Tourists throng Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province on Saturday night for the last full-moon party of 2018. (Photo by Supapong Chaolan)SURAT THANI: Over 30,000 foreign tourists flocked to Hat Rin beach on Ko Phangan island of this southern province on Saturday night for this year's last Full Moon Party amid tight security. The party started at 1am on Sunday when tourists converged at Hat Rin beach, some staying at hotels and guest houses on Ko Phangan and others arriving on speedboats from nearby Ko Samui island. (Photo by Supapong Chaolan)Before the party began, at 9pm on Saturday, deputy Surat Thani governor Suthipong Klai-udom and Ko Phangan district chief Krirkkrai Songthanee chaired a ceremony to deploy military and police personnel. along with administrative officials, to launch security patrols to ensure the last Full Moon Party of 2018 was free of unwanted incidents.

Source: Bangkok Post December 23, 2018 06:56 UTC