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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.
Two men injured as pickup slams into stopped garbage truck
Two men injured as pickup slams into stopped garbage truck
PHUKET: Two men were injured when the driver of a pickup truck fell asleep at the wheel and ploughed into the back of a stopped garbage truck on Thepkrasattri Rd in Koh Kaew in the early hours of this morning (Apr 30).
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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).
Private sector unsure on jab imports
Private sector unsure on jab imports
BANGKOK: The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) will go ahead with its plan to import vaccines for companies which want to distribute them to employees, while the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) accepted that it might be too late for the private sector to procure vaccine supplies amid intense global demand.
Woman killed while crossing Thepkrasattri Rd
Woman killed while crossing Thepkrasattri Rd
PHUKET: A woman was killed when she was struck by a pickup truck while she was crossing Thepkrasattri Rd in Srisoonthorn last night (Apr 29).
Harsher COVID controls
Harsher COVID controls
BANGKOK: The government’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Thursday (Apr 29) intensified its COVID-19 controls, extending the quarantine period for arrivals, expanding ‘dark red’ control zones and requiring the nationwide wearing of face masks outside homes.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Covid orders extended as cases surpass 63,000 in Thailand || April 29
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Covid orders extended as cases surpass 63,000 in Thailand || April 29
PHUKET XTRA - April 29 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Thailand Covid update |:| Thailand, Singapore e-payment systems linked |:| AstraZeneca vaccine to be made in Thailand |:| Phuket Covid orders extended Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
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).
Fear over sloppy mask disposal
Fear over sloppy mask disposal
THAILAND: An estimated 1.8 billion face masks are being discarded nationwide each day, many of them improperly, raising fears among medics of a further spread of COVID-19.
Local AstraZeneca jab ready by June
Local AstraZeneca jab ready by June
THAILAND: AstraZeneca’s plan to produce its COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand has made significant progress and the first batch of vaccines will be ready for delivery to the government by June.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: School pushed until June as Prime Minister’s powers increased || April 28
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: School pushed until June as Prime Minister’s powers increased || April 28
PHUKET XTRA - April 28 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Phuket foreigners face deportation, legal action if flouting Covid rules |:| Premier’s news sweeping powers |:| Vaccine didn’t kill woman |:| School pushed back |:| Thai Covid Update Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Residents threaten to torch conference hall if used as field hospital
Residents threaten to torch conference hall if used as field hospital
THAILAND: Frightened local residents have threatened to burn down a conference hall in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in Muang district if it is converted into a field hospital for COVID-19 patients.
Phuket officials re-release COVID measures order in English
Phuket officials re-release COVID measures order in English
PHUKET: Following a meeting with consuls representing at least 14 countries yesterday, the Phuket Provincial Government today (Apr 28) re-posted online the English-language version of the original order implementing the COVID prevention measures that are to remain in effect until at least Friday (Apr 30).
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.
Electricity outage to affect Kamala
Electricity outage to affect Kamala
PHUKET: The Patong branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kamala tomorrow (Apr 29) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.