Songkran in 2026 is best tackled like Bangkok traffic: pick your lane early, commit, and keep a dry change of clothes within reach. The Thai New Year’s water fights still dominate the headlines, but this year’s smartest day trips mix temple-time calm with big-city spectacle, from Rattanakosin’s most photogenic blessings to Samut Prakan’s late-April Mon…

The long holiday during the Songkran festival may ease pressure on Thailand’s oil reserves, as demand for diesel is expected to decrease during this period, says the Department of Energy Business.

Despite a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, Thai airlines still have to adjust their operational strategies for the summer schedule to match travel demand dampened by concerns over uncertainty surrounding the oil crisis.

Thailand will slash pump prices for diesel by 2.14 baht a litre from Thursday, offering motorists and businesses immediate relief after the government approved an overhaul of refinery pricing to ease household costs and shore up the heavily…

CHON BURI – An oil tanker that was earlier stranded in the Strait of Hormuz has successfully completed its journey to Chon Buri, delivering its cargo of crude oil to Bangchak Corporation.

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has pushed up the Treasury Department’s coin production costs, raising the possibility that 1-baht coins may eventually need to be minted overseas, where production costs are lower.