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The local inhabitants, Chao Ley, mainly derive their livelihood from fishing. The recent boom in tourism has seen that change. Some have opened up restaurants serving local food as well as boat tours and taxi services.
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Since there are humans there are dogs on the islands. In the times of the 2nd World War – Tarutao was used to be the “Tarutao Vocational Training Settlement.” Within the year of June 1938, about 2000 prisoners were confined on Tarutao.
The abortive revolt led to the abdiction of King Rama VII in March 1934 and the mass arrests of the Royal family, high ranking military officers and civilian officials, journalists and politicans. The trials took four years, and the sentences were pronounced in 1938. Eigtheen people were executed by firing squad and seventy were sent to imprisonment on Tarutao. Read the rest of this entry »
