orth west ) ▁of ▁Pak se ▁ ▁General ▁information ▁ ▁Don ▁K ho ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁M ek ong ▁River ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁roughly ▁ 4 5 0 ▁people . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁several ▁kilometres ▁up stream ▁from ▁the ▁Southern ▁La o ▁city ▁of ▁Pak se . ▁The ▁vill agers ▁here ▁depend ▁very ▁largely ▁on ▁fish ing ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁liv elihood . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁fish ▁is ▁sold ▁for ▁c ash ▁income ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁buy ▁other ▁products ▁and ▁produce . ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁also ▁covered ▁in ▁id yl lic ▁rice ▁p add ies ▁which ▁provide ▁another ▁source ▁of ▁food ▁for ▁the ▁loc als . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁some ▁t ension ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁recently ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁district ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁" no ▁fish ing " ▁ex clusion ▁zone ▁in ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁water ways , ▁potentially ▁impact ing ▁upon ▁liv elihood s . ▁ ▁La o ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 3 0 1 ▁crash ed ▁near ▁Don ▁K ho ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Tour ist ▁Indust ry ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁sil k - we aving ▁industry ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁which ▁is ▁regarded ▁highly ▁for ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁sil k ▁and ▁the ▁patterns ▁produced . ▁The ▁island ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁electric ity ▁or ▁running ▁water , ▁but ▁tour ists ▁are ▁welcome ▁to ▁visit ▁during ▁the ▁day . ▁Currently ▁very ▁few ▁tour ists ▁visit ▁this ▁island ▁( at ▁times ▁there ▁are ▁none ▁for ▁months ▁on