Tsunami news for Chiang Mai, Thailand

Tourism gains for Chiang Mai Jan 17, 2005
...to discuss promotions and marketing campaigns for the year, particularly in light of the recent tsunami tragedy in southern Thailand. Chiang Mai this year is ... e-Travel Blackboard (press release),

Austrian couple back to look for daughter Jan 22, 2005
An Austrian couple who survived the tsunami at Khao Lak in Phangnga province ... Brauner said they came to Khao Lak during their holiday after leaving Chiang Mai. ... Bangkok Post,

Girl helps in tsunami area Jan 20, 2005
...the Heritage Christian School last year and enrolled in the Payap International University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. She arrived just before the tsunami hit and ... Port Macquarie News,

Asia, Myanmar tsunami survivors disappear in Thailand Jan 19, 2005
Myint Myint San, a relief worker with a dissident organisation in the northern Thai town of Chiang Mai, said 7,000 were missing -- either swept to an anonymous ... Keralanext,

Sharapova tops Venus in Chiang Mai Jan 2, 2005
The match in the northern city of Chiang Mai's 700th Anniversary Stadium had been ... arrival days earlier she pledged US$10,000 to assist the tsunami victims in ... The Malaysia Star,

Buddhism's teachings ease anguish Jan 21, 2005
Dhammavaro, head of academic affairs at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Chiang Mai. ... Kanika Dulyapsisal lost her nephew in the tsunami but still ... Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

North gains as tourists avoid battered South Jan 10, 2005
Chiang Mai _ The southern disaster has proved to be a silver lining of ... hotels and resorts reporting higher bookings as travellers avoid the tsunami-hit beaches ... Bangkok Post,

Orient Thai expects slim growth this year Jan 21, 2005
Chiang Mai _ Orient Thai Airlines expects its overall revenue this year to rise ... to the expected fall in international traffic as the result of tsunami disaster ... Bangkok Post,

Korean cold weather fun Jan 19, 2005
Mai and Chiang Rai, including Wiang Koom Kam Ancient City, Chiang Mai zoo, Krisada ... Three weeks after the tsunami, Phuket has suffered only slight damage overall ... Bangkok Post,

North gains as tourists avoid battered South in Thailand Jan 11, 2005
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- The southern disaster has proved to be a silver lining of ... resorts reporting higher bookings as travellers avoid the tsunami-hit beaches ... Hotels Magazine,

Tsunami alert post being built Jan 16, 2005
...will work in close contact with the seismological centres in Chiang Mai and Hawaii. ... the navy will be able to accurately access any impending tsunami threat and ... Bangkok Post,

Thailand establishes first tsunami warning station Jan 16, 2005
The station is connected with an earthquake warning centre in Chiang Mai (northern Thailand) and a tsunami warning centre on the US island of Hawaii. ... Viet Nam News Agency,

Warning outpost set up on Similan Jan 15, 2005
The disaster watch post will work closely with an earthquake warning centre in Chiang Mai and the Hawaii-based tsunami warning centre, he said. ... Bangkok Post,

Myanmar tsunami survivors disappear in Thailand Jan 19, 2005
The tsunami-devastated village of Ban Namkhem used to be home to around 2,000 ... with a dissident organisation in the northern Thai town of Chiang Mai, said 7,000 ... Reuters AlertNet,

Tsunami Acoustical Jams Aid Jan 16, 2005
...by the tsunami. The jam session will begin around 4 pm although the bikers and motor clubs – with interest being shown from as far afield as Chiang Mai and ... Phuket Gazette,

Mice activities could accelerate recovery of tsunami-struck region Jan 9, 2005
...a quick way to help the tourism industry in the tsunami-affected provinces ... to build more convention centres in major provinces, especially Chiang Mai and Phuket ... Bangkok Post,

How can we best help tsunami victims? Jan 19, 2005
Money can be sent to Kasikorn Bank, Suthep Road branch, Chiang Mai, account name ``Tsunami Action Group'', account no 471-2-19749-3, Swift code KASITHBK. ... Bangkok Post,

SILENT NIGHT Jan 9, 2005
...that can be found in tourist haunts from Koh Samui to Pattaya, Chiang Mai to Bangkok ... as the tourists are nowhere to be found, not since the tsunami struck over ... Bangkok Post,

Tsunami Scavengers Survivors Nuns And Corps Jan 10, 2005
...the children's book was printed in the northern city of Chiang Mai, and originates ... But the tsunami swept a bridge while the vehicle was escaping across it, and ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Record capital expenditure planned Jan 20, 2005
As a result of the tsunami, the occupancy rates at its two Central hotels in ... Paton Hobby Market, a venue for local handicrafts located on 30 rai in Chiang Mai. ... Bangkok Post,

A hedonist's guide to the year ahead Jan 18, 2005
...a seven-night break at the Jirung Spa of Eternity in Chiang Mai with Audley ... away three days sailing to desert islands (unaffected by the tsunami), then spend ... Telegraph.co.uk,

Get past headlines, see the good sports stars do Jan 20, 2005
...match in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams each auctioned their rackets for about $5,000 to aid tsunami survivors. ... Daily Breeze,

World briefs - January 20, 2005 Jan 19, 2005
About 3 500 cadavers are being removed each day from Banda Aceh's tsunami rubble. ... training seven elephants at a private camp in the city of Chiang Mai in an ... The South African Star (subscription),

OSU group in Thailand days after tsunami Jan 6, 2005
...students arrived in Thailand one day after the earthquake and tsunami that ... ... Study Abroad course offered at OSU, left the US for Chiang Mai, Thailand on ... Stillwater NewsPress,

Airline leaves customers fuming Jan 19, 2005
...to help tsunami victims, and had worked themselves into exhaustion. They expected to go home as soon as possible. Some had come from as far as Chiang Mai and ... Bangkok Post,

Venus, Sharapova prepare for clash in warm-up for Australian Open Jan 1, 2005
Chiang Mai is a town in the hills of northern Thailand, hundreds of kilometres ... and death wreaked on the nation's southern beaches by the December 26 tsunami. ... Jamaica Observer,

Hobbs safe, grateful Jan 7, 2005
27, then back to Chiang Mai on Dec. ... It wasn't until Charlie and Marilyn were homeward bound, flying from Bangkok to Paris with 50 to 100 tsunami survivors, did ... Palladium-Item,

K-College students to gauge tsunami's effects Jan 5, 2005
Blanc, rode out the tsunami in a small tourist boat that was headed for a snorkeling trip off the coast of Phuket, several hundred miles south of Chiang Mai. ... Kalamazoo Gazette,

M'ville woman searches for father in wake of tsunami Dec 30, 2004
The tsunami hit a dozen countries an Africa and Asia, and the estimated the death ... been at one of two beach-front bungalows in Pattaya and Chiang Mai where he ... Munster Times,

Meteorological Dept warns against more tsunami rumours Dec 30, 2004
...today urged the public not to believe rumours of a further tsunami coming to ... earth tremors were felt in the country's northern city of Chiang Mai this afternoon ... MCOT,

Rock band auctions guitars for tsunami victims Jan 5, 2005
CHIANG MAI, Jan 6 (TNA) – Tourists and locals in Thailand's northern resort province of Chiang Mai last night packed into a hotel for a charity concert by ... MCOT,

Threats against missioners come from Indonesia and Malaysia Jan 13, 2005
Church is engaged in proselytising in tsunami-stricken areas. The Fidei donum priest from the diocese of Padua (Italy) has been working in Chiang Mai for some ... AsiaNews.it,

Tsunami 'went right under' Kalamazoo College students Dec 29, 2004
They took their scheduled return flight out of Phuket to Chiang Mai on Tuesday, Brockington ... but a few, and those few are inland away from the tsunami sites, he ... MLive.com,

Venus, Sharapova prepare for clash Jan 1, 2005
Chiang Mai is a town in the hills of northern Thailand, hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the devastation and death wreaked on the nation's ... 26 tsunami. ... FOX Sports

Sharapova `devastated' by disaster Dec 30, 2004
...said the teenage prodigy who will play world number nine Williams in Chiang Mai on Sunday. ... ``People should learn a lesson from the tsunami catastrophe that ... Bangkok Post,

Sharapova to Give $10K to Tsunami Victims Dec 29, 2004
...play an exhibition match against Venus Williams, plans to donate $10,000 to victims of the tsunami disaster in ... 1, in the northern province of Chiang Mai Sunday ... San Jose Mercury News (subscription),

Two quakes in Burma Dec 30, 2004
They were felt in high-rise buildings in Chiang Mai. There were no reports of damage or casualties, the department said. TSUNAMI:Saudi Arabia has pledged US$10 ... Bangkok Post,

2 tennis queens seen riding high in Thailand Jan 1, 2005
...is in Chiang Mai with her mother and coach, Oracene Price. The town in the northern hills is hundreds of miles from the country's tsunami-wracked southern ... Indianapolis Star,

Sharapova overpowers Venus in Thai exhibition match Jan 2, 2005
Exhibition at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in the northern city of Chiang Mai. The match began with a 30-second tribute to victims of the tsunami that ... ... CBS Sportsline

Sharapova beats Venus in warm-up Jan 2, 2005
...downed the former world number one 6-4, 6-3 in the northern city of Chiang Mai. The match began with a 30-second tribute to victims of the tsunami that ... ... CNN International

Sharapova, Williams raise money for tsunami victims Jan 2, 2005
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat four-time major winner Venus ... with a 30-second tribute to victims of the tsunami that ... ... ESPN

Gary Shaw visits tsunami disaster sites Jan 12, 2005
Shaw, alongside boxing lawyer Jim Wilkes, was heading to the scene of the recent tsunami disaster to personally donate ... "I went to Chiang Mai, the Golden ... SecondsOut

Sharapova beats Venus in straight sets Jan 3, 2005
Jan 04 - A minutes silence was observed for the victims of the tsunami tragedy in Asia before the Thailand Tennis Invitational Celebration Match in Chiang Mai. ... Sun Network,

People in the news Jan 3, 2005
Chiang Mai is a town in the hills of northern Thailand, hundreds of miles from the devastation and death wrought on the nation's southern beaches ... 26 tsunami. ... SouthFlorida.com,

Maria serves up a real treat for fans Jan 2, 2005
4,000 people watched the exhibition match on the new tennis court at Chiang Mai sports complex. ... The money will be given to help the tsunami victims in the south ... Bangkok Post,

Asian tourism weathers tsunami Jan 9, 2005
...many residents are delaying travel decisions because of the tsunami disaster, with ... beach resorts to inland destinations such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Hong ... Taipei Times,

EHS teacher barely misses Asia's tsunami Jan 12, 2005
About the time a huge tsunami washed over Phuket, killing thousands, the Lancasters were ... been saving up for a long time to visit friends in Chiang Mai, one of ... Eudora News,

‘I don’t know how I’ll begin my life again’ Dec 29, 2004
These were the harrowing words this morning of a man from Chiang Mai, one of the thousands of survivors from Sunday’s tsunami tragedy. ... MCOT,

Asia replaces parties with prayer vigils Dec 31, 2004
125,000 tsunami victims. The Thai government cancelled New Year celebrations and countdowns to the New Year in Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai, ... Washington Times,

Princeton has connections to Indian Ocean tsunami disaster Jan 10, 2005
She is researching at Yonok College and Chiang Mai University, a 90-minute drive from ... Edi calling him and telling him prior to the day of the tsunami that she ... Coon Rapids ECM Publishers,

Out Of The Blue, A Deadly Wall Of Water Dec 27, 2004
...know that the gentle shaking that caused skyscrapers in Singapore and Chiang Mai in northern Thailand to sway would unleash a devastating tsunami, bringing a ... DisInfo.com

Photo courtesy Alison Katzko and Alex Dunkley Jan 7, 2005
...the tsunami hit the west coast of Thailand Bob Katzko knew exactly where his daughter was. Alison Katzko and her husband Alex Dunkley were in Chiang Mai, on ... Parksville News and Weekender,

Maria Sharapova beats Venus Williams in Thai exhibition tennis ... Jan 2, 2005
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia stamped her authority ... with a 30-second tribute to victims of the tsunami that ... ... SLAM! Sports,

Don Denton/Saanich News Jan 5, 2005
...is a beauty in Chiang Mai. I will go back.". On her flight back to Vancouver from Thailand, they met a Vancouver woman who was in Phuket when the tsunami hit. ... Victoria News,

Tennis stars play for charity Jan 3, 2005
...in Chiang Mai, Thailand, two weeks before the start of the Australian Open. The match began with a 30-second tribute to victims of the tsunami that ... more ... Los Angeles Daily News,

Help for victims Jan 13, 2005
At Payap University in Chiang Mai, a province in northwestern Thailand, students set up ... aren't talking about the actual disaster of the tsunami hitting," he ... Ames Tribune,

Tennis star Maria Sharapova donates $10,000 to tsunami victims Dec 30, 2004
...prime minister a check for $10,000 US for victims of the tsunami disaster ... play former top-ranked Venus Williams in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday ... Canada.com,

Sharapova makes tsunami donation Dec 30, 2004
...a cheque for US$10 000 (€7 350) for victims of the tsunami disaster. ... to play former top-ranked Venus Williams in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday ... IAfrica South African News,

Burma migrants fear expulsion from Thailand Jan 12, 2005
But Pramon Somwong, an activist with the Chiang Mai-based Migrant Assistance Programme, said ... held by Thai employers, some of whom had perished in the tsunami. ... Financial Times,

Tsunami warning system not manned on boxing day Jan 7, 2005
New Zealand at McCrary Island, and about magnitude 8, but did not generate a tsunami. ... In fact, Chiang Mai - I'm not quite sure what the distance is to Chiang ... ABC Online,

Thai Compassion for Burmese Migrants Wears Thin Jan 13, 2005
...had looted collapsed hotels and stolen from the wreckage of tsunami victims' homes. ... told Irrawaddy', a newspaper-in-exile published in Chiang Mai in northern ... Mizzima News Group,

Tsunami survivor describes disturbing aftermath Dec 31, 2004
Glista unwittingly rode out the tsunami in a speedboat with football ... college's International Sustainable Development Studies Institute in Chiang Mai, Thailand. ... MLive.com,

IMB begins tsunami relief efforts Dec 28, 2004
...to climb, probably significantly," said Melancon, who is based in Chiang Mai, Thailand ... of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, sent towering tsunami waves crashing ... Raleigh Biblical Recorder,

APPF focuses on global security Jan 12, 2005
...a new flight between Chiang Mai and Hue. The Thai president thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for supporting Thailand in the tsunami’s aftermath. ... Viet Nam News,

AP AdFest due in March Jan 13, 2005
...clinical items, with services available through stations in Chiang Mai, Phitsanulok, Khon ... to the Thai government in support of post-tsunami reconstruction in ... Bangkok Post,

Why all the fuss, ask 'missing' Jan 13, 2005
Prachuap Khiri Khan, nowhere near the affected area, when the tsunami hit, and ... days in Bangkok before travelling north to the trekking centre of Chiang Mai. ... NEWS.com.au,

Report From Phuket Faith and Tsunami: A Rescue Mission Jan 7, 2005
Shabbat we will be hosting many tsunami survivors at our Shabbat tables here in Phuket and hundreds more at the Chabad houses in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Ko ... The Jewish Journal,

where the sun shines Jan 16, 2005
...the best quality and prices, even for handcrafted items made in Chiang Mai and other ... epicenter by a phalanx of large islands, escaped the tsunami's ravages and ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Prime Minister receives Thai Senate President Jan 11, 2005
...has launched a drive to support victims in earthquake and tsunami-hit countries ... has agreed on the opening of an air route between Chiang Mai , Thailand , and ... Viet Nam News Agency,

Addressed by HE Sadakazu Tanigaki, Minister of Finance of Japan, Jan 12, 2005
Japan will make vigorous efforts to expeditiously establish a Tsunami early-warning ... swap arrangements has been established under the Chiang Mai Initiative, or ... 財務� （パブリックサービス）,

Sharapova beats Venus Williams Jan 2, 2005
Chiang Mai, Thailand — Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia stamped her authority over ... with a 30-second tribute to victims of the tsunami that ... ... The Globe and Mail,

Southeast Asia wants you back Jan 8, 2005
..."I'll land in Bangkok and head north to Chiang Mai. ... Chappell has no moral qualms about vacationing in Thailand in the aftermath of the tsunami and, since she ... The Globe and Mail,

Popular singer Ricky Martin to visit orphans Jan 11, 2005
...is to fly into Thailand today and will meet orphaned children in tsunami-hit Phuket ... will end his state visit from Jan 19-21 by flying from Chiang Mai to Phuket ... Bangkok Post,

More excitement awaiting Thai tennis fans Jan 11, 2005
...thrilled fans in Chiang Mai in exhibition matches giving Thais something to cheer at a time just after the country had been badly hit by the deadly tsunami. ... Bangkok Post,

Family sees devastation firsthand Jan 9, 2005
Although they were spared a direct hit by a tsunami, they watched in sadness as news ... When the tsunamis hit, the family was in Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand. ... Corvallis Gazette Times,

Scenes of despair, hope in Thailand Jan 7, 2005
David Allen is a missionary in Chiang Mai, Thailand, about 500 miles inland from where ... and anger with the government for not having a tsunami warning system in ... Dallas Morning News (subscription),

Race against time for survivors as tsunami death toll tops 125,000 Dec 31, 2004
...note to the tragedy, local media reported that bodies of tsunami victims in ... traditional countdowns in Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai were cancelled ... Turkish Press,

tsunami ... thousands Dec 26, 2004
The force of it shook unusually far afield, causing buildings to sway hundreds of miles away, from Singapore to the city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. ... Guardian,

Witnesses to the tragedy Jan 9, 2005
Most people in the US have viewed the Dec. 26 tsunami in Southeast Asia via TV. ... "Just by an odd oddity, instead of being in Chiang Mai, I would have been ... Variety (subscription)

Widespead carnage follows Asian earthquake, tsunami Dec 27, 2004
The earthquake that caused the tsunami was the largest since a 9.1temblor hit ... of miles from the epicenter, from Singapore to the city of Chiang Mai in northern ... OregonLive.com,

Sharapova donates $10,000 for tsunami victims Dec 29, 2004
...help victims of the tsunami tragedy in the southern provinces. Sharapova is in Thailand to play Venus Williams in an exhibition match in Chiang Mai on January 2 ... Bangkok Post,

New Year's Eve parties axed across tsunami-hit Asia Dec 31, 2004
...religious services to mourn victims of the tsunami instead. Jamnan Tiritan, organizer of a countdown party in the northern tourist city of Chiang Mai, said the ... The Malaysia Star,

Thailand's Khao Lak yields up its tsunami dead Dec 27, 2004
In some places, the tsunami swept even further inland. ... He cancelled plans to attend new year celebrations in the northern city of Chiang Mai with tennis ... Reuters AlertNet,

Sharapova donates US$10,000 to tsunami victims Dec 30, 2004
...a check for US$10,000 (euro7,350) for victims of the tsunami disaster. ... to play former top-ranked Williams in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday. ... Jamaica Observer,

Maria donates $10,000 for tsunami victims Dec 30, 2004
...in Bangkok, handed to Thailand's Prime Minister a cheque for $10,000 for victims of the tsunami disaster. ... 1, in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday. ... Hindustan Times,

NFL teams, tennis players, others assist in tsunami relief efforts Jan 2, 2005
...in assisting the disaster relief mission for the tsunami-earthquake catastrophe with ... In Chiang Mai, Thailand, Wimbledon champion Sharapova beat four-time major ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Victims of the Tsunami Disaster Dec 29, 2004
...died on the tiny Thai island of Koh Phra Thong when the giant tsunami hit ... His brother Luke, 30, who teaches English in Chiang Mai, is now co-ordinating a search ... Scotland on Sunday,

The geology behind the tsunami Dec 26, 2004
...the huge, step-like protrusion on the sea bed and the resulting tsunami. ... of kilometres from the epicentre, from Singapore to the city of Chiang Mai in northern ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

NFL contributes to tsunami relief efforts Jan 3, 2005
...in assisting the disaster relief mission for the tsunami-earthquake catastrophe ... In Chiang Mai, Thailand, defending Wimbledon champion Sharapova beat Williams in ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

Thailand: 'This tsunami was throwing people through walls' Dec 27, 2004
This tsunami was throwing people through walls and limbs were being torn from ... Malaysia and there was a minor earthquake in the northern capital of Chiang Mai. ... The Times,

Girl, Five, Britain's Youngest Tsunami Victim Dec 31, 2004
...tsunami disaster. He was swept out to sea when a wave hit a Koh Phi Phi cafe. His brother Luke, 30, an English teacher in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, ... The Scotsman,