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Phuket to seal off from domestic visits amid COVID surge, “sandbox” for overseas arrivals still underway

13 Sept 11:46 Key points summarised by AI

Phuket implements a domestic travel ban from August 3rd-16th to curb rising COVID-19 infections, restricting entry via land, sea, and air with specific exceptions.
The "Phuket Sandbox" initiative for fully vaccinated international tourists will continue uninterrupted, but the "Phuket Extension" program for island hopping is postponed until at least August 15th.
Despite a high local vaccination rate (90% first dose, 70% fully vaccinated), Phuket has seen a recent increase in daily COVID-19 cases, though hospital bed occupancy remains low at 30%.

Yesterday 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.