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Booze ban extended to May 31
Booze ban extended to May 31
THAILAND: The nationwide alcohol sales ban due to end yesterday (Apr 30) has been extended until May 31, permanent secretary for the interior Chatchai Promlert has confirmed.
State schools confirmed to open July 1
State schools confirmed to open July 1
THAILAND: Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan yesterday (Apr 30) confirmed that the reopening of all state schools for the new academic year will take place on July 1 although students at some schools may still not be able to attend class in person.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Some businesses to reopen Sunday! Last day of island lockdown! || April 30
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Some businesses to reopen Sunday! Last day of island lockdown! || April 30
PHUKET XTRA - April 30 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Some businesses to reopen |:| Last day of island-wide lockdown |:| 7 new cases nationally, 3 new in Phuket :| Booze ban extended |:| Brit throws wife over balcony? Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket exodus to begin tomorrow
Phuket exodus to begin tomorrow
PHUKET: The first of some 40,000 people who have registered to leave Phuket to head back to their home provinces will be able to leave the island from 5am tomorrow (May 1), Phuket Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai has confirmed.
Man stabs ex-wife in fight to see son
Man stabs ex-wife in fight to see son
PHUKET: A domestic dispute over a father wanting to see his son early this morning (Apr 30) ended with the child’s mother being stabbed in the chest and the mother’s father also suffering knife wounds.
Phuket Law: Virtual meetings are now official
Phuket Law: Virtual meetings are now official
Official electronic meetings (e.g. teleconferences or video calls, for company board of directors, shareholders, etc.) both in the public and private sectors were not legally valid under Thai law until June 27, 2014 when the Announcement of the National Council for Peace and Order No. 74/2557 on Meetings through Electronic Devices (the “Order”) went into effect.
Restaurants and other businesses allowed to open from May 3
Restaurants and other businesses allowed to open from May 3
PHUKET: Restaurants, barbers and hairdressers and other essential community businesses across the country will be allowed to open from Sunday (May 3) under a national relaxation of the stringent orders issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Maradona pleads for ‘Hand of God’ to end pandemic
Maradona pleads for ‘Hand of God’ to end pandemic
FOOTBALL: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has asked the “Hand of God” to deliver the world from the coronavirus pandemic and allow normal life to resume.
Hopes rise in virus battle as US scientists hail drug trial
Hopes rise in virus battle as US scientists hail drug trial
WORLD: US scientists have hailed a potential breakthrough in the coronavirus fight after a trial showed patients responding to an antiviral drug, fueling global hopes for a return to normal despite mounting deaths and abysmal economic figures.
No new national COVID-19 related deaths, seven new cases
No new national COVID-19 related deaths, seven new cases
THAILAND: The government today (Apr 30) reported seven new patients infected with COVID-19, raising the total to 2,954 in 68 provinces, and no new deaths since the outbreak began.
Phuket’s ‘Tambon Lockdown’ to end, five areas to remain under control
Phuket’s ‘Tambon Lockdown’ to end, five areas to remain under control
PHUKET: Following his announcement on Tuesday, Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has issued a special order announcing that the ‘Tambon Lockdown’ will end at midnight tonight (Apr 30), but five key areas of concern for the spread of COVID-19 will remain under ‘lockdown’ provisions.
Three new COVID cases in Phuket, all from one house in Bang Tao
Three new COVID cases in Phuket, all from one house in Bang Tao
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) today (Apr 30) announced three more confirmed cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus
All Phuket lockdown orders remain in effect until further notice
All Phuket lockdown orders remain in effect until further notice
PHUKET: All current and existing provincial and health orders issued to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus are to remain in effect from May 1 until otherwise ordered, by order of the Prime Minister.
14,000 people register to leave Phuket in domestic repatriation drive
14,000 people register to leave Phuket in domestic repatriation drive
PHUKET: More than 14,000 people have registered to leave Phuket under a project to get Thais stuck in Phuket back to their home provinces.
Still no long-haul bus services, but more commuter trains running
Still no long-haul bus services, but more commuter trains running
BANGKOK: Long-haul interprovincial bus services will remain suspended under the extended state of emergency, but more commuter trains are running again.
Tests on at-risk groups to double in next month
Tests on at-risk groups to double in next month
BANGKOK: The number of COVID-19 tests on at-risk groups, such as healthcare workers, migrants and new prisoners, is expected to double next month, in line with the government’s efforts to contain the virus, according to the Department of Disease Control.
Phuket COVID-19 fallout to cost more than B127bn: PSU expert
Phuket COVID-19 fallout to cost more than B127bn: PSU expert
PHUKET: The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus cost Phuket more than B31 billion in lost tourism revenues in April alone, and is on track to cost the island more than the initial “worst case scenario” prediction of B127bn, says a tourism economic expert at the Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket campus.
Governor extends closure of Phuket airport to May 15
Governor extends closure of Phuket airport to May 15
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has extended the closure of Phuket International Airport for another 15 days from May 1 through to midnight on May 15.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket lockdown to end, except for these areas! Alcohol sale ’grace period’? || April 29
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket lockdown to end, except for these areas! Alcohol sale ’grace period’? || April 29
PHUKET XTRA - April 28 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Phuket Lockdown to end midnight April 30 |:| Alcohol sale ’grace period’ being mulled |:| 9 new cases in nation, none in Phuket today |:| One dead, three injured after car hits power pole Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
One dead, three injured after car hits power pole, likely racing home to beat curfew
One dead, three injured after car hits power pole, likely racing home to beat curfew
PHUKET: A mother of two young twins has died while her two sons and her husband were injured after the car they were travelling in hit a power pole on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada last night (Apr 28).