BANGKOK - Phuket is open to international tourists in what has been dubbed a "sandbox scheme" by the Thai government, but some Thai residents too are embracing the initiative albeit for more practical reasons.

       Thai nationals and expats are using the scheme, which was launched on July 1, to return home while avoiding the kingdom's mandatory two-week quarantine rule that most inbound travellers have to undergo.

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