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High hopes for 5G to broaden Phuket’s economic base
High hopes for 5G to broaden Phuket’s economic base
PHUKET: 5G coverage across the island is already nearing 100% with only lesser populated areas remaining to be connected, as hopes run high that the new level of connectivity will help lure many different types of businesses not dependent on tourism to start up on the island.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Kata condo land deed illegal! 1st local elections in 6 years this weekend! || December 18
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Kata condo land deed illegal! 1st local elections in 6 years this weekend! || December 18
PHUKET XTRA - December 18 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Kata condo land deed rules illegal |:| Tax to incentivise buying electric cars |:| Thailand’s 1st local elections in 6 years this weekend |:| Visas not needed for 56 countries? Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
First post-lockdown tourists land at Phuket airport
First post-lockdown tourists land at Phuket airport
PHUKET: The first international tourists to land at Phuket International Airport since the COVID-19 lockdown began eight months ago, arrived in Phuket today (Dec 18).
MP Sira calls to freeze accounts of The Peaks condo project owners
MP Sira calls to freeze accounts of The Peaks condo project owners
PHUKET: Bangkok MP Sira Jenjaka has vowed to investigate all people involved in The Peaks Residence condominium project in Kata as well as the 57 MPs who filed a formal complaint to have him removed as a Member of Parliament.
Tour boat sought for damaging protected corals near Phi Phi
Tour boat sought for damaging protected corals near Phi Phi
PHUKET: Sophon Thongdee, Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), will follow up with the Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) over pressing charges against the operators of a speedboat that dropped anchor on baby corals in a protected area near Phi Phi Island.
Phuket Chamber of Commerce facilitating small business soft loans
Phuket Chamber of Commerce facilitating small business soft loans
PHUKET: The Phuket Chamber of Commerce (PCC) is urging local business owners to apply for soft loans now made available through the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) to help businesses struggling amid the ongoing economic crisis.
Premier League pretenders seek to prove title credentials
Premier League pretenders seek to prove title credentials
FOOTBALL: Liverpool top the Premier League table but the defending champions - like all of the traditional big guns - are finding it tough to pull away from an eager pack of contenders.
New 120km/h speed limit will not apply in Phuket
New 120km/h speed limit will not apply in Phuket
PHUKET: The move to increase the speed limit on roads throughout the country designated as highways to 120km/h will not apply anywhere in Phuket, as none of the major roads on the island satisfy the criteria for the speed limit increase, the Phuket Highways Office has confirmed.
US Navy to be ‘more assertive’ in countering China in Pacific
US Navy to be ‘more assertive’ in countering China in Pacific
WORLD: The US military warned yesterday (Dec 17) its warships would be “more assertive” in responding to violations of international law, citing in particular Beijing, which has expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea.
A clean sweep for Valentine, BISP’s Jiu-Jitsu champ
A clean sweep for Valentine, BISP’s Jiu-Jitsu champ
JIU-JITSU: Student Valentine Khetagourov-Surduk is the toast of the British International School, Phuket after he recently became a Thailand Jiu-Jitsu champion with a four-gold medal haul.
Russia handed two-year doping ban in ‘catastrophic blow to clean sport’
Russia handed two-year doping ban in ‘catastrophic blow to clean sport’
OLYMPICS: Sport’s highest court yesterday (Dec 17) banned Russia from the international stage for two years, including the Tokyo Olympics next year and 2022 Beijing Winter Games, but the halving of the initial punishment was blasted as “a catastrophic blow to clean athletes and the integrity of sport”.
Thailand eases curbs on travel to boost tourism
Thailand eases curbs on travel to boost tourism
THAILAND: The government is easing travel restrictions for citizens from 56 countries to boost the country’s pandemic-hit tourism industry, though visitors will be required to undergo a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine.
The end of an unlikely F1 season
The end of an unlikely F1 season
FORMULA ONE: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was no classic, but it marked the end of an unlikely 2020 season.
WHO praises Thailand for tackling bug
WHO praises Thailand for tackling bug
THAILAND: The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday (Dec 17) praised Thailand’s unity as being the key to success in surviving the COVID-19 pandemic at its peak early this year, while Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul vowed the war against the new coronavirus was not yet over.
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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New Year Covid fears! Phuket roads deaths in a week, same as Covid in a year? || December 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New Year Covid fears! Phuket roads deaths in a week, same as Covid in a year? || December 17
PHUKET XTRA - December 17 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.10om Covid fears could split up New Year celebrations |:| Phuket road deaths in a week same as all island Covid deaths for 2020 |:| Thailand Covid cases up by 20 |:| Free sterilisation, rabies vaccinations for pets in Phuket Town Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Supreme Admin Court rules The Peaks land deed illegal
Supreme Admin Court rules The Peaks land deed illegal
PHUKET: The Supreme Administrative Court has upheld the decision to revoke the title deed presented by The Peaks Residences condo project in Kata as the deed has been deemed to have been issued illegally.
Phuket Red Cross Fair returns for New Year
Phuket Red Cross Fair returns for New Year
PHUKET: The annual Red Cross Fair in Phuket Town will be held as usual this New Year, Phuket officials have confirmed.
Foreign Phuket hotel staffer dies in motorbike accident
Foreign Phuket hotel staffer dies in motorbike accident
PHUKET: A Portuguese man who worked for a hotel in the Surin Beach area died after suffering severe head injuries in a motorbike accident in Kathu over the weekend, police have confirmed.
Exclusive Health Fair for Royal Phuket Marina by Bangkok Hospital Phuket
Exclusive Health Fair for Royal Phuket Marina by Bangkok Hospital Phuket
Bangkok Hospital Phuket joined hands with Royal Phuket Marina to host the “Exclusive Health Fair for Royal Phuket Marina by Bangkok Hospital Phuket”, serving premium medical services to yacht owners, residents and commercial tenants.