Phuket officials move to provide assistance to beggars, homeless
Phuket officials move to provide assistance to beggars, homeless
PHUKET: Phuket provincial officials are drawing up plans to provide more assistance to the number of destitute people in Phuket turning to begging and those left homeless by the current economic crisis.
Monday 1 March 2021, 03:57PM
Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong (left) leads the meeting held to ramp up assistance provided to the homeless and beggars in Phuket. Photo: PR Phuket
Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong raised the issue at a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall last Thursday (Feb 25).
The meeting involved a collection of officials working under the name the Phuket Provincial Begging Control Committee, with the goal of providing assistance to homeless people and those begging to get by in the hope of making them self-supporting.
Arrivals from Bangkok may face quarantine in Phang Nga
Arrivals from Bangkok may face quarantine in Phang Nga
PHUKET: People from Samut Sakhon and some parts of Bangkok who fly to Phuket International Airport to go north to Phang Nga may face a 14-day quarantine on arriving in Phang Nga as a new Phang Nga provincial order comes into effect today (Feb 16).
Tuesday 16 February 2021, 01:43PM
The notices announcing the new COVID-19 quarantine measures now in effect in Phang Nga province, immediately north of Phuket. Images: Phang Nga Provincial Health Office
The Phuket Provincial Government’s official COVID-19 Information Center Facebook page posted a notice warning of the new Phang Nga order this morning after Phang Nga Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada issued the order last Saturday (Feb 13).
Phuket business leaders appeal ban on independent sourcing of COVID vaccine
Phuket business leaders appeal ban on independent sourcing of COVID vaccine
PHUKET: Key leaders of Phuket business associations have filed a joint request addressed to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to reconsider the ban on local administrations and private businesses from buying Thai-government-approved vaccinations for COVID-19.
Thursday 11 February 2021, 03:53PM
Phuket Chamber of Commerce President Thanusak Phungdet speaks to the press after submitting the formal request yesterday (Feb 10). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew receives the formal request yesterday (Feb 10). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
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Phuket Chamber of Commerce President Thanusak Phungdet and Phuket Tourist Association President Bhummikitti Ruktaengam together handed the formal request to Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew yesterday (Feb 10).
Phuket tourism industry leaders pitch for targeted campaigns to boost domestic tourism
Phuket tourism industry leaders pitch for targeted campaigns to boost domestic tourism
PHUKET: Leading Phuket tourism figures and the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) today announced a series of campaigns hoped to ramp up the number of domestic tourists coming to the island as a way to support ailing businesses until international tourists return.
Monday 8 February 2021, 07:27PM
Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew speaks to a representative of a local community co-operative at the meeting today (Feb 8). Photo: PR Phuket
The meeting was well attended. Photo: PR Phuket
Phuket officials promote Phuket COVID rules, without explanations
Phuket officials promote Phuket COVID rules, without explanations
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Government’s official COVID-19 Information Center has launched a public-relations offensive with the launch of at least five videos with Phuket Vice Governor Piyaphong Chuwong explaining in the simplest of terms what is required of domestic arrivals to enter Phuket.
Thursday 4 February 2021, 04:19PM
Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Chuwong released five videos aiming to explain the entry requirements for people arriving in Phuket. Screenshot: Phuketanticovid
Phuket has been designated a ’Green’ province for COVID-19. Image: TAT
Phuket has been designated a ’Green’ province for COVID-19. Image: TAT