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Celebrating 160,000 Life Bags and Preparing for the Road Ahead
Celebrating 160,000 Life Bags and Preparing for the Road Ahead
This April, 5 Star Marine passed a milestone – over 14 months’ of continuous efforts supporting vulnerable families and communities in need, situated in and around the Phuket and Phang Nga areas. Over 60 weeks of donations has produced an incredible amount of Life Bags; more than 160,000 have been paid for, packed and delivered to date; with each Life Bag containing staple items such as eggs, oil, noodles, sauces and rice, among other essentials.
Phuket Opinion: A shot in the dark
Phuket Opinion: A shot in the dark
PHUKET: The Phuket News champions the call by Bhummikitti Raktaengam and other leading Phuket business figures in calling out the government to finally allow private entities to buy their own vaccines to deploy to the public.
Finance Ministry reduces 2021 economic growth forecast to 2.3%
Finance Ministry reduces 2021 economic growth forecast to 2.3%
BANGKOK: The Finance Ministry has reduced its 2021 economic growth forecast for a second time, now from 2.8% down to 2.3% growth, in light of the third wave of coronavirus infections in Thailand this month.
Phuket running short of COVID quarantine hotel rooms for high risk contacts
Phuket running short of COVID quarantine hotel rooms for high risk contacts
PHUKET: People identified as high-risk contacts for exposure to a person now confirmed as infected with COVID-19 can observe their 14-day quarantine at home if COVID-protection measures can be met to protect other people living in the same household.
Man escapes serious injury as pickup slams into tree
Man escapes serious injury as pickup slams into tree
PHUKET: A Phuket petrol station staffer escaped with only leg injuries after the pickup he was driving slammed into a tree on the central reservation on Thepkrasattri Rd in Muang Mai this morning (May 1).
All arrivals back to facing 14-day quarantine ‒ again
All arrivals back to facing 14-day quarantine ‒ again
PHUKET: All people arriving in the country from May 6 onwards will be required to observe a 14-day mandatory quarantine, the Phuket office of the Ministry of Interior has confirmed.
Phuket face mask crackdown ramped up in revised restrictions order
Phuket face mask crackdown ramped up in revised restrictions order
PHUKET: The move to crack down on people not wearing face masks while in public was ratcheted up last night with Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew issuing an order to ramp up restrictions already imposed in Phuket to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
COVID alert for Phuket airline passengers
COVID alert for Phuket airline passengers
PHUKET: Passengers on specific flights between Phuket and Bangkok operated between Apr 15-26 have been urged to present themselves to a government hospital for a COVID test and observe any quarantine order by officials.
Aussies bowl over competition to win inaugural ‘International’ trophy
Aussies bowl over competition to win inaugural ‘International’ trophy
BOWLS: A brand new competition has been added to the calendar at Kamala Lawn Bowls Club as 18 players competed in the “International” last Monday (Apr 26).
Anutin restricts COVID vaccine options, 3.5m more Sinovac shots on way
Anutin restricts COVID vaccine options, 3.5m more Sinovac shots on way
THAILAND: People cannot choose which COVID-19 vaccine they receive, says Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul amid mounting concern over side-effects of shots being administered in the country.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 14-day quarantine returns as private sector wants to buy vaccines || April 30
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 14-day quarantine returns as private sector wants to buy vaccines || April 30
PHUKET XTRA - April 30 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Thailand Covid update |:| Parliament President visits Phuket |:| Private sector asks to buy own vaccines |:| 14-day quarantine for all int’l arrivals, again Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
PVC Phuket Food Challenge 2021
PVC Phuket Food Challenge 2021
PVCPhuket.com presents the Phuket Food Challenge! Are you sick of paying for your meal even though you finished the whole thing? Running now at Lets Meat Phuket Town, Islander Rawai and Aussie Bar Patong you can earn your meal, worth 495 baht, for free! If you can finish your special sausage sandwich in less than 20 minutes! Check out Phuket Food Challenge on Facebook for full details.
Parliament President Chuan Leekpai visits Phuket
Parliament President Chuan Leekpai visits Phuket
PHUKET: President of the National Assembly of Thailand and incumbent Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai arrived in Phuket today to be briefed on the outbreak situation on the island and to donate 10,000 items of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the officers stationed at the Phuket Check Point, where all arrivals onto the island by road are screened before being allowed into the province.
Darasamut Underpass to close for cleaning
Darasamut Underpass to close for cleaning
PHUKET: Traffic passing through the Darasamut Underpass will be affected on Wednesday (May 5) while the Phuket Highways Office carries out cleaning to remove sand and trash from inside the tunnel.
Two men injured as pickup slams into stopped garbage truck
Two men injured as pickup slams into stopped garbage truck
PHUKET: Two men were injured when the driver of a pickup truck fell asleep at the wheel and ploughed into the back of a stopped garbage truck on Thepkrasattri Rd in Koh Kaew in the early hours of this morning (Apr 30).
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Women arrested in 100k meth pill drug raid
Women arrested in 100k meth pill drug raid
PHUKET: Police arrested two women in Srisoonthorn yesterday (Apr 29) after they were found with more than 100,000 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah) and more than 200 grammes of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice).
Private sector unsure on jab imports
Private sector unsure on jab imports
BANGKOK: The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) will go ahead with its plan to import vaccines for companies which want to distribute them to employees, while the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) accepted that it might be too late for the private sector to procure vaccine supplies amid intense global demand.
Woman killed while crossing Thepkrasattri Rd
Woman killed while crossing Thepkrasattri Rd
PHUKET: A woman was killed when she was struck by a pickup truck while she was crossing Thepkrasattri Rd in Srisoonthorn last night (Apr 29).
Harsher COVID controls
Harsher COVID controls
BANGKOK: The government’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Thursday (Apr 29) intensified its COVID-19 controls, extending the quarantine period for arrivals, expanding ‘dark red’ control zones and requiring the nationwide wearing of face masks outside homes.