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Phuket Hotels Association launches “Absolutely Fabulous Travel Sale” to raise funds for local young people
Phuket Hotels Association launches “Absolutely Fabulous Travel Sale” to raise funds for local young people
Monday 18 May 2026 09:30 AM
Auction prizes include luxury hotel stays in the Maldives, Bali, Japan and more, as PHAB returns to create scholarship and internship opportunities for talented young hospitality professionals in Phuket.
Philippine Embassy Consular outreach mission receives praise
Philippine Embassy Consular outreach mission receives praise
Saturday 4 April 2026 01:00 PM
Filipinos living in Phuket and nearby provinces expressed their deep gratitude to the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok for successfully conducting a Consular and Assistance-to-Nationals (ATN) outreach mission recently.
Phuket lights up to celebrate the power of women
Phuket lights up to celebrate the power of women
Saturday 28 March 2026 01:00 PM
Phuket was the toast of Thailand last month as the province hosted a landmark annual event that united and celebrated women from all over the country.
Phuket Immigration Volunteers Need You!
Phuket Immigration Volunteers Need You!
Saturday 21 March 2026 02:00 PM
Phuket Immigration Volunteers are calling for new recruits as rising demand and limited staffing stretch the long-running support unit that assists thousands of foreigners navigating the island’s visa system each year.
Turning 77 in cycling heaven
Turning 77 in cycling heaven
Saturday 24 January 2026 01:00 PM
I turned seventy-seven at dawn on Jan 10, which felt appropriate: a small, private moment before the island woke and began making its usual persuasive arguments for breakfast. The sea lay flat as a pane of glass, tinted the colour of old pewter, and the geckos were still negotiating the final clauses of their overnight treaties. I wheeled my bicycle out from under the bougainvillea, patted the saddle as if it were a reliable old dog, and pointed us south, toward Promthep Cape.
Phuket mourns loss of renowned house DJ Bert Bevans
Phuket mourns loss of renowned house DJ Bert Bevans
Sunday 18 January 2026 11:54 AM
The Phuket community is mourning the passing of long-time resident and internationally respected house DJ Bert Bevans, who died suddenly in the UK earlier this month.
Soi Dog launches urgent response for flood-affected animals in Hat Yai
Soi Dog launches urgent response for flood-affected animals in Hat Yai
Sunday 30 November 2025 11:33 AM
The Soi Dog Foundation has launched an urgent relief operation to assist dogs and cats affected by severe flooding, with emergency teams deployed from Ayutthaya to Hat Yai. The foundation has mobilised veterinarians, rescue officers, pet food supplies, and essential medical aid to ensure immediate and sustained support for both pets and stray animals in crisis.
Thailand’s education system is failing the future
Thailand’s education system is failing the future
Sunday 2 November 2025 12:00 PM
Walk into any classroom today, from Bangkok to Boston, and you will witness the same scene: rows of students learning how to recall information that an AI can summon in milliseconds.
A collection of small, human choices
A collection of small, human choices
Sunday 7 September 2025 11:00 AM
Some things in life we control. Others, we don’t. We don’t choose the weather. We don’t choose the headlines. But we do choose our actions. When it comes to the big issues in our world – like conflict, climate crisis, and the never-ending mess of litter – it’s easy to feel helpless. We feel like we have no control. But what if we looked closer? What if we humanised the problem?
When your Inner Child meets your Actual Child
When your Inner Child meets your Actual Child
Sunday 31 August 2025 02:00 PM
There is an inner child within us, no matter our age. It’s the part that holds onto our earliest experiences – from all the good things to wounds and unmet needs. When a child’s behaviour triggers us into having our own meltdown, you can be certain that our inner child recognises something familiar which provokes our reaction. Whether it’s the feeling of being dismissed, controlled, or misunderstood – our inner child reacts.
Phuket Tails: One man and his adopted cat
Phuket Tails: One man and his adopted cat
Sunday 10 August 2025 12:00 PM
After my series of articles in 2024 on the birds and butterflies of Phuket that seemed to be of interest I am glad to confirm I am now back to continue reporting on what I see when out and about in our tropical paradise.
Learning to trust ourselves as parents
Learning to trust ourselves as parents
Sunday 3 August 2025 12:00 PM
In the age of social media, parenting advice is not just abundant – it’s relentless. Scroll through Instagram and you’ll find parenting gurus preaching everything from attachment theory to Montessori minimalism. Other parents swear by discipline over freedom. Your in-laws bring their rule book from the 80s. Everywhere you look, someone is guiding you on how to raise your kids.
A Phuket icon turns 90
A Phuket icon turns 90
Saturday 28 June 2025 12:00 PM
“Phuket is like a stage where everyone is an actor in an absurdist comedy of errors! It’s insane, but it’s never boring”
Last chance at love: Soi Dog Foundation seeks foster carers for hospice dogs
Last chance at love: Soi Dog Foundation seeks foster carers for hospice dogs
Saturday 14 June 2025 11:00 AM
Animal welfare organisation Soi Dog Foundation is calling on residents of Phuket and Phang Nga to join its newly launched hospice foster programme, an initiative designed to provide love, care and dignity to shelter dogs with chronic or life-limiting conditions such as heart disease, kidney disease and cancer.
Phuket fund-raiser helps Child Foundation sustainability goals flourish
Phuket fund-raiser helps Child Foundation sustainability goals flourish
Sunday 8 June 2025 06:00 PM
A fund-raising initiative held in Phuket late last year has provided a major boost to the Thai Child Development Foundation (TCDF) facility in Paksong, near Ranong.
Phuket leading by example during Pride Month
Phuket leading by example during Pride Month
Sunday 25 May 2025 11:00 AM
Phuket is once again stepping into the spotlight this June as it hosts one of Thailand's most anticipated events celebrating diversity, inclusion and human rights. Phuket Pride 2025 is shaping up to be the island’s boldest and brightest edition yet, running throughout June from under the unifying theme, “Be You, Be Equality.”
Community rallies to support stricken bar manager at charity golf day
Community rallies to support stricken bar manager at charity golf day
Saturday 17 May 2025 10:00 AM
The local Phuket community came together on Sunday, May 4 for a bespoke charity day to support the popular manager of Pepper’s Sports Bar, Steve Barrett, who fell ill earlier this year and remains bed-ridden at home still undergoing care.
Cycling down memory lane
Cycling down memory lane
Sunday 6 April 2025 02:00 PM
Turning 76 while riding a bicycle, as I recently did, is not for the faint-hearted, well not in Phuket’s torrid maelstrom it’s not!
Phuket gains ground as LGBTQIA+ hub
Phuket gains ground as LGBTQIA+ hub
Sunday 23 March 2025 12:00 PM
Phuket has once again proven why it stands at the forefront of LGBTQIA+ diversity, equity and inclusion in Southeast Asia. On Mar 14, the Bangkok Rainbow Organisation, in collaboration with Diversity In Thailand (DIT) and TransTalents Consulting Group, hosted the groundbreaking ‘3P Paradigm: Sustainable Impact Through Pride-Public-Private Partnership’ seminar at Prince of Songkla University (PSU) in Phuket.
Phuket needs more shady deals
Phuket needs more shady deals
Sunday 16 March 2025 11:00 AM
There’s a creeping blight of Seven-Elevens, Makros, SuperCheaps and Tesco Lotus’s slowly eating into the leafy fabric of once pristine Phuket. We all know that.

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