RUGBY: The Hooters Phuket Vagabonds Rugby are all set to begin their 2016 season when over the weekend of 27-28 February they visit the capital to take part in the annual Bangkok International Rugby 10s.
Attention all 13 and 14 year old students who excel in English, Math and/or Science – Thai and international students alike – Kajonkiet International School Phuket (KIS) is now accepting applications for its academic scholarship programme, which will be awarded for the upcoming 2016-2017 academic year, starting in August.
FOOTBALL: Despite coming out the losing side, Phuket FC put on a good performance last Saturday (Feb 13) as they played host to Thai Premier League outfit Siam Navy FC.
PHUKET: The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Kingdom of Thailand made a visit to the island yesterday (Feb 16) to discuss diplomatic relations between Turkey and Phuket. However, the meeting didn’t go without the Ambassador making some complaints.
FUTSAL: Thailand got a ticket to the Fifa Futsal World Cup yesterday (Feb 17) after overwhelming Australia in Uzbekistan.
BANGKOK: An auditor has confirmed some of the rice stockpiles pledged under Yingluck Shinawatra’s government disappeared while the depreciation cost of the grain rose, based on the programme’s closure of accounts last year.
PHUKET XTRA - February 17 A school kidnap scare, Dengue fever numbers triple, Pattaya flood prevention fails its first test, first day of the Erawan bomb trial and President Obama calls out Thailand at ASEAN summit.
PHUKET: A woman who makes her living selling cigarettes on Phuket’s Bangla Rd, in Patong, hit the jackpot yesterday (Feb 16), when she won B6 million on the national lottery.
KRABI: A speedboat crew member suffered a serious wound to his back yesterday (Feb 16) when he fell from the back of his boat and was hit by the engine propeller of another vessel. The incident happened at Koh Lao La Ding in Krabi province.