Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assured a delegation from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) that Thailand is ready to host the Specialised Expo 2028 in Phuket. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Taisaranakul said the BIE executive committee and its chairman, Alain Berger, visited Government House to meet Gen Prayut on Tuesday at the start of […]
A body of an unidentified foreign man was found near a beach in Rawai this morning (July 27th). Chalong Police were notified of the body from a man who was fishing near Yanui Beach in the Rawai sub-district, Mueang Phuket. Rescue workers went to the beach and beach lifeguards and rescue workers went into the […]
A Thai man, who may be infected with monkeypox, was sent from Thalang Hospital in Phuket to Vachira Phuket Hospital this afternoon (Tuesday) for tests and diagnosis. The ambulance arrived at the emergency ward of the hospital at about 3.55pm and doctors immediately began the diagnosis. No further details about the condition of the man […]
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man for the armed robbery of the Bangkok Bank Rawai branch, in the Lotus department store mall in Muang district, on Monday. The robber threatened staff with a revolver and made off with 160,000 baht in cash shortly after midday. Full story: Bangkok Post Achadthaya Chuenniran BANGKOK POST
All 19 “high risk” people, who in close contact with the Nigerian man, who is Thailand’s first and so far only confirmed monkeypox case, tested negative for the virus, said Phuket provincial health chief Dr. Kusak Kukiattikoon today (Monday), as he advised people not to panic. He said that the latest lab test results have […]
Provincial health officials in Phuket have located 19 “high risk” people who were found to have had close contact with the monkeypox-infected Nigerian man, who was the first confirmed case in Thailand and is currently being treated at a hospital in Cambodia. Dr. Kusak Kukiattikoon, the Phuket provincial health chief, said yesterday (Sunday) that specimens […]
A 27-year-old Nigerian man in Phuket has been confirmed as Thailand’s first official infection of monkeypox. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), this evening (July 21st) stated they were notified from a hospital in Phuket that they have found a suspected case of monkey pox. The disease control team has […]
Two foreign tourists were rescued after battling with waves on Kata Beach, the same beach and the same day that two other tourists passed away. In both cases, the tourists went swimming despite many red flags, no swimming signs, and lifeguards warning people not to enter the water. Both foreign tourists reportedly recovered in the […]
