A view she said wouldn’t be there if not for the tsunami that destroyed parts of the coast. In Phang Nga, life has been rebuilt and the tourists are back — on the surface, all is fine.

The tsunami, which was caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake, killed up to 280,000 people across six countries on December 26, 2004. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand had the highest ...

Phang Nga and Phuket are home to about 4,000 Moklens, who have lived in the region since long before the tourism boom, but most do not legally own the land they live on, according to Narumon ...

The tsunami was caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and killed at least 228,000 people across six countries on December 26, 2004. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand had the highest fatalities.

A view she said wouldn’t be there if not for the tsunami that destroyed parts of the coast. In Phang Nga, life has been rebuilt and the tourists are back — on the surface, all is fine.

Phuket and Phangnga are provinces popular with tourists and were among those hit by the 2004 Indian Ocena tsunami that killed more than 5,000 people in Thailand.