Phuket Muslim community urged to protect young people from drugs
A three-day drug awareness project in Rawai has called on families, community leaders and religious institutions to work together to protect young people.
Phuket Muslim families, community leaders and religious institutions have been urged to work together to protect young people from drugs at the close of a three-day awareness project in Rawai.
The “Community United Against Drugs” project concluded on Sunday, 13 September 2026, at Awwalul Hidayah Mosque in the Baan Nuea community. Held from 11 to 13 September, it focused on increasing awareness of the dangers and consequences of drug use and encouraging residents to help monitor and address drug problems.
Phuket Vice Governor Romdon Hayiawae, who presided over the closing ceremony, said drug prevention could not be handled by a single agency and required cooperation from “family, community and religion”. He said safe spaces, constructive activities and community support could help children develop the resilience to resist drugs and make responsible choices.
After the ceremony, Romdon visited children and teachers at the mosque’s Tadika School. He stressed the importance of combining academic and religious education to develop knowledge, discipline, ethics and responsibility.
The project followed other publicly funded initiatives involving Phuket’s Muslim community and young people. In July, Romdon visited an Islamic ethics training programme organised by the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation at the Phuket Provincial Islamic Ethics Training Centre in Thalang. The programme received B760,000 in government funding, ran for seven Sundays and was expected to involve about 800 participants.
