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The Gazette is published License in association with Gov gets tough plate auction to IN THIS ISSUE on bars, violence top B10m NEWS: ‘Most wanted’ hitman arrested; Tsunami-hit school By Sangkhae Leelanapaporn By Natcha Yuttaworawit gets new water supply. & Supanun Supawong Pages 2 & 3 PHUKET: A total of 301 “lucky” PHUKET CITY: At the Phuket numbers will be up for bid at INSIDE STORY: The plight of Provincial Security Committee’s Phuket’s third two-day auction of the dugong. Pages 4 & 5 monthly meeting at the Thavorn auto license plates, starting at Grand Plaza Hotel February 27, ANDAMAN COASTING: Rain 8:30 am on March 15 and 16 at delivers mixed blessing to Phuket Governor Niran Kalaya- the Thavorn Grand Plaza Hotel. Khao Lak. Page 7 namit ordered Phuket Provincial Phuket Provincial Trans- Police Commander Maj Gen port Office (PPTO) Chief Sura- AROUND THE SOUTH: Armless Decha Budnampeth to continue phon Tanrungruangthawee told investigation leads to protest. the crackdown on late-trading the Gazette that there will be a Page 8 bars and to step up police efforts variety of categories of numbers against violence in the province. up for auction, all starting with AROUND THE ISLAND: Get on your dancing shoes, Salsa is He also said he would take the letters ¡ and µ followed by here. Page 10 greater personal interest in stop- digits, with those considered ping encroachment on govern- luckiest according to Chinese nu- AMBROSIA’S SECRETS: A per- ment land. merology expected to attract the fect evening in. Page 13 At the meeting, Gen Decha highest bids. asked the Governor to clarify the The background image on PEOPLE: Finding the ‘truth of province’s stance on the crack- life’. Pages 14 & 15 the license plates will be of Laem down. Promthep, the same as at the pre- LIFESTYLE: Fashion with a “I would like to know what vious two auctions. cause. Pages 18 & 19 provincial policy on the issue is Some of the categories are: because I’m sure that if we single digits from 1 to 9; pairs (11, FIRST PERSON: Preparing wanted to we could put a stop to 22, etc); three-of-a-kind (111, Phuket for quality tourism. all the entertainment venues that Page 27 222, etc); four-of-a-kind (1111, are breaking the law, but I’m SERIOUS SIDE: Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit has ordered 2222, etc); thousands (1000, police to step up their campaigns against late-trading bars and BUSINESS & MONEY: On the worried that it could destroy the 2000, etc); runs of three (such Move; Real estate seminar; atmosphere in Patong. violence in Phuket. as 123), double pairs (1122, 5588, File taxes online; Money Talks. “If I don’t take action, then venues can open longer because to the sea that may be illegal. etc); palindromic numbers (1221, Pages 32 & 33 police from Bangkok will come we are a tourism province, so we Gov Niran said that next 3443, etc); and repeating pairs here and make arrests, and I will have to follow the law as it is. time he would go up in the heli- (1212, 5353, etc). SPORT: Johnnie Walker Clas- be the first one to be blamed,” “If we have to arrest copter with him and if he found The starting bids for a soli- sic; Futsal; Darts: Piccadilly Gen Decha said. people, then we must arrest that any department or organiza- tary number or a series of four closes tops. Pages 34 & 35 “Some entertainment ven- them. We should also introduce tion was not doing its job then repeating numbers will be 50,000 PROPERTY: Construction: ues don’t even have entertain- new measures to deal with re- action would be taken. baht, and will increase in 5,000 Khun Phum center; Designed ment licenses, they have only li- peat offenders such as perma- At the meeting Gen Decha baht increments. Shorter combi- for listening; Holy gardening; censes to sell alcohol off site. nently closing bars that break the lso called for police officers to be nations of numbers will start at Property Watch. Pages 36-39 There are also venues that close rules a certain number of times.” extra vigilant during the Johnnie 500 baht. at 1 am when the police are Gov Niran also raised con- Walker Classic golf tournament The auction will be open to PLUS around then open again at 4 am cern over the high level of vio- and over the Maka Bucha Bud- Thais and foreigners, including or 5 am when police aren’t lent crime on the island, and dhist holiday weekend. those who want to replace the QUEER NEWS, TRASHING P HUKET around. In fact we know who the urged police to bring perpetrators “Police in Phuket, as in all existing number on their car – and 6; AROUND THE NATION 9; HAP- owners of most of the places are to justice. provinces, have a security plan even people who do not have a PENINGS 16; HOROSCOPES 17; but they continue to open ille- Gen Decha told the Gov- to protect against terrorism. I car at all. TALES OF A TRAVELER 20; CHEAP gally,” he added. ernor that he had recently gone urge government officers to ask Bidders must bring along EATS 21; TAKE A BREAK 23 & To that Gov Niran replied, to inspect developments by heli- for co-operation from all people their ID card, passport or letter 24; BOOKS, DIARY 25; EDITO- “We must enforce the law. If we copter and had found many to immediately report to police of proxy in the case of a repre- RIAL, LETTERS 26; TSOWNDINGS do not we ourselves may get in luxury properties, especially any suspicious behavior because sentative bidder. 28; GRAY AREA 29; COMPUTERS trouble. There is no clause in the around Laem Son and Leam Phuket is a main tourism prov- Income from the auction 30; CLASSIFIEDS 40-52. law saying that entertainment Sing, that have built steps down ince,” he said. Continued on page 2 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS March 10 - 16, 2007

Continued from page 1 Lucky number Island gears up for license plates will again be donated to the Road Heroines’ Festival Safety Fund to help victims of road accidents and to support PHUKET: This year’s festival honoring the heroine sisters of Thao traffic safety education in Thepkrasattri and Thao Sri Soontorn will be held from March 11 to schools. 13. “The second auction, held The festival, a commemoration of Phuket’s victory over the in 2006, was a great success. Burmese incursion of 1785, will be held at Baan Riang in Thalang There were a lot of interested district, near the heroines’ monument. people and the auction brought The highlight of the festival will be a light and sound perfor- in 13.7 million baht. mance, which will feature an estimated 800 performers and stu- The highest bids were for dents. Miss Teen Thailand, Amelia “Amy” Jacobs of Phuket, will the numbers 9999 (720,000 baht) be one of performers. Phra Kru Mettaphirom, the Abbot of Wat Ladthiwanaram in Chalong, and 8888 (500,000 baht). The first The light and sound performance will be performed each night presents saffron robes to 11 novice monks ordained at the temple auction in 2003 brought in 8 mil- of the festival at 8:30 pm. on March 4. lion baht. This year we hope for Other highlights include cultural performances such as the The group will remain in the monkhood until March 20 to make at least 10 million baht,” K. Manora (classical Thai music and dance) and Nang Talung merit during this year’s ceremonies honoring Phuket’s two heroines, Suraphon added. (shadow theater). Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Sri Soontorn. For more information, call the PPTO at 076-214929. Teen murder 191 pills seized in Patong ya bah bust ‘Most wanted’ hitman suspect PATONG: Police arrested three arrested men in Soi King Fashion, off Rat- U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, for possession caught in Phang Nga RASSADA: Police have arrested of 191 ya bah (methamphet- another member of the glue- amine) pills early on March 1. By Sompratch Saowakhon vincial Hall in two pickup trucks, police believe both killings were sniffing youth gang wanted for the At 1:30 am, police led by where they waited for K. Anan ordered by the same man. murder of Keittirat Longnawa, a Maj Serm Kwannimit of Kathu PHANG NGA: Police in Surat to leave his office. When he did, After Chusak was arrested 31-year-old transsexual and glue Police Station arrested Jamorn Thani on February 15 arrested they followed K. Anan at high by police from his native Chum- addict who was beaten and had “Bird” Trakulta, 20, from one of the killers of Phang Nga speed toward Thap Put. phon Province he confessed to his throat slashed on January 31. Phetchabun; Sompong “Pong” Provincial Administration Orga- About 200 meters from K. the crime, police said. Police identified the suspect Sasana, 23, from Buri Ram; and nization (OrBorJor) President Anan’s home, the hit squad pulled He was handed over to as 18-year-old Thitinun “Wung” a 17-year-old identified only as Anan “Ko Daeng” Boonrak, who alongside his vehicle. Chusak and Phang Nga police for a February Vongnayat, arrested in his Ras- “Em”, from Nakhon Sawan. was shot dead in December 2004. a fellow gunman, named by po- 22 reenactment of the crime. sada home about 1 am March 3. The drugs seized had a The suspect, 38-year-old lice as Prapai Hongtong, opened At the time of his arrest, Phuket City Police Investi- street value of about 95,500 baht. Chusak “Muek Chumporn” fire. Prapai let off five shots with Chusak had two outstanding ar- gations Inspector Lt Col Adul All three men were charged Numluemkid, was #2 on the a shotgun while Chusak sprayed rest warrants; one issued by Nirapai told the Gazette that with possession of a Class 1 nar- Royal Thai Police Crime Sup- the car with more than 10 rounds Chumphon Provincial Court in Thitinun helped beat the victim, cotic with intent to sell. pression Division’s Top 50 Most from an M-16. K. Anan was pro- 2002 and the other by Songkhla but was not among the three Wanted Gunmen for 2005. nounced dead at the scene. Provincial Court in 2003. youths who stabbed K. Keittirat. Access to Central His three accomplices in the After the killing Chusak hid His file with the Crime Sup- As an adult, he will be charged assassination remain on the run. in Phuket, Col Sanya said. pression Division listed him as a with conspiracy to commit mur- to be blocked K. Anan was killed as he Police are still hunting for suspect in a “countless” number der at Phuket Provincial Court. was driving to his home in Thap the three other assassins. Col of cases stretching back more The arrest is the sixth of the PHUKET CITY: In an effort to Put District, Phang Nga, on De- Sanya said that he knew the iden- than 10 years. gang’s nine members. The 16- reduce traffic tailbacks and the cember 23, 2004. He was shot tity of the man behind the killings Of these, police are particu- year-old boy who initiated the at- high number of accidents at the multiple times with both a shot- but did not yet have enough evi- larly interested in the shooting of tack by stabbing K. Keittirat is location, the center line along gun and an M-16 assault rifle. dence to apply for an arrest war- a Mayor of Tha Sala in Nakhon already in custody, charged in the Wichit Songkhram Rd where Lt Col Sanya Tongsawas, rant for the man. Sri Thammarat Province. Chu- Phuket Provincial Juvenile and traffic stops to enter Central Fes- Investigation Inspector at Thap K. Anan was the second sak’s weapons of choice were .38 Family Court with premeditated tival Phuket be blocked with traf- Put District Police Station, told the President of Phang Nga OrBor- and .357 caliber revolvers. murder and conspiracy to com- fic cones from March 15 Gazette that the four of them Jor to be murdered in 2004. His Chusak was charged with mit murder. Traffic driving west toward were each paid 50,000 baht up predecessor, Nithat Siribenjakul, premeditated murder, possession Police are continuing their Kathu will not be able to turn right front for the hit, with the another was murdered at Takuapa Bus of war weapons without a li- investigation and preparing to re- into Central Festival Phuket. 50,000 apiece to be paid after the Station on July 30 that year. cense, possession of a firearm quest arrest warrants for the fi- Traffic exiting Central Fes- killing was carried out. Col Sanya explained that without a license and carrying a nal three gang members, includ- tival will be required to turn left Before the attack, the as- though they have not yet caught firearm in a public place without ing a 14-year-old girl named toward the bypass road. sassins went to Phang Nga Pro- any of the gunmen in this case, permission, Col Sanya said. “Rom” and a 17-year-old boy named “Pol”. Both are suspected of stab- bing the victim and will be charged with premeditated mur- der as well as conspiracy to com- mit murder, Col Adul said. March 10 - 16, 2007 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 Kamala school gets Hotel owner shot PHUKET CITY: Suppakon “Ko drew a shotgun and shot K. Yin” Ektaweechot, owner of the Suppakon in the back. Hyton Leelavadee Resort in “At the hospital, doctors fresh water supply Patong, was shot in the back with found nine shotgun pellets in K. a shotgun February 25 as he was Suppakon’s body. The shooter eating dinner at Ban Panun Res- appeared to be under 25 years old By Stephen Fein taurant on Rassada Anusorn Rd and was wearing a yellow tartan- in Phuket City. patterned T-shirt,” he said. KAMALA: Some 500 students He is now recovering at “K. Suppakon is now at and 30 teachers at the Raja- Vachira Phuket Hospital and re- Vachira Hospital and is being prachanukroh 36 School in Ka- ported to be in stable condition. guarded by off-duty police offic- mala now have fresh water piped Lt Col Ampolwat Seang- ers who are personal friends of in from a groundwater well some raung, Investigating Inspector at his. two kilometers inland. Phuket City Police Station, told “We have no major leads yet The water is piped to the the Gazette, “K. Suppakon’s two and are still investigating the mo- school, where it undergoes treat- attackers were eating at another tive for the crime. We believe it ment with iron oxide filtration and table in the restaurant. One of the may be adultery related,” Col reverse-osmosis (RO) technol- men left the restaurant first and Ampolwat said. ogy installed by the DGR at the started his motorbike, the other – Sompratch Saowakhon cost of 400,000 baht explained DGR Director-General Somkid Buapeng. The well can supply about eight to 10 cubic meters of water ‘Saijai Aid’ launched per hour. Of this about 10% will be filtered and treated by the RO system, which can clean up to to help burn victim about one cubic meter of water PHUKET: People wanting to per hour. Somkid Buapeng (left), Director-General of the Department of People wanting to make a Groundwater Resources (DGR), samples potable water at make donations to aid the recov- donation can do so by visiting the The school is now respon- ery of burn victim Saijai Phrom- sible for the system’s operation Rajaprachanukroh 36 School in Kamala. Geoffrey Bush (right), information window near Room Chairman of the Diageo Foundation, looks on. daen, who was set on fire by an 3 on the ground floor of Vachira and maintenance, although DGR itinerant glue addict at Patong tended by Pittraporn Rangchaikul developed to meet rising demand, Phuket Hospital, where K. Saijai officials will provide extra support Beach on February 13, can now of HRH Princess Maha Chakri K. Somkid said that groundwa- is staying while she undergoes as needed, K. Somkid explained. do so via the Internet or by visit- Sirindhorn’s Special Task Force; ter should be considered only as her skin graft surgery. The system is one of six ing Vachira Phuket Hospital. Vorathep Rangchaikul, President supplementary to surface water People overseas or out of being funded by the “Keep Walk- Dr Jerry Hoss, who is or- of Diageo Moet Hennessy (Thai- supplies. town can send any amount of ing Thailand Tsunami Fund” and ganizing the aid drive, told the land) Ltd; Phuket Vice-Governor Deep subsurface aquifers in money securely and discreetly to: the Diageo Foundation by Diageo Gazette that K. Saijai is just be- Smith Palawatvichai; Seree bedrock generally yield too little [email protected] via http:// Moet Hennessy (Thailand) Ltd, ginning to be able to speak again Suwannapanon, Deputy Chair- to serve as a major source for www.moneybookers.com/app/ which together donated 7 million and that all the bandages have man of the Constitution Drafting municipal supply, while sandy érid=2206130 baht through HRH Princess been removed from her face, Council, among other dignitaries. aquifers in coastal areas are usu- Donations can be by credit/ Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s chari- which her two-year-old daughter The dedication ceremony ally too brackish, she explained. debit card, bank transfer, cash table funds, for the provision of Sairung remains too afraid to look was timed to coincide with The DGR needed to install deposit and even mobile phone. fresh water to tsunami-impacted at. Diageo’s Johnnie Walker Classic a well some two kilometers in- “My plan is to move K. communities. The other five sys- K. Saijai is beginning skin golf tournament, held the same land at a depth of 60 meters in Saijai into an air-conditioned, ser- tems are in Phang Nga and Krabi graft surgery at the hospital, ex- weekend. Other activities orga- order to source the fresh water viced apartment with a maid provinces. penses for which will be covered nized by Diageo over the week- now being used at the school, she when she’s released from the The supply system, designed by her state medical insurance, end included a beach cleanup at added. hospital. This will cost 15,000 baht and installed by the Department said Dr Hoss. Mai Khao. K. Somkid noted that al- a month until the high season of Groundwater Resources “Her family owns a small Asked whether other though the DGR is part of the ends on April 1, and 10, 000 baht (DGR), was dedicated in a March house in Chalong that is all paid groundwater supplies should be Ministry of Natural Resources a month thereafter. 3 ceremony at the school at- for, but utilities, food and water and Environment, responsibility “Hopefully we’ll get the need to be paid for,” he said. More people register as living in Phuket for protection of groundwater funds together,” he said. supplies generally falls to the lo- PHUKET: Between January 31 and February 20, 3,203 people reg- cal administrative bodies where istered with the government as living in Phuket, bringing the island’s they are located. These local official population to 312,074. agencies often lack the knowl- Provincial Chief Administrative Officer (Palad) Piya edge needed to adequately pro- Bharatasilpin reported the increase to Phuket Governor Niran tect subsurface water supplies Kalayanamit on February 27. from contamination, she said. The registrations are in response to the Governor calling for K. Somkid told the Gazette island residents to register as living in Phuket so that the provincial that she agrees with a much- government will receive larger budgets from the central government talked-about plan to establish a so that infrastructure and government services on the island can be single Ministry of Water Re- improved.. sources to deal with all of the Of the 3,203 new registrants, 76% are government employees. Kingdom’s water-related issues. 4 PHUKET GAZETTE INSIDE STORY March 10 - 16, 2007

ccording to a mid- February report in Thai-language daily A newspaper Kom Chad Luek, the dugong popula- tion at Koh Libong off Trang, numbering more than 100, is fac- Dangerous days ing grave danger from illegal fish- ing practices. In January alone, five dead Illegal fishing practices and coastal dugong were reported off Koh Libong, the largest island in Trang development are killing off the 250 or so and home to Thailand’s most ex- dugong that remain in Thai waters. Gazette tensive and varied seagrass meadows. Eleven of the 12 vari- News Editor Stephen Fein talks to some of eties of seagrass that grow in Thailand’s top dugong experts about the Thai waters can be found there, and it is home to about half of future of the highly-endangered species along some 250 dugong estimated to live Thailand’s Andaman Coast. in Thai waters, all feeding exclu- sively on seagrass. that there are no more than 80 worn,” he added. The dugong, or phrayoon dugong left around Koh Libong. Suwit Sawangwit, who in Thai, is one of 15 critically en- Most of the dead ones were fe- works as a consultant to the Koh dangered species listed for pro- males too, so I think the entire Libong fishing community, told tection under Thailand’s Pro- population is in crisis,” he said. Kom Chad Luek that the Libong tected Animals under the Conser- Two of the dead dugong islander’s good work in conserv- vation Act 1992. Efforts to pro- were two- to three-year-old fe- ing the marine environment to tect the local dugong population males found just five days apart, support the dugong may be start- date back as far as 1947, but it on January 12 and 17, the report ing to backfire, because more and wasn’t until 1985 that Libong is- quoted him as saying. more fishermen from other areas landers agreed to work together Most worrying was the fact are moving in to take advantage to protect the dugong, making the that some of the dead dugong had of the relatively pristine environ- aquatic mammal the island’s mas- injuries indicating that they had ment and the marine life it sup- cot. fallen prey to bed rawai, he said. ports. In 1991, then Governor of “Bed rawai is fishing equip- Among the newcomers are PMBC researcher Kanchana Adulyanukosol, Thailand’s premier Trang Yongyut Wichaidit signed ment from hell,” said K. Isma- commercial fishing boats that use dugong expert, has undertaken numerous flights in a two-seat “microlite” aircraft to observe dugong mating behavior and a provincial order banning the use ane, “because as soon as a dug- whatever equipment necessary to estimate their populations. She has so far had two near crashes of four types of fishing equipment ong becomes entangled, death is maximize their catch, including into the sea while conducting research this way, which may be in seagrass beds off most of the certain. It also kills many sea bed rawai. “The situation could why she is considering a switch to satellite tracking. coast of Trang. Among the for- turtles, and if this weren’t bad deteriorate over the dry season bidden technologies are bed enough, there are also some fish- because the seas will be calmer, rawai, long-lines of fishhooks ermen who still hunt dugong. This and that will allow more boats to an estimated population of count was probably more accu- used to snag stingrays and other leaves villagers around here to- come in with their bed rawai. If 100,000. Second is the Arabian rate,” she said. bottom feeders that often share tally dejected. It’s time that some- this happens will there be any Gulf, with about 5,000. In Thai As for the five reported seagrass beds with dugong. thing was done about this.” dugong left at the end of the sea- waters, she estimates the num- dead dugong at Koh Libong, K. The population of dugong “The reports of the bed son?” K. Suwit asked. ber at a mere 250, of which 50 Kanchana said that she had only around Koh Libong, as estimated rawai clearly indicate that fish- However, Kanjana Adulya- live in the Gulf of Thailand. been able to confirm two. “For by aerial surveys, has been rela- ermen in the area have reverted nukosol, head of the Phuket Ma- In the most recent survey the scientific record, I have to tively stable in recent years, at to old fishing methods. On top of rine Biological Center’s (PMBC) in Trang, in November 2006, 128 have reliable reports, not just ru- about 125. Libong islander and this, there is an illegal trade in endangered species research pro- dugong were spotted. From this mors. We need at least a picture long-time dugong researcher dugong, which some people mis- gram and Thailand’s top dugong figure she estimated the actual or a report by a government offi- Isma-ane “Bung Ann” Baensa- takenly believe to have medici- researcher, is less pessimistic population at about 150. In a less cial or NGO worker,” she said. ard told a Kom Chad Luek re- nal properties. At markets in about the state of Koh Libong’s comprehensive study in 2001, only “I don’t think Bang Ann saw porter. Singapore and China, they fetch dugong population. 80 dugong were spotted in the all five dead animals at once. “For the past two years, up to 50,000 baht each. The male K. Kanchana, who con- same area, with a resulting esti- Maybe he saw one killed by bed there was not a single recorded dugong’s incisor teeth alone bring- ducted aerial studies using a two- mate of 123. rawai and heard of others,” she dugong death, but with the start ing in 20,000 because, some seat “microlight” aircraft in 2001 However, she declined to said. of this year there have been five, people believe they have magi- and 2006, says that Koh Libong’s confirm that the population had She added that she sus- one after the other. I would guess cal protective powers when dugong population is at least actually increased. “I would pre- pected that opposition to a new stable – and might actually be fer to say that we are sure they factory in Trang making products growing. have been able to maintain their from stingray skin may be partly Globally, there are still population…we have to think responsible for the focus on bed plenty of dugong left, she ex- about the time we spend survey- rawai being used. Gill nets are plained. By far the largest num- ing, too…After the tsunami, we just as dangerous to dugong, she ber is in Australian waters, with had more money and time, so the pointed out. K. Kanjana explained that bed rawai had nothing to do with the Phuket beach of the same name. Rather, they are long lines of unbarbed hooks, spaced about one meter apart, attached to a floating buoy. They are set out at night and pulled in early the fol- lowing morning with a catch of rays and other bottom feeders. “They are legal to use, but not in seagrass areas in Trang,” she said. “One small hook will not hurt a dugong too much, but if the dugong gets entangled below the surface, such as in his flippers, he can run out of oxygen and die within minutes,” said K. Kanjana, who is currently drawing up a “Dugong and Seagrass Action Plan” with other PMBC experts. One aspect of the plan is how to better understand the movements of these shy crea- tures, which are known to graze March 10 - 16, 2007 INSIDE STORY PHUKET GAZETTE 5

these are harmful to dugong and are banned by the province,” he said. Despite this, he says the dugong population in the area is stable. “I agree with Kanjana. for Thai dugong Last year not many dugong died, but we are not off to a good start dugong’s movements at low tide, not muddy like in mangrove ar- this year,” he said. when they cannot be spotted eas. If you walk on it, your feet He also agrees that the big- from the air. Also, advances in will go down just a few centime- gest long-term threat is coastal tracking technology mean that the ters, but if it is too hard, seagrass land development. “Several port tracking buoys can be smaller and cannot grow either,” she said. and pier projects that will affect pose less danger to the animals. Long-term effects of seagrass beds are already under- “They are designed so that coastal development are almost way in the area. Now there is also the tethers break easily if they irreversible, she added. talk of building an industrial es- are trapped under a rock or come Seagrass beds can often tate on the Palien River in Trang. under any other kind of tension,” recover from other physical dis- “It is developments such as she explained. turbances, such as those caused these that will determine the fu- K. Kanjana said that the by pushnet trawlers, in three to ture of the dugong in Trang,” he most recent dugong sighting in four months – as long as damag- said. Phuket waters was a few months ing fishing practices cease, she One such project is the pier ago, when two or three were added. planned project in Klong Son Bay sighted in Chalong Bay. isit Charsnoh, President of the on Koh Yao Yai, where a coali- “Koh Libong still has the Pacclaimed NGO Yadfon As- tion of NGOs and local villagers biggest seagrass habitat in Thai- sociation in Trang, told the Ga- have been camped out in opposi- land. There is a good deal of zette that on February 2 he went tion for more than a month. seagrass in Ranong and Phang to the sea gypsy village on main- Well-known local environ- Nga, yet numbers are very low. land Trang, from which the boat mentalist Thanu Nabnien, of It’s difficult to say why,” she said. for Koh Libong departs. There he Wildlife Fund Thailand’s Phuket The greatest long-term was told by local conservationist Office, said the waters off Klong threat to the dugong comes from Yahed Hawa that the reports of Son Bay are important feeding property development, not illegal dead dugong were true, and that grounds, both for sea turtles and fishing practices, she said. three carcasses were spotted at dugong, and that they extend all “Coastal development has Koh Libong’s Tha Chin Bay by the way to Pa Khlok on Phuket’s quite a high impact in general, but local tour operator Wese east coast. This photo was taken in the Arabian Gulf in Egypt, home to it is not always easy to see. Sedi- Daengsi. About a decade ago this some 5,000 dugong. The Gazette was unable to source even a mentation from construction The other two dead dugong seagrass range supported one single underwater shot of a dugong locally. projects, including those in hilly were found nearby by residents group of five dugong and another Photo: Scubabob Underwater Photography areas, is all eventually deposited of Koh Libong’s Batu-Puteh vil- group of three, he said. (www.robertosozzani.it) in coastal areas near the river lage identified only as “Bao” and However, in the past five mouth and shore and can have a “Mutsen”. The two carcasses years only two dugong have been long-term impact on seagrass had mysteriously disappeared, he reported in the Klong Son Bay- on seagrass beds at high tide – Australian dugong researcher habitats by changing the seabed,” said. Pa Khlok habitat and there have but whose movements during low Helene March of James Cook she said. K. Pisit explained that the been “many” reports of dead tide are poorly understood. University disagreed with using As an example, the effect fertile fishing grounds around Koh dugong there during the same “Dugong have very thick satellite tracking with floating of offshore tin mining had a ma- Libong attract fishermen from period, he added. skin, so it is difficult to inject a tracking beacons attached to the jor effect in Patong Bay, reduc- nearby areas, but none from far- “If they go ahead and build microchip beneath the skin...it dugong, K. Kanjana said. ing seagrass beds there to just a off provinces. “I was told that, in the pier, seagrass beds in the area could hurt the dugong too,” said K. Kanjana appears to still few small patches in just 10 years. addition to crab pots and crab will be degraded even further and K. Kanjana. be wrestling with the dilemma. “With no seagrass the dugong nets, the fishing gear used in the it will certainly be the end of the Because of the small size of Such an approach would provide cannot survive, and suitable sea- area includes gill nets and long remaining dugong in the area,” he the population here, renowned valuable information about the bed sediments have to be soft, but lines for catching rays. Both of said. 6 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS March 10 - 16, 2007 Queer News A monk’s unusual toys: TNT and guns KALASIN: Police arrested 38- the shack where Phraphornpha- but instead sat around drinking li- year-old monk Phra Phornphan- nom was living and found two quor. He often carried “war om Sommai February 26 after bars of TNT with a combined weapons” with him, Maj Somchai villagers reported seeing him weight of about half a pound, a said. shouldering a gun while sitting shotgun and 16 bullets for an M- Following the arrest, the pillion on a motorbike speeding 16 assault rifle. Governor of Kalasin Province, through Nong Hua Ling village, Phraphornphanom said that Kawee Kittisathaphon, fearing Kuchinarai district. they belonged to someone else that the monk may have been When police caught up with and had been left with him for part of a plan to attack one of a him, they found that he was safekeeping. He refused, howev- number of festivals in the prov- drunk, said Maj Somchai Phu- er, to name names or give any ince, urged security forces and kongchana, Investigating Inspec- further details. the general public to be on the tor at Kuchinarai District Police Villagers reported that, un- alert and report anything suspi- Station. like other monks, Phraphornpha- cious. Police then went to search nom did not sleep in the temple, Source: Kom Chad Luek Pot luck with the spirits UDON THANI: When two clay pots covered by ers and immediately went to remove the cloth from a white sheet were found by the side of the road in the pots. Ban Pon Sawan village bear Udon Thani city on Fearing this might release any phi pop trapped Let’s face it, February 19, villagers nervously began to hypoth- within and lead to the destruction of their village, after a long TRASHING esize what could be inside. the anxious locals stopped the rash volunteers from day of fitting The sheets, tightly tied around the pots, were proceeding. new doors covered in cryptic inscriptions, so no one dared to To appease them, the fearless volunteers and insula- Phuket open the pots until the appropriate authorities had agreed to open the pots at their headquarters – a tion into one been called. safe distance away from the village. of Phuket’s ten million new homes, there is nothing more Recognizing that the pots had some spiritual Inside each pot, the volunteers found a fist- tedious than having to shlep a pick-up-load of packaging all purpose, and because the dry season is traditional- sized parcel wrapped with white cloth containing the way to a proper dump. ly the time when phi pop (female ghosts that feed bits of banana, orange, black rice and betel. No phi Much simpler to tip it quickly over the side of the pick- on the intestines of their victims) tend to multiply, pop were seen leaving either of the pots. up truck onto the verge on a quiet country road, in this case the villagers decided that the pots were probably The volunteers said that they assume the pots the road between the British Curriculum International School phi pop traps. were used in a spell to dispel bad luck and nothing and Kathu. When volunteers from the Udon Sawang to do with phi pop and their seasonal intestine-gob- Got a favorite informal dump? Send a picture and short Methatham Foundation arrived, they proved to be bling mischief. description to [email protected] rather less supernaturally-minded than the villag- Source: Kom Chad Luek March 10 - 16, 2007 AROUND THE REGION PHUKET GAZETTE 7 Heavens deliver mixed blessings

fter more than six weeks without rain and hotter-than-nor- A mal temperatures, Khao Lak was blessed with much- needed rain on February 24, un- fortunately resulting in traffic hav- oc along the winding road through Khao Lak Lamru National Park. There were two accidents ANDAMAN around 2 pm: one involving two pickup trucks in a head-on colli- COASTING sion and another in which a pick- By Franky Gun up truck rammed a motorbike and its driver into the guard rail, afraid to work near the beach breaking both of the motorbike after what happened and that the driver’s legs. number of new tourists came so The havoc continued until suddenly that the resort manag- sunset with several motorbikes ers have had problems finding taken out by another pickup driv- qualified staff. er losing control over his truck on “We can see this even here the first curve heading into the now while we are eating. English park, slamming sideways into the is a problem and sometimes we guard rail, which now – although don’t get what we order. it was repaired just a few weeks Tourists enjoy the sunset at a beach restaurant on White Sand Beach near the Sarojin Resort. “But Thai people, especial- ago – does not have a single 50- ly those in Khao Lak, are so meter stretch undamaged. haps the fear of being fined 300 effect. It appears that fixed in- boards at the employment office friendly that the atmosphere they I recently counted the dam- baht helps truck and bus drivers stallations that would damage are full of job offers for qualified create helps visitors to easily dis- aged parts of guard rail while I remember where the brake ped- trucks or buses if ignored, includ- hotel staff with good English miss such mistakes with a smile. was driving from Thung Maphrao al is. ing the traffic lights at the Nang- skills. Several resorts that cater So the staff issue is not really a to Khao Lak. There were 23 of Regardless, they slow down thong and Bang Niang Beach in- to up-market guests, such as the problem for us.” them, though it was difficult to for a mere 100m, until they pass tersection, are not making cen- Sarojin, have even distributed job figure out how many cars, trucks the last traffic cones, then slam tral Khao Lak safer for pedestri- offers printed on A4 posters all On site: Construction of the tsu- and bikes had caused the dam- down the gas pedal and speed ans. around Khao Lak. nami memorial in Khao Lak Lam- age on the first curve, where through the Bang Niang Beach But it is not all bad news Some hotels are offering ru National Park continues after about 100m of guard rail is just a section of Petchkasem Rd at regarding traffic. On February 19, double the salaries that were a long period of inactivity. There pile of twisted metal scattered 120kmh or more. the Nimala foundation held a available before the tsunami, were many opposing voices from alongside the road. Would you hazard a guess “Safety Day” at Kiriket School worsening the problem, as quali- Khao Lak locals and expats alike at happens to the traffic cones in in Takuapa, where students were fied staff are always on the watch because many giant trees had to Back in the books: Alexander front of Nangthong supermarket educated about road safety, first for a better deal. be cut down to make space for Bolle, Regional Manager for each day during the 16 or so hours aid and how to behave in an ac- A Swedish tourist couple car parking areas. Khao Lak of well-known German when police are not there? It’s cident situation. Some 300 hel- visiting Khao Lak in February It appears that these voices tour operator Transorient, reports bowling time! mets were donated to students said, “We are surprised how quick were heard as there is heavy that Transorient now lists 11 Khao Ten-wheeled trucks and that day. Khao Lak has recovered, and landscaping going on, with hun- Lak resorts – about the same tour buses clear the traffic cones how fast most of the beach re- dreds of very nice, although number as before the tsunami. off the road in no time, until the Staff wanted: As Khao Lak re- sorts have been rebuilt. young, trees and bushes being He added that most of their list- police return and place the un- covered faster than most hotel “Our resort [Nangthong planted in all the areas where the ed resorts are nearly fully booked damaged cones back on the road. and tour operators in the region Beach Resort] is even nicer than trees were cut down. until April 2007. No need to mention that the expected, most resorts in Khao before. Some of the old staff are It appears that this rather Mr Bolle says that many tour recently erected road signs read- Lak are now understaffed and still here, but most of the staff are ugly stretch of road will be green operators, both large and small, ing “City Limit 50 km/h” and the are virtually begging for qualified new and they are too few to han- and appealing again in a few also have Khao Lak back in their white vertical road markers in service staff. dle the job. We understand that months when the rainy season glossy travel catalogs. central Khao Lak have had no Local newspapers and job perhaps many Thai people are starts. More detailed information about Khao Lak’s hotel and re- sort status can be found at www.transorient.de and at www. mykhaolak.de

Bowled over: In central Khao Lak, police are trying to get speedsters under control by plac- ing traffic cones on the road near the Nang Thong supermarket. However, this works only if police are there in person. Per- 8 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE SOUTH March 10 - 16, 2007 Severed arm probe sparks mob man’s left arm discov- K. Kasitinart’s food safety guidelines.” ered behind a petrol mother, K. Waraporn, station in Yala town accompanied the two Rangers 5, Militants 0: At least AFebruary 28 may be- students to the Song- five militants died in a 30-minute long to a Southern militant, and khla Consumer Pro- shootout when Rangers stumbled may have been blown off by a tection Office to file on their training camp in the jun- bomb that exploded prematurely, their complaint. gle of southernmost Narathiwat police say. They submitted province March 2. A trail of blood led officers reports from Sikarin The clash occurred when a to the home of Maruding Samoh Hospital saying they dozen Rangers from the 4506th and Sorbeyoh Cheh-sueni, meters had been diagnosed Task Force in Rangae District from the store in Tambon Tha with food poisoning were sent to check out a suspect- Sap, but when police called on the and had suffered from ed militant training camp on man and woman for questioning, severe diarrhea as well Taway Mountain. about 100 villagers, mostly wo- as a tape recording of About 15 to 17 militants men and girls, staged a protest, a conversation be- were undergoing training when demanding their release. tween them and the the Rangers arrived. A half-hour The crowd dispersed after restaurant manager. firefight ensued. blocking Phetchakasem highway K. Waraporn It was the first time securi- for more than an hour when it was told reporters about ty officials had discovered an confirmed the couple were mere- the incident on Febru- active militant training camp, ac- ly being questioned by investiga- ary 25 and said the res- cording to army spokesman Col tors and could return home. taurant denied assis- Akra Thiproj. Previously, only tance to the victims. abandoned camps had been dis- Missed the mark: A four-year- However, the covered, he added. old girl in Tha Sala District, Na- Sizzler branch manag- Two hundred troops were khon Sri Thammarat, was seri- er, Supawadi Kaews- later sent in as reinforcements to ously injured after being shot in en, said she did not clear and secure the area. the face by a bullet apparently deny assistance or The bodies of five militants intended for her older brother refuse to take respon- were found at the scene, but a in the early hours of February sibility, but that the bloody trail indicated others might 27. matter was no longer have been seriously injured, an of- Anoma Huayhong was buy- in her hands. ficial said. None of the Rangers ing sweets at Rider Tea Shop with The company’s were harmed. her older sister, Phensai Huay- insurance division in The officials retrieved from hong, 21, when she was shot in Bangkok is working the camp two M-16 rifles, a shot- the face with a .38 caliber pistol. “to assist the girls”, gun and some ammunition. ROAD BLOCK: Soldiers try to curb a street protest by Muslim women on the She was taken to Maharat Hos- Petchkasem highway in Yala February 27. The protesters began blocking she said, declining to The five dead militants were pital Nakhon Sri Thammarat and the road after a man and a woman were summoned for questioning. The give further details. identified as Ahama Hajimajeh, is in a serious condition. crowd dispersed when it was confirmed that the couple were not detained K. Supawadi said Maphaisa Dolloh, Abdulphata Lt Col Somchen Thongyai, and could return home. the “problematic menu” Aloheng, Ismail Waemameng and an Investigating Officer from Tha was a promotion and Sukri Malae. They came from Sala District Police Station, said had been canceled different areas, including Narathi- that police believe the gunman will wait until Anoma’s family in compensation. right after the incident. In a state- wat’s Sungai Padi, Tak Bai and was aiming at Anoma’s older have calmed down and then we Ramkhamhaeng Universi- ment, Sizzler (Thailand) said: “All Waeng districts and Pattani’s brother, Somsak Huayhong, 19, will invite K. Somsak into the sta- ty students Kasitinart Noom- ingredients received at Sizzler are Nong Chik District. who was parking his motorbike tion for questioning to get details kaew, 23, and Pitchaya Pathum- temperature-controlled from our It remained unclear how outside the shop when the inci- of any disputes that could have wal, 20, claim they were served suppliers to our stores. officials were able to identify the dent occurred. provided a motive for the crime.” the questionable steaks at the “This temperature control militants so fast after the clash. Police say they have nar- Lee Garden Plaza branch of the extends through our store as our Their identities were re- rowed the suspects down to two Sizzling shock: Two female stu- American restaurant chain on staff continue to monitor the tem- leased to media shortly after the groups of youths who are ene- dents who claim they were February 14 and were hospital- peratures of all food and ingredi- bodies were brought from the mies with K. Somsak. served worm-infested steaks at ized for severe diarrhea later that ents in our kitchen and at our sal- camp to a local public school. The “Anoma’s condition is wor- a Sizzler’s restaurant in Songkh- day. ad bar. bodies were later moved to Nar- rying. The doctors are having to la’s Haad Yai district on Valen- K. Kasitinart claimed that “At the grill, each and ev- athiwat Hospital for autopsies. keep a close watch on her and tine’s Day sought advice from the she looked down at her plate and ery item cooked has its tempera- her recovery may take up to a Songkhla Consumer Protection saw “more than a hundred worms ture checked to ensure that we Around the South is taken from year,” Col Somchen said. Office on February 21 for their crawling on the steak”. She im- serve our customers products that the pages of The Nation and “As for the perpetrator, we lawsuit demanding 2 million baht mediately vomited, she said. meet and exceed all international Kom Chad Luek newspapers. March 10 - 16, 2007 AROUND THE NATION PHUKET GAZETTE 9 Father kills son, pleads poverty

construction worker in March 4. Transport was arranged Bangkok’s Klong Toei at the beginning of the year by District beat his son to people claiming to represent of- Adeath with a metal ficials “in high places”, said Dul- pipe, claiming that he could not asit Sanitwongsa na Ayuthaya, a afford to raise him, police said. wildlife expert at the department. On the morning of Febru- In other incidents, 20 ele- ary 27, police found Wasan Nat- phants, all younger than nine, thaya, 14, lying in a pool of blood were smuggled to China and an- on a footpath near his home. His other eight were shipped to Aus- 43-year-old father Subin Nat- tralia, K. Dulasit said. thaya was sitting nearby. He was visiting a wildlife Witnesses said Wasan, car- breeding center in Ratchaburi, rying a pipe, chased the boy until where a five-year-old elephant he fell down, then hit him until he was being cared for after it was was dead – despite his pleas for rescued from smugglers. his life. Those involved with ele- Subin told police he had phant smuggling included a lived with his two sons at a camp- former minister and many bu- site in the area for eight years reaucrats working for agencies after he split with his wife. Wasan OUTREACH: Hundreds of Chiang Mai students take part in an activity entitled ‘Extending Love from concerned with wildlife issues, K. was a bad boy, never lending a Northerners to Southerners’, covering the old city wall with messages of encouragement from students Dulasit said. hand with the chores and only in- to residents of the violence-plagued Deep South. The department was taking terested in computer games, he legal action against them and try- said. ple with more than 1 billion baht Auspicious event: All 84,000 Hospital in Rayong far away ing to bring the smuggled beasts Before his death, Wasan in assets, he said. chapters of the 100-year-old Trip- from the controversial Map Ta home, he added. boasted to Subin that he was an Several panel members itaka were recited for the first Phut industrial complex, after immortal spirit medium who could backed the proposal, saying that time in Thailand during the one- finding that a young nurse had Burma shave: Police on March not be injured by knives. Hearing if it could not be implemented by week Makha Bucha Festival at developed ovarian cancer and 2 raided a house in the heart of this, Subin stabbed the boy in the this government it would never be Sanam Luang in Bangkok as part more staff were suffering respi- the Mae Sot district, arresting 18 neck, but the knife broke and the carried out by an elected one. of celebrations for His Majesty ratory ailments than other hospi- Burmese nationals believed to be boy ran away. the King’s 80th birthday this year. tals. members of the Burmese oppo- “When he fell down, I start- Breathtaking blues: Air pollu- “It will be recorded in his- Public Health Minister Mon- sition party National League for ed to beat him. Then, fearing that tion in Chiang Mai and Lamphun tory that the complete Tripitaka gkol na Songkla said after visit- Democracy (NLD). he would suffer from his injuries, has reached critical levels, Chiang recital was held for the first time ing the hospital and nearby com- The Burmese were said to I decided to kill him. I couldn’t Mai University (CMU) research- during the reign of HM King Bhu- munities that he planned to find have been holding NLD mem- take care of him on my own. I’ve ers have announced. mibol Adulyadej,” said Preecha 40 million baht to move the 30- bership cards. NLD flags, along had a difficult life and raising him Assistant Professor Mon- Kanthiya, Director-General of the bed facility by 2009. with printed materials, were con- was getting too much, so I decid- gkon Rayanakorn, Dean of Religious Affairs Department, For many years, doctors and fiscated during the raid. Police did ed to kill him,” Subin told police. CMU’s Faculty of Science, said which organized the event. staff have appealed for a safer not, however, file any charges. Subin was charged with air pollution research in the two The reading of the 45 books site. K. Mongkol said earlier that Soldiers and police were out murder and sent for psychiatric provinces from 2004 to 2006 of the Tripitaka, the Buddhist can- he could understand why doctors in full force, setting up roadblocks evaluation and drug testing. found that air quality during dry on published during the reign of wanted to distance themselves in case Burmese exiles tried to season was at levels adversely King Rama VII, began at the aus- from a privately-owned toxic- protest against the arrest of the Death and taxes: The Consti- affecting local people’s health, picious time of 9:09 am. One hun- waste landfill site in their neigh- NLD members. tution Drafting Subcommittee has causing respiratory diseases, lung dred monks and lay Buddhists borhood. Mae Sot has long been a proposed imposing an inheritance cancer and allergies. performed non-stop for seven safe haven for exiles fleeing vio- tax as part of an effort to bridge Assoc Prof Dr Pongthep days and nights to complete the Baby elephant walk: At least lence and political persecution by income disparity. Wiwanthanadech said his own marathon reading. five Thai baby elephants have re- Burma’s military government. “We have a huge income study on the impact of fine-parti- cently been smuggled to Germa- disparity gap. Multi-billionaires cle dust on asthmatics in Chiang Hospital wins fight to move: ny, a senior official at the National Around the Nation news roundup can cause trouble to the country. Mai and Lamphun also found that The Public Health Ministry has Park, Wildlife and Plant Conser- is sourced from The Nation and We have to curb their influence 10-micron particles carried a se- agreed to relocate Map Ta Phut vation Department revealed on Kom Chad Luek newspapers. with inheritance tax,” said sub- vere carcinogen – Polycyclic ar- committee member Krikkiat Pi- omatic hydrocarbons – that came patseritham. from cooking fires and burning Citing statistics showing dried grass and leaves. that 20% of wealthy people now The number of patients with hold 58% of Thailand’s assets, K. respiratory diseases was rising Krikkiat said the poor are becom- every year, with the number in ing poorer because of unfair tax Chiang Mai already surpassing structures. Bangkok, he added. Some 99.9% of the popula- Researchers said that in the tion would not be affected from short-term, air-pollution controls the collection of inheritance tax must be imposed and all outdoor if it were collected only from peo- fires banned. 10 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE ISLAND March 10 - 16, 2007 It’s sweaty. It’s sexy. It’s salsa

By Semacote Suganya cuadorian Jorge De la Bright murals set the scene at Latino’s Torre says that Latin (left). Below, a couple cut a rug. If you dancing is in his blood. want to dance latin, says Jorge de la E“I’ve known how to Torre, you can’t be shy. dance since I was born,” he says. “In Latin America we start to dance when we are growing up. It is our tradition, everybody in the family does it.” Thailand, of course, has its own tradition of dance, but Jorge’s style of hot, sweaty bod- ies pressed together to a lively Latin beat is a world away from the more formal Thai ramwong. Since the beginning of this year Jorge has been imparting his skills to the people of Phuket at Latino’s, his restaurant in Nai Harn. Salsa music has Spanish Caribbean – mainly Cuban and Puerto Rican – origins and con- tains both European and African influences. It was developed in immigrant populations in New York City in the 1960s and ’70s and quickly gained popularity throughout South and Central America before spreading to dance clubs around the world, and finally, now, to Phuket. “People in Thailand these days like to go out, like to party. They like to dance. Young Thais, as well as a lot of foreigners here, are interested in Latin dance. spired cocktails including the “Before there were only a mojito from Cuba, caipirinha from few places to learn, but they didn’t Brazil and the pisco sour from really have professional people to Chile or Peru. “These three are teach. They taught only old styles, the most popular cocktails in Latin steps that are about 100 years America and we give them to old,” Jorge says. though salsa is by far the most move, so they mustn’t be shy. not be shy to dance. It’s also very guests for free. In truth, I think The staff at Latino’s are popular. “Most Latin music is for active, passionate. The songs all the alcohol can help motivate stu- from South America. Apart from Jorge explained that the couples, so we dance in couples. speak about relationships and dents when they are beginning to Jorge, there is one other dance most important point for begin- Dancers need to learn how to love. When people understand dance.” teacher at the restaurant. The ners to remember is that they dance in pairs: man and woman. the style of the music they can Jorge has also laid on ac- classes are graded from basic to cannot be shy. “Latin music is It’s very close, rubbing against understand this. It’s a very happy tivities for children with dance- advanced and Jorge says that he open music. People know they each other. People become more spirit,” he enthuses. based games and the Latin can teach all types of Latin dance, want to learn and, they want to and more confident as they learn. Jorge’s collection of music American classic pinata. “As well “With the salsa, the rhythms spans all of Latin America and as the games, we also teach are always similar so even when he hopes to expand the musical dance steps to children. They re- we change the song they can side of the business. “We are ally get into it, they’re not shy at dance in the same way. They can planning to bring Latin bands over all,” he said. still dance the same steps. Stu- for concerts. We will work with Phuket residents serious dents have to learn many steps Latin American embassies in about learning to salsa can be- and have many different things Bangkok to try and bring bands come members of Latino’s danc- to concentrate on. and dancers to promote Latin ing school which includes all les- “Latin American music is dance,” he says. sons and free cocktails. quite ‘hot’ music, something you As would be expected from Hour-long lessons for be- really feel. You can really express a restaurant called Latino’s, there ginners are held at 7 pm on Fri- yourself. You must go ahead and are a good selection of Latin-in- days and advanced lessons are at 8 pm Saturdays. Lessons are 300 baht per hour and includes one Latin American cocktail or fruit punch. The membership fees are: one month, 3,000 baht; three months, 8,000 baht; six months, 15,000 baht; and one year, 25,000 baht. Fees include dance lessons any time of the week as well as discounts for food and drink at the restaurant.

Latino’s restaurant. 95/30 Soi Saiyuan, Nai Harn, T. Rawai, A. Muang, Phuket 83130. Tel: 076-388180. Email info@ latinos-restaurant.com. Website: www.latinos-restaurant.com. March 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 11 12 PHUKET GAZETTE March 10 - 16, 2007 March 10 - 16, 2007 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 13 Fart from the Foreigners and land ownership madding crowd oreigners buying land is his right under Section 94 to sell still the one of the hottest the land within a period of time topics in the country. In prescribed by the Director-Gen- am in a colder place than fakirs of India – who can live in- weekend, and in no time he’s un- Fthe following example, eral or until the Director-General Thailand at the moment, and definitely underground without fettered his legs and will be mak- Mr A is a foreigner living with a himself sold the land. boy, does the colder weath- food or water by slowing their ing faces out of his own abdomi- Thai woman but yet to marry her. Therefore, as long as Mr Z Ier of northern European metabolisms – he will allow ev- nal fat. The couple decided to buy land or the Director-General did not climes make a difference when ery muscle to go limp. The truly magic part of this and construct a building on it. sell the land and the building, it all it comes to relationships. The jaw will fall slightly domestic clash of cultures is that An agreement was signed still belonged to Mr Z. As the nights draw in, is a open as the head lolls back onto he’ll awake eight hours later in a with Mr A as the “pre-purchas- However, the Land Code cuddle on the sofa, re-runs of the upholstery. cloud of his own noxious meth- er” for the land, and payment was has been amended with Section Friends and a shared tub of ice- Men adopt this approach ane, go into work and complain made. On the day the land own- 96 providing that, since January cream too much to ask? If because, more than anything, they that his night at home failed to ership rights were to be trans- 19, 2002, an alien may buy Thai you’ve ever seen a man center fear casual open-ended conver- deliver the vigorous sexual con- ferred, the landowner refused to land for residential purposes. The part his own chest hair for fun, sation. Women yearn to “chat”, gress he’d been banking on. transfer the land is limited it’s because you have, no doubt, which invariably means a faux- Fortunately, there are things land as the LAYING to one rai and attempted to share a night in with casual exploration of the best way you can do to avert this ugly sce- agreement DOWN the following someone special. for her to regain her figure – ex- nario once in a while. was made conditions It seems as though all wom- ercise, diet, or radical surgery – Exploit the fact that, for with a for- THE LAW must be met: en have been his feelings men, being in a relationship is eigner. In- With Friedrich 1. The shown a short, about the wom- competitive. Your man must feel stead, a 30- ‘Sam’ Fauma foreigner black-and-white en at work, the that every time he sensitively re- year lease must bring at public informa- AMBROSIA’S quality of love- members your feelings, he is out- with extension rights was regis- least 40 million baht into Thailand tion film which making he en- doing his ugly, loser mates. tered, the argument being that Mr for investment, and maintain the has established joyed with his Before the quiet night in, A had no right to own land. investment for at least five years; their idea of the ex, and what he hint that one of your friends has The building permit was 2. Permission must be giv- perfect evening thinks about dur- complained about her oafish part- then applied for in the name of en by the Ministry of Interior; in. ing sex. ner – and paint a frightening pic- the foreigner and at least he be- 3. Money brought in must A couple Willing to ture of belching, incompetent came the registered owner of the be invested in one of the follow- entwine on a do virtually any- foreplay, wham-bam-thank-you building on the leased land. Fear- ing businesses or instruments: sofa, both shoe- thing to cut ma’am, and then an all-night stare ing he might lose the money he • Thai Government bonds, less and wearing down the free at the TV. Your other half will im- had already paid, Mr A registered Thai National Bank bonds, State thick cashmere time for such mediately see the opportunity to the building in his name. Enterprise bonds or other bonds socks. The chitchat, your outperform another man. 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Her first novel, Greek quired land, the method of acquir- tivity that the Board of Invest- are near at hand. It goes without saying that Girls Don’t Cry, is available from ing the land was not the basis for ment has declared eligible for pro- At no point in this ideal he will drink as though on a stag amazon.com his legal standing. Mr Z still had motion of investment. evening does the gentleman un- leash an explosive volley of flat- ulence… Believe me, from a male perspective the lounge is a blessed refuge from the absurd conventions of society. Your normally suave, fra- grant, international playboy will take a damp Thursday in to be a green light for blast off. He will be pleased that you’ve reached “that relaxed stage”. He may well also take his trousers off and allow his legs to see a bit of light, but feel no obli- gation to remove the thin black office socks that he has been wearing all day. No, he will head for the big armchair, where, rather like the

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By Sompratch Saowakhon e like to think, don’t we, that if we had a lot of money we Wwould be happier, that life’s bumpy roads would be smoothed out a bit, or even a lot. But not everyone thinks like that. Yuwadee “Hiang” Yuttitham, certainly does not. She donated 30 million baht and six rai of land to the Sapam Thammaram tem- ple. She has found greater mean- ing in life through Buddha’s teach- ings and meditation, and has de- voted her life to his lessons. “I came from Supanburi Province to Phuket in 1955, when I was 18 years old. I met my husband here and we start- ed out selling fish. We saved our money and eventually bought a fishing boat. We worked very hard, worried a lot and had little time to think of anything else or do anything else. “It wasn’t easy, but we were successful and were able to buy more boats and build a success- ful business. Our two daughters and son helped to run the busi- ness with us,” says K. Yuwadee. “Like many children, they didn’t want to work as hard as their parents, particularly when THETHE PURSUITPURSUIT they were teenagers. They didn’t understand why I always had to make them work so hard. They didn’t know or feel the pressure we felt when we were building the business. I worried a lot about them.” Worries about her children and their future, worries about the OFOF HAPPINESSHAPPINESS business and money, she felt her difficult because I had so many support my involvement with the their mind, and because of that K. Yuwadee philosophizes, life and head were full of wor- things in my head that were both- temple.” they can not control their body or “You can make a lot of money, ries and stress. And that is when ering me. I couldn’t concentrate. Today, K. Yuwadee has not their life – and that leads to un- own many possessions, but you the change came. “One day I I had family responsibilities, so I worked the family business at all happiness. Only through this con- can’t take them with you when went to Sapam Thammaram tem- couldn’t stay and meditate for for the past three years, and de- trol can you learn to say ‘enough’ you die. The truth is only your ple, at that time just a modest long – but I did get a sense that votes her energy to the temple. and to give up the things in life, goodness or badness will be re- building, and met the one monk my life was already a little bit She goes to the temple at 7 am to the desires, that take away hap- membered.” there who was teaching Buddha’s better,” she says. help prepare breakfast for the piness.” Temple abbot Phra Chuang lessons. His name was Phra “I started going more regu- monks, helps with the house- The story could stop here; told the Gazette, “K. Yuwadee is Chuang and he is now the abbot larly, and since about 1985 I have keeping at the temple, and then a person has found peace and a person who really knows med- of the temple. been going every morning and leads meditation until lunch time. happiness. A person has put the itation. When she first came here “He looked at me and warn- evening,” she says. “I had to sep- She prepares food for the monks pursuit of money and success it was very difficult for her, with ed me about my state of mind. arate my family and temple life. again and goes home about 2 pm. behind her. But it doesn’t. The so many distractions from her He said, “You look like you have I meditated in the morning and “It’s my duty to do it”, she Sapam Thammaram temple as it work and her family and even so much sorrow. If you have evening, and worked the family says, “I do it because I like it – stands today is a testament to K from the physical discomfort of time, would you like to meditate business during the day. At first everything starts with your mind. Yuwadee’s devotion. mediation. with me?’,”she recalls. my family didn’t like it and didn’t If you can communicate with In 1987 she donated six rai “But now she is an excel- The next day K. Yuwadee want me to go, but after a while your mind and control it, then you and about 30 million baht to the lent teacher. She has learned and returned and mediated with the they came to see it was my duty. can control your body and your temple and helped build a special knows to not react to life’s dis- monk. “The first time it was so Now they understand me and life. Most people cannot control mediation building which was tractions. She has developed a completed in 2002. “I felt that it tolerance of distractions – and was my duty to do that,” she says. this is an important principle that “I don’t know why but I was hap- is very hard to do, but when you py to do it. I did it for the many learn it, it will create happiness monks and people who want to for you. meditate. It’s good for their life “Before K. Yuwadee came because it is the ‘truth of life’.” here the temple was very small March 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET PEOPLE PHUKET GAZETTE 15 Happy Ever After Recently married in Phuket

‘Only your goodness or badness will be remembered,’ says Yuwadee ‘Hiang’ Yuttitham, who made a huge donation to Wat Sapam Thammaram (left). and as quiet as a graveyard. With deeds will show in the future,” the help she has given the tem- Phra Chuang adds. ple, it has become a comfortable “Almost all those who come place for people to come and to meditate come after something learn meditation. has made them unhappy. No one “K. Yuwadee has a good thinks about meditation when mind and believes in meditation they’re happy – strange, but true. – and she makes a good leader This is what happened to me,” K. here. When you meditate, you Yuwadee says. can talk with yourself and you can “Money and possessions think about everything that you can’t help make your life happy, did before. Sometimes you will and if all you think about is mon- think of good things, sometimes ey and property and if they are bad things. Meditation will remind the most important things in sy- you to not do the bad things again. our life – you will never know the Mert Ulusoy, Director of Finance of the Royal Phuket Marina, married Jaratsri ‘Jena’ Surat, Advertising Salesperson of the Phuket Gazette aboard the cruise boat Ananta at the Royal Phuket Everyone has done something in meaning of ‘enough’ and you will Marina on February 28. the past, and the results of those never know the ‘truth of life.’” 16 PHUKET GAZETTE HAPPENINGS March 10 - 16, 2007 T his week

SUITE LIFE: Phang Nga Governor Vinai Buapradit and his wife K. Ratree (center) celebrate the launch of The QUAY TREATMENT: On the opening day of her new Pearl Heritage Suites in Kathu with Phuket Real Estate Club President Phummisak Hongsyok (2nd from left), Phuket Beauty and Spa at the Royal Phuket Marina, Melinda Briend- Chamber of Commerce Vice-President Dr Pongsak Kerdvongbundit (left), Heritage Suites Director Tanan Marchal (left) welcomes Royal Phuket Marina Director of Tanphaibul (2nd from right) and his wife K. Suttida. Marketing Wilaiporn Pitimanaaree.

CLASS GRUB: Australian actor and TV personality Ernie Dingo (3rd from right) and his TV crew learn Thai cooking at the JW Marriott’s new Ginja Cook cookery school. Joining them are the school’s instructor, Chef Tun BUOYANT BEAUTY: Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova (middle) is welcomed to Praew Pinnapa (2nd from right) and JW Marriott Public Relations Manager Siripun Magazine’s swimsuit fashion shoot at the Royal Phuket Marina by Thai tennis star Paradon Petchai (2nd from left). Srichaphan (left) and Gulu Lalvani, developer of the Royal Phuket Marina.

GEARED TO GO: At the launch the new Suzuki Hayate 125 at Central Festival Phuket is Ban Suzuki Co Haad Yai Marketing Manager Thanachporn Chanthana (2nd from left), Southwest Suzuki Co Managing Director Surachai Chaiyawat (left), Tiansin Co MAIN EVENT: Ketsara Saetae (standing, 2nd from left), Senior Events Manager of Ltd Phuket Sales Manager Vairawan Varronchukty and Tawan Suzuki Co Ltd Krabi Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket, celebrates her birthday with friends at Ba Lé Managing Director Noppadol Palukpetch (right). restaurant in Phuket City. March 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 17

In The Stars by Isla Star

PISCES (February 20 – March 20): You could be in a vulnerable position this week if you don’t have the courage to resist listening to friends’ opinions. Follow your heart and politely reject others’ advice. Spicing up your love life is easy this weekend, as the stars indicate that passion will be at a high. Birthday celebrations will be low key, but more meaningful than previous years.

ARIES (March 21 – April 20): A dramatic development at work en- sures that you have your hands full during the coming days. The outcome appears to be positive, but overcoming difficulties could take its toll on your optimism. Capricorn can be helpful if you seek advice, but Leo’s opinions will only add to confusion. Wear the ultramarine blue to encourage mental sharpness.

TAURUS (April 21 – May 21): Just when it seems someone isn’t going to deliver the goods, it works out. Monday and Tuesday you certainly will be satisfied with results. Romance sparks when you meet a bewitching Aries; this match could have been made in heaven. A dream you have this weekend gives food for creative thought and new projects are well starred until the end of the month.

GEMINI (May 22 – June 21): You find a meaningful way to say you’re sorry for a romantic wrongdoing this week. The offended person will be pleased and a second chance is likely. Finances de- mand your attention; balancing the books is advisable if a minor crisis is to be avoided. A Piscean friend passes on information that will be useful further down the road. Number 7 is lucky on Wednesday.

CANCER (June 22 – July 23): You aren’t renowned for bulldozing your way through life, but this week you’re seized by a desire to get what you want by using more than your usual subtle sideways move- ments. Others will be taken aback by your new-found approach to life, but it’s only temporary. This powerful astral atmosphere is fore- cast to calm down by the end of the month. In the meantime, wearing dusky orange will help mellow your energy.

LEO (July 24 – August 23): If you still believe in fairytales, you won’t be disappointed this week. Magic is in the air, ready to sprinkle stardust over the romance in your life. If you’re single, a new relationship will put a spring in your step and if you’re already involved you will be delighted by your partner’s spontaneity. Prioritize work commitments to avoid burning the candle at both ends and make time for relaxing.

VIRGO (August 24 – September 23): Ensure that your presence is felt more if you want to move ahead. Lounging in your hammock wondering why the world is passing you by is exactly why that is happening. Monday and Tuesday are good days to get noticed; wear the colors magenta and cream to make a statement. Avoid allowing the sun to set on an argument with your partner this weekend.

LIBRA (September 24 – October 23): If you’ve been feeling hot and bothered recently you are set to cool down this week. A personal problem is resolved mid-week and you will be thankful to Leo for pulling some strings. Where love is concerned, you have the power to persuade Cancer to come out of their shell this weekend. A journey of mutual discovery is about to begin. No 5 is lucky on Thursday.

SCORPIO (October 24 – November 22): Your tendency to open your mouth before your brain is properly engaged could land you in a sticky spot on Sunday. A Piscean friend won’t appreciate hearing what they know to be true, but prefer to ignore. The road to true love is turning out to be longer and more winding than you expected. Allow the other person some space or see this relationship fizzle out fast.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 – December 22): A less dogmatic approach wins the support you need. Remain open to new ideas and suggestions from well-meaning friends, particularly from Cancer. You receive uplifting news from abroad mid-week that could prompt a visit to the travel agent. Romance has you dancing on eggshells this weekend; if you’re tiring of this roller-coaster ride, perhaps it’s time to cool things down. The number 1 is lucky on Tuesday.

CAPRICORN (December 23 – January 20): You will be feeling par- ticularly capricious this week. A burst of energy encourages you to think about making changes to your domestic situation. Monday is the most auspicious day for seeking a new dwelling, but don’t jump at the first possibility without waiting to see what else is on offer. Leo is waiting for you to show romantic interest, but their personal situation is more complicated than was first apparent.

AQUARIUS (January 21 – February 19): The game is on if you’re ready to play. A business proposition that didn’t look like getting off the ground late last year is about to be resurrected and foundations could be laid quicker than you thought possible. If you are tiring of living in a concrete jungle, you may consider searching for a more natural environment in which to put down roots. Romance is subject to crossed wires this weekend, so keep lines of communication as open as possible. 18 PHUKET GAZETTE LIFESTYLE March 10 - 16, 2007 SenSing a

If classic cars race your motor, we’ve got something special for you in WHEELS AND MOTORS in the Gazette classifieds. March 10 - 16, 2007 LIFESTYLE PHUKET GAZETTE 19 need for charity he SenSes Health & Beauty Clinique in Cherng Talay, led by the clinic’s Director, Naran- porn “Kathy” Nam- Tchoo (pictured left, center), put on a charity fashion show on February 27 to raise money to help orphans and destitute children in Thailand and Cambodia. At the event, which raised 133,394 baht for charity, guests were treated to a high-end runway show by top local models as well as the chance to discover the fingernail painting secrets of Jitrada “Ying” Supachaimonkol (right) , who was runner-up in the Miss Thailand 2005 contest. – Photos by Dan Miles. 20 PHUKET GAZETTE FEATURES March 10 - 16, 2007 Fabulously fossicking around tropical Cairns TALES OF A TRAVELER By Ed Peters

f all the terms in Aus- tralia’s rich, distinct-ive vocabulary, “foss- Oicking” must be one of the most deliciously evocative of what it describes. When Cairns was the ma- jor port for the gold fields in the interior, prospectors poured through here by the thousands to fossick (pan gold or gemstones) for their fortunes. Cairns is a frontier town no longer, but it’s the ideal jumping- off point for exploring, with rain forests, ocean and the “bush” to discover, all within easy reach of the town itself. Cairns exudes the sort of fresh and breezy new-found con- fidence one automatically associ- Above: the sun sets over Cairns. Left: cool verandahs surround an ates with Australia. It’s an out- elegant bulding in the city. doorsy, suntanned place, mildly wilderness tracks. Hot air bal- time zones in a matter of hours, heroic and proud of its attributes loons drift over the Atherton there is nothing like dining al without being boastful. Everyone Tablelands, and rafts roller-coast fresco in one of the restaurants from this part of the continent down rapids in a roaring mass of on the Esplanade, munching on looks healthy and well-off. spray and spume. prawns, barramundi, mud crabs They’re straight-talkers too. There’s even a cable car or reef species such as coral trout After all, this is the gateway to that swings silently along above and red emperor. Crocodile Dundee country. “Have the rain forest, and of course A J And of course, this being on you lived in Far North Queens- the 2,000-kilometer-long Great There’s a similar diversity Hackett and his bungy-men are the edge of the bush, kangaroo, land all your life?” a visitor asked Barrier Reef specifically so their of attractions on shore. Cairns always willing to encourage dare- emu and crocodile – the last very one old-timer. “Not yet,” he re- passengers can admire the long- has woken up to its potential, and devils to take that great leap into much an acquired taste – are also plied. est coral reef in the world, which there’s a host of activities to in- the unknown. Did any of the gold prospec- apparently is also the only living dulge both the hyperactive and Cairns and the surrounding on the menu. tors in the 19th century pause for structure on earth that’s visible the most indolent. area is at its climatic best from Finally, while you can still even a moment to look over the from the moon. Beaches run out to the north May to October. buy a permit and try striking it rich side of their ships as they passed Its pristine islands, 1,000 and south of town, uncluttered Back in the relative calm of up in the Tablelands, it’s a lot less the Great Barrier Reef? Probably species of fish and 200 different and clean and just about every- urban Cairns, there are two other strenuous, to say nothing of be- very few. corals make it Cairns’ chief draw, thing Patong is not. points on the itinerary that defi- ing a lot less sweaty, to browse Today though, the situation and you can simply take a day- Four-wheel-drives bump nitely shouldn’t be skipped. around the gem stores in town. is reversed with boats, aircraft trip out there or drop anchor for through the rain forest and Even in a world where Prices are hot, but air-conditioned and helicopters buzzing out over a while and stay overnight. outback, and trail-bikes zip along chilled seafood can nip across the fossicking is cool. March 10 - 16, 2007 CHEAP EATS PHUKET GAZETTE 21

By Janyaporn Morel mong the many famous Thai appetizers, fried spring rolls, or poh pia A tord, must be close to Vietnamese legacy the top of the list of must-try treats for visitors here. Left, spring rolls, both fried and Although spring rolls origi- fresh. nated in China, they are now available throughout Southeast Below, K. Samran. Asia, with local variations in Thai- Below left, pho – Vietnamese land and Vietnam. A popular item noodle soup – served with in Vietnamese restaurants is the shrimp paste and fresh chillies. more organic version, the fresh spring roll, poh pia sod. The fillings of spring rolls are limited only by the imagina- tion of the cook or the consumer. The most common variations in- clude shrimp, taro or a mix of veggies and small meats, but can be expanded to whatever the cus- tomer chooses. One place to sate any crav- ings for a good roll is K. Sama- ran’s shop in Patong, where time- tested Vietnamese recipes and cheap prices combine to produce a top-end cheap eat. The first shop on the right in Soi Maneetong, off Ratpata- nusorn Rd, the shop is about one kilometer from Sainamyen Rd. Samran Thanasuwan, the 50-year-old owner, is originally from Nongkhai province but has been selling poh pia and other Vietnamese meals in Patong for about five years. The recipes for Samran’s spring rolls came from her moth- er, Khun Hae, now 70. The reci- pes were handed down to Khun Hae from her Vietnamese grand- parents, for whom she made spring rolls for when she was a child growing up in Vietnam. The most distinctive aspect of Vietnamese dishes is their in- corporation of vegetables and herbs, such as lettuce, pepper- mint, Thai parsley, fennel, shal- lot, sweet basil, betel leaves or whatever happens to be on hand in the restaurant. K. Samran’s spring rolls are stuffed with pork or chicken, eggs, carrot, glass noodles, onion and bean sprouts before they are fried to a golden yellow. The rolls themselves have a mellow taste that is accentuated by the vege- tables and herbs that accompany it on the plate. The fresh spring rolls are The fresh spring rolls are also pho (pronounced fer), along with All of the dishes in K. Samran’s stuffed with boiled pork skin or served with a sweet dipping Chinese rice noodles (kanom shop cost 30 to 40 baht and are seasoned pork, lettuce, bean sauce that complements the jeen), white noodles with coco- good for eating at the shop or sprouts – all wrapped with a rice meaty flavors well. nut curry soup (mee kati), and on the run. For more informa- pastry sheet that K. Samran or- K. Samran’s shop also Vietnamese white sticky noodle tion call K. Samran at 087- ders especially from Nongkhai. serves Vietnamese noodles, or soup (kao piak). 2827612.

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Federal Bureau of Investi- E +A+ +++++A+++R+ + ++E +++++R++A++ week’s Sudoku gation; 8. In the kitchen; 9. July 4; 10. 13. + +++H++++D+N+++ puzzle UMBI L ICUSRI++++ + +R+ +++++U+++++ Rhyme Time Answers + +A+ ++++MM+++++ 1. Blame; 2. Name; 3. Flame; 4. Proclaim; 5. + +I + +++++++++++ Acclaim; 6. Lame; 7. Frame; 8. Defame; 9. + +N+ +++++++++++ Wargame; 10. Claim. S KIN+++++++++++ March 10 - 16, 2007 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 25 A tall tale of identity theft ledgling writers are always told to self is not such a bad guy. Though he’s that “Dr Dana Halter” is a woman, and a write about what they know. So lethal with feet and fists since becoming a deaf woman at that: “And then the strang- what did 33-year-old Californian tae-kwon-do black belt at 17, he is a non- est thing happened: the two figures stayed FT. Coraghessan Boyle write about violent criminal whose weapons are com- there on the doorstep a long moment, con- in his first novel Water Music? puters and identity documents. He is a ferring, but without saying a word. Their He wrote about the expeditions of gourmet cook, in love hands – they were 18th century Scottish explorer Mungo Park with his natural working their hands into the Niger River interior of West Afri- daughter Sulkie back like ghostly shroud- ca, as narrated by a London ex-con and Off the in New York and tol- ed puppets, and it shanghaied soldier. You wouldn’t think this erant of his adopted took him a moment would be an occasion for humor, but it is – SHELF daughter’s weak- to understand. wild extravagant humor bursting with the By James Eckardt ness. “They were sheer joy of words. Where the nov- deaf. Or she was He followed with Budding Pros- el becomes unhinged deaf. She was the pects, about growing marijuana in north- lip-read only about 30% of ordinary speech. is the plot. When one who hadn’t ern California, something he seems to have Dana is a sympathetic character Martin phones Wil- spoken and so here known quite a bit about. His ninth novel, right from the beginning, as we watch her son to taunt and she was juggling Drop City, was one of his best, about a rush out of her apartment, late for a dental threaten him, Wilson her hands as if she California hippie band that resettles in the appointment and final exams at her school. does another identi- were molding wilds of Alaska. Suddenly she’s stopped by a patrol ty theft and becomes something out of His latest novel, number 11, is Talk car and handcuffed by a cop who accus- “Bridger Martin”, the air and passing Talk (Viking, New York, 2006, 340pp). es her of multiple counts of fraud. As it’s promptly buying a to him and then he Dana Halter is an attractive teacher at a a Friday, she’s tossed into jail for the week- new Mercedes in his juggled it and high school for the deaf, and deaf herself end and only on Monday, with her boy- name to flee back to passed it back.” since age three after a bout of meningitis. friend’s help, is she released by a court, a upstate New York. Through a Her boyfriend is Bridger Martin, who victim of identity theft. When they series of implausi- works for a computer-generated special A few hundred miles to the north, one learn his address, ble plot twists, Mar- effects company. Martin met her, improb- William “Peck” Wilson has been living high Martin and Dana tin and Dana track ably enough, at a disco where she was off the hog on her credit cards. A former drive up to northern the other couple dancing to the vibrations of a giant speak- pizza chef and ex-con from upstate New California with a fax- back to New York, er. He learns to communicate in Sign and York, he lives in a seaside condo with ed police mugshot of Wilson to check him driving cross-country instead of taking a is totally devoted to her. Natalia, a beautiful Russian shopaholic, and out, rather than have the police simply ar- plane and again insisting on confronting We learn that 90% of deaf people her whiny 5-year-old daughter Madison. rest him. When they arrive at the house, them. There’s the violent climax of a sus- marry their own kind and that 90% of those Infuriated, Dana swears to track him Natalia shoos them away as Wilson watch- pense novel, followed by the bittersweet who don’t, eventually divorce. down. Now this is a good set-up; the two es from hiding. transformation of a literary one. We also learn that a deaf person can couples are fully fleshed and the villain him- That’s when he’s shocked to learn All in all, a disappointment. PHUKET DIARY www.phuketgazette.net/calendar

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367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000 Tel: 076-236555 - Since 1994 - Fax: 076-213971 Email: [email protected] Backtrack on jet-ski ban stores up trouble for the future The reasonable plan to rid the island of jet-skis by March 2011 fell off its tracks during a recent meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall. Under pressure from Karon Municipality, where 36 people were arrested for operating unregistered jet-skis early last month, Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit on February 26 agreed to allow the island’s “troubled” rental jet-ski operators to replace old, deteriorat- ing jet-skis with new units. This decision effectively rips the heart out of the March 2004 order by then-Phuket Governor Pongpayome Vasaputi to phase out jet-skis over seven-years, which was a sufficiently generous period of time to allow jet-ski operators to find an alternative sources of revenue. The problem with most provincial regulations is the inability or lack of desire of local police to enforce them. Given this fact, it was heartening to hear that the Marine Police had stepped in and ar- rested the owners of the 36 unregistered jet-skis. Gov Niran’s ruling, however, has effectively undone the good work accomplished by the Marine Police and set upon the island’s most popular tourist beaches a Pandora’s box. Letters By allowing new registrations, the ruling is likely to result in jet- ski operators continuing to operate as many jet-skis as necessary to The Gazette is pleased to receive mail from read- with your views for publication in our next issue. maximize their profits – at the expense of public safety, common ers. Please write to us at 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, We reserve the right to edit all letters. Pseud- sense, good taste and the basic tenets of the much-touted, little-prac- Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000, fax to 076-213971 onyms are acceptable only if your full name and ticed “sufficiency economy”. or send an email to [email protected] address are supplied. In addition to the lives they have claimed in Phuket, jet-skis harm our tourism economy. Hardly a week passes when the Gazette The bizarre side of and it seems to be getting worse Patong Beach many times in the doesn’t receive a letter of complaint about jet-skis, which are not by the day. Always pointing the past for long stays, but this is our only a source of air and noise pollution but also cause traffic jams violence in Phuket finger at the other guy certainly first post-tsunami visit and we daily in Patong, where operators move them on the streets with the doesn’t make it better. have been very impressed by the same contempt for public safety as they do when they are on the It seems bizarre to me when I Welcome to Phuket tropical improvements in everything since read that foreign laborers are not water. paradise, but don’t forget to bring our pre- tsunami trips. allowed to have a mobile phone More recently, complaints have been lodged against jet-ski op- your bullet-proof vest. We have been less than im- erators who extort money from renters by claiming excessive “re- to call their families while living a And always, always be pressed, however, by the huge slave life on Phuket, all in the pair fees” for damages that never occurred. friendly because if you complain price increases in just about ev- Gov Niran insists that the ban on jet-skis will still go into effect name of public safety. to a tuk-tuk driver about being erything we have purchased, Imagine what evil they as planned, in early 2011. ripped off he may well stab you from clothing to footwear, wat- could do with a mobile phone However, by undermining the recent efforts of the Marine Po- with a knife. And he’ll probably ches, meals, taxis and tuks-tuks, lice, the Governor has practically ensured that the ban can never be without having a house registra- get away with it. food and the astronomical beach tion, a Thai friend told me one enforced at that time, as there will still be 219 well-funded jet-ski charges! operators who will no doubt scream in protest. day. Mike Horwood Phuket On our first beach visit in We’ll have to see what the Governor of Phuket in 2011, who- Following the news in the January, we offered 100 baht for Gazette and other newspapers I ever that may be, can do about it. – The Editor two sunbeds and two umbrellas think the true culprits are not for- Private donations to (the pre-tsunami price). We were eigners. Gunning down people for told by the site operator that the business disputes seems to have police – or bribes? price was now 160 baht, a 60% become a common practice, es- increase! Swallowing hard, we pecially in Phuket, where you can In association with The Nation Multimedia Group PCL Am I the only one who thinks it have been paying these new read it in almost every edition of is very unethical for private com- charges daily. This week we the Gazette. panies, private organizations and were asked for 200baht. When Editor: Parichat Utintu Nice business practices; I private persons to give money or we asked for the reason for an- am impressed by the ethics of the donations to the police force? Managing Editor: Chris Husted other 25% increase, no explana- local business people here – now Whether it is part of sala- tion was forthcoming, just a blank Editorial Consultant: Alasdair Forbes even accounting firms are in- ries, full salaries or motorbikes, News Editor: Stephen Fein stare. No tariffs are posted any- cluded, not just dodgy night ven- surely it must be considered a where on the beach, so it would Chief Reporter: Sangkhae Leelanapaporn ues! form of bribery. appear that any charges can be Editorial Team: Natcha Yuttaworawit, Janyaporn Morel, And who plants bombs in How can a society function made at any time. Dominic Earnshaw, Sompratch Saowakhon, Supanun Supawong, the South and in Bangkok? It’s with a police force that is paid by Such price increases are certainly not the poor chaps from private funds? Suganya Semacote, Zach Fridell, Laura Schafer. rife throughout the town on all Laos, Burma or Cambodia. No, I also find it very sad that goods and services bought by us, General Manager: Oranee Pienprasertkul it’s locals gone mad about reli- policemen do not get their proper pushing Thai prices very close to gious and political issues and overtime salaries or that they European and Australian costs. It Marketing Manager: Natthira Susangrat learning fast from their idols in the have low salaries, but this cannot Classifieds Manager: Phatsara Raktammakit would seem that, rather than en- Middle East. be solved by the private sector. couraging visitors to come to Publisher: The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd Shooting Russian women in It can really be a double-edged Thailand by offering discounted Pattaya? My bet is the killer isn’t sword if these companies or pri- rates for goods and services, they Contact us from a neighboring country either. vate persons receive favors. It is are doing completely the opposite. Not to mention being shot particularly problematic, if the Advertising Sales: [email protected] Farangs come to Patong at a Phuket traffic light on your donations come from the “gray Beach firstly for the sun and sec- Classified Advertising: [email protected] way home for looking in the economy” in Phuket. ondly for the “bargains”. The sun Website Services: [email protected] wrong direction? Or the transves- Name and address withheld is guaranteed but the bargains’ Gazette Guide inquiries: [email protected] tite beaten to death by a bunch have disappeared! of youths who had nothing better Pricey Phuket Next year, we shall consider Telephone: 076-236555 (10 lines) Fax: 076-213971 to do? The list goes on and on. the Canary Islands, the Balearics, I have lived in Thailand My wife and I arrived in Patong Dubai or South Africa for our more than 15 years, and I have Beach from the UK in the middle The views expressed in the Phuket Gazette are those of the writers and contributors winter breaks. and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, the editor, the shareholders, or the seen a scary increase in violence of January for a two-month stay Geoff Hill directors of The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd. over the past four or five years at a good hotel. We have visited Andaman Beach Suites, Patong Letters conveying views and suggestions are published here. Those seeking comment from government Copyright © 1994-2007 The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd officialsofficials or and/or business business owners owners are published are published as Issues in Issues& Answers & Answers at www.phuketgazette.net. on the facing page. March 10 - 16, 2007 PERSPECTIVES PHUKET GAZETTE 27 IS PHUKET READY for ‘quality’ tourists?

n the two years before this money left and they keep send- high season, not many tour- ing the manpower needed, we ists came to Phuket and will continue to support the po- Imany qualified tourism staff lice. moved to work in other provinces. FIRST I like the idea of having qual- We didn’t have many prob- ity tourists, and not just quantity. lems supporting the tourists who PERSON If the government and support- did come here, as there weren’t ing agencies saw this as impor- all that many. tant, we would not need to worry Everything worked with no so much about traffic, safety and problems: the airport, traffic, wa- aitree Narukatpichai, infrastructure. Four million qual- ter supplies and basic infrastruc- President of the Phuket ity tourists a year are enough. ture. However, this year the tour- M Fewer tourists in quantity but ists are returning to Phuket in Tourism Association and more in quality would lessen great numbers – and the problems owner’s representative of many problems and still increase are returning as well. the Hilton Phuket Arcadia income. Our water supply, traf- Quality tourists spend more, Resort & Spa, sounds off in fic, airport, sea traffic and natu- but they aren’t careless with their ral resources would all be under money. Phuket’s ‘quality versus less stress. If high-quality tourists are quantity’ tourism debate. He Phuket’s tourism industry not impressed with problems like says the private sector is has grown tremendously over the immigration keeping them wait- past 20 years. Although there ing for hours, serious traffic prob- ready and able to solve have been disasters such as the lems, pollution and lack of water, problems quickly – but he is tsunami, we can and have recov- they will not return. Tourism will not so sure about the gov- ered. Phuket has an international not be stable if we cannot sup- reputation and many people want port the level of quality that “qual- ernment. to come here. If we can improve ity” tourists want. But if we solve our facilities, infrastructure and our problems, they will come back been aware of the problems in problem during rush hour, so it’s moves far too slowly. Something services to support higher-quality again and again. Patong and arranged for the one- fine – for now. needs to be done to make the tourists, they will keep coming. The provincial government way traffic flow. However, with Currently most complaints budgeting process more respon- If we make our home look is already aware of the problems. the one-way traffic people are from tourists are about immigra- sive. nice and everything is ready, our For example, the water desalin- driving much faster and this has tion at the airport. At peak land- We don’t seem to have any guests will be impressed with ization plant in Karon was built created problems. The police ing times, people spend a lot of serious safety issues here, but their first visit and they will re- to support Kata, Karon and should limit the speed of the traf- time waiting to check in with im- what I am concerned about now turn. But if we bring too many Patong. But I think we should be fic. It might be that this is just a migration. Tourists often waste is a bombing. I am afraid that if guests to our house and and it is doing more. new problem, and it seems they two or three hours there. It’s the such bad thing happens here, it dirty and ill-prepared, our guests For example, the province are trying to care of it. responsibility of the Airport Or- will seriously affect tourism. The will not be happy. So good facili- buys water from owners of tin At the Heroines Monument, ganization of Thailand (AOT) to Phuket Tourism Association ties, and preparation to support mine lagoons to fill Bang Wad they controlled the traffic and coordinate arrivals with immigra- (PTA) has tried to help fund the our tourists is important. reservoir. This year there is not improved the flow. Even at Cen- tion. They need to know how to police by contributing one million We have discussed these enough water in Bang Wad, so tral Festival traffic control is get- expand flights and schedule them baht to the Phuket Provincial issues many times at provincial many hotels still had to buy more ting better. so they do not arrive all at the Police to increase the number of government meetings. We need water. Holiday Inn, for example, There are about 100,000 same time. The AOT and immi- police officers on patrol. better focus on facilities at tour- had to spend about 900,000 baht cars and trucks and 400,000 mo- gration know the problems, but The Office of the Police ist areas, to help them look good, just in January. This shows we torbikes here – maybe too many, they still aren’t being solved. Commission, Personnel Records clean and in order. We don’t want were not prepared for the return and I wonder if we have enough The provincial government Division is keeping track of this vendors selling food or products of our guests. roads to support them. I think the knows about all the problems. fund and its expenses. We started on the sidewalks, garbage every- In terms of traffic, the pro- basic problem has been solved for However, compared with the pri- this for high season, December where, power cables and so on. vincial government has always the moment as traffic is only a vate sector, the government to April, and if there is some We need more discipline to keep these things in order. Phuket has adequate facili- Police assistance at ties to support the number of tour- ists who come here now, but only So where are the police Issues&& serious accidents if we integrate services and im- ANSWERS prove. We need to plan for the when you need them? I have never seen police officers future. If tourist numbers reach The Phuket Gazette, 367/2 on the scene of a serious road five million or more, there will be Yaowarat Rd, Muang, accident offer any sort of first aid. problems. We can’t wait for the It is now 11:40 pm. I have called borhood must endure this? Can Phuket 83000. Fax 076- Do they have any training in first the infrastructure we need, the the Tourist Police twice about the somebody also explain why the 213971, or submit your aid? government’s budget allocation infernal racket at my villa com- police are useless? issue at Bob Anderson must be adjusted quicker. plex. The noise from the party Sleepless in Phuket City www.phuketgazette.net Phuket As much as 80% to 90% of nearby rivals Patong. Phuket’s facilities are complete An officer at the 191 emer- The first time I called the Maj Teerawat Leamsuwan, or good enough to support an in- gency call center replies: Tourist Police said that they help, but couldn’t find the exact Traffic Inspector at Phuket crease in tourists, but everything Some officers here speak would come and sort it out. The location. City Police Station, replies: depends on the budget from the English, some do not. To file a second time they said, “We can- However, I will check and Police help people with mi- government. report to an English-speaking po- not help. You must call 191.” see which Tourist Police officer nor injuries and send them to hos- If we have a good inte- lice officer, call the Tourist Po- I called 191, and they said received the call and I will talk to pital. grated plan and good manage- lice at 1155. that they would come. I waited him about it. However, we do not move ment, that will also help. I am not about 30 minutes. The second Phuket Tourist Inspector Maj This is a responsibility of the people with serious injuries be- worried about the private sector time I called 191, the same man Bundit Khaosutham replies: Tourist Police and they should not cause this might make their inju- because we are all willing to help on the phone said, “No speak In case of noisy neighbors, say they, “cannot help”. I would ries worse. So we wait for people to get it done. English” and slammed down the you can call either the regular like you to send an email to me with medical training to arrive. – Compiled by phone. police or the Tourist Police for directly at bundit4832@hotmail. Police officers undergo ba- Semacote Suganya Can somebody please ex- help. But I don’t know about this com and tell me more about the sic first aid training once or twice plain to me why the whole neigh- case. Maybe police went out to situation. a year. 28 PHUKET GAZETTE FEATURES March 10 - 16, 2007

just reviewed a Thai univer- sity paper on how disasters and pandemics influence the Itravel decisions of tourists. TECHMAN RISING The study was spawned after the great “fear of the unknown” inally, in the twilight of a SARS epidemic in the hope of misspent life, it understanding how to maintain happened. Like a markets in the aftermath of pan- Fsequoia falling beneath demics, disasters or terrorist acts. the ax-man’s blows, like an The survey results were eagle shot from heaven by the unexpected. Tourists might avoid archer’s arrow, like a stag a particular destination until epi- brought down by the ravening demics or terrorist acts pass, but wolf pack…I succumbed. people still travel, returning to a I bought a mobile phone. destination once they feel safe. Yes! The serpent in the Worldwide opinion shows com- garden, the tempter who mon sense – bird flu and terror- ensnared me, the author of ism are just as likely to occur my fall from grace, was the back home as in the areas we redoubtable Fardley visit, so let’s go on vacation. Nerdwell. “Tsow,” he told me Results showed that on a over a bottle of beer one scale of four, disasters, pandem- afternoon, “you need a mobile ics and terrorism all come in at phone.” under 1.8. “I don’t need any such The three highest factors thing,” I growled. “My father impacting tourism selections – all didn’t have a mobile phone. well up the scale between 3.8 and George Washington didn’t have 3.5 – were the real surprise. a mobile phone. Daniel Boone Third on the list was “cheat- didn’t have a mobile phone, ing while shopping”. Not a prob- and neither did Kit Carson, lem for honest Phuket, since no Davy Crockett or Wild Bill Phuket merchant, agent or tuk- Hickok. tuk driver ever “cheats” tourists. “Why do I need a mobile Perhaps Phuket can rely on our phone? Nobody ever calls inherently strong ethics to keep me.” tourists coming back. “Maybe they would if you Second was “a bad experi- had a mobile phone,” Fardley ence on vacation.” Phuket does observed. pretty good here. Considering “All my life I’ve been was pricey, but I was willing to my ears: noises that sounded Phuket’s arrival numbers and “en- fighting the mobile phone and overlook this defect if it met my like a xylophone, a cuckoo ergetic” night life, our violent everything it stands for,” I innermost spiritual needs. Chief clock, a choo-choo train and a crime rate is respectable – espe- frothed. “The decline of moral among these was a ring tone giggling child. cially when compared to other values. The degeneration of that would mark me as a man “We’re still in ‘Hello Kitty’ destinations. human intelligence. The craze of dignity and gravitas, of territory,” I growled. Then again, there are “bad for every passing fad. The charisma and machismo. “Okay, we’ll shift into the activities” experiences. We hear frenzy for frills and fripperies. “I want a ring tone that Major Sophistication mode,” them all on our boat. Last year’s The obsession with everything plays the William Tell Over- Fardley said. There followed favorite was the school kids still that is shallow, superficial and TSOWNDINGS ture,” I announced. the croaking of a bullfrog, the upset with their speedboat lunch sub-moronic.” “I don’t think they have crowing of a rooster and – not included. The 8-year-old “If you had a mobile By S. TSOW that,” Fardley said. something that sounded very shouted, “They told us lunch was phone, you could call in and “Something splendid and much like a train wreck. included, then tried to sell us jelly vote for your favorite singer on soul-stirring and Wagnerian,” I I was tempted momen- sandwiches made with white Academy Fantasia,” Fardley your advanced stage of putrefy- declared. “The Ride of the tarily by the bullfrog and the bread – for 600 baht a sandwich. suggested. ing senility, it’s never too late to Valkyries, perhaps. The rooster, but wondered why the I told them to eat mine . . . What Suddenly I saw the light. change. I suggest a tasteful triumphal march from Aida. inventors of this machine a rip-off!” Then came the usual “Oh,” I said. model in screaming lavender.” The crescendo from Ravel’s couldn’t come up with some- complaints about the congestion “I’ll help you pick one And so we found our- Bolero. At the very least, thing more manly: the sound of at a famous movie site and an- out,” Fardley offered. “This selves surveying the vast array Beethoven’s Ode to Joy.” an incoming mortar round, other stop to feed the monkeys. historic event will mark the of mobile phones in our local They didn’t have any of perhaps, or a thermonuclear These days, even kids know it’s beginning of your transforma- department store. those. They had only tinkly explosion, or a squadron of not cool to feed wildlife. tion from Jurassic Man into I eyed them with mistrust. ring tones suggestive of ice fighter jets screaming over- That trip was criminal, but Techman. You’re only 20 years They were about the size of a cream wagons and merry-go- head. it wasn’t a crime. Even so, that behind the times, but even in Snickers bar. rounds. Finally Fardley found a affluent Brit family won’t be com- I wanted something more “I require something more ring tone that stole my heart. ing back to Phuket – but they will impressive – a big black walkie- mature,” I informed Fardley, It was called “Nostalgia”, discuss their rip-off trip around talkie, perhaps, bristling with somewhat testily. “Something and it was the ringing of an old- the office water cooler for months antennas and space-age more stately and majestic. I fashioned telephone. to come. That’s sad. Plenty of accessories, like the ones the cannot possibly wage war At last! An umbilical cord good people worked hard over the SWAT teams carry. But all they against the demons of shallow- linking me to the long-dead, pre- years to build Phuket into a re- had were dinky little models all ness and superficiality without a tech past. I seized upon it like a spectable world-class destination. tarted up for the “Hello Kitty” cool ring tone.” drowning man grasping for a It only takes a few greedy bone- generation of prepubescent “Wait, there’s more,” floating log. heads to tarnish Phuket’s good bubblegum-chewers. Fardley assured me. He “That’s it!” I cried. name. Eventually I succumbed to pressed a few buttons, and a “That’s what a telephone should What was the big surprise a Nokia 110. At 1,990 baht it variety of ring tones assaulted sound like! Thank God! I for the “disasters” poll, coming in thought that sound was ex- at #1 with a 3.83 out of 4? The tinct.” tourist attitude that’s death to a So now I’m up and vacation spot is . . .“Overcrowd- running with my spiffy Nokia ed and polluted destinations.” 1110 and its classic ring tone. Phuket is overcrowded Next week Fardley promises to from Patong south, but most peo- show me what an iPod is. Bill ple in Patong and the beaches to Gates, watch out! Techman is the south want to be there; and catching up. it’s a good thing to have a desig- nated “hot spot” that doesn’t spill S. Tsow who, despite his over to quiet areas. Up north, fantasies, will never catch up, because of our island’s sheer size, can be flamed at stsow@ there is still room for reasonable yahoo.com growth. The same cannot be said March 10 - 16, 2007 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 29 Keeping tourism on track

THE ermen. Things are all uphill until about Level Eight, where the GRAY AREA curve drops like a ski-jump. All the business models say it’s al- most impossible to turn back the clock, returning uphill from a Ten back to an Eight. Tourists themselves are tell- ing us we’ve gone too far already. Return to the peak, stay on top while you can, they say. As I write this column, the Gazette’s headline story covers the clash of cultures on Koh Yao Yai as developments begin impacting an area that common sense says should be “green space.” It’s sad to see, especially since only three months ago, this By John ‘Caveman’ Gray column predicted this scenario. We fear things will only get worse for other nearby “satellite” desti- until common sense prevails. nations. Economics is certainly im- I recently had a too-close- portant, but only one factor in to-home encounter with some of quality of life. I once visited a the destruction of the natural en- remote village about to become vironment being wrought on the a lake for an unnecessary dam. island. When I left home in the The plan was to relocate the vil- morning, our house was hidden lagers to the capital, where they in jungle – exactly as we like it. could live in public housing and When I returned in the early af- work in factories, finally joining ternoon, it looked like a battlefield. the world economy. Without warning, our jungle The planners with PhDs was gone, chopped to ground lev- and MBAs praised the gifts and el by fans of the Texas Chain- opportunities they were forcing on saw Massacre who invaded our the villagers, but the villagers private property without even Damage done: Years of careful planning destroyed in one morning due to thoughtlessness. were simple and direct, “If we asking. Five years in the making, want to join the world economy, our garden of elephant ears, trop- a gold rush mentality. We came hotels – almost all in the still “nat- several internationally-known we can move to the big city any- ical flowers, and sapling trees back strong after the tsunami, too ural” north. universities have developed their time we want. But we don’t want looked like a medieval battlefield. busy counting our money to re- It seems like a natural pro- own versions of a destination life- to work in a factory so we can My 80-year-old mother in law, too member that our natural beauty gression, but detrimental in many cycle. They are all similar. Level shop in a supermarket. We stay frail to stop the carnage, was in is why tourists leave their trea- ways. Most legitimate planners One is a backpacker renting a in the village because this is the shock after witnessing the disas- sure with us. In many ways, recognize that “high quality, low beachside sala from the local fish- lifestyle we want.” ter from start to finish. we’ve gone too far, and it isn’t volume” is better economics than going unnoticed. regressing into a “high volume, She was agitated and Tourism Authority of Thai- low quality” destination. speaking like a machine gun. I land arrival count numbers may It’s called “sustainability”, a managed to pick out the words stay strong thanks to Eastern- favorite buzzword in the era of fai tam ngan (electricity) and European and East-Asian mass global warming. (work). I ran back along the soi. tourism, but the demographics will Over the last three de- Sure enough, another fifty meters change despite the new high-end cades, business departments at further down, a crew of electric- ity workers in a huge truck were clipping vegetation away from the electric wires. That trimming was justified. Large trees limbs were leaning on electric wires several meters above ground. Thanks for keep- ing those wires safe and sound. But our shrubbery was meters from the wires pumping electricity from the soi into our house. Even the most vigorous specimens were well below the wires. Not brain dead, we plant- ed low-lying vegetation on a slope where they would never reach the electric wires. It’s called plan- ning. Elephant ears never grow to tree-top level, but their soft trunks are easy to slash with a machete – so the crew had the equivalent of a shark feeding frenzy. The photo tells the story. It was a personal tragedy, but nothing worthy of wasting ink were it not for the symbolism of greater things – like the entire is- land. Phuket and the surrounding provinces are a boom town with 30 PHUKET GAZETTE COMPUTERS March 10 - 16, 2007 CDMA vs GPRS Sipa launches Which delivers the faster ‘Pitch’ contest

Internet connection? he Phuket branch of the topic. Entries are being accepted Software Industry Pro- until March 30. We are thinking of getting is a great option. terms “CMDA,” “EV-DO” and motion Agent (Sipa) is The competition is divided Q a CDMA phone for Inter- CAT now has regular, ev- “3G/third generation mobile Taccepting entries for its into two divisions: Battle (high- net access. We have a friend who eryday desktop phones that work phone,” all refer to the same net- “SIPA Pitch 2007” animation and quality work) and Rookie (ama- reports that it is much faster than with the “DO” network – which work technology. multimedia competition, with a teur-quality work). GPRS, as does a computer shop is to say, they work like phones, At this point, only CAT has total of 400,000 baht in prize The judges, including repre- at Central Festival. but they don’t require a phone line DO/CDMA/3G service. It works money up for grabs. sentatives from Bangkok ACM Do you know if that’s true? because they use the same in most parts of Thailand, and it’s The competition derives Siggraph and Thailand Animation Can we upload large files of 2 Mb CDMA mobile phone network a godsend. from a worldwide animation com- & Computer Graphic Association, or so? We can’t even upload 1 that serves the DO cards. petition held in Singapore called will then select the projects that Mb on GPRS. From a computing point of My computer is con- “Super Pitch”. The local version best match the objectives of the I was also told that the view, the CAT desktop phones are Q nected to a Linksys wire- aims to develop the abilities of attraction, and on April 10 will phone sets are more reliable and a good alternative if the DO sig- less network, and it works fine, local animation multimedia entre- announce the names of the final- get a better signal than the PC nal is weak where you live. Why? but when my son tries to con- preneurs and to give them the ists. card. Any information you have They have a directional antenna, nect his computer to the net- opportunity to use their talents in On April 19 and 20 the fi- would be greatly appreciated. so it’s much easier to line up the work he gets the message, “Un- multimedia marketing. nalists will present their pitch to CW antenna on the phone than it able to assign a network ad- Competitors can choose the panel of judges and field their Phuket City would be to twist and turn your dress. Access denied.” from 10 topics from seven Phu- questions. AirCard. We have tried every com- ket attractions as the subject of On April 30 the top five I’ve received two reports These CDMA desktop bination we can think of, but we their entry: teams will be announced and A on the CDMA desktop phones attach to a computer can’t get it right. Can you please • The Thalang National Mu- awarded 400,000 baht each to phone currently available from through a standard USB port, so suggest what we should do? seum: “Treasure of Thalang”; create their presentations. CAT, and both of them are glow- you can use them for Internet LJ • Phuket Tin Mine Museum: The top three Battle entries ing. Those of you who read my access from almost any com- Kamala “Phuket Tin Mine Museum pub- and the top two Rookie entries, column regularly are probably puter. lic relations” and “The difficulties once created as promotional pre- going to accuse me of turning into The downside? These desk- If you can’t get wireless net- of mining tin”; sentations, will be used to pro- a shill for CAT... top phones aren’t as fast as the Aworking to work on your • Phuket Aquarium: “Phuket mote the Phuket attractions they There’s no question that the AirCard 580 – they deliver around computer, you need Windows XP Aquarium promotion” and “Sea promote. “PC card” – which is to say, the 100 to 200 Kbps. Service Pack 2 (SP2). turtles”; The competition rules do not Sierra Wireless AirCard 580 EV- That still runs rings around Microsoft bills SP2 as a, uh, • Phuket Provincial Health specify animation techniques to DO (“dee-oh”) card from CAT any GPRS (plain old mobile well, as a Service Pack – a col- Office: “Don’t let your loved ones be used or the presentation – provides fast (say, 400 to 600 phone) connection, but falls short lection of bug fixes and minor die from dengue fever” and “De- length. kilobits per second) of the DO changes. It isn’t. In fact, it’s a creasing people’s fear of people Teams must be of two or Internet access KHUN WOODY’S card. major upgrade to Windows XP in with AIDS” more people, one of whom must over most of To an- many respects, and the improved • Phuket Provincial Public be a southern Thailand native. Phuket. swer your wireless networking alone is Relations “Tsunami traceability”; Entries can be submitted in The DO card COMPUTER question, yes, worth all the hassle. • Tourism Authority of Thai- person at the Phuket Branch of isn’t for everybody: Q&A absolutely, you [In this case, installing SP2 land Southern Region 4 Office: SIPA on the 1st floor of the Aca- it requires a can upload immediately solved all of LJ’s “Sino-Portuguese architecture” demic Service Center in Saphan PCMCIA slot on your computer; large files with the CAT desktop problems.] and “Eco-tourism”; and Hin, Phuket City. the card itself has been discon- phones. It’ll be slower than the • Old Phuket Foundation: For more information call tinued by the manufacturer; the DO card, and much slower than When he isn’t writing computer “Return to Thalang Rd and Krabi 076-379111 ext 223 or 227. card is expensive (13,000 baht), a CAT ADSL line, but it won’t books, Woody Leonhard (woody Rd”. – Supanun Supawong although the service is cheap (590 take overnight, as it would with @khunwoody.com, website: Entrants must submit a plan baht per month); and some parts GPRS. www.askwoody.com) runs Khun in sketched-out storyboard form of the island can’t get a signal. If A note on terminology: to a Woody’s Bakery and the Sand- of the presentation they would ARE YOU HOT? you have a choice, the DO card first approximation anyway, the wich Shoppe in Patong. create addressing the chosen Here are some of Phuket’s free Wi-Fi hotspots:

Valhalla V-Plaza, Soi Sunset, Patong. 256/512kbps. Avail- able 24/7. Aqua Restaurant and Bar, Paradise Complex, Patong. 512K ADSL, 8:30 am to 4 am. Watermark Bar Restaurant, at Boat Lagoon. Leased- line broadband. 10am-10pm daily. Dusit Laguna Resort. Free Wi-Fi in all public areas. TOT leased-line broadband. 24/7. Cape Panwa Hotel. Free Wi-Fi in all public areas. ADSL speed. 24/7 Sandwich Shoppe, off Rat-U- thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong. ADSL speed. 24/7. Lady Pie, 120/6 Srisoontorn Rd, Cherng Talay. 250kbps via TOT. Mon-Sat 8.30 am- 6.30pm; Sun 10am-6.30pm. March 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 31 32 PHUKET GAZETTE BUSINESS & MONEY March 10 - 16, 2007

roperty is always an in- vestment that attracts a substantial amount of in- Pterest, and readers fre- quently ask about investment op- portunities available in global commercial real estate. The only way to overcome the enormous capital involved and to minimize risk is to use a “fund MONEY of funds”. This term is used when a fund invests in a number of oth- TALKS er property funds to achieve a true global spread of investment By Richard Watson while benefiting from different investment approaches. In all, it has 26 holdings. Frontier Capital recently There is even exposure into a launched its Frontier Global Real fund that invests only in Indian Estate Fund PLC (FGREF). This commercial property. fund invests in a portfolio of six The UBS Triton Fund, for different property funds to give example, has returned 1017.0% access to the global property from mid 1994 to late 2006. The market. The first fund is the Mor- VAM Property Fund has re- gan Stanley SICAV Asian Prop- turned over 10% per annum since erty Fund, which gives investors inception. The fund is available access to Asian property markets in pounds sterling, US dollars or including Japan and Australasia. euros. There is no fixed-invest- In the past, the fund has ment term. achieved an annualized return of DIVERSIFY: Buying commercial real estate may seem an attractive investment but it is expensive and VAM Funds may seem a 18.42%. Morgan Stanley is a carries risks, too. Buying into a fund that invests in such property is a less cardiac way to go about it. new name for many investors but major US and global banking and – Photo EPA/Bagus Indahono in fact they are simply the mar- investment group with assets of keting arm for Fleming Family & more than US$430 billion under Partners. The Fleming business management. was founded in 1873 in Dundee, The second fund in the Scotland and grew to encompass FGREF is the London & Capital Robert Fleming, the banking German Real Estate Fund, which group, and Jardine Fleming, the targets prime, well-let institution- Landing famous investment house (espe- al assets at high yields. Among cially in Asia). In 2000 the groups the assets owned by London & were sold to Chase Manhattan Capital German Real Estate Fund bank of the US which, in turn, are properties bought from Ger- merged with JP Morgan to cre- man state insurer Provinzal. ate the current entity of JP Mor- London & Capital forecast gan Chase & Co. a return of 15% per annum over a good deal However, not everything the next three years. The fund is was sold; Fleming Family and managed in Germany. Partners still manage some US$7 The third fund is the Schro- Merrill Lynch European Property vista Property Portfolio, a listed erty assets and has a team of over billion on behalf of the Fleming der ISF Global Property Securi- Fund, another US banking and in- group on the London Stock Ex- 320 people. They use “in-house” Family, individuals, charities and ties. This group has about US$25 vestment giant. The fund invests change. The group manages 15 experience together with leading institutions. billion under management includ- throughout the European Union commercial property funds and external real estate advisers. The The Group Investment Di- ing more than US$15 billion in and Switzerland. Merrill Lynch trusts with assets of around fund holds physical property; it rector, Bob Michaelson, was pre- property assets. The fund adopts recently merged with another US$16 billion invested in the UK. does not hold property shares. viously Chief Investment Offic- a total return approach seeking major group, Blackrock, and the Lastly, the M&G European This has been a very successful er of Citibank Global Asset Man- to maximize returns in countries real estate investment teams have Property Fund is managed by fund returning 13.6% annualized, agement. The VAM Funds range they deem attractive while limit- also joined together. Average ex- M&G’s in-house property team more than double the return of covers various investment areas ing or avoiding exposure to any perience in this sector in the man- – Prudential Property Investment IPD Euro Zone Index. from equities, balanced-managed, benchmark. agement team is 17 years. Managers (PruPim). PruPim The second “fund of funds” property and even hedge funds. Fund number four is the Fund number five is the In- manages over € 25 billion in prop- is the VAM Property Fund. This Funds are domiciled either in the fund, while holding a variety of Isle of Man or Luxembourg. funds, is truly diversified. It uses VAM Property Fund has HSBC many of the funds held in the as custodian bank and Ernst & FGREF but adds many more, in- Young are the auditors. cluding UBS Triton Property Fund from the Swiss banking gi- Richard Watson runs Global ant, Deutsche Land; Barclays Portfolios Co Ltd, a Phuket- Capital; Unite Student Accom- based personal financial-plan- modation Funds, who are the ning service. He can be reached market leaders in this field; Stan- at Tel: 076-381997, Fax: 076- dard Life Shopping Centre Fund 383185, Mobile: 081-0814611. and many others. Email: [email protected]. March 10 - 16, 2007 BUSINESS & MONEY PHUKET GAZETTE 33 ON THE MOVE Natsima “Deer” Kuna- Hajime Yamano from Ja- Omar Alaoui, 22, from jarasdech, 38, has been pan has been appointed Morocco, has been ap- appointed Director of Sales Senior Sales Manager – pointed Assistant Food and & Marketing at the Hilton Japanese at Central Hotels Beverage Manager at Le Phuket Arcadia Resort & & Resorts. Mr Yamano has Royal Meridien Phuket Spa. A communication arts a master’s degree in Polit- Yacht Club. He is a gradu- graduateof Pacific Western ical Science from Mt Car- ate in International Hotel University in Hawaii, she mel Agana University in the Management from VA- has 15 years’ experience in US. He previously worked TEL, The International sales and marketing with for five years with the Hil- Hotel & Tourism Manage- leading international hotel ton International Bangkok ment School in Nimes, chains, including Holiday as Sales Manager, and he France. Mr Alaoui has Inn, Westin, Dusit, Royal has more than 10 years’ worked as a management Orchid Sheraton and Mar- experience as a manager of trainee in the F&B depart- riott. Before joining the Hil- commercial companies. ment at Sheraton Grande ton Arcadia, she was Clus- Before joining Central Ho- Laguna Phuket, and as a ter Director of Sales for tels & Resorts, he was the management trainee in the four years for Marriott Managing Director of Izu- financial department at the properties in Bangkok, Pat- mi Senkosha (Thailand) in La Mamounia Palace in taya and Hua Hin. Bangkok for two years. Marrakesh, Morocco. Filing of income tax Results of property study returns now online to be released at seminar PHUKET: As the deadline for immediately after registering, the filing tax returns for 2006 fast taxpayer can fill out PND 90 and approaches, the Phuket Area 91 tax return forms online. PHUKET CITY: The Thai Ap- ism figures to speak at the con- cluding government infrastructure Revenue Office has announced Tax rebates will be paid praisal Foundation, in coopera- ference include Tourism Author- plans. a reminder that personal income within 15 days after the tax re- tion with independent property ity of Thailand Southern Region Thai and foreign developers tax returns can now be completed turn submission date. consultants Agency for Real Es- 4 Office Director Suwalai Pin- are expected to benefit by receiv- online through the Revenue De- Outstanding tax payments tate Affairs, will hold a confer- pradab, Phuket Real Estate Club ing a clearer perspective of the partment website www.rd.go.th can be paid online by direct trans- ence and workshop entitled President Phummisak Hongs- Phuket property market to help However, the service is cur- action from an ATM card or bank “Phuket Real Estate: Challenges yok, Raimon Land Public Co Ltd inform investment decisions. rently available only through the account. & Opportunities” at the Royal CEO Nigel Cornick and the Organizers expect a large Thai version of the website. People using the service are Phuket City Hotel from March President of the Thai Appraisal number of participants from As the traditional March 31 urged to print out the completed 22 to 24. Foundation Dr Sopon Porn- property funds and real estate in- deadline this year falls on a Sat- forms, and to keep documents Phuket Governor Niran chokchai. vestment trusts in Asia, local and urday, people have until close of supporting tax deduction claims Kalayanamit will deliver the open- Highlights will include in- foreign investors and developers business on April 2 to file Por for two years after submitting the ing speech and keynote address depth analysis of field surveys of to join the event. Ngor Dor (PND) 90 and PND claim. to boost investor confidence in the Phuket properties with the aim of For more information call local property market. 91 personal income tax return For more information call K. revealing price changes and ef- 02-2953171, fax 02-2951154, He will also provide results forms. Jira at the Phuket Area Revenue fects of zoning, land regulation email [email protected] To be able to file a tax re- Office at 076-214 950 ext 113 or of the latest market surveys on and property development, in- or visit www.thaiappraisal.org. turn online, taxpayers must first 116; the Thalang Area Revenue Phuket and surrounding areas, register through the website. Office at 076-311494; or the including changes in property Once a password has been is- Kathu Area Revenue Office at prices. sued, which should be received 076-211403. Key real estate and tour-

VITAL STATISTICS International passenger figures rise 22.81%

Type January 2006 January 2007 % change

Domestic passengers 281,164 341,192 21.35% International passengers 186,145 228,601 22.81%

Domestic Cargo (tons) 1,605 1,498 -6.67% International Cargo (tons) 543 590 8.66%

Domestic flights 1,434 1,913 33.40% International flights 1,336 1,719 28.67%

Source: Phuket International Airport 34 PHUKET GAZETTE SPORTS March 10 - 16, 2007

PATONG DARTS LEAGUE Piccadilly clinch title at last PATONG: Despite being on a ote, as Valhalla went down 7-2 House* 6; Offshore* 5 Queen Mary bye week, Piccadilly clinched the at home against Dogs Bollocks 4 (* = winner of beer leg). Patong Darts League title when and also lost the beer leg. Standings: 1. Piccadilly (29 pts.); 2. Offshore took all three points at Any bars wanting to enter Queen Mary (25); 3. Didi’s (21); 4. home and mathematically elimi- a team for the upcoming league, Dog’s Bollocks (20); 5. Offshore (19); nated second-place Queen Mary. tentatively set to begin March 27, 6. Coyote Bar (17); 7. Valhalla (10); 8. It is Piccadilly’s first title can visit any of the participating Beach House (9). after about five years of trying. bars or email darts@phuket March 13 matchups: Coyote v In other matches, last-place gazette.net for more information. Didi’s; Offshore v Piccadilly; Queen Beach House moved to within Mary v Valhalla; Dog’s Bollocks and one point of Valhalla with a sur- February 27 results: Valhalla 2 Beach House have byes (home team prise three-point win against Coy- Dog’s Bollocks* 7; Coyote 3 Beach first). Municipals scoop hack club title

PHUKET: Phuket City Munici- pality won the 6th Reporters’ Fut- sal Cup March 4 with a 4-1 win over the Mission Hospital team. The tournament was graced with a special guest appearance by Phuket Governor Niran Ka- layanamit captaining a VIP team of high-ranking provincial offi- cials in an exhibition match against the Reporters’ Club THE CUP THAT RUNNETH OVER: Wanisa Nontasak from Baan Sai team. Yai School, hugs her trophy and certificate after winning the under- Twelve teams joined in the 8s section of the 3.5-kilometer fun run in the annual Plook Panya cup held at Sapan Hin Stadium School Mini-marathon. March 3 and 4 as part of the 1,200 athletes took part in the March 3 competition. Sinchai events scheduled for Mass Com- Suriya, from Phang Nga, won the Men’s Open division of the 10.5- munication Day on March 5. The km run, followed by Raywat Rakkhaphan, also from Phang Nga, and event’s stated purpose was to Sitthipong Chenglai from Cherng Talay Municipality in third place. foster good relations between Matthika Rattanaphan, from Phang Nga, won the Women’s reporters, the government, the Open 10.5-km run. Leenaree Deewich from Spicy Phuket Thai Hua private sector and local organi- was second and Sirima Mosika from Phuket Bang Wad Dam finished zations. third. The media team included players from Channel 11, Chan- nel 5, The Nation, Phuket Ga- zette, Khao Sod, Channel 9, Siang Tai and others. Teams were fielded by the Governor Niran Kalayanamit (left) demonstrates his ball skills in the police, Phuket Prison, Mission exhibition match against the Reporters’ Club team. Hospital, Phuket Provincial Ad- ministration Organization, Pa School, Phuket Administration ers? The VIP team took the Khlok Tambon Administration Office and the Phuket Football match 3-2 amid scandalous ru- Organization, Phuket City Munic- Club. mors circulating in the crowd that ipality, the Bankers’ Club, Raja- And the game of VIP pro- the reporters had let them win. bhat University, Satree Phuket vincial officials versus the report- – Supanun Supawong March 10 - 16, 2007 SPORTS PHUKET GAZETTE 35 Haig wins Walker cliffhanger

By Oliver Bates total of -10, while Colin Montgom- pressure on the par-4 13th. There erie closed with another under- were roars from the crowd as he THALANG: The Johnnie Walk- par round of 71 to finish on -8. hit his tee shot over the pin to 10 er Classic ended with high dra- On the third day, Goosen feet from the cup, setting up a ma March 4 as three top pros tied was consistently inconsistent, great birdie and a grandstand fin- after the regulation games and with six birdies, six pars and six ish. had to turn to a sudden-death bogeys for a par 72. In the end, The challenging par-3 holes playoff to determine the cup win- he had to settle for a disappoint- played a large part in the drama. ner. ing fourth place. Both Haig and Stern bogeyed the Anton Haig, 20, emerged Goosen wasn’t the only in- 17th on the crucial final day, and victorious against Oliver Wilson consistent player. The Blue Can- a par from Wilson made the 18th and Richard Sterne after he bird- yon Country Club course provid- exciting viewing for the Phuket ied the 18th hole twice in a row to ed many birdies and bogeys crowd. claim his first Johnnie Walker win again, proving its championship The course record of 64 set and snag the US$404,993 (13.9 status. by Greg Norman was equaled million baht) prize money. four times during the tournament, He joined the elite of Greg TRIPLE BOGEY once by Haig, twice by Sterne Norman, Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and once on the final day by In- and Nick Faldo in becoming a On the second day, Jeev Milkha dian Gaurav Ghei, who shot an Johnnie Walker Champion. Singh started on the 10th, birdied eagle on the 1st hole. The South African was in the 440-yard 12th to move six the top three for the final three under, then hit a double bogey on Final results: 1st Anton Haig (- days of the tournament, but had the difficult 17th. 13, won in the playoff); 2nd Rich- not led until the final day, when Singh followed that with a ard Sterne, Oliver Wilson (-13); he slid to 13 under. triple bogey on the 18th and fin- 4th Retief Goosen (-10); 5th Mike Fellow South African ished his front nine in 40 shots to Weir (-9); 6th Ernie Els, David Sterne and Englishman Wilson fall back to -1. However, he then Frost, Guarav Ghei, Colin Mont- tied the playoff hole as well, each regained composure and rolled in gomerie (-8). earning US$213,688 (7.2 million four birdies on his back nine to Other notable finishes: 25th baht). return to -5. Brad Kennedy, Adam Scott, Jeev The challenge from the big The spectators were treat- Milkha Singh (-4); 42nd Thamma- names failed to materialize on the ed to some great golf on the final noon Srirot (-1) ; 52nd Thongchai last day of play. Retief Goosen day, when Haig and his long hit- Jaidee (par); 63rd Thaworn Wirat- shot 70 (-2) on the final day for a ting produced a key shot under chant (+3).

VICTORIOUS: South African Anton Haig won the Johnnie Walker Classic in a sudden death playoff against Oliver Wilson and Richard Sterne on March 4. 36 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY March 10 - 16, 2007

Construction Update by Janyaporn Morel

ite clearance for Vachira Phuket Hospital’s Baan Khun Phum Child Care, SRehabilitation and Devel- Site clearance begins for opment Center has begun and construction is due to be complet- ed by the end of July 2009. Dr Jessada Chungpaibulpa- tana, Director of Vachira Phuket Baan Khun Phum Center Hospital, told the Gazette that af- ter the 2004 tsunami, Vachira Phuket Hospital proposed the The project, being built di- project in order to help tsunami rectly behind the hospital, will be orphans and other children af- a seven-story concrete building fected by the tsunami – and to with underground parking. The serve as a memorial for HRH budget is 344.5 million baht, of Princess Ubol Ratana Rajakan- which 326.5 million baht is from ya’s son, Bhumi “Khun Phum” the Government Lottery Office Jensen, who was killed in the tsu- and 18 million baht is from the nami of December 2004. Public Health Ministry. “After the tsunami, we The Baan Khun Phum pro- were requested by HRH Prin- ject aims to help all children who cess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s have physical, mental and emo- Private Secretary’s Office to pro- tional problems, whether they pose the project as a memorial need short- or long-term care. for K. Phum. The focus will be on health care The project was later ap- for orphans, abandoned and HIV- proved as a tsunami-relief cen- infected children. The project will ter for children in the Andaman also help parents with autistic region and as a health-care cen- children and act as a research ter for children needing long-term center for children’s health issues. follow-up. “We will have 100 inpatient “Princess Sirindhorn intends beds. All the pediatric clinics ex- to visit Phuket ever year and we cept maternity will be moved will invite her to the ceremony for from the main part of the hospi- laying the foundation stone,” he tal to the new building. There will said. be an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Architect’s model shows how the completed Baan Khun Phum Center will look. for children, which we currently grounds and a clinic for checks floor will be reserved for children do not have. Baan Khun Phum on healthy children. There will with serious physical, mental and will integrate the different depart- also be an exhibition room fea- emotional problems. Also on the ments that treat childhood dis- turing K. Phum’s biography. fourth floor will be a children’s eases,” Dr. Jessada said. The second floor will con- development nursery and health The seven-story building will tain rehabilitation facilities for research center. be built on a land area of 47 by children suffering from serious Management and adminis- 66 meters and will have an inte- injuries and illnesses and a hydro- trative offices will be housed on rior space of 19,792 square therapy pool. There will also be the fifth floor, along with a Public meters. There will be a basement an area for training children with Information Center, Quality De- with utility control rooms, water special needs. velopment Center and Health supply tanks and 51 parking Inpatient rooms for children Service System Development spaces. The first floor will house with common health problems Center. the out-patient department, ex- will be on the third floor along The sixth floor will be of- amination rooms, psychiatry de- with a few private rooms for chil- fices for Princess Sirindhorn and partment, two children’s play- dren needing them. The fourth her assistants, a library, doctors’ offices, a meeting room for 60 people and a larger meeting room for 300 people, as well as a Medi- cal Staff Organization Office. On the roof deck, there will be a he- licopter landing pad, water sup- ply tanks, and an elevator control room. “When the project is fin- ished, it is expected to provide pediatric services for the south of Thailand. We will need an addi- tional 15 pediatricians and psy- chiatrists and more than 100 nurses and staff run the center,” Dr Jessada said. “At present, we have about 60 inpatients and each day we see about 300 children as outpa- tients. Our beds are always full. The most common diagnoses for children here are respiratory and alimentary diseases. “The most serious disease we have encountered is en- cephalitis, but it is very rare. The new facilities will help us support health care and children’s devel- opment projects in the region,” he added. The contractor for the project is J. Group Consortium. March 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 37

Decor by Natcha Yuttaworawit SWITCHED ON ast becoming a standard feature in upscale homes on Phuket are integrated Faudio-visual systems, built into the walls and ceilings, with lighting controls thrown into the mix. These allow home- owners to create the desired ambiance throughout the home, day or night. Specialists in this high-end trend are Audio Visual Creations (AVC) in Cherng Talay. Sales and Marketing Manager Robin Plant explains, “All of the functions are in the one keypad, and can even be a touchscreen panel. You can control everything in your house at the same time. “Nobody likes lots of ugly switches. With our systems light- ing is automatic so you don’t have to press switches. We have one panel to control all the lights in the house. “With our sound systems, you can listen to music all around the house – while you are in the pool or sitting in the living room. We install sound systems out- doors and indoors, or even under water so you can listen to music when you are swimming or div- ing in the pool.” Robin and his team started working on home theater and lighting systems after finishing work on the light, sound and au- tomation at Phuket FantaSea. “We both design and install AV systems, or if a customer has his own design we can advise on improving it and come up with an TV IN THE BATH: Well, why not? The sound, light and TV integration appropriate control system,” he of Audio Visual Creations makes entertainment available anywhere says. in the house, and easy to control. Integrated lighting and AV very big houses and high-end ing very popular now. We have systems are just two aspects of homes of about 15 to 20 million installed systems in more than 60 the “smart homes” that AVC de- baht, though they are not for re- properties in many developments velops. Other integrated features ally cheap houses because they on the island, including Cape can include air conditioning and are a little too expensive.” Yamu, Cape Sol, Saitaan, The fans, computers and networking, Robin said the touch Residence and Samsara.” telephones and intercoms, cur- screens cost about 100,000 baht, tains and blinds, fountains and hot while the keypads run about Audio Visual Creations. 100/8 tubs and even security systems. 10,000, depending on the model. Moo 5, Srisoonthorn Rd, “Home automation systems The average house installa- Cherng Talay, Phuket 83110. save money and time, and they tion costs about 450,000 baht. Tel: 076-270660 Website: www. look nice. They really ‘complete’ “These systems are becom- avc phuket.com 38 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY March 10 - 16, 2007

Gardening with Bloomin’ Bert

have never been religious. I for itself. Although it prefers soil suppose I get bored too eas- with plenty of organic matter ily. I get a little impatient with (composty-type soil), the spider- Ireligious fanatics of any va- wort will grow in sand or even riety, and try put as much distance A growth divine coral rock; frankly, it doesn’t re- between myself and them as pos- ally care. sible. Personally, I’m quite con- Although here in Phuket, the tent to wallow in a sea of disbe- spread of Moses-in-a-boat is lief. something that we would actively It’s probably because there encourage, as that’s precisely are so many fruitcakes around. I what we want it to do, in other could be wrong, but wasn’t there parts of the world they don’t share some evangelical TV preacher our enthusiasm. bloke a few years ago in America In Florida for example, life who was disgraced when he was is so suited for the spiderwort that caught providing a little surrepti- it’s actually become an “invasive tious night-time “preaching” to exotic species”. It roots from any one of his secretaries? small, broken piece of plant, and He was then discovered the seeds are wind-dispersed. As funneling off church funds to keep a consequence, it turns up in all her quiet, then got done for fraud, sorts of places over there. I seem to remember. The best Here in Phuket it seems to part was that at this stage he ap- behave itself, and be happy to peared on TV in tears, and told grow on the ground as normal. the eager nation that God would In Florida, you can even find it as forgive him if they sent him more an epiphyte growing on city build- money. I believe that this particu- ings. It’s also causing problems lar appeal raised around two mil- in forest areas, creating a dense lion dollars. Some people really COVERING A LOT OF GROUND: Moses-in-a-boat, also known as the spiderwort, will look after itself. groundcover that prevents native wanted to save him. witnesses. They can’t even have ably have outlived the old ladies that in a certain light, the shape plants from germinating on the How many wars around the blood transfusions. They’re a had that been the case. does slightly resemble a boat con- forest floor. Luckily we’ve seen world have been waged in the strange lot, but in common with Thankfully, generally speak- taining a white blob. Quite how no such takeover bids here. name of religion? The vast ma- Seventh-Day Adventists, they al- ing there are few intrusions from this looks like a bearded baby Even though technically it’s jority, surely. Too many people ways look jolly smart. the world of religion into the world bloke in a papyrus basket, I’m not poisonous, the flowers of the seem to want to make life diffi- Before I first came to Thai- of gardening. Apart from Moses, sure. Moses-in-a-boat are used medici- cult for other people, to put it land, about the only link I could of course. You know, that chap This is certainly not the nally in South China, to treat ail- mildly, and spout religion as their make between gardening and re- with the huge white beard and the user-friendliest of plants, as all ments such as dysentery. Found just cause. Sorry for getting all ligion was those over-enthusias- long stick who did that sea-part- parts of the spiderwort are poi- commonly around the ancient serious for a paragraph. I’ll try tic old ladies who insist on raid- ing thing. One of the more com- sonous. Any contact with the sap Mayan sites in Guatemala, Yuca- not to let it happen again. ing the vicar’s garden, hacking off mon varieties of ground covering may cause some stinging and tan and Belize, it was probably Jehovah’s Witnesses. every flower in sight so that they plants in Thailand is known as your skin to itch. Attempt to eat cultivated for use as a cosmetic, Bless. They mean well. They can tastefully arrange them in Moses-in-a-boat, or waan hoi this unassuming little shrub, and though I’m not sure why anybody traipse around towns for days on various corners of the church. khraeng in Thai. a severe burning in the mouth and would want to smear this stuff on end, knocking on numerous doors They were dead within a few Also known as spiderwort, throat will be the result. This is their face. and handing out leaflets. They days (the flowers didn’t last much it’s an odd little plant really. It not the ideal plant to chew on. Moses-in-a-boat isn’t your don’t have Christmas or birth- longer). I always wondered why consists of a spiky rosette-shaped If you have a patch of average plant; the leaves are dif- days, they don’t recognize flags they couldn’t just leave the flow- cluster of leaves with a purple- ground in your garden that you’re ferent colors on both sides, the or national anthems, and aren’t ers where they were in the first green hue. The leaves look quite just tired of looking at, and want whole thing is poisonous, it has allowed to associate with non- place. Most of them would prob- normal if you look at them from to cover in the easiest way pos- tyrannical tendencies, and a the top; the strange thing is that sible with the minimum of effort, rather daft name. Thankfully, you the underside is a deep maroon this plant is the one. Once it is can be pretty sure that it won’t color, for no particular reason. established, it will require little bonk its secretary and then plead It has quite a short stem, further input or effort from you. for cash, or knock on your door and doesn’t usually get much taller It will be less enthusiastic if it’s to offer you a magazine and sal- than about 30 to 40 centimeters. too shaded, but with plenty of sun, vation. It gets its name from the fact that it will continue to cover more tiny white flowers appear from ground quite contentedly. Want to know more about a the base of the leaves near the You can encourage more stem. I suppose that if you have growth and help it on its way by plant in your garden? a few Heinekens (or Beer Laos, simply splitting plants and replant- Email Bloomin’ Bert at: as I’ve recently discovered), and ing them elsewhere, but I wouldn’t [email protected] squint with your eyes half-closed, bother – it’s quite happy to do that March 10 - 16, 2007 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 39 Investment rents and raves ifestyle investment and renting it out independently. The work on higher commissions , for its reliance on rental op- owners receive annual usage the most part. tions and ongoing yields from 30 to 60 days and in many Viewing the present mar- Lis quickly becoming a cases a charge is applied to cover ket, commissions are in the 15% hot topic in the Phuket property the cost of occupying the unit to 25% range with agents often market. (electricity, linen, hotel amenities, consolidating bookings from other From hotel-managed resi- daily cleaning and so on). agents, and splitting the commis- dential units connected to hotels In most cases there are of- sion between agents. Firms such to short- and long-term rentals ten other deductions that apply as CBRE and PIPS have intro- there are a variety of schemes against the owner’s return. Gen- duced and promoted holiday out there chasing the real-estate erally these relate to a capital re- rental programs aimed at this investors’ money. How do you serve for repair and replacement market and demand is rapidly in- get to the bottom-line return and of furniture, fixtures and equip- creasing. make an intelligent decision be- ment (often 3% to 5% of rev- To sum it all up there are a fore dipping you feet into the mar- enue), credit card and travel number of new products out there ket? agents’ commissions and reser- for investors. Matching risk and Once upon a time in Phuket, vation expenses. When looking at reward goes back to good re- property buyers were primarily the contract and calculating your search and making an informed interested in buying a second return it's important to look at all decision. In the next column we home either for holidays or as a of these other deductions in or- will look at some of the long-term place to retire in later years. In der to better appreciate the re- issues facing lifestyle investment the past few years there has been turn you will receive. projects and what buyers need to a dramatic shift and a Many of these TOUGH MARKET: Owners need to fit out units to full hotel standard look for in contractual commit- in order to maximize rental yields. flood of overseas buyers projects now offer buyers ments. are now looking at prop- straight capital-guaran- created more expat jobs and busi- use the unit and, while locking in erty as an alternative in- teed returns. In most ness opportunities with many of a safer ongoing return, remain Bill Barnett is Managing Direc- vestment vehicle, thus cases these range from these folks choosing to rent in- focused on capital appreciation tor of C9 Hotelworks (c9hotel lowering their horizons to 5% to 6% over a period stead of buy. A host of local real- and eventual asset divestment. works.com), a Phuket-based ongoing returns of three to five estate companies focus on offer- With the recovery and hotel and residential property versus the more years. While it’s a ing units on long-term rentals (six growth in the tourism market, consulting firm. With more than traditional capital more secure to 12 months) and work on 10% short-term vacation rentals look 20 years’ experience in the re- appreciation PROPERTY short-term invest- to 15% commission basis. The to be a long-term factor in the gion, he has played an active model. ment, the buyer long-term option is preferred by accommodation market. Rentals role in some of the island’s big- Enter the ho- does not benefit many owners who don’t want to ranging from a day to a month, gest developments. tel-managed WATCH from any upside mixed-use By Bill Barnett on the investment. projects – while That is, if the units other developers introduced guar- are returning 8% or 10% then the anteed returns and estate-man- developer benefits from the dif- agement companies started to ference between the guaranteed focus on villas and condo rental and actual returns. Often the re- products. Each of these has its ality of guaranteed returns are various merits and a certain de- that these are priced into the pur- gree of risk and reward that re- chase price and once the term is quires more than a superficial over then all bets are off on fu- glance by the buyer. ture returns. Let’s look at the different When viewing projects of- products currently in the market. fering aggressive projected re- For hotel-managed projects there turns or term-guaranteed returns, are rental pools or, in certain in- it’s important to view fundamen- stances, lease-back arrange- tals such as location or proximity ments. Typically, owners receive to traditional hotel markets, facili- a cut of top-line revenue based ties and the capacity to attract on the rent paid, excluding sales guests year round. Branded from food and beverage, spa and projects offer some assurances income items. Though there is no to buyers with global sales and set standard, most offer between marketing networks, though there 30% to 50% of rental revenue on are many independently-managed a “pooled” basis (pooled being all properties that have achieved the units rented divided by the impressive returns over the years. number of units). For owners of estate-man- For international-brand man- aged and freestanding villas, both aged projects, most require man- the short- and long-term markets datory entry into the rental pool have been growing. A large in- versus either living in the unit or flux of overseas investment has 40 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS March 10 - 16, 2007 Property Gazette

Properties HOUSE AT 6.9 MILLION BAHT NAI HARN/RAWAI HOUSE WITH POOL For Sale LOCH PALM SEA VIEW IN CHALONG

FOR SALE

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HOUSE FOR SALE APARTMENT IN PATONG

3 million baht. Must sell, dis- counted price. 2 bedrooms, New freehold apartment includes all furniture and (85sqm) located near Simon appliances. Quiet, gated Cabaret. On a hillside in a community, pool, sauna, green and quiet environ- gym. 1 min from Nai Yang ment. Overlooking Patong Beach. Custom floors, cabi- with sea view, on the fourth NEW HOME HOUSE FOR SALE BANG TAO, 5.3 nets, tiles, lighting. Euro/US floor. Low monthly mainte- NEAR BEACH MILLION BAHT standards. Please contact nance. for more information. Tel: 089-8742607. Email: [email protected], [email protected] HOMES FOR SALE PATONG Buy properties direct from 6 bedrooms, furnished RAWAI 2 bedrooms, 2 balconies, 2 owners (no middleman). Tel: Chalong, 3 bedrooms, 2 house located on quiet la- New house 2 minutes to 3-BEDROOM, bathrooms, luxurious, mod- 087-2650118. 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Tel: 081- connecting bathroom. Third Stunning views, elegantly fur- ADSL, nicely furnished. 25 furnishings, pool, secure es- course. 2-story house, 1 year 2732409. tate. 3.3 million baht. For de- old. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. floor: living room and en- nished. Great neighborhood. million baht. Tel: 076-270- tails call Tel: 081-8940580. House is 220sqm. Land is RAWAI CONDOS suite bedroom. Living area: Tel: 084-8419885. Email: 655, 089-9084861. Email: 488sqm. Fully furnished. 1.1 and 1.25 million baht. 2 x 200sqm. Freehold land: [email protected] [email protected] Price: 7.5 million baht. Tel: 57sqm, 1-bedroom condo- 100sqm. Price 4.5 million VILLAS IN RAWAI 083-3953976. Email: miniums, balconys, hill views, baht. Tel: 081-892-8526. NEW PATONG VILLA WITH POOL 2-story luxurious villas. 325 to [email protected] top (5th) floor, fully-furnished, For further details please 500sqm living space on aircon, very smart, secure. see our website at: www. 700sqm plot land. Starting BEACHFRONT LAND Chanotes for foreign owner- phuket-besthomes.com from 15 million baht. Call Tel: for sale. 1,125 square wah 30 ship. Tel: 087-8917408, 089- 089-6525664. x130 meters with Nor Sor 3 2925309. For more info Email: Kor. Sukorn island,Trang. [email protected] LAND BUILDING SELLING A BUILDING: Price 1.6 million baht. Call Tel: A 3 rai plot next to the beach 500,000 baht. Or rent for 084-8516845. Contact KATHU HOUSE on Kor Aen Suanmaprao Rd. 35,000 baht per month. Build- email: [email protected] for sale. 2 bedrooms, 3 bath- near Yacht Haven, Phuket. ing is 225sqm, 15m x15m. No rooms, lounge, dining room, Please call for more informa- Very exclusive, completely-furnished, new villa with swimming key money. Tel: 085-797- FOR SALE OR LEASE big kitchen, furnished. 1.6 mil- tion. K. Naphavadee. Tel: 02- pool in best residential area of Patong. Two floors, three bed- 2231. Transferable lease, 30+30 lion baht. Tel: 087-2705514. 3991065, 089-4883119. rooms with aircon, three bathrooms, Jacuzzi, Western kitchen years. 3-bedroom, 2 1/2- and dining area. Living area: 200sqm. Freehold land: 150sqm. MAIN ROAD KAMALA bathroom, fully-furnished COLLEGE TOWN PATONG HOUSE Price: 8.5 million baht. Tel: 081-8928526. 3-story commercial building. Balinese-style villa located in apartments. 30 apartments, 4 for sale. 4 bedrooms, 3 bath- www.phuket-besthomes.com Approx total floor area Kathu hills. Price: 5.5 million shophouses, city center, 95% rooms, big living room and 500sqm. Suitable for bank, in- baht. Please call for more in- occupied. 14 million baht obo. kitchen. On private land and surance offices, etc. Call Tel: formation and details at Tel: Call Martin at Tel: 087- soi. Tel: 081-787-9627. Email: 081-8111067. 087-3865200. 2676300. [email protected] 42 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS March 10 - 16, 2007 Property GazetteGazette

FURNISHED HOUSE PRIME LAND 5 minutes to Laguna Phuket. Properties HOUSE FOR RENT FOR SALE 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, For Rent Ao Makham - 1 rai, 1 ngan UBC, ADSL, solar water heat- (2,000sqm). 25 meters of ing, 3 aircons, living room, the land faces the main large hall area, pool 5m x road and the back of the land 10m. Usage area: 310sqm. FOR RENT is close to the sea. Price: 6 Land: 1,200sqm. 13 million million baht. NorSor 3 Gor baht. Contact for more info. title. Tel: 089-8738295. Email: Located at Baan Sorn Rawai - 2 rai, 70 sq wah [email protected] Naramit house project. (3,408sqm) on Wiset Rd 500m from Heroines Monu- (the main road to Rawai). 70 ment. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- RAWAI, 400SQM Karon Condo: 1 bedroom , meters of the land is on the Chanote title, 100 meters rooms, kitchen, spacious main road. Ideal for business 103sqm, 20th floor. 45,000 living room, fully furnished, from main road, square plot. baht/month. BEST HONEST NAI HARN LAND or seaview condominiums. Asking: 1.6 million baht. Tel: air conditioned, covered DEAL IN RAWAI FOR SALE Price:19 million baht. Nor 081-5376866. Rawai House: 3 bedrooms, parking. Call Tel: 076- 2 plots of land with hill view. Two great 800sqm plots. Sor 3 title. 2 bathrooms, pool, 2-aircon, 324224, 081-8950784. TV. 40,000 baht/month. Flat, ready to be built on. Electricity + water. Chan- Contact for more details. SMALL RAWAI PLOT Chanote titles. ote title. 3.2 million baht Tel: 081-8921057, 200sqm. Chanote title. Asking Koh Kaew house: 2 bed- each. No brokers. Call Tel: rooms, 2 bathroom, aircon, SEAVIEW APARTMENTS - 3,576sqm (2 rai, 96sq 081-6919679. 750,000 baht. Good location 081-8940580. TV. 18,000 baht/month. For rent in Karon & Patong wah). 35m deep x 107m Email: for house. Tel: 081-5376866. wide. 7 million baht. Tel: 076-245966. beach. Tel: 089-4912496. angela_prajantabut Email: bluewaterphuket@ - 1,252sqm (3 ngan, 13sq Email: LUXURIOUS VILLA @hotmail.com gmail.com wah). 27m deep x 50m in Rawai for sale. Balinese FREEHOLD info@phuketandaman wide. 3.2 million baht. style, private pool. Only 7.5 CONDOMINIUM realestate.com Contact me for more info. million baht. For info call Tel: PATONG CONDO Cape Panwa. 106sqm living Tel: 089-9728544. Email: 089-6525664. Panoramic sea view, 36sqm, space, ground floor, open- FULLY-SERVICED [email protected] best location. Newly remod- plan dining and living area ROOM in Phuket City, Patra Man- 2 UNITS FOR SALE eled. Furnished, pool, kitchen. with direct pool access, PATONG ROOM European kitchen, 2 bed- for rent. Nice room at sion, with fridge, cable TV, PATTAYA BUNGALOW or rent. Located in Patong, Soi Freehold. 2.2 million baht. For info call Tel: 085-7823231. rooms, 2 bathrooms, fully Patong Condotel. Aircon, patio, fan, luscious land- Bargain. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- Wattana Clinic. For info call Tel: scaped grounds and pool. 081-8269390. Email: [email protected] furnished. 6.5 million baht. cable TV, hot water, long- rooms, 3 aircon units, fully fur- Tel: 076-279280, 086- term rent: 5,000 to 8,000 Fully serviced. Rent: 4,800 nished, satellite/cable TV, IDD 2821172, 089-8746054. baht per month. Tel: 089- baht+utilities. For more telephone, fully alarmed. Situ- VILLA CALIFORNIA CHALONG LUXURY informatio call: 076- Email: 6478596, 089-7297978. ated on 64 sq wah, 3 minutes house for sale. 3-bedrooms, house. 2 stories, 4 bedrooms, 258103. [email protected] from new highway to corner plot, many extras. Ask- 4 bathrooms, secure, quiet lo- Bangkok airport. 24/7 secu- ing: 3.5 million baht. Call Tel: cation, 2 kitchens, laundry OFFICE FOR RENT rity. Includes company, so no 089-8751154. room, full aircon, double ga- LAND IN RAWAI FREEDOM problem to transfer. 10 min- rage, etc. Area: 292sqm. APARTMENTS Office for rent at entrance of 200sqm. Chanote title. Ideal Boat Lagoon Marina, excellent utes to beach, Tesco, Carre- PATONG SEA VIEW Curved teak staircase, spa, so- for villa, quiet location. Only Near Patong temple, Soi four, Big C. Asking 3.35 million New apartment with swim- lar hot water, nice gardens, Khuanyang 2/56. Small location, has aircon. Free 750,000 baht. For info call March 1. Tel: 084-842 5869. baht. Call 087-127-3272, or ming pool. 30+30-year lease. river views. 7.9 million baht. 081-5376866. kitchen, fridge, fully-fur- email: [email protected] Price: 2.5 million baht. Chan- Chanote. Please call for more nished European style. Email: [email protected] ote land plots with electricity details. Tel: 076-383193, Aircon, fan, cable TV, safe, 089-7245655. Or see our RAWAI LAND SALE hot water bathroom. 9,000 HOUSE FOR SALE and water from 450,000 baht. 1+rai, superb location. Slop- 2-story house, Chanote, 4 Please contact for more de- website at: www.phuket baht per month. Tel: 084- FOR RENT LAND & house4sale.com ing hillside plot, own access, 8450541, 081-8914561. HOUSES bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, air- tails. Tel: 081-6917241, 089- Chanote. 4.9 million baht. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms in con, Western kitchen. 4.2 5896144. Please call for more details. Land & Houses. Fully fur- million baht. For more info call NAI THON BEACH Tel: 084-8504544. Tel: 081-9795755. NEW SHOPHOUSE Plot for sale. 100sq wah. CHALONG NEW HOME nished, 2 aircon bedrooms, 1 Fully furnished. Good location Ready to build with permit, 2-bedroom, furnished aircon living room. Rental SEA VIEW OF RAWAI on Prachautit Rd near Tesco electric, water drainage. 2km TWO RARE home for rent with tele- price 20,000 baht per month. Beach. 300 meters to beach. Lotus. Urgent sale: only 3.7 from beach, behind Sakoo INVESTMENTS phone, UBC & aircon. Tel: Available on 1 April 2007. Please contact for more 1½ rai. Chanote title, full infra- million baht. Tel: 076- School. Tel: 086-4704691, Opportunities for investors 089-6521473. details.Tel: 081-5440571, structure. Ideal for apartment. 248639, 081-7195102. Fax: 086-686-5304. For more in- and/or builders now exist 085-0412121. A steal at 9.5 million baht. Tel: 076-248639. More info at formation please Email to: for purchase in Patong. 089-6525664. Email: [email protected] [email protected] PENTHOUSE APT 1/2 rai with outstanding sea to let at Lersuang, Surin view. Existing plans with Beach. Two bedrooms, PHUKET B.L. APARTMENT building license for 3-story 1,000sqm, swimming pool, New in Kathu. Big room, 1 25% Discount on Classifieds for Shopper Card Holders luxury complex with 9 2 mins from beach. 40,000 bedroom, aircon, cable TV, apartments with a total baht per month. For more in- ADSL, hot shower, garden, covered living area of formation call Tel: 081- car park. 8,000 baht per 900sqm. Covered area, 5372018, 081-0779365. month. Tel: 081-6923163. IF YOU... roof terrace and space for a Place your ad in these pages; swimming pool. Driveway HOME/OFFICE entrance from main road, HOUSE FOR RENT for rent. 160 sqm. Unfur- 3-phase electricity, and IN CHALONG nished, roof garden. 10,000 Present your Shopper Card; and water. Priced for quick sale: Fully-furnished house for rent baht per month. 120,000 12 million baht (approxi- in Chalong. (Available from baht for 3 year lease. Tel: 089- Pay for the ad at our offices, mately 250,000 euros). May 2007). 3 bedrooms, 2 593-0986. you’ll enjoy a 25% discount* AND have your ad appear free of Patong land with pan- bathrooms and 2 aircons. The oramic sea view, 1,300 charge in the Phuket Gazette Online. house is 2 years old, set in sqm (almost 1 rai). Drive- the quiet and beautiful Baan 3-BEDROOM HOUSE way entrance from main Mannikram Estate. The home WITH POOL With more than 10,000 visitors a day, the Island Trader Online is road, 3-phase electricity comes with its own private in Nai Harn. 3 bedrooms, air- Thailand’s most active classified marketplace. and water. Priced for quick garden, TV, DVD, fridge, mi- conditioning, fully furnished, sale: 5.5 million baht (approx- crowave, washing machine, car park, UBC satellite TV *Ads may be submitted in person or online (phuketgazette.net/classifieds), but imately 117,000 euros). telephone line, etc. Rent is (gold), stereo, DVD, security must be paid for at the Gazette offices. The discount is not available when Obvious high returns can be 20,000 baht per month, with system, safety box, automatic expected from both pur- a minimum 6-month contract. gate, phone line, washing payment is made at our agents. chases. Contact for more For more details, please con- machine, wireless Internet. information. Tel: 081-087- tact Marc Husted by email Only annual (one-year) rental. The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd 3033 (Swedish, English) or [email protected] or 55,000 baht per month. Tel: 367/2 Yaowarat Road, Phuket City 089-6524090 (German, telephone Mr. Christopher 089-8730196, 081-797- Tel: 076-236555 Fax: 076-213971 English, Thai). Email: patong Husted after 7pm on 087- 4197. Contact email: dannie [email protected] 8874659. @dvas.dk March 10 - 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 43 Property Gazette

NAI HARN HOUSE BEACHFRONT CONDO RAWAI HOUSE PATONG SEA VIEW RAWAI HOUSE FOR for rent. 1 minute to Nai Harn in Kalim, Patong. High stan- for rent. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- HOUSE IN KAMALA room for rent. Fully furnished, RENT Beach. 3 bedrooms, aircon, 2 dard, fully furnished, 2 bed- rooms, furniture, kitchen. balcony, sea view, quiet, bathrooms, kitchen. 20,000 rooms, kitchen, pool, many fa- 800m from Rawai beach. 36sqm. 15,000 baht per baht per month, minimum 1 cilities. Tel: 081-8920038. 8,000 baht per month. Tel: month. Tel: 085-8885144. year. Tel: 081-3971835. 081-5376866. BUNGALOW FOR LEASE PATONG TOWER HOUSE FOR RENT PATONG STUDIO Fully furnished, 3 bedrooms, 4 aircons, nice, quiet and safe. rental. One-bedroom corner or sale. Rawai, 2 bedrooms, 2 apartment. 300m to beach, Chalong bay. 25,000 baht per unit on 16th floor of seaview bathrooms, with swimming nice decor, clean, comfort- Plot size: 160sqm. Under month long term. Call Tel: condo building. Good for single pool. For sale at 3.9 million baht able. Aircon, fridge, TV, roof space: 120sqm. 3-bed- double bed, pool, parking. Tel: 081-6064279 person or couple. For rent room house situated on a or rent at 33,000 baht per now at 2,400 baht a night for month. Tel: 084-6268105. 081-0825707. For further de- quiet soi 500m from Kamala tails please see website: one week or more. Tel: 081- Beach. The ground floor has www.phuket-accommoda LUXURY SEA VIEW 273-4212. For more email: a large, open-plan living/din- RAWAI RESIDENCE tion.info.details/photos Large villa. 4 bedrooms, 3 [email protected] For ing area and 1 bedroom. On studios. Rental per month: bathrooms, private pool, further details, please see our the upper floor there are 2 6,000 to 12,000 baht. Aircon, SURIN SPRINGS aircon, sat TV, Internet, website at www.patong bedrooms, a kitchen and safe, ADSL, UBC, close to 1 minute to beach. Fur- tower-rentals.com Set in totally secluded 900- Long-term rent. 4 bedrooms, living room. It is very conve- beach. Tel: 086-9408914. nished, best sea views nient for Kamala Beach, sqm plot, 40sqm swimming 4 bathrooms, large luxury TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT lakeside house, private pool, from any house in Phuket. many pleasant restaurants pool. Guest cottage with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, aircon, sat-TV, Wi-Fi Internet, Beautiful garden. 70,000 and the FantaSea complex. own bathroom. House has 2 kitchen, living room at SHOPHOUSE NEAR furnished. 5 minutes walk to baht per month. Call Tel: This property would be a bedrooms, large bathroom, Tantong 3, Sakdidat road. SUPER CHEAP Surin Beach. 100,000 baht 086-2796283. sound rental investment huge living room with bal- Fully furnished, refrigerator, 4 storys with 5 rooms, 7 per month inclusive. Tel: 076- due to its design and prom- cony and views, indoor and aircon, water heater. Tel: aircons, 2 phone lines. Rent: 270655, 089-9084861. ising location. Call Tel: 081- outdoor kitchens. Furnished, HOUSES FROM WELLTA 084-6890760. Email: 22,000 baht per month. Call Email: [email protected] 8974180. ADSL, UBC, weekly maid My name is Wellta. I have [email protected] for further details. Tel: 076- service, gardener. Available many houses on my island for 262105, 081-7371678. from March 24 for 6-month KATA LUXURY rent and sale. Tel: 081-968 LONG-TERM, KATHU Fax: 076-262108. Email: let. 45,000 baht per month. apartment. 2 bedrooms, 2 0309. Please see our website NEW HOUSE Fully-furnished 3-bedroom [email protected] Tel: 081-0806560. bathrooms, huge terrace, at www.houseinphuket.com FOR RENT house with ADSL in Kathu. 5 Western kitchen & bathroom. to10 minutes from Patong Available March 1 for short- HOUSE IN TRANG Beach and Phuket City. 2 golf or long-term rent. Tel: 089- for rent. New, beautiful house. courses close to the house. 3-BEDROOM HOUSE HOUSE IN KATA 592 6890. More info at Email: NAI YANG/AIRPORT Pak Meang beach front, 1 bed- Tel: 076-202914, 087- for rent. 2 bedrooms, [email protected] room, kitchen, bathroom, one 8062407. Fax: 076-202914. 3 bedrooms, 2 aircon, liv- aircon, furnished. Long big living room and carpark. Email: [email protected] ing room, kitchen with term: 10,000 baht per 10 minutes to Chao Mai Na- equipment, garden, fence, month. Tel: 081-7371687, RAWAI CONDOS tional Park. Long term (mini- HOUSE FOR RENT ADSL, UBC, quiet area. Located at Anuphas 086-9544155. FROM 5,000 BAHT mum 1 year): 8,000 baht per or sale. 2 floors, 4 bedrooms, 18,000 baht per month. Manorom Village, near per month. Superb fully- month. Tel: 087-3840864. 3 bathrooms, one big store- Tel: 089-6506221. Email: Suan Luang public park and furnished studio and 1- room and a large garden on [email protected] LAGUNA AREA about 1.5 kilometers from with pool. Luxury 3 bedrooms, bedroom condos all with KATHU 3-BEDROOM Central Festival Phuket. 80sq wah (320sqm) land plot. spa, big garden, exotic furni- aircon and balconies from house for rent. Fully furnished. 82sq wah, 3 bedrooms, 3 It’s on Saiyuan Rd, 10 minutes SURIN BAY AREA ture. Lease: 25,000 baht per 5,000 to 10,000 baht a 2 bedrooms with aircon, 1 bathrooms, fully furnished, to Nai Harn and Rawai Big garden. Long-term lease month. Tel: 089-5944067. month. Weekly/monthly without. Cable TV, garden, se- nice gardens. Please con- beaches. Direct sale for 6.5 now available on 3-bedroom rates available. Tel: 087- cure estate, telephone. tact Mr Mongkol for more million baht net including 2 house with aircon, outdoor RAWAI VILLA 8917408, 089-2925309. 20,000 baht per month. Call info. Tel: 084-0628040. aircons and some built-in fur- kitchen, opening up to 1.2 rai Large, luxury, 4 bedrooms For more info email: gillies Tel: 087-8876101. niture. Tel: 084-9916654. of screen-fenced garden. Un- with en-suite bathrooms. UBC [email protected] furnished or partially furnished cable, ADSL, maid service, as required. Good for pets, 50sqm swimming pool, lovely CHALONG HOUSE kids & privacy. Large covered garden and sala. Short- or for rent. 3 bedrooms, kitchen/ outdoor area. Garden mainte- long-term rent. Tel: 086- living/dining, laundry room, fully nance provided. Tel: 086- 2790837. furnished, aircon in every room, 9410410, 086-2692020. car park, swimming pool, tropi- Please see website for details KAMALA BEACH cal garden. Hi-speed Internet & photos at: www.phuket_ New apartments and houses and UBC satellite TV included. house.here.fastmail.fm/ for rent. Fully furnished near 35,000 baht per month, mini- @Surin_Beach/ beach. 2 to 4 bedrooms. mum 6 months. Call Tel: 087- Surin%20House%20- 15,000 to 35,000 baht. Tel: 1057320. More info at email: %20Details.doc 084-3059606. [email protected] 44 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS March 10 - 16, 2007 Property Gazette

RENT SURIN Property Wanted ROOM TO LET 2 bedrooms. In Lersuang. Fur- nished, quiet, cable TV, swim- ming pool, ADSL. Available 1 TO 3 RAI OF LAND EQUESTRIAN CENTER short or long term. 27,000 1 to 3 rai of land. Area: seeks 1-5 rai to lease, 3 to 30 baht per month or 1,100 baht Chalong or west coast. The years. Near any beach, pre- per day. Tel: 081-5399269. land needs to be in the red, or- fer Bang Tao. Dry, cleared, ange or yellow zone, near main suitable for horses. Water, roads and/or services. Realistic electric, small home desirable. prices only. Please contact for Contact. Tel: 084-8424581. Accommodation more information. Call Tel: Email: andamanhorsespa Wanted 081-6768717. Email: tero@ @yahoo.com Lakeview apartments in phuketinvestmentclub.com Kathu. Monthly and daily HOUSE IN RAWAI rate. Fully furnished with LONG-TERM RENT LOOKING FOR LAND Urgent! I would like to buy a aircon, fridge, cable TV, wanted in Patong. Small Household Property Would like to buy around 1 rai house or land in the Rawai hot water and car park. house with some garden. Services Services outside Phuket or Chiang Mai area - up to 5 million baht avail- Standard room 6,000 Please email for details. Email: with the following conditions: able for investment. Fax: baht per month. Deluxe [email protected] room is 8,500 baht per 1) Chanote +46-8-7159095. Email: [email protected] month. Tel: 076-202585, HOUSE WANTED CONTAINER RENTALS PERTH, AUSTRALIA 2) Water and electric 089-1968449. Email: House wanted in Patong or close 20' container: 2,800 baht per Are you looking to invest in 3) Telephone line and ADSL lakeviewapartment to beach in Kata/Karon. 70 sq month. 40' container: 4,800 the Australian property mar- 4) Price not more than 1 million Accommodation [email protected] meters. Interested in long-term baht per month. Site offices: ket? Why not use a buyer's baht (cash payment). For more Available rent only. Contact Oscar, as from 4,500 baht per month or agent? We source property in information email: phuket above. Tel: 085-7983387. sell for 80,000 baht. Self stor- Perth, Australia, providing up- [email protected] PATONG LUXURY KATA PENTHOUSE apartment. Central Patong, 1 Email: oscar.gronfeldt@ age from 250 baht. Tel: 076- to-date comparable sales evi- Furnished, aircon, cable TV, & 2 bedrooms. Call or email satisfactoryeurope.se 281283, 081-9171345. For dence. We assist with all as- hot water, 2 bedrooms, near for info & photos. Conact tel: more info please see our pects of purchase until settle- CASH PAID beach, telephone line. From 076-341827. More info at website at www.safeway ment, representing the buyer for condos and houses in 12,000 baht per month. email: [email protected] Building phuket.com not the seller. Property pur- need of refurbishment. Rooms with fan, cable TV, chases are freehold. Please Patong/Karon/Kata/Ka- Products fridge, balcony views. From & Services PHUKET HOME contact for more information. mala. Contact Tony for 8,000 baht per month. Near RAWAI CONDO Tel: 084-0544367. Email: more info at Tel: 076- maintenance. Construction, shops. Tel: 086-2766597. Fully furnished, aircon, refrig- [email protected] 341489, 086-2672646. renovation, electricians, erator, cable TV, DVD/CD, plumbers, carpenters, paint- ROOM IN CITY car parking. 6,000 baht. The Stone Doctor ers, tilers, gardeners, aircon SEA VIEW WANTED 6,000 baht a month, not in- Contact for more informa- servicing, pest control and cluding electricity and water. DO YOU... 1to2 rai, west coast. Please tion. Tel: 08-1272078. Email: electrical goods repairs. Call We provide 2 beds, TV, hot- Specialist in European stone- Want to buy land or a house contact for further informa- [email protected] Khun Rin at Tel: 084-193- water, aircon and internet care products and services: in Phuket? Let's talk. Tel: tion. Email: joe_mooky@ 5124. Or email: phukethome connection. More info Tel: 089-6525564. yahoo.com • Restoration maintenance@ yahoo.com 076-243118, 089-1885300. KARON BEACH • Sealing/Protection Email: Passakorn_Hongsyok room. Daily or monthly. Fully • Maintenance @yahoo.com For further de- equipped. Tel: 089-1968429. PRIVATE CASH Please see our website at All your maintenance, BUYER tails, please see our website protection & cleaning needs at www.taitancourt.com www.phuketsurfclub.com/ for natural and manufactured Searching for house + land papaya stone. in Phuket. Up to 5 million baht to buy, or 25,000 baht ROOM + APARTMENT • Marble • Sandwash a month for long-term lease. Patong for short- and long- NEW HOLIDAY HOUSE • Granite • Terracotta term rent from 800 to 2,000 In Nai Harn. Free from March. • Slate • Terrazzo No offers from estate agents. • Sandstone • Ceramics, etc Contact for more informa- a day, 13,000 to 25,000 a 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, tion. Tel: 081-3697968 month. Tel: 076-512151-2, TV/DVD/music. Lovely! Tel: Prevent: rust, stains, mildew, (Thai), 084-9173480 (Ger- 089-2909567. Please see 076-388621, 084-8519072. algae, scratches our website at: www. Email: goodtasteforgoodlife Remove: builders’ residue, man/English). incorrect sealants, rust, stains, brommathaihouse.com @yahoo.de mildew, etc. Daily care & cleaning products also available. Tel: 07-2824930, 076-271217 Classified Advertisements Fax: 076-271218 Email: Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. [email protected] Then hand it to any of our agents.

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|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Taurus Travel Tel: 076-344521/2 Aroonsom Plaza Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong Fax: 076-344523 Classified ads are charged per line. Each line is 95 baht, with a minimum of 4 lines (heading included) per ad. 41 Minimart Tel/Fax: 076-324312 All advertising must be paid for in advance. Srisoontorn Rd, Cherng Talay Deadline for Property Gazette page: Friday 3 pm. Deli Supermarket Tel: 076-342275 Deadline for all other ads: Saturday 12 noon. Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong Fax: 076-344314 March 10 - 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 45 Boats & Marine

21FT FISHING BOAT SAILBOAT FISHING BOAT Thai registered, 6 passen- 1968 ISLANDER gers, 1 driver, fiberglass bot- for sale. 44 foot world tom, paid 150,000 baht cruiser, laying Haven Ma- four years ago. Brand new rina, US$50,000. trailer, boat completely re- Email: SELLING wired, new battery, 60 hp SAILBOAT 26 FT FRENCH SKIPPER Evenrude, recon tilting, 5hp [email protected] LIVEABOARD 750,000 BAHT 100,000+ miles and 25 Yamaha trolling motor, New fiberglass, 4 + 1.5 Wood/fiberglass. 19 meters Marieholm, GPS, autopilot years’ experience . Good warranty, hummingbird ma- meter, S/H, 5hp engine. long, 5 meters wide. 3 rooms, and more. 750,000 baht. technician looking for a trix fishfinder, gps outrig- FERRY FOR SALE 70,000 baht boat only. 1 bathroom. No engine. 1.5 Tel: 076-59 6393, 089- stable job. Contact. Tel: gers, quicksilver gastank. Length 30m, gross 322 tons, Trailer 20,000 baht. Call Eat. million baht obo. Please contact 265,000 baht. Tel: 083- 244 passengers. Price: 12.2 for details. Tel: 081-4769377. 5906943. For info email: 084-8528171. Email: 1826470, 089-6506331. million. Please call Dock at Tel: 081-4775637. Fax: 076-289375. Email: [email protected] [email protected] Phuket. Tel: 081-4084991. [email protected] 46 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS March 10 - 16, 2007 Boats Island Job Mart & Marine

SWEDISH FEMALE STAFF WANTED SALES PERSON Enthusiastic staff required Well-established inbound for expanding software Scandinavian travel agency company, A++ Software looking for a Swedish fe- producing mass market CHEF WANTED RESERVATION STAFF male Internet sales person business solutions in Thai Ice cream and pastry chef Diethelm Travel is looking for to be a part of our team. A and English. Good opportu- wanted for new restaurant in highly-qualified and service- background in sales and/or nities for the right people in Jungceylon, opening next minded operations staff. Good the travel industry, com- Phuket. month. Please contact Terry. command of English and com- puter skills and pedantic * Programmers: AVON REDCREST 3M NEW 26' F/G Tel: 081-3976921. Email: puter skills are required, expe- organizational skills will be Rigid-transom floorboard, LOBSTER BOAT [email protected] rience in tourism is a plus. Thai necessary, as well as really Minimum: degree level and good condition, 25,000 Located in Pattaya. Profes- nationals only. Tel: 076- good knowledge of Thai- at least 1 year's working ex- baht. Mercury 15hp long- sionally built in 2006. 2 209163, 081-8927714. land. Immediate employ- perience. Working know- shaft outboard. Little used. berths, enclosed head, SALES PERSON Email: [email protected] ment. Please email or fax ledge of C programming. 25,000 baht. Mariner 4hp 200hp Isuzu diesel inboard, Need male/female, age 22 CV with photo to Anders Outstanding university shortshaft in good condition. windlass, stern platform and to 35. Must speak/write En- SALES MANAGER Palm. Call Tel: 076- leavers may be considered 15,000 baht. Please call. much more. 2.2 million baht. glish fluently. Property sales, WANTED 246427, 081-7879454. * Sales person: Tel: 087-2810452. Please contact. Tel: 038- 3 positions. Sun Palm Vil- Protocol Property Co.,Ltd. Fax: 076-246- 180. More At least 2 years’ experience 251526, 081-8620319. lage. Tel: 076-282594-5. We are seeking qualified can- info at Email: in sales/marketing. Know- Fax: 038-251192 Email: didates. Position: Sales Man- [email protected] ledge of business accounts [email protected] ager an advantage. Basic salary SEARAY SELECT DIVE SALES TEAM plus good commission. 250EX URGENT Sales staff for dive center. - Thai nationality, bachelor’s ACCOUNTANT degree required. For import/export * Accountant: Great fun boat, 2 months Must have sales experience, NEW DINGHY company. Female, Thai na- old, hardly used, full guaran- be fluent in written English and - Good command of both spo- Minimum: degree in ac- 2.2 METERS tional with good command of tee. New: 3.6 million baht; German, dive experience an ken and written English counting or similar. At least Rigid bottom. Price: 45,000 English. QuickBooks know- now only 2.5 million. Must advantage. Salary negotiable. - Proven experience with at 2 years’ accounting experi- baht ono. Please call K. Ana. ledge an advantage, needs to sell, owner leaving country. Please send CV by email or least 3 years in property man- ence. Thai nationals, able to Tel: 086-1204275. start immediately. Please con- Please contact for details. contact for more information. agement speak English. Able to drive tact for more information. a car an advantage. Salary Tel: 086-6900444. Email: Tel: 076-344736, 086-689- Attractive salary will be of- Email: [email protected] according to age and exper- [email protected] NAUTILAC RIGID 7975. Email: zambezikid@ fered to qualified candidates. ience. hull inflatable 550. In-board hotmail.com Please send your CV with Evinrude 115hp + Yamaha photo and cover letter to: Pro- SECRETARY WANTED Please send resumé or con- 19' RIB 15hp. 250,000 baht. Call tel: CLEANING IN KARON tocol Design Co. Ltd.,18/177 Thai nationality, good person- tact K. Mam for more infor- Built by Cholamark. 140hp 087-8844725. Small guesthouse, 3 rooms. Moo 5, Vichitsongkram Rd, T. ality, good English skills, com- mation. Yamaha and 20hp spare. New puter skills. We offer good Cleaning every day, 3 hours Vichit, A. Muang, Phuket Tel: 076-313137. bimini & tube covers. With POWER CATAMARAN per day. 3,500 baht per 83000. Tel: 076-248923-4, salary and bonus. Please send trailer. 640,000 baht. Tel: 66'x23', built in 2006 with ply- month. Please call for more in- 081-8931277. Fax: 076- CV to email: lawyer991@ Email: mam@ 076-200730, 084-8394868. glass epoxy, huge space! 90% formation. Contact tel: 086- 249479. More info at Email: yahoo.com. Call K.Unruean. aplusplussoftware.com Email: [email protected] finished. Tel: 087-8919620. 2718254. [email protected] Tel: 081-4905713. March 10 - 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 47 Island Job Mart

SIMPSON MARINE requires the services of a charter boat sales and book- ing representative. The ideal candidate will be a Thai na- tional, have a strong back- ground in sales and market- ing, an excellent command of English both written and spoken, be self- motivated and confident. A back- ground in a marine-related field would be a strong ad- vantage. Own transport is essential. Initial applications should be made by emailing a full resumé and refer- ences to: phuket@ simpsonmarine.com

RESEARCHER STAFF NEEDED WANTED Due to expansion we need the following: 1. Experienced Good research and writing salesperson to visit retail out- skills needed. Part-time na- lets over southern Thailand. tive English speaker. Email: Must have a valid driving li- capitalinformationservices@ cense. Product training will be yahoo.co.uk given. 2. Experienced accoun- tant. Spoken English required for both positions. 5-day work- CHEF WANTED, ing week, 8 am to 5:30 pm. PATONG Tel: 081-8937027. Email: New restaurant in Patong [email protected] For wants: further details, please see www.andamanlighting.com - Chef: European food - Chef: Thai food - Cashier Employment - Service staff Wanted Please call for more infor- mation. SEEKING Tel: 085-8885144. OPPORTUNITIES 38-year-old Englishman. RESERVATION Former country manager officer. Male/Female, Internet for a leading international booking experience in travel company, seeks opportuni- industry is preferred. Well-or- ties to work in Thailand. ganized with attention to detail, Hard working, reliable and proficient English communica- enthusiatic. Tel: 085- tion skills and computer lit- 9046706. For more info eracy. Please email CV to: Email: euan_mcphee@ [email protected] hotmail.co.uk

EXPERIENCED SKIPPER WANTED manager. New company with to take care of 2 sailing boats patented product starting on Ko Chang and run sailing small in Phuket, but large trips also for nonsailors. Farang multi-country growth poten- prefered. Contact Peter. Email: tial. Short life span until copied. [email protected] Need manager with Thai/En- PROMOTION PERSON HOTEL STAFF MARINE TECHNICIAN MANAGER, RECEPTION glish/computer/sales skills. AUSTRALIAN MASTER required. Thai national, female, In need of receptionist, spa Dream Yacht Charter is look- We are looking for a manager Salary, car/ truck, profit-shar- for hire. Australian master, to promote real estate project. therapist and restaurant staff ing for an experienced techni- and a receptionist. Thai, Asian ing. All owner’s profits go to or- class 5/med 3, seeks fun and English is required. Contact for 27-room hotel in Patong. If cian. Good English is neces- or foreign. Able to manage phans. Please contact for challenging work. Flexible, Tel: 081-1371001, 087-077- you are interested, please con- sary. To join our team, please staff and take care of custom- more information. Tel: 089- hard working, experienced 8454. More information tact for more information. Tel: send resumé to: thailand@ ers. Good salary. Please call. 2300949, 089-9171161. with public. Contact Email: email: [email protected] 081-8920038. dreamyachtcharter.com Tel: 085-7859239. Email: [email protected] [email protected] 48 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS March 10 - 16, 2007 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

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TOURNAMENT POOLTABLE FOR SALE.

5 Honda petrol-powered floating airline diving units. Ideal for beach rental or tour RENT BEAUTY SHOP use. No certification required. Available in 8' or 9' table Includes 30 wedding dresses, Includes a large amount of sizes. Simonis cloth, Italian sauna and Jacuzzi. Shop is accessories and safety slate, Super Aramith Pro 80sqm, apartment is 60sqm. equipment. Price: 275,000 balls. 140,000 baht or Rawai. Tel: 076-288070. baht. Please contact for 165,000 baht. All accesso- more details. Tel: 081-081- ries included. Does not in- NAI HARN NIGHTCLUB 5952. For more info email: clude transport cost. Con- WORKING PARTNER BUSINESS CENTER for sale. Offered for sale just [email protected] tact Phuket pool tables. Tel: wanted. A Phuket-based com- Fully-furnished offices oppo- walking distance from Nai 081-8234627, 081-755- pany with a 10-year track site Lotus. 5 serviced offices, Harn beach is this profession- 5057. Please see our record and an order book of small to medium size. Rent ally-built club. More than 1 website: www.phuketpool NAI HARN over US$3 million across the daily, weekly, monthly, long- million baht in assets alone. tables.com GUESTHOUSE next 3 years is looking for a full- term. ADSL, wireless, call- Price: 1.4 million baht. Tel: 8 Bedrooms, 190sqm. Land time working partner. The messaging service, mail box, 085-127 4273. Info at email: is 200sqm. Parking, restau- ideal person would be an En- fax, copy machine, meeting Business [email protected] ANTIQUE FURNITURE rant, BBQ. 3.2 million baht glish speaker, experienced in room. Tel: 086-3782608, Hanuman Antique is closing. Opportunities firm. New condo: 460,000 electrical systems in buildings 089-0013600. Info at email: Last days with mega discounts GUESTHOUSE baht. Tel: 076-288070. and/or the general manage- [email protected] on furniture. Indochina, French for sale. Guesthouse in Patong ment of a small design/supply/ Colonial and art deco styles. BOOK SHOP SALE for sale with Thai company. service business. A working KATA RESTAURANT 208sqm with Chanote title. 50 to 70% off. Open Monday Patong OTOP book shop & WEB DESIGN knowledge of Thai/Asian con- Austrian restaurant in Kata for to Friday. 51 Patak Road, Nanai book shop. 2 shops 150m from Jungceylon on the struction-related practices sale. Good and quiet location, bypass road. Option to open 3 COMPANY Kata. Tel: 087-0820100 (UK), for sale: 690,000 baht. Call Very successful web design would be an advantage. You 60 seats, ready for take over. 087-0953010 (Thailand). Tel: 084-1705552. shops, extension to 7 floors. would be required to invest in Tel: 086-1203660. Email: Reasonable price: 19 million company for sale in Chiang Mai. 90% offshore client a portion of the company eq- [email protected] CAR WASH baht. Tel: 086-1062566. uity (US$50,000 ) with an op- FOR SALE: RUNNING THREE BUSINESSES Email: [email protected] base. Hosting, domain ser- Low-input, high-output auto- tion to increase this later. For business. Bar and terrace res- in 1 hand. 1. Car care: fully- See website: www.phuket- vices, ecommerce, pro- matic carwash machines for gramming and graphic art. further information please taurant, strategic location on operational carwash and oil apartment.info/for_sale.htm write with career details and sale. Start from 3.9 million change with 6 staff rooms. Tel: 053-895104. Fax: Nanai Rd (opposite 7/11 and baht. Email: carwash_phuket 053-895104. Email: daniel future expectations. Email: Family Mart) in front of 2. Rustic restaurant: 90sqm, GUESTHOUSE @hotmail.com @mynicnames.com For [email protected] Carrefour. 80 square meters, 14 tables, kitchen and Beautiful! New guesthouse more details, please see our many customers. 2-year lease, seperate, modern toilet house. with everything. 5-minute ALL 1 YEAR OLD website at: www.citecasia. CHLORINE-FREE possibility of 3 years more. 3. Aircon office space: walk from Kata Beach. Priced - Two 22,000 BTU Samsung com pools. Dealer/franchise avail- Very nice decoration and de- 60sqm. Suitable for real es- to sell quickly. New company, aircon units: 22,000 baht able in Phuket for patented, sign, music installation. Price: tate, coffee/Internet, beauty/ construction, makes it easy for each chlorine-free swimming pool 1.5 million baht. Monthly rent: massage/karaoke/etc. Big foreigner to run and get work KAMALA REST/BAR system from the US. 100% 19,000 baht. Call Tel: 076- - L-shaped dark wood counter parking area. A-1location in permit. For more info call Tel: for rent. New, on main road. chlorine-, salt-, and bromine- 342626, 081-7972173. w/glass corner display unit: Kathu. Lease 3 years. 25,000 081-8948446. Famous pizza. Fully fitted and free system. All training and 20,000 baht baht rent per month. Sell 2.95 ready to open. Lease 5 years, support given. Tel: 077- CAFE BAR FOR SALE - Four square tables in dark million baht. Call: PvB at Tel: KAMALA BAR AND 6,000 baht per month. Key 245843, 087-2688008. Fax: Patong. English restaurant and wood with chairs: 10,000 baht 081-2715291. Bertrand. restaurant for sale. New reno- money: 400,000. Info at Tel: 077-245843. Email: scott bar for sale. "Tradition" on - Mirage chest freezer: 5,000 vation in Dec 06. All equip- 086-2878966. @purapool.com For further Nanai Rd. Up and running now. baht DISCOTHEQUE ment is new, 40 seats. Price: details and information, please With staff. Please call Bill at - Two-ring gas stove on alumi- in Phuket City. Fully furnished 850,000 baht. More info at RESTAURANT/BAR see our website at: Tel: 089-2911761. More info num stand: 2,000 baht. and equipment. Staff team. Tel: 089-5911407. in Patong. With swimming www.purapool.com at email: billylawrence1955 pool, Jacuzzi, pool table, Tel: 084-1935124. Handles 300 people. For sale: @yahoo.com 6 million baht. Tel: 085-889- BUSINESS ON WATER Internet PCs. A quiet, se- RESTAURANT 4537, 089-7317520. Thai survey, 5 passengers! 6m cluded hideaway off Nanai Rd. for lease in Patong. Popular THAI-STYLE HOTEL FOR LEASE Aussie alum import. Boat, tow Tel: 081-9705180. Email: restaurant/bar in Soi San Located in Patong Beach, 200 furniture. Pure teakwood. GUESTHOUSE vehicle and licenses. Sell at wetwillys.hideaway@gmail. Sabai. Low rent! For details meters to the beach and en- Sideboard: 180cm w x 80cm for sale with restaurant/bar. boat value only: 1.2 million com For photos and more info, Tel: 084-8500375. tertainment venues. 25 rooms h x 50cm d. Cabinet (show- Located opposite main en- baht. For further details, please please see our website at: in impeccable condition. Rental case): 165cm h x 115/100cm trance to Royal Paradise Hotel. see our website at http:// www.willysclub.com fee: 200,000 baht/month. No w x 40/35cm d. TV cupboard: 6 guestrooms with shower, www.kohjoy.com/makocraft KARON BAR key money. Call Tel: 086- 70cm h x 60 w x 50 d. Sofa aircon, TV. Luxurious beautiful AMIGOS BAR 4 SALE Karon bar for sale, fully 0043008. Email: info table: 110cm l x 43cm h x restaurant with kitchen, HIBH PIANO RESTAURANT Popular and successful Amigos equipped. Tel: 089-5879551. @ayudhya.net See website 60cm w. Tel: 086-1139238 standard. 14 million baht. Call for rent. 1 million baht secures bar in Soi Seadragon for sale. at: www.ayudhya.net/ (Thai), 086-1453460 (English). Tel: 081-8956587, 081- new 3.5 year lease. All stock Pool table, darts, own sound SHOP FOR RENT english/business/index.php 8949060, 086-2697093. and everything inside goes system. Price negotiable de- in Rawai beach, 7500 baht per ARE YOU INTERESTED with the business. 3 rooms, 3 pendent on length of lease re- month. Tel: 081-2732409. BUNGALOW RESORT in teakwood woodcarvings? I WEDDING CLOTHING toilets, shower, etc. Bargain. quired. Tel: 087-8838721. for lease. Twelve bungalows, will sell part of my collection for men & women from 3,800 K.Tony or Noy. Call for more OPPORTUNITY: RAWAI mini-mart and fully-licensed and give the money to the baht to 8,400 baht. Alex, info. Tel: 089-473-1351. RARE OPPORTUNITY restaurant. 8,000 baht per travel agency. Good general Phendek foundation taking Rawai 262, Viset Road. Tel: Luxury freehold condominium. month. 60 seats, fully equipped. condition, high occupancy care of young students. If you 076-288070. SHOP FOR RENT 103sqm, high floor, 1 bedroom. 15-year lease, 3.2 million baht. rate. Long-term contract, no interested, please make an In popular commercial area. Full sea view of Karon beach. 8 Tel: 085-8843610. key money. Rental fee: appointment. More info at PATONG: FANCY BAR Near Kata. Tel: 081-537- million baht, for sale by owner. 125,000 baht /month. Quick Tel: 081-539-3668. for sale. Patong beach, bar & 6866. Email: info@phuketland Tel: 084-8517725. VERY POPULAR B&B sale! Tel: 086-0043008. restaurant. Excellent high sea- deals.com Rated "Best in town" by Lonely Email: [email protected] LOW INPUT HIGH son, steady low season. Good SAMUI RESORT BEAUTY SALON SALE Planet. Teak & redwood, 2- Output Automatic carwash customers from expensive for lease. Small, well-known French equipment, 70sqm. story house, 12 rooms, granite BEER BAR machines for sale. Start from hotels. Yearly net profit not Samui resort on a 23-year 680,000 baht with equip- & marble floors, bathroom & on Bangla Road. Excellent op- 3.9 million baht. Please con- less than 3 million baht. Tel: lease. 16 million baht, low rent. ment , or 180,000 baht with- kitchen. Center of Phang Nga, portunity. Please call K. Kevin tact via Email: carwash_ 087-2677965. Send email to: Tel: 08-99731672. Email: out it. Wichit, Phuket, next to busy all year. Only 9.9 million for more information at Tel: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Central. Tel: 085-782-1194. baht. Tel: 081-0882179. 084-7300190. 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LAGUNA GC MEMBERSHIP WANTED Laguna golf membership wanted ASAP. Please con- tact John with price and years to run. Email: [email protected]

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HAVING A BABY? Baby gear for sell. Feeding chair: 3,000 baht. Capella pushchair: 3,500 baht. Baby carrying rucksack: 3,000 baht. Cot: 3,000 baht. Car seat: 5,000 baht. Or 15,000 baht for all. All items top of their range and VISA & LEGAL like new. Tel: 076-203064, SERVICES 081-0876702. Email: [email protected]

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BEST DEAL NISSAN NV 2000/01 Saloon Cars HONDA CITY Moving sale, lovely car for TOYOTA WISH 2006 Pickups Auto Queencab, 1.6i, auto- 278,600 baht. All in good Low mileage, full options, ex- matic gears, aircon, only condition. Must see. Call Tel: cellent condition. 270,000 FORD RANGER 2006 68,000km, new 17" alloy 081-7375909. baht down + payments. Open cab, silver, 28,000km. wheels and tires, new sport Contact for more informa- 355,000 baht. Tel: 084- suspension springs, new sport 96 AUDI S6 TURBO tion. Tel: 086-7423240. 4413633. exhaust, new CD player (ready Full options, 270hp, high-end for iPod) & speakers. This car stereo, service book, alumi- 85,000 BAHT is like new! Price: 265,000 baht. 1999, 1500cc. 110,000km, ISUZU DMAX CAB4 Tel: 089-5909948. Email: num mags, 370,000 baht. Mitsubishi Galant. 1987, manual gears, looks new, [email protected] Tel: 089-5330357. Email: brown color, low mileage, ex- must be seen. Price 260,000 [email protected] baht. Tel: 087-2709093. cellent original condition, aircon. Call Athit for details. Tel: 076- Email: [email protected] URGENT SALE ISUZU D-MAX FULL 280914, 089-1830066. Fax: OPTIONS+++ Toyota car. Good condition, in 076-222419. For information very good running order. For email: eric@insurance-in- 2004 D-Max, 3.0TD manual Phuket’s Most Trusted & MITSUBISHI EVO sale at only 39,000 baht. Tel: thailand.com gearbox, full service history, 2 Reputable Supplier of the Finest owners, 54,000km, over VIII MR. White on white, 081-7375909. 2003, 160,000km, perfect Quality Used SALOONS, HONDA JAZZ condition, good runner, 3.0, 150,000 baht in extras, mint SEDANS, JEEPS & PICKUPS Momo wheels, 2 years old, HONDA JAZZ Automatic. 10/2006, 4,000 auto gears, only one owner. condition, must be seen. maintained by Mitsubishi 520,000 baht.Tel: 084- V-Tec, 2006. Full options, km, silver, immaculate condi- Price 540,000 baht. Tel: New cars or trade-ins – Ralliart Thailand. 1,750,000 8507170. For info email: metallic silver paint. New: tion, airbags. 530,000 baht. 087-2709093. Email: we have what you’re baht. Please contact Tel: [email protected] looking for 085-1191891. Email: 705,000 baht, asking price: Contact for more details. Tel: [email protected] [email protected] 590,000 baht. Tel: 089-727- 076-289541, 087-2815319. For more info please call us at 2822. Email: [email protected] Fax: 076-289541. Email: NISSAN NV 2006 TOYOTA VIGO 2005 Tel: 076-224632, 216243 [email protected] Silver color, manual, only Automatic, 35,000km. www.suremotor.com NEW TOYOTA CAMRY HONDA CITY ZX 10,000km. 330,000 baht. 600,000 baht or 270,000 New Toyota Camry 2.4V ur- Silver, top model. Full op- 2006 HONDA JAZZ Tel: 089-8314703. down and 23 x 14,155 gently for sale. Beat the wait- tions. Sept 2005 model. VTEC, black. 620,000 baht baht. Reason for sale: going AUDI A4 FOR SALE ing list. Only 2,000km, black, 16,500km, no accidents, (or 130,000 to take over bank FOR SALE back to Europe. Please con- 1.8l, auto, 1997. Dark green full options. Owner leaving lady owner. Asking 500,000 payments of 10,450 baht a Ford Ranger, XLT model. tact for more information. metallic with beige leather Thailand . Must sell. Call now! baht. Tel: 081-8937068. month). Used privately by 2002 diesel, 71,000 km, ex- Tel: 089-2907837. interior and 17" wheels with Tel: 086-6900444. Email: farang owner. In immaculate cellent condition. Only new tires. Beautiful car, only info@luxuryyachts HONDA JAZZ XTREME condition with ABS brakes, air- 270,000 baht. Call Dieter. 6 on the island. 370,000 thailand.com 2006, farang owner, books, bags, CD/MP3 player. Please Tel: 086-2812899. 2002 MITSUBISHI baht. Tel: 085-1191891. For like new, ABS, alloy wheels, contact for information. Call MEGA CAB more information email: MITSUBISHI LANCER sports kit. 540,000 baht. Tel: Tel: 089-8134369. Email: NISSAN NV CAP 2.8 GLS Mega Cab. Diesel, [email protected] Champ. Year 1998. 4 doors, 086-2695108. [email protected] For sale by a farang woman. 2 low kms, blue and silver, well-maintained, white color, years old, 63,000km. Ser- excellent condition, extras NISSAN CEFIRO TOYOTA CROWN power steering. Selling for viced at Nissan. 290,000 fitted. 330,000 baht. Tel: VIOS 2003 2 liter for sale! Aluminum baht. Excellent condition. Royal saloon. This car is beau- 69,000 baht. Please call for 087-9869003. For info Black, central locking, remote, chrome wheels, MP3 sound Manual transmission. Tel: tiful to look at and in near per- more details. Contact Tel: Email: charliecooke@ 65,000km, manual gears, CD. system (USB Stick ), no acci- 081-9785058. fect condition. 1991 model 081-7375909. btinternet.com Good condition. 365,000 baht. dents, 80,000km, very good with Class 1 insurance. Manual Please contact for more infor- condition. Asking price: 585,000 shift. Call Tel: 084-8491091. AWESOME 2003 mation. Tel: 089-8736889. baht. Tel: 076-344305, 086- NISSAN NV AUTO MITSUBISHI STRADA For more information email: Honda City. 2003, light-blue. Email: wnammatapetersen 2798667. For more info email: 2003. 36,000km, power 4-door GCAB, 2005, only [email protected] Great condition. Great aircon. @hotmail.com [email protected] steering, alarm. Like new. 8,000 km. Looks and drives Airbags on both sides, CD 290,000 baht. Please con- like new. 375,000 baht. For SLK200 BENZ player, automatic gears. 4 HONDA CITY TYPE Z BMW 316i tact for more information. more info Tel: 089-8314703. Convertible, 1997, perfect doors. 168,867km. 400,000 1999, good condition, silver, Green, built 1995 (in Munich), Tel: 087-6240667, 086- condition, 80,000km. Full in- baht or best offer. Please con- 110 000km, full insurance. well maintained, 92,000 km. 2788602. FORD HI-RIDER 2005 surance. 1.95 million baht. tact for more information. Price: 260,000 baht ono. For sale at only 495,000 baht. 18 months old, 27,000km, 5- Tel: 087-8904528. Email: Tel: 086-6303601. Email: Tel: 086-8623085. Email: Tel: 076-398126, 087- speed, alarm, excellent condi- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 8850064. Fax: 076-398126. tion. 430,000 baht. Tel: 084- Email: [email protected] ISUZU PICKUP 1880896. More info at email: [email protected] Spacecab. 225,000 baht. Wheels & Motors HONDA CIVIC Looks good; in good condi- Red tags, 1.8, 3,000km, auto. tion. Year 1995. 225,000 FORD RANGER Advertisements 450,000 baht plus 28 months baht. Tel: 086-7418345. Open cab. 17,000km, year at 15,000 baht per month. Tel: Email: [email protected] 2006. 355,000 baht. Tel: 086-2878966. 089-8314703. Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. Then hand it to any of our agents.

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Classified ads are charged per line. Each line is 95 baht, with a minimum of 4 lines (heading included) per ad. All advertising must be paid for in advance. Deadline for Wheels & Motors page: Saturday 12 noon. March 10 - 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 51 Wheels & Motors

2001 FORD RANGER MITSUBISHI STRADA YAMAHA R1 2003 Very good condition, very re- SUZUKI JEEP 4WD 4-door GCAB. 2005, only Motorbikes 1000cc, 23,000km, Yoshi- NEW CAR FOR RENT liable truck, strong engine. 8,000 km. Looks and drives mura parts, new Metzeler New tires and 1st-class insur- like new. 375,000 baht. tires. 420,000 baht. Please ance. 290,000 baht. Please Please contact for more infor- YAMAHA FAZER contact for more informa- contact for more information. mation. Tel: 089-8314703. tion. Tel: 089-9715664. Tel: 081-3679561. ISUZU VEGA 2800cc Year 2000, auto, 4x4, turbo Rentals 4 x 4s 1999, 1300cc, 70,000km, diesel. 155,000km, 5-door, New car for rent. Special manual gears, fun-to-drive gold. Good condition, one price for long-term rental. jeep. Price: 240,000 baht. owner. 450,000 baht. Please A1 CAR RENTAL Tel: 081-5388567. Email: Tel: 087-2709093. Email: contact for more information. [email protected] MAZDA TRIBUTE [email protected] Tel: 084-0577505. As new, 2004, 1,000cc, 3.0 V6 only 10,700 km. Sell for 2007 TOYOTA YARIS TOYOTA SPORT RIDER 295,000 baht. Tel: 081- White Yaris for rent. Auto- ISUZU CAB4, 4WD SR5. Luxury version of Sport 5370331. For info email: matic, aircon, ABS, airbag, Rider, SR 5 Limited, 3.0 die- [email protected] CD, MP3, tinted windows. sel. Leather seats, manual 18,000 baht per month for gears, stereo. Well-main- Cars, trucks, jeeps – fully in- 6-month minimum. Tel: 089- tained, only one owner. KAWASAKI 175 BOSS sured for rental. Best prices for 9733276. Email: may@ 430,000 baht. Please con- with 12,000km. Greenbook, long-term rental: 12,000 to patongbeachthailand.com tact for more infor mation. 5 years old. Top case "Givi" 20,000 baht a month. 2004, full options in top con- Tel: 081-8934066. Email: rack side boxes, side rack, Toyota Altis 1.8G, top model, MOTORBIKE FOR RENT windshield, bumper. Price: long-term only. For details. dition. White + two tone. 2001, 56,000km, manual [email protected] Cheap Honda Wave: 2,400 55,000 baht. Tel: 086- Tel: 089-8314703. For more Only 45,000km. Full insur- gears, 3.0, good condition. baht. Mio auto: 2,900 baht. 2692038. information contact email: ance. Price 730,000 baht Price: 470,000 baht. Tel: KIA SPORTAGE 4WD Honda Click: 3,500 baht. All ono. Please contact for more 1997. Full service in Decem- [email protected] prices per month. Tel: 076- 087-2709093. Email: MOTO GUZZI V11 details. Tel: 087-2709093, [email protected] ber. Owner for 5 years, going 288542, 086-6837162. 081-9562406. More info back to Europe. 295,000 baht Sport built. 2001, silver, RENT NEW CARS Email: somthawin_pw@ email: [email protected] to include full comprehensive cross pipe, carbon fiber ex- Vios: 18,000 baht per month. hotmail.com insurance. Please contact for haust, original spareparts, Altis: 22,000 baht per month. PROBABLY BEST more information. Tel: 089- import papers are good but New motorbike for rent. Tel: FORD ESCAPE 3.0 WILLY IN TOWN 9723861, 081-7378662. no registration. 250,000 084-1567162. Wanted XLT, black, full service his- Willy MUTT M151A1 mili- Email: [email protected] baht. More details or photo at Tel: 081-6255300. Email: tory. 62,000km, auto, tary jeep. US original (ar- MIO, CLICK, STEP rived in Thailand in 1982). joneuhaus@ hotmail.com NEW TOYOTA 2004. 650,000 baht ono. FORD RANGER 4X4 bike wanted, automatic Surin. Please contact for Engine: Ford Keiser (prob- for sale. Ford Ranger. 4- SOLUNA CHOPPER FOR SALE Yamaha Mio, Honda Click or more information. Tel: 081- ably a 1.8l engine). Engine wheel drive, 2002. 4 doors. Vios for rent. 6,000 baht per Suzuki Step motorbike. Please and gearbox reconditioned. 750 Viago. Paid 125,000 5372018, 081-0779365. Blue color. Big front bumper, week, 19,000 baht per contact K Colin Tel: 084- Stereo: Panasonic with CD big wheels, good stereo, baht. Sell 100,000 baht ono. month. Mio: 4,000 baht per Tel: 087-1466622. 1861858. More info email: changer located in ammo many extras. 9x,xxxkm. No month. Tel: 089-5885692. [email protected] ISUZU DMAX CAB4 box. Color: Dark gray with accidents. 385,000 baht. SX NOV 2003 fawn sunbrella, fabric hood Contact for more information. YAMAHA FOR SALE and seat covers. Spares: Nouvo model. 2002. 26,000 Genuine 70,000km, 4 doors, Tel: 081-2721123. Email: Car Services original hood and other km, good condition. Only excellent condition, metallic [email protected] parts. Roll bar and seat belts 19,500 baht. Call Dieter. Tel: gold, Carryboy, full service fitted. Tires new for road 086-2812899. history, one owner. KIA SPORTAGE and off road. Owner is relo- 450,000 baht. Please con- 4-wheel drive. Good runner. cating. Call for appointment JRD CHOPPER tact for more information. Only 160,000 baht. Call Tel: to see the car. Tel: 076- Great condition. One careful Tel: 076-321402, 081- 086-1542255. 377713, 086-945 6433. owner. 1 year old, extras, taxes 7372177. Email: nikki. Fax: 076-377713. Email: and insurance included. 32,000 [email protected] SELL DOUBLE CAB [email protected] baht. Tel: 083-3913525. Triton Mitsubishi, 4WD, black, 2.5. All options, 7 HONDA STEED 400 CC ISUZU D-MAX 3.O TOYOTA SPORT RIDER months old, 12,000km. Tel: Disc brakes front and rear, DTI. 2006, auto, black, Registered in May 2000. Only 085-7972231. saddle bags, crash bars, spot 14000km, full insurance, 4 18,600km. One owner, full lights. Great looking bike with doors, ABS, airbags. 665,000 music system, CD, subwoofer, TOYOTA FORTUNER book. 125,000 baht. For more baht. For more information amp, etc. 420,000 baht for quick 2005. 3.0D. Trade for auto info Tel: 086-9903547. Tel: 084-902 5810. Email: sale. Tel: 081-8930272. Email: gear or for sale. Tel: 089- hhimmelroos@l uukku.com [email protected] 0219504, 086-2791602. KAWASAKI ZX12R Ninja. Year 2004, with 16,000km, green book, Phuket registered. Upgrading to K1200S. Will consider se- rious offers around 300,000 baht. Call for viewing appoint- ment. Call Tel: 076-264692, 081-0862112.

SCOOTERS: NOUVO AND CLICK 2006, low km, looks new, no accidents. Sell Nouvo: 42,000 baht; Click: 39,000 baht. Tel: 081-3670991.

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