PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers Nov 23
BANGKOK, Nov 23 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Thai newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
TOP STORIES
- A local red-shirt leader came out against holding an anti-government rally before the king's birthday but left the final decision to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (THE NATION)
- A new restructuring plan for the State Railway of Thailand, agreed in principle by the government last Tuesday, will not get the debt-ridden state enterprise out of the red, analysts say (BANGKOK POST)
- Many people believe the government's refinance scheme will fail to tackle the loan shark problem, a Suan Dusit Poll reveals (BANGKOK POST)
- Songkhla has been declared a total disaster zone after floods covered all 16 districts, while three waterfalls in a wildlife reserve were ordered off limits to tourists (THE NATION)
BUSINESS
- Ratchaburi Electricity Generation Holding Plc RATC.BK, Thailand's largest private power producer, has begun exploring acquisition opportunities in neighbouring countries in addition to its bid to acquire Australian power plants, says senior vice-president Prachuab Ujin (BANGKOK POST)
- If the Senate fails to appoint four new telecom commissioners today, the existing commissioners will move to revise the auction plan for 3G licences by putting only three licences up for sale, instead of four (THE NATION) Continued...
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