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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand COVID cases approach 800,000 |:| August 10
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand COVID cases approach 800,000 |:| August 10
PHUKET XTRA - August 10 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Phuket Town fresh markets close |:| "Covid Care Centers’ to be set up in Phuket |:| Over 8,000 to be cleared of kratom charges |:| PM revokes ’fake news’ order Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
First Sandbox flight from Hong Kong lands in Phuket
First Sandbox flight from Hong Kong lands in Phuket
PHUKET: The first direct flight from Hong Kong since the Phuket Sandbox scheme launched on July 1 touched down on the island earlier today (Aug 10).
Arrest warrants served for illegally occupying Layan beach state land
Arrest warrants served for illegally occupying Layan beach state land
PHUKET: Two squatters refusing to vacate state land at Layan Beach have been served arrest warrants for refusing an order issued by a government official, MaAnn Samran, Chief of Cherng Talay Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor) has confirmed.
Phuket second COVID vaccination injections moved forward
Phuket second COVID vaccination injections moved forward
PHUKET: Phuket health officials have moved forward the dates for those waiting to receive their second injection of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Anti-government protests hit Bangkok streets
Anti-government protests hit Bangkok streets
BANGKOK: Anti-government protesters honking and revving vehicles roamed inner Bangkok streets this afternoon (Aug 10), calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Phuket ‘Covid Care Centers’ to be set up for asymptomatic patients
Phuket ‘Covid Care Centers’ to be set up for asymptomatic patients
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Government will set up a “Covid Care Center” in each of Phuket’s three districts where people who have tested positive for COVID-19 only by a rapid antigen test but are showing no signs of infection will be required to stay.
Governor orders islandwide tourist safety campaign
Governor orders islandwide tourist safety campaign
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has confirmed that he will order every municipality on the island to identify isolated locales in their areas that may be unsafe for visitors and not suitable for tourists to visit as part of a campaign to ramp up tourist safety on the island.
Phuket Town fresh markets closed over COVID fears
Phuket Town fresh markets closed over COVID fears
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality has ordered two markets in the heart of Phuket Town closed over concerns of COVID-19 infections.
Phuket marks 61 new COVID infections
Phuket marks 61 new COVID infections
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) marked 61 new local COVID-19 infections on the island yesterday (Aug 9), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 1,571.
After 26 years and nine world titles, Rossi calls it quits
After 26 years and nine world titles, Rossi calls it quits
MOTO GP: Motorcycling legend and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi has confirmed he will retire at the end of the season after 26 years in the sport, describing his decision as “a very difficult, sad moment.”
Acceleration of global warming ‘code red’ for humanity
Acceleration of global warming ‘code red’ for humanity
PARIS: We ignored the warnings, and now it’s too late: global heating has arrived with a vengeance and will see Earth’s average temperature reach 1.5° Celsius above preindustrial levels around 2030, a decade earlier than projected only three years ago, according to a landmark UN assessment published yesterday (Aug 9).
Don’t export AstraZeneca jabs, says expert
Don’t export AstraZeneca jabs, says expert
BANGKOK: The vaccine stockpiling law should be enforced to ensure the country has at least 10 million doses per month of locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines for use in the next three months, says Prasert Auewarakul, deputy dean for Research of Siriraj Hospital’s Faculty of Medicine.
Medics focused on COVID granted legal immunity
Medics focused on COVID granted legal immunity
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry is set to issue an executive decree to provide healthcare professionals looking after COVID-19 patients with immunity from legal liability.
Swiss tourist killer moved to Phuket Prison
Swiss tourist killer moved to Phuket Prison
PHUKET: Teerawat Thothip, the man facing murder and robbery causing death charges for the killing of 57-year-old Phuket Sandbox tourist Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, was moved to Phuket Prison late this afternoon (Aug 9) after the Phuket Provincial Court approved his further detention while police continue their investigation.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Tourist killer caught, confesses! Protest chaos in Bangkok |:| August 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Tourist killer caught, confesses! Protest chaos in Bangkok |:| August 9
PHUKET XTRA - August 9 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Thai man confesses to killing Swiss tourist |:| Protest chaos in Bangkok |:| Danish tourist found safe after Phuket jungle trek |:| Thailand COVID Update Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Nok Air Phuket - U-Tapao flights to continue
Nok Air Phuket - U-Tapao flights to continue
PHUKET: With Phuket Sandbox tourists stuck on the island under the current shutdown of flights and buses across the country, Nok Air has announced that it will continue its Phuket - U-Tapao flights twice a day through to at least Aug 18.
Mobile Commerce Bus service to help local communities
Mobile Commerce Bus service to help local communities
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Ministry of Commerce has launched a scheme whereby a series of mobile buses will visit over 120 areas across the island to sell household necessities and consumer products at reduced prices.
Displaced Syrian children hold ‘Tent Olympics’
Displaced Syrian children hold ‘Tent Olympics’
SYRIA: Hurling a javelin, leaping over hurdles and sprinting beyond rows of tents to win gold, displaced children in the northwest of war-torn Syria have staged their very own Olympics.
WWF says Government’s tiger pledge falling short
WWF says Government’s tiger pledge falling short
BANGKOK: The government’s commitment to double the population of wild tigers by 2022 is marked by uneven progress, according to the latest report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
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 11) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.