PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers Nov 21
Source: Reuters
BANGKOK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Thai newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. TOP STORIES - The Asset Examination Committee ordered deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's brother-in-law, Bannapot Damapong, to pay 546 million baht ($14.9 million) in tax for shares valued at 738 million baht he bought in 1997 from a domestic helper of Thaksin's family (THE NATION) - Police have begun an inquiry to find out if Kularb Kaew acted as a nominee firm for Singapore's Temasek Holdings [TEM.UL] in its buyout of top Thai telecom firm Shin Corp <SHIN.BK> (BANGKOK POST) - Council for National Security chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin branded the violence in the deep South a ploy by insurgents to maintain a climate of fear, as a bomb explosion killed a soldier and a civilian at a market in Narathiwat province (BANGKOK POST) - The labour union of Thai Airways International <THAI.BK> is threatening to hand out leaflets to warn female air travellers about possible sexual harassment at Suvarnabhumi airport unless Airports of Thailand tackles the problem (BANGKOK POST) BUSINESS - Thailand recorded a trade surplus of $447.2 million in the first 10 months of this year against a deficit of $7.14 billion in the same period a year earlier, with exports for the period rising 16.8 percent to $107.11 billion (BANGKOK POST) - Alcohol companies have initiated a fierce movement to have the total ban on alcohol advertising -- due to take effect on Dec. 3 -- aborted, a National Legislative Assembly member said (THE NATION) - The Board of Investment approved the long-delayed "eco-car" programme, an initiative aimed at encouraging auto manufacturers to develop small, fuel efficient cars for the local and export markets (BANGKOK POST) - TOT PCL pleaded with the interim government to delay enforcement of the interconnection charge for one year after telecom firm Total Access Communication <TACC.SI> and True Move <TRUE.BK> stopped paying the state-owned fixed-line operator costly access charges (BANGKOK POST) ** Looking for more information from local sources? Factiva.com has eight Thai sources including the Bangkok Post
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