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NEWS: Don’s Mall robbed; Tesco-Lotus update; Korean project slated By Natcha Yuttaworawit mystery death. Pages 2 & 3 PHUKET CITY: The contro- INSIDE STORY: TAT tries to reel versial 10% tax on spa services in qualitiy tourists. . will soon be scrapped, a mem- Pages 4 & 5 ber of the National Legislative AROUND THE NATION: Sex-drug Assembly (NLA) said during a for west coast visit to the Phuket Provincial top suspect in Frenchie’s death. Page 7 By Pathomporn Kaenkrachang Health Office on November 4. Sangsit Piriyarangsan, AROUND THE ISLAND: Big fish PHUKET: Phuket Governor head of the NLA’s finance com- trains minnows. Page 10 Niran Kalayanamit on October mittee and chair of a special PEOPLE: Putting puppetry 31 met with Korean investor panel set up to review the spa back into the light. Wang Il Lee to discuss a planned tax, said his members heard from Pages 14 & 15 2-billion-baht investment in a con- representatives from the Federa- dominium, villa and marina tion of Thai Spas about how the LARGER THAN LIFE: The project to be built at Layan tax and other unnecessary con- world’s gone queuing crazy. Beach. trol measures imposed by the Page 17 The project, at the north Public Health were crippling their LIFESTYLE: Carnival wel- end of Bang Tao Beach in industry. comes tourists. Page 19 Cherng Talay, would contain the As the panel agreed with first marina on Phuket’s west their argument the tax would be SPA MAGIC: A heavenly rub coast. waived within two weeks, he on Earth. Page 21 The Korean initiative, by said. PUSHING BUTTONS: How tight the Puvana Phuket company, is “Currently, all spa busi- are your security defenses? the second attempt to develop a nesses are classified no differ- Page 32 marina at the 50-rai site, which ently than massage parlors that in 2005 was earmarked to be- offer sexual services. This SPORTS: US duo win FIVB; come Layan Marina before that means they are subject to a tax Golfers swing for charity; project stalled and the land was of 10% in addition to local tax, Triathlon duel set for Decem- acquired by Puvana Phuket. which brings the total to more ber. Pages 36 & 37 If completed, the project than 11%. I set up the commit- would be the largest Korean in- PROPERTY: Home of the tee so that we could compile a Week; Construction: Kamala vestment in Phuket, Gov Niran range of opinions to present to project a sellout; Property said after the meeting. ‘We want to serve as a bridge to Phuket for Korean investors,’ the Ministry of Finance,” said K. Watch: Danang overview; “Puvana Phuket is a new Wang Il Lee, President of Puvana Phuket. Sangsit. Gardening: Chefs wear silly company led by its president, “The Excise Department hats. Pages 38-42 Wang Il Lee, from Seoul. He The project would also be tion permits. After we begin can levy about 100 million baht a came to discuss his plans and ask redesigned to comprise eight con- work, we expect the project will year from spa tax, far less com- PLUS for legal advice. The target group dominium buildings with a total be completed and sold out within pared with other taxes. As only would be Korean retirees. of 150 units, 45 villas and a ma- two years,” he added. about 20% of businesses adver- QUEER NEWS, TRASHING PHUKET “I think this is a good chance rina with berths for 30 boats. “We plan to build the con- tising themselves as spas are 6; AROUND THE REGION 8; for Phuket to draw investment “The marina will not be dominiums and villas at the same thought to be part of the sex AROUND THE SOUTH 9; CHEAP from Korea; they already have very big because of the limited time, then the marina. The con- trade, owners of the remaining EATS 13; HAPPENINGS 16; the required foreign investment area. We want it to support only dominiums will cost between 80% are firmly against the tax,” LIFESTYLE 18 & 19; TAKE A permit from the Korean govern- property buyers. US$600,000 and US$1 million, said K. Sangsit. BREAK 23 & 24; BOOKS, EVENTS ment,” he said. The entire project will cost while villas will start at about “The spa tax should be can- CALENDAR 27; EDITORIAL, LET- The old project name more than 2 billion baht,” Mr Lee US$1 million” K. Lee added. celed. The Excise Department TERS 28; TSOWNDINGS, HORO- “Layan Marina” would be said. “After Layan, future pro- itself acknowledges that spas SCOPES 30; BUSINESS AND M ONEY changed, but Mr Lee declined to “We are currently complet- jects will be in Kata and in Krabi provide a legitimate service to 34 & 35; CLASSIFIEDS 43-55. say what the new name would be. ing the paperwork for construc- Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS November 10 - 16, 2007

From page 1 Layan marina Police arrest island-wide cat burglar By Janyaporn Morel wanted under eight warrants for his involve- Col Sompong said that police know the idea refloated ment in eight robberies since June: four in location of the homes of Somak’s accom- PHUKET CITY: Phuket City Police an- Phuket City, two in Thalang and two in Kathu, plices. province. But for now I am tak- nounced the arrest of suspected thief Somsak he said. Somsak told police that the gang wanted ing it step by step,” he said. Kaewdee, 27, at a press conference on Oc- Police were able to collect fingerprints to steal cash only and targeted private prop- Mr Lee is also looking at tober 30. at many of the crime scenes. After checking erties and shops. He estimated that the gang long-term developments in Phang Somsak, a resident of tambon Thep- the prints against their records, Somsak was had stolen over one million baht in cash, said Nga, he added. krasattri, in Thalang district, is accused of revealed as the main suspect, said Col Col Sompong. “The expectation is that robbing homes and small shops across Phuket. Sompong. He added that Somsak said the trio Phuket will be like Singapore in He was arrested at the entrance of Soi He added that Somsak had provided the looked for houses with slide windows that a few years because marketing Hone Sai Thong, in Moo 7, Rassada, on Oc- names of two friends as his accomplices – could easily be broken into and that their larg- in Phuket is very active. This is tober 29 at 2:30 am, said Lt Col Sompong “Jessada” and “Su” – and had confessed to est haul from a robbery was 1.2 million baht important in developing Korean Boonrat of Phuket City police. robberies in all three districts of Phuket; so from a home in Kissalai village on Chao Fa investment. At the time of his arrest, Somsak was far a total of 12 in all. East Rd. “Korean investors know about this project; they are al- ways asking me what projects and investments are going on in Don’s Phuket,” he said. Cholera ‘under If the Layan project is a success, Mr Lee is “sure” that Mall more Korean investment will fol- low. “We want to serve as a control’ in Phuket bridge to Phuket for Korean in- robbed vestors,” he added. By Semacote Suganya From page 1 RAWAI: A gang of seven teen- PHUKET: With 110 cases of agers, six of them masked, tore cholera reported in Phuket so far off the doors to Don’s Mall Spa tax scrapped this year, the possibility of an out- Minimart at 4 am November 2, help revive people. I don’t under- break of the disease has raised making off with computers and stand how the Ministry of Public fears of the threat posed to tour- money from cash registers. Health can label spas as a dan- ism. Don Battles, founder of the gerous business. It’s just not true. Authorities say that the situ- Rawai landmark mall, told the I think the former government ation is “under control” and that Gazette, “This was a well- made a mistake when it imple- the high season will not be af- planned teenage gang. Six broke mented this tax.” fected. into the minimart while one was K. Sangsit said that by can- Phuket Governor Niran the lookout. They then broke into celing spa tax, the Thai spa in- Kalayanamit and Dr Wanchai the butcher’s shop. They stole dustry will be able to excel and Sattayawuthipong of the Phuket computers and till float [money].” become one of the best in the Provincial Health Office held a The amount stolen has yet world, helping Thai people earn conference call with Prime Min- to be determined. better incomes. Most of that in- ister Surayud Chulanont and Dr “Chalong police are being come will stay in Thailand, be- Prachit Prarachit, permanent very helpful and doing a thorough cause about 90% of the spas in secretary of the Ministry of Pub- Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont (top) receives a report on the investigation. I believe the police Thailand are run by local people. lic Health, on November 5 to dis- status of cholera in Phuket by conference call. are doing the best they can,” Mr “The government should cuss the cholera situation in Battles said today. support these people, he added. Phuket. Ministry of Public Health has effect on the high season,” said “After speaking with other “I would expect the results Dr Prachit said that be- worked in each of the provinces Dr Prachit. residents, reading the papers and of this report to be available tween January 1 and October 31, to raise awareness of the disease Dr Wanchai said, “The talking to the police, the crime within about two weeks,” said K. there were 600 cases of cholera by asking people to avoid eating Phuket Provincial Office and problem in Phuket seems to be Sangsit. spread across 36 provinces. All raw food and meat for now.” Phuket Public Health Office have rampant and out of control, which Apichai Chianadisak, the provinces have been put on alert The last recorded case of been concerned about cholera will discourage tourists from com- chairman of the Federation of to help control the severe diar- cholera in Phuket was Novem- and how the disease might affect ing to Phuket immensely unless Thai Spas, said, the government rheal disease, which is caused by ber 1. In Khon Kaen, a patient tourism, but the situation is under this can be brought under control. should use spas as part of its strat- ingesting contaminated food or suffering from cholera was hos- control. “I was told by the Superin- egy to develop Thailand into a water. pitalized October 17, although “Phuket implements strong tendent of Chalong Police Station health center for Asia Dr Prachit said, “Khon there have been no cases since, measures regarding the cleanli- three years ago that they are “We encountered many Kaen [221 cases] and Phuket are added Dr Prachit. ness of restaurants and associ- short about 100 officers. I hope problems with spa tax. The min- the areas with the most reported “We will stay vigilant to ated businesses. There have they can increase their staff and istry will now give the issue due instances of cholera, although the avoid an outbreak of cholera so been no cases of tourists con- bring this under control before it consideration,” he said. disease is now under control. The that the disease will not have an tracting the disease.” does too much damage,” he said. November 10 - 16, 2007 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 Cherng Talay Tesco store saga continues By Pathomporn Kaenkrachang

PHUKET: As construction of the controversial Tesco-Lotus Ex- press store in Cherng Talay reaches its final stage, the legal- ity of an alleged ban on its con- struction remains unclear and lo- cal authorities admit they are un- Workers injured as sure which authority is respon- sible for approving – or halting – garbage truck overturns the store’s construction. PHUKET CITY: A garbage truck lay on its side in the middle of On October 31, Samarn Chao Fa West Rd on November 3 after its driver lost control of the Krohlek and Apisit Ngarnpresert- vehicle as he rounded the curve about a kilometer south of kit, leaders of a local protest Promphan. against the store, together with According to a witness, the garbage truck approached the five other Cherng Talay residents curve at high speed and flipped onto its side as it rounded the took their plight to Phuket Gov- bend. ernor Niran Kalayanamit. It was unclear how many garbage men were riding in the The Governor admitted to Apisit Ngarnpresertkit (right) and Samarn Krohlek (center) hand truck at the time of the accident. Wachira Hospital reported the group that he did not clearly Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit the official request to halt treating one of the garbage men for a broken leg. A witness at the understand the background be- construction of the Tesco storestore. scene said the driver sustained head injuries. hind the issues involved in the store’s construction. this case. I think we have to wait but takes so long to stop construc- K. Samarn and K. Apisit for the committee’s findings,” tion when local people say that it urged Gov Niran to quickly issue the Governor told the protesters. must stop,” K. Samarn said, Mystery surrounds an order to halt construction of K. Samarn said, “We have K. Apisit said, “We trust the store, which was initially complained about the illegal con- that the Governor will keep a eye called “Tesco-Lotus Express struction since September, but on this problem. We don’t know Korean’s death fall Cherng Talay” but now sports a now Tesco-Lotus is advertising what else to do. This will force sign calling itself “Laguna Tesco for new employees to work at the small shops in the area to close, “The briefcase contained By Pathomporn Kaenkrachang Lotus Market Cherng Talay”. Laguna Tesco Lotus Market, which will affect about 50% of court documents stating that Mr They explained to the gov- which already has a large sign up the people in Cherng Talay – it Kim was a witness in a lawsuit PHUKET CITY (Nation, Ga- ernor that Cherng Talay residents – and the construction is still go- will change their way of life. To- between Koreans relating to a zette): South Korean tour guide had staged a protest outside the ing on.” day we came to ask the gover- financial dispute involving Kim Kyoung Hoon, 39, fell to his offices of Cherng Talay Munici- Tesco-Lotus Express stores nor to hurry and stop the con- checks,” he added. death from the rooftop of The pality, which issued the building are usually about the same size struction.” A spokesperson for the ho- Metropole hotel in downtown permit. as 7-Eleven stores. However, the K. Niran reiterated that any tel this afternoon told the Gazette Phuket City early morning No- Following that protest, new Laguna Tesco Lotus Super- decision to order a halt would that hotel security cameras had vember 2. Cherng Talay Municipality appar- market is much larger.. have to wait until the results of recorded Mr Kim on the premises Capt Krerkrit Ritnuang, of ently ordered a halt to the con- “The fact is that we do not the investigation committee’s before his fall. Phuket City Police Station, said struction but work at the site con- need a Tesco-Lotus store in findings are released and a re- A hotel security guard also that a hotel security officer found tinued. Cherng Talay. The construction view of applicable commerce law saw him park his car and climb the body of Mr Kim, who was Gov Niran said, “I have has gone on without a public hear- and other statutes. fire exit stairs towards the roof, not a guest at the hotel, lying in heard about this problem in ing. A Tesco-Lotus spokesper- the spokesperson added. the hotel car park at 6:30 am. Cherng Talay and that there is “I worry about why it was son in Bangkok declined to com- After an “urgent meeting” “Mr Kim’s briefcase was some confusion over the jurisdic- very easy to get a building permit ment. found on the rooftop, along with with staff from the Korean em- tional boundaries of the two local a paint can near a two-meter-high bassy, Capt Krerkrit said that the authorities on whose borders the retaining wall,” Capt Krerkrit embassy believes Mr Kim did not project sits,” he said. Thalang woman hangs herself take his own life. said. The two bodies in question THALANG: Benjawan Rakkarndee, 30, was found dead in her house are Cherng Talay Municipality at Village 1 Srisoonthornon on November 1 after hanging herself, and the Cherng Talay Tambon police said. Major fire drills in Phuket City Administration Organization Pol Maj Prakorb Boonkwan of Thalang Police said that a letter PHUKET CITY: Major fire-evacuation drills were were to be held (OrBorTor). addressed to her boyfriend was found at the scene. in Phuket City on November 7 in order to improve emergency-re- “I understand it is still not An autopsy determined the death was suicide, he added sponse plans. clear which of the two adminis- “The night of her suicide, she went out and drank a large amount A fire drill was to be held at the Government Housing Bank, on trations is responsible for the site of alcohol. She called her mother and sent a message [SMS] to one Bangkok Rd, at 7 am, followed by another drill at The Metropole where the store is being built. I of her boyfriends. hotel at 9:30am. have yet to see the files, but I “We concluded that her death was a suicide because she had “The purpose of these drills is to boost the confidence of our heard that on October 29 a com- had an argument with one of her boyfriends before she returned officers and the emergency-response workers, guests and public,” mittee was formed to investigate home,” Maj Prakorb said. Aroon Kerdsom, chief of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) office, said. The three most important aspects were evacuating people from the buildings; improving firefighters’ ability to quickly extinguish fires and having quick, clear instructions from those in command of the operations, he said. 4 PHUKET GAZETTE INSIDE STORY November 10 - 16, 2007

his year, the official high- season slogan thought up by the Tourism Author Tity of Thailand (TAT) as part of an international initiative to attract more “quality” tourists The hunt for is “Thailand Unforgettable”. Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit recently predicted that a record-breaking six million tourists will visit the island this year, although more recent pre- dictions put the number at five quality tourists million, which is the highest num- ber since the tsunami in 2004. ists as the island still lacks quality of facilities and infrastructure While Phuket’s tourism au- atong Carnival in the first week of November usu facilities for them. that will benefit both tourists and thorities have been preparing for “Tourist accommodation is locals. the influx of tourists, the TAT has ally marks the point when it stops raining and the not a problem, but what does con- “We should be looking to at- been conducting international Pweather changes from wet to cool and sunny to cern me is the lack of facilities tract repeat visitors to the island roadshows for travel agents in welcome the influx of holidaymakers to Phuket, who are and infrastructure to support the by developing facilities that meet countries where there is poten- high number of tourists expected their needs. Phuket benefits tial to attract more quality tour- predicted to number five million this year. this year. We initially anticipated greatly from the tourism industry, ists. With international roadshows during the build up to no more than four million tourists, so we must ensure that the island TAT Southern Region 4 of- but that number is closer to five can accommodate them suffi- fice Director Suwalai Pinpradap the high season, Gazette reporters Janyaporn Morel million now,” said K. Panu. ciently,” he added. told the Gazette that she is ex- and Natcha Yuttaworawit look at how Tourism Authority “If we are to attract quality Atchara Sutiguranond, Di- pecting 4.7 million tourists this of Thailand (TAT) hopes to attract more quality tourists to tourists to Phuket, it is important rector of sales for Deevana year – the same number that that we provide quality services Patong Resort and Spa, told the were in Phuket when the tsunami Phuket. for them to ensure they stay for Gazette that hotel guests are struck – with more anticipated if a long time and leave with a good spending more this year. The re- there are no further setbacks to most effective. “Aside from Phuket’s impression. sort has increased its room rate drive tourists away. “This year we have contin- beaches attracting Europeans, “The increased volume of by about 15% due to a combina- “Although Phuket Airport ued to use the ‘Amazing Thailand’ we have also received positive traffic, which the road system tion of the TAT’s promotional currently handles 520 flights a slogan in our international cam- feedback from these groups re- cannot support efficiently, is a activities, more direct international week, which is 20% more than paigns as it has received positive garding safety, facilities and the major problem during the high flights to Phuket and the resort’s this time last year, we are less feedback from many tourists. We friendliness of local people. Most season. I’m also concerned about own promotional efforts. focused on higher tourist num- are also aware that the slogan of these tourists spend about a how the Chalong and Rassada “We have seen an increase bers, but rather aiming to attract ‘Thailand Unforgettable’ could week here, preferring the beach piers will cope with the extra tour- in bookings from Australians, more quality tourists by promot- possibly be associated with nega- to the city,” said K. Wanalai. ists because they are already Singaporeans and Malaysians ing a wide range of holiday ac- tive experiences,” said K. Suwa- “Many tourists also come crowded. These places need to this year due to the additional di- tivities,” said K. Suwalai. lai. here for leisure activities, such as be equipped with sufficient park- rect flights from those countries,” “Tourists are spending more In order to attract more diving, except in the rainy season, ing space and public toilets,” said she said. money here compared to previ- quality tourists, the TAT has tar- when groups tend to use resort K. Panu. “Some of the complaints ous years. On average, individual geted specific nationalities con- facilities for conferences and from guests include being over- tourists currently spend about sidered big spenders with inter- seminars. Our hospitality indus- QUALITY charged for things when they shop 4,000 baht a day, whereas last national roadshows and promo- try is very competitive and there in Patong and buses from the air- year they were spending about tions offered to travel agents in are many direct flights to Phuket, K. Panu defines quality tourism port making detours and trying to 3,700 baht a day,” K. Suwalai specific countries. making it a convenient destina- as “FIT” (Fair Individual Tour- persuade the tourists to stay added. “Tourists at this time of tion for both tourism and busi- ists), meaning those who stay in somewhere else,” she added. Over the years, slogans pro- year are predominantly Europe- ness,” she added. Phuket for an extended period Last year, tourists arriving duced by the TAT aimed at at- ans. We have been focusing on Vice-President of the Phu- while showing respect to the en- at Phuket International Airport tracting tourists have included markets in Scandinavia, Germany, ket Tourist Association, Panu vironment and culture. “These (PIA) during the high season “Be My Guest”, “Thailand Grand Belgium and the Netherlands, Maswongsa, told the Gazette that kinds of tourists may spend less were met with long immigration Invitation”, “Unseen Thailand” which were targeted because although he is confident there will on a daily basis but they will queues and baggage-claim prob- and “Amazing Thailand”. Al- they are developed countries with be sufficient accommodation for spend more over a longer period,” lems. though this year’s slogan is “Thai- a supply of quality tourists with the increasing number of tourists he said. Phuket Airport Director Sq land Unforgettable”, the TAT is high per-capita income and a pen- with 10 new hotels providing an “If the authorities wish to Ldr Pornchai Eua-aree told the still promoting “Amazing Thai- chant for traveling,” explained K. additional 2,000 rooms, Phuket is attract quality tourists, it is impor- Gazette that the airport’s facili- land” as it has been by far the Suwalai. not ready to cater to quality tour- tant to focus on providing the kind ties have been upgraded and ex- panded to serve the increasing number of tourists and avoid prob- lems similar to last year’s. “We have been preparing facilities and services for the last six to seven months and are ready November 10 - 16, 2007 INSIDE STORY PHUKET GAZETTE 5

to more budget airlines offering cheap flights and tour packages direct to Phuket Australia’s low-cost airline Jetstar operates three Phuket- Sydney and four Phuket-Singa- pore flights a week. Jetstar Group General Man- ager Commercial Mr Buchanan said Jetstar’s Australia-Thailand services were performing above expectation and attracting signifi- cant numbers of Australians to visit Thailand. National budget airline Thai AirAsia has upgraded its fleet this year with three brand-new Air- bus A320 aircraft. Martinair Holland began providing direct flights to Phuket from Brussels, Belgium and Amsterdam in October. Travel agents Thomas Cook, Necker- mann Pegase and Best Tours confirmed that there will be nearly 15,000 flights per year, with weekly direct flights from Brus- sels to Phuket. Runjuan Tongrut, Assistant Director of TAT Southern Region 4 Office, said that the tourists coming from Belgium and Am- sterdam usually stay for at least two weeks and spend 4,000 baht a day on average. “This is good for Phuket. Some six million tourists are expected to flow through Phuket International Airport throughout the coming year. Last year, Phuket welcomed to deal with the peak in tourist port Immigration Office Superin- ing passengers now go through Phuket Tourist Police. “We have about 44,000 Belgian tourists, arrivals and departures. A new tendent Pol Col Surasak Attha- seven counters with 14 channels. not recruited any new tourist po- which was a 200% increase on terminal will open December 1, panyawanich, there will be more We expect to process about 900 lice officers but we have about 2004-2005. In the first six months specifically for tour groups arriv- immigration officers on duty this tourists an hour through immigra- 60 Tourist Police volunteers to of this year, 18,451 tourists have ing on chartered flights,” said K. year, working extended shifts in tion, each person taking about 45 patrol Kata-Karon, Patong and already come from Belgium; Pornchai. an effort to reduce the long minutes to go through passport Phuket City. Regular tourist po- slightly more than this time last Between July and October, queues of passengers waiting to control. lice officers will be working 12- year. Tourists from the Nether- PIA handled 520 flights a week, go through passport control. “I am confident that the hour shifts and more officers will lands have increased consider- comprising 270 domestic flights “As we don’t receive any flow of passengers will be more be put on night duty during the ably with 16,287 arrivals so far, and 250 international flights, 57 manpower support from the cen- manageable this year if there are high season,” he said. which is 22% more than this time of which were international char- tral immigration office, our human not too many flights landing at the “I am confident that we are last year,” she said. tered flights, which are set to in- resources are limited, but we same time,” he added. prepared for any situation; we Director of France-Benelux, crease this year with additional have streamlined the process as Large tour groups arriving have evacuation plans in place if Office National du Tourism de direct flights expected from best as possible by decreasing the and departing at around the same we are faced with another tsu- Thailande, Jamnong Junnapiya, Amsterdam and Brussels. officers’ shifts from three to two time was a major cause of de- nami, terrorism or a major fire. predicts that the additional flights “The conveyor-belt system 12-hour shifts per day so there lays last year. Some groups ar- Drunken arguments and theft are from Europe will bring more qual- for passengers’ baggage has also are more officers on duty at a rived late, causing late check-ins the most frequent problems that ity tourists to Phuket. been improved and we are pro- time,” Col Surasak said. and flight delays. the tourist police have to deal with “These new flights bring viding more space for airline of- “This year we have nearly There will be more tourist during the high season,” Maj more families of tourists on pack- fices in time for the high season,” doubled the number of passport- police on duty at night in popular Bundit added. age holidays who spend about a K. Pornchai added. control channels to 18, with up to tourist areas, according to Pol The increase in the number week here and spend up to 60,000 According to Phuket Air- 10 counters for arrivals. Depart- Maj Bundit Kaosutham, chief of of tourists this year is partly due baht per trip.” she said. 6 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS November 10 - 16, 2007

QUEER NEWS Southerners on rocky road to good fortune PATTANI: With bombings in the Deep South regrettably almost a daily occurrence, it comes as little surprise that some might refer to the region as a “boomtown”. In fact, the Deep South is also in the middle of its own little “gold rush”, though the object of the hopeful prospectors desire isn’t gold, but a mysterious black ore thought to have magical health-giving powers. Some people are saying that the rock is actually lek lai, a mythical metal that melts when held over a candle flame and con- fers invulnerability upon its owner – not a bad thing to possess in DIG DEEP: Villagers mine for the mystical lek lai, a metal that melts the Deep South these days. purportedly confers invulnerability upon its owner. The discovery was made in ered by Ma-ae Yusoh, another In the first month following the village of Phru Jud, in Tambon rubber plantation owner, about their discovery, the stones were he roads TRASHING Khuan Nori of Khok Pho district. seven months ago. plentiful and especially beautiful, Taround When journalists arrived on No- Ma-ae, a member of Khuan he said. Now, some days as many the Nai Harn vember 1, they found the roads Nori Tambon Administration Or- as 1,000 people come to look for lake were Phuket lined with cars, motorcycles and ganization (OrBorTor), dreamed the rocks. strewn with three-wheeled pig transporters. of an old man who told him to go People are not sure exactly litter one recent Sunday morning after an international sports event The village was filled with and dig in the hills and then dis- what the rocks are, but there are passed through during the early hours. people of all ages – from teens tribute what he found among the many theories, K. Stapa said. It’s such a pity the athletes, who are presumed to take good to grandparents – all lugging villagers, K. Stapa said. Some are saying it is manganese, care of their bodies and lead a healthy lifestyle, don’t seem to spades, pickaxes and buckets up “After the dream, Ma-ae while others believe it to be a kind extend the same care to the the beautiful surroundings they pass to the hills where the rocks were and four relatives went to dig in of lek lai. Some villagers have through. the hills, where they found rocks made the rock into amulets to Perhaps a lesson may be learned from Phuket City to be found. Municipality, who did an outstanding job in cleaning up after each At the bottom of the path to different to everyday rocks. Ma- protect them; others keep them parade during the recent Vegetarian Festival. the hills, groups of diggers were ae then went and gave them out in their cars to protect them while Taking a run may be fun, but let’s at least make it clean fun. sitting around selling what they to local villagers, telling them that on the road. had found and discussing prices. an ancestor had appeared in his Jintadi Phithamaethakul, Some had polished their speci- dream telling him about the rocks. Head of the Pattani Provincial mens and were selling them as “I kept my share of the Natural Resources and Environ- Blood drive for November stones to embed in rings. Glitter- rocks and had a run of good luck, ment Office, said he knew that PHUKET CITY: The blood bank at Vachira Phuket Hospital has ing black examples sold for 1,000 finding they could cure ailments the villagers were digging for a announced it will hold blood donation collections in Phuket City at the to 10,000 baht, matte black speci- including stomachache, toothache type of rock but could not yet say following locations and times: mens were fetching between 100 and fever. If you soak the rock in what the rock was, though it was November 8: Satree Phuket School, 9 am to 3 pm; and 800 baht and tea-colored water then rub the water on the likely to be manganese. November 15: Phuket Vocational College, Saphan Hin, 9 am to rocks went for 100 to 500 baht. part that hurts for about half an He has ordered for samples 3 pm; Raw, unpolished rocks hour, it gets better,” K. Stapa said. to be sent for examination in November 29: Phuket Technical College, Yaowarat Rd, 9 am fetched between 50 and 2,000 Some unbelieving villagers Songkhla. to 3 pm. baht, while large rocks infused threw their stones away, but oth- K. Jintadi said that he could The blood bank also accepts blood donations daily at its office with the mysterious black sub- ers polished them and sold them not confirm the health-giving on the 4th floor of the Patient Building at Vachira Hospital, located stance were selling for up to to traders in the market for more properties ascribed to the sub- on Yaowarat Rd. 15,000 baht. than 1,000 baht each. As word stance, but that it was unlikely to The blood bank is open Monday to Friday (8.30 am to 8 pm) Local rubber plantation of the stones spread, villagers be dangerous if just rubbed on the and Saturday and Sunday (8.30 am to 3 pm). owner Stapa Waesa, 56, said that began to go and dig for them body and not ingested. For more information call the blood bank at 076-361234 ext the “rock” had first been discov- themselves, K. Stapa said. Source: Kom Chad Luek 1285 or the Phuket Red Cross office at 076-211766. November 10 - 16, 2007 AROUND THE NATION PHUKET GAZETTE 7

rench national Attla Yvan Samnel, 35, was found dead at 9:30 am in a Frented room on the third Frenchman dies of alleged floor of a townhouse on Jomtien Beach Road in Bang Lamung dis- trict, Pattaya, on November 1. Police believe his death was caused by an overdose of the ‘impotence drug’ overdose sexual performance enhance- Health Promotion Foundation ment drug Dormilax. (ThaiHealth) released on Octo- Bar hostess Prom Khorjon- ber 29. suk, 35, told police that the man Of 4,485 freshmen and visited the bar on the ground floor sophomores in 36 universities sur- of the building at 2 am and hired veyed, 12% smoked more than her to have sex with him for 1,000 10 cigarettes a day. Of all respon- baht. dents, 11% smoked regularly and K. Prom said the man had 28% had drunk occasionally in the slept with her once, then took past six months. several pills of Dormilax and Asst Prof Wilasinee Adul- asked to sleep with her again. She yanont, a senior ThaiHealth offi- excused herself out of the room cial, said the joint study was car- and came back in the morning to ried out to evaluate a ThaiHealth find that he had died. campaign to reduce drinking and Some 24 pills were found smoking at university initiation missing from the Dormilax dis- parties over the past three years. penser strips found in the room. Mr Samnel’s body was sent Child porn arrest. Paul Jones, to the Forensic Medicine Institute 59, was arrested at his room at of the Police Hospital for autopsy. Siwara Condominium on Soi Lardprao 94 in Bangkok on Oc- Uncharted ban. Activist Natee tober 30 for having allegedly Teerarojjanapongs on November traded child porn photos via the 2 filed a complaint to the Consti- The Thai Federation for Democracy and National Monks Network collect dry food at the United Nations Internet. tution Drafting Council that building in Bangkok to show solidarity and help ease the suffering of the Burmese people. Pol Col Siripoing Timula, American International Assur- commander of the Royal Thai ance (AIA Thailand) had refused but considered each application the planned site has revealed a might arise between surrogate Police technology-related crime to sell him life insurance because individually. part of what is believed to be a mothers and donor parents, K. investigation center, said Thai he was homosexual. historically-valuable fortress built Chaiya said. police had been asked by K. Natee, President of the Ballot oblivious. Results of a re- in the reign of King Rama IV, The law is intended to help Interpol to arrest Jones, who had Gay Political Group of Thailand, cent poll indicate that up to 40% who reigned from 1851 to 1868. couples who cannot have children allegedly committed similar said he had tried to buy a policy of Thais are unaware that a gen- The site is located next to on their own, establish the par- crimes in England, Australia and from AIA sales agent Pachara eral election will be held on De- Pongpajjamit Fort, which has entage status of children born by the US. Pipatwong on October 28 and cember 23, Deputy Prime Minis- been registered as a national his- assisted reproductive technolo- Col Siripong said Jones, was told a few days later he could ter Sonthi Boonyaratglin said on torical site since 1949. gies and prevent interested par- who had been teaching English not do so because he was gay. November 2. Tharapong Srisuchart, who ties from taking advantage of the at an international school in Bang- “AIA is violating the 2007 K. Sonthi was speaking at heads the Fine Arts Department’s situation, K. Chaiya said. kok, hired Thai boys and girls to Constitution, as it is restricting my Government House during a Office of Archeology, said the The Cabinet also approved pose for nude pictures, which he rights. [K. Pachara] told me the meeting of a government com- existing registration does not draft child-adoption legislation in sold via the Internet. official said AIA policy stated that mittee in charge of campaigning cover areas surrounding the fort. line with the ministry’s aim to Jones was arrested after an it did not give homosexuals insur- against vote buying. While the land on the encourage more Thai people, in- undercover police officer pre- ance,” K. Natee said after speak- DPM Sonthi told members planned site was being cleared, stead of foreigners, to adopt or- tended to be a transvestite and ing to the council, which met to of the committee that the panel 98 ancient logs were found. phans and protect children’s offered to pose for him to take monitor how the new Constitu- needed to step up awareness rights. nude pictures, he said. tion was being implemented. campaigns to ensure that the Brave new world. The Cabinet All nine members of the voter turnout would be as high as has approved draft legislation to Bad habits. About 6% of univer- Around the Nation news round- council agreed with me that AIA 70%. protect children born via assisted sity students drink on all five up is sourced from the pages of is violating the Constitution and High voter turnout would be reproductive technology, govern- weekdays according to a joint The Nation and Kom Chad Luek suggested that the activist file a an effective measure against vote ment spokesman Chaiya Yimwilai study by Abac Poll and the Thai newspapers. complaint with the Insurance buying, he said. said on October 30. Department. The proposal, made by the A senior AIA executive re- Ancient logs. Khlong San Dis- Social Development and Human sponded to the charge by saying trict Office in Bangkok has sus- Security Ministry, asserts that that the company did not deny pended the construction of its new child-protection measures are insurance to any group of people, building because excavation at necessary because conflicts 8 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE REGION November 10 - 16, 2007

oh Samui is under wa- ter once again. The is- land has seen large Kamounts of rainfall and Heavy rains flood Samui flooding, similar to the rainy sea- son of 2005. The court is expected to The rainy season, which hear testimony from 57 wit- started early this year, has nesses. Noting that the key pros- wreaked havoc on the island’s ecution witness failed to attend fragile infrastructure. any of the previously-scheduled The main ring road on Samui hearings, sources have said that was flooded in several key areas, allegations of extortion are dubi- causing traffic delays and prop- ous. erty damage. The trial began October 29. Gary Swinston, a Dutch na- tional on holiday in Lamai, said, Drug ring busted. Four of the “There were fish swimming most-wanted drug traffickers in down the street. It hasn’t stopped Belgium were apprehended on raining since we arrived. It’s un- Koh Samui after eluding police for believable. I have never seen rain over a year. like it. The place doesn’t look like The gang is thought to have it can cope.” been on the run since police in The island has had to resort Belgium busted a large drug-traf- to pumping out flooded areas and ficking ring in 2006, seizing mari- clearing roadways using heavy juana and heroin worth up to machinery. US$150 million. A new drainage system in Belgian Police and Thai the Bophut area has been criti- Narcotics Bureau officers led by cized by residents for what they Pol Lt General Wut Liptapallop claim are its poor construction and Visitors to Koh Samui have been surprised by the amount of rainfall recently. One holidaymaker said worked closely in conducting the inefficiency. that he saw ‘fish swimming down the street’. raid, which took place at the sus- One resident, who wished torbike you may as well forget it.” ready exceeded normal levels for Paton-Smith, a former pects’ shared residence. Police to remain anonymous, said, “The There have been reports of this time of year, is expected to member of the British Army, was also seized cars, documents and work has been pointless. The property damage due to the persist until December. arrested with the assistance of the accounting information. drains are falling apart and a haz- heavy rainfall, but police say that Danish NEC in Pattaya last July. Among the arrested was ard to anyone who dares drive although there have been a num- Samui expat on trial. Final Along with two other expats liv- Belgian Koen Van Staay, 30, over them. ber of traffic accidents caused by court proceedings are being held ing on Samui, Paton-Smith was manager of a Muay Thai training “The work has caused the road disruption, there have in Bangkok in the case against accused of a long camp that will fea- many accidents. It is like an ob- been no deaths. long-time Samui resident Crispin list of offenses, in- ture in a reality tele- stacle course. If you are on a mo- The rainfall, which has al- Paton-Smith. cluding being offic- vision show due to ers in a secret soci- be aired internation- ety, attempted mur- ally. Kelly der, money launder- Cautereels, 25, also ing, extortion, drug a Belgium national, trafficking, human was the only female trafficking, rack- arrested in the raid. eteering, prostitu- Two Dutch na- tion, bribing govern- tionals are also be- ment officials, illegal lieved to have been land sales and trans- involved in the drug fers, rape, fraud and operation. Paulus illegal weapons FROM THE Meyer, 44, was ar- trading. rested at the scene. One of the GULF OF The other, Ronald two remaining Koorn- winder, is charges, being an THAILAND being treated in a officer in a secret By Max Rogers Koh Samui Hospital society, relates to for life-threatening Paton-Smith’s alleged involve- injuries he received in a motor- ment with an international biker cycle crash. It is unclear how au- gang known as the Banditos. thorities intend to proceed with The Thai government has his case as Koornwinder is on life- been working with Danish offi- support systems and unable to be cials, who claim that the gang has moved. been involved in criminal activity Another Belgian, Lotha around the world. Gabriel, escaped from police cus- The attempted extortion tody and is believed to still be on charge is said to be related to the island. soured business dealings made All suspects are awaiting with other members of the secret extradition proceedings and will society also living on Samui. face charges in Belgium. November 10 - 16, 2007 AROUND THE SOUTH PHUKET GAZETTE 9 Political assassinations continue he President of Koh K. Suphop tried to avoid a militants in the area the night be- Mahk Tambon Admin- confrontation, but Nathaphong fore. istration Organization would not back down, K. Wanida T (OrBorTor) in Phatta- told police, and he hit K. Suphop Bloody Sunday. Also in Bannang lung’s Pak Phayun district was repeatedly over the head with the Sata late on November 4, former shot dead by assassins armed bottle of fish sauce. village chief Mahama Romlee with assault rifles in a longtail boat Nathaphong then pulled out and his wife, Maneesah Taha- October 29. a knife used for tapping rubber mee, died instantly when gunmen Roj Krairat, 56, was sitting and stabbed K. Suphop to death, opened fire on their house while talking with friends at 12:15 am police said. they were sleeping. in a waterside sala about 50 K. Wanida tried to stop her Neighbors did not dare to go meters from his house when a brother, but could not, she said. to their assistance, partly because longtail boat pulled alongside. One After K. Suphop was dead, of the military-imposed curfew of the boat’s passengers then Nathaphong fled, she added. from 8 pm to 4 am. opened fire, unleashing a fusillade Col Chertchai said that Bannang Sata District of bullets at K. Roj. He was hit Nathaphong was an army con- Chief Methee Kanjanaphuva re- four times and died at the scene. script who had recently deserted. minded residents not to open their A police officer working on He had a long history of argu- doors to any strangers at night. the case said that the motive for ments with K. Suphop and would The same day, in Rusoh dis- the killing was likely to be local frequently accuse him of planning trict in Narathiwat, an insurgent politics as two previous holders to take his inheritance. was injured in a pre-dawn clash of the office of president of Koh “We have sent people to look with soldiers. Gunmen hiding in Mahk OrBorTor had also been for him and think he is still in the the jungle fired on 300 troops pre- shot dead while in office. vicinity,” Col Chertchai said. paring to raid a village. Maj Gen Kattisan Decha- In a 10-minute gun battle, suntharawat, Commander of Blast suspects held. Thirteen Aman Salae, 39, was shot in the Phatthalung Provincial Police, suspected insurgents were ar- shoulder and knee before his fel- said that a task force headed by rested by security forces at a low insurgents retreated. Deputy Provincial Police Com- house in Yala’s Muang District No soldiers were injured in mander Col Torsak Chucham had on November 4. Six of the men the shootout. been set up and that officers from Suppressants suppressed are believed responsible for an In Pattani province, also on Songkhla province will assist the Yala Muang District Police last week arrested Ruslam Dolaema, explosion at a Yala market that November 4, 17-year-old student investigation and share informa- Esan Dolaema, Harlam Marabae and Abdul Usaman. The four were injured at least 10 people the day Sa-am Jehsoh was shot dead tion on known gunmen. caught with 30 two-liter plastic jugs and 144 small bottles of before. about 4 pm while riding a motor- Gen Kattisan said police Tenadrin brand cough suppressant syrup, an 11-mm firearm and An electronic scanning de- bike back from his Sunday reli- were investigating four motives 22 rounds of ammunition. vice indicated that the six had gious studies class. for the killing but would not yet The syrup, which contains codeine, is a key ingredient in a touched RDX and powergel ex- One of two men on another reveal them to the public for fear drug cocktail popular in the Deep South. The drink is made by plosives in the days before their motorbike fired at the head of the of jeopardizing the investigation. mixing it with mosquito repellent and water that has been used to arrest, said Army spokesman Col youth, who died on the way to boil leaves of the native krathom plant, which is a mild stimulant. The four told police they were on the way to deliver the syrup to Acra Thiproch. hospital. Child found dead. The body of a client when they were pulled over. The suspects were detained More than 2,600 people a four-year-old girl who went for questioning in a military camp have died in the Deep South vio- missing from Trang Market Oc- in Yala. lence since the start of 2004. tober 30 was found under a bridge lung Provincial Police, said that Station, led officers to Village 3 In a separate incident on the in Phatthalung November 3. police were still awaiting the re- in Tambon Khuan Kui following same day, police arrested seven Around the South news round-up Natjaya “Wawa” Sadan sults of a detailed autopsy on reports of a violent disturbance. people in Yala’s Bannang Sata is sourced from Kom Chad Luek disappeared from a pickup truck, Wawa’s body and the case was At the scene, officers found district following a brief clash with and The Nation newspapers. where she had been left by her still under investigation by offic- the body of Suphop Khumphairan, mother, Rachana Taraodee, 25, ers from Trang and Phatthalung 32. He had been stabbed in the as she did her shopping. police. stomach and throat and his head Three days later Wawa’s Police are following up two had been beaten with a blunt ob- body was found under Khlong motives for the killing: a family ject. Tao Bridge by Sawat Jongwan, dispute or a sexual attack, Gen K. Suphop’s wife, Wanida 54, a farmer who had gone to Prasert added. Reuangrak, 27, who witnessed wash his hands in the river. The the attack, told police that the killer girl’s body was naked and had Family feud. A man killed his was her 22-year-old brother been beaten to death. brother in law in Nakhon Sri Nathaphong Reuangrak. When officers at Trang Thammarat’s Ron Phibun district K. Wanida told police that Muang District Police Station November 4 as his sister looked she had been at home with K. were notified of the find, they on. The killing was allegedly pro- Suphop when Nathaphong had contacted K. Rachana and a voked by a dispute over the fam- come knocking on the door relative traveled to Phatthalung ily inheritance. drunk. When she let him in, he Hospital and identified the body In the early hours of No- walked to the kitchen, grabbed as that of Wawa. vember 4, Lt Col Chertchai a bottle of fish sauce and then Maj Gen Prasert Jansa- Mosika, Deputy Superintendent started an argument with K. wang, Commander of Phattha- of Ron Phibun District Police Suphop. 10 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE ISLAND November 10 - 16, 2007 Flying Fish welcome new shark By Pathomporn Kaenkrachang professional career was cut short & Matt Crook when he suffered a shoulder in- jury. PHUKET: Phuket’s Flying Fish “I had to stop swimming Swimming Club received a boost professionally because I dam- recently with the addition of Thai aged the ligaments in my left swimming legend Torwai “Oat” shoulder. I can’t get fit enough for Sethasothorn to the club’s coach- competition now, but I still want ing team. to work for the national side by K. Oat represented Thai- training the next generation of land in the 2000 Olympic Games professional swimmers in Thai- Sydney, where he won his heat land. I want to train the future in the 400-meter freestyle with a star swimmers when they are still time of 3 minutes, 56.68 seconds, young. At the moment, I am in placing 24th overall. Although he talks with a national swim coach Flying Fish Torwai “Oat” Sethasothorn gives a few pointers to a child at British International School, Phuket during a holiday training camp. K. Oat represented Thailand in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, didn’t make the Olympic final, K. in Phuket so that I might be able competing in the men’s 400 meters freestyle. Oat became Thailand’s pride. to help him train swimmers,” said K. Oat received his train- K. Oat. return to Bangkok yet,” said K. K. Oat said that he enjoys the Phuket Sports Association, ing at the Olympic Training Cen- After spending some time Oat. training the young swimmers and the Thai Amateur Swimming As- ter in Colorado, USA. At just 25 teaching at a school in Bangkok, K. Oat now works together waiting to see what success they sociation (TASA) and the Fédér- years old, K. Oat has achieved a K. Oat moved to Phuket a month with head coach Peter Rochenste will achieve. “It’s like waiting to ation Internationale de Natation great deal during his short career. ago to join the Flying Fish. His and assistant coaches Luke finish something that we started. (FINA) body in Thailand, with 75 He began swimming with his trainer put him in touch with the Remmers and Ralph Goetz, all I can now pass on to the children active swimmers between six and older brother when he was three club and K. Oat was then asked hoping to nurture the next gen- all the tricks that I learned when 17 years old on the roster. years old. to join the Flying Fish as a coach. eration of Thai swimming stars. I was competing professionally.” In June, three swimmers At his peak, K. Oat was “I was bored with my life “Pete is the one who plans Although the swimming competed at the Thai national ranked second in Asia and 10th in in Bangkok and wanted to move the schedules and arranges train- camp is now finished, K. Oat still try-outs in Bangkok. More re- the world for the men’s 400 to another place, so I came to live ing programs for the children. I trains the Flying Fish twice a day: cently, two swimmers were se- meters freestyle. Sadly, K. Oat’s here. I don’t have any plans to like to keep an eye on their once in the morning and once in lected for the Southern regional progress. I can help the children the evening. team, bringing them a step closer develop their swimming. The Flying Fish Club is an to being called up for the national “We actually have two na- independent swimming club that squad. tional youths who train with us. trains at British International Two Flying Fish were re- Maybe they will be stars in the School, Phuket (BIS). cently invited to join the Phuket future,” said K. Oat. The club is run by a com- provincial team, while in early K. Oat and Peter were part mittee of parents who aim to pro- November 50 swimmers flew out of a five-day training camp held vide a healthy and fun activity for to Singapore to compete in an in- at BIS international school re- children in Phuket. The club, ternational swim meet. cently for BIS students during which for the moment is only open Last year, 17 swimmers school holiday. to BIS students, costs 6,000 baht traveled to Perth to compete in “The training was split into a year. the All Stars vs Aussies meet, age groups. In the mornings, the There are more than 70 stu- bringing back six gold, one silver children were only about six or dents training with the Flying Fish and two bronze medals to seven years old. When children at the moment – about 10% of Phuket. are that age, they just want to play, the student population. The chil- but that’s normal really. We have dren train on school grounds in a For further information visit to incorporate that into their train- 25-meter and 50-meter pool. www.flyingfishphuket.com or ing,” said K. Oat. The club is affiliated with call Leanne at 081-7372673. November 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 11

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n the Isarn dialect, Tum Home means a gathering of friends and relatives for a I party. Following this theme, Tum Home Restaurant in Tambon Wichit offers a variety of Thai- Isarn and modern Chinese dishes, Simply dishy all very reasonably priced and designed to make a party for your taste buds. With a Bali-style jungle set- ting, Tum Home Restaurant feels quite removed from the city – al- though it is conveniently located just 10 kilometers from Phuket City on Chao Fa West Rd south- bound, about 200 meters north of Rolly Tasker Sails. From the outside, the res- taurant appears somewhat large and luxurious; inside it is simple, cool and quiet. A large tree grows in the center of the dining area, Tum Home has an its branches and leaves mingling elaborate yet modestly with the ceiling structure. Soft priced dinner menu jazz seems to slide from the such as Goong-Jao-Lao restaurant’s speakers in the day- for 200 baht (left), but time, while a live saxophone also has a 29-baht player blows the brass after 6.30 lunch special between pm. 11 am and 2 pm daily, The relaxed lighting, smooth offering such dishes tunes and late hours (11 am to 11 as Khao Pad Krapao. pm, daily) make Tum Home a (below) and Khao Pad good choice for a romantic Prik (above). evening or a relaxed meal with family or friends. Adding to the relaxed atmosphere are the rea- sonable prices and friendly staff. With an extensive menu of 70 dishes and 20 featured spe- Opened in 2006, Tum Home an expert of both northeastern cials, the blend of Thai-Isarn and began offering its special lunch and modern Chinese cuisines. His Chinese choices are sure to of- menu just two months ago. While four most popular dishes from the fer something new to just about many Phuket restaurants are in lunch special menu are: fried pork every diner. Tum the tourist trade with chili and basil on steamed Home is a place and thus cater to rice; fried rice with shrimp; fried you can return to people who can pork with chili and rice; and fried again and again spend all afternoon chicken entrails with curry paste without lapsing enjoying lunch, and rice. With such reasonable into gastronomical Tum Home’s lunch prices, we decided to try all four. tedium – or debt. menu is designed The fried pork with chili and Upon enter- for working basil on steamed rice (Khao Pad ing you’ll be people. Krapao) is a mix of spicy chilies according to Tum Home’s secret Tum Home also offers a greeted by the “Our lunch and chopped pork, fried with fresh recipe. delicious dinner menu, with meals friendly staff, specials, available basil leaves. At the diners request, The last dish we sampled priced at around 200 baht. Some among them Man- every day from 11 a fried egg is laid on top. was the fried chicken entrails with standouts are: Majcha-long- aging Director am to 2 pm, are for The fried rice with shrimp, curry paste and rice. The word yuae (deep fried seabass topped Suriya “Geng” those who need to or Khao Pad Goong, is a com- entrails may strike fear in the with green curry); Goong-Jao- Thamrangsri. CHEAP order and be mon choice with seafood lovers minds of most westerners, but this Lao (steamed prawn topped with Describing served quickly. and is a great deal with fresh Tum Home specialty is well worth special curry powder) and Pla- his inspiration for eats “We have shrimp and vegetables for only 29 a try. song-jak-ka-pad ( Hong Kong the restaurant, K. BY more than 20 baht. Crispy and with a perfect style steamed grouper and stir Geng said, “I have Sompratch Saowakhon choices on our The fried pork with chili and degree of spiciness from the curry fried fresh vegetables). always loved living one-plate menu, rice combines the sweet smell paste, this dish is also a perfectly in a quiet place, free of noise pol- but you can also place a special oyster sauce and bite of Thai chili nutritious and well-balanced meal For more information call 076- lution. I like to sit and relax in my order if you want something that together with tender pork cooked when served with a fried egg. 524561 or 089-4887659. garden, surrounded by my lovely isn’t on the menu. trees. It refreshes and relaxes me “All lunch specials are only every time I enter it, so I came 29 baht, so working people can up with the idea of making a res- enjoy a low-priced meal in a re- taurant that offers the same kind laxing setting,” K. Geng said. of feel,” he said. Their chef an Isarn native, 14 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PEOPLE November 10 - 16, 2007 Happily Ever After Emerging Recent weddings in Phuket s Thailand races to embrace the modern trappings of a fast-paced world, one man is Ami Steimer from A fighting to preserve traditional forms of en- Israel and Mala tertainment before they fade away in the face of multi- Soccalingame from France were married at million-dollar movies and electronic in-house enter- Mom Tri's Villa Royale tainment. on Kata Noi Beach on October 30, 2007. Artist Samart Ratanarat talks to the Gazette’s Nick Davies about his passion for passing on traditional Southern art, music and shadow puppet theater to the younger generation.

amart Ratanarat, 46 Thailand’s history of sha- grew up in Nakorn Sri dow puppet theaters began in Thamarat, the Southern Southern Thailand and dates S provincial birthplace of back over 400 years to the Sri shadow puppet theater nang Ayudhya period. Traveling talung, as it is locally known. shadow puppet theaters were Over the years he has made once as popular as today’s cin- and collected the props and pup- emas. pets of this rapidly fading tradi- The troupe of puppeteers tional entertainment and opened and musicians would entertain Preeyaporn Boonlon and Sirawit a shop in Phuket in the desperate young and old with re-enactments Maknoon were married at Pra hope of preserving the ancient art of fables using a well-known cast Pitak Grand Ballroom of the before it is lost forever. of legendary characters. Metropole Hotel on October 27. The intricately crafted sha- The concept of shadow pup- dow puppet characters made pet story telling is said to have from cow hide are brought to life reached Thailand by way of Java behind a backlit screen by the with many of the nang talung puppeteer moving sticks attached characters originating from In- to their legs, arms and mouths. dian mythology and folklore in the Cow hide is used to craft the Hindu holy text, the Ramayana. puppets as it becomes transpar- Among the cast are Hanu- ent when it is treated with rubber man, the god-king of the apes, and oil. They would be used in per- Pra Isuan or Shiva, the principal formances lasting up to six hours, Hindu deity. K. Samart explained. “There are about 300 tradi- The nang talung stories and tional nang talung characters in characters have always fasci- all, including hermits, princes, nated K. Samart. When he was thieves and giants along with ani- a child, he would often watch the mals, such as the lion, tiger and shadow shows with rapt atten- swan, but the most important tion. character, who must feature in He later began making his every play, is the narrator, Phra own puppets and learned to play Isuan,” said K. Samart. the instruments that provide the Although modern cinema musical accompaniment to the has become a more popular pas- plays. time for both rural and urban com-

Ad- Child Watch (F.O.C.) 3x8 K. Jib November 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET PEOPLE PHUKET GAZETTE 15 from the shadows of art “Traditional shadow theater is a dying art because people have so much more choice in entertainment these days,” he added. K. Samart is also keeping traditional folk music alive with the help of fellow musicians who call themselves the Art Rawai Village Band. He plays a variety of instru- ments, including tablas, drums, flute and other traditional wind in- struments. The band has become regu- lar Tuesday and Friday night per- formers at Yoonique Music Cafe in Nai Harn. They jam with Samart Ratanarat (left) poses with one of his shadow puppets, while popular folk band, Som Rom and one of his shows can be seen in action (above). K. Samart has will be joining Reggae fusion opened up his own museum-store in Phuket in the hope of preserving band Job 2 Do for an environmen- traditional Southern art. tal awareness concert on Koh Phi Phi Don on November 19. to use pre-recorded music to ac- including the Vegetarian Festival K. Samart’s shop is called company the shows instead of in Phuket,” he said. Come Peang, which means “full having musicians play live,” K. K. Samart recently moved moon” in Southern Thai. The Samart said. from Nakhon Sri Thammarat to shop is between the Love Art K. Samart’s career has al- Phuket so that he could join artist Studio and Tawan Ook Gallery on ways been associated with cul- and musician friends and open a Wiset Rd, Rawai. At Tawan Ook, tural traditions. shop with traditional puppet the- original sculptures and paintings After studying art at Poh ater props and musical instru- by local artists are on display, in- Chang art college, he went on to ments on display and for sale. cluding K. Samart’s abstract illustrate several books, including “It is rare to find traditional paintings. those by renowned Thai author shadow puppet shows now. Mod- “We have opened these ven- Kangpong Songsumpun, who ern Thai society places more im- ues next to each other to create munities, K. Samart said that Musical accompaniment for won the SEA Write award in portance on instant gratification an art center that will be acces- people of all ages still very much nang talung is traditionally per- 1996 for his collection of short and is rapidly changing from out- sible to the international commu- enjoy traditional shadow puppet formed by a five-piece band, stories in a book called Phaendin side influences. nity on Phuket. theater and he is devoted to pre- playing two kinds of drum, a pair Uen (Another Land) before he “As a result, we are losing “We hope that this will help serving nang talung as a form of high and low pitch gongs made passed away in 2006. important aspects of our culture. us to generate more exposure and of community entertainment. of bronze or brass, a pair of small K. Samart also regularly This is why I have set up my own interest in keeping Southern cul- “Traditionally, the whole vil- cymbals and the pi, which is simi- produces cover art for magazines shadow puppet ‘museum’ and tural traditions alive,” K. Samart lage would come out to watch the lar to the oboe. and books and creates artwork shop, in the hope that this tradi- explained. nang talung performances, “As the tradition of nang for the Tourism Authority of Thai- tional form of entertainment will which would go on all night, he talung disappears, it is becoming land (TAT), making displays and be kept alive for future genera- K. Samart and the Art Rawai said. difficult to find musicians who murals of scenes from traditional tions,” he said. Village Band perform at the “Even hyperactive kids can play the instruments and Thai rural life for TAT exhibitions “Preserving traditional the- center every Saturday night, who find it difficult to focus will know the traditional music for the and festivals. ater and art forms such as nang beginning with nang talung per- sit still throughout an entire performances. “My work as an artist has talung is time consuming and formances from 7 pm followed shadow puppet performance. “These skills are not being taken me to most of the country’s takes dedication, but I strongly by traditional and contempo- “To me this is a very valu- passed on to the younger genera- provinces, producing artwork for believe it is a very important to rary music. For more informa- able part of our culture and a way tion and these days I often have local and national tourist events, hold on to. tion call Tel: 083-5966066. of passing on traditions to the younger generation. If it is not preserved and passed on some- how, we will lose it,” K. Samart added. They were also a political barometer with doses of satirical humor. “Compared with modern cinema, nang talung is not only entertaining, it is informative. The audience has to watch and listen attentively – it makes them think,”he said. 16 PHUKET GAZETTE HAPPENINGS November 10 - 16, 2007 This week

CZECH THIS: Anurak Tansiriroj (center), Czech Republic Honorary Consul for Phuket, hands a kid’s toy set made in the Czech Republic to Phuket City Deputy Mayor Sornsiri Koopongsakorn at The Metropole Hotel on October 28. Vaclav Matousek, Deputy Director of the the Czech Republic Department Bilateral FLOWERS WORK: Peerapong Paosura, general manager of The Metropole hotel, and his Economic Relations, looks on. Many more toy sets were donated to Phuket team congratulate Chalermpong Khantee with a flower basket for his promotion to Director- Municipality schools as part of the Czech Republic National Day celebrations. General of Labor Court Region 8.

DELIVERY DAY: Former Phuket Senator Paiboon Upatising (in white) presents a CELESTIAL CELEBRATION: Father Richard Woodarek (center), of the Congregation of bouquet to Anupong Rangsinthurat, general manager of the DHL Patong branch, at the Sacred Stigmata, celebrated his 50th anniversary of priesthood at The Metropole the grand opening of DHL Service Point Patong on October 18. hotel on October 28.

OPDC OFFICIALDOM: The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission Thailand MAKING A POINT: Plus Property Sales Manager Karuna Pattarawalee (2nd from (OPDC) held its “New Proportion of Thai Officialdom” seminar at Kathina Hotel in Phuket left) and Property Consultant Chadaporn Makchumnum (right) join Pimolrat City on October 29. OPDC Official System Consultant Nonthikorn Kanchanajitra (center) Dechanipont (2nd from right), assistant manager of The Point condo development, is joined by fellow OPDC officers (from left) Nattika Nawanno; Raphiporn Maneepong, at the project’s launch at Central Festival Phuket October 28. Siriwan Menaphoe and Sansunee Chiamton. November 10 - 16, 2007 FEATURE PHUKET GAZETTE 17

ost queues are un- a straight queue to board the bus avoidable. If you and the Thai line broke down into wait for a taxi, you total chaos as people started Mget in a queue – pushing and shoving their way on that’s fair. You queue at immigra- Right on queue board. tion, at the check-in at the airport, My friend decided that the at the check-out in the supermar- only way to get some possible ket. You queue to get tickets for clue as to what happened was to a concert or a football match and join the passengers, whereupon all sorts of other places. from the other side of the road, The choice is simple: you the solution became clear. either queue or come back an- The orderly line of Thais other day and hope that the queue was due to their dislike of the sun, is not there. In the case of a con- so they were lined up in the cert or football match, you sleep shadow of a power pole. The for- on the ground all night at the ticket eigners were scattered around box to avoid the possibility of under the overhead branches of queuing and then missing out al- a large tree, looking for spots together. where they could catch a little It is the avoidable queues sun. There you go, a little cultural that fascinate me. Why would tale for you. people stand in a queue when While it would make a lot there is nothing to queue for? more sense for people waiting to Airports are the best places to board an aircraft to wait in the view this extraordinary phenom- seats instead of a long queue, you enon. wouldn’t want to go too far the Waiting in the departure other way. lounge for an announcement that Imagine if everybody want- the aircraft is ready for boarding, ing to be the last one on stubbornly you see a bizarre sight. About the staying in their seats in spite of time when you would expect the the last-call announcements. The announcement, passengers begin Airports are one of the best places to see queues in action, but why step up for unnecessary hassle? powers that be would have to to form a queue. for everybody, yet people would friend, as he has lived in Thailand The Thais were lined up in single force passengers out of their The queue can finish up with rather stand for up to 20 minutes, for many years and is used to the file, as straight as soldiers on pa- seats, while officials ran around up to 200 people hanging on to kids way things are here. This queue, rade for inspection by their com- with batons, driving herds of un- waiting in a line 100 and bags, staring at however, was a matter of per- manding officer. willing travelers into the air- meters long for no LARGER somebody’s back. plexity. The foreigners milled about bridge tunnel. apparent reason THAN One of my There was a bus stop in a totally haphazard manner, You know why people like other that at some LIFE friends wrote an in- across the road from his apart- scattered all over the place. What me want to be the last one on? stage they will be By Graham Doven teresting report in a ment. Both foreigners and Thais happened next made it even more First, if the flight is not full, you boarding an airplane. magazine about a took this particular route. puzzling. can pick your own seat, and sec- There are enough comfort- queue in Bangkok. This queue The mystery was the be- As the bus pulled up at the ond, you don’t have to stand in a able seats in the departure lounge was something of a puzzle to my havior of the waiting passengers. stop, the foreigners formed up in queue. 18 PHUKET GAZETTE LIFESTYLE November 10 - 16, 2007 Halloween

ight owls came out in costume for Halloween celebrations at Seduction Disco at Patong on October 31. Doormen gave grisly greetings Nand looked particularly menacing in Scream masks, black cloaks and armed with scythes to keep the masses in order (see left, center photo). Many of the venue’s clubbers also got into the spirit of the evening, arriving dressed as counts, witches, warlocks and monsters. Even a few aliens beamed themselves down for devilish dancing to Halloween hits such as Micheal Jackson’s Thriller club mix. Vendors on the streets were doing a roaring trade in headbands with glowing horns. Top: George Svensson (left), co-owner and PR manager of Rock City in Patong, joins Jim Wallenborg, star singer and guitarist of Rock City’s Metallica tribute band. “What’s Halloween?,” asked George. “Somebody asked us to play Hotel California, that’s why we look like this…” Below, left: Martina Juergens (2nd from left), manager of the Siam Adventure Club at the Ramada Resort in Karon, leads a sortie of little witches and ghosts trick or treatin’ around the resort, which was redecorated for the special night. Below: More than 50 kids joined the Halloween festivities at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa’s Children’s Pavilion. The party started at 6 pm with trick or treat rounds, followed by a magic show by Dave Paul Jones, Halloween games and a children’s buffet dinner and, of course, snacks. November 10 - 16, 2007 LIFESTYLE PHUKET GAZETTE 19 It’s official – the high season is here! he official party to mark the arrival of the high season kicked off on November 1 with the annual three-day Phuket Carnival. Called the Patong Carnival just a Tfew years ago, the event this year had a much stronger focus on art and cul- ture than in preceding years, which traditionally has been a much louder affair. After the opening ceremony led by Commerce Minister Krirk-krai Jeerapat (be- low center), parades took to the streets with dancers in full traditional costume. Lead- ing the initial foray along the beach road were artists dressed as figures in the Khon dance, including Hanuman, the monkey god (left). Sporadic showers – and a few last-minute rainy season downpours – over the three days did not stop some revelers enjoying the party (right), which in- cluded a nightly DJ Foam Party on the beach. For the more sub- dued visitors, art and handicraft displays lined the beach road, as did lo- cal snack vendors selling a variety of local delicacies. The carnival wrapped up with the traditional fire- works display, earning oohs and ahhs from on- lookers all along the beachfront, and a concert by Thai rock band Black- head at Loma Park.

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King’s Cup Regatta International Rugby Dragon Boat Racing Phuket Triathlon Know what’s on with the Gazette Events Calendar on page 27 of this issue. Check online at www.phuketgazette.net 20 PHUKET GAZETTE November 10 - 16, 2007 November 10 - 16, 2007 SPA MAGIC PHUKET GAZETTE 21 In a land of milk and honey eavenly treatments in Massage therapies are ad- a spa named after the ministered in private with warm Greek god of earth are and personalized service. I Hfound at Gaia Spa at started mine with a shower, Alpina Phuket Nalina Resort & which I returned to five times Spa. Milk and honey are blended between the different treatments. with local herbs for rejuvenating I then took about 20 minutes in treatments in a luxurious setting. the steam room, followed by a A small bridge across a lo- body scrub with white sesame tus pond at the 150-room resort and honey, topped off with the on 20 rai near Kata Beach takes milky massage with warm white guests into the spa reception area, sesame compress. where guests immediately begin The relaxing treatment ac- to relax in the tranquil surround- companied by soft music and the ings of cooling marble water fea- Above: Some of the almost sound of rain outside put me to tures and the clean lines of Shinto, edible blends of herbs and sleep. I awoke feeling refreshed Eurasian fusion architecture and natural ingredients in the with clean skin. My therapist told decor. body and facial scrubs. me that the sesame scrub is very The ‘Nalina’ in the resort’s good for regenerating dry skin as Left: Large massage beds name means lotus flower. The look inviting in the luxurious the oil in the sesame compress native plants of the gods feature surroundings. deeply moisturizes. throughout the resort and spa, K. On-Uma suggests that both inside and out. ing to the spa are guests at the Gaia Spa. K. On-Uma explained includes a foot bath, steam room, guests leave at least an hour be- The blend of architectural resort, most of whom are Scan- how this is achieved. “Before giv- body scrub, floral bath, aroma- tween eating before a treatment, styles and decor of the spa, en- dinavian or Australian,” K. On- ing treatments, it’s important that therapy massage and aromatic which will ensure the treatment hanced with soft lighting is im- Uma said. we know as much as possible facial refreshments for two. is deeply relaxing. pressive but not distinctive of any “With many more guests about our individual guests and The “Secret of Gaia” sig- “Although the treatments particular region or era. expected for the high season, we their needs. All guests are given nature treatment comprises a foot are therapeutic, guests shouldn’t This is intentional, On-Uma will be taking on more staff to a questionnaire to complete be- bath, a steam-room session, a come if they are ill or suffering “On” Jitbunjong, the spa’s man- increase the number of therapists fore receiving treatment and all white sesame polishing scrub, a from muscle pain, as the treat- ager explains. “The style is a mix to around 25,” she added. Gaia therapists must first pass a milky massage with a warm, ments are not a panacea or a sub- of Asian and Western concepts Usually, Thai massage series of tests set by two trainers white sesame compress, and fi- stitute for physiotherapy.” so as not to define a particular rooms will have large bowls on before they are allowed to treat nally a milky bath. All this takes regional style, while being luxuri- the floor for therapists to wash spa guests,” she said. 2½ hours and costs 3,500 baht. Gaia Spa is open daily, from 9 ous and inviting.” guests’ feet in but at Gaia Spa The range of treatments is “Our massage therapies am to 10 pm. Located at the Catering to individuals and guests cleanse their feet in a bed extensive and so are the prices. mainly focus on massaging the Alpina Phuket Nalina Resort & couples, the two-story spa has of smooth cool stones. Treatments start at 500 baht for back more than the legs because Spa, 7/1 Ketkwan Rd, Kata. To four double-bed The massage a herbal steam, sauna and Jacuzzi the back is the nerve center and make an appointment, Tel: 076- rooms, seven beds are also unusual session. For 10,000 baht, couples has many important meridian 370903 or visit the resort’s single-bed rooms in that they are can enjoy the four-hour Roman- points, where the body’s energy website for more information: and 12 Thai mas- Spa more than two tic Spa Escape package, which channels join,” K. On-Uma said. www.phuketnalina.com. sage beds, with meters long and eight therapists on MAGIC 1.3m wide; plenty of hand. Today the spa room for the Euro- is busy with couples By Sangkhae pean guests and the and groups of Leelanapaporn therapists to maneu- friends who will ver. Gaia Spa also be able to en- The massage joy the large sauna and steam and skin therapy products used room, plus large, inviting hot and at the spa have a local theme cold Jacuzzis. though. They are supplied by K. On-Uma arrives and Lemon Grass House in Cherng jokingly enquires whether I had Talay, while fresh local herbs are brought the customers with me, used in the facial treatments. explaining that most guests usu- All guests receive a herbal ally come in the afternoon, but foot bath of fresh citrus and salt that 10 guests had already come before any of the treatments. to the spa today. The focus is on giving “About 90% of those com- guests a personalized service at 22 PHUKET GAZETTE November 10 - 16, 2007 November 10 - 16, 2007 TAKE A BREAK PHUKET GAZETTE 23 PPUZZLESUZZLES The BIG Crossword Spot the Difference Can you find the seven differences between the two cartoons below? And can you find them faster than the rest of the family? Solution on the next page.

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Ad- Dragon Boat Half page K. Jip 26 PHUKET GAZETTE November 10 - 16, 2007 November 10 - 16, 2007 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 27 The wonderful world of Walt eal Gabler has written the de- jumped on stage before 50 writers and ani- night Disneyland tied in with the giant finitive biography of Walt mators and for the next three hours acted amusement park he was building in Ana- Disney, appropriately subtitled out the story of Snow White, assuming the heim, California. This was to be his new NThe Triumph of the American characters’ voices and mannerisms. He refuge. Imagination (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, announced they were going to make the On Disneyland’s opening day, July 17, 206, 851pp). world’s first animated fea- 1955, Disney surveyed the Walt Disney was a complex man ture film. crowds from his apartment and, to his credit, Gabler presents a very “That performance atop the firehouse on Main complex portrait. While there are occa- Off the lasted us three years,” one Street. He was grinning sional longueurs, the narrative generally animator claimed. “When- widely, a tear streaming gallops along in the wake of this protean ever we’d get stuck, we’d down his cheek. “I have genius who gave the world Mickey Mouse, SHELF remember how Walt did it never seen a happier man,” Snow White, Bambi, Mary Poppins and, on that night.” observed his daughter Diane. his ultimate triumph, Disneyland. By James Eckardt Snow White was a tri- By now, his studio was His childhood was idyllic and umph, followed by Pino- producing mostly dreck, but Dickensian. He grew up on a farm near and Douglas Fairbanks. cchio, Dumbo, Bambi and there were exceptions: the small town of Marceline, Missouri, Mickey’s creator was plain-spoken, Fantasia, Disney’s collabo- Cinderella, 20,000 Leagues which he would idealize as the “Main plain-dressed, generous and genial to his ration with conductor Leo- Under the Sea, The Lady Street” of Disneyland. The family then staff, all of whom addressed him as “Walt”. pold Stokowski. and The Tramp and Mary moved to Kansas City, where Walt was He was a man of simple tastes, a faithful Gabler maintains that Poppins. put to work on a brutal paper route. Drop- husband and doting father to two daugh- the studio was Disney’s ref- Gabler sums up Disney ping out of ninth grade, he lied about his ters. But he had always been unknowable uge from the real world. thus, “He was a Horatio age and escaped to France as a WWI and the older he became, the more impe- That world was abruptly shattered in 1941 Alger hero whose life demonstrated so- ambulance driver. rious he became. by a strike led by animator Art Babbit, a cial mobility. He was a naive artist whose Returning to Kansas City, he set him- Yet he was a born entertainer with communist and bitter enemy of Disney. work demonstrated a Jamesian humility self up as an animator. He went bankrupt his finger on the American pulse. The Second World War also cut off over- and common sense. He was a visionary and fled to Los Angeles to join his older “If you want to know the real secret seas revenue needed for the expensive ani- whose plans demonstrated the breath of brother Roy, who would later run the busi- of Walt’s success,” Gabler quotes long- mation movies. After the war, Disney American imagination and the power of ness side of the Walt Disney Studios. time Disney animator Ward Kimball as seemed to lose interest in the studio. Here American will. And however he behaved His big breakthrough was the first saying, “it’s that he never tried to make the book also loses focus and direction. privately at his studio, he was publicly a sound- tracked cartoon, Steamboat Willy, money. He was always trying to make But Disney bounced back in 1954 modest, affable, and decent man whose starring Mickey Mouse, who later devel- something that he would have fun with.” with his foray into television: the daily image demonstrated America’s own de- oped into a combination of Charlie Chaplin On a winter night in 1934, Disney Mickey Mouse Club and the Wednesday cency and generosity of spirit.” EVENTS CALENDAR www.phuketgazette.net/calendar November 14-17. Chalong November 16-24. King’s Cup Network Advisory Team als to the top three finishers in December 1-8. Phuket King’s Bay Fishing Tournament 80-80 International Rugby Ltd (NAT) would like to invite you each age category, male and fe- Cup Regatta. 2007. In celebration of HM The to join a half-day seminar with male. The King’s Cup Regatta is Registration night is No- King’s 80th birthday, we hope you advice about how to survive a tax For further information con- held every year to honor the vember 14 and the registration will join us for the 2007 Interna- audit. You will have the chance tact QSI International School birthday of HM King Bhumibol fee is 7,000 baht per team, includ- tional Rugby-80 Tournament at to learn and ask questions directly Phuket. Tel: 076-354077, 081- Adulyadej. ing free beer. Sanam Chai Stadium in Phuket from the managing director of 6334279. Email: qsi.funrun@ The week-long event is Fishing days will be No- City, featuring international teams NAT, a chain of professional, gmail.com Website: www.qsi.org Asia’s biggest and most popular vember 15-17 with prizes given from Thailand, Australia, Laos English-speaking accounting regatta with great sailing and on November 17 from 8 pm. and Sri Lanka. firms in Bangkok, Phuket and November 24. PIWC Gala great parties along the way. For further information con- For details contact K. Koh Samui. Ball. For further information visit tact Uwe Schittek. Tel: 081- Kwanta at 081-5858222. Email: The seminar will be held at The Phuket International www.kingscup.com or call 076- 7195766. Email: uweschittek@ [email protected] the Phuket Merlin Hotel, 1 pm Women’s Club will hold the most 273380. yahoo.com Website: www.thairugbyunion. until 4:30 pm. prestigious event of the year - the com For details call K. Jantima annual Gala Ball – on Saturday, December 2. Laguna Phuket November 16. Jazzed Up on at 081-5379285 or contact NAT, November 24, at the Indigo Pearl, Triathlon. the hill. November 17. ChildWatch Phuket, at Tel: 076-212989 or Nai Yang Beach. Southeast Asia’s premier An evening of entertain- Charity Golf Competition Email: info@thai accounting.com For further information con- multi-sport event, the Laguna ment set around the pool over- The British Business Asso- Website: www.thaiaccounting. tact Carol (Tel: 087-4178860. Phuket Triathlon, presented by looking the bay of Karon with jazz ciation – Phuket (BBAP) will hold com Email: carol@aplusplussoftware. Thai Airways International and singer BB Queen, a hurricane to 4-ball Texas Scramble golf tour- com) or Sue (Tel: 087-2776948. the Tourism Authority of Thailand, knock you off your feet on ar- ney on the Canyon Course of November 24. Sixth Annual Email: [email protected]). is now in its 14th year, with a new rival, followed by a barbecue and Blue Canyon Country Club, with QSI Fun Run, 1- & 6.5-kilo- swim course, altered bike and fireworks at midnight making for proceeds going to ChildWatch meter races. November 29. Wine Dinner at running routes, and a new start the perfect night out. Phuket. QSI International School of Mom Tri’s Boathouse. time of 7 am. Tickets are 700 baht, 850 Registration at 11am and Phuket holds a fun run and auc- Mom Tri’s Boathouse will The 1.8km swim, 55km bike baht on the night if available. shotgun start at midday. Prize giv- tion each year to help raise host an exclusive wine-tasting ride and 12km run offers a For further information con- ing dinner at 6 pm. 4,950 baht per money for important school dinner, featuring wines of two US$20,000 prize purse. tact Keith Wickers. Tel: 084- golfer includes green fee, caddy projects and to promote good very prestigious wine chateaux in The international event ex- 3060303. Email: keith.wickers@ fee, event shirt and prize-giving health. France: Chateau Pichon Com- pects to attract some 800 athletes gmail.com Website: www.eden- dinner. Limited space left. This year’s run will be held tesse de Lalande (Pauillac, from over 30 countries compet- thailand.com Contact BBAP at Tel: 089- at the Bang Wad Dam. The run France) and Chateau L’Angelus ing in both the individual triathlon 8749080. Email: martin@ will be divided into two separate (Saint Emilion, France). and the Herbalife Corporate November 16-17. BIS Inter- bbap.org Website: www.bbap.org runs: 1 and 6.5 kilometers. Par- Seating is limited and res- Challenge Team Relay. national School Football Sev- ticipation medals will be given to ervations are required. For more For further information call ens. November 17. How to survive the first 200 registrants, along information call the Boathouse at 076-324060 or visit www.laguna This international football a Tax Audit. with gold, silver and bronze med- 076-330015. phukettriathlon.com tournament is one of the school’s highlights. The tournament will take place at BIS 8:30 am until 4:30 pm on each day. There will be more than 500 visiting football players from Thai schools and international schools in Southeast Asia. For further information please contact Patrick du Preez. Tel: 076-238711/20. Email: [email protected] Website: www.bcis.ac.th 28 PHUKET GAZETTE EDITORIAL & LETTERS November 10 - 16, 2007

367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000 Tel: 076-236555 - Since 1994 - Fax: 076-213971 Email: [email protected] Let the sales begin Moving into what many expect to be a banner high season for tour- ism, it is difficult not to be impressed by the resiliency Phuket has displayed in its ability to continue attracting ever more tourists de- spite a long series of serious setbacks over the better part of a de- cade. With the crash of One-Two-Go Flight OG269 in September and the military coup a year before, there have by now been so many serious hurdles for Phuket’s tourism industry to overcome that the growing tally can no longer easily fit on the front of the popular tour- ist T-shirt released after the tsunami: “2001 Bomb Alert, 2002 SARS, 2003 Bird Flu and 2004 Tsunami… What’s Next?” Barring all-out civil war or an asteroid impact, all indications are that the total number of tourist arrivals to Phuket in 2007 will easily surpass the five-million mark by year’s end. At a recent meet- ing of the provincial security council, Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit speculated that the number could reach six million. Notably, the governor urged all the security heads present at the gathering not only to do their best to provide good security, but also, in effect, to ensure visitors have a pleasant stay. That’s a tall order, given the demographics involved. With Phuket’s official resident population just barely exceeding the 300,000, six million visitors works out to about 20 tourist visits annually for Letters each registered resident of the province. Even if the estimated population of unregistered Thais is taken The Gazette is pleased to receive mail from read- your views for publication in our next issue. into account, the ratio still hovers around 10 to 1. Such a ratio might ers. Please write to us at 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, We reserve the right to edit all letters. Pseudonyms cower lesser populations into the malaise known as “hospitality fa- Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000, fax to 076-213971 are acceptable only if your full name and address tigue”, but we here in Phuket say: bring ’em on! or send an email to [email protected] with are supplied. Jokes aside, there have been some promising developments in Phuket’s tourism infrastructure during the past year [See Inside Island blues Patong is a party town, that’s hotels, with doctors admitting pa- Story, pp 4-5]. Apart from the addition of 10 new hotels adding why millions of people come tients who only need some rest in about 2,000 more rooms, there have been considerable improve- I wonder: is it time to change the here every year. Bring back the order to keep “occupancy rates” ments at Phuket International Airport to help cope with growing place to go for holidays after katoeys – they really know how high. Officials here in Phuket like transit figures. reading every day about robber- to throw a party. to trumpet the place as a medical The opening and subsequent development of Jungceylon with ies around Rawai and the rest of Disappointed, hub, but for me, it’s more of a the recent addition of a second department story and cinema com- the island? For about 10 years I Phuket hypochondriac’s haven. plex also go a long way to enhance the hitherto one-dimensional have been coming to Phuket for Somchai Huasaikul image of Patong and offers a wider range of activities for tourists long periods and have seen the Phuket – a haven for Samkong there. crime grow. hypochondriacs Light me up More good news comes with the recent announcement that At the moment, I am look- within two weeks, the National Legislative Assembly could scrap the ing for a property. All this makes It may sound ironic, but after I was riding in the car with my controversial 10% spa tax that has unnecessarily hindered Phuket’s me wonder about Phuket. Maybe many years of living here I am friend the other day and we ap- development into a truly world-renowned hub for top-quality, afford- it is too dangerous a place for convinced more than ever that proached a busy junction. I was able spas, medical tourism and “wellness” treatments. farangs to settle down in. I will Thai people have an unhealthy surprised to see that the traffic – The Editor stop searching for a moment and addiction to – and possibly even lights were not functioning. Never Do you have an opinion you want to share? look for other places, maybe in a psychological dependence on – mind, I thought to myself. We Email [email protected] another country. So sad. unnecessary medical care. It braved the junction and eventu- Bengt Jansson seems that every time I am not ally edged our way across, only feeling well the only questions I to be greeted by another set of ever have to field are: Have you dud lights further down the road. Merci, Gazette seen a doctor yet? Have you The next night, I was again taken any medicine? out with my friend when we came In association with The Nation Multimedia Group PCL I just want to congratulate you and your team for the contents In the West, some doctors to another set of traffic lights that of the newspaper’s articles. I also advise against taking pharmaceu- were blinking aimlessly. wanted to congratulate you for ticals unless necessary. Overuse Apparently, now get this, Editor: Parichat Utintu the positive aspect of your of antibiotics and the subsequent they turn the lights off after mid- Managing Editor: Chris Husted website. emergence of drug-resistant mi- night because people don’t want News Editor: Stephen Fein Mrs Mounier crobes is well documented. to stop at them. What a fool-proof Nobody here seems to care way to promote road safety – Chief Reporter: Sangkhae Leelanapaporn France about that, though. Take your traffic lights that get turned off Editorial Team: Natcha Yuttaworawit, Janyaporn Morel, Bring back the boyz average patient who goes to see when it’s pitch black. Sompratch Saowakhon, Semacote Suganya, Pathomporn a doctor for a viral complaint for Who came up with such a Kaenkrachang, Nick Davies, Matt Crook, Skyler Swezy. What happened to the Patong which only time and rest are the grand idea? It couldn’t have been carnival this year? I was looking only known cures. any of the motorists killed in road Managing Director: Oranee Pienprasertkul forward to the usual party-like He or she is typically sent accidents this year. It certainly General Manager: Niladaa Mastanawattanakul atmosphere of smiling, confetti- home with three or four bags of wouldn’t have been any of the Marketing Manager: Natthira Susangrat throwing katoeys wooing the pills or syrups. It seems that the confused tourists who come here doctors seldom, if ever, explain Publisher: The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd crowds with their energetic dis- and find themselves running the plays of dancing on imaginatively that the medicine is only to re- gauntlet at every junction. So I decorated floats to start the high lieve symptoms and is not a cure. can only deduce that such a Contact us season with a real bang. Why would they explain, when hairbrain idea came from the Advertising Sales: [email protected] What I saw, though, was not prescribing these mostly useless island’s soi-dog mafia. Classified Advertising: [email protected] a parade, but a sombre proces- (and often potentially harmful) They may look like haggard sion of people finding it difficult medicines are the chief way old hounds, but those dogs are Website Services: [email protected] to smile at the thin crowds look- many of them turn a profit on the obviously up to a lot more than Gazette Guide inquiries: [email protected] ing on. clinics they run? they let on. I certainly won’t be Even worse are the drug Telephone: 076-236555 (10 lines) Fax: 076-213971 I imagine that whoever giving out any bones for a while. was in charge this year wanted stores, where people with no cer- Won’t someone turn on the The views expressed in the Phuket Gazette are those of the writers and contributors to give tourists a taste of tified background in pharmacol- lights? and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, the editor, the shareholders, or the Thailand’s more conservative ogy regularly dole out medicine. Barry directors of The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd. culture. That is a shame, because Hospitals here are more like Kata-Karon Letters conveying views and suggestions are published here. Those seeking comment from government Copyright © 1994-2007 The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd officials and/or business owners are published in Issues & Answers at www.phuketgazette.net. November 10 - 16, 2007 PERSPECTIVES PHUKET GAZETTE 29

he media published a lot of incorrect information about the case of the TDutchman who was in- jured in an attack outside the en- Solving Patong tuk-tuk trance to Jungceylon on October 14. A police investigation revealed that the Dutchman actually hit one of the security guards first after grabbing his baton. problems will take time The guard asked the Dutch- man not to park where he had because the area was reserved them. We always ask the tour- for taxis bringing tourists to ists to show us receipts, but most Jungceylon. The Dutchman was of the time they say that they lost defiant and parked there regard- FIRST them. less. The guard then walked Sometimes, when tourists away, but came back armed with report stolen items, we will go his baton. The Dutchman thought PERSON back to the scene and check the that the guard was going to hit CCTV cameras. Often, we won’t him, so he tried to grab the baton ith the high season already upon see anything and the tourists will from him first. then confess that they lied to the us, Kathu Police are preparing for a police so that they could claim the The guard called out for help surge in the number of tourists to and then about four or five taxi W items on their insurance. We then drivers came to his assistance Patong. charge the tourists with lying to a and beat the Dutchman until he Here, Kathu Police Superintendent Pol police officer. needed to be hospitalized. The A lot of people are unhappy taxi drivers who helped the guard Col Grissak Songmoonnak talks about about transport in Patong, such are not part of a “mafia”, as some of the challenges faced by the police as the tuk-tuks, motorcycle taxis many people said. and taxis. Tourists complain about The Dutchman then went during the high season and some precon- the cost, the lack of parking on to demand a million baht in ceived notions the public has about his team. spaces and how aggressive the compensation from the taxi driv- After just four months as Kathu superin- drivers can be. ers, but it seems that the taxi driv- I held a meeting with local ers pooled together and paid for tendent, Col Grissak’s has a good deal of ex- taxi drivers to try and resolve the his hospital treatment – about perience with crime in tourist destinations; his previous assignment was as head of the problem. This is something that 16,000 baht – and that’s the end must be dealt with slowly, piece of the matter. Tourist Police in Bangkok. by piece. I must ask people to The media response to the give me more time because I am incident was terrible. There were If tourists want to report The most common reason many cases of tourists who re- new to my position and my work stories about mafia in Patong something or file a complaint, for tourists to make a complaint port items being stolen so that only began a few months ago. harming a tourist. I read that he they can do so with the Tourist to Kathu Police Station is for they can make claims on their I would love to see Patong needed 40 stitches in hospital, Police, with the police from Kathu cases of items being stolen from insurance. Thailand is one of the safe and in order because this is which is simply not true. Station or the Immigration Police. hotels. In my experience, many top countries for insurance fraud, an area popular with tourists. If I One point of confusion in We all work with each other so hotels don’t report robberies to according to a recent police re- am able to manage Kathu Police Patong is that tourists often mis- that we can solve the problems the police because they worry port. Station for a long period of time, take other workers for the police tourists have. how it will affect their image. In Some people travel to Thai- I have many things that I would because they wear similar uni- In total, we have about 150 some hotels, it’s actually the tour- land, file insurance claims and get like to try and improve in the city. forms. It’s important to remem- police officers and we do not re- ists who are the thieves. Most a free holiday with their insurance Whether it be early in the ber that a person wearing a uni- ceive extra help during high sea- hotel staff don’t expect foreign- money. Every time tourists report morning or late at night, my of- form could be a member of the son. We ask for help from public ers to steal from each other. a case of theft, we have to ques- ficers have to always be on tourist police, a volunteer, a gov- volunteers. We try to do the best This happens all over Thai- tion them to get as many details standby, which makes us differ- ernment officer, a Municipal of- we can for tourists because if land – in Pattaya, Samui, Haad as possible. Sometimes the tour- ent from other police stations. The ficer, a member of the Phuket they are happy during their stay, Yai, Bangkok. For cases of theft, ists get very aggressive with the police officers who are here work Amateur Radio Club – or even a it means that they will probably we have to look at each situation police officers, as if they are try- very hard. – Compiled by security guard. return to Phuket in the future. from all angles. There have been ing to stop us from questioning Sangkhae Leelanapaporn What’s so elite about Elite Visas? Can I still get a permit-to- I would like to find out more for five consecutive years. about the Thai Elite Visa. Although they do not need Graham to leave the country on visa runs, Phuket they must report to an immigra- stay extension in Patong? tion office every 90 days to reg- The Patong Immigration Office Pol Capt Krissarat Nuesen, of ister that they will stay for another has apparently stopped issuing Phuket Provincial Immigra- 90 days, which costs 1,900 baht visa extensions (extensions to Issues& tion Office, replies: for each 90-day period. “permits to stay”) and is refer- Thai Elite Card holders are For more information or to ring applicants to the main Immi- ANSWERS issued a multiple-entry permit that apply for a Thai Elite Card, visit gration office in Phuket City. Is allows them to stay in Thailand www.thailandelites.com. this temporary or permanent? I Want to know how to get something done? ask because the Patong Immigra- Want to pitch an idea to Phuket’s authorities ? tion Office has always been very Submit your queries or suggestions to us and No cable TV on flat-screen TVs? helpful in the past. we’ll ask the appropriate people to respond. We were out looking for a flat- shown by plasma screens only. I Concerned screen TV over the weekend and guess the salesperson suggested Patong Write to: The Phuket Gazette, 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Muang, when I said that we had cable TV that you buy a plasma screen Phuket 83000. Fax 076-213971, or submit your issue at we were told that you could only because he or she thought that Pol Capt Krissarat Nuesen of the www.phuketgazette.net have a plasma TV. it’s the best-quality screen they Phuket Provincial Immigration The smallest plasma was a had. Office replies: 9 am to 2 pm. foreigners registering their resi- 42 inches, and we only wanted a The immigration office in Any foreigner who wants to dential address. 32-inch screen. Why? Supaporn Malawanno, OA de- Patong does not have enough of- extend his permit to stay should Please note that we will Michael G Finn partment chief of Power Buy ficers to process extensions to come to the Phuket Immigration probably close the Patong Immi- Wichit at Central Festival Phuket, permits to stay throughout its full Office in Phuket City, which is gration Office when the new replies: office hours. open Monday to Friday, from Phuket Provincial Immigration Woranut Saencharoen, Man- Manufacturers of plasma- To reduce the number of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Office in Phuket City opens later ager of Phuket Cable TV, re- screen TVs do not make screens applications for permits to stay The Patong Immigration this year because the building that plies: smaller than 42 inches. I think it’s that the Patong office receives, Office is still open Monday to the Patong office is in belongs to Televisions of any kind of because of the quality of the im- it now accepts applications on Friday, from 9 am to 3 pm, for Patong Municipality and they screen can show cable TV; it is age on the screen and also for Mondays and Fridays only, from other regular services, such as want it back. not a technology that can be marketing reasons. 30 PHUKET GAZETTE FEATURES November 10 - 16, 2007

y buddy Fardley Nerdwell is really proud of his girlfriend Noy. “Singlehandedly, this Mmodest and unassuming Thai Revolutionizing ESL – y’know girl will revolutionize the teaching of En- glish as a Second Language,” he predicted “Well, I have a problem with it,” two words commonly spoken morphed into recently. Fardley huffed, “and so did Jesus Christ. one. You just have to memorize them all. “She has developed a new method ‘Let what you say be simply yes or no,’ he It’s a little like learning how to read Chi- of language teaching which, if adopted, will says in Matthew 5:37. ‘Anything more nese, where you have to memorize every result in a quantum leap in the English lan- than that comes from the Evil One.’ I bet character.” guage skills of Thai students.” people would stop saying ‘absolootly’ “For instance?” “I’m agog,” I said. “Tell me more.” pretty fast if they knew it came from the “Take the idiom ‘tayka’. She identi- “Simply by watching television, Noy Evil One.” fied this reduction by listening to me. I’d has figured out that there are only two “What was your point about Noy?” say I have to tayka nap, tayka bath, tayka expressions which any student of English TSOWNDINGS I asked. break, tayka look, tayka pee, tayka poo. really needs to know in today’s fast-mov- “Ah. Well. Noy has figured out that Do you realize how many times a day we ing world. They are ‘y’know’ and By S. TSOW if you’re listening to an American, even if use the expression ‘tayka’?” ‘absolootly’. you don’t understand a word he says, you “Not until now,” I said. “In the US,” Fardley continued, “and plea for bonding.” can make him think you understand him “Dozens of situations require us to even in Europe, every movie star, singer, “Amen,” I said. “So if the intent is to completely if you just nod wisely and say use this indispensable reduction, yet so far sports star and public figure peppers ev- be friendly, why do you object?” ‘Absolootly’ after every few sentences. as I know not a single methodology that ery sentence with the utterly meaningless “Because it has no meaning and it “And in speaking to such a person, teaches it systematically. Tayka trip, tayka interjection ‘y’know’. In fact, I believe that interrupts the flow of the sentence,” every time you’re stuck for words, just walk, tayka ride, tayka bus, tayka train, you can scientifically measure a person’s Fardley snapped. “It is verbal incompe- throw in a ‘y’know’ or two. He’ll think tayka taxi, tayka boat, tayka plane, tayka verbal facility by counting how often he tence masking as the tail-wagging of a you’re speaking perfect idiomatic Ameri- swim, tayka pill, tayka chance, tayka va- says ‘y’know’. The more he says it, the friendly dog. Every time I hear this idiotic can English, when in fact you’re simply cation…” more verbally incompetent he is. expression, I want to scream, ‘Do I know struggling to remember your grammar “Okay, okay, I get the picture,” I said. “‘Y’know’ has no meaning. All it tells WHAT? No! I DON’T know! YOU’re rules.” “By introducing Noy’s method, called me is that the speaker is inarticulate. Each the one who’s speaking! YOU tell ME!” “That’s great,” I said. “Noy has fig- Reductionist English, we can create a new time he says it, he is actually telling me: ‘I “Careful of the capital letters, they’re ured that out, has she? The girl will go far English-teaching methodology that will am groping for words here, but I am try- hard on the eyes,” I cautioned him. in life.” sweep the world,” Fardley concluded. ing to hide my incoherence by using this “Then there’s the brainless word “This is part of her new method of “Absolootly,” I concurred. shameless little filler. I hope you will take ‘absolootly,’” Fardley fumed. “What’s teaching English. But mostly she focuses “Y’know?” it as a friendly attempt to interact, to draw wrong with ‘yes’?” on reductions. Noy says we can forget you into my discourse, to reach out to you, “’Absolootly’ is more vigorous, more about grammar, structure and sentence S. Tsow can be flamed, y’know, at: my listener, in a desperate but inarticulate hearty, more definite and firm,” I replied. patterns. English consists of nothing but [email protected] In The Stars by Isla Star SCORPIO (October 24-Novem- dissolve when you stop burying you need to see something in ink GEMINI (May 22-June 21): De- have been made to your advan- ber 22): Sparks will fly when you your head in the sand. Tuesday before leaving your job. Family spite lessons learned, do not pre- tage on Thursday. Money mat- encounter a past romantic part- is best for an honest discussion overseas are likely to plan a visit; sume a relationship with Libra will ters are well-starred until the end ner this weekend. Control your with someone who can help. if you’re not keen on house not work. Too much comparison of the month. Ginger and cinna- emotions so that unfinished busi- Love with Aries has Cupid’s sup- guests, make this tactfully clear. with an old flame could burn out mon encourage energy to flow. ness can be settled. If you’re cel- port, but a relationship with Pi- this liaison unnecessarily. Ro- ebrating a birthday this week, the sces will fail. The number 5 is ARIES (March 21-April 20): As mance has the stars’ support un- VIRGO (August 23-September year ahead offers financial gain lucky on Thursday. high season unfolds, you will feel til the end of the month. Money 23): Work will ease after the and the chance to expand your the urge to find peace and quiet. matters will improve when a debt weekend, which could be a mixed horizons. Wear olive green for AQUARIUS (January 21-Febru- Ask a Leo to join you as amusing is repaid out of the blue, but avoid blessing. Nostalgia threatens to patience and understanding. ary 19): If you’re looking for love, company encourages you to see splashing out on frivolous items. dampen your spirits unless you you will be in the right place at the lighter side of life. After the make an effort to bury the past. SAGITTARIUS (November 23- the right time this week. If you’re middle of this month, the astral CANCER (June 22-July 23): A A new romantic interest is indi- December 21): Put your talent of in a relationship, spoil your part- atmosphere gradually becomes stressful week lies ahead. Just cated to appear before the end pouring oil on troubled waters to ner as your busy work-life has left less intense and relaxation easier. when you thought a fiery work of the month. Single Virgos good use this week. A practical them feeling neglected. Gemini’s issue had been put out, someone should focus on brightening up outlook lets you to plan for the business proposal is worth care- TAURUS (April 21-May 21): rakes through the embers. The their appearance beforehand. future, but you need to convince ful consideration, so stall for time. Give planning for the future a rest best day for a cool confrontation those close to you that their un- The scent of pine sharpens your and concentrate on enjoying what is Wednesday. Your partner has LIBRA (September 24-October realistic expectations are causing instincts. you have achieved so far this surprising news this weekend; 23): Important information could financial problems. Number 6 is year. A transition will take place take time before reacting. be mixed up due to Chinese whis- lucky on Monday. PISCES (February 20-March next year, but the details are not pers, so get the facts from the 20): A love affair that didn’t ap- yet clear. Mutual interests en- LEO (July 24-August 22): Ro- horse’s mouth. Thursday is best CAPRICORN (December 22- pear on the cards becomes a pos- courage romantic interest from a mantic sparks will fly this week- for a spending spree. A younger January 20): Even if you can’t sibility, but you may have other lonely Leo; backpedal until you end and single Leos will leave family member will benefit from catch a falling star, good luck is fish to fry by now. Taurus’ work learn more about them. The num- their lairs in pursuit of an attrac- some quality moments of your due this week. Work stresses will opportunity could be ideal, but ber 8 is lucky on Tuesday. tive Taurus. A financial error may attention. November 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 31 32 PHUKET GAZETTE COMPUTERS November 10 - 16, 2007

nformation security is an ex- citing field in IT that happens to have been be my day job Ifor the past four years. Over the past 10 years, information se- An introduction to curity (infosec) has morphed from the boring confines of network and system administration, fire- walls and anti-virus software into areas including enterprise archi- tecture, mobile device security information security and security research. The three pillars of informa- tion security are integrity, confi- the top infosec pundits are finally quote. Security is a continuous dentiality and availability. Integ- realizing what Mr Schneier ex- process – it is not a product that rity means that data is not modi- pounded seven years ago. comes out of a box. As old prob- fied while it is in transit or in stor- If you are familiar with any lems are solved, new threats age. Confidentiality means that IT operations, you know the emerge and the landscape shifts. data is not accessed by unautho- mess that the infosec cartel has • “Security is a chain and rized entities. created. Mr Schneier calls most only as secure as its weakest Availability means that any of them “snake oil salesmen”: a link.” This is where “defense in activity from a stupid user or ma- morass of one-off point solutions depth” comes in. Unfortunately, licious person does not prevent to solve specific technical prob- people are often the weakest link another entity from using an ap- lems without any regard to look- in a security defense-in-depth plication or accessing data. ing at an enterprise’s security chain. Security awareness train- One of the top strategies of system. ing and directive controls such as protection is layering, or “defense “Management by maga- regulations and security policies in depth”. Layering ensures that zine” bosses and “stuck in the are what is needed. a single failure of a security con- box” research outfits dictate in- • “Complexity is the worst trol element does not render an creased IT security spending, but enemy of security.” The complex- entire solution ineffective. with no strategy behind it. Many ity referred to here is the result One method of classifying companies have so much secu- of more and more features, on security controls is the action of rity product crap that they don’t more and more technology de- the control. For example, “direc- even have the resources to read vices. tive controls” are related to laws, the log files. • “It is impossible to design regulations and security policies. For example, I was once a security system devoid of “Preventive controls” stop parachuted in to firefight a large trust.” If you read my previous or reduce the occurrence of corporation’s Cryptologist turned security guru Bruce Schneier is author of the article on back- crimes, avert human failure and definitive book on information security, ‘Secrets and Lies’. mess of an anti- ing up, you wold errors, and reduce risk. Making virus installation know that some- up the bulk of today’s security normal operation after an error Lies: Digital Security in a Net- (bought from where along the spending, these are typically rep- or an attack has occurred. worked World. Published in my employer); security chain resented by firewalls, anti-virus You can see how cyber se- 2000, it is by uber-guru Bruce the poor, belea- you must trust software, authentication and en- curity affects security in the Schneier. In the past couple of guered, under- somebody, cryption. physical world, except that in IT days, I re-read it from front to paid, over- somewhere, A “detective control” veri- the bad guy can now be any- back. worked IT guy sometime. fies whether directive and pre- where on the planet. Only now, after averaging had as one of his Instead of ventive controls have been suc- “Normal” software bugs 50+ hours per week over the past duties to manage 2,500 corporate pouring cash blindly into security- cessful and include log files, in- affect reliability or performance four years am I starting to under- desktops and laptops. He didn’t prevention products, risk man- trusion-detection systems and and are discovered rather quickly. stand how much I don’t know have enough time to check the agement evaluates the assets closed-circuit television (CCTV). However, bugs that break secu- about information security. management console for alerts, being protected and introduces “Corrective controls” re- rity are undetected for at least Mr Schneier simplifies the yet alone track log files on sus- appropriate detection, response verse the effects of an unwanted some time, leaving the bad guys security controls mentioned into pect devices. and recovery procedures. activity resulting from human er- a window of opportunity. The suc- three classes: prevention, detec- Soon there was so much When information security ror or attack. Examples are inci- cess of a security program is hard tion and response (which includes malware that the network was is considered part of risk manage- dent handling and fire extinguish- to measure because “success” recovery). His first specialty was slowing to a crawl. The anti-vi- ment, it becomes a business en- ers. means that nothing happens. cryptography, which is all about rus software on the devices abler instead of a cost center. A “recovery control” re- One of the first infosec prevention. couldn’t even phone home to the There is a brilliant series of turns an affected system back to books I read was Secrets and About two-thirds of the way anti-virus servers. podcasts by Gary McGraw, one through writing Secrets and Lies For the sake of brevity, here of the top application security he realized how wrong he was to are some of Mr Schneier’s nug- experts in the world, called apply cryptographic principles to gets of wisdom, along with some Silverbullet. information security. Why? Be- explanation when necessary: His guests are a Who’s cause 100% prevention is impos- • “If you think technology Who of the pioneers and legends sible. Why? First, bad software. is going to solve your problem, in information security. It is not Most developers and architects then you don’t understand tech- overly technical, it is very easy still have had no security train- nology and you don’t understand on the ears and the anecdotes are ing. Second, for many reasons your problem.” priceless. See: www.cigital.com/ bad guys will always stay one step • “Security is a process, silverbullet/page/2/ ahead of the good guys. not a technology.” This is prob- Fast forward to today and ably Mr Schneier’s most famous Ignacio Evans is an information security consultant based in Southeast Asia who tries to be in Phuket whenever he can. Email him with questions, com- plaints or comments at: [email protected] November 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 33 34 PHUKET GAZETTE B U S I N E S S & MONEY November 10 - 16, 2007 Asia update: India surges as Myanmar falls further behind uly 1997 saw the start of of the baht. the Asian financial crisis Although it escaped the with the International Mon- brunt of the Asian financial cri- Jetary Fund (IMF) providing sis, India is in the same position. A Burmese man leads his billions of dollars to ease the di- Five interest-rate increases in the cows along a dirt path. sastrous situation. past year have slowed down the The vast differences in Ten years later and the situ- growth of the economy. The ef- life expectancy and ation is reversed. The Asian Ti- fect on the value of the rupee has literacy between ger economies are living up to been negligible. Myanmar and other their name. Economic growth is The currency has risen Southeast Asian strong and foreign-exchange re- steadily and is now starting to countries can be attri- serves are enormous. Far from erode the competitive position of buted to the impact the needing IMF bail- many exporters, to ruling government has outs, Asian econo- such an extent that had on the country. mies are now look- major Indian firms ing at where to in- are considering vest their wealth. moving part of their One major US operations to less- investment bank fortunate coun- predicted that the tries. Malaysian ringgit, The Indian then at RM3.37 to ONEY situation is different continued. grants, but few want unskilled The disparity between the US dollar, would M to that of Thailand, After several hours of con- people. The gap between the in- North and South Korea is another rise in value to where exports cern, there was relief from for- comes of skilled and unskilled example of the differences that RM3.35 to the dol- TALKS heavily outweighing eign investors when the Central workers is widening and causing governments can make. Ulti- lar by the end of imports has caused Bank announced that it still problems in countries such as mately, however, it is not govern- 2007. Currency By Richard G Watson the baht to rise. In wanted investment in the stock China and America. ments that create wealth – it is predictions are al- India, it is this fac- market. It would superficially ap- the individuals in society who ways difficult. The prediction was tor combined with huge foreign in- Stock markets are often pear that transfers of capital from achieve it. correct, but it took only five days. vestment that has caused the ru- viewed by the public as some sort wealthy to poor nations benefit In 1979, Deng Xiaoping, By October 26, the Malay- pee to surge in value. of gambling concept. In reality, as the recipients. then the newly-installed leader of sian ringgit had reached RM3.34 The Indian Central Bank, any central banker knows, stock However, on CNBC’s Glo- China, embarked on a tour of to the dollar. The second part of the Reserve Bank of India, is markets are a mechanism for bal Forum show, in a panel dis- Singapore, Malaysia and Thai- the prediction was that the cur- faced with a dilemma. India companies to raise capital for cussion held in Johannesburg, land. He noted how advanced rency would appreciate to needs foreign direct investment expansion. India is trying to ex- Themba Sono, an indigenous Af- these countries were in compari- RM3.00 to the dollar by end of to bring technical expertise to pand its financial markets to make rican professor of economics at son with China and on his return, 2008. many areas of industry and it them deeper and more liquid. At Pretoria University, pointed out he scrapped communist econom- The Malaysian Central needs investment to upgrade its the moment, India does not want that wealthier countries have do- ics in favor of a free market. Bank, Bank Negara, is consider- domestic infrastructure. this to coincide with a continually- nated some US$500 billion to Af- This led to a transformation ing a move to allow the ringgit to The rapid economic growth appreciating currency. rica over the past 40 years and of the Chinese economy. India, trade offshore in an attempt to re- in India is attracting massive capi- One measure taken recently that this money has been wasted. noting the Chinese experience, lieve the pressure on its currency, tal flow into the stock market. In was to increase the amount do- Most economic problems had discarded its socialist eco- which keeps appreciating in an attempt to reduce some of this mestic investors were allowed to are caused by governments. nomic model by the early 1990s. value. investment flow, the Reserve invest in overseas portfolios. It is Comparisons between countries Free enterprise works. Thailand is currently in a Bank curbed overseas borrowing almost certain this limit will have such as Thailand and Myanmar similar situation, having instituted by Indian companies, although to be increased again. show massive differences in life Richard G Watson runs Global capital controls in December inflows from foreign direct in- A major problem the world expectancy, living standards, nu- Portfolios Co Ltd, a Phuket- 2006 to restrict the rise in value vestment and stocks and bonds is facing is population growth. trition and literacy. based personal financial-plan- Every year the population of the Myanmar is falling behind in ning service. He can be world rises by about 70 million every category. Considering that reached at Tel: 076-381997. people. Most of this can be at- Myanmar, 50 years ago, had a Fax: 076-383185. Mobile: tributed to poor families in poor higher literacy rate than Thailand, 081-0814611. Email: imm@ countries. its military government has a lot loxinfo.co.th Website: www. Many countries want immi- to answer for. global-portfolios.com November 10 - 16, 2007 BUSINESS & MONEY PHUKET GAZETTE 35 ON THE MOVE Adam Beasley, from Aus- Ashleigh Brayshaw, from Hansruedi Frutiger, from tralia, has been appointed England, has been ap- Switzerland, has been ap- Director of Food & Bev- pointed Marketing Com- pointed General Manager erage at the Sheraton munications Manager at of Movenpick Resort & Grande Laguna Phuket. the Sheraton Grande La- Spa Karon Beach Phuket. With more than 17 years of guna Phuket. He has worked in experience in the F&B and Ms Brayshaw has many countries including hospitality industries, Mr worked for more than 11 the Philippines, Malaysia, Beasley has also worked at years in the industry at Thailand and Egypt during the Sheraton Towers many leading hotels in the his more than 30 years as Southgate and The Ivy UK and US including the an hotelier. Restaurant in London. Be- The Broadmoor Resort in Before moving to fore joining Laguna Phu- Colorado, the Sheraton Phuket, Mr Frutiger was ket, he was F&B Manager Park Tower in London and General Manager at Eastin at the Langham Hotel in The Westin Turnberry Re- Hotel in Petaling Jaya, Melbourne, Australia. sort in Scotland. Malaysia.

By Lana Willocks

LANGKAWI: Phuketsail, a Phuket-based regional distributor Local marine business sees of leading marine equipment brands, is expanding its opera- tions to Langkawi in a move it says will dramatically reduce costs and improve efficiency. big savings in Langkawi Phuketsail, which distrib- Mr Hill said represented 60% of utes marine equipment brands the company’s trade, the average such as Lewmar, Plastimo, ITT, Phuketsail lead time will be cut by one-third. Jabsco and Starbrite from its base Managing “Speed is everything for my cus- in Koh Kaew, just north of Director Julian tomers. The benefits of speedy Phuket City, will open Phuketsail Hill pictured with customs clearance are better Sdn Bhd at the duty-free Malay- some of the marine than the 25% cost improvement,” sian port at Langkawi at the end said Mr Hill. of this month. merchandise that he will now be Mr Hill said that the ease The new location, which will of merchant banking and good be a wholly-owned subsidiary of shipping through Langkawi. communications infrastructure in Phuketsail Co Ltd, will serve as Langkawi also played a role in the the primary stocking and logistics decision to set up there. center for the company. Eric Limbos, acting general More than 60% of the manager of Phuketsail Sdn Bhd, company’s revenue is generated said that in the 12 months follow- from online orders for yacht ing the opening of the office, the equipment, said Phuketsail Man- central stocking of more than aging Director Julian Hill. 4,400 chandlery items will be Setting up a distribution cen- “On products that are sub- paperwork at the customs of- vide photos of the products, ex- moved to the Langkawi export ter in Langkawi will serve the ject to high import duties, such as fice,” he added. plain the purpose, transfer money center. growing local market and provide life jackets and life buoys, we will By shipping through the to customs, then ship to Phuket. The company distributes to better support for export markets, be able to cut prices by half,” he Langkawi office, the time spent “In Langkawi, there is no Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, said Mr Hill. The duty-free sta- added. sending products to customers customs; we pick up from the air- Vietnam, Philippines, China, Hong tus of the island will allow the From the new outlet’s will be reduced from several days port an hour after the plane Kong, the Maldives and other lo- company to import and export its Langkawi location, bureaucratic to a matter of hours, said Mr Hill. lands,” said Mr Hill. cations around the Asia Pacific product range cheaper and more procedures would involve only a “Courier shipments… can For urgent shipments, which region. efficiently than before, he added. third of the paperwork for simi- take over a week in Thailand to The Phuket headquarters lar orders processed through clear customs. They have to go will continue to support the do- Thailand, said Mr Hill. to Bangkok first, then we have mestic Thai market and also In an email to the Gazette, to do itemized customs entry, serve as the center for the Mr Hill wrote that with the new translate the shipping paperwork company’s IT, administration, “paperless” customs clearance into Thai language and script, pro- sales-consultancy, special-order system in Thailand, he still and website-development opera- “counted 52 pieces of paper to tions. clear a small shipment that came Setting up the Langkawi- by mail (a small box with one item based office means the company in it). can slash product prices by 25% “It took three hours, 25 min- to 30%, said Mr Hill. utes to complete and submit the 36 PHUKET GAZETTE SPORTS November 10 - 16, 2007

KARON: Tournament favorites Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh from the US were pushed all the way, but maintained their Tourney favorites win US composure to walk away with the title and US$32,000 first-prize money in the Second Phuket Thailand Open held October 31 to November 4. The pair over- volleyball final showdown came stiff opposition from com- patriots Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs to win the exciting three-set final. The world’s top women beach volleyball stars graced the sands of Karon Beach for the event, the last stop on the Swatch-FIVB Women’s Beach Volleyball World Tour. With US$200,000 in prize money up for grabs, it attracted the very top in- ternational teams competing and firmly cemented its place as one of Asia’s biggest beach-volleyball tournaments. Qualifying rounds were held on October 31, with the main competition from November 1 to Nicole Branagh (above) dives for the ball during the final of the 4. Sixty-two teams from 26 coun- Thailand Phuket Open, while Misty May-Treanor (right picture, left) tries signed up for the tournament, and Kerri Walsh show off their winners’ medals after beating with play taking place on four Brannagh and Elaine Youngs in the final 2-1. Photos taken by FIVB. match courts. Among those in contention to Dutch pairing Sanne Keizer Wacholder and Tyra Turner, 2-0 for the title were the Chinese duo and Mered de Vries. (21-18, 21-12). Xue Chen and Zhang Xi, who After the two qualifying Winners of last year’s were Swatch FIVB champions rounds, the first round of main Phuket tourney Xue Chen and last year. competition began on November Zhang Xi from China were forced eventually bowed out to the Aus- some of the skills that took them Ranked number two in the 1. May-Treanor and Walsh al- to forfeit their match against trian team of Doris and Stefanie to the final, with a number of ral- world, fellow Chinese Tian Jia and most suffered a shock defeat at Efthalia Koutroumanidou and Schwaiger. lies that saw all four players spec- Wang Jie were also out to leave the hands of number 32 seeds Maria Tsiartsiani from Greece In the semi-finals on No- tacularly diving for the ball. As their mark on the tourney, along Galyna Osheyko and Svitlana and bow out of the tourney after vember 3, two American teams the second set began, the rain with teams from Australia, Bra- Baburina from the Ukraine, but one of them suffered an injury. won convincingly to book their stopped and the sun shone down zil, Canada, Italy, Cuba and recovered to take the win. Thailand had two teams in places in the final. Walsh and on Karon Beach. Branagh and France. The Americans went down the main competition. The two May-Treanor were first up, fend- Youngs took this as their cue to Before the tournament, 1-0 (21-18) before clawing back Thai teams had mixed fortunes. ing off opposition from Germans step up their game, walking over Dane Selznick, coach of the the final two sets (21-15, 15-9). On November 1, Kamoltip Kulna Rieke Brink-Abeler and Hella their opposition 21-16 in the sec- American Olympic duo, said, In the second round, they beat and Yupa Puklongploy were de- Jurich 2-1 (21-17, 21-16). Mean- ond set to set up the a final-set “The Phuket Thailand Open is the Imara Esteves Ribalta and feated 2-0 in the first round by while, Branagh and Youngs up- showdown. only open event on this year’s cal- Milagros Victoria M. Crespo Eva Hamzaoui and Deborah set the Chinese team of Tian Jia Walsh and May-Treanor endar that has drawn a field of from Cuba 2-0 (21-19, 21-19). Giaoui from France (19-21, 23- and Wang, winning in straight sets won the toss, opting to receive. the same strength as a Grand Walsh and Treanor had to 21, 15-12). (21-17, 21-17). The match went right down to the Slam tournament. come from behind once again to On the same day, Usa On the final day on Novem- wire, with Branagh leveling the On October 31, Thais move a step closer to the final on Tenpaksee and Jarunee Sannok ber 4, the Chinese team of Tian score up at 12-12. Manerat Udomchavee and November 2 with a 2-1 win over had better luck, beating Germans Jia and Wang were first on court, Walsh and May-Treanor Julaluk Radarong narrowly Ana Paula Connelly and Kelly Geeske Banck and Anja Gunther taking on Brink-Abeler and Jurich took the next two points, but missed out on a place in the sec- Shelda from Brazil (15-21, 21-16, 2-1 (21-10, 21-18). Later in the in the third-place playoff. The Branagh and Youngs saved the ond qualifying round after a 16-14). They then booked their day, however, the Thai duo were Germans never looked to be a first match point. Branagh looked closely-fought battle, narrowly place in the semi-finals by defeat- defeated by Germans Katrin threat to the Chinese, with Tian to be in some discomfort during losing 2-1 (21-16, 19-21, 15-12) ing fellows Americans, Rachel Holtwick and Ilka Semmler, who Jia and Wang emerging victori- the final set, constantly needing ous in straight sets (21-18, 21-15). ice packs applied to the back of As the third-place playoff her neck. ended and the two finalist teams Youngs served once again took to the court, heavy rain be- to save the match, but after a gan to fall. The two American brief rally, May-Treanor spiked teams looked to be in top physi- the ball hard and killed the final cal form. Walsh and May- point to take the title. At the Treanor took the first set con- awards presentation, May- vincingly, winning 21-18, but as Treanor was also honored as the Branagh and Youngs started to best player of the tournament, find their form, the match became while Ana Paula Connelly fiercely contested. scooped the award for the fast- Both teams demonstrated est serve of the tournament. November 10 - 16, 2007 SP O R T S PHUKET GAZETTE 37 Phuket’s golfers Triathlon rivals set prepare to swing for Phuket showdown for local charity PHUKET: This year’s Child 11 am registration and a 12 pm at Laguna Phuket Watch Charity Golf Event, orga- shotgun tee-off time. nized by the British Business As- A raffle and auction will PHUKET: December 2 will see sociation, Phuket (BBA-P), is take place after the post-tourna- a clash of triathlon titans in Phu- scheduled to take place on Sat- ment dinner at the Millennium ket as 2007 Hawaii Iron Man urday November 17 at the Blue Hotel, Patong. champion Brit Chrissie Wellington Canyon Country Club. The dinner is open to every- will go head to head with Cana- Now in its ninth year, the one, even those who do not com- dian Samantha McGlone (pic- Charity Golf Event is a popular pete in the tournament. tured), who finished second in occasion on the island that has A range of prizes, featuring Hawaii. achieved resounding success everything from cruises, hotel Samantha will be out for thanks to sponsors who have do- stays and gift items, will be up for revenge as the pair face off in nated prizes for both the compe- grabs in the auction. the 2007 Laguna Phuket Tri- tition winners and the charity auc- All items have been donated athlon. Chrissie, a professional tion. by sponsors of the event. Dona- triathlete for a little over a year, Since the competition be- tions are still welcomed for the won the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile gan, more than five million baht auction and as bonus prizes for bike ride and 26.2-mile run in has been raised for various local the winners of each hole. Hawaii in nine hours, eight min- charities. Entry for dinner and golf is utes and 45 seconds; Samantha This year, organizers are 3,150 baht for Blue Canyon mem- finished in 9 hrs 14 min 4 sec. hoping to raise enough to top the bers and 4,950 baht for non-mem- Samantha is a two-time 1.45 million baht donated to Child bers. The cost for dinner without Laguna Phuket Triathlon cham- Watch Phuket last year, of which golf is 900 baht. pion, while this year will mark 30% has gone towards a schol- Blue Canyon Country Club Chrissie’s debut on the island. arship program for children. was named “Best Golf and Spa The race will start at Laguna Child Watch is once again Destination 2005” by Spa Asia Beach Resort at 7 am, with the set to benefit from money raised magazine, while the Canyon swimming leg leading into a 55- by the tournament this year. Course was named “Best Golf kilometer bike ride from Laguna Child Watch is a registered Course in Asia” 2003, 2004 and to the Naithon Hills. charity that helps abused children, 2005 by Asia Money’s travel Other pros in for the event while also maintaining a care cen- poll. this year include Italian Massimo ter for the children of incarcer- For further information Cigana, German Faris Al-Sultan ated men and women. email Martin Carpenter MBE at and Australian Mirinda Carfrae. This year’s competition will [email protected] or Mark For further information visit be a 4-ball Texas scramble with Phillips at [email protected] www.lagunaphukettriathlon.com PATONG DARTS LEAGUE PATONG: It was a good night for guys named Billy in October 30 play in the Patong Dart league, with Billy from Queen Mary and Billy from Offshore leading their teams to victory. League leaders Queen Mary stretched their lead to six points by clobbering last-place Beach House 8-1 and taking the beer leg. Scotsman Billy tossed in a 180 on his way to winning his singles match. Then, with 60 left in the doubles, he closed with a x20, x10 rather than the standard 20, x20. At Soi Nanai 2, Offshore Billy checked out with 100 remaining in the beer leg with a T20, x20 close. Paul of Offshore walked off with the high score – a 140. Offshore took the match 6-3. In a match for second place, Dog’s Bollocks playing out of Soi Seadragon easily swiped all three points off Piccadilly. The win moved Dogs Bollocks past Piccadilly into second place. Send match information to [email protected] for inclu- sion in this weekly round-up. Ad- International Rugby October 30 results: Dogs Bollocks* 7 Piccadilly 2; Beach House 1 Queen Mary* 8; Offshore* 6 Shakers 3; Market Bar* 6 Valhalla 3; 3x7 Simply Red bye (* = winner of beer leg). K. Jib Standings: 1. Queen Mary (27); 2. Dogs Bollocks (21); 3. Piccadilly (20); 4. Offshore (19); 5. Shakers (16); 6. Market Bar (11);7. Simply Red (9); 8. Valhalla (5); 9. Beach House (4).

November 13 matchups: Market Bar v Queen Mary; Beach House v Piccadilly; Valhalla v Offshore; Simply Red v Shakers; Dogs Bollocks bye (home team first). 38 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY November 10 - 16, 2007

Home of the Week Kathu

The minimalist interior styling features clean, crisp lines and the floor-to-ceiling glass panel windows and doors offer impressive views of the greens. Swinging into style KATHU: Nestled in lush foothills The ground-floor car park and with private balconies. All in the heart of Kathu lie the roll- leads to the spacious living area, bedrooms have hardwood floors ing lawns of Phuket Country which includes a dining room, and plenty of closet space. Club. This long-established and kitchen and bathroom. A Euro- Dimmer lights, water filtra- picturesque golf course provides pean-style kitchen features a tion and broadband Internet are a setting for tropical living, im- stove, grill, oven and microwave, all included. The “infinity” glaz- mersed in fairways and landscap- while the dining room has seat- ing system with pivoted windows ing. ing for eight. fully integrates the outdoor area For the golf enthusiast, the Many decorative features with the interior. newly-built Country Club Town- can be found in the living room, Generous overhangs and houses each offer three levels of such as a built-in shelving unit timber screens deflect the heat modern living space and a ground- that hosts a widescreen TV. from the sun, while glass roofing level car park. Sturdy glass doors and win- allows extra light into the bath- Located just off the 15th dows built into one wall allow rooms and stairwells. fairway, this week’s home offers natural light to flood into rooms This condo, which provides amazing views of the greens, hills from the outside pool- and pri- luxurious living with golf-course and valleys. vate-patio area. frontage. Is conveniently located Contemporary design and A master bedroom, featur- just three kilometers from Phuket an inventive use of screens en- ing a small sitting area and walk- City and 6km from Patong. The sure complete privacy for every in closet, occupies the second asking price for this unit is 15 home. level, where there is also a pri- million baht. The minimalist interior styl- vate living room and designer ing features clean, crisp lines. bathroom. Glass doors, which can For more information contact Stylish interiors have been be covered by blinds, open out Patrick Lusted at Tel: 076 288- decorated with tasteful art, light onto a balcony. 908 or Email patrick@ fixtures and furniture made of The third level hosts two siamrealestate.com Website: natural materials. additional bedrooms, both en suite www.siamrealestate.com

Ad- The Bell 3x4 K. Na November 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 39

Construction by Janyaporn Morel

KAMALA: Despite being less than one-quarter complete, all 66 units of the 250-million-baht The Kamala condo project sells out Trees Residence condominium project in Kamala have already sold out. nantly of Americans and Thais, Begun in August this year, he added. construction is scheduled to fin- K. Manus said that he was ish by November 2008. surprised to see a number of Thai First-time property devel- customers buying into the project. oper Phuket Plus Co Ltd is be- The Thais were won over by de- hind the project. Project Direc- sign and affordability, he said. tor Manus Nararatwanchai at- “We can see that the prop- tribute the fast sale of the units erty market in Phuket is stable to superior design work, location and will continue to grow in the and affordability. The units, avail- future. Most condos in Phuket able to buy from January 16, sold sell for between 60,000 and out in August. 100,000 baht per square meter. “We used post-modern de- “We have a very close signs to make everything look as working relationship with our con- attractive as possible,” said K. struction contractor and architect, Manus. “We don’t offer a sea The modern design is one of the major factors in the quick sell-out of all 66 units at The Trees Residence, Island Architect Co Ltd, which view. Instead residents will be in say developer Phuket Plus. means that we were able to lower the hills, surrounded by trees. ing popular because of the quiet from 3.6 million baht to 12 million square meters, help to improve the cost of construction and con- There are a lot of projects that surroundings. baht. blood circulation. Located next to trol the quality of the work,” said offer sea views, but they are far “It’s a great place to live With only about 40% of the the 20-meter-long main swim- K. Manus. more expensive than ours. and it is within easy reach of land area used for construction, ming pool, the two pools have “We are happy with the “We saw value in hillside Surin, the airport and Patong. A there is a large area allocated for been designed to resemble a yin- progress of this project. I think land before many other develop- lot of property developers are parks and a range of other facili- yang symbol,” said K. Manus. that when customers see the ers. The room designs and inte- now starting to see the potential ties. “There will also be squash quality of the work we are doing, rior decor are of the highest qual- in Kamala,” said K. Manus. “We designed the facilities and tennis courts. Our custom- they will buy their next proper- ity. We finished our sample unit The Trees Residence is a to complement the location so we ers will have a range of activities ties from us as well,” he added. in July. That greatly helped com- low-rise condominium, with seven could give our customers every- that other projects don’t offer,” plete the last of the sales. three-story buildings on seven rai thing they will need. Aside from he added. For more information contact “In previous years, Kamala of foothill land. basic facilities, such as a swim- The Trees Residence is The Trees Residence sales office was not perceived as a desirable The project comprises 54 ming pool, gym and sauna, we will aimed primarily at foreign buyers, (45/11 Village 1, Kamala, area because it is located be- one-bedroom apartments, six provide a library, and hot and cold said K. Manus. Kathu; Tel: 076-279225; Email: tween Surin and Patong, with two-bedroom apartments and six hydrotherapy pools,” K. Manus About 80% of his custom- [email protected]) or visit: what some say is an inferior studios, ranging from 63 square said. ers are Scandinavian, while the www.thetreesresidence.com or beach. Now, Kamala is becom- meters to 159sqm. Prices range “The ponds, set on 40 remainder is made up predomi- www.phuketplus.co.th 40 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY November 10 - 16, 2007 November 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 41

t is astounding to see the rapid emergence of the property market in Danang, Icentral Vietnam. For mar- kets such as Phuket, it’s impor- tant to track existing competition Danang muscles in and to look at up-and-coming des- tinations vying for real-estate in- vestors’ cash in order to draw comparisons and see what is driv- ing demand. Danang is the fourth larg- est city in Vietnam with a popu- on regional market lation of just under 1 million people. It has a permanent expa- Two key issues have been projects offer lifestyle villas and triate population of less than the increase of land leases from apartments that are common- 1,000. There is an international 50 to 70 years and the ability of place in Phuket. airport with direct links to Singa- foreign firms to directly invest in It will take time to assess pore and Siem Reap, along with the country. This bodes well for how Phuket can compete with numerous domestic flight routes. a competitive edge over Thai- destinations such as Danang. Tourist arrivals for 2006 were land’s wait-and-see attitude With beach destinations such as about 700,000, with foreigners about property and foreign own- Langkawi, Sanya, Boracay, Nha accounting for more than 200,000 ership. Trang and Kota Kinabalu all stak- of those. It’s important to remember ing their claim for their share in As a key domestic city, that Vietnam has its potential is- the market, both Danang and Danang is home to government sues. While still a communist Phuket have some stiff competi- offices and close to a seaport and country, visa requirements and tion. booming petroleum-refining in- an enormous bureaucracy re- Danang, however, already dustry. With China Beach rated main byproducts of a hostile era. has the foundations for a thriving among the finest in the world and As for the depth of the prop- property sector. cultural tourism attractions includ- erty market, there will be a ing My Son, the Cham Museum shakeout from the highly-specu- Bill Barnett is Managing Direc- and Marble Mountains in nearby lative double-digit growth mar- tor of C9 Hotelworks Hoi An and Hué, there is more ket. (c9hotelworks. com), a Phuket- than enough to keep visitors busy. Danang’s Nam Hai-hotel managed villas are currently commanding prices over US$2 million in what is shaping up to be a boom market. Weather also plays a fac- based hotel and residential To draw a comparison with tor, given the number of days with property consulting firm. With Thailand, you’d have to combine to US$2.5-million bracket. quality infrastructure and the cur- little sunshine and likely a nine- more than 20 years’ experience the commerce of Surat Thani, the Unique to the market is the rent pro-business attitude, along month-a-year beach-holiday sea- in the region, he has played an culture of Chiang Mai and the massive expanse of vacant land with reforms in the government, son. Possible oversupply issues active role in some of the beaches of Phuket. available for beachfront hotels it looks likely that they will come. also loom as most of the branded island’s biggest developments. Already host to interna- and residences, with a four-lane tional hotels, including the Furama highway and modern electrical in- and Nam Hai, Danang currently frastructure skirting lots that has nine internationally-branded range from 300 to 500 meters projects under development by long. operators including Raffles, Developers in Nam Hai Hyatt, Intercontinental, Four Sea- want sites such as these and there sons, Sofitel and Novotel. is nothing directly compa- More than 3,200 rable in Thailand that I am new hotel rooms are also aware of. Most of the lots being supplemented with have been snapped up and an excess of 1,000 resi- are at some stage in the dential villas and condo- project cycle, but there re- miniums. Two 18- mains a bullish re- hole golf courses sale market with are under con- companies looking struction, including PROPERTY for partnerships. a Greg Norman Danang is course that Greg WATCH similar to Phuket, actually visited re- attractive to both cently. One of the By Bill Barnett the long-haul travel more ambitious market and the re- projects is a mixed-use, integrated gional sector. Travel time to the resort similar to Laguna by Ban- Hong Kong and Singapore is un- yan Tree founder KP Ho. der two hours, although there are Nam Hai, one of the first no direct flights to South Africa. branded lifestyle resorts in Da- Over the next three to five nang, is managed by Adrian years, developers in Danang will Zecha’s GHM Group – in Phuket be asking: if we build it, will they they manage The Chedi and The come? Looking at the pulling Yamu. The villas are in the US$2- power of international brands, a 42 PHUKET GAZETTE November 10 - 16, 2007

Gardening by Bloomin’ Bert Looking for peace, love and pepper

eople don’t tend to be or those uptight Londoners, but green stripes, apparently resem- rude. Most of us have a “proper” British. bling watermelon rind. hidden regulator inside us The British are so un- Another favorite is the Pthat stops us spouting off confrontational it’s embarrassing. peperomia obtusifolia, more com- when somebody annoys us. We’re terrible at complaining. We monly known as American rub- That’s not to say there aren’t rude don’t want to cause a fuss – we ber plant, baby rubber plant and people around. The same people just grin and bear it. You’ll hear a pepper face. The first two names most of us do our best to ignore. British person in a crowd apolo- are confusing, as the plant has as They may not walk up to you and gize when someone else bumps much to do with the rubber plant insult you, but there’s something into them – very bizarre. as the Spice Girls do with music. downright antisocial about those We’ll happily go to a restau- Most of the varieties in cultiva- who have a mobile phone con- rant and pay inflated prices for tion have variegated leaves, usu- versation while sitting in the an average meal and sit there ally green and cream colored, or middle of a packed restaurant. whining to each other about the with red or silver leaf margins. Mobile phones seem to be terrible food served cold, bland, Another type of peperomia, a common theme with rude too salty, too fatty and so on. We and this one grows incredibly people. You must have seen those won’t send it back even if it’s in- quickly, is the peperomia pellu- buffoons who decide it’s a good edible. When the chef comes cida, or pak gra sang in Thai. idea to send text messages while over, we say something like, This rather insignificant-looking driving, swerving all over the “What a lovely meal.” Pathetic. succulent with bright green, heart- road. They’re probably the same When it comes to waiting shaped leaves, is found in shade people who scream by a queue for the food to arrive on the table, The often-overlooked peperomia pellucida, or pak gra sang in Thai, is and is sometimes used as a veg- a prodigious grower, popping up uninvited in spare pots and places in of traffic waiting patiently at a red our transatlantic cousins would the garden. etable. Although it’s used as a light and expect someone near the sue the living daylights out of the salad addition in other regions, it’s front to allow them to cut in – now same restaurants where we Brits What gives them the right gardening part of the page; spe- not particularly popular here. that’s rude. sit and quietly wait for our first to hurl a tirade of abuse at an in- cifically, the peperomia. This one grows unprompted Then there are those who course. nocent diner who feels that his Peperomias are popular more often than not. I can virtu- wouldn’t want anyone to think that Speaking of restaurants, meal should have just a pinch here in Phuket. They belong to ally guarantee that if you have an they may be acting just a little bit why are chefs allowed to say and more salt. Worse, what if the the pepper family, piperaceae. unused pot in a quiet, shaded part rude – avoiding any form of con- do whatever they want just be- diner asks if he can have some This extensive family includes of the garden, a peperomia pellu- frontation. I am, of course, refer- cause they wear a big white shirt, pepper? Oddly enough, it’s pep- piper nigrum, whose fruits are cida is likely to appear. ring to the British. Not lager louts silly trousers and a funny hat? per that brings us to the actual used to make black pepper. Not All peperomias make great surprisingly, the genus name house plants. They enjoy bright peperomia means pepper-like. light but not direct sun, so they’ll There are probably more probably do best near a window. than 1,000 species of peperomia The only thing to remember is to worldwide. Most of the species water the soil in the pot from un- are native to Central and South derneath the leaves, as the leaves America, where they mainly mark fairly easily. grow at sea level but some at high Peperomias are usually altitudes, but a few of them have propagated by seeds, but cuttings made their way to Asia. root easily, too. The plants can be Peperomias grow either in divided: just separate them into the ground or epiphytically (rooted smaller pieces that have a few onto another plant). The four- to roots attached. Remove the five-centimeter-long leaves taper lower leaves of the shoots and put at the end, giving them a cute them in some potting compost. heart shape. The leaf stalks, or Come to think of it, the ed- petioles, are red and the flower- ible peperomias could be a per- stalks white. fect antidote for rude chefs. He The height of most pepero- may throw his teddy out of bed mia is usually less than 30 centi- about sprinkling pepper over the meters. The succulent leaves and top of his creation, but would he stems allow them to withstand the whine about a few natural seasonal dry spells we have in leaves? Yes, he probably would, Phuket, should you feel a bit idle Let’s just shout back at him in- Ad- Karon Hill with the watering in the dry sea- stead. 3x8 son. The watermelon peperomia Want advice on your garden? K. Ann (peperomia argyreia) is a com- mon garden plant, named for its Email Bloomin’ Bert at: distinctive leaves. They are thick [email protected] and smooth with light and dark-

Ad- Rain Water Solution 2x3 K. Ann November 10 - 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 43 Property Gazette

Properties LUXURY VILLA - KARON LAND LUXURY VILLAS BEAUTIFUL NAI 2-STORY HOUSE For Sale LAGUNA FOR SALE YANG LAND

LAND FOR SALE KOH SAMUI

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5 MINUTES TO BEST BARGAIN PAY OVER 5 YEARS, BANG TAO BEACH IN PHUKET NO INTEREST

and Laguna. Newly built, Spacious, detached house New modern house with 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- on 260sqm of land in quiet beautiful, fenced palm gar- rooms, open-plan kitchen estate with swimming pool den on one rai of land. Private and living room. Ready to and 24hr security. Cen- with 100 sqm terrace, 3 bed- move in. 6 million baht. trally located in Chalong rooms, 3 bathrooms (one Tel: 089-8131447. Email: within minutes of Phuket ensuite), alarm, 12 ceiling [email protected] city, shopping centers and fans, garage, own water beaches. 2-3 bedrooms, 2 well, sprinkler system. 5.5 RAWAI SEA VIEWS bathrooms, Western-style million baht, or 1 million down 2 prime, deluxe, adjoining kitchen, large living room, all and 5 x 900,000 baht a year. studios, furnished and re- fully-furnished. Quick sale, Tel: 089-8744050. Email: modeled. Excellent invest- price only 2.95 million baht! [email protected] You will not find anything PATONG -- AO POR LAND STUNNING BALINESE ment. 9.25 million baht each. OCEAN VIEW URGENT SALE Tel: 084-0571420. better under 4 million. Con- tact K. Harry. Tel: 089- LAND FOR SALE SALE: 7.7 RAI 6639669. Email: andrekant NEAR LAGUNA @hotmail.com Cherng Talay. Land for sale. 7.7 rai. 2 plots. Connected. PHUKETS NO.1 Concrete road access. 7 mil- PROPERTY SITE lion baht per rai. 5 minutes to villa in Sai Yuan. 3 bed- Visit us for all things prop- Laguna area, good for devel- Condominiums. Contem- rooms, 3 bathrooms, pri- erty related! Email: sales@ oper. Tel: 081-9680309. porary, exclusive apart- vate pool, tropical gardens, phuketpropertyonline.com 135sq wah of flat land in 150 rai, Chanote, panoramic Email: info@houseinphuket ments with the best view fully-furnished with every- www.phuketproperty Maneekram, between sea view. From 2.3 million .com or vist our website over Patong. From 76 to thing, quality furnishings. A online.com Chalong and Central Festival, baht per rai. Contact for www.landinphuket.com 2-road access to house, full 275sqm. 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Tel: 081-5399269. 3-story duplex renovation rooms each with en-suite 120km from Bangkok. 514sq bathrooms, Western kitchen, back patio with garden. 8 project directly on the 15th bathroom, lounge, dining wah in Khao Yai area. A popu- large garden, 17m pool, high- mins to Boat Lagoon, 15 mins HOUSE FOR SALE Fairway. Tel: 087-5074395. room with kitchen and bal- lar tourist destination with speed Internet, solar water to the airport. 920,000 baht 50SQ WAH Email: radrussell @gmail.com Detached, 2 bedrooms, 1 cony with stunning views. good weather all year, 2 golf heater. Plot size: 1,996-2,796 ono. Call Clare at Tel: 083- For more details please visit bathroom, garden, covered Fully-airconditioned and taste- courses, famous steakhouse, sqm. Located in a quiet and pri- 3906700, or at evening call www. fairway15.com parking fully-furnished, 3 fully furnished. 7.5 million hiking and camping, water vate area, 15 minutes to air- 086-4702787 (English), or baht. 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Chanote. 10,000 SHOPHOUSE MAI KHAO BEACH Big C, Central and Lotus. Spe- Tanus.Tel: 085-9932718. residential area near beach. baht per sq wah. Sale by for sale. 10m wide, double 600m to Mai Khao Beach. cial price: 1.35 million baht. Tel: 087-9261381. owner. Tel: 081-2707538. townhouse on bypass road. Freehold. 950,000 baht. Call Tel: 076-236590, 081-895 250m from Lotus. Parking for Kenny. Tel: 086-5713667. 5628. Fax: 076-236590. 8 cars. Tel: 089-1951394, Email: mmcgrath2@hotmail Email: phuketspeedboats@ 25% Discount on Classifieds for Shopper Card Holders 089-1951392. .com yahoo.com IF YOU... Place your ad in these pages; Present your Shopper Card; and Pay for the ad at our offices, you’ll enjoy a 25% discount* AND have your ad appear free of charge in the Phuket Gazette Online.

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PRIVATE RAWAI BEAUTIFUL HOUSE 3-STORY HOUSE LAND AND HOUSE Properties For Rent HOME FOR SALE FOR SALE

LUXURY VILLA NEW FURNISHED - LAGUNA VILLA

Lakeside pool villa in Land & Land 895sqm, 306sqm liv- House Park. Comes with 3 ing area, 4 bedrooms, bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, maid’s room, 3 bathrooms, aircon and Western kitchen Jacuzzi, 6 aircons, 2 tel with appliances. Tel: 081- For details, please visit lines and UBC in 4 rooms. 8921715. Close to Laguna. 300sqm. our website at www. 2-car garage and store- Fully furnished, 3 bed- saitaan18.com room. Well and 3,500L 51.47sqm, in Chanakran rooms, living room, dinning, kitchen, and pool. 2 min to tank. Large open-plan living Property Village, 3 bed- HEAVEN ON EARTH areas, foam-insulated ceil- rooms, 3 bathrooms. Be- Near Chalong circle. FURNISHED HOUSE Laguna. Long- or short- ing, remote gate, security hind TOT Public Co Ltd in 405sqm, fully-furnished, 3 FOR RENT term rent. Contact K. features and Chanote title. Chalong. Price: 3.6 million bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, liv- Gai.Tel: 081-7344324 or 12.5 million baht. Tel: 081- baht. Please call for more aircon, garage for 2 cars. ing room, kitchen, and tele- see our website: www. 5697127, 081-4776662. details. Tel: 081-9562406. Good location for business. phone line. Tel: 089-729 phuketgreenlandvillas.com Tel: 089-8742960. Email: 8472, 081-5379878. Email: [email protected] [email protected] BALI-STYLE VILLA SAI YUAN/NAI HARN SEAVIEW APARTMENT 5-bedroom, Thai-style villa in BOAT LAGOON Phuket. Magnificant Phang FULLY-FURNISHED LUXURY 3 double bedrooms with en- IN PATONG OCEAN-VIEW LAND HOME OFFICE suite bathrooms, full Western Nga Bay sea view. 3 big bed- Waterfront townhouses for 1-bedroom apartment PLOTS BANG TAO Topland villas, Songkla Rd, kitchen with everything, marble rooms are ensuite with sea rent. 2 & 3 bedrooms, UBC, with stunning sea view of 3-phase electric, 2.7km from Phuket city. 20,000 baht per bathrooms with Jacuzzi, pri- view. Private swimming TV. Long- or short- term rent Patong Bay. Located on beach. Ready to build. Tel: month. Contact Mr Sompot. vate pool and gardens, shingled th pool. Land plot 730.8sqm. from 35,000 baht per month. the 10 floor of Patong 086-2670157. Email: Tel: 081-6912492. Email: roof. Furnished with solid teak construction area approx Call K. So. Tel: 081-3444473. Tower. Only 100 m to the [email protected] [email protected] furniture. 9.5 million baht. Tel: beach. Asking 6.2 million 573sqm. Full security ser- 086-6845368. Email: bisop5@ baht. Tel: 081-8924655. LAND IN LAGUNA AREA vice. Located at Rommai HOUSE FOR RENT Chailay Estate. 27 million yahoo.co.uk email: patongtower99 836sqm and 640sqm plots. CLUB LERSUANG New house for rent: 25,000 @gmail.com Both with Chanote. Please baht. Tel: 081-7191705. Two-bedroom apartment baht per month; or for sale at contact for futher details. Email: [email protected] URGENT SALE at Club Lersuang in the 4 million baht. Tel: 087-264- Tel: 087-8934636. Email: Khao Lak. Bang Niang bunga- Surin/Bangtao area. 15,000 6808, 083-1743880. [email protected] low-apartment resort. 8 bunga- TWIN GARDEN OCEAN-VIEW CONDO baht per week; 50,000 lows with 2 rooms and 2 bun- BUNGALOWS Two-bedroom apartments, all baht per month. Tel: 076- RAWAI BEACH VILLA galows with 3 rooms. 6m x Up to 6 bedrooms, 4 bath- PATONG with sea views, starting from 271870, 087-0790650. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, gar- 12m swimming pool. Sauna, rooms in secure estate near TOWNHOUSE 72sqm. Last freehold units Email: mlcberg@netvigator den and parking. Rent: 35,000 Jacuzzi, and restaurant. All top bilingual school. 4 aircons, for sale in the heart of Patong. available (foreigners eligible) .com per month. Tel: 086-9408914. rooms with aircon, TV, DVD 2 ADSL lines, sat TV, garage. 2-bedroom townhouse in from 3.4 million baht. Tel: Email: [email protected] player and ADSL. Parking avail- 3.9 million baht; includes CRV Benjamas. Please contact for 076-282394, 086-0043008. BANGTAO HOUSE able. 9 million baht. Tel: 076- or Soluna car. Tel: 089- further details.Tel: 081- Email: [email protected] For THALANG HOUSE 9546433, 089-2885028. FOR RENT 346-065, 081-8914844. 7197092. Email: mailjjc details, see our website: for long-term rent, 2 bed- Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] @gmail.com www.kataoceanview.com 2-story, 3-bedrooms, pool, big living room. Contact Tel: 084- rooms, aircon, near water- fall. 37/136 Pernjun villa. CONDOS, APARTMENTS 8516121. Email: phuketmat @yahoo.com 6,000 baht per month. Tel: & HOUSES 086-6831147. 18 condos, apartments and houses for sale. Please con- HOUSE FOR RENT: KHAO KAD 3-BEDROOM tact me for further details. POOL VILLA Tel: 087-2650118. Email: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 5 mins to BIS and Boat La- ant_p_clark@yahoo .co.uk Or aircon, fully furnished, 400 goon. Small compound, fully see our website at: http:// sqm, 10 min to town. Land and furnished, gym, cable TV, Wi- housesforsalephuket. house, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath- Fi, pool and maintained gar- blogspot. com room, fully furnished. Tel: 089- 9724158. den. 70,000 baht per month. Contact Simon. Tel: 085- MODERN HOUSE SURIN/BANG TAO 4737847. Email: simon@ QUIET LOCATION worrall.info APARTMENT Fully-furnished Western house Club Lersuang, 2-bedroom with large terrace and fenced- apartment, ground floor, in tropical garden. UBC, ADSL, BEACHFRONT CONDO big pool, gym, restaurant, alarm, garage, 2 bedrooms Kalim, Patong. High standard bar, etc. 6 million baht. Tel: with en-suite bathrooms, full and fully-furnished. 2 bed- 076-271870, 087-079 aircon and ceiling fans. Only rooms, kitchen, pool, many 0650. Email: mlcberg@ long- term rentals. 28,000 baht facilities. Tel: 081-8920038. netvigator.com per month. Tel: 089-8744050. Email: [email protected] RAWAI FLAT KOH YAO YAI PATONG APARTMENT for rent, fully furnished. LAND FOR SALE 300m from beach. Clean, 2-bedrooms, 2 bath- 4.5 rai, Chanote, hillside pan- modern and comfortable. rooms, living room, oramic sea view, close to Aircon, fridge, TV, big bed, kitchen, swimming pool, beach. Please contact for pool and parking. Tel: 081- balcony, cable TV, ADSL. more information. Tel: 086- 0825707. Website: www. Monthly: 29,000 baht; 5955574. Email: kraisorn@ phuket-accommodation.info long-term:18,500 baht. ppfashionworld.com Tel: 081-6067410.

SEAVIEW APARTMENT RAWAI HOUSE RAWAI STUDIO 2 bedrooms, top floor, north for rent. 3 bedrooms, 3 for rent. Fully furnished, ter- Patong, 20 steps to the beach, bathrooms, fully furnished, race, swimming pool, cable freehold. Price: 9.7 million swimming pool, cable TV, TV, ADSL Internet, long- baht. Tel: 086-2765117. For ADSL Internet. Tel: 081- term only 10,000 baht/ photos, please send email: 6067410. month. Tel: 081-6067410. [email protected] 46 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS November 10 - 16, 2007 Property Gazette

THAI STYLE VILLA HOUSE NEAR BALI-STYLE BUNGALOW FOR NICE, MODERN HOUSE FOR RENT CENTRAL FESTIVAL JUNGLE HOMES 400 BAHT/NIGHT HOUSE FOR RENT IN RAWAI

Tropical villa in Rawai, long- term rental. 3 bedrooms, 3 65 sq wah, 1.5km from Cen- 4 new bungalows for rent. Furnished and excellent loca- Fully-furnished, 1 bedroom, bathrooms, 5 aircons, 42" tral Festival, 3 bedrooms, 2 Fully furnished, cable TV, tion, 5 mins to Rawai & Nai fan, cable, 29" TV, hot wa- cable TV, fully-furnished, bathrooms, bathtub, fully- Live in the cooler mountain air etc. Weekly or long term. Harn beaches. 162sqm. 2 ter, oven, storeroom, wash- lovely garden and large pool. furnished, garden, sprinkler, at Tewana Village, Chalong. Please contact for more in- bedrooms with private bath- ing machine, kitchen uten- 60,000 baht per month. Tel: well, and pump. Contact Just minutes to the beach or formation Tel: 081- rooms. 1 guest toilet. 3 sils and fenced yard. In nice 087-8916438. Mongkon. Tel: 084-0628040. Central, our jungle-setting cot- 6913029, 089-7286242. aircons. Large living-dining and safe area. Call Tok.Tel: tages and great design make Email: purimas_re@yahoo. room. Telephone line with 087-2668728. com ADSL. Free water supply KAMALA BUNGALOW LAND FOR RENT AT for a perfect hideaway. One furnished double bedroom, and garbage service. 22,000 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, KOH LANTA Bali bathroom, kitchen, living baht per month. Please con- large living room, teak kitchen, 10 rai of prime land, we used THE GREENHOUSE room and terrace costs as HIGH-END RENTALS tact Khun Nui at Tel: 087- teak furnture, 42" plasma TV, 4 rai for plane plot, 2 rai for BUNGALOWS little as 16,000 baht per WANTED 3830936. ADSL, private security and private road, last 4 rai unde- Chalong. New 2-bedroom month. Call Tewana Village. maid included. 25,000 baht per veloped. Located in business Siam Real Estate has clients bungalows, fully-furnished, Tel: 089-5930986. Email: month. Tel: 081-8111067. center near Klong Doa Beach. waiting for good-quality rent- HOUSE FOR LEASE cool and quiet, close to all Next to 2 main roads and a [email protected] als NOW -- both holiday and Small 1-bedroom house. Can facilities. 12,000 baht per private road 10 meters wide. long-term rentals. If you walk to Patong Beach and month. Contact K. John. 3-BEDROOM HOUSE For more info and urgent res- want to rent your property main strip. Cable TV, swim- Tel: 081-9791976. for rent or sale. 2 bathrooms, ervations contact K. Ratree. BANG TAO RENTALS quickly and get top dollar ming pool, maid service. Tel: central hotwater, aircon, Eu- Tel: 085-8885143. Email: Furnished bungalows, 2 bed- contact us urgently. Tel: 076-344343, 342948. rooms, 1 bathroom, hot water, PATONG CONDO, ropean kitchen, garden, fur- [email protected] 076-288908. Email: pinky nished. Only 10 min to Patong telephone, ADSL, car park, NEW VILLA FOR RENT NEAR BEACH @siamrealestate.com For If you're looking for a 2-bed- and Kathu. Long-term con- gated, quiet. One with aircon and Located near Phuket Laguna. RAWAI BEACH details see our website at room, 2-bathroom condo only tract required. Tel: 084- private terrace: 15, 000 baht per Pool, quality fixtures & fittings, DUPLEX www. siamrealestate.com a 5-minute walk to the beach 1871939, 081-7356684. month. No aircon: 13,000 baht aircon, garage, large garden, House for lease or rent. Pool, and an 8-minute walk to the per month. Please call K. Tee 2 bedrooms, 1 office, alarm, UBC, and ADSL . 9,000 baht center of Patong, look no fur- KAMALA LARGE Tel: 086-2786465 or Betty LUXURY UBC. Great views, plasma per month. Tel: 086-9408914. ther. Mention Phuket Gazette 4-BEDROOM 076-270377. BEACHFRONT VILLA sound system, and lots more. Email: [email protected] when booking for a 15% dis- villa, 3 bathrooms, 42" plasma 250sqm. 3 bedrooms, master: Contact by email: paul_lemon count off the website rate. TV, all teak furniture, kitchen, RENT BEACH HOUSE HOUSE FOR RENT 60sqm with separate Jacuzzi. @cathaypacific.com 2 bathrooms and guest toilet. Email: [email protected] full-size snooker table, 3/4 rai Fully-furnished, 2 bedrooms, OR SALE Pool: 8 x 4½. 2 terraces: 80 For details please visit www. tropical garden, private secu- dining room, kitchen, bathroom, Kathu area. 3 bedrooms, 2 B.L. APARTMENT sqm. Sala, Tel, ADSL and phuket-patong-condo.com/ rity, and maid included. Price large shower, terrace by the bathrooms, living room, big New in Kathu. Big rooms, 1 UBC. Long-term: 2,200 euros/ index.html 60,000 baht a month for mini- sea. Nice, quiet place 10 min terrace, car park. 17,000 bedroom, 1 living room, month; Short-term:110 eu- mum 6 month contract. Tel: from town, safe swimming, baht per month. Tel: 081- aircon, cable TV, ADSL, hot ros/day. For high-season: 110 HOUSE FOR 081-8111067. 100 ft to beach. Long- or short- 3670991. shower, garden, car park. euros/day (Jan 15-Apr 30 LONG-TERM RENT term. Tel: 081-0792592. 8,000 baht per month. Call ’08), peak-season: 120 euros/ Patong house, 2 bedrooms, Email: jarbau13 @hotmail.com Tel: 081-6923163. BEACHFRONT HOUSE day (Dec 15 ’07-Jan 15 ’08). kitchen, 2 aircons, ADSL, TV, PALAI GREEN for rent. 1-4 bedrooms. Con- Tel: 081-2596052. Email: and DVD. 500m to the HOUSE HOUSE IN CHALONG tact for specific details. Tel: [email protected] HOUSE FOR RENT beach. Quiet area, very com- with big garden. Fully-fur- Near Palai Beach. 3 bedrooms, 076-381181, 076-381189. in Chalong. 2 bedrooms, fortable. Car park. 25,000 nished, 2 aircons, 2 bed- 2 bathrooms, aircon, fully-fur- baht per month, ono. Tel: 081- rooms, hot shower, ADSL, nished, phone line and car HOUSE FOR RENT kitchen, living room, dining LUXURY VILLA New, 4 en-suite bedrooms, room, laundry room, fully 9794547. Email: jeanwass and cable TV. 12,000 baht park. Tel: 089-7288311. French-style, 3 bedrooms @yahoo.com.au per month. Chalong area. private pool & Jacuzzi, living furnished, aircon in every with pool, Jacuzzi and beach. room, dining room, Western room, carpark, swimming Tel: 081-8924311. Tel: 085-7829252. HOUSE IN kitchen, maids room, solar hot pool (shared), tropical gar- LUXURY VILLA CHERNG TALAY water, sala, BBQ, parking for den. High-speed Internet RAWAI 3 cars, automatic gate and 5-bedroom villa for holiday rent, RAWAI/NAI HARN New, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- CHALONG SHOPHOUSE and UBC satellite TV in- nice tropical garden on beautifuly furnished, large Large luxury house on the rooms, aircon, fully-furnished. This new 3-story shophouse cluded. 25,000 baht per 1,606sqm plot. UBC & lounge, UBC, cable TV, ADSL, lake, 5-6 bedrooms, 7 bath- Please contact K. Porn at Tel: is available for long-term month, minimum 6 months. Internet available. Tel: 081- swimming pool, and private gar- rooms, swimming pool. Long- 087-2740680. Email: lease. Ideal for home office/ Tel: 084-7141836. Email: 9707019. Email: nisaya@ den. Tel: 086-2790837. Email: term rent: 60,000 baht per [email protected] shop accommodation. Inquir- [email protected] month. Tel: 081-3971835. ies to Tel:089-6521473. yahoo.com bricothailand2 @hotmail.com

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BUDGET ROOMS Property THAI-STYLE VILLA Accommodation PATONG Household Wanted 16 million baht. 610sqm. For Available On ground floor with aircon or Services more info please contact fan-only rooms and your own Chaya at Tel: 081-3317693. hot shower, Rat-u-thit Rd. LONG-TERM RENTAL Email: [email protected] ROOMS IN PATONG PATONG Please contact for more infor- LOCKUP STORAGE wanted for family. Location: Unusual guesthouse with gar- APARTMENT/ROOM mation at Tel: 076-342280, New storage facility, 24-hour Patong, Kata or Karon. den and veranda. Quiet loca- Long- and short-term rent from 081-9781956.Email: security. Price from 500 baht. Please contact for additional tion but close to everything. 800 baht per night. Please [email protected] Please contact for more infor- details at Tel: 084-8989274. LONG-TERM Wi-Fi, aircon, fridge, safe, king contact at Tel: 076-512151 or mation at Tel: 081-0825707. RENTAL WANTED size bed. Tel: 081-6936099. 089-2909567. or visit: WOULD YOU LIKE TO Retired British couple living Email: [email protected] www.brommathaihouse.com CLUB LERSUANG RENT LONG-TERM? in Phuket require a 2- to 3- For details, see our website at Two-bedroom apartment GARDEN Nice condominium or house bedroom spacious villa or www.villapatong.com KATA BEACH at Club Lersuang in the LANDSCAPING with access to communual apartment with pool, all Beautiful guesthouse with Wi- Surin/Bang Tao area. Design and build. Turf, swimming pool. Minimum 2 in a secure environment. Fi. Best value. Contact for PENTHOUSE 15,000 baht per week; decks, lighting. Garden and bedrooms. Rent up to 30,000 Internet and cable TV re- more info at tel: 081-8948446. 60,000 baht per month. pool maintenence. For more baht per month. Needed from quired. Must be of high APARTMENT IN Email: [email protected]. PATONG Tel: 076-271870, 087- info call: 087-2658002 February 1, 2008. Danish per- standard and well present- Please visit our website at: or visit: www.irisracha 2 rooms, all new, on 9th 0790650.Email: son. Please send details by ed. Your property will be www.southernfriedrice. com [email protected] wadeegardens.com email: [email protected] very well taken care of! floor, everything included. Please contact via email: Daily: 1,400 baht. Weekly: 8,000 baht. Monthly: APARTMENT phuket [email protected] KAMALA PATONG TOWER 30,000. Tel: 086-9528051. Building BANDHIT Email: [email protected] 2-bedroom apartment for rent CONSTRUCTION condo with a sea view. in Kamala. 100m from beach, Products KARON BUILDING PLOT Additions, extensions, Keen buyer ready to pur- We want to buy a building plot ADSL wireless, furnished. Tel: & Services chase. Please contact with NAI HARN BEACH 081-7193962. renovations and remodel- in or around Karon or Kata suit- ing. Tel: 083-5253108, more information if you Beautiful apartment for rent able for one small house or bun- 089-5913996. Fax: 076- have one available for sale. at The Sands Nai Harn. 2 ROOM IN KAMALA galow. A plot of 200 to 400 238548. Email: info@ Tel: 084-447 1978. Email: bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Room for rent in Kamala. sqm would be ideal. Must have The Stone Doctor bandhitconstruction.com [email protected] fully-furnished and equipped. 100m from the beach with Chanote, electricity, water and For further details, please Lovely views of Lagoon. Tel: ADSL wireless, furnished. telephone available. Owners Specialist in European stone- see our website at http:// 089-7317699.Email: Please contact for more infor- only. Please email with your care products and services: bandhitconstruction.com WHEN YOU WANT complete details. Will reply to all [email protected] mation at Tel: 081-7193962. LAND... • Restoration responses. Email: ken.devitt@ • Sealing/Protection for commercial building or btopenworld.com • Maintenance PHUKET homes in Phuket. We HOME MAINTENANCE have quality choices from All your maintenance, WANT TO RENT protection & cleaning needs Construction, renovations, a variety of locations for 3- to 4-bedroom villa, bungalow for natural and manufactured electricians, plumbers, car- you. Please contact for or house for 1 month over penters, painters, tilers, gar- more information. Tel: Christmas period, Dec 27 to deners, aircon servicing, sand- 085-2575711. Email: • Marble • Sandwash Jan 16. Send info to email: • Granite • Terracotta wash and cleaner. Contact K. [email protected] [email protected] • Slate • Terrazzo Rin at Tel: 084-1935124.

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SUNSEEKER 47 "TEMPO" 22M SCHOONER PORTOFINO SYMBOL 57 motor sailor "PHINNISI". If you are after comfort at Thinking of lazy days sailing an affordable price, this is around topical islands, this for you. The current is your chance to do just that owner has just carried out with plenty of room to relax an extensive refurbish- below or above the deck. ment, including a complete Call for more information. mechanical overhaul, refit- Tel: 076-239768. This is an opportunity to ting most of the internal fit- own one of the best looking tings and furnishings, new sport boats in the sea, teak decking and external BENETEAU FIRST a near-new 47-foot painwork. A spacious 40.7M Portofino with Thai regis- yacht with live aboard and tration. This alluring sports-fishing potential. beauty has a full-options We have been instructed package, including a con- to present all offers. Don't vertible hardtop and a hy- wait, with these condi- draulic swim platform. Well tions it will sell quick. below replacement cost. Please Contact: Simpson Marine. Tel: 076-239768. Free delivery within Thai- This is a true paragon of el- land. Please contact for egance from the Farr design more info at Simpson Ma- LIVEABOARD team. A rare opportunity to rine. Tel: 076-239768. FOR SALE obtain a near-new 40.7- Width: 5.5 m. Length: 22 m. 7 racer/cruiser from Bene- cabins, 3 toilets, 3 showers, teau. Contact Simpson PHUKET FISHING dynamo 20 KW and engine Marine. Tel: 076-239768. COMPETITION 355hp. Asking 2.5 million Our 2007 charter boat, baht. Contact Saga at Tel: Queen Marlin, is available for 081-7874690. Email: janne. SEA RAY 630 the International Fishing Com- [email protected] This sleek-ined, hardtop is petition - November 15 to 17. ready to please the most Other boats are also available. SAILBOAT discerning of buyers. High Tel: 076-280435, 085-766- 1968 islander for sale. 44-ft speed and comfort. Highly 6506. Email: zow52@yahoo. world cruiser, lying in Yacht recommended for viewing. co.uk For details, see our Haven Marina. US$50,000. Contact Simpson Marine. website http://gottchabig Email: temptation44@ Tel: 076-239768. gamefishing.com hotmail.com November 10 - 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 49 Island Job Mart

THAI WAITRESS HOUSEKEEPER, Bluejuice Divers in Krabi, require SIMPSON MARINE REAL ESTATE MAID waitresses who can speak a little Asia’s leading yacht bro- company opening Laguna of- & Thai cook wanted. Busy English for the coming season. kers and new yacht-sales fice in December, needs: villa management company Please contact for more company require the ser- - General manager urgently requires: 1 Head of details at Tel:075-630679, vices of a professional re- house, 4 house keepers and 3 086-9734412.Email: - Sales personnel Thai cooks. Head of house PERSONAL ceptionist. Candidate must [email protected] HOUSE SITTER be young, dynamic and out- Multi-lingual is a plus: Swed- needs to have a good level of ASSISTANT ish, Korean, etc. Integrity is English. Thai cooks should be needed to look after a 3-bed- needed to work in Kamala going with a service-ori- EDUCATED ented mind. High profi- a must. Lots of sales leads, able to prepare some basic room house and dog in Ka- and Patong from 10 am to 6 ciency in English and com- large commissions and bo- Western dishes. Please con- THAI LADY mala, also do shopping. pm, Mon to Sat. Must have Patong based office requires puter skills are a must. In- nus. Be part of a company tact K. Lek at Tel: 089- Must be able to drive. Hours: good English and be able to educated Thai lady. English terested candidates, Send with 30-years of success. 8662796.Email: 10 am to 6 pm, Mon to Sat. drive. Salary: 14,000 baht skills essential. Those inter- CV & photo to email: Email short resume to contact@phuketvillasand Tel: 086-5932722.Email: per month. Contact at Tel: ested should contact Tel: 084- [email protected] [email protected] homes .com [email protected] 086-5932722.Email: 7300190. [email protected]

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BUNGALOW RESORT ALL POSITIONS * Restaurant manager * Receptionist * Cook * Waiter/waitress * Cashier * Maid * Beach boy/girl * Trainees and more... You should be motivated, service-minded, with pleas- WEB DEVELOPER/ ant personality, an energetic DESIGNER individual, have minimum of International marketing 2 years experience and good agency requires experi- command of English. Please enced web developer. En- send your resumé, expected glish essential, flexible sal- salary and recent photo to ary and hours. Tel: 089- email: pia@phuket-bangtao 8740040.For more info or lagoon.com to apply, send CV to Email: [email protected], EXECUTIVE [email protected]. HOUSEKEEPER A private villa requires a live- in housekeeper, preferably with hotel housekeeping expe- rience. Must be able to speak basic English. Please contact for details. Tel: 076-260468. Fax: 076-260440. Email: ops @theestategroup.com

WAITRESS NEEDED Waitress urgently required for restaurant in Karon. Tel: 081-8914019.Email: [email protected]

ASSISTANT WANTED URGENTLY NEEDED Mature female required to APPLY FOR A JOB A well established firm is assist principal with Patong Sales position. Successful seeking: hospitality business. Should be applicants should be: 1. Accountant good organizer, friendly and - Female 2. Consultant reliable. Thai fluency, good - Have vocational education for a Condominium Project. SECRETARY NEEDED English, Chinese or Vietnam- or higher Experience needed, good sal- - Female. ese background an asset. - Good command of spoken ary. Call now! Tel: 081-597 Good salary and bonus plan. - Age 25 to 35 years. English 6195. Email: unique_property Email: [email protected] - Excellent spoken and written - Enjoy service and have good @hotmail.com English skills. customer relations - Excellent computer skills. INTERNET CAFE AND - Driver's license STAFF WANTED JUICE BAR Patong night club looking for HOTEL STAFF KATA HOTEL STAFF - Basic accounting skills. If interested please contact needs full- and part-time staff club manager and waitress. Need receptionists with good Hotel in Patong requires 1 re- Please contact for additional in- at Tel: 076-270852. Email: in Phuket town. Contact for Thai, male or female. 20-35 English skills and house ceptionist with good English formation at Tel: 076- [email protected] additional information at years of age. Good English, keeping maids. Please contact skills, plus 1 house keeping 273379,089-474 1246. Fax: Please visit our website at Tel: 086-5097510. Email: friendly and positive. Tel: 086- for more information at Tel: maid. Please contact for more 076-273379.Email: www.wineandtest.com [email protected] 9422007. 087-2674091. details at Tel: 087-2674091. [email protected] Gazette Online Classifieds 10,000 readers every day! November 10 - 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 51 Island Job Mart Tout, Trader &

SALES & Trumpet MARKETING ASSISTANT Two positions: - Thai, female or male, age Articles SPONSOR OCEAN BREEZE 22-35 For Sale a needy child. The Phuket RESORT & SUITE - Fluent in English, written International Women's and spoken Club is a volunteer organiza- tion raising funds for educa- - Knowledge of Word, Excel “RESORT & Internet tional scholarships. We rely UMBRELLAS” on the goodwill of our do- - Ability to deal with tour Cancelled order! nors and sponsors – small agents and hotels (essential) Wholesale price. and large. If you would like - Intelligent, service minded Custom made from to put something back into Layan Phuket. Restaurant and flexible to work both in- durable shade cloth, 5- the community in which and minimart space for rent. doors and outdoors year guarantee. you live, contact us to find Tel: 076-271535, 081- Basic salary plus commissions Be quick! out more about giving a 7371231. from sales and other bonuses. Tel: Shades 084-6898844. prize or being a sponsor. Tel: 084-4436085. Email: Contact K. Carol (Tel: [email protected] RESTAURANT AND GERMAN BOOK 087-4178860 or BAR FOR SALE Please send your CV to [email protected]) or FOR SALE Fully-equipped, ready for high [email protected] K. Sue (Tel: 087- Very cheap book and video season. Call or email me, MB, 2776948 or tape. Thai language with 200 for details. Tel: 084-6997155. [email protected]). stories, 2,000 baht. Bicycle: Email: [email protected] Employment is 65 years old, tuned up for Wanted sale. 2 laptop computers and RESTAURANT IN mountain bike for sale. Tel: Business NAI HARN 081-2945441. Opportunities MASTER MARINER with 48 seats, good contract, AND LAWYER fully-equipped and prime loca- NEW IRON SAFE tion. Tel: 081-9580542. Dual-qualified British Na- Fire proof, theft proof. Move tional residing in Phuket KATA CENTER forces sale, 2, 900 baht. Email PATONG seeks opportunities to apply for photo and info. Tel: 085- Shophouse for rent, 5 his experience in a maritime, bedrooms, big shop. GUESTHOUSE & 2212883, 085-7894482. INTERNET legal or other professional [email protected] 35,000 baht per month. capacity. Contact at Email: Tel: 081-2730080. For 6-room guesthouse for lease [email protected] more info contact Email: with Internet shop, fully-fur- SEAHORSE nished. Opened 1 year ago and INTERIORS [email protected] DIVE-SHOP ideally situated100m from MANAGER REQUIRED Design-source-install furniture Jungceylon, great opportu- PCS SALES MANAGER package. This week’s special: KARON BAR FOR SALE for new nightclub in Patong. Experienced dive center nity, with company Ltd. Must have previous experi- EXECUTIVE bath and beach towels, extra Fully-equipped bar for sale. Website. 5-year contract, 2.4 manager (Instructor) looking large 60x40 inches. Only 375 For more info, please call. ence. Must be self-motivated Property Care Services ur- for place to stay in Phi Phi. million baht and monthly rate and enthusiastic with an out- gently require sales execu- baht each. 149/2 Moo 4 T. Tel: 089-9087183, 085- of 40,000 baht. Urgent sale! Tel: 089-2902155. Email: Srisoonthorn ,A. Thalang, Phuket. 6916898. going personality. Must also tives. Applicants should be [email protected] Tel: 084-9106585. Email: have good English skills. Staff degree educated, have Tel: 089-7294083 . Email: [email protected] management and motivation good English skills and own [email protected] CAFE & BAR – are essential. Thai nationals vehicle. Full product and YOUNG FLEXIBLE Please visit www.seahorse- CHALONG FILIPINA RESTAURANT only. Excellent opportunity. technical training provided. interior.com Profitable, loyal staff and 5 big looking for immediate employ- IN KATA Tel: 085-4737781. Email: Tel: 076-376557, 081-694 rooms. Rent: 15, 000 baht per ment in Phuket. Speaks per- 4 bedrooms, pool table, 3 comfortablynumb_18 9088. Fax: 076-376560. month. Must return to Aus- fect English, computer literate Articles TVs, 4 bathrooms, seats 80. @hotmail.com Email: [email protected] tralia, quick sale. Cost price: with managing experience. Fully equipped and stocked. Wanted 550,000 baht. Call for sale Tel: 081-5395948. Tel: 089-0175706. price. Tel: 087-0245036. ENGLISH-SPEAKING SALES, MARKETING THAI LADY AND ADMIN RESTAURANT REAL ESTATE INVENTORY MASSAGE SHOP MEDICAL CLINIC Home help wanted for af- Enthusiastic and intelligent Thai SALES and equipment. Natural FOR SALE for sale: 38 million baht. ternoons. Must have mo- female required for new com- tables and chairs, bar and 2-floor massage shop on busy A unique sale. torbike or car. Chalong pany launching a great new I have 26 years’ experience coffeeshop inventory. If you road, in front of 3-Star Hotel area. Contact Greg. product in Phuket. Should in all aspects of real estate. For more info contact. have 1 item or group call entrance. Have 9 massage Tel:086-7458832. Email: speak and write English well, 15 years as a principal beds and 4 massage chairs, Tel: 085-7839062. look smart and be computer Rudi. Tel: 086-2828213. [email protected] working with some of with room for more. Have Email: literate. Send resume and Australia’s largest develop- computers for Internet style [email protected] photo. Package includes basic, ers, mainly from off the plan Bulletins cafe. 650,000 baht, plus TEACHER’S commissions and bonus! Tel: to completion. Why bark 175,000 baht for new con- 089-2167220.Email: ASSISTANT yourself when you can em- tract with landlord, which in- PATONG position available. ABC [email protected] ploy a dog. Please call me cludes 2 months deposit and GUESTHOUSE nursery wishes to employ a for more information at 1 month rent. Tel: 086- for sale. Please contact K. Thai national as a teaching APOLLO'S CLUB 087-0245036. 3398125. Fax: 02-3312967. Kevin. Tel: 084-7300190. assistant. Candidates must PHUKET TOWN have relevant qualifications Full- and part-time staff INTERNET CAFE / PATONG 50M FROM needed. Contact K. Kim Tel: ENGLISH TEACHER and experience. Attractive AVAILABLE COFFEE SHOP THE BEACH renumeration offered. 084-9657964, or K. Danny 8 computers, all fixtures and Excellent location. 100sqm. Tel: 084-8516053. Highly-qualified, British English Contact Cindy.Tel: 089- teacher with 20 years’ experi- lease with 8 months remain- Can make restaurant, cof- 1961773.Email: ence available for any type of ing and ability to extend for 3 fee shop, retail shop, etc. Lo- [email protected] O'MALLEY'S work. Good rates. Tel: 086- more years. Quick sale at cated on the very busy Soi CAFE/BAR 7458832.Email: 200,000 baht, or 300,000 Post Office. Please contact Phuket town. Full- and part- gregmackay67@ hotmail.com baht with 3-year, 8 month for more information at Tel: MEXICAN time staff needed. Contact lease. Situated on busy 084-6644050.Email: RESTAURANT K. Kim Tel: 084-9657964, Nanai Rd. Tel: 084-7231269. [email protected] or K. Danny Tel: 084- One cook and two wait- MUSICIAN Email: [email protected] 8516053. resses wanted for new AVAILABLE PATONG Mexican Restaurant in Professional guitarist, vo- PATONG - NIGHT CLUB GUESTHOUSE Chalong. Must speak En- WEB DESIGNER calist. 25 years interna- 500sqm of total space. 50m Brand new, ready to open. 5 glish. Please contact for Full- and part-time, for tional touring experience. from the beach on famous Soi rooms, bar, restaurant, mas- additional details at Tel: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Contact for information at Post Office. All new con- sage, UBC, ADSL, 6-year 089-163 8166. Email: Flash Coral Draw, 3D Studio. Tel: 089-7773063. Refer to struction. 3 to 12-year lease. lease. Please see for more [email protected] Tel: 087-4723526. Email: www.play-guitar.net Tel: 084-6644050. 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OFFICE WITH Business Products & Services MARINA VIEWS At the fast-developing, northeastern end of Phuket 2 offices have become available. 49.6sqm and 46.55sqm, with views of the marina and channel. A rare opportunity! Please contact for additional details at Tel: 076-206704. Fax: 076-206706.Email: nick@yacht-haven- phuket.com GUESTHOUSE AND RESTAURANT in Patong for sale. Located DESIRE opposite the main entrance of 'Desire', Patong's only qual- Royal Paradise Hotel. 6 ity, sexy-uniform and lingerie guestrooms with shower, toi- retail store, located at Sai let, aircon, TV, very comfort- Nam Yen, is for sale/lease. able. Staff rooms and stan- Niche business with no com- dard kitchen. 13 million baht. petition, selling directly to Please Tel: 081-8956587, bars, clubs and the general 081-8949060.Email: public. Audited accounts, [email protected] very successful and profit- able. Import direct from Chi- nese factories. Huge poten- AGENT WANTED tial for Internet growth, fran- for new catering product. chise or expansion in other Great ground-level opportunity. areas. Genuine reason for sale. Full details given to VISA & LEGAL Full support and training given. SERVICES Call Gary. Tel: 054-451978, genuine inquiries only. Tel: 084-8058815.Email: 087-9087605. Email: paul [email protected] @desirephuket.com For details see our website at: www.desirephuket.com RAWAI NICE & BIG restaurant for rent, fully equipped, 500,000 baht BOUTIQUE key money - 15,000 baht/ GUESTHOUSE month. Please contact for with prime retail space in more information. Tel: 085- center of Patong, first class. 8843610. Info at www.gamefishing captain.com CHIROPRACTIC Company registration 2,229 44-ROOM CLINIC Dr. Richard Cracknell baht; 1-year visa 7,900 baht; retirement visa 7,900 baht; on 4 rai of land. 6,500sqm liv- PATONG 50M FROM Tel: 076-330889. ing space. Near airport. Tel: work permit 7,900 baht; THE BEACH www.chiropractic- UK&US visa 19,999 baht. 085-7839062. Email: clinic phuket.com [email protected] Excellent location. 100sqm. No more visa runs, get a Can make restaurant, coffee 1-year visa for only 7,900 shop, retail shop, etc. Located WEBSITE FROM ONLY baht. Establish your Thai PARTNER FOR NEW on the very busy Soi Post Of- CLUB/RESTAURANT 3,000 BAHT! company today to buy land fice. Tel: 084-6644050. Email: or start your business for I am looking for a partner for Also hosting, logos, brochures, [email protected] only 2,229 baht. Property all-new luxury club/restau- name cards, etc. Tel: 089- title search, sales contract rant in Patong. PRIME loca- 2350969. Please visit and land registration. tion on Soi Post Office. 50m BAR FOR SALE www.lfr-asia.com Thailand's largest legal ser- from the beach. Please con- on Bangla Rd. Please call K. vice network. Always low tact for more information. Kevin. Please contact for INFLATABLE GAMES prices by our licensed Thai Tel: 084-6644050. Email: more information at Tel: 084- Sumo wrestling, football, lawyers. Tel: 076-290376, [email protected] 7300190. gladiator, eliminator. Ideal for parties. Tel: 076-321651. 076-290487. www.phuketinflatable Email: info@siam- games.com legal.com www.siam-legal.com FITTED WARDROBES Built-in kitchen, built-in living- room furniture. Interior design drawings. Tel: 076-321651. JEAB'S JUMPING www.modernlifefurniture.net CASTLES 8 models. MEDIA ADVERTISING For children’s parties. Billboards for rent in Phuket and Please contact for more Krabi. Contact K. Boom.Tel: information. 076-223974, 089-824 Tel: 081-8939742. 0799. Fax: 076-223974. www. Email: Andafocus@gmail. phuketjumpingcastles.com com http://andafocus.com Need help finding a lawyer? www.phuketgazette.net November 10 - 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 53 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

FUJITSU N6460 FOOSBALL TABLE MOTOROLA V3I NEW DELIVERY THERAPY BACKGAMMON Computers T7300 LAPTOP FOR SALE Brand new Motorola V3i, just Deep tissue trigger pain point Retired businessman looking 200G HD, 2 GB RAM, 512 New! With optional overhead a few days old. Comes with therapy. 100% effort. Please for backgammon players in MB ATI card, 17" crystal illumination, coin-operated, full warranty. Only 5,900 baht. contact for more information Phuket. Please contact for WEBSITE HOSTING view, DVD-RW, fingerprint 60,000 baht. Please contact Tel: 081-8945061. at Tel: 085-0330726. more information. Tel: 081- We are dedicated to provid- reader. I am still in Bangkok for more details. Tel: 076- 5778443. ing reliable web-hosting so- and will be back to Phuket on 263687, 081-8234627. lutions of the highest quality. November 6. Feel free to call Fax: 076-264461. Email: Musical MUSIC TUITION All of our plans come with me. Asking 79,000 baht obo. [email protected] Instruments Guitar and bass tuition by Pets a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Price includes all accessories. internationally-acclaimed Contact at Tel: 084-0075999. musician. Teaching begin- Our focus is on reliability, FOR SALE PIANO AMERICAN uptime and customer sup- ner to advanced. Contact Yamaha upright ,white, sec- STAFFORDSHIRE port. Tel: 076-296443. Fax: at Tel: 089-7773063. ondhand, perfect condition terriers with pedigree papers. 076-296427. Email: MACBOOK PRO www.play-guitar.net 60,000 baht. Contact Alli- Dewormed, vaccinated, and [email protected] For 15", 2.2 NEWEST ance Francaise. Tel: 076- champion blood lines. Variety details see our website at: Market price without ac- 222988. MASSAGE of colors. Contact Steve. Tel: www.gasserweb.com cessories is 75,900 baht. For men by man at your home 086-1206934. This two month old com- AFRICAN DJEMBE or hotel. Please call 2 hours be- puter was purchased in Thai- fore. Contact Tel: 089- CHIHUAHUA PUPPY CHEAP LAPTOPS land so warranty is intact. DRUM Acer Aspire 4310-400508 60cm tall, patterned body 2228206. First litter of our Chihuahua. Accessories valued at 1 male left. Very playful, 2 Mi:18,500 baht. Compaq 5,000 baht come free with and Remos famous 32m FiberSkyn Head. Asking months old, excellent health. Presario V6146TU: 16,500 your best offer. Will deliver PAT MASSAGE baht. Tel: 089-9087350. 4,700 baht. Contact at Tel: 5,000 baht only. Tel: 076- anywhere in Phuket. Tel: KARON 284580, 081-8255259. Email: [email protected] 081-6768797. Email: RECORDS (MUSIC) 081-4961100. Email: sub @createlabs.com Thai oil, foot, Tantric and Email:info@thailand- [email protected] 75 rpm (mainly jazz), approx 60 Tao. Hours: 10 am to 8 scuba.com USED PC WANTED of them: 3,500 baht. LPs pm. Appointment only. I'm looking for advanced used (mixed), approx 30 of them: WANTED – CHEAP PIANO Tel: 084-3061589. computers and LCDs in 1,500 baht. Tel: 089-5944236. Golf Stuff Wood should be in good condi- REWARD: sound, working condition. Email: [email protected] MISSING DOG Please let me know if you tion, but does not have to have one available. Tel: 084- work. Must be repairable and Personals 4436085. Email: cold_ko GOLF CLUBS NEW MAILING not expensive. Please contact @hotmail.com LISTS for more information at Tel: Dunlop 65i irons with 084-6644050. graphite shafts , 11.5 tita- Physical addresses only. SMART FRIEND APPLE MACBOOK nium driver and bag: Any category. USA, UK, If you are a smart and sen- PRO 17" 5,000 baht. Wilson 31X Canada. Excellent lead gen- Personal sual lady who would like to irons, 3 wood and bag: erator. 1,000 to 4,000 start as friends with a Notebook PC (2.4 GHz Intel Taken from the Chalong Bay 3,000 baht. Please con- baht. Tel: 083-1801130. Services similar guy, please reply Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, area 2 weeks ago, she is a tact for more information. with photos. Email: 160 GB HDD, SuperDrive). bulldog cross and is from a Tel: 076-288491. Email: [email protected] Price: 80,000 baht. Email: VILLAS AVAILABLE loving and caring family [email protected] AQUARIUM W/ [email protected] for Christmas. We have a home. She is pregnant and EVERYTHING good selection of villas avail- Large aquarium on wooden SEEKING MS RIGHT needs medication or she will LAPTOP AND able for Christmas and New Pleasant farang, healthy die. Substantial REWARD furniture-grade cabinet, com- Year. Personal holiday plan- PRINTER Miscellaneous plete with everything, includ- lifestyle and university degree, for ANY information. Tel: Compaq Presario and HP 5610 ning service for Phuket. hopes to find “Ms Right” here 083-3884410 (Thai) , 085- for Sale ing fish. New cost 38,000 Contact at email: mick all-in-one printer, scanner, copier baht; will sell for 12,000. Tel: on the island. Email: 4732045 (Eng). and fax. Only 4 months old. @phuketpersonal.com or [email protected] 087-0779816.Email: details see our website at: 34,800 baht new. Will sell SIEMENS GAS [email protected] printer alone but not the laptop. STOVE & HOOD www.phuketpersonal.com Asking 28,000, but will negoti- Siemens stove/oven/range Take ate. Must sell ASAP - returning with hood. Still in packing Mobile Phones CONFERENCES to USA. Tel: 084-4258003. case. Price for the lot: AND SEMINARS me Email: [email protected] 35,000 baht. Tel: 081- 5697127.Email: NOKIA 8600 LUNA Corporate/company confer- home ences and seminars in Phuket. USED COMPUTER [email protected] Just one month old, no scracthes, perfect condition We offer a full range of ser- with WANTED vices for both small and multi- I'm looking for a cheap used AQUARIUM with box. Price: 20,000 baht (not negotiable). Please national companies. Email: computer and LCD in sound 60 inch with metal base. [email protected] working condition. Please let 4,000 baht. Contact me for contact for more details at Tel: 081-0860733.Email: For details see our website: me know if you have one avail- further details and specs. www.phuketpersonal.com Soi Dog Foundation Tel: 081-7884222 able. Tel: 084-4436085. Email: [email protected] [email protected]

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Earth Language School Tel: 076-232398/9 Phang Nga Rd, Phuket City Fax: 076-232398

Sin & Lee Tel: 076-258369 Thalang Rd, Phuket City Fax: 076-211230

Taurus Travel Tel: 076-344521/2 Aroonsom Plaza Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong Fax: 076-344523

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Saloon Cars TOYOTA SOLUNA 1998 DAIHATSU BENZ SLK200 Pickups MITSUBISHI TRITON FOR SALE MIRA SPORT 1997 2006, Blue, 2 WD, mega- Very good condition. Rebuilt Perfect condition, 80,000km, cab, CD player. Sell 400,000 MAZDA MX-5 engine with only 3,000km. 1.85 million baht. Contact at ISUZU DMAX 4DOOR baht. Please contact K. Barry for more information Classic 1993 NA, silver, re- New exhaust and tires, very Tel: 087-2849690. Email: 2.5L Diesel, 58,000 km, 085-7959105. conditioned to mint condition, cheap to run and reliable. [email protected] 2003, carryboy sport lid, very reluctant sale. 680,000 baht 95,000 baht. For more de- good condition. 435, 000 baht. ono. Please contact at Tel: tails. Tel: 089-7287823. Please for more information MITSUBISHI LANCER contact at Tel: 086-1588752. 089-8748804. Email: 2006 MAZDA [email protected] 1993, 1.5L, manual, good 2000, silver, auto, good condi- condition, runs great. Price: AS NEW tion. Price: 240, 000 baht. Con- CAR FOR SALE 160,000 baht. Tel: 086- FORD RANGER Only 330,000 baht, open tact more . Tel: 081-6078567. 1998 Nissan NV, auto, has 7432011. 2005 with 13,000km. Diesel, cab, 36,000km, silver, YARIS FOR SALE Email: [email protected] aircon, in good condition. open cab, first owner, TV, carryboy. Please contact S limited model, full options, Asking price 175,000 VCD, and many extras for for details at Tel: 084- 2006, auto, black with baht obo. For more informa- 1993 MIRA 330,000 baht. For details con- 7300190. 30,000km. Price: 575, 000 1996 VOLKS tion contact at Tel: 084- 169,000 original kilometers. tact at Tel: 081-5395948. baht.Tel: 081-1965212 PASSAT SEDAN - 6268105, 089-7291391. Runs well, needs body work 98K and TLC. 50,000 baht obo. Please contact for additional NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK TOYOTA ESTIMA 1996 Volkswagen Passat, information at Tel: 081- 2005, 3.0 ZDI King cab, 149,900 BAHT 98,000km, excellent con- TOYOTA COLONA 7-seater, first-class condition, 0914335. Email: ray_ manual, 43,000km. Power 1993 Mitsubishi, new en- dition, cold aircon, power 2GL automatic with new tires. For [email protected] windows, remote, CD, full gine last year, insurance paid windows, power locks, tilt, 1972, 11,400km. 5-speed more information contact at options. Price: 398,000 1 year, license paid 1 year. tint, sound system, Farang manual, aircon works-cold, Tel: 084-4413633. baht. For details contact K. Looks good, runs good. owned. 215,000 baht obo. Pioneer radio/CD, mega- Karn. Tel: 089-9657307. Move forces sale. Email for For more information shield windows. Excellent VOLVO 740 GLE photo and more details. Tel: RED SPORTS please contact. Tel: 085- condition, 130,000 baht. LIMOUSINE 085-2212883, 085-789- LANCER 7654677. Email: agdowlin For more information con- 80,000 baht rebuild from 1990, perfect condition, 4482. Email: mrphiliplynch @syr.edu tact at Tel: 084-8165809. ISUZU D-MAX CAB 4 bare metal up, new: upholstry, 200hp, automatic. 145,000 @gmail.com exhaust, battery, tires EXC baht. Tel: 086-9488139. twin cam, fuel injec., sports- Email: [email protected] M and G-box. 180,000 baht ono. Tel: 080-1435400. NISSAN NV BMW X3 FOR SALE FOR SALE Automatic, new tires, seats, HONDA CITY 4/2007 2003. 100,000km, perfect battery, new plugs. CD 2007, City ZX VTEC with condition, runs great, 3.0L, player. Nice car at great 10,000km. Silver-grey, au- automatic, only one owner. price. 145,000 baht obo. tomatic, airbag, beige inte- Price: 510,000 baht. Con- Please contact for more in- rior. 530,000 baht. Tel: tact for more information. formation at Tel: 081- 087-0676821. Email: Tel: 087-2709093. Email: 6891116. Send to email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bargain, first registration 09/ 2006, only 15,000km, top MAZDA 3 SPORT condition. Color: blue, inte- CHEAP PICKUP rior: beige, non-smoking, no TRITON MEGACAB 2D This car is in nearly show- kids, no accidents. New TRUCK 2006, 2+2, new condi- room condition. Just 2 years price: 3.8 million baht, for 95 Mitsubishi. Body is rough. tion, blue, low kilometers, old, only 11,000km. Still one sale at only 2.8 million baht, Lots of current repairs. CD, farang owner. Must year left on warranty. In- cash only, no discount. For Price: 110,000 baht obo. sell. Price: 435,000 baht. cludes one year of full insur- more information contact at Please for more infor- Please contact for addi- ance. 890,000 baht. Please Tel: 076-383414. Email: mation contact at Tel: 081- tional information at Tel: contact. Tel: 076-388465, [email protected] 6930766.Email:danboy3@ 085-7959105 (English). 086-7421708. gmail.com Email:graham@thai- connexion.com Wheels & Motors Advertisements

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ISUZU D MAX AUTO YAMAHA MIO ISUZU D-MAX 4 x 4s 3L 4WD Motorbikes AND NOUVO Rentals FOR RENT Immaculate, 3 years old, Mio 1 year old. New: 46,000 2003 model, space cab, runs FORD RANGER metalic-grey, 4 doors, ABS, baht. Now: 29,000 baht. great, very reliable, interior and 13,000km, diesel, open cab, 57,000Km. Service history. BMW RT1150 R 4,000km. Nouvo 1 year old. TOYOTA VIOS AND exterior in new condition. first owner, excellent condition, New all-terrain huge Goodrich New: 64,000 baht, now: 37, HONDA JAZZ Great deal. Long- or short-term TV, DVD and many extras. tires. Airbags. Insured until 000 baht. 4,500km. Farang For rent. Tel: 086-7432011. rent: 13,000 per month. Tel: 330,000 baht. Tel: 081-539- March 2008. Best looking driven. Tel: 083-1050586. 076-263989, 081-3702540. 5948. truck in Thailand! Price: Fax: 076-263424. Email: 610,000 baht. Tel: 076-288- BIKE FOR SALE – [email protected] 908, 081-2710496. Email: HARLEY A1 CAR RENTALS NISSAN FRONTIER [email protected] 4-DOOR Model: heritage soft-tail clas- JIKKY CAR RENTALS sic. Year 2004, with registra- 2007, silver. Price: 395, 000 Many types of new cars. tion, 765,000 baht. Also, baht. Tel: 084-4413633. 2005 VIGO LEATHER Low prices and good condi- INTERIOR 560,000 baht, excellent con- BMW model L-RT 1200GS, tions. Insurance included. 32,000km, automatic, dition. Please contact Gianni year 2005, with bike book Tel: 081-8915296. Email: SUZUKI CARIBIAN 4x4, 3.0L D4D. 760,000 for more details. Tel: 089- 755,000 baht. NEW! Contact [email protected] LOW WHEEL BASE baht. Not back to Phuket 8972308. Sumon. Tel: 076-352069, until November 9, but you can 081-6919346. Cars, trucks that are all fully Year:1990. black. Me- FORD ESCAPE FOR text me anytime. Please insured for rental. Best prices chanically excellent, drives RENT OR SALE contact for more info at Tel: YAMAHA VIRAGO CUSTOM FATBOY for long-term rental: 12,000 very well and serviced regu- Black, year 2006. 4x4. 089-9945503. Email: 750 2002 custom Fatboy, 250 to 22,000 baht per month. For larly to high standard. 50,000km. Only 18 months [email protected] for sale. Virago chopper with back wheels, screaming eagle more information on specific Aircon. Inspection wel- green book and insurance, old. Perfect truck for Phuket. 95-cubic-inch engine, custom vehicles, contact Tel: 089- For rent at 10,000 baht per come. 98,000 baht ono. well maintained. Only 75,000 8314703.Email: NISSAN FRONTIER paint job, chrome accessories week or 30,000 baht per Tel: 081-0804597. Email: baht. Tel: 084-8525217. by Arlen Ness and Perfor- [email protected] [email protected] Four-door, same as new, month. For sale at 1 million 13,000km. Price: 450,000 mance Machine. One million baht. Tel: 081-8917499. baht. Tel: 084-4413633 HARLEY FATBOY baht spent customizing this Fax: 076-342906. Email: 2007, 96QB bike. The bike can be viewed P.M.P CAR [email protected] 2004 4WD, 4 DOOR, 99% new Harley Davidson at Sumon's shop on the by- RENTALS FORD ISUZU D MAX with 6-speed transmission. pass road. Price: 1,250,000 New cars for rent: Toyota Black pickup truck, great Black color. Comes with log baht - no offers. Tel: 076-352- SUZUKI STEP 2007 CAB4 4X4 Vios, Yaris, Fortuner, Wish Automatic, 4,000km. Cost: condition, 67,000km, new book. Contact Sumon on 081- 069, 081-6919346. Email: and Honda Jazz. For more tires, nice stereo. Price: 6919346. Our showroom is [email protected] 44,000 baht. Sell: 28,000 infomation.Tel: 083- baht. Tel: 085-7961002. 400,000 baht. Tel: 076- on the bypass road. Tel: 076- 1743880, 087-2646808. 274682, 081-8913774. 352069, 081-6919346 Fax: CUSTOM VFR400 Email: dedzle@ gmail.com 076-261028. Email: sumon 100,000 ONO @ridethailand.com Great condition, green book, Wanted UK owner, many new parts, NEW CAR FOR RENT BMW K1200S aftermarket fairings. Email FORD RANGER Like new, 2004, auto, 3L SUPERBIKE WANTED YOUNG for pics. Tel: 084-8386209. CRV Year 2006, 23000km. turbo, 49,500km, premium Eight months old, less than [email protected] Price: 325, 000 baht. Tel: sony sound system, 7 months 500km, serviced by BMW Model 2004 - 06, low km, 084-4413633. first class insurance, new Phuket. Brand new: 1.4 million excellent condition. Prefer panther canopy. 510,000 baht. Now selling for 750,000 HONDA WAVE, light color. Cash buyer. More baht. Tel: 081-5697127. baht. Tel: 076-264692, 086- 3 YEARS NEW info at Tel: 076-383059, 086-2817605. Email: TOYOTA VIGO 2812115. Email: natasha223 New cars for rent. Special 125cc, electric starter, 2 [email protected] 2004, 4x4, 3L automatic, @gmail.com helmets, new shocks, engine price for long-term rental. 34,000km. Like new. tuned up. Near perfect con- Tel: 081-5388567. Email: ISUZU CAB 4, 4WD HONDA CB750 FOUR [email protected] 715,000 baht ono. Or I can dition. Runs great. 24,000 TOYOTA FORTUNER swap for condo/land any- AND CB400 baht ono. Tel: 60-86954 I’m looking for a secondhand where. Email for photo. In good condition with all pa- 8729. Email: jbreyunm@ Fortuner. No accidents. Per- Tel: 089-9945503. Email: pers. Both for only 89,000 gmail.com TOYOTA FORTUNER fect condition. Please con- [email protected] baht. Tel: 086-9528051. FOR RENT Eamil: [email protected] tact at Tel: 086-2718254. HONDA STEED Weekly: 14,000 baht. JEEP CHEROKEE 600CC Monthly: 48,000 baht. AUTO HONDA AX-1 250 CC Honda Steed with legal Sell for 950,000 baht. Per- WANT TO BUY 2001, 56,000km, manual, USED CAR 4L, limited edition, full leather 3.0L, good condition. Well-maintained bike with Phuket registration. Insur- fect condition, includes seating, engine and body in Price: 430,000 baht. Tel: legal Phuket registration. ance and tax paid for one year. insurance. For more infor- Jeep Chorokee or other very good condition. Please for 087-2709093. Email: Good engine. 70,000 baht obo. 120,000 baht ono. Tel: 089- mation contact at Tel: 081- used car, please call Khun more information contact at [email protected] Contact Tel: 081-0878161. 8744050. Email: happyjo@ 5399269. Aew. Contact at Tel: 081- Tel: 086-0071505. Email: [email protected] procom.in.th 6774545. 56 PHUKET GAZETTE November 10 - 16, 2007

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