The 12 Wild Boars players and their coach were stuck deep in flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district for up to 18 days. The search for the boys of Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district was a unique event. When people saw the Seals' video with the two Englishmen connecting with the boys, there were tears of joy. As a result, among several prominent choices, the Bangkok Post has chosen those heroes of the Thailand cave rescue as the paper's Person of the Year 2018. Besides the cave rescue heroes, we have two more crucial choices which the newspaper would like to credit with a special mention as part of our award.

Source: Bangkok Post December 26, 2018 22:52 UTC