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Phuket Governor issues order against face-mask price gouging
Phuket Governor issues order against face-mask price gouging
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued an order against price gouging when selling face masks. Violators face up a fine of up to B100,000 or even up to five years imprisonment, the Governor has warned.
Phuket Opinion: Looking for clear signs
Phuket Opinion: Looking for clear signs
PHUKET: If there were ever a time that a single clear explanation of what the country’s leaders are aiming for in coping with the ongoing spread of the mutating COVID-19 virus, that time is now.
Patong tsunami memorial service falls to COVID events ban
Patong tsunami memorial service falls to COVID events ban
PHUKET: The annual Light Up Phuket tsunami memorial event at Loma Park in Patong will not be held this year due to concerns over COVID-19, Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup confirmed late this afternoon (Dec 26).
TAT joins launch of new ASQ/ALQ booking platform
TAT joins launch of new ASQ/ALQ booking platform
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced the launch of a new “one-stop” web platform for booking stays at over 100 Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) and Alternative Local Quarantine (ALQ) hotels in Thailand. 
No new COVID cases in Phuket, reports PPHO
No new COVID cases in Phuket, reports PPHO
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has reported that further testing of people believed to have been at high-risk exposure of contracting COVID-19 from the three cases already confirmed on the island have failed to identify any new cases of people infected with the disease.
Phuket COVID cases remain at three
Phuket COVID cases remain at three
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has announced that the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the island remains at three: the father who contracted the virus at a big bike rally on Koh Lanta last week and his two sons, aged 9 and 13.
Merry Christmas, Phuket
Merry Christmas, Phuket
PHUKET: While many expats across the island are celebrating Christmas today, government offices and many businesses on Phuket will remain open.
Australian women business leaders receive Australian Consul support
Australian women business leaders receive Australian Consul support
PHUKET: The Australian Consul-General in Phuket, Matthew Barclay, was proud to host the first gathering of Australian Women Business Leaders in Southern Thailand at an event in Phuket earlier this week.
Migrant workers banned from entering or leaving Phuket
Migrant workers banned from entering or leaving Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued an order for employers of migrant workers to not move any migrant workers into or out of the province.
Electricity outage to affect Pa Khlok
Electricity outage to affect Pa Khlok
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Pa Khlok on Monday (Dec 28) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket New Year mass events cancelled, COVID-19 protocols in force
Phuket New Year mass events cancelled, COVID-19 protocols in force
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued an order banning all mass events organised by the government to celebrate the New Year. Smaller private parties held by hotels, restaurants and members of the public may still go ahead, but must comply with COVID-19 protection measures.
Phuket Fishing Port on restricted entry
Phuket Fishing Port on restricted entry
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew today (Dec 23) issued an order banning all non-Phuket based fishing boats from docking in Phuket.
Former Phuket Public Prosecutors face corruption charges
Former Phuket Public Prosecutors face corruption charges
PHUKET: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is moving to have two former Phuket Public Prosecutors charged for corruption for allegedly demanding money from a defendant in order to drop charges of encroaching on state land.
ONWR tackles Phuket’s long-term water supply woes
ONWR tackles Phuket’s long-term water supply woes
PHUKET: Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) Secretary-General Somkiat Prajamwong visited Phuket earlier this week to follow up on local projects to boost water supply across the island.
Mass COVID tests of Myanmar migrant workers in Phuket fail to find infections
Mass COVID tests of Myanmar migrant workers in Phuket fail to find infections
PHUKET: Tests of more than 7,000 migrant workers on the island have so far failed to identify any persons as infected with COVID-19, the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief has reported.
Patong Countdown New Year event cancelled
Patong Countdown New Year event cancelled
PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsap has announced that the Patong Countdown event, which each year attracts thousands of visitors to usher in the New Year with a mass beach party, has been cancelled.
Phuket schools, colleges and universities close over COVID fears
Phuket schools, colleges and universities close over COVID fears
PHUKET: At least 14 government-operated schools, colleges and universities in Phuket have closed over fears of COVID-19 spreading.
Phuket man infected with COVID at big bike rally on Koh Lanta
Phuket man infected with COVID at big bike rally on Koh Lanta
PHUKET: A 40-year-old Phuket Thai man has tested positive for COVID-19 after joining a big bike event on Koh Lanta, Krabi, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew confirmed in a video broadcast last night (Dec 22).
Second Phuket school closes early as parent confirmed COVID-positive
Second Phuket school closes early as parent confirmed COVID-positive
PHUKET: Phuket Wittayalai School in Phuket Town closed today (Dec 22) after it was confirmed that a parent of one of the students at the school has tested positive for COVID-19.
Phuket lockdown rumours ‘not true’, confirms vice governor
Phuket lockdown rumours ‘not true’, confirms vice governor
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee late today (Dec 22) went public to dismiss rumours that Phuket is already under lockdown as false.