Lao Official Apologizes After Remarks on Thai Rescue Team Spark Backlash

A deputy village chief in Xaysomboun, Somchay Vilayvong, has issued a public apology after making remarks perceived as insulting toward a Thai rescue team assisting in the effort to save seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Long Chaeng district. Somchay faced criticism after posting that the Thai rescuers “showed up on their own […]