Rebecca Ratcliffe

Divers who helped in the dramatic rescue of a young Thai football team in 2018 have joined efforts to free seven people who have been trapped for five days inside a remote, flooded cave in central Laos.

Rescuers say extraction efforts complicated by low oxygen supplies, dark and narrow spaces, plus more rain

Man is ‘safe and sound’ after perilous operation, leaving four inside a small chamber and two still to be located

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol’s health had worsened since she was hospitalised in December 2022 with heart problems that left her gravely ill

The country’s biggest tree – named Heaven Sword of the Da’an River – is a carbon-storing behemoth hosting whole neighbourhoods of wildlife. But this and other giant trees are under threat

Rebecca Ratcliffe The menu at Kor-Tae seafood restaurant, in Thailand's Samut Prakan province, is filled with Thai classics – from tom yum talay, a fragrant hot and sour soup, to spicy larb salads.

Huge numbers of blackchin tilapia, a fish native to west Africa, are wreaking havoc among Thailand’s river ecosystems. Experts – and some chefs – are seeking sustainable solutions

Rebecca Ratcliffe The desert rain frog is one of the most unusual amphibians on the planet.

The desert rain frog, native to a narrow coastal strip of south-west Africa, has been classified as vulnerable on the IUCN red list, as its habitat is threatened by mining