PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers - March 11

BANGKOK, March 11 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Thai newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

TOP STORIES

- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the authorities would adhere to an Administrative Court order in dealing with "red shirt" protesters during their upcoming rally (THE NATION)

- The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship is preparing to retreat to the provinces if its mass rally against the government in Bangkok this weekend falls flat, sources close to the movement say (BANGKOK POST)

- Potjaman na Pombejra, former wife of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, and their son left for Hong Kong after she received permission from the Supreme Court to leave the country (THE NATION)

BUSINESS

- Shin Corp SHIN.BK has warned that it may take legal action against local academics and analysts if they continue to spread stories about the telecom group's impending financial collapse following the Supreme Court's ruling against group founder and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra (BANGKOK POST)

- The Monetary Policy Committee kept its policy rate at 1.25 percent due to lingering risks such as political instability and the Map Ta Phut crisis (THE NATION)

- The Finance Ministry is preparing to file civil claims for 134 billion baht ($4.11 billion) in damages for some of the country's largest telecommunications operators (BANGKOK POST)

- Minor International MINT.BK projects its profit growth this year will outpace revenue, which it expects to rise by 15 percent to 19.5 billion baht (BANGKOK POST) ($1=32.63 Baht) (Bangkok Newsroom +66 2648 9721, e-mail: bangkok.newsroom@reuters.com)