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Free rabies vaccination campaign launching in Chalong
Free rabies vaccination campaign launching in Chalong
PHUKET: All Chalong residents are invited to bring their pets to receive a free rabies vaccination shot at a series of mobile clinics from March 1-17, between 9am-4pm (every week day except Sat and Sun).
Arrivals from Bangkok may face quarantine in Phang Nga
Arrivals from Bangkok may face quarantine in Phang Nga
PHUKET: People from Samut Sakhon and some parts of Bangkok who fly to Phuket International Airport to go north to Phang Nga may face a 14-day quarantine on arriving in Phang Nga as a new Phang Nga provincial order comes into effect today (Feb 16).
Phuket medical team returns from Samut Sakhon
Phuket medical team returns from Samut Sakhon
PHUKET: A team of medical staff from Phuket has returned after joining the intensive ‘active surveillance’ in Samut Sakhon to counter the spread of COVID-19.
Phuket marks a COVID Valentine’s Day
Phuket marks a COVID Valentine’s Day
PHUKET: A total of 46 couples were married at special events held in Phuket yesterday (Feb 14) to commemorate Valentine’s Day.
Candidate registrations close for Phuket municipal elections
Candidate registrations close for Phuket municipal elections
PHUKET: A total of 25 candidates have registered to contest the position of mayor at Phuket’s 12 municipalities in the upcoming municipal election on Mar 28, the Phuket office of the Election Commission of Thailand (PEC) has confirmed.
Electricity outage to hit west side of bypass road
Electricity outage to hit west side of bypass road
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be shut off along a large section of the west side of the bypass road on Wednesday (Feb 17) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Knight Frank Report: State of Villa Market in Phuket 2020, Outlook for 2021
Knight Frank Report: State of Villa Market in Phuket 2020, Outlook for 2021
PHUKET: Following the release of a candid report on the state of the condo property market in Phuket earlier this week, Nattha Kahapana, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Knight Frank Phuket, has released another straightforward report, this time on the state of the Phuket villa market for 2020, and the outlook for 2021.
Phuket Opinion: Feed the hungry
Phuket Opinion: Feed the hungry
PHUKET: The launch this week of the exemplary ‘One Phuket’ initiative to coordinate efforts to provide food and other essential supplies to people in need across the island needs to be known, and needs to be supported.
Mains water supply outage to affect Chalong, Rawai
Mains water supply outage to affect Chalong, Rawai
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Chalang and Rawai, near Chalong Circle, this coming Wednesday (Feb 17).
Phuket Vagabonds announce youth development day
Phuket Vagabonds announce youth development day
RUGBY: Following the success of their first open clinic in November 2020, the Phuket Vagabonds Rugby Club are excited to invite eager young rugby players to another open day of rugby development.
No more snakes to be released in Phuket
No more snakes to be released in Phuket
PHUKET: Amid fears that large king cobras caught in or near houses over the past month will be released back into the wild in Phuket, Pongchart Chouehorm, Director of the Khao Phra Thaew Natural and Wildlife Education Centre in Thalang has announced that all snakes caught in homes in Phuket are to be taken off-island.
Phuket marks quiet start to Chinese New Year
Phuket marks quiet start to Chinese New Year
PHUKET: Chinese New Year got off to a quiet start today (Feb 12), with the streets quiet for the special public holiday declared in the hope of boosting domestic tourism, and only local residents attending Chinese shrines across the island instead of the bustling crowds of tourists seen in years past.
Electricity outages to affect Thepkrasattri, Pa Khlok
Electricity outages to affect Thepkrasattri, Pa Khlok
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Tambon Thepkrasattri on Monday (Feb 15) and Pa Khlok on Tuesday (Feb 16) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
‘One Phuket’ launched to counter COVID poverty, failing food security
‘One Phuket’ launched to counter COVID poverty, failing food security
PHUKET: A small group of local residents have banded together to coalesce efforts to help those in dire need of assistance as the COVID economic crisis continues to batter Phuket.
Phuket officials ordered to prepare for Royal visit
Phuket officials ordered to prepare for Royal visit
PHUKET: Phuket officials were instructed today to prepare for an official visit by HRH Princess Ubolratana, who will visit the island on Mar 26.
Phuket business leaders appeal ban on independent sourcing of COVID vaccine
Phuket business leaders appeal ban on independent sourcing of COVID vaccine
PHUKET: Key leaders of Phuket business associations have filed a joint request addressed to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to reconsider the ban on local administrations and private businesses from buying Thai-government-approved vaccinations for COVID-19.
Phuket Poll: Would you take a COVID vaccine?
Phuket Poll: Would you take a COVID vaccine?
PHUKET: With Phuket amid a big push to attract domestic tourists to the island and the call by all major Phuket businesses associations, not just tourism industry representatives, for the island to re-open to international visitors from Oct 1, all eyes are turning to COVID vaccination as Phuket’s big hope to restart the island’s economy.
Human vaccine trials to start in Thailand next month
Human vaccine trials to start in Thailand next month
THAILAND: Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed today (Feb 10) that Thailand will start clinical trials of a locally developed COVID-19 vaccine in March, the country’s first inoculation program to enter human trials.
Phuket Governor spearheads new domestic tourism campaign
Phuket Governor spearheads new domestic tourism campaign
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew yesterday announced the launch of a new campaign that hopes to bring tourists to visit Phuket to help draw domestic tourists to the island.
DSI shut down B2bn illegal streaming website
DSI shut down B2bn illegal streaming website
THAILAND: Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have shut down an illegal streaming service that was broadcasting pirated content online after raiding four locations in Nonthaburi and one in Nakhon Prathom last weekend.