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ANDAMAN Edition Volume 17 Issue 43 October 23 - 29, 2010 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 25 Baht Violent crime Water woes prompt skyrockets

PHUKET has suffered a sharp in- crease in violent crime over the series of ‘mini-dams’ past 12 months, according to sta- tistics recently released by the By Janpen Upatising Phuket Provincial Police. The figures compare numbers DESPITE recent heavy down- of reported crime cases for fiscal pours, a pilot project in the hills years 2009 and 2010 (from Octo- of Kathu is being aimed at allevi- ber 1 to September 30). ating the long-term water supply They show a 72.9% increase woes for the Prince of Songkla in reported cases of “heinous University (PSU) Phuket campus. crimes”: group muggings, armed The campus is home to more robbery, premeditated murder, kid- than 3,000 staff and students. napping and arson. The project, headed by There were a total of 102 such Bangkok Hospital Phuket (BHP), cases reported in the past year. involves three weirs, or “mini- Premeditated murders rose by dams”, being built on the hillside. 18.4% year-on-year, with 28 The first weir, so far the only people arrested in 45 reported one completed, fills three 6,000- cases in 2010. liter tanks that will feed into the Despite large increases in the campus’ water supply mains while number of armed robberies and being replenished by the rain run- muggings (133%) and “group off from the hills. muggings” (366.7%), general “A PSU research project has theft cases were down 21% year- showed that 70% of the rain that NATURAL SOLUTION: An army engineer installs piping at the site in the Kathu hills. Photo: Janpen Upatising on-year, with 494 cases in 2010. falls on Phuket flows straight back water level in our reservoir has try to use natural elements – sand, (PPIO) Water Management De- There were 42 reports of armed into the sea. Phuket needs to have fallen three meters. There is rocks and bamboo – that we al- partment, commended the project, robbery and muggings, with 41 better water-retention manage- enough to supply our people this ready have at our disposal in the despite the recent heavy rains arrests, over the past year. ment,” said Project Manager year, but I am still concerned construction area. However, some nearly replenishing all the island’s During the same period, there Pareeya Jullaphong. about it in the long run.” cement is needed in some parts,” main reservoirs to capacity – and were 14 cases of “group robbery”, The PSU has its own water res- To help build the weirs, army said Colonel Roengrit Chaloey- some of them to overflowing. with 12 people arrested. ervoir with a capacity of 500,000 engineers were called in from the rerk, who heads weir construction “We will have enough water to Group robbery is defined as cubic meters. Internal Security Operations Com- projects in all three southern bor- use for the upcoming dry [and theft carried out by three or more However, Jaroon Kueachoo, mand (ISOC) Fourth Region in der provinces. “tourist high”] season. I think we people using violence, weapons or PSU’s Head of Buildings and Lo- Narathiwat. Issara Anugul, chief of the will have water to use until the end other forms of intimidation. cation department, explained, “The “For construction materials, we Phuket Provincial Irrigation Office of May next year,” he added. Relief effort launched for flood victims AN OPERATIONS center set up at Phuket Phuket, is accepting donations of items such For more information about the Provin- Provincial Hall this week has been accept- as dried or sealed food, drinks, clothing and cial Hall collection center call 076-216118. ing donations to help the more than 100,000 medicine. Meanwhile, Kusoldharm Rescue Foun- people affected by devastating floods in The center is open from 8:30am to dation President Benjawan Tamphanuwat Thailand’s central and northeastern regions. 4:30pm daily. It is located in the new build- announced that 2,000 packs of dry food As this newspaper went to print, 12 ing at the Provincial Hall complex. provided by the foundation were to be des- people had died so far from the floods, with From Saturday (October 23), the center patched on Thursday, bound for people in tens of thousands more displaced. will shut down and the local office of the need in Nakhon Ratchasima. Nakhon Ratchasima, the worst hit prov- Department of Disaster Prevention and The Kusoldharm Foundation is continu- ince, had to evacuate one of its main Mitigation (DDPM) will take on the respon- ing to accept donations at its headquarters hospitals. sibility of accepting donations. on Takuapa Road in Phuket Town. For more The center, organized jointly by the The Phuket DDPM office is located on details call 076-246301 or 076-246599. Phuket Provincial Office and Red Cross Damrong Rd, opposite Provincial Hall. – Pimwara Choksakulpan Donations massing at Provincial Hall.

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Across the bay agreement with taxi co-op New hospital coming By Pimwara Choksakulpan soon in Krabi Town. A TAXI drivers co-operative will Page 5 be allowed to operate a stand just outside the Westin Siray Bay Re- Phuket dialect dying out sort in Phuket, but only under cer- tain conditions hammered out dur- A Phuket elder discusses the ing a meeting with hotel manage- demise of the island’s unique ment last week. Local taxi co-operative Sirae dialect. Page 6 Island Taxi Service earlier peti- tioned the hotel management to Roll with it allow them to operate a stand at Making your own spring the luxury hotel, which opened at the start of August. rolls is easy with our The drivers said resort guests chef’s recipe. Page 15 were unaware of their services because they weren’t visible from Saving Rino’s heart inside resort grounds. Taxi access to the resort was Little Rino gets the restricted to vehicles operated by Phuket City Police Superintendent Wanchai Ekpornpit (center) meets with the taxi drivers at their sala outside the Westin resort earlier this month. money he needs for his Hello Phuket, which has an agree- ment with the resort. to stage protests, block Hello speaking representative from 9am operation. Page 16 Phuket City Police Superinten- Phuket vehicles from accessing to 9pm. dent Wanchai Ekpornpit and the resort or cause any other dis- No co-op vehicles will be al- Classifieds Muang District Chief Supachai turbances to resort operations. lowed into the resort parking lot. Pochanukul attended the latest The Westin Siray Bay Resort in They must remain parked no Everything you need at prices you meeting between co-op represen- return agreed not to allow in any closer than 200 meters from the can afford, from jobs to homes. tatives and hotel management. other taxi operators, except for main entrance until called for. During that meeting, the hotel Hello Phuket. Taxi stand manager Praderm Pages 27-38 representatives agreed to let the Other conditions agreed to by Klomsuwan said, “We will begin Charity drive co-op operate a stand at the re- the co-op were that the stand will installing the taxi stand, which Blue Canyon braces sort, but only if they promised not be operated by a single English- should be ready in two weeks.” for an all-star line up at the Pro-Am. Chula to open learning Patong tout Pages 39 killer caught center near airport SIX months after gunning down CHULALONGKORN University’s the region will rise dramatically. an ex-friend and colleague in Sasin Graduate Institute of Busi- Once in operation, the center Phuket, a former Patong tout is in ness Administration is planning to will produce premium-quality police custody after his arrest in develop a Sasin International business leaders to serve business his home province of Nakhon Sri Learning Center in Phang Nga. growth in Asia. Thammarat. The center is to provide manage- Prof Toemsakdi said the project Thung Thong Police arrested ment education for both Thai and is the realization of Sasin’s vision Viroon “Beer” Sudthue at a mar- international executives. “to be at the forefront of graduate ket in Kapang, Thung Song The project covers a 50-rai plot management study in the Asia Pa- district, on October 11. He was of land 15 minutes from Phuket cific region and among leading helping his mother, a local fish- Airport, aimed at business people international institutions of man- monger. flying in for weekends. agement education”. The suspect was presented to Sasin director Toemsakdi An architect has already been Phuket Provincial Police Com- Krishnamra said that because the hired and the project’s first phase mander Pekad Tantipong at world’s economic focus has is expected to be complete by the Thung Thong Police Station in shifted from the West to Asia, the end of 2012. Kathu three days later. demand for quality managers in – Krungthep Thurakij Mr Viroon confessed to the murder, saying the April 15 slay- ing of Pornsak “James Patong” Thongbaiyai was driven by anger 2UQHOODLD:LQH'LQQHU and vengeance after Mr Pornsak, -RLQXVIRUDWUXO\UHPDUNDEOHZLQHGLQQHUZLWK7HQXWDGHOO·2UQHOODLD also of Nakhon Sri Thammarat, 0U*LRYDQQL0D]]RQLIURPWKHZLQHU\ZLOOSUHVHQWKLVFUHDWLRQVDW betrayed him. RXUVLJQDWXUHUHVWDXUDQW,QWRWKH6HD3DLUHGZLWKDFRXUVHGLQQHU Mr Viroon told police the pair SUHSDUHGE\DZDUGZLQQLQJ([HFXWLYH&KHI7KRPDV-DNREL were once close friends who 6XQGD\WK2FWREHUSPDW,QWR7KH6HDRQO\7+%QHW worked together as touts on Soi Bangla. However, Mr Pornsak’s 'HGLFDWHGSDUNLQJDYDLODEOHGLUHFWO\DWWKHUHVWDXUDQW aggressive behavior and failure to 3OHDVHPHQWLRQ´2UQHOODLDµDWWKHPDLQJDWH respect Mr Viroon as his elder soured the friendship, police said. )RUUHVHUYDWLRQVSOHDVHFRQWDFWRXU) %2IILFHXQGHUH[W RUHPDLOIEPDSKXNHW#VL[VHQVHVFRP

Looking for a place to stay? See more classified ads at www.phuketgazette.net October 23 - 29, 2010 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 Body found in search for missing Russian tourist By Sitthipong Nongkaew

LOCAL fishermen have found what is believed to be the body of Alexey Agaponov, a Russian tour- ist who went missing off Nai Thon Beach Monday afternoon. Phuket Marine Police Lt Jirayuth Onthong told the Gazette that local fishermen informed them of the gruesome discovery at 6:30pm Wednesday. Public health workers cleaning up the streets of Patong. Photo: Gazette file Marine Police recovered the body from a rocky area at Koh Krata, a small islet near Layan Beach, Lt Jirayuth said. UN names Patong Mr Agaponov disappeared in rough surf the same day the Rus- sian Embassy in Bangkok ‘Role Model City’ confirmed that a 50-year-old Rus- sian had drowned at Surin Beach, Marine Police head out on their search. Photo: Sitthipong Nongkaew THE United Nations has named The Municipality was selected further south down the Phuket Patong as a “role-model city” for because the UN deemed it had coastline. contingent assigned to the beach. dent told the Gazette, “The sea was disaster management planning. clear strategies and budget plan- In the search for Mr Agaponov, “First, they swam near our very rough that day.” The award ceremony, attended ning to help cope with a variety Lt Jirayuth said the waves were lifeguard station, but about an later Mr Agaponov was missing for by Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat of disasters including tsunamis, too strong and divers were initially they started to getting into trouble. about two hours before witnesses Sukhabaan, was held on October fire, flooding, landslides and dis- unable to search for the body. The two ladies were safe be- on the beach said they saw him 13, a date designated as both In- ease epidemics, according to the Mr Agaponov, 28, had gone cause they were close to the floating near the rocks at the north ternational Day for Disaster UN committee that picked the swimming with his wife and an- beach, but the men were further end of the bay. Reduction and the Asean Day for winners. other couple around noon on out playing in the waves,” he said. Whether or not Mr Agaponov Disaster Management. – Janpen Upatising Monday. Mr Agaponov’s male friend, was still alive at that time the wit- “We warned them that it was who asked not to be named, was nesses could not confirm. dangerous to swim around that rescued by a tourist, Mr Surasak The body is at Thalang hospital Official nabbed in meth bust time and they said that they added. for examination. Relatives have understood,” said Surasak Bum- One of the restaurant operators been called to identify the remains, THE vice president of Kathu Mu- “Ann” Niphat, 39. She was ar- roongrak, chief of the lifeguard on the beach who saw the inci- police said. nicipality was among three people rested in Patong with eight bags arrested in Phuket for the sale of of ya Ice, with a total weight of ya Ice (crystal methamphetamine) about 10 grams. Cynics rail against new road safety rule last week. Under questioning, the pair NEARLY three-quarters of Phuket Gazette readers they thought this would make the roads any safer. Kathu Police Crime Suppres- identified Mr Somkuan as their believe having to submit a doctor’s certificate when Of 333 respondents, 73.3% thought the new require- sion Inspector Akanit Danpitaksat supplier. applying for a driving license will make no differ- ment would make no difference. identified the suspect as Somkuan Kathu Police then set up a sting ence to road safety in Thailand Those who identified themselves as foreign Somboon, 44, arrested in a road- operation in which Ms Sineenart Under new Transport Ministry regulations, all new Phuket residents were far more cynical than Thai side sting operation in Kathu at agreed to be resupplied with three license applicants, and those renewing licenses, will nationals and tourists, with 90% of expats dismiss- about 4am October 15. grams of the drug for 11,000 baht. have to submit a doctor’s certificate in order to en- ing the regulations as folly, many elaborating their The successful sting operation Mr Somkuan was arrested dur- sure that health conditions – both physical and mental views in the on-line readers’ forum. followed the arrest, at about 1am ing a roadside rendezvous on Phra – will not adversely affect driving performance. In contrast, 46% of tourists and Thais thought the same day, of Wittaya “King” Phuket Kaew Road in Kathu and In our latest readers’ poll, we asked readers if the regulations would have no affect. Gingjampa, 34. sent to nearby Thung Thong Po- Kathu Police, led by Lt Col lice District to be charged. Akanit, arrested Mr Witthaya in a The other two suspects were home on Soi Trog Nam, off Rat- charged at Kathu Police Station, U-Thit 200 Pi Road, with six bags which has jurisdiction over of ya Ice weighing a total of nine Patong. grams. Police then set up a sting op- eration that led to the arrest of fellow meth ring dealer Sineenart 4 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS October 23 - 29, 2010 Murder victim ID’s husband in dream A MAN was arrested in mother that she had dug in the right Phitsanuloke after being fingered place, but not deep enough. for murdering his young wife by The next day the group dug an unlikely source: her ghost. deeper under the tree. This time Four months after her disap- they found a skeleton and police pearance, the spirit of Ratree are awaiting results of tests to as- Thongdee, 21, reportedly appeared certain the identity of the body. to her mother, Somjit Jitprajak, in On October 11, police arrested a dream and told her that she had Mrs Somjit said her daughter Mr Senee. He reportedly con- been killed by her husband and was married to Mr Senee and that fessed to killing his wife. buried under a mango tree near the the couple had a son together. Mrs Ratree had been very good couple’s home. Around two months ago, Mrs looking and other men were al- The dream led to the discovery Somjit went to visit Mrs Ratree ways trying to get involved with of Mrs Ratree’s body under the but she was not at home. Mr her, leading the couple to argue tree. It also led to the arrest this Senee told her that her daughter often, Mr Senee said. month of her husband, Senee had run away from the house On the day of the murder, Mr Thongdee, 27, for murder. around two months earlier. Senee arrived back from work to Police received a report on Sep- Later, Mrs Ratree appeared to find his wife wasn’t home. Later, DRIFT AWAY: One of the ceremonial boats that will be drifted away at the tember 22 that a body had been her mother in a dream. According he heard the sound of her talking upcoming ceremony. Photos: Rassada Municipality discovered. At the scene, they to Mrs Somjit, Mrs Ratree told her to a young man outside the house. found a skeleton that had been she had been murdered by her He sneaked a look and saw that freshly exhumed from the ground husband and buried underneath the his wife was indeed talking to a Sea gypsies prepare underneath a mango tree. The mango tree behind the house. man. He waited for the man to front of the skull appeared to have The next day Mrs Somjit and leave and then shot Mrs Ratree in been bashed with a blunt object. some relatives dug a hole under the the head. He buried her in the gar- for Loy Ruea festival Villagers insisted the body was tree but failed to find anything. That den and went to tell the police she that of Mrs Ratree, saying they night Mrs Ratree appeared to Mrs had gone missing, he said. By Sitthipong Nongkaew recognized her clothing. Somjit a second time. She told her – Khao Sod PHUKET sea gypsies will pay their respects to the ocean as part of the annual “Boat Floating” festi- val next week. The event, organized by Rassada Municipality, will take place at Baan Laem Tukkae sea gypsy village on Koh Sireh from October 21 to 23. Rassada Municipality Deputy Fashioning the boat. Mayor Chaolerd Jitjumnong said and decorate it. the festival, known in Thai as Loy The next day at 10am, Rassada Ruea, is a unique cultural event Municipality Mayor Surathin that has been celebrated by villag- Leunudom will preside over the ers for many years. The official opening ceremony. municipality, which wants to pre- Later there will be traditional serve the tradition, is providing the dance performances and an ances- funds for it, he said. tor worshipping ceremony at the The festival takes place twice village shrine. a year on the full moon nights of The highlight of the festival will the sixth and 11th months of the be the boat floating ceremony, lunar calendar. which will take place around 5am Loy Ruea sees the villagers pay on October 23. Festivities will their respects to the spirit of the continue throughout the day. sea. Early in the morning on the “Those who are interested in final day, the villagers symbolically this unique festival are welcome float their bad fortune out to sea to the village, but make sure you in a boat. The event is also a get there on time. chance for sea gypsy girls and “If you want to see the boat be- boys to meet each other. ing floated, you must come in the Around 4pm on the first day of early morning of the last day,” said the festival, villagers build the boat Mr Chaolerd. October 23 - 29, 2010 REGIONAL NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 5 The Cove for sale New hospital rising in Krabi Meanwhile, another construc- tion site in Krabi Town has also at Bt1.2bn caused a buzz among the local community. DEVELOPER Asian Tropical As a row of Krabi’s oldest Homes (ATH) has announced that shophouses tumbled to the its 460-rai project The Cove Krabi ground, rumors that Central is for sale at 1.242 billion baht. Group had finally settled on a spot The Cove Krabi site is at Haad By Gus Reynolds for their much-awaited Krabi mall Yao Beach, famed for its scenery and Lesley Chittayanon raced around town. in the hit move The Beach. However, a Central mall will not The project was originally DEVELOPMENTS underway, in- be constructed on this plot. In- touted as Krabi’s answer to La- cluding a new private hospital be- stead, a new four-story retail guna Phuket, associated with such ing built in Krabi Town, have development called City Plaza will names as Colin Montgomerie as prompted much talk around town be built on the riverside site on the golf course designer and vari- of more comprehensive medical Utarakit Road. ous high-profile global glitterati as care for Krabi residents in the near It is widely known that the Cen- project ambassadors, said ATH in future. tral retail giant has been in search a press release issued this week. The new hospital is being built of land, and rumors that the mall “The potential and opportuni- on Pisalpop Road, near the junc- will be constructed on a 15-rai site ties this particular site has to offer tion with Maharat Road, where it outside of town are much more the right developer are boundless, is expected to provide improved believable. anyone with vision will see and medical care for Krabi residents, Over the past few years Krabi’s realize this” said ATH Group CEO especially those living in or near shopping scene has grown. RISING HIGH: The new hospital under construction. Photo: Lesley Chittayanon John Grice. the main town. Aside from the wide range of However, he added, “Unfortu- Most Krabi residents and tour- the Bangkok Hospital Group is marina and new residential com- goods on offer in the large malls nately this site will not now be ists currently make the journey to reported to have signed a Memo- munities are developed, the clinic on the outskirts of town, the city developed by ATH…Due to the Phuket, to either Phuket Interna- randum of Understanding to open can expand to become a small center has attracted larger retail- global economic and local politi- tional Hospital or Bangkok Hospital a clinic at the site of the new Port hospital. ers. Among them the department cal climate we have after five years Phuket, for advice or treatment of Takola Marina in the Baan It is reported the land plot they store Vogue has introduced new decided, for the protection of our major health problems. Laempho section of Ao Nang. have selected is 10 rai, ample lines of fashion clothing and chain shareholders, to pass the oppor- More good news for local resi- The thinking is to open the clinic enough for the future expansion brand food outlets in an effort to tunity onto someone else.” dents seems to be on the way as for the first two years and as the into a full hospital facility. keep up with competitors. 6 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS FEATURE October 23 - 29, 2010 Death of Phuket’s own dialect By Sim Scudder because when you go to a station and Stephen Fein you wait. “So it’s dying in two ways – DEVELOPED over generations in vocabulary and accent – but we Hope lies waiting isolation, Phuket’s unique version are trying in schools and privately of the southern Thai dialect is dy- to save it,” Dr Prasit said. LOCAL historian Pranee Sakul- to, say Surat Thani, where they ing out, diluted by the huge influx Professor Sommai Pinphutasin, pipatana hails the effort by Phuket say it very clearly,” she explained. of migrant workers, the tourism president of the Phuket Historical City Municipality schools to in- However, she added, “If you boom, mass media and a slew of Interest Group, held Phuket’s clude the Phuket dialect into ask me whether I think the other factors. modern role as the cause for the curricula. The effort is the re- Phuket dialect is dying, I would The Phuket dialect is unique. demise of the island’s own dialect. verse of what she experienced as say, ‘No.’ But it is not the real, Compared with other versions of “The island is a melting pot of a Phuket schoolgirl when Thai- proper Phuket language.” southern Thai, it tends to be people from other regions of Thai- land was under the rule of Field Phuket Town is where people slower and more flowing than the land, Asians and Europeans. This Marshal Plaek Pibulsongkram, are most likely to hear old-school rapid-fire varieties found else- has a big impact on local language she explained. Phuket Thai being spoken, Ajarn where. It is even considered and culture,” Prof Sommai said. “General P wanted to com- Pranee said. “cute” or somewhat effeminate by “Natives tend to use the lan- pletely unify the country. He “A lot of people in Phuket some southerners. guage most easily understood by Phuket-born Chote Jumpada, 93, is didn’t want us to be like a salad, Town still speak the local dialect “I was teased a lot by my other keeping local traditions alive. outsiders, so the local dialect is with green peppers and red pep- and I try to keep the language go- southern friends when I said being used less in daily conversa- pers, but like khao tom – ing myself. If I am in public I words with “Y” and “W” sounds Phuket 84 years ago, said the soft tion. New generations, whose everything needed to be mixed always speak using Phuket dia- and for dropping “G” sounds. My tone of the Phuket dialect comes parents are not Phuket natives, together to make one [homo- lect first. friends tried to mimic the unique across as polite to people from blend the Phuket dialect with their geneous] nation,” she said. “If I am in town with foreign- sound of the Phuket accent, but other parts of the south, even parents’ native tongue. “Later, people in the south ers, I ask if it is couldn’t,” said one resident. though final “politeness particles” “The local dialect is not included came to think that speaking cen- okay to switch At 93 years old, Cherng Talay like krab or ka are often dropped. in [most] school curriculum; stu- tral Thai properly was a sign of to English… native Chote Jumpada has wit- Dr Prasit Koeysiripong, who dents are prohibited from using it high status. That’s why the stu- and they are nessed enormous changes in his heads the Old Phuket Foundation, when talking with teachers. dents didn’t speak southern shocked. lifetime. “It is difficult to watch explained that many young people “Also, it is now trendy for new Thai… They feel like Phuket’s unique language and cus- in Phuket now blend central Thai parents to speak Bangkok Thai “But now we are encouraging ‘Hey! That toms disappear, but nothing can with the Phuket dialect. with their children at home, and schools to promote the southern lady speaks stay the same forever,” he said “Even if they can speak with a younger Thais now blend the dialect. Most of the [Phuket City] Phuket with a sigh. Phuket accent, many no longer use Bangkok and Phuket dialects. schools have done this. They Thai and Although he predicts the Phuket the Phuket words. For example, in “The result is that a new hy- have one course that focuses on she speaks dialect will be gone forever within central Thai the word for ‘wait’ is brid Phuket dialect is being local Phuket culture, including good En- a few decades, he still uses it with khoy, but in Phuket it’s tah, the created, while the old one fades language,” said Ajarn Pranee. glish.’ his children, grandchildren and same of the word for ‘station’ – away,” he said. Even southern Thai has re- “The great-grandchildren as a way of gional variations. There is one point I passing it on. But it’s an uphill English Phuket Thai Southern Thai main variety along the Gulf coast want to battle. “When I want them to put Why? sai tam mai and another along the Andaman get across ao sueng sai ice in the glass I say Again laow eeg Coast. But Phuket was isolated is that it is jog, but they say ao namkhang sai for so long it developed its own isn’t cheuy gaew,” he explained. Why did you do it again? sai tam laow tammai tam eeg How much is it? (price) gui baht gee baht dialect, she added. [outdated] Many of the disappearing “For example, if I want to ask to use words were imported from What time is it? theey gui gee mung ‘How are you?’, in Phuket we Southern Hokkien Chinese, a legacy of the Evening wan chai ton yen we say bpen pheuy, but in Thai,” she tin mining era. One such word that Rambutan mortarn ngao Ranong they say bpen phreu said with a has enjoyed a comeback of sorts Guava ya muw farang (high) or even bpen pheu-reu laugh. in recent years is banzaan (wet Cabbage go rae chai ga lum plee [three syllables with a trill on the market). A market of the same Bean sprouts tao ngae tou ngog final one]. In Phuket Thai we of- Pranee name opened in Patong in 2005. Ice cream ged leng i-thim ten drop the final sound compared Sakulpipatana Dilok Vuttipanich, born in October 23 - 29, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 7 8 PHUKET GAZETTE NATIONAL NEWS October 23 - 29, 2010 Floods wreak havoc across country AT LEAST five people have died from floods When floodwaters reached the 1.5-meter floods to be boosted from 50 to 100 million in the northeastern gateway province of mark, officials were forced to suspend train baht, it was reported. Nakhon Ratchasima, better known as Korat. services linking Bangkok with the affected Scenes at the hospital reportedly prompted Officials there described this year’s an- areas. HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej to express his nual deluge as the worst in 50 years, The Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva flew to fears for the safety of its patients. Nation reported. Nakhon Ratchasima to inspect the handling Army Commander in Chief Prayuth Chan- After two days of continual downpours of the disaster. ocha ordered disaster relief centers to the Korat governor declared 15 districts in At Maharat Hospital, he saw hospital evacuate flood victims, distribute food and the province as “disaster areas”. staff struggling to take care of their 1,200 drinking water and provide medical services. Floods were also reported in nine other in-patients in the face of flooding. Soldiers were assigned to guard homes provinces throughout the north and north- In response, he ordered provincial bud- to prevent looting of properties whose own- east of the country. gets earmarked especially for dealing with ers had evacuated. PM Abhisit visits Korat. Photo: The Nation Dems in more hot water Drought whether the party will win the leads to case or not, but I am satisfied with the party’s testimony both on the facts and the legal aspects,” Mr Abhisit said. murder The Democrat Party also faces dissolution in a second case con- WHILE many parts of Thailand cerning 258 million baht it are suffering from flooding, a man acquired in donations from a in drought-hit Phrae province THE ruling Democrat Party’s dis- petrochemicals company. This murdered his own brother-in-law solution case took a scandalous second case was related to the for using his water, Thai Rath turn after the opposition released Election Commission funds case, reported. a video appearing to show a PM Abhisit said. Nikhom Thidam, 47, shot his Democrat MP attempting to influ- “If we win in the first case, we sister’s 51-year-old husband ence a senior court official. will win the second case too,” he Lachai Khiowphrom before grue- The official, Pasit Sakdanarong, said. somely attacking his face with a has been sacked as secretary to Thepthai Seanapong, the prime serrated hoe, police said. the president of the Constitution minster’s spokesman, said Mr Villagers in Tambon Wiangta, Court for damaging the court’s Prompong’s accusations could Lawng District, searched all night reputation. constitute contempt of court. for Mr Lachai’s body. The Democrat Party is accused CAUGHT ON CAMERA: The videotaped conversation led to the sacking of Mr Prompong released four They eventually found it in a of misusing 29 million baht of Pasit Sakdanarong (inset). Photos: YouTube/The Nation other clips aimed at damaging the nearby field, one of the many pad- Election Commission funds. Democrat Party’s reputation. dies in the area where the crops If found guilty, the party could “This shows that the Demo- The footage forced Mr Abhisit One, containing a slideshow of had failed. be dissolved and its executives – crats, who always present that to deny the party had attempted photos, purportedly showed The murder ended a dispute including Prime Minister Abhisit they do no wrong, are afraid of to lobby the court. former prime minister and head of between the two that apparently Vejjajiva – banned from politics for the mistake they made. Otherwise, In his weekly TV address, he the Privy Council General Prem began after Mr Nikhom caught Mr five years. they would not have lobbied,” Mr said there was no need for the Tinsulanonda trying to influence Lachai pumping out of a dike- The video, one of five released Prompong said. Democrats to influence the court court judges to make sure the case enclosed area where Mr Nikhom by Pheu Thai spokesman Judge Udomsak Nitimontri told because it was a “pillar for the verdict favored the Democrats. was storing water for his own rice Prompong Nopparit, allegedly a press conference the court country” that would make its judg- General Prem allegedly told field. showed Democrat MP Wiruch would launch an internal investi- ment based on the law. court President Chat Chonlawon Mr Nikhom has reportedly fled. Romyen trying to convince Mr gation into the matter. He urged “The court might be able to he would propose him as a Privy Police said if he did not hand him- Pasit to call particular witnesses the authorities concerned to take read the verdict within the next Councilor if the crisis was averted. self in soon they would pursue a in the case. legal action against Mr Pasit. month. I’m not in a place to say – Phuket Gazette warrant for his arrest. October 23 - 29, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 9 10 PHUKET GAZETTE OPINION October 23 - 29, 2010 Killing the goose that company, Orient Thai a few weeks ago. lays the golden egg I’d like to remind readers that criminal indictments were Needed in Phuket: promised regarding the crash, as Re: Phuket Gazette, Only 20 years left: Expert, October 16 it was determined it was entirely How welcome were the pilot error due to management pronouncements by Mr and regulatory failures. Chamniern in last week’s edition In the Bangkok Post on July of the Gazette about develop- White Lines 22, 2008, then director-general ment in Phuket. of the Department of Civil Understandably, few take note THERE are some grandiose schemes underway Aviation, Chaisak Angsuwan when expats bang on about the to accommodate the rising number of vehicles was quoted as saying that “the island’s rapid and inexorable plying Phuket’s roads, which is growing at a airline and its pilots were liable encasement in concrete; it is higher rate than ever with some 500 new to criminal penalties and the quite different when someone as registrations every month. area no longer work – at a time they are department would file charges influential as the senior director Few hold out much hope that the strangle- needed more than ever. Perfectly completing against them in two weeks.” of the Thai Environment Insti- hold the island’s transport syndicates have this formula for rainy-season disaster is the But these charges and indict- tute offers a doomsday scenario over public transport will ever be seriously fact that road markings in the area are badly ments never materialized and that predicts ruin for Phuket’s addressed – at least in areas frequented by faded, at least where they have not disap- indeed, Mr Chaisak’s statements natural environment in twenty tourists. The provincial council recently won a peared completely. were made more than a year years. national “innovation” award for its Pink Bus The failure to keep our roads properly lined before the accident report was Let’s hope responsible people project that provides a safe and affordable and lit is particularly shameful, especially released. will finally stand up and act. transport option, but only in and around given the relatively modest costs involved – a I can well imagine that without Otherwise, this paradise will Phuket Town. Of course such “innovation” has drop in the bucket compared with the billions the herculean efforts of Bonnie surely end up like Costa del Sol been in place in virtually every other part of it will cost to bore a tunnel under Patong Hill Rind, who lost her brother in the in Spain – or worse.... Thailand for decades. or create a flyover at the Darasamuth School crash and lobbied the US FAA, The trend to encroach – to Over in Patong, which has the highest tuk- junction. very little of this information eradicate green spaces – is tuk density and passenger fares in the world, Local driving skills are bad enough, but it would have come to light and the everywhere. In my neck of the we are told that work on the Patong Tunnel seems the authorities remain content to sit airline would have continued it’s woods [now a dead metaphor], will be underway by 2013, and that the project back and allow our roads to degenerate to a unsafe practices the construction of single villas is needed to ensure public safety. state that ensures maximum carnage. The (www.InvestigateUdom.com). with gardens – a less harmful Meanwhile, up on Patong Hill two backhoes problem is an island-wide one that needs to be I would also wish to warn alternative – has almost stopped. have been working on-and-off on the nine- addressed by every local administration visitors and tourists alike to be Apart from the visible envi- million-baht “Welcome to Patong” sign, organization. wary of claims to western ronmental impact, the effect of funded under the government’s Thai Khem A few years ago a group of Prince of standards of safety in any area all this on sewage disposal and Kaeng (Strong Thailand) stimulus package. Songkla University students showed that in of transportation, it simply is not on beaches is too grim to How the sign will make the country “stron- some cases road lines can be rediscovered by regulated responsibly. contemplate. ger” is anyone’s guess, but the work raises an simply using a stiff brush, strong detergent Christy K. Sweet Dr Patrick Campbell interesting question: how much road paint and water to scrape the grunge off. Cherng Talay Rawai would nine million baht buy? Why do we so seldom see such simple and The question stems from the deplorable cost effective work being done to improve road state of Patong Hill in the project area. As if safety? Perhaps it’s because some people are Award a joke Remembering One- the hairpin turns and steep gradients there too busy scheming up ways to line their weren’t bad enough, the streetlights in the pockets rather than line our roads. Re: Gazette online, Phuket’s Two-Go Patong Municipality gets UN award for disaster management, Re: Phuket Gazette, Keeping And to answer your question: A couple of weeks later I I would be happy to help October 20 memories alive help forge a com- Yes, on September 16, 2008, a received a call from the security arrange for another memorial if This is just ridiculous. I bet munity, October 16 small memorial – a spirit house – manager of the airport asking you would like to assist me. they never went through Nanai Regarding the One-Two-Go was placed on the beach near me to remove it as it was on Perhaps for the four-year Road or had a look at the Grand crash of September 16, 2007, as the site of the wreckage by “airport property”. anniversary. Pothole Exhibition along the road a survivor died in hospital a few Simon Luttrell, former Tourist Mr Lutrell moved the memo- As pointed out in your behind Jungceylon. days later the total of lost lives Police volunteer and resident of rial a few feet off the property column, One-Two-Go was Fritz Pinguin was ninety, not eighty-nine. the area, myself and others. and it soon disappeared. quietly dissolved into its parent Gazette forum

Public access to Mongkol Ruengwutchana- puech, a Master of Laws (Aus- public beaches tralia) and Barrister at Law (Thailand) at the International A few resorts around Phuket Law Office (ILO) – Phuket, have set themselves up in such a replies: way that they block public en- “Private beach” is one of the trance to the beach. In my case, most powerful wordings in terms it is the Andaman White Beach of tempting a prospective guest to Resort south of Nai Thon Beach. stay in the resort. The resort The old public path has been should be well aware that there is blocked off with “planned” veg- private property. To maintain pri- no such thing from a legal per- etation and even when you do find vacy for our guests, only people spective. a way onto the beach the resort staying at the hotel are allowed to Generally speaking, land use in staff tell/force you to leave be- pass through the hotel to go to the Thailand is divided into two cat- cause you are not allowed to be beach. egories. The first is land for private there. If people want to go to the beach, use whereby a landowner has the Do these resorts own the of course they can – by dinghy or right to use the land and prevent it beaches in front of them? Can boat or climb down the hill at the from being encroached on by any they block and stop the public side of the resort – and we will not intruder. This right is prescribed from legally enjoying them? What stop them. But our security guards in Section 1336 of Thai Civil and are the resorts’ obligations? will preserve the privacy of the re- Commercial Code. C Park sort for our guests. The second category is land for Nai Yang public use, and as the name sug- Surapong Panyawai, Mayor of gests it is exclusively reserved for Luciano Lazzarin, General Sakoo Tambon Administration common use by the public. Manager at the Andaman Organization, replies: The beach is considered pub- White Beach Resort, replies: There are no legal requirements lic domain. Consequently, no We understand that the beach that a private property owner must resort staff is entitled to bodily is a public place, but people must provide beach access to the public. force or behave in any manner also appreciate that the hotel is This issue is beyond our authority. with the aim of intimidating any October 23 - 29, 2010 OPINION PHUKET GAZETTE 11 Kamala’s future in your hands

Kamala Tambon Administration Organization (TAO) president Jutha Dumluck, 51, is a graduate of Phuket Rajabhat University with a master’s THE Kamala Tambon Administra- degree from Ramkhamhaeng Uni- tion Organization (TAO) now has plans to build a road connecting versity. Here he talks about his plans to Kamala and Kathu, eliminating the develop Kamala while preserving its The road to safety need to pass through Patong. “relaxing” atmosphere. The road is about five kilome- I HAVE to agree with the majority ters long. It starts behind Phuket the road is completed it will ben- night life spot] cannot beat Patong. result in the recent Phuket Gazette FantaSea and goes over Kamala Hill efit tourism throughout Phuket – I will focus on natural conserva- poll: the new Transport Ministry By Ed Jones to Kathu Waterfall. not just Kamala. tion tourism instead. regulations requiring all new li- Originally, this road was just a The road will help ease traffic One new project to support this cense applicants, and those re- Do you have an opinion to voice? narrow trail, traversable only on congestion along the Kamala- is to develop the area around an old newing licenses, to submit a Email [email protected] foot or by motorbike. Local Patong-Kathu route, save fuel tin mining site on Getnee Hill. There doctor’s certificate will not im- people use this route to deliver costs and reduce the number of ac- are already three tin mine lakes up prove driver behavior in Phuket. Next, all drivers should be re- agricultural products to the many cidents on Patong Hill. Travel time there. I could say that following the quired to carry insurance, to protect fruit farms and rubber plantations between Kamala and Kathu would We are asking the provincial behavior of more developed na- the other people on the road that a along the way. be reduced to just 15 minutes. government for a budget to develop tions would be a good start, but bad driver may hit. If drivers don’t Before leaving office, former For those concerned that this the surrounding area as a new tour- given what I have seen in the time have insurance, fine and ticket them. Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop vis- road would contribute to over- ist attraction featuring a botanical I have been here, more specific If someone persists in violat- ited the site and development in Ka- garden and observatory. comments are required. ing the law, suspend their license suggested the road My efforts alone are mala, I would like to With a height of 380 meters Road safety starts with all mo- and make them pay a higher in- be widened. It is say, “don’t worry”. above sea level, visitors – espe- torists being required to pass a test surance rate until they conform. now wide enough not enough to I aim to develop cially in the morning – will feel like before being issued a driver’s Lastly, if police would consider for a car to drive maintain the envi- Kamala, step-by- they are in the North [of Thailand]. license. Medical checkups are rhe- the revenue raised, the lives saved along. step, as a town for To preserve the environment, I torical and only postpone what is by the change in policy, and – most We have asked ronment and peace peaceful relaxation in have created different projects to required. importantly – the effect on driver the Provincial gov- and quiet in Ka- harmony with na- prevent problems impacting local Police need to become serious behavior, then, perhaps, Phuket ernment to supply a ture; unlike Patong, life such as: a new wastewater about enforcing traffic laws about would be a safer place. 20-million-baht bud- mala. Everyone which is famous for treatment system currently under- lanes, helmets and reckless driving. Considering the many tickets I get to pave the road. needs to help. its nightlife and enter- going the EIA process, a system Officers need to actively patrol have received, the time I have There is no need tainment businesses. to use the water on Getnee Hill as for violators, not just wait at check- spent in defensive driving classes to expropriate land or conduct an Most accommodation in Ka- a source of tap water, and a deep- points in an effort to collect revenue. and funds I have paid as a result environmental impact assessment mala is of the luxury villa variety. ening of the canal running through In addition to being fined, people of my driving in another country, (EIA). Those who want nightlife go to Kamala to prevent flooding. found violating the law must attend it is safe to say I know what I am I’ve already talked with Gov- Patong; those who seek peace and My efforts alone are not a remedial educational program. talking about. ernor Tri Augkaradacha about quiet come to Kamala. I would like enough to maintain the environ- A day-long course in defensive To be clear, I do not speak from continuing this project. I beg him to make [Kamala] different, be- ment and peace and quiet in driving would make them think hallowed ground; I just want my not to forget about it, because if cause I know our potential [as a Kamala. Everyone needs to help. twice about violating the law again. girlfriend to come home safely.

beach-goer to stop using the to Thailand and we have paid all again I am not able to connect or I have had the package for However, TOT must first con- beach. It is a criminal offense. the proper taxes. use my TOT internet. about a month and have only been firm that the customer has actually However, accessing the beach Christoph Jones Since October 5, when the con- able to use the internet for a week. reported the problem to our call is another question entirely. Al- Phuket nection stopped working, I’ve It is not acceptable, and neither center 1177. though the only convenient way called TOT’s Phuket branch sev- is TOT’s customer service. The customer needs to bring a to access the beach is to pass Boonmark Chai-In, an officer eral times every day to tell them Can I cancel the internet ser- photocopy of their ID or passport through the resort, to be frank, at the Department of Land about the problem. They keep say- vice from TOT without any to any TOT office to cancel the the resort is not under any legal Transport headquarters in ing they will co-ordinate with their charge and if so, how can I do it? account, but it would be best to obligations to open the access way Bangkok, replies: technical department and get a If I can’t cancel the subscrip- contact their local office. If they to public use. Under Thai law, an ATV is not technician to contact me when tion I would like to know why it live in Kathu, they should contact This is a legal loophole. There considered a car or a regular ve- they have finished. has taken so long to not fix the the TOT Patong branch. is no statute and no judgment pre- hicle that can be driven on public It has already been one week problem and when exactly they The customer should request to cedent that deals directly with this roads. That means an ATV can- and I still can’t use my home will fix it. meet the branch manager and ex- crucial issue. not be registered, as only vehicles internet and nobody from TOT’s Can I ask for TOT to not bill plain why they want to cancel the Our suggestion is to raise this that are to be driven on public technical department has con- me while I’m not able to use the service. Only the manager has the issue and discuss it with the local roads need to be registered. tacted me. internet and if so, how do I do authority to waive the cancellation competent officer, such as the Driving an ATV on any public I have also called TOT call cen- that? fee. Phuket Provincial Administration road is illegal. ter at 1177 many times. They say TOT’d off For the billing exemption be- Organization, as they have the the same thing. Kathu cause the customer cannot use the general power to administrate the Canceling TOT On Friday, I called the call cen- Internet, usually we will not use of public places. ter again and was told again that Suporn Chuenpimolchankij, charge them as we can check Internet they would coordinate with their Assistant Senior Director of the their internet usage through our technical department in Phuket on TOT office in Phuket, replies: records. Can I register my I signed up for TOT’s internet Saturday morning. If a customer wants to cancel Any customer who wants to service on September 22. After I followed up with the call cen- an internet subscription, he/she know why it takes so long to fix a ATV? battling to get the service work- ter on Saturday and was informed will be exempted from the can- problem should contact the man- ing and regular phone calls to the that Saturdays and Sundays are the cellation fees if the reason for the ager in person for this as well. Can I register my US-imported TOT office, I was able to con- technician’s days off. cancellation is an error from TOT, The manager can answer and ATV (all-terrain vehicle) here in nect to the internet about a week I am not happy and I would like such as, when the customer can- explain why it takes so long by Thailand in my Thai wife’s name? later. to cancel my internet subscription not use the internet after the checking their records at their lo- The ATV has been legally imported Today is October 11 and once with TOT internet. installation. cal office. 12 PHUKET GAZETTE BUSINESS October 23 - 29, 2010

On The Move Introducing the island’s movers and shakers

Indigo Pearl recently pro- Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket re- The Renaissance Phuket Re- moted Niphon Sanpradit to cently appointed Amornthip sort and Spa have appointed Acting Chief Engineer. As well Hawharn as the new Executive Joanne Chung as a Direc- as overseeing the resort’s en- Housekeeping Manager. Ms tor of Sales and Marketing. gineering department, he will Hawharn graduated with Ms Chung has worked in the take care of all maintenance at a diploma in hotel & tourism hospitality industry for over Indigo Pearl. Mr Sanpradit is business from Phuket’s 15 years. She worked in originally from Songkhla and Community College. She sales for the Shangri-La graduated from Hat Yai Col- also graduated with a bac- Hotel Bangkok and Swissotel lege. He joined Indigo Pearl in helor of business administra- Nai Lert Park Bangkok. 2008, after working as an en- tion from Western Univer- She was responsible for the gineer for many years at Twin sity. Ms Hawharn was previ- corporate, MICE, whole- Lotus in Nakorn Sri Tham- ously the Executive House- sales market and the MAR- marat, JB company in Hat Yai keeper at the Le Meridien COM, reservation and rev- and Wang Mai Hotel in Satun. Phuket Beach Resort. enue departments. Dreamliner’s big ambition Phuket’s tourism industry could move into a new stratosphere of prosperity if Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner commences flights.

By Alastair Carthew distinct possibility that we will see it landing at Phuket International NEW York to Phuket direct. St Airport, since eight airlines already Petersburg, Russia to Phuket servicing Phuket have either or- direct. These hitherto unheard of dered or made a commitment to BIG BIRD: The B787 is a large aircraft, but Phuket International Airport’s runway is long enough to handle it. Photo: AFP flights will become a distinct pos- the aircraft. version of the B787 can take it. It The aircraft can carry up to 240 and fungi will be in operation. sibility when the Boeing 787 It is made of composite mate- has a maximum flight distance of passengers at Mach 0.85. three Internal pressure will be in- Dreamliner finally starts commer- rials that reduce fuel consumption 15,700 km. St Petersburg in Rus- classes and 296 in a high density creased to the equivalent of 1,800 cial service. Currently, it is two by 20%, taking long haul aviation sia is 16,000 km away, but that is economy class arrangement. meters altitude instead of the usual years behind schedule. to a new level. still within the B787-9 larger This would suit a Phuket ser- 2,400 meters which will improve This is an aircraft made for a Aeroflot, Air Berlin, China East- version’s flight capability of vice as most of the tourists that passenger comfort. destination like Phuket. And it is a ern Airlines, China Southern 16,300 km. come here travel economy class. It’s not all beer and skittles in the Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Korean This type of service through A new age of comfort will be sky, however. The aircraft’s intro- Air, Qatar Airways and TUI airlines like Aeroflot, which already ushered in with B787, which is duction has been delayed for more Travel, which all fly here, have flies from Moscow, bringing in packed with new innovations for than two years despite taking in a placed orders and Thai Airways increasingly large numbers of enhanced passenger comfort. record 847 in advance orders. International has made a commit- Russian tourists, can only be posi- The cabin windows are larger There are questions about ment for eight of the aircraft, with tive for Phuket’s future. than any other civil airliners in ser- whether the carbon fuselage will a final decision still to be made. Russians have proven their de- vices at centimeters by 47cm and show cracks and fatigue, will shat- Phuket International Airport, termination to make it to Phuket’s at a higher level so passengers can ter and burn toxic fumes in a crash with its 3,000 meter long runway, shores: at present the shortest flight maintain a view of the horizon. and the long term effects on the could easily handle the B787 since time is 29 hours from Moscow Auto-dimming “smart glass” in- fuselage of its ability to absorb it can land on runways as short For Australians, who prop up stead of window shades reduces moisture. as 1,219 meters. Phuket during the low season, a cabin glare while maintaining trans- But whatever the doubts, air- New York to Phuket may be 7,020 km flight from Melbourne parency. craft like the B787 and the Airbus 14,500 km, but the B787-8 on the B787 would be a doddle. The presence of LED lighting equivalent the A350, which is due makes the cabin bulb-less, and gives in 2013, are needed. it 128 color combinations. It is estimated that airlines will Higher humidity in the cabin and need 30,000 new passenger and advanced cabin air conditioning sys- freighter jets worth US$ 3.6 trillion tems will provide better air quality. by 2029 to meet an increase in glo- Filters to remove bacteria, viruses bal traffic, led by the Asian region. October 23 - 29, 2010 BUSINESS PHUKET GAZETTE 13

Phuket resorts Chinese mull shine at travel Bt10bn island awards in India INDIGO Pearl Resort near Nai Yang Beach, was honored as Asia’s Leading Design Hotel at this year’s World Travel Awards investment in New Delhi, India recently. The Indigo Pearl and Six Senses REPRESENTATIVES of Chinese come to meet the Phuket Gover- Hideaway in Samui were the only investment conglomerate Shang nor in recent years to discuss two resorts in Thailand that were Mao Group met the Phuket Gov- possible investment in projects honored in the Asian category. ernor last week to express their such as light rail transport, the Last year, the Indigo Pearl was interest in investing some 10 bil- Patong Tunnel, and development nominated for World’s Leading lion baht in Thailand, likely in in the property sector and Design Hotel, but did not win. Phuket or Chiang Mai. tourism industry,” he told the “We are proud and privileged to Shang Mao Group President delegation. CHINESE ARRIVAL: Shang Mao representatives meet Phuket Governor Tri have received this recognition con- Wang Guiyuan told Tri Aug- Gov Tri said he was pleased to Augkaradacha (third from left). ferred by guests and travel industry karadacha the same thing he welcome any groups willing to Airport officials earlier said the players,” said Arnaud Girodon, told Deputy Prime Minister fund Phuket’s development as a annual number of passengers tran- general manager of Indigo Pearl Sanan Kachornprasart at a meet- sustainable tourism destination. He siting though PIA surpassed the Phuket. ing in Bangkok: that the com- would assist any such firms with six million barrier for the first time On a national level, the Dusit pany has an initial investment any bureaucratic hurdles they in September this year. The fig- Thani Laguna Phuket was pre- budget of 10 billion baht for might face, he added. ure is expected to reach 7.5 million sented with three awards as Thailand. “I welcome investors who by year’s end. Thailand’s Leading Beach Resort, “I am very interested to invest don’t take advantage of Phuket’s A light rail project along Thailand’s Leading Golf Resort and in Thailand, because we believe natural resources and culture. Thepkrasattri Road, the island’s Thailand’s Leading Spa Resort. the democratic government will They have to help keep the envi- main north-south artery, appears to The award for Thailand’s Lead- open the door for us. We have two ronment clean. I want to find be the best solution, Gov Tri said. ing Resort of the year went to The options in mind, Phuket and balance between development and At the end of the meeting Presi- Evason Hua Hin Resort and Spa. Chiang Mai, but have not yet conservation,” he said. dent Wang presented the governor The World Travel Awards is one decided what industry to invest Phuket’s single greatest infra- with a gift bottle of moutai, a re- of the most prestigious award pro- in. We are quite interested in the structure need was better public fined Chinese liquor distilled from grams in the hospitality industry property and hotel sectors how- transport between Phuket Town fermented sorghum. worldwide, often described as the ever,” Mr Wang said. and Phuket International Airport Shang Mao Group is a power- “Oscars” of the industry. The Gov Tri said Phuket generates (PIA). This is needed to keep ful investment firm operating awards are based on thousands about 100 billion baht a year pace with airport expansion banks, hotels and property busi- of independently audited votes from its tourism industry, but plans designed to boost passen- nesses in Nanjing, the capital of cast by travelers, tourists and in- still had room for growth. ger capacity there to 12.5 million Jiangsu Province. PHUKET INTEREST: Shang Mao Group dustry peers. “Many foreign investors have by 2013. – Krungthep Thurakij president Wang Guiyuan. – Anand Singh 14 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010 Chasing an African devil Butcher had covered the wars in than two years as a Peace Corps Sierra Leone and Liberia and had volunteer in the bush of Sierra By James Eckardt reported on cannibalistic rituals. Leone and drove across Liberia by These he identifies with the motorcycle, I can attest to the evil Poro and Bundu secret societ- power of juju. Chasing the Devil ies, the first for men, the second My own take on the horrors of for women. In both, boys and the two civil wars was that the sol- By Tim Butcher girls are circumcised and kept diers, often children, were not only in the bush to learn the secrets crazed by drugs but by the devil. A YEAR or so ago, I wrote a book of the tribe. On its surface Chasing the review in these pages about Tim Never once does he mention the Devil is an adventure yarn and a Butcher’s first book Blood River word “juju” or black magic. cracking good one, though Butcher in which the intrepid Daily Tele- Whatever connection they have does have an annoying habit of graph African war correspondent to secret societies, juju masters do dragging in extraneous stories retraces the footsteps of Henry indeed tap into the forces of evil. from his reporting days. Morton Stanley’s trek across Butcher’s two African compan- In the end he is pessimistic about Africa. ions are particularly terrified by the prospect of the nation state to In the eastern Congo, he does “heart men” who remove and eat dominate atomistic tribal interests. this mostly on small motorcycles the hearts of their victims. “In the case of Liberia, with down bush paths infested with When Foday Sankoh – the rebel twenty recognizably different murderous Hutu and Mai Mai a fierce desire to reach the Atlan- and his companion are vulnerable. Whereas Graham Greene had led group leader that had terrorized Si- tribal groups and many more sub- militia bands. tic and the end of their footslog. erra Leone by mass amputations, a party of 30 porters, the two En- groups, it is the failure to force Now Butcher is following the His latest book is Chasing the rapes and murders – was finally the devil to cede his power that footsteps of Graham Greene Devil (Chatto & Windus, London, glishmen are joined only by a lone Liberian guide Johnson Boie while captured he was in the company has undermined the country’s de- whose 1935 march across the 2010, 325pp), subtitled “The of his personal juju sorcerer. Mr Omaru ferries their luggage velopment and made it prone to Liberian bush from Sierra Leone Search for Africa’s Fighting As someone who spent more civil strife and, ultimately, war.” to the Atlantic ocean was Spirit”. ahead on his small motorbike. chronicled with In Journey With- Like his first book, this is a real Why is Butcher doing this? out Maps. life thriller. The civil wars that rav- Well, first there is his admira- The footsteps in this case are aged both Liberia and Sierra Leone tion and affinity toward Greene. literal. Butcher and his compan- have been over for six years, yet “Graham Greene was not ion David Poraj-Wilczynski walk the devastation is still complete. ashamed to articulate his love of Bestsellers the whole way. Towns have not been rebuilt danger, indeed he wrote often of It takes them three weeks and and people survive in the bush on coming alive through brushes with by the end the two men are so fit subsistence farming. death,” Butcher writes. English language books in Thailand that they are clocking 30 miles a Assorted bad guys might be still “I felt a connection to Graham day out of desperate boredom and lurking in the jungle and Butcher Greene’s attitude. For years I had 1) Lost Symbol reported from war zones and had Dan Brown (325 baht) tolerated danger precisely because of its sense of thrill, of personal 2) The Book of Tomorrow release as you witness life at its Cecelia Ahern (350 baht) most unvarnished, humans 3) Becoming Enlightened stripped of all artifice as they cope Dalai Lama (395 baht) with the ultimate drama of conflict. 4) I, Alex Cross Late in life, Graham Greene wrote how coming so close to James Patterson (350 baht) death had stirred in him a passion- 5) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s ate interest in living.” Nest – Stieg Larsson (350 baht) A second reason is to plunge into the bush and see it up close.

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Patong Merlin Hotel Looking for a job? www.phuketgazette.net [email protected] October 23 - 29, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 15 Roll with it CHEF Aaron Hooper has been Group Execu- His next stop was cooking for Bangkok’s tive Chef at Baan Rim Pa Restaurants for Italian bistro, Tiramisu. almost six years. From there he was invited to manage the He has been named Thailand’s Chef of kitchens at Joe’s Downstairs and the other the Year for the last three Baan Rim Pa restaurants. years in a row, by the “Working with Tom Hospitality Asia Platinum McNamara, founder of Awards Committee. By Bruce Stanley Baan Rim Pa, was a great Quite an achievement experience for me. I learned for the young American who started cook- a lot about the restaurant business. I change ing in ski resorts so he could afford to pay the menus at Joe’s Downstairs four times a for his love of skiing down the snow cov- year to include the freshest ingredients and ered mountains. new products to the island.” Chef Aaron became so engrossed in cook- Chef Aaron has kindly shared the recipe ing that he took a winter off from the slopes to for Vietnamese Spring Rolls for readers attend New England Culinary Institute before to make, as an example of his culinary heading off to the kitchens and ski zone of delights. Switzerland. “All the ingredients are available at lo- He was also recruited to work at one of cal markets and they make a great snack AT ARMS REACH: American Chef Aaron opens his arms to Phuket with one of his recipes. Wolfgang Puck’s kitchens in San Francisco. or appetizer before dinner” he suggests. Making Vietnamese fresh prawn spring rolls Ingredients for Sri Racha Aioli: sides to seal. Repeat for the next Method for the Sri Racha Ailoi: 1 egg yolk two rolls. In a bowl combine the egg yolk, Juice of half a lemon Slice each of your three rolls juice of half a lemon, orange 2 Tbsp Sri Racha chili sauce into four even, bite-sized pieces, juice, Dijon mustard, Sri Racha 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard leaving you 12 in total. Serve sauce and salt. Slowly whisk 3/4 cups vegetable oil with Sri Racha Aioli as a dipping the 1.5 cups of vegetable oil Salt to taste sauce on the side. into the mixture, until you have 3/4 Tbsp orange juice Next, you need to turn your at- made an emulsified aioli, which tention to the Sri Racha Ailoi. should be the consistency of Method for the Rolls: Here’s how... mayonnaise Slowly simmer prawns in poach- ing liquid until just cooked through. Remove and let cool. Place your rice noodle roll wrappers in a shallow dish of warm water, until they are soft and pliable (about two minutes). Remove from water and place Ingredients for the Rolls: Ingredients for Poaching flat on a cutting board. 6 small to medium sized fresh Liquid: Divide all the ingredients into local prawns, peeled and veined 4 cups of water three portions. 1 ripe mango – julienned 3 Tbsp white wine vinegar First, lay your lettuce, then ar- 1 red bell pepper – julienned 2 bay leaves range the red bell pepper, mango, 1/2 cucumber – peeled and 8 whole black peppercorns cucumber, mint and peanuts julienned 2 sprigs parsley neatly on top and finally the 2 Tbsp chopped roasted peanuts 1/2 yellow onion sliced or 2 shrimp. 1Tbsp chopped mint leaves leeks – sliced Now roll tightly in the shape 3 rice noodle wrappers 2 Tbsp salt of a spring roll, folding in the 16 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010 Hope in his heart By Marc Mulloy After huge support from Phuket and abroad, Rino Vogt and his TEN-YEAR-OLD Rino Vogt is family have enough money for his life-saving operation. scheduled to undergo a life- saving heart operation next month and feeling “very weak”, says million baht needed for the com- wants to,” says Ritchie. following “overwhelming gener- his father. plicated surgery. “But this operation will al- osity” from local and international The Gazette broke this story on Since then the Bangkok Heart low him to have a long and donors. August 14 when Rino’s father, Hospital administrators have happy life, if success- Little Rino, who was diag- locally known musician and film- come to Rino’s aid, signif- ful,” he added. nosed in June with the rare maker Ritchie Newton, formed a icantly lowering the cost of his “There is a 1% condition Ebstein’s Anomaly, is certified trust called Rino’s Heart operation. chance of things now 10 kilograms underweight Foundation to raise the two Dr Boomiporn, who has going seriously worked on Rino’s case, is now wrong...and a assembling a first-class team to 40% chance perform the surgery, a procedure that Rino could extremely rare in Thailand. have a heart at- Thanks to the many events tack or stroke Ritchie organized, with contribu- during the oper- tions from hundreds of friends ation,” said and supporters around the world, Ritchie. it now looks as if Rino’s broken Doctors will heart will finally be fixed. have to lower Rino’s With the operation now sched- body temperature and uled for November, Rino is looking then stop his heart forward to regaining his childhood while they work to and his many hobbies. attach a ring inside “Rino loves sports, but will the faulty valve in never be able to pursue a career Rino’s heart. Rino looks on as he waits for test results at the Bangkok Heart Hospital. as a sportsman, even though he “All of this would not be possible if it BRAVE: Rino braves a smile after were not for the generosity of the pre-surgical treatment. many donors who came forward “First I need to help my own for Rino,” said Ritchie. son, but then I want to help others One of the largest contributions, in need,” said Ritchie. about 740,000 baht, came from “I can’t believe how generous an anonymous Hong Kong man. people have been. It reminds me Meanwhile on Phuket, run- that there are some wonderful ners who took part in the people out there,” he added. “Run4Rino Charity Run” at Nai “Thank you everyone who has Harn Lake last week will be helped my little boy.” pleased to know that enough funds have been raised for Rino’s operation. A planned charity concert scheduled for Koh Samui on October 24 will be postponed until after Rino’s surgery. A free concert to show the family’s appreciation for the overwhelming support will be planned in the near future. Any further money raised will go towards surgery for the next child on a Bangkok list of patients awaiting treatment for Ebstein’s Anomaly, Ritchie said. Ritchie is helping to form another foundation “Power Hearts” to help other sufferers around Thailand get the treatment they need. Rino with his father Ritchie.

Looking for a place to stay? See more classified ads at www.phuketgazette.net October 23 - 29, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 17 Peter Webber PETER Webber has a reputation for went to college in Exeter to become hosting the best parties on Phuket. a chef but soon found he didn’t like He was recently named Director the heat of the kitchens, so he chose of Operations for the expanding to become a pastry chef instead. Watermark Group where he is After 20 years of working in busy upgrading menus and over- some of the finest hotels in the seeing renovations of what are world, Peter was ready for a ca- planned to be the ultimate destina- reer break in 2003. He took a year tions for those who love food, wine Pastry Department at the Hyatt off and traveled around the world and cocktails. Regency in Belgrade and featured looking for a new opportunity. He He arrived to work on Phuket in in a culinary television series that even considered changing profes- 2006 when he joined Royal Phuket aired throughout Europe and the sions and becoming a painter or a Marina developer Gulu Lalvani in Middle East. When he heard The dancer. But when he was offered offering a world-class patisserie, Oriental was looking for an Ex- the opportunity to create his own delicatessen and restaurant at Les ecutive Pastry Chef, he applied world-class dining experience at Anges. Over the next four years, and got the job. Les Anges, he moved to Phuket. Peter brought the level of fine Peter had first come to Thai- Since becoming Director of

chocolates and gourmet pastries to land in 1989 for his honeymoon. Operations for Watermark, he has AZETTE an international standard while “I had just married and was the been busy expanding the produc- G

hosting some of the island’s most Pastry Chef at The Savoy in Lon- tion center for bakery and pasta HUKET extravagant charity fundraisers. don. The Oriental wanted to do a on the bypass road. He has opened P THE Peter had been the Executive traditional English High Tea so they a second Pizza Garden restaurant FOR Pastry Chef at the world-famous sent us to Bangkok, which opened as part of the Watermark Boat La- HILD

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than 10 years, where he created He had joined The Savoy in upscale Watermark Oyster Bar in ETER P Y

delectable treats for the Queen of 1986 and was sent to Le Notre in the Laguna area’s Tinlay Place, to B England as well as many state Paris to refine his skills, which be opened by high season. visitors to the Grand Palace. resulted in his being awarded the “I’m excited about the upgrades “It was an honor to work with Silver Medal at the Frankfurt to the company’s restaurants. We some of the top three-star Mich- Culinary Olympics. are building a new kitchen and About Expat Gallery elin Chefs from France, such as Peter grew up in Devon, England menu at Toto’s and planning for the The individuals profiled in “Expat Gallery” are chosen on the basis Bocusse, Gagnaire, Robuchon and and started cooking with his mother most elegant Mediterranean sea- of their contributions to Phuket, and for having made those contri- George Blanc,” he says. while still a child. They baked ev- food dining at the Oyster Bar. Also, butions in successful partnerships with Thais. For many, the con- Before joining The Oriental in ery Sunday instead of going to we will open two gourmet baker- tributions have entailed significant investment, often in the mid- 1993, Peter had worked at the church. When the young Peter ies – one at Laguna and the other 80s and 90s when the rules of business were, ahh, not always Hyatt Regency Dubai, where he won a Christmas cake competition around the Laguna area. It’s a great clear. Some are not in business at all, but all have one thing in was in charge of the Pastry and using exquisite decorations, he was time to be involved in so many common: if there were a Who’s Who in Phuket, they’d be in it. Bakery Department. He opened the on his way to his future career. He projects,” he says. 18 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010 Getting to know 14th century friends

SOMETIMES history is right in front of your eyes and you don’t even know it. There is a little restaurant on Choa Fa East Road in Chalong where you can nibble on a cheese platter, slurp a glass of wine and mull over Ming pottery from the 14th century while you wait for your main course to arrive. Run by life-long collector and historian Michael Slanina and his wife Vilasinee Thephasadin Na Ayuthaya, the pair have accum- ulated an impressive repertoire of antiques. While Michael’s private coll- ection has reached over 15,000 pieces, only a fraction of these are SURVIVORS: Many ancient Chinese Ming and Song Dynasty ceramics on display at Bonzai. have been found at the bottom of the Andaman Sea off Phuket. Items originate from different Thailand (6th-13th century). register all their items with the preserve them indefinitely. Apart from ancient pottery, eras and civilizations from all over “When I travel to different Department of Fine Arts, who “Too much humidity for Michael also owns a huge the world, says Michael. places, I try to find genuine ensure that the artifacts are cared example and the artifacts will collection of historical stamps. There are even examples of historical artifacts that I could for properly and will not deter- deteriorate permanently,” Vilasinee His collection – passed down in Chinese pottery from the Song possibly buy and add to my iorate in the hands of private adds. his family for three generations – Dynasty (10th-13th century). collection. Many of the pieces I collectors. Ming pottery on the other hand consists of over five million stamps, After you have glugged down own originate from China, “It’s one reason why we can is a testament to Chinese mastery including the first issued stamp from the last of your wine and dusted Vietnam and Cambodia. Many of only display a limited amount of in the crafts. every country in the world. Many off the remains of your meal – them are also from Thailand,” pieces at the restaurant. We have Michael said many artifacts had of these countries no longer exist all quite lovely – amble through Michael says. many items that date from been salvaged from ancient today, or have changed name. the small museum at the back of Being the owner of such a large prehistoric eras, and they shipwrecks. Ancient maritime Notable stamps that are on the restaurant until you find a collection of historical items can require a lot of care because trade routes in the South China display include the United series of pots and vases dating be tricky though. they are very fragile. A lot of Sea, the Strait of Malacca and the Kingdom’s Penny Black, the first back to the Dvaravati period in Michael and Vilasinee have to conditions have to be met to Andaman Sea are dotted with age- adhesive postage stamps to ever old ships that met with unfortunate be used in the world, and the ends and spilled their cargo into first stamps issued by the Thai the sea many centuries ago. government during the early Many of the artifacts have reign of King Rama V. spent a few epochs at the bottom Finally, Michael’s historical of the sea and even after being collection also contains some rescued from the seabed, many rather large pieces that are sure to are still covered with dead barn- impress motoring enthusiasts. acles to prove their authenticity. Parked inside the restaurant Yet they remain intact and retain are three rare vintage cars that their original beauty and color to have been restored close to their an astonishing extent. original conditions. Marvel at a Michael says that the extra- 1953 red Triumph convertible, a ordinary resilience of Ming pottery 1975 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow could be attributed to the glaze or a 1981 Rolls Royce Silver Ming potters used to coat their Spirit. Although the cars are old finished works. they are still road-worthy and need The glaze gave the artifacts to be driven around occasionally, astonishing tolerance towards the says Michael. A rare find on elements. After centuries on the Phuket. Bonzai is a captivating seabed, weathering corrosive salt place and well worth a look. water and smashing tides, the salvaged pottery and vases could Bonzai Restaurant is located at 7/1 Moo still be made to look brand new 4 on Choa Fa East Road in Chalong. after a good deal of scrubbing. Look out for the bonzai trees. October 23 - 29, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 19

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[email protected] Phone: 076-261-513 Mobile: 081-894-0462 20 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010 A celebration of art Ro ou wi th Ch ba th TEAM CELEBRATION: Serendipity Design, publishers of Art and Culture South, celebrated their 10 anniversary GET YOUR with a cocktail evening at The Blue Elephant in Phuket Town recently. Cafe recen resident b who have to a series Patong ba

Jirapa Eawasakul (left) and Toby Allen of CENTER OF ATTENTION: Lori Ashton (center) from Serendipity The Oasis Spa. Design is presented with flowers from guests as they arrive. Study time at the Gazette A team of academic researchers led by project leader Suriya Veeravongs (front row, black shirt) met with members of the Gazette editorial staff to gauge the island's preparedness to host groups of elderly Japanese "longstay" tourists. The meeting was moderated by PSU-Phuket Assistant Professor (ret.) Pimpaporn Suwatthigul. October 23 - 29, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 21 ockin’ Fleet of Ghost Riders take on the island ut ith he hill and R GROOVE ON: The Hard Rock ntly unveiled its new ON TOUR: The thunderous roar of motorcycle engines was heard all over the island last and Chill (pictured), Sunday as the annual Ghost Riders island tour took to the streets. Hundreds of bikers been treating rock fans from all over the country turned out to take part in a group ride and after party. s of shows at the ased chain restaurant. Jokes all round

BIKER GANG: From left are BritBike Triumph Thailand president and actor Dom Hetrakul, Ghost Riders PR manager Natasha, event sponsor Philip Cope and female rider Methaya.

FUNNY BUNCH: The Phuket Punchline Comedy Club hosted its latest joke-athon at the Holiday Inn, Patong on Ocotber 13. From left are comedian Pierre Hollins, organizer Boom, comedian Darren Sanders and organizer Pete Harris. TIME OUT: Spectators and riders take a short break at Leam Promthep. 22 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010

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SCORPIO (October 24-November fluential Aquarian is ready to make GEMINI (May 22-June 21): News will be light at the end of the tunnel 22): Some Scorpios an offer you will find difficult to you hear mid-week con- for those who recently missed out could be tempted to start refuse – a change of employment cerning an earth sign’s on new employment. The stars sug- grasping at straws this before the end of this year is high- plans should be taken gest that you made a lasting impres- week. The stars advise that you lighted. The number three can bring with a pinch of salt. Those Geminis sion on an earth sign with influence. should wait until November begins good fortune this weekend. who are tempted to trust this person The number eight is lucky next before taking radical action. Better are forecast to be disappointed. Thursday. opportunities are forecast to come AQUARIUS (January 21-February Where business is concerned, Oc- your way next month. Those with 19): Aquarians are fore- ARIES (March 21-April 20): A tober could end on a slightly sour VIRGO (August 23-September 23): a birthday in the days ahead are likely cast to finish October project that you were note, but your experiences this Those born under the sign of Virgo to adopt a more laid back approach on a hopeful note. Al- keen as mustard about month should enable you to go in who have been feeling to romance in the coming year. The though your financial luck has been is now appearing less the right direction during November. like a castaway lately number nine can bring good luck weaker since the middle of the attractive. If this change of heart Romance becomes complicated should enjoy more so- this weekend. month, there are signs that an over- has been caused by information when an old flame makes contact. cial company this week. Another due payment should be made this you received from an air sign, it’s earth sign acquaintance is forecast SAGITTARIUS (November 23- week. Those who believed a roman- possible that you have been led up CANCER (June 22-July 23): to point you in new directions where December 21): Certain tic relationship to be over find out the garden path. The stars advise Cancerians are forecast like-minded friends can be found. Sagittarians have reason those flames can be rekindled. If that working with another fire to end October in a good In the world of work, your enter- to count their blessings you are committed, there are signs sign will lead to a satisfactory con- mood. A calmer astral prising skills are gathering strength. during the last days of October when that recent misunderstandings can clusion. In the realm of romance, atmosphere encourages you to Where affairs of the heart are con- they learn of a friend’s misfortune. be ironed out. The number nine is this is an auspicious time for com- spend quality time at home - if deco- cerned, romance with Scorpio be- Enjoyment of life becomes high on lucky this weekend. mitments. rating is on your agenda, a creative comes too hot to handle, but love your agenda and the stars suggest air sign friend has some helpful tips. with Libra is well-starred. that your circle of friendships will PISCES (February 20-March 20): TAURUS (April 21-May 21): This Where personal finances are con- widen accordingly. Those who are The stars suggest that week Taureans are cerned, the stars suggest that where LIBRA (September 24-October 23): single may be puzzled by a water Pisceans could be intimi- forecast to learn some- there’s a will, there’s a way. Sun- An off-the-wall suggestion made by sign’s response to flirtation this dated by a pushy fire thing to their advan- day is the best day to discuss new a water sign friend this weekend – this person is forecast sign colleague this week. Wednes- tage. If this concerns your per- ways of budgeting with family weekend could motivate to change their tune in November. day is the most auspicious day to sonal financial situation, the stars members. Librans whose energy stand up for yourself. Your finan- suggest that surprise gain can be has grown stale. As October ends, CAPRICORN (December 22- cial luck increases during the last expected by the end of this month. LEO (July 24-August 22): Trawl- the astral atmosphere will provide January 20): Capricorns week of October, but impulse buys An encounter with another earth ing through old paper- more scope to achieve your goals. continue to have good should be avoided. Those hoping to sign touches your life this week- work this week can help In the meantime, take more physical luck this week. You will make a romantic impression on an- end – the chances of becoming Leos to find answers to exercise to blow away the cobwebs. be under more pressure at work other water sign will see the right involved with this person’s plans an ongoing bureaucratic issue. The Romance could be affected by game- when November commences, so it result this weekend. Wear the color are strong. Romance peaks mid- stars indicate that Tuesday is the playing. If your heart is not in a new would be wise to bring everything peacock blue to encourage more week and a fire sign is working most auspicious day to schedule relationship, it would be better to be up to date before that time. An in- self-confidence. on ways to steal your heart. important appointments for. There clear now. October 23 - 29, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 23

Sign of things to come in Patong By Janpen Upatising central government’s Thai Khem Kaeng (Strong Thailand) fin- CONSTRUCTION work on the ancial stimulus package. HILLSIDE WOES: Construction on a nine-million-baht welcome sign on Patong Hill has been halted due to bad weather. nine-million-baht sign welcoming When completed, the new sign Those aren’t the only dangers. Each will be crowned with a motorists to Patong is already a will feature the words “Patong Early into the construction phase, large white ball spinning in water, month behind schedule due to City” in two-meter-high letters on a project engineer at the site suf- as reference to Phuket’s reputa- severe weather conditions. a cliff face along the eastbound fered a powerful electric shock tion as “The Pearl of the “Construction work has been lane of the Patong Hill road, about requiring hospital treatment, a Andaman”. abandoned while the heavy rains 100 meters uphill from the shoot- source told the Gazette. The pillars will be decorated persist,” said Patong municipal ing range. If all goes according to plan, the with large replica banana leaves officer Siwapong Chechang. Already under construction lookout will one day afford views made of stone. “It is too dangerous to continue across the street is a walkway of the entrance to the 2.2-billion- Patong Municipality Public work when it rains, and subse- area and lookout point that will be baht traffic tunnel Patong Mun- Works Division chief architect quently, the project is going much 4.5 meters wide and 60 meters icipality wants to bore beneath the Supasis Utairat said the banana slower than expected,” he said. long when complete. hill to make the commute between leaves were to represent the banana Before work began in April, Workers building concrete Patong and Kathu easier. trees that were once abundant Patong Mayor Pian Keesin said the forms must exercise extreme cau- Those wishing to enjoy the along Patong Beach – before it was sign would mark a border between tion at the hillside construction view will have to do some legwork developed for tourism. Kathu and Patong and that it site, which has a steep drop-off however, as there will be no room “Patong means ‘banana leaf would become a famous Patong on one side and traffic along one for parking along the road. forest’ in Thai, he explained. landmark. of Phuket’s most dangerous Four six-meter tall lighted pil- The project is funded by the stretches of road on the other. lars will illuminate the sign at night. – Additional reporting by Atchaa Khamlo Photos: Sitthipong Nongkaew 24 PHUKET GAZETTE PROPERTY October 23 - 29, 2010 Taking the baht on tour abroad DAILY news headlines lately have As the baht soars, many domestic tourists are touted – for better or worse – the growing strength of Thailand’s opting for holiday destination in the West. currency. If the current economic situa- There are no easy answers. tion were a children’s fairytale, it For tourism, which has seen a could easily be titled “Jack, The strong shift to regional markets, Bean-stock and The Baht”. As the impact has been minimal as most of us know, Jack climbed global financial crises and some industry players also benefit from higher and higher into the sky, jitters from the recent and ongo- local currencies rising in value. until he disappeared into the ing political fallout, domestically As Phuket has limited reliance clouds. Thailand has weathered the storm on the long-haul US market, risk Most local residents and busi- in amazingly good form. is naturally mitigated. ness folk on the ground, though, What is worrying analysts now However, certain segments such are sleeping these days with one is a huge inflow of foreign specu- as medical tourism, which caters eye open on the escalating baht. lative investment into the to more affluent North American Insomnia aside, questions loom- country’s coffers, effectively and European clients, is watching ing about how tourism and pumping up the baht like a balloon. its “value-for-money” attraction property will be affected by the Long-term industrial investors being swiftly eroded away. market gyrations remain in the are crying foul over the lack of Property players might expect realm of “it’s still too early to tell”. currency controls, as mega-invest- a pessimistic outcome. The island At a time when Asian curren- ments into industries such as has always attracted strong over- cies are rising and booming automobile manufacturing for ex- seas interest from Hong Kong, regional economies are taking the port are becoming less competitive Singapore and elsewhere through- US dollar for a beating, watchers by the day, given the currently out the region. of all things Thai remain perplexed unfavorable exchange rates. Many of these potential buyers about the underlying local funda- From all this, two important have US currency savings or in- mentals. questions have arisen. The fore- vestments and the state of play today might have them warming GETTING OUT: As the baht continues to rise, many Thais are taking their Exports remain a critical part most is: Will the economy be able baht and heading to holiday destinations in the West. Photo: Nicolas Asfouri of the larger economy, tracking to continue sustained growth if the the bench longer than anyone ex- anywhere from 55% to 60% of all-important export GDP driver pected. One key aspect often is expected to fuel tourism growth fact much can be attributed to the the GDP. Contrary to local wish- shrinks? overlooked is the domestic mar- and now they may be re-directed number of higher-end shops and ful thinking, tourism weighs in at And of course for the local con- ket for Phuket tourism, which has to longer haul destinations. imported goods now available here. only 6.5%, though adding in an tingent of retirees who have US continued to grow year after year The message is clear: Phuket Anyone wanting to view how appropriately weighted service dollar savings or fixed income despite the machinations in the is not just competing with Bali, base costs remain fairly con- sector and related employment fig- from abroad, the question is: Is it nation’s capital. Langkawi or Vietnam – it is com- strained can simply take a trip to ures would see it hit double digits. better for the baht be at 25 or 40 As the so-called middle class, peting with the world. Super Cheap. Despite a drop during the 2008 to the US dollar? or “more affluent white collar For a growing number of local Even as I write this, calls for working class”, see their baht residents who have opted to retire intervention is taking place at ev- grow, they are now looking to take or invest here, the attractiveness of ery level for the flexing currency. holidays in the US or Europe, a value destination is shrinking and In the past we’ve had oil wars, where there is simply more bang more than a few businesses have the war on terror and now many for their baht. opted to close shop. opine on a East vs West fraction This is a similar trend to other Many people are citing the ris- could lead to currency wars. Asian countries, where Thailand ing cost of living in Phuket, but in Tonight I will just have to be con- tent to let my dog Koko keep an eye Properties for sale within Laguna Phuket on the market as she tends to sleep with one eye open anyway. 1 Allamanda 2-Bedroom Suite THB 7.5 M 2 Sheraton Island Villa THB 18.5 M Bill Barnett is Managing Director of C9 Hotelworks and can be contacted through www.c9hotelworks.com. olsphuket.Fom mpirepo www.e

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TODAY’S focus will be on the Jatropha, a member of the large rubber tree genus. There are at least two distinct species which deserve a mention. Jatropha integerrima, or Less significantly, its milky la- Patavia in Thai, is the more per- tex may irritate the skin. Apart from egrine or spicy variety. this, it is a good starting choice for It is frequently grown in the trop- the new garden and gardener. ics as it hails from Cuba. It is widely The second member of the fam- available in garden centers here. ily is Jatropha podagrica, sometimes It is a shrub that can reach three known as the coral plant. or four meters, and while it can It has many far-fetched names be used as a border or hedge in such as Buddha belly, the gout plant street plantings, is more often seen and Guatemalan rhubarb. In Thai- in gardens gracing a wall. land it is known as malako-farang. It produces a profusion of single This is a much less common red, or less usually pink, flowers plant than the peregrine Jatropha, which appear in clusters at the end and you may have some trouble of thin stems. Its large, often lobed, locating specimens. But it’s well evergreen leaves are light green and worth the trouble. nicely complement the blooms. The foliage bears some resem- The peregrine Jatropha has a very blance to that of the peregrine open habit, which means it can be Jatropha, being deeply lobed, but grown close to other plants, and it the leaves are altogether larger and will tolerate a wide range of soils. more attractive. It is an amenable shrub which They may exceed a foot in enjoys full sun, but will accept diameter. The shrub itself is, how- part shade. Given the right condi- ever, compact and rarely exceeds tions, it will flower all year. It also three feet in height. does not mind being pruned. This makes it a suitable candi- Propagation is by seeds, or by date for a container. Additionally, cuttings which need to be dried it is succulent and can withstand off before being put in the earth. dry periods. Propagation is by While it is a good-natured seeds which take only three to five SHINING BRIGHT: The striking Jatropa Podagrica grow well in Phuket’s climate. Photo: Mike Keeling shrub, the Jatropha’s Achilles heel days to germinate. Podagrica has two very unusual is its lack of resistance to disease, Each cluster of florets normally features. The swollen, bottle- especially fungal attacks. contains at least one seed pod. shaped, gray stem which resembles Tip of the week a small baobab tree, and terminal sprays of tiny, brilliant, scarlet flow- ers on long stems above the foliage, Knowing your zones reminiscent of red coral. Given the right conditions – IN NATURE, climate decides minimum temperatures. plenty of sun – the shrub will pro- the types of plants found within Now accepted by most hor- duce them all year long. an area. ticultural writers, the system While these flowers are its prin- Several climatic factors affect helps the reader to select suit- cipal attraction, podagrica is growth: humidity, daylight hours, able plants for his/her patch. strikingly unorthodox in every way. season length, rainfall, tempera- In southern Thailand for And it will certainly provide a talk- ture, even wind patterns. example, you should ideally ing point for visitors to your garden. However, in books on gar- select species with a rating of Both the plants get a vote for dening, temperature is key: it 10 to 11. different reasons. On looks poda- is the factor that plants are Plants grown outside their grica wins, but together they merit usually judged against. preferred zonal range – say a single inclusion in the top 20. The United States Depart- eight or nine – will probably sur- ment of Agriculture devised vive in Phuket’s heat rather than If you have a garden that you would a system of eleven plant thrive. Anything below 7-8 is a like to be featured, please email hardiness zones based on no-no. [email protected]

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2.85M 3-BEDROOM Properties BIG FAMILY HOUSE 3-BEDROOM URGENT SALE Villa California, 40sq wah. 2 TWO For Sale HOUSE bathrooms, large living area, TOWNHOUSES (53sq.wah) near the Two built in teakwood kitchen. Just Heroines Monument with 2 renovated. For more details, bathrooms, 3 aircons, cur- please call 081-895 6833. LAST UNIT OFFERS! tains and kitchen in nice land- scape. Price: 2.7 million HOUSE FOR SALE baht. Tel: 080-520 2989. 400sqm property in a quiet and panoramic location at Baan Near Loch Palm. 4 bed- 1-RAI PLOT New detached house in Saiyuan. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- For sale. 2-story house, 3- rooms, living room, dining IN CHALONG Phanason 3, Thalang. rooms, kitchen, living room, bedroom, 2-bathroom. room, kitchen. Also in- For sale. Chanote title included. 253.25sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 large covered terrace, and park- Good location and atmo- cludes 9 aircons, TV room, Photos available. 300m off main bathrooms, double garage, ing, plus storage. Includes sphere. Please contact for maid service, store, UPVC road. Price: 7 million baht. Tel: furnished and landscaped Chanote title, company owned. more information. Tel: 081- Luxury villas with 3 bed- hot/cold water tanks. Nice 089-651 3479. garden. 2.8 million baht. Price: 4.5 million baht. Contact: 956 2406. Email: phatsarar rooms, 4 bathrooms, 440sqm garden. Very Contact Phing. Tel: 087-278 [email protected] @gmail.com kitchen, private pool, sala cheap! Price: 8 million 0067. Email: sweetpinky BEACHFRONT LAND ATTENTION: VULTURES and garden for sale. Fully baht. Tel: 087-417 8187. Bang Sak Beach, Khao Lak. @live.co.uk furnished. Near Rawai I have a brand new luxury 2-floor, LOW PRICE IN KATHU Full infrastructure. 21m x 70m 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath Penthouse with beach. Price: 14.5 mil- Chanote. 9.5 million baht. Tel: lion baht! Must See! Tel: PHUKET VILLA private pool, sea and mountain 087-003 6078 (English & Thai). VERY NICE views. Only 300m from the 081-691 3029. Email: CONDO PATONG Email: pong_ja19_9@yahoo. SEAVIEW LAND [email protected] beach. Need to sell NOW! If you com can't make money off this prop- erty, then you should go back to CONDO FOR SALE STUNNING SEAVIEW bed. Contact me now! Email: 36 sqm studio condo with built-in Overlooking Patong bay. A [email protected] furniture at the Green Place. Sea townhouse with 3 bedrooms and and mountain views. Near shop- 4 bathrooms. Includes a lockup An inexpensive 3-bedroom ping area. Price: 1.66 million baht. garage. Asking price: 12 million BEST PRICE house for sale. A 150 sqm Tel: 076-360833, 081-893 5564 baht. Tel: 076-341618, 086-691 Same as Soi Villas Solitude, POOL VILLA building on a 260 sqm plot (English & Thai). Fax: 076- New condo. 1km to beach, 9657. Na-Kok, Chalong. 8 rai land with Chanote. The owners 360840. Email: khemchartc@ near Bangla Rd and Jung- for sale, Chanote title. Can are moving and may decide royalphuketmarina.com ceylon, 1bed, 1 bath, fully buy separate. 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Located near BIS. BEAUTIFUL POOL 1,100SQM LAND PLOTS NEW TOWNHOUSE 9803, 085-040 7423. million baht. Must see. Tel: Premium quality. Land size VILLA 084-993 7308. For further de- Very nice land plots on a secure 144sqm. Price from 3.7 mil- Spacious 4 + 1 bedroom, 30 RAI IN TOWN tails, please see our website development estate, 500m from lion baht. Tel: 084-293 7923, fully furnished and detatched Long lease. Near Daorung at www.amphaiseabreeze. a golf course. For sale only. Price: 080-648 9622 (English). villa with pool. Tel: 085-781 School in Phuket Town. Tel: 081- com 1.89 million baht. Tel: 081-343 Must visit us: www.phuket- 1758. Email: take_a_tab@ 691 2526. 0777. Email: montha_phuket@ eurasia.com hot mail.com yahoo.com

SEAVIEW LAND NICE AND FOR SALE SPACIOUS HOUSE in Phuket Inter villa project for Near Supalai Resort on the sale. 2.3 million baht. 36.5sq east coast of Phuket slope. wah. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- A 3-rai plot with road and rooms, includes furniture, cur- electricity access. Price: tains, kitchen, 1 aircon unit, 3.15 million baht per rai. No common pool access. Tel: agents please. Tel: 080-520 089-873 1009 (English), 081- 5989. Email: pakaporns@ 893 8524. yahoo.com

In Heritage Project, Kathu. 2 floors, fully furnished, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 maidroom. 234sq. wah. 18 million baht. Tel: 081- 8920190 (Warit), 089- 6464823 (Rattana). Email: [email protected]

BEACHFRONT CONDO Located in north Patong, free- hold, top floor, 2 bedrooms. Price: 9.7 million baht. Renting also possible. For photos call 086-276 5117. Email: jihshand @gmail.com

3-BEDROOM HOUSE For sale. 62sq wah, 2 bath- rooms, Villa Dawroong. 4.5 million baht. Contact Khun Tar. Tel: 076- 377052, 089-971 1268. 30 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010

CHEAP ROOMS FOR BUILDING FOR SALE NOW 2 MTB, CHALONG FULL FURNISHED SALE/RENT IN KATA 2 RAI / PHUKET TOWN LIVELY HOUSE HOUSE SALE Just renovated and look great. A 6-storey building with a total of IN AO MAKHAM Newly renovated one-storey IN RAWAI Rent or Quick Sale. Contact 17 apartments and 300 sqm roof. house. 2/3 bedrooms + stu- for further details. Tel: 087- Includes a restaurant and a bar, dio, 90sqm. Total special 277 8781 (English). Email: plus parking. 12 apartments are price: 2 million baht. Free [email protected] For leased, 5 are available. Price for transfer fee. Chanote title. further details, please see our whole building: 19 million baht. Tel: Tel: 081-788 8280. Email: website at http://cheaprooms 081-788 8280. Email: maurice. [email protected] patong.web.fc2.com/ [email protected] phuket.html SEAVIEW LAND PLOTS Jao-Fah Garden Home 3 in SPECTACULAR PHUKET Only 2 plots available. Beautiful Koh-Kaew near BIS, 10 CHEAP LAND FOR SALE SEAVIEW BANGTAO Chanote, in Soi Rat-U-Thit min to Lotus. 2 beds, 2 Plots starting at 4.8 million baht. 1, public utility area. easy ac- view; private, upscale develop- baths, 2 aircons. Nice living Close to Phuket International Villas built at any budget, or ment. Build yourself or with our Airport. 4 rai, Chanote title. 3.8 cess in and out. Just 12 mil- & kitchen room, car park, build your own. Show houses lion baht for both rai. Tel: expertise. Starting at 4.8 million fully furnished. Ready to million baht per rai. Tel: 081-868 ready for viewing. Tel: 086-267 baht. Tel: 086-267 0157, 086-267 7676. Email: phuketann@ 087-689 9679, 081-270 move in. 2.85 million baht 0157. Fax: 076-325294. Email: 0157 (English), 089-590 3665 In 111sq. wah of land. 2 gmail.com. 0875. Email: tasuwan@ near Boat Lagoon. Tel: 081- [email protected] hotmail.com (Thai). Fax: 076-325294. Email: bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 541 2025. 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Near Layan Hill 084-851 6121. Beverly Hills Villa. Big pool-garden, Estate (Manik-Bangjo 3 bedrooms. From 19 million area). Size: 1,364sqm. CHARMING baht; now selling for 16 million Price: 7.2 million baht. Tel: HOME & POOL baht! Free furnishing. Free trans- 080-520 2989. Exclusive hillside. Big pool and fer fee. Chanote title, one year free shady garden. 3 bed, 4 bath. finance. Tel: 081-788 8280. Email: LAND, AO NANG KLONG Office. Very nice. Freehold. [email protected] Luxurious, lakeside, Thai Secure. Tel: 076-388236, 089- Nice land in Ao Nang, Krabi -style villa in Chalong. Has 727 5407 (English). Email: with a mountain and sea view. 8 rooms and a swimming [email protected] Very good investment. On the On Nanai Road. 2 stories, A studio for sale near a HOUSE IN KAMALA pool. Price: 38 million baht. For further details, please see same beach as the Sheraton 112.5sqm, 2 bedrooms, 2 Lotus supermarket and 2 Tel: 081-892 8740. our website at www.villa-sale- hotel. Price: 3.5 million baht bathrooms, bathtub, built-in min. to Central Festival. phuket.com per rai. Chanote title. Land cabinets, kitchen, aircon and Fully furnished. Price: area: 22 rai. Tel: 087-949 car park. 1km to Patong 2.5 million bath. Tel: 081- beach, near Bangla Road TOWNHOUSE FOR 372 3471. 3664 (English & Thai). Email: SURIN BEACH [email protected] and Jungceylon. Price 5.5 SALE OR RENT million baht or nearest offer. Land on Soi Haad Surin 2 No agents! Tel: 087-270 for sale. 2.2 rai, 5 mins SEAVIEW LAND NICE HOUSE 9093. walk to Surin Beach. Email: 88 SQ WAH FOR SALE [email protected] For sale. 2 houses on land. 3.5 rai plot in Chalongwith Chanote LAND AT 1 Ngan 89sq wah. Chanote title. Price: 35 million baht. Tel: CHERNG TALAY title, near mountain, peace and safe, 10 minutes from the 084-759 9700. Email: phuket@ 390sqw, nice flat land, quiet area, SEAVIEW LAND beach. 7.8 million baht direct mail2world.com Chanote. In Pasak Soi 5 near La- IN AO MAKHAM from owner. Tel: 083-180 guna Home. Price: 6 million baht. In Moobaan Tinawut, 2143. Email: yaris.vios@ THAI-STYLE 5-BED Tel: 089-472 9118, 086-709 2933. POOLVILLA Samkong, close to Yada gmail.com Laguna area, 5-bedroom Dental Clinic. 2 connected LAND FOR SALE buildings, 2 floors, 3 bed- ensuite with jacuzzi. Original Near the main road to Baan 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, KATA RESIDENCE Thai-style temple roof, 12m x rooms, 3 bathrooms. For 3 aircons, sofa, cable TV. FROM 8.5 MTB Don-Cherng Talay. 68sq wah. rent: 12,000 baht per month, 6m swimming pool. 33 million 1.1 million baht. Tel: 089-472 Near Jomthong Village on Big 2-bedroom apartments, baht. Tel: 087-893 4636. Email: sale: 2.8 million baht. Tel: 081- Khwang Rd. 6.5 million baht. 140sqm. Now 8.5 million 9118. Email: honda.1437@ 597 6302, 081-597 9441. [email protected] yahoo.co.th Tel: 086-774 2034. Email: baht. Free transfer fee. Free [email protected] furnishing. Tel: 081-788 8280. Email: maurice.phuket@ gmail.com LAND AT PA KHLOK 1 rai, 18sq wah, Nor Sor 3 Gor, PATONG SEA VIEW Tha-Rue - Pa Khlok - Muang Mai CONDO Road. Near Mission Hill. Price 120sqm, 2-bed, 2-bath apart- 3.5 million baht. Tel: 089-472 ment with living room, kitchen, 9118. terrace, big swimming pool. Free- hold. Tel: 076-293149, 081-824 UNIQUE TWIN VILLA 1385. Fax: 076-293149. Email: RAWAI [email protected] 3/4 big bedrooms, pool. Big terrace, 400sqm living space. TROPICAL VILLA Price: 7.8 million baht. Free For sale. Chanote title, easy FOR SALE furnishing. Free transfer fee. access in and out with concrete Lovely villa with a guest house, Free Thai company/Chanote. road. Price: 12 million baht per pool and shop for sale in Rawai. Tel: 081-788 8280. Email: rai. No agent! Tel: 087-270 9093. Price: 14.5 million baht. Visit: [email protected] bigjuce.com

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3 BED HOUSE, KATHU FULLY FURNISHED HOUSE 30 RAI FOR LEASE Properties For long term rent. Furnished, SINGLE HOUSE 1-2 bedroom houses for rent. SIMPLY PARADISE Flat land in new Daorung For Rent European kitchen. Located on Starting from 9,000 baht per School. Very good location for a private road in nice, quiet area. month. At Palai, near Chalong business. Tel: 081-691 2526. Tel: 085-470 2326 (English), Bay. Tel: 081-892 4311. Visit: 081-477 2929 (Thai). Email: http://palaigreen.weebly.com LUXURY POOL VILLA 3-BEDROOM [email protected] Near Phuket International Acad- FURNISHED HOUSE POOL VILLAS emy in Thalang. 5 bedrooms, SIAM REAL ESTATE FOR RENT partially furnished. Price: 100,000 RENTALS Fully furnished 2-4 bedroom baht per month.Tel: 084-057 We have the largest selection in For rent. At Land & House villas at Bangtao Beach with a A luxurious home with won- 5756. Website: www.thegarden Phuket of quality holiday and long Park Chalong. It is fully fur- big pool, satellite TV and ADSL. derful living space and mag- kptphuket.com term rental villas! Tel: 076-288908. nished with 3 bedrooms Tel: 085-674 6786. nificent uninterrupted ocean Email: [email protected] and 2 bathrooms. Includes views. 10 mins to BIS/Mari- CONDO FOR RENT www.siamrealestate.com TV, Internet, 3 aircons, so- TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT nas. Rent per month: 80,000 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lar hot water, laundry room Opposite Phuket City Home, long-term and 160,000 short- 126 sqm, partly furnished, at PATONG BUILDING and clubhouse with pool. near Kuku. It has 4 bedrooms, 3 term. Tel: 086-279 6283. Phuket Country Club. Email: FOR RENT 24-hour security available. bathrooms, 1 living room, 1 [email protected] In Bangla Road area. 4-storey Please call for more info. kitchen, and parking. Looking for building. Price: 100,000 baht per Tel: 087-273 6218, 081-085 a long-term tenant. 12,000 baht GREAT OCEAN VIEW Near the monument, 3 month. Tel: 087-881 7600. Visit 3583. per month. Tel: 081-978 6700. Villa with a pool, 5 large bed- PATONG TOWER aircons, hi-speed internet, website: www. ivybarphuket.com rooms and 3 bathrooms. At a CONDO - A BEAUTY cable TV. Long-term rent HOUSES FROM WELLTA quiet and exclusive location, 1 preferable. Price: 17,500 NEW PATONG APARTMENTS Do you want to rent or buy a minute from the beach. 10 min- baht per month or sale 2.95 PHUKET VILLA utes to BIS/ Marinas. Price: Large Studio & 2 Bedroom Units. DAORUNG house in Phuket? Maybe I can million baht. Tel: 081-538 WiFi, gym, 2 swimming pools. help you. Contact Wellta. Tel: 80,000 baht per month. Tel: 7050. 2kms to town center in quiet loca- 081-968 0309 (English). Email. 086-279 6283. tion. Start at 20,000 baht per [email protected] THAI VILLA AND POOL month. Tel: 080-052 8082. Email: www.houseinphuket.com 3 BED, 2 BATH NEAR Soi Naya, Naiharn. Long term. solitude001@ aol.com BYPASS RD Price: 35,000 baht per month. MODERN POOL VILLA 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 FOR RENT aircons. Ten mins from big Tesco Beautiful Patong Tower Tel: 081-270 5126. Email: KATA CONDO Beach Condo with stun- Furnished 3 + 1 bedroom, all w/ Lotus. Fully furnished, ADSL, [email protected] ning 280 degree pan- ensuite on 900 sqm plot. Bright, Internet, hot water heater, big oramic views of the ocean, House for rent, 55sq wah, 2 alarm system, autogate, etc. fridge, kitchen, living room, gar- WANTED BEST VILLA mountains and town. bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Layan Beach 3.4 km. Prefer den. Price: 16,000 baht per RENTALS Large outdoor patio and no phone line, unfurnished. long-term tenant. Tel: 087-386 month. Ready to move in! Tel: Siam Real Estate have many wrap around balcony. 15,000 baht per month. Tel: 3388 (English & Thai). Email: 089-474 0769 (English & Thai). tenants waiting for good quality Completely renovated, 087-270 9093. [email protected] For Email: [email protected] holiday and long term villa rentals Internet and washing ma- further details, please see our in all price ranges.Owners get chine. Available from Sep- B.L. APARTMENT website: www.facebook.com/ best rates contact us today! Tel: BUNGALOW IN RAWAI tember 2nd, 2010. Tel: (86) New in Kathu. Big rooms, 1 album.php?aid=12164&id=1 076-288908. Email: info@siam A 1 bedroom unit with aircon, 1381634 4147. Email: bedroom, 1 living room, aircon, 37133126328976&saved realestate.com For further de- WiFi and TV for rent. Price: PatongTowerRental@ cable TV, ADSL, hot shower, 7,000 baht per month. Tel: 086- tails, please see our website at yahoo.com. For further www.siamrealestate.com garden, car park. 8,000 baht 279 0837. Email: bricothailand per month. Tel: 081-6923163. 227SQM HOUSE @hotmail.com details, please see our FOR RENT www.PatongTowerRental. NEW HOUSE FOR RENT GUESTHOUSE KAMALA MAI KHAO VILLA com Staff apartment, 4 rooms, UBC, A new, fully furnished 2- Large, western, 110 sqm, 2 FOR RENT cable, safes/hot water, shower. storey house with 2 bed- bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2-bedroom villa with living room, 3 BED AT LAND & Lease 3x3. Sale price: 1.8 million rooms and 3 bathrooms. with huge covered terrace kitchen, big sala, lovely garden. HOUSE PARK baht o.n.o. Tel: 089-971 6120. Price: 25,000 baht per Fully fitted teak kitchen, Furnished to European standard. Very nice house + lovely garden. month. Contact K. Nee. baths with granite tops, fully Save place. Rent: 18,000 baht per Long term rent, furnished. Tel: 081-892 4311. For furnished, cable, ADSL, park- APARTMENT FOR RENT month.Tel: 081-719 7015. Email: Price: 28,000 baht per month. further details, please ing. Located in a quiet area. A 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom luxury [email protected] Special price without furniture: see our website at http:/ Tel: 084-840 1262. Email: apartment in Rawai with a sea Fully furnished house with 3 20,000 baht per month. Tel: panwagreen.weebly.com north8east98@yahoo. com view. Tel: 087-882 9604. Website: bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 080-529 6928 (English & Thai). premierpropertiesphuket.com PROPERTY IN PATONG aircons, and a European- FOR RENT Email: [email protected] style kitchen. Includes 3 TV Luxury 1 bedroom, fully fur- sets and 2 fridges. Price: nished, ground floor, pool side 24,000 baht/month. Situ- PATONG 1 BEDROOM 65sqm apartment in the center ated in a quiet location. A APARTMENT Classified Advertisements of patong. Long-term rental pre- minute from Heroines Monu- 1 bedroom apartment at Royal ferred. 1 month minimum. Tel: Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. ment. Tel: 086-949 1913. Paradise Complex in Patong. 087-887 9070. Email: ianscondo Email: [email protected] For more info, call 076-341827. Then hand it to any of our agents. @yahoo.com Email: [email protected]

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LOOKING FOR VILLA SIAM REAL ESTATE APARTMENTS IN HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Property Laguna Villa, Bang Tao area, RENTALS KATHU Accommodation SALE Services fully furnished. Required for Dec- We have the largest selection Newly serviced studios, 1 bed- Wanted and infant high chair. Fold-up Mar period. Tel: 089-594 6456 in Phuket of quality holiday room or 2 bedroom. Furnished infant's pushchair/ stroller, 1,600 (English), 085-888 8485 (Thai). and long term rental villas! with WiFi and pool. Attractive watt Hitachi vacuum cleaner, SEARCHING FOR Tel: 076-288908. Or email: prices. Tel: 081-892 0038. For HOUSE WITH POOL toaster, kettle blender and rice PROPERTY? [email protected] further details, please see our NEAR KATHU cooker. Price: 10,000 baht for all. To sell or buy property. We of- Accommodation For further details, please website at www.orchidkathu Looking to rent a house with Tel: 089-929 5459 (English). fer houses & land plots for Available see our website at www. heights-phuket.com pool, 1 or 2 bedrooms for 1-3 sale and rent in Phuket. If you siamrealestate.com months, preferred location GREY SOFA AND are looking to rent or buy prop- PATONG TOWER NEW near Kathu. Email: j.jameson ARMCHAIR erty or would like to list your APARTMENT & ROOM SURIN BEACH 1-BEDROOM @hotmail.com Grey 3-seat sofa and armchair. property for rent or sale, IN PATONG APARTMENTS Newly renovated, modern 1- 3-4 years old, never really used please contact us for quick Apartment for long term rent. 'The Lofts' apartments are situ- bed condo for long term rent LOOKING FOR – pretty much as new. Paid sale. Visit us at www.thenet 8,000-20,000 baht per month. ated on the beach road in Surin only. 25,000 baht per month. A HOUSE 18,000 baht. Will sell for 6,000. workproperty.com Room from 600-1,500 baht per which is fully serviced by restau- Tel: 089-471 8467 (English). Looking for a 1 - 2 bedroom Ready for pick-up anytime. Tel: night. Please contact for more rants and shops, and is one of Email: [email protected] house in Kathu or Phuket town. 081-862 8267 (English). Email: Property information. Tel: 076-512151, the trendiest areas of Phuket. Long term. Furniture is prefer- [email protected] 089-290 9567. Or send email: Overlooking Kings Park, a pub- LIVING IN PHUKET ably but not necessarly. Quiet Wanted [email protected] lic park and the location of TOWN location. Tel: 081-978 0819 (En- SOFA FOR SALE Website: at www.brommathai Phuket's first golf course, these Newly renovated Sino-Portugese glish). Email: genybr2010@ White reclining sofa, modern house.com apartments put you on the front house for rent as 1- and 2-bed- gmail.com style. 3,000 baht. Tel: 086- SEAVIEW step of all that Surin has to offer. 278 8598 (English). Email: BEACHFRONT VILLA room apartment. Fully furnished. One bedroom/bathroom de- Tel: 089-668 3639 (English & SEEKING RENTAL [email protected] Interested in renting a villa long- 500 BAHT A DAY, signed by a western architect – Thai). Email: zhunaumann@ Seeking a long-stay rental for term. Contract must start from RAWAI BEACH trendy tropical living. Tel: 076- gmail.com 15,000 baht per month or the end of 2010. 4 to 5 bed- LOUNGE FURNITURE 326454, 080-146 3466. Email: less. I live in Thailand on a long- rooms and maids room pre- Lounge furniture. Suitable for [email protected] For stay retirement visa. Email: ferred. Not furnished. Security KATA BEACH TV stand or DVD. Can be futher details, please visit our [email protected] and/or maid service should be Low season promotion from viewed at Bangtao Beach, near website: www.phuketapartment Laguna. One light oak; one included. Large garden with holidays.com 400 baht per night, includes swimming pool. Pets allowed. continental breakfast, WiFi dark colored. Original price: Beachfront, sea view or close and 10% off food. Free airport Building 10,000 baht. Make an offer. Tel: KATHU GOLF CONDO pickup with five night stay. +44-794-362 4622. Email: to the beach. Areas preferred: 62sqm with bath, bedroom, liv- Products Nice pool guesthouse, 1 bed- Tel: 081-894 8446. Email: [email protected] Naiharn or Rawai. Rental will be ing room, kitchen and balcony room, 1 bathroom, WiFi, cable [email protected] For & Services negotiable depending on facili- for long term rental. Nice view. TV, covered car park. Email: futher details, please see our KING-SIZE BED ties. Email for picture and info Tel: 076-293149, 081-824 1385. [email protected] website: www.southernfried FOR SALE to: [email protected] Fax: 076-293149. Or pls send rice.com Barely used king-size bed with email to: [email protected] QUALITY BUILDING SERVICES mattress for sale at only 4,000 INTERESTED IN WANTED BEST VILLA baht. Tel: 083-180 2234 (En- RENTALS PATONG LUXURY APT CONDO IN GOLF * Built-in RENTING VILLA COURSE glish). Email: alexkretsu@ Long-term contract from Siam Real Estate have many Royal Paradise Complex. * Architect, construction, gmail.com tenants waiting for good quality Email for more info and photos: Secure, great location in February 2011. 4 to 5 Phuket country club and fully renovations, bedrooms. Maid room if holiday and long term villa rentals [email protected] * Carpentry, real wood, par- SINGLE BED FOR SALE in all price ranges.Owners get furnished. Email: jadejirat possible but not neces- quet Very good condition. Hardly best rates contact us today! Tel: @yahoo.com sary. Not furnished. Secu- PHUKET TOWN, used. Beach colored wood 076-288908. Email: info@siam * Painting rity and/or maid service 3 BED, 2 BATH with wooden head board. realestate.com Website at: * Tilers included. Large garden Nice house close to big Tesco Mattress not included. 3,000 www.siamrealestate.com Holiday * Sand wash with swimming pool. Pets Lotus. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- baht. Tel: 085-691 7250. Or allowed. Beachfront, sea rooms, living room, 4 aircons, Homes & Villa * Teakwood furniture email: [email protected] view or close to the CONDO 700M FROM fully furnished, ADSL, ready to Rentals * Teakwood sala PATONG move in. Price:17,000 baht per beach. Areas preferred by * Trailer car delivery ser- NICE DINING Fully furnished, 50 sqm, double month, 192,000 baht for one- order: Naiharn, Rawai, vices ROOM SET bed, kitchen, living room, balcony year lease. Tel: 089-474 0769 Chalong, Kata, Kamala. Wood dining room table with 6 with mountain view, fitness center, (English & Thai). Email: BEACH FRONT HOUSE ** Fair prices and free esti- Rental will be negotiable reupholstered chairs. Very swimming pool. Price: 25,000 [email protected] For 3 bedrooms, 4 baths. Right mates given ** depending on facilities. good condition. Quick sale at baht/month. Tel: 081-817 7886, further details, please see our next to the water (put your feet ** Made to order ** Email for picture and info: 8,900 baht. Tel: 089-651 5186. 081-244 6970 (English & Thai). website at www.ddproperty/ in it), private pool, parking, big [email protected] Contact 087-689 9679. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] property/show/87776 garden, gazebo sitting area, (English & Thai). Email: fully furnished, A/C, small fit- [email protected] ness, cable TV. 45,000 baht WAHING MACHINE per week. Tel: 076-288358, SAMSUNG Frontloader 6 Classified Advertisements 087-097 7759 (English), 089- CUSTOM FURNITURE Kg. As good as new with all Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. 921 8828 (English & Thai). PACKAGES programs and temperatures. Email: chandasaisombatt With full interior design and de- 7,000 baht. Tel: 082-415 Then hand it to any of our agents. @yahoo.com livery service, including be- 4560 (English). Email: anique spoke manufacturing for fitted weymann@hotmail. com |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| (heading) WANTED BEST VILLA and loose furniture. We sup- RENTALS ply the best modern quality in Siam Real Estate have many sofas, curtains and outdoor Household |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| tenants waiting for good quality furniture. Please contact Services holiday and long term villa rent- Rick. Tel: 082-275 7737. als in all price ranges.Owners Email:[email protected] |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| get best rates contact us to- DWF HOME SERVICES day! Tel: 076-288908. Email: [email protected] Household Built-in bars, counters, pools, |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Website: www.siamrealestate. Items kitchens, ponds, etc. Contact: com K. Noi. Tel: 081-606 5746. 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WHARRAM TIKI 26' FAST TOUR/ (2010) FISHING BOAT As good as new with a 6Hp 4- One owner, wonderful, fast stroke O/B, dinghy & out- tour boat, RIB rigid foam, board engine and mooring. 150Hp engine with Yamaha Only 1.3 million baht! o.n.o. 5Hp for security. Full elec- See our website: www.boat tronics, toilet, large sun shedphuket.com cover. Up to 8 people, cruising at 25/30 knots in 40 FT CRUISING comfort. Priced to sell! YACHT Below US$35,000. Hurry, Fast fiberglass boat well best offer accepted. Tel: equipped for cruising. It’s been 076-270703, 087-265 4268. used for circumnavigation. Email: [email protected] Sale price: US$85,000. Please contact for more information. Tel: 081-866 8716. Email: MOTORSAILER [email protected]

DINGHY BOAT 9-meter long boat with 205Hp, 4-stroke Suzuki engine. 1 year-old in good condition. Price: 890,000 baht. Contact for more information. Tel: 082-815 3132. Neptunian 33. Bluewater cruiser. New paint and var- AZIMUT 46 (2001) nish, inside and outside. For sale. New listing. Very good Sailed single-handed from condition, mail for brochure. UK. Tel: 081-968 1437 (En- Please call for more details. glish). Email: bobedward1@ Tel: 086-690 0444 (English), hotmail.com 085-887 7414 (Thai). Email: [email protected]

SWISS CAT 20 FT SIMPSON 12M JEANNEAU SUN FOUNTAINE PAJOT 44 POWER CATAMARAN BENETEAU OCEANIS Made of fiber glass. Comes CATAMARAN ODYSSEY 35’ (2006) For sale. New 35 foot, fiber- 351 (1995) with a Tohatsu 50Hp trailer with Built to a high standard in UK 2003, great pocket cruising Professionaly maintained in glass with fly bridge. Perfect for Great condition. Awlgrip full equipment. Registration: (1993). Price: US$169,500. yacht. Price: US$79,950. excellent condition. Price: EUR scuba diving, hotel transfers. paint job. Price: US$89,950. For 300,000 baht. Please call for For more details, please see For further information, visit 429,950. See our website: Email: [email protected] more information, visit our more info. Tel: 089-471 1805. our website: www.boatshed our website: www.boatshed www.boatshedphuket.com website: www.boatshed phuket.com phuket.com SELLING YOUR BOAT? phuket.com 43 FT ROBERTS 12M MOTOR YACHT With 70 offices worldwide we CRUISING YACHT MONTEREY 298SS BAYLINER 245HP (1992) service more than 360,000 NEW BOAT Fiberglass boat with equip- (2006) (2009) G.R.P. Cummings Diesel registered customers. We’re SUNNAV 18FT ment warranty. It is undergo- Twin 320 Hp Volvo engine. 50 Like new. 300Hp Mercruiser 300Hp engine. Just rebuilt. “ The No sale No fee brokers”. ing major refitting. Price: KTS airberth is available. Price: includes air berth. Price: 2.7 Price: 2.5 million baht. For more Call Alan. Tel: 084-842 6146. US$43,500. Contact for more US$99,950. Visit our website: million baht. See our website : info, please see our website: For more information, visit info. Tel: 081-866 8716. Email: www.boatshedphuket.com www.boatshedphuket.com www.boatshedphuket.com www.boatshedphuket.com [email protected]

MOTORSAILER 33' WAKE/SKI BOAT FOR SALE Neptunian 33. Single- handed, blue water cruis- ing yacht. VHF, radar, For sale. Highest quality autohelm, GPS, depth. with trailer. Price: only Completely refurbished. 2 270,000 baht. No engine. cabins. Hot water. Please Tel: 089-476 7443, 085-352 contact for more info. Tel: 1940,076-377577. Con- 081-968 1437 (English). tact for more details, email Email: bobedward1 [email protected] or 2-year-old, 4.2 meters long @hotmail.com visit: www.sunnav.com Cholmark boat with a 60Hp Yamaha Enduro en- gine. Includes trailer, GPS sonar, Waketower and more. Price: 475,000 baht. SOLUTIONS TO Please contact for more THIS WEEK’S information. Tel: 086-949 1913. Email: juraj_t@ PUZZLES yahoo.com Crossword puzzle:

GAME FISHING/ DIVE BOAT 20m long, built 2007. One of the nicest we’ve seen. Price: 5 million baht. Includes mooring. More details, visit our website: www.boatshedphuket.com

55 FT CRUSING CATAMARAN 6 double cabins, 105sqm sails. 2009 in composite, no engine. Price: 1.5 million baht. Tel: 087-461 8089.

SWAN 42 CRUISER/ RACER Discounted to US$119,950. Must sell. Ready for King’s Cup. Please see our website: www.boatshedphuket.com 34 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010

STAFF WANTED - ALL MUSICIANS WANTED POSITIONS Looking for musicians who Thurmann Group is rapidly play western style music expanding and seeking quali- such as rock, funk, disco and fied full- and part-time staff in soul. We offer you 6 times a various positions for its com- week playing and a monthly panies with different levels of salary. English skills a must. experience and skills. Contact: Roger. Location: We are currently looking for: Khao Lak. Tel: 089-909 0385 • Waiter/Waitress (English & Thai). Email: [email protected] • Restaurant Manager (Thai) • Club Manager VILLA MANAGER • Sales & Marketing Manager REQUIRED • Purchase Manager Must have excellent spoken • Personal Assistant and written English skills. Experience in property or ho- • Bartender tel and people management • Cashier essential. Must be a good • Safety Instructor for trampo- communicator, structured lines and system oriented. Thai na- • Marketing & Sales Executive tional required. Send CV and • Cleaner salary requirement to email: [email protected] Location: Patong. Tel: 076- 341613, 087-418 1365. Inter- ested candidates, please TELESALES email your curriculum vitae: Seeking self-motivated native [email protected] English speakers with excellent communication skills for a FREELANCER NEEDED telemarketing position. Must be comfortable and confident To translate Thai to German or on the phone. Experience in English to German with the the service industry or ability to comment on trans- telesales would be an advan- lated texts for two German tage. Salary: basic, plus com- newspapers. Tel: 085-578 mission. Email: careers@pp- 1001. intl.com EVENT COMPANY HIRING WEB DESIGN JOBS Phuket Event Company. Seeking Dutch-speaking Event Sales, Wedding Plan- customer care reps, web ning, DJs, Bands, Promo and print designers, Staff, Designers, Models. Photoshop illustrator. Tel: Email: info@phuketevent 084-628 2629. Please send company.com, phuketprivate CV to [email protected] [email protected] TRAINER, PHUKET PROJECT OFFICE CO-ORDINATOR Right To Play seeks Thai with Right To Play seeks Thai with experience in Adult Education fluent English, computer lit- and Workshop Facilitation. eracy, training and experi- Should be fluent English and ence to work on education computer literate. Please con- program. Please contact tact Khun Alisa. Tel: 02-652 Khun Alisa. Tel: 02-652 9274, 9274, 089-776 6835, 081-122 076-321435, 081-122 4803. 4803. Fax: 076-321435. Or Fax: 076-321435. Email: info. send your curriculum vitae [email protected] to email: info.righttoplayasia @gmail.com Please see our LOOKING FOR website: www.righttoplay.com ACCOUNTS ASST 1 position. Knowledge of basic THEATRE & accounting and English required. RESTAURANT Tel: 084-849 7212. Email your Palazzo looking for Stage man- resume to: [email protected] ager and Light - Sound techni- HOUSEKEEPER SALES EXECUTIVE cians. Must be experienced in NEEDED Seeking sales person to visit STAFF WANTED the entertainment industry and Full time housekeeper wanted. hotels, massage centers, Need a Thai man to help captain have good English. Positions: Should speak English and spas, wellness stores and on sailing boat in Chalong. Salary Floor manager, Bar manager, must like dogs. Cooking Thai more. Must speak Thai and fixed + commission. Start on Bar tender, Waiters, with artistic and farang food, cleaning English. Compensation: base November 1st. Must under- skills and ability to perform in the house and office in Cherngtalay salary + commissions on stand English. Tel: 087-277 Entertainment area. Tel: 076- area. Call K. Sudarat: 081-978 sales. Tel: 087-466 8640. 7395. Email: delphine@sweet 202277 Or email: info@phuket- 2725. Fax: 076-326144. Email: Send CV or resume to xalan71 dreamers.info palazzo.com [email protected] @hotmail.com

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BLISS LOUNGE URGENTLY NEEDED TEACHERS WANTED We are looking for staff. Seeking personnel for following IN PHUKET Bliss Lounge Patong: positions: Satree Phuket School is seeking - Bartender (Thai national) - Receptionist 1 full time, native English speak- - Night receptionist ing mathematics teacher for 11 – Good fixed salary, tips and 18 year-old students. Salary with bonuses - Sous chef B.A. degree in English, drama or Bliss Lounge Kata Beach: - Waiter science begins at 35,000 and - Bartender/Cashier (Thai na- - Waitress M.A. degree in English, drama or tional) - Assistant general manager science begins at 40,000 baht. - Hostess (Thai national) - Housekeeping Both include 4 weeks paid holi- - Waitress (Thai national) day, a government health plan - Engineer and 3,000 baht housing allow- - Office assistants (Thai na- - Cook ance. Minimum requirements: tional) Club Bamboo Boutique Bachelor’s degree or above, Good fixed salary, tips and Resort & Spa plus TEFL or CELTA certificate or bonuses 247/1-8, Nanai Road, equivalent. We can only reply to Positions available now! Patong, Kathu, Phuket applicants who meet the mini- Interested? Visit us at Patong 83150 Tel: 076-345345-7. mum requirements. Please or give us a call! Fax: 076-345099. email your CV with covering let- ter to: [email protected]; Tel: 085-619 4963 (Thai/En- Mobile: 081-893 0135. [email protected]. Or glish). Email: accounting@club call Tel: 084-666 3557. Be pre- Please send your CV to email: bamboo.com pared to present all original [email protected] certificates at interview and do Address: 58/6 Bangla Rd. Soi ADVERTISING SALES teaching demonstration. Patong Resort-Patong Beach MANAGER Class Act Media is a company LIVE-IN NANNY / MAID STAFF WANTED that produces The Phuketian, WANTED European-managed restaurant The Hua Hin Informer and The Experienced live-in nanny to and hotel requires an experi- Samui Informer. We require an help with 3 children, aged 5, 6 enced seafood chef, the salary advertising sales manager to and 7, at the Boat Lagoon. All depends on level of experience. handle all aspects of our publica- children at school from 8am to Good opportunity. Other posi- tions. Extensive knowledge of 4pm. Cooking and English tions; English speaking bartend- sales techniques, preferably in speaking skills would be a ers, waitresses, waiters and advertising sales in Thailand. plus, as would a sense of kitchen helpers. English speak- Foreigner/Thai with excellent humour. Tel: 081-893 7027. ing hotel receptionists and driver. English. Good salary, bonuses Email: [email protected] Guaranteed all season jobs. and expenses. Please send CV Hotel located at Ao Nang Beach, in English and salary expecta- RECEPTIONIST Krabi. Tel: 075-637767, 083-640 tions (base salary) to Jason. Tel: Cleaner, security wanted. For 8003, 085-150 4840 (English & 076-620553, 086-479 7471. guesthouse in Patong. Please Thai). Fax: 075-637812. Email: Email: jason@aclassactme contact more information. Tel: aningrestaurant @hotmail.com dia.com 082-598 1386. Gazette Online Classifieds – 10,000 readers every day! 36 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010

POND BIO FILTER BARS IN PATONG KARON BEACHFRONT Articles FOR SALE FOR SALE HOTEL Business For Sale Pond Bio Filter Model CBF-1100 In Soi Thai Boxing. Stadium For sale. Phuket-Karon Products & 1.0 Hp. with UV Light. Included Bar: 1.4 million baht. Kangoro beachfront hotel, 1 room + submersible Pump Arwan Bar: 900,000 baht. Boom pizzeria restaurant. All fur- Services WHEY PROTEIN model:KSV-151. New release Boom Bar: 1.3 million baht. nished. 4-year contract. FROM USA price: 30,000 baht. Second Call for more info. Tel: 080-155 Price: 1.75 million baht. Tel: SIC SOUND STUDIO Optimum Nutrition, Dymatize, hand price:12,500 baht. Tel: 076- 1006. 081-894 7273. Introducing quality sound pro- Gaspari, MuscleTech, BSN 273087, 081-978 5901 (English), duction in Phuket. We offer you Supplements available now. 081-956 3775 (Thai). Fax: 076- 2.5 RAI PROPERTY a sound specialist producer Free shipping anywhere in Thai- 273087. Email: moose@water IN KATHU RESTAURANT IN KATHU who has a lot of experience in land. Vitamins, Protein, BCAAs workswarehouse.net The best location in Kathu for sound production. We make all and other supplements. Shop business, surrounded by el- types of sound production. online now. Paypal accepted. TEAK, RATTAN ephant trekking, go-karting, Both in Thai and English. Tel: 082-415 9925. Email: bill snake show, monkey show. FURNITURE - Jingle, Radio Spot Production, @naiharngym.com For further On the property there is a High quality furniture for sale: 5- Car parade Spot and Campaign details, please see our website building with a finished bar, seater modular rattan sofa, 2 work Spot at: www.naiharngym.com/store/ plantation chairs, customised garage, two bedrooms, 2 toi- - In house songs Balinese teak shelves, wooden lets with shower. 1+3 years HOOKAHS AVAILABLE benches & more. Leaving left on the contract, with - CD presentation FOR BAR Phuket. Must sell by month end. monthly rent at 16,500 baht, At waterfall. Fully equipped: - Recording, mixing and mas- New hookahs in stock to add to Call to view. Prices negotiable. excluding water and electric- aircons, 60+ seats, two tering bar or restaurant. Email for cata- Tel: 085-791 0691 (English). ity. The building and the land bars, two bedrooms. Ready - Recorded vocals, instru- log. Tel: 080-052 8082 (English). Email: [email protected] is currently used for a to open! Price: 6.75 million ments, drums and Percus- Email: thailand.shisha@ motocross and ATV busi- baht. Freehold. Tel: 087-417 sion, guitar, bass, keyboard, gmail.com ness. Choose to take over 8187. Must see in our instrument, blower Bar & the existing business or start website : www.phuket- - Backing Track (Karaoke) Ar- TABLE AND CHAIRS Restaurant something else. The price of estate.com 1,490,000 includes the rental ranged with songwriter tunes in A very unique and trendy bamboo every style table and 4 chairs in good condi- Equipment contract on the land, the bar Business building and the ATV/ ACTIVE BUSINESS IN - Providing voice and sub for tion. Paid 30,000 baht selling for advertising and television docu- 10,000 baht. Tel: 089-150 2909 Opportunities motocross business. Tel: PATONG COFFEE MACHINE 083-394 8337 (English). Minimart with stockpile and mentary services (English). Email: artchampagne ELECTROLUX @hotmail.com Email: mattias@phuket- furniture. For sale: 990,000 - Audio Post Production for 1 year old. New price: 7,900 baht. 15 YEAR OLD RESORT dirtrider.com See our website baht. Tel: 080-612 0850 (En- Film, Short Film, TV Will sell for 4,500. This is the best BUSINESS at www.phuket-dirtrider.com glish & Thai). DOG CARRIER for cappuccino and espresso. Tel: - Recording and putting in Includes bungalows, restau- 'Pet Cargo' airline approved 081-271 8923 (English & Thai). Sound Effects, BGM-Audio rants, cafe/bar and owner’s carrier for large dog. Used once. Email: [email protected] DIVING COMPANY BAR ON BANGLA ROAD Mix down, Video/Audio Con- residence. 3 sublease-con- 76cm high x 94cm long x Part of established Diving Large bar in prime location on version tracts also included. 3 years 74cm wide. Originally 11,000 Business for sale. Own boat Bangla Road with contract of - Sound Design, Sound Effects return on investment. Prime baht. Will sell for 5,500 baht. Bulletins and equipment. E-mail for 1 or 4 years. 3 million baht or and other related images and location in Kata. 8 years left on Tel: 081-845 1492 (English). more details. No time wast- 11 million. Contact for details. sound the lease, in 2.5 rai of land, Email: [email protected] ers. Tel: 081-970 0160. Email: Tel: 086-270 6370 (English). At Sic Sound Production we 100m to beach. Price: 15 million [email protected] Email: mark@sunbeam- accept work from all around SPONSOR baht. Please contact via by management.com Thailand. a needy child. The Phuket email: [email protected] SONY PS3 & MUSIC SCHOOL SET-UP Contact K at 084-119 4094 ACCESSORIES International Women’s In a 2-bedroom house with Club is a volunteer organi- FACTORY IN KATHU (Thai & Eng) or Milk at 086- Comes with second con- BAR – BANGLA ROAD many musical instruments in zation raising funds for Bar in Soi Gonzo. Close to Foreign nationals can 191 6335 (Thai).Email: troller and Logitech G25 a quiet area. Low rent with ac- [email protected], educational scholarships. front. 4 year lease. 2.7 mil- commodation and great po- own 100% of this blinds Steering wheel. Games We rely on the goodwill of and furniture manufac- LiTTle_LiNg_MiLk available include: Guitar lion baht. Contact for details. tential. Tel: 084-925 6154. donors and sponsors – Tel: 088-440 9324 (English), turing/distribution busi- @hotmail.com Hero 3, Avatar, Transform- small and large. If you ness with a 470sqm of- ers 1 & 2, Star Wars: The 087-769 6229 (Thai). Email: GUESTHOUSE would like to put some- [email protected] FOR LEASE fice and factory fully Force Unleashed & The equipped to make qual- TRANSFORM YOUR thing back into the com- In Kata with 7 rooms, a restau- Complete Saga (Lego), ity wood blinds and to GARAGE munity in which you live, rant, a fully equipped kitchen, a Burnout Paradise City, NEWLY BUILT HOTEL, distribute furniture and contact us to find out more bar. It has been in business for GT5, Army of Two and Air- SEAVIEW! import solid T&G wood about giving a prize or be- 5 years. Key money 2.5 million borne. Contact K. Mike. Fully equipped and fully fur- flooring. Tel: 081-805 ing a sponsor. baht. Rent: 55,000 baht per Tel: 086-951 2455. Email: nished hotel with wonderful 4945 (English). Email: Please call K. Carol month. No agents please. Tel: [email protected] view of Kamala and the greenacredevelopment (Tel: 087-417 8860) or 081-956 1077. Andaman Sea! Tel: 082-807 @gmail.com K. Sue (Tel: 087-277 2392. Email: info@hyrahus KITCHEN EQUIPMENT 6948). phuket.se Please see in our BAR/RESTAURANT Kebab machine, freezer. Stove, Or email: info website at: www.renthouse IN KATA INVESTMENT or carport now. We provide deep fryers and more. In good @phuketiwc.com phuket.com (click the flag for At a good location. It comes Solid business investment op- condition. Tel: 076-366226. translation, Hotel 15). with 2 bedrooms. Available on attractive, remote-con- portunity. Tel: 085-258 0006. trolled, sectional garage a 3-year lease: 15,000 baht per Email: [email protected] month. For rent: 300,000 baht doors. Safeway "The Only Website: www.aero promgr.com Way." Tel: 076-313235-6, o.n.o. Tel: 081-934 2344, 083- /investments.html 649 1390. 082-272 9966. Email: info @garagedoorsasia.com BEST 25 ROOMS ROOFTOP RESTAURANT Website: garagedoors HOTEL IN PATONG asia.com FOR RENT This 25 room hotel is located on On the top floor of Sinthavee a busy road in Patong and is Hotel, Phuket Town. Conve- on track to gross 4.4 million THE SIS PHUKET nient for a restaurant or bar. baht in rooms this year. Will sell We design artwork, logos, bro- Also, a discotheque on the 2nd the 6 year lease for only 2.2 chures, business cards, and pro- floor (with license). Tel: 087- million baht. Tel: 076-345238, vide web services. Tel: 082-421 270 9093. Email: a.pueng@ 084-078 2753 (Thai). Email: 4773. Email: thesis.phuket@ gmail.com [email protected] gmail.com Website at www.realproreal SURIN BEACH - estatephuket.com SHOP FOR RENT Superb location adjacent COFFEE SHOP to hotels. 100 sq metres. URGENT SALE Fully fitted, including One-time offer! Nice coffee/ aircons and Cool Room. sandwich shop for sale in Kata. 50,000 baht per month. 20 persons. Newly renovated Contact Dan at Prodecon and everything included. Write Co, Ltd. 080-146 3466. or call for info/pics. 500,000 baht, Tel: 076-326454. Fax: 076- 8,000 per month. Tel: 089-288 326454. Email: danmoglia 0919 (English & Thai), 089-591 @prodecon.co.th 7249 (English). Email: morten. [email protected] October 23 - 29, 2010 PHUKET GAZETTE 37

Club Personal Membership Services Available PERSONAL TRAINER WANTED: LAGUNA Female Fitness Instructor to GOLF help get you fit and stay in Golf club membership wanted. shape. Fully qualified from the Pls contact me if you have one UK, now living in Phuket. Expe- available for sale. Email: hoviky rienced in Men's and Women's @hotmail.com health. For a free consultation, contact Sarah. Tel: 084-012 1550 (English). Email: sarah@ Computers one2one-fitness.net

FREELANCE HP CP2025 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHER LASERJET Almost-new HP Color LaserJet Make a difference to your CP2025. Bought for 21,000 images baht. Will sell at 11,000 baht. - Pre-wedding Excellent condition; we're using - Wedding a different printer. Tel: 076- - Portrait 2969330. Or email: woody@ - Family memories khunwoody.com - Party WORDPRESS IS EASY - Events Domains, hosting, WordPress Contact : Tingnoi 081- premium themes, video tutori- 606 5746. als, everything for WP. Phuket www.facebook.com/ based. Tel: 085-473 1629, 085- tingnoidwf 473 1629. Email: rickray@ tingnoidwf.multiply.com hotmail.com For further details see our website at www. FAMILY MASSAGE AT wpiseasy.com HOME To help you save time & cost for driving for massage. If you need Dive Gear a real massage, at home call us for Professional Thai Mas- DIVE COMPRESSOR seuses. Reasonable Prices FOR SALE Offer: "Free Trial for 15 min." After Please call or email for more de- Trial, if you are not happy, please tails. Tel: 084-842 5997. Email: feel free to say "NO" for continu- [email protected] ing hour’s charge. Real Thai Massage 300 baht/hr. Oil Mas- sage 400 baht/hr. Oil +Thai Mas- Golf Stuff sage 600 baht/hr. Preferred Area: around Laguna, Cherngtalay, Bangtao & Surin. Tel: 089-898 GOLF CLUBS (LADIES) 0231. Or email: vivaphuket@ Taylor made, 3-wood, 5-wood. hotmail.com Fairway driver, 5,6,7,8,9 irons pitching wedge putter and bag. Price: 4,500 baht. Tel: 087-993 Personals 8737. BACKGAMMON Retired Businessman looking Miscellaneous for Backgammon Players in For Sale Phuket. Tel: 081-577 8443. Pets MASSAGE AND OFFICE CHAIR BUDS NURSERY WEB DESIGN Massage chair: 1.5 years old. PERSIAN CATS KINDERGARTEN An interesting website New price: 140,000 baht. Selling FOR SALE Phuket oldest bi-lingual in- helps your business. for 56,000. Office chair: As new. Kittens and adults are avail- ternational child care facil- Please contact via by Original price: 8,900 baht. Selling able. Both male and female. Tel: ity. High quality time email: extra_sp@hotmail. for 4,500. Tel: 085-793 1890. 081-271 8923. proven schedule and cur- com a nd see our website Email: [email protected] riculum. Experienced na- at: www.designbyconcept. tive English teachers to net TOOLS FOR SALE Surfboards teach ages 1½ -6. Mon- Electrical hammer drills, 2 bat- Fri 8am - 5pm. Bus service tery drills, a disc grinder, and a KITESURF EQUIPMENT available from Patong, small planer. Also for sale are Cabriwa plasma board 2010. Karon, Kata, Phuket, Club screwdrivers, chisels, drill bits, Price: 14,000 baht. Ozone 15m Rawai and Chalong. Tel: Membership hole saws etc. They come with 2008. Price: 18,000 baht. Ozone 076-282 232, 080-624 Available a wheeled toolbox. Price: 11m: Price: 15,000 baht.Email: 7060. See our website at: 35,000 baht. Tel: 089-929 5459. [email protected] TATTOO REMOVAL WEB DESIGN www.buds-phuket.com We can remove your tattoos SERVICE GOLF MEMBERSHIP easily. Tel: 083-362 4144, Get your business online MR ASOKE'S BEER 4-year membership for 080-718 1686. Website at: Please contact via by email: Chalong Phunaka Golf Club. www.tattoo-delete.info [email protected] GARDEN ‘Noi Kebab' award-winning In- Price: 75,000 baht. Tel: 087- dian cuisine and more. Near 281 4535, 086-267 7245. WEAVING BY HAND SIGN/ MEDIA/ Siam Commercial Bank, Rawai 100% hand made (OTOP) ADVERTISING branch.Tel: 089-646 7176. MEMBERSHIP products made from Kra Please contact for more FOR SALE jood. Email: extra_sp@ information to K.Pu 086- KARON BEACH At Phuket Country Club. hotmail.com Websiteat: 698 6544. Hotels, car rent, real estate, Price: 625,000 baht. In- www.thaishop.in.th/extra Email:iamtontan tours, restaurants. Coming cludes transfer. Please con- boom @hotmail.com soon! See our website at www. tact for more information. Tel: gokaron.com 076-271535. 38 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010

KAWASAKI 650 NINJA Saloon Cars 4 x 4s Pickups Motorbikes BMW R1200GS & Kawasaki 650 Ninja. Green- BMW F650GS metallic, registered on Jan 10. BMW R1200GS: In ex- Only 3,500km! Green book, TOYOTA SOLUNA HONDA CLICK cellent condition, 3 years TOYOTA ISUZU D-MAX warranty book, accident-free, AUTO 11 months with all inspection, old. One owner. Original no damage, 2 front sliders. Year 2002, in very good con- FORTUNER (2004) 8,500km. Price: 39,000 baht. price: 1.1million baht. For sale. Made in 2005. First owner. Only 225,000 baht! dition with low mileage. It has Tel: 084-304 6250. Please Selling for only 695,000 2.7 engine. Bronze color, Please call for more info. Tel: power steering, automatic contact for more info. Email: baht! BMW F650GS: In in good condition and 081-956 9905 or 081-956 gear, and new tires. Service [email protected] excellent condition, 3 well maintained. First 9903. Email: office@sunbeam- record is available. One expat years old. Original price: owner. Price: 756,000 management.com owner. Must see! Price: 700,000 baht. Selling for baht. Please contact for 269,000 baht. Tel: 084-184 HONDA CBR only 390,000 baht! Also more information. Tel: 1856. 1,000 RR (2006) available: Motorcycle 080-520 5989. 3.0L, 4x4, automatic, 4- Trailer. Can carry 1 to 3 Rentals door. In good cood condi- bikes. Selling for half FORD ASPIRE TOYOTA VIGO 4X4 tion, runs great. Price: price at 55,000 baht in Urgent sale! 4-year-old black 393,000 baht. Contact for excellent condition. Con- VIOS, JAZZ car with 90,000km. Price: more info. Tel: 081-367 tact Mike for more info. LOW PRICE RENT 745,000 baht. Also on sale is a 4656 or 086-040 8058. Tel: 081-787 1752. Email: Honda Jazz for 390,000 baht. mjoneilluk@ yahoo.co.uk Both cars come with their green 14,000km, sport bike, full books and are in good condi- NV GOOD power (170Hp), 998cc, tion. Call for more further details. CONDITION first owner, never KAWASAKI ER6-N Tel: 082-815 3132. crashed, green book. 2010, ABS, black, registered Can be seen in Bangkok. January 2010, green book, Price: 350,000 baht. Call 2,600km, 1st owner, brand Short or long-term rent. ISUZU DMAX for more details. Tel: 02- new. Pic available. Only Includes insurance delivery BARGAIN! 949 8698, 081-828 0233, 210,000 baht. Contact for more service. Call for more info. Top of the Line, 3L Turbo. 081-925 7760. Email: information. Tel: 086-270 6370. Tel: 081-607 8567. Email: 1999, manual gears, 1.3L, 4 doors, 4x4, iPod & USB [email protected] Email: paradise.juggler@ [email protected] 3 doors, blue, and fuel sav- stereo. Hurry! It will go fast gmail.com ing. Call for more info. Price at only 460,000 baht! 93,000 baht o.n.o. Tel: Email for more details. 1996. Just resprayed (blue). HONDA AIR BLADE PHANTOM Email: dennyphuket@ Price: 98,000 baht. Please MINIBUS AND CAR 087-270 9093. (2007) Honda Phantom. Black. hotmail.com contact K. Neung for more FOR RENT Black with 13,800km on clock. 10,000km. Extras. 55,000 details. Tel: 081-787 3011 Price: 28,000 baht o.n.o. For baht. Contact for more info. MITSUBISHI CHAMP III (English &Thai). Email: further information, please Tel: 087-266 5697. Email: 1992, manual gears, grey, good [email protected] condition. Price: 85,000 baht. 2004 HONDA CR-V contact. Tel: 087-263 3205. [email protected] Call for more info. Tel: 081-536 With 135,580km mileage 6738 or 085-407 3302. Email: in good condition. Full KAWASAKI 650 NINJA [email protected] insurance (cover 22,000 NISSAN FRONTIER Kawasaki 650 Ninja. Green- BMW GS650 baht) until June 2011. 2007. Axl with carryboy. metallic, registered on Jan 10. X-SERIES TOYOTA YARIS (2009) Price: 490,000 baht o.n.o. Looks new, 40,000km. Only 3,500km! Green book, Minibus, Vios, Jazz, City White E limited edition model For more details, please Quick sale! Price: 350,000 warranty book, accident-free, for rent. We are offering low- with 20,000km. Comes with contact. Tel: 087-263 3205. baht. Please contact for no damage, 2 front sliders. season prices. Contact for first-class insurance war- more details. Tel: 086-120 First owner. Only 225,000 baht! more information. Tel: 081- ranty. Price: 530,000 baht. 6934. Please call for more info. Tel: 538 8567. Email: suksavat Tel: 082-420 3134. Email: 081-956 9905 or 081-956 SUZUKI VITARA @hotmail.com [email protected] (2000) 9903. Email: office@sunbeam- ISUZU DMAX (2003) management.com HONDA JAZZ VTEC BRAND NEW JAZZ HONDA AX 250 TRAIL Made in 2007. 1,000km, (2005) white blue. One owner. Top model, sport edition, just out Black in good condition. Price: For sale. 1 owner, full options, Like new! Price: 325,000 of the showroom. For rent with 40,000 baht. Please contact excellent condition, 1.5L, baht o.n.o. Please con- first class insurance. Price: 7,000 for further information. Tel: 081- 65,000km. Price 420,000 baht. tact for further detailsTel: baht per week. Monthly rate avail- 719 7015. Email: jyfievet@ Tel: 081-606 7410. Email: 089-197 5239. able. Tel: 081-343 0777. Email: [email protected] gmail.com [email protected] A 4x4 drive vehicle, BMW 318I (1994) 1.61L, in excellent condi- 3.0L, 4x2, automatic, 4- 1800cc, auto transmission, tion. Please contact for door. Good condition, runs electric windows & mirrors, more info. Tel: 086-949 great. Must see and test Wheels & Motors new battery, film, 6cd changer, 1913. Email: juraj_t@ drive! Price: 450,000 baht LPG. Tel: 086-787 3234. Email: yahoo.com o.n.o. Tel: 087-270 9093. [email protected] Please use this form to write your classified advertisement.

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On the ball with Brazilian Asia’s top pros swing footy tourney

PHUKET’S Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS) held its first 3v3 in for charity drive Futebol de Salao (FDS) tourna- ment for Under 9s and Under 12s By Alexandra Andersson at Phuket International Academy (PIA) earlier this month. OVER 20 international golf pros A total of 60 players from 24 have confirmed to play in Phuket’s teams pitched up to play in the first Pro-Am golf charity event, to tournament, and a crowd of 50 be held on November 5. parents cheered on the teams. With more pros signing up, or- Students from both interna- ganizers of the 2010 Phuket tional and government schools Property Dot Com Pro-Am Invi- played alongside each other on tational anticipate about 30 teams named after football clubs professionals to attend in total. in the English Barclays Premier Among the star-studded lineup League. are Simon Yates (Scotland) and After teams were drawn, they Scott Hend (Australia) – each of were then split into divisions. whom has won the PGA Asian The tournament was played on Tour five times – going head-to- three small 3v3 size pitches on head with 10-time PGA Asian Tour PIA’s floodlit astroturf. winner Gerry Nordquist (USA). Using small goals, and with no Singapore’s number one goalkeepers allowed in the FDS ranked player Lam Chih Bing and format, games were fast paced top-ranking Thai golf pro Undorn and provided some exciting Duangdecha have also put their names down to play. action. FORE: Five-time GPA Asian Tour winner Simon Yates will be playing at Phuket’s first Pro-Am golf charity event. In the Under 9s tournament, Amateur golfers from all over West Ham won gold, Manchester Thailand are welcome to join and his bright dress sense on the two holes where substantial prizes United were runners up and challenge the pros in the 18-hole course, says he’s looking forward are up for grabs at the tournament. Newcastle took bronze. tournament, teeing off 11:20am at to taking part. “It’s great to see an Anyone who hits a hole-in-one Martin Hill, head coach of the Blue Canyon Country Club. event like this in Phuket that sup- at hole 17 will win a 3.1-million- BSS said the tournament ex- The total prize purse is valued ports a worthy cause. baht condominium, and hole- ceeded all expectations and “was at more than US$150,000. “Blue Canyon’s Canyon Course in-one hitters at hole 13 will walk played in great spirit among Proceeds will go to the Phuket is always a challenge and I’m sure away with travel vouchers worth players”. Has Been Good To Us foundation, all involved will enjoy the event,” one million baht. Young player Philip Schaupp which provides free English-lan- he said. All of this is on top of prizes says FDS is a “great way to im- guage education to more than 700 Blue Canyon has been voted for the nearest to the pin on each prove football skills”. underprivileged children. Best Golf Course in Asia by hole, prizes for overall tournament – James Goyder Mr Duangdecha, known for FinanceAsia for four years in the winners and a gift bag worth 3,000 past decade. It is the only course baht for each participant. to have hosted the Johnnie Walker Entry for members of Blue Can- Classic tournament three times – yon Country Club is 7,000 baht, The championship Canyon Course. Division 2 promotion playoffs in 1994, 1998 and 2007. and 9,000 baht for non-members. Hole 17 was once described by The Phuket Gazette and To get involved, email Graham Fred Couples as one of the best PGTV are media sponsors of Haslam at graham@phukethas FC Phuket net a point par-3s in the world, and is one of this event beengoodtous.org IN THE first round of play in the Rangsit 1-2 Buriram FC, Thai League Division 2 promotion Bangkok FC 1-4 Chainat, playoffs, FC Phuket picked up a Loei City 1-4 Rayong FC. valuable point on the road with a FC Phuket’s next match is a 0-0 draw at Samut Prakarn. road fixture at Rayong FC on Fellow Division 2 South quali- October 24. Kick-off is at 6pm. fiers Trang FC were less FC Phuket’s first home fix- successful, going down to FC ture is at 6pm on October 30, Phichit at home 2-1. against Chainat FC, who are off Results of other matches to a flying start after their im- played October 16 and 17: pressive 4-1 win in Bangkok. Saraburi FC 2-2 Chiang Mai FC, – Stephen Fein 40 PHUKET GAZETTE October 23 - 29, 2010