PHUKET: A beach party organiser has issued a notice urging all guests at three parties held in Phuket last weekend to monitor their condition now that it has been confirmed that one guest who attended all three parties in Phuket has now been confirmed as positive for COVID-19. Before travelling to Phuket, the guest had […]
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has hailed the arrival of the flight from Frankfurt yesterday (Apr 3) as a positive sign, saying that Phuket is ready to receive international tourists. Governor Narong was among the official welcoming party ready to receive the arrival of just 16 passengers, 13 foreigners and three Thais, on Flight TG912 […]
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport has begun preparations to receive overseas visitors as the island strives to reinvigorate its tourism industry following the government’s confirmation of relaxed quarantine conditions, effective today (Apr 1). Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew and Vice Governor Pichet Pananpong visited the X terminal today to oversee the extensive vaccination process of all staff, […]
PHUKET, April 2 (TNA) – The injection of the second lot of 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in Phuket started on Thursday. The vaccination with this lot was intended to be completed at five locations on the tourist island within 7-10 days, before the Songkran festival. Full story: tna.mcot.net TNA
PHUKET: The Phuket Immigration Office has called for all foreigners staying on 60-day ‘COVID visas’ to extend them early to avoid overloading the office with last-minute applications, as experienced last week. The call follows surreal scenes at the main Phuket Immigration Office in Phuket Town last Thursday (Mar 25), when scores of foreigners arrived en […]
PHUKET: Foreign visitors will be allowed entry to Phuket without quarantine from July 1, with nearly a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine ready for local residents before then, under a plan approved by provincial authorities. Deputy governor Pichet Panapong said the infectious diseases committee approved the proposal on Wednesday. Full story: Bangkok Post Achadtaya Chuenniran […]
PHUKET: Police last night (Mar 25) arrested eight people who were involved in a scam whereby they were illegally charging people to park their vehicles in public areas near Nimit circle on the east side of Phuket Town. Capt Wiritpol Tip-aut of Phuket City Police told The Phuket News this morning that he was called […]
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration has yet to explain what caused the mass of foreigners to be forced to wait outside this morning (Mar 25) while waiting to even receive a numbered ticket to have their applications processed. Foreigners at the office in Phuket Town reported to The Phuket News that the long queue of foreigners had […]
