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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand, MY:

CHIANG RAI – The fuel shortage in Chiang Rai has grown much worse in recent weeks. Drivers now face long waits at gas stations, while delivery workers struggle to find diesel. [1]

Singaporean driver charged after hitting traffic police in Phuket A Singaporean driver is facing charges after crashing a pickup truck into plastic traffic barriers at a roundabout in Phuket yesterday, March 18, causing the barriers to strike a traf... [2]

CHIANG RAI – Fuel stations across Chiang Rai were packed on Tuesday as worried drivers rushed to fill their tanks over shortage fears. Long lines of cars, motorcycles, and pickup trucks formed outside stations around the province. [3]

When a supply shock hits a product for which there’s no alternative — toilet paper during COVID-19, for instance — there’s not much people can do except deal with it. If a ready substitute is waiting in the wings, the outcome can be mass defection. [4]

WASHINGTON: The US road safety authority said it was deepening its investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system over concerns about its performance in poor visibility. [5]

In 2026, Southeast Asia (ASEAN) faces a critical inequality crisis as the region’s rapid economic growth fails to distribute wealth equitably. Digitalisation and artificial intelligence are widening the income disparity. [6]

CHIANG RAI – Residents in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai still faced long waits at fuels stations on Thursday, March 26, 2026, even after fuel prices jumped by 6 baht per liter at 5 a.m. [7]

A pickup truck partially plunged into a sinkhole on the inbound lanes of the notorious Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province this morning. The driver was not injured. [8]

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[1] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-23 · 85% match

Fuel Shortage Worsens in Chiang Rai, Driver Cue for Hours

CHIANG RAI – The fuel shortage in Chiang Rai has grown much worse in recent weeks. Drivers now face long waits at gas stations, while delivery workers struggle to find diesel.

[2] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-03-19 · 75% match

Singaporean driver charged after hitting traffic police in Phuket

Singaporean driver charged after hitting traffic police in Phuket A Singaporean driver is facing charges after crashing a pickup truck into plastic traffic barriers at a roundabout in Phuket yesterday, March 18, causing the barriers to strike a traf

[3] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-18 · 75% match

Fuel Panic Hits Chiang Rai as Drivers Face 500-Baht Caps

CHIANG RAI – Fuel stations across Chiang Rai were packed on Tuesday as worried drivers rushed to fill their tanks over shortage fears. Long lines of cars, motorcycles, and pickup trucks formed outside stations around the province.

[4] MM www.japantimes.co.jp · 2026-03-26 · 65% match

The oil shock is accelerating Asia's EV revolution

When a supply shock hits a product for which there’s no alternative — toilet paper during COVID-19, for instance — there’s not much people can do except deal with it. If a ready substitute is waiting in the wings, the outcome can be mass defection.

[5] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2026-03-23 · 65% match

US agency deepens probe into Tesla self-driving technology

WASHINGTON: The US road safety authority said it was deepening its investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system over concerns about its performance in poor visibility.

[6] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-23 · 65% match

Uneven Futures Inequality in ASEAN’s Race Toward Growth

In 2026, Southeast Asia (ASEAN) faces a critical inequality crisis as the region’s rapid economic growth fails to distribute wealth equitably. Digitalisation and artificial intelligence are widening the income disparity.

[7] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-26 · 65% match

Divers Continue to Cue at Fuel Stations in Northern Thailand Despite 6 baht per liter increase

CHIANG RAI – Residents in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai still faced long waits at fuels stations on Thursday, March 26, 2026, even after fuel prices jumped by 6 baht per liter at 5 a.m.

[8] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-01-17 · 75% match

Pickup truck falls into sinkhole on Rama II Road, driver safe

A pickup truck partially plunged into a sinkhole on the inbound lanes of the notorious Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province this morning. The driver was not injured.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-02 · 75% match

Taxi operator to train Indian truck drivers to work in Japan

BENGALURU -- Major Japanese taxi operator Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo will launch a program as early as this fiscal year to train truck drivers in India for work in Japan before bringing them back to work as hired car drivers at home.

[10] TH thethaiger.com · 2025-11-04 · 75% match

Tuk tuk driver killed in Patong knife fight over passengers

Tuk tuk driver killed in Patong knife fight over passengers Police reviewing CCTV footage as suspect taken into custody A late-night fight between two tuk tuk drivers outside a busy Patong shopping mall ended with one man dead and another injured, p

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