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Songkran to test COVID-19 curbs
Songkran to test COVID-19 curbs
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed provincial governors to devise measures to contain COVID-19 over Songkran as health officials warned daily caseloads could top 100,000 after the festival unless precautions are taken.
‘Rhino bond’ charges onto markets to save endangered species
‘Rhino bond’ charges onto markets to save endangered species
WASHINGTON: Critically endangered black rhinos in South Africa will get help from an unusual source in the guise of Wall Street, where institutional investors have expressed a willingness to buy a new type of bond being issued by the World Bank that will pay for efforts to save the animals.
Stargazers set sights for triple-planet ‘cosmic communion’
Stargazers set sights for triple-planet ‘cosmic communion’
PHUKET: Stargazers in Phuket are in for a treat as Venus, Mars, Saturn and the Moon will all be traversing the same patch of sky before dawn early Monday morning (Mar 28).
A loss for the Vagabonds, but a victory for local charity
A loss for the Vagabonds, but a victory for local charity
RUGBY: The Phuket Vagabonds may have lost the game last Saturday (Mar 19), but they certainly won the day with an excellent showcase of rugby across age groups and genders.
Phuket marks 269 new COVID cases, one more death
Phuket marks 269 new COVID cases, one more death
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 269 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 25), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 44,981.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: A stable Songkran could push Thailand to lift more Travel restrictions by June || March 25
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: A stable Songkran could push Thailand to lift more Travel restrictions by June || March 25
PHUKET XTRA - March 25 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket NGO’s protest outside ministry over bill |:| Man rescued after 10 days adrift to India |:| Wanted Rohingya trafficker arrested after 7 years in hiding |:| Pla Wan safe as Bently rolls in accident |:| Easier entry to Thailand depends on Songkran holiday Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Tourists take Patong tuk-tuk for joyride
Tourists take Patong tuk-tuk for joyride
PHUKET: A group of four tourists have yet to learn whether they will face any legal action for allegedly taking a Patong tuk-tuk parked at the beach end of Bangla Rd for a joyride early yesterday morning (Mar 24).
Local civil rights group files formal request to resolve slew of issues
Local civil rights group files formal request to resolve slew of issues
PHUKET: Some 60 members of the Phuket Community Rights Development Network gathered in front the New Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Mar 24) to submit a formal request to the Phuket Governor to expedite action on a slew of grievances affecting local residents.
Pongsakorn wins gold at the Dubai World Championships
Pongsakorn wins gold at the Dubai World Championships
ATHLETICS: Paralympic hero Pongsakorn Paeyo showed he has lost none of his quality after storming to gold medal success on the opening day of the Dubai 2022 World Para Athletic Grand Prix and Fassa International Para Athletic Championships.
Ferrari’s back!
Ferrari’s back!
FORMULA ONE: Ferrari has had no shortage of critics over the last two years of painfully poor results, but after a comprehensive victory in Bahrain it’s ready to answer every single one of them.
Road safety campaign targetting students launched ahead of Songkran
Road safety campaign targetting students launched ahead of Songkran
PHUKET: Teachers from 26 schools in Phuket have signed up to take part in a road-safety campaign hoping to get teachers to lead by example and get vital road safety messages through to students.
Phone scammers raided in Cambodia, Thais arrested
Phone scammers raided in Cambodia, Thais arrested
PREAH SIHANOUK: Sixty-one people, 59 Thais and two Chinese, were detained during raids on a phone scam gang working out of Preah Sihanouk in Cambodia, according to Thai police.
Phuket order mandates handling of COVID corpses
Phuket order mandates handling of COVID corpses
PHUKET: Among a slew of COVID-19-related provincial orders issued by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew this week was one mandating how the bodies of COVID-19 victims are to be handled.
Complex questions as face recognition tech joins Ukraine war
Complex questions as face recognition tech joins Ukraine war
KYIV: Ukraine is employing face recognition technology to identify invading Russian troops killed on its soil, a complex and unprecedented avenue for software already seen as problematic, experts said yesterday (Mar 24).
Italy miss out on World Cup again, Bale shines for Wales
Italy miss out on World Cup again, Bale shines for Wales
FOOTBALL: Reigning European champions Italy will miss a second straight World Cup after losing to a dramatic stoppage-time goal against North Macedonia yesterday (Mar 24), but Portugal, Wales and Sweden all made it through to qualifying play-off deciders.
Phuket marks 284 new COVID cases, one more death
Phuket marks 284 new COVID cases, one more death
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 284 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 24), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 44,685.
Travel rules eased if caseload decreases
Travel rules eased if caseload decreases
BANGKOK: The Test & Go scheme and Thailand Pass registration are expected to be scrapped by June 1 if there is no surge in infections or fatalities during the Songkran festival in April, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Pla Wan safe as Bentley rolls in accident, goes up in flames
Pla Wan safe as Bentley rolls in accident, goes up in flames
PHUKET: Vorasit ‘Pla Wan’ Issara, owner of the upscale resort Sri Panwa on Phuket’s east coast, has been involved in yet another serious incident involving a car, this time losing control of his B30-million Bentley, which overturned three times before going up in flames, while returning from Khao Lak in Phang Nga.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: King cobra delivery! 10-day quarantine for ’high-risk’ tourists || March 24
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: King cobra delivery! 10-day quarantine for ’high-risk’ tourists || March 24
PHUKET XTRA - March 24 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket King cobra delivery |:| Roi Rim Lay head to Nai Yang Beach |:| Quarantine to remain for high-risk contacts |:| Clarity over domestic tourists to Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Vietnamese man rents rubber raft, tries paddling to India
Vietnamese man rents rubber raft, tries paddling to India
PHUKET: A Vietnamese man who had flown into Phuket, rented a rubber dinghy and attempted to paddle to India to see his family has been rescued after spending 10 days seemingly lost at sea.