Thai Expat Daily Show

EP 229: PHUKET SEEKS 2BN FROM TOURISM HOL, Phones must be handsfree, Taiwan open, Phuket News & Taxis

October 16, 2022 Ciaran Mc Season 3 Episode 229
Thai Expat Daily Show
EP 229: PHUKET SEEKS 2BN FROM TOURISM HOL, Phones must be handsfree, Taiwan open, Phuket News & Taxis
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Thailand News Today – Sunday 16th October 2022

Phone use must now be handsfree if driving
Motorists using a mobile phone must use a handsfree wireless connection under a new police regulation now in force nationwide, government deputy spokeswoman Tipanan Sirichana warned on Friday.
Source – The Bangkok Post
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More information sought on Omicron XBB cases among passengers arriving in Hong Kong from Thailand
Thailand’s Disease Control Department is seeking more information, through International Health Regulations (IHR), about three passengers who arrived in Hong Kong from Thailand infected with a new Omicron sub-variant, known as XBB, according to Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong, acting director-general of Thailand’s Disease Control Department.
Source – Thai PBS World
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Phuket expects B2bn revenue from a 4-day holiday
The four-day government holiday that began on Thursday will generate more than 2 billion baht in revenue from tourist spending on this island province, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s...
Source – The Bangkok Post
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More tourists caught in Phuket taxi turf wars
The behavior of Phuket taxi drivers made headlines again this week after a female driver of a metered taxi posted a video of her receiving threats for picking up passengers from a well-known Phuket hotel. The incident was witnessed by foreign tourists who were getting into the metered taxi when the confrontation started.
Source – The Phuket News 
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Taiwan welcomes back visitors after ending Covid-19 quarantine rules
TAOYUAN, Taiwan - Taiwan began welcoming back visitors on Thursday after finally ending mandatory quarantines to control the spread of Covid-19, with gifts of cuddly toy black bears for the first tour group that stepped off the plane shortly after midnight.
Source – The Strait Times – Reuters
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The Phuket News Daily Report

The storeroom at Phuket school catches fire
Panic was averted by firefighters this morning (Oct 15) after a fire broke out in a storage room at a school on the north side of Phuket Town.

Phuket food handouts continue to mark World Food Day
PHUKET: The Phuket branch of the Scholars for Sustenance Foundation organized thousands of food handouts to vulnerable communities across the island yesterday (Oct 14) under a campaign to mark World Food Day.

Explosion, fire at a smelting plant in Wichit
A blocked pipe caused a loud explosion at a smelting plant in Wichit this afternoon (Oct 14), sparking a fire and sending a dense cloud of black smoke into the sky.
Sources - The Phuket News - Thaiger News - Phuket Xtra - The Nation Thailand - Thailand & Pattaya news
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