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US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expert inspects first tsunami detection buoy in Phuket
01 Dec 2006
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U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expert Kendall Michel (R) and Shannonc Mcarthur (L) inspect the first tsunami detection buoy during the launching ceremony in Phuket, about 862 km (536 miles) south of Bangkok, on December 1, 2006. The U.S.-made buoy will be installed in the Indian ocean about 1000 km off Phuket's shore between Thailand and Sri Lanka. The system is expected to be effective on December 4, 2006.
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Thai soldiers salute as the motorcade of Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont leaves a military base, after a news conference in Bangkok January 1, 2007. Thailand grappled on Monday with the mystery of who was behind a series of bombs in Bangkok that ruined New Year celebrations. The military-installed government said intelligence pointed to politicians who had lost power, not Muslim militants waging a separatist insurgency in the far south, despite similarities of style.


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