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Chelsea set up all-English Champions League final
Chelsea set up all-English Champions League final
FOOTBALL: Chelsea set up an all-English Champions League final against Manchester City as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount beat Real Madrid 2-0 last night (May 5) to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory at Stamford Bridge.
Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban
Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban
WORLD: Facebook’s independent oversight board yesterday (May 5) upheld a ban on former US president Donald Trump while ordering further review of the case, in a decision with a potentially far-reaching impact on the regulation of online speech.
Chiang Mai sandbox on course for October
Chiang Mai sandbox on course for October
THAILAND: The Chiang Mai sandbox model will go ahead as planned on Oct 1 and target tourists from Asia as operators expect to receive a windfall from the Phuket sandbox.
Government unveils B225bn relief plan
Government unveils B225bn relief plan
THAILAND: The government will hand out B7,000 each for four million people with high purchasing power and launch a new phase of “Khon La Khrueng” co-payment scheme as part of a new relief package worth B225 billion.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Foreigners to pay for Covid vaccines? Covid shuts Phi Phi National Park || May 5
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Foreigners to pay for Covid vaccines? Covid shuts Phi Phi National Park || May 5
PHUKET XTRA - May 5 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Free Covid tests no longer free after May 15 |:| Thais priority in Covid vaccine |:| 13-day closure of Phi Phi National Park |:| Thailand Covid update Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
‘Phuket Must Win’ COVID vaccination registration tailor-made for Phuket
‘Phuket Must Win’ COVID vaccination registration tailor-made for Phuket
PHUKET: An academic with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has stepped forward to explain why people in Phuket must register to receive a state-supplied COVID vaccination through the ‘Phuket Must Win’ web portal only, instead of the MorProm registration channel in use throughout the rest of the country.
Phuket health officials concerned over ICU bed shortage
Phuket health officials concerned over ICU bed shortage
PHUKET: A leading disease expert at Vachira Phuket Hospital, the main government hospital in Phuket, has expressed concern that the rate of COVID infections across Phuket may result in a shortage of beds in intensive-care units on the island.
Phuket rapid test on arrival not free for Thais after May 15
Phuket rapid test on arrival not free for Thais after May 15
PHUKET: The rapid antigen test will not be free for Thai nationals at the airport or at the Phuket Check Point onto the island by road from May 15, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has confirmed.
G7 talks vaccines after pleas to help poor
G7 talks vaccines after pleas to help poor
WORLD: The Group of Seven wealthy democracies will discuss coronavirus vaccines today (May 5) as they face growing pressure to share stockpiles and know-how with poor nations trailing far behind on fighting the pandemic.
Pent-up demand to drive Phuket luxury villa market in 2021
Pent-up demand to drive Phuket luxury villa market in 2021
PHUKET: Though the property market remains sluggish as the third wave of COVID-19 continues to spread through Thailand, leading international property consultant CBRE reports an active real estate market as enquiries for luxury villas have shown an increase since Q4 2020.
COVID-free certificates issued for Phuket arrivals
COVID-free certificates issued for Phuket arrivals
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has confirmed that COVID-free certificates are issued to people who test negative for the virus after undergoing a RT-PCR test on arrival. 
Chalong Hospital COVID high risk woman, 91, found dead
Chalong Hospital COVID high risk woman, 91, found dead
PHUKET: Medical staff at Vachira Phuket Hospital are investigating whether COVID-19 was a contributing factor in the death of a 91-year-old woman whose body was found at her home in Karon last night (May 4) after she became a ‘high risk contact’ following the COVID exposure incident at Chalong Hospital.
Phi Phi national park closes for 13 days over COVID
Phi Phi national park closes for 13 days over COVID
PHUKET: The Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Koh Phi Phi national park has closed for 13 days, from today (May 5), to control the spread of COVID-19, confirmed the park chief Prayoon Pongphan. 
Mahrez double takes Man City to first Champions League final
Mahrez double takes Man City to first Champions League final
FOOTBALL: Manchester City reached the Champions League final for the first time in the club’s history as Riyad Mahrez’s double saw off Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 yesterday (May 4) to seal a 4-1 aggregate win.
‘Thais, not expats’ get jab priority
‘Thais, not expats’ get jab priority
THAILAND: Thai people will always be given priority for COVID-19 vaccines, the Ministry of Public Health said yesterday (May 4), denying reports that some expats living in the kingdom would also be allowed to register for free jabs.
Govt watches ‘Move Abroad’ movement
Govt watches ‘Move Abroad’ movement
BANGKOK: The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is closely monitoring a new Facebook group ‘Let’s Move Abroad’ which sprang up out of frustration over the government’s handling of the Covid-9 pandemic.
Questions raised over Phuket’s next delivery of COVID vaccine
Questions raised over Phuket’s next delivery of COVID vaccine
PHUKET: Highlighting the delayed delivery to Phuket of its next shipment of COVID vaccination doses from China, Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, President of Phuket Tourist Association, today (May 4) vowed to keep pressing the Thai government to allow Phuket’s private sector to independently source vaccinations in order to make the July 1 re-opening of the island to international tourists a reality.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket soft curfew in effect as vaccination tours begin || May 4
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket soft curfew in effect as vaccination tours begin || May 4
PHUKET XTRA - May 4 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Vaccination tour worries |:| Phuket soft curfew in place |:| Judiciary wants protesters arrested |:| Thailand Covid update Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
India infections top 20 million, top cricket league suspended
India infections top 20 million, top cricket league suspended
WORLD: India’s coronavirus caseload topped 20 million today (May 4) as the relentless surge finally forced the suspension of the nation’s lucrative cricket competition involving some of the sport’s biggest global stars.
Electricity outage to affect Heroines Monument area
Electricity outage to affect Heroines Monument area
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off along a section of the east side of Thepkrasattri Rd both north and south of the Heroines Monument on Thursday (May 6) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.