PHUKET: A Phuket petrol station staffer escaped with only leg injuries after the pickup he was driving slammed into a tree on the central reservation on Thepkrasattri Rd in Muang Mai this morning (May 1). Lt Col Thitiwat Asasingha of the Thalang Police was called to the scene, the southbound lanes in front of the […]
PHUKET: Foreigners in Phuket caught ignoring COVID prevention measures and acting in a manner deemed to be not “socially responsible” will face legal penalties and may even face being kicked out of the country. That was the message delivered at a meeting of high-ranking Phuket officials and the majority of consuls and foreign government representatives […]
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong has levelled a very clear warning for all people to wear face masks at all times while in public on the island, or else face a fine, and consular officials will be sought to discuss “problem foreigners” failing to comply with COVID-protection measures. Speaking after the urgent meeting of […]
PHUKET: Thousands of people arriving at Phuket International Airport from elsewhere in the country today (Apr 22) were subjected to the first day of mandatory rapid tests for COVID-19 as a requisite for entering the province. Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew today inspected the operations to ensure they went smoothly, though long queues of people were […]
PHUKET, April 20 (TNA) – Officials on the tourist island were seriously screening visitors from 17 provinces earlier declared red COVID-19 maximum control zones. Only those with two vaccine jabs or COVID-free certificates will be welcomed from tomorrow. The Phuket provincial communicable disease committee agreed with the strict measure yesterday. Visitors must have received two […]
PHUKET: Passengers on 14 flights between Phuket and Bangkok between Apr 4-10 have been urged to present themselves to a government hospital for a COVID test and observe any quarantine order by officials. The Phuket office of the Ministry of Interior announced the warning on its official COIVD-19 information Facebook page, ’Phuket Anti-COVID19’ late this […]
PHUKET: The number of COVID infections in Phuket has hit 50, with officials identifying a strain “from Europe” that spread much faster than the previous strain on the island dominant among the new infections. The rise came with seven new infections identified throughout Saturday (Apr 10), following 17 more infections confirmed Friday night, reported the […]
PHUKET, April 8 (TNA) – The infectious disease committee of Phuket ordered the closure of local entertainment places from April 9 to 18 to control COVID-19. The order followed reports on 10 new COVID-19 cases in the island province and they included a female receptionist from Thong Lor area of Bangkok, who visited Phuket on […]
