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Pacific to Indian Ocean run
On the 1st of November runners from all over Asia will be heading for Chumpon province before sunset to run all the way from the Pacific Coast to the Indian Ocean.
Ranong Running Club, Chumpon Running Club and Vejthani-Robwang Running Club teamed up to hold the “2nd Full Moon Ocean to Ocean Relay Running (sunset to… »
2004-quake affected California
U.S. seismologists have found evidence that the massive 2004 earthquake that triggered killer tsunamis throughout the Indian Ocean weakened at least a portion of California’s famed San Andreas Fault. The results, which appear this week in the journal Nature, suggest that the Earth’s largest earthquakes can weaken fault zones worldwide and may trigger periods of… »
Sea rescue center for Andaman region
Thailand has approved an Bt18 million budget to set up Andaman sea rescue centers in a bid to restore confidence among tourists and the image of tourism in its Andaman coastal provinces.
The budget will be allocated to Thailand’s five Andaman Sea coastal provinces of Phuket, Krabi, Phangnga, Ranong, and Trang.
Phuket Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Centre… »
Tsunami warning cancelled
The tsunami warning was canceled this evening. Waves of under 1 foot hit the shores of Malaysia just before 8pm tonight.
If the tsunami had hit Thailand, it would have done so at 8:46 pm local… »
TSUNAMI WARNING FOR INDIAN OCEAN
A 7.9 strong earth quake struck off Sumatra island in Indonesia on Wednesday afternoon. The Sumatra earthquake could cause a destructive tsunami at various points throughout the Indian Ocean region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The epicentre was about 50km off the coast, near the city of Padang. There are reports of damage to buildings but… »
Russian missing off Karon Beach
Another visitor to Phuket is missing – and presumed dead – after swimming in the sea off Karon Beach this… »
Life for slaying Canadian husband
A provincial court in Ranong has sentenced a Thai woman to life imprisonment for masterminding the murder of her Canadian husband last year.
The Ranong provincial court on Thursday found Maneerat Henry, Amornsak Katekaew and Jinda Sae Tae guilty of conspiring to murder Dale George Henry on February 3, 2008.
Their sentences were commuted from the death… »
Back in time
Foreigners discovering Phuket, plans for a casino, an expatriate stabbed, tourists robbed, plane accident with pilot error – this is not a flashback over the last 12 months, but foreign news reports published from the Andaman region from 1945 to… »
ASEAN summit moved to Hua Hin
Thai foreign minister Kasit Piromya told journalists today that the upcoming 15th ASEAN meeting will be held in Cha Am/Hua Hin i October and not in Phuket.
- After consulting with security agencies and ASEAN members we decided to choose Cha Am / Hua Hin for the meeting, he said.
The governor of Phuket said earlier this… »
Tsunami warning for Andaman coast
A massive magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck at 1:55 am off the Andaman Islands – north-west of Phuket. The quake has triggered a tsunami watch for Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India and Indonesia.
According to the US Geological Survey the quake was 20.6 miles deep and centered 260 km north of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.
The United… »