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Phuket Swap Shop returns with focus on charity drive
Phuket Swap Shop returns with focus on charity drive
The Phuket Swap Shop enjoyed a large turnout with its first meet since the COVID-19 lockdown was lifted, raising funds for the Life Home Project Foundation & Orphanage through a Swap Shop held at the Grind Cafe on the bypass road on July 4.
Foreigners can apply for visa extensions after July 31
Foreigners can apply for visa extensions after July 31
BANGKOK: Foreign visitors still stranded in the Kingdom by the COVID-19 pandemic will be allowed to apply for an extended short stay after their visas expire on July 31, the Immigration Bureau chief said on Friday (July 17).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand visa amnesty extension in the works! Negative Covid-19 results in Bangkok? || July 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand visa amnesty extension in the works! Negative Covid-19 results in Bangkok? || July 17
PHUKET XTRA - July 17 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Visa amnesty extension in the works? |:| Covid-19 test results negative so far in Rayong, Bangkok |:| 3 new Covid cases in Thailand |:| Phuket football coach arrested for 2-year overstay Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket offering free COVID tests over Rayong risk
Phuket offering free COVID tests over Rayong risk
PHUKET: The Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) is offering any persons in Phuket who were in the same areas in Rayong from July 8-11 where the Egyptian soldier, now confirmed as infected, may have visited to come for a free COVID-19 test.
More Russians fly home from Phuket
More Russians fly home from Phuket
PHUKET: More than 200 Russians boarded a flight at Phuket International Airport yesterday (July 16) to head home as the Russian Government continues its drive to get their nationals stranded in Thailand home.
More COVID-19 cases on flight from Sudan
More COVID-19 cases on flight from Sudan
BANGKOK: The government on Friday (July 17) reported three new cases of coronavirus disease, all quarantined Thai returnees from Sudan on the same flight as a diplomat’s infected daughter, raising the total number of people to be confirmed as COVID-19 infected in Thailand to 3,239.
Man arrested for stealing more than 90 batteries from mobile network relay boxes
Man arrested for stealing more than 90 batteries from mobile network relay boxes
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man for stealing more than 90 batteries from 3BB mobile network transmitter boxes in the Kamala area in a spate of thefts dating back to last year.
Man City resume hostilities with Arsenal, Man Utd eye Chelsea clean sweep in FA Cup semis
Man City resume hostilities with Arsenal, Man Utd eye Chelsea clean sweep in FA Cup semis
FOOTBALL: The cavernous setting of an empty Wembley stadium will play host to two FA Cup semi-finals this weekend as holders Manchester City face Arsenal in a week when old animosities between the clubs were flamed, while Chelsea and Manchester United switch focus from their battle for a place in next season’s Champions League.
Australian embassy to provide letters to assist visa extensions
Australian embassy to provide letters to assist visa extensions
PHUKET:  Australian Ambassador to Thailand Allan McKinnon has confirmed that the Australian Embassy in Bangkok is now providing letters to assist Australian nationals seeking to extend their visas.
Medical tourism plan to go ahead
Medical tourism plan to go ahead
THAILAND: Foreign medical tourists will still be allowed to enter Thailand as planned, but stricter disease control measures will be imposed upon them, a senior official said yesterday (July 16).
NSC insists virus cases won’t be used to extend decree
NSC insists virus cases won’t be used to extend decree
THAILAND: The National Security Council (NSC) yesterday (July 16) insisted two controversial COVID-19 cases involving a military official from Egypt and a nine-year-old girl from Sudan would not be used as an excuse to extend enforcement of the state of emergency set to expire at the end of this month.
Man Utd stay in touch with Leicester in top-four battle, Villa in trouble
Man Utd stay in touch with Leicester in top-four battle, Villa in trouble
FOOTBALL: Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to keep the pressure on Leicester after their top-four rivals defeated Sheffield United as the battle for Champions League qualification heated up yesterday (July 16).
Baht erodes further after Somkid’s exit
Baht erodes further after Somkid’s exit
BANGKOK: The baht continued to weaken after the resignations of Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and four other key officials.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Own Phuket Covid rules sought after Bangkok coronavirus scare! || July 16
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Own Phuket Covid rules sought after Bangkok coronavirus scare! || July 16
PHUKET XTRA - July 16 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Phuket seeks own health rules after COVID scares in Bangkok, Rayong |:| Four new cases in Thailand |:| DSI Chinese bigwigs open illegal firms |:| Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Football coach in Phuket arrested for two-year overstay
Football coach in Phuket arrested for two-year overstay
PHUKET: Officers at Immigration Division Region 6 have arrested a Cameroon man working as a coach at a football academy on the island for two-years overstay.
No more SSO payout for jobless subscribers
No more SSO payout for jobless subscribers
BANGKOK: The board of the Social Security Office (SSO) has opposed extending its relief compensation scheme to subscribers made jobless as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a board member.
Bringing technology home
Bringing technology home
TCM Asia is a unique service provider and consultant for hotels and developments, which began its story of success in 2003. Andreas (Andy) Ruthe is Managing Director of TCM Asia, a company that specialises in the import and application of all kinds of surface conservation solutions to protect against environmental damage. Over the past 17 years Andy has searched for and personally tested all the products he represents. The selected products all require specialist application which will be provided by TCM’s own Thai workers. 
Police suspect alcohol as motorbike ghostrider hits taxi head-on in the fast lane
Police suspect alcohol as motorbike ghostrider hits taxi head-on in the fast lane
PHUKET: Police are waiting to question a motorbike rider who suffered head injuries when he was struck by a taxi while riding his motorbike against the flow of traffic on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada last night (July 15).
Phuket seeks own health rules after COVID scares in Bangkok, Rayong
Phuket seeks own health rules after COVID scares in Bangkok, Rayong
PHUKET: Following the incidents in Rayong and Bangkok that raised fears of foreigners potentially infected with COVID-19 carriers walking free among the general public, Phuket officials have requested to introduce their own rules to protect the island from any similar incidents.
The pressure forcing Ferrari’s crumble
The pressure forcing Ferrari’s crumble
FORMULA ONE: Never has the Formula One paddock been more intensely pressurised than in this most unusual 2020 season.