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Phuket Open Bowls Singles Champion 2020
Phuket Open Bowls Singles Champion 2020
BOWLS: With the largest and possibly strongest field ever assembled of 24 bowlers from nine nations, it was always going to be a tough ask to be crowned this years Phuket Open Bowls Singles Champion 2020.
Truck wipes out ‘song taew’, three escape with minor injuries
Truck wipes out ‘song taew’, three escape with minor injuries
PHUKET: Three people escaped without life-threatening injuries after a truck collided with a local bus in front of Chaomae Lakmuang Shrine, on the northbound section of Thepkrasattri Rd, Moo 5, Thepkrasattri, early this morning (Mar 12).
Ratchanok, Busanan win at All England
Ratchanok, Busanan win at All England
BADMINTON: Ratchanok Intanon cruised into the women’s singles second round of the US$1.1 million (35 million baht) All England Open in Birmingham yesterday (Mar 11).
Phuket Town gold necklace thief chased down, caught in citizen’s arrest
Phuket Town gold necklace thief chased down, caught in citizen’s arrest
PHUKET: Local people made a citizens arrest yesterday after a 21-year-old man stole two necklaces from a Phuket Town gold shop. The man stole the necklaces from the shop after had pawned his girlfriend’s gold necklace to a different gold shop and she had nagged him to get it back.
Thailand confirms 11 more coronavirus cases
Thailand confirms 11 more coronavirus cases
THAILAND: At a press conference held by the Ministry of Health today (Mar 12), it was confirmed that 11 new cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 have been confirmed in Thailand.
Electricity outage to hit Chalong
Electricity outage to hit Chalong
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Chalong tomorrow (Mar 13) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Frenchman faces hefty fines for dropping anchor on protected corals
Frenchman faces hefty fines for dropping anchor on protected corals
PHUKET: A 67-year-old Frenchman is facing serious fines for dropping anchor on protected corals off Koh Racha Yai, south of Phuket.
Coronavirus puts paid to two more Songkran celebrations
Coronavirus puts paid to two more Songkran celebrations
THAILAND: Two more popular Songkran parties have been called off as the coronavirus epidemic continues to spoil Thai New Year celebrations for locals and tourists alike.
‘We play to win’: Simeone defends Atletico style after shocking Liverpool
‘We play to win’: Simeone defends Atletico style after shocking Liverpool
FOOTBALL: Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone defended his side’s approach after dumping Liverpool out of the Champions League with a 3-2 victory after extra time at Anfield to progress to the quarter-finals, winning 4-2 on aggregate.
NBA to suspend season after Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus
NBA to suspend season after Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus
BASKETBALL: The NBA will suspend play starting today (Mar 12) after a Utah Jazz player preliminarily tested positive for the new coronavirus, the league said yesterday.
COVID-19 fear pushes University classes online
COVID-19 fear pushes University classes online
THAILAND: Universities in Thailand have begun to move their classes online to help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
WHO labels coronavirus a ‘pandemic’, Trump bans all Europe travel for 30 days
WHO labels coronavirus a ‘pandemic’, Trump bans all Europe travel for 30 days
WORLD: The World Health Organization (WHO) called the new coronavirus outbreak a pandemic yesterday (Mar 11), issuing a grim warning that the global spread and severity of the illness was due to “alarming levels of inaction”. The call came as Europe faced a mounting number of cases - including a slew of new countries clocking first deaths - prompting governments to roll out increasingly tough measures to slow the rapid spread of the virus. The number of cases across the globe has risen to more than 126,000 with 4,633 deaths, including a jump in fatalities particularly in Iran and Italy, according to an AFP tally. The majority of cases have been in China where the outbreak first emerged in December, but as the number of new infections has steadied in the country, hotspots have emerged elsewhere, namely Italy, Iran and Spain. The head of the UN’s top health body for the first time characterised the outbreak as a pandemic, meaning it is spreading in several regions through local transmission. “We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday, adding that the declaration would not change the organisation’s response to the outbreak. “We’re deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction.” He did not single out any nations for not doing enough - or what further measures were needed. He instead called on “countries to take urgent and aggressive action”. ‘No clients’ Signs of a widening European crisis emerged yesterday, with Ireland, Albania, Belgium, Sweden and Bulgaria registering their first deaths, while Italy clocked more than 2,300 new cases in the last 24 hours and infections in Spain jumped by a quarter to more than 2,100. The surge brought Europe’s total number of cases to more than 22,000, with 930 deaths. Millions of people in Italy are grappling with a nationwide clampdown that has emptied streets, shuttered shops and disrupted train and air travel. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said yesterday that Italy would shut all stores except for pharmacies and food shops to curb the disease. Factories and other big businesses can remain open as long as they adopt “appropriate security measures to prevent contagion,” Conte said. His government vowed to spend up to 25 billion euros (892 billion baht) to help contain fallout from the pandemic, including cash injections for hard-hit hotels and restaurants and allowing families to suspend some mortgage payments. Even places with no significant outbreaks like Poland and Ukraine announced school closures and other restrictive measures. Austria said it would shut museums and halt train services to and from Italy. In the Middle East, hard-hit Iran reported 63 new deaths, its highest single-day toll which brought total fatalities to 354. It has yet to impose quarantines but has closed schools, universities and hotels and called on people not to travel. WHO’s Tedros said the country, which has 9,000 cases, was “doing its best” to control the spread of the virus, but that it needed more supplies to cope. Elsewhere, Kuwait said it was suspending all commercial flights in and out of the country, after it and other Gulf nations had already adopted travel restrictions. Sliver of hope Offering a sliver of hope to the rest of the world, China again announced negligible new daily infections and only a relatively small number of deaths. Some businesses in China’s Hubei province, where the virus was first detected in December, were told they could restart work, reducing fears of a prolonged disruption of supply chains. But China remains the worst-affected country with more than 80,000 confirmed cases and over 3,165 deaths. Although Panama confirmed its first death Tuesday (Mar 10), Latin America, along with Africa and Oceania, has so far reported only small numbers of cases. And the United States saw its first signs of an emergency footing with the New York city government forming a containment zone around a suburb at the centre of an outbreak. Wall Street stocks suffered another brutal rout yesterday, pushing the Dow into a “bear market,” or 20% from its peak, after the latest series of event cancellations and company warnings rattled investors. Trump declares Europe travel ban US President Donald Trump announced yesterday the United States would ban all travel from Europe for 30 days starting to stop the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. “To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The new rules will go into effect Friday at midnight,” Trump said in an address to the nation. Disruption to supply chains from China, flagging demand and wildly fluctuating stock markets have sparked a series of profit warnings from companies and pushed governments into action. The UK promised a US$39 billion (B1.2 trillion) fiscal stimulus and the central bank slashed its main interest rate to 0.25% following a similar move by the US Federal Reserve last week, intended to make borrowing cheaper and boost economic activity. While markets remain uneasy, COVID-19 continued to rip up the schedules of musicians, sports stars and cultural figures as governments around the world banned large gatherings. Shortly after Trump’s announcement, Tom Hanks confirmed he and his wife Rita Wilson have both tested positive for coronavirus. Hanks, 63, said he and Wilson came down with a fever while in Australia, where he is reportedly filming a new movie about the life of Elvis Presley. “To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus, and were found to be positive,” he wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. The pair will now be isolated and monitored, wrote Hanks. “We’ll keep the world posted and updated,” he added, along with a photo of a surgical glove placed inside a biohazard trash bag. Elsewhere, England’s top-flight football league saw its first cancellation with yesterday’s match between Arsenal and Manchester City postponed (see story here), while E3, the world’s premier video game trade show, due to be held in June in Los Angeles, was called off. In an unprecedented move, NCAA officials yesterday closed the US national college basketball tournament to paying fans. The first games will be played next Tuesday (Mar 17).
Confusion over entry requirements for Russians as Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries
Confusion over entry requirements for Russians as Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries
PHUKET: Confusion remains over whether not the announcement by Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda today (Mar 11), saying that Thailand had cancelled the grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries and visa exemption for three others in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, applies to Russians.
New turtle nest found on Phuket beach
New turtle nest found on Phuket beach
PHUKET: Officers at Sirinath National Park were called to a small beach just south of Nai Yang early this morning (Mar 11) where a turtle nest was found containing more than 120 eggs.
Six new infections lift Thailand COVID-19 cases to 59
Six new infections lift Thailand COVID-19 cases to 59
THAILAND: The Public Health Ministry today (Mar 11) reported six new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, five Thais and one Singaporean, lifting the total number of cases to 59.
Electricity outage to hit Cherng Talay
Electricity outage to hit Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Cherng Talay tomorrow (Mar 12) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket’s secret quarantine location and more coronavirus updates! Baby turtles hatch! || March 11
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket’s secret quarantine location and more coronavirus updates! Baby turtles hatch! || March 11
PHUKET XTRA - March 11 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Phuket’s secret quarantine location and more coronavirus updates |:| Emergency water distribution in Phuket Town |:| Dead body found in Thalang water pipe |:| New batch of baby turtles at Bor Dan Beach! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Uncertainty reigns for F1 season opener
Uncertainty reigns for F1 season opener
FORMULA ONE: Never before has a Formula One season opened to such a plethora of unknowns heading into the first round of the season.
Phuket Governor shuts four virus quarantine zones, opens new secret location
Phuket Governor shuts four virus quarantine zones, opens new secret location
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has announced that he has closed the four COVID-19 quarantine zones he proclaimed only last Friday – but added that he has opened a new quarantine zone at a secret location in Phuket where five Thais who returned to Phuket from South Korea on Saturday are now being held under observation.
Kiradech, Jazz fired up for Players Championship
Kiradech, Jazz fired up for Players Championship
GOLF: Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat loves almost everything about the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.