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Phuket Property Guide: Will there really be a ‘COVID crash’ in Phuket property?
Phuket Property Guide: Will there really be a ‘COVID crash’ in Phuket property?
After expressing our initial skepticism that Phuket property prices would collapse under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, not everyone was convinced. After all, real estate companies around the world are somewhat notorious for “talking up” the property market regardless of the facts before our eyes.
Authorities confirm 33 new cases, no deaths, 65% of all cases recovered
Authorities confirm 33 new cases, no deaths, 65% of all cases recovered
THAILAND: The government today (Apr 18) reported 33 new cases of coronavirus and no deaths, raising the total number of cases to 2,733.
Storms help to replenish empty dams
Storms help to replenish empty dams
THAILAND: Tropical storm downpours have filled up water in empty dams across the country, the head of the nation’s water resources department said yesterday (Apr 17).
Blazing Saddles: Let cycling conquer the COVID blues
Blazing Saddles: Let cycling conquer the COVID blues
We’ve been virally attacked and brought to our collective knees not just by a simple strand of RNA which wants to invade our cells so that it can reproduce, but by an unrelenting deluge of terrifying media information and misinformation. Both are threatening the very organic security, not to mention the collective sanity, of Homo Sapiens, and both are the product of the world which our choices and behaviours have created with all their arrogant disrespect for the miraculous natural systems which sustain us.
TAT expects only 16mn international tourists, B1.9trn loss in revenues
TAT expects only 16mn international tourists, B1.9trn loss in revenues
BANGKOK: Thailand is likely to close this year with only 16 million international tourists and 60mn domestic trips, far below the pre-coronavirus targets of 40mn and 172mn respectively, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Old shrine surfaces as Bang Wad reservoir hits bottom
Old shrine surfaces as Bang Wad reservoir hits bottom
PHUKET: Heavy isolated showers this week have helped restore some water back into Phuket’s main reservoirs, but more is needed, Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) Chief Graisorn Mahamad has told The Phuket News.
Premier League clubs committed to finishing season, but no deadline set
Premier League clubs committed to finishing season, but no deadline set
FOOTBALL: Premier League clubs remain committed to finishing the top-flight season but did not set a June 30 deadline to complete the fixture list at a meeting yesterday (Apr 17).
Zoo animals are in ‘perfect condition’ officials say
Zoo animals are in ‘perfect condition’ officials say
PHUKET: Wildlife officials have claimed that all animals at the beleaguered Phuket Zoo are in “perfect condition” following an inspection visit to the site yesterday (Apr 17).
Phuket Lockdown ‘shall end on Apr 30’
Phuket Lockdown ‘shall end on Apr 30’
PHUKET: The Phuket Governor has extended all lockdown orders to Apr 30. The previous orders were set to expire on Apr 26.
Confusion, seizure, strokes: How COVID-19 may affect the brain
Confusion, seizure, strokes: How COVID-19 may affect the brain
WORLD: A pattern is emerging among COVID-19 patients arriving at hospitals in New York: Beyond fever, cough and shortness of breath, some are deeply disoriented to the point of not knowing where they are or what year it is.
‘Team Thailand’ to save nation
‘Team Thailand’ to save nation
THAILAND: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will next week ask the kingdom’s top 20 wealthiest businessmen and key leaders to join his so-called “Team Thailand”, a group that will shape the fight against COVID-19 in the future as the government considers relaxing anti-virus measures.
PGA Tour stars continue to chip in with charitable support
PGA Tour stars continue to chip in with charitable support
GOLF: With over two million people infected by the coronavirus around the world, many within the golfing community have come up with fund-raising and relief efforts for frontliners and people hit by the crisis.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Zoo tigers inspected? Feeding the needy! Thailand COVID cases at 2,700! || April 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Zoo tigers inspected? Feeding the needy! Thailand COVID cases at 2,700! || April 17
PHUKET XTRA - April 17 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Checking on Phuket Zoo tigers |:| Local Chalong vendors feed unemployed neighbors |:| Protest by villagers shuts down Rawai ’COVID hotel’ |:| Thailand cases now 2,700, 1 new in Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Navy assures Phuket fishing fleet clear of COVID-19
Navy assures Phuket fishing fleet clear of COVID-19
PHUKET: Vice Admiral Cherngchai Chomcherngpat of the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command today (Apr 17) announced that Phuket’s fishing fleet was COVID-free as he led inspections of fishing crews as part of the efforts to help prevent the spread of virus.
Drug raids net five suspects, nearly 10k meth pills, 300g of ice
Drug raids net five suspects, nearly 10k meth pills, 300g of ice
PHUKET: Four men and one woman have been arrested in a series of raids that resulted with police seizing 9,243 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah), 311.77 grammes of crystal meth (ya ice) and one unregistered revolver.
One new COVID-19 case in Phuket, in Bang Tao, total reaches 192
One new COVID-19 case in Phuket, in Bang Tao, total reaches 192
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 17) announced one more confirmed case of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Coronavirus epicentre Wuhan raises death toll 50%
Coronavirus epicentre Wuhan raises death toll 50%
WORLD: China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan today (Apr 17) admitted missteps in tallying its death toll, and abruptly raised the count by 50% following growing world doubts about Chinese transparency.
One new national death but rate of infection continues to slow
One new national death but rate of infection continues to slow
THAILAND: The rate of new coronavirus infections continued to slow, the government reported today (Apr 17), but there was one new death.
Coronavirus KO: Thai fighters in despair as rings fall silent
Coronavirus KO: Thai fighters in despair as rings fall silent
MUAY THAI: Training in masks, two metres apart, Thailand’s professional fighters are battling a new reality - shuttered gyms and cancelled tournaments after the coronavirus pandemic left them suddenly out of work.
Hotels broaden horizons to overcome COVID crisis
Hotels broaden horizons to overcome COVID crisis
BANGKOK: In light of the COVID-19 situation, hotel owners and operators in Thailand have adopted various strategies to limit the business impact from the ongoing pandemic. Whilst a number of hotels have temporarily shut down operations across Bangkok and beyond, others are exploring new revenue generating strategies, according to observations by property consultancy JLL.