Aftermath of The Earthquake and Tidal Wave in the AndamanSea

Translation Subject : Aftermath of The Earthquake and Tidal Wave in the Andaman Sea Attention : Board and Manager of Stock Exchange of Thailand Regarding the earthquake and tidal wave "Tsunami" which occurred in the Andaman Sea on Sunday morning, December 26, 2004, the Dusit Thani Plc wishes to announce that among its properties only one hotel was affected, namely, Dusit Laguna Resort Phuket. Upon examination of the after-effects, it was found out that the hotel did not suffer much damage. Guest and staff have disclosed there was no casualty, and any damage had to do with only minor injuries to some people. Dusit Laguna Resort is in the Laguna Resorts and Hotels, in which Dusit Thani Plc has shareholding of 0.59 per cent. Dusit Hotels & Resorts is a member of the Dusit Thani Plc engaged in hotel business operation. Owing to the earthquake, it is expected that the business in this hotel may be adversely affected in the short term. This has been written for your information.