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Phuket Police Chief to be transferred
Phuket Police Chief to be transferred
PHUKET: The Commander of Phuket Police Maj Gen Rungrote Thakurapunyasiri is to be transferred to take up the post of Commander of Immigration Division Region 3 based in Bangkok.
Rotary Club Patong dinner out @ Day and Night
Rotary Club Patong dinner out @ Day and Night
Rotary Club dinner out in a great new restaurant located next to Raya and diagonally across from Limelight Avenue. Drinks starts at 6:30pm Dinner starts at 7:00pm Menu includes shared appetizers and 1 out of 3 main dishes Sharing menu 1set for 4 persons French fried with 6 dip sauce 220 Chicken Quesadilla with cheese 195Main Course/ 1 persons Salmon steak 390 or Fish & Chip. 390 or Pork Chop Steak 380​ Total 493 THB / Person Please register here: https://rotarypatong.org/event/rotary-club-dinner-out---day-and-night/  
Suwat to succeed Chakthip as police chief
Suwat to succeed Chakthip as police chief
BANGKOK: Deputy national police chief Suwat Chaengyodsuk has been picked to succeed Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda, who will retire at the end of next month.
Electricity outage to hit Cherng Talay, Mai Khao
Electricity outage to hit Cherng Talay, Mai Khao
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Cherng Talay and Mai Khao on Wednesday (Sept 2) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Man robs Phuket pharmacy at gunpoint near police station
Man robs Phuket pharmacy at gunpoint near police station
PHUKET: Police are searching for a man who made off with B4,500 after robbing a pharmacy at gunpoint just over 200 metres from Chalong Police Station last night (Aug 27).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: More foreigners allowed back into Thailand? Activists, Police in shoving match? || August 28
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: More foreigners allowed back into Thailand? Activists, Police in shoving match? || August 28
PHUKET XTRA - August 28 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com More expats allowed to return |:| Protesters and police in shoving match |:| Government agrees on charter path |:| Phuket International Airport runway road to close for 4 months |:| Two foreigners granted royal decorations for role in cave rescue Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Chaos as anti-government protesters remove police barriers
Chaos as anti-government protesters remove police barriers
BANGKOK: There was chaos in front of Samran Rat police station in Bangkok this morning (Aug 28) as anti-government activists arrived to acknowledge charges stemming from a rally on July 18.
‘Phuket Model’ still in process, ‘may take time’
‘Phuket Model’ still in process, ‘may take time’
PHUKET: Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul today (Aug 28) moved to calm fears that Phuket technically being allowed to receive international tourists from Oct 1 would open the floodgates for foreign tourists to enter the country and spark an outbreak of COVID-19.
Patong tuk-tuk, taxi drivers charge B20 fares for Phuket food festival
Patong tuk-tuk, taxi drivers charge B20 fares for Phuket food festival
PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup has arranged for tuk-tuk and motorbike taxi drivers to charge only B20 fares for people attending the ‘Phuket Tastival & Seafood Gastronomy’ event in Patong this weekend.
Airport runway road to close for four months
Airport runway road to close for four months
PHUKET: The road that runs parallel to the runway at Phuket International Airport (Route 4031) will be closed for four months, from Sept 1 to Dec 30, while the work is carried out to prevent landslides from collapsing onto the road, again.
Holiday Inn Phuket reopens in Patong, ready for guests
Holiday Inn Phuket reopens in Patong, ready for guests
PHUKET: The Holiday Inn Resort Phuket reopens today (Aug 28), with a focus on ensuring guests’ wellbeing as the island prepares to start receiving foreign travellers under the government’s ‘Safe and Sealed’ policy.
Raids find no illegal workers, forced labour on Phuket fishing boats
Raids find no illegal workers, forced labour on Phuket fishing boats
PHUKET: Checks by officers on five Phuket fishing boats found no illegal workers or any evidence of forced labour, reports the Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket).
TAT travel show to offer discounts for expats
TAT travel show to offer discounts for expats
BANGKOK: With foreigners still excluded from the government-subsidised We Travel Together domestic tourism campaign, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is organising the ‘Expat Travel Deal 2020’ to offer domestic tourism promotions for expatriate residents to encourage them to travel domestically and enjoy Thailand’s many attractions.
CCSA names groups that can return
CCSA names groups that can return
BANGKOK: Long-term foreign residents and foreigners with permanent residences in Thailand stranded overseas will receive priority when seeking to return to Thailand, under strict disease control measures, the head of a panel under the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said.
Govt agrees on charter path
Govt agrees on charter path
BANGKOK: Parties in the coalition government have agreed on a single version of a motion to initiate a constitutional amendment, which includes details of the formation of a panel which would write a new charter.
Phuket based Allycia chasing title glory
Phuket based Allycia chasing title glory
MMA: Phuket based Allycia Rodrigues takes centre stage in Bangkok tonight (Aug 28) as she challenges Stamp Fairtex for the Atomweight Muay Thai World Title as part of ONE Championship’s latest martial arts extravaganza.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Ex-school principal sentenced to death? Phuket tourism requirements! || August 27
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Ex-school principal sentenced to death? Phuket tourism requirements! || August 27
PHUKET XTRA - August 27 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Phuket tourist requirements announced |:| Thailand/Singapore in negotiations for business travel bubble |:| human testing of Covid vaccine delayed in Thailand |:| Ex-school principal given death for killing 3 in gold-shop robbery Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
THAI Airways to launch international charter flights to Phuket
THAI Airways to launch international charter flights to Phuket
PHUKET: THAI Airways International will launch direct charter flights to Phuket from six international destinations –  Denmark, Germany, England, Korea, Japan and Hong Kong – around the end of November, the airline’s Acting President Chansin Treenuchagron has announced.
We Travel Together benefits expanded to businesses
We Travel Together benefits expanded to businesses
PHUKET: The benefits offered through the government-sponsored We Travel Together domestic tourism campaign have been expanded in the hope of encouraging more people to travel throughout the country. Expats remain excluded from the campaign, but the expansion now allows registered businesses to take advantage of the cheap deals offered.
School master sentenced to death for gold-shop murder-robbery
School master sentenced to death for gold-shop murder-robbery
THAILAND: The Criminal Court today (Aug 27) sentenced a school master to death for shooting dead three people, a young boy and two adults, while robbing a gold shop in a Lop Buri mall on Jan 9.