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MURDER FUGITIVE LEE ‘PITBULL’ ALDHOUSE WILL STAND TRIAL IN PHUKET Aldhouse faces Airport taxi touts try to persuade a tourist to use their services within seconds of her exiting the arrivals hall. Photo: Phuket Airport CCTV Airport touts told UK extradition to stop harassing tourists on arrival High Court dismisses appeal Full story on Page 2 against ‘inhumane’ living conditions in Thai prisons Sea gypsies win reprieve from By Gazette Reporters developer action THE British High Court has dismissed the appeal by POLICE intervention stemmed a former Phuket kickboxer Lee “the Pitbull” Aldhouse to rising tide of ire among a 200-strong stop his extradition to Thailand to face murder charges. protest by sea gypsies at Baan Laem A source at the British embassy in Bangkok told the Tukkae on Koh Sireh on November Gazette on Wednesday that formal notification of the 15, winning a temporary reprieve decision had yet to be received, but embassy staff could against a developer taking over 11 confirm that the High Court had dismissed the appeal. rai of the small beachfront village The news paves the way for the Office of the Attorney on the east side of Phuket Town. General [OAG] in Bangkok to begin the extradition The small sea gypsy community process. “We have yet to receive formal notification of has long been officially recognized, his extradition to Phuket,” Prosecutor Intranee Sumawong, but villagers found themselves OAG Executive Director of International Affairs, told the forced to stave off Land Office sur- Gazette on Wednesday. veyors from marking out the “We expect the [Thai] Ministry of Foreign Affairs to boundary of a plot being earmarked inform us by letter within the next few days… After we for beachfront development. receive the formal notice, I’m quite confident that within Traffic begins to build at the Darasamuth Intersection before rush hour begins. The village is home to the 5.4- a week we will know when Mr Aldhouse will be in Phuket million-baht Urak Lawoi cultural to stand trial,” she added. PLAN YOUR ESCAPE ROUTES center celebrating sea gypsy tradi- Mr Aldhouse successfully fled Thailand after allegedly tions and home to the Porn Sawan stabbing American Dashawn Longfellow to death in Au- Check the ‘alternative routes’ to take to work as rong ngeng dance troupe that has gust 2010. construction of Phuket’s first underpass at one of received an award from HRH Prin- He was later arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport on cess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for an unrelated charge when he tried to re-enter the UK. the island’s busiest junctions begins this weekend. preserving cultural heritage. Continued on Page 3 Full story on Page 5 Full story on Page 8 2 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS November 24 - 30, 2012 Police hunt driver in

Business Phuket to become tour bus ‘hit-and-run’ Emirates second Thai By Thawit Bilabdullar hub. Page 12 A TOUR bus driver fled the scene after the bus he was driving struck Finance two women riding a motorbike in Why Exchange Traded the northbound lane of the notorious Thepkrasattri Road on Funds are worth the November 14. investment. Pages 16 The two women who died in the accident were identified by Thalang Police as Jaroonrat Waree, 35, and History Nadlada Waree, 17. Early Phuketians were “The motorbike rider and pas- senger were dragged by the bus cool; despite having no at least 500 meters before it came air-con. Page 36 to a stop north of Mud Dok Khao junction [the main turnoff toward Technology Nai Yang Beach],” said Sub Lt Chatree Chuwichian. Khun Woody takes a Police contacted the driver’s close look at Phuket’s employer, allowing them to iden- land lines. Page 38 tify the suspect, Lt Chatree told the Gazette on November 17. Police believe the bus dragged the women and motorbike for at least 500 “We are waiting for them to meters before it came to a stop. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar Pets contact the driver, and have him Our favourite dog surrender to police,” he said. request that the Phuket Provincial the information to the public. However, by Wednesday the Court issue an arrest warrant. Police plan to charge the man whisperer is back in driver still had not surrendered Though police have identified with negligent driving resulting in Phuket. Page 39 himself to police, forcing them to the man, they have yet to release death, Lt Chatree said.

Sport Futsal buzz: Phuket Officials: ‘Stop harassing tourists’ United to debut in the TAXI touts at Phuket International Airport have been told to stop elite league. Page 50 following and harassing tourists arriving at the airport, and to stay at their counters. The news came at a meeting at Aussie balcony fall survivor the airport administrative office on November 13, called by Phuket recovering in intensive care Airport Director Prathuang Sornkham. THE Australian man from Sydney Present to oversee the proceed- who fell from an 18th storey Phuket ings was Phuket Vice Governor hotel balcony last week was still Chamroen Tipayapongtada, who receiving treatment in the Inten- called for taxi touts to stop follow- sive Care Unit of Vachira Phuket ing tourists through the terminal. Hospital on November 16. “We don’t want them [tourists] John Hurley, 39, plunged from feeling uncomfortable and the hotel balcony of his room at annoyed,” he said. the Royal Paradise Hotel in Patong “Taxi operators already have on November 13. Police visited Mr Hurley before he their own counters both inside and A taxi tout at Phuket Airport approaches a pair of tourists at the exit of the Mr Hurley underwent surgery underwent surgery last week. outside the terminal, as per the arrivals hall. Image: Phuket Airport CCTV at Vachira Phuket Hospital in November 16 that Mr Hurley is agreement with the airport, so they not to do this, but some taxi repre- action is taken against them for Phuket Town later that afternoon conscious and is still responding do not need to walk around and sentatives just keep on doing it. We their tactics. for a ruptured spleen and to start to stimuli, but is now on breath- pick on passengers who have just will have to enforce the regulations There are currently four taxi a series of corrective measures for ing support. walked out of the arrivals hall,” in order to make them comply.” counters scattered throughout the his left leg, which was shattered “He is now getting better,” one added V/Gov Chamroen. V/Gov Chamroen suggested terminal and another five counters by the impact. hospital worker told the Gazette. Airport Director Prathuang that offenders first be issued a located next to the exit doors. Hospital staff confirmed on – Chutharat Plerin pointed out, “We keep asking them warning letter, before sterner – Atchaa Khamlo November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3

UK High Court dismisses Two dead, one survives in Aldhouse appeal local swimming incidents Atchaa Khamlo Tourist Police told the Gazette. Ms Yuan died en route to Phuket THREE separate swimming inci- International Hospital. dents left two dead and sent one The same afternoon a 44-year- to hospital this week. old Indian woman, Jyoti Chavhan, Early in the week 69-year-old was taken to hospital after Russian tourist Mikhail Bogdanov encountering problems while drowned off Patong Beach in the snorkeling off Koh Racha. Lee Aldhouse will be deported to same area where the where Ms Chavhan, who was on Phuket to face charges for the American student Joshua Shane holiday with her family on Koh killing of American Dashawn drowned while taking a night Racha, allegedly took in water Longfellow. Photo: James Goyder swim with friends in June. through her snorkel, causing a The body was recovered by a blockage of her airways. From page 1 jet-ski rider in the water just north A speedboat rushed her back Mr Aldhouse lost his initial ex- of Loma Park at about 10:30am to Phuket, where she was trans- tradition hearing. Facing a return on November 19, said Patong ferred to a Vachira Phuket to Phuket to answer for murder Police Capt Teerasak Boonsaeng. Hospital ambulance. “The tourist’s body showed A Vachira Hospital official told charges, he filed an appeal claim- An ambulance leaves Chalong pier with one of the victims. ing that conditions in Thai prisons no signs of violence,” said Po- the Gazette that Ms Chavhan was infringed on human rights. lice Superintendant Chiraphat back to the shore but did not Yuan Dingrong, 56, who was transferred to Patong Hospital British Home Secretary Pochanaphan. make the beach. spending a week in Patong with soon after arriving. Theresa May (UK equivalent to Col Chiraphat said that Mr The other two incidents took nine of her family members, Patong Hospital staff said that Interior Minister) publicly allowed Bogdanov left his hotel on place near Koh Racha and left a drowned after getting into diffi- Ms Chavhan is in a stable condi- his extradition but that decision Prabaramee Road alone to go Chinese woman dead and an Indian culties while swimming off Ao La tion and expected to be discharged was overturned by High Court swimming. He tried to swim woman in hospital on November 20. (La Bay), a member of the soon. judges who ruled that Mr Aldhouse’s claims were at least worthy of being heard. PAD rallies in Phuket to ‘reclaim Thai petrol’ That appeal has now been dis- KEY leaders of the People’s Alli- of supporters under the banner urged the public to “reclaim” the missed. ance for Democracy (PAD) staged “Energy and Thailand’s Transfor- state oil firm PTT in order to reap Bobbette Anderson posted on a rally in Phuket Town on Novem- mation to get through Thailand’s the benefits and gain cheaper the Dashawn Longfellow ber 18 to inspire support for their Crisis”. pump prices. Memorial Facebook page: “I can’t “reclaim PTT” campaign. The event, promoted as being The move would better preserve tell you how happy his mother and The campaign opposes the held in order to educate the public Thai natural resources that the I, and the rest of his family, is with privatization of the Petroleum in energy transformation, was a PAD currently says are “being the British High Court’s decision Authority of Thailand (PTT) Pub- PAD “all star” affair. plundered” in the Gulf of Thailand. to send Aldhouse back to face trial lic Company Limited, which Among those present were Maj “The petrol sold by PTT is in Thailand. currently operates as a state en- Gen Chamlong Srimuang, Pipob sourced from Thailand – it is a “A huge THANK YOU to the terprise listed on the Stock Thongchai, PAD key leader Som- Thai natural resource. We should Thai government for working so Exchange of Thailand (SET). kiat Pongpaiboon, PAD spokesman take back control of PTT and pass hard to make this happen… We The leaders of the PAD, better Parnthep Pourpongpan, Asst Prof on cheaper petrol prices to feel justice will be served after a known as the “yellow shirts” Dr Pichai Rattanadilok Na Phuket, Thais,” said Mr Chamlong. fair trial and Aldhouse will pay for after their street demonstrations Asst Prof Chumroon Na Ranong, The rally made Phuket the 19th taking our precious Hero from led to the 2006 coup and ouster Prapan Khunmee, Lt Col Rattakhet province where the PAD leaders us… RIP Dashawn… you are of the Thaksin Shinawatra admin- Jangchamras and Chatchawan have held rallies in order to garner always on our mind and forever istration, took center stage at Chatsuthichai. support for the initiative. in our hearts.” Saphan Hin to speak to hundreds The PAD key spokespersons – Kritsada Mueanhawong Maj Gen Chamlong Srimuang Russian tourist dies in ‘high-speed’ car crash RUSSIAN tourist Andrei Pavlov, “At the scene we found [Mr 31, has been named by police as Pavlov] dead in a black Toyota the driver of the Toyota Vios that Vios registered in Udon Thani crashed early on November 17 Province,” Maj Pratuang said. while travelling at high-speed on Police believe that Mr Pavolv, the road from Patong to Kamala. who was wearing only swimming “He was a tourist. He arrived in trunks at the time of the accident, Phuket more than two months ago died from blunt trauma to his head and was living in a rented room in and chest. Kamala,” said Maj Pratuang Witnesses said the car was Polmana of the Patong Police. travelling toward Kamala at a high The accident was reported at speed when the accident occurred, about 5:45am. he added. – Thawit Bilabdullar 4 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS November 24 - 30, 2012 Focus still on park land deals By Orawin Narabal “I have not received any offi- cial order from the DNP telling us THE investigation into every plot to stop investigating the owner- of privately owned land along the ship documents of all 379 plots border of Sirinath Marine National along the national park border. Park will go ahead, park chief “The only official order I have Cheewapap Cheewatham has received from the DNP is to delay confirmed. charging [anyone in connection “We are still continuing with the with the] resorts and private land investigation. We are follow- homes that are suspected of Park Chief Cheewapap Cheewatham (inset) vows that the investigation into 379 plots of land believed to be ing the order of the Department being built on protected forest land encroaching on Sirinath National Park will begin as soon as the 366 investigating officers arrive. Photos: Gazette file of National Parks, Wildlife and until the land documentation has area was declared a national park suspected of being built in a pro- along the park boundary. Plant Conservation [DNP]. The been verified. That order was or a protected forest area was to tected forest area must be reviewed “We have not yet started the only thing that can stop us is an issued by Prime Minister Yingluck be considered legal. carefully again,” he added. investigation because we are still official order from them,” Mr Shinawatra,” Mr Cheewapap said. “However, any land issued a However, Mr Cheewapap said waiting for them. I have no idea Cheewapap told the Gazette. The park chief went onto Chanote after the area was he had yet to be informed of the when the teams will be here. The The mass land probe aims to explain that, according to a Cabi- declared a protected forest area reason why there has been a DNP might have delayed their investigate 379 plots of land cov- net resolution made on June 30, will be considered illegal. delay in the arrival of the 366 DNP arrival until after they have recon- ering more than 3,000 rai along 1998, any plot of land that was “That’s why the land documents officers promised, who are to firmed the exact location of the the park boundary. issued a Chanote title before the of any resorts or houses that are conduct the mass probe into plots park boundary,” he said. Police nab Patong bag-snatchers POLICE this week named only as “Ae” at quickly arrested three a rented room in Soi young men, all of Kok Num, where the whom have report- trio lived together. edly confessed to no “Bag snatching is fewer than eight bag- on the rise,” said snatches in Patong. Provincial Police The arrests fol- Deputy Commander lowed a bag snatching Arun Keawwatee. on the Patong beach “People should not road, at 12:36am on The suspects told police walk alone along dark Monday. In less than that they always targeted streets, alleys and 30 minutes, swift tourists. unsafe shortcuts. police action saw officers arrest Also, wear your purse or bag strap Sarayuth “Ice” Aisuwan, Bunharn across your chest,” he advised. “Diao” Banpeung and one man – Kritsada Mueanhawong November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 5 Escape from underpass chaos THE lane closures to make way for the construction of Phuket’s first underpass in front of the Phuket Central Festival shopping mall on the bypass road are sched- uled to be enforced this weekend. Originally planned to commence on Wednesday, project managers from Italian-Thai Development Co Ltd explained that the start was Using the backstreet Bang Yai Road delayed intentionally to prevent behind the Big C shopping mall was mid-week traffic congestion. one ‘alternative route’ suggested. “After meeting with Phuket at the Samkong Intersection, in City Police and the Phuket High- front of the Tesco Lotus mall ways Office, we decided that the about one kilometer north of the work should start on Friday,” said underpass project, and continue Narong Horee, project manager of on to Kathu and Patong, as most the 600-million-baht project. southbound traffic already does. “The authorities were concerned Alternatively, motorists would it would affect the rush-hour traf- be able to continue through the fic during the week,” he added. Samkong Intersection and then Anticipating the construction enter Bang Yai Road, which runs causing heavy traffic at and around behind the Big C shopping center. the busy junction, officials recently Southbound traffic heading held public meetings to inform toward Chalong were advised to local residents and business opera- turn left at Tesco Lotus onto tors of alternative routes to use to Yaowarat Road, and continue avoid the intersection when pos- through Phuket Town. sible. Among the suggested routes, For a high-resolution print version of southbound traffic heading toward the “alternative routes” map, check Patong were advised to turn right PhuketGazette.net Officials suggested ‘alternative routes’ for motorists to avoid the underpass roadworks. Map: Steets of Phuket 6 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS November 24 - 30, 2012

Russian drinks himself to death Airport taxi operators gifted in guesthouse boost to fleet during ‘freeze’ By Atchaa Khamlo by taxi operators, must be ap- Signatories to the MoU: proved by the PLTO Committee. Chamroen Tipayapongtada LOCAL officials this week - Phuket Vice Governor In turn, representatives of the approved every request made by Teerayut Prasertpol taxi operators who are party to the local taxi operators to boost the - chief, Phuket Land Transportation MoU promised “not to damage Office number of taxi vehicles serving Pratuang Sornkham Phuket’s tourism image”. Phuket Airport. - Director, Phuket Airport Any drivers found to have Under a memorandum of Weerawat Jantarawijit breached the terms of the agree- - Superintendent, Tah Chat Chai Police understanding (MoU) signed on Tara Kruepanit ment face action by the PLTO, Monday by all main parties - representative, Phuket Car Service including cancellation of the involved, the Phuket Mai Khao (PCS) Co-operative vehicle’s commercial registration. Company and the Phuket Car Somboon Champatong Phuket Airport reserved the - representative, Phuket Mai Khao Service (PCS) Co-operative will Company right to withdraw from the agree- SAD ENDING: Whisky and roses each take into their fold 25 vehicles Sutin Champathong ment without any recourse for taxi found at the scene by Phuket and drivers from the Mook - Phuket Taxi Meter (PTM) representative drivers if the MoU is not upheld. police. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar Songtham Mekmanee Andaman (“Andaman Pearl”) taxi - president, Mook Andaman co-operative The boost in the number of taxi A BROKEN-hearted Russian man driver co-operative. vehicles serving Phuket Airport who drank himself to death was Mook Andaman currently – and Phuket Airport Director Pratuang Sornkham cautioned local taxi operators approved follows AOT Deputy found in his rented accommoda- openly – provides taxi services at to ensure they uphold the new agreement. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo Director Wing Commander tion in Patong on November 14. the airport despite not having a fleet. PTM currently has 80 me- That process is expected to be Pratheep Wichittho announcing Maj Patapee Srichai of the signed concession with AOT to tered taxis serving the airport. complete by January, the Gazette that a freeze in the number of taxis Patong Police was informed of do so. Its fleet of 136 vehicles Phuket Mai Khao will add 40 was told. serving Phuket Airport was in the incident by guesthouse man- maintains a taxi rank on the street cars to its fleet, while PCS will Under the terms of the agree- place until at least June next year. ager Areeya Koksadon shortly in front of the airport, which have 65 vehicles (35 metered ment, any taxi driver who refuses Mr Pratheep announced the after 2pm. At the scene police serves passengers exiting the ter- taxis, 25 limousines and five vans) to serve passengers, or who does “freeze” during a public visit to found the body of 27-year-old minal when there are not enough added to its ranks. not use the meter to determine Phuket Airport on October 19. Petr Zavyalov lying on the bed, Phuket Mai Khao or PCS vehicles All “new” taxis will begin legally fares, will be subject to immedi- However, the MoU signed on still clutching a bunch of red to cater to demand. providing taxi services from the ate police action. Monday stipulated that the agree- roses in one hand and a bottle of Also approved was the request airport after they have been regis- The MoU also stipulates that ment would remain in effect only Thai whisky in the other. filed in June by the Phuket Taxi tered as commercial passenger any future increases in the num- until the AOT policy research “There were no signs of a Meter (PTM) Service Co Ltd to vehicles by the Phuket Land ber of taxis serving the airport, and project announced by Wing Cdr struggle in the room… However, have 30 more taxis join its airport Transportation Office (PLTO). any increases in the fares charged Pratheep had been completed. our investigation revealed that he had argued with his Thai girl- friend,” said Maj Patapee. “It would appear that Mr Krabi Police manhunt for ‘backyard gunsmith’ Zavyalov was unable to support KRABI Police are on the lookout for a gun- “The raid follows the arrest of a teenager in her lifestyle and so she left him smith who is now on the run after officers possession of a gun who told us who sold it for another foreigner. raided his illegal firearms workshop at a man- to him,” he added. “He bought a dozen bottles of gosteen processing plant in Nuea Klong Dis- Gen Nantadech told the media that the work- Thai whisky. He was later found trict on November 15. shop owner, 37-year-old Meechai Butrapian, dead in his room,” Maj Patapee Provincial Police Commander Nantadech is still at large and an arrest warrant will be explained. Yoinuan led a team of more than 10 police of- issued for him. Mr Zavyalov’s body was sent ficers to raid a bungalow at the plant at midday. “Our inquiries revealed that Mr Meechai is to Patong Hospital for medical During the raid, police seized “hundreds of a former ironworker. He now uses those skills examination and to await final in- items” of equipment related to the fabrication to produce custom-made weapons,” Gen structions from his relatives. of firearms, including completed gun parts, Nantadech said. Commander Nantadech Yoinuan inspects a – Thawit Bilabdullar said Maj Gen Nantadech. – Kritsada Mueanhawong homemade shotgun seized in the raid. British Embassy calls for road safety THE British Embassy in Bangkok pital bills as either the motorbike’s has urged all travellers in Thailand engine size or the failure to wear to observe road safety traffic a crash helmet invalidates many regulations in a bid to eliminate the travel insurance policies,” said the deaths and casualties in Phuket release. and the rest of Thailand. The plea for road safety follows The news came ahead of the UK Foreign Secretary Mr William “World Day of Remembrance for Hague raising the issue of road Road Traffic Victims” marked safety with Thai Foreign Minister worldwide on November 18. Dr Surapong Tovichakchaikul “The British Embassy Bangkok during Mr Hague’s recent visit to is hoping to raise awareness of the Thailand. day and warn people of the British nationals involved in an dangers of driving abroad. There accident and needing consular are over 25 million vehicles in Thai- Rescue workers attend the scene assistance from the British land, a high proportion of which of a motorbike accident in Phuket. Embassy are urged to call are motorcycles and mopeds. Embassy staff listed some of 02-3058333 (Bangkok) for assis- “Sadly, road traffic accidents in the key factors associated with tance from the consular team. Thailand account for the second accidents involving visitors For more information on how most frequent cause of death abroad, which included drunk- to prepare for driving abroad, visit among British nationals as well as driving, tiredness brought on by the British Foreign & Common- a high number of hospitalizations. jet-lag and tourists having insuffi- wealth Office website at The majority of these involve cient insurance to cover expenses www.FCO.gov.uk (click Travel & motorcycles and mopeds. Al- incurred by a road accident. living abroad | Staying safe and though it is compulsory for the “Regrettably, some of these healthy | Driving Abroad). rider to wear a helmet in Thailand, people suffer life-changing, inca- many do not do so,” said a press pacitating injuries. It is not See First Person on page 18. release issued on the embassy uncommon for families to have the website on November 16. additional worry of mounting hos- – Phuket Gazette November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 7 8 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS November 24 - 30, 2012 Anonymous complaint sparks Thalang pier investigation VICE Governor Somkiet Sangkaosuttirak on being built on public land,” he added. November 16 gave an official task force 15 V/Gov Somkiet explained that the first step days to determine the legality of a pier being of the investigation was to have the built at the Baan Kor En village in Thalang. Damrongtham Center confirm with the Trea- V/Gov Somkiet and Prapan Kanprasang, sury Department whether or not the land in head of the Phuket Damrongtham Center question is indeed public land. (Provincial Ombudsman’s Office), joined “If the owner presents a building permit, Penis erected other related officials during an inspection of the Mai Khao Tambon Administrative Orga- the site. nization [OrBorTor] must verify whether or against ghost The visit followed an anonymous complaint not the permit is genuine,” he said filed at the Damrongtham Center that a pier “We need every factor to be verified in VISITORS to Nong Yai in Rayong was under construction without a building order to help prevent encroachment on our might wonder why residents have permit, said V/Gov Somkiet. natural resources from investors,” he added. A complaint filed with officials alleged that the set up a shrine featuring a large “The complaint also alleged that the pier is – Irfarn Jamdukor pier was illegal. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo wooden penis in the middle of their village. The answer? A so-called “widow ghost”, which the women of Nong Yai believe has been mys- teriously killing married men in Sea gypsies win reprieve their village for 20 years. The spirit has killed so many local men that Nong Yai had earned the nickname “The Widow Village,” villagers told the Daily News. from development plan As an offering to the malevo- lent spirit the woman erected the By Kritsada Mueanhawong Mr Nikom pointed out that as penis shrine. soon as his team stopped marking Each year the women perform A PROTEST by about 200 resi- the plot boundaries, the villagers a ceremony, sprinkling holy dents from the sea gypsy ceased their protest. water on to the penis, which is community at Baan Laem Tukkae Village headman Suthon about 60 centimeters long with a on Koh Sireh on November 15 Pramongkij told the Gazette, “Baan red shaft and golden head. won a temporary reprieve against Laem Tukkae villagers have been Nattacha Butchali, 47, insisted a developer taking over 11 rai at living here since 1927. Back then, the story was true and not just a the small beachfront village on the it was a neglected, unoccupied case of “naive villagers” believing east side of Phuket Town. piece of land. strange tales. Nikom Ukhati, a surveyor from “The village was formally estab- Mrs Nattacha said that some the Phuket Land Office, explained lished in 1958 when Somdech Phra families had even fled the village. that he and a team of officers Srinagarindra Boromarajajonani, Villagers had gone to spirit arrived to confirm the boundaries HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s mediums to ask them what was of the 11-rai plot after receiving mother, visited the village, named going on in the village. an official request from the regis- it ‘Baan Laem Tukkae’ and gave They had all received the same tered landowner. every sea gypsy the right to use answer: the ghost of a widow was “As soon as we arrived, these ‘Pramongkij’ [fisherman] as their haunting the village. people tried to stop us. We tried family name,” Mr Suthon explained. The spirit apparently makes for an hour to explain to them The village is now home to men feel weak and exhausted. what we were doing, but they still about 300 families with a combined The night before they die, they resisted,” he said. population of about 1,600 people Officials tried to explain why they were marking the boundaries, and that dream they are having sex with a Mr Nikom said the villagers a Chanote title had been issued for the plot. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong – all living on 16 rai. beautiful woman. In fact, the feared being forced to vacate the “Business owners push govern- woman is the widow spirit, and land, which they have occupied they were afraid that they would the land ownership documents ment officers into issuing Chanote the ghost takes their souls. for generations. be driven away by people who presented by the developer be veri- titles for our land… When we stand When their wives wake up, “When they saw that we had claim they are the legal owners of fied, and they called for an up against them, they disappear for they find their husbands are dead, come to measure the land and the land,” Mr Nikom said. investigation into how the docu- awhile, but they always come the villagers explained. mark the property boundaries, “They have now requested that ments were issued,” he added. back,” he said Stranded dolphin rescued at Karon Beach PHUKET rescue workers recov- ered a young male spinner dolphin with scratches on its skin stranded on Karon Beach on November 17. Dr Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, who heads the Endangered Spe- cies Unit (ESU) of the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) received the report of the dolphin at about 9am, and immediately left with a team to help in the rescue. “We went to Kata Beach, as the dolphin had been moved there by rescue workers. They moved him because they were afraid that the high waves at Karon Beach would throw the animal onto the rocks,” Dr Kongkiat said. An attempt was made to en- The dolphin received some basic treatment at the PMBC before it was courage the 1 to 2-year-old released back into the ocean. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong dolphin to swim back into deeper water, away from the coast, but Dr Kongkiat and his team over, we believe spinner dolphins it refused, Dr Kongkiat explained decided to take the dolphin back school in that area,” he added. “We found fresh scratches on to the PMBC for basic treatment. The dolphin was released back his skin and 12 centimeter long “After the treatment we will into the ocean at about midday on varicose veins along parts of its release him into the waters November 17. The PMBC staff body. He could swim, but not between Koh Kaew and Karon monitored the dolphin’s condition properly, and his breathing wasn’t Beach. The water is deep there and as best they could. They believe 100 per cent,” he said. the waves are not too high. More- it is now safely in deeper waters. November 24 - 30, 2012 NATIONAL NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 9 Obama strengthens US-Thai bonds in his post-re-election tour was “no accident”, he told a press conference at Government House, emphasizing the impor- tance of one of the United States’ oldest allies, as well as the Asia- Pacific, to the future of world security and prosperity. The visit, PRESIDENT of the United States he stressed, was meant to boost Barack Obama praised Thailand’s political and economic ties with “commitment to democracy” dur- countries in this region. ing an historic visit to the country Speaking after a welcome last week. speech by Prime Minister Yingluck Mr Obama’s comments came Shinawatra, Mr Obama greeted just days before some 80,000 the audience by saying “sawaddee protesters are expected to con- krub” and hailed the prime gregate at Bangkok’s Royal Plaza minister’s English as “much to demand the Army stage a coup better” than his Thai. to overthrow the Yingluck “We felt it was very important Shinawatra government. to begin this trip by visiting a US Nevertheless, analysts noted ally,” Ben Rhodes, deputy US that the newly re-elected national security adviser, told president’s visit was likely to reporters travelling to Asia with Mr strengthen the position of the Obama on Air Force One. Yingluck administration as it faces “Allies are the cornerstone of the challenge of the November 24 our re-balancing effort in Asia,” protest. he said. The visit also celebrated Mr Obama’s show of support for the Yingluck administration comes just days before the Pitak Siam protest, Prominent Thai studies scholar which is calling on the Army to over through the current administration. Photo: The Nation the countries’ long diplomatic ties, Andrew Walker of the Australian whose 180th anniversary is National University wrote that domestic and international legiti- military coup against Yingluck,” he he visited Wat Pho and had an celebrated next year. while the visit was “by no means macy.” wrote. audience with His Majesty King Mr Obama went on to visit a game-changer… it draws atten- “Over the past month or so Mr Obama was accompanied Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Myanmar and Cambodia, becom- tion to the stability of Yingluck’s there has been more than the usual by Secretary of State Hillary Hospital. ing the first US president to visit government and it adds to her chatter about the prospect of a Clinton during the tour, in which Making Thailand the first stop both countries. Pilot dies in tribute flight A BRITISH pilot died in Thailand while he was flying over the sea to scatter the ashes of a dead friend, The Daily Mail reported. Tom Grieve, 57, was in a microlight with a friend over the Gulf of Thailand on November 17 when the plane’s engine cut out. The aircraft was sent plunging into the sea. Friends watched as the plane clipped a pier and hurtled into the water at around 100kph. Mr Grieve was pulled from the sea alive, but died from his Tom Grieve Photo: Facebook injuries in hospital. Patrick Esser, 31, who was start it but failed.” also in the aircraft, suffered a bro- Mr Grieve tried to land the plane ken arm in the accident. “I was on a strip of concrete but it was making a tribute to my best friend sent spinning after it clipped the when suddenly things went terri- pier. bly wrong,” Mr Esser said. Mr Esser said Mr Grieve had “My friend Stuart Long had surfaced and seemed to be okay. died of throat cancer aged just 41 “But at the hospital medical and we were about to scatter his staff desperately tried to give him ashes in the sea... We were at [Mr Grieve] resuscitation, but [it] about 1,000 feet when the engine failed. They told me he had inter- cut. Tom tried several times to nal injuries in his chest,” he said. Chalerm in spat with journalist A ROW between Deputy Prime Mr Chalerm accused Mrs Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung Somchit of favoring the opposi- and a television reporter led Mr tion Democrat Party. Chalerm to ban the journalist from The reporter said Mr Chalerm’s participating in his press confer- remark was libelous and accused ences and prompted condemna- the politician of being a slave of tion from the Thai Journalists As- former prime minister Thaksin sociation (TJA). Shinawatra. Mr Chalerm had a shouting At a subsequent press confer- match with Channel 7 reporter ence, Mr Chalerm told reporters at Somchit Nawakruasunthorn dur- Government House that he would ing an “ambush” interview outside not give an interview if Mrs Somchit Parliament last week. was present among the group. The spat began when Mrs The row - and Mr Chalerm’s Somchit questioned the Deputy subsequent comments - led the TJA PM about Pitak Siam’s forthcom- to issue a call for politicians and jour- ing anti-government rallies. nalists to respect each other more. 10 PHUKET GAZETTE INTERNATIONAL NEWS November 24 - 30, 2012 In brief… Rights groups condemn Asean Violence escalates on Gaza strip for human rights declaration ISRAELI air strikes shook the Gaza Strip and Palestinian rock- By Stuart Grudgings Asean Secretary General Surin ets struck across the border as US and Manuel Mogato Pitsuwan acknowledged the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declaration had weaknesses, but held talks in Jerusalem in the early SOUTHEAST Asian nations have said it still represented progress. hours of Wednesday, seeking a agreed to sign their first joint “Some are complaining that it truce that can hold back Israel’s declaration on human rights, but may not be up to the higher ground troops. the document was condemned by standard, but I think we are Hamas, whose new Islamist rights groups as failing to meet looking at it as a progression, we government is trying to broker a international standards and as are looking at in a long time truce, had floated hopes for a leaving the door open for coun- frame,” he told reporters. ceasefire by late Tuesday; but by tries to crack down on freedoms. Phil Robertson, the deputy Asia the time Clinton met the Israeli The commitment by Asean director for Human Rights Watch, Prime Minister it was clear there comes as several of its 10 mem- called the declaration an “Asean would be more violence first. ber countries come under growing human rights feel-good show”. Hamas leaders in Cairo accused scrutiny over an apparent deterio- “As far as we can see it has the Jewish state of failing to re- ration in human rights. basically been set up as a public spond to proposals and said an US President Barack Obama relations game,” he said. announcement on holding fire was under pressure to raise “It has provisions in it that will would not come before daylight on human rights concerns with allow them to say we don’t have Wednesday. Israel Radio quoted an Cambodia and Myanmar during to follow this because of national Israeli official saying a truce was his visit to the region for the East context. They have created their held up due to “a last-minute delay Asia summit in Phnom Penh. loopholes right up front.” in the understandings between The Asean Human Rights Robertson said Malaysia had Hamas and Israel”. Declaration, which is not legally pushed hard to ensure that the blinding, begins with the principle declaration contained no reference Asean Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan acknowledged the declaration that “All persons are born free and had weaknesses. Photo: The Asean Secretariat to gay rights. China fears effects equal in dignity and rights”. Summit host Cambodia has for It affirms that all citizens are regional and national context”. released earlier this week. years faced questions over human of wild corruption entitled to equal protection by the The International Federation for rights standards. In recent years, PUBLIC RELATIONS GAME IF CORRUPTION is allowed to law and that vulnerable groups Human Rights, a grouping of 64 it has been accused of trampling run wild in China then the ruling such as women, minorities, activist organizations, said the The Philippines succeeded on on land dwellers’ rights by Communist Party risks major un- disabled people and migrants have declaration “tears at the heart of November 17 in adding a clause awarding huge land leases to rest and the collapse of its rule, “inalienable” rights and freedoms. long accepted human rights stating that the declaration would politically well connected firms. state media on Monday quoted But the declaration qualifies precepts”. be implemented according to in- Other countries in Southeast Communist Party chief Xi Jinping citizens’ rights by saying they “It flies in the face of the ternational standards. But rights Asia have also come in for as saying at one of his first major must be balanced with the international consensus on human activists dismissed that change as consistent criticism over human meetings since taking the role. “performance of corresponding rights principles that have been in meaningless because, they said, rights issues, including wealthy In unusually blunt language, duties”. It adds that human rights place for more than six decades,” the document as a whole falls Singapore for its tough stance on Vice President Xi, who assumes must be “considered in the the group said in a statement short of global standards. security laws. Hu Jintao’s job as head of state in March, said that graft was like “worms breeding in decaying matter”. – an old Chinese phrase Man allegedly steals majority of Greeks’ identities meaning “ruin befalls those who GREEK police have arrested a Some files contained duplicate Police were also looking into are weak”. man on suspicion of stealing the entries, police said. whether the man had obtained the personal data of roughly two thirds Greece’s population is about 11 data files by hacking into a World champion boxer of the country’s population, million. government server and whether police officials in Athens said on “We are investigating what the he had an accomplice, officials Hector Camacho shot Tuesday. source of the data was and how said. THREE-time world boxing cham- The 35-year old computer pro- they were used by the man The files were discovered after pion Hector “Macho” Camacho grammer was also suspected of arrested, and also the possibility police raided his home. was seriously wounded on Tues- attempting to sell the 9 million of him providing them to some- No charges have been pressed day in a drive-by shooting in files containing identification card one else,” police spokesman yet and the man is expected to Puerto Rico, according to reports data, addresses, tax ID numbers Christos Manouras explained to appear before a prosecutor later Greece’s populations is about 11 in the Puerto Rican press. and license plate numbers. reporters. on Tuesday. million. Photo: Reuters Russian beauty queen criticizes life under President Putin RUSSIA’S candidate for a global beauty pageant veered away from platitudes about world peace to deliver a stinging condemnation of her homeland under President Vladimir Putin, calling it a “beg- gar country” and a great artery that feeds a corrupt elite. When Natalia Pereverzeva, who was crowned Miss Moscow in 2010 and posed topless in Playboy last year, was asked what made her proud of her country at the envi- ronmentally conscious Miss Earth Ms Pereverzeva also praised her pageant in the Philippines, she country’s literature. Photo: Natalia launched into a tirade against cor- Pereverzeva/facebook ruption and crony capitalism. is a great artery, from which the “My Russia is [a] poor, long, ‘chosen’ few are draining away suffering country, mercilessly torn its wealth,” the 24-year-old to pieces by greedy, dishonest, brunette wrote on the Miss Earth unbelieving people. My Russia, it website. November 24 - 30, 2012 BUSINESS PHUKET GAZETTE 11 Phuket inflation skyrockets The price of goods and services on the island rose at a rate twice the national average in the first 10 months of the year

By Steven Layne follows: rice (-0.6%); pork ribs (-1.2%); raw and grilled chicken (-2.5%) and NOT only does Phuket continue its reign as chicken eggs (-0.3%). the most expensive (consumer) province in Such price reductions were attributed Thailand, but the island province’s rate of to the fact that supply had outstripped inflation doubles that of the national demand for these items leading up to and average, recent economic data shows. during the vegetarian festival. The Phuket Commerce Office, in Meanwhile, the price of tangerines collaboration with the Phuket provincial dropped by 11.6%, while food condiments government and the Commerce Ministry’s such as fish sauce fell by 1.9%. Information Office and Bureau of Trade At the same time, the items that jumped and Economic Indices, recently published in price included flour and tofu (0.3%); the province’s Consumer Price Index (CPI- various types of seafood including silver P) report for October 2012. pomfret fish, squid, cockles, sea crabs and The CPI-P monthly report for Phuket salted mackerel and tuna, which rose by surveys 256 consumer goods and services 2% on average, and likewise fresh – covering everything from food, bever- vegetables and fruits, including kale, ages, apparel, housing and personal health cucumbers, morning glory, coriander, care to vehicles, transport, communica- onion, cabbage, chili, peanuts, pineapples, tions, entertainment, media, education, rambutan, mango and watermelon, religion, tobacco and alcohol. jumping by an average 12.9%. Comparing current prices with those of Such inflation was attributed not only to 2007 as a base year (100 points), Phuket’s demand outstripping supply as a result of CPI-P rose to 126.6 points last month. the Veg Fest, but also to the fact that nation- In other words, the overall cost of wide crop supplies had been adversely living on the island has jumped by affected by heavy rainfall this year. 26.6% over the last five years, which Non-food/beverage items rose on translates to an average inflation rate of average by 0.1% (compared to the 5.3% per annum. previous m-o-m comparison period, when This is compared to the national 5-year the category experienced a rise of 0.5%) inflation rate average of 16.8% or 3.3% with rises as follows: barber and salon per annum. services (0.4%); housing related costs Though Phuket prices continue to surge such as utilities, construction materials, relentlessly, there was some minor relief cement, bricks and painter fees (0.2%); PAYING THE PRICE: Phuket’s renowned lifestyle offerings, along with its beautiful, natural in the short run, with last month’s CPI-P transport, vehicles and communications surroundings comes at an increasingly higher cost with each passing year. declining month-on-month (m-o-m) from (0.1%); and petrol (0.3%). September by 0.4 percentage points. However, the CPI-P last month still Oct 2012 vs 2011 – M-o-M jumped by 5.1 percentage points year-on- year (y-o-y) from October, 2011. The 5.1% jump was calculated from the Furthermore, when comparing the first ten following: a 6.2% jump in food and months of 2012 with the same period in beverage consumer items, which included 2011, the CPI-P rise was even higher, peak- out-of-home foods (9.6%); fruits and ing by 5.9 percentage points, y-o-y. vegetables (8.8%); in-home foods (6.5%); This equates to nearly double the meat, poultry and seafood (5%); non- national inflation rate over the same pe- alcoholic beveragges (2.9%); flour and riod, which stood at 2.9%. flour products (2.6%); eggs and dairy products (0.7%); while food confinements Oct vs Sep – M-o-M dropped over the same period by 1.2%. Non-food/beverage items rose on The 0.4% m-o-m drop in the CPI-P was average by 3.8%, which came from price The above graph charts out Phuket’s monthly inflation rate (red line) this year so far, a result of the overall price for food and rises in apparel and shoes (9%) compared to that of other regions and Thailand as a whole. Images: Gazette Graphics beverage items falling by 0.9%, at the same tobacco and alcohol products (7.9%); time that non-food/beverage items rose by vehicles, public transport and petrol calculated from an 8.5% rise in food and bev- average by 3.1%, which came from price only 0.1% on average. (5.2%); housing (2.3%); personal health erage consumer items, which included fruits rises in apparel and shoes (5.8%); The report notes that the price drop for care and pharmaceuticals (1.3%). and vegetables (16.5%); in-home foods vehicles, public transport and petrol food and beverage items from September (10.4%); meat, poultry and seafood (9.5%); (4.6%); housing (2.4%); personal health to October comes in light of prices remain- Jan to Oct – Y-o-Y condiments (7.5%); out-of-home foods (7%); care and pharmaceuticals (1.8%) and ing steady during the previous month rice, flour and flour products (5.3%); eggs tobacco and alcohol products (1.1%); comparison period (August to September). Phuket’s inflation rate peaked at 5.9% when and dairy products (02.6%) and non- Meanwhile, products and services The drop was calculated from price re- comparing the first 10 months of this year alcoholic beverages (2.5%). classified as entertainment, reading, ductions measured in select categories as with the same period last year. This was Non-food/beverage items rose on education and religion, dropped by 0.7%. B800mn from ‘big bike week’ PHUKET officials expect the next Mr Witaya remarked that Bike ‘Big Bike Week’, planned for the Week not only stages an opportu- second quarter of 2013, to be the nity for ‘big bike’ lovers to meet, best and biggest so far. but also an opportunity to promote Mr Witaya Singkhala, chairman Phuket tourism around the world. of West Coast Ride Thailand Ltd, To promote the event, there are along with board of directors met a number of road shows planned in with Phuket Governor Maitri the ASEAN region, as well as in Inthusut to discuss preparations India, Europe, the Americas and for the island’s 19th edition of the Big bike lovers will bring big bucks. Australia. Organizers are anticipat- Big Bike Week. Organizers plan for the event, ing the event to draw as many as Also in attendence were Prajiad which will be dubbed “ASEAN Ride 30,000 visitors, who will in turn Aksornthammakul, head of Phuket Together”, to be held from April 14- generate as much as 800 million baht Provincial Office and Patong 21, 2013 in its usual location in the for the province, Mr Witaya said. Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukban. area around Loma Park in Patong. – Manager Online 12 PHUKET GAZETTE BUSINESS November 24 - 30, 2012 Direct from Dubai AMCHAM meeting: Emirates to make Phuket its second Thai home starting December 10 business in Thailand EMIRATES Airline will launch daily, AMCHAM will hold a forum titled ‘Doing Business in Thailand – 3 return, direct flight services Things You Should Know’, on Thursday, November 29, at Royal between Phuket and Dubai, with Phuket Marina. the inaugural flight to touch down Three top international lawyers will be on hand to talk about how to in Phuket on Thailand’s Constitu- do business without Thai nominees, enforcing contracts through tion Day – December 10. arbitration, and the increasing focus on criminal, corrupt practices “Emirates will turn Phuket into and anti-corruption laws. its second Thai port of call after The American Chamber of Commerce Legal Committee is heading Bangkok with direct service from up the event in conjunction with AMCHAM’s Greater Phuket Chapter. its Dubai home base starting in Anyone doing business on the island, and others simply wishing December,” Emirates Manager of to be up to date on current legislation impacting nearly everyone, Thailand and Indochina Jabr should attend. Al-Azeeby told the Gazette. The flights will be operated by The speakers will include: double-decker A380 super-jumbo jets, with 12 seats in first class, Douglas Mancill: A partner in Price Sanond, and resident in Thailand 42 busines seats and 231 for 14 years. Qualified in California, he practiced law in that state for economy seats. 13 years before his secondment to Thailand. He has been chair of Flight EK378 will depart Dubai AMCHAM Thailand’s Legal Committee for the past five years. at 12:45 pm and arrive at Phuket International Airport at 9:55pm, FLY GUYS: Chanchai Doungjit, director of TAT Phuket office, Jabr Al-Azeeby Michael Ramirez: A senior consultant in Tilleke & Gibbins while the return flight, EK379, will and regional sales manager, Virasakdi Vongkositkul . Photo: Orawin Narabol Dispute Resolution Group, where he assists clients in a wide range depart Phuket at 12:35am and of domestic and international disputes. In addition to representing touch down at Dubai International Clark, president of Emirates Air- made holidays to Phuket, that clients in commercial litigation, he and his team of litigators airport at 4:35am. line, remarked: “Emirates is include a hand-picked selection of represent major international businesses and their principals in white- Mr Jabr Al Azzeby said the new looking forward to the launch of five, four and three star hotels. collar crime disputes. The work includes corporate investigations, service’s prime target groups are our non-stop, daily service to Its annual brochure, A World of pre- and post-charge inquiries, and subsequent litigation. Michael European passengers, particularly Phuket, which will be just in time Choice, highlights many of also serves as an adviser on the strategic aspects of claims those from Scandinavia, the UK, for the holiday season. Phuket’s attractions from lush management in international litigation cases; cross-jurisdictional Germany and Switzerland. “We have always had a strong vistas and the turquoise waters of disputes; and compliance with international anti-corruption laws, Secondary clients will be those affiliation with Thailand and have its sandy western shoreline, to including the American Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). from the United Arab Emirites, been operating flights to Bangkok cultural landmarks such as Chalong while a third key group are since 1990. Thailand is an impor- Temple and old Phuket Town. Olaf Duensing: Licensed to practice law in Germany and a mem- passengers from Thailand, tant market for Emirates. We Emirates offers its customers ber of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb). Working in ASEAN and other Asian countries. currently operate four daily flights in all cabins meals prepared by Thailand for 11 years as a legal consultant, Olaf lectured at the Asked about target occupancy, between Dubai and Bangkok, gourmet chefs, award-winning summer law program of the Golden Gate University, San Fran- Mr Jabr said: “I cannot reveal the including one with our Airbus service from the airline’s interna- cisco, in Bangkok in 2004 and 2007. In 2010, he co-founded the exact number, but I can say that A380 aircraft. tional cabin crew recruited from legal advisory and services firm Duensing Kippen Ltd, whose core the current number of reserved “We are confident that Phuket over 120 countries, as well as practice specializations include domestic and international corpo- seats is satisfactory – higher than will prove a popular destination “ice”, the airlines’ entertainment rate/commercial real estate and construction matters, as well as what we initially expected. for our passengers, especially system which offers over 1,400 domestic litigation and international arbitration proceedings. Mr Jabr added that the airline will those from the UAE, Middle East channels of entertainment and the be offering special ticket deals and Europe.” facility to send and receive emails The event is open to the public, and is free of charge. Registration at the th for an initial three month promo- Phuket will become the 15 and text messages. RPM Conference Room (near Les Anges) starts at 4pm. The program tional period – from December 10 route launch for the airline this year With a fleet of 178 aircraft, begins at 4:30pm and will wrap up by 6pm. A networking reception through March 31, 2013. The pro- and the second in South-East Asia already the largest operator of A380 follows, sponsored by Royal Phuket Marina. To register for the event, motions can be accessed via the following the launch of a Ho Chi aircrfaft in the world, with 22 in contact Sheree Tanpensuk by email, [email protected], website (emirates.com). Minh City route in June. service, Emirates currently flies to or telephone her on 02-254 1041, ext 212. In a recent press release Emirates Holidays, the airline’s 125 destinations in 74 countries. announcing the new service, Tim tour operating arm, offers tailor – Phuket Gazette November 24 - 30, 2012 PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 13 B1bn condominium in a prime location

THE recently founded, Bangkok- vast expertise in property and based Able Asset developer group construction business, having de- has announced plans to launch veloped residential projects a billion baht, low-rise condo- individually and jointly with other minium project on a centrally- partners, including the Baan View located parcel of prime Phuket Viman Condominium near Kao real estate. Takieb in Hua Hin, under Sittarom Touted to be the biggest Residence Co Ltd. project of its kind on the island, Centrino’s facilities will the ‘Centrio’ condo will be include a common area, lobby, developed on a plot that spans golf putting green, exercise some 2,100 square meters, just room, swimming pool and opposite Central Festival Phuket 24-hour security system with on Vichit Songkhram road. key card. The development will com- The construction is scheduled prise three eight-storey buildings to begin in early 2013 and is ex- with a total of 504 units. pected to be completed by the Ranging in area from 30 to 60 end of 2015. sqm, the units will be offered On December 8th, the com- from 1.49 million baht, or 48,500 pany will launch another baht per square meter. promotional event on the second Targeting both Thais and floor Exhibition Hall of Central foreigners, the pre-sale period Festival Phuket, with special launched on November 11 and promotions to be offered. the developer expects to close Mr Kasidit explained that the sales by the end of the year. reason Phuket was chosen for CITY ESCAPE: The centrally located, 504-unit project will feature much open space and green landscaping. Kasidit Manopinives, manag- such a project is due to its ing director of Able Assets Co worldwide popularity as a tourism destinations and sees our future projects. For more information, please Ltd revealed that the real estate tourism destination. potential in the [Phuket] market. We do not limit the concept contact Kanokrat & Friends (PR company was founded earlier “At the same time, Phuket “Currently, we have many of the development whether it is Agency) by calling: 02-284-2662; this year, with a total of 100 residents have high purchasing land banks and are looking for vertical or horizontal, depending Fax 02-284-2287, 2291, or by email: million baht in registered capital. power... The management team more potential locations to be on the land we have,” Mr Kasidit [email protected] The management team has has developed projects in major added to our portfolio to support concluded. – Phuket Gazette 14 PHUKET GAZETTE PROPERTY November 24 - 30, 2012 Finding the center of gravity Wikipedia describes as “distribu- tion of mass in space is the unique point where the weighted relative position of the distributed WHEN I was in school, science mass sums to zero.” classes usually just elicited a big Actually I have no concept about yawn and most likely you’d find me what this means. I missed all those ditching the enforced boredom for classes. And yet the concept of this a smoke out back of the gym. mass, which searches out stability Be it biology, physics or even and in an airplane keeps you up in branching out to those other the sky is not arcane at all. affiliated headaches like algebra, A few days ago my travels took calculus. me to Manila to a real estate My short breaks became after- investment conference. The noon off’s. Ferris Bueller only organizers even termed the event dabbled in this thing as I embraced a summit. Brand speak, yes, but the life of a high school truant. hey who’s criticizing. While the Years later with calculators, country remains off the radar for computers and, yes, an account- many, its property sector is one of ing department, all I can say to kids the most vibrant in the entire world. is… don’t listen to your teachers. While the world does a It’s all propaganda. Look at financial loop de loop, in the Communism; you can’t even get a Philippines strong demand is decent steak and bottle of red wine. driving new projects everywhere I can’t quite work out the relation- you turn the eye. ship except I had a math teach who Be it Asia’s newest mass gaming looks like Castro or Lenin. Come project – PAGOOR’s Entertainment to think of it he bore a closer City on Manila Bay – to the master resemblance to John Lennon. planned Fort Bonifacio, which is Science to me these days being touted as the next CBD, ala means watching the Discovery Makati. Towers are jumping out of the ground not unlike one of those channel. Edutainment at its finest GRAVITY: Holds buildings down but doesn’t stop real estate going through the roof. International branded be it doomed fisherman or gold Transformer sequels. residences are one sign of growing affluence as Fairmont prepares to open in Manila. seeking trailer park trash. One key driver remains the Yes, television is a recurring sustained inflow of remittances create a sustainable livelihood, pay continue to cut and trim their tapping into the celebrity design theme in these columns as I over Filipino OFW’s (Overseas for the education of children and, expense lines to maintain profit and game with Philippe Starck. continue to enjoy sitting in a Foreign Workers). In 2012 this as a caveat, buy their own home many of these initiatives find a So there you have it, the world’s comfortable chair, petting my is expected to account for 6.4% back in the Philippines. willing workforce in Southeast Asia. most densely populated city and the trusty golden retriever Koko and of the nation’s GDP. An estimated Commercial property is another Coming along for the ride is a largest in the universe coming reveling in a mindless pastime. USD364 million is expected to be important contributor, with a vibrant retail climate. Filipino’s together in a real estate zero hour. And yet while channel surf- spent on domestic property decade-long surging Business love malls. Actually everyone After years of political pogo, ing just the other night I came investment in the country. Process Outsourcing (BPO) loves malls, except for commu- it’s great to see the economy across a discussion about phys- One of the conference speakers sector grabbing as much urban nists and even they are starting to showing signs of reaching its ics and the center of gravity. pointed out the three leading reasons CBD office space as it can. While feel the magnetic pull of those potential. Maybe there is some- Here is the process which for leaving to work outside was to the showpiece on the industry has food courts and branded goods. thing to be said for the search for been call centers, the reach now Luxury is another force to be the center of gravity after all. extends into back office account- reckoned with in the new Manila. ing and finance, design and One developer Century 21 has found Bill Barnett is Managing Director of architecture and financial services. a niche with branded offerings by C9 Hotelworks and can be contacted The world’s multinationals Trump, Paris Hilton, and is not through C9hotelworks.com. Prop developers to grow with GDP

DEVELOPERS remain confident next year between 5 and 7 per cent. that the property market in 2013 will This is in line with Thailand’s grow by 5-10 per cent based on expected GDP growth. strong growth in gross domestic He played down business risk product, anticipated at 4-5 per cent. from political unrest next year. Buoyed by this confidence, they However, home buyers would plan to launch new residential face higher prices driven by the projects worth more than 200 bil- rising costs of labor, construc- lion baht next year both in greater tion and energy. Home prices will Bangkok and upcountry, especially increase by 5-7 per cent over this Phuket, Chon Buri, Pattaya, Hua year’s levels, he said. Hin, Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen. Still, property firms will have to The top three property firms – rein in overall prices through Pruksa Real Estate, Land & economical design and downsizing Houses and Sansiri – announced to match customers’ purchasing recently that they would each power, he added. launch between 30 and 40 SC Asset Corp chief operating projects, totaling nearly 100. The officer Kree Dejchai said the estimated value of these new Thongma Vijitphongpun, Pruksa company would continue to focus Real Estate president and chief on the middle-to-upper-income projects is 90 to 100 billion baht. executive officer. Photo: Pranav Bhasin Another top-10 listed real-estate market next year. Up to 70 per cent firm, Asian Property Develop- total investment budget for these of its new projects would be low- ment, plans at least 18 projects launches next year will be between rises, including detached houses worth 20 billion baht. SC Asset 100 and 130 billion baht. and townhouses. Corporation plans at least 14 Thongma Vijitphongpun, Pruksa “We believe that demand in the projects worth 20 billion baht, Real Estate president and chief market will grow when home-buy- while LPN Development plans at executive officer, said the company ers are confident there will not be least 10 projects worth between had strong confidence that demand incidents such as floods as in 15 and 20 billion baht in total. The for home purchases would grow 2011,” he said. – The Nation November 24 - 30, 2012 PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 15

CC BLOOM’S Hotel has been Thai and Western Restaurant re-opened under the name ‘CC’s ‘Refuge’ and new and improved Hideaway’, a 42-room luxury ‘Sanctuary Bar’ – which serves full service hotel nestled in the cocktails while guests enjoy the Courting Phuket’s hills overlooking the Andaman sunsets over the bay. Sea in Karon. CC’s Hideaway has been CC’s Hideaway will be redesigned to reduce its ecologi- celebrating their grand re-open- cal impact while improving its ing party on November 30, with look and feel. an event called ‘Rise of the Phoe- CC’s also offers a convenient free LGBT community nix Party’ featuring Ultra Nate shuttle service to three of Phuket’s from the USA, along with other beaches: Kata Noi, Kata and Karon. live entertainers. The resort proudly supports the Under the LGBT (Les- same man- bian, Gay, agement Bisexual, and owner- Transgender) ship, CC’s community Hideaway, and has been has been serving them completely since 2005. recreated The resort and trans- is LGBT- formed with friendly and improved The pool at CC’s Hideaway. hosts various facilities to parties, offer more amenities and fundraisers, special buffets and services than ever before. other events designed to bring CC’s Hideaway offers a unique people together. combination of breathtaking views More information and details and modern accommodations will follow. infused with traditional and Like CC’s Facebook page and modern Thai furnishings. Hip and you could be the winner of a cool, CC’s is an oasis for guests special prize. seeking a respite from the In December the hotel will have crowds, heat, noise and chaos of their Winter Wonderland Party. the concrete jungles below. And of course for Gay Pride The natural setting combined in April they will have a with CC’s amenities, friendly “Gaynormous Pride Partiii” customer service, and beautifully (keeping details a secret for now). designed facilities makes it easy You won’t want to miss this. to relax. Enjoy the expansive view from the resort’s two new For more information contact: 076 roof top terraces. 333 222. SO FABULOUS: Ultra Nate will perform at CC Hideaway’s grand re-opening party on November 30. The hotel feature’s a signature – Phuket Gazette 16 PHUKET GAZETTE FINANCE November 24 - 30, 2012 Using Exchange Traded Funds IN TODAY’S uncertain economy, vestors. investors are increasingly seeking The Vanguard Dividend diversification, safety and a secure Don Freeman Appreciation ETF, for example, is income. Interest rates continue designed to measure the to hover at or near all time lows in performance of common US many countries, and the contin- sification across an index or mar- stocks that have a history of ued uncertainty about the strength ket, and tax efficiency – since increasing dividends for at least of the global economic recovery ETFs do not need to buy and sell ten consecutive years. has made many investors extra stock to cover investor purchases The top ten holdings are Pepsi, cautious. Nevertheless, there is or redemptions. This also leads to Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s, one investment option available lower expense ratios, since ETFs IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Exxon that can offer risk-adverse inves- are not actively managed and have Mobil, Coca-Cola, Chevron, Wal- tors both safety and Mart and United income. Technologies. (Fig 1) What ETFs are The fund has a Exchange-Traded very low expense ra- Funds (ETFs) are tio of 0.25% per year, investment funds that currently yields 2.2% trade on global stock and is up 90% from exchanges just like the March 2009 low. individual stocks. Types of ETFs They have been to invest in LET’S TRADE: Learn about how to use responsible lending to your available to retail The use of ETFs advantage by investing in Exchange Traded Funds. Photo: e3000 investors since 1993 has increased expo- ETFs are generally not regulated Low expense ratios; Tax in the USA and since nentially as they have by the Securities and Exchange efficiency; Portfolio Diversifica- 1999 in Europe. Figure 1 gained popularity Commission (SEC) tion; Transparency; Easy to buy Like mutual funds with investors. (although they may in fact be and sell; Same features as ordi- Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Fund Sector Concentration or unit trusts, ETFs However, there are subject to regulation by the nary stock eg: limit orders, op- may hold any type of asset class lower accounting, distribution and a couple of categories of ETFs Commodity Futures Trading tions, and stop loss orders. such as individual stocks, bonds marketing expenses. that ordinary retail investors Commission) and they need to Conclusion: or commodities and they can be ETFs also come with the same should consider adding to their in- fully understand how such funds Investing in ETFs can be bought or sold at the end of each features as stocks. They can be vestment portfolio. These ETF attempt to replicate the perfor- beneficial for investors seeking trading day for their net asset bought or sold during any part of categories include the following: mance of a particular commodity. diversification, safety and a more value. the day as well as bought on mar- Index ETFs: This is because they may be secure income. However, inves- However, ETFs differ from gin or sold short. Investors can By their very nature, most ETFs invested in futures or other tors need to remember that ETFs many types of mutual funds or unit also trade ETFs using stop and are actually an index fund as they exotic investment vehicles. are still equity investments and trusts in the sense that they limit orders in order to specify usually track a particular stock in- Currency ETFs: hence, they can be impacted by usually track a specific index such what prices they are willing to buy dex. This tracking can be done by These types of ETFs are total market volatility. as the S&P 500, the Telecommu- or sell at. owning the individual equities that return investment products where Therefore, if you are thinking nications Services Index or the Finally, ETFs that invest in make up the index. an investor will gain access to FX of investing in ETFs, be sure to Japanese Nikkei 225. dividend paying stocks offer Some examples are the iShares (Foreign Exchange) spot rates and consult a qualified financial advi- What the benefits are equity investors seeking income an Emerging Markets Fund, local institutional interest rates for sor who can advise you on how The major benefits offered by additional measure of income PowerShares NASDAQ Internet a particular country or region. to select the right ETF investments ETFs for investors include: trans- safety as they do not rely on a Portfolio and the iShares Hence, investors can profit from that will fit into your current parency as their portfolios are single company’s dividend payout Thailand Index Fund. higher interest rates or currency investment portfolio and match priced throughout the day; diver- stream to generate income for in- Bond ETFs: fluctuations between countries. your particular investment needs. For fixed income investors, In addition to the above ETF investing in bond ETFs will offer categories, new and more exotic Don Freeman is President of certain advantages as they can be ETF products, such as actively Freeman Capital Management, a less risky than owning an individual managedverse ETFs and lever- Registered Investment Advisor with bond plus investors have the abil- aged ETFs, have been introduced the US Securities Exchange ity to profit during bear market in recent years. Commission (SEC), based in downturns or recessionary times. Before considering these new Phuket, Thailand. He has over 15 Commodity ETFs: types of ETFs as investments, years experience and provides This category of ETFs will investors need to fully understand personal financial planning and invest in commodities, which may that new ETF products may be wealth management to expatriates. include precious metals such as subject to additional risks, which Specializing in UK and US pension gold or silver. However, investors traditional ETFs are not subject to. transfers. 089-970-5795 or email: need to be aware that commodity ETF Benefits: [email protected] NMG report upturn in advertising THE Nation Multimedia Group months grew 8.83% to 97 bn (NMG) says it predicts that baht. Free TV dominated 58% of revenue will increase 16.7% to that. 3.5 billion baht next year, based NMG reported a nine-month on an upturn in advertising. net profit of 136.9mn baht, up “The growth momentum 90% from 71.94mn baht from the should continue into next year, same period last year. thanks in part to Krungthep Duangkamol says she’s hoping Turakij TV, which should con- for a better fourth quarter than tribute more revenue next year. last year, when floods affected We also plan to launch the revenue. Earnings should im- ASEAN One channel in the first prove enough for NMG to pay a quarter. The consolidation of NMG Revenue. Source: The Nation dividend, depending on the board. Rawangpai and Mango channels Print media generates 60% of into Kom Chad Leuk TV should Thailand’s (SET) Opportunity NMG’s revenue, then broadcast also generate new revenue,” says Day, she said that after its launch at 27% and 13% miscellaneous. Duangkamol Chotana, president in September, KKTV has achieved Next year, NMG should start of NMG. the monthly ad target of 10mn realizing revenue from its part- She added that this year’s baht. Next year, it should gener- nership with Eleven Media Group revenue of 3 bn baht is 20% ate 15mn baht a month. in Myanmar, when a joint publi- above this time last year. According to Nielsen Thailand, cation will be introduced. Both During the Stock Exchange of overall ad spending in the first 10 sides are working on legal issues. November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 17 18 PHUKET GAZETTE OPINION November 24 - 30, 2012 Trade: big stick for carrots THE time has come for the Pheu Thai government of Yingluck Shinawatra to devote more effort to addressing the ever-mount- ing problems facing Phuket and the rest of the South – and re-examining its erratic strategy in dealing with the ongoing unrest in the Deep South. It would have been interesting to have been a fly on the wall when US President Barack Obama was briefed on the situation in the Deep South during his recent visit to Bangkok, if such a briefing took place. There is little evidence that the conflict has wider dimensions. Fortunately for Phuket, the domain of terror has been confined to Haad Yai and points south at least so far. According to Deep South Watch, insurgency-related incidents – including terror attacks and reprisals by state forces – have left 5,377 people dead and 9,513 more injured since the violence reignited in January 2004. It was then that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, for political purposes, shifted power away from the military and the Southern Border Provinces Administration Center (SBPAC) towards a new agency under police control. Of all the many state agencies operating in the region, none have been the source of more suspicion and contempt among the locals than the police. This comes as little surprise, given that the three southernmost border provinces for decades served as a dumping ground for rogue officers in a force where transfer, not dismissal or legal action, resulted from transgressions that if Killing the goose that lays the golden egg perpetrated by civilians would likely have resulted in jail terms. Re: Gazette online, Phuket Gov- worse. This is so dangerous to the Under PM Yingluck, the strategy has changed course dramati- ernor called on to curb ‘out of locals and the many tourists who cally: carrot is now favored over stick. A revamped SBPAC recently control’ corruption, November 14 walk this road. funded Hajj pilgrimage journeys to 8,000 Thai Muslims from the The problem isn’t restricted to Surely, it is not a case of who region at a cost of 160,000 baht each for the 45-day journey. Patong or the entertainment indus- Do you have an opinion to voice? did what or insurance. This needs Among those receiving the all-expenses-paid Hajj trips were try. I have moved my 11-year-old Email [email protected] to be fixed as soon as possible. some 120 people enrolled under SBPAC’s re-education program, company out of Phuket to Cathy Perkins including many who have already been the recipients of multiple Bangkok and then to Singapore Police were close by the touts Kata compensation payments of as much as 7.5 million baht for each because of the consistent corrup- but weren’t doing anything about relative lost to the ongoing violence. While individual recipients tion from every government them. After approaching a German Out of sight; not out expressed gratitude, the cumulative result of these and many department involved. speaking Tourist Police Volunteer, other SBPAC-led initiatives have done little to stop the violence. It is sad that the employment and a Royal Thai Police officer, of mind The unprecedented 1.28-billion-baht price tag is about half the and development prospects for he was told that they had no cost of the former project to build a Phuket International Con- ordinary Thai people (employees) orders to do anything about this. Re: Gazette online, ‘Hit-and-run’ vention and Exhibition Center, an approved project now shelved have been impacted by the actions Recently the Phuket Gazette driver still at large, November 17 with only the promise that the funds “would be put to good use”. of a few greedy officials. published a 24-hour-hotline num- A good follow-up on this story. The main problem remains that the Government’s shifting tac- Ex investor ber, specifically to report this Please continue to keep us advised tics lack any coherent policy to address the root causes of the conflict, Gazette forum kind of thing. However, when of developments in the case. which have little to do with religion and much to do with matters of phoning the number nobody I think everyone who knows of cultural self-identity and a widespread sense of social injustice among Small laws, big step picked up the call. this incident wants the driver the majority Malay-speaking population in the Deep South. Approaching the police again, he brought to justice. was told that “something was go- We don’t need people like this Re: Gazette online, Phuket Opin- ing to be done within a few days”. at large, and maybe the only way ion: Elephants in the room, No- Andy Kessler to keep them off the road is to vember 18 Ban Bang Niang lock them up. It’s the least the New York City was sinking in police can do for the families of lawlessness. Then the authorities Feeling the squeeze the two women. began enforcing all laws, starting Harsh Critic with landlords being forced to Gazette forum keep properties in repair, referred Chalong has an up-and-coming to as the broken windows theory. marina, with a jetty, lots of park- Ambulances stuck in Don’t enforce the small laws, ing space and all kinds of boats and the more important laws will moored in the bay. underpass traffic be ignored as well. However, only a narrow ap- Once criminals see that all laws proach road from the circle. This Re: Gazette online, Phuket’s first are enforced, they have second is bad enough, so why do some underpass to spur new traffic thoughts on serious crime. It tour operators have to use big woes, September 10 worked, too. Phuket, start with buses to bring only five to six tour- I have read many comments traffic laws, please. ists to the jetty and back. regarding the construction of the Christy Sweet Every time it causes a traffic underpass at Central Festival. My Gazette forum jam on this narrow road. Surely a main concern relates to access to minibus would do. Is there a both the Bangkok and Phuket Raid by appointment chance of banning these big International Hospitals. buses? I worry about delays to ambu- Re: Gazette online, More Bangla Horst lances and other vehicles raids to come, vows Chairat, No- Chalong transporting patients to these vember 15 hospitals, who need emergency I am currently the President for Delayed shock medical treatment. the Foreign Section for Phang Nga My fear is that lives will be lost Provincial Police in Khao Lak, but On August 5 we stayed at place because of the delays which will before leaving Phuket I was with on Kata Noi Road. We were all result from these roadworks. Let’s the Phuket Tourist Police. pretty amazed that a mess of wir- hope that my fears are groundless, A few days ago I received a ing, caused by a truck reversing but I am not hopeful. Maybe phone call from a local Phuket resi- into the wall, had not been repaired someone in authority will com- Volume 19 Issue 47 dent. He told me that he and another in the seven days we were there. ment on this. tourist had seen touts with gibbons Even more shocking is that it Derek Brierley when they visited Bangla Road. is still not repaired and is even Thalang November 24 - 30, 2012 OPINION PHUKET GAZETTE 19 Disabled fighting for Phuket reflections PROBABLY as the result of a 22- year military career, nearly nine years later I still get wandering feet syndrome after staying two or equal opportunities three years in the same place. It happened the last time I lived FOR the past six months I have and worked in Phuket. That spell been working for the PPEO’s Nalinee Boonthawadchai, in paradise spurred a two-year Employment Support Department, 42, has lived in Phuket since contract in Iraq followed by providing employment advice to 1990. She has an accounting another two years in Shanghai, everyone, including disabled but with so many friends and fond people. degree from Phuket Rajabhat memories of Phuket, it’s not Farewell paradise. Nai Harn Beach on Sunday afternoons will be Employers must open their University and a second surprising I’m back. missed. Well, just for a short while. minds to accept disabled people degree in broadcasting. I expect the cycle to continue. and not just lock us out. The For now, my plan revolves around PPEO is a very good place to see A serious road accident in China. My love/hate affair with the how an employer should treat 1985 robbed her of her left language is far from over. disabled employees. arm. Five years later she lost While I am gone there is much By Mark Dee After work, I dedicate my time I will miss. The nightlife, Thurs- both legs in another road Do you have an opinion to voice? to the PRAV Club. As club presi- day football at Phuket Soccer Email [email protected] dent, I find and document road incident. She now works at the Arena, Sunday afternoons at Nai accident victims and other people Phuket Provincial Employment Harn Beach and the live Thai receiving the graphic images taken in need. I make sure that infor- Office (PPEO) and in her music scene. by the emergency workers of the mation gets to the right spare time runs the Phuket Road Accident Victim (PRAV) I’m going to miss the people I dead and injured at the scenes of government departments so those work with at the Gazette. I had the all-too-frequent horrendous victims can get assistance. Club, which she founded in October 2011. presumed that after living on the road traffic accidents. Having a disabled family island for a few years, I had good I’m politically and geographi- member greatly affects the whole now I have a court case against a them off or giving them a small bead on what was where, who cally much more informed about household. A father who used to company I worked for a few fine as punishment. was who and the general goings Phuket and have better idea of be the breadwinner becomes months ago. By law a company I understand Phuket is a tourist on. Being a news editor has taught what’s coming up next and the dependent on other family mem- with 100 workers must employ at destination and the authorities do me how little I know. problems likely to be faced. bers. Sometimes children have to least one disabled person. not want to report crimes that will Working on the news desk, Strangely enough, I’m surprised stop going to school to look after However, the company locations adversely affect the tourism indus- receiving rough drafts from Thai that many Thais I speak to often that person. Sometimes specific had no wheelchair access. Every try. Tourists come to have fun and reporters which then have to be don’t know or haven’t heard of problems fall outside a govern- day I had to be assisted to get into for many that involves drinking. rephrased to “native English” has events outside of their own sub- ment department’s remit. That is work. They didn’t treat me as they However, letting drunk people drive been a true eye-opener. district community. where we step in to try to coor- did other employees. I don’t want could also ruin Phuket’s reputation. Many a time I’ve been con- Anyway, it’s coming to end for dinate assistance. a single baht from them, but I do Drink as much as you like, but founded by a statement made by me as I start to brush up on my Many Phuket organizations want this to serve as an example. please do not drive. a police officer or local politician, almost forgotten Mandarin. How- actively help the club with finan- The PRAV is very active I would also like to ask every only to have the subtle undertones ever, it occurs to me that there is cial and resource donations, with during the main holidays. New disabled person to be proud and and beneath-the-surface activities a huge number of expats out there much support coming from the Year and Songkran are the worst show your abilities. Society is explained to me. Courses of who would benefit from a year Provincial Administration Organi- periods for road accidents. Every- opening up much wider for us. So action, that we expats frequently immersed in the fascinating world zation and other agencies, such as one knows that drinking and come out and tell the public how sit in bars and write off as stupid of what’s going on behind the the Social Development and Hu- driving is dangerous, but still it good you are. Be clear with your or ill-conceived, suddenly start to scene in Phuket; some of which man Security Office and the Red continues. Except for Bangkok, employers about what you can and make more sense. never makes it to print. Cross. nowhere else is taking this seri- cannot do. Do not be shy. I was told before I took the job For those out there interested I fought hard to get parking ously. This is wrong and I want I have only one arm, one brain that it would teach me more about in the deeper issues of the island, spaces for disabled people at shop- anyone with the authority to and a heart – but I am happy with Phuket in one year than I would it maybe worth keeping your eyes ping malls. However, I still see apply the law and arrest those my fate and I won’t give up. I am otherwise pick up in 10 years. And on the job section over the next able-bodied drivers using parking driving while under the influence just trying to live as able-bodied that it has. few issues. No guarantees, but it spaces reserved for the disabled. of alcohol. Subject them to the full people do and I can smile every If there is one thing I won’t may just be your calling. I still have problems, too. Right force of the law instead of letting day for the rest of my life. particularly miss it will be Blues skies everyone.

What can be done about Chalong marina getting trashed? Foul-smelling rubbish is being Throughout the day we have dumped at the new marina at Cha- workers remove new trash that long Bay. It must have been there has been dumped there, but those some time. It is disgusting, and officers do not have a garbage this is what visitors to the island truck to aid them. get to walk through. Furthermore, as the primary Also, the main jetty has a role of the officers working dur- rusted-off stainless-steel rail ing the day is collecting boat parked up against still-standing tariffs, they do not have enough rails and the garbage bins at the time to clear the trash that piles land end of the jetty are full and up throughout the day. overflowing. We have trash cans at many With the tourism high season struction is to be the new Phuket points along the pier and signs tell- already underway, it’s embarrass- Port Control Center, but it is not ing people to keep the area clean. ing to see the mess that many yet operational. Obviously, this depends on the thousands of day-trip tourists get To stop people dumping rub- consciousness of each individual. to see and smell firsthand. bish at the unfinished marina, we We have not issued regulations All this after a record-breaking are coordinating with the Phuket Piles of rubbish found at the new marina at Chalong Bay. Photo: BM that will punish those who dump underwater dive cleanup was her- Provincial Administrative Organi- garbage there, but we are currently alded such a success! zation (PPAO) to increase how and not to dock or dump garbage We are working with the meeting with the relevant organiza- BM often officers check for boats at- in that area. Phuket Marine Office to solve the tions to determine what regulations Chalong tempting to dock there. problem. Currently, early every would solve this problem. We would like to take this op- Warit Wiriyapanich, chief of morning sanitation officers arrive For more information, contact Phuket Harbor Master Tantai portunity to inform all boat the PPAO Transport Division with a garbage truck and remove the PPAO at 076-218109 or 076- Wongsaeree replies: companies and owners of private responsible for boat traffic at all the trash that has accumulated 210807, or the Phuket Marine The new marina under con- vessels that this jetty is off-limits Chalong Pier, replies: on the pier. Office at 076-391174. 20 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012

SET THEM FREE: Thanyapura joined the recent ‘Butt Khao Phra Taew non hunting area near Bang Pae Wat MASTER CHEF: Crown Plaza Phuket Panwa Beach Resort invited Chef ML Sirichalerm Svasti (colored shirt) to be a moderator on a TV cooking show which was filmed on Panwa Beach. The celebrity chef is also known by his nickname ‘Chef McDang’.

DREAM TEAM: At a recent Wine Dinner at Mai Khao Dream were (from left to right) Pierre Blois-Moueix representing Bordeaux Rive Droite; WILD GUEST: Olympian and two time World Champion Mikhail Tyurin, Director of Business Development of Maikhao Dream Hotels and Resorts (L); Zhanel Tyurina, MD of Maikhao Dream; Natalia received a warm Thai welcome by Thanyapura man Uliyanova, Owner of DAO Sunshine; Sergei Lebedev, Banking Consultant and Eric Leruste, Export Manager of Club Cepages. guest to stay at the new Thanyapura Sports Hotel.

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LAND AT Properties GOLF VIEW VILLA CHERNG TALAY CONDO IN For Sale FOR SALE 390sq wah, nice flat land, quiet SUPALAI PARK area, Chanote. In Pasak Soi 5 near Laguna Home. Price: 6 mil- lion baht. Tel: 089-472 9118, 086- CHALONG 709 2933. RESIDENCE PHUKET PRIVATE SALE OF HALF A RAI At Ao Makham. Land is located Near British International opposite Port of Phuket and for sale. Near Seng Ho School, state-of-the-art villa next to Bel Air Cape Panwa Bookstore in Phuket overlooking the Loch Palm Resort. Price 4.2 million. Tel: Town. Studio, 30sqm, Golf Course: 4 bedrooms + 081-891 5932, 089-035 6702. floor 15, sea view, aircon, maid's room; 485sqm. furnished. Price: 1.9 mil- Opposite Wat Chalong on Built on 1,860sqm land. 28 lion baht. Ready to move the way up to the hill. Fan- million baht. Contact 30 RAI IN TOWN in. For more info call 089- RAWAI POOL VILLA, tastic sea view. 1 rai, owner. Tel: 089-724 7211 Flat land near Dowroong 472 9118. Chanote, gross floor (English). 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Long-term IN KATHU For further details, please see 1 RAI, SEA VIEW LAND Bang Tao area, 2 bedrooms, Opposite Wat Chalong on the rent or sale. Tel: 081-737 0365. 3-bedroom attached home, our website at www.villa-sale- 4 bathrooms, fully furnished, way up to the hill. Chanote Email: [email protected] single storey. Located on phuket.com 3 aircons, SAT TV, ADSL. (36m x 45m approximately). Bangthong hillside, 10 min- 350sqm land. Only 2.7 million Sophisticated hillside project, utes from Patong. Furnished. baht. Tel: 090-156 7927. 6 RAI LAND FOR SALE GOLF COURSE proratable. 8.5 million baht. Chanote, 10 minutes to airport. 3.5 million baht (negotiable). LAND FOR SALE Direct by owner. Tel: 085-654 Tel: 085-793 2718. Tel: 086-332 2638 (English), 4011, 089-404 0737. 085-819 8524 (Thai). Email: HOUSE FOR SALE: [email protected] URGENT HOUSE & FURNITURE FULLY FURNISHED Single house, 60sqm. 2 floors, HOUSE FOR SALE HOUSE IN RAWAI 3 bedrooms and 3 toilets. In Great location, 3 bedrooms, 2 Chaiyapruek Village at Land & bathrooms. Private car park, Houses Park, Chalong. Good sea view. Sale: 4.5 million baht. location and entrance from Negotiable. Tel: 084-441 0605. bypass road. Built 2 years ago. Near British International Tel: 084-627 7001. LAND 1 TO 5 RAI School, 17 rai with public Land with Chanote title. Phuket road access. Suitable for 4.9 million baht, 89sq wah LAND NEAR KATA - Sakoo, 4km south of the air- resort or housing project. (includes furniture). Stone port. 4.3 million baht per rai. Can be divided. Price: 4.5 CENTER wall around the house & fruit Chao Fah Garden Home 3 Great location, road access, 5 Tel: 087-076 6016. Email: million baht per rai. Contact garden. 4 air conditioners, in Koh Kaew near BIS, 10 [email protected] owner. Tel: 089-724 7211. mins to Kata Beach and main telephone and internet, 3 mins to Lotus. 2 beds, 2 Email: julien@phuketim road, 1,450sqm with title deed. bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 baths, 2 aircons. Nice living mo.com Contact Lychee. Tel: 081-891 CCTV. Located near the & kitchen room, car park, 3048 (Eng & German). SINGLE HOUSE Heroines Monument, to- fully furnished. Ready to FOR SALE wards to Tesco Lotus move in. 2.85 million baht Thalang. Tel: 080-520 2989. near Boat Lagoon. Tel: 081- Email: edc9designs@ 541 2025. Email: c.junlarat gmail.com @gmail.com

In Thanapa Park View vil- lage in Koh Kaew. 57sq wah, with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, a carpark and a garden. Price: 2.35 million baht. Contact owner. Tel: 083-180 2143. Email: nana1225@ gmail.com

CHEAP LAND FOR SALE Close to Phuket Interna- tional Airport. 4 rai, Chanote title. 3.8 million baht per rai. Tel: 081-868 7676. Email: [email protected] November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 23

VILLA FOR SALE, URGENT SALE PHANG NGA BEAUTIFUL HOUSE PHUKET VILLA 5 Khok Kloy area. House of 400+ FOR SALE VILLAGE sqm on 4 rai of land. Large 3 bed- rooms and 2 baths. Laundry, storeroom, garage. Price: 10 million baht. Tel: 076-494166, 087-284 9679 (English & Thai). Email: [email protected]

Very nice house in the LAND FOR SALE heart of Patong 3 floors IN CHALONG Fully landscaped, 3 air con- with 3 bedrooms, living- 9 rai of land with Chanote title ditioners, telephone and room, kitchen, 2 bath- in Chalong, near Big Buddha. internet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- Total price: 46.5 million baht. rooms, big roof terrace rooms, kitchen. Located KRABI, AO NANG with sala and jacuzzi, Sea view, quiet, reasonable near the Heroines Monu- Pool villa, 2 bedrooms. Land NEW CONDO: URGENT garage. Price on request. price. Tel: 081-978 3480. ment towards Pa Khlok. plot: 255sqm. 4.8 million baht. SALE/RENT Tel: 084-188 4544. Email: Email: kirana.goy@sawan Land size is 53sq wah. 3 mil- anda.com Email: [email protected] michahildner@hot lion baht (negotiable). Tel: For sale. Price 4.5 million mail.com 080-520 2989. Email: edc9 baht. No agents, no fur- WIDE CONDO 30SQM [email protected] nished, with 4 aircons, 3 SURIN BEACH BLOCK 1.08 MILLION BAHT bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 5-storey (5x100sqm) units LAND FOR SALE Will be finished and ready for 2.99 million baht. 1.52 rai near kitchen and car park. Be- overlooking Kings park and occupancy in June 2013. Tel: HOUSE IN KAMALA hind Kajonkiet International Surin Beach for sale. Ground Mission Hills. Chanote title, 20 083-648 9899 (English & Thai). minutes to airport and BIS, drive- School on Chao Fa West floor commercial restaurant, 2 Email: [email protected] Road, 5 minutes to Central apartments + 2 storey pent- way, electricity available. Tel: 083- For further details, please see Special price, modern 392 0077 (English), 083-502 Festival. For short or long- house. All very modern & open our website at http://thewide term rent, 16,000 baht per plan. Email: stewartlees@ style, 30sqm, 1 bedroom, 8256 (English & Thai). Email: condo.livejournal.com/ 1 living room, 1 pantry. In [email protected] month. Call to see 087- gmail.com 270 9093. Kathu, 3km to Patong. Full set of built-in furniture. MUST SELL QUICKLY URGENT SALE/ Ready to move in! Contact Kata beach house, 3 storeys, RENT RAWAI LAND TOWNHOUSE Ya. Tel: 081-797 5138. 4 bedrooms, big balcony. Sale: 10 land lots , totals are 2.9 rai in IN KOH KAEW 3.3 million baht. Tel: 081-303 Rawai, close to Chalong. 5.5 2202. million baht per rai. Negotiable. PANORAMIC SEAVIEW Quiet, elegant residential green Top land 18 rai, Phang Nga FREEHOLD CONDO area. Cheap price. Must sell. Bay, 1.2 million baht per rai, PATONG Tel: 084-898 8258 (Thai), 090- electricity supply, road access. Patong Condotel, 7th floor, 28 504 0093 (English). Fax: 076- Tel: 081-691 9346. Email: sqm. Fully furnished, kitchen, For sale. 2 houses on land. 613691. Email: nang493@ [email protected] new bathroom and aircon. 1 ngan 89sq wah. Chanote gmail.com Seaside. 1.45 million baht. Tel: title, near mountain, peace- 6-BED POOL VILLA, SALE DOWN PAYMENT 084-844 7693 (English & Thai). ful and safe, 10 minutes CONDO Email: [email protected] from the beach. 5.5 million RAWAI BEACH Sale: 8 million baht, brand Condominium at Kathu. 5 min- baht direct from owner. Tel: utes drive to Patong. 38sqm, 1 House in Patong. Newly 083-180 2143. Email: new, 80% owner finance, fur- nished, 200m to pier. Tel: 084- bedroom, top floor at the cor- PHUKET VILLA built 40sq wah, near Sea [email protected] ner, mountain view. 325,000 CONDO PATONG Pearl project, Patong. 2 242 8914. Email: rawai4@ yahoo.com baht. Please call for more infor- storeys, 3 bedrooms, 3 bath- mation. Tel: 086-478 0201. rooms, fully furnished, 2 D CONDO KATHU Ready to move in soon. 2 very Email: [email protected] aircon, kitchen with hood, re- PENTHOUSE KATHU choice units (30sqm). Sell frigerator, dining room, living GOLF COURSE separately or together. Fully room, hot water, cable TV Freehold, car park, nice green BEAUTIFUL furnished with aircon. Tel: 081- and internet. Tel: 089-469 view, 135sqm, 2 bathroons, 4-BEDROOM VILLA 899 7202 (English & Thai). Corner unit, 3 bedrooms, 3 1813. bedroom, big living room, 500sqm villa, 800sqm land, Email: [email protected] bathrooms, fully furnished. western kitchen, terrace. Tel: 3.5 million baht. Tel: 089- private pool. Rawai. Sale: 25 081-824 1385. Email: jbiwo@ 472 9118. million baht with 10 years fi- New condo. 1km to beach, csloxinfo.com nance. Tel: 087-893 8747. near Bangla Rd and Jung- ceylon, 1 bed, 1 bath, fully furnished. 3.9 million baht for 42sqm and 3.8 million baht Classified Advertisements for 44.5sqm Tel:081-541 Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. 2025. Email: c.junlarat@ gmail.com Then hand it to any of our agents.

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3 BEDROOMS - NEW HOUSE IN Properties TOWNHOUSE BANG TAO BEACH PATONG PHUKET VILLA 5 For Rent IN KOH KAEW Modern, fully furnished. Only Fully furnished modern house VILLAGE 25,000 baht for long-term. with 2 bedrooms and 3 bath- Tel: 089-795 6363. Email: rooms. Spacious dining, stylish [email protected] open western kitchen. Living NEW HOUSE, room with balcony, full aircon. All RENT/SALE 3 BEDROOMS - extras; LCD, internet, satellite. BIG 3,200SQM LAND Quiet setting. 25,000 baht. Tel: Soi Ton Sai Waterfall. Near PIA 084-185 8536. School. 40,000 baht for long- term. Tel: 089-795 6363. Email: POOL VILLA FOR RENT [email protected] 4 bedrooms, pool, 5 bath- rooms, Bang Tao. Also have LOFT-STYLE FLATS bungalows, houses and apart- Furnished, quiet, good area for ments available. Tel: 081-538 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, exercise. 8,500-12,000 baht per 2110, 087-279 6532. fully furnished with small month. Long-term only. Tel: garden, quiet area. Rent: 086-664 5575 (English). Email: APARTMENT KATA For Sale. Price: 4.2 million 15,000 baht per month. Tel: [email protected] BEACH FOR RENT baht. No agents!, not fur- 084-626 5616. Email: Furnished, 1 bedroom, kitchen, nished, with 4 aircons, 3 [email protected] WiFi. Tel: 086-595 8512. Email: bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, SURIN CONDO [email protected] kitchen and car park. Be- Corner unit, 3 bedrooms, 3 PROPERTY TO RENT 2-3 b/r, 300m from beach. hind Kajonkiet Internation bathrooms, fully furnished. On great beachfront location, Direct pool access. Fur- School on Chao Fa West 3.5 million baht. Tel: 089- very private. Bungalow can en- nished. Minimum 3 mths HOUSE AT PRIME Road, 5 minutes to Central 472 9118. large, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- rent. Email: jgstryker@ PLACE VILLAGE Festival. For short or long- rooms, terrace and garden. gmail.com term rent, 16,000 baht per Private parking, free mooring. 1, 2, 3-BED PATONG month. Call to see 087- 270 9093. BAR, HOTEL+ House needs repair. Long lease APARTMENTS 2 SHOPS- if required 16,000 baht. Ao Yon Large pool, gym, parking, POOL VILLA FOR RENT 4 bedrooms, pool, 5 bath- RAWAI BEACH Bay, near Cape Panwa. Tel: maid, free WiFi. Rates from TWO BUILDINGS 087-840 8163. Email: luck 22,000 baht per month. Tel: rooms, Bang Tao. Also have bungalows, houses and apart- FOR RENT [email protected] 080-052 8082 (English & Thai). Commercial building for long- Email: [email protected] ments available. Tel: 081-538 2110, 087-279 6532. term rent on Montri Road. Near 2-BED BEACH Near Heroines’ Monument. Pearl Hotel. 3 storeys, 2 build- CONDOS+POOL 2-BED APARTMENT Furnished, aircon, 3 bed- ing. 38,000 baht per month. Tel: Vacation rental, 3 minutes rooms, cable TV, kitchen. PATONG 2-BEDROOM 081-606 2827 (English & Thai). walk from beach, free WiFi. Luxury fully furnished, pool, wifi, Tel: 086-607 7493. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] HOUSE, BANG TAO kitchen, quiet location. 20,000 1 million baht yearly rent, baht per month. Tel: 086-279 KATHU CONDO FOR long-term lease. Nego- 5 STUDIOS & POOL 0837. Email: bricothailand@ NICE HOUSE RENT OR SALE tiable, 9 bedrooms, full AT CHALONG hotmail.com IN CHALONG 31sqm, kitchen, aircon, gym, guest. 60m to beach. Tel: WiFi, furnished. For rent at 084-242 8914. Email: 2 BEDROOMS - 12,000 baht per month. Tel: [email protected] BANG TAO BEACH 086-332 2638. Email: jaques. Thai villa, fully furnished. 18,000 [email protected] baht per month. Tel: 089-795 HOUSE FOR RENT 6363. Email: vicky_grc@hot 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- APARTMENT IN KATHU 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, in mail.com rooms, kitchen, terrace, 58sqm, 1 bedroom, living room, Rawai, TV, WiFi, available on 23 living room, parking, fully kitchen, bathroom, terrace, December 2012. 3 months furnished, cable TV, pool, fan/aircon, cable TV, minimum rent: 16,000 baht per Single house (74sq wah) with 1 bed, kitchen & share pool: CONDO IN internet, 2 aircons, hot wa- ADSL. Long-term rent: 12,000 month. Tel: 085-787 3046. lovely garden for long-term for short, long term. Quiet PHUKET TOWN ter. Only 5 mins to Surin baht per month. Short-term Email: [email protected] rent in Soi Parichart, Land & place. Price: 14,000-20,000 Rent or sale. Fully furnished, Beach, Bang Tao Beach rent: 700 baht per day. Tel: 081- Houses Park. It has 3 bed- baht per month. Tel: 081-809 aircon, TV, gym, pool. 10,000 and Lotus Cherng Talay. 891 6632, 085-792 5544. ALLAMANDA (LAGUNA) baht per month. Tel: 081-978 rooms and 2 bathrooms, 24 2625. Email: phuketdee1@ Tel: 089-470 7488. Email: Residences/Phuket Condo 1558. Email: keng.na.ranong@ hr security + clubhouse facili- yahoo.com [email protected] unit, half of a deluxe twin house, hotmail.com ties. Price: 25,000 baht per SEAVIEW 3-BED month or special price of POOL VILLA fully furnished and equipped, set 20,000 baht per month with- Villa on 9,000 sq.ft, right on the direct on the picturesque lagoon out furniture. Contact the sea, no noise, large pool, gar- with balcony right over it. 3 bed- owner. Tel: 081-867 6466 den, family room, live-in maid. rooms, each with shower/bath- (English & Thai). Email: Available on November, early room roof terrace. Long-term [email protected] December and from January 2. rent or sale.Tel: 081-737 0365. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 25

Property Accommodation PATONG Holiday Building Products & Services Services Available LUXURY APT Homes & Villa Paradise Hotel complex. 150m to beach. Large, 1 Rentals PRO SERVICE bedroom, kitchen. Light, AND RENOVATE SIAM BB RESORT, airy. Tel: 086-276 7608. - Water leaks RAWAI BEACH KAMALA BEACH - Sanitation Private, quiet, guest - Sinks KATA LUXURY house. 2 bedroom apt at SEAFRONT VILLA - Grease Tanks 2,600 baht per night, or 1 - Water Heaters bedroom house at 1,800 baht per night. Kitchen, - Sprinkler Systems European bathroom, - Pressure pumps aircon, cable TV/DVD, - Water Treatment ADSL, swimming pool.Tel: - Piping 076-385 909, 087-277 - Deep wells From standard to family 5216 (English). Fax:076- 385 909. Data Water Work Ltd., Part. room with double bed, low price, long-term, Household PHUKET HOME Tel: 081-396 5050. MAINTENANCE aircon, WiFi, pool, motor- 3-bedroom villa on the Services bike rental, 60m to beach. rocks on Kata Beach LAGUNA HOLIDAY Renovations, house re- Tel: 084-242 8914. Email: Headland. Built up 320 CLUB RENTAL pairs, painters, tilers, RENOVATIONS, electricians, plumbers, HOUSE REPAIRS [email protected] sqm, 15m above sea with Holiday rent at Laguna HOME spectacular Andaman carpenters, construction. Renovations, house re- Holiday Club Resort for MAINTENANCE Sea views, 6m x 15m infin- Fluent English-speaking pairs, construction, elec- NEW APARTMENTS new year week from 29 ASC Phuket Co Ltd offers ity pool. Villa surrounded boss. Free quotes given. tric installations, mold de- WITH SEA VIEW Dec 2012 - 5 Jan 2013. full home maintenance ser- by dense foliage, has spa- Contact Rin. Tel: 084-193 contamination. Free 1-bedroom suite for 4 per- vices. Gardeners, maids, New 1- and 2-bedroom apart- cious balconies, outdoor 5124. Email: phuket quotes and warranties of- sons, only 70,000 baht. pool service, urgent minor ments. Long and short term. showers in natural set- homemaintenance@ fered. English, German, Tel: 089-795 6363.Email: repairs (electricity, plumber, Sea view, huge balcony, TV pan- tings, very private and se- yahoo.com Swedish and Thai speak- [email protected] etc). Give us a call and we'll els, WiFi, free parking. Sea view, cluded. Thai, Japanese, ing personnel. Tel: 085- See at www.laguna take care of your villa, condo pools, gym, expensive furniture and Balinese design influ- 880 3728 (English), 080- holidayclub.com or office. Tel: 076-388 065, inside. The best choice for living! ences & artifacts. Excel- Household 141 4577 (English & 081-693 1509 (English & Email: [email protected] lent live in Thai cook. Con- Thai), 083-394 8337. Thai). Email: bytonyk@ Help tact James Hunt. Tel: +65- Email: mattias@zionpro LUXURY POOL gmail.com LOFT STYLE FLATS 962-10254. Email: sea perty.com VILLA FOR RENT Furnished, quiet, good area for [email protected] HOME HELP WANTED exercise. 8,500-12,000 baht Located just outside La- For further details, please English- speaking house- per month. Long-term only. guna, this new 3bedroom see our website at www. keeper wanted in Laguna, im- Property Tel: 086-664 5575 (English). pool villa is available for long housephuket.com mediate start, live out. Contact Email: [email protected] and short-term rent. Tel: Wanted 081-891 1826, 081-891 Brian. Tel: 084-877 5001 (En- 1826 (English), 081-891 glish). Email: kiwipeace@ ROOMS FOR RENT gmail.com IN KARON Accommodation 2926 (English & Thai). PROPERTY Wanted Fax: 076-238940. Email: RENTALS WANTED Fully furnished, Cable TV, Air, [email protected] Household Wifi, daily, weekly, monthly. Siam Real Estate have Tel: 082-270 6385. Email: Items tenants waiting for holiday [email protected] and longterm rentals 4 BEDROOMS IN SWIMMING NOW! Call us for details SAIYUAN, NAI HARN POOL VILLA OCEAN VIEW Rock Style house. 4 bed- HITACHI, SMALL and rent out your villa/ PATONG CONDO Rawai, 2 bedrooms, 2 FRIDGE FOR SALE rooms, 5 bathrooms, big bathrooms. Available on apartment immediately. Upgraded 54 sqm condo. garden, big kitchen. For rent 17 December 2012. Short- Price is just only 6,000 Tel: 076-288908. Email: Cable, WiFi, pool, parking. at 40,000 baht per month. term rent: 3,000 baht per baht.Tel: 076-273 237, [email protected] Long term for 18,000 baht per Sale at 9.8 million baht. Tel: day. Tel: 085-787 3046. 082-989 8809 (English). For further details, please month. Tel: +1-808-283 4188 081-787 2201. Email: Email: patrickmeo@ Email: karen_leongsk@ see our website at siam (English). Email: mauigreg [email protected] gmail.com yahoo.com.sg realestate.com @hotmail.com

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BARTENDER THAI FOREMAN SALES CONSULTANT More bartenders needed for WANTED REQUIRED Elvis Rock & Roll Bar in Kamala. Please contact Carla. Tel: 081- Club Asia Fitness requires a Thai only. Tel: 085-158 7638. 968 5963. Sales Consultant. Applicants Email: info@husi phuket.se should be fluent in English RUSSIAN GUIDE and a Thai national. Excellent VILLA MANAGER Thai-speaking Russian or remuneration offered.Tel: 080- WANTED Russian national. Urgent! Tel: 698 5021. Villa manager for a six-bed- 089-618 6894. room holiday villa in Surin. INTERCALLSERVICE Live in or live out. Must be CO.,LTD. OFFICE ASSISTANT We are seeking natives Ger- able to speak English. Tel: NEEDED 084-689 4658 (English), 081- man/Austrian or German- Small dynamic and friendly Swiss speaking people for our 537 2549 (Thai). Email: real estate agency company [email protected] Call Center in Chalong. They based in Chalong, Phuket will be responsible to support working for national and inter- our inbound hotline for our SALES EXECUTIVE FOREIGNER national clients. Seeking as- overseas clients in Europe. Jagota Brothers Trading ACCOUNTANT sistant with administrative ex- We offer 5-day work with visa Co.,Ltd. Long-time, well- Needed as soon as possible perience and outgoing per- and work permit. For further established food importer for hotel developer. Contact sonality. Experienced in sell- information please call Khun and supplier to hotels and Marianne. Tel: 081-270 1370. ing real estate is an advan- Klaus.Tel: 089-873 9123. restaurants welcomes ap- Email: c@bayshoreprojets. tage. Thai national. Excellent plications from experi- com English is a must. Salary EXPATRIATE MARINE enced salespeople. Must based on qualifications.Tel: MECHANICS be fluent in written & spo- SCUBA DIVE AND 086-940 2266. Send resume, Looking for experienced ex- ken English. Background TOUR SHOP photo and expected salary to patriate marine mechanics. in food industry preferred. Must have own car to visit We are looking for a Thai staff sales@18excelsior-property. Duties include general and customers. Tel: 082-790 to book our scuba diving cus- com preventive maintenance of 5143. Please forward re- NATIVE ENGLISH FOREIGNER tomers when they come into corporate and yatchs posi- sumes and references to TEACHER LOOKS FOR: the shop, and also book the is- SALES ADMIN tioned within the SEA region. George. Email: george_d We're looking for NES teacher, Top maid. Thai female. English land tours we sell. Must speak, INTERIOR DESIGN Attractive renumera tion pack- @jagota. com US/UK/AUS/CA, to start ASAP. language and computer knowl- read and write English. Must We are hiring a motivated per- age for those with the Degree, TEFL and CV required. edge. 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Con- Experienced, spoken English 084, 081-607 6637, Fax: 076- Royal Security Solutions is website at oriental-living.net tact Carla. Tel: 081-968 5963. and Thai. Small operation, TOUR STAFF NEEDED 336 085. Email: pornthip@ seeking male/female guards. Send CV to cc@bayshore needs to do all jobs. Tel: 085- Thai staff needed at busy boat sgsphuket.com Tel: 081-970 1479, 080-609 projects.com 159 7400 (English). Email: charter and events company. SPA RECEPTIONIST 4677. [email protected] Duties include tour guide, wed- Beautiful spa in Karon is BARTENDER ding & events host and more. looking for new receptionist BARTENDERS AND REQUIRED SALE / MARKETING Salary + commissions. Tel: and cashier. Good salary. WAITRESS Full-time position.Good sal- THAI STAFF WANTED Marketing employee urgently 076-221 442, 081-956 9961 Call for more information. Tel: Thai national, English ary and great fun. Accommo- Good salary with bonus. Call needed. Male or female. Good (English). Email: info@coral 087-894 5585. speaking, some experi- dation if needed.Thai national Carla. Tel: 081-968 5963. salary. Tel: 089-618 6894. seekers.com ence, good looking and only. Please call Russell: MARKETING REPS manners. Training will 089-587 9112. Email: sunset NEEDED start on 1st of Novem- [email protected] EZYSTAYS looking for mar- ber 2012 at Nai Harn. keting representative. No ex- Tel: 084-509 1975(En- DO YOU WANT TO perience required, full train- glish). Email: laterrazza WORK AT HOME? ing provided, work permit [email protected] We are searching telemar keting and good income. Email: staffs for our detergent sales/ [email protected] TIGER GRILL JOBS online shop. We are a Finnish - Cashier. company and our operations are WEBSITE located in Finland. However you - Kitchen. can work anywhere in the world. PROGRAMMER - Waitress. 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Salary of 17-27,000 baht per month. Tel: 076-289472. IT OR AV ENGINEERS MARKETING STAFF Email: grahamkay@mac. Thai nationality, can speak Condominium in Patong is look- com. For full details see our English. Please send CV to ing for marketing staff. Contact K. website www.holyclothing. Email: info@techworx-pro Keith on 080-081 8870. Email: com/htmlx/work.html ject.com george@davidvacationclub. com ARCHITECTURE WINE & TAPAS BAR COMPUTER Thai national wanted. Ability Staff required in Phuket town, PROGRAMMER to use AutoCAD, Sketch-Up available on October 2012: Send your CV to cc@bayshore and 3D-Max is a must. Tel: bartender, helpcook, wait- projects.com Contact Carla. Tel: 081-788 1639. Email: sec@ ress. Tel: 083-969 7807. 081-968 5963. phuketawnings.com

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VILLA MANAGER Experienced Villa Manager re- quired to manage an 8-bedroom private residence in Kamala. The VM is responsible for managing an in-house team for mainte- nance, housekeeping and F&B. Operate the villa in a 5-star manner for both owners and guests. Applicants need to have strong leadership skills, excellent command of English, hotel experience. Applicants will be required to have their own car and driving licence and to be able to live-in when required. Tel: 076-527633, 087-881 0003. Please send CVs to: hr@ phuketvillasandhomes.com, www.luxuryvillasandhomes.com OPERATION/ADMIN MANAGER Luxury yacht charter company is looking for an Operations/ Admin Manager. Thai nationality. Key tasks: yacht provisioning, cleaning control, staff coordina- tion for the charter, secretarial work and basic accounting. Own car is necessary. Email: [email protected] For further details, please see our website at fivestarsea cruises.com NATIVE ENGLISH SENIOR ARCHITECT TEACHERS Phuket-based architectural Brainy House is an English- practice urgently requires a language school, which is senior architect to oversee de- committed to provide all of our sign of luxury villa and hospi- students with quality teaching tality projects. Proficiency in and prices that are affordable. written and spoken English Qualifications; required. Please send CV and expected salary to: info@ • Applicants must be native imedgeconcepts.com English speakers. • Bachelor’s degree and TEFL CHEF REQUIRED are required. Small international restaurant • Teaching experience would in Kalim looks for indepen- be an advantage. dent working kitchen chef with • Must be able to start in De- experience in preparing Thai cember. and international dishes. Tel: • We offer competitive salary 080-555 2377 (English & and work permit. Tel: 080-907 Thai). Email: 55inkalim@ 7466.If you are interested, gmail.com please contact Sasi or send your CV and recent photo to [email protected]

EXPERIENCED ELDERCARE NURSE Nurse/helper for older per- NES TEACHERS EXPERIENCED son or invalid. Two years REQUIRED ELDERCARE NURSE experience with alzheimers November start. KG teacher Nurse/helper for older person patient. Reliable, hard- (38-40K baht), Early Years or invalid. Two years experi- working, excellent refer- teacher (43-45K baht). Degree ence with alzheimers patient. ences. Some English. Tel: and recognized TEFL/TESOL Reliable, hard-working, excel- 089-196 0940. Email: certificate and 3 email refer- lent references. Some En- [email protected] ences required. Preference glish. Tel: 089-196 0940. given to experienced teach- Email: woody@khunwoody. DISTRIBUTORS / ers. Tel: 084-846 9109(En- com RESELLERS WANTED glish). Email: stegee68@ gmail.com LOOKING FOR STAFF Thai national. Sales of manufac- (4 POSITIONS) tured modular and customized REQUIRES AN Phuket Wake Park is looking activation, booth, display and EMPLOYEE for Chef of Thai Cuisine, Cook expo solutions. Network and in- Requires an employee to pro- Waiter, Operator of Cable Ski frastructure in place. Thai/English mote the online store on the Line, Cashier. Tel: 084-889 speaking. Excellent earning. Internet. Tel: 088-838 3242. 4942 (English). Send CV to Email: sales@bconcept. asia Email: [email protected] [email protected]

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Articles Bar & Business Opportunities For Sale Restaurant Equipment HOTEL + RESTAURANT HOTEL + BAR BAR FOR SALE RAWAI SHOP FOR RENT, WASHING MACHINE & FOR SALE + RESTAURANT Or long lease, 2-bedroom Chanote title, central posi- + 30 ROOMS BANGLA ROAD house attached 30+ seats, MOUNTAIN BIKE KITCHEN HARDWARE - Samsung washing ma- tion, new building, 4 years For rent. On Nanai Road. 2 pool table, 50"TV. Top site. FOR SALE old, 20 rooms, reception and million baht for key money + Email: nz_prosinger@ya chine. Unused, still in box. Secondhand kitchen hard- Sale: 15,000 baht. restaurant fully furnished. 1.5 million baht for 1-year hoo.co.nz ware: ovens, sinks, grills and Price: 38 million baht nego- lease. Tel: 083-208 2553, - 2 mountain bikes. Sale: etc. Tel: 082-283 8250 (En- tiable. Contact Stefano: 086- 082-810 3414. 10,000 baht and 4,000 baht. COMMERCIAL SHOP glish & Thai). Email: phuket 279 8175 (English or Italian). FOR LEASE Respectively. Tel: +852 02 @rayadivers.com Contact Ning: 084-840 1566 BAR + RESTAURANT Located on Sawatdirak 865 1013. Email: cmcgee@ (Thai). netvigator.com + 3 ROOMS Road, next to the beach. Education For 1-year lease: 540,000 Size: 19m x 5m. Tel: 076- BUSINESS baht. Good place, parking for 342108, 081-892 7480 (En- Audio&Video OPPORTUNITY motorbike. Nanai Road.Tel: glish & Thai), 081-607 5716 Cellular phone shop for sale 083-208 2553, 082-810 3414. (English & Thai). Fax: 076- Equipment CHILDREN'S includes stock, on the beach 342087. Email: Nanzz86@ ENRICHMENT CLUB road 30m next to Soi Bangla, gmail.com "Take Care" service, day- great income exactly before SURIN BEACH BAR HOME THEATER time classes, skill develop- high season. Owner needs to FOR RENT FOR SALE - BAR ment. Birthday parties. Samsung HTD555K. 6 we- leave the country. Tel: 087- Upmarket Lounge Bar for Good money maker, great Amusement Park. Tel: 088- Great location! In the eks old, must sell, new condi- 893 9856. rent. Fully furnished, music looking bar (not Bangla), 819 2526 (English & Thai). Patong's heart near 7- tion. Sale: 6,600 baht. Tel: 087 system, aircons, flat screen new 3-year contract, no key Email: [email protected] Eleven and KFC. Grand -281 9800. TVs. Pool table. Available im- money and low rent. Good BAR FOR SALE opening soon. 40sqm, 3- mediately. Email: stewartle year contract. Price: size with pool table and good New Soi Tiger, 6.8 million [email protected] 900,000 baht. No key stock. 1.5 million baht (safe Bulletins baht for 3 years. Tel: 086-952 money! This price in- investment). Please contact 8832. BIG BAR + 1 ROOM, cludes 300,000 baht de- owner by phone only. Tel: RAWAI BEACH posit and prepaid 1 080-530 7798. SPONSOR A CHILD No key money, pool, full cli- month. Negotiable! Con- ent, 20,000 baht per month, tact Mark. Tel: 080-141 The Phuket International SUITE DREAMS Women’s Club is a volun- 2/3/4/5-room added possi- 6040. teer organization raising bilty. 50m to Nikita. Tel: 084- funds for educational 242 8914. Email: rawai4@ya scholarships. We rely hoo.com on the goodwill of donors PATONG BAR and sponsors – small FOR SALE MASSAGE SHOP SALE Popular bar, open air. Beer and large. If you would Big shop, 15 beds and chairs. bar in busy tourist area, like to put something 2.3 million baht. Must sell fully furnished. Urgent back into the community quickly. Tel: 081-303 2202. in which you live, contact sale: 1.6 million baht. Tel: us to find out more about 081-550 7379, 087-893 giving a prize or being a BAR FOR SALE 1753. sponsor. Contact Carol. PATONG Tel: 087-417 8860 or con- Old Home lounge bar, free tact Sue. Tel: 087-277 fitout + free accommodation. 6948. For more informa- 5 million baht. Available on RETAIL SPACE tion please email us at rental. Negotiable! Email: OPPORTUNITY Hotel for sale. At 157/2 [email protected] [email protected] Nanai Road, Patong Phuket. 21 hotel rooms, 6-months prepaid rent, 8 50/50 PARTNERSHIP years on contract, get Daddys Cafe/Bar/Apartment ready to make money in at Kamala. Thai lady worker high season. Owner is preferred. Invest 150,000 going back home. Make baht. For more information an offer. Contact Vince in please call: 084-850 0568. Australia. Tel: +042 111 6838. Email: info@pit OFFICE FOR LEASE Large international re- stoppatong.com For fur- 6,000/MONTH sort in Karon seeks retail ther details, please see With all furniture, CCTV, tenant. Excellent year- our website at Suite computer, air, printer, bed- round occupancy. Flex- DreamsHotel.com room only 150,000 baht. Tel: ible rental terms. Must 088-178 7830 (English & sell quality merchandise. Contact Boonchu. Tel: HAIR SALON & SPA Thai). Email: josephjohnc@ For sale. 2 floors. First floor is gmail.com 076-396200-5. Email: [email protected] hair salon, second floor is spa. Full equipment and car park. Tel: 089-622 0101. PIT STOP PATONG BEACH BAR/HOUSE RAWAI Big kitchen, 2 bedrooms, GOOD great location. Price: 475,000 COMMERCIAL baht. Tel: 087-417 8379.

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Bar for sale. At 62 Bangla Road, Patong, Phuket. Get ready to Space for sale at Bang- make money in high Tao Beach. On main season. Owner is going road. 156sqm, currently back home. Make an set up as a restaurant offer. Contact Vince in and bar. All equipment Australia. Tel: +042 111 9 bedrooms. Sale: 15 and furniture included. 6838. Email: info@pit million baht, 650sqm Sale: 1,800,000 baht. stoppatong.com For fur- building and land, 90m Rent: 15,000 baht per ther details, please see from pier. Bargain. Tel: month for 10 years con- our website at www.pit 081-416 1072. Email: tract. Tel: 081-733 9498, stoppatong.com [email protected] 080-700 3775. November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 29

Business Products & Services Personals

FRIENDS Male, 49 years old. Looking for friends (couple) and fun. Call for information. Tel: 081- 787 2008.

BACKGAMMON Players wanted. Tel: 081- 577 8443. Email: phuket [email protected]

MOVING TO THAILAND! Looking for female compan- ion to help me find a new SCANDINAVIAN Golf Stuff home/land. Swiss enterpre- FOOD PROMOTION neur, mid-50s, sincere. Prepared by Danish ex- Please answer with picture ecutive chef. Pamper GOLF MEMBERSHIP to [email protected] your guest with food from Phuket Country Club full Denmark, Norway, Swe- membership for sale 600,000 den, Finland, Greenland. baht. Contact Peter Ed- Pets Special Christmas Pro- wards. Hong Kong. Tel: +85- motion! Please call for 261-929030. Email: pejay33 @yahoo.com more information. Tel: ARE YOU LOOKING 087-823 9432. TO ADOPT A DOG? Miscellaneous BUDS INTERNATIONAL For Sale KINDERGARTEN Phuket's oldest international child care facility. High-qual- ity, time-proven schedule and SNUFFLERS curriculum. Now in brand- Set of five. Rounded new purpose-built school. edges with alloy spleen Experienced native English tables. Only 3 yrs old, no teachers to teach ages 1.5- glinkle. Can be used 8. Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. without bessors or BRTs Many homeless pups & Bus service available from but not in tandem with adult dogs, all breeds & Patong, Karon, Kata, Phuket cleester bins. Price new: sizes looking for a loving Rawai and Chalong. Tel: 076- Club 4,200 baht each. Will home & someone to take 384638, 080-6247 060. www. Memberships sell now at 12,000 baht care of them. Please con- buds-phuket.com Available for full set. Located tact: Rawai, pics available. [email protected] Email: jackmartin3@ DATING gmx.com NICE PEOPLE LAGUNA GOLF CLUB 11-year membership, free Pool Tables transfer. 300,000 baht. Tel: 082-802 5273. Email: england Personal [email protected] Services POOL TABLE / Wanted BLUE CANYON CC BILLIARD Family membership. Price: Pool table/billiard sales, rental, profit sharing, all 870,000 baht. Free transfer. NEED A NANNY, MAID Email: [email protected] accessories & service. The easy way of dating. A family needs a live-out Tel: 085-797 0202, 085- New online dating. For nanny with good English 797 0303, 081-823 4627, further details, please PHUKET (20,000 baht per month) and a 085-782 1200. Fax: 076- see our website at www. COUNTRY CLUB maid (15,000 baht per month). 264461. Email: ying@ yourhappydate.com Golf membership. 600,000 Tel: 085-576 9139. Email: phuketpooltables.com baht. Tel: 081-271 7701. [email protected] 30 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012

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CHEVROLET CAPTIVA HARLEY - DAVIDSON YAMAHA NOUVO 2.0L AWD turbo diesel, 3.5 105th Anniversary. Ultra April 2011, 16,000km, 135cc. years old, extremely low Classic 2008+V&H Exhust. Mag wheel and topbox. Reg- mileage, good condition. Full options+book. 790,000 ularly serviced by Yamaha. Sale: 1,000,000 baht o.n.o. baht. Tel: 076-352069, 081- 35,000 baht. Tel: 089-688 Tel: 076-321913, 087-273 691 9346. Email: sumon@ 8068 (English & Thai). Email: 4861 (English). Email: imuir ridethailand.com [email protected] @loxinfo.co.th HONDA STEED 400 TOYOTA HIACE & HARLEY XR-1200 Good condition, black, comes HONDA CIVIC with beautiful plate number Toyota Hiace 1997. 2.5 die- one. Asking 125,000 baht. sel. Minibus. High. 350,000 Call for seeing. Tel: 087-270 baht. Honda Civic 1995. Sil- 9093. ver. Manual. 3 doors. 175,000 TOYOTA CROWN baht. Tel: 076-281196, 085- KAWASAKI NINJA A1 CAR RENTAL 3.0 24V 692 6507. Email: robin.xtrem CHEAP CAR Superb black Kawasaki 1993. Original 230hp. Dual air- [email protected] FOR RENT Harley XR-1200 for sale. Ninja EX 650D, year 2009 con. Fridge. LPG. Many new 2009 model. Only 8,000 with just 2,600km. Perfect parts. Needs new paint. km. Perfect condition. condition. 180,000 baht. Tel: 195,000 baht. Tel: 089-908 SALE FORD Fast and fun. Priced to 085-255 6949 (English). 7350 (English). Email: jacek_fi ESCAPE 495,000 sell quickly at 550,000 Email: wanliyap@gmail. @hotmail.com baht. Tel: 081-734 8309 com (English). Email: duc [email protected] HONDA ACCORD Fully insured, 12,000 to YAMAHA FINO 20,000 baht per month. Black, 2004 model, ex- FOR SALE Tel: 089-831 4703. Email: cellent condition, insur- MOTORBIKE SALE, [email protected] ance paid until August SUZUKI 110 2013, new tyres, leather Runs great. Sale: 9,500 baht. interior, and CD player. Ford Escape 3.0 XLT. Tel: 087-892 7273. CAR FOR RENT Complete service record Year 2004. 140,000km. Cheap cars with first-class in- Available now in Chalong. by Honda. 160,000km. surance and free delivery Tel: 087-689 9679. Email: Price: 495,000 baht. Con- KTM 525 SMR 06 AKRA Price: 620,000 baht o.n.o. tact Noppadol. Tel: 089- service. Tel: 089-727 1548. [email protected] Tel: 081-846 9981 (En- Very good condition. Accel- 589 5453. Email: sopasa eration. Monster! >65hp/ glish), 081-537 8774 (En- [email protected] glish & Thai). Email: ~100kg. Krapovic Titan ex- 2008. Lady owner, ridden NEW JAZZ CAR RENTAL [email protected] haust system, massive only in Phuket Town, with FOR RENT ALL MODELS sound! Original green book green book. Asking price AUT or MT, delivery service, NISSAN NAVARA LE (no fake frame number)! 23,000 baht. Tel: 084-889 TOYOTA COROLLA GXI short or long term, first-class 2011. Automatic. 52,000 Stronger alternator, e-start. 2676. insurance. Tel: 087-281 1211 1996. Auto. 2 owners, low km, full service history. The only SMR on Phuket? (English). mileage, first-class insur- Sale: 565,000 baht. Tel: Eye candy! Sale: 299,000 ance December 2012. Great 087-384 0980. Email: baht. Tel: 087-913 3178 (En- VESPA FOR SALE aircon, P.S., etc. Sale: [email protected]. glish & Thai), +49-172-201 Pink Vespa LX150, as new, MOTORBIKES 175,000 baht o.n.o. Tel: 087- au 1412 (English). Email: l0pez 1,800km. Price: 90,000 baht. FOR RENT 279 8286. [email protected] Tel: 084-308 8998. Email: Short- or long-term with in- Honda PCX, Airblade, [email protected] surance and delivery ser- Click. Best price. No vice. Tel: 081-607 8567. passport deposit. Free Wheels & Motors HONDA PCX 125 Email: suksavat@hotmail. delivery. Tel: 087-075 Gold color. 5,700km. As com, for further details, 2166 (English). Email: new. 55,000 baht o.n.o. please see our website at omaralquraini@hotmail. Please call in the afternoon. www.phuketcarsrent.com com Tel: 087-887 9070. Please use this form to write your classified advertisement.

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SAILING BOAT HOBIE GATEWAY for sale. Small sailing boat BIG SALE (jolly) 4.1m incl. trailer and out- Brand-new 5.04m, full op- board, 80,000 baht. Tel: 081- tions. Trapeze, boat cover, 081 3232 (English). Email: beach trolley, harness. Price [email protected] request at 199,000 baht. Tel: 080-710 7203 (English), 086-969 5609 (Thai). Email: SPEEDBOAT- [email protected] HULL ONLY

FISHING BOAT FOR SALE Company has a long-term business with many tour com- panies, built 2006, 4.5mx24m, 3 aircon cabins, 2 showers, 2 toilets, kitchen, 2 big sundeck. Price: 14.5 million baht. Please Excellent condition, 12.18m call for more information. Tel: fiberglass with Bowrider, 082-912 9089. 12mm thick hull, 5 years old, NEAR NEW 600ltr fuel tank, 150ltr water INFLATABLE TENDER tank, licensed for 25 pas- sengers, storage area, West Marine hypalon. 3.5m manual head, sunbrella RIB + SAIL, with Yamaha bimini. 1.4 million baht o.n.o. 15hp 4-stroke outboard. Tel: Contact Mark. Tel: 081-894 087-388 3090 (English). Email: 8522. [email protected]

SOLUTIONS TO THIS WEEK’S

GULF CRAFT BOAT SHARE 13M CRUISING MOONSOON FOR CrypticCrossword FOR SALE 1/4 share in two boats; one CATAMARAN SALE Riviera 48 and one Gulfcraft 2 double cab, saloon, pan- 34. Fully equipped for div- try, built 2011 in composite. ing , fishing , touring. Prof 680,000 baht. Tel: 087-461 management and crew, 8089 (English). Email: Boat Lagoon. Tel: 081-895 [email protected] For • 2007 Gulf Craft Sea 1724 (English). Email: more info: thongthae-ma- Breeze 33. [email protected] rine. blogspot.com • Twin Suzuki 225 Out- 28ft, registered for 15 pas- boards. sengers. 200hp/V6 Mercury BOAT FOR SALE • Fully maintained and in- GLACIER BAY CAT motor, only 240 hours, re- sured 36 feet, fiberglass with flybridge. Fishing or dive offshore, like- cently totally restored. Per- Teak decks, electric marine toilet. • 2.25 million baht. new condition, new parts, fect for snorkeling, diving Email: [email protected] trailer. Tel: 087-897 9192. trips, island hopping or water Contact: 02-6541111 Ext taxi. Navigation system + 102, 085-931 2012. SAIL BOAT FOR SALE fishfinder. 5hp spare motor. Email: Papawarin.trirat BOAT PEGASUS 8.2M Boat and motor in very good Beneteau - Evasion 34 - 1981 [email protected] Fiberglass, 225hp Suzuki 4str condition. Located at Boat Motor Sailer located in Phuket. 130hrs + 8hp 4str. Jack plate, Lagoon. Priced for quick sale In very good condition. Only 1.5 220L tank. Electric winch an- at 330.000 baht. Tel: 086- million baht. Tel: 086-274 6272 KAYAK WANTED chor. Perfect condition. Price: 747 9292. Email: claud (English & Thai). Email: nihat_ Secondhand 2-man kayak. 750,000 baht. Tel: 081-891 [email protected] Tel: 088-381 5725. [email protected] 3095. 32 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012

Aircraft HAVE A PASSION AIRPLAY ALTIS 1999 ROBIN 2160i For Sale FOR AVIATION? MICROLIGHT I would like to sell my Robin If you have an aircraft for Superb trike with Konig ra- aircraft or trade it for a 4-seat sale or an interest in avia- dial engine. Great economi- Cessna or Piper (based in tion and wish to learn cal fun. Little used. Please Hua Hin). The Robin: TTAF YOUR HELICOPTER how to fly or buy an air- contact for more informa- 300hrs. SMOH 60hrs. This Flying and owning your own heli- craft or arrange a private tion. Tel: 089-111 6457 (En- is a well-equipped, two-seat copter has just become possible. flight, etc. Website: glish & Thai), 081-397 7598 aerobatic aircraft. Has the Free complete flight instruction www.aeropromgr.com/ (English & Thai). Email: Christen inverted oil system. course with your purchase. newsletter [email protected] Excellent inside and outside. Email: [email protected] King KMA24 audio panel, KX155 nav/com, KI203 vor, KY197A comm, KN64A dme, KR87 adf, KT76A tran- sponder, CSPA400 i-com, FP5 fuel computer, CHT, OAT, Pitot heat. Price: 4 million baht. Please contact Thom. Email: thos_w@ hotmail.com

TECNAM P-92 - Price: 1.5 million baht - Registration: U-B08 - Year of Manufacture: 2002 - Equipment: Full stan- dard equipment - Engine: Rotax 912- 80HP 350hrs. Please contact for more in- formation. Aircraft is based at Klong 15. Tel: 081-840 8418.

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terfly Release Year 6 Green Charity’ at 40 YEARS TOGETHER: Mr and Mrs Sakulpipatana celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with their children Dr Piyanat erfall. Fish were also released (right). (right) and Dr Sussana (left). The happy couple are better known as Ajarn Pranee (in blue) and Ajarn Supachai.

HANDS ON PARTNERS: MakeMyTrip.com (MMT) met with employees at the HotelTravel.com office last week following the official announcement that n Triathlete Ruedi Wild from Switzerland, the Indian online travel and e-commerce leader had acquired HotelTravel.com. From left are: MMT Head International Holidays Thailand, Ajay Parihar; nagement team as he became the first MMT Co-Founder and COO, Keyur Joshi; HotelTravel.com CTO Graham Johnson; HotelTravel.com Founder and CEO Blair Speers and MMT Chief Business Officer – Hotels & International Markets, Amit Saberwal.

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ate distances on a safe and secure course. Both individual and team relay entries available. King’sKing’s CupCup RegattaRegatta 20122012 Register on line or at Thanyapura Sports & Leisure Club. Visit: ironkidsphuket.com for more December 1-8 information and race details. November 21-24, 5 to 6pm: This event is sponsored by The Phuket International Sport Nation, the Phuket Gazette, Fishing Tournament 2012 PGTV and the Phuket Today Registration will be on Novem- show, found on UBC/True ber 21 from 5pm onwards. Visions (channel 99). Fishing days are November 22- 24. Prize giving party on the 24th. December 1 6:30pm to 12am: For more info, visit: phuket- Phuket Life Home Project international-sportfishing- Charity Quiz Night: Mövenpick tournament.com. This event is Resort, Karon Beach sponsored by the Phuket Gazette A charity quiz night with gour- and PGTV. We hope you’ll join met buffet, rock & roll bingo, for another great tournament! live auction and music through- out the night. Tables of up to ten. Nov 24 - Dec 3; 10am to 11:30pm: Price is 2,000 baht per head, Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest which includes the quiz and other Laguna Phuket will again be the activities, gourmet buffet and focus of worldwide triathlon atten- limited complimentary drinks. tion when the legendary Laguna Full bar is available. Doors open Phuket Triathlon and iconic at 6:30pm. Quiz starts at 7pm. Ironman 70.3 Laguna Phuket 583277-phuket-party-10-years-of- the ‘Festival of Lights’ watercolours, inspired by scenes Contact Khun Wandee or Khun launch the high season in carnival thaivisacom-rawai-sports-club/ One of the most beautiful festi- from her recent travels in exotic Nee on 076-384342 or visit style. The Laguna Phuket Triathlon vals in Thailand. It is tradition- locations. Marilyn's paintings, lifehomeproject.org. The Phuket on Sunday, November 25, and November 24, 12 to 3pm: ally performed on the full moon water colours and paper cut-outs Gazette, PGTV and the 'Phuket Ironman 70.3 on Sunday, Decem- Saturday Brunch @ Two Chefs night of the twelfth lunar month, grace the walls of many Phuket Today' show are proud to spon- ber 2, are linked by a “Tri-Fest” of Every Saturday we set up our which usually falls in November. villas. The artist has had numer- sor this event. related training and social events. brunch buffet, filled to the A Krathong is a banana-leaf cup ous exhibitions in Thailand and for the many professional athletes limits with home made delights. In containing flowers, a candle and internationally, most recently in December 4, 7 to 10:30pm: from all over the world . For more our smoke house, we smoke all of incense sticks which will be France. For more info visit: Peter Michael Estate Dinner at info visit: lagunaphuket.com/ our fish and meats by ourselves, floated away in a canal or river. momtriphuket.com Mom Tri's Kitchen events/tri-fest This event is spon- and in the bakery we bake all our The idea is to worship the river's Mountain Vineyards, Limited sored by The Nation, the Phuket bread. With very well trained chefs Goddess and at the same time to November 30 - December 2, Production Exquisite, Artisan from Gazette, PGTV and the Gazette's and a Swedish head chef, we can float away any bad luck. Loy 6:30 to 10pm: NPR Culinary Sonoma, California. 2,100 baht. Phuket Today show airing daily on promise you that you won't leave Krathong is not a public holiday. Arts Festival 2012 We will have very limited seating UBC/True Visions (Channel 99). hungry or thirsty. All this for only Eat, chill, dance and be seen at for this event. Our wine director 395 baht, and if you add an extra November 29, 7:30 to 8:30pm: The North Phuket Culinary Arts and executive chef Darren are November 24, 6pm to 12am: 300 baht you can choose what you Marilyn Band at Mom Tri's VR Festival 2012. The Culinary Arts working on the menu and pairing ThaiVisa 10 years party at want from our free flow alterna- Gallery at Villa Royale Festival is sponsored by the now and we will announce the Phuket Sports & Tennis Club tives, visit: twochefs.com. Well-known Phuket artist Phuket Gazette, PGTV, and the details soon. Contact us for more ThaiVisa members only. Please sign Marilyn Band presents her latest weekly 'Phuket Today' show, info or to get on our mailing list. up at: thaivisa.com/forum/topic/ November 28: Loy Krathong, art work, oil paintings and five days a week, starting every Visit: momtriphuket.com Sunday evening at 7:10pm. For more info visit northphuket.com December 5: HM The King's Birthday – Public Holiday December 1, 6 to 11am: TSLC HM The King's Birthday. Also IronKids Phuket Official Race marked as Father's Day in Thai- Swim, Bike and Run to become land. Various celebrations will be Phuket Afternoon Computer Clinic an IronKid. A triathlon for 6 to held in honor of HM The King Is Windows driving you nuts? Looking for a good internet connection? Need to know 17-year-olds with age appropri- throughout the Kingdom. how and where to get your PC repaired, or your confounding questions answered? Drop by the new Afternoon Computer Clinics, hosted by Woody Leonhard and Seth Bareiss. Bring your computer. Bring your questions. Bring your sense of humor and let’s see if we can solve your PC problems. Second and fourth Wednesday of every month, 1-3pm, at the Sandwich Shoppe Chalong. Sponsored by Woody’s Sandwich Shoppes and the Phuket Gazette. Free Computer Clinics at: Sandwich Shoppe Chalong - November 28, 1-3pm Contact at 076-282403, [email protected] or visit KhunWoody.com 36 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012 Giving thanks to the goddess of water

Beautifully decorated krathongs made from banana leaves. Photo: autan RE-INVENTING THE PAST: Phuketians have been cooling their homes for centuries. Photo: Quinn Commendant SINCE the Vegetarian Festival cutting its bark into lengths of has passed, Thailand is beginning say 10 inches, you already have preparations for Loi Krathong, one a soft base on which to place of the most colorful Thai festivals. the Kratong accoutrement – It is a time to give thanks to flowers, a candle, and a few Ancient air-con the Goddess of water and seek incense sticks. forgiveness for past misdeeds. Some people place a few coins HISTORIC architecture is fasci- but in practice it may have The festival always occurs at as an additional offering. The key nating. Architecture surviving worked wonders. The pond and night during the full moon of the is to balance these props well in th from a particular time in history open ceiling system have been 12 Thai lunar month. This year the middle of the bark so that your can tell us a lot about that period. used in many cultures to deal the event falls on November 28. Kratong doesn’t topple when For example, the cultural with excessive heat throughout Loi literally means “to float,” placed in the river. influences of the period, the way gets too hot, we simply switch on history, in all sorts of buildings. while Krathong refers to the More elaborate forms of people lived, their religious a fan or an air-conditioning unit. The Rajasthanis for example lotus-shaped vessels containing Kratong are made from weaving beliefs and a lot more. But in the past, people had to take have been living in the desert candles, incense and flowers, banana leaves into various shapes One of the most interesting a different approach to cooling. climate of north-western India which participants float down and forms, but this is best left to aspects of historical architecture is A typical Sino-Portuguese for thousands of years. They are rivers and on lakes and ponds. the professionals. the clever designs and features that shop-house building in Phuket renowned builders and many of The festival also includes Most beaches and hotels will are purposely built into the build- Town is not very wide, but their buildings feature a similar beauty pageants, fireworks and hold their own Krathong events ings to solve peoples’ everyday incredibly long. water cooling system. Krathong making contests using where guests and tourist are problems. Some of these inge- Some of them are 25 meters Recently, Manit Rastogi, an materials such as banana leaves, welcome to take part. niously simple techniques were long, and some go as far back award-winning architect, has banana tree trunks, coconut barks In Patong, TAT Phuket joins commonly used and incorporated as 50 meters. Often when one taken a page out of the history or paper. Each province has its forces with Patong Municipality into buildings throughout history. walks to the middle of the build- books and incorporated this cool- own special features in celebrat- to hold a Loy Krathong event on Yet in today’s modern world, ing, there will be a large ing technique in his design of the ing this annual tradition, also November 28 that will also include they have become obsolete and rectangular opening in ceiling. Pearl Academy of Fashion, located known as the Festival of Lights. a contest for the best krathong and forgotten with the advent of mod- Directly beneath the opening, in the blisteringly hot capital of A float can be as elaborate or Miss Noppamas pageant. ern day power and electricity. there will be a pond. Rajasthan, Jaipur. as simple as you like. If you Noppamas was a lady of the th Sino-Portuguese architecture Residents back then would The Pearl Academy is a new have a creative impulse to make court in the 18 Century, who was is a common and beautiful sight have filled it with water, fish and building but it has the same pool- one, try this simple method. credited with crafting the first in old Phuket Town. aquatic plants. The opening in under-the-open-sky feature built Traditionally banana leaves are krathong. At 5:30pm a large float These unique buildings blend the ceiling would allow rain to into the middle of the structure. used to make kratong, and for will start from Sai Kor Road. European architecture with fall directly onto the pond, fill- The pool is built into the ground good reason too. They are easy The Noppamas pageant will also distinctive Chinese features, ing it occasionally, whilst also and is around 4 meters deep. It to find, light and biodegradable. be held on Karon Beach. In Phuket reflecting Phuket Town’s past as allowing the sun to shine through is enough to create a microcli- Stay away from the ubiquitous head to Sapan Hin and Suan Luang a regional center for tin trade and and fresh air to ventilate the mate within the building. polystyrene foam, which takes Park for similar celebrations. cross cultural blending. entire building. It must have been On a typically hot day, the years to disintegrate. This type of architecture can a nice spot to sit and socialize Pearl Academy building is 20 If you are lucky enough to For more information contact TAT be seen in many of the buildings with friends and family. degrees Fahrenheit cooler than have a banana tree in your gar- Phuket at Tel: 076 212213 in Phuket Town, from the rows But the sky view and indoor the outside temperature. It does den then start right there. By – Phuket Gazette of old shop-houses on Thalang pool does more to cool the build- so without the use of air-condi- and Dibuk roads, to large mansions ing than just allowing air tioning or electricity whatsoever. that once belonged to the wealthi- circulation. When the buildings In today’s modern world most est tin families on the island. heat up in the hot tropical sun, of the solutions to our problems They have a lot of distinctive the water evaporates directly require us to use energy. As a and curious features rarely seen from the pond. Water vapor result our demand for energy has elsewhere. Many of these fea- leaves the building through the become insatiable. Perhaps for tures were incorporated into the sky opening. When it does it a change, we could look back at buildings for different reasons. brings down the temperature what our ancestors did when In some cases it was seen as within the entire building. faced with similar problems. good Feng Shui. In some cases Because of this cooling system, Many issues are not new or it was due to superstition. But one the temperature within the build- exclusive to our generation. We often incorporated feature of ings was well regulated and far just got used to dealing with them many old Sino-Portuguese build- lower than the outside temperature. in a different, more energy ings, the water pond in the middle It was a simple and low-cost intensive way. Perhaps in this of the building, actually served an cooling system, yet it must have age when we so desperately need important purpose. It was used been quite effective judging from to cut down on our energy to cool the entire building. the number of Sino-Portuguese consumption, it is time to bring Phuket is a tropical island and buildings and mansions that back some of those “obsolete” it is hot and humid throughout the adopted it. methods that have been used year. Nowadays if the weather In theory it seemed to work, throughout history. November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 37 Dr Kosol Taenguthai DR KOSOL Taenguthai wears see that preserving the culture can many hats. As a busy obstetrician/ also result lowering carbon emis- gynecologist he runs a six-day-a- sions – killing two birds with one week private clinic as well as head- stone,” beams Dr Kosol. ing the Thai Peranakan Associa- One of Phuket City’s conserva- tion, a historical and cultural group tion programs worth noting, is a where he has been president for plan to develop the little known five years. In addition, since July, Klong Bang Yai, the historic 16 he has been appointed as one of here. Our history is rich and unique kilometer long waterway that was the four deputies of Phuket City and we must preserve it and make used to transport tin ore, which Mayor Somjai Suwansupapana. it known to the world.” runs from Kathu through town and Phuket-born Dr Kosol, 47, According to Dr Kosol, during out to sea at Saphan Hin. studied medicine at Mahidol the 1980s, when tourism flourished, “We want to revive Klong Bang University and from 1995 worked old Phuket families responded by Yai and turn it into a historic ‘green for Bangkok Hospital Phuket. He building hotels along the western route’ complete with walkways and left there after seven years but is coast or left the city altogether for bike lanes. We have been negotiat- still on call for emergency surgery. the capital. This left the Old Town ing with householders in the area Having joined the Thai Peranakan in a state of neglect and disarray. and most seem to be agreeable,” Association in 2006, Dr Kosol has “In a way my job here is a reveals Dr Kosol. been instrumental in highlighting the continuation of what I have done at Another conservation program, cultural heritage of Phuket as an the Peranakan Association. Phuket under the Peranakan Association this alternative to what he calls the “Sun, City has a clear mission to revive time, includes the formation of the sand and sea” tourism the island is what is indigenous to Phuket, Phuket Baba Museum on Phang Nga famous for. anything from architecture to old Road and a plan to propose Phuket Under his leadership, the Asso- customs and religious practices.” as a City of Gastronomy under ciation has organized many events As to whether he would put the UNESCO’s Creative Cities Project. to revitalize customs of the old promotion of culture above other All in all, this is a busy time for Phuket ways, such as art and craft more pressing issues like environ- the new incumbent Phuket City shows, traditional mass weddings, ment, Dr Kosol says: deputy mayor, a conservationist, a and the renovation of Old Phuket “The two things are not mutu- working doctor and a father of two About Thai Gallery Town, among others. ally exclusive. When we campaign children aged 14 and 9. His job has now been made a little for the Old Town to be a pedes- “I don’t mind the hard work. I The individuals profiled in “Thai Gallery” are chosen on the basis of easier since, as a new deputy mayor, trian-only zone, we have in mind to have excellent support from like- their contributions to Phuket as an international community, and, he is directly responsible for fiscal cut down on fuel consumption and minded people whose aspirations are often, for having made those contributions through successful social and project planning for Phuket City. greenhouse gases. The preservation the same as mine: to let the world and/or working relationships with foreigners. This implies some “Phuket culture dates back more of old-style houses, which were see Phuket for what it really is – a foreign language skills and an interest in interacting with different than 200 years,” he says proudly. built to be cool and airy, will also historic melting pot of many cultures. They are people who in our experience help make the lives of “The first contact with foreigners reduce the use of air-conditioning cultures that resulted in a rich and expats far more enjoyable here than might be the case without them. who set foot on Thai soil was made and therefore energy. So you can unique heritage.” 38 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012 Drilling down on landlines provider’s office and asking for a speeds you’re likely to experience. brochure. If you’re in the market In other words, they’re not much for a new landline, get down to different from internet speed Central Festival, second floor. ratings all over the world. There you’ll find the CAT TOT Fiber 2U 10 Mbps – LAST week I talked about the office (tucked in the back behind seems to hit the sweet spot, at general state of internet connec- the mobile phone booths), True 1,500 baht/month. You can spend tions in Phuket. This week I want (next to Power Buy), and TOT (in 2,500 baht/month and get the to drill down on land lines. the cul de sac with the banks). nominal 20 Mbps line, but histori- I wish I could just point you 3BB is up the street, diagonally cally the 20 Mbps line isn’t to a web page that has all of the opposite Tesco Lotus. considerably faster than the 10 information about the various Here are the products that I Mbps. There are “consumer” and internet lines available on Phuket, would try to get, taking into “business” options, with “busi- and let you make a choice. ness” being about four times Life isn’t that simple. more expensive than “con- You would think that the sumer.” I’ve seen little-to-no HIGH-SPEED HOPES: Getting two landlines is best in Phuket. Photo: KOMU internet service providers evidence that the business lines and CAT and True are almost as TV connections just don’t work would make some information are any faster than the con- well-connected. My personal very well – they’re technically very easy to find: go to the sumer lines. And if you’re experience in Patong is that True fragile and not at all fast. main page for TOT, for wondering about paying more is more reliable, and a bit faster, My number-one recommenda- example, maybe click to get for a “Fixed IP address,” trust than 3BB, but the difference isn’t tion for land lines: if you need to the page in English, and then me, you don’t need or want it. huge. TOT and CAT are both be up most of the time, get two you’d see a list of the pack- True Ultra Hi-Speed competitive now – they’re fight- packages from two different ages on offer and their prices. DOCSIS 10 Mbps uses ing in a commodity business – and suppliers. I’ve been running a True Alas, it doesn’t work that way. DOCSIS cable TV-style cables. their service is reasonably well 10 Mbps ADSL line and a 3BB 10 If you’re near a computer, The basic package is a very regarded, as well. In general. You Mbps ADSL line, concurrently, for try bringing up tot.co.th and tell reasonable 599 baht/month. If can find specific instances of many years, and the combination me if you can find a list of TOT you want the TrueVision shoddy service with any of the has worked well: when one line products and prices, in either “Knowledge” package of TV carriers, of course. goes down, the other is almost Thai or English. Anywhere. stations hauled in on the same All four of the ADSL providers always up. You have to set up your I’ve wasted hours trying to get line, the whole thing including in Phuket offer decent 10 Mbps own router so you can swap definitive lists of products and Photo: James internet costs 899 baht/month. lines for about 590 baht. For that between the two lines – unplug Cridland prices from the web site, and The “Knowledge” package price, with a one year commit- True and plug in 3BB, or vice- it’s an exercise in futility. DIAL UP DILEMMA: You get what you pay for. includes all of the major Thai ment, you should get free versa – but that’s cheap and easy. You’d think TOT would language local channels, plus installation (which is generally Next week I’ll talk about the know better. They aren’t the only account how much real speed you various True-branded sports and remarkably professional) and a wireless connections available all ones. CAT, True and 3BB – the get for your money. Note that the movie channels, and the Fox truly shoddy free WiFi router. over Phuket – indeed, all over other leading landline providers in “Mbps” (millions of bits per network. Although True is work- Almost everyone has to replace Thailand. Our “3G” service isn’t the Phuket – aren’t any better. second) speeds listed in the ing toward bringing other TV the router within a year or two. world’s fastest, but it’s certainly The only way I’ve found to get brochures and advertising are pure channels in on DOCSIS cable – They just don’t hold up. But that’s serviceable almost all of the time. actual, valid price lists involves marketing puffery and bear no there are licensing problems – at another story for another time. schlepping to the service resemblance at all to the real-world this point if you want any of the Based on many years of obser- We’re running informal computer clinic good True TV channels, you have vations, I wouldn’t pay much more roundtables every Sunday morning at to get a TrueVisions satellite dish. for “faster” lines. In many cases, Sandwich Shoppe Chalong, located 1 Some people have had good luck a 10 Mbps ADSL line runs just km north of Chalong Circle on Chao with the True Ultra Hi-Speed about as fast as a 20 Mbps ADSL Fah East road. If you have a Windows DOCSIS 20 Mbps line, at 1,299 line. You should expect about 1 problem that needs to be solved, or a baht/month (which includes the Mbps in real world international question about internet service in Knowledge package of TV download performance from a 10 Phuket, drop by and ask one of the channels). Others haven’t seen any Mbps line. That’s fast enough to assembled gurus. Sponsored by the significant increase in speed over the run Skype or YouTube, but Phuket Gazette and Khun Woody’s 10 Mbps DOCSIS line. Since the painfully slow for big downloads. Sandwich Shoppes. 20 Mbps line costs more than twice Almost all of the service as much as the 10 Mbps line, I providers “throttle” (put a speed Live Wire is Phuket Gazette columnist personally wouldn’t pay for it, but cap) on torrents and some other Woody Leonhard’s weekly snapshot of it may be worthwhile if you want large downloads. all things internet in Phuket. Shoot him local Thai language TV channels. You’ll notice that I didn’t mail at [email protected], If TOT doesn’t have Fiber near mention using a cable TV follow him on Twitter, @PhuketLiveWire, you, and True hasn’t run a company for an internet connec- or “like” his page at facebook.com/ DOCSIS cable in your neck of the tion. In my experience, the cable SandwichShoppe. woods, the next best line isn’t a line at all, really. It’s a box that’s nailed onto the side of your house that gets its signal from a specific Simple speed tip for a PC kind of mobile phone tower. The TOT AirMax WiNet service 1) Log on as the adminis- 6) Highlight the “QoS runs B 599/month and it’s faster trator. Packet Scheduler” than garden-variety ADSL lines. 2) Start – run – type 7) On the right window Unfortunately, TOT doesn’t have “gpedit.msc” double click “limit reservable many towers up that can use the 3) Expand “local computer bandwidth” service, but it’s worth asking. policy” 8) On the settings tab check If you can’t get any of those 4) Expand “administrative “enabled” packages, you’re left with ADSL. templates” 9) Change the “Bandwidth TOT and 3BB have ADSL lines 5) Expand “network branch” limit %” to 0 almost everywhere on the island, November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 39 The power of your pet’s senses million in dogs. behind us. localize a sound to a high degree of The structure of their With dogs, the posi- accuracy and quickly – in about one noses allows them to tioning of their eyes on six hundredth of a second. breathe in a scent and the side of the head There are more than 18 separate keep it in their nose – gives them a field of vi- muscles in their ears which pivot, DOGS inherited keen senses from while still managing to sion in the region of tilt, elevate or lower the ear, to en- their wolf ancestors, and its these breathe in and out. 260 degrees. A dogs’s sure that the dog knows where a attributes that enable them to play Dogs noses are also vision in dim light ex- sound is coming from. Dogs can such a massive role in our lives. With famously wet and with cels, to the point that a detect sounds as low as 67 Hz – the their phenomenal sense of smell, good reason. dog can see an object equivalent of thunder rumbling in the dogs are being used to sniff out ille- Numerous tear ducts at a light threshold six distance – much the same as gal narcotics, explosives – even pi- run all the way their times lower than a hu- we can. However, their high fre- rate DVDs. noses. A wet nose man would need to see quency hearing is far superior and Their sight and hearing capabili- allows them to detect the the same thing. extends up to 45,000 Hz, which is ties help to assist the blind or deaf direction of the wind Dogs are not color ten times higher than a soprano hit- live more independent lives, and their and thus sniff out scents blind, but they don’t ting a top C. Such sensitive hearing power and strength is invaluable for carried in the breeze. have as acute a sense means that even while dogs are dogs in an array of services such The moisture also of color as we do and sleeping, they are able to detect as water rescue or mountain search helps them to dissolve find it difficult to sounds that are inaudible to us. and rescue. scent molecules so NOSING AROUND: Canines possess a very keen sense of differentiate between Rather than feeding your dog a Sniffing Stuff... receptor cells located smell. Photo: tiny banquet committee red and green. bowl of food in the kitchen, hide A dogs’ world is almost entirely in the nose can iden- Dogs hear far better a number of smaller bowls around organized by smell and their incred- tify specific odors. whereas a dog’s is more monocu- than humans.They hear sounds over the house, and encourage him to ible scent detecting powers are so This is why dogs can pick out lar and peripheral, allowing them to a greater range of frequencies, from use his nose and hunt for his food. superior to ours, its almost incom- the tiniest amount of contraband detect the slightest movements, much further away, and can pin- Its a fun interactive game to play, prehensible. Dogs are able to detect through a host of “decoy” scents even from behind. In humans, our point the origins of these sounds to stimulate your dog mentally and scents at such low levels that even such as coffee beans. eyes are located at the front of our with exceptional accuracy. physically. computers can’t detect them. Seeing is Believing heads, giving us a field of vision A sound that we hear at 20 Humans have around five mil- A dog’s sense of sight is very just over 180 degrees. We have to meters can be detected by a dog at For more info contact Thailand lion scent receptor cells in our different from our own. Our vision turn our heads if we want to see 200 meters. Dogs also have mov- Canine Academy at canineworld noses, compared to around 300 is binocular and forward directed, things that are to the side, or able ears, which enables them to @icloud.com or tel. 089 588 4050 Coffee cats

A cat enjoys a coffee break at a ‘cat cafe’ in Seohyeon, Korea. Photo: Chantelle INSPIRED by the Japanese 60 baht per hour. Winit and Ratika custom of offering feline friendship already have several breeds includ- to apartment dwellers unable to ing: a Savannah, a cross between a keep cats of their own, Winit and serval and a domestic cat, a Ratika Chiemsuk recently expanded Scottish Fold, Exotic Short Hair and their pet shop business on Exotic Long Hair as well as a cute Sukonthasawat Road, Bangkok to Munchkin. They’re friendly and include a cat cafe. often naughty, and Winit says most Opened just four months ago, of them were acquired from farms the cheerful pink Charming Cats in Japan and Russia. Cafe and Pet Shop is a great In between petting the cats, place for animal lovers to enjoy you can enjoy layered soft cake a java juice and make friends with stuffed with sliced kiwi, peach, one or more of the 30 felines who cherry and cream for 75 baht, stroll around the premises. fancy coffee cake is topped with The large room is welcoming walnuts for 40 baht and cute cup- with a giant cat-shaped door cakes shaped like kittens for 49 guard and furnished with comfy baht. They can be washed down beanbags, a white rattan swing, with coffees and smoothies as cozy sofas and chairs. well as a ‘Cat’s Eye Soda’ for 50 “I started feeding cats when I baht or an Italian soda blended was a university student. Now I with watermelon and berries, also have almost 30 cats at home. This 50 baht. cafe is one of my dreams. I’d love to have a feline from each breed,” Charming Cats Cafe and Pet Shop says Winit. “I love cats and want to is located at 464, SS Centre, share a passion with others.” Sukhonthasawat Road. Call (02) 553 The only rule is that customers 2251 or visit Facebook/charming- have to order a drink or dessert to cats-cafe-and-pet-shop. play with the kitties, or pay a fee of The Nation 40 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012 Very Versace VERSACE is a name money where you mouth is synonymous with quality as we start with a rich fish and style and so it is with Le soup served in glass to Versace restaurant lounge better appreciate the frothy bar, which is perched high on the northern cappuccino-style mousse that he has hills above Patong. created on top. This homemade bouilla- This brand new venue officially open next baisse is the most authentic-tasting French month, offering not only fine dining but one food I have had in Thailand and the same of finest views of Patong available. goes for the prawn served with Café de Its not often I get to feel like a VIP, but Paris and Champagne sauces and the arriving at ‘Le Versace’ was as close as it smoked salmon and cream cheese tapas. gets. Walking through the ornate, Gothic- Georges looks into my eyes for approval HIGHLIGHTS: Le Versace may have the best sunset view in all of Patong. Inset: Their neon sign. arched entrance you are transported into and gets it in bucket loads. a sumptuously decorated interior dripping Before coming to Phuket, Georges, who I am in heaven. Zealand Pinot Noir from the extensive cellar. in opulence. There are tables, chairs, table is a member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, The sauce is divine and Georges explains Prices are not excessive but reflect the fact ware and furnishings that are all Versace worked as executive chef in some of the how he has made it his own. The original that only the finest imported ingredients are originals. Chandeliers finest five-star hotels in Café de Paris sauce is a complex butter-based used. Prices are listed without the ten per cent hang from the ceiling Switzerland and it sauce, the ingredients of which remain a trade service charge and seven per cent VAT. and gold statues and shows. secret. Two recipes exist from the original There are also set menu options ranging mosaics add to this We have moved on Café de Paris in Geneva which opened in 1907 from ‘Silver’ at 1,150 baht, ‘Gold’ at 1,400 superbly ornate locale. to Le foie gras poêlé du and Georges was able to obtain one of them. baht and ‘Platinum’ at 1,800 baht. Situated on three Chef (590 baht small/ He modified it by removing the heaviness Dessert is a plate of fresh fruit, coconut levels, each with a 900 baht large) warm, of butter and cream and this has now sorbet and a chocolate covered crunchy cake commanding view fresh foie gras glazed become his own secret recipe and the press that was so good I do not even remember over Patong Bay, this with tamarind and still talk about it. He walks over and drizzles what was in it. But I do remember feeling is a perfect place to served with homemade some over my beef. like a VIP. watch the sunset. vegetable chips. Divine. Menu items comes in two sizes and The Swiss-born GM After another affir- prices, as George wants his guests to leave Le Versace is situated at 206/5-6 Prabaramee and executive chef, mative glance from me, feeling they have eaten well but are not Road. There is limited parking in front and valet Making an entrance, Le Versace style. Georges Dufresne, Georges returns to the overfed. He has judged my portion to parking is available. Reservations are explains that it was this same view that kitchen and the quietly efficient staff clear perfection with just enough fresh vegetables recommended at 076 290 492 or 082 448 caused him to have the epiphany that away the beautiful Versace dishes. on the side. We wash it down with a New 4887. Visit: leversace.com for more info. resulted in the creation of Le Versace. I look around at the intimate, sumptu- Georges’ motto is Passion for excellence ous setting and, at a nearby table, one of and it is easy to see that this is an establish- the other guests, also Swiss, catches my ment that cherishes quality. eye and we raise our glasses to each other We enjoy a cocktail together and in a silent acknowledgment that we share a discuss his concept some more. “This is love of fine cuisine. The other guest moves a fun place and apart from fine dining I over to the white piano and plays us a tune. want to offer a ‘smiley’, happy place for It’s that kind of place. people to hang out,” he says. There are only five tables available: one “We have a karaoke lounge and what I call table for eight; two tables for six and two for ‘The balcony of Patong’ where friends can up to four. Georges prefers it this way and as enjoy the sunset view with one of our four he put it earlier “We are open from 5pm until signature cocktails and some ‘French touch’ late – even at midnight I will cook for you. I tapas. I have a passion for fine food and love don’t want too many people as I want to keep to look into the eyes of my clients as they the atmosphere and to be able to lavish atten- taste my creations,” he adds. tion on each customer. If I cant do that well Although there is a menu available, I get I’d prefer to turn people away.” the impression that Georges has already In other words reservations are highly decided what to prepare for me this recommended, as is the main course that evening and he disappears into the kitchen Georges has produced for me tonight: Filet returning with a platter of his famous de boeuf, Café de Paris, avec gratin ‘French touch tapas’. dauphinois au senteur truffe blanche or Beff On the platter are two servings each of filet with Café de Paris sauce served with beautiful culinary art and we share the tapas layered potatoes perfumed with white truffle Clockwise are ‘French touch’ tapas, the Foie gras du Chef, Filet steak with gratin together. This really is a case of putting your oil. (700 baht small/1,270 baht large). dauphinois, and the dessert plate. Photos: Marc Mulloy November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 41 Marilyn Band to show at Mom Tri’s

VITALITY: Strong colors and graphic shapes dominate the work of Marilyn Band. Photos: Marilyn Band

By Bruce Stanley became known as ‘Phuket’s opens next Thursday evening, able exercise. Many of these new took an early interest in most visible and talented artist’. November 29 at 7pm and will run paintings have a subtle cut-out of illustration. MARILYN BAND sailed into “I’ve never been interested in into the new year. the female form floating over the She attended Buckinghamshire Patong Bay in 1980 with husband, pursuing a traditional career in art “I’m enthusiastic about this new canvas. While sailing and spending University, studied graphic art Nick, aboard their cruising yacht, as I enjoy the freedom of travel and work as I’ve created a number of long periods out to sea, I sometimes and spent her youth travelling and Musichana. After sailing around creating art that imagine that the working in television production the Indian Ocean, the adventur- appeals to me in the clouds takie on and for ad agencies in London. ous couple had a sense they had moment. I focus on the female form.” When she met her future found their new home. my natural response Marilyn grew husband, Nick Band, on a holiday “We spent many long days at to the places and up in a family in the Seychelles in the late 1970s, sea and I made small drawings and people I meet on my of artists from he invited her to join him living on paintings using my lap as an travels.” Buckinghamshire, the sea and visiting exotic regions easel. We visited islands from It wouldn’t be England. between Africa and Southeast Asia. Madagascar to Chagos and around fair to call Marilyn Her great She recorded her visual memories Indonesia. I was always visually a reclusive artist great grandfather by creating her talented drawings interested in the shapes, colors but it is often established that are found on the walls of many and vitality of the different cultures difficult to find her Clayton and Bell of Phuket’s long term expats. across the Indian Ocean.” valued work as she studios, which Marilyn Band creates authen- During the 1980s, the couple does not have produced stained tic art that reflects the cultures continued to charter their yacht a stable gallery glass – primarily of tropical Asia. This will be one and purchased some land in Rawai representa- for church deco- of the most important gallery which gave Marilyn a chance to tion. Instead, she ration. shows of the season. develop her artist’s studio. chooses to have Her father’s When the King’s Cup Regatta the occasional show of her oil paintings, a new medium for me, studio was in the family’s back Visit marilynbandart.com for more was launched in the late 1980s, paintings, collage, watercolors that has been a thoroughly enjoy- garden and the young Marilyn information. Marilyn began printing her own and prints when she feels she has unique series of apparel for enough work to make it public. visiting yachtsmen and the popu- She currently has collected a larity of her work has warranted new body of larger pieces that she a one-person-gallery show at will be presenting at Mom Tri’s Mom Tri’s Boathouse. She Villa Royale Gallery in a show that 42 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012 An English literary institution that. Who was it that said that At Bristol College, Tony has his memory is what we thought heart broken by his first love we’d forgotten? And it ought to Veronica Ford who is ambitious be obvious to us that time doesn’t and conniving enough to leave him act like a fixative, rather as a for Adrian Finn who has won a THE Man Booker Prize is a big thing solvent. But it’s not convenient – scholarship to Cambridge. for the Brits. The Americans used it’s not useful – to believe this; it After graduation, he goes off to have the Pulitzer Prize for doesn’t help to get on with our to the US to wander about for six Fiction till that turned insufferably lives; so we ignore it.” months on his first real adven- stodgy and was eclipsed by the The story is a common enough ture and his second romance with National Book Award. But it still does one for the author’s generation an American girl named Annie. not compare to the Man Booker. and starts in a secondary school Then, he decides to return to A great deal of fanfare goes into in London in the early 1960s. The England and lead an absolutely announcing the long list of candi- narrator, Tony Webster, and his normal life: job, marriage, dates, then the short list, then the two friends Alex and Colin, yearn daughter, divorce and retirement winner itself. There’s also the to escape their grubby middle into weary and whimsical reflec- prize money of 50,000 pounds, class lives for the real, true, tions like this nugget: “Just as all a boon to many an political and historical impoverished novelist. change sooner or later The prize will also disappoints, so does make your name for life. adulthood. So does life. I’ve read half the 44 prize- Sometimes I think the winning novels and all but purpose of life is to a few deserved it. reconcile us to its eventual One of these few is the loss by wearing us down, 2011 winner, The Sense of by proving, however long an Ending (Vintage Books, it takes, that life isn’t all it’s London, 2011, 150pp) by cracked up to be.” Julian Barnes. The only drama after I’m no authority on his return from America Julian Barnes. Previously I’d important things that: “Literature is that he learns that Adrian Finn only read one of his 13 works [is] all about: love, sex, morality, has committed suicide. Thus of fiction. Barnes was shortlisted friendship, happiness, suffering, ends part one and you think: This three times but failed to win. betrayal, adultery, good and evil, won the Man Booker Prize? A contemporary of previous heroes and villains, guilt and There are surprises in part two. winners Martin Amis and Ian innocence, ambition, power, Tony receives a 500 pound inher- McEwan, perhaps he became a justice, revolution, war, fathers itance from Sarah Ford, Veronica’s sentimental favorite the fourth and sons, mothers and daughters, mother, whom he only met once time around for his slight novella. the individual against society, at their stifling home in Kent. She The tale revolves around an success and failure, murder, also leaves him Adrian Finn’s di- The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each epistemological question: how do suicide, death [and] God.” ary, but Veronica has stolen it, so year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English I know what I know? How can The trio are joined by a fourth, Tony must track down his old love language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or I trust my memory, especially if a newcomer named Adrian Finn and unravel the mystery of Adrian’s Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally there are no documents to who greatly outshines them. history that ended in suicide. assured of international renown and success; therefore, the prize support it? The text is liberally He leaves his history teacher More surprises are in store. So is of great significance for the book trade. The Booker Prize is peppered with related questions dumbfounded by observing, the shock of his life in the end greeted with great anticipation and fanfare. It is also a mark of and this becomes tiresome. The “History is that certainty produced springs from the dead horse that distinction for authors to be selected for inclusion in the shortlist narrator disputes the idea that at the point where the imperfec- Tony has a history of beating. But or even to be nominated for the “longlist”. memory equals events plus time: tions of memory meet the the novella still doesn’t “But it’s all much odder than inadequacies of documentation.” deserve the Man Booker. Fighting for feminism By Ina Parlina “People, not only Balinese, can shun me. I tell them this is FOR restless Balinese writer Oka fiction, but it echoes the facts in Rusmini, the fight for feminism is our society,” she laughs. “The far from over. “Many people think big picture covers the common that in Indonesia, feminism has things that can happen to women succeeded in the form of texts and in many societies, but the frame theories,” Rusmini says. “So, for as is the Balinese community.” long as some women are still being A mother and an editor of a discriminated against by their soci- leading newspaper in Bali, Rusmini ety, culture and religion, gender started writing short stories and equality has not been established yet poems in elementary school but – not here, not anywhere.” didn’t publish anything until her This is why she writes. second year of junior high. Rusmini has published several Oka Rusmini This year, Indonesia chose works that center on the unjust Warna Kita (2007) and Pandora Rusmini’s novel Tempurung to treatment of Balinese women, who (2008); the novels: Tarian Bumi receive the SEA Write Award. still suffer gender discrimination. (2000), Kenanga (2003) and Earlier this month she was among “My books are for women. It’s Tempurung (2010); the short-story eight Southeast Asian writers too far-fetched to want men to sets Sagra (2001) Akar Pule to accept their award in Bangkok. understand and embrace feminism. (2012). Tarian Bumi has been Tempurung is about a woman It’s the women who need to under- translated into German and English. who lives in an absurd marriage. stand how to deal with their bodies, Born in Jakarta in 1967, she The main character doesn’t want religion and society,” she says. spent her youth in Bali, in a rigid to get married, though she does Rusmini’s publications include patriarchal community. She says want children. The novel originated the poetry collections: Monolog she “faced a harsh socio-cultural as a collection of articles published Pohon (1997), Patiwangi (2003), reality as a Balinese woman”. in newspapers. November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 43 Signing off

Travel experts LIVING in Thailand, I think we ing about venereal diseases with all hate to be thought of as tour- some individuals. They would not ists. After all we have fought tooth sit in a bus with the types already and nail with Thai Immigration or mentioned to see… well they are spending way too much time wouldn’t know because they’re on visa runs to be considered by above seeing anything. such a term. The name is a put-off for a start, It conjures up examples of your grasp on reality is somewhat christened after a terrible Bond visitors, new to our homeland. who tenuous. movie that doesn’t even star Sean we quite rightly feel are below us. What is this big deal about Connery but that other bloke with Top of the list is The Bottled ‘real’ experiences anyway? Does the effeminate run and over quiz- Water Adventurer. This timid yet anyone visiting England want to zical eyebrows. Yet The Man With often seen creature (usually in res- see the ‘real’ England? The Golden Gun was filmed when taurants) would probably be “Oh the Regency Hotel near the the crew had to literally beat into happier in an oxygen tent viewing British Museum that’s not for us, scrubland with machetes to the world they have come to visit way to touristy, we want to stay create shooting space. It was the through the safety of the sheets. in a council estate in Peckham first time the area, with its unique They think that every mosquito where the kids murder each other limestone islands, had been used bite brings dengue fever and that in the stairwells. See the ‘real’ as a movie set and it has since a teaspoonful of local water brings England.” developed into a money earner for on total paralysis. One of the reasons places locals as visitors flocked in. Even The opposite of The Bottled become popular is that they are today they marvel at what they are Water Adventurers and yet even worth seeing. They are extraordi- seeing for the price of a pair of more unbearable are the Thailand nary, entertaining, beautiful and copied Ray Bans, two hours from Experts. maybe even spectacular and that their Nata beach guest house with The Thailand Experts, probably is why, to put this quite simply – more photo opportunities than.. best viewed (or better still avoided) people want to visit them. well, any of the places your in locations such as Kho San Expat residents not wanting to ‘supposed to see before you die’ Road, drone on and on about ‘real’ be The Bottled Water Adventurer in that book they have in B2S. experiences. or Backpack Expert can do him The day also provides a Though we all have on-line or herself a tremendous disservice bamboo raft trip. access to current and free travel with a denial which is bordering It has to be said that if you are in information The Thai Expert on masochistic. The resident does possession of a cynical cool which regales us with insights on Asia in nothing except live an ordinary life puts you above these harmless and general. They love to tell us that perhaps even more ordinary, al- wonderful doorstep experiences “Goa is dead man! If you want to beit with better weather and then Thailand is just not influencing see real beaches you go to the cheaper beer, than the ordinary life you enough and you might want to Andaman Islands,” or “Oh they escaped from in their coun- consider returning to Stoke Everest is just a tourist trap these try of origin. People whose idea Newington or wherever it was that days, a rubbish dump for the bour- of roughing it is not having HBO. this tiresome attitude was spawned geois escapist, if you want to see It really is a shame and, with- and still thrives. real mountains stick to the out needing a Sherpa, many of the With a New Year upon us would Anapurnas...... Man!” ordinary day trips on our island we not be right to make use of or “Of course Real Thai cuisine are delightful and a simple Tues- what is all around us? is best enjoyed…” day spent experiencing any of Without turning into Pollyanna Will you shut up! them would bring tears of envy maybe we should admit that we Nobody gives a damn what you to even the richest of next door made a good decision in coming think and as you haven’t worked neighbors we left behind. here and once in a while at least for anything in the whole of your Ever been to James Bond make the effort of leaving the trust-funded existence we can say Island? Asking this of an island comfort of our air conditioning to without fear of contradiction that dweller is tantamount to enquir- enjoy the scenery. 44 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012 Floaters and Stalkers More aquatic plants for pots

LET US ALONE: Water lettuce in bloom in Florida. Photo: Kafka4prez tage of producing prominent A splendid column of these The variety usually found in clusters of hyacinth-like, mauve thriving in a friend’s roof garden plant nurseries is alternifolius, flowers, these “floaters” are all is evidence of that. These spikes but there is a finer form which candidates for shallow, wide- can, furthermore, be dried and has feathery, slightly pendulous rimmed pots. And as with used in floral arrangements where leaves. Known as Egyptian nymphea, they look best if the they will last for years. papyrus, and possibly the real container is positioned well Finally another aquatic plant ingredient in the biblical story, it below eye level. that stands tall. The cyperus, a is, in my experience, less hardy If these low-lying fellows are native of Madagascar, is none- than its cousin. Both, however are hardly the aristocrats of your theless widely available here in perfect accompaniments to an WET AND WILD: Invasive Water Chestnut in Northeast USA. Photo: US Fish budding container gardens, then Phuket, and is often seen grac- elegant, ceramic pot. and Wildlife Service the reed-like typha angustifolia ing slender containers outside As for conventional garden AS READERS ing a textural certainly is. spas and resorts. A dainty shrubs to go with giant ceramic of last week’s contrast when Formerly known the world but vigorous foliage plant, it pots, that is yet another story. column will mixed with over as the bulrush of Moses and possesses green ramrod straight have noted, free-standing then as the reedmace, this dis- stalks three or four feet in height, If you have a question or a garden there are, in plants. In com- tinctive plant carries itself with at the tops of which are grass- that you would like featured, you essence, two kinds of aquatic mon with the water lily, it not only an upright swagger. Like all these like leaves which radiate out like can email me anytime at: plants: first, those that produce provides excellent cover for small aquatic plants, its roots can be the spokes of a wheel. [email protected] erect stems and flowers that keep fish, but out-competes algae in completely immersed in water, only their roots in the watery obtaining soluble nutrients, thus but because it is so substantial, element; and second, those with helping to prevent the discolora- it is more likely to suit a large, leaves and flowers that float, tion of the water in your pot. deep pot. either with their foundations The water chestnut (trapa Typha grows on strong erect embedded in mud at the bottom, bicornis) operates in a similar stems up to six feet in height, or, as in the case of the water way – a low floater whose leaf- and has stiff narrow leaves at the lettuce, simply dangle their root- lets grow on the surface and base of the stalks. But its really lets beneath buoyant leaves. form attractive diamond-shaped unusual feature lies in its rich The water lettuce (pistia patterns. But unlike the water brown cylindrical spikes of stratiotes) is very common in lettuce, these leaflets are attached densely packed florets up to Thailand – some would say too to a submerged, brown, edible twelve inches in length, which common – but it produces rosettes fruit. It is, moreover, less inva- look like symmetrical sausages of emerald green leaves, and it will sive than the shell-flower and and feel velvety to the touch. usefully cover any fresh-water does not grow quickly enough There is nothing in the plant surface in a matter of weeks. to overpower other species. world quite like typha. Surpris- Sometimes known as the Along with the much more ingly, since it grows all over the hell-flower, its leaves are deeply substantial, fleshy leaved water Northern Hemisphere, it will tol- ribbed and scalloped, thus provid- hyacinth, which has the advan- erate tropical sun. Typha female flower head. Photo: Dominic Alves Tip of the Week

A READER whose fan palm is tions of fertilizer. Fan palms can “sick”, asks if the pruned outer also suffer from fungal disease fronds will re-grow. She does not (fusarium) which blocks the say what variety of livistonia is water-carrying tissue. involved, but the answer is prob- These problems are much ably no. However, provided the more likely to happen with spear leaf is healthy, new fronds potted specimens. At the should spread out from this summit of Rang Hill, plantings growth point, and ultimately give of magnificent, broad-leaved the plant a better shape.Fan palms Fan Palm. Photo: wworby fan palms are flourishing in are temperamental. The fronds an ugly brown appearance. This can filtered sunlight. Some of the sometimes dry out, die back at be the result of too little or too much fronds are nearly two meters the outer margins, and take on water, even over-zealous applica- across. No sign of disease. November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 45 46 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012

SUDOKU: Each row, column and 3x3 sub-grid must contain the number 1-9 once only. © Kevin Stone (brainbashers.com) unknown (8) 28. Tentatively mean end of prayer (4) 29. Assist new stoppage of circula- tion (6) 31. Upset by greed, an aberration (7) Across: 34. Financially support forests in 9. Peas, tripe cooked as hors remote areas (9) d'oeuvres (9) 36. Wriggling in pit, real slimy and 10. Train Len to be on the inside (8) unpleasant (9) 12. I had each concept (4) 38. Try once more to repeat the 13. A revolutionary painter? (6) visit (2,5) 14. Print unit one hundred and 39. And other similar things, in short, wreck (8) these! (5) perfectly arranged and tidy (5,3) forty four, to express in legal he'd engraved (6) 4. Pair nice about heir to the throne (5) 20. Advance of wages turns up in 32. Maybe guns done in old terms! (7) 40. Body odor about to be tedious (4) 5. Detective Inspector or a Master in public transport (3) prisons (8) 15. Emphasize inferior ancestry (9) 41. Tale far out, left in view of the charge like a spectacular painting (8) 22. Pass or show embarrassment (5) 33. We rest a skittish jumper (7) 17. Green mess made by errand- circumstances (5,3) 6. Not causing anxiety, emphasize 23. Rough fabric one for the Rus- 35. Chinese tea of a Phuket week- boy (9) 42. Old building remains, not a one to a smaller degree (10) sian (6) end market (4,2) 18. Cause to go along with intern ordered for destruction (9) 7. Time manipulator set off (7) 25. Avoid being close, not 36. Register the best time a different way (7) 8. Continued grand place for 'visa excessively miserly! (3,3,4) achieved (6) 20. Supporter for lumbar region, Down: run' (6) 26. The wee wife? (3) 37. Prominent in chosen field I note restricted (6) 1. Member of crew in charge, turn 11. Loan sharks more confident in 27. Refuse a beggar when broke (7) study one chapter (6) 21. Mark second vehicle (4) about to take care of hands (8) us (7) 30. I try less to become like a 24. Satisfies as the subject matter (8) 2. Add software application, finish (6) 16. Pans the Sunday joints (6) sibling (8) Cryptic crossword compiled by 26. Very accomplished teacher left 3. Northern Spanish ruin sat a 19. Type of shirt and socks not 31. Computer application I peel off, Patong Bill. Answers on page 31.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21): interest being shown in your skills CANCER (June 22-July 23): see how this will happen. Where The stars remind and the possibility of financial Mixed messages at romance is concerned, making a Sagittarians to pay it rewards on the horizon. In the realm work can make this a spur of the moment invitation this forward as November of romance, your tendency to leave muddled week for those weekend can impress another draws to a close. Someone close arrangements to the last minute can born under the sign of Cancer. earth sign. Sharing your practical to you could use good luck and become a bone of contention this The stars advise that listening to a outlook on finances is appreciated you will be in a position to help weekend. Single Aquarians enjoy fire sign colleague is the wrong by a fire sign friend this week. that happen. Finances are well- attention from an earth sign. thing to do, but another water sign starred this week, with focus on TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21): has the right idea. You will need LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23): property matters becoming more PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20): Taureans are entitled to to remain patient where a finan- Librans are advised to lucrative. Those with a birthday Excitement mounts in spoil themselves during the cial matter is concerned, but there stop and take a deep breath in the coming days put more value your world of work, with last week of November. are hints that December will bring during the last week of on personal relationships in the focus on new challenges Much has been accomplished closure. Romance with other November. This will have been a year ahead. Romance with an coming next month. Those Pisceans this month and there are signs water signs sparkles. month of ups and downs and start- earth sign appears promising. who are ready to try something dif- that December will be a busy time ing December without balanced ferent are forecast to leap into with holiday happenings requiring LEO (July 24-Aug 22): energy is not recommended. A CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20): action and this is an ideal week to your organizational skills. Where Confessions are high- water sign friend can be the right The stars advise that you consider how you can delegate affairs of the heart are con- lighted this week. Where person to share some personal dance to your own tune more. Where affairs of the heart are cerned, following up on an work is concerned, Leos pampering with this weekend. this week. There are hints concerned, the stars suggest that an introduction to an air sign is rec- are likely to hear something from Those who have been waiting to that influence from others could air sign partner could have some ommended. Dreams of a rela- another fire sign that gives hope receive romantic signals from an cause Capricorns to move in the loaded questions this weekend. Your tionship with a fire sign are likely for future success. In the realm earth sign could be disappointed. wrong direction. Where work is lucky color this week is turquoise. to go up in smoke. of romance, an air sign’s words concerned, another earth sign is can cause you to have second SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22): predicted to pass on misleading ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 20): GEMINI (May 22-June 21): thoughts about making a casual If your conscience is information. In the realm of The stars suggest that this Spiritual matters are fore- relationship more committed. Your clear, there are no worries romance, there is a fine line will be an unpredictable cast to occupy your luck with money matters takes a for Scorpios this week. between being sensitive and caring week and Arians are advised attention as November turn for the better as November However, the stars suggest that too much about somebody else’s to guard against rocking any boats. draws to a close. The stars indi- ends. Wear the color primrose those who know their behavior was feelings. Wear the color charcoal Where work is concerned, an air cate that an earth sign can have yellow to encourage harmony. out of line recently should take steps to encourage more grounding. sign will not appreciate you taking influence on this, and those born to make up for this. In your world too much interest in their business. under the sign of Gemini should VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23): of work, multi-tasking is not the AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19): In the realm of romance, those who find more peace of mind. In the Change is in the air this way forward as November draws Unexpected encounters were worried about proposing a world of work, your trust in a week and Virgoans are to a close. Certain responsibilities are well-starred for those cooling off period to a water sign water sign proves to have been forecast to be inspired. A will demand your full attention and born under the sign of could be taken aback by events this valid. Expect a project that is close dream stands chance of coming opportunities can be missed. Hot Aquarius this week. Passing the time weekend. Best days for finances are to your heart to get the go-ahead true by the end of this year and days for romance are Wednesday of day with a fire sign can lead to Sunday and Monday. sooner than hoped for. the stars indicate that you will soon and Thursday. November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 47 Beckham leaves Galaxy

By Mark Lamport-Stokes Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff in the 1970s. WHEN David Beckham ends his Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena playing stint with the LA Galaxy, described Beckham’s influence on in what he expects to be a very the sport in North America in emotional MLS Cup final, he will glowing terms. take pride in how he has helped “He’s done more in MLS and raise the game’s profile in North for the Galaxy than any of us would America. have imagined,” said Arena. “He’s Since the former England cap- worth a lot more to the league than tain, with his global celebrity status, we ever could have thought. joined the Galaxy in 2007, Major “He has done wonders for the League Soccer (MLS) has grown Galaxy. We have accomplished significantly and become much bet- much on and off the field, and he’s ter known in the soccer world. done incredible amounts of posi- “This sport now has the foun- tive things for MLS. We are now dation of becoming much bigger a well known league around the here over the next 10, 20 years,” world and I attribute a lot of that Beckham told reporters at the to David.” Home Depot Center on Tuesday, Asked whether he had achieved a day after announcing his deci- all the goals he had initially set for sion to leave the Galaxy after six himself in North America, seasons with the club. Beckham replied: “It’s for other “I’ve seen first-hand the new people to decide what my impact franchises that have come into has been in this league over the this league, I’ve seen the atten- last six years. dances grow to the point where “It might have been different they are competing with baseball 20 years ago but now we have the and basketball, and I’ve seen the foundations, we have the owners, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: David Beckham playing for LA Galaxy earlier this season. Photo: Reuters quality of players that have come we have the stadiums that have enjoying success with Real Madrid The MLS Cup final will take going to be even more so next into this league. been built so the foundations are in Spain, hopes he can end his place on December 1 when the Saturday because this has been my “We’ve also seen huge televi- there for this sport to grow. Galaxy career by winning a Galaxy host Houston Dynamo at home for the last six years. I’ve sion deals signed and this league “I’ve seen it grow in the last second successive MLS Cup. the Home Depot Center, having had some amazing times, one or is taken very seriously in Europe six years and we all want it to “I always want to win any beaten the Seattle Sounders over two difficult times, but some and different parts of the world continue to grow. Soccer’s poten- game, whether it’s a game with two legs to clinch the Western amazing memories here in this now. I am very proud to have been tial has no limits in this wonderful my kids in the backyard or the Conference championship. stadium with this team. part of that.” country,” added the London-born MLS Cup final,” he said. “I was actually quite emotional “I will continue to support this At the age of 37, Beckham midfielder who plans to continue “To be able to finish my career after the game in Seattle because club because I love the players remains one of the most market- his playing career elsewhere. as a Galaxy player in my own sta- it was the last game in a different here, I love the fans, I love the able figures in the game and was Beckham, who won six league dium in a Cup final is special stadium in my career here with the ownership. It’s an exceptional the biggest soccer name to move titles with Manchester United in enough, but hopefully to win it Galaxy,” said Beckham. group of guys and I am sad to be to the United States since Pele, the English Premier League before would finish everything off for me.” “But I’ve got a feeling it’s leaving that.” EPL round up MANCHESTER City capitalized and Mata. on Manchester United’s shock 1- Torres seems to be the weak 0 defeat by Norwich to go top link at the moment and owner of the league after beating Aston Roman Abrahomovich may feel Villa 5-0. the need to move him on to help Aston Villa held out until a David invest in a new high profile striker Silva goal in the 44th minute. Two in the January transfer window. goals apiece in the second half Arsenal beat Tottenham by an from Sergio Aguero and Carlos identical scoreline to last season’s Tevez sealed the emphatic win and corresponding fixture, 5-2. ensured Manchester City moved Adebayor put Tottenham in to the top of the league for the first front after 10 minutes but his red time this season. card after a rash challenge on Norwich pulled off the sur- Santi Carzola ultimately cost prise of the weekend beating Tottenham the game, and Arsenal Manchester United. never looked back. The canaries’ defense was Luis Suarez scored twice to expected to struggle against the help Liverpool beat Wigan 3-0. strike force of Van Persie and The Uruguayan is in fine form this Hernandez but goalkeeper John season scoring his ninth and tenth Ruddy along with center backs goals of the season to help Sebastian Bassong and Michael Liverpool continue their unbeaten Turner kept Manchester United run to seven games. at bay. Newcastle lost 2-1 at home to West Brom climbed to fourth Swansea. after their victory over Chelsea. Reading beat Everton 2-1. Chelsea went a fourth league Mark Hughes continues to feel game without a win after this 2-1 the pressure as his QPR side lost loss, and Roberto Di Matteo was 3-1 to Southampton. once again let down by a poor Sunderland beat Fulham 3-1. Fernando Torres. The Spaniard is West Ham drew 1-1 with Stoke really struggling this season and This week’s fixtures and table his poor form is hindering the at- are on the right. tacking threat of Oscar, Hazard – Andrew Scott Chelsea’s Fernando Torres 48 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012 Interruptions and Interlagos

quite likely for the race. It starts on the “Tribunas” straight, followed by the “Senna S”. This connects with “Curva do Sol” left-turn that leads to “Reta AUSTIN was a great race for Oposta”, the track’s longest but McLaren. Hamilton, on the dirty not fastest straight. Then a pair side, lost ground on the first cor- of downhill left turns called ner, but after four laps passed “Descida do Lago” into a short Webber. Then he hunted down straight that goes down again. Vettel and when Karthikeyan This is followed by a slow and momentarily slowed Vettel, difficult section, with small, kart- swooped into the lead on lap 42. like turns and elevation changes. Button started on the dirty side, Turn 6 is downhill and dropped to 15th and fought back to “Laranjinha” is a very slow right. fifth by the end. McLaren is now Turn 8 leads into “Pinheirinho”. only 14 points behind Ferrari for run- Then “Bico de Pato” is an easy ner-up in the constructors’ stakes. right kink into the near-hairpin that It was a great race for Ferrari, gives it its name, followed by a who deliberately broke a seal on constant-radius left-hander that Massa’s gearbox to get a five- slings the driver straight into a place grid penalty and promote harder left at “Junção”. Alonso to the clean side of the A left uphill kink marks the start grid. Alonso went from seventh of the long, top-speed section. to fourth on the first corner, and Rising up through “Subida dos moved up to third after Webber’s Boxes”, the driver encounters a demise with alternator problems. long left turn, which demands a Massa fought brilliantly to lot of power. At the end of it is the finish fourth. “Tribunas” straight. It was an OK race for Red Bull. From the exit of Junção all the Vettel’s gameplan was interrupted way into Senna’s S is one of the by Hamilton, but he increased his AWAY THEY GO: Cars go into the first turn at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas. Photo: AFP longest full-throttle stretches in lead to 13 points, and Red Bull of the time. People ignored the renamed Autódromo Internacional So I expect Vettel to drive a F1, and demanding on engine’s won its third consecutive ephemeral foibles of politics, and Nelson Piquet, but I have never defensive race. Hamilton will really reliability. constructors’ championship. stuck to old names. To get to heard anyone use that name either. try to win again, and Button and Interlagos has one of the long- So it’s on to Interlagos, located Roxas Blvd, a taxi driver needed F1 returned to a shortened and Räikkönen are both in contention. est pit-lanes ever used in Formula in São Paulo between two lakes, to be told to go to Dewey. It’s like modified Interlagos in 1990. The 4.4 kilometer Interlagos One, so pit stops are expensive. in the slums of Cidade Dutra. The that with Interlagos, renamed Brazil is traditionally the circuit is anti-clockwise, hard to Pirelli will again provide the track was inaugurated in May Autódromo José Carlos Pace in season’s final race, which often drive and demands power from medium and the hard com- 1940. The first real F1 Brazilian 1985, after a Brazilian driver who means that everything is often engines. pounds, but this track is more GP was held at Interlagos in 1973. won his only race there in 1975. decided before the circus The race is tough on cars, and abrasive than Austin. So expect When I first went to Manila in Deemed unsafe, Interlagos was reaches them. tough on drivers. Cars need out- two-stop strategies. the early seventies, maps were abandoned by F1 in favor of the To win this Drivers’ Champi- standing balance to manage the useless, because official street Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de onship, Vettel realistically just technical middle sector, and speed The race is on the big screen at the names reflected transient govern- Janeiro in 1978. needs to finish. Alonso needs for the rest. Weather is always a Green Man 11pm on Sunday, and the ment namings in favor of heroes In 1988 Jacarepaguá was Vettel’s alternator to melt. factor in Interlagos, and rain is race is 11pm on Saturday. Sponsors put Dylan on track Phuket-based race car driver Dylan two races in Chennai in early Feb- sponsor for the championship prior Young is pleased to announce that ruary. The championship consists to the opening two races at the Indigo Pearl Resort Phuket has of 18 drivers from 19 countries Airtel Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix followed in the footsteps of lifestyle Young is the only driver flying the in late October. venue KU DÉ TA Singapore by flag for Australia and also represent- KU DE TA’s support has now becoming a support sponsor for his ing the island of Phuket. paved the way for other lavish MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Young, based in both Australia brands in the region to support Championship season. and Phuket, is thrilled to be linked Dylan’s career such as award The new MRF Challenge Cham- with such successful brands in the winning luxury design resort pionships credibility is supported by Asia Pacific region. “I would like Indigo Pearl Resort Phuket. Indian Formula 1 star Narain to express my gratitude to KU DÉ Equally pleased with the new YOUNG AND FREE: Dylan with his new race car sponsor KU DÉ TA. Karthikeyan, who is acting as the TA Singapore as my major spon- sponsorship was Indigo Pearl’s series ambassador. sor and Indigo Pearl Resort General Manager Kelly Lewis The cars are powered by 2.0- Phuket for their invaluable support who said, “We are very excited liter,210brake horse power Renault and am excited about where these about this new partnership with engines that propel the drivers to partnerships could take us, as I’m Dylan. He is a proven winner in speeds of up to 260km/h. MRF has his field. To be affiliated, achieve supplied specifically designed ZLO such a distinction and industry en- slick tyres and the cars’ perfor- dorsements inspires him and the mance levels are similar to that of team at Indigo Pearl to continue international Formula 3 standards. its winning ways.” The championship features 10 Dylan raced in Formula BMW races over four weekends from Pacific and the JK Racing Asia Dylan Young at a recent race. October through to February and Series from 2010 to 2011 but faced is broadcast on ESPN Star Sports hoping to emulate on the track an uphill battle this year due to across Asia. The first races were what they have achieved as budget problems until KU DÉ TA held in New Delhi at the Buddh In- successful and iconic brands.” Singapore threw their support ternational F1 Circuit late October. KU DÉ TA, perched on top of behind the speedster as his major The series then moves back to the the Marina Bay Sands overlooking backer, with Indigo Pearl Resort F1 Circuit in India from November Singapore’s Formula 1 circuit, Phuket following suit for the 30 to December 2, before the final came on board as Dylan’s major upcoming races. – Phuket Gazette November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 49 Laguna Phuket Triathlon starts Chris McCormack remarked:“I’ve heard so much about Laguna Phuket over the years but have never managed to make it there. I’m really looking forward to finally get there and race in this iconic triathlon location.” Both LPT and Ironman 70.3 Laguna Phuket will attract a field of about one thou- sand athletes from around the world, and are linked by a ‘tri-fest’ of training and social activities at Laguna Phuket during the week between the two Sunday races. With some athletes opting to take on the challenge of competing in both events, there AND THEY’RE OFF: Competition at last year’s Laguna Phuket Triathlon was fierce. Photo: Laguna Endurance athlete Paul “Turbo” Trebilcock are a number of intriguing duels in store. One aims to triumph against the pro field at of the most prominent will be between Renowned as the fastest American Iron- ing duel with 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Ironman 70.3 Laguna Phuket with his global Laguna veteran Belinda Granger of Australia man and one of the top professional Champion and defending Laguna Phuket challenge partner Simon Donato. and Czech Olympian Radka Vodickova, who triathletes in the world, Lieto has recorded 70.3 Champion Melissa Hauschildt of Aus- are both vying to become LPT’s first-ever 15 major victories, including three Ironman tralia who was beaten into fourth place THE 19th Laguna Phuket Triathlon (LPT) women’s triple champion. wins, a U.S. Ironman Cham- on September 9 by Cave, more than seven takes place Sunday November 25 at 6:30am. Italian Massimo Cigana, pionship and three Top 10 minutes behind Cave’s winning time of The event has attracted a world class inter- LPT’s first-ever triple cham- finishes at the Ironman World 4:28:05. national field to Asia’s premier destination pion in the men’s field, returns Championship in Kona, Hawaii, At Laguna Phuket, Hauschildt will be triathlon. The LPT consists of a 1.8 kilo- to defend his title in a bid to be highlighted by a second-place aiming to hold off the challenges of Cave, meter swim, 55km bike ride and 12km run a four-time champion. finish in 2009. Rodickova, Granger and a field of other top through the tropical scenery of Laguna. He will face stiff opposition The recently-crowned pros to hold on to her 2011 title, which she Australian Chris “Macca” McCormack, from elite pros such as American 2012 Ironman 70.3 World won with a course record of 4:17:01. the two-time Ironman World Champion Chris Lieto – an Ironman cham- Champion, Leanda Cave, Two intrepid endurance reality TV stars and one of the most successful athletes pion renowned as the ‘fastest signed up for the Laguna are also making Ironman 70.3 Laguna in triathlon history, has signed up to cyclist in triathlon racing’. Phuket event less than 24 Phuket the final leg of a global adventure compete in the Laguna Phuket Triathlon The reputed fastest cyclist in hours after completing her challenge that will be seen by millions of (LPT) on November 25 and Ironman 70.3 triathlon, Chris Lieto, is heading epic World Championship vic- viewers across North America and Laguna on December 2. back to Phuket to compete in the tory in Las Vegas on elsewhere around the world. Macca has won 200 races around the Laguna Phuket Triathlon (LPT) and Leanda Cave September 9, and before re- Laguna Phuket Triathlon is on Sunday world since 1993 including 12 Ironman Ironman 70.3 for his second year. suming training for her next November 25 and the Ironman 70.3 is victories, more than any other male Lieto says he is keen to make up for his title bid at the Ironman World Champion- December 2.A number of events will be competitor. He is also the only triathlete Phuket debut last year, when he was forced ship in Kona, Hawaii on October 13. held in the week between the triathlons ever to be Olympic Course and Ironman to retire from the 70.3 after crashing on Laguna’s confirmation of Cave’s to keep those in attendance busy. World Champion. the bike course. participation has set the stage for a thrill- – Phuket Gazette 50 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012 Futsal buzz only beginning Phuket United, the island’s pro futsal team, officially begin their inaugural season in Thailand’s elite league

MEET THE TEAM: Above, from left, Head Coach Suphol Senapeng, Brazilian players Rogerio Moreira and Jackson Santos, and Assistant Coach Patt Sriwijit. Below, from top left going clockwise: Saharat Inpan, Benjarong Panbob, Anuwat Pathan, Anurak Petchluan,Teerachit Jantaramat, Aukkadech Chuaikhlai, Konok Chitchiew, Korait Seawgoa, Nattaphong Buachary, Parinya Pandee, Piya Rookon and Taweesak Cheeplek. The two Brazilians and Nathapong scored the goals in last Wednesday’s 3-0 away-victory over Samut Prakarn FC.

By Steven Layne cheer on the team... I want them to succeed the game with Highways Department, even and would everyone in Phuket who has time though the result was not a victory. In LAST week’s conclusion of the FIFA Futsal to come to home matches.” sports, there is losing and winning, and World Cup, Thailand, has set the stage for The 2012-2013 season officially started besides, we only trained for three weeks exciting local league action, with the island’s on October 10, with all 16 teams in the leading up to the season opener.” professional club, Phuket United to debut in country’s elite league playing their first The coach has set a goal for the team to their first home match of the Thailand Futsal game. finish within the top 5 ranks of the league. Premier League 2012-2013 season, tonight Pitted against Highways Department FC This may be not be a difficult goal to reach, (November 24) against Bangkok FC. in their league debut, Phuket United lost 1- especially with the help of two key Brazilian The match follows Phuket beating Samut 2, despite controlling pace and possession players, Jackson Santos and Rogerio Moreira. Prakarn on Wednesday night for most of the match. “Jackson Santos has played for many Recently appointed honorary advisor of the The club comprises a total of 15 players teams in Thailand and Brazil and I believe club, Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut re- – 13 Thai and two Brazilians. in him. He’s an extraordinary player with marked: “Futsal is an exciting sport that Head Coach Suphol Senapeng has high many skills,” the coach said, “Although, he requires [high levels of] concentration among hopes for this season. wasn’t able to score in our match with the athletes. If I get some free time, I want to “I’m satisfied with the performance in Highway Department FC, since players were still getting use to each other, but we still had lots of chances and it will take time to see the full potential of the team.” the pitch for our team this season.” Southeast Asia Cup kicks off A native of Fortaleza City, in Brazil’s A native of Maringa in Brazil’s Parana THE AFF Suzuki Cup comes just in time to cure any futsal hangover Thai fans may Ceara state, 26-year-old Francisco Jack- state, 29-year-old Rogerio Moreira will play be feeling. Eight teams from across South East Asia will compete in two groups to son Alves Dos Santos will alternate between as a left winger, but has told the Gazette he see who will go on to the knockout stage and eventually be crowned the ‘King of winger and pivot (center forward) positions. is a universal player – comfortable to play Asean football’. Group A has been dubbed the “Group of Death” and consists of He has played for several clubs in Brazil in any position. Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Myanmar. such as John Deere, Fortaleza, Matelandia In Brazil, he has played for: Internacional Thailand go into the tourney as one of the form teams after a pre-tournament run that and Medianeira. In Thailand, before joining de Porto Alegre, Banespa, Wimpro, Sao Paulo, saw them beat the Thai Premier League All-Stars 5-1, Laos 2-1, shock the reigning AFF Phuket, he played for I Am Sport, Chonburi Santa Fe, Osvaldo Cruz, Palmitos Santa Suzuki Cup champions Malaysia 2-0 and hit five goals past both Bhutan and Bangladesh. Blue Wave and Samut Prakarn United. Other Catarina, Assis, Palmeiras and Juventus; in Thailand were knocked out of the AFF Suzuki Cup at the group stages in 2010. than this, he has also played for a club in Spain, for: GSI Bilbo and Boadilla. Group A matches will be played at Rajamangala Stadium and Muang Thong stadium in Kazakhstan: Mfk Tulpar. Prior to joining Phuket last year, Moreira Bangkok. Group B, consisting of Malaysia, Singapore, Laos and Indonesia, will play their Jackson told the Gazette: “I’m happy to played for Thailand’s CAT Telecom FC for games at Bukit Jalil National Stadium and Shah Alam stadium, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia play in Phuket this year, I want to have a two seasons. are the defending champions, while Indonesia topped group A in 2010 and lost in the final good season. A new team, new people and Moreira was an integral part in Phuket to Malaysia. The Reds and Whites will be hoping for a similar showing this year. one ambition – to win the league.” United’s promotion campaign last season, The AFF Suzuki Cup is a biennial football competition organized by the ASEAN Foot- Coach Suphol also praised Phuket’s helping the team to become crowned South- ball Federation (AFF) and accredited by FIFA. The top six-seeded teams contest the cup returning Brazilian star, Rogerio Moreira: ern and overall champions of the CAT along with two qualifiers, this year Laos and Myanmar. The tournament runs from “He is a key foreign player of the Thai National Championship. The Brazilian was November 24 through December 22. – Andrew Scott league, and quite a strong shooter. I’m named tournament MVP, before signing confident that his form will explode onto with Phuket for his second year. November 24 - 30, 2012 PHUKET GAZETTE 51 Iron siblings Tennis at Thanyapura Katie: It’s fun to do and I like Katie: To have a fast time and Katie (on the right) at IronKids. to compete. win a trophy. What’s your training schedule What other sports do you By Andrew Scott like? play? THIS week’s featured Ironkids are Chris: I swim four times a Chris: Football, tennis and Chris and Katie Thomson. The week, cycle when I can and do basketball. brother and sister duo have lived various other sports. Katie: Football. on Phuket for the last six years Katie: I swim four times a week and competed in every IronKids and play football. When did you start compet- ing in sporting events? event held at Thanyapura Sports Which is your favorite part of the and Leisure Club. Chris: When I was six. IronKids race – swim, bike run? Katie: When I was six. Phuket Gazette: Why do you Chris: Cycling. compete in IronKids? Katie: Cycling. Why do you like them [sport- Chris: I really enjoy triathlons. ing events]? Why do you both enjoy cycling? Chris: I like the competition CHANG CHAMPION: From left: Craig Johns, Thanyapura director of Sports I swim in Silver Fins, enjoy cy- Academy, Mikhail Fufygin, Russia and Alexander Ward, Great Britain. cling and am always running Chris: It allows me to go fast and and it makes the training worth- around, so it makes sense for me it’s my strongest leg [of the race]. while. to compete in IronKids. Katie: It’s fun going down hills Katie: I like to hang out with my friends. Which is the hardest part of the IronKids race – swim, bike, run? Who are your favorite Chris: Running. athletes? Katie: Running. Chris: Lionel Messi, Usain Bolt, Alistair Brownlee and The Plexicushion tennis courts at Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club. Why do you both find running Jurgen Zack. the hardest part? Katie: Jaray Jearanai (I think THE Chang ITF Men’s Thailand Agar and Austria’s Sebastian Bader Chris: I’m not a natural distance he’s going to win the world Pro Circuit 2013 recently fin- beat Alexander Ward and his runner and because it’s the last championship) and Jurgen Zack. ished at the Thanyapura Sports French partner Antoine Escoffier event, I tend to be tired and it’s hot. and Leisure Club.The tennis in the Doubles final 7:6, 2:6, 10:8. Katie: It’s the hardest because What does being an IronKid event attracted a world-class Thanyapura’s Tennis Academy it’s so hot. mean to you? field, who competed over three was chosen to host the tournament Chris: It’s great being able to tournaments for prize money by the Tourism Authority of Thai- What do you hope to achieve at train with top athletes and the worth US$10,000. land (TAT) for its renowned this year’s IronKids? triathlon is a really tough sport, Alexander Ward of Great Brit- state-of-the-art facilities, including Chris: Win my age group – hope- so I think it’s an achievement ain won the singles trophy with six floodlit Plexicushion tennis fully. If not, then I’d like to improve when I do well. 6:3, 6:1 victory over Russian courts and stadium seating for Chris at an IronKids event. on my time from the practice race. Katie: It’s cool. Mikhail Fufygin. Australian Ryan more than 600 spectators. 52 PHUKET GAZETTE November 24 - 30, 2012