Pattani: A soldier was killed, 4 others injured by ambush attack by suspected insurgents late Fri. /The Nation

RT@ukinthailand: Ambassador visits Police Station in Pha Ngan to discuss tourist issues with Pol Col Kritikan Kramomthong. pic.twitter.com/mLE3HMHH

Russian tour counters closed in Phuket, pending probe

Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: All Russian tour counters in the Kata-Karon beach areas have been ordered to close until further notice and the local Labor Office has been requested to investigate them for possible breach for foreign worker regulations.

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Phuket tourism leaders lambast Sydictive new year party for noise, trash

Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- Leading Phuket tourism and hotel figures yesterday personally brought forward a barrage of complaints to the Phuket Governor about the Sydictive Element new year party, citing complaints that noise forced guests to check out early and trash was left strewn along Patong Beach.

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BREAKING: Officials: 7.7 magnitude quake sparks tsunami warning for parts of southern Alaska, Canada /AP

Update: Earthquake off Alaska is downgraded from magnitude 7.7 to 7.5

A school bus in Chaiyaphum crashed and flipped over injuring 10 (@SpringNews_TV) /via @191Thailand http://news.springnewstv.tv/23564

Oil drilling platforms evacuate workers to shore following storm report for Nakhon Si Thammarat downwards /ChadapornLin

More CCTVs to be installed at historical parks in Ayutthaya to deter crime targeting tourists and monitor tourists' inappropriate behaviour /@ChadapornLin

Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says tsunami with "significant widespread inundation of land is expected": http://apne.ws/Xuz4cQ -JM

7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Alaska; Tsunami warning issued

(CNN) -- A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Saturday morning and a tsunami warning is in effect for portions of British Columbia, Canada, and southern Alaska, officials said.

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All tsunami warnings for 7.5 Alaska earthquake are canceled; small wave generated but does not post a threat - @NOAA http://1.usa.gov/jyngoJ

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