December 26, 2004 Tsunami News

Tsunami news for Songkhla, Thailand

The 2005 projected population for Songkhla, Thailand is 85,586


Building sea walls `not the answer' Jan 22, 2005
...elsewhere,'' said coastal engineer Somboon Pornphinetphong of Prince of Songkhla University. ... said millions of people knew of the powerful tsunami that crashed ... Bangkok Post,

Unocal to Provide Additional $3 Million in Longer Term Tsunami ... Jan 10, 2005
...and reconstruction needs for communities in Indonesia and Thailand affected by the tsunami. ... Ta Kua Pa Hospital to hospitals in Ranong and Songkhla provinces. ... Yahoo News (press release)

Krue Se mosque open again Jan 20, 2005
I pray and think of them," said Che Usala, 26, from Songkhla's Thepha district. ... The participants also made donations to tsunami-ravaged Muslim communities. ... Bangkok Post,

Police complaint Jan 22, 2005
...violent incidents that took place in Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla last year ... subsided in Khao Phanom district after the earthquake and tsunami on Dec 26 ... Bangkok Post,

Volunteer Divers Needed to Save Tsunami-Hit Thai Reefs Jan 14, 2005
...of the coral reefs along the coast and around the main tsunami affected islands ... be destroyed, said Sakanan, a professor at the Prince of Songkhla University. ... Travel Channel

Cash-for-votes case against Newin strong, say Democrats Jan 19, 2005
...met the two governors to talk about the southern unrest and help for tsunami victims. ... on Sunday but instead cut short his schedule to be in Songkhla to discuss ... Bangkok Post,

Reviving ecology `top priority' Jan 13, 2005
Also, the Chinese embassy in Bangkok and the consulate in Songkhla had raised about 700,000 baht in cash donations for the tsunami victims in Thailand. Bangkok Post,

Central Hotels & Resorts unaffected by Tsunami Waves Dec 27, 2004
Waterfront Suite are safe from the devastation caused by the freak Tsunami waves ... not have any effect on Samui, Hua Hin, Pattaya, Hat Yai in Songkhla province or ... ASIATravelTips.com,

Thousands ... by earthquake and tsunami in Asia Dec 26, 2004
...as 16ft. Other resorts where people were ... were the beach resorts of Songkhla, Krabi, Phang Nga and Surat Thani. The death ... The Scotsman,

Survivors describe Thai tsunami chaos Dec 27, 2004
British survivors of the tsunami horror in Thailand have talked of beaches ... The huge waves and flooding struck Trang, Songkhla, Phuket, Krabi, Ranong, Phang Nga ... Ninemsn,

The tsunami generation faces the world all alone Jan 8, 2005
...playground at Kalim school, just north of Patong, when the tsunami roared in ... will be transferred to an orphanage in the southern province of Songkhla, where he ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

Hundreds flock to give blood for Tsunami victims Dec 28, 2004
Most of the Tsunami victims in southern Thailand are westerners, whose blood ... reserve centres in the southern provinces of Nakorn Sri Thammarat and Songkhla. ... MCOT,

Oil operations escape tsunami damage Jan 5, 2005
...the Thai king, for tsunami relief. It also provided a helicopter to transfer patients from Ta Kua Pa Hospital to hospitals in Ranong and Songkhla provinces and ... Oil & Gas Journal,

PM's rating soars after tsunami hit Jan 3, 2005
...they admired the prime minister more now than before the tsunami hit; another ... The opinion poll was conducted in Songkhla, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Bangkok and ... Bangkok Post,

UK TRAVEL WARNING: Phuket, Krabi, Khao Lak in Thailand Jan 4, 2005
Some coastal areas of Thailand were hit by a large tsunami on 26 ... but essential travel to the far southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla. ... CDNN,

Students saddened by disaster Jan 11, 2005
The city she is from from, Hatyai in the Songkhla Province, is on the Malay ... The tsunami wave never reached Hatyai, but the undersea earthquake off the coast of ... Slave Lake Lakeside Leader,

Out of the wreckage Dec 30, 2004
Southern Thailand's economy will suffer greatly from the tsunami and its aftermath ... like the ambush that ... three police officers in Songkhla Province on ... Washington Times,

Out of the wreckage, a chance for peace Dec 29, 2004
Southern Thailand's economy will suffer greatly from the tsunami and its aftermath because ... that took the lives of three police officers on Songkhla Province on ... International Herald Tribune,

More forensic staff needed to help identify bodies Jan 1, 2005
...more forensic experts are needed to identify bodies after the tsunami as about ... and seriously injured patients transferred to Prince of Songkhla Hospital in ... Bangkok Post,

As hundreds are fleeing, one returns Dec 31, 2004
Thailand three hours' drive from the tourist island of Phuket. Songkhla is one of the few coastal areas not hit by the tsunami. ... NEWS.com.au,

Army hopes unrest will ease after Aceh tragedy Jan 9, 2005
The army is optimistic the southern violence will ease after the tsunami also hit ... on a motorbike on his way home in Thepha district of Songkhla province before ... Bangkok Post,

The Tragedy Engulfing Asia Dec 26, 2004
...pounded Kamala beach and tore into the provinces of Trang, Songkhla, Phuket, Krabi ... tip of Sumatra island suffered the full force of the tsunami, generated by ... The Scotsman,

Man returns with caskets after holiday Dec 28, 2004
Meanwhile, the number of Malaysians found ... by Sunday’s tsunami in Phuket has now risen ... Azizan, who is based in Songkhla, has been in Phuket since Monday ... The Malaysia Star,

Poll names Thaksin as Man of Year Dec 30, 2004
Mai, Phichit, Phetchabun, Si Sa Ket, Khon Kaen, Nong Khai, Songkhla and Krabi ... the year's most ``devastating'' news, while 30.4% picked the tsunami disaster and ... Bangkok Post,

Fears for Britons as quake rocks Asia Dec 26, 2004
...resorts where people were ... were the beach havens of Songkhla, Krabi, Phang ... in Phuket that they were sitting on a beach when the tsunami suddenly appeared ... Telegraph.co.uk,

Fears for Britons as Quake Rocks Asia Dec 26, 2004
...homes and cars were swept away by the force of the tsunami unleashed by ... Other resorts where people were ... were the beach havens of Songkhla, Krabi, Phang ... The Scotsman,

61 people dead, many missing in Thailand, after earthquake hits ... Dec 26, 2004
The victims were in Songkhla, Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga and Surat Thani provinces ... officials that they were sitting on the beach when the tsunami suddenly appeared ... The Malaysia Star,

Country by country: counting the damage Dec 31, 2004
...to the far southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla due to the ... The tsunami did not appear to have affected tourist destinations, with the ... Telegraph.co.uk,

Country-by-Country Toll Dec 29, 2004
Huge waves pounded Kamala beach and tore into the provinces of Trang, Songkhla, Phuket, Krabi ... hotspots, was hit by waves as high as 18ft when the tsunami struck ... The Scotsman,

Takua Pa centre opens to speed body recovery Jan 4, 2005
...and Town and Country Planning Department, Chulalongkorn University, Prince of Songkhla University and ... has set up a one-stop service to give tsunami victims new ... Bangkok Post,

170 confirmed ... and more missing in Thailand Dec 26, 2004
The victims were in Trang, Songkhla, Phuket, Krabi, Ranong, Phang Nga, Satun and Surat Thani ... said 700 people could have been on the beach when the tsunami hit. ... Ireland Online,

Survivors Describe Beaches Awash with Bodies Dec 27, 2004
Survivors of the tsunami horror in southern Thailand tonight talked of beaches ... The huge waves and flooding struck Trang, Songkhla, Phuket, Krabi, Ranong, Phang ... Scotland on Sunday,

THE WAVE OF DEATH: CHAOS IN PARADISE Dec 27, 2004
More than 200 prisoners escaped from Aceh jail when a tsunami smashed down ... The holiday resorts of Phuket, Trang, Songkhla, Krabi, Ranong, Phang Nga, Satun and ... Mirror.co.uk,

Foreign Tourists Missing in Thailand Dec 26, 2004
They were declared missing after the tsunami waves that hit the country following the ... where people were ... were the beach havens of Songkhla, Krabi, Phang ... Journal of Turkish Weekly,

From disaster, 'a moment of opportunity' Jan 2, 2005
...like the ambush that took the lives of three police officers on Songkhla province Monday ... to come together in forums set up to deal with the tsunami's aftermath. ... Baltimore Sun (subscription),

WAVE OF DEATH Dec 27, 2004
India was battered by waves as high as 12ft as the tsunami tore ashore ... The huge waves pounded the provinces of Trang, Songkhla, Phuket, Krabi, Ranong, Phang Nga ... Leeds Today,

Troops in far South to stay put Dec 29, 2004
...in the deep South cannot join rescue operations in the tsunami-hit provinces ... Troops from the Fourth Development Division in Songkhla's Hat Yai would be sent to ... Bangkok Post,

Fearful Thais seek peace with spirits Jan 7, 2005
...the owner ... in the tsunami and they say he cannot rest, maybe he worries about ... The monks had driven down from their wat at Songkhla with food, clothing and ... The Australian,



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