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Government finally inks Pfizer deal
Government finally inks Pfizer deal
BANGKOK: The government has signed a supply agreement for 20 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, three months after it said it would buy them. The delivery is expected in the fourth quarter of this year though the value of the deal was not disclosed.
PM and business leaders in virus crisis talks
PM and business leaders in virus crisis talks
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will today (July 21) meet executives of national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc and King Power Group plus 40 other leading CEOs to discuss the COVID-19 situation and its economic impact on the country.
FTI to table relief plan
FTI to table relief plan
BANGKOK: The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Thai Listed Companies Association (TLCA) will on Thursday (July 22) propose four debt and health-related measures to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) survive the COVID-19 crisis.
Rivalry boils over at British Grand Prix
Rivalry boils over at British Grand Prix
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton emerged from the controversial British Grand Prix last Sunday (July 18) with a greatly reduced title deficit, but his crash with Max Verstappen has changed more than just the title arithmetic.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: ’Dragon Temple’ gambling den prompts probe over police inaction |:| July 20
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: ’Dragon Temple’ gambling den prompts probe over police inaction |:| July 20
PHUKET XTRA - July 20 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Police investigations over ’Dragon Tiger’ gambling den |:| Death penalty upheld for gold-heist schoolmaster |:| Talks to alleviate Heroine’s Monument traffic |:| Thailand COVID Update Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Death penalty upheld for gold-heist schoolmaster
Death penalty upheld for gold-heist schoolmaster
THAILAND: The Appeal Court has upheld the death sentence for former schoolmaster Prasittichai Khaokaew, who shot dead three people, one a child, and wounded four others while robbing a gold shop in Lop Buri province early last year.
Talks to alleviate traffic at Heroines Monument underway
Talks to alleviate traffic at Heroines Monument underway
PHUKET: Authorities in Phuket today (July 20) confirmed that talks are underway in regards to easing the traffic flow at the Heroines Monument in Thalang.
Phuket City Police investigated over ‘Dragon Tiger’ gambling den
Phuket City Police investigated over ‘Dragon Tiger’ gambling den
PHUKET: The top ranking police officers of the Phuket City Police are under investigation for the lack of action in preventing gambling in their area of jurisdiction following a raid on a gambling den at a resort on Koh Siray, east of Phuket Town, on Saturday (July 17).
Israeli-Thai couple marry under Phuket Sandbox
Israeli-Thai couple marry under Phuket Sandbox
PHUKET: An Israeli man and his Thai girlfriend who came to the island together under the Phuket Sandbox scheme were married at the Muang District Office in Phuket Town yesterday (July 19).
Buri Ram MotoGP in doubt
Buri Ram MotoGP in doubt
MOTO GP: The MotoGP in Buri Ram scheduled for October might be postponed for the second year running because of the resurgence of the coronavirus in Thailand.
Thai start-up to produce Subunit vaccine
Thai start-up to produce Subunit vaccine
BANGKOK: Thailand’s government has revealed that a potential COVID-19 vaccine, derived from plant protein, or subunit vaccine, which uses the same technology as Novavax, could be ready for production in a few weeks.
Outrigger acquires three Thailand resorts
Outrigger acquires three Thailand resorts
PHUKET: Outrigger Hospitality Group has announced that it has completed its purchase of the Manathai Hotels and Resorts brand, inclusive of three premier beach resorts in Southern Thailand.
NATO joins condemnation of ‘malicious’ China cyber hacking
NATO joins condemnation of ‘malicious’ China cyber hacking
WORLD: NATO joined the United States yesterday (July 19) in accusing Beijing of carrying out a massive hack of Microsoft as the US charged four Chinese nationals and rallied allies in rare joint condemnation of “malicious” cyber activity from China.
CCSA enacts travel curbs
CCSA enacts travel curbs
THAILAND: Checkpoints are being set up to restrict people’s movements in 13 ‘dark red’ zone provinces in a bid to control the severe wave of COVID-19 infections, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New Phuket restrictions, Bangkok lockdown, Vaccine letter leak |:| July 19
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New Phuket restrictions, Bangkok lockdown, Vaccine letter leak |:| July 19
PHUKET XTRA - July 19 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Leaked AstraZeneca letter and Thai response |:| Protests sees water cannons, tear gas |:| All flights out of Bangkok grounded, lockdown imposed |:| New Phuket restrictions Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Concern over conflicting COVID tests on Phuket Sandbox tourists
Concern over conflicting COVID tests on Phuket Sandbox tourists
PHUKET: Provincial authorities are concerned that almost half the foreign tourists who have tested positive for COVID-19 since July 1 were detected on arrival at the airport, when they had tested negative before obtaining a certificate of entry allowing them to board their flight.
Electricity outage to affect Rawai
Electricity outage to affect Rawai
PHUKET: The Chalong branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off across a large area in Rawai tomorrow (July 20) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Police net 20 in fish fight gambling raid
Police net 20 in fish fight gambling raid
PHUKET: A raid by Phuket Provincial Police and Chalong Police saw 20 men arrested for gambling on fighting fish and illegal possession of kratom leaves at a house in Soi Srikampol, Moo 7, Rawai, yesterday (July 18).
New order confirms boat tours for Phuket Sandbox tourists
New order confirms boat tours for Phuket Sandbox tourists
PHUKET: Phuket officials have issued a special order to confirm that Phuket Sandbox tourists may leave the island on “sealed” boat tours to nearby islands while still observing their mandatory 14-day stay on the island.
Champion Pogacar hails ‘incredible Tour de France adventure’
Champion Pogacar hails ‘incredible Tour de France adventure’
CYCLING: Tadej Pogacar won a second successive Tour de France yesterday (July 18), hailing his victory as “an incredible adventure” as Wout van Aert claimed the final stage on the Champs-Elysees in Paris after three weeks of thrilling action.