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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket cases surpass 1,000, Thailand surpasses 560,000 Covid-19 cases |:| July 29

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket cases surpass 1,000, Thailand surpasses 560,000 Covid-19 cases |:| July 29

Phuket Sandbox on two-week ‘watch’

Phuket Sandbox on two-week ‘watch’

Layan beachfront squatters given yet another reprieve

Layan beachfront squatters given yet another reprieve

Phuket worker camps targetted in COVID crackdown

Phuket worker camps targetted in COVID crackdown

PM Prayut orders action against COVID-19 fake news

PM Prayut orders action against COVID-19 fake news

State agencies to waive fines for contractors falling behind construction schedules

State agencies to waive fines for contractors falling behind construction schedules

Panipak made ‘sport and tourism’ ambassador

Panipak made ‘sport and tourism’ ambassador
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Phuket Sandbox on two-week ‘watch’
Phuket Sandbox on two-week ‘watch’
Thursday 29 July 2021, 06:13PM
PHUKET: The Phuket Sandbox scheme will continue for at least two more weeks while officials monitor the fallout from the rise in COVID-19 infections across the island, Dr Khajonsak Kaewjarat, Deputy Director of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), has confirmed.
Tourism Ministry reduces mandatory stay under Phuket Sandbox to seven days
Tourism Ministry reduces mandatory stay under Phuket Sandbox to seven days
Thursday 29 July 2021, 11:23AM
PHUKET: The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has revised the conditions of the Phuket Sandbox programme, reducing the duration of the mandatory stay in Phuket to seven days if the arrivals spend the following seven days on ‘Sealed Routes’ in five other provinces.
Samui logs record jump in new cases
Samui logs record jump in new cases
Thursday 29 July 2021, 08:58AM
SURAT THANI: Koh Samui recorded 20 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (July 28), the highest one-day jump since it reopened to tourism, although local authorities insisted the caseload will not derail the island’s sandbox programme.
Governor confirms Phuket Sandbox will continue
Governor confirms Phuket Sandbox will continue
Tuesday 27 July 2021, 03:50PM
PHUKET: As the number of local infections of COVID-19 continue to rise across the island, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has confirmed that the Phuket Sandbox scheme will continue.
Tourism to hit all-time low in 2021
Tourism to hit all-time low in 2021
Tuesday 27 July 2021, 08:58AM
BANGKOK: Thai tourism this year is likely to be at an all-time low as international arrivals may reach just 1 million, while domestic tourism could plunge to 50-60mn trips if the worsening COVID-19 situation demands lockdown last for up to three months, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Marine officers ramp up checks at Chalong Pier
Marine officers ramp up checks at Chalong Pier
Monday 26 July 2021, 06:12PM
PHUKET: Region 5 Marine Office Director Wiwat Chitchertwong today (July 26) led a team of officials to conduct safety checks at Chalong Pier and the Phuket center for Vessel Traffic and Management System (Phuket VTMS).
Sandbox tourists not scared off, says Phuket official
Sandbox tourists not scared off, says Phuket official
Monday 26 July 2021, 01:24PM
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong has refuted claims that almost a third of tourists who entered the island under the Sandbox scheme decided to return home due to escalating COVID-19 figures.
Phuket infections continue to climb, another COVID death marked
Phuket infections continue to climb, another COVID death marked
Monday 26 July 2021, 10:54AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has reported 28 new local infections on the island for yesterday (July 25), bringing the total number of local infections in Phuket for the past seven days to 84. The latest daily COVID report also marks one new death attributed to COVID-19, but provides no further details.
New COVID cases drop but still in double-digits
New COVID cases drop but still in double-digits
Sunday 25 July 2021, 01:07PM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) reported 11 new confirmed COVID infections on the island for yesterday (July 24) including one from the Phuket Sandbox.
More domestic Phuket flights resume
More domestic Phuket flights resume
Sunday 25 July 2021, 09:14AM
PHUKET: More domestic flights to and from Phuket returned yesterday (July 24) as Bangkok Airways confirmed it was resuming its Phuket-Samui route while Nok Air reopened its Phuket-U-Tapao route.
Phuket Opinion: A storm is brewing
Phuket Opinion: A storm is brewing
Sunday 25 July 2021, 09:00AM
PHUKET: The relief and financial support measures for employees and businesses suffering from lockdown measures in the ‘dark red’ COVID high risk areas have already been announced in a move that snubs the rest of the country.
Philippines suspends Thailand travel
Philippines suspends Thailand travel
Saturday 24 July 2021, 03:01PM
BANGKOK: The Philippines will suspend travel from Thailand and Malaysia, as well as tighten restrictions in the Manila area, in a bid to prevent the spread of the contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.
Phuket marks 18 new COVID cases for second successive day
Phuket marks 18 new COVID cases for second successive day
Saturday 24 July 2021, 10:46AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has reported 18 new confirmed COVID infections on the island for yesterday (July 23).
Phuket Sandbox driving employment opportunities in private boat charter industry
Phuket Sandbox driving employment opportunities in private boat charter industry
Saturday 24 July 2021, 10:00AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Sandbox project is proving to be successful for local private boat charter business 5 Star Marine. 
Phuket marks 18 new COVID cases in a day
Phuket marks 18 new COVID cases in a day
Friday 23 July 2021, 11:08AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has reported 18 new confirmed COVID infections on the island for yesterday alone (July 22), and two more Sandbox arrivals testing positive for the virus.
Phuket Sandbox reduced to seven days for travel to approved locations
Phuket Sandbox reduced to seven days for travel to approved locations
Friday 23 July 2021, 08:58AM
BANGKOK: Foreign visitors participating in the Phuket sandbox scheme will be allowed to visit other approved tourist locations after seven days starting from Aug 1.
Hotel operators hopeful for recovery to start in H2 2021
Hotel operators hopeful for recovery to start in H2 2021
Thursday 22 July 2021, 03:56PM
PHUKET: Due to the high reliance on Chinese visitors, the Phuket ‘Sandbox’ re-opening program starting in July might result in a less-than-forecasted number of foreign arrivals, reports Carlos Martinez, Director of Valuation and Advisory, Knight Frank Thailand.
Phuket Sandbox arrival who fled to Chonburi now in ALQ
Phuket Sandbox arrival who fled to Chonburi now in ALQ
Thursday 22 July 2021, 03:30PM
PHUKET: The 18-year-old Thai woman who fled to Chonburi before completing the required 14-day stay on the island under the Phuket Sandbox scheme is now in an alternative local quarantine (ALQ) in Chonburi, Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon has confirmed.
‘Vaccine Jai’ campaign aims to reduce COVID-19 related suicides
‘Vaccine Jai’ campaign aims to reduce COVID-19 related suicides
Thursday 22 July 2021, 02:24PM
BANGKOK: The Thai Health Promotion Foundation has launched the “Vaccine Jai” campaign in an attempt to reduce COVID-19 related suicides.
Phuket lifeguards warn of rips as foreigners rescued
Phuket lifeguards warn of rips as foreigners rescued
Thursday 22 July 2021, 11:51AM
PHUKET: Lifeguards at Nai Harn Beach are urging all beachgoers to swim only between the red-yellow flags following a spate of foreigners needing rescue, with an Irishman rescued from rocks on Monday and a Polish man rescued just yesterday (July 21).
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