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A Disease Control Division officer conducts COVID site cleansing at a 7-Eleven in Chalong. Photo: PR Phuket OFFICIALS SILENT ON LOCKDOWN TALK AS COVID CASES SPREAD TO ALL CORNERS OF PHUKET SPORT PAGE 16 The Phuket News officially recognised as infected with of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) [email protected] COVID-19 since Apr 3. campus in Kathu. Company Limited. Of the 348 people infected, 255 A further 41 people were receiving Nine people with COVID are re- Aussies bowl huket officials this week had were still under medical care, while treatment at Vachira Phuket Hospital ceiving treatment at Mission Hospital over Swedes in yet to make any public rec- 92 people had been discharged from in Phuket Town, along with 27 at Phuket and two are receiving treat- Pognition of the possibility medical care, the PPHO noted. Patong Hospital and 12 at Thalang ment at Phuket Provincial Hospital local tourney of lockdowns on the island as the The PPHO on Tuesday also re- Hospital. in Rassada. number of confirmed COVID-19 leased an updated report of the number Of the privately operated hospitals The report also noted that 92 infections continued to rise in every of COVID patients receiving treatment on the island, 54 people are cur- people had been discharged from area throughout the province. at each hospital. rently receiving COVID treatment at COVID medical care, with one The PPHO on Monday night (Apr The report, dated as accurate as Bangkok Hospital Phuket, along with person referred to another facility, 26) reported that Phuket recorded 13 of 6pm Monday night (Apr 26), noted ZERO at Dibuk Hospital and 28 at which had previously been reported new cases of infection, bringing to 348 that 82 people were receiving medical Bangkok Hospital Siriroj. All three as transferred to Bangkok. the total number of people in Phuket care at ‘Field Hospital 1’ at the Prince hospitals are operated by Bangkok Of note, the PPHO has yet to... CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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[email protected] July 1 push still on the News cards > p6 Infections gain speed across island Continued from page 1 roads, roads around reservoirs, funeral, ordination or wedding. If the ...report the seriousness of infection among other places. activity cannot be postponed, then of any person in Phuket confirmed All restaurants and other food it is to be held in accordance with as infected with COVID-19 during businesses are prohibited from hav- all COVID protection measures,” the current outbreak. ing customers on premises after 9pm, the order notes. The PPHO on Monday also though the business may continue All people were asked to work released an updated map showing to sell food and beverages to be at home where possible, and for the locations of COVID infections consumed elsewhere until 11pm. on-site work arrangements to be on the island. The map, showing 314 All types of restaurants and organised to minimise the risk of cases of infection and marked as food centres are prohibited from spreading infection. accurate as of 6pm Saturday night selling alcohol and the consumption All persons leaving home, work (Apr 24), reported the locations of of liquor or alcoholic beverages is or other location to enter a public infections as follows: Patong 37 prohibited on the premises. area must wear a face mask at all infections; Kathu 30; Kamala 28; Department stores, shopping times unless eating, drinking or Cherng Talay 17; Thepkrasattri centers, community malls or other exercising. 7; Srisoonthorn 14; Pa Khlok 10; similar establishments must close Any person deemed to be at Koh Kaew 9; Rassada 20; Talad at 9pm. They must not hold any risk of infection may be ordered Yai Phuket Town 23; Talad Neua promotional activities and must into quarantine immediately by a Phuket Town 13; Wichit 34; Chalong limit the number of visitors during health official, and are to remain in 24; Rawai 19; Karon 4; Mai Khao open hours. All game machines and quarantine until a medical officer 6; and Sakhu 7. amusement centres at the site are has deemed the person safe to be The PPHO and health officers at not allowed to operate. released. local municipalities have launched Cinemas, theaters, water parks, The raft of prevention measures efforts to dampen the spread of swimming pools ‒ both government are not considered by officials, local COVID-19 in their areas, with and private ‒ that are open to the or national, as any form of “lock- Disease Control Division officers public, including swimming pools down”, just “COVID protection last Sunday conducting COVID site for competitive athletes, are not measures”. cleansing at restaurants and other allowed to open. Meanwhile, a medical officer venues on Soi Ta-iad in Chalong Image: PPHO Convenience stores, supermar- with the respiratory disease depart- where a 20-year-old Icelandic man kets, night markets must close at ment at Vachira Phuket Hospital was known to frequent. The site remain in effect only until today is an activity in an area designated 11pm, and may reopen at 4am. has confirmed that people who are cleansing also included the 7-Eleven (Apr 30), on the presumption that as a quarantine facility. Any such Stadiums or places for outdoor covered by the Social Security Fund branch at Soi Palai, and the Phuket the measures can be continued with activities that are authorised must exercise must close at 9pm. Indoor are covered for COVID treatment. Gallery Restaurant. a quickly issued ‘follow-up order’ followed COVID protection measures fitness courts such as gyms, fitness Any persons presenting them- Phuket Governor Narong Wo- to continue the measures. Massage parlours and traditional centres and badminton courts, are selves to be tested for COVID onciew on Apr 20 issued an order Under the order all pubs, bars massage businesses, massages at prohibited from opening. because the government has asked mandating a raft of prevention and other “entertainment” venues spa businesses, massage businesses The order also mandates that all them to do so will be tested for free, measures to counter the spread of that were previously ordered to for health, massage businesses for ports of entry to the province ‒ by the officer said. infections, though days later had close from Apr 9-18 were ordered beauty, including Thai massage land, sea and air ‒ are monitored and Any persons covered by the fund to issue another order to introduce to remain closed. establishments, foot massages and arrivals are screened for entry to the who present themselves voluntarily mandatory rapid testing of all ar- All in-person classes at any other similar businesses were sus- province, “especially the travel of for a test will also receive a COVID rivals from “red zone” provinces educational institutions, including pended. Traditional treatments at persons from the situation designated test for free, he added. who could not prove they were fully language schools, are prohibited. medical facilities were permitted. as the highest control area”. However, any person who pre- vaccinated or present a COVD-free It is forbidden to organise activi- Walking Street markets are “People should refrain from sents themselves for a COVID test Certificate issued within the previous ties involving groups of more than prohibited. It is forbidden to join organising social events in the without any government office or 72 hours of arriving (see page 5). 50 people unless authorised by the social activities, drink alcohol or form of parties, banquets or fes- officer asking them to do so, and The initial order came into ef- competent official, or is an activity alcoholic beverages in public areas tivities during this time unless it who test negative for the virus, will fect on Apr 21, but was marked to performed by a competent official, or such as parks, playgrounds, canal is a traditional ceremony such as a have to pay, the officer said.

New COVID-clear requirements for overnight stays in Phang Nga PEOPLE FROM PHUKET determine whether or not For those staying overnight As of Apr 22, according travelling to Phang Nga and people from the 18 red zone in Phang Nga, arrivals from to the Phang Nga Provin- staying overnight must now provinces for COVID infec- red zone provinces must now cial Public Health Office, prove they are fully vacci- tions will be allowed to enter prove that they are fully vac- Phang Nga had accumulated nated or have tested nega- the province ‒ but only if they cinated or have tested negative 29 officially recognised tive for COVID-19 within are staying overnight. for COVID-19 within 72 hours infections of COVID-19 72 hours of arriving ‒ or People who enter Phang of arriving. during the current out- else face 14 days “Home Nga on day trips and who If arrivals cannot prove break. Among them is an Quarantine” in Phang Nga. are not staying overnight are either of the two requirements, 8-year-old boy. The requirement fol- not required to present any they will be required to ob- Of the 29 cases, 14 were lows Phang Nga Governor evidence that they are not serve “Home Quarantine”, as asymptomatic, 12 patients Chamroen Tipayapongtada infected with COVID-19 and the order calls it, for 14 days suffered only mild symp- issuing a revised order on will not be required to observe or for the duration of their toms of infection, and three Apr 22. any quarantine. stay in Phang Nga. had developed pneumonia, The order was marked They may enter the prov- Phang Nga Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada issued People who have been said the official report. in effect as of Apr 22. ince freely, but must follow a revised order on Apr 22. Photo: PR Phang Nga released from a quarantine So far 6,060 people have Under the new order, the disease control measures, facility within three days received their first injection Phang Nga is now using including wearing a face mask, distance, avoid touching or MorChana app and scan their of arriving are exempt from of the Sinovac vaccine. the same documentary re- washing their hands as often going to places where crowds entry to any public venue the quarantine measure, the None have received their quirements as Phuket to as possible, keeping social gather, and they must install through the ThaiChana app. order noted. second. The Phuket News

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huket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong has levelled a very Pclear warning for all people to wear face masks at all times while in public on the island, or else face a fine, The online immigration web portal is online, again. and consular officials will be sought to Image: Immigration Bureau discuss “problem foreigners” failing to comply with COVID-protection measures. Immigration portal Speaking after the urgent meeting of the Phuket Communicable Disease hoped to end crowds Committee at Phuket Provincial Hall THE ONLINE SYSTEM whereabouts every 90 days last Saturday (Apr 24), Vice Governor Phuket Vice Governor Pichet for foreigners to submit their now have an option besides Pichet said, “The Phuket Provincial Panapong at the meeting last 90-day reports and for land- showing up in person at pro- Office will ask for cooperation with Saturday (Apr 24). Photo: PR Phuket lords to report the presence vincial immigration offices people [for them] to wear masks. of foreign tenants is up and or sending a form via postal “The Phuket Provincial Office to comply with the DMHTT measures, problem of foreigners living in Phuket running again after being out mail. The online system can issued Phuket Provincial Order No. where M is to wear a mask,” Vice failing to comply with Phuket regula- of action for several months. also reduce travel time and 62/2021 in January. People must wear Governor Picht noted. tions and orders. Immigration Bureau expenses. masks every time when leaving their “Therefore, cooperation between “In this regard, the Phuket Govern- deputy commander Pol Maj The Immigration Act accommodation. Thais and foreigners is requested to ment has set out two guidelines,” he said. Gen Achayon Kraithong also requires landlords to “Violations [of the order] may be an wear a mask because wearing a mask “Measure 1: Phuket provincial said online reporting is an report the presence of any offense under Section 51 [of the Com- will reduce the transmission of infection officials will attend a meeting with essential channel to help foreign tenants to authorities municable Diseases Act], which incurs from person to person to a great extent. all consuls in Phuket to clarify and reduce overcrowding at using the TM30 form within a fine not exceeding B20,000,” he said. “If everyone participates, wearing understand the regulations of Phuket immigration offices during 24 hours of their arrival. “And may be punished under Sec- a mask will help prevent the spread Province to let the consuls publicise the COVID-19 pandemic, They can visit the website tion 18 [of the Act], and [violators] shall of COVID 19, thus we are asking for and clarify to foreigners to know [the reported state news agency or download the “Section be liable to imprisonment for a term special cooperation,” Vice Governor laws] and follow them,” Vice Governor NNT. 38” app for Android or iOS not exceeding two years or a fine not Pichet said. Pichet said. He said those who have devices. exceeding B40,000, or both. “The second approach is to strictly to meet the legal require- National News “In addition, in [Phuket Provincial] PROBLEM FOREIGNERS enforce the law against the perpetra- ment for reporting their Bureau of Thailand Order 2077/2021, people are required Vice Governor Pichet also noted the tors,” he added.

Phuket people leaving the province and returning now face rapid test requirement PHUKET PEOPLE WHO that the meeting of the Phuket province [via the airport] are already leave the province and return Communicable Disease Committee checked,” he said. now face having to undergo a held last Saturday was an “urgent rapid antigen test to return home meeting”. LATEST CASES if they are unable to prove they “It appears that now provinces Two expats from Phuket tested posi- are fully vaccinated or present in the South, which can easily be tive for COVID-19 at the checkpoint a COVID-free certificate issued travelled to from Phuket by car, leading onto the island while trying within 72 hours of arriving. are experiencing an increase in the to return home from travelling off- The news was announced by number of infections of COVID-19, island. One of them was an Italian Phuket Vice Governor Pichet especially in three provinces, namely man who returned from a trip to Panapong last Saturday (Apr Narathiwat, Surat Thani and Nakhon Krabi, the other was a Belgian man 24), with the official order posted Sri Thammarat,” he said. who had returned from Bangkok online just after midnight last “Meanwhile, Songkhla and after visiting the Belgian embassy Saturday night, at 12:15am. Prachuap Khiri Khan were already to renew his passport. The official order, signed by among the 17 ‘red’ maximum control The Phuket Provincial Public Phuket Governor Narong Woon- provinces for Phuket,” he added, Health Office (PPHO) on Tuesday ciew, was marked to remain in using the national government’s (Apr 27) marked in its ongoing effect until at least Apr 30. label for red zones. release of timelines of the move- The order also added three A man is tested at the Phuket Check Point. Image: PR Phuket “There are some citizens who ments of a person now confirmed more provinces ‒ Nakhon Sri may leave Phuket to these ‘maxi- as infected with COVID-19 that the Thammarat, Surat Thani and provide either document, they "must Tak, Udon Thani, Suphan Buri, Sa mum control’ risk areas and come 36-year-old Italian man tested posi- Narathiwat ‒ to the list of “17 red be tested for COVID-19 by Antigen Kaeo, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Sri Tham- back by car, which is difficult to tive at the Tha Chatchai checkpoint zones” previously announced. Rapid Test”, the newly issued order marat, Narathiwat, Surat Thani, and determine whether they are from after returning from a motorbike trip Under the order issued by repeated. people who leave Phuket and return. a vulnerable area. in Krabi and Phang Nga on Apr 22. Governor that came into effect “The Ministry of Public Health Of note, Phuket was named “Therefore, the Phuket Govern- A second test confirmed he was Wednesday last week (Apr 21), is responsible for the cost, except as one the original 18 ‘red zone’ ment aims to solve the problem by COVID-positive on Apr 23, and he all people arriving from red zone foreigners must be responsible for provinces for COVID-19 infec- focusing on the national ID card. If was taken to receive treatment at provinces must have completed their own expenses,” the order also tions in the “re-categorising” of a person is found with an identity Thalang Hospital. two doses of a COVID-19 vac- repeated. all provinces in the country by the card from Narathiwat, Surat Thani, The 32-year-old Belgian man cine recognised by the Thai FDA The full list of ‘red zone’ prov- Center for COVID-19 Situation Nakhon Sri Thammarat or Phuket, tested positive at the checkpoint or the traveller must have been inces under the order issued last night Administration (CCSA) on Apr 16. they must go through the Antigen after he returned from a round-trip tested for COVID-19 by RT-PCR is as follows: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, However, before last Saturday, Rapid Test process [sic] at the Tha to Bangkok by bus to renew his within 72 hours before departure Chonburi, Samut Prakan, Prachuap Phuket officials did not consider Chatchai Checkpoint,” Vice Gov- passport at the Belgian embassy. and be able to prove this with a Khiri Khan, Samut Sakhon, Pathum Phuket as a province to be included ernor Pichet explained. He was taken to receive treat- medical certificate. Thani, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon on the rapid test requirement list. “For operations at Phuket Air- ment at Patong Hospital. If the traveller is unable to Ratchasima, Nonthaburi, Songkhla, Vice Governor Pichet explained port, all travelers entering Phuket The Phuket News thephuketnews @thephuketnews 4 PHUKET NEWS THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021

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BEN TIREBUCK grandmother staying above News / Sport Editor 061 806 8132 pharmacist in Phuket the shop and always take her [email protected] Town has gone public home in the evening, which A with her complaint is when the man normally against Phuket officials, in- comes,” she added. cluding police, for the lack “I’m afraid that he will

CHUTHARAT ‘UM’ of action taken over a man attack my grandmother one PLERIN Thai Editor who has been harassing her day,” she said. 088 766 1615 [email protected] customers for money, and who “He also smeared his saliva has since intentionally wiped by his hand on my door frame saliva on the door to her shop. once,” Ms Amporn noted. Amporn Boonyaudomsart, From CCTV footage taken owner of Ying Pharmacy on The man was recorded licking his in front of the shop, the man KIATTIKUL ‘JOM’ CHUMANEE Srisuthat Rd in Phuket Town, finger and intentionally wiping it on can be seen licking his finger Translator 082 729 0270 the shop door frame. Image: Supplied [email protected] posted on her Facebook page and intentionally wiping it on last Saturday (Apr 24) that she the door frame where people had filed a complaint about such as the Phuket Center for in custody but need to release him some money, but not are likely to come into contact the man’s behaviour with the the Protection of the Home- him in a few days. A relative often. However, after I did with it, while checking to see Phuket City Police on Apr 13. less under the Department of the man needs to take him not give him [any money], he if anyone was looking, just

JASON BEAVAN The man, who is missing of Social Development and to receive mental treatment started standing in front of my before 9pm on Apr 22. General Manager 086 479 7471 more than half of his left arm, Welfare,” she said. by themselves,” Ms Amporn shop and staring into the shop. Phuket City Police Chief [email protected] had continued to annoy herself “Officers accepted the explained. He sometimes even asked my Col Theerawat Liamsuwan told and her customers by asking complaint and told us that “I was told that the man’s customers for money, making The Phuket News that he had for money, Ms Amporn said. they will take action on this, name is ‘Bank’. He is about 20 customers feel annoyed and not received any complaint de- He has also annoyed cus- but no officer has contacted years old and has a disabled afraid,” she said. scribing the man’s behaviour,

SIRIPORN (NOK) tomers at the 7-Eleven store me back,” she added. left arm. He is living with “I want officers to take and that police had not taken SEANGMAS Sales Support nearby by asking them for “I filed a complaint with his grandmother in a house action on this man and take any such man into custody. 086 479 7470 [email protected] money too, she added. Investigator Capt Khuefa in Saphan Ruam community him to get the right treatment At the time of going to “I and my staff felt inse- Pongsapan of Phuket City in Phuket Town,” Ms Amponr somewhere,” Ms Amporn said. press, Capt Khuefa of the cure, so we contacted Phuket Police on Apr 13, but she told said. “I am concerned about the Phuket City Police had been NIRAVIT ‘MOS’ VORAVANITCHA City Police and other officials, me that they can take the man “Before this, I had given safety of my relatives, staff unavailable for comment. THANAPONG ‘OAK’ KHAO-AMPHAIPHAN Graphic designers

The Phuket News @thephuketnews Man found hanged in Baan Manik POLICE ARE HOPING TO IDEN- tify the body of a man found hanged near the site of an old tin mine in Baan Manik, Srisoonthorn, last Sunday (Apr 25). Lt Col Kraisorn Boonprasop of the Thalang Police was called to the scene by local villages in the area, Moo 7, Srisoonthorn, at about 6:40am. Officers arrived along with Kusolharm Foundation rescue workers, a medical team from Vachira Phuket Hospital and Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub forensic police to find the man hanged Rescue workers recover the man’s body by a nylon cord tied to a branch several from the woods in Baan Manik last Sunday Young dolphin found dead at Tri Trang metres above the ground. (Apr 25). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub MARINE LIFE EXPERTS 1.3 metres long and weighed 30 The man, of Asian features, was about are investigating what caused kilogrammes. 30-35 years old and about 160cm tall. She noticed the shape of something the death of a young striped The dolphin had many He had a large tattoo of a koi fish on unfamiliar in the darkness and walked dolphin found with heavy wounds along the right side of his back, near the right shoulder. closer to see what it was, to discover the wounds to its body, which was its body, to the right of its mouth, Officers found no wounds or bruises man hanged from the tree. lying on rocks at Tri Trang under its right eye, on its fins and on the body indicating that the man had Shocked, she rushed to inform her Beach, south of Patong, on there were scratches all along been in any altercation. neighbours and the village headman. Apr 22. its body and underneath its tail. The man was dressed in a long- Still visibly upset by the discovery, Officers from the Patong The officers did note that the sleeved white shirt with black stripes, Ms Supanee said that “this type of thing Police were called to the scene wounds may have been caused military camouflage pants, and a black doesn’t happen in this area”. at about 1:10pm. by the dolphin being stranded belt, but no shoes. The village headman said investigators Unfamiliar with investigat- on the rocks. In the right pocket of his trousers was at the scene were not sure whether the man ing dead dolphins, the police The dolphin was estimated an envelope containing two small bags was a foreigner or Thai. officers contacted Kusoldharm to have died at least 24 hours of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice). The man is believed to have been living rescue workers to take the before its body was found. They did not find any form of iden- nearby as no motorcycles were left parked dolphin to the Phuket Marine Officers at the PMBC will tification. near in the area and the man was not wear- Biological Center (PMBC) conduct an autopsy on the young Police believe he died at least six ing shoes, leading officers to believe he based on Cape Panwa in Wichit. dolphin’s body in the hope of hours before his body was found. had walked to the scene, he said. Marine biologists there learning more about what caused Supanee Kongkaew, 65, explained to Also, the man would have had to have noted that the dolphin was its death. police that she was foraging for mush- known the area, in order to avoid construc- not full grown. It measured Eakkapop Thongtub rooms under trees when she found the tion workers living nearby. body at 5am. Eakkapop Thongtub

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The Phuket News test for Thais people,” V/Gov [email protected] Vikrom said. However, no explanation was housands of people arriving given as to why, when Thais were at Phuket International Air- also to pay for the test the cost was Tport from elsewhere in the B300, but when it was confirmed that country on Apr 22 were subjected only foreigners were to be required to the first day of mandatory rapid to pay, the “cost” of the test rose by tests for COVID-19 as a requisite more than 60%, to B500. for entering the province. “Right now, Phuket has only Phuket Governor Narong Wo- flights from the airports located in onciew on Apr 21 inspected the red zone provinces, so all arrivals operations to ensure they went at the airport must face a rapid test smoothly, though long queues of upon arrival,” V/Gov Vikrom said. people were found waiting to un- As for arrivals from the 17 red dergo the procedure. zone provinces arriving in Phuket by Governor Narong during his live land, V/Gov Vikrom said. “Arrivals video press conference on Apr 22 from only the 17 zone provinces must said that it was expected that very People queue at the airport as the first do a rapid test at the Phuket Check few people would be able to avoid day of enforcing rapid tests on arrivals Point [at Tha Chatchai], except if having to take the rapid test, even from red zone provinces came into they have been fully vaccinated though the first two flights that day effect on Apr 22. Photo: AoT Phuket with two jabs or swab tested within carried less than 150 passengers 72 hours.” in total. Narong on Apr 20, all arrivals from “I have to apologise for this FOREIGNERS MUST PAY During the briefing, Vachi- “The first two flights, we have the other 17 ‘red zone’ provinces inconvenience, but we have to do Thais facing mandatory rapid tests ra Phuket Hospital Director Dr 79 and 52 passengers, respectively,” (Phuket is one of the 18 red zone this to protect our local people and on arriving in Phuket from any of Chalermpong Sakontapol assured Governor Narong said. provinces in the country) who are the passengers themselves from the 17 ‘red zone’ provinces will be that the rapid test to be used was “Today is our first day. Most unable to prove that they are fully infection,” he said. tested for free, while foreigners will highly accurate. passengers do not have the docu- vaccinated or unable to prove they “We choose to test arrivals in- have to pay for the compulsory test. “The rapid test is a standard test ments to prove they are COVID-free have tested negative for COVID-19 stead of quarantine because I think it The test will cost B500 each time, with high accuracy. The test has and need to be tested. They have to within 72 hours before arriving is a better way to move forward our confirmed an official notice posted about 90% accuracy for finding the fill information into a form, which must be cleared by an ‘Antigen economy and tourism. The measure by Phuket provincial authorities on virus. It produces only 10% false is to prove to the National Health Rapid Test’ before being allowed will support our plan to reopen to Apr 21. negatives, which are people who Security Office [NHSO] that they onto the island. foreign tourists,” he added. Phuket Vice Governor Vikrom are actually positive but the test had the test, so it is quite crowded The rapid test requirement also Phuket International Air- Jakthee explained that initially the shows negative. The 10% is a very in the areas we arranged,” he said. came into effect at the Phuket Check port General Manager Thanee test was to cost B300 per person. low number. The test has been used “Among the passengers, only Point at Tha Chatchai, the one way Chuangchoo noted, “We have six “At first, for the rapid testing, in some provinces,” he said. one person, a medical staffer, could by road onto the island, on Apr 22, teams of medical staff from hospitals we released an order that people “Medical staff have to obtain a prove they were fully vaccinated, with Phuket Provincial Admin- in Phuket to conduct the rapid tests taking the rapid test have to pay nasal swab sample. The testing alone and three people could prove they istration Organisation (PPAO, or for arrivals. B300, but our PPHO Chief, Vachira will take about 15 minutes, but it may had tested negative for the virus OrBorJor) President Rewat Areerob “Our medical staff are now Phuket Hospital Director and take up to 30 minutes for the whole within 72 hours before coming,” overseeing operations there. working perfectly. I think staff at PPAO President spoke with the process,” Dr Chalermpong added. he added. Governor Narong apologised other airports should take Phuket Secretary-General of National “The NHSO has spent about B40 Under the revised COVID- in advance for the inconvenience International Airport as a role Health Security Office (NHSO), million to support the rapid testing protection order issued by Governor of enforcing the rapid test. model,” he said. who has approved to provide free in Phuket,” he noted.

Rapid tests identify COVID carriers THE RAPID ANTIGEN Of those, 1,290 arrivals Second field hospital set up tests now being conducted underwent the rapid test, which DUE TO THE RISING on people arriving in Phuket requires a nasal swab, number of infections each from red-zone provinces else- “That saw another two day, Phuket health officials where in the country have people testing positive for have set up a second field already identified four people COVID-19,” he said. hospital, this one at the as COVID positive on the first New arrivals at Phuket Although the first day saw Phuket Rajabhat Univer- day of the tests being in effect. airport on Apr 22. Photo: long queues at the airport as sity (PRU) campus north Phuket Vice Governor Pi- AoT Phuket people waited to be tested, of Phuket Town. yapong Choowong confirmed Vice Governor Piyapong last Dr Chalermpong Sakon- the news in a daily briefing vaccinated or prove they have night said that the testing pro- tapol, Director of Vachira video posted online Thursday tested negative for COVID-19 cess itself takes “only about Phuket Hospital, inspected The second field hospital is being set up at the Phuket night last week (Apr 22). within 72 hours before arriv- 15-20 minutes”. the second field hospital at Rajabhat University (PRU) campus north of Phuket As of Thursday last week, ing, they will be required to The process had little ef- PRU on Apr 21, where 70 Town. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub all people arriving in Phuket be tested, he repeated. fect on delaying arrivals at beds made of cardboard from the 17 other red zone At Phuket airport last the airport, he added. had been set up in the uni- in Kathu],” Dr Chalermpong “So we have prepared provinces (Phuket itself has Thursday, the first day that tests “At Tha Chatchai, it is the versity’s main auditorium said. to set up another field hos- been designated a red-zone were required, 1,051 people same,” he said. building. “Right now, we have pital at the [PRU] university province) must undergo a arrived to enter the province, All arrivals must follow the “From this outbreak, about 80 cases at the field meeting hall, which has full rapid antigen test if they are V/Gov Piyapong said. COVID-prevention measures, the number of new infected hospital [at PSU], and about capacity for 265 beds. unable to prove that they are Of those, 958 were tested, Vice Governor added. cases in Phuket is increasing 20 new cases every day. If “We are setting up 70 fully vaccinated and unable to resulting in two people being “You must wear a mask every day, and we now have the number of new infected beds as the first phase in a prove they have tested nega- identified as COVID positive. 100%, everywhere you go, and more than 200 cases receiv- cases keeps increasing like small meeting hall. If that tive for COVID-19 within 72 At the Phuket Check Point, wash your hands often. This ing treatment in both govern- these over the next seven to hall becomes full, we will hours before arriving, V/ Gov at Tha Chatchai, that same is the new normal, wherever ment and private hospitals, 10 days, the field hospital set up more 195 beds in Piyapong explained again for day a total of 9,338 people you go, shops, restaurants, etc. as well as at the field hospital [at PSU], which has full the main meeting hall,” Dr Thai-language viewers. arrived across the only bridge Everything, everyone must at PSU [Prince of Songkla capacity for only 150 beds, Chalermpong added. If people coming to Phuket onto Phuket, Vice Governor follow the ‘New Normal’,” he University Phuket campus will be full,” he said. The Phuket News cannot prove that they are fully Piyapong continued. said. The Phuket News

@thephuketnews 6 BUSINESS NEWS THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 Reopening plan hopes still alive Narumon Kasemsuk tive of Deevana Hotels and Resorts, general of the Civil Aviation Authority said most hotels are closing their of Thailand (CAAT), said the third espite daily infections reach- properties until the end of this year wave has lowered the number of ing a record high of 2,070 as there is no sign of new bookings. semi-commercial flights to Thailand Dcases in Thailand last week, At present, 85% of hotels in Phuket this month. the country is determined to reopen remain closed. Of the 2,000 hotels in However, if Phuket goes ahead to international tourists starting with the province, only 200-300 properties with its reopening and has a clear Phuket on July 1. are actively listed on travel websites. plan to facilitate entry for inoculated The Tourism and Sports Ministry The closure rate remains high tourists without quarantine, it should last Friday (Apr 23) committed to its because operators are not confident help revive international traffic again, plan to welcome vaccinated foreign about the ongoing situation. Moreover, said Mr Suttipong. tourists without quarantine require- a fourth wave may erupt anytime if He said CAAT examined time ments, reported the Bangkok Post. people don’t have immunity against slots at Phuket airport and found However, that leaves only two Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn’s Tourism and Sports Ministry is committed the virus, said Mr Suksit. there are sufficient spots for more months to prepare and it will require to the plan forPhuket to reopen to receive international tourists from “A fruitful outcome is unlikely direct flights. To spur flights, the a massive effort to ensure the plan July 1, despite the pandemic’s third wave in Thailand. Photo: NNT as there are too many uncertainties operator of Phuket airport offered can proceed. and tourism operators do not want a 50% reduction on parking and Tourism operators are demanding as the country races to nail down dent of the Phuket Tourist Associa- to take a risk with an unpredictable landing fees. clarification from the government rules in order to meet its reopening tion, said the commitment from the situation,” he said. However, international airlines about entry regulations, international deadline. tourism sector in the province has that want to book slots may have to flights administration, travel bubble The third wave of the pandemic been unwavering despite the third BELATED BUBBLES wait for a clearer set of regulations agreements, and COVID-19 vaccina- that began in Thailand in April has wave, but it needs more clarification Travel exchanges without compulsory before planning flights under the tion efforts. damaged the prospects for interna- and updates from the government. quarantine, known as travel bubbles, sandbox scheme, said Mr Suttipong. Previous timelines predicted 70% tional arrivals, with the TAT now “Vaccines are just one of many have started to take shape in a few While private airlines have started of the population would need to be projecting 3-4 million visitors, down components to make a reopening countries. enrolling in International Air Trans- inoculated by June, but that projection from 6.5mn previously. successful. We still require endorse- One such arrangement is the port Association’s (IATA) travel pass, now seems hopelessly optimistic. “We will submit a complete plan ment from other related authorities Australia-New Zealand travel bubble, a digital certificate for inoculated Reflecting that lack of progress, to the Centre for Economic Situation such as the Public Health and Foreign which launched on April 19 as both passengers, CAAT will not rush to some tourism operators remain un- Administration to receive approval Affairs ministries, particularly about countries have kept outbreaks under join that initiative, he said. certain about the benefits of reopening by the end of April, then start tak- whom Thailand has initiated travel control. The flag carriers of both na- “Even if we don’t adopt IATA’s when Thailand has yet to inoculate ing more concrete action. In the agreements with,” he said. tions, Qantas and Air New Zealand, travel pass, it should not affect Phuket much of its population. third quarter, this ’Phuket Sandbox’ “This is a crucial factor as it’s plan to add more cross-border flights reopening. We can implement an Tourism Authority of Thailand scheme should attract at least 120,000 hard to bring in visitors if they are in response to high demand, which entry process manually with our (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn international arrivals, generating B11 required to enter quarantine upon is considered a positive sign for the own system, which will be decided said the government is working on billion,” said Mr Yuthasak. their return home.” recovery of the aviation industry. later,” said Mr Suttipong. creating standard operating procedures Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, presi- Suksit Suvunditkul, chief execu- Suttipong Kongpool, director- Bangkok Post

Phuket’s mass vaccination efforts can catch Maldives, Seychelles, says Vice Governor PHUKET CAN CATCH from Apr 1-10. ceived their first jab is un- Compared with the rest Piyapong said. up with world-renowned is- “That is about 22.5%,” derway, starting on Apr 22, of the country, Phuket is well “We can do this, if we all land tourist destinations the he noted, referring to the and is also expected to be ahead with its vaccination work together. The medical Maldives and the Seychelles required number of vaccina- completed within 10 days, campaign. teams are working very hard, and re-open to receiving vac- tions in Phuket to achieve the V/Gov Piyapong continued. A report posted by the like they don’t know what cinated international tourists targeted 70% to achieve herd A separate post online last Ministry of Public Health tired is, but we need everyone by July 1, Phuket Vice Gov- immunity. Friday night by the Phuket Pro- shared last Friday reported to work together,” he added. ernor Piyapong Choowong “The Maldives has vacci- vincial Health Office (PPHO) that from Feb 28 - Apr 22 V/Gov Piypapong called on More than 10,000 people in has assured. Phuket received their second nated 49.07%. The Seychelles, reported that in total 10,047 a total of 964,825 doses of people to arrive for their sec- The statement of confi- vaccination injection of the 65.6%. And that is as of April vaccinations were adminis- COVID-19 vaccines had been ond injection only if they had dence was delivered during Sinovac vaccine last Friday 10,” he added. tered on Apr 23, as follows: administered nationwide. received an SMS informing Vice Governor Piyapong’s (Apr 23). Photo: PR Phuket “With the rate of vaccina- • Indoor Sports Stadium Of those, 834,082 (about them of the assigned second now nightly video posted tions being carried and the in Saphan Hin - 3,643 1.19% of the total population) injection time and date. online updating the people of so is Phuket,” Vice Governor vaccines doses to come from • Phuket International Air- were first injections, and the People will need to present Phuket with the latest situa- Piyapong explained last Friday the national government, we port - 2,067 remaining 130,743 (about their certificate confirming tion regarding COVID-19 on (Apr 23). can beat the Maldives, we can • Angsana Laguna Phuket 0.187% of the population) they have received their first the island. Vice Governor Piyapong beat the Seychelles,“ V/Gov resort in Cherng Talay - 1,752 were second injections injection and their ID card. The Maldives and the Sey- pointed out that Phuket had Piyapong said. • Phuket Orchid Resort in “Once we have completed Making the process run chelles were both popular already administered first vac- The second vaccination Karon - 1,079 the vaccinations, we can re- smoothly was key to the cam- island destinations for tour- cination injections to “about injections for the first 100,000 • Jungceylon shopping mall ceive tourists by land, by air paign’s success, he added. ists around the world, “and 100,000” people in 10 days, people who have already re- in Patong - 1,506 and by sea,” Vice Governor The Phuket News

thephuketnews THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 THAILAND NEWS 7 Thailand bans travel from Probe as woman dies shortly after Sinovac jab THE MINISTRY OF India after COVID boom Public Health has pledged Bangkok Post from the COVID-19 surge in to perform an autopsy on India. the body of a saleswoman he Kingdom will close Foreign Ministry spokes- whose concerned relatives its border to travellers man Tanee Sangrat said it was claimed died two days after Tfrom India beginning a misunderstanding stemming she received the second tomorrow (May 1), the Thai from a translated portion of a dose of Sinovac’s COV- embassy in New Delhi an- foreign news piece on the matter. ID-19 vaccine in Samut nounced on Monday (Apr 27). Any information about es- Sakhon. The woman received The travel ban will, how- cape flights was untrue, Mr The 23-year-old sales- the Sinovac vaccine. ever, exclude Thai citizens, the Tanee said. In fact, the news woman whose name was Photo: AFP embassy confirmed. report stated that a group of not disclosed received her The decision follows the re- foreign nationals based in India second shot of Sinovac’s vaccine had been a factor. cent skyrocketing of COVID-19 Between April 18 and 25, India reported 2.24 million new had shown an intent to travel COVID-19 vaccine on April “We will perform an cases in India where an average coronavirus cases, the highest number recorded by any to Dubai, he said. 21 in Samut Sakhon where autopsy on her body to de- 300,000 cases of new infection country in a seven-day period. Photo: AFP Also, the CCSA reiterated she worked. termine the true cause of her and 3,000 deaths have been that the ministry and the Civil The following day she death,” Dr Chawetsan said. recorded each day over the only Thai nationals will be able are meant to help repatriate Aviation Authority of Thai- was very ill with vomit- He went on to say that past 10 days. to enter Thailand from India, Thai citizens given the travel land have confirmed that no ing and a headache. Later the case had also been sub- Thailand’s Centre for COV- the embassy said. restriction, it said. chartered flights have landed that day she was admitted mitted to the ministry’s ID-19 Situation Administration “All COEs that have been A total of 602 Indian citizens in Thailand for the past two to a hospital in Pathum committee on Adverse- (CCSA) said in a statement on issued to non-Thai nationals to arrived in Thailand from April months. Thani and was pronounced Event Following Immunisa- Monday that the Public Health enter Thailand from India with 1 to 20, according to Thailand’s At time of press, India had dead just two days later on tion to investigate. Ministry and the Foreign Affairs arrival dates [after] May 1, 2021, Foreign Ministry and the Im- the second highest total number April 23. “We have yet to find a Ministry were dealing with the will be cancelled,” it said. migration Bureau. of COVID-19 infections globally, According to her rela- death we could attribute issue in the wake of the spike The embassy statement Both agencies said strict behind the USA, with 17.7 mil- tives, they have received to the vaccine. There is no in India. reiterated the CCSA’s decision entry rules were enforced, and lion confirmed cases of which no formal explanation for need to suspend the roll-out The Thai embassy said it last Sunday to temporarily ban no foreign national entered the 14.6 million have recovered. her sudden death. as we strongly believe it will not issue certificates of the arrival of Indian and other kingdom on frantic chartered Between April 18 and 25, the Chawetsan Namwat, can and will help to bring entry (COE) to non-Thai nation- foreign nationals from travelling flights to escape the raging country reported 2.24 million acting director of the Emer- the outbreak under control. als until further notice. As part from India to Thailand. COVID-19 transmissions in new coronavirus cases, the gency Health Hazard and “However, it is our duty of the Kingdom’s COVID-19 Three Air India flights from India. highest number recorded by any Disease Control Division to investigate and we will measures, travellers from over- New Delhi will be allowed to Recently, local news reports country in a seven-day period. of the ministry, said at a let the public know once seas need to acquire a COE to land in Thailand next month on said rich foreign nationals were At time of press, it had press conference that it is the facts become clearer,” enter Thailand. May 1, 15 and 22, according landing in Thailand on board recorded 198,000 COVID- too early to say whether the he said. Bangkok Post From tomorrow onward, to the embassy. These flights chartered flights to get away related deaths.

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Ali Tabrizi, director of ‘Seaspiracy’, observing a shark fin. Photo: Lucy Tabrizi 15 reasons to stop eating seafood was fishing related. This fishing equip- better off taking algae oil than you are vegan fishless sticks, Fry’s prawn pieces SUSTAINABLY YOURS ment continues to kill fish and other eating fish. and fish fillets. You can also order doz- animals for years, even decades after it 10. Fish and shellfish are full of mi- ens of vegan seafood and other meatless was discarded. Eliminating fish from croplastics. According to an article from products from JFoodMarket Palmer Owyoung your diet is the single biggest thing you the Journal of Aquatic Food Product can do to reduce ocean plastic pollution. Technology, they have discovered mi- What You Can Do ollowing from our look at the 5. A study published in 2003 esti- croplastics in many species of fish and Move to a plant-based diet eliminat- Netflix documentary Seaspira- mated that the fishing industry has shellfish that are consumed by humans. ing or reducing most seafood including cy last week, this week we look wiped out 90% of large fish like sharks, In her book, Count Down epidemiologist fish, shrimp, lobster and crab. It is the at 15 reasons you should quit marlin, tuna, and swordfish. To allow Shanna Swan suggests that hormone- single biggest thing you can do to fight eating seafood. these species to recover, we need to stop disrupting chemicals found in plastics climate change and reduce plastic pol- 1. Slaves caught your fish. eating fish. are contributing to the 50% drop in lution. Despite efforts to reform the 6. Seaspiracy says that 30,000 sperm count from men in western coun- If you want to eat seafood bivalves industry since 2014, a 2020 re- sharks per hour are killed for their tries over the past 40 years. Sexual like oysters, mussels, clams, and scal- port from UnderCover Asia says that the fins or as bycatch. According to a 2012 development in women is also changing lops can be grown sustainably and help Fperpetrators have found ways around study published in Marine Policy, that and is leading us towards a world of to clean the water, although they can the new regulations. The fishermen number is probably closer to 11,500 per infertility. be high in microplastics so eat them in come from poor countries around Thai- hour or about 100 million every year, 11. Factory fishing fleets are de- moderation. land and some are as young as 13 years although the authors acknowledge that stroying the ability of subsistence old. One victim who worked on boats for the number could be as high as 273 fishermen to earn a living. The docu- Regenerative Aquaculture five years described the conditions as million. To put this into perspective, mentary focuses on European fishing Governments need to end the $35 bil- hell. He claimed he worked around the sharks kill about 12 humans per year. fleets that come down to African waters lion in subsidies it gives to the fishing clock and was sometimes only allowed to Sharks are apex predators and play an and overfish them, leaving nothing for industry and redirect it toward feeding sleep for 30 minutes a day. important role in keeping the ocean the local fishermen, but this happens people with plant-based foods, which 2. Whales are the single best natu- ecosystem in balance. Without them, in Thailand and the rest of the world as would effectively end world hunger. ral solution for fighting climate change. some species might overpopulate lead- well. In the meantime, we could replace However, 300,000 dolphins, whales and ing to dead zones in the ocean. 12. Overfishing increases the risks the current destructive practices with porpoises are killed every year in fish- 7. The fishing industry captured, of another pandemic. Since the local marine aquaculture that is regenerative ing nets according to the World Wildlife injured or killed 250,000 turtles in the fishermen in Africa can’t compete with and helps clean and repair the ocean. Fund (WWF), either getting caught as US alone, because of bycatch. The pri- the factory fishing ships, they resort to For example, Phuket could introduce bycatch or in a lost or discarded net. mary killer of turtles is not plastic bags hunting bushmeat like bats, monkeys, oyster farms like the Billion Oyster The WWF says that industrial fish- or straws, it is industrial fishing. rats, snakes and other animals for their Project in New York Harbor. This was ing is the biggest threat to cetaceans. 8. Fish Farms create an immense protein. This increases the chance of a introduced in 2014 and has built 13 oys- Scientists estimate that 50% to 80% amount of pollution and act as incuba- zoonotic transfer, which could lead to ter reefs that create bio-diverse habitats of the world’s oxygen comes from the tors for disease and they provide almost an Ebola breakout or a new viral pan- where fish and other marine life thrive. phytoplankton in the ocean and that half of our seafood. This is true whether demic like we are experiencing with The project has produced 30 million it sequesters 40% of all CO2. Whale the fish came from a farm in Scotland COVID-19. oysters and each one can filter up to 190 poo acts as a fertiliser for it, making or America. Salmon naturally have a lot 13. Mangrove forests are being de- litres of water per day. This has led to the marine mammal an essential part of parasites including, sea lice, viruses stroyed for shrimp farms that use slave cleaner waters and the return of large of the earth’s ecosystem. Increasing and bacteria. When you cram them into labour. Many of these are often children marine life like dolphins and whales, the whale population by just 1% would a pen together, this creates a breeding who are used to clean, pick and process which hadn’t been seen in decades. be the equivalent of planting 2 billion ground for disease and outbreaks are the product. They pump farmed shrimp Phuket could also create seaweed trees. common. Like livestock, they pump full of antibiotics which can lead to re- and shellfish farms that produce mus- 3. Industrial fishing is destroying these fish full of antibiotics and other sistance. Worldwide, 67% of mangrove sels, clams, and scallops and can clean

3.9 billion acres (an area over three chemicals to stave off disease, which forests have been cut down for shrimp the ocean by removing CO2 and other times the size of the Amazon) of sea- humans end up ingesting. production in Thailand that number contaminants from the water, provide floor every year by bottom trawling. 9. Fish are full of toxins. Many peo- is over 85%. Mangroves help prevent habitats for marine life and offer fish-

This is when a boat drags a heavy- ple eat fish because of the perceived flooding, sequester CO2 and are a vital ermen a way to make a living without weighted net along the ocean floor and health benefits. However, a 2016 report source of biodiversity. polluting. kills everything in its path. According from the Scripps Institute found that 14. Globally $35 billion goes to fish- At the end of the film Seaspiracy, to a study published in 2021 bottom fish populations throughout the world’s ery subsidies, which directly contribute famed oceanographer Sylvia Earle trawling releases one gigaton of CO2 oceans are contaminated with industri- to overfishing. So your tax dollars poignantly adds, “We must protect that per year, which is higher than all pre- al and agricultural pollutants like DDT, are being used to destroy the world’s which remains. No one can do every- pandemic aviation emissions. mercury, PCBs, flame retardants, and oceans. thing but everyone can do something, 4. Most of the world’s large ocean coolants. These toxins have been linked 15. There are plant-based substitutes look in the mirror and figure it out.” plastic is ghost gear (discarded fishing to everything from cancer to lower IQ for fish and shrimp available that taste equipment). One study found that 70% and can accumulate in the flesh and almost as good as the real thing and Palmer Owyoung is an environmental (by weight) of macro plastics (above fat as big fish consume smaller fish. If are much healthier to eat. Three that activist working with the Kamala Green 20cm) floating on the ocean’s surface you want Omega 3s in your diet you are are available at Villa Market are Quorn Club and the Global Sustainability Hub.

thephuketnews THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 COMMUNITY 9 Celebrating 160,000 Life Bags and Preparing for the Road Ahead They recently managed to finish 1,000 Life Bags in ADVERTORIAL a long 6-hour packing window. To put this into perspec- tive, this amount would normally take up to just 1 hour By Joanna Matlub with the usual numbers of Saturday volunteers. However, the team didn’t stop there, after finishing the mammoth his April, 5 Star Marine passed a milestone – packing task, they then went out to immediately get them over 14 months’ of continuous efforts supporting delivered to identified communities in need. vulnerable families and communities in need, During the past few months, 5 Star Marine have situated in and around the Phuket and Phang received increasingly frequent and anguished requests Nga areas. Over 60 weeks of donations has pro- for help. During community visits some villagers have duced an incredible amount of Life Bags; more shared their concerns about not working and the despera- than 160,000 have been paid for, packed and tion this comes with; some simply don’t know where to delivered to date; with each Life Bag containing turn, and they are truly struggling. staple items such as eggs, oil, noodles, sauces and rice, However, in order to prepare for the road ahead, 5 Star amongT other essentials. 5 Star Marine are working around the clock supporting the community, Marine have increased their own funds available for do- So, what do these numbers actually mean? Well, each who need it now more than ever. nation; meaning they can reach and help more people and Life Bag can feed a family of 4 for 5 days, which means provide better support to those who are in need. They will that over the last 14 months they have already helped able them to continue these indispensable efforts. continue to help the communities during this pandemic, over 640,000 people (and counting) get access to basic 5 Star Marine have built trusted relationships with a and of course beyond too, and are continuously coming food supplies. network of local OrBorTors and these connections have up with safer, more efficient ways to do this. They un- During the last 14 months, 5 Star Marine and Sutai enabled them to get insights into the real needs of these derstand that the use of plastic in these Life Bags is not Muay Thai have, and continue to, put themselves out communities. So, they are able to identify the highest ideal, and have teamed up with UWC Thailand to come there in the local communities at least twice per week to priority villagers, and where they need to focus efforts up with solutions and ways to reduce this. make these deliveries. Through this charity initiative, several times a week. They also fully understand the ne- So, please rest assured that throughout this pandemic, they have made a huge difference to those most in need cessity for these Life Bags is now, sadly, greater than ever. 5 Star Marine will continue with the buying, packing and and been able to target some of the remote, hardest to Packing had previously been at Sutai Muay Thai on distribution of Life Bags to the communities who rely on reach and most at-risk areas and islands utilising the Saturday mornings by teams of volunteers and schools; this so badly, and often have no other means of getting food. fleet of 5 Star Marine speedboats. in a Covid-19 safe and TAT SHA compliant way. However, How can you help and get involved? Please follow Even the current and previous waves of Covid-19 in as numbers of active cases in Phuket have increased re- @5StarMarinePhuket on Facebook to see all the donation Phuket did not dampen these all-important charity drives. cently, the decision was made to keep everyone safer by activities they have been busy carrying out. Also, when After seeing first-hand how much devastation was caused reducing the number of packers, and revert back to the packing efforts resume (please note these are currently to the local economy (where pre Covid-19 international original core group of 5 Star Marine and Sutai Muay paused for the safety of volunteers and staff), then why tourism was so heavily depended on – with more than 90% Thai staff. With an ever-increasing need for Life Bags not volunteer some of your time to help out – this really of the island’s GDP reliant on it), the 5 Star Marine team as the months go on, it means that this small-scale team will make a difference. now continues to work even harder to find solutions to en- will work around the clock to ensure no one is left out. Stay safe and be kind, from the 5 Star Marine team.

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NUMBER April 30, 1975 Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Viet- nam War formally ends with the 5 unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Duong Van to seven adults are reported to Min. police as missing in Las Vegas every day. May 1, 1776 Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt. 18 May 2, 2008 percent of mothers in the UK Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in regret the names they picked Myanmar, killing over 138,000 and for their children, according to a leaving millions homeless. recent UK survey. May 3, 1921 The Government of Ireland Act 1920 is passed, dividing Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern 600 Ireland. minutes is the minimum length of time obese people generally May 4, 1260 sit for each day. Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. May 5, 1980 Operation Nimrod: The British 14,000 Special Air Service storms the years ago, cave lions roamed Iranian embassy in London after the forests in England and a six-day siege. Scotland. Today, Scottish wildcats are the only species of wild felines in the British Isles. 25 William Colby (centre) with George Bush billion (left) and US President Ford, 1975. US dollars is how much the May 6, 1996 ‘Harry Potter’ franchise is Karon sunset. Photo: Yasmin Juan The body of former CIA director estimated to be worth. William Colby is found washed up Got an unusual or particularly beautiful picture of Phuket? on a riverbank in southern Mary- Source: Uberfacts Email it to [email protected] land, eight days after he disappeared. Source: Wikipedia

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14 SPORT THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 Red Bull Racing powers up Team plans to become full-blown engine and car constructor drawal from the sport at the Mercedes as a full-blown FORMULA ONE end of 2021, risking plunging engine and car constructor.

Michael Lamonato the team back into the twilight What’s more, it’s poached zone of having a competitive Ben Hodgkinson, head of our-time champion Red car without a commensurately engineering at Mercedes’ Bull Racing is poised to powerful motor. engine base, to head up the Fbecome a fully fledged new powertrain operation. engine builder to cement its re- ENGINE MAKER “When Red Bull announced turn to the front in Formula 1. A short-term fix was developed the creation of Red Bull Pow- Red Bull makes cans, not between Austria and Japan for ertrains it was also announcing cars – or so the refrain went Red Bull Racing to take over a new phase of the company’s in Red Bull Racing’s difficult maintenance of the engine ambition in Formula 1 – to early years in Formula 1. programme until the expiry bring every aspect of car design But the plucky Austrian- of the current power unit rules in-house and to put our destiny backed constructor proved at the end of 2024, but with in our own hands,” Red Bull wrong its derisory critics in the bridges to Renault burnt Racing principal Christian just its sixth season, winning and with neither Mercedes Horner said. its first driver-constructor nor Ferrari willing to supply “Ben’s appointment signals championship double in 2010. Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen seen here at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Dec its most dangerous rival with our long-term intent, and we Combined with German wun- 2019. The team is poised to become a fully fledged engine builder to cement its return power, the team still needed will support him and his team derkind Sebastian Vettel, the to the front in Formula 1 and continue its fight with great rival Mercedes. Photo: AFP a long-term plan to remain with every available resource team proved unbeatable in a competitive. required in order to succeed.” four-year spell of domination. Red Bull Racing has hovered the silver cars. And with power five years of French under- And so the can maker Ambitious, provocative and It’s easy to forget that in between second and fourth in guaranteed, the team in turn performance. turned car maker becomes ready to back itself against 2013, at the height of those the standings and well beyond could focus on beefing up its Instead Red Bull Racing an engine maker. the established players – it’s heady days, Vettel was talked title striking distance, at least aerodynamic package to be- entered into an equal-status Red Bull has long written a move that has all the hall- about as the logical successor until this season. come a comprehensive force. relationship with Honda in off engine development as too marks of Red Bull’s arrival in to Michael Schumacher’s The early momentum be- Red Bull Racing, on the 2019. The Japanese has made expensive and too far outside the sport more than 15 years seven-championship record hind Mercedes’ title run was other hand, has felt it has great strides since, powering its core competencies to be ago. And with a powertrain and Red Bull Racing as the built on its power unit. The variously had the car to beat the team to wins every year worthwhile, but clearly tired of division in place, the team answer to Ferrari’s run of team had devoted significant Mercedes but never the power and arguably coming to terms having its title-winning team will at last be fully equipped 2000s title success. time and resource to the hybrid unit. Originally powered by with Mercedes in the power hamstrung by the vagaries and dependant on no-one in its But there the fledgling engine introduced in 2014 such Renault in the turbo-hybrid stakes this season. of supply, the company an- quest to recapture its 2010–14 dynasty ended, and since that no other motor came close era, the championship-winning But last year Honda an- nounced last week it is biting glory years. 2014 Mercedes has reigned. to that purring in the back of partnership dissolved after nounced its planned with- the bullet to go toe to toe with Mercedes be warned.

Fans could return for Monaco GP Japan’s slow vaccine rollout FORMULA ONE raises concern as Games loom A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPECTATORS OLYMPICS could be allowed to attend the Monaco Grand Prix on May 23, Formula One chief execu- THREE MONTHS BEFORE IT tive officer Stefano Domenicali revealed last The 2019 Monaco GP. Photo: AFP hosts the Olympics, Japan has fully vaccinated Sunday (Apr 25). less than 1% of its population in a cautious, However, no fans will be allowed at the races physical desire for Formula One, not just on slow-moving programme. in Portugal this weekend and Spain on May 9. television.” Olympic organisers and local officials Olympic organisers insist the rollout’s pace “We are monitoring the situation on a During the season-opening Bahrain GP in stress vaccines are not a prerequisite for the will not impact the Games. Photo: AFP daily basis, which is changing hour by hour,” March, a few spectators who were vaccinated Games. Participants will not have to be in- Domenicali told Sky TG24. or cured of COVID-19 were able to witness oculated before arrival and there are no plans Muto told reporters on Wednesday (Apr 27). “It gives us hope for the future, because if Lewis Hamilton’s win. to prioritise vaccination of Japanese athletes “Of course, if vaccines become available, the situation improves there will be a gradual Monaco recently announced an easing of or volunteers. that would be an upside... But as far as we’re reopening and fans will have the opportunity health restrictions in the Principality but made But the slow rollout in the world’s third- concerned, regardless of the vaccine, we will to participate.” no decision on the Grand Prix, the fifth round largest economy, which experts say is driven take thorough COVID-19 countermeasures to The Italian added: “There is an incredible of this season’s calendar. AFP by a mixture of caution and entrenched be able to deliver the Games.” bureaucratic hurdles, is starting to weigh on The International Olympic Committee is public opinion. encouraging athletes to get vaccinated and The government has emphasised caution has secured Chinese doses for teams from to build trust in the vaccine, said Takakazu countries with limited access. Several coun- Yamagishi, director of the Center for Inter- tries have already vaccinated their teams or national Affairs at Nanzan University, who said they plan to. researches health policy. But Japanese officials say there is no plan But, seeing speedy vaccinations elsewhere, to follow suit, and there is no timetable yet “more and more people are realising that the for expanding jabs to the general population. delayed vaccination process has put Japan The government has deals with AstraZen- in a difficult position to hold the Olympics,” eca, Pfizer and Moderna for enough doses to he said. cover all 125 million residents, but it has only A majority of Japanese already oppose approved the Pfizer shot so far. holding the Games this summer, and Prime The country’s outbreak has been compara- Minister Yoshihide Suga, who faces a general tively small so far, with fewer than 10,000 election this year, has been under pressure for deaths. months over his coronavirus response. But several regions, including Tokyo, Olympic organisers insist the rollout’s have recently requested new virus states of pace will not impact the Games. emergency after a fresh wave of cases that has “We’ll be able to deliver the Games even already overwhelmed some local healthcare without vaccination,” Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro systems. AFP

thephuketnews THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 SPORT 15 Man City outclass Spurs to win Clubs to boycott social media in racism protest fourth consecutive League Cup FOOTBALL covery from an ankle injury FOOTBALL to start, Tottenham had offered ENGLISH FOOTBALL

AFP nothing as an attacking threat clubs will stage a three-day until Giovani Lo Celso forced social media boycott this anchester City Zack Steffen into a fine save weekend as part of a protest claimed a fourth a minute into the second half. against racism. Mconsecutive League However, the majority of The blackout, encompass- Raheem Sterling has been Cup last Sunday (Apr 25) the chances continued to come ing England’s governing Foot- subjected to racist abuse. with a dominant display to and go at the other end. ball Association, clubs in Photo: AFP beat Tottenham 1-0 in front Ilkay Gundogan sliced the Premier League, English of 8,000 fans at Wembley. wide at the near post before Football League and Women’s to our sport. The connectivity Aymeric Laporte’s header Lloris was forced into another Super League, will begin at and access to supporters who eight minutes from time finally flying save to deny Mahrez. 2pm GMT today (Apr 30) and are at the heart of football ended Tottenham’s resistance When the breakthrough run until 10:59pm GMT on remains vital. as their 13-year wait to win a The Manchester City squad celebrate their win against finally arrived, it came from Monday (May 3). “However, the boycott trophy goes on. Tottenham at Wembley last Sunday that brought them an unlikely source as Laporte Referees and managers’ shows English football com- For the first time in 13 their fourth consecutive League Cup success. Photo: AFP rose highest to head home organisations will also be ing together to emphasise months, a football match in Kevin De Bruyne’s free-kick involved. that social media companies England had designated fans they could achieve next week- goal without finding the break- at the back post. A joint statement from the must do more to eradicate from both teams inside the end. through. Under interim boss Ryan participating organisations said online hate, while highlighting stadium in one of a series of After a slight dip in form in Raheem Sterling saw a Mason for just the second they would unite for a social the importance of educating test events at Wembley as coro- recent weeks, Pep Guardiola’s goalbound effort blocked by time, Spurs’ energies were media boycott “in response people in the ongoing fight navirus restrictions are eased. men played like champions Toby Alderweireld before spent after conceding as they to the ongoing and sustained against discrimination.” Defeat by Chelsea in the as they pinned Tottenham Lloris made a stunning save failed to muster any response discriminatory abuse received England’s Marcus Rash- FA Cup semi-finals the pre- back from the first whistle from point-blank range to to try and take the game to online by players and many ford, Trent Alexander-Arnold vious weekend means City and should have won by a far turn behind Phil Foden’s shot. extra-time. others connected to football”. and Raheem Sterling are cannot claim an unprecedented more comfortable scoreline. A Sterling dink over Lloris Sterling and Foden were It added: “This has been among a long list of players quadruple of trophies this Spurs sacked manager Jose then spun just wide before guilty of being wasteful once scheduled to take place across to have been subjected to season. Mourinho on April 19 amid Riyad Mahrez twice flashed more in front of goal in the a full fixture programme in the racist abuse. However, they remain on a chaotic week as both City powerful efforts inches wide. closing minutes, while Mahrez mens and womens professional Liverpool captain Jordan course for a treble with a two- and Tottenham also quickly Spurs somehow held out had a second goal ruled out game and will see clubs switch Henderson recently said he legged Champions League withdrew from plans to join without conceding until half- for offside. off their Facebook, Twitter and would be prepared to follow semi-final upcoming against a European Super League. time as Lloris was called into But one goal was enough to Instagram accounts. Arsenal and France great Paris Saint-Germain and just But City looked in a dif- action again to deny Joao secure a seventh major trophy “As a collective, the game Thierry Henry in abandoning six points required to seal the ferent league from the off as Cancelo. in Guardiola’s five seasons in recognises the considerable all online activity as a protest Premier League title, which they peppered Hugo Lloris’s Despite Harry Kane’s re- charge in Manchester. reach and value of social media against racist behaviour. AFP

Red-hot Iheanacho sinks Palace FOOTBALL

LEICESTER STRENGTHENED THEIR grip on third place in the Premier League as Kelechi Iheanacho’s superb strike capped a spirited fightback in their 2-1 win against Crystal Palace last Monday (Apr 26). Brendan Rogers’ side trailed to Wilfried Zaha’s first half goal at the King Power Stadium but Timothy Castagne equalised Leicesters Kelechi Iheanacho is in a rich soon after the interval with his first goal vein of form in front of goal. Photo: AFP since September. Nigeria striker Iheanacho sealed Leices- Champions League football next season ter’s second successive victory when he after blowing the chance to move into the scored with a thunderous finish 10 minutes top four with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle from full-time. on Saturday. Leicester are four points clear of fourth Mohamed Salah had opened the scor- placed Chelsea and seven ahead of fifth ing after just three minutes, but Liverpool placed West Ham as they bid to qualify for wasted a host of chances to extend their next season's Champions League. lead and paid in stoppage time when Joe With five games left, the FA Cup final- Willock equalised. ists have already matched their total of 62 Burnley took a giant step towards points from last season. survival as they pummelled Wolves 4-0 Going into February, Iheanacho had not to lift themselves nine points clear of the scored a single league goal this season, but Premier League relegation zone. no-one has netted more than his 10 in the Chris Wood scored a first-half hat-trick competition since then. The 24-year-old and is now Burnley’s outright top scorer in has 12 goals in his last nine games in all the league. He is also the first player from competitions. New Zealand to score a Premier League Elsewhere, Manchester United drew 0-0 hat-trick. with Leeds on Sunday to stay on track for The win lifts Sean Dyche’s men to 14th a second-place finish and Chelsea edged in the table, nine points clear of 18th-placed out West Ham 1-0 courtesy of a rare Timo Fulham with just five games remaining, Werner goal to stay in fourth. meaning they are almost certain to secure Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool are a sixth successive season of top-flight not playing like a side who “deserve” football. AFP

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[email protected] Red Bull take things to next Sport level > p14 AUSSIES ROLL TO VICTORY Trio from Down Under edge out Swedes in new international tournament at Kamala Bowls Club

Team Aussie 1 player Nobby Styles delivers in fine ‘style’. Photo: Rob Knight

and two from Australia all lywood” Holman and Rob showing good form. mirably but Greg Holman to come. A special thanks to BOWLS played one another, with “Iceman” Daminato led the However, losses for Aussie delivered a “Hollywood” Ulf Egerstaaad for organising

Robert Knight three players per team. Each way after the first two rounds, 1 and team UK meant it was ending by bowling a snorter the day. match consisted of 8 ends closely followed by the UK Aussie 2 and Sweden vying to ensure Aussie 2 finished Kamala Lawn Bowls Club brand-new compe- with 2 points for a win and team of Dot Barker, Rob for the title going into the the competition with a 100% is open Monday, Wednesday tition was added 1 for a draw. Knight and Glenn Collins. final round. winning record to deservedly and Friday and everyone is A to the calendar at On paper there were no The experienced Aussie Sweden beat the Thai take the title. welcome to join. Private par- Kamala Lawn Bowls Club clear favourites but quite a 1 team of Dean Lambert, team of Nidnoy, Noon and Despite this being the first ties are also available on the last Monday (Apr 26) as few were vocal in promot- Derek “Rocky” Chalmers Spensa by a 3-point margin time this particular format had other days. All equipment is 18 players competed in the ing their team and country and Nobby Styles and team to lead the table meaning taken place, it was a resound- provided and barefoot bowls is “International”. as probable winners. Sweden consisting of Ulf the final game between the ing success and no doubt will the preferred style. For further Teams from Thailand, The Aussie 2 team of Ray Egerstaad, Pat Ailm and Aussies would be pivotal. become a permanent fixture details please contact the club Canada, England, Sweden, “Rocket” Austin, Greg “Hol- Pierre Hammar were also Aussie 1 bowled ad- on the calendar for many years on 0991307299.

Penguins perish after Fonseka flyer Ashan Fonseka then joined Pir to take advantage of the 6 over ing Flowers and Curt Livermore CRICKET at the crease to put on a 123-run power-play and openers Paddy needed 23 runs from the final over partnership in just 10 overs before Ledeboer 34 (19) and Sajal Gaur for victory. DUE TO THE LIMITED NUM- Pir 51 (54) was bowled by James 27 (25) got off to an excellent start They came mighty close, hit- ber of players currently available, Chattaway who then claimed Cows before both being dismissed. ting 10 runs from the first 2 balls, the Thalang Cows and the Patong captain Ninan for a golden duck. Chataway added 19 runs before before falling short as the Cows Penguins decided to launch a Fonseka went on to dominate he was bowled by Naresh Joshi won by 6 runs to take a 1-0 se- three-match series of T20 9s at strike and continued to blast the in the 13th over before Seemant ries lead. the ACG last Sunday (Apr 25). ball to all parts of the ground in Raju and Shilash Sharma added Fonseka (4 overs 1/30) and The Cows’ openers Jeremy the final stages of the innings, a 63-run partnership. Deuskar (4 overs 1/34) were the Bootsy and Pir Sami were re- finishing on 112 (not out) from Sharma 29 (24) then made the pick of the Cows’ bowlers while stricted by the Penguins’ bowlers just 45 balls with four 4s and 12 selfless decision to retire to allow Fonseka was the clear Man of the and a slow outfield, before the 6s to post a commanding total Flowers and Seemant to attempt Match ahead of several good per- former was bowled LBW in the of 207/3. the big shots required for a very formances from Penguin players. th 8 over by Michael Flowers with With the required rate ex- unlikely victory with 43 runs The series will continue this Ashan Fonseka celebrates an the score on 51. ceeding 10 per over right from required from the final 3 overs. Sunday at 1pm at the ACG. unbeaten century which included Former Sri Lanka professional the get-go, the Penguins needed Raju 33 (16) was run out mean- Michael Flowers 12 sixes. Photo: Joe Ninan

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