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Major power outage to affect Cape Panwa
Major power outage to affect Cape Panwa
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off along Sakdidet Rd in Wichit tomorrow (Mar 11), affecting nearly all of Cape Panwa.
Sacked Russian F1 driver Mazepin and oligarch father added to EU blacklist
Sacked Russian F1 driver Mazepin and oligarch father added to EU blacklist
FORMULA ONE: Motor racing driver Nikita Mazepin, sacked by the Haas Formula One team after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was added to the list of Russians sanctioned by the European Union yesterday (Mar 9).
Outcry at air strike on Ukraine children’s hospital
Outcry at air strike on Ukraine children’s hospital
UKRAINE: An apparent Russian air strike destroyed a children’s hospital in the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol on yesterday (Mar 9), triggering renewed global outrage two weeks into Moscow’s invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour.
Conflict will cost Thailand B245bn
Conflict will cost Thailand B245bn
BUSINESS: The Russia-Ukraine conflict is estimated to inflict B244.70 billion worth of damage to the Thai economy, dragging GDP growth to only 2-3% this year, if it is extended for the entire year, according to the latest study by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
COVID-19 to be endemic from July
COVID-19 to be endemic from July
BANGKOK: COVID-19 will be labelled an endemic disease in Thailand starting in July, allowing people to return to a normal life, the Ministry of Public Health said yesterday (Mar 9).
Phuket marks 523 new COVID cases, three more deaths
Phuket marks 523 new COVID cases, three more deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 523 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 9), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 38,830.
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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: High hopes for Phuket’s cannabis cash crop community enterprise || March 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: High hopes for Phuket’s cannabis cash crop community enterprise || March 9
PHUKET XTRA - March 9 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket No quarantine travel with Malaysia |:| Thailand to power through Songkran |:| Thai Navy escorts tanker back to Phuket |:| Cannabis cash crop program in Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Call centre opens for stranded Ukrainian, Russian tourists
Call centre opens for stranded Ukrainian, Russian tourists
PHUKET: Phuket opened a call centre on Wednesday (Mar 9) to help tourists from Ukraine and Russia unable to return home because of flight cancellations and economic sanctions imposed over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Phuket officials deny Russian credit cards refused
Phuket officials deny Russian credit cards refused
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) has reported that the claims of Russians having their credit cards refused for making payments in Phuket or Krabi is fake news.
Prizes announced for Red Cross ‘Dee Phuket Fair’
Prizes announced for Red Cross ‘Dee Phuket Fair’
PHUKET: The top prize in the lucky draw at the upcoming ‘Dee Phuket Fair’, to be held to support the Phuket branch of the Red Cross, will be gold worth more than B300,000.
Thai Navy escorts tanker back to Phuket after crew spend 13 months at sea
Thai Navy escorts tanker back to Phuket after crew spend 13 months at sea
PHUKET: An LPG tanker was brought to Phuket under escort by a Royal Thai Navy patrol ship last night (Mar 8) after five crew on board requested help. One of the five crewmen said he had not been ashore for 13 months.
Police checkpoint on bypass road nets two offenders
Police checkpoint on bypass road nets two offenders
PHUKET: Police set up a checkpoint on the bypass road yesterday (Mar 8) to observe and enforce safe and correct road safety proceedures among drivers which netted a grand total of two offences.
Western nations halt Russian oil as Ukrainians flee
Western nations halt Russian oil as Ukrainians flee
KYIV: The United States led a Western assault on Moscow’s economic lifeline yesterday (Mar 8), banning imports of Russian oil as civilians fled besieged Ukrainian cities in a desperate evacuation push blighted by Russian shelling.
COVID won’t stop Songkran this year
COVID won’t stop Songkran this year
BANGKOK: Songkran celebrations will go ahead next month after a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the government has said while adding that health and safety measures will still need to be followed.
Phuket marks 545 new COVID cases, three more deaths
Phuket marks 545 new COVID cases, three more deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 545 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 8), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 38,282.
Close competition expected at fifth PYC Sailor’s Regatta
Close competition expected at fifth PYC Sailor’s Regatta
SAILING: The Sailor’s Regatta returns to The Phuket Yacht Club (PYC) for its 5th year this weekend, with racing taking place from Friday to Sunday (Mar 11-13) inclusive.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Action urged amid labour shortage, Thailand offers aid to stranded tourists || March 8
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Action urged amid labour shortage, Thailand offers aid to stranded tourists || March 8
PHUKET XTRA - March 8 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket FTI urges swifter state action over labour shortage |:| Senior bystander shot at August protest dies |:| Police oppose bail in Jimi Sandhu case |:| Thailand offers aid to stranded tourists Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket plants seeds for cannabis cash crops
Phuket plants seeds for cannabis cash crops
PHUKET: Dr Yongyot Thammawut, Director-General of the Department of Thai Traditional Medicine, was in Phuket yesterday (Mar 7) to promote the development of medical marijuana as a key industry to helping the country’s economy back onto the road to recovery.
No-quarantine travel with Malaysia to start this month
No-quarantine travel with Malaysia to start this month
BANGKOK: Quarantine-free “vaccinated travel lane” (VTL) entry is planned for air travel between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least 10 daily return flights from mid-March.