Phuket

  • Phuket NewsPhuket vice governor says “Sandbox” tourists aren’t scared off by Covid situation
    Tanutam ThawanPublished: 16:35, 26 July 2021
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    Phuket vice governor says “Sandbox” tourists aren’t scared off by Covid situation

    Thailand’s latest and most severe wave of Covid-19 isn’t scaring away potential “Phuket Sandbox” tourists… at least that’s what the island province’s vice governor says. The official recently shot back claims that around a third of tourists who entered under the new reopening scheme decided to return home because of the continuous rise of Covid-19 infections and deaths. Under the…

  • Thailand NewsThai baht goes from top-performing to worst-hit currency in Asia
    Tanutam ThawanPublished: 12:43, 26 July 2021
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    Thai baht goes from top-performing to worst-hit currency in Asia

    Before the pandemic, the Thai baht was the strongest-performing currency in Asia. Now, it’s the worst-hit currency in the region, according to Japan-based Mizuho Bank. The Thai economy has been shrinking over the past year, hitting lows which some compare to the contraction during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The Japanese bank says the under-performance of the Thai baht is…

  • Things To DoTop 5 best island tours in Phuket
    Cita CatellyaPublished: 10:31, 26 July 2021
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    Top 5 best island tours in Phuket

    Phuket is surrounded by numerous islands waiting to be explored. Some destinations can be reached easily by boat, but others need a little planning and effort. Therefore, taking part in the best Phuket island tours will undoubtedly make your vacation more memorable and easier. With so many places to explore and activities to do, it can be hard to decide…

  • Tourism NewsHotels hope for increase in foreign tourists to offset slump in domestic demand
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:14, 26 July 2021
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    Hotels hope for increase in foreign tourists to offset slump in domestic demand

    Hotels in Thailand’s normally busy tourist hotspots are hoping that a further re-opening to foreign travellers will offset the drop in domestic demand. The Bangkok Post reports that travel curbs have decimated domestic tourism in places like Phuket, Krabi, and Phang Nga. Kongsak Khoopongsakorn from the Thai Hotels Association says the Phuket sandbox scheme welcomed around 10,000 tourists in its…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket “car mob” protest demands the removal of PM, calls for mRNA vaccines
    Tanutam ThawanPublished: 15:26, 25 July 2021
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    Phuket “car mob” protest demands the removal of PM, calls for mRNA vaccines

    Hundreds of cars and motorcycles drove through Phuket in a so-called “car mob” rally, calling for the resignation of PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and the procurement of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. Many have criticised the Thai government as it grapples with the most severe wave of Covid-19, a limited supply of vaccines and the emergence of the highly transmissible Delta variant. Earlier…

  • Phuket News18 infections today in Phuket creeps closer to 90/week threshold
    Neill FrondePublished: 16:42, 23 July 2021
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    18 infections today in Phuket creeps closer to 90/week threshold

    Today saw an infection spike in new local Covid-19 cases in Phuket, crossing the daily average number that threatens the future of the Sandbox scheme. Officials had laid out several factors that could cause the Sandbox to be reconsidered or even cancelled, chief among them was if weekly infections crossed over 90 people a week. Today saw 18 new local…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket company plans to pitch “Diving Sandbox” for liveaboard trips
    Tanutam ThawanPublished: 15:34, 23 July 2021
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    Phuket company plans to pitch “Diving Sandbox” for liveaboard trips

    A local diving company is working on a project to offer liveaboard dive excursions to travellers entering Thailand through the “Phuket Sandbox” travel scheme. Under the plan in the works by Seafarer Divers, travellers would get picked up directly from the airport after arriving in Thailand and be transferred to a dive tour boat. While on board the boat, the…

  • Thailand NewsFormer Phuket tour guide suspected of drowning in Phuket
    Jack ConnorPublished: 13:11, 23 July 2021
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    Former Phuket tour guide suspected of drowning in Phuket

    A former Phuket tour guide, who was previously denied entry onto the island, is believed to have drowned after he slipped and fell into the water next to the Sarasin Bridge, yesterday. Police were called to the scene at half-past 2. Then, police and rescue workers attempted to save the former tour guide, 42 year old Sutep Sae Man. By…

  • Thailand video newsGood Morning Thailand | Vaccinologist AP Helen – Part 2, Bodies in BKK streets, alternative flights
    ThaigerPublished: 10:22, 23 July 2021
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    Good Morning Thailand | Vaccinologist AP Helen – Part 2, Bodies in BKK streets, alternative flights

    Second part of an interview with Associate Professor Helen Petousis Harris – Vaccinologist and Director of the Vaccine Data Link and Research Group at the University of Auckland. Nok Air come up with a way of getting around the Dark Red Zone flight issue, Chon Buri in virtual lockdown, getting on and off Phuket. Your comments and questions.

  • Covid-19 NewsYet another update to rules for entering Phuket, new exceptions
    Neill FrondePublished: 20:55, 22 July 2021
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    Yet another update to rules for entering Phuket, new exceptions

    Perhaps feeling restless as it had been a day or two since any changes or additions to the constantly evolving rules to enter the Phuket Sandbox had been made, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew issued a new provincial order granting special entry exceptions for certain people. The order would allow qualifying people passing through Phuket briefly to only present one of…

  • Thailand video newsGood Morning Thailand | Interview with vaccinologist, Andaman Sandbox, Covid updates
    ThaigerPublished: 10:03, 22 July 2021
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    Good Morning Thailand | Interview with vaccinologist, Andaman Sandbox, Covid updates

    Click the link to watch… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYVl2S0zg24 Today Tim and Jay speak with Associate Professor Helen Petousis Harris – Vaccinologist and Director of the Vaccine Data Link and Research Group at the University of Auckland. The Andaman sandbox, Stephanie Update and the latest covid updates. Plus all your comments and questions. https://covid-19.in.th/en

  • Phuket NewsUPDATE: Details from woman who escaped Phuket Sandbox
    Neill FrondePublished: 03:50, 22 July 2021
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    UPDATE: Details from woman who escaped Phuket Sandbox

    In an update to a story that broke yesterday, more details have emerged about the still-unnamed person who escaped from the Phuket Sandbox on Tuesday. Reports now state that it was an 18 year old woman who disappeared from the mandatory 14-day stay upon arrival in Phuket and was picked up Tuesday night in Chonburi after authorities were about to…

  • Phuket NewsBoat tours to nearby islands offered to Phuket “Sandbox” travellers
    Nisha SethiPublished: 16:29, 21 July 2021
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    Boat tours to nearby islands offered to Phuket “Sandbox” travellers

    “Phuket Sandbox” tourists can travel to nearby islands on special “sealed” boat tours during their required 14-day stay in the province. Travellers must enable the tracing application “Mor Chana” and notify the Phuket Marine Office or the Phuket Sandbox Command Center at least 6 hours before the trip. Groups of tourists who wish to travel and participate in marine activities…

  • Phuket NewsSandbox traveller escaped to Chon Buri, faces prosecution
    Neill FrondePublished: 14:19, 21 July 2021
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    Sandbox traveller escaped to Chon Buri, faces prosecution

    A person who came into Thailand under the Phuket Sandbox plan left the island before completing the 14-day stay and now faces prosecution. A Thai national stayed just 9 days in their SHA Plus hotel before disappearing without checking out, according to Phuket Provincial Public Health Office Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon. The person’s gender was not revealed, but it was…

  • Phuket NewsBus services in and out of Phuket suspended for the next 2 weeks
    Tanutam ThawanPublished: 12:13, 21 July 2021
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    Bus services in and out of Phuket suspended for the next 2 weeks

    For the next 2 weeks, all interprovincial bus services entering and leaving Phuket will be suspended. The move is intended to prevent the spread of Covid-19 on the island province as it reopens to travellers from overseas under the “Phuket Sandbox.” The president of the national bus service company, known in Thai as “BorKorSor,” Sanlak Panyawatthanalikit, ordered for the “temporary…

  • Thailand video newsGood Morning Thailand | Food Panda controversy, the Billionaire space race, Covid updates
    ThaigerPublished: 11:41, 21 July 2021
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    Good Morning Thailand | Food Panda controversy, the Billionaire space race, Covid updates

    Today Tim and Able will discuss the food panda controversy as well as the space race between the billionaires of the world. Would you pay quarter of a million dollars to fly into space? Latest Covid update. Plus all your comments and questions. To follow Able, please visit FB, IG or LinkedIn @EmceeAble & her coaching page: Find Your Voice…

  • Best ofPhuket’s best local seafood restaurants
    Cita CatellyaPublished: 16:26, 20 July 2021
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    Phuket’s best local seafood restaurants

    If there’s one thing you have to do in Phuket, it’s sampling the local-style seafood. With fishermen bringing in local catches daily, there’s never a shortage of restaurants on the island that serve up mouthwatering seafood cooked in authentic Thai style! From beachfront restaurants to hidden venues set on the edge of mangrove swamps, here are our picks of the…

  • Phuket NewsAll domestic travellers entering Phuket need to be vaccinated against Covid-19
    Tanutam ThawanPublished: 15:56, 20 July 2021
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    All domestic travellers entering Phuket need to be vaccinated against Covid-19

    All domestic travellers entering Phuket must be vaccinated against Covid-19 and also test negative for the virus. The new rules imposed by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew go into effect today and will be in place until at least August 2. The island province reopened to foreign tourists who are vaccinated against the coronavirus on July 1, amid the most severe…

  • Thailand video newsGood Morning Thailand | Sandbox report card, Flightus Interruptus, poll results
    ThaigerPublished: 11:22, 20 July 2021
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    Good Morning Thailand | Sandbox report card, Flightus Interruptus, poll results

    (Sorry, internet cut out near the end of the program) Jay and Tim present the Sandbox and Samui Plus report card. Has the Sandbox been a success? Whilst the cases pile up in Thailand’s Dark Red Zones, Samui and Phuket battle on in a parallel Covid world. Jay also presents the poll results about the main issue that should concern…

  • Thailand video newsGood Morning Thailand | Fortress Bangkok, Samui and Phuket Sandbox update
    ThaigerPublished: 17:59, 19 July 2021
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    Good Morning Thailand | Fortress Bangkok, Samui and Phuket Sandbox update

      Today Tim and Jay talk with Friso and Greg regarding the covid situation in Bangkok working spaces and high density communities. 80,000 people suffering in locked down worker camps, some in desperate situation. Samui and Phuket Sandbox update. Your questions and comments are always welcome. Link to Bangkok Community Help here… https://www.facebook.com/BkkCommunityHelp

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid UPDATE: 10,082 new infections, provincial numbers
    ThaigerPublished: 15:04, 17 July 2021
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    Covid UPDATE: 10,082 new infections, provincial numbers

    This morning the public health department has announced 10,082 new infections & 141 Covid-related deaths over the past 24 hours across Thailand. The two figures are a record number of cases for the Kingdom and sweep the numbers over the psychological barriers of 10,000 cases and 100 sad deaths. Yesterday there were 3,367 in ICU and 847 on ventilators. 127…

  • Covid-19 NewsHome Covid-19 test kits approved, but not for travel
    Neill FrondePublished: 14:17, 17 July 2021
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    Home Covid-19 test kits approved, but not for travel

    With Covid-19 on the rise, screening kit shortages have left people waiting for RT-PCR tests from professional testing sites and medical facilities. Now Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration approved 4 Covid-19 antigen test kits that can be purchased over-the-counter for home use to test for the virus. The 4 approved self-testing kits will allow people concerned that they may have…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Sandbox looking ahead to Russian, UK travellers
    Neill FrondePublished: 15:53, 16 July 2021
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    Phuket Sandbox looking ahead to Russian, UK travellers

    While the daily rollercoaster ride of the Phuket Sandbox tourist launch, with the jump from 7 to 14 days, the last-minute approval, the problems getting a Certificate of Entry, and the few cases of Covid-19 infections, it’s easy to overlook the forest for the trees. But if viewed not as a full reopening to the pre-Covid-19 heydays but rather as…

  • Phuket News11 new local Covid-19 infections today in Phuket
    Neill FrondePublished: 11:51, 16 July 2021
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    11 new local Covid-19 infections today in Phuket

    While Covid-19 infections are still relatively low in the Phuket Sandbox, especially compared to the rest of Thailand, today’s 11 infections mark the highest number of local daily infections since the Sandbox began. The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office released the figures today the bring the total number of Covid-19 infections found in the last 7 days to 42. While…

  • Covid-19 NewsBars can reopen in Rawai Phuket.. but not like we hoped
    Neill FrondePublished: 19:45, 15 July 2021
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    Bars can reopen in Rawai Phuket.. but not like we hoped

    The moment we have all been waiting for has finally arrived! After mounting pressure and a meeting today with Aroon Solos, the mayor of Rawai, Phuket, bars, pubs and entertainment venues will be allowed to reopen. Just without any of the things that bring customers. The mayor of Rawai met with the Muang District Chief and a select group of…

  • Phuket NewsMeeting reveals Thai vs foreigners in Phuket Sandbox, other stats
    Neill FrondePublished: 18:45, 15 July 2021
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    Meeting reveals Thai vs foreigners in Phuket Sandbox, other stats

    Statistics and data regarding the Phuket Sandbox can be cloudy and conflicting, but at yesterday’s meeting of the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee, some rarely shared figures were discussed. One often questioned detail is how many people in the numbers reported for international traveller arrivals are truly tourists and how many are even foreigners at all. During the meeting, it was…

  • Tourism NewsRoyal Thai Army to help tighten overland checkpoint into Phuket
    Neill FrondePublished: 17:11, 15 July 2021
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    Royal Thai Army to help tighten overland checkpoint into Phuket

    Following reports of insufficient security on the land borders into Phuket, the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee made the decision to have the Royal Thai Army assist in monitoring the Phuket Checkpoint at Tha Chatchai for Covid-19 safety. There have been concerns that the land crossing into Phuket is understaffed and not secure. The committee meeting was Chaired by Phuket Governor…

  • Phuket NewsTravellers from “dark red” and “red” zones must be vaccinated to enter Phuket
    Tanutam ThawanPublished: 12:16, 15 July 2021
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    Travellers from “dark red” and “red” zones must be vaccinated to enter Phuket

    Those who aren’t vaccinated against Covid-19, and are travelling from a “dark red” or “red” province, won’t be allowed to enter Phuket… at least for the next couple of weeks. With the rise of coronavirus infections amid the island’s reopening to foreign tourists under the “Sandbox” model, Phuket authorities are tightening restrictions to prevent the spread of the virus. From…

  • Tourism NewsOfficials argue most leaving Sandbox aren’t unhappy
    Neill FrondePublished: 15:53, 14 July 2021
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    Officials argue most leaving Sandbox aren’t unhappy

    Nothing shows confidence more than repeatedly shouting “fake news.” But amid growing negative press regarding the Phuket Sandbox, officials find themselves continuously denying rumours that Sandbox arrivals are fleeing the island and going home unhappy. While many have left the Sandbox, more have arrived, and the government’s argument isn’t without merit as those who left the Sandbox have various reasons.…

  • Thailand video newsGood Morning Thailand | Samui Reopens tomorrow, your responses to the vaccine survey
    ThaigerPublished: 13:50, 14 July 2021
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    Good Morning Thailand | Samui Reopens tomorrow, your responses to the vaccine survey

    Today Tim and Able talk with Khun Chat from Bliss Events Thailand about The Samui re-opening and if they are ready to open under the Samui Plus program. We take a look at your responses to our vaccine survey yesterday. Covid latest and the main headlines from Thailand today. To follow Able visit her @emceeable and @findyourvoiceasia