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Two Thailand-based cave-diving experts involved in the dramatic rescue of the 13 Wild Boars boys from Thailand’s Tham Luang cave rescue have arrived at a flooded cave in Laos’ Xaysomboun province to help rescue seven Laotians trapped inside since May 19.
A member of the 26-strong Thai rescue team helping to rescue seven Laotians trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos’ Xaysomboun province has described the mission as an extremely difficult race against time, with rising floodwaters and dangerous terrain hampering operations.
Rescuers clawed through the wreckage of a collapsed Philippine building on Sunday which left 23 people missing, with authorities saying that screams were heard from under the rubble.
A joint team of 26-member Thai rescuers, at the request of Laos, have departed for Laos’s Xaysomboun province to help rescue seven Laotians trapped in a flooded cave in Long Cheng district six days ago.
Vietnamese President To Lam will pay an official three-day visit to Thailand beginning on May 27 to advance the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Philippines said it has asked the country's Supreme Court to allow it to arrest ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's chief drug war enforcer to stand trial in an international tribunal.
A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for an alleged crime against humanity has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to evade arrest, officials said Thursday.
ASEAN leaders agreed to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan next month to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their dialogue relations, according to an informed source.
Myanmar claimed on Monday that "discriminatory measures" are shutting it out of the ASEAN bloc after a summit last week saw the organisation continue to blacklist the country's post-coup leadership.
Timor-Leste will chair ASEAN in 2029, four years after its admission as the bloc’s 11th member.
Southeast Asian nations hit by soaring fuel and food prices caused by the Middle East war are weighing solutions that include setting up a regional oil reserve, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday.
It was time for Thailand and Cambodia to look ahead and open a new chapter in relations based on sincerity, goodwill and a shared determination to overcome challenges, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today.
