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Electricity outage to hit Pa Klok
Electricity outage to hit Pa Klok
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Pa Klok on Friday (Mar 20) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Anzac Day services cancelled
Anzac Day services cancelled
PHUKET: The Australian Government has cancelled all Australian-led Anzac Day services, including those held overseas, including in Phuket, amid fears of the COVID-19 coronavirus spreading.
PIWC monthly meetings on hold
PIWC monthly meetings on hold
The Phuket International Women’s Club (PIWC) has cancelled all monthly meeting until further notice due to concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus spreading.
Accor announces the signing of V Villas Phuket
Accor announces the signing of V Villas Phuket
PHUKET: Accor has announced the signing of V Villas Phuket, a 24-pool villa resort being developed on a hilltop in Ao Yon Beach that will join the group’s MGallery Hotel Collection.
Phuket bars, clubs closed for 14 days over COVID-19 fears
Phuket bars, clubs closed for 14 days over COVID-19 fears
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has given the order for all entertainment venues in Phuket, including bars, to close for 14 days.
Education Minister orders all schools closed
Education Minister orders all schools closed
PHUKET: All schools and other educational institutions in the country will be closed as of tomorrow (Mar 18) by order of the Minster of Education as part of the government’s measures to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Cabinet approves Songkran postponement, school closures
Cabinet approves Songkran postponement, school closures
THAILAND: Plans to postpone next month’s Songkran New Year holiday due to precautions around coronavirus were approved by the cabinet today (Mar 17).
Electricity outage to hit Koh Yao Yai and Koh Yao Noi
Electricity outage to hit Koh Yao Yai and Koh Yao Noi
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off to Koh Yao Yai and Koh Yao Noi on Friday (Mar 20).
ACST Phuket cricket week cancelled
ACST Phuket cricket week cancelled
CRICKET: Regrettably the annual Asian Cricket Sixes Tour (ACST) Phuket Cricket week, scheduled to start on Thursday April 9, has been cancelled due to precautions around the coronavirus COVID-19.
Phuket tourism heavyweights slam government handling of COVID-19, call for overhaul
Phuket tourism heavyweights slam government handling of COVID-19, call for overhaul
PHUKET: Nine major Phuket tourism business associations have publicly posted a list of “suggestions” for the government to follow in its response to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, including establishing a non-government command centre and having journalists releasing information to the public, not government agencies.
‘Muay Thai Under The Sky’ event postponed
‘Muay Thai Under The Sky’ event postponed
MUAY THAI: The “Muay Thai Under The Sky IV” event, scheduled for this coming Saturday (Mar 21) at Blue Tree, has, unfortunately, been cancelled due to fears around the coronavirus.
BCCT Phuket Briefing & Networking event postponed
BCCT Phuket Briefing & Networking event postponed
PHUKET: The British Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (BCCT) has decided to postpone its first Phuket event of 2020 at the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort.
Phuket airport starts screening walk-ins
Phuket airport starts screening walk-ins
PHUKET: The Airports of Thailand management team operating Phuket International Airport (AoT Phuket) has posted a formal notice announcing that they have set up screening points at the entrances to both the international and domestic terminals to check people entering the facility for possible infection of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Phuket’s Best Burger event postponed
Phuket’s Best Burger event postponed
Due to the current situation with the coronavirus Phuket’s Best Burger will be postponed until September.
Poll: 53pc of tourists say will still travel to Phuket even if COVID-19 case confirmed
Poll: 53pc of tourists say will still travel to Phuket even if COVID-19 case confirmed
PHUKET: More than half of the foreign visitors to Phuket who responded to an online poll by The Phuket News voted that a person in Phuket being confirmed as infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus should not affect tourists’ decision to travel here: “It should not affect their decision at all as long reasonable precautions are taken.”
Countdown on to 2020 ACST Phuket Cricket Week
Countdown on to 2020 ACST Phuket Cricket Week
CRICKET: The annual Asian Cricket Sixes Tour (ACST) Phuket Cricket Week will soon be upon us, to be staged at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) on Thursday April 9.
Phuket Opinion: Sensing the fear
Phuket Opinion: Sensing the fear
PHUKET: The big question on everyone’s lips right now is, ‘Where do we go from here?’ Plunges in share prices on Feb 24 and again on Feb 26 amid coronavirus fears followed by the ‘Black Friday’ hammer blow by oil prices on Mar 6 has seen total market capitalisation on the Thai stock exchange lose B3.25 trillion since the beginning of the year.
Man suffers broken leg as car rams street vendor’s motorbike
Man suffers broken leg as car rams street vendor’s motorbike
PHUKET: A 28-year-old Thai man suffered broken leg after a Toyota saloon car ploughed into parked vehicles and hit a motorcycle of a street vendor he was buying drinks from. The accident happened on Soi Phisai Sapphakit in Phuket Town last Wednesday (Mar 11).
Wreaths laid for Phuket’s heroines
Wreaths laid for Phuket’s heroines
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana yesterday morning (Mar 13) led a wreath-laying and praising ceremony in honour of Phuket’s two heroines at the Heroines Monument in Thalang.
Phuket officials check sanitation measures at Rassada Pier
Phuket officials check sanitation measures at Rassada Pier
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana led an inspection of Rassada Pier, the main terminal for tourists visiting nearby islands by boat, to highlight sanitation measures in place.