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Pent-up demand to drive Phuket luxury villa market in 2021
Pent-up demand to drive Phuket luxury villa market in 2021
PHUKET: Though the property market remains sluggish as the third wave of COVID-19 continues to spread through Thailand, leading international property consultant CBRE reports an active real estate market as enquiries for luxury villas have shown an increase since Q4 2020.
COVID-free certificates issued for Phuket arrivals
COVID-free certificates issued for Phuket arrivals
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has confirmed that COVID-free certificates are issued to people who test negative for the virus after undergoing a RT-PCR test on arrival. 
Electricity outage to affect Heroines Monument area
Electricity outage to affect Heroines Monument area
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off along a section of the east side of Thepkrasattri Rd both north and south of the Heroines Monument on Thursday (May 6) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket officials request ‘stay home’ nightly from 10pm to 4am
Phuket officials request ‘stay home’ nightly from 10pm to 4am
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued a formal request for people staying in Phuket to stay at home or their place of accommodation from 10pm at night through to 4am in the morning in a bid to prevent COVID-19 from spreading across the island.
Rawai sea gypsies targeted in pro-active screening
Rawai sea gypsies targeted in pro-active screening
PHUKET: Phuket health officials conducted a COVID-19 proactive-screening campaign at the sea gypsy village in Rawai yesterday (May 2) amid concerns that the village could become an epicentre of local infections.
Chalong Hospital closed amid COVID concerns
Chalong Hospital closed amid COVID concerns
PHUKET: Chalong Hospital has been closed for cleaning and its staff quarantined and tested for COVID-19 following a 74-year-old woman outpatient testing positive for the virus after she visited the hospital for dizziness but was later sent home.
No ‘MorProm’ vaccination registration for Phuket
No ‘MorProm’ vaccination registration for Phuket
PHUKET: People in Phuket wanting to register to receive a state COVID vaccination must register through the ‘Phuket Must Win’ web portal. Any registrations through the national ‘MorProm’ channel will be cancelled by officials.
Phuket Opinion: A shot in the dark
Phuket Opinion: A shot in the dark
PHUKET: The Phuket News champions the call by Bhummikitti Raktaengam and other leading Phuket business figures in calling out the government to finally allow private entities to buy their own vaccines to deploy to the public.
Phuket running short of COVID quarantine hotel rooms for high risk contacts
Phuket running short of COVID quarantine hotel rooms for high risk contacts
PHUKET: People identified as high-risk contacts for exposure to a person now confirmed as infected with COVID-19 can observe their 14-day quarantine at home if COVID-protection measures can be met to protect other people living in the same household.
All arrivals back to facing 14-day quarantine ‒ again
All arrivals back to facing 14-day quarantine ‒ again
PHUKET: All people arriving in the country from May 6 onwards will be required to observe a 14-day mandatory quarantine, the Phuket office of the Ministry of Interior has confirmed.
Phuket face mask crackdown ramped up in revised restrictions order
Phuket face mask crackdown ramped up in revised restrictions order
PHUKET: The move to crack down on people not wearing face masks while in public was ratcheted up last night with Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew issuing an order to ramp up restrictions already imposed in Phuket to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
COVID alert for Phuket airline passengers
COVID alert for Phuket airline passengers
PHUKET: Passengers on specific flights between Phuket and Bangkok operated between Apr 15-26 have been urged to present themselves to a government hospital for a COVID test and observe any quarantine order by officials.
Parliament President Chuan Leekpai visits Phuket
Parliament President Chuan Leekpai visits Phuket
PHUKET: President of the National Assembly of Thailand and incumbent Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai arrived in Phuket today to be briefed on the outbreak situation on the island and to donate 10,000 items of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the officers stationed at the Phuket Check Point, where all arrivals onto the island by road are screened before being allowed into the province.
Darasamut Underpass to close for cleaning
Darasamut Underpass to close for cleaning
PHUKET: Traffic passing through the Darasamut Underpass will be affected on Wednesday (May 5) while the Phuket Highways Office carries out cleaning to remove sand and trash from inside the tunnel.
Women arrested in 100k meth pill drug raid
Women arrested in 100k meth pill drug raid
PHUKET: Police arrested two women in Srisoonthorn yesterday (Apr 29) after they were found with more than 100,000 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah) and more than 200 grammes of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice).
Phuket private sector makes plea to buy own vaccines
Phuket private sector makes plea to buy own vaccines
PHUKET: Leading figures from Phuket’s tourism and other industries have made a united plea for the national government to allow private businesses and even local municipalities on the island to buy their own vaccine doses to ensure that Phuket will be allowed to re-open to receive international tourists under the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ model on July 1.
Please be patient: Timelines take time
Please be patient: Timelines take time
PHUKET: The Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket has appealed for the public to be patient and mindful of the process it takes for them to publicly provide timelines of people’s movements after the person has been confirmed as infected with COVID-19.
Phuket COVID prevention measures order extended
Phuket COVID prevention measures order extended
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has extended the order for the current COVID prevention measures to remain in effect until May 12.
Patong gets a new mayor as election results confirmed
Patong gets a new mayor as election results confirmed
PHUKET: Chalermsak Maneesri has been confirmed as the new Mayor of Patong following formal confirmation of the Mar 28 municipality election results yesterday (Apr 28).
Phuket health chief assures enough hospital beds for COVID patients
Phuket health chief assures enough hospital beds for COVID patients
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO), Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon, has assured that the island will not run out of hospital beds to treat and monitor people confirmed as infected with COVID-19.