Thailand rescued the cave boys to make the first public appearance today

Boys eat a meal together in a hospital in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand. (Photo by AP / File)

The 12 boys and their football coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand are expected to make their first public appearance Wednesday, at a press conference broadcast at the Olympics. national scale in Chiang Rai Province. The boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach were hospitalized as a result of a successful international effort to rescue them last week after being trapped in the flooded subterranean complex of Tham Luang

. Wednesday's press conference on its program "Thailand Moves Forward" will be broadcast live on a dozen channels around 18 hours (local time).

Boys, their coaches and some rescuers will be asked "We do not know what wounds children carry in their hearts," Justice Department official Tawatchai Thaikaew said. Boys either The media know that children are in a difficult situation, they have overcome the danger and if you ask risky questions, then it could break the law, he said. Thai TV personalities joked that the appearance of boys would increase the ratings of an otherwise boring show that usually presents discussions about the performance of the military government.

"It's the story that all Thais want to hear – do not turn it off, do not mute it," joked a Voice TV host, a broadcaster who often criticizes the military government.

"This should help the votes of the series" Thailand Moves Forward "The rescue effort has attracted the attention of international media and hundreds of journalists, many of whom left after the end of the 39, operation, but the excitement resumed in the usually sleepy city of Chiang Rai before the long-awaited appearance of the boys.

"The reporters are back. I had to take a Japanese journalist from the airport at 2 am, "said tour operator Manop Netsuwan

A group cartoon with his rescuers, titled" Our Heroes, "was posted on a screen at the airport "I pbad in front of the hospital where the children stay every day and I say a prayer to thank the Lord Buddha for their return," said Duang, a noodle shopkeeper, who asked to be identified only by her first name. [19659006LeroiMahaVajiralongkornaautorisetheuseoftheSquareRoyalnewpublicplaceoftheBangkokfamilyworldtopromoteThailandeseandforeignparticipantsforthebackdateofthePrimeMinisterWissanuKrea-ngam

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters: "There will be a banquet, there will have concerts organized for all groups ", without specifying a date.

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