Rohingya refugees: Thai PM hears abuse complaints!

Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Thai Prime Minister, has agreed to meet with human rights advocates today, to dicuss exactly what occurred when the Thai military encounterd Rohingya refugees on December 17th last...

Burmese boat people set adrift to die!

The Bangkok Post today has reported on a story put out by the BBC that 400 Rohingyas, a Burmese Muslim minority, were found by the Thai security forces in November or December, forced into a leaky boat with...

The Andaman Sea

These snaps were taken in Phuket , Thailand, wherein the Andaman sea surrounds the coast on all three sides. This was one of the towns which suffered quite a bit during the Asian Tsunami that created havoc a few...

Phukradung & National Parks in Thailand: Similan Island Group National Park

"Koh Similan islands national park was established in 1982, covering an area of 128 square kilometers on Andaman sea. In 1998 Koh Tachi (the northernmost island in the group) was added making the total area 140 square kilometers. It is in Khura Buri district of Phang Nga...

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