Eseta Vusamu sits near the water Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in the village of Faleasiu on the island of Upolu in Samoa. When and if an island nation fully submerges due to climate change, what happens to the nationalities of its citizens? “If you ask our people to move, there is no way we would voluntarily leave,” Vusamu said. (AP Photo/Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson)

Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protection

When and if an island nation fully submerges due to rising seas, what happens to the nationalities of its citizens? This and other related questions are being considered by island…

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Koh Kut luxury resort owner may face charges over faulty fire alarm system

Authorities are planning to press charges against the owner of a luxury resort, on Koh Kut island in Thailand’s eastern province of Trat, for failing to maintain the fire alarm…

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Koh Kut resort expresses regrets for massive fire, insists smoke detectors were installed

A luxury resort on Thailand’s Koh Kut island has issued a statement regarding Sunday’s massive fire, expressing regret and concern for those affected, while insisting that all villas within the…

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Fire erupts at luxury Koh Kut resort, celebrities have narrow escapes

A fire erupted on Sunday at a luxury resort on Kut Island, off the coast of Thailand’s Trat province, with Thai celebrities recounting their narrow escapes and asking why such an expensive…

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Panel to probe suspicious land ownership on Krabi’s Nui Nok islet

The Thai Land Department has set up a committee to investigate the alleged illegal issuance of a land title deed for a small plot of land on the uninhabited islet…

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