11.   Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda has denied allegations that his government tapped the telephones of his rivals, newspapers said Monday.

12.   The Supreme Court said Wednesday the government can tap telephones in rare circumstances even though it violated the right to privacy.

13.   Whenever this revenue falls below the five-year average, the government can tap into the fund to finance the budget.

14.   Unless the new government taps economic experts to manage key sectors, investor confidence is unlikely to improve enough to allow Thailand to tackle those problems, analysts said.

15.   The government tapped Gustavo Loyola, a senior bank official close to Finance Minister Malan, to replace Arida, an official said.