Thailand prepared Wednesday to reopen the holiday hotspot of Phuket to tourists quarantine-free, even as the country registered its highest single-day death toll from Covid-19. High hopes have been pinned on the so-called “Phuket sandbox” — a model that will allow vaccinated travellers to visit without a quarantine period in an effort to revive Thailand’s […]
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12 bodies found, dozens missing as Chinese tourist boat sinks off Thailand
Tourists rescued from the capsized Phoenix tourist boat rest on a Phuket pier Thursday night. Dozens of Chinese tourists were missing after the initial rescue effort. (Photo courtesy Royal Thai Police) Thailand’s navy pulled 12 bodies from waters off the coast of the holiday island of Phuket on Friday after a tourist boat went down […]