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Indonesian plane feared crashed, 62 passengers and crew aboard
Indonesian plane feared crashed, 62 passengers and crew aboard
INDONESIA: An Indonesian budget airline jet suspected to have crashed into the sea just minutes after take-off from Jakarta had 62 passengers and crew on board, including 10 children, the transport minister said Saturday (Jan 9).
Phuket order: ‘Red zone’ arrivals must quarantine on arrival
Phuket order: ‘Red zone’ arrivals must quarantine on arrival
PHUKET: All arrivals from the “highest-risk” areas within the ‘red zone’ provinces must now quarantine for 14 days on arriving in Phuket, following an order issued by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew today (Jan 9).
Man arrested for robbing Patong 7-Eleven with knife
Man arrested for robbing Patong 7-Eleven with knife
PHUKET: Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for robbing a 7-Eleven store off Nanai Rd in Patong at knifepoint in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Phuket sets up ‘Emergency Operations Centres’
Phuket sets up ‘Emergency Operations Centres’
PHUKET: Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee has announced that Emergency Operation Centres (EOC) have been set up at every Subdistrict Health Promoting Centre on the island as part of the national strategy to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Position-tracking app required in 5 provinces
Position-tracking app required in 5 provinces
BANGKOK: People in the COVID-19-hit provinces of Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Trat, Rayong and Samut Sakhon must use the MorChana position-tracking app, according to the spokesman of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Southern provinces still submerged by floods
Southern provinces still submerged by floods
PATTANI: The monsoon in the southern region has now started to ease, but many areas especially those near the Pattani river remain submerged by flood waters. The water level in the Pattani river has been rising since a reservoir upstream had to start discharging water.
What does 2021 hold for local businesses?
What does 2021 hold for local businesses?
Andres Pira, CEO & Founder of Blue Horizon Developments, shares his insights
Health ministry gets additional B4.66bn budget for COVID fight
Health ministry gets additional B4.66bn budget for COVID fight
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry has been allocated B4.66 billion from the government’s central budget for use in battling the new wave of coronavirus disease.
Former Patong taxi boss arrested for guns, drugs
Former Patong taxi boss arrested for guns, drugs
PHUKET: A former president of the Patong Taxi Club has been arrested in a raid that netted 122,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills and two illegal firearms. 
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket COVID masks at all times? Phuket hotels start closing again! || January 8
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket COVID masks at all times? Phuket hotels start closing again! || January 8
PHUKET XTRA - January 8 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Face masks mandatory in Phuket, again |:| Phuket hotels start closing again |:| No tax delay filing in the works |:| 205 new Covid cases in Thailand today Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Minnows Marine FC prepare for ‘magical moment’ in Spurs FA Cup tie
Minnows Marine FC prepare for ‘magical moment’ in Spurs FA Cup tie
FOOTBALL: English football minnows Marine FC are preparing to host mighty Tottenham on Sunday (Jan 10) in what will be the biggest mismatch in FA Cup history.
Thai AirAsia Latest virus outbreak ‘destroyed’ us
Thai AirAsia Latest virus outbreak ‘destroyed’ us
THAILAND: Thai AirAsia (TAA) is dubbing the latest outbreak the worst crisis for aviation in Thailand as airlines face more pressure than during the lockdown last year.
Swede escapes serious injury in high-speed collision on bypass road
Swede escapes serious injury in high-speed collision on bypass road
PHUKET: A Swedish man escaped serious injury when his car was struck by an Isuzu MU-X SUV travelling at high speed on the bypass road yesterday (Jan 7), ramming the Swedish man’s car into a truck parked by the side of the road.
COVID travel permit ‘impractical’
COVID travel permit ‘impractical’
THAILAND: Emotions ran high at a number of district offices, where residents of eastern provinces which had been declared maximum and strict COVID-19 control areas were seen queuing for hours to get a permit to travel.
Phuket hotels start closing again
Phuket hotels start closing again
PHUKET: Hotels across Phuket that had re-opened in the hope of attracting enough guests to at least pay operating costs are now closing again, Kongsak Khoopongsakorn, President of the Thailand Hotels Association Southern chapter, has confirmed.
Boeing to pay $2.5 bn to settle US fraud charges after MAX crashes
Boeing to pay $2.5 bn to settle US fraud charges after MAX crashes
WORLD: US prosecutors yesterday (Jan 7) hit Boeing with US$2.5 billion (B75bn) in fines, settling a criminal charge over claims the company defrauded regulators overseeing the 737 MAX, which was grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes.
High season lost, operators ask for 50% salary subsidies
High season lost, operators ask for 50% salary subsidies
THAILAND: The ongoing outbreak is ruining any hopes for high-season tourism, with operators urging the government to subsidise 50% of monthly salaries to help employees in the industry.
Phuket officials clarify rules on wearing face mask while eating, exercising in public
Phuket officials clarify rules on wearing face mask while eating, exercising in public
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Government has issued a clarification on the conditions of wearing a face mask while eating or exercising in public areas.
Indonesia frees cleric linked to Bali bombing
Indonesia frees cleric linked to Bali bombing
WORLD: A radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings was freed from prison earlier today (Jan 8), Indonesian authorities said, stirring grief and anger among victims nearly 20 years after Indonesia’s worst terror attack.