About the picture: “Buenas dias Garth,” writes Craig. “I am sending you a dog picture from San Jose Del Pacifico in Oaxaca State, Mexico, where I am escaping from cold wet stormy B.C. for a few weeks.

Phuket is pulling out all the stops in a monumental bid to raise a whopping 290 million baht. The cause? Building a cutting-edge cancer care centre at Vachira Phuket Hospital. This essential ...