Tag: Koh Larn
Ferry captain high on drugs during accident killing 6 tourists
Bloody finger of incrimination again pointed at fast-talking, slow-acting marine regulators A captain high on methamphetamines was behind the wheel when a passenger ferry...
Overloaded ferry capsizes in Pattaya Bay, killing six
Initial reports state that six people, including two Russians, one Chinese and three Thais, drowned when an overloaded ferry returning to Pattaya from Koh...
Speedboat drivers blame each other for accident that injured 20 Koreans
The drivers of two boats involved in last month’s collision of two speedboats off Koh Larn are pointing fingers at each other, denying...
Mayor outlines city budget for business group
Pattaya has requested 1.7 billion baht in funding from the national government for 2013-14, hoping to use the money to boost worker salaries...
Koh Larn hotel owner’s relative jailed for illegal gun
The son-in-law of a Koh Larn hotel owner was arrested for possession of an illegal gun. Wannarat Boonyarit, 39, was taken into custody...
HTMS Mataphon sinks off Koh Larn
A barge with heavy crane tows the HTMS Mataphon out to its new home off Koh Larn, were the ship was sunk to begin...
27 South Koreans rescued after speedboat sinks off Pattaya
One person was injured when an apparently overloaded speedboat carrying 27 South Korean tourists sank as it returned from Koh Larn. The “Seaworld,”...
Koh Larn photos take 1st in Pattaya photo contest
Pictures portraying Koh Larn as the “Heaven of the East” won first place in Pattaya’s second-annual photo contest. Professional...
City, PWA consider water pipeline to Koh Larn
City and Provincial Waterworks Authority officials are considering a plan to pipe water from Pattaya to Koh Larn. At a July...
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