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50,000 select foreigners to start arriving next week
50,000 select foreigners to start arriving next week
BANGKOK: The first group of foreigners to be allowed to enter Thailand will comprise business representatives, skilled workers, experts, people with Thai families, teachers, students and patients who agree to quarantine, according to the government.
Phuket Immigration confirms 24-hour reporting no longer needed for long-stay expats
Phuket Immigration confirms 24-hour reporting no longer needed for long-stay expats
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration has confirmed they have received an order making it no longer necessary for landlords of properties with foreign tenants to report within 24 hours every time the foreigner arrives or leaves the property – if the foreigner is staying on a multiple-entry visa or has an extension of stay and enters using a re-entry permit.
Phuket artists release ‘Lean on Me’ video for COVID relief 
Phuket artists release ‘Lean on Me’ video for COVID relief 
PHUKET: The video for the special version of ‘Lean On Me’ recorded by a collaboration of some 30 Phuket artists has been released to raise funds for the people on the island left without any income or means to support themselves due to the economic impact of the restrictions enforced to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Phuket COVID-19 daily report - June 24
Phuket COVID-19 daily report - June 24
PHUKET:  The Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) has released its daily report for the COVID-19 situation in Phuket for today, Wednesday, June 24.
Phuket Town night venues raided for new normal precautions
Phuket Town night venues raided for new normal precautions
PHUKET: A task force of officials, including police and health officials, conducted a series of inspections of night venues in Phuket Town last night (June 23) to ensure they were complying with the health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Central bank tweaks B500bn soft loan scheme for SMEs
Central bank tweaks B500bn soft loan scheme for SMEs
BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand is fine-tuning the process of offering B500 billion in soft loans with an aim to provide virus-hit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with better access.
Weapons find sparks new unrest fears
Weapons find sparks new unrest fears
BANGKOK: Police are on high alert after a cache of weapons and ammunition found on Tuesday (June 23) in Tak’s Mae Sot district were suspected of being part of a plot to stir up political unrest.
Djokovic positive for coronavirus, questions over return of tennis
Djokovic positive for coronavirus, questions over return of tennis
TENNIS: World number one Novak Djokovic tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday (June 23), bringing a premature end to the exhibition tournament he hosted during the pandemic and raising serious questions about the sport’s planned return in August.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: World’s 1st Covid patient stem cell transplant! ’Watchman’ Prawit now head of top party! || June 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: World’s 1st Covid patient stem cell transplant! ’Watchman’ Prawit now head of top party! || June 23
World’ first Covid-19 patient stem cell transplant! |:| ’Watchman’ Prawit now head of top party |:| 5 new cases in Thailand today |:| 4-day weekend in July approved |:| Phuket Passport Office moves to Central! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Bangla nightlife president blasts bar reopening rules
Bangla nightlife president blasts bar reopening rules
PHUKET: The President of the Patong Entertainment Business Association (PEBA) has blasted the list of rules released yesterday (June 22) for bars and other nightlife entertainment venues to follow if the reopening of such venues is allowed next week.
Driving into the unusual scores at TPC River Highlands
Driving into the unusual scores at TPC River Highlands
GOLF: TPC River Highlands, site of this week’s Travelers Championship, isn’t the hardest course on the PGA TOUR. It’s also not the easiest, which raises this question: Why have there been so many remarkable scoring performances there during the last dozen years?
Provincial Police confirm online travel registration no longer required to enter, leave Phuket
Provincial Police confirm online travel registration no longer required to enter, leave Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Sermpan Sirikong has today confirmed that people entering or leaving Phuket no longer need to register their travel details on the gophuget.com online form as the process has been suspended, for now.
Wanheng not retiring, insists promoter
Wanheng not retiring, insists promoter
BOXING: One day after Wanheng Menayothin announced his retirement, promoter Piyarat Vachirarattanawong insisted yesterday (June 22) the undefeated world champion has yet to hang up his gloves.
China dog meat festival goes ahead but virus takes a toll
China dog meat festival goes ahead but virus takes a toll
WORLD: Volunteers at a Beijing dog shelter hand out treats to dozens of rescued animals which had been bound for a controversial dog meat festival under way this week in southern China.
Phuket COVID-19 daily report - June 23
Phuket COVID-19 daily report - June 23
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) has released its daily report for the COVID-19 situation in Phuket for today, Tuesday, June 23.
Electricity outages to affect Pa Khlok, Laguna housing area
Electricity outages to affect Pa Khlok, Laguna housing area
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Pa Khlok tomorrow (June 24) and in Cherng Talay on Friday (June 26) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket Passport Office to move to Central Festival
Phuket Passport Office to move to Central Festival
PHUKET: The Phuket Passport Office, under the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has announced that it will open its new office at Central Festival Phuket on July 1.
Liverpool return to Anfield as Man City aim to prolong title wait
Liverpool return to Anfield as Man City aim to prolong title wait
FOOTBALL: Liverpool’s 30-year wait to win the English title could come to an end this week, but the Reds must rely on Manchester City dropping points at Chelsea.
Human vaccine test hope for October
Human vaccine test hope for October
THAILAND: A Thai research team could begin human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as this October, according to Suvit Maesincee, minister of Higher Education Science Research and Innovation.
Nightspots cry foul at curbs list
Nightspots cry foul at curbs list
BANGKOK: Operators of nightlife entertainment venues have cried foul over a set of proposed regulations to be enforced when they reopen, saying many social-distancing rules will threaten their livelihoods.