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ANDAMAN Edition Volume 17 Issue 42 October 16 - 22, 2010 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 25 Baht Outbound Airport under strain tourism Record number of passengers to use Phuket Airport this year flying high By Janpen Upatising OUTBOUND tour operators na- tionwide expect the strong baht THE number of passengers arriv- to cause a 13% increase in the ing at or departing the island from number of Thais traveling Phuket International Airport over abroad this year. the past 12 months has cracked Charoen Wangananont, the airport’s official capacity of 6.5 president of the Thai Travel million – and the coming year is Agents Association (TTAA), expected to see up to a million said up to 5.4 million Thais more. were expected to go abroad in “From the statistics we have the coming 12 months. collected [to September 30], more The figure is half a million than 6.7 million passengers trav- more than last year and similar eled through Phuket Airport this to the years before the political past year,” Phuket International crisis. About 60% will be tour- Airport Director Prathuang Sorn- ists and the rest will be students kham told the Gazette. and businesspeople. “This high figure already sur- Last month about 70,000 passes current capacity and the Thais holidayed abroad. The airport’s ability to support those TTAA expects this to rise to passengers. I think by the end of 100,000 this month, as many this [coming] year, the number of families will go on trips during passengers will reach 7.5 million,” the school break. Passengers on Qatar Airlines inaugural flight to Phuket arrive at the airport on October 12. Photo: Apinun Saitong he added. The exodus will continue in Preparations are underway for the coming three to four months passenger capacity to 12.5 million years to complete, will be much the festive month of December, what is expected to be a bumper in order to better accommodate the by 2013. The upgrade is projected welcome. With the tourism high it says. high season, said Mr Prathuang. expected high number of passen- to meet passenger demand until season fast approaching, airlines About 80% will stay in Asian “Two hundred more airport trol- gers,” he added. 2020. “After the planning and de- have launched new and additional countries, particularly Singa- leys will be provided and Terminal Terminal 2 will also be expanded sign phase stage, a construction flights to Phuket. pore, China, Japan and South 2 [for domestic flights] will be to include more counters for company will be selected and The most recent was Qatar Air- Korea. Some 20% will head to improved, with added seating for AirAsia check-ins and more room hired by the end of December,” ways’ new flight from Doha to medium- and long-haul destina- passengers waiting to board for departing passengers. said Mr Prathuang. Phuket, via Kuala Lumpur. The tions including Australia, New planes,” he said. “Later, all AirAsia operations A project designer was expected inaugural flight landed in Phuket Zealand and Europe. “Other airport facilities such as will move to Terminal 2,” he said. to be appointed within days of this on October 12. This high season, demand on the air conditioners, escalators, The Terminal 2 renovations are article going to press, he said. The service offers three round- long-haul routes is up by 17% elevators and especially the going ahead separately from the Construction is expected to be- trip flights a week, served by a because of the favorable ex- restrooms are also scheduled to huge 5.8-billion-baht airport up- gin in January, he added. Boeing 777 configured to carry change rates. undergo major improvements over grade in process that aims to boost The upgrade, to take three more than 300 passengers per trip. Patong tunnel underway by 2013: Pian PATONG Mayor Pian Keesin took a stand sary to support tourism development. ernment interest in issues affecting the of confidence on October 6, taking to the “Patong people rely on tourism. Sustain- town, he said. stage and telling a crowd of about 400 able tourism development for me means In his opinion, the villagers did it because people that he expected work on the Patong ensuring the safety of both tourists and in- they misunderstood that the land expropria- Tunnel to be underway by 2013. vestors. tion would be unfair for them. “About 10 The mayor made plain his view at his “The tunnel will help prevent accidents, landowners, of which six are local Patong “Patong Future Plan” public address rally save lives and save fuel costs. Kathu Police residents, will be affected. They will get a at Patong Sports Field. The event was held recently told me seven people have died this very fair rate.” to explain his plans for easing the develop- year while coming over Patong Hill,” he said. About 300 of the 400-strong crowd at mental ails currently plaguing the town, The Ban Mon villagers filing a formal the rally were members of the Patong En- which has undergone a breakneck pace of complaint over the tunnel project to the tertainment Business Association and Patong development in recent years. governor’s office last month was “good for Taxi Federation. There were no Ban Mon Mayor Pian said the tunnel was neces- Patong” in that it would increase the gov- villagers present. – Pimwara Choksakulpan Patong Mayor Pian Keesin.

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Phuket destined for eco-doom? Climate change experts warn ponder their future Phuket has 20 years before it’s too late. Page 5 By Janpen Upatising RETURNING from Bangkok with Follow that fire truck national awards for excellence in Martha arrives in Phuket hand, some of Phuket’s top tour guides have expressed concern in global fight against that the changing nature of the lung cancer. Page 8 tourism industry might make their jobs obsolete in the future. Kittitat Chookaew was among On the Menu eight Phuket-based guides who Mom Tri’s Kitchen new received the award, which recog- nizes outstanding talent in chosen lower level is truly a cut areas of expertise and contribu- above. Page 13 tions to tourism in Thailand. Mr Kittitat, who received his Construction award for his expertise in Italian, said, “Italian tourists used to come New Kajonkiet campus in groups of elderly people who now rising in Kathu. could not speak English well. They Page 23 needed our help. But younger Ital- ians are more self-reliant, thus the Top guides Thitinan Poolsanguran, Sopa Pootnak and Taweep Senasung. Classifieds need for guides is declining even though the number of tourists in hiring guides. Already, we are days of their stay, she explained. Everything you need at prices you keeps rising,” he said. seeing less demand for tour However, Mr Kittitat said the can afford, from jobs to homes. Thitinan Poolsanguran, who guides,” she said. falling demand for guides was not received her award for her exper- Japanese tourists generally all bad. “There is a chance that Pages 28-38 tise in Japanese, agrees. spend four days and three nights tour guides will survive since the Sport “Some young Japanese travel- in Phuket, she explained. Internet cannot answer everything FIVB in Phuket nets ers know beforehand where they Guides pick them up at Phuket tourists want to know,” he said. want to visit by searching online. Airport and have only 20-50 min- “As tour guides, we cannot just Brazilians. Ironman They even book tour packages utes while en route to their hotels try to sell them tour packages. We world champ to ride in from Japan on their own. And with to develop a rapport with the tour- must explain local things to them, the recession, they want to pay ists and offer them optional tour such as how to keep safe during Phuket. Pages 39-40 cheap prices and are not interested packages for the second and third their stay here,” he added. Farewell Nick Jackson Man shot dead after pub row FRIENDS and family attended the A MAN was gunned down out- final service for Nick Jackson at side a bar in Chalong early Octo- the temple across from Loma ber 6 in what police believe to be Park in Patong on October 10. retaliation for an argument the man Mr Jackson passed away in his had at another bar that evening. sleep on October 1. Chalong Police officers arrived He was well-known for found- at the Say Yes pub on Patak Road ing the popular Katoeys R Us bar at about 4:30am October 7 after in Patong, and more recently for receiving a report that a man had his game fishing tours off Phuket. been murdered outside the venue. Although he had been suffer- They arrived to find the body ing a fever in the days before his of Wichit Wong-oon, 28, lying on death, Mr Jackson’s passing came Dreams. In recent years, Mr the road in front of the pub. unexpectedly as he was known Jackson became better known as He had been shot once in the for being healthy and lived an ac- “Captain Nick”, operating game- back with what police believe to tive lifestyle. fishing charters off Phuket. have been a homemade shotgun. st He was to celebrate his 61 “Nick was such a good-hearted His face was also badly bruised, CLOSING TIME: The front door to the Say Yes pub in Chalong. birthday on October 6. man, a bigger than life person who as if beaten, police said. After moving to Phuket nearly will sadly be missed by loved ones Mr Wichit, a construction la- friends. The group had been with other patrons. 12 years ago, he opened the famed and family,” one family member borer working on a project on Soi kicked out of the Sarapan Pleng Just before Say Yes closed, Mr cabaret restaurant Cocktails & told the Gazette. Palai, arrived at Say Yes with five bar earlier in the night for arguing Wichit went out in front of the pub to have a cigarette. He was shot in the back while trying to run away from his as- sailant, police said. Police are continuing their search for the killer.

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AHEAD of marine national parks in the Andaman reopening on No- vember 1 for the coming high sea- son, the park chief at the Mu Ko Similan National Park has warned that boat operators entering the parks without a permit may face a 10,000 baht fine – or even have their boat tourism license revoked. The ‘Laddawan 2’ spewing flames while still tied up at Rassada Port. The warning follows park of- ficers at the Similans over past few weeks handing out booklets explaining a slew of regulations Boat ablaze at port that took effect November 30 last FIRE gutted a dive boat run by a onto his vessel. He heard several year. well-known Phuket dive tour op- explosions as the fire gutted the Although the park is closed to Dive boats anchor at Mu Ko Lanta National Park. Photo: Pimwara Choksakulpan erator on October 13, leaving one two-deck boat, he said. tour groups during the low sea- complying with the regulations,” have appropriate safety equipment man with serious burns and six A police officer told the Gazette son, officers are still there and he added. on board and have suitable safety others needing hospital treatment. he thought the blaze was started many tour operators run “famil- “Under the new regulations, procedures in place in case they Phuket City Police received a by some welding work that was iarization trips” or survey dive offenders will be fined 500 baht are needed,” he said. report at about 10:30am that the being done on the vessel in prepa- sites at this time of year in prepa- per person per day. Operators may Nontawit Jaturabundit, park Laddawan 2 liveaboard dive boat ration for the start of the high ration for the high season. face sterner punishment, includ- chief at Sirinat National Park at Nai belonging to West Coast Divers season. “The new rules promote tour- ing being charged with entering a Yang, said he had yet to decide on was ablaze at Rassada Pier. Damage to the wooden vessel ist safety and encourage operators restricted area without permission. how the regulations would be ap- Six fire engines were dispatched could be as high as 10 million baht, to set up activities that adhere to “For this, they may be fined plied there. to fight the blaze, but could do little he said. our requirements,” said Similans 10,000 baht or even have their Officers at Mu Ko Phi-Phi Na- apart from stopping the floating The Laddawan 2 made headlines park chief Panumas Sanseemeam. boat tourism license canceled,” tional Park and at Mu Ko Lanta inferno from spreading to other eight years ago when a crewman “The focus will be on boat the park chief warned. National Park confirmed to the vessels. died after having his stomach operators, such as dive tour op- The new regulations also focus Gazette that their offices also had Pratueng Boonrod, captain of slashed open and his limbs almost erators, who must have National on tourist safety, Mr Panumas yet to decide on how the regula- Saimai 2 docked nearby, assisted severed while cleaning the propel- Park permission to operate in the explained. tions would be applied in their in getting the men off the boat and ler off Koh Racha Yai. area. Some operators are not fully “Boats entering the park must respective parks. Phuket babies may need ID cards Less serious crimes in September ACCORDING to the latest crime including premeditated murder, THE House of Representatives has might make fake ID cards using to carry their passports 24 hours statistics released by the Phuket muggings, gang muggings, kid- passed the first reading of a bill to the names of young children. a day. Foreigners with work per- Provincial Police, crime in Sep- napping and arson. Two murders require one-year-old babies na- Some MPs also worried that the mits are required to carry their tember fell year-on-year. were reported in September 2010, tionwide to have an identification fee for making the first ID card, little booklets as well. The only major increases were with no one arrested in either case. card. which was mooted in the bill at Foreigners in Phuket are ar- in the number of gambling cases There was also a 24% decrease The bill, proposed by the inte- 500 baht, could be too high. rested from time to time and found reported, with a 47.5% increase in Category 2 (“physical abuse”) rior minister, would lower the Deputy Interior Minister Boon- in violation of either the passport year-on-year, and underground crimes, which include premedi- requirement age for carrying an jong Wongtrairat said the fee was or the work permit “with you at lottery, up 193.3% year-on-year. tated murder as well as murder, ID card from 15 years to one year. set as the maximum rate, and noted all times” requirement – or both. There was a 20% drop in Cat- manslaughter, attempted murder, Following a debate of more than the interior minister could later set – Nation / Phuket Gazette egory 1 (“heinous”) crimes, assault, rape and sexual assault. an hour, the bill was approved on a lower starting rate. October 6 by 222 votes to 81, While some may find the ac- with five MPs abstaining. tion in the House bordering on the The House set up a 25-mem- bizarre, it is to be noted that for- ber panel to vet the bill in seven eigners in Thailand, tourists and days. If approved, the bill would local residents alike, are required require Thai citizens to carry ID cards from age one to 60 years. During the debate, several MPs voiced concern that criminals 4 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS October 16 - 22, 2010 Phuket Town villagers plead for new seawall

RESIDENTS at Haad Saen Suk in Phuket Town continue to petition City Hall to rebuild a broken sea- wall that once protected their homes from flooding at high tide. Adun Yonjamrun, one of village leaders, said homes in the neigh- borhood flood every time heavy rainfall coincides with high tide. The Joe Louis troupe are the last remaining guardians of the ‘hun lakhon The flooding is often at its lek’, Thai traditional small puppet play. Photo: Courtesy of TAT worst in the morning, he said. Some 200 people live in the af- fected area, built along a Joe Louis plays Phuket 200-meter dirt road beside an im- BANGKOK’s loss is Phuket’s Louis Thai Restaurant in the Sino- portant drainage canal. gain, as the Joe Louis troupe of Phuket Zone at Jungceylon. There has been extensive dam- traditional Thai puppeteers has a Restaurant shareholder Wan- age to a section of seawall that new home at the Jungceylon shop- chana Ponpalangkun said Phuket’s once protected about 50 nearby ping complex in Patong. reputation as a tourist destination homes from flooding. The troupe, founded by the late made it a perfect location to host Mr Adun, who moved to grandmaster puppeteer and Na- the world-renowned troupe. Phuket eight years ago from his tional Artist Sakorn “Joe Louis” Unfortunately, the Phuket ven- native Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Another high tide breaches the seawall and floods the bankside homes. Yangkhiesot, remains the sole ture cannot employ the entire Joe said municipal officials had visited as to when the seawall would ac- of tin mining days. guardian of the dying art of hun Louis troupe from the outset. the community and seen with their tually be repaired,” he said. Tin mining sediment also cov- lakhon kek, Thai traditional small To test the market, the troupe own eyes what high tide does to The entire area on which the ers the seabed of most of Phuket puppet play. performed twice daily at the res- their homes. community is built was once ex- Bay, to a thickness of up to two For many years based at Suan taurant for one week. There are “They said they would discuss tensively mined for tin. Saphan Hin meters in places. Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, the plans to hold larger performances the matter with relevant officials, and surrounding coastal areas is Phuket Bay had a sandy bottom troupe have moved to the Joe at the SF Cinema in January. but we still haven’t had any word built on “reclaimed” land, a legacy before the tin mining era arrived. Police warn of snatch bandits CHALONG Police are urging all “I was not driving fast. I was women riding motorbikes to be carrying some of my shopping wary of snatch bandits after a between my legs and some in the young woman had her gold neck- bike basket when I noticed a young lace stolen in broad daylight. guy wearing a helmet trailing us,” Thitiporn Somjan, 23, from Ms Thitiporn said. Sakon Nakhon, told police on “Then he pulled alongside and October 6 she was riding along grabbed my T-shirt collar, nearly Soi Na Yai with a work colleague touching my breasts. Then he at about 3pm when she was grabbed my two-saleung gold robbed. necklace and sped off. While he They were returning to their was riding away he looked back office at Chao Fa Thani residen- as if he was laughing at me,” said tial estate on Chao Fa West Road the victim. after shopping at the Julaphan She said the necklace was store on Chao Fa East Road. worth about 10,000 baht. October 16 - 22, 2010 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 5 Only 20 years left: Expert

By Atchaa Khamlo range of experts, officials and lo- cal people. THE current rate of environmen- TEI senior director Thongjan tal devastation in Phuket will see Homnet explained that the TEI, the island “totally ruined” within through the ACCCRN project, is 20 years, a climate change expert aiming to draw up and implement has warned. an action plan to prevent the de- The bombshell was dropped on mise of the island. October 7 by Chamniern Paul Two years ago, the TEI an- Vorratnchaiphan, senior director of nounced that five parts of the Thailand Environment Institute Thailand had been chosen as ‘ar- (TEI). He was speaking at a one- eas of interest’ to implement the day seminar called to highlight the ACCCRN project, he said. perils of climate change in general Phuket was one of them, but and for Phuket in particular. because of insufficient budget, “There is encroachment every- only two locations, Haad Yai and where, mangrove destruction, Chiang Rai, were chosen. “In this houses going up, slums growing third year, it’s time for Udon and the number of shrimp farms Thani, Phuket City and Samut increasing. Land is being rendered Sakhon,” he added. useless,” he said. “We came here to get confirma- Mr Chamniern, who is also the tion from Phuket that they are still Rockefeller interested. If they Foundation’s ‘This announcement are not, the project Asian Cities Cli- does not come to will be canceled in mate Change Phuket,” said Mr Resilience Net- anyone’s surprise. The Thongjan. work (ACCCRN) question is, will those “We have found ON THE BRINK: Urban growth is threatening Phuket’s natural environment (left), which was at one time abundant in mangrove forests (above). project director responsible and those that the problems for TEI, likened who yield power in are too big for Thongjan called on the provincial plained. “Phuket can apply directly “dry” high season for tourism. Phuket to the Ti- Phuket City Mu- level of government to support and to the Rockefeller Foundation, This may be accounted for by tanic: luxurious Phuket listen or care? I nicipality to handle help smaller municipalities and which provided the budget for the typhoons in the South China Sea and bound for am not optimistic after alone. Phuket has other local administrative bodies projects in Chiang Rai and Haad Yai. making their way further west glory, but destined having witnessed the too many people on the island. “Alternatively, the budget could than usual, bringing their low- for disaster if it deterioration and and these people “The TEI can advise them and be provided by the TEI, the provin- pressure fronts and rain to Phuket does not change are too free to use help them plan so they can resolve cial government and the Rockefeller more often. its current course. criminal destruction public areas. the problems,” he said. Foundation, and start with the small Kittisak Borribunkaset, planning In the audience over the last decade.’ “This is mainly However, Mr Thongjan ques- projects first,” he said. and policy analyst at Phuket’s De- to hear the harsh Dirk Naumann because many lo- tioned whether the resolve was there But the clock is ticking. “We have partment of Disaster Prevention warning in person German honorary consul cal organizations to see through the changes needed. until the end of December to get and Mitigation office, pointed out were Vice-Gover- are separately do- “Phuket seems interested, but confirmation from Phuket whether that rip currents along Phuket’s nor Nivit Aroonrat and about 80 ing things by themselves. They are they don’t know how to move or not they would like to join the coast – the cause of many tourist officials from government offices not working together, which ahead as the network is not strong project,” concluded Mr Thongjan. drownings – appear to be occur- on the island. makes it hard to enforce regula- enough,” he noted. During the conference, local ex- ring more often. He suggested While the seminar was held to tions,” he said. However, he quickly added, “The perts outlined potential long-term climate change as a possible cause. assess the current and potential Encroachment and land use is- tourism industry should be able to effects of climate change on Phuket. Last year about 20 people died environmental problems Phuket is sues are bigger problems than get strong leaders as I have seen John Gray, a lecturer in coastal because of rip currents, he said. facing regarding climate change, landslides and flooding, so the most many ‘green tourists’ who would tourism management at Prince of “However, we are constantly hav- over-development dominated the important thing is having measures like to preserve the environment.” Songkla University Phuket cam- ing rescue-training sessions for our agenda. to enforce regulations, he added. Funding for the projects can pus, pointed to an increase in officers and have an 18-million- There was input from a wide In accomplishing this, Mr come in one of two ways, he ex- rainfall during the traditionally baht budget to do so,” he added. 6 PHUKET GAZETTE NATIONAL NEWS October 16 - 22, 2010 Police probe blast as official warns of imminent attacks POLICE have detained a woman with close ties to a Pheu Thai MP in connection with a bomb blast at an apartment building that killed four people and injured nine in Nonthaburi October 5. The arrest came after a former Sasithorn Onwimol. Photo: The Nation top defense official warned that highly trained militia from a neigh- Cops hunt boring country were plotting assassinations and attacks in Bangkok in the next 20 days. model killer Police believe the bomb went off POLICE are hunting the killer of accidentally, killing the suspected a model who appears to have been bomb-maker, former red shirt executed in her luxury Bangkok guard Samai Wongsuwan, 46. condo on October 11, Kom Chad The arrested woman, Wasa Luek reported. Theprian, 25, is a secretary to the The boyfriend of FHM 2008 House of Representatives commit- model Sasithorn “Pik” Onwimol, tee on anti-money laundering and 28, is prime suspect in the mur- counter-narcotics. der, which took place at the She was picked up after police Wasa Theprian (inset) was arrested in connection with the bomb blast in Nonthaburi October 5. Photos: The Nation upmarket Klangkrung Resort on found she had transferred money Rachadapisek Soi 7. to a bank account belonging to as a close friend of his daughter the attacks from a military intelli- Ms Sasithorn was found lying Kasi Ditthanarat, a businessman and a good person. gence report. The report was on her bed with a bullet wound to who took Mr Samai to the apart- The MP also offered an apol- based on facts that militias had in- her right temple. Next to her right ment in Nonthaburi’s Bang Bua ogy to all Pheu Thai members for filtrated several spots in Bangkok elbow was a .38 caliber pistol. Thong District. damaging the party’s reputation. to commit sabotage, he said. Ms Sasithorn had competed in Mr Samai stayed in Room 202 “But indeed, I am not involved in This is not a misleading report. FHM magazine’s 2008 Girl Next at Samarn Metta Mansion, where terrorism,” he said. Army chief General Prayuth Chan- Door competition and won the the bomb went off. Mr Kasi and Ms Wasa has been described as On October 9, Admiral Banawit ocha has admitted that he asked “Photographer’s Favorite” prize. his wife Amporn were captured on a close friend of Phayao Pheu Kengrian, a former deputy defence officials to follow these groups Police said it looked like the scene security cameras moving boxes to Thai MP Wisut Chai-narun, who permanent secretary, said that for- and had warned the government had been arranged to look like a sui- Room 202 prior to the blast. chairs the House committee on eign armed militia from a about this. Preventive measures cide, pointing out there were patches Arrest warrants have been is- anti-money laundering and neighboring country’s special are needed to thwart the terror of gunpowder on the blanket, sug- sued for the couple, who are both counter-narcotics. He sought to forces were planning terror strikes. attempt, Bannawit said. gesting it had been used to cover still on the run. defend Ms Wasa, describing her Adm Banawit said he learned of – Phuket Gazette her face before she was shot. Ms Sasithorn had argued with her boyfriend regularly and been Democrats push savings bill to gain on opponents seen crying days before her death, police said, adding that she had just IN a move to capture some of the Party spokesman Warong The main thrust of the bill is to ing agricultural laborers, street ven- purchased a new car, which populist Pheu Thai Party’s politi- Dejkitvikrom said the party would help Thais engaged in independent dors, taxi drivers, and workers for would be unusual if she planned cal base, the Democrat Party is bring the National Investment in labor and without pension plans hire, according to the report. to kill herself. pushing a savings bill aimed at Savings Bill before the House of to save money for their retirement. 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By Fraser Morton have clocked up over 12,000 miles. Steve is the only member of the A TEAM of Britons who are at- 24-man team driving the whole tempting to circumnavigate the route, with the rest of the crew globe in their fire engine “Martha” joining at different stages of the rolled into Phuket on October 13 nine-leg tour. At any one time, there for a quick night’s rest before hit- are five crew on board Martha. ting the road again the next day. The team are currently on their And their expedition leader Steve two-week, 2,000-mile Vientiane- Moore doesn’t even like driving. Singapore leg of the journey, and “Can’t stand it to be honest, so at last contact were en route to I’m probably not the best person Krabi. They expect to reach to be driving a fire engine around Singapore on October 22. the world,” he said. By the end of their trip the team Steve and his team have will have driven through five conti- already raised over UK£70,000 nents, 28 countries and traveled for cancer charities in the UK, in over 26,000 miles when they arrive memory of his fire-fighter father back in London in March next year. Garth, who died of lung cancer And the trip is also a Guinness on July 18 last year. World Record attempt for the Despite his lack of interest in longest-ever continuous trip in a driving, since setting out from Lon- fire engine – a record never be- don on the first anniversary of his fore attempted. father’s death, Steve and his “fol- For their Australian, New low that fire engine” team have been Zealand and US legs, a boat will on the road for 89 days, have ship Martha across seas. passed through 20 countries and The team, who all underwent PATONG PIT STOP: The ‘follow that fire engine’ crew arrived at the Holiday Inn, Patong on October 13. Photos: Jim Welch specialist mechanical engineering With no emergency services in They also “tweet” constantly “The highways here are good. courses before leaving the UK, sight, Steve said in the minutes af- on Twitter to keep their fans It’s pretty flat and we’ve only been spend an hour each day doing re- ter the crash, a crowd of about 150 around the world up to speed. doing about six to seven hours pairs on Martha to keep her on the people looked to the team for help. Their fire engine – named driving a day,” he said. road, and their dream trip alive. “We rushed over and used our Martha after a Beatles song – was In Thailand, Steve said the team Steve also undertook survival first-aid kit on the injured drivers, donated in October last year by eats mainly local food, but have also and medical training with the Brit- amazingly no one was killed. the Dorset fire service Steve’s fa- found a passion for cheese and ham ish SAS before embarking, “That was the worst moment ther worked for. toasties courtesy of the many learning survival techniques in of the trip by a long way,” he said. It took three months and 7-Elevens they have passed. case of an emergency. Carrying extra fuel in contain- UK£40,000 in donations to modify Steve said, “My father would The team used their medical ers on board, ration packs, camping Martha to be road ready for the be proud of the attention to detail “trauma kit” and defibrillator on day equipment and sleeping bags, when record attempt. It’s also four-wheel- and planning that has gone into the 10 of their trip when they came the team finish their day’s driving, drive which has come in handy. trip, and our reasons for doing it”. across a “horrific crash” after a lorry they stop at the side of the road “We crashed through a barrier Before setting out in July, the plowed through 20 cars in Latvia. and camp out for the night. on a mountain route in China and team embarked upon a two-week “Two cars were thrown about However, in Phuket, they en- almost went off a cliff,” Steve said. tour around cancer centers in the 70 meters into trees off the high- joyed a night’s luxury at the “It was lucky Martha is four- UK to see the people they are rais- way as the lorry crashed into Holiday Inn Resort in Patong. wheel-drive, otherwise we would ing money for. TEAM LEADER: Steve Moore them,” Steve said. To keep themselves entertained have gone over the edge,” he said. All donations will go to when they stop, the team even has Barring a few bumps and Macmillan Cancer Support, The a cricket bat and ball on board. scrapes, the crew are having a Fire Fighters Charity and The Roy But when they are on the road, “great trip” and are on schedule Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. all team members have a job to for their planned finish date. do: navigator, driver, photographer Steve said the Thai-leg has been If you would like to donate or find out and videographer. a “breeze” so far. more visit W: followthatfireengine.com October 16 - 22, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 9 10 PHUKET GAZETTE OPINION October 16 - 22, 2010 Thailand getting fat education. Parents, schools and police need to work together and actually take care of those young Re: Phuket Gazette, Colonizing people going nuts and risking Cleaning up the their own and others’ lives. Asia with Calories, October 9 Thank you for your article Education and proper care “Colonizing Asia with Calories”. should start within the families, I am a woman from Europe, and but it’s hardly ever seen. we have the same problems with More paper will just be more obesity as they do in the US. island’s Hotel Act paper: nothing will change. It is a matter of education. Everyday driver I have been in Phuket since IT WILL be interesting to see whether the Phuket 1993 and I have seen the terrible effort to force small accommodation establish- increase in obesity among Thais ments to comply with the 2004 Hotel Act will over the years. make any progress in Phuket, which is esti- Phuket should learn I really support the idea of a mated to have some 400 unregistered tered hotels have the bear the cost of building from the past picture on the boxes of donuts! “lodgings” of various sorts (see Gazette issue of and operating on-site sewage treatment plants Birgitta October 2). when there are rows of guesthouses nearby Phuket Among the objectives of amendments to the spewing untreated effluent straight into the Requiring medical certificates Act passed in 2008 was clarification as to which sea? didn’t work in the past, so why types and sizes of accommodation establish- In terms of tax, registered hotels in Phuket should it work now? Anchor lights ments need to be licensed as hotels and, if so, that play by the rules are penalized – not the Education and enforcement in which category. Specifically excluded were other way around. They are subject to a 1% are the key to safe driving. After reading the Issue & residential premises with four rooms for rent room charge levied by the Phuket Provincial Impound vehicles of people Answer “Maritime signals: or fewer, an exemption apparently intended to Administration Organization as well as the found driving without a license seeing the light”, I would like to support the “homestay tourism” movement crippling “plus plus” tax structure on hotel until they get one. make some comments. that has received so much attention in recent F&B outlets that render them far more Actually patrolling the roads, When a boat is at anchor, years. expensive that their unregistered counter- instead of just operating check- only one white, non-blinking While there are many rooms for rent above parts. points, would be good. Check for toplight is required. On small ground-floor businesses in buildings all over Less compelling are the THA’s arguments brakes and lights along with boats it can be a white light the island, the number with four rooms or about unregistered guesthouses’ “failure to helmets and driving licenses. (lantern) hanging from the fewer that are actually run by traditional maintain international standards” and their All wishful thinking, I’m afraid. forestay about two to three families is a small slice of the “accommodation tendency to “attract unsavory guests”. Such Rhetoric is easier than action. meters above deck. establishment” pie here in Phuket. charges are not only impossible to prove or William Smith The color for this light is A much bigger component comprises true disprove, but also smack of the smarmy Phuket always non-blinking white. guesthouses in the five- to 20-room range and attitude that drives so many tourists to the Boats while underway must rooms-for-rent above beer bars, pubs, massage more down-to-earth atmosphere offered at have a white top/running light, a parlors, restaurants and other entertainment guesthouses in the first place. Roving checkpoints red light to port and a green light establishments. The Hotel Act is a well-thought-out piece of the way to go to starboard. These are all non- While some have cast the Thai Hotels legislation and the Thai tourism industry blinking lights. Association (THA) as Goliath in the battle to would benefit from across-the-board compli- I can provide the visibility get small accommodation establishments ance with its provisions. Unfortunately, lax or It’s a waste of time. You will angles for these three lights for registered, the THA do have some solid argu- “selective” enforcement and the general have clinics writing out certifi- anyone interested. ments – especially in regard to tax evasion and disregard for law that pervades Phuket will cates for 50 baht, and even if The only blinking light environmental protection: why should regis- make that very difficult to achieve. you get a real doctor to issue a required is for vessels moving at medical certificate, it won’t fast speeds, such as those that “fashion” reasons. Medical certificates work is a step in the wrong mean a thing. zip around collecting fish from Unfortunately, many so-called direction! Everybody knows that Make the fines high enough the fishermen. yachties buy them in Langkawi just more paper you pay 50 baht and get what with enough police out conduct- All the other lights you see and ruin quiet evenings on you need – no questions asked. ing “roving checkpoints” and blinking on boats are only anchor with all this blinking Re: Gazette online, Phuket Poll: We see unbelievable driving that will deter them – especially because the boat owners are nonsense. Will medical certificates improve everyday – loud, no helmets, speeders. cheap on batteries and/or like Big Yachtie road safety?, October 8 extremely fast and aggressive. Tom Notaro having blinking lights for Phuket Seriously, this kind of paper- The only solution to this is Phuket

A bump on the road bumps or public road accessories that need to be repaired can come to Buddha directly to Chalong TAO and fill in the request form so we can ask Recently the road I live on has for permission to repair it. been repaved, which is of course For more information, come to very good news as it was in very our office at 38 Luang Por Chaem bad shape. Not surprising as it is Rd, Moo 4, Chalong, Muang, the main road to the Big Buddha. Phuket 83130. Tel. 076-282255. The workers also installed new W: www.phuketchalong.go.th speed bumps along this new sec- tion of road, which are greatly should not be driving so fast, but needed as both locals and tourists we all know it is not a perfect Something stinks in love to speed up and down the world. So far it has been only cuts road. and scrapes I have had to help out Rawai Unfortunately, when you turn with, but one day it will be a call off Chao Fa West Rd onto Joafa for an ambulance. Rawai recently had the beach- 51, the first speed bump you come My question is, who do we front road improved with parking to is an older one which is high contact to ask about replacing this and a storm drain installed, though and was at one time painted yel- older speed bump with a new one I cannot remember problems with low for visibility. or at least painting it so it is visible flooding in this area – the ground Due to time and weather, the to people? around there is mostly sand. paint has completely gone and the Robert Peverelle The new parking is wonderful, speed bump is hard to see, espe- Chalong thank you for a job well done in cially when night falls. record time. Over the past few months I Voravat Soonthonsanoh, Direc- However, the storm drain has have begun to stock up on iodine tor of the Public Works Divi- already started to smell of sew- and antiseptic creams, which I sion at Chalong Tambon Ad- age because many shops along the have frequently had to use on vic- ministration Organization road are piping gray water into it. tims of this speed bump. (TAO), replies: Properly treated gray water Yes, in a perfect world they People who find any old speed does not smell as the septic tanks October 16 - 22, 2010 OPINION PHUKET GAZETTE 11 Even healthier than Noise annoys LOVE it or hate it noise has be- come a part of life in Phuket. Reading forum comments on By Roy McCallum the Gazette website recently, I a strict vegetarian could see that there seemed to be Do you have an opinion to voice? two schools of thought about the Email [email protected] fireworks being let off prior to, Pattarawan Teerananuwat is during and after the Vegetarian Festival [Gazette online, Phuket one of the three resident nutri- Vegetarian Festival 2010: a lot of tionists at Phuket International bang for the baht, October 5]. EATING only vegetarian food for Hospital. As this year’s Vegetar- The first school was banging many years is good for our bod- on (pun intended) about this be- ies. A diet of fruit and vegetables, ian Festival draws to a close, ing a traditional festival and part which are high in fiber, helps to here she explains how being of life in Phuket, and usually keep us “regular”. Also, fruits con- ended with: “so if you don’t like it tain antioxidants that make our vegetarian can be good for you – but it may bring then go home”. skin brighter, and beans are good some drawbacks. The second pointed out that the for the heart, liver and spleen. nocturnal cacophony was interfer- However, there is also a down- ing with sleep, causing human and side of eating too much vegetarian canine neuroses and potentially, Firecrackers are a common food. Vegetarians should eat more traffic accidents. nuisance in Phuket. PHOTO: Flickr grains, red beans, black beans, soy At what point does the enjoy- tant thudding of bass-lines which meat and tofu. ment of one person infringe on travel further than you’d think. Avoid eating too much deep- that of another? As Phuket gets more crowded, fried food since it is high in We have seen this recently the number of fireworks and sub- calories. If you do like fried veg- with the anti-smoking lobby who woofers will increase. So how can etables, then fry them in rice bran have, in theory, won the right not we find a way to limit the noise? A oil, soy bean oil or sunflower oil – to have their air polluted. So what compromise would be to only al- or just make a Thai-style salad. about noise pollution? low noise at certain times of the Some people who eat a strict Many will say that this festival day which would not affect sleep; vegetarian diet may easily become only lasts nine days and after that say from 10am to 10pm. faint or dizzy, they might experi- things return to normal, but it has Policing this however would be ence pins and needles in their arms been my experience that the fire- difficult but not impossible. A and legs and generally feel fatigued works continue for weeks before hotline could be set up where an and lacking energy most of the and after – and then start up again anonymous complaint could be time. over Christmas and New Year, made and investigated with a three This is usually because they especially at midnight. strike rule involving fines for re- lack vitamin B1, B6 and B12, Being vegetarian can be good, but can bring on some ill effects too. I have often wondered what ef- peat offenders. Or – following the which are mostly found in meat. fect this must have on wildlife – road traffic film idea for those So, I recommend that strict veg- problems and actually bring us ill- to three teaspoons a day of fish and I don’t mean Patong tourists. caught without helmets – perhaps etarians take synthesized vitamin ness in the end. sauce, soy sauce or salt. Another source of intense dis- a compulsory 4-hour karaoke ses- B tablets as a daily dietary supple- For example, my father suffers But we all know to be careful comfort is the throbbing bass of sion in a sound proof room at 3am. ment. from hypertension, and I have about eating meals that contain a what today passes as music, A public service campaign could I also think that eating any one suggested that he flavor his meals lot of carbohydrates, because which is often felt in the same way also point out that if we are to as- particular kind of food each and with soy sauce instead of fish those “carbs” will bring us more as a migraine. pire to attract high end tourists, every day will have a long-term sauce, because soy sauce contains calories than we need. As Phuket is blessed with warm then we must all try to keep noise effect on our bodies. We should less salt. In all, we should eat a balanced weather, many people spend time pollution to a reasonable level. We think carefully about what we eat, Many people do not know that diet, and not stick to vegetarian outdoors and/or have windows could call this campaign Stop otherwise a strict diet might cause we should not take more than two food alone. open and are affected by the dis- Harming Hearing or SHH for short.

remove the waste. Many shops A lot of money has been spent piping gray water into the drain, Wisarut Jaiton of the Chalong (076-383595), Rawai and restaurants in this area do not on public education campaigns on we will go back to the restaurant Kusoldharm Rescue Founda- (076-613801), Kamala (076- have septic tanks and so the gray how to reduce such breeding en- and investigate. tion, replies: 385789, 085-8005447), Koh water going into the drain has high vironments, what about the If we find evidence that this is We provide all kinds of rescue Kaew (076-377957), Cherng amounts of septic waste. drains? true, we will issue a warning to services, including catching and Talay (076-325225), Thepkrasattri I, too, own a restaurant on the Will the council do something the restaurant. removing snakes in Phuket Town, (076-313008). beach front, and at times my cus- about this? If the restaurant ignores the Kathu and Thalang. Call us any tomers vacate the premises due to Last year we caught dengue, warning, we will fine them not time at 076-246301 or 076- the foul stench coming from the and now it smells like it’s time to more than 2,000 baht. 246599. Gambling online in storm drain. move. We do spray the drains to kill Not only is the smell an issue, AJ mosquitoes, but we cannot repeat Sayun Thummaphun of the Thailand there is the obvious health and Rawai this process too often because we Phuket Ruamjai Kupai (Res- pollution factor as the storm drain have to be careful about mosqui- cue) Foundation, replies: Is it legal to gamble online from empties into the sea. Surachet Jitnetr, an officer at toes developing a resistance to the If you live in Chalong, Rawai, within Thailand? insecticide. Kata or Karon, and you need us Recently I read that it is not safe the Public Health and Environ- Franz Zachbauer to catch a snake, call 076-283- to swim at Rawai Beach due to ment Division at Rawai Munici- By email the high fecal and bacteria levels pality, replies: 346. found in recent testing. Thank you for informing us of Who to call for snake Pol Lt Col Suchat Thong-in, an Is there anything that can be this. We do not allow restaurants Sun Jantarawong, chief of the investigations officer with done about this? to pipe gray water directly into the removal? Department of Disaster Pre- Phuket Provincial Police, re- Can the council provide airtight drains. We will take action within vention and Mitigation, Phuket plies: covers for the drain openings one week. Is there somebody who takes Office (DDPM-Phuket), re- Most forms of gambling are il- when it is not raining? As with all cases like this, snakes off one’s hands? plies: legal in Thailand, online gambling Can the water in the drain be within one week after we have I caught a cobra and released You can also call any of our being one of them. diverted to a treatment system received a written complaint we him, but I really felt he should DDPM offices and we will con- We do admit, however, that it before it drains into the sea? will send a letter to the restaurants have been released further away. tact the correct foundation for is difficult to investigate cases in- There is also increased risk of in that area informing them of the Who should I call to have your area: Phuket Town (076- volving online gambling. dengue fever and Chikungunya as problem and asking them for help snakes removed? 211111), Wichit (076-525199), We need more officers who are the storm drain now acts as a per- in taking care of the environment. I have had quite a few recently. Rassada (076-525600), Patong knowledgeable in information fect breeding environment for If we continue to receive com- Clement Sturgess (076-342600), Kathu (076- technology (IT) to properly inves- mosquitoes. plaints that a restaurant is still Phuket 323892), Karon (076-330913), tigate Internet gambling. 12 PHUKET GAZETTE BUSINESS October 16 - 22, 2010 Yacht industry to get ‘Data Center’

By Sitthipong Nongkeaw Phuket’s Faculty of Engineering. of 2.99 million baht in funding for Still in the early development the Data Center project study phase, AS PART of a project to form a stages, the site was created by work on which began August 31 “data center” for the local yacht- PSU staff and students with fund- and ends in February 2011. ing industry, Prince of Songkla ing from the OIE. The October 11 gathering was University researchers have set up The OIE has earmarked a total held to brainstorm ideas with the a website to serve as a central operators of some 60 local yacht- database and information hub. ing and marine tourism businesses The new website was unveiled invited to hash out the best way INDUSTRY OVERVIEW: The Boat Lagoon in Koh Kaew, Phuket’s first western- on October 11 at a seminar in to establish the Data Center. style marina complex. Photo: Fraser Morton Phuket Town. As the project is still in the de- the Faculty of Engineering at PSU’s 100-foot range, he said. The “Yachting Seminar on ICT velopment stages, it has still not campus in Songkhla, said there is The establishment of the Data Infrastructure and Data Center been decided whether the center still growth potential in the local Center would help attract more 2010” event was organized will exist solely in cyberspace or and regional yachting industry. marine tourists and raise the num- jointly by the Ministry of whether it will take the form of Phuket currently has marina ber of visiting vessels to Phuket and Industry’s Office of Industrial an actual office with staff. facilities to service about the Andaman region at any given Economics (OIE) and PSU- The new PSU yachting website. Dr Charun Boonyakarn, Dean of 1,300 vessels in the 30-to time to at least 5,000, he said. Long hours, little pay in Southeast Asia GLOBAL investment bank UBS highest in Switzerland, Denmark basket of goods and services with work 20 nine-hour days – roughly surveyed US cities of New York, recently released an interesting re- and the US a specific, highly uniform prod- the equivalent of one month’s sal- Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago. port entitled “Prices and The survey of 73 international uct that is available everywhere ary – to purchase an iPod nano. The Asia-Pacific has the larg- Earnings”. cities found that employees in with the same quality, and then Working hours are longest in est price gap between the most The study dubbed Oslo, Zurich, Copenhagen, Zurich, Geneva and calculate how long an employee the Middle East and Asia, and are expensive and cheapest city. While Copenhagen, Geneva, Tokyo and New York have the highest gross would have to work to be able to shortest in France. Tokyo ranks as one of the world’s New York as the world’s most wages. afford it in each city. People work an average of five costliest cities, Kuala Lumpur, expensive cities based on a Zurich and Geneva – the two The study determined that em- 1,902 hours per year in the sur- Manila, Delhi and Mumbai are all standardized basket of 122 goods Swiss cities in the study – top the ployees have to work a global veyed cities but they work much at the bottom of the price range. and services. rankings in the international average of 37 minutes to earn longer in Asian and Middle East- Workers in Tokyo earn the high- When rent prices are factored comparison of net wages. enough to pay for a Big Mac, ern cities, averaging 2,119 and est wages in Asia. Likewise, into the equation, New York, Oslo, By contrast, the average 22 minutes for a 2,063 hours consumers in Tokyo, Hong Kong Geneva and Tokyo emerge as employee in Delhi, Manila, Jakarta kilo of rice and per year res- and Taipei have the greatest pur- especially pricey places to live. and Mumbai earns less than 25 minutes for a pectively. chasing power on the continent. The basket costs the least in Kuala one-fifteenth of Swiss hourly kilo of bread. Overall, the Sydney ranks among the top Lumpur, Manila, Delhi and wages, and that’s after taxes. For the first most hours ten cities in the international Mumbai. In Zurich and New York nine time, a non-food product was worked are in Cairo (2,373 hours comparison. The study was based on data hours of work is enough to buy used in the study to compare per year), followed by Seoul Unfortunately, but not surpris- collected in 73 cities around the an iPod nano. working hours. (2,312 hours). ingly, the report didn’t assess the world between March and April One vivid way to illustrate the The iPod nano with eight GB People in Lyon and Paris, by costs and incomes in Phuket. of this year. relative purchasing power of of storage is an ideal example of contrast, spend the least amount However, one of the aspects that It revealed that earnings were wages is to replace the abstract a globally uniform product. An of time at work according to the would probably apply here, as well average wage-earner in Zurich global comparison: 1,582 and as in the rest of Asia, is the dis- and New York can buy an iPod 1,594 hours per year respectively. parity between Phuket and, say, nano from an Apple store after Regionally, in the Americas a a rural province in Thailand. nine hours of work. dollar earned in the US is worth Income levels can vary widely At the other end of the spec- more after deducting taxes and between even neighboring pro- trum, workers in Mumbai need to social security contributions than vinces and cities, let alone coun- olsphuket.Fom it is in neighboring Canada. tries.Something to be aware of be- mpirepo www.e While the basket of 122 goods fore the urge to relocate takes hold. and services is somewhat cheaper in Montreal and Toronto, the net Empire Pools Phuket is part of the Empire Bill Anderson is the Phuket Associate Pools Group Australia. 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By Alexandra Andersson ence is currently promoting the or bi-weekly basis, which all three local culture the south has to of- groups say makes dealing with AFTER years of informally rec- fer, the Kalim Group is marketing local issues or organizing big ognizing that tourism businesses its variety of well-reputed restau- events much easier to do. in Phuket’s north and south inde- rants and its proximity to Patong. North Phuket Resorts, for ex- pendently share common inter- North Phuket Resorts is pro- ample, is using the new alliance ests, three loose business consor- moting the untouched natural to hold the North Phuket Culinary tiums have pooled their resources beauty in the north, where its Arts Festival, an event to feature for collective gain. members are located. a 300-meter-long dining table The South Coast Experience, The main focus of the strategy stretching along Mai Khao Beach. the Kalim Group and the North is destination marketing on a mi- The event involves five resorts Phuket Resorts group have all es- cro scale. As such, combining all located in Mai Khao. tablished themselves over the past resources and efforts give the Hosting an event of this size year and were on display at the businesses a greater chance of would have been impossible were inaugural Asian Hospitality and attracting tourists to their their the resorts not working together Travel Show earlier this month. respective areas. and sharing the now much larger Kanokkorn Pruksakit from Vijitt The concept makes sense to pool of financial resources, North Resort, a member of the South Simon Samaan, one of the orga- Phuket Resorts representatives Coast Experience, sees plain ben- nizers at the trade show. “In the told the Gazette. efits in marketing. “When most past businesses in the same area The other groups are looking IN IT TOGETHER: Sales Executive Kanokkorn Pruksakit (left) and the Vijitt tourists think of Phuket, they of have competed, but it really makes to follow suit: Indochine in Kalim team are part of the South Coast Experience. Photo: Vijitt Patong Beach or Kata. So we sense in Phuket to promote the is considering staging a street down to the smallest requirements. and ask for some. want to pool our efforts together areas on a micro level,” he said. party and the South Coast Experi- Marc-Antoine Audibert from “The concept is to support each to emphasize how great the south “Before you promote your es- ence wants to promote Muay Thai White Box restaurant in other and show Kalim at its best,” of the island is and what it has to tablishment, you need to get the and kite surfing in its area. Kalim explains, “If I run out of he added. offer,” she said customers to your destination.” The strategy also fosters con- bread, then I can go over to – Additional reporting by While the South Coast Experi- The groups meet on a monthly vivial relations among members Alessandro [of Aqua restaurant] Marc Mulloy Alternative ownership meet pushes optimism THE second Alternative Ownership Alternative ownership has Marriott Vacation Club Interna- “The biggest mission that we Andrew also said the appar- Conference in Asia Pacific served Absolute well in Thailand, tional, Perspective International have successfully completed was ent success of this year’s event (AOCAP) was held October 10-12 Strategic Marketing Director Ab- and C9 HotelWorks. to highlight Phuket as a major has already drawn considerable at the Millennium Resort in Patong, solute Group of Companies, Tony Topics presented on the first day market in the region. We have attention from many global with some of the world’s leading O’Reilly earlier told the Gazette. included the future growth of alter- showcased Phuket, as well as brands that have shown keen players in the alternative ownership “Absolute has had record lev- native ownership in Asia and how Thailand’s potential investment interest in sponsoring AOCAP industry in attendance. els of customer loyalty and com- vacation ownership strategies can opportunities, to delegates from next year. Speakers included Bryan Lunt, mitment exponentially for the last be used to boost hotel occupancy. all over the world,” he said. – Anand Singh Chairman of Absolute World Group three years, with in excess of On the conference’s second of Companies. 10,000 families per annum travel- day a presentation on trends in “Alternative ownership is still ing in Thailand and globally. holiday homes in the Asia Pacific relatively new to the Asia-Pacific “We really do have thousands region, and a lecture on the legal region, which has been slow to of happy and long-term members and practical implications of alter- adopt new revenue models,” Mr and owners from all walks of life native ownership took place. Lunt said before the conference. and nationalities from in excess of Andrew Parker, Thailand’s “However, the last couple of eleven years of hard work by the Managing Director of World years have seen exponential inter- founders and ongoing manage- Group of Companies, and the host est and alternative ownership ment team of Absolute,” he said. of AOCAP 2010 said this year’s models offer new revenue Other speakers included rep- event proved highly successful, streams for hotel owners, opera- resentatives of leading real estate which was held in Phuket for the tors and developers,” he added. firms such as Jones Lang Lasalle, second time. 14 PHUKET GAZETTE October 16 - 22, 2010 Tempt the senses at Mom Tri’s kitchen Winner of countless awards, this is one restaurant that epitomizes fine dining on Phuket, and the location isn’t bad either... SET up on granite rocks with views that few others can chal- lenge, Mom Tri’s Villa Royale oozes tranquility and quiet, assured elegance. It’s the sort of place where the tinkling of the ivories mixes per- fectly with the crash of waves below; where top-notch cuisine is served discreetly with a minimum of fuss – in short, it’s pretty posh. Mom Tri’s Kitchen, the culinary heart of the resort therefore is as far away from the banging pots and pans, sloppy service and greasy spoons of certain other seaside resorts as physically pos- sible, and thank God for that. Its reputation precedes it; win- ner of several awards, not least of which Wine Spectator mag- IN THE KITCHEN: Executive Chef Sura. SUBLIME: Pan-fried fillet of grouper. azine’s Award of Excellence for a little over a year ago, this lower The fish falls apart at the touch three straight years and appearing deck is one of Phuket’s most strik- and the combination of tastes be- regularly in Thailand Tatler’s ing dining locations and my guess lie a true balancing act in the yearly Best Restaurant Guide, it’s is that not many people know kitchen. got the moves and the chops, not about it. Black-clad waiters speaking to mention the design, to make it Executive Chef Sura from excellent English swish to and fro stand out. Nakorn Phratom has been work- and, what with the stunning set- And it gets better: if you con- ing for the Mom Tri Group for 15 ting, great food and top-quality tinue down from the piano- years and his culinary aim is true. service it’s all very impressive. and-cocktail level, through the My partner chooses a mixed To complement the meal we restaurant (spectacular enough as seafood Mediterranean salad (290 plump for an ice-cold bottle of it is) to the lower level you’ll come baht) that effortlessly imparts Rose D’Anjou (1,900 baht). across a little bit of magic – an- subtle flavors and rich fresh It’s been (ahem) 34 years since other separate part of the textures. last tasting this wine and memo- restaurant entirely. I go for a pan-fried fillet of ries come flooding back with each Here, the theme is white – white grouper, sauteed greens, garlic and sip – after all who in Europe could AWARD WINNER: The restaurant has won a Wine Spectator magazine Award decking, tablecloths, walls and just fresh ginger (570 baht). forget that fabulous simmering, of Excellence three years in a row. below, snarling and writhing If I had only one word to de- lingering summer of 1976? So dis- cost me something like the But then again certain sadistic against the rocks, white capped scribe this dish it would be tinctive, so light (11.5%) although equivalent of 100 baht. restaurateurs enjoy watching waves. What a place! Renovated “delicate”. back then in Amsterdam a bottle However, the tom yam goong steam come out of their clients’ (260 baht) is somewhat tepid for ears as they bravely essay the hot- my honed palate. test Thai food possible so we Expecting a lip-numbing, could say that Mom Tri’s Kitchen tongue-burning roller coaster of a is erring on the side of safety. ride, all I get is the faint stammer The “white option” at Mom of a starter motor then nothing. Tri’s Kitchen is truly impressive. Maybe it would be better for Certainly not cheap, but an ideal the service to ask diners if they place to splurge, to feel like a mil- want the real thing instead of an- lionaire for the night. ticipating tastes, as is all too often the case in touristy Phuket. Mom Tri’s Kitchen at Villa Royale on Some people actually enjoy the road into Kata Noi Kata Noi www. their shrimps in liquid fire. momtriphuket.com T: 076 333 568. October 16 - 22, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 15 16 PHUKET GAZETTE October 16 - 22, 2010 Devil possesses the silver screen limited almost entirely to a con- young guy, an old lady, a security fined space that manages to stay guard, and a young girl in a tank entertaining deserves some credit. top – and one of them is the devil.” Devil achieves this. All hell breaks loose – pun It’s not a brilliant low-budget intended. That’s it. Someone took Devil achievement, but it holds its own over from there to write the Director: John Erick Dowdle as a “killer is amongst us” thriller actual screenplay. with a supernatural twist. We learn all there is to know Starring: Chris Messina, Logan Many people, including some about this film in the first two Marshall-Green, Jenny O’Hara, critics who viewed a screening of minutes, which is something you Bokeem Woodbine the film, were under the impression would think people who make Genre: Horror/Thriller that this was M. Night Shyamalan’s movies for a living would pick up BAD DAY: Bojana Novakovic gets stuck in an elevator with the devil. Gazette Rating: 3/5 latest directorial effort. on as a “no-no”. in at just under 80 minutes. The work in life or death situations. This brought groans and skepti- The opening voice over explains elevator just wouldn’t stay inter- Devil throws in a simple line of IN THE latest cinematic contribu- cism from almost everyone who has that the devil sometimes takes esting for much longer. dialogue: “Our cell phones don’t tion from M. Night Shyamalan, the followed the director’s career, human form to torment the living, Secondly, it puts a muddled work in here.” Touché. Don’t ex- devil – the embodiment of evil, which started on a promising note but first he needs a suicide – a mix of characters into the tight plain it, just lay it out. bearer of the apocalypse, root of with The Sixth Sense and has since segue of sorts. space, and gives no background That’s essentially what Devil all suffering – wreaks havoc in an been on a steady decline, hitting rock So when a body falls from a story to any of them. delivers. If you’re the type that elevator. bottom with The Last Airbender. skyscraper in the opening shot, Sketchy pasts are left to be might get irritated by the fact that Apparently old Lucifer has lost For better or worse, Shyamalan there’s not one bit of curiosity as unfolded by the detective trying after multiple homicides, a city’s some of his ambition for world- doesn’t have much to do with to what’s going on. And when to figure out who they are and entire rescue and police force wide destruction. To hell with mass Devil. He’s credited with the story everyone steps inside the elevator, why bad things keep happening can’t get inside an elevator, you plagues and falling stars, it’s all – which basically means he was there’s really no setup for any kind when the lights go out. won’t like Devil. about five strangers in a tight space. the guy who said, “Ooh! Wouldn’t of surprise. Lastly, it doesn’t take too much If, however, you appreciate Though it may seem small- it be cool if five strangers were It’s probably one of the short- time to rationalize. I like that mov- that the city workers’ incompe- scaled, the premise is not a bad stuck in an elevator – a sleazy est – if not the shortest – feature ies no longer make an effort to tence is buying the devil more one, and any movie with a setting businessman, a dangerous-looking films ever to be released, coming explain why cell phones don’t time, then check out this flick. What else is on… Eat, Pray, Love Director: Ryan Murphy Starring: Julia Roberts, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup Genre: Romantic Comedy Gazette Rating: 3/5 LIZ Gilbert is a 30-something woman who finds herself in a life crisis after realizing her marriage is unhappy and her career is not great. She decides to get a divorce and go on an adventure of self-discovery around the world. Legends of the Guardians Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Sam Neill, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Hugo Weaving Genre: Animated/Family Gazette Rating: 3.5/5 OWLS are heroes and villains in this ani- mated tale that focuses on Soren, a young owl kidnapped by a band of ill-intentioned owls, the “Evil Ones”, who like to turn youngsters into fear-mongering soldiers. Eternity (Chua Fah Din Salai) Director: Bhandevanob Devakul Starring: Ananda Everingham, Chermarn ‘Ploy’ Boonyasak Genre: Romance/Drama Gazette Rating: 3.5/5 THE third film adaptation of a classic Thai romance tale. The nephew of a timber tycoon falls for his uncle’s wife. The uncle orders them to be chained together for eternity as punishment for their crimes. October 16 - 22, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 17 Bonnie Anderson BONNIE Anderson has been de- Bonnie sang at the Bamboo Bar lighting Phuket audiences since 1995 for two years and worked freelance with her unique and personal inter- at The Sukhothai and ShangriLa pretations of jazz, rock and blues. hotels as well as jazz clubs around She has sung everywhere on the the capital. During this period she island, from the Amanpuri to hip began to feed and care for stray local restaurants to private parties. dogs in her neighborhood. She is in big demand around Asia “You can learn unconditional but spends most of her time in And Boy George influenced my love through animals. I moved to Phuket as she loves being at home. move toward a pop-reggae sound Chiang Mai in the 1990s with my She was born in Fort Lauderdale, at one point, but my experiences partner to care for a variety of Florida, into a theatrical family. in life pushed me toward jazz.” animals in a nature reserve and to “My mother was a dancer and Bonnie traveled and worked in sing at the Empress Hotel.” my father could sing like Nat King Europe and hung out with the mu- She moved to Phuket in 1995 Cole. I began singing alto voice in sic and theater crowd. By 1986, and brought her legendary sing- the church choir at the Mt Olive her reputation had spread and she ing style to the island. Baptist Church, and I started im- was offered a job at the Pan “I try to make sure my audience

provising with gospel songs. I was Pacific Hotel in Singapore. is pleased with my performance as AZETTE born with the gift of being able to “I didn’t even know where I need a strong love around me to G

express my emotions through my Singapore was when I got on the sing at my best. HUKET voice.” plane, but it was a decision that “I prefer jazz music because it’s P THE After finishing school, Bonnie changed my life as I have lived in sassy and swings you around, FOR headed to Pittsburgh to study Asia ever since. I truly found my whereas the blues I sing is about HILD dance. She was on her way to voice in Asia thanks to working helping people to learn to face their C

performing in musical theater, but with some really great piano problems. ETER P Y

later attended drama classes at a accompaniments.” “At this point in my life, I’m B college in Los Angeles to be near The following year, Bonnie was doing what I call blues rock.” the opportunities on stage. offered perhaps the best gig for a Bonnie spends a lot of time at She then went to London to singer in Southeast Asia – as the Legends Music Studio near the About Expat Gallery explore singing and dancing in featured vocalist at the Bamboo Boat Lagoon where she’s working the West End and spent four Bar in Bangkok’s Oriental Hotel. on a CD which she plans to call The individuals profiled in “Expat Gallery” are chosen on the basis years performing at music and “Again, I didn’t know where I “Purple Love”. of their contributions to Phuket, and for having made those festival events in London and the was. And I was singing for people “I want this CD to help people contributions in successful partnerships with Thais. For many, the surrounding region. like Annie Lennox and Prince with their emotions while going contributions have entailed significant investment, often in the mid- “I loved living in the center of so Charles and Princess Diana. I through life. Everybody has the 80s and 90s when the rules of business were, ahh, not always much talent. I was a big fan of Fred- remember people standing on the blues at some time. I want them clear. Some are not in business at all, but all have one thing in die Mercury of Queen, whose office furniture at the Oriental just to get to hear my music, which I hope common: if there were a Who’s Who in Phuket, they’d be in it. was just down the road from me. a glimpse of them.” will help them.” 18 PHUKET GAZETTE October 16 - 22, 2010 Pierced Phuket The streets and temples in and around Phuket Town came alive for the nine-day Vegetarian Festival, here’s a glimpse at what went on.

CHOSEN: A young ‘mah song’ has his cheek pierced with a traditional ON THE STREETS: The ‘mah song’ take to the streets en force in Sam Kong. COLORFUL: An unusual mouthful. sword. Scenes from around Phuket Town this week (left).

International education for a better EVERY DAY future IS AN OPEN DAY

AT PHUKET INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY DAY SCHOOL Presently a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate Primary and Middle Years Programmes Entrance fee Waived for 2010/2011 Academic Year Full and partial scholarships are open for application

PAIN: Burning incense on flesh. Photos: Jim Welch and Apinun Saithong

Please make an appointment with Khun Fawn: Tel: +66 (0) 76 336 000 email: [email protected]

www.phuketinternationalacademy.com October 16 - 22, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 19

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IN IT TOGETHER: Qatar Airways marked the launch of their first Phuket-Doa flights on October 12 with a special ceremony. From left are Deputy General Manager of Phuket International Airport, Sutheep Sansiriphan, Qatar Airways Senior Vice HATS GALORE: Get your best hat on for the Melbourne Cup. Photo: Flickr President of Commercial Operations East Asia and South West Pacific, Marwan MAGNIFICENT galloping thoroughbreds racing in Australasia’s Koleilat and Thalang District Chief, Narunat Suphutprateep. Photos: Apinun Saithong premier horse race will be broadcast live at 11am on November 2, at the first Melbourne Cup Charity event on Phuket. The sports event will be held at, and sponsored by, IndoChine Bar and Restaurant at Kalim Beach. The night will feature sweepstakes, raffle, live auction, and for those wanting to “put on the Ritz” and dress up for the occasion, there will be prizes for the best dressed men and women. But remember to wear a hat. For around two-and-a-half minutes during the race, all of Australasia stops to watch as millions of dollars are bet on thor- oughbreds from Australia, New Zealand and around the world at Flemington Track in Melbourne. Tickets for the Phuket event cost 1,500 baht. Trend-setting This includes an Australian themed brunch and welcome drinks. Toy Salesman The raffle and live auction will raise funds for two charities: The Soi Dog Foundation of Phuket (www.soidog.org) and On October 9 in Phuket Barnhem Maung Mai Orphanage (www.barnhem.org). Town our photographer Sponsors of the event are IndoChine Resorts & Villas, Phuket spotted the ‘Toy Gazette, PGTV, 91.5 FM Phuket Island Radio, Works.com, Salesman’ as he likes RUSSIAN VISIT: Russian journalists sampled some of Phuket’s tourist Jagota, and Chandon. to be known. If there delights during a five-day visit hosted by Laguna Phuket recently. From left were an award for are Svetlana Feoktistova, Deputy Editor of Doctor Travel magazine; Olga For further information on these charities and where the ‘most fun’ outfit of Gaidukova, lifestyle editor of OK! magazine; Yulia Kreslyanskaya, Managing money goes, please contact Cristy on 084-0544367 or at the week, it would surely Director of Moscow PR agency Glamapple who led the group and Elena [email protected]. go to him. Gordienko, Managing Editor of Young Family magazine; with Irina Kiseleva, Photo: Apinun Saithong Russian sales executive of Laguna Property who assisted during the visit. October 16 - 22, 2010 YOUR PHUKET PHUKET GAZETTE 21 ying high

REVELING IN IT: Khun Avantika, Sii Eawsakul and Lawan Jaiyen. PPAO President Paiboon Upatising. Farewell party to remember

LEAVING PARTY: Sii Eawsakul, the former CEO of Asia Web Direct/EGM Asian Business Unit – Wotif Group, said farewell to her friends and colleges in extra- ordinary style at the Watermark restaurant on October HAPPY LINE-UP: From left (top row) are performer Jimmy Cumming, Sii Eawsakul, Neil Cumming, 6. At last contact, Khun Sii sent her regards to all her Sarah Ratcliff, Khun Dang and (bottom row) Daniel Meury, Peter Webber, Khun Bib and Janet. Phuket friends from ‘rainy Kuraburi’, Phang Nga. 22 PHUKET GAZETTE October 16 - 22, 2010

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LIBRA (September 24-October be a more fortuitous month to fur- TAURUS (April 21-May 21): remains under positive astral 23): Librans could start ther your interests. Your luck in Many of those born influences – house-hunting this warming to an idea that romance improves, although im- under the sign of Tau- weekend could lead you to your previously left them pressing a water sign takes more rus will be taking a use- dream home. A passing flirtatious cold. The stars suggest that a effort than you hoped. Those in a ful message on board this week. encounter early next week leaves persuasive earth sign will help committed relationship are re- The stars suggest that your rather you wanting to know more. The you to see benefits that were not lieved when their partner gives up pragmatic approach to work could number seven can bring some obvious before. Those who are an idea that was causing conflict. be altered by influence from a cre- good fortune this Saturday. single begin to enjoy that status PISCES (February 20-March ative air sign. Taking chances is more; however, another air sign CAPRICORN (December 22- 20): Those born under highlighted to enhance success LEO (July 24-August 22): His- is hoping to take flirtation to January 20): Where the sign of Pisces are until the end of October. Lucky tory repeats itself for another level. If your birthday work is concerned, able to see the path days for romance are Sunday and some of those born falls in the coming week, expect you are more willing to ahead more clearly during the sec- Monday. The number five can under the sign of Leo to have a more relaxed view of take control. Capricorns whose ond half of October. Where work bring good fortune this weekend. this week. The area of employ- life in the year ahead. self-confidence was shaky earlier is concerned, you will have a ment falls under cloudy conditions this month now have reason to be- choice of directions this week. GEMINI (May 22-June 21): The and you could be vulnerable to SCORPIO (October 24-Novem- lieve in themselves more. There Those who are ready to relocate stars predict calm after unfair demands for the sake of ber 22): Your powers is stronger focus on relaxation may have to move quickly. Cupid the storm that disrupted keeping the peace. Tuesday is the of persuasion become during the second half of Octo- is poised to shoot an arrow on your progress in business most auspicious day to pour oil stronger during the sec- ber – this week you could become behalf – watch out for flirtation last week. Geminis will know ex- on troubled waters. Your luck in ond half of October, but Scorpios involved in a new hobby. A warm- from an earth sign. The number actly how to get what they want love strengthens and the possibil- are advised to use them wisely this hearted fire sign has good advice two can be lucky this weekend. – negotiations are forecast to go ity of commitment is highlighted. week. In the world of work, be concerning a romantic dilemma. particularly well on Wednesday. sure what you want before going ARIES (March 21-April 20): There could be something to cel- VIRGO (August 23-September after it. Financial transactions are AQUARIUS (January 21-Febru- Life settles down to a ebrate this weekend when a fire 23): Virgoans are fore- highlighted to be problematic on ary 19): Money matters nice and smooth pace sign family member or friend has cast to find out who Monday and Tuesday – keep fall under cloudy astral for Arians this week. A good news. Your romantic outlook their fair weather receipts safely in case you have conditions during the minor fly in the ointment could depends on how much you are friends are this week. An air sign to prove a point. second half of October. Taking fi- occur on Tuesday or Wednesday prepared to compromise. acquaintance lets you down at the nancial advice from a water sign when a business contact cancels last moment and this you may SAGITTARIUS (November 23- could cause Aquarians to go out of an important appointment at the CANCER (June 22-July 23): decide that the relationship has December 21): A trail the frying pan and into the fire. The last moment. Romance with an Where business is con- reached its sell-by date. Financial of suspicion is re- stars suggest that it is best to tread earth sign that became tricky is cerned, a chain is only affairs are better starred, with the vealed, which should water and not become involved in forecast to become easier due to as strong as its weak- chance of a windfall this week- be enough reason for Sagittarians any large commitments. Romance your more mellow mood. Those est link. Cancerians are advised to end. Flattery gets you nowhere to withdraw gracefully from a could get complicated if you listen who are searching for a soul mate reconsider agreements involving with a stubborn Taurean. Virgoans proposed business project. The to idle gossip. Wear violet to perk up after an interesting someone who has already shown are advised to let this hope for stars indicate that November will encourage focused thinking. introduction this weekend. an untrustworthy side. Relocation romance fade away. October 16 - 22, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 23 New international school takes form in Kathu

By Alexandra Andersson

THE largest provider of bilingual private education in Phuket, Kajonkiet, is in the process of build- ing their sixth and seventh schools with a budget of six million baht. Kajonkiet’s existing schools are ทศนั ียภาพโครงการ spread around the island: one in 1 Phuket Town, two in Wichit, one in Cherng Talay and one in Pa Khlok. The first was established in 1954. These schools teach Thai cur- riculum, but in three different ways: the Thai Program (TP) is taught entirely in Thai, the English as a Second Language Program

(ESC) is taught in both Thai and ทศนั ียภาพอาคารอนุบาล English, and the English Program 1 (EP) is the Thai curriculum trans- CGI of the completed schools. TAKING SHAPE: Kajonkiet’s International School has a long way to go before opening later this year. lated and taught entirely in English. new International Program (IP). “We decided to branch out into The buildings will occupy 10 rai ing and eco friendly,” maximizing The new schools will be located The IP will implement a British international education because our of the plot when complete. The natural lighting and air flow. on 45 rai of land in Kathu, about a curriculum, the first in the EP program, initiated in 2000, has grounds will also feature a range Actual construction is being kilometer from the Tesco Lotus school’s 56-year history. done very well and we recognize of sports and academic facilities done by Vasi Construction Co Ltd, intersection. The IP program will initially be that there is a growing market for including: a swimming pool, ten- who have been working on the site There will be four buildings on available to children from 3 to 12, international-standard education in nis court, football pitch, basketball since January this year. the site, one each for Kindergar- but they hope to eventually teach Phuket. We want to provide our and volleyball courts, fully equipped The school hopes to open its ten, Primary and Mathayom EP, children up to 18 years of age. The students with options and the best science laboratories and a kitchen. doors in time for the start of the and the fourth will be a four- EP program will be available to 3 quality education we can,” a In-De Consultants designed the next school year: April for the EP storey building housing Kajonkiet’s to 18-year-olds. Kajonkiet representative said. structures to be “very modern look- and September for the IP. 24 PHUKET GAZETTE PROPERTY October 16 - 22, 2010 Keeping memories alive help forge a community AS I fly from Bangkok to Phuket As the One-Two-Go brand is absorbed into its more often than I care to remem- ber, the trip often becomes rou- parent company, we take a look back to that tine at the best of times. fateful day in 2007 when 89 people perished. It all seems to blend into an exotic language variation known On the day of the crash, I was Viewing the scene was like as “same sameness”. driving past the airport just min- watching one of those horror Working in both the hotel and utes before the accident occurred, movies where you turn away at property markets on Phuket for headed to Phang Nga with clients the last moment but can’t help but nearly a decade has led me to pro- for a meeting in Natai. catch the bloody ending out of the file the visitors who share these Wind gusts were bouncing my corner of your eye. planes with me – it has become a SUV around and I recall trading Whenever I speed past that personal expedition of people small talk in the pounding rain familiar strip of red clay dirt watching. After all, foreigners about how lucky we were not to beside the runway that looks just coming to Phuket as tourists who be flying that day. like any other to the unsuspecting may eventually invest in real es- While I traversed the Sarasin eye, sadness comes over me that tate has long been one of the key Bridge, an emergency vehicle sped is hard to describe. drivers of the island’s economy. by southbound on the other bridge You can’t help but know deep At random moments, as the with sirens screaming. Within down that even if the incident landing gear thumps on the half an hour didn’t directly tarmac and tourists on board light calls started affect your own up with animated excitement, I am coming in from family, the lives awash with an eerie feeling and a people asking lost were all lump rises in my throat. whether I had someone’s hus- As the jet roars down the run- heard about the crash. band or wife, child, sweetheart. way with flaps down hard, I look For more than a year after, pas- Lives unlived and dreams burst into UNDETERRED: Tourists arrive at Phuket International Airport. Many are unaware, out the right-side window, watch- sengers on planes taxing to or flames when the plane caught fire. or undeterred, by the One-Two-Go crash in 2007. Photo: Elizabeth Branca. ing for a bare patch of hillside and from the terminal could spot the It was debated by many local Orient Thai namesake. For now While tourism over years has remember September 16, 2007. wreckage of the McDonnell Dou- residents at the time in talks over the IATA coded “OG” flights that marched on, and while embar- On a blustery day with driving glas MD-82 that had been moved coffee or a beer or two, why the became synonymous with the ac- rassingly no fitting memorial sheets of rain coming down, 89 to near the beachfront. crash came and went to quickly cident will cease to exist. Even exists today for so many who lost people lost their lives on One-Two- Eventually the Airports of Thai- into our collective memory on the that link has now been erased their lives (noted, there is one small Go Airlines flight OG269. It’s been land (AoT) authorities put up netting island. Perhaps the hangover from from the storyline. memorial at the airport), it’s good estimated that more than half of so while you could see the outline the tragedy of the tsunami was still In these days of continual sen- to reflect on the value of life look- those who died were tourists. of the plane, oblivious passengers fresh and people had simply had sory overload, in which we live an ing back at both the good and the I have this pent up urge to point were unaware of the history behind sensory overload from the ongo- instant at a time with more media sad times of life in Phuket with my finger out the window and tell the heap of machinery. ing series of catastrophes. coming at us than any other time value and respect. my seatmate the horrific story, but Again and again I had this Recently in the news it was in human history – you can’t help the moment passes and all too compulsion to grab the person announced that One-Two-Go’s but feel numb to such disasters. Bill Barnett is Managing Director of soon I’m fumbling for baht at the sitting in the next seat and tell parent airline has announced the There’s just too much news for C9 Hotelworks and can be contacted airport parking lot toll booth. them exactly what happened. consolidation of the brand into the us to process emotionally. through www.c9hotelworks.com.

Developers expect new zoning regulations Direct from Moscow NEW zoning regulations are tions and Phang Nga’s town plan- LEADING Russian airline Aeroflot expected to be laid out in the ning regulations. will start its direct Mosow-Phuket Properties for sale within Laguna Phuket Government Gazette towards Some anxious developers have route on December 29th. 1 Allamanda 2-Bedroom Suite THB 7.5 M 2 Sheraton Island Villa THB 18.5 M the end of this year for Phuket been fast tracking their work for Sources say there will be three and Phang Nga. The move follows permit submissions to beat what flights a week on the new winter changes in the past few months is expected to be new tighter schedule using the new Airbus to Phuket’s environment regula- legislation. A-300 aircraft.

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plenty of water, they can be a use- ful feature of a water garden. Put them in a pot at the edge of your pond or waterfall with the bottom inch or so submerged, and they THE canna lily is not technically a will flourish. lily, nor is it a shrub. It’s a peren- More usually though, cannas nial herb. are grown together in beds in a Interestingly, its American origins manner similar to that of mean that it is more sub-tropical heliconias, where their massed than tropical, yet it is prominent in flowers will create a dramatic Phuket’s floral landscape. impact. Along Nai Harn Road, It grows unattended on the such a display of multi-colored verges of many roadside ditches, cannas fronted the Da Vinci and decorates its watery environ- restaurant. Unhappily, the recent ment with bright splashes of road-widening scheme has color. meant that the spectacle has An additional benefit these lil- gone. ies offer is a capacity to absorb Another nice option is to use NATURAL pollutants in the vicinity of their cannas in a mixed bed, so that BEAUTY: roots. This is apt for Phuket, since their massive leaves nicely The canna lily is a judging by the unsavory odors that complement the foliage of other great sometimes waft around there may shrubs, without taking up too feature for be plenty of that. mush horizontal space. your Phuket This is a benefit the original Make sure that the soil your can- garden. It is planter, if there ever was one, was nas are growing from does not get pretty to probably unaware of. bone dry. Although cannas are look at, easy to While the wild canna is usually sun-lovers, they do not respond grow and pink in color and can grow three to arid conditions. even helps meters tall, the majority of culti- Cannas develop from swollen ease vars are likely to stop at a meter underground stems called rhizomes. pollution. and a half. These are effective at storing starch The hybrid canna or putta ie energy, and can spread rapidly Although cannas can be culti- raksa is a truly spectacular plant, given the right conditions. vated in pots, they are surprisingly with broad and bright green Some gardeners lift these rhi- uncommon in plant nurseries. If Tip of the week leaves which grow nearly verti- zomes and replant them afresh you do find some to buy, ensure cally from fleshy stems. The every year, but frankly, a little ju- that they are started off in good leaves tend to grow in a slender dicious thinning is easier. quality soil, and are given a good Help balance nature roll, and then gradually unfurl. The author has successfully initial soaking. And make sure that Over the years, horticulturists propagated them from seed, a pro- your purchase has a shoot or DON’T use herbicides in your been spraying it with a non- have marveled at the beauty of this cess sped up if the iron-hard seeds growing point as well as top garden unless you have some- selective weed-killer. plant, and have produced cultiva- are soaked, or scratched to assist growth. thing very specific in mind, It’s probably Roundup, tors in a variety of colors, one of germination. This perennial herb rates very such as the elimination of a herbicide developed in which has purple leaves. Note though that many culti- highly on looks, highly on ease weeds in your lawn. America, which uses the But the real glory is the flower, vars are sterile, and their round of cultivation and adaptability, In this case, you will need rather strong chemical which appears at the end of these seed pods will contain nothing and fairly highly on resistance to a selective weed-killer like glyphosate. long stems in a range of hues. usable. disease. Paraquat. While it is less poisonous The most distinctive of these Once cannas have finished Like the heliconia it will need This will help kill off the than old-fashioned chemicals are the flamboyant red, both scarlet blooming and the leaves are be- plenty of water to give its best, broad-leaved weeds whilst still such as sodium chlorate, and and a deeper crimson and the yel- ginning to wilt or discolor, and it can suffer from rust which leaving your lawn in relatively should decompose fairly low, orange, or yellow suffused remove the seed pods and after a turns the leaves an unsightly good shape. quickly, its immediate impact with orange. day or two, cut the stems back brown. For some reason, canna The downside is that it is the is terminal on any plant life it And a real bonus is that as each at ground level. flowers attract sun birds, though most toxic of all herbicides. comes in contact with. flower fades, it is supplanted by It seems a draconian measure, there is no scent. In Thailand, when you And it will affect animal life another. In this way, one single but the plant will have already see a green plot suddenly too. Even seed-eating birds will stemmed lily may bloom for stored food in its root system, and If you have a garden that you would gone brown and sere, it is suffer from the loss of food several weeks. will shoot up again after a period like to be featured, please email obvious that someone has and habitat in your garden. Since cannas appreciate a of rest. [email protected]

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2 BED PENTHOUSE Properties NICE AND BIG FAMILY HOUSE APARTMENT KATA APARTMENT LAND FOR SALE For Sale SPACIOUS HOUSE 183 sq metres of luxury. 2 pools, BUILDING Code L269 19.99 rai Naka security, next to beach. 16.9 million yai island. Beachfront baht. Tel: 080-146 2536 (English). code L06336 76.49 rai Hill- Email: admin@thaisunshine side near Loch Palm Golf HOUSE IN RAWAI developments.com For further de- Club Kathu district 10 land tails, please see our website at plots Haadjuti project Por www.thaisunshinedevelopments. bay. Tel: 081-408 4991. com/for_sale_detail.php?id=189 www.kkasset.com Near Loch Palm. 4 bed- rooms, living room, dining PATONG SEA VIEW LAND FOR SALE In Heritage Project, Kathu. room, kitchen. Also in- CONDO Near the main road to Baan 2 floors, fully furnished, 3 cludes 9 aircons, TV room, 120sqm, 2-bed, 2-bath apart- Don-Cherng Talay. 68sq wah. bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 maid service, store, UPVC ment with living room, kitchen, 1.1 million baht. Tel: 089-472 Single house with 3 bed- maidroom. 234sq. wah. 18 hot/cold water tanks. Nice terrace, big swimming pool. Free- 9118. Email: honda.1437@ rooms, 2 bathrooms, nice million baht. Tel: 081- 440sqm garden. Very hold. Tel: 076-293149, 081-824 yahoo.co.th garden on 400sqm, Chanote 8920190 (Warit), 089- cheap! Price: 8 million 1385. Fax: 076-293149. Email: title and fully furnished. Price: 6464823 (Rattana). Email: baht. Tel: 087-417 8187. [email protected] 4.5 million baht. Tel: 081-787 [email protected] NICE HOUSE 3716. 88 SQ WAH BEACHFRONT CONDO 8 suite western apartments Located in north Patong, free- KATHU GOLF NAI HARN LUXURY with huge terraces, most with CONDO hold, top floor, 2 bedrooms. sea view. 130 -160sqm. Op- BEAUTIFUL POOL FREEHOLD CONDO Price: 9.7 million baht. Renting VILLA Bathroom, bedroom, living tions: 5x2 bed, 2 bathrooms, also possible. For photos call 1x3 bed, 2 bathrooms, 2x1 Spacious 4 + 1 bedroom, room, kitchen, balcony, nice 086-276 5117. Email: jihshand bed, 1 bathroom or pent- fully furnished and detatched view. 2.4 million baht.Tel: 076- @gmail.com house. Over 1,400sqm de- villa with pool. Tel: 085-781 293149, 081-824 1385 (En- veloped at 35 million baht. 1758. Email: take_a_tab@ glish). Fax: 076-293149. Email: 3 BEDROOMS HOUSE Also owner’s large sea view hot mail.com [email protected] 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- pool villa available next door 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, rooms. No agent. Tel: 081-956 at 10 million baht. Email: 3 aircons, sofa, cable TV. SUPER SEA VIEW 2406. ATTENTION: VULTURES PATONG [email protected] Near Jomthong Village on I have a brand new luxury 2-floor, Super sea view Patong, 4 bed- Khwang Rd. 6.5 million baht. 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath Penthouse with rooms , 4 bathrooms with Chanote Tel: 086-774 2034. Email: private pool, sea and mountain PARICHART title 22 M, furnished. Tel: 086-982 TOWNHOUSE [email protected] views. Only 300m from the VILLAGE, CHALONG 2888 (English & Thai). Fax: 076- 2 STORIES beach. Need to sell NOW! If you 374882. Email: prim_purdue@ can't make money off this prop- LAND AT yahoo.com For further details, 2-3 bedrooms, 2 bath- erty, then you should go back to CHERNG TALAY please see our website at www. rooms, 111sqm. From 4.5 bed. Contact me now! Email: 390sqw, nice flat land, quiet area, awphuket.com million baht. Must see. Tel: [email protected] Chanote. In Pasak Soi 5 near La- 084-993 7308. For further de- guna Home. Price: 6 million baht. 2.85M 3-BEDROOM tails, please see our website Tel: 089-472 9118, 086-709 2933. KATHU GOLF at www.amphaiseabreeze. PENTHOUSE CONDO Villa California, 40sq wah. 2 bathrooms, large living area, com PRIVATE SALE OF 135sqm freehold. 2 bathrooms, 35/20 Soi 1. 3 bedrooms, 2 built in teakwood kitchen. Just Opposite Boat Lagoon. HALF A RAI 2 bedrooms, living room, kitchen bathrooms, 2 aircons, some renovated. For more details, BRAND NEW CONDO 24sq wah, 3 beds, 2 baths. At Ao Makham. Land is lo- and terrace. 5.4 million baht. Tel: furniture, 50sq wah, garden. please call 081-895 6833. IN PATONG Email: info@allaboutweb cated opposite Port of Phuket 076-293149, 081-824 1385 (En- For sale or for long-term rent. One bedroom, freehold, fully fur- anddesign.com and next to Bel Air Cape glish). Fax: 076-293149. Email: Must see. Contact Nina. Tel: [email protected] 4 STAR SEA VIEW nished, ready to move in. Email: Panwa Resort. Price 4.2 mil- HOTEL [email protected] 087-689- 9679. Email: tasu lion. Tel: 081-891 5932, 089- [email protected] BEACHFRONT LAND HOUSE & FURNITURE 14 rooms + 200 sqm penthouse, Bang Sak Beach, Khao Lak. 035 6702. Single house, 60sqm. 2 floors, 2 pools, restaurant. 17.9 million STUNNING SEAVIEW Full infrastructure. 21m x 70m 3 bedrooms and 3 toilets. In baht. Tel: 080-146 2536 (English). Overlooking Patong bay. A Chanote. 9.5 million baht. Tel: LAND AT PA KHLOK Chaiyapruek Village at Land & Email: admin@thaisunshine townhouse with 3 bedrooms and BEAUTIFUL 087-003 6078 (English & Thai). 1 rai, 18sq wah, Nor Sor 3 House, Chalong. Good location developments.com For further de- 4 bathrooms. Includes a lockup NAI YANG LAND Email: pong_ja19_9@yahoo. Gor, Tha-Rue - Pa Khlok - and entrance from bypass road. tails, please see our website at garage. Asking price: 12 million com Muang Mai Road. Near Mis- Built 2 years ago. Tel: 084-627 www.thaisunshinedevelopments baht. Tel: 076-341618, 086-691 sion Hill. Price 3.5 million baht. 7001. .com/for_sale_detail.php?id=190 9657. 3-BEDROOM HOUSE Tel: 089-472 9118. For sale. 62sq wah, 2 bath- rooms, Villa Dawroong. 4.5 million 30 RAI IN TOWN baht. Contact Khun Tar. Tel: 076- Long lease. Near Daorung 377052, 089-971 1268. School in Phuket Town. Tel: 081- 691 2526. 9.5 rai, beachfront. 5 minutes to Phuket airport. Asking SURIN BEACH price: 120 million baht. Land on Soi Haad Surin 2 BAAN BAI MAI Chanote. Must see. No for sale. 2.2 rai, 5 mins agents. Email: allservices walk to Surin Beach. Email: [email protected] [email protected]

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CHALONG/PHUKET ROYAL PLACE CONDO OCEANFRONT PLOTS URGENT SALE TOWN New 37sqm one-bedroom 2-STORY HOUSE FOR SALE NICE PLOT Newly renovated one-storey condo for sale at Royal Place, IN PATONG 12 oceanfront plots with 15 meter house. 2/3 bedrooms + stu- near the Tesco Lotus intersec- water frontage. Each 600sqm and dio, 90sqm. Total special tion on the bypass road. ready to build. They’re in a peace- price: 2 million baht. Free Comes fully furnished includ- ful, natural area opposite Yacht transfer fee. Chanote title. ing all electrical appliances. Haven Marina. Direct sale from Tel: 081-788 8280. Email: Ready to move in August. owner. Price: 3.9 million baht per [email protected] Complex has pool, gym, res- plot.Tel: 081-343 0777. Email: taurant etc. 1.85 million baht. [email protected] New detached house in 1,000SQM LAND Tel: 083-982 3768. Email: For sale. Near Layan Hill Phanason 3, Thalang. FOR SALE [email protected] KATA RESIDENCE Estate (Manik-Bangjo 253.25sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 Near Chalong Temple. Flat and FROM 8.5 MTB area),ready to build hous- bathrooms, double garage, quiet property in a residential area. HOUSE FOR SALE Big 2-bedroom apartments, ing. Price: 7.2 million baht. furnished and landscaped Price: 4 million baht. Tel: 082-420 400sqm property in a quiet and 140sqm. Now 8.5 million Chanote title included. garden. 2.8 million baht. 3134. Email: paul.phuket@ panoramic location at Baan baht. Free transfer fee. Free Please contact owner. Tel: Contact Phing. Tel: 087-278 gmail.com Saiyuan. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- furnishing. Tel: 081-788 8280. 081-538 7050. Email: 0067. Email: sweetpinky rooms, kitchen, living room, Email: maurice.phuket@ [email protected] gmail.com @live.co.uk BUILDING FOR SALE large covered terrace, and park- ing, plus storage. Includes A 4-storey building next to Bangla SUPER DEAL, Chanote title, company owned. Suites Absolute. Price: 35 million KATA BEACH Price: 4.5 million baht. Contact: VERY SPACIOUS FULL FURNISHED baht. Tel: 081-078 7743. Beverly Hills Villa. Big pool-garden, HOUSE SALE [email protected] EUROPEAN 3 bedrooms. From 19 million baht; now selling for 16 million 3 RAI LAND IN TRANG POOL VILLAS RAWAI sea view. 50 Pi Road, 49sqw. baht! Free furnishing. Free trans- 3- or 4- bedroom villas. Includes 4 bedrooms with balconies, fer fee. Chanote title, one year free aircon and full furnishing. Prices 2 bathroom, aircon, fully fur- finance. Tel: 081-788 8280. Email: start at 9.9 million baht, ready nished. Chanote. Price 17 [email protected] to move in. For short or long- million baht ono. Tel: 087-270 term rental. Special offers! Tel: 9093. Email: a.pueng@ TROPICAL VILLA 087-893 8747. gmail.com FOR SALE Jao-Fah Garden Home 3 in Villa in quiet area in Rawai. Lovely villa with a guest house, pool and shop for sale in Rawai. Koh-Kaew near BIS, 10 UNIQUE TWIN VILLA 1 RAI PASAK 8 Quality building by Dutch min to Lotus. 2 beds, 2 RAWAI constructor. Large living Price: 14.5 million baht. Visit: FOR SALE bigjuce.com baths, 2 aircons. Nice living 3/4 big bedrooms, pool. Big Chanorte title. 5 minutes from area and huge terrace. 3 & kitchen room, car park, terrace, 400sqm living space. Laguna Phuket. Email: tony@ bedrooms with aircon, 3 fully furnished. Ready to Price: 7.8 million baht. Free steppaboats.com en-suite bathrooms, 1 CHEAP LAND FOR SALE move in. 2.85 million baht furnishing. Free transfer fee. separate guest toilet. West- Close to Phuket International near Boat Lagoon. Tel: 081- Free Thai company/Chanote. ern kitchen, garage, beau- for sale. 3 rai in Baan Po, Airport. 4 rai, Chanote title. 3.8 541 2025. Email: c.junlarat Tel: 081-788 8280. Email: 2 STORY HOUSE, RAWAI tiful garden, laundry, True Muang, Trang. Very good million baht per rai. Tel: 081-868 @gmail.com [email protected] 3 bed, 3 bath. European kitchen. Visions TV. 650sqm plot location for business, suit- Built-in wardrobes. Self contained 7676. Email: phuketann@ able for house projects. with Chanote title. Price: 9.8 bungalow, all on 715 sqm of land. million baht. Please con- gmail.com. 4-BED Electricity, access road. 6.8 million baht. Tel: 081-078 1112 CONTEMPORARY VILLA Sale by owner. With HOUSE FOR SALE tact Paula. Tel: 084-844 (English), 087-628 3673 (Thai). 1486. Email: meeuwissen Contemporary Villa for sale. 1.5 Chanote. Price: 9 million Email: [email protected] [email protected] OCEANFRONT storeys, 4 en-suite bedrooms, baht ono. No agents PLOTS FOR SALE pool w/ Jacuzzi, western kitchen, please! Tel: 075-210646, sala and built-in BBQ. Electric 087-270 9093. HOUSE IN KATHU CHARMING gate, security system, car park FOR SALE HOME & POOL for 3 cars, and nice tropical gar- Exclusive hillside. Big pool and den on one rai (1,606 sqm) of SEAVIEW LAND shady garden. 3 bed, 4 bath. land. Good price. I also have 4 rai IN AO POR Office. Very nice. Freehold. of land, 2 km from Natai Beach. Sakdidate Rd. Near Poly Secure. Tel: 076-388236, 089- 6 million baht. Email: nisaya@ Phuket. 47sq wah. Price: 1.7 727 5407 (English). Email: hotmail.com million baht. Contact K. [email protected] 12 oceanfront plots with 15 Sunit. Tel: 081-787 9021. For further details, please see KATA RESIDENCE our website at www.villa-sale- meter water frontage. FROM 2.9 MTB phuket.com Each 600sqm and ready Luxury apartments, 60sqm, from A nicely decorated single to build. They’re in a peace- 2.9 million baht. Free furnish- TWIN VILLAS house with 2 bedrooms, 2 ful, natural area opposite AT NAI YANG PATONG STUDIO, Yacht Haven Marina. Di- ing. Free transfer fee. Tel: 081-788 bathrooms and an open-plan 28SQM kitchen. At a good location in rect sale from owner. 3.9 8280. Email: maurice.phuket For sale. 2 rai, 90sq wah with Freehold, all new and furnished. Kathu. Price: 3.5 million million baht per plot. Tel: @gmail.com Chanote title. In Laem Thong, Price: 1.75 million baht. Tel: 089- baht. Available for rent. Tel: 081-343 0777. Email: Ao Por. Sale price: 7.5 million 971 5664. Email: ronny2507@ 081-440 0101. [email protected] BRAND-NEW CONDO baht o.n.o. No agent! Tel: hotmail.com Mid Town, Royal Place Project. 087-270 9093. Studio condo, fully furnished, rea- sonable price. Tel: 086-476 9612. SPECTACULAR SEAVIEW BANGTAO LAND AT PA KHLOK Plots starting at 4.8 million baht. Only 600 meters from beau- Villas built at any budget, or tiful Nai Yang beach, this build your own. Show houses modern pool villa is perfectly ready for viewing. Tel: 086-267 located. Featuring a chic, 0157. Fax: 076-325294. Email: clean-cut design coupled [email protected] with a choice selection of quality materials and furni- ture, this villa is a promising LAND + HOUSE, RAWAI investment for holiday seek- Near Rawai temple. Chanote. ers and permanent resi- 1 ngan, 19 talangwah, 20sqm. 49 rai, nice flat land. Chanote, dents. Price: Bt10.2mil. Small new house built; much Contact Khun Penprapa. Tel: 2.5km from Heroines’ Monu- space left. 4.5 million baht. Tel: ment. 1.7 million baht per rai. 087-898 9646. Email: pen 083-393 4758 (English & Thai). [email protected] Tel: 083-180 2143. Email: [email protected]

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NEW APARTMENT - Properties RENTAL 58 MONTHLY 6,000 BAHT 1 MB YEARLY 450,000 BAHT For Rent Competitive rate, available for PAYMENTS MONTHLY RENTAL RENTAL YEARLY RENTAL medium or long term rent in Nai Harn. New 4th floor spacious apartment, 3 double bed rooms, KATA CONDO en suite, large modern kitchen, living and dining rooms, study and TV room, with internet con- nection & TVs. Fully furnished, can move in today! Location:: Palm Breeze Resort, Soi Ban Of 35,000 baht. Located in Rawai beach. studio, fur- Rawai beach. 648sqm land, Rawai beach. 400sqm, Sai Yuan, with elevator, pool & Rawai beach. For sale: 28 nished, WiFi, cable TV, bar, hotel, 9 bedrooms, 9 guesthouse, 6 bedrooms, facilities. Contact at K. “Touch” or years leased pool villa, fur- 30 years lease 1 million bathrooms, WiFi. Sale 18 6 bathrooms. 30 years Stephen. Tel: 076-513370, 089- nished, WiFi and car park. baht pay in 10 years. Tel: million baht pay in 10 years. lease 7.2 million baht pay in 502 4497 (English), 081-303 Tel: 086-940 8914. Email: 086-940 8914. Email: Tel: 086-940 8914. Email: 10 years. Tel: 086-940 8914. 4299 (English & Thai). Fax: 076- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] 513370. Email: stevegw_2005 @yahoo.co.uk LUXURY POOL VILLA NEW PATONG APARTMENTS 227SQM HOUSE THAI VILLA AND POOL GUESTHOUSE KAMALA Near Phuket International Acad- Large Studio & 2 Bedroom Units. Soi Naya, Naiharn. Long term. FOR RENT emy in Thalang. 5 bedrooms, Staff apartment, 4 rooms, UBC, WiFi, gym, 2 swimming pools. Price: 35,000 baht per month. partially furnished. Price: 100,000 2kms to town center in quiet loca- Large, western, 110 sqm, 2 cable, safes/hot water, shower. Tel: 081-270 5126. Email: baht per month.Tel: 084-057 tion. Start at 20,000 baht per bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Lease 3x3. Sale price: 1.8 million [email protected] 5756. Website: www.thegarden month. Tel: 080-052 8082. Email: with huge covered terrace baht o.n.o. Tel: 089-971 6120. kptphuket.com solitude001@ aol.com Fully fitted teak kitchen, FULLY FURNISHED HOUSE baths with granite tops, fully 1-2 bedroom houses for rent. furnished, cable, ADSL, park- 3-BEDROOM HOUSE IN CHALONG B.L. APARTMENT Starting from 9,000 baht per ing. Located in a quiet area. FURNISHED HOUSE 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom units New in Kathu. Big rooms, 1 month. At Palai, near Chalong Tel: 084-840 1262. Email: for rent. Near Palai Beach. Fully bedroom, 1 living room, aircon, Bay. Tel: 081-892 4311. Visit: north8east98@yahoo. com Fully furnished house with 3 furnished with aircon and ADSL. cable TV, ADSL, hot shower, http://palaigreen.weebly.com bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 Includes cable TV and car park. garden, car park. 8,000 baht aircons, and a European- Please call for more info. Tel: 089- per month. Tel: 081-6923163. GREAT OCEAN VIEW style kitchen. Includes 3 TV 728 8311. APARTMENT FOR RENT Villa with a pool, 5 large bed- sets and 2 fridges. Price: CONDO IN PATONG A 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom luxury rooms and 3 bathrooms. At a 24,000 baht/month. Situ- BUNGALOW IN RAWAI A fully furnished 1 bedroom unit apartment in Rawai with a sea quiet and exclusive location, 1 ated in a quiet location. A A 1 bedroom unit with aircon, with WiFi. At Phuket Palace view. Tel: 087-882 9604. Website: minute from the beach. 10 min- minute from Heroines Monu- WiFi and TV for rent. Price: Resort. Includes parking premierpropertiesphuket.com utes to BIS/ Marinas. Price: ment. Tel: 086-949 1913. 7,000 baht per month. Tel: 086- space. Tel: 081-892 1621. 80,000 baht per month. Tel: Email: [email protected] 279 0837. Email: bricothailand 086-279 6283. @hotmail.com CHALONG BEACH CONDO FOR RENT Near the monument, 3 TOWNHOUSE PHUKET HOUSES 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, VILLAS IN RAWAI aircons, hi-speed internet, For rent near Central Festival, 3 3 BED AT LAND & Fully furnished houses with 2 to 3 126 sqm, partly furnished, at Fully furnished villas with 2 bed- cable TV. Long-term rent bedrooms, garage 100sqm, HOUSE PARK bedrooms from 12,000 baht a Phuket Country Club. Email: rooms, 2 bathrooms, Internet, preferable. Price: 17,500 small garden. Price: 14,000 baht Very nice house + lovely garden. month. They come with Internet, [email protected] Cable TV, club pool, gym and baht per month or sale 2.95 per month. Tel: 081-719 7015. Long term rent, furnished. Cable TV, and swimming pool. security. For more info, please million baht. Tel: 081-538 Email: [email protected] Price: 28,000 baht per month. Tel: 089-470 6104. Website: call 083-641 9327. Email: Special price without furniture: houserentalsphuket.com 7050. NEW HOUSE FOR RENT [email protected] 3 BED, 2 BATH NEAR 20,000 baht per month. Tel: A new, fully furnished 2- BYPASS RD 080-529 6928 (English & Thai). PROPERTY IN PATONG NICE HOUSES FROM PHUKET VILLA 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 Email: [email protected] storey house with 2 bed- rooms and 3 bathrooms. FOR RENT 13,000 B DAORUNG aircons. Ten mins from big Tesco A fully furnished, 1 bedroom, Move in today. Fully furnished, Lotus. Fully furnished, ADSL, PATONG 1 BEDROOM Price: 25,000 baht per month. Contact K. Nee. 65sqm luxury apartment on the A/C, cable TV, WiFi, large pool. Internet, hot water heater, big APARTMENT ground floor. At a central location Tel: 089-475 1200 (English & fridge, kitchen, living room, gar- 1 bedroom apartment at Royal Tel: 081-892 4311. For further details, please in Patong. Long-term rent pre- Thai). Email: info@welcome- den. Price: 16,000 baht per Paradise Complex in Patong. ferred. 1 month minimum. Tel: 087- inn.com month. Ready to move in! Tel: For more info, call 076-341827. see our website at http:/ panwagreen.weebly.com 887 9070. Email: ianscondo@ 089-474 0769 (English & Thai). Email: [email protected] yahoo.com MAI KHAO VILLA Email: [email protected] FOR RENT 2-bedroom villa with living room, PATONG BUILDING kitchen, big sala, lovely garden. House for rent, 55sq wah, 2 FOR RENT bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Classified Advertisements Furnished to European standard. In Bangla Road area. 4-storey no phone line, unfurnished. Save place. Rent: 18,000 baht per building. Price: 100,000 baht per Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. 15,000 baht per month. Tel: month.Tel: 081-719 7015. Email: month. Tel: 087-881 7600. Visit 087-270 9093. Then hand it to any of our agents. [email protected] website: www. ivybarphuket.com |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| (heading)

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SEAVIEW 3 BED, 2 BATH, GUESTHOUSE ROOM APT & HOUSE, PATONG CUSTOM FURNITURE Property BEACHFRONT VILLA PHUKET TOWN For rent. Small+beautiful pool, 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Full PACKAGES Services Interested in renting a villa long- Nice house close to big Tesco sauna, fitness, etc. Near western kitchen, spacious liv- With full interior design and de- term. Contract must start from Lotus. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- Carrefour. Tel: 081-084 3415. ing/dining. All aircon, WiFi. livery service, including be- the end of 2010. 4 to 5 bed- rooms, living room, 4 aircons, 140sqm plus balcony. All ex- spoke manufacturing for fitted SEARCHING FOR rooms and maids room pre- fully furnished, ADSL, ready to KATA LUXURY VILLA tras. Quiet. Tel: 084-185 8536. and loose furniture. We sup- PROPERTY? ferred. Not furnished. Security move in. Price:17,000 baht per RENTAL ply the best modern quality in To sell or buy property. We offer and/or maid service should be month, 192,000 baht for one- 3-bedroom villa on tip of Kata sofas, curtains and outdoor houses & land plots for sale included. Large garden with year lease. Tel: 089-474 0769 Beach headland. Built up area: Accommodation furniture. Please contact and rent in Phuket. If you are swimming pool. Pets allowed. (English & Thai). Email: 3,400 sq ft. Sited 15m above the Wanted Rick. Tel: 082-275 7737. looking to rent or buy property or Beachfront, sea view or close [email protected] For sea with spectacular Andaman Email:[email protected] would like to list your property to the beach. Areas preferred: further details, please see our sea views. 6m x 15m infinity pool for rent or sale, please contact Naiharn or Rawai. Rental will be website at www.ddproperty/ on rocks overlooking the sea. Villa HOUSE WITH POOL us for quick sale. Visit us at negotiable depending on facili- property/show/87776 surrounded by dense foliage, NEAR KATHU Household www.thenetworkproperty.com ties. Email for picture and info spacious balconies, and outdoor Looking to rent a house with Items to: [email protected] PATONG TOWER NEW showers in natural settings. Very pool, 1 or 2 bedrooms for 1-3 THAI WORLD 1-BEDROOM private. Thai, Japanese, Balinese months, preferred location PROPERTY CLEANING Newly renovated, modern 1- design influences and artifacts. near Kathu. Email: j.jameson GREY SOFA AND Cleaning services for Accommodation bed condo for long term rent Excellent cook and maid pro- @hotmail.com ARMCHAIR homeowners and property de- Available only. 25,000 baht per month. vided. Tel: +65-9-621 0254. Grey 3-seat sofa and armchair. velopers. Daily cleaning to Tel: 089-471 8467 (English). Email: [email protected] LOOKING FOR 3-4 years old, never really used deep cleaning services. Effi- Email: [email protected] Please see our website at: A HOUSE – pretty much as new. Paid cient and cost effective. Please KATHU GOLF CONDO www.housephuket .com Looking for a 1 - 2 bedroom 18,000 baht. Will sell for 6,000. tel: 089-166 8090 (Thai), 085- 62sqm with bath, bedroom, liv- APARTMENT & ROOM house in Kathu or Phuket town. Ready for pick-up anytime. Tel: 576 6812 (English). Email: ing room, kitchen and balcony IN PATONG CENTRAL APARTMENT Long term. Furniture is prefer- 081-862 8267 (English). Email: [email protected] for long term rental. Nice view. Apartment for long term rent. PATONG ably but not necessarly. Quiet [email protected] Tel: 076-293149, 081-824 1385. 8,000-20,000 baht per month. 2nd street apartment. Newly built location. Tel: 081-978 0819 (En- Property Fax: 076-293149. Email: Room from 600-1,500 baht per pool. 2 bedrooms, balcony, glish). Email: genybr2010@ SOFA FOR SALE [email protected] night. Please contact for more aircon, fan, fully furnished and gmail.com White reclining sofa, modern Wanted information. Tel: 076-512151, really fresh. Great location in the style. 3,000 baht. Tel: 086- LIVING IN PHUKET 089-290 9567. Or send email: grand condotel of Patong Beach. SEEKING RENTAL 278 8598 (English). Email: TOWN [email protected] Lone-term rent. 25,000 baht per Seeking a long-stay rental for [email protected] INTERESTED IN Newly renovated Sino-Portugese Website: at www.brommathai month. Tel: 086-980 8537. 15,000 baht per month or RENTING VILLA house for rent as 1- and 2-bed- house.com Email: [email protected] less. I live in Thailand on a long- LOUNGE FURNITURE Long-term contract from room apartment. Fully furnished. stay retirement visa. Email: Lounge furniture. Suitable for February 2011. 4 to 5 Tel: 089-668 3639 (English & APARTMENTS IN [email protected] TV stand or DVD. Can be Thai). Email: zhunaumann@ 500 BAHT A DAY, bedrooms. Maid room if KATHU RAWAI BEACH viewed at Bangtao Beach, near gmail.com Newly serviced studios, 1 bed- Laguna. One light oak; one possible but not neces- Nice pool guesthouse, 1 bed- KAMALA APARTMENT/ room or 2 bedroom. Furnished dark colored. Original price: sary. Not furnished. Secu- room, 1 bathroom, WiFi, cable HOUSE SURIN BEACH with WiFi and pool. Attractive 10,000 baht. Make an offer. Tel: rity and/or maid service TV, covered car park. Email: Looking for a clean modern 2 APARTMENTS prices. Tel: 081-892 0038. For +44-794-362 4622. Email: included. Large garden [email protected] bedroom apartment/house for with swimming pool. Pets 'The Lofts' apartments are situ- further details, please see our rent Dec 9 - March 9 in Ka- [email protected] allowed. Beachfront, sea ated on the beach road in Surin website at www.orchidkathu mala. Close to main road/ view or close to the which is fully serviced by restau- heights-phuket.com KATA BEACH beach, cable TV and internet KING-SIZE BED beach. Areas preferred by rants and shops, and is one of Low season promotion from essential. Email: wilson4640 FOR SALE order: Naiharn, Rawai, the trendiest areas of Phuket. PATONG LUXURY APT 400 baht per night, includes @yahoo.com Barely used king-size bed with Chalong, Kata, Kamala. Overlooking Kings Park, a pub- Royal Paradise Complex. continental breakfast, WiFi mattress for sale at only 4,000 Rental will be negotiable lic park and the location of Email for more info and photos: and 10% off food. Free airport HOLIDAY ACCOM baht. Tel: 083-180 2234 (En- depending on facilities. Phuket's first golf course, these [email protected] pickup with five night stay. WANTED glish). Email: alexkretsu@ Email for picture and info: apartments put you on the front Tel: 081-894 8446. Email: Short term holiday rental, gmail.com [email protected] step of all that Surin has to offer. CONDO 700M FROM [email protected] For December 18th - Jan 28th. One bedroom/bathroom de- PATONG futher details, please see our Single Occupancy. Please SINGLE BED FOR SALE signed by a western architect – Fully furnished, 50 sqm, double website: www.southernfried advise if you have anything to Very good condition. Hardly LOOKING FOR VILLA trendy tropical living. Tel: 076- bed, kitchen, living room, balcony rice.com offer. Email: abigail.clark.ct used. Beach colored wood Laguna Villa, Bang Tao area, 326454, 080-146 3466. Email: with mountain view, fitness center, @gmail.com with wooden head board. fully furnished. Required for [email protected] For swimming pool. Price: 25,000 CONDO IN GOLF Mattress not included. 3,000 Dec-Mar period. Tel: 089-594 futher details, please visit our baht/month. Tel: 081-817 7886, COURSE baht. Tel: 085-691 7250. 6456 (English), 085-888 8485 website: www.phuketapartment 081-244 6970 (English & Thai). Secure, great location in Building Email: [email protected] (Thai). holidays.com Email: [email protected] Phuket country club and fully Products furnished. Email: jadejirat NICE DINING @yahoo.com & Services ROOM SET Classified Advertisements Wood dining room table with 6 4 BEDRM VILLA WITH reupholstered chairs. Very Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. LARGE POOL QUALITY BUILDING good condition. Quick sale at Then hand it to any of our agents. Holiday, short, daily, long term or SERVICES 8,900 baht. Tel: 089-651 5186. monthly residential rentals wel- Email: [email protected] come. Tel: 076-263717, 081-676 * Built-in |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| (heading) 4849 (English & Thai). Fax: 076- * Architect, construction, 263919. Email: william.amonoo renovations, Household @gmail.com * Carpentry, real wood, par- Services |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| quet KATHU GOLF COURSE * Painting |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Penthouse, 5th floor, 135sqm, * Tilers DWF HOME SERVICES 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, big * Sand wash living room, western kitchen, Built-in bars, counters, pools, terrace with nice view. For long * Teakwood furniture kitchens, ponds, etc. Contact: |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| time rental. Tel: 081-824 1385. * Teakwood sala K. Noi. Tel: 081-606 5746. Fax: 076-293149. Email: * Trailer car delivery ser- Email: DWF_homeservices [email protected] vices @hotmail.com |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| ** Fair prices and free esti- PATONG GUESTHOUSE mates given ** HOME CARE PHUKET Pool, fitness, sauna, etc. Start ** Made to order ** All kinds of repair and shop fitting from 500 baht. Tel: 081-084 Contact 087-689 9679. services. 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MOTORSAILER 33' Neptunian 33. Single-handed, WAKE/SKI BOAT blue water cruising yacht. VHF, FOR SALE radar, autohelm, GPS, depth. Completely refurbished. 2 cab- ins. Hot water. Contact for more information. Tel: 081-968 1437 (English). Email: bobedward1 @hotmail.com

GAME FISHING/ 2-year-old, 4.2 meters long DIVE BOAT Cholmark boat with a 20m long, built 2007. One of the 60Hp Yamaha Enduro en- nicest we’ve seen. Price: 5 gine. Includes trailer, GPS million baht. Includes mooring. sonar, Waketower and More details, visit our website: more. Price: 475,000 baht. www.boatshedphuket.com Please contact for more information. Tel: 086-949 JEANNEAU SUN 1913. Email: juraj_t@ ODYSSEY 35’ yahoo.com 2003, great pocket cruising yacht. Price: US$79,950. 8M SAILING For further information, visit CATAMARAN our website: www.boatshed Open bridge, wood, expoxy, phuket.com fiberglass composite. 15Hp Yahama. All 2 years old, an- tifouling new in 2010. Good NEW BOAT condition and ready to sail. SUNNAV 18FT Equipped to fishing with 6 rods holder. 2 cabines and storage place. Thai registered with book. Price: 440,000 baht. Please contact for more information. Tel: +49-33-22293 0210. Email: stier@net- 12M MOTOR YACHT DINGHY BOAT 43 FT ROBERTS print.de FAST TOUR/ (1992) 9-meter long boat with 205Hp, CRUISING YACHT FISHING BOAT G.R.P. Cummings Diesel 4-stroke Suzuki engine. 1 Fiberglass boat with equip- One owner, wonderful, fast 300Hp engine. Just rebuilt. year-old in good condition. ment warranty. It is undergo- For sale. Highest quality ONAN GENERATOR tour boat, RIB rigid foam, Price: 2.5 million baht. For more Price: 890,000 baht. Contact ing major refitting. Price: with trailer. Price: only Onan MDL3 Marine Generator 150Hp engine with Yamaha info, please see our website: for more info. Tel: 082-815 US$43,500. Contact for more 270,000 baht. No engine. 12kVA at 1,500rpm, 2,600hrs. 5Hp for security. Full elec- www.boatshedphuket.com 3132. info. Tel: 081-866 8716. Email: Tel: 089-476 7443, 085-352 Excellent condition. Recently tronics, toilet, large sun [email protected] 1940,076-377577. Con- underwent major service: new cover. Up to 8 people, tact for more details, email engine mounts, water pump, cruising at 25/30 knots in SWAN 42 CRUISER/ 55 FT CRUSING [email protected] or hoses, etc. Includes sound comfort. Priced to sell! RACER CATAMARAN NEW 35 FT POWER CAT visit: www.sunnav.com shield and muffler. Please call Below US$35,000. Hurry, Discounted to US$119,950. 6 double cabins, 105sqm Almost completed. All fiber for more details. Tel: 081-821 best offer accepted. Tel: Must sell. Ready for King’s sails. 2009 in composite, no glass with fly-bridge. Perfect 1812 (English), 081-819 5152 Cup. Please see our website: engine. Price: 1.5 million baht. 076-270703, 087-265 4268. for diving, transfers. Email: BAREBOAT WANTED (English & Thai). Email: leigh www.boatshedphuket.com Tel: 087-461 8089. [email protected] Email: henkt@ hku.hk Wanted: bareboat motorsailer @gls-lithotripsy.com for one or two weeks around 40 FT CRUISING Phuket for a Swiss inventer and BAYLINER 245HP YACHT a Lincolnshire farmer with 30 (2009) Fast fiberglass boat well years experience. Please text Like new. 300Hp Mercruiser equipped for cruising. It’s been Graham as above for more infor- includes air berth. Price: 2.7 used for circumnavigation. mation. Tel: +44-179-076 3249, million baht. For further Sale price: US$85,000. Please +44-777-447 3916. Email: gla information, see our website at: contact for more information. [email protected] www.boatshed phuket.com Tel: 081-866 8716. Email: [email protected]

WHARRAM TIKI 26' SOLUTIONS TO (2010) THIS WEEK’S As good as new with a 6Hp 4- PUZZLES stroke O/B, dinghy & out- board engine and mooring. Only 1.3 million baht! o.n.o. See our website: www.boat shedphuket.com Word Detective: Blood

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Neptunian 33. Bluewater cruiser. New paint and var- nish, inside and outside. Sailed single-handed from UK. Tel: 081-968 1437 (En- glish). Email: bobedward1@ hotmail.com 34 PHUKET GAZETTE October 16 - 22, 2010

PROJECT TRAINER, PHUKET CO-ORDINATOR OFFICE Right To Play seeks Thai with Right To Play seeks Thai with fluent English, computer lit- experience in Adult Education eracy, training and experi- and Workshop Facilitation. ence to work on education Should be fluent English and program. Please contact computer literate. Please con- Khun Alisa. Tel: 02-652 9274, tact Khun Alisa. Tel: 02-652 076-321435, 081-122 4803. 9274, 089-776 6835, 081-122 Fax: 076-321435. Email: info. 4803. Fax: 076-321435. Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.righttoplay.com VILLA MANAGER REQUIRED LIVE-IN NANNY / MAID Must be an experienced WANTED manager with excellent spo- Experienced live-in nanny to ken and written English, good help with 3 children, aged 5, 6 communication skills, and and 7, at the Boat Lagoon. All the ability to structure sys- children at school from 8am to tems and organize staff, as 4pm. Cooking and English well as look after guests. We speaking skills would be a are looking for a Thai person plus, as would a sense of with all skills. Tel: 084-000 humour. Tel: 081-893 7027. 0001. Please send your CV to Email: [email protected] bookings@villachangra jang.com HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED STAFF WANTED Full time housekeeper wanted. Need a Thai man to help captain Should speak English and on sailing boat in Chalong. Salary must like dogs. Cooking Thai fixed + commission. Start on and farang food, cleaning November 1st. Must under- house and office in Cherngtalay stand English. Tel: 087-277 area. Call K. Sudarat: 081-978 7395. Email: delphine@sweet 2725. Fax: 076-326144. Email: dreamers.info [email protected]

SALES EXECUTIVE WEB DESIGN JOBS Seeking sales person to visit Seeking Dutch-speaking hotels, massage centers, customer care reps, web spas, wellness stores and and print designers, more. Must speak Thai and Photoshop illustrator. Tel: English. Compensation: base 084-620 2829. Please send salary + commissions on CV to [email protected] sales. Tel: 087-466 8640. Send CV or resume to xalan71 THEATRE & @hotmail.com RESTAURANT Palazzo looking for Stage LOOKING FOR manager and Light-Sound ACCOUNTS ASST technicians. Must be experi- 1 position. Knowledge of basic enced in the entertainment in- accounting and English required. dustry and have good English. Tel: 084-849 7212. Email your Positions: Floor manager, resume to: [email protected] Bar manager, Bar tender, Waiters, with artistic skills STAFF WANTED and ability to perform in the European-managed restaurant Entertainment area. Please and hotel requires an experi- contact: 076-202277. Email: enced seafood chef, the salary [email protected] depends on level of experience. Good opportunity. Other posi- BLISS LOUNGE tions; English speaking bartend- We are looking for staff. ers, waitresses, waiters and Bliss Lounge Patong: kitchen helpers. English speak- - Bartender (Thai national) ing hotel receptionists and driver. Good fixed salary, tips and Guaranteed all season jobs. bonuses Hotel located at Ao Nang Beach, Krabi. Tel: 075-637767, 083-640 Bliss Lounge Kata Beach: 8003, 085-150 4840 (English & Thai national is required, Thai). Fax: 075-637812. Email: - Bartender/Cashier aningrestaurant @hotmail.com - Hostess - Waitress TELESALES Seeking self-motivated native - Office assistants English speakers with excellent Good fixed salary, tips and communication skills for a bonuses. Positions available telemarketing position. Must now! Interested? Visit us at be comfortable and confident Patong or give us a call! Tel: on the phone. Experience in the 085-619 4963 (Thai/English). service industry or telesales Please send your CV to would be an advantage. Salary: email: [email protected] basic, plus commission. Email: Address: 58/6 Bangla Rd. Soi [email protected] Patong Resort-Patong Beach

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URGENTLY NEEDED TEACHER WANTED ADMINISTRATOR FOR Seeking personnel for following We seek to recruit 3 second- INTERNET positions: ary teachers specialising in Must have great computer skills, - Receptionist Maths, ICT and Science. Tel: speak and write excellent English. - Night receptionist 076-612876, 080-534 5006 Thai or western person consid- (English & Thai). Fax: 076- ered. : 084-440 7651 (English). - Sous chef 612877. Please send CV to Email: bookings@villachan - Waiter [email protected] grajang.com - Waitress - Assistant general manager TEACHERS WANTED SECRETARY/PA - Housekeeping IN PHUKET Real estate and tour Satree Phuket School is seeking - Engineer company searching for 1 full time, native English speak- - Cook female staff. Thai native, ing mathematics teacher for 11 – aged 25-35 years old with Club Bamboo Boutique 18 year-old students. Salary with good spoken English and Resort & Spa B.A. degree in English, drama or driving license. Salary + 247/1-8, Nanai Road, science begins at 35,000 and commission and bonus. Patong, Kathu, Phuket M.A. degree in English, drama or Please call for more infor- 83150 Tel: 076-345345-7. science begins at 40,000 baht. mation. Tel: 081-343 0777. Fax: 076-345099. Both include 4 weeks paid holi- Email: montha_phuket@ Mobile: 081-893 0135. day, a government health plan yahoo.com Email: accounting@club and 3,000 baht housing allow- bamboo.com ance. Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree or above, RECEPTIONIST plus TEFL or CELTA certificate or Employment Cleaner, security wanted. For equivalent. We can only reply to Wanted guesthouse in Patong. Please applicants who meet the mini- contact more information. Tel: mum requirements. Please 082-598 1386. email your CV with covering let- LOOKING FOR ter to: [email protected]; DECENT JOB STAFF WANTED [email protected]. Or Thai lady with very good English For serving seafood and Thai call Tel: 084-666 3557. Be pre- skills is looking for a personal food. Good spoken English. pared to present all original assistant or villa management Salary+commission. Tel: 082- certificates at interview and do job. Tel: 085-781 1758. Email: 283 3154. teaching demonstration. [email protected] Gazette Online Classifieds – 10,000 readers every day! 36 PHUKET GAZETTE October 16 - 22, 2010

BABY CAR CAPSULE Articles Baby car capsule for a new Bulletins LAGUNA BAR FOR OFFICE FOR RENT SURIN BEACH - For Sale born and up to 1 year old. SALE Office space available for a SHOP FOR RENT Keyfit 30 by Chicco, red color gym opposite Dara Hotel. Superb location adjacent and in Good condition. Fits all Please contact Khun O for to hotels. 100 sq metres. KITCHEN EQUIPMENT cars, very quick & easy to more info. Tel: 076-304277, Fully fitted, including Kebab machine, freezer. Stove, put in and take out. Price: 080-529 4507. aircons and Cool Room. deep fryers and more. In good 8,000 baht. Tel: 086-270 3517 50,000 baht per month. condition. Please call for more (English & Thai). Email: Contact Dan at Prodecon info. Tel: 076-366226. [email protected] BAR ON BANGLA ROAD Co, Ltd. 080-146 3466. Website: http://www.snugas Large bar in prime location on Tel: 076-326454. Fax: 076- Bangla Road with contract of WHEY PROTEIN abugbabyslings.com/im- The best place in Rawai. 326454. Email: danmoglia FROM USA ages/00000118423- 1 or 4 years. 3 million baht or @prodecon.co.th Great business opportu- 11 million. Contact for details. Optimum Nutrition, Dymatize, ChiccoKeyFit30InfantCarSeat- nity, customers guaran- Tel: 086-270 6370 (English). Gaspari, MuscleTech, BSN large.jpg teed. 4-year contract. For Email: mark@sunbeam- ROOFTOP RESTAURANT Supplements available now. rent: 13,000 baht per management.com FOR RENT Free shipping anywhere in Thai- month. Tel: 085-662 3962 On the top floor of Sinthavee land. Vitamins, Protein, BCAA's ELECTRIC HOT (English). Hotel, Phuket Town. Conve- and other supplements. Shop PLATES: 2 RING ACTIVE BUSINESS IN nient for a restaurant or bar. Online now. Paypal accepted. Electric hot plates, 2 rings. PATONG Also, a discotheque on the 2nd Tel: 082-415 9925. Email: Both rings have quick heat Minimart with stockpile and floor (with license). Tel: 087- [email protected] up sensors. Has adapter FACTORY IN KATHU furniture. For sale: 990,000 270 9093. Email: a.pueng@ plug for common house Foreign nationals can baht. Tel: 080-612 0850 (En- gmail.com POND BIO FILTER power point, but can be hard own 100% of this blinds glish & Thai). wired also.10 months old. and furniture manufac- FOR SALE PARTNER WANTED Pond Bio Filter Model CBF-1100 Price when new: 5,500 turing/distribution busi- KARON BEACHFRONT With capital or without for a large 1.0 Hp. with UV Light. Included baht. Will sell for 3,200 baht. ness with a 470sqm of- HOTEL nice restaurant/pizzeria/lounge submersible Pump Arwan Tel: 085-275 3720. Email: fice and factory fully For sale. Phuket-Karon bar in Nai Harn. 500m from model:KSV-151. New release [email protected] equipped to make qual- beachfront hotel, 1 room + Rawai Beach. Tel: 082-420 price: 30,000 baht. Second ity wood blinds and to pizzeria restaurant. All fur- 3134. Email: paul.phuket@ hand price:12,500 baht. Tel: 076- distribute furniture and nished. 4-year contract. MOTOR 12ED KEBAB import solid T&G wood Price: 1.75 million baht. Tel: gmail.com 273087, 081-978 5901 (English), Hardly used: 25,000 baht. 081-956 3775 (Thai). Fax: 076- flooring. Tel: 081-805 081-894 7273. Commercial food mixer: 9,000 SPONSOR 4945 (English). Email: CHAO MASSAGE FOR 273087. Email: moose@ baht. Tel: 089-867 4872. waterworkswarehouse.net a needy child. The Phuket greenacredevelopment SALE RESTAURANT IN A sauna turnkey operation in- International Women’s @gmail.com KATHU FURNITURE Club is a volunteer organi- cluding all permits and li- SONY PS3 & Fantastic huge wood dining table zation raising funds for censes. Includes quarters for ACCESSORIES and 10 chairs. Price new: educational scholarships. 15 YEARS RUNNING employees and owner if rented BUSINESS Comes with second con- 109,000 baht; will sell now for We rely on the goodwill of out. Comes with restaurant For sale. It includes bunga- troller and Logitech G25 39,000. Brand new sofa. Price donors and sponsors – equipment in a freestanding lows, a restaurant, a cafe, and Steering wheel. Games new: 69,000 baht; will sell now for small and large. If you building on 3 rai land. Good a bar owner's residence. Sub- available include: Guitar 29,000. Tel: 084-625 5090 (En- would like to put some- lease and room for expansion. lease-contract incl. return on 3- Hero 3, Avatar, Transform- glish). Email: [email protected] thing back into the com- Price: 950,000 baht. Tel: 086- year investment. 2.5 rai prop- ers 1 & 2, Star Wars: The munity in which you live, 529 9576. erty at a prime location in Kata, Force Unleashed & The contact us to find out more At waterfall. Fully equipped: Articles 100 meters to the beach. No Complete Saga (Lego), about giving a prize or be- aircons, 60+ seats, two COFFEE SHOP rent. Price: 15 million baht. Burnout Paradise City, Wanted ing a sponsor. bars, two bedrooms. Ready URGENT SALE Email: [email protected] GT5, Army of Two and Air- Please call K. Carol to open! Price: 6.75 million One-time offer! Nice coffee/ borne. Contact K. Mike. (Tel: 087-417 8860) or baht. Freehold. Tel: 087-417 sandwich shop for sale in BAR/RESTAURANT 8187. Must see in our Kata. 20 persons. Newly reno- Tel: 086-951 2455. Email: WANT TO SELL K. Sue (Tel: 087-277 IN KATA website : www.phuket- vated and everything included. [email protected] YOUR GOLD? 6948). At a good location. It comes estate.com Write or call for info/pics. 'Gold to Money' buys all Or email: info with 2 bedrooms. Available on 500,000 baht, 8,000 per kinds of gold. Golden jew- @phuketiwc.com a 3-year lease: 15,000 baht per month. Tel: 089-288 0919 (En- TEAK, RATTAN elry, rings, necklaces, ear month. For rent: 35,000 baht RETIRE NOW glish & Thai), 089-591 7249 FURNITURE rings, etc. Gold watches, o.n.o. Tel: 081-934 2344, 083- Risk-free income, generated in (English). Email: morten. High quality furniture for sale: 5- gold teeth, gold coins, 649 1390. Germany and covered by law. [email protected] seater modular rattan sofa, 2 gold bullion. Even broken Business Receive monthly payments for plantation chairs, customised items. If it is gold, we buy Opportunities RESTAURANT IN 20 years. Tel: 080-692 8468 GUESTHOUSE Balinese teak shelves, wooden it! Office location: Chalong KAMALA (English). Email: joe_anusara RESTAURANT benches & more. Leaving Circle. Tel: 084-850 1584 @yahoo.com For rent. At a main location with Near Kata Beach. Bakery for Phuket. Must sell by month (English), 080-040 7811 DIVING COMPANY a sea view. Fully furnished. Thai sale. Fully equipped. Price: end. Call to view. Prices nego- (Thai). Fax: 076-384579. Booking office in Chalong, sales and European food. Tel: 080- 5-STAR BAR FOR SALE 2.4 million baht. Tel: 083-639 tiable. Tel: 085-791 0691 (En- Email: jori.lassila@gmail. shop in Patong. TAT & Insur- 521 2259. Email: free2kamala A stunning lounge bar with 4268. glish). Email: vjmisso@gmail. com ance. Tel: 084-838 3158. Email: @gmail.com aircon and 50-plus seats. com [email protected] Price: 5 million baht. Tel: 087- RESTAURANT 881 7600. Business FOR SALE Prime location in Patong oppo- BUSINESS / HOUSE Products & site post office on Rat-U-Thit SWAP Services Rd. For more info, please call. 2 bed house with swimming Tel: 081-124 8051. Email: pool/jacuzzui in good area in [email protected] Kamala available under swap THE SIS PHUKET We design artwork, logos, bro- deal for business or 8,000,000 chures, business cards, and pro- INVESTMENT baht o.n.o.Pls mail for details. vide web services. Tel: 082-421 Solid business investment op- Email: expatbusiness@ 4773. Email: thesis.phuket@ portunity. Tel: 085-258 0006. yahoo.co.uk gmail.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.aero promgr.com SALON FOR SALE/ /investments.html RENT INSURANCE On Nanai Road. Fully equipped. (PROMOTION PRICE) Accident, Medical, Car, Home BEST 25 ROOMS For sale: 148,000 baht. For rent: insurance. For more Informa- HOTEL IN PATONG 9,000 baht per month. Tel: 086- tion, call me. Tel: 076-319697, This 25 room hotel is located on 828 7505. 081-397 4689 (English & Thai), a busy road in Patong and is 086-479 7549 (English & Thai). on track to gross 4.4 million GUESTHOUSE IN Fax: 076-319697. Email: baht in rooms this year. Will sell KARON [email protected] the 6 year lease for only 2.2 6 apartments, 50m from the million baht. Tel: 076-345238, beach. 80% occupancy rate. 084-078 2753 (Thai). Email: Good for profit. Price: 2.9 mil- TATTOO REMOVAL [email protected] For lion over 3 or 6 years. Email: We can remove your tattoos further details, please see our [email protected] easily. Tel: 083-362 4144, website at www.realproreal Website: www.ninapartments 080-718 1686. Website at: estatephuket.com phuket.com www.tattoo-delete.info October 16 - 22, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 37

Miscellaneous For Sale

TOOLS FOR SALE Electrical hammer drills, 2 bat- tery drills, a disc grinder, and a small planer. Also for sale are screwdrivers, chisels, drill bits, hole saws etc. They come with a wheeled toolbox. Price: 35,000 baht. Tel: 089-929 5459.

BUDS NURSERY Personal KINDERGARTEN Services Phuket oldest bi-lingual in- ternational child care facil- ity. High quality time FREELANCE proven schedule and cur- PHOTOGRAPHER riculum. Experienced na- Make a difference to your tive English teachers to images teach ages 1½ -6. Mon- Fri 8am - 5pm. Bus service - Pre-wedding available from Patong, - Wedding Karon, Kata, Phuket, - Portrait Rawai and Chalong. Tel: - Family memories 076-282 232, 080-624 - Party 7060. See our website at: www.buds-phuket.com - Events Contact : Tingnoi 081- 606 5746. WEB DESIGN www.facebook.com/ tingnoidwf An interesting website helps tingnoidwf.multiply.com your business. Please con- tact via by email: extra_sp @hotmail.com Website: FAMILY MASSAGE AT www.designbyconcept.net HOME To help you save time & cost for driving for massage. If you WEB DESIGN need a real massage, at SERVICE home call us for Professional Thai Masseuses. Reason- Get your business online able Prices Offer: "Free Trial Please contact via by for 15 min." After Trial, if you email: thesis.phuket@ are not happy, please feel free gmail.com to say "NO" for continuing hour’s charge. Real Thai Massage 300 baht/hr. Oil Club Massage 400 baht/hr. Oil Membership +Thai Massage 600 baht/hr. Preferred Area: around La- Available guna, Cherngtalay, Bangtao & Surin. Tel: 089-898 0231. Email: vivaphuket@hotmail. GOLF MEMBERSHIP com 4-year membership for Chalong Phunaka Golf Club. READ AND WRITE THAI Price: 75,000 baht. Tel: 087- Learn how to read and write 281 4535, 086-267 7245. Thai with experienced teacher. Both beginner and advanced. MEMBERSHIP Tel: 080-035 8718 (English & FOR SALE Thai). Email: rusnee94@ At Phuket Country Club. yahoo.com Price: 625,000 baht. In- cludes transfer. Tel: 076- 271535. Personals

Dive Gear SPORTY GENTLEMAN If you are a nice working lady who likes outdoor activities, please DIVE COMPRESSOR email: [email protected] FOR SALE Please call or email for more BACKGAMMON details. Tel: 084-842 5997. Retired Businessman looking Email: maxphuket@hotmail for Backgammon Players in .com Phuket. Tel: 081-577 8443.

WEAVING BY HAND SIGN/ MEDIA/ 100% hand made (OTOP) ADVERTISING products made from Kra Please contact for more jood. Email: extra_sp@ information to K.Pu 086- hotmail.com Websiteat: 698 6544. www.thaishop.in.th/extra Email:iamtontan boom @hotmail.com 38 PHUKET GAZETTE October 16 - 22, 2010

KAWASAKI 175CC Saloon Cars FORD ASPIRE ISUZU DMAX NV GOOD Year 2000 with new tires and SUZUKI KATANA 750 BARGAIN! CONDITION battery. Well maintained. Top of the Line, 3L Turbo. Price: 35,000 baht. Please MAZDA SEDAN AUTO , 4 doors, 4x4, iPod & USB contact for more information. BHT 74,000 stereo. Hurry! It will go fast Tel: 083-390 8773 (English), Mazda 323 Sedan automatic at only 460,000 baht! 081-696 4378 (Thai). Email: with power steering. Dark blue, Email for more details. [email protected] no rust in good running condi- Email: dennyphuket@ tion. Tax insurance paid until hotmail.com next year. Please contact for KAWASAKI ER6-N 1991, good condition, all more information. Tel: 083-252 2010, ABS, black, registered 1996. Just resprayed (blue). parts original, green book, 5509. TOYOTA VIGO 4X4 January 2010, green book, Urgent sale! 4-year-old black Price: 98,000 baht. Please 2,600km, 1st owner, brand Phuket registered. Price: car with 90,000km. Price: contact K. Neung for more new. Pic available. Only 70,000 baht. Please call PROTON GEN 2 745,000 baht. Also on sale is a details. Tel: 081-787 3011 210,000 baht. Contact for more for more details. Tel: 081- 1999, manual gears, 1.3L, Honda Jazz for 390,000 baht. (English &Thai). Email: information. Tel: 086-270 6370. 970 0569. 3 doors, blue, and fuel sav- Both cars come with their green [email protected] Email: paradise.juggler@ ing. Call for more info. Price books and are in good condi- gmail.com HONDA XR400 93,000 baht o.n.o. Tel: tion. Call for more further details. 087-270 9093. 3 years old, 13,000km, in Tel: 082-815 3132. ISUZU D-MAX PHANTOM good condition, two sets of (2004) Honda Phantom. Black. tires (on and off road). Price: 10,000km. Extras. 55,000 199,000 baht o.n.o. Please 2009, 9,000km. 1.6L with 4 x 4s 2004 HONDA CR-V baht. Contact for more info. contact for more information. all options, 2 airbags, With 135,580km mileage Tel: 087-266 5697. Email: Tel: 081-367 9551 (English). leather interior, ABS and in good condition. Full [email protected] Email: chris.millington@ folding seats. Please call ISUZU DMAX (2006) insurance (cover 22,000 hotmail.co.uk for more info. Contact: K. 4WD 3.0 DDI baht) until June 2011. HONDA AIR BLADE So. Tel: 089-472 9370. Automatic gears, very good Price: 490,000 baht o.n.o. (2007) For more details, please condition, only 1 previous 3.0L, 4x4, automatic, 4- Black with 13,800km in mile- Rentals contact. Tel: 087-263 3205. owner, 170,000km, fully ser- door. In good cood condi- age. Price: 28,000 baht o.n.o. MITSUBISHI CHAMP III viced. Price: 500,000 baht. tion, runs great. Price: For further information, please 1992, manual gears, grey, good Please contact for further in- 393,000 baht. Contact for contact. Tel: 087-263 3205. BRAND NEW JAZZ condition. Price: 85,000 baht. formation. Tel: 081-893 6677 Pickups more info. Tel: 081-367 Top model, sport edition, just out Call for more info. Tel: 081-536 (English). Email: phawadee@ 4656 or 086-040 8058. of the showroom. For rent with phawadee.com first class insurance. Price: 7,000 6738 or 085-407 3302. Email: ISUZU D-MAX BMW GS650 [email protected] X-SERIES baht per week. Monthly rate avail- Urgent sale! 3-years-old with able. Tel: 081-343 0777. Email: 2004 HONDA CR-V 680,000km, in good condition. Motorbikes [email protected] TOYOTA SOLUNA Woman owned, selling for AUTO 450,000 baht. Please contact Year 2002, in very good con- for more info. Tel: 082-815 3132. HONDA AX 250 TRAIL dition with low mileage. It has Black in good condition. Price: MINIBUS AND CAR power steering, automatic NISSAN FRONTIER 40,000 baht. Please contact FOR RENT gear, and new tires. Service 2007. Axl with carryboy. Looks for further information. Tel: 081- record is available. One expat new, 40,000km. Quick sale! 719 7015. Email: jyfievet@ owner. Must see! Price: Price: 350,000 baht. Please gmail.com Made in 2007. 1,000km, 269,000 baht. Tel: 084-184 call for more details. Tel: 086- white blue. One owner. 2.0 iVTEC, automatic, 4- 1856. 120 6934. KAWASAKI 650 NINJA Like new! Price: 325,000 WD, leather seats, power Kawasaki 650 Ninja. Green- baht o.n.o. Tel: 089-197 door locks, power windows, HONDA JAZZ VTEC metallic, registered on Jan 10. 5239. power mirrors, 6-disk CD (2005) Only 3,500km! Green book, player, two airbags. All new ISUZU DMAX (2003) For sale. 1 owner, full options, warranty book, accident-free, tires, used for just over a Minibus, Vios, Jazz, City excellent condition, 1.5L, no damage, 2 front sliders. YAMAHA FINO 2008 year. Plus some extras. for rent. We are offering low- 65,000km. Price 420,000 baht. First owner. Only 225,000 baht! Only 7,600km. In very good Travelled distance: season prices. Contact for Tel: 081-606 7410. Email: Please call for more info. Tel: condition. Price: 30,000 baht. 106,000km. First more information. Tel: 081- [email protected] 081-956 9905 or 081-956 Please call for more details. owner. Maintenance at 538 8567. Email: suksavat 9903. Email: office@sunbeam- Tel: 089-932 5175. Email: Honda car service center. @hotmail.com management.com [email protected] TOYOTA YARIS (2009) First class insurance. White E limited edition model Very good condition, runs with 20,000km. Comes with well. Price: 580,000 baht. 3.0L, 4x2, automatic, 4- first-class insurance warranty. Please contact for more door. Good condition, runs Price: 530,000 baht. Contact details. Tel: 076-212669. great. Must see and test Wheels & Motors for more info. Tel: 082-420 Email: subpongsatorn@ drive! Price: 450,000 baht 3134. Email: paul.phuket@ hotmail.co.th o.n.o. Tel: 087-270 9093. gmail.com Please use this form to write your classified advertisement.

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Island reels in Champs return for triathlons fishing tourney

By James Goyder Who to look out for: picturesque east coast hills before swinging back to Laguna Phuket GET your tackle ready for the 5th REIGNING Ironman 70.3 world Former Ironman 70.3 along a series of steep inclines along annual Phuket International champion Michael Raelert of Ger- world champion and 2004 the Nai Thon coastline. Sport Fishing Tournament (PIST) many will head a first-class field Olympian Samantha To support competitor prepa- which will be making a splash off of professional triathletes coming McGlone (Can) rations, triathlon training and the island from November 17-20. to Phuket for two exciting com- 12-time Iron distance related social events are being About 100 fishing enthusiasts petitions in November. race champion Belinda staged at various venues around and 20 teams are already signed up Mr Raelert, joined by some 900 Granger (Aus) Laguna Phuket before, during and to take part, with entries still being competitors, will take on the Former LPT champion and after the main events. These will urged via the tournament’s website. back-to-back challenge of the La- Ironman 70.3 winner allow opportunities for amateurs Following “catch and release” guna Phuket Triathlon (LPT) and Massimo Cigana (It) to train alongside the pros. rules, fishermen will be angling to the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Asia- The amateur ranks include reel in plenty of fish over the four- Pacific Championship, all in the Experienced Ironman Phuket resident Garry Holden, day event, including wahoo, Justin Granger (Aus) space of seven days. who will attempt both the LPT and dorado, black marlin, barracuda, The competitions will be held Recent Ironman 70.3 and Ironman 70.3. His efforts are the yellowfin tuna, sailfish and many on consecutive weekends at La- Tokoname runner-up latest phase of a fitness lifestyle more. guna Phuket, the LPT taking place Frederik Croneberg (Swe) INCOMING: Samantha McGlone will launched only a year ago with his Trophies are up for grabs for on November 28 and Ironman lead the women’s pro line-up. appearance on TV reality show teams who net the following: most 70.3 on December 5, also the with enthusiastic amateur fields, Laguna Phuket Triathlon.” The Biggest Loser Asia, where he billfish; most points overall; top birthday of HM The King. will create fascinating sporting The LPT course has a 1.8 kilo- managed to shed a staggering 45 team on day one, two and three; In addition to Michael Raelert, spectacles and draw worldwide meter swim, 55k bike ride and 12k kilos of flab in just five months. best lady angler; best junior an- there are many more Olympic and attention to Phuket,” she said. run. The Ironman 70.3 course has He makes his attempt after suc- gler and the heaviest fish caught. professional athletes coming to Pros and amateurs that have a 1.9k swim, 90k bike ride and cessfully completing the half If you would like to sign up, or Phuket for the event. entered for both races face the 21.1k run, which works out to a marathon category of the Laguna get out and watch the fishing, see Laguna Triathlon director Debbie challenge of recovering from the total distance of 70.3 miles. Phuket International Marathon in W:andamanfishingadventures.com, Dionysius thinks the number of LPT to take on the Ironman 70.3 The Ironman 70.3 bike course is June, his first-ever running event. or phuketinternationalsport world-class athletes taking part will Championship a week later. particularly challenging. Crossing fishing-tournament.com. Alterna- attract global media attention. The latter event, to take place over the treacherous Thepkrasattri For further information please visit: tively, contact Khun Uw at “The caliber of professional on a modified LPT course, has Road on a specially-built ramp, com- www.lagunaphukettriathlon.com or: E:[email protected], or T: triathlon talent on show, together been described as “a turbocharged petitors will then run into the www.ironmanphuket.com 076-282036 M: 081-7195766. Phuket kick off for an Arsenal affiliated football tournament THE JSSL Arsenal soccer school There will be competitions for is returning to Phuket for the third five different age groups: Under year in a row for the annual Phuket 7s, Under 9s, Under 11s, Under 7s Tournament. 15s and Over 15s. Over 220 parents and children On December 11, they will What’s on AT PIA Sports & Leisure Club are expected to travel to Phuket warm up with friendly matches promoting a healthy body & a balanced, creative mind with the Singapore based soccer against the British International school this December. School and on Sunday the JSSL Weekly Activities Programme Football Academy The tournament is for local and Arsenal Phuket 7s will start. A multi activity programme for both children Brazilian Soccer School (BSS) and adults. From yoga, cricket to gymnastics. has a structured training programme international teams alike, and will Last year there were teams specific to each age group and each ability be kicking off on December 12. from Singapore and Beijing level, for boys and girls. JSSL Arsenal is Singapore’s competing with local Phuket Aquatics Academy The aquatic programmes include aqua aerobics, recreational lap swimming, leisure play, competitive largest soccer school with over teams. swimming and coaching for a range of sports. The Aquatics Academy is open 7 days a week. 800 students. It is affiliated with “We encourage many local Join us for a free trial lesson this October! Arsenal FC in the UK. teams to come and enjoy them- The tournament will take place selves at what has become a UPCOMING EVENTS at the British International School yearly fun tournament. Phuket has Creative Arts and the local teams are welcome now become a second home for Drama Class with “Denise Bertrand”, Phuket’s only freelance drama educator. to join up free of charge. JSSL Arsenal” Harvey Davis, the Every Wednesday, from 4:00pm – 5:30pm at Drama Room, PIA Day School The tournament gets underway managing director of JSSL Arse- at 11am, although teams are ad- nal said. vised to turn up at least half an Anyone wishing to enter a team First Aid Courses hour early to register. in the JSSL Arsenal tournament Aquatics Academy offers internationally recognized certification First Aid Courses with our professionals. All players who take part will should contact Harvey Davis at: Courses start from the 11th October and run through to the end of November 2010. receive a medal, and all games will [email protected]. be refereed. – James Goyder BSS Mid-Term Camp Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS) will be heating up the mid-term break with their highly popular 5 day Brazilian Soccer Camp. October 18th - 22nd, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, for both boys and girls, aged 6 – 16 years old. Free bus pick up and drop off.

Interactive Circus Arts Now! KidzSole for the entire family! Try the "I CAN", Interactive Circus Now programme with a lot of activities, fun and excitement. Do not miss the "Walk On Water" highlight. 6-week course starts Saturday, October 30th, 2010

Ironkids Camp PIASLC’s first Triathlon specific training camp for kids 6 – 14 years old, where young athletes will learn everything to complete an IRONKIDS Triathlon. Swim, cycle, and run to become an IRONKID! October 18th – 22nd, from 9:00am – 2:30pm

Email: [email protected] Tel: +66 (0)76 336 000 ext.1608 www.phuketinternationalacademy.com 40 PHUKET GAZETTE October 16 - 22, 2010 Volleyball ladies gunning for gold

By James Goyder event, which is once again being Brazilians will be looking to get held at a specially constructed revenge on Ross and Kessy who THE world’s best female beach arena on Karon Beach. defeated them to win gold at the volleyball players have all signed That honor goes to Brazilians Swatch FIVB World Champion- on for this year’s Swatch FIVB Larissa Franca and Juliana ships in Stavanger, Norway, last Phuket Open. Felisberta. year. Last year’s winners Jennifer They are currently ranked num- While those that follow the Kessy and April Ross will be back ber one in the world and have won women’s tour closely will be hop- to defend their title, but will face five tournaments already this year ing for a juicy Brazil vs USA final, some stiff competition. to go with the eight tournament there are several other teams who Despite being the reigning wins they hold from 2009. will hope to have a go at gold. world champions these two will The rivalry between these two Zhang Xi and Xue Chen from not be the favorites to win the pairings is well established and the China are the most likely Asian candidates. Ranked number four in the world, it is assumed they will be the number three seeds. Sara Goller and Laura Ludwig from Germany are also expected to at least reach the semi-finals. They have finished second in three separate tournaments this year and will be looking to go one better in Phuket. The 2010 Swatch FIVB Phuket Open is scheduled to take place from November 2 to 7.

For more information visit:www. SMASHING SUCCESS: Some of the action at the Phuket Open last year. fivb.org. TIPPED: Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca. Photo: FIVB