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Red Cross Fair tickets on sale with B1.6mn Fortuner as top prize
Red Cross Fair tickets on sale with B1.6mn Fortuner as top prize
Sunday 7 December 2025 10:00 AM
PHUKET: Tickets for the Phuket Red Cross Society’s annual lucky draw are now on sale ahead of the popular Red Cross Fair and New Year festivities set to return to Saphan Hin from Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 6, 2026.
Phuket mobilises more support for the South
Phuket mobilises more support for the South
Wednesday 3 December 2025 11:09 AM
PHUKET: Phuket authorities, community groups and volunteers are continuing their wide-ranging relief effort to support residents affected by severe flooding in Hat Yai and other southern districts, with more than 60 personnel and over 1,000 relief bags now on their way to the devastated areas.
Blood donation drive continues through December
Blood donation drive continues through December
Sunday 30 November 2025 09:30 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Centre (PRBC) and Vachira Phuket Hospital will continue their blood donation drives across Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi throughout December.
Phuket flood-aid convoy heads South
Phuket flood-aid convoy heads South
Friday 28 November 2025 06:28 PM
PHUKET: A 16-truck convoy loaded with essential relief supplies departed Phuket today (Nov 28) to assist flood-affected communities across the lower southern region, where severe floods continue to impact daily life and public safety.
Phuket ramps up flood-relief efforts
Phuket ramps up flood-relief efforts
Thursday 27 November 2025 12:14 PM
PHUKET: Phuket has launched a major mobilisation of manpower, vehicles and emergency equipment to support relief operations in five southern provinces severely affected by flooding, while 39 donation centres have been opened across the island to collect essential supplies for victims.
Social Development Minister launches ‘MSD Near You’ project in Phuket
Social Development Minister launches ‘MSD Near You’ project in Phuket
Saturday 22 November 2025 11:30 AM
PHUKET: Minister of Social Development and Human Security Akkhara Prompow arrived in Phuket yesterday (Nov 21) to launch a nationwide outreach campaign aimed at supporting vulnerable groups and improving access to state welfare.
Phuket Rotary ‘Uniting for Good’
Phuket Rotary ‘Uniting for Good’
Monday 17 November 2025 10:30 AM
PHUKET: The Rotary Club of Phuket marked its 48th anniversary on Saturday night (Nov 15) with a ceremony celebrating decades of community service and renewed commitment to social development across the province.
Order of Saint Stanislas delegation visits Phuket
Order of Saint Stanislas delegation visits Phuket
Saturday 15 November 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: Representatives of the Order of Saint Stanislas, an international NGO focused on helping disadvantaged children, visited Phuket on Thursday (Nov 13) to discuss strengthening relations and exploring new avenues of community development cooperation.
Boon Rawd-Ekapoj Vanich Foundation steps up scholarships
Boon Rawd-Ekapoj Vanich Foundation steps up scholarships
Tuesday 4 November 2025 09:45 AM
PHUKET: The Boon Rawd-Ekapoj Vanich Foundation has continued its long-standing mission to support local youth, awarding scholarships to students in Phuket for the 29th consecutive year.
Impoverished Chalong family get lottery-funded house
Impoverished Chalong family get lottery-funded house
Sunday 2 November 2025 11:30 AM
PHUKET: A poor family in Chalong has been given a new home under the Government Lottery Office (GLO)’s ‘Caring from the Heart’ housing project, aimed at helping low-income households achieve a safe and stable place to live.
Man sells ‘pay what you want’ coffee to fund remote area schools
Man sells ‘pay what you want’ coffee to fund remote area schools
Sunday 2 November 2025 10:30 AM
NAKHON SAWAN: A volunteer has launched his 20th mobile coffee truck project, selling coffee at customer-determined prices to raise funds for schools in remote areas.
Blood donation drive spotlights royal remembrances
Blood donation drive spotlights royal remembrances
Saturday 4 October 2025 09:30 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Centre (PRBC) has announced its October 2025 schedule for mobile blood donations across Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi, and are calling on Phuket residents to give blood throughout October in honour of two of Thailand’s most revered monarchs and to celebrate Taiwan’s National Day.
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.

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