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Quakes jolt old fears
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/07/2025
» Although geologists are urging calm and caution against panic, a recent series of tremors detected in the Nicobar Islands, located off the coast of Phuket and Phangnga provinces, as well as the northern province of Lampang, has been a powerful reminder of the need to ensure the country's tsunami warning system remains fully functional.
Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunami
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» AKKARAIPETTAI (INDIA) - The deadly tsunami that swamped India's southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but storms that are growing ever more intense spark panic each time howling gales whip up waves.
Voices from Chana
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/06/2024
» The Rainbow Warrior is used to promote Greenpeace campaigns and is a symbol of protecting the environment and human rights. It was launched on April 29, 1978, against whaling in Iceland and the ship later visited Thailand to promote action against incinerators in Phuket in 2000.
India asks Thailand to invest in fishing, tourism in Andaman, Nicobar islands
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 21/01/2024
» India is inviting Thailand to invest in its fishing and tourism sector in the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
America's Myanmar policy is simply all wrong
Oped, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 15/07/2023
» A recent joint statement by US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "expressed deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Myanmar" and called for a constructive dialogue to aid the country's transition toward an inclusive federal democratic system. Unfortunately, the US-led sanctions policy has undercut this goal and made a bad situation worse.
Phuket preps drills after tsunami fears
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/07/2022
» PHUKET: A tsunami evacuation drill will be held on July 30, after a series of underwater earthquakes off the Nicobar Islands raised residents' fears of an impending tsunami, governor Narong Woonciew said yesterday.
Tsunami drill in Phuket July 20
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/07/2022
» PHUKET: A tsunami evacuation drill will be held in this southern island province on July 20, after a series of underwater earthquakes off the Nicobar Islands raised local residents' fears of an impending tsunami, governor Narong Woonciew said on Wednesday.
A stronger India contributes to the global good
Oped, Published on 15/08/2020
» Today, India celebrates its 74th Independence Day. For a country with an ancient past, this may seem short, but it is a period marked by long strides.
US missionary's body may never be recovered
AFP, Published on 24/11/2018
» PORT BLAIR, India: The body of the American missionary-adventurer John Allen Chau may never be recovered from the lost island where he fell in a volley of arrows fired by a reclusive tribe whose existence is threatened by the modern world, say experts.
Ex-con prefers jail to loneliness of freedom
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 26/03/2018
» Pushkar Dutt Bhatt lives the way people in primitive times did in India. He has no electricity, tap water or washroom in his house. He cooks his food on firewood and bathes in the natural pool located two kilometres from his residence.