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...
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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...
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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 time.
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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...
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Another visitor to Phuket is missing - and presumed dead - after swimming in the sea off Karon Beach this weekend.
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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...
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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 1989.
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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...
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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...
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Nearly half of all new hotel developments projects in Phuket are experiencing major delays. More than 4600 new rooms are expected to be added to Phuket in the next two years, according to Bill Barnett of C9 Hotelworks.
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