Tag: Phuket

Cars and taxi parked on the street in Phuket

Phuket

March 10, 2021

Area quarantine to be discussed by tourism minister and operators in Phuket on Wednesday

Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn is scheduled to meet with representatives of hotels and other tourism-related businesses on Thailand’s famous resort island of Phuket on Wednesday, to discuss the proposed “area quarantine” concept for foreign travelers and tourists. The concept will allow travellers arriving from abroad more freedom of movement and is expected […]

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Jungceylon Shopping Mall in Patong, Phuket

Phuket

March 6, 2021

Phuket reopening up for discussion

The plan to open Phuket to international travellers on Oct 1 must win public consensus to avoid the snags of the previous Phuket model. Tourism operators in the Andaman province have started a reopening plan called “Phuket First October” to prepare for a fast recovery within this year. Full story: Bangkok Post Narumon Kasemsuk BANGKOK […]

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Phuket

March 4, 2021

Five-car pile-up in Darasamut Underpass

PHUKET: All drivers and passengers in four cars and a pickup truck luckily escaped any serious injuries in a pile-up involving a 22-wheeled truck and trailer while exiting the Darasamut Underpass last yesterday afternoon (Mar 3). Wichit Police were called to the scene, in the southbound exit lane just north of the intersection to Naka […]

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Phuket

February 24, 2021

Phuket retirees refused visa renewal for failing bank balance asked to apply for COVID-19 visa

PHUKET: Phuket Immigration is urging all expats staying on retirement visas whose applications to renew their one-year permit to stay have been refused due to financial reasons to apply for a 60-day “COVID visa” so they can continue to stay in the country. The issue came to the fore after a retired expat who has […]

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Phuket Police campaign against foreign drivers without international driving license

Phuket

February 18, 2021

Russian man narrowly misses Heroines Monument in early morning accident

PHUKET: A Russian man escaped with no injuries early this morning (Feb 18) at all after his car ploughed through the barrier surrounding the Heroines Monument in Phuket, narrowly missing the monument itself. Maj Niwat Thimkhet of the Thalang Police was called to the scene at about 00:20am. Full story: thephuketnews.com By Eakkapop Thongtub The […]

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Phuket

February 17, 2021

Phuket to host first travel bubble ‘villa quarantine’ tourists to Thailand

PHUKET: A total of 70 foreign tourists will arrive in Phuket by charter flight this weekend and become the first group of tourists to have ‘villa quarantine’ in Thailand, Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced today (Feb 17). Dr Taweesilp announced the news during the CCSA’s daily update […]

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Phuket

February 16, 2021

Suphan Buri warns Phuket after COVID-positive expat visits on holiday

PHUKET: The Suphan Buri Provincial Health Office today (Feb 16) released a timeline of a foreign man, 40, who lives in Suphan Buri and has now tested positive for COVID-19. The timeline shows that the man spent a week in Phuket, based in Patong, earlier this month. The man travelled to Phuket from Suphan Buri […]

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Phuket

February 15, 2021March 3, 2021

Dutchman from Phuket arrested for ‘Shopping Mall’ app scam

PHUKET: Police are calling for all people who fell prey to the scam rolled out through the ‘Shopping Mall’ app to file reports of how much money they lost to the scheme. Police believe that more than 1,000 people in Phuket and on Koh Samui were duped out of money through the scam. The call […]

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