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Phuket Opinion: The need for vaccination choice
Phuket Opinion: The need for vaccination choice
PHUKET: The push to vaccinate as many people in Phuket as possible before the July 1 deadline is underway, with more than 7,000 people receiving their first injections within 24 hours after the first main delivery of vaccines arrived on the island this week.
Underwear thief strikes in Cherng Talay
Underwear thief strikes in Cherng Talay
PHUKET: Local residents in Baan Pasak, Cherng Talay, are on the lookout for a young man who stole a woman’s underwear from in front of her house in broad daylight.
New speed limit of 120km/h starts
New speed limit of 120km/h starts
BANGKOK: The Transport Ministry has started the faster highway speed limit of 120 kilometres per hour on a section of  Highway 32 between Bang Pa-in district of Ayutthaya and Muang district of Ang Thong.
TAT announces full list of requirements for international arrivals under reduced quarantine
TAT announces full list of requirements for international arrivals under reduced quarantine
PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced a full list of the requirements for vaccinated international arrivals to enter Phuket under the reduced quarantine measures which came into effect on Thursday (Apr 1).
Thailand’s first reduced quarantine tourists arrive in Phuket
Thailand’s first reduced quarantine tourists arrive in Phuket
PHUKET: The first tourists to arrive in Phuket under the reduced mandatory quarantine introduced on Thursday landed at Phuket International Airport just after 6:30am today (Apr 3).
Hamilton and Button on board as green machines go to extremes
Hamilton and Button on board as green machines go to extremes
MOTOR SPORT: Billed as motor-sport with a “platform for climate action”, Extreme E gets underway in the deserts of Saudi Arabia today (Apr 3) before attempting to highlight the environmental dangers posed to the Arctic, Amazon rainforest as well as oceans and glaciers.
Government assures it is not at fiscal risk
Government assures it is not at fiscal risk
BANGKOK: The government’s spokesman has assured the government is not facing significant fiscal risk, following the submission of an annual risk report to the Cabinet, confirming that VAT will remain at 7%.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand’s ’Jack the Ripper’ sentenced over murder while on parole! || April 2
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand’s ’Jack the Ripper’ sentenced over murder while on parole! || April 2
PHUKET XTRA - April 2 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket Paroled serial killer sentenced |:| Monk dies after vaccination |:| Thailand Covid cases up by 58 |:| Phuket Airport says travellers must register on GoPhuget.com Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Yingluck freed of B35bn rice compensation order
Yingluck freed of B35bn rice compensation order
BANGKOK: The Central Administrative Court on Friday (Apr 2) annulled the Finance Ministry’s order that fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra pay B35.7 billion in compensation for her administration’s loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme.
Nakhon Pathom student tests positive for COVID after Phuket visit
Nakhon Pathom student tests positive for COVID after Phuket visit
BANGKOK: A 19-year-old student at Mahidol University who recently visited Phuket with friends has now been confirmed as positive for COVID-19, Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), revealed today (Apr 2).
Battle for Premier League top four heats up
Battle for Premier League top four heats up
FOOTBALL: Manchester City already have one hand on the Premier League trophy but the battle for the top four is likely to go down to the wire as a clutch of clubs seek to join Europe’s elite next season, with nine games remaining for most teams.
Phuket school douses fears of student gang fight brewing
Phuket school douses fears of student gang fight brewing
PHUKET: The principal of a large school in Phuket Town has moved to assure the public that a fight between two junior high school students from different schools had not ballooned out of control into conflict between two student gangs.
Phuket Airport reminds travellers ‘gophuget’ registration still required
Phuket Airport reminds travellers ‘gophuget’ registration still required
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport has reminded travellers that they must still register their intended travel to Phuket through the gophuget.com web portal and have MorChana installed on their phone in order to be cleared to arrive on the island.
Plan to evacuate Thais if Myanmar strife escalates
Plan to evacuate Thais if Myanmar strife escalates
THAILAND: A plan has been formulated to evacuate Thais stranded in Myanmar if the violence there worsens.
Police charge Brussels April Fool’s Day ‘party’ crowd
Police charge Brussels April Fool’s Day ‘party’ crowd
WORLD: Police on horseback and using water cannon charged a crowd of up to 2,000 people gathered in a Brussels park yesterday (Apr 1) for a fake concert announced on social media as an April Fool’s Day prank.
Thailand’s Tavatanakit cruises to first-round lead
Thailand’s Tavatanakit cruises to first-round lead
GOLF: Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit fired a stress-free six-under par 66 to take the first round lead yesterday (Apr 1) in the year’s first golf major, the LPGA ANA Inspiration.
New app to book COVID shots
New app to book COVID shots
THAILAND: The Ministry of Public Health will be launching “Mor Prom,” a phone app that lets people book their COVID-19 vaccines, next month.
State mulls free flights in sandbox
State mulls free flights in sandbox
BANGKOK: The Tourism and Sports Ministry is considering offering free cross-provincial flights for foreign tourists after airline workers are approved for COVID-19 inoculation this week.
Mysterious monolith appears in Hua Hin
Mysterious monolith appears in Hua Hin
THAILAND: Since November 2020, there have been over 200 reported sightings of monoliths internationally.
Phuket Airport prepares for international visitors
Phuket Airport prepares for international visitors
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport has begun preparations to receive overseas visitors as the island strives to reinvigorate its tourism industry following the government’s confirmation of relaxed quarantine conditions, effective today (Apr 1).