PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers - March 5
BANGKOK, March 5 (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
- Army chief Anupong Paojinda insists the United States has no secret jail in Thailand for terror suspects (BANGKOK POST)
- The government will consider scrapping the zoning system for its 8 billion baht a year free-milk programme for public schools around the country to eliminate long-running corruption concerns (THE NATION)
- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has ordered the Industry Ministry and the National Economic and Social Development Board to evaluate the impact on private-sector investment of Tuesday's Rayong Administrative Court ruling that Map Ta Phut be designated a pollution-control area (THE NATION)
- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been asked to consider three options on the ban of sales of alcoholic drinks during next month's Songkran festival (BANGKOK POST)
- Fifty international scholars and public figures called on the government to stop lese-majeste charges being laid and suppressive measures being used against people, websites and the peaceful expression of ideas (THE NATION)
BUSINESS
- Car makers have expressed disappointment over the government's failure to introduce measures to revive the struggling industry, saying massive layoffs would result without a bailout package (BANGKOK POST)
- PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) PTTE.BK is considering cutting its investment budget this year by 10 percent to 87 billion baht in line with lower oil prices and demand (BANGKOK POST)
- Thailand has seen its ranking move up three notches to 39th among 133 countries included in the third annual Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) (THE NATION)
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