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 […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is to propose a new travel bubble model, for tourists from certain countries or cities, to enter the country without the requirement for quarantine, called “Sandbox”. If approved, it will be trialed on the resort island of Phuket. TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said today that, under the Sandbox model, […]
PHUKET: Police arrested an 18-year-old woman and charged her with possession of crystal methamphetamine (‘ya ice’) in Phuket Town yesterday evening (Mar 22). Acting on information from undercover sources, Chief Col Theerawat Liamsuwan led a Phuket City police team and apprehended Ancharee ‘Bew’ Wareesri at a house in Soi Anuphas Phuket Karn 5, on Anuphas […]
PHUKET: Police are searching for a man who assaulted and hospitalised a 53-year-old man in Tambon Talad Yai, Phuket Town yesterday evening (Mar 19). The incident occurred at the entrance of a small street off Takua Pa Rd nearby the home of 53-year-old Mr Anan Chuenkaew who was beaten with a piece of wood by […]
PHUKET: The hunt for a crocodile sighted in the sea at Ao Chalong on Saturday continued on Monday. The Marine Office issued an alert on Sunday, advising caution for boat operators and passengers, as well as swimmers in the bay and nearby areas. Full story: Bangkok Post Achadtaya Chuenniran BANGKOK POST
PHUKET: The Department of Medical Sciences has revised the test results of an American man who visited Phuket before returning to Bangkok and flying home back to the US, and have now recorded his test results for COVID-19 as positive. The news follows the Bangkok office of the Public Relations Department (PR Bangkok) posting a […]
