PHUKET: Most of the tourists found infected with Covid-19 upon arrival are coming from Russia or Kazakhstan, provincial governor Narong Woonciew said on Wednesday. Mr Narong said about 300 new cases were being diagnosed each day in Phuket, and about 100 of the infections were in people arriving from abroad. Full article: Bangkok Post ACHADTHAYA […]
PHUKET: A ship’s engineer who suffered a heart attack while the vessel was 50 nautical miles off the coast of Phuket was quickly picked up by a navy patrol boat and taken ashore for hospital treatment on Sunday. The Region 3 Thailand Maritime Enforcement Command Centre released details on Monday. Full article: Bangkok Post Achadthaya […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – A British journalist’s account of a two-week stay inside a ‘hospitel’ in Phuket has drawn attention to problems with service and amenities for guests at such establishments, as well as questions about laxed Covid prevention measures. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) explains that the care of Covid-positive people staying in hospitels […]
A Thai transgender who self-identifies as female was arrested at a hotel in Phuket on Thursday, January 20th, for allegedly arranging human trafficking and child exploitation against children under the age of 18 years. Supalak Chumphan, 37, was wanted by local police as she was reportedly offering the exploitation of children for prostitution, mostly with […]
Soi Dog Foundation has held an emergency vaccination drive at the Phuket Stray Dog Shelter in Thalang – also known as the government dog pound – to help stem an outbreak of canine distemper virus. Transmitted through direct contact and airborne exposure – namely sneezing, coughing and sharing food and water bowls – distemper can […]
PHUKET: A green sea turtle laid 125 eggs on a beach on this southern island for the first time this year late Friday night. The rare turtle came ashore on Ao Sane beach in tambon Rawei of Muang district, said Arun Sorot, the mayor of Rawai municipality. Full article: Bangkok Post Achadthaya Chuenniran BANGKOK POST
PHUKET: A husband-and-wife Russian couple have been reported as checking out of their hotel in Patong early in order to avoid staying in Hotel Isolation for 10 days after the wife tested positive for COVID-19. Patong Police reported that the couple left their hotel, the Holiday Inn Express on Haad Patong Rd, before midday today […]
PHUKET: Police have launched a manhunt for a shrimp vendor who allegedly opened fire on a nearby seafood vending stall at a market in downtown Phuket on Friday, killing two people and injuring three others. The shooting occurred about 10am at Kaset market in Muang district, said police. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST ONLINE […]
