An oil spill that prompted evacuations from one of Thailand’s most popular tourist spots threatens the country’s tourism and fishing industries, Thailand’s deputy prime minister has warned, amid ...

A picture postcard beach on one of Thailand’s most popular tourist islands is now the focus of frantic efforts to staunch a tide of oil sweeping ashore. Where pleasure seekers would normally relax on ...

Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park in Rayong has opened for overnight stays for tourists, however, other attractions in the park are still closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The national ...

Tourists staying at Ao Phrao (Phrao Bay) on Thailand’s island of Koh Samet have been evacuated as the bay turned black from an oil spill over the weekend. Authorities estimated that around 5,000 ...

An oil spill has spurred cleaning works on the beaches of popular resort island Koh Samet in Thailand as the beaches have turned black from the oil slick. The incident occurred on 27 July when a ...

As we arrive at the exclusive five-star beach resort on the southern tip of Koh Samet a young security guard approaches us and asks us where we think we are going. We tell him that we want to go to Ao ...

Pipeline leak releases 50,000 litres of crude oil into the Gulf of Thailand. Some of the oil reaches the coast of Rayong province. On Ao Phrao beach, tourist office warns of a pending catastrophe.