A 4km (2 1 / 2 mile) long croissant de plage à 15km (9 miles) à l'ouest de la ville de Phuket est la plus moderne, plus rapide-entraîné et, diront certains, le Bost développé des plages de Phuket.
In the beginning of December 2006, Thailand launched the first of 22 tsunami-detection buoys to be positioned around the Indian Ocean as part of a regional warning system against giant waves caused by earthquakes under the sea. The satellite-linked deep-sea buoy will float 1,000km (620mi) offshore, roughly midway between Thailand and Sri Lanka.