BANGKOK, 9 November 2013 The government is prepared for the November 11 (Monday) International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict reading on the Phrear Vihear dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, announcing that the prime minister will address the nation about the verdict at 7.30 pm on Monday.
According to Thirat Rattanasewi, spokesperson to the Office of the Prime Minister, special television programs about the Phrear Vihear Temple dispute will be aired on NBT Channel and Modern Nine TV on Monday; beginning from 3 pm. The TV channels will start their live broadcast of the ICJ verdict reading at 4 pm. At 6.30 pm, the chief of the Thai legal team fighting the case at the ICJ will provide the Thai public with a summary of the verdict.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and the commanders-in-chief of the armed forces will be monitoring the verdict reading at Government House, and the prime minister will address the nation about the verdict at 7.30 pm, through TV pool.
More details on the Phrear Vihear Temple case will be elaborated by the Thai foreign minister, in the ‘Prime Minister Yingluck Meets the People’ radio program today (November 9).
