Coastal Thailand news for October 14-20, 2020

Coastal Thailand news for October 14-20, 2020

David Luekens

Widespread anti-government protests and serious flooding are the big stories from a week that might have changed Thailand forever. This edition of the Island Wrap also covers the first group of foreign tourists to enter the country since March along with environmental news and much more from coastal Thailand.

Last week I featured marvelous Ko Rawi and Ko Hin Ngam in the second of four posts on the Butang (or Adang) archipelago in the Lower Thai Andaman. My next installment gets a tad nerdy with an overview of the archipelago, including several maps, geographical facts and more. It will be out later this week.

A rare break in the rain in Bangkok, where tens of thousands of young people have come out to protest despite an emergency decree and the threat of riot police.

Feeling better after a bout with dengue fever, Stuart included Ko Sukorn on a list of places in Southeast Asia where he’s “ready to hide away.” On Couchfish, he dug into crab in Kep and pepper in Kampot as the Cambodia adventures continue.

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