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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Pattaya City resumes ID card services after materials shortage pause
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Pattaya City administration has reinstated its services for issuing identity cards to Thai nationals following a temporary suspension due to...
Chonburi governor tackles water crisis on Koh Larn Island
PATTAYA, Thailand - Chonburi Governor, Thawatchai Srithong, met with Banglamung District Chief Weekit Manarotkit, Mayor Poramet Ngampichet, officials from the Provincial Office of Disaster...
Frenchmen rescued from remote island in the Gulf of Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand - Four French nationals were rescued after being stranded overnight on a remote island in the Gulf of Thailand. The incident prompted...
Naval hospital conducts rigorous disaster preparedness exercise in Sattahip
SATTAHIP, Thailand - The Abhakornkiatiwong Royal Thai Navy Hospital in Sattahip launched a rigorous disaster preparedness exercise on April 27, aimed at efficiently managing...
Tropical storm strikes Pattaya and provinces in upper part of Thailand
The Meteorological Department has issued a warning for tropical storm affecting the upper part of Thailand, with heavy rain and strong winds on May...