By Napat Wesshasartar and Thomas Suen BAN SONG WAENG, Thailand (Reuters) - The last time Thai mother Noopar Pansa-ard said she heard from her son, gun.
When 26-year-old Natthaporn Onkaew headed for Israel two years ago to join thousands of fellow Thai migrants and take a job as a farm worker, his father warned him not to go. . -October 10, 2023 at 05:31 am EDT
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When 26-year-old Natthaporn Onkaew headed for Israel two years ago to join thousands of fellow Thai migrants and take a job as a farm worker, his father warned him not to go. "I asked him: 'Are you sure that you want to go to this dangerous country where there are conflicts all the time?' But he said it was fine," Thawatchai Onkaew said at the small family home in the sleepy northeastern village of Baan Nong Saeng. Now his words have come hauntingly true: Natthaporn is among 11 Thais and scores of other hostages taken by Hamas militants in their unprecedented assault on Israel at the weekend.
By Napat Wesshasartar and Chayut Setboonsarng BAAN NONG SAENG, Thailand (Reuters) - When 26-year-old Natthaporn Onkaew headed for Israel two years ago.
BANGKOK -Thailand is working with Jordan, Egypt and Malaysia to secure the release of its citizens taken hostage during unrest in Israel, as over 1,000 Thai migrant workers caught in the conflict.