‘I’ll be the one to lose’: Hawkers, drivers in Asia brace themselves for fuel shortage amid Iran war

‘I’ll be the one to lose’: Hawkers, drivers in Asia brace themselves for fuel shortage amid Iran war

The Straits Times - Sports·2026-03-11 09:00

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KOLKATA/MANILA – The bombs have been falling in the Middle East for over a week, but a nondescript tea stall in Kolkata is among those feeling the

since the war began.

The stall’s owner, Mr Abhijit Chakraborty, 45, is worried that rising cooking gas prices could hurt his earnings. Indian state-run oil marketing companies raised the price of domestic cooking gas by 60 rupees ( 83 Singapore cents ) for a 14.2kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder from March 7, pushing rates to their highest level in over two years.

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