Volume 13 Issue 41 News Desk - Tel: 076-236555 October 14 - 20, 2006 Daily news at www.phuketgazette.net 25 Baht The Gazette is published in association with Widow Mob blockades recounts IN THIS ISSUE night of NEWS: Carrefour confirmed for Jungceyon opening; Nation police station revellers return to Phuket. murder Pages 2 & 3 By Jenjira Ruengjarus CHERNG TALAY: In an exclu- INSIDE STORY: An alarming & Dominic Earnshaw sive interview, Chanthana Chao- paucity of ambulances. CHERNG TALAY (Gazette/ wanich has explained the se- Pages 4 & 5 The Nation): More than 100 lo- quence of events the night her AROUND THE ISLAND: The Ice- cal residents blocked the roads husband, well-known business- man Carveth. Page 7 around Cherng Talay Police Sta- man Suriya Chaowanich, 49, was AROUND THE REGION: Sven tion early on October 6 to pro- assassinated. nets Samui home. Page 8 test the transfer of four men sus- K. Chanthana, 34, from Bangkok, was with K. Suriya at CHEAP EATS: Blood, sweat pected of assaulting two local and beers. Page 13 youths to another police station. their home in Baan Bang Jo on The mob also demanded the night of September 12. PEOPLE: Doctor on the go. the transfer of the Cherng Talay “I was not feeling well, and Pages 14 & 15 olice Chief, Deputy Superinten- was lying down in our bedroom MOTORING: Psst! Wanna buy dent Pol Lt Col Suwat Kaew- upstairs. K. Suriya was watch- a used Aston Martin?. phrom. ing TV [in the same bedroom],” Pages 17 The incident followed a she said. LIFESTYLE: Energy-zapping fight outside a restaurant and “I was half asleep and drinks; A pate worse than karaoke bar 500 meters from the heard the gunshot, but [at that death. Pages 18 & 19 police station. Injured with head time] I wasn’t sure whether the wounds in the melee were The mob surrounded Cherng Talay Police Station, and chanted for sound came from a gun or if it SPA MAGIC: Sukkho punch. Cherng Talay Police Chief, Pol Lt Col Suwat Kaewphrom, to be was firecrackers… The air con- Page 21 Cherng Talay natives Chamanan Inthong, 26, and Rin Thirawiri- removed. Photo by Yongyot Pruksarak ditioning and the TV were both FIRST PERSON: Centers of yapon, 25. Srisoonthorn Rd and Ban Don They also demanded immu- on, so I couldn’t hear anything learning excellence.Page 27 About 9:30 pm, Maj Wach- Rd. The crowd also began to nity from prosecution for block- from outside clearly… BUSINESS & MONEY: Post- arin Jiratatikanwiwat and fellow shout, demanding the return to ading the roads. “I came downstairs five to coup smiles from tourism in- Cherng Talay Police officers Cherng Talay Police Station of At 4:30 am Col Chalit 10 minutes later to call him to dustry; Money Talks. broke up the fight and arrested the four suspects. agreed to pass on the mob’s re- come to bed and I found him ly- Pages 32 & 33 Wirapong Sawat, 23, Wachara- Cherng Talay Police radi- quests to his superiors. With that, ing on the floor [of the sala],” K. SPORT: Off-roading; Cross phong Sirimontree, 18, Rontichai oed for assistance. At 1:30 am, the protesters reopened the road Chanthana said. country; Darts; Beach volley- Upachama, 24, and one minor. All Pol Col Chalit Thinthanee, and went home. Thalang Police Superinten- ball. Pages 34 & 35 four were from Udon Thani. Deputy Commander of Phuket Col Chalit told the Gazette, dent Pol Col Chinnarat Rittaka- Pol Sgt Sakarin Parnkhan Provincial Police, arrived with “The police didn’t do anything nanond had earlier explained to PROPERTY: Home of the said, “We took the Udon youths about 100 officers from Phuket wrong. They just took the four the Gazette that K. Suriya’s body Week: Cherng Talay; Decor: to Thalang Police Station for City, Kathu and Thalang, as well suspects for questioning at was found lying face down in a Painting by numbers; Con- questioning because they were as Special Operations officers. Thalang because the two gangs sala, which is separated from the struction: Baan Suwantawe. threatened by friends of the lo- Representatives from the were still fighting… main house. On the sala table Pages 36-39 cal gang after we brought them mob, led by Cherng Talay Vil- “I have presented their de- were a teapot and three teacups. to Cherng Talay Police Station. lage 1 chief Suthee Lianudom, mands for consideration by my “I know nothing about the PLUS “The Cherng Talay gang demanded that the four suspects superiors. They have accused the killers because I didn’t see any- QUEER NEWS 6; AROUND THE misunderstood, thinking we were be brought back to Cherng Talay, Deputy Superintendent of thing. K. Suriya always answered SOUTH 9; AROUND THE NATION 10; going to release the suspects. that the facts of the case to be Cherng Talay Police Station of the door himself, and because he HAPPENINGS 16; TRAVEL 20; TAKE They raised a mob of around 50 made public and that the four corruption; maybe people have was in the property business, A BREAK 23 & 24; BOOKS, people and marched on the po- Udon youths be charged. They just misunderstood how he car- people were always coming PHUKET DIARY 25; EDITORIAL, lice station, shouting for the re- also demanded that Col Suwat ries out his duty. round to offer their land for sale. LETTERS 26; ISSUES & ANSWERS moval of our chief [Col Suwat].” be transferred within 15 days. The three adult suspects “That night I was very con- 27; HOROSCOPES, YOUTH ’ N A SIA; Around 12:30 am, more If their demands were not from Udon were charged with fused and shocked. I called the MOMMA DUCK, LAW 28 & 29; protesters arrived. The mob be- met, the mob would regroup to attempted murder and are being police at Cherng Talay Police COMPUTERS 30; CLASSIFIEDS 40- gan to use motorcycles, police drive Col Suwat out of office, held at the Provincial Court, Col Station and my staff. The police 51. barriers and traffic cones to block they said. Chalit said. Continued on page 2 2 PHUKET GAZETTE NEWS October 14 - 20, 2006 Widow recounts night of murder New Naval commander installed Princess AO MAKHAM: Rear-Admiral From page 1 Supot Pruksa (right) was have called me in for question- promoted to Vice-Admiral to visit ing twice already. I don’t know and installed as Commanding why he was killed, or whether it Officer of the Third Naval involved his business or his pri- Area Command on October Phuket vate life. I simply can’t say; I 4, replacing Tana Bunnag have no idea why,” she said. (left), who has been PHUKET: HRH Princess Maha “I’m his legally registered promoted to “Deputy Chief Chakri Sirindhorn will visit Phuket of Staff Officer to wife, but his sons are from his Commander” in Bangkok. on October 20 to preside over the previous marriage. I have no chil- The ceremony took place at official opening of three new cen- dren and lived with K. Suriya for 10 am, when the officers ters on the island. about eight years,” she said. and sailors under V/Adm In the morning, Princess “I used to ask him what Supot reported to their new Sirindhorn will chair the cer- was he thinking about because commander, the 11th man emony to lay the foundation stone sometimes he looked quite seri- to hold the position. for the new building of the Thai ous, but he always told me not to Red Cross Society, Phuket Chap- worry about it,” she said. ter, on Rattanakosin 200 Pi Rd in Investigating officer Pol Lt Phuket City. Col Chamroon Plaiduang told After this, Princess the Gazette, “We have ques- Sirindhorn will graciously preside tioned nearly 20 witnesses but over the opening of the Phuket we still do not have any leads. Provincial Administration “This case will take a long Carrefour to open Organization’s new “E-Library”, time to investigate, and we have located at the Muang Phuket yet to investigate his land deals. School on Wiset Rd in Rawai. “And as K. Suriya’s mur- Princess Sirindhorn’s third der was reported to the Crime stop will be at the Wang Talang Suppression Division (CSD) in at Jungceylon site International Lapidary Co on Bangkok, they will join in our in- Chao Fa West Rd, where she will vestigation.” By Sompratch Saowakhon Jungceylon, putting to rest to shopping area decorated in “tropi- chair a ceremony to open a new Col Chamroon added that & Supanun Supawong speculation that the now-de- cal style” with international fast section of the shop that will sell police believe the most likely mo- posed Thaksin government’s ef- food eateries, sports stores, fash- products made by tsunami vic- tives [for the murder] are busi- PATONG: French hypermarket forts to reign in the expansion of ion stores and a spa. tims. ness deals and K. Suriya’s es- chain Carrefour will open its first large retailers would effect the The Port: an outdoor area Princess Sirinhorn is then tate, which remains to be inher- branch in Phuket as part of the project. with a pool featuring a 20-meter scheduled to have a private tour ited. December 1 soft opening of The opening was confirmed Chinese junk, catwalk and stage. of the Rolly Tasker sail loft, also during an October 6 press con- Nightly shows featuring music on Chao Fa West Rd. ference at Jungceylon by Prawit and water fountains will be held Her last scheduled visit for Gambling tops arrests statistics Janyasittikul, Deputy CEO of there nightly at 7:30 pm and 9 pm.