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Seventeen more bodies plucked from Phuket sea, 39 still missing

By The Nation

 

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Navy sailors have located 17 more bodies from the sea off Phuket, raising the number of confirmed deaths in boat accidents to 18, while 39 Chinese tourists remain missing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046496-phuket-tour-boats-overturn-in-storm-rescue-mission-launched/?do=findComment&comment=13145021

 

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Billionaire Elon Musk Offers Help For Cave 13

By Taylor McAvoy, Contributor

 

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Elon Musk, the billionaire entreprenuer, founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors. Photo: JD Lasica/ Wikimedia Commons

 

CHIANG RAI — The fear of further storms add to the stress of rescue as time runs out for 13 people who have been trapped in a northern cave for a fortnight. But help could come from above.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046589-billionaire-elon-musk-offers-help-for-cave-13/

 

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“Tham Luang 13” invited by FIFA to attend 2018 World Cup final in Moscow

By Thai PBS

 

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has sent a letter to Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung, president of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), inviting the 12 footballers of the Moo Pa Academy football team and their coach to attend the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow after they are brought out to safety from Tham Luang cave where they have been stranded since June 23.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046596-“tham-luang-13”-invited-by-fifa-to-attend-2018-world-cup-final-in-moscow/

 

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Prawit threatens legal actions against boat captain, owner

By The Nation

 

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Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan. FILE photo 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Friday threatened legal action against the captain and the owner of an ill-fated tourist boat that sank in the sea off Phuket on Thursday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046598-prawit-threatens-legal-actions-against-boat-captain-owner/

 

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Dimming Hope Means Nothing To Army Of Volunteers

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

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By Jintamas Saksornchai and Todd Ruiz

 

CHIANG RAI — Ivan Karadzic has been in the deep dark ferrying oxygen tanks to forward positions that rescue divers depend on.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046601-chiang-rai-dimming-hope-means-nothing-to-army-of-volunteers/

 

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Airbnb brokers Thai Govt ‘partnership’ deal, blanks Hotel Act illegal rentals

The Phuket News

 

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Airbnb has successfully negotiated an ’Empowering Local Tourism Entrepreneurs’ partnership with the Ministry of Interior’s Department of Local Administration (DOLA). Image: Airbnb

 

Airbnb has successfully negotiated an “Empowering Local Tourism Entrepreneurs” partnership with the Ministry of Interior’s Department of Local Administration (DOLA).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046603-airbnb-brokers-thai-govt-‘partnership’-deal-blanks-hotel-act-illegal-rentals/

 

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Throng of volunteers gather to rescue Thai boys trapped in cave

By Panu Wongcha-um and Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

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British caver Vernon Unsworth (C) gets out of a pick up truck near the Tham Luang cave complex, where 12 boys and their soccer coach are trapped, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 5, 2018. Picture taken July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Panu Wongcha-um

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Danish diving instructor Ivan Katadzic was on holiday in southern Thailand's beach resort of Krabi when he heard about 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave at the other end of the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046604-throng-of-volunteers-gather-to-rescue-thai-boys-trapped-in-cave/

 

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Videos reveal treacherous weather conditions near where boat capsized off Phuket

 

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Videos shared to social media reveal the treacherous conditions that faced passengers and crew who were aboard boat that capsized near Phuket on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046605-videos-reveal-treacherous-weather-conditions-near-where-boat-capsized-off-phuket/

 

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40 confirmed killed in Phuket boat accident, 16 still missing

By The Nation

 

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The Harbour Department announced at 1.26pm on Friday that 40 passengers of the ill-fated Phoenix dive boat were confirmed killed in the sinking on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046606-40-confirmed-killed-in-phuket-boat-accident-16-still-missing/

 

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Police ask reporters to hang out at Media Centre to avoid blocking rescue workers at cave

By Supira Sangharanont 
The Nation

 

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Chiang Rai Tourist Police have stepped in to restrict movements of Thai and foreign news reporters covering the ongoing rescue of 13 local footballers trapped inside a flooded cave in Mae Sai district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046613-police-ask-reporters-to-hang-out-at-media-centre-to-avoid-blocking-rescue-workers-at-cave/

 

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Don’t Blame Boys’ Coach: Thainet, Families, Officials

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

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Left: Ekapol Chantawong in the cave. Right: Ekapol with the football team on a trip in Chiang Rai.

 

BANGKOK — Public sentiment is rallying around Ekapol Chantawong, the coach stuck in Tham Luang Nang Non for a fortnight with his football team of 12 boys.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046614-don’t-blame-boys’-coach-thainet-families-officials/

 

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Elon Musk Sends Team to Thailand to Help in Cave Rescue : Bloomberg

 

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Elon Musk is sending a team of engineers to Thailand to explore ways to help rescue 12 young footballers and their coach having been trapped in a cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046589-billionaire-elon-musk-offers-help-for-cave-13/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-13145919

 

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Boy, 9, writes to Dutch PM to help save trapped footballers

 

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Dennis Kramer and his letter (photos from his mother's Facebook)

 

A Thai-Dutch boy has written a letter to the prime minister of the Netherlands asking if the country could help evacuate the young footballers trapped in a Chiang Rai cave since June 23.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046626-boy-9-writes-to-dutch-pm-to-help-save-trapped-footballers/

 

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Thailand's trapped boys: careless or courageous?

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Aukkarapon Niyomyat

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Round-the-clock efforts by rescue teams in Thailand to save 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave have prompted some Thais to turn to social media to ask why they went in at all, and whether they deserve to be called heroes.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046614-don’t-blame-boys’-coach-thainet-families-officials/?do=findComment&comment=13146044

 

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Bodies seen in sunken ’Phoenix’ dive boat off Phuket

 

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The ’Phoenix’ dive boat which sunk of Koh Hei at around 4pm yesterday (July 6) afternoon. Photo: Marine Department

 

PHUKET:-- It has been confirmed this afternoon that a number of bodies have been seen inside the sunken ‘Phoenix’ dive boat which overturned and sunk in a storm off Phuket yesterday afternoon with 105 passengers on board.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046606-40-confirmed-killed-in-phuket-boat-accident-16-still-missing/?do=findComment&comment=13146073

 

 

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Video reveals dangerous conditions Navy Seals could face inside Tham Luang cave

 

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A video shared by TNews journalist อุดร แสงอรุณ has revealed the type of conditions rescuers face as they attempt to extract the 12 boys and their football coach from inside the Tham Luang cave.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046623-video-reveals-dangerous-conditions-navy-seals-could-face-inside-tham-luang-cave/

 

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Alternate cave entries sought as suffocation risk grows

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

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Border patrol police on Friday morning descend by rope from a helicopter onto a hill above the cave.

 

CHIANG RAI — The president of the national engineering association on Friday said a drilling effort at the far end of the cave may help reach those trapped inside faster.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046644-alternate-cave-entries-sought-as-suffocation-risk-grows/

 

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In a first, govt official stands by AirBnb legality

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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Foreign tourists learn to cook local cuisine at a homestay in Lamphun province. Photo: Huay Sai Kao Homestay

 

BANGKOK — A state agency has confirmed that homeowners who offer their rooms on Airbnb won’t face legal repercussion as long as they notify local authorities, an official said Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046603-airbnb-brokers-thai-govt-‘partnership’-deal-blanks-hotel-act-illegal-rentals/?do=findComment&comment=13146130

 

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Affordable housing planned: Somkid 

By The Nation 

 

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Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has asked the Government Housing Bank (GHB) and the National Housing Authority to build affordable homes for low-income groups across the country.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046654-affordable-housing-planned-somkid/

 

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Chris Brown arrested moments after finishing Florida concert

By Bethany Minelle, entertainment reporter

 

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The singer was picked up by police in Florida . Pic: Palm Beach Sheriff's Office

 

The 29-year-old singer was taken into custody for "an outstanding warrant" in a nearby county - but US officials have not said what the warrant was for.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046663-chris-brown-arrested-moments-after-finishing-florida-concert/

 

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Idris Elba Cast as Villain in Hobbs and Shaw Fast & Furious Spinoff

BY KYLIE HEMMERT

 

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Variety is reporting that Golden Globe winner Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation, Luther, Avengers: Infinity War) is joining the cast of the Fast and Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw opposite Dwayne Johnson (Skyscraper) and Jason Statham (The Meg) as the movie’s villain. The project, which centers on the pair of characters from the main film franchise, is set to arrive in theaters on August 2, 2019.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046664-idris-elba-cast-as-villain-in-hobbs-and-shaw-fast-furious-spinoff/

 

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Jimmy Kimmel dragged guest Andy Dick off show after he groped Ivanka Trump

BY LAURENCE MOZAFARI

 

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Footage of Jimmy Kimmel dragging US comedian Andy Dick off his chat show after the guest groped President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump has resurfaced after the controversial comic bragged about the incident on Instagram.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046666-jimmy-kimmel-dragged-guest-andy-dick-off-show-after-he-groped-ivanka-trump/

 

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Too little science in Thai cave coverage: Scholar

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

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BANGKOK — Thai press paid more attention to drama than to scientific reporting in its coverage of the search-and-rescue effort of 13 people missing inside Luang Nang Non cave, an expert said Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046667-too-little-science-in-thai-cave-coverage-scholar/

 

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Media coverage of Chiang Rai rescue operation criticised

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

The media has been urged to use its influence to change Thai society from emotional, superstitious beliefs to knowledge and logical thinking, as coverage on the rescue operation at the Tham Luang cave has shown that society needs to change its mindset to prepare for future disasters.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046667-too-little-science-in-thai-cave-coverage-scholar/?do=findComment&comment=13146557

 

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Musk suggests tube network

By The Nation

 

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SpaceX engineers flying to Thailand to explore possibilities; the death of an ex navy seal dampens enthusiasm to let the stranded 13 dive out

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046589-billionaire-elon-musk-offers-help-for-cave-13/?do=findComment&comment=13146654

 

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Thais fear 'no chance' of more survivors from tourist boat, nearly 60 may be dead

 

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Thai Rescue workers carry the body of a victim on a stretcher, after a boat capsized off the tourist island of Phuket, Thailand, July 6, 2018. REUTERS/Sooppharoek Teepapan

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai rescuers deployed helicopters on Friday in a search for 29 people missing after the sinking of a boat carrying Chinese tourists, with one official saying he feared "no chance" of any more survivors, which would mean a death toll of nearly 60.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1046606-40-confirmed-killed-in-phuket-boat-accident-16-still-missing/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-13146869

 

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