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Phuket children with special needs receive royal scholarships
Phuket children with special needs receive royal scholarships
Tuesday 9 September 2025 09:07 AM
PHUKET: A total of 119 autistic and disabled children in Phuket have been awarded scholarships worth a total of B595,000 under the Khun Phum Foundation’s 2025 programme.
Phuket volunteer rescuer Vinnie Modell fights to keep saving lives
Phuket volunteer rescuer Vinnie Modell fights to keep saving lives
Sunday 31 August 2025 12:00 PM
PHUKET: For nearly a decade, Vinnie Modell, a volunteer rescuer, has been on the frontlines of Phuket’s emergencies, facing everything from deadly snakes to serious accidents.
Chalong Hospital struggles to raise funds for operating rooms
Chalong Hospital struggles to raise funds for operating rooms
Sunday 17 August 2025 09:30 AM
PHUKET: Chalong Hospital is still calling for more public donations to help complete the construction of three new operating rooms, with B36.2 million still needed to meet the project’s B56.9 million budget.
Concert aims to boost final push for Phuket cancer centre
Concert aims to boost final push for Phuket cancer centre
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: As public donations for the construction of Phuket’s first government-run radiation therapy centre continue to flow in, the Meuang Rae Phuket Rotary Club has announced a new charity concert to help close the final funding gap for the critical cancer treatment facility at Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Phuket private sector sends support to troops on Thai-Cambodian border
Phuket private sector sends support to troops on Thai-Cambodian border
Monday 28 July 2025 11:30 AM
PHUKET: Private sector organisations in Phuket have joined together to raise funds and send moral support to Thai soldiers and civilians affected by ongoing unrest along the Thai-Cambodian border.
Vachira cancer centre donations hit B413mn
Vachira cancer centre donations hit B413mn
Monday 21 July 2025 10:53 AM
PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital is short of just B8 million in funding needed to complete its long-awaited radiation therapy centre ‒ a facility critical to cancer patients across the Andaman region who are currently forced to travel hundreds of kilometres for treatment.
Phuket shrine marks Guan Yu’s birthday with rice donations
Phuket shrine marks Guan Yu’s birthday with rice donations
Monday 21 July 2025 10:22 AM
PHUKET: The Kuan Yu Shrine in Ban Nabon, Chalong, marked the birthday of the revered Chinese deity Guan Yu with a series of merit-making activities and traditional ceremonies from July 15-19, culminating in the distribution of 1,800 bags of rice to the local community.
Minister urges public to stop giving to beggars in tourist hotspots
Minister urges public to stop giving to beggars in tourist hotspots
Sunday 6 July 2025 10:30 AM
PHUKET: Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Social Development and Human Security, has urged the public to stop giving money to beggars, particularly in popular tourist destinations such as Phuket, Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Chonburi.
Phuket marks World Blood Donor Day
Phuket marks World Blood Donor Day
Monday 16 June 2025 10:38 AM
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat led an event on Saturday (June 14) to commemorate World Blood Donor Day 2025, where individuals and organisations were honoured for their contributions to saving lives through blood donations.
Phuket holds ‘lucky licence plate’ auction
Phuket holds ‘lucky licence plate’ auction
Monday 9 June 2025 10:00 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) held the 22nd Phuket license plate auction on Saturday (June 7), offering 301 auspicious vehicle registration numbers under the theme ‘Khot’ – a phrase symbolising wealth and enduring prosperity.
Foundation awards over 230 scholarships to disadvantaged students
Foundation awards over 230 scholarships to disadvantaged students
Sunday 1 June 2025 10:00 AM
PHUKET: More than 230 students across Phuket have been awarded educational scholarships this year, as part of an annual initiative by the Phuket Children’s Protection Foundation to ease the financial burden on underprivileged families.
Kusoldharm makes merit by giving to the poor
Kusoldharm makes merit by giving to the poor
Saturday 17 May 2025 10:30 AM
PHUKET: More than 3,000 relief bags were distributed to underprivileged residents in Phuket as part of the annual merit-making and deity worship ceremony hosted by the Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation this week.
Labourers raise B150K for Vachira cancer centre
Labourers raise B150K for Vachira cancer centre
Friday 2 May 2025 02:39 PM
PHUKET: Phuket provincial officials marked National Labour Day 2025 yesterday (May 1) with the event ‘Labourers for the Light’. raising more than B150,000 to support the construction of the province’s first government cancer centre at Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Phuket officials address homelessness at ‘Economic Development’ meeting
Phuket officials address homelessness at ‘Economic Development’ meeting
Saturday 19 April 2025 11:00 AM
PHUKET: Phuket officials focussed in part on the growing issue of homelessness in the area at a meeting of the Provincial Economic Development Committee held earlier this week.
Phuket officials raid ‘literacy centre’ for Myanmar children
Phuket officials raid ‘literacy centre’ for Myanmar children
Wednesday 19 March 2025 05:32 PM
PHUKET: Raids on the charity operations run by the Good Shepherd Foundation have continued with officials from the Thalang District Office conducting an “inspection” of the BanYa LIteracy Center in Srisoonthorn.
Phuket officials raid free charity school for Myanmar children
Phuket officials raid free charity school for Myanmar children
Tuesday 18 March 2025 10:24 AM
PHUKET: Following a popular YouTuber posting a video highlighting the biggest slum community on the island, Phuket officials in their wisdom have raided a free charity-run school that provides free education and free lunches to children in the area.
YouTuber ‘Gabi’ spotlights Phuket slum
YouTuber ‘Gabi’ spotlights Phuket slum
Monday 17 March 2025 12:43 PM
PHUKET: Popular YouTuber ‘Ride with Gabi’ has stirred controversy online with his latest video ‘The Other Side of Phuket’, spotlighting one of the largest slums on the island, on the east side of Phuket Town.
Laguna Phuket donates B9.87mn for cancer centre, bypass roads
Laguna Phuket donates B9.87mn for cancer centre, bypass roads
Tuesday 11 March 2025 10:30 AM
PHUKET: Laguna Phuket has donated B9.87 million to support the construction of the Vachira Phuket Hospital radiotherapy cancer treatment centre and the expansion of traffic lanes behind Wat Tha Ruea.
Vachira cancer centre donations drive on
Vachira cancer centre donations drive on
Wednesday 26 February 2025 03:26 PM
PHUKET: With the B290 million in private donations already achieved to build a new cancer treatment centre at Vachira Phuket Hospital, the main government hospital on the island, officials and supporters are continuing with the fundraising drive to pay for medical equipment needed for the facility.
Vachira cancer centre donations hit surplus
Vachira cancer centre donations hit surplus
Tuesday 11 February 2025 10:20 AM
PHUKET: Surplus donations made for the construction of a new cancer treatment building for Vachira Phuket Hospital, the main government hospital on the island, will be used for buying essential medical equipment for the centre, Weerasak Lothongkam, Director of Vachira Phuket Hospital, has confirmed.

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