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Police deny using live ammunition against demonstrators
Police deny using live ammunition against demonstrators
BANGKOK: Police have denied firing live ammunition at protesters of the Thalu Fah group during chaotic scenes in front of Din Daeng police station last night (Aug 16), saying only rubber bullets were used to prevent them causing much damage.
Phuket Town waits for lockdown to be lifted
Phuket Town waits for lockdown to be lifted
PHUKET: The lockdown in the heart of Phuket Town will not be lifted until further ‘active case finding’ tests are conducted today and submitted to the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee for consideration, Phuket Town Mayor Saroj Angkanapilas has confirmed.
Baby boy with COVID mum delivered, safe, healthy
Baby boy with COVID mum delivered, safe, healthy
PHUKET: Doctors at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town have safely delivered a baby boy via a cesarean section conducted on his mother, who is infected with COVID-19.
Smart card readers to check Thai domestic arrivals for outstanding arrest warrants
Smart card readers to check Thai domestic arrivals for outstanding arrest warrants
PHUKET: Region 8 Police Chief Lt Gen Kitrat Panpetch has donated 51 smart card readers and 20 smartphones to be used at the Phuket Check Point leading on to the island to ensure that no people wanting to come to Phuket are wanted on outstanding arrest warrants.
Phuket Sandbox 7+7 gets green light, entry for Sputnik V vaccinated Russians approved
Phuket Sandbox 7+7 gets green light, entry for Sputnik V vaccinated Russians approved
BANGKOK: Phuket sandbox and other provinces in the south struggling with ways to reopen for international tourists will be buoyed after the Centre for COVID Situation Administration (CCSA) on Monday (Aug 16) nailed down the long-awaited 7+7 extension plan.
Malaysian PM quits after turbulent 17 months in office
Malaysian PM quits after turbulent 17 months in office
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s prime minister resigned and his government collapsed yesterday (Aug 16) after just 17 months in office, throwing the country into fresh political turmoil as it battles a serious coronavirus outbreak.
Phuket marks 50 new local infections, one new COVID death
Phuket marks 50 new local infections, one new COVID death
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report marked 50 new local infections on the island yesterday (Aug 16), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 2,039.
Kratom inmates to walk free
Kratom inmates to walk free
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Justice is pledging to free and dismiss drug charges against 12,000 inmates convicted for kratom possession before the plant is formally removed from the list of banned narcotics on Aug 24.
Chinese test kits given green light
Chinese test kits given green light
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry yesterday (Aug 16) gave the green light to the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) to buy 8.5 million antigen test kit (ATK) sets from Lepu Medical Technology, following the completion of the bidding to import the product.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Covid restrictions extended 2 weeks, PPAO seeks millions |:| August 16
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Covid restrictions extended 2 weeks, PPAO seeks millions |:| August 16
PHUKET XTRA - August 16 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Phuket restrictions extended until end of August |:| PPAO seeks millions for Covid support, tourist attractions |:| No confidence vote for Premier as protest violence erupts, again |:| Phuket fresh market 2 closed Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Sandbox Express Bus extended, private vans now available to help tourists get off-island
Sandbox Express Bus extended, private vans now available to help tourists get off-island
PHUKET: The ‘Sandbox Express Bus’, which was to cease operations today (Aug 16), has been extended to continue taking Sandbox tourists from Phuket to Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok until at least Aug 30, and Sandbox tourists can now also choose to take a private minivan to the capital, officials confirmed today.
Strong Thai showing at women’s Scottish Open
Strong Thai showing at women’s Scottish Open
GOLF: Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn and Atthaya Thitikul narrowly missed out on victory at the 2021 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open yesterday (Aug 15) after Ryann O’Toole closed out an incredible round of 64 to win her first LPGA title.
Heavy downpours to continue
Heavy downpours to continue
PHUKET: Downpours across an estimated 70% of Phuket are forecast to continue through to next week, with the heavy weather expected to intensify by the coming weekend, reports the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD).
TAT pins hopes on shorter quarantine
TAT pins hopes on shorter quarantine
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hoping a shorter quarantine nationwide during the fourth quarter can accelerate travel demand once the pandemic is controlled.
Electricity outage to affect Patong
Electricity outage to affect Patong
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Patong on Wednesday (Aug 18) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket officials push for Phang Nga, Krabi Sandbox travel bubble
Phuket officials push for Phang Nga, Krabi Sandbox travel bubble
PHUKET: Phuket officials are moving ahead with plans to create a Phuket - Phang Nga - Krabi ‘sealed area’ for Phuket Sandbox tourists, Phuket Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee  confirmed yesterday (Aug 16).
Phuket marks 49 new local infections, 78 held after ATK tests
Phuket marks 49 new local infections, 78 held after ATK tests
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) marked 49 new local COVID-19 infections on the island yesterday (Aug 15), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 1,989.
Taliban take control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul
Taliban take control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul
KABUL: The Taliban were in control of Afghanistan today (Aug 16) after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war.
Man City shocked by Kane-less Tottenham
Man City shocked by Kane-less Tottenham
FOOTBALL: Pep Guardiola said Manchester City will not be panicked into buying Harry Kane at an elevated cost despite losing 1-0 to Tottenham in the opening game of their Premier League title defence yesterday (Aug 15).
Thai woman ordained to make merit for Swiss tourist murdered on Phuket
Thai woman ordained to make merit for Swiss tourist murdered on Phuket
BANGKOK: Kanjana Suthikul, a member of ‘Thai Bhikkhunis’, was ordained as a female monk by the Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, the abbess of Songdhammakalayani Monastery, in Nakhon Pathom province on Saturday (Aug 14).