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Phuket resort owners arrested for cheating ‘We Travel Together’ tourism campaign
Phuket resort owners arrested for cheating ‘We Travel Together’ tourism campaign
PHUKET: Police have arrested 14 people in Phuket, including three resort owners, for defrauding the government by cheating the government-subsidised ‘We Travel Together’ domestic tourism campaign.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Over 800 new cases, 1 new COVID death in Thailand || January 27
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Over 800 new cases, 1 new COVID death in Thailand || January 27
PHUKET XTRA - January 27 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Midnight boost for bars, pubs in Phuket |:| Patong Mayor to run for re-election |:| Support scheme for tourism staff |:| 1new death, over 800 new cases in Thailand Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Social security payment rates reduced for two months
Social security payment rates reduced for two months
PHUKET: Social Security Fund contributions paid by employers and employees have been reduced further, this time from 3% to 0.5% for two months, in order to help employers and workers affected by COVID-19 crisis.
Tokyo Olympics test event to be postponed reports
Tokyo Olympics test event to be postponed reports
OLYMPICS: The first Tokyo Olympics test event of 2021 will be postponed due to travel restrictions under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, media reported today (Jan 27).
Wuhan next-of-kin say China silencing them as WHO visits
Wuhan next-of-kin say China silencing them as WHO visits
WORLD: Relatives of Wuhan’s coronavirus dead today (Jan 27) said Chinese authorities have deleted their social media group and are pressuring them to keep quiet while a World Health Organization (WHO) team is in the city to investigate the pandemic’s origins.
Korat lawyers to help elderly ordered to return payments
Korat lawyers to help elderly ordered to return payments
THAILAND: The Lawyers Council of Nakhon Ratchasima is offering legal assistance to elderly people ordered to refund an age allowance they had been receiving for many years.
Woman thrown clear of car in bypass road accident
Woman thrown clear of car in bypass road accident
PHUKET: A woman remains unconscious in hospital after what is believed to have been a tyre blowout saw the car she was travelling spin out of control and hit a motorbike on the bypass road last night (Jan 26). After hitting the motorbike, the car rolled and then slammed into an entrance ramp to a petrol station, sending the woman flying out of the car’s rear window.
Phuket must keep guard up despite COVID relaxations, urges vice governor
Phuket must keep guard up despite COVID relaxations, urges vice governor
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong has urged all people in Phuket to keep their guard up and practice all the COVID-19 protection measures to help prevent another outbreak on the island, especially following the new relaxation measures rolled out across the island.
Support scheme for tourism staff
Support scheme for tourism staff
BANGKOK: The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) aims to establish the Tourism Labour Bank assistance programme by March for tourism workers suffering from the impact of the pandemic as the fresh outbreak could result in up to 2 million workers in the industry losing their jobs.
Anutin denies jab rollout too slow
Anutin denies jab rollout too slow
BANGKOK: Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday (Jan 26) defended the government over criticism it was taking too long to start vaccinating Thais against the coronavirus.
Controversy at the ACG as Penguins defeat Cows
Controversy at the ACG as Penguins defeat Cows
CRICKET: Emotions ran high at the ACG last Sunday (Jan 24) when the Thalang Cows faced off against the Patong Penguins in the first encounter between the two rivals this year.
Phuket order for pubs, bars to close at midnight now lifted
Phuket order for pubs, bars to close at midnight now lifted
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew today issued a new order allowing pubs, bars and other entertainment venues to once again remain open until their usual closing time. 
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand COVID cases reaches single day record! || January 26
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand COVID cases reaches single day record! || January 26
PHUKET XTRA - January 26 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Record number of daily COVID cases in Thailand |:| Vaccinations to start on Valentine’s Day |:| No demerit points for speeding in Phuket, for now |:| Income tax deadline extended Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
More elderly ordered to repay huge sums to state
More elderly ordered to repay huge sums to state
THAILAND: More cases have emerged of elderly people being told to return tens of thousands of baht to the state after it determined they were not entitled to the allowances they received for years.
Senate backs early stage abortions
Senate backs early stage abortions
THAILAND: Legislators in the Senate on Monday (Jan 25) voted in 166-7 in favour of permitting abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy while maintaining penalties for later terminations.
Hunter kills man he thought was civet
Hunter kills man he thought was civet
THAILAND: A man was shot dead in a forest in Khon Kaen last night (Jan 25) by a hunter who said he thought it was a civet, Mancha Khiri district police said.
Catch, treat, release – repeat
Catch, treat, release – repeat
PHUKET: Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) marine biologists at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) have confirmed that the dolphin they took into care last Friday has been released back to the sea. However, they also confirmed that the dolphin was not one of the two found off Pa Khlok last week that they were actually looking for that day.
Patong Mayor Chalermluck will run for re-election
Patong Mayor Chalermluck will run for re-election
PHUKET: Chalermluck Kebsup has confirmed to The Phuket News that she will run for re-election to serve a second term as Patong Mayor.
Phuket Vice Governor confirms no mandatory quarantine for Bangkok arrivals
Phuket Vice Governor confirms no mandatory quarantine for Bangkok arrivals
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong has publicly confirmed the order issued on Sunday, which no longer requires arrivals from Bangkok to observe a 14-day mandatory quarantine after arriving on the island as a standard requirement.
Four spots for Thai stars in marquee event
Four spots for Thai stars in marquee event
BADMINTON: Thai shuttlers have earned four spots in this week’s HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 on home soil.