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Qatar to hold its first ever Formula One Grand Prix
Qatar to hold its first ever Formula One Grand Prix
FORMULA ONE: Qatar will hold its first ever Formula One Grand Prix in November replacing the cancelled Australian GP, organisers announced yesterday (Sept 30).
Phuket marks 188 new COVID cases, no new deaths
Phuket marks 188 new COVID cases, no new deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 188 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Sept 30) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 11,116.
French ex-president Sarkozy given second jail term
French ex-president Sarkozy given second jail term
PARIS: A French court yesterday (Sept 30) handed former president Nicolas Sarkozy a one-year prison sentence for illegal financing of his 2012 re-election bid, dealing a fresh blow to the right-winger seven months after he received a jail term for corruption.
TAT eyes 1mn Phuket visitors in 6 months
TAT eyes 1mn Phuket visitors in 6 months
BANGKOK: Phuket expects to generate tens of billions of baht from 1 million foreign arrivals over the next six months, tourism authorities announced on Thursday (Sept 30) as they outlined their reopening timetable.
LGBT want to donate blood
LGBT want to donate blood
BANGKOK: An LGBT+ activist has urged the Thai Red Cross to change its blood donation criteria and allow people from the LGBT+ community to donate, especially when blood is in short supply.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Restaurant booze ban lifted, Dual pricing at hospitals allowed |:| September 30
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Restaurant booze ban lifted, Dual pricing at hospitals allowed |:| September 30
PHUKET XTRA - September 30 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Restaurant booze ban lifted, schools to open, checkpoint opens to 24 hours |:| Rawai sea gypsy village lockdown lifted |:| Phuket Covid Update |:| Governor requests vaccine for kids under 12 |:| Esports officially a pro sport in Thailand |:| Thai court allows dual pricing at nationwide hospitals Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Nigerian man, Thai woman arrested in Phuket for B11mn romance scams
Nigerian man, Thai woman arrested in Phuket for B11mn romance scams
PHUKET: A Nigerian man and a Thai woman have been arrested in Phuket for their involvement in online ‘romance scams’ that saw their victims swindled out of at least B11 million.
DSI steps in over Phuket protected forest land spat
DSI steps in over Phuket protected forest land spat
PHUKET: The Department of Special Investigation has accepted complaints of encroachment into the Bang Khanun National Reserved Forest near Thalang Technical College and will investigate the encroachment as a special case.
Ban on migrant workers leaving island lifted
Ban on migrant workers leaving island lifted
PHUKET: The ban on migrant workers leaving the island or being brought to Phuket to work has been lifted by provincial order.
No overseas fans allowed at 2022 Beijing Olympics
No overseas fans allowed at 2022 Beijing Olympics
LAUSANNE: Next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing will be held without spectators from overseas with tickets restricted to fans living in China because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday (Sept 29).
SAT announces Phuket Invitation 2021
SAT announces Phuket Invitation 2021
PHUKET: The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) yesterday (Sept 29) announced the “SAT Phuket Inivitaion 2021” alternative sports battle which starts today and runs until Saturday (Oct 2).
Phuket checkpoint to reopen 24 hours
Phuket checkpoint to reopen 24 hours
PHUKET: The Phuket Check Point at Tha Chatchai, the only gateway onto the island by road, will be open 24 hours a day, starting tomorrow (Oct 1), Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong has confirmed.
Vaccine developers look to FDA for help
Vaccine developers look to FDA for help
BANGKOK: Local COVID-19 vaccine developers say they need support from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide a special “fast lane” to test their jabs for emergency use.
Phuket marks 195 new COVID caess, one new death
Phuket marks 195 new COVID caess, one new death
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 195 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Sept 29) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 10,928.
Rawai sea gypsy village lockdown lifted
Rawai sea gypsy village lockdown lifted
PHUKET: Officers from Rawai Municipality moved in and removed the steel barriers and sheet metal sealing off the sea gypsy village in Rawai as the two-week lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was lifted this morning (Sept 29).
Boy’s death leads to ‘phone fraud’ arrest
Boy’s death leads to ‘phone fraud’ arrest
BANGKOK: A 19-year-old teenage girl wanted in connection with a mobile phone sales fraud has surrendered to police in Chiang Mai.
Polking appointed as national coach
Polking appointed as national coach
FOOTBALL: Mano Polking has been appointed as coach of the national team, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) announced yesterday (Sept 28).
China clamps down on pop culture in bid to ‘control’ youth
China clamps down on pop culture in bid to ‘control’ youth
BEIJING: From reality TV to online gaming and even pop fandom, China’s leadership has launched a crackdown on youth culture in what experts say is a bid to ramp up “ideological control”.
Phuket Governor asks for Pfizer, Sinopharm for children aged 3-17
Phuket Governor asks for Pfizer, Sinopharm for children aged 3-17
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has requested that Phuket be provided vaccine doses to vaccinate children from 3 years old through age 17.
Same-sex marriage ruling stalls
Same-sex marriage ruling stalls
BANGKOK: The Constitutional Court has postponed its ruling in a landmark LGBT marriage equality case from yesterday (Sept 28) to Dec 14.