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Sinking platform at Chalong Pier under repair
Sinking platform at Chalong Pier under repair
PHUKET: Long-term wear left a pontoon listing dangerously at Chalong Bay Marina, next to Chalong Pier, this week, leaving officials with the decision of whether to just patch it again, or spend up to B1 million replacing it.
Legal Matters: Former employees working against you
Legal Matters: Former employees working against you
Information and intellectual property are valuable assets for many businesses. As employees change jobs, which many have done in the past 18 months, they create significant challenges for businesses in protecting their information and competitive advantages.
Govt mulls easing virus curbs
Govt mulls easing virus curbs
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry will propose easing COVID-19 curbs in light of the diminishing threat posed by the virus’s Omicron variant.
Phuket officials push local pineapples as Chinese New Year gifts
Phuket officials push local pineapples as Chinese New Year gifts
PHUKET: Phuket officials have joined a community enterprise campaign to promote sweets made from locally grown pineapples as gifts for Chinese New Year. The campaign aims to help struggling local residents make an income as the economic crisis from the pandemic continues.
Six Andaman national parks on Unesco World Heritage Centre’s ‘tentative list’
Six Andaman national parks on Unesco World Heritage Centre’s ‘tentative list’
PHUKET: Six national parks along the Andaman coast, including Phuket’s Sirinath Marine National Park, have made the shortlist of candidates to be named UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Phuket marks 420 new COVID cases, two new deaths
Phuket marks 420 new COVID cases, two new deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 420 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Jan 14), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 26,050.
Police escorts, hazmat suits - welcome to Beijing’s Olympic bubble
Police escorts, hazmat suits - welcome to Beijing’s Olympic bubble
WINTER OLYMPICS: China is sealing the Beijing Winter Olympics, which runs from Feb 4-20, inside an impenetrable giant bubble cocooning thousands of people and stretching nearly 200 kilometres in an effort to thwart the coronavirus.
Thailand to make COVID-19 pill: Anutin
Thailand to make COVID-19 pill: Anutin
BANGKOK: Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has announced that Thailand will move ahead with its plans to develop the COVID-19 antiviral pill molnupiravir.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Approved Test & Go tourists allowed after deadline, Crocodile instead of pork? || January 14
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Approved Test & Go tourists allowed after deadline, Crocodile instead of pork? || January 14
PHUKET XTRA - January 14 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Test & Go arrivals allowed after deadline |:| Phuket Town schools to stay closed |:| COVID Update |:| Crocodile instead of pork? |:| Southern peace talks underway |:| Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket hospitals start issuing 10-day isolation certificates for tourists
Phuket hospitals start issuing 10-day isolation certificates for tourists
PHUKET: Patong Hospital, Chalong Hospital and Thalang Hospital are now issuing certificates for tourists, Thais and foreigners, who need official confirmation that they have completed their 10-day isolation at a hotel after testing positive for COVID-19 on landing in Phuket.
Australia cancels Djokovic’s visa again
Australia cancels Djokovic’s visa again
MELBOURNE: Australia’s government cancelled Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time today (Jan 14) as it sought to deport the tennis superstar after he arrived in the country without a COVID-19 vaccine.
Approved Test & Go travellers can arrive after deadline
Approved Test & Go travellers can arrive after deadline
BANGKOK: Travellers who were previously approved for the Test & Go Thailand Pass can enter the country after the Jan 15 deadline, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
95% of Phuket new COVID cases are ‘Green’ patients
95% of Phuket new COVID cases are ‘Green’ patients
PHUKET: An estimated 95% of all new COVID-19 cases being detected in Phuket are resulting in mild symptoms, or no symptoms at all, Dr Witita Jang-iam, Deputy Director of Vachira Phuket Hospital, has confirmed.
Chelsea aim to clip Man City’s wings
Chelsea aim to clip Man City’s wings
FOOTBALL: Chelsea need a repeat of their Champions League final victory over Manchester City to rekindle their Premier League title challenge with the English champions threatening to build a realistically unassailable lead just days into the new year.
Prince Andrew gives up military titles, patronages
Prince Andrew gives up military titles, patronages
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth’s second son, Prince Andrew, was yesterday (Jan 13) effectively stripped of his position in royal life, in a dramatic move as he faces a US civil case for sexual assault.
Suspects in killing of Bengal tigers surrender
Suspects in killing of Bengal tigers surrender
KANCHANABURI: Four men wanted for killing two Bengal tigers found skinned, their meat cooking on a grill, in a jungle camp near the Myanmar border surrendered to police yesterday (Jan 13).
Phuket City Municipality schools to remain closed
Phuket City Municipality schools to remain closed
PHUKET: All government schools and kindergartens in Phuket City Municipality are to remain closed until the end of the month following an order issued by Phuket City Mayor Saroj Angkanapilas
Crocodile goes onto the menu
Crocodile goes onto the menu
NAKHON PATHOM: Crocodile farms are offering the reptile’s meat as a cheaper alternative to pork, the price of which has now soared to more than B200 per kilogramme.
Another false alarm over COVID-positive tourist missing
Another false alarm over COVID-positive tourist missing
PHUKET: A Russian tourist who was reported to the 191 police hotline for “disappearing from his room” at a hotel in Patong after testing positive for COVID-19 has been found safe and sound ‒ at his hotel room in Patong.
Phuket marks 441 new COVID cases, no new deaths
Phuket marks 441 new COVID cases, no new deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 441 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Jan 13), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 25,520.