PM Satisfied with Cabinet Meeting in Phuket
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he was satisfied with a cabinet meeting in the southern resort province and promised to consider proposals from local parties.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he was satisfied with a cabinet meeting in the southern resort province and promised to consider proposals from local parties.
Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha is visiting Sumui Island before going to Phuket Island for a Cabinet retreat tomorrow.
Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha will take a field trip to Sumui Island and Phuket Island from Nov 2-3 to meet tourism operators and to preside over a Cabinet retreat in Phuket.
Phuket will seek three billion baht from the government to revive the province’s economy and to build a health tourism center in wake of Covid-19 pandemic as the Cabinet retreat will be held there next week, said Deputy Phuket governor Pichet Panapong.
The resort island of Phuket has postponed reopening to foreign tourists until the end of the Vegetarian Festival to create confidence among local tourists.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand, Phuket Office and tour operators offer special tour packages for domestic tourists to join the Vegetarian Festival in October.
Phuket has been free of the coronavirus disease 2019 but still needs frequent tourism promotional campaigns because its tourism has not picked up, according to the mayor of Patong district.
Tourism on the southern island was booming because many tourists were visiting it on this long weekend.
The general manager of Phuket airport expected it to reopen on June 16 along with the resumption of many other business and activities approved by the government.
Phuket has reopened its beaches to the public from Tuesday following two months of closure to contain Covid-19.
PHUKET, June 1 (TNA) – Phuket opened all entry and exit points for people to travel in and out by land and water on Monday. The Covid-19 lockdown measures were eased in accordance with the announcement of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). Phuket governor Pakapong Tawipat said no new coronavirus cases were reported […]
Hotel operators in Phuket proposed to the authorities to allow reopening of hotels on June1, so they can get ready for the full operation later.