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April 30, 2012
Tsunami warning washes away Pride support in Phuket

Unfounded rumours of a bad tsunami on Saturday 28 scared away supporters of Pride march on Thai island of Phuket

A tsunami warning that threatened to engulf the whole of Phuket island in Thailand drastically diminished crowds at this weekend's Pride march.

April 20, 2012
Phuket Pride starts on Sunday

The only LGBT Pride festival in Thailand starts on Sunday, with a few changes from last year

Phuket Pride, the only LGBT Pride festival in Thailand this year, starts on Sunday and continues for a week of out and proud festivities.

This year the festival is coming out of the 'gay ghetto' area of Patong Beach, the Paradise Complex, and into a more mainstream public area of the Thai beach resort town. That meant securing the support of the local government, Patong municipality.