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#ThamLuang: 4 more boys evacuated out of cave

My wrap-up of the second day of the rescue operation. 8 out, 5 more to go.

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#ThamLuang: Day 2 of rescue extraction expected to begin

After four boys have been brought out of the #ThamLuang cave on Sunday evening has it expected to resume today. I'll explain the challenges of the rescue operations.

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#ThamLuang: Airpipe laid to boys stuck in cave to provide fresh oxygen

The commander of the rescue operation of the 12 boys and their football coach stuck in a Chiang Rai cave revealed that oxygen levels were a concern until they limited the number of people tending to them and after laying a pipe pumping in fresh air.

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#ThamLuang: Thai ex-Navy SEAL diver dies during ongoing rescue operation

My latest report at Channel NewsAsia: A ex-Navy SEAL diver passed away last night during the ongoing rescue operation. Still, authorities are working tirelessesly against time and the elements, as a monsoon delugue has been forecast for the weekend. Here's my latest dispatch on #PrimeTimeAsia with Glenda Chong and Steve Lai CNA.

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#ThamLuang: Race against time and elements for rescuers to get out football team out

It's all about the water in the cave that needs to be pumped in time before the water from above in form of a monsoon is going to make the extraction of the youth football team out of the #ThamLuang cave much, much more difficult.

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Infographic: Rescue options for the 12 boys and their coach

Here are the obstacles facing rescuers trying to extract the 12 boys and their football coach from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai. Channel NewsAsia's Glenda Chong looks at their options.

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#ThamLuang: A walk around the tent city next to the rescue operations

Let's take a walk around the muddy fields where the media and the volunteers are waiting for the 12 boys and their football coach to be taken out of the cave.

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#ThamLuang: Navy SEALs video shows boys in good spirit as options are being weighed

We're on the ground in front of the #ThamLuang cave as the options on how to get the 13 boys of out there are still being weighed. Meanwhile, the boys themselves are seemingly in good spirits and are being looked after.

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#ThamLuang: 13 missing found alive in cave given food, medicine

The Chiang Rai govenor did not confirm whether the 13 boys found alive in a cave last night will be extracted today, but they are given food and medicine as rescue workers are assessing the next steps. Here's my update on #AsiaBusinessFirst on Channel NewsAsia.

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#ThamLuang: Multinational operation crucial in discovery of 13 missing in Chiang Rai cave

Thais are waking finally up to some good news that the 13 missing in the #ThamLuang cave in Chiang Rai provice have been found alive and well. This has been the result of a huge multi-national rescue operation involing about 1,000 workers, inclduing specialists from Myanmar, Laos, China, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. Here's my update on #FirstLookAsia on Channel NewsAsia.

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#ThamLuang: Relatives relived after 13 missing in Chiang Rai cave found alive

"Today is the best day," says one of the mothers who has been waiting almost 10 days for her son and 12 others to be found alive in the #ThamLuang cave in Chiang Rai province. Here's another update by me Channel NewsAsia.

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#ThamLuang: Video shows dramatic rescue of 13 missing found in Chiang Rai cave

The Thai Navy SEALs have published a video showing the rescue of 13 missing in the #ThamLuang cave in Chaing Rai province. But there's still a lot to be done to get the boys out the cave, as I explain on Channel NewsAsia.

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AS IT HAPPENED: All 13 missing in #ThamLuang cave found alive and well

#BREAKING: After 10 days missing the #ThamLuang cave in Chiang Rai province, 12 children and their football coach have been found alive, according to the Chiang Rai governor.

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Thai PM visits Chiang Rai cave rescue operations to give moral support

Originally published on Channel NewsAsia on June 29, 2018

Here's my latest update on Channel NewsAsia on the ongoing rescue operations at #ถ้ำหลวง cave in Chiang Rai province as we are now on day 7 since 13 person have gone missing in there.

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Foreign experts arrive to assist rescue operations of 13 missing in Chiang Rai cave

Originally aired on Channel NewsAsia on June 28, 2018

All kinds of help is welcomed now in the search and rescue operation of 13 missing people in the #ถ้ำหลวง cave. Here's my latest update on #PrimeTimeAsia with Dawn Karen Tan and Steve Lai CNA.

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Rescue efforts for 13 missing in Chiang Rai cave forced to suspend operations due to heavy rain

Originally published on Channel NewsAsia on June 28, 2018

It's day 6 in the rescue efforts for the 13 missing in the #ถ้ำหลวง cave in Chaing Rai province and even more heavy rain last night has forced rescue workers to suspend their operations as too much water has gone into the caves. Here's my latest update.

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Rescuers fight against high water in search for children missing in Chiang Rai cave

Originally aired on Channel NewsAsia on June 27, 2018

It's a race against time and the elements, as more pumps are being brought in to prevent more water flooding the #ถ้ำหลง caves in Chiang Rai where 12 children and their football coach are missing since Saturday. Here's the latest update on #PrimeTimeAsia with Glenda Chong and Steve Lai CNA.

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Heavy rain hampers rescue operations for 13 missing in Chiang Rai cave

Originally aired on Channel NewsAsia on June 27, 2018

The latest updates at Channel NewsAsia on the ongoing rescue operation for 13 missing persons trapped in the #ถ้ำหลวง cave in Chiang Rai.

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Thai authorities ramp up rescue efforts to find children trapped in Chiang Rai cave

Originally aired on Channel NewsAsia on June 26, 2018

Rescue efforts are being ramped up in the search for 12 children and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Chiang Rai province. A small hole in the ceiling offers a small glimmer of hope. Here's me on #PrimeTimeAsia with Glenda Chong and Steve Lai CNA with the latest details.

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Rescue operations continue for missing children in flooded Chiang Rai cave

Originally aired on Channel NewsAsia on June 26, 2018

The search for 13 children and their football coach that are trapped in a flooded cave in Chiang Rai province enters the forth day as rescue operations have been hampered by rainfall. Here's my live cross with the latest updates

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