(31 October) Villagers who live along Thailand-Cambodia border worried over possible
fights, as the day of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict on Preah Vihear temple
approaches.

Reportedly, many villagers have stocked on food amid fear they would be
unable to go in the forest along the border as the verdict hearing is planned to announce on 11
November, said Ms. Sawai Phanpa, one of the villagers.

She also said that many villagers were
terrified of the possible violence, because they once suffered from a similar incident in 2011. Then, Ms.
Sawai said that she, and other villagers, had to relocate to other areas to escape from Cambodia’s
artilleries.

Mr. Songkram Roongthaisong, 28, said that he saw a surveillance-lookalike plane
flew over the border on 30 October. The plane operated for 20 minutes before disappearing toward
Ubon Ratchathani province.

He added that he had seen the similar plane operate when clashes between Thailand and Cambodia broke out in 2011, and suspected that the plane he saw yesterday
could be spying on Cambodian soldiers’ encampment on the Thai’s side of the Preah Vihear.

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(31 October) An interprovincial bus skidded off the road in Kalasin province before sliding
into a Gas Station, leaving 6 passengers including a foreign man and a driver trapped
inside.

Mr. Piyanat Areethawat, 27, the driver, said that he had to make a quick turn as a
truck crosscut his bus. The bus then drifted off the road into the direction of a gas station,
before hitting a sign post in front of the establishment.

Reportedly, three people were
severely injured, while the rest were slightly hurt.

A foreign man who was trapped inside
the bus along with other passengers was later identified as Mr. Klaus Peter Buhrig, 56, whose
nationality is as yet unconfirmed.

Police said they are still suspicious with Mr. Piyanat′s
statement and would continue to investigate the incident thoroughly.

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(31 Ocotber) The cabinet approved a plan proposed by the Ministry of Social Development and
Human Security to increase the disability pension from THB 500 to THB 600 per person in the 2014 fiscal
year.

The rise is appointed to be in accordance with the current economic conditions. It is
also expected that the disability pension will increase to THB 800 in 2015.

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(31 October) MP Office’s Minister and Deputy Agriculture, Mr. Varathep Ratanakorn,
announced a plan to spend THB 1.9 billion to aid farmers who failed to apply for the rice-pledging
scheme.

Farmers who were unable to apply for the second round of the scheme in 2012/2014 will
be supported with the compensation paid at the same rate as the special aid.

The cabinet
plans to request for an additional budget of THB 1,907 million, which had not been included in the
main budget of THB 500 billion rice-pledging scheme.

The additional budget will be
distributed to the farmers is THB 2,121 per ton.

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(30 October) Officers in Pattaya patrol the area, after official authorities prohibited Shisha and refined liquors.

Chonburi Governor, Mr. Konsan Ekkhachai, announced since the beginning this month for
Banglamung district to curb on the selling of liquor and tobacco in Pattaya’s leisure venues, as it
violated the law, which somehow enforced nearly 50 years ago.

The field investigation has
shown impressive result, as only a few of the bars still provided their customers with the goods.
However, the officers only made comments and booked the places in their records this
time.

However, venue owners will not be able to get away next time, as Banglamong Police and
Custom Office were appointed to strictly curb on the violations.