Thailand orders bureaucrats to use stairs and work from home in energy saving drive


Bangkok's skyline is photographed during sunset in Bangkok, Thailand, July 3, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

BANGKOK, March 10 (Reuters) - Thai Prime ⁠Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered civil servants to conserve energy amid ⁠an energy squeeze brought on by the conflict in the Middle ‌East, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday, with measures including suspending overseas trips and using stairs instead of elevators.

"The prime minister ordered that starting from today civil servants will work from ​home," spokesperson Lalida Periswiwatana told reporters, adding that ⁠exceptions would be made for ⁠officials who must serve the public.

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