Overview
- The undertaker, identified as Preecha, live‑streamed his plea after staff refused to fill his jerrycans, then bought diesel once a manager approved the sale for a pending cremation.
- Fuel stations nationwide are limiting or refusing container sales to deter hoarding as pumps post out‑of‑stock signs and lines build.
- Many Buddhist temples use diesel‑fired furnaces, and cremations now strain for fuel that workers say can require three 18‑litre cans per body.
- The government raised the diesel price to 38.94 baht per litre after ending subsidies, while stating the country has energy supplies for about 100 days.
- Officials and reporters link the crunch to reduced Middle East shipments, with the prime minister apologizing for the disruption and saying Thailand reached a safe‑passage deal with Iran for oil tankers.