Hero of Tham Luang cave rescue rises to Covid-19 challenge

 

Narongsak Osotthanakorn

 

The northern province of Lampang has finally been hit by Covid-19, despite the best efforts of its famous governor, Narongsak Osotthanakorn.

 

“When I heard of the first Covid-19 infection in my province, I almost cried,” the governor admitted at a recent press conference.

 

Narongsak’s name will ring a bell among Thais, and probably quite a few foreigners, given that he led the mission to rescue 13 young Moo Pa (Wild Boar) footballers from the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province in 2018. Conducted under the eyes of the world media, the over-two-week operation ended in a stunning success when all 12 boys and their coach were rescued alive.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/hero-of-tham-luang-cave-rescue-rises-to-covid-19-challenge/

 

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What they will move him on again ?

Thailand could do with more people like this guy.

Lovely man

4 hours ago, webfact said:

when all 12 boys and their coach were rescued alive.

by some filthy  foreigners?

My God, not a mention of the Farangs who actually performed the rescue  ! Are there no depths to which these people will not sink ? Sad ????

He should be the PM.

Most Thai's don't like Farangs (but not all) They don't like the fact we have more money than the average Thai, they don't like us taking their women. They see the drunks in BKK, Pattaya, Phuket etc. chasing Bar Girls and behaving badly. In many cases it's the tourist that give us the Expats a bad name. If the cave rescue was enacted by a Chinese team you would never hear the the last of it. We are thought of as second class citizens. A lot stems from jealousy. We should just accept the situation. It's no good keep whinging on about it. Things will never ever change here. 

1 hour ago, Ranshoko said:

Most Thai's don't like Farangs

I'd  say  most dont even think about it in reality

Saved by farangs

Thais cooked the rice

3 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

My God, not a mention of the Farangs who actually performed the rescue  ! Are there no depths to which these people will not sink ? Sad ????

None.

"The woman – a vendor at a bustling Bangkok market frequented by foreign visitors".  There you are, the culprits uncovered.

5 hours ago, Chazar said:

by some filthy  foreigners?

Yep some people got short memories indeed

Thailand the greatest show on earth...

12 hours ago, tracker1 said:

What they will move him on again ?

Yes possibly, he was transferred from Chiang Rai to Phayao Province and now Lampang. Where next, Bangkok to take control from ineptness?

6 hours ago, Ranshoko said:

Most Thai's don't like Farangs (but not all) They don't like the fact we have more money than the average Thai, they don't like us taking their women. They see the drunks in BKK, Pattaya, Phuket etc. chasing Bar Girls and behaving badly. In many cases it's the tourist that give us the Expats a bad name. If the cave rescue was enacted by a Chinese team you would never hear the the last of it. We are thought of as second class citizens. A lot stems from jealousy. We should just accept the situation. It's no good keep whinging on about it. Things will never ever change here. 

If you feel like a second class citizen in Thailand than most likely you are a second class citizen.  I've never felt this way and am warmly accepted in the Isaan village where i live, though i grew up in rural Australia so getting dirty and participating in hard work is second nature to me.  If you've had a pampered up bringing in a western city then you are never going to fit in to rural Thailand. Maybe Silom or Sukumvit but not Isaan.

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

None.

Thai's are extremely Nationalistic and want to hold one of their own as hero of the day, this concept is difficult for westerners to understand because they have been brainwashed into thinking Nationalism bad Diversity is our strength. If you had Thai children you wouldn't care that they didn't mention the foreigners involved.

7 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Yes possibly, he was transferred from Chiang Rai to Phayao Province and now Lampang. Where next, Bangkok to take control from ineptness?

In the caves he was able to "bring-in " and utilise experts to do the job... while the Thai navy seals filled the air bottles and polished their wings.

Saving Bangkok is a different story altogether as all the jobs are reserved!