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The Gazette is published in association with Bogus cop Speedboat pirates busted in extortion IN THIS ISSUE raid Thai tanker NEWS: Phuket star wins tal- By Janyaporn Morel case ent show; Cat burglar caught. Pages 2 & 3 CAPE PANWA: A fuel tanker By Pathomporn Kaenkrachang on its way to Phuket was INSIDE STORY: Taking you on boarded by six masked men in CHALONG: In the second crime a murder mystery tour of the Singapore Straight early of its type reported in less than a Phuket. Pages 4 & 5 morning on April 25. The pirates month, police arrested a Thai man AROUND THE NATION: Teacher made off with more than half-a- for impersonating a police officer trades grades for favors. million baht in goods stolen from in a bid to extort money from a Page 7 the vessel and its crew. construction project employing News of the incident was re- unregistered Burmese workers. AROUND THE REGION: Koh Pha-ngan holds debut film ported to the Phuket City Police Pol Capt Arthid Sue-satta- fest. Page 8 soon after the tanker, Patara Varin bongkot of Phuket Provincial Spe- 2, reached the Phuket Deep Sea cial Branch (Santiban) Police told AROUND THE SOUTH: Doctor Port at about 10 am on April 27. the Gazette that construction fore- arrested while performing According to Rear-Admi- man Santi Nasang, who is over- abortion. Page 9 ral Supot Pruksa of the Third seeing a project off Soi Palai in AROUND THE ISLAND: Commu- Naval Area Command, Patara Chalong, on April 23 informed the nity center offers new hope for Varin 2 was on April 21 ordered Phuket Special Branch Police that ailing area. Page 10 to transport Jet A-1 fuel from the a man identifying himself only as ARC oil refinery at the Mabtaput “Chai” had earlier that day ap- AFTER DARK: Cut Killer brings Industrial Estate in Rayong to the peared at the construction site. the revolution to Phuket. PTT oil storage facility at the Chai told K. Santi that he Page 12 Phuket Deep Sea Port at Cape had been sent there by Pol Sen PEOPLE: Who’s your monkey- Panwa. Sgt Maj Karoon (no last name daddy? Pages 14 & 15 After loading the fuel at provided) of Phuket Special 5:30 pm that day, Capt Pinit Branch Police to collect 8,000 SPORTS: ACYC results; Pearl Rattanaphan reported engine baht in return for not reporting Bowl reopens; Flying Fish trouble and spent the night Fully-laden with jet fuel, the pirates found the Patara Varin 2 (pictured) the illegal workers. ready for race meet; Chen moored at Mabtaput while re- a tempting target and easy to board. After K. Santi reported the wins Senior Masters. pairs were carried out. Photo courtesy of Phuket Marine Police incident, a team of Phuket Spe- Pages 34 & 35 Patara Varin 2 finally left When he turned to look, he ered by twin 300hp outboards. cial Branch Police, led by Capt PROPERTY: Decor; Construc- Mabtaput at 4:45 am on April 22, saw ship mechanic Jaras Srimart There were no injuries re- Arthid, gave K. Santi 5,000 baht tion Update: Blue Hill condos; scheduled to arrive in Phuket handcuffed and being led onto the ported. and set up a sting operation to Property Watch; Gardening: about 7 am on April 27, after mak- bridge at knife- and gun-point by Capt Pinit reported that the nab the extortionist. What is Bert going on about? ing the long voyage around two masked men. incident took place at coordi- On April 24, Chai drove his Pages 37-42 Singapore and up to Phuket. After throttling down the nates 01° 31.5' N, 104° 24.4' E car to K. Santi’s house, where Just after midnight, in the engines at the pirates’ orders, while the ship was cruising at 11 police recorded the exchange of PLUS early hours of April 25, Capt Pinit Capt Pinit was also handcuffed knots. money as evidence in the case had relieved his deputy of com- – along with three other crew The entire operation lasted before placing Chai under arrest. QUEER N EWS 6; HAPPENINGS 16; mand as the vessel began to en- members who in turn came onto 45 minutes, during which the pi- The subsequent investiga- LARGER THAN LIFE 17; LIFESTYLE ter the busy shipping lanes in the the bridge to see why the engines rates made off with valuables tion identified the extortionist as 18 & 19; SPA MAGIC 20; Singapore Strait. had slowed. estimated at 597,700 baht. Tanakorn Kueakoon, 28, of 17 WHAT’S ON 21; TAKE A BREAK While he was writing a se- The six pirates soon had Among the stolen items Pattana Rd, Phuket City. He has 23 & 24; GRAY AREA 26; curity report, he heard a hatch the full 13-member crew in cuffs were cash, gold, 13 mobile been involved in successful extor- BOOKS, THAI 101 27; EDITO- open. He presumed it to be crew and began searching every cabin phones, four notebook comput- tion attempts at workers’ camps RIAL, LETTERS 28; GOVERNOR’S member Rattasart Intima return- for valuables while two more pi- ers, two wristwatches and a CD in the past, Capt Arthid said. LETTER, ISSUES & ANSWERS 29; ing to the bridge after a trip to rates waited alongside the player. Tanakorn , now in Phuket AMBROSIA, HOROSCOPES 30; the head, and thought little of it. tanker. The pirates communicated Provincial Prison, has been COMPUTERS 31; BUSINESS AND A few minutes later, he The pirates soon disem- among themselves in Indone- charged with extortion, but not MONEY 32 & 33; CLASSIFIEDS heard someone call out “Captain” barked, racing into the darkness sian, Capt Pinit wrote in his re- with impersonating a police of- 43-55. in English. in their 20-foot speedboats, pow- port. ficer. 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS May 3 - 9, 2008 Samak says New OrBorJor council awaits approval Phuket needs By Natcha Yuttaworawit take office and convene the new provincial pendent candidates among the winners. Turn- council. out was 64.3% of Krabi’s 269,568 eligible urgent PHUKET CITY: Unconfirmed results Confirmation of the election results is voters. from the Phuket Administration Organization expected to be announced before May 20. In Phang Nga, 51 candidates ran for 24 ‘rehabilitation’ (OrBorJor) elections held on April 20 saw Of the independent candidates running regular council seats, with Ruam Pattana the upstart Khon Baan Rao party, led by for seats, the only winner was Sommit Suebsit, candidates winning 13 seats. Other winners BANGKOK (Nation): Prime former senator Paiboon Upatising, sweep into who ran in Thalang District 4, which covers included 10 independent candidates and one Minister Samak Sundaravej said power by winning seats in 16 of 24 voting most of Cherng Talay. member of Thai Muang Pattana. on his weekly Sunday morning precincts in Phuket. In Krabi, incumbent OrBorJor Presi- The election for Phang Nga OrBorJor radio show on April 27 that Seven candidates running under the dent and Rak Krabi leader Somsak Kittithorn president will be held next year, after the term Phuket needs urgent “rehabilita- Democrat Party banner also won seats, along garnered 96,779 votes to beat Democrat Party of current president Bamroong Piyanam- tion” and development projects. with one independent candidate. challenger and former MP Sasetthasit vanich ends. The prime minister said he All of the official results as tabulated Sitthomon, who received 61,182 votes. Overall, 41 OrBorJor elections took had received direct complaints by the Phuket Election Committee still re- Rak Krabi retained a solid majority in place on April 20. None of the results have from local businessmen that the quire final approval by the Election Com- the 24-seat assembly, winning 19 seats to just been confirmed by the Election Commission central government had not done mission in Bangkok before the winners can five for the Democrats. There were no inde- in Bangkok. enough to “rehabilitate” the prov- ince, which has been “exploited” for tourism. Digital The prime minister said he would soon hold a meeting with Phuket girl wins Gazette enters government agencies to consider development projects for the province. ‘fast lane’ One of the projects pro- posed by the local businessmen, PHUKET: Readers of the Digi- TV talent quest tal Gazette can now enjoy much he said, is to draw water from the Chieo Lan Reservoir in Surat faster download and handling Thani and pipe it to Phuket. By Natcha Yuttaworawit speeds as a result of enhance- ments to the system used in de- PHUKET: Phuket teenager livering the product. Mobile clinic for Wichayanee “Nong Kam” Pea- The publishers announced Thai passports grin on April 27 became the first on April 29 that it is no longer nec- female contestant to win The essary to use the Digital Gazette PHUKET CITY: The Consular Star contest, the wildly popular Browser. Existing subscribers Affairs department of the Thai Thai TV equivalent of American can simply uninstall it. Sign-up, Ministry of Foreign Affairs will Idol. download and file response hold a mobile service center for The final round of competi- speeds have been “increased by Thai nationals to apply for “E- tion, televised nationally on Chan- at least 30%” they say. Subscrib- passports” in Phuket City from nel 9, was held April 27 at the full- ers can access the Digital Ga- May 12 to 23. to-capacity Hua Mark Indoor zette from anywhere in the world The service center, in the Stadium in Bangkok. and from any computer, without conference room of the Phuket The final pitted the dimple- restrictions. Provincial Administration Organi- faced Nong Kam, 19, against fel- The enhanced digital ver- zation (OrBorJor) offices on low finalist Supparuj “Ruj” sion of the company’s full weekly Narisorn Rd, will be open 8 am to Techatanond. newspaper can now be used with 4:30 pm daily, closed May 18. The pair were the last two any Web browser – including, An E-passport, which is standing after months of televised among others, Internet Explorer, Phuket teenager Wichayanee ‘Nong Kam’ Peagrin (center) with her valid for five years, costs 1,000 Firefox, Opera and Netscape – competition that started with a mother, K. Yada, and her younger sister, K. Kate. baht, plus 35 baht to cover post- field of more that 16,000 amateur and it can finally be accessed with age. Passports will be delivered talents, all hoping to make a name The final round, which be- on the popular At Ten weeknight a Mac. about one week after application. for themselves in the show, which gan at 9 pm, also featured the variety talk show on Thai TV Readers with current paid Adult applicants must last night completed its fourth singing and dancing talents of Channel 3. subscriptions to the Digital Ga- present their identification card, year. the other eight quarter-finalists. As this year’s winner, she zette can click online to download government officer card or state In the final round of voting Nong Kam is a Satree will now go on to record her first the current issue. census card. that closed during the show, mo- Phuket School graduate who be- album under the GMM Grammy For those who have not sub- Applicants will also be re- bile phone users nationwide gan singing as an eight-year-old label. scribed but wish to do so, an ac- quired to provide documentation overwhelmingly endorsed Nong primary student at Samkong Nong Kam hopes to follow count can be set up quickly and of any changes of name. Kam, who at 11 pm was an- School. She honed her vocal tal- in the footsteps of her own sing- easily. For more information call nounced the winner, with 61.2% ents by taking classes at the ing idols, American crooner An annual subscription (52 the Thai Consular Affairs depart- of the vote, vs 38.8% for run- Siam Kolakarn Music School. Beyoncé and Thai music sensa- issues) is 1,040 baht, a 20% dis- ment in Bangkok: 029-828786. ner-up K. Ruj. She has also been featured tion Jennifer Kim. count on the cover price. May 3 - 9, 2008 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 Illegal logging camp in Patong raided By Semacote Suganya were covered with reinforced tal area of encroachment on hill- concrete because of the steep side forest land throughout Kathu PATONG: More than 20 forest gradient, K. Panumet said. district at about 100 rai. protection officers on April 24 When they reached the Problems in the hills of raided an illegal logging operation site, the officers found workers Patong made headlines in Octo- high in the hills south of Patong, – allegedly Burmese – cutting ber last year when heavy rains but the handful of workers caught down hardwood trees and pro- triggered a landslide that under- by surprise at the site all managed cessing them into planks one- mined the foundations of a holi- to flee the scene. inch thick, six-inches wide and day home and apartment block Panumet Dam-orn, who 13-feet long. off Nanai Rd Soi 9, causing an Volunteer divers work to remove fishing nets snagged on coral at heads the Phuket-based Forest After the workers quickly emergency evacuation. Koh Racha Yai. – Photo by Prasith ‘Mood’ Boonsop. Protection Unit 2, ordered the raid fled, officers recovered about 140 It was later discovered that after aerial surveillance of the planks as evidence. K. Panumet work on a real estate project area on April 23. estimated the total value of the downslope was the likely cause. Divers help out on Earth Day The site is located upslope lumber seized at about 200,000 In November 2005, a land- PHUKET: More than 100 people took part in beach and underwater from Meun-ngen Rd, which runs baht. slide crashed through the wall of cleanups on April 22 as part of Earth Day activities held on and from the south end of Patong Bay Local residents told officials a dwelling on Nanai Rd, killing a around the island. to Tritrang Beach. the operation had been going on Thai woman and her child. In addition to the Royal Thai Navy, private companies took K. Panumet conducted the for many months, allegedly after A provincial ban on building part in the cleanups on the beach and in the sea at Koh Racha Noi raid with about 20 other officers a Bangkok-based investor hired permanent structures more than and Koh Racha Yai. from the Ministry of Natural Re- a team to fell the trees and pro- 80 meters above sea level was “More than 30 people were on our boat Scuba Fun,” Sarah sources and Environment’s For- cess them into lumber. brought into effect in 1994 in or- Kench of Scuba Cat told the Gazette. est Resources Inspection Office The investigation will try to der to prevent erosion. “We collected 160 kilos of rubbish [at Koh Racha Yai], 17, located in Krabi. identify the investor and bring However, the ban has been including fishing nets, plastic bottles, three tires, household rubbish The group reached the site charges against him, K. Panumet meaningless, with many projects and even clothing,” she said. at about 1 pm after traveling about said. – completed or currently under- The collection required two group dives of one hour each, two kilometers along a winding Following his aerial survey way – widely visible in the hills she added. dirt road, some sections of which on April 23, he estimated the to- surrounding Patong. The underwater cleanup was just part of the dive company’s commitment to maintaining dive sites, Ms Kench explained. “We cleaned that particular bay because we moor there from Dog groomer busted for cat burgling June through September. We use it, so we look after it,” she said. PHUKET CITY: Police have ing off, Lt Col Wijak said. Sonkgran holidays. When K. arrested a serial thief charged He told the Gazette that the Rattawipa later checked her ac- Local resorts make Conde Nast list with breaking into 14 homes in suspect was very active over the count, she realized that 104,900 PHUKET: Two local resorts, and their spas, and two Phuket restau- Wichit and Chalong during a Songkran holiday, when six baht had been withdrawn. rants have made the much-respected Conde Nast Traveler Hot List crime spree that began mid-2007. break-ins were reported – all at She identified K. Noppa- for 2008. The list is often regarded as the quintessential guide to Phuket City Police Super- Jomthong Thani on Kwang Rd khun when viewing CCTV foot- high-end travel around the globe. intendent Col Nos Svettalekha and Phuket Villa 3 off Chao Fa age of him making an ATM with- The Sala Phuket Resort and Spa in Mai Khao and the Six Senses and Lt Col Wijak Tarom identi- East Rd, both in Wichit. drawal. Hideaway Yao Noi, in Phang Nga province, both made the grade in fied the suspect as 31-year-old The big break in the inves- After the press conference, the hotels list. Both are rated at “US$400 or more” a night. Noppakhun Chatchawech, a resi- tigation came when the suspect homeowners were invited to iden- The spas at the Sala Phuket and the Six Senses Hideaway Yao dent of Chalong Village 4. was caught on a CCTV camera tify and reclaim their stolen be- Noi were also the only local day retreats to make the Conde Nast Noppakhun, worked by day while withdrawing money from longings. Hot List Spas 2008. grooming dogs at a pet shop in an ATM using a stolen card be- Among them was Phuket The Hot List Tables 2008, the magazine’s top choice of restau- Phuket Villa 3. He was presented longing to Phuket Villa 3 resident Provincial Livestock Office Chief rants around the world, included the Chef’s Table, an “eight-table to media along with more than Rattawipa Chantawat. Sunart Wongchavalit, who lost gem on the top floor of the Aleenta Phuket Resort”. 1,000 stolen items recovered by She told police that her home many valuable items during a Also making the top eateries’ list was the Amanpuri’s beachfront police. had been burgled during the break-in in November. restaurant Naoki, located on Pansea Beach. The booty included jewelry, mobile phones and bank notes in a variety of denominations. Most of the recovered goods were fake or low-quality items that the suspect probably had trouble sell- 4 PHUKET GAZETTE INSIDE STORY May 3 - 9, 2008 Getting away with murder hile the shocking cover any new evidence in the Triwai told the Gazette on April murder of Hanna he swift and successful investigation into the stab- case after questioning all the staff 8 that police know the identity of Backlund on April bing murder of sunbathing Swedish tourist Hanna at the hotel. the second suspect and a war- 15 sent shock- Police were unable to draw rant for his arrest has been issued. W Backlund at Mai Khao Beach in mid-March dem- waves through the Thai tourism T any leads from CCTV footage in The suspect’s profile has industry, expats living in Phuket onstrated to the world just how quickly murder cases in the hotel because all recorded been distributed to police units na- found the late-night stabbing mur- data was automatically deleted tionwide, but he remains at large. der of long-time Phuket resident Phuket can be closed when the intense glare of the inter- after three days – at least four The case of Somyot is still in the Simen Knudsen on September 23, national media is shining down on them. days before the body was recov- judicial system, he added. 2007, equally disturbing. However, hardly a week passes in Phuket without a ered. The assault took place af- The murder, which never “All we know is that he died ter the victim tried to intervene in made national headlines and went murder. The victims form a diverse group that reflects the from lack of oxygen, not the se- a dispute that broke out among unreported internationally outside demographics of the island – from scores of low-wage rious wounds inflicted to his customers waiting outside the the victim’s native Norway, was body,” he said. mobile phone shop. the first case of a well-established foreign workers, whose cases will never be investigated, All of the autopsy results The two suspects later re- resident expat being slain in an to rich, high-standing members of Thai society and wealthy have been sent to the Danish Em- turned and beat Somchai with a apparently random robbery at- foreign tourists. Here the Gazette updates investigations bassy in Bangkok, he said. length of wood, while several wit- tempt. Like the Hanna Backlund nesses looked on. He died en About a week after the kill- into some of the more high-profile cases. case, investigators from the Jus- route to hospital. ing, Chalong Police reported the tice Ministry’s Department of capture of two teenagers from dent Col Saman Chainarong, who Scandinavian tourist was that of Special Investigations assisted in KOH KAEW: One high-profile Surat Thani, who were also in- took over the top spot after the Danish tourist Henrik Ras- the investigation – but to no avail. murder involved the April 18, volved in an attack on a Swiss transfer to Phang Nga of former mussen, 47, whose body was dis- “We lack evidence and have 2007, shooting on the bypass road man on a rented motorbike on the Superintendent Col Chalit covered in a canal behind the been unable to recover the sharp of 17-year-old Worrawuth Sam- road from Patong to Kathu. Kaewyarat in November 2007, Royal Paradise Hotel, where he object used in the murder. Also, arnmit by then Pol Sgt Prasarn The pair confessed to kill- told the Gazette that the case was was staying, on February 7. the badly decomposed state of the Chuayman, an on-duty member ing Knudsen and fingered two returned to Chalong Police after Citing information from doc- body makes this case especially of the Phuket City Police force. more boys who took part, police the promotion of Lt Col Boonrat tors at Patong Hospital, who ex- difficult,” he said. Worrawuth and his friends said. to the Phuket Provincial Police. amined the body, Kathu Police “Even though there has were riding along the bypass road Not long after the victim’s “Now we have no new up- Investigations Inspector Pol Capt been little progress, we will con- about 1 am, when two police of- Thai wife and their 13-year-old dates to report, but we are still Pratuang Pholmana told the Ga- tinue this investigation,” he said. ficers pulled alongside and asked son appeared at Chalong Police investigating the case closely,” he zette he now believes Mr Ras- them to stop so they could inspect Station to congratulate the said. mussen, who suffered from KOH KAEW: Regarding another their driver’s licenses. Chalong Police on the speedy in- Last January, members of Down syndrome, died seven to murder of a disabled person, the The youths refused to stop vestigation, however, it was an- a Scandinavian police-investiga- 10 days before his body was dis- Gazette contacted Phuket City and one of the officers fired a nounced that the four boys were tion unit based in Bangkok trav- covered. Police to see if the second sus- shot, hitting Worrawuth in the left no longer under suspicion for eled to Chalong to check on the Capt Pratuang initially pect in the September 2, 2007, hip. Worrawuth was rushed to Knudsen’s murder and that the investigation and received a full speculated that Mr Rasmussen slaying of 23-year-old Michelin- Vachira Phuket Hospital, where case had been transferred by the briefing, he said. died from two wounds caused by tire-store-employee Somchai he died soon after. Phuket Provincial Police to Col Samarn said he could a sharp object: a five-centimeter Mingpijaan had been appre- The following day, the Phuket City Police Inspector Pol not release any further informa- laceration down to the bone on hended. victim’s friends and family staged Lt Col Somkid Boonrat. tion to the media for fear of jeop- the back of the neck and a wound K. Somchai, who was lame a blockade on Thepkrasattri Rd, After six months of investi- ardizing the ongoing investigation. about 10cm long to the right arm in one leg, was attacked by two paralyzing traffic and causing gation, there have been no arrests pit. men in their early 20s outside a scores of tourists to miss their in the case. PATONG: Another unsolved, Autopsy results from the mobile phone shop on Thep- return flights. Chalong Police Superinten- high-profile murder involving a forensics unit at the Police Gen- krasattri Rd. After police agreed in writ- eral Hospital in Bangkok later One of the two suspects, 22- ing to six protester demands re- listed the cause of death as year-old Krabi native Somyot garding the subsequent investiga- drowning, Capt Pratuang told the Longlode, was apprehended in tion, the protesters disbanded. Gazette on April 3. Phang Nga’s Koh Yao district a Despite their promise to dis- Unfortunately, the investiga- few days after the attack. charge Sgt Prasarn from the tion is moving slowly because Phuket City Police Investi- force and transfer other officers police have been unable to un- gating Inspector Lt Col Keerati out of Koh Kaew, Sgt Prasarn May 3 - 9, 2008 INSIDE STORY PHUKET GAZETTE 5

and that her family are no longer gating Inspector Lt Col Passakorn actively following the court case Sontikul told the Gazette that pos- against him. sible motives were robbery and “We want to put it behind jealousy over a romantic affair. us,” she said. On April 25, he told the Gazette the court had issued an KATHU: One of two suspects in arrest warrant in the case and the 2006 murder of 40-year-old that it had been posted at every Nongying “Sao” Sengton remains police station in the country. at large. The killers, or killer, remain K. Sao, a long-term com- at large. panion of 72-year-old property owner Tavorn “Pae Lian” Kajkla, KATHU: A third unsolved murder died in her home near the Tung by knife under investigation by the Tong Market on November 27, Tung Tong Police is that of 37- 2006. Her gold necklace and year-old tour agent Sommai bracelet were reported missing. Chumee. A 17-year-old suspect He was found with his named “Aek”, from Phang Nga, throat slashed in his home at the was arrested by Tung Tong Po- Irawadee Ketho residential de- lice on January 16, 2007. His al- velopment on November 9, 2007. leged accomplice, 24-year-old The victim had been “Yod” from Nakhon Sri stabbed repeatedly in the neck, Thammarat, has yet to be appre- but had sustained no other inju- hended. ries. Tung Tong Police Duty In- A friend found K. Sommai, spector Lt Col Passakorn originally from Phatthalung prov- Sonthikul told the Gazette on April ince, lying face up and naked on 25, that police are still looking for his bed about 1 pm of May 9, Yod, while Aek remains in deten- 2007. tion at the Phuket Juvenile Ob- Tung Tong Police Inspector servation and Protection Cen- Lt Col Kittipong Klaikaew said ter. that police have not recovered The arrest warrant for Yod enough evidence to issue a po- has been posted at every police lice warrant. station in the country, but the sus- pect remains at large, he said. PHUKET CITY: Police have yet to arrest 27-year-old Khon Kaen KATHU: Another unsolved stab- native Saharat Kamhongsa, bing murder in the Tung Tong area wanted for the June 5, 2007, blud- is that of 62-year-old business- geoning murder of his live-in girl- man Kajorn “Ko Jorn” Somnam. friend, 28-year-old karaoke K. Kajorn’s body was dis- singer Kanchana Aonpleng of covered in his Bangtong Village Pathum Thani. home in the early evening of May K. Kanchana’s body was 22, 2007. discovered after relatives of The apparent cause of Saharat called KPS to say that death was two stab wounds, one he had called them about 6 pm to the neck and one to the body. that day. Apparently, Sarahat said MURDER MAP: A look at where some of Phuket’s Inside the home, numerous land that he had just killed someone highest-profile murders have occured. title deeds and vehicle registra- and was going into hiding. tion books were found scattered. Former Phuket City Police Among the physical evi- Duty Inspector Lt Col Sien was transferred to Krabi, where tion said that the police investi- granted bail. dence collected at the site were Kaewthong, now an Inspector he was subsequently promoted gation into the case has already The victim’s mother, The- at least two separate sets of with the Haad Yai District Police twice to his current rank of se- been completed and case no. 576/ wee, told the Gazette on April 25 bloody footprints and fingerprints, in Songkhla, told the Gazette re- nior sergeant major. 50 for manslaughter filed with the that her family received 200,000 indicating that the attack was car- cently that police in Khon Kaen Pol Maj Wicharn Suwan- Phuket Provincial Court on April baht and an apology from now ried out by at least two assailants. have yet to serve the suspect’s nasit of Phuket City Police Sta- 20, 2007. The suspect was Sen Sgt Maj Prasarn Khayman Tung Tong Police Investi- arrest warrant. 6 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS May 3 - 9, 2008 Queer News BIS PTA’s inaugural Abbot receives fruity surprise ‘Dinner & NAKHON PATHOM: A com- at the market in Nakhon Pathom Pratiu concurred, saying Saying he understood that mon sight in Thailand, the mango the following day, he told police. they never meant any harm to the the pair had meant him no harm Dance’ is part of many dessert dishes. It While they were driving abbot – they just wanted to teach and acted in a fit of anger, he told is less common, however, to hear through Nakhon Chaisri District, the driver of the Yaris a lesson. the pair to let the incident be a CHERNG TALAY: Tickets are of a mango being used as an as- however, a Toyota Yaris sped up The pair then prostrated lesson to them. now on sale for the first British sault weapon, especially when the and cut in front of them. In a fit of themselves in front of Phrakhru Lt Col Jennarong Som- International School (BIS) Par- victim of the said weapon is a road rage, the pair chased after Namfon, begging for his forgive- sathien, deputy superintendent of ent-Teacher Association (PTA) respected temple abbot. the Yaris until it was stopped at a ness. Nakhon Pathom Muang District Dinner & Dance, to be held at This, however, is what hap- set of traffic lights. Ronaphum They would be happy to pay Police, said the pair agreed to pay Laguna Beach Resort on May pened one night to Phrakhru then grabbed one of the mangoes for any damages caused by the off the 30,000-baht damage 17. Palatsitthiwat, abbot of Wat Phai and threw it full pelt at the offend- misguided mango if the abbot caused to the windscreen in in- Master of ceremonies Mar- Lom, as he was returning home ing vehicle – just as Phrakhru’s would agree to not press charges, stallments. tin Carpenter MBE of Phuket in the early hours of April 23 af- minibus was driving past. Missing they said. They were then allowed to Concierge will lead an evening of ter a trip to Bangkok to buy a ste- the Yaris completely, the mango Being a merciful man, go home with no charges brought entertainment and socializing. reo to donate to a local school. smashed the minibus’ front Phrakhru Namfon agreed to not against them. “All are welcome to join the The cleric, known to his fol- windscreen, Ronaphum said. take the matter further. Source: Kom Chad Leuk event, even if they are not part of lowers as Phrakhru Namfon, was the PTA or do not have children sitting in the temple minibus when at BIS,” said organizer Annick a pickup truck screeched to a halt Lobelle. in front of them and a young man Narco-cleric nabbed in drugs sting A charity auction will be hurled a mango at full force, held, with proceeds going to three smashing the windscreen. Luck- SARABURI: Going to the toilet and hauled off for drug testing. The three monks were then local charities: Holland House, a ily, Phrakhru Namfon and his is a basic need for the entire hu- Their urine samples turned taken to see Phrakhru Pan- safe house for needy children driver were unharmed by the fly- man race, including monks. One purple, indicating the presence of yawarak, the top monk in tambon operated by Childcare; Kamala ing fruit or shattered glass. abbot in Chalerm Phrakiat Dis- ya bah (methamphetamine) in Peung Ruang, to be defrocked. House orphanage; and the Determined not to let the trict, however, went further than their bloodstreams, police said. Samak Sangat, formerly Schooner Christian Foundation’s fruit thrower get away with the most to ensure guests at his During questioning, the pair Phrakhru Samak, told police that Ixdos, which is intended to deliver uncalled-for assault on the abbot, temple could do their business in soon cracked and admitted they he ordained as a monk about 10 medical supplies and become an driver Prida Suntharasuwan sped comfort – he allegedly sold had been smoking ya bah they years ago and had been the ab- outlet for the gospel in isolated off in pursuit of the yahoos and drugs. had bought off Phrakhru Samak, bot of Wat Pleakhwa for about communities. called police to ask them to set Phrakhru Samak Punya- police said. two years. The evening will begin with up roadblocks. phalo, 33, abbot of Wat Pleakhwa Police requested permission Like all drug dealers, his ac- welcome drinks at 6:30 pm fol- With driver and abbot still in in Tambon Peung Ruang Village to urine-test the abbot. Again, the tions were profit driven. He lowed at 8 pm by a buffet dinner. hot pursuit, police apprehend the 2, was arrested in a raid on April urine turned tell-tale purple. bought the ya bah in bulk for The dinner will be followed by fruit-flinging suspects at a road- 24. Realizing the game was up, about 150 to 180 baht a pill, then charity auctions and live music block in Tambon Bang Kem, Also arrested were Phra Phrakhru Samak confessed to sold it on to local drug users for until after midnight. Muang district. Nophadom Thitmaetho, 24, and selling ya bah and smoking it 350 baht a pill. More than 200 tickets priced They immediately arrested Phra Wuthi Asapho, 29 – along himself, police said. He was saving up the prof- at 2,500 baht each are available. the pickup’s driver, 32-year-old with two temple helpers – He led the officers to his its to build new temple toilet fa- They can be bought from Pratiu Phomhom, and passenger Wiraphol Thamphusa, 27, and stash, under a rug in the sermon cilities for guests visiting the Flints-One café, located at the Ronaphum Suanchato, 18. Khanit Lapsit, also 27. hall. There, police found a ham- temple, he claimed. BIS campus, between 8 am and Quickly confessing that he Police said that the raid fol- mer. Inside the handle was a tube Superintendent of Chalerm 8.30 am Monday to Friday, or at was the one who had hurled the lowed a tip-off that men were us- containing seven ya bah pills. Phrakiat District Police Col the school’s primary and second- fruit at the van, Ronaphum in- ing it as a place to hang out and Phrakhru Samak also told police Somboon Sutthiwong said that ary administration offices. sisted Phrakhru Namfon was not take drugs. When officers arrived that Phra Nophadom and Phra Phrakhru Samak would be Ticket sales close on May the intended target of his mango at the temple, they saw a group Wuthi had smoked ya bah on charged with possession of a 10. missile. of men sitting around, but temple grounds. Class 1 drug with intent to sell. Contact Annick Lobelle for He and Pratiu, his boss, promptly ran on seeing the police. After their arrests, both The other four would be charged more information about the din- were on their way back from Khanit and Wiraphol were tested positive for methamphet- with using a Class 1 drug. ner and dance. Tel: 081-0808679. buying a batch of mangoes to sell caught in a field behind the temple amine. Source: Kom Chad Luek Email: [email protected] May 3 - 9, 2008 AROUND THE NATION PHUKET GAZETTE 7

olice on April 23 arrested a Thammasat University lecturer for giving good Pgrades to two female stu- dents in return for oral sex. Sex-for-grades scandal Engineering-school lecturer Kamthorn Cherdchookiat, who admitted that two unnamed stu- dents had oral sex with him, was charged with sexual molestation. rocks Thammasat Police arrested him at his Rangsit campus office after he establishments taking advantage disconnection of calls and 60% made a similar offer to a third stu- of the school-break business. about difficulty or failure when dent, who refused. connecting to different networks. She later consulted with her Some good news. Bangkok taxi Some 18% said they sus- parents after the lecturer called driver Rung Wantumma on April pected eavesdropping. her to discuss the deal. 25 returned 500,000 baht in cash There are more than 50 mil- An investigation into the al- to Japanese businessman Takechi lion mobile-phone subscribers in leged sexual molestation of the Saito, who had left it in the back Thailand, compared with about six two will require more information of his cab. million fixed-line subscribers and from the students, police say. The passenger forgot his more than 10 million Internet sub- Case investigator Pol Lieu- bag containing US dollars, Japa- scribers. tenant Kitti Cherdkiat of Klong nese yen and Vietnamese dong, The NTC said they plan to Luang in Pathum Thani said no a mobile phone and his passport. use the study results to help im- other victims had met the police K. Rung, 34, had FM91 prove service. nor lodged any new complaints Traffic Radio announce the dis- regarding the matter. covery. Labor law. In the run-up to May Meanwhile, a team of Owner Takechi Saito re- 1 Labor Day, Labor Protection Thammasat lecturers have claimed the bag, hailing his and Welfare Department chief opened their own investigation, driver’s honesty. Padungsak Thephasdin na which will involve meeting with Ayudhya said the Labor Protec- the alleged molester, all three vic- Mobile. The main problems for tion Act states that employees are tims and police. FLYING HIGH mobile-phone consumers are to be informed of the 13 paid pub- The scandal at the presti- The Singaporean Air Force Black Knights put on an exciting air poor signals and abrupt discon- lic holidays a year. gious school has also taken on show for the press at Don Mueang Airport as part of ceremonies nection of calls, a new survey by If staff work on any of these nationwide proportions, with 26 to mark the 25th anniversary of relations between the air forces Abac Poll has concluded. days, they are entitled to a day universities coming together to of Thailand and Singapore. The study was carried out off in lieu or double pay. If the brainstorm ways to counter the on 1,000 mobile-phone users and day worked is overtime, then pay- scandal. According to a Unicef sur- rested the boys at a housing es- 1,000 Internet users in Bangkok ment must be three times the The Council of University vey in 2007, just 5.4% of infants tate in Bangkok’s Thawee over three months. norm, K. Padungsak said. Presidents said 26 schools will at- were being exclusively breast-fed Watthana District. In the survey, 82.3% of the tend a summit at Ubon during the first six months of life. The victim’s parents’ alle- mobile-phone users complained Around the Nation news round- Ratchathani University to ponder The ministry adds that Thai gation that their daughter was about poor signals in some areas, up is sourced from the pages of the recent allegations of improper children’s intelligence quotients raped on April 17 is supported by 72.3% about unclear signals and The Nation, Daily Xpress and conduct between staff and stu- are below average at between 88 a medical exam. signal jams, 67% about frequent Kom Chad Luek newspapers. dents. and 99 compared to the interna- Police are considering In the meantime, the council tional “center value” of 100. charges ranging from gang rape said lecturers’ offices should be According to the Health to taking a minor for a lewd act. open to view and staff should Department, just six months’ Inspector Major Phuwadol keep an eye on one another to pro- breast-feeding increases a child’s Niamsri said the boys admitted to tect against improper behavior. IQ by between two and 11 points the acts and say they copied what and that breast-fed children are they saw older boys watching on Natural is better. The Health generally healthier. a computer. Ministry is establishing clinics The national symbol of the They had been at the cafe across the country to educate new initiative is a character to play video games. young mothers about the advan- dubbed “Miss Breast Milk”. This and other reports of tages of breast-feeding. assault at Internet cafes over the Mothers will learn that Boys arrested for assault. school break have once again put breast-feeding infants for six Three boys aged between eight the spotlight on the role of such months improves their mental and and 12 have been arrested on cafes in Thai society. intellectual development. suspicion of sexually assaulting a Bangkok Deputy Governor The ministry says current seven-year-old girl after watch- Putthipong Punnakan said there breast-feeding data is shocking ing pornography at an Internet are some 10,000 computer and that children’s development cafe. “shops” open in the capital dur- is being arrested as a result. Thammasala Police ar- ing the holidays, some temporary 8 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE REGION May 3 - 9, 2008

oh Pha-ngan held its Eriksson last year bought a first Pha-ngan Film holiday home on Samui, at the Festival in late April in Peregrina Bay development at Kthe southern port town Film fest debuts Laem Set, in tambon Maret. of Thongsala. Thais and foreign- ers alike turned out to the event, Chill-out: The Ice Bar and Res- which featured 10 international taurant opened its doors on Samui independent films over two days. with a party and three days of Both short- and full-length events that welcomed many of its feature films were screened, on Koh Pha-ngan residents to an experience that is mainly on the subjects in keeping rarely shared. with the islanders’ alternative out- As the name suggests, this look. bar has one gimmick that is cooler The festival was intended to than cool – it’s downright cold. heighten awareness of sensitive A COLD ONE: Guests Free drinks and nibbles issues such as island ecology and of the newly-opened were on offer to guests who gath- included one film that highlighted Ice Bar enjoy the ered in one of the main bar areas the massive destruction that plas- novelty of having a before being suited out with full tic is causing to the world’s ma- tipple in a parka. arctic garb and led into the sub- rine life. Other films spotlighted zero temperatures of the ice bar. other issues affecting nature and Once inside, guests were its fragility and some films fo- transported into a world where cused on spirituality. everything is made of ice, from The organizers scheduled the walls to the bar stools, the art- the event to precede Earth Day, work and even the glasses are all which fell on April 22. They also made from ice imported all the planned a large-scale beach way from Canada. cleanup on that day, hoping that This massive undertaking attendees of the festival would was brought to fruition by five also take part. Free cloth bags English entrepreneurs, some re- were handed out to ticket hold- siding on Samui while others are ers to encourage people to stop based in Dubai. using plastic carrier bags. The concept got off the Festival organizer Julien ground nine months ago, soon Balmer was pleased with the after careful designing, sculpting overall outcome and especially cept of what a “film festival” is The festival was not a com- planning for the event to be held and shipping of the ice took place with the number of local Thais to an island totally unfamiliar with plete sellout, however. again next year. thousands of kilometers away by who attended. The festival was the idea but also brought a deeper Promoters of the event and a team of dedicated ice experts the first of its kind on Samui and message within each film’s con- guests who attended agreed upon Man City FC to visit. Manches- in Canada. not only did it introduce the con- tent. the festival’s success and are ter City football club, owned by Meanwhile, on Samui, the former Prime Minister Thaksin team were busy preparing the Shinawatra, have revealed their high-tech refrigeration system plans to come to that allows the ice Koh Samui for a to remain frozen one-week holiday even in Thailand’s this month. tropical climate. Team mem- The owners bers said to be in- have built the Ice cluded in the trip Bar Samui inde- are manager Sven pendently from Goran Eriksson that of some of the along with players world’s popular Micah Richards, sponsored ice- Elano Blumer, themed bars. Martin Petrov, Ri- They serve a mul- chard Dunne, Joe titude of interna- Hart, Jihai Sun, tionally recognized Darius Vassell and vodkas and Sa- Benjani Mwaru- mui’s version is wari. FROM THE said to boast one The team is GULF OF of the largest col- planning to com- lection of its kind bine some relaxing THAILAND in the world. downtime with a By Max Rogers Its owners few games of are hoping that football with some local teams visitors will come at least once, from around the island and the while island regulars are ex- country. pected in the much more tropical The team, some of which section of the bar. are said to have been to the is- The Ice Bar Samui will land before, are looking forward also be inviting local school chil- to the visit, said Ratsamee Pad- dren to experience the winter rem, a public relations manager wonderland and the team are for the team. hoping to have snow-making It has not been said when equipment to take the theme one the matches will take place and step further. accommodation arrangements Entry to the Ice Bar is 700 have also not been disclosed. baht and includes a free drink. May 3 - 9, 2008 AROUND THE SOUTH PHUKET GAZETTE 9

aad Yai Police raided a clinic providing ille- gal abortions on April H20, catching the clinic owner, a police doctor, in the act Police doctor posts bail of performing an abortion. After receiving a tip-off that abortions were being performed at Phatharawet Clinic in Haad Yai City, police sent a young woman in abortion scandal in to ask about an abortion. When the receptionist said that they him under arrest. could do the procedure, the Police said that Bamphen woman gave a signal to police would be charged with attempted waiting outside and 20 officers murder of a government officer, raided the clinic. obstructing a police officer in the Seven women in the wait- line of duty and possession of a ing room were detained for ques- firearm without a permit. Police tioning. Officers then headed to said they had yet to charge Sem the second floor, where they as they were waiting for him to found a patient lying on an oper- sober up before interrogating him. ating table being operated on by Pol Col Dr Somchai Trima- Double shooting. A woman was thurakul. shot dead and her boyfriend seri- Col Dr Somchai and his two ously injured as they were riding female assistants were arrested. home from a market in Song- The woman was detained for khla’s Chana district on April 22. questioning along with six more Police said they believe the at- women who were recovering in tack was motivated by a personal another second-floor room after dispute, but are not ruling out the being operated on. shooting being connected to the Songkhla Provincial Police insurgency in the district. Commander Maj Gen Wirun Phongphanu Damsongsang, Eamphaichit said that Col Dr 31, and his wife Kaesara Dam- Somchai, a doctor at the police songsang, 26, were found bleed- forensics unit, had refused to give ing on the roadside in Tambon a statement and had posted bail Thamorsai. Villagers took them while police collect evidence to Nathawee Hospital, but K. against him. MEN OF WAR Kaesara later died of her wounds. A detailed report of the in- She had been shot once in the Army chief Gen Anuphong Phaochinda lands at the base of the 14th Special Task Force in Yaha lower abdomen and twice in the cident has been sent to the head- district, Yala province, on April 22. quarters of the Police medical chest. K. Phongphanu was hit officers so that Col Dr Somchai’s once in the lower abdomen. commanding officers could de- In a separate incident, a Police arrested the gunman later he returned with a sword K. Phongphanu told police cide what disciplinary action to roadside bomb detonated, injur- at the scene who was later iden- and attacked him, but only man- that he and his wife were riding take with him, Gen Wirun added. ing two soldiers on foot patrol tified as Bamphen Phrongsang, aged to scrape his chest, K. their motorcycle back from a with their unit in Narathiwat’s Joh 24, a Rangers soldier and Sem’s Natthaphong said. market in Nathawee district Deconstruction attack. Five I Rong district. Investigating of- nephew. Police confiscated a When the police arrived, when two people on a motorbike construction workers were shot ficers arrived at the scene were .357 pistol from Bamphen. They Sem charged at them with his rode up to them and opened fire dead and one wounded on April lured by a suspicious package also found a meter-long sword at sword, but was subdued by the Col Dusit Julasen, superin- 24 when gunmen opened fire in near a local train stop about 300 the scene. officers. As the officers were tendent of Chana Police Station, Pattani’s Yarang district as the meters away. The box was a Lt Kittiphol was taken to scuffling with Sem, Bamphen said that police believe the killing crew were heading to work at a fake bomb, a popular tactic em- hospital to be treated for a gun- walked up and opened fire at Lt was motivated by a personal dis- construction site, police said. ployed by insurgents to divert shot wound to the leg. Sem was Kittiphol who was restraining pute. Authorities blamed the at- authorities’ attention from their treated for a bullet wound to the Sem, hitting the policeman and tack on separatists in the restive work. left foot. the suspect, K. Natthaphong Around the South news round- region, where about 3,000 have Natthaphong Khanchong, said. up is sourced from the pages of died since January 2004. Family affair. A policeman was 24, who was involved in the inci- Other police officers then The Nation, Daily Xpress and A man from Yala who was shot and injured in a scuffle in dent, said that he and a group of charged Bamphen and placed Kom Chad Luek newspapers. traveling to Pattani said traffic Trang April 23. Lt Kittiphol friends were watching a football was stopped for several hours as Julasak, deputy inspector at Trang match nearby when Sem ap- soldiers launched a massive man- Muang District Police Station, proached them and began insult- hunt for the gunmen and removed was shot once as he was arrest- ing them. the spikes on the road scattered ing Sem Phrongsang, 45. Sem An argument broke out and by the gunmen before they fled. was also hit once. Sem walked off. A few minutes 10 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE ISLAND May 3 - 9, 2008 Diamond in the rough By Alin Boonkrungthong he Rassada Port area near Koh Sireh is a tough part of town. Best T known for its crime, vio- lence and grinding poverty, it is usually a place avoided by island residents and visitors. After the tsunami, however, the plight of the local people be- came highlighted in the interna- tional press, prompting an inflow of funds and community-building ideas from all over the world. The Austria-Phuket Com- munity Center, founded by the Austria Hilfswerk Foundation, is the most striking example of such projects. Open in December 2006 on ABOVE: Women hone their Soi Si Sena, the center houses a culinary skills in one of the library, training center and kin- many adult training courses. dergarten – bringing literacy, skills training and just plain fun RIGHT: Local children take to local residents who would oth- part in an art class at the Lighthouse of Life Library. erwise have no access to such a facility. The modern building pro- vides a stark contrast to the tin- purpose to a beleaguered com- shack slum on the opposite side munity. of the road, bringing pride and The center’s Lighthouse of Life Library has two stories – one for children and one for teens and adults – with access to about 10,000 books, available by re- quest. In the children’s zone, there are story books and text books, along with CD and DVD lan- guage resources. The library was established for the benefit of the local Thai has two other facilities open to Assistant librarian Suthee- gallery to exhibit and sell the community and the majority of the the public. karn Kongchan said, “I love work of people who have taken books are in Thai. On the second A skill development training working here because I think this the various courses at the cen- floor, there are a range of text center offers courses in areas library gives many good things and ter. books, youth literature, novels and such as Thai massage, Manda- good chances for the children in The second facility, which guidebooks. rin, cellphone repair, cooking and the community. We want to sup- is run with support from Phuket Members can borrow up to computers. Training is supported port them with knowledge. I love Rajabhat University, is a kinder- four books and two CDs or by Phuket Skill Development, to see them happy and enjoying garten for KG levels one and two, DVDs at a time for up to seven Phuket Polytechnic College and to read.” with two classes for each level. days. Phuket Vocational College. New courses can be re- Since the end of 2007, the Annual membership costs As well as classes for quested at the front counter of the center has been run by the Phu- 200 baht for adults, 150 baht for adults, there are classes for chil- library. ket Provincial Administration Or- children. Lifetime membership is dren in areas such as drawing, All training programs were ganization (OrBorJor). 1,500 baht for children and adults. making greeting cards and batik. on hold in the run-up to the The library also has Internet Children’s classes are typically Phuket City Municipality election. For more information about the access. between three and six hours over Courses will be available again Austria-Phuket Community Besides the library, the Aus- one or two days at a cost of 5 from May 11. Center, call K. Sutheekarn at tria-Phuket Community Center baht per hour. In the future, there will be a Tel: 086-2812906. May 3 - 9, 2008 PHUKET GAZETTE 11 12 PHUKET GAZETTE NIGHTLIFE May 3 - 9, 2008 Cut Killer makes deepest cut of all

he French have a tradi- conceptuality. It’s hip, in every a real turntablist’s set tion of nurturing some sense of the word – and it has a (à la DJ Netik) com- of the most innovative dance floor. bined with a quality TDJs and record produc- As what you might call a musical selection (à ers in the world. Laurent Garnier, clubbing snob, I become bored la Laurent Garnier). Daft Punk, Justice, Redeyes, DJ easily when out in Phuket, where Cut Killer played Netik and Dee Nasty – when the the club scene is about 10 years tracks for pop music French are good, they’re really behind the rest of the world and fans, which was good. So there was a definite buzz about five years behind Bangkok, lucky, because those around town in anticipation of with a few exceptions (Club were the people at France’s most famous hip hop DJ, Lime, Soundwave Sundays). White Box. Cut Killer, coming to Phuket. When a DJ is booked and hyped If Cut Killer had You may remember Cut up as someone worth seeing, I played a more “real” Killer from the French movie La expect more than run-of-the-mill set, people would Phuket’s busy socialites were out in force to Haine, in which he appeared as pop music. have probably walked see what French hip hop maestro Cut Killer the DJ who played KRS-One’s Any negative feeling in this out, so instead, he fo- (left) had in store for them at White Box. Sound of Da Police and Edith review should in no way reflect cused on chart hits. Piaf’s Je Ne Regrette Rien. upon White Box and, perhaps, not For club kids to Cut Killer, who rose to fame even the DJ, but rather, the whom music means more than Money would play Crank That All criticism aside, at face competing in Tony Prince’s island’s stale and dated music- the contents of the Billboard 100, (Soulja Boy). But on this night value, there was technically noth- DMC DJ battles, released a string and-club scene. Were we treated Phuket has little to offer. But Cut Killer was playing to a crowd ing wrong with this party. The DJ of mixtapes in the ’90s and so- to a masterclass in hip hop vari- such people are a minority on the with limited knowledge of hip was the consummate profes- lidified his reputation as a serious ety on the night of April 5? Not island. hop. sional, only slipping up on a player in the French hip hop at all. What Cut Killer delivered Cut Killer started off with Bob Sinclar. Those two couple of mixes. scene. was tired and dull – from a purist’s some formulaic hip hop beats, words will make any true fan of The staff were on the ball. Of all the places in Phuket point of view. dropping an occasional surprise, French club music cringe. He The crowd was hot and really you’d expect to see a French hip My expectations were radi- but for the most part, the set could makes awful records for the sake into the vibe. However, even hop DJ, White Box would not be cally different from everyone have been played at Seduction or of commercial success. In 1998, some of the Thai clientele were among the most obvious. else’s and as a result, I was per- Banana. Sinclar released the wondering why the The venue, as always, haps the only person in White Box Cut Killer has skills; the classic disco album DJ played the same looked fantastic. There is no who was disappointed. brief periods when he chose to Paradise. Since AFTER music you hear in faulting White Box in terms of What I had hoped for was cut and scratch bore testimony then, he has every other club in to his talent, but when someone churned out mind- DARK Phuket. For a guest who is supposedly France’s best less dance music B y Matt Crook of such magnitude, hip hop DJ drops Soulja Boy’s tracks. So why Cut Killer pulled Crank That (Soulja Boy) – a would a French hip hop DJ few surprises. track that the credible hip hop choose to play two of Sinclar’s The general consensus af- community wholeheartedly re- recent hits? Sinclar doesn’t even ter the White Box party was that jected – you now something isn’t make hip hop music. it was a fun, worthwhile event. right. Playing Fatman Scoop The management at White Box Even more startling was the bootlegs along with remixes of filled their club with pretty girls fact that everybody in the club Swedish indie music (Peter, until well after midnight. knew the track and knew the Bjorn and John) would have People danced, drank and dance that goes with it. These been forgivable had Cut Killer had fun – there’s no denying that people were having fun, but ev- not abandoned hip hop to delve – but the night that Cut Killer erything about that track is an into commercial dance. played is illustrative of why I rarely abomination of contemporary To add insult to injury, the go clubbing in Phuket anymore. music, hip hop or otherwise. most empathic crowd reaction of I would rather enjoy Thai As an aspiring DJ, Cut the night came when Cut Killer bands at clubs such as Oasis, Killer found his inspiration from dropped the atrocious Beautiful Blue Marina or KorTorMor than watching DJs such as Ca$h Girls by teen rapper Sean listen to substandard party tunes Money, but there’s no way Ca$h Kingston. played by a past-it DJ. May 3 - 9, 2008 PHUKET GAZETTE 13 14 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PEOPLE May 3 - 9, 2008

Happily Ever After More than just Recent weddings in Phuket monkey business Ratchada Champanoi of ne day in 1997, K. the Phuket Gazette sales Suwit, better known s Phuket’s natural habitat for wildlife continues to team and Andrea Capucci as Pae Hok, took his shrink in the wake of rapid development, animals married at the Miracle daughter for a walk Grand Hotel in Bangkok O are forced to become dependent on people for on Toh Sae Hill, behind Phuket A on March 30. Provincial Court in Phuket City. survival. Along the way, they met a small group of pig-tailed macaques. The When one island resident took it upon himself to monkeys looked weak and hun- help the monkeys of Toh Sae Hill, he did not foresee gry, so Pae Hok handed them that a simple food handout to half-dozen monkeys 11 three clusters of bananas. From that day on, he began years ago would mushroom into a full-time operation regularly taking food to the mon- that consumes all his time and money. keys. “The first time I saw them,” Here Sompratch Saowakhon speaks with Sukit he said, “I felt pity for these mon- Ong-Sathirakul about how he came to be the ‘father’ of keys who had no food to eat. more than 500 monkeys. After feeding them for a long time, I feel close to them, as if they are my own sons.” ket to collect the fruit donations. He originally bought fruit From 10:30 am until 1 pm, he James Towli and Carol King from the Downtown Market, but drives with his truckload of food, from the UK married at once the fruit sellers heard what stopping at various points on the Laguna Phuket’s Chapel-on- he was doing, they gave Pae Hok hill, where his monkey family the-Lagoon on April 3. their unsold produce for free, clamors around him for their daily which they still do today. meal. Every day is the same for Though the man and his Pae Hok. He goes for a swim at monkeys never speak to one an- 9 am and then drives to the mar- other and never spend time to- gether, there is a close bond be- tween them. Pae Hok takes his respon- sibility seriously. There are no holidays, no time off and no rec- ognition for his hard work. Aside from one week when he was sick, he has never missed a day of feeding his primate buddies. “When I was sick and I couldn’t go to feed my monkey- sons, I felt like I was not doing my duty. I had to hire a man for 100 baht a day to feed them for me,” he said. In addition to food, Pae Hok raised about 30,000 baht, mainly from local business donations, for a cement water tank that keeps the monkeys hydrated during the dry season. While some conservation- ists may argue that Pae Hok’s contact with the monkeys is ex- posing them to greater risks by making them dependent on, and unafraid of, people, Pae Hok said that the monkeys are safer today than they were before he began feeding them. “Many times in the past, some groups of villagers came to catch the monkeys and sold them to people who trained them to climb up coconut trees,” he said. “I heard that they sold these mon- keys for 5,000 baht each and af- ter they were trained, they were sold again for as much as 10,000 baht.” Now, with Pae Hok keep- baskets. I am already 64 years ing a daily watch over the area, old and I don’t know how much he says the poaching has longer I will be around, so I have stopped. started to look for someone to But behind Pae Hok’s take on the feeding responsibil- gentle smile and kindly eyes is ity,” he said. concern for the monkeys’ “The one thing that I worry wellbeing. about is these monkeys.” “I hurt my left knee and my With this in mind, Pae Hok back recently and it hurts when I is taking steps to build an organi- bend down to pick up the fruit zation that will continue to help May 3 - 9, 2008 PHUKET PEOPLE PHUKET GAZETTE 15

Though the man and his monkeys never speak to one another and never spend time together, there is a close bond between them.

the monkeys long after he’s un- happy to train them,” he added. able to. Just like any parent, Pae “I have an idea to set up a Hok’s worries about his “sons” monkey foundation and I have are balanced with a great deal of asked the former chief of the joy. “I see them in good health Phuket Provincial Court to be an and I know I have done the right advisor,” he explained. “I will thing, which makes me happy,” donate my Mazda pickup and my he said. own money for this organization. To find out more about Pae “I ask anyone to come help Hok’s efforts, call him at 081- me feed these monkeys; I’d be 7881426. He speaks Thai only. 16 PHUKET GAZETTE HAPPENINGS May 3 - 9, 2008 T his week

TREE-MENDOUS: Piyanuch Ananpakdee (left), coordinator of Bangkok Hospital Phuket, greets officers from Mangrove Resource Station 19 in Thung Maphrao, Phang Nga. THREE AMIGOS: Nepali Ambassador to Thailand Naveen Prakash Jung Shah (right) K. Piyanuch visited a plantation project, where Bangkok Hospital Phuket has planted visited Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit (center) on April 17 to discuss opening a about 1,500 trees since July last year About 70% of the trees planted have survived Nepali Consulate in Phuket. Phanuphong Limbuprasertkul, president of the Association and there are plans to plant more on June 5 as part of World Environment Day. of Thai-Nepal in Phuket, joined the meeting.

HAPPY SCU-BIRTHDAY: Scuba Schools International (SSI) instructor and trainer TEMPERATURE RISING: Tata Young, with boyfriend Prem Busarakhamwong, took time out Simon Speight (back, 2nd from left) celebrates his 40th birthday at the new during Songkran to enjoy Royal Phuket Marina (RPM). Tata ate lunch at Les Anges bakery Tapas and Wine bar in Kata with owners Lotta Hanson (back, left) and Mona before boarding one of RPM’s yachts for a day cruising around Phang Nga Bay. Fristedt (right).

STERLING SCRIBES: The Mom Tri’s Boathouse Student Writing Competition Awards were presented at JOLLY BOLLY: Billy Chima (center), owner of Khanasutra the NBT TV Studio in Phuket City April 24. Front, from left, are Lisa Sol of the Boathouse, third prize restaurant on Takuapa Rd, served up an evening of traditional Indian winner Joy Corthesy, first prize winner Courtney Woods, Claire Hillsmith and Diane Therrien. In the food and live fusion music for friends and customers to celebrate second row, from left, are Collin Piprell, Mikael, Sonya, Serena, James Geary, shared third prize winner the restaurant’s fifth anniversary on April 20. Philip Upton, Lyndsay Lyon and Mrs Van de Casteele. May 3 - 9, 2008 FEATURE PHUKET GAZETTE 17 LARGER THAN LIFE Mobile melioration By Graham Doven hen I was a child, my mum gave me a record player. It leads to tone trauma Wwas a small white box with a turntable, needle – or All of this is OK for those stylus, as they were called – and who feel they need to have mu- a speaker about two inches in di- sic with them 24 hours a day, ameter. It wasn’t much more seven days a week. It’s no skin than a transistor radio. Actually, off my nose and I don’t have to my mother called it a gramo- do what other people do. phone. I don’t have a problem with I was proud of my record any of this, except for one thing: player and my transistor radio, as after all this development and im- at the time, I had yet to experi- provement, I find myself pro- ence hi-fi stereo. A few years pelled back to the dark ages when later, I heard hi-fi stereo in a car, I call my friends or colleagues on an eight-track player. It and am forced to listen to a hor- sounded unbelievable. My little rible din instead of the sound of white box was a thing that emit- the phone ringing. ted horrible, tinny squawking Living in Thailand for almost noises in comparison. 20 years, I am used to the racket Sony then came out with the in electrical stores and bars, Walkman and you could listen to where nobody seems to mind that music played on a portable cas- about 30 different songs are play- sette deck through headphones as ing at the same time. But I’m you crossed a busy intersection thinking about the prospect of a and escaped death by inches, potential business colleague call- completely oblivious to the cars ing from another country to in- and buses blaring their horns at names of sound systems and given us compact discs, MP3 have been discussed at the next quire about the availability of a you. But the sound was great. components that offered you the players and surround-sound face-to-face meeting, rather than million-dollar villa, only to find A few years later, I was opportunity to listen, at home, to home theater. anything useful, such as business. himself listening to a cacophonic working in a music shop with a a symphony orchestra or a rock- Everything was improving… The telephone has become Thai pop song. whole section for sound equip- and-roll concert with the sound until the mobile telephone arrived. far more than a talking machine I wonder if that client would ment. I became familiar with of actually being at the concert. The mobile telephone was an an- – it takes photos, acts as a por- bother to wait for an answer. It names such as Bose, Acoustic Now we no longer need tisocial nightmare from the start, table computer with email facili- certainly stops me calling a lot of Research, Wharfedale, Yamaha, turntables and tape decks; the being used far more for yapping ties and can and play download people unless absolutely neces- Pioneer and JBL. They were the advent of digital technology has about something that could easily music and videos. sary. 18 PHUKET GAZETTE LIFESTYLE May 3 - 9, 2008 Zara springs into Phuket By Ingrid Stage-Jakobsen nternational fashion brand Zara is set to add a splash of color to Phuket with the Iopening of the Spanish clothing-giant’s first store on the island on April 5. Zara’s spring-summer-2008 collection is currently being show- cased. Influenced by styles from the ‘70s, the women’s collection is a cross between retro-hippie and ethnic-rock. The collection has been designed for shoppers to create a variety of looks by mixing and matching items, such as Roman sandals, form-fitting skirts and safari jackets with satin blouses, masculine blazers and fringe bags. The range of designs, from secret-garden-inspired full-length floating gowns to ladylike hour- MIX AND MATCH: Spanish fashion brand Zara opened its first upcountry branch in Phuket recently. The store at Central Festival glass-shaped jackets with figure- stocks the latest men and women’s sophisticated summer styles for an imported European look. hugging buckle belts, are aimed at pleasing a large cross-section and pastels, while the textiles every year. Adjustments have The male and female col- reacts towards Zara before we of fashion aficionados. used are mainly vintage cottons been made to the items on sale in lections comprise five sub-sec- expand,” said Zara spokesperson In the men’s collection, and metallic fabrics. Phuket to take into account the tions: lower garment, upper gar- Pornchuen Ngampromphan. shirts and polo shirts are back The store, located on the Thai climate. ment, shoes, cosmetics and “The reaction has been fan- with a vengeance, inspired by the ground floor of Central Festival, Light materials, such as complements. The Zara Children tastic and we already have regu- 50s’ French Riviera look crossed features men’s and women’s linen and silk, and bright colors, and Zara Home Wear collections lar customers,” she added. with 80s’ youth and grunge. clothing with similar items to those such as red, pink, orange and yel- have yet to be released in Phuket. In store for Zara’s male found in Zara stores around the low, figure prominently. Casual “Phuket is the first out-of- customers are silk cardigans, slim- world. items, such as swimming shorts, Bangkok shop that we have Zara is located at the ground leg turn-ups, sweatshirts and T- Zara releases two lines – bikinis and swimwear, are avail- opened [in Thailand], so we floor, Central Festival. Tel: shirts. Key colors include grays spring-summer and fall-winter – able year-round in the store. would like to see how the market 076-307000 May 3 - 9, 2008 LIFESTYLE PHUKET GAZETTE 19

LEFT: Winners of the Elite Model LookThailand 2008. 1st place went to 16-year-old Thai- Canadian Natassia Neufid (center); 2nd place, 19-year-old Natthayanee Rattanapaitoon (right); 3rd place, 21-year-old Natenapa Prasong-sansuk (left). 2008, to be held later this year. Thailand will be host to the Elite Model Look International 2010. The Elite Model Look con- tests have launched the careers of many top models, including Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour and Tatjana Patitz. Of the international final- ists, 15 winners are chosen to begin a high-powered profes- sional modeling career, with press interviews, photo opportu- The Elite Look nities and international media representatives following their huket was the location While in Phuket, the troupe 16-year-old Thai-Canadian Prasongsansuk. every move. for the national finals of of 16- to 22-year-old temptresses Natassia Neufid. Second place Natassia will go on to com- They receive two-year the Elite Model Look entertained Governor Niran went to 19-year-old Natthayanee pete with other national finalists modeling contracts with Elite and Thailand 2008 pageant. Kalayanamit and VIP guests with Rattanapaitoon and third place from 65 countries in the Elite the top three win US$325,000 in P a talent show at Kata Beach Re- went to 21-year-old Natenapa Model Look International Beijing prize money. The lineup of Elite model hope- fuls, sort & Spa. whittled They posed down from against the a field of backdrops 1,000 com- of Boat petitors to Lagoon, just 20 fi- Phuket Or- nalists, chid Resort graced sev- & Spa and eral Phuket beaches landmarks for photo as judges shoots and made their screen final deci- tests be- sion on fore burst- which of ing on stage the contes- in a daz- tants em- zling array bodied all of designer that is the outfits es- Elite Model pecially for Look Thai- the tropics. land 2008. Jungceylon hosted a catwalk contest Baring Elite of dazzling and daring summer styles. nearly all, Model the daring Look contests draw about beauties displayed a range of col- 450,000 applicants at a time from orful and dramatic swimsuits on around the globe, giving aspiring the Jungceylon stage. models a hope of becoming the The youngest contestant Elite face and body of interna- and the winner of the Elite Model tional fashion. Look Thailand 2008 bouquet was 20 PHUKET GAZETTE GOOD LIVING May 3 - 9, 2008 Cooling off with coconut therapy he swaying coconut tree is the quintessential symbol of the tropics; its Tfruit, the hardy coconut, is used in everything from a curry soup base to a refreshing drink to tableware and furniture. Coconut is a major ingre- dient in the soothing and restor- ative spa treatments available at Nhamaya Spa at All Seasons re- sort at Nai Harn Beach. Spa manager Nongnuch “Nancy” Kulma explained that coconut products are used in its oils, shampoos and scrubs. Coconut products One benefit of coconut, she are used in the oils, said, is its sun-blocking properties shampoos and – an essential line of defense scrubs at Nhamaya against the sun’s harsh rays, es- Spa. One benefit of pecially for tender skin not accus- coconut is its sun- tomed to the tropics. blocking properties “If we use coconut oil for – an essential line massage, it means you can walk of defense against out without worry that your skin the sun’s harsh will be burned,” she said. If other rays, especially for types of oils are used, she recom- tender skin not ac- mends keeping out of the sun for customed to the at least two hours, since these do tropics. not protect against the sun. Coconut is also used in hair ent kinds of herbs, such as gin- ful woman and beauty is empha- rooms; three Thai-massage pavil- ite treatment is the Ayuthaya treatments because it protects the ger, give massage and hair treat- sized throughout the spa, from its ions; two Thai-massage rooms; Massage, a Thai-style massage hair from sunlight, in addition to ments a subtle aroma, K. Nancy setting to its treatments. two foot-massage rooms; and a that concentrates on the body’s giving it shine. added. There are five treatment beauty salon. The communal pressure points and stretching to Mixing coconut with differ- “Nhamaya” means beauti- rooms, each with built-in bath- sauna, steam and Jacuzzi facilities stimulate blood circulation and are all outside in a garden setting. ease muscle tension. Spa treatments range in price There are also spa packages from 650 baht (for a 30-minute of 90 minutes to 180 minutes – a head massage) to 3,500 baht (for great way to spend a rainy after- a 3.5-hour package). Services pro- noon, she said. vided include massages, facials, The Power Moist facial is reflexology, sauna, steam, Jacuzzi, a refreshing 60-minute session manicure, pedicure, that therapist Nam- waxing, haircuts, col- aoi “Meaw” Aewsil oring and hair spa said is done in many treatments. Spa steps. K. Nancy, who A cleansing is has 10 years’ experi- MAGIC followed by a toner, ence in the spa indus- then a compress with try, including working By Sangkhae warm towel, a scrub, at the Banyan Tree, Leelanapaporn a 15-minute face said that spa treat- Nhamaya Spa massage, a 15-minute ments should be a mask and then an ap- regular part of a balanced life. plication of facial and sun-block To achieve the ultimate in creams. relaxation and health, she ex- All the facial treatments use plained, one should have a facial Biodroga, a brand of natural treatment once a week, a body beauty products that are also treatment such as scrubs or available for sale to use at home. wraps three times a week and a daily massage. Nhamaya Spa at All Seasons is One of the spa’s most open daily from 9 am to 8 pm. popular massages is the Sensual Reservations recommended. Massage, which is good for Contact for more information. people suffering from fatigue, Tel: 076-289333. Website: especially jet lag. Another favor- www.allseasons-asia.com May 3 - 9, 2008 WHAT’ S ON PHUKET GAZETTE 21

EVENTS CALENDAR Upcoming events on the island Until May 17. Soldiers – Art association with the London Exhibition. BOATHOUSE GALLERY Comedy Store presents another In his 20 paintings, Tha- night of live international stand- weesak Srithongdee questions presents ‘Islands’ up comedy. what causes wars and destruc- Top comedians Paul tion, whether it be past wars or by Laura Baum Thorne, Tom Wrigglesworth and current conflicts. Ian Moore will perform from 8 He looks at who is involved May 8-30 pm to 11 pm at the Holiday Inn in the wars, the instigators and Mom Tri’s Boathouse at Kata Beach Resort Phuket. the victims. He also observes presents “Islands” by Laura Baum, Tickets are available from how nonsensical and destructive accomplished American painter of Woody’s Sandwich Shoppes. it is to have wars. ethereal landscapes. For further details contact At D Gallery, Royal Phuket Laura was a student of Chinese Pete. Tel: 081-9565650. Email: Marina, daily from 11 am to 7 pm. artist Diane Kan, disciple of the revered [email protected] Web: Contact Bowie for further master Chang Dai Chien (1899-1983). www.phuketcomedy.com information. Tel: 076-360867. The materials Laura uses lend depth and Email: [email protected] light to her paintings. May 17. BIS Dinner & Dance Website: www.dgallery.co.th The gold- or silver-leaf boards with at Laguna Beach Resort. a thin layer of rice paper from Japan The British International May 3. Special BBQ Buffet and the stone and mineral colors, such School PTA is having its maiden Dinner at Wine Connection as malachite and lapis lazuli, bring a Dinner and Dance in Year 2008. Bang Tao. surprising power to the images. Dance the night away at Laguna A special BBQ Buffet din- The opening cocktail reception is Beach Resort on May 17, from ner with a huge array of cheeses from 7 pm-8:30 pm on May 8, and the 6:30 pm. Dress code: Smart. and dry specialties, such as exhibition is open daily from 9 am to 9 Tickets: 2,500 baht per per- Parma ham and coppa. pm until May 30. son, including welcome drinks, All-in-one for a perfect Sat- Contact Lisa Sol for more information. Tel: 076-330015, 081-9152668. Email: wine & open bar, live band, and urday evening, including a live [email protected] Website: www.boathousephuket.com raffle & auction prizes for char- band. Only 650+ baht per head. ity. Also watch the FA Cup Final Contact Pascal for more band. Entrance fee: 500 baht, free focus on where ideas come from, Tel: 076-330015. Email: pr@ on our big screen. details. Tel: 087-8896074. Email: for club members. psychological hurdles for new boathousephuket.com Website: Tickets available at Flints- [email protected] Contact Pascal for more (and veteran) writers, and a www.boathousephuket.com One Bakery at BIS from 8 am- details. Tel: 087-8896074. Email: strange phenomenon he calls the 8:30 am, Monday to Friday, or May 4. PC Group Therapy – [email protected] “muse effect”. May 14. Punchline Comedy through the Primary and Second- Sandwich Shoppe Patong. At Mom Tri’s Boathouse, 7 Club – Live Stand-up Com- ary Offices at BIS. Or call Annie Is your Internet connection May 11. Barefoot Bowling Soi pm to 8:30 pm. edy. Peters (087-2730786) or Carole driving you nuts? Ready to throw Dog Foundation Fundraiser. Contact Lisa Sol for details. Punchline Comedy Club in Hillsmith (084-4477221). your PC out the, uh, window? Soi Dog Foundation together Need advice on where to buy a with Kamala Lawn Bowls Club computer, or get one repaired? presents Barefoot Bowling from Join For Dummies… author 3 pm to 6 pm. Beginners wel- Woody Leonhard for his weekly come. 400 baht per person includ- PC Group Therapy sessions from ing bowls and tuition. Buffet at 10 am to midday. They’re FREE. 150 baht per person. Booking Novices most welcome – essential. no experience necessary. Bring First prize for the winning your questions, bring your com- team is dinner for four at The puter, bring your mother-in-law Chedi and a free one-year mem- and your worry beads, and let’s bership to the bowls club (worth see if we can sort things out. 6,000 baht). There will also be a For directions to Sandwich raffle. Shoppe Patong, see the website. For more info and tickets Sponsored by the Phuket Ga- contact Cristy. Tel: 084-0544367. zette and Khun Woody’s Sand- Email: cristy@soidog-foundation. wich Shoppes. org Website: www.soidog- Contact Woody Leonhard. foundation.org Tel: 089-1960940. Email: woody @KhunWoody.com Website: May 11. PC and Mac Group www.KhunWoody.com Therapy – Laguna. From 10 am until midday at May 5. Coronation Day (Pub- the Sandwich Shoppe at the en- lic Holiday). trance to the Laguna complex. Coronation Day commemo- rates the ascension to the throne May 13. Boathouse Writers’ of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej Night with Collin Piprell. on May 5, 1950. Collin on “Seducing the Muse”: “Half the people I know May 10. Chilean Wine Tast- say that, someday, they want to ing at Wine Connection write something. Most people Chalong. never do. This talk aims to en- Wine Connection, in asso- courage those who’d like to ciation with Terra Mater Winery, write,” says Collin. invites you to join Chilean wine Novelist, feature writer, tasting. Tapas buffet and live journalist and editor, Collin will 22 PHUKET GAZETTE May 3 - 9, 2008

Ad- Ad Power Card Fullpage K. John May 3 - 9, 2008 TAKE A BREAK PHUKET GAZETTE 23 PPUZZLESUZZLES The BIG Crossword Hidden Words Hidden in the grid below are at least 25 words or phrases related to the media. The words may read vertically, horizontally or diagonally. They may also read right-to-left or down-to-up. Score: 15 or more, good; 20 or more, very good; 25 or more, excellent. Solution on the next page.

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1. May Day, which falls 6. How tall was it? 14. In which year did this on May 1 each year, city host its first was celebrated by 7. What is the tallest modern-day Olympic pre-Christian pagans example today? Games? to mark what occasion? 8. Who built it? 15. When did it next host the Olympics? 2. Labor Day, which is 9. What does the also held on May 1, is company name 16. On which date will the attributed to which mean? Olympics start this 19th-century labor year? Quick Crossword dispute? 10. What is the border Across Down between North and 17. What is celebrated in 1. Head bone 2. Web address 3. How many people are South Korea called? the US that week? 4. Work 3. Sour fruit said to have died in that strike? 11. Which ancient 18. Which US president 8. Extremity 4. Flower capital is located signed the decree 9. Relative 5. Cookie 4. What was that group 8,500 kilometers to making the celebration 10. Enjoyment 6. Italian capital of workers fighting the east on the same law? 11. Place for pampering 7. Weapons for? latitude? 12. Computer firm 10. Tiredness 19. What was his 15. Not in 13. Holy man 5. A year earlier, in 12. What form of rule is nickname? 16. Egyptian city 14. A, E, I, O, U 1885, Chicago was this city famed as the 17. Not better 15. Chat show host the proud home to birthplace of? 20. What was the moniker what towering of the informant who 19. Puff up 16. Swear landmark 13. Which statesman lead to his ousting as 20. Person 18. Tree construction introduced it and in president? Solution below achievement? which year? Answers below Puzzle Solutions

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e’ve all heard of Ecosystems are full of or- biodiversity, but ganisms we rarely consider: what does it actu- worms, insects, plant roots, fungi, Wally mean – and bacteria and so on. Pristine how biodiverse is Phuket? rainforest is rich with a compli- Ecosystems are based on cated, synergistic system of bio- diversity. Squirrels can’t exist logical mass that feeds from, and without fruit trees, pythons can- yet reinforces, cohabitating spe- not exist without prey and flow- cies. ers need bees for pollination. An exploding population Biodiversity reflects the varia- needs cities and homes. Upscale tion of life forms in an ecosys- urban sprawl means concrete, tem. asphalt and infrastructure – no Biodiversity necessarily in- give-and-take biodiversity there. cludes plants, which are specific Shanty towns are even worse, to particular climates. Tropical thanks to their unmanaged pollu- ecosystems, especially rain- tion. forests, comprise a plethora of Phuket has become a ster- interrelated plant species, all de- ile island in a desert of concrete. pendent upon one another and the If we haven’t hammered animal life they support. our ecosystems enough already, When I first arrived in let’s introduce the final killer: pol- Phuket, in 1989, a Brit said to lution. me, “At least they plant rubber Pollution is pervasive, and trees instead of building parking even though there is very little lots.” But is rubber actually any We destroy trees 10 times faster than they reproduce. We like to blame global warming and biodiversity heavy industry here there is still better? loss on America and the Amazon, but it is far closer to home than that. plenty of polluiton. It goes every- Rising sea levels have where, permeates everything. separated different parts of the Rubber filters into ground water. once-contiguous Sunda Shelf Silt chokes aquatic systems, kill- into a variety similar ecosys- ing coral reefs. tems. Air pollution is everywhere. As a result, the tropical Phuket’s speedboats and driving Malay Peninsula, and the Isthmus Banking on habits make our childrens’ futures of Kra that connects it to the uncertain. Asian mainland, has been blessed Phuket lost most of its by nature as a “hotspot” of biodiversity to agriculture and tin biodiversity. mining long before tourism ar- But Thailand’s southern pen- rived. Phuket has, for a long time, insular south is now dominated by biodiversity been dependent on off-island sup- rubber. pliers. Now there is talk of im- Today, rubber and palm oil porting water from our neighbors, plantations overpower Phuket’s US$100 a barrel and the price of mus of Kra has already been honest way to make money. Not who also provide our produce and landscape – better than parking rice is at an alarming all-time high given over to “monoculture”, es- any more. livestock. lots, but not by much. – and it’s going to get worse. pecially rubber and palm oil Phuket’s native forest We need planning that looks There is just one tree spe- There is a simple solution to the pruduction. stands, except for at the highest at more than tourism trends. cies and minimal ground cover. rice problem: switch to brown Humans devour animal life ridges, were lost eons ago. Thanks to overpopulation, hu- Animal species are severely de- rice. faster than it can reproduce. We Whatever sur- mankind has hit pleted, where they exist at all. When nutrients increase, over-fish. We hunt, often poach- vived after THE a life-changing Some large cobras and pythons consumption goes down. Unfor- ing. Mother Nature never fac- World War II wall in terms of remain, keeping the rat popula- tunately, oil consumption isn’t as tored guns, traps and fishing nets was lost to rub- GRAY AREA commodities. tion down. simple. into evolution. ber after the 1974 Our chil- Rubber isn’t bad; society is One hundred years ago, Plants and animals newly land laws. dren will be veg- lost without it. Being a commod- Phuket was pristine. World popu- introduced into an existing eco- Sadly, a etarian by ne- ity, it’s a real money maker. Our lation was about two billion and system are known as “exotics”. rubber plantation cessity, since primary problem is overpopulation the hillsides were still jungle, met Island biosystems are often pro- has little more meat requires of the human species. by lowland forest running down tected by isolation. As such, na- biodiversity than eight-to-12 In the past, nobody com- to the mangroves. tive plants often lack natural de- a cornfield does. times more re- plained about the population be- The 20th century brought tin fenses against more robust exot- There are no ca- sources than cause the ever-increasing num- mines and rubber. ics, which simply take over and nopies, no thriv- vegetables to ber of consumers gave corporate There are now 6.5 billion forever alter a once unique eco- ing, balanced, provide the boards a false sense of security. people in the world. As reserves system. multiple-species same nutrients. As populations and potential mar- of oil, water and food are finite, Phuket’s biodiversity was ecosystems. The key kets grew, they didn’t factor in we’ve passed the limit on probably very well balanced until The smaller word is “neces- resource depletion. Phuket’s microscale and the the steady flow of human traffic an island, the sity”. Humanity The world’s population hit planet’s macroscale. began 2,000 years ago. more vulnerable is running out of three billion in 1961. We took an We destroy trees 10 times Today, even the forested its habitats, which options; so is estimated one million years to faster than they reproduce. We ridgelines are overrun by exotics are often too By John ‘Caveman’ Gray Phuket. Like all reach the first billion, 1,000 to the like to blame global warming and – yet another threat to Phuket’s small to maintain commodities, hit the second and 200 to make it biodiversity loss on America and biodiversity. their original populations while rubber prices are through the to the third. the Amazon, but it is far closer to Benjamin Franklin once human development surrounds roof, but it might be time to start Today, oil is more than home than that: most of the Isth- said that agriculture is the only them. thinking about veggies. May 3 - 9, 2008 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 27 Me, my Thai girl and I few years ago I reviewed a ing out her sister in Phuket during the high and you die already? If it so bad, why you novel by Andrew Hicks called season. She’d come to Bangkok at age not die?” Thai Girl. It was about a 18, taking up her first dead-end job at a Cat is a whirlwind of activity, hoeing Agormless recent college grad chicken factory and then working as a in the garden, putting up fences, planting from England who bumbles about the tour- salesgirl at the Mall department store. vegetables and a rattan plantation, build- ist spots of Thailand. The glory of the book In her many photos in the book, Cat ing pig pens and chicken coops. But as was Fon, a former hotel room maid and gazes straight at the camera. She is tiny, the book goes on, she recedes from the now beach masseuse on Koh Samet, who dark, round-cheeked, with a wide, confi- picture and the book becomes more about brightens up the narrative whenever she Off the dent smile. “I” than the “Thai girlfriend”: Hicks in his appears. Hicks managed to capture the Cat’s parents and family accept air-conditioned office punching into his charm and magic of an honest Isarn girl. SHELF Hicks but living in a tiny rice-farming vil- computer his many complaints about Thai- His new book is entitled My Thai lage is a struggle for him. It’s hot and dusty land. He admits toward the end of the book, Girl and I (Konstrukt Books, Bangkok, By James Eckardt and he never knows when or what he’s “There’s nothing more annoying that the 2008, 250pp). This is about Cat, the real going to eat. Cat offers: “Lao curry… expat whinge!” Thai girlfriend who became his wife. The first met when she sold him some papaya. plenty chili. Maybe frog, maybe Papa catch The tone is informal, addressed to the book starts out with a rush, the narrative “Cat didn’t strike me as one of the snake. You like insects?” reader, but he’s picked up some sloppy jumping from Cat nagging Hicks through beautiful ones when I bought my first pa- The central drama comes when they habits. For one thing, he has the annoying a shopping trip at Chatuchak Market to an paya but I liked her natural poise,” Hicks decide to build a big concrete house. Com- amateur habit of beginning sentences with interminable bus ride to her village in Surin writes. “I liked the way she talked to me, edy arrives when Hicks, to Cat’s outrage, lame adverbs: fortunately, unfortunately, to meet her parents, to how the couple first holding my gaze with never a flicker, sit- buys an old jeep rather than a new pickup luckily, sadly, thankfully… The text is of- met in Phuket. ting still as a statue as we later discussed and it keeps breaking down at exactly the ten disorganized and repetitive, and the Hicks, pushing 60, a British lawyer English verbs. She was totally comfort- wrong moment: “The Black Jeep of the overuse of exclamation points does not and academic, was on vacation in Phuket. able in her skin, as the French like to say. Family”. spice up a dull sentence. Across from his hotel, 28-year-old Cat was And her English, though far from perfect, Hicks is outraged in his turn at the As a lawyer, he may delight in the working at a food stall with her big sister was good enough for her to tell me her repeated failure of his many attempts over details of construction contracts and visa Durian. From early morning till late at night, story and of her hopes and aspirations for two weeks to procure a copy of the formalities. As a reader, we don’t. Cat peeled fruit, chopped vegetables, the future.” Bangkok Post at the nearest town. Cat But things do pick up as Cat comes grilled chickens and catfish, and pounded She was studying Political Science blows up at him: “Anyway, it’s only a news- back into the picture to build another house pestles into mortars to make somtam. They at Ramkamhaeng University while help- paper! You not have newspaper two weeks of wood and expand a fish pond. When in Rome, Thai doesn’t sound the same s I’ve mentioned be- knee”. There is, by contrast, just ing. These sounds are written fore, I’m a big believer one way to write and read the with the letter “h” in order to dis- in learning the Thai word in Thai script, which was tinguish them from two other simi- Ascript as a tool for designed some 700 years ago lar sounds that English doesn’t dif- learning the spoken language. Be specifically to write the Thai lan- ferentiate, but which are critically warned, though, that there’s a guage, so it makes sense to use important for speaking under- major side effect of this learning it. standable Thai. method: it will improve your ac- In the meantime, though, For example, you may know cent. Shocking, I know. there are other pitfalls for read- that pai means “go”, but phai Why will this improve your ing romanized Thai that you can means “danger”. The nitty-gritty accent? easily avoid. Whenever you see of how to make these different The answer has to do with th- or ph-, forget about how sounds is a topic for another col- the multiplicity of ways to write they’re pronounced in English. umn. Thai words with English letters. Just like in the name Thailand, th- For now, get started with There is no single standard, so it’s always represents the sound in the writing system. Go to your hard to know which system is the English word “tie”. In the local bookstore and get one of being used in a given sign, menu, same vein, ph- is always the those primary school books with or name. The odds are stacked sound in the English word “pie”. the dotted lines you can trace out against your guessing it right on Denizens of Phuket know this is- to practice spelling letters. the first, or even fifth, try. sue well, of course. There’s also a nice set of free The best away around this Thais pronounce this, roughly, misleading. It gives you the im- The recent Oscar-winning printable flashcards at http:// problem is learn the Thai script. soo-wunna-poom. The bizarre pression that you can just read it film Juno has a line where a char- slice-of-thai.com/flashcards/. There are so many English spelling has to do with the off the page and get it approxi- acter uses “Phuket, Thailand” as The sooner you start, the sooner romanization systems because word’s origin. Suvarnabhumi is mately right. Take a simple an exclamation, intended for you’ll begin to enjoy that side different things make sense to borrowed from Sanskrit, and enough word like wan nii, which comic effect. She pronounces it effect. different people. If you buy three means “Land of gold”. On a his- means “today”, or technically foo-ket, which is, of course, sup- Thai phrase books, you can rest torical note, this appellation has “this day”. posed to sound like the English Rikker Dockum writes regu- assured they’ll each use a differ- long been used to refer to all of You might see this written expletive. This isn’t the first or larly at thai101.blogspot.com ent spelling for the same word. mainland Southeast Asia, not just wan nii, wan nee, wun ni, wun last time we’ve heard this joke, and can be contacted at: The only thing certain about the damp patch of land formerly nee, and for all I know, “one but it’s based on a misunderstand- [email protected] it is the uncertainty – until you known as nong ngoo haow, or delve into learning the Thai writ- “cobra swamp”. ing system. While it looks intimi- The spelling in Thai retains dating, Thai is much more sys- features of the original language, tematic than English. It is an ob- helping Thai people recognize it noxious historical accident that in as a borrowed word. So, when my American dialect, “sew” they spell it with English letters, rhymes with no, while “dew” they write it as if it were Sanskrit rhymes with too, while “few” is – even though the Thai pronun- pronounced fyoo (not foo). And ciation is very different. In fact, it’s different in a hundred other most proper names in Thai are accents. Regional accents exist from Sanskrit, so we end up with in Thai, too, of course, but the this situation all the time. written language is very well- If you want to learn Thai, standardized and will act as a one of the unavoidable facts that sanity check against the quixotic you must accept is that you have quest to represent Thai with ro- to learn how to make new man letters. sounds. You must retrain your Take the name of the new mouth. This is where airport, Suvarnabhumi. In reality, romanization can be particularly 28 PHUKET GAZETTE EDITORIAL & LETTERS May 3 - 9, 2008

367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000 Tel: 076-236555 - Since 1994 - Fax: 076-213971 Email: [email protected] Samak’s pipe dreams Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej’s recent announcement that he would like to set up a 15-member panel to oversee the “rehabilita- tion” of Phuket is good news, at least in that it shows the government is aware of the many infrastructure, development and social prob- lems the island is facing. Under the two Thaksin administrations and the coup-installed administration that followed, the lack of central-government funding for critical projects, such as a second incinerator at Saphan Hin, bor- ders on scandalous, given the estimated 100 billion baht in tourism revenue the island generates for the country every year. Unfortunately, PM Samak’s government shares with the Thai Rak Thai Party that it is fashioned after, a love of mega-projects, not all of them well conceived. In solving Phuket’s recurring water supply shortages, he resur- rected the impractical and unnecessary idea of piping water all the way from the Chieo Lan Reservoir in Surat Thani. The manager of the Ratchaprapa Dam that controls water levels in the reservoir told the Gazette, after the idea was first floated in mid-2005, that while the reservoir is indeed huge, the dam was designed for agricultural purposes only and doesn’t hold back enough water to meet even Letters these purposes through the dry season – let alone supply Phuket. A far more practical and cost-effective approach would be to The Gazette is pleased to receive mail from read- with your views for publication in our next issue. increase water storage capacity locally. This could be accomplished ers. Please write to us at 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, We reserve the right to edit all letters. Pseud- by building more reservoirs, requiring all new developments to have Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000, fax to 076-213971 onyms are acceptable only if your full name and sufficient capacity for rainwater collection and storage to meet the or send an email to [email protected] address are supplied. needs of all its buyers, and encouraging owners of existing dwellings to do the same – just as our forefathers did for eons. Such regulations should have been put in place 20 years ago. No shine in gold shown their love for the province gone to check for myself, that the Because they weren’t, we are left to bear the expense and potential and its nature by bribing local of- Wall of Remembrance in Mai health risks of pumping and trucking low-quality tin-mine water around robber’s life ficials to skirt environmental Khao has now fallen into disar- the island to meet dry-season demand. regulations, rubber-stamp their ray, polluted with garbage and Even more impractical, expensive and poorly conceived is the It’s been a long time since I’ve concrete visions of hell and even graffiti. Not sure which is worse, 538-million-baht desalination plant [see Governor’s letter, facing page]. heard a story like the one about defy science by making a hill no memorial or one that’s built Even if its operators ever manage get the plant working to spec, gold-shop robber Taweesak [‘I shrink to a level of below 80 only to be abandoned. Either way, spending millions of baht on electricity every month to force seawa- robbed to pay for my baby,’ says meters. these shameful acts of neglect ter through reverse-osmosis membranes simply doesn’t make sense gold shop suspect, Gazette online, They build and build and are a slap in the face to those who in the middle of the monsoon belt. Added to this is the fact that the April 18]. build with no long-term vision or survived the waves. water-distribution system in Kata-Karon is not up to potable-water I cannot feel anything but plan to accommodate the zillions What is of utmost impor- quality standards. sympathy for the young man. At of people they hope to attract tance now, however, is ensuring With any luck, PM Samak’s board will prioritize and fast-track 21, he has a baby on the way, a here. that a tragedy of this magnitude the cost-efficient, practical solutions that Phuket needs and spare us dowry to pay for in a hurry and And then these same busi- never happens again and that talk of tunnels under Patong Hill, light-rail systems and the like. the standard burden of having to nessmen go crying to the govern- starts with building and maintain- – The Editor pay for caring for his mother. ment that their poor little island is ing a solid education and tsunami- So what does he do? He dirty, crowded and increasingly warning infrastructure. Do you have an opinion you want to share? buys a plastic gun so that it is Email [email protected] unlivable. Fully functioning warning impossible for him to kill anyone It’s like the alcoholic in de- towers backed by a tried-and- – indeed, the only person in dan- nial, who puts the blame on his tested system for helping people ger if he’s caught in the act is him- parents, his girlfriend, his boss, the evacuate would be by far the best self – and robs a gold shop that unfriendly cashier at the super- memorial we could offer to those would be insured for its loss. market, for the problems that who died in 2004. In association with The Nation Multimedia Group PCL Even then he calls the cops have led to his drinking, without T Rivers and talks about handing himself questioning his role in his own Chalong in. demise. Editor: Parichat Utintu At 21, Taweesak has more Let’s send these business- Mysterious facts mettle than most of the young- men to “get real” rehab first, then Managing Editor: Chris Husted sters in the UK, where I happily we might have some hope in tack- surround piracy News Editor: Stephen Fein left to live in Thailand. Youngsters ling the urgent issues that they You should check things before Chief Reporter: Janyaporn Morel there are currently enjoying be- themselves have created for you write them. In your story ing “slap happy” – that is, the kids Phuket. Editorial Team: Natcha Yuttaworawit, Sompratch Saowakhon, “Speedboat pirates raid Thai go around beating up the old and Yvonne Semacote Suganya, Pathomporn Kaenkrachang, tanker” (Gazette online, April infirm just for fun. Thalang Nick Davies, Matt Crook, Ingrid Stage-Jakobsen Good luck, Taweesak, at 28), you report that the pirates least you have your decency. On building tsunami used 20-foot speedboats pow- Managing Director: Oranee Pienprasertkul ered by twin 300hp outboards. Chuck General Managers: Niladaa Mastanawattanakul, memories This must be some kind of Chalong Natthira Susangrat I totally understand Franky Gun’s a joke. Engines with that much Publisher: The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd frustration and anger over the power would easily sink a boat Rehab? How about lack of action in building a me- that size. responsibility? morial to the victims of the 2004 That’s like putting a V8 en- Contact us tsunami [Andaman Coasting, Ga- gine on a Honda Dream. Advertising Sales: [email protected] Um, so let me get this straight. zette, April 26-May 2]. Jeff Classified Advertising: [email protected] Prime Minister Samak says that It must surely be heart- Phuket City Website Services: [email protected] Phuket is in urgent need of reha- breaking to have lost so much, bilitation, an assertion based on and then have the tremendous Phuket Gazette News Editor Gazette Guide inquiries: [email protected] direct complaints he’s received loss of your community fall so Stephen Fein replies: Telephone: 076-236555 (10 lines) Fax: 076-213971 from local businessmen [Gazette easily out of people’s conscious- The information about the online, April 28]. ness, as it has done in many pirates was part of a press re- The views expressed in the Phuket Gazette are those of the writers and contributors Presumably these are the places. lease published by the Royal Thai and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, the editor, the shareholders, or the same businessmen who have I’ve heard, too, but haven’t Navy. directors of The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd. Letters conveying views and suggestions are published here. Those seeking comment from government Copyright © 1994-2008 The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd officials and/or business owners are published in Issues & Answers on the facing page. May 3 - 9, 2008 PERSPECTIVES PHUKET GAZETTE 29 The infrastructure problems that are letting us down

irst, the desalination more than it does at the moment. plant in Karon is not Thailand still does not have working as well as we a good system in place for for- F initially anticipated. We The eign investors, who are waiting have to understand that this is the Governor’s for positive action and policies first project of its kind in Phuket. from the government to instill The Phuket Provincial Water Letter some confidence in the economy. Supply hired IEQ Co Ltd to carry Foreigners are waiting for out the project, but the problem ith several basic infrastructure projects political stability before they in- now is that during monsoon sea- vest; they don’t want to risk their son, the weather is very bad and already failed, stalled or simply not yet money in an unstable climate. the underground pipes that we laid undertaken, Phuket Governor Niran If there is political stability, cannot function as well as nor- W then the situation with regards to mal. Kalayanamit is concerned about infrastructure investment will improve, espe- According to the contract problems on the island, especially garbage. cially the potential in Phuket for with IEQ, 12,500 cubic meters of He has yet to receive any feedback from investors to become involved in water is supposed to be treated large projects, such as marinas, per day, but this quota cannot be the central government about a second burner MICE [Meetings, Incentives, fulfilled and they are trying to fix at the Saphan Hin incinerator, despite Prime Conventions and Exhibitions], a that now. Minister’s Office inspector Changthong light-rail system and sports com- However, the Bang Neaw plexes. Dam will be finished this month, Opassiriwit pledging top-level support last I think that the current gov- which will be able to collect rain- month. ernment is interested in projects water during the coming monsoon such as Ao Phuket. There will season so that the dam will be full Here he discusses the status of Phuket’s key infrastructure projects, what problems also be a new board set up that of water by next year. After the they are facing and what is being done about them. will focus on promoting these Bang Neaw Dam, the next projects. project is the Klong Kata Dam, A number of Korean bank- which will be under construction inces to work in Phuket, they cause we do not have enough la- New OrBorJor president. I ers and the CEO of Lotte Korea soon. sometimes find that it is too ex- borers. would like to congratulate the visited me recently and expressed pensive to live here and then they But before we move to in- new president and his team. interest in investing in mega- Registration van failure. Since move back to where they came crease the number of legal mi- After the election results have projects in Phuket. this project began last year, the from after working here only a grant workers in Phuket, we been made official by the Elec- number of people who are regis- short while. must consider several things. tion Commission, we must dis- Boxed in. There have been a lot tered as living in Phuket has in- Related to this is the num- One important aspect is security, cuss plans to develop the prov- of condominium projects devel- creased by only about 20,000 ber of migrant laborers on the is- because the more poor people ince and to solve the various oped and built in Phuket recently. people, which isn’t very many. land. The number of legal Bur- we have here, the greater the problems on the island, such as Not long ago, I predicted that this This is partly due to the large mese, Cambodian, Lao and likelihood that crime will in- garbage, traffic and other basic would happen. number of people who have used Malay immigrant workers in crease. issues, such as ways to improve Phuket does not have much the van to register themselves as Phuket is about 32,000, but the Also, we need to think about the education system. vacant land and the cost of land no longer living on the island, and number of illegal workers is be- whether we really need this in- here is very expensive. The best we still have the problem that lieved to be about 30,000. In to- crease, because many Thai Lack of support. I don’t think type of investment, at the mo- many people on Phuket are tour- tal, there could actually be as people don’t want it and such a there has been enough support ment, is in high-volume projects ists and immigrants. many as 100,000 immigrant move would affect the entire in Phuket from the private sec- that cover small areas but with workers in Phuket. economy. We must implement an tor at times when the govern- multiple stories. Serf shortage. I have heard I heard that a group of busi- effective system for keeping ment has needed to develop fa- In the future, Phuket will be from many businessmen that nessmen in Thailand, including track of immigrant workers, such cilities that would be beneficial a lot like Bangkok, where in the Phuket’s tourism industry is suf- representatives from Phuket, sent as they have in the US or Eu- to the province. We can’t force city, there are many condominium fering a shortage of skilled work- a request to the Minster of La- rope, where they scan eyes, fin- them to work with us, but it projects, while single houses are ers. This may be because when bor in Bangkok to increase the gerprints and have evidence that would be good if the private sec- mostly on the outskirts. people move from other prov- quota for immigrant workers be- can identify each person. tor worked with the government New checkpoint. After we transfered management of Tah Chat Chai checkpoint to the Royal Thai Police recently, we How can I help the Khun Poom Foundation? started receiving a lot of positive feedback. We have police 24 I have been trying to find the million baht for the building and hours a day at the checkpoint and street and email addresses for the other facilities. we plan to install more CCTV Khun Poom Foundation, which Issues& cameras there. We have budget- was founded by HRH Princess The Phuket Gazette notes: ary support for this from the Pa Ubol Ratana Rajakanya. The Khun Poom Foundation ANSWERS Khlok Tambon Administration The foundation is respon- website can be found at www. Organization. sible for building some new fa- khunpoom.org Want to know how to get something done? If possible, I would like to cilities for autistic children. I According to their website, Can’t understand some of the dafter things see an x-ray machine installed would like to help them. you can make donations directly that seem to go on in Phuket? that could scan every vehicle Ron Bass to the foundation by money or- that comes into Phuket, but this By email der or check to: Write to: The Phuket Gazette, 367/2 would be very expensive. If we Yaowarat Rd, Muang, Phuket 83000. Fax had such a system, we would be Dr Jessada Chungpaibulpa- Khun Somboon Arsirapoj 076-213971, or submit your issue at able to see when immigrant la- tana, director of Vachira (Khun Poom Foundation Com- www.phuketgazette.net borers are hiding in a car or Phuket Hospital, replies: mittee Member) truck. The Khun Poom building, or 4645 Din Daeng Rd, Din Daeng Baan Khun Poom project, that we Bangkok 10400. Khun Poom Foundation made to the foundation are tax have been building is already Call K. Somboon at 089-4885045 Siam Commercial Bank – Ra- deductible. For more information funded by the Public Health Min- for more information. tchayothin branch please call the Autistic Founda- istry and the Government Lottery Savings Account Number: 111- tion of Thailand at 02-866-7125 Office. Alternatively, you can have 267007-2 or its Special Education Center Niran Kalayanamit, They have provided 344.5 funds transfered by bank to: Receipts for any donations at 02-2474685. Governor of Phuket 30 PHUKET GAZETTE FEATURES May 3 - 9, 2008

t’s no mistake to say that sometimes (fair enough), dungarees and caftans. we all make mistakes when choos- Big, busy prints are never a hit, and ing clothes, but in 2008 there are an AMBROSIA’S vintage 1950s-style dresses give them Iawful lot of people working round the trippy flashbacks to nursery school teach- clock to make sure we get it right most of ers with body odor. Well, it is the same the time. Male look – just because it has Prada on the Trinny and Susannah, presenters of label doesn’t make them feel any less con- a British television program called What fused. Not to Wear, have made millions steering Also, much to their credit, most women away from looming fashion disas- grown men cannot stand girly bows and ters, and many high-street shops now have order fluffiness, even on a Marc Jacobs cardi- in-house style consultants. gan. Most men operate on the theory that Sometimes it feels as if we are ap- if you’ve got it, they would like you to flaunt proaching a bright new dawn when ev- it, albeit within reason. eryone will make the most of their figures, Sawed-off trousers, trapeze tops, wear complimentary colors and high- fashion [email protected] bubble skirts – just more lovely fashion to waisted stretch jeans will be a thing of the SECRETS us –are the enemy of the male. The way past. Except for one rather important we see it, we spend our lives nibbling on omission – men. protein, detoxing and grabbing our bum in None of this fashion advice ever ing the slightest care whether something men notice only if you whip on a low- the mirror only to go out and spend a for- takes into account the preferences of the is by designer Stella McCartney or dis- enough top, a tight-enough skirt or a high- tune on camouflaging those very parts we opposite sex. What not to wear if you want counted monsoon wear from the local enough pair of heels to register loud and obsess about. to keep them happy. And what to wear if North Face supplier. This is because all clear on their radar and that anything less Men don’t get it, but can you blame you want them to notice you, but in a good they care about is How Good You Look. will go unremarked. them? Think about it. When did you last way. And that is not good as in cool but good as Wrong. Men don’t switch off their see a man’s face light up because of some- You won’t get the shop-floor stylist in attractive. antennae in normal time and, what is more, thing you were wearing? Did it feel better checking whether your man has a prob- There are a few misconceptions they share an allergy to certain items of than successfully dieting yourself into the lem with brown or asking his views on about men that women indulge in at their clothing which women fondly imagine to skinny jeans which he announced reminded ankle gripping jeans. Male approval is the peril. The first is that they care about fash- be really quite cute. him of Rudolph Nureyev? last thing on the minds of anyone dictating ion. For example, you might think they’ll No-one’s saying we have to let them the how-tos of fashion. We are convinced Some men appreciate a hip girl with love you in a miniskirt and polo neck be- dress us. Just that it might be worth keep- that looking good is all about female ex- her finger on the pulse, but only – only – cause it’s skinny-fit and hugs your curves, ing one eye on the only person who really pertise, and that men are not equipped to if her look presses all the right buttons. but all men dislike polo necks. They panic cares... say what works and what doesn’t. Women presume that they will somehow if they can’t see some throat. Men like But men are actually more alert to score more points for being in the fashion the touchstone of a collarbone. Ambrosia Sakkadas, a Britain-born bottom-expanding cuts and bosom-flatter- frontline, but ladies, only your girlfriends Tights also make them squeamish. Greek Cypriot and graduate of Central ing necklines than fashion-blinded women. notice. It’s not the look beneath skirts they object St Martins College of Art & Design in A man instinctively knows that a bright yel- Ask yourself: is it important that your to, it’s the trussed-sausage effect when London, is an artist, designer and news- low A-line jacket isn’t going to do any- best friend raves about your latest purchase you are stripped down to them. Even fish- paper columnist. Her fashion-filled first thing for you, even if it is on model Kate or that the man in your life gets that far- nets remind them of onion bags. novel Greek Girls Don’t Cry, is available Moss’s wish list. away “must book a dirty mini-break” look? Other articles of clothing men unani- from amazon.com, and a second is now Men have the advantage of not giv- The second misconception is that mously reject include pop socks, culottes in the works.

In The Stars by Isla Star

TAURUS (April 21-May 21): tionship is heading in will receive The way forward becomes crys- clarification this weekend. If the tal clear. A longstanding personal Protect your tender heart, Taurus answer is not entirely to your sat- dilemma is solved and you are isfaction, some time out should able to concentrate on making CANCER (June 22-July 23): to you for inspiration. Someone summer. Pisces would make a enable a calmer atmosphere to progress. Your generosity is ap- Those looking for romance should new on the scene is determined calm companion to travel with, prevail. If you’re single, keep ro- preciated by Sagittarius this leave the security of their shells to be noticed and romance is fore- but Taurus is bound to get your mantic approaches low-key. A weekend, but don’t allow your and venture further afield. Leo is cast to bloom when you least ex- goat. surprise visit from friends or fam- heart to be taken advantage of. hoping to catch your attention and pect it. ily is forecast to cheer you up Tuesday is best for resolving a this relationship has Cupid’s sup- SAGITTARIUS (November 23- during May. The number 4 can bureaucratic issue. Wear the port. Wednesday is the most aus- VIRGO (August 23-September December 21): Don’t worry bring some good fortune on color coffee to make the right picious day for a job interview, 23): Control your habit of always about things you cannot change. Wednesday. impression. but don’t burn bridges until you having the last word. This week- If you have already done your receive confirmation of success. end, allowing Scorpio to believe utmost to repair a friendship, it’s PISCES (February 20-March GEMINI (May 22-June 21): As May progresses, relocation is they’re right could save a friend- high time that the other person 20): Blowing off steam this Those of you who are not sure highlighted. ship. Maintaining a low profile will concerned made some amends. weekend will enable you to make whether you really want to pur- also serve you well at work when A promotion at work a fresh start next sue romance should take some dis- LEO (July 24-August 22): A hot a disagreement brews. Those should suddenly be week. Problems at tance from the situation before temper could spoil your social life who would like a change of em- presented by the Your generosity is work should dissolve things get out of hand. Put busi- this weekend. Leos who know ployment receive a hot tip before middle of this month. appreciated by as the new month ness matters first during May as they need to cool down are ad- mid-May, but you will need to Romance is subject Sagittarius this gets underway. A col- unforeseen events are predicted. vised to spend some quality mo- move quickly. to stormy astral con- league who was out Aries cannot be trusted to do the ments alone. After the first week ditions this week; al- weekend, but to cause trouble is right thing, but Pisces is rock of May your mood becomes LIBRA (September 24-Octo- low your partner the don’t allow your forecast to leave the steady. more mellow and others will look ber 23): May is not the ideal space to learn from heart to be taken scene, and you month to be impetuous, particu- their mistakes. should discover more larly with finances. Those who advantage of. compatibility with act first and think later will soon CAPRICORN (De- their replacement. have cause for regret. Where cember 22-January 20): If the Leo is looking for some romantic affairs of the heart are con- heat is making you sluggish, try excitement and is ready to show cerned, a relationship that you to escape for a few days to a interest, but Taurus has someone believed to be waning begins to cooler climate. Tuesday is the else in mind. glow again. You discover that a best day for making travel plans Capricorn friend has a heart of as the stars will support your ef- ARIES (March 21-April 20): A gold when you ask for assistance forts to get a good deal. Where fortunate encounter this weekend midweek. finances are concerned, Aquarius should give you a second chance has an illuminating tip to offer, but where better employment is con- SCORPIO (October 24-No- Leo is only looking out for their cerned. May is forecast to pro- vember 22): Scorpios who re- own gain. Wear a piece of am- ceed at a much faster pace than turned from a holiday feeling less ber to encourage a more positive April and you should endeavor to rested than expected should have outlook. get plenty of rest. This is also the the chance of a better break be- ideal time to adopt a healthier diet. fore the middle of the month. A AQUARIUS (January 21-Feb- Romance is sparked off when quiet time away from daily pres- ruary 19): Those who aren’t you discover that Taurus is more sures will set you up for a busy sure which direction a new rela- interested than you realized. May 3 - 9, 2008 COMPUTERS PHUKET GAZETTE 31

his week, the S in The S-Files stands for “super and simple do-it-yourself Tproject”. You do not need special tools, skills or knowl- Make your Wi-Fi fly edge for this one. In my previous column, I in- troduced several do-it-yourself Cut a cross through that ways to convert a pencil-like Wi- Trace the below illustration of a parabola for the correct point and push the antenna (or the Fi antenna into a more powerful proportions of your Wi-Fi “cantenna”, which will be able to whole Wi-Fi adapter, if it has no directional antenna. The article boost signal strength by as much as 400% with some radical antenna) straight up through the gave links to instructions for a speed enhancements as a side effect. hole. The four corners of the paper-and-foil parabolic dish and cross will hold the antenna verti- for a variety of tube-like “can- cal. tenna” projects. Cut a shallow, 4cm arc out The article hinted at how the edge of the lid, so that the lid you could convert a Potae potato can neatly cover the hole in the snack can into a sturdy parabolic bottom of the can and the indent dish for your Wi-Fi antenna. will line up with the spine that at- This week, we return to that taches the metal wings to the can Wi-Fi project with step-by-step base. instructions on how to make it. Poke a hole in the side of If distance makes your Wi- the base for the cable to go Fi signal weak, placing one of through. Thread the cable in and these Wi-Fi parabolic wings fill the can with something heavy, around your PC’s Wi-Fi antenna such as sand or coins. – and ideally around the base Tape or glue the lid down station’s wireless router antenna, and you’re done. too – will increase the signal Seth Bareiss has been an IT strength and quality of the signal timeters in diameter and taller Crush the ridge around the tally, like a bird’s wings. Fit the professional in Asia and the by up to 400%, with some radi- than your Wi-Fi antenna. You can top edge of the can so it can be curve of the wings to your para- Pacific for two decades. If cal speed enhancement as a side find the cans in any supermarket bent into a smooth parabola. Cut bolic line. you’d like to meet him, come on effect. for about 40 baht each. A 40-baht the can straight down one side, Fold over the edges and down to one of the PC Group If you don’t have a Wi-Fi can of Party from the top cover them with the sticky tape. Therapy meetings at Woody’s adapter, I recommend the Edimax caramel-coated to 3/4 of the Place the plastic lid on over Sandwich Shoppes each Sun- USB type with screw-on antenna. yam crisps way down, your parabola and mark the lid day from 10 am to midday. Other types, such as PCI card, works just as THE FILES or slightly where it covers the focal point of Seth’s the joker with the and those of other brands, such well. longer than the parabola. whiteboard. as Linksys, will work too, but the 2) A can S your an- Edimax USB Wi-Fi adapter is opener or tin- tenna. ideal. snips and pliers. By Seth Bareiss At If you’re hunting for an 3) A pa- the bottom Edimax, the box is red and white; rabola sketched on paper, roughly of the cut, turn left and right to the contents are 1,500 baht. as long as the radius of the can. make a horizontal radial cut. Cut They’re available at most IT sup- 4) Thick sticky tape. almost all the way around the ply stores. 5) A USB or co-ax SMA can, leaving a 4cm-wide section The antenna should be about antenna extension cord (see “S- intact, directly opposite the ver- the same width and height as your Files”, page 31, Phuket Gazette, tical cut. ring finger. You should be able to April 26 for details). Spread the can out horizon- unscrew the antenna from the adapter. If not, the whole adapter should fit into the bottom quarter of the Potae can. Don’t worry if your Wi-Fi USB adapter’s antenna is built into the adapter and can’t be de- tached. We can still do this project as long as the adapter will fit in- side the Potae can. Just like cupping a hand around your ear, a parabolic curve of metal around your antenna fo- cuses the incoming waves toward the antenna – and focuses out- going waves into a beam – im- proving reception and transmis- sion enormously. To do this, you will need the following: 1) A foil-lined Potae can with smooth sides, roughly 10 cen- 32 PHUKET GAZETTE BUSINESS & MONEY May 3 - 9, 2008 ON THE MOVE Henry Gray has been pro- Bangkok native Pussadee Bangkok native Veera- moted to Area Director for Funngern has been ap- dech Chumchua has been the Evason Phuket and Six pointed Sales and Market- appointed Director of En- Senses Hideaway Yao Noi. ing Director at La Flora gineering at the Renais- His previous position was Resort Patong. With 22 sance Koh Samui Resort Area General Manager. years in the hospitality in- & Spa. Mr Gray, who has a dustry, she has worked at K. Veeradech has hotel-and-catering man- the Rydges Beach Resort more than 10 years’ expe- agement diploma from Phuket, the Amora Beach rience at leading hotels, in- Henley College, Coventry, Resort Phuket and the cluding at the Novotel England, will be responsible Amora Tapae Chiang Mai. Bangkok and the JW for overseeing operations at Her previous appointment Marriott Hotel Bangkok. the Evason Phuket, Six was Director of Sales and Before joining Re- Senses Hideaway Samui, Marketing at Potalai: The naissance, K. Veeradech Six Senses Hideaway Hua Thai Wellness Center, was Chief Engineer at the Hin and Evason Hua Hin. Bangkok. Anantara Koh Samui. Tax cuts give home buyers a break By Semacote Suganya age will encourage more residents A man checks to buy homes rather than rent, PHUKET: Phuket’s real estate through property which in turn helps Phuket’s prop- market has been given a boost as ownership transfer erty market continue to grow. home buyers rush to take advan- documents at the “Phuket has seen between tage of tax reductions on the Phuket Propvincial 20 and 30 new residential projects transfer of property purchases Land Office. The launched this year alone,” he over the next year. near-scrapping of added. The latest amendment to the property transfer “The introduction of the 40-billion-baht economic stimulus fees levied by the new economic stimulus package package introduced by the Thai Land Office is is already benefiting the Phuket government earlier this year will expected to provide an added boost to property market. Demand for reduce property transfer fees Phuket’s property housing has increased and there from 2% to 0.01% of the regis- market. is a marked increase in sales of tered value of properties on the condominiums and houses,” he market. said. The amendment is aimed at “Phuket is attractive to real further reducing key taxes for estate investors. Many Bangkok- property developers and to reduce based real estate businesses are costs for home buyers, who are now investing in Phuket proper- usually required to contribute to 3% to 0.1% for transactions ment to reduce the property- Phuket Land Office chief ties, especially condominiums, the cost of transaction fees paid made within the year after the transfer fee was submitted by the Thanet Niyom said that the which foreigners can own free- to the Land Office by the seller. package is enacted into the Royal cabinet for approval by the Min- amendment is part of a measured hold,” he added. The cut in transfer fees fol- Gazette. istry on April 22. policy to lessen the burden of K. Thanet said that he is lows a reduction in Specific Busi- The reduction in SBT was SBT is imposed on property taxation and transfer fees for both positive about the current prop- ness Tax (SBT), paid for prop- approved by the Ministry of In- owners who have owned a prop- buyers and sellers of immovable erty market trend in Phuket. “The erty transfer transactions, from terior on March 28. The amend- erty for less than five years. The properties. “The decree initially cost of land in Phuket is high tax rate is calculated as a per- favored only property owners by compared with other provinces centage of the property’s sale reducing the taxes they had to and I am confident it will continue price or its assessed value, which- pay. Buyers are usually required to rise, making it a great place to ever is higher. to contribute to the cost of trans- invest that will see high returns,” When approved, the reduc- fer fees,” he said. he said. tion in transfer fees will also ap- “The Phuket property mar- Chief Land Registra ply to those buying and selling ket is unique compared with other Somboon Santiamornphat told secondhand homes. provinces. With so many non-reg- the Gazette that about 100 people However, business tax re- istered residents living in the per day have been transferring lated to the transfer of new province, there has been a steady property, including buildings and houses will be reduced only to increase in residential properties land, since the reduction in trans- 0.11%. going on the market. This pack- fer fee taxes. May 3 - 9, 2008 BUSINESS & MONEY PHUKET GAZETTE 33

he effectiveness of the US and UK central banks’ involvement in banks and the money market re- Tmains to be seen. In what has The £50bn bank bailout been described as “the biggest U-turn in 300 years in Bank of England history”, the fered by the Bank of England are less than These problems have hardly put in- Bank of England has been forced to offer generous. In exchange for mortgage- vestors in the mood to buy. However, Jane a program to banks and mortgage lenders backed securities, the Bank of England will Coffey puts it in a different light. There is (building societies) that could total UK£50 issue government bonds, which in reality value in equity markets that may not be billion (US$100 billion or just over 3 trillion are short-dated treasury bills. However, reflected at the end of 2008, but it will be baht). they may only advance about 70% to 80% by the end of 2010. Well, it may be the biggest change in of securities given. Borrowers also have There is an opportunity to invest in direction by the British central bank, but it to pay a transaction fee. companies with high-quality earnings and was unavoidable. The greater money mar- Jane Coffey, portfolio manager at strong balance sheets. ket is not functioning properly and until it Royal London Asset Management, said on Timing, as always, is critical. Every- does, as they say in America, Wall Street Bloomberg Television in late one wants to buy at the bottom of the mar- will impact on Main Street. April that there would be ket but, until markets decide to assist us Public confidence is some demand for this “liquid- all by publicly declaring the bottom, there just that: “confidence”. If it ity”, probably among smaller is an alternative called dollar-cost averag- is absent, it is likely that the lenders. THE OLD LADY OF THREADNEEDLE: The ing (or pick your currency). economy will slow enough to This is a time for the Bank of England, on Threadneedle St, This is based on the realization that enter a recession. That is Bank of England to react de- London, is taking drastic measures to the investor will never know when a mar- what the Bank of England cisively. Credit-worthy bor- restore confidence in the UK economy. ket has reached its lowest point, but by faces. rowers, both private and cor- making a series of investments at differ- The London Interbank porate, need access to cash. takeover bid for Holland’s largest bank, ent times the investor is likely to reduce Offer Rate (Libor), a market ONEY When the system bogs ABN-AMRO. the average cost of acquiring these in- component that is often used M down on good-quality bor- However, the price paid was at the vestments. as the yardstick for various rowers and banks are sitting top of the market, and RBS did not even Presuming, for example, an investor currencies, was yielding al- TALKS on excess cash simply to want ABN-AMRO. It was after its sub- invests 25% of available capital every six most 1% more than the meet any write-down in their sidiary US banking group, Lasalle Bank. months. If the market falls steeply after Bank of England base lend- By Richard G. Watson own asset book or that During the fight for ABN-AMRO, how- the first or second investment, this works ing rate. bought from a fellow bank, ever, Lasalle was sold to the Bank of to the investor’s advantage as the pur- The Bank of England had cut rates this is when everyone needs to know that America. chase price has fallen and with it brought by 25 basis points to 5% but Libor remained there is a “lender of last resort” out there. RBS has had to offer a rights issue down the average cost. effectively “stuck”. The central bank This is not a new concept but rather to its shareholders for US$24 billion to The end of 2010, as mentioned by needs to inject enough liquidity for the the traditional role of the central bank. shore up its capital base. When UBS stung Jane Coffey, is not that far away. money market to operate properly. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Switzerland’s pride by taking massive As the UK has been out of reces- is in a situation that is typical of many losses, RBS did the same for Scotland. In Richard G Watson runs Global Portfo- sion since the end of 1992, a little eco- banks. RBS has two causes of its prob- the list of Top 10 global syndicated loan lios Co Ltd, a Phuket-based personal fi- nomic maintenance might well be in or- lems. First, it is paying the price through providers, RBS has fallen to number 8 in nancial-planning service. He can be der. its US subsidiaries for involvement in sub- first quarter 2008 compared with fifth spot reached at Tel: 076-381997, Mobile: What concerns analysts, economists prime lending. Second, it made, together in the same period in 2007. Deutsche Bank 081-0814611. Email: [email protected] and fund managers is that the terms of- with two old banking friends, a successful of Germany fell from fourth to ninth. Website: www.global-portfolios.com 34 PHUKET GAZETTE SPORTS May 3 - 9, 2008

PEARL BOWL REOPENS ACYC YACHTING

PHUKET CITY: After being closed for about two years, Pearl Bowl has reopened its lanes af- A bolt out of the blue ter renovations costing 1.7 million AO CHALONG: Ben Copely’s lowed by John Fenn’s The Four baht. Katsu proved too quick for the Winds. Henrik Larsen of Pearl competition in Race 3 of the Chris Jongerious on The Bowl Entertainment Center ex- ImageAsia Ao Chalong Yacht Frog sailed an impressive race, plained to the Gazette that the Club (ACYC) Keelboat and stealing victory from Roger bowling alley, located between Mulithull Race Series 2008 on Kingdon’s Moto Inzi in the the Pearl Hotel and Fantasia on April 27, taking line honors in the Multihulls class. Montri Rd, held its soft opening Race class by more than one Matt McGraw and his mot- on March 19. hour. ley crew on Typhoon finished The lanes opened to the pub- After a midday start with a third. lic after the April 6 grand open- The lanes opened to the public good breeze on the opening The ImageAsia encourage- ing, which drew esteemed guests, after the April 6 grand opening. downwind leg that saw colorful ment award went to Millennium, including Phuket Vice-Governor around the world results in much spinnakers heading southward who dropped their spinnaker just Worapoj Ratthasima. less friction along most of the lane down the bay, Katsu completed before the finish line only to be “We have resurfaced the but, depending on how the appro- the circuit in just over two hours overtaken by a feisty crew on lanes. We stripped, filled and re- priate oil is applied, still allows for – fast enough to win the race by Minx, who kept their spinnaker finished the boards. They were curve before the balls strikes the more than 37 minutes on cor- flying. not in particularly bad condition, pins. rected time. Results from the current but this brought them up to high In addition to the bowling Citing only the time differ- ACYC race series are now standard,” he explained. alley, which opens at 11 am and ence would be unfair to slower Millennium in picked up the en- posted at www.acyc.asia “Some minor improvements closes at 2 am, there will also be boats, as those that did not round couragement award after australiatech.com, with Adam are still needed, but these are just disco as part of the venue. “We Koh Bon quick enough were pe- dropping her spinnaker before Tepper doing an impressive job small things we will do over time closed negotiations just last night nalized by the intermittent breezes the finishing line and being and getting results posted even that will simply add the finishing [April 27],” said Mr Larsen. “All on the return leg, with many yachts overtaken by the crew on Minx. before the prize-giving ceremony. touches to the venue,” he added. I can say at this stage is that the caught without wind. Photo by Leslie Hand. Day sponsorship came from “We have replaced nearly disco will be open next month and Minx, a regular winner in on the water, winning the Cruis- PIPS (Phuket Island Property all of the pins for all six lanes it will be run by two other men.” the class last year, finished sec- ing class in front of Nerida in Services). and we have 20 pairs of new The disco will add to Pearl ond in the Racing class on the day, second place and Cinders in The next ACYC race day bowling shoes arriving,” he said. Bowl’s existing entertainment followed by Millennium in third third. will be on May 11. For more in- Mr Larsen also has his eye facilities, which include a bar place. Harry and Susan Usher formation contact Tony Knight. on some major improvements fur- with two pool tables and karaoke Nick Band’s Windstar per- were back on the bay, finishing Tel: 081-7470074. Website: ther down the road, “In about two equipment . formed as good as she looked out fourth in the class on Eos, fol- www.acycphuket.com years, we will refit the lanes so For more information con- that they have a plastic coating; tact Pearl Bowl Entertainment these are called ‘genetic lanes’,” Center at 130/1 Montri Rd, he said. Phuket City. Tel: 076-211809. Flying Fish prepare for international meet He explained that this lat- Alternatively, email Mr Larsen at KOH KAEW: Flying Fish Swimming Club will host 50-meter sprints in all four strokes up to 200m indi- est fine-tuning to bowling lanes [email protected] its inaugural international swim meet, the BIS Fly- vidual medley races, as well as freestyle and med- ing Fish Tawan Cruises Challenge, at British Inter- ley relays. national School on May 24 and 25. Heat winners will be awarded ribbons, while Up to 500 junior swimmers are expected to the top three overall in each event will receive make the trip to Phuket from Malaysia, Indone- medals. Addiotnal medals will be awarded on the sia, Singapore, the Philippines, Taipei and Austra- day to the top three boys and girls in each age cat- lia. egory. Swimmers, aged under 18 years old, will take Times swum in heats will be used to deter- part in a range of disciplines over the two days. mine the final standings in each event. As well as BIS students, children from Phuket Medals will be awarded throughout the day Country Home and several local swim teams have between races. been invited to compete. Keep an eye out for three national swimmers, The Flying Fish club boasts about 120 swim- who are part of the Flying Fish Squad: Bianca Goetz mers, with some as young as two years old. from Singapore and Karnnika Porter and Gavin Some of the older, more serious swimmers Lewis from Phuket. have competed in up to six international meets and Although participation is technically by invi- four national meets each year since the club formed tation only, teams wanting to take part, or anyone two years ago. with general inquires, are welcome to contact Competition will be divided into five age Denise Goetz. Tel: 089-8687248. Email: denise@ groups each for boys’ and girls’ divisions. flyingfishphuket.com Website: www.flying There will be about 120 races, ranging from fishphuket.com May 3 - 9, 2008 SPORTS PHUKET GAZETTE 35

PATONG DARTS LEAGUE

Chen takes Asian PATONG: With the league winding down to what promises to be an exciting finish, Queen Mary had a tough test at Shakers in last week’s play. Playing without their star Billy, they were 2-4 down after the singles before somehow managing to sweep all the doubles for a 5-4 win. In the beer leg, Anders became the hero with his third dart just Senior Masters hanging tenuously in the X10, thus securing a three-point win for the defending champs. KATHU: On a day of spluttering With two weeks to go, it appears the outcome of the league showers and overcast skies, Tai- could be decided on the last day of play, May 6, when Piccadilly host wanese Chen Tsang Te rose to Queen Mary. Piccadilly remains just a point behind the leaders after the challenge in the final round a 3-point win at Beach House, but will have to keep up the pace in of the US$200,000 Phuket Asian their penultimate match when they face Dogs Bollocks on Soi Senior Masters 2008. Seadragon, home of a thousand broken hearts. Golf’s top seniors from Perhaps the biggest surprise of the week was Market Bar tak- around the world took part in the ing all three points against Dogs Bollocks. Meanwhile, desperately three-day event at Phuket Coun- fighting to avoid another toilet seat award, Simply Red rebounded try Club, with Australian David from a tough 5-4 loss to take the beer leg at Sick Buffalo. Saunders holding a one-shot lead The final week of play will also see Simply Red at Beach House going into the final day’s play on in what could be a match to decide which team will win the toilet seat on April 24. award and be relegated to the pool league. At five under par on 139, The new season will likely start on May 27. Any new bars Saunders was in strong conten- interested in joining the league should contact any of the participating tion for the title, but with playing bars or send an email to: [email protected] conditions hampered by bad In other darting news, the Ting Tong Bar on Nanai Rd has a weather, he could only manage a new dart board with good lighting. 76 in the day’s play, leaving him Run by Larry, the venue sits between Nanai Soi 2 and the Mae in fifth place. Ubon Market. They also serve fish and chips and other British fare. Taiwan’s Hsieh Min Nan, second after two days of play, April 22 results: Shakers 4 Queen Mary* 5; Market Bar* 6 Dogs shot a 71 to hold onto second Bollocks 3; Beach House 1 Piccadilly* 8; Offshore 6 Valhalla* 3; place, while Phuket’s top ama- Sick Buffalo 5 - Simply Red* 4 (* = winner of beer leg). teur golfer Surin Bumrungpol and fellow Thai Chucheeb Nirat shot Standings: 1. Queen Mary (40 pts.); 2. Piccadilly (39); 3. Offshore Chen Tsang Te celebrates after his victory at the Phuket Asian (25); 4. Dogs Bollocks (21); 5. Shakers (20); 6. Market Bar (19); 7.= 70 and 74 to take third and fourth Senior Masters 2008. places, respectively. Valhalla, Sick Buffalo (18); 9. Beach House (14); 10. Simply Red But it was Chen who stole spot with a total of 210, six under par. In the team competition, (11). the show, shooting a 67 in the fi- Chen shot a day-low 33 on Ramkamhaeng University took nal round, the best score in the the front nine before completing the title with an overall score of May 6 match-ups: Piccadilly v Queen Mary; Offshore v Dogs day's play, to race up the the back nine in 34 to take the 221, 19 shots clear of Cocoon, in Bollocks; Shakers v Sick Buffalo; Valhalla v Market bar; Beach leaderboard and finish in the top title by one shot. second place. House v Simply Red (home team first). 36 PHUKET GAZETTE May 3 - 9, 2008

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Decor by Nick Davies

he recently opened PP- Design Studio is lighting up homes and hotels Twith mood-lighting con- cepts from Germany. The glass- Brighten up your front store on Yaowarat Rd is an eyecatcher, filled with colorful lamps. Decorative lamps sus- pended from the ceiling, standing on tables and fixed to walls glow with warm colors against the day with a little light stark white walls of the show- room. Some of the lamps are a Some of the lamps at PP-Design Recent designs include the fusion of classic and modern de- Studio are a fusion of classic and Flip Flop, so named because it can signs, while others are based on modern designs, while others are either be be placed upright or more contemporary styles. based on more contemporary hung from a ceiling. Lamp designs include three styles. Many of the lamps are sizes of softly glowing spheres weather resistant and can be set and egg-shaped lamps made of premises,” said franchisee Chart- up outside. colored glass with a cracked chai Phattaranaphakul. Waterproof LED lights can mosaic pattern. Long, vertical “We’ve had a good re- be placed in pools of water with crystals embedded in stone radi- sponse from high-end resorts and a fountain, creating shimmering ate cool blues and greens, while villa owners on the island. We light effects as colored ripples are sleek, angular desktop lamps and can work with customers to help projected onto nearby walls and futuristic conical lamps spray col- them create unique light-art inte- overhangs. ored patterns over the walls. riors and exteriors. K. Peer is an “LED technology has im- Peer Piechnik, creative di- expert designer and very creative, proved over the years. I use avia- rector of PP-Design, is an inter- so he helps clients create imagi- tion-standard lamps because they nationally recognized interior de- native environments with light and are bright and durable. One bulb signer and specialist in light ar- shadow,” said K. Chartchai. will last thousands of hours longer chitecture. He brought PP-De- “Fireworks” is the name than a standard filament bulb, plus sign to Thailand about two years given to a unique range of con- they are much cheaper,” said K. ago, setting up his first shop in temporary chrome lamps de- Peer. Bangkok. signed by K. Peer. The cone- “LED lamps can be used “I like to focus on creating shaped chrome fixture can be almost anywhere because they artistic, mood-enhancing environ- turned to direct a halogen light, are small but powerful and don’t ments for the home and work- which is split into colorful patterns become hot. This makes them place with light architecture,” said by an adjustable lead-crystal disk. especially good for lighting up Peer. The transparent disk acts as plants and flowers as they won’t “As well as designing and a prism, breaking the light into cause any damage,” he added. manufacturing ranges of lamps, warm colors of the spectrum. The Lamp prices range from usually inspired by themes in na- disks are interchangeable, so one about 1,000 baht to 6,000 baht for ture, such as water and plants, I produces shades of reds to mauve, individual lamps, with discounts often work with other interior while another ranges from yellow for bulk orders. designers and architects to cre- to green. ate light-art installations and spe- The range of Fireworks PP-Design Studio Phuket is lo- cial lighting effects. It depends lamps can be turned on and off cated on Yaowarat Rd, between what kind of mood the customer by briefly touching the lamp cas- Vachira Hospital and Bangkok wants to create,” he added. ors for homes and offices. His in- planned for Thailand outside of ing. They can be dimmed and Hospital Phuket, open from K. Peer’s first trade was as novative approach to lighting ar- Bangkok. “When I was first in- brightened in the same way, just 9am to 8pm Monday to Satur- a construction engineer, running chitecture won him an award at troduced to these design concepts, by touching the lamp for longer. day. Contact for more informa- his own interior design and con- the Interzum 2005 Trade Fair with I knew that they would fit right in The Fireworks range includes tion. Tel: 076-532100. Fax: struction company for 12 years. his “crystal light tree” design. with Phuket’s clientèle of property single and double cones with wall 076-217599. Email: info@pp- During that time he built a repu- PP-Design Studio Phuket is owners and hoteliers looking for a fixings that hide the wires, as well design.de Website: www.pp- tation for creating artistic interi- the first of several franchise stores unique way of decorating their as standing lamps set in marble. design.de 38 PHUKET GAZETTE May 3 - 9, 2008 May 3 - 9, 2008 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 39

Construction Update by Janyaporn Morel Investors attracted by Blue Hill condos PATONG: Construction of the buyers to be the kind of people seven-story Blue Hill Patong who stay here for three to six Condominium on Pra Barami Rd months at a time and want to rent by developer Tanakana Co Ltd out their units when they are not began in February and is ex- here,” he said. pected to be completed by the “We offer on-site rental end of February 2009. management service. Owners When complete, the 64 can select guaranteed rental, units, comprising studios and one- whereby we promise a return of bedroom apartments, will be in 7% a year for the first three three wings forming a U-shape These artist‘s impressions show years. The second choice is a on the one-rai plot, which is about the 64-unit Blue Hill Patong Condo- rental pool, whereby we manage 50 meters east of the new minium development, comprising the apartment and share the profit mosque nearing completion on studios and one-bedroom apart- with the owner,” he said. Pra Barami Rd. The project has ments. “We believe the rental pool been designed by Siam Pacific option is likely to be a better deal, Engineering Co Ltd. told the Gazette that the project as despite there being no guar- “The units will vary in size has sold well since its launch in antee on returns, there is the pos- from 54.6 to 97.26 square meters, April, with about 20% of the units sibility of higher returns than with including private balconies,” said already sold. the guaranteed rate,” he added. Blue Hills Sales & Marketing “Most of our customers are Foreigners interested in the Manager Pasqualino “Paddy” Thai. They are interested in buy- property are encouraged to act Salvatore Fiore. ing the units as an investment. quickly, he added, as the law re- “At this stage of the con- They see that property prices in quires foreign ownership to not struction, buyers can request units Patong have been rising steadily exceed 49% of the total square to be tailor made to their specifi- upper floors, while the car park, sun deck with 67sqm communal over the past few years,” he said. meters for sale, excluding com- cations, with the option of two- restaurants, a spa, a gymnasium swimming pool and a poolside bar. “I think almost half of the mon areas of the project. Once and three-bedroom units, or sim- and the lobby will be on the ground Residents on the fourth to seventh customers who are buying units the limit has been reached, units ply to buy larger units,” he added. floor. floors will also have a clear view now are looking to sell them as will not be available to foreigners. “The project is in a very “Other facilities will include of the pool area,” he added. the project nears completion and good location. It gives units in the 24-hour security, cable TV and Prices of the units range are hoping that the value of the For more information contact west wing a view of the sea, while an on-site taxi rank operating 24- from three to 10 million baht. The units will have risen by about 20% Mr Fiore at 73 Pra Barami Rd, the east wing faces hills and the hours,” said Mr Fiore. units are sold fully furnished and by that time,” he added. Patong. Tel: 076-340105. Fax: south wing faces central Patong,” In the center of the U-shape ready to move in to. “The rooms are designed to 076-340013. Mobile: 087- he said. and joining all three wings together Blue Hill Group Financial be larger-than-average holiday 4715459 Website: www. The apartments are on the on the third floor will be a 160sqm controller Ian Kenneth Stuart, accommodation, as we expect bluehillphuket.com 40 PHUKET GAZETTE May 3 - 9, 2008 May 3 - 9, 2008 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 41 Don’t sweat the global stuff he times are indeed a- While all of this seems de- changin’, as Bobby pressing and it’s still too early in Dylan said, and these the morning to hit a bottle of Jack, Tdays my local watering Phuket stacks up pretty well on hole has shifted from a pub to the both the domestic and interna- petrol station. I’m now on a first- tional playing fields. Most of the name basis with those who pump mid- and higher-end property the liquid gold into my thirsty V6. market is dominated by buyers Nationally, some form of who have paid cash for homes, economic stability has returned unlike Hua Hin, Pattaya and since the election with fast-paced Bangkok where the domestic economic reforms to stimulate the market rules and buyers are economy underway. How will highly leveraged. this affect the property market There will be no sub-prime here on the fair shores of Phuket? crisis in Phuket. Also, the cost of The barometer of measure- living, while rising, is still manage- ment must be how the past few able. Ultimately the add-on ben- years of growth here have af- efits of considerable infrastruc- fected the daily life of the aver- ture, a beautiful climate and easy age Thai worker. access to Bangkok and hubs such The number of new cars as Singapore and Hong Kong and motorbikes is growing at continue to make Phuket the buzz breakneck speed, while new of the region. mass housing developments are The good old days when targeting domestic buyers. Take Phuket was cheap as chips to live a walk through Central Festival in are gone and it’s doubtful they or Jungceylon and see the rush will be back anytime soon. It for brand name goods as well as means that we are now compet- new phones, flat-screen televi- ing with both the developing and sions and other luxury goods – developed parts of the world for things are flying off the shelves. the real estate dollar. But sit down and talk to Mr This might be a good thing, or Ms Average Phuket and it’s as it makes us push up our game, an entirely different story. stretch and improve instead of The woes of the regular just laying back and becoming fat working person seem to be THE PULL OF THE PUMP: Wondering where all your money has gone? Ask PTT. cats. mounting with no end in sight. For investors, it gives free- Transportation and petrol prices tion is becoming a stark reality. tirement have also been drawn Now the tables are shifting, dom of choice, a wider selection are spiraling upward, and push- Issues such as the oil crisis and here, buying homes that they plan causing potential buyers to com- and increased value. ing up commodity prices. the falling US dollar do not only to eventually live in. pare costs against other Asian So that’s the state of it: the Seafood, a Thai staple, is play a part on the Infrastruc- destinations, and, in some cases, good, the bad and the ugly. I’m more expensive because of fuel far-off world of ture grew to meet with those back home. It’s not off to the ATM and the petrol sta- increases. Fishermen are forced CNN or BBC the requirements always a favorable conclusion. tion. to raise prices as their daily in- news but are now of these new resi- Ramp onto this the rising come no longer covers the cost hitting the noodle dents with inter- cost of property development Bill Barnett is Managing Direc- of living. Those farther up the shop around the national hospitals, with steel being sucked up by tor of C9 Hotelworks (c9hotel food chain have fallen into the corner. schools, marinas China, labor shortages and ma- works.com), a Phuket-based credit gap that is prevalent in The property and golf courses. terial increases often outpacing hotel and residential property many developed parts of the market boom over One of the appreciation of property. While consulting firm. With more than world, such as the US and Eu- the past five or six PROPERTY key selling points we may want to act and live lo- 20 years’ experience in the re- rope. years has been for the island has cally, our ties to the global gion, he has played an active Those new cars, phones driven by expatri- WATCH been to have all economy are now evident at ev- role in some of the island’s big- and homes along with easy ac- ate buyers from the amenities of ery turn. gest developments. cess to credit have caused per- nearby Hong Kong By Bill Barnett a first-world des- sonal savings to fall to zero while – or further afield tination with debt loads are spiralling. in London, Sydney or New York third-world prices. Ultimately Living the dream is coming – who intended to either live here many chose Phuket as the cost at a higher cost than ever before. or own a vacation home in of living was extremely favor- That nasty word globaliza- Phuket. Those looking at early re- able. 42 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY May 3 - 9, 2008

Gardening by Bloomin’ Bert

e all like to think that Nobody is actually sure we know what It's quailgrass… where quailgrass originated. It we’re talking about. or red fox… or could well be from China, but WQuite often though, cockscomb… again the experts would just be we haven’t a clue. We just make or… or… oh, guessing; they don’t know. It’s a it up as we go along. I do any- never mind. distinctive plant, with 15-centime- way, most weeks in the tail-end What the ter-long cylindrical groups of of a certain Thailand-based En- flowers that appear on the end glish-language newspaper. Most of slender stalks up to about a of us would probably admit that meter in height. They’re fairly we’re guilty on occasion. unique in that they have a metal- The worst offenders are heck do lic sheen lower down, because the those who profess to be experts lower flowers are silvery-white in their field. Many of them are, at their bases. of course. Stephen Hawking will If you can be bothered to receive little argument from me grow these things for yourself, it’s when he starts making noises not particularly difficult, rather about quantum physics. If David you call than just pinch a few from some Attenborough tells me what wild spot where they’re already we’re seeing is a female lesser- growing. spotted Madagascan dwarf Put a few seeds in a decent guillemot, I’ll believe him. bit of compost, just covering the I’m thinking more of the this thing? seed with the soil. After sowing, buffoon-type “experts” who will put the tray inside a polythene bag stand up and have us believe that and park it in a well-lit spot out of they have all the answers as they direct sunlight until germination, attempt to educate us with the which usually takes two or three depth of their knowledge and ex- weeks. Keep the soil damp, but perience. The scary thing is that not too wet. sometimes we actually believe They probably have one or tricks of the trade from car me- These are people who immerse When the seedlings are big them. two vague ideas, but in reality, will chanics. themselves in the deepest dark- enough to handle without them Car mechanics are perhaps try one of these at a time, while Then there are those an- est jungles of the world, attempt- falling apart, transplant them the biggest culprits. How come extracting the maximum possible thropologists you see on Discov- ing to formulate explanations for when two or three leaves have so many of these people are com- from your wallet until they fluke ery channel. They’re pretty easy the unusual and exotic behaviors appeared, and put them about plete dolts who haven’t a clue the solution and eventually hap- to spot, as they will always be they witness. 30cm apart in a sunny, sheltered what the problem is with your pen to get it right. Computer tech- wearing some form of daft hat On seeing a tribal dance, spot in rich, well-drained soil. car? nicians certainly picked up a few and/or ill-fitting khaki shorts. they theorize in hushed tones, with Celosias are a bit fussy about nonsense such as, “What we’re having their roots disturbed, so witnessing is an ancient ritual, in you’ll need to be fairly gentle with which the tribe are expressing them. their appreciation of their environ- The soft, dense feathery ment, and asking the gods for spikes that are produced in pro- good fortune in the coming sea- fusion are probably the reason son”. They may well be abso- why these plants are also popu- lutely right of course, but then lar with the flower-arranging again they might be just having a crowd. jolly good dance; there’s not that Unlike most flowers, they much to do in the jungle. don’t dry out when they’re cut – And that’s my whole point they retain their shape and color, – these so-called experts are and last a good couple of years. probably just inventing this stuff Again, if you’re into that on the hoof, hoping the masses kind of thing, pick them when the will believe it. Personally, I have leaves are dry and just before the never described myself as an flowers are fully open. Tie them expert in anything (unless of in small bunches and hang those course drinking beer counts), and bunches upside-down in a dry, am quite happy to admit that when well-ventilated place until they’re I first saw this weird, purple-flow- totally dry. This isn’t rocket sci- ered plant appearing, I honestly ence. hadn’t the faintest idea what it In gardening terms, we was – I had to look it up. don’t realize how lucky we are It turned out to be the here in Phuket. As I found out celosia spicata, or quailgrass. more about this plant, I realized Thais call this odd little plant that in other parts of the world, ngorn gai soi. It seems to have they struggle to keep these things dozens of alternative names: Fla- alive. mingo feather, cockscomb, feath- I found a picture online, of ered amaranth, woolflower, and a smallish group of spicatas in red fox are a few. It’s also known Kentucky, of which the owner as firegrass, as it often grows on was particularly proud. The clus- the site of previous fires. It really ters you see around the island put does seem as if nobody really these to shame, and most of them knows what to call it. are probably growing completely You don’t have to try too wild. hard to make this plant to grow – I’m sure that there are ex- it kind of just appears. This par- perts out there who will accuse ticular plant, for example, is just me of spouting complete non- outside my house, next to the sense about the celosia spicata road. I certainly didn’t put it there, here. So sue me. I just hope that and I can hardly imagine the none of them are computer tech- neighbors waking up and decid- nicians, car mechanics or anthro- ing to decorate the front of Chez pologists, as I could throw exactly Bert. Some spectacular clusters the same accusation back at of these plants are there now – them. In fact, I will. None of us I’m not complaining. are experts. Want to know more about a plant in your garden? Email Bloomin’ Bert at: [email protected] May 3 - 9, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 43 Property Gazette

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Tel: Email: [email protected] For good location for business. Phuket Airport. Asking price 085-7862869. Email: info@ Price: 16 million baht. Tel: 2 rai with one house, six hold, top floor, pool. 9.7 mil- further details, please see 120 million baht. Chanote tharapropertyphuket.com 086-9442064, 087-689- bungalows and 10 rows of lion baht. Tel: 086-2765117. developer's website: title. Must see. No agents!! 9679. Email: tasuwan@ houses. Ideal for rentals. Email for photos. Email: www.theheights Please contact at email: hotmail.com Near beach. Chanote title. [email protected] [email protected] FOREIGN FREEHOLD phuket.com Asking price: 30 million condominium in Rawai, 250m baht. No agents! Tel: 087- THE HEIGHTS, from the pier. 580,000 baht. NEW KATHU POOL VILLA FOR 2709093. Email: anut PHUKET PHANG NGA BAY Tel: 086-9408914. Email: TOWNHOUSE SALE OR RENT [email protected] Unit C-8, 195sqm, 1 story, 2 VILLAS [email protected] New 2-story, 2-bedroom, 2- 4 bedrooms with terraces, 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Two boutique seaview villas bathroom townhouse in bathrooms, pool with Jacuzzi, LAND FOR SALE Beautiful pool on your door- for sale near Cape Yamu. Phuket. Golden view, close to living, dining, Western kitchen, Manik-Bang Jo land. Chanote. step. 21 million baht ono. Tel: Each with 4 bedrooms, gym, PERFECT LAND markets, Big C, Central etc. maid’s room, solar power, hot 4 rai at 2.7 million baht per rai. 081-6144799. study, games room, 10- FOR SALE Lock-up gates with car space water, sala, BBQ, parking for Located in residential area and meter pool, lounge, Western On the main road to Cherng and security at project en- 3 cars, electric gate and nice close to road. Tel: 081-539- LUXURY PROPERTY kitchens, dining room, two Talay and Surin. 43 rai, 1 trance. Great location. Some tropical garden set on 1,606 9269. Email: talayjan@yahoo. for sale and rent in Phuket, rooms for maids. Tel: 076- ngan, 85 sq wah. For sale by furniture included. A bargain at sqm of land with more than com Phang Nga. For further details 283288, 081-2737326. owner. 5.5 million baht per 1.8 million baht. No offers 400sqm of living area. Price: see our website at: www. Fax: 076-283288. Email: rai. Tel: 081-9562406. Email: please. Tel: 080-7197147. 25 million baht. Special rate for short-term rental. Tel: 081- LAND LAYAN 2 RAI janepropertyphuket.com [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] For further information visit 9707019. Email: nisaya19@ Lake-view, road, electricity. 6.5 yahoo.com million baht per rai. Tel: 081- SAFE AND SECURE www.kykinternational .com KAMALA LAND: 7874383 or 084-0977383. house for sale, 3 bedrooms, 2 SURIN BEACH LAND 2,200SQM+HOUSE FOR SALE Electricity, water. 400m to LAND FOR SALE en suite, 3 bathrooms, living NEW COMMERCIAL 2.9 rai in a quiet part of Rawai, NEW RAWAI room, kitchen/dining, study, 1,016sqm: 6 million baht. main road, 900m from the BUILDING beach. 11 million baht. Tel: partly divided and can be sold in POOL VILLA laundry room, garage, ADSL for sale. 3 stories near Loch 996sqm: 5 million baht. 5 076-292596, 086-2678477 small plots. Price: 5 million baht 400sqm. 3-4 bed. 300m from and True TV fitted. Verandas, Palm Golf Club. 3.9 million baht mins walk to Surin Beach. or Email: tourniechristian@ per rai. Tel: 089-6666726. Rawai Pier. Price: 7.5 million klong along back, fenced gar- Tel: 084-3081853, 087- Tel: 081-8687676. hotmail.com Email: [email protected] baht. Tel: 086-9408914. den in secure Choafa Thani 2799500. Email: [email protected] compound. Price 6.9 million baht. Tel: 084-8439579. Email: PATONG BEACH KRABI, NEAR [email protected] CONDO Classified Advertisements AO NANG Rare 14th floor location. Great Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. New luxury pool villa. 2 bed- NEW TOWNHOUSE sea views. 50sqm. Freehold or rooms, 2 bathrooms, aircon, in Than Thong 7 project. 2 sto- leasehold. 3.5 million baht. Call Then hand it to any of our agents. European kitchen, 7.25 mil- ries, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Daly. Tel: 087-0312154. lion baht. Tel: 084-3224044. 19sq wah. Central location on |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| (heading) Email: [email protected] Chao Fa East Rd, opposite Villa TOWNHOUSE For details visit our website California. 1.9 million baht. Tel: in Than Thong 3 project. 2 bed- at: www.siamsol.com 087-2770978. rooms, 1 bathroom. 19sq |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| wah. Located near Khao Khad viewpoint. On Phattana Thongtin Rd. Fully furnished. |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Price: 1.2 million baht. Tel: 087-2770978. |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| LAND FOR SALE 10 mins drive across Sarasin Bridge. Chanote, 80 rai. Road |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| and utilities access. Suitable for hotel or residential projects. 300m from beach. Only 3.5 million baht per rai. Tel: 081- |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| 5399269. Email: talayjan@ yahoo.com Classified ads are charged per line. Each line is 120 baht, with a minimum of 4 lines (heading included) per ad. BAAN BENJAMAS 2-bedroom townhouse refur- All advertising must be paid for in advance. bished in 2006. Walking dis- Deadline for Property Gazette page: Friday 3 pm. tance to Jungceylon and the beach. 5.3 million baht. Tel: Deadline for all other ads: Saturday 12 noon. 083-3941397. 44 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS May 3 - 9, 2008 Property Gazette

NEW HOTEL ABSOLUTE COCONUT FOR SALE BEACHFRONT LAND ISLAND LAND

in Khao Lak, Phang Nga. 400 for sale. 4.5 rai, Chanote, hill- rai. 4 million baht per rai. side panoramic sea view, Chanote. Separate plots at close to beach. 14 million 6 million baht per rai. Urgent baht. Please call K. Bouddha Nanai Rd, Patong Beach, sale! Tel: 081-5399269. for more information. Tel: sea view, 384sqm. 50 Email: [email protected] 089-2900484. BEACH HOUSE PANORAMIC SEA rooms, swimming pool. VIEW Under construction. Nearly finished. Asking price: 230 million baht. Sale by owner. BEACHFRONT HOUSE FOR SALE No agents! Tel: 087-270- 5.9 MILLION BAHT 9093. Email: anutsa [email protected] 9 million baht. Rent: 39,000 SEA VIEW baht/month. Chalong KAMALA Beach. Tel: 081-4760380. Karon land for sale. 15 Web: www.phuketbeach rai, chanote title. Hillside, Stunning view, 1km from in Irawadee 2 Project, lo- Beautiful piece of land oppo- house.com panoramic sea view, quiet beach, concrete road. cated near Khao Khad area. Very good location Small plots, 1 rai to 30 rai. site Yacht Haven Marina. viewpoint. 2 bedrooms, 1 Ready to build on, road ac- for business. 15 million Chanote, road access and bathroom, fully furnished. baht per rai. No agents! electricity. Behind Phuket cess, water, electricity. 7 Only 1.5 million baht. BANG WAD DAM, rai with more than 180m NICE PLOT Please contact at email: Fantasea. From 6 million Please contact to view. [email protected] baht per rai. Tel: 081- of beach frontage. For quick Tel: 087- 2770978. Email: 3586555, 085-6667882. sale. Only 5.9 million baht [email protected] Fax: 076-911997. Email: per rai. Tel: 081-3430777. HOUSE IN PATONG [email protected] 1-story house, furnished, PEARL OF THE ORIENT BRAND-NEW CONDO 23sq wah, 3 bedrooms with BANG TAO LAND 1) Buy freehold property. 2) Great location near Tesco and aircon, 1 bathroom with hot 4 rai ,1 ngan. 2.2 million baht per Apply for 10-year visa (renew- Big C. Pool, gym, fully fur- water, living room, kitchen. Nice plot overlooking natural rai. 200m from main road. Con- able). Tel: +60-4-8993130, nished with washer, dryer, Tel: 076-341724, 081-569- BANG TAO HOUSE lagoon behind Bang Wad tact Bruno. Tel: 083-6334994. +60-19-5163838. Fax: fridge, aircon, TV, etc. 45sqm 0664. Fax: 076-344485. 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Dam. Approx 26 rai, sloped +60-4-8904855. Email: corner unit with 2 balconies. Email: [email protected] 7x4m pool, fully furnished, land, access road, water [email protected] 2.5 million baht. Tel: 087- 3 LUXURY HOUSES 2770978. Email: koyangle99 ADSL, sat TV, 2 parking and electricity. Good for PATONG GUESTHOUSE What you’re looking for: @hotmail.com spaces, 3 aircons. Tel: 084- residential project. 2.5 mil- Located in Paradise Complex, * 4 bedrooms, 5 bath- PATONG LAND 8516121. Website: www. lion baht per rai (negotiable). Patong Beach. Furnished, 8 rooms, super seaview 6 rai of prime property near phukethome.ws Tel: 081-5399269. Email: HOT LUXURY SALE rooms, 4 floors. Available for villa, Kata. 466sqm. Kris condo project. Please con- [email protected] freehold sale. 5.5 million baht. tact Ae. Tel: 086-2861952 Apartment. 140sqm. 2 bed- Furnished: Only B24M. INDUSTRIAL BUILDING Tel: 076-290393, 086-588- rooms, 2 bathrooms, fully fur- * Laguna townhouse 59/ between 11 am and 7 pm. for sale. Former clinic on 4 rai 8383. Email: sumalee1955@ nished, seaview pool. Good 9, 3 bedrooms, pool, golf Email: [email protected] in Nai Yang. 44 rooms, 38 mil- LAND FOR SALE yahoo.com course and lake view: Website: www.patongland. Patong location. On the mar- lion baht. Tel: 085-7839062. We have land plots ranging ket now for 10 million baht. Only B24M. coolpage.biz from 1 rai to 365 rai. Best Tel: 087-8984338. CHEAP LAND FOR SALE * Modern pool villa near GREAT SHOPHOUSE Patong location. Sizes: 11 in Rawai at Sai Yuan. Perfect Laguna, 4 bedrooms, BANG TAO HOUSE for sale. 3 years old with 3 rai and 20 rai, beachfront. location, quiet area. 70sq 5 bathrooms, 792 sqm 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, liv- HOUSE IN RAWAI bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Ex- Bang Tao. 350m from the wah/85sq wah/100sq wah. plot: Only B25M. ing room, kitchen, big terrace, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, cellent location on busy Chao beach. 14 rai in Chalong. Starting prices between 1.45 For pictures or Jacuzzi, 9mx5m pool, 2 park- large swimming pool, Euro- Fa West Rd. 6 million baht. For details and pictures and1.6 million baht. Tel: 084- appointment ing spaces, autogate, ADSL, pean specs. 6.2 million baht, Contact K. Piyanute. Tel: 081- please visit: www.thai 6268105. Email: 2 sat TVs, 5 aircons, fully fur- More photos available. Tel: 8926991. sunrealestate.com [email protected] nished. 10.8 million baht. Tel: 089-6666726. Email: lasonth 084-8516121. @gmail.com SEA VIEW IN SEAVIEW LAND TOWNHOUSE KAMALA 14 rai of seaview land located Boat Lagoon luxury. 3-bed- Small plots, 1 rai. Very good on a hillside in Rawai. Hill room waterfront townhouse. sea view. Road, water & elec- views. 6 million baht per rai. Rooftop Jacuzzi and marble tricity supply with Chanote. Contact Tip. Tel: 086-949- floors. 10.7 million baht or Priced from 7.5 million per rai. 6480. Email: thipsee84@ best cash offer. Contact K. So. Tel: 087-6050365. Email: hotmail.com Tel: 081-8622962. [email protected] May 3 - 9, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 45 Property Gazette

KHAO KARD- UNIQUE & ELEGANT PARICHART HEAVEN ON EARTH AO POR LAND VILLA FOR SALE AO MAKHAM HOME/OFFICE VILLAGE FOR SALE

5-bedroom, Thai-style villa in Chanote. 16 rai with pan- Phuket. Magnificent Phang Immaculate villa. Private oramic view near Ao Mak- 35/20 Soi 1. 3 bedrooms, 2 Nga Bay view. 3 big bed- 150 rai, Nor Sor 3 Gor, area, big lush garden, pool. ham, towards Cape Panwa. bathrooms, 2 aircon, some rooms (en suite) with sea seaview. From 2.5 million 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, Wide road-access directly furniture, 50sq wah, garden. views. Private swimming baht per rai. No agents!! big living room, Scandi- to the site. 6 million baht per In Chalong area. For sale 4 pool. 730.8sqm land plot. Please contact at email: kitchen, huge patio, fully rai. Please contact at Tel: million baht or long-term rent, Construction area approx [email protected] furnished, contemporary 081-5399269 or Email: must see. Contact Nina. Tel: 573sqm. Full security ser- Balinese-Thai style. Living [email protected] This property, ideally lo- 087-6899679 or tasuwan vice. Located at Rommai area: 450sqm. Land area: cated on Samkong Rd, Phu- Chailay Estate. 27 million @hotmail.com. No agents!! PEACEFUL LAND 1,400sqm. Near Heroines’ ket City, represents the ul- baht. Tel: 081-7191705. Monument with scenic hill SAI YUAN HOUSE timate in a comfortable Email: [email protected] 20 rai on the east side of view. Chanote. 12.9 million Phuket. Perfect for a residen- FOR SALE home with adjoining office BEAUTIFUL baht. Tel: 084-6907057. suite. Recently refurbished tial project. Only 30 mins to 3-BEDROOM, TROPICAL airport, very good connec- and tastefully decorated at 3-BATHROOM HOME POOL VILLA REDUCED FOR a cost of more than 4 million tion, located in Bangrong. in Chalong. Brand-new, spa- QUICK SALE baht, this property is now Only 2.45 million/rai. Call cious, 2-bedroom villa with Smart, modern, 1-bedroom available for discerning Lenny. Tel: 085-7852035. deluxe kitchen and large living condo. Furnished, parking, home buyers. The home Website: www.thaisunreal area. Priced to sell. Tel: 085- tennis court, 40m pool, lush consists of: master bed- estate.com 7932477. tropical garden. Reduced from room with balcony, elegant 3.8m to 3.3m baht. Tel: 087- Two-story house with addi- en-suite “spa” bathroom, 2650118. Email: ant_p_clark tional living space in the attic. large second bedroom with PROPERTIES FOR 2-BED TOWNHOUSE @yahoo.co.uk Sea view, 640sqm. 5 bed- balcony and en-suite bath- The Oasis: 3-bedroom, 3- SALE AND RENT IN KATHU rooms, 6 bathrooms , car room and a third double bathroom modern home. For a more personalized ap- Brand new development oppo- park. Nice garden, big swim- Fully equipped kitchen, proach to your property, site Loch Palm golf course. 80 HOUSE FOR SALE, bedroom with balcony. The KATHU ming pool. A few minutes to property has a maid’s bed- 14mx5m pool and Jacuzzi. please visit: www. phuket sqm, 2 bed, 2 bath, private park- Delightful 2-story, 3-bedroom Nai Harn Beach. Please call for room and separate toilet/ Fully landscaped, 2-car ga- properties. com. If you are a ing. 10 minutes to Tesco, Cen- house at end of quiet cul-de- more information. Tel: 084- shower. The fitted kitchen rage. 2km from British In- real estate developer or tral and Patong. 2 million baht. sac. 10 mins from BIS, Central, 8475700, 087-8987642. features an adjoining break- ternational School. Brand- owner you may list your prop- Tel: 086-2738978, 081- Patong. ß6.8m ono. Tel: 081- Email: morn_48 @yahoo.com fast/dining area. The home new construction. Tel: erties with us. Contact K. 8959568. Email: philipmason69 9565650. Email: mailpete@ also offers a vast, comfort- 076-239370, 085-796- Noi or Julie. Tel: 081- @hotmail.com hotmail.com For further de- able sitting room with con- 9324. Email: oasisphuket@ 8931360, 081-7192903. LAND FOR SALE tails, please see our website toured ceiling and atmo- yahoo.com 11 rai in Pasak area located at http://www.kathu-property spheric lighting. The adjoin- NEW APARTMENT near Laguna Phuket. Only 2.8 .com ing 3-level office suite is FOR SALE million baht per rai (Nor Sor 3 HOTEL ROOM Includes 28 rooms with 6 ideally suited for numerous SHOPHOUSE/ Gor). Good-sized plot and no FOR SALE shophouses in Phuket City. business opportunities. The HOUSE, KATA POOL VILLA FOR SALE need for fill-soil. Tel: 081- 2 stories, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- Kamala beach. 2 pools. Lease- 36.5 million baht. Installment Ao Bang Tao. 3 bedrooms, 2 property features an at- 5399269. Email: talayjan@ rooms, 2 kitchens, TV, Internet, hold. 2 million baht. Sat-TV, payment is acceptable. Inter- bathrooms, big living room, park- tractive garden and 2-ve- yahoo.com telephone, furniture. Tel: 087- Jacuzzi. Tel: 085-7945411. ested? Please contact. Tel: ing, fully furnished. Price: 6 mil- hicle carport. Asking price 8907561. Please visit: www. Email: [email protected] 081-6072489. lion baht. Tel: 084-8516121. is a realistic 8.5 million baht. katahouseforsale.com NEW HOME FOR SALE Call 081-7191705. 2 floors, 3 bedrooms, 3 bath- rooms. Close to Boat Lagoon HOUSE FOR SALE and British International NEW HOUSE in Chalong. Bargain. 2 stories, School. Tel: 081-9580373. IN RAWAI 4 bedrooms. 3.2 million baht. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Tel: 081-7475293. HARMONY HOMES swimming pool. 425sqm of land with Chanote title. Price: 4 unique executive town homes PHUKET COUNTRY located directly on the 3rd fairway 7.5 million baht. Tel: 087- 8887676. CLUB of Phuket Country Club Golf Duplex renovation project di- Course. From 17 million baht. Tel: rectly on 15th fairway for sale. 081-9583571. Email: swee Firesale price. Tel: 081- [email protected] TWIN HOUSE RESORT 8941994. Email: tomkat@ 1.9 MILLION BAHT phuket.ksc.co.th Visit: www. BEAUTIFUL SITE Twin house, 80sqm, in- fairway15.com for full details. 4 rai in the peaceful northeast- cludes terrace, 1 bedroom, ern part of Phuket island look- 1 bathroom, furnishing, LAGUNA TOWNHOUSE ing out at Phang Nga Bay. Lo- aircon, clubhouse, security cated off Route 4027, eight 59/9. 3 Bedrooms, golf course guard, resort facilities, and lake view. Ready to move minutes from Ao Po Bay and common pool, 200sqm, Phuket Private Island. 15 mins in, only 24 million baht. Tel: quiet area, 5 mins to Nai 085-7839062. from glorious Nai Yang Beach Yang Beach. Call Tel: 076- and only five mins from Mis- 245966, 085-7842004. sion Hills golf club. Perfect site Fax: 076-245962. Email us KHAO LAK: for a single grand residence, for at: info@thailandproperty INVESTING PROPERTY a seaview condominium dev- group.com. Please visit: Land beside Sofitel Magic elopment or whatever you www.thailand property Lagoon Khao Lak. 5½ rai fancy. Nor Sor 3 Gor. Tel: group .com /development_ (66mx136m), Chanote. 40 087-2675376. Email: w.gabri detail .php?idc=184 million baht total. Call Krit. Tel: [email protected] 081-9804641. Looking for land to buy? See more classified ads at www.phuketgazette.net 46 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS May 3 - 9, 2008 Property GazetteGazette

Properties COMPLETE NICE AND COZY SINGLE HOUSE For Rent SEA VIEW HOUSE FOR RENT FOR RENT

NEW FURNISHED VILLAS

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Furnished and excellent lo- in Soi Ban Krang, Chalong. pool, 2 full kitchens. ADSL, cation, 5 mins from Rawai 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, cable TV and a view that & Nai Harn beaches. 162- kitchen, fully furnished and won’t stop! A must see! sqm. 2 bedrooms with pri- aircon. 25,000 baht per Available for long term. Call vate bathrooms. 1 guest month. Tel: 084-8746270. Close to Laguna. 300sqm, to view. Can have separate toilet. 3 aircons. Large living- RAWAI RENTAL: RAWAI THAI STYLE 3 bedrooms, living room, apartment. Tel: 087-882- dining room. Telephone line BAAN SUAN POOL kitchen and pool. Long- or 1963. Email: benlee53@ with ADSL. Free water sup- HOUSE IN CHUAN short-term rent. Tel: 081- hotmail.com ply and garbage service. CHUEN LAGOON 7344324. www.phuket Please contact K. Nui. Tel: greenlandvillas.com RAWAI BUNGALOW 087-3830936. for rent. 1 bedroom, ADSL, BEACHFRONT CONDO aircon, cable TV, quiet loca- KAMALA BEACH Kalim-Patong, high standard, tion. 8, 000 baht/month. Tel: New houses & apartments for for sale or rent. 3 bed- fully furnished, 2 bedrooms, 081-5389466. rent, fully furnished, near 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms. From rooms, 3 bathrooms, pool, kitchen, pool, many facilities. beach. 15, 000 to30,000 9,000 baht/month. 300m storage, kitchen, sea view, Tel: 081-8920038. LAND FOR RENT baht. Tel: 083-2803232. for rent or sale. 4 bedrooms, from Rawai Pier. Tel: 086- aircon. Buy for 9.5 million 7 rai of land for long-term rent. fully furnished, aircon. Mini- 9408914. Email: chotip07 baht or rent long-term for NEW HOUSE Power, water. 180m of wa- mum 1 year lease. Tel: 081- @yahoo.com 35,000 baht per month. NEAR LAGUNA terfront in Phang Nga, oppo- BIG HOUSE IN KATHU 8921732. Tel: 085-7955383. Permsap Villa, Baan Manik. site Yacht Haven Marina. 5 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Email: [email protected] 2 kitchens, 2 bathrooms, NEW KAMALA HOUSE carport, terrace, aircon/fan, GUESTHOUSE, CHALONG HOUSE AT CHALONG Western kitchen, 5 aircons. Beautiful new Kamala Fully furnished, 42-inch LCD hot water, fully furnished, 2 Aircon, TV with 40 channels. For rent near Palai Beach. 2 GOLF VIEW VILLA house for rent or sale. Fully or 3 bedrooms, aircon, fully TV, large garden, private vil- FOR RENT telephone lines, Wi-Fi, pool. Fully furnished, new. 400 baht/day, 5, 000 baht/month. furnished, private parking, furnished, phone line. Tel: 089- lage with security. 45,000 4 bedrooms and 3 bedrooms Long term: 25,000 baht per Tel: 085-8885144. secure, cable TV, aircon, 7288311. baht/month. Contact by Tel: houses with pool, 4km to BIS. month. Tel: 081-8916632. Email: [email protected] Euro kitchen, 2 shower 081-7817250 or email: Lake-hill view, quiet, on top of rooms, very large garden in gregory.heenan@ private hill. Furnished, Wi-Fi, NEW HOUSE quiet surroundings. Perfect NEW CHALONG HOME gmail.com True TV. Long term: 75,000 APARTMENT IN KATHU IN PA KHLOK location: 2 mins from 2-bedroom, furnished home 25,000 baht per month. 3 baht per month. Contact K. 58sqm apartment for rent . 1 Phuket FantaSea, only 5 for rent. Phone line, True TV, bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, HOUSE FOR RENT Noi. Tel: 087-2698492. bedroom, living room, kitchen, mins to the beach. Short aircon. Tel: 089-6521473. new, good-quality furniture. in Srisuchart Grand Ville 3. 3 bathroom terrace, pool, fan/ term: 30,000 baht a month. Tel: 089-4749317. Email: bedrooms. 2 bathrooms. PATONG APARTMENT aircon, telephone line, ADSL, Long term: 25,000 baht a POOL VILLA [email protected] Some furniture. 1 car park. 300m from beach. Clean, Long-term rent: 12,000 baht, month. No smokers. Tel: Bang Tao, 3 bedrooms, 2 Garden area. Good location. modern, comfortable. Aircon, short-term: 700 baht. Tel: 087-8836625, 089-867- bathrooms, fully furnished. Tel: 081-7372595. TV, fridge, big bed, pool, car 081-8916632. Email: LUXURY HOUSE 5122. Email: sales@ 35,000 baht per month. Tel: park. Tel: 081-0825707. [email protected] Fully furnished, 3 bedrooms, eldsat.com 084-8516121. HOUSE FOR RENT Website: www.phuket- aircon, ADSL. Chalong area. accommodation.info 25,000 baht per month. Tel: in quiet and safe area, for long- KAMALA CHALONG SHOPHOUSE or short-term rent. 5km from 081-6064279. CHALONG TOWNHOUSE BEACHFRONT VILLAS Furnished. 2 bedrooms, big This new 3-story shophouse Laguna. Furnished, True TV, NEW HOUSE FOR Fully furnished to a high stan- is available for long-term telephone line, Internet, big gar- RENT OR SALE NEW TOWNHOUSE kitchen, aircon, cable TV, Tel. dard. Western kitchen. 3 bed- 8,500 baht per week not in- lease. Ideal for home office/ den, 3 bedrooms, 2 aircons, 2 300m from Heroines’ Monu- rooms, 2 bathrooms, lounge NEAR BIS shop accommodation. Inquir- big bathrooms, bathtub, hot ment. Rent: 25,000 baht/ New townhouse near BIS. 3 cluding utilities. Tel: 076- and dining areas. Large bal- 344487, 087-2814535. ies at 089-6521473. water. Only 16,000 baht per month. Sale: 3.7 million baht. cony overlooking swimming bedrooms, fully furnished. month or 13,000 baht if you 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. pool and landscaped garden. Only 22, 000 baht per month. pay lump sum for 1 year. Tel: Tel: 087-2646808, 083- Stunning sea views, only Tel: 081-9241447. B.L. APARTMENT 3-STORY SHOPHOUSE 087-4172757 (English), 086- 1743880. meters from the beach. Pri- New in Kathu. Big rooms, 1 FOR RENT 682-9804 (Thai). vately gated, parking and stor- QUALITY bedroom, 1 living room, aircon, New 3-story shophouse in ABSOLUTE age. UBC and ADSL. Includes 4-BEDROOM HOUSE cable TV, ADSL, hot shower, Phuket City opposite Fanta- PATONG BEACH BEACHFRONT VILLA daily cleaning and washing. 2-story house in secure es- garden, car park. 8,000 baht sia. 25,000 baht per month. CONDO Rawai. 260sqm. 3 bedrooms Pool & gardening service. tate. Fully furnished. With per month. Tel: 081-6923163. Minimum 1 year. Tel: 081- Panoramic sea view, 1 bed- and 3 bathrooms. Pool, sala, Monthly rental: 75,000 baht. aircon. 2 phones. True TV. 6463895, 089-6493096. room, 90m from the beach. Jacuzzi, ADSL, cable TV. Contact K. Suchada. Tel: 084- Large concrete-walled yard. CHALONG BEACH ADSL, 42” plasma TV, DVD Short-term rental from 6,700- 8436837. Email: suchada_ 300m from Chalong Pier. Furnished, 3-bedoom town- KATHU HOUSE REC, pool and garage. Call for 8,400 baht/day. Tel: 081-259- [email protected] For de- Long-term rent: 45,000 baht house, views, pool, garage. Modern, furnished house. True more information. Tel: 084- 6052. Email: phuket-beach tails, visit: www.phuket- a month. For details call 081- 10,500 baht per month. Tel: TV. Phone line. 17,000 baht/ 8473304. [email protected] island-homes.com 5697127. 089-4706104. month. Tel: 085-6919182. May 3 - 9, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 47 Property Gazette

Property Property Accommodation Building Wanted Services Available Products & Services PROPERTY WANTED HOUSE FROM PATONG I am interested in high-end WELLTA APARTMENT AND seaview condo in Phuket area. Houses from Wellta. You ROOMS Email with details and contact want to rent or buy a house Apartment and rooms for POOL SALT info. Email: [email protected] on my island? Maybe I can long-term rent. 8,000- CHLORINATOR help you. My mame is Wellta. 25,000 bath per month. Tel: Self cleaning, electronic, 2- LAND WANTED IN Tel: 081-9680309. Email: 076-512151,089-2909567. year warranty. New – still CHALONG AREA [email protected] For more information visit: in the box. 25,000 baht. For info visit my website at: Approx 600sqm or 160sq wah www.brommathaihouse.com LOFT-STYLE FLATS: For more info Tel: 084- www.houseinphuket.com KATA LUXURY 1368154, 086-6845368. wanted in Chalong or Rawai KATHU APARTMENTS area. Price negotiable. Please Email us at info@hite KATA DELUXE Secure, convenient location. in quiet location. 1 and 3 bed- contact Mr Roy. Tel: 081- mp.co.za. or visit: www. APARTMENTS Long-term rental: 8-9,000 baht rooms. Furnished. Western 1876940. Email: bathman VILLA hitemp.co.za One- and two-bedroom per month. Tel: 084-8502926. kitchen. Huge terrace. Long- or [email protected] MANAGEMENT OFFERED apartments available at Email: [email protected] short-term rent. Tel: 089- 14,000,18,000 and 27,000 5926890. Email: north8 LONG-TERM RENTAL by self-employed person. I have 7 years’ experience baht per month. Minimum ROOM FOR RENT, [email protected] Household wanted for family. Location: rental of 6 months. Tel: 081- PATONG Patong, Kata or Karon. Please with real estate and property Services management in Australia. 2705374. Email: orcella@ Nice rooms, aircon, fridge, contact for more information. phuket.ksc.co.th F or further ceiling fan, cable TV, pool. THE LOFTS, Tel: 084-8989274. Have worked with hotel management in Phuket re- details, please visit: Daily rate from 500 baht. SURIN BEACH sort for 3 years. Can provide www.alexmalcolm.net/ Monthly: 8,000 baht. Contact ABOUT 1 RAI high-quality service and villa apartments_files/orcella_ Andrew. Tel: 076-512155, WITH SEA VIEW management at fair prices. residence.html 087-2825086. WANTED Can carry out professional at a maximum of 6 million baht. duties set out in management Kata, Chalong, Rawai, Nai agreement, including house- KATA SEAVIEW DELUXE Harn. Contact with details. keeping & maintenance of APARTMENT APARTMENTS Tel: 089-9728544. Email: property. Can organize flight 1 or 2 bedrooms, air condi- FOR RENT 1- and 2-bedroom loft- [email protected] tickets and activities as well tioning, kitchen, cable TV, New studio apartments in style apartment. Ultra as other requests. Contact ADSL. Daily or long-term Patong for long-term rent. modern design open-plan LAND WANTED for additional information. rent, from 16,000 baht per Best location on Nanai Rd. living at its best. Sit on in Kata-Karon, Chalong or Phu- Tel:087-1006111. Email: month. Tel: 084-8381421, Low price. Contact K. Kitty. your balcony overlooking ket City. Between 150 and luckypam @gmail.com 089-8749147. English, German, Thai. Tel: Surin Beach. Within walk- 800sqm. Tel: 086-1203660. 076-340920,081970- ing distance of restau- 1479, 081-8928526. Fax: rants, bars, taxis and HOUSE WANTED NEW ROOM FOR 076-340920. Email: ATMs. All apartments We have a client who wants VILLA CALL-OUT RENT IN PATONG Peter@phuket-best homes. feature 42" flat panel to buy a 3- or 4-bedroom SERVICE, 24-HRS Aircon, fridge, cable TV, ter- com TVs and fully equipped house in Chalong or Pa Khlok. What happens when a pipe race, daily cleaning. 500 baht Smeg kitchens. From Must be on a managed estate. breaks in your roof at 2 per day or 9,000 baht per 37,500 baht per month. Up to 7 million baht. Tel: 076- am? What happens if you month. Contact at Tel: 089- PHUKET HOTEL Visit: www.phuketwest. 271315. Email: info@phuket- rent out your villa and 7284005 or send email to: APARTMENT com for further informa- Hotel apartment, best location landandhomes.com something breaks? Who [email protected] tion. Special offer for mid- in Phuket City. Fully furnished, can you call? We offer a season: Free Wi-Fi. complete call-out and in- free high-speed Internet ac- LAND IN RAWAI OR PATONG STUDIO cess, short- and long-term NAI HARN spection service. Please APARTMENT contact us for more de- rental. Tel: 076-232494. Fax: 2-STORY HOUSE Looking for a plot between Close to beach and entertain- 076-221498.Email: WITH PORCH 200 and 800sqm to build a tails. Tel: 027-281327, ment area. Modern, fur- 081-8954480. Email: sutida@sinohousephuket. 2-story house with porch in house. Please contact for info nished, cable TV, ADSL, pool, com For more info visit: www. quiet area and sea view near Tel: 085-7955383. [email protected] parking. Tel: 084-8473304. PHUKET HOME sinohousephuket.com Kata Beach. Aircon, cable TV. MAINTENANCE Very sad to be leaving. Contact Construction, renovation, KAMALA at Tel: 089-2914211. electricians, plumbers, car- Classified Advertisements Private 2-bedroom 2-bath- penters, painters, tilers, gar- room bungalow, built to inter- PATONG deners, keycard setting, sand Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. national standards, walking GUESTHOUSE wash and gutter. Contact K. Then hand it to any of our agents. distance to shops & beach. Unusual guesthouse. Free Rin. Tel: 084-1935124. Sat TV, aircon, ADSL, phone. Wi-Fi, safe, True TV, king- No pets. Tel: 076-385293, sized bed, fridge, hot shower. |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| (heading) 081-8931360. Email: Quiet location! Email or phone. noi@phuketinvestments. 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Please contact for more 202585, 089-1968449. |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Email: lakeviewapartment- see our website at: info at Tel: 086-8387570. Email: www.pools4fun.com [email protected] [email protected] Classified ads are charged per line. Each line is 120 baht, with a minimum of 4 lines (heading included) per ad. All advertising must be paid for in advance. Deadline for Property Gazette page: Friday 3 pm. Looking for land to buy? Deadline for all other ads: Saturday 12 noon. See more classified ads at www.phuketgazette.net 48 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS May 3 - 9, 2008 Boats & Marine

3 GOOD DINGHYS WOODWORK & STAINLESS STEEL CHOLAMARK FAMILY SAILING FOR SALE PRICED TO SELL BOAT REPAIR DOLPHIN FOR SALE HYPERLON RIB DINGHY Cholomark 2.7m RIB inflat- POWER CRUISER Specialized in wood working Handmade stainless steel 3.9 meters. In good condition. 4.52m/15ft. Easy sail for able, 12’ C2Byte Hi-perfor- Built in 2001. for boats and houses, we are dolphin (1.80 m long) for sale. 15hp Yamaha engine. Price: husband-wife, parent-child mance sailing, 8’ rowing yacht Twin Cummins engines, now opening our new office 20,000 baht. Email: info@ 110,000 baht. Call or email. combos. Outstanding stability tender. For more information, radar, sounder, GPS, and workshop in the Boat La- klausharbauer.com Tel: 081-5399560. Email: and fiberglass hull. Designed call Tel: 089-9726017 or radio, water maker, full goon. Our services include: [email protected] to be sailed by a man and a Email: [email protected] galley, 4 double cabins and - Boat storage and mainte- ESTATE SALE woman. Can deliver exciting much more. nance 24ft fiberglass and wood con- CENTER CONSOLE, performance without using ONAN MARINE Tel: 081-9390176. - Full hull repairs struction. 2.5-liter diesel in- 6-METER IMPORT spinnaker or trapeze. Small board outboard. Many extras. Our best bargain! Quick sale for GENERATOR Email us at - Internal works class on island, so can race. Teak interior. Price: 500,000 cash. Contact Andrew for 7.5kVA single phase, 220V. [email protected] Four hours free tuition with - Teakwood works baht. Call or email for more de- more information. Tel: 081- sale. 125,000 baht. Wind Good working conditon. Ask- Must be seen. ing 165,000 baht. Please - Teakwood accessories tails. Tel: 076-388478, 083- 8941530, 083-3927150. comes free. Tel: 081-539- contact for more information. For details please see our - Fiberglass repairs 5207308. Email: gerybfoster Email: wunchart-thannawat@ 9560. Email: oystcove@ Tel: 081-5368188. Email: website at - Spray painting @hotmail.com hotmail.com loxinfo.co.th www.phuketisland.com [email protected] - Boat building We also work with home fur- S/S DUAL TRUMPET NEW CATAMARAN niture, kitchens, and built-in or HORN moveable bars, counters, 12V, stainless steel,123dB rat- work desks and more. ing. Length:18.5” width: 8” Tel: 076-243089, 081-968- height 5”. Tel: 081-2719390. 3118. Fax 076-242742. Email: [email protected] www.procarpentering.com

1987 MASTANG 38 BENETEAU FIRST 51 A proven performer with all Maverick 38ft Catamaran. the upgraded comforts for New in Phuket – December long extended sailing holidays 2008. Visit website for or fast racing with her proven range of S African-manu- performance design by Ger- factured cats. I am in man Frers. US$305,000. Phuket until mid-May, will Contact Simpson Marine for visit often. Trade inquiries full details. Tel: 076-239768. are welcome. Tel:+27-82- Sports Cruiser 2006. One 8930461, 084-7443269. very remarkable sport Fax: +27-44-8781538. cruiser; fully serviced and CCYD 55 Email: themarinetrade@ maintained from new with gmail.com For further de- light engine hours and an ex- This is a proven blue-water tails visit: www.themarine tensive equipment list for cruising yacht from the well trade.com comfort. This is one not to known CCYD boat yard in miss. Call Simpson Marine for Italy. She has just undergone full details. Tel: 076-239768. a cosmetic tidy-up and is now up for sale for the first time in SEA RAY 260 17 years. Her large volume ac- SUNDANCER 2006 STARSHIP YACHTS commodation and detailed Fully equipped and ready to Bringing the best of Europe to woodwork make this a very go. A perfect sports boat for Phuket! Tel: 076-273378, attractive cruising yacht at a the local area, for day trips or 084-4425460. Email: very attractive price of extended overnight adven- [email protected] 140,000 euro. tures with all the comforts, www.starshipyachts.com even air conditioning. 4.5- Contact SPEEDBOAT HULL Simpson Marine million-baht road trailer in- cluded. Contact Simpson Great price: 450,000 baht. for full details. Marine for full details. Tel: 33ft, 3 years old. As new. Tel: 076-239768. 076-239768. Tel: 083-2029620. Email: [email protected] May 3 - 9, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 49 Island Job Mart

SITE BUILDING RESTAURANT STAFF SUPERVISOR for Black and White 24/7, Development and construc- Kathu. Contact K. Nat (Thai tion company seeks foreigner Staff). Please contact for to fill position of site building futher information. Tel: 086- supervisor. Minimum experi- 9432976. ence required. Call for more details. Tel: 086-0626210. Email: patrick@oceanic-glo GOOD COMMISSION bal.com Thai or foreigner with good English, computer skills and TEACHERS 2-3 years’ experience in REQUIRED the property industry. Work for ECC at schools in Please contact for further MOUNTAIN BIKE DUE TO Phuket City. Teach children information. Tel: 087- TOUR LEADER HIGH SALES of all ages. Contact Neil. 3877182. Amazing Bike Tours is look- We require more of the fol- Tel: 089-1398453. Email: ing for a tour leader. Must lowing positions: drivers, [email protected] be passionate about biking, driver assistants, sales, MASSAGE AND SPA speak excellent English and marketing & orders. Appli- TELEMARKETER provide great customer ser- cants should be Thai nation- we are looking for a manager, required. English speaking. Con- vice. Contact for informa- als and speak English. Please cashier and massage lady. tact expats to make appoint- tion. Tel: 087-2632031. contact for futher information Must be service-minded. Con- ment. Good commission rates Email: jameshembrow@ Tel: 076-376303. Email: tact K Pui. Tel: 085-7859239. of 20%. Tel: 089-8685143. hotmail.com [email protected] Gazette Online Classifieds – 10,000 readers every day! 50 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS May 3 - 9, 2008 Island Job Mart

SALES STAFF PEARL ISLAND WANTED PROPERTY New company is looking for Sales and marketing. 2 po- experienced Thai sales sitions. Qualified candi- staff. English language re- dates, age 25-35, must quired. For futher informa- have a bachelor’s degree tion call Tel: 084-6470468. and a minimum of one year’s experience in prop- MARINE TECHNICIAN erty sales and marketing. Sailing yacht-charter company Must also be fluent in En- is looking for a technical man- glish (written and spoken), ager. Good salary for qualified have a driving license and candidate. Email: thailand@ be proactive with good pre- dreamyachtcharter.com sentation and computer skills. Tel: 076-362600, 081-970 4173. Fax: 076- Employment 362602. Please contact by Wanted email and enclose your CV. Email: joop@anchanvillas. com For further details SALES MANAGER Male, 42, Dutch national Sales please visit our website at REPUTABLE LAW www.anchanvillas.com Manager with +20 years FIRM SEEKS sales experience. Fluent in 1. Executive Assistant Dutch and English, basic F & B STAFF - Good English knowledge of German. Please REQUIRED - Excellent organizational skills contact for more details at Tel: Thai Boxing & Fitness Gym @ - Translation skills 087-0072366. Email: Phuket, Thailand requires En- [email protected] glish-speaking Thai staff to 2. Junior Assistant work in our gym restaurant & - Good English bar. Duties will include making IRISHMAN, 42 - Ability to work in a team Seeking position in any field. fruit drinks, helping in the 3. Junior Accountant kitchen, and waiting on tables. Experienced driver, bus and Above average salary paid for - Ability to comprehend simple heavy goods vehicles. Tel: quality workers! Accommoda- accounting data 076-381920, 085-7920452. tion available. Tel: 087-389- Salary and benefits subject to Email: [email protected] 9228. Email: martnee3@ experience. Please contact for rawaimuaythai.com. For fur- additional details. Tel: 085- 1618251. Email: siripansa _ HOTEL, DIVING, ther details, please visit web- SALES site at www.rawai muay [email protected] thai.com Male, 43, Swiss national, sales manager (13 years of advertising experience), ho- PROPERTY CARE CHEF & WAITRESS, JUNGCEYLON tel business (head waiter) SERVICES and diving ( PADI instructor). Electronic Security Sales Ex- Chefs and waitresses Fluent in German, English and ecutive required. Thai na- wanted for a restaurant/ French (basic knowledge of tionals, degree in a related cafe opening soon at Thai and Italian). I am looking field, 2 or more years’ sales Jungceylon shopping cen- forward to hearing from you experience. Please contact ter. Good location! Contact soon. Kind Regards Stefan. for more information Tel: K. Oh for more information Tel: 087-2684981. Email: 076-376557, 081-9586879. at Tel: 087-8810300 or stefanhaldenstein@hotmail. Fax: 076-376560. Email: Email: [email protected] com scott @pcs.co.th Looking for a job? Looking for a better quality candidate? Find more Recruitment Classifieds at www.phuketgazette.net! May 3 - 9, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 51 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

OFFICE FURNITURE GUESTHOUSE, BAR Articles Armchairs, chairs, desks, FOR HOTEL ROOMS Bar and 2-room apartment. 7 ELEGANT BAKERY AND For Sale computer tables – all for sale OR FOR HOME guest rooms, Nanai Rd, SHOPHOUSE RESTAURANT at just half of their new price. DECORATION Patong. Contact Jorge. Tel: Bargain: 4-story shop- for sale. Please visit www. Also have an aircon unit for The Phendek foundation is 080-0413071. house with Chanote. Fully bakeryforsale.info MATTRESSES sale. Only 10,000 baht. Tel: offering about 78 teakwood equipped restaurant on 1st FOR SALE 076-346004, 087-2642598. woodcarvings in frames PUGWASH BAR, and 2nd floors. Fully fur- rd RESTAURANT 25 hotel mattresses, good Fax: 076-346004. Email: 100cm x 45 cm as well as a SOI DONGTAN nished apartment on 3 condition. 1,500 baht each. [email protected] number of teakwood carved and 4th floors. Value: 6.7 FOR SALE Fully stocked bar with pool Ao Nang, Krabi. Well estab- Tel: 081-9684978. statues. The money for table and dartboard. Lease million baht. Now priced at these teakwood items will be only 5.5 million baht. Have lished since May 2000. Rec- PRIVATE SALE paid until Oct 1, 2008. Quick ommended by all major travel Gurios paintings, stereo, an- used for 2008 scholarships. to move out. Please contact LIKE-NEW sale: 900,000 baht. Tel: 083- companies. 2 floors, 100 tique oriental carpets. Call For more info please call for more information. Tel: 9-BALL POOL TABLE 5965465. Email: stellan_ seats, 2 bars, European Heyno. Please contact for Arunee (Thai) 086-9438136 081-8915602. [email protected] kitchen and restrooms. Base- Size: 4'x8'. Slate top, new more information. Tel: 080- or Chris (Eng) 081-5393668. ment is rented out on annual felt, new set of balls, all ac- 1453483. Email: heinogeick ONLINE TRAVEL BIZ cessories. Delivery & instal- contract. Contract registered @yahoo.com.sg Worldwide online hotel res- GREAT DEAL! lation included. Price: on Chanote, expires on 30-04- SPONSOR ervation business for sale BUSINESS SALES 60,000 baht. Tel: 081-823- 2016. Rent paid til 27-02- PANASONIC 29” TV a needy child. The Phuket Inter- (relocatable). Established in & RENTAL UNIT 4627, 084-2901645. Fax: national Women’s Club is a vol- 2010. Asking price: 4.5 million Panasonic TV with cabinet. 2001. Includes 15 related - Hotel for sale: 3 rai, newly 076-264461. Email: ying@ unteer organization raising baht. Tel: 075-637258, 089- Selling due to relocation back to websites targeting custom- renovated boutique re- phuketpooltables.com funds for educational scholar- 5873533. Email: j.aonang UK. Bought in December for ers globally. Large existing sort, great deal, best loca- ships. We rely on the goodwill @gmx.de 8,000 baht, will accept 5,000 client database. Fully opera- tion in Patong. BEDS & OUTDOOR baht – no offers. Buyer collects. of donors and sponsors – small tional system. Asking price: and large. If you would like to - Hotel for sale: 55 rooms LOOKING FOR FURNITURE Must collect on May 3 only. only 1.5 million baht as fast in 5-rai area, small luxury INVESTOR(S) 2 new single beds & mat- Please contact for more infor- put something back into the sale needed. Tel: 083- community in which you live, resort located in the quiet 2 million to 12 million baht for tresses: 4,500 baht per set. mation. Tel: 089-0313472. 2014621. Email: whisper end of Patong. New con- hotel in Patong. Located on New computer desk: 600 Email: [email protected] contact us to find out more [email protected] about giving a prize or being a struction, clean and great the beach. Also businesses baht. 2 bar stools: 500 baht atmosphere. associated with the leisure each. Outdoor furniture: 4 MULTIGYM sponsor. Contact Carol (Tel: GUESTHOUSE AND 087-4178860 or carol.fryer - Hotel for rent: best loca- industry and building trade. new chairs + table: 8,000 Large, four stations, excellent RESTAURANT @piwc.info) or K. Sue (Tel: tion in Phuket City. Excellent monthly returns guar- baht. 4 wooden chairs + condition. Moving, so must sell in Patong for sale or rent. Lo- 087-2776948 or email: Please contact via email anteed. Can use hotel as secu- table: 4,000 baht. 2 rattan quickly. All offers considered. cated opposite the main en- [email protected]). for an appointment. Email: rity for your investment. Call chairs + table: 3,500 baht. Please contact for more infor- trance to Royal Paradise Ho- [email protected] for further info. Tel: 085- Photos available. Tel: 076- mation. Tel: 087-2752808. tel. 6 guest rooms with 7913048. 383280, 086-2817605. Email: [email protected] shower, toilet, air conditioning, Email: paradise@phuket- Business TV. Very comfortable. Staff PALM FARM house-land.com MONGOOSE Opportunities rooms and restaurant with 90,000 palms, 300 species, COFFEE SHOP Rockodile, 21-speed, 1 month very nice equipment. Kitchen set in beautiful countryside at FOR SALE LADIES’ JEWELRY old: 7,000 baht. Cold-drink in good condition with high- Ban Beung, Chonburi. The land Located near Kata Beach. Call for more information. - Accurist 21-jewel wrist- fridge, 2x5ft: 4,000 baht. Com- RESTAURANT standard equipment. 14 mil- and three-bedroom bungalow watch. Offers. paq desktop computer: 8,000 lion baht. Tel: 081-8956587, is rented. Established 13 Tel: 083-1058885. Email: FOR SALE [email protected] - 9ct gold lady’s emerald- baht. Tel: 084-6288450. Good location on main road to 086-2697093, 001-4917- years. Farang owner working type dress ring. Offers. Nai Harn Beach. Trading 7 26730124. Email: torudofpanz away and has no time. It’s an Tel: 087-9223242. Email: years. Please contact for @hotmail.com enjoyable, healthy hobby as BANGLA RD [email protected] Bulletins more information. Tel: 085- well as a business. 40 million BAR FOR SALE 785031, 081-9586723. RESTAURANT baht in stock. Gving it away at in Soi Gonzo. Long lease. 40 3 COMPUTERS FORMING ARTISTS’ FOR LEASE 2.5 million baht due to ill months cheap rent. Good & 4 NOTEBOOKS COMMUNITY Cape Panwa. Enjoys excellent health. Tel: 02-3939642, 085- profits. Only 1.9 million baht. 8,000 to 12,000 baht. Also International artist living on profits with low overheads. 2441122 (K. Yupin on 081- Please contact for more infor- BARS AND 9490636). Email: chrisred87 mation. Tel: 081-8949960. have externals: DVD-RWs for Phuket wishing to organize lo- GUESTHOUSES Fantastic panoramic sea 2,000 to 3,000 baht, and cal artists and people inter- views. Provides 2 work per- @yahoo.com Bangla and Nanai. Many mits. Contact Simon. Tel: Mac accessories, including a ested in art to share work and business opportunities. Matrox card for special video ideas to better the community 084-3047700. ROOFTOP For further details and HOTEL FOR SALE RESTAURANT at only 25,000 baht. Tel: 076- and each of us individually. more information please 346004, 087-2642598. Fax: Tel: 076-381937, 087- in central Patong. Long for rent on the top floor of visit: www.janeproperty BOOKS FOR SALE lease. Good value for Sinthavee Hotel, Phuket 076-346004. Email: georges 0716063. Fax: 076-381937. phuket.com [email protected] Email: [email protected] Many language books and money. Long- and short- City. Convenient for a res- about 5,000 used books term stays. Excellent loca- taurant or bar. Also, a dis- with bookshelf. Quick sale: tion. Many backpacker and cotheque on the 2nd floor 350,000 baht. Contact K. bar staff clients. Call Mark (with license). Email: Agents for Classified Advertising Pui. Tel: 084-1705552. at 085-0300612. [email protected]

PHUKET Julapan Stationery Tel: 076-282254 Chaofa East Rd (next to Siam Commercial Bank)

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

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

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

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

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

Deli Supermarket Tel: 076-342275 Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, Patong Fax: 076-344314 52 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS May 3 - 9, 2008 Tout, Trader & Trupet

ANDAMAN LEGAL ADVISERS 26 Hongyok Utit Rd, Talad Yai, Samkong, Phuket. Asso- ciated with Advocates and Solicitors Bangkok, Phuket and UK. We provide a wide range of high-quality and specialized legal services to individual and corporate cli- ents. - Legal consultations - Conveyancing and commercial - Alien business establishment - Tax planning; properties - Bookkeeping - Notarial services - Trademark and patent licenses - Immigration and work permits - Wills, marriage, divorce - Settlement agreement GUESTHOUSE - Juristic contract NIGHTCLUB IN IN KATA KATA CENTER for sale. 3 rooms, kitchen. - Translation Offer a good price. Tel: 083- Please contact for more 3381625. information. Tel: 076-236124, LAND AND BUSINESS 02-5113264, 20% RETURN 081-9377219. Prices from 3 million to 30 Email: million baht. Little or no work [email protected] or [email protected] involved. 20% return each READ TRUE SECRETS year. Tel: 087-2795021. Website: www.haroldstock.com Find true things. People and Email: [email protected] places often never advertised. Please contact for more infor- SUCCESSFUL BAR VISA & LEGAL mation. Tel: 081-4151894. FOR SALE SERVICES Email: thephuketmaster@ On Nanai Rd. League pool yahoo.com KATA NIGHT BAZAAR table, 42” plasma TV, own 3.5 MILLION BAHT sound system, fully stocked. SAFETY BOX - The only night club in Kata- 31-month lease on bar, cheap 22v electronic safety boxes in Karon and Chalong area. No rent, 750,000 baht. Tel: 084- excellent condition. 2 keys for competition! 8520862. each. Will sell to highest bidder - 3-story (mezzanine/balcony (minimum 22,000 baht). included), stock room, Please contact Mermaid Re- kitchen. Business sort. Tel: 076-345670. Email: - Disco is located in a ‘gov- Products & [email protected] ernment zoning area’. Services Company registration - Top brand sound, lighting, ACCOUNTANT 2,229 baht; 1-year visa & LAWYER effects and visual equip- 7,900 baht; retirement visa SRIRUNG THAI Accounting & taxes, legal ser- ment and systems, new 7,900 baht; work permit MASSAGE vices, visas, work permits, with 2-year warranties. 7,900 baht; UK & US visa - Thai pressure-point massage property, corporate litigation, 19,999 baht. No more visa - Have government licence. etc. Inter Audit Co Ltd, T.S.T. - Thai herbal compress runs, get a 1-year visa for - All materials, equipment, Business Law Co Ltd. Tel: - Foot massage only 7,900 baht. Establish furniture, air conditioning 076-384110, 089-2095903, your Thai company today to and coolers are new with - Oil massage 086-6552004. warranties. - Massage for migranes and buy land or start your busi- - 3rd floor has 4 newly fur- insomnia ness for only 2,229 baht. Property title search, sales THE P.O.S. SOLUTION nished rooms with cable TV Home visit on request. Con- contract and land registra- Food to go. Patong & Partner and air conditioning. tact Sirung Hanukul. Tel: 086- tion. Thailand’s largest legal Co Ltd. EuCaSoft Compe- 9440242. - 2 rooms with balcony and service network. Always tence and Distribution Cen- gardens/city view (Kata). low prices by our licensed ter. 157/8 Nanai Rd. Patong, Kathu, Phuket 83150. Tel/ - 2 rooms without balcony TOURS IN PHUKET Thai lawyers. and sea view. Fax: 076-512306. Email: Plan 2 cultural and jungle Please contact for more Tel: 087-6899679. information. [email protected] tours. For full-day trips with Website: www.eucasoft- Email: English-speaking guide. En- Tel: 076-290376 asia.com [email protected] trance fees, return journey, Email: info@siam- transfers, set Thai meal and legal.com SALON & SPA drinks included. For more ARE YOU A for lease or rent with all info call Tel: 081-6911955 MANUFACTURER equipment included. In the or email: plan2phuket@ JEAB’S JUMPING of merchandise? Caps, um- basement of Fantasia in gmail.com CASTLES brellas, T-shirts and polo shir- ts, football shirts or sports tro- Phuket City. Please contact 8 models. for more information. Tel: phies? Please contact me. I For children’s parties. 086-5930086. PHUKET WEDDING am setting up a new company SPECIALIST Please contact for more selling advertising merchan- Tel: 076-617274, 081-370- information. dise in Phuket. I was a profes- PHI PHI 2114. Email: info@krabi- Tel: 081-8939742. sional in this business in Eu- 13-bedroom guesthouse for wedding.com For details, www.phuket rope. For English call Tel: 081- sale. Tel: 081-7475293. please see our website at: jumpingcastles.com 5393668. For Thai call Tel: www.phuket-discovery.com 086-9438136. May 3 - 9, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 53 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

EVERYTHING Club HALF PRICE Personals Membership I’m leaving Thailand. Every- Available thing is half price or less. For further details, phone John BACKGAMMON Leinfelder. Tel: 084-849- Retired businessman looking PHUKET 1091. Email: jleinfelder@ for backgammon players in COUNTRY CLUB gmail.com Phuket. Please contact for Full family membership in more information. Tel: 081- Phuket Country Club for sale BMW F650GS 5778443. at 570,000 baht. Email: gmoe SIDE PANNIERS [email protected] 1 pair of BMW side panniers for a F650GS with mounting FEMALE FRIEND rack and bolts. Lightly used, BLUE CANYON GOLF Handsome and fun guy, in- MEMBERSHIP very good condition. 20,000 baht. Tel: 085-7817002. dependent business owner, Individual membership. Will generous and looking for sell to highest bidder. Mini- Email: keldknudsen.ic@ gmail.com Thai girl age 20 to 35, slen- mum bid: 880,000 baht. der and fit, for friendship Transfer fee shared 50-50. and possible marriage, Tel: 084-3054333. Email: Mobile Phones should speak some English. jurgenin [email protected] Please contact via email to: [email protected] GOLF MEMBERSHIP 8GB APPLE IPHONE FOR SALE Camera, Bluetooth, color Full family membership at screen, email/Web, GPRS, Pets Phuket Country Club for GPS, IRDA, Infrared, Java sale. Please contact for ASUS G1 LAPTOP enabled, MMS enabled, more information. Tel: 089- 40,000 baht. 06/2007. 1- MP3 player, polyphonic ring 2881520. Email: peterc_33 year warranty left. Contact tones, radio, streaming PLEASE HELP ME @yahoo.com or look on web for specs. video, USB, vibration, war- Tel: 081-8933462. Email: ranty. 22,500 baht. Email: Computers [email protected] [email protected]

ENGLISH Dive Gear Personal computer man. Sales, service, Services Hello. I'm Khao, a recently repair, tuition. Tel: 084- BAUER COMPRESSOR 6257744. rescued soi dog (though I FOR SALE don't behave like one) and I Bauer Mariner 200E + P21/ DATING ONLINE urgently need a loving, STOLEN LAPTOP P31 housing. 420,000 baht. Personals and dating service. NAUTILUS SURFSHOP On the morning of April 27, a stable home. I adore hu- Camera & Tel: 089-8141092. Email: It has never been easier to We sell surfboards of all sizes, thief broke into my house and mans. I’m loyal, obedient [email protected] meet people. You will soon boogie boards and skimboards. Equipment stole two laptops. The one that and sociable with other ani- find that many others in your Please contact for more infor- works is a nearly new Acer mals. I’m toilet trained (I’ll area are looking for that mation. Tel: 076-284183, 089- 4320. If you can help with any tell you when I need to go) VERY SMALL Golf Stuff someone special, just as you 8749147. info, call +61-85-8894001 or and I want nothing more camcorder. New Canon are. Email: [email protected] email: [email protected] than to be included in your camcorder. Bought new for Website: www.she.info life. I’m a good girl in the SPONSOR ME 300K 16,900 baht. Selling for 8,500 CELEBRITY GOLF car, calm to shampoo, quiet baht. Tel: 081-2945441. COMPUTER P4 A celebrity golf tour will take in restaurants and playful at Make 100k every 90 days. AMD Athlon 1700+ 768M PIANO TEACHER Almost a brand name. place from May 26 to 29 in home and on the beach. I’m RAM, 40GB HDD. Modem. Patong. This is a unique event WANTED 3 years old, fully vacci- Please contact for more Charity Need piano teacher for 8-year- Windows XP. 10,000 baht. where players of all handicaps nated, neutered, happy, information. Tel: 081- old beginner. Will pay well. Please contact K. Jannie. Tel: can play a round of golf with healthy and ready to be- 4151894. Tel: 083-3909076. Email: FREE FRAMED 085-7906062. celebrities from the UK’s top- come a valuable member of peches_et_creme13@ boat pictures. More than 30 class football, snooker and en- your family. Please call to- hotmail.com GET YOUR .ASIA NOW! framed pictures of Phuket dive COMPUTER tertainment worlds. Each day. .ASIA domains available on boats from the past few years. FOR SALE evening you will be enter- Tel: 087-2697414. first-come, first-served basis. Anyone interested can come Pentium 4. Many extras. tained by the celebrities at MASSAGE AT Email: Hurry! Tel: 089-2350969. and pick them up, all for free. 12,000 baht. ASCO laptop Phuket Graceland Resort. YOUR PLACE liz@catalystcommuni Email: [email protected] Email: info@warmwater HP. New. With guarantee. Email: jsogden@talisman- Relax and enjoy Thai oil, deep cations.org Website: www.lfr-asia.com divers.com Tel: 081-2945451. energy.com tissue massage in your home. 10am-9pm. Please contact Ms Da. Tel: 089-0503945. GOLDEN RETRIEVER GOLF GEAR puppies for sale, dewormed, FOR SALE LEARN GERMAN vacinated. Please contact for PRIVATE LESSONS more information. Tel: 087- New Graham pro bag. 1,500 German lessons for beginners 0543034 (Monday to Friday baht. Clubs, etc, 2,000 baht. in Phuket. Tel: 076-283531, after 2pm, Saturday to Sun- Contact for more information. 081-4450925. day anytime). Tel: 080-7004871.

Miscellaneous Take for Sale me home PARAGLIDER Paraglider wing: 15,000 with baht. Please contact for you! more info. Tel: 085-793- 2144. Email: mauijimmer @yahoo.com Soi Dog Foundation Tel: 081-7884222

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OPEL CORSA CAR FOR SALE CLASSIC BMW 2002 Saloon Cars FOR SALE Leaving Thailand. 1995 Nissan 1974 black. All original. Pickups ISUZU D-MAX CAB 4 Beautiful and in excellent sedan. Perfect condition. Driven daily. New tires. CD MIRA DAIHATSU condition. Blue, fully insured. 180,000 baht obo. Tel: 084- player. Taxed. 150,000 baht. ISUZU D MAX 2005 12 years old, red, CD player, 180,000 baht ono. Please 8491091. Email: jleinfelder@ Tel: 086-9488139. 120,000km, 4WD, black, 4 65,000 baht. Tel:084-509- contact for more information. gmail.com doors. Price: 490,000 baht. Tel: 087-2781583. 9652, 089-8728468. MAZDA 323 Tel: 081-9797473. Email: MAZDA MX5 [email protected] 5-door, cheap, 49,000 baht. HONDA CITY V-TEC CHEVROLET OPTRA Showroom condition. Well LT SS maintained by lady driver. Good condition, air condition- 2003. 100,000km. Perfect Top model, Sept 2004, auto, NISSAN NV 2006 model. Metallic black, 35,000km. Price: 1.25 million ing, stereo and lots of new condition. Runs great. 3.0L, 29,800km, insured, full ser- 2005 MODEL 32,000km, one-year war- baht. Tel: 087-0804258 parts. Contact Sunny for automatic, only one owner. vice, very good condition. 30,000 km, auto, red, guaran- ranty. Just serviced, excellent more information. Tel: 083- Price: 510,000 baht. Con- 435,000 baht. Tel: 076-383- tee. Asking price: 285,000 condition. 450,000 baht. Tel: 2525509, 084-1841856. tact for more details. Tel: 280, 086- 2817605. Email: DAIHATSU MIRA baht. Tel: 081-8937068. 076-528016, 089-2262612. Excellent runner. New tires. 087-2709093. Email: anut [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Move forces sale. 85,000 baht. TOYOTA AVANZA Please contact for more infor- Metallic silver , 2005 S-ver- TOYOTA SPORT 1996 AUDI A4 AUTO FOR SALE mation. Tel: 087-2630948. sion. 58,000km. Leather CRUISER PICKUP FOR SALE Nissan station wagon, 1999, seats, automatic. Space for 7 Ford Ranger 2.5 turbo, four- green, new wheels. Includes people. 380,000 baht. Tel: door with gull door at rear. insurance until August 2008. SAAB 9,000CSE VIGGEN 1996 076-323459, 089-729- Tax and insurance. Only Please contact for more de- 1113. Email: richard_melen 50,000km. Lightly used Recently modified with a tails. Tel: 081-7281887. @hotmail.com 360,000 baht. Please con- Toyota Camry engine for tact for more infomation. easy and low-cost FORD LASER Tel: 081-5399560. TOYOTA ESTIMA maintenance. TIERRA SV 1.8L, 190,000km, dual air- Only 150,000 baht! Nov 2003 model. 62,400km. bag, new aircon, trans, 7-seater, first-class condi- Great condition, service his- Diesel, auto, 2WD. Price: 2000 RANGER tion, automatic with new Please contact for tory. Black. 4 years old. Call for brakes, radi. Only 190,000 more info. 470,000 baht. Tel: 081- XL PICKUP baht. Tel: 081-4760380. tires. Please contact for de- details. Tel: 089-2167220. 7283281. Maintained, CD player, aircon, tails. Tel: 084-4413633. Tel: 076-264399, 086- runs and looks great. 219,000 2711495. 2007 ALL-NEW CHEVROLET ZAFIRA baht. Call 086-2699145 for Email: wow FORD RANGER 4X4 more information. VIOS S LIMITED MAZDA 323 [email protected] 3.0L PICKUP 11 months old, only 4,000km. 4-DOOR, CHEAP! 4-wheel-drive ABS, 3.0L As-new condition. Top-of-the- Good condition. 5-speed, new Turbo. Reduced for quick sale 1994 CAR FOR SALE range, new S Limited model reg. and insurance. For sale at BMW 323i SPECIAL at 495,000 baht. 1.5 years Mitsubishi 4-door. Aircon, with all extras. Full Toyota 65,000 baht. Tel: 086-948- EDITION old. 29,000km. Excellent con- CD stereo. Nice car. Asking black leather interior. Auto- 8139. Email: jefdejong@ dition. Tel: 081-8957095. 100,000 baht. Please contact matic. HiD. Alloys. Front and hotmail.com Email: [email protected] for more information. Tel: 081-3709661. rear parking sensors. Toyota 2.2 Sport. Only 40,000km. Pearl serviced. 2-year Toyota CITROEN FOR SALE All checks done regularly. TOYOTA VIGO 2006 warranty remaining. Bargain AX 1.4. Dark green. 1994 Non-smoking driver and pas- Top of the line, low mileage. CHEVROLET PICKUP at 599,000 baht. Tel: 076- model. Aircon. 5-door hatch- sengers. Purchased for 1.4 Only 690,000 baht for quick 2007. New model,13,000km. 398233, 081-7197776. back. 110,000 baht. Contact million baht. Selling price: sale. Please contact for more Looks and drives as new. Email: [email protected] 399,000 baht. Please contact to view or for more informa- 2002 full-options model. Only 780,000 baht (negotiable). information. Tel: 086-9421969. tion. Tel: 083-1720876. Tel: 081-7975764. Email: Email: [email protected] for more information. Tel: HYUNDAI EXCEL GLS 2 Western owners. 8 air- 084-4413633. Email: [email protected] bags. Traction control, trip- [email protected] 1995 sedan, 5-speed manual, tronic gear box, electric 1996 NISSAN NV aircon. In good condition. seats. Computer, iPod dock NISSAN TEANA Power steering and windows, 2005 130,000 baht or nearest of- TOYOTA VIOS and anything else you can FOR SALE great air con, stereo, metallic MITSUBISHI STRADA fer. Tel: 086-2777647. Email: 2007 model with automatic think of. Must be seen to be Blue, 65,000km, 3 years old. silver, 55,000km. First-class 4-door, aircon. 30,000km. [email protected] transmission and full options. 33,000km. Urgent appreciated. Spotless condi- Good condition. 2,300cc. insurance. Perfect condition. Manual, insured, service sale at 510,000 baht. tion. Private sale but can of- New: 1.55 million baht. Now: 130,000 baht. Please call book. 285,000 baht ono. TOYOTA SOLUNA Please email for photos. fer a warranty. 999,000 900,000 baht. Tel: 081- 085-7981988 for more infor- Tel: 086-2727636. Email: 1.5 automatic, aircon, CD 8337836. mation. [email protected] Tel: 081-2713228. baht ono. Tel: 081-8954480. player. Just serviced, blue Email: security@mail2 book. 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BLACK TOYOTA JEEP TWO YAMAHA 4 x 4s 5-gear. 1990, 2 doors. Plastic Motorbikes V-MAXS FOR SALE Rentals A1 CAR RENTALS roof cover. Good condition. Tel: 077-425430, 085-069- Western owner. 150,000 4979. Contact for more de- CAR RENTAL FORD RANGER 4X4 baht. Tel: 084-1893427. VESPA 1964 tails. Email: doppelrapunzel@ gmx.net 10,000 to 20,000 baht per 1999 month, full insurance. Please MITSUBISHI contact for more information. STRADA 4X4 MOTORBIKES Tel: 089-4727304. Mega Cab, turbo, 5-speed, FOR SALE Yamaha Mio automatic and Fully insured. 12,000 to aircon, alloy wheels, MP3, SPECIAL PRICE! CD, Carryboy rack, full body Honda Wave manual. Two 20,000 baht per month. Tel: Car for rent. For more informa- kit. Farang owned, never used years old. 22,000 baht each. 089-8314703. Email: tion call 080-7008606. for work. 90,000km, great Tel: 081-5377137. Email: [email protected] Runs good, ready to drive. [email protected] Turbo, 2500cc, good condi- condition. 325,000 baht. Tel: 100,000 baht. Tel: 089- 087-2770946. Email: P.M.P. CAR RENTALS tion. 260,000 baht or best 2909567. New cars for rent: CHEAP CAR [email protected] 2001 FOR RENT offer. Tel: 081-3700563. Toyota Vios, Email: [email protected] HONDA PHANTOM Honda City type Z automatic HONDA CRV, 2004 NEW HARLEYS Red, excellent condition Yaris, Fortuner, FOR SALE 12,000 baht/month. Tel: Mint condition, one owner. 47,000km. 45,000 baht. Wish and Honda Jazz. 086-7432011.Email: 2 Fatboys: 105th, 1,584cc, 4WD MITSUBISHI 725,000 baht. Call for info. Please contact for more infor- woon_ [email protected] 1.3 million baht; and ultra- Tel: 083-1743880, Strada, Mega Cab, two-tone Tel: 081-2722008. mation. Tel: 076-393114. alloy wheels, CD player, Air- classic, year 2007, 1,584cc, 087-2646808. con. In great condition. 1.2 million baht with book. LANCER CEDIA ISUZU DMAX 2004 HONDA PHANTOM FOR RENT 295,000 baht. Tel: (English) Contact Sumon. Tel: 076- 200cc CARS FOR RENT 087-8875762, (Thai) 087- MUST SEE! 352069, 081-691934690, Fortuner, Vios, Jazz. Short Dark blue, econo engine, full Nice, dark-blue, 4-door, 4x4, Purple, very clean. Only insurance, special rate for 8844478. 086-9443922. Website: 11,000km. 59,000 baht. or long term. Please contact 3.0L turbo. 535,000 baht. www.ridethailand.com us for more information. long-term rent. Please con- Tel: 086-9421969. Email: Beautiful condition. Please tact for details. Tel: 081- contact for more information. Tel: 086-7432011. Email: FORTUNER SILVER [email protected] HARLEY TWIN-CAM [email protected] 7373720. Email: chaiya CUSTOM Tel: 081-8957095.Email: [email protected] 2.7L 2005 automatic [email protected] 74,000km. Good condition FORD RANGER One-off custom. Dropseat 4x4, 3.0L turbo. Sept 2006, frame from Germany, RST CARS FOR RENT RENT MY 4X4 800,000 baht. Please con- SUZUKI GSXR-750 blue, Western owner. Only front end/swingarm, HPU TOYOTA tact for more information. Low mileage, very fast, ex- Tel: 084-3049835. 26,000km. Rarely used. Reg- frwd ctrls, 3D air cleaner, dual- Tiger for 6 months, 60,000 cellent condition. Green st istered and insured. 545,000 braking inside/out calipers, baht, 1 -class insurance. Tel: book. 160,000 baht. Good baht ono. Tel: 081-8957095. XM 18x9 rear wheel with a 086-0760141. reason for sale. Contact for ISUZU RODEO Email: [email protected] 260 tire, carbon tank/fender, brake/pulley system rear, etc, photos and details. Email: NEW FORTUNER DRAGON EYE [email protected] MAZDA 4X4 etc. Some options available, SMART FOR RENT Year 2000, 4x4, cap, such as RSD that can accom- Brand-new, 3.0L diesel, brown. 2.8L diesel engine, DIESEL TRUCK HONDA DEGREE Many types of cars for 2006. Like new. Only modate a 310 tire. Price: black, just 2,000km. 35,000 130,000km, manual gear. 1.65 million baht. Tel: 084- XL250 rent. Short- or long-term baht/month for long-term 1st-class insurance. Excel- 13,000km. 3.0L turbo diesel. W/C, excellent condition, rentals at special rates. Power steering, ABS. Price: 8521431. Email: mdamkvist rental. Tel: 085-7881803. lent condition, as new. Only @yahoo.com green book, tires 90% new. Tel: 081-6078567. Email: Email: [email protected] one owner. A must see! 575,000 baht ono. Contact 130,000 baht. Contact for [email protected] for further information. Tel: Price: 380,000 baht ono. BMW F650GS infomation. Tel: 085-794- CAR & BIKE RENTALS Tel: 087-2709093. 084-6644050.Email: 1 year old, red, 3,800km, 7600. Email: haralley@gmail. aadams [email protected] Suzuki Caribian, new: 600 green book. Bargain: 450,000 com baht/day; 3,800 baht/week; baht. Farang owner. Tel: 084- FORD & HONDA FORD ESCAPE 3.0L BUY OR RENT 12,500 baht/month. Honda 2005, automatic. 55,000km. 1997 MITSUBISHI 8520862. 1997 HARLEY Phantom, new: 350 baht/day; Ford Ranger for sale: 55,000 Many extras. As new. Only 4WD ELECTRA GLIDE 2,000 baht/week; 7,000 baht/ baht down plus 7,069 775,000 baht. Please contact 2-door, standard. Great body, YAMAHA Excellent condition. Chrome month. Call Koi’s Bar at Ka- monthly. Rent: 12,500 baht for more details. Tel: 089- great engine. 270,000 baht. AUTOMATIC parts powder coated. Quick mala Beach at 086-2663836. 2908854. Email: verhaeghe Contact for more information. Yamaha Nouvo Auto. Looks sale. Asking 495,000 baht. per month. Honda Civic for [email protected] Tel: 089-8743005. Email: great. Easy to drive. No prob- Tel: 081-7348309. Email: duc sale: 520,000 baht. Rent: FOR RENT garry.kirkland@vacationclub. lems. 22,000 baht. Tel: 083- [email protected] 27,000 per month. Late model Toyota Fortuner in VIGO 4X4, com 2803232. Tel: 081-5372657 perfect condition. 1st-class in- WAVE 125 I HONDA STEED (Eng and Thai). surance. 25,000 baht a 2005. 4 doors. G-top option. DMAX LTD 3.0L HONDA BROS 400CC 400cc. In good condition. In- For more info visit: month, long term only. Non- 1st-class insurance. 629,000 Honda BROS 400cc. Price: smoker preferred. Tel: 089- Turbo, 4x4, DVD, 11,000km. sured until March 2009. www.phuket. 65,000 baht. Tel: 076-281- 4756748. Fax: 076-620002. baht. Bike: 1.5 years, 27,500 Top of the range. For long- or 120,000 baht or nearest of- tripadvisor.googlepages. 196. Email: martin_weinkopf Email: garyguild@hotmail. baht. Please contact for more short-term rent. Also for sale. fer. Call 081-5395329 for com/phukettripadvisor6 info. Tel: 087-8929675. Tel: 084-4243562. @web.de more information. com 56 PHUKET GAZETTE May 3 - 9, 2008

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