PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers - April 3
BANGKOK, April 3 (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
- Law lecturers from nine campuses slammed the government's plan to amend political party dissolution rules while an anti-Thaksin alliance threatened to seek the impeachment of every single MP joining the charter amendment bid (BANGKOK POST)
- The spectre of political turmoil is revisiting Thailand once again with potential clashes over the government's attempt to implement drastic amendments to the Constitution (THE NATION)
- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is proposing to ban parking lots in condominiums along the routes of the electric train and Bus Rapid Transit systems to encourage the property residents to use mass transit facilities (BANGKOK POST)
BUSINESS
- Prices of goods and service are escalating relentlessly across the entire range, from toothpicks to warships. But consumer have been urged not to be overly concerned about declining purchasing power (THE NATION)
- The Radio and Television Act could be amended to give the state-owned National Broadcasting of Thailand station more flexibility, according to Jakrapob Penkair, the PM's Office Minister (BANGKOK POST)
- Bangkok's major shopping malls will stage big campaigns for Songkran this year, aimed at luring city residents (THE NATION)
- Up to three asset management companies are expected to launch the first FTSE SET Index Large Cap Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) next year (THE NATION)
- Plus Property Co, a subsidiary of Sansiri PCL SIRI.BK will remove the top floors at 11 of its Condo One low-rise condominiums to comply with city building limits (BANGKOK POST) ** Looking for more information from local sources? Factiva.com has eight Thai sources including the Bangkok Post and The Nation.
