Phuket Latest News

Around the Region Cambodia beating hunger; Polio a concern again in Asean; Najib on notice; Vietnam court sentences grave scammers; Singapore lags on going green.

PHUKET: Phuket Soccer Schools (PSS) has announced November 15 as the date for its 3rd annual local football tournament, which will be the first time the tournament is to be held as a CSR initiative.

KRABI: Phuket FC head to Krabi this Sunday to resume league play in the Yamaha League One 2015 season marking the final stage of the season.

PHUKET: Hundreds of “Ma Song” – spirit mediums – were not deterred by warnings by the Phuket Health Office urging them not to get gruesome piercings in observance of ceremonial rites for the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, taking place this week.

PHUKET: The building of a new 200-bed hospital in Chalong may get underway by the end of year, a meeting was told on Friday (October 16).

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said the cabinet has approved a budget of 230 million baht to compensate all groups of workers who have to suspend work in the industry, pending the government’s restructuring of fishing activities.

SYDNEY: Australias Health Minister today (October 17) announced plans to legalise the growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes, saying those suffering debilitating illnesses deserved access to the most effective treatments.

BANGKOK: In a repeat final from last year, Thailand once again demonstrated its regional dominance in five-a-side football after beating Australia 5-3 in the AFF Futsal championship last night in Bangkok.

PHOTO ALBUM A massive deluge flooded large sections of Phuket City and Patong about noon, with a one billion budget for relieving chronic water problems yet to be invested.