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All bridges to Phuket to close late night as health officials ‘exhausted’
All bridges to Phuket to close late night as health officials ‘exhausted’
PHUKET: All bridges onto and off the island are to be closed to all traffic, except emergency service vehicles and trucks delivering goods, from 11pm to 5am each night to help exhausted health officers cope with the volume of people being checked for COVID-19, Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong confirmed. 
Penguins perish after Fonseka flyer
Penguins perish after Fonseka flyer
CRICKET: With a limited number of players currently available, local teams the Thalang Cows and the Patong Penguins decided to begin a 3 match series of T20 9s at the ACG last Sunday (Apr 25).
Phuket foreigners told to be COVID ‘socially responsible’ or face expulsion
Phuket foreigners told to be COVID ‘socially responsible’ or face expulsion
PHUKET: Foreigners in Phuket caught ignoring COVID prevention measures and acting in a manner deemed to be not “socially responsible” will face legal penalties and may even face being kicked out of the country.
Sinovac jab did not kill saleswoman: committee
Sinovac jab did not kill saleswoman: committee
THAILAND: An initial medical investigation into the death of a 23-year-old saleswoman has found that it was not linked to Sinovac vaccine doses she had recently been given in Samut Sakhon, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
Local AstraZeneca vaccine ‘fit for use’
Local AstraZeneca vaccine ‘fit for use’
THAILAND: Samples of the AstraZeneca vaccine licensed to be produced locally by Siam Bioscience have passed the standard set by the Department of Medical Sciences (DMS), according to the department.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Record Thailand Covid deaths as premier fined over face mask || April 27
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Record Thailand Covid deaths as premier fined over face mask || April 27
PHUKET XTRA - April 27 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Thai COVID deaths hit new record |:| Phuket expats test positive upon return home |:| Premier breaks face mask rule |:| Kata Hill rd. safe to use |:| Police turns 191 into secondary Covid-19 hotline Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Major water supply outage to hit heart of Phuket Town
Major water supply outage to hit heart of Phuket Town
PHUKET: The Phuket City Municipality Waterworks Division has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Phuket Town tomorrow (Apr 28) as maintenance works are carried out on the water-production facility serving much of the town.
Myanmar insurgents say they razed military base near Thai border
Myanmar insurgents say they razed military base near Thai border
WORLD: A prominent ethnic rebel group attacked and burned down a military base in eastern Myanmar near the border with Mae Hong Son province early this morning (Apr 27), an official from the group said.
Travelling Phuket expats test positive on return home
Travelling Phuket expats test positive on return home
PHUKET: Two expats from Phuket have tested positive for COVID-19 at the checkpoint leading onto the island while trying to return home from travelling off-island. One of them is an Italian man who returned from a trip to Krabi, the other is a Belgium man who had returned from Bangkok after visiting the Belgium embassy to renew his passport.
Cricket stars leave IPL as India virus toll grows
Cricket stars leave IPL as India virus toll grows
CRICKET: Two Australian cricketers became the latest stars to pull out of the Indian Premier League yesterday (Apr 26) as top bowler Pat Cummins said he was told the competition was being kept going to provide “a few hours of joy and respite” during India’s growing coronavirus crisis.
Dozen private clinics, labs face legal action over control measures
Dozen private clinics, labs face legal action over control measures
THAILAND: The Department of Health Service Support is threatening to take legal action against at least a dozen private clinics and laboratories offering COVID-19 testing services that failed to comply with coronavirus control measures.
Prayut among first fined for breaking mask rule
Prayut among first fined for breaking mask rule
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been fined B6,000 for failing to wear a mask during a meeting with his vaccine procurement advisers.
Police turn 191 into secondary COVID-19 hotline
Police turn 191 into secondary COVID-19 hotline
BANGKOK: Royal Thai Police have added 191 to the COVID-19 hotline to support the busy 1668 and 1669, reports state news agency NNT.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket reopening still in the works? Silence over lockdown as vaccinations continue || April 26
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket reopening still in the works? Silence over lockdown as vaccinations continue || April 26
PHUKET XTRA - April 26 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Phuket reopening still in the works |:| Phuketians face Covid test upon return |:| Officials silent on lockdown |:| Public Health Minister not stepping down Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
COVID alert for Phuket passengers on buses to and from Bangkok
COVID alert for Phuket passengers on buses to and from Bangkok
PHUKET: All passengers who were on two different buses between Phuket and Bangkok last week have been advised to contact Phuket health officials now that they are deemed to have had “high-risk contact” (HRC) for infection with COVID-19.
Electricity outage to affect Cherng Talay, Surin Beach area
Electricity outage to affect Cherng Talay, Surin Beach area
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Cherng Talay on Thursday (Apr 29) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Kata Hill road safe to use, assures Phuket Highways Office
Kata Hill road safe to use, assures Phuket Highways Office
PHUKET: As heavy isolated downpours continue to strafe the island, the Chief of the Phuket HIghways Office has assured that the road over the hill from Chalong to Kata is safe to use, despite a 200-metre section of the road starting to collapse due to ground erosion late last year.
China censors Oscars success of history-making Chloe Zhao
China censors Oscars success of history-making Chloe Zhao
WORLD: Beijing-born Chloe Zhao was scrubbed from Chinese social media today (Apr 26) as a nationalist backlash airbrushed out her remarkable achievement of becoming the first woman of colour to win the best director Oscar.
Anutin defies calls to quit health post
Anutin defies calls to quit health post
THAILAND: Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is facing down calls to resign over his failure to contain the COVID-19 crisis.
Phuket Town pharmacist angered by one-armed man’s saliva antics
Phuket Town pharmacist angered by one-armed man’s saliva antics
PHUKET: A pharmacist in Phuket Town has gone public with her complaint against Phuket officials, including police, for the lack of action taken over a man who has been harassing her customers for money, and who has since intentionally wiped saliva on the door to her shop.