suffering record debts from subsidising pump prices amid the global oil price crisis.

Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal to allow companies from oil-producing nations to import oil and start retail operations in the country.

The Lao government will provide fuel importers with a Letter of Credit worth US$200 million (7.1 billion baht) for the purchase of fuel to meet the nation’s needs for the next two months, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told the National Assembly on Thursday.

More people are opting for travel by train as their preferred mode of transport due to high fuel prices. As health concerns caused by Covid-19 are diminishing, people are commuting more often, but higher fuel prices have increased the cost of daily commutes in their own vehicle.

The government will maintain energy and financial stability to mitigate the impacts of rising energy prices especially on vulnerable people, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.

A stove called "Maha Setthi" (millionaire), presented by the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, which aims to help conserve energy amid the rising price of cooking gas, went viral on Monday.

Here comes the time to accelerate bold actions to tackle the climate crisis as it is poised to get worse.

The South Korean government on Sunday decided to further extend tax cuts on fuel consumption as part of efforts to ease inflationary pressure from surging energy costs.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia to deal with the present fuel crisis.