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Myanmar leader writes to PM
Myanmar leader writes to PM
THAILAND: Myanmar Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing has written to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha explaining why the Tatmadaw had to stage a coup to seize power and asked for help to support democracy.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Ten Cops, officials allowed COVID gambling den to operate! || February 10
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Ten Cops, officials allowed COVID gambling den to operate! || February 10
PHUKET XTRA - February 10 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Ten cops linked to COVID gambling den |:| 1 new Covid death |:| Phuket municipal elections heat up |:| Human trials for Thai vaccine in March |:| Myanmar coup leader reaches out to Thai Junta Chief Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Two more king cobras caught
Two more king cobras caught
PHUKET: Kusoldharm rescue workers have caught two more large king cobras, this time at a house in Srisoonthorn, central Phuket.
Police hunt down thieves for stealing mobile food vendor’s motorbike
Police hunt down thieves for stealing mobile food vendor’s motorbike
PHUKET: Police have arrested two men for stealing two motorbikes with sidecars (saleng) from two houses in Phuket Town during the middle of the night – one of them belonging to a mobile food vendor.
Phuket Poll: Would you take a COVID vaccine?
Phuket Poll: Would you take a COVID vaccine?
PHUKET: With Phuket amid a big push to attract domestic tourists to the island and the call by all major Phuket businesses associations, not just tourism industry representatives, for the island to re-open to international visitors from Oct 1, all eyes are turning to COVID vaccination as Phuket’s big hope to restart the island’s economy.
Human vaccine trials to start in Thailand next month
Human vaccine trials to start in Thailand next month
THAILAND: Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed today (Feb 10) that Thailand will start clinical trials of a locally developed COVID-19 vaccine in March, the country’s first inoculation program to enter human trials.
COVID-19 prompts more to grasp for ‘digital nomad’ dream
COVID-19 prompts more to grasp for ‘digital nomad’ dream
WORLD: “When I talked about this before the pandemic, people thought I was crazy. Now they tell me I was right after all,” said Arnaud Wilbrod, a French freelance editor who moved to the Estonian capital Tallinn after his home country went into lockdown.
Phuket Governor spearheads new domestic tourism campaign
Phuket Governor spearheads new domestic tourism campaign
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew yesterday announced the launch of a new campaign that hopes to bring tourists to visit Phuket to help draw domestic tourists to the island.
DSI shut down B2bn illegal streaming website
DSI shut down B2bn illegal streaming website
THAILAND: Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have shut down an illegal streaming service that was broadcasting pirated content online after raiding four locations in Nonthaburi and one in Nakhon Prathom last weekend.
Trawler seized for illegal fishing in Phang Nga Bay
Trawler seized for illegal fishing in Phang Nga Bay
PHUKET: Three fishermen have been arrested and their trawler seized for illegally fishing in Phang Nga Bay after they were caught in a prohibited fishing area with 180kg of catch on board east of Phuket on Monday (Feb 8).
Electricity outage to hit parts of Thalang
Electricity outage to hit parts of Thalang
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Thalang tomorrow (Feb 11) as work is carried out on improving low-voltage cables.
Anutin: Thai jab drive ‘has not failed’
Anutin: Thai jab drive ‘has not failed’
THAILAND: Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday (Feb 9) insisted that Thailand has not failed in its procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and demanded that the media stop comparing Thailand with other countries.
Fossils dig deep for historic ACG victory
Fossils dig deep for historic ACG victory
CRICKET: Seeking new formats to offset the lack of national and international cricket competition on Phuket, the Phuket Cricket Group (PCG) arranged a ‘Fossils v Kids’ game last Sunday (Feb 7) at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG).
COVID origins still a mystery as WHO-China probe ends
COVID origins still a mystery as WHO-China probe ends
WORLD: A much-anticipated inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic wrapped up its mission in China yesterday (Feb 9) with no breakthrough discovery, as investigators ruled out a theory that COVID-19 came from a lab while failing to identify which animal may have passed it to humans.
MP Pareena ‘guilty’ of ethics breach
MP Pareena ‘guilty’ of ethics breach
THAILAND: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP Pareena Kraikupt guilty of severe ethical misconduct, as a result of the land encroachment charges brought against her.
Police among 10 in gambling den frame
Police among 10 in gambling den frame
THAILAND: Ten police officers and administrative officials have been linked to two gambling dens in Rayong that were blamed for Thailand’s second COVID-19 outbreak, according to a government panel.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket tourism figures brainstorm how to fix this? || February 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket tourism figures brainstorm how to fix this? || February 9
PHUKET XTRA - February 9 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Movie piracy site shut down |:| China approves own vaccine, Thai FDA still pending |:| Accused Paedo, gun toting principal quits |:| 198 new Covid cases in Thailand |:| Phuket tourism brainstorm? Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Honours even after cross-over code challenge at ACG
Honours even after cross-over code challenge at ACG
CRICKET / RUGBY: Players from Phuket’s rugby and cricket communities came together at the ACG last Saturday (Feb 6) to face off in each other’s sports, with proceeds from the day’s event going to the Asia Centre Foundation (ACF).
Knight Frank delivers ‘frank’ report on Phuket condo market
Knight Frank delivers ‘frank’ report on Phuket condo market
PHUKET: Nattha Kahapana, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Knight Frank Phuket, has delivered an in-depth review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Phuket’s condominium market.
Local administration vaccine projects shut down
Local administration vaccine projects shut down
THAILAND: The Department of Local Administration (DLA) has issued an order to clarify that local administrations and private sector organisations cannot currently purchase or distribute COVID-19 vaccines by themselves.