Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

On the maritime border between Thailand and Malaysia, live the Urak Lawoi. A community that continues to practice an ancient and risky underwater fishing technique, unique in the world. Although they were once a nomadic tribe, they settled down a hundred years ago. Today, they live mostly on the island of Koh Lipe, in Thailand, where they struggle to preserve their traditions, existing right next to a growing tourist industry. They are explorers, fishermen, and - above all - great divers. This is their story.

-------

Chapters
▷ 00:00 - Intro
▷ 01:08 - Andaman Sea, Koh Lipe, Thailand
▷ 03:30 - The Story of Kiang, Brother of the Sea
▷ 04:57 - History of the Urak Lawoi
▷ 08:55 - The Story of Toh Khiri
▷ 11:35 - Tourism
▷ 15:43 - How to fish
▷ 20:25 - Cooking the fish
▷ 29:12 - Deep-Diving
▷ 37:12 - Traditional festivities of the Urak Lawoi
▷ 47:28 - Plastics and Debris, Marine Pollution
▷ 52:02 - Credits

#documentary #fulldocumentary #uraklawoi #thailand #traditions #fishing #nomads #diving

-------

Subscribe to wocomoHUMANITY: goo.gl/5Sp36B
Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo

-------

Original title: Urak Lawoi - Brothers of the Sea
A film by Telmo Iragorri & Manuel Coronado
© 2022, Licensed by 3boxmedia

-------
Documentaries about people and cultures from around the globe: wocomoHUMANITY offers high-quality content which is produced by leading production companies.

Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries:
▷ wocomoDOCS: youtube.com/wocomoDOCS
▷ wocomoWILDLIFE: youtube.com/wocomoWILDLIFE
▷ wocomoHISTORY: youtube.com/wocomoHISTORY
▷ wocomoTRAVEL: youtube.com/wocomoTRAVEL
▷ wocomoCOOK: youtube.com/wocomoCOOK

Wocomo HUMANITY is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.