PHUKET: A 71-year-old gold shop owner suffered head injuries when he was beaten heavily on the head by a piece of wood brandished by a robber in his home in Phuket Town last night (Oct 23). Police were notified of the attack at about 11:30pm, said Phuket City Police Chief Col Theerawat Liamsuwan. Full story: […]
PHUKET: Long queues returned to Phuket Check Point on the only road leading onto the island yesterday (Oct 16), as the requirements for domestic travellers to enter Phuket were eased to allow all people who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 without having to prove they have tested negative for the virus in the past seven […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to invite world-renowned artists such as Thai-born K-pop singer Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban and Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli to perform at Phuket’s countdown celebration event this year. To mark the country’s grand reopening, TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said this plan is still pending and requires […]
PHUKET, Oct 12 (TNA) – The governor of Phuket signed his order to ease requirements on visitors who can show either their full COVID-19 vaccination or negative test result to enter the island province. The new measure will take effect on Oct 16. Under the new order by Phuket governor Narong Woonciew, visitors to Phuket […]
PHUKET: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival continued into its Day 5 of the nine-day festival today (Oct 10) with devotees and Ma Song spirit mediums from the Tha Reua Shrine staging its street procession through Phuket Town to Saphan Hin. As is the ‘new normal’ for the Vegetarian Festival this year, the Ma Song and their […]
PHUKET, 8 October 2021 (NNT) – Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong has met with Russian Consul General to Phuket Vladimir V. Sosnov to exchange their views on Thailand’s reopening to foreign tourists under the Phuket Sandbox scheme, and to discuss charter flights from Russia to Phuket. The Russian consul general said there were many Russians […]
BANGKOK, 7 October 2021 (NNT) – Boasting the success of the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ scheme, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said 42,000 international travelers joined the campaign from 1 July to 5 October 2021, generating more than 2 billion baht for the economy. According to TAT Phuket director Nanthasiri Ronnasiri, of the 42,000 visitors over […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Thai Government is gearing up to promote Phuket as a world-class tourist destination, hoping to welcome one million foreign visitors over the next six months and to generate at least 60 billion baht in revenue. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha explained the “Phuket transformation” initiative on his Facebook page on Friday, saying […]
