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Electricity outage to affect Kathu
Electricity outage to affect Kathu
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kathu tomorrow (June 25) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Layan beach encroachers given seven days eviction notice
Layan beach encroachers given seven days eviction notice
PHUKET: The occupiers of plots of state land along the Layan-Leypang beachfront together estimated to have a total value of about B10 billion have until next Monday (June 28) to remove their buildings or else face them being demolished.
Electricity outage to affect Patong
Electricity outage to affect Patong
PHUKET: The Patong branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Patong tomorrow (June 24) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket’s sixth COVID death was 78-year-old woman
Phuket’s sixth COVID death was 78-year-old woman
PHUKET: Phuket’s sixth COVID death in the current outbreak, who passed away last Sunday, was 78-year-old* woman who was under treatment for almost two months, Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon explained during a live broadcast this morning (June 23).
CCSA outlines ‘contingency plan’ criteria for shutting down Phuket Sandbox
CCSA outlines ‘contingency plan’ criteria for shutting down Phuket Sandbox
PHUKET: The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has outlined its key criteria for its Phuket Sandbox ‘contingency plan’, in case COVID infections start spiralling upward following the reopening of the province to foreign visitors next Thursday (July 1).
Deep south arrivals face 14-day mandatory quarantine
Deep south arrivals face 14-day mandatory quarantine
PHUKET: Arrivals from the four southern border provinces must face mandatory quarantine for 14 days after arriving Phuket regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or can prove they have tested negative for COVID-19 within seven days of travelling to Phuket.
Electricity outage to affect Kathu
Electricity outage to affect Kathu
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kathu tomorrow (June 23) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket restaurants allowed to sell alcohol as restrictions eased
Phuket restaurants allowed to sell alcohol as restrictions eased
PHUKET: Restaurants across Phuket may now sell alcohol and allow alcohol to be consumed on the premises until 11pm at night, Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong has confirmed.
Hari’s idea: A call for all expats
Hari’s idea: A call for all expats
PHUKET: A long-term Phuket expat has launched a simple initiative that may lay the groundwork for an expat association which can serve as an advisory or at least consultative body for local government officials looking to avoid blowback on implementing poor policies ‒ and even help officials effect positive change for the island.
Thailand to receive AstraZeneca vaccine donation from Japan
Thailand to receive AstraZeneca vaccine donation from Japan
THAILAND: It was confirmed today (June 21) by Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul that Japan’s government will donate a supply of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Thailand.
Phuket tar balls ‘unlikely’ from Sri Lanka
Phuket tar balls ‘unlikely’ from Sri Lanka
PHUKET: The oil spill that has washed ashore Phuket beaches over the past week as tar balls is unlikely to have originated from the cargo vessel ‘X-Press Pearl’, which burned and sank off Sri Lanka last month, a leading Phuket marine life expert has explained.
More buses from Bangkok
More buses from Bangkok
PHUKET: Buses to Phuket from Mor Chit in Bangkok have resumed in the hope of spurring more visitors to the island, with the state-operated bus transport company BorKorSor (the initials of its name in Thai) offering 10% discounts on fares.
Phuket suffers sixth COVID death in ongoing outbreak
Phuket suffers sixth COVID death in ongoing outbreak
PHUKET: Phuket has suffered its sixth death attributed to COVID-19 in the latest outbreak, the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has announced. The death, marked yesterday (June 20), is the fourth COVID death on the island in the past three weeks.
Tourism authorities expect 600,000 tourists from Phuket Sandbox
Tourism authorities expect 600,000 tourists from Phuket Sandbox
PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) are expecting the Phuket Tourism Sandbox reopening planned for July 1 to attract more than 600,000 foreign and local tourists to Phuket and generate a cash flow of about B15 billion in the next three months.
Oil spill tar balls wash ashore at Patong, Nai Yang
Oil spill tar balls wash ashore at Patong, Nai Yang
PHUKET: Oil in the waters off the west coast of Phuket have continued to wash ashore, today plaguing Patong Beach and Nai Yang Beach* at the northern end of the island.
Phuket Opinion: Fingers crossed for July 1
Phuket Opinion: Fingers crossed for July 1
PHUKET: According to some very divided public opinion, with the July 1 reopening Thailand is about to do something very brave, or something very stupid. Everyone has an opinion on what will happen, the only problem is that no-one knows what will actually happen.
Phuket Sandbox: Are we ready?
Phuket Sandbox: Are we ready?
Leading local tourism figures are confident that Phuket’s tourism industry is ready to welcome what few tourists will start arriving after the Phuket Tourism Sandbox model launches on July 1, allowing vaccinated foreign tourists onto Phuket without observing any mandatory quarantine other than having to remain on the island.
Easing of COVID measures in Phuket yet to be confirmed: Governor
Easing of COVID measures in Phuket yet to be confirmed: Governor
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has confirmed that Phuket from Monday will be designated as a “yellow zone” province, as announced by the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (June 18).
CCSA issues new colour-coded COVID province ranking
CCSA issues new colour-coded COVID province ranking
THAILAND: The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (June 18) defined a new national zoning structure as part of its COVID-19 control measures.
New Phuket Provincial Hall touted to open in Sept
New Phuket Provincial Hall touted to open in Sept
PHUKET: Phuket officials expect the years-in-coming new Phuket Provincial Hall under construction on the south side of Phuket Town to finally be finished and open for services on Sept 1.