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LGBTQIA+: Thailand celebrates with Pride

Saturday 22 February 2025 11:00 AM

Celebrated by the UK in February each year, Pride History Month is a time to reflect on the struggles, victories, and ongoing journey of the LGBTQ+ community. While many associate Pride with parades and celebrations, Thailand’s LGBTQ+ history runs much deeper - shaped by cultural, political, and social movements that have gradually paved the way for greater acceptance and legal recognition.

Phuket’s ‘Caveman’ turns 80

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 9 February 2025 03:30 PM

John Gray is one of the Andaman’s most iconic and internationally famous characters who reached his 80th birthday just a few weeks ago. What better way to celebrate the life of this extraordinary man than to take a nostalgic peak at John’s unique trajectory, both through his life and through this amazing part of the world which he calls home.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin…

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 26 January 2025 12:00 PM

‘Hurry! The bombs are falling and we need to run. Quickly choose what you want to take with you. You’re allowed one thing and it must be light. We’ll be on the road for months.’ Yusef looked around his room – what was his most precious thing? If he took his stamps they could sell them if they needed money later, but there was his ancient teddy that his daddy gave him when he was born, and a piece of coral he had collected the only time he had ever seen the sea.

LGBTQIA+: Education, Awareness and Acceptance

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 19 January 2025 11:00 AM

Education is one of the most powerful tools for shaping a society. It not only equips individuals with knowledge but also moulds their attitudes, beliefs and values. In Thailand, where the new Marriage Equality Law is set to take effect on Wednesday (Jan 22), education has the potential to be a cornerstone for fostering understanding and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Skål Phuket’s vision for the future

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 5 January 2025 11:00 AM

As Skål International Phuket transitions from Eddy Brosse’s impactful presidency to Bas van Straten’s promising leadership, the club reflects on its achievements and anticipates an exciting future.

LGBTQIA+: Phuket and the ‘Pink Dollar’

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 22 December 2024 12:15 PM

Phuket has long been celebrated for its stunning beaches, vibrant nightlife and unique cultural blend. With the legalisation of gay marriage via Thailand’s Marriage Equality Law on Jan 22, 2025, Phuket is poised to strengthen its reputation as a safe and welcoming destination, particularly for the LGBTQIA+ community. Beyond its scenic beauty, Phuket is now ready to become a global leader in ‘inclusive tourism’, a move that not only celebrates diversity but also taps into the powerful economic influence of the ‘Pink Dollar’.

Throwing youths a lifeline

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 1 September 2024 02:30 PM

By year’s end, the Phuket Veterans, formally known as the International Veterans Association (or IVA), will be looking to hold special courses for young adult volunteers to improve their life skills.

Taking the Rotary reins in Patong

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 4 August 2024 11:00 AM

As the 10 Rotary Clubs in Phuket held a joint club presidents installation ceremony at The Pago Design Hotel Phuket on July 12, Carol-Ann ‘Cabbie’ Rein took the reins as President of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach, the only English-language Rotary club on the island. Here in a statement to The Phuket News, Cabbie introduces herself and outlines her goals as Club President for the term 2024-2025.

Better by the dozen: Phuket Drum Circle celebrates 12th Anniversary

Phuket Life / Community

Saturday 20 July 2024 11:00 AM

Approaching a drum circle for the first time may seem like you’re in an Indiana Jones movie. It’s a strange new land with different rhythms interweaving simultaneously, a tribal feel, and all kinds of people. For many, a drum circle is a strange activity and as such they avoid it.

Crafting a Cherng Talay community

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 14 July 2024 11:00 AM

As the building boom across Phuket continues, a lack of facilities to support this growth is starting to become apparent. Are there enough facilities on the island to accommodate the influx of new residents? An increase in young families means a need for infrastructure to be built around them. This is where Flying Lizard comes in.

Thai trans people push to be ’truly’ accepted

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 5 May 2024 11:00 AM

Stethoscope over her white coat, Thai doctor Kachisarah Sridakhot walks hospital corridors hoping to beat a path for other trans women to be fully accepted in the kingdom.

Phuket remembers Loren Hollingsworth

Phuket Life / Community

Monday 22 April 2024 02:15 PM

Loren B Hollingsworth, beloved husband, father, friend, and missionary went home to be with the Lord April 7, 2024 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, surrounded by his loved ones.

A day for remembrance

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 21 April 2024 11:00 AM

Phuket Veterans (PV), formally known as the International Veterans Association (IVA) will hold a Dawn Service on Kamala Beach for Anzac Day this Thursday (Apr 25).

Phuket SwapShop gets set for Easter

Phuket Life / Community

Friday 29 March 2024 10:24 AM

The Phuket SWAPSHSwapShop is gearing up for an Easter celebration filled with family-friendly activities and the spirit of giving, set to take place at the Seeds of Change Vocational Learning Centre from 11am to 3pm.tomorrow (Mar 30).

A Meal With... Sid Carter: Memories of a ‘Happy Hooker’

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 17 March 2024 02:00 PM

I recently heard the sad news that an old friend and enthusiastic Phuket visitor named Sid Carter had passed away in his English hometown of Southampton. Sid visited Phuket several times and was a great lover of the Andaman region’s many charms. His passing made me reflect on the more contemplative and immersive style of tourism which Sid loved, compared with the hedonistic excess which seems to be today’s norm.

Celebrating the life of Thomas Moore

Phuket Life / Community

Wednesday 21 February 2024 02:05 PM

(The following is from several close friends of Thomas Moore, who very sadly passed away recently).

Blazing Saddles: A Thai girl in Monet’s garden

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 18 February 2024 02:00 PM

My diminutive Thai partner Pattie and I had travelled to Paris to take in the dramatic tourist attractions of that most contradictory of cities. Historically and artistically stunning, yes, but equally frustrating and downright annoying in many of its present guises.

Soi Dog gets a Happy Doggo boost

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 18 February 2024 11:00 AM

In a unified effort to transform the lives of Thailand’s street dogs, Niall Harbison and his organisation Happy Doggo have joined forces with the renowned Soi Dog Foundation on a large-scale spay/neuter project which will see 2,000 dogs sterilised and vaccinated every single month.

Lovable Phuket expat Harold Schwarz of Tatonka passes away

Phuket Life / Community

Monday 15 January 2024 05:12 PM

PHUKET: Harold Schwarz, founder and chef of Phuket’s renowned restaurant Tatonka, in Cherng Talay, has passed away. He was just 55 years old.

Christina Aguilar charity concert to support Thalang Hospital

Phuket Life / Community

Wednesday 10 January 2024 01:35 PM

PHUKET: Thai artist Christina Aguilar is to perform a charity concert at Bang Tao Beach on Jan 27 to raise money for Thalang Hospital to buy essential medical equipment.

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