Bangkok Metro PCL (BMCL.TH), Thailand's subway operator, told on Wednesday, that it will likely launch an initial public offering in April, in place of the 1st quarter as previously planned, citing weak sense in the Thai stock market. Sombat Kitjalaksana, the BMCL Managing Director, said, that an international road show will start in early April. It should happen before the IPO later in the month. ‘We expect some kind of resolution in the country's politics when we launch the IPO,’ Sombat said to the reporters. Critics of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s policy began protest rallies accusing him of corruption since late last year. Tensions increased further in late January. It happens as soon as Thaksin's family sold a 49.65 stake in telecom firm Shin Corp. (SHIN.TH) to Singapore's Temasek Holdings Ltd., prompting charges, that the business was structured to avoid taxes and put main national assets into the hands of a foreign government.

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