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Pattaya News Flash July 2018 - The Source

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Tham Luang Cave Drama

The Tham Luang Cave Drama

Two Divers from UK redeemed Thailand from a Nightmare

Foreign rescue teams found Thai Boys alive after nine days in a flooded cave

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At about 23:00 on July 2nd the media were informed that two British divers, supported by hunderts of Thai and Foreign helpers from 6 different countries, found 12 Thai boys from the Wild Bear football team and their assistant coach in the flooded Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai.

The drama gripped the nation.

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Please read too:

BBC: Boys found alive after nine days

The Guardian: Twelve boys missing in Thai cave found alive after nine days

Bangkok Post: Boys and coach found alive in cave

The Nation: All 13 Football Team Members Found Alive inside Flooded Cave

Khaosod English: All Children, Coach Found Alive in Cave

Khaosod English: Photos From Scene of Cave Rescue Effort

Khaosod English: Thank You! Thank You! See Moment Rescuers Discover Missing in Cave (Video)

Khaosod English: Thai Rescuers Should Learn From British Cave Team

Khaosod English: Coach Faces Charges for Leading Boys Into Cave

The Nation: Selfless farmers allow farms to be flooded for cave operation

The Nation: Mae Sai district officials contribute silently to rescue mission

Khaosod English: Cave Rescue Saves Chiang Rai Governor's Job – At Least For Now

Khaosod English: Doubts Raised Over Thailand's Cave Rescue Plan: It's not working!

The Guardian: Thailand cave rescue: officials confirm rescue operation has begun – live coverage

Khaosod English: Eight out alive: More daring cave rescue success!

The Nation: Pad Krapao is first meal choice for rescued footballers

Khaosod English: Rescued Boys in Hospital Quarantine

Khaosod English: Final Rescue begins of all 'Wild Boars'

The Guardian: 12 Boys and Coach successfully rescued

Behind the Scene

Khaosod English: US rescuer details unprecedented cave mission

Khaosod English: 'Our hearts drew us', says pump team that kept cave dry

The Guardian: Water pumps failed just after last boy escaped

The Guardian: Colleagues praise Australian doctor who played central role

The Guardian: Ek, the Thai coach who put players first right to the end

Bangkok Post: Coach Ek the unlikely stateless hero of cave drama. Dul, Mark and Tee, three of the boys are stateless as well - they even have problems travelling to play matches outside of Chiang Rai.

Without passports they are unlikely to be able to take up the invite from Manchester United FC.

The issue of the boys in the cave should give Thailand a wake up call... to grant the stateless nationality, said Pornpen Khongkachonkiet of Amnesty International Thailand.

Thailand may be the Land of Smiles, but also the heartless country for stateless people

Khaosod English: No favor in granting citizenship to cave trio

Bangkok Post: No quick path to citizenship for stateless 'Wild Boars'

The Nation: Citizenship of three young cave survivors shines light on plight of stateless persons

The Nation: Thai boys were sedated and stretchered from cave in dramatic rescue

Bangkok Post: An Australian doctor who looked after a young Thai football team during their harrowing cave ordeal emerged from the flooded underground complex on Tuesday to the sad news that his own father had died

BBC: First pictures emerge of boys in hospital

BBC: The dangerous diseases lurking underground

The Guardian: Navy Seals say mission came 'close to disaster'

Thailand's extraordinary cave rescue

BBC: The full story of Thailand's extraordinary cave rescue

The Guardian: The inside story of the Thai cave rescue

The Nation: British divers reveal more details of harrowing Tham Luang rescue mission. Report includes movies!

The Guardian: Thai cave footballers tell of how they tried to dig their way out

Superstitious Thailand

Khaosod English: After rescue, ceremonies abound for 'Nang Non' cave spirit (includes photos)

The Nation: English-speaking footballer (trapped in the cave) is an academic polymath, says his teacher

Spike from Pattaya Days: A good week to be British

Stupidity never dies in this country

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Bangkok Post reports that The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to promote Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai as a key attraction after days in the spotlight...

Bangkok Post: Anan Wongbenjarat, director-general of the Tourism Department, said his department would work with organisations in Chiang Rai to promote Tham Luang as a new travel destination. He also said that Hollywood and local filmmakers have expressed their intention to use Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai as a location to film.

The Nation: Tham Luang cave to get new life as museum and tourist attraction.

Khaosod English: Producers plan movie about Luang Nang Non cave rescue.

Government exploits Wild Boars

Cave museum 'ready by New Year'

Update (December 28th):

The Thai cave rescue: What happened after the rescue?

BBC: BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head reports from Mae Sai

BBC: The full story of Thailand’s extraordinary cave rescue

BBC: /Who are the 12 boys and their coach who were trapped in Thailand?

The Nation: /British divers in Thai cave rescue make UK honours list

Extract from Pattaya News Flash, formerly known as Pattaya-at-Night.com

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