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Phuket marks 443 new COVID cases, two more deaths
Phuket marks 443 new COVID cases, two more deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 443 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 13), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 40,824.
Roadshow aims to attract Saudi tourists after thawing of relations
Roadshow aims to attract Saudi tourists after thawing of relations
BUSINESS: Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn is to lead a roadshow to Saudi Arabia this month to explore opportunities to attract more visitors from the Middle Eastern country.
Wreath-laying ceremony takes place at Heroines Monument
Wreath-laying ceremony takes place at Heroines Monument
PHUKET: The wreath-laying ceremony for the 237th Heroines Festival took place this morning (Mar 13) at the Heroines Monument on Thepkrasattri Road in Thalang.
Thailand tops 5G smartphone market
Thailand tops 5G smartphone market
BUSINESS: Thailand recorded the largest 5G-enabled smartphone shipments in Asean last year, buoyed by broader availability of 5G handsets, pent-up demand and COVID-19 government subsidies, says IT market research company IDC.
Green Thoughts: Top picks for container gardening
Green Thoughts: Top picks for container gardening
Why bother with potted plants if you have a proper garden? After all, container plants are labour-intensive, need frequent watering, and will eventually get root-bound and need repotting. True, true and true again. But what if you live in a condominium with a cramped balcony, or rent a shophouse with only a concrete parking space at the front of the property? Why not put plants in pots and create a mini-garden. Hey presto… Lots of Thais do.
Phuket Opinion: Get well soon
Phuket Opinion: Get well soon
PHUKET: The announcement earlier this week that Thailand will provide B2 million in “humanitarian aid” to support refugees fleeing Ukraine is as shameful as Thailand’s current stance to remain “neutral” over the Russian invasion of Ukraine which has now killed at least 549 civilians, 41 of whom were children. That grievous tally was three days ago.
China records nearly 3,400 daily virus cases in worst outbreak in two years
China records nearly 3,400 daily virus cases in worst outbreak in two years
BEIJING: Chinese health authorities reported nearly 3,400 COVID-19 cases today (Mar 13), double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots as the country contends with its gravest outbreak in two years.
Shackleton’s lost shipwreck discovered off Antarctica
Shackleton’s lost shipwreck discovered off Antarctica
ANTARCTICA: Explorers have found one of the most famous shipwrecks in history - Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance, deep in the icy sea off Antarctica more than a century after it sank.
‘Book of Love’ puts the fun back into romantic comedy
‘Book of Love’ puts the fun back into romantic comedy
Love is universal! Although the type of universal love that Hollywood has been talking about in romantic comedies over the years has often been pretty unrealistic – honestly when has anyone ever landed in a different country and found everybody, including the person they like, all seem to speak one language. That finally has been addressed in the brand-new romantic comedy ‘Book of Love’.
UN to hold more meetings this week on Ukraine war
UN to hold more meetings this week on Ukraine war
NEW YORK: The United Nations will have multiple meetings this week about Russia’s war in Ukraine, though it is unclear if they will lead to the adoption of an official text, diplomats said.
Ronaldo hat-trick sets all-time scoring record as Man Utd beat Spurs
Ronaldo hat-trick sets all-time scoring record as Man Utd beat Spurs
FOOTBALL: Ralf Rangnick admitted managing Cristiano Ronaldo is “challenging” after the 37-year-old rolled back the years yesterday (Mar 12) with a hat-trick to beat Tottenham 3-2 and keep Manchester United’s chances of playing in the Champions League next season alive.
Top cop’s son crashes Porsche into motorcycle, rider killed
Top cop’s son crashes Porsche into motorcycle, rider killed
BANGKOK: A Pakistani refugee was killed when a sports car driven by the son of a former deputy national police chief crashed into his motorcycle early yesterday (Mar 12), police said.
Phuket marks 464 new COVID cases, one new death
Phuket marks 464 new COVID cases, one new death
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 464 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 12), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 40,368*.
Police nab gun-toting duo of thieves
Police nab gun-toting duo of thieves
PHUKET: Police have confirmed that they have successfully apprehended two men who robbed a young man at gunpoint in Kathu on Thursday (Mar 10) and who had previously stolen from a Burmese national last November.
Heroines Festival celebrations underway
Heroines Festival celebrations underway
PHUKET: The ceremony for giving alms to monks in order to seek blessings from ancestors as part of the annual Heroine’s Festival was held at Wat Muang Komanraphat in Thepkrasattri, Thalang today (Mar 12).
Phuket touted as a ‘Metaverse City’
Phuket touted as a ‘Metaverse City’
PHUKET: The Minister of Tourism and Sports and Minister of Digital Economy and Society was in Phuket yesterday (Mar 11) to lead discussions on the vision of establishing Phuket as a “Metaverse City”.
Phuket tourism chief proposes solutions to Russian bank sanctions
Phuket tourism chief proposes solutions to Russian bank sanctions
PHUKET: The President of the Phuket Tourist Association has proposed several solutions to assist Russians currently in Phuket navigate the challenges they are facing with their payment options.
Russia squeezes Kyiv as ‘unimaginable’ tragedy looms in Ukraine
Russia squeezes Kyiv as ‘unimaginable’ tragedy looms in Ukraine
KYIV: Russian forces inched towards Kyiv and pounded civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities yesterday (Mar 11), drawing warnings of “unimaginable tragedy” as the US and the EU moved to tighten the economic noose around the Kremlin.
Phuket annual fishing competition confirmed
Phuket annual fishing competition confirmed
FISHING: Phuket Municipality in collaboration with the Phuket Fishing Sport Club have announced the 2022 Phuket Fishing Tournament will take place between Mar 25-27 with over B120,000 in prize money on offer.
Calls for new tourism tactics to better assist Russian and Ukrainians
Calls for new tourism tactics to better assist Russian and Ukrainians
BANGKOK: Sasiwat Wongsinsawat, Thailand’s ambassador to Russia, has said that Thailand needs to form new tourism tactics to better assist Russian and Ukrainian tourists.