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Last candidates enter race for President in Phuket provincial election
Last candidates enter race for President in Phuket provincial election
PHUKET: A late entry has brought the total number of people contesting the position of President in the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) election to five candidates, with a total of 77 people registering their candidacy of being elected to the PPAO Council.
Phuket sea gypsies awarded state land to live under new project
Phuket sea gypsies awarded state land to live under new project
PHUKET: Sea gypsies living in the Klong Tha Jeen area on the east side of Phuket Town have been given more than four rai of state land to live on under a government pilot project to ensure the once-sea-faring indigenous people now have a place to call home.
Samui Frenchwoman contracted virus ‘via hotel food trays’, says DDC
Samui Frenchwoman contracted virus ‘via hotel food trays’, says DDC
BANGKOK: The Department of Disease Control (DDC) now believes that the 57-year-old Frenchwoman who tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Thailand last month might have been infected by people living next door during her 14-day quarantine.
Thai Travel Agents Association urges quarantine-free tourism
Thai Travel Agents Association urges quarantine-free tourism
BANGKOK: Setting up travel bubbles between low-risk countries without quarantine requirements is crucial to help the tourism industry, as there is pent-up demand for outbound trips, says the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA).
Brits arrested in Phuket international school immigration raid
Brits arrested in Phuket international school immigration raid
PHUKET: Two British nationals have been taken into custody on suspicion of working illegally following a Phuket Immigration raid at an international elementary school in Rawai.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1st Thai Covid death in 49 days! Phuket teacher allegedly kicks child face? || November 6
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1st Thai Covid death in 49 days! Phuket teacher allegedly kicks child face? || November 6
PHUKET XTRA - November 6 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com 1st Covid death in 49 days |:| More ancient cave paintings found in Phang Nga Bay |:| Cutting salt intake by 30% |:| THAI Airways to sell 34 planes |:| Prayut talks power, protesters plan rally |:| Teacher accused of kicking kid in face Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Retired Thai returnee dies of COVID-19
Retired Thai returnee dies of COVID-19
THAILAND: A retired Thai official who returned recently from the UK and was diagnosed with COVID-19 has died, raising the death toll in Thailand from the disease to 60.
Phuket police probe child, 5, kicked in face by teacher
Phuket police probe child, 5, kicked in face by teacher
PHUKET: Wichit Police are investigating an incident in which a female teacher at a school in Phuket’s Mueang District allegedly kicked a 5-year-old boy in the face, leaving the child bruised and with blurred vision.
ASQ report: A Phuket expat’s personal account of re-entering Thailand
ASQ report: A Phuket expat’s personal account of re-entering Thailand
Long-term Phuket expat Ian Lancaster left Phuket in March to visit his home country of Australia and enjoy a five-day wine trip of vineyards around Adelaide. Then the COVID-19 lockdowns began, leaving Ian unable to return to Phuket, where he has lived for the past eight years. Ian is no stranger to living Southeast Asia and the bureaucracy that entails. He has been living and working in Asia since 1985, based in Singapore, Taiwan and Beijing, with involvement in many other countries. Here is Ian’s first-hand account of the process and experience of re-entering Thailand through the Alternative State Quarantine requirements.
Man City face Liverpool showdown, Solskjaer under fire
Man City face Liverpool showdown, Solskjaer under fire
FOOTBALL: Manchester City’s bid to regain the Premier League title faces a defining moment against leaders Liverpool this weekend, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fights to silence the critics as troubled Manchester United take on Everton.
Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency
Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency
WORLD: President Donald Trump erupted yesterday (Nov 5) in a tirade of unsubstantiated claims that he has been cheated out of winning the US election as vote counting across battleground states showed Democrat Joe Biden steadily closing in on victory.
Prime Minister’s Permanent Secretary visits Soi Dog Foundation shelter
Prime Minister’s Permanent Secretary visits Soi Dog Foundation shelter
The Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office Theerapat Prayurasiddhi visited the Soi Dog Foundation shelter in Phuket on Tuesday (Nov 3) to discuss sustainable solutions for managing the street dog and cat populations in Thailand. 
Phuket Hospitality Challenge a swinging success
Phuket Hospitality Challenge a swinging success
GOLF: The eagerly awaited annual Plantations International sponsored Phuket Hospitality Challenge took place at Laguna Golf Phuket on Oct 22 and was a resounding success.
Tourism and Sports Ministry looks to China tour bubble
Tourism and Sports Ministry looks to China tour bubble
BANGKOK: The Tourism and Sports Ministry is hoping for a travel bubble with China as a New Year’s present for the tourism industry, planning to welcome them as the first group without a mandatory quarantine during Chinese New Year.
Prayut seeks ‘Mr Right’ to take over top job
Prayut seeks ‘Mr Right’ to take over top job
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday (Nov 5) said he would be happy to have a better person replace him as premier of Thailand and claimed he is tired of using his authority.
 
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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Maya Bay to reopen? Patong tunnel, Phuket light-rail get cabinet boost! || November 5
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Maya Bay to reopen? Patong tunnel, Phuket light-rail get cabinet boost! || November 5
PHUKET XTRA - November 5 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Possible Maya Bay reopening to boost economy |:| 7 new Covid-19 cases in Thailand |:| Patong Bay dive cleanup |:| Patong Tunnel, Phuket light rail get cabinet boost |:| Candidates register for PPAO elections Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
More ancient cave paintings found in Phang Nga Bay
More ancient cave paintings found in Phang Nga Bay
PHUKET: Ancient paintings have been found on cave walls at five new sites in Ao Phang Nga National Park, the Director-General of the Fine Arts Department, Prathip Phengtako, has announced.
COVID impacts expected to force hotel sales in 2021
COVID impacts expected to force hotel sales in 2021
PHUKET: A member survey by the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) in Singapore of the region’s hotel ownership has been just completed, and results confirm what many industry watchers have been whispering for months. Eric Levy, MD of Tourism Solutions International viewed the results of this survey and commented, “In my 30 years in the region, we have had many crises, this one is different. We will see more forced sales of hotels, some by owners freeing up cash to reduce debt, some pressured by lenders and some perhaps even pushed into foreclosure/receivership by impatient lenders… something that lenders in Asian have largely been allergic to do in the past.”
Patong Police hunt for knife-wielding robber
Patong Police hunt for knife-wielding robber
PHUKET: Police are searching for a man who robbed a 7-Eleven store in Kalim, north of Patong Town, just after midnight last night.