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Government defends vaccination cocktail policy
Government defends vaccination cocktail policy
BANGKOK: The government has defended its mix-and-match approach to vaccinating the population, with about 1 million people being first injected with the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine and three weeks later with the AstraZeneca version.
Phuket marks 89 new local infections, one more death
Phuket marks 89 new local infections, one more death
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 89 new local infections on the island yesterday (Aug 18), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 2,171.
Police searching for culprits who shot protesters
Police searching for culprits who shot protesters
BANGKOK: The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) is going after the culprits who shot and injured two people during Monday’s (Aug 16) clashes between anti-government protesters and the police.
PPAO Moderna registrations to open next week
PPAO Moderna registrations to open next week
PHUKET: Registration for five prioritized groups of people to be vaccinated for COVID-19 with the Moderna vaccine will open in the coming week, with Moderna vaccinations starting in November, Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) President Rewat Areerob confirmed today (Aug 18).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Lockdown lifted in Phuket Town, Thailand Pfizer vaccine purchase |:| August 18
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Lockdown lifted in Phuket Town, Thailand Pfizer vaccine purchase |:| August 18
PHUKET XTRA - August 18 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Lockdown lifted in Phuket Town |:| Thailand record 312 Covid deaths |:| Thailand approves Pfizer purchase, Sinovac as well |:| Relatives of Swiss tourist killer will not file bail Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Bank of Thailand urges government to borrow another B1 trillion
Bank of Thailand urges government to borrow another B1 trillion
BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is urging the government to borrow an additional B1 trillion to address the severe economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to boost the country’s long-term growth prospects.
‘Sandbox 7+7’ tourists will be tested twice before leaving the island, assures Phuket TAT chief
‘Sandbox 7+7’ tourists will be tested twice before leaving the island, assures Phuket TAT chief
PHUKET: Phuket Sandbox tourists wanting to spend only their first seven nights on the island before travelling to other Sandbox areas, in Phang Nga, Krabi or Samui, under the ‘Sandbox 7+7’ scheme will be tested twice before being allowed to leave the island, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket director Nanthasiri Ronnasiri has assured
AIS strikes deal with FAT for live telecast of matches
AIS strikes deal with FAT for live telecast of matches
FOOTBALL: Advanced Info Service (AIS) has struck a deal with the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) to show live all major domestic tournaments in the upcoming season, the two parties announced yesterday (Aug 17).
Phuket Provincial Hall car park building to become another COVID Care Center
Phuket Provincial Hall car park building to become another COVID Care Center
PHUKET: The parking lot building of the still-incomplete new Phuket Provincial Hall is planned to be the second “COVID-19 Care Center” (CCC) for migrant workers in Muang District, as the first one at the old Phuket Prison is likely to meet full capacity soon, Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong revealed this morning (Aug 18).
Hospital boss probed over Pfizer shot favouritism
Hospital boss probed over Pfizer shot favouritism
BANGKOK: Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Public Health Office yesterday (Aug 17) set up a committee to launch a probe into allegations that the director of Chaloem Phra Kiat Hospital had administered Pfizer vaccines to his wife and an associate despite them not being frontline medical workers.
Relatives of Swiss tourist killer will not file for bail
Relatives of Swiss tourist killer will not file for bail
PHUKET: The relatives of Teerawat Thothip, charged for the murder of 57-year-old Phuket Sandbox tourist Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, will not file a request for bail, Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Kitrat Panpetch has confirmed.
Samkong Underpass to close for maintenance
Samkong Underpass to close for maintenance
PHUKET: The Samkong Underpass will be closed to traffic from 9am to 3pm tomorrow (Aug 19) while the Phuket Highways Office carries out its regular inspections and maintenance to the electrical control and light systems in the tunnel.
Lockdown lifted in Phuket Town
Lockdown lifted in Phuket Town
PHUKET: The lockdown in the heart of Phuket Town has been lifted, but the municipality fresh market on Ranong Rd that sparked the lockdown will remain closed for at least a few more days, Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong announced this morning (Aug 18).
Phuket marks 43 new local infections
Phuket marks 43 new local infections
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 43 new local infections on the island yesterday (Aug 17), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 2,082.
F1’s calendar cram uncertain on the path to Abu Dhabi
F1’s calendar cram uncertain on the path to Abu Dhabi
FORMULA ONE: Less than half the 2021 Formula 1 season has been completed, but where the remaining 12 rounds will be raced is as much a mystery as who will win the title in December.
Taliban won’t seek ‘revenge’ as co-founder back in Afghanistan
Taliban won’t seek ‘revenge’ as co-founder back in Afghanistan
WORLD: The Taliban have pledged not to seek “revenge” against their opponents in Afghanistan in their first press conference since taking power, as the United States said they would hold the insurgents to their promises to respect human rights.
RDS says it will prove test kits are poor quality
RDS says it will prove test kits are poor quality
BANGKOK: The Rural Doctor Society (RDS) has questioned the quality of COVID-19 antigen test kits (ATKs) the Public Health Ministry is procuring for use in its mass testing programme.
B9bn injection for Pfizer shots as ongoing Sinovac use defended
B9bn injection for Pfizer shots as ongoing Sinovac use defended
BANGKOK: The cabinet has approved B9.3 billion for funding an already signed contract to procure 20 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and acknowledged a proposal to purchase 10mn more doses of the same mRNA vaccine.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Sandbox 7+7 on target, Baby boy with Covid mum delivered healthy |:| August 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Sandbox 7+7 on target, Baby boy with Covid mum delivered healthy |:| August 17
PHUKET XTRA - August 17 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Phuket Sandbox 7+7 green light |:| Heavy downpours to come |:| Deal approve for Chinese test kits |:| Baby boy with Covid mum delivered Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Organisers bar spectators from Tokyo Paralympics
Organisers bar spectators from Tokyo Paralympics
PARALYMPICS: Spectators will be barred from the Tokyo Paralympics over coronavirus fears, organisers said yesterday (Aug 16), as Japan battles record infections despite emergency measures in several parts of the country.