The Cabinet last month approved a rezoning proposal by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), which now allows development in ‘Zone 6’ of Phuket up to 140m above sea level.

Eric Clapton (right) agreed to headline Tsunami Relief Cardiff just minutes before the whole thing was about to be called off It was one of the biggest charity gigs to be held in the UK since Live ...

Investigators and medical examiners have conducted preliminary tests, including alcohol and drug screenings, and have sent the body to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a more detailed post-mortem ...

A megaquake is defined as an earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or greater, bringing the potential for exceptional destructive power and a strong likelihood of generating a tsunami. The most likely ...

PHUKET, Thailand, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Plastic bottles and empty beer cans roll on the sea floor in the waters around Phuket in southern Thailand, while ever more garbage piles up on the island ...

Peter Schiff predicts Japan’s bond yields will crash markets, calling it a looming financial tsunami. JPMorgan analysts believe JGB yields will stabilize, easing market pressure near key ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory, but later lifted it. In Miyazaki, 20-centimeter tsunami were seen, while Kochi reported 10-centimeter tsunami. The agency lifted the ...

It said the quake was centred at a depth of 30 kilometres. Tsunami advisories have been issued for waves up to one metre high in the Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu, as well as the Kochi Prefecture ...

As aftershocks rumbled and tsunami warnings rang out, teachers hurried the children to higher ground behind the school. Murakami’s training in disaster response had taught him that after a major ...

(Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later ...

A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. A few instances of ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck southwestern Japan on Monday, with no immediate reports of injury or damage, and small tsunami were observed in parts of Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures, ...