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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket to get ready for vaccinated tourists || March 29
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket to get ready for vaccinated tourists || March 29
PHUKET XTRA - March 29 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket Phuket to get ready for July 1 |:| Phuketian awarded Order of Australia Medal |:| Thailand Covid cases up 39 |:| PM denies support for Myanmar junta violence |:| Phuket mayoral changes Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Frozen food, Wuhan lab leak theories debunked as COVID origins
Frozen food, Wuhan lab leak theories debunked as COVID origins
WORLD: The chances that COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan because of imported frozen food are “very low”, international health experts said today (Mar 29), casting doubt on one of the main theories China has embraced for the cause of the first coronavirus outbreak in late 2019.
Dwarves fall short as giant Ninan smashes maiden ton
Dwarves fall short as giant Ninan smashes maiden ton
CRICKET: Phuket Cricket was divided into height last Sunday (Mar 21) with a battle of the Giants and the Dwarves fought out at the ACG in a 30-over Match.
Montri Rd closes for bridge repairs
Montri Rd closes for bridge repairs
PHUKET: Repairs to the bridge in front of the main post office on Montri Rd in Phuket Town has forced Phuket City Municipality to close the road while repairs are being carried out.
All change in Phuket municipal elections
All change in Phuket municipal elections
PHUKET: Patong, Phuket Town and Chalong all have new mayors, according to the preliminary results of the municipal elections held across Phuket yesterday (Mar 28).
England eases coronavirus curbs but Europe reels from surges
England eases coronavirus curbs but Europe reels from surges
WORLD: England began to further ease its coronavirus lockdown today (Mar 29), spurred by rapid vaccinations, but governments in the rest of Europe struggled to contain COVID-19 surges.
Big Joke’s return to police force now official
Big Joke’s return to police force now official
THAILAND: Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, former commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, has been transferred from the Prime Minister’s Office to the Royal Thai Police Office and the position of Level 9 adviser, effective from March 27.
Deputy PM told average income in Phuket now B1,900
Deputy PM told average income in Phuket now B1,900
PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit, who also serves as the Minister of Commerce, was told at a meeting held at Phuket Provincial Hall on Saturday (Mar 27) that the average income in Phuket had plunged to B1,900.
Chocolicious Easter Brunch
Chocolicious Easter Brunch
The Banyan Tree Phuket Brunch is back with a Chocolicious addition!! Book your Easter family & friends gathering and join our kids chocolate egg hunt as well as a very special adults egg hunt with fabulous prizes for Banyan Tree Spa and a 1 Night Stay at Banyan Tree Phuket! Book Now! Brunch Buffet from - THB 1,999 P.P. Email - FB-Phuket@banyantree.com, call - 076 372 400.
Man dies after motorbike crashes on wet Kathu-Koh Kaew Rd
Man dies after motorbike crashes on wet Kathu-Koh Kaew Rd
PHUKET: A 39-year-old Myanmar man died after the motorbike he was riding crashed into a concrete roadside drain and struck a power pole along the Kathu-Koh Kaew Rd yesterday evening (Mar 28).
Hamilton beats Verstappen in Bahrain belter
Hamilton beats Verstappen in Bahrain belter
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton snatched victory from polesitter Max Verstappen by less than a second in a classic Bahrain Grand Prix to open the Formula 1 season yesterday (Mar 28).
Thais shuttlers claim two titles at France meet
Thais shuttlers claim two titles at France meet
BADMINTON: Busanan Ongbamrungphan claimed her first title of the 2021 season, winning the US$95,000 (B2.9 million) BWF Orleans Masters in France yesterday (Mar 28).
Pheu Thai boss strives for modern look
Pheu Thai boss strives for modern look
THAILAND: The main opposition Pheu Thai Party has pulled out all the stops to stay relevant while locking its target on emerging stronger in the next general election, according to its secretary-general Prasert Jantararuangtong.
Government to launch safety standards for tourists
Government to launch safety standards for tourists
THAILAND: The Ministry of Tourism and Sports and Faculty of Engineering at Kasetsart University have collaborated to create safety standards for land tourism and zipline adventure activities.
Pivac’s Wales ‘not the finished product’ despite Six Nations success
Pivac’s Wales ‘not the finished product’ despite Six Nations success
RUGBY: Head coach Wayne Pivac said yesterday (Mar 27) that Wales are “not the finished product” despite winning the Six Nations title.
Blazing Paddles: Strokin’ in Phuket
Blazing Paddles: Strokin’ in Phuket
Yes, you read correctly, it’s not a typo. This week Blazing Saddles is taking to the water, which as we live on an island surrounded by the stuff, isn’t very difficult to do. 
Phuket Music Scene: Rockin’ in the real world
Phuket Music Scene: Rockin’ in the real world
Twelve local bands took to the stage at Blue Tree Arena last Saturday (Mar 20) to take part in the Lean On Me Live Fest, for which we need to thank Gary Crause of Legend Music for staging this charity event which served as a showcase for some of Phuket’s leading performers. Funds raised by the concert went to the One Phuket effort to provide food relief to people across the island unable to support themselves.
Soi Dog mobile clinics to sweep Phuket, starting in Wichit
Soi Dog mobile clinics to sweep Phuket, starting in Wichit
Soi Dog Foundation’s mobile clinic, which provides a free sterilisation and vaccination service for dogs and cats, will be setting up in Wichit from Mar 29 to Apr 9 as part of a wider project that’s scheduled to run until the end of the year.
Government eyes 30m jabs by August
Government eyes 30m jabs by August
THAILAND: The Public Health Ministry has unveiled a plan to progressively roll out almost 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine across all 77 provinces by August.
Scores dead as Myanmar junta puts on show of force
Scores dead as Myanmar junta puts on show of force
WORLD: Myanmar’s security forces killed at least 91 people yesterday (Mar 27) in the bloodiest day since the military seized power, a monitoring group said, as the junta staged a major show of might for its annual Armed Forces Day.