An album of pictures of the operation to rescue the 12 Moo Pa Academy footballers and their coach from Tham Luang cave will be distributed to people attending the thank-you party to be organised by the government on Aug 1, Prime Minister’s Office Minister Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana said on Friday.

Mr Suwaphan said His Majesty the King has given an instruction for the government to produce the album to be given to every attendant at the thank-you party.

The minister said more than 8,000 people who contribted to or were involved in the rescue operation have accepted the invitation to attend the event.