Koh Phangan’s lush, green environment was barely touched by development. Fishing, coconuts and rubber trees were the livelihoods of the majority of locals. “I was happy.

KOH PHANGAN, Thailand -- It is 9 a.m. on a sultry Sunday morning off the coast of Koh Phangan, a popular tourist island in the Gulf of Thailand. More than 30 divers are getting ready to plunge ...

In this July 5, 2020, file photo, fishing vessels and boats used to ferry tourists sit idle along a deserted beach on the popular tourist island of Koh Phangan, Thailand. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck) ...

Locals are pleased that Koh Phangan – situated within the Gulf of Thailand – is slowly shaking off its party image. ‘The full moon parties are mostly popular with young people,’ our waiter ...

In this edition we head to Thailand's Koh Phangan island. What was once a small and remote fishing community has become a mass tourist destination fuelled by a party scene of industrial ...

BANGKOK, THAILAND — A recent altercation between fishermen from Thailand and the Myanmar navy has publicized the long-running dispute between the two countries about overlapping fishing rights ...