a decision was made earlier this year to shut maya bay from the beginning ofjune. lf what they are now and ban speedboats from docking in the bay. i think we just thought we were entering some serene, empty white beaches by ourselves and if you look around, its not so empty, but it's still beautiful. thailand is receiving more tourists year on year and some say that means it's notjust maya bay that needs protecting. when danny boyle made the beach he probably didn't think maya bay would become the draw that it is today. tourism brings huge amounts of money into thailand, but authorities have to make sure that doesn't come at a cost to the environment in the long—term, otherwise the very beauty people come here for could be ruined for ever. steve holden, bbc news, koh phi phi. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. we'll be taking a more in depth look at those us tariffs on steel and aluminium, as the european union, canada and mexico pledge to hit back. now you'll remember we showed you yesterday some pictures of the world's largest known freshwater pearl. we