ANDAMAN Edition Volume 19 Issue 21 May 26 - June 1, 2012 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 25 Baht GAME ON! Back on the beaches Two tourists drown as lifeguards wait for lifesaving equipment

By Chutharat Plerin Uten Singsom, head of the Phuket Lifeguard Club unit at IN THE wake of two swimmers Kata-Karon, told the Gazette that drowning along Phuket’s shores a lifeguard pulled a Thai woman, beach-goers will take heart in the aged about 30, from the surf in news that the Phuket Lifeguard front of Karon Circle at about 2pm Club will have its equipment back that day. for beach patrols this weekend. “She was caught in a rip cur- “The Phuket Lifeguard Club rent, but she was pulled out of the will collect the equipment from the water by a volunteer lifeguard,” OrBorJor [Phuket Provincial Ad- he said. ministration Organization] on Very soon after, a tourist pulled Friday,” Prathaiyut “Nut” a French national, named by Phuket Chuayuan told the Gazette on Chalong Police as Angelo Piazza, Wednesday. 53, from the water about 200 Games 2012 The most recent victim of meters to the south. An estimated 20,000 athletes, Phuket’s unguarded beaches and “The tourist said he first saw fans, spectators, supporters and rip currents was a Frenchman, [Mr Piazza] floating face down in coaching staff are expected to Stephane Dacosta, 33. the water. The tourist pulled him arrive in Phuket this week for th The body of Mr Dacosta, was up onto the beach and volunteer the 28 Thailand National Youth recovered from the waters off lifeguards ran to provide assis- Games, to be held across Phuket from May 26 to June 5. Freedom Beach on Monday. tance there,” Mr Uten said. Phuket’s own “Dome The Star Mr Dacosta was reported miss- A Kata-Karon Municipality am- 8” and “Silvy The Star”, a finalist ing at about 5pm the day before bulance rushed Mr Piazza to from last year’s series of the hit by friends who had attempted to Patong Hospital. A French woman, TV show, will stage a free save him, with the help of local Tourists struggle in the strong surf at Nai Harn. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo believed to be the man’s partner concert from 6pm to 8pm during fishermen, after seeing him Navy and the Tourist Rescue Unit crossed a fence to gain access to or wife, accompanied him, Mr the opening ceremony on May 26, to be held at Surakul Stadium, struggle to swim in the current. launched two boats to search for the shore. At that time of day they Uten said. on Wichit Songkhram Road. “We checked the location Mr Dacosta on Monday. After and two local fishermen were the Sadly, Mr Piazza was pro- To read more details about where Mr Dacosta was last seen more than an hour of searching only people on the beach,” he said. nounced dead at the hospital, he Thailand’s top annual sporting and found that a rip current they found and recovered his Mr Dacosta’s death came two added. event for youngsters, see: crossed that area. We assume that body. days after another Frenchman Despite the news that the life- • Let the Games Begin, page 2 Mr Dacosta was taken out to sea “It would appear that Mr drowned and a Thai woman nar- guards will have their equipment • Editorial, page 10 by the current,” said Karon Mu- Dacosta walked to Freedom rowly escaped a similar tragedy this weekend, Mr Uten said his • National Youth Games to boost nicipality Sea Rescue Center Beach from Patong with seven after being caught in strong surf main concern was not whether or local economy, page 12 officer Supachai Janphet. friends, who were on holiday with at Karon Beach on the preceding not his lifeguards had the equip- • Yes, it’s a Game, page 46 Officers from the Royal Thai him. On arrival at the beach they Friday afternoon. Continued on page 3 Bangla street touts warned: ‘Keep your hands off tourists’ PATONG Police have warned touts of bar owners and their staff held last promotional signs being carried by em- plying Phuket’s renowned Soi Bangla week. ployees must also clearly establish that they are not to touch tourists “We are going to make Soi Bangla which bar they are associated with,” whilst soliciting. better so tourists feel safer and are he added. “And they are not to drink alcohol given a better impression of Phuket Lt Col Akanit urged anyone who while they are working,” said Patong as an international tourist destination,” sees any hawkers breaking the new Police Deputy Superintendent Akanit Lt Col Akanit explained. rules to report it to the police immedi- Danpitaksat. “Street vendors and walking touts, ately. The new rules for working the such as flower hawkers, are no longer “We will be strict in enforcing these streets of Patong are the orders of allowed to work on Soi Bangla,” he rules. If anyone violates them they will Patong’s new police chief, Sermpan said. be promptly arrested,” he said. Sirikong, Lt Col Akanit told the Ga- “Employees tempting tourists into Four police officers will be on duty zette. bars with menus and signs are not al- on Soi Bangla every night to ensure Police have warned Bangla street touts: ‘Hands off tourists, The news also follows a meeting lowed to touch tourists, and all compliance, he added. and no drinking on the job’. Photo: Kritsada Meuanhawong 2 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS May 26 - June 1, 2012 Let the games begin PHUKET Vice Governor Sommai News Prijasilpa last Thursday opened a “coordination center” to act as an Drug warriors take local information kiosk and souvenir talks to the coffee shop for the Thailand National Youth Games 2012, dubbed the shop. Page 6 “Phuket Games 2012”. An estimated 20,000 athletes, Business fans, spectators, supporters and Going green: Thailand coaching staff expected to arrive in Phuket during the coming week aims to be organic for the event, which will run from foods center. Page 13 May 26 to June 5. Located at Saphan Hin, near Phuket Town, the center offers Technology programs of the scheduled events Live Wire. Not again, to be held throughout the games Thailand’s 3G saga as well as souvenirs. “Phuket has been ready for the continues. Page 14 2012 Phuket Games for quite a while,” said Wirat Patee, Director People of the Sports Authority of Thai- land Phuket office. Vice Governor Sommai meets Hai Leng, the Games’ dragon mascot. Chef Joanna offers a “Equipment and personnel need woman’s touch to the for the games is ready to go. And given as gifts to the athletes,” Mr fice and other organizations, that now we have the games’ coordi- Wirat said. Phuket’s own Dome and Silvy of culinary arts. Page 17 nation center,” he said. “There are also shirts with the nationally televised singing “I believe the Phuket Games ‘Phuket Games’ printed on them contest The Star will be perform- Environment will be as good as we expect,” he and other kinds of souvenirs. I ing a free concert at the games’ Bag ladies do their bit added. hope these will be enjoyed by the opening ceremony. Mr Wirat explained that 20,000 athletes and visitors,” he added. The opening ceremony will be to save Phuket’s souvenirs of the official mascot Mr Wirat also reminded those held at Surakul Stadium, on Wichit environment. Page 21 ‘Hai Leng’ have been prepared. present for the opening, including Songkhram Road, on May 26. “Half of them are for sale to the representatives from the Tourism The free concert will be from public, and the other half will be Authority of Thailand Phuket of- 6pm to 8pm. Sport FC Phuket survives Airforce United’s strike American drug, lewd show force. Page 47 fugitive faces deportation Luxury buses head to Hua Hin By Chutharat Plerin Supreme Court,” said Col PHUKET now has a new luxury Panuwat. bus service to Hua Hin. The “Yel- AN AMERICAN man arrested in Mr Matos has been charged low Bus” to Hua Hin will depart Phuket May on 18 faces deporta- with illegally entering Thailand Phuket at 7am daily. tion to the United States, where under Section 12 of the Immigra- The Roong Reuang Coach he is wanted by the California Su- tion Act (B.E. 2522), which (Mukdahan) Company, also known preme Court on drug charges and prohibits suspects wanted by for- as the “Yellow Bus”, has been in involvement in lewd shows. eign courts on serious charges operation since 2005 and has main- Phuket Immigration Police from entering the country. tained four routes stretching the moved in and arrested 46-year-old “Mr Matos has been hiding in length and breadth of Thailand. Michael Anthony Matos at 6pm at Thailand since August 28, 2010, “We launched the first Phuket an address on Nanai Road in Pa- living with his Thai girlfriend in to Hua Hin route on May 19,” Yel- To Hua Hin in luxury. tong, renowned worldwide as Patong,” said Col Panuwat. low Bus Marketing Manager “To promote the new route we Phuket’s party town for adults. “At the moment, he is charged Attaporn Kompipatpong. are offering a 15 per cent ticket This week, Phuket Immigration with illegally entering into the King- The yellow buses are luxury discount until the end of July,” Police Superintendent announced dom. When we have finished services that will travel along the added Mr Attaporn. the arrest and presented Mr Matos American Michael Matos, 46, now processing this charge against him company’s existing routes, includ- The fare to Hua Hin is 617 baht, to the press. faces deportation to the United he will be deported,” he added. ing Hua Hin. a price set by the Department of “We received an order from the States. Photo: Golf – Thai Rath Mr Matos was transferred to the The buses have 30 first-class Land Transportation, and tickets Immigration Bureau [headquarters involving drugs, specifically co- Immigration Bureau in Bangkok for massage seats and individual en- can be purchased online at in Bangkok] to locate and arrest caine, and adult shows. An arrest further questioning, Col Panuwat tertainment systems, he explained. www.thegreenbus.co.uk. Mr Matos. He is a suspect in cases warrant was issued by California told the Gazette. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3

Somjai opens canvassing for Youth bag-snatcher gang Phuket City Mayor election targeted holiday tourists

By Atchaa Khamlo

A JUVENILE bag-snatch gang responsible for at least 17 thefts that targeted Phuket tourists was captured by Patong Police on Mon- day evening. Chaiprasit ‘Jew’ Boonyok, 20, was identified as the leader of the seven-strong gang by Phuket Pro- vincial Police Deputy Commander Pirayut Karajadi, at a press con- Somjai Suwansupana opened ference held at Patong Police canvassing for the June 16 Phuket City Mayor election. Station on Tuesday. The gang members arrested SOMJAI Suwansupana was the comprised two 15-year-olds, two first to register her candidacy this 16-year-olds, a 17 year-old and a week in the upcoming Phuket City 20-year-old. One of the gang Municipal election on June 16, members evaded arrest, and has marking her attempt for re-elec- reportedly returned to his home in tion to her third consecutive term Satun Province. as Phuket City Mayor. “We had been tracking the gang Given the favorable voting bal- for two months,” said Maj Somsak lot number 1, Ms Somjai led her Tongkliang of the Patong Police. Khon Noom “Young Turks” party “According to our intellegence in registering their candidacies for the gang members responsible for the 24 council seats up for grabs. the string of recent tourist-targeted All other potential candidates thefts around Patong, Kata and had Friday, May 25, to register at Karon Beach have tattoos of carp Police suspect that all the members of the young bag-snatch gang had carp or devil face tattoos (inset). Phuket City Hall. and devil faces,” he said. The only non-Young Turk to The police got their break in fessed that he and the rest of the Mr Chaiprasit told the Gazette All six boys were charged with register his candidacy May 21 the case when they received a gang had committed 17 similar that he had been committing rob- theft and Mr Kitti was charged was independent Anan report of a bag-snatch having robberies in Patong. beries for more than two years and with accepting stolen property. Kormongkoltharakul, contesting taken place near Banzaan Market He told the police that follow- had been caught three times. “They used motorbikes to Phuket Town Ward 3. in Patong at 10pm on Monday, ing a successful crime they He said that he spent the money snatch bags from unwary tourists Tawatchai Thongmung, Chief May 20. would sell the loot to the Delta on “loafing around” and buying who were either walking along the Administrative Officer (Palad) at A search of the area found Mr shop at the Big C supercenter near such things as mobile phones and street or driving motorbikes,” said Phuket City Municipality, said he Chaiprasit acting suspiciously. He Phuket Town. clothes, whereas the others used Col Pirayut. expected about 70 per cent of the was interviewed by the police at Acting on that information, po- the proceeds to buy drugs. “We believe there are about 40 46,521 eligible voters to turn up the scene. lice then arrested Kitti Kasirak, 28, As a result of the police op- other suspects currently involved and cast their ballots. The police noticed a tattoo of a a Delta employee working at the eration, police seized two in similar criminal activity. We are “We will conduct a public rela- carp on his back, and deemed him shop’s mobile phone counter. cameras, 10 mobile phones, two collecting evidence to effect their tions campaign to make sure worthy of further questioning Police are to question the owner motorbikes and two gold rings arrests,” he added. every community in Phuket Town back at the station. of the shop to ascertain if he were from the boys’ houses in Kathu “These events are ruining knows the election is on,” he said. During the interview at Patong aware of Mr Kitti’s actions, or in- and Phuket City, as well as from Phuket’s tourism image,” he – Kritsada Mueanhawong Police Station, Mr Chaiprasit con- deed, actively a part of them. the Delta shop. added. Lifeguards back to help prevent more drownings from page 1 the beaches on Monday, she said. “There will be 33 lifeguard sta- -ment. Rather, it was the strength tions, just as there used to be, and of the surf at high and low tide. the lifeguards will be on duty from “It’s dangerous. When the tides 9am to 7pm,” she explained. change – at every high and low However, Mr Prathaiyut told tide – it is very dangerous. the Gazette, “I agreed to sign the “Our lifeguards will be work- new contract with the OrBorJor ing freely as volunteers and they because nobody else wants to do will be manning our six lifeguard it. This is hard work with no profit. towers over the weekend, with “Regardless, public safety is three lifeguards at each station,” our priority. So we have agreed Mr Uten said. to sign the new contract,” he said. The news also comes ahead of the new contract between the OrBorJor and Phuket Lifeguard Services Co Ltd coming into ef- fect on Monday, May 28. Kanyarat Senrung, an officer at the Phuket Provincial Administra- tion Organization (OrBorJor) Tourism Department, said the con- tract between the OrBorJor and the Phuket Lifeguard Club was signed Tuesday morning. The lifeguards will be back on 4 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS May 26 - June 1, 2012 Florist stabbed and robbed at Thalang ‘quake ready’ home Emergency services stage full-scale earthquake rescue drill

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

EMERGENCY personnel from across Phuket joined local officials in Thalang District on Wednesday to conduct an earthquake rescue exercise. The drill was based on damages from a hypothetical 5.0 magnitude earthquake centered in the area of Srisoonthorn subdistrict, which Mr Sommart named his attackers. sustained the greatest damage on A LOCAL flower shop owner April 16, when a 4.3 Richter quake early Wednesday morning survived shook Phuket. a brutal home invasion by three “Thalang is in an earthquake- men who left him wounded after risk zone, so there is a possibility stealing his safe containing all his that an earthquake could happen valuables. there again in the [near] future,” The victim, Sommart Choke- explained Dr Sak Tanchaikul, chief kuea, reported the incident to of the Phuket Provincial Public police after receiving medical Health Office (PPHO). treatment at Mission Hospital in The drill involved a coordinated Rassada. effort by the PPHO, Thalang Po- A police check of the victim’s lice, Kusoldharm Rescue two-storey home in Chalong Foundation first-responders, the showed evidence that a violent Cherng Talay Tambon Administra- Rescue personnel set up a triage center on site to designate the severity of the ‘injuries sustained’ in the drill. struggle had taken place there. tion Organization (OrBorTor) and simulated injuries to various medi- According to Mr Sommart’s Cherng Talay Municipality. cal facilities on the island. statement as recorded in the po- Present to oversee the exercise Those marked with “small” or lice logbook, three men entered was Phuket Vice Governor “middle” injuries received first aid his home and stole his safe by Sommai Prijasilpa. on site and taken to Tambon threatening him at knifepoint, then The drill was aimed at reassur- Srisoonthorn Promoting Hospital rode off on motorbikes. ing Srisoonthorn villagers of local nearby. The safe, which the thieves were rescue services’ capabilities and to Those marked as having “se- unable to open on the premises, re- train workers in what actions to vere” injuries were sent to Vachira portedly contained valuables worth take, should another earthquake Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town. 200,000 baht. strike, Dr Sak said. The event also included a semi- Mr Sommart told police he “We want to train health offi- nar and an exhibition to educate could identify all three assailants. cials and officers from other people and local public health vol- According to one report, the related organizations in providing unteers so that they will be able to 40-year-old victim is the owner of medical assistance to injured take the initial steps to deal with Emergency rescue personnel outside Central Festival Phuket during the the Bloom Bloom flower shop in people, including the handi- the situation on their own, Dr Sak evacuation drill on May 17. Photo: Kritsada Meuanhawong the south of the island. capped, children and the elderly,” explained. with assistance from the Phuket come to shop at the mall, so it is About five years earlier he had he added. The drill on Wednesday fol- office of the Department of Di- important to reassure them of the an affair with one of the assail- During the exercise, residents lowed Central Festival Phuket saster Prevention and Mitigation. mall’s safety and emergency res- ants, a 27-year-old that he were evacuated from the area and staging an evacuation drill on “Every day there are many tour- cue systems,” said Central Festival identified by name, said the report. a triage center was set up. May 17. ists, local residents and people General Manager Wilaiporn – Orawin Narabal Ambulances rushed people with That exercise was carried out from other provinces nearby who Pitimanaaree. Drunk monk runs amok A MONK has been defrocked in Phuket and is being held by police after a violent and possibly drug- induced incident at a cremation ceremony on May 19. At about 10am Anusit Kulphonmuang, 52, from Udon Thani, reportedly leapt from a wall at Wat Saensuk temple in Phuket Town and seized a 12-year-old girl by her neck. Mr Anusit was reportedly seen drunk near the temple earlier that morning. “He jumped from the wall and came directly at my daughter,” said Thawatchai Pongpetchwiset. Phuket City Police attending the incident at Wat Saensuk had to calm Mr “It looked like he was going to Anusit down before taking him into custody. strangle her, but she managed to temple until he calmed down. “This man is always drunk and run away,” he said. The abbot of Wat Saensuk probably uses drugs,” he added. Mr Thawatchai and his cousin, defrocked Mr Anusit before the Witnesses who also asked to Teerapat Chidchiew, moved to police took him to the Phuket City remain anonymous have con- protect the young girl, but Mr Police Station. firmed to the Gazette that they Anusit allegedly fought back and “Mr Anusit isn’t from this temple, could smell alcohol on Mr Anusit’s kicked Mr Teerapat. he came from Northeastern Thailand breath. Mr Anusit was restrained until more than three years ago,” said one At last report Mr Anusit was the Phuket City Police arrived. of the monks at the temple who being held at Phuket City Police Police held Mr Anusit at the asked to remain anonymous. Station pending further action. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 5 Boy stabbed with screwdriver POLICE arrested a man on May old, wearing denim shorts and a 19 after he stabbed a 7-year-old white shirt. We soon found a man boy in the head with a screwdriver matching that description. He had while the child was playing with a knife and a screwdriver in his friends in Phuket Town. hands,” Lt Col Akkaradet said. Still in tears and shocked by the “But when he saw us, he sud- attack, the boy’s mother, denly charged us – chasing the Chareerat Naksri, told the Gazette police officers with the weapons that the stab wound narrowly he had,” he added. missed the right ear of her son, Officers soon overpowered the Krittamet “Best” Kingsaiyut. man and placed him under arrest. “I was not with him when it “We took him to the police sta- happened. I was at a parent-teacher tion for questioning, but he has not meeting at Bangneaw School. I left given any statement. So we have him at my friend’s telephone shop. yet to learn who he is and where “My friend said Best was play- he is from,” Lt Col Akkadet said. ing with three friends when a man “At this point we believe the came from nowhere and started man is deranged. Some residents trying to stab people on the street. said they saw him lying on the “But the people pushed the man ground in front of shops at the away, and then he saw the chil- Bangneaw intersection. He is be- dren. He stabbed my boy, then ran ing held at the station because we away,” Ms Chareerat said are concerned he may attack Police received a report of the somebody else,” he added. incident at about 1:30pm. Ms Chareerat said she had yet Lt Col Akkaradet Pongprom to confirm with doctors the ex- arrived at the scene with fellow tent of young Best’s injuries. officers and Kusoldham Founda- “I do not know how deep the tion rescue workers, who rushed wound is. I asked him how he felt Best to Vachira Phuket Hospital. and he said it hurt to swallow,” “Witnesses said the suspect she said. RANDOM ATTACK: Chareerat Naksri looks over her son Krittamet ‘Best’ Kingsaiyut. The screwdriver narrowly was a man about 40 to 50 years – Kritsada Mueanhawong missed the boy’s right ear. Inset shows the penetrating wound to Best’s head. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong Hotel receptionist denies raping German tourist PHUKET resort worker Sakchai Thongseedam, charged with rap- ing a German tourist during the early hours of May 17, has de- nied the police allegation saying the incident was of “mutual consent”. Mr Sakchai a receptionist at the Centara Karon Resort Phuket, was arrested later the same day and charged by Chalong Police after a German woman in her 20s stay- ing at the resort filed a complaint. Chalong Police Superintendent Sirisak Wasasiri on May 19 con- firmed to the Gazette that Mr Col Sirisak Wasasiri confirmed that As Phuket’s only ‘special cases’ Sakchai has not confessed to the Mr Sakchai had denied the charge officer, Capt Nucharee was tasked of rape. with taking the victim’s statement. rape of a young German tourist in Phuket on May 17. friend, or friends, to leave the ho- court at a later date, due to the The woman, whose name is tel premises because they were not court already having her state- being withheld, said in her police registered guests, according to the ment, she has been asked to statement – recorded in written woman’s statement. undergo a medical examination, Thai by special case officer De- However, the young woman the results of which are to be in- tective Nucharee Longkaew – that said she was still unable to open cluded as evidence,” said Col the incident occurred shortly af- the door with the new key card. Sirisak. ter she returned to the hotel at Mr Sakchai then asked the It is believed that the alleged about 7am on May 17. woman to return the key card to victim and her traveling compan- She had returned from a night him, claiming that it “must be the ion left Thailand on May 20. out with at least one “friend”, the wrong card”. – Orawin Narabal statement read. As the statement He then used the card to open to police is written in Thai, it does the room across the hall, and not clarify whether the “friend” dragged her into the room, push- comprised one or more persons. ing her onto the bed, the woman Unable to wake her travel mate alleged. who was asleep in their hotel After raping her, he fled the room, the German woman asked scene, said the report. one of her “friends” who had ac- Col Sirisak noted that the companied her back to the resort woman and her travel mate, who to fetch another key card from the arrived in Phuket together, in- hotel reception. tended to continue their travels as Mr Sakchai, on duty at the originally planned time, brought a key card to the “Although the young German room, but then asked the victim’s woman will not need to attend 6 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS May 26 - June 1, 2012 National ID database fail Drug warriors perk it up felt in Phuket By Kritsada Mueanhawong IN A marked departure from the usual line in tackling drugs on the island, Phuket Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada on May 17 took time out to sit down with local village leaders and dis- cuss the drug problem over a cup of coffee. Joined by Col Jirasak Siemsak of Cherng Talay Police Station and Cherng Talay Tambon Admin- istration Organization (OrBorTor) Vice President Siri Yokthong, Vice Governor Chamroen sat down at a coffee shop in Bang Tao, on Phuket’s west coast, with local The issuance of identity cards and village headman, an imam and the registration of births and government officers in the area. deaths across the country halted V/Gov Chamroen explained that on May 17-18, when the national in the past six months, provincial database server failed. authorities had tallied 1,637 drug THE system crash of Thailand’s cases: 734 of those cases involved ya ice (crystal methamphet- Department of Provincial Admin- A NEW LINE: Vice Governor Chamroen is taking the drug war to village leaders. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong istration central database in amine), 564 involved ya bah Bangkok over May 17-18, which (methamphetamine), 140 cases “But in order to solve the drug cal leaders and the people so they Gov Chamroen said. affected local administration involved dry marijuana and the problem, we need the cooperation can listen to the problems and “We will send officers to in- offices nationwide, has been at- remaining 36 cases involved of local people,” he said. come up with solutions together. vestigate the area and encourage tributed to a “server problem”. “other drugs”. “We are launching a project “We expect this to be effective local officials to work with resi- Phuket City Municipality was Those cases resulted in the ar- ‘Government Officers Meet Lo- in suppressing drugs because only dents in the area and brainstorm informed on May 17 by the Re- rests of 1,810 suspects, said V/ cal Leaders’”. We will send local people know how severe the solutions to the drug problem,” gion 8 Bureau of Registration Gov Chamroen. officers out to villages to meet lo- drug problem is in their areas,” V/ he added. Administration in Surat Thani of the problem. Some of the database system’s services were tempo- Drug camp hailed ‘great success’, time for round two rarily unavailable, the agency said. FOLLOWING the successful drug rehabili- support it, Chief Supachai explained. cleaning up the parks in Koh Kaew, he added. Services suspended included tation camp in Koh Kaew at the beginning of The program, which aims to turn drug us- “If any of them fail a drug test again they issuance of national identity cards this month, organizers are now planning a ers lives around, is part of the “One OrBorTor, might have to rejoin the drug rehabilitation and registration of births and second one in Wichit for June. One Drug Rehabilitation Camp” initiative. camp or we might decide to take legal ac- deaths. “The Koh Kaew drug rehabilitation camp “The camp costs about 3,500 baht per par- tion,” he said. Luksana Apiratipunya, Chief of was a success, with 67 of a total of 80 sub- ticipant,” Chief Supachai said. Chief Supachai told the Gazette that all the Central Processing Unit in jects participating,” Phuket’s Muang District Although the Koh Kaew camp has finished, three district offices in Phuket offers drug Bangkok, told the Gazette the next Chief, Supachai Pochanukul, told the Gazette. a close eye will be kept on its participants. testing and seminars for hotels and schools day that the system was once again “The 13 who missed the camp will re- From June onwards, they will have to report to educate staff and students about the dis- functional and normal service has ceive warning letters telling them to join the monthly to Koh Kaew Hospital for an entire advantages of drug use and how to take resumed. next camp or face disciplinary action,” said year, he added. preventive measures. No reason for the server error Chief Supachai. Koh Kaew OrBorTor has the budget to sup- “If any hotels or schools are interested, was provided, nor whether or not Wichit Tambon Administration Organiza- port their participants, should the participants contact the district office in your area,” he the crash caused a loss or cor- tion (OrBorTor) is the next OrBorTor to host want to setup a group activity to help the com- added. ruption of data. the camp, because they have the funds to munity, such as arranging sports clubs or – Orawin Narabal – Orawin Narabal Old bank to become museum THE old Standard Chartered Bank building on the corner of Phuket Road and Phang Nga Roads in Old Phuket Town will become home to a museum to remember Phuket’s Peranakan heritage. Thailand Peranakan Association President Kosol Tang-utai an- nounced the news at a photography competition at the old bank last Saturday, held to highlight Phuket’s Baba-Nyonya influence in local cuisine. Baba-Nyonya is one of the lo- cal names used to describe Peranakan Chinese communities, also known as Straits Chinese. The museum will become a central location for learning about Pernakan culture and networking The old bank will become a center for preserving Peranakan heritage. with other organizations dedicated associations in Penang, Malaysia. Lung” Rattana. preserving Peranakan heritage in At the event last Saturday three Following the seminar Mr Kosol other countries, Mr Kosol said. experts in Pernakan culture gave and Phuket MP Anchalee Vanich Through Associate Professor presentations: Associate Professor Thepabutr bestowed the top prize Pranee Sakulpipat, who was also Yongthanit Pimonsathien PhD and for the photography competition present at the event, Phuket has Ajarn Jarunee Pimonsathien, both to Anucha Deeviset (see Your long maintained positive exchange from Thammasat University, and Phuket, pages 26-27). relations with Peranakan heritage local expert Mongkol “Khun – Chutharat Plerin May 26 - June 1, 2012 NATIONAL NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 7 Rescue efforts fail to save dolphin

By Kritsada Mueanhawong Before transferring the sick dolphin to the MESU center, the THE striped dolphin (Stenella PMBC team administered a seda- coeruleoalba) rescued off Kata tive to prevent the dolphin from Beach last Sunday has died. going into shock. Veterinarian Patcharaporn “In the past we have had dol- Kaewmong confirmed the dolphin phins that had eaten plastic died at 6am on Tuesday. rubbish, which caused digestive Fears mounted for those in- tract blockages and internal dam- volved when it was confirmed age,” he explained. that the young female dolphin had “This dolphin was probably a serious infection and only a 10 separated from its pod because it to 30 per cent chance of survival. was weak and couldn’t deal with Kata Beach Resort workers the strong current. spotted the weak dolphin floun- “This kind of dolphin is often dering offshore at about 9am. dismissed from its pod and swims The Phuket Marine Biological close to shore to prevent the rest Center (PMBC) was notified and of the members from getting the sent a team to investigate. disease,” he explained. After going into the sea to A blood test conducted by check on the female dolphin’s staff at the MESU revealed an condition, the team decided to unidentified infection in the take her back to the center’s dolphin’s bloodstream. Marine Endangered Species Unit MESU veterinarian Patchara- (MESU). porn immediately started a course At the time of capture, PMBC of broad-spectrum antibiotics, as With a 10 to 30 per cent chance of survival, the stranded dolphin did not seem to be getting any better. However, biologist Kongkiat Kittiwattana- they had yet to grow a blood cul- Dr Patcharaporn and the MESU team did their best to save her. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong wong said that an initial ture and identify the invading examination revealed no external pathogen. at the MESU, Ms Patcharapron died nearly two days after being According to PMBC biologist wounds. He did, however, ob- Ms Patcharapron said that of- was pessimistic about the rescued from Kata Beach. Kongkiat, seven dolphins had serve some bruising on the ficers had been taking care of the animal’s chances of survival. “We want to know the cause been found dead along Thailand’s dolphin’s head and a parasitic in- 34-kilogram dolphin 24 hours a “There is only 10 to 30 per of death sooner rather than later. coastline this year. fection on her tail. day, including assisting her as she cent chance that stranded dol- We will conduct a post-mortem However, the death of this lat- Mr Kongkiat estimated that the swam, to prevent her from be- phins will survive because most examination to determine it,” said est dolphin found in Phuket is the female dolphin was about 2 years coming stressed. of them are already seriously sick Ms Patcharaporn. first striped dolphin to have died old and in a very weakened state, In addition to needing assis- when they become stranded,” Striped dolphins are often this year, bringing the total to possibly suffering an internal in- tance just to swim, the young she added. found along the west coast of eight. jury of some sort. “She is able to dolphin also needed to be fed by Despite the best efforts of Phang Nga and Phuket, with usu- The previous deaths were swim, but swims on her side,” a rubber tube. MESU staff, the young dolphin ally 50 individuals comprising a humpback and Irrawaddy dol- he said at the time. Soon after the dolphin’s arrival did not survive her illness and pod. phin sub-species. Woman, 21, killed Rain arrives, with 2 car crashes in 24 hours AS THE annual heavy rains arrived last weekend, The second accident occurred about 23 hours later. two accidents occurred along Phuket’s notorious At 11:15pm, Thalang Police Duty Officer Patiwat in morning pileup Thepkrasattri Road last week. Yodkwan was informed of an accident on Thepkra- The first incident, shortly after midnight on May sattri Road, north of Thalang Town. 15, involved a modified Isuzu D-Max pickup which Police, Kusoldharm Rescue Foundation workers struck an electricity pole on Thepkrasattri Road near and Baan Nai Khlam volunteers were dispatched to the Tesco Lotus shopping center in Thalang. the scene, where they found a white Toyota Hilux Kusoldharm Rescue Foundation workers and Baan pickup truck with its hood ripped off by low-hang- Nai Khlam volunteers attended the scene. However, ing telephone wires. with the exception of a spilled load of frozen chick- Capt Patiwat explained that the Hilux was being ens, there were no injuries. driven by Sanga Kalasang from Phang Nga, who One of the rescue workers at the scene reported had travelled with his wife to collect his two-month- that the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel while old niece. driving the Surat Thani-registered vehicle. – Thawit Bilabdullar

The front of the car was damaged when it struck the motorbike.

A 21-year-old woman was killed lice he was driving his Honda City on May 20 when a rear-end colli- car northbound from Phuket sion on Thepkrasattri Road in Koh Town to the airport when his car Kaew caused a car to spin out and was struck hard from behind by hit her motorbike. a pickup truck with a converted Thalang Police Duty Officer refrigerator unit on the back. Patiwat Yodkwan was notified of “He said the truck slammed the accident at 9:15am. hard into the back of his car, caus- At the scene, about 300 meters ing him to lose control of his south of the Tah Reua Temple, vehicle and hit Ms Amanee’s mo- Capt Patiwat, fellow police offic- torbike,” Capt Patiwat said. ers and Kusoldharm Foundation All three vehicles were at the rescue workers found 21-year-old scene when police arrived, to- local resident Amanee Dor-ngor gether causing a long tailback on lying dead on the road. the busy road. “She had just picked up some “Both drivers have been taken laundry from the Yee Teng estate, to Thalang Police Station for fur- which she normally did as part of ther questioning,” Capt Patiwat her job,” said Capt Patiwat. added. Anirut Ubonkaew, 33, told po- – Thawit Bilabdullar 8 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS May 26 - June 1, 2012 Ancient beads spark ‘eco-grab’ VILLAGERS in Krabi, across Phang Nga Bay, have ravaged an archaeological site in a mangrove forest in hopes of making it an eco- tourism attraction. A variety of colorful beads were uncovered by local fisher- men in Tambon Klong Thom Tai, just south of the large rural town Khlong Thom, about a month ago, said Teerapong Sithisak, a 43- Villagers started digging up the year-old resident of the area. beads after fishermen in the area After hearing the fishermen’s first discovered them. stories about the beads, other lo- tors invading parts of Klong Thom cals went to the nearby canal and Tai. We want the government to unearthed more beads, he said. take action and preserve this man- The villagers believe the beads grove forest, because the forest is are similar to “Klong Thom still healthy and the people in the beads”, antique beads previously area benefit from it,” he explained. found behind Klong Thom Temple No museum is currently pre- about kilometer from the canal. pared to take possession of the “Although we know the beads new find. are valuable, we won’t sell them All concerned are now waiting because we would like the area to for officers from Fine Arts De- be set up as an eco-tourism at- partment in Bangkok to inspect the traction,” Mr Teerapong said. beads and provide an assessment. The villagers believe the beads are valuable, but they refuse to sell them in hopes of using them as the base “There have been many inves- – Kritsada Mueanhawong for creating an eco-tourism attraction. Photos: Kritsada Mueanhawong Underpass will worsen traffic: poll Dog ‘Nin’ saved by rescue RESULTS of the latest online poll a “significant improvement”. reveal that a majority of Phuket Almost one-fifth of voters workers after 8-inch slash Gazette readers are pessimistic overall (18.2%) thought the A TEAM of emergency response about the 450-million-baht under- project would have no significant officers are calling for donations pass to be built at the Bang Khu impact on the traffic situation in to help a stray dog that was dis- Intersection in Koh Kaew. Bang Khu. covered with an eight-inch wound By a wide majority, readers in In a breakdown by demo- to its stomach. all three demographic groups be- graphic, Thais were the most likely “We took him to a veterinarian lieve the project will make traffic A scale model of the underpass. to answer that the project would at the Rattanathebet Phuket Hos- flow in the area worse. Overall, five times as many have a negative impact. Four-fifths pital in Wichit,” said Sampawat The poll, launched on May 7, voters (68.6%) thought the of Thais taking-part (80%) Wannasangkam, of the Patong asked readers: “The final design project would worsen traffic than thought the project would worsen Municipality Department of Disas- for the Bt450mn underpass at the those who thought it would im- traffic in the area compared to just ter Prevention and Mitigation Bang Khu Intersection in Koh prove it (13.2%). 15% who thought it would im- (DDPM-Patong). Dr ‘Aom’ is worried about infections. Kaew has been approved. Although The most popular replies were prove flow. “I was told that he was attacked Photo: Sampawat Wannasangkam Thepkrasattri Road will be wid- “drastically worse” (36.6%) and Almost half (45%) of those by a drunk foreigner,” he added. the wound was not closing prop- ened to eight lanes in the area, “significantly worse” (32%). identifying themselves as Thai pre- Contributions from staff at erly and Nin is likely to develop a southbound traffic will still have In stark contrast, only 3.4% of dicted the project would result in DDPM-Patong and other donors deep infection in his abdominal cav- to wait at a stop light before ac- those taking part thought the a “drastic” worsening. already tally about 9,000 baht, said ity, which could prove fatal. cessing the bypass road. How will project would cause a “great im- This was also the most popu- Mr Sampawat, but it’s not enough. “If anyone is interested in help- this project affect traffic flow in provement”, while just 9.8% lar choice among expats (35%) Ms Aom, a veterinarian at the ing, even just food, please contact the area after it is completed?” thought the project would cause and tourists (34%). clinic said her top concern was that us at 076-213464,” she added. Neighbor grabs lady’s beloved pooch and turns it into chewy beer snack A LAMPANG man is being pros- tually got Mr Sawat to confess to ecuted for theft after stealing a killing Khero and hiding the body neighbor’s dog, killing it, filleting behind the house. it and eating it as a beer snack. Mrs Chamnian went behind the Sawat Ariyakhruea, 49, told house and was confronted with a police he stole and ate “Khero”, a grim scene: the head, skin and Viking-breed dog belonging to skeleton of her favorite dog. Chamnian Srimuang, 45, because She almost fainted. he “thought it was a stray”. sand delivery man, who loved She then asked Mr Sawat where He used Khero to make nuea Khero very much. the rest of Khero was. He told her daet diao, a kind of local jerky But when she saw the sand he had hidden the flesh inside his usually munched on while drink- man, he told her he hadn’t seen house. ing alcohol, he said. the dog. Shocked, she went home to try Mrs Chamnian, who lives in the At this point she became very and come to terms with what she village of Baan Srikam, said she worried and feared she would had just witnessed. loved Khero like her own child. never see Khero again. At first she decided that she She described her beloved dog, On May 8, a neighbor came to would not make an issue of the who was one year and five see Mrs Chamnian, telling her that incident, since Khero was already months old when he met his de- Mr Sawat had caught a dog that dead. But that night she could not mise, as “clever” and “timid”. looked very much like Khero and sleep and when she got up the next She first realized something was had tied it up at his home. day she went straight to the po- wrong on May 5, when she no- She went straight over to Mr lice to report Mr Sawat. ticed Khero had disappeared. Sawat’s house and confronted Police charged with Mr Sawat Days later, when Khero had him. Mr Sawat denied ever see- with the theft of the dog, which failed to reappear, Mrs Chamnian ing Khero. he has confessed to. thought he had run off with the However, Mrs Chamnian even- – Sanook.com May 26 - June 1, 2012 NATIONAL NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 9 Thaksin urges reconciliation over justice Parliament that would offer immu- nity for all those charged in relation to the political crisis over the past few years. The move is opening divisions between Mr Thaksin and the Pheu Thai-led government led by his sis- ter Yingluck, and the red-shirt EXILED former prime minister movement that helped bring it to Thaksin Shinawatra told a crowd power. of tens of thousands of red-shirt Human Rights Watch is de- supporters that they should put manding the government shelve aside demands for social and le- the bill, which it says would help gal justice in the name of national perpetuate a state of impunity for reconciliation. abuses in Thailand. Mr Thaksin was speaking via “Despite well-documented video link to about 45,000 red atrocities that took place in the full shirts gathered at Ratchaprasong view of cameras and witnesses, in Bangkok on May 19 to remem- no Thai soldier or official has been ber those who died during a held accountable,” said Brad bloody army crackdown on pro- Adams, Asia director at Human tests at the same site two years Rights Watch. earlier. “The military should not be The former premier’s words above the law. The government angered many of the protesters, needs to prosecute all those re- who fear elites on both sides of sponsible for crimes, whatever Thailand’s political conflict have their political affiliation or official come to a cozy accommodation position, to provide justice for the The reconciliation bill Mr Thaksin supported during the red-shirt gathering offers immunity for all those that will leave their demands for charged in relation to the political crisis over the past few years. Photo: Nicholas Altstadt victims and end the cycle of vio- political reform unaddressed. lence and impunity,” he said. The “red shirt” political party, the 2010 protests, which lasted for York-based rights watchdog Hu- known as “black shirts” engaged Mr Adams noted that 16 of at the United Front for Democracy about two months. man Rights Watch concluded that in attacks. least 92 known deaths had been against Dictatorship (UDD), has So far, not one person has been the military used excessive and The call for clemency comes sent by the Department of Special called the justice for the deaths prosecuted for the killings. In a unnecessary lethal force and that as the government is trying to Investigations to the prosecutor to of at least 92 people killed during report published last year, New armed elements within the UDD push a reconciliation bill through launch post-mortem inquests. Brit man held for possessing golden human fetus corpses A BRITISH citizen was arrested in Bangkok last week after he was found in possession of six human fetus corpses wrapped in gold leaf. Thai police said the fetuses showed between two and eight months of development. Chow Hok Kuen, a British na- tional of Taiwanese origin, told police he planned to smuggle the fetuses to Taiwan to sell, as some ethnic Chinese believe such corpses can bring those who pos- sess them good fortune. Mr Chow told police he bought Chow Hok Kue (center) was caught with six fetus corpses. Photo: The Nation the corpses days before his arrest for around 30,000 baht each. He Worship of the fetuses in Thai- that is not the case, it will be an bought the bodies from hospitals, land is a Buddhist-animist practice abortion-related case, said a po- temples and clinics that illegally called kuman thong, meaning lice general who heads the performed abortions, mostly in “golden baby boy”. Institute of Forensic Medicine. Samut Prakan, police alleged. The Institute of Forensic Medi- Abortion is illegal in Thailand, They could fetch at least six cine is conducting tests to search except in cases of incest, rape or times the sum he paid for them for signs of respiration, which when the pregnancy poses a threat on the market on Taiwan, he said. could lead to murder charges. If to the mother’s life. Thai sex trips spreading HIV to Oz SEX tourism in Thailand is lead- lethal condition during sex trips to with prostitutes or whether pros- ing to a dramatic rise in the num- Thailand, where the rate of HIV titutes are coming in from other ber of HIV cases in the Australian infection is 13 in 1,000, as well as countries, the data doesn’t quite state of Queensland, according to during trips to Indonesia and tell us,” he explained to The a report in The Australian. Papua New Guinea. Australian. In 2010, there were 206 new Dr Richard Kidd, president of HIV was first reported in Thai- HIV cases reported in the state the Queensland branch Austra- land in 1984. By 2008, 1.1 million of Queensland, a steep rise on lian Medical Association, said the people had been reported as in- previous years. increase in cases was probably fected with the virus, with nearly Most cases involved homo- due to the mining boom in the 600,000 recorded deaths. sexual men, though the number of state. In the 1990s, the Thai govern- infections of other groups was “Young men, isolated from ment introduced a “100% condom also rising, the report said. their families, earning lots of use in brothels” policy that was The report claimed that Austra- money – and whether they are highly successful in reducing the lian men were contracting the going to Thailand and having sex HIV infection rate. 10 PHUKET GAZETTE OPINION May 26 - June 1, 2012 Let the Phuket Games begin STARTING this weekend, Phuket will host the 28th Thailand Na- tional Youth Games, an event expected to bring more than 2,000 student-athletes to the island along with an estimated 14,000 people including coaches, parents, supporters and fans of over 30 different sports and pastimes. Gracious hosting of these games should be a point of pride among all islanders, Thais and expatriates alike. Phuket is being put on show not to the rest of the world, but to highlight to the rest of the country what Phuket has become in the span of two short decades. Now that the opportunity is here, we need to show one and all that there is far more to Phuket than beaches covered with beer-swilling foreigners, Soi Bangla and overpriced taxis. The influx of people for the games will surely put Phuket’s infrastructure to the test. To ease the stress on local accommo- dation establishments, nearly all schools administered by Phuket City Municipality will serve as dormitories for visiting athletes and their support teams. An increase in traffic is likely to become an issue. Fortunately, the new bus station in Rassada is up and running, offering low- cost transport around most of the greater Phuket Town area via the island’s pink Poh Tong bus service. Hopefully, locals will be on hand to assist new arrivals in its comprehensive-yet-confus- ing route system. To make the Phuket Games possible, the Sports Authority of Thailand has poured money into upgrading several impor- Phuket: Heart of glass tant public sporting facilities in Phuket. To overhaul the swimming pool at Saphan Hin to the standard Thailand’s fu- Re: Gazette online, French tour- I’ve been here, every new chief ture sport stars deserve took nearly two years. As a legacy of ist drowns as Phuket surf danger has made this announcement – and the games, Phuket residents will for years to come be able to season begins, May 19 nothing has changed at all. enjoy the new international-standard indoor stadium built ex- Why in the world does this hap- Andre Gazette forum pressly for this event. pen? All of us who live in Phuket Do you have an opinion to voice? Now that much of the heavy lifting has been accomplished, it know when the surf becomes dan- Email [email protected] is time for all Phuket people to step up and show some real Thai gerous. Making waves hospitality, even if means taking a break from the kind of profi- Maybe this next contract period teering that has harmed our reputation among domestic tourists should run until December 31, and All quiet on the then renewed annually. That way Re: Gazette online, Heavy rains just as badly as among foreign visitors. Let’s show the entire Eastern Front prompt Phuket flood, landslide nation what we have something to offer our youth – instead of when the Phuket Administration Organization (OrBorJor) wants to warning, May 17 yet-another drug crackdown. Re: Gazette online, Mexican, Ma- Dear Phuket Gazette: Keep put- Knowing that the world’s best athletes will be arriving in Lon- hang the lifeguards out to dry over contract negotiations, there would laysian suspects named in Phuket ting stories only like this in the don for the Olympics is proving to be a source of inspiration for gem heist, May 15 paper and soon we’ll have nobody people living in one of the great capitals of the world. The Phuket not be tourists dying, as the sea is like glass [at that time of the year]. Good that it finally appears… here anymore. Games should provide the same inspiration for all of us, albeit at no Russians were among them! After the Bangkok flood, the a national level. me Gazette forum Otherwise, some people would terrorism alert, the closing of the Phuket should be proud to have been chosen to host these have jumped at the opportunity to bars at 2am, the tsunami warn- games. Let’s show them why we choose to call this island home. oil their fingers and to point at ings, the Phuket will go under on First taste of the sea Russians as the cause of all their 28 April and so on… – and Phuket’s – problems. It’s actually very normal that it Re: Gazette online, French tour- RussianInPhuket rains and that the waves are higher ist drowns as Phuket surf danger Gazette forum because it’s rainy season. Please season begins, May 19 stop making a drama [out of it]. Many tourists have no concept Hands-on Solos, Marc of the sea and its dangers. Gazette forum I had a Canadian girlfriend who keep starblazing was amazed on her first time in Driven to courtesy the ocean that the sea was salty. Re: Gazette online, Phuket Elec- She was not stupid; she had just tion: Aroon Solos re-elected Rawai A few weeks ago, I experienced never been in the sea. Mayor, May 14 something so rare that I passed it The waves look fun, but can Congratulations Aroon. Your off as pure coincidence. Then last be deadly. Hotel and tour opera- contribution to the Rawai munici- week the same thing happened and tors have a duty of care to advise pal area has been invaluable for so I can no longer ignore it: a tuk- guests of the dangers. many years. tuk driver in Patong was polite in Ian Your efforts have indeed made asking me if I wanted a ride. Gazette forum Rawai one of the most desirable It has been years since a tuk- destinations to live in Phuket. tuk driver in Patong has asked me Please keep up the good work. politely whether I wanted a ride Police action a ‘gem’ Happy Farang anywhere. Now the drivers based Gazette forum at the back of Jungceylon [on Re: Gazette online, PHUKET Phang Muang Sai Kor Road] seem GEM HEIST: B5mn in jewelry still Doing the Bangla to have learnt some manners. missing, May 16 Without a drip of cynicism, can So nice to see recognition of shuffle shuffle hop we please pass this message along the fact that the Thai police actu- to the management at Jungceylon ally can do good work when Re: Gazette online, Phuket’s so these drivers at least get some motivated to do so. Maybe some Bangla street touts warned: credit for their behavior? of the “old lady” expat whingers ‘Hands off tourists’, May 18 Perhaps the TAT [Tourism Au- here will be disappointed to see Really? I am going down to- thority of Thailand] was correct this success, but I’m delighted morrow just to check. Does this in its prophesy that 2012 would Volume 19 Issus 21 with it. include the monster with the little be the “Year of Miracles”. Bill Freeman monkey, and the one with the Damian Evans Gazette forum marmoset? During the 20 years Chalong May 26 - June 1, 2012 OPINION PHUKET GAZETTE 11 I say sawasdee krab, Wrapped up in you say hello krab

THERE’S really no need to learn Thai in Phuket, it simply isn’t nec- essary. However, the lack of mo- monks’ beauty tivation to learn tends to let you down right when you need it most. Chatpawit Jinapong, 57, is the I, like so many foreigners on the island, can only say a handful Director of the Phuket branch of of words, none of which are able the National Office of Buddhism. to communicate anything. I I AM aware of monks wearing tra- He has a Master degree in Edu- wouldn’t be able to explain in En- ditional monk clothing and regalia glish to your average Thai living cation Administration from on the island. On top of this, most in a way that is contrary to Bud- Thaksin University. Mr Chatpawit dhist practices, in that it is related Thais that I do attempt to speak to outward beauty, such as “high- speaks about beauty through with usually are either unim- fashion” and sexuality. However, Buddhist eyes inlight of the recent pressed (which is understandable) there are more than 200,000 Bud- ‘inappropriate’ images of monks or uninterested in my attempts. If my ability to communicate dhist monks in Thailand and only in Buddhist regalia appearing on very small percentage would do effectively isn’t enhanced by try- something so discordant with Bud- the internet. ing to learn Thai (I know I must dhist doctrine. give it more time), nor is the ef- Struggling to uncover the meaning In Buddhism, there are 277 pre- right way. In case of Buddhist both Thai and foreign celebrities. fort appreciated – then really, what of Thai. Photo: Charles Kremenak cepts for monks, 210 for nuns and monks or novices, I think we can We should be concerned about the is the point? 10 for novices. They concern the best use it to share Buddhist val- marketing methods used in the When I first arrived in Phuket “do nots” of life, such as taking a ues and educate people to the media. These celebrities look good I was thrilled with the idea of learn- life, be it human or animal, steal- established principles of the Lord because it’s their jobs, but Thai ing Thai. I have always believe it By Alex Stone ing or speaking falsely. Buddha. teenagers try to emulate them important to show cultural sensi- Then there are the precepts that The opposite of what is being without thinking whether or not tivity to the people of any country Do you have an opinion to voice? forbid sexual misconduct, danc- demonstrated as beauty in those it’s appropriate to do so. you are visiting by learning the Email [email protected] ing, singing and partaking in photos is true, because beauty is Thai teenagers absorb every very basics of their language, and events that ruin harmony. Bud- not on the outside. It is the physi- thing without analysis. They just since I was planning on staying in When I go to pay for things dhism also prohibits the drinking cal and mental calm within us. The take what they see. This is a seri- Phuket for some time, I figured about 85 per cent of the time the of alcohol or other fermented sub- beauty of a Buddhist monks is the ous problem, as cultures are I’d get cracking and actually be- price is given to me in English. stances that affect good judgment beauty of Vinaya Pitaka, which is different. If we only accept other come conversational in Thai. Only when I find myself in un- and eating at night. one of the three Tripitka scriptures cultures, then we forget our own. But now, eight month later, I usual circumstances on the island, Lastly, there are those clauses and the foundation of monastic life That will only decrease the beauty find myself in a lull. Elsewhere in such as when I have lost my that deal with living; such as not for monks, nuns and novices. of our own culture. Thailand, I think necessity would phone, do I find it necessary to lying on a high or luxurious bed, I think the general public should The new Thai generation must fill my sails and provide motiva- be able to communicate on a level not owning earthly possessions and also concern themselves with the be encouraged to analyze and tion, but here in Phuket, I find that surpass my 10-word Thai vo- not accepting payment in the form beauty of the mind. A beautiful mind adapt the new in a way that fits myself languishing. After work, I cabulary and many local Thais’ of money or other valuable objects. enhances your appearance. After comfortably into Thai culture. come home eat and really don’t English abilities. The recent news about a Bud- all, your good-looks will fade with The very few Buddhist monks see the point of studying I know there are enormous ar- dhist monk’s posing on a age. A good mind will last forever. who have behaved inappropriately, I have my “How to Learn Thai” eas and aspects of Phuket that my Facebook page in a way that it The media is very important in as we have witnessed lately, will books, Rosetta Stone, Pimsleur lingual-ignorance has left me un- looks like a woman and is sexu- the modern, socially-networked be warned by their masters, or and even a tutor, but the whole aware of. But the relative comfort ally suggestive is not okay. In my world. Information from around the worse. The worst punishment of process seems more like a hobby, and ease provided by so much of personal opinion, Facebook is a world can be accessed in minutes. the Buddhist monkhood is dis- like doing Sudoku, rather than a Phuket has pacified me – making good website if you use it in the Television can show teenagers missal from the order. worthy pursuit. me blissful in my ignorance.

Panning for golden on Phuket’s white beaches Nightmare neighbor I rent an apartment in Patong I have a few questions regard- along a dead-end street. While I ing gold panning on the beaches was away, my neighbor had con- of Phuket, especially around Ao struction work done in his Yon Bay, near Cape Panwa. apartment and used my water. Is a non-Thai National allowed I just came back to discover he to keep the gold that he or she has had some of his workers setting panned on the beach? If they are up camps in my carport. He took not allowed to keep the gold, but over 30 square meters of common are allowed to pan for it, which land to extend his deck . official organization should the What can be done? He does not gold found be given to? care [about my objections]. Do you need a work permit for jpbuffon gold panning? Can you pan for certificate for gold panning. Only Patong gold after sunset? those locals who are very poor Chris Jongerius and have no other job can obtain Orawan Pueak-khao, Adminis- Wichit an ore panning certificate. trative Officer of Patong Mu- If you are a foreigner, or hold nicipality, replies: Phuket Provincial Industry another job, it just isn’t possible Because the area is private, it is Office Industrial Technician to buy a panning certificate. GOLD FEVER: ‘Pancake’ gold nugget, found in Australia. Photo: Rob Lavinsky the owner’s responsibility. You Racho Sawatdisan replies: have to inform your landlord of To my knowledge, there have Geologist Umpai Thongpinyochai, mary ore is found in veins and in found at www.dmr.go.th/down- these problems. Patong Municipal- never been any large gold depos- Department of Primary Indus- situ, while secondary ore is usu- load/law_minerals/ ity is responsible for those houses its found on Phuket. However, tries and Mines Phuket Office, ally found in alluvial deposits. minerals_act_v_thai_english.pdf. and accommodation in public ar- even if there are gold deposits at replies: There are laws about panning Most of the answers to your eas only. But if you tell the owner Ao Yon it is illegal to extract it. There are trace gold deposits for gold and other minerals in questions can be found on page and he or she still ignores you, then The Phuket Provincial Indus- in every region of Thailand, either Thailand. A Thai version of the law 48, which deals with “Mining on you can file a complaint to us at try Office has never issued a primary or secondary ore. Pri- with an English translation can be Small Scale and Mineral Panning”. Patong Municipality. 12 PHUKET GAZETTE BUSINESS May 26 - June 1, 2012 National Youth Games Consumer Reports Titan Helmet to boost local economy reviewed by Publius Mr Dumrong went on to highlight specific industries that are likely to see di- rect benefit as a result of the games – the largest of their kind in Thailand. “One industry that will directly benefit from the games is the hospitality business. Many restaurants and hotels, especially in the Phuket Town area, are expecting to earn PRODUCED by S.Y.K. Autopart a lot during this period,” he added. Import-Export Co Ltd, the “Titan” is Mr Dumrong elaborated further on the the most expensive helmet available for hotel occupancy rate in Phuket Town for purchase in Tesco Lotus at 650 baht. the upcoming event. This helmet is comfortable and well “It is true that we provide free accommo- padded. It covers your entire head dations for all athletes who are participating (except your chin) and has a good in the games. But, athletes for the youth games locking mechanism on the chin strap. do not usually travel alone. They travel with On the negative side, the glue binding their family members and they are the ones parts of the helmet has come undone Vice Govenor Sommai Prijasilpa cuts the ribbon at the opening of the information center who need places to stay. We have been in- on me – after only two weeks and it for the 28th National Youth Games to be held across Phuket. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong formed that many hotels in Phuket Town are has a crack now. Overall, I would say almost fully booked,” he said. AS THE 28th annual Thailand National played from May 24 through June 6. for the money you might be better The games will host events that include off with a BMX-style model. Youth Games gets set to kick off, the “We expect to generate at least 300 to 40 sports during a period of fourteen days Gazette takes a look at the economic im- 500 million baht during the Phuket Games. to be held across the island. pacts the games will have here in Phuket. We also anticipate that many spectators “I believe Phuket province will earn a lot Affordability Dumrong Chaisena, of the Sport Author- from Phuket, as well as other provinces, of benefit from this event,” he ended. ity of Thailand’s (SAT) Phuket Office, spoke will come here to watch the games. Cur- with the Phuket Gazette about the rently we estimate the number of spectators For a schedule of events and list of venues Durability government’s projections for total revenue to be around 20,000 or more,” said Mr seestory on page 46. being brought in by the Phuket Games to be Dumrong. – Phuket Gazette Smart phone sales soar in Q1 Overall Rating THAILAND’S rapidly expanding Purepong, General Manager of GfK Thai- Another smartphone trend in Thailand Kin Dee instant Pad Thai smartphone market recorded nearly 70% land, “Takings for smartphones had already is the increasing penchant towards reviewed by Siamerican growth in the first quarter of this year, overtaken feature phones in the last quar- Android smartphones. As with most other according to GfK research group’s Thai- ter of 2011 when they reached 53% of markets in the region, popularity of such land retail audit findings, which compare total sales contribution. The latest quarter phones has been on an upswing. From its quarter on quarter revenue performances. one report showed that it has escalated market share of 16% in Q1 last year, vol- Heightened consumer demand has further to hit 60%.” ume sales of Android smartphones have brought about a surge in sales volume of Retail audit findings revealed that the skyrocketed to reach 59% in the over 80% reaching 758,000 smartphones average price of feature phones in the latest quarter. sold in the first three months of 2012 (Q1). country has been dwindling in the last five “Smartphone penetration level in Thai- Consumers in Thailand bought 3.8 mil- consecutive quarters to reach a low of land is considered low when compared lion mobile phones in the opening quarter US$52. with some of the other markets in the re- of this year, of which, only 20% were In comparison, the average price of gion like Singapore and Malaysia where a smartphones. Though feature phones are smartphones has remained generally con- larger proportion of the population have still largely used by Thais, their popularity sistent, hovering between US$300 – 329 already converted from their feature has been waning as smartphone sales are during this same period of time. phones,” observed Dr Wichit. World famous Pad Thai in five minutes. on the rise. First quarter results of feature Although smartphones in the least ex- “This presents huge potential for PRODUCED by J.D. Products Co Ltd phone volume sales reported a decline of pensive range of US$150 - 250 are the smartphone manufacturers and we can in Samut Sakhon province. Overall a 12% over the same quarter a year ago. most saleable, with over one in two expect the rate of adoption to accelerate good value for quick bite alternative “Feature phones are still dominating smartphones in the country sold coming when telecom operators in the country to instant noodles. Available in Phuket Thailand’s mobile phone market in terms from this segment, the pricier models fully roll out their 3G services in the very at Villa Mart. Strategically priced at of sheer volume, but when it comes to above US$500 have managed to maintain near future. It is predicted that the Thai 20 baht per serving, slightly higher revenue sales, smartphones’ contribution their market share of 18% in the latest smartphone market will more than double than commercial instant cup noodles. to the overall value of the industry has sur- quarter, translating to almost 40% in the in value and volume in 2012,” he Simple to prepare with just hot passed feature phones,” said Dr Wichit country’s smartphone sales. concluded. – Phuket Gazette water, also microwavable. Seasoning is accurate and portion of noodles and dried shrimp is filling for price. Great snack or light meal but no replace- THE Southern Trade and Organic Fair 2012 wrapped up ment for the real thing. The paper box last week in Phuket. Commercial officials from 14 South- can be reused for nursery gardening. ern provinces, Surat Thani Commercial Director Mrs Yukuntorn Pongsupaponkit and local residents Price Value attended the event. Mrs Yukuntorn said, “The Southern Trade and Organic Fair 2012 was held to support those projects as- Export Potential sociated with organic agriculture for tourism. The Government’s aim for hosting this event was to expand markets and to lift the economy.” Packaging There were 250 booths, including Southern OTOP and SME booths, OPOP (One Province One Product) booths from Nakhon Pathom, Saraburi and Mae Hong Son as well as organic food booths. The event also held traditional Do you have a product or service to review? performances from each region of Thailand. Email: [email protected] May 26 - June 1, 2012 BUSINESS PHUKET GAZETTE 13 Cultivating an organic hub With the 2015 Asean Economic Community fast approaching, Thailand pushes to develop and centralize a number of its sectors. High on the list are agriculture and health, and Phuket is well positioned to reap the benefits. The Gazette reports:

SUPPORTING the latest drive to promote the country as a regional wellness and re- treat hub, Piramol Charoenpao, the com- Organic & Natural merce deputy permanent secretary was in Asean Expo 2012 Phuket earlier this month. Mrs Piramol, accompanied by Yukuntora Organizer: Ministry of Commerce Pongsupaphongkit, the director of the regional office of commercial affairs in Surat Thani, Venue: Impact Arena Hall, Bangkok was heading a delegation tour of health-busi- ness operations in Thailand’s South. Dates: May 24-27 “Some hotel and resort operators have branded themselves as green hotels and re- Exhibitors: 200 companies (180 Thai sorts by investing in green energy, waste and ASEAN 20) management and waste-water treatment,” Mrs Piramol remarked, “but these estab- Product Groups: Certified Products, lishments can be dubbed organic hotels and Food, Non-Food (Cosmetic, Healthy resorts only when they use organic prod- /Green Product, Books and Music) ucts from local networks.” Hospitality and Services (Hotel, Res- One of their stops was the shop of Pura taurant, Spa and Banking) Organic Foods, the island’s principal or- ganic food supplier located on Thepkrasattri Objectives: Road in Thalang district. Martin Smetsers, Managing Director of *To promote Thailand’s organic image Pura Organic Foods Ltd, told the Gazette, A CLEAN AND GREEN FUTURE: Commerce deputy permanent secretary Piramol for both domestic and foreign markets. “This [visit] is a testament to the sincerity Charoenpao (left) discusses marketing strategies with Pura MD Martin Smetsers. of the Thai government to make Thailand *To recruit domestic and ASEAN an organic hub by 2015.” “Many are surprised to learn that quality large group of healthy minded people organic suppliers. Martin was invited to speak at the Or- organic food is already widely available in residing on Phuket, we will start offering a ganic & Natural Asean Expo 2012 in Phuket. Pura strives to make organics ac- line of health product brands like *To promote Thailand to become an Bangkok this weekend. (See right sidebar) cessible to the masses Superfoods and organic hub of ASEAN and Asia regions “We’ve been collaborating with the gov- and some of its pro- Chia, for example,” ernment] for the past year and a half. They duce is cheaper than he said. *To generate organic networks from approached me to discuss Pura’s poten- the chemical alterna- “There is a lot of Thailand to the global market. tial support in developing marketing and tives,” he said potential in the retail distribution channels.” While a bulk of market. Many people *To acknowledge the benefits of Pura Organic is recognized for being Pura Organic’s cli- in Phuket want qual- organic production and consumption to the exclusive distributor of products from ents are hotels and ity organic food, but farmers, entrepreneurs and authorities the award winning and fully-certified resorts, Martin went it hasn’t always been at all levels. Thanyamundra Organic Farm and Resort on to reveal plans to convenient for them near Khao Sok National Park. It offers pro- penetrate a new to access it,” he *To improve quality of life by utilizing duce from another 70 organic suppliers market: noted. organic products. from across Thailand. Its organic food “As of July 1, we range comprises up to 1,000 products. will launch a home de- For more info, see W: *To enhance the level of competitive- “150 to 200 of these are fresh produce, livery service to puraorganic.org where ness and competency of local farmers, including vegetables, dairy and poultry prod- supply organic food you can subscribe entrepreneurs and authorities globally. ucts. The remainder are dry products such directly to private FINE LINE: There is a noticable difference online to Pura’s as sugars and butter,” Martin noted. homes, and for the between organic (right) and non-organic. weekly newsletter. Iconic Thai spirit to rebrand, re-emerge AFTER withdrawing from the Thai “We now bring the international market years ago, Mekhong, the image of Mekhong into Thailand. 70-year-old spirit brand owned by We will also create a new identity Thai Beverage (ThaiBev), is mak- of Mekhong among Thai consum- ing a big comeback with a new in- ers, with international packaging and ternational agenda. consistent product quality,” Vorarat ThaiBev, the country’s largest said. distillery and brewery, is inject- He said Mekhong, a rum-based ing 40 million baht to rebrand the spirit, was one of the flagship spirit image of the iconic spirit, to pit brands owned by ThaiBev, along it against other premium brands with SangSom, Hong Thong and globally. Blend 285. Vorarat Charoonsmith, director “We have been repositioning of Thai Beverage Marketing, said Mekhong from a brand targeting the company three years ago repo- male drinkers into a unisex brand sitioned the Mekhong brand for with strong adaptability. It can be export, revamping its packaging and used in traditional ways or can be labeling. used for the creation of other bev- Looking for a place to stay? The brand is now available in erages such as cocktails.” the United States, Australia, and The new Mekhong will target See more classified ads at in some countries in Europe in- both males and females aged be- cluding Britain. It is sold at Thai tween 25 and 35 who are in the www.phuketgazette.net restaurants and international middle and higher classes and have pubs in those markets. modern lifestyles. – The Nation 14 PHUKET GAZETTE TECHNOLOGY May 26 - June 1, 2012 Thailand’s 3G woes and then TOT started upgrading charged with finding a way to keep their systems to handle the (con- TOT and CAT on resuscitation siderably improved) features. after their concessions run out – a TOT was deeply involved in the devilishly difficult problem in upgrade just last month. I talked every country that’s had their about it in my Live Wire column phone companies privatized. for April 25. TOT is installing In the same post, Mr Don also Nokia-Siemens equipment, which said that the Thai language news- can be upgraded in place to a paper Thairath – quoting an technology called LTE, called anonymous source on CAT’s board “4G” by many. – reports that CAT has CAT, and then TOT, also decided to shutdown the started selling 3G service TrueMove H project, “after both directly to consumers. Right the counter-corruption commis- now, there’s a sion and the ICT major ‘Oklahoma Certainly, by the time Ministry have land grab’ in deemed the con- progress, with Thailand has its 3G act tract to be illegal.” five big phone together, most of the If the contract is companies – and world will be running 4G. terminated, countless smaller TrueMove can’t ones – trying to import any more stake out a plot in the 3G wil- equipment or install it for CAT. derness. If the rumor is true, I have no All of this is taking place against idea what effect that will have on the backdrop of repeatedly botched TrueMove H 3G customers, or on attempts to open up a new channel DTAC 3G customers. But the – actually, five channels – that will CAT 3G retail effort, called My 3G, explicitly be allowed to run 3G or which I talked about last month, 4G (5G anybody?) services. would be “canceled to prevent When the governmental auction legal complications.” happens – it’s still scheduled for According to The Nation’s this year, but it’s been scheduled May 9 edition, “The National that way for three years – there Anti-Corruption Commission THE SAGA CONTINUES: After years of 3G government regulations, TOT is now required to report weekly to will be a mad scramble to get (NACC) will on May 28 call in the State Enterprise Planning Office (SEPO). Photo: Twentufour Students customers to switch over to the some CAT Telecom officials in- new channel, known cryptically as volved in that state agency’s 3G CAT got the 850 MHz channel ways to sublet their channels, 2.1 GHz. Some phones and tablets deals with True Corp to inform and TOT got the 900 MHz chan- allowing other companies to sell can make the leap from 850 or 900 them that they may have broken nel. It’s roughly analogous to 3G services. AIS rented part of the MHz to 2.1 GHz. Others can’t. But laws… [including] the 1992 allowing just two TV broadcast- channel – and much of their equip- that’s a story for another time. Public-Private Joint Venture Act, ers to operate TV channels. ment – from TOT. DTAC and True Which brings me up to the present. the 2010 Frequency Allocation UGH! What a mess. The original concessions to CAT (through a newly created subsid- Last week, Don Sambandaraksa Law, and Article 157 of the If you’ve been following and TOT were drawn up long iary TrueMove H) rented part of reported on Telecomasia.net that Criminal Code… The irregulari- along over the years, you know before 3G (more accurately, HSPA) the channel from CAT. “Thai ICT Minister Anudith ties ranged from what appeared that the history of 3G wireless technology was a gleam in anyone’s Keep in mind that it’s by no Nakorntap has told state-owned to be a well-designed political internet access in Thailand has eye. Many companies – AIS, True, means certain ei- TOT’s board to plan to pave the way for the been fraught with competing or- DTAC and others – made fortunes ther CAT or TOT ‘It’s by no means certain stop following the deals to the CAT’s bypassing of ganizations, lawsuits, selling mobile phones and monthly have the legal right failed 3G business some state procedures to make government changes, allegations services back when SMS was con- to rent off parts of either CAT or TOT have plan, that has so the agreements.” of corruption, political infight- sidered an advanced feature. their mobile phone the legal right to rent far cost $510 mil- What’s going to happen? Hard ing, and a whole lot of money Some of the billions ended up in networks for 3G lion (16 billion to say. For now, I think it’s a safe floating around. the pocket and suitcases of a fu- carriers. They just off parts of their mobile baht) with little to bet that your 3G connection will To understand the quandary gitive ex-prime minister. went ahead and did phone networks show after over continue to work for the foresee- we’re in right now, you need to Then HSPA hit and everybody – it. Both TOT and two years of op- able future. But after the auction know the history. It’s complicated. especially anybody with a 3G phone CAT are required, for 3G carriers.’ erations. Mr – if there is an auction this year or Many years ago, the two for- – wanted to get the considerably by their ancient Anudith said, “to this decade – all bets are off. merly-government-owned phone faster internet access afforded by concession agreements, to oper- date, fewer than half the planned Certainly, by the time Thailand companies in Thailand, TOT and the new technology. There were ate their respective services. 5,320 base stations have been rolled has its 3G act together, most of CAT, were assigned channels to lawsuits and threats of lawsuits, but There’s a great deal of heated de- out and the telco had only around the world will be running 4G. use for mobile phone service. in the end both CAT and TOT found bate about whether AIS is 200,000 users, less than one currently running TOT’s service twelfth of the projected target of Seth Bareiss holds computer ses- or TrueMove is running CAT’s 2.5 million users. Operational costs sions on every-other Wednesday service. CAT, for example, is run- of the network exceeded revenue afternoon, from 1 to 3pm. If you ning its retail 3G service, My 3G, by a factor of four.” have a Windows problem that on TrueMove’s network. If TOT gets squeezed, I have needs to be solved, drop by one The fact that Thailand is one no idea what will happen to AIS’s of Seth’s free afternoon sessions, of the few countries on the face 3G concession with TOT or with or come to one of our free Sun- of the earth without 3G service TOT’s deployment of 4G-ready day morning roundtables at Sand- certainly provided some stimu- equipment. But note that the num- wich Shoppe Chalong. Details in lus, and the sight of billions of bers quoted here are for TOT’s the Events Calendar. Sponsored baht must’ve been enticing. (In retail operation. AIS, running on by the Phuket Gazette and Khun case you haven’t kept up, North TOT’s network, says it has 1.2 Woody’s Sandwich Shoppes. Korea now has a thriving 3G million 3G subscribers. service, as do Zimbabwe and Minister Anudith really took TOT Live Wire is Phuket Gazette columnist Myanmar.) Whether the busi- to the barn. Not only has TOT been Woody Leonhard’s weekly snapshot of ness partnerships were formed ordered to stop rolling out base sta- all things internet in Phuket. Shoot him in accordance with the law is a tions, it’s required to report weekly mail at [email protected], very hot point of debate. to the State Enterprise Planning Of- follow him on Twitter@PhuketLiveWire, When the new HSPA+ technol- fice (SEPO) and the Finance or “Like” his page at Facebook.com/ ogy became available, first CAT Minister. The SEPO is explicitly SandwichShoppe. May 26 - June 1, 2012 BUSINESS PHUKET GAZETTE 15 Greece primed to exit the Euro

other country in the ‘Euro Zone’. Recent election results show that the Greek people are officially fed up. However, with different parties be- ing unsuccessful in formalising a IT IS fair to say that recently the coalition government this could drag world markets have been as out for weeks or even months and, unstable as a new born baby try- if there is one thing that markets don’t ing to stand on its own two feet! like, it’s uncertainty. With the financial woes of We have seen this over the the European markets, the rest past few weeks as markets of the world has been dragged dropped to new 2012 lows and, down by a seamingly constant as this uncertainty remains, I be- UNCERTAIN TIMES: A storefront in Athens sits vacant as the Greek economic crisis worsens. Photo: Protonotarius torrent of poor European eco- lieve things will remain choppy nomic news. until we have a resolution set in would undertake various reforms. uncertainty, and this route a wise move over the next few We have a new French Presi- stone. The general consensus These reforms need to be passed would get rid of that uncertainty. months, we have seen the US Dol- dent who, potentially, would like would seem to point to an inevi- by the end of next month before Also, a return to the Drachma lar perform well, and the dollar to get rid of the austerity mea- table Greek Euro exit, but Greece can get the money. Of for Greece would mean that, as index – the dollar against a basket sures that have been put then, how will markets course, the problem is that there is an economy, they could quickly of other major currencies – is at into place, and now in react to this? no Greek parliament right now and re-price themselves, ditching their its highest level in two months. Greece they don’t have If Greece remain in it looks like no one will be able to debt and focusing on growth. The ride is going to remain a government at all. the Euro, which I think put together a coalition. On the flip side the value of very bumpy and a move into less A potential exit from is very doubtful, the As a result, there’ll be a the Drachma could be devalued riskier assets would be prudent, the Euro seems all too second placed Syriza second election. Will the result by at least 50% causing inflation. unless you are able to stomach inevitable from the land that party is looking to form a coali- be any different? Probably not The need to handle this properly the volatility we are now brought us the Olympic Games tion government and in effect tear and potentially Greece may take cannot be underestimated and as beginning to see. and is generally considered the up the austerity measures plan. an even harder stance against uncertainty continues markets cradle of Western civilisation. It Here’s the situation. In Febru- Europe. So all roads point to a will continue to be effected, so Anthony Lyman is a Senior Financial is no surprise that the Greek ary, Greece agreed a € 174 billion probable exit, which could not for now a cautious approach Consultant for the Montpelier Group. people have had enough of cuts bail-out deal with the EU and the be all bad if handled properly. needs to be applied until we see For more information contact and austerity measures as they International Monetary Fund. Part As I said before, the one thing light at the end of the tunnel. [email protected] or have been hit harder than any of the deal was that the country that markets do not like is A shift to safer investments is follow him on twitter @ AnthonyLyman.

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Gerard Garson (Photographer) can be contacted at T: 0809 141 173 E:[email protected], W:viewbug.com/Garger/photos SLOW BUSINESS: Gerard’s technique highlights all the unseen details.

WHERE IS THIS? Patong bay illuminated by fireworks on New Year’s Eve. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 17

STAFF BREAK: Two Chefs restaurant in Kata, home of the famed ‘Surf & BBQ Night’. Cooking with a

feminine flair Chef Joanna Ruekenstein at Two Chefs restaurant. Photo: Chris Hudon By Chris Hudon event. I was 26 or 27-years-old at the When asked about her favorite culinary woman Ms Joanna replied, “Being a chef in time and we served over 350 people in style, Ms Joanna replied, “My favorite general is a male-dominated industry, and it AT THE crossroads of Kata Yai and Kata one night. During that time some style of cooking is Mediterranean because is hard to get ahead as a woman. Even Noi beaches is the Two Chefs Kata restau- restaurants served 400 to 500 people per of the fresh ingredients like olive oil, though women are always at home cooking rant. Inside that restaurant, among other night. It was a really hot summer and I’m lemon; it has lots of ground pepper and dinner – that’s not considered the same thing. places, is where you can find the most sure I lost ten pounds of water weight in fresh oregano. “You know how men talk when they recent addition to the Two Chefs team, chef one night. “I don’t really like heavy foods like are alone. In some professions it would Joanna Ruekenstein. “I was doing garde-manger (the French food. Then again, the funny thing be considered sexual harassment, but if Ms Joanna has been in Phuket just French term for the station, which handles is that I love Thai food, which has creamy you can’t handle that then you can’t three months, but already says through a salads, deserts and appetizers). curries and stuff. I guess I just like variety handle this business.” grin, “I’m here to stay.” “It was the biggest weekend of the year – to have a bit of Italian, a bit of Thai, a bit If she couldn’t be a chef Joanna said She started traveling last year and trav- – the kind where you have to take a pill of American, Japanese – everything. that she would like to be a dancer, “I’m elled for six months before deciding to when it’s all over,” she laughs. Asked if it’s difficult being a chef as a a great dancer and I love the ballet.” move to Thailand last February. First introduced to cooking by her brother, Ms Joanna remembers how he would meticulously prepare the ingredients of a meal for their mother on Mothers Day. “It was his gift to her, but of course we all benefited,” she admits playfully, “That’s how I was first introduced to the idea of cooking.” Until recently, Joanna lived in Montreal with her family, where, for five years she ran her own catering company called Les délices de Joanna. She worked from home in Montreal and says she had little separation between her personal and business lives. Ms Joanna recalls starting out in the catering business, “When I first started out catering I was making Challah bread (ethnic Jewish bread served on holidays such as Sabbath), because it was the Jewish New Year, Rash-hashanah. “In two days I had baked 52 breads out of my mother’s house. I didn’t sleep for 48 hours and on top of baking the breads, I also delivered them to each customer so that they would know who I was and remember me. During all this I drove my parents crazy!” Joanna describes another stressful experience she had while working in Montreal one year during the Grand Prix. “The Grand Prix in Montreal is a huge 18 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012

Chairman of the board Riding a new wave of entrepreneurship in Phuket

By Chris Hudon his right-hand man “A”, who paints is needed to cure the epoxy resin. SANDMAN: Using an electric sander, Tony shapes a board blank inside the boards, Tony works from an His boards, which usually sell a sealed room that is significantly hottter than outside. JUMNONG ‘Tony’ Pongawn , 35, addition to his parent’s home. for between 16,000-20,000 baht, has been shaping surfboards for the Growing a small business are custom designed for color and past ten years – ever since an Aus- isn’t easy, and more so when to fit the shape of the user’s body. tralian visitor to Phuket showed your industry is just beginning In addition to selling boards, him how, over a decade ago. – making materials difficult to Tony gives away several free boards Born in Kata, Tony has watched source. Tony struggles to keep to local youths each year as spon- the birth of surf culture there since board prices down in the face of sorship. He hopes to partner with he was a boy, when it began in cheaper factory-manufactured Boon Rawd Brewery (who produce the mid 80s – some 25 years ago. models, made in China. Singha beer) soon to increase this “I started when I was 10- Keeping costs down isn’t sponsorship in the near future. Giv- years-old. When I first learned to always easy, he says, due to heavy ing boards away isn’t necessarily surf I couldn’t get a board [in import taxes he’s forced to pay bad business in the surf industry. Phuket]. Then I met a friend from when ordering board ‘blanks’ (the Brand awareness is everything, so Australia who gave me one of his earliest stage of the board when it pays to have the best ‘up and com- very old boards,” says Tony. there is just foam) from Australia. ers’ riding your boards. Shaping surfboards is a highly Tony shapes more than 50 Tony says he wants to inspire technical business. It requires boards at a time, which he more Thai youths to take up industrial materials such as fiber- handcrafts over a period of at surfing, but knows that surfing glass, epoxy, saws, sanders, least a month. He is currently can be an expensive sport for the masks, hazardous chemicals; all working on his latest shipment average Thai. this in addition to great patience that will be ready for order “One thing I notice is that and craftsmanship. around the end of June, depend- many more Thai people want to With a crew of three friends and ing on the rains. Sunny weather learn to surf,” says Tony. While Tony sees his business as an outlet for his passion, Tony’s friends at Nautilus Dive & Surf (where his boards can be purchased) say that he has the potential to grow into a thriving business on the island. Last year alone Tony sold 52 surfboards. “For me I think it’s not really just about business. We’re a very small company and I try to help people buy cheaper boards of better quality. If they have prob- lems they can always come back to see me.” Tony is married to Watcharee, also born in Kata, and they have one One of Tony’s boards leans against the wall inside his workshop. This son named Siriwat, who is almost board is about six feet long and has a custom paint job. Photos: Chris Hudon 2-years-old. Tony says it’s too early to teach his son how to surf. He that it helps support a man who’s They have a good opportunity thinks he should wait until his boy trying to make a positive change in here,” says Tony. is at least 3-years-old. his local community. When you buy one of Tony’s “I want to see some more For more information or to contact boards you don’t just buy a prod- Thai kids surfing. Because now Tony visit Nautilus Dive & Surf Shop uct. What you get is the knowledge I see them hanging around play- on the Southern end of Kata Yai or that your purchase is unique and ing games, not doing any sports. call: 089-874-9147. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 19 Getting down for Friday Night BBQ on the beach By Isaac Stone Simonelli and its ample amounts of bacon. But don’t go just for the potato THE nights can be dull in the salad, as Sascha plans to keep the Laguna area, but Mövenpick Re- barbecue fresh by changing the sort Bangtao Beach is looking to menu every week. Who knows if spice up the weekend with their it will be there next time? Whether Palm Beach Restaurant’s Friday it’s there or not doesn’t matter, Night Barbecue, a beach-side surf because whatever replaces it is and turf buffet. bound to be of equal quality. A recent addition to Mövenpick “You will always have prawns Resort Bangtao Beach is Executive and lobster, but other food items, Chef Sascha Cyttrich, who jokingly [such as] the salads, the side calls the event the “barefoot bar- dishes, some kinds of meat and becue”, due to the relaxed and some kinds of fish we change “chilled out” nature of the event. every week. So for repeat guests After choosing one of the beach it will not be boring,” Sascha ex- tables, we take Sascha on his plained to us as we head back to NICE RACK: the rack of lamb, with spicy-fruit curry sauce. SURF INSTEAD OF TURF: Tuna grilled to perfection. word and kick off our shoes as the buffet to try all of the nine side we browse through their wine dishes offered. to perfection. However, the rack menu, home of 24 different wines Though no night at the Friday of lamb presented to me was ac- from around the world. Night Barbecue will be the same, companied by a divine sauce. Having already set my eyes on the eclectic concept of pushing each Sascha explains that the sauce the lamb rack next to the grill, I world-fusion dish will be apparent. is a spicy-fruit curry sauce, made order the house red, Paso Del Sol, Having worked in Mexico, from a recipe that is quite diffi- a Cabernet Sauvignon from Cen- Spain, the Canary Islands, Egypt, cult to get your hands on. The tral Valley Chile. Portugal, Oman and now in Thai- tantalizing mixture of almost-In- We take a quick walk past the land, Sascha has the background dian curry flavors and sweet fruits rows of food to whet our appe- to mix the rich marinades of the comes from the Executive chef of tite; it’s clear that the Friday Night Middle East and Portugal with the the Zanzibar Restaurant in Ger- Barbecue is an eclectic buffet built spices of Thailand. many and much to my dismay it’s around elegance rather than quan- Sascha has been part of six still a secret. tity. There’s no fear of anything Michelin Star restaurants from When you are inside a restau- running out before we have a Manfred Schwarz (one Michelin rant in Phuket there are moments chance to return for seconds, but Star) in Andalusia to Harald Wohlfart when even the quality of the food neither is there such vast quanti- (3 Michelin Stars) in Spain. serves as no reminder that you are ties as to suggest that everything Though my companion was in paradise. Now, sitting with my will be wasted – it’s exactly what raving about the grilled lobster, toes in the sand, watching the a high-end buffet should be. brought to our table after she moon catch the waves as they We nibble at the 12 different chose it off the ice next to the grill, wash against Bang Tao Beach, and salads offered, and admittedly, due I wasn’t over the lamb rack yet desperately trying not to lick the to some past German heritage, I and had to go back for seconds. spicy fruit curry sauce off my was struck by the simplicity and Lamb racks, in general, are plate, there is little doubt about Mövenpick Resort Bangtao Beach Executive Chef Sascha Cyttrich is quality of the chunky potato salad heavenly, especially when grilled where I am. bringing the party to Laguna with Friday Night Barbecue.

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By Dale Ganallin just one less thing to worry about.” NOW is as good a time as any to There is demand, not only on get out there and see the world – the island, but all over Thailand before it’s too late. If you’re read- for English teachers since – for ing this, you already know that better or worse – English is the Thailand is a must-see-before- international language. you-die country. Knowledge of and fluency in But it’s costly to travel, and English can help local business Phuket can be especially pricey. people, since tourism is a major That’s why thousands of people source of income for many from around the world come to people around the country. teach English to Thai youngsters English also opens up doors every year. for youngsters, giving them the “It is one of the best ways to opportunity to further their stud- travel and experience a culture ies in a foreign land or create a that is so unique and special, business opportunity that might while at the same time enriching not have existed otherwise. the lives of young kids,” says Eva It isn’t just students who ben- Mesdaghi, director of courses in efit from such programs. Thailand for Island TEFL. Teachers from around the world Island TEFL offers adventure are exposed to a culture that is seekers the chance to gain teach- unlike any other. They are able ing qualifications and experience to earn a decent salary while in Thailand. traveling and, as many expats TEFL is an acronym for know, this country has a way of Teaching English as a Foreign extending month-long holidays Language. Other similar certifi- into multiple years. Bruce cations exist, such as TESOL Boshoff and Andrea Riddin, an OUTSIDE THE BOX: Foreign teachers are asked to communicate difficult concepts without the use of language. (Teaching English to Speakers of engaged couple from South Af- Play acting and role playing are a few ways new teachers help children understand. Photos: Dale Ganallin Other Languages), ESL (English rica, came to Asia in search of as a Second Language) and EFL adventure and an opportunity to experience this amazing country on (English as a Foreign Language). change their lives. a level that I don’t think many There is little difference among “We were both stuck in the people get to. It’s unbelievable.” them. All are accepted in Thai- hustle and bustle of the routine Rebecca Jones, a teacher land, though TESOL is primarily that is a nine to five job,” says from the US, said that the whole used in the U.S. and TEFL in Brit- Boshoff. experience has opened her eyes ain and Europe. “Both Andrea and I were work- and given her a new outlook on “What we try and do is pro- ing jobs that were simply boring the world. vide the foundation necessary for and soul sucking. We were both in “It has made me more aware our teachers to go out all over cubicles and one day we reached of my communication and inter- Thailand and be competent the conclusion that that was not the action with other people. I am enough to help young children way we should be living. choosing my words more care- learn,” says Mesdaghi. “So we sold everything we had fully. These young kids can “We also guarantee job place- and made the move out here. Is- barely speak a word of English. ment for our teachers, so that is land TEFL has been a great way to When they respond in a positive manner to what we are trying to teach them it is so uplifting. “Not only are we helping them, but in a big way they are helping us. We are forced out of our comfort zone by having to adapt to techniques that are not used in an all English class.” Techniques such as the use of flashcards as well as drama and role playing are useful in com- municating an idea that might otherwise be lost in translation. Foreign teachers know the value of visual aids when trying to reinforce When children have fun they are new vocabulary and concepts with students. more likely to participate and therefore more likely to absorb the information that is being taught,” Mesdaghi adds. “It is a powerful thing when you see a bond develop between teacher and student. “It is also special to see the way locals treat and respect for- eign teachers. They understand the need for teachers to be here and this is reflected in the sup- port given,” said Ms Mesdaghi. “I personally have received support from the community, from local teachers and stu- dents.” The course is open to anyone who loves to travel and wants Recent graduates of Island TEFL concecrate their experience by signing to make a difference. the white board before moving away to teach throughout Thailand. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 21

InIn praisepraise ofof thethe bagbag ladylady

Photo: Laurence King

By Patrick Campbell because they see it, quite sim- ply, as a way of earning an CAST your mind back to any honest baht, of eking out a liv- freezing night in New York or ing. You see them riding their London. One of the memories samlars (side-car motor-bikes) that will likely haunt your on every soi, almost hidden by conscience is the image of a the enormous fabric bags they pathetic human bundle of rags, somehow balance precariously covered with a fraying blanket on their rickety and rusty or a flattened packing case in a machines. desperate attempt to keep out the Once their sacks are filled fit biting cold. to burst, they ride off to another Her face, if you can see it at Thai entrepreneur who will all, is beetroot-red from constant grade and weigh their spoils, pay exposure to the harsh elements them a few baht, and then send and from the attempt to warm the material off for recycling. body and soul by drink – the So what of official garbage empty bottles nearby are collectors? True, the odd evidence of that. covered truck from the Or Bor All her worldly goods are Tor [administrative council] does stuffed into a bag that she uses come around to empty the plas- as a makeshift pillow. She is a tic wheelie bins. But it is at best bag lady – destitute, suffering, an irregular amenity, and most desolate. of the waste goes straight to a Switch to Phuket. There are provincial dump. bag ladies here too – and not to Moreover, since you have to be sexist – a few bag men too. pay for this collection on an Poor they may be, but they are annual basis, many residents are by no means helpless or reluctant to cough up. It is all too destitute. Nor do they hoard tempting just to throw discarded what few possessions they have. household waste into the bushes, In fact they perform one of the or add it to one of those piles of most important functions on the garbage that appear overnight by island: namely, they collect, sort the roadside. In any event, the of- and then recycle all those ficial rubbish service on this tiny plastic water bottles, cardboard island could never cope on its cartons, disused utensils, alumi- own with the junk generated by num cans and tattered old a permanent population of maybe clothes. In fact they gather up half a million, which swells to just about anything that can be several million in high season. sold as scrap. You can even see High season indeed – for the them rummaging through the olfactory sense. fly-tip sites which increasingly So, the bag lady deserves her pockmark the island’s landscape. place in the Phuket sun. Not to No one has told them about disparage her in any way, she is the pollution of paradise, about the human equivalent of the scav- Phuket’s overloaded landfills, enging beetle. Without her, about the floating dump of inde- Phuket would be not only a less structible plastic in the Pacific alluring place , but infinitely more twice the size of Texas. noxious and litter-laden. Let us Bag ladies do what they do offer praise to the bag lady! 22 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012 Boring obsession with rock genius IN my recent review of Jenni- The union, however, produced fer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon a perfect child, Ada, now a film Squad, I lamented the dearth of student at NYU in New York. novels about rock musicians. Denise is 47 now; Nik is turning Now along comes the even 50. Denise plods along at a more recent Stone Arabia actually made them feel high.” boring office job, Nik, after a (Scribner, New York, 230pp, They return home for the brush of fame, works as a 2011) by Dana Spiotta. But this birthday party to find their es- bartender while compulsively is in a every way an inferior tranged father waiting with a laying down solo tracks for a book: both shorter and more present: an elaborately inlaid ten-album series and writing The conventional. acoustic guitar. Nik’s fate is Chronicles, the not very interest- Egan tackled plot – time and sealed. ing story of his daily life. He space itself – with fearless elan, They move into the late 1970s Los drinks too much, smokes too shoving a wide array of charac- Angeles rock scene. Nik goes much and has a lot of girlfriends. ters into the center stage of through a succession of bands; Denise keeps him going with narration. sticking with one, the Fakes, for com- periodic loans. Spiotta plods along in a tedious mercial reasons, and another, The Despite all the music and chronological first-person tale of Demonics, for artistic. scribbling, Nik remains some- a little sister’s obsession with her Denise gets pregnant with a thing of a cipher and the reader big brother the pretty boy singer just can’t bring himself to share rock star. ‘Nik invented the Fakes named Chris. His Denise’s obsession with him. The novel history encapsu- This static situation only opens in 1964 as the antidote to the lates the era: attains a ripple of interest when Los Angeles darkness and oddness “When I first Ada decides to fly to Los Angeles where Nik met him, Chris to make a documentary about her Kranis and his of The Demonics – the played bass in an once-famous uncle, now an little sister Fakes were a side band eyeliner band eccentric recluse. Denise live with called Ether. Much of this tale is told in their single designed to play power (Later they interview tapes, tweets, e-mails, mother in a pop and have fun.’ moved from YouTube bits and snatches of dumpy stucco New Romantic/ Google for background. On a NEVER MIND THE HOMAGE COVER: Dana Spiotta’s fam-dram novel finds bungalow two new wave to a transcript Denise explains to her cheap nostagia in America’s punk and post-punk music eras. blocks from the Hollywood more death/Gothic style and daughter Nik’s popularity: Freeway. changed their name to the Select “Anyhow, Nik invented the harmonies, with a danceable fiftieth birthday is: will he com- It’s Nik’s tenth birthday and and then, after Chris left, to the Fakes as the antidote to the dark- beat as long as the band looked mit suicide? I wish I could say I he goes with Denise to see the Crown of Thorns. After that they ness and oddness of The New and Cool. People could cared. Beatles’ movie A Hard Day’s moved beyond death/Goth to Demonics – the Fakes were a dance to the Fakes, and they Bits of Ada’s documentary are Night. light/bright wave and then to Ro- side band designed to play power became much more popular than a huge hit on YouTube. Denise “Denise remembered how ev- manesque edge metal and pop and have fun. the unclassifiable Demonics. Nik revisits the old homestead off the erything about it thrilled them – changed the name to Leviathan “They came right at the did it as a kind of lark. He did it Hollywood Freeway and man- the music, of course, but also until they finally broke up or moment when the nihilism of the as a kind of calculation.” ages to wring a bit of pathos the fast cuts, the deadpan wit, faded out or quietly kept going punk scene had run its course His latest calculation as he through memories of her teen- the mod style, the amused asides in someone’s garage.). They and people were hungry for nears the end of his solo album age days. Still, it’s a cheap piece right into the camera. The songs were not good.” some simple rock pop, some series and approaches his of nostalgia. The whole book is.

Men in Black 3 Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Alice Eve, Emma Thompson Genre: Sci-Fi /Action / Comedy Phuket Release: 24 May 2012

IT IS almost ten years since the last MiB movie and 15 since the origi- nal and it’s amazing what modern CGI tech can achieve. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones have hardly aged a day since they were last seen battling bug-eyed beasties on the silver screen. If any- thing, Mr Jones looks like he’s lost a few years too many. to save K Junior and the Earth from that, the Star Trek franchise seems But it’s an even younger version an invasion of Spielberg-inspired ex- un-phased by its constant use time- of Jones’s Agent K who causes the tra-terrestrials. travel to tell its tales. conundrum for this latest Emma Thompson takes over as But this time-travel storyline Sonnenfeld alien-fest. The perfectly head of the present day MiB agency shows a lack of fresh ideas and you cast Josh Brolin plays a youthful (RIP Rip) with Alice Eve playing her can expect all the usual hokey time- Agent K who, in a time-twist in re- younger incarnation, Agent O. related jokes in MiB3. ality was killed forty years before Using twists in time that need to It begs the question: if time travel the film begins. be untangled should be a death-knell is possible, why did we have to wait Smith has to jump off the Empire for a sci-fi series that hasn’t relied ten years for another MiB? State Building and back through time upon them in the past. Having said – Phuket Gazette May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 23 Alongkorn Poochamchote IN 2007 when Alongkorn ‘Kob’ But painting will have to wait for Poochamchote was invited to be now as Alongkorn is busy with his part of the prestigious art fair, other enterprise – Lim’s restaurant. the Florence Biannale , it was the A few years back, he teamed proudest moment of his career. up with his Swiss business He was the first Thai artist ever partner Daniel Bosshard and to receive such an accolade. opened the stylish restaurant Lim’s After all, this is where fine works on Kalim Beach. The restaurant, of art are shown, admired and comes as a surprise to learn that lovingly decorated by the artist purchased. Alongkorn is actually inspired by himself, doubles up as a gallery 50-year-old Alongkorn, who the old Impressionist masters. He space to showcase his work. The was born into a farming commu- says he admires Monet, Cézanne menu also features Alongkorn’s nity in Nong Khai, knew from an and Gauguin for their use of exu- creativity and is based on many early age that he wanted to be- berant colors, and Van Gough for classic Thai dishes. come an artist despite his parents’ his story-telling drama. As always, presentation is key, skepticism. To keep them happy, In his work Alongkorn uses as he reveals that: “Whether paint- he dutifully studied for a degree strong vibrant colors and his ing, cooking, or arranging flowers, in political science even though methods of dripping, splashing [another of his favorite pastimes] his heart was not in it. and whirling paints directly on his it’s all about forms and putting After graduation, Alongkorn canvases is not dissimilar to the things in space in ways that will whiled away his time working for “action painting” of Pollock. create rhythm, lines, contrast in a restaurant in Bangkok, before “I get very ‘dirty’ when I paint. scale, textures, and pleasing col- being given an interior design It’s exhilarating and liberating at ors. It’s all art but you may choose project for a client in Phuket. The the same time. I guess this is to call it sculpture or installation.” job was to have lasted six months because I am an introvert by na- Lim’s rightly earns its place as but, having fallen in love with the ture and painting becomes a one of the top dining spots on island, he stayed on. means to release my emotions and Phuket, backed up by many re- From his rented home in Kalim, what’s inside me. That’s why all views, which rave about its stylish this self-taught artist started to my paintings have evocative interior and innovative cuisine. paint seriously while supporting titles.” Indeed, the painting he Alongkorn still continues to himself through freelance interior chose to show at the Florence paint, even if sporadically now, as and landscape design work. Soon Biannale was a large (2 x 3 meter) he is interrupted by his many other About Thai Gallery his large and colorful abstract work entitled “Colors of Season.” lines of work. He says he will al- The individuals profiled in “Thai Gallery” are chosen on the basis of works began to attract attention His works are now in private ways paint, no matter what. their contributions to Phuket as an international community, and, from art lovers and collectors. collections worldwide, from “I never stray far from paint- often, for having made those contributions through successful social Alongkorn’s style is decidedly Europe to the USA and Asia. ing. I may fulfill my creative and/or working relationships with foreigners. This implies some influenced by Abstract Expression- Nearer to home, a Malaysian urges and curiosity doing this and foreign language skills and an interest in interacting with different ism made famous by artists such collector always buys up many that, but painting will always be cultures. They are people who in our experience help make the lives of as Jackson Pollock and Willem de paintings at a time to stock up his my life and soul,” says this artist expats far more enjoyable here than might be the case without them. Kooning, among others. So it Kuala Lumpur gallery. of many talents. 24 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012 May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 25

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MASTERS OF DISASTER: Kata Beach Resort & Spa recently welcomed esteemed panelists and key speakers for the seminar “Role of Media and Natural Disaster Warning”, organized by MCOT Public Company Limited. From left are Mr Jakrapan Yomjinda, MCOT Acting Managing Director; Dr Phuwieng Prakhammintara, Director of the Meteorological Department’s Earthquake and Tsunami Research and Development Division; Pamuke Achariyachai, President of Kata Group Resorts Thailand; Mrs Thanyarat Achariyachai, Chair of the Standing Committee on Tourism of the Senate and the Senator for Phuket; Mr Plodprasop Suraswadi, Science and Technology Minister; Mr Somkiet Sangkaosuttirak, Phuket Vice Governor; Dr Pennung Warnitchai, a seismologist from the Asian Institute of Technology; Dr Amorn Pimanmas, PICTURE THIS: Phuket MP Anchalee Vanich Thepabutr (left) and Thailand Peranakan Associate Professor, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University. Association President Kosol Tang-utai (right) declared Anucha Deeviset winner of the “Delicious Baba Food” Photo Competition, held last week in the heart of Old Phuket Town. His photo, titled “Original Bahtjang”, won him 50,000 baht in prize money and a trophy awarded on behalf of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Princess Sirindhorn). The photo competition was held to highlight “Baba-Nyonya” heritage in Phuket, Baba Nyonya being one of the local names used to describe Peranakan Straits Chinese.

NEW BOSS: Pamuke Achariyachai, the new president of FC Phuket (center) with his new team.

DON’T PANIC: Central Festival Phuket, together with the provincial office for disaster prevention I’M LOVIN’ IT: Wine Lovers wine shop and restaurant held their soft opening in Rawai this week. (DDPM-Phuket), held a fire drill recently to prepare staff for any potential emergencies. Manager Runsai “Gumrai” Intarasuk is pictured here (2nd from left) with her team. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 27

PHUKET PRIDE: At the recent Asia Pacific Property Awards, Oceanic Management Co Ltd won ‘Best Property Single Unit in Thailand 2012-2013’ with Villa Neptune situated in Chalong. From left are Mr Bill Jones, ASEAN Director from RICS (event sponsor); Mr Alvin Tay, director of commercial banking at HSBC (event sponsor); Mr Patrick Catellani, CEO at Oceanic Management and Award Winner, and Mr Stuart Shields, CEO at International Property Media (event organizer).

DON’T MISS IT: Miss Thailand World 2012, Vanessa “Na Chatra” Muangkod is the newly-appointed Charity Ambassador of the Laguna Phuket HEARTBEAT: Bangkok Hospital Phuket recently launched a health fair, which International Marathon (LPIM), which will be held on Sunday, June 10. runs until June 3, to celebrate its 17th anniversary. 28 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012

SUDOKU: Each row, column and 3x3 sub-grid must contain the number 1-9 once only. © Kevin Stone (brainbashers.com) Across 2. Friends return strike 8. No pics, or maybe, of dangerous insect 9. I plot out period of harbor controllers’ work 11. Thought less of odd red nude QUOTE OF THE WEEK art 13. Shoot pigs roaming round river A politician needs the 15.Otherwise in the Spanish ability to foretell what is Southeast Answers on page 43 18. Good man a right celebrity going to happen 20. No zoo part set out for things 34. Carry off Kate, perhaps 6. Back no one on producing a possibly tomorrow, next week, like amoeba 35. Something to give grip on the vegetable 22. In a party mood, five set out next month, and next year. 21. Feeble Eastern female show shoe of a breeding stallion 7. Put up with an animal 24. Not one zero 23. French one placed or removed 37. A river each region 10. Grim, mate, I arranged to 25. Just dare upset the insurance from office 38. Go off the holiday move into another country assessor And to have the ability 26. Wave in panic Down 12. Manage a marathon, for example 28. Disparaged sham editor afterwards to explain why 27. Not us, the married 1. Idiot, his move is inane 14. In hair style, note, skill is in 29. Judo expert turned up it didn’t happen. 31. No gall intended in this measure 3. Smell out at Phuket resort the porosity 30. December, hopped about 32. Possibly yes, out of time for 4. Maybe if true of, and about, loss 16. Supports remains Animal back in the sedge of rights 17. Go past 31. Splendor of a grand parrot – Winston Churchill an eye complaint 33. Catch sight of the place 5. Thoroughly search for a weapon 19. Clever to turn taste around 36. A pedal extremity

GEMINI (May 22 - Jun 21): sue could be disappointed when CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20): this week, but June should bring Geminis should have an earth sign fails to meet a dead- Life is forecast to be a clarity. Where personal finances ample opportunity to let line. There are hints that June lucky dip for Capricorns are concerned, another water off steam this week. As will bring smoother sailing, with this week. A work re- sign’s forgetfulness may mean May draws to a close, there are focus on a more practical out- lated situation will turn that you need to remind them of signs that releasing bottled up look. A relaxed romantic date is full circle, but being back where an unpaid loan. Number nine looks emotions will help you to focus exactly what you need this you started could have hidden ad- lucky for Pisceans this week. on new challenges in June. Those weekend. The number two can vantages. Monday is an auspi- celebrating a birthday in the com- bring good fortune. SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22): cious day for lost objects to come ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 20): ing days will see their romantic The solution to a to light. In the realm of romance, The stars suggest that lives becoming more settled in the VIRGO (Aug 23 - Sept 23): struggle comes from an your need for a committed rela- relaxing some rigid prin- year ahead. Money matters are Events at work are fore- unexpected source, but tionship may not be what a wa- ciples will be the key to well starred on Tuesday and cast to come to a head some Scorpios may not be ter sign has in mind. The number success this week. This is par- Wednesday. The number seven by the end of May. There ready to listen. As the month of two can be fortunate this week. ticularly applicable to a meeting can bring some good luck. are signs that a water sign may May draws to a close, there are with bureaucracy midweek when try to short change you – settling signs that an employment offer AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19): pushing your luck will result in a CANCER (Jun 22 - Jul 23): for less now could set a negative will be made. June is an auspi- Watching a burned out stalemate. On the domestic scene, A fire sign who has been trend for the future. A friend’s cious month to embark on a dif- fire sign friend taking you could have to make it clear cramping your style matchmaking efforts may be irri- ferent career, with the spotlight on more responsibility to a family member that not pull- where business is con- tating this weekend, but the stars shining on more financial com- could be hard for Aquarians. Sun- ing their weight is no longer an cerned is forecast to find inter- suggest keeping an open mind as pensation for your creative tal- day is the most auspicious day option. Number eight falls under ests elsewhere. The stars suggest opposites could attract. Virgoans’ ents. Number three can be im- for an honest talk – your advice the spotlight for Arians. that this will leave some of those special number this week is four. portant for Scorpios this week. is forecast to be well received. born under the sign of Cancer Money could be tight towards TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21): with more room to negotiate. LIBRA (Sept 24 - Oct 23): SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21): the end of May, but the stars in- The stars predict that Your outlook for the month of A game of snakes and lad- Dividing time between dicate that a romantic partner life will be a breeze for June is mostly positive, with em- ders in the world of work work and personal com- can convince you that they de- those born under the phasis on reconciliation. Chances could leave Librans long- mitments could be diffi- serve some serious spoiling this sign of Taurus as May ends. of rekindling romance are strong ing for more stability. June is fore- cult this week as pressure can weekend. Your lucky number this Those who have been feeling the this weekend. Your lucky num- cast to be a more rewarding month come from both directions. The week is six. heat at work could find that an- ber this week is eight. than May has been, but you should stars advise that you make your other earth sign colleague is pre- prepare to move away from famil- priorities clear and be firm about PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20): pared to be more helpful than be- LEO (Jul 24 - Aug 22): iar ground. Money matters are well how far you are prepared to go If you are not sure of fore. The realm of romance is Relying on others is starred during the days ahead, al- to help others. In the realm of ro- the direction you are affected by slightly cloudy con- predicted to push your though a romantic partner’s spend- mance, an air sign is ready to going in, the stars advise ditions; a confession from a patience to the limit this ing spree could cause ripples this leave the past behind and move staying still and listening to your water sign could dampen your week. Leos who have been wait- weekend. The number five comes on with you. Number seven has inner voice. Pisceans may fall into weekend. Taureans’ special num- ing for answers to a financial is- alive this week. good luck written on it this week. the trap of making wrong moves ber this week is one. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 29 ‘Building in the Park’ New condominium development on the hills above Patong targets families

COMPLEMENTING the success We’ll start with Buildings A and of the Green Places condominium B and gradually build the other complex in Phuket Town, The five,” he said. Park Condominium (Patong) is the Featuring prime views of latest medium-density develop- Patong beach and stunning scen- ment to emerge from the drawing ery spanning as far as the eye can boards of savvy hometown devel- see, the complex pitches a mod- oper Phanason. ern and trendy “community mall” Designed under a “Building in lifestyle providing an opportunity the park” theme, the development to sustain resort style living for will feature a complex of seven- 365 days per year. storey buildings set on a hill Ideal for families, the premises overlooking Patong City – a lay- will include a clubhouse, complete out resembling Green Places, with a large swimming pool, out- which sits on the back side of door athletic park and playground. Khao Rang. Its extra-spacious lobby as well Upon completion, the project as the patio around the pool will will comprise a total of 1,027 be ideal for relaxing with a good units in seven buildings as book or crawling the web with 24- COMMUNITY MALL: The project will comprise seven, seven-storey buildings, with 40-square-meter, 1-bedroom follows: Building A and B (145 hour wireless internet access. units ranging from 1.99 to 3.2 million baht (inset). Construction is set to begin in October this year. units each), C (157 units), D The development’s telecommu- (152 units), E and F (150 units nications arsenal will include an Security personnel will be on room suite (40 square meters) will All units come with free built- each) and G (152 units). advanced PABX [Private Auto- watch 24 hours a day, and the feature a spacious balcony, afford- in furniture, wallpaper, air Units in the first two buildings mated Branch Exchange] system, premises will further be secured ing grand views of the sea and conditioning and lounge furniture. will be ready to occupy by 2015, as well as local, cable and satellite by CCTV coverage with access gardens galore. “Customers can be confident in said Teerwat Sasithon, Project TV services available for direct filtered by a key-card system. The ground floor will be ideal Phanason in terms of Manager of The Park. contract, while internet access will The complex will be installed for indulging in relaxation and construction and safety standards “Units will be priced from 1.99 be available in the rooms on a pre- with heat and smoke detectors exercise, whether reading a book and in offering very nice place to 3.2 million baht with a presale paid basis. synced with a fire suppression sys- or enjoying the swimming pool, to stay at a reasonable price,” Mr event planned next month [June]. Each of The Park’s buildings tem that includes automatic sauna and jacuzzi. Teerawat said. “We will begin construction in will be equipped with two passen- sprinklers and fire hose cabinet Each building will have a pri- the third to fourth quarter of this ger elevators, a service elevator, (FHC) for peace of mind . vate parking area, both in the For more information and general year, most likely in October. and adequate fire escapes. At 1.99 million baht, a one-bed- building and outside. enquiries, visit W: phanason.com 30 PHUKET GAZETTE PROPERTY May 26 - June 1, 2012 Dead men don’t drink ginger tea THERE are a thousand stories in the action happened somewhere the naked city and this is just one in the middle. Between night and of them. day, cheap and extortionate, the Paradise’s latest casualty is Ghost of Gatsby beckons. down at the coroner’s office; I’ve run the gauntlet more just another John Doe with a tag Many more. times than I can remember. that cries out, in large black Toxic shock syndrome suf- Dodging leis, garlands and those scrawled letters, DOA. fered by a young Indian IT type. flowers with sticky pins. Avoid- There is no real life CSI on the He was struck down reading the ing welcome drinks like a island, except in the dimming af- complimentary newspaper that reformed alcoholic, literally run- ter-light of AXN. had been stuffed under his hotel ning away to the comfort of a Instead, from somewhere out room door. neighborhood bar. of the darkness, come the haunt- A poisonous turn-down I don’t want to sit down and sip ing words of a long-forgotten chocolate snuffed out a middle- ginger tea in the lobby of a hotel, song. “Doctor, doctor, give me aged Bangkokian hi-so, who just take me to my room now. Yes, the news. I’ve got a bad case of now lays in state as a no-so. like Garbo, I just want to be alone. loving you.” Is that a hospitality welcome As for the veritable Garden of In comes the coroner, grasp- mat out on the Eden of wax ing a bottle of Red Bull and doorstep or the ‘Between night and day, fruit, plastic cov- cursing under his breath. His eyes launch pad for ered baskets and meet mine and it’s game time. the grim reaper? cheap and extortionate, the the array of se- What killed this latest tourism Yet perhaps Ghost of Gatsby beckons.’ lections from casualty in Phuket? Was life just the strangest hotels who want too much to bear or is something case was that of five Chinese to get out of the box with new more sinister afoot? tourists who were literally talked ideas? All I can say is get back in Lately visitors have been to death by an overanxious guest the box and stay there. And don’t dropping like flies at hotels up relations officer at a five-star come out until I leave. and down the island. property that shall remain name- A grunt from the coroner First there was the German less. Calls from Beijing asked brings me back to reality. He’s PARADISE NOIR: You can check out, but you can never leave. Photo: Arnaud DG woman who swallowed one of questions that just seemed to fall filling out the form with the dull those toothpick umbrellas from on empty ears. end of an overused pencil. A mo- They shoot horses, don’t Me? I’m thinking that next her welcome drink. I think back over my life. Yes, tive has been established and the they? Mounting deer heads and time I hanker for a tropical Then there were the two Italian I’ve stayed in many establish- case is to be booted upstairs to big game. This DOA is just an- getaway, perhaps I’ll just stay at cliff divers who were simulta- ments over the past five decades. the real cops. other hood ornament for the home, nursing a whiskey, and free neously downed by a pair of From little Latin flophouses to Murder it was. The DOA tried trophy hunters from those from stalking hotel staff out to mangos from an errant fruit bas- posh suites that often attract the to skip out on the mini-bar bill marbled mausoleums of faux give me a “memorable” experi- ket that hurtled off a resort rooftop. rich and famous. and had been made an example friendliness. ence. And there have been more. Like a club sandwich, most of of. His trip to paradise turned out I leave the noir of the morgue After all, the big sleep will to be a one-way ticket to lipstick, and head back to the living. Out- come soon enough for all of us. bad luck and an empty hotel side, it’s just another overcast room. This tourist’s final lullaby day in monsoon season, the rain Bill Barnett is Managing Director of makes an uncanny facsimile of belting out a bitter case of the C9 Hotelworks and can be contacted the hotel derivatives market. blues in quarter time. through W: C9hotelworks.com

HOLIDAY Inn Resort Phuket Mai Khao Beach have launched a meet- ing deal entitled “Free Meeting Package” to encourage more busi- nesses to use their facilities. The meeting rooms are free of charge as long as a minimum of ten rooms with two consecutive nights accommodation (2,499 baht net per room per night) is booked. In order to qualify, single occupancy is required. Apart from the free meeting room the Free Meeting Package includes a breakfast buffet, wired and wireless internet, meeting stationery and LCD projector with screen, free morning and afternoon coffee breaks with homemade cookies, free coffee and tea during the meeting and a late check-out until 2pm. A 15% discount is also offered for all treatments at the Tea Tree Spa. Five meeting rooms with the flexible configurations can cater small to medium size groups. The package is available until October 31, 2012. OF MICE AND MEN: Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Mai Khao Beach are wooing – Phuket Gazette the MICE market with their free meeting package. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 31 Showing signs of new hope Areas hit hardest by devastating floods in 2011 are rebounding according to Quarter 1 reports

WATER WATER EVERYWHERE BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK: Commercial properties sit underwater in the wake of last year’s floods. Photo European Union Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection. PROPERTY markets have seen so than the luxury market. significant recovery from the There continues to be new effects of last year’s floods, project launches, although the according to CBRE Thailand, a absorption rate is slower, com- leading international real estate pared to two years ago when service provider. many projects tended to sell out Even those worst hit, including at launch. The top public listed low-rise housing, retail and indus- developers dominate this seg- trial areas that were flooded, have ment of the market. seen resumed activity. All retail cen- Condominium living is becom- ters have re-opened, new homes ing more widely adopted and there have been sold and the majority of is still potential demand particularly factories have re-opened or are in in densely populated areas, where the process of re-opening. there has been limited development. In the single detached house Developers will face the challenge and townhouse market, develop- of identifying new opportunities in ers are concentrating most new new locations as well as of selling launches in areas that were not out poorly performing projects be- flooded, but CBRE has also seen fore they are completed. The new sales resuming in areas that competition will remain fierce with were flooded, particularly for the a tendency to quickly over supply low to middle-end market. in a particular location. However, the high-end housing Demand has continued to market is slowly recovering. improve in the office market. The “Demand for single-detached overall vacancy rate is 13.8 per houses and townhouses will in- cent compared to 14.1 per cent in crease but this will be driven by quarter four (Q4) 2011. affordability and the attractiveness CBRE expects that industrial es- of the product and location,” said tate developers to see another record Ms Aliwassa Pathnadabutr, Man- year for industrial land plot sales and ',6&29(5/8;85<,1$5$5(/2&$7,21 aging Director of CBRE Thailand. their challenge will be to supply The prices of condominiums enough plots in areas where the in- )ODQNHGE\½YHVWXQQLQJEHDFKHVDQGRYHUORRNLQJJOLWWHULQJ3DWRQJ%D\ are rising due to higher land costs frastructure has been completed and and construction costs. Neverthe- all necessary permits are in place. 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Podagrica is also supposed to be PLANTS can have bizarre com- good for gout or arthritis, while mon names, but these names re- the folded kernel of a walnut – main in use precisely because they which bears an uncanny resem- are memorable and refer to a blance to the human brain – was plant’s visible features. believed in the Middle Ages to cure Clitoria ternatea (even the bo- disorders of the mind. tanical name is – well – suggestive) I digress. The ongoing subject is is called the butterfly pea. still red flowering shrubs, and the Quesonia has a tall, triangular bottle plant fits the bill very nicely. crown of flowers which gives it the It produces unusual luminous scar- somewhat cryptic label of pagoda let flowers with yellow centers, no GOOD FOR THE GOUT?: The masterminds of the Middle Ages thought jatropha podarica was a cure for gout plant. Other shrubs, for more obvi- more than a centimeter across. and arthritis because of the way it looked. Photo: Mike Keeling. ous reasons, are called scrambled However, these tiny florets grow eggs, Jacob’s in clusters of A neat shrub, the bottle plant is has the Thai name of patavia, is a much oil per hectare as the soy coat, Christmas twenty or rarely more than a meter in height taller shrub with woody stems and bean. With this end in view, the candle, or lobster more, at the end and width; it is thus eminently suit- smaller ovate or ivy-shaped leaves. railway line from Delhi to Mumbai claw. of long, fleshy able for a container. Its conventional flowers are a is lined with jatropha shrubs. An- Take jatropha stems that pro- Good soil and plenty of mois- deep cerise color, about an inch other strange fact about a strange podagrica. A trude above ture are the main requirements. across, and appear in clusters plant. mouthful in Latin, large, ivy- Podagrica does well in filtered close to the main branches. Easy The chenille plant or cat’s tail this red shrub’s shaped leaves. shade and can be readily propagated to find in plant nurseries, it is (acalypha hispida) is another popular moniker This foliage, from seeds that turn brown just be- good for screens, or against a “oddball” member of the euphor- fore they ripen and burst. wall. It prefers the freedom of bia genus. A constant bloomer, its is bottle plant, or OO-ER, MISSUS: The suggestive which in some occasionally gout clitoria ternatea. Photo: DW Ross species is deeply Garden centers rarely have the the open garden to the con- long, catkin-like flowers have the plant. Why? The cut with up to shrub, so beg a few seeds if you straints of a pot. consistency of velvet (hence “che- epithet gives an instant image of a eleven narrow lobes, is dark green know someone who has one. And, Jatrophas are members of the nille”) and hang down like narrow fat, knobbly stem that, on a ma- above and a dull cream below. lest they explode, let them ripen euphorbia clan: the typical milky crimson cat’s tails. ture specimen, actually is shaped Bright emerald pea-like seed pods in an envelope. and toxic sap oozes from any cut. Striking and unusual, it is de- like a bottle. appear at the same time as the flow- A much more common relative But the seeds are rich in oil which servedly popular in Thai gardens, No doubt some botanist pain- ers, giving the efflorescence a very is jatropha multifida, though you can be used as a bio-fuel. and requires little cosseting. It fully afflicted with gout decided distinctive appearance. It flowers would hardly think it comes from Indeed, one variety, curcas, is does, however, dislike wet feet to give the shrub this second un- more-or-less continuously. the same family. Multifida, which said to produce four times as and will flower best in full sun.

A FAMILY OF ODDBALLS: Jatropha multifida and acalypha hispida. Photos: Ton Rulkins (left), Hafiz Issadeen. Tip of the week Drying Herbs THE word herb applies to any plant valued for seasoning, medicine, fragrance or general house- hold use. Many have the word “officinalis” as part of their botanical name. It means “of me- dicinal value”. With some herbs, the bulb is used (garlic or onion), with some the seeds are of primary value (cumin, pepper, chili). Lavender is prized for its tiny scented flowers. Harvest leaf herbs such as basil or mint when the flowers begin to open and the oils are at their most concentrated. Cut sprigs or branches, tie them together at the cut ends and hang them upside-down out of direct sunlight. When the leaves are crisp and crumble eas- ily, strip them from the stems and put them in airtight jars to preserve the aroma. Photo: Kirsten Skiles. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 33 34 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012

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Tel: 081- FOR SALE Club. Includes family mem- 606 2284. D CONDO 1,KATHU New building with unique views bership, 15m pool, high -29.94sqm, mountain view, of both Patong and Karon bays. spec. 19.9 million baht. Tel: price 1,278,000 baht. Tel: 076-304278, 086-947 6575 086-277 2691. Email: david (English & Thai). Email: thebbq [email protected] NAI HARN LUXURY -29.70sqm, mountain view, CONDO [email protected] price 1,280,000 baht. BEAUTIFUL HOUSE GOLF VIEW LAND -29.79sqm, pool view, price FOR SALE Corner unit, 3 bedrooms, 3 1,330,000 baht. bathrooms, fully furnished. EXCLUSIVE VILLA FOR SALE IN HUA HIN Near British International -29.70sqm, pool view, price 3.5 million baht. Tel: 089- 1,365,000 baht. 472 9118. 180sqm on 400sqm. Close to School, 1,020sqm, fully ser- center, beach and golf. Fully fur- viced. 6.5 million baht. Tel: 089- Contact Vutdy on 081-892 3709. nished. In-ceiling aircon. 3 bed- 724 7211 (English). Email: LAND FOR SALE rooms, 2 bathrooms. Mail for [email protected] Near the main road to Baan more information. Tel: 089-255 Don-Cherng Talay. 68sq wah. 2765. Email: [email protected] PATONG APARTMENT, CHEAP LAND FOR SALE 1.1 million baht. Tel: 089-472 1 BEDROOM Close to Phuket Interna- Fully landscaped, 3 air con- 9118. Email: honda.1437@ Front overlooks pool, fully fur- tional Airport. 4 rai, Chanote WATERFRONT ditioners, telephone and yahoo.co.th CONDOMINIUM nished, TV, kitchen. Free- title. 3.8 million baht per rai. internet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- Foreigner freehold in Boat La- hold: 4 million baht. Email: Tel: 081-868 7676. Email: rooms, kitchen. Located PRIME LAKE goon Marina. 5.5 MB nego- [email protected] [email protected] near the Heroines Monu- 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- FRONT LAND tiable. Tel: 076-238948, 089-873 ment towards to Paklok. rooms, 111sqm. From 4.5 Loch Palm Golf Course, 1 rai of 8050, 081-968 9046 (English & BAR FOR SALE Land size is 53sq wah. 3 mil- million baht. Must see. land with 35m of water front with Thai). Fax: 076-273466. Email: SOI BEL AIR lion baht (negotiable). Tel: For further details, please NICE PLOT beautiful views towards SE. [email protected] Very busy Mushroom Bar for 080-520 2989. Email: edc9 see our website at www. FOR SALE Power, water, waste, street light- sale in Soi Bel Air. All stock, [email protected] plasma TV, fridges and beer amphaiseabreeze.com ing, security all ready. Reduced boxes included in price. Key Tel: 084-993 7308. to baht 13.5 million for quick sale. CONDO AT money paid until July 2013. PRIVATE SALE OF Tel: 081-273 6959 (English), 081- ROYAL PLACE Only 920,000 baht. Tel: 086- BIG HOUSE HALF A RAI 968 9950 (English & Thai). 725 0771. Email meccalatte@ Located in Rawai, 2-storey At Ao Makham. Land is located Email: [email protected] hotmail.com house with pool, 540sqm, 133 opposite Port of Phuket and sq wah, 50% down payment, next to Bel Air Cape Panwa RAWAI LAND FOR SALE financing available on remainder Resort. Price 4.2 million. Tel: EXCEPTIONAL at no interest on 4-year plan. 081-891 5932, 089-035 6702. 70 talang wah (280sqm) of land Near Layan Hill Estate. VALUE IN BKK 11.5 million baht. Tel: 088-168 in Rawai for sale. 2 million baht. (Manik-Bang Jo area). 5032. Email: info@thenetwork LAND NEAR KATA Buy now, pay later. For more in- Ready to build housing/ property.com CENTER formation, please call 088-765 pool villas. 1,400sqm. Great location, road access, 5 0886. Chanote title. Price: 7.2 PATONG BANGLA ROAD mins to Kata Beach and main million baht. Neg. Contact XL shophouse for sale. Phar road, 1,450sqm with title deed. owner on 080-520 2989. KHAO LAK LAND Lap bar building. Have a look, Contact Lychee. Tel: 081-891 Email: edc9designs@ Ocean view, 45 rai, suitable make an offer. Email: coco 3048 (Eng & German). gmail.com for resort. Adjacent to golf [email protected] course, 40 mins to Phuket BEAUTIFUL SEAVIEW Large house in Sukhumvit Condo at Royal Place Airport. Tel: 083-180 2410. LAND PLOTS Soi 54. 24 million baht. 104 Project, bypass road, oppo- 30 RAI IN TOWN HOUSE FOR SALE: Bang Tao, stunning views, utili- sq wah, 6 bedrooms, 5 bath- site Tesco Lotus. 37sqm, 2fl, Flat land near Dowroong URGENT ties, road. 4-10.5 million baht. rooms, 2 kitchens, 2 living 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, PHUKET VILLA 5 School in Phuket Town. Tel: Email: [email protected] areas, office, conference kitchen, fully furnished (2 VILLAGE 081-691 2526. room, fitness room, large aircons, washing machine, storeroom, laundry room. refrigerator, TV, microwave, NEW CONDO: URGENT Quality fixtures & fittings. cable TV, 24 security with RAWAI CONDO- SALE/RENT Space: 600sqm. Parking for key card etc). Pls contact PAY IN 10 YEARS 5 cars. Flood free. Email: for more details. Tel: 089- [email protected] 469 1813, 086-476 9612.

4.9 million baht, 89sq wah (include furniture). Stone wall around the house & fruit garden. 4 air conditioners, telephone and Internet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 Special price, modern Sell for 1 million baht, CCTV. Located near the style, 30sqm, 1 bedroom, 100,000 baht yearly pay- Heroines Monument to- 1 living room, 1 pantry. In ments. Furnished. 200m wards to Tesco Lotus Kathu, 3km to Patong. from pier. Tel: 088-180 Full set of built-in furniture. For Sale, price 4.2 million Thalang. Tel: 080-520 2989. 0351(Khun Pan). Email: Email: edc9 designs@ Ready to move in! Contact baht. No agent!, no fur- phuket7@ yahoo.com Ya. Tel: 081-797 5138. nished, with 4 aircons, 3 gmail.com bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen and car park. Be- hind Kajonkiet Internation School on Chao Fa West Road, 5 minutes to Central Looking for land to buy? Festival. For short or long term rent, 16,000 baht per See more classified ads month. Call to see 087- 270 9093. at www.phuketgazette.net May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 35

CHEAP 2BR HOUSE LAND FOR QUICK LAND NEAR CONDO IN IN KAMALA HOUSE IN KHAO LAK SALE RAWAI OUTSTANDING MISSION HILLS SUPALAI PARK 180sqm living space, fully fur- 1 rai with Chanote title, 5 min- SEA VIEW VILLA nished, fully Air-conditioned, utes to Rawai Beach in secure Western kitchen. 5 minutes area. Contact owner directly. walk to the beach. Sale 4.5 Tel: 089-472 9870. Email: million baht. Rent 22,000 baht. [email protected] Offers considered. Tel: 089- 474 1124 (English & Thai). KATA BEACH CENTER Email: [email protected] APT BUILDING 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Luxury apartment building for Pa Khlok. 2 rai 32sq wah, for sale. Near Seng Ho 2BED SEA VIEW on 1 rai land in Phang sale. Includes management For sale. Great value and lo- 60m wide. Chanote. Located Bookstore in Phuket APARTMENT Nga, 20km from Khao Lak. co, 2 apts, penthouse, restau- cated in Naithon. Tel: 084- on Tha Ruea-Pa Khlok- Town. Studio, 30sqm, Prime quiet location, 3mins to Price: 7.5 million baht. Tel: rant. Tel: 081-828 0972. Email: 841 7921 (English). Email: Muang Mai Rd. 11 km from floor 15, sea view, aircon, beach, DVD, cable TV, ADSL, 083-180 2143. Email: [email protected] excellentseaviewproperty@ Heroines' Monument. Price: furnished. Price: 1.9 mil- western kitchen, high spec new [email protected] gmail.com 7.8 million baht. Tel: 089-472 lion baht. Ready to move furnishings, swimming pool. Tel: 7 RAI OF WATER FRONT 9118. Email: honda.1437@ in July 2012. Tel: 089- 084-696 2908 (English). Email: Chanote title, 180 meters of [email protected] HOUSE FOR SALE hotmail.com 472 9118. water front. Email: Pktthai1@ EXCELLENT Soi Mountainview Kathu, 3 gmail.com RAWAI POOL VILLA bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Euro- CHALONG HOME LAND FOR SALE 3 bedrooms with aircon, 8x4m pean kitchen, big living and din- Soi Saiyuan 14, Rawai. 2 plots of SINGLE HOUSE PHUKET VILLA pool, 2 toilets, 400sqm land, ing room, swimming pool, SUAN LUANG land with sea and mountain view FOR SALE jacuzzi, covered carpark for 2 fully furnished, sale from Urgent sale. 65/474, 67.5sq for sale, separate or together. 1 cars, remote-controlled gate, owner, 5.2 million baht. Tel: 084- wah, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, plot 2.5 million baht; both plots house 220sqm, land 680sqm, 852 4091. living room, kitchen, car park. 4.5 million baht. Each plot quiet area, mountain view and Price: 4.9 million baht. Tel: 081- 320sqm, concrete road, can be golf course view. Cash 9.5 mil- PRIVATE POOL VILLAS 536 5755, 089-729 6244. sold with company. Tel: 081-925 6.5MB lion baht. Finance: 4 million baht 1730 (Thai), 004528185713 Limited offer from developer - 4 cash and 1 million baht per I love my house and enjoy (DK),No brokers. Email: pla plots for sale 6.5 million and year over 6 years. Tel: 081-925 it every day. It is a 1-storey [email protected] 3-BED POOL VILLA 7.5 million. 3 bedrooms, private 1730 (Thai), 004528185713 KOH KAEW, BIS custom designed house in In Thanapa Park View vil- pool, 500m to Rawai Beach, (DK). No brokers. Email: pla Land & Houses Chalong OCEAN FRONT LAND lage in Koh Kaew. 57sq gated project. Tel: 085-575 [email protected] and includes 3 bedrooms, FOR SALE wah, with 2 bedrooms, 2 3300, 086-574 2815. Email: 3 bathrooms, open living Chanote title, good road, 36,600 bathrooms, a kitchen, a [email protected] For further de- FOR SALE BY PRIVATE areas, western kitchen and sqm. Located a few km from the carpark and a garden. tails, please see our website Chinese-style house in Phuket utility room as well as a Westin Siray Resort. Price: 12 Price: 2.4 million baht. Con- at http://phuket9.com Town center. Beautifully recon- lovely garden. The fitout million baht per rai. Tel: 089-729 tact owner. Tel: 083-180 structed, lots of space. Ideal for and fittings are high quality, 8365. Email: sudaves2002@ 2143. Email: nana1225@ office, home business or big including air conditioners, yahoo.com gmail.com PHUKET VILLA family. Land area appr. 400 marble floors and solid tim- CONDO PATONG sqm. Secured double garage 12.5 million baht. Luxury ber doors. If you appreciate with access from rear soi. Own living just behind the quality, this house is for HOUSE IN PHUKET LAND, CHANOTE, Boat Lagoon. Plot of you. It is great value at 6.9 PHUKET pressured water supply. Has to VILLA 5 FOR SALE be seen to appreciate. Call Jiab. 700sqm; indoor 230sqm. million baht and lots of qual- Sell without brokers, 5 rai, mea- Pool of 4 x 10m. Tel: 084- ity furniture is available as sure, Sakoo, Phuket, 10mins Tel: 087-269 3989, 089-025 2767. 783 9054. Email: oggy well. Contact John. Tel: south of airport, 10mins to [email protected] 081-895 7727. beach, 4.5 million baht per rai. Tel: 087-076 6016 (English & Thai). Email: kanchanajit09@ NICE HOUSE KAMALA HOUSE gmail.com New condo. 1km to beach, 88SQ WAH KAMALA HOUSE LEASEHOLD near Bangla Rd and Jung- FOR SALE 18 years left, 300sqm, 3 bed- PATONG CONDOS ceylon, 1 bed, 1 bath, fully rooms, 3 bathrooms, aircon, 46sq wah, furnished, 3 bed- 2 condos, fully furnished. 4 million furnished. 3.9 million baht for furnished, sundeck, carport, rooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 baht each for 55.5sqm. Nanai 42sqm and 3.8 million baht photos available. Price: 3.75 aircons, carpark. Only 3.5 Road properties, high and dry. Tel: for 44.5sqm Tel:081-541 million baht. Rent 32,000 baht million baht. Tel: 081-787 080-040 1057 (English). Email: 2025. Email: c.junlarat@ per month for 6 months rent. 7675. 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ALLAMANDA (LAGUNA) Properties CONDO AT Residences/Phuket Condo COZY HOUSE For Rent ROYAL PLACE unit, half of a deluxe twin house, FOR RENT fully furnished and equipped, set direct on the picturesque lagoon with balcony right over it. 3 bed- BEACH HOUSE rooms each with shower/bath- FOR RENT room roof terrace. Long-term rent or sale.Tel: 081-737 0365. Email: [email protected]

B.L. APARTMENT near Nai Harn. House built to New in Kathu. Big rooms, 1 bed- high grade, furnished and con- room, 1 living room, aircon, cable veniently located minutes from TV, ADSL, hot shower, garden, Rawai and Nai Harn Beaches. and car park. Rent: 7,000 baht 2 spacious bedrooms with en- Kamala. 48,000 baht per per month. Tel: 081-692 3163. suite bathrooms. 1 guest toilet. SEAVIEW VILLA LONG-TERM RENT month. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- Condo at Royal Place Aircons. Large living-dining (8-13 GUESTS) 1-2 bedroom, furnished rooms. Western amenities. 2 Project, Bypass road, oppo- room. Telephone line with houses, beautiful garden, storeys with decks looking out site Tesco Lotus. 37sqm, 2fl, HOUSE AT PRIME ADSL. Free water supply and Chalong area 10,000 baht per onto Kamala Beach. Mini- 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, PLACE VILLAGE garbage removal service. month. Tel: 081-892 4311. mum 3-month lease. Avail- kitchen, fully furnished (2 22,000 baht/month. Contact able now. Tel: (Eng) 088-447 aircons, washing machine, K. Nui. Tel: 087-383 0936. 7631 (Jean). Email: ayearlike refrigerator, TV, microwave, Email: [email protected] POOL VILLA RENT/ [email protected] cable TV, 24 security with SALE RAWAI key card etc). Pls contact Available for short or long-term for more details. Tel: 089- GREAT LOCATION rental. Now offer special rate for LUXURY POOL VILLAS 469 1813, 086-476 9612. GREAT PRICE For rent or sale. On Phuket, low season. Tel: 089-472 9870. Private pool, located in Rawai, Home secure estate with 4 fully staffed with private Email: [email protected] quiet area, near the beach, 3-4 bedrooms en-suite. Fully fur- chauffeur, luxury furnishings, bedrooms. For rent or sale. Tel: LARGE HOUSE WITH near Heroine Monument. fur- nished with pool and sala. Lo- private pool. Air-conditioned 087-893 8747. GOLF VIEW nished, aircon, 3 bedrooms, cated opposite golf course, 10 46-foot sports cruiser avail- 2-BEDROOM Available for long term rental cable TV, kitchen. Tel: 086- mins to most places (BIS, able at any time! For further APARTMENT 607 7493. Central, etc). Available now! NICE HOUSE CHALONG with 7 aircons bedrooms, swim- details, please see our ming pools, golf view. Location 55,000 baht per month, mini- website at www.chalong- 2 levels, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- mum of 6 months. Tel: +61-8- rooms, part furnished, fence, in Anupas Golf Ville Kathu, 5 residence.com mins to Head Start, QSI, Tesco HOUSE IN PATONG 6161 2691, +61-43-592 2900 garden. Price: 14,000 baht. Tel: (English), +61-46-831 5377 081-370 3181. For further de- Lotus, Central Festival. Price: 65,000 baht per month. Tel: (English & Thai). Fax: +61-8- 2-BEDROOM tails, please see our website at 6161 2691. Email: jenjira5@ www.property-thailand.co 081-271 3228 (English & Thai), HOUSE, BANG TAO 081-968 3118 (English). Email: hotmail.com [email protected] For rent or sale. Kata Beach KAMALA PATONG LUXURY Center. 130sqm, 6th floor, APARTMENT OFFICE FOR RENT APARTMENTS fully furnished. Parking, pool, Office space for rent next to WiFi, maid, big pool, security, restaurant. Rent: 45,000 baht Jungceylon shopping mall in cable TV. Close to town. From per month, minimum 6 Patong. Tel: 084-245 8986 (En- 24,000 baht per month. Tel: months. Tel: 081-788 8280. glish & Thai) for details. Email: 080-052 8082 (English). Email: Email: maurice.phuket@ [email protected] [email protected] 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- gmail.com rooms, kitchen, terrace, Newly built 40sq wah, near BALINESE POOL FURNISHED 3 BR, 2 VILLAS living room, parking, fully BATH + OFFICE Sea Pearl project, Patong. furnished, cable TV, KATA HILL FOR 2 stories, 3 beds, 2 bath- Luxury boutique villas available Near Central Festival, Makro and internet, 2 aircons, hot wa- RENT/SALE Fully furnished with kitchen, rooms, fully furnished, 2 for short or long-term rent. Head Start. Aircons, washer, ter. Only 5 mins to Surin ready to move in. Starts at aircons, kitchen with hood, Swimming pool, two or three nice kitchen. Office with view Beach, Bang Tao Beach 18,000 baht/month. Con- refrigerator, dining room, liv- bedrooms. Rates from US$89 over shared swimming pool. and Lotus Cherng Talay. tact Mr Joke. Tel: 088-751 ing room, hot water, cable per night. Tel: 076-384691, 087- 17,000 baht per month. Tel: 086- Tel: 089-470 7488. Email: 3066. Email: handyman@ TV and internet. Tel: 089- 264 9695. Email: enrico@ 883 3169. Email: sumaynin@ [email protected] phuketplus.co.th 469 1813. easyhomephuket.com For fur- hotmail.com ther details, please see our website at: http://villasuksan. PA KHLOK com/gallery.htm BUNGALOWS 2 bathrooms, fully furnished, Luxury furnished villa. 3 com pool. Please call for bedrooms + office room, big PHUKET VILLA 5 more information. Tel: 081- kitchen, garden, pool, park- VILLAGE 079 7121, 086-268 8926. ing. Rent: 70,000 baht per month. Minimum 6 months. SEA VIEW CONDO Tel: Tel: 081-788 8280. PATONG Email: maurice.phuket@ Condotel, 500m from beach, gmail.com 7th floor, 28sqm, fully furnished, kitchen, new bathroom, aircon. NEW HOUSE IN PATONG Long-term only 12,000 baht/ Fully furnished modern house month. Tel: 084-844 7693 (En- with 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. glish & Thai). Email: heijojo@ Spacious dining area, stylish hotmail.com open western kitchen. Living room with balcony, full aircon. All KATHU HOUSE extras: LCD, internet, satellite. FOR RENT Quiet setting. 28,000 baht per 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fully month. Tel: 084-185 8536. furnished, aircon, internet. Tel: 086-739 3220. For Sale. Price: 4.2 million POOL VILLA FOR RENT baht. No agents!, not fur- In Bangjo, near Laguna, 3 bed- nished, with 4 aircons, 3 SPACIOUS STUDIO rooms, 4 bathrooms, fully fur- nished, security. Price: 68,000 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 5 mins walk to beach and 10 baht per month. Tel: 081-9791 kitchen and car park. Be- mins to Jungceylon. Call or 994. Email: tuaandta@gmail. hind Kajonkiet Internation mail for details. Tel: +65-9-007 com School on Chao Fa West 8633 (English), 084-883 Road, 5 minutes to Central 5751 (English & Thai). Email: Festival. For short or long [email protected] CONDO PATONG term rent, 16,000 baht per Please see our website at Studios and one-bedroom month. Call to see 087- www.phuket-patong- apartments for rent at Phuket 270 9093. condo.com/Studio/ Place and Patong Tower. Tel: 081-892 1621. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 37

BUNGALOW RAWAI Property Property LOFT STYLE FLATS 1 bedroom, aircon, WiFi, TV, Holiday Services Wanted - KATHU fully furnished, 8,000 baht. Homes & Villa Tel: 086-279 0837.Email: [email protected] Rentals RENTALS WANTED We have a large number of cli- CHEAP ROOMS ents looking for rental proper- PATONG ties in the Rawai, Nai Harn area. From 400 baht per night or VILLA FOR RENT If you have a property for rent, 6,000 baht per month for a fan please contact us today on room. From 600 baht per night 087-620 8420. PI Rentals. Secure, great location for or 10,000 baht per month with exercise. Long-term rental. aircon. Quiet mountain location NICE STUDIO behind Nanai Road (Hasib Pee APARTMENT 9 to11,000 baht per month. Tel 086-664 5575. Email: Road). Five minutes by bike to I am interested in buying a studio LG 9.5 KGS [email protected] downtown Patong. Free Wi-Fi, unit around Kata or Karon beach cable TV, fridge. Fully furnished Top loader, 8 months old, motor warranty 9 years and 4 months. area. The unit should be relatively double rooms. Bar. Tel: 087- Long-term rental of a 5- Price new: 14,999 baht, best of- new or less than 10 years KATA BEACH 078 6379, 082-286 5171 (En- bedroom, 5-bathroom, fer near 10,000 baht. Front old. Email: quentin@acetone- Southern Fried Rice Guesthouse, glish & Thai), 084-625 2173 Mediterranean-style, 2- PRO SERVICE loader wanted. Tel: 086-273 solutions.com top ranked. 5 mins walk to the (English). Email: nanaisauna@ storey villa set on 1,920 AND RENOVATE 3095 (English & Thai). Email: beach. 8 beautiful rooms, rates yahoo.com For further details, sqm. Living area 472 - Water leaks [email protected] from 700 baht, includes C. please see our website at sqm with saltwater pool. - Sanitation Accommodation breakfast, free WiFi, free airport www.sunsetspatong.com Location: Cherng Talay. - Sinks Available pickup if 5 nights. 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Private, quiet, guesthouse. 2- Tel: 081-396 5050. minutes walk from Kata Beach. bedroom apartment, 2,600 baht Special rates. Tel: 081-828 0972. Sea view, huge balcony, TV panels, WiFi, free parking, per night. 1-bedroom house. HOMEBUYERS For more information email: 1,800 baht per night. Kitchen, Eu- FARANG [email protected] pools, gym and expensive fur- VALUATION&SURVEY niture. The best choice for living! ropean bathroom, aircon, TV, HANDYMAN Buying a house in Thailand? DVD, ADSL, parking, swimming Near Kata Beach. Luxury Tel: 082-807 4944. Email: Clear communication, all Worried there may be some pool. Tel: 076-385909, 087-277 holiday rental opposite Mom [email protected] types of work – on time building problems in the future? 400 BAHT/DAY, 5216. Email: curlyphyl@yahoo. and done right! Tel: 081- Tri's Kitchen. Tel: 080-529 10,500 BAHT/M We offer building surveys and ROOMS FOR RENT com 787 9767. Website : reports to put your mind at rest! 6928. 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SALES MANAGER Property Sales Consultant.Thai national, 3-5 years experienced. Good Thai and English, pro-ac- tive and organized. Computer lit- erate, have own car and laptop. The Charm Residence.Tel:076- 344499. Email: info@thecharm phuket.com

DRIVER BANG TAO Family need a driver with experience, English skills. Salary: 12,000 baht. Tel: 081-719 3470.

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KINDERGARTEN TEACHER WANTED We are looking for a native English kindergarten teacher to join our team to teach 10 -12 children aged 3-6 years. Must have a minimum Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent. Tel: 076- 383150, 084-520 4978. Fax: 076-383150. Email: info@cra vensnurseryphuket.com SUMMER CAMP TEACHERS British International School, Phuket are seeking ESL teach- ers for their annual July English Summer Camp programme. Full programe details are avail- able on our school . Applicants are ideally required to have a rec- ognized education degree and a TEFL qualification. Please sub- mit your applications to Email : [email protected] Website: www.bisphuket.ac.th

LIVE-IN HOUSE MAID English couple, no children, need Thai housemaid to live in. Tel: 085-790 2241. SALES MANAGER ACCOUNTANT ENGLISH TUTOR REQUIRED SENIOR Elite Yachting at Boat Lagoon English tutor available Thai national. Must have a ACCOUNTANT Marina Phuket is looking for a to teach children of all good command of spoken and KAMALA Thai accountant with a ages. BA English LIT. written English. Proven sales For Trading company in bachelor’s degree and min 3- TEFL. 300 - 500 baht experience and own car. We Kamala. We is now seek- 5 years experience. Good per hour. provide full training, generous ing an experienced Se- knowledge of Quickbooks, Please contact for more basic salary and unlimited nior Accountant. Must well organized and fluent in info to Gene. commission potential and know Express software, spoken & written English. Tel: 081-827 5574. bonuses. Car expenses and English, and understand Responsible for invoicing, fuel paid. Working 5½ days the import business. Sal- payments, VAT, w/t, salaries, with generous holidays. ary starts at 25,000 baht income/expense statements CLUB ASIA FITNESS Please send CV to don@ rain- transportation + accom- for yacht accounts, etc. Inter- Club Asia Fitness - Phuket's water-solutions.com modation + BUPA health ested. Tel: 081-978 6086 (En- leading fitness centre requires an insurance. Work 6 days a glish). Please send your CV Operations Manager & Sales week. Please contact for to [email protected] FOREIGN STAFF HELP NEEDED Consultant. Requirements: Thai CAN CONNECTION more information. Tel: 076- WANTED Home help required, good English National with degree and ability Can connection to very big 322663, 086-773 4538 RECEPTION STAFF 1 English speaking, 1 Italian & essential. Mostly babysitting, to communicate in English. soft drinkforcompany . (English). Fax: 076- Responsible Thai female English speaking, 1 French & some housework. Own transport Please submit your CV to Emai: Good commission. Tel: 322664. Email: skgf needed for reception at Patong English speaking. Contact or live in, salary by negotiation. [email protected] 089-593 8303. @skgf.asia hotel. Monthly salary: 12,000 Carla. Tel: 081-968 5963. Tel: 083-395 5707. www.clubasiaphuket.com baht. Tel: 081-892 1621.

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ASSISTANT REAL-ESTATE BRANCH MANAGER STAFF WANTED Salary 20,000 baht + excellent commission & BOAT CREW WANTED benefits. Tel: 081-823 NATIVE ENGLISH Looking for experienced crew for 4627, 085-782 1200. TEACHERS 6 months to cruise Phuket / Email: ying@phuket Looking for full-time young Borneo / Phuket on comfortable Brainy House is a private pooltables.com Thai staff, fluent in spoken English-language school. 20m trawler yacht. Tel: 082-806 and written English with We are looking for native 9104 (English). Please send CV real estate business expe- English teachers to start to [email protected] rience. Tel: 084-060 7050. ASAP. For children 6-8 PHILIPPINE STAFF Please send an email with years old. We offer an ex- THAI STAFF WANTED WANTED a photo to info@moloko cellent compensation. Work on shifting schedule, can Good salary, good English. phuket.com For further Please send a cover letter speak English, customer ser- Contact Carla. Tel: 081-968 details, please see our and CV to:info@brainy- vice. Good salary with bonus. 5963. Email: cc@bayshore website at http://moloko house.com Tel: 080-907 Patong. Contact Carla. Tel: 081- projects.com phuket.com 7466 (contact Sasi). 968 5963.

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT KAMALA For trading company in Kamala. We seek an ex- perienced Senior Ac- ACCOUNTANT SALES & countant. Must know Ex- Elite Yachting at Boat Lagoon press software, English, MARKETING Marina Phuket is looking for a POSITIONS and understand the im- Thai accountant with a port business. Salary Highly successful Sales bachelor’s degree and min 3-5 starts at 25,000 baht + & Marketing company re- years experience. Good knowl- transportation+ accom- quires motivated individu- edge of Quickbooks, well orga- modation+ BUPA health als to join our team here nized and fluent in spoken & insurance. Work 6 days a in beautiful Phuket. Im- written English. Responsible for week. Please contact for mediate start available. invoicing, payments, VAT, w/t, more information. Tel: English speaking, full salaries, income/expense state- 076-322663, 086-773 training, excellent earning ments for yacht accounts, etc. 4538 (English). Fax: potential and startup Interested. Tel: 081-978 6086 076-322664. Email: skgf packages available. (English). Please send your CV @skgf.asia Come and join a winning to [email protected] team. Please contact via by KARON HILLSIDE email: HOTEL SUCCESSFUL [email protected] Looking for the following posi- SALES & tions no English is required: MARKETING Gardener, Handyman. For the Company requires enthu- following positions English is siastic, motivated individu- JAPANESE STAFF required: Bar and restaurant als to join our well-estab- Wedding coordinator: Japa- service staff, Reception staff, lished and successful nese female, good English Night reception. Good starting team. English speaking. and computer skills. Sa-mer salary and service charge. Full training, great com- Wedding (Boat Lagoon). Only Thai nationals. Please missions & startup / entry Email: [email protected] contact Sandy on 082-281 packages available. Email: Website: www.sa-mer.com 4394. Email: info@karonhill jengore @hotmail.com sidehotel.com Gazette Online Classifieds – 10,000 readers every day! 40 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012

FURNITURE AND Articles OTHER ITEMS Audio/Video Bulletins Business HOTEL FOR SALE For Sale Wooden frame "L" sofa with Equipment Opportunities mustard color upholstery. 16k. Modern glass chandelier FREEZER, FUGE TABLE 5k. Huge silver candelabra SOKEN SURROUND Sanden freezer, excl cond, 5k. All in excellent condition. SYSTEM 11 UNITS APT- 8,500 baht. Fugeball soccer Standard Lamp 1,500. All re- Amp + 5 powerful speakers, HOUSE FOR SALE table, as new, 10 baht per duced for quick sale. Email for crisp treble & solid bass. Paid game, 35,000 baht. Tel. 086- photos at beijingmarcher@ 15,000 baht, sell 7,500 baht. Phang-nga Inn, 14 guest 283 9100. yahoo.com Please contact for more infor- rooms, 15 million baht. Tel: mation. Tel: 082-283 8902. 081-892 1507. Email: phang- HIX HEAT PRESS Email: [email protected] [email protected] 7KW. 3-PHASE DUAL PADS WATER PUMP I am selling my Heat Press STAGE-SOUND / LIVE Made in USA, very highly used MUSIC (about 60 t-shirts), like new. I Stage-Sound system (Live Mu- PATONG BAR bought it in Bangkok. Paid sic) for sale Incl. All audio com- FOR SALE 125,000 baht, selling 60,000 ponents, made by Behringer. Popular bar, open air. Beer baht. Tel: 076-283004, 086- Please contact for more infor- bar in busy tourist area, 742 3437. Email: joelvdo@ mation. Tel: 076-486118, 086- fully furnished. Urgent hotmail.com 942 5244. Fax: 076-443137. sale: 1.8 million baht. Tel: 081-550 7379. Barely used (10 hours). Email: [email protected] FURNITURE AND MORE Website: www.siam-interact. Off Nanai Road, newly Have 2 units for sale. Price: renovated, secure income Furniture, sofa, TV and book- com/soundsystem/ 15,000 baht each. Contact with little work, more than SPA FOR SALE case, chairs, lamps and more. Margy on 089-908 7486. 10% return on investment, Spa for sale. Running business All in good condition. Please long-term rentals, Chanote next to JW Marriott hotel. Fully call or email for photos. Khun GERMAN STEREO SPONSOR A CHILD title, company included. furnished for 500,000 baht. Tel: Arno. Tel: 087-827 4991 (En- SYSTEM The Phuket International Sale by owner, detailed 081-840 2448 (English & Thai). NEW INVICTA glish). Email: arnyfirst@ Soken AMP & 5 Speaker Women’s Club is a sales folder available. Bar- Email: antonyromeo@hot WATCH hotmail.com Surround Sound, Solid volunteer organization gain price: only 4.9 million mail.com FOR SALE Bass. Cost 16, sell 8000. raising funds for educa- Tel: 082-283 8902. Email: baht. Tel: 087-265 0652 Very large Invicta Men's Articles tional scholarships. We (English). 6913 Corduba Collection In- [email protected] rely on the goodwill of RESORT BY terceptor Chronograph Blue Wanted donors and sponsors – LAGUNA Polyurethane watch, comes small and large. If you Buy all or half below ap- with box and guarantee. Tel: HI-DEFINITION would like to put some- BAR AND POOL praised value. Ideal expat & 076-319699. Email: sun EXTENSION LADDER MEDIA PLAYER thing back into the ROOM WANTED Thai wife, 39 million baht. [email protected] Digital home entertain- community in which you For sale. Fully fitted bar Tel: 089-594 4067. For more Used 20 to 24 foot (6 to 7 meter) ment just took a giant leap live, contact us to find and pool room in Soi Sai information, please see ladder wanted to either rent or out more about giving a COFFEE TABLE forward. Internet, Android Nam Yen, Bel Air Hotel. website: http://rock-mini- purchase. Tel: 081-797 2110. and a Media Streamer on prize or being a sponsor. Sports bar set up with Bamboo coffee table for sale. resort.webs.com Email: [email protected] your TV. Bursting with Please contact K. Carol cable TV and internet. Excellent condition. 110cm features that allow you to (Tel: 087-417 8860) or K. Must be seen. Contact square with inset in center (for FULL-SIZED USED engage with social me- Sue (Tel: 087-277 6948). Sonya (Thai and En- GUESTHOUSE flower decoration, etc). 10,000 BATH WANTED dia, Android apps, online Email: glish). Tel: 082-289 5636. BUSINESS baht ono. Email: beijingmar Looking to find an old plastic or streaming, and casual [email protected] Banzaan Guesthouse Back- [email protected] stone full-sized bath to use in a games, movies and mu- packer. Established 5 years. pet washing parlor - something sic. Tel: 076-248698, RAWAI RESORT FOR 43 beds in 21 rooms (18 + 3 CHINESE TEA large enough to put big dogs in 081-895 7097 (English & Bar & LEASE staff). Comes with laundry Quality Chinese tea for sale. the wash them. Please email Thai). Email: hdmedia 22 double rooms, some with and strong monthly cash Contact Peter to arrange a free [email protected] [email protected] Restaurant kitchen, aircon, sat TV, Internet flow w/ 3 retail shops paying tea tasting. Tel: 082-278 1575. with photo Equipment minibar in 8 bungalows on 2 rai half of building rent. Includes of land (coconut). Large pool, 400,000 baht in lease depos- own well, bar-restaurant, park- its. Strong booking stream PRIME LOCATION ing, own company. Close to and online ratings, with rank- IN RAWAI Tesco. Asking 1.2 million baht ing in Trip Advisor at 16 out of Refurbished for 170,000 baht. per year, minimum 3-year con- 203. 1,999,999 baht or first Nice bar and 5 bedrooms on tract. Tel: 076-383080, 086- decent cash offer. Tel: 076- three floors. Includes a lot of 940 1860 (English & Thai). 344405, 087-173 1773, 086- furniture and music systems. Fax: 076-381934. Email: 950 3355. Email: seanthe Tel: 087-474 0169. Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.biga-sailing.com www.seabluephuket.com May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 41

Business Products & Services Computers Surfboards

ENGLISH SURFBOARDS / COMPUTERMAN BICYCLES Sales, service, repair & acces- Saltwater designs 5.3, special sories. Free telephone help. Tel: design, NSP 5.4 Epoxyboard, 076-384259, 084-625 7744 GT California bicycle. Tel: 083- (English). Email: computer 525 7871 (English). Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Fitness Television Equipment Sets BUDS NURSERY LAGUNA FAMILY GOLF Phuket's oldest bi-lingual inter- MEMBERSHIP national child care facility. High- 12 years. Price: 495,000 baht, ELLIPTICAL CROSS SATELLITE TV quality, time-proven schedule includes transfer. Email: TRAINER THAILAND and curriculum. Now in brand- chanchira.panpaen@gmail. Satellite TV Thailand provide all new house purpose-built com sorts of Satellite TV accesso- school. Experienced native ries including HD systems. We English teachers to teach ages LOCH PALM ship all goods cash on delivery 1 - 8. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Bus MEMBERSHIP anywhere in Thailand. Tel: 080- service available from Patong, 550,000 baht or best offer. 694 0663 (English & Thai), 089- Karon, Kata, Phuket, Rawai Moving, must sell. Will be in 821 3772 (English). Email: and Chalong. Tel: 076-384638, Phuket June 5. Tel: +1-619- [email protected] 080-624 7060. Website: 606 0304, 081-536 5482 (En- For further details, please see New with LCD display of www.buds-phuket.com glish). Email: gmkirk@gmail. our website at www.satellite time, distance, speed, RPM com tvthailand.net and energy consumption. PCC MEMBERSHIP Handle with pulse meter. GM CURTAIN 12,000 baht. Tel: 089-729 34" PHILIPS Sells curtains, upholstery, PCC membership for 600,000 - 100 HZ - HD baht, including transfer fee. Pls 1113. Email: richard_melen and accessories domesti- Real flat, stereo, crystal clear send text message or email. @hotmail.com cally and internationally. We TV, 100Hz, 1080p HD model, Tel: 086-942 0242. Email: offer design and an outdoor 34pt. Excellent condition, like [email protected] service installation in all prov- new. Rush sale. Only 8,000 inces around the country. Golf Stuff LAGUNA PHUKET baht. Email: adulrojvithee@ We also give advice on the gmail.com selection of material, equip- Laguna Phuket Regular Fam- ily membership, valid until GOLF CLUBS ment and all types of instal- Full set, Ping rapture, very good lation work by a well-experi- 2026. Transfer fee to be paid by HOME CINEMA buyer. 400,000 baht.Tel: +61-4- condition. 30,000 baht ono. Tel: Brand-new 120" DNP Super enced and capable team. 084-838 8878. Curtains, sofa clothes, roller 278 7588 (English). Email: Nova Projector Screen and blinds, wallpapers, accesso- [email protected] Epson EMP-TW2000 1080p ries. LCD Projector. Must sell fast. LOCH PALM GOLF Miscellaneous Paid 359,000 baht; Will now sell Address: 128/124 MEMBERSHIP For Sale both together for 160,000 baht. Topland (Rassada) 585,000 baht. Please contact Tel: 082-539 4540. Email: Prachautid Rd, for more information. Tel: 081- [email protected] Muang Phuket. Tel: 270 5609. YAKIMA KAYAK RACK 076-610072, Hully rollers, saddles, rack. 081-891 8148. Great condition. 4,000 baht. Tel: Toy And Kid’s PCC GOLF 089-999 7597. Email: doc@ MEMBERSHIP russbo.com Website: http:// Stuff 550,000 baht, not including classifieds.russbo.com Club transfer fee. Tel: 081-270 Memberships 2045. Email: nongnut100@ BABY COT & PLAYPEN hotmail.com Personals FOR SALE Available Camera baby cot, perfect con- dition. On wheels and with LAGUNA MEMBERSHIP GIRLFRIEND VISA IKEA band around inside to LOCH PALM Family membership available. PROBLEMS? stop legs poking through! 3,500 MEMBERSHIP Expires 2024. 450,000 baht Let us arrange your visa process, baht. Also have a Maturo Play- Full membership. 530,000 including transfer. Tel: 084-630 very high success rate, easy pen for 2,000 baht. Tel: 087-096 baht. Will pay 50% of transfer 2416 (English). Email: jonh process, farang company, easy 9625, 086-771 3665. Email: fee. Tel: 086-980 5057. [email protected] to deal with. Tel: 081-787 9767. [email protected] 42 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012

Saloon Cars ONLY 170,000 BAHT Motorbikes TRIUMPH SPEED DUCATI 996 4 x 4s CASH! TRIPLE MONOPOSTO OPEL VECTRA NISSAN FRONTIER 240,000 BAHT KAWASAKI VULCAN 275,000 BAHT 1998, 157,000km, automatic, Dependable, runs good, aircon. Excellent running con- looks good. 4x4, 5-speed. dition. Tel: 090-419 9828 (En- 3.0 Turbo Diesel. Blue book glish). Email: mel-horton@ in hand. Please leave mes- hotmail.com sage if no answer. Tel: 082- 686 7841 (English). Email: October 2011 - 7,500km. 2009, White, Arrow Pipes, Year 2000, a perfect ex- [email protected] FORD RANGER Proton Exora 7/8-seat fam- STM Slipper Clutch, R&G ample of this much PICKUP & CARRYBOY ily car. Many options, in- New Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Tail Tidy, R&G Crash Protec- sought after Ducati Leg- 140,000 km, turbo diesel, 5- cluding GPS, DVD. Price Custom. Year 2011, only tors. Too many extras to end. Only 15,000km since SSANGYONG gear manual, 2.5L. Price: new: 940,000 baht. Now 2,050km. Still 1.5 years on mention. Only 6,000km. new. In showroom condi- MUSSO 290,000 baht. Tel: 076-486118, 750,000 baht, or on finance: warranty. Tel: 089-588 4550. Serviced and maintained by tion. Marchenesi wheels, 086-942 5244 (English), 089- 580,000 + 170,000 baht Britbike Triumph. 525,000 STM Slipper Clutch and 999 2380 (English & Thai). cash. Tel: 081-788 8280. 2005 HONDA baht. Comes with green Termigoni 52mm Race Email: info@siam-interact. Email: maurice.phuket@ BLACKBIRD book. The world's best Pipes. Near perfect paint com gmail.com Recently rebuilt, 25,000km. street bike. Tel: 086-281 2033 work. Serviced and main- 219,000 baht with full registra- (English & Thai). Email: tained by real Ducati engi- FORD RANGER MAX 3.0 VTEC HONDA tion. Tel: 083-184 6868. Email: [email protected] neer. Ride a part of history. 18 month old,low usage, su- 05 ACC 3.0 VTEC, 1 owner, jubi- [email protected], www. 425,000 baht, including per accessorized Ranger lee model, all extras, all serviced CookingChaos.com Green Book. Tel: 086-281 Max 3.2 only 850 k. Tel: 081- and with blue book, 820,000 2033 (English & Thai). 4WD, diesel, auto, 1998, HONDA ST 1300 aircon, tow hook, 5 door. 375 0016. Fax: 076-344057. baht. Tel: 081-970 9055. Email: PAN EUROPEAN Email: senna@cscoms. Email: [email protected], [email protected] YAMAHA FINO com 199,000 baht. H1F1 xe- www.thaksinproperties.com/ FOR SALE non. Tel: 089-886 1788. rangermax.html HONDA CITY 03 1.5 FOR SALE VESPA LXI25I 2012 PROTON SAVVY Simple family car. Good condi- TOYOTA FORTUNER BARGAIN! tion, cosmetic wear, no smok- 2007 V 3.0 Great little car for sale. Only ing, no crash. US$10,000. Tel: 320,000 baht. Less than 1 year 083-102 0070 (English). Email: old. Low mileage. Perfect condi- [email protected] tion. Tel: 084-203 1739 (English). 2010 Honda ST 1300 in Email: [email protected] SPECIAL EDITION MRS black. 3,000km, as new. Sequential DVD, hard top, 2008. Lady owner, ridden Awesome touring bike, V4 2005. Only 29,000km. Price: only in Phuket Town, with engine. Comes with green TOYOTA COROLLA 1.7 million baht. Tel: 084-852 green book. Asking price As new, only 2,300km, 170,000 BAHT book. 599,000 baht. Tel: 8457, 089-478 5162 (Thai). 23,000 baht. Tel: 084-889 086-281 2033 (English & white. Cost new: 98,000, Dependable, runs good, 2676. Thai). Email: senna@ must sell - now only 78,000 for sale. 77,000km. Auto, looks good. Automatic. Insur- cscoms.com baht. Tel: 087-893 1753. 4x4. In excellent condi- ance paid through Nov. Leave TOYOTA MRS tion. Serviced by Toyota message if no answer. Tel: CONVERTIBLE-05 HONDA CLICK AUTO Pearl. Price: 920,000 082-686 7841 (English). Only 3,512km. from new, al- HONDA WAVE 125 S baht. Tel: 086-942 2007. Email: [email protected] ways garaged and serviced, KAWASAKI NINJA 636 2004, 2nd owner, 16,800 baht, green book, Bargain price w/ lockbox. Honda serviced. Runs strong. Tel: 080-636 8382. HONDA JAZZ 29,000 baht. Contact John. Tel: Rentals FOR SALE 080-697 4916. Low mileage, like new, car. SUZUKI GSXR600 550,000 baht. Must sell quickly. SUZUKI CARIBIAN Offers. Tel: 081-303 2202. FOR SALE CAR RENT Red 4x4 jeep for sale- never a hire Cars for rent, full insurance, 82,000km. Perfect condi- MERCEDES 2009 OCT car - only 2 owners. 120,000 baht from 12,000 baht per tion 1.3 million baht. Tel: month. Contact Nina. Tel: C Kompressor, 1 owner. ONO. Tel: 081-271 1507 (English 2006, North American Im- 089-932 5175. Email: wojid & Thai), 089-645 2576. Email: 087-461 5471. 6,000km. Sunroof. Price: 2 [email protected] port and unrestricted. Full million baht. Tel: 087-840 8163. [email protected] horsepower. Top speed 170mph. Only 3,000km since new. This bike is full CAR RENTAL spec. 325,000 baht. Comes 2007, excellent condition. ALL MODELS Wheels & Motors with green book. Tel: 086- 23,000km. Price: 270,000 AUT or MT, delivery ser- 281 2033 (English & Thai). baht. Tel: 086-476 7856 vice, short or long term, Email: senna@cscoms. (Thai), 086-639 7984, 085- first-class insurance. Tel: com 975 8960 (English). 087-281 1211 (English). Please use this form to write your classified advertisement.

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DIVE SPEEDBOAT SPEEDBOAT FOR Custom-built dive speedboat HOT SALE for sale. Only 1 year old. 47ft fiberglass. 3 Honda 4-stroke engines, 675hp, Thai regis- tered. All safety equipment and VHF radio. Licensed for 35 people plus 5 staff. Side entry and exit doors. Interna- tional survey, excellent condi- tion. Tel: 084-188 4544 (En- 11m custom-built diving glish & Thai) Email: micha and snorkeling speedboat, [email protected] For fur- 2x200cc Yamaha engines. ther details, please see our Radio, GPS, all inclusive. website at http://prestige- Was 900,000 baht, now divers.com 500,000 baht. Contact Joe. Tel: 087-891 8912. Email: FOUNTAINE PAJOT joe@similan-diving- LAVEZZI 40 safaris.com (2006) Great condition, fully equipped and ready to go. Din- ghy & outboard. US$279,950. POWER BOAT Call Alan at 084-842 6146. FOR SALE 36 feet, fiberglass with fly GLACIER BAY CAT bridge. Perfect for diving or Fishing or dive offshore, like new tours. Email: Jgkg24@hot condition, new parts, trailer. Tel: mail.com 087-897 9192.

SOLUTIONS TO THIS WEEK’S PUZZLES TOP LIVEABOARD SPEEDBOAT 43-FOOT CATAMARAN BOAT CREW WANTED Crossword puzzle: FOR SALE FOR SALE 4 double cabins, not finished, in Looking for experienced crew for Superb condition, sleeps 20 cus- 950,000 baht. Fiberglass, two composite. Must sell! Price: 6 months to cruise Phuket / tomers, ready for immediate trans- 200Hp Yamaha outboard en- 550,000 baht. Tel: 087-461 8089. Borneo / Phuket on comfortable fer. Call Peter at Sea Dragon. Tel: gines. Ideal for diving and tours. 20m trawler yacht. Tel: 082-806 081 979 8499. Email: info@ Tel: 081-894 2124 (English). 9104 (English). Please send CV seadragondivecenter.com Email: klaus@h2osportz BOAT FOR SALE to [email protected] phuket.com Gross Tonnage 1.94. En- WELLCRAFT 3000 gine type: benzine. Net ton- MARTINIQUE (1998) ENDURANCE 35 (1978) nage: 1.31. power 63.40 URGENT SALE Twin 5.7L Mercruisers. Air condi- Long keel, G.R.P.Sloop. cylinder 53 . Length overall: 5.6m Hypalon Rib (never used) tioning, Inverter. Reduced to Engine just overhauled. 4.80m. Engine: Yamaha. with new galvanized trailer. 2.195 million baht. Call Alan US$ 42,000. Call Alan Breadth: 1.90m. Depth Must sell. 400,000 baht. Tel: 084-842 6146. Website: 084-842 6146. Website: 1.00m.Tel: 086-739 3220. 080-595 4247 (English). Email: www.boatshedphuket.com www.boatshedphuket.com brad_urq @hotmail.com Looking for boat & marine? See more classified ads at www.phuketgazette.net 44 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012

ROCKWELL Aircraft HAVE A PASSION COMMANDER 114 1999 ROBIN 2160i For Sale FOR AVIATION? HS-AWS. Year: 1976. Operated I would like to sell my Robin If you have an aircraft for in Thailand for 6 years. Engine: qircraft or trade it for a 4-seat sale or an interest in avia- Lycoming IO-540T4B5D. Cessna or Piper (based in AIRPLAY ALTIS tion and wish to learn 1,300hrs and 700hrs until TBO. Hua Hin). The Robin: TTAF MICROLIGHT how to fly or buy an air- Garmin and King radios. Autopi- 300hrs. SMOH 60hrs. This Superb trike with Konig radial craft or arrange a private lot and Stormscope. Price: 3.75 is a well-equipped, two-seat engine. Great economical fun. flight, etc. Website: million baht. Located at Thai Fly- aerobatic aircraft. Has the Little used. Tel: 089-111 6457, www.aeropromgr.com/ ing Club, Bang Phra. Contact Christen inverted oil system. 081-397 7598 (English & newsletter Tony Scragg at mobile 081-906 Excellent inside and outside. Thai). 3250. 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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Classified ads are charged per line. Each line is 120 baht, with a minimum of 4 lines (heading included) per ad. All advertising must be paid for in advance. May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 45 Gladiators, glamour and glitz “podium” ceremony is held. equaled that. Senna holds the The principality’s first GP was record, with six, including five in 1929; an invitation only event, consecutive wins. won by Man of Mystery “Williams” It is the ultimate test of driving THE Monaco GP is one of the driving a Bugatti. Williams was Wil- skills in F1, and were it not already most prestigious races in the liam Grover-Williams, who later led an existing GP, it would not be world, alongside the Indianapolis the SOE Operation Chestnut sup- added for safety reasons. Crashes 500 and Le Mans. These three porting French Resistance. He was are common, cars have ended up races form a Triple Crown which captured by the Nazis in 1945, in- in the harbor, and even run out of only Graham Hill has won. In an terrogated, interned in a fuel in the tunnel. irony devised by some god of concentration camp and purportedly In 1996 Schumacher took pole madness, the Mo- executed. But it before crashing on the first lap; naco GP and the seems he somehow Damon Hill led for 40 laps before Indy run on the survived, and lived his engine passed away in the tun- same day this year! on as a presumed nel, and only four cars finished. The Monaco GP Cold Warrior under Returning to today, Felipe differs from all oth- the name Georges Massa is under severe scrutiny. In ers. Notably, the Tambal. Another the most competitive season I re- course includes a driver who competed member, his teammate is leading tunnel where driv- in 1929 using a the drivers’ table while Felipe has ers have to adjust pseudonym was scored only two points. their vision when “Georges Philippe”, Hamilton has been the most emerging at the Baron Philippe de consistent qualifier this year, and FLYER: David Coulthard crashes during of the F1 Monaco GP in 1995. Photo: AFP fastest point of the Rothschild. should qualify well, where eleva- track, and then The 1933 Mo- tion changes, narrow streets and telemetry equipment in the was provisionally holding pole as brake for the chi- Paul Hawkins c 1965. naco GP was the ‘magnetic walls’ make overtak- Catalunya fire, and at Monaco will qualifying was drawing to a close, cane in daylight. first where grid po- ing very difficult, and qualifying be patching together reserve kit with and stopped his car at the Rascasse Practice is held on Thursday, so sitions were decided by practice is everything. Hamilton could borrowed McLaren gear. They hope hairpin, blocking the track. Other the streets can be open Friday. time rather than ballot. win if McLaren’s pit team stops Maldonado can do it again, but there competitors had to slow down, and There is no podium; a section of In 1957, Fangio became the destroying him. is a mountain to climb first. could not beat his lap time. He was track is closed after the race to first double winner. Stirling Moss Kimi Räikkönen is due a vic- Nico Rosberg will be looking to sent to the back of the grid. act as parc fermé, where the cars had three victories. Graham Hill tory, and be sure that “The Ice qualify well for Mercedes, with are held for official inspection. won five times in the 1960s and Man” will be at his best for Lotus Schumie effectively out of conten- See it Live at The Green Man, Chalong. The first three drivers walk di- became known as “King of Mo- and likely to be on the podium. tion with his five-place penalty. He Practice Sat 16:00. Qualifying Sat rectly to the Royal Box where the naco, and Schumacher eventually Williams lost huge amounts of is used to controversy. In 2006, he 19:00, Race Sun 19:00 Chelsea no longer singing the blues AFTER nine seasons, eight managers and a kicks were a constant. That their goal came staggering 642 million pounds spent on play- from their one decent cross highlights the ers, Roman Abramovich has finally seen his fact that had the crossing been more accu- Chelsea side crowned champions of Europe. many bigger names that came before him. rate, they may have been victorious. Chelsea won on penalties against For Bayern they will look back on this Credit must go to the Chelsea back four. Bayern Munich after the sides finished match and wonder just how they failed to The blues had to recall the injured duo of 1-1 after extra time. The Blues were win it. Mario Gomez, one of the most pro- David Luiz and Gary Cahill into the middle dominated for all 120 minutes, barring lific strikers in Europe this season, could have of defense. They performed admirably, but one Didier Drogba header. scored a hat-trick. Here was an opportunity all accolades must go to Ashley Cole who In the semi-finals they beat the most at- to silence critics who argue that he disap- put in a man-of-the-match display. tractive side on the planet by parking the bus; pears in big games. He failed, and although Cole must have blocked over 10 shots hardly the majestic journey Roman was hop- many will look at Arjen Robben and Bastian by himself and his overall play meant that ing for when he bought the club in 2003. Schweinsteiger, who both missed crucial Robben and Franck Ribery had to con- He will not care, nor will the many penalties, as individuals who should shoul- stantly change flanks to avoid him. Chelsea fans who feared that this golden gen- der some of the blame, the truth is Gomez Chelsea were not the better team. They eration would go down in history as one that will be haunted by this performance. hardly tried to play any football, and were failed to live up to its potential. Bayern, the first team to contest a Euro- fortunate to catch Bayern on a bad day. They won’t, and they can thank players pean cup final on their own turf since Roma All this is irrelevant as they have ban- that were forgotten during Andre Villas-Boas’ in 1984, have no one to blame but themselves. ished the demons of Moscow that have reign, especially Drogba. Special mention They managed 43 shots at goal to Chelsea’s haunted them ever since a soggy piece of must also go to Roberto Di Matteo, a man- nine. They had 20 corners to Chelsea’s single the Luzhniki pitch denied John Terry, and ager thrust into a role he did not appear to one that resulted in Drogba’s goal. Abramovich, a place in history. PARTYTIME: Chelsea’s Didier Drogba enjoys want at first, but who has shone brighter than Poor delivery from wide positions and free – Phuket Gazette the win with keeper Petr Cech. Photo: AFP

FOOTBALL: West Ham United STRANGE SPORTS: The annual CRICKET: England won the first of have returned to the Premier League cheese rolling competition held on a two test series by five wickets, at the first time of asking. Cooper’s Hill, Gloucestershire is against the West Indies at Lord’s. A late Ricardo Vaz Te goal re- expected to go-ahead on June 4. The home side were set a rela- sulted in a 2-1 win over Blackpool In recent years this event has been tively small target of 191 to chase in the Championship play-off final. cancelled due to “health & safety” on a wicket known to favor the For the Hammers’ boss Sam concerns, with many participants batsmen, however were given a Allardyce it will be all the more injuring themselves whilst chasing fright when they collapsed to 57-4. sweet as his previous employers, their block down the hill, which has Ian Bell joined Alastair Cook at Blackburn Rovers, will be swap- an incline of 1.1 in places. crease to steady the innings with a ping leagues with his new team. It is believed the event was 132 run partnership to take England West Ham join Reading and started by the ancient Britons and within touching distance of victory Southampton as the promoted formed part of a fertility rite. until a disappointed Cook was sides, and rightfully so as these The first person to cross the finish caught at gully off of Darren were the top three teams by some line will received a Double Gloucester Sammy’s bowling. distance throughout the season. cheese weighing 3.5 kilograms. The second test is at Trent Bridge. 46 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012

Schedule and venues for the Phuket Games Yes, it’s a game •Track and Field: May 28 – 31 @ Surakul Stadium A look at the lesser known sports played at Thailand’s 28th National Youth Games •Swimming: May 28 – June 2 @ Saphan Hin Sports Center (SHSC) AT LAST, the 28th National Youth Games has finally arrived. Never before has Phuket been •Golf: May 28 – 31 @ Loch Palm golf course privileged to host such a large and significant sporting event. Thousands of athletes will compete in 40 •Karate-do: May 31 – June 4 @ Building sports and games, with thousands more coming to cheer them on. Apart from the usual sports specta- 3, SHSC •Road Cycling: May 27 to June 1 @ High- tors expect to see there will also be a number of lesser-known disciplines. As a guide for readers, a few way 402, Mak Prok to Tha Chat Chai, of the more unusual sports, along with information about where and when to watch is listed below. rest on May 29-30. •Track Cycling: June 2 – 4 @ Phuket Rajbhat University (PRU) Kabaddi: May 30 to June Soft Tennis: May 27 to June •Taekwondo: May 31 – June 5 @ PRU 5 at the Prince of Songkla 4 at the Saphan Hin tennis •Tennis: May 26 – June 4 @ OrBorJor University Phuket Campus courts. Similar to standard Phuket tennis courts Gym in Kathu. This sport, singles and doubles tennis, •Ping Pong: May 26 – June 2 @ often played indoors, is except that participants use a Mahogany Room, Sattri Phuket School popular across much of soft rubber ball. •Basketball: May 25 – June 5 @ Karn Wek South Asia. It involves two teams of seven, Hall, Sattri Phuket School, rest on June 2 and lots of tackling, as players try to gain Remote Control (RC) Air- •Badminton: May 27 – June 4 @ Gym 2, points by “raiding” their opponents turf. plane flying: May 31 to June SHSC 1 on Chaofa Thani Road, •Bowling: May 30 – June 2 @ CS Bowl, Sepak Takraw: May 25 to June 5 at Baan behind the Shell service sta- Big C Supercenter, Phuket Samkong Municipal School. The national tion on Chao Fa West Road •Fencing: May 31 – June 4 @ Chalerm sport of Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia, in Wichit. Keep your head Phrakiet School this game is similar to footvolley, but using a low and your eyes peeled. •Futsal: May 24 – June 5 @ 4,000 woven ball. This is a “must see” for those capacity gym, SHSC, rest on June 4 who enjoy fast paced, acrobatic maneuvers. Bridge: May 28 to 31 at •Football (boys): May 25 – June 5 @ Thailand is among many Phuket Rajbhat University in SHSC, rest on June 2 and 4 Southeast Asian nations Rassada. Yes, the card game •Football (girls): May 25 – June 5 @ Cherng Talay Tantiwit School, Thalang, working to have the sport that grandma loves. BALLS OF STEEL: Petanque is one of many included in the Olympic peculiar sports to be played. Photo: Jasek.NL rest on June 4 Games, thus far without Pencak silat: May 30 to June 4 at the mul- •Boxing: May 26 – June 4 @ Kathu success. tipurpose building in Piboon Sawatdee Mu- Go: May 27 to June 4 at Wittaya School, Kathu, rest on June 3 nicipal School, next to the tennis courts on Laddawan Assembly Room •Weightlifting: May 27 – 31 @ Phuket Vocational College Hoop Takraw: May 26 to June 4 at Phuket Narison Rd. This martial art at the Chalermprakiet School is indigenous to Indonesia, in Saphan Hin. A simple-to- •Gymnastics: May 27 – June 5 @ Cherng Technical College on Yaowarat Rd in Phuket Talay School Town. A variation of but 32 national teams com- learn, difficult-to-master, peted in the last world cham- ancient Asian board game. •Judo: May 24 – 28 @ Wichit Songkhram takraw using a hoop School, Mueang instead of a net. Teams do pionships held in Jakarta. Petanque: May 28 to •Rugby: May 24 – June 5 @ Kathu not compete directly against Wittaya School, rest on May 26 and 30, one another, instead, they Wushu: May 29 to June 2 at June 3 at the multipurpose Phuket Thai Hua School on yard, Saphan Hin Sports and June 4 try to get as many points as •Sailing: May 28 – June 2 @ Ao Yon Bay possible in an alloted time. Wichit Songkram Road in Center. A form of boules Phuket Town. This sport, a that is, more or less, a big •Rowing: May 26 – 31 @ Nai Harn Lake, Mueang Softball: May 27 to June 4 at Sanam Chai, form of traditional Chinese mar- kid’s version of marbles. tial arts, is the essence of Kung Fu. A hit with many old timers here in Phuket. •Beach Volleyball: May 25 – June 5 @ opposite Phuket Provincial Hall. Unlike its SHSC, rest on June 2 name suggests, the ball used in this sport is Snooker: May 26 to June 4 Woodball: June 1 and 2 at •Volleyball: May 25 – June 5 @ SHSC not soft at all and is larger rest on June 2 than its parent: the Ameri- at Baan Bangneaw School on Saphan Hin Sports Center. Phuket Road, walking dis- Wooden mallets and balls, •Handball: May 25 – June 5 @ Phuket can baseball. Due to its Thai Hua School, Mueang mass, however, the pace tance from Saphan Hin. Park- but definitely not croquet. of play tends to be lighter ing in the area is notorious, so A sport so obscure there than baseball, which is consider taking the pink Poh Thong Bus, are only two sentences This list is not exhaustive. For more not one of the 40 sports. Route 1, which covers all of Saphan Hin. about it on Wikipedia. inforrmation, visit W: phuketgames.com Cricket contest ready to pop LOOKING to make a name for Sa Ket, with girls teams also from island cricket, the Phuket youth Bangkok and Pattani, and boys cricket team has undergone high- teams from Phuket and Yala. performance training sessions To be contested May 27 – June under the tutelage of Bill Starmer, 5 venues include Cherng Talay High John King and Shane Gleeson. School, which is on the left as you A small committee to manage leave Cherng Talay on the 4030 the Cricket for the Thai National road to Thalang and the Alan Youth Games was recently formed. Cooke Ground (ACG). The members are Richard ACG in Baan Lipon, is located Folds, Sameer Khan, John King, about one kilometer along a minor Anongnart Ningnoi, Raju road to the west of Thepkassatri Seemant, Bill Brown and Bill Road, two kms north of the Hero- Starmer. Competing will be girls ines’ Monument, signposted and boys teams from Chantaburi, ‘Phuket Land Office’. Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, Khon Kaen, Lopburi, Petchabun, and Si For more info see W: acgphuket.com May 26 - June 1, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 47 FC Phuket survive dogfight By S Layne and Pimwara Choksakulpan organized many football tournaments and support and encourage local youth and Kata FC PHUKET came from behind to draw Group staff to play football. Airforce United 3-3 in a closely contested “When FC Phuket started to have finan- match on Saturday night at Surakul cial problems and they invited me to be the Stadium in Phuket Town. new president, I did not hesitate to agree to All six goals of the season’s 10th fixture accept the position. I couldn’t [stand to] see were scored in the first 31 minutes of play, FC Phuket go down because I consider them with both sides failing to break the dead- as part of [creating] Phuket’s reputation. I lock throughout the rest of the match. promise to lead the team to success as soon Opening the score in the 7th minute, the as possible. I just want to ask fans to believe Airforce United “Blue Eagles” were wound in me, our staff and all the players,” he said. up by a rousing marching-band cheer- Although Phuket currently sit in the rel- squad of about 30 supporters who made egation zone of the 18-team table going into the long trip from the Air Force base in Week 11, Mr Pamuke is confident of a turn- Rangsit, a suburb of Bangkok. around under his stewardship. Airforce top gun, Nigerian forward “We must finish in the top seven,” he said. Ononiwu Julius, skillfully beat his marker Regarding the budget for the rest of the on a cross ball, giving Phuket’s reserve season, he said, “I just took the position, keeper, Worapot Sabaijit his first taste of so we are now planning.” Thai Yamaha 1 “goal dust”. The even result’s point sees Phuket move Phuket’s equalizer was delivered just two up one place into 16th, while Airforce minutes later, when Brazilian midfielder dropped one ranking into 15th of the 18- Marcio Santos took a free kick from the team Thai Yamaha 1 league. The bottom top of the right wing. He crossed the ball to STRIVE TO DRIVE: Watcharapong Jun-ngam (left), FC Phuket’s leading scorer, scored two five teams at the end of the year will be Ibrahim Kanoute, who fell to the ground goals in Saturday night’s match against Airforce United. Photo: Pimwara Choksakulpan relegated to the Division 2 Regional League. trying to penetrate the final line of defense. Phuket’s Watcharapong Jun-ngam had even because many key players were sick Phuket’s next match is a tough away fix- Poramut Krongborisut jumped on the the honor of scoring the next and last two and couldn’t play, but the rest did very well. ture against the league’s top-ranked loose ball, burying it into the back of the net. goals of the match on 23 and 31 minutes. “Considering that we were down 1-3 and Ratchaburi Mitrphol FC, who enjoy sup- Julius scored his second of the match With three goals so far this season, and came back to tie 3-3, I think they per- port from Asia’s largest sugar producer. and fourth of the season on 18 minutes, Watcharapong, who led the team in goals last formed their best and I appreciate that. I Kickoff for the match, to be played at cashing in on another free kick to the dis- season, is the team’s current leading scorer. am very happy to see many fans come to Ratchaburi Central Stadium on May 27, is may of a clearly under-experienced keeper. New FC Phuket president Pamuke cheer the team,” he said. set for 5pm. The visitors widened the deficit three Achariyachai, whose appointment was made Mr Pamuke went on to talk about the minutes later, this time from a perfectly official in a small ceremony before kickoff, reason for accepting the position. For results and updates check the Phuket weighted corner kick by Anut Inthachai. commented on the result: “Today, we were “Deep in my mind, I love football. I have Gazette online. Boxing battle on Patong Beach

Officials and promoters pose with the championship belts, which will be contested on May 29 at Patong Beach. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong WBC Asia Continental Super Fly- broadcasting on Thai TV from weight (115 pounds) champion 1:40 to 3.40pm. Petchbangborn Sor Tanapinyo will In addition to the main event, defend his title in the main event of other high profile fights to be staged a major fighting event to be held at include Pigmy Pooninseegym ver- Patong Beach on May 29. sus Indonesian Jack Amisa in the The Thai champ takes on In- WBC Asia Continental Straweight donesian challenger Alwi Alhabsyi Division (107 pounds); Wisanu at the peak of the Boxing + Muay Kokietgym versus Indonesian Yuri Thai event dubbed “Suk Poon Rurento in the PABA flyweight Insee Sataan Lok”, or literally class (110 pounds), while Amara “The Vigorous Poon Insee [spon- Kokietgym will fight Lamnammoon sor] World Battle”. Khwanjaisrikot in the 107 pound Indeed, the island will be privy weight class. to some premium action on Tues- Muay Thai fights will include day with a total of 15 fights – five 10 pairs of fighters from various boxing and 10 Muay thai – sched- gyms, in a series of Thai versus uled to take place at the temporary foreigner bouts. Including Thai- boxing stadium on Patong beach. land, ten nations will be With Interior Minister represented with fighters also Yongyuth Vichaidit set to preside coming from England, Australia, over the opening ceremonies, Sweden, Wales, France, Spain, fighting will be held from 12pm Brazil, Indonesia and Ireland. through 8.30pm, with live – Kritsada Mueanhawong 48 PHUKET GAZETTE May 26 - June 1, 2012 Ready to rumble at the Thanyapura carnival ALL the fun of the fair comes to Phuket events and spinning. this Saturday for the inaugural Thanyapura Zumba, the Latin-inspired dance fitness Carnival, with great prizes up for grabs program will also be showcased together including 6-month family memberships to with power plates classes. Thanyapura Sports & Leisure Club Thanyapura Group President Robert (TSLC), blissful escapes to Thanyamundra Hauck said he was looking forward to a and action-packed stays at the soon-to-open day of friendly rivalry and fierce Sports Hotel. competition. The carnival “We want to showcase our facilities, and kicks also encourage people on the island to live off healthy lives, play sports and engage in fam- from ily activities. 10am, “When people arrive at the Carnival, they and offers will be given a special Thanyapura Passport. Phuket residents The aim of the game is to complete each and visitors alike activity and get a stamp in your passport for a great opportu- each one. It’s a great way to experience all nity to check out the different sports and facilities we have on the world class offer here at Thanyapura, while having a great facilities and to time too.’’ put their athletic Other prizes include F&B vouchers for abilities to the DiVine Restaurant, Thanyapura Spa, the test. Integrated Health Clinic, Pura Special prizes Organics and much more. Other challenges will include: Soccer/Rugby “Penalty shootout” will be awarded Muay Thai Classes Swimming Time Trials to the winners This event is sponsored by the Phuket Gazette. Tennis “Ace the Pro” Free Trial Massage at Thanyapura Spa of exciting For more information, please contact TSLC’s Beach Volleyball Pool Tournament at Booster Bar games and chal- activities desk Tel: +66(0)76-336-000 Email: Basketball “3-point Contest” Kid’s Games and Face Painting lenges, including athletics [email protected]