Rescue

  • World NewsBlack box data located from the crashed Boeing 737 in Jakarta
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    Black box data located from the crashed Boeing 737 in Jakarta

    The black boxes from a passenger plane which crashed in the sea soon after take-off from Jakarta on Saturday have been located. The black box recorders record conversations in the cockpit as well as an array of data from the plane’s control systems. Indonesian ships has been searching the crash site with navy divers hoping to retrieve the two flight…

  • Koh Samui NewsThe Raja 4 salvage operations completed after the ferry sank off Koh Samui on August 1
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    The Raja 4 salvage operations completed after the ferry sank off Koh Samui on August 1

    Salvage operations have been completed for the Raja 4 car and passenger ferry which sank off the coast of Surat Thani, heading back from Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand, on August 1. 12 people drowned as a result of the sinking. The ferry foundered and sank in a sudden weather front about 2 nautical miles from Koh Samui…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket church group come to the rescue of suffering soi dog
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    Phuket church group come to the rescue of suffering soi dog

    Members of the Zion of God Church in Phuket came to the rescue of a suffering street dog last Saturday after finding the poor pooch outside the church in Talad Nuea with maggot-infest head wounds. The group contacted Soi Dog Foundation for help who confirmed they would dispatch their animal rescue officers to collect the dog the following day. Fearing…

  • Thailand NewsIsaan woman finds her husband and 2 sons dead in well
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    Isaan woman finds her husband and 2 sons dead in well

    A woman found the bodies of her husband and 2 sons in the bottom of a well in the Isaan province Chaiyaphum. The father and his sons reportedly went to repair the family farm’s well, but did not return. 56 year old Thong-in says her husband and sons went to repair the well in the morning. They didn’t come back…

  • South Thailand News2 Koh Tao divers awarded for their involvement in the 2018 cave rescue
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    2 Koh Tao divers awarded for their involvement in the 2018 cave rescue

    2 foreign diving instructors in Koh Tao were honored for their role in rescuing the 13 young men from the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai back in 2018. More than 100 foreigners involved in the rescue have been granted the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn, an award granted by the Thai Monarch. A ceremony in Surat Thani was…

  • South Thailand News1 drowned, another missing in storm off Nakhon Si Thammarat
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    1 drowned, another missing in storm off Nakhon Si Thammarat

    A tourist has drowned and a 63 year old man remains missing, presumed drowned, after a tour boat capsized during a sudden rainstorm in Thong Nian Bay, off Khanom district in Nakhon Si Thammarat yesterday. The incident happened around 3pm when a sudden storm, over-turning the boat and dropping everyone in the water. A search was quickly organised after the…

  • World News3 men saved after rescuers spotted a huge SOS in the sand on remote Pacific island
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    3 men saved after rescuers spotted a huge SOS in the sand on remote Pacific island

    It reads like a Hollywood script (or the first episode of ‘I Dream of Jeannie’), but this time it was for real. And it worked. 3 men were rescued from a tiny western Pacific island after scrawling a giant SOS sign into the sand. It was able to be seen by rescue aircraft. The men had gone missing in the Micronesia…

  • Thai Life6 escaped buffalo rescued by Buddhist nun
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    6 escaped buffalo rescued by Buddhist nun

    6 buffalo who broke loose from a Bangkok slaughterhouse and onto city streets this morning will be saved by a nun who owns a farm for rescued farm animals. Phakjira Hatthakitchamroen, who owns Punissarapab Farm in the western province of Ratchaburi, is collecting funds to buy the animals from the slaughterhouse in the Srinagarindra area. They were spotted wandering On…

  • World NewsIndonesian authorities offer reward for getting tyre off crocodile
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    Indonesian authorities offer reward for getting tyre off crocodile

    Any croc-whisperers out there? Authorities in Indonesia are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tyre stuck around its neck. The huge crocodile has had the tyre around its neck for several years. One brave croc wrangler will land an unspecified amount of cash, but it will mean coming face to face with the…

  • Phuket NewsAustralian rescued after falling from the top of Ton Chongfa waterfall in Phang Ngan
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    Australian rescued after falling from the top of Ton Chongfa waterfall in Phang Ngan

    Emergency responders from the Phang-nga provincial public disaster prevention and mitigation office have recovered a female Australian who fell from the edge of a waterfall in Takuapa district in Phang Nga yesterday afternoon. The rescue took more than five hours with rescue crews working in almost total darkness. The female victim was part of a group of three other Australian tourists…

  • Northern Thailand NewsAnother hero dies as a result of Tham Luang cave rescue
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    Another hero dies as a result of Tham Luang cave rescue

    PHOTO: Thai PBS World A second rescuer, who was part of the enormous international rescue effort to save the lives of 13 young men trapped in Tham Luang cave in June last year, has died. The Royal Thai Navy made the announcement yesterday. The Bangkok Post reports that Petty Officer First Class Beirut Pakbara has succumbed to a rare blood…

  • Northern Thailand News‘The Cave’ premieres in Bangkok, first feature film about the Tham Luang rescue
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    ‘The Cave’ premieres in Bangkok, first feature film about the Tham Luang rescue

    PHOTO: Director Tom Waller goes over a scene of his film ‘The Cave’ – Associated Press A feature film about the story of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue had its Bangkok premiere yesterday. Rescuers, starring as themselves in the movie, walked the red carpet at the premiere. The film focuses on the stories of the rescuers who risked their lives…

  • Northern Thailand NewsRelease dates announced for Tom Waller’s ‘The Cave’
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    Release dates announced for Tom Waller’s ‘The Cave’

    The first of a few productions about last year’s massive cave rescue at the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai is going to be released on November 28. It is a feature film called “The Cave” (Nang Non) and will be released in Thai theatres as well. The film focuses on the rescue itself as the director said working with…

  • Thailand Weather UpdatesRescuers evacuate residents from Phitsanulok villages in north central Thailand
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    Rescuers evacuate residents from Phitsanulok villages in north central Thailand

    PHOTO: Phitsanulok HotNews A village in Phitsanulok’s Wang Thong district in north-central Thailand, has been totally inundated after a river burst its banks early this morning. Water started rising in the Fuangfah village in the Wang Thong district around 2.30am when the Wang Thong River overflowed. Rescuers rushed to the village by boat to evacuate the residents. Levels rose very…

  • EventsHappy Birthday PAWS Animal Shelter in Bangkok
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    Happy Birthday PAWS Animal Shelter in Bangkok

    PHOTO: Paws Bangkok “Saving lives one paw at a time.” On September 5, one of Bangkok’s much loved animal shelter, PAWS Bangkok, is throwing a celebration for its seventh birthday. It will a major fundraiser for the shelter to continue their great work. The cats and kittens from PAWS Bangkok will also be on site to provide some cuddles and thank…

  • Phuket News18 cases in one day for Patong’s lifeguards in Phuket
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    18 cases in one day for Patong’s lifeguards in Phuket

    PHOTOS: Patong Surf Life Saving Busy day for Phuket’s local lifeguards as they saved 17 people from the waves off Patong, and one one the Beach Road. Yesterday (August 27), Patong Lifeguards reported that there were a total of 18 people rescued, all in a day’s work at Patong beach. They said the situation was very challenging, with limited manpower,…

  • Phuket NewsDrunken tourist rescued at Karon Beach after swimming in red flag area
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    Drunken tourist rescued at Karon Beach after swimming in red flag area

    PHOTOS: Phuket HotNews Earlier today, the Karon Tourist Assistance Centre was contacted by a hotel reporting a tourist who was in trouble while swimming off the beach, near the Naga (snake) statue area. The area is notorious for dangerous rips on some days during the monsoon season. At the scene Foundation responders found two foreigners, whose nationality wasn’t clear. They…

  • Phuket News3 boat crew found alive after boat sinks near Koh Naka Noi, one still missing
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    3 boat crew found alive after boat sinks near Koh Naka Noi, one still missing

    PHOTOS: Manager Online Following the sinking of a crab fishing boat yesterday (August 5), south east of Koh Naka Noi, four persons were filed as missing. Later today (August 6), the Royal Thai Navy officials report that they had have found three survivors. The three survivors include a 27 year old Thai man, Boonrit Khaojui, a 23 year old Burmese…

  • Northern Thailand NewsReturn to Tham Luang Cave – a personal perspective
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    Return to Tham Luang Cave – a personal perspective

    by guest writer Mikko Paasi Now that is has been a year since the successful rescue of the Thai football team and their coach from the Tham Luang cave, I think it would be appropriate to share some footage from inside the cave to show how it looks like after the operation and without the muddy water. As we know, the…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThousands throng to Chiang Rai to remember the 1st anniversary of Tham Luang saga
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    Thousands throng to Chiang Rai to remember the 1st anniversary of Tham Luang saga

    PHOTO: Thai PBS Thousands of locals plus tourists, along with some of the key players in the search and rescue of 13 Mu Pa (Wild Boar) footballers trapped in the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district, celebrated the first anniversary of the day the team stumbled into the Tham Luang caves setting off the epic drama…

  • Phuket NewsSea turtle rescued on Kamala beach
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    Sea turtle rescued on Kamala beach

    PHOTOS: Niruj A sea turtle has been rescued after being washed up on the shores of Kamala beach. Tourists who were walking along the beach discovered the beached turtle. They informed beach vendors. Kusoldharm rescue workers were then contacted and headed to the scene. The turtle was still alive but was weak and becoming dry as it has been sitting…

  • Northern Thailand NewsAustralian Tham Luang cave divers receive prestigious Thai awards
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    Australian Tham Luang cave divers receive prestigious Thai awards

    Australian cave divers Dr Richard Harris and Dr Craig Challen have been conferred the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn at a ceremony in Bangkok, for their crucial role in the Tham Luang cave rescue. The pair received the honour in a ceremony at Government House in Bangkok on Friday afternoon, before meeting with the PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. “It’s very exciting, it’s…

  • Northern Thailand NewsBaby elephant rescued from unused drain in far north-east Thailand
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    Baby elephant rescued from unused drain in far north-east Thailand

    A baby elephant has been rescued from an unused drain in Bueng Kan’s Boongkla district in far north east Thailand this morning. Local villagers of Ban None Phaisarn in Tambon Khokkwang contacted officials of the Phu Wang Wildlife Sanctuary after they found the baby elephant trapped in the 2 metre deep well in a rubber plantation. About 20 officials and villagers…

  • Northern Thailand NewsTham Luang caves closing for retrieval of all rescue equipment
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    Tham Luang caves closing for retrieval of all rescue equipment

    Chiang Rai’s Tham Luang caves, the scene of the international cave rescue last July, will close to all visitors from February 19 to allow Thai Navy SEALs to enter and recover equipment left in the cave after the rescue mission. The mission, which captured the attention of media around the world and changed the young men’s lives forever, extracted 13…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThai cave rescuers announced as the Australians of the Year 2019
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    Thai cave rescuers announced as the Australians of the Year 2019

    Craig Challen and Richard Harris have been awarded as the 2019 Australian of the Year for their contribution the Thailand cave rescue mission. They were part of the international contingent of skilled divers that brought expertise to the team that were able to figure out a way to safely extract the 13 members of the Mu Pa football team in…

  • Northern Thailand NewsCave divers reunite to retrieve equipment at Tham Luang caves
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    Cave divers reunite to retrieve equipment at Tham Luang caves

    Divers involved in last July’s rescue of the 13 young Mu Pa footballers from the flooded Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai, are to reunite to retrieve around 100 tonnes of equipment left behind from the rescue. The Thai navy SEALs and Finnish diver Mikko Paasi re-united this week for the first time since July 2018 when the last members…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMu Pa – The Movie. The frenzy for rights.
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    Mu Pa – The Movie. The frenzy for rights.

    “The Wall Street Journal reported that Universal had offered $1.5 million (49 million baht) to be split among the boys and Ekkaphol.” Stampede for the cave drama scoopnational October 20, 2018 01:00 By The Nation Weekend Producers of movies, games, and books are queuing to see who gets a share in the Tham Luang story After Hollywood studio Universal Pictures…

  • Northern Thailand NewsFour others rescued in Tham Luang before the Mu Pa 13
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    Four others rescued in Tham Luang before the Mu Pa 13

    PHOTO: British cavers, Rick Stanton and John Volanthe Dramatic new stories out of a “Hidden Earth” cave-community event where it’s been revealed that the, now famous, Mu Pa 13 weren’t the only people trapped inside the caves in Chiang Rai. Two of the British divers who were part of the Tham Luang rescue effort, extracting the Mu Pa football team from…