Thailand: National telecoms commission examines Shin Corp share sale to Temasek Holdings.

(From Thai Press Reports)

Section: General News - The national telecom regulator will seek information from government agencies as part of its inquiry to determine if the sale of Shin Corp by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's family to Temasek Holdings has breached any of its regulations, The Nation reports.

The move follows a request from civic groups, led by the Federation of Consumer Organisations, to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to scrutinise the deal and terminate all concessions of Shin and its subsidiaries because the firms are no longer qualified under the telecom law.

The groups said Shin and its subsidiaries were now …