News and Events in the Las Vegas Thai Community
BANGKOK — Thailand’s military government is seeking the extradition of the country’s last elected prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled to Britain rather than go to prison for five years…
MANDALAY, Myanmar — U Kyaw Swa, an environmental activist, received an urgent government warning on Saturday to evacuate his home immediately because of the danger of heavy flooding in eastern…
BANGKOK — The Siberian husky burned in Bangkok, the flames devouring her thick fur. Holding hands in the pet funeral hall, the dog’s owners wept soundlessly. They had paid $160…
As the widow of the diver who died during the operation to save them watched, 11 Thai soccer players and their coach were ordained Wednesday as Buddhist monks. The ceremony…
MAE SAI, Thailand — Three weeks after they emerged from a flooded cave complex, guided to safety by expert divers while their families and supporters around the world awaited word…
He entered an underwater portion, facing a rushing current he compared to a waterfall. He had to plant his feet firmly or the current could have swept him away. And…
The tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday walked back his baseless claim that a British diver involved in the cave rescue efforts in Thailand was a pedophile, an accusation made…
The 12 boys and their soccer coach were released from the hospital and made their first public appearance since they were rescued from a cave in Thailand. Source link
“Coach Ek is a very good-hearted man who sacrifices everything,” Colonel Phak said. “Ek would let the boys eat until they were full by sharing his portion with them.” The…
Silicon Valley moguls seem to believe they can fix most anything, and they appear befuddled when their attempts to do so aren’t met with unbridled enthusiasm. The tech billionaire Elon…
Elation at their discovery, however, quickly turned to anxiety. Capt. Anand Surawan, a deputy commander of the Thai Navy SEALs who was running an operational center in Tham Luang, suggested…
MAE SAI, Thailand — Thailand may have use for Elon Musk’s “kid-sized” submarine after all. The tech billionaire had designed the miniature submarine, built with rocket parts, to help save…