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Rains hamper search for survivors after Laos dam collapse
AFP, Published on 26/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: Rescuers battled fresh rains on Thursday to reach scores of people still missing after a dam collapse in southern Laos that unleashed a torrent of water, washing away whole villages and killing at least 26 people.
Korean firm saw risk of dam collapse 24 hours before
News, AFP, Published on 26/07/2018
» SEOUL: SK Engineering & Construction, the South Korean partner in a Laos hydropower dam, said Wednesday it discovered the upper part of the structure had washed away 24 hours before it collapsed, engulfing seven of 12 villages downstream.
Lao PM: 131 missing from dam collapse, 26 bodies recovered
AFP, Published on 25/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: The Lao prime minister said Wednesday 131 people are still missing two days after a dam collapse swamped several villages in the country's south, killing at least 26 people.
S.Korea firm says Laos dam damage found day before collapse
AFP, Published on 25/07/2018
» SEOUL: The South Korean partner in a Laos hydropower dam said Wednesday it discovered the upper part of the structure had washed away 24 hours before it collapsed, engulfing villages and leaving hundreds missing.
Coach Ek the unlikely stateless hero of cave drama
AFP, Published on 11/07/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: Schooled as a monk and now hailed a hero, football coach Ekkapol Chantawong is one of several stateless members of the "Wild Boars", a team whose survival after days trapped in flooded Tham Luang cave,e fixated a country that does not recognise them as citizens.
The rescue: How it unfolded
AFP, Published on 03/07/2018
» After nine days trapped in a flooded Thai cave 12 boys and their football coach have been found alive in a miraculous rescue.
Boys spend eighth night in flooded cave as weather eases
AFP, Published on 01/07/2018
» CHIANG RAI: Twelve Thai boys and their assistant football coach spent their eighth night trapped in a flooded cave, as a round-the-clock search was aided by better weather on Sunday.
Heavy rain hampers cave rescue
AFP, Published on 27/06/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: Rescuers battled heavy rain on Wednesday as they struggled to drain the flooded cave where 12 children and their football coach have been trapped since Saturday, as desperate relatives clung to hope the boys will be rescued soon.
'Kung Fu' red pandas settle into Lao sanctuary
AFP, Published on 11/05/2018
» LUANG PRABANG: Munching on bamboo and lazing under a fan spraying cooling mist, "Jackie Chan" is in a relaxed mood, one of three red pandas once destined for the exotic wildlife trade but now settling into a new home in a leafy sanctuary in Laos.
Billion-baht drug haul seized from convoy in Bangkok
AFP, Published on 11/05/2018
» Ten million made-in-Myanmar methamphetamine pills and nearly half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine hidden in tea packages have been seized from a convoy of cars in Bangkok, police said on Friday.