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Attempts to bring out the remaining 9 survivors trapped in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai will resume this morning after four of the young footballers were safely extracted in a dramatic rescue operation. The four boys, who have not been officially identified, are now being given medical check-ups at Chiang Rai provincial hospital where
A picture of hand links of SEAL members was posted on the Facebook of Thai Navy Seal this morning, accompanied by the following statement: “Thai and international teams joining hands to bring the Wild Boars boys home. Hooya!” Five Navy SEAL members are working with a team of international divers to extract the 12 young
Former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn announced Sunday night that four survivors were safely extracted out of the flooded cave and are now in the hands of doctors at Chiang Rai Prachanukroh hospital. As for the eight other survivors who are still stranded inside the cave, he said he could not say exactly when
Divers have begun an operation to try to extract the 13 survivors out of Tham Luang cave, chief of the rescue mission Narongsak Osotthanakorn announced at 10.30 am this morning. “Today is D-Day,” he said, adding that 13 international cave divers and 5 Navy SEAL members have gone into the cave to bring
For the first time in 28 years, England advances to the semi-finals of the World Cup after outclassing Sweden 2-0 last night. It will now face either Spain or Croatia which would clash later last night. Harry Maguire headed in a corner kick in the 30th minute to give England a lead before Dele Alli
People in 15 provinces along the coasts of the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand should remain on high alert for possible high waves, inshore surges, heavy rain and flash floods during July 7-12, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department director-general Chayapol Thitisak said on Saturday (July 7). The 15 provinces are Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri
The bodies of five more victims of the Phoenix dive boat incident were found today in the sea off Phuket by rescue workers, raising the death toll to 38. The boat capsized in rough seas between Koh Heh and Koh Mai Thon islands on Thursday. The bodies of one female and four males, two of
A survivor of the Phoenix dive boat accident on Thursday said that passengers on board the ill-fated tour boat were not warned to wear life vests nor was there a demonstration on how to properly wear the life vests. According to Daily News Online report, the young Chinese survivor who was not identified said there
In what is seen as an indication that the operation to extract the 13 survivors trapped in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai is imminent, authorities ordered all the hundreds of journalists and cameramen out of the rescue command centre in front of the cavern as more rescue teams, medical personnel and ambulances arrived this
Croatia kicked host Russia out of the World Cup by winning a grueling quarter-final on penalty shootout. Russian fans erupted when it looked like another World Cup upset was on its way after Denis Cheryshev scored the first goal in the 31st minute. But Croatia hit back only eight minutes later when Andrej Kramaric headed
A proposed plan to rescue the “Wild Boars” soccer team trapped in Tham Luang cave could launch as soon as this weekend, according to ABC News. . According to an internal U.S. government report obtained by ABC News, the Royal Thai navy, supported by divers from the United Kingdom, the United States and other nations,
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will vote on July 12 to decide whether to endorse the selection of seven new members of the Election Commission. Seven people have been nominated to make up a new Election Commission. Five were picked by a selection committee and two by a plenary session of the Supreme Court judges.
Two engineers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and The Boring company have arrived in Bangkok on Saturday with seven more to arrive on Sunday. Lt-Gen Veerachon Sukonthapatipark, deputy spokesman of the PM’s Office, said that one of the engineers was already at Tham Luang cave to help in the rescue operations. Tourism and Sports Minister Veerasak
China thanks Thailand for its ongoing search and rescue operation after boat accidents on July 5 in the rough sea off Phuket that led to the deaths and injuries of a large number of tourists, most of them Chinese. In his meeting with Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat at the auditorium of the Phuket
Rescue teams will attempt to bring the 13 survivors out of Tham Luang cave in the next few days before the looming fresh monsoon rains flood the cave system again, chief of the rescue operation Narongsak Osotthanakorn said this morning. He said the water level in the cave, the state of the health of the
Belgium kicked favorite Brazil out of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory last night to face France in the semi-finals. The Belgians took a shocking lead in the 13th minute when Vincent Kompany jumped near the post for a header that was deflected by Brazil’s Fernadinho into the goal. Then 19 minutes later, Kevin
