World Cup rugby latest England 41, Georgia 10; Wales 17, Samoa 10.

dailymail.com The son of one of London mayor Boris Johnson's key aides has died after collapsing on a Thai island renowned for drugs parties. Andrew Lister, the middle son of Deputy London Mayor Sir Edward Lister, is believed to have suffered a heart attack after falling ill in his room at a guesthouse on Phangan last Tuesday.


PHUKET: A daily wrap of Thailand news, with a Phuket perspective, plus relevant reports from national and international media.

Phuket Update A severe storm slammed into Phuket City overnight, cutting electricity for up to five hours in the Samkong district. Meteorologists warn that today may be mostly fine, but more rain is likely for the entire week, bringing the risk of flooding and landslips.

Phuket Update FC Phuket can still rise up the Division One ladder from eighth spot - but tonight's big southern derby game against Songkhla FC is seen as crucial for Phuket to win. Songkhla lies fourth and also needs to win to rise into a promotion position. A huge crowd of 20,000 or more is expected in Songkhla.

cnn.com Three bomb blasts that rocked the southern Thai border city of Sungai Kolok on Friday left at least four people dead and 118 wounded. A military spokesman said the incident was carried out by "drug gangs" retaliating after a narcotics crackdown by authorities last week.

theage.com.au Multiple bombs have ripped through a business and tourist area, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, as violence increases in Thailand's southern provinces bordering Malaysia.

telegraph.co.uk Detectives in Germany are trying to identify an English-speaking teenager who claims to have been living wild in a forest for the past five years.

pattayapeople.com In the early hours of Saturday morning, police were informed by the manager of the Lima Lima nightclub at Bali Hai pier that two male Israeli tourists were being detained for trying to use fake US dollars to pay their bills. At the club, both 24 year old Uri Barak and 25 year old Eli Sofer were apprehended with 60 fake dollar bills worth 180,000 baht.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk A Briton has been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling in Indonesia. The suspect is understood to be 53-year-old Jack Walker, from Wythenshawe, Manchester. It is thought he was stopped at the airport in Jakarta at the end of August.

smh.com.au While domestic tourism has been on the slide for a decade, overseas travel by Australians has more than doubled. The latest government figures indicate almost a third of the population is taking an annual trip abroad.

sunherald.com A wildlife activist says that zoo officials in Indonesia are taking no steps to stop orangutans from smoking cigarettes, unlike in Malaysia. Visitors to the Taru Jurug Zoo in Solo, a city on Java island, have been giving cigarettes to the endangered red apes for years.



TWINPALMS, noted for holding some of the best parties on Phuket, is celebrating its seventh anniversary on Saturday September 24 with an event at the Catch Beach Club in Surin from 8pm to Midnight that features performers and the intriguing dress code: white (latex welcome.) Telephone: 076 316657.



World Cup Rugby Ireland 15, Australia 6; South Africa 49, Fiji 3; Argentina 43, Romania 8.

smh.com.au An inspired Lleyton Hewitt has ensured Australia will carry a surprise 2-1 lead into the final day of the world group qualifying Davis Cup tie after Hewitt and Chris Guccione defeated Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) in the important doubles rubber.



Today Honda Racing, Saphan Hin, Phuket City

September 21-24 Quiksilver Thailand Surf Competition 2011, Patong

September 27-October 5 Vegetarian Festival, Phuket

November 1-6 Women's Beach Volleyball Series at Karon on Phuket

November 26-27 9th Phuket International Soccer 7s

November 27 Laguna Phuket Triathlon

December 3-4 6th Andaman International Soccer 7s

December 4 Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship, Laguna



March 18-28 National Youth Games, Phuket

March 29-April 1 Phuket International Boat Show, Royal Phuket Marina



November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games, Phuket