On 26 May 2013 three people were drowned in Tham Pung, amphoe Muang, Mukdahan province in north-eastern Thailand. This region of Thailand does not have any limestone and from the news photos Tham Pung appears to be formed in sandstone.
Over the past few months the Thai PBS TV channel has been broadcasting a documentary series about outdoor adventure by Anukoon Sorn-ek called ตะลุยธรรมชาติ. Several episodes featured caving and they can be seen on YouTube.
Another new species of Cyrtodactylus bent-toed gecko has been described from a cave in Thailand. Cyrtodactylus sanook Pauwels, Sumontha, Latinne & Grismer 2013 was found in a cave in Chumphon and is described in Zootaxa Vol. 3635 No. 3 pp275-285.