The government has pledged to cap the prices of diesel and cooking gas for as long as possible to stabilise the costs of consumer goods.
Speaking after a joint meeting with Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, permanent secretary for energy Kulit Sombatsiri, and Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the Internal Trade Department, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered related agencies on Thursday to prepare advance management plans to cope with rising global oil prices.
