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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Folded up beach umbrellas and rental beach umbrellas line Pattaya Beach, completely filling the public beach. Tourists rent space under the umbrellas by the hour. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Rental beach umbrellas line Pattaya Beach, completely filling the public beach. Tourists rent space under the umbrellas by the hour. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Beach umbrellas line Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A beach umbrella vendor opens an umbrella on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Tourists framed through beach umbrella poles on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Tourists framed through beach umbrella poles on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A cleanup workers looks at the tarballs that are washing up on Ao Prao beach after an oil spill fouled the beach. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A cleanup workers looks at the tarballs that are washing up on Ao Prao beach after an oil spill fouled the beach. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KohSametOilSpill0802027.jpg
  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A toy vendor walks along Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A tattoo vendor walks along Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Tourists on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Tourists on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Tourists on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A tourist walks along the water on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A Thai woman prays at a shrine of King Taksin the Great on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Chinese tourists get off a rented speedboat after a tour of Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Chinese tourists get off a rented speedboat after a tour of Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A tourist (right) gets a pedicure from a vendor on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Thai women take selfies on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Thai women take selfies on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists sleep on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Umbrella vendors occupy most of Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Pattaya Beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A food vendor walks past tourists sleeping under rented umbrellas on rented chaise lounges on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A food vendor walks past tourists sleeping under rented umbrellas on rented chaise lounges on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A food vendor walks past tourists sleeping under rented umbrellas on rented chaise lounges on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Pattaya Beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: The line that marks the boundary between swimming (to the left) and personal watercraft (to the right) on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A woman who works for a beach umbrella rental cleans up at the end of the day on Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover013.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Pattaya city officials and police walk Pattaya Beach checking on unlicensed businesses on the beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover005.jpg
  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A "no littering" sign on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island where workers are cleaning up the beach after it was fouled by an oil spill. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Royal Thai Marines clean a section of Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island Friday after an oil spill fouled the beach. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A cleanup workers looks at the tarballs that are washing up on Ao Prao beach after an oil spill fouled the beach. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A cleanup worker places absorption pads on the beach to soak up oil on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A cleanup worker places absorption pads on the beach to soak up oil on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker carries absorption pads down Ao Prao beach while working to clean up an oil spill that fouled the beach Monday. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker carries absorption pads down Ao Prao beach while working to clean up an oil spill that fouled the beach Monday. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Workers push each other down Ao Prao beach in a cart normally used to move equipment up and down the beach while they worked to clean an oil spill on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KohSametOilSpill0802017.jpg
  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A cleanup worker places absorption pads on the beach to soak up oil on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND:  Royal Thai Navy sailors look at the oil covered beach and surf on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourists destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, and up to 500 Thai military personnel are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND:  Royal Thai Navy sailors look at the oil covered beach and surf on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourists destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, and up to 500 Thai military personnel are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND:  Royal Thai Navy sailors look at the oil covered beach and surf on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourists destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, and up to 500 Thai military personnel are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker wipes his face while working to clean up an oil covered beach on Ao Prao beach, Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourists destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, and up to 500 Thai military personnel are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A tourist walks along the water on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A tourist walks along the water on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A Thai boy swims in an inner tube on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A tourist walk into the surf on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Chinese tourists get off a rented speedboat after a tour of Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A toy vendor walks past a tourist reading on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Pattaya Beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A tourist lies on the sand, passed out on Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A tourist lies on the sand, passed out on Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Pataya Beach at night. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Pataya Beach at night. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Thais fish in the moonlight on Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists walk along Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A Thai teenager fishes on Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A vendor who sells toys walks along Pattaya Beach at the end of the day. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A boat moored on Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A vendor sells lottery tickets to Thais relaxing on Pattaya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A vendor sells grilled prawns to a Thai woman and her child on Pattaya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  High rise hotels on the north end of Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A tourist walks up Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A vendor who sells inflatable toys walks past a tourist on Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A defense volunteer talks to a business owner who rents beach umbrellas to tourists in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A defense volunteer checks on a business that rents beach umbrellas to tourists in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A defense volunteer checks on a business that rents beach umbrellas to tourists in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Tourists ride a personal watercraft in the Gulf of Siam, off of Pattaya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Tourists ride a personal watercraft in the Gulf of Siam, off of Pattaya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Workers fill plastic bags with contaminated absorption pads on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Workers fill plastic bags with contaminated absorption pads on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Members of the Royal Thai Navy are briefed on cleanup procedures before they go to work on oil contaminated Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker carries contaminated absorption pads in a plastic bag off of Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A Royal Thai Navy sailor uses a table spoon to pick up bits of sand contaminated with oil on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Workers clean up sands contaminated with oil on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND:  Workers use trowels to scoop oil contaminated sands on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Workers use trowels to scoop oil contaminated sands on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Workers use trowels to scoop oil contaminated sands on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker throws absorption pads into the oil fouled waters off of Ao Prao beach during clean up efforts after an oil spill. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker throws absorption pads into the oil fouled waters off of Ao Prao beach during clean up efforts after an oil spill. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND:  Oily water washes up on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island Friday. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker tries to control a containment boom on a section of Ao Prao beach still being fouled by an oil spill. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker tries to control a containment boom on a section of Ao Prao beach still being fouled by an oil spill. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Oil in the ocean water washes up on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A front end loader hauls contaminated trash to a Royal Thai Navy landing craft during the cleanup of an oil spill on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A front end loader hauls contaminated trash to a Royal Thai Navy landing craft during the cleanup of an oil spill on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Workers stand amidst bags full of contaminated supplies used to clean Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker uses a high pressure hose to apply dispersant and water to an oil spill on Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker uses a high pressure hose to apply dispersant and water to an oil spill on Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Workers cleanup an oil spill on the rocks of Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KohSametOilSpill0802012.jpg
  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A worker uses a high pressure hose to apply dispersant and water to an oil spill on Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet island. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND:  A worker lays out containment booms on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet as cleanup after an oil spill over the weekend continues. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KohSametOilSpill0802008.jpg
  • 02 AUGUST 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND:  A worker lays out containment booms on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet as cleanup after an oil spill over the weekend continues. About 50,000 liters of crude oil poured out of a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend authorities said. The oil made landfall on the white sand beaches of Ao Prao, on Koh Samet, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province about 2.5 hours southeast of Bangkok. Workers from PTT Global, owner of the pipeline, up to 500 Thai military personnel and volunteers are cleaning up the beaches. Tourists staying near the spill, which fouled Ao Prao beach, were evacuated to hotels on the east side of the island, which was not impacted by the spill. Officials have not said when Ao Prao beach would reopen. PTT Global Chemical Pcl is part of state-controlled PTT Pcl, Thailand's biggest energy firm.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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