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The Gazette is published Warning from in association with Doubt lingers over tsunami buoy would be ‘too late’ – Smith IN THIS ISSUE the Legionnaire’s NEWS: Desalination plant By Stephen Fein comes online; Patong one- PHUKET: Because of its loca- way, wrong way. tion, the lone tsunami direct de- Pages 2 & 3 ‘outbreak’ claims tection buoy deployed last month INSIDE STORY: Tsunami tow- in the middle of the Indian Ocean ers sure look nice, but do they By Gazette Staff would offer little advance warn- work? ing to Phuket in the event of a Pages 4 & 5 PATONG: Reports in the Finn- tsunami generated off the Indo- AROUND THE REGION: The ish press of Legionnaire’s Dis- nesian Coast, Dr Smith Dharma- streets of Samui suffer in high ease being contracted by a group saroja, head of the National Di- season. Page 8 of tourists staying at a hotel in saster Warning Center (NDWC) AROUND THE SOUTH: Teacher Patong have yet to be confirmed, in Nonthaburi, has confirmed to death toll keeps rising in the as tests are still being conducted the Gazette. South. Page 9 by the Phuket Provincial Health Dr Smith said the location Office (PPHO), Ministry of Pub- of the first buoy was chosen to PEOPLE: May we learn the lic Health and the World Health provide equal benefit to all Indian secrets of the Soi Bangla Organization. Ocean Rim countries, not just dancers. Pages 14 & 15 As of press time, no proof Thailand LIFESTYLE: Pint-size pups for of the bacteria Legionella has “I made the suggestion that your petting pleasure. been found at the Phuket Grand we put the first buoy there so that Pages 18 Tropicana Hotel, where a group we wouldn’t appear selfish by GOOD LIVING: Subterranean of Finish tourists stayed during a putting our own data needs be- supper. Page 20 November holiday. In its most fore those of other countries in common form, the disease pre- the region,” he said. TRAVEL: Explore easy-going UNDER FIRE: The Grand Tropicana Hotel is under investigation to Koh Lanta. Page 21 sents itself between two and 10 He added that the location days after exposure. determine whether four Finnish tourists contracted Legionnaire’s of the first buoy, halfway be- FIRST PERSON: Solving However, it is still unknown disease there. tween Thailand and Sri Lanka Patong’s problems. Page 27 if the tourists were staying at the wuthipong, Chief of the PPHO, ish tour operator Aurinkomatkat and about 1,000 kilometers from THE GRAY AREA: Steps to hotel at the time of their expo- told the Gazette that his agency has withdrawn all of its guests Phuket, would give little advance saving Phuket. sure. reported the matter to the Na- from the hotel. The Hong Kong warning to Phuket in the event Pages 28 & 29 The Gazette has also been tional Health Department government has also issued a of a tsunami generated along the COMPUTERS: The view of Vista unable to confirm in how many (NHD), which sent officers to travel advisory for Phuket. fault zone that runs along from here. Page 30 patients Legionella has been iso- the site on January 12 to take air K. Pamuke urges tourists Indonesia’s west coast. lated or who did the lab work. and water samples. The results and residents to remain calm. The buoy is located about SPORT: Best of boxing; Sharks to strike again; Darts; Cricket Despite repeated inquiries, have not yet been released, he “For tourists, please understand the same distance to the west of Pages 34 & 35 the management at the Phuket added. that this disease is very rare,” he the fault line as Phuket is to its Grand Tropicana remained un- Pamuke Atchariyachai, said, adding that he hopes the east. As a result, by the time a PROPERTY: Construction: Kan available for comment. On con- Honorary Consul-General for Tourism Authority of Thailand west-moving wave were de- Eang; Decor: For kids; Gar- dition of anonymity, however, a Phuket by the Republic of Fin- moves swiftly in taking steps to tected by the buoy, its east trav- dening. Pages 36-39 representative said, “It doesn’t land and Managing Director of set the record straight. eling counterpart would already mean that we have the disease the Kata Group of hotels and re- He added that he has heard be inundating Thailand’s Anda- PLUS here, only that some guests [who sorts, told the Gazette that he has no reports of tourists canceling man Coast. contracted it] stayed here. not received any other reports of vacations because of this scare. Dr Smith said the former QUEER N EWS 6; AROUND THE NA- “It happened in November. the disease in Phuket. Legionnaire’s Disease is a government had approved a bud- TION 7; AROUND THE ISLAND 10; Right now we still have guests The Finnish Public Health water-borne bacteria spread pri- get to buy more three more buoys MOTORING 13; HAPPENINGS 16 ; as normal. An officer from the institute reported January 9 that marily through air conditioning to be deployed between the fault LARGER THAN LIFE 17; Health Department in Bangkok four tourists – two Swedish, one units, fountains or humidifiers. line and Thailand, but he doubts CHILDREN'S DAY 19; TAKE A has already checked the prob- Finnish and one Norwegian – Once embedded in the fabric fi- the interim government would BREAK 23-24; EDITORIAL, LET- lem here, so please contact were hospitalized with pneumo- bers of a building, complete dis- move forward with the project as TERS 26; HOROSCOPES 28; MONEY them directly,” the representa- nia, a common presentation of the infection is required for its eradi- it has not supported the NDWC’s TALKS, ON THE M OVE, BUSINESS tive said. disease. cation. The disease does not, work. 32-33; CLASSIFIEDS 40-51. Dr Wanchai Sattaya- It also reported that Finn- Continued on page 2 See Inside Story, pages 4-5 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS January 20 - 26, 2007 Gambling still Former Sheriff robbed en route from Bangkok Phuket’s top By Dominic Earnshaw US$500 (18,000 baht), he said. is investigating the case and will & Janyaporn Morel Mr Morgan reported the send details to the airline’s head illegal pastime crime to the Orient Thai Airlines office in Bangkok, he assured. office at Phuket International Air- Although the airline does not PHUKET: With 62 cases result- MAI KHAO: A former Sheriff port (PIA) and later with the usually compensate passengers ing in 204 arrests from Decem- in San Bernadino County, Califor- Tourist Police in Patong. for the loss of valuables in hold ber 1 to 30, gambling remains the nia, had valuables stolen from his He was given a “Property baggage, it might consider mak- top vice in crim statistics released luggage while it was on an Ori- Irregularity Report” by the airline, ing an exception in this case, he by the Phuket Provincial Police. ent Thai Airlines One-Two-Go but told that Orient Thai Airlines said. Illegal lottery ticket sales counted flight from Bangkok to Phuket is not liable for losses of elec- “We will have to inform our for 44 of the arrests. January 10. tronic goods, among a list of many management board to consider Drug-related cases totaled Californian Larry Morgan, other valuable items. [compensating Mr Morgan] as 105 with 125 people arrested. Ya who is in Thailand on a month- The airline initially declined we are worried about damage to bah (methamphetamine) was in- long trip, said that he checked his any form of compensation, as our good image,” K. Adun said. volved in 35 cases, with 53 people bag in with One-Two-Go staff at according to their conditions of However, an angry Mr arrested and 938.5 pills seized. Suvarnabhumi Airport about 7 pm travel, despite the fact that Mr ANGRY AMERICAN: Former Morgan said, “I trusted that the There were 33 people ar- on January 10. His flight, OG261, Morgan had no other travel in- Sheriff Larry Morgan furious airline employees would be hon- rested for sniffing glue or paint was due to depart at 8:15 pm, surance. after valuables were stolen from est and professional. I guess I thinners, 27 for possession of arriving in Phuket at 9:35 pm. Two other passengers on his backpack while en route from was wrong. cannabis and two for possession When he collected his bag the flight also complained of hav- Bangkok. “I couldn’t believe that my for Ecstasy. in Phuket one of the zip tabs had ing their baggage tampered with, personal belongings could be in The number of cases involv- been cut, leaving the zip free to said Mr Morgan. damage to baggage, rather than jeopardy on a one-hour flight from ing krathom continues to rise, be opened. However, Adun Rattana- theft. Bangkok to Phuket. with nine people arrested for pos- His video and digital cam- palin, Orient Thai Airlines Phuket K. Adun said that this was “I now have to go up to session and 10,151 leaves seized. eras and mobile phone had been Airport Station Chief, said that the first such case Orient Thai Chiang Mai with only a dispos- Arrests for prostitution stolen, a loss of more than those two complaints were about has had in Phuket. Orient Thai able camera.” were also on the rise with 110 ar- rests, compared with 69 arrests in November. Twelve people were ar- rested for possession of unli- Karon desalination plant censed firearms. There were four attempted murders with three arrests made. No arrests were made in three rape cases reported on the island. finally comes onstream Ten motorcycles were sto- len with five arrests made. One By Janyaporn Morel RO water will continue to pay at into the sea, but the plant should water to get through the dry sea- car was stolen with police yet to the old rate for the foreseeable be granted full permission from son. We face the same problem apprehend the thief. KARON: The reverse-osmosis future, he said. the Ministry of Interior soon, he every year, so we know how to (RO) desalination plant on the In Kata-Karon, reserves said. plan for it,” he said. Legionella outbreak Karon coast began supplying from the PPWS system will be The man responsible for The PPWS now has an ad- under investigation water to Kata-Karon on a trial used only in case of shortages, building the RO plant, Jaturong ditional 2 million m³ in reserve basis on December 29, Phuket he said. Sa-duagkarn of REQ Co Ltd, told water supplies from the Hitlor and From page 1 Provincial Water Supply (PPWS) K. Sayan urged consumers the Gazette that during testing the Manik lagoons in Tambon however, spread through human- Manager Sayan Wareearoonroj to check their water pipes to en- plant has taken in about 20,000m³ Srisoonthorn, which are now con- to-human contact. has told the Gazette. sure they can withstand the higher of seawater daily. About 7,500m³ nected to the PPWS system via An engineering supervisor On January 12, the plant pressures that will be used with of this is processed and the re- a 17-kilometer pipeline completed at the Grand Tropicana, who also began pumping 4,000 cubic the new RO supply. mainder drained back into the sea last year. spoke on condition that his name meters to Patong and 3,000m³ to The RO water is potable, through a pipe that discharges The PPWS has also signed not be used because of the Kata-Karon, also on a test basis, but people should ensure their about 800 meters off the coast at an agreement with REQ to buy hotel’s policy against speaking to K. Sayan said. storage tanks and plumbing are depth of about 16m. additional water, if needed. REQ the press, said that the air condi- “We expect it to be running thoroughly clean if they plan to Testing in the discharge maintains two water supply tioners at the hotel are cleaned at its full capacity of 12,000m³ a drink it, he added. area failed to find any difference sources in Kathu and one in every month and have been day by the end of this month,” he They should also wait until in water quality there, he said. Chalong. Together these can sup- cleaned as per schedule since the added. the PPWS has completely Pamuke Achariyachai, ply up to 4,800m³ a day to aug- guests checked out. During the testing phase, the cleaned the municipal supply sys- Managing Director of the Kata ment PPWS supplies, he said. About half of the rooms in PPWS has been mixing the purer tem by chlorination, he said. Group of hotels and resorts, said Phuket City has its own the hotel use central air condi- RO water with supplies from There have been bureau- the RO supply would come as a municipal water supply system, tioning through a large unit, while Bang Wad Reservoir in Kathu. cratic obstacles to the plant’s op- relief to long-suffering hotels in which uses Bang Wad Reservoir the remainder have individual Despite the increase in water eration because of the need to the area, which have for years and tin mines as sources. room units. quality, consumers receiving the discharge processed water back been forced to buy supplies from Janpen Kotchakarn, who water trucks. heads the municipal water K. Sayan said that areas supply’s production unit, said her relying on the main PPWS sup- office would continue to monitor ply system needn’t worry about and adjust pressure rates to mini- shortages this dry season. mize waste while ensuring there “Now Phuket has enough is enough water to meet demand. January 20 - 26, 2007 NEWS PHUKET GAZETTE 3 Jungceylon borrows Traffic jams mar 2.6b baht for expansion By Sangkhae Leelanapaporn opening on December 20, Jung- ceylon has received positive feed- PATONG: Suchad Chiaranussati, back from tourists and residents. one-way launch President of Jungceylon’s parent They estimate about 10,000 company Phuket Square Co Ltd, people a day visit Jungceylon, and By Supanun Supawong roads, which could have caused has signed a six-year loan with expect up to 50,000 a day after accidents,” he explained. the Bank of Ayudhya and Kasi- the grand opening in March. PATONG: The January 15 “Now we have to improve kornbank to secure an additional Jungceylon is now 95% launch of Patong’s one-way traf- traffic-flow control in the evening 2.6 billion baht to “expand” the complete, and is expected to be fic system passed without acci- and increase the number and clar- shopping complex. fully operational by March. dent but was marred by early ity of direction signs,” he added. The money will be spent on Construction of the 400- evening traffic jams along Tha- “All in all, the first day of the plaza area, decorations, a road room, five-star Millennium Resort weewong Rd. the one-way system in Patong expansion and to finish construc- Phuket, however, is 30% com- “On the first day we had a was a 90% success,” Col Teera- tion of the on-site hotel. pleted and expected to be finished few small problems with vehicles pol concluded. K. Suchad said that since by the end of the year. moving slowly due to drivers be- Reactions to the change ing unfamiliar with the system, but was mixed among Patong resi- these are just teething problems dents. Pairot Damrongratchasak, Hotel thieves nabbed at airport and the one-way system will im- a travel agent on Thaweewong PATONG: A 20-year-old man 13,000-baht digital camera and prove traffic problems in the long Rd for more than 10 years, said, and a 14-year-old girl were ar- the key to their safe in the hotel term,” said Pol Col Teerapol Thip- A CLEAR SIGN: One of the few “I think the one-way is an im- rested at Phuket International reception had been stolen. jaroen, Superintendent of Kathu new signs posted in Patong. provement. People can cross the Airport January 10 while in pos- The receptionist who al- District Police Station. cause Patong Municipality has road more safely now, as they session of more than 250,000 baht lowed the thieves to open the safe “In the evening from about budget problems it may take a don’t have to look both ways. worth of Swiss francs and a digi- said that he thought the couple 5 pm to 7 pm there were tailbacks while until we have a full comple- “It should decrease traffic tal camera they had stolen from were staying in the room since on Thaweewong Rd – that is rush ment of signs in place,” he said. jams, though I did see problems a Patong hotel safe. they had the key, Col Pisit said. hour in Patong, when people fin- “Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd had in the evening when people were Kathu Police Duty Inspec- Police identified the thieves ish work, tour buses take guests no traffic jams; the only problem finishing work. I am confident in tor Pol Lt Col Pisit Chunpet said on the hotel’s closed-circuit cam- back to their hotels and tourists was on Thaweewong Rd. We the system though and I didn’t that the thieves, who he declined era recordings, and discovered a go out for dinner or to see a show. experienced no problems with see any accidents [on the first to name, were from Bangkok and photo of the man in a bag still We will work on this problem,” traffic driving on the right-hand day].” arrived in Phuket January 7. bearing airport security stickers Col Teerapol assured. side on [sois connecting Thawee- However, Jaroen Trongjit, a They checked into Patong in the thieves’ room “There were no serious ac- wong Rd and Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi motorbike taxi driver in Patong Beach Bungalows, where Hanh The suspects were arrested cidents all day. There may have Rd] such as Haad Patong, Sawat- for more than 14 years, said, “The Rudolf Burkhard, 58, and his wife at the airport just after 9 pm Janu- been a few instances of cars or dirak, Bangla and Ruamjai. one-way system does not ease were staying. ary 10. They were taken to bikes scraping each other, but “We designed the system traffic jams on Phra Barami Rd. Mr Burkhard and his wife Kathu District Police Station and nobody was injured,” he said. this way because we didn’t want “The one-way system will discovered their hotel room had both were charged with theft. Col Teerapol admitted that cars to have to cross each other also mean I have to drive further been robbed after returning from Mr Burkhard’s money and the new system still lacks suffi- when turning onto and off Tha- and use more petrol. I prefer the dinner shortly after midnight camera were returned to him the cient signs to direct traffic. “Be- weewong and Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi old system”, he complained. January 10, Col Pisit said. A same day. Property expo expected to set record PHUKET CITY: The Property of more than 500 million baht Legislative Assembly, told the Investment Exhibition 2007 (PIE), were expected within one month Gazette that the expo was a good the annual property show staged after the exhibition. indicator for Phuket’s property by the Phuket Provincial Land Last year, more than 300 industry. Office and Phuket Real Estate million baht in property reserva- “This is evidence that the Club (PREC), is expected to set tions were made as a result of recent changes in government a record 500 million baht in sales the show. policy will have only short-term and reservations, Thanet Traiwut, PREC President Phumisak effect, but in the long term this Managing Director of exhibition Hongyok, who is also Phuket’s policy will be transparent, just be organizer Delice Thai, has told representative at the National patient,” he said. the Gazette. Most of the properties sold or reserved were valued at five to 15 million baht each, he said, with reservations of more than 50 million baht made during the show. The expo, held at Central Festival Phuket from January 12 to 16, attracted some 50,000 visi- tors, he added. However, he said that sales 4 PHUKET GAZETTE INSIDE STORY January 20 - 26, 2007 FAULTY

As Phuket draws an increasing number of TOWERS?residents and laborers, t rankie Neo, Director of the National Disaster Warning Singapore-based Kemi- Center (NDWC) in Nonthaburi links International Pte province, near Bangkok. Ltd, one of the compa- But Mr Neo is concerned F that the Patong system has been nies that cooperated to design, build and install tsunami warning compromised as a result of its towers for Phuket at their own integration to the Raynart system, expense, claims, “The [initial which he claims is inferior. three] Patong sirens are now not “The donors never had any working in the manner they were intention to allow its competitors donated for, and they have not or unauthorized persons to gain undergone the routine remote access to the equipment, to testing. tamper with or copy its technolo- “[Raynart] cannot integrate gy and put it out of its original [its systems] with our technolo- action. The public deserves to be gy and so will have to switch out informed that the system was all the parts, except for the tow- never re-tested after being tam- er structure and exposed horns… pered with,” said Mr Neo. the beach siren is designed to in- “Since the Patong sirens corporate many levels of ampli- will not work as they did after they fication, self- and remote-test fea- were donated, we have request- tures, 10KHz live sound test, and ed that all donated equipment be so on,” Mr Neo told the Gazette. returned so that our names will “All these advance elements not be tarnished if the system fails and circuitries will not be retained In April 2005 the region’s to work properly…” and will have to be thrown away. first satellite-linked tsunami They cannot control the system, ACCUSATIONS because they have no previous warning system was experience in Inmarsat satellite tested in Patong. Media “The other donors had no official technology on which it is based,” reports of the event, notification whatsoever from the he added. authority [about modifications] “SiRcom GMBH, Kockum- attended by former PM and we have to conclude that such Sonics, Kemilinks and TMS In- Thaksin Shinawatra, were actions can only be to circumvent ternational (Thailand) collective- sent around the world with the e-auction Terms of Reference ly donated and installed the sys- the message: Patong is (TOR) and constitute an unfair tem to work as a state-of-the-art and unjust favor to the supplier.” warning system, performing at safe for tourists. said Mr Neo the highest standard. But is it? Gazette News In November 2005 he sent “The Patong system was Editor Stephen Fein a seven-page letter to the Mete- well-planned, designed, manufac- orological Department and Audi- tured and installed to the satisfac- investigates claims tor General’s Office on behalf of tion of Patong Municipality. They by a representative of the the consortium, charging numer- served wonderfully in various donors that the Patong ous breaches of the TOR and drills and activations, featuring requesting an investigation. widely in many media articles. So system no longer Among the charges was the the public may still believe that functions optimally claim that ASC uses satellite com- the system will work like before,” – if at all. munications technology to which Mr Neo said. Kemilinks had been granted ex- The TMS consortium was Raynart and its partner ASC. clusive rights. one of three qualified bidders To integrate the three Pa- Citing the Inmarsat satellite when the Thai government in tong towers into the new system, service provider’s traffic logs and August 2005 accepted online bids Raynart personnel modified the other sources, he says the sys- for the installation of 62 more Patong system so that it would tem was never tested as required warning towers, but the winning be compatible with Raynart’s sat- by delivery date specified in the bid came from Bangkok-based ellite-relay equipment linking it to the TOR. January 20 - 26, 2007 INSIDE STORY PHUKET GAZETTE 5

know until they [audibly] test surprise. Dr Smith has openly them,” he said, adding that he in- criticized the Chulanont govern- tends to ask for the towers to be ment for derailing a plan to make tested in March. the NDWC an independent body He confirmed that his staff with its own budget. Instead, the had given Raynart’s technicians NDWC has been placed under access to the towers and the con- the Meteorological Department trol room, in a room at Patong Fire and its former mandate to install Station. “Two or three months ago disaster warning towers through- they [Raynart] came to change out the country put on hold. the program… They said they When told that the equip- wanted to change some electron- ment donors had already written ic parts. After that I asked them a letter to the Meteorological if everything was okay and they Department requesting the equip- said it was. Then they went back ment be returned, he said, “They to Bangkok. can take it away if they want to. “They didn’t test it audibly, That’s okay, but they have to con- but I think they can tell if it works tact the Meteorological Depart- from the control room in Bang- ment. kok,” he said. However, Dr Smith Tham- BUDGET masaroj, head of the NDWC, told the Gazette, “We cannot test the “We do not own the equipment sound because the local authori- yet, because the NDWC is not Phuket ODPM Deputy Director Damri Sangsarb (left) and fellow ODPM staff attended the International ties… don’t want to disturb the legally set up by the government Conference on Tsunami Preparedness of People with Disabilities at Royal Phuket City Hotel January 11 tourists during the high season. yet. We cannot buy anything. and 12. K. Damri told the Gazette that all 19 of Phuket’s warning towers are functioning properly. “We would like to test them Why don’t they contact the Me- “This affects many lives, so To refute this claim, she pro- Organizing audible testing [audibly] every four to six months, teorological Department if it our consortium is requesting the vided the Gazette with a copy of and evacuation drills was the re- but we can check them [silently] doesn’t work? They could get a authorities put the sirens back to letter signed by Satamatics Glo- sponsibility of the local Phuket from Bangkok. The system will budget to fix it,” Dr Smith said. work in their original manner, re- bal Unlimited CEO Peter Chish- Provincial Office of Disaster Pre- report back and report any mal- “If all the equipment be- turn all the donated equipment olm stating that both ASC and vention Mitigation (ODPM), she functions to the center in Bang- longed to the NDWC we would and protect the donors’ intellec- Raynart are licensed to use the added. kok. Fortunately, we haven’t had have a budget to fix it. But not tual property rights and reputa- network. Phuket ODPM Deputy Di- any reports of malfunctions from now. I have a problem with this tions. We request for a thorough K. Aurasa said Raynart in- rector Damri Sangsarp told the the towers yet. I think it is work- government… They do not ap- investigation and verification that stalled the first 24 of its 62 tow- Gazette that Phuket now has 19 ing okay, but I will double-check preciate NDWC work, so I can- the TOR and e-auction terms ers early in 2006. On March 20 warning towers, all of which op- it,” he said. not do anything now. were fair, equal and justly applied last year, nine new towers in Phu- erate properly and are routinely He added that the TMS “Tell them [the TMS con- to all bidders,” he concluded. ket were tested to the satisfac- tested by the NDWC. consortium had long been critical sortium] that if they want to take However, Raynart General tion of the NDWC committee, K. Damri said there were of the NDWC system. Howev- it back then that’s okay, I don’t Manager Aurasa Paenghom said and news of the successful test plans to conduct an island-wide er, he suggested that the TMS mind… If they take it back we her company had studied the was carried in the media, she said. audible testing of the towers and consortium direct any complaints will have to buy another one to TOR carefully and had success- evacuation drill, but that a date to the Meteorological Depart- replace it, but I don’t think it fully installed 62 towers at a cost SILENT TESTS has yet to be set. There are no ment, which owns the equipment. would be very nice of them to take of just 61.4 million baht, which plans to conduct an unannounced His comments came as no it back,” he said. was initially budgeted at 138 mil- K. Aurasa said the NDWC con- emergency evacuation in the lion baht. ducts “silent” tests of every site province, however. “We lack the ASC, which owns the tech- every two days. “The NDWC public relations necessary for nology Raynart uses, has 25 sends the signal via satellite and that,” he said. years’ experience in disaster the towers respond by reporting In the hot seat, Patong Dep- warning systems, she added. the status of the equipment. If any uty Mayor Chairat Sukkaban ad- “Since we were awarded of the equipment is not function- mitted that he doesn’t know with the contract, Mr Neo has claimed ing properly, such as having an certainty whether the three tow- that our system will not work ex- open door or low battery, this will ers in Patong function properly. cept by linking through their sys- be indicated by a red warning “It is all controlled by the tem, since he has exclusive rights sign. The system has an advanced NDWC in Nonthaburi. They can to use D+ terminals manufac- design so that we do not need to check it on computer. I have tured by Satamatics,” she ex- cause undue public panic by [au- asked them a few times and they plained. dibly] testing it,” she said. tell me it works, but I can’t really 6 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS January 20 - 26, 2007 Queer News Brown nectar of the gods PHRAE: Scores of villagers in throughout the district and into and the water stopped flowing, he Phrae were given a gut-wrenching neighboring ones. One neighbor, 66- said, it could cause an even bigger shock when a “holy” spring they had year-old Thongin Konsin, said she problem. prayed to and drunk from turned out had to wait in line for her chance to The next group to arrive at the to be the result of faulty plumbing collect some of the miraculous elixir. spring were Public Health Officers rather than a gift from the gods. Like many others, she offered from Somdej Phrayupharach Hos- The font was discovered on candles, incense, flowers and a 20- pital. When they tried to collect a January 4 by Anong Kwanphetch, baht note. She was convinced that sample of the water, the spring sud- 52, in the middle of her lawn in holy water was bound to be a gift denly stopped and the ground be- Tambon Mae Jua, Denchai District. from on high sent to reward their came dry. Finally the officers had Noticing something unusual, she merit making and heal the infirmi- to beg a sample from one of the vil- went to investigate and discovered ties of poor villagers whose condi- lagers. After about 20 minutes, the water bubbling up from the ground. tions had not been healed by the water began to flow again, leaving When she poked around to try and government’s 30-baht health care villagers suspicious that the officials’ find the source of the water, it be- scheme. attempts to collect a sample had gan to flow out even stronger than The crowds around the spring angered some deities. before. Amazed, she rushed to tell grew quickly as some 1,000 villag- Surin Niphayothin, Kamnan the neighbors about her discovery. ers rushed to collect bottles of the (tambon chief) of Mae Jua, finally K. Anong thought the spring bubbling broth. When some villag- got to the bottom of things. He and might somehow be connected to a ers called for the spring to perform a group of villagers began digging vision she had the night before. Her a miracle and send forth bubbles, it for the source of the mysterious liq- late maternal grandmother had ap- immediately responded and an- uid and soon found a small, leaky peared to her in her sleep, saying swered their pleas. PVC pipe. On further investigation, she felt ill and needed paracetamol. Word of the find soon spread K. Surin found that the pipe led When Anong returned from fetch- to district authorities and before long straight to the old toilet of a house ing the medicine, her grandmother Senior Administrative Officer Rasi no more than four meters away. had vanished. Srithammarat and Suthat Samon of When villagers who had been Thinking that perhaps her the Denchai Public Health Office drinking the “holy” water learned its grandmother’s apparition was a hint came to investigate. Unable to stop true source, scores of them joined that water from the spring could be the villagers from acting on their be- in a large mass vomiting session. carrying magical powers, Anong liefs, they allowed them to continue The owners of the pipe said 1,000 WORDS brought out flowers, candles and collecting the water but implored they had been installing a new toilet SIGNS OF CONFLICT: For at least the past month joss sticks to worship the spring, them to boil it before drinking. and that the plumbing work must motorists have been confused by the two signs lo- asking it to provide water for her to K. Rasi decided to wait until have caused the sewerage pipe to cated on the bypass road in front of Central Festival keep as a cure-all potion. crowds thinned before digging to crack. They said they had no idea that seemed to contradict each other. The lower sign, News travels quickly in rural find the source of the water. If they their old toilet could have been the which was donated by DTAC and read “Phuket City Thai villages, and before long word dug while there were still many source of the “holy” spring. Police Station”, was removed January 15. of the phenomenon had spread people wanting to collect the water Source: Phu Jad Kan January 20 - 26, 2007 AROUND THE NATION PHUKET GAZETTE 7 PM urges youth: ‘Refrain from sex’ nterim Prime Minister ing labels before buying or drink- Surayud Chulanont has ing.” urged Thai youths to refrain I from having sex until they Payback: The Student Loan are of an “appropriate age” and Fund (SLF) plans to sue about to practice the principle of His 60,000 graduates for failing to re- Majesty the King’s self-suffi- pay loans that funded their stud- ciency philosophy in making ca- ies. reer choices. Fund manager Prempracha During a meeting with 750 Supasamout said that defaulters outstanding youths from around rarely even replied to repayment the country, PM Surayud said notices warning of possible legal Thai youths should make sure action. their lives were on the right track “We need to file the lawsuits and choose things they like to do by July 4 or else the statute of as careers, as that would bring limitations for these cases will more chances of success. pass,” he said. They should not follow the The cases involved about 6 example of Western culture in all billion baht in principal, interest things, he said, especially sex. and fines, he said. Young people should listen to their parents and young men Amazing: The Tourism Author- and women should not to indulge ity of Thailand (TAT) will drop its in sex, but wait until the “right” recently launched “Thailand Un- time. forgettable” publicity campaign Social values differed in dif- and resume the previous “Amaz- ferent societies and Western cul- ing Thailand” campaign, new TAT ture did not greatly value the vir- BIG PROMOTION: Actors promote Siam Commercial Bank’s recently launched 100,000 ‘Naresuan’ Governor Pornsiri Manoharn has tue of virginity, he said. ATM cards, which give cardholders the opportunity to use Major Cineplex’s platinum screen lounge. announced. PM Surayud urged Thai The new campaign, initially boys to act like gentlemen and not It was originally expected ing its failed bid to ban all alcohol tures showing the risks and harm intended to run for at least three take advantage of girls. He also that in 2007 Bangkok would wel- advertising, the Public Health associated with drinking alcohol, years, was being withdrawn be- advised youths to apply the come 15 million tourists, up 9% Ministry has decided to put and strongly worded text. cause it had received too poor a King’s self-sufficiency philosophy from last year. These tourists graphic warning labels on all al- Dr Narong, a member of reception from the private sec- as a practical guide to living their would spend 220 billion baht, ac- cohol products similar to those the committee, said the Food and tor. The decision is also in line with lives, following the motto, “Have cording to projections. already in use on tobacco prod- Drug Administration (FDA) the sufficiency-economy philoso- virtue in the heart, practice self- However, the New Year’s ucts. would draft this part of the pro- phy of the government to save sufficiency economy, and avoid Eve bombings forced many coun- The committee tasked with posal. funds, she added. all vices.” tries to issue travel warnings. The controlling alcohol consumption is A source from the FDA said K. Pornsiri said that the higher number of patrolling police planning to include the step in its such a new measure would face TAT would relaunch the “Amaz- Blasted revenue: Thailand’s officers in the capital will also latest package of measures numerous bureaucratic obstacles, ing Thailand” campaign at the tourism revenue in the first quar- damage the overall environment. aimed at curbing liquor abuse, said including a requirement to circu- annual Asia Travel Forum in ter 2007 will be slashed by 8 bil- “This should reduce the Disease Control Department late a draft of the announcement Singapore at the end of January. lion baht as the number of for- tourist arrivals by 600,000 in the Deputy Director-General Dr to member countries of the World eign tourists is expected to drop first quarter, 17% down from the Narong Sahamethaphat. Trade Organization for comment. Around the Nation news round- by 600,000 due to the bomb blasts target,” the center projected. If endorsed by the Cabinet, “It’s quite the wrong way to up is sourced from the pages of in Bangkok, according to Kasi- warnings would be put on alco- go,” the source said. “Drinkers The Nation and Kom Chad Luek kornbank’s Research Center. Booze battle, part two: Follow- holic beverages, including pic- tend not to pay attention to warn- newspapers. 8 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE REGION January 20 - 26, 2007 High-season brings chaos to Samui streets

marked increase in traffic on Koh Samui is creating daily grid- A lock in the island’s most popular areas and making the roads almost un-crossable for pedestrians, many of whom are visiting tourists. Exacerbating the problem, traffic lights recently installed at major junctions were switched off by the Highway Department be- cause of technical problems that they claimed could have led to serious accidents. According to Baramee FROM THE Patanasiri, Director of the Surat GULF OF GRIDLOCK: Samui’s roads are struggling to cope with the large increase in traffic that the island has Thani Highway Department, Koh seen in recent years. Samui Municipality installed the traffic lights to improve safety, THAILAND large enough to rebuild the road fied only as Sawang, who had pies the spectacular Laem Yai but failed to use technical experts, By Barry Singleton system on this island.” also been shot dead. peninsula. The 60 luxury villas which meant regular malfunc- Fast-paced development According to witnesses, offer one to four bedrooms and tions. five years, he said, and now needs has led to widespread construc- Channi was waiting in a queue average prices will be between The department chief also a complete overhaul as several tion on Samui and the roads were with other drivers to pick up pas- US$450 and $650 per night. warned that Koh Samui’s dilapi- major sections have crumbled not originally built for the kind of sengers from the pier. They told Clients are expected to dated road system is falling apart with heavy rains causing gullies heavy vehicles now using them. police that Sawang simply walked come from around the world. under the strain of the 22,000 cars and cracks to appear. If a major reconstruction up to him and started shooting. According to General Manager that drive around the island ev- “When we repair one part project is not initiated soon to re- People standing close by Rainer Stampfer, who transferred ery day. of the main road, another part col- place damaged stretches of road, panicked and ran. During the from the Four Seasons Hotel Los The main ring road has been lapses,” he explained. “It’s time transport officials say Koh Samui chaos that followed, another man Angeles, the main target group on under serious stress for more than for Samui to demand a budget may face a crisis that could seri- appeared and shot Sawang be- Koh Samui will be Americans, ously damage the island’s repu- fore disappearing into the fleeing with other clients from Europe, tation and also the local economy. crowd. the Middle East and Asia and Police believe Sawang was major markets in Hong Kong and Full shoot-out after Full Moon: a hired gunman, who was shot to Singapore. On January 3, Pol Capt Thirapon protect the identity of the person These clients are following Gunha of the Koh Pha Ngan po- who hired him. They also believe a trend around the globe, he said, lice was called to the scene of a the shooting was linked to a dis- with clients looking for hotels and shooting, which took place in the pute over transport franchises on resorts that offer quality services island’s main town of Thong Sala. Koh Pha Ngan. Channi’s brother but also respect the environment. When he and his team ar- was shot and killed in a similar Mr Stampfer also said that rived they discovered the body of incident last year. the resort has been developed Channi Thongmak, 47, who had with ecology in mind. Most of the been shot several times. Samui’s new seasons: The 60 villas are built on stilts amid Channi was the owner of a Four Seasons Hotel is set to open coconut palms and fruit trees and local transport service that takes on Samui in February, adding the a large part of the 100-million- tourists from the pier at Thong location to the chain’s luxury port- dollar investment was used to Sala to the famous Full Moon folio, which is already a consid- blend the resort with the island’s Party on Haad Rin. ered one of the industry’s best. natural environment. Just a few meters away lay The resort is on the north- Many people in the hospi- the body of a second man, identi- west coast of Samui and occu- tality industry see the addition of an internationally-acclaimed ho- tel brand on Samui as a signifi- cant development that will earn the island increased publicity and further its reputation as a quality holiday destination. January 20 - 26, 2007 AROUND THE SOUTH PHUKET GAZETTE 9 73 teachers murdered since 2004 female teacher who been used in the attack about 100 mild stimulant) in two raids Janu- was the niece of ex- meters from K. Sophon’s body. ary 11. iled Muslim leader Police believe that the mo- The first haul was made at AWan Kadir Che Man tive for the crime is likely to be Baan Khok Khram Railway Sta- was killed January 9 when sus- connected to a land dispute or to tion in Ron Phibun District, where, pected militants attacked a pickup women. following a tip off, Border Patrol carrying her and a group of col- Police seized 200kg of krathom leagues plus a doctor. Boy gunned down. A 15-year- leaves packed into cardboard Saimah Mayamae, an el- old-boy was shot dead and two boxes. ementary teacher at the Toh Bala more teenagers injured by a gun- Police then seized more than School in Pattani’s Sai Buri Dis- man apparently enraged by the 200kg of krathom at a house in trict, died at the scene after be- boys driving around and setting Nong La Ohn village in neighbor- ing hit by two bullets fired at close off cherry bombs in Cha-uat Dis- ing Chalerm Phrakiat District, range by a gunman riding pillion trict, Nakhon Sri Thammarat. where Nuphan Kaownuan, 52, on a motorbike that pulled along- When police from Cha-uat was found packing krathom into side the moving truck. District Police Station led by Pol plastic bags. Police said the gunman tar- Cap Chakkrit Kongreuang ar- Nuphan told police that she geted Dr Dohmae Pengla, a ru- rived at the scene about 12:30 am, was preparing the krathom in her ral doctor attached to Sai Buri’s January 10, they found Surachet house to be sold to tea shops in Public Health clinic, who was Khongrot, 15, and Chairat Thong- Nakhon Sri Thammarat for three driving three female teachers to chu writhing in a pool of blood to five baht a bundle. their school. alongside the body of Phrainarong She had collected the leaves Dohmae ducked for cover Jewsook, 15. from a nearby wild field, she said. after the first shot nicked his Surachet, who was shot in Nuphan added that many neck. The gunman then fired two the hip and kneecap, and Chairat, people in the village sold krathom. more shots, killing Saimah. who was shot in the chest, were However, she denied any knowl- Born in Sai Buri, Wan Kadir rushed to Cha-uat Hospital and edge of the stash found at the has been living in exile for nearly later both pronounced in “safe” train station. two decades working as an aca- in condition. She was taken to Chalerm demic. The boys said that they had Phrakiat District Police Station Two years ago, Wan Kadir GOING HOME: Soldiers in Songkhla carry the coffin of “Khru been riding a motorcycle, setting and charged with unauthorized retired as the head of Bersatu, a Juling” Pangamoon, 24, who died January 8, onto a C-130 cargo off cherry bombs along the way. possession, preparation and sale longstanding separatist move- plane to be flown home to her native Chiang Rai Province. Khru They heard six gunshots in of a Class 5 substance. ment, and expressed his desire to Juling had been in a coma since being beaten by a mob of angry quick succession and then Phrai- Police are now hunting for return to Thailand to work toward villagers in Kuching Reupah, Narathiwat, last May. narong, who was sitting on the the owner of the krathom seized reconciliation between ethnic back, fell off the bike. Surachet, at the railway station. Malays in the South and the Thai amid a week of tension between outpost in Tambon Pong Hoi. the driver, then lost control of the Pol Lt Col Pinphetch Chor- government. police and villagers in nearby bike and he and Chairat fell to the khong of the Border Patrol Po- His request was turned Kapoh District, who have been Aged assassinated. A former ground. lice said that in the past the down by the Thaksin administra- demanding the release of a sus- kamnan (tambon chief) of Haad Neither of the boys could krathom was most commonly tion but Thai sources said senior pected militant. Phan Krai, Chumpon, was shot say from which direction the shots used unadulterated but now Thai officials held a secret meet- Secretary-General of the dead as he was returning to his came. youths, especially in the three ing with him to discuss various Internal Security Operation Com- farm after morning coffee with Cap Chakkrit said that he southernmost provinces, have issues pertaining to violence in mand Region Four, Maj-General friends January 12. could not yet be sure as to the begun to concoct narcotic mix- the Deep South. Chamlong Khunsong, vowed not The victim, Sophon Jan- motive for the attack but added tures by boiling the leaves with Wan Kadir’s niece Saimah to give in to villagers staging daily pranot, 62, had previously been that the gunman may have been ingredients such as mosquito re- became the 73rd teacher or edu- protests to demand the release of named “Kamnan of the Year” and someone annoyed by the boys pellent, sleeping pills, cannabis cation worker to have been killed Sama-ae Jeha. was the owner of a cattle farm. letting off cherry bombs. and cough medicine, and then since January 2004 when violence Chamlong accused the pro- He was shot three times in the mixing the result with fizzy drinks. began escalating in Thailand’s test organizers of carrying out a abdomen with a sawed-off shot- Cropped short. Border Patrol three southernmost provinces. number of attacks, including the gun. Police based in Nakhon Sri Around The South news round- More than 1,900 people, mostly shooting in Pattani, M79 grenade Police collected three spent Thammarat seized a more than up is sourced from the pages of local Muslims, have been killed. attacks on the Kapoh District cartridges from the scene and 400 kilograms of krathom (an The Nation and Kom Chad Luek The latest attack came Office and an attack on an army found the gun thought to have indigenous plant that acts as a newspapers. 10 PHUKET GAZETTE AROUND THE ISLAND January 20 - 26, 2007 A new perspective on photos By Suganya Semacote dding a new perspec- tive to photography on Phuket, myClip Studio Ajust south of Phuket City has introduced a new tech- nology to the island – Foto Ro- bot. Left: Achirawit Churmung in the Foto Robot has a camera new computerized FotoRobot attached to a robot arm, which studio. photographs a subject on a rotat- ing platform. Below: Sample photographs from Once the computer is pro- the new system, which is capable gramed to take the desired pho- of creating ‘three-dimensional’ tos, the platform turns and the ro- views for use on the Internet. bot arm moves to take photos from almost any angle. “Foto Robot is probably the best equipment that you can find right now. It can take pictures constantly, and we can set it to take pictures from zero to 90 de- grees. “Its 17-million megapixels allow us to blow a picture up to even billboard size,” said Produc- tion Consultant Achirawit Chur- mung. MyClip Studio in Phuket was originally a subsidiary of a company based in Munich, Ger- many. The studio in Phuket, which opened about nine years ago, was business to a much higher level. last year. It cost 60,000 euros relatively small until the head of- “There is heavy demand for (about 2.8 million baht). The stu- fice decided recently to relocate photography in Phuket, it is time dio sent several staff members its headquarters to the island. to take this opportunity and de- to Germany for training in how It now has about 150 staff- velop our skills, especially for to use the robot. The studio be- ers offering complete around-the- Thailand. lieves that they are the only stu- clock service, depending on the “We started from nothing dio currently using this machine project; providing photography in but we have a ‘can do’ mind set. in Phuket. fashion, fine art, weddings, events, We train our staff to improve their “Next time you buy things portraits and more, and now the skills,” said Managing Director on the Internet it could be possi- Foto Robot. Adul Inna. ble for you to see the goods from MyClip Studio is hoping its The Foto Robot was ordered all directions. It could be on top, new machine will help take its from the Czech Republic early bottom, left or right, so you can have a better look before you decide to buy. “Our customers are from Germany and South Korea and soon we will have a new market in Japan,” said K. Achirawit.

myClip Studio is located at 40 Soi Palai 2, Chalong, Muang, Phuket 83101. Tel: 081-986- 2547. Fax: 076-233325. Web- site: www.myclipstudios.com. January 20 - 26, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 11 12 PHUKET GAZETTE January 20 - 26, 2007 January 20 - 26, 2007 MOTORING PHUKET GAZETTE 13

t’s not yet available – it seating for five, while the rear should be brought to mar seat backs can be folded asym- ket in late 2007 – but the metrically to offer versatile cargo I Volkswagen Tiguan would space. Fully folded, objects up to appear to be an ideal vehicle for 2.5 meters in length can be ac- the roads and countryside of commodated. Phuket. Think of it as VW’s an- There is a large panoramic swer to the Toyota RAV4. Only roof, a full 1.34 meters in length, a great deal better. affording a great deal of light to Based on the highly suc- the passenger compartment and cessful Golf, the Tiguan, albeit still it is anticipated this will be stan- in concept form, was displayed dard on all but the entry-level at the Los Angeles Auto Show in model. November, where it received uni- The concept car featured versal acclaim. silver instruments and door Inevitably known as a handles, while there was also a “small Touareg”, Volkswagen’s great deal of orange. Production upmarket SUV, the new vehicle models are likely to be rather will feature all-wheel drive in more subdued. most versions, while the model While currently the Tiguan presented in Los Angeles fea- is to be built in Germany, specu- tured a so-called “Clean TDI”, a lation prevails that it may even- diesel engine of the next genera- tually be produced in Puebla, tion. In this unit Volkswagen says ROLLING TOUGH? The Tiguan’s design is based on the RAV4, but VW wanted a ‘tougher’ looking SUV. Mexico, where the Beetle is it employs a modular concept of made, due to the inherent weak- different systems to significantly ness of the US dollar. North reduce emissions. America, of course, will become One of the systems includes a major market for the new SUV. a NOx (nitrogen oxides) storage Popular concept More details of the exact catalytic converter, reducing the specification of the forthcoming nitrogen oxides by up to 90% com- Tiguan are expected in the first pared with existing engines. This sign of diesel engines. lamps are completed by match- is also immediately clear that this quarter of 2007 – probably at the unit, says VW, meets the strict- The overall design of the ing fog lamps. is a European design. The 19-inch Geneva Salon de l’Automobile in est emissions standards in the Tiguan is distinctive and sur- “An off-roader needs a long alloy rims with low-profile tires early March – but if the LA ex- world. passes the rather bland appeal of hood and an upright position,” add to the Tiguan’s image of hibit is anything to go by, it is un- The Clean TDI introduced the RAV4, although probably says Bischoff, “That lends the muscle. These are expected to be doubtedly an ideal prospect for in the Tiguan is part of the Toyota would disagree. vehicle self-assuredness and carried over to become a produc- these shores. BLUETEC project “It was very power.” tion reality later this year. initiated jointly by important to us to Viewed from the side, it is The interior is much as you Jeff Heselwood can be emailed Audi, Mercedes- have the car appear clearly related to the Touareg; it would expect, with comfortable at: [email protected]. Benz and Volks- powerful. Muscular. wagen. The idea is For us that had a to establish a con- higher priority than cept of BLUETEC BEHIND anything else,” says as a uniform label THE Klaus Bischoff, for clean and low- head of design at consumption cars WHEEL Wolfsburg, Volks- and SUVs with die- By Jeff Heselwood wagen’s spiritual sel engines. BLUE- home and still its TEC complies with even the headquarters. The Tiguan, its strictest US emissions regula- makers say, transfers the Touareg tions. idea of a capable sedan and SUV The technologies used and into a different class. individually developed by each Of modest proportions, the manufacturer serve to reduce ni- new vehicle is just 4.4 meters long trogen oxides in particular – the and 1.69 meters high. There is a only exhaust components that lie distinctive hood feeding into the above the rates of gasoline en- headlamps, while broad, power- gines, due to the conceptual de- ful bumpers beneath the head- 14 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PEOPLE January 20 - 26, 2007 MESMERIZING MAY

It’s hard to miss May and her fellow dancers on Soi Bangla. They draw the biggest crowds, to the point that it’s sometimes hard to pass Soi Moulin Rouge without pushing through the throng. The tourists are mesmerized by their large-plumaged costumes and table-top dancing, whether they know the girls’ secret or not. May is a fixture, and a part of the Bangla culture, but who is she? Zach Fridell went to find out.

ince she was a child, Sulaiman “May” Chema knew she wanted to per- form at a cabaret. When MIRROR, MIRROR…May has a striking presence, and is part of the culture on Soi Bangla. As a boy growing up in Haad Yai, May says, S she always knew she wanted to work at a cabaret. she saw the elaborate costumes, suggestive dance moves, beauti- at age 15 she immediately began 100%.” Because of that, she paid Back in Patong though, it’s Other shows follow at 11 pm and ful makeup and lively atmosphere, working for a local show. It was for all of her own hormone treat- all business. May moved to Phu- 12:30 am. she knew that’s where she be- then that she started taking hor- ments and her parents know she’s ket seven years ago after some May is one of the lead danc- longed. The only problem was mone therapy and began her working at a bar in Phuket, but friends told her that the work was ers in the show, lip-syncing popu- that May was born a boy. transformation into a woman. are under the impression that better than in Haad Yai. She now lar songs while emulating the likes May never felt at home in By the time she was 18, she’s a waitress, said May. performs nightly at the Moulin of Madonna and Britney Spears. her male body. She knew that she May had grown breasts. The hor- When she visits her family, Rose Cabaret at the end of Soi When she’s not at work, was a girl, and when she got the mones she still injects herself with which she does about once a Moulin Rouge. Bedecked in sexy May’s favorite pastime is shop- chance, she made sure the rest every three days also give her year, she wears her hair down outfits, May and her fellow danc- ping for dresses and perfumes, of the world could see her the soft, clear skin, she said, that she and long – it would be hard to ers put on a choreographed caba- but with only two days off a way she felt. now protects by neither drinking conceal – but dons no makeup ret show every night. month, she doesn’t have much Born to a Muslim family in nor smoking. and opts for T-shirt and jeans To dance at the cabaret, time to herself, she said. the Deep South, May grew up in Her parents didn’t initially rather than her favored dresses. May wakes up around 4 pm and May said she is honest with Haad Yai where the three caba- approve of the vocation or the “I look more like a boy starts putting on her makeup at 7 men she meets about her status ret shows in town grabbed her lifestyle May chose. They have when I wear those clothes,” she pm. Makeup, she said, takes only as a woman. She has never had attention. She couldn’t look or act yet to see one of her shows, but explained, adding that it makes it 10 minutes, then she is ready to surgery, and she does not intend like a girl while she was a stu- May said they are “about 80% more comfortable at home for work the crowds, preparing them to. Although some men have dent, but once she finished school okay with what I do, but not both her and her parents. for the first show at 9:30 pm. been surprised by her real gen- der, she said she has never suf- fered any violence against her by misguided men. “I say to them, ‘You know what I am? I am a ladyboy, not cut.’ A couple of times men were surprised, when I thought they knew, but since I was never drunk it wasn’t a problem.” She is also fluent in English, a language she started learning only when she came to Phuket. She has had several long-term boyfriends, including a Swiss man she saw for three years. “But many men lie,” she said. “They say ‘I like you, I love you’ but go home with another ladyboy, because I am too old.” At age 29, May repeatedly refers to herself as “old”. She says she’ll work at the cabaret as long as she can, but she doesn’t have any plans beyond dancing. “As long as I have enough energy, I have to work. When I can no longer dance, I will stop. But for now, at least, I have lots of energy,” she said. “Maybe when I am 40 I will stop.” Until then, she dances on. January 20 - 26, 2007 PHUKET PEOPLE PHUKET GAZETTE 15 Happily Ever After Recent weddings in Phuket

Maneerat Wichaidit and Tawan Sukyiran were Piyanut Sukseri and Jens Buskies were married married in the Phuket Ballroom at The Royal in the Pra Pitak Grand Ballroom at The Phuket City Hotel on December 8, 2006. Metropole hotel on December 29, 2006. 16 PHUKET GAZETTE HAPPENINGS January 20 - 26, 2006 T his week

CENTRAL THANKS (above): Central Karon Beach Resort General Manager Christoph Spiess (2nd from left) joins (from left) Beat Schwager, Manager of Asian Trail Phuket; Christian Chevrier, Chairman of Phuket Receptive; Peter Weibel, Manager of Diethelm Travel Phuket; and Max Thammarakas from Diethelm Travel at the resort’s recent thank-you party for travel agents in Phuket. VIRTUOSO VIBE (left): Internationally-acclaimed solo jazz guitarist Jeff Linsky entertains guests at the Evason Phuket Resort & Six Senses Spa’s beach concert on Koh Bon January 4.

YOU BEAUTY: James Firth (left) of Beautiful World Phuket joins fellow Beautiful World Directors (from left) Simon Hall from Pattaya and Karl Graham from Koh Samui, and Beautiful JUST A MOMENT: Ken Abday and Varaporn ‘Map’ Ponrit celebrate the opening World Interior Designer Isabelle Robyns, at the recent opening of the Phuket branch on of K. Map’s Moments of Color art exhibition at the Watermark bar and restaurant Chao Fa West Rd. at Boat Lagoon on January 4. The exhibition continueS until January 30.

FAMILY FEALTY: Richmond Group CEO Graham Bibby (3rd from left) celebrates the recent SUPREME SCRIBES: Mom Tri’s Boathouse General Manager Louis Bronner (2nd opening of the company’s office at Tinlay Place, Cherng Talay, with daughter Camilla, from left) congratulates Chris Bonds (2nd from right), winner of the first annual Managing Director Chomchanok “Nan” Suthumma, Sales Executive and son Nathanial Bibby Boathouse writing contest, and Andrew Dearden (left), who received an honorable and Sales Executive Steve Wilbourn. mention. Phuket Magazine Editor Barry Daniel looks on. January 20 - 26, 2006 FEATURE PHUKET GAZETTE 17

fective to increase taxes on al- cohol and raise license fees, and use that money to set up a proper Policies licensing branch with well- equipped squads that could en- force the law with all these stores. Stores caught selling alco- hol to minors should be fined for the heavily. This will not solve the problem but, to me, is the most effective way of reducing it. A classic solution from this particular branch of government real world was to try to get the legal drink- ing age raised to 25, thereby cre- hey really don’t get it, solving pub conversations have ating another several million un- they just don’t get it. It concluded, it makes a lot more derage drinkers in one master- is really quite extraordi- sense to legalize it, giving the gov- stroke. Tnary how far off the ernment taxes and protecting the This also would have effec- mark our leaders and politicians health of the consumer by man- tively wiped out almost the entire can get, whether elected, ap- datory health checks. nightclub industry, whose patrons pointed or self-appointed. In Aus- In Thailand it is mandatory average between 19 and 27 tralia, a couple of politicians ran for sex workers to produce doc- years, and about 30% of the tour- election campaigns on Queens- tors certificates to the police, who ism industry. land’s Gold Coast I have seen regu- THE BANE OF BANGLA: Legalizing prostitution would not solve the There was also the case of based on eliminating larly checking bars problem itself, but it would at least be a step in the right direction some young soldiers, who didn’t prostitution. LARGER in Pattaya, which is toward solving the other problems it exacerbates. really see why they should risk It is extraordi- interesting in itself their lives to defend a country that nary that these poli- THAN because prostitu- impractical – it won’t solve the hol between 2 pm and 5 pm. This wouldn’t allow them to have a ticians actually be- LIFE tion is illegal and, as problem or make it go away. only happens in the big supermar- beer after the battle. lieve they are going By Graham Doven a former police In Thailand, one of the big- kets, where school kids wanting It really would be useful to to become the first chief told us, there gest problems is underage drink- to buy alcohol don’t go anyway, have some people at the top who people in history to wipe out the are no brothels in Thailand. ing. A former Interior Minister so all this did was annoy the le- think things through before “oldest profession in the world”. Naturally, none of the poli- wanted to solve the problem of gitimate customers and cost the alarming everyone with some of The most recent success would ticians want to lose women’s Thai youth drinking by closing stores income. The small mom these bird-brained ideas. Mind have been the days of ancient votes, and coming out in support down tourist venues. Finally the and pop stores all sell alcohol – you, it could be worse, such as Jericho, thousands of years be- of legalizing prostitution could set government of the time came up to anybody, anytime. that South American country fore the most decadent periods off alarm bells with your average with zoning, except they didn’t Then they came up with the whose president seems to have of ancient Rome, when God de- housewife, who sees additional include Sukhumvit area, which is idea of banning all alcohol adver- decided that his friend Fidel was cided enough was enough. expenditure to the already sub- by far the biggest tourism spend- tising, thereby wiping out massive right after all and is now deter- Where there is demand stantial pub budget going down ing area in Bangkok. sports sponsorship [an irony in mined to kick his country back in there will always be supply. So the drain. However, the concept The next “solution” was to itself – Ed]. to the dark ages of socialism and as a thousand world-problem- of wiping it out is ridiculous and stop the stores from selling alco- Surely, it would be more ef- nationalization of 50 years ago. 18 PHUKET GAZETTE LIFESTYLE January 20 - 26, 2007 You want to play? Get a toy

Clothing for fashion-conscious pups runs from 80 to 400 baht. Yoyo strides out in a smart yellow polo shirt with red accents. By Natcha Yuttaworawit not too big, so people can carry It’s not only that these can smell like one of your stock as many things as possi- them around with them or even pint-sized pooches are becom- favorite fragrances – Ralph ble available for people who ogs come in many go jogging with them. Pugs also ing popular in Phuket that’s Lauren Polo, Romance and love dogs like I do,” said K. shapes and sizes, but have short fur, which suits living suprising, but also what they’re Calvin Klein One are all Nok. in Phuket the tiniest in tropics,” he said. wearing in addition to fur. At available for your – and your Be sure to take proper D of dogs are becom- “Small dogs such as Shih Perfect Pet & Cheez there is a dog’s – sniffing pleasure. steps and do your research ing more popular. Tzus and poodles are popular, huge range of accessories for If your pup needs some- before buying a new dog. At Pet Perfect & Cheez, especially with teenagers and canine companions. where softer than the doormat If you are considering on Yaowarat Rd opposite young professionals. But most Racks of overalls, jogging to sleep, plenty of dog beds are having a canine companion you Tesco-Lotus, shop owner of my customers who are suits, costumes and shoes are available, too. And for canines need to consider selecting a Sitthithat “Nok” Ritthikraironna- looking for small dogs are all available designed just for always on the move there’s a suitable breed. Vaccinations, kan said that the most popular housewives who say they just your four-legged companion. selection of dog carriers that grooming, training, feeding and breed of dog he sees in Phuket want a friend while the husband Among the array of pooch look as fashionable as the latest exercise are just a few of the is the pug. is at work and the children at products is special doggy designer purse. things you will need to consider. “A pug is not too small and school.” perfume, so your furry friend “I love dogs, so I need to Oh, and don’t forget your new puppy’s wardrobe.

Pet Perfect & Cheez. Open Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 8:30 pm; Sunday 9 am to 6 pm. Tel: 076-255390. January 20 - 26, 2007 CHILDREN’ S DAY PHUKET GAZETTE 19 Oh to be a child again! hildren’s Day, January 13, brought out the inner child in people of all Cages as children’s activities were held across the island. At Phuket Provincial Hall, Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit welcomed children to his office and let them take in the view from his chair. At Phuket Deep Sea Port the Royal Thai Navy allowed tours on board patrol boat HTMS Phuket (right), put on a para- chute display and let the children get their hands on the controls of a helicopter – though all the flying was left to the adults. The 22nd Air Defense Battalion, based in Phang Nga, gave junior guests the chance to sit in the control seats of anti-aircraft guns and dream of defending Phuket from marauding fighter planes. Children were treated to entertain- ment, games, gifts and snacks at many other places on Phuket, including Laguna Phuket (left), Provincial Hall (below, left), Saphan Hin (below, right), Bangkok Hos- pital Phuket and Patong’s Loma Park. 20 PHUKET GAZETTE GOOD LIVING January 20 - 26, 2007 Delicacies from downstairs

rom his birthplace in Or- ago, helped in no small part by Black Pepper Crusted Ahi Tuna Steak egon, the unassuming Aaron’s sheer passion and cu- White Aaron Hooper, Execu- linary skill in classic French, Snapper/Leek Ingredients Ftive Chef at Joe’s Asian, Italian and Californian Tempura 160g piece of sushi-quality Ahi tuna Downstairs at Kalim Beach and cuisines. 1 julienned Asian pear the new Joe’s Aaron then Ingredients 1 julienned red bell pepper South in Karon, Guest accepted an invi- 100g white snap- 1 julienned zucchini has built a solid tation from friend, per fillet 1 julienned carrot reputation in a ca- chef master Italian 2 pieces Nori ½ cup course ground black pepper reer that has seen chef and restaura- (dry seaweed) By Patsy Kitzoff him take success teur Pino Spinoso, 50g sautéed Method in stride in his to open Bang- leeks homeland as well as in Europe kok’s famed Tiramisu restau- Tempura batter Press black pepper into the Ahi tuna until it ad- and Asia. rant. Again, reviewers – and, made fresh or heres well. Sear the tuna in a hot pan on all sides. About six years ago, hav- more importantly, the diners – store bought Preheat oven to 260ºC and place ing returned from a stint in Swit- were delighted by Aaron’s deft Sweet soy dip- zerland working under Fabrice touch with Italian food. pan in oven for ping sauce: four minutes until Stephany, Aaron graduated top of Aaron also worked at Wa- Ingredients his class from the New England termark Bar & Restaurant before tuna is cooked 2 cups soy sauce very rare in the Culinary Institute. From there, he taking on a consulting position in 1½ cup sugar returned to the Pacific Coast, but Shanghai. center. Sauté all 1 red chili vegetables in pan further south, to California. He then returned to Phuket Juice of one lime Often referred to as one and joined the Baan Rim Pa until tender. Put a spoon- of San Francisco’s top five res- Group, first as Executive Chef at Method taurants, Hawthorne Lane, in Da Maurizio Bar Ristorante and, ful of sautéed veg- Sauce: Combine all ingredients and reduce until it etables in center the city’s lively South of Mar- soon thereafter, Joe’s Down- is a syrupy consistency ket district, was where Aaron stairs. of plate, then slice really came to prominence for On this page, Aaron pre- Snapper rolls: Place nori on sushi mat, then lay the tuna on the bias his art. sents three dishes that showcase the snapper and leek on the nori and roll tightly. and set atop veg- Hawthorne Lane has en- his exacting standards for noth- Place roll in tempura batter and fry roll in vegetable etables. Serve with joyed rave reviews in Califor- ing but the freshest ingredients oil. Slice the rolls into bite-size pieces and serve drizzle of sweet nian and nationwide media since and will make a delightful tropi- with dipping sauce and wasabi. soy dipping sauce. it opened more than 10 years cal meal.

Peking Duck Spring Rolls

Ingredients 4 fresh spring roll wrappers 4 bite-size pieces of Peking-style duck meat 8 pieces pea shoots 8 pieces spring onion

Tamarind & Mustard Dipping Sauce ¾ cup sugar 1 cup water 1½ cup tamarind juice ½ cup Dijon mustard ½ cup vegetable oil tard. Let cool before slowly whisking in vegetable 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper oil to form an emulsion. Spring rolls. Steam spring roll wrappers, then pan Method sear the duck meat. Roll the duck meat, pea sprouts, Sauce. Boil water and sugar to form syrup, then spring onion and a spoon of the sauce in the warm add the tamarind juice, cayenne and Dijon mus- spring roll wrappers and serve with dipping sauce. January 20 - 26, 2007 TRAVEL PHUKET GAZETTE 21

t had been almost four years is unique and well worth a few since my last trip to Lanta, nights’ stay. and seeing that the island is Beyond the Mango Bar and Inow on the Tourism Author- Bistro, which serves Thai and ity of Thailand’s (TAT) “emerg- LOCALLOCAL LANTALANTA Western favorites, there are two ing destination list” I thought it is dining options: Beautiful Seafood time to check it out again. or Fresh Seafood, both actual So after an easy, three-and- names of the only two eateries in a-half hour drive from Phuket, this sleepy village. the aging car ferry slowly departs SeeSee itit whilewhile youyou cancan Beauty won on this occa- the jetty carrying an assortment sion. Seated in an over-the-sea of pickup trucks, cars, motor- sala at the restaurant, we are cycles and returning school kids. served some excellent local cui- We are on our way. sine by Khun Kai, one of the most I am pleased to see that the attentive and friendliest waiters island’s dirt track roads are all we’ve met for a while. paved, and despite the usual dust After dinner we retire for bowls, are at least passable. Take the night. The village sleeps early, care, however, as they are nar- too – no night life here. And late row and busy with laden pickups risers beware, the locals get go- and motorcycles. ing just after dawn, so an early The main village on the is- night is certainly encouraged. land – Saladan – is home to the The next day we head island’s main port and is very across to the west coast and that busy. As it is the main shopping evening end up sharing a bottle and commercial area, it also of Pastis with my old friend houses all banks, supermarkets, Frank, General Manager of the bakeries and other businesses on Pimalai Resort. the island. The resort has now ex- For the first night, we de- panded, and even if you don’t stay cide to head away from the main The sun sets over the pool at Pimalai; part of the resort’s attraction is its stunning panorama. there at least head for the resort’s tourist areas of the west coast to stunning new restaurant, The Lanta Old Town, home to Chi- stunning views over the east coast Lanta for the past three years. building. Large rooms with dark Seven Seas, located high in the nese merchants, Thai fishing and the islands in the distance. All Mango House buildings wood and rich silks provide simple hills overlooking across the families and a Sea Gypsy com- There are few tourists here, most have been converted from 100- yet elegant comfort, with views resort’s secluded beach. munity – who have all lived in of them being the blond, tanned year-old wooden Chinese shop- overlooking local street life. The restaurant is spectacu- harmony for more than a century. Scandinavians who seem to be houses, one of which formerly The villas built over the lar, especially with its sunset Today the same daily activi- everywhere these days. housed the local opium den. sea offer stunning sea views views and fine dining. The few ties and traditional structures, in- There is even an accredited The accommodation com- and allow travelers to experi- glasses of excellent Pastis are cluding the markets, longtail fish- Scandinavian school on the is- prises three “over-the-sea” villas ence life in a small southern wonderful, too. Thanks Frank, ing boats and Chinese shophouses land, which caters to the ever-in- and two rooms located in the main Thai fishing village. This place hope to see you again real soon. built over the sea, remain as they creasing number of long-stay tour- did when the town served as one ists who want their kids’ educa- How to Get There of Thailand’s tion to continue busiest mer- while mum and By car: Drive through Krabi and head south on Highway 4 toward Trang. After Huay Nam Khao turn chant hubs. Thailand dad go diving or right onto Route 4206 and follow the signs to Koh Lanta – Ferry. The drive from Phuket to the jetty The town take a tour for takes about 3½ hours. is accessible by TRAVELER the day. a small road Our desti- By ferry: Take the new hydrofoil ferry service from Kon-Tiki Divers, which departs Phuket Port daily that passes nation is The at 8:30 am, and travels to Phi Phi Island and then onto Koh Lanta. Cost: 1,400 baht one-way. By Bill Owen Kon-Tiki Diving & Snorkeling. 1/21 Moo 9, Chalong, Muang, Phuket 83130. Tel: 076-280366. Fax: through the Mango House, a 076-280357. Email: [email protected] Website: www.kon-tiki-diving.com center of the island. The road new and interesting twist to home drops suddenly out of the hills and stay tourism. On arrival at the Old Where to Stay onto the small coastal plain, with Town we are greeted by our its mangrove-covered coast and friendly host, Khun Yu. The Mango House, Old Town Koh Lanta. Rooms at 2,250 baht a night (peak season). Tel: 075-697181. small farms. Mango House is the dream of Website: www.bestofkolanta.com Certainly worth a stop en Canadian resident Duane Lenni, Pimalai Resort. From 16,000 baht a night for superior room, with daily American breakfast (peak route is the Viewpoint Restau- who fell in love with this charm- season). Website: www.pimalai.com rant, located high in the hills with ing village and has been living on 22 PHUKET GAZETTE January 20 - 26, 2007 January 20 - 26, 2007 TAKE A BREAK PHUKET GAZETTE 23 PPUZZLESUZZLES The Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS 1. Confusion, we hear, over young lady’s capture. (15) 9. Relative is more than nice. SpotSpot thethe DifferenceDifference (5) 10. Pushy bottom exercise – Can you find the seven with credit notes? (9) differences between the 11. Confession in commercial two cartoons below? And religious building. (9) 12. Type the French, “light can you find them faster up”. (6) than the rest of the family? 14. Encroach on little devil in General Electric. (7) 18. Ann’s province. (3) 20. Coerce mythical beast without love. (7) 21. Particular note to microphone. (6) 24. Watch second, for example. (9) 28. A noisy gangster? (9) 29. Doesn’t work on bread point. (5) 30. Weird Carolina got nuts? Compiled by Tortuus. © 2007 Felicitations! (15)

DOWN 5. All of us, not animal type. 15. Got ready for trip, say. It’s 1. Fix London, for example? (9) a deal. (4) Not the truth. (9) 6. Anion, maybe? It’s an 16. Legalization of churned 2. Cardinal’s side in very hot idea. (6) cement tan. (9) water. (5) 7. One trick picture. (4) 17. Agreement over prison 3. Nice prayers to worker. 8. Unpleasant? Nay! Saint’s headcount, say. (9) (8) in. (5) 19. Help tamp bizarre leaflet. 4. Clergyman takes notes in 13. Jay’s the French negative. (8) area. (5) (4) 22. Met cardinal or space rock. Scribble Space 23. Rod back in charge of Greek dialect. (5) 25. More bend in mushroom. (5) 26. Time to muse. (5) 27. Look over point container. (4) Solution on next page

Solution, tips and Rhyme computer program at www.sudoku.com Time The words or phrases de- scribed below all rhyme with “ring”. What are EZ Trivia Quiz they? 1. Wasp’s dangerous 1. Four calling birds; 6. What kind of fruit is part. three French hens; a Granny Smith? 2. What every hip- two what? hop lover wants. 7. What are the colors 3. Chinese capital. 2. What is the capital of the Finnish flag? 4. What mommy’s of Brazil? boy can’t let go of. 8. What is a mattock 3. Which hangs down: used for? 5. He had a dream. a stalagmite or a 6. Object. stalactite? 9. Who currently has a 7. Crucial part of an hit single called aircraft. 4. Which people toss Don’t Let Him 8. Half of table cabers? Waste Your Time? tennis. The principle of Sudoku is very simple: each row, each col- 9. Playground umn and each “box” of nine squares within the puzzle must 5. Which word can 10. Who has the title equipment. contain all the numbers from 1 to 9 with, naturally, no repeti- mean a bird or a role in the movie tions. Guess if you will, but each Sudoku puzzle can be solved 10. Stick tightly to. using logic alone. Beware: this puzzle has only one solution, flying toy? Miss Potter? which is on the next page. Answers on next page Answers on next page 24 PHUKET GAZETTE TAKE A BREAK January 20 - 26, 2007 Get your brain in gear with The Monster Quiz Kids! Ask Mum and Dad to help you find the answers to these questions. They’re not easy but, if you do some research, you should be able to find the answers to all of them.

1. Idared, Fuji and Pacific volcanoes Acatenango, 15. Between 1154 and 1159, Rose are all types of Fuego and Tacana? what title did Englishman what? Nicholas Breakspear 8. Who or what is an hold? 2. If something is acerose, accipiter? what shape is it? 16. Who wrote, “Candy is 9. What is the modern name dandy, but liquor is 3. If brothers are engaged in of the capital of the ancient quicker”? adelphogamy, what do kingdom of Ga? they share? 17. Who was the second Quick Crossword 10. An ACE inhibitor is use to person to walk on the ACROSS DOWN 4. Which Alfred Hitchcock counter what? moon? movie premiered in 1. Measure of light 1. Cocktail party snack. intensity. 2. Zero score. 1972? 11. What US administration 18. Which Apollo mission 7. Artificial fiber. 3. Lacking companionship. post did Dean Acheson was that? 8. Of the moon. 4. Top or bottom of the world. 5. Who made the first hold? 9. Canoe equipment. 5. Coming first. ascent of Mt Saint Elias 19. In mathematics, what is 11. A small lie. 6. Uncommon. in Alaska, in 1897? 12. What is Adam’s Ale? the first transfinite 14. Little devil. 10. Not a full deity. number? 15. Goal. 12. Root vegetable. 6. Wormwood is the basis 13. Where is Admiralty 18. Ire. 13. Layers. of which alcoholic Island? 20. Who or what is an 19. World’s largest 16. Clean. democracy. 17. Threesome. beverage? alewife? 21. Symptom of rabies. 20. Apply by touching lightly. 14. What is the old name of 7. In which country are the the city of Edirne? Answers below, left Solution below, right Puzzle Cryptic Crossword Solutions Solution Monster Quiz Solution to Cartoon Puzzle Answers

1. Apple; 2. Needle- shaped; 3. A wife or Quick Crossword wives; 4. Frenzy; 5. Solution Luigi Amadeo, Duke of Abruzzi; 6. Absinthe; 7. Guatemala; 8. A type of hawk; 9. Accra, Ghana; 10. High blood pressure; 11. State; 12. Water; 13. Off Alaska; 14. EZ Trivia Answers: Adrianople; 15. Pope 1. Turtle doves; 2. Brasilia; 3. Stalactite; 4. The Scots; 5. Adrian IV; 16. Ogden Kite; 6. An apple; 7. Navy blue and white; 8. Digging; 9. Nash; 17. Edwin Jarvis Cocker; 10. Renee Zellwegger. Sudoku solution Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin; 18. Apollo 11; Rhyme Time Answers: 19. Aleph-null; 20. A 1. Sting; 2. Bling; 3. Beijing (Peking); 4. Apron string; 5. fish related to herrings. Martin Luther King; 6. Thing; 7. Wing; 8. Ping; 9. Swing; 10. Cling. January 20 - 26, 2007 F E A T U R E S PHUKET GAZETTE 25

oddy Doyle was a high school English teacher in Dublin when he Rfound his literary voice with three thin, screamingly funny Confessions novels – The Commitments, The Van, and The Snapper – a tril- ogy about a sharp-witted, foul- mouthed, working-class Dublin Off the family. He followed this up with a SHELF heartbreaking novel, told from the of an alcoholic By James Eckardt perspective of a child who is watching his parents break up, Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha. This onto the pile, to make it look more most deservedly won the Booker normal, the expensive black Prize. chocolate kids don’t even like, His tone turned even more mother and Jack was trying to climb out sombre with The Woman Who and Leanne was snuffling and re- Walked Into Doors told in the fusing to look at her. A chicken voice of Paula Spencer, the alco- plodding sentences, just as Paula few years married and she real- instead of a turkey and four holic battered wife of a violent lives her life: ized she was poor and she was bottles of vodka on the table. This drunk. “She’s on her way home always going to be . . . She re- was Christmas.” Paula Spencer (Jonathan from work. She’s walking from members going through the su- The comic highpoints of the Cape, London, 2006, 277pp) is the station. There’s no energy in permarket with a trolley full of novel are the gab sessions among back now in this eponymous her. Nothing in her legs. Just pain. six-packs and mixers and the rest. Paula and her two raucous sis- novel. Ache. The thing the drink gets She couldn’t make the trolley go ters, Carmel and Denise. The Her husband’s been dead for down to. straight. Jack was in the carrier married Denise confesses to an nearly a decade. She’s 48 years “But the drink is only part part. She was afraid the whole affair with a married man and this old, still a cleaning woman, and of it. She’s coped well with the thing was going to topple over. leads to 20 pages of ferociously sober for four months and five drink. She wants a drink. She Leanne was pulling on the other bawdy dialog. In a later session, days. Her elder daughter, Nicola, doesn’t want a drink. She doesn’t side of it, asking for every biscuit Carmel even wrings desperate is a success, her elder son, John want a drink. She fights it. She and family pack they passed. And humor out of her diagnosis of Paul, a recovering heroin addict. wins. She’s proud of that. She’s she actually – did she? – she breast cancer. The family is in- The two youngest, Leanne, pleased. She’ll keep going. She smacked Leanne, until she let go domitable. 22, and Jack, 17, still live at home knows she will.” of the trolley. She tried to smile The novel ends a year later with her. Leanne shows signs of You would think 277 pages through the whole thing, piling the with Paula still sober. She’s even turning into an alcoholic herself. of this would soon grow boring, stuff onto the conveyor. She met a man. You root for her all They’ve all been damaged by a and the endless litany of com- threw a few bars of chocolate the way. violent family history. Paula is try- cleaners she now supervises are plaint does indeed grow tiresome ing to make up for it day by day. Romanian and Bulgarian men. at times, but what holds this novel Dublin has changed too in She uses a mobile phone and together is the fierce sense of the last 10 years. Ireland has be- sends text messages. She’s sav- family shot through with brilliant come the “Celtic Tiger”. Paula is ing to buy her son a computer for flashes of comic dialog. paid in euros. Christmas. Paula is trying to knit to- She takes solace in a newly The local Christian Broth- gether her fractious family while opened Italian cafe. All the cash- ers school is no longer staffed by constantly tormented by flashes iers in the local supermarket are Christian Brothers: “They’re all of painful memory: Nigerian women. Her next door dead or in jail”. “She hates Christmas. She neighbors are Polish. The office This is a tale told in short, always has – or since she was a PHUKET DIARY Upcoming events on the island

To January 30: Moments of by the Rich Harper Blues Band Tickets are 500 baht for one Color art exhibition from the US. night or 800 baht for both nights. This exhibition, at The Wa- Other acts already confirm- For more information see the termark Bar & Restaurant in the ed include Kyla Brox (Victor’s events website at www.phuket Boat Lagoon, shows the work of daughter), Phuket’s own Groove bluesfestival.com or contact local artist Varaporn “Map” Pon- Doctors, The Blues Machine Andy Andersen by email at rit. Daily from 10 am until the bar from Pattaya, and Blue on Blue, [email protected] or by closes. No entry fee. To contact Cannonball and the Soi Dog calling Tel: 086-6822639. the artist call Tel: 081-6963901 or Blues Bank from Bangkok. email: [email protected]

February 16-17: 2nd Phuket International Blues Festival. Eight to 10 Thailand-based acts will perform at the festival during two nights of great blues, R&B and rock ’n’ roll. The headline band on the first night will be British legend Victor Brox, while the line-up on the second night will be headed 26 PHUKET GAZETTE EDITORIAL & LETTERS January 20 - 26, 2007

367/2 Yaowarat Rd, Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000 Tel: 076-236555 - Since 1994 - Fax: 076-213971 Email: [email protected] A sounding off that deserves to be heard After sending a vehicle in for mechanical adjustments or retrofitting, a car owner is justified in asking the garage owner for a chance to test drive the vehicle to ensure everything is in proper working order before paying the bill. In the case of Patong’s tsunami warning system, however, that test drive has not taken place. According to allegations by several members of the consortium that donated the first three towers, the system has been modified and may not work properly following ad- justments to it by a rival firm that won a government contract to construct 62 more tsunami towers in the region [see Inside Story, pages 4 and 5]. Determining the extent to which these claims represent a valid concern for public safety – or stem from a case of corporate “sour grapes” – will have to be determined by technical and legal experts. The fact remains, however, that the Patong system hasn’t been audibly tested since April 2005. Such a test is overdue, especially since the system was modified by a company different from the one that designed and installed it. Dr Smith Dharmasaraja, who heads the National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC), says the sirens should be fully tested ev- Letters ery four to six months, but that local authorities fear creating a panic during the peak of the high season for tourism. The Gazette is pleased to receive mail from read- with your views for publication in our next issue. The Gazette’s stance is that in order to maintain public confi- ers. Please write to us at 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, We reserve the right to edit all letters. Pseud- dence in the face of such allegations, the system should be tested as Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000, fax to 076-213971 onyms are acceptable only if your full name and soon as possible. More frequent testing is also needed to ensure that or send an email to [email protected] address are supplied. the public is familiar with the sounds the sirens emit. This is particularly true in Patong, with so many tourists, thump- Taking on the For all readers: Please post your Thanks, Gazette ing sound systems, sound trucks and other contributors to the ca- opinion! cophony. tuk-tuk mafia Rob Merry Christmas and Happy Patong was spared from a much larger loss of human life on By email New Year. We are students from December 26, 2004, by the fact that the tsunami hit in the morning, Who does not know that there is Nan Christian School. We would when the beach was relatively empty. Should another tsunami strike a tuk-tuk mafia in Karon that has like to thank you very much for Phuket, Patong might not be so lucky. made unreasonable profits from …and don’t forget the Phuket Gazette. Despite all the fanfare, the single direct-detection buoy now tourists and Thai inhabitants? Kata to Patong It’s very nice of you to send sitting at the middle of the Indian Ocean will afford Phuket little or no They are opposed to any public your newspapers to our school. protection. By the time it detects a tsunami wave produced by an transport links between important We would like buses to also run We read and learn from them. It earthquake along the Sunda Trench, another wave propagating east- tourist spots. I have watched the from Kata to Patong. It’s a short has helped us gain a lot of knowl- ward will already be bearing down on our island. scene for more than 10 years and distance, so why do taxi drivers edge. Thank you very much. Given this fact, it is crucial that any warning the NDWC sends can verify that you pay 100 baht want 200 to 250 baht for the fare? This year we wish for you out be heard and acted upon as soon as possible. To be sure that will for only 500 meters along the I think it is too much. to live a long life with your fam- happen in Patong, the warning towers there must be put through Karon beach road. Tourists should be given the ily. regular, thorough testing. – The Editor N Heinrich Bussert same facility to go from Kata to Germany Patong as from Karon. Nan Christian School Disha Sadarangani Nan Province Get on the bus Phuket Insecurity measures The dream of a bus connection Free the beaches In association with The Nation Multimedia Group PCL between Patong and Karon has Following the New Year’s Eve been a fantasy of many tourists While exploring some of the bomb attacks in Bangkok, obvi- and local Thais for years now. island’s lesser-traveled beaches ously security measures around Editor: Parichat Utintu Good to hear that Deputy Mayor I recently came across Nui the country will be tightened. Managing Editor: Chris Husted Chairat Sukkaban supports this Beach, in the south of the island. At Central Festival Phuket, Editorial Consultant: Alasdair Forbes bus connection, too. When I got to the beach I however, the decision to make all Fear of reprisal from those was stopped by a man who said motorbikes park outside means News Editor: Stephen Fein who will lose income is, in my it would cost me 250 baht to sit that many people have to do at Chief Reporter: Sangkhae Leelanapaporn opinion, the only reason the bus there. I thought that beaches are least one lap of the complex be- Editorial Team: Natcha Yuttaworawit, Janyaporn Morel, is not yet running. public and no one can “own” the fore being able to park, all so that Dominic Earnshaw, Sompratch Saowakhon, Supanun Supawong, Tourists these days are not beach or charge for access, un- the management can claim they Suganya Semacote, Zach Fridell, Laura Schafer. amused by the fares tuk-tuk driv- less it’s a national park. have tightened security. ers are asking for this trip. Granted, this guy did offer A motorcycle bomb, such as General Manager: Oranee Pienprasertkul Also, the driving by some of me a chair and a complimentary those commonly used in the Deep Marketing Manager: Natthira Susangrat these drivers leaves passengers drink if I paid up, but I didn’t want South, in the underground car park would do no more damage Classifieds Manager: Phatsara Raktammakit wishing for a safer drive at a more a chair or his drink. I wanted to reasonable price. sit on the sand, go swimming in there than if it were detonated by Publisher: The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd It probably won’t be hard to the water and enjoy the beach. the front entrance where tourists get a petition for this service I called the Tourist Police, get off their buses. Contact us signed by half of Patong’s inhab- who told me it is illegal for a per- Cars, which can conceal a much more damaging device, Advertising Sales: [email protected] itants, Thai as well as foreign. son to charge for going on the But will it be possible to protect beach, but that he had heard of it however, are still allowed to park Classified Advertising: [email protected] the entrepreneur? happening there before. underneath. Website Services: [email protected] I hope these days Phuket However, he said that he Hopefully, after this latest Gazette Guide inquiries: [email protected] has become a place where de- couldn’t help me; I would have attack, some thought will be put mocracy is stronger than the to go to the Provincial Office. into new measures rather than Telephone: 076-236555 (10 lines) Fax: 076-213971 power of a few people’s influ- Is something going to be just rushing in ineffective shows ence. done about this? Or am I just go- to sooth the minds of officials and the terminally nervous. The views expressed in the Phuket Gazette are those of the writers and contributors Maybe the Gazette can help ing to keep being passed off? and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, the editor, the shareholders, or the by collecting as many as possible Beach lover Trevor Phithakthaweep directors of The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd. positive reactions on this issue. Phuket Mai Khao Letters conveying views and suggestions are published here. Those seeking comment from government Copyright © 1994-2007 The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd officials or business owners are published as Issues & Answers in the Phuket Gazette Online. January 20 - 26, 2007 PERSPECTIVES PHUKET GAZETTE 27 Wishlist for Patong

e send all the gar- clean, because there are pedes- many problems in Patong. My bage Patong Mu- trian areas. god, I am getting a lot of gray nicipality collects to They select the times – once FIRST hairs. My aunt told me, “You used Wthe incinerator in in the morning, then at six in the to be good looking, but now after Phuket City, where we have to evening – but they still don’t put two-and-half years in this job you pay 200 baht per ton, I think, to out their trash at those times, so PERSON look very old.” [laughs] have it burned. In Patong now, in we have to go collect it every two I say, “I can’t help it. I have the high season, we have about hours. We collect at 10 pm, mid- Patong Deputy Mayor Chair- already come so far, so now I 80 tons per day. night, 2 am and 6 am. have to finish the job.” But I can’t I have talked to people who But then there is the prob- at Sukkaban has a lot on do it alone. There are so many work for the Governor’s office lem that many, many people who his hands, with one of his problems, but we have had some and complained that it isn’t fair, live in other areas, such as Phu- major responsibilities being successes too. For the environ- because they only support us ket City, come and go through the keeping up the appearanc- ment, we have ISO 14001 certi- based on the registered popula- garbage to remove items for re- fication; we are the only town in tion of the municipality, which is cycling. The people who put the es of Patong. Better garbage the south of Thailand that has it. about 16,000 people. How many rubbish out for collection have collection, moving power ca- One month ago I took 10 of more people are unregistered? already bagged their trash prop- bles underground and my staff, my boss’s secretary and Probably about 100,000. And how erly, but these people come with the rest of the team to Singapore. many tourists? a knife and cut open the garbage clamping down on noisy pro- I wanted them to spend a week- So we have a lot of gar- bags. This is very bad. moters are just a few of the end there to see how clean it is. bage, and we have to collect it When I catch them in the proposed solutions, but to Another reason I took my every day. My staff are tired. act I say ‘Don’t do that, you’re staff [to Singapore] was to see They never have a day off. They making it very difficult for my achieve these he says he how the electricity supply is done have to work every single day, staff.’ Then they complain, say- needs the help of business there. In Patong there are elec- even New Year’s Day, Saturdays ing I am not helping the poor owners and additional government funds. tric wires hanging down every- and Sundays. They work 24 people. I understand they are Here he explains what he would like to achieve in Patong where. It looks bad and it’s dan- hours. poor, but they should still do the gerous. For many tourists, Patong is right thing. If you don’t teach and why. We had a plan to install them the first impression they have of them what to do, they just do underground, but after Thaksin Thailand, so we have to keep it whatever they want. didn’t win any MPs in the elec- clean, even though our staff are Many of these people are Advertising is a big problem tise, but they are only allowed to tion, he didn’t support it. Before sometimes very, very tired. not Thai. There are Burmese and too. People put up posters every- do it from 10 am to 6 pm, and not he wanted to support it, but he I try my best, but sometimes Cambodians too, and many of where – on power poles, on tele- so loudly. didn’t after that. business people in Patong get them don’t even live in Patong. phone booths. I tell my staff to It’s not only boxing. You Here in Patong we make a angry with me, even for putting They come over in a salaeng pull them down from places like have Rock City, Saxophone, all lot of money for the country, but up announcements asking for a (motorbike with sidecar), cut that and the advertisers get an- these people. Even Jungceylon we don’t get the support we need public hearing so we can ask open the bags and leave a big gry with me, saying that I am try- and Central Festival do it. The from the central government. them when is a good time to col- mess. ing to persecute them and their sound trucks cause traffic con- They must do better. If they sup- lect their garbage. As for the mess at the end businesses. gestion, too. port us with the infrastructure, It really should be easy. I of Nanai Soi 2, that is private land. Another thing I don’t like is I was not born here, but I Patong will look a lot better. It ask what time is good for them, They put all the garbage back the boxing advertising, such as have lived here almost 30 years. would cost a lot, but it is a one- not for us. I give them many there and sometimes they try to ‘Tonight! Tonight!’ I get a lot of My job is dangerous, because time investment and one that choices, especially along Soi burn it, which makes a bad smell complaints about this from tour- some of these people are aggres- would benefit the country in the Bangla and Thaweewong Rd. I that bothers people. I have tried ists. The [promoters] pay a tax, sive. My mom asks me, “Why do long run. would like those roads to be very to stop them many times already. so they have permission to adver- you want to die early?” There are Compiled by Stephen Fein What can I do about a noisy karaoke? ‘Private beaches’ I live near Rung Arun Karaoke, opposite Soi Thanuthep, on Chao Fa East Rd. The karaoke stays Issues& open every night until 1:30 am or ANSWERS in Thailand? 2 am. It is just a wooden hut, so the loud music carries through- Write to: The Phuket Gazette, 367/2 Yaowarat Rd, out the whole neighborhood. Muang, Phuket 83000. Fax 076-213971, or submit your Recently I tried to go to Karon to Karon Noi Beach is through My kids go to school early issue at www.phuketgazette.net Noi Beach, between Karon and hotel property, which is controlled in the morning and so need their Patong. for security reasons, like access sleep, as do the elderly and the Thank you for informing us. ways. For example, a house A hundred meters or so to any other hotel – and especially sick people who live nearby. We always keep an ear out for where patients, old people or chil- along what I thought was the ac- beachfront hotels. How can a karaoke, 800 noisy venues that disturb other dren live might not be able to bear cess road I was stopped at a Entrance is not denied in meters from Chalong Police Sta- people. If we find that the noise loud noise for long periods of checkpoint. The uniformed guard general, but certain rules apply tion, be so noisy and be allowed is too loud, we will notify the en- time. there told me that it was a pri- during certain periods. However, to operate so late? tertainment venue owner that he If the noise is very disturb- vate road leading to private beach there could have been a language Sleepless in Chalong or she must reduce the noise be- ing, people can file a complaint that belongs to Le Meridien barrier here resulting in misinter- ing created or improve the build- at the local administration office Phuket Beach resort. pretation of the reply of the Thai Pol Col Chalit Kaewyarat, Su- ing so that the noise is contained. or at the local police station, and I have been told by local security staff. perintendent, Chalong Police If the owner does not com- the officers will then instruct the people that this is not true and that Station, replies: ply, he or she will be fined up to entertainment venue to make im- the hotel has decided to make it The beach is also acces- Before issuing permits to 1,000 baht per offence. provements, such as improving their own private beach, when in sible by sea. Yachts can moor in entertainment venues, the provin- the sound insulation. fact it is a public beach. What is front, subject to local regulations. cial authority must inspect enter- Wanlapa Jeenloy, an officer at The local officers might the true situation? For an access to the hotel, tainment venues to verify whether the Phuket Provincial Public have a public hearing for people John McDonough a day-pass program including or not they comply with the law. Health Office, replies: in the area and then send the en- Phuket lunch is available during off sea- If the venue disturbs people By law, the noise should not tertainment venue a notice to de- son. You can also buy a mem- in the neighborhood, people can reach more than 90 decibels for crease the noise created. Narumon Chansriharaj, Se- bership to our fitness center, file a complaint with the police. more than eight continual hours. If the venue does not com- nior Sales & PR Manager at which includes usage of our pool However, the complaint must be But it’s quite difficult to measure ply the police can fine the venue, Le Meridien Phuket Beach and beach facilities. filed in person. You are welcome how disturbing the noise is, be- and possibly have the venue or- Resort, replies: For more information, con- to join us when we investigate cause noise affects many differ- dered closed, but it might take All beaches are public in tact the hotel or call Tel: 076- your complaint. ent kinds of people in different time for police to do that. Thailand. However, land access 370100. 28 PHUKET GAZETTE FEATURES January 20 - 26, 2007

In The Stars by Isla St ar

AQUARIUS (January 21-Febru- more space will enable energy to at the end of the tunnel of love. ary 19): Motivation comes from flow more freely. Wearing a Schedule financial appointments Last chance taking a break from your usual piece of jade encourages a wiser for Tuesday and wear the color locations. If you are ready for a understanding of relationships. copper to be taken seriously. he Bangkok incentives past year. I felt like we were be- challenge you will soon be rushed GEMINI (May 22-June 21): You LIBRA (September 24-October planner called with dis- ing offered a last chance to do off your feet. If you are content should be generous when some- 23): If you have recently become tress in her voice. “What something before we kill the with your current situation you one admits they’ve made a mis- single you will be happy to em- can I do? My corporate goose that laid the golden egg. So, will be faced with some change T take. Your usual easy-going na- brace your freedom. You will re- group wants to see the bay, but throughout last year, I ran through of direction during the coming ture is put to the test during the alize that nursing a broken heart the entire area is over-developed. the following points: days. Boredom is certainly not on final days of January, so don’t is wasting precious time. Those What’s happening to my country? your agenda. If you’re coming of sweat the small stuff. Monday is in a committed relationship can Don’t they know they are killing • Don’t feed the monkeys. age, a surprise guest at the cele- the best time to schedule impor- expect to arrive at a crossroads Thailand? I can’t bring quality Last year, monkey feeding in- bration rekindles passion. tant appointments, as your pa- before the month has ended. On people here anymore. My busi- creased. Russians and Scandina- PISCES (February 20-March tience will be stronger then. An a business level, make deals be- ness is doomed,” she said. vians are as guilty as East Asians 20): Love could cause you some intimate relationship benefits from fore Thursday or delay until next She wasn’t the first Thai – because they don’t get environ- worries on Sunday; if you learn a secret session this weekend. month as crossed wires will be agent to ask me if there’s any- mental briefings, and we can’t that someone really can’t be Number 8 is lucky on Thursday. an unfortunate feature of the last thing left to enjoy. expect untrained 150-baht-a-day trusted, it’s time to reconsider this few days of January. I had to say no. With an guides to speak Russian, German CANCER (June 22-July 23): A affair. Where work is concerned, absence of master planning, the and/or Swedish. European tour funny incident this weekend you may be pleased at a promise SCORPIO (October 24-Novem- Phuket-Phang wholesalers must should remind you of the healing of promotion, but don’t sell your- ber 22): You can certainly run Nga-Krabi trian- take responsibili- power of laughter. Take tips from self short; more responsibility away quickly when you need to, gle is rapidly be- ty and fill the a light-hearted Gemini friend. should include greater rewards. but this week you will learn that coming another THE void. Where romance is concerned, An event this weekend turns out it’s impossible to hide from the one “tourism gone your partner is about to reveal a to be lots of fun. Number 1 is situation you’d like to avoid. Ari- wrong” sce- GRAY AREA • Respect the previously unseen side of their lucky on Wednesday. es is preparing for a confronta- nario. sea. The ocean character. The color coral pink tion, but you will feel much bet- The next isn’t our natural ARIES (March 21-April 20): Your encourages healthier finances. ter when this is over. Legal mat- day I attended environment, so fast reflexes ensure that a tricky LEO (July 24-August 22): If you ters are highlighted until the end an event-plan- take the sea seri- problem is solved. You are ad- have been feeling down in the of the month and you can look ning meeting. ously. When we vised to think outside the box dumps since the New Year be- forward to things going your way. When introduc- don’t, people die. when it comes to business deal- gan, you will start to see you have ed to a speed- How many more ings. A canny Cancerian will at- SAGITTARIUS (November 23- distinct advantages over others. boat operator, I unnecessary tempt to scuttle out of an agree- December 21): Rewards for hard This is particularly relevant to mentioned four- deaths must re- ment; Tuesday is the most auspi- work should start coming your new business ventures. A wish is cycle engines. sult from a lack cious day for setting up a meet- way. You will be delighted to dis- due to come true, which could It’s meaningless of respect for the ing to sort this out. The scent of cover it’s pay-off time. An inti- mean you will soon move to your to talk “environ- sea? roses encourages romance. mate encounter with Taurus this mental” to a dream house. weekend puts a spring in your speedboat oper- • No dumping. step and ensures that a tiring busi- TAURUS (April 21-May 21): VIRGO (August 23-September ator, so I empha- By John ‘Caveman’ Gray Phuket is doing Plans take on a momentum of 23): Work will demand most of ness meeting on Monday is easi- sized profits. better regarding er to endure. The number 7 can their own. If you have worrying your attention this week. If you “Four-cycle reduces repair and litter. Some back streets are still bring luck on Thursday. whether you have made the right feel others are starting to take too petrol costs, and eliminates two- makeshift dumps, but there isn’t decision you will be reassured this much for granted you must find CAPRICORN (December 22- cycle oil.” His eyes clouded over, much to complain about on main week. You can expect valuable a way of making this clear. A unreceptive to change even when roads. We’re doing a better job – support from a surprising source. Sagittarian friend makes a state- January 20): You must make at least one serious choice between cutting costs. it’s just a matter of civic pride. Spend time cleaning out unused ment this weekend that encour- The next day, my guests possessions on Sunday; creating ages you to believe there is light now and the end of the month. If this relates to a personal relation- brought plastic bags emblazoned • Naked truth. We need more ship, refrain from asking advice with a big blue speedboat logo. I trees planted to rehabilitate bare from others, but should your di- wondered how many of these land. A century ago, Phuket was lemma relate to work, an astute bags end up in the sea, killing tur- thick jungles, running streams and Arian can provide the answer you tles, porpoises, even whales and heavily wooded flatlands. Phuket need. The color amber will help whale sharks. has no water lens, so we need to dissolve pointless worries. The Hong Kong expats reclaim as much watershed as complained, “The trip was horri- possible. With crowded develop- ble. They overloaded the boat, fed ment, quality off-island incentive monkeys and tried to sell us ex- planners now offer environmen- pensive junk food for lunch. Even tal rehabilitation projects for their the kids didn’t eat it. Phuket activities. That’s great, “We all cried when we saw but also sad. Perhaps a tree-plant- Phi Phi. We felt like criminals for ing festival would fit the bill. buying that trip – contributing to the problem.” • Twofer. Two-cycle engines are They won’t be returning to still the top choice for local sea- Thailand. men. Astounding, since four-cy- Looking at that killer plastic cle engines would save money. bag, I decided this week to recap Just Google “speedboat tours” my “Gray Area” effort over the and ask yourself why Phuket is January 20 - 26, 2007 FEATURES PHUKET GAZETTE 29 to save Phuket. Any takers? sense to visit and patronize anti- Except for North Phuket, that whaling establishments, giving means full-stop on development these governments the finger around the Gulf of Phuket. wave directly from their own soil. Tourists don’t come to see beautiful islands tainted by over- • Catchall. The use of drift nets development. They move on to and longlines throughout East Asia another of the world’s 200 tropi- is destroying our seas in long cal destinations. We can’t force swaths of death and destruction. their vacation decisions, but we If we don’t stop these irrespon- can offer good planning balanc- sible “Fisheries Research” prac- ing economics and natural beau- tices the world’s pelagic fisher- ty. ies will soon disappear. • The Battle For Koh Yao. The • Bamboozled. Why do we build hotel plots are sold but all is not with concrete? Concrete is a heat lost if Koh Yao is developed sink demanding air conditioning. thoughtfully. But will you bet A modern, wooden Thai-style money on responsible, low impact house does use electricity, but is development? fan-cooled and draws water from Koyao Island Resort can’t a well. be seen from the sea, blends with Then there are homes made the local culture and doesn’t use from properly-cured bamboo that aircon, but the mainstream re- last at least 40 years, even long- sorts built and under construction er with silicon solar panels and are typical mainstream on an is- solar hot water heaters forming land that isn’t. The first main- the roof. stream hotel mishandled local re- lations in almost every way pos- • It’s a gas. A friend recently sible, setting a sad stage for fu- A monkey eating a banana given to it by a tourist. This is not a file photo; it was taken January 3. nailed me for the emissions of my ture development. The second wife’s 4X4 idling while I ran into resort has typically large infra- the world leader in this devastat- the water, but they still block a However, every day I’m the bakery. I agree. I hate RV’s structure. ing activity. dolphin’s throat same as the big- saddened by the white belly sea but she bought it for protection in Let’s hope future develop- ger bottles. eagle displayed in a front yard for Phuket’s crazy traffic. But there’s ers do a better job of blending with • Flotsam jettisoned. There are Styrofoam from shrimp sale. The police drive by it every no excuse for leaving any engine the island’s sleepy culture and now fewer plastic bags floating farms and ice coolers remains an day, but do nothing. running while shopping – or pick- beautiful topography. down from James Bond Island, eyesore in famous Phang Nga ing up punters. Let’s make the What comes next? With so perhaps the Tourism Authori- Bay, and it simply is not biode- • Whale of a time. Dunderheads very Thai practice “socially un- thoughtful creativity, we can bal- ty of Thailand (TAT) actually gradable. in Japan, Iceland and Norway desirable”. ance development with econom- reads this column. If so, thank refuse to accept whales as any- ic benefit. But with we must put you. • Man’s best friends. We now thing but raw meat. When will • Planned action. Thai travel more effort into realistic planning Sea canoe operators no take street dogs to the pound, but they stop whaling? Australia and agents complain, development driven by reality, not corruption longer throw their day’s rubbish how many people adopt a dog? New Zealand activists boycott has gone too far. Like so many and short-term thinking. into the bay. However, the new Rehabilitated street dogs are lov- Japanese goods, but I don’t ad- destinations, we overdevelop Time is getting short. Phu- small plastic drinking cups being ing animals with good health and vocate boycotting smaller Iceland without thinking. Responsible ket is still a beautiful place – let’s used may be virtually invisible in colorful coats. and Norway. It makes more master planning is the answer. keep it that way. 30 PHUKET GAZETTE TECHNOLOGY January 20 - 26, 2007

KHUN WOODY’S COMPUTER Which Vista is which? indows Vista will launch on January 29, at a gala cere- bargain. In my books, I call this who work for companies computer – complete with mony in New the “Bait and Switch Edition”. without computer depart- monitor, keyboard and W Microsoft created it to keep the ments – who have no inter- mouse – to the CAT office. York. Boxes of Vista and Mi- crosoft Office 2007 should be price of cut-rate consumer PCs est in the fun side of PCs. “At first, the girls be- widely available worldwide short- deceptively low. Really. There’s no Media hind the counter didn’t know ly after. When you decide that you Center, no DVD video burn- what to do; they’d never My first Vista book, Win- can’t live with the bare bones – ing and no Photo Gallery, seen a PCMCIA adapter in dows Vista All-In-One Desk Ref- you don’t even get the new “Aero among other restrictions. a desktop. They were quite erence For Dummies, hit the Glass” interface, for heaven’s amazed when I popped the stands just before Christmas, and sake – Home Basic gives you Vista Business N includes Sierra card into the adapter. promptly sold out. The second the, uh, opportunity to buy an up- everything in the Business “Following the Sierra printing will be on store shelves grade to Home Premium – the Edition, except for Windows Wireless instructions, I in- in North America and Europe by version you should’ve bought in Media Player. I think Mi- serted the installation CD the time you read this. the first place. crosoft plans to sell two cop- and followed the Sierra Last week I wrote about the All it takes is a credit card. ies of this version, both to EU script. When the driver in- “Time Stopper” cracked version Microsoft gives you a new key, litigators. stall was complete, the wiz- of Vista, which was widely avail- and that’s it: no new CD, no new ard told me to insert the card. able in Bangkok in mid-Decem- box, nothing. The new key un- Vista Enterprise Edition I pushed the card in, the ber. Microsoft has fixed that locks the Home Premium bits has all of the extra bells and monitoring program went to crack and no new pirate versions that are already on your hard whistles needed to attach the work and the rest was al- seem imminent – but you never drive. Leave it to Microsoft to find PC to a large corporate net- most foolproof. No special know, eh? Chances are good that, yet another way to milk that old work, plus enhanced securi- Woody’s newest Vista book hit the stands assist required from CAT. if you want Vista, you’ll have to cash cow. ty features. If you have a in North America and Europe just before “I dropped my 16,000 pay for it. “domain” running Windows Christmas – and sold out immediately. A baht on the table and head- Blech. Vista Home N matches Home 2003 Server or slated to run few copies are available in Asia, though none ed for Loch Palm for the site Unfortunately, Vista comes Basic, except Windows Media Windows Longhorn Server of them seem to have reached Phuket yet. tests. First was my current in eight different versions. Fortu- Player has been sometime later house, on the hillside just to nately, choosing among the ver- removed. Mi- this year, you will goodies are worth the added ex- the west of the golf course. Got sions isn’t as difficult as it first crosoft only The new key want to get Vista pense, but few people need them. a strong signal on first try. With a appears: makes this version unlocks the Home Enterprise. Is Vista worth the upgrade? little repositioning of the PC to re- to comply with EU For some people, yes, but in the orient the antenna it read all bars. Windows Starter 2007 (Micro- restrictions. Premium bits that Vista Ultimate in- vast majority of cases, I don’t “Packed up my rig and soft won’t even call it “Vista”), are already on cludes everything think so. By and large, Vista just drove to my new house on the like Windows XP Starter Edition, Vista Home Pre- your hard drive. in both the Home isn’t that big a deal. hillside overlooking the northern is available only in specific devel- mium Edition Premium and En- I suggest you wait until you end of the golf course. There are oping countries, where the price has all the features Leave it to terprise Editions, buy a new computer. When you many low hills around there, but of Vista generally exceeds the home users want Microsoft to find yet plus extra goodies get the new computer, make sure all turned out very, very fine. Max country’s average monthly gross and need, as well another way to that may change it has Vista Home Premium; signal bar strength from the first, income. as many features from time to time. don’t fall for the Vista Bait and and no change when I twisted the The concept of a “starter” that appeal to folks milk that old cash So far, the only Switch version. Until you get a unit around. edition of Windows originated in with small busi- cow. goodies that have new computer, Windows XP “So the unit is a keeper, Thailand, and it’s likely that we’ll nesses. It includes been announced works just fine. even if it is officially obsolete and see one here. The starter edition Windows Media are Hold ’em no longer supported by Sierra will come only bundled with new Center, which was a separate Poker (I don’t make these names D.O. KEEPS Wireless. The world refuses, computers – and it’s so restric- product under Windows XP. Un- up…), a “really cool” utility for DOIN’ IT Thailand uses. tive that I bet almost everyone less you’re fabulously wealthy using movies as Windows wall- “The 16,000-baht price tag who gets it will waste no time at and don’t mind opening a vein to paper (I swear I don’t make this More praise for CAT’s EV-DO, is steep, but the technology is rock all wiping it off their hard drives. buy Vista Ultimate, this is the stuff up) and a program that in this case from reader Leonsk: solid, and the 590-baht monthly version you want. makes it possible to run BitLock- “I bought the adapter at your charge is reasonable. In the next Vista Home Basic Edition is er drive encryption on the hard Sandwich Shoppe so I could plug couple of years, 3G ‘dee-oh’ directed at first-time home com- Vista Business Edition aims drive you use to boot up. the CAT card into my desktop wireless broadband will be wide- puter users who are looking for a for small business users – those Only you can decide if the computer. This morning I took the ly available in North America and Europe. In Phuket, we have it right now.” Woody Leonhard can be contact- ed at [email protected], or visit his web site at www. askwoody.com January 20 - 26, 2007 PHUKET GAZETTE 31 32 PHUKET GAZETTE B U S I N E S S & MONEY January 20 - 26, 2007 2006: A good year for

MONEY TALKS an Asian ‘cocktail’ mix Capital controls are also By Richard Watson having a strongly negative effect. For example, an island resident n my column in the Novem transferred about 900,000 baht ber 18, 2006 issue of the Ga- from his overseas bank to invest zette, I pointed out, as in pre- in the Thai stock market. The Ivious articles, that it is safer transfer was initiated before the to use the “cocktail” approach to new year; the funds arrived in invest in Asia, and investors in Thailand at the beginning of Jan- Asian equities using the “cock- uary. tail” approach found 2006 to be The individual had the Bang- a very profitable year. kok head office of a large Thai Singapore reached new bank call me to negotiate on his record highs as did the Hong behalf. The bank’s position was Kong and Chinese stock markets. that the client should already have India also pushed strongly, after documentation in Thailand to sub- a mid-year correction and broke stantiate his investment. new records. Japan disappointed, The individual intended to in- yet still made the highest closing vest the capital via a “SET Index in years. Tracker” fund run by another However, the big question major Thai bank. The bombing in in Asian investment still remains: Bangkok caused the stock mar- whether to include Japan in an ket to fall and the client wanted Asia fund or exclude it. In reali- the market to settle before plac- ty, because of the size of the Jap- ing a buying order. anese stock market, almost ev- The head office of this Thai ery fund that invests in the region bank did not fully understand the allocates 40% of more of the as- issue. The staffer who called me sets to Japan. had to continually refer to higher The fund industry, when it Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula answers questions from the authority as she herself had no comes to equities, is measured by press after a meeting with foreign investors at Government House on January 10. MR Pridiyathorn said answers to my questions. Even- indexes. Whether a fund manag- that most foreign companies would not be affected by draft legal amendments of foreign business laws. tually, the bank maintained that er follows the Morgan Stanley or But foreign investors are staying away in droves. – Photo EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT 30% of the money was to be de- Financial Times (FT) indexes, or posited with the Bank of Thailand those of any other group, has to Japan. Often, the same invest- Many people choose not to invest feel very little of its impact on their in a zero-interest deposit for one be legally declared. The two mea- ment house will offer both op- in Asia, and a significant number overall performance. year. The individual simply re- surements of any funds are how tions. are reluctant to enter markets Thus, in the 1997 Asian fi- versed the investment. well it performed compared with Long-established fund anywhere. nancial crisis, broader ranging These recently enacted reg- its benchmark index and how well management group JF offers an The massive shakeout of funds easily outperformed funds ulations are supposed to encour- it performed against its peers. Eastern Fund that excludes Ja- most of the world’s stock mar- that targeted only Thailand. It is age stock market investment; the The fund industry is com- pan, and a Pacific Securities kets from 2000 to 2003 resulted a small market and this adds to reality is that they are hurting it. petitive and aware that superior Trust that includes Japan. Inves- in many investors viewing stock its volatility; thinly-traded markets Bloomberg quoted credit rating investment performance brings in tors can hold both funds or use markets as risky assets in their react more strongly to intraday agency Standard & Poors on Jan- more assets and profits. The re- any combination of other invest- portfolios. pressure than their larger breth- uary 8, 2007: “Thailand’s business verse also holds true. For the in- ment houses. The Thai stock market is a ren. conditions worsening”. vestor the choice is simply to use The investment strategy is small player in terms of “market The technical foundation of a fund that includes or excludes going to vary for each investor. capitalization”. Few foreign as- the Thai stock market is attrac- Richard Watson runs Global set managers have large invest- tive, Price Earning Ratios (PE) Portfolios Co Ltd, a Phuket- ments in Thailand; it is usually a at just over eight are very cheap. based personal financial-plan- small component in an Asian fund, However, at least in the short ning service. He can be reached maybe 1% to 2%. Therefore, re- term, there are too many political at Tel and Fax: 076-381997. gional and even global funds that and economic problems for this Mobile: 081-0814611. Email: are exposed to the Thai market market to move ahead. [email protected] January 20 - 26, 2007 B U S I N E S S & MONEY PHUKET GAZETTE 33 ON THE MOVE Wiwin Ong, from Indonesia, has been appointed Director of Sales and Market- ing of Le Meridien Phuket Yacht Club. She graduated with a degree in econom- ics majoring in management and has two post-graduate diplomas in people devel- opment and human resources manage- ment from Singapore Institute of Man- agement. Ms Ong has worked at several five-star hotels & resorts, including the Sheraton Towers Singapore, the Four Seasons Hotel Singapore and Hotel Padma Bali.

Ekachai Charoenwiwatchai, from Bangkok, has been appointed Marketing Manager at Phuket Laser Center. An economics graduate from the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok, K. Ekachai has worked as Pro- curement Manager at Saval (Thailand) Co Ltd in Bangkok, as Project Coordina- THE SHUTTLE HAS LANDED: Destination Air’s Cessna 206 float plane, the smaller of the new airline’s tor at Federal Logistic Systems (Thailand) two aircraft. Co Ltd and as Marketing Manager of Xstream Co Ltd.

Phuket native Wanwisa Na Takua- Seaplane company set thoong has been appointed Assistant Customer Relations Manager of Club Andaman Beach Resort. She has a master’s degree from the Faculty of Po- litical Science at Ramkhamhaeng Univer- for take-off in Phuket sity and a business management degree from Rangsit University in Bangkok. By Suganya Semacote of Destination Air Shuttle’s am- 6,000 baht and 7,000 baht each Before moving to Phuket, K. Wanwisa phibian aircraft that take off from way. worked with Air Andaman as ground staff PHUKET: Destination Air will the runway and land in front of Destination Air will also of- in Phuket and Bangkok for three years. become the only operating sea- their island resort,” he added. fer day trips snorkeling off the Phi plane company in Thailand when “Destination Air’s fleet in- Phi Islands, with the package it launches an air shuttle service cludes Cessna 208 and 206 air- costing about 20,000 baht per 12 times a day from Phuket In- craft, which are rated as the saf- person. ternational Airport on February 1. est light aircraft in the world and Destination Air will be the The company, trading under can accommodate four to eight third company to launch a sea- the name Destination Air Shuttle, passenger seats. plane shuttle service in Phuket. will begin flights to Ranong, the “Our aircraft are flown by The most recent, Blue Wa- Phi Phi Islands, Krabi, Koh Lanta experienced international foreign ter Air ceased operations about and Koh Mook (Trang), with pilots,” Mr Amante said. two years ago, though not be- flights departing Phuket Airport Tickets will cost between cause of the tsunami. every two hours. The company plans to ex- pand services from October 2007 through to May 2008 to include the Similans, Koh Racha, Khao Lak and mainland Trang. Amante C. Amante Jr, Di- rector of Corporate Communica- tions for parent company Desti- nation Properties Co Ltd, told the Gazette that Destination Air Shuttle “will connect with the in- ternational airlines by providing door-to-door service to most ma- jor hotels and resorts on various islands when guests arrive on Phuket. “It will reduces the travel time to these resort destinations from the usual half-day overland trip to less than 13 minutes to Phi Phi, 20 minutes to Krabi and 30 minutes to Koh Lanta. “We are also working with hospital groups to provide emer- gency service in the future. With this cooperation, if a tourist has an accident around the island, doing diving or water activities, for example, we can immediately pick them up and take them to a hospital in Phuket.” Destination Air has invested US$3 million (about 108 million baht) in the operation and bought two Cessna seaplanes from North America. “We plan to in- crease that to six planes within this year,” Mr Amante said.. Passengers will board one 34 PHUKET GAZETTE SPORT January 20 - 26, 2007 Thailand’s best boxers in 2006 By Scott Mallon Upset of the Year: Lito Sisno- rio (5-3-1, 2 KOs) TKO5 Fah- ast year was Pongsak-lek Wonjongkam’s year. He racked petchnoi Sor Chitpattana (13-1, 9 up four title defenses, broke the record for consecutive title KOs). defenses by a flyweight and successfully made his 16th Ranked fifth by the WBC Lstraight defense in November. at the time, undefeated flyweight Former champion Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai stayed busy against and WBC Youth title holder Sor decent opponents while Chitpattana of Thailand met un- Sirimongkol Singwan- ranked Filipino Sisnoria in what cha fought just twice, was expected to be an easy win both times against fight- for the Thai. ers who had little Sisnorio came with guns chance of winning. blazing in round one and prompt- Poonsawat Krat- ly dropped Sor Chitpattana. He ingdaenggym came up put him down again in round two short against Vladimir and for the third and final time in Sidorenko in his ban- round five. tamweight title fight The fifth ranked-flyweight and Veeraphol Saha- in the world (the WBC’s that is) prom was starched in had just been destroyed. nine by Japan’s Ho- Sor Chitpattana dropped to zumi Hasegawa in their the WBC’s 11th spot while Sis- rematch. noria moved to 21st. The Thai has Wandee Sing- yet to fight since losing the con- wancha won the test and is currently ranked eighth WBC’s light-flyweight Clockwise from above: Somsak Sithchat- by the WBC. interim title, then chawal, Manny Pacquiao and Poonsawat promptly lost it on the Kratingdaenggym. Most Overrated: Krating- scales in his next fight. daenggym (15-0, 8 KOs) and Somsak Sithchatchawal made it for Thailand’s fighter of the year. Prawet Singwancha (30-2-1, 18 to the top of the mountain when Wonjongkam defeated KOs). he defeated Mahyar Monshipour, South African fighter Monelisi Kratingdaenggym is some- only to be sent crashing three Myekeni in November to make how rated first by the WBC. Out rounds later by Celestino Cabal- his 16th successful title defense of his 15wins, he’s beaten three lero. in a row, and he plans to make fighters with winning records. Grizzled veteran Ratanachai four more before retiring. Three, count-em. He’s beaten no Sor Vorapin came back from his He needs a marquee fight one ranked in the top 20 but is November 2005 loss to Jhonny or two in order to be considered somehow worthy of the WBC’s Gonzalez to win all four of his among the division’s all-time number one spot. What would fights in 2006. greats and may get his chance justify him being ranked first? Another female prisoner late in 2007 if a rumored bout P Singwancha, rated num- failed in her bid to win a world with Vic Darchinyan comes to ber one in the lightweight division title and in doing so had her life fruition. by the WBA, has somehow man- story chronicled in a movie, Fight aged to wangle a shot at Juan in eight years. He did not belong for Freedom. She’ll get another Thai Promoter of the Year: Fight of the Year: Sithchatcha- Diaz’s title in February. He is wal vs. Monshipour – The bout in the ring with S Singwancha, crack at a title early next year. Virat Vajiratanawongse – how unranked by Ring Magazine and wasn’t high profile, but it was high period. The Games and Amuse- can you not give him the award? Fight News and is ranked 98th ment Board had not issued a let- Thai Fighter of the Year: He’s guided the career of energy and high drama: my run- by BoxRec. away pick for fight of the year. ter of clearance for Gonzaga al- Wonjongkam (63-2, 31 KOs) Wonjongkam and has another fly- He holds victories over Den- lowing him to engage in the bout, hasn’t lost for 10 years and is weight, Panomroonglek Krat- nis Laurente and Nonoy Gonza- yet the Thai promoter and match- Thailand’s lone world champion. ingdaenggym, waiting in the Gutsiest Performance: Sith- lez, which means very little un- chatchawal – in the fight of the maker went ahead with the fight. No active Thai fighter comes wings to take over the flyweight less you’re on the WBA’s rating year with Monshipour. Although Gonzaga was disposed of in close to besting Wonjongkam’s championship once Wonjongkam committee. If you consider win- three rounds. When asked about accomplishments so he is my pick calls it quits. hurt several times throughout the ning the PABA title deserving, bout, he stayed upright long the bout, one WBC official stat- then you can somehow justify his enough to finish Monshipour in ed, “It was really just a sparring number one ranking. the 10th round. What a fight! session. It wasn’t even like Sing- wancha went at it with him.” Where Is He Now Award: Ra- Mismatch of the Year: Sirimon- Despite that, it was an offi- tanachai Sor Vorapin – He’s still cial bout and not an exhibition. gkol Singwancha (54-2, 32 KOs) fighting and has won his last four vs. Lito Gonzaga (24-24-1, 8 Need I say more? fights, all by KO, but is a ring- KOs). Fortunately and to his cred- worn 30 years old. His clock is it, Singwancha didn’t totally oblit- S Singwancha is a former ticking and with 75 fights already WBC Bantamweight and Super erate the Filipino, but it’s unlikely on his ledger, 2007 is a make-or- Featherweight belt holder. Gonza- this bout would have ever made break year. ga had dropped 13 of his last 14 it past a boxing commission in the fights and had only fought once US, the UK or the Philippines. Asian Fighter of the Year: Pacquiao: He’s not Thai but Pac- quiao may very well deserve the top pound-for-pound spot and is undoubtedly the top fighter in Asia. He’s got a host of sensation- al bouts ahead of him; Barerra, Marquez, Valero and he looks to provide fans at least a few more years before calling it quits.

Scott Mallon is a member of the Boxing Writer’s Association of America, Ring Magazine’s Rat- ings Advisory Panel and the In- ternational Boxing Research Organization. He lives in Bangkok with his wife and two children. January 20 - 26, 2007 SP O R T PHUKET GAZETTE 35 Cricket League returns PHUKET: The Island Furniture The four teams will be Pa- Cricket League returns for its tong Cricket Club, The Cricket second season. Four local teams Club Phuket, Island Cricket Club will play 12 round-robin matches and the Phuket Academicals. to decide who is in the final. Games are 11-a-side, 35 For more details email Mark overs and will be played every “Scarfy” Whetton at scarfy@ Sunday during the season. Spec- loxinfo.co.th, call Tel: 086- tators and anyone interested in 1208346 or visit www.phuket umpiring or scoring welcome. cricket.com. PATONG DARTS LEAGUE Queen Mary shakes things up PATONG: With the first half of half of the league was Didi’s, who league play finished, Queen Mary took seven out of eight possible jumped into first place from third beer legs. They were followed by with a 3-point win at Valhalla. In Valhalla and Queen Mary, with that match, a Danish showdown, five and six beer legs respec- Queen Mary closed five singles, tively. NOT RESTING ON THEIR LAURELS: The Sharks will return from the UK to defend their Phuket title. two doubles and the beer leg on Teams are encouraged to first available dart. send any match information they Helping Queen Mary into want to appear in the column to: the top spot were former first- [email protected] place team Coyote, who lost all three points on the road at de- January 9 results: Didi’s* 7 Sharks to defend fending champs Didi’s, and Coyote Bar 2; Piccadilly* 4 Off- Piccadilly, who lost a 5-4 match shore 5; Valhalla 1 Queen Mary* at home to a resurgent Offshore 8; Beach House* 3 Funky Mon- side. key 6 (* = Winner of beer leg). Funky Monkey has closed, Standings: 1. Queen Mary (17 Rugby Tens title but its darts team will continue to pts.); 2.= Piccadilly, Coyote Bar play using Beach House as their (16); 4. Didi’s (15); 5. Dog’s By Chris Husted tralia, Bahrain RFC, Arabian Gulf with the aim of continuing the home venue. They seemed to find Bollocks (14); 6. Offshore (10); Vets and Doha Dogs. scholarship program, which is their new digs much to their lik- 7. Valhalla (8); 8. Beach House KARON: The Fifteen 7 Sharks Game format will be tens coming into its third year now,” ing, beating Beach House 6-3 (7); 9. Funky Monkey (5). from the UK have confirmed they played under international rules, he said. before losing the beer leg. Darren will be back in Phuket to defend with referees again under the “We will be auctioning off from Funky Monkey had the hot January 23 matchups: Dog’s their title as Phuket International scrutiny of David Viccars and rugby and sports paraphernalia hand, making both 180 and 174, Bollocks v Piccadilly; Beach Rugby Tens champions at this Matthew Oakley – both Interna- during the evening, and we hope just to have some competition for House v Queen Mary; Didi’s v year’s event, to be held at Karon tional Rugby Board referees. to have a surprise guest speaker the high score! Valhalla; Coyote Bar v Funky Municipal Stadium May 26 and Although the tourney is be- to entertain,” Cotter said, add- The thirsty team in the first Monkey (home teams listed first). 27. ing touted as going ahead at the ing that more details about the Also confirmed to return preferred pitch at Karon Stadium, social events will be available Tessaban team scoop futsal contest are last year’s runners-up Cotter admitted that the ground later. Moorabin Rams, who this year will had yet to finalized. He hinted that former Brit- PHUKET: Tessaban Muang’s team polished off 11 competitors dur- play under the name Melbourne “The pitch at Karon Stadium ish Lion Gareth Chilcott may well ing the annual Children’s Day futsal competition at Saphan Hin Janu- Rams. is to be recovered, funded by be the guest speaker at the din- ary 13. In addition, 14 other teams Patong Rotary Club,” he said. ner this year. The under-12 competition began at 8:30 am at Saphan Hin gym- out of a possible maximum of 24 “But they’re already getting nasium, with 12 teams playing games of 20 minutes apiece. The final have confirmed or have reserved quotes to returf the pitch, so it’s For more information email Pat- match came down to Tessaban Muang versus Dragon Junior N, with to play in the tourney, which is in looking promising that it will be rick Cotter at phuketrugby@ Tessaban winning 1-0. The first place team earned 1,000 baht, while its ninth year, in hope of lifting the Karon Stadium.” gmail.com or visit www. second place received 500. Clive Williamson Memorial Tro- If Karon Stadium is not phuketvagabondsrfc.com The Chris Koppers team beat Mae Jo B for third place. phy. They are: Phuket Vagabonds ready in time, the tourney will be RFC and British Club Bangkok; played at the alternative venue at The Bucks from Singapore; Sanaam Chai in Phuket City, he Dubai Hurricanes, Bahrain RFC added. and The Frogs Dubai (United Entry fee to either competi- Arab Emirates); Shanghai Hairy tion is 16,000 baht per team, of Crabs (China); the Pot Bellied which 4,000 baht will go toward Pigs and Old Bill (Hong Kong); the Ronda Butler orphans schol- Doha RFC (Qatar); Arabian Gulf arship fund, which is run in con- Vets and Penang All Blues. junction with the Asia Center Two teams to watch out for Foundation. this year, said tourney organizer “So far we have raised close Patrick Cotter, are Aussie Armed to one million baht, so this year Services, which will comprise we want to push as hard as we players from the Australian can to raise more money for the Army, Navy and Air Force kids,” Cotter explained. squads, and Devon RFC. “To that end players and “We will also be running the guests will be treated to a wel- ‘coffin dodgers’ old boys’ tens come party on the Friday evening competition during the weekend. as well as the main party on the We have had a lot of interest in Saturday evening, featuring the this as players get older and second Tour Virgin Beauty Pag- slower, so we may have to start eant,” Cotter said. proceeding with that competition “Where we have had assur- on the Friday afternoon, depend- ances that Sabine, who was last ing on the number of teams,” year’s runner-up, will not let any Cotter said. shemale stand in her/his way to Already signed up to take win this year’s pageant,” he part are Phuket Viagrabonds, added. Magnificent Oldies Rugbeerers “We will be holding a fund- from Malaysia, Bangkok raising dinner for teams who are Bangers, Ye Old Gulls from Aus- still in town on the Sunday evening, 36 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY January 20 - 26, 2007

Construction Update by Janyaporn Morel Kan Eang gets B20m makeover CHALONG: Construction work underway since May last year at Kan Eang 1 restaurant in Chalong – one of the island’s longest-serv- ing seafood restaurants – is al- most complete and is scheduled to reopen under the name Kan Eang @ Pier next month. Wallee Pachantabutr, Di- rector of Phuket Kan Eang said that the improvements are nec- essary to keep up with the growth of tourism in Phuket. “We have been rebuilding the Kan Eang 1 restaurant since May last year. We have just ex- tended the land lease for another 25 years, so we decided to beau- tify the restaurant as well,” she said. “The Pachantabutr family, led by my husband K. Chamnan, ran Kan Eang 1 restaurant for more than 30 years and Kan Eang 2 for about 25 years. Kan Eang means ‘feel at ease’ and we started out as a simple local Phuket restaurant beside Cha- long Pier. “We buy fish and other sea- food from local fisherman and we sell freshly-prepared seafood dishes back to local people,” she said. All the old buildings on the 3½-rai plot have been demol- ished, and the 20-million-baht re- development will see the introduc- Each of the dining sala (above) will seat 40 people and the revamped Kan Eang @ Pier tion of the Bay Bar, the K1 Kaffé restaurant will have a capacity of 400 diners. coffee shop and a souvenir shop ‘We want to measuring nine meters by 12m ner here,” K. Wallee explained. ignated as a music pavilion and become a ‘must called “SSS”. At the main entrance will be will house a sound system and restaurant to visit’ “The Bay Bar will have a a sala displaying live fish, lobsters, Thai musical instruments. for everyone who terrace for up to 20 people to shrimp and crabs from which Next to the music pavilion visits Phuket’ enjoy cocktails or other drinks and guests can order their meals. will be four dining pavilions, each – Wallee snacks on, and will be open from Next to this will be another sala, 4m by 10m, three enclosed by Pachantabutr. 11 am to 1 am. K1 Kaffé, will be this one displaying wine from glass windows and one open air. open from 6:30 am to 1 am to Wine Connection in Chalong. Each of these will seat about 40 400 people per sitting,” K. Wallee eryone who visits Phuket,” K. serve tourists taking boats from A third sala will feature dis- diners. said. Wallee said. the pier, or anyone else wanting plays about local Phuket food. Another pavilion of similar “It has been a large-scale We are also targeting incen- a simple breakfast, lunch or din- Yet another sala will be des- dimensions will serve as another renovation to give our restaurant tive group customers and staff dining area. a whole new look. As Phuket and wedding parties,” she added. The kitchen and toilets will people, we aim to keep local cus- The new restaurant design be in their own separate buildings tomers as well as attract Thai and in Thai tropical modern style is “We invested a lot in build- foreign tourists. by Habita. The landscape design ing our new kitchen as we will “We want to become a is by PL Design, and the interior have a seating capacity for up to ‘must restaurant to visit’ for ev- decoration is by Movida. January 20 - 26, 2007 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 37 Decor by Nat cha Yuttaworawit Kolorful rooms 4 kidZ ecorating a child’s room is an ongoing task. It’s important to D do, but it can be tricky to get the right balance of size and maturity. Before long, it’s time to move from baby bed with pink and white to a full-size bed with posters of Tata Young. For a small child’s room, safety, not color and style, should be the main concern. Parit- chawan Kraiponrak, the Furni- ture Buyer-Product Manager at Courts Megastore, recom- mends, “When buying a bed- room set for children, parents should try to select something functional to match the person- ality of the child. “Also, if they only have one child, they might want to buy a bedroom set, but if they have more than one child they should buy furniture sold by the piece. “A set includes a bed, a wardrobe, a table or computer desk and a shelf. We also have bunk beds suitable for two chil- BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: Safety and long-term use are important dren,” she adds. considerations in choosing furniture for children’s rooms, but that Bedroom sets at Courts doesn’t mean you can’t brighten the room up with some vivid colors. range from 12,000 baht to 23,900 can use the same style until the room features neutral colors baht. child is at least 15 years old. doesn’t mean it has to be dull, K. Matthias Ludecke, father of “Our bestselling furniture is Paritchawan says. a six-year-old daughter, says, in neutral colors, either brown or “Our staff suggest that if “When I buy furniture I focus on dark colors, because most par- customers want to buy dark fur- safety, and I make sure it doesn’t ents want to be able to use the niture they should use a colorful have any harmful chemicals.” same furniture until the children cushion to help liven the atmo- K. Paritchawan also says are older. sphere in the room, and that ad- that it’s important to consider the Mr Ludecke adds, “It’s also vice has received good feedback future when buying furniture for important that the cabinet and bed from customers. children. are not too big and not too small,” “Sometimes parents don’t “As the child grows older, so that it is easy for children to know how to decorate their parents should begin to choose use and not dangerously over- children’s rooms to make their more mature furniture that is not sized. children happy, so we give sug- overly colorful. That way they However, just because the gestions,” she adds. 38 PHUKET GAZETTE PHUKET PROPERTY January 20 - 26, 2007

Gardening with Bloomin’ Bert Idling among the alders ’m all for the easy life. Some Sorry for sounding like one only request it will make is good would even call me idle. of those cheesy infomercials, but drainage. Anything that involves phys- there’s more. Those electric fly The yellow alder has got it Iical effort is just a little too swatter things that look like cheap all worked out. The bright yellow much. I’ve never quite under- little tennis rackets are brilliant. flowers only appear during the stood why people would ever Rather that having to expend hun- day, when the insects they attract want to do more work than they dreds of kilojoules of energy by (there’s one in the picture) can needed to. wafting a daft little plastic swat- do their job. There’s no point in I have to admit that I’m a ter around trying to bring about staying open at night, so they bit of a gadget man; anything to the demise of one irritating mos- don’t bother. By early evening pander to my idle side and make quito, wave this thing in the air you’re unlikely to see a yellow life a little bit easier. Electric and just wait for it to come to you. alder with its flowers open – toothbrushes are superb – they Why would you want to they’re far more likely to have even do a decent job when you bother swatting at bugs when you shriveled up to virtually nothing come home from the pub a little can electrocute them? That “zap” by that time of day. the worse for wear. noise is particularly satisfying, and According to the experts, I even came across a bat- you can put the saved energy to the yellow alder is “propagated tery-operated, remote-control much more sensible use by lift- by seed, cuttings or division”. drink caddy recently. How much ing a beer to your mouth. Here in Thailand, you really don’t better can it get than a machine Then there’s the body dri- need to bother with any of those that brings your beer to you? The er. Sopping towels and elbow methods. Just leave it. Do abso- downside is that you have to be cramps could be a thing of the lutely nothing apart from giving it in a pool (it’s inflatable, and only past with the ceiling-mounted, plenty of water. works on water), and someone remote-controlled body dryer – In no time at all you’ll have else has to take the beer out of this has to be the future of unbri- a number of smaller seedlings the fridge and put it in the caddy. dled idleness. appearing nearby. I had one of Hopefully the second version will Some gadgets I don’t un- these in a pot, and no nearby pot have wheels and a fridge-door- derstand, though. The Segway is was safe from its desire to re- opening-and-take-beer-out-of- a good example. It’s basically a The alder we get, the better we were: The baan chao is a determined produce. Initially I just thought that fridge attachment. pair of wheels with a handle, breeder. it was an area of the garden that Casting my mind back to my which you stand on and it moves. then putting them all in a big pot the idle gardener, as water is all was especially prone to weeds, childhood, I recall that eating an I just don’t get it. Am I supposed in the middle and doing the job it needs. Other than that it will until I missed one of them for a ice cream cone was often a sticky, to believe that standing up, bal- yourself. Why? pretty much look after itself. couple of weeks and it turned out messy affair. It was made far ancing and pushing a big handle It’s the same with garden- Its dark green foliage sets to be a brand new yellow alder. more sticky and messy if I didn’t is going to be easier than walk- ing. There are those types around off the bright yellow flowers, In other parts of the world they remember to turn the cone on ing? I’d far rather get on a mo- who like to make life as difficult which are produced on a daily require careful nurturing and ten- time, and lick the other side, as it torcycle; at least I can sit down for themselves as they possibly basis. The blooms are normally 5 der care – here they reproduce were. Tropical heat introduces while traveling from A to B. can. They choose the most fick- to 6 centimeters across and the like hyperactive rabbits. There’s equally perilous ice cream haz- A popular dining experience le plants that require the most compact, woody shrub can reach no stopping them. ards, which is where the automat- in Asia involves going to a res- precise conditions and treatment. up to about a meter tall. To get started though, you’ll ed ice cream turner comes in. All taurant, telling a waitress what Not me, given my relatively It can do several jobs in the need some initial plants. Go down you have to do is lick. raw ingredients take your fancy, high score on the idleness chart. garden. It does very well in mass to your local garden center and First, if it’s an ugly plant, it’s out. plantings, as a border or hedge, ask for a few baan chao. This is If it behaves like a grumpy old or as ground cover. The yellow certainly not the most expensive woman if it doesn’t receive just alder can become a bit straggly plant in the world; presumably the the right amount of sympathy on and leggy if it isn’t pruned fairly price is an indication of how ludi- demand then it’s also a plant that regularly, but unlike many other crously easy they are to grow. won’t be in a Bert garden. plants it will bloom without prun- Believe it or not, a 30cm tall spec- The best plants for me pret- ing anyway. imen will set you back the grand ty much look after themselves. The yellow alder seems to total of 10 baht. About the one concession I will grow best in full sun. Its ability to Gardening with the mini- make is watering. At least that withstand high temperatures mum of effort that costs next to doesn’t require any expenditure means that it’s perfectly suited to nothing financially either; how of energy beyond pointing the Phuket island life. Even the soil much better can it get? Time for hose in the right direction once a doesn’t really matter. It will put another beer. Now where’s that day. up with most soil types, from remote control so I can summon One of my favorite self-suf- sand to loam and clay. About the up the electric beer trolley… ficient plants is the yellow alder, or baan chao in Thai. It’s not the Want to know more about a plant in your garden? most spectacular plant in the Email Bloomin’ Bert at: [email protected] world, but it really is perfect for January 20 - 26, 2007 PHUKET PROPERTY PHUKET GAZETTE 39

Home of the Week Kata

his Kata property offers residents a relaxed life- style as well as ocean Tviews with stunning sun- sets. The two-level home is built Kata hillside sunsets on more than 800 square meters of hillside land with stone retain- ing walls that impress as well as support. The property is accessed by a concrete road that leads to a two-vehicle parking space. The path under the main structure of the house leads to the garden and 40sqm swimming pool, which is surrounded by sandstone paving, palm trees and impressive pano- ©ramas. Through the wooden door- way that is the main entrance to the home is the large living and dining area and adjoining West- ern-style kitchen. Also on this level is the maid’s room, laundry room and two bedrooms with en-suite bath- rooms. Downstairs is another bed- room with en-suite bathroom, while upstairs the main feature is a veranda running the width of the house which can be used for dining, hosting gatherings, as liv- ing space or just for relaxing. The entire house has been decorated with local artworks and wooden design touches to create a Thai ambiance. Four air conditioning units net connection, water heating and cool the whole house as ceiling filtration, and three-phase elec- fans spread the cool air. Most of tricity. The property is protected the flooring throughout the house by a home security system. is either marble or hardwood. This home is available free- Utilities include UBC TV, hold with Chanote title at 26 mil- telephone line, broadband Inter- lion baht. For more details contact Richard Lusted at Siam Real Estate at Tel: 076-288908, or visit the website at: www.siamrealestate.com or Email: [email protected] 40 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS January 20 - 26, 2007 Property Gazette

Properties HOUSE FOR SALE VILLA FOR SALE PATONG VILLA FOR SALE For Sale NEAR LAGUNA

NAI HARN VILLAS

3 million baht. Must sell, discounted price. 2 bed- Newly built. 3 bedrooms, 2 Very exclusive, completely-furnished, new villa with swimming rooms, includes all furniture bathrooms. Open-plan pool in best residential area of Patong. Two floors, three bed- and appliances. Quiet, gated kitchen, living room. The rooms with aircon, three bathrooms, Jacuzzi, Western kitchen community, pool, sauna, villa is fully airconditioned and dining area. Living area: 200sqm. Freehold land: 150sqm. 11-villa project, large com- gym. 1 min from Nai Yang and furnished. Built on 360 munal pool, secluded area Beach.Custom floors, cabi- sqm. 176sqm living area, Price: 8.5 million baht. Tel: 081-8928526. close to beautiful Nai Harn nets, tiles, lighting. Euro/US with a beautiful garden. The www.phuket-besthomes.com Beach. Starting from 8.3 standards. Please contact location is only 10 minutes million baht. Tel: 076- for more information. Tel: to Bang Tao Beach and 5 381490. Email: info@sea- 089-5878154. Email: minutes to Laguna. 7.8 mil- RAWAI VILLA FOR SALE property-international.com [email protected] lion baht. Tel: 089-813- SHOPHOUSES PATONG PHUKET 1447. Email: kwanphuket @hotmail.com RAWAI: PRIME LAND ON 2 PLOTS OF 1 RAI PHUKET 2 plots of 1 rai between CHALONG Rawai and Chalong, quiet BEACHFRONT location, large coconut palms. 5 million a rai. Direct 2 new, connected shop- Has private swimming pool. THAI-STYLE VILLA from owner. Tel: 089-874- houses in Rawai, on Wiset Fully furnished. Tel: 086- 8804. Email: rat_phuket Rd are for sale. Ground 2791602. For more infor- @yahoo.co.uk floor: sales office, staff mation, please see our On hill, very beautiful over- room, kitchen, dining room website at: www.thai LUXURY FAMILY looking sea on east coast & and toilet. Second floor: norwaymansion.com House for sale in Chalong. 2 west coast, and 2 golf Elegant housing project, 23 master bedroom with sepa- stories, 4 bedrooms, 4 bath- courses (Blue Canyon & two-story pool villas avail- rate bath and 2 separate THAI-STYLE HOUSE rooms, secure quiet location, Mission Hill). 19 rai . Whole- able. Starting from 11 million bedrooms with connecting In Kamala. Beautiful new Preferred residential area, 2 kitchens, laundry room, full sale: 2.5 million baht a rai. baht. Tel: 076-381490. bath. Third floor: living room house in Kamala with pool, 5 minutes to Kamala beach, aircon, double garage, etc. Partial sale: 3 million baht a Email: info@sea-property- and en-suite bedroom. Liv- Jacuzzi and carport on up to 4 bedrooms, excep- Area: 292sqm. Teak curved rai. Has Nor Sor 3 Gor and international.com ing area: 200sqm. Freehold 740sqm land. To be sold be- tional value. 7.9 million staircase, spa, solar hot wa- no obligation (price nego- land: 100sqm. Price 4.5 low market value by owner. baht. Please contact for ter, nice gardens, river views. tiable) Tel: 081-893-6355. million baht. (US$113,000). Tel: 081-0797121. Email: more details. Tel: 076- 7.9 million baht. Chanote. Tel: SEA VIEWS Please contact Peter for [email protected] 381490. Email: info@sea- more information at Tel: 076-383193, 089-7245655. Only 600 meters to the property-international.com HOUSE FOR SALE 081-8928526 or visit our Please see our website at beach. 1-, 2-, & 3-bedroom Patong. 4 bedrooms, 4 bath- website at: www.phuket- www.phukethouse4sale.com apartments from only 1.1 UNIQUE OFFER, rooms. Contact for further besthomes.com million baht. 20% already KATHU information. Tel: 089-662- ECO NANUA SEAVIEW 2-BEDROOM gone and selling fast! Full House in Kathu, 3 bed- 0804. Email: renoothailand ESTATE 2-bedroom seaview houses freehold condo title. Be HOUSE AT PA KHLOK rooms, en-suite bathrooms, Eco Nanua is located on with large swimming pool and @gmx.net quick! Phone James. Tel: Urgent sale. 3 bedrooms, 2 living room, large veranda/ Phuket's east coast just a European kitchen in the best 081-5552073, or Torry. bathrooms with usable area of patio, kitchen/diner, laundry short distance from the area in Patong "Baan Suan HOUSE FOR SALE Tel: 085-0648079. Email: 117sqm. Living room and room, walled garden. Heroines’ Monument & just Kamnan". 17.5 million baht. Tel: 087-2799500. For de- newpropertygroup@ kitchen. Fully furnished close 340sqm plot, private cul-de- before the junction to Cape Tel: 086-2706454, +44778- tails, please see our website: hotmail.com to Yamu beach. 4.5 million sac in small development, Yamu. The project will be- 9995522 (UK), 089-4727588. www.baan-phuttharat- baht. Tel: 089-8148564, rural setting but close to come a gated residential Email: [email protected] phuket.com shops, international school, FREEHOLD/SEAVIEW 081-9022504. community comprising golf courses, 9 minutes to tropical gardens & views of Condo sale. Brand new, 2 bed- Patong. Price 4.6 million the natural rainforest pre- rooms, 2 bathrooms. Bel Air PATONG CONDO baht. Tel: 08-48439579. senting a unique opportunity Panwa unit. Price: 9 million Panoramic sea view 36sqm Fax: 076-323421. Email: for its future residents. Land baht. Including 500,000 baht best location. Newly remod- [email protected] plot sizes range from 2 to 3 worth of furniture. Agents eled. Furnished, pool, kitchen. rai at 3 to 5 million baht a welcome. Tel: 076-342673, Freehold. 2.2 million baht. rai. Tel: 081-8925649. Fax: 081-9582705. Fax: 076- Please contact for more de- SHOPHOUSE 076-385293. 342673. Email: asiaproperty tails. Tel: 085-782-3231. In Patong. Near beach, Soi @compass-club.com Email: [email protected] Wattana-Clinic. 12 million Email: baht. Contact for details. [email protected] Email: info@cafespatz .com January 20 - 26, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 41 Property Gazette

HOUSE WITH POOL CONDOMINIUM OPEN TO OFFERS 3 BEDROOM VILLA SEAVIEW, LUXURY SEAVIEW IN CHALONG FOREIGN FREEHOLD TOP LOCATION

Freehold, Boat Lagoon Ma- 2-bedroom, 3-bathroom, Kathu, peaceful residential Beautiful house on 224sqm rina, 195sqm living space, Jacuzzi, sea view. 320sqm. area, 134sqm living space. Seaview, luxury foreign free- of land, with private pool. direct waterfront, comfort- Extra land available. Tel: 4.6 million baht. Tel: 076 - hold condominium. 2 bed- Two bedrooms, big living able open-plan dining and liv- 081-9583513. 381490. Email: info@sea- room, 167sqm high-floor room, bathroom with Jacuzzi ing, European kitchen, 2 property-international.com condo with panoramic sea and shower, European kit- bedrooms, boat mooring. views of Karon beach from chen. Fully furnished, 3 8.5 million baht. Tel: 076- LAND IN RAWAI all rooms. 14.5 million baht. 300sqm. Sea view. Excep- aircons, ADSL, UBC. 5 mil- 381490. Email: info@sea- CLOSE TO BIS Call Jeremy at Phuket Land lion baht. Tel: 081-2720668, property-international.com tional offer, only 1.4 million Search. Tel: 081-8916174. baht. Tel: 087-8938747. SCHOOL Sea view is great, bay view 086-5336089. Email: gazette is nicer. You have the @glibber.com PRIVATE POOL BIG VILLA, RAWAI beauty of the sea in daytime and the lights with atmo- Villas. Near Laguna area, these Pool villa, 2,200sqm land, 5 NAI THON LAND sphere in the evening. So NAI THON BEACH 2-bedroom villas provide bedrooms.Top location. Ask- FOR SALE Beautiful 2 x 800sqm. Wa- here you have it both. A tall Seaview land for sale. 4 rai, luxury and tranquility. From ing price: 14.9 million baht. ter, electricity, Chanote, top house with many large bal- Chanote. Tel: 089-4742140. only 6.95 million baht. Tel: Tel: 089-6525564. location, residential area. conies to enjoy the scenery. Please see our website at: 087-2670102. Email: paul@ 3.2 million baht. No brokers. Located in Baan Suan www.naithonhill.com reeframmer.com INVESTMENT Chuan Chuen Lagoon is a quiet secure community, Tel: 081-8920580. Kamnan. A green and re- Guesthouse in Patong for sale laxed neighborhood at the RAWAI SMALL PLOT with Thai company. 208sqm good for families. Chanote, KATA BEACH 600sqm. Near mainroad, south end of Patong bay. with Chanote title, 150m from 584sqm. 3 bedrooms, 2 HOUSE FOR SALE 800,000 baht. Road, water, square, ideal for house build- bathrooms, 4 aircons, 2 This (Freehold) house (5 lev- Chanote title, and 5-minute Jungceylon, on the bypass Krabi. 3 bedrooms, living els) has a private pool with ing. Only 1.2 million baht. Tel: road. Option to open 3 shops, floors, 220sqm. Extensive walk to beach, good for small 081-5376866. room, 1 kitchen, 1 bathroom, nice garden (Chanote land). extension to 7 floors. Reason- modifications, open-plan 3 aircons, carpark, 132sq house. Please call Jul at Tel: downstairs with large "Ab- Take a look at the website 081-6911053. 200SQM PLOT able price: 25 million baht. Tel: wah. 3.2 million baht. Tel: or pass by. Call owner Edwin 086-1062566. Fax: 076- solute" kitchen. Deep well Rawai. Chanote title, perfect 081-5386829. for more info. Tel: 086- 345554. water. 7.7 million baht. Tel: 2.5 RAI LAND for single house. Only 7866350. For further de- 081-9796707. RAWAI SEAVIEW Square plot. Top location. 750,000 baht. Tel: 081- tails, Please see our website KORINA VILLAS Land. 540sqm. Beautiful plot, Concrete road, water supply, 5376866. www.patongbluepoint.com Chalong. Exciting new project Chanote title, 200m from main 200 meters from beach. Tel: 2-BEDROOM KATHU of 4 high-quality 3-bedroom road. Hardly 2.4 million baht. 089-6525564. SEAVIEW LOVERS Lounge. Kitchen, clean, ready For Seaview Lovers only. homes. 2-story, all with pri- to move in. Near Kathu water- Tel: 081-8938747. 4 SARABURI VILLAS Come to Baan Suan Kamnan, vate infinity pools. Salas, large fall. 1.1 million baht. Please call For sale/barter, 180sqm on HOUSE FOR SALE located in south Patong Beach balconies. Complete: 7.6 mil- for more details. Tel: 083- KOH JUM, KRABI 100sq wah guarded estate. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 and witness the incredible lion baht. Tel: 085-7871320. 1310626 (Chris), 084-843- Beachfront on Koh Jum near 4.75 million baht. Or barter aircon, phone, UBC. Fully fur- sea views offered. 3-bed- Email: info@tharaproperty 5046 (Nok Thai). Koh Lanta. 16 rai with Nor Sor with seaview plots. Tel: 081- nished. 4.2 million baht. In room main house with 2-level phuket.com 3 Gor. Call for more details. 8142040. www.ziam.com Land & House. Tel: 076-378- guesthouse. Spaciously com- SHOPHOUSE IN Price: 35 million baht. Tel: 140, 081-3619277. bined leaving plenty of layout HOUSE FOR SALE Kata. 3 floors shop space. 081-6406196. HOME/OFFICES options. 3 to 5 minutes down Kathu. Corner house, 2 bed- 175sqm, 4 single bedrooms For sale. Newly-built, 3-story, GOLDEN TEAK to the beach. Email: poco rooms, 3 bathrooms, lounge, 50-65sqm, 3 bedrooms HOUSE RAWAI 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom home Wooden house. 1,080sqm, 4 [email protected] dining rooms, kitchen. Fur- 115sqm. Ket kwan road. Tel: Beach. 2-bedroom, 2-bath- offices for sale. Tel: 084- bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, par- nished. 1.65 million baht. Tel: 089-6522331. Email: owner- room, pool. Good investment, 8480907. Email: aasvogel06 tially furnished, beautiful gar- AMAZING SEAVIEW 080-7275514. [email protected] easy sale. Price: 5.5 million @hotmail.com den, peaceful, near Ekamai 400sqm. Land in Kata, baht. Tel: 086-5041407. and Thonglor BTS stations, Chanote title, last available URGENT SALE! 1 RAI PLOT RAWAI 1.02RAI : RAWAI easy access to Sukhumvit Rd, plot. 3.5 million baht. Tel: 089- New 2-Bedroom, 100sqm Surounded by mountain views, NEW POOL VILLA Super location near hills. High- New Petchburi Rd, Rama IX 6525664. apartment. Surin Beach area, square plot, concrete road, Land & House Park. 4-bed- end development on one side. Road and express way. Tel: massive swimming pool with electric. Price: 4.5 million room, 3-bathroom. European Only potential for sea view. 02-8670455, 089-9102225. LAND FOR SALE excellent resort facilities. baht. Please call for more de- kitchen. Price: 6.8 million baht. 4.9 million baht. Tel: 084- Fax: 02-8670455. Email: 108sq wah, beautiful land, Must sell. Asking: 6.25 million tails. Tel: 089-6525664. Tel: 081-0918908. 8504544. [email protected] For Kathu area. Near Kathu mar- (Negotiable) Tel: 085-787- further details, please see ket. 3 million baht. Tel: 089- 1320. Email: kez_turn@ www.woodenhouse.com 4691813. yahoo.co.uk 25% Discount on Classifieds for Shopper Card Holders IF YOU... Place your ad in these pages; Present your Shopper Card; and Pay for the ad at our offices, you’ll enjoy a 25% discount* AND have your ad appear free of charge in the Phuket Gazette Online.

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HOUSE IN KATHU Convenient for international RAWAI ECO-COOL KOH YAO YAI CEDAR SHINGLE Property For Rent school, golf courses, shops THAI HOME ROOF, NAI HARN and 9 mins to Patong. 3 bed- rooms, 3 bathrooms, large liv- ing room, kitchen, 500sqm land area, walled garden, pri- vate parking. Price: 5.25 mil- lion baht. Tel: 084-8439579. Fax: 076-323421. Email: East coast, 8 beachfront [email protected] The open-air design of this and 5 oceanview plots Last house is for sale in a award-winning home af- available, already subdi- boutique development of 5 MUST SELL, KAMALA fords a true tropical lifestyle. vided, Nor Sor 3 Gor land houses in Nai Harn. Beauti- New house in Kamala. 4 bed- Traditional Thai design and title deeds. From 2 to 6 mil- ful roof of cedar shingles. rooms with en-suite bath- modern materials are com- lion baht a rai. Tel: 076- Pool, 2 bedrooms, 3 toilets. rooms. Master bedroom has bined to beat Phuket’s tropi- 381490. Email: info@sea- Thai-Bali style and well- Jacuzzi. Quality build inside & cal heat without aircon. A property-international.com known architect with high- out. Solid wood floors & ceil- large, naturally cool patio est quality. Near beach and ings. Western kitchen, pool. surrounded by a pool and a HOUSES FOR SALE restaurants. Special price Detached 2-car garage with cooling lotus/fish pond. for last house: 8.5 million Or rent. 2 or 3 bathrooms and studio above. Interior over Priced at only 9.9 million baht. Tel: 081-8447408. bedrooms. 5km from Hero- 300sqm, walled-in plot. 50% baht, this large 3-bedroom Email: viktoys@loxinfo ines Monument toward Mis- financing over sale 15.5 million 3-bathroom, plus office .co.th Please see our web- sion Hills Golf Course. Tel: baht. Rent (min 6 months) area (240sqm) home sits site for more details: www. 089-7298009. Email: 90,000-120,000 baht a on a 400sqm lot. Features: nchantra-property.com month. Contact Boomer. Tel: modern kitchen, designer [email protected] HOUSE FOR RENT NEW HOUSE 086-2878966. Email: boomer bathrooms, hardwood 25,000/MONTH FOR RENT [email protected] floors. For more information 13 RAI LAYAN BEACH LAND 1 RAI contact Gary at Tel: 087- 13 rai with great sea/sunset At Kho Ta Node. 1-2-39.9 rai, HALF RAI IN RAWAI views. This plot is ideal for an Chanote, next to new high- 300 meters from Rawai 987062. Email: www.eco- coolthaihomes.com apartment project. Land titles end project & near Laguna Beach ideal for development. checked! Tel: 076-346346, properties. Road & electricity, Tel: 087-8938147. 086-2726508. Fax: 076- suitable for private villa or FURNISHED HOUSE SEAVIEW 2-BEDROOM 346263. Email: info@phuket small project. 5 million baht a houses. With large swimming realestate.com rai. Please contact for more 5 minutes to Laguna Phuket. For one-year contract rent, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms pool and European kitchen in information. Tel: 076-325- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, including furniture, 2 aircons at Pa Khlok, just 700 meters the best area in Patong "Baan LANTERN PROJECT 411, 081-3701189. Fax: 076- UBC, ADSL, solar water heat- and hot water. 5.9 million from monument. Furnished, Suan Kamnan". 17.5 million Near BIS. Must-see show 325413. Email: phudtheera ing, 3 aircons, living room, baht for sale (land and near international school. baht. Tel: 086-2706454, house! 450sqm, water con- @phuketrealty.net large hall area, pool 5 x 10, house) 80sq wah(320sqm), 15,000 baht a month. Tel: +44778-9995522 (UK), cept, 3 bedrooms, private lift usage area 310sqm, land 2-story house with 4 bed- 084-8516115. Email: 089-4727588. Email: djudges and pool. SMEG kitchen, pent- 1200sqm. Price: 13 million SEAVIEW LAND rooms, 3 bathrooms, one [email protected] @hotmail.com house office with panoramic baht. Tel: 089-8738295, In Ao Por. Nor Sor 3 Gor. big store room and a large view. Completion: June 2007. 086-594-8426. Email: 380sqm. Price: 1.55 million garden in a nice tranquil BEACHFRONT LAND Available for rent at: 70,000 baht [email protected] baht. Tel: 081-1719705. area. 10 minutes to Nai ONE-BEDROOM 295sqm Nor Sor 3 Gor. Has a month. Please contact for Email: [email protected] Harn or Rawai beach and 15 condominium. In Patong road between land and beach, more details. Tel: 081-8779- TWIN HOUSE 2.95M minutes to Phuket City. Tower with beautiful moun- located at Kevin Beach Ao 292. Fax: 081-8779292. Email: New 2-story house in Bann KAMALA 1 1/2 RAI Please call for showing by tain views. Fully furnished, Por. Price: 1.55 million baht. [email protected] Manee-kram. 3 bedrooms, 3 house. Near beach, great op- owner. Tel: 084-9916654. Cable TV, telephone etc. Avail- bathrooms. 44sq wah. Great Tel: 081-1719705. Email: Please see our website at: portunity, 10 million baht. Tel: able for long-term letting. value. Tel: 089-7292313. [email protected] www.gracegardensphuket.com 076-292596, 086-2678477. Please contact for full details. Email: tourniechristian@ SEMI-DETACHED Tel: 089-6519872. Email: hotmail.com house. 2 living rooms, 2 bed- [email protected] rooms, 2 kitchens, 2 bath- NICE PATONG CONDO rooms, 2 terraces, 1 roof ter- BUNGALOW, RAWAI With pool. 60sqm, fully fur- race, 2 aircons, little garden, 2 bedrooms, aircon, cable TV, nished. Please contact for ADSL, 1 telephone line. Near ADSL. Quiet location. Please more details. Tel: 081-7727- Loch Palm golf club. For long- call for more information. Tel: 100, 081-5657427. Email: term rent: 20,000 baht per 086-2790837. [email protected] month. Tel: 076-202725, 081-8916632. Fax: 076- BOAT LAGOON HOUSE HOME IN KHOK KLOI 202725. 4 bedrooms ensuite with Ja- 118sqm, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath- cuzzi, pool, garden, water room with 904sqm garden, LUXURY SEA VIEW views, across from Water- sandwash walkway & patios, Large private villa. With amaz- mark. Full kitchen, very nice. with 2-car covered parking, ing views in every direction. 3 90,000 baht a month, 1-year deep well with water tank. 2.6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, lease. Call for more details. million baht. Tel: 081- maid's quarters, snooker Tel: 084-6280290 (English), 7284821. Email: elevendigits room, large kitchen, dining 085-9136578 (Thai). @yahoo.com room, study, fully furnished, swimming pool, sauna, all set LARGE HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING in gardens. 10 minutes to For rent, Kathu. 3-bedroom, 2- Executive office building for BCIS. 80,000 a month. Tel: bathroom furnished house for sale. 102sq wah. Includes 086-2796283. long-term rent. Telephone line, aircon, security system and UBC, garden etc, close to golf private carport. 15 million FOR RENT KATHU course & international school. baht. Tel: 076-282211, 081- 2-story aircon restaurant with Located on quiet private road 958-0815. Fax: 076-283251. seating outside in busy area 25,000 baht a month. Tel: Email: [email protected] opposite Caltex Garage. Fully 076-323663, 089-8752532. equipped with modern appli- Fax: 076-323663. Email: PATONG HOME OFFICE ances. 1 year old. 300,000 [email protected] Or shop. Modern and luxurious baht + 12,000 baht per design. 3 stories, 4 bedrooms, month for rent. Tel: 084- HOUSE FOR RENT 5 bathrooms. 2 units available, 1935124. Located in secure estate. 3 each on 120sqm of land with bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, din- 175sqm of living area. 300m 2-BEDROOM HOUSE ing room, living room, study, from the sea. On Phra Barami In Patong, sea view, 2 bath- fenced garden, UBC, ADSL. Rd, between Rat-U-Thit Rd rooms, lounge + kitchen. For For rent long term. 30,000 and the beach road. Freehold rent. February 4. Please call for baht a month. Tel: 084-843- with Chanote. 18.5 million more information. Tel: 087- 9579. Email: somlerdee@ baht. Tel: 081-8936630. 8700434. yahoo.com January 20 - 26, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 43 Property Gazette

FOR RENT KATHU PATONG TOWER SEAVIEW PATONG LAGUNA 2-story aircon restaurant with VILLAS FOR RENT Sea view. 1-bedroom apart- AMAZING Luxury 2-bedroom apartment. TOWNHOME seating outside in busy area ment, 100 meters from SEA VIEWS European kitchen, aircon, FOR RENT opposite Caltex Garage. Fully beach. UBC, pool, parking. Large villa in Cape Yamu set UBC, ADSL, large swimming equipped with modern appli- Tel: 084-8473304. in delightful gardens sur- pool. Available for long- or ances. 1 year old. 300,000 rounded by rolling hills and short-term rental. Tel: 086- baht + 12,000 baht per NEW KATHU HOUSE countryside. Superb views 2790837. month for rent. Tel: 084- For rent or sale. 3 bedrooms, out to Phang Nga Islands. 3 1935124. 2 bathrooms, furnished, gar- bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, HOUSE FOR RENT Ban Phrangthong Villa Es- den, aircon. Near Lotus, Cen- lounge, dining and snooker Land & Houses Park Chalong. BANG TAO tate, 4 bedrooms, fully fur- tral and Patong beach. For room, maid’s room, kitchen, New house, 3 bedrooms, 2 4-bedroom. 90,000 baht Bungalow. Fully furnished, 2 nished, pool, security, close rent at 25,000 baht a month. study, sauna and swimming bathrooms, furnished, aircon, per month. Contact Amber. bedrooms (1 with aircon), hot to beaches. 80,000 baht a For sale at 4.5 million baht. pool, furnished, UBC, free access to pool, fitness Tel: 089-2001681. Email: shower and bath, phone. month, long term only. Please call Khun Yupa for Internet. 80,000 baht a 400 Gym. Tel: 081- [email protected] Quiet. Rent: 15,000 baht a Chalong, direct beachfront more details. Tel: 081-735- month. Tel: 086-2796283. 7884655. month (4 month min). Utilities. villa, fully furnished, 3 bed- 6684, 084-1871939. 4-BEDROOM VILLA Call Betty at Tel: 076-210312 rooms, 70,000 baht a RENT A HOUSE BUNGALOW month, minimum 1-year Rawai. Luxury villa. Large or Khun Tee at Tel: 086- SURIN BAY AREA Beautiful house, views of el- For rent. Fully furnished. 2 contract. Tel: 076-381490. swimming pool, UBC, ADSL. 2786465. Big garden. Long-term lease ephants and nature, big terrace, bedrooms with aircon. Nice, Email: info@sea-property- Available Feb for long- and now available on 3-bedroom 130sqm basement, garage, full quiet & safe Chalong area. international.com short-term rental. Tel: 086- BUNGALOW RAWAI house with aircon, 2 toilets, aircon, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- 22,000 baht a month. Tel: 2790837. 2 bedrooms, aircon, Cable TV, outdoor kitchen, opening up to rooms. European style. Long- 081-6064279. ADSL. Quiet location. Tel: LONG-TERM RENT 1.2 rai of screen-fenced gar- term rent: 30,000 baht a month. 086-2790837. 9 RAI FOR LEASE Chalong. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- den. Unfurnished or partially Come look. Tel: 081-2711082. BUNGALOW Located in Kathu. 2 minutes rooms, aircon, car park, fur- furnished as required. Good for Email: happyjo@ procom.in.th 1 bedroom bungalow in front from Central. Suitable for long- KAMALA BEACH nished. Tel: 089-7288311. pets, kids & privacy. Large of Chalong Bay beach for rent. term investor. For more info Nice apartments or houses for covered outdoor area. Garden DETACHED HOUSE Has terrace, kitchen, aircon, long-term rental, furnished or email: [email protected] HOUSE FOR RENT maintenance provided. For rent. In gated estate close car park 15m from house. unfurnished, 2 or 3 bedrooms. Newly built, fully furnished, 3 27,500 baht a month. Tel: to British International School. Fully furnished. 12,000 baht a RAWAI BEACH VILLA 20,000-25,000 baht a 086-9410410, 086-269- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, month. Please contact for month. Tel: 084-3059606. bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. 1km Rent room. Daily or monthly to Phuket & 7km to Patong 2020. For more details and fully furnished, well main- more information. Tel: 084- 3,000 to 9,000 baht. Aircon, photo please see website: tained with nice garden. 658-4437, 089-7297978. 2 BEDROOM HOUSE Country Club. Available Feb 1 safe, ADSL, UBC. Tel: 084- for 1 year rent. 27,000 baht www.phuket_house.here. 35,000 baht a month. Avail- Email: property1998@ In Patong, sea view, 2 bath- 3079909. Email: dyotachan per month. Tel: 081-090- fastmail.fm/@Surin_Beach/ able Jan 07. Call Piyanute at hotmail.com rooms, lounge + kitchen. For @yahoo.com 4786. Email: malkham0614 Surin%20House%20- Tel: 081-8926991 or David at rent 4 Feb. Tel: 087-870- @yahoo.com %20Details.doc Tel: 081-8500911. HOUSES FOR RENT FOR RENT 0434. 3 bedrooms, 1 pool, ADSL, RENT, BOAT LAGOON LAKEVIEW APT/LOFT UBC, aircon, Rawai, available Boat Lagoon. Large, 2 bed- ONE-BEDROOM BUNGALOW rooms, 2 bathrooms, Large, 2-bedroom, 2-bath- Office. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath- from February. 40,000 baht a Condominium. In Patong For long-term rent in Karon townhouse on Canal. 1 year room townhouse on Canal at rooms, 3 floors, near Lotus. month. 2 bedrooms, ADSL, Tower with beautiful moun- Beach. 2 bedrooms, living min. Furnished. 33,000 baht. Boat Lagoon. 1 year minimum. Furnished, cable, phone, aircon, in Kata. 17,000 baht a tain views. Fully furnished, room, kitchen, bathroom, ter- Tel: 086-2820567. race, 2 airconditioners. Fully Furnished. 33,000 baht a aircon. 20,000 baht a month. month. Tel: 081-7371687, Cable TV, telephone etc. Avail- month. Tel: 086-2820567. Please call for more informa- 086-9544155. able for long-term letting. Tel: ready and fully furnished! LAND IN PATONG Quiet location near the beach. tion. Tel: 081-8928208. 089-6519872. Email: oswald. SHOPHOUSE BLOCK NEW HOUSE For long-term lease. 2.5 & 3.5 [email protected] Monthly rent: 7,000 baht. rai. 200 Pi Rd. Tel: 081- Take-over of furniture is 5 terraced houses for rent on FOR RENT OR SALE Phaklong, Thalang. 3 bed- the bypass road. 35,000 baht In condotel Sky Inn. 2 single rooms, 2 bathrooms, fur- 6424280 (No brokers). LONG-TERM RENT wanted; let's speak about the price! Ready to move in on 1st a month. Please call K. rooms/1 double room. Tel: nished kitchen. 13,500 baht a Minimum 1 year, 1/2-rai com- March 2007. Tel: 087- Vachira for more information. 089-8756803. Email: hebo41 month. Palm Garden 56/6. plex in Kamala. Total 7 units, HOUSE + 0066263. Email: peterkaron Tel: 081-3269495. @gmail.com Tel: 081-6063525. which consist of 2 x 2-bed- BIG GARDEN @gmx.de Fully furnished, 2 aircon room apartments, 2 x 1-bed- HOUSE FOR RENT DETACHED HOUSE room apartments, 3 studio 3-BEDROOM HOME bedrooms, hot shower, liv- Beautifully-furnished, 2-bed- For rent or sale. Just 7 min- rooms. Swimming pool, BANG TAO Chao Fa Rd, 207sq wah, 3 bed- ing room, kitchen, garage. room house in Kathu. Aircon, utes from international Jacuzzi, landscaped gardens Bungalows for rent at 15,000 rooms, 3 bathrooms, nice liv- 11,000 baht a month. UBC, telephone line and school. Fully-furnished house with barbecue, etc. Private baht a month + utilities (6 ing room, good kitchen, cool Palai, Chalong. Tel: 081- kitchen. Long term only. Tel: with 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- road, 5 mins from beach with months minimum) or 22,000 garden, parking for 3 cars. 8924311. 081-3673106. rooms and ready to move in. amenities close by. Tel: 086- baht a month, or 7,000 baht a Fully furnished. For rent at Rental price: 20,000 baht a 2733437. Email: kamalarob week. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath- 40,000 baht a month or for LOFT-STYLE FLATS month. Selling price: 2.45 mil- VILLA FOR RENT @yahoo.co.uk room with hot water, tele- sale at 6.7 million baht. Please Beautiful new 2-bedroom villa phone line. Car park, gated, Kathu. 4 large, quiet, central contact for further details. Tel: lion baht (negotiable). Please call for more details. Tel: 081- with private pool in walled HOUSE IN RAWAI quiet, 3km from Surin. Call K. flats. 6-15,000 baht a month 081-5978315. Email: phuket8 long term. Tel: 081-968430. @hotmail.com 5399269. garden. Close to Rawai and 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom Euro- Tee at Tel: 086-2786465 or Nai Harn beaches. Fully fur- pean-style house. Fully fur- Betty at Tel: 076-270377. nished, aircon, UBC, pool and nished in rural Rawai on garden maintenance included. 780sqm. Large master bed- LOVELY, 4 35,000 baht a month. Tel: room with ensuite, walk-in 081-9701716. BEDROOMS closet and aircon. Modern CHALONG Western-style kitchen with HOUSE FOR RENT 4 bathrooms, spa, aircon, granite tops and built-ins pool, garden, UBC. 800sqm. Located in secure estate. 3 throughout. UBC & phone line. Quiet area. 65,000 baht a bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, din- Big breezy veranda, carport month. Call for more de- ing room, living room, study, and established garden. tails. Tel: 086-2817605. fenced garden, UBC, ADSL. Chanote title. 8.3 million baht. For rent long term. 30,000 Tel: 087-8919349. Email: baht a month. Tel: 084-843- [email protected] KATA PENTHOUSE 9579. Email: somlerdee@ And rooms to rent near beach. yahoo.com SURIN APARTMENT Swimming pool, cable, TV, Modern, well-furnished, 2- fridge, etc. Clean views. CHALONG NEW HOME bedroom 100sqm apartment 7,000 baht a month. 400 baht For rent: 2-bedroom villa with including: 42" Plasma TV, a day. Tel: 086-276-6597. swimming pool, aircon, UBC washing machine, SMEG ce- TV & telephone line. Tel: 089- ramic hob, breakfast bar. BUILDING SHOP 6521473. Great views. Available long For rent, 1,000sqm, fully fur- term for 30,000 baht a month. nished & car parking area. Lo- LAGUNA AREA Tel: 085-8882022. Email: cated near Heroines Monu- House with pool, spa, poolside [email protected] For details, ment. Please contact for more bar, aircon, large garden, like please see our website at: information. Tel: 089-471- resort. Lease: 39,000 baht a www.slees.com/photos/ 1585. Email: theveewan@ month. Tel: 089-5944067. LersuangApartment yahoo.com 44 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS January 20 - 26, 2007 Property Gazette

Property Wanted U KSENII GUESTHOUSE Accommodation Building Kata. Located at Kata Night Wanted Products Bazaar. New guesthouse "U EQUESTRIAN CENTER SHOPHOUSE Ksenii" has 7 fully-furnished & Services Seeks 1-5 rai to lease 3 to 30 I am interested in buying (free- rooms with aircon, TV, hot LOOKING FOR A HOUSE years. Near any beach, pre- hold) a shophouse or a large & cold shower. Call Tel: 076- To rent. We are a young couple, fer Bang Tao. Dry, cleared, house with the possibility to 284238. For further details, arriving in Phuket soon and suitable for horses. Water, host more than one family. All please see: www.ksenia- looking for a house to rent for 1 The Stone Doctor electric, small home desirable. areas considered but the prop- guesthouse.com year. We need 2/3 bedrooms, Tel: 084-8424581. Email: erty should be central and if lots of space, a nice garden, [email protected] possible near a beach. Even Specialist European stone-care ROOM+APARTMENT maybe a swimming pool? We products and services: houses with a little mainte- would like to be around Kamala, Short- and long-term rent in nance needed may be of inter- Surin, Cherng Talay or Kathu. • Restoration GUESTHOUSE Patong from 800 baht per day. • Sealing/Protection est. Email: Tobiasjohanssonh Our budget is 40,000 baht max Wanted, take-over or partici- Tel: 076-512151, 089-290- • Maintenance CONSTRUCTION @hotmail.com a month. We are waiting for of- pation (long lease). Guest- 9567. Please see website at: All kinds of construction. house should have a mini- fers. Tel: 08-19515135. E- All your maintenance, 1-2 RAI, www.brommathaihouse.com protection & cleaning needs Houses, ceiling, paint, aircon, mum of 5 rooms and be in/ mail:[email protected] steel, renovation. Please con- Chanote only. I want to rent 1- for natural and manufactured around Patong, Karon, Kata, NICE 3-BEDROOM stone. tact for more information. Tel: 2 rai of land in the south of BUNGALOW Nai Harn or Rawai. Budget: House in Rawai. Located on 089-5913996, 087-2636337. Phuket with Chanote title Must be fully furnished with • Marble • Sandwash 2 million baht. Please email Soi Tristar, Sai Yuan Rd. Email: [email protected] (only). This is for long term. TV, equipped kitchen, dining • Granite • Terracotta friendly offers or recommen- Rawai. 800sqm garden. All • Slate • Terrazzo Please, reasonable offers only! and 2 bedrooms with air. A dations. Please contact for bedrooms aircon. Fully fur- • Sandstone • Ceramics, etc Tel: 086-1203660. Email: small swimming pool would more information. Tel: 085- nished. Indoor and outdoor liv- Household [email protected] be an advantage. Needed Prevent: rust, stains, mildew, 7813814. Email: jochens ing room with nice view of Items from 23 January through 20 algae, scratches [email protected] Chalong bay. 35,000 baht a Remove: builders’ residue, March. Will pay +/- 40,000 month. Min 3-month rent, incorrect sealants, rust, stains, Accommodation baht a month plus deposit. mildew, etc. Daily care & cleaning LAND WANTED longer prefered. Call or email PIZZA OVEN Available Contact for more details. products also available. 500-900 rai beachfront. K. Da. Tel: 081-6937277. A big gas pizza oven is for Tel: 089-9728544. Email: Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi. Email: [email protected] Tel: 07-2824930, 076-271217 sale. Please contact me for de- Please call K. Lek for more [email protected] Fax: 076-271218 tails. Tel: 086-2744730, 081- details. Tel: 081-2717222. Email: 8948446. Email: sfrkata LAGUNA AREA VILLA 2-BED TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY WANTED: [email protected] With ADSL. 2 stories, 2 bed- @hotmail.com 1 RAI+ SEA VIEW Two-storey villa on 1,300sqm Chalong / Kata. I am looking for of land. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, rooms, 3 bathrooms on quiet Looking for up to 2 rai of a house or bungalow by Chalong pool (10mx5m) and sala. soi near Patong hill, furnished, Chanote land with a sea view, Circle or Kata. 1 double room is BANDHIT CONSTRUCTION Household Luxury finishing, aircon, quiet 2 bedrooms with aircon. Tel: needed. Iam willing to pay around preferably on west coast of Houses, buildings, office decor, Services area. Tel: 087-8934636. Email: 086-9420957. Email: jdean 6,000 to 7,000 baht per month; Phuket. Must have road access projects, renovation, painting, [email protected] @loxinfo.co.th this will depend on viewing the and utilities. Email: ulrichkuhl@ tiling, ceiling, aircon, electricity property. The property must be gmail.com systems, sand wash, steel PATONG LUXURY clean and secure. Thank you. ROOMS IN PATONG work, plumbing. Tel: 087- PHUKET HOME LUXURY VILLA Central Patong 1- and 2-bed- Tel: 085-7988101. Email: MAINTENANCE room apartments. Email for in- Your own hot shower, 24- 2636337, 089-5913996. In Nai Harn, Rawai or Chalong. [email protected] Construction, renovation, formation and photos. Email: hour security, close to beach. Email: bandhitconstruction Must have ADSL, 2-3 bed- electricians, plumbers, car- [email protected] Tel: 076-342280, 081- @gmail.com rooms, private pool and gar- 9781956. Email: palm@ LOOKING FOR HOUSE penters, painters, tilers, gar- den, aircon, and quality furnish- phuket.ksc.co.th In Phuket. I am looking for a deners, aircon servicing, pest ings. Ideally, it should be lo- 3-BEDROOM HOUSE small house or bungalow in TAM control and electrical goods cated in a quiet area close to Land & Houses. Aircon, 2 bath- Rawai, Chalong, Kata/Karon or CONSTRUCTION repairs. Call Khun Rin at Tel: rooms with hot water, living BUNGALOW IN AO NANG Kathu, if possible not larger than the beach. Initial contract Quality building services, all 084-1935124. Or email: room, European and Thai kitch- 2-room bungalow with a/c for one bedroom plus TV room, toi- would be for 3 months from jobs done by qualified staff phukethomemaintenance@ ens, fridge, washing, etc. The short-term rent (minimum 1 let, kitchen and garden. Not February 7, with option to with English-speaking boss! yahoo.com house also has garden and week): 5,000 baht per week. more than 8,000 baht per month! extend to 6-12 months. Rental Fair price, free estimates. carpark. Available from April Wireless Internet. Please If you have something, pls con- direct from owner preferred. Renovations, shopfitting, elec- for long-term rental. Tel: 076- contact for more information. tact me as quickly as possible. Tel: 087-2697414. Email: trical and metalwork, built-in 283133, 081-8426497. Tel: 084-8411240. Email: Thank you. Tel: 087-8889781. Property liz@catalyst furniture. Tel: 089-6500133. communications .org Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Services LONG-TERM RENTAL BIG HOME Classified Advertisements I am in need of house or condo Construction, building, reno- DO YOU... for up to 50,000 baht per vation, shopfitting, electrics, Want to buy land or a house Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. month,qnews is quite long... metalwork, built-in furniture. in Phuket? Let's talk. Tel: for a minimum of 1 year. I pre- Contact for more details. Tel: 089-6525564. Tel: 089- Then hand it to any of our agents. fer west coast. Email: 087-3835520. 6525564. [email protected] |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| (heading) Agents for Classified Advertising |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| PHUKET |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| K.L. 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Fairways Freedom 25. Very seaworthy, just finished full PICK YOUR refit including new rigging, ENGINES AND GO! sails, engine, etc. She's a lovely little ship, reasonably priced. Tel: 081-9252155. Email: [email protected]

AVON DINGY English, 4-meter, wooden floor, 5hp Johnson outboard. 150,000 baht. Please call for Brand-new "Steppa 36" fly- more information. Tel: 089- bridge monohull fully fitted 8733952. and ready to go. Just pick your engine preference, we'll fit them, then you're 63' POWER CRUISER away! Value, versatility, du- Complete new refit, built for rability, speed, stability, luxury, 4 double cabins, Twin shallow draft, passenger Cummins engines, full galley, capacity and enough shade water maker and huge top for Phuket. "Steppa" de- deck. Please contact for more signs originated in Phuket information. Tel: 081-939- for commercial operations 0176. Email: [email protected] in the Andaman Sea. This Flybridge 36 is simply superb DINGHY NEEDED at 2.5 million baht + VAT - Need a dinghy in good condi- without engines. Be smart - tion with outboard engine at a buy local and save yourself fair price. Please contact for a small fortune and a bunch more information. Tel: 081- of ongoing maintenance 2739279. Email: info@ headaches. Tel: 076-270- avaloncreations.com 547, 081-8912895. Fax: 076-270548. Email: FFAST BOAT [email protected] Donzi Z 33 deep V fast boat is For further information, see for sale 2 x 200hp Yamaha OFFICE STAFF UNIQUE our website at: www. 40+knots. Reg for 11+2 For new pool company near OPPORTUNITY phuketwatertaxi.com pax. Recent rebuild (2005) like IN SALES new. Call Phil for more details Laguna. Receptionist, admin and test drive. Price: 3.2 mil- & secretary. Good English & Attractive, very experi- VANTAGE 326 lion baht or decent offer. Please computer skills. Pool de- enced sales lady required in Deep V speedboat. Choose contact for more information. signer and estimator. Visio Phuket. Should be 25-30 your engines, paint scheme, Tel: 081-8934186. & Autocad helpful, good years old and have excellent cushion colors, etc, and com- English. Contact Gary for presentation skills. Must plete this first product from SAILING DINGHY more information. Tel: 085- have good command of spo- 7952552. Email: warton. ken and written English. AMT for your customized use. Last chance to buy before [email protected] Candidates with their own 33 feet, sexy, fast boat, ca- export to Australia in new car will have an advantage. pable of 50+knots. For fish- year. As new condition. Buy at Please contact for more in- ing, fun, tours, island transfers, 60% of cost to buy + ship. formation. marine ambulance, diving, etc. Call Phil at Tel: 081-3970905, DRIVER/ New high-tech construction, or Robert at Tel: 081-539- HANDYMAN Tel: 087-8974541. composite-built in Phuket with 9560. WANTED Fax: 076-221598. 5-year warranty and full fac- Personal driver wanted. Email: tory support. Contact Steve at TANKER VESSEL Need to work as a handy- [email protected] Tel: 089-2878667. Email: For sale. 1.5 million baht with man and gardener too. [email protected] For Thai registration. Width 4.9m, Please contact for more further details, please see our length 24m. 150,000 liters. information. Tel: 076- website at: www.amtechnik. Please call Surin for more in- 384025, 081-8261330. PORTUGUESE com Factory visits welcome. formation. Tel: 081-891- Fax: 076-293151. Email: TEACHER NEEDED 2333. Email: surin123@ [email protected] Can you teach Portuguese DAY CRUISER 36FT csloxinfo.com to GCSE Standard? If so Steppa 36ft boat for sale. 2 x contact Gary for more infor- 200 hp Yamaha engines with ELECTRICIAN CHIEF mation. Tel: 085-7952552. new gear boxes. 28 knots. Master electrician looking for ACCOUNTANT Email: warton.gary@ Registered for 17 pax. Price: a job on a mega yacht. Please gmail. com 1.25 million baht ono. Tel: 081- contact for more information. - Minimum 3 years’ experi- 5848502. Email: info@ Tel: 086-9466617. Fax: 076- ence philkade.com 200259. Email: norziegler@ - CPD certified gmx.net ACCOUNTANT/ RESERVATION STAFF - Good English an advantage HOTEL STAFF PEGASUS 38 Sales. A little English experi- Diethelm Travel is looking for Please contact: Urgently in need of 1 recep- 38ft -10.5ft Beam fiberglass 10FT INFLATABLE ence, knowledge of Phuket highly-qualified and service- Personnel Manager tionist with good English skills tour/dive boat. Up to 25 pas- Semi-rigid catamaran with and flexibility preferred. Good minded operations staff. Good Asian Wind Co Ltd and 1 housekeeper for 27- sengers plus crew. Center 8hp, 4-stroke Honda. 65,000 salary, great future. Send CV command of English and com- room hotel in Patong. console/deck house models. baht. Ready for fun! Please call by email or contact. Tel: 081- puter skills are required, expe- Tel: 076-381338, Please call for more infor- 2X200 hp= 34 knots. Tel: for more information. Tel: 5376866. Email: info@ rience in tourism is a plus. Tel: 081-8957908. mation. Tel: 081-8921621. 076-527129, 086-5950978. 086-9724805. phuketlanddeals.com 076-209163. January 20 - 26, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 47 Island Job Mart

THAI OPTICIAN Preferably woman, experi- ence is a plus and must speak English. Tel: 089-874- 6170.

PHUKET FREE PLUS SITE MANAGERS Marketing Co Ltd. We are PCS Phuket urgently requires looking for sales and marketing experience in the janitorial staff. Thai nationals. All cus- field. Preferred applicants are tomers will be Thai but some aged 30 years or up, com- English will help. Experience puter literate and have basic preferred but not necessary as English-speaking skills and a full training will be given. Top drivers license. Tel: 076- Find more Recruitment Classifieds at salary and excellent commis- 224658-9. Fax: 076-254774. www.phuketgazette.net! sion. Tel: 076-245971. Email: [email protected] 48 PHUKET GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS January 20 - 26, 2007 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

TEFL LANGUAGE Articles Business SHOPHOUSE OFFICE FOR SALE School. International sales for Sale Opportunities FOR SALE marketing seminar by Graeme Rumble to improve sales. Techniques and new ideas in DARK BROWN PATONG BEACH selling. March 26, limited Bedroom set. Queen size with seats.TEFL teacher training For rent prawn fishing busi- mattress, wardrobe and dress- book now for Feb 04. Tel: ness, 3-year contract or ing table. 11,000 baht. Tel: 076-219241. Email: TEFL@ more. 900,000 baht + 081-9701070. loxinfo.co.th 18,000 baht per month. TAYLOR MADE IRONS Includes all inventory, 3 Complete set graphite R5 staff rooms, 1 small 2-room men’s irons, flex R, with apartment with bathroom Titleist bag + putter, like new. + aircon. Good profit. Fully-furnished office. 5m x New: 41,000. Sell for: 25,000 Call Michel. PIRATE SHIP 12m located in Cherng baht. Tel: 081-9701070. Tel: 085-7962790. Between Patong and Talay area in a good loca- Phuket City. Only minutes tion close to main road, op- WINDSURF BOARD posite the bank. Nice office MASSAGE + BEAUTY from Central Mall. 2 Windsurf beginner board, sail shophouses, 3 floors, 10m furniture, aircon, high-speed rig new, still packed. 50% Kata beach, 3 + 3-year lease. Internet and garden area, Fully equipped. For sale: 1.5 x 18m. 6 bedrooms, 6 price. Kawasaki KSR 110, bathrooms, granite floor. ready to move in. Price: Mongoose mountain bike, alu- million baht. Tel: 089-471 450,000 baht. Please con- 7629. Website: www. Very reasonable price. Call minium. Near new. Tel: 087- Tel: 089-9662994 (English), tact for more information. 8888244. phuket-beautymassage.com We have the 35m pirate 081-5974835 (Thai). Email: ship Hispaniola from the film Tel: 081-5399269. [email protected] LATEX MATTRESS SHOPHOUSE Treasure Island cast in For sale. 2 1/2 stories, 2 bed- Krabi area 8 months ago. VISA & LEGAL King-size Lady Americana full SERVICES body comfort for sale. 25,000 rooms, 2 bathrooms. 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Always low prices Aidan. Tel: 087-8984125. 1203660. Email: chilligarden sale. 395,000 baht. Rent by our licensed Thai lawyers. 8,000 baht/month. With 2- REGGAE BAR SONY 27" TV TRINIT @hotmail.com Please contact for further bedroom house+ 1,320sqm, KOH PHI PHI information. Tel: 076-345- DRC complete with stand. Cost: TWIN BANGLA BARS more than 100 banana trees. Unique opportunity to take 277. Email: info@siam- 39,000 baht. Used only 3 Rare opportunity to lease twin Please contact. Tel: 089- over this famous and profit- legal.com months. Bargain: 16,000 baht. bars (Angels & Swingers) on 6467176, 089-1662804. able PP business. The bar Pioneer DV266 DVD player in- Bangla. Seats 50, fully- Email: asoke_chatterjee@ sits on 1,100sqm of leased www.siam-legal.com cluded. Tel: 081-8947595. equipped, ready to run. Prime yahoo.com land with 12+10 years re- location next to Seduction maining. For sale at 49.5 Bulletins Disco. Offers over 1.6 million BAR FOR SALE million baht, including all baht. 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Email: FOR SALE [email protected] BEER BAR Guesthouse and restaurant. Lo- 1.6 million in central Bangla lo- cated opposite the main en- RESTAURANT cation. Call Kevin at TSBA trance to Royal Paradise Hotel. For sale. In the heart of Tel: 084-7300190. 6 guest rooms with shower, Patong, all furniture and mate- aircon, TV. Luxury, beautiful res- rials with company, low-rent GO GO BAR taurant with kitchen, high stan- 3+3-year lease. Reasonably Bangla Rd. Restaurant and dard. 14 million baht. Tel: 081- priced at 1.9 million baht. Tel: guesthouse has become avail- 8956587. Email: rudolfoan2@ 084-8500375. Email: able in Patong. Call Kevin at hotmail.com [email protected] TSBA Tel: 084-7300190. January 20 - 26, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 49 Tout, Trader & Trumpet

WE WILL TEACH YOU Miscellaneous English, guaranteed! 5 lessons Personals Pets for Sale for the price of 4, will travel. Private/group lessons, 3 quali- BACKGAMMON fied ESL teachers. Please con- Retired businessman looking AMERICAN PITBULL tact for more details. Tel: 084- for backgammon players on TKC registration, 4 genera- 9584255. Phuket Island. Tel: 076-386- tion pedigree. 3 males, 2 fe- 113, 081-5778443. males. Call Steve. Tel: 086- Personal 1206934. Services FARANG GUITARIST Wanted and singer looking for some- ENGLISH BULLDOG one to play with. Call Kevin. Female English bulldog for sale. Tel: 084-7300190. We have beautiful AKC English bulldog companions. Home- TEACHER LOOKING FOR GIRL raised, vet examined, shots REQUIRED 33-year-old Italian man now in and de-wormings current to Japanese teacher needed Phuket seeks pretty Thai girl age. Health guarantee. Ship- for private lessons. Please for companionship and travel ping and delivery available. contact for information. to London, UK, for a few Tel: 415-415775303 (Swit- ALLAMANDA Email: [email protected] months. Email: maxc@ zerland). Email: petbreed11@ LAGUNA london.com yahoo.com One night’s accommoda- tion worth 17,000 baht. Un- wanted prize. Bargain at 5,000 baht. Please call Tel: 081-8947595.

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KEYBOARD TEACHER Needed Saturdays and Sundays for two hours each day to teach two chil- dren, ages 10 and 12. Lo- cation: Laguna Homes, Cherng Talay. Tel: 081- 7191705. Email: john@ phuketgazette.net

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Saloon Cars TOYOTA VIOS Pickups NEW VIGO HILUX TOYOTA VIGO 3.0G TURBO 4X4 TRD limited edition. 143hp, Black, 4-door, 18 months old, NISSAN SUNNY NEO black, full options, 40,000 ISUZU D-MAX only 12,000km. Also has VIP 1,800. Farang owned. SUBARU WRX IMPREZA km, 09/04 Toyota warranty 30 DTI automatic best model. first-class insurance. A1 Bought for 890,000 baht new til 09/07. Paid: 830,000 New Price: 850,000 baht. condition: 700,000 baht. in July 2004. 22,000km, gold baht. Sell: 580,000 baht. Tel: Now need to sell fast: 615,000 Call for more details. Tel: color, MP3, leather interior. 084-0603477. baht. 13,000km. Like new 089-7292846. 480,000 baht or best offer. Kawasaki Zephyr 1100, excel- D4D, 1 month old, 2,000km. Contact for more details. Tel: lent condition, sell 150,000 Reason for sale: no longer 076-379681, 089-8540277. TOYOTA AVANZA baht. New shocks, tires. Have needed. 530,000 baht. Email: [email protected] End of 2004, auto, full options, MAZDA TRIBUTE to see it! Tel: 084-8798243. Please call for more informa- 3.0 V6 62,000km. 445,000 baht. tion. Tel: 076-323214-5, Please contact for more infor- TOYOTA VIGO 2005 081-0803414. mation. Tel: 084-8411438. AUDI A6 2.4 1997 Turbo chip. Please contact Automatic 21,000 FL. Price: Email: [email protected] 2 owners from new, very for more information. Tel: 470,000 baht. Please con- good condition. Dark blue, 085-7977786.Email: tact for more details. Tel: 4 x 4s gray leather, full options. [email protected] NEW YARIS LIMITED 081-5385554. Email: island Price: 395,000 baht. Tel: Top spec auto airbags. [email protected] 081-0874743. Down 290,000 baht and 36 JEEP WILLY 2004, full options in top condi- TOYOTA COROLLA x12,500 baht. Please con- NISSAN NV 1600 CC For sale. Year 1996, good tact for more information. RENEGADE tion. White + two tone. Only 2 seats, custom-made tarp. 2 1967 VW BEETLE 1300 condition, CD player, well Tel: 081-0918908. 45,000km. Full insurance. new tires, taxed & insured, Black/white two tone, CD, maintained. Price: 220,000 Price 815,000 baht ono. recently serviced. Excellent aircon, black glass, nice condi- baht. Contact for more infor- Please contact. Tel: 087- VIOS TURBO condition. 130,000 baht. Call tion. Much admired. 165,000 mation. Tel: 076-239111, 2709093, 081-9562406. Only 3 in Phuket. Recaro for more information. Tel: baht to a good home. Please 081-9583095. Fax: 076- Email: [email protected] contact for more information. seats, alloy wheels, only 12 089-6489694. 238974. Email: suporn@ months old. 19,000km. Tel: 087-2670102. Email: asia-marine.net [email protected] 595,000 baht. Call for more TOYOTA HILUX TOYOTA VIGO 4X4 details. Tel: 087-2696174. X-tra Cab, 1997 model, very For sale. Jeep Willy, totally Auto, 4-door, silver color, 2006 HONDA JAZZ renovated and modified 1 year 2005 HONDA CITY ZX good condition, 2.8l engine, leather, all options. 400,000 VTEC black. 620,000 baht (or TOYOTA COROLLA ago. White mother-of-pearl down and 30 x 19,995 baht. Sport package, chrome wheels, 155,000km. 150,000 baht 130,000 to take over bank DX, running condition, one- ono. Leaving Thailand so must color. White interior. Servo Tel: 081-0918908. 27,000km, excellent condition. payments of 10,450 a month). steering. Price: 350,000 baht 500,000 baht. Tel: 076- hand drive, very good looking, sell urgently. Contact for Used privately by farang owner. dark green, new cassette more information. Tel: 076- or best offer. Need to sell ur- JEEP TOYOTA 2600 CC 360943, 084-8519795. Email: In immaculate condition with gently. Call Alexander. Tel: [email protected] player. Only 54,000 baht. Call 288500, 087-8957810. Turbo diesel top condition ABS brakes, air bags, CD/MP3 Sam for more information. Email: [email protected] 081-6666622. completely renovated. 8 player. Tel: 089-8134369. Tel: 081-7375909, 086- seats, great sale. 250,000 SPORT MAZDA ASTINA Email: [email protected] 6874308. Sport Mazda Astina F323, Sil- NISSAN NV baht. Call for more details. Tel: With cab. 5-speed manual ISUZU D MAX, LS 081-8940580. ver, year 1995, 1800cc. Reg- 92 TOYOTA CORONA istered in your name & fully in- HONDA CITY ’03 gears, 90,000 miles, year New paint, good interior, 2000. 180,000 baht. Tel: 086- sured. Payment options: (1) 160,000km, manual trans- cash 215,000 baht; (2) down 9270293. Email: mikejnorth 2002 FORD RANGER mission. Runs well. Price: @hotmail.com XLT 4X4 payment of 110,000 baht and 175,000 baht. Call for further 6,250 baht a month for remain- 4-door, turbo, farang owned, information. Tel: 089- only 19,600km, with ing 19 months. Must see to ap- 8171060. preciate. Tel: 087-3809066. FORD RANGER 2002 carryboy, silver, immaculate Email for photos and more de- 60,000km, carryboy, chrome, 4X4, 4-door, Jan 04, ABS, condition, looks and smells tails. Email: phuketislander big stereo. First hand, good airbags, wide alloy wheels, like new. 490,000 baht. Full options in top condition. @yahoo.com DAIHATSU MIRA - condition. Farang owned. MP3. Only: 620,000 baht. Contact for more details. 1996 Metallic “satellite silver” 370,000 baht. Please call for Contact for more details. Tel: 077-248188, 086-268- Very good condition. Pro- paint. Only 60,000km. more information. Tel: 081- Tel: 089-9662994. Email: 9460. Email: sateebonsamui 450,000 baht. Please con- JAZZ COOL II fessional maintenance. 8954112. [email protected] @yahoo.com 157,000km. 110,000 tact for more information. 190,000km, used for 6 baht. Sale directly from Tel: 087-2801390 (Thai) or months. Excellent condition, owner. Contact for more 081-8935709 (English). full insurance. Contact for details. Tel: 087-2715780. Email: intertek@ loxinfo.co.th more details.Tel: 087- Email: Peter.Czasch@ Wheels & Motors 3829407. t-online.de LANCIA 1800 BETA Advertisements CRV + VIOS 1975 Coupe. 1,800cc, 5- BMW FOR SALE speed manual, original parts, Honda CRV, 2003, red, Please use this form to write your classified advertisement. BMW 530i. 6,000km, like good condition. 125,000 baht. 27,000km. Asking: 700,000 Then hand it to any of our agents. new inside and out. Excellent Tel: 076-345018, 081-903- baht. Toyota Vios 2003, auto condition, have always used 9862. Email: yourplace_06@ gold, 52,000km. Asking car cover. Has had 3 oil yahoo.com |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| (heading) 400,000 baht. Contact for changes. Price: 2.7 million more information. Tel: 089- baht or best offer. Call for more 4744704. Fax: 076-284198. MERCEDES 280SE |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| details. Tel: 076-280709, Email: [email protected] LPG GAS! 2jz, automatic, 085-7950779. full options, perfect condi- NISSAN CEFIRO 1992 tion. 215,000 baht. Tel: 086- |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| 9488139. Email: jefdejong For sale, Nissan Cefiro 1992. In BLUE TOYOTA ALTIS @gmail.com mint condition. 150,000 baht. 1.8l, top line. 57,000km, year |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| Power steering and windows. 2003, original farang owner. Leather seats. If interested, 575,000 baht. Please con- please contact me on my TOYOTA CAMRY tact for more information. 2003 special edition. cellphone. Cheers! Tel: 076- Tel: 087-2698492. |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| 215829, 089-7764200. 30,000km only, mint condi- tion, every extra, garaged. 950,000 baht. Tel: 081- SALE MAZDA 323 SAAB 900 4-DOOR 5975091. 1993 model, blue color, 195,000 baht. Model ‘93. |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| 126,000km, 4 doors, auto Nice condition, 5 speed, aircon, gear, aircon, CD-radio player. 140,000km. Foreign owned OPEL ASTRA Classified ads are charged per line. Each line is 95 baht, Fixed price: 140,000 baht. for three years, very reliable. Hatchback. GL 5-door, auto, with a minimum of 4 lines (heading included) per ad. Call after 6 pm. Please con- Best offer! Contact for more 1.6i, year 1995, green, good tact for more information. details. Tel: 077-826355, condition. 120,000 baht. All advertising must be paid for in advance. Tel: 084-8491037. Email: 087-0403007. Email: tomcox Please call for more informa- Deadline for Wheels & Motors page: Saturday 12 noon. [email protected] [email protected] tion. Tel: 081-8920618. January 20 - 26, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS PHUKET GAZETTE 51 Wheels & Motors

BIG JEEP FOR SALE NASTY ISUZU BP RENTALS Fully-restored engine, paint, 2-year-old D-max loaded, 2005 KAWASAKI KAZE Vans Suzuki Caribians for 10,000 TOYOTA VIGO PICKUP stainless bars, etc. Great is- 31,000km. 6-disc stereo, hard Sweet ride, great condition, baht a month. Discount for long- For rent. 3l turbo/intercooler, fully insured, long-term rent land car. 150,000 baht firm. black cover. This is a strong & 16,500 baht ono. Call Mick VIP MINIBUS term rental or limited mileage. Part exchange or trade con- beautiful truck. Must see. at Tel: 076-236555 or email: Full insurance. Call for more in- only. 15,000 baht a month. Toyota commuter, 2002, sidered. Please contact for Please contact for more infor- [email protected] formation. Tel: 089-4727304. Call for more details. Tel: grade A, 97,000km. Price: more information. Tel: 087- mation. Tel: 084-5078966. 076-355488. Email: 790,000 baht or best offer. Tel: 8914882. Email: mail [email protected] HONDA CB 1000 076-388256, 089-5941540. @SeftonHanley.com SUZUKI CARIBIANS HONDA CRV Top condition. Ups/down fork, For rent with full insurance. 98 HP, green book. 115,000 CHEROKEE FOR RENT HONDA CRV FOR SALE Aug 2002. 75,000km. Sil- 600 baht per day. 3,500 per baht. Call for more information. Rentals week. 11,500 a month. Call Jeep Cherokee, 4L, auto, 2003, black color, ABS, ver, auto, 1 owner, full op- Tel: 089-6487547. Email: leather seats, CD. For rent airbags, leather seats, MP3 tions. 650,000 baht. Please Kois Bar Car Rent, Kamala. [email protected] Tel: 087-9037933. with first class insurance. player. 715,000 baht. Tel: contact for more informa- RENT NEW YARIS Only 23,000 baht a month. 089-8192313. Email: tion. Tel: 089-8736533. YAMAHA TENERE 750 Auto, CD, aircon, fully insured. Call for more details. Tel: 081- [email protected] 1995, green, 22,000km, with Camry also available. Tel: MITSUBISHI CEDIA 5371050. book, perfect condition, 076-282781, 081-1965212. 2003. 1.6L, auto, dark blue, TOYOTA SPORT RIDER 200,0000 baht. Tel: 089- good condition. Available for JEEP FOR SALE 9715664. long-term lease with 1st-class Wanted Why rent when you can buy CAR FOR RENT insurance for 15,000 baht a a good reliable vehicle. Easy New Jazz for rent. Short or month. Contact for more in- HONDA CHOPPER long term. Please contact for to maintain, fun to drive jeep. Phantom 200cc with only formation. Tel: 076-239820, WANTED CHEROKEE Removable doors/windows. more information. Tel: 084- 081-7373720. Fax: 076- and Grand Cherokee. Please 950km. 3 months old, used 8516121, 087-3829407. Price: 79,999 baht. Tel: occasionally. 68,000 baht 239828. Email: chaiyaphong call K. Puk with any informa- 087-2676024. (new: 90,000 baht). Tel: 086- @dewaphuket.com tion. Tel: 081-6774545. Very good condition. Auto- 5948543. P.M.P. CAR RENT Car Services matic. Just 7 years old, And taxi service. Toyota HONDA CRV 165,000km. 450,000 baht. YAMAHA 400CC CHOP 34,000KM Wish, Camry, Vios, Yaris Please contact for more infor- Bills for 60,000 baht. VGC and Honda Jazz for rent. Black metallic. 800,000 mation. Tel: 084-8459178. complete engine, paint. Short term or long term. baht. Woman owner, first- 85,000 baht. K. Tom. Tel: Minibus on tour, taxi ser- hand. Call for more details. 087-1789273. vice. Call for more details. Tel: 087-8822462. KIA 20 SPORTAGE Tel: 087-2646808, 083- FOR SALE BMW F650 GS 1997 1743880. CHEROKEE, 4.0L For quick sale, KIA 20 Bronze, perfect, new Sony Black, 16,000km with book, Sportage 4WD, 137,000 perfect condition. 230,000 MIO 120 BAHT A DAY stereo, new paint and km, good condition, year baht. Please contact for Honda 90 baht day. Yamaha leather seats. All services 1996. Price: 285,000 baht. more information. Tel: 089- Mio for rent: 2,900 baht a by Benz. 91,000km. Only Tel: 081-0868044. Email: 9715664. month. Honda: 2,300 baht a 420,000 baht. Please con- [email protected] tact for more information. month. Contact for more de- Tel: 081-0780014. Email: KAWASAKI BOSS 175 tails. Tel: 076-288542, 086- 6837162. Email: somthawin bjarneaagaardhansen@ Motorbikes 2006 with only 600km, excel- hotmail.com lent condition. 65,000 baht. [email protected] Please contact for more infor- mation. Tel: 089-9715664. CAR FOR RENT MITSUBISHI 4X4 HARLEY DAVIDSON 9,500 baht. Daihatsu Mira, Mega cab. 1999, 2-door, 5- KAWASAKI KSR 2006 good condition, easy to drive speed, aircon, foreign- 110cc with only 900km, ex- and economical. For rent, owned, very nice condition, cellent condition. 48,000 9,500 baht a month. Tel: never used for work, baht. Tel: 089-9715664. 081-5371050. 100,000km, CD. 375,000 baht. Tel: 077-826355, HONDA MAGNA 1998 NOUVO & MIO & CAR 087-0403007. Fax: 077- 250cc, silver, 21,600km, For rent or sale. Nouvo 1 year 813145. Email: tomcox100 perfect condition. 140,000 old: 40,000 baht or 4,800 @hotmail.com 2005 15th anniversary Fat baht. Tel: 089-9715664. baht a month. Mio 7 months Boy, very low km, immacu- old: 35,000 baht or 4,500 TOYOTA FORTUNER late, registered, 15”. 1 million HONDA CBR 1,100XX baht a month. New car: 2002 model, black, Phuket 2005. 3.0D for trade for auto baht ono. Please contact for 17,000 baht a month. Please plate, like new, only 200km. gear or for sale. Tel: 089- more information. Tel: 081- contact for more information. 295,000 baht. Tel: 081- 0219504, 086-2791602. 3619277. Tel: 089-5885692. 5376465, 081-8924077. Email: [email protected] CHEROKEE FOR HONDA CHOPPER SALE For sale. Honda VLX 400. New HONDA WAVE 100CC engine, perfect condition with 20,000km, 2 years old, very Jeep Cherokee, 4l, auto, book. 150,000 baht. Tel: 083- good condition, regularly ser- cream leather seats. Lady- 3908639. viced, black color. 16,000 owned, good condition. Main- baht. Please call for more de- tenance by Mercedes ser- HONDA PHANTOM tails. Tel: 087-1789273. vice. For quick sale: only Gold color, 19,000km, runs 320,000 baht. Tel: 081- great! Never a rental bike. 3430777. Email:montha_ CHOPPER FOR SALE Price: 55,000 ono. Contact [email protected] Yamaha Virago 750, nice. for more details. Tel: 08- Modified. 100,000 baht. Con- 78821963. Email: benlee53 tact for more details. Tel: 087- TIGER SPORT CRUISER @hotmail.com 1466622. 2002 LTD. Good condition, blue, one owner, 110,000km, HONDA DREAM SUZUKI BEST 110 full service history, many ex- Electric Starter. 2 helmets. 1 lady owner, year 2000, tras, 4-door, 4X4, leather inte- Cylinder re-bore. Has green reg. electric start, serviced at rior. 550,000 baht ono. Con- book. 12,000 baht. Contact for Suzuki. 15,000 baht. Please tact for more details. Tel: 081- more information. Tel: 08- contact for more information. 7817250. Email: harvey 60626210. Email: emanuele Tel: 087-2689123. 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