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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines on the way! Smart bus could replace light-rail project || May 14
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines on the way! Smart bus could replace light-rail project || May 14
PHUKET XTRA - May 14 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Campaign to support wife of shooting victim |:| Phuket ’smart bus’ could replace light-rail |:| Phuket Astrazeneca vaccinations next month |:| Thai FDA approves Moderna vaccine |:| Phuket/Thailand Covid update Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Prayut coming to Phuket as July 1 reopening assured
Prayut coming to Phuket as July 1 reopening assured
PHUKET: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha along with Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Tourism & Sport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn are to arrive in Phuket tomorrow (May 15) to see firsthand the COVID situation on the island and to hand over 100,000 doses of COVID vaccine to be used in the mass-vaccination campaign.
Rapid test abandoned, only vaccinated or tested arrivals to enter Phuket
Rapid test abandoned, only vaccinated or tested arrivals to enter Phuket
PHUKET: Rapid antigen tests will no longer be used to determine whether or not people will be allowed to enter Phuket from Sunday (May 16), Phuket Vice Governor Piyawong Choowong has confirmed.
‘I am not a COVID-infected prostitute’, says Phuket woman
‘I am not a COVID-infected prostitute’, says Phuket woman
PHUKET: Police have yet to treat seriously a formal complaint filed by a local woman who was accused online by man who posted her photo and claimed that she was a prostitute who worked in Phoonpon Soi 11, that she had slept with 20 customers in three days and that she was now infected with COVID-19.
Expat launches campaign to support wife of noodle vendor shot by police
Expat launches campaign to support wife of noodle vendor shot by police
PHUKET: Local expat Eric Smulders has launched a campaign urging people to support the wife of the noodle vendor shot by a drunken off-duty Phuket police officer on Bangla Rd earlier this year.
Phuket ‘smart bus’ considered to replace light rail, save B15.2bn
Phuket ‘smart bus’ considered to replace light rail, save B15.2bn
PHUKET: Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered an in-depth analysis of a proposal to dump the Phuket light-rail project in favour of a ‘smart bus’ system that would reduce the cost of launching a mass transport option on the island by some B15.2 billion.
COVID-hit Thais given ‘special exemption’
COVID-hit Thais given ‘special exemption’
VOLLEYBALL: Despite a high number of coronavirus cases in the training camp, the Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA) is still hopeful of sending a team to compete in the Nations League in Italy.
US lifts indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people
US lifts indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people
WORLD: The top US health agency yesterday (May 13) announced it was lifting mask-wearing requirements for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a watershed moment in the pandemic.
Vaccination walk-ins delayed
Vaccination walk-ins delayed
THAILAND: Walk-in services for COVID-19 vaccination will not be ready until next month, authorities said yesterday (May 13).
Thai FDA approves Moderna vaccine
Thai FDA approves Moderna vaccine
THAILAND: The national Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine of Moderna, an FDA official said yesterday (May 13).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket club managers charged as island COVID cases mount || May 13
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket club managers charged as island COVID cases mount || May 13
PHUKET XTRA - May 13 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket 3 club managers charged over parties linked to COVID cases |:| Woman impaled in crash |:| 31 new COVID cases in Phuket |:| Officials expected 129K arrivals to Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
AstraZeneca vaccinations to start in Phuket in June
AstraZeneca vaccinations to start in Phuket in June
PHUKET: The first people in Phuket to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine under the government’s mass-vaccination campaign will receive their first injection on June 7-8, Vachira Phuket Hospital Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol has confirmed.
It’s official: No friends allowed
It’s official: No friends allowed
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) today posted an updated version of their notice of COVID restrictions in English, which now says that no friends are allowed to gather at any home where they are not staying.
Charges progress against Phuket mass party venue operators
Charges progress against Phuket mass party venue operators
PHUKET: Patong Police Chief Col Sujin Nilabodi has confirmed that the managers of the three venues where the mass parties were held in Phuket last month, marking the beginning of the ‘Third Wave’ infections on the island, will face charges under the Emergency Decree.
Thousands infected with COVID-19 in Thai prisons
Thousands infected with COVID-19 in Thai prisons
THAILAND: People held in Thailand’s overcrowded prisons and detention facilities are at grave risk from COVID-19 outbreaks, Human Rights Watch said today (May 13).
Woman impaled by steel rod as motorbike hits power pole
Woman impaled by steel rod as motorbike hits power pole
PHUKET: A 34-year-old woman was impaled by a steel rod protruding from a power pole in a motorbike accident on Wichit Songkram Rd in Kathu in the first hour of this morning (May 13).
Shoot your shot: US state offers $1 mn COVID vaccine lottery
Shoot your shot: US state offers $1 mn COVID vaccine lottery
WORLD: As US officials scramble to convince citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19, one state is putting its money where its mouth is - offering millions in lottery prizes for those who have received an injection.
Conor McGregor tops Forbes 2020 sporting rich list
Conor McGregor tops Forbes 2020 sporting rich list
ALL SPORTS: Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor was the sporting world’s highest-paid athlete in 2020, raking in around US$180 million (B5.6 billion) with earnings boosted by commercial ventures, a Forbes report showed yesterday (May 12).
Ministry promises ‘walk-in’ virus shots
Ministry promises ‘walk-in’ virus shots
THAILAND: Walk-in services for COVID-19 vaccination could be immediately taken to any province that is ready to provide free jabs to any person who has expressed a wish to get the vaccine, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
No need for jab to be approved by WHO, says FDA
No need for jab to be approved by WHO, says FDA
THAILAND: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that each country has the right to register COVID-19 vaccines that will be used by their people without relying on a vaccine list approved by World Health Organisation (WHO).