PHUKET: The “tsunami” scare has come and gone, and I’m still livid. Many news organizations spread enormous layers of misinformation and scared the living daylights out of people worldwide, without the slightest regard for the facts. All they cared about was selling more newspapers or gathering more clicks. At 5:23pm on April 11 – an hour before the “tsunami” was scheduled to roll out on our shores – one of the largest newspapers in Bangkok sent out an SMS saying, “Waters receding clearly on certain beaches on Phuket.” That was news to me. I was on Phuket, watching Patong Bay, and there wasn’t a drop receding anywhere. I guess they didn’t bother to check with anyone who’s ever seen a Phuket low tide. Oh well. I’ll save my rant about irresponsible journalism and execrable reporting by people who should know better for the end of this article. As you undoubtedly know, there was an earthquake – a big one – off the coast of Sumatra at 3:39pm (08:39 UTC) on April 11. We felt the quake in Phuket. There was a panic at Central Festival, with half the people in the mall running quickly to their cars and causing big… Read full this story
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