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After Euphoria, A Daunting Task: How To Rescue Thai Boys From Complex Cave System?

4:46pm July 03, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Rescuers found 12 boys and their coach Monday, more than a week after they went missing. But now authorities are grappling with finding a way to get them out alive.

A happy family member shows the latest pictures of the missing boys taken by rescue divers inside Tham Luang cave when all members of children's soccer team and their coach were found alive on Monday.

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Missing Thai Boys Found Alive In Cave

6:10pm July 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Twelve members of a boys soccer team and their coach were trapped in the cave by rising floodwaters more than a week ago. "We found them safe," Chiang Rai Gov. Narongsak Osotthanakorn says.

British cave-diver John Volanthen walks out of the flooded Tham Luang cave on Thursday. Rescue teams in Thailand have been working around the clock to save 12 boys and their soccer coach who went missing Saturday evening.

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U.S. Military Joins The Search For Thai Children Trapped In A Flooded Cave

2:38pm June 28, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing Saturday evening. Incessant rains prevented rescue crews from reaching a deep chamber where authorities believe the group is.

Rescue teams in Thailand gather in a cave where a group of boys and their soccer coach went missing on Saturday afternoon. Despite heavy rains that have obstructed searches, officials believe they are still alive.

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Divers Search Flooded Cave In Thailand For 12 Missing Boys And Their Soccer Coach

2:23pm June 25, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

They are thought to have entered the sprawling cave complex in Chiang Rai province on Saturday. Despite multiple failed search attempts, authorities remain hopeful they are still alive.

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan raises his hand to shade the sun, revealing a luxury watch and diamond ring, during a Dec. 4 ceremony at Government House. The expensive jewelry set off an outraged reaction in Thailand.

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Will A Scandal Over Expensive Watches Bring Down Thailand's Government?

8:28am January 26, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

The deputy prime minister is believed to own some 25 luxury watches, worth more than $1 million. The fallout has tarnished the government's image, leading some to wonder how much longer it will last.

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Thailand's fishing industry remains the home of widespread labor and rights abuses, Human Rights Watch says. In this photo from 2016, a fisherman is seen in the freezer hold of a boat unloading fish after arriving at a Thai port.

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Rights Abuses Still 'Widespread' In Thailand's Fishing Industry, Report Says

12:06pm January 23, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia are often paid below the minimum wage, are not paid on time, and are held in debt, says a new Human Rights Watch report.

Thai police process suspected wildlife trafficker Boonchai Bach, who was arrested after an X-ray inspection last month of a bag on a flight from Ethiopia revealed the rhino horns.

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Animal Trafficking 'Kingpin' Arrested in Thailand

2:07pm January 20, 2018

by Amy Held

Boonchai Bach is accused of heading a network that dealt in large quantities of poached elephant ivory, rhinoceros horn and other endangered species.

In this image from video, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (left) waves and walks off as a life-sized cardboard cut-out figure of himself is placed next to the microphone during a media conference in Bangkok on Monday.

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Thai Premier To Reporters: Talk To The Cardboard Cut-Out

8:44am January 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

At a news conference, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha set up a cardboard cutout of himself and walked away. "If you want to ask any questions on politics or conflict, ask this guy," he said.

Wat Arun or the "Temple of Dawn" is a Buddhist temple on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. It is one of the best known of Bangkok landmarks and often used as the icon for the city.

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San Diego Couple Arrested For Bare-Butt Photos At Buddhist Temple In Thailand

5:14pm December 01, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The men maintained an Instagram feed titled "Traveling Butts" and had posed for similar selfies at tourist sites around the world. They face fines and possible prison time in Thailand.

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn takes part in the funeral of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Royal Cremation In Thailand To End Year Of Mourning For Beloved King

6:39am October 26, 2017

by Scott Neuman

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was the world's longest-reigning living monarch when he died last year at the age of 88, will be cremated in an elaborate ceremony in Bangkok today.