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Electricity outage to hit Pa Klok and Koh Siray
Electricity outage to hit Pa Klok and Koh Siray
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Pa Klok and Koh Siray on Tuesday (Mar 17) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Slew of major Phuket events fall victim to COVID-19
Slew of major Phuket events fall victim to COVID-19
PHUKET: Key tourism figures this week supported moves to cancel or postpone mass-gathering events across the island to help stave off the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Phuket officials announce daily COVID-19 checks on all arrivals from France, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan
Phuket officials announce daily COVID-19 checks on all arrivals from France, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan
PHUKET: Officials in Phuket will now check on all arrivals from Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Germany, France, and Spain each day to monitor their health to make sure they are not infected with COVID-19, Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong has announced.
Phuket airport downshifts COVID entry requirements
Phuket airport downshifts COVID entry requirements
PHUKET: In a huge downshift in tracking potential COVID cases entering the country, the Airports of Thailand management team operating Phuket International Airport (AoT Phuket) has posted an oblige formal notice only announcing that arrivals from the six declared risk areas China, South Korea, Macau, Hong Kong, Italy and Iran must complete the “T.8” form declaring their travel history any health issues experienced in the past 14 days, and present a medical certificate attesting that they are not infected with the virus.
Royal Thai Navy in Phuket marks 28 years of the Third Area Command
Royal Thai Navy in Phuket marks 28 years of the Third Area Command
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy yesterday (Mar 11) commemorated the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the Third Area Command, which is based at Cape Panwa, on Phuket’s east coast.
Phuket airport readies to roll out COVID-19 entry requirements
Phuket airport readies to roll out COVID-19 entry requirements
PHUKET: Officers at Phuket International Airport today held a series of urgent meetings ahead of implementing the new requirements to be applied to people arriving in the country to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Thailand confirms 11 more coronavirus cases
Thailand confirms 11 more coronavirus cases
THAILAND: At a press conference held by the Ministry of Health today (Mar 12), it was confirmed that 11 new cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 have been confirmed in Thailand.
Electricity outage to hit Chalong
Electricity outage to hit Chalong
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Chalong tomorrow (Mar 13) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Confusion over entry requirements for Russians as Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries
Confusion over entry requirements for Russians as Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries
PHUKET: Confusion remains over whether not the announcement by Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda today (Mar 11), saying that Thailand had cancelled the grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries and visa exemption for three others in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, applies to Russians.
Electricity outage to hit Cherng Talay
Electricity outage to hit Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Cherng Talay tomorrow (Mar 12) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket Governor shuts four virus quarantine zones, opens new secret location
Phuket Governor shuts four virus quarantine zones, opens new secret location
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has announced that he has closed the four COVID-19 quarantine zones he proclaimed only last Friday – but added that he has opened a new quarantine zone at a secret location in Phuket where five Thais who returned to Phuket from South Korea on Saturday are now being held under observation.
Andrew Wood elected President of Skål International Bangkok for second consecutive term
Andrew Wood elected President of Skål International Bangkok for second consecutive term
BANGKOK: Andrew J Wood was elected President of the Bangkok Skal club in a unanimous show of support at a packed AGM meeting at the Hyatt Regency Bangkok hotel yesterday (Mar 10). At the meeting, also by a unanimous vote, Tom Sorensen was elected Vice President of the club.
Electricity outage to hit Chalong
Electricity outage to hit Chalong
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Chalong tomorrow (Mar 11) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket Tesco store refutes rumours store closed over COVID-19 infection
Phuket Tesco store refutes rumours store closed over COVID-19 infection
PHUKET: Management at the main Tesco store in Thalang today (Mar 9) blasted rumours spreading online that the store had closed after a man confirmed infected with COVID-19 had entered the store.
Police hunt for firestarter after Kamala hills trash fire flares up
Police hunt for firestarter after Kamala hills trash fire flares up
PHUKET: Police have been asked to track down who started a trash fire in the hills behind Kamala yesterday (Mar 8) after the flames quickly scorched through the dry grass in the area and endangered local residents’ homes.
KBank closes all currency exchange booths over coronavirus fears
KBank closes all currency exchange booths over coronavirus fears
PHUKET: Kasikornbank (KBank) has closed all its currency exchange booths and its branches will no longer accept foreign currencies for exchange over fears of the COVID-19 coronavirus spreading.
Double buns, twice the fun: Phuket’s Best Burger returns with a twist
Double buns, twice the fun: Phuket’s Best Burger returns with a twist
Everyone loves a great burger. The perfect ratio of burger to bun, the selection of choice ingredients and the overall personality of the burger maestro are all major factors in determining whether any hamburger is worthy of the label “Phuket’s Best Burger”.
Phuket Opinion: Hiding the truth
Phuket Opinion: Hiding the truth
PHUKET: Confidence in Thai officials to be transparent and truthful in reporting the current situation in Thailand concerning the COVID-19 coronavirus took a huge hit this week with Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (DDC) Dr Kajohnsak Kaewjarus flying all the way from Bangkok just to refuse to confirm or deny whether a Chinese national in Phuket had been confirmed as infected with the virus.
Phuket Sailor’s Regatta scheduled to go ahead
Phuket Sailor’s Regatta scheduled to go ahead
SAILING: The Phuket Yacht Club (PYC) yesterday (Mar 6) announced that the upcoming 2020 Sailor’s Regatta will be going ahead, despite a spate of local, regional and international sporting events falling victim to the threat of coronavirus and being cancelled.
Mixed bag for Phuket fighters at AMMA meet
Mixed bag for Phuket fighters at AMMA meet
MUAY THAI: Despite a gallant effort, Phuket based Salimkhan Ibragimov was unsuccessful in his quest to win the WBC Muay Thai Super-Middleweight title on Feb 23 at the AMMA (Authentic Mixed Martial Arts) event at HatPaong Football Stadium in Phuket.