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Phuket bar rules revealed, operators warned to comply or face closure
Phuket bar rules revealed, operators warned to comply or face closure
PHUKET: Public health officials in Patong have released the full list of official regulations that pubs, bars and other entertainment venues in Phuket must comply with. Failure to do so will result in stern action, and the venue may be shut down.
Leatherback turtle nest found at Thai Mueang
Leatherback turtle nest found at Thai Mueang
PHUKET: A nest of leatherback turtle eggs found on Thai Mueang Beach, north of Phuket, is believed to have been laid by the same turtle that came ashore at Mai Khao Beach last Sunday.
Phuket schools reopen to ‘new normal’
Phuket schools reopen to ‘new normal’
PHUKET: Some 40,000 students in Phuket this morning (July 1) made their way to their first day of school since all educational institutions in the country were placed under lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Confused under kratom, Chalong home intruder arrested
Confused under kratom, Chalong home intruder arrested
PHUKET: A man has been arrested for wandering into a woman’s home in Chalong, apparently under the influence of kratom juice, at about midnight Wednesday night in the belief that his girlfriend lived on the second floor of the single-level home.
Phuket officials ramp up campaign for ’new normal’ beach rules, face masks required
Phuket officials ramp up campaign for ’new normal’ beach rules, face masks required
PHUKET: Officials and Tourist Police are ramping up their campaign to ensure that people at Phuket beaches, especially at Patong, observe the ‘new normal’ rules, including the requirement to wear a face mask.
Provincial Police confirm online travel registration no longer required to enter, leave Phuket
Provincial Police confirm online travel registration no longer required to enter, leave Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Sermpan Sirikong has today confirmed that people entering or leaving Phuket no longer need to register their travel details on the gophuget.com online form as the process has been suspended, for now.
Phuket fruit trader up in arms over B60k of unripe durian
Phuket fruit trader up in arms over B60k of unripe durian
PHUKET: A Phuket fruit trader has started the long journey from Phuket to Trat province, on the Cambodian border more than 1,100km away, to return a shipment of 636kg of unripe monthong durian that cost more than B61,340.
No self-quarantine for domestic arrivals to Phuket: confirmed
No self-quarantine for domestic arrivals to Phuket: confirmed
PHUKET: People arriving in Phuket from other places in Thailand do not have to observe a 14-day self-quarantine after arriving on the island, Dr Thanit Sermkaew, chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO), has confirmed.
Surin Beach gets a cleanup
Surin Beach gets a cleanup
PHUKET: Some 30 volunteers organised by the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) set out this morning (May 28) and cleared a mass of trash and marine debris strewn along Surin Beach.
Phuket’s latest COVID case a Patong shopping centre staffer
Phuket’s latest COVID case a Patong shopping centre staffer
PHUKET: Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Thanit Sermkaew today (May 19) confirmed that Phuket’s latest confirmed case of COVID-19 was a 27-year-old Thai woman who worked at a “shopping centre” in Patong. 
Police yet to file charges for Phuket Zoo claims
Police yet to file charges for Phuket Zoo claims
PHUKET: Two Thais and two foreigners, one Australian and the other American, have yet to have charges formally brought against them for trespass and posting online claims that animals at Phuket Zoo had been abandoned during the COVID crisis as police have yet to conclude their investigation.
Bang Tao still under lockdown ‘until further notice’
Bang Tao still under lockdown ‘until further notice’
PHUKET: MaAnn Samran, Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration (OrBorTor), today confirmed that the three villages in Cherng Talay, including Bang Tao and near Surin Beach, will remain under lockdown until he receives orders from provincial authorities allowing him to lift the lockdown restrictions.
Patong police officers test negative for COVID-19, remain on duty
Patong police officers test negative for COVID-19, remain on duty
PHUKET: The 41 Patong Police officers tested for COVID-19 yesterday have been found not infected with the virus, Patong Police Station Chief Col Aganit Danpitaksat has confirmed.
Phuket health teams inspect businesses allowed to open
Phuket health teams inspect businesses allowed to open
PHUKET: Officers from the Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) are conducting inspections of stores and other businesses across Phuket that are allowed to open following the relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to ensure health guidelines are being enforced.
Phuket turtle nest under inspection after 76 eggs fail to produce younglings
Phuket turtle nest under inspection after 76 eggs fail to produce younglings
PHUKET: Marine biologists are investigating why 76 eggs from a nest at Nai Yang Beach that hatched on Saturday night (Apr 25) failed to produce any younglings.
Police say Bang Tao checkpoint runner has ‘mental illness’
Police say Bang Tao checkpoint runner has ‘mental illness’
PHUKET: Police say that a woman who rode through the checkpoint in front of the Tesco Lotus store on Srisoonthorn Rd in Cherng Talay earlier today (Apr 24), heading towards Bang Tao – currently the area with the highest concentration of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the island – is suffering from a ‘mental illness’.
Exercising in public not banned in Patong, but mayor urges everyone to stay at home
Exercising in public not banned in Patong, but mayor urges everyone to stay at home
PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup has confirmed there is no ban on people exercising in public in Patong, but still urges everyone to venture out of their homes as little as possible.
Mai Khao turtle nest fails to produce hatchlings
Mai Khao turtle nest fails to produce hatchlings
PHUKET: The leatherback turtle nest laid on Mai Khao Beach in early February has produced no new hatchlings, marine wildlife officials have confirmed.
Phuket random testing campaign to test 3,000 people for COVID-19
Phuket random testing campaign to test 3,000 people for COVID-19
PHUKET: Health officials have set a target of screening up to 3,000 people in just three main areas in Phuket in the hope of identifying people infected with COVID-19 before those people can spread the disease further.
Turtles hatch at Thai Muang, more hatchlings expected in Phuket within days
Turtles hatch at Thai Muang, more hatchlings expected in Phuket within days
PHUKET: A total of 84 baby leatherback turtles have hatched and successfully made their way into the sea from a nest taken into care by officers at the Khao Lampi in Hat Thai Mueang National Park in Phang Nga.