Riz’s decision to raise funds for the children of the Sunshine Village by launching the sexy Women’s Will Power (WWP) Calendar 2010 was one that took a long time to make and was ultimately grounded in her own unhappy childhood.

Women’s Will Power is a charity group comprised of women who live and work in Phuket, Thailand. The group will be launching it's 2010 "art" calendar at Central Festival from 26 Nov - 2 Dec. It’s your chance to make a difference and have your calendar signed by the WWP beauties.

Following the near death experience of a British bungy jumper in Kathu, the Governor of Phuket has been meeting with representatives of the different sectors of the tourist industry to discuss safety measures and business strategies to reassure visitors that Phuket is indeed a safe place to visit.

Dinghy racing will be making a return to the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta this year. The King’s Cup - now in its 23rd year - originally started with dinghies and it will be getting back to its roots this coming weekend with two days of dinghy racing prior to the start of the full racing schedule.

Bumping along a Phuket road, one can be forgiven for thinking that complaints about the numerous pot-holes are either non-existent or fall on deaf ears. This is, however, not the case, and the Office for the Consumer Protection Board is taking steps to address the constant stream of complaints.

Phuket's Swiss Society will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a Swiss tropical prty at the Cape Panwa Hotel on Friday 27 November, from 6.30pm. For more details or to book tickets, please contact Werner Eisenhut, Secretary of Swiss Society Phuket on sspsekretariat@csloxinfo.com or call 084-840 40 98