THAILAND: Major public test of tsunami warning system

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Updated July 25, 2007 20:09:25

Thailand has carried out a comprehensive test of its tsunami warning system. Analysts say Wednesday's drill along the Andaman coastline -- which was devastated by the 2004 earthquake and tsunami -- is the largest so far conducted in south-east Asia.

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Speakers: Smith Thammararoj, Chairman of the National Disaster Warning Administration; Stanley Goosbey, of the Pacific Disaster Centre

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