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Rules for entering Phuket by road, boat extended
Rules for entering Phuket by road, boat extended
PHUKET: All domestic arrivals entering Phuket by road or boat, except children under 5 years old, must be fully vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19 within seven days of arriving on the island in order to be permitted to enter Phuket without serving any mandatory quarantine, a new order issued by the Phuket Governor has confirmed.
Phuket COVID measures relaxed, but ban on house guests, alcohol in restaurants and closure of pubs, bars all remain in effect
Phuket COVID measures relaxed, but ban on house guests, alcohol in restaurants and closure of pubs, bars all remain in effect
PHUKET: All pubs, bars and other similar entertainment venues in Phuket are to remain closed and the ban on restaurants serving alcohol or allowing alcohol to be consumed on the premises is to remain in effect despite a new provincial order relaxing some of the COVID-preventoin measures in force being issued last night.
International tourist children arriving in Phuket after July 1 do not need to be vaccinated
International tourist children arriving in Phuket after July 1 do not need to be vaccinated
PHUKET: Children arriving in Phuket with their family as international tourists after July 1 do not need to be vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a notice posted by the ‘Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket’, yesterday (May 29).
Phuket Opinion: Pushed to the end of the line
Phuket Opinion: Pushed to the end of the line
PHUKET: If one thing is clear in Phuket today is how the island’s expat community is feeling extremely marginalized in the ongoing saga of when, where and how a foreigner in Phuket can be vaccinated for COVID-19, and likely rightly so.
Phuket Governor calls for unity, July 1 a ‘mission for all’
Phuket Governor calls for unity, July 1 a ‘mission for all’
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has called on all sectors of the community to prepare for what he calls “a mission to revive Phuket, to be healthy and bright, ready to welcome the July 1 opening of Phuket under the Phuket Tourism Sandbox plan.
Phuket officials reach out to businesses hammered by COVID, denied loans
Phuket officials reach out to businesses hammered by COVID, denied loans
PHUKET: Phuket officials are calling for all businesses on the island suffering heavily from the COVID economic crisis ‒ and previously denied support loans ‒ to register their details so the provincial government can draw up plans to restart the island’s economy under B250 billion budget for “Restoration Loans”.
BISP and Cruzeiro renew partnership until 2023
BISP and Cruzeiro renew partnership until 2023
FOOTBALL: It has been confirmed that British International School, Phuket (BISP) and Cruzeiro Esporte Clube of Brazil have extended their successful academy partnership agreement until 2023.
Phuket to ease COVID restrictions from June 1
Phuket to ease COVID restrictions from June 1
PHUKET: Phuket officials will relax a wide range of business closures on the island ordered to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and relax measures to allow people to enter the province under a new order yet to be issued, but announced to come into effect on June 1.
Phuket Sandbox starts on July 1: TAT
Phuket Sandbox starts on July 1: TAT
PHUKET: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given the green light and Phuket will reopen to fully vaccinated foreign tourists on July 1, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn has confirmed.
Phuket Governor calls for COVID cooperation from foreigners
Phuket Governor calls for COVID cooperation from foreigners
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued a formal request, written in English, calling for consuls and honorary consuls on the island to help urge all foreigners in Phuket to abide by COVID-19 prevention measures.
Phuket daily cases remain single digit, total climbs to 642
Phuket daily cases remain single digit, total climbs to 642
PHUKET: The number of daily new COVID-19 infections recorded in Phuket remains in the single digits, with the total number of cases confirmed by officials since Apr 3 climbing to 642 as of last night (May 26).
Health ministry defends Sinovac vaccine, cites Phuket study
Health ministry defends Sinovac vaccine, cites Phuket study
PHUKET: Public health permanent secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit has stepped forward to defend the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, saying that a study by the Public Health Ministry on patients in Phuket found that the vaccine was 83.3% effective at reducing infections and the severity of the disease.
Phuket police chief confirms search for Deep South arrivals illegally entering Phuket
Phuket police chief confirms search for Deep South arrivals illegally entering Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo has issued a statement to counter reports of ‘influential people’ from the three southern border provinces arriving in Phuket by road during the middle of the night ‒ contravening the current COVID-19 restrictions on entering the province.
Turtle eggs safely recovered after strong waves endanger nest
Turtle eggs safely recovered after strong waves endanger nest
PHUKET: Marine wildlife experts from the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) were called in to safely recover eggs from a green sea turtle nest in Rawai yesterday (May 26) after the protective barrier installed around it suffered damage from strong waves pounding the shore.
Stay at home for Visakha Bucha
Stay at home for Visakha Bucha
PHUKET: The Ministry of Culture is asking people to make merit by staying at home for the Buddhist religious holiday Visakha Bucha today (May 26).
Governor joins call for calm over vaccination registrations
Governor joins call for calm over vaccination registrations
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has joined the call for people to not panic over officials issuing a “temporary suspension” of assigning vaccination appointments for those registered as living outside Phuket.
Phuket foreigners to get Sinovac
Phuket foreigners to get Sinovac
PHUKET: Foreigners in Phuket who have registered through the Phuket Must Win web portal to receive a state-provided COVID-19 vaccination will receive the Sinovac vaccine, and will be vaccinated on one day, May 30, the Phuket office of the Ministry of Interior has announced.
Rawai Pool League steps up to save lives
Rawai Pool League steps up to save lives
The Rawai Pool League recently donated an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to members  of Kusoldharm Foundation Emergency Rescue Volunteers purchased with funds collected at each of the 17 bars that play in the league.
Phuket Must Win ’on hold’ to counter outsiders registering for vaccination
Phuket Must Win ’on hold’ to counter outsiders registering for vaccination
PHUKET: Phuket officials are scrambling to douse panic rising from people receiving official notices that their appointment to receive a vaccination injection through the government’s mass-vaccination campaign had been cancelled.
Heavy weather warning for Phuket, Andaman coast
Heavy weather warning for Phuket, Andaman coast
PHUKET: The South West Meteorological Center based in Phuket has issued a weather warning advising all small boats to stay ashore as heavy weather along the Andaman coast is expected to continue through Saturday