Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo. Photo: PR Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo has issued a statement to counter reports of ‘influential people’ from the three southern border provinces arriving in Phuket by road during the middle of the night ‒ contravening the current COVID-19 restrictions on entering the province.

 

Under current COVID-19 restrictions, only goods delivery drivers, medical personnel and persons granted special permission are allowed to enter Phuket through the checkpoint at Tha Chatchai, the only road onto the island, between 11pm and 5am.

 

No other travellers are allowed through the checkpoint during those hours.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-chief-confirms-search-for-deep-south-arrivals-illegally-entering-phuket-80123.php

 

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Phuket police chief confirms search

Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo has issued a statement to counter reports

Are you countering, or confirming? Maybe your plan is stumbling, too? Did Pattaya police loan you their book?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Under current COVID-19 restrictions, only goods delivery drivers, medical personnel and persons granted special permission are allowed to enter Phuket through the checkpoint at Tha Chatchai, the only road onto the island, between 11pm and 5am.

Can't help but think armed checkpoints 5 weeks before quarantine free holidays does not bode confidence in booking holidays !

No idea what this report means.

 

Does TV have Editors who check this sort of report and notice any ambiguity ?

21 hours ago, webfact said:

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo has issued a statement to counter reports of ‘influential people’ from the three southern border provinces arriving in Phuket by road during the middle of the night ‒ contravening the current COVID-19 restrictions on entering the province.

 

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“We were able to retrieve the information of the van entering Phuket by ordering the staff to perform a thorough inspection, and we will hasten the process for the truth to appear as soon as possible,” he added

 

Who's version of the truth I wonder?

On 5/27/2021 at 7:03 PM, klauskunkel said:

Are you countering, or confirming? Maybe your plan is stumbling, too? Did Pattaya police loan you their book?

My friend said his wife phoned him in NZ the other day and said she had a nice happy birthday with her family in Laos after crossing the border from Thailand with a police friend. 

Party very nice no one has covid... Yet. 

All home safe and well 

On 5/27/2021 at 2:15 AM, RichardColeman said:

Can't help but think armed checkpoints 5 weeks before quarantine free holidays does not bode confidence in booking holidays !

 

Could be they're just keeping out the competition in anticipation of opening it up. 

 

Imagine the influx of hawkers and hookers if Phuket is the only place open to foreign tourists with no quarantine...