Putting the boot in for a good cause
PHUKET CITY: Thai Cabinet ministers led by freshly reelected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will face ambassadors from 38 countries during a friendly soccer match at Surakul Stadium on February 26.
The event is intended to help Phuket recover as a tourist destination after the tsunami.
Admission is free, and the match is due to be broadcast nationwide by Thai TV station TV5.
The match will be preceded by a parade of Thais and foreigners who have helped in the relief effort.
Deputy Governor Vitchan Busapavanich told the Gazette today there are also plans to hold a beach volleyball competition, featuring Thai men’s and women’s national teams, at Patong, again as part of attempts to promote Phuket as a tourism destination.
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