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PIWC MONTHLY LUNCH
PIWC MONTHLY LUNCH
Welcome back to our first monthly lunch since March!! That said, due to social distancing rules, only 30 people can be accommodated. So please get your reservations in quickly. At Chilli Kitchen, Tinlay Place, Cherngtalay/Laguna. On Thursday 16th July 2020. Registration will be at 11.30 am for a 12 start. Members: 700 Baht. Non Members/Guests: 850 Baht. Please RSVP by email shelpmitchell@gmail.com
China forcibly sterilises Uighurs to control population
China forcibly sterilises Uighurs to control population
WORLD: Chinese authorities are carrying out forced sterilisations of Uighur and other ethnic minority women in an apparent campaign to curb the population, a study said yesterday (June 29), triggering swift international condemnation.
CAAT defines 11 categories of people allowed to enter Thailand by flight
CAAT defines 11 categories of people allowed to enter Thailand by flight
PHUKET: The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has defined 11 categories of persons who will be allowed to enter Thailand by aircraft after midnight tonight (00:01am July 1).
ONE Championship to resume next month
ONE Championship to resume next month
MMA: Asia’s largest mixed martial arts promotion, ONE Championship, will return behind closed doors in Thailand next month after a five-month break because of the coronavirus, officials said yesterday (June 29).
Thailand to lift ban on international flights Wednesday
Thailand to lift ban on international flights Wednesday
BANGKOK: Thailand will lift a ban on international flights on Wednesday (July 1), its aviation regulator said on Monday.
Formula One deploys war chest of coronavirus strategies for Austria
Formula One deploys war chest of coronavirus strategies for Austria
FORMULA ONE: The F1 season roars into action at the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg this weekend with “military-like”, coronavirus-busting sanitary regulations.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand nightlife gears up for restart! Phuket road deaths steady? || June 29
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand nightlife gears up for restart! Phuket road deaths steady? || June 29
PHUKET XTRA - June 29 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Covid lockdown fails to curtail Phuket road death rate |:| Emergency decree extended |:| Nightlife to reopen, some foreigners allowed |:| 7 new COVID cases in Thailand! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Nightlife to resume, some foreigners allowed in
Nightlife to resume, some foreigners allowed in
  All night entertainment venues, including wet massage parlours, will open their doors again on Wednesday and some foreigners will be allowed into the country, but not tourists, as virus lockdown restrictions are further eased. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Monday gave the greenlight for all remaining entertainment facilities to reopen from Wednesday. They include pubs and bars, karaoke bars, and bath-sauna-massage establishments. Health measures and monitoring will be required. “It was widely debated,” CCSA spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin said after the meeting. All reopening premises will be required to use the Thai Chana platform, created to alert businesses and customers to any COVID-19 outbreak. Investors and highly skilled workers from Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore will be allowed entry to the country on condition they enter a self-sponsored quarantine programme at private facilities arranged by the government. Short-term business visitors will be exempt from the requirement.   Foreigners who have family in Thailand, and those who have homes in the kingdom, will also be allowed to return, according to the spokesman. Allowing in tourists from countries matched up with Thailand through a "travel bubble" did not get the full approval of board members of the CCSA, which is chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said health safety measures still have to be ironed out for Thai tourists going to other countries, and foreign tourists arriving here. The Disease Control Department and Foreign Ministry were still working on guidelines which were also acceptable to partner countries, which have different health requirements, said Mr Anutin, whose Bhumjaithai Party guides health and tourism policies. Foreigners coming to Thailand for medical treatment will be permitted in from Wednesday, but they must be accompanied by their partner, and enter quarantine at the hospital they go to. “Only some medical tourism programmes, not all of them, will be permitted,” Dr Taweesilp said. The decision to open up more businesses, and some travel, was made after more than a month without any new local infections being recorded in Thailand. The meeting also agreed to extend use of the emergency decree until the end of July. Restrictions were earlier lifted on restaurants, schools, malls and many sports activities - with enforcement of social distancing and body temperature checks.  
COVID lockdown fails to curtail Phuket road deaths
COVID lockdown fails to curtail Phuket road deaths
PHUKET: Tens of thousands of people left out of work leaving Phuket to go home, no tourists, a nightly curfew for nearly three months, an alcohol ban and the deadly Songkran holidays being “postponed” has not stopped 34 people from dying on Phuket’s roads since the start of  the year.
Sirinath National Park readies for reopening
Sirinath National Park readies for reopening
PHUKET: Local residents will have to book their entry online to ensure they will be allowed to enter Sirinath National Park after it reopens on Wednesday (July 1), Park Chief Natthawat Nuisriram has confirmed, as the number of people allowed in the park at any one time has been limited 520.
TAT reworks healthcare tourism goal
TAT reworks healthcare tourism goal
BANGKOK: Thailand is setting a new goal to become a global medical and wellness destination by 2024, aiming to lure international travellers and 1 million overseas Thais, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Religious holidays bring two alcohol ban days, four-day weekend
Religious holidays bring two alcohol ban days, four-day weekend
PHUKET: Temples are being asked to ensure that ‘new normal’ health guidelines will be observed for the Asarnha Bucha and Khao Pansa Budhhist holidays this coming weekend (July 4-5).
Turtle tracks found on Phuket beach, but no nest
Turtle tracks found on Phuket beach, but no nest
PHUKET: Turtle tracks were found on Mai Khao Beach this morning (June 28), but officers at Sirinath National Park have been unable to find any nest of eggs laid in the sand.
Man City will give ‘exceptional’ Liverpool guard of honour, says Guardiola
Man City will give ‘exceptional’ Liverpool guard of honour, says Guardiola
FOOTBALL: Pep Guardiola yesterday (June 27) confirmed that his Manchester City side will give new Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour when they meet next week.
Green Thoughts: Sprouting sun worshippers
Green Thoughts: Sprouting sun worshippers
As readers familiar with this column will be aware, I often iterate the point, perhaps ad nauseam, that botanical names are worth mastering, since they offer valuable clues to a plant’s characteristics: maybe its place of origin (Japonica), its physical features (odorata), or even its cultural requirements. 
Maguire late show sends Man Utd into FA Cup semi-finals
Maguire late show sends Man Utd into FA Cup semi-finals
FOOTBALL: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United’s strength in depth will be crucial to their bid to win the FA Cup after they moved into the semi-finals with a 2-1 win over 10-man Norwich yesterday (June 27).
EU delays decision on border reopening to ‘safe countries’
EU delays decision on border reopening to ‘safe countries’
WORLD: The EU cannot agree on a list of “safe countries”, including Thailand, from where travellers could visit Europe in July, with some member states requiring more time to decide, diplomats said yesterday (June 27).
Sustainably Yours: Solving Phuket’s Water Crisis
Sustainably Yours: Solving Phuket’s Water Crisis
Your body consists of 60% water. You can only survive without it for three days. We use it for food, drinking, cooking, bathing, cleaning and washing. Water IS life. We take it for granted in the misguided belief that we will always have enough. Just turn on the tap and it all seems so limitless. But imagine being without it during this global pandemic when we are implored to wash our hands. Such a small thing can mean the difference between life and death.
Phuket Opinion: The urgency of need
Phuket Opinion: The urgency of need
PHUKET: Our new Phuket Governor Narong Woonchiew being told earlier this week that going “back to basics” by relying on the island’s natural attractions to initially draw tourists back to the island was a funny punt. Right now, Phuket has nothing else to offer.
A Tour de France like no other
A Tour de France like no other
CYCLING: The Tour de France should have embarked from the Mediterranean city of Nice this weekend, but the two-month coronavirus delay will heighten the drama on a “unique edition”, race organiser Christian Prudhomme has told AFP.