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PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers June 25

Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:54pm EDT

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BANGKOK, June 25 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Thai newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

TOP STORIES

- Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva charged that the government was bent on misleading the public by distorting information over the Preah Vihear Temple (BANGKOK POST)

- Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej accused Democrat Party chief Abhisit Vejjajiva of fuelling tension between Thailand and Cambodia, even as the opposition leader accused the administration of compromising the country's sovereignty with its active support for Phnom Penh's bid to secure World Heritage status for Preah Vihear (THE NATION)

- Opposition leader Abhisit accused Samak's government of failing to solve problems as it was more concerned with protecting the profits of its cohorts and rewarding them (THE NATION)

- The Administrative Court and the regional office of Unesco accepted petitions from opponents of the plan for Cambodia to nominate the ancient Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage Site (THE NATION)

- The cabinet agreed to rephrase its resolution last week backing Cambodia's bid to register Preah Vihear Temple in order to tone down public criticism, Agriculture Minister Somsak Prissanananthakul said (THE NATION)

- An overweight woman who advertised her charms over the Internet has been convicted of offering a prostitution service and extorting money from a disillusioned customer (BANGKOK POST)

BUSINESS

- PTT Exploration and Production Pcl (PTTE.BK) has signed a heads of agreement with Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, paving the way for the drilling and supply of natural gas from offshore Block 9 to PTT, which could entail an investment of $2 billion (THE NATION)

- The world food crisis is expected to last for another five years but expensive food is here to stay, Thailand's National Food Institute predicts (BANGKOK POST)

- Japanese investors admit that concerns over Thailand's political instability are growing amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations, but that any real impact has yet to be felt (BANGKOK POST)

** Looking for more information from local sources? Factiva.com has eight Thai sources including the Bangkok Post and the Nation. (Bangkok Newsroom)



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