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Fleeing monkeypox patient caught in Cambodia

Police in Cambodia have arrested a Nigerian man who fled there from Thailand after being diagnosed with monkeypox — the first known case in the country — earlier this week in Phuket.

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Monkeypox patient missing from hospital

A Nigerian man with Thailand’s first confirmed case of monkeypox is reported to have fled a Phuket hospital.

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Phuket search for missing monkeypox patient

A search has been launched for a Nigerian man after lab tests proved he has Thailand's first confirmed case of monkeypox, Phuket deputy governor Pichet Panapong said on Friday.

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First monkeypox case reported in Phuket

Thailand has recorded its first case of monkeypox, and the infection was diagnosed in a 27-year-old Nigerian man who travelled from Nigeria to Phuket, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) reported on Thursday evening.

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Phuket Covid cases stable

PHUKET: The number of new Covid-19 cases in this southern island province remains steady with a daily average of 20-25 from RT-CPR tests and 200-250 from antigen tests, health office chief Kusak Kukiatikul said on Monday.

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Injured dolphin dies after beaching at Patong

PHUKET: Veterinarians were unable to save the life of an injured striped dolphin found at Patong beach and rushed to Sireetarn Marine Endangered Animals Rescue Centre for treatment on Sunday evening.

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Welcome to the high season

Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise cannabis, removing it from the Category 5 narcotics list after being published in the Royal Gazette on June 9.

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Honeymooner, rescuer both drown at Phuket beach

PHUKET: Two tourists drowned in the turbulent sea at Kata Noi beach on Thursday evening - a British honeymooner and a Thai man with a family who tried to save him.

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Making a Splash

More than a theme water park for the young, Andamanda Phuket is where people of all ages can have a blast. The water park empire is in Kathu district, within easy reach of downtown Phuket and isn't far from main tourist hubs like Phuket Old Town and Patong Beach. I…

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British tourist drowns on his honeymoon after being swept away by the waves

Ali Mohammed Mian lost his life while celebrating his honeymoon in Phuket, Thailand, after the dangerous sea turned perilous with a local man also unable to be saved by paramedics

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Phuket hastens assistance for 900 illegally built small hotels

Phuket is speeding up help to more than 900 small hotel operators affected by closure due to their illegal construction on public land.

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Phuket ready for tsunami drill

Preparations are being finalised for the tsunami evacuation drill on July 20 in Phuket.

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Phuket ready for July 20 tsunami drill

PHUKET: Preparations are being finalised for the tsunami evacuation drill on July 20 in Muang and Thalang districts of this southern island province.

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Tsunami drill in Phuket July 20

PHUKET: A tsunami evacuation drill will be held in this southern island province on July 20, after a series of underwater earthquakes off the Nicobar Islands raised local residents' fears of an impending tsunami, governor Narong Woonciew said on Wednesday.

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Prayut joyed by latest travel rankings

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was made very happy by the Travel + Leisure website's ranking of Bangkok at the top of the Best Cities in Southeast Asia list, and Phuket and Samui as first and second in the Best Islands in Southeast Asia list, government spokesman Thanakorn Boonkongwanchana said on…

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Phuket runway repair delays 16 flights

Phuket international airport was closed twice on Sunday for repairs to a damaged runway, delaying the landing and taking off of 16 flights.

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Runway repair at Phuket airport delayed 16 flights

PHUKET: Phuket international airport was closed twice on Sunday for repairs to a damaged runway, delaying the landing and taking off of 16 flights, provincial governor Narong Woonciew said.

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Thaicom unveils LEO rescue deal

SET-listed Thaicom is rolling out a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite-linked solution that can provide safety for sea travellers, starting in Phuket, marking its first project to capitalise on the power of LEO satellites.

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Full reopening jump-starts foreign tourism

Thailand fully reopened to foreign visitors on Friday when entry restrictions, particularly the Thailand Pass registration requirement, were eased further.

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Tourists can't pronounce 'Edinburgh' correctly as new survey has Scots capital alongside Phuket and Dubai

Do you know how to pronounce the Scottish capital properly?

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Bankrupt Katie Price turns heads in £450 heeled pink Crocs for Thailand shopping spree

Katie, who was declared bankrupt in November 2019, indulged in a spot of retail therapy on Wednesday as she hit the shops in Phuket.

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Man, 19, plummets six floors to death after slipping on hotel roof on Thai island

Shocked locals found 19-year-old Australian tourist Joshua James Connell dead on a tin roof of a cafe below the hotel at around 5.45pm local time in Phuket, Thailand, after he slipped

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Young Australian falls to his death in Phuket

A 19-year-old Australian fell to his death from a Phuket hotel building on Wednesday evening.

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