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Body of foreign man found floating off Krabi
Body of foreign man found floating off Krabi
THAILAND: The naked body of an unidentified foreign man with flower tattoos on his left arm was found floating in the sea near Koh Pada off the coast of Krabi province.
From Wall Street to Bethlehem, iconic sites reopen from virus
From Wall Street to Bethlehem, iconic sites reopen from virus
WORLD: Iconic world sites from the New York Stock Exchange to the Church of the Nativity reopened their doors yesterday (May 26) from the coronavirus pandemic, but new alarm bells rang in Latin America over a spike of infections.
Additional B39bn handout for vulnerable approved
Additional B39bn handout for vulnerable approved
THAILAND: The cabinet agreed yesterday (May 26) to set aside B39.42 billion to finance a new cash handout programme designed to help 13.14 million people considered extremely vulnerable to the economic hit of the COVID-19 crisis.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Birth at a COVID checkpoint! Annual break for wildlife, parks? Emergency extended! || May 26
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Birth at a COVID checkpoint! Annual break for wildlife, parks? Emergency extended! || May 26
PHUKET XTRA - May 26 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Woman gives birth at COVID checkpoint! |:| Emergency decree extended, again! |:| 3 new coronavirus cases! |:| Annual break for national parks |:| Int’l schools bracing for possible reopening Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
St. Joseph’s Parish Phuket - Mass resumes
St. Joseph’s Parish Phuket - Mass resumes
Hong Kong leader tries to reassure investors rattled by China law
Hong Kong leader tries to reassure investors rattled by China law
WORLD: China’s plans to impose a new security law on Hong Kong will “only target a handful of lawbreakers”, the city’s leader said today (May 26), as she tried to reassure international businesses and investors rattled by the proposal.
NRL makes against-the-odds return for sports-starved Australians
NRL makes against-the-odds return for sports-starved Australians
RUGBY: Australia’s National Rugby League has battled player scandals, top-level resignations and dire financial revelations during the coronavirus shutdown, but against the odds it returns this week to bring relief to team owners and a sports-starved nation.
Phuket officials mark zero new cases, total stands at 227
Phuket officials mark zero new cases, total stands at 227
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee in its daily report for today (May 26) marked zero new cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus. As such, the total number of people in Phuket officially recognised as infected with the virus since the outbreak began stands at 227.
Governor formally welcomes first Russian Consul General for Phuket
Governor formally welcomes first Russian Consul General for Phuket
PHUKET: Among his duties as the very first Russian Consul General to Phuket, Vladimir V. Sosnov, paid a courtesy call on Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana yesterday (May 25).
Woman gives birth at COVID-19 checkpoint
Woman gives birth at COVID-19 checkpoint
THAILAND: A woman gave birth to a baby boy at a COVID-19 checkpoint at Chai Nat in Muang district while on the way to hospital early this morning (May 26).
Thailand logs three new COVID cases, no deaths
Thailand logs three new COVID cases, no deaths
THAILAND: The government confirmed three new coronavirus cases – all quarantined returnees – and no additional deaths today (May 26), a health ministry spokesman said.
Phuket beach cleanup nets 40kg of trash
Phuket beach cleanup nets 40kg of trash
PHUKET: A small cleanup by just seven people at Mai Khao yesterday (May 25) saw some 40kg of marine debris and trash recovered from the beach in just two hours.
Community Forests to be upgraded for food security in the Deep South
Community Forests to be upgraded for food security in the Deep South
The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC) is joining hands with the Royal Forest Department and other relevant agencies in rehabilitating and upgrading community forests in the Deep South in order to generate employment and income for local residents.
UK sport a step closer as contact training gets government go-ahead
UK sport a step closer as contact training gets government go-ahead
ALL SPORTS: Professional sport in Britain moved closer to a resumption when the government published ‘stage two’ of its guidance allowing for close-contact and competitive training.
Europe lifts virus shutters as Japan ends emergency
Europe lifts virus shutters as Japan ends emergency
WORLD: Europeans flocked to parks, gyms and pools yesterday (May 25) as more countries eased coronavirus restrictions, while Japan lifted its state of emergency but urged vigilance to avoid another wave of infections.
‘No politics’ in decree stretch
‘No politics’ in decree stretch
THAILAND: Forestalling a second wave of infections, and not politics, is behind the government’s need to extend enforcement of the emergency decree as lockdown measures are set to loosen up, said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
Tourism and Sports Ministry seeks to lift domestic lockdown
Tourism and Sports Ministry seeks to lift domestic lockdown
BANGKOK: The Tourism and Sports Ministry wants to ask the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to lift the domestic tourism lockdown starting in June, as the industry prepared for new national safety and health standards with almost 1,500 operators applying for certification.
AIS plays down 8.3bn-record leak
AIS plays down 8.3bn-record leak
THAILAND: Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS), Thailand’s largest mobile operator, has denied its users’ data are compromised as reported by an American online technology publisher, saying the logs only show an overall picture of internet use, not personal or sensitive information of its customers.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Wife stabs husband over broken fan! Monkeys in vaccine trials? More shops to open? || May 25
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Wife stabs husband over broken fan! Monkeys in vaccine trials? More shops to open? || May 25
PHUKET XTRA - May 25 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Thai gov’t to recruit volunteers for vaccine trials |:| More businesses to reopen in June |:| Wife stabs husband with broken bottle over fan |:| 2 more COVID cases in Thailand Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
MP Sira moves for action after DSI probe finds Kata condo project land title, building permission unlawful
MP Sira moves for action after DSI probe finds Kata condo project land title, building permission unlawful
PHUKET: Sira Jenjaka, a Bangkok MP for the military-aligned Palang Pracharath Party, will file an official request with the Minister of Interior to expedite proceedings to have a land use document revoked for the site of The Peaks Residences condo project in Kata.