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Position-tracking app required in 5 provinces
Position-tracking app required in 5 provinces
BANGKOK: People in the COVID-19-hit provinces of Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Trat, Rayong and Samut Sakhon must use the MorChana position-tracking app, according to the spokesman of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Southern provinces still submerged by floods
Southern provinces still submerged by floods
PATTANI: The monsoon in the southern region has now started to ease, but many areas especially those near the Pattani river remain submerged by flood waters. The water level in the Pattani river has been rising since a reservoir upstream had to start discharging water.
What does 2021 hold for local businesses?
What does 2021 hold for local businesses?
Andres Pira, CEO & Founder of Blue Horizon Developments, shares his insights
Health ministry gets additional B4.66bn budget for COVID fight
Health ministry gets additional B4.66bn budget for COVID fight
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry has been allocated B4.66 billion from the government’s central budget for use in battling the new wave of coronavirus disease.
Former Patong taxi boss arrested for guns, drugs
Former Patong taxi boss arrested for guns, drugs
PHUKET: A former president of the Patong Taxi Club has been arrested in a raid that netted 122,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills and two illegal firearms. 
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket COVID masks at all times? Phuket hotels start closing again! || January 8
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket COVID masks at all times? Phuket hotels start closing again! || January 8
PHUKET XTRA - January 8 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Face masks mandatory in Phuket, again |:| Phuket hotels start closing again |:| No tax delay filing in the works |:| 205 new Covid cases in Thailand today Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Minnows Marine FC prepare for ‘magical moment’ in Spurs FA Cup tie
Minnows Marine FC prepare for ‘magical moment’ in Spurs FA Cup tie
FOOTBALL: English football minnows Marine FC are preparing to host mighty Tottenham on Sunday (Jan 10) in what will be the biggest mismatch in FA Cup history.
Thai AirAsia Latest virus outbreak ‘destroyed’ us
Thai AirAsia Latest virus outbreak ‘destroyed’ us
THAILAND: Thai AirAsia (TAA) is dubbing the latest outbreak the worst crisis for aviation in Thailand as airlines face more pressure than during the lockdown last year.
Swede escapes serious injury in high-speed collision on bypass road
Swede escapes serious injury in high-speed collision on bypass road
PHUKET: A Swedish man escaped serious injury when his car was struck by an Isuzu MU-X SUV travelling at high speed on the bypass road yesterday (Jan 7), ramming the Swedish man’s car into a truck parked by the side of the road.
COVID travel permit ‘impractical’
COVID travel permit ‘impractical’
THAILAND: Emotions ran high at a number of district offices, where residents of eastern provinces which had been declared maximum and strict COVID-19 control areas were seen queuing for hours to get a permit to travel.
Phuket hotels start closing again
Phuket hotels start closing again
PHUKET: Hotels across Phuket that had re-opened in the hope of attracting enough guests to at least pay operating costs are now closing again, Kongsak Khoopongsakorn, President of the Thailand Hotels Association Southern chapter, has confirmed.
Boeing to pay $2.5 bn to settle US fraud charges after MAX crashes
Boeing to pay $2.5 bn to settle US fraud charges after MAX crashes
WORLD: US prosecutors yesterday (Jan 7) hit Boeing with US$2.5 billion (B75bn) in fines, settling a criminal charge over claims the company defrauded regulators overseeing the 737 MAX, which was grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes.
High season lost, operators ask for 50% salary subsidies
High season lost, operators ask for 50% salary subsidies
THAILAND: The ongoing outbreak is ruining any hopes for high-season tourism, with operators urging the government to subsidise 50% of monthly salaries to help employees in the industry.
Phuket officials clarify rules on wearing face mask while eating, exercising in public
Phuket officials clarify rules on wearing face mask while eating, exercising in public
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Government has issued a clarification on the conditions of wearing a face mask while eating or exercising in public areas.
Indonesia frees cleric linked to Bali bombing
Indonesia frees cleric linked to Bali bombing
WORLD: A radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings was freed from prison earlier today (Jan 8), Indonesian authorities said, stirring grief and anger among victims nearly 20 years after Indonesia’s worst terror attack.
Thousands evacuate flood-hit deep South
Thousands evacuate flood-hit deep South
THAILAND: Authorities are evacuating flood-residents in Yala, as higher than average precipitation across the three southernmost border provinces since Monday (Jan 4) have inundated over 18,000 households in the region.
Government u-turns on Mor Chana
Government u-turns on Mor Chana
THAILAND: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday (Jan 7) urged people to download onto their smartphone a COVID-19 contact-tracing app called “Mor Chana”. However, there would be no punishments for those who do not download it, so long as they inform officials of their travel plans when crossing provincial borders.
Asia Win New Year Opener At ACG
Asia Win New Year Opener At ACG
CRICKET: Phuket’s 2021 cricket calendar was kick-started last Sunday (Jan 3) with an Asia select XI taking on a Rest of the World (ROW) select XI in a 35-over match at the ACG.
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Phuket under face mask order, B20k fine
Phuket under face mask order, B20k fine
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued a provincial order making it illegal to not wear a face mask in a public area. The penalty for breach of the order is a fine of up to B20,000 or may even include a jail term, the order warned.