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Electricity outages to affect Kata, Koh Siray
Electricity outages to affect Kata, Koh Siray
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kata and Koh Siray tomorrow (May 21) and Friday (May 22) while work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Teenage motorbike thieves arrested
Teenage motorbike thieves arrested
PHUKET: Police have arrested two 17-year-old motorbike thieves in Wichit and are searching for the third member of the gang after the parents of the first two brought their own children in to police.
Lance Armstrong admits to first doping ‘probably at 21’
Lance Armstrong admits to first doping ‘probably at 21’
CYCLING: Disgraced former American cyclist Lance Armstrong has revealed he first started doping from the age of 21, during his first season as a professional.
Six positive COVID-19 tests at Premier League clubs
Six positive COVID-19 tests at Premier League clubs
FOOTBALL: Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan was named yesterday (May 19) as one of six individuals at three Premier League clubs to have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Cabinet gives nod to THAI rehab
Cabinet gives nod to THAI rehab
THAILAND: The cabinet yesterday (May 19) decided that ailing Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) must go through rehabilitation via the bankruptcy courts in a “difficult but necessary” decision that ushers in complex, make-or-break steps for the national carrier, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Skeletal remains found on beach! Calls for castration of rapists! Online learning’s bumpy start? || May 19
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Skeletal remains found on beach! Calls for castration of rapists! Online learning’s bumpy start? || May 19
PHUKET XTRA - May 19 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Skeletal remains found on Phuket beach |:| 2 more COVID cases in Thailand |:| Bangla Rd. workers protest over unpaid payments |:| Distance learning off to bumpy start |:| Calls for castration of convicted rapists Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Scientists in China claim new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’
Scientists in China claim new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’
WORLD: A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt.
Phuket’s latest COVID case a Patong shopping centre staffer
Phuket’s latest COVID case a Patong shopping centre staffer
PHUKET: Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Thanit Sermkaew today (May 19) confirmed that Phuket’s latest confirmed case of COVID-19 was a 27-year-old Thai woman who worked at a “shopping centre” in Patong. 
China offers farmers cash to give up wildlife trade
China offers farmers cash to give up wildlife trade
WORLD: Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that has been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak.
Phuket officials mark zero new COVID cases in latest report, total holds at 225
Phuket officials mark zero new COVID cases in latest report, total holds at 225
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee in its daily report for today (May 19) marked zero new cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Premier League return edges closer as clubs agree to group training
Premier League return edges closer as clubs agree to group training
FOOTBALL: Premier League clubs will return to training in small groups from today (May 19) after the latest stage of “Project Restart” was approved yesterday.
National COVID update: two new cases, no new deaths
National COVID update: two new cases, no new deaths
THAILAND: Two new additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Thailand today (May 19), bringing the total number of cases to 3,033 since the outbreak of the virus. No additional deaths were recorded, leaving the accumulated toll at 56.
Bangla entertainment workers protest over unpaid SSO payments
Bangla entertainment workers protest over unpaid SSO payments
PHUKET: Staffers from the entertainment district centred on Bangla Rd in Patong now out of work, and without any income, due to the COVID-19 restrictions protested in front of the Social Security Office (SSO) in Kathu yesterday (May 18) over unpaid relief funds from the government that have never arrived.
Gamblers arrested, charged for breach of Emergency Decree
Gamblers arrested, charged for breach of Emergency Decree
PHUKET: Five people caught gambling at a house in Koh Kaew have been charged with breach of the Emergency Decree for forming a gathering of people that contravenes the health regulations in effect to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Phuket officials revise COVID tally, total moves to 225
Phuket officials revise COVID tally, total moves to 225
PHUKET: The Phuket woman reported by Bangkok officials yesterday as infected with COVID-19 was today added to the tally compiled by Phuket officials, bringing the total number of people recognised by Phuket officials as infected with the virus since the outbreak began to 225.
McIlroy, Johnson provide late drama as professional golf returns
McIlroy, Johnson provide late drama as professional golf returns
GOLF: The world may be forever altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing hasn’t changed – Rory McIlroy still knows how to win on the golf course.
Heavy weather warning for Phuket
Heavy weather warning for Phuket
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a heavy weather warning for Phuket and the rest of the upper Andaman coast as Tropical Cyclone Storm “Amphan” in the Bay of Bengal gains speed and heads towards Bangladesh.
Xi defends China’s virus response, offers vaccine when ready
Xi defends China’s virus response, offers vaccine when ready
WORLD: Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday (May 18) Beijing has been “transparent” throughout the coronavirus crisis, and offered to share a vaccine as soon as one was available – as well as US$2 billion (B63.8bn) in aid.
Skeletal remains found on Phuket beach
Skeletal remains found on Phuket beach
PHUKET: Police are hoping to identify the skeletal remains of half a body that was found washed ashore at Sai Kaew Beach, at the northwest tip of the island, yesterday afternoon (May 18).
Singapore F1 can’t be held behind closed doors: organisers
Singapore F1 can’t be held behind closed doors: organisers
FORMULA ONE: Singapore F1 organisers said yesterday (May 18) it was “not feasible” to hold the race behind closed doors, threatening further problems for the coronavirus-ravaged season.