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Wuhan virus cases ‘may be 10 times higher than reported’
Wuhan virus cases ‘may be 10 times higher than reported’
CHINA: The number of coronavirus cases in the city where the outbreak was first detected may have been 10 times higher than official figures suggest, according to a study by Chinese health authorities in Wuhan.
Tiered bans on gatherings imposed nationwide over COVID
Tiered bans on gatherings imposed nationwide over COVID
THAILAND: The government has banned all gatherings “posing risk of disease transmission”, except for household meetings and government activities, effective immediately in COVID-plagued zones.
Cabinet adds new eight new public holidays for 2021
Cabinet adds new eight new public holidays for 2021
PHUKET: The Cabinet has approved four new national public holidays and four new “regional” public holidays for next year in the hope of the extra public holidays will help boost domestic tourism throughout the country.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen hails extraction of country’s ‘first drop of oil’
Cambodia’s Hun Sen hails extraction of country’s ‘first drop of oil’
WORLD: Cambodian premier Hun Sen announced yesterday (Dec 29) that the kingdom had extracted its first drop of crude oil from its waters, a long-awaited milestone for one of Southeast Asia’s poorest nations.
Man Utd move up to second amid COVID concerns for the Premier League
Man Utd move up to second amid COVID concerns for the Premier League
FOOTBALL: Marcus Rashford’s 93rd minute strike beat Wolves 1-0 to move Manchester United into second in the Premier League as fears over the continuation of the season due to rising coronavirus infection rates grew yesterday (Dec 29).
Phuket reports zero deaths in first day of Seven Days of Danger 
Phuket reports zero deaths in first day of Seven Days of Danger 
PHUKET: Phuket has concluded the first day of Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year with zero deaths from midnight to midnight yesterday (Dec 29). 
Illegal migrants can apply to stay, cabinet confirms
Illegal migrants can apply to stay, cabinet confirms
THAILAND: The cabinet yesterday (Dec 29) approved the registration of illegal migrant workers, allowing them to stay in the country for two years, in a bid to contain the novel coronavirus.
End of dangerous Patong beach road woes ‘coming soon’
End of dangerous Patong beach road woes ‘coming soon’
PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup has announced that the long awaited completion of installing power and communication cables underground along the Patong Beach road will be ‘soon’, beginning an end to months of motorists having to negotiate dangerous bumps and raised areas on the road where workers have been installing the cables.
Stay home, urges Prayut
Stay home, urges Prayut
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday (Dec 29) urged people to stay at home over the New Year holidays in light of the recent COVID-19 upsurge.
New Phuket Prison receives first guests
New Phuket Prison receives first guests
PHUKET: More than 2,000 male inmates were transferred to the new Phuket Provincial Prison in Bangjo, Srisoonthorn, today (Dec 29) as an early New Year’s gift to the prisoners who had remained incarcerated at the long-overcrowded prison in Phuket Town.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: First Covid-19 death in Thailand in 2 months! Four new holidays in 2021! || December 29
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: First Covid-19 death in Thailand in 2 months! Four new holidays in 2021! || December 29
PHUKET XTRA - December 29 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com First Covid-19 death in Thailand in 2 months, Bangkok closures |:| No migrants infected in Phuket |:| New PPAO President speaks |:| 47 baby turtles hatch, head to sea in Phang Nga |:| Four new holidays in 2021 |:| Soi Dog passes 500k sterilisations Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Rewat sets sights on helping COVID unemployed, people without incomes
Rewat sets sights on helping COVID unemployed, people without incomes
PHUKET: Rewat Areerob, who has been unofficially named president-elect of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) following the election held on Dec 20, has announced that helping people subsisting on incomes heavily affected by the COVID-19 outbreak among his top priorities.
Second nest of baby leatherback turtles hatch at Bang Khwan Beach
Second nest of baby leatherback turtles hatch at Bang Khwan Beach
PHUKET: A total of 47 baby leatherback turtles hatched and successfully made their way into the sea from a nest on Bang Khwan Beach last night (Dec 28), the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has reported.
When form hits the fan call ‘Big Sam’
When form hits the fan call ‘Big Sam’
FOOTBALL: If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire: Big Sam.
Sudarat launches new party
Sudarat launches new party
THAILAND: Former Pheu Thai heavyweight Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, who left the opposition party last month, has started a new political party.
EU clears way for China investment pact
EU clears way for China investment pact
WORLD: EU member states gave political backing to Brussels’ planned investment pact with China yesterday (Dec 28), clearing the way for a deal between the world’s biggest economic blocs.
Mass random swab tests fail to find infected migrant workers in Phuket
Mass random swab tests fail to find infected migrant workers in Phuket
PHUKET: Mass random swab tests of hundreds of migrant workers from camps all across the island have so far failed to identify any workers infected with COVID-19, the Phuket health chief has revealed.
Man City’s clash at Everton postponed due to multiple COVID-19 cases
Man City’s clash at Everton postponed due to multiple COVID-19 cases
FOOTBALL: Manchester City’s Premier League visit to Everton yesterday (Dec 28) was postponed after multiple new positive tests for coronavirus were detected among Pep Guardiola’s squad.
First COVID-19 death in two months
First COVID-19 death in two months
THAILAND: A worker at the gambling den in Rayong province has died, the first COVID-19 death in Thailand in two months, bringing the fatalities to 61.
Ministry seeks cabinet nod for registration of illegal workers
Ministry seeks cabinet nod for registration of illegal workers
THAILAND: The Interior Ministry is seeking the cabinet’s approval to allow up to a million illegal migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to register for legal employment in its bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, a ministry source said.