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Phuket bowls returns with ‘Hollywood Invitational’
Phuket bowls returns with ‘Hollywood Invitational’
BOWLS: After a sustained period of inaction to allow green renovation and to mark the return from exile and quarantine of Greg “Hollywood” Holman, the Phuket bowls competition season finally returned in earnest to Kamala bowls club last Friday (Feb 19).
Myanmar junta’s top diplomat in talks with Thailand, Indonesia
Myanmar junta’s top diplomat in talks with Thailand, Indonesia
WORLD: The Myanmar junta’s foreign minister visited Thailand yesterday (Feb 24) as regional powers tried to broker an end to three weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a military coup.
Vaccine rollout to start next Monday
Vaccine rollout to start next Monday
THAILAND: Samut Sakhon, Chiang Mai and Tak will start vaccinating priority groups, including health workers, against COVID-19 from March 1.
Dept slams claims virus came from Thailand
Dept slams claims virus came from Thailand
THAILAND: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation yesterday (Feb 24) dismissed news reports suggesting Thailand was the source of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it had conducted tests on various types of wildlife claimed to have contained the virus that causes the disease and found the claims were untrue.
Phuket to receive first delivery of COVID vaccine
Phuket to receive first delivery of COVID vaccine
PHUKET: Phuket will receive its first 4,000 doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this month, Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol has announced.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1st batch of COVID vaccines arrive in Thailand! || February 24
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1st batch of COVID vaccines arrive in Thailand! || February 24
PHUKET XTRA - February 24 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Vaccines arrive in Thailand |:| Phuket retirees with financial issues urged to apply for COVID visa |:| Myanmar foreign minister visits Thailand |:| Attempted murder charge for drunk Phuket cop over Bangla shooting Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Resort staff must stay on site during Phuket ‘villa quarantine’
Resort staff must stay on site during Phuket ‘villa quarantine’
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panapong has explained some of the control measures in place at the Sri Panwa resort, where the island’s first travel bubble ‘villa quarantine’ foreign tourists, who arrived on Sunday, are observing a 14-day quarantine before being allowed to travel freely within Thailand.
Phuket police officer faces attempted murder charge over Bangla shooting
Phuket police officer faces attempted murder charge over Bangla shooting
PHUKET: The drunken Phuket police officer who shot a noodle vendor on Bangla Rd, Patong, early yesterday morning will face at least three charges, including attempted murder, the Phuket Provincial Police chief has confirmed.
Tiger Woods in surgery after car crash
Tiger Woods in surgery after car crash
WORLD: US golfer Tiger Woods was hospitalized yesterday (Feb 23) after a car crash in which his vehicle sustained “major damage,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department said.
Prayut to now get AstraZeneca shot
Prayut to now get AstraZeneca shot
THAILAND: The first COVID-19 vaccine to be given to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is made by AstraZeneca, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Phuket retirees refused visa renewal for failing bank balance asked to apply for COVID visa
Phuket retirees refused visa renewal for failing bank balance asked to apply for COVID visa
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration is urging all expats staying on retirement visas whose applications to renew their one-year permit to stay have been refused due to financial reasons to apply for a 60-day “COVID visa” so they can continue to stay in the country.
Judge dominates in PCG win over Panthers
Judge dominates in PCG win over Panthers
CRICKET: Last Sunday’s (Feb 21) invitational cricket match at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) between Goa Panthers and a PCG select XI saw a number of remarkable individual performances, but none more so than a maturely manufactured maiden half-century and triple wicket haul by PCG’s 15-year-old talent, Dom Judge.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Drunk Phuket cop shoots vendor on Bangla Road! || February 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Drunk Phuket cop shoots vendor on Bangla Road! || February 23
PHUKET XTRA - February 23 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Thailand COVID cases rise by 95 |:| Murder suspect arrested after 20 years |:| Olive Ridley turtle in Phuket after 20 years |:| China vaccine to arrive Wednesday |:| Drunk Phuket cop shoots man on Bangla Road Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Touch rugby returns to Phuket
Touch rugby returns to Phuket
TOUCH RUGBY: The first touch rugby tournament of the year kicked off at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) in Thalang last Saturday (Feb 20).
COVID vaccination priorities announced
COVID vaccination priorities announced
THAILAND: The first 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive tomorrow (Feb 24) will be sent to 13 provinces with high infection rates and economic significance, according to a government spokesman.
Air transit passengers now welcome, ‘yacht quarantine’ proposed
Air transit passengers now welcome, ‘yacht quarantine’ proposed
THAILAND: Transit flights are now being allowed through Suvarnabhumi airport and crews of visiting yachts may soon be able to complete quarantine aboard their boats, the government’s COVID-19 prevention spokesman said today (Feb 23).
Drunken Phuket police officer shoots noodle vendor on Bangla Rd
Drunken Phuket police officer shoots noodle vendor on Bangla Rd
PHUKET: A 25-year-old noodle vendor from Trang was shot and beaten by a Phuket Provincial Police officer on Bangla Rd, Patong, before dawn this morning (Feb 23).
Man arrested in Phuket Town with 4.5k ya bah pills, 600g of crystal meth
Man arrested in Phuket Town with 4.5k ya bah pills, 600g of crystal meth
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Police working with Border Patrol Police have reported arresting a man in Phuket Town after finding him in possession of 4,510 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah) and 618.18 grams of crystal meth (ya ice).
Phuket Town bars raided for late trading
Phuket Town bars raided for late trading
PHUKET: Phuket City Police went on the hunt on Sunday night and raided three bars in the heart of Phuket Town in response to a complaint by Petchaburi Provincial Police chief about nightlife venues in Phuket Town trading illegally past their mandated closings times and disturbing the peace with loud music until 4:30am.
NASA releases first audio from Mars
NASA releases first audio from Mars
WORLD: The US space agency NASA yesterday (Feb 22) released the first audio from Mars, a faint crackling recording of wind captured by the Perseverance rover.