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Road safety campaign targetting students launched ahead of Songkran
Road safety campaign targetting students launched ahead of Songkran
PHUKET: Teachers from 26 schools in Phuket have signed up to take part in a road-safety campaign hoping to get teachers to lead by example and get vital road safety messages through to students.
Phone scammers raided in Cambodia, Thais arrested
Phone scammers raided in Cambodia, Thais arrested
PREAH SIHANOUK: Sixty-one people, 59 Thais and two Chinese, were detained during raids on a phone scam gang working out of Preah Sihanouk in Cambodia, according to Thai police.
Phuket order mandates handling of COVID corpses
Phuket order mandates handling of COVID corpses
PHUKET: Among a slew of COVID-19-related provincial orders issued by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew this week was one mandating how the bodies of COVID-19 victims are to be handled.
Complex questions as face recognition tech joins Ukraine war
Complex questions as face recognition tech joins Ukraine war
KYIV: Ukraine is employing face recognition technology to identify invading Russian troops killed on its soil, a complex and unprecedented avenue for software already seen as problematic, experts said yesterday (Mar 24).
Italy miss out on World Cup again, Bale shines for Wales
Italy miss out on World Cup again, Bale shines for Wales
FOOTBALL: Reigning European champions Italy will miss a second straight World Cup after losing to a dramatic stoppage-time goal against North Macedonia yesterday (Mar 24), but Portugal, Wales and Sweden all made it through to qualifying play-off deciders.
Phuket marks 284 new COVID cases, one more death
Phuket marks 284 new COVID cases, one more death
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 284 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 24), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 44,685.
Travel rules eased if caseload decreases
Travel rules eased if caseload decreases
BANGKOK: The Test & Go scheme and Thailand Pass registration are expected to be scrapped by June 1 if there is no surge in infections or fatalities during the Songkran festival in April, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Pla Wan safe as Bentley rolls in accident, goes up in flames
Pla Wan safe as Bentley rolls in accident, goes up in flames
PHUKET: Vorasit ‘Pla Wan’ Issara, owner of the upscale resort Sri Panwa on Phuket’s east coast, has been involved in yet another serious incident involving a car, this time losing control of his B30-million Bentley, which overturned three times before going up in flames, while returning from Khao Lak in Phang Nga.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: King cobra delivery! 10-day quarantine for ’high-risk’ tourists || March 24
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: King cobra delivery! 10-day quarantine for ’high-risk’ tourists || March 24
PHUKET XTRA - March 24 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket King cobra delivery |:| Roi Rim Lay head to Nai Yang Beach |:| Quarantine to remain for high-risk contacts |:| Clarity over domestic tourists to Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Vietnamese man rents rubber raft, tries paddling to India
Vietnamese man rents rubber raft, tries paddling to India
PHUKET: A Vietnamese man who had flown into Phuket, rented a rubber dinghy and attempted to paddle to India to see his family has been rescued after spending 10 days seemingly lost at sea.
Thailand and China to boost cooperation on news and mass media
Thailand and China to boost cooperation on news and mass media
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Public Relations Department (PRD) and China’s Xinhua News Agency are working to enhance their cooperation on news and mass media, with the aim of fostering connectivity between the peoples of both nations.
TAT Phuket chief touts B51bn in tourism revenues as arrivals stall
TAT Phuket chief touts B51bn in tourism revenues as arrivals stall
PHUKET: Nanthasiri Ronnasiri, Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket office, has announced that Phuket has benefitted from more than 400,000 tourists generating B51 billion for the economy since July 1 last year.
‘Group 608’ booster jab campaign on target
‘Group 608’ booster jab campaign on target
PHUKET: Authorities in Phuket confirmed yesterday (Mar 23) that just under 10,000 people in the ‘Group 608’ classification have received their third-dose booster injections so far this week.
High risk contact tourists still face quarantine in Phuket
High risk contact tourists still face quarantine in Phuket
PHUKET: Tourists staying at hotels who are deemed to be high risk contacts will continue to be quarantined for 10 days, according to an order issued by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew last night (Mar 23).
Entry measures for domestic travellers to Phuket clarified
Entry measures for domestic travellers to Phuket clarified
PHUKET: Domestic travellers coming to Phuket must be fully vaccinated or present results of either an RT-PCR or ATK (antigen test kit) test issued by an approved medical service provider confirming they are not infected with COVID-19 in order to allowed onto the island, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew confirmed with a new provincial order issued last night (Mar 23).
Phuket Governor issues Songkran restrictions order
Phuket Governor issues Songkran restrictions order
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has confirmed there will be no water play in Phuket during the Songkran festivities through a provincial order issued last night (Mar 23).
Female student, 14, found hanged in Thepkrasattri
Female student, 14, found hanged in Thepkrasattri
PHUKET: A 14-year-old student from Mueang Thalang School was found hanged at her home in Thepkrasattri yesterday (Mar 23). The police and the family have accept her death as suicide.
Phuket marks 285 new COVID cases, two more deaths
Phuket marks 285 new COVID cases, two more deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 285 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 23), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 44,384.
Man United hold talks with Erik ten Hag over manager’s job
Man United hold talks with Erik ten Hag over manager’s job
FOOTBALL: Manchester United have held “positive” talks with Ajax coach Erik ten Hag about the vacant manager’s job at Old Trafford, it was reported yesterday (Mar 23).
Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84
Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84
WASHINGTON: Madeleine Albright, who came to the United States as a child refugee and rose to be the first female secretary of state, shaping American foreign policy at the end of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.