PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers June 27
BANGKOK, June 27 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Thai newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
TOP STORIES
- Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej turned against Commerce Minister Mingkwan Sangsuwan in the House censure debate, taking him to task for mishandling the government's rice policy (BANGKOK POST)
- The Supreme Court asked police to charge three lawyers for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with trying to bribe court officials with a gift of a snack box containing two million baht (BANGKOK POST)
- The Democrat Party said the Transport Ministry's lease of 6,000 buses would generate returns of up to 54 billion baht to the supplier over a 10-year period, a huge amount which it claimed substantiated the opposition accusation of corruption (THE NATION)
- A group of Cambodians have accused their government of losing rights of sovereignty over areas surrounding Preah Vihear in dealing with Thailand to try to get World Heritage status for the temple (THE NATION)
BUSINESS
- Thai Airways International Pcl (THAI.BK) made an abrupt about-face and scrapped a decision made earlier to suspend its President, Apinan Sumanaseni (BANGKOK POST)
- Thai businesses operating in Cambodia have expressed concern that bilateral relations could be shaken by conflict over the Preah Vihear temple (BANGKOK POST)
- U.S.-based General Electric is considering Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries for $20 billion of investment to expand its global energy portfolio during 2008-2010 (BANGKOK POST)
- The diesel price subsidy programme for motorists, set to expire in July, is likely to be extended as the Energy Ministry is trying to deal with the record price (BANGKOK POST) ($1 = 33.59 baht)
** Looking for more information from local sources? Factiva.com has eight Thai sources including the Bangkok Post and the Nation. (Bangkok Newsroom)
