Tag: Koh Larn
Varuna veteran Malcolm Humphreys battles (and beats) the Briny
What could be more appropriate for a man who has embraced the sea all his life, than to leave Thailand with a unique...
Private businesses encroaching on public property
Editor; I was heartened by the first page item about Koh Larn residents protesting at City Hall over illegal developments on the island...
PEA employee arrested for Koh Larn electrical cable fires
Thailand’s Department of Special Investigations arrested a Provincial Electrical Authority employee for allegedly twice burning an electrical cable linking Koh Larn with the...
Koh Larn residents protest illegal development
Koh Larn residents march to Pattaya City Hall to protest what they are saying is illegal development on their island. Koh...
Chinese student drowns off Koh Larn
A Chinese university student drowned while swimming off Koh Larn. The body of Chendao Yong, 24, was found floating...
Koh Larn police search suspicious teenagers
At 3am on July the 15th Pattaya police officers stationed on Koh Larn were doing their routine rounds when they came across three Burmese...
Chinese tourist drowns at Ta Waen beach
On the afternoon of July the 12th police officers received a report that a foreign tourist had drowned at Ta Waen beach, on...
More refuse storage tanks for Koh Larn
Afraid Koh Larn is turning into an “island of garbage,” Pattaya will spend 2.2 million baht for additional containers to store garbage while...
No more Water shortages for Pattaya
On June the 8th the former vice governor of the Regional Irrigation Authority Preecha Ukkachok who is also an adviser to Pattaya city’s strategic...
Budget talks begin for storm-relief funds
City officials began budgeting Saturday for promised repairs and relief for victims of March 23’s severe overnight storm. More...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
SUNDAY EDITORIAL
The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...