Phuket Heroines Monument Festival
The Heroines Monument Festival occurs annually from March 13-15 at Victory Field in the Thalang district, commemorating the 1785 defence of Phuket against Burmese invaders. Two sisters, Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao Sri Soonthorn, originally known as Chan and Mook, led the island’s resistance when no formal military leadership existed. They ingeniously disguised 500 women […]