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Thailand to close Koh Tachai island over tourism damage
Thai authorities are set to close the island of Koh Tachai, saying heavy tourism is negatively affecting natural resources and the environment. The island, off Phang Nga province, is part of the Similan National Park. Almost all Thai marine national parks close from mid-May to mid-October, for monsoon season, but Tachai will...
Australia’s Manus Island migrant camp left in limbo
The fate of asylum seekers held in Papua New Guinea remains unclear after the country's Supreme Court ruled their detention was unconstitutional. Australia sends asylum seekers to the Manus Island detention centre under its offshore processing policy. The Australian government is still waiting for advice from Papua New...
The Island Where You Have To Import Your Spouse
On this fascinating South Pacific island, all 62 residents are related, everyone shares the same surname and can trace their lineage back to one British man. We saw the foam before we heard the breaking waves. My husband Rob and I squinted through the morning sun, trying to pick out the low-lying shoreline of the Palmerston...
The tiny island of 20,000 graves
Once a centre of power and one of the holiest places in Britain, today Bardsey Island has only four year-round residents – and no electric grid, cars or indoor toilets. Bardsey Island doesn’t have cars, paved roads, an electric grid or indoor toilets. The population includes 200 grey seals, 300 sheep and just four...
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