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The 12 Thai boys and their football coach rescued from a flooded cave will make their first public appearance Wednesday at a televised news conference in Chiang Rai.
The boys, ages 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach set off an international rescue effort after being trapped in the flooded subterranean complex of Tham Luang in Chiang Rai .
The boys and their trainer are at Chiang Rai Hospital "I pbad in front of the hospital where the children stay every day and every day I say a prayer to thank the Lord Buddha for their return" said Duang, a noodle seller, who only wanted to be identified by her first name.
The Thai government will allocate 45 minutes of air time on its "Thailand Moves Forward" for the press conference of the football team
The show, which will be recorded at the provincial hall of Chiang Rai around 18 hours. The local time, after the national evening anthem, will be broadcast live on dozens of channels.
Some Thai TV personalities joked that the boys would contribute to hearings of the boring TV show usually reserved for monotonous conversations about the military government. performance.
"It's the story that all Thais want to hear.Do not turn it off, do not mute it," joked a VOICE TV presenter, a television channel often criticism of the military government. "
" This should help the votes of the Thailand Moves Forward show. The rescue operation of the football team has attracted the attention of international media and hundreds of reporters on the scene
The sleepy city comes alive
Many reporters left after the arrival of the last four boys and their coach. go out safely last week. But the sleepy city of Chiang Rai, in the north of the country, went into action Wednesday before the eagerly awaited appearance of the boys.
"The reporters are back, I had to pick up a Japanese journalist at the airport at 2 am," said Manop Netsuwan, a resident of Chiang Rai and a tour operator.
At Chiang Rai Airport a screen welcoming visitors shows a cartoon group with rescuers and the words: "Our Heroes".
Boys, coaches and some rescuers will be asked a series of questions carefully submitted by journalists in advance, officials say.
They asked the media and the public to respect the boys The media know that the children are in a difficult situation, they have overcome the danger and if you ask questions at risk, then he Tawatchai Thaikaew, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, told reporters Wednesday
"We do not know what injuries children carry in hearts," he added.
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