PHUKET: Four people – three men and a woman – were safely rescued after their boat capsized about seven nautical miles from the island while on a fishing excursion on Tuesday, marine police said. Following the accident, a marine police rapid deployment unit set off on a rubber boat on a rescue mission, said Pol […]
PHUKET: A Swedish man escaped serious injury when his car was struck by an Isuzu MU-X SUV travelling at high speed on the bypass road yesterday (Jan 7), ramming the Swedish man’s car into a truck parked by the side of the road. Capt Wirote Pornprapreuk, the Phuket City Police officer assigned to investigate the […]
PHUKET: All people arriving from any of the 28 provinces currently declared ‘red zones’ will be asked to undergo swab tests for COVID-19 and will face a 14-day quarantine after arriving on the island, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has announced. The new high-level precautions to prevent COVID-19 from being brought onto the island were announced […]
PHUKET: The annual Light Up Phuket tsunami memorial event at Loma Park in Patong will not be held this year due to concerns over COVID-19, Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup confirmed late this afternoon (Dec 26). “It would be better to stay safe in this time,” she told The Phuket News today. Full story: thephuketnews.com By […]
PHUKET: A 40-year-old Phuket Thai man has tested positive for COVID-19 after joining a big bike event on Koh Lanta, Krabi, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew confirmed in a video broadcast last night (Dec 22). A total of 28 people believed to have come into high-risk contact with the man have also been tested, the results […]
PHUKET: A Phuket man has been diagnosed with Covid-19 after being in close contact with a friend from Samut Sakhon who was infected with the virus. Dr Thanis Sermkaew, chief of the provincial public health office, said the 40-year-old was a company manager. Full story: Bangkok Post Achadthaya Chuenniran BANGKOK POST
PHUKET: The move to increase the speed limit on roads throughout the country designated as highways to 120km/h will not apply anywhere in Phuket, as none of the major roads on the island satisfy the criteria for the speed limit increase, the Phuket Highways Office has confirmed. The news follows the Cabinet earlier this month […]
PHUKET: Three Thai tourists from Bangkok escaped serious injury last night when the car they were travelling in struck a Toyota Fortuner travelling in the opposite direction on a small road near Mai Khao Beach last night (Dec 10). Rescue workers from Mai Khao Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) and Phuket’s Kusoldharm Foundation were informed of […]
