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He's done very well, leave him alone. His skills as a politician have improved, he must be getting help from his actor and actress chums. He'll make a great elected Prime Minister one day. Ow, bless him, our beloved leader, shame there wasn't a baby to kiss. We love you Big P. It's been a great 4 years in Camp Thailand. Mission complete, time to join the privy council, keep a grip on the reigns of power.

Attention!

“Of all the post-coup administrations in the past, did they work like mine? My government keeps developing. Foreign countries praise us. No other developing countries have been able to achieve what we have done. This is what I want, for you to share this pride with me,” the PM told his visitors.

Thai TV stating that the eleventh to be rescued is the smallest, assumed to be 11-year-old Chanin Wiboonrungrueng. His identity has not been confirmed.

Hooyah!

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One of the first boys to emerge from the labyrinthine cave was Mongkol Boonpiem, 13, according to sources.

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2154313/first-two-boys-rescued-thailand-cave-mission-impossible

Matichon online. First video of the rescue. Posted at 10.16pm. It's in Thai so can't post the link. I'll post it seperately.

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What we know so far

• Four of the boys have been rescued from the cave in Chiang Rai province, with nine people still trapped underground

• All four boys safely reached a hospital in Chiang Rai, the nearest major city

• The operation is slated to resume at around 8am local time with officials and volunteers buoyed by the success of their chosen method insofar

• The remaining eight boys and their coach remain at the original location underground near to Pattaya beach

• The divers turned and hugged the boys, who wore full-face scuba masks, after completing the 3.2km journey through the muddy, jagged cave

• Rain on Saturday evening and throughout Sunday was thought to be the catalyst for the rescue operation but appears not to have significantly slowed its progress

• The operation proceeded much faster than expected due to the walkable water level in the cave after it was launched at 10am local time on Sunday

• 13 foreign divers and five Thai navy SEALs made up the rescue team and were among a team of 90 divers involved in the rescue effort overall

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/jul/08/thailand-cave-rescue-operation-divers-trapped-boys-live

I know this probably isn't the time and the place, but 2 weeks ago when I saw the headline '12 boys trapped in a cave with their coach' I thought coach meant a bus. That they'd driven their bus into the cave and got trapped somehow. It took me a while to work out the coach part.

Just saying.

Six boys are now being cared for in Chiang Rai hospital. Wonderful news. Thankyou so much! Now we pray for the 7 still inside. Hopeful they too will be safely rescued.

The last helicopter with 2 more boys in is heading for the landing Chiang Rai hospital. Four boys have been taken to hospital so far and this is the last 2 in that group. This screenshot shows the emergency services waiting for their arrival at the hospital.

Here comes the the next group of boys, arrived by helicopter at Chiang Rai hospital.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-rescuers-evacuate-cave-area-rescue-bid-for-trapped-boys-seen-imminent