Tourism operators are increasingly concerned about declining energy confidence, fearing it could dampen their high expectations for the upcoming Songkran holiday.

Fuel remains scarce at many service stations across Thailand, even though reserves are more than adequate, amid continuing problems with delivery bottlenecks and unusually high demand, officials said on Thursday.

Four men have been arrested for selling child pornography after cybercrime police raided four locations nationwide, the Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children unit (TICAC) said on Thursday.

Producers of bagged rice and bottled mineral water have said they will maintain current prices until the end of April, with any future price changes dependent on developments in the Middle East.

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has called on the government to intervene in support of oil middlemen, known locally as “jobbers”, who are struggling to secure supplies from refineries, resulting in a shortage affecting industrial and agricultural sectors, as well as smaller filling stations not affiliated with major retail brands.

The Constitutional Court has accepted a petition to rule on whether the use of barcodes and Quick Response (QR) codes on ballot papers in Thailand’s Feb 8 general election violated the constitution.