PHUKET: About 200 inmates at Phuket Prison are taking part in this years Phuket Vegetarian Festival by observing a strict diet of ‚vegetarian only‘ during the nine-day festival. Prison Director Rapin Nichanon said the effort is part of the facilitys on-going efforts to reform inmates so that they can become law-abiding and productive members of society
PHUKET: Devotees at Chinese shrines across Phuket raised their go teng poles at dusk last night and began reciting incantations to invite the Jade Emperor and Nine Emperor Gods to descend from the heavens.
PHUKET: „We’ve been practicing our goal kicking and our drop-goals a lot. Finals and semi-finals have really gone down to the wire and the track record has proven that drop-goals can win tournaments.“ All Black Colin Slade suggests that the 2011 Rugby World Cup could have another Johnny Wilkinson moment to determine the outcome. …
PHUKET: Thailands hopes of retaining the Asian Senior Womens Volleyball Championship crown were dashed in Taiwan last week losing to Japan at the semi-final stage. The reigning champions went down 25-13, 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13 to the world number four team, who exacted vengeance for their defeat by Thailand at the same stage last year. Despite the loss, an automatic World Cup place still beckoned for the Thai team if they won their third-place playoff game against Korea.
PHUKET: „I think the Premier league is a strong product because there’s a tremendous honesty in our game and fans play a part in that.“ Manchester United’s evergreen manager Sir Alex Ferguson asserting that football is a business. However, it seems that as the Scot reaches seventy-years-old his interpretation of honesty has become skewed somewhat.
PHUKET: A Nepalese monk was caught on Saturday at Phuket International Airport (PIA) with eight kilos of hashish in his luggage. The haul was said to be worth an estimated 800,000 baht. The suspect, Hise Chhiring Tamang, was presented at a press conference yesterday by PIA Customs Director Montira Cherchoo
PHUKET: The annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival unofficially starts at sunset tonight with the raising of the go teng poles for the Jade Emperor and the Nine Emperor Gods to descend to our earthly realm. Each year, the Vegetarian Festival attracts thousands of tourists to Phuket to witness the various activities held across the island.
PHUKET: The Quiksilver Thailand 2011 Surf Competition came to a thrilling finale on Saturday with Balis Raditya Rondi claiming victory in the Mens Open Shortboard Division.
PHUKET: FC Phuket recorded their fourth consecutive league win last night, with a 3-0 drubbing of PTT Rayong in wet conditions at Surakul Stadium. Phuket went into the match without golden boy Sarach Yooyen, but Watcharapong „Paeh“ Jan-ngam shouldered the goalscoring responsibilities dutifully. …
PHUKET: Work installing underground utility cables in Old Phuket Town has been suspended for the duration of nine-day Vegetarian Festival, which starts with the arrival of the new moon tomorrow. There will be many processions along the streets of the Old Town.