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The Gazette is published in association with Charearn told Toddler killed in to vacate SorPorKor IN THIS ISSUE botched robbery land plots CCTV catches office NEWS: By Natcha Yuttaworawit BANGKOK (The Nation): The thief; Ya bah bust. Supreme Court on June 21 up- Pages 2 & 3 RASSADA: A two-year-old girl and her nanny have died after held an Appeals Court verdict INSIDE STORY: Competing fac- they had their throats slit in a and ordered Phuket businessman tions of villagers force stale- botched burglary by two local Charearn Thavornwongwongse mate at Yamu Bay. youths on the evening of June 22. to vacate four plots of Pages 4 & 5 Phuket Provincial Police SorPorKor land for landless farmers covering roughly 16 rai ANDAMAN COASTING: The end Deputy Commander Col Chalit of ‘Voluntourism’. Page 7 Tinthanee last night announced in Kamala and Kathu Districts. that the attackers, a 15-year-old According to the court, K. AROUND THE SOUTH: Bomb- Charearn could no longer be con- ing kills district chief; School student at Phuket Technical Col- lege (PTC) and his 17-year-old sidered a farmer because he strife; Murderous monk. owned various businesses. Page 8 friend, entered the house of PTC teacher Narisorn Phueng-rang in He is the managing direc- tor of Tilok Company, which op- AROUND THE NATION: Rape Baan Kabout about 5 pm. loopholes closed; Dangling Once inside they were con- erates three hotels in Phuket un- dolls, Crackdown looms. fronted by the nanny, Dang der the Thavorn Group name, Page 9 Panthip, 40. She said she did not including the flagship 150-room Thavorn Grand Plaza Hotel in the PEOPLE: Denmark diva brings have anything of value for them to take and began to shout for heart of Phuket City. jazz to Phuket. Phuket’s trash incinerator apparently poisoned 3,564 square Tilok’s other assets in Pages 14 & 15 help, and K. Narisorn’s two- year-old daughter, Nitchanart, meters of submarine fish baskets near Saphan Hin June 23, Phuket City include a crocodile ANDAMAN R ANT: The devolu- began to cry. when all of the fish in the 396 baskets were found dead. Officials farm on Chana Jaroen Rd, origi- tion of man. Page 20 The robbers, afraid some- said the water in Klong Koh Kui and Koh Phee had low oxygen nally set up as a tourist attrac- one would hear the commotion, levels and high concentrations of ammonia and phosphate. tion but now only raises croco- PERSPECTIVES: Patong’s top It is estimated that 6.6 million baht worth of fish were hit Nitchanart on the head with a diles commercially. cop moves on. Page 27 spoiled. Authorities are discussing how to compensate the fish K. Charearn, who was not knife holder, which only made her owners. BUSINESS & MONEY: On The scream louder. present at the court ruling, has Move; Money Talks; Mectron To quiet the child and the number. the journey, but later died from 36 other plots of land covering moves in. Pages 32 & 33 nanny, the youths then slit both She called the police, and the injury. more than 60 rai, the court noted. K. Charearn’s lawyer, SPORTS: TriBallistic wraps up; their throats, Col Chalit said. around 7:30 pm a police officer Col Chalit said the teenag- Badminton, Tasar World K. Dang’s daughter then arrested the youths near Saphan ers had confessed to charges of Benjama Abhaiwongse, said his Championships; Darts walked in on the robbers, but Hin. murder with intent. client would respect the court’s Pages 34 & 35 managed to escape the burglars Nitchanart died on the way The police have not re- decision, but would ask the Agri- and remember their license plate to the hospital. K. Dang survived leased the suspects’ names. cultural Land Reform Office PROPERTY: Gardening; Home (ALRO), the plaintiff in the case, of the Week; Construction; to let him lease the four plots. Property Watch: Reinventing Beachcomber’s nightmare found in Nai Thon K. Benjama said K. Patong. Pages 36-39 Charearn had acquired and used NAI THON: Police are hoping legs were missing, we can iden- down to the knees. these plots since 1957. PLUS to establish the identity of a head- tify it as that of a man. It was “There were no cut marks They remained rubber plan- less and badly decomposed hu- badly decayed and appears to or other signs that would indicate tations and fruit orchards, he QUEER NEWS 6; AROUND THE I S- man corpse discovered washed have been partially eaten by ma- foul play,” Lt Thianchai said. said. LAND 10; AMBROSIA’S SECRETS up on Nai Thon Beach June 19. rine animals,” Lt Thianchai said. From the man’s size it is The ALRO has filed sev- 13; HAPPENINGS 16; TSOWND- Sub Lt Thianchai Duang- Photos of the corpse, prom- more likely he is Asian and not eral lawsuits to evict wealthy INGS 17; LIFESTYLE 18 & 19; suwan of the Tah Chat Chai Po- inently displayed on the front Caucasian, police said. Lt people from SorPorKor land that MOTORING 21; TAKE A BREAK lice Station told the Gazette the page of a daily Thai language Thianchai estimated the man died had been earmarked for agricul- 23 & 24; BOOKS, DIARY 25; gruesome discovery was made newspaper, showed that the about two weeks ago. tural use by landless farmers. EDITORIAL, LETTERS 26; THE at about 10:30 am on the stretch corpse was clad only in a pair of “We suspect he may have There are five cases before GRAY AREA 28; HOROSCOPES of beach in front of the light blue underpants. been a crew member on a fish- the Supreme Court and three oth- 29; COMPUTERS 30; CLASSIFIEDS Naithonburi Beach Resort. The only flesh remaining ing boat,” Lt Thianchai said. ers pending at the Court of Ap- 40-51. “Although the head and was from the lower abdomen – Natcha Yuttaworawit peals. 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS June 30 - July 6, 2007 Hotel worker killed in crash Beauty applied KARON: Nakamura Masakazu, 41, a circus en- friend and a real gentleman. The entire manage- tertainer at Club Med, died after he was run over ment team will always keep the memory of his PATONG: Twenty-four by a tuk-tuk on a hill near Le Meridien Phuket smile and humor, his energy and commitment,” said beauties from throughout Beach Resort early on June 19. Club Med Phuket General Manager Alessandro Southern Thailand signed up Mr Masakazu was riding a rented Honda Cordogli. at Jungceylon on June 24 to Dream motorbike in heavy rain around 6 am when Further south in Kata, Lamphun Kotpanna, enter the Miss Thailand he lost control on a downhill section of the road 27, from Sakhon Nakhon, died after her motorbike World 2007 beauty pageant from Patong to Karon, Lt Col Sanguan Muang- was hit by a pickup truck on the steep hill near the organized by Thai TV Channel 3 and BEC Tero tham, duty inspector of Chalong Police Station, said. Marina Phuket Resort on June 25. Entertainment. “His helmet came off when he hit the pave- Sayan Thammapan, of the Phuket Ruamjai The applications were ment and his body slid across the center line, into Rescue Foundation, told the Gazette, “She was collected by Miss Thailand the path of an oncoming tuk-tuk driven by Suree riding her blue Honda Sonic motorbike on the hill, 2005 finalist and Miss Phankhor. He died at the scene,” Col Sanguan said. which has a very steep slope, about 9:30 pm.” Chinese International 2006 Suree, charged with careless driving causing He added that witnesses said that a pickup runner-up Thanida “Ginny” death, was released on 50,000-baht bail, he added. truck being driven at high speed hit the motorbike Karnchanawat. A statement released by Club Med said that from behind then sped off. The final round of the Mr Masakazu joined Club Med six years ago and “She suffered head injuries and her neck was contest will be held at the was organizing the resort’s circus entertainment at broken. She died at the scene,” K. Sayan said. Bangkok Convention Center the time of his death. “No witnesses can remember the license plate on August 4. In addition to the seven million baht in cash and “It is very hard to find words to express such number, color or make of the pickup that hit her,” prizes, the winner will also be Thailand’s representative for the a big feeling – the loss of a great organizer, good he added. – Supanun Supawong Miss World 2007 pageant in Sanya, China, on December 1. 2 tonnes of kratom Office thief caught on CCTV By Janyaporn Morel foundation at Phun Pol Night seized in raid Plaza, in Phuket City. PHUKET CITY: Provincial bu- “Burglars broke into the THALANG: Police seized about reaucrats will sleep better at New Life Foundation at 74/123 2,000 kilograms of kratom leaves night, following the June 21 ar- Phun Pol Night Plaza. They at a house in Thalang June 21. rest by Phuket City Police of a scaled a wall at the rear of the Lt Col Kritthana Poothi- man wanted for stealing valuables building, then removed louvers to luecha of Thalang Police Station from government offices on the enter a work room on the second told the Gazette that police acted island. floor. on a tip-off to raid the home of At a press conference yes- “The burglars pried open motorcycle taxi driver Jin Mee- terday, Phuket City Police Station work desks, making off with chai in Sri Soonthorn. Superintendent Col Nos Sawe- about 90,000 baht in cash they In the back yard of the talek presented 30-year-old found there,” Lt Col Ampolwat home, located behind Wat Tha Prayuth Kruakaew as the thief, Saengrueng told the Gazette. Rua, police found 12 kratom trees along with four laptop computers, “Although we have finger- ranging in height from 10 to 15 three mobile phones and cash in prints and footprints of the bur- meters. baht, US dollars and Chinese yuan glars at the scene, and I have in- “Jin confessed to selling as evidence. terviewed all the people who kratom to construction workers Three men – Nopparat work at the foundation, we have so they could work harder. He Phakdee, 23; Phurin Eiamtrakul, yet to determine a prime suspect,” planted the trees and started sell- 20; and Peerapat Kongchuay, 23 said Col Ampolwat. ing it years ago. Police found – along with one woman – Prayuth Kruakaew (right) was arrested June 21, three weeks after Police couldn’t find any wit- them and cut them down,”Col Thanasak Chaisaengsri, 22 – CCTV cameras at the OrBorJor’s offices had caught him in the act. nesses to the break-in, he said. Kritthana said, were charged with receiving the In another break-in at build- “I think this is the biggest stolen property. left unattended at government his chosen location around noon ing with a religious affiliation on kratom bust we’ve ever had. Prayuth’s arrest followed a offices. under the pretext of conducting the same night, persons unknown However, we are following his report to police by officials at the Police said that Prayuth had official business, but knowing made off with Jatukham Rama- connections to investigate Phuket Provincial Administration also admitted to roaming the cor- that government offices on the thep amulets worth a total of whether we can make more ar- Organization (OrBorJor) offices, ridors of schools, municipality of- island are often unattended from about 10,000 baht from Wat rests,” Col Kritthana said. where images of Prayuth with fices, student dormitories, and noon until 1 pm, when civil ser- Sapam on Thepkrasattri Rd. Jin, 53, was charged with office property in hand were cap- patient wards at Mission Hospi- vants break for lunch, Col Nos Yuwadee Yuthitham, a vol- possession and sale of kratom. tured on closed-circuit television tal and Vachira Phuket Hospital said. unteer worker at the temple, told Native to Thailand, kratom cameras (CCTV) on June 2. in his quest for valuables to pil- “He was released from the Gazette, “Burglars pried open leaves act as a stimulant when Col Nos said Prayuth had fer. prison last month on similar a glass cabinet that contained ingested. confessed to stealing laptop com- Prayuth’s modus operandi charges. He did the same type Jatukham amulets. We have al- – Pathomporn Kaenkrachang puters, mobile phones and cash was to arrive in a rented Jeep at of thing in Surat Thani,” Col Nos ready reported this to Phuket told reporters. Police Station,” she said. However, two nights earlier, Police officials in Ranong thieves made the most of the dark report that they have arrested a and stormy night and made off suspect in the theft of the amu- with about 90,000 baht in cash lets, but are awaiting further evi- after breaking into a Christian dence and reports from Phuket. June 30 - July 6, 2007 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 Police smash ya bah ring Dutchman arrested after car chase, shootout for office hold-up PHUKET CITY: A down-on-his- By Sompratch Saowakhon luck Dutchman was arrested June 22 for the June 15 robbery KATHU: On a night of rain, gun- of the management office of fights and car chases, police Phuket Villa California. smashed a major ya bah (meth- The man, Jeroen De Valk, amphetamine) ring on June 19, 35, allegedly made away with arresting five people and seizing 74,000 baht – but not before 1,384 ya bah pills and 115,000 CCTV cameras recorded his baht in cash as evidence. motorcycle license plate number. The operation started with On June 15, a man dressed a routine drug bust on June 18 in in black walked into the offices front of Rungtawee Mansion in of Phuket Villa California on Kathu, where Maj Chalermchai Chao Fa East Rd with a replica Hernsawat of the Phuket City gun and demanded money. Rung- Police and his team arrested ruedee Engchuan, the lone office Jeroen De Valk (pictured) was Rungsan Pongtrakul for posses- worker at the time, ran for cover arrested for staging a holdup with sion of two ya bah pills. while the man searched through a cigarette lighter ‘gun’. Photo by Yongyot Preuksarak Upon questioning, Rungsan the office, eventually making off named his supplier as Sayam with the money. has lived in Thailand for six Jamjantra. Undercover police Some of the evidence seized in the series of drug busts on June 19. Col Chalit Thintanee, months, bought a house on credit arranged to buy 20 ya bah pills police, who identified him as pills, 15,000 baht cash and a book Deputy Commander of Phuket and set up a clothing store with a the following day from Sayam on Pornchai Limpanich, who was still containing a list of customers. Provincial Police, said that al- Thai woman – but the store was Soi Irawadee Ketho, in Kathu. at-large as this edition went to A search of Suwit’s room though the man’s face was not not making money. As Sayam was being placed press. uncovered a .32 automatic pistol visible in the CCTV recording, The gun used in the hold-up under arrest, police noticed a red Already in custody, Sayam with seven bullets, aluminum foil, the license plate was clear and turned out to be of the variety tuk-tuk nearby making a hasty named his supplier as Ketchakart packs of drinking straws and led to the arrest of De Valk. used for lighting cigarettes, not retreat from the scene. In heavy “Kim” Kitpunwong, a resident of other equipment commonly used At a press conference af- shooting bullets. rain, a patrol car gave chase. The SB Park Mansion on Soi Thida. to package ya bah. ter the arrest, police said De Valk – Sangkhae Leelanapaporn driver of the tuk-tuk fired two Police found the man in the park- Police also arrested Suwit’s shots at the patrol car, the occu- ing lot of the apartment complex, roommate Noppateep Petrak, pants of which returned fire. where they searched his body and whom they suspected of being a Motorbike thieves nabbed The tuk-tuk driver managed uncovered a fully-loaded Glock drug user. PHUKET CITY: Police have busted a gang of motorbike thieves, to get away, but his vehicle was 17 semi-automatic pistol and A more thorough search a including their leader, who have allegedly stolen about 50 motorbikes seen parked in front of Sritrang 100,000 baht in cash. A search few days later uncovered 164 over the past four months. Romyen dormitory. Once spotted of his room uncovered five bags more ya bah pills in a bag taped Pol Col Nos Svettalekha, superintendent of Phuket City Police by police, the man tried to flee on of ya bah, each containing 200 underneath the television set. Station, told the Gazette, “The leader of the gang is Krittanai ‘Max’ foot by scaling a wall and run- pills. Maj Chalermchai said the Buapeng, 36, from Krabi. We followed him for about four months” ning across a rooftop. The alleged leader of the gang members used rented cars before his arrest June 20. The rooftop gave way, drug ring, also a resident of SB to drive to Bangkok, where they “He had about 10 henchmen who stole motorbikes for him. sending the man crashing to the Mansion, then happened to pull bought up to 10,000 pills per trip. They stole only Honda bikes, and even stole bikes to order. The mo- floor of the house, much to the his car into the parking lot while Once in Phuket, they could sell torbikes were sent to Burma through Ranong,” he added. surprise of its occupants. Saying police were still there. the drugs at 500 baht each, he “We arrested his gang in two raids, arresting about five people he was in a hurry, the man gave The man, Suwit Kaewnit, added. each time: one raid was at Kapoe in Ranong and the other was while them his Thai ID card as collat- rammed the patrol truck police All the suspects were then gang members were passing through the Tah Chat Chai checkpoint. eral and promised to return the used to block the exit. Officers remanded in custody at Phuket “Over the past four months they stole about 50 motorbikes,” next day to repair the damage. then shot out one of his tires and City Police Station except from Col Nos said, adding that only seven had been recovered. The man escaped, but the took him into custody. A body Sayam, who is being held at Tung Col Nos said that all gang members had confessed to the thefts. family turned over the ID card to search uncovered 200 ya bah Tong Police Station. A court date had yet to be set, he added. Chinese tourist drowns in strong Patong surf Body found in Klong Bang Yai PATONG: Strong waves claimed the life of Chi- ager swam into difficulties and had to be rescued RASSADA: The body of a man his shoulder and his neck, but they nese tourist Wing Wong, 40, who drowned at from the strong surf at Kata. aged 20 to 30 was found floating do not look like they caused his Patong Beach about 1:30 pm June 25. An official at the Phuket Tourist Rescue Cen- in Klong Bang Yai near the death, so we have to wait for the Sub Lt Naruwat Puthawiro, duty investigator ter told the Gazette that the young woman was Chokthawee fish raft in the port result of an autopsy,” Capt of Kathu Police Station, today told the Gazette, “He swimming with about four male friends. “While they area around noon on June 24. Krurg-rit said. and his friends were swimming at Patong Beach. were swimming, the girl was caught in a danger- Capt Krurg-rit Ritnuang of “No person has been re- Although I have yet to question his friends, at that ous rip tide and she started struggling and disap- Phuket Police Station told the ported missing in the area and we time there were strong waves. I suspect that Wing pearing below the surface, and she took in some Gazette, “When we lifted the have already questioned local Wong was probably tired and drowned. sea water.” body out of the water we saw that fishermen. “His body is at Patong Hospital, waiting for “We rescued her and took her up to the beach. his trousers were lowered as if “The man was about 165 relatives to collect for his funeral,” Sub Lt Naruwat She was in shock but still conscious. Although she he had fallen from a boat while centimeters tall and he looks more added. seemed not to be in a serious condition we took her he was going to the toilet. Burmese than Thai,” he added. About 1:30 pm June 24, a female Korean teen- to Phuket International Hospital,” the official said. “We found two wounds, on – Natcha Yuttaworawit 4 PHUKET GAZETTE INSIDE STORY June 30 - July 6, 2007

nlike the breakneck pace of development that has seen areas of U Phuket’s west coast turn from backwaters to boom Yamu marina on hold towns, much of Phuket’s east coast has only begun to surge in recent years as new projects and Controversial plans to build a marina at Yamu developments discover its un- tapped resources. Bay have been put on hold until further notice One of the areas that has seen the biggest growth is Pa as Governor Niran Kalayanamit calls for all Khlok, where tax revenue sides in the dispute to reach a consensus jumped from about 4 million baht per year from 2001 to 2004 to a agreement over the project. whopping 30 million baht in 2006 Gazette reporter Sompratch Saowakhon alone. Growth isn’t slowing in 2007, as developers push to move traces the evolution of the face-off at the bay. forward with the area’s next major development: the planned Yamu Marina. The marina project by The Yamu company – a subsidiary of Campbell Kane – will have berths for 39 boats and will be a part of a hotel and villa development cov- ering 100 rai in Ban Yamu. Not all residents of Pa Khlok and Ban Yamu see the development of the marina as a boon to the area, however, and the village has become largely divided into two factions on the issue. Following a meeting with the governor and environmental surveyors, the marina project has been put on hold. ABOVE and LEFT: A team from the Phuket Marine Biological Center At a meeting with represen- checks sea grass at Yamu Bay as part of their Envornmental Impact tatives of the two factions of vil- Assessment on building the marina. lagers, the company, environmen- tal groups and government offi- in Pa Khlok have a surprisingly dents remains highly vocal in their Khlok and villagers come to an project be stopped and the origi- cials on June 12, Phuket Gover- short history. opposition. understanding within 15 days. nal road to Ban Yamu restored. nor Niran Kalayanamit said, “This “Within the last three to four On April 20, a group of The demand did not suc- K. Vikanda released results from case will take a long time and it years, Pa Khlok has seen about these disgruntled villagers met ceed, however. The May 3 meet- an April survey of 200 villagers, requires a permit first. The best five residential projects, a golf with Vice-Governor Worapoj ing between Vikanda Tong- showing that 75% of the villag- way to go about that is to have club, a hotel and a factory spring Ratthasima, representatives of nuekang, a representative from ers responded in favor of the The Yamu company, OrBorTor up in the area,” he said. “The vil- The Yamu and other local offi- Andaman Environmental Con- project while just 17% were (Tambon Administration Organi- lagers around here did not have cials to state their objections to sultants, Yamu company repre- against it. zation) Pa Khlock and the in- a very good source of income the project. They primarily op- sentatives and the group of vil- The 66 residents at the volved officers go down to the before that. Their quality of life posed the potential impact on lo- lagers ended in a stalemate, with meeting expressed disbelief. village and come to an under- was poor, but now their lives are cal fisheries and the re-routing of no consensus or common ground They said they had not heard of standing with the leaders of both improving thanks to these busi- a road that forces them to drive found. the survey and were skeptical that groups of villagers. It is also im- nesses.” around the project site rather than The very next day, Anusorn so many of their fellow villagers portant that the company recon- But whether the villagers directly to their houses. Somboon, village chief of Ban could possibly be in favor of the sider the environmental effects really want to risk their heritage V/Gov Worapoj responded Yamu, held a meeting in Ban Pa project. again closely.” and coastal-resources for a more by commanding the Phuket Pro- Khlok with 66 villagers, K. “Almost all of the villagers Panya Sampaorat, Presi- tourism-dependent lifestyle vincial Land Transportation Of- Vikanda and Yamu company rep- oppose the project,” said K. dent of OrBorTor Pa Khlok, ex- seems to be a matter of disagree- fice (PPLTO), Phuket Provincial resentatives. At that gathering, Anusorn. “After we met with plained that development trends ment. One small group of resi- Fisheries Office, OrBorTor Pa villagers demanded that the pier Gov Niran and he informed us June 30 - July 6, 2007 INSIDE STORY PHUKET GAZETTE 5 as negotiations continue about the project, he said he coral is still alive, the rest provides wanted to hear results in seven a habitat for other marine life. days. V/Gov Worapoj was put in While the pier will not be charge of all public hearing issues built directly upon either the coral related to the project,” he said. or the seagrass, its construction Unlike village chief will require the dredging of about Anusorn, OrBorTor President 30,000 cubic meters of marine Panya said that the villagers had clay from the sea floor. Such good reason to support the plan, dredging could cause suspended which he says will contribute fur- sediment to settle atop coral and ther to the OrBorTor’s bountiful other marine species, potentially coffers and create even more damaging or destroying it, the jobs. survey group stated. “Last year the government At a mangrove planting cer- received 30 million baht in taxes emony held June 21, Managing and we used 10 million baht of Director of The Yamu Ian Henry that to help improve the quality said that the damage to the area of the villagers’ lives. This year has already been done. If any- we expect to receive 29 million thing, the project stands to im- baht and we will continue to pro- prove environmental conditions in mote job growth, support educa- the bay, he maintains. tion for the children and support “I don’t think that people the religious and cultural growth realize that marinas create sea of the village. life, and the barnacles come in,” “In the future we hope to he said. “Both this and the ma- also develop the Pa Khlok road, rina helps to bring sea life back the view at Yamu Bay and put in in and increase the fishing as more electric cables for the vil- well, so they can come down and lagers. fish.” “We still don’t have enough “To be honest I think if you electricity and water, but we have ask people in the village they are supplied electricity to 98% or 99% Yamu Bay is home to some of the most extensive seagrass beds in Phuket. Local residents worry that happy, they are the ones who of the villagers. We will continue the dredging required for a new pier would bury the seagrass, disturb marine life and threaten the local come to us with ideas.” to cooperate with Phuket Provin- fishing industry. Image courtesy of The Yamu Company “We coexist now, so it’s cial Irrigation Office to install sented to Gov Niran a document We want the project to give vil- Part of the stated reason for important that they let us know pipes to bring water to villagers stating their support. Provincial lagers more jobs, more money the delay is an environmental im- what they want to do.” who lack it.” Chief Administrative Officer and a better life,” he said. pact study of the ecological di- Despite his enthusiasm, the Last March, Department of (Palad) Piya Bharatasilpin ac- In yet another tit-for-tat, on versity of the area. plan has stalled for now – though Disaster Prevention and Mitiga- cepted the document on the June 13 another contingent of vil- According to a survey, Pa it seems likely to proceed after tion chief Aroon Kerdsom told the governor’s behalf and urged the lagers, this time only 20-strong, Khlok has a total of 1,800 rai of still more negotiations are held. Gazette that Pa Khlok was the crowd to leave the area. arrived at Phuket Provincial Hall seagrass, including 10 rai in Yamu V/Gov Worapoj said the provin- part of the island which faced the Group leader Bangsod to show their opposition and await Bay, near where The Yamu cial officials are waiting for those greatest water supply problems Densiri, 56, said, “We came here the outcome of a hearing about wants to build their pier. The negotiations to take place before during the dry season. to show our support for the Yamu the marina. They held up a ban- single largest expanse of sea- the permits are issued. On May 29, some 200 vil- marina project. Nobody put us up ner reading, “Please oppose the grass in Phuket waters, it has four “Both the for and against lagers in favor of the Yamu ma- to this. We came by ourselves disgraceful Yamu marina project, species of seagrass that support groups live together here, so we rina plan showed their support by because we want Yamu to enjoy which will destroy lives and re- a wide variety of animals, includ- must reach a consensus,” he staging a banner-waving rally the benefits of development, just sources.” ing the dugong, which is highly said. “I cannot predict the course outside Phuket Provincial Hall. as parts of the island have,” he Instead of opposing the endangered in Thai waters. of events, but in time the entire With representatives of The said. project, the officials at the meet- Yamu Bay also has 75 rai community must reach a single Yamu company conspicuously “Phuket is a tourist destina- ing accepted the complaints and of coral, according to a govern- conclusion. When it does, the pro- present, but claiming to have no tion…but the development is hap- said that a decision would have ment survey. The survey esti- vincial officers will proceed fol- influence over events, they pre- pening very slowly at Baan Yamu. to wait. mates that while only 25% of that lowing their advice.” 6 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS June 30 - July 6, 2007 Queer New s STAMPS n July 2 Thailand Post will launch a series of four Onew special-edi- It’s no yolk! tion stamps, each featuring an image of a famous Thai temple. The set will be Thailand Post’s second Egg theft stamp series featuring tem- ples. The temples featured are all located in the Bang- ring cracked kok area and are of histor- ical significance: Wat Raja- orasaram, Wat Rajapradit NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Accounts of police breaking Sathitmahasimaram, Wat up rings of drug dealers, armed robbers and teenage motor- Rajabopit Sathitmahasima- cycle thieves are a fairly common occurrence in Thailand ram and Wat Suthatthep- these days. wararam. Officers from Chalermprakiat District Police had a more The stamps have a unusual task at hand on June 20, however, when they man- face value of five baht each and Only one million of each set will be 30 baht per set, including an attrac- aged to crack a ring of egg thieves who had been terrorizing measure 45 millimeters by 28mm. produced. These will be available at tive first-day-cover envelope. chicken coops across Khorat. The gang came unstuck when a security guard at Jak- karach Chicken Farm reported that there were six suspi- cious characters spotted carrying trays of eggs near the farm fence. When police arrived, they found the six loading eggs from a hiding place in the woods onto waiting motorbikes. When they saw police, the thieves fled in all directions. Two managed to make a clean escape, but Thanuphon Chotithonglang, 22, Wiwat Riamphit, 22, Aekachai Pheng- phin, 22, and Arayathai Taophali, 23, were all arrested. Police also seized 1,739 chicken eggs and three motorcycles as evidence. Thanuphon confessed to police that there were six members of the gang, who divided up duties among them- selves. Two would sneak into the farm and move trays of eggs to the fence. Two others would move the eggs to a hiding place in the woods, where the remaining two mem- bers would guard them. After they had collected enough eggs, they loaded them onto their motorbikes and made their escape, Thanuphon explained. Col Phinij Phongphamon, Superintendent of Chalerm- prakiat District Police Station, said theft cases were increas- ing due to the poor state of the economy. The suspects in this case worked selling SIM cards for a telecoms company. Some were already married with children, he said. As some of the gang had previously been egg farm employees, they knew how the operations worked – and how best to exploit them. After the thefts, the gang would divide up the eggs. f you’re going to dump garbage by the road, Some were eaten, the rest sold at discount rates in nearby at least do it with a sense of humor, like the TRASHING villages, Col Phinij said. cheeky chaps who have been dropping their They had targeted a number of farms in Chalermprakiat unwanted and unmentionable bits and and Jakkarach districts, he added. I pieces next to the road on Kamala Hill. Phuket The four were charged with trespass and theft. Police The warning sign, erected by Kamala are still hunting for their two accomplices. Tambon Administrative Organization states, “Do Police said that they would return the eggs to the farm not leave trash here. Offenders will be fined 2,000 Got a favorite informal trash heap? Email a pic- rather than keep them as evidence – as they were worried baht. If you see [anyone dumping here] call 076- ture and a short description to dump@phuket about them going rotten while the legal system processed 385640-3.” Our guess is no one saw them… gazette.net the case. Source: Kom Chad Luek June 30 - July 6, 2007 AROUND THE REGION PHUKET GAZETTE 7 ‘Voluntourism’ days are over hao Lak is having a dirt – not an inviting sight for first- very different rainy time travelers to Khao Lak. Now season this year, this gash has been restored K since most volunteers and will provide 150 rooms and tsunami-help organizations towards Khao Lak’s goal of have packed their bags for good. 5,000 rooms open for the Several shophouses that had been coming high season. rented out to such organizations Yet another gap on are now vacant. Nang Thong Beach has been While volunteers had filled filled by the reconstruction of restaurants and local pubs dur- the Nang Thong Bay Resort ing past low season evenings, II, which will also open its there is now a vacuum that might doors this coming Novem- financially hurt several Khao ber. Lak-based businesses. While The construction of a there are more low season tour- new shopping complex has ists around this year, the “volun- started opposite the Nang tourism” days are definitely over Thong supermarket. The bill- for Khao Lak. board shows a two-story glass Not everyone is sad about palace with a futuristic design. this fact. Too many times I have While the location of the Nang overheard local expats complain- Thong Park Plaza is perfect for ing about the (in their eyes) “use- business, the remaining question less” volunteers who, “instead of is whether shop rental prices will inspiring locals to take matters in be reasonable or not. their own hands, went ahead sweating it out building houses for Banking on it. Another big step tsunami victims, while the ‘poor forward for Khao Lak can be victims’ sat next to the construc- added to the ongoing success sto- tion site playing cards and having ry: on June 25 a shiny, new pur- a good time over a bottle of lao ple Siam Commercial Bank kao.” branch opened in central Khao A never-ending story is the Lak, next to the Sub Aqua dive one about too many longtail boats shop on the right-hand side of being built by volunteers to help Petchkasem Rd, when driving tsunami-affected fishermen. towards Bang Niang Beach. Many of these boats were sold The new SCB branch oc- by locals shortly after receiving MONEY FUN: A small step for the SCB, but a big step for Khao Lak. Despite rain on the premier opening cupies two shophouses and, in them to make a quick buck. Even Monday, it was all smiles in the new SCB branch. Inset: the exterior of the new branch. combination with their already today donated longtail boats that existing mini-branch at Khao have never been in the water can become certified scuba diving in- that promise. The reconstruction Lak’s southern end, makes SCB be found rotting away alongside structors. of the Khao Lak Laguna resort, the largest operating bank in Khao Khao Lak’s roads. The best thing is that ETC’s which will open for business this Lak, surpassing previous leader It is obvious that very few worldwide media coverage has year, is an important step forward Bank of Ayudhya. help organizations were able to brought hundreds of tourists in- as it is the first big upmarket re- provide useful long-term support terested in the project to Khao sort visitors will see on their left- Franky Gun is an expat writer, to proverbially “teach the man to Lak, making the center a win-win hand side when entering central artist, designer, scuba diver and fish” and equip locals with the project for everyone in Khao Lak. Khao Lak as they arrive from businessman who left Germany skills and knowledge to land long- Since the ETC depends on stu- Phuket International Airport. in 1991 to live in Thailand. He term, well-paid jobs to support ANDAMAN dent sponsorships, the center con- Before the reconstruction moved to Khao Lak in 2001 and their families. stantly needs new donors, I en- started, the area where the Khao still calls Khao Lak home. One of these very rare use- COASTING courage you to find more infor- Lak Laguna resort once stood Franky can be contacted via ful organizations is the Eco Tour- By Franky Gun mation about the project at was an open expanse of plain red email to: [email protected] ism Training Center (ECT), locat- www.etcth.org ed on Bang Niang Beach, which al understanding of nature pro- is managed by Reid Ridgway. tection and awareness. All for- Build me up. While the resur- Here, locals are trained in diving mer ETC students have found rection of Khao Lak has been skills up to the level of dive mas- well-paid jobs in Thailand’s dive hailed a successful recovery story, ter, while enhancing their gener- industry and four of them have the region is busy following up on 8 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE SOUTH June 30 - July 6, 2007 Bombing kills district chief powerful roadside bomb in Pattani killed three officials, includ- A ing a district chief and a high-ranking security officer on June 19. Mai Kaen District Chief Chayaphat Raksoyos, Col Sura- sak Phosutha from the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) and Ahama Laharn, a Mai Kaen defense volunteer, were traveling in the same pickup truck when a 15-kilogram bomb ex- ploded on the roadside, killing them instantly. Three other officials were injured in the blast. Police said the bomb was set off by an electrical wire that extended into a wooded area off the paved road. The officials were return- ing from Tambon Lohsaithong, where insurgents had set fire to an elementary school the night before. The same day in Yala’s Yaha district, traveling vendor Marohsalee Loniji, 36, was shot dead while his wife, Yuwahe, also 36, was seriously injured in an attack by suspected insurgents. A day earlier, Mahyeng Cheteh, 56, was shot dead by Mai Kaen District Chief Chayaphat Raksoyos, Col Surasak Phosutha from the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) and Mai gunmen using AK47s as he re- Kaen defense volunteer Ahama Laharn were killed when their pickup truck was blasted by a roadside bomb in Pattani June 19. turned home from evening prayer at a mosque in Tambon Kawa in in Yala were also victims of ar- Sripakphraek, director of Phra ferred to a temporary post at a Natthawon’s body was Narathiwat’s Sungai Padi dis- son attacks that day. Insurgents Phrome Phitthayanusorn School, regional education office in the found in the shop’s toilet, he had trict. also detonated a bomb, destroy- through loudspeakers. province. been stabbed more than 10 On June 22 three 14-year- ing two power poles on the Yala- They accused him of ques- At the request of the par- times. Next to the body police old boys were killed and about Bannang Sata road in Muang tionable ethics and demanded his ents, the school’s board agreed found a monk’s robe and a 40- 10 other people injured in an at- district. resignation. to stop producing the amulets centimeter-long Sparta knife. tack on a teashop in Yala. The protest ended when K. using the school’s name and re- Nui reportedly told police Police said suspected insur- School strife: More than 500 Seri arrived and said that he placed some of the teachers who that he had originally intended to gents opened fire on the teashop parents and students of a school would apply for a school trans- were close to K. Seri and in- rob the store with two friends, but in Baan Thamnob Village Ban- in Nakhon Sri Thammarat march- fer. volved in the production of the they had second thoughts and nang Sata district about 9:10 pm. ed in protest June 20 against the The parents said that K. amulets. backed out leaving him to com- The three people killed school director’s order to have Seri and his wife had ordered the mit the crime alone. were identified as Rusalan Rud- each student buy at least one production of 500 amulets using Nasty novice: A thirteen-year- ing, Marolima Senglaroh and Jatukham Ramathep amulet pro- the name of the school without old novice monk has been arrest- Anonymous ashes: Police in Imrol Sengsoh. duced on behalf of the school. permission from the parents- ed for the June 18 murder of an Phatthalung are trying to identi- Five schools in Songkhla’s The rally began at 7 am with teachers’ association. 11-year-old boy during a robbery fy the body of a man found Saba Yoi district and one school protesters verbally attacking Seri They said his order to make at a shop in Phatthalung prov- burned beyond recognition near each of the 500 students buy an ince. an irrigation canal June 17. amulet at 599 baht was very in- “Nui” (not his real name) At the scene, police led by appropriate. was arrested June 21 by Phat- Lt Col Suranan Chopngam found A student said K. Seri had thalung Muang District Police in a pile of ashes containing human also ordered each student in the his native Yala Province as he remains. Next to the ashes po- upper high-school classes to sell was trying to re-ordain as a nov- lice collected four 9mm bullet 50 certificates for regular amu- ice monk at a temple in Yala City. cases, a pair of flip flops and a lets, and another 50 certificates According to police, Nui scorched wrist watch. for a special Jatukham Ramathep then confessed to having stabbed The remains were taken edition that would soon be pro- to death Natthawon Temdee in for examination at Phatthalung duced at 1,499 baht in return for the grocery store owned by the Hospital. Doctors said that they a 20% sales commission. victim’s grandmother. were likely to be from a 35- to Parents of those in the high- Nui also confessed to steal- 40-year-old man between 165 school classes initially complied ing 5,000 baht in cash and a and 170 centimeters tall. with the order, given June 15, but Yamaha Mio motorcycle from Witnesses reported seeing later changed their minds and the store. He is now being held a pickup pull up at the scene fol- mobilized to remove K. Seri. at Phatthalung Juvenile Observa- lowed by the sound of four gun- K. Seri has been trans- tion and Protection Center. shots. They then saw flames rise up and the pickup speeding away. Police say they believe there were at least two killers and they are likely to have tricked the victim into getting into the truck with them before driving him to a remote spot to kill him and dis- pose of the evidence.

Around the Nation news round- up is sourced from the pages of The Nation and Kom Chad Luek newspapers. June 30 - July 6, 2007 AROUND THE NATION PHUKET GAZETTE 9 he National Legislative rested Angkhana Jaikhajad, the Assembly (NLA) has wife of suspected rapist Suthas, passed a bill that re- on a charge of knowingly pos- Tmoves any loopholes for NLA closes loopholes sessing valuables stolen from the a man or a woman to escape be- unnamed rape victim. The crime ing charged with rape. took place late at night at the vic- When the draft law is en- tim’s home on April 22. acted, a woman can face rape in law on rape Valuables worth 92,000 charges and a husband can be baht and a motorcycle were sto- punished for sexually violating his len. wife. Police said Suthas had con- Current law defines a rap- fessed to the crimes and that the ist as “a person who rapes a 25-year-old, also wanted on pre- woman who is not his wife,” thus vious charges of theft and rob- tacitly granting impunity to a hus- bery, had recently been released band who rapes his wife. from prison on a drug-related In the bill, the definition of TIE ONE ON: A conviction. rape has a broader scope and group calling Angkhana confessed to il- includes female offenders. Many themselves the ‘Love legally possessing the valuables NLA members insisted there was Thailand – Don’t but said she knew nothing about evidence that a female could rape Quarrel Network’ the robbery and the rape. a male. The definition is also recently hit the broad enough to convict homo- streets of Bangkok Crackdown looms: Advertising sexual rapists. distributing yellow billboards, placards and banners Under current laws, no fe- ribbons. They nationwide will be strictly regu- male defendant can appear be- encouraged those lated to ensure efficient consum- fore the courts to face rape charg- they passed by to er-protection measures and prov- es. display the ribbons to ocation-free content, PM’s Of- Natee Teerarojjanapongs, show their solidarity fice Minister Khunying Dhipa- director of the Thai Political Gay in hoping for a return vadee Meksawan said on June Group, said many gay men were to peace and 22. raped by women known as “fag harmony in Thai Provincial authorities and society. hags”. the Bangkok Metropolitan Ad- The term, which originated ministration (BMA) will soon in the US, refers to women who coordinate with the Office of the associate mostly or exclusively Consumer Protection Board with gay men either because (OCPB) to work out measures they like their company or are to impose strict regulations on sexually attracted to gay men. advertisers. “After the rape takes place, A large percentage of bill- these women demand that the K. Pracha said he was at a Thai citizenship to Zaw Bi, who Japanese belief that any evil spir- boards erected alongside inter- gay men marry them to show makeshift hut guarding his 16-rai was born on Thai soil to a Thai its on the road will possess the province roads and city streets responsibility. Some gay men pineapple orchard in Tambon mother but had no documentary dolls instead of harming the driv- had obstructed views, causing a agree to the demand,” he said. Hat Kham the night of June 18 evidence to prove it. ers – might cause road accidents risk of accidents. The bill has prescribed a jail when he heard a noise and dis- Authorities would consider and was against the law. Many signboards also car- term of up to 20 years in prison covered a big elephant foraging. granting citizenship for his wife Chiang Mai motorist Nat- ry sexually oriented material, and a maximum fine of 40,000 He shone a spotlight at the ele- and children later on, the clerk thanan Wongleukiart, 24, urged which is potentially against the baht for a convicted rapist. phant and drove it away. said. the authority to do something law. He was patrolling the or- Zaw Bi became well- more productive, such as crack- The measures will be joint- Debit by degree: A total of 2.67 chard again at 5 am the next day known after he was acquitted in ing down on cars playing loud ly regulated by the Office of billion baht owed by students to when the same elephant suddenly March 2004 of controversial music and drivers using mobile Natural Resources and Environ- the Income Contingency Loan charged him and stomped his tor- murder charges over the shoot- phones or dodging vehicle tax. mental Policy and Planning (ICL) fund has not been paid, so and pelvis. After the elephant ing of a school bus at Ratchaburi (Onep) within the next six fund manager Thittima Wichairat retreated, K. Pracha struggled in 2002. Rapist arrested: Police in months. said. for two hours to reach his hut to Even parents of the victims Chiang Mai on June 24 arrested K. Thittima called on the call his brother. had said he was innocent and was an electrician for raping and rob- Around the South news round- 1.8 million students involved to being used as a scapegoat by bing a Japanese woman in her up is sourced from the pages of make an effort to repay their It’s official: After three years, police. home in April. The Nation and Kom Chad Luek loans before July 5. If they can a Karen man acquitted in 2004 Hang Dong police also ar- newspapers. not, they should contact ICL of- of shooting up a school bus in Dangling dolls: Though some fices or Krung Thai Bank, which Ratchaburi has won his fight for motorists feel the authorities granted the loans, to discuss debt Thai citizenship. would do better to focus on oth- leniency plans. Following evidence checks er traffic violations, the Chiang A total of 2.7 million stu- and witness interviews, Kaeng Mai Transport Office will crack dents have obtained around 230 Krachan District Chief Chuchat down on the recent trend of driv- billion baht in loans from ICL Petchprathumkamol on June 19 ers hanging cute dolls underneath since its establishment in 1996. added Zaw Bi’s name to the vehicles by fining offenders up Overdue payments will be sub- household registration of Bang to 2,000 baht, effective July 1. ject to a 12% fine for those that Klob villager Niran Pongthep, Chiang Mai Transport are a year late, and 18% for two with whom he built a shared Chief Chanchai Kilapaeng said years late. home. that hanging dolls underneath Suwimol Jiraphatsakul, a This automatically granted vehicles – done following the senior KTB official, urged ICL debtors to keep in constant con- tact with the bank to benefit from its leniency options rather than face lawsuits.

Perilous pineapple patrol: A wild elephant from the Kui Buri National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan attacked and severely in- jured a farmer guarding a pine- apple orchard. Pracha Kasemsukpaisan, 44, sustained broken ribs and a broken pelvis, but is recovering following surgery. He managed to crawl 500 meters to make a cell-phone call to his brother for help after the attack. 10 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE ISLAND June 30 - July 6, 2007 REVVIN’ AROUND TOWN By Sompratch Saowakhon The main branch in Bangkok has more than 70 motorcycles in fter 30 years of serv- its inventory, though the Phuket ing Bangkok bike lov- branch currently has only about ers, renowned big bike 30 bikes in stock. specialist Teera Mo- Due to arrive after this in- A terview, is the shop’s first Ka- torcycles has opened in Phuket. Rawat “Alex” Piyananta- wasaki ZX-14, which its makers pat, manager of Teera Motor- claim is the world’s most power- cycles and son of the business- ful production motorcycle. The es founder, K. Teera, ex- ZX-14 will go sale at about plained, “My father started the 700,000 baht, said K. Alex. business nearly 30 years ago Already in stock is the ZX- and it has remained a family 14’s baby brother, the ZX-10R business ever since. We have resplendid in all black and com- put forth total dedication to our plete with a price tag of 550,000 craft since we started and this baht. has allowed us to build a loyal K. Alex said the shop pre- customer base. fers to wait and understand the K. Alex shares his father’s specific requests from its cus- lifelong passion for big bikes. “I tomer base before bringing in was born to ride big bikes,” he more cycles. “If we already said. “When I was a kid I helped have the model desired in stock my father in the workshop, and in Bangkok, we can have it de- he taught me everything about livered, and if it is new to mar- looking after big bikes – how to ket then we can import it for care for and respect them.” you. “When we opened the shop “If it is a limited-edition, ful- here six months ago, we knew we ly-restored model from the 1930s, would face challenges just like then we can do our best to meet any other new business but we your needs, but it may take some were confident that our name time,” said K. Alex. recognition would ease the tran- The shop also imports sition,” Alex said. brand-name parts and accesso- “We chose this location be- ries, so it can supply the neces- cause of its accessibility. The sary parts to keep your bike run- shop can be traveled to quite eas- ning strong or the custom styl- ily from all parts of the island and ings to make your hog stand out allows our customers to avoid the from the others. tourist areas that get congested Teera’s efficiency in meet- during high season. ing customers’ orders is aided by “It was not our goal to open the respect it shows to its com- a shop in a busy area such as petitors and the shop’s willingness Patong. We aim to provide effi- Rawat ‘Alex’ Piyanantapat, Manager of Teera Motorcycles, with a Kawasaki ZX-10R at the new Phuket to assist them when needed. K. cient service to our buyers and shop on the bypass road. After 30 years of success in Bangkok, K. Alex and his father K. Teera decided Alex said that his shop can fulfill not to serve as a shopfront for it was time to roll into Phuket. a competitor’s request if the sightseers. product is in stock. They sell it to “Perhaps a bike shop that move away from such a locale ers who have bought bikes in the at a location that is much more them at cost and it allows them is a startup company would be and focus solely on meeting the past and about 20% Thais and convenient for them,” he said. to obtain their goods immediately well-suited to choose such a lo- needs of our customers,” he add- first-time foreign buyers, as well Teera Motorcycles stocks instead of having to wait for a cation, as it would provide high ed. as, customers who have placed three styles of bikes: sports, shipment to arrive. visibility, but our deep roots in the “Our customer base here in orders through the Internet. cruisers and choppers. Engine Likewise, when Teera Mo- Thai market have allowed us to Phuket is roughly 80% foreign- “This is our second shop and sizes range from 250cc to torcycles needs a part, the favor we chose Phuket to serve this es- 2,000cc and the prices start at is usually returned. This style of tablished market. Many of our 50,000 baht and extend up to one business has been a trait of the customers have bought property million baht. company since its inception and here and, in the past, we have re- The shop carries only Jap- K. Alex explained that it is just ceived requests for us to open a anese models, including makes the nature of their family to act shop here. Now, we can provide such as Kawasaki, Suzuki and this way. them with the service they want Honda. “The Phuket shop has been opened by myself and two of my brothers. We have all re- located here from Bangkok to see that the operation will run smoothly. We feel that it will take at least one year to fully assess the market and under- stand the areas we need to de- velop more strongly. “When we have a strong- hold on the business, we would like to bring in a new manager from the Phuket area and our experience of having lived here until that point will allow us to effectively communicate our vi- sion during the transitional phase,” K. Alex explained.

Teera Motorcycle. 107/39-40 Chalermprakiat Rama IX Rd, Rassada, Phuket. Contact Alex at Tel: 086-4704978. Fax: 076- 526078. Email: rawat@TP motorcycle.com Website: www. tpmotorcycle.com June 30 - July 6, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 11 12 PHUKET GAZETTE June 30 - July 6, 2007 June 30 - July 6, 2007 FEATURE PHUKET GAZETTE 13 Quick, call the doctor! oes any of the follow his head around the door and ing sound familiar? He asked, “Are you feeling more feels shivery, sweaty AMBROSIA’S comfortable now?” it was her Dand weak. His body partner who weakly responded aches all over. His nose is with, “Yes, I’m much better, streaming, his head thumping, and thanks.” he really shouldn’t go to work, All most of us want when but... we are feeling poorly is to have Yep, my partner has a cold. our illness acknowledged. That is And it doesn’t really matter at why, perhaps, my partner is sniff- what this time of year this hap- ing and coughing in bed – as if pens, it is highly likely as a result he’s afraid I will forget he’s there. that the other members of the The next time that weak voice family will also acquire runny comes from the bedroom, asking noses. [email protected] for a glass of water and some- But none of ours will be SECRETS thing to read, I try to be a bit more nearly as bad as his. Evidence of sympathetic. this life-threatening condition is What, I ask him, made him strewn all over the house – Him: “Have you written feel better when he was sick as scrunched up used tissues, pack- your column yet?” a child back in cold old England? ets of pills and the odd half lime When I showed him the Chicken soup? left over from his lime/honey/hot gravel embedded in my knee – He tells me that his mother water concoction. an injury caused by falling over would make him boiled eggs with In case anyone fails to ap- while I was out for a run one night plain toast soldiers and a concoc- preciate his suffering, he wears – he actually yawned. tion called switched eggs – raw a flimsy dressing gown all day I’m sure that when I had eggs, milk, sugar and a shot of and insists on everyone evacuat- chickenpox, and was walking brandy or sherry swizzled togeth- ing the bathroom so that he can around sporting 900 unsightly er in a glass. And it tasted lovely. stew in the bath. scabs, he deliberately speared his He would lie on the sofa in front When he finally manages to hand while adjusting his car seat, of a roaring fire, reading comics speak, it’s in a cartoon “at death’s causing an ant-sized injury which or watching TV. door” kind of way, as if he has “gushed blood” during his 40- “Being ill,” he says gleeful- shut down the back of his throat. minute drive to work. Apparent- ly, forgetting his cold for a mo- What is it with men and their ly he even nearly stained his shirt. ment, “was brilliant.” tendency to ham up minor ail- My friend Jo’s partner has Let’s hope he takes more ments? had three full body scans, even vitamin C next year. Most males would have it though no one has ever discov- that this is a wild generalization – ered anything remotely wrong Ambrosia Sakkadas, a and an utterly sexist one to boot. with him. UK-born Greek Cypriot and Everyone has his or her own pain After giving birth to their graduate of Central St Martins threshold and gender doesn’t have daughter, Jo had a whole load of College of Art & Design in Lon- anything to do with it, right? stitches and was in such pain that don, is an artist, designer and she was offered a private room My friend Sarah would dis- Illustration by Soulkeeper newspaper columnist. Her first agree totally. Her partner David at the hospital. novel, ‘Greek Girls Don’t Cry’, has a shoulder problem, probably “He still managed to con- ry in their partner’s undivided When the consultant popped is available from amazon.com caused by clutching the phone vince his doctor that he had it, and care and attention when they are between his shoulder and ear at spent three days in the infectious feeling lousy, I have learned not work. diseases hospital in north London. to expect the same level of “Ten- “I’m sure that the pain is When I visited him I had to wear der Loving Care” should I – gasp! genuine,” Sarah says, “but what a surgical mask. It turned out to – dare to feel unwell. gets to me is the fact that he sim- be ‘flu.’” Me: “I’ve got a pounding ply refuses to see the doctor or But while the menfolk glo- headache.” an osteopath. He just mooches about the house with this pained- eyebrow expression.” In an effort to stop the moaning, Sarah asked an aroma- therapist friend to come around and give him a massage. “My friend told him she thought he might have some slipped vertebrae. Was he upset? Hardly. David was simply de- lighted to discover that something else was wrong with him.” Another friend, Lucy, re- ports that her partner Tony nev- er has normal complaints such as tiredness or food poisoning – he has to have chronic fatigue syn- drome or gastroenteritis. “One time he was con- vinced that he had Weil’s disease. He’d read about it in the paper, and all the symptoms were there.” Lucy pointed out that Weil’s is usually contracted by coming into contact with rat urine, for example from swimming in ponds or canals. And Tony hadn’t been anywhere near stagnant water. Maybe he was just taking the piss? 14 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PEOPLE June 30 - July 6, 2007 Happily Ever After A DIVA Recently married in Phuket Denmark’s Katrine Madsen has been recording delicately-crafted romantic jazz for just over a decade and has toured extensively throughout the world. She will be performing an exclusive concert at the Katathani Hotel’s Beach Club on July 1, but before that, Katrine took time out from her busy schedule to answer some questions about her latest album, Supernatural Love, and her expectations for this, her first tour of Thailand.

atrine Madsen, the song a fresh new life which in- Danish singer whose spires both myself and the band vocal style is often to improvise. compared to that of K Tell us about the three songs Diana Krall and Shirley Horn, will be showcasing her vocal expres- you wrote. What are they siveness and interpretive powers about and what was your in- at the Beach Club at the spiration? Katathani Phuket Beach Resort, The song “Supernatural following her Thailand debut in Love” is a duet that was co-writ- Bangkok. ten by Caecilie Norby. I wrote the She is on tour to promote music and then I gave the direc- her latest album, Supernatural tions for the lyrics. The song is Wiruya Thanakarn and Sorrapong Saeyang were Bernard Guinault and Punnaporn Eamso Love, and is backed by the Djan- constructed as a conversation be- married in the Phuket Ballroom at the Royal celebrated their wedding at Wine Connection, go d’Or prize-winning Jesper tween two women who talk about Phuket City Hotel on May 21. Chalong on June 9 Bodilsen Trio. their relationships with their re- spective husbands. How are you doing and what The unusual thing about it have you been up to recently? is that both women are happily I’m doing just fine and I married, which brings warmth to have been busy for the past few the song. The twist is that their months performing in Denmark, female friends always complain Sweden, England and the US. So about their relationships and they What Films has been document- don’t understand how other cou- ing the concerts throughout the ples can be so happy. tour and the footage that they The song “August Roses” capture will result in a live DVD is about being in the middle of to be released in July. The DVD your life and discovering that life will feature a live concert and bo- is only lived once. The four sea- nus material including interviews, sons reflect the seasons of a life- behind the scenes happenings and time. Spring is childhood and more. youth, summer is adult and fami- ly life, autumn is the maturity and How would you describe your wisdom you have obtained style of jazz? through a long life and winter is First and foremost, it is vo- the ending of life. cal jazz that includes songs I have “Witness” is a song I wrote written and interpretations of to my son Anton and it describes songs that I’ve selected from dif- the gratitude of giving birth and ferent musical genres such as being a witness to his life. jazz, Latin, pop and so on. I ar- range the cover songs so they Do you feel there is a differ- reflect the soft, melodic and in- ence between singing your timate sound that I enjoy the own songs and the cover ver- most. sions? No, for me there is no dif- Your new album is comprised ference between the two. I put mostly of cover versions. Who forth all my energy for both styles. chooses the songs and which is your favorite? What goes through your head All of the songs are chosen when you are performing? by myself. While I cherish all of I give 100% concentration the selections on Supernatural on the music and on being in the Love, my favorite would be present moment. “Can’t Buy Me Love”, written by The Beatles. Who are your idols? The pianist Bill Evans, the How do you approach a new vocalist/trumpet player Chet Bak- interpretation of the classic er and the vocalist Shirley Horn songs you cover? are among my all-time favorites. The lyrics are very impor- tant. I try not to listen to other Some critics have compared versions or interpretations of the you with Billie Holiday. How song before I have crafted my does that make you feel? own. That makes it easier for me Billie Holiday was the first to find my own way into the song. great jazz vocalist and everyone It is also very important to make who sings jazz stands on the foun- a new arrangement that gives the dation she built. Critics often like June 30 - July 6, 2007 PHUKET PEOPLE PHUKET GAZETTE 15 FROM DENMARK quently toured in Asia but this is my first time in Thailand. Hit- man, a Bangkok-based record label, is behind everything and they are doing a wonderful job. I expect it is going to be a great experience.

What can we expect the from the performance? I look forward to present- ing both my music and my stellar musicians to the Thai audience. The internationally- My backing band is the Jes- acclaimed, Danish-native per Bodilsen Trio which consists Katrine Madsen will bring a of Bodilsen on upright bass, Ste- touch of Scandinavian jazz fano Bollani on piano and Morten flavor with her when she Lund on drums. Together we will makes her first appearance take you on a musical journey. in Phuket at the Beach Club at Katathani Phuket Beach What songs will you be per- Resort on July 1. forming? I will be showcasing songs from my two latest albums, Su- pernatural Love and Close To You, in addition to some new material we have written. “Can’t Buy Me Love” and “August Roses” will definitely be per- formed at the concert.

Do you have a message that you wish to share with your audience? Hello to all my fans in Thai- land from both myself and my band. We are excited and looking forward to performing in Thailand and experiencing your culture for the first time. Let’s enjoy the company of each other and make the event an unforgettable one.

Tickets for the concert, if they have not sold out by the time this is published, may be bought for to compare and I have been com- Diane Krall and Shirley Horn. Perhaps I am a mix of these var- What are you feelings about 1,000 baht from the offices of pared to other vocalists like Car- In my opinion, these vocal- ious styles and fall somewhere in performing in Phuket? the Phuket Gazette or from the men McRae, Sarah Vaughan, ists possess quite different styles. between. I am thrilled! I have fre- Katathani Hotel. 16 PHUKET GAZETTE HAPPENINGS June 30 - July 6, 2007 T his week

HELPING OUT: Above, Thai supermodel and actress Khemanit ‘Pancake’ Jamikorn (center) helps Chevrolet dealer Kriengsak Jarunonwiwat (right) present this year’s new models at Central Festival Phuket. ON TOUR: Right, Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit and Phuket Vocational College students and teachers welcome students and faculty from the Robert Schuman School in Baden-Baden, Germany, during their recent visit to Phuket.

FARAWAY FAN: (From left) PGTV News Anchor Able GETTING TO KNOW YOU: British International School students belt out a tune to entertain students from Wanamakok, PGTV Editor Nattamon Meesin and Phuket Gazette Satree Phuket School, Phuket Wittayalai School, Chalermprakiat Somdej Phra Srinakarin Phuket School General Manager Niladaa ‘Jib’ Mastanawattanakul show off gifts and Kathu Wittaya School during the Asean School Tours Project program to raise student awareness of from visiting PGTV fan Jim Lauderdale from Hawaii. Asean and its goals.

ANYONG HASEYO: Korea tourism notables (from left) Byungil Yeom, general manager of Korean Air Admin & Passenger Sales in Bangkok; Sung-Ghil Kang, director of Korea Tourism Organization in Bangkok; Rangsiman Sudhibutr, executive director & GM of SELAMAT DATANG: Tourism Malaysia (Phuket Office) Marketing Executive Siwalai Sun Moon Tours & Travel in Bangkok; and Baek Jowgbum, station manager of Korea Rodnakkared (3rd from left) leads a group of Phuket media representatives on a tour Air at Phuket International Airport gather for Seminar Korea 2007 to promote Thai of the Istana Negara King’s Palace in Kuala Lumpur to help familiarize them with tourism to Korea. Malaysia as a tourist destination. June 30 - July 6, 2007 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 17

eaders may recall my article should be scolded for his claim to be a fashion utter absence of class. guru (see “Accessory 4. “Within 10 minutes of set- R to a Crime of Fashion”, ting foot in your place, a woman February 10 Gazette). That claim will always use the bathroom. has since been threatened. FASHION Wipe yours down before she ar- A recent article presented rives.” No woman with a func- new fashion mandates for men tioning brain would ever set foot who want to be “with it” in to- in my place, which I affection- day’s constantly changing world. ately refer to as my sty. If she First came a diktat that nose did, she sure wouldn’t want to use hairs must be trimmed. CRIMES the bathroom. Should she feel the I breathed a sigh of relief need for such an amenity, I would through my carefully trimmed gallantly point her outside to a dis- nose hairs. For years I’ve been creet corner in the alley. sticking a small pair of scissors 5. “Carry a handkerchief up into my nostrils and clipping every day. Use it when you the hairs which grow there in lux- sneeze or blow your nose.” uriant profusion. Usually I stab REVISITED Now, here’s an area where myself in the process. I really shine. I do carry a hand- I have often thought that I kerchief, and whenever I sneeze should let my nose hairs grow and Same with backpacks. I botic slave to the corporate mo- I should wish to invite a lady or blow my nose, I do so into it, braid them. I could even dye don’t carry a backpack, except noculture, would wear a suit in friend for dinner, I would whisk usually loudly and violently, and them. That would be a fashion when I’m traveling. I carry a nerd Thailand’s hor- her off to a side- often at the table after biting into statement worth noting. But now bag, which is a shoulderbag con- rendous heat. walk Isarn res- an excess of mouse-turd chillies. I know. taining my nerd necessities. I’ve been here 20 taurant for a de- People dining with me have Braided nose hairs—even I gather that carrying a nerd years and I’ve licious meal of been known to wrinkle their nos- dyed ones—are verboten, so I bag has become fashionable for never owned a beer and som- es, retch and flee to the bathroom must continue stabbing myself in men nowadays—only they don’t suit. So this stric- tam. Depending when I proudly wrap the ensuing the nostrils with those little scis- call it a nerd bag. They call it a ture doesn’t ap- on how much excretions up in my handkerchief sors. man bag. But let’s face it, guys: if ply. beer we drank, it and carefully put it back in my Next came a dictum that you carry any kind of bag, you’re 2. “Learn would probably pocket. That’s what you do with chilled my blood: no flip-flops, a nerd. So “nerd bag” is the right to cook one edi- cost me under a handkerchief, so it must be OK. ratty shoes or backpacks. name. I’m glad that the nerd bag ble meal and TSOWNDINGS 100 baht. So Having survived this assault, But a little thinking con- has won the approval of the fash- make one decent stricture #2 does I’m confident that my status as a vinced me that this prohibition ion police. drink.” Huh? For By S. TSOW not apply. fashion guru remains secure. I’m doesn’t apply to me. I don’t wear Next came five command- what? My neigh- 3. “Your just waiting for the plaudits from flip-flops or ratty shoes. I wear ments which I finessed with borhood in socks – they the masses. rubber shower sandals with a skilled ease: Bangkok hosts an abundance, match your pants, not your strap over the instep. They aren’t 1. “It’s not enough to buy a nay, a superfluity, of fine side- shoes.” Socks? Who wears You can send your plaudits to actual flip-flops, and they don’t decent suit. Take it to a tailor so walk restaurants and stalls, all of socks? To wear socks with show- fashion guru S. Tsow, a.k.a. qualify as ratty shoes either. So I the suit fits your body.” A suit! Ha. which serve superb food and er sandals would be tres gauche, “Mr. Trendy,” at stsow@yahoo. escape censure on that issue. Only a moron, or a mindless ro- drinks. In the unlikely event that n’est-ce pas? The author of the com 18 PHUKET GAZETTE LIFESTYLE June 30 - July 6, 2007 BUMMIN’ AROUND By Janyaporn Morel irls, what are you gon- na take when you go to the beach? Phuket DHARMA BUMS: Gresidents Ann-Sofie Ann-Sofie and Stendahl and her business part- Susanne show off a ner Susanne Nilsson know it’s not couple of their just a matter picking out the right creations. bikini. They have created Anda- man Beach Wear Design to launch a new women’s beach fashion brand, Dharma Bum, of- fering complete ensembles of things, and we are trying to build beach fashion items. a brand from the beginning and “Our idea is to have the to- we want to grow, but meanwhile tal concept of everything a wom- we are also trying to support our an needs on and around the suppliers. beach. This doesn’t mean just a “Our primary suppliers are bikini, it means some necklaces people in Phuket and some are to wear while on the beach and from Northern Thailand,” she something on her head, like a explains. “We try to help them hat,” says Ann-Sofie. have better lives by having regu- “You might need some san- lar orders from us. dals and a lovely sarong, too. It “As a small company, we also means what you wear in the can’t solve the world’s problems evening when you go to a res- but we can help the people who taurant; you’ll need to have a nice make our clothes and accesso- dress,” she adds. ries. By choosing the right small “The brand name Dharma local producers, we can make a Bum comes from the contradic- big difference in a few people’s tion of trying to be a better per- lives,” she says. son and doing good things, which Dharma Bum’s pre-launch is the meaning of dharma, while was held recently to show its con- doing absolutely nothing, like a cept to people and the shop is bum, hanging out on a beach all expected to open in early Octo- day eating pineapple. ber at the Ayara Surin project in “There is a sense of spiritu- Cherng Talay. al adventure and alternative punk Dharma Bum clothing in- to the name. The name stands for cludes traditional details that have a philosophy: it’s okay to look good been reincarnated from a previ- while doing nothing all day, as long ous life and although pricing is as your thoughts are to be a bet- above the norm for local market ter person,” Ann-Sofie explains. products, it is still reasonable, says Dharma Bum offers a col- Ann-Sofie. lection of silk and cotton dresses “Our garments have been and blouses, beach bags made designed to last a lifetime, but if from water hyacinth and leather, a customer gets tired of wearing leather shoulder bags and neck- ton pieces. movie industry in Sweden and ‘classic trendy’. We are aiming them, we ask them to send them laces, as well as bracelets and Ann-Sofie brings fashion Spain and as a designer and buy- for women between 26 and 60 back. After all, even a T-shirt de- rings fashioned from silver, “pow- sense with her from her experi- er for international company years old who are fashion-aware serves eternal life,” she adds. er” stones and leather and cot- ence as a costume designer in the H&M Co Ltd, which has shops without being slaves to an ever- all over Europe as well as in the changing fashion carousel. For more information, call Ann- US and Hong Kong. “They are also aware of Sofie Stendahl or Susanne Nils- “We designed everything quality and appreciate the finer son of Andaman Beach Wear ourselves with a unique style. Our details,” Ann-Sofie says. Design Co Ltd at 089-9710031 collection is ‘hippie chic’ and “Everyone wants to do good or 084-8529522. June 30 - July 6, 2007 LIFESTYLE PHUKET GAZETTE 19

Puzzle rings (above) are perennially popular, while a big chunky emerald (below) can make others green with envy.

More and more men on Phuket are opting to accessorize with jewelry, and not with gauche chunks of gold, but with stylish rings and cufflinks made by global fashion houses. JEWELRY Beyond choosing base metals, Phuket’s men are also sporting items set with precious stones. Here, the Gazette’s Natcha Yuttaworawit takes a look at what’s behind Phuket’s men’s jewels and FOR investigates what constitutes a matter of taste.

iamonds have long style while remaining suitable for been considered a the workplace. These designs are GENTLEMEN girl’s best friend, but largely dependent upon the indi- D in recent years men vidual, but a common style is a have been eager to make that gold ring that features a small dia- friendship a mutual one. The male mond stud mounted on it in a fash- population on Phuket is no longer ion similar to that of an engage- pigeonholed into simply buying ment ring. jewelry for their significant other; The taste for businessmen they are now seeking out fine is quite different from that of teen- selections for their own keep- agers who wear jewelry. The dif- sake. ference lies in the the quality of However, men who adorn their purchases, which takes into only themselves with precious account both the value and the gems and stones will likely live in brand of a piece. a lavish solitude, so be sure to The 30- to 40-year-old keep your female companions in population sees their jewelry as mind and remain altruistic when both a reflection of their personal you go on your shopping spree. style and an investment into a Addy Khong Kheaw, the collection of lasting pieces. assistant sales manager of V. Teenagers often choose jewelry Multi Gems International Co Ltd, based on availability and selec- said, “More men are now wear- tions are more suited to their ing jewelry as a way to access- budget. orize both their casual attire and K. Addy said that Asian their business attire. The tastes men tend to buy 24-karat plati- range from those who like to add num necklaces while European a subtle touch to their outfits to men prefer 18-karat gold neck- those who opt for a more luxuri- laces. Cufflinks and bracelets are ous line of wear that readily iden- also favorites of both groups and tifies them as a high-class indi- each can offer an understated vidual. accent to your outfit. “Common selections from A vast wealth of jewelry individuals include their birth- styles are available for choosing stones, such as sapphires for Sep- and can be customized to suit tember, which carry a meaning personal tastes. So men, don’t be of wisdom, rubies for July which afraid to shine beyond the pre- relate to a feeling of contentment, conception that limits access- emeralds for May intended to orizing to the female population. bring about successful relation- ships and a variety of other gem- V. Multi Gems International Co stones with specific meanings for Ltd. 154 Thepkrasattri Rd. Tel: the other months.” 076-212715, 076-221330. Popular choices for the Fax: 076-220619. Email: business-class set include brands [email protected] such as Bulgari and Versace, Website: www.thaibig.com/ which offer a refined, elegant multigems 20 PHUKET GAZETTE FEATURES June 30 - July 6, 2007 The devolution of Man t’s always difficult to ge- on the beach at the time. neralize. Actually, it’s ex- For our final encoun- tremely easy to general- ter with new manhood we Iize, that’s why there’s so have to venture down to much of it going on and why, Patong on a Saturday night generally speaking, most of it while wearing full body ar- is so wrong. But generally it mor. seems that Phuket is witness- Here there is an abun- ing the exciting gestation of dance of a truly horrific type several new species of men. of new male we could label There have traditionally ANDAMAN Homo Knuckle Sandwi- BY SOAPBOX SID been two main genders going chus. They go about in about their business on this loosely attached packs and blessed planet. One gender is RANT wear T-shirts with welcom- a sensible, grown-up sort of be- ing slogans such as “Born ing, who reproduces, tends to be role of say, an orthodon- to head butt”. kind and loving, likes to settle tist, or a logistics supply These happy-go- down, make a home and adores consultant. lucky lads are always look- Karen Carpenter. The other is But there’s a bit more ing for a scrap with anyone male. to it than just these biolog- stupid enough to catch their Males have it hard, because ical coordinates. While it’s eye, or say something pro- no one makes it clear to them probably true that males are vocative, like “Hello”. what they are here for. They do sexually pre-programmed On the sexual side of have a tangential relationship to to behave with, let us say, things they can sometimes the glorious process of continu- great generosity of spirit be seen being dragged ing and evolving our species, and and substance, the bigger down Soi Bangla at closing some of them can even be invei- issue is that doing so takes time by packs of ladyboys, gled into home-making for short up only a small fraction of who can be just as vicious periods of time. But after a while, the time and energy that as their new-found par- they always get bored and go off the average male has avail- amours when occasion de- and invade Austria or something able. So when not out look- mands it. – in fact, anything to get out of ing for sex, males are con- From this brief survey doing the dishes. fronted with the far bigger you can see that the search Males also tend to get their problem of looking for for male identity is a con- hands on as many females as identity. fusing minefield and things they possibly can, unless of With females, sex would be so much easier if course they happen to be gay, in and identity tend to come nature gave clear instruc- which case they do exactly the in a nicely packaged two- tions, as are supplied to same thing, but with lots of oth- for-the-price-of-one offer. most females. er males. For males, no such luck. But nature, or to use There have been endless This quest for male her full title, Mother Nature, theories as to why this should be identity has taken some is very much female and so. The main one holding sway weird forms around Phuket without question she is a at the moment is that it’s just recently. A popular one we cunning and brilliantly intel- men’s fault. Males are genetical- might title Homo Viagra. ligent force. ly pre-programmed to spread It involves an overpowered mo- in question is often of grandfa- call this one Homo Homo Lady- It’s not just coincidence that their seed, while females are torbike, preferably a Harley, therly vintage and severely chal- boyis. males are continually seeking to programmed to get at least one leather gear, bandanna and a lenged in the hair department. It’s It involves a muscularly- find their identities while out and of their precious supply of eggs long-haired girl riding pillion, all so unoriginal, and this is an honed male who, through a com- about trying to spread their seed. fertilized, then settle down to the wearing heels and a micro-mini. identity that should have been giv- bination of endless high-load reps In fact it is all a carefully-for- 20 or so years it takes to bring a Nothing wrong with this, you en a thorough tryout by the male in the gym and steroid shots, has mulated plan of Madame Na- human infant to maturity in the might say, except that the male in question about 40 years earli- produced bronzed muscle clusters ture’s. er, and either found to be func- on top of the original well-known Men need women not only tional and therefore adopted, or muscle groups that all the rest of as mates, but as the Australians simply abandoned. us normal males possess. Close- would say, as MATES. They need Another common identity cropped, dyed-blond hair and lots women as much to define them often seen on the beach itself is of piercing complete the ensem- and tell them who they are, what all a bit scary. We could perhaps ble. to wear and which motorbike Again, nothing wrong with might best suit their haircut, as this, other than that this type of they do in order to enjoy a good male’s chosen partner is frequent- night’s post-coital kip. ly none other than a blatant lady- That is unless they happen boy in bikini and the obligatory to be gay. But then, it’s always high heels, even though he/she is difficult to generalize. June 30 - July 6, 2007 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 21

TOYOTA’S AVANZA: comfy, spacious and affordable – but only one airbag. FAMILY RUNABOUT modest-yet-versatile family runabout. The European could and perhaps should take er and the latest new-fangled di- plant outside Bangkok – but it is people carrier that is Hilux has dual airbags, but the over the Toyota seat for 2008. als, of which Toyota is so proud. an exceptional value with prices fast becoming popular Thai-built version does not; even But back to the humble A- This little Toyota is import- starting from 569,000 baht. Aon the roads of Phu- as an option. Airbags have been vanza. It is well equipped: a de- ed into Thailand rather than be- ket is the Toyota Avanza. It is sur- proven to save lives and the lat- cent audio system, complete in- ing built here – unlike the Hilux, Jeff Heselwood can be contact- prisingly spacious and, probably est dual-stage bags even detect dash CD player; rear screen wip- which is assembled at Toyota’s ed at [email protected] best of all, very affordable. the severity of an accident and Powered by a 1.5-liter inflate accordingly. Perhaps DOHC engine, the Avanza is nev- someone at Toyota would care to er going to set the road afire but comment? it can reach speeds in excess of Toyota has recently over- 160kmh, and it achieves excellent taken General Motors to be- fuel economy. Maximum power come the world’s most prolific is 107bhp (78kW) while the automaker. In the first quarter torque output is a respectable of 2007, Toyota’s sales were up 140Nm at 4,400rpm. by 9% on 2.35 million vehicles Mated to either a five-speed compared with GM’s 2.26 mil- manual or four-speed automatic lion. transmission, it is necessary to The Japanese manufactur- use the lower ratios to achieve er is on course to achieve sales brisk acceleration, of 9.4 million vehi- particularly up and cles this year, with down some of GM in second place Phuket’s hills. on 9.1 million. The interior is However, To- well appointed, with yota is doing rather rear seats that fold BEHIND less well in Formu- down individually or THE la 1. Having en- completely flat to tered the top eche- form a huge lug- WHEEL lon of the sport in gage area. While By Jeff Heselwood 2002, it has yet to not luxurious the win a race let alone Avanza is comfortable and ver- the world championship. The Co- satile. It accommodates seven logne-based team reputedly has passengers in three rows of seats, the largest budget of any F1 team, and there are many storage com- rumored to be north of 17.25 bil- partments throughout the cabin. lion baht a year. Three-point seat belts are Ralf Schumacher is now fitted to the outer seats of the the highest-paid driver following second row of seats, as well as the retirement of his brother at the front seats, while the middle the end of last season. Team- seat of the second row has a lap mate Jarno Trulli earns but a belt. fraction of Schumacher’s take- A reader recently wrote in home package, thought to be in saying he was “surprised Toyota the region of 620 million baht a only fits one airbag to the Hilux year. pickup”, reviewed in this column Ralf’s contract is up at the in mid-May. Well, once again end of this season, but it is be- Toyota appears to be penny- lieved that Toyota regards him pinching and the Avanza has only highly enough to extend it for a a driver’s side airbag. further three years. In this age of safety con- Grand Prix insiders are at a sciousness, it does seem a little loss to know why, as rarely does strange that a simple protective the younger Schumacher demon- device such as a passenger-side strate any race-winning ability airbag, and even side and curtain and there are plenty of younger bags, are omitted from a popular – and cheaper – drivers who 22 PHUKET GAZETTE June 30 - July 6, 2007 June 30 - July 6, 2007 TAKE A BREAK PHUKET GAZETTE 23 PPUZZLESUZZLES The Cryptic Crossword

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Utah and Arizona; 4. Clouds; 5. The + OX+AJ++T+++++I Solution to this whale shark; 6. Fernando Alonso; 7. Antarctica; 8. M++ I +N+F++++++L week’s Sudoku 2001; 9. A snake; 10. In your lower arm. + +++N+A+++++++C puzzle + +++ +T+N+++++++ + K++ +++++++++++ Rhyme Time Answers + L++ +++++++++++ 1. Queen; 2. Spleen; 3. The Time Machine; 4. + O++ +++++++++++ Colleen; 5. Umpteen; 6. Sunscreen; 7. Halloween; + P++NOSIDAM++++ 8. Cuisine; 9. Vaccine; 10. Preen. + +++ +++++++++++ June 30 - July 6, 2007 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 25 LEONARD LOSES IT ovelists are conveniently clas- the picture chasing two escaped German sified into two groups: literary POWs. And so the plot is set. and commercial. John Updike, Carl enlists Honey’s help in finding NPhilip Roth and Joyce Carol Jurgen Schrenk, a tank veteran of the Oates write for the ages. The late Harold Afrika Korps, whom he believes Walter Robbins, Leon Uris and Joan Collins write Schoen is hiding. The other POW, SS for money, lots of it. But there are gray Major Otto Penzler, improbably enough, areas. How would you classify Arthur skips off to Cleveland with a Jewish black Conan Doyle of Sherlock Holmes fame? Off the market art dealer. They meet in a depart- Or Arthur C. Clarke or Isaac Asimov in ment store bookshop and the dialog goes science fiction? Or John LeCarré, for that SHELF like this: matter? He said, “Tell me your name.” A crime writer who is so good that By James Eckardt She said, “I’m Aviva Freeman.” he teeters into literature is Elmore Leo- “Really?” Otto said. “You’re a nard. Years ago, distinguished literary writ- Morrow, New York, 2007, 292pp) takes Jewess?” ers were polled by the New York Times place during World War II. “And you’re a Kraut, a Nazi?” about whether they ever read commercial The hero of his previous book, The “I’m an officer in the SS,” Otto said, fiction. The name that came up most of- Hot Kid, Deputy Federal Marshall Carl wanting to smile. ten was Elmore Leonard. Webster, famed killer of bank robbers, is Aviva said, “Oh dear.” Pushing 80, the author of 43 novels, sent from Oklahoma to Detroit to catch There’s plenty of great dialog in this Leonard started out as a writer of West- two German POWs who have escaped book but the flimsy plot hinges on a hare- erns, then moved to modern-day crime during the last days of World War II. intriguing opening chapters. The old man brained scheme by Walter Schoen to crash thrillers. Now there’s great Elmore Leonard hasn’t lost his touch there. The novel starts a private plane into Franklin D. Roosevelt’s In the process he honed his craft to and good Elmore Leonard but never bad with a phone call between Honey Deal in Little White House in Georgia on Adolf the point where his hip conversational style, Elmore Leonard – until now. Up in Detroit and her sister-in-law Muriel back Hitler’s birthday but Roosevelt dies before- and especially his dialog, became instantly Honey’s Room is just awful. It’s written in in her hometown in Kentucky. hand. recognizable. Other comical crime writ- a parody of the famed Leonard style. The Honey describes in very funny terms The plot is further frittered away by ers such as Carl Hiaasen are obviously in main problem is that the villains of the the husband she is about to abandon, a aimless dialog among minor characters, his debt. piece, a Nazi spy ring, are such a weak German-American named Walter Schoen, including Countess Vera Mezwa Radzy- His great early crime novels worked and foolish bunch. Leonard’s normally very a humorless Nazi supporter who believes kewycz, the Ukranian head of the spy ring, on an axis between southern Florida and good with villains but these are so dim and he is the twin of Henrich Himmler. The and her murderous transvestite lover Detroit, his hometown. witless you just don’t care whether they date is November 1939. Bohdan Kravachenko. In his previous novel, he moved back get their comeuppance or not. Six years later, she’s visited by FBI And so you trudge on to the end, just back in time to Depression-era Oklahoma. This is not to say that the novel does- agent Kevin Dean, who’s on the track of waiting for it to be over. This is a page His latest, Up in Honey’s Room (William n’t have a slam bang opening and a couple a Nazi spy ring. Carl Webster comes into turner in the worst sense. PHUKET DIARY www.phuketgazette.net/calendar

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367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000 Tel: 076-236555 - Since 1994 - Fax: 076-213971 Email: [email protected] Rollin’ on As regular Gazette readers know, Phuket is a gold mine for a lucky few – and heartbreak for many others. Just as in the boomtowns of America’s Wild West, the all-out rush for wealth on the island has come at a steep price: mostly envi- ronmental degradation and a breakdown in social structure. Although no part of the island has escaped this trend, nowhere is it more pronounced than in Patong, where trinket vendors share the sidewalks with prostitutes, touts, beggars, sex tourists and fami- lies on package holidays. The big winners in Patong have been a very small segment of its population, mostly local landowners who have seen their family fortunes skyrocket to levels unimaginable a few decades ago. On the other side of the coin, look what has become of their banana plantation paradise. In any boomtown vices such as gambling, prostitution and theft tend to be rampant – in Patong they are actually part of the draw. In his farewell to Patong after two-and-a-half-years as Kathu Police Superintendent, Col Teeraphol Thipjaroen [see First Person, facing page] outlines his accomplishments, while admitting the need for more improvements. Letters Known as a tough-yet-fair cop during his 12 years with Phuket City Police Station’s Traffic Division, it is not surprising that Col The Gazette is pleased to receive mail from read- with your views for publication in our next issue. Teeraphol used that experience to improve the traffic situation in ers. Please write to us at 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, We reserve the right to edit all letters. Pseud- Patong, first by banning vehicular traffic from Soi Bangla at night Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000, fax to 076-213971 onyms are acceptable only if your full name and and then with the introduction of a one-way traffic system. or send an email to [email protected] address are supplied. While such changes may have seemed easy to bring about to the casual observer, they are no small achievement in a place like Rave review for Pizza perfection hanging by one arm from speed- Patong, where the vested interests of a powerful few have time and ing pickups, tuk-tuks or even again trumped the needs of the millions of tourists who visit each Andaman Ranter I read with relish your dining col- perched precariously on motor- year and find themselves without access to such basic facilities as bikes, invariably without hel- free public toilets or reasonably-priced public transport. umns every week hoping to find I just finished reading Soapbox a tasty morsel sandwiched within mets. With that in mind, perhaps it is fortunate that Col Teeraphol’s Sid’s column comparing Buddhist It seems that in Thailand it replacement is Pol Col Kritsak Songmulnak, whose last post was as your pages, and boy did I find the thought with Thai driving. sweetmeat last week. P’s Pizza is only after a tragedy that com- Superintendent of the Tourist Police Region 1 office in Bangkok. I wanted to let you know mon-sense steps are taken to pre- Responsible in that position for the safety of tourists at loca- on Yaowarat Rd proved to be a how much I enjoyed it. It was sumptuous – and cheap – dining vent a recurrence. tions as The Temple of the Emerald Buddha and the infamous very clever. Why not be pro-active and Khaosarn Rd, little is known about him in Phuket thus far, except that option for this ravenous reader, He treated the subject of so I want to thank you, Stephen prevent them in the first place? he speaks English very well. Buddhism with respect and a If we don’t, I am afraid it will While that is positive news for Patong, it will take more than Fein, for your excellent find. pretty obvious knowledge of the The pizza was crisp, deliv- only be a matter of time before a linguistic skill to maintain and build on Col Teeraphol’s successes. subject, and he treated the sub- real tragedy will occur. In the meantime, bar owners in Patong will no doubt be keeping ered quickly and made profes- ject of Thai drivers without the sionally. Equally important, the Concerned parent close watch to see what crackdowns, if any, the new police chief will usual expat bitchiness. Wichit unleash to mark his arrival. beer was cold, the street view – The Editor I look forward to reading unhindered and the waitstaff more of his stuff. and owner professional and Steve Rosse helpful. Baby murder harks I know I will return again back to Bulger boys What happened soon, and will wait with hungry In association with The Nation Multimedia Group PCL to our blackout? eyes for your next cheap eat. I was sickened and saddened to Dr Fell read about young Nitchanart, who Two weeks ago, a truck mounted Phuket at just two years old had her Editor: Parichat Utintu with loudspeakers cruised throat slit by teenagers [see Managing Editor: Chris Husted through our neighborhood in Taking safety to the News pages, and “Toddler killed Editorial Consultant: Alasdair Forbes Phuket City, blaring that the wa- streets of Phuket in botched burglary”, Gazette ter and electricity would be non- online June 23]. News Editor: Stephen Fein functional from 9 am until 4 pm I read with interest your story My heart goes out to Nit- Chief Reporter: Sangkhae Leelanapaporn the next day. about stepped-up security mea- chanart’s parents, and to the fam- Editorial Team: Natcha Yuttaworawit, Janyaporn Morel, The racket woke up our sures at one local school (see ily of Dang Panthip, the nanny Sompratch Saowakhon, Supanun Supawong, Semacote Suganya, daughter from her nap. To pre- “Kajonketsuksa steps up school who died after also having her Zach Fridell, Teddy Tucker, Ryan Nerone. pare for the imminent one-day security”, Gazette issue of June throat cut by the boys. drought, my wife diligently filled 23). Memories of the Jamie Managing Director: Oranee Pienprasertkul pots and jugs of water for use for While schools should take Bulger case in the UK in 1993 General Manager: Niladaa Mastanawattanakul the next day. I hooked up my such measures to protect their came back to haunt me. I can backup power supply so that we children from stalkers, miscre- only pray that the two teenagers Marketing Manager: Natthira Susangrat could have a small amount of re- ants and fellow students and who murdered Nitchanart do not Classifieds Manager: Phatsara Raktammakit serve electricity in case of an teachers who might harm, cases receive the same “Western jus- Publisher: The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd emergency. Thus prepared we like that of Virginia Tech stu- tice” as Jon Venables and Rob- waited to face a day without TV, dent-from-hell Seung-Hui Cho ert Thompson have – they have Contact us electric fans and all the other con- are one-in-a-billion occurrences been released after serving only veniences of modern life we tend and impossible to predict or pre- eight years of their jail sentence Advertising Sales: [email protected] to take for granted. vent. and one of them is reportedly Classified Advertising: [email protected] The following day nothing To protect our students here going on to university to further Website Services: [email protected] happened. The water and elec- in Phuket, a much better place to his career prospects. Gazette Guide inquiries: [email protected] tricity worked perfectly all day. start would not be on the school There are reasons why I Is this place so screwed up that grounds but on our public roads. have chosen to call Phuket my Telephone: 076-236555 (10 lines) Fax: 076-213971 it can’t even conduct planned This would mean taking a hard home. That events like this do outages properly? look at school transport. not happen here is one of them. The views expressed in the Phuket Gazette are those of the writers and contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, the editor, the shareholders, or the Heavens Spent Hardly a day passes when Disillusioned directors of The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd. Phuket City I don’t see uniformed students Chalong Letters conveying views and suggestions are published here. Those seeking comment from government Copyright © 1994-2007 The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd officials and/or business owners are published in Issues & Answers on the facing page. June 30 - July 6, 2007 PERSPECTIVES PHUKET GAZETTE 27 Patong’s top cop moves on

started working here in motorcycle taxi and and tuk-tuk Patong in October, 2004. It After two and a drivers staged a protest. They was my first time working parked their vehicles around the in the capacity of superin- half years as police station and complained that I Superintendent tendent and I didn’t expect to their livelihoods had been ad- have to change the administrative of Kathu Police, versely affected because they system at the Kathu Police Sta- could no longer pick up fares on tion very much, as it was already Col Teeraphol Soi Bangla as they used to. regarded as one of the best and Thipjaroen, 47, It was true that I was fo- most important stations in Police was recently cused solely on security matters Region 8. transferred to and had forgotten to consider Before I was stationed here how their interests would be af- I worked for 12 years with the serve as fected by the change. Traffic Division of the Phuket Superintendent I apologized to them for City Police, so I was already very of Krabi’s Koh that, then we all sat down to- familiar with Phuket. gether and quickly worked out Patong’s problems are simi- Lanta Police designated zones exclusively for lar to those in other parts of Thai- Station. Here tuk-tuk and motorcycle taxi park- land where the tourism industry he reflects on ing. I don’t think they are a has boomed. The local population ‘mafia’, they just wanted a work- and their elected officials have his trials, able solution to the problem. trouble adjusting to the fast pace tribulations and The last big change I estab- of development and the rapid in- successes lished during my tenure was in- flux of capital. In such cases while working troducing the one-way traffic sys- there will always be some oppo- tem, which had also talked about sition, especially from people who in Patong. for years but never successfully cannot adjust their visions and implemented. ideas. After it started, traffic be- In the past, Patong was a The situation is similar on When I started to working here, Patong was hit with torren- gan to flow more freely, the num- very quiet area. People went the beach among beach chair op- here I knew there were many tial downpours and flooding. Then ber of accidents fell and there about their lives in a quiet, peace- erators. In the past, locals no- problems and conflicts and I re- came the tsunami. I knew that were fewer problems with park- ful way. There were very few ticed tourists coming to the beach alized that the best solutions making Patong recover would be ing. Still, there were many who restrictions and little law enforce- had nothing to sit on and and had wouldn’t come solely through a huge undertaking. were opposed to it, but we man- ment was required. little protection from the sun, so strict law enforcement. It would Many people hate police, aged to address some of their Unlike now, when traffic a small cottage industry sprang also required a deep under- but when the crisis hit it proved concerns once again through a has become a problem, there up to cater to their needs. Now standing of how the problems that we were willing to work hard series of meetings. were no problems with car and that industry has become big and conflicts developed in the with no benefit to ourselves in Finally we held a survey motorcycle rental operators lin- business, with competitors vying first place. return. We get no special ben- and learned that 60% of the ing up their vehicles along the for space on the beach. When I was transferred efits, not even a personal gaso- people were in favor of the new beach. Parking was not much of These are just two of the here, I tried to work with all sides line allowance, yet we are always system. We also asked for pub- a problem, because there weren’t more obvious problems arising and not pick a fight with any happy to come to the assistance lic input on how to make further many vehicles on the road. from Patong’s rapid development, single party. I would say we have of local residents and tourists improvements to the new sys- After the increase in the but there are others and it is up made good progress in some ar- alike. tem. number of tourists visiting and to the police not simply to enforce eas and that the overall situation During the tsunami, I stayed It is a big change and that lack of parking, people look at the the law with an iron fist but to has improved, but there is still a here in Patong for three months is why it has taken some people vehicle rental operators and ask: work together with the commu- great deal of work left to do in straight, never returning home time to adapt. We need to im- ‘Why do they get the right to nity to create a new vision that other areas. and taking part in all the post-tsu- prove signs, road markings and have reserved parking?’ everyone can live with. In my first year working nami activities and events. other infrastructure to support it, It was tiring, because we but I think one-way is here to had so many VIPs coming here stay. We need to have it and there and we had to provide security is no need to conduct an endless for them as well as help in the series of public hearings about Are giant birdhouses legal? recovery. Before the tsunami, we it. were able to tackle problems as Patong can continue to im- More than two years ago, a friend they arose without too much dif- prove, but we need strong and of mine bought a house in Rawai ficulty, but after the tsunami there brave people in order to imple- thinking it would be a good invest- Issues& seemed to be no end to the num- ment the needed changes. ment. ber of orders the police were as- People might look at my However, somebody has ANSWERS signed to carry out. record and say I didn’t achieve now decided to build a 15- to 20- Anyway, I am proud of how much, but I have been able to in- meter-tall ugly green structure to To submit an Issue, write to The Phuket Gazette, 367/2 well we did during those very try- troduce some new measures that attract and farm swiftlet birds in Yaowarat Rd, Muang, Phuket 83000. Fax 076-213971, or ing times. nobody in the past had been brave order to harvest the birds’ nests submit your issue through our website Another accomplishment I enough to push through. for profit. at www.phuketgazette.net can point to upon leaving is the Others might look down on This is a residential neigh- successful transformation of Soi my achievements as limited only borhood and I can’t imagine that If so, what were they thinking? allowed in some provinces, such Bangla into a pedestrian walkway to traffic control, but I am satis- zoning for this type of structure Did they know that a bird- as Nakhon Sri Thammarat, be- by night. It had been talked about fied with my overall management would be allowed by the local house was being built in a resi- cause swiftlet nests provide a for years before and everybody and leadership record in a num- authority. dential neighborhood? good income for local people. said it could never be done be- ber of areas. There will be bird droppings One for the birds It is not illegal to build a cause so many people with vested Patong cannot change over- everywhere if birds are attracted Rawai bird’s nest tower in Rawai. How- interests were against it. night, so we need to adopt a se- to this structure, and the build- ever, I would really like to know In fact, Soi Bangla should ries of reasonable improvements ing is extremely tall and very Aroon Solos, president of where it is so I can send officers have been established as a pe- over time. ugly. Rawai Tambon Administration to inspect it. destrian walkway [by night] long In the end, however, the It will affect property val- Organization (OrBorTor), re- If the structure contravenes before we were able to success- success or failure of Patong rests ues in the surrounding area and plies: building regulations, we can talk fully do so in 2005. Pedestrians with the people who live here. I can’t imagine why someone Rawai OrBorTor is respon- with the owner about fixing any need to be able to walk safely My new assignment is in would want to build this mon- sible for issuing building permits problems. through the area at night. Also, Koh Lanta, which resembles strosity in a residential neigh- in Rawai. Also, as the structure ap- banning motorcycles from the Patong as it was 15 years ago. I borhood where it will detract I have not heard about this pears to be offending those who street after dark improves secu- will do my best to use my experi- from the appeal of the neigh- before, and I did not know that live nearby, we can talk with the rity and minimizes the risk of ence here in Patong to help it borhood. we have such a structure in our owner about improving the someone planting a bomb. develop in the best way possible. Did the local authorities au- area. structure so it looks more ap- No less than two days after – Compiled by thorize a permit for this structure? I have heard that these are pealing. I blocked Soi Bangla to traffic, Sangkhae Leelanapaporn 28 PHUKET GAZETTE FEATURES June 30 - July 6, 2007 Planting the seeds of change n the past six months my of- in the Andaman Triangle is an in- largest municipality for only 10 fice has became a stop for ternational issue. This year’s million baht per year, both citizens travel academics studying National Geographic Destination and politicians replied in concert Ithe post-tsunami develop- survey coincident- that maintaining ment of the Andaman Triangle of ly includes both environmental in- Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi. Phuket and Pala- THE tegrity isn’t a ques- These folks did their re- wan, two locations GRAY tion of being able to search before coming to Thailand, dear to my heart. afford enforce- so they knew what to expect, but Typical of the Phil- AREA ment – the real is- as thorough academics, they had ippines, 80% of sue is that “we” to see the development of the Palawan is a de- cannot afford not area for themselves – and they nuded environment to plan and protect were not impressed. in both land and the environment no If this sounds gloom and sea suffering from matter what the doom, forget it. There is still hope nearly 500 years of cost – especially in in the form of the prestigious abuse. tourism destina- Thailand Environmental Institute The other tions. (TEI) and the fact that about a 20% is Puerto Prin- The highly dozen new Phuket and Phang cesa, a jewel of re- regarded TEI Nga five-star hotels are from re- sponsible develop- reads this concept sponsible chains including Shang- ment in a pristine loud and clear, and ri-La, Four Seasons, Raffles, Six Dr Chamniern Vorratnchaiphan of the Thailand Environmental Institute municipality – and Dr Chamniern is Senses and Oriental. is currently emphasizing planning projects and ecotourism in the South recently declared available to help I’ve known and worked with projects from Ranong to Songkhla and Satun. the Philippines’ Top develop the “Four with TEI’s Dr Chamniern Vor- Destination. By John Publics” planning ratnchaiphan since the early 90s, from Ranong to Songkhla and Sa- rattling off example after exam- I am current- ‘Caveman’ Gray concept that he inspecting most black water ca- tun. ple of how local Thais contribute ly in Princesa for claims works just nals and undersized sewage When I interviewed this old positively to the planning process this year’s edition of the highly as well in Thailand as in the treatment plants in Southern friend, I was skeptical whether to the balanced benefit of all par- successful “Festival of the For- West. Thailand. Thais could practice and imple- ties. It became obvious that re- est”. If we expect quality tourists Dr Chamniern works ment the Academic-Government- sistance to planning in Thailand When I mentioned at the to keep on coming, and protect throughout Southeast Asia, tak- Private Sector-Local User mod- often comes from local bureau- pre-event reception that Mayor nature, send Dr Chamniern an ing his Model Cities program to el that was so successful for the crats and business people rather Edward Hagedorn eliminated il- email of support at chamniern countries including Vietnam and Hawaii Marine Resources Mas- than local residents and users, just legal logging, illegal fishing and all @tei.or.th the Philippines, but now he’s em- ter Plan, a late 80s effort that re- as in the West. forms of poaching along with At the end of the day, the phasizing planning and ecotour- mains unchanged to this day. Less than three years after maintaining a perfectly clean city Andaman Triangle can’t afford ism in the South with projects Dr Chamniern disagreed, the tsunami, the lack of planning in the Philippines’ geographically not to. Time is running out. June 30 - July 6, 2007 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 29

In The St ars by Isla St ar

CANCER (June 22 – July 23): If your birthday is on the coming days, look forward to a more exciting year than the one just passed. If you’re ready to embrace a more challenging lifestyle you will pleased by what lies ahead. Hiding in your shell will no longer be an easy option. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, Virgo would love to be your ray of sunshine.

LEO (July 24 – August 22): Personal relationships take precedence during the first week of July. Leos who believe that a past relation- ship was well and truly over could have another thing coming when the person concerned makes a surprise appearance. You would be wise to follow your heart and not listen to friends’ advice as jealousy could be a key factor. The number 2 is lucky this weekend.

VIRGO (August 23 – September 23): Your mental powers are strong towards the end of next week; delay important business appoint- ments until at least Wednesday to ensure the planets are on your side. A mysterious stranger captivates you on Sunday; love is well- starred for most of July. Spend time sorting out papers this weekend in preparation for an official appointment. Lime green enhances your ability to charm even the trickiest snake.

LIBRA (September 24 – October 23): The astral atmosphere this week gives you an indication of how you should approach July. A flexible mindset and the ability to think on your feet go a long way toward having productive weeks. At work, you learn something po- tentially advantageous but discover that not all is what it seems to be. The number 6 can bring good fortune on Sunday.

SCORPIO (October 24 – November 22): Travel is likely to be tiring during the first part of July. To make your trip as easy as possible, minimize commitments and fit in as much relaxation as possible. There will be a positive side as you are forecast to meet someone special out of your usual environment. Maintain an air of mystery to intrigue this person. Wear sapphire blue to encourage this.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 – December 21): Social contact brings mixed blessings this weekend. You are forecast to meet someone who was responsible for a work-related situation turning sour earlier in the year. Focusing on water under the bridge helps ease the en- counter. Elsewhere, Aries has finally noticed your romantic interest and would like to get to know you better. Wear a piece of turquoise to encourage confidence.

CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 20): July promises to be a quieter month, which allows you to take care of domestic concerns more thoroughly. Family relationships are well-starred and should bring great fulfillment. A reunion of some kind is forecast in the next couple of weeks. Wear soft lavender to encourage the feel-good factor.

AQUARIUS (January 21 – February 19): As much as you wish an ongoing financial disagreement would simply disappear, this will not happen. Make a move towards resolving this issue before it gets out of control. Tuesday is auspicious for arranging serious discus- sions. A new work prospect is due to surface, but you will not be able to make a decision easily. Show enough interest to remain in the picture.

PISCES (February 20 – March 20): Continue enjoying life as there are promising indications for yet more improvement in emotional and practical areas of your life. If you recently decided against relocation, you will have confirmation that this was the correct thing to do. Travel is subject to delays this weekend, but an attractive Leo makes the waiting game a lot of fun. The number 7 is lucky on Monday.

ARIES (March 21 – April 20): Observing without getting involved is required of you this week. You are likely to say things you will regret on Monday. Capricorn could be responsible for a tricky work-re- lated situation, but you will never know for sure. The social scene should provide opportunity for you to be in the limelight this week- end. In relationships, take care not to give your partner cause for jealousy.

TAURUS (April 21 – May 21): Leave your worries at home this weekend and enjoy opportunities to meet new people. If you are tired of feeling discontented without knowing why, you will gain a fresh perspective during July. Romance is forecast to take root when Aquarius enters the scene, but ignore overtures made by a sly Sagittarian. Wear copper to enhance your earthy appeal.

GEMINI (May 22 – June 21): July should be a well-balanced month for you. Your natural skills in communicating ease the path of busi- ness so that progress is made with even the most difficult colleagues. If you just began a personal relationship, the person concerned will make a shocking statement this weekend. The number 5 can bring luck on Sunday. 30 PHUKET GAZETTE COMPUTERS June 30 - July 6, 2007

icrosoft has been touting its Office suite as a productiv- M ity enhancer for at least 10 years. On a consulting job for a huge multinational com- DOUBLE VISION pany that I finished one year ago, I was using Windows 2000 and Higher productivity with two monitors Office 97 up to the very last day. Not one single time in two years did I say, “Damn, I wish I could upgrade to the newest version of Office to increase my productiv- ity.” And I probably used no more than 20% of the feature set ei- ther. However, I did stumble across a productivity enhancer about six months ago: using two monitors (also called displays) on the same computer. I am still beat- ing myself over the head for not discovering it sooner, and I know I’ll never look back. In essence, the viewing space is doubled and it’s almost the same as having a display that is twice the width. When I have to write a report or produce a document for which I have to pull in information from many differ- The key to setting up a dual monitor display is to ent files, it’s maddening to have have a graphics card that can support two You can see from this picture what my dual monitor setup looks like. Of course, you layer upon layer of documents to displays, or use two graphics cards. Right-click won’t normally want to split pictures across monitors, but I did it here just to prove that on your desktop to get Display Properties, then wade through on one screen. I wasn’t cheating by using two separate computers. click the Settings tab. With two screens side by side, there can be a method to the progress of a sports game where – but, as a Linux user, you know tor at the first second-hand com- one of those users who puts ev- madness and after you get used you have to glance at it occasion- that jumping through a few puter store I have found in erything on their desktop, you to it, you will develop positive, ally, this is a perfect candidate for hoops to get anything done is Phuket City for 1,900 baht; if you can move icons to the second habit-forming organizational con- the second display. For my work standard practice. In the Linux are a bargain hunter and/or bar- display, but when you go back cepts to meet the structure. I have to watch training videos in world, using two monitors is tering expert (which I am not), to using it as a single display com- For instance, I have two LiveMeeting replays (Powerpoint called “Dual Head”. For Mac you can get one for less. If you puter, I don’t know if the icons email programs open all day; slides with audio, and quite bor- users, I profusely apologize for have the cash, you can spring for will end up back on the first Outlook and a Web browser with ing), so the secondary display is not being able to help you yet, a flat-screen display but I find screen or not. at least one Web-based email the perfect place for this, as I but in the next month or so I will them far too expensive in Phuket. One habit I have is that be- account. Since I glance at it from have no interruption to my main be getting OS X up and running. You’ll be paying about 4,000 baht fore I power down the computer time to time, that goes on the sec- work. The key is to have a graph- to save one square foot of real I set it back to single display, re- ond display, to the right of the first I will describe how to set ics card that can support two dis- estate on your work area. move the second monitor cord, one where it doesn’t clog up my this up in Windows XP. I am us- plays or have two graphics cards. Back to the Windows XP and power off the second moni- main display. ing XP Pro, but I assume that the On a laptop, it’s easy because all configuration: tor. You can leave the dual mon- When I am composing a setup is almost exactly the same of them I know of have a second There are two ways to get itor setup as is and shut down the document or writing up a report, for XP Home, Windows 2000 or video card; even my circa-2002 to the configuration page: 1. The computer, but I’ve found that I type in the main window while the newly-released Vista. I know Dell Latitude 2650 has a second easiest: right-click on the desk- sometimes, on booting back up I keep all of my reference files it can be done in Linux and I video card and supports dual head top, click on Properties to bring that the second display becomes opened and nicely layered in the have two laptops with different monitoring. On a desktop PC, you up the Display the main display, right display. That way I can copy distributions (Fedora Core 6 and will need a graphics card with two Properties page, making it very and paste with ease into my main openSUSE 10.2), so if you have connectors (in technical jargon, then click on the PUSHING confusing and al- document from the source files. problems setting it up in Linux, called DB-9 female connectors) Settings tab; 2. most unusable. Also, if you are watching a shoot me an email at the address or two graphics cards. A second Click the Start BUTTONS One other video, a slide presentation or the below and I’ll do all I can to help graphics card should be cheap to button, go to Set- advantage of buy (1,500 baht), and with Win- tings, then Con- By Ignacio Evans dual monitors that dows’ Plug‘n’Play capability and trol Panel, then I haven’t men- driver support, it should be a piece click on Display. tioned is that you can set the dis- of cake to install. At this point, you have to play resolution of the second Last week, I picked up a have the second monitor’s adapt- monitor to be different than the secondhand 17-inch color moni- er cord plugged in and have it main display (in the same Settings powered on, or your settings will tab page, select the second mon- not take hold when you enable it. itor and change the screen reso- You should see two squares with lution). This is great if you have #2 grayed out. If you don’t, then a game or educational program you aren’t supporting two moni- that recommends a certain dis- tors and you need to call tech play resolution, or if your eyes get support (which these days means a little tired at night – like mine using Google search, which will do – so you can reduce the dis- be the subject of an upcoming play resolution and make it easi- article) and stop reading here. If er to read documents. Plus, you see two squares, right click changing resolution on the sec- on #2, click on Attach and a ond monitor saves you the pain check mark should appear to the of realigning all your desktop left of it. Click OK. icons when you change resolu- Next, if all goes according tions back and forth. to plan, the wallpaper of your I promise you that once you main display should be duplicat- start working with two displays, ed on the second display and you you’ll be hooked forever. are in business. Now you can open programs and files, and Ignacio Evans is an information move them from left to right on security consultant based in SE the second monitor. Asia who tries to be in Phuket The Windows taskbar re- whenever he can. Email him mains on the main display (or, at with questions, complaints, or least, I haven’t tried to move it any other comments at iggy69. to the second display). If you are [email protected] June 30 - July 6, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 31 32 PHUKET GAZETTE BUSINESS & MONEY June 30 - July 6, 2007 ON THE MOVE Prapijit Thongma has Phuket native Werapun Phitsinee “Apple” Det- been appointed general Limsettoe has been ap- klarharn, from Songkhla, manager of the Burasari pointed director of sales at has been appointed personal Resort. She began her the new Six Senses Erawan assistant to the director of career in hospitality with Resort at Koh Naka Yai. He Sri Panwa Phuket resort. Club Med in 1985 as a is a graduate of the Les She graduated from the cashier and progressed Roches Hotel Manage- Faculty of Service Industry to the position of regional ment School in Switzerland. Hotel Management pro- front office product Prior to joining Six Senses, gram at Prince of Songkla manager for the Asia- K. Werapun held the posi- University. During her edu- Pacific region. K. Prapi- tion of director of sales at cation she trained as an in- jit has also worked at the Dusit Resort Hua Hin tern in the F&B depart- the Sofitel Central Plaza and later at the D2 Hotel in ment at the Imperial Mae in Bangkok and on pre- Chiang Mai. He brings with Ping Hotel in Chiang Mai opening teams at the him over 15 years of expe- and in the front office and Phulay in Krabi and the rience in the hospitality in- housekeeping departments Central Krabi Bay Re- dustry in Switzerland and at the Sheraton Grande sort. Thailand. Laguna Phuket. Italian dental supply firm to set up RHQ in Phuket By Semacote Suganya to take advantage of Phuket’s wise. All our competitors are do- One of the products Mec- status as a tourism and confer- ing it, and so we have to follow tron manufactures is bone-cutting he dentistry market in ence center for Southeast Asia. suit. We are launching the com- units for micro-bone surgery, and Phuket has grown expo- Key to the decision to move pany in Thailand to serve the several years ago the company nentially in recent years, into Phuket was its international Asian and Australian market, and invented new technology which Tmirroring the increase in airport and high-quality confer- with our levels of service we are uses ultrasound in surgery. discount medical procedures in ence venues and hotels, which expecting to double turnover in The advantage of using ul- Thailand. allow visiting clients to stay com- two to three years.” trasound for bone surgery is that To sustain and benefit from fortably, said Mr Emmerich. But why choose Phuket as the instruments are able to cut the growth of dental clinics in Mectron, founded in 1979, a location for the RHQ over part of the tissue and bone with- Phuket, the dental supply com- specializes in the manufacture other, larger cities? out causing damage to any soft pany Mectron has set up a re- and distribution of custom dental Mr Emmerich explained, “I tissue. gional headquarters (RHQ) in equipment. think Phuket is the ideal place to This is especially useful if a Phuket for selling and servicing Mr. Emmerich outlined the set up a subsidiary in Southeast surgeon needs to cut bone in a its products in Asia. market plan for the new subsid- Asia. It is expensive when our delicate area, such as near blood The Italian-based company Norbert Emmerich expects to iary, saying, “With any product, shipments come from overseas to see turnover in Asia double in vessels, nerves or membranes. has offices across Europe and not just consumer products, you Bangkok and then get sent on to two to three years. Before ultrasound technol- Canada, and now plans to open a have to focus on more than just Phuket. ogy was available, surgeons used Phuket branch in July to use as a the product itself and the pricing; “Also, we have found that “To improve the quality of drills, which did not allow for a supply hub for all of Asia. it’s about after-sales service, the our customers only complain if our our product, we need to convince selective cut and would cut both Regional Manager of Mec- service behind the product. products cannot be repaired by a more people to start using it in the hard and soft tissue. tron Asia/Pacific Norbert Em- “If you improve this service local partner. This would normally first place, which is what you see The high technology and merich said the company is keen then your sales will increase like- mean they have to ship their these other companies doing resulting high cost of the units equipment back to Italy, which here. By being based in Phuket offered by Mectron means that nobody wants to do because it is we will not just be serving the the company’s customers tend to so expensive.” Thai market, but the whole re- be large hospitals and dental es- With the low cost of setting gion,” he said. tablishments where there is a up an office in Thailand, the fi- “Our products have been demand for delicate surgery. nancial burden is much lower available in the market for sev- Due to the specialized na- than performing a similar opera- eral years. Customer feedback ture of the products, sales are not tion in Europe. has been good. high in volume. “If you look at other com- “People like our equipment The ultrasound machine is panies such as Acer, Sony and and they like the technology we used at both Bangkok Hospital Compaq, they have all launched offer in terms of design, appear- Phuket and Vachira Phuket Hos- services in Phuket because it is ance and the working experience pital. such an important market. of the machines.” Private clinics in Phuket have yet to use Mectron products, although they are used by den- tists in Chiang Mai, Haad Yai and Bangkok. After one year in the Thai market, Mectron is likely to ex- pand, said Mr Emmerich, because it is the only company locally of- fering this kind of surgical equip- ment. With a subsidiary in Phuket also comes the ability to offer improved service to Southeast Asian and Australian clients. Mectron’s offices will be at Chao Fa East Rd 9/35 and 9/ 36, Chalong Park View. For fur- ther information visit www. mectron.net June 30 - July 6, 2007 BUSINESS & MONEY PHUKET GAZETTE 33

he Japanese economy, the world’s second larg- est, continues to grow. TRevised gross domestic product (GDP) figures issued in June reflect that first quarter growth for 2007 reached an an- nualized rate of 3.3%. This means that the Japanese economy for that period actually outperformed MONEY both the US and the EU. However, this is probably a TALKS flattering figure as growth ap- pears to be slowing and the Cen- By Richard G.. Watson tral Bank, having raised interest rates to 0.5% earlier this year, is He noted that over the past now assessing the situation be- two years the value of the yen fore implementing any further in- has fallen from 11 South Korean creases, by August at the earli- won to 7.5 won. South Korea, as est. What was unexpected was a major competitor of Japan, is that the April figures for industri- increasingly concerned about the al production saw output fall by weak Japanese yen as it impacts 0.2%. severely on its competitive posi- The yen is trading at a five- tion. year low against the US dollar and The rush of funds from Ja- at record lows against the euro. pan is also causing problems Japan enjoys a large current ac- “down under”. New Zealand re- count surplus and the world’s sec- cently raised interest rates to 8% ond highest foreign exchange re- to fight a mixture of strong eco- serves at almost US$1 trillion nomic growth and inflationary (34.5 trillion baht), which makes pressures. This naturally led to a the weak currency something of further inflow of Japanese capi- a contradiction, but low interest tal into New Zealand’s bond mar- rates are keeping any attraction In Japan, the man in the street cares more about pensions than changes to the constitution. kets, resulting in the New Zealand in holding yen at bay. – Photo by Mniz dollar reaching its highest level In addition, the Japanese since the currency was allowed domestic political situation is of to free float in 1985. some concern. Shinzo Abe, who The central bank of New became prime minister in Sep- Zealand, called the Reserve Bank tember 2006, is being widely crit- Eyes turn to July of New Zealand, has been sell- icized for his poor management ing the local currency to stem the of the economy. rise in value, but with only limited There is an increasing per- success. The New Zealand dol- ception in Japan that the eco- lar is now at levels that are start- nomic reforms undertaken by his ing to inhibit exports and threat- predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, bonuses en the country’s vital tourism in- have stalled and Abe is concen- dustry. trating more on being a global No doubt the Reserve Bank statesman. of New Zealand will also be Abe is seen to be more in- watching where Japanese individ- terested in changes to the consti- uals invest their July bonuses. tution and relationships with Chi- to support Yen na than on issues such as pen- Richard G Watson runs Global sions and continued economic Portfolios Co Ltd, a Phuket- reform. This has led to foreign September to more than 45% in All these factors are help- where Japanese employees in- based personal financial-plan- criticism, such as the comment June. ing to extend the life of the “yen vest their half-yearly bonuses, ning service. He can be reached from Richard Jerram, an econo- Elections are scheduled for carry trade”, whereby investors payable in July, as they expect at Tel: 076-381997, Fax: 076- mist at Macquaries Securities, July 22, when half of the seats in borrow against the yen and in- another wave of retail investment 383185, Mobile: 081-0814611. who stated that Mr Abe’s eco- Japan’s Upper House are con- vest the proceeds in higher-yield- in the “yen carry trade”. Email: [email protected] nomic policy was “notable by its tested. The ruling party, the LDP ing currencies. The most popu- absence”. (Liberal Democratic Party) and lar currencies invested were the Although not his fault, Mr its allies control 133 of the Upper New Zealand dollar, Australian Abe is being widely criticized for House seats out of a total of 242. dollar, sterling and the US dol- the loss, by Japan’s Social Secu- Any major loss will see con- lar. rity Agency, of 50 million pension trol move to opposition parties, The main players in these records. These records will, pre- which will make any legislative transactions were pension funds sumably, eventually be located but changes much more difficult. In seeking higher yields and hedge in the interim it has become a addition, there is a concern that funds, but increasingly this is major news story in Japan. Mr Abe may have to take politi- spreading to the retail sector – the While Abe is spending a lot cal responsibility and resign. This Japanese public. Nick Parsons, of of his time on changes to the con- would cause an unwelcome pe- National Australia Bank, says stitution, a survey in early June riod of uncertainty. they will be closely watching found that 71% of respondents wanted the government to focus on pensions while only 25% rat- ed the constitutional changes as more important. The popularity of Mr Abe’s government has declined sharp- ly. In monthly telephone polls con- ducted by Japan’s daily newspa- per, Asahi Shimbun, Mr Abe’s popularity has plunged from an approval rating of 63% last Sep- tember to 24% in June. His perceived mismanage- ment of the economy is mainly to blame. In fact, the number of re- spondents who do not support Mr Abe’s economic policies have climbed from less than 20% last 34 PHUKET GAZETTE SPORTS June 30 - July 6, 2007 TriBallistic ends with

a flourish The final race in the TriBallistic series was a reverse triathlon that included a Splash ’n’ Dash race for the youngest athletes, seen here starting their race. By Janyaporn Morel a 5km run, 20km bike and 350m swim. MAI KHAO: After six triathlons, More than 80 participants John Douma and Teischa Jones raced in this year’s premier, and were named Triathletes of the at the awards the top three ath- Year at the June 23 award cer- letes in each category were an- emony for the 2007 SILK Tri- nounced. The triathletes gained Ballistic triathlon series. points throughout the six races of Douma, winner in the se- the season to win their awards. nior category, won a seven-day Presenting the awards, Or- triathlon training camp with pro- ganizer Hugo Jones said that an- fessional triath- nouncements letes Team TBB, about next year’s at the Bor Saen series will be Villa resort in made on the Phang Nga. group’s website at Teischa, the www.triballisticclub. junior winner, re- com ceived a Trek rac- Final Re- ing bike from sults: Teischa Jones stands with her new high-end Trek Thalang Bikes. Males, senior Top senior triathlete John Douma received a The awards chance to train with international triathletes during racing bicycle she won as top female junior triathlete division: 1. John a seven-day camp. in the six-race series. ceremony fol- Douma; 2. Jaray lowed a final day Jiaranai; 3. Rich- of racing in the ard Cracknell series. The race Females, se- took place early in nior: 1. Timana Phuket gets first badminton the day at the JW Nick Dobyn crossed the finish line first during the June 23 Hossack; 2. Marriot Phuket race, a reverse triathlon at the Lizelle Van den Resort & Spa, with JW Mariott resort. Berg; 3. Michelle courts with rubber floors the competitors Hossack moving to the Silk Restaurant & Males, junior: 1. Marcus Gotz; PHUKET: Rubber-floored bad- have four rubber courts and four and badminton equipment is avail- Bar at Surin Beach for the 2. Philip Johansson; 3. Taj Jones minton courts have arrived on the cement courts. Our target is able for rent. awards. Females, junior: 1. Teischa island in the form of four deluxe people who love to play badmin- K. Kanpitcha said they of- The final race in the fam- Jones; 2. Melissa Kegans; 3. courts at the new Andaman Bad- ton, especially company groups fer yoga classes for 100 baht per ily-oriented series was a reverse Emilie Kirstein minton facilities off Chao Fa East and students. Most of our cus- class in the daytime, when the triathlon with three categories: a Most Improved Triathlete: Rd, near the Siam Commercial tomers come to play after work, courts are not so busy. She is also Splash ’n’ Dash with a 750-meter Victor Kirstein Bank. about 6 pm and later. looking for other activities to add run, three-kilometer bike and a Top Team Award: Coffin Cheat- Kanpitcha Srikitjaroenchai, “We are open every day to the menu, she added. 50m swim; a Junior division with ers 25, the owner of the courts told from 10 am to 10 pm. The fee “Phuket has never had a a 1.5km run, 6km bike and 250m Triathlete With The Most Po- the Gazette, “Our courts meet for the rubber courts is 150 baht privately-owned badminton club swim; and a Senior division with tential: Josh Henthorne competition requirements. We per hour; the cement courts go before. We know that many play- for 100 baht per hour. ers want to play and not have to “Membership costs 1,200 worry about hurrying off the court baht per year. Members get a because other people are wait- 20% discount and can reserve ing for it. Here you can play as courts in advance with just a long as you want,” she said. phone call,” she added. The club already has about For more information or to re- 40 members and three coaches serve a court call 089-6452848. are on staff to help anyone age 5 Andaman Badminton is located and up improve their skills. at 106/1 Phattana Thongtin Rd, Fitness equipment and a Tambon Taladnua in Phuket restaurant are on the premises, City. June 30 - July 6, 2007 SPORTS PHUKET GAZETTE 35 TASARS taking over Ao Yon bay AO YON: Sailors in Ao Yon be eliminated by runners-up Emir- warned: 58 teams have con- ates Team New Zealand. firmed entry to the G4S Tasar Jonathon will be racing in World Championships 2007 to be Phuket with his wife Libby on the held on the bay from July 2 to 11. helm. Rob Douglass and his Andrew De Bruin and Tom daughter Nicole, from Ulladulla Basquin are Phuket’s sole duo in on the New South Wales south the event. Basquin, at 15 years coast, will be defending their title old, will be gunning for the Un- as champions in their 14-foot din- der-21 Junior Helm prize. ghy Chukkel. Robert Warnes, who is or- The event has also attracted ganizing the event, said that he Jonathon McKee, who worked rates the youngster’s chances of the mainsheet on Luna Rossa, winning pretty high. “He came in the Italian entry in the America’s seventh in the junior nationals in Cup held off Valencia in Decem- Australia recently,” he noted. ber. The first race of the day will Luna Rossa knocked out start at 1 pm on July 4, and all early favorites for the cup BMW are welcome to come and watch Oracle Racing, but were later the racing, Mr Warnes said. ACYC: Scotty returns in style At least 58 two-person Tasar boats are scheduled to compete in the world championships in Ao Yon CHALONG: Scott Duncanson Onyx sailed well to take top hon- from July 2 to 11. on Somtam Express returned to ors in the Cruising class. John racing on Chalong Bay with a Fenn on Four Winds, in his first bullet in the Racing class in ACYC outing this year, placed Race 6 of the Ao Chalong Yacht second in the class, while Tony Club (ACYC) Keelboat and Kipps on Wild Orchid finished Multihull Race Series on June third. 23. The ACYC was the day In standard wet-season sponsor of the event, and the sailing conditions with breezes Image Asia encouragement of eight to 10 knots all day, cloud award went to Tony Knight of cover and some rain, Ben Cope- the ACYC for his perseverance ly’s Asia Spirit placed second in organizing the ACYC race and Mike Downard’s Tua Lek series but only finishing in third finished third. place at best, regardless of his Tim Milner on See Krung countless fine race starts. Huk, with Mark Pescott on The next ACYC race day board, won the Multihull class, will be on July 15. All are wel- with Bob Brindley’s X Cat Riot come to join regardless of sail- finishing second and Chris Jung- ing experience. erius on his Firefly 850 The For more information call Frog finishing third. Tony Knight at 081-7470074 or Tony Swain-Dudman on visit www.acycphuket.com PATONG DARTS LEAGUE Piccadilly get a bollocking PATONG: Dog’s Bollocks ex- to be no distraction – swiping all tended their lead atop the Patong three points on the road. Darts League table to a full four Send all match information points at home with a three-point to: [email protected] for win against defending champs (or inclusion in this article. is it chumps? – Ed) Piccadilly. Simon was the hero for June 19 results: Dog’s Bol- Dog’s Bollocks, with a 180 and locks* 5 Piccadilly 4; Beach several sharp finishes – includ- House* 6 Queen Mary 3; Off- ing one in the all-important beer shore 4 Shakers* 5 (* = winner leg. of beer leg). Meanwhile, over on Nanai Standings: 1. Dog’s Bollocks Rd a highly favored Queen Mary (22 pts.); 2. Shakers (18); 3. Off- side fell to host Beach House. As shore (17); 4. Queen Mary (15); is so often the case in darts, it was 5. Beach House (13); 6. Picca- double trouble for Queen Mary, dilly (11); 7. Simply Red (4); 8. whose ace Billy lost in the singles Valhalla (2). after building up a 300-point lead – and then went down in the July 3 matchups: Beach House doubles in similar fashion. v Piccadilly; Valhalla v Offshore; In a battle for second place, Simply Red v Shakers; Shakers found the orange life pre- Queen Mary and Dog’s Bollocks server around Offshore’s board have byes (home team first). 36 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY June 30 - July 6, 2007

Gardening by Bloomin’ Bert Masochist of the floral world ’m not the most patient of tending to understand. Indeci- are constricted by a small pot, for souls. In fact as the years pherable, but bearable. some bizarre reason. Try to re- progress, I find more and And so, inevitably, we move sist the temptation to move the Imore things irritating: on to the Welsh. Their accent is plant to a larger pot as you would screaming kids, rap music, 125cc neither amusing nor charming, do for most potted plants. This motorcycles with big-bore ex- unfortunately. Is it just me that one’s a serious masochist. If it hausts, anyone that thinks it looks finds Welsh accents annoying? were human it would probably be hip to make one of those W signs They’re wonderful in Wales I’m into things that should definitely with their fingers, those pickups sure, with all their singing in the be conducted behind closed belting out several kilowatts of valleys, but let’s work on the exit doors. sound to inform us of the latest visa situation. Clivia roots are thick, fleshy sale at Big C, and so on. And while we’re on the sub- and very well-equipped for wa- I’m fairly sure that annoy- ject of the Welsh accent, why is ter storage. On a mature plant, ances get more annoying as you it that whenever I try it, the first the swollen mass of roots often get older. Does that mean I’m couple of sentences come out becomes so large that it will com- turning into my father? A scary OK, but then inevitably transform pletely fill the pot, forcing the soil thought, but I’m sure that if I had into a very poor attempt at Paki- in the pot up and over the con- teenage kids I’d be bursting into stani? Is it just me? tainer’s edge. Only when this their bedrooms screaming at The English have a flower begins to happen should a clivia them over the 150-decibel music for their national emblem – the plant be moved to a larger pot. asking them to “turn that damn rose. A thing of beauty. The Unlike many other plants, noise down”. Welsh? They have two – the daf- clivias survive in bright or dim light I find that some accents fodil and the leek. I will concede and in soil that is moist or dry. from various parts of the UK that the daffodil has its charm, but They prefer well-drained, organ- grate too. Apologies to Birming- a leek? A smelly vegetable? ic soil in bright light with early ham readers, but that accent I remember, in my school morning or late afternoon sun and doesn’t do you any favors. Some- days, a couple of Welsh kids shaded in between, as the leaves how the Brummie accent makes whose mothers insisted on pin- will scorch if they get direct sun. the speakers sound as if they’re ning a leek to their lapels on St It may have masochistic tenden- a few bricks short of a full load. David’s Day. We obviously made cies, but heat isn’t among its plea- I’m sure they’re not, but that high- no comment on the stinking veg- sures. pitched back-of-the-throat ‘aw- etable that accompanied them all The ability of these plants royt?’ favorite of theirs hardly day. You can imagine how gentle to survive under conditions un- makes them sound like Mensa we all were, and how much we suitable for most other plants candidates. admired these fine Welsh chaps makes them extremely tough Clivia miniata: Phuket’s version of the daffodil. Some regional accents are attending a Yorkshire school pro- Photo: Botanic Gardens Trust Sydney / Jaime Plaza. house plants and ideal candidates fine. Scousers (ladies and gentle- claiming their origins. for people who like to have plants men from Liverpool) are usually I suppose I should move on dil capital of the world (it would 1800s. Lady Clive (really!) was in their houses, but can’t be both- comedians, and most utterances to the subject of plants at some probably be somewhere in those the Duchess of Northumberland ered giving them much attention. from Geordies (Newcastle) are stage, or I’m likely to be accused valleys attached to the west of then, and Lindley named the plant Clivias are most often prop- often hilarious. Try saying ‘Kaw- of yet another meaningless rant. England) but at least we have in her honor. You couldn’t make agated by separation of offsets, a-sak-i’ in a Geordie accent with- Much as I hate to admit a fond- something that looks vaguely sim- this stuff up. or the extra stalks that grow in- out smiling. You can’t. ness for something associated ilar – the clivia miniata, or kaf- There are a few different dependently from the main plant, I’ve given up trying to de- with the Welsh, one of the few fir lily. The similarity is actually species, but the clivia miniata is after the plants have flowered. code the sounds that come out of plants I miss from my homeland extremely vague, come to think probably the most common When an individual offset has a Glaswegian’s mouth, though. is in fact the daffodil. Most of the of it. At least they both have that grown here. Its dark green leaves developed three or four leaves of I’m fairly convinced that they others are either too boring or 90-degree flower-on-top-of-the- are broad and strap-like and grow its own, it can be cut from the produce random noises at break- slow-growing, or just plain insig- stalk thing happening. in a kind of arch, up to about parent plant (you need to include neck speed and spend their days nificant. The daffodil at least has Originally, clivia made its 40cm long and three to four inch- some roots too) and placed in nodding at each other in the some individuality about it. way over here from Natal, South es wide. Brilliant clusters of apri- small pots of its own. streets and pubs of Glasgow, pre- Phuket is hardly the daffo- Africa, where it grows naturally cot-colored, funnel-shaped blos- Daffodils may not exactly in shady, moist areas. The name soms appear on strong stems be abundant here, but at least we of the plant isn’t the most obvi- arising from the center of the make do with this distant relative. ous. Most people probably even dense leaf clumps. Those of the Welsh persuasion pronounce it incorrectly. It was A general rule of thumb is can be reassured that should they given to the plant by a man named that plants tend to be happier in feel the urge to pin a clivia min- John Lindley during the mid- open soil, rather than being con- iata to their chests at the begin- fined to a pot. The clivia minia- ning of March every year, we ta bucks that trend completely, as won’t snigger at all. Well, not it is much happier when its roots much, anyway. Dydd da to you. Want advice on your garden? Email Bloomin’ Bert at: [email protected] June 30 - July 6, 2007 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 37

Home of the Week Patong

The strong Thai influence in the architecture of the home is offset by highly effective stone facades. STONE-FACED uilt in one of the quieter ing is an attractive living space The home’s convenient lo- areas on the eastern with quality tiled flooring and cation allows easy access to the side of Patong is this wood-paneled ceilings fitted with nearby beach, schools, golf cour- Benchanting Thai-style fans throughout. ses and international hospitals. detached house, finished using a To the rear of the house is Utilities include telephone, variety of stones, including sand- a large Western kitchen with gas mains water with two water heat- stone. cook top, wooden-door cup- ers and a septic tank. The plot is 82 square meters boards and panels, and granite Priced at 15 million baht and is fully fenced. At the front counter tops. with Chanote title, the property of the plot is a private 32sqm An impressive wooden is available on either freehold or swimming pool, which features a staircase leads upstairs to the two leasehold terms. stone footbridge reaching over bedrooms, with the main bedroom one end and a large sculptured overlooking the pool area; both For more details contact Rich- water feature at the other end. have private en-suite bathrooms. ard Lusted at Siam Real Estate Through the remote-con- The property has three air at Tel: 076-288908, or visit the trolled decorative iron gate is un- conditioning units and a total of website at www.siamrealestate. dercover parking for one vehicle. six ceiling fans to keep the home com or email: info@siamreal Inside the two-story dwell- cool. estate.com A carefully constructed rustic concrete bridge takes visitors across the swimming pool to the house. 38 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY June 30 - July 6, 2007

Construction Update by Janyaporn Morel

One of the four-bedroom standalone homes at Phuket Thani. Bird’s eye view of the project, with the commercial units ranked along the main road. Phuket Thani commercial units sell out

ork on the Phuket 50% complete. About 70% of the construction by the end of 2008. houses and 46 single Thani project on 25 project has been sold and local The project has 46 three-sto- houses. rai on Thepkrasat - developers Collage Height Estate ry commercial units in eight Thawat Teowat- Wtri Rd, just north of Co Ltd and Siam Island Property blocks, 24 two-story home-office tanakul, president of the Heroines Monument, is now Co Ltd expect to complete all units in four blocks, 34 duplex both Collage Height Estate Co Ltd and Siam Island Property Co Ltd, told the Gazette that all commercial building units and duplex homes have been sold. Re- maining for sale are 20 single houses and 22 The commercial units have already sold out. home-office units, which have just opened for res- bedrooms, and have 145.5sqm or ervation. 150sqm, respectively. Prices start “We have a good location; at 2.32 million baht. we are at the center of the is- K. Thawat said that the suc- land. Developments in Phuket cess of the project’s marketing City are already crowded and comes from many factors, “First projects are now expanding into is our location as we face the this area. We have a very attrac- main road and are located be- tive location for commercial build- tween the city and airport, which ings and our aim is to attract peo- is good for the businesses that ple who want to have their busi- have bought units here. nesses facing the main road. “Second, we have provided “We also wanted a nice good facilities for the project with view for people in the home of- a 16-meter wide main road and a fices and private houses,” he nine-meter road within the com- said. munity. We have also provided a About 10% of the business- good electrical system, an under- es have already opened, includ- ground water-supply tank, a club ing dealers for air conditioning, house and 24-hour security. construction supplies, golf carts “Third, and most important, and a fitness center. is that we are sincere and give Four of the commercial our customers confidence as we buildings face Thepkrasattri Rd are local people. We emphasize and the other four face the cen- a good standard of construction tral road of the project. The units, and use good quality materials. each of 206 square meters, can “Also very important is that be used for commercial and res- our prices are quite reasonable for idential purposes as each unit has the quality that we provide our three bedrooms and three bath- customers,” he said. rooms. Prices range from 3.1 “There are now both com- million to 3.5 million baht. mercial and local residents living The home-offices have a here and the area will continue total area of 190sqm, including to grow as we can see a lot of three bedrooms and three bath- estates coming in,” he added. rooms. Prices for these units start at 2.05 million baht. For more information contact The 34 duplex houses, the Phuket Thani sales office. which have sold out, have three Tel: 076-313409, 081-8921911, bedrooms, two bathrooms and Fax: 076-313410. The project 110.6sqm of usable area. The one- is located at 59/11-12 Moo 5, story single houses come in two Thepkrasattri Rd, Srisoonthorn, styles, with either three or four Thalang, Phuket 83110. June 30 - July 6, 2007 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 39 Can Patong reinvent itself? veryone has an opinion to areas such as Mai Khao. on Patong. Either they With Patong virtually burst- love it or hate it, but there ing at the seams, Kalim looks Eis never a lack sentiment poised to be a major area of ac- when the subject comes up. No tivity over the next few years. matter what you think of the Bart Duykers of Villa Santi re- place, no one can deny Patong’s cently said that both the boutique significance to the tourism econ- resort and its signature outlet, omy and its role as the meeting Gaya, with enviable sunset views point for island visitors. Strategi- of the bay, will open by this com- cally, it remains a hub where ing high season. north, south, east and west col- The multi-million-dollar lide. Dijinnah Santi project is under After the tsunami, the area construction and sales are mov- started making noises about re- ing, showing there is a market in juvenation and was marked by that location for a 60- to 100-mil- overseas investment into projects, lion-baht property. To be sited on such as the impressive renova- the hills opposite is the Miora tion of the Holiday Inn and the Resort, planned to be an all-suite, financial rehabilitation of Jung- internationally managed hotel, as ceylon. Local firms were active; well as an up-market dining/bar Burasari acquired the Comfort complex next to Baan Chai Lei. Inn and expanded its well-regard- Patong will remain a source ed brand. of conversation for a long time, However, other projects did be it good or bad. From a tourism not move ahead, such as the Sofi- With Patong bursting at the seams, Kalim is next in line to see larger-scale development. and property perspective, the cur- tel, located on one of the area’s rent trend towards upgrading and prime pieces of real estate at the of the boutique Baan Yin Dee From a long-term perspec- development of the more sophis- branding of products, new devel- north end of the bay. project to a company controlled tive, and given the number of ticated destinations, such as opments and the scale of inter- In 2007, the pace of inter- by a Singapore-listed firm, which high-rise buildings already in the Waikiki. national investment is positive. nationally branded hotels opening recently bought Bintan Lagoon area, perhaps one option might be Once there is no more un- Downstream, zoning and has been accelerating. There will Resorts. to zone certain areas of Patong developed land, either redevelop- regulating growth are going to be be more than 1,500 chain-oper- Support facilities, such as to allow for new high-rise devel- ment needs to be done or else paramount to reinventing the des- ated rooms coming on line in the dining and shopping attractions, opments, taking a similar road of there will be a geographical shift tination. next year, including the Millenni- are a key component of the de- um at Jungceylon (436 rooms), velopment of any market. Jung- Mercure (249 rooms) and Ibis ceylon is well-placed to capture (250 rooms). traffic from most hotels Perhaps the most- on the island. One key watched new project is multi-outlet under devel- the Park Hyatt Phuket, at opment within the project Emerald Bay to the south is Singapore’s Indochine of Patong. This stunning group’s tiered entertain- piece of property was ment venue, bringing a va- controlled for riety of eating, years by Taiwan’s drinking and life- Evergreen group PROPERTY style offerings. and was sold to At the Sky Thai and Hong Inn, the 9th Floor Kong interests. WATCH restaurant with its The question on By Bill Barnett impressive refur- everyone’s lips bishment attracts has been, “Is Patong ready for a tourists and locals alike, and the high-end luxury resort?” This will regional Coyote bar and restaurant be a key indicator if the market at the front of BanThai is adding can evolve to serve the upper- to the list of chains with outlets in echelon segment. Bangkok that now see Phuket as Transactions remain a ba- a “must have” location. rometer of a healthy property The rate of property devel- market, and there have been two opment in Patong has lapsed dur- of note lately. First is Destination ing the past five years, meaning Properties’ acquisition of the there is a good amount of catch- Grand Tropicana (400 rooms), up required. After years being which is understood to be under dominated by lower-end prod- renovation and will be branded ucts, Patong now has a few no- for the coming high season. table projects raising the bar, such This is the latest move for as BYD Lofts and L’Orchidee’s Gary Murray’s group, which ocean-view villas. bought the Felix Hotel in Karon Many industry watchers are and renovated and flagged it as a waiting to see if, and at what lev- Ramada, along with Kamala Bay el, a mixed-use residential or vil- Terrace opening next year as an la component will be offered at Alila. the Park Hyatt project. Ultimately, While more recently ac- given the limited amount of de- quired, the Surin Beach Resort velopable land, it appears that and Kamala Bay Garden Resort Patong’s future depends on either are currently under renovation bringing down older structures, and will be internationally man- developing more dense projects aged. Also of note was the sale or renovating existing products.

Bill Barnett is managing director of C9 Hotelworks (c9hotel works.com), a Phuket-based hotel and residential property con- sulting firm. With more than 20 years’ experience in the region, he has played an active role in some of the island’s biggest develop- ments. 40 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS June 30 - July 6, 2007 Property Gazette

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HOUSE FOR SEAVIEW LAND 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. finity pool and everything Behind TOT Public Co Ltd [email protected] SALE/RENT 1 rai (1,600sqm) land plot else you would expect (Chalong). Under construc- HOUSE FOR SALE 1km from Heroines Monu- in Rawai with main road from a quality home. Ready tion and will be ready within Beautiful Sino-Portugese ment, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- access, available for quick to move in. 390sqm, quiet one month. Price: 3.9 million house in center of Phuket rooms, fully furnished, sale. Project plans also PHUKET COUNTRY location, hill views. New baht. Contact for details. City. Already restored, ideal swimming pool. Sale price: available. Price: 10 million CLUB home. Price: 14.2 million Tel: 081-9562406. for restaurant, guesthouse or baht. Tel: 081-7888280, Unfinished duplex with land 2.6 million baht. Rent price: baht. Tel: 087-2982028. business. Tel: 081-9700121. 084-0639223. for sale. Directly on 16th fair- 22,000 baht per month. Email: timothy.ross@ Email: [email protected] way. Tel: 087-5074395. Tel: 083-1036578. financialadvice.com.sg 4 RAI CHANOTE LAND Email: [email protected] KAMALA LAND PLOTS Private access, two houses, RAWAI BEACH LAND underground infrastructure, For info, visit our website: NEW HOUSE KATHU For sale. Chanote titles. Great NEW SHOPHOUSES www.fairway16.com 500 meters to Rawai Beach, Great views, quiet, secure, 3 plots. 1 rai: 3.3 million baht. stream, orchard. 7.5 million 100 meters to hotel and spa, near Bangla road. 12 new baht. Tel: 086-4705809. bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 1,000sqm: 2.3 million baht. shophouses for sale in the 34.5m x 41m plot. 6.2 million aircons, Western kitchen, 2 400sqm: 1.3 million baht. 2 BEDROOM HOUSE baht. Tel: 081-0910964. heart of Patong. Can buy LAND IN NAI YANG carparks, furnished, 460sqm Contact Tel: 076-292596, whole plot or separate. Kamala. Quiet location, nice for sale. Chanote. Near beach. land. Price: 6.5 million baht. 086-2678477. Email: tournie Very close to Jungceylon garden. Air conditioning. Not RAWAI BEACH VILLA 2 rai: 7 million baht. 1 rai: 3.5 Call Tel: 087-9391035 (Eng), [email protected] and Bangla. Walk to the far from beach. 1.45 million 400sqm land, 3 bedrooms, 3 million baht, 6,440sqm plots. 086-0050318 (Thai). beach in 10 minutes from baht. Email for photo and info. bathrooms, pool. 6.5 million 1.5 million baht per plot. Call CHALONG AREA the site. Must see! Tel: 076- Tel: 087-2756736. Email: baht. Tel: 086-9408914. Email: Tel: 089-7241140. Email: PATONG TOWER 3.5 rai. 40 meters to connect 239839, 081-8779292. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1-bedroom modern apart- of mainroad near communica- Fax: 081-8779292. Email: HOUSE IN PATONG ment. Tel: 084-8473304. For tion office. Price: 28 million [email protected] 4.7 million baht. 23 square wah, RAWAI BEACH details, visit our website: baht. Tel: 084-0577505. URGENT SALE 3 bedrooms with aircons, bath- condo. Sea view, foreign free- www.selectphuket.com 3.5 RAI FLAT LAND Khao Lak. Bang Niang bunga- tub with hot/cold water, living hold. 550,000 baht. Tel: 086- Chanote title, 1 rai, square plot, low-apartment resort. 8 bunga- room, kitchen, 2 cable TVs, 2 9408914. For more info email: NEW HOME CHIANG RAI 500m from Thepkrasattri Rd, lows with 2 rooms and 2 bun- fridges, washing machine, fully [email protected] 3.99 MILLION BAHT LAND AND RESORT Thalang area. Price: 2 million galows with 3 rooms. 6 x12- furnished. 1km from Patong 5 million baht invested in this for sale. Land plots from baht. For more info, please meter swimming pool. Sauna Beach. Call Tel: 076-341724, home. Sold to first person with 100sqm to 350 rai. Hillside contact Tel: 084-0577505. and Jacuzzi, restaurant. All 081-5690664. Email: sunsetap CENTRAL WATERFRONT 3.99 million. Nice 3-bedroom, and valley. 3 resorts, 10-50 rooms with aircon, color TV, Condo at Karon Beach, cor- @ji-net.com 2-bathroom. Must sell! Tel: rooms. Site viewing and LAND FOR SALE DVD player and ADSL. Parking ner unit with sea view. 9th available. Price: 9 million baht. 089-7830494, 081-0837354. collection from airport avail- 25 talang wah: 800,000 baht. floor, 167sqm, 2 bedrooms, Contact Tel: 076-346065, Email: [email protected] able. Contact K. Apagon. 80 talang wah: 1.5 million baht. 2 bathrooms, unit#9D. 12.6 081-8914844. Email: joerg ABSOLUTE BEST Tel: 089-2919173. 90 talang wah: 1.8 million baht. SEA VIEW LAND million baht. Tel: 081-408- SEAVIEW COTTAGE @phuket.ksc.co.th 4991. Title deeds, close to Nai Harn Two plots of 9 and 14 rai for Cape Yamu. Fantastic views Beach. Tel: 081-8921057. quick sale at 6 million baht per over many islands. 3 bed- Email: angela_prajantabut@ BEACHFRONT POOL rai. Can be subdivided if you rooms, 2 bathrooms. Private INEXPENSIVE LAND house. 3-4 bedrooms from 4-STORY 1/2 rai to 2 rai near Mission hotmail.com wish to buy only 4 or 5 rai. swimming pool, set in 700m only 8 million baht. For more shophouse for sale. Located Hills golf course. For pricing, Tranquil location and perfect of tropical gardens. Exclusive info, please email: admin@thai near Phuket City bus termi- contact Tel: 086-9421930. sea view. Tel: 076-289702, nal. 4m x 12m. Price: 3.8 mil- private development. Chanote CHEAPEST sunshinedevelopments.com 086-7888080. Fax: 076- lion baht. Tel: 084-6518028. title. Price: 12 million baht. BEACHFRONT 289703. Email: gerry@ Email: herbert.eisenberg Tel: 086-2796283. RESORT ON PHI PHI LAND! COMMERCIAL BUILDING phuketpremierproperty.com @gmail.com For more info, 18-room resort on Phi Phi. 5 rai 1.6 million baht per rai. Will New 3-floor commercial build- For details, please visit our visit our website: http:// CHALONG SHOPHOUSE of land. 15 years remaining on sell from 5 to 22 rai. Con- ing. Good location and suited website: www.phuket eisrawai.wetpaint.com/page/ for sale or rent. New, 3 stories, lease. Lots of space for expan- tact for additional details. for business. Ready to move premierproperty.com Phuket+Townhouse Wiset Rd, close to CP Mart. sion. Contact for further details Email: admin@thaisunshine in. Soi Nanai 2, Patong. Price: Please contact K. Jenwit at at Tel: 081-7193375. Email: developments.com 3.8 million baht. Contact Tel: Tel: 086-6933340. [email protected] 086-7432011. June 30 - July 6, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 41 Property Gazette

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Close to Laguna. Best ne- for sale or rent in Land & Flat land, 119sq wah in 20 rai: Few minutes from gotiable price. Brand new. Houses Chalong. New Maneekram, located be- 3-story modern home & the beach, Chanote. For 1,100sqm land, 4 bed- house with furniture, never tween Chalong and Central office. 3 bedrooms, 3 bath- sale or looking for serious rooms, pool, lotus pond & occupied, very nice design, Festival. Full public utilities, rooms located in Karon. partner to develop. All in- garden. Contact K.Gai. saloon, reception, office, quiet area. Please contact Very close to the main frastructure is in place, 2 Tel: 081-7344324. For kitchen, maid's room, 4 Tel: 084-8516115. Email: road. Price: 4.75 million public roads, electric, more info, please visit our rooms (one with furniture, [email protected] baht. Tel: 076-280801. phone, Internet, office. website: www.phuket aircon, dressing room and Fax: 076-281067. Email: Lake is part of the land. 2 greenlandvillas.com bathroom with Jacuzzi). legalinsidesiamproperty@ rai: Chanote, lake view. 7 6.9 million baht. Call Tel: RAWAI POOL VILLA gmail.com rai: Chanote, hillside with 081-5693890. Two 2-bedroom pool villas for nice sea view, road access. 4 RAI FLAT LAND sale at 6.5 million baht each. Email for plot prices at: Chanote title, square plot, Contact for additional details. [email protected] access from 2 roads. 2km Tel: 081-8953979. Email: HOUSE FOR SALE from Heroines Monument. UNIQUE SEA VIEW [email protected] 500m from main road. Price: Please visit our website at: 6.8 million baht. Please con- http://poolvilla.wetpaint.com/ LAND ON KOH tact Tel: 084-0577505. MAPHRAO LAND IN KAMALA East side, street access, NICE HOUSE All with Chanote. 55 rai in the electricity, water. Approx. 2-story detached house with most exclusive area near Ka- 1 rai, ready to be built on. Price: 3.9 million baht. 7 rai Western-style kitchen, dining mala center on flat land at 8.5 Single house in Soi Bangrae, next to Swiss resort. Price: room, living room, 2 bedrooms, New seaview pool villa over million baht per rai. Also, 6 rai Chalong. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- 2.9 million baht per rai. Call 2 bathrooms, 1 aircon, carport, looking Karon Beach. Build with good sea view at 6 million rooms, living area, kitchen Tel: 081-8918930. garden, fully furnished. Price: area: 450sqm Plot area: baht per rai. 20 rai with best sea and many more facilities. 3.2 million baht obo. Contact 950sqm. Chanote. Sale view in Kamala at 6 million baht Great buy. 125 talang wah Tel: +31-64-6098573. Email: direcly from Swiss owner. per rai. Tel: 086-2742308. & 500sqm. Price: 6.5 million [email protected] Visit our Tel: 089-5938690. Email: Email: [email protected] baht. Contact at Tel: 081- [email protected] BLUE CANYON website: http://home.planet.nl/ 5395317, 086-6890769. CONDOMINIUM ~duang000/house.htm DUPLEX HOUSE One of the best condo- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, miniums at Blue Canyon LAND FOR SALE LAND IN TRANG URGENT SALE kitchen, parking. Gated com- RAWAI Country Club now for sale. 9 rai for sale at Pasak Soi 8, 4.5 rai in Trang. Perfect location House in Thalang near Mis- munity, fully furnished. Only SHOPHOUSES Freehold. 265sqm. 3 bed- Cherng Talay. 2.7 million for future business. In front of sion Hills golf course, 3 bed- 1.8 million baht. Call Tel: 02- FOR SALE/RENT rooms, 2 bathrooms, large baht per rai. Please contact main road, opposite university. rooms, 2 bathrooms on 3.5 9570053, 081-4040018. Or 2 new, connected shop- terrace. Includes active for more information and Contact K. Tan for more infor- rai of land. Price: 12 million via email: contactmalisa@ houses in Rawai, on Wiset golf membership. 16.5 details. Tel: 076-282808, mation at Tel: 076-296658, baht. Tel: 089-7298365. yahoo.com For further details, Rd. Living area: 200sqm. million baht. No agents. 086-9519198. Fax: 076- 089-6513479. Send email: please see our website at Freehold land price: 4.5 mil- Tel: 081-9708304. Email: 282346. Email: heypiassy@ [email protected] http://www.phuketsecond lion baht. Financing possible. [email protected] hotmail.com 2-STORY HOUSE hand.com/post/detail.php? Tel: 081-8928526. For more PHUKET TOWN post_id=3523 details and photos, please APARTMENTS 5m x 20m, Soi Romanee. visit our website: www. NEW HOUSE FOR SALE OCEANVIEW LAND IN KARON Price: 3.8 million baht. Con- NEW TOWNHOUSE phuket-besthomes.com Beautiful, modern, European PLOTS BANG TAO One unit with 3 fully fur- tact Tel: 084-0577505. with 2 floors on Chao Fa East style. 3 large bedrooms with with infrastructure. Ready nished apartments for Rd. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, aircon, 3 en-suite bathrooms, to build. 900-1,700sqm. sale. Must see. Please con- 6m x 12.5m, 19sq wah. Con- BEAUTIFUL 3-STORY huge terrace and living area, Priced at 3.9 to 5.5 million tact John Johannesen for HOUSE FOR SALE struction to be finished in Dec. building. 5 aircons, 3 rooms on garage, laundry room, safe baht. Please contact Tel: pricing and further details. Soi Namtok in Kathu, 2 bed- 2007. Price: 1.6 million baht. second floor, third-floor apart- and alarm system. Plot of 089-5903665. Email: Tel: 081-8957957. Email: rooms, 1 bathroom, aircon, Down payment of 354,000 ment with kitchen and bath- 600sqm. Quiet area. Built by [email protected] [email protected] kitchen. Price: 880,000 baht. baht with a 1.246 million baht room. Price: 6.2 million baht. European contractor. Only Tel: 089-8728188. bank loan available. Please con- 600 meters from Chalong circle 10.5 million baht. Please tact Khun Jeab for more info. on Chao Fa East Rd. Tel: 081- contact Tel: 084-8441486. Tel: 084-6890760. Email: 4763242. 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LUXURY IN LUXURY VILLA HOUSE FOR SALE DREAMHOUSE Properties For Rent NAI HARN NATAI BEACH AT CAPE PANWA FOR SALE HOUSE FOR RENT Fully furnished, 3 bedrooms, 2 3- TO 4-BEDROOM bathrooms, cable TV, ADSL. KATHU VILLA 18,000 baht per month. Call for rent. Pool, 4km from BIS. Tel: 089-9732917. Lake, golf and valley view, quiet, on a private hill. Gated New luxury, detached villa 358sqm, sea view, 2 mins in Chalong on 715sqm of with security guard + maid. 4 BEDROOMS 2 luxury Thai-style villas for with private swimming from the beach, 15 mins Med. styled, fully furnished, land with private pool. 4 bed- WITH POOL rent with 300sqm each. All pool, only 2 minutes from to airport, 2 bedrooms bayview home. 3 bedrooms, rooms, 5 bathrooms, West- Phuket's best beach. Set in with en-suite bathrooms, ern-style kitchen, 7 aircons, New 4-bedroom, 4-bath- amenities in top-class sur- 3 en-suite bathrooms. Living roundings. Internet, UBC, a quiet and prestigious lo- Western-style kitchen room, office area, Western- dual carport and much more. room house at Loch Palm yearly lease at 65,000 baht cation in the southwest of with high-quality appli- style kitchen, sala, maid's Perfect for families. A must Country Club. Partly fur- Phuket. Offers complete ances, fully furnished with see. Price: 16 million baht nished, directly on the 9th per month. Please contact room, laundry and storage Tel: 087-2698492. privacy on a level plot of designer furniture, 2 home room. Infinity pool. Includes 2 ono. Contact Tel: 081-892- fairway in a fresh, clean land. Four bedrooms (all en- theaters with plasma TVs cars. 2003 Honda CRV and 6251. Email: mrsouza@ environment overlooking suite), lounge/kitchen. Pri- and UBC, ADSL ready, 1- 2003 Ford Escape. Must see hotmail.com Visit our lake. Tel: 081-9390176, vate swimming pool with rai garden with swimming this great package deal! website for photos and 081-9390176. Email: 100SQM STUDIO outdoor shower/bathroom. pool. Must see! Contact Price: 33 million baht. Con- more details: www.phuket [email protected] for rent. Furnished, beautiful Double garage. Built by a for more information tact Liany Tel: 076-200707, dreamhome.com views that overlook a lake, renowned local developer about house and land. Tel: 087-9312301 or via email: RAWAI BEACH VILLA golf course and Kathu valley. and fully furnished to an ex- 081-0863309. For further [email protected] SPA & RESORT Long-term rent, 3 bedrooms, 3 Private and quiet location, ceptional standard. Ready details, please visit our 37 million baht. A peaceful bathrooms, UBC. 25,000 baht pool, Internet, UBC. Long- to move in. 21.5 million website at http://www. place of 3 rai, 900sq wah in Ao per month. Tel: 086-9408914, term rent: 16,000 baht per baht. Tel: 087-2982028. janepropertyphuket.com COMMERCIAL Nang. 9 Thai/Bali-style villas, 086-6865567. month. Please contact for Email: timothy.ross@ CONDO 600SQM blissful open-air bathtub, tropi- more information at Tel: financialadvice.com.sg NEW HOUSE FOR SALE Individual building located on cal garden, herbal steam & HOUSE FOR RENT 087-2698492. in Thantong Villa 7. Townhouse the bypass rd near Tesco Lo- Jacuzzi pool, international res- at Land & Houses in Chalong. PATONG TOWER with 2 floors, 3 bedrooms, 2 tus. Includes a penthouse taurant. Tel: 081-4236906. By the lake. New house, 3 PATONG RENTALS condo. Seaview, furnished 1- bathrooms on Chao Fa East Rd with 2 en-suite bedrooms, Email: [email protected] bedrooms, fully furnished, AVAILABLE bedroom, 1-bathroom condo, 2 opposite Villa California. Price: Western kitchen and big liv- aircon, UBC, ADSL. Please A number of listings that may balconies. Double bed, TV, 1.9 million baht. Call K. Jeab. ing room. Fully furnished. PATONG 3-FLOOR contact Tel: 081-8953649. appeal to you. Prices starting fridge, air conditioning, pool, Tel: 084-6890760. Email: 25 million baht. Tel: 076- shophouse. Best location, 100 from 15,000 baht per month. indoor parking. Price: 6 million [email protected] 355067, 081-7977210. meters to the beach. Built-up RAWAI BEACH STUDIO Tel: 081-7196088 (Eng), 089- baht. Tel: 086-7730046. Email: Fax: 076-355067. Email: area: 270sqm. Ground floor: Furnished, kitchen, aircon, 6498703 (Thai). Please visit [email protected] NICE LAND FOR SALE [email protected] restaurant with new, fully UBC, ADSL. 5,000 baht per our website: www.garden 1-3 rai, hillside land, 700m equiped kitchen, WC, aircon, month. Contact K. Noki at islandphuket.com CONDOS FOR SALE from international school, sea KAMALA LAND/ ADSL Internet. 1st floor: 2 bed- Tel: 086-9408914. Condos with fantastic sea view. 4.5 million baht per rai. HOUSE rooms, teak wood floor, bath- views and hill views in Patong Tel: 081-4761327. Land plot, 1 rai. Price: 3.7 mil- room with new whirlpool, WC, SHANTI LODGE LUXURIOUS VILLA Tower for sale. Only a few lion baht. House, garden, elec- 2 aircons, balcony. 2nd floor: 2 Do you need a place to live in FOR RENT minutes to Patong Beach. KHO YAO YAI tric, water, free to build. Price: rooms, 1 aircon, bathroom, Thailand? Secure, furnished 3-4 bedrooms, 2 levels, WC, balcony, UBC, ADSL, TV. Contact Tel: 076-341871, 2 rai, 1 million per rai, Chanote, 2.9 million baht. Tel: 076-292- with Wi-Fi, pool & maid ser- sat TV, Internet, big pool, Price: 12 million baht. Please 081-5697616. Email: sales@ water, electricity, close to the 596, 086-2678477. Email: vice. Low season rates from nicely furnished. Please call call Tel: 081-8914844. phuketislandrealestate.com beach. Tel: 081-8928208. [email protected] 5,000-8,000 baht per month Tel: 084-8516121. or with equipped kitchen at CONDO FOR SALE 12,000 baht per month. Tel: 1-BEDROOM CONDO Renovated Rawai condo, fur- 076-280233, 081-5363134. nished, aircon, TV, freehold. in Patong Tower. Newly reno- vated in a beautiful modern Price: 700,000 baht. Contact BEACHFRONT Tel: 084-1899868. style. Best location in Patong house for rent. 1-4 bedrooms. area. Long-term rent only. Please contact for more infor- Price: 18,000 baht per month. NEW PATONG mation. Tel: 076-381181, Please contact for more infor- VILLA WITH POOL 076-381189. mation. Tel: 087-1238320. Very exclusive, completely- Email: [email protected] furnished villa with swim- RAWAI FLAT ming pool in best residential for rent. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- STUDIO APARTMENT area of Patong. 2 floors, 3 rooms, Internet, cable TV, fully Modern apartment off Nanai bedrooms with aircons, 3 furnished. Tel: 081-6067410. Rd. Fully furnished including bathrooms, Jacuzzi, Western TV, DVD, large fridge, hot kitchen, dining area. Living water, fan, aircon and kitch- area: 200sqm. Freehold PALAI, GREENHOUSE enette. From 7,500 baht per land: 150sqm. Price: 8.5 mil- BIG GARDEN month. Internet an option. lion baht. Contact Tel: 081- Fully furnished, 2 aircons, Tel: 087-2650652. Email: 8928526. For additional in- 2 bedrooms, hot shower, [email protected] formation, please visit our living room, kitchen, ga- website at www.phuket- rage. Price: 11,000 baht besthomes.com per month. Palai area. CLUB LERSUANG, Contact for more informa- SURIN BEACH LIVE IN KATHU tion. Tel: 081-8924311. Modern, very well-furnished, 2-bedroom apartment in New modern-design house for small block with pool. Close sale. 3 bedrooms with en- AMAZING SEA VIEWS to the beach. Prices starting suite bathrooms. Living room, Spacious 3-bedroom villa set at 30,000 baht per month. kitchen/diner, walled garden, in a tropical garden. Lounge, Tel: 085-8882022. Email: large veranda, private parking. kitchen, 2 bathrooms, swim- [email protected] Near British Int'l School and ming pool. Big driveway, Cape golf course. Price: 4.5 million Yamu area. 10 mins to BIS. obo. Tel: 084-8439579. Email: 40,000 baht per month. Call HOUSE IN CHALONG [email protected] Tel: 086-2796283. 2 bedrooms, 1 aircon, 1 bath- room, kitchen, living room, HOUSE WITH POOL KAMALA BEACH phone line. Please contact 2 levels, 3 bedrooms, large New apartments and houses for additional information at living room, 2 bathrooms. for rent or sale. All are fully Tel: 081-5379878, 089- Price: 4.6 million baht. Please furnished. 15,000-30,000 7298472. Email: suwittrai@ contact Tel: 084-8516121. baht. Tel: 084-3059606. hotmail.com June 30 - July 6, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 43 Property Gazette

3-STORY HOME/ NEW CHALONG HOME KATHU TOWNHOUSE OFFICE FOR RENT Furnished, 2-bedroom home FREEDOM LUXURIOUS VILLA 2-BEDROOM FLAT 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hot Chao Fa Rd and Naka Rd. 2 for rent with telephone, UBC, APARTMENTS FOR RENT Beautiful space, fully fur- shower, 3 aircons. Fully fur- mins to Central, Big C and and aircon. Tel: 089-6521473. Near Patong temple. Soi 3-4 bedrooms, sat TV, nished, fully equipped, nished. Price: 17,000 baht per Lotus. 2 bedrooms, 2 hot/cold Khuan Yang. European- Internet, big pool, 2 levels, Western-style kitchen. month. Tel: 081-5371515, water bathrooms, 2 aircons. style kitchen with fridge. nicely furnished. Please call Aircon throughout. Private 089-9222800 (Eng). 25,000 baht per month obo. VILLAS FOR RENT Fully furnished, aircon, fan, Tel: 084-8516121. access to swimming pool. 24-hr security, garbage col- cable TV, hot/cold water Elevated view of Patong. HOUSE FOR RENT/SALE lection, common area garden. bathroom, high-speed wire- 1-BEDROOM CONDO Quiet and secure. Rental Villa 3, Soi 8/1. Fully furnished, price includes water and Tel: 089-4742815. Email: less Internet. A must see! in Patong Tower. Newly reno- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, UBC TV. Contact for info. [email protected] Great price at only 9,500 vated in a beautiful modern aircon, hot water. Good price. Email: simon@coppinger baht per month. Please style. Best location in Patong Call Tel: 081-5376045. properties.com MISSION HEIGHTS contact for more informa- area. Long-term rent: 18,000 Large luxury house, fully fur- tion at Tel: 084-8450541, baht per month. Contact at nished, 4 double bedrooms, all Quiet residence in Rawai 081-8914561. 184SQ WAH Tel: 087-1238320. Email: HOUSE with en-suite bathrooms, on Soi Suksan 2. Great lo- [email protected] SURIN BEACH maid/guest bungalow in large cation. Electricity not in- PANWA BEACH HOUSE APARTMENT located on Mae Luan Rd, near 120sqm gardens. Pool and cluded, 220sqm, 3 bed- Rang Hill. For rent as office, View, deck, sunsets, close to Jacuzzi, 10 mins to airport, rooms, TV, DVD, aircon, Modern, luxurious ground- spa, restaurant or house. beach, 1.5 bedrooms, 1 bath- PATONG TOWER floor Lersuang apartment. 2 10 mins to golf courses. Call hot water, ADSL, Wi-Fi, Please inquire via email: room, kitchen, hot/cold water. CONDO A BEAUTY for details and pricing. Tel: swimming pool, French bedrooms, fully furnished, [email protected] Long-term rent: 8,500 baht. 076-528016, 089-2262612. management. Price: pool and parking. European Tel: 084-0571420. Email: [email protected] 40,000 baht per month. kitchen with bar! 35,000 baht per month. Minimum Please contact for more SEAVIEW APTS RAWAI SEAVIEW rental of 6 months. 400m to HOUSE FOR RENT IN information and details. for rent in Karon and Patong. CHALONG Tel: 086-2773817. Email: APARTMENT the beach and restaurants. Tel: 089-1925186. Email: Please contact for additional 2 bedrooms, kitchen, living [email protected] New deluxe studio. Full kitchen, cable, DVD, great [email protected] details and pricing informa- room, dining room, laundry Please visit our website: tion. Tel: 089-4912496. room, fully furnished, aircon www.christianesblue.com view, furnished. Long-term Beautiful Patong Tower beach condo with stunning Email: [email protected] in every room, carpark, com- rent: 6,000 baht per month. HOUSE FOR RENT Contact for more information. 280-degree panoramic munal swimming pool, tropi- at Land & Houses in Chalong. Tel: 084-0571420. views of the ocean, hills cal garden. ADSL and UBC BEACHFRONT ON New house by the lake. 3 bed- CHALONG HOUSE satellite TV included. Price: BANG TAO and town. Large outdoor Nearly-new house for rent. patio and wrap around bal- rooms, fully furnished, aircon, 25,000 baht per month. Beachfront apartment. Rare NEW BUILDING UBC, ADSL. Call for informa- 2 bedrooms, 2 aircons, fully Minimum 6-month lease. 2 units for rent. Opportunity cony. Completely reno- furnished. Quiet street, close to duplex, 2 bedrooms, 2 balco- vated, Internet and washing tion at Tel: 081-8953649. Tel: 087-1057320. Email: nies, sea view, pool, parking, for only minimart opposite everything. Call for more infor- [email protected] Kathu waterfall. Please call machine. Available now. mation. Tel: 084-8485517. fully furnished, separate Contact Tel: (011)+86- LAGUNA TOWNHOME storeroom. Rent: 50,000 Tel: 087-2799500. 138-1634-4147. For 3 bedrooms, 400sqm, garden PATONG CONDO B.L. APARTMENT baht per month. Tel: 076- & lap pool, golf course views. New in Kathu. Big rooms, 1 further details, visit our 1-bedroom condo for rent in 325301, 852-903 3379. Price: 85,000 baht per bedroom, 1 living room, KATA LUXURY website: www.Patong Patong. Fully furnished. 10- Fax: 852-28651013. Email: month. Contact K. Amber at aircon, cable TV, ADSL, hot APARTMENT TowerRental.com minute walk to beach and [email protected] Tel: 089-2001681. Email: shower, garden, car park. Bangla Rd. Great location. Furnished, 3 bedrooms, 2 [email protected] Price: 8,000 baht per month. RAWAI LUXURY VILLA Long-term rent: 13,000 baht HOUSE AND CONDO bathrooms, aircon, West- Contact for more information. ern teak kitchen, huge 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, per month. Contact Tel: 089- Tel: 081-6923163. Rawai location, 2 stories, 8 European-style kitchen, large HOME NEAR AIRPORT 8726895. rooms, aircons, 170sqm, ideal terrace. Long or short term. Starting at 25,000 swimming pool, garden, 8km to Phuket airport, 2 bed- PALM GARDEN for 2 families. Long-term rent: ADSL, UBC. Price: 70,000 rooms, 2 bathrooms at Garden 2,800 baht per month. Condo baht per month for long SEAVIEW BUNGALOW New 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom baht per month. Contact for Place, 115sqm. Price: 13,500 Fully furnished, 2 bedrooms, with aircon. Rent: 5,000 baht term. Please contact for in Thalang gated community. more info. Tel: 081-7196998. baht per month. Please con- aircon. Price: 22,000 baht per per month. Please call for de- more information. Tel: 24-hr security, swimming tact for more information. Tel: month. Please contact at tails. Tel: 084-4454614. 089-5926890. Email: pool, furnished. 15,000 per [email protected] 086-3823237, 081-2976162. Tel: 081-6064279. Email: month. Please call Tel: 081- LARGE HOUSE FOR [email protected] 8928208. RAWAI, NAI HARN RENT Large, luxury house for sale. RAWAI VILLA 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom 3-BEDROOM HOUSE 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, Beautiful new 2-bedroom villa house for long-term rent. for rent in Chaofa Thani. RAWAI BUNGALOW 4-STORY BUILDING large swimming pool and lake, with private pool. Close to Rawai Telephone, UBC, garden, 9,500 baht per month. 1 bedroom or 2 bedrooms, for rent. 6 bedrooms, oppo- big garden, large outside living and Nai Harn beaches. Fully fur- etc. Close to golf course & Nice garden. Please con- ADSL, cable TV, quiet loca- site Tesco Lotus. Contact area. 65,000 baht per month. nished, air conditioning. 35,000 BIS school. Located on quiet tact at Tel: 076-280440, tion with large, furnished for more information at Minimum 1-year, up to 30- baht per month. Pool and gar- private road. Price: 25,000 086-6831964. Fax: 076- terrace. Starting at 8,000 Tel: 089-4743575, 085- year lease. Sale price: 15 mil- den maintenance included. baht per month. Tel: 084- 280440. Or via email: baht per month. Contact 9095191, 089-4744839. lion baht. No agents. Please Minimum 6-month lease. Call 8439579, 086-9402227. [email protected] Tel: 081-7196998. call Tel: 081-3971835. Tel: 081-9701716.

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KARON BUILDING PLOT PATONG CONDOS HOLIDAY RENTALS Property Wanted We want to purchase a build- Studio rooms at 6,000 baht Private villa, quiet area, garden CONCRETE ing plot in or around Karon or per month. Tel: 081-8948446. terrace, 2 bedrooms, aircon, waterproofing technology Kata suitable for one small www.southernfriedrice.com sat TV. Priced from 260 to by crystallization for I WANT TO BUY! LONG-TERM house or bungalow. 200 to 360 euros per month. Email: swimming pools, roofs, Cash buyer would like to pur- 400sqm plot size ideal. Must KATA BEACH W/ WIFI [email protected] walls, water tanks, fish RENTAL WANTED chase 1 rai of seaview land in have Chanote, electricity, Beautiful guesthouse w/ every- ponds and more. Available Retired British couple pres- northeast Phuket. Must have water and telephone avail- thing. Free Internet and free now in Phuket by autho- ently living in Phuket require sea and islands view. Land able. Owners only. Please motorbike. Tel: 081-8948446. LARGE STUDIOS IN rized distributor. Please a 2- to 3-bedroom spacious must have electricity and good email with full details. We will www.southernfriedrice.com CHALONG contact for additional in- villa or apartment in a se- access road, not be overlooked reply to all responses. Email: Bright, breezy, furnished formation concerning any cure environment with and be suitable for building a ken.devitt@btopen apartment. Roof-top spa questions at Tel: 076- pool. Internet and cable re- house. Immediate decision and world.com pool, aircon, Wi-Fi, sat TV, 243089, 081-2713228. quired. Must be of high 4-ROOM HOUSE payment offered for right plot. IN KARON kitchenette, maid. Rent from Fax: 076-243089. Email: standard and well pre- Send details by email first. Tel: 9,500 baht per month. pro_carpentering@ sented. Your property will 80 sqm. Complete furniture 086-9446288. Via email: Tel: 086-2826221. Email: yahoo.com be very well taken care of! Property and bed for all rooms. TV, [email protected] [email protected] Please contact by email: Services UBC, Internet, computer, [email protected] PATONG TOWER motorbike, 2 aircon units, washing maching, fridge, condo with a sea view. Keen RENT LUXURY CONDO Household kitchen stuff, garden, own buyer. Please contact me if you Patong Tower, 26th floor, 2 LAND WANTED parking. Sell: 230,000 baht. Items have one available for sale. HANDYMAN large bedrooms, sea view, Cash buyer would like to pur- Rent: 9,000 baht per month. Tel: 084-4471978. Email: SERVICES teak decor. Fully serviced. chase around 2 rai of seaview Nice quiet location with sea [email protected] Installing, repairing & mainte- Rent daily, weekly or monthly. land, preferably sea and island nance for electrical, plumbing, view. Tel: 087-2819404. Please contact for more infor- TEAK GARDEN view, on the northeast coast Email: sverker_gustafsson NEAR SARASIN BRIDGE boiling, painting and pool mation. Tel: 084-8442134. FURNITURE of Phuket. Land must have cleaning. Reasonable prices. @yahoo.com Email: denelson3395@ Eight lounger style chairs electricity and good access Need land, 1-20 rai, with nice hill or sea view near Sarasin Tel: 086-9487489 (Thai), yahoo.com with 4 accompanying side road. Should not be overlooked 081-5384989 (Eng). Email: tables. Price: 24,000 baht. and should be suitable for Bridge at a reasonable price. PATONG Tel: 081-3723402. Email: [email protected] Very comfortable. Please building a house. Immediate APARTMENT&ROOM Building contact for more informa- decision and payment offered [email protected] Long- and short-term rent. Products tion at Tel: 076-381515, for right plot. Prefer details by 8,000 to 25,000 baht per 087-2632294. Email: email. Contact for more info. Accommodation & Services TOWNHOUSE month. Tel: 076-512151 satmanmarc-info Tel: 086-9446288. Email: Available 089-2909567 For de- @yahoo.com [email protected] WANTED FOR RENT In need of townhouse located tails, visit our website: in Patong (will also consider KAMALA HOUSE www.bromma thaihouse.com The Stone Doctor 1-BEDROOM APT Kata or Karon only). August- Private 3-bedroom, 2-bath- Household wanted May-Oct. Patong or October inclusive (3 months). room house built to interna- Karon. Furnished, cable pre- Would prefer a secure es- tional standards. Within walk- PATONG CONDO Specialist in European stone- Services ferred. Contact via email: tate, mid-range property ing distance of shops and Furnished studio, sea/city view, care products and services: [email protected] such as Baan Benjamas. beach. Satellite TV, aircon, fridge, restaurant, tennis court, • Restoration Aircon, UBC and carpark are ADSL, telephone, no pets aircon, cable, pool, TV/CD/ • Sealing/Protection PHUKET HOME APARTMENT/CONDO all essential. Please contact please. Tel: 081-8931360 . DVD. Long- or short-term: • Maintenance MAINTENANCE for more details via email: FOR RENT Fax: 076-385293. Email: 16,000 baht per month. Tel: All your maintenance, Construction, renovation, [email protected] I am a Singapore expat looking [email protected] 086-8387570.Email: protection & cleaning needs electricians, plumbers, car- for a 2-bedroom condo with [email protected] for natural and manufactured stone. penters, painters, tilers, gar- 24-hour security. Preferred deners, aircon servicing and location in Phuket City. Start- CASH PAID YANUI RESORT • Marble •Sandwash electrical repairs. Call K. Rin ing from June 18, 2007 for 2- for condos/houses in need 2 rooms from 600 baht per NICE APARTMENT • Granite • Terracotta at Tel: 084-1935124. year lease. Price range from day, 13,000 baht per month. in Patong. Fully furnished, • Slate •errazzo T of refurbishment. Patong, • Sandstone • Ceramics, etc 10,000 to 15,000 baht per Karon, Kata, Kamala. Please Swimming pool, maid ser- TV, DVD, kitchen, swim- month. Kindly email me with contact K.Tony for more in- vice, fridge, aircon, sat TV, ming pool, parking, wireless Prevent: rust, stains, mildew, photos if you have anything. formation at Tel: 076- 5-minute walk to beach. LAN, quiet location. Prices algae, scratches HOUSESITTER Tel: +65-91544354. Email: Remove: builders’ residue, 341489, 086-2672646. Contact Tel: 087-8844663. start from 10,000 baht for incorrect sealants, rust, stains, Established English lady [email protected] large studio to 18,000 baht mildew, etc. Daily care & available to house sit at for 70sqm private apart- cleaning products also available. your home while you are ment. Please contact for Tel: 087-2824930, 076-271217 away. Long or short term Classified Advertisements more information. Tel: 076- Fax: 076-271218 considered. Please call 296621, 081-6916147. Email: for further information. Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. 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Hulls to be finished. Visible at Cata Thai showroom. Tel: 076-239111, 081-895- 2126. Fax: 076-238974. Email: broker@asia-marine. net For further details, please see our website: http:// www.asiamarine.net/ list.html?de=19887&cat =power

INDONESIAN WOOD Boat. Thai-registered wooden boat for sale. 65ft long, 18ft wide, 30 tons. Send email: [email protected] or [email protected] JABSCO HEAD 20 METER POWER FOR SALE CATAMARAN 63-FT LUXURY Jabsco head for sale. Re- with 4 double cabins (King POWER CRUISER cent model. All seals are size), 2 double cabins for Fully equipped, water brand new and in perfect crew and 2 saloons. 90% maker, aircon, GPS, radar, condition. Can be seen in finished. Price: 49,000 life jackets, tender, full gal- working situation. Currently Euro. Tel: 087-8919620. ley, bedding, towels, plus at Yacht Haven Marina and much more. All for a very moving to Boat Lagoon in BOSTON WHALER low price. Must be seen. two weeks. Please contact Contact for inspection at Two 55hp Yamaha engines. for pricing. Tel: 084-844- Tel: 668-19390176. Email: Length 5.20m, width 2.00m, 6246. Email: rogerg@ [email protected] seamarineservices.com depth 0.7m. Thai registration. Price: 180,000 baht includes trailer. Good condition. Con- FAST, FUN SAILING tact Tel: 087-8859247. FERRY FOR SALE dinghies. Australian-built 59ers: Length: 30m, Gross: 322 300,000 baht. 45% off new HOBIE 16 CATAMARAN tons, 244 passengers. 12.2 price. 29ers: 220,000 baht. Good condition, fun beach million baht. Dock at 35% off new price. Like new boat for you and all the family. Phuket. Call for more de- condition. Tel: 081-3970905. Price: 180,000 baht. Email: tails. Tel: 081-4084991. Email: [email protected] [email protected] 46 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS June 30 - July 6, 2007 Island Job Mart

SALES OFFICER Layan Beach Resort & Spa Village is looking for a Sales Officer. Must be fluent in both Thai and English, pos- sess good communication and presentation skills, be customer-focused with good leadership skills, the ability to motivate others and able to work under pressure. Car and driver’s license required. Interested applicants are invited to apply in person or send a resum to: info@layan phuket.com. Call K. Orasiri at Tel: 076-313412-4.

PART-TIME Teachers. The British Interna- tional School in Phuket re- quires dedicated and innova- tive, temporary part-time teachers to work at our sum- mer camp. July 8 - August 4. Bachelor's degree and ESL teaching certificate required. Tel: 087-2753614. Email: [email protected]

KARON OFFICE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY staff required for boat charter/ Executive secretary will be IT MANAGER cultural tour company. Thai providing secretarial service to Professional male or fe- with good English skills, sales & the MD as well as handling male, Thai nationality with marketing experience, must administrative and HR func- strong general knowledge have own transport. Tel: 081- tions for the office. Male/fe- of IT systems. 5 years or 0817163. Email: gsmith100 male, Thai nationality, with more experience working in @gmail.com experience in the position re- company environment. quired. High proficiency, En- Duties include maintaining TEACHER WANTED glish communication skills and office server, Wi-Fi net- Native English teachers computer literate. The candi- work and staff computers. needed for public school & date must be able to work at High proficiency in English resort work. Must be experi- Phuket International Airport skills are required. For ap- enced or 'A' grade TEFL/ with own transportation. Inter- plication, please send CV to CELTA, reliable, enthusiastic Gazette Online Classifieds – 10,000 readers every day! ested persons, send CV to [email protected] & friendly. Email your CV to [email protected] Brent at: [email protected] June 30 - July 6, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 47 Island Job Mart

RECEPTIONIST HOTEL JOBS TIMESHARE REPS OPERATION 27-room hotel in Patong re- We currently require 1 cook, & OPCs. Sales reps and OPCs OFFICER quires female staff. Good 1 English-speaking reception- needed. Minimum of 2 years French speaking. Job duty: English skills are a must. ist and 2 waitresses. Contact experience. Foreigners okay. will be responsible for the op- Please call for more informa- via email: info@club-coconut- Tel: 081-1371001. Email: eration between Phuket tion at Tel: 081-8921621. resort.info [email protected] receiving agent and suppliers both in Phuket & overseas. Require young, dynamic per- son with pleasant personal- ity, energetic and hard- working with service-ori- ented skill and ability to work with internationally based clients. Must demon- strate proficiency in English & French communication skills and be computer liter- ate. Ideal candidate would be a male or female Thai national and your own trans- portation would be prefer- able. Experience with hotel and tourism industries would be an advantage. In- terested people, please send CV to info@phuket- receptif.com or walk-in in- terview at Phuket Receptif Co Ltd 100/23 Moo 5, Chalermprakiat Rama 9 Rd, T. Rasada, Muang, Phuket 83000 Thailand Contact Tel: +66-076-261195-6. Fax: +66-076-261197 For additional details, please visit our website: www. phuket-receptif.com 48 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS June 30 - July 6, 2007 Island Job Mart

LOOKING FOR GM Articles Business 3-star Resort in Phuket, For Sale Opportunities with 45 rooms, is looking for a highly motivated and ambitious GM with strong LOVE ZEN SHOP management and organiza- Hi everyone! If you like online KATA RESTAURANT tional skills. Able to make shopping, check out my Small restaurant at the main decisions, negotiate, con- website inspired by all things road. Sell: 1 million baht. vince, sell and influence Asian. There are designs on Rent: 10,000 baht per professionals and hotel over 70 products, including T- month. Tel: 087-9807570. guests. Outgoing personal- shirts, hoodies, ringers, bags, Email: kata.restaurant@ ity, fluent in English, com- mugs, mouse pads, cards, gmail.com puter skills are a must. Ex- journals, keepsake boxes, perience and/or interest in clocks, buttons and magnets. You can also see a lot of my PHOTO LAB real-estate is an asset. Age High-end shop. Best photo not over than 35 years old, photography from around Asia, including Thailand. prints for gallery. Up to 30 Thai/Foreign nationality.We inches wide, unlimited length. offer a exciting and inter- Thanks everyone for checking my site! Contact via email: Selling the business. Call for esting job full of action and pricing. Tel: 081-6490415. potential in a young and [email protected] friendly environment. Inter- Please visit my website: ested persons are invited to www.lovezenshop.com TRAVEL BUSINESS send detailed resume and for sale. Fully furnished office qualification with salary ex- in a good location on Nanai pectation to Khun Tara LOW INPUT, Road. Great rent price. 18 Ariyawongsophol, Director HIGH OUTPUT motorbikes, 5 Internet-ready of Human Resources, at Automatic carwash ma- computers and 2 printers. Cheap living accommodation Email: chines for sale. Starting from 3.9 million baht. For behind the shop. High season taraariyawongsophol@ profit: 1 million baht, easily. hotmail.com additional details, please email: carwash_phuket@ Reason for selling: moving to hotmail.com another country. Asking 1.5 million baht. Contact Tel: 081- 2729714. Email: meni0n@ TRAINEE SALES ASST. FULL SOUND SYSTEM hotmail.com, cheeranant@ for real estate & property de- 4 speakers, 1 Denon mixer, hotmail.com velopment company. You 1 EQ, 1 JBL subwoofer, 2 am- must be able to communi- plifiers, 1 crossover, 2 CD BEER BAR FOR SALE/ cate well in English & be com- players, 100-model Pioneer. lease. Kata area. Furnished, puter literate. Your own car Only 2 months old. Price: full counter, office equipment. & a phone are necessities. 120,000 baht. Please call Great layout. Price: 550,000 This is a permanent position Tel: 081-7977045. baht. Contact Khun Nida at and offers salary and bonus. Tel: 081-6590439. Thai national only. Please contact Tel: 089-6498703. 2 CAKE DISPLAY UNITS Like new condition. 30,000 PHI PHI DIVE SHOP baht each. Call Andy at Tel: for sale. Dive shop in good lo- 087-8905633. cation near main road. 16m x 44m. Boat, 2 Bauer compres- 3 LEATHER SOFAS sors, 20 sets of equipment. 7,000 baht each. Contact Contact Tel: 089-2902155. Andy at Tel: 087-8905633. SUCCESSFUL CLUB MOVING OFFICE FOR SALE! Must sell aircons, pumps, tank, Located in Karon Plaza. Just refrigerator, partitions, etc. All completed 1.9-million-baht at attractive prices. Please renovation in October 2006. contact for more information. New: glass, aircon, paint, bar, Tel: 084-6255179. Email: sofa seating, lighting, live [email protected] music stage, tiles, tables, chairs, carpet, 3 Samsung 32" TVs, toilets and wireless Bulletins Internet. 2nd story renovated with 3 bedrooms for staff or as guest rooms. 3rd story is nice 2-bedroom apartment PHUKET HOME with new kitchen, tiles, paint MAINTENANCE and patio. Too much to list Closed for staff holiday in July. here. Beautiful place and al- Return to work as normal in ways full in high season. 4 yrs August. Inquires via email: left on lease. Can renew for phukethomemaintenance longer term. Buy now and get @yahoo.com free rent until November 1. Why am I selling? I opened a new, larger H2O Club located PIWC GALA BALL in Patong and have no time to Phuket International focus on this location. Lonely Women's Club announce the Planet gave this club an excel- most prestigous event this lent review! Will sell for 3.5 year - the annual Gala Ball on million baht or best offer. Lease Saturday, 24th November is 50,000 baht per month. 2007 at the Indigo Pearl, Nai Ready to move in and start Yang Beach. Watch for planning for 2007 high season. Looking for a job? Still haven’t found the perfect candidate? more details - tickets will be Tel: 084-6644050. Email: in great demand. Contact [email protected] Find more Recruitment Classifieds at Carol (087-4178860 or [email protected]) EARN BIG MONEY www.phuketgazette.net or Sue (087-2776948 or in real estate. Invest 2 million ! [email protected]). baht and get a 100% return. Email: [email protected] June 30 - July 6, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 49 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

PATONG BEAUTY salon. Take over lease that Personal runs until 2010. Please con- Services tact at Tel: 084-4414689. COUNSELING RESORT WISHES US-trained therapist for TO SELL adults, couples and children. 2-year-old pizza oven in Tel: 087-8971070. Email: excellent condition. Price: [email protected] 99,000 baht. Contact K. Porn at Tel: 075-607100. CHIROPRACTIC Dr. Richard Cracknill. Tel: 076- BARGAIN BUY 330889. Website: www. Bar for sale on Nanai Rd. chiropractic-phuket.com Includes pool table, darts, 42" plasma TV, fully stocked. Bargain price: 475,000 baht. Personals Rent: 10,000 baht per month. Tel: 084-8520862. DYING FOR A TENNIS partner. If you need a tennis partner, I am available and also looking for one. Ready to serve! Tel: 089-6842842. Email: [email protected]

BACKGAMMON Retired businessman looking for backgammon players in Phuket. Tel: 081-5778443.

LADY COMPANION I am looking for a female com- panion. I am a semi-retired in- ternational businessman from BOOKSHOP SALE England. I live a 5-star lifestyle Patong OTOP bookshop for and travel a lot. I am single and sale. Price: 690,000 baht. would like to have an attrac- Call Tel: 084-1705552. tive, intellegent lady to keep me company. Please send me some information about your- PARTNER REQUIRED self, with photos if possible, for bar business in the busy Computers to email: phuketwanderer Bangla Rd area. Please call af- @google mail.com Thank you. ter 6 pm. Tel: 084-8436792. ACER ASPIRE P IV 3.2 FINANCIAL FREEDOM Windows XP home original, Pets Earn over six figures with our Asus motherboard X series, unique strategy from the US. 256 MB Nvidia Ge force Tel: 087-8971070. Watch 6600, 1 GB DDR, 120 GB HD, SIBERIAN HUSKY video at our website: www. wireless adapter, ADSL mo- bluepointinvestments.com VISA & LEGAL dem, 17" Samsung LCD moni- SERVICES tor, and more. Tel: 081- 0894964. Email: janco2002 Business @hotmail.com Products & Services Miscellaneous for Sale Brown/white. Beautiful Sibe- TEFL TEACHER rian Husky dog. 1 year old, TRAINING brown and white thick coat, Language school. For fur- has inoculation history from ther details, please visit our local vet. Excellent tempera- website: www.ttt-tefl.com Company registration 2,229 ment and obedient. Has com- baht; 1-year visa 7,900 baht; pleted 2 months basic train- retirement visa 7,900 baht; ing and obedience course at work permit 7,900 baht; Phuket International Dog EUROPEAN School (PIDS). For sale to KITCHEN UK&US visa 19,999 baht. No more visa runs get a good, loving and secure home Built-in furniture. Wood- only. Price: 18,000 baht. Call work specialists, high-quality 1-year visa for only 7,900 baht. Establish your Thai Tel: 083-1821468. Email: workmanship using real rooke_ [email protected] wood. Call for more details. company today to buy land Tel: 087-9785804. or start your business for only 2,229 baht. Property title search, sales contract and land registration. Take LOGOS, MENUS, Thailand's largest legal ser- me FLYERS, WEBSITES vice network. Always low Get ready for high season! prices by our licensed Thai home All 50% off now! Contact lawyers. Call Tel: 076- Tel: 089-2350969. Email: 345277, 076-290487. with [email protected] For Email: [email protected] great deals on all items, For additional information, please visit our website at please visit our website: http://www.lfr-asia.com http://www.siam-legal.com Soi Dog Foundation Tel: 081-7884222 50 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS June 30 - July 6, 2007 Wheels & Motors

Saloon Cars 1997 FORD PROBE TOYOTA COROLLA Pickups NISSAN FRONTIER FOR SALE 1995 4-DOOR 9,000km, like-new cond- TOYOTA SOLUNA ISUZU D-MAX CAB4 ition. Price: 445,000 baht. FOR SALE Call Tel: 084-4413633.

TOYOTA MIGHTY X 1994, 4-door, 120,000km, runs excellent, clean interior, great deal. Price: 185,000 Good condition, red, left-side 1.3L, manual,140,000km. baht obo. Please contact steering wheel, imported Well-maintained and ser- 2003. 160,000km, perfect Tel: 076-341827. sports car. Drives great. viced, good condition. Price: condition, good runner, 3.0L, Price: 260,000 baht. Please 110,000 baht. Must see. 2001, manual transmis- automatic, only one owner. contact for more details. Contact Tel: 087-2709093. Price: 490,000 baht. Con- Phuket’s Most Trusted & sion. Price: 260,000 baht. GREAT DEAL Tel: 089-8742960. Email: Email: [email protected] tact for more information. Reputable Supplier of the Finest Tel: 081-6078567. Email: 2006 Chevrolet Colorado, [email protected] Tel: 087-2709093. Email: Quality Used SALOONS, [email protected] 4-door, 33,000km, 3.0L turbo [email protected] SEDANS, JEEPS & PICKUPS diesel. 450,000 baht obo. For CHEVY OPTRA 2004 2002 LOTUS ELISE S2 more information, contact at New cars or trade-ins – Yellow, 11,000km. Perfect PEUGEOT 206CC Tel: 094-4724423. Email: we have what you’re condition. Contact Tel: 02- ISUZU 2003 4-DOOR [email protected] looking for 3004040, 089-7696869. Auto., 60,000km, like new For more info please call us at Email: [email protected] condition. Price: 495,000 FORD RANGER XLT Tel: 076-224632, 076-216243 baht. Contact for more de- 2002, 71,000km, diesel www.suremotor.com tails. Tel: 084-4413633. engine, excellent condition, DAIHATSU MIRA runs great. Price: 270,000 2-door, hatchback, very Full options, 1.6L, auto. Only baht. Contact Dieter for economical, 5-speed, aircon. 420,000 baht. Call Natasha at ISUZU SPACECAB details. Tel: 086-2812899. MAZDA ASTINA Price: 110,000 baht. Call For sale. Red, 2004. Price: Tel: 085-4711404. Michelle. Tel: 087-3811577. pickup. 1995, 180,000km, FOR SALE 1.1 million baht. Contact interior and exterior in great High performance, 1.8L Pam at Tel: 081-8105559. condition. Price: 180,000 TOYOTA DOHC engine, MP3 player NEW CRV 2.4L NISSAN CEFIRO baht obo. Contact buyer for HILUX TIGER with USB key, 95,000km, 4,000km, silver, top model, 4 2 liter for sale! Aluminum any questions. Tel: 086-741- 2000, low mileage, clean, very good condition. Asking months old, 1st-class insur- TOYOTA VIOS chrome wheels, MP3 sound 8345. Email: [email protected] perfect condition, very re- 220,000 baht ono. Contact ance. New: 1.475 million baht. TURBO system (USB Stick), no acci- liable. Owner is relocating. Tel: 086-6609872. Email: Sell: 1.32 million baht. Please dents, 80,000km, very good Asking price: 320,000 [email protected] contact Tel: 089-8736533. condition. Price: 585,000 baht. Tel: 076-281479, baht. Tel: 076-344305, NISSAN NV 1995 087-0190852. Email: 086-2798667. Email: info pickup. 140,000km, blue [email protected] NISSAN SUNNY + @phuket1.de color. Price: 150,000 baht. TOYOTA YARIS HOUSEHOLD STUFF New engine. Please contact FOR SALE Clean inside and out. 1.5L w/ for more details. Tel: 081- TRITON MEGA CAB Owned for 1 year. Like- manual trans. Power locks, 4151875, 084-6032361. 2006, blue, 2WD, 17,000km, new condition. Please call TOYOTA CROWN steering, and windows. Leav- 8 SEATS CD, rust-proofed. 150,000 Tel: 086-6833964. Email: Limited edition, TRD, 143hp, baht, take over finance pay- ing Phuket and must sell. 1994 model, 2.0L engine, 6- [email protected] black, 43,000km, registered ments of 7,883 baht monthly. 195,000 baht obo. Also for cylinder, 180hp, power steer- FORD RANGER Sept. 2004 with Toyota Contact Tel: 085-7959105. sale are a couple of comput- ing, automatic, silver, no rust, 4-door, 2006, like-new warranty, leather alcantara ers, bamboo table and other top condition. Only 220,000 condition, low kilometers, seats. Paid: 850,000 baht. MAZDA 3 FOR SALE household items. Contact for baht. Photo on request. Tel: runs great. Must see and TOYOTA VIGO Sell: 550,000 baht. Contact Black, 6 months old, CD details of available items. 076-333242, 089-6517818. drive! Price: 385,000 baht. 2.7L, VVTI, 2005, automatic, Tel: 084-0603477. player with 6 disc changer/ Tel: 087-2806275, 087- Fax: 076-333243. Email: Please contact for more gold, only 62,500km. Price: mp3, rain sensor, automatic 2806275. Send email: [email protected] details. Tel: 084-4413633. 465,000 baht. Like-new con- lights, full options package. [email protected] dition. Tel: 084-0577505. Contact for more details at Please visit our website: SUZUKI SWIFT 1990 Tel: 081-7371687. http://www.siam-go.com/ Runs great. 90,000 baht ono. Tel: 089-8686580. Wheels & Motors Advertisements

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SUZUKI JEEP 4 x 4s FORD ESCAPE 2004 Motorbikes CUSTOM HONDA Rentals FOR RENT CHOPPER Caribian model, real full insur- YAMAHA NOUVO ance, aircon. Will deliver. ISUZU CAB 4, 4WD Great deal. 9,000 baht per 18,600km, 2005, black. A1 CAR RENTAL month. Tel: 086-9488139. Price: 32,000 baht ono. Must Email: [email protected] sell due to move. Tel: 076- 323475, 086-2672431. Email: [email protected] NEW CAR FOR RENT Green, V6, 36,000km, first Honda Jazz Cool. Please con- owner, excellent condition, Loaded with Brembo brakes, tact for more details at Tel: fully serviced. Price: 770,000 fire-style paint, flaming seat, 084-8433358, 087-3829407. baht. Tel: 076-204005. Email: HONDA PHANTOM 2001, 56,000km, manual 999 tag, and too much more [email protected] 200CC gears, 3.0L, good condi- to list! Only 5,000km on this Runs great, perfect condition, Cars, trucks, jeeps that are all P.M.P. CAR tion. Price: 450,000 baht. award-winning design. Price: fully insured for rental. Best 2 foreign owners. 44,000 130,000 baht obo. Tel: 076- FOR RENT Tel: 087-2709093. Email: baht ono. Call Tel: 085-064- prices for long-term rental: [email protected] FORD RANGER 220281, 089-4932086. 12,000 to 20,000 baht per Special rate for green season. OPEN CAB 8681. Email: stephen_mark2 Fax: 076-220282. Email: Starting from June 15 - Sep- @hotmail.com month. Please contact Tel: XLT Turbo, ABS, 19,000km, [email protected] 089-8314703. For additional tember 30. Toyota Vios: 2006. Price: 395,000 baht. information and details, 14,000 baht per month. FORD RANGER Honda Jazz: 15,000 baht per 4-DOOR Please contact for more please email: a1carrent@ details. Tel: 084-4413633. HONDA BOSS month. Suzuki Caribian: 4 x 4, Carryboy, 1 owner, YAMAHA MIO myway.com 650CC FOR SALE 9,000 baht per month. Con- very good condition. Price: tact for more details and addi- 2.5 years old, fully ser- 325,000 baht. Please con- MITSUBISHI STRADA tional information. Tel: 083- viced, taxed and insured, MOTORCYCLE tact for information. Tel: 2.8L diesel, 4-door with Carry- 1743880, 087-2646808. 084-4413633. boy top and 4 new tires. Well 13,000km. Price: 20,000 RENTAL maintained. Only 380,000 baht. Tel: 076-323214-5. Wave 125 from 1,950 baht baht. Tel: 076-260468. Email: per month. Mio auto. from [email protected] 2,100 baht per month. Others TOYOTA FORTUNA Please call Khun Suwan. 3.0 DIESEL Recently serviced, new H.D. DYNA Tel: 081-9781793. Metallic grey, 9,000 km, ISUZU D-MAX CAB 4 paint. Only 350,000 baht. LOWRIDER 4 leather, 9 months old. Price: 4WD, automatic trans., ABS, Call Tel: 089-8744635, A very beautiful bike. Like VW DUNE BUGGY 1 million baht. Will consider airbags, new battery, new 089-9093183. new, sierra red, 5,000km, NEW MITSUBISHI 30 years old with complete swap transaction for land or tires. 68,000km, 4 years old, loads of original extras. TRITON FOR RENT restoration. Very unique in long-term property rental. 1 owner, 1st-class insurance. 865,000 baht. Please 4-door, 4WD. Available daily, Phuket. Must be seen! Contact for details. Tel: 081- Price: 525,000 baht ono. YAMAHA R1 1000CC contact for more details. weekly or monthly. Low rates! Price: 450,000 baht. Tel: 9705750. Email: paulglen Contact for more details. Blue, 2003, includes green Tel: 086-4706051. Email: Tel: 076-388621, 084-851- 081-0894964. Email: @baansiamrealty.com Tel: 086-2837398. Email: book. Price: 390,000 baht. [email protected] 9072. Email: goodtastefor [email protected] [email protected] Contact Tel: 085-7840980. [email protected] 52 PHUKET GAZETTE June 30 - July 6, 2007

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