2 Phuket Town nightclubs shut down after allegedly violating multiple laws

March 6, 2021

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Phuket’s July Sandbox no-quarantine model “needs a major revamp”
by Tim Newton on April 17, 2021 at 9:43 am
Thailand’s Sports and Tourism minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn is acknowledging that Phuket’s ‘Sandbox’ model for a no-quarantine re-opening in July will need “a major revamp”. As the Songkran travel bubble bursts and the monsoon season waves start to roll onto the island’s west coast beaches, Phuket’s scheduled July re-boot suddenly seems a long way off. Minister Phiphat says he plans to meet with “all related agencies” this week. Apart from the latest national re-surge […]
Phuket begs Kolour attendees to come for Covid-19 testing
by Neill Fronde on April 16, 2021 at 5:29 pm
Health officials in Phuket put out a public statement this week compelling all foreigners who attended clubs and ‘Kolour’ events to report for Covid-19 testing. As many might expect, the response has been lacklustre at best. Spreading the message around the foreigner and expat community in Phuket, the message is aimed at the multitudes of people, mostly foreign who attended Kolour and related events that turned into a Covid-19 superspreader event. Many foreigners have not come forward, much […]
Pattaya, Phuket and Hua Hin brace for increased restrictions
by Tim Newton on April 16, 2021 at 9:53 am
Three of Thailand’s biggest expat areas are seeing sharp rises in new infections, partly from pre-Songkran traffic. The Songkran holidays, now officially over (but will see many people taking today off and making a weekend Songkran extension), and the government says they are expecting to see a rise in the cases numbers reported in the popular holiday locations. Chon Buri Public Health office says they now have a total of 910 infections since April 1. They have 103 new cases in the past 24 […]
Footbridges stop luxury yacht travelling from Phuket to Samui
by Neill Fronde on April 15, 2021 at 9:31 pm
Footbridges in Phuket stood in the way of a luxury yacht travelling from its home in Phuket to Koh Samui when the boat was too tall to pass. Police received a call around 8 pm last night from the truck driver after his trailer carrying the yacht had trouble getting under one of several bridges for walkers to pass over the highway. The boat was travelling down Thepkrasattri Road, where it was stopped by the bridge near Baan Tha Reua School. The boat also had trouble at the pedestrian bridge at […]
Hotel blog suggests Phuket should push ahead with July reopening despite Covid surge
by Neill Fronde on April 14, 2021 at 6:08 pm
A hotel information blog is claiming that, despite growing Covid-19 numbers, Phuket should stick to its schedule in reopening to travellers without quarantine in July. That’s only 2 and a half months away. In an interview with the Director of Travel and Tourism Consulting at GlobalData, they stressed that while it is crucial to rein in the spread of Covid-19 and the B117 strain now menacing Thailand, the risk must not overshadow the need to push forward with vaccinations and the march towards […]

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