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‘WE DO NOT WANT VIOLENCE. WE WILL TRY TO FIND A WAY TO COMPROMISE’ Booze ban on Bangla to rein in Songkran PHUKET officials may have just thrown a wet Kata tuk-tuks blanket on party plans for residents and locals alike with the announcement that the sale, purchase and con- sumption of alcohol will be banned on Patong’s famous Soi Bangla on April 12 as part of a slew of new pre- cautions to make Thai New to stand alone Year festivities safer. Full story on Page 2 Tuk-tuk and taxi drivers Plans laid in Kata-Karon vow to to stave off protest new bus service drought TOP water officials unveil By Orawin Narabal plans to ensure water sup- plies keep flowing as the PRESSURE is mounting on the Kata-Karon taxi and tuk- island suffers longest dry tuk drivers who have declared outright they will protest spell for 10 years. if Phuket’s new bus line, providing a hop-on, hop-off service between Phuket International Airport and Kata Full story on Page 5 Beach, goes ahead. Key figures representing about 90 per cent of tuk-tuk Marine chief and taxi drivers in Patong confirmed this week they will stand aside if the provincial authorities support and ap- proposes new prove the new bus service, and Karon Police, while sympathetic, urged drivers to consider the bigger picture. sea taxi Long known for using fear and intimidation as nego- Growing traffic conges- tiation tactics, the drivers at the southern resort beaches tion prompts of Kata and Karon on January 3 staged a blockade of the Phuket Karon beach road to protest Russian tour operators not Marine chief to using local drivers to transport tourists. Among the com- propose a cun- plaints were claims that the Russian tour operators were ning plan to undercutting local tuk-tuk and taxi fares. launch a “sea Their reputation this week remained intact after a pro- taxi” to ferry tourists by motional journey for the new bus service – from Provincial boat from Phuket Airport Hall in Phuket Town to the site of the proposed bus stop.… down to Patong.

Continued on Page 2 Tuk-tuk and taxi drivers in Patong will not protest the new bus service. Photo: Gazette file Full story on Page 4 2 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS April 6 - 12, 2013 Booze-free water play

Business Modernizing Thai money zones set for Songkran with the new 20 baht By Chutharat Plerin banknote. Page 11 THE sale, purchase and consump- tion of alcohol will be banned on History Patong’s famous Soi Bangla for The story of Thailand’s Songkran on April 12 as part of a prison paradise on Koh slew of new measures being introduced to make Thai New Year Tarutao. Page 36 festivities safer. Phuket officials on Wednesday Gardening established six main “water play zones” – the only places where Spice up your life with a water play will be legal – and out- few tips from Patrick lawed alcohol in those zones. Alcohol may not be conveyed Campbell. Page 38 into the areas, sold in the areas, or consumed there. Arts The zones are as follows: Students from BIS wow - Saphan Hin Park - Kata-Karon beachfront audiences with The Lion - Soi Bangla and Patong beach road King. Page 41 - Kamala Park Engaging in water battles from the back of pickup trucks will be illegal, as - Surin Beach will be drinking alcohol within the play zones. Photo: Gazette file - Sirinath National Park Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Interior Minister Chat Kuldilok on Health Revelers caught drinking and Commander Sakchai Limcharoen. March 29. Baz Daniels writes driving will be charged, as will In addition, police will be man- Water play from the back of about what it’s like to those found drinking alongside ning 15 checkpoints throughout pickup trucks has also been forbid- public roads. Phuket during the Seven Days of den at the national level. really be 64. Page 42 Police will also charge people Danger, April 11-17. “The number of road accidents for throwing water “impolitely”, Water play areas are being set during Songkran is much more than Sport for using colored water, and for up on a national level, with zones normal, so this year we have touching women inappropriately set at the provincial governor’s launched new road-safety plans,” Down and dirty with when applying powder, said discretion, announced Deputy Mr Chat said. Phuket United’s ‘Action Jackson’. Page 50 Kata-Karon drivers alone in bus protest From page 1 son of Patong Mayor Pian Keesin and head of the Patong Taxi Police on lookout for three …at Karon – was called off at the Federation said, “I do not think last minute on Wednesday after the our drivers will protest the airport drivers in two hit-and-runs organizers realized that Phuket bus service. Governor Maitri Inthusut would I believe our 500 members will CHALONG Police are looking for “Neither the van nor the pickup not be on board for the trip. surely understand if the Phuket the drivers of three vehicles in- truck driver stopped,” he added. Governor Maitri was busy Transportation Office explains to volved in two separate hit-and- Hours earlier, a 14-year-old boy attending a meeting to outline the them clearly why the bus was runs during the night of March 28. was knocked off his motorbike and alcohol-free water-play zones for approved and how it will be ben- Late that night, police received run over by a 10-wheeled truck near Songkran, and to announce the eficial to the tourism of the island. a report that a man had died in a the Taweesaman Market in Rawai. dates of the annual Seven Days “We, Patong people, we are road accident near the entrance to “The accident happened at of Danger road-safety campaign Prab Keesin and his crew will not understanding. We live in a tour- Soi Pratana on Chao Fa West Road. 7:30pm,” said Lt Wuttiwat. “We for the upcoming holiday period. protest the new bus service. ism destination. What we want is Chalong Police investigator arrived to find the body of a Bur- Calling off the promotional going to run the airport bus to develop our area to make it Wuttiwat Liangboonjinda identified mese boy named Tui lying on the journey may have been prudent, service, we will surely stage a attractive to tourists and support the victim as 30-year-old Somsak road. Witnesses told police the as only days earlier Sommart protest. The airport bus service the tourism economics of Phuket. Faipim. truck driver fled the scene. Homwan, president of the Kata- will definitely affect us. They are We do not want to do anything “Witnesses said Mr Somsak “We are now seeking the driv- Karon Taxi and Tuk-tuk Driver’s going to steal our jobs,” he said. that will tarnish Phuket’s reputa- was riding his motorbike and was ers in both hit-and-runs,” he Co-operative, told the Gazette The top representatives of the tion,” Mr Prab said. hit by a van. He fell off his bike added. bluntly: “You run, we protest.” two largest tuk-tuk and taxi Setthasak Buason, president of and was run over by a pickup Anyone with any information is Mr Sommart said the bus ser- co-operatives in Patong this week the Patong Taxi and Tuk-tuk truck that was following the van asked to contact Chalong Police vices would directly affect local told the Gazette they feel differently. Driver’s Co-operative, admitted at high speed,” Lt Wuttiwat said. Station at 076-381930. drivers’ livelihoods. “If they are Preechavude “Prab” Keesin, the bus service would greatly affect his members, but also said his drivers were willing to make the sacrifice for the greater good. “I am sure our 300 members will not protest. If the provincial government approves it, that means it would be beneficial to Phuket as a whole. If the bus service is approved, that means our superiors believe it will bring more advantages than disadvan- tages to our community, so it will be a good thing,” he explained. However, Mr Setthasak said there were about 100 independent tuk-tuk and taxi drivers operating in Patong not accounted for by the main two co-operatives. “I do not know how they will react,” he said. April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 Teens survive high-speed crash By Saran Mitrarat the u-turn leading into Soi Bang Yai,” Lt Somboon explained. RUSSIAN student Vladislan “As she was turning right, a big Abrashko, 15, is out of the ICU at bike was heading north from Big Phuket International hospital after C and the two collided. The im- the horrific motorcycle accident pact sent the motorcycle 30 last Saturday that left him with a meters into a nearby Sino-Portu- broken leg and Sevastan guese building, where it burst into Lukashov, 16, with serious head flames, destroying the bike and injuries. damaging the building,” he said. A cast covering his leg, Mr Police found the boys 50 Abrashko was resting in his hos- meters from the crash site, uncon- pital room on Wednesday morning, scious. Mr Abrashko’s right leg accompanied by his father and was broken and he had a wound Simon Meredith, Principal of the on his right knee. Mr Lukashov Secondary School at British Inter- had also injured his right knee and national School – Phuket. was bleeding from both ears. Mr Abrashko appeared to be They were taken to nearby comfortable, with his iPhone by Phuket International Hospital. his side, and told the Gazette, “I The front of Ms Wannakij’s want to rest. I’m not ready to give Honda was extensively damaged, any information yet.” and both front airbags had The hospital declined to give an deployed. update on the condition of Mr “Ms Wannakij’s insurance will Lukashov. pay the hospital bills and also Meanwhile, the driver of the car cover the damage to the Sino-Por- involved in the collision, Wannakij The front of the car sustained serious damage in the impact that sent the motorbike flying, bursting into flames. tuguese building,” Lt Somboon Maneerat, was in hospital herself, school is assisting the parents of “Pray for Vlad Abrashko and “That’s horrible. Saw them today said. complaining of pain, Wichit Po- the boys as much as possible, and Sevastian Lukashov! They are and felt so sorry for them. Hope “Both youths are now at the lice Sub Lt Somboon Malai told the thoughts and best wishes of now in International hospital. Vlad they would get better soon. Pray- Phuket International hospital. We the Gazette Wednesday afternoon. our entire community are offered Abrashko broke his leg in 3 places, ing for them.” will question them when they are “She said she didn’t have any to them during this stressful pe- but he is ok and will get better The accident that sent all three better, and will then start negotia- wounds, but had internal pains,” riod.” soon. Sevastian Lukashov is now to the hospital occurred at about tions with Mrs Wannakij,” he Lt Somboon told the Gazette. Meanwhile, sympathies for the in coma, he had a 5 hour opera- 1pm on the bypass road. added. The headmaster of BIS, Neil two students poured out on tion on his head. Especially pray “Ms Wannakij, 39, was driving Richards MBE, issued a statement Facebook. for Sevastian Lukashov!” her car southbound from [Tesco] Additonal reporting and photo by on Tuesday, saying in part: “The Sasha Podgaetskaya posted, Lesya Tyshchenko posted, Lotus. She slowed to turn right at Kritsada Mueanhawong Phuket doctors unaffected Hotels warned to report foreign guests HOTELS and other guest accom- fined up to 2,000 baht. If they by health care pay reform modation establishments across know the foreigner is illegally in the island have until May 1 to start the country and still allow that THE Phuket Provincial Health Of- “Previously, public medical filing daily reports identifying their foreigner to stay, they will be fice (PPHO) today confirmed that workers in rural areas were guests to Phuket Immigration be- charged with harboring an illegal the introduction of the new P4P granted allowances based on the fore officers start raiding – and immigrant and face up to 10 years “Pay for performance” system of remoteness of their posts and the charging – the hotel operators. imprisonment,” he warned. calculating rural doctors’ remu- number of years they had worked. The news follows Phuket Im- Immigration officer Capt neration will not affect any public Now the allowances are based on migration Superintendent Sunchai Angkarn Yasanop explained that health care services in Phuket. their workload,” an officer at the Chokkajaykij laying down the law Immigration officers are visiting hoteliers and staff can file the re- The news follows at least 146 PPHO explained. to his officers, ordering them to hotels to teach staff about the ports online at phuketimmigration. doctors – among them 11 special- However, “Under the Ministry launch a campaign to get hotels, online registration system. go.th. ists –announcing they will resign of Health, no part of Phuket prov- resorts and apartment residence port the identity of each foreign To boost the number of hotels their positions at public hospitals ince is classified as a rural area, operators to report the names of guest to the immigration office using the system, Capt Angkarn across the country in protest of so the introduction of P4P does their foreign guests to the immi- within 24 hours of the guest and fellow officers have started the new P4P pay system. not affect us, and no medical staff gration office each day. checking in, Col Sunchai said. visiting venues across the island The mass resignations follow in Phuket have resigned over this,” By law, hotel, apartment and “If they do not start filing the in person to explain the system to weeks of protests in Bangkok. the officer added. resort owners and staff must re- daily reports to us, they will be hotel management and staff.

Ad- Thai Airways_Songkran 5x4 K. Ann 4 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS April 6 - 12, 2013 Gov orders justice over Marine chief floats sea taxi idea By Kritsada Mueanhawong added. land dispute Mr Phuriphat’s sea taxi pro- TO OFFER tourists another op- posal was well received at the arson attack tion in getting from Phuket meeting, though the other attend- Airport to Patong Beach, the chief ees agreed that more research PHUKET Governor Maitri Inthusut of the Phuket Marine Office has was needed before committing to has ordered the Chalong Police to proposed launching a “sea taxi” the project. take swift action in bringing to jus- to ferry passengers down the Phuket Vice Governor Sommai tice the three men seen setting island’s west coast. Prijasilpa’s support also came homes ablaze in Chalong in the The project is called “From the with a few riders. early hours of March 27. boat to the plane”, Chief “I agree with the idea, but the Windy conditions helped the Phuriphat Teerakulpisut told a relevant officers have to learn fire destroy three wooden houses meeting at the Phuket Treasury more about the laws involved, in Soi Palai in just 30 minutes. Office last week. such as local planning laws, if Sombat Suwit told the Gazette “Many tourists visit Phuket they are going to continue the he had no time to lose in escaping each year – last year we had project,” she said. the blaze. “It was too fast. I didn’t around 9.5 million tourists. Cur- Vice Governor Sommai also have any time to grab anything from rently, the only way to travel from pointed out that the area where my house. Now I have nothing left.” Phuket Airport to other tourist the pier will need to be built at Mr Sombat said he saw three attractions on the island is by car. the airport belongs to the Phuket men acting suspiciously nearby. Since the population is growing One concern was that the existing pier in Patong, seen here at the left, branch of the national air traffic “They took off on a motorcycle, and more and more people are was in water too shallow to receive large boats. Photo: AbovePhuket.com control authority, Aeronautical but I cannot remember the license buying cars, the traffic is getting airport would reach Patong faster gested. Radio of Thailand (Aerothai). plate number,” he added. worse,” he said. than they would if they travelled “I think this project is a good “So the construction of the “I believe the fire was started “We want to help alleviate the by car. idea. Phuket is growing and more pier might affect the safety of over a land dispute. An investor traffic problem and offer tourists “Tourists will arrive at Patong transport options are needed. It planes landing and taking off at claims to own the land we live on, a better way of traveling by open- Beach faster by boat because the will be more convenient, and the airport,” she said. but we have been living here for a ing a boat route from the airport distance is shorter,” he observed. more impressive, for tourists ar- “We also have to consider the long, long time,” Mr Sombat said. to Patong Beach,” Mr Phuriphat “Traveling by car usually takes riving on the island. They could current expansion of Phuket Air- “There are many land owner- said. about an hour. In rush hour, it save time while enjoying their port. We have to discuss with ship problems in Phuket and I Considering the current state takes 90 minutes. But traveling by trip,” Mr Phuripat concluded. Aerothai and the airport manage- want to see justice served in this of Phuket’s traffic congestion, speedboat would take only 25 “We could even add more ment [Airports of Thailand] to see case,” Gov Maitri said. Mr Phuriphat even ventured that minutes, and by tour boat would routes from the airport to other if it is possible to move ahead with – Kritsada Mueanhawong passengers taking a boat from the be only 40 minutes,” he sug- places around the island,” he this project,” V/Gov Sommai said.

HONEY, IT WAS THIS BIG: Khamchit Sangsuwan went out fishing, but landed a baby crocodile. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar Luckless fisherman lands baby crocodile DECADES since a freshwater crocodile was last spotted in the wild on Phuket, a local fisherman accidentally landed a baby speci- men while fishing in Srisoonthorn last week. Khamchit Sangsuwan, 32, a resident in the neighboring district of Kathu, went fishing at Baan Bang Jo canal. After two hours of luckless angling, the end of his line Local villagers rushed to see the crocodile, but from a safe distance. suddenly started jerking and there was much splashing where it en- “The villagers tied its mouth tered the water. shut with rope because the croco- Thinking he had caught a large dile tried to bite them,” Thalang fish, Mr Khamchit reeled in the Police Deputy Superintendent baby croc instead, about 80cm Amnuay Kraiwutthianun. long and weighing about 2kg, just “The crocodile was taken to before dusk. Phuket Coastal Fisheries Research Excitement whipped through and Development Center in Wichit the village as people came running for safe keeping and for study,” to see the animal, but from a safe Lt Col Amnuay said. distance. – Thawit Bilabdullar April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 5 Getting ready for the ‘big dry’ Authorities lay out plans in case island’s water reserves begin to evaporate after Phuket’s driest first quarter in 10 years By Saran Mitrarat Phuket Municipality Deputy Mayor Thavorn Jirapattanasophon THE forecast for isolated, scat- said that water supplies for Phuket tered showers across Phuket Town, Samkong, Chaofa and during the run-up to the Songkran Sakdidet areas are enough to last festival will offer little reprieve to until the end of April. the island’s ongoing dry spell, However, he urged residents to which is Phuket’s driest January- save water until the rains arrive, to-March period in a decade, especially those living in the experts have warned. Chaofa and Sakdidet areas. “The average rainfall during “These areas are supplied by January to March over the past the Suan Luang reservoir, and that 10 years is 277.71mm, but this reservoir is dry,” he said. year we received only 63.3mm,” “Normally when we do not said Phuket MeteorologicalOfficer have enough water in Suan Luang Suchart Yonchamroen. reservoir, we buy water from a “That is the lowest recorded private company. This year that rainfall for this period in 10 years,” company is selling some of its Dark clouds over Phuket are expected to do little to end the driest early quarter in 10 years. Photo: Saran Mitrarat he added. water reserves to the Provincial Mr Thavorn hoped that such to supply the whole province for “We have about 5.9 million cu- This year’s early quarter con- Waterworks Authority [PWA], so drastic measures would not be nec- three to four months,” he said. bic meters of water in Bang Niew trasts with that of last year, when we won’t be getting as much. essary, as he has a backup plan of Mr Pisak is so confident of his Dum reservoir to support Thalang, a record 541.8mm drenched the “I urge everyone to help con- buying water from the PWA. water reserves that he told the Cherng Talay, Pa Khlok, Koh Sireh island, Mr Suchart noted. serve water or store water at “We have signed a contract to Gazette, “Don’t worry. We will and Rassada. Last year at this time As of Wednesday, the Thai Me- home,” he said. buy water from the PWA, so if they have enough water to freely cel- we had 7.2mn cubic meters. teorological Department predicted If need be, affected areas in have enough water we should have ebrate Songkran.” “There are 2.9mn cubic meters only a 10-20% chance of drizzle Phuket Town will be placed on enough water too,” he said. However, like Phuket Town at the Bang Wad Dam to support across Phuket for the coming water rations, Deputy Mayor PWA Manager Pisak Chonlayut Deputy Mayor Thavorn, Mr Pisak Phuket Town, Patong, Chalong and week, and the forecast was for Thavorn warned. confirmed to the Gazette that the also has a backup plan. Rawai. Last year at this time there temperatures to soar to 36ºC. “If the situation becomes criti- water on hand in Bang Neaw Dum “In the unlikely event that our were 3.7 mn cubic meters. The annual rains usually arrive cal, we will reduce water pressure, reservoir and at the Bang Wad water reserves aren’t enough, we “For the Kata and Karon areas, in late April, but if they are late, ration the water so it is turned on Dam is enough to support Phuket will buy more from Loch Palm and we have contracted a private com- the water situation for some parts and off at set times each day, and Province until the rains arrive. Chaofa reservoirs. We’ve already pany to supply desalinated sea of Phuket Town may be critical, supply water to some areas with a “Although there hasn’t been signed a contract with the owners water at a rate of about 12,000 Mr Suchart said. water truck,” he stated. much rain, we have enough water of those supplies,” he said. cubic meters per day,” he said. 6 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS April 6 - 12, 2013 Series of phone calls rescues Call of the wild answered lost Italians at Mai Khao turtle release

THE Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation and JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa hosted the 4th Mai Khao Turtle Release on the afternoon of March 29. The important annual event is organized to raise funds for, and awareness of, the plight of Phuket’s critically endangered sea turtles. Supported by the Phuket Ma- The grateful couple advertise the rine Biological Center and the tourist police telephone number on Royal Thai Navy, the event re- the day after their rescue. leased rehabilitated green turtles AN ITALIAN couple who lost back into the Andaman Sea. their way in Khao Phra Thaew Local officials, Phuket residents wildlife sanctuary in Thalang were and resort staff enjoyed an after- recovered safely on March 27. noon of fun activities and light Meiko Parisani and Valentina refreshments and witnessed the Bolognini entered the park at about rewarding sight of the turtles en- 3:30pm, hoping to see the Ton Sai tering their natural habitat. Waterfall, but soon lost their way. Phuket Governor Maitri “We were very scared and did Inthusut gave a speech highlight- not know what to do. In our coun- ing the importance of the Mai Khao try, the trees are marked, but I did Marine Turtle Foundation before This turtle got a helping hand to the sea. About 100 green sea turtles were released in the event hosted by the not see marks here, so we stopped releasing the first turtle to scuttle Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation and JW Marriott Phuket Resort. Photo: JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa and called our rental car company across the sand. for help,” Mr Parisani said. In total, about 100 turtles were and the Turtle Hatchery Program The car company notified the released. (under the Royal Thai Navy) is Phuket Tourist Police. Phuket’s sea turtles face mul- possible thanks to ongoing finan- “We received the report, so we tiple threats and their numbers cial support from the Phuket contacted our Italian volunteer to have been severely depleted in re- community. help us,” Lt Col Urumporn cent years. Everybody is invited to help Koondejsumrit said. Commercial fishing kills thou- with the protection of the area’s The Tourist Police then called sands of them every year. Many endangered turtle population. Fi- in Awat Nitikul, chief of the Envi- more die from eating or becom- nancial donations are much ronmental Conservation Unit. ing trapped in plastic debris appreciated. Every 2,500 baht “Our officers found them after littering the ocean, not to mention raised pays for the rehabilitation an hour and a half,” Mr Awat said. entanglement in fishing nets and of one turtle and its release back Grateful for the efforts by the being hit by speedboats. into the Andaman Sea. officers, Mr Parisani and Ms The work done by the Mai Khao For more information about the Bolognini went to the Phuket Marine Turtle Foundation foundation, contact Khun Kittipan, Tourist Police headquarters in (founded by JW Marriott Phuket Mai Khao Marine Turtle Founda- Phuket Town the next morning to Resort & Spa), the Injured Turtle tion Coordinator. Email: info thank all involved in the rescue. Rehabilitation Program (under the @maikhaoturtlefoundation.com. The event raised awareness in an entertaining way about the plight of – Kritsada Mueanhawong Phuket Marine Biological Center) Tel: 089-7338830. the endangered sea turtles. Photo: JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa Blood Bank stocking up for Songkran THE Phuket Regional Blood Cen- April 17: PPAO Hospital ter (PRBC) wants to boost its blood (Rassada), Administration room reserves to prepare for higher de- (3rd floor), 10am-3pm mand during the Songkran Festival. April 19: Hilton Arcadia Re- “We maintain a daily minimum sort and Spa Phuket (Karon), stock of 200 units of A, B and O Coconut grove room, 1pm-4pm blood, and 20 units of Rhesus-nega- April 22: Duangjitt Resort tive blood, but during the Songkran (Patong), 10am-3pm Festival we anticipate a higher de- April 23: Amora Beach Resort mand for blood, so we want to have (Bang Tao), 1pm-4pm an additional 50 units on hand,” said April 24: The Front Village Re- PRBC staff Watou O-ar. (bypass road), in front of Pizza sort Phuket (Karon), 1pm-4pm The blood center accepts dona- Company, Midday-7pm April 25: Phuket International tions at their headquarters on April 9: Swissotel Resort Airport, 10am-4pm Rattanakosin 200 Year Road, next Phuket (Kamala), Kamala Room April 28: Big C supercenter to Phuket Provincial Employment (2nd floor), 1pm-4pm (bypass road), 2pm-9pm Office in Saphan Hin, at these times: April 9: Tesco Lotus Phuket April 29: Jungceylon shop- - Mondays, Wednesdays and (bypass road), In front of ping center (Patong), Robinson Fridays from 8:30am to 4:30pm Homepro, Midday-7pm department store, 10am-3pm - Tuesdays and Thursdays April 10: JW Marriott Resort April 30: Moevenpick Resort from 8:30 am to 8pm and Spa Phuket (Mai Khao), 1pm- and Spa (Karon), 1pm-4pm - Saturdays, Sundays and Pub- 4pm April 30: Centara Karon Re- lic Holidays from 9am to 3pm April 10: Tesco Lotus Phuket sort Phuket (Karon), 1pm-4pm The PRBC mobile blood dona- (bypass road), In front of – Saran Mitrarat tion clinic’s schedule for April is: Homepro, Midday-7pm April 1: La Flora Resort April 17: Phuket Provincial For more information contact the (Patong), 1pm-4pm Court (Phuket Town), 9am-mid- PRBC. Tel: 076-251178. Email: April 5: Tesco Lotus Phuket day [email protected] April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 7 8 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS April 6 - 12, 2013 Fugitive caught with M16 Man rams three checkpoints from Khao Lak to Phang Nga Town

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

A MURDER fugitive on the run for a decade was arrested in Phang Nga on March 28 after an armed drug binge ended with police shooting out his tyres. Rescue workers cut down the It took about 30 officers to get coconut tree in the background to him into custody. free the body of Mr Watthikorn. Phonchai “Bao” Phetrit, from Trang, wanted by Ladprao Police Rolling truck in Bangkok on a murder warrant issued in 2003, was finally placed crushes owner under arrest after he rammed through three checkpoints. against tree The pursuit began after police received reports of a man firing A CONCRETE well ring vendor an M16 into the air at Baan Bang died in Thalang on March 27 af- La On, north of Khao Lak Beach. ter his crane truck rolled down a “Villagers said that after firing slope and one of the outriggers – a gun into the air, he jumped into arms used to stabilize the truck – a pickup truck and sped off south- crushed him against a coconut ward toward Khao Lak,” Phang tree. Nga Provincial Police Commander Thalang Police were notified Chalit Kaewyarat said. that a man had died at a coconut “He rammed through the Khao plantation behind Baan Chumpoh Lak police checkpoint, then headed Phonchai ‘Bao’ Phetrit, seated, in custody. He told police shooting guns into the air made him feel better. Mosque in Pa Khlok at about 4pm. to Tai Muang and broke through road in Thap Pud and gathered all tiously persuading him to surrender. amine] the night before. “One of the villagers wanted to another checkpoint at the Lamkan the police officers we could mus- In the pickup, they found the M- “He admitted that the guns dig a well so he ordered three con- Intersection, heading toward Phang ter from three police stations,” 16 and two magazines containing belonged to him, but claimed he crete well rings from Watthikorn Nga Town,” he added. Gen Chalit said. 11 bullets, as well as a .357 Smith did not want to harm anyone. He Anukulpaiboon, 58,” Lt Chatree Phonchai then rammed through “Seeing the roadblock and all the and Wesson revolver and bullets. said he carried them with him at said. another checkpoint at the Nop officers, he started to turn the “We also seized black magic all times because he believed that “Mr Watthikorn parked his Pring T-junction, heading toward pickup around, so our officers shot paraphernalia,” Gen Chalit said. if he shot into the air, his pain, truck and set out the outriggers Phang Nga Town. out his two front tyres,” he added. “The suspect confessed that he through black magic, would dis- on each side of the truck to hold “We used a truck to block the Police spent 20 minutes cau- took ya ice [crystal methamphet- appear,” Gen Chalit said. it in position. He did not notice that he had parked the truck on a slope,” he added. After he finished unloading the Ongoing trash fires cause evacuations on Koh Lanta concrete rings, the truck, now VILLAGERS on Koh Lanta have evacuated moved to live somewhere else because of respi- lighter without the rings on the back their homes because of respiratory problems ratory problems caused by the smoke,” he said. platform, lifted on its suspension and caused by landfill garbage fires which local San Wachedi, president of the Saladan started to roll. Mr Watthikorn was authorities say they are unable to control. Tambon Administration Organization dragged by the outrigger until it The villagers sought to publicize the trash (OrBorTor), admitted the landfill area was his reached a coconut tree and stopped, burning problem about three weeks ago by ap- responsibility, but said, “It is beyond our au- Lt Chatree explained. pealing to the Krabi Press Club, saying that thority to fix the problem.” “Mr Watthikorn was crushed local authorities had ignored the issue. “We tried to put out the fire with water, but between the tree and the outrigger On April 1, villagers again reported to the it did not work because the landfill is too big. and died. The owner of the plan- Krabi Press that smoke from the fire was in “We will spread out the garbage and con- tation and his staff saw the areas as far as two kilometers from the landfill. tinue spraying water on it,” Mr San said. incident but they could not stop “We reported our problem to the press last “I will take the problem to the district chief the truck or help Mr Watthikorn month, but we are still being ignored,” said and Krabi governor to ask for help in resolv- in time,” he said. Wissanu Kokyai, a village headman in the area. ing it,” Mr San said. Local authorities have tried but failed to control – Thawit Bilabdullar “About 10 households with babies have been – Kritsada Mueanhawong this ongoing landfill trash fire on Koh Lanta. Monk impersonator run out of town A SHAMBOLIC fake monk re- collect alms in the late morning or cently attracted the suspicions of even as late as 2-3pm. local people in Nakhon Monks in Thailand usually col- Ratchasima Province – and the lect alms in the early morning and attention of the police – by trying do not eat after noon. to collect alms in the afternoon. Sometimes Mr Sawaeng would Villagers called officers to in- even ask for money, saying that he vestigate a man who claimed to did so because he was not allowed be a monk but was improperly had been a monk for one year al- to accept food in the afternoon. dressed, collected alms late and ready at a temple in Nakhon Officers decided to take Mr sometimes even asked for money Phanom Province. Sawaeng to a local temple but had instead of food. However, he couldn’t remem- to grab him by the legs to get him At Phimai Irrigation Reservoir, ber the name of the monk he was into their vehicle. police found the scruffy figure of studying under. At the temple, the abbot was Sawaeng Prasertnu, 36. He said he was travelling busy with a ceremony, so could Mr Sawaeng was wearing a around the country because he not verify if Mr Sawaeng was a monk’s inner garment and trou- didn’t like staying at the temple, real monk. sers – both completely different preferring to move from place to Police settled for another solu- shades of brown – but had not place on his own. tion: they drove him out of Phimai wrapped himself in an outer robe, Local villagers all told Lt District and told him he would be as Thai monks are required to do. Phonphawi the same thing: that the arrested if he ever returned. Mr Sawaeng told the officer he supposed monk showed up to – Khao Sod April 6 - 12, 2013 NATIONAL NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 9 High-speed rail draws support, controversy ‘I’m still alive’

A GOVERNMENT bill to borrow tweets Thaksin some 2 trillion baht to finance FORMER Prime Minister Thaksin massive infrastructure projects Shinawatra took to Twitter for the has sailed through its first reading first time in more than a year last in Parliament, bringing a high- week to let his followers know he speed rail link between Bangkok was still alive. and Chiang Mai closer to reality. Mr Thaksin’s comments came But the plan came under fierce in response to a rumor spreading attack by the opposition, who Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Rayong on social media that he had died claim it will leave the Thai people and Hua Hin. The new routes are in a car crash in Dubai. indebted for decades to come. planned to be in place by 2020. In a sequence of tweets, Mr Prime Minister Yingluck But Thailand will need to pay Thaksin, who lives in self-exile in Shinawatra was widely ridiculed back 5trn baht once interest is the Arab state to avoid a two-year on social media for promoting the taken into account, leading critics jail sentence for corruption, wrote: plan by claiming the new fast links to claim the plan would bankrupt “Please allow me to tweet and would allow farmers to transport the country. clarify that I am doing fine. There produce without it rotting. The Democrat Party claimed was no such accident as in the After two days of fierce debate, that tickets from Bangkok to PM Yingluck drew flak for saying the scheme benefited ordinary folk as it fabricated story. It’s April 1, April the bill authorizing the government Chiang Mai would cost as much would allow vegetables to be transported without rotting. Photo: The Nation Fools’ Day,” he said. to seek 2trn baht in off-budget as 2,000 baht, saying the plans Meanwhile, Mr Thaksin’s son loans passed easily on March 29 would benefit only the rich. It also Asked why the project could Mr Kittiratt added that most of Panthongtae made an April Fools’ by 284 votes to 152 against. said the Pheu Thai Party was serv- not be funded by running budget the funds would come from the joke of his own, posting on The plan will entail upgrading ing its vote base while punishing deficits, Finance Minister Kittiratt domestic financial market, so the Facebook that his father had the current rail network as well the people of the South by failing Na-Ranong said doing so would income from interest payments returned to Thailand and had reg- as building high-speed links to include a line running to the contradict government policy of would end up in the pockets of istered to run in Chiang Mai MP between Bangkok and Chiang Malaysian border. running balanced budgets. the Thai people. by-election. Leaning tower of Pathum Thani A NEW seven-story building un- der construction near Bangkok has been declared off-limits by offi- cials after it started tilting at a perilous six-degree angle. Public works officials with Khu Khot Municipality in Pathum Thani, who have jurisdiction over the site, inspected the apartment building behind the Zeer depart- ment store last Sunday night, The Nation reported. They made the inspection after being hit by complaints from lo- cal residents. After visiting the building, they ordered that con- Construction was ordered stopped immediately. Photo: The Nation struction stop immediately. Thanes Weerasiri, head of the and the stakes being unable to demolished and rebuilt,” he said. Engineering Institute of Thailand, manage the total weight. Height- Signboards showing details of said the building had tilted at six ening of the building could cost the project, including its owner, degrees and should be demolished, the project owner the same had been removed since the news or heightened and rebuilt. amount of money needed to de- emerged, except for one notice The tilting was caused by the molish and rebuild it, he said. about the construction firm: foundation not being solid enough, “Personally I think it should be Choke Charoen Co Ltd. 146 rural doctors to quit over P4P pay THE Public Health Ministry’s new on remoteness, for their medical medical salary system has workers. prompted 146 doctors nationwide “The resignation of doctors to resign from rural and urban and specialists from rural hospi- hospitals, affecting medical ser- tals has seriously affected the vices for people in local areas. medical services for people liv- Some doctors have chosen to ing in remote areas – meaning work at private hospitals after people will have to travel long dis- learning that the ministry’s new tances to get treatment at medical salary system would cut Doctors and other public health hospitals in [their nearest] town,” their additional allowances, they personnel protested outside he said. Government House. Photo: The Nation say unfairly. The total number of doctors Among the doctors leaving the To date, 3,425 doctors work who resigned from hospitals na- public healthcare system are 11 at 723 rural hospitals across the tionwide was calculated by the specialists who provide medical country. Rural Doctors Society during care for complicated conditions, Under the Health Ministry’s February and March, after the according Dr Arak Wong- system – from April 1 this year – ministry initiated its plan to ad- worachart, a former president of 614 of 736 rural hospitals nation- just the additional allowance for the Rural Doctors Society. wide will cut allowances, based medical workers. 10 PHUKET GAZETTE INTERNATIONAL NEWS April 6 - 12, 2013 In brief… Brazilian doctor charged with 7 murders, may have killed 300 A BRAZILIAN doctor who was charged with Prosecutors said wiretaps of De Souza’s “We already killing seven patients to free up beds in a hos- phone conversations revealed her motive was have more than 20 Wikileaks fugitive pital intensive care unit may have been to free up hospital beds for other patients. cases established, Assange bids for responsible for as many as 300 deaths, “I want to clear the intensive care unit. It’s and there are according to a Health Ministry investigator. making me itch,” she said in one recording nearly 300 more Australian Senate Prosecutors said Dr Virginia Soares de released to Brazilian media. “Unfortunately, our that we are look- FUGITIVE WikiLeaks founder Souza and her medical team administered mission is to be go-betweens on the spring- ing into,” Dr Mario Julian Assange, holed up in muscle relaxing drugs to patients, then re- board to the next life,” she added. Lobato, the chief London’s Ecuadorian embassy for duced their oxygen supply, causing them to De Souza’s lawyer, Elias Mattar Assad, said investigator as- die of asphyxia at the Evangelical Hospital in investigators misunderstood how an intensive signed by Brazil’s nine months, has appointed a high- The Evangelical Hospital profile opponent of Britain’s mon- the southern city of Curitiba. care unit works and would prove De Souza’s Health Minister, archy to run his campaign for a seat De Souza, a 56-year-old widow, was innocence. said on Brazil TV last Sunday. in Australia’s upper house of par- arrested last month and charged with seven More cases are expected to emerge as in- If prosecutors prove that De Souza killed liament. counts of aggravated first degree murder. vestigators comb through 1,700 medical 300 patients, this could be one of the world’s Former Australian Republican Three other doctors, three nurses and a phys- records of patients who died in the past seven worst serial killings, rivaling the notorious case Movement head and barrister Greg iotherapist who worked under De Souza have years at the hospital, where De Souza headed of Harold Shipman, the English doctor who Barns said on Monday he would also been charged with murder. the intensive care unit. was found to have killed at least 215 patients. be campaign director for Assange’s absentee bid for a Senate seat in Australia’s September 14 election, which even if successful would not China downplays Korea tension bring him any legal protection. By Ben Blanchard as a necessary restraint on troublesome Pyongyang, hence Prosecutors seek A SHOW of force by US stealth the lack of criticism from Beijing. jets over the Korean Peninsula China has long been accus- death penalty for after talk of war by Pyongyang tomed to living with its Dark Knight shooter this week has caused only minor unpredictable “frenemy” neighbor, concern in China, a measure of a country valued as a bulwark PROSECUTORS in Colorado will Beijing’s belief that the North is to against the US and feared as a seek the death penalty for accused blame for the tensions and that source of dangerous instability. movie theater gunman James hostilities are not imminent. “It’s not the first time North Holmes in the slaying of 12 people The presence of US forces in Korea has used such strong lan- during a showing of the Batman places such as South Korea and guage. They often say this. I think film The Dark Knight Rises, the lead Japan has long worried Beijing, they are probably playing a game. prosecutor said in court this week. feeding its fears that it is being sur- It’s to do with what sort of per- Holmes, a 25-year-old former rounded and “contained” by son Kim Jong-un is, and his young graduate student of neuroscience, Washington and its allies, espe- age,” said Jia Qingguo, an inter- is accused of opening fire inside a cially following the US strategic national relations professor at the suburban Denver multiplex during pivot to Asia. elite Peking University. a midnight screening of the movie North Korea on Tuesday also “I really don’t think they will last July in a rampage that ranked announced plans to restart a resort to using their weapons. as one of the deadliest mass nuclear reactor that has been Maj Gen (Rtd) Luo Yuan, one shootings in the United States. closed since 2007, but emphasised of China’s most outspoken mili- it was seeking a deterrent capac- tary figures, expressed a degree Indian sex attacks ity, rather than repeating recent of sympathy with North Korea last threats to attack South Korea and US Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters are now patrolling the border week, writing that the country was separating North and South Korea. Photo: Reuters cause drop in the United States. only trying to push the international The state-owned KCNA news posturing only result in counter- North’s threats also elicited only community to properly guarantee female tourists agency said North Korea would actions, and fuel fear and mild criticism from China. its security and wanted normal ties A SURVEY of 1,200 tour opera- restart all nuclear facilities for both instability,” Ban said. “All these new actions from the with Washington. tors across India has indicated that electricity and military uses. However, the flying of B-2 and US side are not targeted at China,” War was unlikely, Luo added. the number of female tourists has The news prompted an imme- F-22 stealth jets in joint exercises said Ni Lexiong, a military expert “Once the joint US-South Ko- dropped by 35 percent in the past diate response from United Nations with South Korea, bringing US at the Shanghai University of Po- rean exercises have finished and three months. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, military might virtually to China’s litical Science and Law. with birthday celebrations for [late India’s Associated Chambers of who on Tuesday publicly stated the doorstep, has barely generated a re- Another well-connected Chi- founder of North Korea] Kim Il- Commerce and Industry, which North Korea crisis had gone too far sponse from Beijing except for a nese military expert, speaking on sung imminent, the temperature conducted the survey, on Monday and urged dialogue and negotiation generic call for calm and restraint. condition of anonymity due to the will gradually cool and get back attributed the fall to brutal sexual to resolve the situation. Last month’s announcement sensitivity of discussing Chinese to the status quo of no war, no assaults that made international “Nuclear threats are not a game. that the US would strengthen its defense policy, said China believed unification,” he wrote. headlines in recent months. Aggressive rhetoric and military anti-missile defenses due to the the US presence in Korea acted – Reuters Concerns remain for Mandela SOUTH Africa’s anti-apartheid day with some members of his hero Nelson Mandela, who is be- family,” the statement from Presi- ing treated in hospital for pneu- dent Jacob Zuma’s office said. monia, was visited by members In their previous bulletin late on of his family on Mon- Sunday, the medical day after doctors had team treating Mandela reported an improve- said he had a “restful ment in his condition day” and had shown over the weekend. further improvement A statement from after a procedure to South Africa’s presi- drain excess fluid dent said there was from around his lungs. “no significant Doctors had already change” in the condi- said he was breathing tion of the 94-year-old without difficulty. former president, who Nelson Mandela Mandela’s latest has been in hospital since late treatment is his third visit to hos- Wednesday suffering from the re- pital in four months, generating currence of a lung infection. worldwide concern over the Looking for a place to stay? “Former President Mandela is health of the revered statesman still in hospital where he is receiv- and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, See more classified ads at www.phuketgazette.net ing treatment... He spent part of who became South Africa’s first Family Day [Easter Monday] to- black president in 1994. April 6 - 12, 2013 BUSINESS PHUKET GAZETTE 11 B28bn worth of 20-baht notes to

get exchanged FRAUD PROOF: BoT Deputy Governor Tongurai Limpiti presents the new 20-baht banknote. Top right is a view of the front side, while bottom right is the back side.. Photo: The Nation An initial lot of 200 million new banknotes began entering circulation since April 1

By Steven Layne and Chutharat Plerin She insisted that their would not be a short- age in 20-baht banknotes, adding that the base AS PART of the Bank of Thailand’s (BoT) cost for each new banknote was only 80 policy to make its banknotes more satang, about 33% less than the series 15 modern and user friendly, 4 billion baht average cost of 1.2 baht per banknote. worth of new series-16 20-baht banknotes The series 16 banknote is still green, are being put into circulation. and will be the same size as its predeces- Until now, the Kingdom’s lowest-value, sor. Among the key security features are yet most widely used banknotes have not a watermark depicting the portrait of HM been fraud-proof in synchronizing with King Bhumibol Adulyadej alongside the electronic finance machines. number 20 clearly visible when viewed “The new design incorporates a range of against the light. advanced anti-counterfeit features to “The portrait of King Rama IX in the facilitate authentication by banknote Royal House of Chakri gown will be dis- sorting machines, vending machines played on the front of the banknote. On the and the general public, including visually back will be the images of the royal statue impaired persons,” Tongurai Limpiti, BoT of King Ramkhamhaeng. deputy governor, explained last week at a “Another security feature is color-shift press conference to launch the new along the thread located on the back of the banknotes. note. It is embedded inside the paper and Like the new 50-baht bank notes issued partially emerges to the surface at regular last year, the new 20 baht banknotes are intervals. Its color changes from green to marked with braille indicating the value of magenta when viewed from different the note (the braille symbol 2 for 20-baht angles, Ms Tongurai explained. and 5 for 50-baht). Also, irregular shapes printed on both The new banknotes should now be avail- sides combine to form the numeral 20 when able for exchange at commercial banks in the note is held up to the light. Phuket and nationwide. To help visually impaired people Ms Tongurai said that there are currently identify the new note, it features raised about 1.4 billion 20-baht banknotes in letters and numerals and two tactile marks FINANCIAL UPGRADE: In the near future, Thai electronic finance devices, such as ATMS will be circulation (28 billion baht), which repre- in the shape of flowers, which represent able to authenticate and register the latest series of 20 and 50 baht banknotes. Photo: Tim Moffatt sents 35% of four billion – the total number the number 2 in braille. of all types of banknotes in circulation. The announcement of the new 20 baht 500 and 1000 notes, Ms Tongurai said. well as [economic and disabled] minorities. Ms Tongurai said that within one year, banknote follows the issuing of a new 16 She explained the reason for starting with “The new series can be exchanged at the BoT will look to replace all series 15 series 50-baht banknote last year. 20 and 50 baht notes: “Since ATM machines commercial banks. The existing and previ- notes, which have been in circulation for The BoT will gradually replace all five don’t use these banknotes, there has been ous series still remain legal tender, M s as much as 10 years. types of series 15 banknotes – 20, 50, 100, negative impacts for the financial system as Tongurai added. Job fair expected to fill 30% of vacancies OF THE 6,000 job vacancies of- She noted that many of the fered through the “e-jobs@Phuket applicants were not necessarily 2013” job fair held last weekend unemployed, but were those at Phuket Rajbhat University, only who may have already been 118 positions were immediately employed, but considering filled, the Gazette has learned. making a career change. Phuket Provincial Employment Ms Yawapa went on to give a Office chief Yawapa Pibulpol said break-down of the applicants’ that a total of 1,578 job applica- levels of education: More than half, tions were submitted. 834 or 52.8% of applicants had a Of these, she said that 548 were bachelors degree while only 12 submitted at the fair itself, while (0.76%) had a masters degree; the rest were submitted online lead- meanwhile, 240 or 15% of ing up to the event. applicants had an advanced The available positions – in vocational diploma (in Thai, Phuket, as well as in neighboring More than 1,000 applications were made online. Photo: K Mueanhawong commonly denoted as PorWorSor”). provinces such as Krabi and Another 173 applicants, or Phang Nga – were at more than employers could post details of result of the job fair, as well as 10.9% of the total, had either a 100 companies, including hotels, their vacant positions. It saved the continued processing of general vocational diploma (“Por- shopping malls, medical clinics and time for both parties in finding their new applications through our WorChor”) or technical real estate businesses. ‘match’ for the job,” she added. website.” diploma (“PorWorTor”); while “The positions that were filled As for the remaining vacancies, Asked to speculate on such a 154 or 9.7% of applicants had immediately were [examples of] she explained that employers still ‘low match’ ratio, Ms Yawapa obtained a high school diploma as perfect matches between employ- need to screen applicants through said that a lot of the applicants their highest education credential, ers and employees,” Yawapa said. the interview process. were either over qualified for the while another 94 or 5.9% “Before the fair launched, job- “We expect that by the end of available positions, or that applicants had a 9th grade seekers could post their credentials this month, no less than 30% of benefits and salary did not meet (Mattayom 3) diploma. online through our website and the vacancies will be filled as a the applicants’ expectations. – Phuket Gazette 12 PHUKET GAZETTE BUSINESS April 6 - 12, 2013

CITY SLICKER: The CB500F is priced at only 205,000 baht. ADVENTURER: The CB500X’s riding position is perfect for touring. RACEY: The CBR500R offers plenty of speed and power. BigWing takes off in Phuket

By Dean Noble and Steven Layne shown exceptional growth across Southern market, Honda has its here, especially one [that dealership will serve as a main the Kingdom. sights set on the greater regional emphasizes] safety.” distribution and service point for HONDA’S BigWing dealership “When you take on any new market particularly the Singaporean Asked about the sales target the entire Southern region, Mr announced its arrival in Phuket venture, everything is about and Malaysian markets. for the first year, he said that the Chaiwat added. on March 28 with drum rolls and timing. We feel that this is the Indeed, timing is everything. dealership expects to sell about Honda BigWing Phuket’s range engines roaring, as the island’s perfect moment to penetrate this Phuket will host the 19th annual Big 1,200 bikes. of motorcycles start at 205,000 biking community were eager to regional market, and are confi- Bike week from April 14-21, If the numbers of bikes baht for the CB500F, up to the get their hands on the latest dent in our ability and experience which is themed and oriented ridden away from last week’s King of Grand Touring, the offerings from the Japanese giant. to effectively address the needs toward the Asean community, launch is any guide, almost 1,800cc Goldwing priced at 1.65 Following their successes in of the rider in this segment in with Honda BigWing as a topping 100 units, predominately million baht. Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Udon Thani Southern Thailand.” national sponsor of the with the eagerly anticipated CB500, and Bangkok, the island was the The president emphasized that event. in its three versions, it would The BigWing Phuket showroom and natural choice for the brand’s Honda’s leading market position President Kato added be of little surprise if BigWing’s service center is located at expansion into Southern Thailand. is a result of its “5s’” business that another driving targets are surpassed, and 99/9 Thepkrasattri Road Honda has chosen to launch the model: sales, service, spares, force for the antici- rapidly. The motorcycles will on the north side of BigWing dealership in Phuket now, safety and society. pated momentum of not only be going to Phuket, Phuket Town. For A.P. Honda President Chiaki Kato He went on explain that in the Phuket market is but throughout the re- more details, see said, as the “big bike” market had addition to serving Thailand’s AP Honda’s strong, gion, as the new BigWingPhuket.com 20-year relationship with Phuket S.T., its local representative. Chaiwat “Chai” Pornsirianant of Phuket S.T., gave the Gazette his outlook for the year ahead: “First, we are hopeful that Phuket resi- dents will increasingly start turning to big bikes, [by using our] outstanding service facilities. “Then, we want to continue A.P. Honda President Chiaki Kato, center, and Chaiwat Pornsirianant of to build and enhance the mo- The King of Grand Touring, Phuket S.T. (5th from right) presided over the grand opening ceremony. torcycle riding community the 1,800cc Goldwing. Photos: Steven Layne Bangkok Motor Show expects record sales DESPITE the conclusion of the for customers to qualify for the government's First Car Buyer First Car tax rebate. program at the end of last year, Nevertheless, the Vios sub- the Bangkok International Motor compact is so popular that even Show is serving as a major auto without the promotion, record extravaganza that is dramatically sales are expected during the helping to boost auto sales. official launch period. Organizers of the motor show, Apart from being the most which ends on Sunday (April 7) popular model in Thailand, the at Muangthong Thani, are confi- Vios is also the best-selling Asean dent that more than a record model, and 45,000 of these cars 60,000 orders could be placed at are expected to be exported to 86 this year's event, which features countries each year. a large number of new models Unfortunately, its 1.5-liter and concept vehicles. engine (109 horsepower and 141 The biggest seller at the show is Newton meters of torque) has been expected to be the new Toyota carried over from the previous Vios, priced from 559,000 to model, but improvements have been 734,000 baht, after orders were made to the engine, which now “discreetly” accepted late last year passes Euro 4 emission standards. April 6 - 12, 2013 PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 13 Resorts help water crisis

ACCORDING to the World Travel into the resorts, located in the and Tourism Council there are Maldives and Thailand. around 12.7 million hotel rooms Startup Whole World Water around the world, and another 1.3 (WWW), which officially launched million are in development, half of on World Water Day, March 22, is them being built in the Middle East hoping to bring the practice of and Africa. onsite water treatment and bottling Bottled water is as common a to the wider hospitality industry. sight in hotel rooms as thin-screen The effort is the work of televisions and mass-produced art. Karena Albers and Jenifer Willig. Given that hotels generally While Whole World Water is charge for bottled water, this being established as a for-profit, represents an important revenue member-based venture for resorts, stream. But there is a negative it has also created the Whole World side: hotels must deal with a flood Water Fund, a charitable organiza- of empty single-use plastic bottles. tion, through which all participating Whole World Water has already engaged nearly 20 high-end resorts, including Banyan Tree Hotels. In coastal areas, some plastic resorts contribute 10 per cent of force a change of habit. Virgin Hotels, Sovena and three Ritz WWW claims hotels and resorts bottles invariably end up at sea, their proceeds from the water sales. The hope is that consumers will Carlton properties. can boost their own revenue by where they contribute to a marine The fund, administered by Climate come to find the Whole World These member companies, and becoming their own water vendors. pollution problem that is turning into Care, will then use the funds to Water option a more chic, appeal- others that join in the future, must Based on a case study, the company a catastrophe for sea life. Shipping develop water treatment infrastruc- ing one. At the same time, perhaps agree to three basic conditions: pay- says switching to onsite bottling can water also is costly, generates tures in communities around they’ll start to think differently ing a US$1,000 annual membership increase a hotel’s profits from carbon emissions and most plastic participating resorts. about single-use plastic bottles. fee (this covers marketing and bottled water by around 22 per cent, bottles are made using virgin resin, “We all have to ask ourselves, Just as local food has captured promotional expenses); installing a since the filtration systems are derived from oil. when did we get bamboozled into the attention of travelers, so can secondary water filtering system to relatively inexpensive. Plus, the re- A forward-thinking hospitality drinking bottled water? But we did. water – as long as it is clean and further purify the hotel’s tap water sorts can cut shipments of bottled executive decided to rectify the It became the thing to do, safe. “We’re in a big movement and then bottle it in the WWW glass water by using the onsite system, wastefulness of single-use plastic especially at high-end resorts,” over local food,” Albers says. bottle, which is later collected and thereby reducing their carbon foot- bottles at his luxury hotel proper- Albers says. “Why did water get taken out of reused; and donating 10 per cent of prints and waste generated. ties: Sonu Shivdasani banned the She says that Whole World that equation? Why shouldn’t water bottle sales to the Whole Albers and Willig believe they import and sale of the bottles at his Water is “trying to get people up water be local? We will get local World Water Fund. can attract enough members to Soneva resorts in 2008. to speed on what we need to do water councils cognizant of the Banning sales of single-use WWW to raise $1bn each year Instead, the company filters, to protect natural resources.” fact that municipal water has branded plastic water bottles from for the Whole World Water Fund, bottles and sells its own water That said, Albers and Willig every right to be as clean as bottled third parties is not a membership to help the estimated 1 billion onsite, in bottles that are then believe they will be more success- water.” requirement. “We are not mandat- people around the world who collected and reused. This elimi- ful if they give consumers a better WWW has already engaged ing that they can’t sell bottled water lack access to clean, safe water nates the emissions associated option to plastic-bottled water nearly 20 high-end resorts, includ- in plastic,” Willig says, “We have to sources. with transporting bottled water rather than trying to immediately ing Banyan Tree Hotels, Branson’s walk before we can run.” – SmartPlanet 14 PHUKET GAZETTE PROPERTY April 6 - 12, 2013 Live by the sword, die by the sword THEY came, they spent, they left. Thais on this one). That pretty much sums up the Asia’s rising middle class, great Russian tropical cold war mounting consumerism and low- of this the high tourism season. cost airlines (that are the new buses Over the past month or so I of the sky) are rolling out more and embarked on a research project to more travellers. The beast of suc- try to learn more about the surge cess now sits at our own dinner of visitors from the former USSR table, with an empty plate and is to the island of Phuket. hungrily giving us the eye. Not content to simply put one Suddenly Phuket’s collective nationality under the microscope face is covered in sweat, with a I wanted to grab a shovel and dig pulse beating like a jackrabbit, and deeper into this mysterious world terror starts creeping into the of the emerging Eastern European equation. How did this happen? outbound market. The roads choked with traffic, So many numbers so little failing infrastructure and crowds time. Taking a step back and everywhere you go. trying not to fall over any sleep- As in all things unexpected, next ing dogs, in 2012 the estimated comes the blame game and we are overseas visitor draw to South- suddenly adrift in the present day, LUXURIOUS TASTES: Last year Russians spent over 35 billion baht while Alex Tour was one target of local on holiday in Phuket. Photo: wallpaperweb.org east Asian countries topped 88 indignation. Photo: Christian Mouchet where suspicion, stress, envy and million, with 1.8 million Russians greed are all trying to plunge out falling into immigration lines multiplying at a faster pace than through the in door. across the region. Thailand drew imaginable. Local investors have One topic of my local debate is 1.3 million with roughly 452,000 tripped into true blue love affair the concept of zero baht tourism. coming to Phuket. with the prospect of owning a ho- This conspiracy theory somehow Looking beyond the numbers, tel. One by one, these “same same” conjures up the notion that there is the fact that 80 per cent of properties have risen from hills, is some secret tunnel running these travellers come during high valleys, flatlands and beaches. underneath the island to other season from October to April and Despite a series of political countries and a Full Monty money the bottleneck at Phuket Interna- hijinks, the country has become train is running nonstop exporting tional Airport has increasingly an accidental economic success cash elsewhere. become a house of chaos. Toss story. Government agencies This of course is utter non- in the language barriers, tour bus such as the TAT have rejoiced sense and those who are inclined mania and an entirely new with nearly religious fervor about to believe it need to return home dynamic to the legacy of the year on year double digit growth to their caves before dinosaur tourism market, and the result has figures. (Note to naysayers, no feeding time. Last year, Russians been a sharp local backlash. doubt they have learned well brought over 35 billion baht in For a number of years now the from their American cousins on tourism earnings to this island, island’s hotel rooms have been Wall Street so don’t blame the and the vast majority of it stayed in the local economy. Over the past few months we Local protests this year against alleged Russian-owned businesses have been looking at the tourism near Bang Tao Beach. Photo: Christian Mouchet twins of Bali and Phuket. While Phuket? Absolutely not, we are addressing infrastructure issues this island has continued to post only at the beginning of the story would seem a far more intelligent growth, the Indonesian counter- but some prankster at life’s book- reaction to the unfolding drama part is faltering. Again, look no store tore out the last page and than a dead-end witch hunt. further then flat trading numbers we have no idea what the ending Is more better? You will have of Eastern Europeans to our will be. What is relevant is to take to be the judge of that. southern shores and it all adds up. time to have a forward-looking The East is the now West, at least view of the island’s number one Bill Barnett is Managing Director of for the moment. economic indicator – tourism. C9 Hotelworks and can be contacted Is mass tourism the end of Master planning, zoning and through C9hotelworks.com. April 6 - 12, 2013 PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 15 Central bank fears bubble THE BANK of Thailand (BoT) might reel in Prasert Taedullayasatit, chief business of- the real estate market after detecting some ficer of Pruksa Real Estate Plc, said he would hot spots, especially in the condominium meet with the BoT on Friday. It was normal segment for units priced under 3 million baht. that the authorities will need more informa- “A restriction on banks for 0% interest tion from developers about market sentiment rates is one of the measures to control the and the size of both supply and demand. This market. But the central bank will have other is better for the BoT before launching more measures such as tightening the loan-to- measures to control the market. value ratio from 90% for condominiums to Srettha Thavisin, president of Sansiri Plc, 85 or 80 % if it believes that the condo said he met with the BoT team last week market shows signs of speculation and may and gave them market data, including the form a bubble in the near future,” a source sizes of both supply and demand. The said yesterday. company also showed the team its market A team has been sent to meet with the research studies. When the company goes top 10 listed property firms to ask them into new locations it has to have the about the residential market, he said. information to support its expansion plan. The main question concerns the supply “They asked if a drop in the loan-to-value and demand situation, as concern grows ratio to 85% or 80% will impact the over indicators of a glut in the market. But market. I said that will impact directly on buy- most developers believe that the market still ers of residences priced lower than 2mn baht has demand to absorb the supply and that because they do not have enough Srettha Thavisin, president of Sansiri Plc, does not believe there is a bubble. the market is still stable without any bubbles. savings to make a down payment. This will “However, we believe that the property Policy Group, said banks can launch this They admit that some locations may be not support low-income people in owning a market now is different from 1997 because kind of zero-rate campaign but they have subject to speculation, but say that does home,” he said. most property firms and commercial banks to clearly inform prospective customers not change the overall property market. “In my view the property sector does have restraints on launches and provide about the effective interest rates through- The central bank may not impose any not have a bubble ,” he said. loans for customers based on credit scores. out the loan term to give them complete measures on the public but will use internal For example, Sansiri now limits sales to “When we look in more detail we see less information for decision-making. guidance such as asking banks to rein in lend- its customers. If they want to buy more non-performing loans from mortgage loans The central bank has been monitoring the ing. They may be asked to report project loans than five units, the company will not sell compared with other loans, so we believe that banking industry and found that their lending over 200 million baht or to raise the credit them to them. This is one of the measures the real estate market now does not face a has met the standard and that their non-per- score threshold for approving mortgage loans. to reduce speculators in the market, he said. bubble. But we have to be careful in some forming loans (NPLs) have not increased. These are some ways to control the property Chatchai Payuhanaveechai, executive locations,” he said. Bankers said they have been informing home market without creating any panic. vice president of Kasikornbank, said that if The BoT will also talk with banks about loan customers about the effective rates after In 2011, buyers of condos were required the BoT does not want banks to offer a their campaigns for home loans featuring the 0% rate ends. The central bank raised to make a down payment of 10% of a unit’s zero interest rate to customers, then KBank a 0% interest rate as part of its annual visit this concern to prod the banks into being more value and in 2012 buyers of low-rise resi- will follow that policy, because it is the to the executives of the banks. cautious about bubbles in the property dences, both townhouses and single family responsibility of the central bank to Ruchukorn Siriyodhin, assistant sector, they said. homes, had to deposit 5%. manage the country’s risk. governor for the Financial Institutions –The Nation 16 PHUKET GAZETTE FINANCE April 6 - 12, 2013 Buy Priceline and book your visa run JUST the other day I had still think the stock is a client ask me how he going higher and here’s can save some money on why: the company is best his next visa run. He positioned among the wants to explore more of online travel companies Southeast Asia and has gotten tired of for the international market. making the usual trip to Cambodia, Laos • Priceline.com is acquiring the US travel or Kuala Lumpur. That’s when I told him software company Kayak.com about Priceline.com. Priceline (PCLN) is • The company is trading with a cheap the famous “Name Your Price” website in forward P/E (price/earnings) of 15 and has the United States. Here in Asia though, we a 35% operating margin use the Priceline subsidiary, Agoda.com for • Priceline has $103 per share in cash hotels and in Europe they use Booking.com. the stock is trading above both the 50 I have used Agoda.com to explore the and 200 day moving averages Philippines, Bali, Malaysia and Vietnam. Each • Booking.com is the #1 online site for time I was saving anywhere from 10% to European hotels 50% on hotel rooms. The best part is that I • Up to 80% of the company’s profits got cash rewards for each booking and was come from international travel the company able to redeem them on my other trips. continues to take market share from I’ve gotten free weekends from my Expedia and Orbitz reward travel. Those rewards come in handy • Priceline is using pricing power to for an expat that has to make a visa run and negotiate hotel rates for customers is looking to save money. Phuket currently • Subsidiaries traveljigsaw and has 1,117 hotels listed on Agoda ranging in rentalcars.com have strong growth in car SHATNERED: Who could get a better deal on a hotel than the captain of the USS Enterprise? price from US$20 to $1,800 dollars per night. rental market Priceline.com operates as a one-stop • JP Morgan raised its target on the then fall asleep for 6-12 months before Priceline is in Asia, the Middle East and online destination to serve all your travel stock to $835 and Jeffries upped theirs heading higher once again. Latin America. These regions have a needs. You can book flights, hotels, car to $820 The one uncertainty overhanging the burgeoning middle class that want to travel. rentals, vacation packages and cruise trips. • Priceline has beat earnings estimates stock is Europe. Many analysts are Among the online travel sites, Priceline is The company’s Agoda.com provides hotel for 12 straight quarters worried that Europe may stay in reces- best positioned in the growing $600 billion reviews and lets you know the key attrac- • The stock has a PEG ratio of 0.95, sion longer than expected. The recovery international travel market. tions for each city before you book. anything less than 1 is undervalued that many had hoped for this year has yet So when the time comes to make your Personally, I use Agoda.com only for Priceline.com is currently trading at to materialize. Uncertainty with the next visa run or when you need to just booking hotels. My last trip to Kuala Lumpur $713.50 with a 52-week range of $553 recent Italian elections and Cyprus bail- get a break from Thailand, take a look found me too busy to book a room in to $774. The stock has dipped recently out aren’t helping to calm markets either. at Priceline.com and one of their sites. They advance. I had the taxi take me to Bukit because its Kayak acquisition will close I’m not as concerned as others though, can help save you up to 50% and if you’re Bintang and drop me off in front of some later than expected. Kayak will give a big considering the company has weathered the looking at Priceline for your next investment, moderately priced hotels. At the desk the boost to the company’s bottom line due storm very well for the past five years that give me a call and we can discuss the merits price was $90 per night. Standing at the to Kayak’s metasearch software. Europe has been in crisis. Bookings in of putting Priceline in your portfolio. front counter I went online, which took me Metasearch allows users to send Europe have been rather consistent and three minutes, and booked the same room requests to other search engines and considering that only 25% of the European Don Freeman is president of Freeman Capital on Agoda for $52. A 42% savings! The desk databases to get a single list of results. hotel market is online, there’s plenty of room Management, a Registered Investment Advisor clerk had a big smile on his face as I handed This acquisition will put Priceline ahead for growth. Priceline has less than 10% of with the US Securities Exchange Commission him my reservation number. of its rivals Expedia and Orbitz. total hotel bookings in Europe. There’s (SEC), based in Phuket, Thailand. He has over Actually the best part about Priceline has The technical picture looks great. considerable room for growth in Europe 15 years experience and provides personal been the stock performance. Over the past Priceline.com gained over 50% in 2012 and people are still traveling to Europe and financial planning and wealth management to eight years, the stock has risen an astound- and has been forming a quiet consolida- making hotel reservations. expatriates. Specializing in UK and US pension ing 3,000%. I have owned it since 2007 and tion for 12 months. Often leadership stocks Besides penetrating the European hotel transfers. Call 089-970-5795 or email: it has been my best performer after Netflix. I will post strong price gains (50 to 100%) market further, the fastest growth for [email protected]. Budgeting tips and concerns for expats BECOMING and remaining an living expenses, like the cost of tax treaty) to ensure their income expat will require careful budget- health insurance as you get older, is included in future Social Secu- ing to avoid potential minefields or will be subject to much higher rates rity payment calculations and are serious financial problems down of inflation or annual price jumps. taxed on their worldwide income. the road. With that in mind, here Likewise, few (if any) western are concerns or tips to keep in Budget for emergencies countries will pay disability or pay mind to help you avoid blowing a Emergencies for an expat can for medical care to an expat hole in your expat budget: mean everything from something citizen while they live abroad. medical related requiring a medi- This means you need to be aware Track your living expenses cal evacuation to being forced to of what government entitlements Most personal finance software relocate home. In particular, you you stand to loose out on when like newer versions of Quicken will need to have a much bigger you move abroad (along with any will have a multi-currency func- emergency fund to cover the taxes you may still be subject to) tion to track living expenses in any possibility (no matter how remote and you will need to budget extra currency along with fluctuating it might appear) that you will need for insurance or be prepared by FRUGAL: Being an expat requires serious budgeting. Photo: Images of Money exchange rates. If you have just to return home permanently and saving more money. become an expat, it would be a prices tend to rise in Thailand below your means now may help reestablish your life there – a good idea to record every single during the tourism high season you live a comfortable lifestyle in potentially expensive endeavor the Protect your credit score living expense or transaction you while countries that celebrate the future should your financial longer you have been away. Many international banks and incur (especially any banking or Chinese New Year may have sales circumstances suddenly change. financial institutions will do a money transfer fees) for the first up until the celebrations and big Budget for the loss of credit check on you back home few months using such software prices increases right after that Budget for inflation government entitlements or abroad before they decide to so you can plan a more accurate . Developing countries like Thai- and for taxes do business with you – meaning expat budget moving forward. Live (well) below your means land tend to have much higher British expat pensioners have any late payments or unpaid bills The days of cushy expat assign- rates of inflation than developed for years complained about fro- you skipped out on paying will Learn local price trends ments where all housing Western countries. Ask yourself if zen pensions after moving abroad come back to haunt you in the It’s a good idea to live on a very and schooling fees are covered, you could realistically afford a while Americans generally need future even if you are now tight expat budget for the first few defined pension plans and even hypothetical 5% or even 10% to be a state resident (with a living it up somewhere else. months after becoming an expat stable employment with annual across the board annual increase physical address) to qualify for Protect your credit score and your and to use that time to learn about cost of living adjustments are in your current living expenses for unemployment compensation, reputation at home and abroad by local prices and when the best time increasingly becoming distant items like food and housing. In work for an American company making sure your bills are paid on to buy something is. For example: memories – meaning living well addition, don’t forget that some (or work in a country with a US time. – Don Freeman April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 17

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There can be no doubt that visiting tourists need – and fully deserve – better public transport options between Phuket Air- port and west coast resort destinations. The fact that Phuket Town enjoys not only an Airport Bus service but also the Po Thong “pink bus” service is just one reflection of a sad reality: that Phuket’s resort areas have developed a reputation among tour- ists – both foreign and domestic – for being mafia-controlled, rip-off destinations. No segment of the local economy has done more to earn this dubious distinction than the tuk-tuk and taxi syndicates, which through collusion and thuggish self-entitlement make taxi fares on the island the highest in the country. The solution to this problem is to deal with root causes head on, rather than try to “work around” them. The “sea taxi” appears somewhat like a tacit admission that these syndicates are, and will always be, here to stay – with tourists forever at their mercy. We are unwilling to concede this point. Change is not only possible, but fully supported by the vast majority of island resi- dents and visiting tourists who are sick and tired of the status quo. By analogy, if the island’s tourism economy were compared Tarzan, please put some clothes on with a car, the current situation would be like driving around Re: Gazette online, Semi-naked to Haad Yai and driving time is a with the emergency brake engaged. It is a huge drag on an is not an option, March 30 minimum eight hours. Any visa economy that, for the most part, offers excellent value. After 12 years in Phuket, this runner will be well aware of this. It always helps to try and view the issue through the eyes of still bothers me. Phuketsub the end user, the visiting tourist. Sadly, this does not seems to be Now I can understand what the Gazette Forum Do you have an opinion to voice? understood by many of our elected officials and Bangkok-appointed comments of the Thais are (spo- Email [email protected] bureaucrats. ken out loud), and these naked Many tourists who touch down at Phuket International Air- people may not care, but they Unsafe kitesurfing port arrive deprived of sleep and burdened with baggage after should. backed up by the tuk-tuk mafia. A long flights and all the hassles related to Customs and Immigra- Because they will be perceived bus (ferry) on the water from the On Karon Beach there are some tion, security, and so on. All they want to do is get to their hotels as idiots, just as much as Tarzan airport is still a bus. areas where the swimmers are safely, at a reasonable rate. was when he walked in the city in Then there is the transport protected from jetskis. We doubt many of them would be keen to board a vessel for a his loin cloth. So they will be ripped from the airport to the ferry ter- Now the wind has changed and half-hour speedboat ride during the monsoon rains. After all, off, laughed at, and receive the minal who will do that? So that the kitesurfers have come back. many people are prone to seasickness. Unanswered questions worst possible service. will mean one taxi to the ferry then Why don’t the kitesurfers respect one taxi from ferry Patong to include where they would disembark, as the temporary pier in Tinkerbell these areas (for example, outside accomodation. It will cost more Patong is only moored there a few months of the year. The idea Gazette Forum the Hilton Hotel)? Does someone would also open the possibility of an unprecedented maritime than a direct taxi. have to get injured for them to un- disaster if one of the boats were to sink. Lizardofoz derstand the danger? It is as bad if not worse to see Gazette Forum The solutions to Phuket transport woes are self-evident: buses, this in a restaurant. I for one do Unfortunately kitesurfers be- songthaew, metered taxis and perhaps light rail. The time for change not allow it in mine. I have even lieve that they are the coolest is long overdue; all that is required is leadership and courage. had praise from some customers Stop hit-and-runs people on earth and if you try to for having this rule. A lot of people talk with them and ask them to don’t know it is illegal to walk Re: Gazette online, Phuket Police respect the marked areas they usu- Bangla bare chested after 6pm as on lookout for three drivers in two ally react agressively. well. fatal hit-and-runs, March 30 Please take your camera to Mick.s The drivers have nothing to Karon beach tomorrow afternoon Gazette Forum lose by fleeing the scene under and write an article about this current laws. problem. Thank you very much. If the penalty for fleeing the Patrick Fix the potholes scene (which is considered an ad- Karon mission of guilt) was a guaranteed Re: Gazette online, Lucky escape one-year jail sentence, on top of from injury as Phuket tuk-tuk the fine+compensation they would Just say yes... to drug flips, March 25 have paid had they not fled, then I am glad about the minor inju- it would stop the horrendous, tests ries these guys suffered; it could cowardly act of leaving a human have come out much worse. being to die. Re: Gazette online, Patrons and Hopefully the people respon- Skip staff of Phuket bars, nightclubs sible for road maintenance read Gazette Forum subjected to drug tests, March 27 about the reason for the accident Well, it should not bother any- and start repairing, between Karon body who is not into drugs. In and Patong as well. Singapore, Indonesia and other Fritz Pinguin No jihad here countries it would be much, much Gazette Online worse for drug users. Re: Gazette online,Thailand Who are the people also buying News: Little optimism for break- drugs, encouraging the trade on A bus by any other through in Thailand’s forgotten the islands? Tourists make up a jihad, March 26 big percentage of them. name “Jihad” might grab headlines, I agree with this totally. Test but does the word really describe them and if they do not approve Re: Gazette online, Phuket ma- the situation in the Deep South? let them stay away. It’s better than rine chief floats Airport-Patong No. To describe the distance be- having a place overrun with drugs. sea taxi idea, March 28 tween Phuket and the Deep South Singapore is popular for its no It will be an interesting trip in as “a few hundred kilometers” is drugs or nonsense, and for its Volume 20 Issue 14 the SW monsoon! also misleading. It may be 350km safety. Also Patong longtail mafia will to the nearest point in Yala as the Yvonne have something to say about it, crow flies, but there are no flights Gazette Forum April 6 - 12, 2013 OPINION PHUKET GAZETTE 19 Shelter and training for those with HIV

Daoroong ‘Joojee’ Rodsamnam, 49, from Bangkok, has been project manager for the Life Home Project There are better ways to clean the streets than this. Photo: Gazette Files PHUKET is always in the top-five Foundation, a shelter for HIV- provinces in Thailand in terms of positive mothers and their children, numbers of people with HIV and for seven years. Water solutions AIDS. People come and go on the island, which makes it hard to Here, she talks about HIV in Many places on this planet, includ- control the disease. Phuket, the goals and challenges ing Phuket, are going through one The main goals of our founda- of the Foundation and what of the driest spells of the last By Steven Layne tion are to provide help to motivated her to work there. decade. HIV-affected mothers and their My home state of Colorado is Do you have an opinion to voice? children, destigmatize HIV no exception. Email [email protected] through educational outreach pro- doesn’t accept HIV-positive are as young as 12 years old. They Denver, the state’s capital, last grams and teach about safe sex. people. This is partly because get it from having unprotected sex. week declared a stage-two drought but rather, you and I – taxpayers The biggest challenge we face years ago, in a campaign to stop I want everyone to understand that situation, based on a scale in which – who ensure that our island’s is finding funding: to support the HIV, the government portrayed it having safe sex is very important. four is an emergency. trusty water trucks can keep women and children who live in as disgusting and scary. The cam- Using condoms is the only way to With its two prime reservoirs things ‘clean and orderly’. our house, the children in the 170 paign was successful, but it left protect yourself from getting HIV. at 59% and 73% capacity, (sound We should be taking advantage families we serve across the is- people afraid of HIV. I never planned to do this job. I familiar?) the city’s waterworks of our ideal tropical location. land and our Some families re- came to Phuket intending to start estimate that it needs to conserve First we should continue to pro- educational out- ject their relatives my own business, but I have yet 16 billion gallons to avoid gradu- mote and invest in rain collection reach programs. who are HIV-posi- to do that. ating to a stage three situation by during the wet months. Our house can tive, so we try to I met the foundation founders, next year. Then, let’s sell off all these wa- accommodate 40 teach them that Jose Luis Guy Cano and Helen Indeed, the situation – in Den- ter trucks. A chain-gang of well people. Right now people with HIV can Fellon-Wood, and they asked me ver and in Phuket – seems dire. behaved prisoners with some we have 22 chil- live in the same house to work with them overseeing the Yet on at least 10 occasions over cheap bags and brooms is one idea dren and 10 with other people. construction of the foundation the last three months – during this to keep Tor Sae hill, among other women staying Actually, it’s not house. I was going to work with supposed drought – I’ve been places, nice and clean. here. The children easy to get HIV in a them for three months. I’m still caught in traffic behind a provincial As for who should clean up are either HIV-af- daily-life setting. As here seven years later. water truck whose sole purpose is construction spills, I’ll leave it to fected or orphans Children at a shelter you may know, the It was my children that made to spray water on the road. your imagination. of people with celebration. Photo: Life virus is transmitted by me stay – they are teenagers, and Take a walk up Tor Sae hill in Finally, with the money earned AIDS who passed Home Project Foundation the transfer of blood, I felt that if I didn’t do something Phuket Town for some exercise, from selling the water trucks, let’s away. semen, pre-ejaculate, good for society, that somehow and you may be forced to move build solar distilleries all along Children can live in the house vaginal fluid or breast milk. bad luck would come to them. So aside for the water truck on its daily Phuket’s coasts. These could be until age 18. Normally, women can The children who stay with us I decided to work with the foun- rounds, spraying tens of thousands simple greenhouses designed live here for a maximum of six go to regular schools across the is- dation to prevent HIV and to of liters of water to clear off the around two reservoirs – one to months, but in some cases, if they land, but because of the stigma, they support anyone who had it. human litter and spoiled organic left- pump in raw sea water, and one to have nowhere to go or can’t live by cannot tell anyone at school they We are fortunate to get free HIV overs that the monkeys there didn’t store clean potable distilled water. themselves, they stay longer. have HIV. drugs from the government want to eat. The pumps could be powered Although we provide housing, Our goal is for everyone to through Vachira Phuket Hospital In the neighborhood near my by free photovoltaic energy from the best situation is for HIV- understand that HIV-positive but we are grateful for donations office, water trucks regularly the sun, and the distilling process affected people to live with their people can live normally in soci- of money, clothes or toiletries di- cruise through cleaning up the dirt would be a basic, automated con- families in their own neighbor- ety with other people. rectly to our house. Information piles and spills from construction densation-drip mechanism. hoods or villages, and have as Another thing I am worried about us including our bank ac- of new subdivisions in the area. Now if only we could convince normal a life as possible. about in Phuket is teenagers get- count number is available on our But it’s not really the construc- and educate those in charge to Unfortunately, Thai society still ting HIV at younger ages. Some website: Lifehomeproject.org. tion crews taking responsibility, share such a vision.

Left behind on a bus Can he stay after his divorce? I recently arrived by bus at the and we hand over such items to My friend has been married to a Will he be able to stay until the of the divorce paper, plus photo- new Phuket BusTerminal 2 on them as soon as we see them. foreign man for over 10 years and expiration date of his latest per- copies. Thepkrasattri Road, then caught To report or claim lost items, they have lived in Thailand for all mit? His current permit will expire We do not have a set time frame the pink Po Thong bus to the old call me at 076-373193 or visit our that time. The marriage was rati- in October, but they would like to within which the foreigner must bus station. information kiosk from 4am to fied under Thai law and every year divorce in April. report this to us, but please ask When I got home, I realized that 10pm every day. the foreign husband was issued a If he marries another Thai, will him to report to us as soon as I didn’t have my passport, and the permit-to-stay under a non-immi- his non-O visa expire? Will he be possible. long-haul bus company didn’t have Malee Korbanpakul at the in- grant O visa on the basis that he able to apply for another permit- After his permit-to-stay has it either. formation kiosk at Phuket Bus was supporting a Thai spouse. to-stay with the marriage been cancelled, we will give him Is there a lost property section Terminal 1 replies: If they divorce, how long will certificate from his new Thai seven days to exit the country. at the Phuket bus terminals I can To report or claim any lost or my friend’s foreign husband be wife? If he still wants to live in Thai- contact? found items, call us at 076- allowed to stay under this permit? Panyaporn land, he has to leave the country Travers Johnson 211977. We are available at the Thalang and apply for another type of visa. Chalong information kiosk from 6am to If the foreigner wants to marry 6pm daily. Phuket Immigration Officer Lt another Thai woman, he has to Matsree Songclai at the infor- Col Napat Nusen replies: obtain a new non-immigrant O visa mation kiosk at Phuket Bus Oyjai Kotchaset, of Catstate As soon as the couple sign the from a Thai embassy or consu- Terminal 2 replies: Mission Co, which operates the divorce paper, the non-immigrant late abroad before we can issue We do not keep things like wal- Po Thong bus service, replies O visa will be invalid. The foreign him a 12-month permit-to-stay. lets or passports for more than To report or claim any items man must come to the immigra- For more information, call the three days. Local police and Tour- lost or found on a Po Thong bus, tion office to inform us that he is Phuket Immigration Office at 076- ist Police officers drive through call me at 085-0788199. I am no longer married. He will need to 221905. We are open Monday to the terminal once or twice a day, available from 6am to 8pm daily. bring his passport and his copy Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. 20 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013

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3-BEDROOM LAND NEAR KATA Properties DETACHED HOUSE BEACHFRONT HOT DEAL - CONDO CENTER HOUSE FOR SALE: For Sale Chalong complex, secure, LAND FOR SALE AT THE POINT Great location, road access, URGENT 240sqm land. Price: 3.2 million 5 mins to Kata Beach and baht. Tel: 086-478 0201. Email: main road, 1,450sqm with title [email protected] deed. Contact Lychee. Tel: LUXURY CONDOS 081-891 3048 (English & Ger- SALE/ RENT HOUSE FOR SALE IN man). BAAN PROMPHAN 2.5 floors, 5 mins to town, 2 LAND AT bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Good CHERNG TALAY for stay! 2.85 million baht. Tel: Prime beachfront land for 390sq wah, nice flat land, quiet 4.9 million baht, 89sq wah 083-506 9155. Email: sumitra. sale on Koh Mak Noi, area, Chanote. In Pasak Soi 5 (includes furniture). Stone [email protected] Phang Nga. Ideal for resort/ near Laguna Home. Price: 6 mil- wall around the house & fruit villa development. Over 400 lion baht. Tel: 089-472 9118, 086- garden. 4 air conditioners, meters of beachfront. Up to 709 2933. telephone and internet, 3 2 bedrooms, living room 30 RAI IN TOWN 18 rai available at 10 million bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 and fully equipped kitchen, Flat land near Dowroong baht per rai. Contact 087- Opposite to Big C, one PATONG LOFT CONDO CCTV. Located near the 160-212sqm. Very high School in Phuket Town. Tel: 058 4001, 089-904 0266 or bedroom with nice view in- For sale. 1 bedroom, fully fur- Heroines Monument, to- standard with a nice view. 081-691 2526. panan.titapura@hotmail. cludes furniture. Price: nished, 67sqm living area. wards to Tesco Lotus Big balcony, swimming com For further details, 3.8 million. Negotiable. Now only 2.5 million baht, re- Thalang. Tel: 080-520 2989. pool, gym. Kathu, 10 min- please see our website at Tel: 082-276 1817, 081- duced from 2.69 million baht. Email: edc9designs@ utes to Patong Beach, 5 LAND ON http://redsunset.wix.com/ 614 5372. Tel: 089-872 6895. Email: gmail.com minutes to Phuket Town, all KOH LON ISLAND kohmaknoi [email protected] department stores, and in- HOUSE IN ternational hospitals. Sale: PRIVATE SALE OF PHUKET VILLA VILLA DOWROONG 8.5-11.5 million baht. Long- HALF A RAI CONDOS PATONG NICE HOUSE Phuket Town. 3 bedrooms, 3 term rent: 45,000-63,500 At Ao Makham. Land is located 88SQ WAH bathrooms, 47sq wah. Tel: 089- baht. Tel: 086-268 7901. opposite Port of Phuket and 909 2771. Email: condophuket@ next to Bel Air Cape Panwa yahoo.com Resort. Price 4.2 million. For COMMERCIAL more information please call: BUILDING 081-891 5932, 089-035 6702. NEW TOWNHOUSE Flat land for sale. 3 rai and For sale or long lease. Situ- AT PHUKET TOWN 150m from beach. Price: ated in a great location on main 2 storey American-style 6.5 million baht per rai. D CONDO 1, KATHU road, Phang Muang Soi 3. townhouse with 3 beds, 2 Email: kohlon@hotmail. -29.94sqm, mountain view, New condos. 1km to beach, Ideal for restaurant and apart- baths, parking lot, garden. com price 1,278,000 baht. near Bangla Rd and Jung- 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, ment. 15 rooms, key money. Furnished. Sale 3.2 million -29.70sqm, mountain view, ceylon, 1 bed, 1 bath, fully fur- 3 aircons, sofa, cable TV. 1.5 millions. Rent: 120,000 baht or rent 18,000 baht. Tel: price 1,280,000 baht. nished. 3.9 million baht for Near Jomthong Village on baht. Must see! Tel: 081-396 081-978 1558. Email: keng. -29.79sqm, pool view, price 42sqm and 3.8 million baht Khwang Rd. 6.5 million baht. 0880. Email: Sumonmarn@ [email protected] POOL VILLA phuketreallife.com NEAR BIS 1,330,000 baht. for 44.5sqm Tel:081-541 Tel: 086-774 2034. Email: -29.70sqm, pool view, price 2025. Email: c.junlarat@ [email protected] SALE HOUSE 192SQM 1,365,000 baht. gmail.com GUESTHOUSE KARON Jom Thong Thani, Vichit. 2 bed- Contact Vutdy on 081-892 FOR SALE rooms, 2 bathrooms with spa 3709. HOUSE & FURNITURE URGENT SALE/ 14 rooms, 35 seats restau- pool. Tel: 084-191 1288. Email: Single house, 60sqm. 2 RENT rant, fully furnished, Chanote homerenovationphuket@ floors, 3 bedrooms and 3 title, can be sold with com- gmail.com NEW CONDO: URGENT toilets. In Chaiyapruek Vil- pany and work permit. Only SALE/RENT lage at Land & Houses Park, mail please. Price: 27 million PATONG LUXURY Chalong. Good location and baht. Email: tomasholm CONDO SALE entrance from bypass road. [email protected] 2 beds, 1 bathroom, living room Built 2 years ago. Tel: 084- and fully equipped kitchen, 627 7001. NAI HARN BEACH 98sqm. Very high std, nice CONDO view. Big balcony, 2 swimming LAND FOR SALE 2-bed condo, 146sqm, ground pools, gym, quiet location. 7.5 Near the main road to Baan floor unit, 3 mins walk from million or N/O. Tel: 080-052 And Tesco Lotus Thalang, beach. Fully furnished. Large airport. 4 bedrooms, 4 bath- Don-Cherng Talay. 68sq wah. 8082 (English). Email: phv 1.1 million baht. Tel: 089-472 common pool. Only 7 million [email protected] rooms, large fully equipped Special price, modern baht. Tel: 089-652 1951 (English Western-style kitchen, style, 30sqm, 1 bedroom, 9118. Email: honda.1437@ yahoo.co.th & Thai). Email: phuket.pn@ 10x4m infinity pool and 1 living room, 1 pantry. In House in Patong. Newly gmail.com PHUKET TOWN pond, plenty of outdoor and Kathu, 3km to Patong. built 40sq wah, near Sea CENTER indoor living spaces. Price: Full set of built-in furniture. Pearl project, Patong. 2 House for sale. 252sqm. 5.5 15.9 million baht negotiable. Ready to move in! Contact CHEAP LAND storeys, 3 bedrooms, 3 bath- million baht. Contact Jiab. Tel: FOR SALE PHUKET VILLA 5 Tel: 084-141 7170. Ya. Tel: 081-797 5138. rooms, fully furnished, 2 VILLAGE 087-269 3989. Close to Phuket Interna- aircon, kitchen with hood, re- tional Airport. 4 rai, Chanote frigerator, dining room, living title. 3.8 million baht per rai. room, hot water, cable TV Tel: 081-868 7676. Email: and internet. Tel: 086-476 [email protected] 9612.

For sale. Price 4.5 million baht. No agents, no fur- nished, with 4 aircons, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen and car park. Be- hind Kajonkiet International School on Chao Fa West Road, 5 minutes to Central Festival. For short or long- term rent, 16,000 baht per month. Call to see 087- 270 9093. April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 23

PARADISE COMPLEX FULLY FURNISHED Commercial building, 3 storeys, CONDO IN 2 POOL VILLAS HOUSE FOR SALE currently a clinic and accommo- SUPALAI PARK NEXT TO PIA dation for sale or rent. 14 million baht. Tel: 081-891 7887.

INVESTMENT PATONG CONDO Bangla Suites condo, 60sqm. For sale: 6 million baht. 2.5 mil- lion baht discount. Share transfer Chao Fah Garden Home 3 costs. Tel: 081-894 8446. for sale. Near Sengho in Koh Kaew near BIS, 10 Email: [email protected] Bookstore in Phuket mins to Lotus. 2 beds, 2 www.southernfriedricecom Town. Studio, 30sqm, baths, 2 aircons. Nice living floor 15, sea view, aircon, SITUATED ON & kitchen room, car park, MAI KHAO 1 RAI furnished. Price: 1.9 mil- 6,400SQM LAND NEAR fully furnished. Ready to lion baht. Ready to move CHANOTE Secluded family style sports, MISSION HILLS move in. 2.85 million baht in. For more info call 089- 3.7 million baht. Walled and recreation, restaurant & bar near Boat Lagoon. Tel: 081- 472 9118. ready to build. Tel: +1-808-633 complex at well below replace- 541 2025. Email: c.junlarat 2688. Email: gg.consulting@ ment cost. Chanote title. No @gmail.com rocketmail.com building restrictions. Tel: 081- HOUSE IN PHUKET 607 2805 (English & Thai). PATONG LUXURY VILLA 5 FOR SALE Email: [email protected] LAND AT AO POR APARTMENT For further details, please see 22 rai, Chanote title, flat 3 beds, 4 baths, fantastic view, our website at www.phuket land with rubber trees, di- quiet, clean, fully furnished. Tel: sport.com Pa Khlok. 2 rai 32sq wah, rectly on the major road no. 081-892 8208. Ready to move in. Villa 1: 60m wide. Chanote. Located 4007 towards Ao Por Pier. on 1,100sqm land, 16.9 KAMALA LODGINGS on Tha Ruea-Pa Khlok- 1.5 million baht per rai, million baht. Villa 2: on A new development compris- Muang Mai Rd. 11 km from from owner. Tel: 084-753 CONDO AT 2,200sqm land, 21.9 mil- ing 10 units, each with 2 bed- Heroines' Monument. Price: 3512. Email: hhphuket@ ROYAL PLACE lion baht. Brand-new, each rooms and 2 bathrooms. 7.8 million baht. Tel: 089-472 hotmail.com with 3 bedrooms, 4 bath- 90sqm townhouses for sale in 9118. Email: honda.1437@ Kamala. Priced at 5.495 million 46sq wah, furnished, 3 rooms, 12m swimming hotmail.com baht. Tel: 076-349660. Fax: bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, pool. Guest bungalow with 076-292772. Email: leehunt LOOKING FOR HOUSE 3 aircons, carpark. Only 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom. OR VILLA Perfectly located in a devel- [email protected] LAND FOR SALE IN 3.5 million baht. Tel: 081- CHALONG Chalong: 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- 787 7675. opment with underground rooms, pool. Price: 5.9 million electricity and security, Sea view, 9 rai, 50 million baht. baht. Nai Harn: 2 bedrooms, 2 only 800m from Mission HABITIA KOH KAEW Tel: 081-978 3480. Kirana: bathrooms, pool. Price: 6.5 mil- SEA VIEW Hills Golf Course, less [email protected] lion baht. Thalang: 3 bedrooms, RAWAI-NAI HARN than 10 minutes to airport, 2 bathrooms, pool. Price: 6.9 Luxury brand-new villa with infin- Phuket International Acad- NAI HARN BEACH million baht. All freehold and ity 12m long swimming pool + emy and Ao Por Grand CONDO price negotiable. Tel: 082-420 super sea view. Only a 150 meter Marina. Tel: 081-343 0777. 2-bed condo, 146sqm, ground 7052. www.stayonphuket.com walk to the beach. 16.9 million Email: montha_phuket@ floor unit, 3 mins walk from baht. Tel: 086-982 2888, 086-982 yahoo.com beach. Fully furnished. Large Condo at Royal Place 2888 (English & Thai). Fax: 076- common pool. Only 7 million Project, bypass road, oppo- PATONG 8/9/6 FLOOR 374882. Email: prim_purdue@ baht. Tel: 089-652 1951 (English Seaview, studio, brand-new, site Tesco Lotus. 37sqm, 2fl, Modern style, Chino-Por- yahoo.com & Thai). Email: phuket.pn@ 50sqm, freehold, kitchen, TV, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, PENTHOUSE KATA tuguese, area: 36.50sq gmail.com aircon, fridge. Tel: 084-292 7558 kitchen, fully furnished (2 360º panoramic view: wah with 118sqm living aircons, washing machine, POOL HOUSE RAWAI mountain and sea. space approx. 3 bed- (English). Email: vineetanand1 5.5MB @gmail.com refrigerator, TV, microwave, 300sqm. 16 million baht rooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 FREEHOLD CONDO cable TV, 24 security with Pool villa, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- includes 2 million baht car park. Sale down pay- 68sqm, fully furnished. 2.8 mil- key card etc). Pls contact rooms, fully furnished. Car: upgrade allowance. Tel: ment 500,000 baht. Tel: lion baht. At www.thetrees LAND IN KRABI for more details. Tel: 086-476 Ranger 4x4 and motorbike. Tel: 081-828 0972. 087-270 9093. residence.com Tel: 083-982 3x420sqm, 2,500 baht per 9612. Email: annanoi1@ 076-388859, 084-626 7669 9105. sqm, 3 minutes from Ao Nang hotmail.com (English). Email: brionalain@ Beach. Tel: 081-787 2008. hotmail.fr OCEANFRONT VILLA Classified Advertisements Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. Then hand it to any of our agents.

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HOUSE FOR RENT Properties PRIVATE PATONG 2 aircon bedrooms, 1 bath- SINGLE HOUSE NEW FULLY For Rent HOUSE room, living room, furnished FOR RENT FURNISHED HOUSE kitchen. Near Phuket Zoo. Tel: 081-537 9878 (English & Thai), 089-729 8472 (English & Thai). 3-BEDROOM HOUSE Email: tiwus@hotmail. co.th TERMFUN VILLAGE PATONG 1 + 2 BED APARTMENTS Large pool, maid, security, free Large enclosed yard with WiFi, cable TV. Close to beach, mall and nightlife. From 20,000 2-storey house, 2 bedrooms, waterfall, swim jet pool, very 3 bathrooms, 20,000 baht quiet, clean water, 2 bed- baht per month. Tel: 080-052 8082 (English & Thai). Email: per month, quiet area. Ao rooms, 1 bathroom, fur- Makham Bay, 4km from nished. Must see! Tel: 087- [email protected] Cherng Talay. Main bed- town, 2km to beach. Tel: 081- 882 1963 (English), 088- 892 4311. For further details, room and sitting room both Phuket Town. 3 bedrooms, 464 3835 (Thai). Email: B.L. APARTMENT please see our website at with aircon, large kitchen. 3 bathrooms, fully furnished, [email protected] At Kathu, 1 bedroom, 1 living panwagreen.weebly.com All newly renovated, part room, aircon, cable TV, ADSL, cable TV, kitchen. Tel: 081- furnished. 10 minutes from hot shower, swimming pool, 396 4264. Laguna, 15 minutes from SEAVIEW 2-BED garden and car park. Rent: Surin Beach, 12,000 baht CONDO KATA SINGLE HOUSE RENTAL APARTMENT 7,000 baht per month. Tel: 081- KATA OCEAN VIEW PATONG CONDO per month, minimum rental Spacious, 2 bedrooms, sea 692 3163. FOR RENT 12 months. Tel: 087-272 view, kitchen, free WiFi, beach 3 CONDO Pool, security, studio, 46sqm, 5250 (Thai), 086-946 5916 minutes walk. Email: resort Fully furnished, seaview and furnished. Tel: 089-728 4005. (English & Thai). Email: [email protected] VILLA AND POOL non-seaview apartments, avail- Email: [email protected] [email protected] Soi NaYa, Nai Harn. Luxury 2 able for long-term rental. From bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. 15,000 to 40,000 baht per TOWNHOUSE FOR DELUXE BEACHFRONT Long-term rent: 37,000 baht CONDO month. Located on Kata Hill. RENT IN TOWN RAWAI RENTAL STUDIO per month. Tel: 083-396 4007. Fully furnished, 3 bedrooms, 2 bedrooms. Also at the Point, Tel: 076-330641. For further de- 28sqm, aircon, cable TV, fridge, Email: mervyn.crocker@ 2 bathrooms, 3 aircons, very near Central Festival,1 bed- tails, please see our website at kitchen. 6,500 baht. Negotiable yahoo.com good location, close to Central room, kitchen, lounge, many www. oceanic-global.com long stays. Tel: 085-757 3240. Thalang. 4 bedrooms, 4 bath- Festival and Makro, entrance facilities. Tel: 081-892 0038. rooms, fully furnished, cable is in front of Headstart Interna- COZY HOUSE NEAR KATA WESTERN 3 BEDROOMS - APARTMENT TV, kitchen. Tel: 081-396 tional School. Tel: 081-719 LUXURY POOL VILLA NAI HARN 4264. THALANG 1 & 2-bedroom rooms, Sat TV 7015. Email: jyfievet@gmail. Pruksa Ville, fully furnished. Big saving 6 months lease, and internet included, fully fur- com 15,000 baht per month. Tel: 089- only 25,000 baht per month, nished, Western bathrooms and 2 BEDROOMS - 795 6363. Email: vicky_grc@ has all, near Laguna. Tel: 089- kitchen, huge covered terrace, BANGTAO BEACH APARTMENTS PATONG hotmail.com 594 4067. car park. Long-term: 22,000 baht. Fully furnished, free swimming Located at Phuket Palace and Tel: 084-840 1262. Email: north8 pool. 16,000 baht per month. Patong Tower. 55-66sqm in 3 BED HOUSE IN [email protected] Tel: 089-795 6363. Email: size and with one bedroom. KATHU: 13,000 BAHT HOUSE AT PRIME [email protected] Tel: 081-892 1621. Modern, 3-bed townhouse for PLACE VILLAGE rent in Kathu. Only 13,000 baht A high-grade built house, fur- ONLY 500M TO PATONG RENTAL HOUSE IN CHALONG per month for one year rental. nished and conveniently lo- NAI HARN BEACH STUDIO Near Palai Beach. For rent, 2 Tel: 084-455 6743 (English), cated minutes from Rawai 30sqm, 300m to beach, bedrooms, aircon, 1 bathroom, 086-153 0103 (Thai). Email: and Nai Harn Beaches. 2 aircon, cable TV, kitchen, ADSL, fully furnished, cable [email protected] spacious bedrooms with en fridge, furnished. 8,500 baht. TV, car park. Tel: 089-728 suite bathrooms. 1 guest toi- Negotiable long stays. Tel: 8311. ORCHID KATHU let. Aircons. Large living-din- 085-757 3240. HEIGHTS ing room. Telephone line with NAI HARN, Serviced apartment. Studio, 1 Near Heroines’ Monument. ADSL. Free water supply HOUSE FOR RENT bedroom, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- Furnished, aircon, 3 bed- and garbage removal ser- LUXURY VILLAS FOR RENT KAMALA Available now! 3 bedrooms, 3 rooms, rooftop pool, free WiFi. rooms, cable TV, kitchen. vice. 22,000 baht per month. batrooms. Price: from 26,000 Beautiful house with com- Tel: 076-203208, 081-892 0038. 25,000 baht per month Tel: 087-383 0936 (Khun Nui). 2 villas in modern style, baht per month. Up tp contract. munal pool (4 houses) im- For further details, please see with 30,000 baht deposit. Email: hunt17@hotmail. one of 3 bedrooms and No agents. Tel: 082-420 7052. our website at www.orchid Tel: 086-607 7493. com mediately available for one of 2 bedrooms, pri- kathuheights-phuket.com rent. 3 bedrooms, beautiful vate swimming pool, big garden, carport, WiFi, TV. garden, jacuzzi. Contact KATA TOWNHOUSE 25,000 baht per month. Francesco. Tel: 085-790 2 storeys, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- Please call 083-388 8036. 7816. Email: francesco rooms, kitchen, car park, elec- For further details, please [email protected] See tric gate, 2 balconies, aircon, see our website at www. our website at www.villa hot water, 90% furnished. phuketqualityhouse.com cheloni.com 16,000 baht per month. Tel: 082-412 0971. April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 25

APARTMENT IN NICE HOLIDAY FLAT Holiday ELECTRICAL SAFETY Property Services PATONG in quiet location fully furnished INSPECTION REPORTS Long term, on Patong Beach, and equipped for longtime rent Homes & Villa Home safety electrical checks. fully furnished with kitchenette, available. Tel: 089-651 7818 BS7671. Tel: 081-606 0200. parking, etc. Tel: 076-344922, (English). Email: horst@capt- Rentals Email: info@phukethome 081-892 6829.Email: jctailor@ horst.com For further details, services.com loxinfo.co.th Please see our please see our website at website at www.bluewater www.capt-horst.com phuket.com Household Help RENT APARTMENT LOFT STYLE FLATS AND ROOMS - KATHU Patong. Fully furnished. QUALITY MAID Secure, quiet, great location Price: 9,000-18,000 baht SERVICE for exercise. Long-term per month. Tel: 089-728 First class house cleaning rental. 10,500 baht per 4005. Email: thamad17 service covering Chalong, Nai month. Tel: 086-664 5575. ñyahoo.com Harn, Rawai. speak good Email: hkguy 789@yahoo. English. Tel: 081-271 0496 com (English). Email: richard@ KATHU, 3 BED siamrealestate.com UNFURNISHED CHEAPEST ROOMS IN HOUSE LIVE- IN HOME REMODELLED PATONG BEACH HOUSEKEEPER From 450 baht per night. Three bedroom unfur- WANTED OR REPAIRED Property nished house to rent on Fully Inclusive. Call or mail for Excellent living conditions. Project management. All popular estate near Soi Wanted details. Tel: 084-053 4365, Must love dogs and commu- types of work. American Namtok. Many more avail- 087-896 5219, 090-031 8418 nicate in English. Tel: 080- speaking. Tel: 087-468 5939. able. Tel: 076-615905, 090- (English & Thai). Email: 690 5248.(English) Email: 875 3683 (English). Email: PROPERTY & RENTAL HOTEL OR LAND [email protected] lil@ladolce vitare.com.au WANTED sdm@ wmalexan der.com MANAGEMENT For further details, please Household Established Company, suc- Patong (or max. 30 min HOUSE FOR RENT see our website at www. Building cessful management, and rental from Patong), 1-4 rai with wmalexander. com Services marketing by hoteliers. We Chanote, 20-50 rooms, Close to the Heroines Products& manage estates, condos, and Sea view (even partial). We Monument. Single new Services individual villas at low fees. Own offer all guarantees. Email: house: 60 sq wah, 2 bed- Accommodation PHUKET HOME aircon, pool, handyman, maids, ppvisseur@hogest. com rooms and 2 bathrooms, MAINTENANCE gardeners. Email: resortgm@ Please see our website at Western kitchen, large Wanted Renovations, hous repairs, CONSTRUCTION gmail.com www. hogest.com living room, 3 air condi- SERVICES tioners, internet connec- painters, tilers, electricians, We offer construction services at NEW REAL ESTATE tion, fully furnished. Tel: NEED URGENTLY plumbers, carpenters, PROJECT? 089-737 9104 (English & builtin, construction. Fluent all levels, from home renovations, Accommodation VILLA right up to complete builds, all un- Experienced Project Manager. Thai). Email: p_pong English-speaking boss. With or without pool (for 2 der Western supervision. Why Contact for free initial advice. Available thong@hotmail .com Free quotes given. Tel: 084- persons) Tel: 082-420 not discuss your needs with us? Tel: 087-975 2326. Email: 193 5124. Email: phuket 7052. Email: stayon We're sure we can help. Tel: 085- info@smarthomes-thailand. homemaintenance@ [email protected] 576 6812 (English) Email: ajb@t com yahoo.com KATHU, 3 BED Please see our website at hai worldproperty.com UNFURNISHED CHALONG www.stayonphuket.com RENOVATIONS, HOUSE HOUSE REPAIRS Two mins from Chalong Three bedroom unfur- Circle. Two- bedroom fur- Renovations, house repairs, nished house to rent on nished house in great lo- construction, electric installa- popular estate near Soi cation with 24- hour secu- LUXURY RENTAL The Gazette Online tions, mold decontamination. Namtok. Many more avail- rity. Modern and quiet VILLA SOUGHT Free quotes and warranties of- able Tel: 076-615905, 090- estate. 12,000 baht per Executive working on a local fered. English, German, Swed- 875 3683 (English). Email: month. Contact Khun project seeks luxury villa on ish and Thai speaking person- sdm@ wmalexan der.com Pha. Tel: 085-880 8849 west coast for low/off sea- is always on top in Google! nel. Tel: 085- 880 3728 (English), For further details, please (English & Thai). Email: son use. Very flexible. 080-141 4577 (English & Thai), see our website at michaelhiggins7@dodo. Email: jamesriedlin ger@ 083-394 8337. Email: mattias www.wmalexander. com com.au gmail.com @zionproperty.com

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REAL ESTATE RENTAL AGENT Thai national, must have car, be professional. 20,000 baht. Salary + commission. Tel: 088-413 8122 (English). Email: [email protected]

ADMIN & COORDINATOR STAFF Small dynamic real estate agency based in Chalong seeking Thai female staff. Good command of both spo- ken and written English. Computer literacy. start Im- mediately . Tel: 086-940 2266. Email your resume to sales@ 18excelsior-property.com For further details, please see our website at 18excelsior- property.com

MARKETING FOREIGN STAFF MANAGER WANTED Thai, age above 30 years, related Secretary needed for online experience. Salary: 30,000 baht support and marketing. Flu- + commission. Tel: 087-026 ent in English writing, com- 1362. Fax: 076-381717. Email: puter literacy. Able to plan chalongmarket @hotmail.com and organize your day to Please send CV to e-mail, or call achieve results. Tel: 081-968 for info. 5963 (English). Email: c@ bayshoreprojects.com MAINTENANCE MANAGER NEEDED NATIVE ENGLISH Experienced maintenance/ TEACHER facilities manager is sought To teach class of 9-12 chil- for a villa on the west coast. dren, ages 6-9 years old, Send CV. Email: gdreg@ must have experience and AUTOCAD / 3D CUSTOMER yahoo.ca degree. Start on 22 April, / ADMIN STAFF RELATIONS @ RESORT Chalong, 8am-4pm, Monday- Due to an increase in Light- Health Resort Customer Rela- HOUSEKEEPER Friday. Tel: 080-624 7060. ing Design Projects we re- tions & Sales Rep. Fluent En- For 6 months in Australia. Email: buds.span@yahoo. quire AutoCAD people who glish Speaker & Experience An Äussie man with 2 com have experience in producing Required. (Good Salary & Ben- young daughters require architectural / ID / lighting / efits). Tel: 085-783 0141. Email: help of young Thai TEACHERS WANTED electrical drawings, 3D ren- info@thailand camp.com woman to assist house- Chalermprakiat is looking for derings and office admin of keeping. The candidate native English speakers to the same. We are interested COOKS AND MAIDS must have English skills, teach English. A degree and to talk with potential employ- Luxury villas in Patong look- passport preferably, age TEFL are required. Tel: 085- ees, free lance individuals or ing for experienced cooks between 25-35, enjoy chil- 781 9162. Please email your companies who can offer and maids. Live in or live out. dren. Contact Jum Tel: cover letter and CV to these services. Tel: 081-893 Full or part time. Tel: 080-699 087-095 9274. [email protected] For 7027 (English). Email: pot 2436, 088-760 9841. Email: info please contact Clarke. [email protected] [email protected]

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STAFF WANTED Cashier who speaks En- glish and Thai, experience preferred. Tel: 086-987 7339 (English). Email: stanlaysphuket@hot mail.com

FRENCH SALES CONSULTANT Experienced French Sales Rep- resentative needed for Real Estate. Good command of En- glish and French required. High- LIVE-IN COMPANION est commission on the island For Thai lady, at Kata. House- awaits for the right candidate. Tel: keeping and cooking. Contact 081-968 5963 (English). Send Noi: 076-330518,Tom: 087- CV to [email protected] 627 3464.

ACCOUNTANT NEEDED RESTAURANT MGR Japanese wedding company Russian Mgr Required with Sa-mer Wedding at Boat La- good English and experience. goon. is seeking an experi- Tel: 082-415 4546 Please enced account. Qualification: contact by email: lizunov.o@ over 3 years Experience in ac- mail.ru count . Good command both spoken and written English. ELT PHUKET: RECEPTIONIST RESTAURANT STAFF Good salary based on experi- TEACHERS PATONG NEEDED ence. Please contact us by Native English speaking teach- Hotel is looking for a reliable Small restaurant in Kata is email [email protected] ers wanted to work full time in Thai female. 2 days off per looking for experienced staff, and around Phuket. Very com- week. Tel: 081-892 1621. English is a must. Salary: FOREIGNER WEB petitive salary, bonuses and 14,000 baht. Tel: 081-370 PROGRAMMER 5855. Email: jad.nahle@ insurance. Tel: 076-221940. ARCHITECT Web or Software Programmer/ 084-847 3033 (English & Thai). hotmail.com Developer (Java,C-hash.Net) Email: maxbeardsly@ gmail. Thai national wanted. Ability GUEST HOUSE STAFF CUSTOMER SERVICE needed: 1). Have good knowl- com to use AutoCAD, Sketch-Up SALESPERSON / Reception - assistant man- RECEPTIONIST edge of OOP and RDBMS. 2). and 3D-Max is a must. Tel: ASST. TO MD ager who speaks English Female for villa resort in Rawai. 081-788 1639. Email: sec@ Good understanding of current THAI DRIVER WANTED 2 years experience. Thai or and Thai. Experience pre- Part time, full time. Computer phuketa wnings.com foreigner. Must be fluent in writ- web and software technology Driver for resort. Thai national ferred. Tel: 085-159 7400 skills are essential. Tel: 089-289 ten and spoken English. Area: such as HTML5/CSS3, Ajax, only. Must speak English. (English). Email: dshumny@ 1502. Email: jittraming@gmail. Phuket, Samui, Krabi. Send MVC, and etc. 3). Ability to Tel: 085-783 0141. Email: info SWEDISH / FINNISH yahoo.com com CV to info@macraetrading. code in Java or C-hash.NET as @thailandcamp.com TOUR GUIDE well as Ajax, JQuery. 4). Good Swedish/Finnish speaking com RUSSIAN SALES PERSONAL ASSISTANT understanding of frameworks tour guide wanted for cruise Two Chefs are now looking for Native Thai with good com- and IDE in Java or C-hash.Net RECEPTIONIST / boat. Tel: 087-897 1761. ESTATE / RENTAL an outgoing salesperson. mand of English, computer and 5). English fluent. Tel: 081-968 SALES Email: [email protected] MANAGER Russian nationality. This is a administrative skills. Email: 5963 (English). Send CV to LED Light company based Intira Villas is looking for a Thai good opportunity for the right [email protected] [email protected] in Chalong, looking for Thai ASSISTANT MANAGER person with a happy and posi- person highly preferred to Thai national, not over 35 tive attitude. Must be able to get high salary and good ASSISTANT SALES girl to attend to our Thai and MANAGER BAR SUPERVISOR, foreign customers. En- years old, degree, fluent in communicate in English and commission. If you are used Real Estate Agency is look- THAI WOMAN glish, Office and basic PC written and spoken English, Thai, both in speaking and writ- to using Photoshop or Coral. ing for an assistant sales Stylish Thai woman, 35-45 use is important. Salary Computer literate, strong ing. Experience in manage- Tel: 087-276 6796. Email: manager. Requirements: Thai years old, to recruit and su- based on skills + good communication, proactive and ment and rentals. Tel: 081-472 jon@twochefs. com For fur- national, female, good skills pervise all female bar staffs in commissions on sales. detail oriented, experience in 4925 (English). Please send ther details, please see our in English, private car, working new 5-star VIP club. Must Tel: 081-139 4774. Email: managaement role. Able to CV and salary requirement. website at www.twochefs. experience in real estate. speak English and have em- [email protected] work in Patong area and travel Email: jonas@intiravillas. com ployment references. Great across the island to meet cli- com Email: [email protected] salary + percentage of turn- ents. Salary 20-30,000 baht over + stylish accommoda- STAFF WANTED SALES & ADMIN ACCOUNTANT FOR per month, negotiatable. Tel: JUNIOR tion on site. If you are trust- Receptionist, good written 076-346800. Fax: 076- STAFF REAL ESTATE worthy, stylish, and enjoy and spoken English is a 346802. We are looking for an experi- working with Farangs call us. must. Word and accounting enced accountant that can Tel: 090-876 9687, 087-881 experience is a plus. Must handle government officials and tax related issues. A high salary 7600. Email: cocodiorster have a friendly outgoing per- GUIDES WANTED @gmail.com sonality. Salary: 12,000- will be given. Tel: 076-341045. 20,000 baht depending on We are looking for 2 expe- 081-459 0152 (English). Con- rienced guides, preferably experience. Level- free school, Boat We are looking for young tact us at the number above or GENERAL MANAGER Thai, with good English send your CV to info@phuket- ON KOH LANTA - Office admin, good computer Lagoon. Top salary guar- and energetic sales & language skills. Must be admin staff. 20 to 25 years condos-homes.com 50-bungalow charming resort skills, Excel, and accounting anteed for top qualifica- outgoing and ensure that old. Good computer skills located on Koh Lanta, is now is required. Good written and tion. 6-month internship our customers have a fun & English command a seeking a General Manager. spoken English is a must. required: Thai or foreign fe- time whilst keeping them must. Thai national only. Employment The ideal candidate will have 15,000-22,000 baht a month male, fluent writen and safe. See our website: Call for an appointment had a successful Asian career depending on experience. spoken English , enthusi- Wanted www.mayabaytours.com. now! Tel: 076-325419, 085- in the hospitality industry, and - Office manager, must be pro- astic and challengeable We will pay above average 619 0380 (English & Thai), be a naturally strong team ficient in Excel, written and in learning, hard working, wages and will take good 081-400 4678 (English & BOAT DETAILING leader; young-at-heart with the spoken English. Prior experi- dedicated, possible ab care of you if you take Thai). Email: orientalsamui WORK WANTED enthusiasm required to suc- ence required. Salary: 25,000+ road. Great opportunities Thai. 5 years experience in good care of our custom- @gmail.com For further ceed in a lively, yet eco-friendly baht monthly depending on ers. Siripanon Tel: 087- and future will be offered. Australia. Polish, sand, paint beach resort. Tel: 081-750 experience. Please send your 382 9163. Email: phil@ Send applicant's resume details,please see our and underwater. Tel: 088-753 7072 (English & Thai). Email: resume to smartbusiness krabikonnect.com with photo to geniuskkj website at www.oriental- 9139 (English & Thai). Email: [email protected] [email protected] @daum.net living.net [email protected]

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Bar & Restaurant Equipment Business Opportunities

BAR FOR SALE (OTOP) MASSAGE SALON Very successful bar, over 6 FOR SALE BISS FLAPPER years old. Huge customer Patong, Nanai. Near Royal base. Fully paid for 2-year Crown Hotel and the new lease. Must see. Tel: 081-087 Park Condo. 500,000 baht. Circuit integrity cross-checked by UL, SafeAsia and 6114 (English). Email: slicky Tel: 088-009 9585 (English & iFARD every four months. Documentation available. Cer- [email protected] Thai), 081-970 5145 (English tified by Thai OOC within two weeks of import. Can be & Thai). Email: leelawadee [email protected] blarfed into any properly wired restaurant kitchen in Thai- FITNESS CENTER land. Purchased new in Dijon, Nov 2010, for 82,000 baht; FOR SALE selling now for just 55,000 baht. Three-pole snard beans RENT GUESTHOUSE (4) with lithium backing plates. Gooze and Himmelman A well-established fit- PATONG pork whistles, milled and graded in July last year. Insured ness center with a large 12 guest rooms, cheap rent, through November this year (2013). Happy to demon- membership base situ- good profit and location, strate for serious buyers at Le Montage, Rawai, any night ated in Phuket Town. Nanai Road. 1 million baht. except Mondays (restaurant closed). Now for sale. Price: 9 Tel: 089-728 4005. Email: tha million baht. Tel: 087-275 [email protected] 3614 (English), 080-698 Contact Jack Martin for pics and documentation. 5021. Email: tradexpat@ SHOP Tel or SMS: 081-207 4471. hotmail.com Email: [email protected] AT KAMALA BEACH Fashion clothes shop for sale in Kamala, best location at RESORT FOR the beach road. Approx Bulletins LEASE 40sqm, air conditioned, fully equipped if wanted. 20,000 baht per month. One year left of three-year contract, very SPONSOR A CHILD good trial period! For sale The Phuket International because I am moving back to Women’s Club is a volun- Sweden. Please call 082-190 GUESTHOUSE KARON BAR FOR SALE teer organization raising 6107. Please send email to FOR SALE DJ PLAZA funds for educational [email protected] 14 rooms, 35 seats restau- 110,000 baht. 150,000 baht rant, fully furnished, Chanote with brand-new furniture, 3 scholarships. We rely In the heart of Patong. 20 on the goodwill of donors title, can be sold with com- tables, 12 chairs. Tel: 084- rooms well furnished, TOUR SHOP pany and work permit. Price: 839 9325. Tel: 084-839 9325. and sponsors – small fully operational with very and large. If you would PATONG 27 million baht. Only mail good occupancy rates. please. Email: tomasholm like to put something Busy beach location with DIVE COMPANY LTD. 6-year lease for 10 million [email protected] FOR SALE back into the community baht + rental fee 150,000 existing clients. Long in which you live, contact lease: 180,000 baht. Tel: Price: 50,000 baht, 2 work baht per month. Tel: 088- BAR FOR SALE permits available. For more us to find out more about 765 0165. 080-690 8978. giving a prize or being a One of the most successful information please call 087- sponsor. Contact Carol. entertainment venues in the 892 7565. Please call 087-417 new Tiger Complex. In Soi 8860 or contact Sue. Tel: Bangla. This bar is on sale due to personal reason. For NEW BEAUTY SHOP 087-277 6948. For more HOTELS IN PHUKET FOR SALE FOR SALE PATONG information please email more information please call us at info@phuketiwc. Please contact [email protected] 085-796 6144. Email: steph com [email protected] PROJECTS FOR SALE 5-IN-1 BUSINESS Rawai Construction Com- FOR SALE pany, full service company, 7 Good location, 1.25 rai. 1). years, Phuket. Design + Jungle bar, 3 TVs, 2 pool drawings, engineering, land tables, seating: 65 people, for sale. 97/37 Sai Yuan. Opposite Esso. Newly parking: 15-16 vehicles, good Contact Construction man- renovated, 2 rooms + business. 2). Beauty salon: ager: Ron Kite. Tel: 083-636 kitchen and bathroom, 2 fully equipped. 3). Massage 7147. cutting stalls, 2 hair ba- 4). Lease-out restaurant. 5). sins, 1 face massage Lease-out indoor pub: fully LAUNDRY COMPANY stall, 2 aircons, ground equipped, stage, seating: 70 SALE water pump for washing people. Available for 8 years Laundry capacity 6-700 hotel and drying machine. + 9 months left on lease. rooms. Professional ma- Rent on 3-year contract: Sale: 5.7 million baht. Nego- chines only 1-1.5 years old. 10.000 baht per month. tiable! Contact by sending Building with 4 rooms, 2 with Price at 500,000 baht, email to five.business@ aircon. Sold without clients. ready for work. Contact yahoo.com Monthly rent 22,000 baht. Nok. Tel: 080-632 6330 Price: 1.95 million baht. Tel: (English & Thai). www. NAIL SPA 089-882 0894 (English). beautycare.asia Great business opportunity Email: peter@conceptfeel in central Patong. Fully equip- ing.com ped nail spa for sale at 1.2 RESTAURANT million baht. Email: forsale. For sale. 6 years on contract, [email protected] SMALL RESORT on great location, Patong 8-house resort: 6 houses Beach Road, full furniture with 2 bedrooms, living and equipment. Please call PRIVATE and kitchen. 2 houses 087-075 2166, 090-175 GUESTHOUSE with 3 bedrooms, living 9126. Email: omaralquraini@ FOR RENT and kitchen. Tel: 085-789 hotmail.com Near Nai Harn. A beauti- 1773 (English). For more ful home for a retired info use email: hakan.se COFFEE HOUSE / couple in a quiet and [email protected] JUICE BAR secure private park. Fully equipped, outdoors Living room, 2 bedrooms, and indoors, the latter fully modern kitchen, TV, BAR FOR SALE! furnished with aircon. Only internet, swimming pool, NEW TIGER 50m from Chalong Circle. covered car park. Long- Bar in New Tiger, fourth row Parking available. For more term rent: 30,000 baht from the front. Just under a information please call 081- per month. Tel: 081-777 two-year contract. 3.4 million 476 5808 (English), 081-693 3607. Email: bi@inauen baht. O.B.O. Please call 086- 2250 (Thai). Fax: 076-388 group.ch 048 8394 (English). Email: 304. Email: lumpoon7@ [email protected] gmail.com April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 29

Business Products & Services Bar & Dive Gear Miscellaneous For Sale Restaurant BUDS INTERNATIONAL Equipment KINDERGARTEN 20 NEW Phuket's oldest interna- SCUBA TANKS BISS FLAPPER tional child care facility. High- SALE: POOL TABLE, Unused 12-liter scuba quality, time-proven sched- FRIDGES, ETC. tanks with valves, all Sofas, armchairs, bar stools, ule and curriculum. Now in cheaper than trade. Sale: Circuit integrity cross-checked by UL, SafeAsia and tables, and etc. Email for full brand-new purpose-built 6,000 baht. Tel: 080-595 iFARD every four months. Documentation available. Cer- price-list at stewartlees@ school. Experienced native 0458. tified by Thai OOC within two weeks of import. Can be gmail.com English teachers to teach blarfed into any properly wired restaurant kitchen in Thai- ages 1.5-8. Monday-Friday land. Purchased new in Dijon, Nov 2010, for 82,000 baht; 8am-5pm. Bus service avail- selling now for just 55,000 baht. Three-pole snard beans able from Patong, Karon, Club MARES BCD FINS AND BOOTS (4) with lithium backing plates. Gooze and Himmelman Kata, Phuket, Rawai and Memberships pork whistles, milled and graded in July last year. Insured Chalong. Tel: 076-384638, Available through November this year (2013). Happy to demon- 080-624 7060. www.buds- strate for serious buyers at Le Montage, Rawai, any night phuket.com except Mondays (restaurant closed). PHUKET COUNTRY CLUB Contact Jack Martin for pics and documentation. TENNIS Full membership, transfer Professional coaching. fee and 2013 maintenance Tel or SMS: 081-207 4471. Train with ITF players. fee included. 650,000 baht. Email: [email protected] Cardio tennis. All ages / Contact David. Tel: 087-881 all levels. For more infor- 7545. mation please call 090- SNUFFLERS 706 6674, 090-071 7163. CORPORATE GOLF Education www.tennisjuniorpro. MEMBERSHIP Set of five. Rounded com edges with alloy spleen YOOJARERN For sale: Corporate golf LEARN THAI COOKING membership at Loch Palm tables. Only 3 yrs old, no DAYCARE AT HOME glinkle. Can be used golf course. Price: 400,000 Want to learn how to cook Open for kids from 1 baht includes transfer fee. without bessors or BRTs LOSE WEIGHT year old, mind your Thai food and no time for but not in tandem with FEEL GREAT! Please call 076-521746, school? I will come to teach kids by nannies who 081-691 2446 (English & cleester bins. Price new: Organic, delicious, nutri- at your home from market to have oversea Thai). Fax: 076-367317. Or 4,200 baht each. Will tious fruit & vegetable finished dish. Professional experience, childcare email to wuttarntara@gmail. sell now at 12,000 baht juice detox programs. and reliable. Please call 081- certificate, open com for full set. Located From 5,000 baht. Deliv- 728 8269. Email: thaicook Rawai, pics available. Monday-Sunday at [email protected] ered To Your Door. Con- CherngTalay. PHUKET Email: jackmartin3@ tact Larry. Tel: 083-345 COUNTRY CLUB gmx.com 5540. Please see our Contact Yok. For more info please call Full family membership. LEARN THAI website at www.weight Price: 560,000 baht (includes 085-151 8168. From an experienced watchdetox.com membership, transfer fee, Thai teacher. Tel: 084- Personals and 2013 maintenance fees) 447 5257. Email: mike For more information please roper2003@hotmail. call 087-895 8160, 087-890 com 3685. Email: faserio@gogo BACKGAMMON ltd.hk Players wanted. Tel: 081- 577 8443. Email: phuket PHUKET Pool Tables [email protected] COUNTRY CLUB Life membership. 580,000 baht. Must sell. For more in- formation please call 081-089 1/2 PRICE Surfboards 1407. 9FT POOL TABLE Mares BCD Hybrid like Professional size pool new: 16,000 baht or table for sale. 1.5 years PHUKET nearest offer. Scuba Pro old. Brand new: 140,000 SURFBOARDS COUNTRY CLUB boots UK Size 8-9: 800 baht. Now sale: 70,000 New and cheap. Several Full membership. Price: baht. Mares Avanti Quar- baht with new felt+trans- surfboards for sale. 5 new 640,000 baht (included tro Black: 1,000 baht. port+installation+light items and 3 used items. transfer). Call Mary on For more information box and all accessories. Also 4 soft top boards. 087-266 7140. Email: please call 085-260 2576 Tel: 081-823 4627, 085- Email me at lantapaddle mary9543@hotmail. (English). Email: chris 782 1200. Email: ying@ @gmail.com or call 082- com [email protected] phuketpooltables.com 278 8055. 30 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013

Saloon Cars Motorbikes Rentals

CUSTOM DRAKE HONDA CBR250 MOTORBIKES TOYOTA COROLLA CR-V 2.4L 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS HONDA STEED Better than new, only 80km. FOR RENT 1.3L GLI MT 4WD, 2008 Fully restored. All new: 2 gas tanks and fairings: one Honda PCX, Airblade, Click, shocks carburator, HD47G - factory black, and one factory Yamaha Fino. Reasonable headlight, rear tyres 100%, red. Engine cover protectors, price, free delivery. Tel: 087- 4LEDs-disk brakes, green right and left sliders, tanks 075 2166, 080-534 1289. book. Tel: 086-131 5458. pack, rear rack, read pack Email: omaralquraini@hot and saddle bags. Profes- mail.com 1-of-a-kind-custom-built CUSTOM sional lowering kit, 50mm 2008, Honda Civic 2.0. HONDA STEED 400CC covers 1/2 & full, 80,000 This car has been fea- Fully restored. New tyres NEW JAZZ baht worth of extras, selling FOR RENT 1996, comes with new Full options, only 65,000 tured in over 2 dozen 100%. Green book. Price: 125,000 baht. Tel: 081-273 tyres and new audio sys- km. Insurance just re- magazines throughout US$7,000. Tel: 086-131 5458. 5242 (English). Email: yacht tem. Green book, well newed. New: 1.48 million SE Asia and Japan. It [email protected] has become a photogra- HONDA PCX 125 drive. Sale: 140,000 baht. baht, sale now: 820,000 53,000 BAHT Call for viewing. Tel: 087- baht. Tel: 087-881 4488. phers favorite when look- Honda PCX 125. 2 years old. YAMAHA FINO 270 9093. Email: wannika2005@ ing to mix beautiful girls Only 1 owner (farang), 6,400 yahoo.com with extreme Japanese- style racing. This car km, hardly used, white color FORD TIERRA 1,840CC comes complete with with Honda warranty, green Black, airbags, parking sen- remote air suspension book, service book, and etc. Short or long-term with in- sor, 2003. 91,000km. Sale: MB CKL 200 at its lowest point it sits Great for around town and surance and delivery ser- 180,000 baht. Tel: 084-063 FOR SALE at an incredible 1.5” from touring. Grab a bargain. Tel: vice. Tel: 081-607 8567. 3752, 082-912 0526. the ground. Packed with 085-481 8912 (English). Email: suksavat@hotmail. all the extras such as Email: sacsbakery@gmail. com, for further details, Xenon lights, Custom- com 2008. Lady owner, ridden please see our website at SALE FORD made 19" rims imported www.phuketcarsrent.com YAMAHA NOUVO 135 only in Phuket Town, with ESCAPE 495,000 from Tokyo. Available green book. Asking price 17" mag wheels, condition now for 900,000 baht. 23,000 baht. Tel: 084-889 like new. Sale: 35,000 baht. Call now! Tel: 090-869 2676. 8919. Email: Kamakaze Contact Philippe.Tel: 082- NEW CAR MB CKL200 Cabriolet [email protected] 803 0356. FOR RENT 2005. 65,000km. Price: KAWASAKI ER6N 2.25 million baht. Con- HD FAT BOY tact Arthur. For more in- 2009 Model. 13,000km, black HONDA CITY CAR Harley-Davidson, Fat Boy color, excellent condition, full formation please call 087- Honda City-ZX iDSI, 52,000 1996, short pipe. 1,340cc, 383 1946. service history, green book. km, excellent condition, one very good condition. 850,000 Norwegian owner. Asking Ford Escape 3.0 XLT. owner. Sale: 420,000 baht. baht. Tel: 076-388799, 090- price: 175,000 baht. Tel: 084- Year 2004. 140,000km. Tel: 087-882 8426 (English). 173 6965 (English), 081-770 440 4623. Price: 495,000 baht. Tel: NISSAN Email: raymond.1.thompson 9309 (Thai). Fax: 076-388799. 089-589 5453. Email: ALMERA 1.2L @gmail.com Email: woodooproperty@ gmail.com 4 x 4s Short or long-term rent, sopasalon@hotmail. delivery service, with com BMW 523 EXECUTIVE good price. Tel: 086-690 TIPTRONIC MOTORBIKES FOR SALE & RENT JEEP FOR SALE 0626. Email: bcarrent@ BMW 523i, 10/2003, low Motorbikes for sale at 16- Jeep original, 4x4, diesel, hotmail.com PROTON SAVYY 1.2 mileage, fully loaded, top con- 23,000 baht. Fino, Clicks, Air 2.7L Mitsubishi, good condi- BARGAIN! dition. Sale: 695,000 baht. 249,000 baht o.n.o. 2010, Blades. Low season long- tion. 450,000 baht. Please Please call 083-529 2180. CHEAP CAR RENT black, mint condition. 54,000 term rental rates available at call 076-388799, 090-173 Brand-new car rental, top km, auto transmission, A/C, less than 3,000 baht a month. 6965 (English), 081-770 Sale: 500,000 baht, auto- model, year 2012. Small car, ABS, automatic. For more Shop is located in Kamala on 9309 (Thai). Fax: 076- matic, perfect condition, 7 SEATS AVANZA medium car, family car, first- information please call 085- main road. Tel: 084-446 388799. Email: woodoopro 15,000km. Tel: 088-765 For sale or rent. 2011 class insurance, delivery, 24hr 785 7036 (English), 085-792 8965. Email: haroldmccarthy [email protected] 6756, 081-667 1637. 18,000 baht per month. roadside assistance, GPS, 3736 (English & Thai). Email: @gmail.com Email: j.jaikwang@hot Please call 081-892 baby seat. Short or long-term marcello_auf_reisen@hot mail.com 8208. rent. Tel: 089-772 7012, 081- mail.de FORD RANGER 4X4 HONDA STEED 400 4 DOORS 326 3233. Good condition, black, Year 2003. ABS. Top comes with beautiful model. 1 owner, as new, A1 CAR RENTAL Wheels & Motors plate number one. Ask- manual gears. 150,000 Fully insured, 12,000 to ing 125,000 baht. Call for km. 325,000 baht. Tel: 20,000 baht per month. viewing. Tel: 087-270 084-065 9323. Email: jef Tel: 089-831 4703. Email: 9093. [email protected] [email protected] Please use this form to write your classified advertisement.

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RIB BOAT FOR SALE

Retired owner sells RIB Capelli 8m, for heath rea- sons, 250 YAMAHA 4stroke outboard motor, not fre- quently used. Revising main- tenance by Yamaha. GPS Garmin with Blue Chart South East Asia. Sale: 1.1 million baht. Contact Gerrit: 084-626 4969 (English/ NEW ALESSANDRO French), Lee: 085-131 2613 MARCHI (English/Thai). Email: neef@ “Carenacorsa 18”. Hypalon wanadoo.fr RIB, light and fast. 90hp lean- burn, 4-stroke Suzuki O/B. Bimini. 999,950 baht. Now in TEAK BOAT stock at our Boat Lagoon VERY RARE Showroom For details contact Hard to find 80-year-old solid Alan Giles. Andaman Boat teak barge. 1,500,000 baht. Sales. Tel: 087-283 1674. Perfect Phang Nga cruise or Email: boats@andamanboat house boat, 16X5 meters can sales.com finish with over 120 meters floor space. Tel: 090-798 5605. NICE BOAT Email: [email protected] 26 foot center console. Good For further details, please see condition twin outboards, trailer, our website at www.facebook. and more. Email for more pics com/teak.boat.50 and info. Tel: 085-691 1837, 076-054 4141. Email: mangeo [email protected] NEW KARNIC 1851 Deep V Hull, 90hp lean-burn, RIVA HULL 4-stroke Suzuki O/B. Bimini 10 meters long, marine ply- and trailer. 999,950 baht. Now wood hull (not completed) for in stock at our Boat Lagoon sale. Tel: 081-968 3118 (En- Showroom. For details con- glish & Thai). Email: info@pro tact Alan Giles. Andaman Boat carpentering.com Sales. Tel: 087-283 1674. Email: boats@andamanboat JET-SKI FOR SALE sales.com

NEW ALESSANDRO MARCHI “Carenalunga 21”. Hypalon RIB (LOA 24'). Composite con- struction, strong and fast. 140hp 4-stroke Suzuki O/B. 2006. Yamaha 1,200cc Bimini and trailer. 1,795,000 YLT with only 50hrs. Kept baht. Now in stock at our Boat in garage. Also has ski Lagoon Showroom. For details wakeboard, rope and life contact Alan Giles. Andaman vest with trailer. 200,000 Boat Sales. Tel: 087-283 1674. baht. Tel: 081-895 0136. Email: boats@andamanboats Email: [email protected] ales.com

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Aircraft Aircraft AIRPLAY ALTIS 1999 ROBIN 2160i Sharing For Sale MICROLIGHT I would like to sell my Robin Superb trike with Konig ra- aircraft or trade it for a 4-seat dial engine. Great economi- Cessna or Piper (based in AIRCRAFT TIMESHARE cal fun. Little used. Please Hua Hin). The Robin: TTAF Piper Lance available limited to YOUR HELICOPTER contact for more informa- 300hrs. SMOH 60hrs. This four pilots or companies pur- Flying and owning your own heli- tion. Tel: 089-111 6457 (En- is a well-equipped, two-seat chasing 50-hour block times: copter has just become possible. glish & Thai), 081-397 7598 aerobatic aircraft. Has the Based Phuket Airpark. Tel: Free complete flight instruction (English & Thai). Email: Christen inverted oil system. 085-258 0006. Email: pat@ course with your purchase. [email protected] Excellent inside and outside. aeropromgr.com Email: [email protected] King KMA24 audio panel, KX155 nav/com, KI203 vor, KY197A comm, KN64A dme, KR87 adf, KT76A tran- sponder, CSPA400 i-com, FP5 fuel computer, CHT, OAT, Pitot heat. Price: 4 million baht. Please contact Thom. Email: thos_w@ hotmail.com

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Phuket Governor Maitri TWO CHEFS CATERING Inthusut (blue shirt) WERE OFFICIAL SPONSORS TO PIMEX 2013 Two Chefs Catering hosted the opening party at the Town square of Royal Phuket Marina.

MAI KHAO TURTLE RELEASE The Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation and JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa hosted the 4th Mai Khao Turtle Release. Rehabilitated green turtles were released back into the Andaman Sea.

PHUKET FC FANS POSE WITH TTM LOPBURI ‘PRETTIES’ IN BANGKOK FOOTBALL MATCH

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at Holiday Inn, Patong September's lunch will be at The Holiday Inn, Patong. Always a popular venue. All are welcome ChangChang ITFITF ProPro but registration is essential. Members 500 and guests 650 baht. To register contact: April 6, Chakri Memorial Day CircuitCircuit 20132013 [email protected] Chakri Day commemorates the origins of the Chakri dynasty, October 23, Chulalongkorn founded by Rama I, who made Memorial Day Bangkok the nation's capital. HM Chulalongkorn Day commemo- King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the rates the reign of Rama V, who ninth monarch of the dynasty. is best remembered for abolish- ing slavery in Thailand. April 6, 15, 29; 6pm to 1am: Surf Night at Two Chefs, Kata Beach November 12-16, Phuket Inter- Every Monday at Two Chefs national Sport Fishing 2013 Kata Beach (opposite the Boat- Registration will be on Novem- house), we are setting up a big April 26-May 4 ber 13 from 5pm onwards. Fish- BBQ-Buffet, live music and ing days are 13-16 November. cocktails to die for. Great food Prize giving party on the 16th. For great fun and only 495 baht, more info, please see our with no extra costs added to website. This event is sponsored your bill. For more info, visit: Festival also known as the compete. This event is spon- away of the Buddha. by the Phuket Gazette, PGTV twochefs.com. ‘Water Festival’. Held during sored by the Phuket Gazette, and the nationally televised the driest month in Thailand, PGTV and the ‘’Phuket Today’’ July 22, Arsarnha Bucha Day 'Phuket Today' show. We hope April 8-12 and 15-19, Sport Songkran is celebrated through- show. For more information This full-moon day of the eighth you will join us for another great Excel Camps 2013 at Thanyapura out the country by pouring water please send an email to: lunar month commemorates tournament! Sports & Leisure Club: on other people to wish them good [email protected] the Buddha's first sermon to Realize your true ambitions! luck for the New Year. disciples after attaining Enlight- November 17, Loy Krathong Sport camps for those who are April 30, 8 to 9:30am: Twinkle enment. Festival interested to learn or improve their April 18 11:30am to 2pm: Tales Story Time Traditionally performed on the skills in Tennis, Football, Swim- Phuket International Women's Every Tuesday the British Interna- August 12, Her Majesty the full moon night of the twelfth ming and Triathlon, for ages 5-18. Club monthly lunch at Breeze tional School Phuket hosts a Queen's Birthday lunar month. A Krathong is a Learn with professional coaches at Cape Yamu Twinkle Tales reading time in their Her Majesty's Birthday is a banana-leaf cup, which is in cutting edge facilities at April's lunch will be at the newly Primary Library for Toddlers. public holiday in the Kingdom. floated in a canal. Thanyapura Sports & Leisure opened Breeze@Cape Yamu. Come along, listen to a story and Club. Tel: +66 (0)76 336 000 email: All are welcome. Members 500 read one of the many great books. September 19 11:30am to December 5, HM the King’s [email protected] or baht, guests 650 baht. For All welcome. For more info 2pm: Phuket International Birthday visit: thanyapura.com/tslc-sports- reservations or further informa- contact Donna Stephens at: Women's Club monthly lunch Also Father's Day in Thailand. camps tion, contact Carole on: +66-76- [email protected] 316711 or you can also email April 8-12 and 15-19: Songkran [email protected] May 5, Coronation Day Multi Sport Camps 2013 at Coronation Day commemorates Thanyapura Sports & Leisure April 20-May 4, 7am to 6pm: the accession to the throne of Club: Chang ITF Pro Circuit 2013 at HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Get active and learn multi-sports Thanyapura Sports & Leisure May 5, 1950. skills, camps are designed to be fun Club for kids of all ages at Thanyapura The ITF Womens Circuit is a May 6, Substitution for Coro- Sports & Leisure Club. Half day series of professional tennis nation Day (Public Holiday) pass at 800 baht and full-day-pass tournaments run by the Interna- at 1,300 baht. Special price for 5 tional Tennis Federation for May 24, Visakha Bucha Day day package. Tel: +66 (0)76 336 female professional tennis play- Visakha Bucha Day is observed 000 email: [email protected] ers. The ITF professional tennis on the day of the full moon or visit: thanyapura.com/tslc- tournament, with prize money of during the 6th lunar month, which sports-camps US$25,000, is a high standard usually falls in May or early June. tournament which will allow It is a day to commemorate three April 13-15: Songkran Festival spectators to watch top female important incidents: the birth, the Songkran is the Thai New Year athletes from many countries enlightenment and the passing

Informal Sunday morning computer clinics

Do you have a question about computers, Windows, or the internet in Phuket? Need to find out where to get things fixed, or the best places to shop for new computer stuff? Drop by one of our FREE informal computer clinics. Every Sunday morning, starting around 10am or so, a group of computer savvy locals meet for breakfast at the Chalong/Fisherman’s Way Sandwich Shoppe, 1 km north of Chalong Circle on Chao Fah East road. We’re moving Sandwich Shoppe Patong to Kathu in the next few weeks, and starting a new Sandwich Shoppe Express in Kata in the coming months. Stay tuned for more info about our new locations, and computer gatherings, as events unfold.

Don’t be bashful: introduce yourself to the group at the big table, and ask away. You might even find an iPad/iPhone, Android or Mac guru, if you’re lucky.

Sponsored by the Phuket Gazette and Khun Woody’s Sandwich Shoppes. Contact at 076-282403, [email protected] or visit KhunWoody.com 36 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013 Thailand’s paradisal prison

KOH Tarutao, one of chilling rumors that Thailand’s southern the surrounding waters most islands, is located were infested with off the coast of Satun sharks. It was enough province. The island is to discourage most of situated close to the Adang-Rawi archi- the prisoners from trying to escape. pelago in the Andaman Sea, close to the The years that led up to the Second World famed Lipe Island and just a few kilome- War were extremely unstable for Thai ters north of Langkawi island, which is politics. The absolute monarchy had been part of Malaysia. Koh Tarutao boasts some brought down in 1932. The first civilian of the most secluded and pristine beaches government that replaced it was short-lived of Thailand. Much of the island is still and the military seized power not long after largely covered by dense tropical that. The royalists on the other hand were rainforest. fighting to regain control of what they had Tarutao’s unspoiled nature and white- lost since 1932. It was a time when several sandy beaches have become the stuff of different factions were vying for power. legends among back packers and tourists During this time many political dissidents looking for the next virgin paradise in the were also sent to Tarutao to be incarcer- tropics. Few tourists, however, would want ated along with the common criminals. to sully their ideal imagery by thinking In September 1939, around 70 political about the island’s fear- prisoners were moved some past. The truth is from Bang Khwang Tarutao island was not prison in Bangkok to always the welcoming Tarutao Island. Of the paradise it is today. political prisoners that In fact, for several were sent to Tarutao, decades since the some were high profile NO FENCE NECESSARY: Koh Turotao (above) is four miles from the north coast of Langkawi. 1930s, the island served political prisoners. The Prison Officers’ Club (above insert) and solitary confinement (below) were two of as a penal colony to Many were plotters the former penal colony’s original structures. Photos: Daun Morris incarcerate the hardest An artist’s representation of the of failed coups, royal- criminals and political prison area at Ta lo U-Dang Bay on ists and fallen army Koh Turotao. Photo: Thai dogs prisoners of Thailand. commanders. Others The story of Tarutao as an island were journalists, professionals and civilians prison began in 1937 when the department who spoke out against the ruling regime. of corrections decided to commission a Political prisoners were given their own survey of suitable islands that could be turned compound on the island, under open prison into a penal colony. The chosen island had conditions and away from actual criminals. to be situated as far away from Bangkok as In October 1939, five political prison- possible. The surveyors chose Tarutao. ers managed to escape from Tarutao It was a large and isolated island in the Island. It was reported that a local Andaman Sea. It was far away from the fisherman and coffee shop owner named capital and any civilization and its distance Mee had used a small sailboat to ship from the mainland made it extremely himself, his family and five political difficult for prisoners to escape. It was prisoners from Tarutao to Langkawi. the perfect site. Since they were allowed to roam freely, Construction of the prison began in June the prisoners often frequented Mee’s coffee 1937 using inmates from nearby prisons on shop. The five escapees were Phraya Sarapai the mainland. When the facility was Pipat, who was a naval captain and former finished a year later, it was named the Tarutao politician; Phraya Suraphan Senee, an army reward of 5,000 baht if he helped them Thailand and the Second World War was Vocational Training Settlement. The first colonel and former governor of Ratchaburi; escape from Tarutao Island. brought to Southeast Asia. During this inmates arrived in June 1938. Some of them Louis Kiriwat, a newspaper editor; Chalam Phraya’s wife smuggled the money into period and right up to the end of the war, were hardened criminals, transferred from Liampetrat, a lawyer and Khun Arkaney Tarutao and gave it to Mee in advance. the history of Tarutao Island would take Bangkok’s overcrowded prisons. By June Rattagarn, a railroad engineer. When Mee, his family and the five an even more peculiar course. 1939, the island was home to around 2,000 Phraya Suraphan was one of the high escapees reached Langkawi, they claimed When chaos breaks out from the war of the country’s most notorious prisoners. profile political prisoners that had been political asylum in Malaysia and never and the island’s prisoners are forgotten, the The facilities on Tarutao, including the sent to Tarutao. He was arrested after the returned to Thailand again. inmates of Tarutao band together for their offices, the prison building, the kitchen bloody Bowaradet Rebellion of 1933, when The incident was an embarrassment to own survival. Tarutao Island’s history and the prisoners’ training center were Prince Bowaradet led a royalist rebellion the Thai ruling party at that time and the during the Second World War continues in constructed out of locally available wood to recapture Bangkok from the civilian Tarutao prison governor was reprimanded the next Looking Back column. and palm leaves. Shabby as they were, government. The rebellion failed. Phraya for his negligence. However, he was allowed the real barriers to escape came from the Suraphan, who at that time was the to remain at his post when it became clear Anand Singh is an avid Phuket historian. If natural surroundings of the island. Rough governor of Ratchaburi, was arrested for that the prisoners were never going to you have any history to share about Phuket seas and strong waves extended for miles his alleged role in helping the rebels. return to Thailand again. or the surrounding region, Anand can be out with no end in sight and there were Phraya Suraphan had promised Mee a In December 1941, the Japanese invaded contacted at [email protected] Exploring shared Thai/Cambodian history DOZENS of Thai and Cambodian Nattaphong Kliangkoksung, This Thai student speaks fluent sters in learning the history of children participated in a recent a Mathayom 4 student from Cambodian because she grew up both countries, in the hope that joint-research project, which Nakhon Ratchasima, said it was in a border village where people shared cultural roots will enhance taught students their shared only when he met his Cambodian speak both languages. ties between the two nations, cultural roots. peers that he found the similari- The youngsters, Wipa and especially since the recent Though a borderline separates ties between the two cultures. Nattapong, were part of the Asean quarrel over the ancient Preah their countries, these young Asean Wipa Phutthong, who hails Youth Research Programme Vihear Temple. “This journey into citizens have learned that the from the Tuppraya Pittaya School (Thai-Khmer), which comes [our] shared cultural roots will border is for official reasons only. in Sa Kaew’s Khok Sung district, under the Heritage Education foster good understanding,” says “We have many similar beliefs said, for instance, the ‘praying for Programme for Students: Khmer- Tej Bunnag, a former Thai foreign and rituals. We just call them rain’ ritual in Thailand is called Thai Students Seminar Siem Reap minister, about the TRF-financed by different names,” a Thai “Nang Maew Khor Fon”, while Angkor project. project. He expects the project to student said during a recent trip in Cambodia it is “Hae Pla Zon Financed by the TRF, the cover Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar The temple of Bayon, Siem Reap. to Siem Reap. Puea Khor Fon”. project aims to engage young- soon. – Chularat Saengpassa April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 37

Dr Sarawut Tepsuparangsikul CAN a perfect smile make a no end. And with confidence person ten years younger? comes opportunities, whether Dr Sarawut Tepsuparangsikul, career wise or in personal life.” chief dentist at Phuket Cosmetic His eye for detail extends to Dental Clinic seems to think so. all areas of his life – clothes, “Absolutely,” he answers choice of car and surgery. without hesitation. PCDC in Samkong is light and Dr Sarawut’s long experience spacious, and the furniture and in the field of aesthetic dentistry Ratchathani, in the Northeast fixtures are chosen with care has confirmed that point of view. of Thailand, Dr Sarawut remem- by this design savvy dentist, He even witnessed situations bers doing well in school, which right down to the choice of where a few patients, having had in Thai terms meant that the paintings and flowers. (He once some correction work done, path to medical school was aspired to be an architect.) cried with joy at the sight of more or less fixed. This is not to mention the their new transformed self. Having qualified as a dentist surgery’s equipment, including So, what can one do to from Chulalongkorn University modern Italian dental units achieve that level of attraction? in Bangkok, he was sent to and equally streamlined oral “Teeth whitening alone can work work in a government hospital surgery equipment. Neatness is wonders,” says Dr Sarawut. in Tap Pud, Phang Nga Prov- the key. “Then there are porcelain ince, just north of Phuket. “I want it to be a stress-free crowns or veneers which The stay led to some work in environment. Most patients are correct damaged teeth. Phuket where he has made his already nervous and no one “Another popular procedure is home for the past twenty years. wants to see a ghastly video of of course orthodontics, which Over time, he’s developed a teeth being pulled out,” shudders straighten crooked teeth. In my glowing reputation as a prosth- Dr Sarawut. opinion no beauty makeover will odontist and implant specialist. Approaching 46 this year, Dr ever be complete without involv- “An implant used to be some- Sarawut is riding the success of ing some degree of cosmetic thing you did rarely, but now it his profession, which he says, dental surgery.” has become a routine procedure is built on trust and honesty. Ten years ago, Dr Sarawut and has both practical and His greatest reward is to and partners founded Phuket aesthetic value,” says Sarawut, see returning patients or new Cosmetic Dental Clinic (PCDC) who also holds a degree in ones recommended by satisfied in Samkong. Today the clinic has advanced implant dentistry from customers. He hopes that his About Thai Gallery become one of the most trusted UCLA. work ethic will inspire co-work- on the island, providing dental Both prosthesis and implant ers and junior dentists to be The individuals profiled in “Thai Gallery” are chosen on the basis of treatments to locals and tourists are areas that demand a high successful in their own careers. their contributions to Phuket as an international community, and, alike. “80 per cent of our clients degree of precision and as such “Fairness, transparency and often, for having made those contributions through successful social are expats,” says Dr Sarawut. Dr Sarawut sees himself as a honesty are virtues that should and/or working relationships with foreigners. This implies some And that makes PCDC one of the craftsman who’s proud of his be practiced by everyone, not foreign language skills and an interest in interacting with different key players in Phuket’s burgeon- trade. “I love to make people only dentists. Being honest with cultures. They are people who in our experience help make the lives of ing medical tourism industry. look their best because when my patients is one of the most expats far more enjoyable here than might be the case without them. Born and raised in Ubon they do their confidence surges important factors in my career.” 38 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013

SAME SAME, BUT DIFFERENT: When planting, don’t mix moist-loving basil (above) with lemon grass, which thrives in dry conditions (right). Photos: Amy the Nurse and choking sun From fetid to fragrant SHAKESPEARE’S father, John, is hostile to plant growth. It is was fined for digging a “midden” estimated that one gram of human in front of his neighbor’s house. feces contains one trillion bacteria. Very unneighborly. Today the word But once microorganisms start has almost vanished from the to degrade and break down this English language as modern sani- are the norm. You would be material into less complex com- tation systems have replaced the surprised … there are lots of these pounds, things start to improve. together in neat rows. in pots. Ocimum basilicum is an foul cesspits of yesteryear. cesspits on this paradisal island. This process is aided by contact Unarguably, this is a highly unobtrusive star. But make no mistake, a And the danger to underground with soil; this filters out many convenient arrangement. How- Known as bai horapa in Thai- “midden” is neither pleasant to water tables that supply our wells pathogens. ever, it has one key drawback, land, it has intensely aromatic, behold nor smell. Originally a hole is a very real one. Once health hazards diminish, namely that herbs don’t all dark green leaves and purplish in the ground, a dump for house- Raw sewage, like fresh manure, the stench from the midden enjoy the same conditions. stems and flower heads. There hold refuse, shells or more likely disappears, and sturdy plants can Pepper, for example, does are other varieties: holy basil human feces, the advent of rudi- begin to colonize its borders. best in shady, moist conditions (gapow) has narrower leaves and mentary plumbing later meant The roots of these plants in whereas chili needs plenty of sun needs to be cooked to release that sewage could flow fitfully turn absorb many toxic elements. to crop heavily. Lemon grass its full panoply of aromas. Lemon down a barely hidden pipe and Happily, our “expat” friend had enjoys a dry environment, basil (bai manglak), which discharge its fetid effluent in the done his level best to minimize the ginger plenty of water. exudes the delicious scent of surrounding soil – away from the impact of this “midden” by plant- My “horses for courses” view lemons, has pale green, slightly house. That arrangement would ing herbs and especially basil takes account of these different hairy foliage and generally makes have allowed Mr Shakespeare to around its edges. cultural requirements, with my a smaller plant. get away with it. Herbs are part and parcel of herbs dotted around the garden All these varieties are both easy Of course, “middens” are still any and every Thai garden. They in company with their flowering to grow and to propagate from part and parcel of life in Third are one of the first things to be fellows. In this way, you can cuttings. Simply put some stems World slums, but I was unpre- planted – as essential to Thai select a suitably marshy spot for in moist soil and within days they pared for one in the middle of an cooking as turmeric is to Span- your ginger, or a dryer one for will have taken root. After all, if “expat’s” garden here in Phuket. ish paella, garlic to Provençale your lemon grass. they can put up with a “midden”, After all, we supposedly live in a aioli, or nutmeg to English rice Basil, as my friend’s efforts they are unlikely to be fazed by world where septic tanks or pudding. The only decision is attest, can be put anywhere. In much…. communal waste water systems Lemon basil. Photo: Phoung Tran where to grow them – assuming fact, it may well take the prize you have a typical garden. for being the easiest of all herbs If you have a question or a garden One school of thought favors to grow. It crops up, unan- that you would like featured, a kitchen garden or herbarium nounced in my scruffy lawn, you can email me anytime at: where all your herbs can flourish and takes uncomplainingly to life [email protected] Tip of the Week Mulching

IT IS almost two years since we its weed growth. talked in these columns about The best mulches are mulching. Very relevant in today’s organic: for example, coco- rainless conditions when the soil is nut fiber or coir dust ( the in danger of drying out completely. cheapest, and readily avail- Mulching is the use of material able), compost, or shredded to cover soil surfaces such as bark. Not dead leaves though, flower beds. Spread evenly up to which in this climate are a depth of two inches to allow rarely utilized by earthworms some air and water through. to create humus. The process provides insula- Moreover, they may harbor tion from the full glare of the disease. Better to use them in sun, prevents erosion in down- a compost heap where the pours, helps the retention of heat will destroy potentially Photo: tOmsk moisture in the earth, and inhib- harmful bacteria. April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 39 Trisara hosts Mozaic’s Chef James Ephraim THERE have been some guests something they’ve pretty spectacular sunsets never eaten before. Each in Phuket in recent dish features fresh local weeks, or maybe I have ingredients, utilizing an just been fortunate enough to witness them abundance of regional flavors, spices and from spectacular locations. The Trisara’s herbs. In Phuket, for example, I found some ‘Seafood’ restaurant is one of those places similar ingredients to Bali but there were that reaffirm the reasons one has chosen subtle differences in taste, and in some cases to live on a tropical island. Another island the ingredients were hard to find, curry leaves that has glorious sunsets is Bali, and I am for example...” he said before leaving to here tonight to taste the famous cuisine personally greet arriving guests. from the Mozaic restaurant in Bali, which At table we eagerly await the signature ISLAND HOPPING: James Ephraim, executive chef and co-owner of Mozaic Beac Club in Bali is listed as the fifth best restaurant in Asia bold and innovative Mozaic-style of cook- was in Phuket to share some of creations. Photo: Marc Mulloy in the 2013 Miele Guide. ing and are treated first to Balinese spiced From the Island of the Gods (Bali) to Alaskan King crab salad, served with ogen the third garden in heaven (Trisara) Chef melon, cucumber, avocado and baby James Ephraim and coriander – light zesty his team certainly and full of flavor. know a thing or two Next up is the about preparing and butter-seared, deep serving heavenly ocean lobster creations. enhanced with black Chef James hails truffle espuma, from Chester, in tapioca and Spanish England, where he pata negra ham tuiles. was a sous-chef at Rich and interesting the Grosvenor Hotel. in texture. This famous venue, More foie gras is introduced Chef arrives next, this time Ephraim to exclusive events such as with crumbled cocoa, fresh raspberries and regular appearances at the estate of the black olive powder. Heads around our Duke of Westminster. Leaving his native intimate seaside table nod in approval. England for the South Pacific and The pièce de résistance comes in the Australasia, Chef Ephraim was part of the shape of a slow-roasted lamb loin from opening team of Bracu Restaurant in New New Zealand served on the bone and fla- Zealand as chef de cuisine, and extended vored with salted lemon and sprinkled with his stay down-under thereafter at the crunchy toasted spices and fresh curry A MOSAIC OF DELIGHTS: (Clockwise from to left) Alaskan crab; lobster; lamb and foie gras . Lizard Island Barrier Reef Resort. leaf infusions [ so he did find curry leaves A world traveller, in Europe Chef in Phuket]. The pumpkin purée adds a col- Ephraim completed courses at Mugaritz orful splash to this wonderful dish that Second Wine List of the Year Awards start soon in Spain and at the Saint James in Bor- leaves a warm spicy afterburn on the lips. THE Wine List of the Year Thailand Awards the Awards has almost 30 years of experi- deaux before expanding his culinary I put this out with a cool Pinot noir. is a national competition, which recognizes ence in wine production, importation, experiences throughout Asia. To end a perfect meal Valrhona choco- the efforts and expertise among hotels, distribution and sales says: “It is important At the famed Ubud Mozaic Restaurant late mousse is combined with local green resorts, restaurants, cafes and wine bars that the industry gets behind the awards as Gastronomique he embraced the philoso- peppercorn gel and Thai lemon basil in the development of wine lists and wine a vehicle to improve wine culture in Thai- phy of Chef Chris Salans in the use of gelato. Divine. culture in Thailand. Now in its second year land. With a deeper understanding and more Bali’s freshest ingredients and has been a Petits fours and Vittoria Coffee round these awards promote and reward excel- creative approach to wine and the way in key asset in creating the Mozaic modern up the evening and we all burst into lence in these venues both on a local and which we communicate this through our Balinese cuisine, which is being presented applause as Chef James descends the international level. wine lists, comes the obvious rewards.” at the Trisara tonight. stairs to meet us. The competition is open to all food and Last year’s winner, The Sarojin Khao While awaiting the arrival of the other I leave Trisara knowing that a little piece beverage establishments with wine lists. The scooped three awards: best resort list; best fortunate guests I nibble on a foie gras of paradise in Phuket is still possible if you online registration for the Awards opens list in Phuket region and best national list. and fresh mango toast and chat with the put together the right ingredients. May 1 and ends July 31 culminating in the relaxed and friendly Chef James about the announcement of Thailand’s best wine list This event is proudly sponsored by the Phuket Mozaic philosophy. For more information visit mosaic- at a gala dinner in October. Gazette.To register or sponsor these awards “I am quality driven and enjoy giving beachclub.com and/or trisara.com Phuket resident Jon Hyams, founder of visit: winelistoftheyearthailand.com. 40 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013

Photo: Gabriel Rodriguez Photo: Nathan E Photography Measuring (actual) internet speed who’s broadcasting a torrent is to Singapore. So if you check your New Jersey. Heaven only knows for 100 times (or four days). (Note: located in Thailand, chances are Gmail (from Google) or play a why they missed Parsippany, but at if you’re running on a 3G line, you good you’ll be pulling some parts YouTube video (also from Google), least as of this writing, our old test probably don’t want to burn of the file from inside Thailand. you aren’t actually hopping to a regime still gives valid results when through your data allowance by Browsers are getting good server in the US or Europe. Your run to Parsippany. running a lot of tests.) Click the OVER the years we’ve had a lot of enough to pull down some files connection actually goes to That said, I’ve switched button marked ‘Min Download Size’ ups and downs with the Phuket in multiple threads. Single thread- Bangkok, then Singapore over a very internet speed testing site to and choose a good-sized test regi- Internet Speed reporting site, ing is still the most common fast (and usually reliable) dedicated testmy.net for my own personal men – I usually run 3 MB. Similarly, phuketinternetspeed.com. We’ve way of getting files, at least to a line. Bottom line: if you’re working use, and I suggest you do the click the Min Upload Size button and gathered 30,000 speed tests from first approximation, but multiple on a Microsoft, Google, Amazon, same. None of the ISPs are cheat- pick a significant test – I use 1 MB. around the island, from almost 900 threading download managers are or Akamai website, your domestic ing on this site – in fact, it isn’t 5) Click the button marked ‘Start computer users, covering nearly becoming much more common. inside-Thailand speed is very close clear if they ‘can’ cheat in the same Automatic Test’. The test runs 100 different internet packages. All of the Internet Service Pro- to the speed you’ll see on-screen. way, because the location of the immediately, and you see the result. That makes Phuket Internet Speed, viders (ISPs) in Phuket now cache The balancing on the back end – test seems to change. Which suits 6) Don’t do anything. As long as by far, as best I know, the largest sites so, for example, if you think where your Gmail mail, say, gets our needs perfectly. your browser is running, and it has community-based independent you’re watching a direct feed of synced with backup copies all over The site has an additional advan- a tab open to the testmy.net site, the speed reporting site on the internet. the Rugby World Cup, you aren’t: the world – happens internationally tage: it will run automatic, periodic testmy.net program will run tests for Our emphasis has always been the ISP brings one copy of the live at the blink of an eye. Perhaps a speed tests, then gather and dis- as long as you’ve specified. If you on single-threaded international feed of the Rugby World Cup to leisurely blink, but it’s so fast play the results. That helps me keep click on Your Results in the upper download speeds. You may well Bangkok, and the feed that goes out you’ll never notice. track of when my line is working right, then choose your login name, argue that single-thread interna- to subscribers in Thailand actually Over the years, international well, and when it goes to the dogs. you’ll see a graph like the one in the tional download speeds aren’t as originates in Bangkok, delayed by download speeds have become less Here’s how to set up automatic screen shot on this page. important as they once were, and just a fraction of a second. It’s so significant. They’re primarily a testing on testmy.net: 7) From time to time, drop by you’d be right. fast that you wouldn’t notice, but concern when you’re going to 1) Go to testmy.net. In the phuketinternetspeed.com and post Many people in Phuket now use the caching approach saves the websites that don’t have many upper right corner, click Create some of your results! That’s the torrents to download movies, ISPs a huge amount of (expensive!) viewers inside Thailand, or when Account. Follow the instructions easiest way to see what other music, and other files that they just bandwidth outside the country. The you’re downloading files that aren’t to create a new account, either a people are experiencing. can’t get in Thailand. Torrents caching is automatic, part of a soft- very popular in Thailand. At the completely new account (which employ multiple streams, ware package the ISP buys, and same time, domestic download I recommend), or by logging on Our regular weekly computer clinic frequently to different countries – generally works well. speeds have become more impor- with an existing Facebook, Twit- roundtables continue every Sunday they pull pieces of a file from Many of the major websites now tant, because they frequently reflect ter, or Google+ account. morning, 10am at Sandwich Shoppe any available resource, then re-as- have servers mirrored in Singapore, what you actually experience. 2) When you’ve jumped Chalong. If you have a Windows semble the file once the pieces have and the web site owners pay for Unfortunately the speed tests through the hoops, click in the problem that needs to be solved, or been downloaded. If somebody dedicated fast lines from Bangkok offered by ISPs (primarily based on upper right corner to Sign In. On a question about internet service in an engine built by a company named the top bar, click Auto Test. Phuket, drop by and ask one of the OOKLA, such as speedtest.net) are 3) Up at the top, click on the assembled gurus. Sponsored by the hard-wired to give you the fastest link that says Server Selection (it’s Phuket Gazette and Khun Woody’s possible result, with little compen- in a nearly illegible blue). Choose Sandwich Shoppes. sation for reality. one of the offered servers. I use The Phuket Internet Speed the one in Dallas, but you may Live Wire is Phuket Gazette reporting site has drawn interest prefer one of the others. Testmy.net columnist Woody Leonhard’s from many different organizations, will remember your choice. Once weekly snapshot of all things most notably Google, which has an again, click Auto Test. internet in Phuket. Shoot him mail ongoing effort to improve internet 4) Select the button marked at [email protected], follow access across the globe. ‘Combined’. On the right, you can him on Twitter, @PhuketLiveWire, or Some of the interest we’ve run the test as many times as you “like” his page at facebook.com/ drawn, though, hasn’t been good. like – I typically run it every hour, SandwichShoppe. Starting in October last year, two of Phuket’s ISPs started cheating on the test regime we were using. All of Phuket’s ISPs “throttle” international access – with very rare exceptions, they intentionally slow down any attempt by customers to go outside of Thailand. The cheat- ing ISPs found a way to “poke a hole” through the speed throttling, when customers were going to the specific websites that we used for the speed test. As a result, speed tests that Phuket people have posted since October need to be examined with a grain of salt. It took a couple of months, but we finally discovered that the ISPs DON’T BE FOOLED: Testmy.net runs a decent international download were cheating on all of the test sites, speed test periodically, based on your criteria, and saves your data. except one – the one in Parsippany, This test shows speeds from Patong on a True 9 Mbps ADSL line. April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 41 The lion sleeps tonight By Marc Mulloy is another who will sleep well tonight. More plaudits must also be THE cast and crew of British given to Khun Kanitsorn Ourairat International School’s (BIS) who designed the incredible production of The Lion King which costumes for the huge cast. took place between April 1 and 3, On Thursday morning the are probably catching up on some lions, zebras, gazelles, birds, sleep too. They’ve earned it. hyenas and all the other creatures For four months the whole returned to being BIS students and school has been a hive of activity they can be justifably proud of in anticipation of this, their larg- their theatrical acheivements. est production, and on the first Such is the circle of life. night the full glory was revealed to a packed house. For those who missed the show, a From the stunning costumes double DVD of the production will be and superb acting and singing by available at the school on April 22. all the principles to the rousing choir and excellent musicians, this was a production that has set a bench-mark for future shows. Word of mouth had already meant that tickets for the three nights had completely sold out well before opening night. Kudos has to be given to Head of Arts at BIS, Neill Thacker, who together with director Moira Lowe, pulled off such an ambitious project. As producer, co-director and musical director, Mr Thacker

Photo of the week This beautiful photo below was submitted by Mike Gillam. It was shot in Sri Phang Nga National Park (near Takua Pa) last week and is of a male Green Broadbill (Calyptomena viridis).

Photos: Marc Mulloy 42 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013

YOUNG AT HEART: Pensioners enjoying a day out in Hangzhou, China. Photo: whitecat sg

When I’m 64 The Beatles, whose song inspired the title of this article. Photo: Effie Yang By Baz Daniel Sports and Leisure complex, in 1) Eliminate self-destructive aging – high blood pressure, heart drastically affect your lifespan and the north-east of Phuket. behaviors disease, adrenal fatigue, wrinkles, your well being and unfortunately EARLY in the New Year I woke The good doctor is a walking This is the first step to prevent- loss of sex drive, loss of energy, many in Phuket get less than the up to the stunning realization that advertisement for the successful ing disease and meeting your later poor memory – are not really necessary eight hours of quality “When I’m 64” wasn’t just the title management of aging; being a years with vitality and good health. symptoms of aging at all. They’re sleep each night. of a Beatles hit, but in my case robust and handsome man of 65 The health toll of destructive be- symptoms of stress and poor 7) Take prudent supplements had become a statement of real- who seems to radiate good health. haviors such as smoking and lifestyle choices. Do everything Like it or not, our food supply ity. In a lather of vitamin supple- We sat down in DiVine – the excessive eating and drinking do you can to eliminate every type of is not always sufficient for ments and desperation I set out to restaurant at the heart of not necessarily manifest for many stress in your life. providing all the available tools to discover whether there was in fact Thanyapura, which also seems to years, but you must stop all these 5) Think young – stay fight oxidation and stress or a Fountain of Youth in Phuket. radiate good health. Fit young immediately. connected reduce our risk of diseases. In 1967 Paul McCartney people bustled about looking 2) Eat well Your life is a precious gift, but Do your best to provide your famously sang; “When I get older, energetic and muscular . . . this Up to 70 per cent of health “thinking young” is more than body with the freshest, most nu- losing my hair, many years from was getting embarrassing. derives from what you put in staying positive and being inter- tritious food you can. But you can now,” and we children of the ’60s I asked Dr Klentze if this your body, while exercise and ested in current trends and world augment this with prudent laughed our heads off. We thought getting old business was inevi- stress comprise the rest of the events. As long as you are alive supplementation. A powerful he was being deeply ironic! table. Sadly, he said it was. Nature equation. The food you select to and taking every intelligent step to antioxidant multivitamin and a fish Being 64 was something one’s designed us to reproduce and then fuel your body is the single most get the most from your body and oil supplement are worthwhile. parents and grandparents did. It die. BUT the good news is that powerful choice you’ll ever your life, you are young. Living Personally, I think that all was never going to happen to us we can manage aging, to live make for your health. As we age itself is the ultimate Fountain of Professor Klentze’s advice makes and so we scoffed at such a longer, with more vitality and our cells become more vulner- Youth. Observe the play and curi- very good sense and I intend to ludicrously huge number being indeed happiness, by making able. The best thing you can do osity of children and don’t lose do my best to follow his sugges- applied to the years someone had some relatively simple behavioral is fuel your body with whole, that spirit. tions. How this works out, only actually inhabited this mortal coil. choices. It all starts with the brain. fresh, nutritionally-dense food. 6) Get enough rest time will tell, but assuming I can But the problem with not dying He said that the very ideas we Eat the right fats, plenty of qual- Quality sleep is critical to cell still type a few years from now, young and handsome, as Mick, have about ourselves, the concepts ity, clean protein, and copious repair and regeneration and can I’ll let you know how I get on. Keith, Rod and Eric will tell you, is we carry in our minds, dictate our organic vegetables. Avoid any- getting old and wrinkly. And so, behaviors. Think young, optimis- thing processed, fried, packaged, here we/I am, no longer in the tically and positively and you will reconstituted, refined, or high in peace, love and drugs ’60s but in start to become exactly those worthless carbohydrates. Cut the arthritis, incontinence and things by behaving that way. down on calories overall, eat lots amnesia sixties and wondering Every day we make choices of small meals each day and where it all went so horribly wrong. (about how we age in particu- drink plenty of water. Now that I actually am 64 it no lar) regarding activity, diet, 3) Exercise longer seems ironic or funny. social engagement, love and Much of “aging” is essentially Rather being . . . well . . . “old” is purpose. These things are not ge- tissue wasting. The phrase “use it another one of those burdens that netically pre-set, but are malleable or lose it” is true. Your muscles staying alive imposes upon us. It’s and subject to our control. All we weaken, your bones shed their just another new challenge that has have to do is take charge of aging, valuable osseous material – which to be met with courage, fortitude don’t just lie down. also compromises your immunity and a well-stocked wine cellar. I asked the good doctor what and mental capacity. Exercise isn’t With this in view I decided I I had to do to stay as young and about being ripped or sexy it’s wasn’t going to take this lying happy as possible despite the simply a necessary component of down. So, with much huffing passing years. Could he give me functioning as a human being. and puffing I got up . . . and when a short list of simple rules to cap- Most of our health conditions are I’d eventually found my spec- ture this Fountain of Youth? diseases of sloth. If you are tired tacles . . . set off to have a chat Obviously, the list had to be short or lacking in energy, barring a with one of the world’s top age as my memory is now largely a specific condition or hormonal gurus Doctor Michael Klentze, thing of the past, and also simple imbalance, it’s likely you aren’t who just happens to spend a good because I can’t understand any- active enough. deal of time at the Integrative thing complex anymore. 4) Manage stress Age guru Doctor Michael Klentze from the Integrative Health Center at Health Center at Thanyapura Here’s what he recommended: The common “symptoms” of Thanyapura Sports and Leisure complex. Photo: Thanyapura April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 43 44 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013 April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 45 46 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013

Across: 8. Crookedly ran sale in weapons store (7) 9. Conjecture in re fence around (9) 13. Sun is making a cavity in the bone (5) 14. Tear around Eastern ridge of rock (5) 15. Look closely on lad coming JUK’ S SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Find the 10 differences between these pictures. back, a disgrace! (7) 16. Cable I'm maybe old still (7) 17. Shortly reference it for repair (5) 18. List of names, etc., and dine out times (5) 20. Bird in Easterly gale thrown around (5) 22. Canto I redraft as plot for a film (6) 23. German, yes, I long to take it easy in Thailand (3,3) 25. Go round, away, leave the main road (4,3) 27. Ice acts turn out austere (7) 30. Sophisticated, not rural note (6) Artist and brand consultant Miguel Kirjon lives in Phuket with his partner Lin 31. For gilt bronze room, move Prachakrich and publishes a series of children’s books “Juk’s Adventures” left round (6) in 9 languages. See juksadventures.com for more information. 32. Fold the French pat out (5) 35. Art, e.g., can be magnificent (5) 3. Chat of a lad about article for year before a score (10) 36. Finalized new arranged deed Phuket weekend market (5,4,2) 28. Assert as truth dart piece outside (5) 4. Found, tore around, always in broken (9) 37. Hobby from Father's era (7) the way (9) 29. Guide doc turning up about 39. Figures those causing less 5. Deny it's maybe stupidity (7) new cut, possibly (7) feeling! (7) 6. Cited a tape twisted, take off 30. Compelling! e.g., turn 41. Prickly things in almost the the head! (10) round (6) first part of the play (5) 7. Strong drug in a British police 32. Pile boss makes is 42. Somehow got in to bar as department (4) feasible (8) cast (5) 10. Out East, informally you 33. Attempt to consume in 43. Reprimand group of actors I French get landed property (6) agreement (6) entrance (9) 11. Discharge confidential note (7) 34. Sages could be after me for 44. Continuing aim not so much (7) 12. Flex an unusual color (6) a communication (7) 19. Tide may change when it is 38. Take in indefinite tinges (6) Down: light (7) 40. Way of working a new 1. Ruler of Public Relations in 21. Complain in a grand, low complaint (4) Church of England (6) roar (7) SUDOKU: Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains 2. Achievable to be blasé, if out 24. Adoptions of suppositions (11) Cryptic crossword compiled by every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. ©Kevin Stone East (8) 26. Maybe teen then I show last Patong Bill. Answers on page 31.

ARIES (March 21-April 20): involve some damage to a friend- SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22): of personal relationships are in Even is business isn’t ship. The stars advise living in the Scorpios will be less focus midweek. If this involves exactly booming, Arians moment as it appears that your obsessed with their own telling a friend that they need to pay are advised to be satisfied determination to get ahead is affairs as April progresses their way more when out on the with steady progress. Where making you forget to appreciate the and your helpfulness is forecast to social scene, it would be wise to personal relationships are concerned, simple pleasures right now. Your be appreciated by a stranger this choose your words carefully. this is an auspicious week to solve lucky color this week is lime green. week. A flash of inspiration helps Money matters are well starred on mysteries. An air sign friend who to spark off a new creative project Monday and Tuesday. has taken some distance lately is CANCER (June 22-July 23): VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23): that can make more demands on ready to reveal what is going on and The stars indicate that Signals in the world of your time than anticipated. Where AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19): your understanding will be jealousy could cause work become impossible finances are concerned, a minor The stars suggest that appreciated. Those with a birthday others to rain on your to ignore this week and the setback can mean you need to certain people in your in the coming days will see that life parade this week. A fire sign’s stars recommend that Virgoans take tighten the purse strings. Wear the social circle are getting has more to offer in the year ahead. feelings are genuine and this action before the middle of the color sky blue to attract good luck. tired of hearing about the same friendship is forecast to strengthen month. Your reluctance to instigate problem. This is an auspicious week TAURUS (April 21-May 21): as you appreciate the support. In change should be overcome as likely SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21): to face this matter head on; friends Fresh starts are well- the realm of romance, your benefits become more obvious. The Trying too hard to impress will be relieved that you are finally starred until the middle of suspicions that an earth sign is a gold- remainder of April is an auspicious others is highlighted until taking action. Peace prevails on the April and Taureans who digger are likely to be confirmed. Love time to explore new directions, also the middle of the month – home front when an understanding have resisted getting out of a rut in with an air sign settles down where your personal life is con- the stars indicate that the only is reached with your partner. their working lives should have a after a stormy period. Money matters cerned. Fortunate days for finances person you need to prove anything Flirtation with an earth sign can turn change of heart. Another earth sign are auspicious this weekend. are Tuesday and Wednesday. to is yourself. A journey that you were into more than single Aquarians had sows seeds of ideas and a fire sign not looking forward to brings bargained for. is forecast to have worthwhile LEO (July 24-Aug 22): LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23): pleasant surprises, including meeting suggestions. In the realm of Your financial outlook is Your magnetism is strong people who give interesting food for PISCES (Feb 20-March 20): romance, it should be easier to subject to unsettled cosmic during the second week of thought. Travel is well-starred for the There are hints that express emotions this weekend. conditions. The stars April and this should result remainder of April. Romance is hot Pisceans can be the center Fortunate days for finances are advise that an investment scheme in powerful new contacts being this weekend, particularly if other fire of attention during the days Wednesday and Thursday. proposed by another fire sign can made. Where work is concerned, signs are involved. ahead. If this is the result of a recent prove to be a hot potato and a a fire sign’s latest inefficiency makes breakthrough in the world of work, GEMINI (May 22-June 21): water sign friend is poised to it easy to finally take distance from CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20): a job with better opportunities could More possible paths to request a loan that Leos may find this person. Librans can expect Give and take should be soon be yours for the asking. Your success are about to hard to refuse. Where personal to encounter another air sign who the focus for Capricorns upbeat mood is catching this open up for those born relationships are concerned, love is on the same wavelength. In this week. There are signs weekend and an earth sign’s under the sign of Gemini. A with an earth sign is affected by that the realm of romance, there are that sticking to your principles will response to your approach means water sign’s failure can be your person’s reluctance to share. Your hints that you could forget an cause more problems than it’s romance is on the cards. Finances are opportunity to win, but this could lucky color this week is purple. important occasion. worth. Disagreements in the zone lucky on Tuesday and Wednesday. April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 47 EPL teams looking to the future

By Martyn Herman

WHETHER by design, necessity, self- interest or because of all three, nurturing youngsters has become fashionable for England’s elite with no expense spared in the hunt for the new Wayne Rooney or Steven Gerrard. The length and breadth of the country, scouts from top clubs are hoovering up promising footballers barely old enough to tie their bootlaces in a bid to unearth the 30 million pounds treasures of the future. Plucked from park pitches often as young as seven or eight and fed into the youth system, those who survive the an- nual culls are rewarded at 16 with two-year contracts in state-of-the-art academies where all their needs are met. Manchester City, arguably the world’s richest club, have the financial muscle to buy any player but, with UEFA’s financial YOUNG STARS: Aston Villa’s young first-team squad is bulging with players who have come fair play rules now kicking in, are also through the academy . Photo: Reuters ploughing 100 million pounds into training with those attaining Category One status “I would like to see the percentage of facilities for their fledgling kids. receiving the most funding and, to the British players increasing in the Premier The Premier League is pumping 350 frustration of the clubs further down the League because the knock-on effect is a million pounds into its Elite Player Perfor- pyramid, inevitably getting to cherry-pick stronger national side.” Wayne Rooney was a product of Evertons’ mance Plan (EPPP) – a new blueprint for the best players. Carr, whose success stories include youth system. Photo: Reuters the academy system that has been around Villa’s new Category One status means Chelsea’s Frank Lampard, Manchester clubs,” was how Crystal Palace chairman since 1998. they are obliged to spend a minimum of 1.5 United duo Rio Ferdinand and Michael Steve Parrish described the EPPP when it The mission statement is to create “more million pounds on developing players with Carrick and Tottenham Hotspur’s Jermain was launched. and better home-grown players”, like 775,000 pounds coming from the Premier Defoe, said clubs can even fulfil their UEFA- While it may have its critics, the Manchester United striker Rooney, a League. enforced ‘home-grown’ quota with players Premier League is determined the EPPP will product of Evertons’ youth system, and A Category Four academy will only get from abroad. gradually raise the percentage of British- Liverpool midfielder Gerrard, using a 100,000 pounds. “You can bring in a Spaniard at 15 and if born players and improve the overall quality network of 120 leading coaches working West Ham’s school of excellence, which he stays in the youth system for three years in the top tiers of English football. with 4,500 more at 96 professional clubs. has also attained the top status, is overseen he is classed as home-grown,” Carr said. At the start of the season 62 percent of Some top-flight teams, West Ham United by Tony Carr who in more than 30 years “It’s a bit of a cheat in that respect but footballers listed in the Premier League and Aston Villa to name but two, argue they with the club has launched the careers of we are not in that market.” squads were non-British whereas in Spain’s have been doing that for years already while numerous Premier League title winners, Critics say the system is too weighted in La Liga the percentage of non-domestic Manchester United are still enjoying the last Champions League winners and England favor of the big clubs who can afford to players was less than 40. fruits of a golden youth team assembled internationals. set up Category One academies and there- Villa are bucking the trend and their before the Premier League changed the land- He said whatever the EPPP promises, the fore, under another rule change, can recruit young first-team squad is bulging with play- scape forever. key to its success is home-grown players nationally from the age of 12 compared to ers who have come through the academy For others, spiraling transfer fees and a get a chance to play first-team football - the ’90-minute traveling time’. regulation such as Ciaran Clark, Barry Bannan and fresh directive from European soccer’s something he fears could be undermined the rest are bound by. Marc Albrighton. ruling body UEFA whereby clubs must by scouting networks identifying players A Category Four academy would still The club’s academy boss Bryan Jones reduce their spending on player wages and from France, Spain and beyond. require 100,000 pounds of investment – a believes the EPPP bodes well for the next transfer fees, means the spotlight is now Arsenal’s Under-18 and Under-21 squads sum an increasing amount of lower generation. on the newly-revamped academy system. contain players born in Argentina, division teams struggle to justify particu- “The new system will create greater “When you strip it down to its most fun- Macedonia, Switzerland, Spain and Ger- larly in light of a change to the rules on access to players and we will remain fully damental, the EPPP is about creating an many – and that is just among the defenders. compensation should a player get poached. committed to creating the right environment environment where a local boy, developed “The most important thing of all is when Whereas previously a tribunal would fix in which they can strive to excel,” he said. at his local club from eight or nine, can go they are 18 or 19 they have an opportunity a fee, smaller clubs now receive a small The process may be slow and City’s on to pull on a first-team shirt of the club to play and I think coming to a club like initial payment and only enjoy a significant football development executive Patrick Vieira that he has grown up at,” said the Premier West Ham there is that opportunity,” Carr windfall should the player become a offered words of caution. League’s director of youth Ged Roddy. told Reuters. Premier League regular – 150,000 pounds “Barcelona have been doing it for the last At any given time 9,000 boys are in the “Maybe the bigger clubs are chasing big- for every 10 games. 35 years and we have just been doing it for academy system although only a tiny ger fish in terms of Champions League and “A brazen attempt by the Premier a few years. We are a long, long way fraction will make it as pros. Premier League titles so the younger boys League’s wealthy elite to cherry-pick the behind,” said the former France midfielder. Academies are rated from one to four coming through don’t get an opportunity. best youngsters from Football League – Reuters FIFA approves GoalControl FIFA has approved the appointment of licensed GLT providers who participated in GoalControl GmbH as the official provider the tender,” FIFA said in a statement. of goal-line technology for the Confedera- “While all four companies had previously tions Cup in Brazil this year, world soccer’s met the stringent technical requirements of governing body said on Tuesday. the FIFA Quality Programme, the final de- GoalControl will also be used for the cision was based on criteria relating more World Cup in Brazil in 2014 “provided that specifically to the tournaments in Brazil, the performance of the system during this including the company’s ability to adapt to year’s Festival of Champions meets all local conditions and the compatibility of necessary FIFA requirements”. each GLT system in relation to FIFA match FIFA approved the use of technology to operations.” see if a ball has crossed the goal-line last year FIFA said the use of GoalControl-4D in following a number of controversial incidents. Brazil was subject to a final installation test “The Germany-based company, which at each stadium. uses 14 high-speed cameras around the Goal-line technology was used at the pitch as part of its GoalControl-4D system, Club World Cup in Japan at the end of was selected ahead of the three other FIFA- last year. – Reuters 48 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013 Clarke has stomach for fight

By Nick Mulvenney in all forms of the game. along with the work rate of The Australians flirted with seamers such as James Pattinson, AUSTRALIAN cricketing pros- taking the top test ranking off Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc. pects have rarely looked bleaker South Africa in their home series Whereas Ponting during his than when Michael Clarke took at the end of last year but ultimately reign as captain was not on the over the test captaincy after the went down 1-0 to the Proteas. selection panel and therefore able last Ashes series but only an out- They are currently ranked fourth. to shrug off, or even share, media and-out optimist would declare Clarke will have plenty of time incredulity at mismanagement of the outlook that much brighter two to reflect on how much progress players, Clarke has no such luxury. years on. has been made over the last two Along with South African coach While his personal stock has years in the next seven to 10 weeks Mickey Arthur, Clarke is part of the risen inexorably on the back of a as he recovers from hamstring and four-man panel and must take his torrent of runs, Clarke’s Australia lower back injuries that ruled him share of responsibility. could hardly be said to be looking out of the final test in India. Leaving aside “homework- ready, willing and able to contest What he probably did not gate”, the most baffling decision back-to-back test series against anticipate when he succeeded in India was to drop spinner England this year. Ricky Ponting was defending his Nathan Lyon from the Hyderabad At the weekend, Clarke cel- team against the accusation that test, which Australia lost by an ebrated the second anniversary of they were the worst Australian side innings and 135 runs. his appointment as Australia’s 43rd to ever take the field. Although Lyon is not, and test captain with a night in hospital “All of us understand our per- would never claim to be, another suffering from gastroenteritis. formances over the last four tests Shane Warne, he has been a solid If the illness was a lingering were not acceptable,” he wrote in test bowler and returned to take reminder of the recent tour of a column for an Australian website nine wickets in the final match in India, it was not the only unpleas- this week. Delhi – a “good reward for MARVEL: Michael Clarke celebrates reaching his century against Sri Lanka antness to accompany him back “But, that said, we are only a effort” according to Clarke. at the Melbourne Cricket Ground December 27, 2012. Photo: Reuters from the sub-continent. couple of months removed from Still, if the India tour was the The 4-0 test drubbing not only advancing to within one test match nadir for the Clarke-led Australia There has also been his own mately be defined by how they once again exposed the frailties of of taking the number one ranking team, there have been plenty of remarkable form since he took the fare against England. the Australian batting but also from South Africa. highlights too. job, 2,533 test runs at an average “Everyone in Australian cricket featured off-field problems, most “That suggests all is not lost and Clarke, who turned 32 on of 68.45 with one triple century, knows how much the Ashes notably when four players were talk of us being the worst Austra- Tuesday, has led the team to 12 three double centuries and five means to the country and we will dropped for not performing a lian team in history is a bit harsh. wins, six defeats and five draws other hundreds. do everything within our power post-match assignment. One bad tour doesn’t define a in 23 tests. Clarke repeatedly, and appar- to turn the ship around after our Clarke pugnaciously defended squad and I’m confident we can There have been series sweeps ently genuinely, trots out the line disappointing tour of India,” he the “homework-gate” exclusions as take the fight to England.” of India (4-0) and Sri Lanka (3- that he would trade all his runs for wrote in his column. necessary to foster the team ethic Clarke singled out the perfor- 0) at home, series wins in West victories for his team. “The players know how big the required to fulfil the ambition he mances of batsmen Phil Hughes, Indies and Sri Lanka as well as a And, as Ponting discovered to next 12 months are and it is still our starkly laid out two years ago – to Ed Cowan and Steve Smith as 1-1 draw in an extraordinary his cost after three Ashes defeats, aim to win back the urn and make become number one ranked team positives to come out of the tour, series in South Africa. Australian captains will only ulti- Australia proud.” – Reuters

National must stay unique China’s Sun set CHINA’S double Olympic gold SAFETY and welfare should everybody wants at any race meet- medalist Sun Yang has mended always be a priority in jumps ing, not just the Grand National, is fences with his coach and laid racing but the Grand National for the horses and jockeys to come down a marker ahead of this must remain a test of horse and back safely. year’s World Championships by jockey and not lose its unique “Racing needs to take respon- winning the 400 meter freestyle character, according to Aintree sibility on itself to promote that fact at the National Swimming Cham- racecourse chief John Baker. all year round and not just wait for pionships, local media reported. The deaths of two horses the National to become defensive Sun finished nearly four sec- during last year’s race and two in about it.” onds ahead of his nearest rival 2011 brought equine safety into Baker hopes that the 40 jock- at the meet on Monday and will focus and prompted an official eys who will saddle up for look to improve steadily ahead inquiry amid calls by animal Saturday’s National will heed of the July 19 to August 4 World welfare groups for the National, advice from Aintree and the Championship in Barcelona. first run in 1839 and now with an Professional Jockeys Association estimated global television audi- to curb their speed in what is Powell hamstrung ence of 600 million, to be banned. Horses at the Cheltenham Festival last month, where jockey JT McNamara usually a helter-skelter cavalry A number of modifications suffered a serious neck injury in a fall. Photo: Reuters charge to the first fence. FORMER 100 meters world were subsequently recommended, have done’,” Baker said. by Ginger McCain, beat the luck- “Racing as a whole and every- record holder Asafa Powell has with the organizers making alter- “This is the greatest race in the less Crisp in a thrilling finish. body involved in the National needs been forced to withdraw from ations to iconic fences such as the world, those fences still need to “It’s been going since 1839 for to realize how important this race his first meeting since last year’s notorious Becher’s Brook. be respected... we’ve maintained a reason. People love it. It’s a is to jump racing so everyone Olympic final because of a ham- “They (the National fences) still that, we’re very strong in that the hugely exciting race with some involved needs to take some string injury, Athletics Australia need jumping, they still need respect distance of the race is unique, the fantastic stories. That’s what we responsibility for it and, for the said on Tuesday. and it remains a challenge for horse number of runners is unique and need to be promoting and talking jockeys, speed is obviously an The 30-year-old Jamaican, and jockey which is what it should we need to retain the character of about on Saturday,” Baker said. element to that,” he said. who has run the 100m in less be,” Baker, overseeing his first the Grand National. The risks jump jockeys take ev- Horses will parade for a shorter than 10 seconds more times National on Saturday, told Reuters. We have to get the balance right ery day were brought into focus at time before the race while the start than any other sprinter, was According to British Horse from protecting that uniqueness the Cheltenham Festival last month has been moved further away scheduled to race at the IAAF racing Authority figures, 10 horses and character and moving with the when Irish amateur JT McNamara from the stands in a bid to create World Challenge in Melbourne have been fatally injured in the times and trying to make sure that suffered a serious neck injury in a a calmer atmosphere. on Saturday. Grand National since 2000. safety and welfare is on top of our fall which has left him paralyzed. “The run to the first fence is Powell suffered a groin injury “We have made some hugely agenda.” Baker said it was “impossible” still a relatively long one. We just in the Olympic final in London last significant changes in terms of Saturday’s race is the 40th to completely eliminate risk from hope that when the tape goes up year and trailed home last as his safety and welfare of the Grand anniversary of Red Rum’s first of the sport. that those jockeys will be in a compatriots Usain Bolt and Yohan National and we need to be three Aintree National triumphs. “In a sport like this, any athlete calmer frame of mind,” Baker said. Blake won gold and silver. saying: ‘We are proud of what we That day in 1973, the horse trained is at risk of injury at any time. All – Reuters April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 49 AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 venue chosen SINGAPORE and Vietnam will jointly host This will be Singapore’s third time as the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, the ASEAN hosts having last jointly hosted the compe- Football Federation said on April 3. tition in 2007 with Thailand, where they Speaking at the press conference before were crowned victors. the start of the 2013 AFF Awards in Pahang, The inaugural competition was held in Malaysia, Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Singapore in 1996. Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah, the deputy Vietnam have also hosted the competi- president of the Football Association of tion twice before, in 1998 and jointly in 2004 Malaysia and vice-president of the Asian with Malaysia. Football Confederation (AFC) executive Tengku Abdullah also revealed that the committee, revealed that the competition will qualification process will be scrapped for be jointly hosted again. the 2014 edition. “The competition will be held in Vietnam “We will revise the format of the com- and Singapore,” announced Tengku Abdullah. petition whereby it will involve all countries Singapore, who claimed a record fourth without any qualifications,” he added. title when they beat Thailand over two legs For previous editions, the lower-ranked in the final in December, will host group Asean teams participated in a short qualifier matches at their new Sports Hub stadium, to reach the final tournament of eight teams. which is expected to be completed in 12 The biennial Suzuki Cup features eight months time. Southeast Asia teams split into two groups, Vietnam will host games at the MyDinh with the top two from each contesting National Stadium, where they won their home and away leg semi-finals and finals. only title in 2008. – Phuket Gazette Singapore celebrate their victory over Thailand in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup final. Ariya claims maiden win GOLFER Ariya Jutanugarn was haunted by Thais reach badminton the memory of her Honda LPGA meltdown on Sunday, before she banished the ghosts to capture her maiden professional title at tournament semifinals the Lalla Meryem Cup in Agadir, Morocco. The Thai teenager was cruising with a three-stroke lead over American Beth Allen after 14 holes, when she hit trouble with a Indonesia’s star player Tontowi Ahmed at the 2012 London Olympics. Photo: tompagenet double bogey on the fifth hole, where Allen THAILAND trounced underdogs the was a similar script in the men’s singles birdied. All of a sudden Ariya was revisited Philippines 4-0 in their final encounter of with world No 24 Tanongsak given a hard by her nightmare at the Siam Country Club the round-robin preliminaries on Sunday to time by Antonio Benjamin Gadi, currently Pattaya Old Course, where she squandered cruise into the semifinals of the US$1-mil- ranked 459 in the world. However, the All- a two-stroke lead and stumbled to a triple lion Axiata Cup, the world’s richest mixed England semi-finalist covered the court well, bogey on 18 to hand the victory to Park team badminton tournament. went on the attack and beat the in-form Inbee of South Korea. The final day of the preliminaries saw Filipino 21-19 22-20 21-19. “I had a flashback, because it [the defending champions Indonesia thrash In the mixed doubles, Thailand’s Pattaya meltdown] also happened on a par- Europe 3-1 and Malaysia outclass Asia 3-1. Songphon Anugritayawon and Kunchala 5 hole. But I tried not to be consumed by Singapore crushed Vietnam 4-0 but both sides Voravichitchaikul outclassed Phillip J that because I was still leading and there Ariya Jutanugarn failed to make the cut for the semifinals. Escueta and Bianca Y Carlos 21-19 21-17 were three more holes to go for birdies,” LET and adds to her growing reputation as Against the inexperienced Philippines, to stretch the lead to 3-0. said the 17-year-old rookie from Bangkok. one of the new generation of stars in the Thai squad was represented by World No 12 and last year’s Singapore Ariya duly bounced back to fire her final women’s golf. As well as her runners-up Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk and Busana Open winner Boonsak Ponsana partnered birdie on the 17th and finally vanquish the place in the Honda LPGA Thailand, she also Ongbamrungpan in the men’s and Sudket Prapakamol to trounce Paul J Vivas ghosts along with Allen, who lost her finished fourth at the HSBC Champions in women’s singles rubbers. and Peter G Magnaye 21-18 21-15 in the chance to catch the Thai after a bogey on Singapore. Busanan, current world No 18 and men’s doubles and complete a clean sweep the 16th. Ariya took the title by three strokes The win moves the Thai to the top of winner at last year’s Malaysian Open Grand for Thailand. after carding a total 14-under-par 270 at the LET’s Order of Merit and up to 42nd in Prix Gold, got Thailand off to a great start Indonesia stayed at the top of the overall the par-71 Golf de l’Ocean. the world rankings. with a win despite facing a stiff challenge standings with 22 points, followed by Ariya, who won the Ladies European When asked how she would spend her from Filipina Malvinne Alcala, the world No Malaysia and Thailand with 21 points. Due Tour (LET) qualifying tournament in winner’s cheque, she replied: “It’s all for my 302. After winning the first game with ease to their better points won/lost ratio, Malay- Marrakech in December, again displayed her dad! I’m going to keep playing on the Euro- 21-7, Busanan struggled to hit form to go sia finished second and Thailand third. Asia remarkable talent in recovering from a pean Tour and I hope to win some more.” down 17-21 in the second. The tie-breaker finished fourth with 16 points. stroke behind overnight leader Charley Hull However she said she would keep hold became a hard-fought thriller as both play- Fifth to eighth overall were Europe, to earn a three-shot victory, with rounds of of the ornate diamond-encrusted purse ers mixed thundering smashes with dainty Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines with 69, 67, 67 and 67. which she was also given as a prize. drop-shots. The Thai girls fared better to 14, 11, 5 and 2 points respectively. This was only her fourth start on the – The Nation win the closely-contested decider 23-21. It – The Nation Liverpool coming to Bangkok LIVERPOOL FC have announced the Liverpool FC Foundation to to the country, which we feel the club will visit Thailand as part carry out work in the community demonstrates our commitment to of their 2013 pre-season tour during the visit, while an official our fans in Thailand. Since our last presented by Standard Chartered. Liverpool Football Club website visit, we have created strategic The Reds, who last visited Thai- and Facebook page in Thai will be partnerships to maintain the club’s land in 2009, will play a match at unveiled prior to the match to presence in the region.” Bangkok’s Rajamangala National complement the official LFC Thai- Liverpool FC manager Brendan Stadium on Sunday, July 28. land Twitter account – @ThaiLFC Rodgers added: “The players who Liverpool FC are estimated to – launched in November, 2012. went on the last tour to Thailand have over 14 million followers in Ian Ayre, Liverpool FC manag- are really excited about going back. Thailand and this summer’s visit ing director, said: “Our last visit to I’ve heard a lot about the passion will form just one element of a Thailand was during the pre-sea- and dedication of the fans in Thai- program of activity – on and off son tour in 2009, when we received land and we plan to bring them the pitch – that will bring the club such a warm welcome from our some great football.” closer to its Thai supporters. fans. We first went to Thailand in Ticket details will be announced The club will bring staff from 2001 and this will be our fourth visit soon. – Phuket Gazette 50 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013 Season of action for Jackson By Andrew Scott

PHUKET United’s standout player, Brazilian Jackson Santos, finished last season as the league’s second top scorer, and his goals helped the Andaman Pearl achieve their pre-season aim of a top five finish. Now the season has come to a close and Jackson has headed back to Brazil to recuperate and take care of his pregnant wife. Before he left for Brazil, Jackson answered questions SAMBA STAR: Jackson Santos (blue) strikes a volley against Nonthaburi. about his first, and possibly, last Did you like playing for happy with the season. season for Phuket United. Phuket United? I liked playing for Phuket United How is futsal in Thailand Phuket Gazette: How was your last season. different to playing in Brazil? first season for Phuket United? The town is wonderful, the fans Brazil is a power in the futsal Jackson Santos: I think it was are excellent as is the team and sev- world and they have the best team a good season, because this is the eral people within Phuket United have in the world with excellent players. first year the team has played in a good heart and that is very impor- [Brazil won last year’s Futsal World the national league. tant to me. Cup beating Spain 3-2 in the final] To finish in the top five as a Thailand has been improving team and for me to finish as the Why did you choose to come to each year, and I think that soon IDOL: Jackson and a young fan after a Phuket United game. Photos: Eric Haeg league’s second top goal scorer, Phuket to play futsal? more teams will also have a great your season? What do you like to do when I can say that it was a good sea- Because Phuket has a very good name in the world futsal scene. I believe that when the team you are not playing futsal? son. project. I spoke to many people lost five games in a row we were I listen to good music, go before coming and they all said What was the highlight of your not very good or motivated, but shopping and surf the internet. Will you be coming back to good things about the island and season? that changed. The internet is very important Phuket next season? the people who work for Phuket The run we put together to me as it helps me stay in touch I don’t know yet, I need to talk United. This made my choice to towards the end of the season What has futsal taught you in with my family back in Brazil. with my manager and review a come play here quite easy. [Phuket United finished the season your career? new contract if possible. winning seven straight games]. A lot of things. I have been play- Do you have a message for the I have received proposals from Are you and the other Brazilian I was very determined to win ing futsal for 16 years. Phuket United fans? Brazilian futsal teams and a players [Jardel and Marcos] fifth place and to be the top scorer. Futsal has taught me to know I want to thank all of the fans European team but I would prefer friends? people, their wills, choices, feelings one by one and say thank you for to remain in Thailand. Yes, they will also be very What was the low point of and many other things. the support throughout the season. TSLC swimming success

Khun Virat Patee (right), governor of SAT A young swimmer competing. hands out a trophy. Photo: TSLC THANYAPURA Sports and Leisure Club Phuket-based Silverfinz, smashed team (TSLC) hosted some of Asia’s most record after team record, and recorded one Top and below: Action from the recent JSSL Tournament at British International School. prolific rising sport stars from Malaysia, of their largest best time rates of the the Philippines, Hong Kong and mainland season, and were leading up until the final China to compete alongside local swimmers session of relay races. in the 2013 Thanyapura Long Course Swim It was here that the Ladies Recreation Championships, held March 30-31. Club of Hong Kong provided strength in With 17 teams and 215 competing depth and British International School (BIS) athletes; this event, part of a Rocket Sci- fielded some strong final relays to snatch ence Sports Swim Championship series of 2nd and 3rd. Phuket Soccer Schools Academy age group swim races around the globe, After a full weekend of racing, the Top lived up to all expectations. Team awards came down to a nail biting PHUKET Soccer Schools (PSS) announced participate in local tournaments if eligible. One of the biggest success stories of the finish with the Ladies Recreation Club from that it will be resuming its Academy The new Spring season will commence meet was the inclusion of five boys from Hong Kong taking the top honors, with BIS Program for Spring 2013. April 27 and will run each Saturday for nine Thalang and Bangtao schools. These boys in second and Silverfinz in a close third. The Academy is open to players on an weeks. were selected from a larger group of school Just 60 points separated the top four invite or trial basis only. Sessions are 90 minutes. The venue for participants from last year’s Iron Kids teams, and with the Top Male Award going The program will be promoting four age Academy training will be Thanyapura Sports triathlon event held at TSLC. to Gian Berino of Philippines (World groups, under-8, under-10, under-12 and and Leisure Club in Thalang. Their participation at this year’s event Student Games representative), and Top under-14, where players will receive pro- – Phuket Gazette was an incredible story of how with just Female Award going to Francesca Leung fessional training from qualified coaches. one month of training, these five boys went of Coast Aquatics, Hong Kong (Hong Kong Sessions will consist of individual skill and from never having undertaken formal swim- National Team representative), the aim of technique work as well as tactical and team Any experienced players can contact Phuket ming lessons, to competing in one of Asia’s this competition spanning a diverse range training. Players will take part in high- Soccer Schools to arrange a trial or to find out largest up and coming swim series – and of abilities and demographics was exceeded tempo training matches against local teams more information on the Academy Program. performing incredibly well. So well in fact, beyond all initial expectations. to help continue their development and Contact: [email protected] that they finished as the 11th placed team. – Phuket Gazette April 6 - 12, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 51 Sea Warriors sail to 2nd Phuket FC defeat TTM Lopburi FC in a tough away match last Sunday in Bangkok

NOT THIS TIME: TTM’s keeper Shota Wada and midfielder Jacques Nguemaleu (in white) deny Geoffrey Doumeng. Photos: Steven Layne

By Steven Layne The late day Bangkok heat must have affected both sides attack- PHUKET FC sit near the top of ing game as TTM’s forward duo the Yamaha League One (YL1) of Yugoslavian born Brit, Vigan table early in the 2013 season Qehaja and Korean Hongyoul Yoo thanks to their latest victory, away were unable to find the back of to the Thai Tobacco Monopoly the net either, despite many shots. (TTM) football club. Both sides went into their locker rooms at half time scoreless. A HARD-EARNED CLEAN SHEET: Phuket’s Kampon Phatomakkakul saved Played on March 31, under a many shots, like this one by TTM’s Korean striker, Hongyoul Yoo (in white). warm, late-afternoon sun at The visitors came out for the Thephasadin Stadium in down- second half looking the more town Bangkok, the match was determined of the two sides. both side’s fourth of the 34- Phuket’s travel weary fans had fixture season. to wait until the 80th minute to be As the waning sun still illumi- sated by a goal, with midfielder nated much of the pitch at 4pm, Kritsada Sakaeo scoring from a the game kicked off to the delight free kick far out near the touch- of about 450 spectators, includ- line on the right wing. ing at least 100 diehard Phuket TTM Lopburi intensified the fans, many of whom had endured pressure late in the game, and de- 18 hours on two different buses spite several commendable attempts to come to the match. were unable to find the equalizer. The Phuket FC Hulk’s fan-club Phuket’s defenders and goalie chartered bus broke down at 1am had a tough but clean game, the previous night in Chaiya particularly stalwart keeper district in Surat Thani, about 300 Kampon, who is also a reserve kilometers outside of Phuket. keeper for the Thailand national By 3am, a replacement bus Southeast Asian Games squad. finally arrived and the fans safely Key defenders, Nenebi arrived at Bangkok by Sunday Slyvester and Sato Yusuke also afternoon, with just enough time deserve credit for thwarting for lunch and a stroll round MBK several TTM attacks. before kickoff. With the win, Phuket moved into In order to stay on track for 2nd place of the 18-team league. The their goal of promotion to the Thai win was their first on the road and Premier League, Phuket fans and second overall after beating Si players expected a certain win, but Racha 3-1 the week prior, follow- TTM had different ideas. ing their initial two draws. Phuket’s early attacking attempts, Meanwhile, TTM linger in last mostly through Luiz “Dudu” place having only secured one Purcino and Geoffrey Doumeng point in their first four matches. were no match for TTM’s Phuket return home for their next Cameroonian defensive midfielder, match, this Sunday, April 7, against Jacques Nguemaleu, as well as their Royal Navy. Kickoff at Surakul Japanese keeper, Shota Wada, who Stadium is 6:30pm. Adults 100 baht, was always readily alert. kids and students, free. 52 PHUKET GAZETTE April 6 - 12, 2013

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