It's been 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history's worst natural disasters. I've been on 50 cruises. Here are 5 things I never buy on the ships.

The tsunami was triggered by a powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on 26 December 2024, reaching as far as east Africa. Some 1.7 million people were displaced ...

Twenty years have now passed since a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated communities in Southeast Asia, resulting in more than 220,000 confirmed deaths and millions displaced ...

Buddhist monks also entered the tsunami's shattered killing zones and other sites where they chanted and performed rituals, hoping to restore harmony. In this deeply superstitious Southeast Asian ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...

TWENTY years after the devastating Boxing Day tsunami which struck south-east Asia, thousands of people gathered on beaches and at sites of mass graves to hold vigils. A powerful 9.1-magnitude ...

Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Friday according to air-monitoring organization IQAir.

BANDA ACEH: Tearful mourners prayed on Thursday (Dec 26) as ceremonies were held across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who were killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around ...

Located on Sri Lanka’s southeast coast ... Like many parts of Asia impacted by the tsunami, Sri Lanka has made a resounding comeback following the tragedy. Although tourism has been rocked ...

An engineer at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre works on a tsunami buoy deployment. Picture: AFP The tsunami also forced a reckoning about the preparedness of coastal communities ...