ANDAMAN Edition PHUKET’S LEADING NEWSPAPER... SINCE 1993 Now NATIONWIDE Corruption rife in all departments Survey highlights perceptions of widespread corruption INSIDE TODAY July 20 - 26, 2013 PhuketGazette.Net In partnership with The Nation 25 Baht Mum pimps daughter for rent money FINALLY! POLICE charged a woman for DESPERATELY NEEDED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROLLS OUT selling the sexual services of her 14- year-old daughter. The woman was caught during a sting operation in which she sold the services of the girl to an undercover police officer for 3,000 baht. Full story on Page 3 Go Eco Phuket takes plunge to remove fishnet LOCAL marine conservation group Go Eco Phuket staged an emergency net removal operation after footage surfaced of a large fishing net en- tangled in the delicate corals of popu- lar Phuket dive site Shark Point. The operation, consisting of 25 dive volunteers and two dive boats donated for the cause, was hailed as a success by organizers after the remains of the net were safely removed from the reef. Full story on Page 8 DSI readies for

Somphon Chaisawat (left) will be behind the wheel as the first bus in the six bus fleet of the Phuket Airport Express shifts into gear Friday. crackdown on area on the west coast. All the other bus “I have no fear… It’s my dream come airport taxis By Chutharat Plerin services run from Phuket Town. true,” says Airport Express bus operator DEPARTMENT of Special Investi- For 10 years no business owner has dared Prakob Panyawai. “My hard work has finally gations (DSI) officers will arrive on THE new bus service from Phuket Airport to to confront the sometimes violent Phuket paid off.” the island next week to begin a two- Patong Beach launched today with the man tuk-tuk and taxi cartels, notoriously known “I’m not afraid to run the buses to Patong,” day campaign targeting airport taxi behind the operation saying he has “no fear” for ending the most recent attempt to launch he said. “I have talked to Patong officials and drivers and Russian business of retaliation from local tuk-tuk and taxi mafia. a bus service on the west coast by pulling a Preechavude ‘Prab’ Keesin, son of… owners using Thai nominees. The service is Phuket’s first tourist-oriented driver from the bus and severely beating him bus line to directly serve a major tourism beach in full view of the tourist passengers on board. Continued on Page 2; Special Report: Pages 40-41 Full story on Page 9 2 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS July 20 - 26, 2013 DSI denies taking tea

Property Laguna Golf Club open money for protection for business during By Chutharat Plerin upgrade. Page 13 THE Department of Special Investigation (DSI) denied provid- Business ing “protection services” for illegal Is China’s expansion businesses in a notification released into Southeast Asia a on July 12 which claimed that con artists in Phuket were using the boon or...? PagePage 1717 department’s name to squeeze people for protection money. Events “We received reports that there are people using the DSI’s name Dry Buddhist holidays to collect money from business and a fun Belgian owners who illegally employ National Day. Page 34 migrant workers, as well as those trading pirated goods,” DSI Direc- tor Udom Phetcharakut said. Food The reports of the incidents Authentic Italian food were filed from across the department’s Region 8, which not as complicated as encompasses Surat Thani, you thought. Page 36 Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, DSI Director Udom Phetcharakut says con artists pretending to be DSI Ranong, Chumphon and Nakorn agents are shaking down illegal businesses. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong Sri Thammarat, Mr Udom said. All provinces in Region 8 were “Anybody with information Explore “There is no such thing as ‘pro- ordered to take immediate action about people illegally using the Baz ponders paralells tection money’ that can be paid to against con artists using the DSI DSI name should contact us at between Provence DSI officers,” he said. name and posing as agents. 077-600606,” he said. and Phuket. Page Page 4144 Sport Woman rescued from bridge jump An exclusive interview A 43-YEAR-OLD woman was wrote to her family, asking them rescued from the fast-flowing to forgive her and take care of her with Australia’s swim water in the channel separating children,” Col Prakob said. coach. Page Page 4750 Phuket from the mainland two Kusoldharm Foundation rescue hours after she was last seen workers searched for two hours standing at the railing of Thao but could not find Ms Nisapat. Thepkrasattri Bridge on July 11. “At about midnight, villagers Island rolls forward with buses Rescue workers and Tah Chat fishing at the northern end of the From page 1 Chai Police who rushed to the bridge saw a woman floating in scene soon after 10pm found her the water,” Col Prakob explained. …Patong Mayor Pian Keesin and car and searched it, said Lt Col “She was rushed to the hospi- head of the largest taxi driver Prakob Boonkwan. tal and fortunately only suffered association in Patong. Inside was a purse, a book and minor scratches from the rocks,” Mr Prakob’s initial plan to an identification card confirming he said. have the new bus route also the woman as Nisapat Petchkhao, “She declined to answer any of Rescue workers searched for two serve Kata-Karon was set to start 43, from Phang Nga. my questions,” Col Prakob said. hours in the dark but failed to find in March this year, but met “In the book was a message she – Thawit Bilabdullar the woman. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar threatening opposition from Kata-Karon taxi drivers and did not get official approval, pend- Japanese surfer pulled unconscious from sea at Kata Noi ing more talks with the local Somphon Chaisawat will drive the A JAPANESE surfer rescued on coast beach. drivers. bus on its first run from the airport. the afternoon of July 16 from “The next time the lifeguards Staunch support from route shortened, to Patong, but the strong surf at Kata Noi saw him, at about 4pm, he was Terayout Prasertphol, chief of finally approved. Beach, on Phuket’s west coast, unconscious in the water,” said the Phuket Provincial Land “We will launch our bus at 9am is conscious and recovering at Uten Singsom, head of the Kata- Transportation Office, and the from the airport to Patong,” said a local hospital, the Gazette Karon Lifeguard Club. 29 government officers, airport Mr Prakob. “And I haven’t given was told. “We believe he struck his head officials and tourism and hotel up on getting all the way to Kata- Lifeguards saw the man, on his own board,” he said. Surf at Kata Noi. Photo: Steve Martin industry representatives present Karon. We just need more time. who is believed to be in his early Lifeuards pulled him to shore at a meeting on June 11 saw the One day we’ll make it.” 50s, out surfing the large waves at the popular west and transferred him to hospital. – Orawin Narabal July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 First cop to be charged with trafficking suspended from force SGT Maj Weerayuth Feuangfu, the Phang The “ongoing investigation” is being a Rohingya woman who asserts she was Sgt Weerayuth has been charged with dep- Nga policeman believed to be the first Royal carried out by a task force of selected of- repeatedly raped after she left a shelter for rivation of liberty by carrying out abduction Thai Police officer charged with human ficers from the Phang Nga Provincial refugees in Phang Nga on May 27. through deceit, Gen Chalit explained. trafficking, was indefinitely suspended Police who will determine whether or not Sgt Weerayuth is alleged to be the man Col Weerasil Kwanseng, Superintendent from active duty last week. Sgt Weerayuth should be dismissed, and, who picked up the victim and four other of Kuraburi District Police, whose offic- “He was suspended from the Royal if so, with or without pension, Maj Gen Rohingya at the shelter. ers placed Sgt Weerayuth under arrest, Thai Police last week pending the outcome Chalit explained. The man charged with rape, Korlimula previously confirmed that, by law: of the ongoing investigation,” Phang Nga The investigation into Sgt Weerayuth’s Ramahatu, is a former employee of Sgt “Because he is a police officer, his pun- Provincial Police Commander Chalit status as a Royal Thai Police officer stems Weerayuth. ishment will be double [that of a civilian] Kaewyarat said on Monday. from his alleged involvement in the case of In addition to human trafficking charges, if he is found guilty.” – Chutharat Plerin Mum pimps out teen daughter By Kritsada Mueanhawong under the age of 15 is five to 20 years and 10,000 to 40,000 baht. PHUKET police arrested a mother Cases of minors being sold into last week for selling her daughter prostitution by their parents in for sex. Phuket is a rarity, Weeraphat The arrest took place during a Enamuna, an officer at the Phuket sting operation in a karaoke bar in Provincial Office of Social Devel- Wichit. opment and Human Security, said. “An undercover policeman ar- “However, we often find ranged to purchase sex from the women or teenage girls who say 14-year-old girl in the karaoke on they were lured by others into Kwang Road for 3,000 baht,” said prostitution,” Mr Weeraphat said. Wichit Police officer Passakorn “We are aware of and con- Sonthikul. cerned about When the girl this human traf- arrived at a ‘We often find women ficking problem. Phuket Town or teenage girls who Every year, we |hotel on July 11 hold a seminar to meet the say they were lured by for police… policeman, he ex- others into prostitution’ and local gov- plained who he – Weeraphat Enamuna ernment offices was and took her about the back to the bar, Anti-human Lt Col Passakorn said. Trafficking Act and teach them “We found out that the girl’s how to prevent people in the area mother owns the place,” he said. from being lured into human or “She told us that she was 6,000 sex trafficking. This year we baht in debt and needed the money held it on July 5 at Royal Phuket to pay for her rented room, so she City hotel,” he said. The 14-year-old’s mother (bottom) was charged for procuring a person to provide sexual services. Other decided to use her daughter as a Victims of sex or human traf- women working at the karaoke where the girl was sold were questioned by police. Photo: Chaichana Keowkaew prostitute,” he said. ficking found in Phuket are sent “We charged the mother with to the vocational rehabilitation work in Phuket to get full infor- sex or human trafficking can con- cial Development and Human Se- procuring a person to provide center in Surat Thani or the Phuket mation about the job they are being tact local police at 191; curity at 076-212726 or sexual services,” he said. shelter for children and families, offered before accepting it, and Prachabodi call center at 1300; the 076-240414. According to Section 282 of he said. advised against placing too much Phuket shelter for children and the Thai Criminal Code, the pun- Mr Weeraphat advised people trust in strangers. families at 076-213315; or the Additional reporting by Orawin ishment for procuring a child in other provinces being offered Anyone with information about Phuket Provincial Office of So- Narabal Two more sought in attack on Malaysian royal bodyguard THE five people accused of attack- “We have sent the warrants to ing a Malaysian royal family body- Malaysian police, who are search- guard in Patong in May continue ing for them,” he said. to be held in Phuket as police pur- Three Thais and two Malay- sue two additional suspects. sians have been charged with One of the burnt motorbikes. “The court has issued arrest robbery and assault in the at- warrants for two Malaysian sus- tack, which left bodyguard pects,” Phuket Provincial Police Mohd Sobri Bin Said severely Motorbike arson Deputy Commander Arun beaten. re-ignites, three Kaewvatee said. – Orawin Narabal bikes torched POLICE suspect arson in the lat- est motorbike blaze in which one motorbike was destroyed and two others damaged in Patong on Tuesday. Maj Pattapee Srichay of the Patong police noted that 40 mo- torbikes have been destroyed by fire in Phuket in recent months. “We are continuing our inves- tigation and will arrest anyone involved in these arson attacks,” he said. – Kritsada Mueanhawong 4 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS July 20 - 26, 2013 Drive-by sighting nets teen motorbike thieves Keeping POLICE arrested three Phuket teenagers last Sunday for stealing THAILAND has again ranked poorly in multiple motorbikes and selling the parts for pocket money. Transparency International’s annual The teenagers were caught in report on corruption worldwide, possession of nine stolen bikes in good condition and one that had released last week. How does this been dismantled, said Phuket City Police Deputy Superintendent report affect Phuket? Prawit Engchuan. The Phuket Gazette investigates. The teenagers’ activities came to police attention on July 2 when a Mattayom 2 student at Baan GLOBAL corruption watchdog [32%] might be inflated because Thungka School in Rassada re- Transparency International last of the recent news of people cheat- ported his Yamaha Mio stolen from week released its annual report on ing on the national teacher in front of the school. corruption worldwide. admissions test. This gives people “We checked the Phuket Known as the Global Corrup- a bad perception of the Thai edu- Provincial Administration Organi- tion Barometer, the report cation system,” he said. zation public CCTV cameras and compiles an international index of “Apart from the teacher admis- saw three teenagers stealing the The three teenagers stripped down stolen motorbikes to be sold as parts. all countries based on surveys of sions test scandal, I do not see any bike,” said Lt Col Prawit. police, confessed to the theft and “From the preliminary investi- everyday people and how corrup- other problems that can be con- Police assigned a team to look led them to the home of 18-year- gation, we found that they had tion affects their daily lives. sidered as corruption in the for them, and on July 13 a Phuket old Narin Klongyuth, in Thalang. been stealing bikes and selling the Thailand did not fare well: 71% education system,” he added. City policeman spotted a teen Mr Narin and another youth – parts for money to hang out,” Lt of respondents felt that Regardless, Mr Anurak called riding a motorbike that matched a 17-year-old given the pseudonym Col Prawit said. police were corrupt or on all Education Department the description of the stolen bike “B” – were found at the house with All three of the teenagers have extremely corrupt; 68% officers to be trans- and had the same license plates. nine motorbikes in good condition. been charged with theft and felt that political par- parent in their When stopped and questioned One motorbike, however, had receiving stolen property, Col ties were corrupt or affairs as a by the police, the teen, a 16-year- already been stripped down for Prawit confirmed. extremely corrupt; personal old given the pseudonym “A” by parts to be sold. – Kritsada Mueanhawong and 58% felt that respon- public officials sibility and civil ser- in or- vants der to were combat cor- the percep- rupt tion of being or ex- corrupt. tremely “Each official must corrupt. be held account- The surveys able for their confirmed Trans- work and every- parency International’s one must be Corruption Perceptions transparent – Index released last year, in especially which Thailand ranked 88 education out of 176 countries. staff,” he Thailand’s ranking identified it said. as worse than Serbia and El Sal- He vador, on par with Swaziland, added marginally better than Malawi, but that his officers carry out random much better than Iran, Uganda and checks to ensure staff do not take Afghanistan. advantage of their positions. The annual Global Corruption “We regularly check up on our Barometer report this year also officers, this is especially so when highlighted the fact that corruption equipment is being purchased. I reached into nearly every facet of believe we have been doing great people’s lives in Thailand: 32% of work to keep Phuket’s educa- respondents felt that education sys- tional system free from tems were corrupt or extremely corruption,” he said. corrupt and 21% felt that medical “However, every department and health services were corrupt has bad people, and I urge any- or extremely corrupt. one who sees any corrupt In short, over one fifth of activities in Phuket’s education respondents believed that parents system to report it to us at 076- in Thailand could not send their 211591,” Mr Anurak said. children to school or to hospital without facing corruption. HEALTH AND WEALTH

SCHOOL’S OUT Phuket Provincial Health Office Director Bancha Kakong, likewise, Anurak Rungrueng, Acting Direc- sees corruption in the Health Min- tor of the Phuket Primary istry as a national issue, not a local Education Area Office (PPEAO), one. and hence the chief administrator “I think Phuket plays a very of all government schools in small part in the 21% who believe Phuket and the neighboring prov- that the Thai health ministry is inces, does not believe one third corrupt. I believe we have a great of a sample population accusing system to check up on corrup- the education system of being cor- tion,” Dr Bancha said, without rupt constitutes a problem. elaborating what measures are in “I don’t think the education sys- place to curb corruption in his tem is that corrupt. This number office. July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 5 an eye on corruption “Where cheating can exist in to the World Bank and Transpar- Phuket is with the bidding for ency International, is to raise base health ministry projects, but this salaries. is more about construction com- According to the Royal Thai panies securing contracts and Police Act BE 2554 (2011), a then passing on the work to an- senior-ranking officer of the rank other company to complete the Colonel, usually indicating the project at a cheaper cost,” Dr officer is at least a police station Bancha explained. superintendent, receives a starting salary of 18,910 baht a month. POLICE A Sergeant Major, however, is to be paid a meager starting sal- While Phuket’s top health and edu- ary of 9,850 baht a month. cation officials are willing to Col Arun believes that raising dismiss corruption as a non-issue, police salaries any further would the police – the worst-rated insti- have only a limited effect in tution in the survey – recognized reducing corruption among police that corruption does exist in in Phuket. Phuket and that work still needs “Increasing police salaries to be done to root out the culprits. might help stop some corruption, “I cannot deny there is a prob- but lower-lever officers would lem concerning police corruption not gain much if their salaries across Thailand, including were raised. The point is, regard- Phuket,” said Phuket Provincial less of rank, police officers Police Deputy Commander Arun should not receive any dirty Kaewvatee. money,” he said. “In Phuket, there are some try to have our own officers in- to arrest bad people and have them sure we are doing enough to gain “We need everyone to help us lower-level officers who are in- vestigate crooked police and we locked up. People do not like po- the trust of the people, instead of check up on police officers on the volved in corruption. However, we punish them in accordance with the lice when they are suddenly making them fear or hate us,” he island and report any illegal activi- are getting rid of them,” said Col law,” he added (see page 3). involved in their lives. said. ties to us,” Col Arun urged. Arun. Col Arun believes that public “This is so not only in Thailand; “There are more than a thou- “The Royal Thai Police is a big perception may play a large part other countries have the same PAY DIRT sand police officers stationed in organization – there are more than in such a high number of people problem as well,” he explained. Phuket. There must be some bad 200,000 police officers across the (71%) believing that the police are “However, we cannot blame the Among the top suggestions for police in our force… We will in- country – so it is not easy to check corrupt or very corrupt. poll or people. We need to take a combating corruption among the vestigate and get rid of them,” he up on all of the officers, but we “The nature of police work is good look at ourselves to make ranks of civil servants, according said. 6 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS July 20 - 26, 2013 Rights Commission silent on Rohingya shootings THAILAND’S Human Rights Commission investigation,” said Ketsarin Tiawsakul, direc- said some reports, while other reports quoted (HRC) told the Gazette on July 11 that they tor of the HRC’s human rights infringement eye-witnesses saying as many as 25 refugees were “unable to report” on their own investi- investigation office. were killed in the incident. gation into reports of Royal Thai Navy sail- “For now, we have nothing to say. We will Two bodies were pulled from the sea in ors opening fire on a boatload of Rohingya, release information to the public as soon as the same area at about the same time as the Monkey business allegedly killing at least two of the refugees, we can,” she added. alleged shootings, but neither their identi- in February. According to a report by the international ties nor the cause of death could be on campaign trail The news comes four months after Prime agency Human Rights Watch, Royal Thai Navy established. Minister Yingluck Shinawatra promised the sailors opened fire on the Rohingya off the Vice Admiral Taratorn Kajitsuwan, who is international press that the allegations would Phang Nga coast, after several of the refu- responsible for all naval operations along the be investigated. gees panicked and jumped ship. Andaman coast, denied the shootings to “We cannot reveal anything about the At least two of the refugees were shot dead, Australia’s ABC News. – Phuket Gazette Jealous lover stabs himself Who to choose? Photo: Law Keven

INVESTIGATORS in Songkhla By Thawit Bilabdullar puzzled over the murky identity of vandals who were destroying A 19-YEAR-OLD man charged election campaign posters for the for assisting in the attack on province’s upcoming Provincial Vorasit “Pla wan” Issara last year Administration Organization elec- was found bleeding heavily in his tions. Phuket Town room on July 14 af- Some of the posters had been ter he reportedly stabbed himself pulled down and ripped to shreds. in the leg in a fit of jealous rage. Unscrupulous political agents? Police arrived at the scene at Disgruntled voters? In fact, the about 3:50am to find Narubet culprits turned out to be far more “Goh” Tesnork leaning against a devious: a crowd of monkeys liv- bed, smeared in blood. ing in the jungles of two nearby hills. The officers were alerted to his After posters belonging to both condition after his girlfriend, candidates in the tight race were Waraporn Boonreungsri, 29, called found to have been destroyed, both to explain that he had stabbed him- parties complained to the local self repeatedly in the leg. Election Commission (EC). “His face was pale and he was EC officials went to investigate. bleeding from stab wounds to his When they arrived at the scene leg,” said Rachan Phunwai of the of destruction, it was clear who Phuket City Police. the culprits were. Casually sitting “Kusoldharm Foundation res- on and around the wooden poster cue workers rushed him to Mr Narubet hurt himself, not his girlfriend, when he feared she would leave him. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar frames were about 100 macaques, Vachira Phuket Hospital,” Capt which was the catalyst for a fight angry, but he didn’t want to hurt Issara, managing director of the both adults and juveniles. Rachan said. between the couple. me, so he started stabbing himself.” Sri Panwa resort and son of Thai The Election Commission called Ms Waraporn told police that “He thought I was going to leave Officers confirmed that Mr construction magnate Songkran off its investigation. Mr Narubet found a message from him for the other man,” Ms Narubet was one of eight suspects Issara, at the Rachada pub in Phun – Manager Online another man on her mobile phone, Waraporn told police. “He was so charged for the attack on Pla Wan Phol on January 4, 2012. Drunk rams truck, survives Tip-off leads A MAN charged for drunk driving survived slamming into the to bullets but door of a parked 18-wheeler before dawn on July 15. Rescue workers found Nattapol no firearms Kansol, 44, with a bloodied face next to his motorbike about 500 meters south of Tesco Lotus Thalang on Thepkrasattri Road. Witnesses said Mr Nattapol was driving in a drunken way be- fore the accident, said Sub Lt Yongyuth Pechnuam of the Thalang police. – Thawit Bilabdullar Mr Nattapol at the scene. Mr Suwat had bullets but no gun. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong A TIP-OFF led police to catch a man illegally in possession of over 50 rounds of ammunition for mul- tiple types of handguns. Police found no guns in the July 14 raid on his house. Phuket City Police secured a search warrant for the house of Suwat Saramas, 30, after receiv- ing information that he was in illegal possession of firearms. Over 50 rounds of ammunition were found in a backpack, said Capt Tawan Lakmas, but police could find no guns. Mr Suwat was charged with illegal possession of ammunition. – Irfarn Jamdukor July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 7 Debt takes fatal toll By Saran Mitrarat seek help. “If you have debts with a bank that you cannot repay, you A SPATE of debt-related deaths should contact the bank directly… has prompted the Phuket Social “If you owe money to a loan CCTV footage showed the man Development and Human Security shark and can’t pay it back, con- stuffing the panties into his jeans. office to make a public appeal for tact the police or the DSI any persons suffering deep an- [Department of Special Investiga- guish over debt to call the Health tion],” he said. Knicker nicker Office hotline 1667. The Human Security office also The appeal follows the death of provides help for the destitute. caught on CCTV 28-year-old Dussadee Ngoy- “We can give around 2,000 phutorn, from Sakon Nakhon, last baht per case, not more than three pocketing panties week. Police believe Ms Dussadee times per fiscal year,” he said. POLICE are sniffing out the trail committed suicide due to the Those who would like to apply of a chronic underwear thief who stress of overwhelming debt. for the money should visit his of- was caught on CCTV stealing over Local residents spotted her fice with Thai ID card and house 20 pairs of drying panties from a body in a lagoon behind Phuket registration documents. Officials Phuket Town apartment complex. Rajabhat University at 7:20am on conduct an interview and a house Somsak Somjai, owner of July 11. inspection to confirm that the Chaloemlarp Apartment, set up Ms Dussadee, owner of the My money is genuinely needed. CCTV cameras after repeated Mint beauty salon in Samkong, “We can help people who don’t complaints from tenants. Phuket Town, was last seen have enough money to buy food, “On July 2 at about 9pm, the standing and crying by the side of Divers prepare to recover Ms Dussadee’s body. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong who have many children or eld- cameras captured a man, about 25 the lagoon before dawn. neighbors told police, “She had fatal plunge, Wichit Police arrested erly people to take care of, or those to 35 years old, arriving on a mo- “A local resident rode past and not paid her rent, electric or wa- a mother for selling her daughter with a fatally ill family member or torbike and pretending to be saw Ms Dussadee crying near the ter bills for months. Her rent was for sex. Debt was identified as the whose head of household has talking on his mobile phone,” he pond at about 4am,” Phuket City due again today [July 11]. instigator for the crime. died,” he explained. told police last Thursday. Police Capt Rachan Phunwai told “Yesterday, her shop was On June 30, a 52-year-old ice “We grant money case by case, CCTV footage then shows the the Gazette. closed. Last month, a neighbor cream vendor – Chinda Kasiraksa, but we have been able to help al- man walking to the back of the “However, when he rode back saw her throwing belongings a known family man – was found most everyone who has contacted apartment where clothes are dry- about an hour later, she wasn’t around inside her shop. Apparently hanged at his home in Baan Don, us recently,” he said. ing. Still talking on the phone he there. Only her purse and some she shouted, ‘Take whatever you Thalang. His death was attributed Anyone who needs help or starts stealing the underwear – tissues were left near the pond,” want, I will go kill myself’,” Capt to suicide instigated by depression knows someone who does may stuffing them into the front of his he added. “Inside her purse, all we Rachan said. over heavy debts. contact the Phuket Social Devel- pants and his pockets. found were cosmetics and a debit The number of people in Phuket “More people have been call- opment and Human Security office “Now we know the face of the card,” Capt Rachan said. facing difficulty repaying debts is ing us recently about debt at 076-240414 or 076-212726. suspect, we are searching for Police investigating the case on the rise, said Human Security problems,” said Mr Tawatchai. him,” vowed Phuket City Police discovered that Ms Dussadee had officer Tawatchai Hassama. He urged any persons who Additional reporting by Kritsada case investigator Porntip Chumsri. money problems. One of her The day after Ms Dussadee’s have problems repaying loans to Mueanhawong – Thawit Bilabdullar 8 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET NEWS July 20 - 26, 2013 Volunteer divers take the plunge for reef recovery By Isaac Stone Simonelli The snagged fishing hook. LOCAL marine conservation group Go Eco Phuket launched Sea turtle saved two dive boats on July 12 in an emergency procedure to remove by hook removal a fishing net at one of Phuket’s THE Phuket office of the Depart- top dive destinations, Shark Point. ment of Marine and Coastal Re- At a Go Eco Phuket meeting sources (DMCR) rescued an Ol- two weeks ago, in preparation for ive Ridley sea turtle with a large the group’s annual massive reef fishing hook penetrating one of its and beach cleanup, local dive com- flippers on Monday. pany Sea Bees revealed video “A fisherman near Lone Island footage of two large fishing nets notified us that there was an in- draped across pinnacle three of the jured sea turtle that needed our dive site. help, as it had been pierced by a Knowing that the net would fishhook,” Phuket DMCR chief cause serious, lasting harm to the Thanate Mannoi said. reef, Go Eco Phuket organized DMCR officers took a boat to about 25 dive volunteers from over the area, and after locating the a dozen dive companies. turtle were able to transfer it to “We’ve got to keep places like the DMCR’s Endangered Species Shark Point healthy because, as it Unit at Cape Panwa. has been reported in the media, the “The veterinarian was able to degradation of Thailand’s coral safely remove the fishhook,” Mr reefs nationwide is a problem now. Thanate said. We need to hang on to what we’ve The turtle, weighing about 29 got,” Go Eco Phuket organizer kilograms, is now under close Kerry Leach said. Go Eco Phuket volunteer divers untangle the fishing net from corals on pinnacle three of Shark Point. observation while it is recovering, To support the initiative, he added. Similan Queen Diving Center and volunteers spotted several fishing it’s just a very difficult balance “I’m really glad that it happened Phuket’s sea turtles face mul- Sea Bees volunteered their dive traps, said Vince Moy of between feeding mouths and [pre- so fast… We were all very sad that tiple threats and their numbers boats for the day, providing free Kiwidiver. serving] nature.” we found it [the net], because have been severely depleted in re- air, Nitrox and food for volunteers. “The most detrimental part of Some of the debris uncovered Shark Point is such a wonderful, cent years. However, to the group’s sur- having fishing cages so close to by Mr Moy’s team was left in the stunning reef. But the reaction we Commercial fishing kills thou- prise the amount of netting pulled the reefs is that the reefs are the ocean as an artificial reef. got from our boss gave us a very sands of them every year. Many from the reef was significantly less breeding grounds for the fish. If “It was an old fishing cage that good feeling,” Mr Schray said. more die from eating or becom- than was seen in the video. you don’t leave the breeding had collapsed in on itself. It was Despite having been beaten to ing trapped in plastic debris Go Eco Phuket organizer grounds intact, the small fish no longer acting as a trap for the the majority of the lost net, Mr littering the ocean, others are Narong Chaimo explained that it don’t become big fish and there fish and the cage had effectively Narong and Ms Leach felt that the entangled in fishing nets and hit was very likely that the fishing are no more big fish in the sea,” become an artificial reef… so it project was a success. by speedboats, Dr Kongkiat Kitti- boat had returned to reclaim as said Mr Moy. was better to leave it in the water “It has highlighted the problem. wattanawong, who heads the much of the net as possible due “You’ll find that if the breeding than take it out,” Mr Moy said. We need to let people know this Endangered Species Unit at the to its value. grounds are left alone, the regions Thomas Schray, one of the Sea [fishing in the marine national Phuket Marine Biological Center, Nonetheless, dive teams made around those areas have more Bees’ staff members that captured park] is going on,” Ms Kerry said. explained last year. a second dive on the site to search plentiful and bigger fish,” Mr Moy the net on film, was pleased with Fishermen need to keep their – Kritsada Mueanhawong for more nets. During the dive, explained. “We all have to eat, so the final results of the day. distance from the reef, she said. Severe coral damage spurs DNP to limit diver tourists to Phi Phi Island CORAL reefs at the popular ma- Plant Conservation (DNP), which rine national park that covers the hosted the seminar. famous Phi Phi Islands near Coral bleaching emerged as a Phuket have reached a severe level serious threat to Thailand’s ma- of degradation due to bleaching, a rine resources around 2010 and senior government official re- 2011, prompting the DNP to shut vealed on July 11. down at least 10 diving sites to “Bleaching has affected up to 70 prevent further damage. per cent of the coral reefs around Mr Songtam said there were Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi signs that reefs in previously shut Phi National Park. Of the affected down diving spots such as Hin corals, 47.52 per cent have died,” A piece of ghost white bleached coral from 2010. Photo: Gazette file Klang at Hat Noppharat Thara – a senior government official dis- Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park had closed at an academic seminar. The survey also revealed that recovered satisfactorily. The state of the coral reefs at the size of living corals along Mu “Now, we plan to propose that Mu Koh Lanta National Park, an- Koh Surin National Park had the number of tourists is limited other popular dive destination for shrunk by 70 to 90 per cent, while at each spot,” he said. Phuket tourists, is even worse, those along Mu Koh Similan Na- Meanwhile, DNP chief with up to 80 per cent in poor tional Park had shrunk by about Manopas Hua-mueangkaeo said condition. 40 to 50 per cent. the number of visitors to national “Now, only 17 per cent of the His institute conducted the sur- parks had risen by 8.2 per cent corals are alive,” Songtam vey between 2009 and 2013 last year. This year, the DNP plans Suksawang, who heads the Na- across seven marine national parks to open marine national parks to tional Parks and Protected Area and works under the Department tourists from October 15. Innovation Institute said. of National Parks, Wildlife and – The Nation July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 9 Heroin lands DSI to tackle taxi mafia Chin, police Russian operators to bear brunt of company ownership probe search for En A MAN trying to avoid a police By Orawin Narabal checkpoint in Chalong late on Monday A Department of Special Investi- night was gation (DSI) task force will arrive caught by in Phuket next week to carry out police and ar- raids and arrest illegal taxi drivers rested for and foreign business operators possession of found breaking the law. heroin. The officers, expected to arrive “We sig- on Thursday for a two-day cam- naled a man Mr Chin in custody. paign, will target taxi drivers at to pull over, Phuket International Airport and but he turned his bike around and businesses suspected of using tried to ride away,” said Chalong Thai nominees. Police Lt Phansak Chaithong. The news follows Tourism and “When we searched him we Sports Minister Somsak found two bags of heroin weigh- Pureesrisak last Wednesday visit- ing about 700 milligrams in his ing the DSI’s headquarters in motorbike basket. We also found Bangkok in person to seek assis- A traffic police officer snares an illegal taxi driver at Phuket Airport in a previous crackdown. Photo: Gazette file drug-taking paraphernalia – a glass tance in curtailing what he called Tarit Pengdith explained to the Crime Unit 3, told the Gazette that “We will also call in officers bottle and needle,” he added. “mafia gangs” operating on the press on Wednesday. Minister Somsak and DSI offic- from the relevant organizations to The rider, 28-year-old Burmese island. “We have found that in some ers will begin by targeting illegal assist in following up on illegal Chin So Min, told police he Minister Somsak also specifi- cases, the mafia gangs have even taxi drivers on July 25. foreign businesses using Thai bought the heroin for 2,000 baht cally identified Russians as a target barred ambulances from picking “We received complaints from nominees. We will hold a meet- from a Mr En, a Burmese man in group who hired Thais as nomi- up patients at hotels. The patients foreign tourists and some embas- ing at Phuket Provincial Hall on Wichit, Lt Phansak explained. nees to run restaurants, souvenir were made to take only unli- sies that many illegal taxi drivers Thursday… The day after that, we Mr Chin was charged with pos- shops, and beach-bed rental ser- censed-taxi rides when they want at the airport take advantage of will raid illegal foreign-owned session of a Category 1 narcotic. vices that had exploited tourists. to leave some hotels,” he said. tourists by forcing them to use businesses,” Col Somboon said. “We are looking for Mr En,” Lt “We have been gathering infor- Lt Col Somboon Sarasit, head their taxis and overcharging Phansak added. mation for some time,” DSI chief of the DSI’s Bureau of Special them,” he said. Additional reporting by The Nation – Kritsada Mueanhawong

What would you spend 2.6 billion baht on? Image: Gazette Graphics Blimp loses out to light-rail train IN RESPONSE to the 2.6 billion tourists – all apparently seeing the baht that remains unaccounted for advantages of the system – joined after Deputy Prime Minister the call, making it their top choice Plodprasop Suraswadi last month also. confirmed that Phuket will not be Setting up extensive, effective bestowed an International Conven- environmental protection measures tion and Exhibition Center “unless placed second, garnering 31.9% they vote for Pheu Thai” – read- of votes. ers of the Phuket Gazette have The environment-protection opted to have a light-rail system option saw the greatest amount of built instead. support from local foreign resi- The latest Gazette online poll dents, with about 35% of the field asked readers: “For Phuket, what making the choice. Close behind would you spend 2.6bn baht on if were tourists, voting at 29%. it were sitting in your living room However, the option was able in cash, shrink-wrapped, and to amass only 16% of Thai na- ready for delivery?” tionals’ votes. Overall, 44.2% of respondents The choice to install island-wide voted for a light-rail system. CCTV systems and boost Thai nationals were the stron- Phuket’s police force received sig- gest supporters of the idea, with nificantly lower support from all more than half of them voting for groups, collecting only 10.5% of it. Local foreign residents and votes. – Phuket Gazette 10 PHUKET GAZETTE NATIONAL NEWS July 20 - 26, 2013 BRN promises attack-free Ramadan in Deep South THE Barisan Revolusi Nasional Ms Nontiya, 18, was one of the 71 (BRN), the insurgent group in who have died this year from talks with the Thai government to Dengue in Thailand. Photo: The Nation end the nine-year conflict in the Deep South, has agreed to observe a ceasefire over a 40-day period Thailand Dengue including most of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. infections almost The Thai authorities are divided over whether the move represents 70,000; 71 dead a positive new phase in negotia- ALMOST 70,000 people have tions or is a ploy by the insurgent caught dengue fever in Thailand side to regroup while making an so far this year, with the death toll apparent goodwill gesture. hitting 71. It is also far from clear whether The Public Health Ministry has the BRN has the power to control vowed to stop the spread of the other insurgent groups not under Aedes mosquito that carries the its direct command. disease, The Nation reported. On July 13 the BRN an- “I have instructed all provincial nounced that it would “try its public-health chiefs to closely best” not to conduct attacks over monitor the operations to eradicate the 40 days from July 10 to Au- mosquito larvae at schools and gust 18, which covers the rest hospitals,” Public Health Minister of this year’s Ramadan fasting Pradit Sintavanarong said. period of July 8 to August 7, The Mr Pradit planned to write to Nation reported. ask the permanent secretaries for The areas to be free from vio- education and interior for their lence are Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat cooperation in eradicating the dis- and five districts in Songkhla, said ease. Samsamin Bin Hazim, chief facili- “Our surveys have found that tator for the Malaysian more than 10 per cent of contain- government, which has hosted ers with stagnant water at home three official meetings between A group of Muslim women gather to pray during Ramadan in the Deep South. Photo: The Nation and schools had mosquito larvae Thai officials and BRN members. in them,” he said. For their part, the Thai authori- “We will have to wait and see gents opposed to the peace talks. In the latest fatality, an 18-year- ties have agreed to scale down if we can really have peace as they Sources said security officials old engineering student in Khon raids and security blockades. have announced,” he said. were taken by surprise when Kaen died of the disease after de- To reciprocate, the BRN will On the second day of they heard the BRN would an- veloping complications. not resort to violent acts, includ- Ramadan, eight soldiers were nounce a break in violence, since Nontiya Puwanont, 18, was ing armed attacks, bombs or slightly wounded in a roadside Thailand had refused to accept transferred to Srinagarind Hospi- ambushes on officials or civilians. bomb attack in Yala’s Raman its demands put forward on two tal on the night of July 9. She died The agreement was received District. occasions. days later. warmly by many residents of the Nevertheless, Mr Nimu was National Security Council Although Pattani Senator Hospital Director Dr Charnchai troubled region. Nimu Makajae, a among many observers to ex- secretary-general Paradorn Anusart Suwanmongkol welcomed Panthongviriyakul said her death highly respected imam in Yala, said press skepticism over whether Pattanatabutr said the BRN ac- the truce, he expressed concern that was unusual given that less than he was pleased that the two sides the BRN had the authority to force knowledged that the bomb planted violence may increase after 1 per cent of dengue infections had reached an agreement during all Deep South insurgents to stop by a railroad in Raman in Yala on Ramadan, as it had intensified be- result in fatalities. the holy month. fighting. July 11 was the work of insur- fore the period began. ‘Millionaire monk’ defrocked Neighbors cash in on failing LUANG Pu Nenkham, the million- aire monk accused of a string of Thai rice pledging scheme improprieties since a video sur- HIDDEN in 18-wheeler trucks, faced of him travelling in a private carts and pickup vans, hundreds jet last month, has been defrocked of thousands of tonnes of rice are and is now back to using his origi- being smuggled from Cambodia nal name: Wirapol Sukpol. and Myanmar into Thailand, al- Mr Wirapol, who is believed to though the country holds enough be living in the US, has emptied his stocks to meet half the world’s 41 bank accounts of around 300 annual trade in the commodity. million baht, The Nation reported. A program to support prices The Department of Special In- has led to the government paying vestigation (DSI) has said a its farmers almost double prevail- warrant for the arrest of the ing prices in Cambodia and former monk will be issued and Myanmar. Farmers and traders in Thai farmer dries rice. Photo: Reuters officials will look into all donations the neighboring countries are try- to his temple to see if money laun- ing to take advantage, sending Cambodian rice. That makes it dering has been going on. Defrocked monk, Wirapol Sukpol (left), is wanted for rape. Image: YouTube their grain across the border to be easy to smuggle rice in and make Investigators from the Narcot- sold into the intervention scheme. a profit by selling it to the govern- ics Control Board and the Wirapol’s passport as soon as had a sexual relationship with Mr The equivalent of 750,000 ment,” said Kiattisak Kalayasirivat, Anti-Money Laundering Office they receive an official request Wirapol from the time she was 14 tonnes of milled rice is being managing director at Thai trader will also check the former monk’s from monastic authorities. until they had the child, now an smuggled into Thailand a year, Novel Agritrade. relations with major donors to see As well as alleged money laun- 11-year-old boy. mainly from Cambodia and The quality of the rice in its if the money was handed over for dering, the ex-monk is also Tarit Pengdit, the DSI chief, Myanmar, according to estimates warehouses has also dropped be- merit-making purposes. wanted for the alleged rape of an said there was a high chance Mr of analysts and traders who have cause most of the smuggled grain Foreign Minister Surapong underaged girl, with whom he re- Wirapol would be extradited as the studied the illicit shipments. is broken rice, which is then Tovichakchaikul has said his portedly fathered a child. offenses he was accused of were “No one can differentiate which blended with full-grain Thai rice. ministry is ready to revoke Mr The woman claimed to have serious in many countries. one is Thai rice and which one is – Reuters July 20 - 26, 2013 REGIONAL NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 11 In brief… Philippine peace Myanmar disbands suspect military Rakhine state unit Historic agreement may end 40-year bloody conflict in Mindanao MYANMAR president Thein Sein By Ryan D. Rosauro has disbanded a security force accused of rights violations against A RECORD six days of negotia- Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine tions and a grueling 12-hour State, the scene of deadly violence session on the last day of talks between Muslims and majority resulted in the Philippine govern- Buddhists over the past year. ment and the Moro Islamic President Thein Sein, in the UK Liberation Front (MILF) hammer- this past week, announced the ing out a consensus on wealth news in a one-line statement dated sharing from operations on the July 12, but posted on his website southern island of Mindanao. on July 14. The deal brokered has drawn The border security force, high praise from the international known as Nasaka, consists of community, signalling that an end officers from the police, military, may finally be in the works to the customs and immigration. 40-year conflict that has cost – Reuters more than 120,000 lives. The deal, enshrined in an An- Cop charged with nex to the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) double murder, brokered last October, would ful- faces death penalty fill the aspirations for meaningful Soldiers of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) cheer to the news of the historic peace deal. Photo: Reuters autonomy for Muslim Mindanao A SINGAPOREAN policeman has that was envisioned in the Consti- under the disposal of the future ing the shares of the component been charged with the brutal slay- tution,” said government chief Bangsamoro will give real mean- local governments. The rest goes ing of car workshop owner Tan negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer. ing to its political autonomy.” to the central government. Boon Sin, 66, and his 42-year-old “It will correct the flaws in the “Fiscal autonomy goes hand in The deal makes it more likely son, businessman Tan Chee Heong. current fiscal system in the ARMM hand with political autonomy,” he the two sides will end a decades- Sgt Iskandar Rahmat, 34, a 14- [Autonomous Region in Muslim stressed. old conflict. A final peace year veteran of the force, made a Mindanao],” she explained. Central to the deal is that 75 per agreement with the 12,000-strong two-minute courtroom appearance As part of the deal, the area will cent of “Central Government taxes, MILF could be signed after the on Monday, during which the be renamed Bangsamoro, named Mohagher Iqbal told the Philippine fees and charges collected in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, charges were read out. after the Muslims, or “Moros”, Daily Inquirer MILF gave the ne- Bangsamoro, other than tariff and which will conclude at the end of Sgt Rahmat faces the death pen- who live in the southern region. gotiations for the Annex particular custom duties” will go to the July, said Ferrer. alty if convicted. Earlier, MILF chief negotiator attention “because the resources Bangsamoro Government, includ- – Philippine Daily Inquirer – The Straits Times 12 PHUKET GAZETTE INTERNATIONAL NEWS July 20 - 26, 2013 In brief… Seven dead as police and anti-army protesters clash in Egypt SEVEN people were killed and more than 260 hours of Tuesday morning, were the bloodi- Mexico captures wounded when supporters of Mohamed est since more than 50 Mursi supporters were Mursi clashed with the deposed president’s killed a week ago. The violence overshadows leader of brutal opponents and security forces through the attempts by the authorities to press on with a night as violence returned to Egypt’s streets. transition to full civilian rule by naming a new Zetas drug cartel Two people were killed at a bridge in central cabinet after the army pushed Mursi, an Is- Cairo where police and anti-Mursi locals clashed lamist, out of power on July 3. THE Mexican government said on with some of his supporters who were block- By sunrise calm had returned. The unrest is Monday that it had captured the Protesters flee tear gas. Photo: Reuters ing a route across the River Nile. Another five more localized than in the days after Mursi was brutal leader of the Zetas drug were killed in the Cairo district of Giza, said the toppled when 92 people died, but Egyptians still “I’ve had enough of this chaos,” said cartel in an early-morning raid, head of emergency services, Mohamed Sultan. worry about the authorities’ ability to restore Ashraf Mohamed, who watched the clashes marking the biggest victory for The street battles, which raged into the early order nearly two weeks after Mursi’s removal. from a distance. President Enrique Pena Nieto in – Reuters his fight against gang violence. Marines arrested Miguel Angel Trevino, aka Z-40, after intercept- ing his pickup truck with a helicopter a few kilometers from Over 250 suspects caught his home town of Nuevo Laredo on the US border, government spokesman Eduardo Sanchez said in Mexico City. Australia plans to in sexual predator sweep By Deborah Charles people were arrested in Brazil, link carbon tax to Canada, Israel, Mexico, the Phil- AUTHORITIES have arrested 255 ippines, Singapore, South Korea European rates alleged child predators in the and Thailand. ICE worked with AUSTRALIA’S government United States and eight other coun- local law enforcement authorities moved on Tuesday to scrap its tries in an operation led by a US in those countries to catch the carbon tax and bring forward an agency that illustrated a growing suspects, officials said. emissions trading scheme in a trend called “sextortion” in which Mr Morton said 17 of those policy shift to win over voters, children are blackmailed into pro- arrested held positions of trust, angry over rising power costs, viding pornographic images of including nine teachers and three before an election expected within themselves, officials said on clergy members. weeks. Monday. Investigators pointed to the case Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said The month-long Operation of a 25-year-old former high he wants the fixed price on carbon iGuardian in June, led by the US school cheerleading coach from emissions to end on June 30, 2014. Immigration and Customs En- Caguas, Puerto Rico. He was ar- A floating carbon price, or emis- forcement (ICE) agency, is part rested on June 4 after police in sions trading scheme (ETS) that of a larger effort to identify and Colorado discovered he was alleg- will be linked to the European car- rescue victims of online sexual edly blackmailing a 17-year-old bon market, will start the following exploitation and arrest their abus- girl he met online in an anonymous day, a year earlier than planned. ers as well as others who own, internet video chat website. On current prices, the shift trade and produce images of child Investigators estimate that there would see the cost of carbon per- pornography, officials said. are more than 80 other potential mits fall, saving big businesses “In many instances, the abus- victims of the accused man who billions of dollars in carbon costs. ers take advantage of a sexual remain unidentified. image the child divulges in a chat “The internet allows child por- room or over a text to force the ICE Director John Morton (left). Photo: US Department of Homeland Security nographers to abuse on a Panama detains child to continue to produce darker sophisticated and international and more pornographic images on turbing trend” of sextortion, which scale,” Mr Morton said. N Korean ship threat of broader disclosures of occurs when child abusers coerce Among the 255 alleged child the images over the internet,” ICE or trick children – typically teenag- abusers arrested in Operation over weapons Director John Morton said. ers – into sending them pornographic iGuardian, 20 were involved in PANAMA has detained a North From May 28 to June 30, the images of themselves. Mr Morton online solicitation, including two Korean-flagged ship coming from agency also identified 61 victims said the practice has been increas- large sextortion investigations, the Cuba as it approached the Panama of child sexual exploitation in the ing in recent years. agency said. Canal with undeclared weapons, United States, Canada, Indonesia He said sextortion has been on Federal officials have President Ricardo Martinelli said. and the Netherlands, officials said. sexual predators and then repeat- the rise over the past few years launched a new educational pro- Martinelli said the captain of the “The sexual abuse and exploi- edly re-abused through the online and can involve a large number of gram across the country aimed vessel tried to commit suicide af- tation of children over the internet exchange of the underlying pho- victims being blackmailed or ex- at showing children and parents ter the ship was stopped. is a pervasive and growing prob- tographs and videos of their torted by one individual. the risks children face online and Panamanian authorities have de- lem,” Mr Morton said. “Far too exploitation.” In addition to 244 arrests made how to report abuse. tained some 35 crew members. many children are abused by Mr Morton pointed to the “dis- in the United States, 11 other – Reuters Northern Ireland violence continues Thousands denounce verdict PROTESTANT youths hurled because authorities ruled they petrol bombs at police in North- could not walk along a stretch of of Zimmerman ‘race’ trial ern Ireland, wounding at least 27 road that divides the two commu- officers in a fourth night of nities, started throwing bricks and THOUSANDS of demonstrators called for a protests over restrictions on tra- bottles on Friday. demanding “Justice for Trayvon” peaceful re- ditional marches, as the White US Vice President Joe Biden ex- marched in major cities across the sponse to the House expressed “deep concern” pressed his “deep concern” about United States on Sunday to pro- case that has about the violence. the violence during a phone call test the acquittal of George polarized the US The regional parliament, re- with Northern Ireland’s leaders on Zimmerman in the shooting death public over the called from its summer recess, Monday, the White House said. of unarmed black teenager past 16 months. was due to meet on Tuesday to The police service called on the Trayvon Martin. Defense discuss ways of restoring order. Loyalist protesters climb onto regional parliament to help end the While a jury of six women ab- lawyers argued Mr Zimmerman Police said they responded with police vehicles. Photo: Reuters clashes. solved Mr Zimmerman of any that Mr Martin, 17, attacked Mr water cannon and at least one ba- estants march every summer, a “Today is a day for calming crime with their not-guilty verdict, Zimmerman, who shot the teen in ton round in Belfast. Protests and regular flashpoint for sectarian vio- words and a renewed commit- civil rights leaders decried the de- self-defense. Prosecutors said Mr other incidents were reported in lence as Catholics, many of whom ment from the Assembly to finding cision, and demonstrators took to Zimmerman, 29, who is white and at least five other towns across favor unification with Ireland, see political solutions,” the force’s the streets in New York, Boston, Hispanic, wrongly suspected Mar- the British province. the parades as a provocation. chief constable Matt Baggott said. San Francisco and other cities. tin of being a criminal because he Thousands of pro-British Prot- Protestant marchers, unhappy – Reuters US President Barack Obama was black. – Reuters July 20 - 26, 2013 PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 13 Laguna golf upgrade underway LAGUNA Phuket Golf Club has begun a interesting for players. it’s not the 18-hole comprehensive upgrade of its 18-hole golf “Over recent years course it was, at the course to ensure its continued competitive- the combination of age, moment, it’s still very ness as a world class golfing facility. drainage, soil structure pleasant to get out The entire project is estimated to take a and contamination of there, and you can do maximum of 18 months to complete, with grasses has affected the a nine and combine it the upgraded course scheduled for full overall quality of our with a spa.” operation by January 1, 2015. playing surfaces,” said Mr Wilson. The club is offering Thai and expat The 18-hole course has been reduced to This project will see significant golfers cut-price green fees of 1,600 baht nine holes, with members and guests investments made to improve tee box for 18 holes during the current low currently having access to the existing front areas, bunkers, green complexes, practice season – which is less than half the usual nine holes which can be played twice for a facilities, drainage, irrigation and all cost. There is also a range of great value full round. playing surfaces.” golf and spa packages on offer.. When the back nine holes upgrade is “We want to spice up the layout of the “On our sport day on Wednesday it complete the procedure will be reversed and course a little bit, to create a bit more move- drops to 1,300 baht. That is so cheap, it’s the back nine made available for play while ment in the fairways with a little bit of just crazy cheap for what we’ve got. the front nine are upgraded. contouring and grading which will also help “Sure you play the same nine twice but Assistant Director of Golf Paul Wilson, with drainage. We will also raise the green it’s got its own little charm in a way, who is overseeing the upgrade said that the profiles, just to create a bit more interest because if you have a bad hole you’ve got project, first envisioned in 2008, was put and to diversify a bit. a chance to make up for it, and correct on hold due to the global financial crisis, Water efficiency of the course, will also what you did wrong the first time.” but that now was the ideal time undertake be greatly increased, creating long term – Phuket Gazette Laguna’s Assistant Director of Golf Paul Wilson the upgrade. water savings from 30 to 40 per cent. Mr “The mandate we were given was to Wilson also said the upgrade will also bring it up to international standards. When improve the overall experience for players we hosted the Thailand Open in 2007, it and make play flow more smoothly. was a very successful event and it went “The big change is that the nines will down well with players and the fans – so swap around, the new first tee will be that’s the potential of the course. much more accessible from the practice “We need to get the course back up to that facilities and the 18th hole will finish right standard to compete internationally with some in front of the club house. It will be a of the courses that have come up since more seamless operation and the guests Laguna opened. You have a very competitive will no doubt have a better experience market in Thailand with Hua Hin, Pattaya, because of it.” Phuket and Bangkok, so we need to get back Mr Wilson said they will be offering up to be the top end [in Thailand]. reduced green fees and spa packages to Mr Wilson said the upgrade will be a compensate members and regulars during complete overhaul of the courses irrigation the upgrade. and drainage system as well as tweaking “We want people to know that we have UPGRADE: The entire 18-hole course at Laguna will receive a complete upgrade to improve the layout of the course to make it more still got nine holes available and although its irrigation and drainage functionality as well as an improved layout. Photo: Laguna Golf Club 14 PHUKET GAZETTE PROPERTY July 20 - 26, 2013

SPECTACULAR: The breathtaking view from the new Avista Hideaway Resort and Spa Hideaway above Patong A NEW luxury 5-star hotel told the Gazette: “We found that “In fact, it is important to concept by Avista, the Avista Phuket is a popular destination mention that Avista Hotel Hideaway Resort and Spa in in the high end tourism is not located off Patong Beach, Patong Bay is located on Patong market and we try to promote but still just three kilometers to Hill close to Tri Trang beach. Phuket to a more exclusive type Patong’s shopping or enter- The new hotel will build on of traveller by showing them that tainment area, so our guest’s the island’s reputation for Phuket is an amazing and holiday will be more relaxed and high-end tourism and its strong fabulous island.” private with the two fantastic economic base. views of the peaceful hill and The contemporary ultra-luxury beautiful Andaman Sea. The property is set on a peaceful hill, location is perfect for guests who and designed in a style that are seeking something special.” echoes traditional temples and “We want guests to enjoy village blended with contemporary themselves with all the facilities styles, featuring a Welcome Court that we have on offer. We decorated by a mirror that reflects have three different pools, a The Thai contemporary design of Avista’s Welcome Court. Photos: Avista morning and evening sunlight to kid’s activity area, a virtual golf hour private butler, massages suites and Jacuzzi suites, and all create an attractive and soothing simulator and two luxurious and spa treatments. rooms feature lavish in-room welcome for guests. spa experiences including an “We call this our ‘anytime facilities and cutting-edge The hotels other highlight will be authentic Thai spa and an anywhere’ service. All you technology. There are three the breathtaking views of the sea A luxuriously decorated pool suit Ayurvedic treatment from India, need to do is call our hotline different swimming pools – all from its vantage point on a lush which is increasingly popular in number and ask our staff to take with bars, a family games tropical hill, creating a beautiful and “With our concept of Thai con- Phuket. We also offer a weekly care of your request,” Rames room and special touches like peaceful environment for guests to temporary, we aim to provide the treatment program for guests. Khendry added. sleep therapy offered by the enjoy their holiday. best experience in Phuket for our “When the guests come here, The Avista Hideaway Resort property’s experts, which is ideal Rames Khendry, the resort’s guests and much more than just a they will feel fully refreshed and and Spa Phuket features 150 for stressed executives. Hospitality Investment CEO relaxing holiday.” enjoy services such as a 24- guest rooms, including Pool – Phuket Gazette Real estate firm enters Myanmar COLLIERS International has Yangon last year. square meter per month, making become the first international real “He has the knowledge and them among the highest in estate services company to open expertise to help our clients Southeast Asia. The cost of Yangon an office in Myanmar. understand Myanmar’s property office space now rivals that of Hong “We see huge potential in the market,” Brunner said. Kong and Singapore. Quality apart- country, with many of our ments are also hard to find and clients seeking new hotel rates are rising. opportunities in what is “Myanmar has remained arguably the last major more or less isolated for the frontier market in the past 60 years, and there are region,” CEO Piers Brunner gaps in services here. said yesterday. “It is therefore important for “It is important for us us as a service provider to to have the operation in manage expectations, and align place in order to assist our the interests of local businesses clients as they expand their and foreign companies that business or real estate want to invest in the country,” portfolio in Myanmar.” Picon said. Colliers now operates 39 Colliers wants to become GROWING: Yangoon’s skyline. Photo: Soe Lin offices in 14 countries part of the development of the throughout Asia. The new office Colliers’ Yangon Property local community and Myanmar. Its will be opened in Yangon. Market Report, published in 2011, extensive training programs will Tony Picon, the head of is still recognized as the only help equip local staff to deliver research at the Bangkok office, extensive real estate research quality services and operate to has been appointed as manag- report in the country. international standards, he said. ing director for the firm’s Myanmar offers great opportu- Colliers International has over Myanamar operations. He began nities, but also significant 13,500 professionals operating out to focus on Myanmar real estate challenges. Office rentsare now of more than 482 offices in 62 two years ago and moved to passing US$100 (3.100 baht) per countries. – The Nation July 20 - 26, 2013 PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 15 Ensuring land claims are legit Current Land Department property registration issues affecting foreigners

IN THE last three to four nee situation is alleged. weeks, some changes Therefore, the most occurred in the application important thing to know process and consequently before entering into any the approval of registration such agreements is ulti- for companies to purchase land, long term mately the decision from the land officer who land leases, usufruct, superficies and/or life- is in charge of recording such agreements, if time living rights for foreigners. and under which circumstances such will Depending on which land office one is allow the registration of your rights against applying for registration of certain rights, the land title deed, as without such, any agree- the current handling of such registration ment signed will not be binding to third parties. is not the same, even between different Naturally, as a foreigner, one does not land offices in the same province. have such problems on the purchase of a For example, companies having condominium (unit) and consequently the foreign shareholder(s) and/or director(s) registration of such in the name of a might be refused to take ownership of foreigner – as long as the necessary 49 land. Long term land leases with auto- % total foreign ownership on the privately matic or optional extension rights used portion of the condominium is not mentioned in such cases are currently exceeded, and the evidence of payments generally refused to be registered. are made as requested by the land office. Usufruct and/or superficies or lifetime Showing the Foreign Exchange form usage rights agreements are also refused or other evidence, the Juristic Condo to be recorded at many land offices. Management does provide the list of These changes of handling the regis- foreign held percentage in the condo- tration process comes from the accused minium and provides a letter certifying foreign control in properties in Thailand that such unit does not owe any fees to and any person that wishes to register the Juristic Condo Management, the title such agreements or companies to is free from encumbrances and not purchase land will have to give evidence frozen by any court order. and proof that there is no foreigner behind the purchase of land and /or a This article was written by the International Law hidden nominee situation from Thai Na- Office Patong Beach Co., Ltd., since 1995 a tionals (Natural or Juristic persons) Phuket based law firm. In case of enquiries, holding land on a foreigner’s behalf. please contact Friedrich ‘Sam’ Fauma, Senior It is solely the land officers decision to Partner and Consultant, by email: sam@ilo- allow or not allow such registration if a nomi- phuket.com or phone +66-(0) 76-222 191-5. READ BETWEEN THE LINES: A contract will not be honored in all circumstances. Photo: Skittledog 16 PHUKET GAZETTE PROPERTY July 20 - 26, 2013

EXECUTIVE EXPERTISE: Sansiri’s Uthai Uthaisangsuk is confident that Phuket’s premium holiday-home makers’ market will continue to expand.

SEA, SUN... SANSIRI: An artist’s impression of the development’s rooftop view upon completion in 2015. Sea-view condo in the heart of Patong Project aimed at premium holiday home segment SANSIRI this week unveiled includes fully-furnished units the world, Patong is the top beach their latest Phuket medium-rise featuring a large common area location, which is famed for its project – “THE DECK”, a brand- and high-standard amenities, unique characteristics: both the new condominium to be built in situated right in the center of this spectacular beach and the prox- the heart of Patong, setting its most desirable location for both imity to a range of entertainment sights on Phuket’s holiday home Thais and foreigners alike.” and dining venues. THE DECK market. “Phuket is a proven world- condominium project will fulfill PATONG’S PRIVATE PARADISE: The 270-unit development will offer investors Speaking at the project’s the desires for relaxation of and homemakers a little piece of peace amid a bustling neighborhood. media-launch event, Mr our target customers, and Uthai Uthaisangsuk, Senior is perfect for investment Bedroom, 63–75sqm). security and CCTV. Vice President for Business with [annual] rental returns The project will be equipped THE DECK is only a five-minute and Condominium Project being as high as 7-8%.” with two state-of-the-art swim- stroll to Patong Beach and 10 min- Development, Sansiri THE DECK condominium ming pools, including one on the utes to the noted shopping and PCL, revealed that: “THE project will be built on a 5- upper deck overlooking the leisure venue of Jungceylon. To DECK Condominium has 0-45-rai land plot on the north western sea-view, and another add to the investment attraction of been created in response end of Rat-U-Thit 200 Years one on a lower level which the project, Sansiri also offers to the huge demand and Road, the same road that incorporates a jacuzzi, a fitness “Rental for the Holidays” service high growth rates of the runs in front of Jungceylon center, and a sauna room. for unit owners who wish to earn holiday-home market in Shopping Complex. The The lobby of the project will income from their property. Phuket, which is in part New Jaguars will be roaring into the Phuket development will comprise feature both an indoor area and a With construction scheduled to due to the desirability of the showroom. two 7-storey buildings with pleasant outdoor area interlinking begin by early next year, the devel- location and the growing a total of 270 units. the two buildings. Other first-rate opment will be ready to occupy by worldwide popularity of Phuket famous tourist destination and the With units priced between 2.9 amenities include a large recre- mid-2015. Show units are available as a tourist destination. most renowned location for holi- to 11.4 million baht, dwelling ational area with a BBQ terrace now at the Sales Gallery. “To meet the holiday-home day-home seekers in Asia, and areas will range from 29 to 75 section, Wi-Fi Internet covering – Infinity Communications market potential, Sansiri has welcomes more and more tour- square meters. They include the area from the lobby to the developed and launched a grand ists to the Island every year. Studio type (29-38sqm); One-bed- swimming pool, and the project For further information, please visit condominium project which Attracting tourists from all over room (40.5–50.5sqm) and Two- will be protected by 24-hour www.sansiri.com or call 1685. New Pruksa aims for all PRUKSA Real Estate’s restructured management team aims to focus on all market segments and maintain business growth of at least 25% a year, chief executive officer Thongma Vijitpongpun said. He said Lursuk Chuladesa, former director-general of Government Savings Bank, had been appointed as the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective on July 12. Under a revised management structure, the company believes it will be able to become a leader of the property market in Thailand and in the top 10 in Asia. At present the company ranks 25th in the Asia market, Thongma said. One goal is to boost presales to 100 billion baht by 2017, he said. This year, Pruksa has raised its presale target from 34bn baht to 42bn baht after the company reported presales of 22bn baht in the first half. “We believe that the market will growth by at least 7% this year,” Thongma said. Lursak said he would use his experience from the banking sector to keep business growth sustainable in the long term by focusing on the real sector rather than the speculator market. “I also will use our experience in the banking sector to manage business risk for the long term and support our management team to drive growth in all market segments,” he said. – The Nation July 20 - 26, 2013 BUSINESS PHUKET GAZETTE 17 A love, loom affair with China

CHINA SYNDROME: It may only be a matter of time before Phuket is dealing with the same urban issues that Chinese cities like Shanghai (above) are dealing with. Photo: Slice of Light OFTEN, one of the last pumped an infinite interview questions to amount of product scientists or economic strat- into the great mass of egists is the ominous, almost China Inc. In turn, motherly line: “What keeps personal and corpo- you awake at night?”. In most cases the rate wealth have prospered along with answer is obtuse and rarely what they call in tourism and real estate. A total state of submarine talk, a direct hit. economic bliss has spread the rays of sun- In my own personal version of “Ground- shine across our modern day Oz. hog Day” [the blockbuster hit starring Bill While the politburo of power have been Murray] – over and over again I see stories warning for sometime that things might PONDERING PROPHECIES: Maybe the Mayan's got it wrong and 2013 is the end of the world. in the global business press about China’s be shifting from boil to a slow simmer, fairly imminent flat line trajectory and I find it consumption and debt across the region ket is so heavy with mountains of debt. For- but let’s leave that for another time. pretty disturbing. No need to turn on the have taken on the breezy feeling back last get small little mounds, we are way high up Baby, the world is about to end is what the Discovery Channel for those loony dooms- felt in the summer of love in 1995 or 1996. in the Alps, with only the sound of tinkering news seems to be saying or shall we soften day prophets, when we have the real live Even Asian currencies have created super- goat bells off in the distance. the blow with a nice little ditty like “lead monster in a box just outside the door trying hero alter egos and boosted their own value Phuket, like everywhere else in the world, indicators seem to say we are headed into a to get in. up, up and away. is heavily invested in the jackrabbit pace of rapid nosedive.” Yes, there is of course hope, Maybe the Mayans had it right, except As is often the case, many pundits are the present. Tourism and property are despite the fact that the Maldives or even perhaps the guy at the top got things slightly pointing to the US as the villain in this drama. important economic indicators for the island southern parts of Rawai are about to off kilter by a year. We all know it’s easy to When not reading our emails or SMS’s, the and despite the love-hate relationship with disappear due to global warming. I wish Yao throw in a number or two, and I’m not sure US government has been busy easing the China, the boom of the past few years and its Ming was still in the NBA as he’d surely rise if espresso was available at the time? Sure post GFC monetary stimulus drive. Capital pattern of sustained growth has been driven to the Chinese cause. there were those magical green leaves from which fled to Asia is now having buyer’s directly or indirectly to a great extent by our Yet the rise and fall of tides, be they South America that you could chew till your remorse and much of the market liquidity big brother up to the north. economic, political, or natural, can be unpre- nickname changed to “night train” but regard- is shrinking. At risk is mounting inflation, If you did believe everything you hear, read dictable, volatile and trade faces from friend less – is 2013 the year where the entire house and now we are seeing rapid gyrations on or learn secondhand from the news you’d to foe. I have enough trouble sleeping at my falls down? currency trends. never get to sleep. That’s where the walking age without the weight of the global economy The conspiracy theories are starting to We all know how the non-stop party ethos dead or zombies come into play. Or even the on my shoulders. If I can just find a blanket make more and more sense. Looking at ends, stressed and frayed at the edges – Twilight thing, which I can’t quite seem to big enough maybe the entire mess will just natural resource-rich Asia-Pacific countries it makes you just want to crawl under the get my head around. Of course, I also have a disappear – well, for a few short hours at the such as Australia and Indonesia, who have covers and sleep the day away. But the blan- hard time coming to grips with Harry Potter very least. Free investment seminar for expats in Phuket A FREE investment seminar 14 years of experience in financial “If there are retired people here in the financial affairs of expatriates focusing on portfolio management consulting in the UK and is now paying taxes on investments in and international investors. for expats living off the interest working as a consultant. Europe and Australia, they could It is the largest privately owned produced through their ventures Though the seminar will focus avoid those taxes through offshore financial intermediary in Asia and will be held on July 25 at Loch mostly on portfolio management, investments,” Mr Keyte said, clearly has over 19,000 clients globally, Palm Golf Club. it will also examine effective targeting a portion of investors including many expat residents who The seminar is being organized transfers of UK pensions to QROPS currently retired in Phuket. are currently “non-domiciled”. by one of the longest standing (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Montelier has had a presence in – Isaac Stone Simonelli financial consultancies in Thailand, Pension Scheme); tax free off-shore Thailand for over 16 years, from Montepelier (Thailand) Ltd. investments for expats; inheritance the merger of Montpelier Group and Those interested in reserving a seat Leading the seminar for tax planning; tax planning; and Expatriate Financial Services. The at the event can contact Mr Keyte by Avoid ending up in a stalemate in Montepelier Wealth Management investing for income and growth, international brokerage has found an phone at 087-417 8715 or email: your retirement. Photo: Dennis Wong will be Ron Keyte, who has over Mr Keyte told the Gazette. import niche market by specializing [email protected]. Thailand to burn more garbage in its push away from fossil fuels THAILAND has raised its target for 600MW and hydropower to its non-fossil fuel energy sources 324MW from 1.6GW. to increase to 13.9 gigawatts from The council also approved the 9.2GW currently, under the revised Energy Ministry’s proposal to offer Alternative Energy Development a 25-year feed-in tariff (FIT) to sell- Plan (2012-2021). ers of solar rooftop power until next The National Energy Policy year. The rates will be 6.69 baht per Council endorsed the revised unit for household rooftops with targets, with wind power to 1GW, lower than 10-kilowatt capacity; solar power to 3GW from 2GW, 6.55 baht for SMEs producing 10- GREY: Garbage is one of Thailand’s biomass to 4.8GW from 3.6GW, 250KW and 6.16 baht for mid-sized prized alternative energy sources. garbage to 400 megawatts from and large factories producing 250- 50 satang per unit to electricity bills. 160MW, biogas to 3.6GW from 1,000KW. This incentive will add – The Nation 18 PHUKET GAZETTE OPINION July 20 - 26, 2013 Steering clear of dire straits THE recent discovery and subsequent removal of a large fishing net from the well-known dive site Shark Point (see page 8) is just the latest in a long series of indicators that the marine envi- ronment off Phuket is in dire straits. Government researchers at the National Parks and Protected Area Innovation Institute told a recent seminar that coral bleach- ing had affected as much as 70 per cent of coral inside Phi Phi National Park. The institute’s research, conducted between 2009 and 2013, painted similarly bleak pictures of other Marine Na- tional Parks (see page 8) in the region. Mankind’s understanding of the sea has increased in leaps and bounds over the past century. New technologies allow us to accu- rately map the seafloor, navigate through the foggiest of conditions and do so many other things mariners 100 years ago would never have dreamed possible. We have also made huge progress in understanding marine life. One international effort involving over 80 nations, The Cen- sus of Marine Life, is engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess the diversity, distribution and abundance of all life in the oceans – from bacteria to the Giant Squid. Sadly, all of these amazing tools and technologies have not helped much to prevent the continued degradation of the marine envi- ronment in many parts of the world; in fact, technology is probably speeding up the problem, rather than helping prevent it. Improved mass-production techniques allow us to produce ever Circle’s the way to go at Chalong more, but increased production means more waste, and one of the many indicators that we have gone too far is the Great Pa- Re: Gazette online, Phuket Poll: Taking comfort in a cific Garbage Patch, a huge gyre of pelagic debris, much of it Chalong underpass: six routes di- plastic, that covers an area double the size of the continental verge in chaos and I choose… eh, photo of strangers United States by some estimates. um, err.... July 13 When it comes to marine environmental protection issues on A roundabout would seem to be Do you have an opinion to voice? Re: Gazette online, Swiss man Thailand’s Andaman coast, lots of finger-pointing goes on. Fish- the most sensible solution, land Email [email protected] breaks leg in fall from motorcycle, ermen blame divers, and vice versa. Exotic fish collectors and permitting. Driving in Jersey July 12 smugglers also play a role, as do some corrupt officials who look (Channel Islands) many years ago I love this picture. The simple appreciate any information. We are the other way. In the few cases when arrests are made, the inevi- the roundabout system worked placing of a hand by someone devastated by this. table excuse is: “everybody’s gotta eat”. very well. from a different culture reaching Send any information to Authorities assigned to protect our seas from illegal fishing The Road Traffic Law provided out to comfort someone who [email protected]. Thanks. and other damaging practices point out the colossal scale of the for alternate traffic access from probably needed just exactly that. Mark loved Thailand. We’ll miss task compared with their meager budgets, equipment and hu- converging roads. The police were Zim you my good friend. man resources. Who can blame them? If police cannot enforce always on hand at the major Gazette forum traffic laws here on land, who could reasonably expect them to do roundabouts to explain and offer Adrienne Coppola better out at sea? friendly advice to any offenders... Gazette forum Tackling trash one It is possible to better protect our seas, but the key to success has and then courteously and politely to involve a real change in public perception about personal respon- fine them on the spot, complete The choice is hers topic at a time sibility and the environment. Sadly, Thailand and its Asean neighbors with a valid receipt! Car rental companies were obliged to provide are lagging far behind most developed countries in this regard. Re: Gazette online, Phuket Waste an explanatory leaflet to tourists. Re: Gazette online, Police: case 101 – Dousing the burning issue, In conclusion: the traffic of missing Phuket woman roman- July 11 flowed freely in all directions. The tic, not criminal, July 10 I so agree that something has police income in Jersey from fines It would appear this young lady to be done. I still have a few kilos was not enormous as most driv- does not want to go home. Surely of empty batteries at my house. ers obeyed the law. But the police she can choose who she wants to Recycling did not happen over- income in Phuket from fines be with. She is after all 29 and an night in Europe. Back in the ‘80s, would be enormous as most driv- adult! it started with collecting batteries ers ignore the law. Perhaps she just needs to con- tact police and advise them she is in designated containers at public Amazed in Thailand buildings. Then the supermarkets Gazette forum fine and not in any danger. Hope- fully, that is the case. no longer gave plastic bags to Let her live her life and be happy. customers, but instead charged 5 Clear thinking and Ozmisty baht per bag. Gazette forum Step by step. straight talking Tinkerbell Gazette forum Re: Gazette online, Phuket Opin- Protect cows too ion: Keeping Chinese tourists safe DSI scammers have by certifying more guides, July 14 Re: Gazette online, Save a life, Just pure common sense, un- get a friend, July 14 got the perfect con tainted by the usual local I understand [your concern for reluctance to confront reality. these dogs] and totally agree that Re: Gazette online, DSI denounces Thank you, Khun Chaifu, for something should be done to help con artists’ use of department standing tall on this. these animals. name to squeeze criminals for Art Anderson We must not forget, though, ‘protection money’, July 13 Gazette forum that it is not only dogs but other No illegal staff, no illegal items: animals as well that we need to no threat. Actually, it’s a very Asking for news of care for. We cannot feel the pain good scheme: No shop with ille- of the torture of a dog and yet at gal goods/staff can point the deceased surfer the same time sit at the table ‘illegal DSI’ to the legal DSI. Per- enjoying a fat steak. fect. Re: Gazette online, American Cows are animals too. Some But I wonder why only illegal surfer dies in Phuket, July 9 people have helped by not eating DSI are able to find these shops Volume 20 Issue 29 We are Mark’s good friends in meat at all. so easily. New Jersey. If you know anything Harry A friend about what happened, we would Gazette forum Gazette forum July 20 - 26, 2013 OPINION PHUKET GAZETTE 19 Our environment down the drain

Pornsri Suthanarak, 50, is the director of the Phuket Thai-style 7-Elevens outdo their western counterparts. Photo: nist6dh OUR office has recently received Environmental Office. She many complaints from local has a PhD in environmental people about environmental prob- engineering from Florida Can’t live without it lems. This is good news. It means International University, and LOVE it or hate it, the local 7- everybody knows the importance Eleven has become an integral part was formerly the director of of the environment, what pollu- of daily life for most people living By Mark Knowles tion and environmental dangers the Environmental Quality and in urban Thailand. are, and they know about us. We Laboratory Division at the From its humble beginnings in Do you have an opinion to voice? are the department tasked with Pollution Control Department 1920s Dallas, Texas, where ice fac- Email [email protected] protecting the environment. tory employee John Jefferson The heavy rain we have had in in Bangkok. Green began selling milk, eggs and supermarket. This points to the Phuket recently has flushed out all Here, she explains how all of us can help to protect the bread from an improvised store in Thai eye for value and a good bar- the canals and the wastewater that environment by making inexpensive changes at home. front of the factory, it has grown gain. If 7-Eleven set their prices has been pumped into them. to be the largest franchise opera- too high, no one would go. Nature has ways of helping us deal tor in the world with over 50,000 Secondly, more often then not, with our waste. But one thing is wastewater before it is emptied the nearest waterway. stores. It seems to have found the the stores serve as a gathering for sure – the wastewater will be into a public waterway, there are This means most people don’t perfect niche here in Thailand, with point for local vendors, where back if we don’t take steps to no laws regulating how the aver- even think about where their some 7,000 stores, surpassed in they can set up their stalls with prevent it. age householder disposes of wastewater goes except for number only by the US and Japan. free lighting and the promise of a When people talk about waste- greywater down household sinks. those living right beside the So what is it that makes them constant flow of foot traffic – so water, they tend As there are canal. Those people are con- so popular? Well, in a word, con- rather then completely nudging to think of facto- no such regula- stantly exposed to a foul stench venience. Where else can you grab out local traders, a symbiotic ries, hotels and tions for houses, and the risk of disease. a quick cheap bite to eat, with- relationship is often formed. restaurants, but all we can do is One thing people can do to help draw some money from the ATM, Thirdly, they function as a sort they nearly al- offer sugges- protect the environment from sink pay a bill, top up your phone credit, of all-hours banking service. ways forget about tions as to what greywater is install a grease trap. buy a few beers and a copy of the There is almost always an ATM, themselves. we think would Installing a household grease trap paper in under five minutes, all in bills of all sorts can be paid in one Every busi- be best for the is not expensive. air conditioned comfort? spot and you can reliably break a ness, in order to homeowner to Depending on the type in- Well, nowhere else really, and 1,000-baht note at any time of the be issued a build- install. stalled, it can cost 700 to 3,000 that’s the recipe for their popular- day or night. They are also one of ing permit, must Phuket has a baht. This is very cheap when we ity. But, before you accuse me of the only places you can consis- have as part of lot more houses consider that we are helping to leading the cheer squad for this tently find a rubbish bin in a its plans a waste- than businesses, save the environment. westernized shopping experience country sorely lacking public bins. water-treatment A homemade, cheap grease trap. which means Our office can show you how that has so rapidly encroached on So despite the valid criticisms system. Depend- Photo: Pollution Control Department that most waste- to set up a grease trap for house- Thai life, it’s important to remem- of the high-calorie, low-nutrition ing on the type of business, this water pollution is actually created holds of five to 10 people that you ber some of the ways the 7-Eleven food they purvey, and their could be anything from septic by residents, not businesses. I can build yourself. The trap is experience has been “Thai-afied”. smothering of small mom-and-pop tanks to industrial waste-treatment think people forget this. made with a large plastic bin and Firstly, the prices. Items at stores, it seems certain that they facilities – but it must have a sys- Also, out of sight is out of a few pipes and is not expensive. 7-Eleven are reasonably priced, are here to stay. And if the decrepit tem and it must be installed. mind. Not every neighborhood in If you want us to show you unlike in the West where “conve- soi dog that sleeps right in the Although the law requires that Phuket has a canal running how to make your own grease nience” is factored into the cost doorway of my local store has any all buildings, including residential through it, so the government in- trap, call our office at 076-219329 at an astonishingly high rate, say in it, there are some things buildings, have wastewater sys- stalls sewers underground to or 076-219415, Monday to Fri- often making items twice as ex- about Thailand that even 7-Eleven tems installed to treat toilet carry wastewater from houses to day, between 8:30am and 4pm. pensive as those in a large will never change.

Sit, roll over, breed I have been looking for a breeder How to dump garbage on your own land for Thai Ridgeback dogs for a while, but can’t find anyone in Why is it acceptable to dump More worrying is the recent owner has the right to dump ness and Tidiness of the Country Phuket or nearby. Can you help rubbish, rubble and old building dumping of rubble over the edge rubbish there as long as it does Act, BE 2533 (1992). The fine is me find a breeder for this dog? waste along the road and in the of the road leading down to Cape not pose a public or environmen- set at the discretion of a committee Kalle countryside? Yamu – brickwork, concrete and tal health risk. tasked with considering his case, but Thalang If you turn off from Route 4027 broken building rubbish, dropped However, there are certain con- will be over 2,000 baht. onto Route 4003, heading towards right by people’s houses, along the ditions he has to meet, and we Kiattisak Vichit, purebred Thai Cape Yamu, a large area on your roadside and in the ditches. contacted him to discuss these. Ridgeback dog owner, replies: left is now flattened and spoilt by How can this be stopped and If he chooses to dump garbage I have purebred award-winning rubbish being dumped there. It has cleaned up? on his land, he needs to put a fence Thai Ridgeback dogs that I am will- had a gate and fence placed there Brent Cowey around it. This will identify that ing to breed with tame female dogs. recently, but I still see trucks open Phuket the area is private, will keep the You can come to my kennel at it and dump more rubbish. garbage from flying out into the Koh Keaw, choose a dog, and then Amornrat Paojumroon, Chief road and will make it less unsightly. we can negotiate the cost. of Pa Khlok Municipality’s Pub- If he doesn’t want to put up a I am also willing to sell or give lic Health and Environment fence, he has seven days to away dogs to anyone who really Department, replies: remove the rubbish. loves and cares about them, and Thank you for your report. We We will check the area again. who lives in Phuket so I can visit drove along Route 4003 and If he doesn’t do anything, we will them from time to time. found only the second garbage- require him to sign a legal agree- For more information, please dumping area that you mentioned. ment to solve the problem, and visit us at 11/10 Moo 4 What we saw matches the send him a warning letter. Thepkrasattri Rd, Koh Keaw, or photos you sent us. If he still doesn’t do anything, he Garbage at Yamu was not properly call us at 081-8934143. This area is private land and the will be fined following the Cleanli- dumped. Photo: Brent Cowey 20 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013

CELEBRATION FOR FRENCH NATIONAL DAY AT ROYAL PHAVADEE VILLAGE

VIP guests were welcomed by Phawadee de Crissey (center); Natthita SiriBuranapong (left); Nattaporn Phanichphichetwong (2nd Mr Claude de Crissey gave the opening speech. left); Thanaporn Tanthai (2nd right); and Maleeya Charoenkit (right).

From left: Punnaporn Eamso Guinault, The Guide Phuket; Gilles Bassi, Xtrem Adventures Phuket; Rohn-Napa Kanjanayothee, Charter President and Advisor Lion Club Patong. Another couple enjoying the evening, Christophe and Manassavinee Gestin. LEARN TO SWIM BIS SUMMER CAMP Kamala School students had a “Learn to Swim” session at Thanypura’s world class facilities, with the help of some highly trained lifeguards. This was part of Thanyapura’s AT ANTHEM CSR program to support Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation, the organizer of the Coconut Club program.

BIS students on summer camp all agreed: “We are having so much fun learning to wakeboard at Anthem Wakepark this summer, this is one experience we will never forget.”

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Modern style, Chino-Por- momument. Price 2.2 floor 15, sea view, aircon, the resort beach area of Ka- -29.70sqm, mountain view, tuguese, area: 36.50sq million baht. 35.20sq furnished. Price: 1.55 mil- mala Beach. Fitted with good price 1,280,000 baht. wah with 118sqm living wah, 3 bedrooms, 3 bath- lion baht. Ready to move quality equipment and fully space approx. 3 bed- rooms, car park for 2 in. For more info call 089- furnished. This is an ideal op- -29.79sqm, pool view, price rooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 cars. Cheaper price than 472 9118. portunity to take over multiple 1,330,000 baht. car park. Sale down pay- the developer. Ready to villas as part of a fully function- -29.70sqm, pool view, price ment 500,000 baht. Tel: Pa Khlok. 2 rai 32sq wah, move in in October 2013. ing business in a popular re- 1,365,000 baht. 087-270 9093. 60m wide. Chanote. Located Contact owner. Tel: 089- NEW HOUSE sort destination. Office phone: Contact Vutdy on 081-892 on Tha Ruea-Pa Khlok- 615 9719. Email: nana Selling a new house at Siri Vil- 076-279280-81. Email: harold 3709. Muang Mai Rd. 11 km from [email protected] lage, Pa Khlok. 2 floors, 3 bed- [email protected] Fur- LAND AT Heroines' Monument. Price: rooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, ther info at www.Phillips- CHERNG TALAY 7.8 million baht. Tel: 089-472 living room, garden and car park. Property.com listing # 1109. THIDA HOUSE 1 Ngarn, nice flat land, quiet 2 aircons, curtains and 1 fur- SALE 27 MILLION area, Chanote. In Pasak Soi 5. 9118. Email: honda.1437@ hotmail.com CHEAP LAND nished bedroom. Tel: 088-760 HOUSE & FURNITURE Price: 2 million baht. Tel: 089- FOR SALE 6083 (English & Thai). Email: 472 9118. Single house, 60sqm. 2 Close to Phuket Interna- theeighthcat@ hotmail.com floors, 3 bedrooms and 3 tional Airport. 4 rai, Chanote toilets. In Chaiyapruek Vil- 7 BEACHFRONT URGENT SALE/ title. 3.8 million baht per rai. KATHU GOLF VIEW lage at Land & Houses Park, CONDOS 18MB RENT Tel: 081-868 7676. Email: Large house with 7 bedrooms Chalong. Good location and Outstanding investment op- [email protected] and swimming pool, nice golf entrance from bypass road. portunity! 7 studio apart- view at the back yard. 10 mins Built 2 years ago. Tel: 084- ments within beach front de- to all shopping malls, and 10- velopment. All 7 apartments 627 7001. Thai-style modern town- 1.5 RAI NEAR 15 mins to all international are being offered at a dis- house with land. Size: LAGUNA PHUKET schools. Please email info@ counted price to a total price HOUSE FOR SALE IN 10.50m x 10.85m. 2 bed- 2,400sqm in Cherng Talay, procarpentering.com for more of 18 million baht for all of BAAN PROMPHAN rooms, 2 bathrooms with Chanote title, gentle slope, high- info and price. No agents, them. Tel: 089-839 8255 (En- 2.5 floors, 5 mins to town, 2 living room, dining room, est point of Pasak 8, access via please. Tel: 081-271 3228. glish & Thai). Email: info@ bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Good kitchen and car park. Single public dead-end road. Can be lantaestate.net for stay! 2.85 million baht. Tel: house on land size: 15m by divided. Agents welcome. 8.5 3 BEDROOMS, 083-506 9155. Email: sumitra. 10.85m. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- million baht. Tel: 089-875 9609 CHALONG [email protected] rooms with living room, din- LAND NEAR KATA (English), 087-418 5924. Email: Land & Houses Park. Land: ing area/kitchen, terrace and CENTER [email protected] 260sqm. Furniture, garden, car park. Soi Mountain View Great location, road access, House in Patong. Newly parking, 24hr security. Quick 30 RAI IN TOWN Kathu Waterfall. Tel: 081- 5 mins to Kata Beach and built 40sq wah, near Sea sale. Price: 2.9 million baht. main road, 1,450sqm with title PERFECT SEAVIEW Flat land near Dowroong 535 7585, 084-119 4262, Pearl project, Patong. 2 Email: [email protected] deed. Contact Lychee. Tel: storeys, 3 bedrooms, 3 bath- VILLA School in Phuket Town. Tel: 081-356 9754. Email: pee In Rawai, built 50m from the 081-891 3048 (English & Ger- rooms, fully furnished, 2 081-691 2526. [email protected] beach, 3 bedrooms, 3 ensuite man). aircons, kitchen with hood, CONDO AT bathrooms, large rooftop, ter- refrigerator, dining room, liv- ROYAL PLACE race, pool, jacuzzis, sundeck. ing room, hot water, cable Good and secure location. 25 TV and internet. Tel: 086- million baht. Tel: 081-691 6778. 476 9612. Email: [email protected]

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LAM RU VALLEY PHUKET VILLA 5 PHANG NGA VILLAGE 14 rai of prime land bordering the mountainous region of Khao Lak and Lam Ru National Park where tourism is a major indus- try. The land is an ideal location to develop a high end Eco Re- sort. Nor Sor 3 Kor Land Title. Tel: 088-768 3944 (English), 081-893 3646 (Thai). Email: [email protected] For fur- ther details, please see our website at www.rightmove.co. uk/overseas-property/property- 39265192.html

HOUSE FOR SALE For sale. Price 4.5 million Koh Kaew, Ideal Home, 4 bed- baht. No agents, no fur- rooms, study, playroom and nished, with 4 aircons, 3 maid’s room, large garden, bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, pool. USD $550,000 o.n.o. AO PO LAND 1.5 RAI kitchen and car park. Be- Email: [email protected] CONDO FOR SALE SEA VIEW hind Kajonkiet International Chanote title. Private access from School on Chao Fa West NEW APARTMENTS beach front road. 400m from Ao Road, 5 minutes to Central 612,000 BAHT Por Grand Marina. 10 million Festival. For short or long- Bayshore do it again. Be first! baht. Tel: 080-698 0141 (En- term rent, 16,000 baht per Get the best unit, starts at glish), 082-277 5971 (English & month. Call to see 087- 612,000 baht. Building 98% Thai). Email: roscomclean@ 2 RAI MAI KHAO 270 9093. BOAT LAGOON BEACH LAND completed. Contact Paul. Tel: yahoo.com.au LAND 083-643 7127 (English). 200m to beach, flat coconut TOP FLOOR CONDO Land in Boat Lagoon Park tree land. Fully developed, REDUCED FOR QUICK 30sqm. At Kathu. Fully Residence, 664sqm, 7.5 Chanote title. 6.8 million baht Freehold, 3 bedrooms, 5.95 SALE B4.99M furnished, swimming pool, million baht. Chanote. per rai. Tel: 083-103 6660 million baht + PCC golf 6.45 4-bed, detached. Audio every HOT DEAL - CONDO fitness, quiet and secure. Negotiable. Tel: 088-826 (English & Thai). Email: million baht. Owner will be here room, granite kitchen, alarm, AT THE POINT Sale: 1.4 million baht. Tel: 5766, 087-621 1299 (En- [email protected] on July 2. Tel: 081-676 0740. home cinema, lighting system, 081-607 8567. Email: glish). Email: [email protected] LAN network in Ban Manik. [email protected] www.PhuketGolfCondo.com SINGLE HOUSE Tel: 086-266 2786. Email: KRABI, AO NANG [email protected] FOR SALE/ RENT REAL 180 STUNNING 3 rai. 3 million baht per rai. 2km SEAVIEW LAND NEW CONDO: URGENT to Ao Nang Beach. Email: AO PO LAND 1.5 RAI Real 180º stunning seaview SALE/RENT [email protected] SEA VIEW land, unobstructed, east side, Chanote title. Private access from Yamu Hill development. 2 plots D CONDO KATHU beach front road. 400m from Ao of 1 rai each. Chanote title. Price: PHUKET Por Grand Marina. 10 million 5.5 million baht per rai. Tel: 084- 29.9sqm. Ready to move in baht. Tel: 080-698 0141 (En- 625 5090. Email: phuket. October. Price: 1.070 million glish), 082-277 5971 (English & [email protected] baht. Tel: 081-893 7068. Thai). Email: roscomclean@ In Thanapa Park View vil- yahoo.com.au lage in Koh Kaew. 57sq Opposite to Big C, one NAI HARN, AO PO LAND 1.5 RAI wah, with 2 bedrooms, 2 bedroom with nice view in- SEA VIEW LAND SEA VIEW QUICK SALE 2.9MB Special price, modern bathrooms, a kitchen, a cludes furniture. 55sqm. Soi Mangosteen, 20x10m, style, 30sqm, 1 bedroom, Chanote title. Private access from Land & House Chalong, 260sqm carpark and a garden. Price: 3.5 million. Nego- Chanote, sea view, 2.5 million 1 living room, 1 pantry. In beach front road. 400m from Ao land, 3 bedrooms complete with Sale: 2.25 million baht. tiable. Tel: 082-276 1817, baht, negotiable. Tel: 082-806 Kathu, 3km to Patong. Por Grand Marina. 10 million furniture, 24hr security. Email: Rent: 11,000 baht per 081-614 5372. 8843 (English), 081-894 2295 Full set of built-in furniture. baht. Tel: 080-698 0141 (En- [email protected] month. Contact owner. (English & Thai). Ready to move in! Contact glish), 082-277 5971 (English & Tel: 089-615 9719. Email: Ya. Tel: 081-797 5138. Thai). Email: roscomclean@ [email protected] 4 RAI CHANOTE TITLE yahoo.com.au CHALONG Land situated just off Chao Fa East Road in residential area. Classified Advertisements No brokers or agents. Please email [email protected] for Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. details. Then hand it to any of our agents.

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ASSISTANT CHEF & KINDERGARDEN IN WAITRESS CHALONG ASSISTANT CHEF: must have Thai teacher and Thai experience. WAITRESS: must cleaner needed. Tel: 084- have experience and speak En- 442 3671 (English). glish. Thai nationals only. Tel: Email: millingtonjackie 085-783 0141. Email: info@ @hotmail.com thailandcamp.com ENGLISH-SPEAKING FRONT DESK STAFF - MAID SAMUI Housekeeper required to look Plus WELLNESS MAN- after 4-bedroom pool villa and AGER required by Detox re- family of 4 people (including 2 sort. Tel: 077-602096. Send children). Located at Nai Thorn CV and photo to fasthealing Beach. Good salary, health in- @yahoo.com surance and benefits offered. Tel: 087-881 0003. Send CV to hr@l uxuryvillasandhomes.com PERSONAL ASSISTANT Thai lady with fluent writ- GENERAL ten and spoken English. MANAGER A lady that wants a chal- WANTED lenge where rewards will Thai national only. If be exciting. Good com- you are not Thai, puter and social skills. please do not apply. Based out of Chalong. Bachelors Degree or Tel: 080-695 3933. Email: equivalent. Or 7 years NATIVE ENGLISH TELEMARKETER manager experience. TEACHER WANTED Beachsando1@gmail. com Minimum 4 years in Need experienced preschool To work in S.E.A. Air fares and general manager ex- teacher 10-14 children, start hotel paid for. Selling invest- perience. Excellent immediately, Chalong, 40hr a ment package. Tel: 092-183 English skills (written week, send resume to phuket 8081 (English). Email: smith MAID / and spoken). Must [email protected] [email protected] HOUSEKEEPER have ability to hold and DRIVER 16,000+, Expat (American) requires control department COOK 15,000+ ACCOUNTANT NEEDED an experienced house- meetings in English & keeper/maid with good En- Thai. Must be able to Private villa. Thailand area. Thai Japanese wedding company glish and Thai speaking abil- re-locate if necessary. national only. Basic English. Sa-mer Wedding at Boat La- ity. Cooking experience a Must hold a valid Thai Contact Todd. Tel: 089-005 goon. is seeking an experi- plus and can be live in or live driving license. Must 0700. Email:toddplay@hot enced accountant. require- out. Experience letters and have good translation mail.com ments: over 3 years experi- recommendations from skills. English to Thai, ence in accounts . Good com- previous employers are a and Thai to English. mand of spoken and written EVENT/PR must. Top notch salary will Please apply by send- English. Good salary based WORK CS @ MARKETING & GUEST MANAGER be paid for the right person! ing CV to liam@phu on experience. Please contact HOLYCLOTHING! RELATIONS The Asia Superyacht Contact Robert. Tel: 089- ketfit.com Customer Service Agents Apex Asia Group are now recruit- us by email: fumiko@sa- Rendezvous is looking for 765 3126. needed for internet fashion re- ing for its marketing & guest re- mer.com a Thai/foreign national. tailer. Are you CS experienced, lations department to work at Successful candidate will Thai, hard working, computer one of three hotels in Patong and have strong written and ver- savvy and fluent in English? Karon. Enthusiastic and of bal English skills. Position 25K+ Per Month. 5-day work smart appearance with good can be full or part time, week. Work on Macs. Tel: 076- English (written/spoken). Full based in Patong. Tel: 076- 289472. Email: grahamkay training will be provided, excel- 346927. Fax: 076-346927. @mac.com For full details : lent earning potential. Email: Email: gordon@asia-pa- www.holyclothing. com/htmlx/ KevinBakeratkevin@ cific-superyachts.com work.html apexasia.asia

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DRIVER WANTED CAN YOU COOK? URGENTLY REQUIRE WAITRESS WANTED Speak some English. Full Personal villa chef required. Must English teacher. Good salary. Thai national, English speaking, Thai driving licence. Good sal- have experience in international Tel: 081-957 6092. Email: Kata Beach. Please call. Tel: ary + bonusThai national only. cuisine and fine dining. Open to [email protected] 081-895 5852 Tel: 085-783 0141. Email: all nationalities. Tel: 086-282 [email protected] 9449 (English). Send CV to em ENGLISH PROJECT CLEANER WANTED [email protected] MANAGEMENT Located on Surin Beach. Flu- PROMOTERS WANTED Oxford University educated ent spoken English, cleaning Popular bar for young "Farangs" MILLIE'S DAY/ construction manager seeking and helping in the villa. Con- looking for dynamic people to do NIGHT CARE employment projects in Thai- tact Jariya. Tel: 081-367 7965 promotion. Residents and travel- Looking for 2 teaching assis- land & SE Asia. Tel: 082-809 (English & Thai). 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Tel: 085- 087-267 3747 (English). CV to of property values sold! Internet fashion retailer. work per- 783 0141. Email: info@thai [email protected] Visit www.farang-living.com/ mit. high salary. 5-day work week. landcamp.com careers and send your CV. Work on Macs. Tel: 076-289472. Email: [email protected] For full SALESPERSON OPERATIONS WANTED RUSSIAN SALES details visit: http://bit.ly/ROw SUPERVISOR NBD Must live permanently in Thai- CONSULTANT Experience in villa manage- land and organise own resi- Experienced Russian Sales ment, guest relations, mainte- dency status. Must speak flu- Representative needed for Real BAR MANAGER & nance, housekeeping & staff ent Thai and English. Must Estate. Good command of En- ACCOUNTS CLERK supervision, own car with li- have experience selling food/ glish and Russian required. Tel: Seeking an experienced Bar cense, Thai only. Tel: 087-881 alchohol to executive chefs 081-968 5963 (English). Send Manager. Must posses fluent 0003. Email: hr@luxuryvillas and purchasing managers. CV to c@bayshoreprojects. English / Thai skills. Position andhomes.com Experienced in food service. com based in Patong. Also seek- Must have own car. Only ing Accounting Clerk. Tel: 085- ASSISTANT MANAGER people meeting all above crite- WEB MASTER/GRAPHIC 475 8030. (English). Email: What we are looking for is a great ria need apply. Please send DESIGNER brucebenjaminthomas all-rounder as this job has multiple resume to george_d@jagota . Must speak/write English, coding @gmail.com roles. You will need excellent com and social media is an advan- computer skills to manage op- tage. Tel: 086-690 0444 (En- erations and you will be assisting glish). Email: alyona@princess WANTED: with the sales and marketing ac- TEACHERS WANTED yachtsthailand.com DESIGNER, WEB tivities of the company. Thai na- We currently have the follow- MASTER tionality 30 years old with an ex- ing job positions available: 1 x full - time English teacher, fe- HOTEL RECEPTIONIST English speaking. Thai na- cellent command of English. Uni- WANTED versity degree or proven experi- male under 35 years old, tional with a good under- Degree + TEFL or CELTA. Thai citizen, aged 21-40, ba- standing of basic design ence. People management sic computer skills, good spo- skills. Outgoing, committed and Must be from an N.E.S coun- and web technology. Full try: UK, USA, AUS, CD or ken English. Salary is 12,000 time job, call today. Tel: 076- energetic. Prepared to work in baht + big commissions on Patong & travel across the is- NZ. 1 x part time English 239739, 086-690 0444 teacher, N.E.S. + SA, TEFL, sales. Tel: 076-333079. 080- (English & Thai). Email: land. 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Tel: 076-325419, 085- looking for new experienced 619 0380 (English & Thai), property consultants. You 081-400 4678 (English & should have an extensive Thai). Email: orientalsamui Vacancies: coffee shop as- sales background and knowl- @gmail.com For further sistant manager, baristas, edge of Phuket Island and its waiters, bar assistants, districts. High earnings is ex- details,please see our experience and English. pected for top reps. Send your website at www.oriental- Tel: 086-276 4914. CV by email to info@phuket- living.net condos-homes.com

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Articles Business Opportunities For Sale MASSAGE SHOP HOTEL - 24 ROOMS RAWAI INVESTMENT IN NAI HARN OCEAN VIEW We run a business in Cha- URGENT Beautiful shop, fully fur- Nice location, 1km from long that has paid back 50% HOTELS IN PHUKET FOR SALE MOVING SALE nished, 2 floors, with small Patong Beach, 10 apart- of its cash investment in the garden. 590,000 baht. Rent: ments, 14 rooms. 49 million first year of operation. An op- Contact: realestate.luxuryphuketholidays.com LED TV. Computer: Vaio, 15,000 baht per month. For baht. Email: nc.residence@ portunity for a similar busi- Mac. Aircon. Fridge. more information, please call gmail.com ness exists in Rawai. This is Washing machine. Desk, +35-102-3304 6229, 089-695 not a hotel, guesthouse, res- etc. Tel: 081-294 5441. 9536 (Thai). Email: hellojikky REAL ESTATE REPS taurant, dive shop, car rental ENGLISH PROJECT LAUNDRY FOR SALE @hotmail.com NEEDED or real estate, This business MANAGEMENT Professional machines, only NEW DIVE Phuket's Leading Agency benefits Thai society as a Oxford University educated 2 years old. Wash, dry, iron, COMPRESSOR-BAUER MASSAGE SHOP is looking for new experi- whole and is neutral on the Construction Manager seek- roll iron. Reason for selling is New Bauer Poseidon PE PATONG enced property consultants. environment. We are looking ing employment projects in expansion. Shophouse with 250 P31. Electric and/or Good location, fully equip- You should have extensive for 1-3 equity investors to Thailand & SE Asia. Tel: +44- 4 bedrooms. Rent: 22,000 petrol. Includes new Honda ped with high end furniture sales background and make a total 20 million baht 079-7953 8478 (English & baht per month. Price 1.2 petrol engine, custom stain- and stock. 4 Thai massage knowledge of Phuket Island investment. Email: tayana55 Thai), 082-809 3705. Email: million baht. Tel: 089-882 less steel flywheel, 2 filling beds and 3 oil massage and its districts. High earn- [email protected] [email protected] 0894 (English), 089-652 valves and a custom metal beds. Cheap rent price: ings is expected for top reps. 0975 (Thai). Email: peter@ stand. 325,000 baht o.n.o. 400,000 baht. Tel: 087-073 Tel: 076-341045, 081-459 SPORT BAR AND conceptfeeling.com Tel: 089-044 0623 (English & 4233. Email: judgedread73 0152 (English). Send your RESTAURANT GUESTHOUSE Thai). @hotmail.com CV by email to info@phuket- FOR SALE Karon Beach. 9 en-suite condos-homes.com Steveos tasty burgers rooms and laundry, bar PATONG HOTEL for sale. 800,000 baht equipped with pool table, 4 FOR LEASE o.b.o. For quick sale. 30-room hotel for lease. Bulletins HOTEL WITH screens, kitchen. Tel: 085- Contact Steve. For more 795 0875. 160,000 baht monthly. RESTAURANT information, please call Sale: 4.6 million baht. FOR SALE 089-918 3718. Email: Tel: 092-374 8254 (En- SPONSOR A CHILD Chanote title, central posi- steveastray@hotmail. RAWAI glish). Email: info@crlc. tion, new building, 4 years The Phuket International com www.steveostasty BEACH HOTEL info old, 20 rooms, reception Women’s Club is a volun- burgers.com PAY IN 10YEARS and restaurant fully fur- teer organization raising nished, lift. 32 million baht funds for educational GUESTHOUSE KARON negotiable. Please contact scholarships. We rely BAR FOR SALE 5 luxury rooms. Cafe bar. Re- Stefano. Tel: 086-279 8175 on the goodwill of donors BANGLA AREA cently undergone a major (English/Italian). Contact and sponsors – small Stunning lounge club over 2 refurb. 6-year lease contract Ning. Tel: 084-840 1566 and large. If you would floors, new fit out. Stylish, pri- (paid in full). Low rent. Excel- (Thai). like to put something vate venue, fully air-condi- lent location. 2 minutes to back into the community tioned, ready to open. Own Beach. 5.5 million baht in which you live, contact PROFITABLE the best bar in Phuket. Tel: o.n.o. Tel: 081-891 9461. BAR & GRILL Selling for 15 million baht us to find out more about 087-881 7600 (English). in 108 payments of Profit making Sports Bar & giving a prize or being a Email: cocodiorster@gmail. 120,000 baht. Down GUESTHOUSE Grill in Nai Yang Beach. Ev- sponsor. Contact Carol. com payment: 2 million baht, CENTER OF PATONG erything included. Buy to- Please call 087-417 700sqm land, 12 bed- 14-room guesthouse for day, be open tomorrow. First 8860 or contact Sue. Tel: rooms+2 shops, bar, sale in center of Patong come bargain price, 1 million BUSINESS 087-277 6948. For more beauty massage, 60m Beach, 5 minutes from baht. For more information, FOR LEASE information please email to beach. Tel: 084-242 beach and 15 minutes from please call 084-852 4257 us at info@phuketiwc. Indoor pub. 30,000 baht 8914. Email: rawai4@ya nightlife. Fully furnished, 1 (English). Email: bobcop com per month plus damage hoo.com apartment with 1 bedroom [email protected] deposit. Fully equipped, for accomodation and 2 stage, sound system, shops for rent on ground seating 65 pax. 8 years + GOGO BAR / floor. Tel: 076-290496, 083- 4 months lease. Tel: NIGHTCLUB 526 4485 (English & Thai). 087-244 1322, 087-884 For sale in Bang Tao. Needs Email: yohan_n@hotmail. 8972. slight alterations. Comes com complete with kitchen and all furniture, website and mar- PATONG BEACH HOTEL SPORTS BAR keting package. 1 million AND RESTAURANT IN KARON baht or nearest offer. No busi- Built in 2009, near Simon Newly renovated, trendy ness like this within 20km. Cabaret, 20 minutes walk to sports bar in Karon, Phuket. Fantastic business opportu- the beach. Fully equipped, This bar comes fully equip- nity. Contact Lee. Tel: 081- 16 rooms. Key money 3.5 ped with three large plasma 787 9767. Email: woodlee million baht. Monthly rent: TVs, pool table, two bed- [email protected] 80,000 baht, long-term con- rooms and website. For more tract. Licenses for food, alco- information, please call +44- hol and tobacco. Training for 20-8688 4544. Email: nm.win KARON web contracts and channel [email protected]. GUESTHOUSE manager included. Contact uk FOR SALE Michael for viewing (English, Italian and Thai). Tel: 084- GREAT LOCATION Estimate 14 years old, Chanote title, 5 storeys, 058 2210. Email: scotdragon NEAR BEACH @yahoo.it Apartment building for lease. 12 rooms, laundry, sala, 150m from Patong Beach. bar, net profit 2 million Tel: 085-994 4199 (English & baht. Sale: 12 million baht. Owner retiring. No RESORT Thai). Fax: 076-296733. FOR LEASE Email: natang8@hotmail. offers. Tel: 081-728 1862 com (English), 081-370 8733 (Thai).

FITNESS CENTER FOR SALE TOURIST SUBMARINE A well established fit- A revolutionary underwater ness center with a large tourist activity partner, silent partner or investor wanted for membership base, situ- In the heart of Patong. 20 ated in Phuket Town, for this underwater tourist activ- ity. The only one of its type in rooms well furnished, sale. Price reduced to 8 fully operational with very million baht. Tel: 087-275 Thailand and ready to work in Phuket-Krabi area. Austra- good occupancy rates. 3614 (English & Thai), 6-year lease for 6 million 080-698 5021 (Thai). lian designed and built. Ex- cellent returns. For more in- baht + rental fee 150,000 Email: coco_ivy@hot baht per month. Tel: 088- mail.com formation and full prospec- tus, call 080-038 4916. 765 0165. July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 29

Business Products & Services Club Memberships Available Miscellaneous For Sale BUDS INTERNATIONAL PHUKET PHUKET KINDERGARTEN LOSE WEIGHT GOLF PHYSIO COUNTRY CLUB COUNTRY CLUB Phuket's oldest interna- FEEL GREAT! THERAPY Family lifetime member- Lifetime family membership. DINING CHAIRS tional child care facility. High- Organic, delicious, nutri- ship, transfer fee and this Includes transfer fee and FOR SALE 6 white leather dining chairs quality, time-proven sched- tious fruit & vegetable year's subscription. 570,000 2013 dues. 580,000 baht.Tel: for sale. 2,000 baht each or ule and curriculum. Now in juice detox programs. baht. Tel: 076-283288, 081- 089-908 2454. Email: evan. best offer. Buyer collects. Tel: brand-new purpose-built From 5,000 baht. Deliv- 273 7326. Fax: 076-283288. [email protected] 081-978 2725 (English & school. Experienced native ered To Your Door. Con- Email: keithmarshall747@ Thai). Fax: 076-325144. English teachers to teach tact Larry. Tel: 083-345 gmail.com BLUE CANYON GOLF Email: [email protected] ages 1.5-8. Monday-Friday 5540. Please see our MEMBERSHIP 8am-5pm. Bus service avail- website at www.weight BALI KUTA GOLF Available 700,000 baht ex- German Golf Physio able from Patong, Karon, watchdetox.com MEMBERSHIP cluding transfer. Email: he Coach and Physio Mobile Phones Kata, Phuket, Rawai and 1 share ACC x 3 golf [email protected] Therapy offer help when Chalong. Tel: 076-384638, courses. Life swap / Phuket you have problems or 080-624 7060. www.buds- golf course. Phuket Country WHEATGRASS pain. Tel: 084-840 7531 phuket.com / Laguna / Blue Canyon. BAND IS LOOKING SMART PHONE JUICE (German/English), 085- Please call 085-994 0364. FOR MUSICIAN Lumpoons Coffee House. 145 8340 (Thai). New I-Mobile: 2,500 baht TENNIS and Small tablet Archos FROM 300 BAHT At Chalong. Please call 081-476 5808. 43: 1,500 baht. Please Female ITF player available PHUKET call 082-257 1646. for professional coaching hit TRICK ROPING COUNTRY CLUB ups, cardio, all ages your LESSONS Life membership. Price: place or ours. For more infor- FOREX TRADING Showing and teaching 580,000 baht. Tel: 081- mation, please call 090-706 Make money from home. the art of western cow- 089 1407. Pool Tables 6674, 090-071 7163. Join our online room and boy rope tricks. For We are looking for a gui- get free one hour ses- more details, please call tarist, drummer and key- TATTOO REMOVAL sion. Book now. Tel: 090- 084-447 5257. Email: board player. This is a BEST DEALS We remove your tattoo. For 071 7163. www.fxlive mikeroper2003@hotmail. Bar & band for high quality/big Phuket Pool Tables offers more information, please call traderoom.com com events. Genre: pop, rock, you the best deals on 2 mod- 083-362 4144. Restaurant motown, little bit jazz/ els of our pool tables, 4'x8', Equipment blues. Available for 2 slate bed, full accessories practice sessions per included. Limited stock. Don't week, for 6 weeks, to miss out. Call now. Tel: 076- SNOOKER & prepare a show in a 263687, 081-823 4627, 085- BABY FOOT unique venue for every 797 0202. Email: ying@phu Snooker: like new 45,000 Thursday. Besides that ketpooltables.com www. baht. Baby foot: 2,500 baht. we will be booked for big facebook.com/thailandpool Located at Patong. Email: events, festivals and tables [email protected] weddings. We also have a recording studio to produce/record our own COIN-OPERATED RESTAURANT music. Keywords: seri- POOL TABLES EQUIPMENT ous about practice; open Sales, rentals, and profit We are selling the com- to all music styles, dedi- sharing plans for the fin- plete contents of a cof- cated, team spirit, fun, est pool tables in Thai- fee, gelato shop, includ- humor, enthusiastic, en- land. All billiard accesso- ing 2 freezer showca- ergetic. Our motto: It is ries and service. For ses, 1 dessert show- not about what you per- more information, please case, 2 group espresso form but how you perform call 081-823 4627, 085- machines, bottle cooler, it. If you are interested, 782 1200, 085-797 0202. upright freezer, gelato please contact Brigitta. Email: ying@phuketpool makers and pasteuriser, Tel: 082-257 7102. tables.com together with all furniture and other light equip- ment. All stock only 12 months old. For more in- Personals formation, please call 087-894 1384 (English & Thai), 089-065 5514 (En- BACKGAMMON glish & Thai). Email:info @conciergeinphuket. Players wanted. Tel: 081-577 8443. com Email: [email protected] 30 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013

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A1 CAR RENTAL FORTUNER BMW 730 MERCEDES SUV HONDA CITY HONDA Fully insured, 12,000 to FOR SALE LI SE (E66) ML280 CDI 250 CBR + ABS 20,000 baht per month. Tel: For sale. 85,000 baht, 089-831 4703. Email: a1car 1 year old, 11,000km, [email protected] upgrades, GPS grip, gold layers, oil & brakes new. Ready to go, safe. Green NEW CAR book, showing at Ras- FOR RENT October 2006 - Reg. Feb- sada Road. Please call 2006 September, 3.0V, ruary 2007. 140,000km. 2009. In excellent condi- Model 2004, 1.5cc, ex- 089-971 4107 (Thai), 087- white with leather seats, Black interior, beige tion. Fully serviced. Die- cellent condition. Price: 283 8849 (English). diesel, automatic, low model SE. Plenty of op- sel. Automatic. Top of the 345,000 baht. Tel: 087- mileage. Price: 790,000 tions. Special alloy range model. Was 6.1 270 9093. baht. Tel: 086-478 0201. wheels. Automatic shut million baht. Sale now: BMW K1200GT doors , TV and 6 DVDs, 2.9 million baht o.n.o. Beautiful bike, 2008, 33,000 charger, fridge, roof air- Tel: 089-893 7102 (En- 2011 HONDA JAZZ km, one owner, full BMW ser- 1984 MAZDA 323 con (back passengers), glish), 081-797 7360 490,000 BAHT vice history, 710,000 baht Short or long-term rent, Runs well, registered until etc. New 7.2 million baht. (Thai). Email: rawai2004 Automatic. 50,000km, beau- o.n.o. Tel: 081-958 6512 (En- delivery service, with February 2014. Sale: 45,000 Sale now 1.9 million @yahoo.co.uk tiful condition. New tyres and glish). Email: mnswilson@ good price. Tel: 086-690 baht. Tel: 083-692 4304 (En- baht. For more informa- mag wheels. Tel: 082-423 gmail.com 0626. Email: bcarrent@ glish), 085-786 8859 (Thai). tion, please call 089-812 1247 (English). Email: grae hotmail.com 4070 (English). Email: [email protected] [email protected] HONDA CIVIC 1992 VULCAN 900CC MB CKL FOR SALE SPECIAL EDITION TOYOTA COROLLA Kawasaki Vulcan Spe- CHEAP CAR 1.3L GLI MT cial Edition. Black, 22 FOR RENT FORTUNER DIESEL months old, 16,500km. 3.0 4WD Sale now: 350,000 baht. May 2006, excellent Email: vulcan.phuket@ condition - just 79,000 gmail.com km, all extras including MB CKL200 Cabriolet. satellite navigator, die- 1.2-liter engine. Blue book. 65,000km. White color. sel, automatic. 745,000 Insurance. Color: silver. HONDA WAVE 125I Price: 1,999,999 baht. baht o.n.o. For more in- Good condition. Price: Starter. Sale by farang. As Contact Arthur. For more formation, please call 90,000 baht. Contact An- 1996, comes with new new. Disc brake. 19,000km. information please call 081-396 4545 (English). drew. Tel: 086-1791500. tyres and new audio sys- Price: 33,000 baht. Tel: 083- 087-383 1946. Email: sally.eisen@g Email: andrewscott6@ tem. Green book, well 635 2414. Email: pierrekojfer mail.com hotmail.com drive. Sale: 140,000 baht. @gmail.com Call for viewing. Tel: 087- 270 9093. Available now in Chalong. HONDA CIVIC 2012 Tel: 087-689 9679. Email: FOR SALE YAMAHA NOUVO [email protected] Great tuned car! 1.5L, Fast 135cc, top of class. automatic. Year 1994 but HONDA JAZZ 45,000 baht o.b.o. Also many parts are new. have other items for sale: Looks good, runs good. lamps, fans, laser print- Pick-ups Sale now: 170,000 baht. ers, speakers, miscella- Tel: 089-730 7172 (En- neous moving. Tel: 084- glish). Email: no.andrey 686 2593. TOYOTA HILUX D4D @gmail.com For more Blue color, automatic, double photos, please visit www. cab, 2004. 97,000km, 2 own- flickr.com/photos/9813 MOTORBIKE ers, mag wheels, Toyota ser- 2948@N04/ Year 2007, one owner, FOR SALE viced. Sale: 360,000 baht. never been rented out, No deposit, easy payments Tel: 085-147 1028. full Honda service, full purchase-rental scheme with options. Like new. For guaranteed buy back, includ- ISUZU DMAX 2006 more information, please ing full service and mainte- 4x2, double cab, 105,000 Wheels & Motors call 081-415 4398. nance. Cheaper than long- km, automatic. Good condi- Email: namphonie@g term rental. Please call or visit tion, one owner. 380,000 mail.com us for more details. Tel: 081- baht. Tel: 087-079 0650, 080- 084 6527, 085-880 1697. 073 5371 (English). Please use this form to write your classified advertisement.

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NEW 2013 BOAT YARD OPENING BAYLINER 175 SPE Hard stand, 250 baht per New 2013 Bayliner Spe- foot per month. Repairs cial Package by Bayliner done, fiberglassing, paint- Thailand. Gavanized trailer, ing, and stainless steel. bimini, top stereo system. Tel: 082-839 7701. Special price for this last unit: only 790,000 baht. Tel: 081-754 7599. Email: SUNSEEKER YACHT csutivas@gmail. com FOR SALE

JET-SKI: YAMAHA SUPERJET 2012 Stand-up PWC, used 1 sea- son. Sold at Watchara Marine Phuket (275,000 baht). Will sell for 195,000 (fixed price). Tel: 093-760 2730 (English). Email: Sunseeker Caribbean 52ft, [email protected] 1992. Located in Ao Po Grand Marina. 2.7 million baht. Tel: 087-626 0495. RIVA HULL Email: dan.soft.studio@ 10 meters long, marine ply- gmail.com For further de- wood hull (not completed) for tails, please see our website sale. Tel: 081-968 3118 (En- at http://gen2gdk.com/ glish & Thai). Email: info@pro jitlada/ carpentering.com

THE SOLUTION TO THIS WEEK’S SEVENSTAR YACHT COMING SOON 63FT PINISI KETCH Cryptic Crossword TRANSPORT MOONSOON FOR "TORQEEDO" FOR SALE Official booking office for safe SALE Electric outboards. Light, effi- Well equipped, looks great, and reliable yacht transport to cient and clean. Built in GPS. good condition. Must sell, only over 44 destinations worldwide. No more smelly gasoline or fuel 2.5 million baht. Tel: 086-690 Call: Chris Jongerius at 086 bills. For details contact Alan 0444 (English & Thai). Email: 045 4634 (English) or email Giles. Andaman Boat Sales.Tel: [email protected] [email protected] 087-283 1674. Email: boats@ andamanboatsales.com BOAT FOR SALE TAYANA 55 (1985) Semi-rigid 150hp, 2 stroke, Perkins 135hp diesel. Many re- 28ft, registered for 15 pas- THAI WOODEN BOAT trailer, aluminium tank 100 liter, cent upgrades. US$295,000. sengers. 200hp V6 Mercury 36ft, Isuzu 110hp, Radio GPS, Sonar. Price: 650,000 For details contact Alan Giles. motor, only 240 hours, re- Furuno Fish Finder. 300,000 baht. Tel: 089-289 8628 Tel: 084-842 6146. Email: cently totally restored. Per- baht. Tel: 083-102 7801. (English), 080-144 6022 (Thai). [email protected] fect for snorkeling, diving ONAN 12KVA MARINE trips, island hopping or water GENERATOR taxi. Navigation system + Fully operational generator with fishfinder. 5hp spare motor. Looking for a boat? full sound shield and wet muffler Boat and motor in very good exhaust. Model number 12 condition. Located at Boat See more classified ads MDL3P, 1996 model, only Lagoon. Priced for quick sale 4,000 running hours. Tel: 081- at 330,000 baht. Tel: 086- at www.phuketgazette.net 375 2590 (English). Email: 747 9292. Email: claud [email protected] [email protected] 32 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013

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WINGS PROJECT PHUKET CLASSIC 2013 WELCOMED VAUBAN REAL ESTATE

At the press conference last Saturday, Wilaiporn Wannaklang, of the Phuket Body Building Club (left) and Krittaya Arjinajarn of Central Festival Phuket, one of the main sponsors of the event.

Mr Kanokpan Pranveerapaiboon (front left), Real Estate Director of The Attitude Club Co., Ltd. was welcomed Mr Jean Philippe (2nd from left), Sales Manager of Vauban (Phuket branch) and team, who also led the inspection at Wings Project, with plans to introduce and expand the Wings project to the French and European markets and hopefully many more. The boys from the Phuket Bodybuilding Club flex their muscles for the crowd. 34 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013

Photo: sippakorn yamkasikorn Celebrate Buddha’s wisdom ON MONDAY July 22, Wat many of the practices we see the ultimate truth of enlightenment, and sermons during the day, KHAO PANSA Chalong won’t be the only today are contradictory if not detachment and renunciation of there is a climactic moonlight crowded temple in Phuket. On this irrelevant to what Buddha actually the unessential and harmful things candle procession during which The day after Asaha Bucha this day, Buddhist celebrate Asaha taught. The real point of Asaha in life must be practiced. At the participants, carrying a lit candle, Tuesday, July 23 is Khao Pansa, Bucha to comemorate Buddha’s Bucha day is to honor Buddha’s same time, it is important to avoid three joss sticks and a lotus flower literally the “rains retreat”. This is first teaching of Dhamma to his the customary time for laymen disciples. What started as a to ordain as monks. For this sermon for just 5 believers turned three-month period, monks in to a world wide phenomenon WhichWhich WatWat toto wanderwander to?to? traditionally retreat to temples with an estimated 400 million Want to join the celebrations? because the rains make it difficult followers. Try one of the five most prominent temples in Phuket for them to meditate in the forest or The words “Asaha Bucha” ask for alms in villages Wat Chalong is the most derive from ancient Pali language on a regular basis. To ensure famous temple in Phuket. It is and literally mean “worshiping the monks are able to sustain dedicated to two monks who fourth month”. The fourth month themselves, laypeople make helped locals fight against a of the ancient Indian lunar larger-than-usual offerings during Chinese rebellion calendar is equivalent to the eight Khao Pansa. Wat Thepnimit is located in month of the Thai lunar calendar. Wichit district and is one of the It’s on the full moon of that month THE ULTIMATE TRUTH oldest temples in Phuket that Asaha Bucha takes place. Wat Thepnimit is located in It is for the same reason that in Aside from food, large candles have Wichit district and is one of the Thai, Asaha Bucha is also referred been the customary form of oldest temples in Phuket to as wun pen deuan bpad the offering, a practice dating to Wat Mongkol Nimit near the fullmoon- day of the eighth month. times before the invention of old Phuket Towon is very popu- It is one of three lunar-based electricity. Today, large candles are lar with local Buddhist because of Buddhist holidays in Thailand. The still offered but this is largely its convenient location. other two are Makha Bucha Day a tradition now as most temples Wat Suvankeereewong in typically a full moon in February, have a continuous supply of Patong is your temple of choice sometimes in March which com- electricity. During Khao Pansa, if you’re staying in the popular memorates the Buddha’s sermon monks stay in temples, seaside party town. to 1,250 followers; and Visakha disciplining themselves by Bucha Day typically a full moon Wat Chalong. Photo: Nicolas Lannuzel following hundreds of precepts in May, sometimes April which which dictate that they abstain celebrates Buddha’s birth, enlight- first and fundamental sermon, extremes and instead seek a encircle the temple’s main Buddha from everything – from growing enment and death all in one. The which explains that the Dharma middle path, willfully and hall three times. The number eyebrows to even singing. This is intricacies of custom and tradition Wheel – an analogy for our life consciously living by the basic five three in Buddhism refers to in contrast to the five basic precepts all too often cloud underlying cycle – comprises the “spokes” precepts: to abstain from killing, the “triple gem” and symbolically that laypeople attempt to follow as meanings and purposes. of birth, illness, death and rebirth. stealing, lying, drinking and sexual represents the Buddha, his outlined in the Buddha’s principle Contrary to popular belief, The wheel turns relentlessly; misconduct. teachings (Dharma) and the clergy sermon. Khao Pansa also sees an to understand the essence of life is a constant cycle of (Sangha). This is the reason for increase in social awareness through Buddhism and benefit from its suffering caused by our desires, ASAHA BUCHA DAY circling a temple or crematory three media campaigns on Thai TV, philosophy, worshipers do not dependencies and attachments. In times and also prostrating three newspapers and radio; the most have to be versed in ancient order to break free from the cycle Celebrations and ceremonies in times in veneration of the Buddha common of these is echoed in the mantras and spells, nor do they of pain and suffering that is life, temples are generally the same for or a senior monk.That said, Bud- nationwide alcohol abstinence need to seek the protection of a not to be reborn again into the all three major buddhist festivals Af- dha is not a god to be worshiped, slogan: Khao Pansa Ngote Lao. magical tattoo or amulet. In fact, same cycle and thus obtain ter the offerings, blessings but rather a teacher to be honored. – Phuket Gazette Double the fun from\ Belgium ON July 21, the beer will be ex- throne on July 21 1831. This year The Belgian embassy in ceptionally cold, the waffles and Belgian people also celebrate the Bangkok is organizing a special chocolates exceptionally sweet reception to mark this occasion. and the french fries will ditch the But the ones of the 2,200 French connection, change the Belgians officially residing in name to friets and be served in Thailand who live in Phuket will their original style – the Belgian be heading for the the Brasserie style. (18 Rassada Road, T.Talandnua, Incoming celebrations of Muang, Phuket). The country in Belgian National Day will be question might be modest in size double the fun! Not only will the but the kegs of free beer at the Belgians be raising a glass of beer Photo: thepinkpeppercorn Brasserie definitely wont be and from one of the little European will go nicely with fried chicken country’s 178 breweries in coronation of a new King, Philippe and fries that are also to be served memory of their first King, I, who will wear the crown for accompanied by Belgian music. Leopold I who ascended to the the first time on this very day. – Phuket Gazette July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 35

Aug 12, 2013, Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday. Her Majesty Queen Sririkit’s birthday is a public holiday in the Kingdom and is also celebrated as national Mother’s Day. This year celebrates HM’s 81st July 17-21, 2013, Cape Panwa birthday. Hotel Phuket Raceweek. Four days of world-class yacht Sep 19, 2013, 11:30am-2pm, racing combined with four nights Phuket International Women’s of magical, beachside parties at the Club monthly lunch. 5-star Cape Panwa Hotel. September’s lunch will be at Raceweek will welcome a large The Holiday Inn, Patong. multinational fleet of boats to Always a popular venue. All are the 10th Anniversary edition. Over welcome but registration is 30 boats are already signed up in essential. Members B500 and six classes, and more than 400 guests B650.Contact: info@phu sailors will be taking part. phuketiwc.com or Carole Dux 076-316711 or visit website: July 18, 2013, 11:30am – 2pm phuketiwc.com Phuket International Women’s Club monthly lunch. Oct 8, 2013, 6 pm - 10:30 pm, July lunch will be at a new venue. Wine List of the Year Thailand Salt at Surin. All are welcome but Awards 2013. registration essential. Members 500 The Wine List of the Year baht, guests 650 baht. Contact our delicious Mutton Vindaloo, Dal lunar month commemorates the July 27 - 28, 2013, 6pm – 2am, Thailand Awards is a National [email protected], mobile Makhani, Bombay Aloo, Mutter Buddha’s first sermon to his first Seafood & Prawn Extravaganza. competition recognizing the phone: +66-76-316711 or visit the Paneer, Butter Chicken and five disciples after attaining Enlight- We are serving a large interna- efforts and expertise amongst the website phuketiwc.com mouthwatering Chicken Tikka, enment more than 2,500 years ago. tional seafood buffet, including hotels, restaurants, cafes and wine Samosas, freshly baked Naans and Evening candlelit processions are some Scandinavian specialties. bars in the development of wine July 19, 2013, 7-9 pm, Exclusive more at Navrang Mahal in Karon staged in all Thai Buddhist temples. All you can eat for only 695 baht. culture in Thailand. The competi- Glenfiddich Single Malt Whis- Sea Sands Resort. Contact Jaspal Our house band will entertain tion is open to all food and key Appreciation. Singh on +66-76-286464 or Email July 23, 2013, Charity Concert you until the late hours, and we’ll beverage establishments with wine Embark on a pioneering explora- at [email protected] for Myanmar Refugees at Grand have happy hours on selected lists. The online registration opens tion of Glenfiddich single malt Balroom, Andaman Embrace drinks all night. So come and try in May 2013 and culminates in the whiskey where the Brand Ambas- July 20, 2013, 9 pm - 1 am, Elec- Patong. our buffet, “fit for a king”. For announcement of Thailand’s best sador, Mr Matthew Fergusson, tric Beach Bingo - ‘it’s bingo, but This is for donating to Myanmar more info, Call +66-76330065, wine list at the Awards ceremony will bring you on a magical not as you know it!’ at XANA refugees. Please come to join with visit website at twochefs.com or in October. Contact Jon Hyams on journey through the world of the beach club with attica. us. Contact Chompue on +66-84- email: [email protected] +66-80-4718713 ‘World’s Most Awarded’ single malt Inspired by the youth bingo 545-7402 or email: wschomp whiskey, while you enjoy the ex- movement spreading across the @gmail.com quisite range of Glenfiddich single world, Electric Beach Bingo will malts – namely 12, 15, and 18 year combine getting your groove on July 26, 2013, 7-11 pm, Indian old. Please reserve your ticket with unleashing a guilty pleasure! Curry Buffet at Navrang Mahal by mail or telephone. Limited space Dance to the best party tunes at Karon Sea Sands Resort. available, only 35 guests at in between playing bingo for prizes All you can eat, authentic Indian Wine Lovers Fisherman Way Busi- – from the ludicrous to free drinks. Curry Buffet at 449 baht net per ness Center. Contact Khun Gumrai Admission is free and on arrival person. Come enjoy our cold on +66-76-384663 or info@wine you will be given therules, bingo Mango and Strawberry Lassi loversphuket.com cards and more. Dress code: with our delicious Mutton unusual headwear and wigs are Vindaloo, Dal Makhani, Bombay July 19, 2013, 7-11 pm, Indian encouraged and may be provided. Aloo, Mutter Paneer, Butter Curry Buffet at Navrang Mahal Contact Khun Annabel Fox directly Chicken and mouthwatering at Karon Sea Sands Resort. on +66-76- 324101 or email at Chicken Tikka, Samosas, freshly All you can eat, authentic Indian annabel @xanabeahclub.com baked Naans and more. For Curry Buffet at 449 baht net more info, contact Jaspal Singh per person. Come enjoy our cold July 22, 2013, Asaha Bucha Day. call +66-76-286464, Email: Mango and Strawberry Lassi with This full-moon day of the eighth [email protected]

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Go to thephuketforum.net and post your question as a ‘New Topic’ in the Tech Forum. The assembled local gurus – featuring “Mr. Live Wire,” Woody Leonhard’s friend from the States – may well be able to solve your problem, pronto.

If you need to talk with someone, drop by one of the informal Sunday morning computer discussion groups, starting about 10am every Sunday at Sandwich Shoppe Chalong (about 1 km north of Chalong Circle on Chao Fah East road). Consolation, commiseration, and old fashioned help await – for free.

Sponsored by the Phuket Gazette and Khun Woody’s Sandwich Shoppes. 36 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013 The secrets of DaVinci

RECIPE FOR A GOOD RESTAURANT: Great food, professional service, pleasant setting, friendly atmosphere, well paired wines...and passion, heaps of passion. Photos: DaVinci By Maciek Klimowicz the meat, cheeses and mush- caviar of the South” – salted rooms. And when he presents a and dried fish roe, one of the most WHAT is the secret of great, flask of 25-year-old Acceto traditional ingredients of Sardinian Italian cuisine? It’s all in the Balsamico Classico (7,000baht for cuisine. The porcini mushrooms quality ingredients. 100ml) he does it with the care in the risotto are perfectly “In Italy they say that a good and attention you’d expect form crunchy, soft and aromatic and the chef doesn’t need to use more a man holding a newborn baby. whole thing melts in the mouth. than three or four ingredients. It’s “Our ingredients are the fresh- The list goes on. about freshness,” says Jana est of fresh, shipped to us by But you’d be mistaken to think Sasikova, co-owner and manager plane from Italy. Our food is that a supply of fresh ingredients of the DaVinci restaurant. Jana is of higher quality than what would suffice. Claudio proves his the wife of the restaurant’s is served in restaurants in and his staffs skills when he supervising chef and deli manager the North of Italy, where the serves us a plate of spaghetti Claudio Pivotto, who adds: “If you ingredients are delivered with road carbonara, a dish born in the last start with high quality produce transport,” says Claudio. days of World War II when the you can achieve great results. But you don’t have to take his Italian cooks turned the American If you start with low quality, word for it, the food speaks for soldiers’ food rations consisting of you’d have to be a god to achieve itself. A childishly simple dish of dried bacon and powdered eggs, anything.” Caprese is elevated to a whole new into what is now a world famous And he takes his own words level thanks to the fragrant classic. Try to mix the ingredients very seriously. I’ve never met a Mozzarella di Bufala – original in the wrong temperature and man who talks about olive oil as Italian buffalo milk cheese and you’ll end up with an omelet. Do much as him. He personally perfectly paired virgin olive oil (the it the right way and you’ll make chooses all the olives used in the tomatoes come form Chiang Mai jaws drop. But what is the right restaurant for different reasons – and are as good as they get in way? When I ask Claudio for a a separate kind in the kitchen, Thailand). Octopus replaced beef recipe, he answers with a separate kind on the tables – all of in DaVinci’s Carpaccio but the question “Can you keep a secret? TREASURES: Claudio and his 25-year-old balsamico Photos: Mark Knowles the highest quality, imported Italian connection is kept alive Well, so can I!”. straight form Italy. Same goes for with the addition of bottarga, “the Luckily Jana is more willing to spill the beans. And the laid back atmosphere of DaVinci seems to have much to do with her warm, friendly character. I’m under the impression that she personally knows every single customer on the floor as our conversation is frequently interrupted by cordial welcomes and farewells she offers to other guests, often in their native tongue as she speaks seven languages. Maybe this is what convinced the investor and restaurant’s major shareholder David Philip Roberts to join forces with the Czech-Italian couple to make DaVinci the place it is today. So what is the secret of a great restaurant? Claudio firmly claims that it’s all about food. “And food is only about taste,” he adds. But restaurants aren’t. Take great food, skilled staff, picturesque setting and pleasant SECRETS: There is only one right way to make Carbonara. This is it. ambiance – serve it at the right price nicely paired with wine and you might have a winner. To see how it works in real life, pay a visit to DaVinci.

DaVinci Restaurant is located in BZenter 28/46 Moo 1, Nai Harn, Phuket (Opposite 7-11 on the road to Nai Harn Beach). Open everyday from 5pm For reservations call 076289574, 0869475197 Email:[email protected] Corkage Fee is 400 Baht. OWNERS AND OLIVES: The right people and the right produce. FRUITS OF PASSION: Creamy Tiramisu and passion fruit Panacotta. July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 37 Renaissance gets new GM GOETZ Bauer joined Renaissance Phuket “The beach, the sea, the nature and the Resort & Spa as general manager in April great Thai food. The clean air is great and this year. The German national, who also the traffic is much better compared to speaks English, Italian and French, brings Bangkok,” he added. Mr Bauer is continu- an energetic and youthful leadership style to ing to build on his 19 year career in the Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa. Goetz hospitality and management industry in the said his new role presents several challenges United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. This has and he looks forward to taking them on. included senior operational and management “The challenge is to learn how to manage positions with the Hilton International, a resort, I love it but I am not used to it. The Marriott, Courtyard by Marriott and Renais- management of the extremes between the sance brands. Most recently Goetz was a seasonality, the strong impact of the elements general manager at Marriott Executive as well as the nature are challenging and Apartments Sathorn Vista in Bangkok. fascinating at the same time,” he said. Goetz worked for six years with Hilton “With this role a dream came true for International and he has been a part of the Mr Goetz Bauer, newly appointed general manager of Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa. me I love this beautiful property and I Marriott International team for 13 years and am proud to lead this great team. My goals counting – for four different brands of match with my motto: ‘the sky is the Marriott, namely International Marriott, limit’ and that is the attitude I have with Courtyard by Marriott, Marriott Executive this property and team,” he said. Apartments and Renaissance Hotels and in “I believe in the core value of Mr six different locations – Leipzig, Berlin, Marriott: ‘If you take good care of your Karlsruhe, Saigon, Bangkok and now Phuket. associates, they will take good care about He started his long career in rooms your guests’,” he added. operation, doing a side step into sales and Mr Bauer is a family man who spends marketing, before landing his first role as all his free time with his family, especially GM at the Marriott Executive Apartment at the moment, as his second daughter Sathorn Vista Bangkok was just born few weeks ago. “Marriott as a company is a great When asking about the places he likes employer with good leaders which help to go, Mr Bauer told the Gazette that he develop your talents through training, as likes the beach and beach clubs. well as controlled pressure, which helps “I love the beach and its beach clubs, prepar you for jobs with higher responsi- but Phuket also has great restaurants to bilities step by step,” he said. offer,” he said. – Phuket Gazette LUXURY: A beachside swimming pool at the Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa. Photos: Marriott 38 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013

COLORFUL HEDGE: In the style of Gertrude Jekyll – a herbaceous border at the Royal Horticultural Society in WONDER: A diorama of the ancient Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Harlow Carr, England is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Photo: Brockvicky seven wonders of the ancient world: Photo: Timo Beil Screening out the world many technical advantages over Alhambra in Andalucia. The second gardener has their pet project, even with larger trees including the ancient world. Pressured traditional garden boasted roses, if they are usually at ground level. I palms and champacas behind, main’s supplies, water towers or lavender and hanging wisteria. But recently visited a superb garden in then a layer of substantial powerful electric pumps ensure the piece de resistance was a simu- Cherng Talay. Two rai (3,200 m2) shrubs and finally ground plants that the vital fluid can be lated English woodland, with over of manicured lawns with specimen near the front border. In gen- CAN you reel off the Seven delivered to a penthouse roof or 100 trees (30 native varieties), and royal palms. The owner’s dilemma eral, the scheme was working Wonders of the World without even an elevated hotel garden. even a pond with pintail ducks. was how to render his garden more well, though a large bread fruit looking them up? The one we all Moreover, we have the advantage Interestingly, the whole project sat private, since the area beyond was tree had died, the heliconias were remember is the Hanging Gardens of computerized irriga- being “developed” and he parched, and there were visible of Babylon. Nothing to do with tion systems which can wanted to avoid being gaps. Some of the background hanging baskets. The Babylon one ensure that every plant overlooked by a new palms had sparse fronds, but was hanging because it rose to a gets the moisture it neighbor. Interestingly, smaller yellow cane (dypsis) and great height, and its main plants needs. Even so, few the development com- dense lady palms (rhapis) were substantial trees, not munici- roof gardens can boast pany had decreed that provided plenty of cover. pal petunias or busy lizzies. It was mature trees, even less only a green fence must An additional array of described later as “a palace… with a verdurous wonder on separate the terraced evergreen shrubs such as very high walls supported by stone the scale of Babylon’s areas. A laudable idea and murraya, hamelia, fast-growing pillars… replenished with all sorts marvel. It just shows one that should be duranta or bushy shefflera of trees… in exact resemblance what can be done. copied. But the bank would help when the owner of a mountain country.” Commis- The most impressive which separated each extends his green screen. That sioned by King Nebuchadnezzar, roof garden of my plot was steep – maybe is something he plans to do apparently to console his wife who acquaintance was in 30 degrees – and there once he discovers what his pined for her native forests, it is Kensington, London, at could be no retaining wall neighbor intends. Certainly, conjectured that some sort of the time the largest of its Lady palm will fill out gaps in borders. Photo: Kaiyanwong233 below to prevent water more compost or top soil will screw system propelled water kind in Europe. It occu- loss and soil erosion. To need to be applied, if only to upwards from the river Euphrates pied the top of a large department atop a meter of soil. Cultivating compound the problem, the soil was help the roots retain precious in a massive feat of irrigation. store, 100 feet (30 meters) above mature trees with substantial the usual Phuket mix of coarse sand moisture and nutrients. I only mention this wonder as street level, and contained three and deep root systems demanded and brittle clay. Watch this space. a brief addendum to a recent piece themed areas. One was a Spanish nothing less. You can imagine What our friend had done was about contemporary roof gardens. garden with Moorish arches, how much reinforcement the to create, after the manner of If you have a question or a garden Nowadays – and this goes chusan palms and vine-covered roof required. Gertrude Jekyll’s herbaceous that you would like featured, email without saying – we have so archways in imitation of the On a more intimate note. Every borders, a graduated green screen me at: [email protected] Dog of the week At present, she’s living at Tip of the Week Doggie Heaven in Laguna, where there are about 12 other Verdant Screens rescue dogs and survivors of the Dog Meat Trade. But she CONTAINER plants are an blot out a plastic water tank that is not really getting along with easy and movable way of my neighbor unceremoniously many of them, because they are screening unsightly objects. plonked next to my garden wall. bossy and she’d prefer to be You need plants that will put It grew six feet in a year. the dog getting all the attention. on height quickly, and yet will Other sensible choices ROXY is a cuddly loving poodle- adapt to life in a large pot. A bit include non-woody Cordylines mix who absolutely loves being Doggie Heaven helps place of a contradiction since most (though their sparse reddish bathed, groomed and fussed over. homeless dogs with loving container plants are naturally foliage will sprout near the apex Just last week she lost her families and is based in Thalang. slow-growing. of the plant, and Dracaenas sister and mother who were If you would like to adopt an Good choices include my Plumeria rubra. Photo: Randy Bayne (corn plants) which are quicker adopted into another family and so animal or want to make an personal preference, Plumeria off the mark and have lusher she’d love to find a companion appointment, please contact: luxon. That’s the Plumeria with arrow flights. The fragrant white leaves. A much denser, bushier who is able to give her lots of love, [email protected] or a very upright habit, and bright flowers are produced at the ends alternative is Schefflera which affection and cuddles. visit doggieheaven.net green leaves that look like of the long stems. I use mine to has glossy, variegated foliage. July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 39 Party on for superyachts

Asia Superyacht Rendezvous Celebrity Yacht (above), and the luxurious, award-winning villa of Kata Rocks, one of the sponsors of ASR crew party (right). Photos: Asia Superyacht Rendezvous and Kata Rocks ONE of the highlights of the 2013 a difference in the yacht shipping Restaurant Les Quatre Saisons Asia Superyacht Rendezvous, industry. Sevenstar staff under- with Jean Michel Lorain and The sponsored by FEADSHIP Royal stands the unique requirements of Oak Room Restaurant at Le Dutch Shipyards, Asia Pacific yacht owners, offering them a Meriden, Piccadilly with David Superyachts and Kata Rocks, will virtually unlimited choice of trans- Chambers,” said Bryan Hoare, the be the special Crew Party for the portation options to destinations of marketing and communications participating Superyachts on the choice worldwide.” director for Kata Rocks. final evening, December 18. All crew of the participating Talking about the Kata Rocks The event will be host facilities, Bryan held at the Boathouse expressed: “The event RE KA TA Beach Club will take place on the and will be sponsored gently sloping rock by Sevenstar Yacht outcrop in front of Transport, a leading this remarkable prop- provider of yacht erty. An enchanting shipping services. space on the promon- “Sevenstar Yacht tory between Kata Noi Transport is very Beach and Kata Beach. pleased to be a spon- The restaurant, bar sor of the annual Asia and clubhouse will be Superyacht Rendez- employed to exciting vous and the official effect, with activities Delivery of yachts is handled by professional shipping Asia Superyacht Ren- company Sevenstar Yacht Transport. Photo: Sevenstar and programs that dezvous Crew Party,” reflect the luxury said Judith Wind, marketing and superyachts will be invited to and glamour of the numerous communications representative attend the exclusive Crew Party, superyachts moored between Kata for Sevenstar Yacht Transport. where they will be able to enjoy Point and Koh Phu, on this fully- With over 25 years experience in RE KA TA’s delicious canapes, moonlit night.” worldwide yacht transportation ser- drinks and party the night away, The Asia Superyacht Rendezvous vices on a lift-on-lift-off basis, in luxurious, yet trend-setting runs annually in Phuket on Decem- Sevenstar Yacht Transport utilizes surroundings. ber 16, 17 and 18. Yachts of over its own global network of offices On the same night, inspired by 30 meters or 100 feet in size are and exclusive agencies. The luxury superyacht design, the eligible to attend the Rendezvous, company is part of the Spliethoff multi award winning Kata Rocks however, the exclusive crew party Group based in Amsterdam which will be hosting the prestigious is “by invitation only”. operates its own fleet of over “Gala Dinner”. Yachts in the Mediterranean or 100 independent carriers and “Food connoisseurs attending Americas attending the Asia ships, transporting an average of the event will delight in a mouth- Superyacht Rendezvous can take 1,500 yachts every year through watering cuisine experience, advantage of Sevenstar’s yacht more than 100 ports in over 40 prepared by the executive of Kata transport service with departure countries, the firm can handle Rocks – Chef Paul Quarchioni. A ports at Palma de Mallorca, Genoa yachts up to 60 meters and 650 cuisinier who has created dining Italy, Marmaris Turkey, Palm Beach, metric tons. experiences for royalty and other Florida and Golfito, Costa Rica. Judith explained: “Innovation dignitaries for over a quarter- has been one of the keys to century of work. Prior to his For more information contact Jan Sevenstar’s success, including the involvement at Kata Rocks, Chef Maarten Boissevain at the Sevenstar development of new loading Quarchioni mastered his art Yacht Transport Head Office: +31 methods and adaptable shipping in a number of highly-rated 621534824, [email protected] or cradles. Michelin Guide and Gault Millau asia-superyacht-rendezvous.com, Next to that, the hard work of restaurants; among them, eight katarocks.com, feadship.nl/ for more its skilled employees, flexibility and Michelin-starred restaurants in information about the Rendezvous competitive pricing really makes France and the UK, including and our sponsors. 40 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013

What do you think about the new bus?

It is a good idea. It provides more choice for locals and tourist. This bus also serves the needs of backpackers, who want to visit Phuket but don’t want to spend a lot of money. The bus is a safe traveling choice and tourist can enjoy the beautiful view along the way to Patong.

Ms Aree Dumluck, 29, check point operator at Phuket International Airport.

I think the bus is a very good idea. It is not only convenient for locals and tourists but also good for Phuket’s image. I wish we have more public transportation routes on the island.

Ms Laongdao Charoensub, 43, Kathu entrepreneur

The airport bus will not only make lives of tourists and locals easier, it might also help ease the traffic problem in Phuket. Some people might skip the car and use the bus.

Montira Intarat, 22, Teaching assistant at the Prince of Songkla University.

It’s a good thing, even if some locals are against it. More choice for tourist will bring more customers to Patong. It will also help Phuket residents who live near the airport and work in Patong.

Kalaya Tongrach, 37, tour agency operator in Patong.

Schedule management is the key to success. If the bus schedule covers all departing and arriving flights, the bus will run for a long time. Reliable service is also important. The bus must stop at the dedicated bus stops and be on always time so people can trust it.

Tadchakorn Wattanabulkit, 35, Airline crew member July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 41 Transport evolution

THE long avaited new Airport operating company, explained picture of the bus, the company Express bus service between adding that the extra time was website address and contact Phuket Airport and the island’s necessary to take care of all the phone numbers. The passengers premier party and entertainment details “We have finished the will be able to board the buses at town Patong, is set to roll on July graphic art for the posters to be the following stops: Phuket 19, four days later than expected. displayed at the bus stops and Airport: under the pedestrian “We thought we could start on sent it to a shop for graphic bridge to Terminal 2; Muang Mai: July 15, but we had to push the processing and printing.” in front of the Highway Police launch date back,” Mr Prakob Each of the nine bus stops will checkpoint; Thalang: in front of Panyawai, the owner of the bus display a map of the bus route, a Thalang Police Station; Tesco Lo- tus Thalang; Tah Reua: at the Heroines Monument bus stop; Kow Kaew: in front Boat Lagoon; Bypass road in front of Billion Plaza on Phra Phuket Kaew Road (heading to Patong); Thung Thong: in front of the Caltex gas READY TO DRIVE: Drivers eager to hit the road Photo: phuketairportbusexpress station and in Patong: in front of registered and all the safety will be modest with just six JJ Plaza behind Jungceylon. The issues addressed, all that’s left buses operating, but Mr Prakob buses will only stay for 10 to do is advertise the project. is full of hope for the future. “It minutes at the final stop before “All the buses have been checked has taken months to get to this departing. They will also not be at PLTO and have passed point, I want to see the buses allowed to pick up people from inspection. However, the final on the roads as soon as possible. anywhere else in Patong. The details of the marketing cam- Once we have the Patong route, prices of tickets will range from paign are still being drawn up. we can expand the service to 50 to 150 baht. All this should be finished soon,” include routes from the airport With the bus stops ready in added Mr. Prakob. to Rawai and Kamala,” he said. TICKET TO RIDE: The first ticket for the new bus. Photo: Isaac Stone Simonelli place, the buses checked and The beginnings of the service – Phuket Gazette 42 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013 The wonderful world of puffies Data survey ship: Spy ship. Terminate: Kill. Terminate with extreme prejudice: Kill in a very nasty way. Quantitative easing: Printing money. Orderly liquidation fund: Bailout fund. Financial allurement: Bribery. Networking: Cronyism. IN WORLD War I they called it shell shock. General time horizon: Deadline. In World War II they called it battle fatigue. Transition: To lose your job. Nowadays they call it post-traumatic stress Mentally problematic: Crazy. disorder (PST).Welcome to the wonderful Issues with attachment: Homesickness. world of puffies, where run-of-the mill An adversarial relationship: Enmity. words are puffed up into ornate phrases Price sensitive: Stingy. intended to impress, seduce, and deceive. Creative class: The rich. I call them puffies; others call them Wealth creators: The filthy rich. euphemisms – or Orwellisms, after George Cardiac event: Heart attack. Orwell, who first wrote about them in his Mating event: Copulation. 1946 essay Politics and the English Tornadic event: Tornado. Language. Orwell noted that totalitarian regimes bombed defenseless villages and Note the popular word “event.” If a tor- called it pacification, drove peasants from their nado is a tornadic event, is a hurricane a land and called it transfer of population. hurricanic event? Stay tuned, I’m sure Puffies are a vital part of the growing they’re working on it. body of “politically correct” language. I Two widespread puff words, are of met my first one way back in 1960, as a course, “system,” as in “weapons system,” young recruit in the US Army. We and “device,” as in “mobile device.” How carried little folding shovels to dig fox- many times have you been in an airplane holes with, and we were ordered to call and heard the announcement “Please switch them entrenching tools. But puffies have off your mobile devices”? What they mean come a long way since the days of is “Please turn off your electronic toys.” pacification and entrenching tools. I’m sure that the US Army realizes that Governments, intelligence agencies, and the word “tool” is now outmoded, and military establishments are addicted to makes its recruits call their little shovels en- them, but ordinary folk also succumb. trenching devices – or possibly entrenching Resumes (CVs) are a rich source. Don’t systems. I look forward to the day when have a job? Call yourself a consultant. bullets will be called lethal projectile devices You’re an English teacher? Call yourself and guns will be called lethal projectile a catalyst/facilitator in the transfer of propulsion systems. English-language communication skills. Finally, the noblest puffy of them all, Here’s a list of puffies – some well known, used in a verdict by a US judge: He has some less so – with their definitions: extreme personal deficits in the areas of honesty and integrity – translation – He’s Enhanced interrogation: Torture. a lying bastard. Extraordinary rendition: Kidnapping It really is enough to make poor George somebody and whisking him off to another Orwell weep. country to be tortured. Person of interest: Candidate for torture. Ye Olde Curmudgeon can be flamed c/o Improvised explosive device (IED): [email protected], except when he’s trying to WEEPING: A tireless campaigner against euphemistic language, George Orwell would surely be Homemade bomb. depuffify the language. disheartened at the ubiquitous use of puffy language in modern English. Photo: Bernd Pohlenz Modern words maketh the man LEGENDARY US comedian George Carlin, and speed. I’ve got no urge to binge and own cash-flow. I read junk mail, I eat junk who died in 2008, was famous for his love of purge. I’m in-the-moment, on-the-edge, over- food, I buy junk bonds and I watch trash words and hatred of euphemisms and politi- the-top and under-the-radar. A high-concept, sports! I’m gender specific, capital intensive, cally correct language. In his classic 2006 low-profile, medium-range ballistic mission- user-friendly and lactose intolerant. HBO special Life is Worth Losing he opened ary. A street-wise smart bomb. A top-gun I like rough sex. I like tough love. I use the the show with this piece entitled Ode to the bottom feeder. I wear power ties, I tell power “F” word in my emails and the software on Modern Man: lies, I take power naps and run victory laps. my hard-drive is hardcore no soft porn. “I’m a modern man, a man for the I’m a totally ongoing big-foot, slam-dunk, rain- I bought a microwave at a mini-mall; I millennium. Digital and smoke free. A maker with a pro-active outreach. A raging bought a mini-van at a mega-store. I eat fast- diversified multi-cultural, post-modern workaholic. A working rageaholic. Out of food in the slow lane. I’m toll-free, bite-sized, deconstructionist that is anatomically and rehab and in denial! ready-to-wear and I come in all sizes. A ecologically incorrect. I’ve been uplinked and I’ve got a personal trainer, a personal fully-equipped, factory-authorized, hospital- downloaded, I’ve been inputted and shopper, a personal assistant and a tested, clinically-proven, scientifically- outsourced, I know the upside of downsizing, personal agenda. You can’t shut me up, you formulated medical miracle. I’ve been I know the downside of upgrading. I’m a can’t dumb me down, because I’m tireless pre-washed, pre-cooked, pre-heated, pre- high-tech low-life. A cutting edge, state-of- and I’m wireless, I’m an alpha male on beta- screened, pre-approved, pre-packaged, the-art, bi-coastal multi-tasker and I can give blockers. post-dated, freeze-dried, double-wrapped, you a gigabyte in a nanosecond! I’m a non-believer and an over-achiever, vacuum-packed and, I have an unlimited I’m new wave, but I’m old school and laid-back but fashion-forward. Up-front, broadband capacity. my inner child is outward bound. I’m a down-home, low-rent, high-maintenance. I’m a rude dude, but I’m the real deal. Lean hot-wired, heat seeking, warm-hearted Super-sized, long-lasting, high-definition, fast- and mean. Cocked, locked and ready-to-rock. cool customer, voice activated and bio- acting, oven-ready and built-to-last! I’m a Rough, tough and hard to bluff. I take it slow, degradable. I interface with my database, my hands-on, foot-loose, knee-jerk head-case I go with the flow, I ride with the tide. I’ve database is in cyberspace, so I’m prematurely post-traumatic and I’ve got a got glide in my stride. Drivin’ and movin’, interactive, I’m hyperactive and from time to love-child that sends me hate mail. sailin’ and spinin’, jiving’ and groovin’, wailin’ time I’m radioactive. But, I’m feeling, I’m caring, I’m healing, and winnin’. I don’t snooze, so I don’t lose. Behind the eight ball, ahead of the curve, I’m sharing a supportive, bonding, nurturing I keep the pedal to the metal and the rubber ridin’ the wave, dodgin’ the bullet and pushin’ primary care-giver. My output is down, but on the road. I party hearty and lunch time is A WAY WITH WORDS: Legendary US comedian the envelope. I’m on-point, on-task, on-mes- my income is up. I took a short position on crunch time. I’m hangin in, there ain’t no George Carlin. Photo Bonnie Murphy sage and off drugs. I’ve got no need for coke the long bond and my revenue stream has its doubt and I’m hangin tough, over and out!” July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 43 44 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013

REST BREAK: The author catches his breath before entering Chateauneuf du Pape. ANCIENT: The picturesque Roman aqueduct is marvel of ancient architectural skill. Pedaling through Provence Baz ponders the parallels between Southern France and Southern Thailand home for the night, a one of the most the landscape. In Provence the converted barge by pristine landscapes of underpinnings of these artifacts the name of Estello, Provence, as I rode are Judeo-Christian rather than moored just south of along rustic roads to Animist, Brahman and Buddhist as Avignon, along side the medieval village in Phuket, but the parallels are THE delights of Soi Bangla are the banks of the of Boulbon, nestled striking. of course a source of continual Rhone. Here a second within the folds of the On day four I cycled through distraction, yet even the most parallel asserted itself. La Montagnette. Here the magnificent Abbey of Saint- hardened acolyte must occasion- At ride’s end in I happened upon Michel-de-Frigolet then down ally take a break from the pleasures Phuket, slaking one’s another similarity to to the 17th century castle of of the amber nectar and recharge rampant thirst in out Phuket as I came upon Barbentane at the confluence of his batteries in quieter, more door roadside restau- the boisterous weekly the Rhone and Durance rivers bucolic locales. rants is a ritualistic market. from whence many crusades So it was that I recently found reward for the endeav- Markets in Phuket into North Africa were launched. myself on a cycling trip down the ors of the ride. Often a and Provence are a In Phuket you might ride past riverside paths and country lanes game of Takraw will be part of the fabric of Wat Chalong, or under the of Provence, from Avignon to starting among the locals daily life, not only to implacable gaze of the Big Aigues Mortes in the Camargue. as the first beer hisses buy fresh produce Buddha, where roadside spirit On the first day, as I resolutely into the iced glass. at the best prices, houses line the roadside, as do pedaled (my beret set at a rakish In Provence, I found but as a social meet- crucifixes in Provence. Clearly angle, a string of onions bouncing myself in a Cypress- INSPIRING SPIRES: The church spires that dot the French ing points for the belief in the mystical realms about my neck and an unlit Gauloise shaded village square, landscape are reminiscent of Thai spirit houses. exchange of gossip; remains a deeply ingrained plastered to my lower lip) I fell into seated at a local caf and guzzling such as Heliconia, Fangipani and eating and drinking and for a part of both cultures. a reverie comparing cycling in biere presseas villagers dusted off Bougainvillea, which form the large dose of sanuk. My week ended cycling along- Phuket and Provence. their boulesfor the evening’s game characteristic cycling backdrops The Boulbon market boasted a side the low-lying marshes and On first inspection the compari- of Bocce. in certain parts of the island. wonderful selection of local canals of the Camargue to the an- son seems to have as much Day two of my “French I then cycled to the valley of produce as well as handicrafts and cient walled city of Aigues Mortes affinity as Paris Hilton and Albert Revolutions” saw me gliding the Gardon River where the Ro- artwork. On a little traffic island and the Mediterranean. This region Einstein, but after a lunchtime through the meadows alongside mans built a glorious three-tiered in the middle of the town, an is famous for both its wild bulls and stop beside the ancient aqueduct known as fabulous pink Flamingos fountain in Chateauneuf the Pont du Gard in which reminded me of the -du-Pape and imbibing the first century AD. ubiquitous hump-backed some of that famous This World Heritage buffaloes and cheeky town’s fine libations, site is a stupendous mynahs that are a com- certain parallels began to feat of engineering mon backdrop to my announce themselves. which carries water Phuket rides. Wind for example, is a over 50 kilometers to However, the most constant bedfellow of the the city of Nimes and striking parallel between gadabout pedal-file, falls only 80 vertical the experience of cycling whether the monsoonal centimeters in all that through Provence and variety lashing off Nai distance. It might be Phuket, is the glorious Harn Beach, or this day’s a stretch of the feeling of traveling freely ardent mistral blusters imagination to sug- through the natural world whistling untrammeled gest that our own PRODUCE: The author browsing through a fresh – a part of the gloriously RELAXING: There’s nothing like a catching up on across the vineyards of stupendous feat of fruit and vegetable market in Provence. passing landscape, rather news from home with a hot cup of coffee. Southern France and engineering being than being sealed off threatening to throw me unceremo- the Rhone southwards from constructed underneath Central accordion band was belting out their from it in a hurtling, polluting niously beneath the wheels of Villeneuve-les-Avignon. The open Festival crossroads could turn version of Roll out the Barrel and vehicle. As American writer passing trucks laden with ripe fields were carpeted in sunflowers into a (sub) aqueduct during the indeed the abundant outdoor cafes William Saroyan said: “I love the grapes en route to meet their crush- and poppies as though Van Gough rainy season. But picnicking seemed to be doing exactly that as bicycle, I always have. I can think ing destiny, the same I would have and Monet had themselves recently underneath the Pont du Gard I enthusiastic diners set about their of no sincere, decent human met, if indeed that had eventuated. passed this way and painted the couldn’t help think that Ital-Thai liquid lunches. being, male or female, young or I pedaled resolutely onwards, pyrotechnic panoramas. could learn a great deal about As I rode on, I noticed that the old, saintly or sinful, who can as the long distance cyclist must, Phuket is similarly blessed with engineering from the Romans. icons and buildings of religious resist the bicycle.” and as evening fell, I reached my intensely psychedelic blossoms Day three of my trip was through and superstitious belief permeate I’ll drink to that. July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 45 46 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013

Across: 9. Claim necessary to stop out, turn delayed (9) 10. A printer reproduces a freshwater reptile (8) 12. Go back, the French leer (4) 13. Quiet upset prim small creature (6) 14. Entire set could be most complete (7) 15. Company name arranged time in heaven (9) 17. Turned off by a dateline, confused (9) 18. Troubled, pressed, make SUDOKU: Each row, column and 3x3 sub-grid must contain the number miserable (7) 1-9 once only. Kevin Stone (brainbashers.com) 20. To note as back East in Phuket's monkey hill (3,3) 21. Method of working on a satellite (4) 24. Be suspended, finished, as a result of too much alcohol (8) 26. Eager head for acuity (8) 28. Said it could be a serious disease (4) 29. Park, no sir, back to jail (6) 31. Met, does move and 2. Stableman stole outright (6) 26. Relatives eat in Thailand (3) downgrades (7) 3. In recklessness spots cape (8) 27. What one would expect 34. Cured it possibly on 4. Pack in French from South goes bad for birds (7) down-sizing (9) first (6) 30. She, Dan and us mixed up 36. Parasitic plant, i.e., let most 5. Obstruction to finish sheet (8) together in the awning (8) out (9) 6. Wasteful professor left one 31. Absent minded I start, I'd 38. Dare let move foot lever (7) opening (10) get confused (8) 39. Or near offer in hours for 7. Collapsing, from all gin perhaps (7) 32. Let her move in the steam- accolades (6) 8. The very best feints trickily (6) ship havens (8) 40. Unchanged, be at the defeat (4) 11. Good man tuned out pupil (7) 33. Become sour to account if 41. Cuffs maybe led to having 16. Eastern Nationalist maybe DIY reassembled (7) been in a confused struggle (8) gave out to get even (6) 35. Thoroughly wet nerd turns 42. Great, I'm moving round 19. A Scottish shawl, pal, I'd pull up at church (6) Your weekly pith: “I think I’ve discovered the secret to life... river the one who goes to a new to pieces (5) 36. Remind about bodyguard (6) You just hang around until you get used to it.” country (9) 20. Sailor up at river (3) 37. Deal with unknown - Peanuts 22. Start one's new time (5) agreement (6) This quote was taken from Ian Hewitt’s book Down: 23. Badly ail, man, as a brute (6) ‘QUOTES for PROSPERITY’ 1. End spoof becoming 25. Cooking, I'm clever, left one Cryptic crossword compiled by artificially encouraged (5,3) Italian dish (10) Patong Bill. Solution on page 31.

LEO (July 24-Aug 22): feasible to branch out. On a PISCES (Feb 20-March 20): approach midweek, while a fire The stars encourage personal level, your charisma draws Those Pisceans who sign has more on their mind than inspiration this week. strangers towards you this week- have been waiting for you realize. Where personal Encounters with people end. Another air sign should prove important information relationships are concerned, you lost touch with can bring to be on the same wavelength and a are predicted to be satisfied by the friends appreciate your thought- chances to learn and expand meaningful friendship can begin. end of July. Where finances are fulness this weekend. Wearing the horizons for Leos. By the end of July concerned, another water sign’s color silver encourages calm and it will become clear whether you SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22): pressure for a loan can be hard to constructive thinking. should stay in your current position Scorpios will be motivated CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20): deny this weekend – meeting or move on. Those with a birthday to make home improve- Stress caused by some them midway will be the best GEMINI (May 22-June 21): during the week ahead are forecast ments as the end of July challenging days can solution. An earth sign romantic Geminis who have been to feel less confined by commit- approaches. Seeing the results of make it hard for partner can put pressure on to find out of sync since the ments in the coming year. Your lucky a friend’s hard work on a house Capricorns to relax this weekend. out how you really feel. Love with middle of the month are color this week is coral pink. could encourage you to follow The stars advise finding a quiet an air sign is more laid back. forecast to get their groove back their example, but an air sign place surrounded by nature to help this week. The stars forecast stronger VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23): partner is forecast to have put things in perspective. Where ARIES (March 21-April 20): energy will attract others in your August is forecast to be a different ideas. Where finances work is concerned, there are signs Attention to detail is direction, with focus on a fire sign pivotal month for those are concerned, this is an that paying more attention to your predicted to pay off where being very keen to tempt you away born under the sign of auspicious time to save money by time management will be business is concerned. from your current working situation. Virgo and this week you should shopping around – tips from a fire beneficial. In the personal zone, it Another fire sign colleague’s In the realm of romance, letting receive hints of what will happen. sign are helpful. Your lucky color appears that you have been tendency to skim over agreements your heart rule your head where a Seeds you sowed earlier in July is emerald green. expecting too much too soon from could be costly and an air sign’s water sign is concerned may not will start to flourish and put you a budding romantic relationship. short term memory loss may mean be a bad thing. ahead of the competition where SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21): Arians are kept in the dark. On a business is concerned. Friendships A diplomatic approach to AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19): personal level, interest in the arts is CANCER (June 22-July 23): fall under the spotlight, with one- family problems will be Regarding business, highlighted to improve the quality Your home environment sided communication becoming an required of Sagittarians. Aquarians are advised of your life this week. Finances are can be disrupted this issue with a water sign. Romance There are hints that another fire sign’s to remember that a bird auspicious on Wednesday. Your week. The stars suggest is hot on Sunday. wrong move can spark off disagree- in the hand is worth two in the lucky color is ruby red. that this may involve disagreements ments this weekend. Patience is also bush. This is not an auspicious with neighbors – Tuesday is the LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23): put to the test at work when it time to invest in promises TAURUS (April 21-May 21): most auspicious day for bringing This is an auspicious becomes clear that something has without concrete proof of what The world of work problems out into the open and week to get ahead in the been going on behind the scenes. the rewards should be. An earth remains a quiet place so finding solutions to suit everyone. world of work. Business Thursday is the most auspicious day sign’s easy way with words is making waves can be An air sign romantic partner comes and money are well starred until for uncovering mysteries. Those probably too good to be true and tempting. The stars advise those up with a controversial idea for the end of the month; Librans are who are single have opportunity a fire sign’s vision of the future born under the sign of Taurus not making money, but clever Cancerians forecast to see investments to get closer to someone they’ve is misguided. Your lucky color to rock too many boats. Another can see a way to make it work. Your increase in value and it will be been admiring from afar. is charcoal gray. earth sign will react best to a tactful lucky color is sunshine yellow. July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 47 Oz coach fumes By Ian Ransom this, for me it’s a no-brainer that released on Tuesday for the players are released.” tournament. It was unclear which AUSTRALIAN soccer coach Osieck said Japanese club other players were yet to be cleared. Holger Osieck has slammed Asian Nagoya Grampus had denied him A team spokesman declined to clubs for failing to release a num- the use of beanpole striker Josh name them all, but said most ber of his players for the East Kennedy, who scored a late goal had been “verbally” cleared by Asian Cup, which starts on Sat- against Iraq last month to seal their clubs, including seven-cap urday in Seoul. Australia’s qualification for next defender Robbie Cornthwaite, “The foreign clubs created a lot year’s World Cup finals in Brazil. who plays for South Korea’s of problems,” Osieck said in a “I had a chat with (Dragan) Chunnam Dragons. statement on Tuesday ahead of the Stojkovic (Nagoya Grampus’s None of Australia’s top European four-nation tournament. manager) and he agreed to let players are in the squad and Osieck “I understand the games are not him play but right away we got has called up 19 players from the DAMNING: Australian coach Holger Osieck. Photo: Reuters FIFA-protected but there is a a letter from the club denying the domestic A-League and five from Cornthwaite, Mitchell Duke, Jade North, Connor Pain, Erik gentleman’s agreement between the release,” Osieck added. Asian clubs. Ivan Franjic, Eugene Galekovic, Paartalu, Trent Sainsbury, Adam competing countries that players “It’s not a good situation and Australia play South Korea in their Craig Goodwin, Tomi Juric, Taggart, Archie Thompson, from the respective leagues should I don’t accept it.” first match in Seoul on July 20. Josh Kennedy, Matt McKay, Michael Thwaite, Dario Vidosic be released to play. Osieck named Kennedy in Squad: Mark Birighitti, Joshua Ryan McGowan, Mark Milligan, and Ruben Zadkovich. “If you host a tournament like a provisional 24-man squad Brillante, Nathan Coe, Robert Aaron Mooy, Mitch Nichols, – Reuters Europa league win disappointment CHELSEA were knocked out of Premier League success after win- the Champions League at the group ning two league titles in his first stage last season, causing them to spell at Chelsea. drop into the continent’s second “The most important thing in tier competition which they won football is to be the best team in by beating Benfica in May. the season and try to win your “I don’t want to win the Europa domestic league,” he said. League,” Mourinho told the BBC “In our case, it’s the most on Tuesday. important league in Europe, so we “If I win the Europa League, it have to try and be the best team will be a big disappointment for me and win the Premier League.” because I don’t want to play in it. Mourinho, who left Real Madrid “I don’t want my players to at the end of last season, said he feel the Europa League is our will do what he can to get the best competition.” out of Fernando Torres, who has Mourinho, who won the Europa struggled to find his form since League’s predecessor, the UEFA joining for 50 million pounds Cup, when he was in charge of ($75.52 million) in 2011. Porto in 2003, said the Champions “Good players in big clubs, they League was a priority. are always under this pressure,” “That’s the only European com- said Mourinho. petition we have to play and that’s “The only thing I can promise the European competition we have is that I give everything to my play- to give our best,” he added. ers and I try my best to perform The comments could be inter- the best I can. He [Torres] will get preted as a veiled dig at former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho instructs his players during a training session in Bangkok. Photo: Reuters from me that support that a striker manager Benitez, who was in Former Liverpool manager Portuguese’s first spell at Chelsea. final on both occasions. needs to feel more confident.” interim charge from November Benitez was never a popular Benitez’s Liverpool won the Mourinho, who did win the “But, at the end of the day, it’s and won the Europa League as well figure in his short time at Stam- Champions League in 2005 and Champions League with Porto in up to them and is their responsi- as leading the club to third place ford Bridge, partly because of his reached the final in 2007, beating 2004 and again with Inter Milan bility. Fernando has to cope with in the Premier League. rivalry with Mourinho during the Mourinho’s Chelsea in the semi- in 2010, said he is targeting more that,” he added. – Reuters Martina Hingis ends her retirement to play doubles MARTINA Hingis, fresh off her induction the first time in 2003 at the age of 22, into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, suffering from ankle injuries. She returned will end a nearly six-year retirement to play in late 2006 and finished the following year doubles at next week’s Southern California ranked seventh. Open, the Women’s Tennis Association However, she quit for a second time (WTA) said on Tuesday. in 2007 under a cloud after she tested Hingis, a winner of five grand slam singles positive for cocaine at that year’s titles, will partner with Slovakia’s Daniela Wimbledon. Hingis served a two-year ban Hantuchova at the July 27 to August 4 but maintained her innocence. tournament in Carlsbad, California. She also won nine Grand Slam women’s “I am very much looking forward to doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed making a return to competitive play at the doubles title. Southern California Open,” the Swiss former The 32-year-old Swiss, who has not world number one said in a statement on the played a WTA event since September 2007, WTA website. was inducted into the International Tennis “My competitive spirit is still very much Hall of Fame on Saturday becoming the alive and I love being out on court.” fourth youngest player to be enshrined, Hingis, who won the Australian Open and following Tracy Austin (30), Bjorn Borg Martina Hingis listens to one of her fellow inductees during a news conference at the Wimbledon at the age of 16, quit tennis for (31) and Hana Mandlikova – Reuters Tennis Hall of Fame shortly before being inducted. Photo: Reuters 48 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013 Dolphins get tune-up at TSLC THANYAPURA is providing high performance tune-ups this week and next for some of Australia’s best medal hopes at the 15th FINA World Championships beginning July 19, 2013 in Barcelona. Some of the top names in Australian swimming have convened at Thanyapura’s world class sports facilities, including London Olympic gold medalist Brittany Elmslie, Beijing Olympic gold medalist Bronte Barratt, Australia’s “first couple” of backstroke, Meagan Nay and Mitch Larkin, Grant “Grunzo” Irvine, who clocked the fastest 200m butterfly time in the world this year at Australia’s national world champi- onship trials in Adelaide in April, and Ned McKendry, a member of the fifth-placed men’s 200m relay team in London. The Australian National Women’s coach Micheal Bohl will be presiding over the specially targeted sessions gauged to wring the last ounce of performance from athletes during the crucial tapering period ahead of the world titles. The visiting swimmers are THE PERFECT PIT STOP: Thanyapura recently welcomed the Australian National Swim Team for an intensive training session (from left): Bronte Barratt, Grant Irvine, Meagan Nay, Edward McKendry, Brittany Elmslie and Mitch Larkin. Photo: Thanyapura key members of a legendary national team, which is nursing wounded pride following by just 0.27 of a second, and is out to atone body, mind and soul to coax new levels of immediate future being Barcelona of course, a sub-par performance by its own world- for last year’s disappointment. performance from world class athletes. and beyond that the lead up to the 2016 Rio beating standards at the London Olympics Bronte Barratt was part of the Australian Besides Thanyapura’s Olympic-standard de Janeiro Olympic Games. “To achieve this, last year. gold medal-winning 200m freestyle relay 50m and 25m pools with state of the art we wanted to train in a center that supports Ms Elmslie, 19, hailing from Nambour team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. A year timekeeping and technical support, the same ideals as us in terms of sporting in Queensland, held a nation transfixed before that, Ms Barratt burst onto the scene Thanyapura is hosting the Australian excellence. Thanyapura is just that and the when she swam the key leg of the women’s by breaking one of the oldest records in swimmers at Thanyapura Sports Hotel, Aquatics Academy is without doubt the most 200m freestyle relay at the London swimming set in the women’s 400m Asia’s first dedicated hotel for athletes. comprehensive and well-equipped swimming Olympics to win Australia its only gold freestyle by Tracey Wickham 30 years ago. The 23 hectare campus also offers the training facility in the region,” he added. medal in the pool. Last week she blew Her career has also been set apart by her best available resistance training equip- Thanyapura President Mr Robert Hauck away her competition in the women’s ongoing duel with childhood best friend and ment and one of Asia’s most advanced said he was delighted to add Australia to 200m freestyle at the TYR Fran Crippen fellow Albany Creek, Queensland native fitness centers, Thanyapura Integrative the list of prominent swimming nations to Memorial Swim Meet of Champions in Kylie Palmer. Health Center (TIHC) and its sophisticated begin what he hoped would be ongoing Mission Viejo, a milestone meet ahead of the The visiting swimmers all train with range of physiotherapy, diet and innova- partnerships with Thanyapura. World Championships, and also took the legendary Australian coach Michael Bohl tive health programs, the mental edge “Australia has been a standard bearer for women’s 50m and 100m freestyle crowns in Brisbane, and all took part in a high conferred by Thanyapura Mind Center swimming and will continue to be a great comfortably. Ms Elmslie will contest the 50m performance tune-up clinic atThanyapura (TMC) through mind training and force in the sport. It’s a proud moment for and 100m butterfly and up to three relays at which finished on July 14, 2013. visualisation sessions, and Thanyapura’s Thanyapura to welcome them to Phuket, the World Championships. The Australian swimming team, known famed organic cuisine at DiVine. and I’m confident our facilities, support and Ms Nay is another swimmer who has as the “Dolphins”, join a who’s who of Mr Bohl said: “This is about giving the three-dimensional approach will help captured press headlines and imaginations: world swimming to grace Thanyapura’s swimmers a bit of a change of scene in a Mr Bohl and his team in their quest for her father, Robbie Nay, was a freestyle Olympic pool in recent months. Stars from world class island resort, while conducting performance improvement.” relay finalist at the 1972 Munich Olympics the Danish, Italian, Chinese and British the sort of high performance tune up – Delivering Asia/Phuket Gazette and tragically died in a car crash when Ms national squads have sparkled at Thanyapura clinics that Thanyapura is becoming Nay was just four. Mr Irvine, meanwhile, in the past six months, utilizing Thanyapura’s renowned for,” he said. For an exclusive interview with Australian missed a place on the 2012 Olympic team three-dimensional coaching approach for the “It’s time to focus on the future, the National Women’s Coach Michael Bohl, see p50. Local T20 cricket action THE Outrigger T20 league saw succession of handy partnerships 137-6 after their 20 overs. another action-packed double to take the score along to 126-5 ICC also got off to a quick start header at the ACG on July 14. In before he fell. A great spell of with openers Surender Kumar the first match, the Village took bowling by Tom Gordon (4 for (6) and Balesh Dessai (15) on Patong while the second 22) saw him clean up the Patong putting on 32 for the 1st wicket, match saw ICC take on the tail-end to deny them victory as before young Thai bowler, Jay, Phuket Youth Development team. their innings fizzled out to 136- claimed the wicket of Kumar. The After a promising start to the 9, just short of the target. The very next ball, he also claimed the season, the Village were looking victory by the Village sees them scalp of Dessai and was on track to continue with their good form. now sit atop the table, for a hat-trick. The ICC batsmen Patong put the Village into bat undefeated after round 2. held their nerve to deny him. A where they achieved early In the afternoon session, the swashbuckling innings from success, removing captain, Paul Phuket Youth Development team Malik (45 runs from just 22 balls) Stamp (7) in the 6th over with the took on ICC. The Youth Devel- eventually saw ICC claim victory score on 20. A great attacking opment team, were put into bat by reaching 140-6 with 14 balls performance by Mark Whetton first and got off to a great start to spare. (32 not out off just 16 balls) in with a 51-run partnership be- Next Sunday, July 14, sees the the final overs enabled the Village tween the experienced Bill Village taking on Patong and ICC to reach a solid total of 145-6. Stahmer (29) and young Thai taking on the Phuket youth team. After the break, Patong set lad, Best (17). A great spell of Play commences at 10:30am and about their chase but lost opener bowling by Ravi Naik (5 for 33) all are welcome to come along and Mike Khan early. However, saw him claim a few more vic- watch Phuket’s growing cricket Seemant Raju (50) and U Kanaja tims before Andrew McMillan (26 scene. – Phuket Gazette (14) steadied the course with a not out) and Yo (12 not out) com- 67 run partnership. Paddy Morton bined to put their team in For more information please contact (32) combined with Raju and contention with a 51 run partner- [email protected] captain, Anthony Van Blerk for a ship, to take their innings total to or visit phuketcricketgroup.com July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 49 Bodybuilders pumping up Local bodybuilders and the sponsors on the announcment day. By Anthika Muangrod inaugural event the start of being an athlete. It also prompted the club to helps encourage newcomers is the Phuket Classic leader, who compete again in the final round. THE Phuket Bodybuilding Club have continue the event, to demonstrate their athletic recently won first place in Women’s “In the final round the competi- announced that the second annual which helps pro- ability as well as motivate Bodybuilding Open category of Mr tors will have to post for one minute Phuket Classic bodybuilding com- mote healthy living sportsmen to develop their Thailand 2013 – hosted by the long with some music they bring. petition will be on September 8; the and the benefits of potentional,” she said. TBPA. In 2012, she also won first Anyway, we have music provided event aims to encourage more new- fitness. This year’s com- place in the Mister Thailand 2012, for those who don’t have,” she comers to the sport. “The Phuket Classic aims petition will be World Women’s Bodybuilding up to added. President of Phuket Bodybuild- to promote strong public organized with the 50 kg from World and Physique The first place winner in each ing Club Ms Wilaiporn Wannaklang awareness of exercise, both assistance of the Thai- Federation (WBPF), Siam Classic category will receive 5000 baht said the success of last year’s for health benefits and the [as] land Bodybuilding and competition and has won scores of cash along with a trophy and Physique Sports Associa- other awards during her career. certificate. While the second and tion (TBPA), the Vijitt “We’re expecting about a hun- third place will receive 4000 baht Resort Phuket, Central Fes- dred candidates and now we have and 3000 baht respectively with a tival Phuket, Naiharn Gym about 60 people in our hands,” Ms. trophy and certificate. The forth and Smart Gym. Wilaiporn told the Gazette. and fifth will receive 2000 and 1000 To be held at Central Festival The competition’s qualifying and baht cash respectively. Phuket, the event is expected to final rounds will start on Sunday attract great interest from both September 8, 2013 at 10.30am at Interested candidates can contact Thai and foreign bodybuilders. Central Festival Phuket. After a Joom on 0853665275 as well as Ms Wannaklang or “Joom” competitive qualifying round, only 0896461640 or email phuket five candidates will be [email protected] Ms Wilaiporn Wannaklang selected from each category to before August 20, 2013. Buerki Judo Club conquers the competition

AT LAST week’s Thai Royal Air als in all age groups. Gold medal Kenny. Ta and Shogun won the in the center of Phuket Town near Force Command Judo and Ju- winners for Judo were: Ta, gold and silver Jiu-Jitsu medals rung hill dentist clinic and the For additional information about Jitsu Championships, local Shogun and Bitong. Silver medal respectively. Sensei Chone also club is sponsored by Ms Annelies how to get involved in the club, Phuket competitors from the winners were: Newle, Ket and picked up the award for Best and Mr Konrad Buerki from either as a competitor or a sponsor Buerki Judo Club managed to win Mek. Bronze medal winners Trainer. The Phuket Martial Arts Switzerland. please call the club’s trainer Sensei an outstanding amount of med- were: BB, Falus, Kumfah and and Buerki Judo Club is located – Phuket Gaxette Chone on 084 244 9886 Thailand edge Australia in Beach Soccer tourney NARROWLY defeating Austra- lia 4-3, Thailand finished a re- spectable 3rd place in the Asian Beach Soccer Cup 2013, con- tested last week in the Eastern Chinese city of Haiyang. Playing to the same scoreline, hosts China beat the United Arab Emirates in the tournament’s Final. Thailand had played the hosts twice, los- Australia put up a fight against ing both times (4-3; 6-1), while Thailand. Photo: tourney’s Facebook Australia had beat Vietnam (7- place from 18 - 28 September 2) but lost to UAE (3-0) in 2013 in Tahiti. The champion- round-robin play. ship will be contested by 16 The 2013 FIFA Beach Soc- teams, including three Asian cer World Cup, the seventh reps: Japan, UAE and Iran. edition of the tourney, will take – Phuket Gazette 50 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013

Grant Irvine in the pool. Photo: tslc Michael Bohl instructs the swimmers before a training session. Photos: Andrew Scott Australia women’s swim coach Michael Bohl. Coaching the next generation By Andrew Scott swimmers from the attention back pointed the women’s coach. What’s your plan after Barcelona? home? It really is an interim measure. Swimming Some of the kids will stay in Barcelona RESPECTED coach Michael Bohl is the head Not really. The Australian team as a group Australia have called for applications for the for a bit of a holiday. I am going straight of Australia’s women’s swim team and the are meeting in Barcelona this week. Some national head coaching position and I think that back to Australia from Barcelona to coach. man from Brisbane has had swimmers on of the swimmers elected to go to the French will be announced in early September this year. every Australian team since 1991, including Open, which was held last week. Some When Grant Irvine swam the fastest nine swimmers on the Olympic team last went to North Queensland where the What are your hopes for the upcoming butterfly of the year in April, he said year and Stephanie Rice, who won three gold temperature is a bit warmer. World Championships in Barcelona? that you pushed him and that helped him medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We thought we would break the trip over We are hoping for some good swims. shave more than a second off his Bohl was at Thanyapura last week to to Europe up by coming to a venue like this At our trials back in April we had some personal best time. How does that make prepare his young swimmers: Grant Irvine, for a week. very good swims and what we are really you feel as a coach? Mitch Larkin, Ned McKendry, Bronte Barratt, looking to do at Barcelona is to get What you try and do as a coach is to try Meagan Nay and Brittany Elmslie for the up- How did you get into coaching? improvements from the team. Hopefully and make a difference. When swimmers coming World Championships in Barcelona. I was a swimmer on the national team they can do better than their trials. have disappointments, that is their motiva- myself and studied Physical Education at tion to push on and achieve good things the Phuket Gazette: Why choose to come university and I naturally transitioned across following season. to Phuket? to the coaching. What’s your training process in the build Out of adversity comes success. Grant Michael Bohl: We are just two weeks I have been with the national team for up to a big swim meet? really encapsulates that. For him to miss out outside of the World Championships in quite a while. I was a swimmer from 1979 The swimmers need to be relaxed and on London and then to step up at trials and Barcelona and the weather in Australia is a and I started coaching from 1991. calm when they are in that high pressure swim that fast was really gratifying to me as bit sour. We were looking for a training Our national head coach resigned and swim situation. With both men and women a coach. facility that had good facilities, decent the way the board went was they wanted to we try to keep them as relaxed as possible temperature and plenty of land space. have a national men’s coach and national and keep them together as a group. Keep- Watch the full interview on the nationally women’s coach. Rohan Taylor was ing the coaches and swimmers together as televised ‘Phuket Today’ show on TrueVision Did you also come here to isolate the appointed the men’s coach and I was ap- one unit helps to maintain team harmony. channel 99. Also, see related story on page 48. Laguna Marathon bigger, better next year NOW in its ninth year, the Laguna LPIM 2014 continues to build representing the LPIM. The Phuket International Marathon on the charitable success of the company is credited with securing (LPIM) is going from strength to past marathons with runners partnerships with a number of high strength with numbers of partici- encouraged to raise money for profile sponsors for the event, pants expected to break 6,000 next charity. Past events have supported including title sponsor Laguna year and runners to come from Asia, local charities including: Laguna’s Phuket, which sees the race begin Europe and the Americas. “Fully Booked!” Mobile Learning and end at its magnificent resort, a LPIM is the largest destination Center, which aims to encourage holiday complex of delux hotels and marathon in Southeast Asia and students to read books and villas spanning 1,000 acres of sees participants push themselves improve reading skills, as well as tropical parkland along an eight to the limit in order to raise money to give them access to learning kilometer stretch of pristine beach. for charity. Following the tsunami resources that are currently not With a number of branding, disaster in 2004, organizers Go available to them; and the “Devel- media, hospitality and experiential Adventure Asia set out to create oping Sustainable Schools” marketing opportunities, rights are an event that celebrated how the program focusing on Baan Jao available for just one presenting people, businesses, and landscape Krua School, Klong Kien Sub- sponsor, up to six non-competing of Thailand had recovered and District, Phang Nga Province. co-sponsors, up to ten official part- were moving forward. Laguna Phuket collaborated ners and up to ten media partners. With over 5,300 entrants this with the Population and Commu- There are also “Island Partner” Charity Ambassador Krittapas “Krit” Sakdidtanon led a team of volunteers year, the number of runners for nity Development Association opportunities available for local who sought donations during this year’s marathon. Photo: Laguna Phuket the 2014 event is expected to (PDA) on this project in order to Phuket businesses. A package of 2014. The packages suit differing the limit for a great cause. break 6,000 and increase further ensure successful development comprehensive commercial spon- needs and enable international and – Phuket Gazette in the years to come, supporting of this school. sorship and partnership programs domestic companies the chance to the government’s initiative of For the eighth consecutive year, has been created by Paul Poole integrate their marketing initiatives The Phuket Gazette has been a proud making Phuket the sports the sponsorship experts, Paul Poole (South East Asia) for the Laguna with a sports event that sees sponsor of the LPIM since its inaugural tourism destination of Thailand. (South East Asia) Co Ltd, will be Phuket International Marathon participants push themselves to event close to a decade ago. July 20 - 26, 2013 PHUKET GAZETTE 51 Stalemate proves a boon Islanders back into 5th following goalless draw with PTT Rayong

By Steven Layne draw this week would give them a boost back up the table. THE Islanders moved back into fifth However, gaining an edge over place of the 18-team Yamaha the PTT Rayong “Fire Power” , League One thanks to a goalless arguably the league’s strongest draw with second placed team, PTT team, would prove difficult. Rayong on Saturday evening at Actual play only lasted 40 min- Surakul Stadium, Phuket Town. utes, as this was the conclusion to As a result of their 2-2 draw last the game abandoned on June 9 due week with Big Bang Chula United, to rainstorms over Phuket that had the Islanders got bumped down to forced the match officials to aban- 8th place, but knew that a win or don the fixture five minutes into the second half. Both sides had a handful of chances, but neither the hundred or so away fans, nor the thousands of home fans attending were to be sated with a goal. The resulting single point was enough to edge Phuket into 5th place, now with 27 points, over a handful of teams, including Trat who are level on points though have a slightly inferior goal difference. Also, in close contention for pro- motion push are four other teams – ful for contend- Nakhon Ratchasima FC, Nakhon ing the third and Pathom United and Big Bang Chula final promotion spot United – all who have 26 points – to the country’s elite as well as Gulf Saraburi just one soccer league – the Thai point further back. Premier League. Undefeated, PTT Rayong remain Meanwhile, this in second with 38 points, trailing Sunday, 13th placed league leaders Air Force United, Krabi (18 points) running away with 43 points. will host league lead- Phuket FC now hit the road to ers, Air Force United with take on the league’s third place kickoff set for 6pm. team, Bangkok FC (32 points) Air Force United have next Saturday (July 20) in a very lost only once in this cam- crucial match at Chalerm Prakiet paign, surprisingly to lowly stadium in Bang Mod, Thonburi Khon Kaen who proved any- – off the west bank of the Chao thing is possible. Phraya River. After this weekend, the IMPREGNABLE WALL: Phuket’s star Although Phuket trail Bangkok league will break for one week- Thai striker, Chana Sonwiset was by five points, a win for the end; however, Phuket’s busy unable to break through PTT Islanders would reduce the schedule in August beholds seven Rayong’s defense last Saturday. deficit down to just two points and tough games – four at home and Photo: Steven Layne thus make the prospects look hope- three away (see panel to left). Chonburi represent Thailand in futsal tourney

By Steven Layne Saturday’s thrilling contest, with Hrvoje Penava scoring both of his side’s goals – THAILAND’S 5-a-side champions are among first on two minutes and again on 38 the sixteen of the world’s finest futsal clubs, minutes – putting his side ahead each time. who have gathered in the heart of the Middle However, Chonburi’s star, Kritsada East since July 10 to contest the Kuwait Mini Wongkaew equalized in the second minute World Futsal Club Tournament. of the 2nd half, while Brazilian sensation Playing in their opening match last Satur- Rudimar Venancio scored the match’s day, the winners of the 2012-2013 Thailand second equalizer in the final minute of play. Futsal Premier League, Chonburi Blue Wave Rudimar Venancio, 29, nicknamed drew in their first of three scheduled group “Xapa”, is a Brazilian-born futsal player matches, 2-2 to Croatian champs, MNK Alum- who tends to play in the winger position. nus. Chonburi’s next opponents in the group MNK Alumnus’ line-up comprises a num- stage of the tourney were Spanish pre- ber of Croatian national team players, mier side, Santiago, with the tough match Bosnian nationals, as well as ordinary taking place at the time of going to press. Croatian university students, while Chonburi Santiago beat Kuwaiti representatives, is dominated with Thai national squad play- Kazma 1-0 in their first match. ers, likewise. Chonburi’s final group match will be The two clubs’ national squads are also against Kazma on Saturday, July 21, with a evenly matched: Ranked 15th in the world, 5pm kickoff in Kuwait (9pm in Thailand). Croatia have a slight edge over Thailand by one ranking spot. Live streaming links via tournament’s website: Chonburi’s Keattiyot Chalaemkhet trips over the leg of an Alumnus player. Photo: KMWFCT It was Alumnus who took charge first in kmwfct.com 52 PHUKET GAZETTE July 20 - 26, 2013