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PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers - Sept 8
08 Sep 2008 01:51:02 GMT
 Source: Reuters
BANGKOK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Thai newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

TOP STORIES

- Udon Thani province is tense amid worries of a possible confrontation between anti- and pro-government camps tomorrow when Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his ministers hold a cabinet meeting in the province (BANGKOK POST)

- Another military coup is possible if the political strife lasts much longer, says a former close aide to people behind the 2006 coup (BANGKOK POST)

- Thailand is heading towards further rifts, with pro-government crowds planning to rally in 50 provinces to demand an end to the siege of Government House by anti-government supporters (NATION)

BUSINESS

- The Revenue Department is set to close loopholes in laws exploited by the rich for tax evasion (NATION)

- American property billionaire Donald Trump will join in the investment and development of a luxury retail plaza with Gaysorn Group on the land that used to house the Narai Phand handicraft centre in central Bangkok (BANGKOK POST)

- A railway and port strike is taking its toll on the country's rubber shipments, prompting foreign traders to shift to buying rubber from Malaysia and Indonesia, according to local experts (BANGKOK POST)

** Looking for more information from local sources? Factiva.com has eight Thai sources including the Bangkok Post and The Nation. (Reporting by Bangkok Newsroom)


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