- In Dec. 2004, a massive tsunami devastated Indian Ocean coastlines and killed 80K people in Thailand. Many lost their lives at the beach resort. Now, the site has been reborn -- as a luxury oasis instead of the backpacker paradise it used to be. Everyone isn't comfortable with new incarnation. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,795876,00.html 3 comments worldnews