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Cave drama prompts media curbs calls
Cave drama prompts media curbs calls
BANGKOK: A standardised procedure is needed to screen reporters who cover sensitive news, a seminar on the lessons learned from the media coverage of the Tham Luang cave rescue was told.
Spaniard loses appeal against death sentence
Spaniard loses appeal against death sentence
BANGKOK: The Appeal Court today upheld the death sentence for a Spanish man convicted of murdering and dismembering the body of a fellow Spaniard two years ago.
Welfare embezzlement probe complicated, Amlo admits
Welfare embezzlement probe complicated, Amlo admits
BANGKOK: The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) claimed yesterday (July 12) that the ongoing probe into assets linked to alleged embezzlement of state funds by Puttipat Lertchaowasit, the late former permanent secretary for social development and human security, was complicated.
Navy Seals vow to add cave diving to their list of skills
Navy Seals vow to add cave diving to their list of skills
BANGKOK: Skills unfamiliar to Thai Navy Seals but key to the successful rescue of the 13 ‘Wild Boars’ extracted from Tham Luang cave will be added to the training regimen of the Navy’s elite unit to better prepare them for unexpected situations.
Kidnappers claim woman owes them B350k for drugs
Kidnappers claim woman owes them B350k for drugs
KALASIN: Three men arrested for the kidnapping of a woman in the Muang district of Kalasin province on Tuesday night (July 10) told police said she owed them B350,000 for drugs.
All 13 rescued from Tham Luang cave in good condition
All 13 rescued from Tham Luang cave in good condition
CHIANG RAI: All 13 people rescued from Tham Luang cave were in good condition with some still receiving medication for lung infections, the Public Health Ministry announced today (July 11).
Woman, teen arrested for bloody hairdresser slaying
Woman, teen arrested for bloody hairdresser slaying
SAMUT PRAKAN: A woman and a pregnant teenager were arrested yesterday (July 10) in connection with the killing of a 49-year-old hair salon owner in Phra Samut Chedi district.
All 12 boys, coach safely out of Tham Luang cave
All 12 boys, coach safely out of Tham Luang cave
CHIANG RAI: All 12 boys of the Wild Boars football team and their coach who were trapped in the Tham Luang cave for 17 days have been safely rescued.
Phuket tour boat tragedy sparks foreign owners sweep
Phuket tour boat tragedy sparks foreign owners sweep
BANGKOK: The Anti-Money Laundering (Office) has stepped in to freeze the bank accounts of two tour operators whose boats capsized off Phuket last Thursday (July 5) as a fresh crackdown on the use of Thai proxy owners begins.
Team spirit shines at Wild Boars school
Team spirit shines at Wild Boars school
CHIANG RAI: For the past 16 days, the pitch at Mae Sai Football Club in Chiang Rai has been eerily quiet as students have been fixated on the gruelling rescue operation to extract 12 team members and their coach from the flooded Tham Luang cave.
‘Better than expected’ rescue suspended for night; four out
‘Better than expected’ rescue suspended for night; four out
CHIANG RAI: The head of the rescue operation to evacuate 12 boys and their coach from Tham Luang cave yesterday (July 8) said the operation had been successful so far, but the task will not be completed until the last person arrives at the cave entrance.
First boys emerge from Tham Laung cave
First boys emerge from Tham Laung cave
CHIANG RAI: The first four boys made their way out through the flooded Tham Luang cave this evening (July 8), and were immediately airlifted to a hospital for medical treatment.
Elon Musk sends team to Chiang Rai
Elon Musk sends team to Chiang Rai
BANGKOK: A nine-member engineering team dispatched by billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to help with efforts to rescue the 12 young footballers and their coach from the Tham Luang cave, officials announced today (July 7).
Body of ex-Seal on way home
Body of ex-Seal on way home
BANGKOK: The body of a former Navy Seal who died helping save the 13 people trapped in flooded Tham Luang cave has been taken to the naval base in Chon Buri before he makes his final journey home to Roi Et.
Facebook shocks with Premier League broadcast move
Facebook shocks with Premier League broadcast move
BANGKOK: Facebook’s astonishing £200 million (B8.78 billion) deal for English Premier League football broadcasts will change the entire industry for digital and pay TV in Thailand in the near future, say media analysts.
FIFA invites boys, coach to World Cup Final
FIFA invites boys, coach to World Cup Final
WORLD CUP: FIFA says it will invite the 12 boys and their coach stuck in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai to the 2018 World Cup Final in Moscow if they are successfully extracted and are strong enough.
Rainfall threat forces cave exit plan rethink
Rainfall threat forces cave exit plan rethink
CHIANG RAI: The threat of rainfall is forcing rescue teams to revise an exit plan for the 12 young footballers and their coach who may have to be brought out of the partially flooded Tham Luang cave before their physical condition is fully restored.
School director faces dismissal over sex with student
School director faces dismissal over sex with student
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A disgraced school director accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl at his school in January faces the sack after an education panel found him guilty of a gross disciplinary violation.
Over 9,000 arrests so far in World Cup gambling purge
Over 9,000 arrests so far in World Cup gambling purge
NATIONWIDE: Police have arrested 9,420 people on World Cup gambling charges, including about 8,800 punters, and seized about B42 million in bets during the first 20 days of the tournament.
Ugandans,Thai woman nabbed for online romance scam
Ugandans,Thai woman nabbed for online romance scam
SURAT THANI: Two Ugandan men and a Thai woman have been arrested on Koh Samui for alleged collusion in an online romance scam, duping Thai women into transferring money into their bank accounts.