Volume 16 Issue 12 News Desk - Tel: 076-236555 March 21 - 27, 2009 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 25 Baht

The Gazette is published in association with Mob blocks Kamala roads By Khunakorn Terdkiatkhachorn Station at 3 pm on March 17. He KAMALA: Kamala villagers was taken to Kamala Police Sta- blockaded the Kamala-Patong tion, charged with assault and then INSIDE Road for 20 hours from the bailed by his father. evening of March 17 in a protest After word spread that Mr over police handling of a brutal Lunglode had been released, the assault on a Kamala man. protest began. The protest began at Ka- The protesters’ demands mala Police Station at around 7 included that all officers con- pm, though traffic was not dis- nected with the case be trans- rupted until around 9 pm, when a ferred from Kamala Police, that blockade was formed at Kamala the perpetrators of the crime be Intersection. arrested within one day, that a Protesters quickly set up group of police officers the pro- tents and loudspeakers and used testers claimed were breaking vehicles to seal off the intersec- the law be transferred and that tion. all protesters be immune from At its peak, up to 500 people prosecution. joined in the protest. The blockade was formed Beneath the Many people traveling along at Kamala Intersections after Waves the road, including large numbers Protesters congregate in the middle of Kamala Intersection on the night police refused to accede to the The Gazette’s Diver Dan of tourists heading in and out of of March 17, preventing drivers from passing through. protesters’ demands. checks on the progress of the Patong for St Patrick’s Day cel- Mr Lunglode and three other hand and arms, requiring 200 Phuket Vice-Governor Coral Reef Squadron. ebrations, were forced to aban- men turned up drunk at the block stitches at Patong Hospital. Worapoj Ratthasima and other See page 17 don their vehicles and walk home. at around midnight on March 6 Later on the morning of officials came to negotiate with Villagers were angry that and demanded to see one of the March 7 he went to Kamala Po- the protest leaders, as well as Mr NEWS: Patong drug cra- Cherng Talay resident Lunglode residents. lice Station and reported the Somsak, at around 10.30 am on ckdown; PAD Phuket rally; Suepsin, 20, had been bailed after When Mr Somsak told them crime. But Mr Somsak and his March 18. Phuket’s new Governor. handing himself in earlier that day. the resident wasn’t there, they relatives also made their own in- By 1 pm, agreement had Pages 2 & 3 Mr Lunglode, the nephew started stealing mangoes from the quiries about the attackers and been reached to put the matter of the Cherng Talay Tambon before Phuket Provincial Court, INSIDE STORY: Is the trees around the houses, he said. identified four men they believed Chief Sommit Suepsin, had 17-year-old German ac- He claimed that after he were involved, including Mr though details of the proceedings been charged with the assault cused of child sex crimes told them to stop, they attacked Lunglode. cannot be reported. of Somsak “Big” Maisaphrao, The protest dispersed at himself a victim? him. He said they dragged him to When the police had made no 27, the manager of a row of Pages 4 & 5 the ground by his hair, then hacked arrests by March 9, Mr Somsak around 5.30 pm. At the time of rental houses on Soi Huakhuan him several times with a sharp- gave them the men’s names. writing, Mr Lunglode was back MOTORING: The Gaz- in Kamala. ened car leaf spring. Mr Lunglode handed him- in police custody, along with two ette previews the 2009 Mr Somsak claimed that He sustained wounds to his self in to Cherng Talay Police other suspects. Formula One season. Page 18 New genus of box jellyfish spotted off Phuket AROUND THE NATION 6; AROUND THE SOUTH 7; CAPE PANWA: A new variation same year. jellyfish might appear, but re- AROUND THE REGION 8; of the venomous box jellyfish The PMBC revealed that vealed that they like brackish AROUND THE ISLAND 10; [Chironex fleckeri] has been dis- this new genus of box jellyfish is water, such as that associated CHEAP EATS 11; PEOPLE covered in the waters around really small and had shorter ten- with mangroves. 12 & 13; HAPPENINGS 14; Phuket, the Phuket Marine Bio- tacles. The PMBC is continuing to AFTER D ARK15; LIFESTYLE logical Center (PMBC) reported Dr Somchai said, “I need to search for answers and Dr 16; WHAT'S ON 19; BUSI- on March 18. research whether or not this is just Somchai confirmed that experts NESS AND M ONEY 20; TA- Dr Somchai Bussarawit, a baby or a fully grown jellyfish. from Australia will travel to KE A B REAK 21 & 22; BO- Chief of Museum and Aquarium If this is indeed fully grown then Phuket to provide information and OKS 23; EDITORIAL 24; at the PMBC, said that the new it will pose a problem as it would instruction about box jellyfish. FIRST PERSON 25; HORO- species of jellyfish was discov- be more difficult to see. Most box Dr Somchai reiterated that SCOPES, HUMOR 26; TECH- ered at Ao Nambor, the same jellyfish are hard enough to see the best course of action following NOLOGY 27; SPORT 28 part of Phuket where almost 40 as it is – this is even smaller.” a suspected sting was the applica- &29; PROPERTY 30-34; were collected in July 2008 and He was unable to confirm tion of vinegar and that a doctor CLASSIFIEDS 35-48. a further 18 in October of the where else in Phuket these new should be contacted immediately. 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS March 21 - 27, 2009 Billionaires lead Phuket’s top 5 Aleenta hosts turtle “rich and famous” villa list release ceremony PHUKET: Thailand’s resort is- and commentary on the rapidly 3. Hong Kong’s Allan land of Phuket is fast becoming developing Phuket storyline. Zeman, who is regarded as “The a hotspot for the world’s rich and You won’t find banner ads, Father of Lan Kwai Fong”. famous, who search for tropical hotel bargains, condos for sale or While his personal worth remains island living coupled with great Google AdWords on the site. It is undisclosed, he is highly ranked investment. purely relevant information as it amongst Asia’s most wealthy and According to the recently- happens without the mass com- influential businessmen. launched Phuket Insider blog, mercialization,” Barnett says. 4. Finnish Formula One star two of Forbes magazine’s lead- Phuket’s “Top 5” are listed Kimi Raikkonen. The flying Finn ing billionaires have über-luxury as follows: earns a reported US$44 million villas in Phuket. 1. New Zealand’s wealthi- per year from Ferrari and en- Resort Managing Dir- The Phuket Insider – The est brothers, Richard and Chris- dorsements and is ranked by ector Anchalika Kijk- source for all hotel and real es- topher Chandler (one brother for- Forbes as the fifth highest-paid anakorn opens the tate news – was launched ear- merly CEO of the Sovereign sports star and the 26th highest- ceremony by rele- lier this week by Bill Barnett, the Group). Forbes reported that the paid celebrity. asing the first turtle well known property columnist, Kiwi siblings have amassed a for- 5. British Binatone founder on Saturday night. hospitality consultant and manag- tune valued at over US$2 billion. Gulu Lalvani is ranked fifth on ing director of Phuket-based C9 2. Canadian Robert Phuket’s rich and famous list with Hotelworks. Friedland of Ivanhoe Energy and his globe-trotting celebrity and KHOK KLOY, PHANG NGA: jured turtles until they can be re- “Our passion is to provide Mines, with Forbes reporting a multi-million dollar personal for- The Aleenta Resort and Spa on leased into the wild. The turtles independent and intelligent news net worth of US$1.4 billion. tune. March 14 held a turtle release are often injured by encounters ceremony during which 20 young with fishing equipment. The Olive Ridley turtles raised in cap- project is now in its third year. results for three recreational tivity were released into the sea The resort also held a Random drug tests to drugs: ya bah (methamphet- at Natai Beach. fundraising event where gift amine), ya ice (crystal metham- The release was held at vouchers, donated by numerous phetamine) and ya E (Ecstasy). 10.30 pm, a time when the young other resorts, were auctioned off. continue for three months Of the 204 people the po- turtles were least vulnerable to The event raised 250,000 baht for lice have tested up to and includ- predators. The activity was or- the foundation to continue its ing Saturday night, eight turned ganized by the resort’s Sea Turtle work. Part of the money raised up positive when their urine Foundation, set up by the resort’s was used in the process of fitting samples turned tell-tale purple. Managing Director Anchalika sea turtles with small global posi- Those testing positive are Kijkanakorn. The foundation tional satellite (GPS) transmitters, subsequently given more accu- works with the Phang Nga Co- allowing their movements and rate blood tests to confirm the astal Fisheries Research and behaviors to be monitored and results and decrease the likeli- Development Center to treat in- studied. hood of a “false positive” result. First time offenders are required to register with the Phuket Pub- Teen charged with attempted murder lic Health Office and undergo CHERNG TALAY: Police on Prateep Na Talang allegedly be- treatment for drug abuse. Thursday morning held a press longed, comes from Cherng Talay Each night in Patong, three conference to announce the ar- Village 6 and tambon Thepk- testing teams including police and rest of a local youth wanted for rasattri Village 4. public health officials conduct the shooting a rival gang member in The shooting took place at surprise raids from 9 pm to 11 pm. late January. about 7 pm on January 26 during Last Saturday night, officials tested nightlife workers on Bangla’s The initiative follows a Cherng Talay Police In- a high-speed motorcycle chase infamous Soi Crocodile, but left foreign revelers free to go about their policy directive issued by Deputy spector for Investigation Tong- on the Cherng Talay-Ban Don Rd business. Prime Minister Suthep Thau- chai Matitum identified the sus- in Ban Pasak, Cherng Talay Vil- PATONG: Drug testing taking drug use. gsuban to crack down on drug pect as 19-year-old Pharuhat lage 4. According to a police place at popular nightlife enter- Kathu Police are focusing abuse. Choochit, a resident of Cherng press release, members of both tainment venues in Patong have mainly on Thai patrons and the The raids are scheduled to Talay Village 5. According to the gangs exchanged gunfire and the yet to result in any arrests of for- bar staff in their mandatory urine continue over a 90-day period that press release, the shooting took victim was hit in the stomach. His eigners in connection with illegal testing, which gives on-the-spot began on March 6. place as a result of an ongoing current condition was not re- dispute between two groups of ported in the press release. young men. The first group, of Cherng Talay Police served which the suspect is a member, Mr Pharuhat with the arrest war- hails from Cherng Talay Village rant at his home on Tuesday, 5 and Village 2. The rival group, March 10. He was subsequently to which the victim Wissanu charged with attempted murder. March 21 - 27, 2009 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 New governor names tourist revival as top priority PHUKET CITY: Monday Ma- Ramkhamhaeng University Fac- take a great deal of study and rch 16 marked the first day in ulty of Law, Gov Wichai is no research from the outset, he ad- office of Phuket’s new governor, stranger to the South. He served mitted. Wichai Phraisa-ngop. as Phang Nga governor for a Mr Wichai replaces former Mr Wichai was greeted at year, starting in 2006. Governor Preecha Ruangjan, the Governor’s Mansion on Mon- He also has extensive ex- who, despite serving less than day morning by nu- perience in the Interior five months in office, gained wide merous officials and Ministry’s Land De- respect for his energetic efforts well-wishers, some partment, having been to learn about and improve traveling from as far Land Office Director Phuket. Both Dr Preecha and Mr away as Phang Nga in Nakhon Pathom in Wichai were among 28 senior and Surat Thani to at- 1997 and Deputy Di- Interior Ministry officials who tend the ceremony. rector of the Land De- received transfer orders last Transferred to partment nationwide week. Mr Wichai was greeted at the Governor’s Mansion on Monday morning Phuket from his pre- in 2003. Many political observers by numerous officials and well-wishers, some traveling from as far away as Phang Nga and Surat Thani to attend the ceremony. vious posting as gov- Dr Preecha Ruanjan Gov Wichai ad- think the reshuffle is intended to ernor of Sing Buri mitted to being some- reduce the influence of former seems invalid, however, as the PorKor-401k land scandal that province in the Central Plains re- what overwhelmed by the sud- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawa- Interior Ministry portfolio is now brought down the first Demo- gion, the native of Nakhon den nature of the transfer and said tra in the northern provinces, in the hands of the newly formed crat-led government of Chuan Pathom turned 59 last Thursday. he expects the challenges facing where he still has strong support. Bhumjaithai Party, which is influ- Leekpai in 1995. Married to Mrs Thaisika, he has him in Phuket to be very differ- There was speculation in the Thai enced by banned Buri Ram poli- Dr Preecha was quoted in two grown-up children from a ent from those he faced in Phang media that Dr Preecha’s depar- tician Newin Chidchob. Mr the local Thai-language media as former marriage The holder of a Nga. Improving the island’s tour- ture was prompted by the influ- Newin is a longtime adversary of saying he didn’t think his trans- bachelor’s degree in political and ism-based economy is top of his ence of local Democrat Party the Phuket Democrats, dating fer order was politically moti- administrative sciences from agenda, but to achieve this will heavyweights. Such speculation back to his role in the Sor- vated. Siam Indigo damaged in fire PAD to hold huge rally in Phuket PHUKET: The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) will stage a large rally at Saphan Hin in Phuket on April 18. All five core PAD leaders – Sondhi Limthongkul, Chamlong Srimuang, Pipop Thongchai, So- msak Kosaisuk and Somkiat Pongpaiboon – are set to attend. Mr Sondhi’s Asian Satellite Television is organizing the rally, which will start at 4 pm and go on until midnight. Tickets will be The restaurant and bar occupies three shophouse units, built about 80 priced at 200 baht. years ago, near the K-bank Phuket main branch in what is now known Phuket is a major stronghold as Old Phuket Town. for the PAD, though local sup- PHUKET CITY: The popular Si- K-bank Phuket main branch in porters have reportedly splintered am Indigo Exotique Bar and Res- what is now known as Old into a ‘hardcore’ group and an- taurant on Phang Nga Road was Phuket Town. Officials believe other, more moderate faction. The Phuket rally will be na- partially damaged in a fire that the fire started behind the bar All five core PAD leaders – Sondhi Limthongkul (pictured above), broke out at about 10:20 am on counter and spread into the hall. tionally televised as a way of dis- Chamlong Srimuang, Pipop Thongchai, Somsak Kosaisuk and Somkiat Sunday March 15. Phuket City Police Super- seminating information about the Pongpaiboon – are set to attend the rally at Saphan Hin. Taweesak Suwit, an officer intendent Wanchai Ekpornpit said current political situation in the with the local Department of Di- that an electrical short circuit is country to PAD supporters. rations to form a new political Righteousness). The new party saster Prevention and Mitigation thought to have been the cause According to PAD insiders, party, which may be named is likely to be headed by Mr (DDPM-Phuket) office, told the of the fire, but that the police the movement is making prepa- Thien Hang Tham (Candles for Chamlong. Gazette that two Phuket City fire were waiting for forensic inves- trucks managed to bring the blaze tigators to complete their report. under control. The actual damage was The restaurant and bar oc- probably far less than the 1 mil- cupies three shophouse units, lion baht reported by some me- built about 80 years ago, near the dia outlets, he said. 4 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS FEATURE March 21 - 27, 2009 Family of accused boy speak out on molestation charges By Dan Waites They said they fled to Thai- do something together. So I was 17-year-old German land following the breakdown of quite happy and my mum was boy arrested on the mother’s relationship with the quite happy to find someone so March 9 on child mo children’s father in Cologne. he would not only be with Alestation charges is a Describing the man as vio- women. To find someone who he victim of abuse, not a perpetra- lent and disturbed, she said he was could learn some different things tor, his family claim. heavily dependent on drugs and from,” his sister said. That message was echoed alcohol and threatened to kill her Mr Young taught the boy by Dr Hanns H Schumacher, and kidnap her children after the about photography and comput- German Ambassador to Thailand, couple split up. ers, and the boy’s English im- when he met Phuket Provincial In December 2003, they proved dramatically. “He saw him Police Commander Apirak arrived in Phuket, where they had [Mr Young] as a friend and a fa- Hongtong on March 16 to discuss been many times before and had ther,” his sister said. “I was very the case. friends. pleased about their association “My major message to the But, they said, the children’s because Dax did not drink alco- police... was that this guy, who is father found out where they hol or take drugs,” his mother still a minor, cannot be considered Phuket Provincial Police Commander Apirak Hongtong at a press were and followed them to said. as a perpetrator, but rather a vic- conference with the German boy (left) and British national Dax J Young Phuket in July 2004. He wasted But in late 2006, the mother tim. That’s the message and I’ve (right). little time in restarting his cam- became seriously ill with an acute got the impression that they were the family first met him in a there are many more. paign of harassment against the case of chronic obstructive pul- highly aware of that,” Dr Patong coffee shop in early 2005. Evidence seized from Mr family during a two-month stay, monary disease (COPD), a pro- Schumacher said. “This is unbelievable, what Young’s house included images they claimed. gressive lung disease in which the The boy is accused of con- they are doing to an abused child. stored on digital cameras, CDs, Police told them that unless lungs’ airways narrow. She spent spiring with Dax J Young, a 41- Why is he not sitting with the a laptop and hard drives. he committed a crime, there was four weeks in intensive care in year-old British national, to sexu- same children who got abused?” The images showed young nothing they could do, the family Phuket International Hospital ally abuse Thai boys as young as his sister asked. boys naked and engaged in said. (PIH). nine years old. Instead, the boy is locked up sexual acts. The images are also It seemed a relief, then, “My brother, when he saw The boy’s mother and sis- and awaiting trial in Phuket Ju- believed to show the German boy when the family met local pho- my mom with the respirator, he ter are adamant that the boy venile Observation and Protection committing acts of sexual abuse tographer Dax J Young in the was just running around crazy. I should be released immediately Center. against them. Coffee Lovers cafe near the saw him nearly melt down,” his and allowed to give evidence Police say he has confessed But the question of what Royal Paradise Hotel in Patong sister said. against Mr Young, who denies the to the charges against him: happened in the years leading up in early 2005. “Dax told me, ‘Don’t worry, charges against him. namely, that he sexually abused to the arrests is difficult to an- Mr Young quickly earned I’ll take care of you, take care of They say the boy told them boys as young as nine years old. swer. The Gazette has discussed their trust, showing the 14-year- the children.’ Everything was OK, he had been sexually abused by At least two victims have been the case at length with the boy’s old motorbike enthusiast pictures and I thought, ‘Ah, it’s good that the older man since shortly after identified, though police suggest mother and sister. of CBRs and Harley Davidsons we have Dax to take care and he had taken. look after the children and see “He told us he could help us that they eat, that everything is and it gave us comfort to just have being taken care of when I am in someone to make us feel a little hospital,’” the mother said. bit safe. When we had a prob- Suffering more acute exac- lem we could call him and he erbations of her condition, the would listen to us,” the sister said. boy’s mother spent time in “When my father came, we’d call Bangkok Hospital Phuket before him and he’d come to meet us in returning to PIH at the end of the coffee shop or the cafe and 2007. sit with us.” Until that time she had been With Mr Young’s apparent covered by BUPA health insur- protection, the family felt safer, ance. But after her last stay at despite the children’s father re- PIH, she discovered that her in- maining on the island. surance would no longer cover Mr Young began to spend her treatments. an increasing amount of time with The family struggled to pay the German youth. “In the after- the bill and the German Honor- noons they’d go to the beach or ary Consul Dirk Neumann be- March 21 - 27, 2009 NEWS FEATURE PHUKET GAZETTE 5 came involved in the case. He was back in hospital and noticed Finally, after police had re- the boy to return to Germany, but on why the tragedy had hap- advised the mother that the best a table football game in the yard viewed the evidence seized from he refused. Knowing of his pened. “I think that... this whole thing for her and her family would outside. There were also young Mr Young’s house, they arrived mother’s determination not to go situation has arisen for two rea- be to return to Germany, where boys outside the house. They at the family’s Rawai home on back he reportedly said, “I can- sons. First, the really irresponsible social welfare would see that she seemed to like Mr Young a lot, the evening of March 9 to arrest not leave my mum alone, my mum behavior of the mother, who more was cared for. she said. “I was seeing this and the boy – but he was not home. is my family.” or less prepared her stay here in But she refused to do so and thinking ‘what is going on?’” she His mother said she called Mr Naumann also suggests Phuket and continued her stay has remained on the island since added. him and told him they were there that the mother’s children had without having the proper means, that time without health insurance Not wanting to stay home to arrest him. She claims it was supported her financially during thus almost deliberately putting and despite the seriousness of her on her own while her sick mother then that he told her, for the first her time in Phuket – an allega- her children in danger to look for illness, Mr Neumann said. was in hospital, she asked if she time, that Mr Young had been tion she categorically denies. the money. “She officially said she was could stay at Mr Young’s house abusing him for four years. German Ambassador Dr “And the second problem is afraid to go back because of the and watch TV while he was out. “From the beginning, he Hanns Schumacher visited the a general problem, which should father of her children. I told her She says she was told very firmly promised to protect me from my boy in Phuket Juvenile Observa- serve as a warning, and we want she shouldn’t be afraid because “No”. father,” she says he told her. “He tion and Protection Center on to serve it as a warning to all he’s sitting in prison for [an unre- “I started [to think] some- was afraid to lose his protection, March 16. German nationals who are com- lated] attempted murder,” he thing must be in his house that and so he did not deny him. He “On a personal basis I was ing to Thailand to live here... don’t added. they are scared of me seeing. And said ‘OK’. And when his father quite surprised when I met him, come to Thailand permanently if Asked by the Gazette why I talked to my brother again, I said went back to Germany he wanted because knowing about the back- you are not able to pay for your she refused to return, the mother ‘Is something going on? I have a to finish the relationship. And Dax ground that he has and where he health insurance,” he said. cited a number of reasons, in- weird feeling here.’ He said ‘No!’ said ‘No no no no. If you want to comes from, he makes a very Dr Schumacher and Mr cluding that the cold weather was and become very angry and very finish this, I’ll go to your mom, good impression,” Dr Schu- Neumann said they had secured bad for her condition and that she afraid. He didn’t want to talk and I’ll tell her everything, and you macher said. the boy’s agreement to return and didn’t like the German mentality. about this at all,” she said. know what will happen then. And The boy told him he had not to persuade his mother to do like- Meanwhile, the boy was The boy’s mother and sis- I’ll call your father in Germany, been in school since the age of wise. spending more and more time ter claim not to have known what and he will come back.’” 13, he said. “I am neutral. I am not judg- with Mr Young. About a year and was going on right up until the But the family’s account dif- Nevertheless, “he speaks ing the family and I want to solve a half ago, the women noticed a boy’s arrest. fers with that of Dirk Naumann well, he behaves very properly, the case. That is the major ap- change in his personality. Around five weeks before on a number of points. he has an orderly appearance and proach and that is why we said “He became very closed. the arrests, the boy told them the After the police visited Mr I had the impression that if he was ‘If you want to go back to Ger- He didn’t talk to us anymore. police visited Mr Young’s house. Young’s house five weeks before given the chance to do something many, we have the means to sup- Before he walked straight, but he Not having a warrant at the time, the arrests, Mr Naumann talked serious... this guy would have no port it, in co-operation with the started to walk a little bit lower they didn’t go inside. His mother to the boy at length. problems at all. He doesn’t look police.’ The police responded posi- every day, like something was asked the boy why. “I don’t know, “He came repeatedly here like a criminal, and certainly not tively, and now we will work on very heavy on his shoulders. But maybe they want to see the work to my office. I talked to him re- like a pedophile,” Dr Schumacher this basis,” Dr Schumacher said. he would not admit there was permit or something like that,” he peatedly on the telephone, I talked said. It remains to be seen if the anything wrong,” the sister said. reportedly replied. to the mother repeatedly on the “He is hardened by his ter- boy’s release can be secured. She visited Mr Young’s On the evening of Friday, telephone, and before he was ar- rible experiences and he takes all The family said they were told his house near Wat Suwansiriwong March 6, Mr Young was arrested. rested, I knew all the story. He the negative knocks in his life next hearing would be in three School in Patong on a number of The police also summoned the did not hold back anything, he told without much reaction, because months’ time. occasions. boy to Kathu Police Station for me exactly what he had done,” he had so many,” Mr Neumann The mother remains She visited the house around questioning, but released him later he said. added. seriosly ill but insists she does not one year ago while her mother that night. Mr Naumann says he urged The ambassador was clear want to return to Germany. 6 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE NATION March 21 - 27, 2009 Govt in two minds over alcohol sales during Songkran The Ministry of Public Health idea was to control the impact of (MoPH) on March 11 issued two drinking rather than prohibit it al- options for alcohol consumption together, though allowing alcohol during the Songkran Festival on to be sold at convenience stores April 12 to 14. or supermarkets will only encour- Deputy Public Health Min- age drunk driving, he said. ister Manit Nopamornbodi said Public Health Minister the ministerial executives had Witthaya Kaewparadai, who pre- come up with two ideas: ban all sided over the meeting, said the sale of alcohol during the entire MoPH wanted to save lives and period; or ban sale at stores but reduce road accidents, and that allow restaurants, pubs and ho- it was not siding with manufac- tels with an Excise Department turers, traders or the anti-alcohol permit to serve alcohol from 6 pm groups. to midnight. The ministry will Stop Drink Network Coor- soon submit a report to the Na- dinator Khamron Chudecha said tional Committee for Alcohol Con- it was wrong for the MoPH to sumption Control Policy for a fi- leave such loopholes in its guide- Miss Thailand Universe 2009 candidates pose for photographers. This year, the pageant will be held on nal say, he added. lines, because the ministry’s first March 28 at Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok in Bangkok, with 44 contestants vying to be the representative Disease Control Depart- duty is to protect the public; not for Miss Thailand at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant. ment Chief Somchai Chakra- favour businesses. The network bhand said the ministry came up would call on Deputy PM Sanan with these options after listening Kachorn-prasart, chairman of the to all sides, including anti-alcohol National Committee for Alcohol HNRC urges PM to set groups, academics, manufactur- Consumption Control Policy, to Attempted ers and business operators. The clarify the issue, he said. up land reform council murder by Members of the National Human ment House to issue the demand. Purple notes for the Rights Commission on March 16 They called on the prime urged the prime minster to set up minister to dissolve all govern- motorcycle a council to carry out compre- ment agencies responsible for A teenaged street racer has been elderly on April 9 hensive land reform to help poor handling land, because the agen- charged with attempted murder people who have conflicts with cies caused problems to the poor after he crashed his motorcycle the state over land ownership and Around 2.8 million elderly people, who are eligible, registered daily people.The new land reform into a senior traffic policeman usage rights. out of a total of four million eli- at the district offices throughout council should be the sole agency while trying to evade a crack- The human rights commis- gible for the 500 baht monthly the country. The payment, a de- to carry out land reform and the down in Bangkok late Saturday sioners met Prime Minister government allowance, have reg- cision by the Abhisit government, reform should be a national night, March 14. Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Govern- istered with authorities before the has drawn flak from critics who agenda, they proposed. Captain Suraphol Daojaeng deadline ended on March 15. say it is a populist policy and re- of Khoke Khram Police Station Pending a final count of quires too large a budget in the is undergoing hospital treatment those who registered during the current economic climate. Mean- Hot dogs and rabies for a broken right kneecap and weekend, there would be another while, the Fiscal Policy Office awaiting results from a brain scan 200,000, making the total reach a under the Finance Ministry is Construction sites are the worst youth bitten by a puppy at a con- after he was knocked uncon- possible three million, Social De- working out a national welfare hotspots for rabid dogs in the capi- struction site, she said. scious and bleeding from his head velopment and Human Security scheme to benefit all people over tal, Bangkok Metropolitan Ad- A survey has found that con- by the 15-year-old suspect, Minister Issara Somchai said. 60 years of age who were not ministration (BMA) Health Of- struction sites carry the biggest whose name was not released The next round of registra- employees or civil servants. Un- fice Deputy Chief Wanthanee risk, as workers often raise dogs because he is a minor. The op- tion will open at a later date that der the structure, 100 baht would Wattana said on March 12. without having them vaccinated eration by more than 70 police is yet to be decided, he said. The be collected from each of the Rabies has claimed the lives and let them roam freely. The around midnight at Kaset first payment could be made beneficiaries not older than 45 of three people in Bangkok this BMA has started providing free Nawamin Road netted 80 youths starting on April 9 as planned. years following their consent for year, compared to just a single rabies vaccinations and steriliza- and 57 motorbikes. A total of 47 The first round of registrations a minimum of 15 years. They will death for each of the past two tion for pet dogs to try and deal suspects, including 27 minors, opened on February 26 Only receive the amount in a lump sum years, she said. One of the vic- with the problem, which is exac- were booked. The youngest was 700,800, around 10% of those when they turn 60. tims in Bang Khunthien was a erbated by the summer heat. a 12-year-old boy. March 21 - 27, 2009 AROUND THE SOUTH PHUKET GAZETTE 7 4,000 more troops for Deep South DEEP SOUTH: The Internal level of human resources, it Security Operation Command means our task in the Deep South (Isoc) is being boosted by an ad- has not yet succeeded,” said ditional 4,000 troops in the Deep Prime Minister Abhisit, who also South, Prime Minister Abhisit serves as chief of Isoc. “When Vejjajiva said March 12. we are able to reduce resources Approval for the new and manpower in the region it will troops, mostly paramilitary Rang- mean we are going in the right ers, was made in accordance with direction to win the hearts and a new structure under Thailand’s minds of local people,” he said. internal security law, he said. More than 3,200 people The new troops will join have been killed in the deep South Isoc’s forward command. since early 2004 as authorities Isoc is in the process of struggle to contain the violence. structural adjustment to make the Prime Minister Abhisit said Cold War era organization more the government has tried to pre- effective under the current secu- vent people younger than 20 from rity situation, with priority going to joining the militant movement. the predominantly Muslim region. “We have to educate them Isoc received around 7 bil- and use the education to give Animals in Songkhla Zoo enjoy ice cubes provided by zoo keepers to help them cope with rising lion baht for its budget this year them opportunities to improve temperature. The only zoo in the south run by the Thai Zoological Park Organization, the park is widely to help contain the violence. The their lives,” he said. PM Abhisit regarded as the best zoo in the south of Thailand. Photo by Santiparb Ramasutr. government already has 60,000 said the government would dis- troops deployed in the region. cuss plans, measures and projects “I have said clearly that if for youth education and develop- we still need this large budget and ment within a couple of weeks. Woman injured in acid attack KRABI: A local politician and his Malathira Horbut. Witnesses re- grabbed some acid and threw it mistress are in serious condition ported seeing Mr Somkiat and Ms on the face and body of Mrs Child caught in crossfire in Krabi Hospital after the Malathira arrive at Mr Somkiat’s Malathira. When Mr Somkiat YALA: A nine-year-old boy was group was established almost 50 politician’s wife allegedly shot house in Tambon Khok Yong at tried to help Mrs Malathira, Mrs seriously injured after being shot years ago, on March 13, 1960. her husband and threw acid in the around 11:30 am. Phisamai allegedly shot him once during a gun fight between sol- Police believe Asaming was face of his lover on March 12, in Mr Somkiat lived at the in the arm and once in the lower diers and suspected insurgents in hit by bullets shot by the insurgents. Neua Khlong District. home with his wife Phisamai abdomen with a .38 calibre pis- Ramen District on the evening of A few hours later, at around The victims were identified Srisuk, 28. According to the re- tol. March 13. 2 am the following morning in by police as 37-year-old Somkiat port, when Mrs Phisamai saw her Witnesses said she ap- Police said that just before neighbouring Pattani, suspected Srisuwan, a member of Huay husband arrive home with an- peared to be aiming for her 8 pm, gunmen opened fire on an insurgents set fire to two schools Yoong Tambon Administration other woman – after not having husband’s genitals. After the Army base inside Ban Phong Ta in Nong Jik District. Organization and his mistress, been home for three days – she shooting, she then fled the scene School in Tambon Kota Bahru. Ban Tha Kamcham School identified as 26-year-old Mrs flew into a jealous rage. First she and remains at large. Soldiers returned fire and a gun in Tambon Tha Kamcham Village battle raged for about five min- 1 and Ban Bang Than School in utes, until the insurgents fled. Tambon Bang Khao Village 3 both Video blackmail plan goes awry Soldiers then noticed 9-year- sustained considerable damage. old student Asaming Wadae ly- A wooden building housing TRANG: Police have arrested a found a recorded text message record of trying to extort money, ing injured, with bullet wounds to classrooms for grades prathom schoolgirl for attempting to extort she had sent demanding the vic- police said. In 2005, she was con- the back and head. one to prathom five at Ban Bang 50,000 baht from a classmate with tim meet her in a public library victed of kidnapping the infant Taken by soldiers to Ramen Than School was burned to the a faked explicit video clip. and hand over 50,000 baht in re- daughter of a Krabi judge and Hospital, he was later transferred ground. The wooden Muslim Na Yong Police arrested the turn for not distributing the clip. demanding a ransom of three to Yala Central Hospital, where prayer room at Ban Tha Kamchan girl, a matthayom five student, The suspect said that she million baht. he remains in critical condition. School was also destroyed. after the family of the victim had seen a film about blackmail- She was sentenced to two Police said the attack was At both schools the perpetra- called the police, who appre- ing someone with a faked clip. years imprisonment in Songkhla likely to have been launched to tors used spray paint to write “drive hended the suspect – who can- She wanted to raise money Juvenile Observation and Protec- mark the anniversary of the es- out the soldiers” on the wall. not be named for legal reasons – to go for special tutoring in tion Center. After her release, she tablishment of Barisan Revolusi Both schools had armed at school. They seized her mo- Bangkok and to help out her fam- returned to live with her family in Nasional Melayu Patani, one of guards, but police say the arsonists bile phone and found an edited ily, who were struggling to meet Trang. Teachers said the girl is a the many insurgent groups report- broke in through back windows and video clip showing the victim na- mortgage and car finance pay- very bright student with a Grade edly operating in the area, The used gasoline to fuel the flames. ked. Police said that they also ments. The girl already has a Point Average of nearly 4.0. 8 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE R E G I O N March 21 - 27, 2009 A Celebration of Cultural Diversity Food, fun and folk music from Lanta archipelago communities go on show at the region’s annual Laanta Lanta Festival

By Lesley Cuthbert home to three main ethnic groups: Chao Ley (Sea Gypsies), Thai- The first act to take to the main stage was Assalee he Laanta Lanta Festi- Muslim and Thai-Chinese. The Mala, a band well known throughout Thailand for its val is held annually on Chao Ley preceded the Malay traditional Rong Ngeng folk music. Koh Lanta Yai during the (Muslim) immigrants, while the Tmonth of March. The Chinese merchants arrived more event celebrates the eclectic mix than 100 years ago. of cultures and traditions that are The Chao Ley have occu- found across the island. In a pied the area for over 500 years, world where so many nations are settling along the coast in houses divided by religious and cultural built upon stilts. They are unique differences, it is inspiring to be- in that they speak their own lan- hold this crucible of cultures, guage, have animist beliefs and where people reside together in retain close ties with the sea. peace and harmony. Thai-Muslims make up the ma- The Koh Lanta archipelago jority of the population and the is made up of more than fifty Thai-Chinese settlers have as- small islets, most of which are similated into the local commu- uninhabited. Koh Lanta Yai is the nity, working as business owners, most popular with tourists and agricultural farmers and fisher- also has the largest population. men. There is no religious tension The island’s topography consists between these groups and they mainly of abundant forest land, have managed to coexist in peace mountainous terrain, pristine and harmony for hundreds of beaches and plentiful marine re- years. The ethnic diversity is re- sources. Koh Lanta’s original flected in the old Sino-style name was Palau Satak, which houses, mosques, Buddhist tem- means ‘long beach island’ in ples and traditional Thai housing Malay. In 1917 it was officially styles, all over the island. The changed to Koh Lanta – thought Laanta Lanta Festival is held to have come from the Javanese each year as a celebration of this word for ‘fish grill’. Lanta Old unique community spirit. This Town, located on the south-east year, locals and visitors congre- coast, is worth a visit at any time gated to enjoy an array of cul- of the year. Once a major sea tural facets still prevalent on the port and the commercial center island today. Festivities com- for the island, it provided a safe menced on March 7 – lasting harbor for Arabic and Chinese three days and nights – featuring trading vessels, sailing between music, dance, cultural perfor- Phuket, Penang and Singapore. mances and markets. Freshly caught fish and exotic juices served in bamboo beakers tantalized the taste buds of passing shoppers. The town’s status changed Glowing red Chinese lan- fifty years ago with the advent terns illuminated the streets while the local cuisine. Aromatic fla- boo beakers tantalized the taste- ing Western style dance steps of roads and automobiles, which the aroma of incense and spice vors, originating from India, Ma- buds of passing shoppers. The with music played on violins, Ara- linked the island with the main- filled the night air. Vendors lined laysia and China are infused in a main stage stood illuminated by bian drums and Chinese gongs, land – now tourism and fishing the town’s streets, as locals and variety of dishes, such as Chinese the water’s edge, while smaller all accompanied by Malaysian provide the main source of in- tourists browsed the waterside noodles in fish curry (Kanom cultural displays of music and lyrics. Rong Ngeng has been come for the locals. Despite the stalls and admired the old wooden Chine) and Malaysian style dance took place close to the Old popular on Koh Lanta for over a growing tourist industry, Lanta Chinese shopfronts. Craftsmen chicken with yellow rice and Town Museum. The first act to century and is often played at Old Town retains its quaint and artists from the surrounding roasted spices (Khao Mok Gai). take to the main stage was weddings, festivals and by sea charm. Sino-style wooden shop area exhibited a variety of goods, The vibrancy and freshness of the Assalee Mala, a band known gypsies. There have been many fronts and stilted houses are evi- including leather, jewelery, batik ingredients alone is enough to throughout Thailand for its tradi- recent attempts to keep the mu- dence of a rich history as well as and a miscellany of souvenirs. whet your appetite. Bright yellow tional Thai Rong Ngeng folk sic alive, particularly on Koh the diverse mix of cultures resid- The Old Town’s melting pot juicy corns, freshly caught fish music. Rong Ngeng is a style of Lanta and in other Southern ar- ing in the area. The Old Town is of cultures is well represented in and exotic juices served in bam- folk music and dance incorporat- eas of Thailand. The band’s vio- linist, known as “Mac”, explained, “We enjoy playing all over Thai- land but we love playing in Koh Lanta and close to the Malaysian border. The music originates from here so there is always a great atmosphere.” Mac also alluded to what makes the Laanta Lanta Festival special. “The amazing mix of culture and traditions makes it an exciting experience. You can try so many different styles of food and hear a variety of music. It is fun for everyone involved. Tourists can learn a lot about the interesting history of this island and take home some great memories,” he said. The festival was an impres- sive and enjoyable showcase of the cultural diversity of Koh Lanta. Most importantly, it is a positive example to the world, showing how people of different ethnic groups can live together peacefully and respectfully. March 21 - 27, 2009 PHUKET GAZETTE 9 10 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE ISLAND March 21 - 27, 2009 All the fun of the fair Paying respects to Phuket’s heroines.

his weekend, Phuketians can take in all the sights and sounds of the fair at the War Memorial Ground adjacent to the Heroines’ Monument on Thepkrasattri Road. The fair marks the end of Tannual celebrations in rememberance of Phuket’s heroines, who are revered for their role in defeating the Burmese when they invaded Phuket in 1785. Fair goers can try their luck on the Wheel of Fortune or go for a lucky dip, while sharp shooters can win cuddly toys on the rifle range or dunk a damsel. And of course, there is a plethora of festive food, from popcorn and sausages on sticks to doughnuts, drinks and even fried insects.

Sample local brews made and served the traditional way.

Dunk a damsel with the throw of a ball or see what the future holds for you and your partner from a palm reader. March 21 - 27, 2009 GOOD LIVING PHUKET GAZETTE 11

In a slight departure from our usual ‘Cheap Eats’ format, in which we might point you in the direction CHEAP of one of Phuket’s many excellent eateries, this week we offer an introduction – or a reminder, depend- ing on how long you have been hiding out on the island – to some of the tastiest food to be found in eatseats Phuket. And what’s more, we practically guarantee that you could be enjoying it in less time than it By Daniel Ogunshakin takes for me to finish writing this sentence. Okay... maybe not quite that quick, but you get my point. Enjoy. Street food I desire iving in Phuket we are yet well-known dishes that can Khao Pad Phad Thai blessed with an almost be found at most local eateries. inexhaustible range of Lmouthwatering options Phad Thai Gai (Thai-style stir- when it comes to choosing where fried noodles with chicken) to eat. Combining stir-fried rice From the cheap-and-cheer- noodles with egg, fish sauce, ful noodle soup carts, serving up tamarind juice, red chillies, bean steaming bowls of goodness, to sprouts, crushed peanuts and co- high-end establishments, such as riander, Phad Thai is a popular Tre Restaurant at Banyan Tree favorite with many expats and or the newly opened Acqua, countless backpackers who which offer gourmet wonders – populate Bangkok’s Khao San albeit with a price to match. Road. As delectable as the fare at This simple-yet-classic dish these up-market restaurants may is thought to have originated in be – and believe you me, it is di- Vietnam, being brought to the an- vine – some of the very best meals cient Thai capital of Ayuthaya by can be found by the side of the Vietnamese traders. road or on street corners, where It was made popular in the Thais congregate in large num- Kingdom by Luang Phibunsong- bers, with a few astute expats khram, Thailand’s prime minister dotted in between, to enjoy the in the 1930s and 1940s. soup – the name itself is taken is a variety of fried rice that is broad noodles with soy sauce simple things in life; good Thai The promotion of the dish from the Chinese word Teochew. prepared in the style of central and squid) cuisine. was partly due to his Thai nation- Unlike most Thai dishes, Kuitiaw Thailand cuisine. Another dish that has its ori- To the newcomer to Thai- alism campaign and partly in a bid Naam is generally eaten with Khao Pad differs from gins in China. The “See Ew” part land, particularly one on a short to cut down rice consumption in chopsticks – another Chinese in- Chinese fried rice as, traditionally, refers to the dark soy sauce that holiday, these establishments the Kingdom. fluence. it uses Jasmine rice instead of the dish is named after (nam See might seem daunting. Often the Phad Thai can be accom- An ode to simplicity, the long-grain rice. The rice is stir- Ew) and is also taken from the proprietors speak little or no En- panied by pork, prawns or a com- noodles – often rice noodles – are fried with a meat, eggs, onions, Chinese word Teochew. glish and the menus, if present at bination of seafood, but works served in a chicken broth and are tomatoes, green onions, coriander A popular street food, as all, are usually written only in particularly well with chicken. often topped with coriander and and fried garlic. To season, chefs well as being prevalent in many Thai. The addition of a little fish sauce finely sliced fried onions. will use soy sauce, sugar, salt and restaurants, the dish is made with Such obstacles are often (nam pla) and some dried chilli The dish is often finished naturally, fish sauce. light and dark soy sauces, garlic, enough to send all but the dough- flakes gives the dish a delicious with meat or fish balls, but with Once prepared, the dish is broad rice noodles (sen yai), Chi- tiest diner scrambling for the finish. beef is particularly delicious. accompanied by sliced cucumber, nese Broccoli (Kai-lan) and egg. nearest restaurant advertising a As with many Thai dishes, tomato and lime. Often served with thinly sliced hearty English breakfast. Kuitiaw Naam Nua (Noodle you can add condiments – fish Delicious with any meat, it meat – chicken or pork are popu- This, however, needn’t be soup with beef) sauce, dried chillies and chillies goes particularly well with pork lar – it is also delicious with squid the case. With a few carefully An extremely popular dish, in vinegar – to taste. and never better than when (Pla Murg), which is readily memorized phrases, you can con- Kuitiaw Naam can be found at a topped with a Kai Dao (fried available in Asia and comes fresh fidently stride into any local res- variety of places, including street Khao Pad Moo (Thai-style egg), a finishing touch that from the sea. taurant and order any amount of vendors, canteens and food fried rice with pork) complements so many Thai So there we have it; a few great food that won’t strain the courts. Rice is synonymous with dishes. To add extra flavor, take simple but delicious choices that, purse strings. Originally thought to have Thailand. It is eaten everywhere advantage of the condiments at hopefully, you can feel confident In this edition of Cheap come from China – a country and is exported to countless coun- the table. enough to order in your local eat- Eats, I have selected four simple, with many varieties of noodle tries around the globe. Khao Pad Pad See Ew Pla Murg (Fried ery. Tuck in! 12 PHUKET GAZETTE PEOPLE March 21 - 27, 2009 A fond farewell to a good governor

By Nick Davies vincial Hall, it soon became ap- Phuket would be to that of his all over the province as he what makes Phuket tick and he parent that Dr Preecha is a no- time as Governor of Pichit and worked to familiarize himself with was quick to act in the interests had the pleasure of meet- nonsense man who makes quick, that the move to Phuket brought the island’s geography, commu- of the island’s people and busi- ing Dr Preecha several informed decisions. He’s also a with it many challenges that he’d nities and industries. nesses – making decisions with times in the five months down-to-earth idealist with a firm not faced before. In Pichit, Dr Preecha would a view to ensuring long-term Ithat he held the position of grip on reality and a predilection Dr Preecha didn’t just pick deal with issues such as rice pro- sustainability of the province. Governor of Phuket. Upon our for fairness. He was open about up the Phuket gauntlet, he ran duction and other matters arable Regardless of the behind- first meeting in his office at Pro- how different his governorship in with it, and was soon appearing but in Phuket, he suddenly had so the-scenes political maneuvering many more issues on his plate, that has brought Dr Preecha’s such as drug-related crimes, traf- Phuket governorship to an abrupt fic and pollution, utility supply and end, there’s no question that Dr disasters, and the fact that Phuket Preecha is a hard-working man is often under the international who put his heart and soul into spotlight with its multitude of for- leading the people of Phuket. eign visitors and the sometimes He had the best interests of bizarre events that surround Phuket and her citizens at heart them. and understands the importance Unperturbed, Dr Preecha of the island’s image in the eyes took all these new tasks in his of the international media, doing stride – strides that took him all whatever he could to improve over the island as he made a name things for everybody. for himself as someone who Dr Preecha’s wife and two mucks in – unafraid to roll up his children remained in their home sleeves and get his hands dirty. province while he was working Although Dr Preecha’s ten- in Phuket. He thought it better not ure in Phuket was brief, he to uproot his family from their quickly became known as a man familiar surroundings, especially who can wear many hats. When his maturing children, who have preventative measures were formed long-term friendships at taken against the threat of bird school. flu, Governor Preecha put on a Even during the 2008/2009 protective suit and got down to New Year celebrations – a time the business of disinfecting poul- when many people return to their try farms. upcountry home for a holiday – Later in the same week, he Governor Preecha remained at suited up in scuba diving gear for his post in Phuket to be on hand the first time in his life to observe during one of the island’s busier the progress of the sinking of the periods. Coral Reef Squadron. Wherever As Dr Preecha moves on he went, Dr Preecha could be to become Governor of Phitsan- seen interacting with locals on all uloke province, the Gazette levels, from farmers and commu- wishes him all the best and hopes nity leaders to entrepreneurs, that he will remember his time in civic groups and government of- Phuket with the same fondness ficials. This very quickly gave Dr with which Phuketians will re- Preecha a broad perspective on member him. March 21 - 27, 2009 PEOPLE PHUKET GAZETTE 13

EXPAT GALLERY I worked on creating Phuket’s first international boat exhibition, PIMEX.” Andy Dowden PIMEX was an immediate success due to the many personal ndy Dowden’s love of sailing the chance to be the resident boat contacts that Andy had developed Astarted during his school days charter operator for the Pansea over the years. as an engineering student at the Resort, which is now The Chedi.” “There was great interest in University of Bath in England. These were the early days yachting around Phuket at that “Like a lot of young students, for yachting around Phuket. To- time as the [previously prohibi- I headed to the Greek Isles dur- gether with other local yachties tive] boat import duties were re- ing school breaks and hung out on – Bill O’Leary, Jan Jacobs and duced to zero. I had worked with the beaches. I was immediately Vincent Tabuteau – Andy went to others for two years to convince impressed with the yachting and work refitting converted rice the government to lower the du- decided I wanted to somehow barges into charter vessels. By ties, which had been over 200 per- combine my engineering studies 1989, he was General Manager cent, to allow foreign investors with a life on the sea,” he says. of Phuket Yacht Services, the the opportunity to invest in fleets.” After graduation, Andy region’s first company offering Andy took over PIMEX in worked for eight years as a struc- professional yacht services. The 2006 and moved it to the upscale

tural engineer on projects with a company soon won a contract to Royal Phuket Marina (RPM) AZETTE marine focus. He saved his manage Sunsail, the international where it continued to attract in- G money and in his free time sailed yacht charter franchise. ternational attention. He sold the HUKET

around the south coast of En- Andy built some of Phuket’s rights to PIMEX to the INFORMA P

gland and also to the north legendary charter boats, includ- Yacht Group which operates the THE France. In 1982, he bought a 46 ing the Manohra, the Maha prestigious Monaco Yacht Show. FOR ft custom built sloop, Buccabu, Bhetra and the June Bahtra. Andy is now the Phuket based and set off to sail around the He was also part of the manager not only for PIMEX but HILD world. He didn’t get too far be- committee that managed the also for other events that occur C fore disaster struck. King’s Cup Regatta in the early at the RPM’s International Exhi- ETER P Y

“We worked our way years by handling the local logis- bition and Conference Center. B around the Mediterranean, but in tics for Phuket. He is known for Andy has served as Chair- the Gulf of Eilat a tug struck us his ability to organize race courses, man of the British Business As- and we sank. We spent the next and by 2002 had become Phuket sociation for five years. He helped ABOUT EXPAT GALLERY year rebuilding. Actually, the ex- President for the King’s Cup. to produce SAIL Thailand and he individuals profiled in the Gazette’s ‘Expat Gallery’ series perience only deepened my com- He then decided to move Andaman Sea Pilot, the definitive Thave been chosen on the basis of their contributions to Phuket, mitment to sailing.” into new directions within the guide to local waters, and he is cur- and, as foreigners, for having made those contributions in By 1984, Buccabu had ar- yachting community. rently Chairman of the Race successful partnerships with Thais. For many, the contributions rived in Phuket. “I saw the opportunities of Committee for Image Asia’s in- have entailed significant investment, often at a time (mid-80s to “I immediately thought I launching a professional boat creasingly popular Phuket Race mid-90s) when the rules of business were, ahh, not entirely clear. had found the greatest place in show that would attract the world Week. Some of our subjects are not business people at all, but have the world. I liked the food, the community. I joined with Grenville “I have no plans to ever added real value to Phuket as English teachers, journalists, artists, people and the culture. There was Fordham and we created Image leave Phuket. It’s the best hub for engineers, fund raisers, etc. But all have one thing in common: if very little boat chartering in local Asia. While Grenville focused on sailing in the world.” there were a Who’s Who in Phuket, they’d be in it. waters and I was soon offered the publishing side of the business, – Bruce Stanley 14 PHUKET GAZETTE HAPPENINGS March 21 - 27, 2009

PARTY WIZARDRY: The Phuket Merlin Hotel hosted a party for representatives of the media in Phuket on March 5 to celebrate Media Day. Earlier that day, members of the GRANDE WELCOME FOR VICTORIOUS RANDHAWA: Jan Kirstein, General Manager of Phuket Reporters Club gave alms to monks, while the party itself started at 6.30pm. Mr Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket (3rd from left) was delighted to congratulate a triumphant Peerapong Ponpramul, President of the Phuket Reporters Club (center), was on hand to Jyoti Randhawa (3rd from right) and family as they returned to the resort following his enjoy the festivities. sensational win at the 2009 Singha Thailand Open.

ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: Award winning director Aditya Assarat (left) and friends arrived in Phuket to catch the premiere of his acclaimed film Wonderful Town, which has won five CHOPS AWAY: Karate kids of all ages and gender took part in the 6th Karate-Do training Supannahong Awards and nine international film awards. The film follows the lives of camp held at Saphan Hin Stadium from March 12 to 15. The camp was jointly organized by town folk in an area devastated by the 2004 tsunami as they gradually emerge from the The Phuket Sport Association, the Karate-Do Club, the Thailand Karate Federation and the ruins. The film’s opening was held on Friday, March 13 at SFX Cinema Coliseum, Central Thai Karate-Do Goju-kai Association. Festival Phuket. Photo by Dan Miles.

NICE DAY FOR A DOUBLE WEDDING: Two sisters took the plunge together at The CocoPalm Restaurant at the Kata Beach Resort & Spa when they held a joint wedding ceremony with WE’RE JAMMIN’: Revelers reunited at Jammin’ pub in Phuket City on Saturday March 14 to their respective fiances on February 28. The sisters, Madeleine (left) and Therese Leiding get back into the groove on the grand re-opening night of the popular nightspot, which has (right), tied a double knot with Matthais Skogqvist (left) and Johan Paulsen (right). been renovated after it was gutted by fire some three years ago. Photo by Dan Miles. March 21 - 27, 2009 AFTER DARK PHUKET GAZETTE 15 Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations paint Patong green

Cead mile failte a hundred thousand welcomes. It is a well known fact that the Irish are always up for the ‘craic’, as they say, and know better than most how to party. This is never more apparent than on March 17 – St Patrick’s Day. All over the world, millions of Irish people gather to celebrate their patron saint’s day with a zeal usually reserved for participants in the Rio Carnival and lottery winners. It is not only the Irish that get swept up in the revelry. As the Gazette discovered on a trip to Patong, few were immune to the infectious party spirit that quickly spread to all and sundry. Slainte! 16 PHUKET GAZETTE LIFESTYLE March 21 - 27, 2009 SHE hatches Easter egg project By Julie Maud cient time at the center to re-ad- just and prepare themselves for ritish couple Mark and the next stage of their lives, many Sharon Biddell, co- of the women return to their vil- founders of SHE (Self lages. BHelp and Empower- The foundation gives them ment) are busy trying to supply the opportunity to set up their own the people of Phuket with choco- small businesses by providing the late eggs in time for Easter. women with resources to take The eggs are handmade and back home and make the individually decorated by a team jewelery from there. of women who came to the foun- “That way, the women can dation for support and the oppor- be at home with their families and tunity of earning a decent and fair kids where they belong,” said wage. Mark. Set up by the Biddells in SHE is a long-term project 2002, SHE is a non-profit organi- that focuses on helping women zation aimed at helping vulnerable gain life skills and good work eth- women trapped in the sex indus- ics, leading to financial indepen- try in Patong. dence. A program was put in place For Mark and Sharon, it is to teach these women new skills also important that the work done so that they could make positive by the foundation is progressive. changes in their lives. A recent innovation is the Since the foundation began, Easter egg project. SHE will be the women have been making the first organization to manufac- jewelery. The market has been ture and sell Easter eggs in primarily overseas and all pro- Phuket. ceeds are ploughed back into the It doesn’t end there – foundation. Sharon thought that if they were Most of the women who making eggs, why not make have been involved in the pro- chocolate treats that can be con- gram are from the rural areas sumed all year round? such as Esarn. From their premises in Once they have had suffi- Kathu, the team is now creating From their premises in Kathu, the team from SHE is now creating individually handcrafted chocolates.

individually handcrafted choco- the women to take their products lates. Slabs of high quality Dutch out and market them to the ho- chocolate are melted down into tels in and around Phuket. moulds with various flavorings The boxes can be person- and fillings. alized with the hotel logo, which They use milk chocolate and they could then use as promo- white chocolate. Each chocolate tional gifts for special customers, is then painstakingly decorated by or sell in the hotel shop. hand. “This is a way for hoteliers As well as making the to show people that they are put- chocolates, the women are also ting something back into the com- producing a line of uniquely de- munity, while at the same time, signed boxes to put them in. promoting their own hotel. There are four different box sizes; The boxes are very attrac- the largest holding 16 chocolates tive so customers are likely to and the smallest just one. hang on to them even after all the Using handmade saa paper chocolates are finished,” said from Chang Mai, the women can Sharon make up to seven of the large An American company boxes in a single day. called Mission Passport also The foundation recently thinks the boxes are very attrac- opened a shop in Big C to sell the tive. chocolates. Sharon and Mark are A charity selling lots of dif- hoping that local shops and cafes ferent products from cosmetics will also choose to stock their to silk scarves all across the US, products. they will be using SHE’s boxes “The outlets can take the as packaging for everything they goods on consignment. sell. They don’t have to pay any- “For the time being, they will thing up-front and will earn com- be placing an order of 200 a mission on anything they sell, so month,” said Sharon. it’s a win-win situation,” ex- “We’re really pleased that plained Sharon. the women’s work will be pro- Perfection Cafe on Chao Fa moted in America but also that East Rd is already stocking the all the money will be going back chocolates and Sharon says that into the Thai economy,” she this sends out a positive message added. to the local community. As a future project, Mark By selling and promoting and Sharon would like to see the these handmade goods they are box-making take off in the Esarn helping the local economy. area. The chocolates are solid, The idea is that this would giving them a lifespan of one year provide the local women with a and do not need to be refriger- decent income and maybe pre- ated. vent them from coming to Phuket However, they do also make to join the sex industry. coconut filled ones that Sharon For further information says are a popular favorite. about SHE, the Biddells can be In the coming weeks, contacted through their website Sharon will be training some of at www.shethailand.org. March 21 - 27, 2009 LIFESTYLE PHUKET GAZETTE 17 Penetrating the Coral Reef Squadron

Beneath THE WAVES By Dan Ogunshakin he first two columns have solely focused upon learning to dive: Thow to go about it and some general concerns. I shall return and cover continued edu- cation at a later date, but last week I did something that I hadn’t done for a long time: I went diving! In the latter part of 2008, much was made about the creation of an artificial reef in Bang Tao Bay, using sunken planes and helicopters to create a new ecosystem. Penetration allows you to glimpse back in time and appreciate how people would have lived and worked on a daily basis. It is remarkable how Photo by Ayesha Cantrel. quickly man-made structures be- come home to a large amount of mooring line and suddenly be con- with H2O Sportz of Cherng Talay candidate for diving with nitrox would expect, the planes and he- fish and colors. Indeed many fronted by the dark silhouette of to see what the Coral Reef (enriched air – replacing some licopters are slowly accumulating wrecks encountered in relatively a once proud ship, looming up Squadron had to offer after just nitrogen with additional oxygen) silt, but already colorful tube shallow waters have been cov- from the depths below. a few months. After mooring the allowing a diver to extend their worms and sponges are growing ered with some of the most beau- Each and every wreck has boat, kitting up and entering the no decompression limits. Be- inside and out. Large schools of tiful corals I have ever seen – a history and its own story to tell; water, we descended beneath the cause of the depths involved, the rabbit fish and Indo-Pacific ser- anyone who has dived the SS how it came to rest upon the bot- waves and down the buoy line to limited visibility and the potential geant majors constantly swim Yongala in Australia will know tom of the sea is just another the bottom. The visibility was rea- for strong currents, the Coral through the shells. Elsewhere, where I’m coming from. Wreck chapter in its life. Uncovering a sonably good, and after just a few Reef Squadron is suited to more beautiful yet deadly lionfish are diving is a particular passion of ship’s past is part of what draws meters, the outline of one of the advanced divers. Without the ben- marking their territory, while an mine and the driving force behind you in. Penetration allows you to planes became clear. It was evi- efit of a guide, combined with ever-comical looking starry my decision to get my Tec Deep glimpse back in time and appre- dent even from the first few min- worsening visibility, navigating pufferfish slowly cruises back certification. ciate how people would have utes during our descent that an around the site proved to be and forth, eyes bulging, mouth Ships and planes that sank lived and worked on a daily ba- ecosystem was already beginning tricky, although not impossible. A agape. unintentionally naturally capture sis. to form. Molluscs were clinging guide is highly recommended. Given that the squadron only the imagination more than pur- Despite the excitement felt to the line, and a number of All of the wrecks have been came to rest just a few months pose-sunk vessels, but the thrill – when diving on a wreck, it can longfin bannerfish darted back cut open and allow for plenty of ago, a large amount of life has although slightly diminished when also be a somber affair. Warships and forth. penetration – generally the most already set up camp within the diving the latter – remains con- in particular remind you that The wrecks lie at a depth enjoyable part of searching any wrecks. It takes many years for stant. The years spent working people died on board their ves- of approximately 22 meters. Vis- wreck. Swimming inside, sadly all corals to form, so it will take some as a dive professional in and sels, the ships becoming their ibility can vary from no more than the innards have been gutted, rob- time before the Coral Reef around the Asia-Pacific region tombs for eternity. Bearing that a couple of meters to around a bing the wrecks of character, but Squadron becomes a top-class have given me access to some in mind, it is important to show maximum of 10. The currents, it is possible to squeeze into the dive site, but a steady accumula- stunning wrecks. It is a thrilling – one’s respect. So with a lack of although not a major problem, can limited space of the cockpits and tion of marine life over the years yet at the same time haunting – nitrogen coursing around my be fairly strong. The depth of the imagine you are sitting where air will make it a popular site to visit experience to descend down a veins and arteries, I headed out wrecks makes the site a prime force pilots once sat. As one for years to come.

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he 2009 Grand Prix season is almost upon us, with Melbourne the opening round on March 29. Despite the terrible Tbushfires that afflicted the state of Victoria last month, the Australian Grand Prix will go ahead as planned, followed a week later by Sepang for A last minute deal with Honda the Malaysian Grand Prix. Both these races will has seen the team renamed start later than usual – 5 pm local time – to appease Brawn GP – owned and run by hugely experienced European time zones. engineer Ross Brawn – with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello retained for a further season. [pic2] Last November, Britain’s Lewis Hamilton clinched the world drivers’ championship with a last-ditch effort in Brazil, which saw him pass Timo Glock’s ailing Toyota on the last lap to take the one point needed to snatch the title away from Felipe Massa.

n recent months the teams energy to create an additional Vettel, winner of the Italian two in Canada and eleven podium son is that I have a good feeling have been testing; in Portu- power source. While it is permit- Grand Prix in 2008, who replaces finishes in 2008 set an exacting on the slick tires. I think the gal, Spain and Bahrain as ted, it is not mandatory and not the now-retired David Coulthard. standard. In 2009 we are looking teams all seem very closely Iwell as other remote places all teams will run with the sys- Also owned by Red Bull billion- to maintain our first-class reliabil- matched and this makes me think such as Adria, north of Bologna. tem from the beginning of the aire Dietrich Mateschitz is ity record while also enhancing that the coming season will be But of more significance; the win- season. Scuderia Toro Rosso which has our performance levels so that we particularly close,” he added ter has seen a raft of changes in Last November, Britain’s retained Frenchman Sebastian can be at the front of the pack on So, can Lewis Hamilton re- terms of the regulations, while we Lewis Hamilton clinched the Bourdais, and who is joined by a consistent basis. peat his championship year? The have also lost the Honda factory World Drivers’ Championship 20-year old Swiss driver Ferrari and McLaren pos- man himself believes so. “I feel team, as well as its satellite op- with a last-ditch effort in Brazil, Sebastien Buemi. sess vast reserves of experience more relaxed going into the sea- eration Super Aguri, which closed which saw him pass Timo Glock’s There is no change at and have been operating at the son simply because I’ve come off its doors last May. ailing Toyota on Ferrari, with 2007 champion Kimi top level for many years. That’s a great season. It is like when you Fortunately, a last the last lap to take Räikkönen and 2008 runner-up what our highly motivated team go from race to race – when you minute deal with the one point nee- Felipe Massa behind the wheel, are setting out to emulate – win one race the next one you Honda has seen ded to snatch the while at Williams, Renault and through hard work and effi- have gives you extra confidence. the team renamed title away from BMW Sauber, their respective ciency, coupled with our calm, I feel I have reset my goals, and Brawn GP – ow- Felipe Massa. As line-ups remain unchanged. analytical approach to the job,” reset my targets back to when I ned and run by BEHIND Hamilton now Toyota too has kept Jarno Trulli he said. started in Formula One. I want THETHE hugely experi- heads into his third and Timo Glock. Trulli, in particu- Kimi Räikkönen, after – by to be world champion,” he said. enced engineer WHEEL season of F1, all lar, believes 2009 will be Toyota’s his standards – a lackluster 2008 Ross Brawn – wi- By Jeff Heselwood eyes will be on chance to come good. season, with just two wins, will th Jenson Button him to see whe- “I hope we can build on the be hoping to put that right this FORMULA ONE and Rubens Barrichello retained ther he can repeat the triumph – progress we showed in 2008 and year. “This is my third season CALENDAR 2009 for a further season. Engines, and perhaps, in addition, secure challenge for the team’s first win. with Ferrari and I’m motivated however, will be supplied by the Constructors’ Championship Formula 1 is a team game, you and I want to win, as usual,” Kimi Mercedes-Benz and not Honda. for McLaren. Hamilton will be win and lose together, and Toyota said. “Last year didn’t go as I March 29 Australia The latest cars feature re- joined by team mate Heikki did a very good job last year wanted, especially during the sec- April 5 Malaysia stricted aerodynamics compared Kovalainen again who scored his which allowed me to be competi- ond half of the season. But we with last year’s monstrosities; maiden victory in Hungary last tive and fight at the front. I am learned a lot. I feel fine at Ferrari, April 19 China they are also permitted to run year. full of hope for this season. You otherwise I wouldn’t be here to- April 26 Bahrain KERS, or kinetic energy recov- Over at Red Bull, Mark need to build strong foundations day. I’m convinced that it was the May 10 Spain ery system, which uses braking Webber is joined by Sebastian before you can win. right choice when I came to join May 24 Monaco It is like a house; you can- the team,” he added not start by building the roof. We Testing in Bahrain in Feb- June 7 Turkey have established the foundations ruary, Ferrari experienced some June 21 Britain and I believe we can build a win- problems with its KERS, but Kimi July 12 Germany ning team. In 2008 we made a remains upbeat. “Until today, the July 26 Hungary huge improvement and took a big car’s development went well, al- August 23 Spain step in the right direction so I though we were mainly concen- hope now this year we can be a trating on its behavior and the (European Grand Prix) top team. I am confident in my tires,” Kimi said. “We had a prob- August 30 Belgium own ability, so if I am given a lem with the cooling system of the September 13 Italy competitive car I know I can de- KERS, but these things can hap- September 27 Singapore liver the results,” he said. pen during the tests. Anyway we Meanwhile, BMW Sauber drove many laps. October 4 Japan is equally confident of greater The whole car improved October 18 Brazil success in 2009. BMW Moto- during these tests, but it’s still too November 1 Abu Dhabi rsport Director Mario Theissen early to say where we are com- reinforces the point. “We have set pared to our competitors. I think ourselves the task of further im- we have to wait until Melbourne Jeff Heselwood can be con- proving our performance relative for that. One of the novelties for tacted at [email protected] to the rest of the field. The one- this year, compared to last sea- March 21 - 27, 2009 WHAT’ S ON PHUKET GAZETTE 19

EVENTS CALENDAR Upcoming events on the island

March 21. Wine & Dine with from 9am to 2pm at Club Andaman the “Superstars of Germany”. Beach Resort. For further infor- SALA Phuket, in collaboration mation, please contact Mark with Central Wine Cellars, is Soi Dog Salsa Cameron. T: 081-7882843. E: pleased to present an evening [email protected]. with the “Superstars of Germany” W: www.phuketoil fieldclassic-.com. on March 21. 2007 Rieslings March 27 from Max Ferd, Richter Estate, April 6. Chakri Memorial Day Gunderloch and Balthasar Ress Chakri Day commemorates the will be served with a delectable “Salsa” private beach party be- origins of the Chakri dynasty, selection of Chef Jan’s favorite gins at 6pm and finishes at 11pm founded by Rama I, who estab- German fare. The SALA poolside at The Chedi, Surin Beach, lished Bangkok as the nation’s provides the perfect backdrop for Phuket. Dress to impress in capital. HM King Bhumibol a relaxed evening of culinary de- party/salsa attire. Tickets are Adulyadej is the ninth monarch lights. Priced at 1,500 baht ++ 2,500 baht each and include a fan- of the Chakri dynasty. including free-flow wine and the tastic buffet dinner, plus free-flow German-inspired banquet. Stay April 13-15. Songkran Water the night at SALA and enjoy a margaritas, beer, wine and soft Festival special residents rate from 8,500 drinks. Music will be provided by Songkran (Thai New Year), also baht +++ including an evening Wave Entertainment Phuket with known as the Water Festival, is with the “Superstars of Germany” the Sayonara Bella band and celebrated with gusto on Phuket. and breakfast for two. Starts DJme. Salsa dancers will be en- Expect to get wet! from 7pm to 11.30pm at SALA tertaining and Gary Holden will Phuket Resort and Spa. For fur- perform Master of Ceremony du- Apr 30 – May 1. Symposium: ther information contact E: ties for the event. To help raise Swimming Pool Management [email protected]. T: 076- & Design 338888 W: www.salaphuket.com. more funds, there will be a silent First ever independent informa- auction and raffle with some great tion event conducted for swim- March 22. FREE Computer prizes up for grabs. ming pool owners and all profes- Clinic - Chalong See you there. sionals involved in pool design, From 10 am to noon, at Sandwich For more info contact Cristy. construction, supply and mainte- Shoppe Chalong. Is your com- T: 085-4734636. nance in Thailand. 14 European puter driving you NUTS? Look- E:[email protected]. and local experts will speak on: ing for a decent Internet connec- - Why damage to pools occurs, W: www. soidogfoundation.org. tion? Need to get a new computer, and how to prevent it. or fix the one you have now? - For owners: how to cut down Join “For Dummies” author running costs. Woody Leonhard at his weekly the night before? Enjoy a double [email protected]. W: March 29. FREE Mac and PC - For designers: how to help own- Computer Clinic: help, news, tips, en suite room for only 2,000 baht www.lagunaphuket.com/espn. Clinic – Laguna ers save costs and add more value explanations and more, all in plain per night. For more information From 10am to noon, at Sandwich to the pool set-up. English, and absolutely free. Com- contact Jay. T: 087-8888082. T: March 29. Phuket Yacht Club Shoppe Laguna. For further in- - How to provide the “luxury of puter novices most welcome. 081-3262703. E: jay@thevillage- Dinghy Sailing Regatta & formation contact Woody Leo- privacy”. Bring your questions. Bring your coconutisland.com. W: www.the Club BBQ nhard. T: 089-1960940. E: This is what owners want! Pool computer. Bring your lucky village-coconutisland.com. This event is an open Regatta. [email protected]. W: suppliers and engineering compa- rabbit’s foot. Sponsored by the Boats that regularly take part in- www.KhunWoody.com. nies will promote ways to utilize Phuket Gazette and Khun March 28-29. ESPN STAR clude Trimarans, Hobie 16s, state-of-the-art technologies. 40 Woody’s Sandwich Shoppes. For Sports Presenters at Laguna Nacra, 59ER, Tasars, Topaz April 2-5. Phuket Oilfield newcomer pool companies are further information contact Phuket Omega, Topaz Race, Topaz Uno, Classic Golf Tournament seeking dealers in Thailand! From Woody Leonhard. T:0891960940. Meet ESPN STAR Sports pre- Lasers, Byte and Optimists. 2009 9am to 9pm at Bangkok, Miracle E: [email protected]. W: senters at Laguna Phuket’s Come and join in the fun. Bring A golfing event for oil and gas Grand Convention Center. For www.KhunWoody.com. Charity Golf Tournament & Din- your own boat or come and crew. executives and supporting com- info contact Khun Amo-rnrat.T: ner on Saturday, March 28 and Phuket Yacht Club is located in panies – held for the first time in 082-562 7494. E: poolasia@ March 22. The Village Beach Football Fun Day at British In- one of the safest and most pic- Phuket – to raise funds for Phuket waterdoctor.co.th. W: www.pool Brunch ternational School on Sunday, turesque bays on the island. The Sunshine Village. Play takes place asia.com. Enjoy a unique day out at our March 29. yacht club is open every Sunday tropical island resort with an in- - Golf team entry from and some Saturdays, offering rec- ternational BBQ plus our unique 28,000 baht, inclusive of dinner reational sailing, club racing, su- blend of Thai food from noon to - Charity Dinner at Sheraton pervised boat rentals and free use 4pm. There is also lots to do for Grande Laguna 2,500 baht per of kayaks. Membership is also the kids, including a bouncy castle, person, inclusive of wine and available – only 3,000 baht a year face painting and more. All-in beer plus a one-time 500-baht joining price of 1,000 baht for adults, - Football Fun Day at Brit- fee. Starts from 8am to 4.30pm children aged 2-6 at 500 baht, and ish International School at Ao Yon, Cape Panwa, Phuket. youngsters aged 7-16 at 750 baht, Starts from 8am to 11pm at For further information contact including one free Ringo ride. Laguna Phuket. For further infor- Katy Gooch. T: 085-215 9185. E: Booking is essential. Why not mation contact Walaiporn Patta- [email protected] stay in one of our fabulous villas mavichitvong. T: 076-270991. E: W: www.phuketyachtclub.info. 20 PHUKET GAZETTE B U S I N E S S & MONEY March 21 - 27, 2009 Enter the dragon

he speech given by Wen Jiabao, China’s Premier, at China’s annual National People’s Congress in early March was widely believed to include details of a second massive stimulus package to be introduced by the Chinese government. Premier TWen acknowledged that China was facing its most serious crisis in decades, but there was absolutely no reference to a second stimulus. The first stimulus package is huge, around US$ 600 billion. Rather, the point was made that China would achieve a growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 8% in 2009 and was on track to reach this figure.

growth rate of this percussions, but from the simple tive territory. Thousands of com- terrible 2008, losing over 60% of magnitude is far in ex- fact that they are solvent. panies in China have gone out of their index value. There has since Richard G Watson runs cess of any other Generally speaking, China business, especially exporters in been something of a recovery but Global Portfolios Co Ltd, a A economy in the has no exposure to the ‘toxic Southern China. The Chinese it is too early to predict if the mar- Phuket-based personal fi- world. It is not being viewed banking products’ so prevalent in government’s optimistic view is ket has truly reached the bottom. nancial-planning service around the world with envy; it is many – mainly Western – banks. at odds with many Chinese busi- Many investors in Chinese and has over 25 years ex- something of an oasis in a world- Some Sovereign Wealth Funds in ness people who are far more pes- stockmarkets lost all their savings perience in this field. He wide desert. Even the rumor that the Middle East and Asia wish simistic. They often cite falling and many more suffered huge can be reached at Tel: the Chinese Pre- they had never domestic demand, which shows losses. It is fair to say that many 076-381997, Mobile: 081- mier was to an- heard of these little sign of an immediate im- Chinese will never want to hear 0814611. Email: imm@ nounce a second Western banks. provement. It is no easy task to the term ‘stockmar-ket’ again. loxinfo.co.th Website: stimulus package China’s popu- turn an economy in which exports The reality is, that if the gov- www.global-portfolios.com was enough to rally lation knows that if have been so prevalent into one ernment and the private sector global stockmarkets they have health or where the domestic economy is can attain 8% GDP growth this is ever more reliant on China as desperate for some retirement prob- the driving force; even more so year, a stockmarket rally cannot a market for investment, exports good news. lems they have, for when dealing with a population of be too far away. This 8% figure and reasonably cheap manufac- The Chinese all practical pur- 1.3 billion people. stated by the Chinese government turing. South Korea, the only economy is going to MONEY poses, to be self-fi- However, China still lacks is of great importance. Many glo- Asian economy to have some- have to become nancing. The gov- infrastructure and this is one area bal economists believe this is the thing of a domestic credit bubble, more reliant on do- ernment is going to to which vast sums of money are minimum rate of economic is also increasingly reliant on mestic demand TALKS contribute very headed. With US$ 1.9 trillion in growth required in China to main- China to hopefully cover some of quickly as exports little. The Chinese, foreign exchange reserves, China tain a steady path of employment. the loss in exports to other mar- come under signifi- By Richard Watson on average (in has the world’s largest and a cur- Any less, and the opinion is widely kets. cant pressure. China), save an es- rency that is not convertible, al- held that unemployment will rise. China, however, has now China, when compared with the timated 30% of their income. This lowing the Chinese Government The Chinese government entered a period of deflation. US and a number of other coun- is an enormous percentage. To to fix the exchange rate. seems to quietly agree with this Currently standing at -1.6% year- tries, has some great advantages. offer a comparison, the US sav- It is indicative of the times assessment and another com- on-year as of February 2009, it is When the government tells the ings rate, in recent years, has that the new US Secretary of monly held theory amongst ana- a stark comparison to February banks to maintain a high level of been negative. Only the current State’s visit included China on her lysts is that rising unemployment 2008 when inflation was in evi- lending, they are able to comply, recession, with all its factors, has first tour abroad. It is also note- will lead to civil unrest, something dence at 8.7%. While this cer- not only because of potential re- raised the savings rate into posi- worthy that no mention was that must always be of concern tainly gives China the ability to made to China about human in a dictatorship. China’s neigh- further reduce interest rates, it rights – America has no wish to bors are also keeping their fingers makes that 8% growth target antagonize their largest investor crossed that the “800-pound go- more elusive. in US Government Securities. rilla” maintains its economic and Even with China keeping its The Chinese stockmarkets social poise. Japan, still the economy out of recession, this is in Shanghai and Shenzhen had a world’s second largest economy, not sufficient to have any signifi- cant effect on the global picture. The Chinese economy is only about one third the size of the US. It is likely that, when we emerge from this global downturn, Asia will enjoy an even more impor- tant role on the world stage. One interesting statistic: domestic Chinese auto sales in February 2009 jumped by an im- pressive 20%. Usually, this is a very reliable indicator in any economy. March 21 - 27, 2009 TAKE A BREAK PHUKET GAZETTE 21

Hidden Words Hidden in the grid are lots of words related to soccer. The words may read vertically, horizontally or diago- nally. They may also read right-to-left or down-to-up. Score: 15 or more, good; 20 or more, very good; 25 or more, excellent. Solution on the next page.

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Post boxes in the UK are equivalent to something 10. Possibly 8. Behind red. What color are they in founded in Geneva in 20. Which food item has France? 1863? gills, spores, a crown and 12. In Egypt 11. Measurement a stalk? 16. Candy 13. Child 7. Whose treasure did Ben 14. The Nuffield Radio As- 17. Not shallow 14. US state Gunn dig up on Skeleton tronomy Laboratory is bet- 18. Weight 15. Grand Island? ter known by what name? Answers below 19. In the roof 17. Double-act Solution below Puzzle Solutions Hidden Words SOLUTION L S R E Y A L P S E Y + + + + Solution to + I + D H + E + T + T + + + + this week’s B + N C W D + U H + L + + + + Quick + O T E I O T + G + A + + + + Crossword + I O S S I R + I T N C + + + P + F K T M S C L O E O + F + + F + S I H A + D U P R A + + O + B + I N + N O C + N + + + + U + R + + G + O H S E + + + Monster Quiz Answers S + T + + + + + L + + R + + R 1. Mathew Flinders; 2. 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Mushrooms. + + + + + + + + + + + + + K S March 21 - 27, 2009 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 23 The Man Booker Fraud Darkness’, the rich, ‘The Light’. – men, I say, but better to call ond, ordinary car. The first, the floors, wash the dishes, weed the Balram Halwai is so poor he them human spiders that go luxury sedan, is driven by his garden, feed their children, press doesn’t have a name. crawling in between and under the mean-spirited boss, Ram Persad, their feet – all for a pittance. I He’s just called “Munna” or tables with rags in their hands, who pretends to be a pious Hindu. will never envy the rich of “Boy” from birth. In his school crushed hu- When Ba- America or England, Mr Jiabao: the teacher doesn’t teach. He sits mans in cru- lram discovers they have no servants there. They at his desk, drunk and asleep, or shed uniforms, his true identity cannot even begin to understand Off the chewing and spitting betel nut. sluggish, un- as a Muslim, he what a good life is,” wrote Adiga. Balram’s father is a rickshaw shaven, in their blackmails him Through theft, murder and puller who dies in the hospital be- thirties or for- into fleeing in bribery, Balram claws his way to SHELF cause the doctors don’t come to ties or fifties disgrace. A few the top. All the people he encoun- By James Eckardt work. The leading politician is the but still ‘boys’. days later, new ters – rich and poor – are cruel, ‘Great Socialist’, who lambastes But that is your chief driver Ba- callous, nasty, belligerent and pig- he Man Booker Prize is the rich. fate if you do lram conveys gish. the most prestigious Balram tells his tale in a long your job well – his master and There isn’t a single attrac- award in the literary letter to Wen Jiabao, the Premier with honesty, mistress to their tive character and hardly any world, dwarfing the of China, who has come to India dedication, and new home in humor. Balram does crank out T some aphorisms. American National Book Award. on a state visit. The subject is the sincerity, the New Delhi, Bu- Just to be shortlisted for the Man nature of Indian capitalism. way Gandhi ckingham Tow- “The dreams of the rich, and Booker is a great honor. Balram has risen to become a would have ers two. He has the dreams of the poor – they Aravind Adiga’s The White successful entrepreneur in the done it, no truly entered in- never overlap, do they? See, the Tiger (Atlantic Books, London, outsourcing capital of Bangalore. doubt,” Adiga to ‘The Light’. poor dream all their lives of get- 2008, 321pp) won the award in He was born in a dirt-poor wrote. “I did His jobs include ting rich. And what do the rich 2008, and how this clunky, mean- village called Laxmangarh, which my job with near total dishonesty, cooking, cleaning, and washing dream of? Losing weight and spirited midget of a book accom- is owned by four greedy landlords lack of dedication, and insincer- the two poodles, Cuddles and looking like the poor,” the author plished that, I’ll never know. nicknamed the Buffalo, the Stock, ity – and so the tea shop was a Puddles, and the feet of the visit- wrote. Maybe the judges were attracted the Wild Boar, and the Raven. profoundly enriching experi- ing Stork. You wonder at the end why by the lefty politics – which Balwan’s first job is in a tea shop ence.” “You’ll have to come here Aravind is so angry and bitter? smacks of Soviet-style socialist in the coal mining town of His big break comes when and see it for yourself to believe Was it his own poor childhood in realism – in its divide of suffer- Dhanbad. he lands a job as a driver to the it. Every day millions wake up at India? No, he was born in India ing poor and greedy rich. “Go to a tea shop anywhere rich, American-educated son of dawn – stand in dirty, crowded but grew up in Australia. He just Adiga is blunt in his di- along the Ganga, sir, and look at the Stork, Ashok and his wife buses – get off at their masters’ hits the right notes for lefty chotomy. The poor live in ‘The the men working in that tea shop Pinky Madam. He drives the sec- posh houses – and then clean the judges. When less is definitely not more Welcome to Word Court, where Barbara Wallraff unravels some of the mystery that shrouds the English language, debunking confusing usage and clearing away the clutter that prevents clear understanding – all by answering readers’ questions.

language. be awed, stunned or unable to be- “show, rather than tell”, as writ- was expecting their first child’ or As you’re obviously aware, lieve one’s senses, to feel as if ing teachers put it. Amazing ‘The couple was expecting its ‘fewer’ is for things we can something belongs in a fable or someone the same way you were first child’? ‘Couple’ can be ei- count, so it’s the right word to use to come across something that’s amazed is a much more direct ther singular or plural, but a given with most plurals – for instance, the only one of its kind. way of communicating than just use of the word shouldn’t try to ‘items’ and ‘interruptions’. ‘Less’ It’s only natural that people announcing what your response be both – it ought to be one or is for things that come in amounts, will sometimes overstate their was. I’d love to give you an ex- the other. Barbara Wallraff is a weekly not numbers – for instance, case. For instance, anyone who ample. Unfortunately though, ‘Its first child’ sounds syndicated columnist for King ‘stuff’ and ‘trouble’. doesn’t know that most women truly amazing things don’t come creepy, so let’s go with ‘their first Features and a contributing Until you wrote, I thought would rather be told they look along very often. child’. editor and words columnist at we were making progress with ‘amazing’ than told they look Because ‘their’ refers to The Atlantic Monthly, where this distinction. ‘nice’ hasn’t been paying atten- Q: Which is correct: ‘The couple ‘couple’ and is plural, the verb she has worked since 1983. In a supermarket I go to, the tion. There’s no harm in such hy- were expecting their first child’ should be plural too: ‘The couple sign on the express lane now perbole until someone actually is or ‘The couple was expecting were expecting their first child’. reads “10 items or fewer”. Evi- amazed by something and wants their first child’ or ‘The couple Q: Have we passed the point dently we’ve made, ahem, less to say so. Then the accurate word was expecting its first child’? where we can object to the use progress in fewer situations than falls short. Elinor Lyon of ‘less’ instead of ‘fewer’? I dared hope. The solution to the problem Georgetown, Ohio There’s an annoying television is, as you suggest, to describe commercial for a bladder-control Q: Can you comment on the what elicited amazement – to Barbara replies: ‘The couple product that promises ‘less inter- overuse of the word ‘amazing’? ruptions’. Every time I hear it, the It seems I cannot tune in to a TV hairs rise on the back of my neck. or radio show without hearing this It’s only one of many examples word. No one ever clarifies or where ‘less’ is used when describes what is ‘amazing’. I in- ‘fewer’ is correct. stantly change the channel at the Ann Calderwood first use of this word, and some- Hampden, Maine times that is 15 seconds into the show. Barbara replies: Frankly, the John Voiles very idea of bladder-control prod- Shelby Township, Michgan ucts raises the hairs on the back of my neck! But the grammar of Barbara replies: ‘Amazing’, that ad doesn’t help. ‘awesome’, ‘stunning’, ‘incred- Granted, it is tricky of ible’, ‘unbelievable’, ‘fabulous’, ‘more’ to have two different op- ‘unique’ – these are all words posites: ‘fewer’ and ‘less’. This that have been subject to infla- is one of those little niceties, how- tion over time. ever, that shows that a person To be literally amazed is a knows her or his way around the powerful experience – as it is to 24 PHUKET GAZETTE EDITORIAL & LETTERS March 21 - 27, 2009

367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000 Tel: 076-236555 - Since 1994 - Fax: 076-213971 Email: [email protected] This island needs special administrative status The transfer of former Governor Preecha Ruangjan to Phitsanuloke came as little surprise to political observers, who expected a civil service reshuffle after the Democrat Party managed to form a coa- lition government. More surprising is the revelation that Dr Preecha actually re- quested the transfer, ostensibly so he could govern a province where his background in agriculture would be put to better use than in a province like Phuket, with its tourism-dominated economy. News of Dr Preecha’s transfer request is perhaps a bit heart- breaking, given that his open and energetic style made him some- what of a media darling during his short stay here – less than five months. On his departure he received kind words from a number of local leaders, including Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwansupana, Phuket Provincial Administration Organization President Paiboon Upatising and former Phuket Chamber of Commerce President Eam Thavornwongwongse, who questioned why the local Democrat Party leaders hadn’t lobbied to keep the popular governor in Phuket. Of course, governors are appointed by the Interior Ministry, which is now controlled by the Bhumjaithai Party of Newin Chidchob Letters loyalists. Given the history between Mr Newin and the Phuket Demo- crats, the chance that they could have had any influence in the mat- The Gazette is pleased to receive mail from read- your views for publication in our next issue. ter is slim indeed. ers. Please write to us at 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, We reserve the right to edit all letters. Pseudonyms Dr Preecha is not the first high-level civil servant to want out of Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000, fax to 076-213971 are acceptable only if your full name and address Phuket. In December 2006, Provincial Chief Administrative Officer or send an email to [email protected] with are supplied. Nivit Aroonrat was granted a transfer to Samut Sakhon. A Phuket native, Mr Nivit admitted he had applied for the transfer because he Phuket preschools license and our director’s This causes hard feelings among was very tired of the hard work the job in Phuket entails. childcare certificate. tourists who are being taken ad- It was with some dismay Our preschool and nursery vantage of before they become It has also been reported in recent years that up to 10% of the that I read your recent “Issues island’s police force had applied for transfers off the island. Taken have taught in English for over familiar with the currency. The & Answers” regarding interna- 10 years. Because of our rela- same happens with tuk-tuk’s. I collectively, these facts indicate that while Phuket maintains its allure tional preschool and nurseries. to a wide range of foreigners, it really can be a hardship posting for tively small size we feel we do a have seen a couple of angry fights The answer implies that there are much better job in preparing our break out regarding the cost. high-ranking civil servants and law enforcement officials. only four schools that have valid The Gazette wishes the best of luck to Dr Preecha as well as young students for their later Bartering is part of the fun licenses. The four schools that are school experience compared to of buying, but with most of the his replacement Wichai Phraisa-ngop, who will reach the mandatory mentioned all run primary and retirement age for civil servants in just under a year – about the our larger competitors, who in same items available at secondary schools for children some cases have hundreds of Jungceylon with price tags, tour- length of time it takes to come up to speed for such a post. presumably from age six to 18 and All of the facts mentioned here further underscore the need to much older students and of course ists are getting wise. Tourists beyond. As a small adjunct of focus on their core business. must be patient with vendors and establish Phuket as a special administrative zone like Bangkok and their primary business, they also Pattaya, where the people have the right to elect their own governor Archara Asana vendors must be patient with tour- run a preschool for children aged & John McCoy ists. I would hate to see the charm – someone intimately familiar with the island and its many problems. six and below – children that are This has been talked about for years, but is certainly no closer to Directors, Buds Nursery & of the regular Thai people change not old enough to fit into their Preschool the way it did during the tourism becoming a reality with Newin and Friends in charge of the MoI. regular school. As fully fledged – The Editor development in Mexico. schools, they have to be licensed There was great friendship by the Phuket Educational Ser- 4th season in Patong there for years but it later became vice. This is my fourth season very aggressive and hostile. I Preschools and nurseries in visiting Patong from Canada. hope this never develops in Thai- Phuket are instead licensed by the In association with The Nation Multimedia Group PCL Patong is a wonderful and fast land. I hope tourists never spoil Phuket Provincial Government growing part of the island. Con- the good nature of the Thai Authority’s Department of Social gratulations, therefore, to the people. Editor: Parichat Utintu Development and Welfare. municipality for getting the unfor- Managing Editor: Nick Davies The growth and improve- These schools certainly do not tunate odor from the sewers un- ments are evident and appreci- Editorial Team: measure up to the total quality of der control. I must say I am not ated by all. Atchaa Khamlo, Khunakorn Terdkiatkhachorn education available to, say, a 15- aware of it at all any more. I also Tim Devlin, Passara Kaewbumroong, Thanasorn Chookate year-old, but none of us pretends see some landscaping improve- Toronto, Canada Tipwarintron Tannakarachod, Dale Nottingham that this is the case. A preschool, ments have been made along the Daniel Ogunshakin, Daniel Waites by definition, tries to prepare a six- beach road which are very wel- year-old or younger to function come considering the beautiful Commercial facades Marc Mulloy, Stephen Fein in a primary school, thus gaining flowers that will grow here and As a Phuket lover who ev- Managing Director: Oranee Hildebrand an advantage over their peers the tropical atmosphere they will ery year spends a few months on General Managers: Natthira Susangrat - Advertising when they actually enter a pri- create. the island, I look sadly at the in- Niladaa Thanakul - TV & Events mary school environment. Traffic is still difficult but the creasing amount of concrete that Production Manager: Suchart Changate Not only are we at Buds third street passing behind is covering more and more land. Publisher: The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd fully licensed, but our building, Jungceylon will, I assume, be fin- So I noted with pleasure the playground and safety standards ished soon and make a big dif- new buildings in the traditional were recently re-inspected by Sino-Portuguese style that have Contact us ference and I’m still hoping for four inspectors. Our staff and di- the charming river passing appeared in various places. Advertising Sales: [email protected] rector have both undergone back- through the resort to the bay to How disappointing then to Classified Advertising: [email protected] ground checks and they have be restored and made part of the see them completely covered by Website Services: [email protected] also received training and certifi- attraction. huge commercial posters. Gazette Guide inquiries: [email protected] cates in preschool and nursery I do feel it would be good to I wonder what is the point Events Sponsorships: [email protected] childcare from Phuket Business go back to a basic bike taxi rate of building a nice traditional Carring (sic) School. These cer- for rides within the town. I have façade if later this is completely Telephone: 076-236555 (10 lines) Fax: 076-213971 tificates are a prerequisite in get- been quoted 50 baht on occasion, hidden by a large commercial bill- ting and keeping a license. We which is very good, but I have also board. The views expressed in the Phuket Gazette are those of the writers and also carry liability insurance. I been quoted 100-, 200-, and even Federico Parodi contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, the editor, have attached a copy of both our 1,000 baht for the same distance. Italy and Rawai the shareholders, or the directors of The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd. Copyright © 1994-2009 The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd Letters conveying views and suggestions are published here. Those seeking comment from government officials and/or business owners are published in Issues & Answers at www.phuketgazette.net. March 21 - 27, 2009 PERSPECTIVES PHUKET GAZETTE 25 Better safe than sorry

Elliot Klein is the founder and Director of Operations for IRST the Maximum Security Division of Saen Yim Co Ltd. Fol- F lowing the murder of a nanny and baby in Phuket in 2007, PERSON Elliot set up the company with the intention of educating homeowners, developers, builders, property managers and hoteliers that what they have come to believe to be acceptable residential protection is, in reality, nothing more than a first step and quite incapable of stopping anyone with bad intentions and a minimal knowledge of criminal techniques. Elliot contends that the majority of residential break-ins and the resultant violence can be prevented by using proper and appropriate security measures. His avowed mission is to help Phuket achieve the reputation as ‘Asia’s safest vacation/investment destination’. Here he shares his thoughts on what needs to be done to reach that goal.

here have been ten mur- Without a safe place that cannot curity offered to these same buy- never be victims of crime. Mumbai could have been pre- ders and attempted mur- be easily broken into, you are at ers in Phuket is negligible. Wouldn’t it be a spectacular mar- vented, we can confidently state ders in Phuket in the great risk. Yet many people spend Ultra high-end properties in keting tool if Phuket were univer- that the number of victims would Tpast two months. Maxi- more on their swimming pool and Phuket are prime targets for ille- sally lauded for being the ‘safest have been dramatically dimin- mum Security was started as a LCD TV than on their security. gal activities, particularly those vacation destination in Asia’? ished had the correct equipment, direct result of the murder of a When you buy a car you catering to celebrity buyers. The The idea for both private arrangements, procedures and se- nanny and baby in their home two want brakes, windshield wipers, extensive advertising they do de- properties and multi-unit proper- curity personnel training been in years ago. Since then, we have seat belts and headlights. You scribing their elegance and luxury ties is to make the outermost pe- place. tried strenuously to educate resi- want ABS, airbags, electronic sta- also announces to the criminals rimeter as formidable as possible The terrorists in Mumbai dents, developers and hotel man- bility and coded entry system. that this is where the money is. so that the criminal thinking about were easily able to gain entry to agement to understand the need These eight elements working These places need to implement breaking in can plainly see that it hotels, not only to the ground floor, for real security. together make you safe on the the most intense security mea- will be very difficult. In most but to every other floor. There is Like everywhere else, all of road. So why would you have sures to protect their residents, cases he will move on and look no excuse for this. The worst these community members here only a wall, door locks and an yet they continue to provide only for an easier target. case scenario should have been need a kick in the butt as far im- alarm system to protect you the absolute minimum of available Should he decide to attempt that they were able to shoot their proving security goes. The blasé where you spend the majority of techniques and equipment. a break-in, there needs to be a way in and then promptly stopped. attitude of most of the population your life? Often, security staff, which series of protective layers be- With more secure entry points, is a danger to individuals and po- Villa developments, apart- is the keystone element of any tween the perimeter and the even that could have been made tentially catastrophic to the ment complexes, high rise build- multi-unit security program, are house itself. These can be natu- considerably more difficult. economy – on which it can have ings and hotel resorts also need a woefully under trained in the es- ral or electronic or a combination As Sun-Tzu wrote in The a seriously negative effect. broad spectrum of deterrent, pre- sential procedures of screening of the two. Before anyone gets Art of War, “Do not depend on There are over thirty spe- ventative and protective elements at entry points, monitoring CCTV to the house itself, the resident the enemy not attacking, but de- cific elements critical to a secu- to keep their residents safe. Hav- activity, patrolling and observa- should know where they are, pend on your position that cannot rity program for any home, de- ing security guards trained only tion, threat assessment and situ- how many there are and what be attacked.” velopment or high-rise building. to lift a bar across the driveway ation control. they are doing, so they can get No victim has ever woken Most of the facilities we have vis- and how to use a walkie talkie or What good is it having se- their family to safety. up in the morning and thought, ited on ‘Ride-Along’ Security In- whistle does not qualify as the curity staff if, when an incident The horror of the terrorist “Today is the day someone will spections have less than five in ‘24-hour security’ advertised. occurs, they do not have suffi- attacks at two Mumbai hotels has break into my house and kill me”. place. Likewise, installing CCTV cam- cient training or ability to know reminded all of us of the pressing One should never expect to Having an alarm system on eras around the property without how to react? need to provide adequate protec- talk their way out of a violent situ- your windows and doors is a having personnel trained to re- Our goal is to ensure that tion for guests at facilities which ation or to placate the criminals good start in a total security pro- spond efficiently and effectively all of us have a safe and pros- cater to high-end clientèle, both with whatever is on hand. Any- gram. By itself, it merely serves is the same as having no cameras perous community for years to residents and tourists. These lead- one who is crazed enough to to warn you that someone just at all. come. This is only possible if ing hotels in India had what is break into your house is far be- entered your house, and will be New home buyers in the people best positioned to change considered acceptable security in yond reasoning, and you are at where you are in about 30 sec- UK, EU and the US all continue the overall level of community the hospitality industry, yet over their mercy. onds. If he or they have weap- to list good security as their num- security stop living in cloud 170 people were slaughtered. As is taught in Buddha ons, what do you plan on doing to ber one priority for their prospec- cuckoo land; pretending that they While no one could ever Dharma, “death is certain, the protect you and your family? tive properties, yet the level of se- and their residents/guests will guarantee that the attacks in time of death is not”.

Aticha Kiewsen, Director of the incarcerated will be asked if stung by a jellyfish, what can I Interviewing the Department of Correc- she agrees to be interviewed. If do to treat the sting? tions in Bangkok, replies: the prisoner accepts, the depart- Mike Kilroy, Issues& ment will inform you when you an imprisoned London,UK You first have to send a letter of can interview her. ANSWERS foreign request to the director of the De- For more information con- partment of Corrections by ordi- tact the Department of Correc- The Phuket Provincial Public national nary mail. tions in Nonthaburi. Tel: 02- Health Office replies: The letter must contain the 967222. Or visit their website at I am a foreign journalist and I name of the media organization www.correct.go.th Firstly, as a precaution, call for Submit your queries or would like to interview a woman you represent along with contact help. Secondly, restrain yourself suggestions to us and we’ll from my country who is currently details including the street ad- and others from rubbing the af- ask the appropriate people being held in Phuket Provincial dress, telephone number, fax fected area. to respond to them. Prison on a very serious criminal number and the name of the per- Treating a Douse the the sting site lib- Write to: charge. son requesting the interview. erally with vinegar, carefully re- Can you tell me whether The letter should not Jellyfish sting move any remaining tentacles and such an interview is possible? specify a date for the meeting, Having previously read about jel- The Phuket Gazette apply a vinegar-soaked pad to the If so, what are the proce- but must include the reason why lyfish in Phuket I have a few con- stung area. 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Muang cerns about swimming when I Phuket 83000. Fax 076- dural requirements for arranging you would like to interview the Finally apply cold packs to it? incarcerated. travel to the island for my holi- the sting site if local pain and 213971, or submit your issue day later this year. at www.phuketgazette.net Intrepid reporter, If approved by the director wheals are present and then rest Singapore of the Corrections Department, In the event of being under observation. 26 PHUKET GAZETTE FEATURES March 21 - 27, 2009 Horoscopes Isla Star Signs of India n my recent visit to hortation, which seems to relate Romance blossoms in the coming India, I was reminded to tennis, baffles me. Is it some of the richness and kind of mystical mantra? The eloquence of Indian name of a law firm? An incite- O ment to revolution? If anybody English. Take for example the year for birthday Arians lead sentence in an obituary I read knows, please enlighten me. in an Indian newspaper: ·9 Also in Kolkata metro ARIES (March 21-April 20): A can bring some good fortune next the best day for tackling a tricky “A sublime, saintly, spiritual stations: “While travelling in the monetary discrepancy could es- Thursday. bureaucratic issue. Wear the architect with global radiance Metro railway, you shall not carry: cape your attention this weekend. color burgundy to encourage performed a terrestrial exit the 1 Any offensive article, viz. Arians have much on their minds LEO (July 24-August 22): Your stronger focus. other day while in profound sleep, skin, hides, dead poultry. during the final week of March talents for waiting patiently in the leaving for humanity an immor- 2 Dangerous items, viz. and should endeavor to focus on shadows should guarantee good SAGITTARIUS (November tal message of divine liberation.” Explosives. the present. Dwelling in the past results by the end of this month. 23-December 21): Sagittarians Lesser writers would have 3 Dead body.” and projecting too much into the The first part of April is not so should not rely on second hand drained the lyricism out of this This last item puzzled me. future will hold up the positive well-starred for work matters, so information this week as some- encomium For poor pe- progress that you need. For those it would be advisable to make one born under an air sign would and reduced ople, the me- celebrating a birthday this week, commitments before then. Those like to give you false facts. As it to a lifeless tro would se- the focus lies strongly on more Leos who are still looking for a long as you allow a new roman- factoid: “Ma- em to be an fulfilling romantic relationships in soul mate are predicted to meet tic partner to maintain their per- harishi Ma- ideal vehicle the year ahead. a compatible Libran this week- sonal space, the coast is clear for hesh Yogi is for carrying end. Wear the color jungle green a healthy relationship to develop. dead.” dead bodies to TAURUS (April 21-May 21): to enhance your natural charisma. Tuesday is the best day for lay- But it is the cremation Energy that Taureans have put ing an ongoing financial issue to in the signs ground. It’s into developing a more positive VIRGO (August 23-September rest. The number two can bring posted thro- efficient, eco- outlook on life since the start of 23): Many Virgoans will discover some good luck this weekend. ughout the nomical, and this year is due to pay off. This this week that still waters can run land that In- TSOWNDINGS democratic. week, your ability to see the sunny even deeper than they suspected. CAPRICORN (December 22- dian English The sight of side of a situation that dismays A romantic interest that you January 20): Your monetary out- really shines. an occasional others will help to influence a thought was not worth pursuing look is improving steadily. By the What visitor By S. TSOW corpse as a good outcome. Those who are is about to be ignited again. Lis- end of March many Capricorns can forget the stern admonition fellow passenger would serve as single will be flattered by Pisces’ tening to another earth sign’s ad- will have something to show for that used to be posted in major a sobering reminder to more lively flirtation this weekend. If you are vice is recommended. Those al- their ability to keep noses to the railway stations? “Ticketless passengers of their own mortal- already in a relationship, expect ready in a relationship could be grindstone. Moonlighting be- travel is a social evil.” Or the ity. your partner to remember a for- accused of being stuck in the mud comes a possibility for those who signs warning against speeding on ·1 In one Kolkata metro sta- gotten promise. when a partner’s radical decision have some free time when Aries mountain roads: “If you are mar- tion: “Bengali translation of the causes problems. Wear a piece makes an offer late next week. ried, divorce speed.” “Better to poem ‘Eloisa to Abelard’,” fol- GEMINI (May 22-June 21): of sapphire to enhance your intu- An invitation from family over- be last on earth than first in lowed by the Bengali translation. Dreams come true for many of ition. seas is forecast to arrive within heaven.” It occurred to me that metro sta- those born under the sign of the coming days. Wear the color “If you want to donate tions throughout the world could Gemini this week. If this relates LIBRA (September 24-October mellow yellow to encourage a blood, don’t do it on the road, do do immense good by following to romance, commitments are in- 23): Librans should see improve- calmer outlook. it in the blood bank.” And even Kolkata’s lead and posting medi- dicated. Family reunions are also ment in their financial situations the plaintive, “What is the hurry?” eval and classical poetry for the highlighted, but a fire sign’s pres- as the month of March draws to AQUARIUS (January 21-Feb- Indian signs have not lost literary enrichment of the masses. ence could cause sparks to fly. a close. Those who have experi- ruary 19): Although finances any of their piquant charm. Dur- It would be far more edifying than Tuesday is the most auspicious enced money losses since the mostly remain under positive as- ing my visit I noted the following: the coarse graffiti that defile the day for business discussions – you start of the year will find a way tral influences, overspending ·1 Advertisements for the metro stations of some cities I will find exactly the right ap- to compensate. Hard work is in- could be a temptation when on a Crocodile Bank and the Swindly could name. proach to ensure that agreements dicated to bring more satisfaction shopping trip this weekend. Pest and Termite Control. ·2 Sign on the wall of a can be easily made. Your lucky than you expect, especially when Aquarians are advised to invite ·2 On the back of a tuk-tuk: Hindu temple: “Non-Hindus are number until the end of the month a new colleague proves to be friends for a get together at home, “Love for sale – only for you!” not allowed to enter the sin cleans- is six. someone you can see eye to eye rather than going out to paint the ·3 Outside an office: “Full ing pool.” with. Your lucky number this town red. Those who are single fledged money changer.” One Huh? Aren’t non-Hindus in CANCER (June 22-July 23): In week is eight. and seeking will be delighted to wonders what a half-fledged need of sin-cleansing? Or are your romantic world, someone’s meet a mysterious earth sign by money changer would be like. they so sinful that their sins will patience is wearing thin. Those SCORPIO (October 24-No- the end of this month. Your lucky ·4 On many walls: “Com- clog the pool and destroy its sin- born under the sign of Cancer vember 22): Concentration is elu- number this week is eight. mit no nuisance.” This is much cleansing capability? A sin-cleans- who are blissfully unaware of the sive for many of those born un- more elegant than “Don’t pee ing pool that can’t absorb the sins irritation they have been causing der the sign of Scorpio. The stars PISCES (February 20-March against the wall.” of a few non-Hindus can’t be will be faced with the truth this indicate that you could be easily 20): An offer to travel overseas ·5 On many roads: “Acci- much of a sin-cleansing pool, in weekend. Work is forecast to tempted by others’ pie in the sky with friends comes at the right dent prone zone.” Here the my opinion. bring more satisfaction when a plans. Romance comes out of the time for many Pisceans. If you’ve thinking mind is compelled to in- ·3 One temple used to have successful project is reason for blue when a friend introduces you been looking for the right oppor- quire: If the zone is prone to ac- signs prohibiting smoking, photog- celebration. Delay decisions to to an interesting Capricorn – this tunity to get away during the com- cidents, why don’t the authorities raphy, littering, picnicking, pluck- embark on any new ventures un- person could be the steadying in- ing weeks, there are signs that this do something about it, instead of ing fruits and flowers, playing ra- til next month. The number seven fluence you need. Wednesday is will present itself. Those who just posting a sign? dios and tape recorders, noisy can’t afford to take enough time ·6 On a billboard, a quota- shouting or rowdy and unseemly off for a proper vacation would tion from a major Hindu religious behavior, singing and dancing, still benefit from a long weekend teacher: playing of bands, holding dis- trip. Asking a fire sign friend “They alone live who live courses and meetings, and bring- along would provide the excite- for others.” Once again the think- ing in floats, vehicles, and proces- ment you need. ing mind is compelled to inquire: sions. What are the others supposed to New signs have since been live for? posted prohibiting bicycles and ·7 On a billboard, a picture plastic bags and urging visitors to of a smiling gentleman holding up switch off their mobile phones. By a tube of salve labeled “PEN- the time you’ve read all the signs, ORUB.” you’ve forgotten what you came Judging from the name, I to the temple for. assume you’re supposed to rub the salve on the appropriate part S. Tsow can be flamed at of your anatomy. I’m not even [email protected], except going to guess what part that when he’s trying to find a might be. sin-cleansing pool that will ·8 In Kolkata metro sta- accept him. tions: “Serve & Volley.” This ex- March 21 - 27, 2009 TECHNOLOGY PHUKET GAZETTE 27 A new era of aviation

We are now just over a year into a new generation of aircraft. The A380 is one that will take air travel to yet another level.

isitors to Phuket arriv- sions, acts of terrorism, the 1997 deck, compared with the B747’s seats) is scheduled for its maiden this year. ing on a Thai Airways Asian financial crisis, the SARS limited upper deck. commercial flight this year. A Adoption of internet and International Boeing outbreak in 2003 and two Gulf The other significant mem- number of Chinese airlines have email access on aircraft is also V747 on February 9 this wars. ber of this new generation aircraft already placed orders for the gathering pace, with over 50% of year were part of aviation history. It is predicted that the av- is the Boeing 787 “Dreamliner.” new plane. airlines surveyed in 2008 planning On that day 40 years ear- erage rate of growth over the next Already two years behind sched- The launch of the ARJ21 to embrace both technologies lier, the very first Boeing 747-100 20 years will be 5% per year in ule for entry into commercial ser- heralds a new era for Chinese over the next two- to three years. “Jumbo” took passenger vice, the B787 is made of light, aviation. It’s a similar story for text mes- to the skies, travel and composite metal and is reputed And what about the passen- saging, GPRS [Blackberry], signaling the 5.8% in cargo. to be 20% more fuel efficient. gers? On-board mobile phone laptop messaging and mobile beginning of a Talking Planes While these The 210-330 seat B787 is and internet technology is not just phone calls. new era in air predictions will currently expected to enter ser- around the corner, it is already We have clearly come a travel. need to be re- vice in 2010. upon us. long way since that historic B747 The air- vised in light of Japan and China are also due AirAsia, which services flight back in1969 and the future craft, two-and- the current to introduce their own smaller re- Phuket through its subsidiary Thai potential for innovation and tech- a-half times world reces- gional jets. The Japanese AirAsia, will become the first nological advancement in aviation lar-ger than by sion, it is clear Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ-70 Asian carrier to introduce the on- appear endless. The sky’s the any airliner Lewis Gibson that air travel and MRJ-90) seats between 70 and board mobile phone service. limit, you might say. around at the remains very 96 passengers, depending on the China’s Shenzhen Airlines, Lewis Gibson is a former time, com- robust, despite model, and will also be constructed Kingfisher Airlines of India and aviation employee and newspa- pleted an 85-minute flight, from all that mother nature and man- using composite materials. Airblue from Pakistan are also per and television journalist. He Pai-ne airfield near Seattle, USA, kind can throw at it. Looking The Chinese-manufac- due to receive the new on-board is a freelance writer and con- where Boeing’s main plant was ahead, how will the airline indus- tured ARJ21 regional jet (70-80 mobile phone technology later sultant living on Phuket. – and still is – located. try manage to sustain such Planning for the aircraft had growth? The answer lies in new begun as far back as 1963, when technology. Boeing decided they needed a We are now just over a new generation of aircraft for the year into a new generation of air- 1970s. craft, one that will take air travel The 747-100 represented a to yet another level as we expe- miracle of modern technology rience new technological ad- that forever changed air travel. vances inside the cabin that will Now acknowledged as the change the flying experience for- world’s most recognizable air- ever – though for some people, craft, the 747 arguably ranks as not necessarily for the better. one of the top five commercial First, there is the new gen- airliners ever produced, along eration aircraft. The Airbus with the BAC-Aerospatiale A380 has now been in service Concorde, the supersonic Anglo- with Singapore Airlines – its first French thoroughbred, that customer – for more than a stopped service for financial rea- year. Qantas and Emirates have sons in 2003; the McDonnell since joined the party, employ- Douglas DC-3, which revolution- ing the A380 across a variety ized travel in the 1930s as a reli- of routes, and further airlines able, rugged and economic air- are set to follow. craft; the Airbus 380 (more on One of these is Thai Air- that in a moment) and the Boeing ways International, which is due 707, which was the first aircraft to take delivery of six A380s from produced in a new classical con- 2010 onwards. figuration that set the standard for The A380 is the equivalent years to come. of the B747 insofar as it repre- Were those same Phuket sents a new generation of large, visitors to look ahead to the twin-aisle, double-decker aircraft. changes in the aviation industry The B747, remarkably, is expected over the coming 40 still in use by many airlines around years, what would they see? the world. The 1,400th Jumbo A great deal, actually. was delivered in February, 2008. First, to set the scene. In the The A380, however, with a ca- last 20 years air travel has grown pacity of anything up to 600 seats by an average of 4.8% each year, depending on the configuration, is despite two major world reces- quieter and has a full double 28 PHUKET GAZETTE SPORTS March 21 - 27, 2009 Laguna to host ESPN Star Junior cricket Sports golf charity event League for Phuket McMahon, Football Focus’ John n an initiative to develop coach Khun Jiraporn, which has Dykes and Nokia Football cricket in Phuket, The seen them rise to the top of the Crazy’s presenters Andy Penders Phuket Cricket Union, to table, making them clear favor- and Jamie Yeoh will be tackling Igether with like-minded vol- ites for the encounter. BIS started Laguna’s greens and fairways as unteers, have launched the brightly with some solid batting part of a charity tournament, tak- Sawasdee Junior League, which, and brisk running between the ing place on March 28, in aid of it is hoped, will give local kids the wickets. Special Olympics competitors in opportunity to get involved in Their encouraging start was Southern Thailand. cricket and help drive the devel- arrested by some tight bowling The golf tournament is part opment of the game at the from three of the Baan Sapam of a two-day fundraising event grassroots level on the island. bowlers, who also claimed valu- that will also include a dinner and Six school teams from able wickets, helping to limit the charity auction with ESPN Star Cherng Talay, Kathu, the BIS, BIS total. After their allotted eight Sport’s finest also held on the Thai Hua, Sapam and Kajonkiet overs, BIS had amassed a total 28th. A football fun day and BBQ are taking part in the league, play- of 232. Despite their relative in- will be held the following dayat ing an eight-a-side softball ver- experience, BIS started brightly, the British International School. sion of the sport in games that last only to come unstuck later by The day of golf presents lo- one hour. Each side bats once, some wayward bowling, which cals with the opportunity to play with each pair of batsmen included a number of wides golf with a member of Asia’s num- awarded 50 runs before they costly at two runs a piece. ber one sport’s broadcasters and start. Each pair of batsmen face This errant display of bowl- help raise money for a worthy two overs, during which they at- ing, compounded by some prodi- cause. tempts to score as many runs as gious hitting, was enough to see Guest speaker at the The dinner on the evening possible. For every wicket they Baan Sapam emerge comfort- event will be former of the 28th will be held at lose, runs are subtracted from able winners with an impressive England International Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket. their total. tally of 271 runs. and current football Tickets are priced at 2,500 baht, For the bowling side, each All the children involved pundit Steve McMahon. including wine and beer. player is allowed to bowl one over exhibited tremendous enthusiasm Last year’s event raised and the fielding side rotates posi- for the game and BIS is looking ith Jyoti Randh- arrival of a number of ESPN Star 750,000 baht for the Baan tions, so everybody fields in each forward to hosting many more awa’s winning putt Sport’s best known football pre- Klongsai School in Phang Nga designated position. On Saturday matches at their picturesque at the 2009 Singha senters and pundits. province. For more information March 14, Baan Sapam travelled grounds. For details about cricket Thailand Open still The sports network’s col- Tel: 076 270 991-2 (Pro Shop) or to the BIS, where, on winning the on the island, call Tookta on T: W visit www.lagunaphuket.com/ toss, they elected to field. 086-274 9877 or Nifty on T: 089- fresh in the memory, the Laguna lection of household names in- Phuket Golf Club is set to take cluding former Liverpool and espn The Sapam school has ben- 586 3512 or Mark at E: scarfy@l- center stage once more with the England midfielder Steve -Dan Ogunshakin efited from daily training from oxinfo.co.th March 21 - 27, 2009 SPORTS PHUKET GAZETTE 29 Sainamyen A pips BIS in rugby classic nder the watchful eye ters were largely scrappy affairs second try to make it two scores of coaches from the and not easy on the eye, with to one, kept Sai Nam Yen at bay British International players reluctant to go to ground with some dogged defending. USchool (BIS) and and release the ball. However, with the halftime Phuket Vagabonds, a children’s A physically superior BIS whistle fast approaching, Sai rugby session culminated with a side was able to bulldoze its way Nam Yen finally breached the match that was fit to grace the to the final against opponents BIS defence with some quick and hallowed turf of Twickenham or who were, by and large, over- assured handling to level the the Stade de France. whelmed by the size and power match.BIS began the second half The sport of rugby is slowly of their more experienced oppo- emphatically, scoring directly but surely taking hold in the King- nents. Of the Thai teams, The Sai from the kick off, benefiting from dom, with the Phuket Vagabonds Nam Yen A side were the pick of Sai Nam Yen’s team failure to rugby club leading the way in in- the crop, but in all the games, it gather the ball, allowing BIS to troducing the game to young was apparent that the players go over in the corner. BIS kept people of Phuket. As part of this were still struggling to get to grips possession for long periods and In a closely contested final, it was the Sai Nam Yen school ‘A’ team who ongoing initiative, the club orga- with the basics of rugby. Given looked to have done enough to finally broke the deadlock, sparking joyous celebrations. nized a coaching course earlier what had gone before, it came as win the match but Sai Nam Yen in the year for children drawn something of a surprise to witness had other ideas. In the last minute been conceived as a fun coach- game of rugby was a rich reward from all over the south of Thai- the free-flowing end-to-end rugby of normal time, the Patong school ing session, it was by now abun- for all the time and effort he and land. Last Saturday provided an that graced the final, in which BIS hit BIS on the counter attack to dantly clear that neither team had others had put into promoting the opportunity for local school chil- squared off against Sai Nam Yen square the game once again. any intention of yielding to the sport here. dren to hone the rugby skills they A. BIS took an early lead, but Sai No provision had previously other. Extra time began with BIS “It was a great game. Both had learned. Nam Yen, who despite their been made for extra time. How- seizing the early initiative, look- teams should be proud of having A team from the event hosts smaller stature never shirked a ever, with with the sides locked ing the more likely of the two been involved in such a fantastic BIS was joined by two sides from tackle, soon leveled the score. at three scores apiece and a tro- teams to take the lead for the game, and for it to be won like the Borankwai school in Songkhla Both teams played to their phy on the line, the occasion fourth and final time. that was a fitting tribute to the and two teams from the Sai Nam strengths, with BIS attempting to clearly demanded a winner. Fol- However, it was Sai Nam whole occasion,” he said. Yen school in Patong. After the overpower the Sai Nam Yen de- lowing a brief consultation, an Yen who finally broke the dead- It is hoped that more local initial coaching sessions, the four fence with powerful, direct runs, executive decision was reached, lock, sparking joyous celebrations, schools will get involved with teams were tasked with putting and Sai Nam Yen moving the ball whereby the teams would play leaving the BIS team dejected and rugby, eventually enabling the for- some of their newly acquired quickly, looking to exploit gaps in on, with the first team to score deflated. For Pat Cotter of the mation of a regular league. skills to the test in a competitive the BIS back line. being declared the winner. Phuket Vagabonds, to see such a environment. The early encoun- BIS, who after scoring a While the day had originally competitive and keenly contested -James Goyder Season opening regatta marked by yacht somersault Pitchpoling is probably the stopped to help and the support held in Pattaya in April. most dangerous way a boat can they provided. In particular Bow, Of the few boats that fin- capsize. It involves the bow bury- the captain of Seraphin, who ished, Nick Band on Emerald ing itself in the wave ahead while actually swam over to help.” Blue won the Racing Class and the wave behind lifts the stern up Despite the best efforts of Richard Simpson on Dingo was and over, causing the boat to flip everybody involved, SEA Prop- victorious in the Multihull Class. over at high speed. Two of the erties remained inverted and had However, the race will be re- crew of four were thrown clear to be towed back to shore. It is membered for SEA Properties’ of the boat, while the others were now back on dry land – facing spectacular somersault. It is a left trapped under the trampoline the right way up albeit minus a trick the crew will be hoping not that joins the twin hulls of the mast. Plans are already afoot to to repeat any time soon. “I sup- catamaran. One of them, David retrieve the mast and everyone pose you could call it a stunt, but Hutcheson, later recalled, “A gust involved is optimistic that SEA it definitely wasn’t deliberate and came round from Koh Lon, Properties will be back on the it’s not something we want to be caught us, and the momentum just water in time to participate in the doing again,” insisted David. carried us right over. There were Top of the Gulf Regatta, to be -James Goyder four of us on board and the two at the back were thrown clear but two of us were trapped under- neath the trampoline. We were a Savage 28-knot winds caused Firefly SEA Properties to “pitchpole”, foot underwater but we were in which the bow of the boat burys itself in the wave ahead while the able to swim out.” Fortunately, no wave behind lifts the stern up and over, causing the boat to flip over at one was seriously injured and in high speed. a show of sailing camaraderie, all the nearby boats retired from their he opening race of the later, fellow Firefly SEA Proper- respective races to render assis- season at Ao Chalong ties succeeded where Moto Inzi tance to the stricken vessel. Yacht Club (ACYC) had luckily failed, pitchpoling af- David said, “What was fantastic Twas marred by extreme ter savage 28-knot gusts of wind. was the way the other boats weather conditions that saw just six of the 14 boats complete the race and caused one Firefly class yacht to dramatically capsize. It was ACYC’s first race event since its move to new pre- mises earlier this year and the club must have been delighted to see such a strong turnout. There were three Fireflys participating – be- ing granted a class of its own due to their increased numbers – and 11 boats contesting the other three classes – Multihull, Racing and Cruising. On the day, it was the Fireflys that provided the real drama. Moto Inzi narrowly avoided capsizing, following a freak gust of wind and moments 30 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY March 21 - 27, 2009

where it would contact the patio’s edge. Each block was installed, worked slightly back and forth to settle it into the concrete and tapped into the final position with another piece of lumber. Con- Wonderwall crete was poured down each ver- tical tube-like space where the blocks’ lips met, then tamped down with a piece of bamboo. This would really help hold the blocks together. After all the blocks were hen my wife and I installed, I used a smaller batch moved into the of just cement (no sand mixed in) house we live in as ‘caulking’, filling in the small Wnow, my wife was gaps between blocks, and formed happy to have a backyard with a sloping surface from the patio enough room for a garden, as she to each block (photo 2). enjoys cooking with fresh pep- This makes it easier to pers and herbs. However, a prob- sweep clean, as dirt accumulates lem soon became apparent. The in corners and holds moisture, patio concrete was adjacent to a eventually rotting the concrete. dirt section. This wall is in my backyard, and When it rained, dirt was no one sees it except my wife and washed out onto the concrete. I Photo 1 Photo 2 I, so I didn’t worry about finish- thought that a small retaining wall ing it too finely. would preserve the dirt during the Important Tips rainy season and would also en- 1. For jobs like this, where able me to deepen the garden you’re assembling blocks by with a layer of good topsoil. Photo hand, always mix your concrete 1 shows only a section, but this in small batches, (about a half- little wall is about five meters bucketful at a time) or it will long, having stood strong now for harden before you use it all. several years and still doing an 2. When joining blocks to exemplary job of keeping the dirt already hardened concrete, the where it belongs. surfaces must be clean and wet. Just plopping some con- Dirt blocks the newly-poured con- crete mix onto the edge of the crete from the actual surface; patio and lining up the bricks water helps the lime in the ce- would have created a wall, albeit ment to chemically adhere to the one that would have lasted about block or concrete. one season. To endure, the blocks I used a plastic garden wa- would have to be securely an- tering can to wet each block be- chored below the surface, with fore using it. I also cleaned the their faces butting against the dirty edge of the patio by trick- edge of the patio concrete (see ling water over it into the trench, diagram). The sand, cement and using an old sponge to swab it, blocks came from a local contrac- then trickling more water over it. tor supply outlet. I used the type I let the trench drain overnight, of blocks with two lips at each as too much water in the bottom end. For your concrete, mix one would dilute the concrete when part cement and two parts sand poured in. The watering can also together. Add a little water at a enabled me to wet the edge of time, mixing it in until the concrete the patio as I moved along, with- is just thick enough that a trowel blocks at a time. The soil around I pounded a shallow slit- inches wide all along the patio’s out re-flooding the trench. full takes a moment to drop off my house is fill dirt – which con- trench using a sledgehammer and edge. I used a small block of wood 3. The lime in cement can the edge when tilted. Mix small tains a high clay content – so I a two-foot piece of 4"x 4" lum- on the trench’s floor, akin to a irritate your skin badly. Wear rub- batches; just enough for a few knew it would compact well. ber, holding the lumber upright like movable dam, so that I could pour ber gloves when working with a giant nail and pounding on the about two inches of concrete cov- concrete. If not, wash your top until it had compacted the soil ering about one meter of the hands thoroughly as soon as you down into a square hole. I then trench at a time and not have it finish, then steal some of your lifted it out, moved it along and flow away when I positioned the wife’s hand lotion, and lather it repeated until I had a long trench blocks. I also applied concrete, in. That’s it! Have a beer! See about five inches deep and four like glue, to each block’s face you next time! March 21 - 27, 2009 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 31

Construction update Phuket City Sanctuary on Kata’s hillside By Khunakorn Terdkiatkhachorn managed and operated by Her- mitage Hills Co Ltd, who will pro- ocated on Phuket’s west vide maintenance services for coast, on the hillside of each property, as well as taking Kata Beach, construc- care of the upkeep of communal Ltion of Hermitage Hill is amenities. scheduled to begin in May of this The Hermitage Hill devel- year and is expected to be com- opment will feature just a single pleted by May 2010. type of unit; a luxury pool villa, The development, compris- that will offer views of the sur- ing 12 boutique villas, is being built rounding hills, the Andaman Sea, on eight rai, surrounded by lush waterfalls and the project’s jungle, overlooking Kata Beach. sculpted gardens. Once complete, the 12 units will The villa floor space covers be available to purchase on either an area starting from 500 square a freehold or leasehold agree- meters up to a maximum of 870 ment. square meters. The Hermitage Hill project Each villa will be accompa- is being developed by the Her- nied by a 120 to 300 square meter mitage Hills Co Ltd, a subsidiary landscaped garden, complete of the Srivit Group. with its own private pool ranging Hermitage Hills have called in size from 40 to 70 square on the services of an acclaimed meters, while others also include architect team that has produced a Jacuzzi. a design that incorporates a con- The villas come with either temporary Thai style. Each cus- four or five bedrooms as well as tom-built villa will be environmen- five or six bathrooms, with built- tally friendly, created to capture in teakwood furnishings. An artist’s impression of one of 12 villas and the Hermitage Hill clubhouse’s restaurant. the benefits of the site’s green- Marble, granite and teak- ery. wood are used as flooring mate- In addition, Hermitage Hill ternational restaurant and coffee housekeeping and laundry ser- Prices of the elegant units rials. The villas will be fully air- will boast a myriad of facilities, shop, all located at the Hermit- vice, utility and property mainte- start at 72 million baht. The Her- conditioned and the kitchen and including a concierge service, age Hill Clubhouse. nance management, a private mitage Hill development, includ- bathrooms will be fitted with health spa and fitness facility, Villa owners will also be parking lot and 24-hour on-site ing units and facilities, will be state-of-the-art appliances. lobby lounge and sunset bar, in- able to avail themselves of a security with CCTV monitoring.

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By Patrick Campbell

was watching a technicolor sunset golden light and ochrous cloud above the Idark silhouette of the Nakkerd hills. Momentarily, I was distracted by a winged shape, which flitted past within touching distance. The atlas moth is an impressive Clearly a bat, most likely a and beautiful creature with pipistrelle. They often congregate chestnut-colored wings, ten overhead in the gathering dusk. inches or more across probably Strange though, for despite the the largest span of any insect. old wives’ tales of bats entangled in long hair, they normally shun the largest span of any insect. ing home after a long absence, human contact like the plague. Named, some surmise, after the only to discover that their prized Then the creature flew erratically distinctive, map-like patterning of dining table and chairs have col- by for a second time, and the its wings, I prefer to think it is a lapsed in a pile of sawdust. I penny dropped: this was no bat, title that refers to its size. guess humans get their own back but a moth, a gigantic atlas moth. But unlike Atlas, who sup- somehow, since termites are the You know, the kind that often ends ported the heavens on his shoul- second most eaten insect in the up as the centerpiece in those ders, the atlas moth is a delicate world with, so I am informed, a glass-fronted, display cases of creature with wings seemingly too peanutty taste when fried. creepy-crawlies. The sunset was massive for its relatively small While Thailand has no forgotten. body. Its only form of defence leafcutter ants – their habitats are I knew a bit about atlas resides in those bold markings in America – the kingdom has moths [attacus atlas]. Weeks which may help to deter would- several tree-dwelling species that before, I had been visiting a friend be predators. Moreover, it has possess equally advanced pat- whose front garden boasted a rudimentary mouth parts, and so terns of behaviour. Last week I mature sandol [sandoricum] does not feed during its brief so- was watering a garden border. tree. The sandol is grown in Thai- journ in the sun. The cocoons can Next to the enclosing wall was land for its refreshing fruits, which be used to make silk, but they are an overhang of branches from the are often made into a kind of jam not farmed commercially: in jungle beyond, a dense thicket of “Go and have a look at that tree,” south-east Asia, that role is re- creeper-clad trees. Weaver ant larvae are considered a great delicacy, especially in Northern he said. “You will see something served for the silkmoth. Suddenly my nostrils were Thailand a kind of insect caviar. interesting.” So I went to see. The At least the atlas moth should be assailed by a pungent stench, an sandol tree was playing host to a safe in its Nai Harn haven... acidic reek that revived memo- ingly along the branches, prepar- the bite. Very painful. colony of atlas moths in various Not all insects in Phuket are ries of the school chemistry lab. ing to repel invaders. The odor A culinary footnote. stages of metamorphosis. Some as decorative and as harmless. Looking up, I realised I had dis- of formic acid was stronger than Weaver ant larvae are consid- adults conjoined together had, my Take ants. Thailand is home to turbed several colonies of weaver ever. Not a fan of ants in any ered a great delicacy, especially friend assured me, been mating literally thousands of species. ants. These insects [oecophylla] shape or form, I made the mis- in Northern Thailand – a kind of for days, others were resting with Some are tiny enough to infiltrate are so called because the adult take of slashing at the nest with insect caviar. Go to any open-air wings outspread. There were the tightest of food containers; ants encourage the larvae to spin a long-handled machete. Within market in Phuket and you will see silken cocoons hanging from the others are large enough to inflict threads from their bodies and use seconds, ants were dropping like appetizing heaps of these grubs, foliage, even a few grayish cat- a nasty sting or bite. The termite these silken strands to weave rain from the sky and biting me ready to be transformed into an erpillars. – bploo uk in Thai, and not leaves together . The result is a everywhere – and I mean every- Isaan salad known as yum khai The atlas moth is an impres- strictly speaking an ant at all – is nest the size of a football. where! Weaver ants do not sting: mod daeng.[see photo] No won- sive and beautiful creature with the most notorious. It all sounds harmless instead they dig their mandibles der the little critters are expen- chestnut-colored wings, ten We have all heard apocry- enough. But now the red troops into exposed flesh, lock them in sive. Not for me though – fried inches or more across – probably phal stories of ‘farangs’ return- were massing, moving menac- place and squirt formic acid into or al dente. Not at any price. March 21 - 27, 2009 PHUKET GAZETTE 33

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Properties FREEHOLD CONDO COCONUT DOUBLE VILLA IN COZY HOUSE SALE, 2 RAWAI For Sale RAWAI ISLAND LAND KATA CHANOTE POOL VILLA

CHERNG TALAY COZY HOUSE

27sqm or 54sqm. 2 stu- for sale. 4.5 rai. Chanote, Panoramic sea views - 5 100sq wah, 3 bedrooms, 3 sale/lease. Land, com- dio apartments, 200 hillside panoramic sea bedrooms, 466sqm living bathrooms, dining room, pany, pool villa with 7 meters from the pier. view, close to beach. 14 space, 36sqm pool with western kitchen, fully fur- bedrooms. 350 meter Price 480, 000 baht. Tel: million baht. Please call K. Jacuzzi, 4 minutes from nished with western facilities. from beach, finance avail- 086-640 8914. Email: Bouddha. Tel: 089-290 Kata Beach. Ready to 2 living rooms, one large with able. Tel: 086-940 8914. [email protected] 0484. move into. Only 24 million built in furniture and nice carp Email: rawai1@yahoo. baht. Email: allservices29 fish pond. 4 air-conditions, com @gmail.com garden with teak, alarm, au- HOUSE IN RAWAI tomatic gate, Land and CHANOTE, 29 RAI HOUSE IN ANUPHAS Best villas 1x600sqm and Houses. Price 9.5 million FOR SALE 1x220sqm. New in quality de- PHANG NHA LAND at 1.6 million baht per rai. Nice baht. Tel: 089-474 1404. and cheap land 12 minutes velopment near beach. Great in- 21 rai of beachfront land, 10 Email: [email protected] 78sq wah, 3 bedrooms, 2 vestment, 1 million baht down minutes from Phuket bridge. from Phuket airport. Located bathrooms, fully furnished, 5 years finance, no interest, Ideal for resort project. 15 million 200m from main road, electric- full lounge set, 37 inch LCD best deal ever. Must see, free baht per rai. Tel: 081-396 3784. CHALONG HOUSE ity/ water well/ road access to TV, air-con. Full set dining pick up. Tel: 085-783 1890. Email:[email protected] for sale. 4 bedrooms, air-condi- the land. Good for housing area, beautiful Western tion, big garden. Must see. project. Tel: 081-538 7050. kitchen with oven and wash- Email: [email protected] CAN’T SELL? COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS Price 4.5 million ono. Tel: 081- ing machine. Gutter system Prime land plots Nai Harn 747 5293. with water saving tank, high for sale. Each building has 3 floors. Beach. Exchange/part ex- On big road at Kamala Beach, pressure. Nice landscaped change condo, resort, villa. HILL HOUSE AT garden, outdoor seating, 60sq.wah, 3 bedrooms, 2 near Krungsri Bank. Price 20 KATA Tel: 086-684 5368. Email: million baht. Tel: 083-180 2143. SURIN BEACH electric gate, private parking. bathrooms, kitchen. 3.7 [email protected] for sale. Sea view, Price only 4.9 million baht. million baht. For more details, Email: [email protected] Land on Soi Haad Surin 600sqm for total area. Tel: 081-823 4627. please call 081-691 2526. RAWAI LAND 2 for sale. 2.2 Rai, 5 min Two-story house with 3 walk to Surin Beach. Tel: Half rai in quiet location. Con- PATONG TOWER bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 63 SQM 087-88306112. 2 kitchens, parking, 120 SQM DUPLEX crete road, electricity, chanote, LAND FOR SALE: pond view. Ready to build on. Renovated, freehold, 2 rooms, pool. Nice location, 5 PATONG BEACH Residence Manguiers, Nana Rd, terrace, nice view, pool, 200 minutes to Kata Beach. Patong. Fully furnished. Price: 45 Tel: 089-589 0085, 081-091 Plot of 590 sqm in the hills at the meters to beach. Furnished, NICE PLOT Can adapt for 2 apart- million baht. Call or mail for de- 1097. Email: micsta75@hot north end of Patong Beach. TV, WiFi, 2 aircons. 4.6 mil- near Layan Hills Estate and ments for rent. Please tails. Tel: 076-296312, 087-270 mail.com Good water supply, access lion baht. Tel: 02-392 9327, pool villas project. Chanote take a look and ask for 0224. Fax: 076-296312. Email: road, underground utility, very 086-976 0809. title and road access on 4 price ono. Tel: 087-689- [email protected] SINGLE HOUSE RAWAI natural and quiet location, part sides of the plot. 4.5 million 9679. 300m from the beach. New of a small development consist- baht. Tel: 081-538 7050. 200sqm, 2-storey house and ON THE BEACH ing of 3 houses with a common LUXURY NAI YANG guesthouse on 460sqm land 2 bedroom apartment in north KAMALA BEACH LAND swimming pool. Can include HOUSE with wonderful view. 3-4 bed- Patong. Foreign freehold, top LAND FOR SALE with mountain view. 4 plots on house design and construction. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. 3 rooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, floor, swimming pools. 9.7 PATONG BEACH private estate near beach. Contact Andy. Tel: 081-891 mins to airport, 5 mins to Nai big living room and terraces. million baht. Tel: 086-2765 Hill side land at the north end of Price 1.9 to 6 million baht. Tel: 3466. Fax: 076-296160. Email: Yang Beach, constant sea Easy to convert into two apart- 117 Email for photos. Email: Patong Beach. 1,440 sqm with 082-421 9169. [email protected] breeze. Very cheap, houses [email protected] like this usually 19 million ments. Furnished. Quick sale, existing 3-bedroom house. Own baht. Great opportunity, price reduced to only 5.5 million baht. water supply, electricity, and 80 RAI FOR SALE, LAND IN PHANG NGA only 7 million baht. Tel: 086- Call David on 083-1814418. PERFECT LAND access road. Perfect for develop- CHANOTE for sale. 9.8 rai working fruit 076 0141. Nearly 2 rai at Bang Tao. Very ment. Very natural and quiet lo- Located at Natai Beach. 15 min- farm. 300 + trees, 5 fish ponds, POOLSIDE APARTMENT good location for business. 18 cation, only 2 mins to beach and utes drive from Sarasin Bridge. town. Contact Andy. Tel: 081-891 2 farm houses suitable for fish- FREEHOLD PATONG One-bedroom and two-bed- million baht. No agents. Tel: Price 1.6 million baht per rai. Tel: 086-944 2065, 087-689 9679. 3466. Fax: 076-296160. Email: 081-538 7050. Email: talayjan ing park, 5 kms from Phang New condo, private road, se- room poolside apartments for Email: [email protected] [email protected] @yahoo.com Nga, 45 mins to Phuket airport. curity, pools, fitness. Good sale. Modern open plan design, Chanote title. Deed 5,800,000 prices. Tel: 083-391 8720. underground parking, natural baht Tel: 086-274 0056 English and quiet location in the hills at or 087-895 3099 Thai. the north end of Patong Beach. HOUSE & FURNITURE This is a small project consisting FOR SALE of only 3 units and a swimming MISSION HILLS GOLF Single house, 60sqm. 2 pool. Now under construction. 3 bedroom pool villa close to floors, 3 bedrooms and 3 toi- Contact Andy. Tel: 081-891 new int'l school, airport and lets. In Chaiyapruek Village 3466. Fax: 076-296160. Email: Nai Yang Beach. Luxury fin- at Land & House, Chalong. [email protected] ish and located in quiet area. Good location and entrance 9.5 million baht. Email: info@ from By-Pass road. Built 2 phuketbedandbreakfast.com years ago. Tel: 084-627 7001. NAKA ISLAND

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom with en suite facilities, fine beach location. Price: 7.5 million baht. Call Khun Sopit for further informa- tion. Tel: 081-344 4473.

LAND IN BANG JO 4 rai, nice flat land. Very good location suitable for luxury condominium or business de- velopment. Price 4.5 million baht per rai. For more informa- tion, please call 082-413 8677. 36 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS March 21 - 27, 2009 Property Gazette

NEW HOUSE FOR SALE CONDO FOR SALE OR RENT 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. 50% OFF FOR SALE NEW BUILDING PARICHART SALE/RENT VILLA Stage 1, Suriyaporn Place, OR LONG LEASE FOR SALE VILLAGE, CHALONG Chalong. Price 2.2 million baht. Contact Vince. Tel: 081-082 7143.

BANGTAO, PRIVATE POOL VILLA 3 bedrooms, fully furnished. Ready for investment! Tel: 076- 289614, 081-970 0742. Email: 35/20 Soi 1. 3 bedrooms, 2 [email protected] bathrooms, 2 aircons, some furniture, 50sq wah, SERVICE OFFICES garden. For sale or for long- for sale with long lease. Total term rent. Must see. Con- 400sqm, fully furnished, ready tact Nina. Tel: 087-689 at Phuket Asia Land, to move in. Best sea views in 9679. Email: tasuwan@ Surin Beach. Sale: 6.5 Patong, 500m from beach. Tel: hotmail.com million baht. Rent: 30, 076-293061, 087-075 9206. 000 baht per month with Email: david@freedomleisure 2 PLOTS OF LAND 100, 000 baht deposit. group.com 50 rai, Natai Beach. Beautiful Tel: 089-474 0461. Email: beach front property. 146 rai at [email protected] in busy area, Soi Sai Nam Yen, Patong Beach. Koh Yao Yai. Beautiful beach front NEW HOUSE FOR property. Sale by owner, freehold. 4-storey RARE OPPORTUNITY SALE/RENT * Email: [email protected] 8 apartments on floors 2, to purchase 2.5 rai in central * 3 and 4 Patong. 50 meters of this square NICE 2- Chanote title piece of land is attached to the Below market price ( * STOREY HOUSE main road of the one way system THB). Normaly the villa * Electricity, water Perfect house for a family, ready on the second road. Very close can lease 300,000 to * 2 minutes to the beach to move in. Five bedrooms and to Bangla Road and Jungceylon 350,000 monthly. But Asking price: bathrooms, close to Central shopping center. Can build up to Festival and Rawai Beach. Tel: sacrificed due to poor glo- 52 million baht. six floors with sea view. Price for bal economy. It is the 081-891 5296. Email: hkthome the plot is 250 million baht – no Tel: 087-270 9093, [email protected] For fur- most expensive and In Srisuchart Grandville offers. Call Kay 081-737 0552. 081-868 7676. ther details, please see our most beutifull villa next to 3, not far from Tesco Lo- Email: kay@phuketandaman website at www.jikkycar.com Loch Palm Golf Club. We tus. 3 bedrooms 2 bath- realestate.com would like to lease mini- rooms, 1 car park and EXCEPTIONALLY mum 3 years with follow- little garden. Very nice SPECIAL KATA BEACH VILLA URGENT SALE ing conditions. First year house contact to come 210sqm apartment in Aspasia, 2 apartments, 140sqm, fully 4 beds, 6 baths, private pool anualy 1.5m excluding see at 087-2770978 or Kata. One of the best - this one decorated, Jacuzzi. Normal (4x12) with jacuzzi, security managment, utilities, [email protected] is a MUST SEE! Amazing sea price 9.5 million, now 4.4 million any extra costs garden, for this month only. Owner go- system, solar hot water, sala Several years ago, the villa views, direct access from the swimming pool inc. 2nd ing home. Tel: 085-783 1890. and landscape garden on a could lease US$39000 apartment to the beach. Five- year 2m and last 3rd BEACH LAND 1,606sqm land. More than monthly. The villa is located star development. Two bed- year 2.5m. Must pay in KOH YAO YAI 400sqm of living area. Special in Panwa Cape with 360 rooms, two bathrooms. This 2 BEDROOM VILLA advance each year. No 8 rai beach land, 80m long price at 18 million baht. Email: degree sea view. 100m high apartment has just too many for sale. Fully furnished. other deposit required. beach, public road & water at [email protected] on hill not far from Sri Panwa, fantastic features to describe! Patong, seaview. Tel: 086- Or sale 45m. Tel: 086-885 the back. White sand, no where they sold a similar The owners are devastated to 270 6454. Email: uraiinma@ 6885. For details, please rocks, beautiful view. Includes home for US$12 million. The have to sell. Original price 21 hotmail.com email me your interests shop house on land. Beautiful! LAND AT PA KHLOK house has several bed- million baht, now the asking at queenmarines@hot Tel: 081-649 3557. Email: rooms with antique furniture price is a steal at 15.9 million BANG TAO HOUSE mail.com [email protected] from Europe, marble and baht. No offers. Only serious for sale or rent. 2 bedrooms, big teakwood floors. One of the enquiries, no time wasters. Call living room, kitchen, satellite TV, Kay 081-737 0552. Email: KHAO LAK VILLA PERFECT LAND best in Phuket. 2,500sqm car park. Tel: 085-674 6786. See house with 1,800sqm of gar- kay@phuketandamanreal Newly built villa in pristine lo- FOR SALE website at www.phukethome.ws den. Part of car park and estate.com cation 20 km north of Khao on the main road to swiming pool is being reno- Lak. 2 Bedroom, 2 bathroom. Cherng- Talay and Surin. 43 vated. Due to economy, we LOCH PALM Big community swimming NEW CONDO GOOD rai, 1ngan, 85sq wah. For would like to lease the villa at POOL VILLA pool shared by 9 houses. 600 VIEW FROM 1.5 M 49 rai, nice flat land. Chanote, sale by owner. 5.5 million very very low price. But must meters to a true paradise 43sqm, 1 bed, 1 bath, big pool, 2.5km from Heroines’ Monu- baht per rai. Tel: 081-956- meet minimum of 5 years of beach. 4.25 million baht. Tel: 24h security. 1.5 million baht. ment. 1.7 million baht per rai. 2406. Email: phatsarar@ following conditions. The 081-892 1097. Email: info@ 60 sqm, 2 bed, 1 bath, sea view. Tel: 083-180 2143. gmail.com lease excludes maids ser- swethai-realestate.com 2.8 million baht. Call Kuno vice, management fees, +66(0)81 968 5963. Email: electric and water bills. The [email protected] For fur- excluded expenses cost ther details, please see our 70,000(BTH) monthly. The website at www.bayproject.com lease must be paid annu- ally in advance. First year 13m, 2nd year 17m 3rd SALE OR RENT STUDIO year 20m 4th year 13m and New freehold in Patong, 5th year 25m. Or sale for 46sqm. Fully furnished, pool. US$10 million. Tel: 086-885 Price 2.9 million baht. Tel: 089- 6885. Email: queenmarines 728 4005. Email: thamad17 @hotmail.com @yahoo.com 600sqm land, 230sqm living space, garden, 4 bedrooms, golf course view, on main LAND IN CHALONG LAND AT PA KHLOK road. Ready in 3 months. for sale. Many plots in Chalong, 1 rai, 18sq wah, Nor Sor 3 Kor, Partly custom made, fully 2 rai, 5.5 million baht. Rawai, 2 Tha-Rue - Pa Khlok - Muang furnished. Price all in, only at 400sqm. Price 2.2 million Mai Road. Near Mission Hill. 14 million baht. Email: all baht. Contact Nong. Tel: 083- Price 3.5 million baht. Tel: 089- [email protected] 390 4167. 472 9118. Looking for land to buy? See more classified ads at www.phuketgazette.net March 21 - 27, 2009 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 37 Property Gazette

VILLA + LAND BEAUTIFUL 15 MILLION BAHT PHUKET COUNTRY CHALONG: NICE 2 THAI HOUSE CLUB BED HOUSE

for sale. Quick sale near Heroines monument, Direct from owner, no Spacious, furnished 2 bed- 12.9 million baht + clear agency fee. Teak wood room (both w/ aircon) 2 bath land 2.5 million baht. Tel: floors, walls, stairs, etc. end townhouse. Great loca- 084-690 7057. Upstairs living area, bed- tion near Chalong Circle. room, shower/WC. Down- Must see. 2 million baht stairs kitchen, WC, bar o.n.o. Tel: 076-398233, 089- UNFINISHED HOUSE area. Easy to extend 2/3 Patong, sea view, 60sqw 746 5688. Email: ken.devitt WITH POOL bedroom. New building 2-storey house. 2 bed- Duplex renovation project @btopenworld.com on almost half a rai . Owner's run plot 10 x 7m. Great invest- rooms with balconies, 2 directly on 15th fairway for out of cash to finish building. ment, peaceful location, bathroom, air-con, fully fur- sale. Reduced price. See NAIHARN CONDO Magnificent sea views over Kathu, 5 mins to Patong. nished. Chanote. Price 15 www.fairway15.com Tel: Farang Leasehold of 30 VERY SPECIAL 1.65 million baht, 40sqm, quiet Kata. Original asking price, 17 million baht ono. Tel: 087- Unfinished hotel building on a 081-894 1994. years + 30 years. Priced to 5-unit complex, built to Euro- million baht, now dropped to 270 9093. large piece of land for sale. If you sell, 4.9 million baht. Con- pean standards. Swimming 12.8 million baht ono. Urgent are considering buying a hotel, tact Peter. Tel: 086-268 RAWAI TOWN HOME pool, panoramic mountain view, sale. Call Kay 081-737 0552. this is defiantly worth a look. It’s 8701. Email: f430spiderf1 100m from beach, 3 bedrooms, 5 minutes from the beach, wire- Only serious buyers with cash CHALONG FAMILY HOME huge, rural, many features and @hotmail.com Near TOT. 180sqm, 2 bedrooms, furnished, 230sqm. Communal less internet. Tel: 086-596 9601. to spend. Email: kay@phuket attached on private land to a no furniture. 2 years old. 2.4 mil- pool. 2.8 million baht. Tel: 087- andamanrealestate.com world-renowned golf course. It lion baht. Tel: 087-272 0303. 272 0303. CHALONG BUNGALOW has spectacular views over the 3 bedrooms, fully furnished. LAND NEAR course and is attached to a TOWN HOUSE Many extras and amenities. BANG TAO BEACH NAI HARN LAND beautiful lake. The golf course is CHALONG THREE IN PHUKET TOWN Price 3.5 million baht. Tel: 086- 140sqm, 2 floors. Very good 1.5 rai, Chanote title, 100 Sale of 2 plots. 320sqm each. keen to work with any new BEDROOMED salt water pool villa for sale. 4759242, 081-8942073 (Thai). location, 5 mins Big C and meters to Bang tao Beach. Chanote, seaviews. Price 1.95 owner, so golf can be a big part Very nice villa on half rai in rural, Central. Ready in October Asking price 20 million baht. million baht. Tel: 085-782 7551. of this venture. All structural sur- quiet area of Chalong. Original 2009. Resale 600,000 baht. Tel: 081-737 1687. Email: veys have been done. The hotel VILLA URGENT SALE price 7.5 million baht, now Tel: 080-071 9098. [email protected] For fur- SPECIAL POOL VILLA/ was originally priced at 160 mil- 4 beds, 6 baths, private pool ther details, please see our BUSINESS lion baht, but a fast cash offer of priced at 5.5 million baht for (4x12) with jacuzzi, security website at http://railand.ru/ in Patong. Luxurious three 100 million baht would be ac- urgent sale. Call Kay 081-737 system, solar hot water, sala ELEGANT VILLA phuketproperty/property bedroom with spectacular sea cepted. The hotel would require 0552. Only serious buyers with and landscape garden on a Shady hillside. Big pool and lush detail_112.asp views. 12% rental return is eas- a further 400MB to finish, then cash to spend. Email: kay@ 1,606sqm land. More than garden. Top quality. Freehold, ily achieved as the area and the you'll have something very spe- phuketandamanrealestate.com 400sqm of living area. Special Secure, Nice! 25% off.Tel: 076- property are very popular. This cial. Call Kay 0817370552. price at 18 million baht. Email: 388236, 089-727 5407. Email: URGENT SALE [email protected] of very nice and comfortable is a must see villa. Original price Only serious buyers with cash HOUSE, KATHU [email protected] 29 million baht, reduced to 20 to spend, no offers! Email: for sale. Fully furnished to a For further details, please see freehold apartment in The Sands on Nai Harn Beach. One million baht for urgent sale. No kay@phuketandamanreal high standard. Ready to move PATONG 2 STOREY our website at: www.villa-sale- offers below. Call Kay 081-737 estate.com in. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, HOUSE phuket.com minute walk to the beach and yacht club. This is a large two 0662. Only serious buyers with maid's room, pool room, swim- Soi Sainamyen, near Montes bedroom ground floor apart- cash to spend. Email: kay@ QUICK SALE ming pool. Location at Anuphus restaurant. 2 bedrooms, office, ment with a small but nice gar- phuketandamanrealestate.com Thai-style home. Only 5.1 million Golf Ville, Kathu. Price 8.9 shop, and living room. Price BEAUTIFUL den. It comes fully furnished, baht. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. million baht. Tel: 081-273 3975, only 5.9 million baht. Tel: 087- NAI YANG LAND ready to walk into with nothing HOUSE IN ANUPHUS Near to Laguna.Tel: 087-893 8590. 081-854 0061. 272 0303. to buy. Original selling price 8.6 GOLF VILLE million baht, now 6.4 million Private estate, 3 bedrooms, 3 baht for urgent sale. Call Kay bathrooms with pool. Maid's 081-737 0552. Only serious room. Price 8.5 million baht. buyers with cash to spend Tel: 081-273 3975, 081-854 please. Email: kay@phuket 0061. andamanrealestate.com PATONG, HASIP PEE 9.5 rai, beachfront. 5 min- KATHU LAND ROAD utes to Phuket airport. Ask- 1,900sqm, lake view. Price 5 2 storey, 2 bedrooms, office ing price: 120 million baht. million baht. Tel: 086-270 6454. and shop. 180sqm. Near hos- Chanote. Must see. No Email: [email protected] pital. 5.5 million baht. Tel: 087- agents. Please contact via 272 0303. by email: allservices29@ VERY NICE SEAVIEW gmail.com LAND 12.5 RAI in rural Nai Harn, connected to busy direct access route. This BOAT LAGOON, land has a licence to build 49% REDUCED BY 2M freehold. It has a river running 3 storey waterfront town house. through it, and connects to an 3 double en suite bedrooms, 4th elephant park. The original price shower room, 45 sqm lounge. was 8 million baht per rai. Now Terraces, Western kitchen, bal- price to sell at 5.5 million baht per cony, parking, Jacuzzi and sala. rai. NO OFFERS BELOW. Final To view photos, see our website price. Call Kay 081-737 0662. at the address below and check Only serious buyers with cash to ID 973148. Price: 9 million baht. spend. Email: kay@phuket Call 087-278 9908 or 087-278 andaman realestate.com Email: 9802. Fax: 076-273685. Email: kay@phuketandamanreal [email protected] estate.com www.homeexchange.com/ show.php?id=97314 LAND, 161SQ WAH for sale. Baan Maneekram. LARGE DETATCHED Call for more information. Tel: 3 bedroom house in Nai Harn. 086-905 1406 (Eng) or email: same as Soi Villas Solitude, [email protected] Original price 4.5 million baht, Na-Kok, Chalong. 8 rai land reduced for urgent sale to the ri- for sale, Chanote title. Can diculous low price of 3.3 million buy separate. Price 7 million PANORAMIC SEAVIEW baht. Call Kay 081-737 0662. baht per rai. Contact to see. Patong pool villa, brand new, 2 Email: kay@phuketandaman Tel: 087-689 9679. bedrooms. Close to center. Only realestate.com 12 million baht. Tel: 087-2720303. 38 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS March 21 - 27, 2009 Property Gazette

HOUSE FOR RENT KARON CLIFF KAMALA BEACH Properties Rawai, Nai -Harn and Chalong: SEA VIEW HOUSE For Rent 2 beds, shared pool in quiet Sea view bungalow with for rent, 2 bedroom. Price 20, estate Call Nico. For further de- beach access. Or email: 000 baht monthly or for sale tails Tel: 085-795 5383. please [email protected] Tel: 087- 3.9 million baht. Tel: 086-277 CHALONG NEW HOME see our website at http:// 256 5089. 3381. 2 bedroom townhome with tele- www.warmwaterland.com phone line, cable TV and aircon. PHUKET TOWN HOTEL B.L. APARTMENT Tel: 089-652 1473. Email: RAWAI HOUSE 20 years let. 270 rooms. Fully New in Kathu. Big rooms, 1 [email protected] Fully furnished, pool. Long or furnished rooftop restaurant, bedroom, 1 living room, short - term rent. See website second-floor discotheque (with aircon, cable TV, ADSL, hot NEAR LAGUNA, at www.ferienthailand.com licence). Market area, good shower, garden, car park. FURNISHED nightlife. Business still active. 8,000 baht per month. Tel: 2 bed / 3 bed + 4-star clubhouse HOUSE IN RAWAI Email: [email protected] 081-692 3163. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, fully + ADSL + UBC. 20,000 baht SHOWROOM / OFFICE CASTLE FOR RENT, per month (negotiable). Call or furnished, ADSL, pool. Tel: 081- RAWAI CONDO 120 sqm, fullyfurnished, in RAWAI mail for further details. Tel: 076- 606 7410. NICE AND COZY for rent. Fully furnished, ADSL, Manik (only 3km from the monu- 600sqm, 4 bedrooms, 5 bath- 304592, 084-061 3559. Email: HOUSE FOR RENT pool. Price 16,500 baht per ment on the way to Laguna). rooms, new top-end luxury [email protected] month. Please contact more CHALONG details. Tel: 081-606 7410. 30,000 baht per month. Contact decor, flatscreen TV, very big K. Moo on the mobile number or pool, tropical gardens fully ser- KATA HILL HOUSE BUNGALOW LUXURY PENTHOUSE 089-870 2796, or email. Tel: viced, beautiful estate. Limou- Fullyfurnished, 2 storey, sea 076-272635, 081-343 0363. sine, butler house. Rent 88,000 view balcony. 1 bedroom, bath, at Patong Beach. 3 double bedrooms and maid’s room. Fax: 076-273659. Email: thapa baht per month. Tel: 085-783 living room, kitchen, aircon, [email protected] 1890. ADSL and cable TV. Long Tel: 089-972 3861.See website term: 16,000 baht per month. at www.kiwibrian.com Short term: 20,000 baht per Furnished and excellent lo- PROPERTY LUXURY month.Tel: 081-606 2827. LAGUNA 30 YEARS cation, 5 mins from Rawai RENTAL OWNERS APARTMENT, Email: [email protected] and Nai Harn beaches. 1 bedroom bungalow, garden, fully Tel: 076-288654, 081-396 KAMALA 162sqm. 2 bed rooms with 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, furnished for long term lease (30 3941. Or sent to email: LARGE NEW PATONG private bathrooms. 1 guest modern kitchen, ADSL, years). 4.5 million baht. Tel: 081- maydayphuket@gmail CONDOS toilet. 3 aircons. Large liv- landscape garden, common 088 0398, 087-893 4636. Email: .com If you have a property Available from April 1st on- ing, dining room. Tele- pool, car port. Quiet, secure info@phuketbedandbreakfast. or room for rent, please see ward. Satelite TV, pool bar, area. Price 16,000 baht per phone line with ADSL. our website at the link com gym, etc. Call or mail for more month.Tel: 081-537 1515, Free water supply and www.maydayphuket.com details.Tel: 081-137 1001. garbage collection service. 089-922 2800. Email: 30 RAI IN TOWN Email: [email protected] [email protected] Please contact K. Nui. Tel: 087-383 0936. Near Dowrung School. Long KATA MOUNTAIN VIEW PHUKET SHORT-TERM lease. Tel: 081-691 2526. HOUSE 120sqm, 2 bedrooms, liv- (MAY-AUG) 2 STYLISH POOL Fullyfurnished, 1 bedroom home ing room, fully furnished VILLAS with bathroom, kitchen, aircon, marble-fitted kitchen. 4 air- Nice house for rent in Phuket NEW HOUSE FOR from mid-May to mid-August. All Layan, Koktanode. For long-term SUPER LUXURY - terrace and ADSL. 9,000 baht conditions, cable TV and RENT, THALANG per month. Contact more de- facilities and utilities! Can also through the owner: Furnished 3- POOL many options. Terrace, tails. Tel: 081-606 2827. Email: rent car and motorbike if re- & 4-bedroom villas. From 62,000 New villa for lease. ADSL, Jacuzzi, 2 pools, land- [email protected] quired. Price: 19,000 baht per baht per month ++. No agents. Jacuzzi, bar/games room. scaped garden. Short or month. For more details,Tel: For further details Tel: 076- Near Laguna. Price 35,000 long term rent. 39,500- 076-245864, 085-585 1133 . 305813, 087-386 3388. Email: per month. Tel: 089-594 KATA MOUNTAIN VIEW 49,500 baht per month. Email: [email protected] [email protected] 4067. HOUSE Tel: 087-888 4769, 082- see link below:http://www. Please see our website at http:/ Fullyfurnished, 1 bedroom home 166 1680 (Thai). with bathroom, kitchen, aircon, imagevuex.com/dev/appt/ /www.flickr.com/photos/ LUXURY VILLA - POOL 22419624@N08/sets/ terrace and ADSL. 9,000 baht eng.php near Laguna, ADSL, cable TV, Close to Laguna. Fully fur- per month. Contact more de- Jacuzzi room, poolside bar. For HOUSE, SPLASH nished, 2 bed, 2 bath, hot tails. Tel: 081-606 2827. Email: LONG TERM PATONG THAI VILLA AND POOL lease 20,000 baht per month. POOL water, washing machine, [email protected] 2 bedroom house, air-condition, In Nai Harn, 1km to beach. Contact more details. Tel: 089- ADSL. 10 mins to Bang serviced, neat and clean. Off- very quiet location, stunning 594 4067. road car parking, small garden. view, 2 bedrooms, ensuite Tao Beach and Layan PENTHOUSE STUDIO Quiet, central location. Price Jacuzzi, open-plan lounge, Beach. Mountain view. overlooking Patong Beach. 24,000 baht per month.Tel: diner, European kitchen, pri- KATA LUXURY 15,000 baht per month. Long or short term let. Tel: 089- 087-900 8445. vate garden with parking. Long APARTMENTS Tel: 089-874 2960. Email: 972 3861.See top tool bar to term: 37,500 baht per month. [email protected] the right at www.kiwibrian.com CENTRAL PATONG New, fully furnished, 1 or 2 Tel: 081-270 5126. Email: bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 bed / 2 bath apartment. Very SHOWROOM / OFFICE [email protected] full aircon. Large Western clean and spacious (90 sq 120 sqm, fullyfurnished, in 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, teak kitchen and bath, RAWAI BEACH meters). Great value. Great lo- Manik (only 3km from the monu- 2 kitchens, dishwasher, OVERLOOKING 130sqm, large seaview POOL VILLA cation. Just 2 km from the ment on the way to Laguna). washing machine, hot/cold SURIN BEACH terrace, pool, parking. beach and Jungceylon etc. 30,000 baht per month. Contact water. Cable, internet, Apartment for rent, fully fur- Weekly, monthly and Large communal pool. Free K. Moo on the mobile number or 100sqm. Price 14,000 baht nished. Long - term: 22,000 long-term rates available. satellite TV. Free (WiFi) ADSL. 089-870 2796, or email. Tel: per month. Tel: 081-569 baht per month. Tel: 087-889 Serviced also available. Call or mail for more Info. More 076-272635, 081-343 0363. 3768. Email: sjon48@hot 1717. Tel: 089-592 6890. Email: photos available. Tel: 076- Fax: 076-273659. Email: thapa mail.com [email protected] [email protected] 512259, 085-071 7134. Fax 3 BEDROOM HOUSE 076-512259. Or sent to email: At Land & House Park near HOUSES [email protected] Chalong. Residential area, club- STUDIO, SURIN FROM WELLTA LUXURY IN PATONG 1, 2, 3 or 4 bedrooms, bath- house with pool, gym, and res- Gym, pool, wireless internet. 5 Renting or buying a house on KAMALA HOUSE room, aircon, ADSL, cable taurant. Security, fully furnished, mins to beach. Price 10,000 my island? Maybe I can help FOR RENT TV. 9,000 baht per month. 34" TV, fridge, Western kitchen. baht. Contact John. Tel: 084- you. My name is Wellta. Call Satellite TV + CableTV + ADSL Tel: 086-940 8914. Email: 30,000 baht per month. Tel: 076- 847 8736. 081- 968 0309. Email: iternet. Private, secure. For short. [email protected] 244580, 081-846 9981. Email: [email protected] term rent at 30,000 baht per [email protected] month. Long - term: 25,000 baht BANG TAO HOUSE www.houseinphuket.com per month. For further details Tel: 2 bedrooms, big living room, HOUSE PHANASON, kitchen, satellite TV, car park. 087-883 6625, 089-867 5122. or PATONG TOWER KATHU 2 BED HOUSE KATHU CONDO Tel: 085-674 6786. Modern, furnished, a/c in 2 sent to email: [email protected] beautiful houses and apart- please see our website at: 1 bed, nice condo on beach road. rooms, kitchen, hot water. 6 For further details Tel: 084-847 ment, stunning hillside loca- CHALONG CIRCLE months: 40,000 baht. One www.phuket-thailand.info tion.1 or 2 double bedrooms 3304., please see our website at Town home, 2 bedrooms. Tele- year: 70,000 baht. Tel: 042- with ensuite bathrooms. PATONG TOWER http://www.selectphuket.com phone, cable TV, air-condition.Tel: 245045, 080-751 2813. Email: Huge lounge, European SEA VIEW 089-652 1473.Email: ananda [email protected] kitchen, pool, gardens, se- High-class condo, 1 bedroom. [email protected] HOUSE NEAR BIS cure parking, large balconies Long - term rent, price: 45,000 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fur- RESTFUL HOUSE with 180 degrees seaview. Air- Sale or rent. Single house, baht per month. Tel: 086-757 nished. Price 17,000 baht per HOUSE IN CHALONG 2 bedrooms, 2 toilets and condition, UBC TV, internet. 2 bedrooms, furnished. 1362. Please sent to email: month. Contact more details. for rent, near Palai Beach. 3 shower. TV, 2 carports. 8km www.luxuryhousesphuket. Ready to stay. Tel: 089-662 peteroconnor1980@hotmail. Tel: 087-888 4770, 081-536 bedrooms, air-condition, ADSL from town. Price 12,000 baht com 8733. com 5657. Tel: 089-728 8311. per month. Tel: 089-471 4810. March 21 - 27, 2009 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 39 Property Gazette

KATA BEACH Property Property Accommodation Southern Fried Rice. "A dia- Accommodation Household Wanted Services Available mond in the crown of Phuket" Wanted Items (Tripadvisor). 8 beautiful rooms, 3-minute walk to PROPERTY CARE KATABEACHDREAM.COM beach, free Internet Wi-Fi. OZ GENTLEMAN ON LATEX PILLOWS AND LOOKING FOR A SERVICE poolside rooms and apart- Tel: 081-894 8446. Email: HOLIDAY MATRESSES DREAM HOME Cleaning, gardening and pool ments from 15,000 baht per [email protected] For 52-year-old Australian male will for sale. Variety of sizes, all as BUYING: We are looking for a maintenance. We are experi- month. Tel: 081-091 8908. further details, please see be in Phuket on holiday April/ new. Prefer to sell all together but great villa or big apartment in enced in the field and are willing our website at http://www. May for 1 month and needs will accept reasonable offers. Phuket, but NOT in the south- to take care of your house for an APARTMENT & ROOM southernfriedrice.com modern, single, furnished ac- Email: [email protected] ern part. Must be freehold and affordable monthly fee. Price ex- IN PATONG commodation, preferably with in a good location. We believe ample: For a 3-bed villa with gar- Apartment for long term rent. NAI HARN BEACH sea view. Must be clean and EXCLUSIVE it is a good time to buy and den and pool, our charge is 8,000-20,000 baht per month. BUNGALOWS quiet. Will pay up to 30,000 to FURNITURE SALE expect a bargain. Modern 5,000 baht per month. Please Rooms from 800-1,500 baht per for rent. 1 studio room fully 40,000 baht. Tel: +61-8-9821 2 beds with mattresses, price: style preferred. Will pay cash. contact us to discuss our ser- night. Tel: 076-512151 or 089- furnished, fridge, cable TV. 8884, +61-8-41731 1618. Email: 30,000 baht each. Italian de- More info and pictures? vice. The company is Swedish 290 9567. Or send email: info@ Air-condition, hot water. Bal- [email protected] signed leather sofa, price: Please send by email. Email: managed. For contact in Swed- brommathaihouse.com For cony, garden, maid. Price 25,000 baht. Granite sofa table, [email protected] ish or English: 083-394 8337 pics, see our website at: www. 300 baht per day. Please YEARLY RENTAL price: 7,500 baht. Dining table (Mattias). For contact in Thai, brommathaihouse.com contact for more information. Apartment or house (2 bedrooms, set, price: 13,000 baht. LCD Swedish or English: 080-141- CONDO BUY Tel: 081-691 3029. Email: living room, kitchen) in Kata/Karon Samsung 46 inch, DVD, sur- 4577 (Viyada). Email: mattias Foreign freehold. 1 or 2 bed- KARON CLIFF SEA [email protected] area for a year wanted. Own high round system, TV bench, price: @phuket-dirtrider.com rooms, seaview. In Patong, VIEW speed internet access is indis- 60,000 baht. Tel: 083-523 1188. Kata or Karon. Tel: 076- Sea view bungalow with beach HOLIDAY FLAT pensable. Price may not exceed access. Tel: 087-256 5089. 15,000 baht per month. Email: HOUSE CLEARANCE 486624, 086-281 9311. Email: HOME INSPECTOR LONG-TERM [email protected] Email: [email protected] For Nice big apartment and bun- [email protected] Samsung TV, DVD, Sony further details, please see our galows for long-term rent. Tel: computer amp/speakers, 12 MONTH LEASE website at http://karoncliff.com 076-333242, 089-651 7818. 3-BEDROOM VILLA toaster, kettle, quality king- 6 -12 month lease wanted on a Fax: 076-333243. Email: German couple + Labrador are size mattress. All nearly new. secure house with garden and 4 BEDRM VILLA W/ [email protected] For looking for an unfurnished Make an offer! Tel: 087-054- pool in Nai Harn, Rawai, Kata, or LARGE POOL further details, please see our house with 3 bedroom from July 0355. Or send email: des_ Kathu. Must be dog-friendly and for rent in a safe and quiet lo- website at http://capt- onwards. Private pool + big [email protected] have internet connection. Can cation in Chalong. Weekly or horst.com garden + storage space are pay up to 40,000 baht per monthly terms. Please con- needed. Preferred locations are TEAK ROOM DIVIDERS, month. Pleaser send to email: tact for more info. Tel: 076- APARTMENTS POOL & Nai Harn, Rawai, Chalong. We BAR CABINET [email protected] 378361, 081-676 4849. Fax: VIEW need a 2-year contract at a - Two 6-panel, solid carved teak 081-772 2300. Email: maximum rental of 67,000 baht 1 or 2 bedroom apartment, sea screens. Beautiful! 210cm wide [email protected] per month. Will be in Phuket LAND WANTED view penthouse, swimming pool, by 174cm high. 35,000 baht When you need to find a April 4 to 16 to view. Email: each. I want to buy +/- half a rai. home inspector. Team Engi- car park. Quiet and safe. Hillside BEACH FRONT [email protected] - Solid golden teak. Two folding Should be in a good neighbor- neer Home Inspection, the location, cable TV, free WiFi, fully BANG TAO leaves open into 1.6m long hood located anywhere from professional leader in resi- serviced. Best rates. Long- or Rare. Duplex apt with direct LONG TERM RENTAL bar. The unit is on casters, has from Kathu to Nai harn. Make dential home inspections. short-term. Please contact us for beach access. Two bed- Looking for a modern, stylish, 2 doors and includes a bottle me a low price offer. Email: Tel: 081-958 2386. Email: details. Tel: 076-296621, 081- rooms, two baths, two balco- 2-bedroom fully furnished rack, drawers, etc. 40,000 baht. [email protected] [email protected] 691 6147. Fax 076-344689. nies. Seaview. Furnished, house or condo with a pool. Tel: 089-724 7448. Email: Please visit our website: Email: [email protected] covered car space. 50,000 Must be located in Laguna [email protected] www.phuketpdcgroup.com FLAT OR HOUSE baht per month. Tel: 076- area, Surin, or Koh Kaew. 338758, 085-473 7130. Fax: Email: [email protected] from October 8 until March LAKE VIEW VILLA MANAGEMENT 2865 3966. Or send email: APARTMENT Household 2009. Could be in Phuket BY SELF-EMPLOYED [email protected] LONG TERM CONDO or Krabi, including Koh PERSON OR HOUSE Services Lanta. The important I have 7 years’ experience with Patong, Kamala, Kathu, Karon things are seaside (or at SURIN / BANG TAO APT real estate and property man- or Kata. 2 bedrooms, 2 toilets. least sea view) and a Two bedroom apartment at Club agement in Australia. Have Needed from 1 April. Price swimming pool. Two bed- Lersuang. Fantastic facilities for worked with hotel management range: 10,000 - 15,000 baht per rooms, for a couple. No short / long term rent. Tel: 076- in Phuket resorts for 3 years. I month. If it has a pool, 15,000 - pets and no parties. Can 271870, 087-079 0650. Email: provide high-quality service and 20,000 baht per month. Tel: 089- be a quiet location. Email: [email protected] villa management at fair prices. 932 5175. Or send to email: [email protected] Can carry out professional du- APARTMENT IN rooms and bungalows for rent [email protected] ties set out in the management PATONG in Kathu (nice view). Standard BUY CONDO CASH agreement, including house- House also available in Benjamas rooms and Studio rooms with Looking for apartment. 1 or 2 keeping & maintenance of prop- Housing Complex. Tel: 076- fully furnished, air-con, CCTV, Building beds, sea view Patong-Kata. erty. Can organize flight tickets 344922, 081-719 7092. Email: motorbike parking and car Products Payment from offshore ac- and activities as well as other [email protected] parking. Bungalows: 2 bed- count. Please send to email: requests. Tel: 087-100 6111. Website:www.bluewaterphu rooms, kitchen, living room, 3 & Services [email protected] Email: [email protected] ket.com aircons, bathroom with bath- tub and shower, hot and cold water. Overlooking the lake. QUALITY BUILDING ** Quiet, clean, natural sur- SERVICES LOCK-UP STORAGE roundings ** 28/69 Moo 2, Renovations, construction, Household goods etc, Vichitsongkram Rd, Kathu, carpentry, real wood, parquet, 500sqm building, 24 hour Phuket 83120 Thailand. Call: painting. Contact K. Pueng for security. Please contact for 076-202585 or 089-1968449. additional details. Tel: 087-270 more info. Tel: 081-082 5707. Fax: 076-202911. Email : 9093 or K. Ne at Tel: 087-689 lakeviewapartment_phuket 9679 (English/Thai). Email: @hotmail.com allservices29 @gmail.com PHUKET HOME MAINTENANCE SKILLED EUROPEAN Construction, renovation, GUEST ROOMS WELDER electricians, plumbers, car- AVAILABLE MIG and TIG. Work with All penters, painters, tilers, gar- Nang Noi's - double room, grades of Stainless Steel, Alu- deners, sand wash and gut- affordable accommoda- minium, and Steel. 3D-CAD ter. Contact K. Rin. Tel: 084- tion. Call or mail for details. drawings in Solidworks. 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HOBIE 16 SPEED BOAT FOR SUPER CHARGED NEW COBALT 262 14' SEA DOO BEST PRICE! Very good condition. Price SALE URGENT Sea scooter. New in box, paid Brand new Cobalt 262 for sale. JET BOAT 150,000 baht. Tel: 089-470 33ft wooden hull, 2x200 hp, 600 euros. Price 15,000 baht.Tel: Top of the line bowrider with full 8926. Email: [email protected] Yamaha 2007, 23+2 pax. Price 081-294 5441. options. Candied red graphics, 800,000 baht. Tel: 086-192- fully transferable warranty. Ly- 2174. 2 PROPELLERS ing Phuket, VAT paid, ready for SHARKCAT 23 Suitable for sailboat, bronze, the high season! Tel: 084-442 Refurbished 2007/8. Twin WELLCRAFT 1.5” to 1.25” bore. Port & SB 5460. Or send to our email: Yamaha 200hp with low SCARAB 31 Price 8,000 baht each, ono. [email protected] hours. Cabin with dbl berth & 2 x 250 hp Mercs, 390 hours, Tel: 087-275 9618. Email: sea For further details, at http:// Twin 85hp engines. Rebuilt, toilet. Versatile: cruising, fish- fully serviced. Speeds to 60 [email protected] starship yachts.com fast, cover, canopy, trailer, ing, water skiing. Thai regis- knots, bow cabin, portable toilet, GPS. Price: 395,000 baht. tered. Price: 985,000 baht. GPS, VHF, Sunbrella, all new 32 FEET CATAMARAN Tel: 085-7851597. Email: Tel: 076-348117, 081-891 interior, red and white. Come and SAILING DINGHY built 2007/8 from plywood and [email protected] 9653. Fax: 076-348118. Or see! Offers invited around 1.8 5M50 epoxy fibreglass. Plenty of sent to email: rob@sailing- million baht. Tel: 083-646 7282, Motor mercury 60 ch. 1 year 6 space, nice to live on. 720,000 thailand.com MAXUM 2,300 - 083-636 9327. Or sent to email months old. Price 500,000 baht. Tel: 087-092 9921. Email: DAYCRUISER [email protected] baht. Tel: 087-266 7209. Con- [email protected] 23 foot cabin boat, 260 hp. Per- tact more details at email: fect day and overnight boat! PLATU 25 BOAT FOR SALE [email protected] NEW LUXURY 70FT Sleeps 3 in cabin. Top condi- A proven race winner. Com- 3.40m rigid single hull, engines CATAMARAN Tohatsu 25cc, cover for inflat- tion! Only 1,500,000 baht! plete inventory update in late STABLE DAY BOAT Shangani is a New Luxury 70ft Would you like to charter a 2006 and has sailed one re- able boat, one seat removable. Tel: 089-932 5175. Or email: Launched 2003, Bear Cat, 9.5 Catamaran Charter in Phuket. speed boat? We want you to gatta since. In excellent con- Price: 175,700 baht. Call Mr [email protected] m with twin Mariner 200hp en- Tel: 076-326026, 081-968- ask for it. We have 27ft, 35ft, dition and is dry-stored under Dydi at 087-161 6984. gines. Ideal dive or day trip boat. 5357. Or Fax: 076-270678. and 45ft. All are available. Tel: cover. 550,000 baht ono. Tel: 1997 BAYLINER 28 Out of water for one year. Boat www.tigermarinecharter.com 086-885 6885. Or email: 076-348117, 081-891 9653. CABIN BOAT MAXUM 2000 SR - is on hardstand at the Boat La- Or sent to our email: webmas [email protected] Fax: 076-348118. Email: rob 28 feet. 300 hp V8 with only BOWRIDER goon for your inspection. Excel- [email protected] @sailing-thailand.com 300 hours. Sleeps 4. Perfect Eddie Bauer Edition. Year lent condition. Asking 1.3mil for fishing and sleeping over- 1994. Rarely used. Only 300 baht. Tel: 081-536 2069. Email: YACHT-ROD SAILING night. Only 1,500,000 baht! BENETEAU hours. Very good condition. [email protected] CATAMARAN Tel: 089-932 5175. Email: CYCLADES 393 7 AND 9 METERS 895,000 baht. Tel: 02-661 Fun Performance Cruiser. Tel: [email protected] Enjoy sailing from Phuket SUPER RIBS 7676, 081-628 4798. Email: 089-587 1862. Email: mmc and learn a little. 3 cabins, 2 Four new 2009 ribs – 7m and [email protected] LUXURY DAY [email protected] See OUTBOARD WANTED toilets. Layout excellently 9m. The boats include single DIVING BOAT website for more details at: Yamaha 2 hp outboard wanted. maintained and loaded with and twin mounted 225 hp 36 FOOT JENNEAU for sale, luxury day/overnight http://www.typhoonsails.com/ Please contact by email or at extras. Thai registered and Mercs enabling speeds of 60 SAILING steel diving boat. 26m, 2x stiletto.html the mobile number above. Tel: under maintenance contract knots, new galvanized dual yacht. Originally bought from cummins 350hp, twin disc 081-894 1530. Or sent email: with advance bookings. Tel: axle trailers, all options, CE, Sunsail, fully overhauled. Low gear boxes, 1x50kva & 1x SPORT FISHING BOAT [email protected] 076-348117, 081-8916953. COC, GPS, triple tanks, big price. Now at Boat Lagoon 16kva gen, fully equipped. 6 metre custom built centre Fax: 076-348118. Email: sunbrella. All new with full war- dock E7. Tel: 087-626 5396. Price 8 mil baht ono. Contact console mariner 115hp, very low ORIGINAL V-MAX [email protected] ranties. Come try Tel: 083-646 www.thailandboating.com Phil 084-017 4175. Email: hours usage, great boat for 1992, 145hp, airport area. Price 7282, 083-636 9327. Email: [email protected] share with friends, 550,000 baht 138,000 baht. Tel: 085-795 HOBIE CAT 14 [email protected] FISHING BOAT ono. Tel: 084-849 2804. 9160. with launching trolley & spares, 43 ft Thai fishing boat. Hino Diesel engine, Borg Warner trans (new), FLYBRIDGE BOAT LONG TAIL FIBER good condition. Price 65,000 32FT CATAMARAN ZODIAC 40HP baht. Phuket town. Please outriggers and more. For quick for sale. Brand new 36 foot fiber- GLASS 4 double cabins, 32sqm sail sale, a bargain at 300,000 baht. glass boat. Perfect diving, Komboda diesel, 1 engine 3 Includes all equipment, trailer, Contact more details. Tel: 076- area, 9 HP Honda. 490,000 steering, console, anchor, vest 224596. Pic available on request. Tel: 076- sightseeing or fishing vessel. years old. Not used much. baht. Contact more details. Tel: 388478, 083-520 7308. Emaill: Contact more details. Email: Price 45,000 baht. Tel: 085-798 etc. Tel: 087-265 6089. 087-461 8089. 30FT MOTOR YACHT [email protected] [email protected] 6929. DAY DIVE BOAT Beautiful Sea Ray Sundancer. TROLLING MOTOR for sale or rent. Nissan 450hp, Fully loaded. 300 hours. 2.3 Brand new in "Motorguide" 25kw, 21m. Generator: Bauer million baht. Immediately. avail- Mercury model, 46FB, 12 volts, compressor or cert 45 pax. Pay able Tel: 076-317538, 085-111 5-speed. Dealer price 500USD. over 3 years. Price 3.5 million 1455. Please sent to email: Task only 400USD. Tel: 083-633 baht. Email: [email protected] [email protected] 1054.

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COOK, STAFF NEEDED Chalong restaurant needs a cook and all new staff. Call Jeff. Tel: 081-476 0380.

RECEPTIONIST & MARKETING Staff wanted at Phuket Spa, Chalong. Urgent! Tel: 076- 282704, 085-567 8929. Fax: 076-282703. Or send email: [email protected]

DREAM SALES OPPORTUNITY!$$ Earn US$1,000 a week living in paradise! Holiday Ownership Company seeks new and ex- perienced reps. Please contact for more information. Tel: 083- 396 1918. Or send to email: [email protected]

PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER required for small business in Karon. Must be able to input data to softwear program and produce annual P&L and bal- ance sheet. Tel: 084-842 0340.

SECRETARY WANTED Travel agency looking for Thai fe- male secretary to do book keep- ing, VAT paperwork, license re- newal etc. English not necessary but helpful. Tel: 076-330967, 081- 970 6503. Fax: 076-330990. Email: [email protected]

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Employment INTERNATIONAL Wanted TRADE EXPERT 18 yrs successful track record in International PROFFESSIONAL Trade, Import/Export, Stra- SINGER tegic Global Sourcing and SEEKING FEMALE ENGLISH SPEAKING seeking work with a live band or Supply Chain Manage- BOAT YARD MANAGER TEACHERS WANTED IN ASSISTANT LADY SEEK a hotel. Please contact for more ment. MBA from top US In- information. Tel: 089-2887528. stitute. Fluent Chinese and Yacht Haven Marina is presently PHUKET English a must, able to drive. wanted 3 or 4 evenings / wk Email: [email protected] English, conversational planning a new haul out facility with Satree Phuket School is Duties to include: phone calls, must be quite young, friendly Thai. Targeting employ- travel lift able to handle 20 to 25 seeking full time native English completing errands and local & kind. Contact John. Tel: ment with a strong com- boats. We are looking for a yard speakers to teach English, tasks, and other matters as 083-102 8922. Email: greg NANNY TO WORK pany in Phuket. U.S. Citi- manager with the following: marine arts, health, mathematics, they arise. Salary: 10,000 baht [email protected] ABROAD zen. Tel: 087-898 4516, engineering qualifications/or young guide and hoteling to per month. Replies must in- 089-813 4456. Email: strong technical experience in 11-18 year old students. To be- clude photo. Tel: 080-695- SALES/MARKETING Thai lady, 34 years old do [email protected] this field, previous boat yard expe- gin in May. Salary begins at 6661. Email: contico@telkom. DIRECTOR house work. 10 years now in rience, strong communication 30,000 baht. 4 weeks paid net looking for similar position Australia. Prefer go Europe, skills & good command of written holiday, government health with upmarket resort and villa Canada, USA or Phuket. PROGRAMMER & spoken English. Computer lit- plan. Minimum requirements: project. 20 years experi- Available from March. Email: LOOKING FOR JOB BAR MANAGER [email protected] erate, proven managerial skills Bachelor’s Degree or above, Soi Gonzo, to take care of ence, dynamic achiever. Experienced Danish program- with ability to create & implement plus TEFL or CELTA certifi- evening duties, expert etc. En- Contact Tony. Tel: 089-471- mer located in Phuket is look- systems and a sound all-round cate, or equivalent. Be pre- glish speaking. Interested? Call 1503. CHILDRENSITTER 23 ing for work on short/long term knowledge of boats & the industry. pared to present all original Khun Simon. for more additional Nice girl, German + English projects. Keywords: PHP, This is a full time position. Tel: 076- certificates at interview. Tel: details. Tel: 085-7965767, 081- AUTOMATION SALE speaking. Full or part time Zend Framework, Java (+JSP/ 206704. Fax: 076-206706. Email: Salary range: 40,000 to 084-666 3557. Please email 580- 6707. Patong. Please contact for more servlets), mySQL, JavaScript, [email protected] 75,000 baht. Experience an CV with covering letter to details. Tel: 083-639 9137. (D)HTML, AJAX, MVC, Linux www.yacht-haven-phuket.com [email protected] or asset. Must have technical STAFF NEEDED server administration and [email protected] knowledge, and be skilled objec orientation. Tel: 085- to sell discount Books to tour- ADVERTISING and able to read electrical 073 9994. Email: jan.faroe@ ists around Patong. Work EXPERIENCED COMPANY CIVIL ENGINEER drawings. Thai national, own gmail.com when you want. Average earn- TEACHER seeks Thai national female for NEEDED car. Please send CV to: ings 20,000 baht per month. New kindergarten look- office assistant position. Re- Must have good English [email protected] Tel: 083-392 2032. ing for Thai teachers. En- RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH quirements: excellent knowl- communication skills and a glish necessary. Please speaking lady seeks position in edge of spoken and written En- Bachelor’s degree. 3-5 years LOOKING FOR contact for more informa- Phuket, age 27. Experience in glish, advanced computer skills. experience in related field. Please RECEPTIONIST ENGLISH TEACHER tion. Tel: 076-385795, marketing/advertising, tourism Please contact for futher de- contact for futher details. Tel: 087- Night time work. Looking for for Italian lady. Please con- 085-470 4800. Email: and hotel business. Contact tails. Tel: 084-844 1469. Email: 716 2700. Or send email: English speaking male. Tel: tact Anna for more details. Tel: [email protected] Irina. Tel: 080-601 7792. Email: thai [email protected] [email protected] 087-627 9312. 081-432 6587. [email protected] Gazette Online Classifieds – 10,000 readers every day! March 21 - 27, 2009 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 43 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

MACHINE BICYCLE AQUA SCOOTER GYM KATA BOOKS TRAILER FOR Articles New 250 CC sale 10,000 baht. 150W underwater AQUA for sale. equipment only. 70 plus books for sale, job lot or INFLATABLE BOAT For Sale Please contact for more infor scooter. Includes charger. Ideal New paint and chromium. separately. Need to clear – Suitable for 4m inflatable mation.Tel: 081- 294 5441. for snorkeling. MAX depth: Tel: 086-120 3660. Email: cheap! Mobile: 085-7866752. boat. Large wheels for easy 20m. Excellent condition. Tel: [email protected] Email: [email protected] launching. Strong steel struc- BRAND NEW HAIER 6 RATTAN CHAIRS 084-850 1387. Email: dominic ture. 28,000 baht. Tel: 084- EQUIPMENT with plate glass table top, @hitemp.co.za ECOSAVE POWER GAS BBQ W/ 5 BURNERS 850 1387. Email: dominic@ Air-condition, two 9000BTU, price 9,000 baht. Epson 925 SAVERS Heavy duty, 2nd hand gas hitemp.co.za price 11,000 baht each and one printer, price 3,000 baht. BBQ WINE COOLER for sale: Reduce your Electric BBQ in good condition. 40,000 12000BTU, price 15,000 baht. with gas bottle, price 12,000 SANDEN BRAND Bills by 10%-15%. Plug in and baht new; want 15,000 baht 3 Haier minibars, price 3,500 baht. Fagor washing ma- As new. 45 bottle capacity, Save. CE registered use in ono. Tel: 081-271 0496. Email: CARPETS FROM baht each. 5 Sharp electric chine, good condition, price black. Quick sale 13,000 baht. Thailand or your own country. [email protected] TURKEY water heaters, 3500w, price 4,000 baht. Patong area. Tel: Tel: 082-280 7576. Email: Plaese note: these are not the 2,500 baht each. Electrolux 089-972 2861. [email protected] cheap rubbish sold on Thai BABY / TODDLER espresso machine, price 7,000 market stalls! Tel: 086-905 STUFF baht. 6 wooden doors, price OUT OF BUSINESS 1529. Email: maitland998 Imported quality Quinny 2,000 baht each. Tel: 085-336 SALE! ELECTROLUX @hotmail.com Speedi SX, three-wheel 0231. 2ea 9,000 BTU A/Cs. Swim pool WASHING MACHINE baby/toddler stroller with pump filter, 22 boxes of stone 2007. EWF 579, 5.5kg, BIKE JACKET AND Maxi-Cosi car seat (fits to- NEW THAILAND decor, black granite, cushions, cold-fill. Paid 14,000 baht. FULL FACE gether). 10,000 baht. Good CLASSIFIEDS glow sticks, ice bins, glass Price 6,000 baht. Tel: 089- - Leather road bike jacket with quality traditional dark wood New Thailand Classifieds site. sinks, urinals. Security cam- 867 1428. Email: david@ body armor: 5,000 baht. crib with pads and mattress. FREE ads online. Advertise your eras, fire ext, Yamaha 18ch liddell.com - Nolan full face Syncrotech 7,500 baht. Or everything for articles free. Tel: 087-279 6826. mixer, lighted signs, and more! helmet: 5,000 baht. 15,000 baht. Tel: 076-282- Email: [email protected] For Tel: 083-590 7871. Email: info@ Second hand but good condi- 795, 081-787 9454. Fax: further details, please see our thaijobseeker.com MOVING SALE 076-246180. 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Tel: 082- One Carabina clip is bent but in Khao Lak. Tel: 086-281 Bulletins 274 9860. 1945. Email: thedivezone@ MOVING SALE GOLF CLUBS PING works fine. Selling due to re- location. 45kg. Tel: 085-724 hotmail.com Honda Airblade, price 42, 000 9 irons, 2 woods & bag, price 0796. Email: danm_uk@ baht ono. 37 inch Sony Bravia, ESPRESSO COFFEE 12,000 baht. Surfboard Mini yahoo.co.uk RECUMBENT price 22,000 baht. Hot plate, FOR SALE Malibu, 7" x 4", classic, as new EXCERCISE BIKE plus bag, price 15,000 baht. fryer, mattress.Tel: 089-730 Top quality espresso roast, Want to buy a recumbent Please contact for more infor- SUUNTO DIVER'S 7390. whole bean, 100% Pure High- excercise bike in good con- mation. Tel: 087-881 7600. COMPUTER land Arabica Coffee from dition. Can collect if the right Suunto Moskito dive computer, WOODWORK Chiang Mai. Only 400 baht bike found. Tel: 081-892 just serviced, new battery. 2 MACHINES per kilo. Only 75 kilos available GYM FOR SALE 7948. Email: jypenman@ years old, good condition. All machinery to make kitchens. at this price. Hurry, call now! Equipment only, new cover, phuket.ksc.co.th Price new was 16,000 baht. I Tel: 084-847 3304. See website Tel: 081-091 4335. Email: new chromium, new paint. Tel: need 6,000 baht. Email: jen at www.selectphuket/thai.com [email protected] 086-120 3660. Email: chilli [email protected] [email protected] MOVING SALE CHILDREN’S BED For sale at low prices: EXCLUSIVE BABY COT FURNITURE SALE like new. 3,800 baht. Before CHEST FREEZER - Bravia 26" LCD TV ‘Brown Bear' Baby Cot and 2 beds with mattresses, price: 7,000 baht at Super Cheap. very good condition. Trainer exer- - Kitchen Furniture mattress. Excellent condition, 30,000 baht each. Italian de- Airport area. Tel: 085-795 cise new 20,000 baht, sell 9,000 - Philips DVD Micro Theater only 18 months old. Complies to signed leather sofa, price: 9160. baht. HP computer, Laptop and European regulations. Bought - Sony Micro Hi-Fi System 25,000 baht. Granite sofa table, desktop. 1,000 DVX French at Central for 11,000Baht, will Contact. Email: bretonne_ price: 7,500 baht. Dining table SONY PLAY STATION 3 movies. Tel: 081-294 5441. sell for 5,500Baht. Tel: 083-106 [email protected] Website: set, price: 13,000 baht. LCD games. 12 titles. Excellent con- 6855. Email: lyndon.ellis@ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ Samsung 46 inch, DVD, sur- dition, great price. Please con- CITIZEN DIVER'S luxurycollection.com 33827300@N05 round system, TV bench, tact for more information. Tel: WATCH price: 60,000 baht. Tel: 083-523 087-279 6700. Citizen diver's watch. Depth 1188. gauge, dive log and stop watch. NEW RESTAURANT Comes with extra stainless Agents for Classified Advertising ITALIAN KITCHEN SALE FRIDGE steel strap. Two years old. New: Original Italian kitchen wood Must see. Quick sale price 15,000 baht. I need 6,000 baht. nuts. For photos contact K. 10,000 baht. Tel: 081-8081804. Contact. 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Khun Woody’s Sandwich Shoppe Tel: 076-282403 Fisherman’s Way Business Center, Chao Fa East Rd

K.L. Mart Tel: 076-280400/3 Patak Rd, Chalong Fax: 076-280403

Earth Language School Tel: 076-232398/9 Phang Nga Rd, Phuket City Fax: 076-232398

Sin & Lee Tel: 076-258369 Thalang Rd, Phuket City Fax: 076-211230

Taurus Travel Tel: 076-344521/2 Aroonsom Plaza Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong Fax: 076-344523

41 Minimart Tel/Fax: 076-324312 Srisoonthorn Rd, Cherng Talay

Deli Supermarket Tel: 076-342275 Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong Fax: 076-344314 44 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS March 21 - 27, 2009 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

BUDDHIST FACTORY FROZEN GREAT OPPORTUNITY BEST INVESTMENT IN GREAT BUSINESS MEDITATION STORAGE in central Patong. Guesthouse/ PATTAYA! OPPORTUNITY 5 daily meditation sessions , for sale or rent. On 3 rai includ- bar, 17 suites plus manager in A new condotel project is now Small exclusive development daily Dhamma talks, retreats ing staff rooms, 3 phase electric residence. Long lease, great available for pre-sale booking on Samui with great pan- and yoga offered. Kamala. city provided. 4.2 million baht. value for money, short and long reservations. Located in the oramic sea views of Koh Donation only. Contact Sarah. Tel: 087-269 4083. term tenants, good returns. heart of Pattaya, walking dis- Phangan, and the Gulf of Tel: 085-478 6502. Website at Short walk to beach. Price 3.5 tance to all giant hypermarkets Thailand. This development is www.meditate-Thailand.com KAMALA RESTAURANT million baht ono. Tel: 087-383- and vibrant nightlife district. 40% completed and it com- for rent or sale. European and 6505. Email: property.thai@ Price starting from only 1.4 mil- prises 23 apartments with Thai food. Call for more informa- hotmail.com lion baht. Hurry, reserve now 153-204sqm living space, SPONSOR tion. Tel: 081-677 8862. before fully sold out. Tel: 038-716- and 9 exclusive apartments ON LINE OPTION 222, 089-200 3222. Email: en starting from 153-170sqm a needy child. The TRADING Phuket International [email protected] with private living space, and BAR FOR SALE Private consultancy. Trade Women’s Club is a For further details, please see double communal pool with Busy bar for sale in Bangla gold, oil, bonds, corn, etc from volunteer organization our website at http://www.east water features and spacious Road. Prime location and home safely & profitably with a raising funds for pointpattaya.com outside living area. The total takes lots of $$$. Genuine rea- small account. Recession proof educational scholar- land size is 3 rai. Price 75 mil- son for sale. 2.6 million baht income. No exp or genius req. ships. We rely on the lion baht. Tel: 086-272 6508. ono. For serious inquiries, Simple effective methods. Pro- TOP LOCATION, goodwill of donors and Email: henkideainvest@ please contact Khun Darren. posal & references available. KARON BEACH sponsors – small and yahoo.com Tel: 084-328 3476. Email: Tel: 081-737 3958. Email: Restaurant located 50m from large. If you would like [email protected] [email protected] the beach. 35+ seats, 2 years to put something back remaining on the contract, with PHANG NGA into the community in renewable rent at 10,000 baht COMPANY FOR SALE 2 BED APARTMENT RIVERSIDE which you live, contact Foreign owned, set up for 2 per month. Price: 495,000 guesthouse. 300sqm. 5 bed- us to find out more PATONG baht. Tel: 080-693 8459. Email: million baht in capital. No in- Luxury apartment, 2 bath- rooms, 2 bathrooms, aircon, liv- about giving a prize or come or expenses. Price: [email protected] ing room, large veranda. Pon- being a sponsor. rooms, ADSL, True visions, 30,000 baht. Tel: 086-197 2571. large pool, aircon. Great deal, toon boatdock parking infront of Contact Carol (Tel: Email: [email protected] your house, carpark. Electric- 087-417 8860) or Sue long or short term rental. Tel: COMPANY FOR SALE I bought and sold 1 plot of land ity, household registered in (Tel: 087-277 6948). Or 086-279 0837. with this Co Ltd. 5,000 baht for Bangling or Bangpath on the Email: 25%SHARE OF BUSY year balance is paid. Tel: 085- sea. 18km from town. Price [email protected] BANGLA BAR Front of Soi bar on Bangla. Well TOP LOCATION, 795 5383. 700,000 baht from private. Tel: established & yearly profits. KARON BEACH 084-440 5669. Restaurant located 50m from 750,000 baht. Tel: 084-455- KATA RESTAURANT Business the beach. 35+ seats, 2 years 6743. Email: andythailand@ for sale. 60-seat, well estab- SHOPHOUSE WITH remaining on the contract, with Opportunities hotmail.co.uk lished. Tel: 086-120 3660. Email: RESTAURANT renewable rent at 10,000 baht [email protected] Direct sale by owner: 4-story per month. Price: 495,000 GUESTHOUSE FOR shophouse with exclusive Italian baht. Tel: 080-693 8459. Email: RESTAURANT: 290,000 SALE restaurant. Sale includes BAHT! [email protected] GUESTHOUSE 3.5 15 rooms, Chanote title. 2 bed- YEAR LEASE kitchen hardware/furniture. (Pizza) for sale in Kamala, rent rooms apartment. Sale by at Nanai/Banzzan Road junc- Chanote title. Tel: 076-319349, 10,000 baht per month. Tel: owner. Tel: 086-270 6454. NEW SHOP, LAGUNA tion, next to 7Eleven. 6 rooms, 086-905 0056. Email: peter 089-469 6839. Email: [email protected] for rent in very good location. TEACHER TRAINING beauty salon at bottom, sepa- [email protected] Website: TEFL TTT language school, Entrance Laguna Cherng rate entrance to room. No key www.casadorasa.com Ministry of Education certified, GUESTHOUSE KAMALA Talay. Tel: 081-091 5919. BUSINESS HOUSE money. Price 800,000 baht. 1 year education visa. Tel: 087- 1.4 million baht. 4 rooms for rent, FOR SALE 2 rooms for staff, laundry, bar, Contact Mats. Tel: 081-787- PROFITABLE 080 2759. See website at http:/ chanote title. 1 shop, 154sqm. 25% SHARE IN 2573. Contact Tag Tel: 085-795 /www.ttt-tefl.com restaurant. Tel: 087-269 0013. House 8 bedrooms, bath- COMPANY FOR SALE AIRPORT HOTEL 2101. Profitable and legal farang- Please see our website at http:/ rooms, terrace 35sqm. 1 apart- Partner illness forces sale of owned Thai company, with work /www.kamala-viaggi.com ment, 56sqm, terrace 56sqm. BUDS PRESCHOOL / 25% of the Phuket Airport Hotel permit and import license from Good location near Laguna NURSERY for 3 million baht. Profitable and HASIP PEE ROAD FDA for high quality candy from YOUR OPPORTUNITY Hotel Cherng Talay. Price 19 High-quality structured bi-lingual unique hotel. Tel: 076-328451, Popular bar/restaurant, 40 Europe. Comes with 750,000 to have your own restaurant or million baht. Tel: 081-091 5919. child care, native English teach- 085-158 6322. Fax 076-328- covers, owner's 2-bed- baht's worth of product, client beer bar in Kamala. Tel: 081-737 ers to teach ages 1 1/2 - 6 years. 451. Email: phuketairporthotel room apartment and 3 en contracts, homepage w/email 4655, 081-367 3100. Email: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Transporta- GUESTHOUSE @yahoo.com For further de- suite bedrooms, and roof and a pick-up truck (Toyota 4- [email protected] tion available from Patong, AND BAR tails, please see our website terrace – 483 sq/m in to- door, 4x4). Price: 1.5 million Karon, Phuket, Rawai and in good location Patong. Fully at: http://www.PhuketAirport tal. Views over Patong baht. Tel: 083-646 7282. Email: Chalong. Tel: 076-282232, 080- SALE-FISHING equipped. 5 year lease, rent Hotel.com Bay and jungle. Chanote [email protected] 624 7060.Website: www.buds- CENTER paid until Feb 2010. Good price. title. 13.5 million baht. No phuket.com 20km to Kao Lak. House Tel: 084-842 4850. ANNA BEAUTY agents. For more info 80sqm, land 750sqm. Has 2 for sale. In Patong, Sainamyen contact Colin on 084-842- Business bungalows. Price 1.5 million 5 SHOPS FOR RENT Rd. Beauty salon and mas- 1434. Email: colin.turpin Products & FLOWER IN LOVE baht. Please contact for more Patong Beach. Call for more sage shop. Call Khun Anna at @btinternet.com Services Flower in Love is a flower information. Tel: 081-537 2836. information. Tel: 081-958 6741. 081-958 5083. shop in Phuket. We have a fresh and artificial flower OPEN BUSINESS service for any occasion Rawai/Nai Harn area. Guest 50 MINS TO PHI PHI (wedding, graduation, fu- house with 6 rooms, well neral, party) and arrange- equipped, 40sqm. Price ment (bouquet, vase, bas- 350,000baht. 50-seat restau- ket, wreath, decor). Free rant, well equipped. All 1.5 delivery in Phuket area. million baht. Please contact Special service to those for more information. Tel: who order from us: a free 087-095 7597, 089-647 5422. photo of the order via MMS or elsewhere. Our new 35 or e-mail. You can trust us in delivering the best flow- BANGLA ROAD feet speedboat has GPS, music and navigator. We ers to the one you love. To Soi Eric. Bar for sale. provide a good service in- place your order today, 130sqm, fully furnished. cluding lunch with soft please call Fern at 076- Contract until June 2013. drinks and fruit. Please call 221687 or 086-556 1033. Rent 47,000 baht per for reservation. Tel: 086- Website:http://www. month. Price 6 million baht. 8856885. flowerinlove-pk.com Tel: 085-691 1482.

GUESTHOUSE KATA Invest safely in property, close Need help finding a to Kata beach. One of the most popular guesthouses in Phuket. lawyer? Good also in low season. Com- pany with Chanote ownership. Can also discuss renting. For Try PhuketGazette.Net details call 081-894 8446. March 21 - 27, 2009 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 45 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

ROLAND KEYBOARD VISA TO AUSTRALIA E50 Registered Australian Mi- for sale. Free “how to play” gration Agent assisting music lesson. Price 36,000 with all types of visas to baht. Tel: 084-847 3304. Australia, including: - Spouse/Partner Visas - Student Visas Personal - Tourist Visas Services - Family Visas. We handle the entire pro- PERSONAL TRAINER cess and can legally repre- Lose weight, build muscles. sent you at the embassy English speaking, ACE certi- and Immigration depart- fied. Tel: 087-894 3258. ment. Free initial consulta- tion and personalized ser- AWARD-WINNING vice. Contact for more infor- PHOTOGRAPHER mation. Tel: 084-768 0536. Freelance photographer avail- Email: contact@ozvisa. able for hire, over 10 years' ex- org For further details, perience. Any occasion or as- please see our website: signment, contact Sakhorn. http://www.ozvisa.org Tel: 086-305 6372. Email: [email protected] Portfolio http://simpson38. Computers multiply.com Personals LAPTOP TOSHIBA paid 32,000 baht. Price 13,000 baht. Tel: 081-294 5441.

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THE GOLF GURU 18 bay driving range, PGA golf professional lessons. Half hour 1,500 baht. Club repair available. One tray of balls 50 baht. Contact Martin at 089-731 9390 open 8:00am to 8:00pm.

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IPHONE 18GB, 15,000 BAHT and iPod, BlackBerry. Paid BACKGAMMON 45,000 baht. Price 10,000 Retired Businessman look- baht. Tel: 081-294 5441. ing for Backgammon Play- ers in Phuket. Tel: 081-577 8443. Musical Instruments Pets GR PIANO FOR SALE Strings rusty, sounds perfect. MISSING DOG 178 cm. Best offer – above 225,000 baht. Please contact for more information. Tel: 086- 120 7875.

PIANOS FOR RENT Acoustic pianos for rent from since February 23rd. Large only 1,950 baht per month. male dog, newtered, name Used pianos in mint condition Harley, white and brown. Re- for sale. Piano repair profes- ward THB5,000.Contact sionally done by qualified pi- Sally. Tel: 076-380900, 081- ano technician. Piano tuning 396 4545. Contact Suntorn. and professional piano trans- Tel: 087-280 8508. Contact port. Tel: 076-249887. Email: Sue. Tel: 081-647 4777. [email protected]

PHUKET LANGUAGE A & D LEGAL SCHOOL ACCOUNTING 1 year Visas offered with free - Land transfer Thai lessons included. Stay - Company set up 15,999 in Phuket. No more Visa WEB DESIGN WEBSITE ONLY baht. runs. Also offered: inexpen- An interesting website helps 7,500 THB! - Visa, work permit 6,999 sive Thai and English les- your business. Contact us Professional design, baht. sons - private and corporate. for a quality website. Email: ready in 48hrs! Tel: 089- - Accounting 2,000 baht. Also monthly TEFL teaching extra [email protected] 235 0969. Email: sales@ courses: Call today! Tel: 082- Audit or other matter on re- Website: www.designby lfr-asia.com http://www.lfr- 283 3445. Email: stuartk quest-free advice. concept.net asia.com @teflphuket.com Tel: 087-888 1761. 46 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS March 21 - 27, 2009 Wheels & Motors

NISSAN 2000 MODEL SALOON CAR MITSUBISHI STRADA ISUZU D-MAX CAB 4 Saloon Cars MAZDA CONVERTIBLE Full options, LPG, new engine, Chevrolet Optra, automatic, 2005 MX-5 perfect car, powerful stereo. Only 2008, 15,000km. New price 85,000km, manual gear, CD Player. Good condition, runs MAZDA MX 5 75,000 baht. Tel: 085-783 1890. 780,000 baht, sale price 465,000 baht. Please call: 084-441 3633. great. 2.5L. Only one owner. 12 years old but in great con- 300,000 baht ono. Must see!! dition. 62,000 km, red with hard BMW E39 523 I YEAR 2004 Tel: 087-270 9093. & soft tops. Stereo, A/C 1,800 HONDA CIVIC VTEC cc. 550,000 baht ono. email Very well maintained, used few photos available.Tel: 081-894 times, 30,000 km. Price: 1.45 1993, automatic, alloy CHEVROLET PICKUP 0339. Fax 077-422420. Email: million baht. Possible payment S.C.D. Fully insured, excel- 2003. 130,000km. Perfect 2006 [email protected] over 4 years at 5% interest with lent condition. Price 230,000 condition. Runs great. 3.0L, Price 295,000 baht. For more 350,000 baht down payment baht. Contact Keith. automatic, only one owner. information, please call. Tel: Tel: 086-278 0054. 084-441 3633. RED MAZDA MX5 FOR 2002, 75,000km, yellow. New and 48 installments of 27,500 Price: 490,000 baht. Contact SALE set of tyres, beautiful 18 inch baht. Tel: 076-344818, 081-375 for more details. Tel: 087-270 9093. 2007, very good condition, soft rims. Excellent condition both 0016. Fax: 076-344057. Email: TOYOTA VIOS 1.5S [email protected] NISSAN NV roof. Price 1.7 million baht. Call soft and hard top, 1 lady 1.5cc. Sporty. Full options, AUTOMATIC or mail for more details. Tel: owner. Full options, urgent MITSUBISHI STRADA 1,958 V.W BEETLE brown. Year 2004, 84,000km. August 2007. Price 275,000 081-737 1687. Email: raisamail sale. Price 1.2 million baht. Please call for more details. Tel: 2005 1.6 black/white. A/C, CD-radio. baht. Call for more details. @gmail.com Tel: 081-823 4627. 080-695 0692. 4-door, air-con, 50,000km, Tel: 086-154 2255. Blue book and taxed. Great manual, 2WD. 250,000 baht. looking car. 160,000 baht ono. Tel: 086-272 7636. Email: BLACK BMW 5 Tel: 087-051 5831. Email: Pickups [email protected] MAZDA PICKUP SERIES MAZDA 323 sowhatsitallabout@hotmail. 125,000km. Perfect condition. SALOON com MITSUBISHI TRITON 100,000 baht.. Tel: 087- 975 7672. 1999, silver, alloy wheels, FORD RANGER 2007 DB CAB, GLS LTD, 4WD, Or email:[email protected] full electrics, new CD radio, MOVING QUICK SALE Urgent sale, absolute bargain! 2008, black, full options + TV excellent condition, farang Chevy Aveo. 520,000 baht, can Near new, Turbo Diesel, DVD. Insurance and tax paid for NISSAN NV WINGROAD owner. Price 245,000 baht. finance 120,000 baht deposit. 31,000 km. 365,000 baht. Call 2009. Call for more details. Tel: Silver, extra cab, factory Contact Peter. Tel: 087-279 12,000 baht per month. Honda or mail for more information. 087-033 9540. canopy, auto. 3 years old, CD, 8286. Air Blade, 7,000km. Price Tel: 087-054 0355. Email: TV, 50,000 km. Farang owner 2004, 530 IA. Supercharged 35,000 baht. Tel: 089-534 6797. [email protected] NISSAN NAVARA leaving Phuket. Price 220,000 with blueprinted engine, 325hp. PICK UP baht. Tel: 083-967 2213. Please call or mail for more MAZDA MX5 NISSAN SENTRA 2000 FORD RANGER 2007 Soft & hard top, driven daily, 2007 Make, full options, low details. Tel: 076-239967. Email: New LPG, automatic, ste- Turbo diesel, great car, near new CHEVROLET really fun car to drive. 650,000 mileage. Price 630,000 baht. nuanchan.singkhong@cbre. reo, aircon, looks perfect. condition! 30,000km 385,000 COLORADO baht ono. Tel: 084-849 2804. Call more details. Tel: 085-783 co.th Supercheap asking price of baht. Tel: 087-054 0355. Email: 1890. pick up. 4 door, 4WD. 3.0L die- only 99,000 baht. Tel: 089- [email protected] sel, full option, black, 4 yrs. Only NICE MIRA 728 6752. 2005 PHANTOM 73,000km, very good condition NISSAN CEFIRO 1993. Carefully maintained and 70,000 baht or best offer. service record. Available quick serviced. Price 65,000 baht. 2006 TOYOTA VIGO sale at 400,000 baht or make an Executive V6, low mileage, TRANSPORTATION Please contact for more de- Call more details. Tel: 081-187 Fantastic cars for sale. tails. Tel: 084-778 1900. Email: offer. English Tel: 086-948 6981, new tyres etc. 2003, dark 4707. Thai Tel: 085-471 3706. blue. Price 520,000 baht 1985 Honda, new paint. peter@mollymalonesthailand. ono. Call for more details. com HONDA CITY ZX VTEC, 1978 Toyota, new parts. Tel: 086-742 6265. 1991 Nissan. 75,000 baht each 1.5 AUTO TOYOTA HILUX + THE BEST June '07. Top of range, silver, Make offer. All cars farang YAMAHA NOUVO LOOKING NISSAN SENTRA 92 SBS, airbags. Excellent condi- owned, serviced, all come with Motorbike: Nouvo elegance, Toyota Vigo Prerunner 11/ 230,000km, good condition tion, only 18,500km. Price one year insurance and tax Prerunner to sell. 58,000km, 3500km. 49k baht. Pick up: 2008. 6,000km, 1st class 120,000 baht. Tel: 086-064 575,000 baht ono. Tel: 081-788- paid. Tel: 076-396780, 081-606- manual, 3.0cc diesel. Full op- Hilux great cond.150k baht. insurance, moving back to 8265. Email: qrospidou@ 3490. 3002. tions, DVD-MP3, rear parking Tel: 085-156 9084. Email: Spain, price negotiable. Tel: hotmail.com sensors, front Para shock, etc. [email protected] 087-606 9756. Or email: S.V. CAR TRADING FORD ASPIRE Nice pickup in very good con- [email protected] BENZ 230CC, 1989 Quality used car in Phuket for 120,000 baht. Very good dition! 650,000 baht. Please 2000 ISUZU 6 cyl engine, auto, 2 doors, sale/rent. Opposite new Honda condition, aircon, radio. Call contact (Eng) 089-725 6994, ADVENTURE 2004 ISUZU DMAX LS or email for more information. white. Price 400,000 baht. Call showroom, Chao Fa Road. Call (Thai) 086-745 3359. Email: 150,000 km, reliable, good con- Top of the line with many extras. Tel: 081-719 7015. Email: for more information. Tel: 089- or email for more information. jdelatorre@helmsbriscoe. dition. 330,000 baht obo. Con- Need to sell now! Make me an [email protected] 594 4017. Tel: 081-693 1617. com tact. Call for more information. offer. Call or email for more de- Tel: 081-693 0079. Email: tails. Tel: 086-942 1969. Email: mark@wun schmedia.com [email protected] ISUZU DMAX 2008 Wheels & Motors Brand new, bought for 735,000 MAZDA BT50 NISSAN NV AUTOMATIC baht. Selling for 595,000 baht. Pick-up, 2008. Price 395,000 August 2007. Price 275,000 Less than 4,000km. Tel: 081-271 baht. Call for more information. baht. Call for more details. Tel: 3045. Tel: 084-441 3633. 086-154 2255. Please use this form to write your classified advertisement.

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ISUZU D MAX JRD 125CC ISUZU-MU-7: WANT TO 4 x 4s HIGHLANDER 2004 Motorbikes Year 2007, low kms, green Rentals RENT 4 door, like new inside and out. 5 book, good condition. 2 bikes, We want to rent an Isuzu-MU-7. spd manual, new big tyres, mag price 20,000 baht. 1 bike, price We speak Thai and English. Tel: wheels, leather seats, power win- DUCATI MULTISTRADA 12,000 baht. Tel: 084-842 0340. TOYOTA HILLUX 084-893 9813. Email: bojan MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 for rent. 4WD, first class insur- dows, tax and 1st class insur- DS 1000 [email protected] 2004, immaculate condition, ance. 6 months rental only, ance paid. 80,000 km. 485,000 18,000 km, green book. YAMAHA FINO price 10,000 per month. Tel: baht. Tel: 084-304 9049. Email: 450,000 baht o.n.o. Call or mail for sale. 6 months. Price 33,000 086-076 0141. CITY & DMAX [email protected] for further details. Tel: 089- baht. Call for more details. Tel: RENTALS: 17,000/M 081-294 5441. Top of the line, full insurance, 6941 0639. Email: andrew@ PICKUP FOR RENT FORD RANGER 4X4 automatic transmissions, long damaskdesign.net New Ford Ranger, black, TURBO term. Only 17,000 baht per manual, 4 door, 2500cc, full in- 2004. 52,000km, manual, full SUZUKI INAZUMA month. Tel: 086-942 1969. 2005, 45,000km, very good surance. Available for long term options, first class insurance. HARLEY DAVIDSON Email: [email protected] condition, many extras. 2004. Heritage Softail 1450cc. rent. Call for more details. Tel: Dark blue, includes 40,000 Price 595,000 baht ono.Tel: Silver, bike book. Sale 750,000 084-051 1955, 080-521 9888. baht sound system. Price a 086-277 2691. baht. HD 2007 Night Rod spe- Email: [email protected] CAR RENTAL bargain 430,000 baht. Tel: 081- cial 1250cc. Black, hydrolic, Toyota Vios long term rent. 891 9461. V&H Pipe, bike book. Sale Price 14,000 baht per month. SUZUKI RANGER 4X4 CAR RENTAL Suzuki Jeep, powersteering, air 950,000 baht. Tel: 081-691 Automatic cars with insur- Good condition, red, only 95,000 ISUZU ADVENTURE con. Price 10,000 baht per 9346. Email: sumon@ride ance: Toyota Vios and Honda baht!! Tel: 086-271 6214. Email: SUV month. Tel: 084-441 3633. thailand.com 1200cc, C/W book, tax, in- Jazz for 16,000 baht a month. [email protected] 2002, 4WD. Blue and gold. surance. Very fast, fantastic Call or mail for more details. Price 395,000 baht. Red condition. Price 185,000 Tel: 081-537 7137. Email: RENT MOTORBIKE Mercedes 1992, 4 door, 2008 AUTOMATIC TOYOTA HILLUX baht. Please contact Kevin. [email protected] 2,400 BHT/MTH 27,000km. Formerly one of BIKES 1999, 3.0, 4wd. Price: 275,000 Yamaha Nouvo Elegance Call or email for more details. Honda Wave 2,400 baht/ the King’s cars. Price 895,000 baht. Call for more details. Tel: 135cc, 47,000 baht. Honda Tel: 087-891 6438. Email: month. Honda Click auto baht. Tel: 086-076 0141. TOYOYA FORTUNER 086-076 0141. Airblade 42,000 baht. Call for [email protected] 3,000 baht/month. Tel: 076- FOR RENT 288542, 086-683 7162. Email: more info. Tel: 081-091 8908. 25,000 baht/month. 1st class VIGO E 4X4, 2007 [email protected] MITSU G-WAGON 2004 Email: [email protected] insurance. As new, black, low 3,000cc, diesel, manual, HONDA PHANTOM 4x4, 2.8 L, 7 seats (leather), au- mileage. Call Steve for more in- 40,000km. Black Carryboy 3,020 km, December 2003. CAR FOR RENT tomatic, full options, excellent HONDA PHANTOM Hardly used, many extras, carry formation. Tel: 081-781 7250. sport lid. Top condition, like new. Vios, automatic, full insurance, condition, for sale by owner. 150cc, completely restored, like box. Excellent condition. 55,000 Email: harveynolanhn@hot Price 590,000 baht. Tel: 086-147 long term. Contact for more info. 81,000 km, insured. 580,000 new. See at Paiboon Motors, baht o.n.o. Please call for more mail.com 3890. Email: [email protected] Tel: 081-555 7421, 086-359 baht ono. Email or call the num- Patong. Price 45,000 baht ono. info. Tel: 086-947 7233. Email: 2873. ber below for further details. Tel: Tel: 084-849 1810. [email protected] TOYATA YARIS 086-947 7233. Email: mark WHITE SUZUKI CARIBBEAN FOR RENT [email protected] HONDA XR44O DRZ 400 SM Automatic. 1,000 baht per day THEEMON TOURIST 1991, well looked-after. Price CO LTD 75,000 baht. Tel: 084-057 7505. MOTARD / DIRT DRZ 400 SM-Yoshimura RS- and 17,000 baht per month. Tel: 2001 BLACK HONDA Green Book and plated. Bike 2 Comp series. K&n air filter- 083-180 2143. Motorbikes and cars rent. - Brand new Honda Air Blade CRV, AUTO HONDA CRV in great condition. 2 sets of opened air box, AMR graphic Price: 435,000 baht. Australian and Honda Click motorbikes. Silver, 2002, automatic 4x4. wheels, many extras. Awe- kit, Fat bar and many other P.M.P. CAR RENT teacher moving back home. First-class insurance, good con- some power. Big bore kit. modification that makes this New cars for rent - Toyota Vios, - Small cars and Isuzu pick-up Approx 132,000 kms. Been a dition. Tel: 084-057 7505. 205,000 baht. Mail or call the bike a great racing bike ! Al- Yaris, Fortuner, Wish and truck, diesel. Toyota Fortuner, great car for us! Tel: 084-690 number below for further de- ways slept inside.With 100% Honda Jazz. Call for more infor- diesel. 4471. tails. Tel: 085-794 7600. LEGAL REGISTRATION ! mation. Tel: 087-264 6808, 083- Long and short-term rentals, TOYOTA HILUX VIGO Email: [email protected] (Not "real fake" papers ... ). 174 3880. very good rates. Tel: 076- SUZUKI JEEP 3.0D 4WD Price 270,000 baht. Contact 296316, 080-625- 7212. Email: Caribbean, white, good condi- UNIQUE YAMAHA me for more pictures . Tel: 081- [email protected] Cafe Racer 600cc. Custom- 979 9829. Email: poloyaux TOYOTA FORTUNER tion. Price only 130,000 baht. 3.0D Tel: 081-891 5474. ized, new tires, great sound, @yahoo.fr only 15,000 km, green book, Rent or sale. Year 2006, manual, Van cheap price. Call or mail for fur- UNIQUE YAMAHA black with cream leather seats. Long term rental only, price 35,000 ther info. Tel: 089-726 0191. 600cc Cafe Racer. Custom- VIGO HILUX G 3.0L baht per month. Sale price Email: [email protected] ized, new tires, great sound. BLACK 785,000 baht. Contact Michael. COMMUTER AND Only 15,000 km, green book. 2007. Automatic, 4X4, less Tel: 081-979 0525. Email: PICK UP Pics available. Tel: 089-726 than 21,000 km. Full ser- 18 months old, 42,000km. HARLEY DAVIDSON Michael@limestoneadventures. for sale. Toyota Commuter, 0191. Email: skalchemist vice history, Carryboy sport Automatic, carryboy, leather Trike.1999, 1,450cc, bike book. Sept 2006, only 12,000 @gmx.at com lid, full options, leather trim. Pick-up very good con- Blue/silver colour. Price 1.1 million kms. Showroom condition, seats, rear parking indica- dition. Possible to take with baht. Harley Davidson de- options. 900,000 baht. Also tor. Excellent condition! finance. Price 740,000 baht. luxe.2005, 1,450cc, bike book. KAWASAKI KAZE 112 NEW CAR FOR RENT an Isuzu pick-up: 1996, Price: 800,000 baht ono. Tel: 089-973 4749. Email: Blackpearl colour. Price 780,000 2004 model, good bike, gold/ New Vios, just 1 month old. Long 2500cc. 100,000 baht. Tel: Tel: 086-120 3766. Email: thomas@tac-realestate. baht. Call or email for more infor- black, 15,000km. Price 15,000 term rental. Call or mail for more 081-584 8502. Email: info [email protected] com mation. Tel: 081-691 9346. Email: baht. Tel: 087-054 0355. Email: details. Tel: 084-199 3353. Email: @philkade.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 48 PHUKET GAZETTE March 21 - 27, 2009

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