Kamnan Mano Leads Thousands to Energy Ministry Over Fuel Prices
Protest leader Kamnan Mano plans to lead thousands of demonstrators from across Thailand to the Ministry of Energy on Monday to demand lower fuel prices and question the country's energy sovereignty. He claims the Prime Minister acknowledged state involvement in the oil business but said solving high prices would be difficult. Lawyer Ann accused the Prime Minister of staging a visit for publicity and vowed to defend Kamnan Mano against a lawsuit he views as politically motivated.
On November 14, 2026, at the foot of the Chamai Maruchet Bridge, Mano Kueakaew, known as Kamnan Mano, leader of the People's Revolution to Protect the Nation (Noppor), together with Phattharaphong Suphakson, known as Lawyer Ann, a political activist from Buriram, gave an interview to the media about the group's protest direction.
Kamnan Mano reiterated the plan to march to the Ministry of Energy on November 16 to show strength. He said large numbers of protesters from the South had contacted him, along with groups from Nakhon Ratchasima and Suphan Buri, and he was confident that thousands would join the march. Before Monday, he wanted to make the public understand the core issue: Thailand already has oil, so why must Thais buy their own oil at high prices? He wants to communicate this to the Energy Minister, the Prime Minister, and the Cabinet.
Asked if the march announcement escalated the protest and prompted the Prime Minister to meet the Noppor group, Kamnan Mano said it likely would. He noted the Prime Minister mentioned that the Finance Ministry holds many shares in oil businesses, which is a point they want to understand: Thais have abundant oil, so why must they buy it themselves? The Prime Minister did not ask them to stop the protest, only visited to thank them and said he would look into the oil issue, but noted it would be difficult. Kamnan Mano wants to know why it is difficult.
Regarding whether the Prime Minister accepted their demands, Kamnan Mano said they would make him see that they are watching every move, every day. The march to the Ministry of Energy aims to ask why Thais must use expensive oil when the oil is within Thai territory, or if Thailand has already lost its sovereignty, and why the government keeps citing world market prices.
On the drug problem, Kamnan Mano said he discussed with the Prime Minister that the drug issue persists due to corruption in the arrest process, with legal loopholes allowing police to extort money and release suspects. If arrests were pursued genuinely, the problem would end, but no one dares to fix it, and it stems from the buying and selling of positions. The Prime Minister said he hates drugs; if he hates them that much, he must act.
Lawyer Ann added that as an outsider observing the Prime Minister's surprise visit on the night of November 13, it appeared to be a staged event for content creation. The Prime Minister did not come before, and now he comes without giving any answers to the people who have been sleeping on the ground for four nights. Kamnan Mano consulted him about a lawsuit; he is unsure if the famous singer who filed the complaint is politically connected, using strategic litigation against public participation. Kamnan Mano has proven he came with only one demand — fuel prices — which benefits all Thais. The complainants are linked to politics and aim to entangle them in legal warfare.
