Volume 15 Issue 30 News Desk - Tel: 076-236555July 26 - August 1, 2008 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 25 Baht The Gazette is published in association with Campaign New international to reduce plastic waste IN THIS ISSUE school set to open launched NEWS: One-Two-Go hit with By Pathomporn Kaenkrachang 30-day suspension; Intarat By Akbar Khan visits Phuket. Pages 2 & 3 PHUKET CITY: In possibly THALANG: Phuket Interna- Phuket’s first unilateral move to INSIDE STORY: In the park with tional Academy (PIA), under reduce the volume of trash cre- Phuket’s kickflipping commu- construction on Soi Teenped- ated each day on the island, the nity. Pages 4 & 5 Nanai, next to Khao Pra Taew leaders of all 19 local adminis- AROUND THE NATION: No National Park, is scheduled to tration organizations on Phuket – resolution in temple saga. open on September 8 with its first as well as representatives of 23 Page 7 students ranging from nursery businesses, shops, department through to Grade 4 taking stores and resorts on the island AROUND THE REGION: Stand- ing up for Samui’s elephants. classes. – signed a Memorandum of Un- Page 8 The school, once complete, derstanding (MOU) at The will also feature primary, junior Metropole Hotel on July 9. AROUND THE SOUTH: So much and senior high schools and a The MOU aims to have the for the ceasefire. Page 9 modern sports and performing signatories actively take part in AROUND THE ISLAND: Phuket arts facility. All construction is efforts to reduce the amount of village gets natured up. scheduled to be complete by Sep- plastic waste on the island, such Page 10 tember 2009. as used plastic shopping bags and The academy’s director, items containing plastic used by GUEST CHEF: Baba fetches Iranian clinical psychologist resorts. us some fusion treats. Mohammed Ali Khakpoor, said, Leading the signing cer- Page 11 “Phuket International Academy emony was Pireeyutma Vana- PEOPLE: No harm in being a provides an experience-cen- pruk, president of the Develop- Brahmin. Pages 12 & 13 tered, rigorous and well-rounded ment of Environment and Energy education for a diverse commu- Foundation (DEE). SPORTS: Somsak keeps on nity. Also signing the MOU fighting; Thais ride the waves “Recognizing that students were Phuket Vice-Governor to victory; Let the games be- Phase I of the school starts taking shape at the site in Thalang, have a variety of needs at each with the first students expected to start classes on September 8. Worapoj Ratthasima, Phuket gin. Pages 30 & 31 developmental stage and learn in Provincial Administration Orga- PROPERTY: Construction Up- different ways, the school is com- “Lessons are followed by well-being. nization (OrBorJor) President date: Big Buddha costs a mitted to help each student learn assessments so you can be sure Students will have a strong Paiboon Upatising, Deputy Chief tonne; Home of the Week: well and developing to be a citi- that your child has mastered a sense of both personal and so- of Patong Municipality Supat One for the golfers; Design: zen of the world.” particular area before moving on. cial responsibility and once com- Ratanasmahan and Prad Tinna- Tucker Bishop still has style; Elaborating on the curricu- Built-in planning and progress pleting their studies they will have sulanont from CP All Co, the Property Watch: The bulls are lum to be used, the school’s tools make it easy to keep on developed into grounded individu- Phuket representative of 7- coming. Pages 33-38 website states, “We believe that track. als with a life-long passion for Eleven stores. academic success leads to ca- “Each lesson is created by learning. Khun Pireeyutma explain- PLUS reer success and that many kids a team of experts, using tried- The school is now accept- ed, “This campaign will include can get there. But we also rec- and-true educational approaches ing enrollment at their Phuket assistance from Patong hotels QUEER N EWS 6; HAPPENINGS 14; ognize that there is more than one and the patented methodology for Boat Lagoon Marina office. and department stores in Karon BACKSTAGE 15; LIFESTYLE 16 & way of learning – that not all kids online instruction.” At the time of going to and Cherng Talay, while 7-Eleven 17; SPA M AGIC 18; WHAT’S ON learn in the same way. The school, located on press, Mr Khakpoor was unavail- customers will be asked first if 19; MOTORING 20; BUSINESS “Our award-winning cur- about 125 rai, aims to have more able to elaborate further on de- they want a bag for their grocer- AND MONEY 21 & 22; TAKE A riculum brings lessons to life with than 700 students in attendance. tails about the school, such as ies,” he said. BREAK 23 & 24; BOOKS, WORD a rich mixture of on- and offline The school’s philosophy teachers’ qualifications, entrance “Kata Thani Phuket Beach COURT 25; EDITORIAL, LETTERS teaching tools, including interac- shows how they realize that stu- fees and specific study units in Resort Hotel has been appointed 26; GOVERNOR’S LETTER, ISSUES tive animations, printed books dents learn in different ways at the curriculum. as a representative of hotels in with beautiful illustrations and different developmental stages. However, he said he would Phuket as the resort already has & ANSWERS 27; TSOWNDINGS, narratives, original CDs and vid- PIA is committed to helping its be available soon to explain ex- a good waste-management sys- HOROSCOPES 28; COMPUTERS eos, and hands-on materials for students develop critical thinking, clusively to the Gazette all such tem to reduce many kinds of 29; CLASSIFIEDS 39-52. experiments. creativity, emotional and physical further aspects of the school. waste, including plastic bags.” 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS July 26 - August 1, 2008 One-Two-Go slapped with 30- day suspension BANGKOK (Nation): One- the service or revoke the licenses. losses, but the Civil Aviation De- Two-Go and Orient Thai Airlines The department will file criminal partment on July 21 announced it risk seeing their aviation licenses suits against their pilots, inspec- had suspended the two airlines’ Above: The 40-foot Sang Samut lists heavily as water pours into her revoked if they fail to tackle the tors and the companies in two certificates as low-cost carriers hull. Below: Almost gone – the vessel's crew wait to be rescued defects that led to the suspension weeks.” for 30 days. They operate with from the upturned hull. Photos by of their flight services on July 22. Breaching the Aviation Act, eight MD-80 Series and seven That possibility comes amid they are liable to no more than Boeing 474s. All eight MD-80 growing concerns about the air- six months imprisonment, a 1,000- Series aircraft must be grounded lines’ safety standards. baht fine or both. until all defects are corrected; the About 40,000 passengers on Udom Tantiprasongchai, Boeing 474s can continue opera- their booking lists will be affected owner and CEO of both airlines, tion. by the 30-day flight suspension has vowed to continue in business The department will also starting July 22 and will receive despite the trouble. He said One- suspend the licenses of One- combined compensation of 70 Two-Go was negotiating with a Two-Go’s seven pilots – six In- million baht. They can also opt to consortium of investors from donesians and one Venezuelan – be transferred to other airlines Hong Kong, the US and Singa- due to false documentation. Two operating on the affected routes. pore who operate aviation and Thai pilots have also been sus- “Orient Thai and One-Two- other businesses in Asia. pended for 30 days on a similar Go are the second group to face One-Two-Go will increase charge. service suspension after Sky capital and be upgraded to a full- The Civil Aviation Depart- Aviation,” Civil Aviation Depart- service carrier, so as to compete ment said One-Two-Go’s defects ment Director-General Chaisak with rivals, including Thai Air- lie in a general lack of quality as- Angkasuwan told a press confer- ways International, he said. Ori- surance. The aircraft lessee, Ori- ence on July 21. ent Thai will serve as a cargo and ent Thai, has been allowed to “All defects must be solved charter flight operator. breach safety standards, particu- within 30 days. In case of negli- One-Two-Go originally said larly on scheduling and adminis- gence or incomplete action, the it would suspend services for two tration. Orient Thai also has no Rough seas sink department can further suspend months because of financial staff of its own and is assisted by One-Two-Go staff. THAI reopens Narita-Phuket route Moreover, One-Two-Go trained Orient Thai’s pilots with trawler off Racha MAI KHAO: The first Thai Air- hung jasmine garlands around the an unwarranted MD-80 series ways International (THAI) direct arrivals’ necks. training program. Orient Thai’s KOH RACHA YAI: Crew on ing boat that had towed them,” flight from Narita, Japan, since Khun Suwalai said that Ja- training does not follow the board the Sang Samut scrambled he said. the tsunami, arrived at Phuket pan is an important source of tour- manual and the airline submitted on top of the upturned hull of their Khun Sopon said that the International Airport on the after- ists for Phuket and that the new false documentation for the pilots’ trawler on the morning of July 17 Marine Police and the Third Na- noon of July 17, bringing some service is a welcome move to efficiency tests, the department as their 40-foot fishing boat val Area Command had been 300 Japanese tourists to the is- boost visitor numbers in the re- alleged.