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Inside 8X8 Copy 1 4 “√∫—≠ Contents “√®“° æ.µ.∑. ∑—°…‘≥ ™‘π«—µ√ 𓬰√—∞¡πµ√’ Message from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ................................................................6 “√®“°π“¬ ÿ«—®πå ≈‘ªµæ—≈≈¿ √Õß𓬰√—∞¡πµ√’ ª√–∏“π°√√¡°“√®—¥ß“π§√∫√Õ∫ 1 ªï ‡Àµÿ°“√≥å∏√≥’æ‘∫—µ‘¿—¬ ÷π“¡‘ Message from Deputy Prime Minister Suwat Liptapanlop, Chairman of the çOne Year in Memory of Tsunamié Committee ........................................8 ÷π“¡‘§◊ÕÕ–‰√ What Is a Tsunami? .................................................................................................................12 Õ—π¥“¡—π..Õ—π¥“¡—π Andaman - The Region and Its People ...............................................................................14 26 ∏—𫓧¡ 2547 §≈◊Ëπ¬—°…å∂≈à¡Õ—π¥“¡—π...«—π·Ààߧ«“¡ Ÿ≠‡ ’¬ 26 December 2004: The Tsunami Devastates the Andaman Region - A Day of Great Loss ...............................................................................................16 Õ“≈—¬§ÿ≥æÿà¡ ‡®π‡´àπ In Memory of Khun Poom Jensen ........................................................................................20 æ≈—ߧ≈◊ËππÈ”„® The Power of Kindness - From the Heart ............................................................................22 .πÈ”æ√–∑—¬...æ√–∫√¡«ß»“πÿ«ß»å Kindness of Thai Royalty .§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ...®“°√—∞∫“≈ ŸàºŸâ Ÿ≠‡ ’¬ Government Aid to Tsunami Victims .æ≈—ßπÈ”„®§π‰∑¬ The Kindness of the Thai People .πÈ”„®∑’ˉ√âæ√¡·¥π Mercy without Borders æ≈‘°øóôπÕ—π¥“¡—π Ÿà§«“¡¬—Ë߬◊π Rehabilitation of Andaman to Sustainability ........................................................................44 «—µ∂ÿª√– ߧå„π°“√®—¥ß“π ç«—π√”≈÷° 1ªï ÷π“¡‘é Objectives of the çOne Year in Memory of Tsunamié Ceremony ......................................58 §≥–°√√¡°“√®—¥ß“π§√∫√Õ∫ 1 ªï ‡Àµÿ°“√≥å∏√≥’æ‘∫—µ‘¿—¬ ÷π“¡‘ çOne Year in Memory of Tsunamié Committee À¡“¬‡≈¢‚∑√»—æ∑å ∂“π∑’Ë ”§—≠ Emergency Telephone Numbers ¿“§ºπ«° ª√–¡«≈¿“æ‡Àµÿ°“√≥å∑—ÈßÀ¡¥ Appendices 5 “√ æ—πµ”√«®‚∑ ∑—°…‘≥ ™‘π«—µ√ 𓬰√—∞¡πµ√’ ‡π◊ËÕß„π‚Õ°“ §√∫√Õ∫ Ò ªï ‡Àµÿ°“√≥å∏√≥’æ‘∫—µ‘¿—¬ ÷π“¡‘ «—π∑’Ë Úˆ ∏—𫓧¡ ÚıÙ¯ ‡Àµÿ°“√≥å∏√≥’æ‘∫—µ‘¿—¬ ÷π“¡‘∑’ˇ°‘¥¢÷Èπ‡¡◊ËÕ«—π∑’Ë Úˆ ∏—𫓧¡ ÚıÙ˜ ‰¥âºà“π¡“·≈â« Ò ªï ‘Ëß∑’ˇÀ≈◊Õ Õ¬Ÿà„π«—ππ’È°Á§◊Õ§«“¡∑√ß®”∑’ˇ®Á∫ª«¥¢Õߧπ‰∑¬·≈–æ’ËπâÕߪ√–™“™π∑—Ë«‚≈° ´÷Ë߉¡àÕ“®≈◊¡‡Àµÿ°“√≥å∑’ˉ¥â ∑”≈“¬¢«—≠·≈–™’«‘µ¢ÕߺŸâ§π‡ªìπ®”π«π¡“°∑’Ë ÿ¥§√—ÈßÀπ÷Ëß„πª√–«—µ‘»“ µ√å‚≈° ·≈–„π‡Àµÿ°“√≥å§√—Èßπ’È ‡√“‰¥â Ÿ≠‡ ’¬§ÿ≥æÿà¡ ‡®π‡´àπ ‚Õ√ „π∑Ÿ≈°√–À¡àÕ¡À≠‘ßÕÿ∫≈√—µπ√“™°—≠≠“ ‘√‘«—≤π“æ√√≥«¥’ ´÷Ëß ‰¥â∂÷ß·°àÕπ‘®°√√¡·≈–‰¥â𔧫“¡‡»√â“‚»°‡ ’¬„®¡“ Ÿà§π‰∑¬∑—Èߪ√–‡∑» Õ¬à“߉√°Áµ“¡ „π∑à“¡°≈“ß §«“¡ Ÿ≠‡ ’¬·≈–§«“¡‚»° ≈¥∑’ˇ°‘¥¢÷Èπ ‡√“‰¥â‡ÀÁπª√–°“¬·Ààߧ«“¡¥’ß“¡∑’ˇ°‘¥®“°πÈ”„®‰¡µ√’ ·≈– §«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ¢Õßæ’ËπâÕߧπ‰∑¬∑’ˉ¥â¡’µàÕºŸâª√– ∫¿—¬®π‡ªìπ∑’˪√–®—°…åµàÕ “¬µ“™“«‚≈°∑—Ë«‰ª ∑”„Àâ ª√–‡∑»‰∑¬ºà“πæâπ‡Àµÿ°“√≥åπ—Èπ¡“‰¥â¥â«¬¥’ ”À√—∫√—∞∫“≈π—Èπ „π™à«ß Ò ªï∑’˺à“π¡“ ‰¥â‡√àߙ૬‡À≈◊Õ‡¬’¬«¬“°“√ Ÿ≠‡ ’¬™’«‘µ·≈–∑√—æ¬å ‘π¢Õß æ’ËπâÕߪ√–™“™π‡æ◊ËÕ≈¥§«“¡‡¥◊Õ¥√âÕπ ·°â‰¢ªí≠À“®“°∏√≥’æ‘∫—µ‘„π ˆ ®—ßÀ«—¥¿“§„µâ ‚¥¬°“√∫Ÿ√≥– øóôπøŸ‚§√ß √â“ßæ◊Èπ∞“π∑’ˉ¥â√—∫º≈°√–∑∫®“°‡Àµÿ°“√≥å °“√‡æ‘Ë¡¡“µ√°“√ªÑÕß°—π‚¥¬®—¥µ—Èß»Ÿπ¬å‡µ◊Õπ ¿—¬æ‘∫—µ‘·Ààß™“µ‘ ‡æ◊ËÕ √â“ߧ«“¡¡—Ëπ„®„Àâ·°àª√–™“™π·≈–π—°∑àÕ߇∑’ˬ« √«¡∂÷ß°“√®—¥ß“π§√∫√Õ∫ Ò ªï ÷π“¡‘ (One Year in Memory of Tsunami) √–À«à“ß«—π∑’Ë Úı - Ú˜ ∏—𫓧¡ ÚıÙ¯ ‡æ◊ËÕ√”≈÷° ∂÷߇Àµÿ°“√≥å ‡æ◊ËÕ‰«âÕ“≈—¬·¥àºŸâ‡ ’¬™’«‘µ·≈–ºŸâ∫“¥‡®Á∫®“°‡Àµÿ°“√≥å ·≈–‡™‘≠™«π≠“µ‘ºŸâ‡ ’¬™’«‘µ·≈– π—°∑àÕ߇∑’ˬ«∑’˪√– ∫‡Àµÿ°“√≥å¡“√à«¡ß“π‚¥¬‰¡à‡ ’¬§à“„™â®à“¬ ‡æ◊ËÕ √â“ߧ«“¡‡™◊ËÕ¡—Ëπ„π°“√‡¥‘π∑“ß °≈—∫¡“∑àÕ߇∑’ˬ«ª√–‡∑»‰∑¬„π‚Õ°“ µàÕ‰ª º¡¢Õ‰«âÕ“≈—¬·¥àºŸâ∑’Ë®“°‰ª·≈–¢Õ· ¥ß§«“¡‡ ’¬„®°—∫ºŸâ Ÿ≠‡ ’¬∑ÿ°∑à“π‰«â ≥ ‚Õ°“ π’È æ√âÕ¡∑—Èß ¢Õ¢Õ∫§ÿ≥„ππÈ”„®·≈–§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ®“°∑à“π∑—ÈßÀ≈“¬∑’ˉ¥â‡ ’¬ ≈–·√ß°“¬ ·√ß„® ™à«¬°—π·°â‰¢ ªí≠À“®π “¡“√∂∫√√‡∑“º≈°√–∑∫„Àâ‡∫“∫“ß ·≈–∑ÿ°ΩÉ“¬ “¡“√∂°≈—∫¡“¡’æ≈—ß„π°“√ √â“ß √√§å æ—≤π“∫â“π‡¡◊Õß„Àâ°â“«Àπâ“√ÿà߇√◊Õß ◊∫µàÕ‰ª æ—πµ”√«®‚∑ (∑—°…‘≥ ™‘π«—µ√) 𓬰√—∞¡πµ√’ 6 Message from His Excellency Thaksin Shinawatra Prime Minister of Thailand on the Occasion of the ùOne Year in Memory of Tsunamiû Ceremony 26 December 2005 It has been a year since the deadly tsunami devastated many countries in the Indian Ocean area on 26 December 2004. What remains today is the deeply painful memory of the disaster. Both Thais and others across the world are unable to forget the havoc wreaked by the tsunami, which left thousands dead and is considered to be one of the global tragedies with the highest death toll. The deepest pain felt by Thais is over the death of Khun Poom Jensen, son of Princess Ubol Ratana. However, amid the great loss and sorrow, the Thai people have been generous and kind to tsunami victims. Aid flowed from all corners of the country and Thai peopleûs humanity and generosity were witnessed by the whole world. This has helped Thailand successfully to pass through the difficult times. Over the past year, the Thai government has been working hard at helping the victims of this disaster in the six tsunami-hit provinces by both channeling financial aid and restoring the land. One important step was the establishment of the National Disaster Warning Center to boost the confidence of residents and tourists. Moreover, the Thai government organized the çOne Year in Memory of Tsunamié Ceremony during 25 - 27 December 2005 to remember those who lost their lives and were injured in this disaster as well as to thank the world for the sympathy and generosity Thailand received in the disasterûs aftermath. The Thai government also issued an international invitation to tsunami survivors and the victimsû next-of-kin to attend this ceremony free of charge in an effort to restore the confidence of traveling to Thailand. I would like to take this opportunity to commiserate with those who lost their loved ones in this disaster. I would also like to thank all those who gave their time and donated goods and money to help cushion the impact of the disaster. The effort made by all parties has fortified the country, enabling us to forge ahead with the task of developing our country towards greater prosperity. (Thaksin Shinawatra) Prime Minister 7 “√ 𓬠ÿ«—®πå ≈‘ªµæ—≈≈¿ √Õß𓬰√—∞¡πµ√’ ª√–∏“π°√√¡°“√®—¥ß“π§√∫√Õ∫ Ò ªï ‡Àµÿ°“√≥å∏√≥’æ‘∫—µ‘¿—¬ ÷π“¡‘ „π‚Õ°“ ®—¥ß“π ç§√∫√Õ∫ Ò ªï ‡Àµÿ°“√≥å∏√≥’æ‘∫—µ‘¿—¬ ÷π“¡‘é «—π∑’Ë Úˆ ∏—𫓧¡ ÚıÙ¯ √—∞∫“≈‰¥â®—¥ß“π ç«—π√”≈÷° Ò ªï ÷π“¡‘é (One Year in Memory of Tsunami) ¢÷Èπ ‡æ◊ËÕ√”≈÷°∂÷ß ‡Àµ°“√≥ÿ ∏√≥å æ’ ∫‘ µ— ¿‘ ¬ — π“¡÷ ∑‘ ‡°Ë’ ¥¢‘ π‡¡È÷ Õ«Ë◊ π∑— Ë’ Úˆ ∏𫓧¡— ÚıÙ˜ ‚¥¬¡æ’ ∏‘ √”≈’ °·≈–‰«÷ Õ“≈â ¬·¥— ºà ‡ ⟠¬™’ «’ µ‘ æ√âÕ¡∑—È߉¥â‡™‘≠≠“µ‘·≈–ºŸâ∫“¥‡®Á∫§π‰∑¬·≈–µà“ߪ√–‡∑»¡“√à«¡ß“π ‡æ◊ËÕ· ¥ß∂÷ߧ«“¡¡’πÈ”„®µàÕºŸâ∑’Ë ‰¥â„À⧫“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ§π‰∑¬·≈–π—°∑àÕ߇∑’ˬ«„π™à«ß∑’ˇ°‘¥‡Àµÿ°“√≥å √«¡∑—È߇ªìπ°“√‡º¬·æ√à¿“ææ®πå ∑’Ë¥’ß“¡¢Õߪ√–‡∑»‰∑¬ „πÕ—π∑’Ë®– √â“ߧ«“¡‡¢â“„®∑’Ë∂Ÿ°µâÕßµàÕ ∂“π°“√≥击√…∞°‘®·≈–Õÿµ “À°√√¡ °“√∑Õ߇∑à ¬«„πæË’ π∑È◊ ∑Ë’ ª√– ∫¿Ë’ ¬— ´ßµ≈Õ¥√–¬–‡«≈“Ë÷ Ò ª ï ∑ºË’ “π¡“πà È’ √∞∫“≈‰¥— ¡â ¡“µ√°“√„π°“√ª’ Õß°Ñ π¿— ¬— ™à«¬‡À≈◊ÕºŸâª√– ∫¿—¬·≈–∫Ÿ√≥–øóôπøŸ ¿“æ·«¥≈âÕ¡¥â“π°“√∑àÕ߇∑’ˬ« 𑇫»«‘∑¬“ °“√øóôπøŸ ¿“殑µ„®¢ÕߺŸâª√– ∫¿—¬ √«¡∑—Èß°“√ à߇ √‘¡°“√∑àÕ߇∑’ˬ«Õ¬à“߬—Ë߬◊π„πæ◊Èπ∑’ËÕ—π¥“¡—π „π∞“π–ª√–∏“π°√√¡°“√®—¥ß“π œ º¡À«—߇ªìπÕ¬à“߬‘Ëß«à“°“√®—¥ß“π§√—Èßπ’È®–∫—߇°‘¥ª√–‚¬™πå·°à ª√–‡∑»‰∑¬·≈–æ’ËπâÕߧπ‰∑¬ ¡µ“¡§«“¡¡ÿàßÀ¡“¬∑ÿ°ª√–°“√ Õ’°∑—È߬—ߺ≈„À⺟â∑’ˇ¥‘π∑“ß¡“√à«¡ß“π ‰¡«à “®–‡ªà π∫ì §§≈ ”§ÿ ≠®“°ª√–‡∑»µ— “ßÊà ≠“µº‘ ‡ ⟠¬™’ «’ µ‘ º∫“¥‡®âŸ ∫Á º‡ ⟠¬À“¬’ µ≈Õ¥®πÕ“ “ ¡§√µ— “ßÊà ∑’ˇ§¬‡¢â“¡“™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ„π√–À«à“߇Àµÿ°“√≥å∑’Ë√—∞∫“≈‰¥â¢Õ‡™‘≠¡“√à«¡ß“π„π§√—Èßπ’È ¡’§«“¡‡™◊ËÕ¡—Ë𠧫“¡ª√–∑—∫„® ·≈–®¥®”„𧫓¡¡’πÈ”„®‰¡µ√’®“°æ’ËπâÕߧπ‰∑¬µ≈Õ¥‰ª (𓬠ÿ«—®πå ≈‘ªµæ—≈≈¿) √Õß𓬰√—∞¡πµ√’ 8 Message from H.E. Suwat Liptapanlop, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Chairman of the çOne Year in Memory of Tsunamié Committee The Royal Thai Government is holding the çOne Year in Memory of Tsunamié ceremony on 26 December 2005 to both commemorate those who lost their lives in the Asian Tsunami tragedy and to express sincere thanks to everyone who offered assistance to Thailand in the aftermath of the disaster. Relatives of the deceased and people still missing as well as those who sustained injuries as a result of the tsunami have been invited to attend an interfaith memorial service and to participate in the laying of the Tsunami Memorial foundation stone. The event will also opportunely express our heartfelt gratitude for the compassion and humanity of the rescue workers who poured into the devastated area after the disaster struck in December last year, so unstintingly providing aid to Thai nationals and tourists alike. Last but not least, the ceremony will also help to restore Thailandûs image overseas and portray an accurate picture of the current state of the economy and hospitality industry in the six provinces affected by the tsunami. Over the past twelve months, the Thai government has responded in full to the tsunami by implementing a range of measures to prevent further natural disasters; assisting victims, including through psychological counseling; rebuilding tourism and repairing the damage to the coastal ecology; and promoting the Andaman region as a holiday destination. As Chairman of the çOne Year in Memory of Tsunamié Committee, I hope most sincerely that this ceremony will be of benefit and an inspiration to Thailand and her people. It is also my fervent wish that it will make a deep impression on the guests of honour, the victimsû relatives, the survivors and the selfless international volunteers, restoring their confidence in the country. Above all, I pray that it will leave all the participants with a lasting memory of the warmth and generosity of Thailand and her people. (Suwat Liptapanlop) Deputy Prime Minister 9 10 çµàÕ„Àâ¡πÿ…¬å‡ÀÁπ·°àµ—«¢π“¥‰Àπ°Áµ“¡ °Á‡ÀÁπ‰¥â™—¥«à“¬—ß¡’À≈—°°“√∫“ßÕ¬à“ßÕ¬Ÿà„π∏√√¡™“µ‘¡πÿ…¬å ∑’Ë∑”„Àâ¡πÿ…¬å
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