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Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
WORLD: Victims of Australia’s catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages and makeshift shelters months after the blazes ended, with efforts to rebuild their lives hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Chinese wife of Italian engineer Phuket’s latest COVID case
Chinese wife of Italian engineer Phuket’s latest COVID case
PHUKET: The Chinese wife of the Italian engineer in Cherng Talay who was reported on Saturday confirmed as infected with COVID-19 has become Phuket’s latest case reported as confirmed infected with the virus.
Electricity outage to hit areas near Chalong Circle
Electricity outage to hit areas near Chalong Circle
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Chalong and Rawai tomorrow (May 26) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Pro tennis bounces back with New Zealand tournament
Pro tennis bounces back with New Zealand tournament
TENNIS: New Zealand Tennis said today (May 25) it was set to host the southern hemisphere’s first professional tournament since the COVID-19 shutdown.
Wife stabs husband with broken bottle over refusal to fix fan
Wife stabs husband with broken bottle over refusal to fix fan
PHUKET: A woman at a construction camp in Thalang yesterday (May 24), outraged that her husband remained drinking with a friend instead of repairing an electric fan as she had repeatedly asked, attacked her husband with a bottle, leaving him with a serious gash to his head. Stabs to his chest with the broken bottle also left him with a punctured lung.
Thailand reports two more COVID cases, one death
Thailand reports two more COVID cases, one death
THAILAND: The government confirmed two new coronavirus cases and one additional death today (May 25), a health ministry spokesman said.
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ’Cold War’
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ’Cold War’
WORLD: China said yesterday (May 25) that its relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War,” fuelled partly by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 350,000 people worldwide and pitched the global economy into a massive downturn.
Further reopenings set for June
Further reopenings set for June
THAILAND: Boxing stadiums, massage parlours, spas, cinemas, convention venues and tutorial schools are among the moderate-risk category of businesses and activities expected to be allowed to reopen for the third stage of COVID-19 lockdown easing next month.
Woods-Manning prevail in star-studded match
Woods-Manning prevail in star-studded match
GOLF: Tiger Woods says while his surgically repaired back may never be 10-out-of-10 again, it won’t stop him from being healthy and ready to go when the PGA Tour starts up again.
Phuket remembers Jeanette Skelton
Phuket remembers Jeanette Skelton
PHUKET: Jeanette Skelton, well known across the island and beyond for her vivacious attitude towards life and the many luxury events she professionally organised on Phuket for years, has passed away.
Phuket’s Sea Bees Diving steps up for COVID relief
Phuket’s Sea Bees Diving steps up for COVID relief
PHUKET: The multi-award-winning Phuket dive company Sea Bees Diving headed by Holger Schwab has launched its own campaign to help people left without any income to buy food due to the COVID-19 situation.
Firefighters rescue dogs trapped in house on fire
Firefighters rescue dogs trapped in house on fire
PHUKET: Locla firefighters rescued two dogs trapped in a burning room at a house on fire in Kathu yesterday (May 23).
Phuket officials mark zero new COVID cases, total remains at 226
Phuket officials mark zero new COVID cases, total remains at 226
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee in its daily report for today (May 24) 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 226.
A Meal With… Craig Burton, putting diet facts on the table
A Meal With… Craig Burton, putting diet facts on the table
When I first started writing this “A Meal with…” column over three years ago, little did I anticipate one day finding myself sitting a well-measured two-plus metres away from my subject, with both of us wearing face masks. However, as what is colloquially termed the ‘Chinese Curse’ has it, we are indeed ‘living in interesting times’ and so we now find ourselves in all sorts of strange situations, doing all sorts of things we never imagined we would. 
Electricity outage to hit Karon
Electricity outage to hit Karon
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Karon on Tuesday (May 26) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket young albino buffalo struck by car on main road
Phuket young albino buffalo struck by car on main road
PHUKET: A man escaped with no injuries after his car hit a young albino buffalo on Thepkrasattri Rd early this morning (May 24). The buffalo, however, suffered three broken legs.
Health chiefs eye human trials of vaccine this year
Health chiefs eye human trials of vaccine this year
BANGKOK: The government is hoping to start testing its locally manufactured COVID-19 vaccine on humans before the end of the year, according to Suvit Maesincee, Minister of Higher Education Science Research and Innovation.
50 MPs to grill govt over B1.97tn virus relief loans
50 MPs to grill govt over B1.97tn virus relief loans
BANGKOK: The opposition has prepared 50 MPs to grill the government over three executive decrees backing loans of B1.97 trillion to pay for COVID-19 relief.
Phuket Opinion: The waiting game
Phuket Opinion: The waiting game
PHUKET: There seems to be a game afoot, and people are starting to smell it. Phuket yesterday passed the magical milestone of 21 days without a new confirmed COVID-19 infection that has yet to be confirmed by experts in Bangkok.
Sustainably Yours: Reimagining Phuket
Sustainably Yours: Reimagining Phuket
As Phuket comes out of lockdown everybody wants to forget about COVID-19 and for life to go back to “normal”. However, let’s not forget that normal meant constant construction, routine water shortages and frequent electrical outages. Normal was the buzz of jet-skis, the roar of motorbikes and the thumping bass of club music. Normal was plastic-filled beaches and polluted klong waters seeping into the sea. Normal was congested highways, aggressive drivers, and a high death toll. So, let’s not go back to “normal”.