Volume 14 Issue 35 News Desk - Tel: 076-236555September 1 - 7, 2007 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 25 Baht The Gazette is published Island in association with ICEC locations authorities ink trash IN THIS ISSUE deal NEWS: Patong ATMs scan down to 2 sites card data; Burmese concert By Pathomporn Kaenkrachang on hold. Pages 2 & 3 By Janyaporn Morel PHUKET: With the island’s only INSIDE STORY: The latest on PHUKET CITY: After studying landfill close to capacity and its Phuket’s dengue fever status. four proposed locations for the sole incinerator incapable of Pages 4 & 5 long-awaited Phuket Interna- burning even half the volume of AROUND THE NATION: Sales tional Convention and Exhibition trash sent to it every day, all of of Jatukham Ramathep amu- Center (ICEC), project investor Phuket’s 18 local administrations lets on the decline. Page 7 ING Funds (Thailand) Co Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Under- whittled the field down to just two standing (MOU) on August 22 AROUND THE ISLAND: Books sites: Anuphas and Sons’ 250 rai pledging to tackle the mounting on a bus. Page 10 off Chao Fa West Rd in Wichit problem through trash separation DINING OUT: Floyd hits the and 130 rai of government land and recycling. spot. Page 13 at Tah Chat Chai. The signing ceremony, at The announcement was the Royal Phuket City Hotel, was PEOPLE: Weddings; Boxing made at a meeting of the ICEC presided over by representatives star lands in Phuket. siting committee at Phuket Pro- from two other signatory parties Page 14 & 15 vincial Hall on August 24. to the non-binding agreement: LIFESTYLE: Wowed by wine; Chaired by Phuket Gover- CONVENTION SPACE 2008: Phuket's long-awaited International Phuket Vice-Governor Worapoj Mothers get smoothed over nor Niran Kalayanamit, the Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC) will feature a 3,000-seat Ratthasima and Mingkwan Wit- with silk. Pages 18 & 19 meeting featured a presentation Convention Hall and 30,000-square-meter Exhibition Hall. chayarangsarit, deputy director by Maris Tarab, managing direc- Photo by Axis Group of the Pollution Control Depart- GOVERNOR’S LETTER: Crunch- tor of ING Funds (Thailand). of the two sites before presenting ment (PCD). ing the numbers. Page 27 Prasert Temmart, repre- The two proposed sites senting the Phuket Provincial its final recommendation to the The MOU, prepared by the COMPUTERS: Woody lends a were selected by ING Funds Public Works and Town & Coun- committee on September 19. PCD, contains three provisions. helping hand. Page 30 (Thailand) for the 2-billion-baht try Planning office, suggested Also addressing the com- The first stipulates that the project because of their access mittee was Anurak Khunyotying, PCD, working with local and re- BUSINESS AND MONEY: Money that a new bypass road – that Talks; On the Move; Politics to facilities and ease of develop- would actually bypass the bypass managing director of architec- gional offices of the National scares off new businesses. ment, he explained. road – or even a bridge from the tural firm Axis Group, which de- Resources and Environment Min- Pages 32 & 33 Two other privately-owned Darasamuth School Intersection signed a similar project in Chiang istry, provide support to improve sites were eliminated by ING could be built to alleviate conges- Mai and has been chosen by ING waste management. SPORTS: Boxing: Sor Siriporn Funds (Thailand), the only invest- tion in the area. Funds (Thailand) to design the The second calls for the comes out swinging; Takraw; ment firm to show interest in the There was no mention that Phuket ICEC. Phuket Provincial Administration Golf; Mini-Volleyball for kids; project after Tourism and Sports lack of a sea view was consid- Presenting a rough sketch Organization (OrBorJor) and Darts. Pages 34 & 35 Minister Dr Suwit Yodmanee an- ered a major drawback. Previ- of the proposed design for the Phuket City Municipality to de- PROPERTY: Design; Home of nounced the project should go ous efforts to find a site for the Phuket ICEC, K. Anurak said velop efficient waste-manage- the Week; Gardening; Con- forward with private investment. project had held a sea view as a the project would incorporate el- ment practices. struction. Pages 36-39 Strong points of the basic requirement. ements of Sino-Portuguese de- The new system will be Anuphas and Sons’ land were K. Maris said that advan- sign, such as archways and cov- implemented by Phuket’s 18 PLUS access and ease of development. tages of the Tah Chat Chai site, ered corridors. tambon administrations, which The site is bordered on one side apart from having a sea view, The Phuket ICEC will com- will be responsible for enacting QUEER N EWS, TRASHING P HUKET by a paved divided highway and include that it is located along a prise a 3,000-seat Convention local regulations. 6; AROUND THE REGION 8; has adequate water supply from major highway and is easily ac- Hall, a 30,000-square-meter Ex- The third provision calls for AROUND THE SOUTH 9; HAPPEN- abandoned tin-mine ponds. cessible from the airport. hibition Hall and a 20,000-sqm all parties to conduct follow-up INGS 16; MOTORING 17; THAI- Unlike the other two pri- However, the site is quite Arena Hall. assessments and devise strate- LAND TRAVELER 20; SPA M AGIC vately-owned sites, the land has far from Phuket’s main popula- Once final approval is gies to overcome any obstacles 21; TAKE A BREAK 23 & 24; already been cleared and is tion centers and most hotels, K. granted, ING Funds (Thailand) they come across. BOOKS, EVENTS C ALENDAR 25; ready to build on, K. Maris said. Maris said. will begin construction immedi- There were 23 signatories EDITORIAL, LETTERS 26; ISSUES Potential problems include ING Funds (Thailand) asked ately and the project could be to the MOU, the signing of which & ANSWERS 27; THE GRAY increased traffic congestion for and was granted more time completed within a year at a cost was witnessed by students from AREA 28; HOROSCOPES 29; along Chao Fa West Rd and from the committee to study in- of about 2 billion baht, K. Anurak several schools administered by CLASSIFIEDS 40-51. Wichit Songkram Rd, he added. vestment costs and other aspects said. Phuket City Municipality. 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS September 1 - 7, 2007 Keith Floyd Triplets top Sgt Major’s day still ‘alive By Natcha Yuttaworawit “The second born is Chinnapat, or “Bass”, weighing slightly more at 1.8kg, and PHUKET CITY: Staff at the maternity ward the third is Theerapat, or “Boss”. He weighs and well’ at Vachira Phuket Hospital received a treat 1.9kg,” he added. By Nick Davies on August 26 when Pol Sgt Maj Supat All three babes were born by cesarean Ruangsri and his wife K. Thipawan arrived section. PATONG: Keith Floyd, re- to have their triplets delivered. “At first my neighbor said that since I nowned British celebrity chef and The couple arrived from their home in have three boys I should call them U, B and owner of Floyd’s Brasserie at Phang Nga Town after K. Thipawan, who C because it’s easy to remember,” Sgt Maj Burasari Resort, flew home on was eight months pregnant, started having Supat joked. August 28 as planned in order to contractions about two hours earlier. On a more serious note, he said, “When continue with his UK theater Sgt Maj Supat, an officer at Phang Nga we return home, we must ask relatives for roadshow Floyd Uncorked – Town Police Station, said, “The first born is some help and I will certainly have to help Triplets Bank, Bass and Boss enjoy the limelight putting to rest rumors that he is Jirapat, or “Bank”, who was born weighing my wife to take care of our sons… and now after being delivered at Vachira Phuket suffering ill health. 1.7 kilograms. Bank is still in the incubator. my wife has already been sterilized.” Hospital on August 26. Rumors about Floyd’s health began circulating after he collapsed three days earlier while taking time out from cooking at Animals his brasserie to talk to guests at Burmese concert hits the resort’s bar. freed to Floyd passed out while seated and chatting with a guest honor from New Zealand, but regained bureaucratic barrier consciousness a few minutes later and was taken to Patong Hospital By Semacote Suganya Queen’s by Burasari staff, where he was given the all clear by doctors; re- PHUKET CITY: An ambitious turning to the hotel the same plan to stage a concert to bring birthday evening for much needed rest. some fun into the lives of some Burasari Resident Manager 30,000 minimum-wage Burmese PHUKET CITY: Some 2,000 Conor O’Leary on August 28 laborers living in Phuket received well wishers resplendent in yel- confirmed that Mr Floyd’s con- a lukewarm reception on August low turned out at Saphan Hin on dition was not serious and that his 23 from Vice-Governor Worapoj August 25 to watch the release stay was not cut short by the in- Ratthasima, who said the event of 5,000 white snapper fish, one cident, as some media have would need to be organized in ac- million baby shrimps and 100 speculated. cordance with all provincial regu- warblers in a merit-making cer- Mr Floyd had already ex- lations imposed on migrant work- emony held in honor of HM tended his stay after originally ers – including the controversial Queen Sirikit’s birthday. planning to return to the UK ear- 8 pm curfew. The event was organized by lier, Mr O’Leary said.