Excerpts from the speech of Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister at the meeting and sharing of information, regarding what the Royal Government has been trying to do to save lives, ensure well-being and freedom of the 18 military heroes currently in the custody of the Thai army, to their families [unofficial excerpts and translations]

Today, I thank grand uncles, uncles, grand aunts and aunts, and the families of the 18 soldiers detained by the Thai army, for coming from six distant provinces. I am very grateful to grand uncles, uncles, grand aunts and aunts, and though you I thank the 18 heroes of our army who bravely performed their…