5 Vietnamese fishermen rescued after floating in rough seas for days
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FIVE VIETNAMESE CREWMEMBERS of a trawler were rescued to safety after spending five days floating in stormy seas off Songkhla last night (Jan.28), said an official of the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre. The five unnamed Vietnamese crewmembers who had departed Kien Giang city in Vietnam aboard the Vietnamese fishing […]
Read More30 Malaysian kayakers rescued after their canoes capsize in rough seas
ALL 30 Malaysian kayakers paddling from Langkawi island in Malaysia’s Kedah state to Satun province in Thailand were rescued by Thai authorities after their canoes capsized in choppy seas near the maritime border, Naewna said today (Aug. 29). Rescuers from Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre in Satun, the Naval Special Warfare Command (SEAL) and […]
Read More34 macaques rescued from smugglers in Rayong
A MOVE FORWARD MP-designate for Rayong province helped rescue 34 macaques from a house in his province after being tipped off by local residents that captured wild monkeys were locked up there, Naewna newspaper said this morning (June 10). At 6 p.m. yesterday Mr. Nakhonchai Khunnarong, the MP-designate, together with Mr. Somsak Kongsombatsuk, head […]
Read MoreTourists lost at Koh Phangan, Koh Tao forests rescued
RESCUE teams at two southern tourist islands, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, rescued a young foreign couple and another male tourist lost in the hilly forests last night, Naewna newspaper said this morning (August 11). Tourist police at Koh Phangan were alerted via the hotline number 1155 that a young foreign couple, Mr. Jaime […]
Read MoreElderly Aussie rescued after getting lost in Koh Larn forest
A 77-year-old Australian man who got lost in the forest at Koh Larn, a small island 7.5 kilometres off Pattaya’s coast, was rescued last night after hours of search by a large team, Amarin TV said today (July 4). The unidentified Australian tourist had travelled to Koh Lan with 20 friends to see the […]
Read More59 Rohingya refugees rescued from Satun island
A LARGE group of 59 Rohingya refugees heading to take up jobs in Malaysia were rescued last night (June 4) after being abandoned for a week on an island that is part the Tarutao National Marine Park off Satun province, Amarin TV and Sanook.com said today. This large group of Rohinya, 23 female, 31 […]
Read MoreThree men clinging to a foam crate in the middle of the sea rescued
GOING VIRAL on Thai social media is an uplifting post shared by a Facebook member who said his boat rescued three fishermen who were floating in deep sea by clinging to a foam crate after their boat sank in the middle of the night, Sanook.com said today (Mar. 25). Mr. Yuranan Thongprem, who did […]
Read MoreDSI rescues Myanmar women forced to work like a slave for 13 years
THE Department of Special Investigation yesterday (Dec. 4) rescued a Myanmar woman who was locked up at a house in Suan Luang district where she had worked for 13 years without receiving any salary, TV Channel 7 said today. Mr. Traiyarit Temhiwong, DSI’s director-general, said his department was notified by the Labour Protection Network […]
Read MoreMan stuck in water tank for two days rescued
A MAN who was trapped inside a large water tank for two days was finally rescued after a big search by police and villagers finally led to one of them hearing soft groans coming from this large tank and then freeing him, Sanook.com said today (Nov.18). Facebook user Mr. Kamput Tamil said Mr. Narongsak […]
Read MoreRescuer in tears as one of two kittens dies
THE administrator of a cat-lovers Tik Tok page who rescued two kittens badly injured after being mauled by a bigger animal sadly informed netizens who have been keenly following their progress with many of them also giving donations that one of them died early this morning (June 5), Sanook.com said. Both the kittens, rescued separately […]
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