The doctors have not yet confirmed that Mr. Sayan, 60, is the victim of the said
cancer, but persons close to him have suggested that it is the case to the media in last few days.
He remains at the hospital, where he gave brief interviews to Channel 3 talk show on Friday, with
his wife and daughters at the bedside.

Ms. Wannapon Samrit said the doctors will confirm
whether her husband is suffering from cancer soon. She said she wants to limit number of visitors to
Mr. Sayan because he needs rest, but he is cheered up a lot to see his friends visiting him at
hospital.

Hinting at the severe condition inflicting upon Mr. Sayan, Ms. Wannapon he told our
correspondent the doctors had administered 4 packs of blood to the singer already and will continue
to do so due to his failing pancreas.

Today, Mr. Sayan had received the most high profile
visitors yet: the envoy dispatched by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who sent him her regards in
a large bouquet. The envoy was led by  Mr. Supon Attawong, deputy secretary to the Prime
Minister and a former Redshirt leader.

Using Mr. Supon′s iPhone, he recorded a video to thank Mr. Thaksin, saying that
he felt very grateful to receive regards from both the Prime Minister and Mr. Thaksin. He said in
the footage that he hoped Mr. Thaksin would be able to return from his self-imposed exile
soon.

You are my knight, Mr. Sayan said.

Mr. Supon later told our correspondent the
former Prime Minister will help pay for Mr. Sayan′s medical care and has instructed him to tell the
singer not to worry.

A son of farmer family in the rice-growing province of Suphan Buri, Mr.
Sayan Pao Sanya was interested in the country music since his childhood.

Later, during his
work as a car-washing staff at a petrol station, a country musician, Mr. Chonlatee Tarntong,
happened to stop by the petrol station to use restroom there and coincidentally heard Mr. Sayan
singing. Mr. Chonlatee instantly recognized the young man′s talent and introduced him to the
professional country music career soon afterwards.

The tourists told the police that
a Thai tour guide had promised that the group would be accommodated at a 5-stars hote in
Pattaya.

However, once they have seen the hotel that has been arranged, they were
disappointed and tried to seek help from the police, whom later transfer the issue to tourism police
authority.

Our correspondent reported that the tourists thought that the hotel seemed
“unsafe” for their lives and their belongings.

Later, the tourists and their luggages were
transported to another accommodation, which ultimately satisfied them. The new arrangement was
coordinated by Pattaya Tourist Police.

Ms. Wassana Lek Indrakaew, 39, the owner of Lek Beauty in Mueang
district, told our correspondent that she has been posting lottery tickets on the wall of  the
establishment since 2001.

Initially, she only posted the tickets on the salon′s back door,
but the ?lotto wallpaper? later crept into other spaces and eventually filled up the 4 walls of the
4×4 metre room.

As she never won a single prize from these lotteries she had
bought, she said, she had the idea to post the tickets on these walls to  remind herself and
other customers that the chance to become rich overnight by lottery winning is just too
slim.

“There were millions of lottery tickets printed out, but there were only numbers of
prizes you can win”, Ms. Wassana said gravely.

However, she said she had never given up on
the hope to win the lottery one day.

“I will probably keep on buying lottery tickets”, Ms.
Wassana said, explaining that she has been repeatedly buying the tickets that feature her house
numbers in Ying Ruay Village.“The prize will be mine someday.”

State-sanctioned lottery is
one of the very few gambling sports allowed under Thai laws. The draw comes every 1st and 16th day
of the month.

The stir was caused by a black car parked in the
middle of the road in Central Pattaya, Chonburi province, near a red light intersection. The engine
was left on and a man, believed to be around 30-35 year old, could be seen slumping on the driver
seat.

As the road is a busy one, usually crowded with cars entering Pattaya, the parked car
caused much traffic problem. Some motorists, racing toward the green light, almost hit at the
vehicle and managed to swerve away at the last moment. A large traffic jam soon formed around the
intersection.

Traffic police were alerted by some locals and motorists. At the scene, many
methods were attempted to wake the driver up, like police officers blowing their whistles and bus
drivers honking their loud horns around the car, to no avail. Some people also knocked and shook the
car, but the driver remained deeply asleep.

An hour later, the police officers decided to
forcefully open the car window to reach the man. Yet the man did not respond to the officers. The
crowd started to fear that the man has passed away when he finally woke up.

The driver, who
was in confused state, simply asked for wet towel to wipe his face. All he would say is that he had
a residence in the area. He sped away in his car shortly afterwards, leaving the crowd of locals and
police officers somewhat baffled by the incident.

The locals gathered at Sonthaya Medical Clinic on Niwat Road in Mueang District to
receive medical services and medication, free of charge, from Dr. Sonthaya Wattanakosol, the owner
of the clinic. Many in the crowd are rural villagers and farmers who suffered illness from their
hard works.

Dr. Sonthaya, who once worked at Buriram Hospital around a decade ago, said he
had been offering his service on every 18 July and 5 December since 1995, when Princess Mother
Srinagarindra, the mother of His Majesty the King, passed away on 18 July.

As for 5 December,
it is the birthday of His Majesty the King, and also the national day of Thailand.

His former
colleagues, doctors and nurses from Buriram Hospital, also came to assist Dr. Sonthaya in his
charity day, providing medical advices and basic medication. Meanwhile, some locals donated drinking
water and food to accommodate the patients.

Dr. Sonthaya told our correspondent that he uses
his own money to pay for the medication. “I think I would keep on doing this until my last breath”,
Dr. Sonthaya said.

Police in Hangchartra District arrested Mr. Narongrit
Ngao-tasom, 46, the director of Hua Rean Hospital, after he reportedly hit Mr. Siwakorn Saisuphap, a
student at Lampang Polytechnics, to death with his Toyota pickup. Mr. Narongrit was heavily drunk at
the time, police said.

The incident took place in the evening of 16 July. At the scene, they
found Mr. Siwakorn dead on the ground. Witnesses said they had given chase to Mr. Narongrit who
reportedly attempted to flee the scene but was eventually overwhelmed and escorted to the
police.

At the police station, test revealed that Mr. Naronrit had 0.188% of alcohol in his
blood. The number is considerably higher than the rate allowed by law of the Kingdom of Thailand,
which is only 0.05%.

The police then charged Mr. Narongrit for driving under the influence
and causing death. Mr. Narongrit later placed the bail money of 200,000 baht in cash and was
released from the custody.

Mr. Daranee Saisuphap, 39, the victim’s mother, tearfully told
our correspondent that Mr. Siwakorn was her eldest son, and she never thought such tragic accident
would happen.

The discovery is particularly startling
as, according to common practice in virtually every public school in Thailand, the school yard is
where students assemble each morning and sing the national anthem while student representatives
raise the national flag at the flagpole.