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  • 02 JULY 2013 - ANGKOR WAT, SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Tourists wait on the west side of Angkor Wat to see the sunrise from behind the temple. Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu. It is the best-preserved temple at the site, and has remained a religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It is a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on the national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. The temple is admired for the architecture, the extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer; Angkor, meaning "city" or "capital city", is a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara. Wat is the Khmer word for "temple grounds", derived from the Pali word "vatta." Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder. It is also the name of complex of temples, which includes Bayon and Preah Khan, in the vicinity. It is by far the most visited tourist attraction in Cambodia. More than half of all tourists to Cambodia visit Angkor.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2013 - ANGKOR WAT, SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Tourists wait on the west side of Angkor Wat to see the sunrise from behind the temple. Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu. It is the best-preserved temple at the site, and has remained a religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It is a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on the national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. The temple is admired for the architecture, the extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer; Angkor, meaning "city" or "capital city", is a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara. Wat is the Khmer word for "temple grounds", derived from the Pali word "vatta." Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder. It is also the name of complex of temples, which includes Bayon and Preah Khan, in the vicinity. It is by far the most visited tourist attraction in Cambodia. More than half of all tourists to Cambodia visit Angkor.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2013 - ANGKOR WAT, SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Tourists wait on the west side of Angkor Wat to see the sunrise from behind the temple. Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu. It is the best-preserved temple at the site, and has remained a religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It is a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on the national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. The temple is admired for the architecture, the extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer; Angkor, meaning "city" or "capital city", is a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara. Wat is the Khmer word for "temple grounds", derived from the Pali word "vatta." Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder. It is also the name of complex of temples, which includes Bayon and Preah Khan, in the vicinity. It is by far the most visited tourist attraction in Cambodia. More than half of all tourists to Cambodia visit Angkor.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2013 - ANGKOR WAT, SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Tourists wait on the west side of Angkor Wat to see the sunrise from behind the temple. Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu. It is the best-preserved temple at the site, and has remained a religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It is a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on the national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. The temple is admired for the architecture, the extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer; Angkor, meaning "city" or "capital city", is a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara. Wat is the Khmer word for "temple grounds", derived from the Pali word "vatta." Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder. It is also the name of complex of temples, which includes Bayon and Preah Khan, in the vicinity. It is by far the most visited tourist attraction in Cambodia. More than half of all tourists to Cambodia visit Angkor.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  Chinese tourists at a scenic overlook between Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang, Laos on Highway 13. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2013 - ANGKOR WAT, SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  A tourist does tai-chi exercises while she waits for the sunrise at Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu. It is the best-preserved temple at the site, and has remained a religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It is a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on the national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. The temple is admired for the architecture, the extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer; Angkor, meaning "city" or "capital city", is a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara. Wat is the Khmer word for "temple grounds", derived from the Pali word "vatta." Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder. It is also the name of complex of temples, which includes Bayon and Preah Khan, in the vicinity. It is by far the most visited tourist attraction in Cambodia. More than half of all tourists to Cambodia visit Angkor.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tourists pose for photos with Thai riot police during anti-government protests in Bangkok. Thursday was relatively quiet and while there were marches throughout Bangkok there were no clashes. Protestors opposed to the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra spread out through Bangkok this week. Protestors have taken over the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Sports and Tourism, Ministry of the Interior and other smaller ministries. The protestors are demanding the Prime Minister resign, the Prime Minister said she will not step down. This is the worst political turmoil in Thailand since 2010 when 90 civilians were killed in an army crackdown against Red Shirt protestors. The Pheu Thai party, supported by the Red Shirts, won the 2011 election and now govern. The protestors demanding the Prime Minister step down are related to the Yellow Shirt protestors that closed airports in Thailand in 2008.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2013 - ALONG HIGHWAY 13, LAOS:  Bus passengers at a rest stop in Hmong hilltribe market on Highway 13 in rural Laos. The paving of Highway 13 from Vientiane to near the Chinese border has changed the way of life in rural Laos. Villagers near Luang Prabang used to have to take unreliable boats that took three hours round trip to get from the homes to the tourist center of Luang Prabang, now they take a 40 minute round trip bus ride. North of Luang Prabang, paving the highway has been an opportunity for China to use Laos as a transshipping point. Chinese merchandise now goes through Laos to Thailand where it's put on Thai trains and taken to the deep water port east of Bangkok. The Chinese have also expanded their economic empire into Laos. Chinese hotels and businesses are common in northern Laos and in some cities, like Oudomxay, are now up to 40% percent. As the roads are paved, more people move away from their traditional homes in the mountains of Laos and crowd the side of the road living off tourists' and truck drivers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Tourists line up at a TMB Exchange Booth at Saphin Taksin/Central Pier to exchange their currencies for Thai Baht. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais and foreign tourists participate in water fights up and down Khao San Road, which is Bangkok's "backpacker" district, during Songkran celebrations in the Thai capital. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais and foreign tourists participate in water fights up and down Khao San Road, which is Bangkok's "backpacker" district, during Songkran celebrations in the Thai capital. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais and foreign tourists participate in water fights up and down Khao San Road, which is Bangkok's "backpacker" district, during Songkran celebrations in the Thai capital. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais and foreign tourists participate in water fights up and down Khao San Road, which is Bangkok's "backpacker" district, during Songkran celebrations in the Thai capital. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais and foreign tourists participate in water fights up and down Khao San Road, which is Bangkok's "backpacker" district, during Songkran celebrations in the Thai capital. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais and foreign tourists participate in water fights up and down Khao San Road, which is Bangkok's "backpacker" district, during Songkran celebrations in the Thai capital. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais and foreign tourists participate in water fights up and down Khao San Road, which is Bangkok's "backpacker" district, during Songkran celebrations in the Thai capital. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2013 - VANG VIENG, LAOS:  Tourists are motored down the Nam Song River in Vang Vieng, Laos. Vang Vieng is a stop on the highway between Vientianne and Luang Prabang and is most famous for kayaking and tubing and the limestone karsts that dot the area. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  Tourists ride down Arab Street in the Arab section of Singapore in pedicabs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  Tourists ride down Arab Street in the Arab section of Singapore in pedicabs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM: Tourists in Chùa Bà Thiên Hu (The Pagoda of the Lady Thien Hau), a Chinese style temple located on Nguyen Trai Street in Cholon. It is dedicated to Thiên Hu, the Lady of the Sea ("Tian Hou" as transcribed from the Chinese). Cholon is the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM: Tourists in Chùa Bà Thiên Hu (The Pagoda of the Lady Thien Hau), a Chinese style temple located on Nguyen Trai Street in Cholon. It is dedicated to Thiên Hu, the Lady of the Sea ("Tian Hou" as transcribed from the Chinese). Cholon is the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2003 -- GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ: Tourists on the porch of the Grand Canyon Lodge on the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 25, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tourists pose for photos with a young elephant at the entrance to the Nana Entertainment Plaza on Soi Nana in Bangkok, Thailand. It has been illegal to bring elephants into Bangkok for about 10 years but police look the other way when the giants animals are brought into the "entertainment" districts, which are also the city's red light districts.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 25, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tourists pose for photos with a young elephant at the entrance to the Nana Entertainment Plaza on Soi Nana in Bangkok, Thailand. It has been illegal to bring elephants into Bangkok for about 10 years but police look the other way when the giants animals are brought into the "entertainment" districts, which are also the city's red light districts.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 25, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tourists pose for photos with a young elephant at the entrance to the Nana Entertainment Plaza on Soi Nana in Bangkok, Thailand. It has been illegal to bring elephants into Bangkok for about 10 years but police look the other way when the giants animals are brought into the "entertainment" districts, which are also the city's red light districts.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: European tourists watch a woman make fried pastries in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the spiritual capital of Laos. There are dozens of "wats" or temples and thousands of monks in the city. It is still the center of Buddhist education in Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: European tourists watch a woman make fried pastries in the "morning market" in Luang Prabang. The morning market is primarily by local residents for groceries and daily needs. Most Laotians don't have refrigerators so the they shop daily for perishables. Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the spiritual capital of Laos. There are dozens of "wats" or temples and thousands of monks in the city. It is still the center of Buddhist education in Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 07 APRIL 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A tourist looks at a mannequin on a street in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Hanoi is one of the oldest cities in Southeast Asia. It was established in 1010 A.D.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MARCH 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM:   A western tourist photographs while Vietnamese women pray at a shrine outside of Ngoc Son Temple, which was reportedly built during the Tran Dynasty (ca 1225) in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam. The temple is dedicated to Tran Hung Dao, a Vietnamese national hero who defeated an invading Mongol army in the 13th century.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: Tourists walk along Ao Phia beach on Koh Samet island. This part of the island was not impacted by the oil spill that fouled the west side of the 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:   Tourists at an outdoor restaurant on Ao Phia beach on Koh Samet island. This part of the island was not impacted by the oil spill that fouled the west side of the 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:  Tourists play in the surf at Ao Phia beach on Koh Samet island. This part of the island was not impacted by the oil spill that fouled the west side of the 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:  Tourists play in the surf at Ao Phia beach on Koh Samet island. This part of the island was not impacted by the oil spill that fouled the west side of the 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:  Tourists play in the surf at Ao Phia beach on Koh Samet island. This part of the island was not impacted by the oil spill that fouled the west side of the 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:  Tourists get off a speedboat on the Thai mainland after leaving Koh Samet island Tuesday. 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:  Tourists get off a speedboat on the Thai mainland after leaving Koh Samet island Tuesday. 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 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Tourists ride a rickshaw through Kathmandu. Some local people still use the rickshaws, but more they are becoming a tourist attraction. The tourists pay the rickshaw wallas a lot more than the local people do.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2013 - KOH SAMET, RAYONG, THAILAND: A cleanup ship pulls a containment boom around part of an oil spill off of 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: Cleanup ships pull a containment boom around part of an oil spill off of Koh Samet island in Thailand. 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: Workers wrestle with an oil soaked absorption boom 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 cleanup ship pulls a containment boom around part of an oil spill off of 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 cleanup ship pulls a containment boom around part of an oil spill off of 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 girl has her braided on Ao Phia beach on Koh Samet island. This part of the island was not impacted by the oil spill that fouled the west side of the 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's oil covered boot 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 "bucket brigade" of workers removes oil from 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 "bucket brigade" of workers removes oil from 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:  Workers use buckets to remove oil from 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:  Workers use buckets to remove oil from 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:   Workers clean up 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:  Workers pump oily water 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 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:   Workers walk out of oily ocean water after laying out hoses to suck 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 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 holds a hose as oil gushes out of it 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: An oil spill cleanup worker stands in the 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: An oil spill cleanup worker stands in the 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 holds onto a vacuum device that sucks up oily water during oil spill cleanup 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:  Workers pull a pump out of oil covered water 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: Workers connect hoses that will allow them to pump oil out of the 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 holds onto a vacuum device that sucks up oily water during oil spill cleanup 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: Workers prepare to pump oil out of the surf on Ao Prao island 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: Workers prepare to pump oil out of the surf on Ao Prao island 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: Workers prepare to pump oil out of the surf on Ao Prao island 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: Workers wrestle with an oil soaked absorption boom 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: Workers wrestle with an oil soaked absorption boom 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: Workers wrestle with an oil soaked absorption boom 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:  Workers walk through oily surf on Ao Prao beach on Koh Samet. 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: Workers walk out of oily ocean water after laying out hoses to suck 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 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: Workers carry hoses out to the surf during 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 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: Workers walk out of oily ocean water after laying out hoses to suck 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 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: Workers walk out of oily ocean water after laying out hoses to suck 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 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: Workers carry hoses out to the surf during 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 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: Workers wrestle with an oil soaked absorption boom 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:  An oil spill cleanup worker stands in the 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:  Workers wrestle with an oil soaked absorption boom 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:  An oil spill cleanup worker stands in the 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: Workers wrestle with an oil soaked absorption boom 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:  An oil spill cleanup worker stands in the 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:  An oil spill cleanup worker stands in the 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 walks through oily 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 wave of oily surf breaks on the rocks 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 wave of oily surf breaks on the rocks 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: Oil coats the rocks 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 he walks through oily 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 holds onto a vacuum device that sucks up oily water during oil spill cleanup 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 holds onto a vacuum device that sucks up oily water during oil spill cleanup 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 holds onto a vacuum device that sucks up oily water during oil spill cleanup 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 holds onto a vacuum device that sucks up oily water during oil spill cleanup 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 holds onto a vacuum device that sucks up oily water during oil spill cleanup 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:   Workers clean up 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:   Workers clean up 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:   Workers clean up 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:   Workers clean up 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:   Workers clean up 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 Thai looks at the 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 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:  Members of the Royal Thai Navy ride out to 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 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:  Members of the Royal Thai Navy ride out to 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 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:  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:  Thai Royal Navy volunteers on the boat that will take them to Koh Samet to clean up 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 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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