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Thailand now open to the whole world
Thailand now open to the whole world
THAILAND: Tourists from everywhere are now welcome to visit Thailand, irrespective of their countries’ COVID-19 situation, under a newly amended Special Tourist Visa (STV) long-stay programme.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Step closer to a Patong Tunnel! African Wildcat missing in Phuket? Medical Marijuana tours? || December 8
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Step closer to a Patong Tunnel! African Wildcat missing in Phuket? Medical Marijuana tours? || December 8
PHUKET XTRA - December 8 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Land approved for Patong tunnel |:| Medical marijuana tours |:| 45-day Tourist visa proposed |:| Premier says quarantine dodgers may face legal action |:| African wildcat missing in Cherng Talay |:| Phuket police donation campaign for flood victims Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket Red Cross hands out ‘survival bags’ to COVID-crisis afflicted residents
Phuket Red Cross hands out ‘survival bags’ to COVID-crisis afflicted residents
PHUKET: The Phuket chapter of the Red Cross Society yesterday donated more than 800 bags of essential supplies, which they called “survival bags”, to representatives of local administrators across the island so they could be distributed to people suffering amid the ongoing economic crisis.
45-day Tourist Visa to be proposed
45-day Tourist Visa to be proposed
BANGKOK: The government’s business easing committee will propose the government extend the validity of tourist visas to 45 days from 30 days to attract visitors, reports state news agency TNA.
Man stabbed to death by teen son
Man stabbed to death by teen son
THAILAND: A 15-year-old boy stabbed and fatally wounded his father with a knife after being rebuked for playing too much with his smartphone in Ratchaburi yesterday evening (Dec 7), police said.
Royal Forestry Dept approves land for Patong tunnel
Royal Forestry Dept approves land for Patong tunnel
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee has confirmed that the Royal Forest Department (RFD) has approved usage of the land required for the long-awaited Patong tunnel project.
Breakdancing gets Olympic green light for Paris 2024
Breakdancing gets Olympic green light for Paris 2024
OLYMPICS: Breakdancing was one of four new sports along with skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing to get the Olympic green light yesterday (Dec 7) for inclusion at the 2024 Paris Games.
African wild cat pet missing in Cherng Talay
African wild cat pet missing in Cherng Talay
PHUKET: A Russian family in Cherng Talay are offering a reward for any information that leads to the safe return of their missing Afican wild cat “Julie”, a serval cat native to north Africa, which was last seen in the Surin Beach area on Saturday (Dec 5).
World Cup 2022 qualifiers hand France tricky draw, England face Poland
World Cup 2022 qualifiers hand France tricky draw, England face Poland
FOOTBALL: Holders France were handed an awkward draw in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup yesterday (Dec 7), with Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina standing in their way on the road to the finals in Qatar, while England will face Robert Lewandowski and Poland in their group.
Ministries prepare marijuana tour
Ministries prepare marijuana tour
THAILAND: The Tourism and Sports and Public Health ministries are ready to launch the first medical marijuana tour in Southeast Asia next year as they finalised a draft programme for plantations across Thailand.
Electricity outage to affect Kata
Electricity outage to affect Kata
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kata tomorrow (Dec 9) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket police launch donation campaign for flood victims
Phuket police launch donation campaign for flood victims
PHUKET: All police stations across Phuket are now receiving donations to help provide relief to victims of the floods that have so far killed 24 people and swamped more than 500,000 homes in Nakhon Sri Thammarat and Surat Thani.
UK to start vaccine jab rollout as south California locks down
UK to start vaccine jab rollout as south California locks down
WORLD: Britain geared up to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine today (Dec 8), as southern California locked down 20 million people to ease the burden on hospitals struggling with record cases.
Suzuki Cup postponed again
Suzuki Cup postponed again
FOOTBALL: The AFF Suzuki Cup has been postponed again until December next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asean Football Federation announced yesterday (Dec 7).
PM allays second wave concerns
PM allays second wave concerns
THAILAND: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has tried to allay fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections, saying the Thais who sneaked back across the border from Myanmar’s Tachileik town were not super-spreaders.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: One town alone pays for Phuket Stray Dog Shelter! Stealing from closed Patong hotel? || December 7
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: One town alone pays for Phuket Stray Dog Shelter! Stealing from closed Patong hotel? || December 7
PHUKET XTRA - December 7 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Only 1 municipality paying to keep Phuket Stray shelter open |:| 4 arrested for stealing from Patong hotel |:| Employers asked to turn in illegal migrant workers |:| Phuket honours King Bhumibol’s birthday |:| Thailand Covid cases rise by 21 Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
China calls for new talks with US after Biden win
China calls for new talks with US after Biden win
WORLD: China’s top diplomat today (Dec 7) called for the resumption of talks with the incoming US administration of president-elect Joe Biden, as relations between the world’s two largest economies continued to nosedive.
Southern flood death toll continues to rise
Southern flood death toll continues to rise
THAILAND: Flooding in the southern region has claimed three more deaths, raising the total to 24, as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Dec 7) visited the hardest-hit province, Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Jones slams ‘disrespectful’ England critics after Nations Cup final win
Jones slams ‘disrespectful’ England critics after Nations Cup final win
RUGBY: England coach Eddie Jones said critics of their style were being “disrespectful” to his players after they needed extra time to beat a third-string France 22-19 in the Autumn Nations Cup final at Twickenham yesterday (Dec 6).
Four arrested for stealing wires, TVs from closed Patong hotel
Four arrested for stealing wires, TVs from closed Patong hotel
PHUKET: Four people have been arrested for stripping electrical wires and stealing a host of other items from a hotel in Patong that remains closed due to the COVID economic crisis.