Koh Mak, in the gulf of Thailand, is a tiny paradise with 16 square kilometers of land and a population of just 1,200 people.

Each year hundreds of thousands of Brits jet off to Thailand to see the sights and relax. But the sheer volume of tourists have left more popular resorts such as Phuket and Pattaya struggling to cope.

But despite its paradise appeal, the island in the Gulf of Thailand has become a place of nightmares, with numerous murders and disappearances taking place, leading it to be dubbed 'Death Island'.

The heir apparent, and seamless alternative, to Phuket is Koh Samui, the verdant palm-lined favourite in the Gulf of Thailand. There are strong parallels between the two islands. Firstly ...

to a question asked by Senator Yukol Chanawatpanya regarding the 26,000-square-kilometer overlapping maritime claim area between Thailand and Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of Trat.

With nearly 2,000 miles of coastline spanning the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, Thailand's dramatic seascapes and stunning white sand beaches should be high on your bucket list.

Parts of the popular island of Koh Kood are claimed by both Bangkok and Phnom Penh, but the real roots of the dispute run much deeper. Hundreds of thousands of tourists travel to the island of Koh ...