Hua Hin Today December 1 - 15, 2019

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Hua Hin, Cha-Am, Pranburi

1 - 15 December 2019

Celebrating the Legacy of King Bhumibol; Thailand’s National Day and Father’s Day 2019

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A visit to the Hua Hin Airport by Athirat Rattanaset, Deputy Minister of Transport on 11th November has been welcomed as a sign that plans to expand the capacity of the airport are reaching fruition

The plans for the airport development are intended to support tourism and significantly increase the future numbers of both domestic and international passengers.

The plans for the airport development are intended to support tourism and significantly increase the future numbers of both domestic and international passengers.

The Deputy Minister’s visit, inspection and review of the development plans was made in the company of the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, the Inspector-General of the Ministry of Transport, the Director of the Hua Hin Airport, the Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Police Commander, the Hua Hin

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District Chief and Mr. Montri Chupu, Deputy Mayor of Hua Hin. Many other political leaders and community representatives were also present.

It is understood that visit was prompted after local representations were made to the governor of Prachuap Khiri Khan and the plans being considered at a recent cabinet meeting held in Kanchanaburi. Central to the submission was the need to stimulate tourism and the economy in the province; including designating Hua Hin airport to become fully international.

Mr. Atirat discussed the current limitations including the runway length of 2,100 metres, a width of 35 metres and an aircraft parking area of 160 metres long

and 80 metres wide. This means that it can only accommodate 300 passengers per hour.

There is only one current scheduled flight per day, four days per week between Hua Hin and Kuala Lumpur.

The Department of Airports (DOA) is the Thai government department under the Ministry of Transport. It operates 28 civil airports throughout the country; including Hua Hin. The department plans to expand the runway width to 45 metres, expand the parking lot to accommodate double the number of aircraft that can land and build a new passenger terminal to accommodate 900 passengers per hour.

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Dear readers,

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By the time this newspaper has reached your front doorstep, you will be able to slowly feel the breeze of the holiday season spinning in the air.

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The streets are decorated with lights and Christmas trees, carols are being played in shopping malls, foreigners and holiday makers are walking through the crowded night markets.

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They are all looking for something that would catch their eye; the feeling of excitement is everywhere!

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Here at Hua Hin Today, we feel the same enthusiasm and we are beginning to feature some amazing celebrations that are taking place around town.

Make sure you book your place to catch up with Santa at your favourite venue soon; we know that many will sell out well ahead of the date.

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4 Positive Signs for Hua Hin Airport Development Plans

(Continued from Page 1) The plan is mooted for completion by 2022 and will allow for many more domestic and international flights to treble the number of passengers.

In July this year Hua Hin Today had the opportunity to be meet with Hua Hin Airport Director, Mr Apisit Ubolkomut, who outlined this situation and revealed these plans.

The transport ministry is understood to have approved these ideas to develop the airport into a major domestic and international tourism facility. In August 2018 The AoT director-general Darun Saengchai stated that 3.5 billion baht was allocated to upgrade the airport. It could see Hua Hin move in the direction of becoming the hub of the much vaunted “Thai Riviera” and part of measures to develop the area from Hua Hin south.

This very public visit by an important government minister can only be regarded as a positive sign that the proposed plans

will soon become a reality. Announcements of the next stages and signs of construction are now eagerly awaited.

It has also been announced that Airports of Thailand (AOT) will spend 393 billion THB on the expansion of six other airports as part of its investment plan for 2017-33, the company’s president, Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, said. The plan, already approved by the board, aims to boost the airports’ capacity to serve a total of 243.7 million passengers.

The budget covers the construction of a passenger terminal in the north of Suvarnabhumi Airport, which will boost the airport’s capacity by another 40 million passengers per year. It also covers phase 3 of Don Mueang Airport’s expansion and phase 2 of the Chiang Mai Airport expansion.

He added that AOT could afford the huge investment, due to its financial strength.

AOT runs six international airports: Don Mueang, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Chiang Rai and Suvarnabhumi.

More than 200 illegal hotels in Hua Hin face strict control Thai authorities will also regulate hotel-booking websites and smartphone apps to protect consumers and block illegal hotel services

The tourist town of Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan province is in the process of checking 271 illegal small hotels and hostels to ensure they strictly adhere to the Order Number 6/2562 of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) under the Section 44 of the interim Constitution.

Hua Hin district chief Thanon Panpepat explained that the 271 small hotels and hostels had been found to be operating without a proper license under the Hotel Act B.E. 2547 (2004).

The authorities showed leniency by allowing them to register in August and September so as to be exempt from prosecution as they promised to strictly adhere to the NCPO order to improve and legalise their operations.

The municipality and local administrative bodies are now inspecting these small hotels and hostels for structure soundness and use as well as their adherence to safety codes to ensure they are up to the standard set by the Building Control Act. As 253 of the sites are in the Muang Hua Hin municipal area, the district chief said the municipality may take longer to complete the task as it didn’t have enough staff to swiftly cover all the sites.

The authorities also would check on related matters to ensure all the premises could apply for proper hotel operation licenses, he said.

For example, the hotels located in environmentally protected zones would have to complete and submit their environment impact assessment reports in order to obtain the licenses while those that had previously obtained a license but failed to renew it every five years due to issues with the documents must resolve the issues and proceed with the license renewal, he added.

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华欣机场扩张计划的积极信号 泰国交通部副部长Athirat Rattanaset于 11月11 探访华欣机场并且受到热烈欢迎， 这表明机场扩建的工程计划进度取得了良好 的成果。

很荣幸，在今年的七月份《华欣今日》有 机会和华欣机场Apisit Ubolkomut先生会 面，同时他也概述了目前的情况并且透露了 以后的计划

机场扩张工程主要是为了在未来能迎接更 多的国内外乘客 在交通运输部常务副书记 的陪同下，泰国交通部副部长对发展规划进 行了询问以及检查和审查，此外交通运输部 巡视员、华欣机场主任、巴蜀府警长，华欣 区长，还有Montri Chupu先生华欣市副市 长，以及许多其他领导人和社区代表也出席 了此次访问。

据悉，交通运输部已经批准了该计划，将机 场发展作为主要的国内和国际旅游中的一个 重要的设施。2018年8月，AoT局长Darun Saengchai表示已批准并且向机场方拨款35 亿泰铢。此举可以看出将来华欣会发展成 “ 泰国里维埃拉”，此次拨款也会成为开发华 欣南部地区的一个措施。

据了解，此次探访的原是当地代表向巴蜀府 市长提出的要求，并在经过了北碧府近日举 行的政府会议上审核后才促使进行的。此行 主要目的是需要刺激巴蜀府的旅游业和经 济；促进让华欣机场全面走向国际化。 Atirat先生提到了当前受限制方面，其中包 括飞机跑道只有2100米长、35米的宽度以 及只有160米长和80米宽的飞机停放区， 这代表机场每小时只能接待300位乘客。并 且定期的航班只有一天一趟、一周四天的 华欣-吉隆坡的航班 机场部门（DOA）是泰国交通部下属的一个 泰国政府部门。 它运营着全国28个民用机 场； 包括华欣机场。 该部门计划将跑道宽 度扩大到45米，扩大停飞机场，以便在将 来容纳两倍的飞机数量，并建造一个新的航 站楼，该航站楼能一小时接待900名乘客。 该计划拟于2022年完成，并且在未来能将 国内外的乘客人数扩增至三倍。

政府部长的公开访问代表了机场的扩展工程 将会早日实现，并且下一阶段的工程实施计 划指日可待。 公司总裁Nitinai Sirismatthakarn表示，泰 国机场（AOT）宣布投资3930亿泰铢用于 扩建其他六个机场，这是其2017-33年度 投资计划的一部分。 董事会已经批准了该 计划，目标是提高机场接纳乘客能力扩增到 2.437亿人数。 其中在素万那普机场北部建造一个航站楼也 包括在预算中，这将使机场的每年乘客容量 再增加4000万人数。不仅如此，清迈机场 和廊曼机场也将会包含在第二期的扩展工程 里。他相信以AOT经济实力可以轻松承受 将来的巨额投资。 AOT运营着6个国际机场，其中包括：廊曼 机场、普吉、清迈、合艾、清莱机场和素 万那普。

华欣200多家非法酒 店将面临严格打击 泰国政府也去将监管酒店预订网站以及手 机软件，以保护消费者和打击非法酒店为 首要目标

巴蜀市政府正在调查华欣内的271非法旅 馆以及招待所，以确保它们能严格遵守 NCPO（国家和平与秩序委员会）之下的第 44条规定 6/2562命令 华欣市长Thanon Panpepat解释到：根据 2004年的B.E.2547有关旅馆经营法律，能 发现271家旅馆和招待所在没有许可证的情 况下非法经营。 当局表现出宽大的态度，并且允许他们在8 月和9月登记，以便免于起诉，因为他们承 诺将严格遵守NCPO的命令，改善和合法化 他们的业务。 市政府和地方行政机构现在正在调查这些小 型旅馆和旅馆的结构是否健全或者安全，以 及它们是否遵守安全法规，以确保它们符合 《建筑控制法》规定的标准。由于其中253 个地点位于华欣市区，有关负责人表示，市 政府可能需要更长的时间才能完成任务，因 为华欣没有足够的人员可以迅速覆盖并且调 查所有地点。

of Digital Economy and Society, the Thai Hotels Association and the Tourism Authority of Thailand would collaborate on regulating hotel-booking websites and smartphone applications to have them check on the validity of the licenses held by the accommodation offered on their sites, according to the district chief. This was to protect consumers and prevent illegal hotels or unauthorized condominium owners offering rooms for daily rent, he added.

With the boom in community-based tourism and tourist demand for cheap and safe overnight accommodation, many people have modified their buildings or apartments to offer rooms by the night, which is illegal unless they have permission from the provincial governor.

当局还将检查相关事宜，以确保所有场所均 可申请适当的酒店经营许可证。例如，位于 环境保护区的酒店必须完成并提交其环境影 响评估报告才能获得经营许可，而以前已经 获得许可但由于文件问题而未能遵守五年更 新一次的许可证酒店必须尽快解决文件问 题，并且重新申请更新手续。 同时，华欣 府的内政部以及互联网经济与社会部，泰国 酒店协会和泰国旅游局将合作规范酒店预订 网站和手机软件，以方便和有效地让消费者 检查到该住所的相关信息和有关证件。他补 充道，这是为了保护消费者并防止非法旅馆 或未经授权的公寓提供日租。 随着以社区为基础的旅游业的蓬勃发展，以 及游客对廉价并且安全的住宿需求。许多人 将自己的房屋或公寓改造成旅馆。然而这 些行为除非得到相关部门的许可，否则是 非法的。

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6 Matteo Cvjeticanin; Hua Hin’s New Breed of Property Agent

There’s a new breed entrepreneurs on the Hua Hin business scene. They are young, IT savvy, enthusiastic and have a multi-national background. Matteo Cvjeticanin from the Manora property team has such dynamic and vibrant profile.

A crucial element to business success is a customer service mindset. Matteo began to develop that mindset following exposure to hospitality and tourism management at university with a sales, marketing and customer service focus.

He worked in some of the world’s finest hotels and resorts In between studies including at five star hotels in Croatia, Jamaica and Switzerland before graduating with a hospitality entrepreneurship degree from universities in Switzerland and UK. Matteo understands that practical knowledge such as legal and contractual requirements is an absolute necessity, but without listening, understanding

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and responding to a client’s individual circumstances and needs; he says that knowledge counts for little.

On the multi-national front, Matteo was born and raised in post-war Croatia. With Croatian being his mother-tongue, he is also fluent in English and Eastern European languages such as Bosnian, Serbian and Montenegrin.

He is also a regular visitor to Dubai with an interest in a family business managed by his father, focusing on consultancy in business, marketing and management for the shipping industry. But the Dubai connection also provides an opportunity to find potential clients interested in properties in Thailand.

Matteo’s Thailand connection began during study in Switzerland some seven

years ago where he met his very special Thai lady who he married in Hua Hin this year.

Her mother is the wife of the Manora founder and General Manager Walter Camenisch, which had inevitably led to an introduction to Thailand and Hua Hin. In 2016, at the age of 23, he moved to Thailand and joined Manora Village in the field of customer service and marketing. In 2017, he switched to the Manora Property team as a real estate agent. Manora is very much a family oriented business and Matteo has now become a valued member of the Manora family.

Great knowledge of the Hua Hin property market is a key to successfully guiding international clients with their real estate acquisitions and investments.

That also means knowing the local hospitality venues and places of interest for newcomers to the region to spend their leisure time apart from property investments or a future home. As well as finding your dream property; if you’re looking for a recommendation for the best place for a relaxing lunch or dinner near the ocean, Matteo can be your guide.

FOOTNETE: If Matteo’s family name looks a little daunting to pronounce, understanding that in the Croatian language each letter represents a single sound without silent letters may help. That means that Mr. Cvjeticanin could be pronounced as Mr. See-vee-jetee-chanin.

7 A New Brand for the City ‘Hua Hin: Thai Authentic Beach’

Ms. Soraya Homchuen, Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand at the Prachuap Khirikhan Office, has arranged a seminar to promote the tourism market in Prachuap Khiri Khan for the year 2020.

The seminar included representatives from government agencies and private sectors with have a direct business

connection to Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Tourism and Sports Office. The Prachuap Khiri Khan Tourism Association and the

Hua Hin / Cha-am Tourism Business Association participated with more than 150 people in attendance.

In addition, the TAT, Office held a press conference to launch the new city logo for Hua Hin under the brand name ‘Hua Hin: Thai Authentic Beach’ to use in tourism marketing for Hua Hin. Mrs. Wasana Sri Kanchana, the president of the Hua Hin / Cha-am Tourism Business Association is driving this branding to become better known in the tourism industry.

On the day Mr. Sarayuth Ekahitanon, the executive of Let’s Sea Hua Hin Al Fresco Resort, was an honored guest who has experience in both domestic and international marketing.

He presented directions for promoting the tourism market of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province for the year 2020.

The object was to exchange opinions on promoting the tourism of Prachuap Khiri Khan with business people in the area, and also to achieve the integration of tourism promotion in Prachuap Khiri Khan together with all sectors according to the Marketing Promotion Action Plan of 2020.

The guest was Mr. Pirom Ninlathaya, Deputy Governor of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province who presided over the event and expressed information on tourism strategy and a discussion on the direction to promote tourism marketing in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province 2020, together with the integrated approach to promote sustainable tourism.

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8 Local School Making an Environmental Difference There is so much coverage worldwide around the global issue of pollution and reducing waste wherever possible; each country is at both a different level of awareness and on how they are dealing with the problem.

In Hua Hin, there is a government run school that is leading the way in educating students to reduce waste to lessen their footprint on the environment.

The Bor Faai Municipal School launched a waste management program back in 2004 headed up by Miss Kanokwan Khaikaew, School Director. The school is now known as the Zero Waste School and is located on Soi Hua Hin 6.

Though Miss Kanokwan, a Hua Hin native, has been at the school for 15 years and is very proud to have initiated the program now consisting of 13 environmental & waste reduction initiatives, it is

the teachers and students, ranging from 3 years through to 15 years old, who are making this school stand out from the crowd.

Clearly, educating the youth of today will impact our world in the future, so the initiatives need to resonate with the students so as to become habit - a way of life.

The canteen is a perfect example of reducing waste, where the students will only take enough food that they know they will finish.

They cannot leave food on their plates, nor throw out what they don’t like or want. Some children may take home to their families what they can’t eat but nothing is thrown away. This year the school has been serving the children milk in a glass rather than a plastic bottle; it’s these types of small changes which make a big difference.

Reusing items is a major

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focus of the school, whether that is reusing plastic items like bags and bottles. They are also extremely active in collecting aluminum cans and the ring pull tabs, along with aluminium foil, all of which are collected and go towards the making of prosthetic limbs. This trash exchange program is extremely popular with the students, where they receive coupons to buy pencils and books for school in exchange for trash collected.

One of the school’s other initiatives is the disposal of batteries from phones and small appliances the correct way. The school works alongside the Municipality to make sure they are disposed of correctly, so the chemicals do not leech out into the environment.

The school has special days where the Municipality sends trash collectors to the school. Students can bring in their recyclable trash items to be exchanged for a small amount of cash deposited directly into their own school bank account.

Students love being rewarded this way and are therefore inspired to do more when they see their account steadily growing.

In addition, there is a clothes exchange program where students can bring in items that their family would normally throw away; the school buys each item for 5 THB and these items are either given to families who are in need, or students may buy something for their mother or father.

Within the school grounds, a small garden has been started where they are growing vegetables; they are composting and growing earth worms, which in turn keeps the earth healthy. The students then take the vegetable plants home in pots to nurture and grow.

This school is a government run school and whilst they receive some funding from the Hua Hin Municipality, it is not a wealthy school but one that is rich in so many other ways. This school is taking the lead in educating children on this level. The teachers

and students go out into the community at events like the Hua Hin Food Festival or local music concerts, as this is a great way to inspire people to recycle and think about their trash and the environmental impact if it is not disposed of correctly.

Author’s Note: On meeting Miss Kanokwan, I was truly in awe of this wonderful leader. This passionate and inspirational person saw a problem at her school and community where rubbish was being left and no one was taking responsibility for it. She initiated a program to educate students around waste management and set about delivering on those objectives.

She spoke with pride about her students and how they have embraced being at the Zero Waste School and how the families of the students are also benefiting from this program. The students are now influencing their families about how to reduce waste and how this can improve the environment.

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Transport Minister Prioritise Residents

Mr. Athirat Rattanaset, Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr. Kobchai Boonorana, governor of Petchaburi together with city officials have visited the districts of Thayang, Cha-am and Khao Yoi in Petchaburi Province following the complaints of residents regarding road safety, pedestrian crossings, overpass bridges and the difficulty in passing through some roads due to floods and overflowing of riverbanks.

Residents urged the officials to build overpass bridges, additional pedestrian crossings and U-turn junctions in order to avoid accidents and provide convenience to the motorists when traveling on the highway.

Residents also told Mr. Athirat to press on the highway officials and their road engineers to speed up the fixing of the drainage system in the area to prevent flooding on roads and to ease the flow of traffic during the rainy season.

Mr. Atirat and the officials also went to inspect the damaged riverbanks in Bang Sai Yoi fishing village that made it impossible for the fishermen to secure their boats docked at the riverside.

Currently, most of the waterfronts at the riverbanks were owned by private investors and don’t allow fishermen to dock their boats in front of their private waterfronts, thus making it difficult for the fishermen to make a living.

Villagers also requested Mr. Athirat to build additional dams to prevent the waves from splashing inland; as each year the villagers noticed the waves are bigger and stronger.

Mr. Athirat told the residents, villagers and fishermen that his government will fix all issues as soon as possible. “Solving community’s problem is our dominant priority,” he added.

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10 The Announcement of Listing of Land and Building Tax

Hua Hin Treasury Department announces the listing of property registration to conform with the Land and Building Tax Act 2562 Chapter 4, Sec. 30-32 based upon the type, area, size, its purpose/ utilization and the age of the land and/or building.

This announcement is to inform the general public who owns land and building within Hua Hin municipality to verify their property’s listing.

Hua Hin Municipality had broadcast this information through various platforms including public relations board at the municipality office, 1st floor (opposite the Treasury Department), Hua Hin Municipality website http://www. huahin.go.th or download the

土地上市和建设税公告 针对《土地和建设税法案2526》 第4章第30-32款的有关规定，

土地以及建筑物的年龄做出了针对 性规定。 本公告的目的是了解华欣市民拥有 土地和建筑物的具体情况。 华欣市政府已通过多个平台发布有 关的公告 ，其中包括市政府一楼公 共关系委员会（财政部对面）、 华欣市政府官方网站http://www.

Hua Hin.go.th 或者可以通过扫 描以下二维码了解情况

QR Code as shown below: Please bring all the necessary documents i.e. copy of the construction permit, land/title deed and house registration to verify at the

Property Registration Division of the Treasury Department, Hua Hin Municipality Office, Bldg. 1, 1st Floor. For more information, please call 0 3251 1047 ext. 223

华欣财政部近日宣布一项房产注册 上报措施。该法案对土地类型，位 置，面积和用途和使用方式，以及

请务必携带所有相关文件，即施工 许可证，土地或者房产拥有权证， 并且来到华欣市政府财政部一楼的 财产登记处进行核实。 有关更多信息，请致电0 3251 1047分机 223

Planting Tamarind Trees, Creates Natural Barriers for Trespassing Elephants Hua Hin district collaborated with the local committee to resolve the problem of elephants trespassing Huay Sat Yai villager’s properties.

The villagers and the committee agreed to plant 2,700 tamarind trees along the boundaries as a temporary ‘natural barrier’ to prevent wild elephants from trespassing and destroying their properties and crops.

If these ‘natural barriers’ would be helpful for

its purpose, perhaps more tamarind trees could be planted in the future in order to extend the boundaries as well as generating additional income for the villagers through collecting its pod and harvesting the fruit to be sold commercially.

O n N ove m b e r 1 3 , M r. S o m j ate Charoensong, Senior District Chief of Hua Hin, led the group of volunteers in planting tamarind trees at the OTOP Product Center

area (off Huay Sat Yai), in order to prevent wild elephants from trespassing around Kaeng Krachan National Park area.

Joining the task were village chiefs, headmen, the Huay Sat Yai Subdistrict Administration Organization, Wildlife Conservation Society of Thailand (WCS) and the people of Huay Sat Yai planted 2,700 tamarind trees creating ‘natural barriers’ for a distance of 1,350 metres in the Hup-PlaKang area, which is an area vulnerable to villagers.

This plantation also helps cover up an

open space area which is also a workplace for villagers. Tamarind trees, when fully grown, its branches will be tightly entwined, thus, strengthening the existing ‘natural barriers’.

Tamarind is a plant that elephants don’t like to get near to and it endures drought, fast to grow, but most importantly, their branches are strong and not easy for elephants to barge in.

This project is of great benefit to the community as it prevents wild elephants from destroying agricultural crops, belongings, property and even lives of the villagers.

种植酸豆树，防御入侵的大象 华欣市政府与当地委员会一起合作解决大象 入侵Huay Sat Yai村庄并且破坏村民财产 的问题。经过与当地委员会的谈判后，村民 们同意在村庄的边界种植2700棵酸豆树， 作为一个临时的“天然防护屏障”，以防止 野生大象侵入和破坏村民的财产和田地。 如果所谓的“天然防护屏障”起效的话，说 不定以后村民们可以种植更多的树木，以便 扩大防护边界。并且可以通过收集酸豆创造 更多的额外收入。

11月13号，华欣区长Somjate Charoensong带领志愿者团队在Huay Sat Yai的 OTOP中心种植酸豆树。在OTOP中心种植 酸豆树是为了防止野象入侵Kaeng Krachan 国家公园及周边区域。 出席此次活动的有村长、Huay Sat Yai城 管、WCS（泰国野生动物保护协会）、以及 Huay Sat Yai的居民，他们在容易受野象入 侵的Hup Pla-Kang地区种植了2700棵罗望 子树，长达1350米，形成“天然屏障”。 该项目有助于开发这片土地，也会给村民提 供更多的工作场所。酸豆树完全生长后，枝 条会紧紧缠在一起，从而实现增强“天然防 护屏障”的目的。酸豆树耐旱且生长快，野 象不愿靠近。最重要的是，树枝结实，野象 不易破坏闯入。 该项目对当地村民有很大的帮助，防止野象 闯入并破坏农作物等财产，甚至可以保护当 地村民的人身安全。

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12 Offbeat Celebrations

December 3rd: 20th Anniversary of the First Text Message

December 10th: Nobel Prize Day

YOUR COUNTRY’S NATIONAL DAY December 2nd : Laos

SMS was born on this date in 1992. The first message, sent to a Vodafone engineer, was “Merry Christmas.” Celebrate every time you don’t have to actually pick up the phone and call someone.

December 4th: National Cookie Day

Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel may have died on this day in 1896, but his namesake continues to be honored through the world’s most prestigious award. In honor of his life, the Nobel Prize Ceremony is held every year on the day of his death.

December 13th: National Cocoa Day

December 2nd is National Day of Laos, declaration of the People’s Republic in 1975 Laos officially the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is commonly referred to by its colloquial name of Muang Lao, is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Located at the heart of the Indochinese peninsula and United Arab Emirates is celebrated their National Day on 2 December. It marks the UAE’s Union Day between the seven emirates which was followed by the joining of the seventh emirate, in 1972.

December 5 th : Thailand

December isn’t exactly lacking in opportunities to indulge in sweet treats, but today it’s your offbeat-holidaygiven right to mix, bake, and/or eat as many cookies as your glycemic index can handle.

December 5th: International Ninja Day

The weather outside is starting to get frightful, but what better cure for the temperature blues than a nice cup of hot cocoa? A down coat or a wool hat simply can’t compete in the taste department.

December 14th: Monkey Day Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a country at the centre of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 77 provinces. Thailand is the world’s 50th-largest country by total area and the 22nd-most- populous country. The capital and largest city is Bangkok,

December 6th Finland

The official website of Ninja Day alleges this holiday not only honors all things stealth and nun-chucks, but also combats the more nautical offbeat holiday, “Talk Like a Pirate Day,” which takes place in September. Creep, sneak, or redirect all of your URLs to Ninja activity—as long as you forgo the “arrrr matey’s” and eye patches for ominous silence and masks, you’re correctly celebrating this international holiday.

December 7th: Play outside Day

According to the official Monkey Day website, Monkey Day is an “annual celebration of all things simian, a festival of primates, a chance to scream like a monkey and throw feces at whomever you choose.” The origins of the holiday are unknown, though it has been observed since at least 2003.

We mentioned it last year, but just really wanted to use that picture again.

December 15th: National Cat Herder’s Day

December 6th is the Independence Day of Finland, declaration of independence from Russia in 1917.

Finland is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

December 12nd: Kenya

December 12nd is an officially the Republic of Kenya; Independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; (Jamhuri Day), made a republic in 1964. Kenya is the world’s 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 52.2 million people, Kenya is the 27th most populous country. Kenya’s capital and largest city is Nairobi

December 15th Kingdom of the Netherlands

National Play Outside Day is the first Saturday of every month. The next one is Saturday, December 7th, 2019.

This includes kids, parents, adults, families and grandparents.

There are no scheduled events or activities, just go outside and do something fun with your friends and familiy.

Mark it on the calendar for the rest of the year so you don’t forget! Make it a monthly tradition.

December 8th: Blessing of the Water Day, Uruguay Sometimes called “Beach Day,” this Uruguayan holiday involves a contest: Religious leaders send a cross into the ocean, and whoever gets to it first is guaranteed a year’s worth of good fortune.

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Another gem from last year’s list. Cat herding is as difficult as it sounds. Founded by a California couple, National Cat Herder’s Day isn’t just for people who actually wrangle felines, but also those whose lives or jobs feel as if they are constantly herding around cats. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, perhaps it will help to add the celebration of this obscure holiday to your Saturday schedule.

The Kingdom Day of the Netherlands 1954, officially the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with the large majority of its territory in Western Europe and with several small West Indian island territories in the Caribbean Sea. The four parts of the kingdom—the Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten are constituent countries and participate on a basis of equality as partners in the kingdom.

13 Celebrating the Legacy of King Bhumibol; Thailand’s National Day and Father’s Day 2019 Thursday December 5th is observed as an important national day recognising the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) as the country’s National Day and Fathers’ Day. On this day in 2018, the reigning monarch, HM King Vajiralongkorn (King Rama X) bestowed on his father the title Phra Bat Somdet

Phra Boromchanakathibet Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej Maharaj Borommanatbophit, bestowing him with the distinction of “Maharaja” (The Great).

“The Great” is traditionally attached to the name of a king who was outstanding and had a major influence during his reign. King Rama IX is the seventh king with

“The Great”. In Thai history, other kings granted the designation included King Rama I, who founded the current Chakri Dynasty, King Rama V, who abolished slavery in Thailand and significantly modernised the country, and King Naresuan and King Taksin, each of whom restored Thailand’s independence at different periods.

King Rama IX was the longest-reigning Thai monarch to date. His reign lasted seven full decades from 1946 to 2016. During the period he was devoted to his people and worked tirelessly to improve their well-being, becoming known as the “Father of the Land”.

Over the seven decades, Thailand transformed from an underdeveloped nation to an upper-middle income country with significant developments on many fronts. As a result, King Rama IX won the near-universal love and respect from his people.

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Father’s Day activities include taking an oath of loyalty, performing good deeds and singing the Royal Anthem in front of the King’s portrait, meditating and praying.

Additionally people are involved in cleaning temples, visiting sick people, reading to the blind and hosting exhibitions.

In Hua Hin the centre of activities will be at the entrance to the Klai Kang Won Palace, the former summer residence of HM King Bhumibhol Adulyadej, with religious observances at Wat Huay Monghol.

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14 Establishing the Hua Hin Bar-Beer Ladies’ Club

Ms. Pailin Kongphan, Deputy Mayor of Hua Hin, Ms. Punyanuch Woranuch, President of the Bar-Beer Club of Hua Hin chaired a meeting with the entrepreneurs of bars in Soi Bintabat area, to discuss the establishment of Hua Hin Bar-Beer Ladies’ Club for women working in bars.

The meeting was held at Hua Hin Municipality Office together with the Social Welfare Department of Hua Hin for bar operators and workers to become members of the club and to obtain necessary permits approved by government agencies.

Dengue Campaign Gaining Momentum

A Mayoral Roadside Inspection

Mr. Nopporn Wutikul, Mayor of Hua Hin, along with the council member, Mr Chirawat Pramani, Permanent Secretary of Hua Hin Municipality have visited Soi Laor, just in front of Hua Hin Witthayakhom School, to check the reinforced concrete road construction project there.

The construction is divided into 6 stages with a total distance of 734 metres and

a budget of 4,322,000 baht. Construction began on 24 July 2019 and is nearing completion through a contract with Hua Hin Karnchang Limited Partnership.

The visit was to check of construction standards and to inquire about any issues for local people in the area.

A satisfactory result was reported by those at the site.

Annual Health Check

Mr. Nopporn Wuttikul, Mayor of Hua Hin presided over the inaugural meeting of the Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Disease campaign, joined by members of the municipal council, school administrators of Khao Phithak School and staffs of the Public Health and Environment Division.

The campaign was aimed in raising awareness and how to take precaution against diseases caused by Aedes, such as dengue fever. Pamphlets were handed out pertaining to Chikungunya disease and Zika virus infection to the people in the area.

In the past, the area of ​​Khao Phithak community was considered to be one the most affected area caused by the disease, wherein the Public Health and Environment Division have advised the people to monitor their surroundings and be very cautious with mosquito bites.

Families should also help observe cleanliness in their houses and surroundings.

The following are 3 simple ways to avoid the disease from spreading: 1. Clean your surroundings frequently and keep them dry. Mosquitoes tend to breed in damped areas.

2. Garbage bins should be clean regularly and their lids always close.

3. Water tanks/containers cover should always close. For open containers, water should be replaced every week.

If any of your family members you think is at risk of being infected by the disease, immediately seek medical help or notify the local health authority.

The Division of Public Health and Environment had also campaigned in the Ban Takiab Municipality School on November 18 as well.

Good SME Credit Program There is good news for SMEs lacking funding sources, as the Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) has organised the “Good SMEs Credit Program”.

The program offers a guarantee limit of over 40 billion baht, suitable for those interested in operating small and medium-sized SMEs. The program provides a guarantee limit for up to 100 million baht, a minimum guarantee of 200,000 baht, a guarantee period of no more than 10 years and free of fees for the first 2 years until December 31, 2020.

TCG believes that this project will provide SME opportunities to access funds more easily. If interested, please consult “TCG Debt Doctor” at 0-2890-9999 or Line: @ Doctor.tcg.

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The Health and Environment Division of Hua Hin Municipality has provided services for disease-screening at Thung Yai Ung community for diabetes, high blood pressure, occupational and environmental diseases in and around Hua Hin area.

It is allocated for the 2020 annual budget the expenditures for controlling the

risk of disease and to prevent complications as well as allowing the public to maintain a safe and healthy life.

For those who wanted to participate in the disease-screening, it is advised to refrain from food intake after midnight before the examination date.

15 “Glaucoma” a Sight-Threatening Condition That Has No Warning Signs People who are at risk of this disease includes ones who have high pressure in their eyes, high degrees of short or long sight and ones with a history of glaucoma in the family.

The risk factors also include diabetes, heart diseases, thyroid diseases, history of eye injuries or eye operations and prolonged use of steroid eye drops.

The key point in treating this glaucoma is early detection and treatments. Glaucoma is unexpectedly detected in general physical check-ups without any eye symptoms so it is advisable for everyone to have an annual physical check-ups.

the eye balls by using eye drops along with laser surgery. The continuous follow-ups are also important to keep the conditions under control.

The eye examinations to detect glaucoma include examinations of visual acuity, degrees of eye sight, anterior chamber, retina and optic nerve. Additional examinations are needed for patients with risks such as gonioscopy which is 360 degree angle examinations, visual field analysis, optic nerve appearance

by OCT (Ocular Coherence Tomography) and fundal photography to compare conditions along the course of treatment.

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“Glaucoma” is a sight-threatening eye condition which is almost silent as the symptoms are so gradual that the patient may not notice a change in his vision until advanced stage. The most dangerous part is that blindness may occur, if the patient does not receive proper treatments. This condition is different from other eye conditions such as pterygium, pinguecula or cataract which are treatable whereas optic nerve damage from glaucoma can be permanent causing loss of sight.

Dr. Tanun Hirunpatrawong, Ophthalmologist of Bangkok Hospital Hua Hin shares that glaucoma is a slow progressive and most patients have no warning symptoms.

However, some patients may develop acute symptoms such as eye pain along same side headache and impaired vision. Glaucoma can occur at any age but it is more common in older adults over 40.

F ro m t h e g ra p h o f g l a u co m a progression, it shows progresses in various stages of glaucoma patients with optic nerve degeneration leading to impairment of the vision, and the worst case, blindness. An early detection of the disease helps to preserve the optic nerve and prevents the vision loss.

Dr. Tanun also shares that nowadays, glaucoma still cannot be cured but it can be controlled when the glaucoma is recognized early and treated continuously. The principle of treatment is to reduce the pressure in

Bangkok Hospital Hua Hin has a team of eye specialists and well-equipped clinic with modern technologies to help the diagnosis and treatments for glaucoma. It is advisable to have regular eye check-up and especially for ones who are at risk of glaucoma.

If you are above 40 years of age, you should have eye examinations for glaucoma and other eye diseases to detect the conditions as early as possible so the treatments can be started as soon as possible for the best outcome.

Taking Care of Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B self care and the treatment for chronic hepatitis B can be divided into two regimes.

1. When the condition is detected with the persistence of more than 6 months, but without liver inflammation, the care and treatment is the same as acute hepatitis B. It is suggested that patients have a check-up every 3 to 6 months to determine whether there is damage to the liver tissues.

2. When the condition is detected with the persistence of more than 6 months with the following indicators: The level of HBV DNA test is more than or equal to 2,000 IU/ml No detection of other diseases that could lead to liver inflammation Th e l eve l o f A LT ( a l a n i n e aminotransferase) is double the average or more, or occurs two times or within a 3 month period.

Detection of fibrosis of the liver at a moderate or advance rate.

A clinical sign of cirrhosis from hepatitis b infection Should the patients experience the above indicators, they should be treated for chronic hepatitis B. The treatment can be divided into 2 groups, as follows:

In addition, the medicine also has a bone marrow suppression effect, causing anemia and allowing infection and bleeding to occur easily.

Therefore, the patients who undertake or interested in this treatment need to be under the supervision of a doctor.

Antiretroviral drugs work by suppressing the virus’ activity in the body, which helps lower the liver inflammation.

This type of medication has fewer side effects compared to those in

interferons. However, the success rate of treatment is lower, and the patients need to take medicine throughout their lifetime as the hepatitis b virus may come back once the medication stops.

The objective of receiving medication treatment for hepatitis b is not to cure it 100%. Instead, it is to suppress the virus’ activity in the body and decrease the liver inflammation to prevent chronic inflammation that may lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and eventually liver failure.

Even though hepatitis b is harmful to the liver, it can be prevented by vaccination. Any person who is has exposure to human blood, or hepatitis patients should follow the above instructions. It is also recommended they have a check-up for liver inflammation every 3 to 6 months; and for liver cancer indicators or take an ultrasound examination every year to prevent any damage that may occur.

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Interferon treatment which has antiviral and immunomodulatory effects.

There is a 30% to 40% chance for patients to be cured if they receive this treatment for one year. However, the disadvantage of this treatment is its expense and many side effects. For example, fever, shivers, rapid heartbeat, aches and pains, and headache.

These symptoms usually occur within 1-2 hours after receiving the injection and ease off within 24 hours.

Other symptoms include fatigue, tiring quickly and swollen skin around the injection area that may lead to tissue necrosis, hair loss, abnormality in visibility and hearing, and depression.

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18 Thailand’s Deadly Roads; 45 Dying Daily

Road accidents killed 45 people and injured 2,523 each day on average from January to October this year, according to data compiled by the central road accident claims company.

Road Accident Victims Protection Co was jointly set up in 1998 and owned by all insurance companies at the time to ensure quick payments of compulsory compensation to road victims under the 1997 Protection for Motor Vehicle Victims Act. According to the company’s data in the first 10 months of this year, 13,692 people died and 757,010 were injured in road accidents.

Jarut Visalchit, director-general of the Land Transport Department, said safety measures had been implemented and planned to reduce Thailand’s road fatalities to below 10 per 100,000 of the population, the goal set for next year.

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Based on the population of 66.4 million last year, Thailand’s goal of 664 road traffic deaths a year or 1.8 per day on average is a tall order, given the latest 10 month data.

Mr Jarut said several measures had already been implemented. For instance, public transport vans must use terminals. All public vehicles and trucks must install GPS systems and GPS-based monitoring centres were set up to monitor violations.

Online systems on vehicle conditions and their fuel systems were also put in place while more checkpoints were set up at accident-prone spots nationwide, he said.

Public drivers with past records are monitored 24 hours while drivers’ working hours are required to be reported and checked. Drivers must also be tested for alcohol and receive training.

For cargo trucks, twist locks are required to be installed, he said. Next year, public transport vehicles must be no more than 3.8m high from 4m currently while double deckers must be no more than 4.3m high. Vehicles 3.6m or higher must also pass rollover tests and standards will be set on doors and interior materials, he said.

Thailand has the eighth worst record in the world for fatal road accidents, as measured by deaths per 100,000 of the population, according to the World Health Organisation.

The ranking in the most recent WHO survey in 2018 is actually an improvement from the previous two surveys, when the country ranked second, behind only Libya.

The survey is conducted every three years.

A Train Lovers’ Special; the ‘Floating Train’ Excursion Looking for a train excursion with a difference?

Thris is the start of the season to enjoy a winter breeze and ride the rails along the country’s longest earthen dam.

The State Railway of Thailand this year will organise train trips from the capital city to the Pasak Jolasid Dam in Lopburi province, which is billed as the nation’s longest at nearly 5 kilometres.

The ride, called rotfai loi nam or floating train trips, usually run during wintertime every year. This year, it will run every weekend until January 26th.

The schedule is this: The train will leave the Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong) at 7:10am and return from the

dam at 3pm. The highlight of the trip is a 30-minute stop midway along the dam, overlooking the reservoir and making for a great photo opportunity. Holidaymakers should return back to Hua Lamphong at around 6:30pm.

Round-trip tickets are available in two types: THB 290 for a carriage with fan and THB 490 for air-con. Tickets are now available and may be purchased in advance at train station ticket booths everywhere.

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20 Youth of the Future Thailand 2019

Prachuap Charity Run for Children

Last November 17, Col. Kornkran Navetvanitichakul, presided over the “Youth of the Future Thailand 2019” contest at Bluport Hua Hin Resort Mall organized by the Prachuap Khiri Khan Chamber of Commerce (YEC Prachuap).

The contest was about the search for young teenagers aged between 14-19 years old to become youth’s ambassadors representing Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. The criteria in selecting these youths were based on good moral character, discipline, self confidence and leadership as well as a pleasing personality in order to become the role model for youths of the new generation.

More than 30 participants from different schools have joined the contest, all of them displayed their talents in various social activities including on how to uphold tourism in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.

The judges have selected 6 finalists amongst the contestants who have shown outstanding talents in various fields and also in the question and answer portion.

On November 17, Mr. Pirom Nilathaya, deputy governor of Prachuap together with city officials attended the opening ceremony of the “Prachuap Khiri Khan Charity Run for Children” at the local municipal park. More than 1,600 participants had joined the event.

The activity was organised by the Department of Community Development, Prachuap Khiri Khan Office in order to raise funds for scholarships and education to the needy and underprivileged children.

Established in 1979, the department had been supporting preschool children from poor family, improve their living conditions and provide them proper education.

In 1993, Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Kitivadhanadulsobhak proclaimed the Child Development Fund to be under the Royal Patronage and bestowed the royal title as “Rural Children Development Fund” (RCDF) under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

The RCDF in the central region and 6 other provinces organizes activities annually to support preschool children from birth up to 6 years old. A total amount of 1,061,050 Baht was raised by RCDF from the activities they had organized this year.

Hua Hin Loy Krathong Ends with a Beautiful Tradition

This year’s male winner of the Youth of the Future Thailand 2019 was Mr. Atichat Soithong (Ton Zai), aged 15 from Sam Roi Yot Witthayakhom School. Ton Zai answered intelligently to the judge’s question pertaining to leadership and replied, “To be a good leader, one must learn to listen to other people’s opinion.”

As for the female winner of the Youth of the Future Thailand 2019, the title went to Ms. Silpasupha Kow-Bunyarasri (Por Por), aged 14, from Hua Hin Vitthayalai School. Por Por went on and expressed her views on the promotion of historical and geographical tourism in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. Both winners will be ambassadors of the youth representatives of the province.

Hua Hin Municipality and Bluport Hua Hin Resort Mall had continuously preserved local traditions by organising the Loy Krathong Festival so as to promote tourism, which was chaired by Hua Hin Mayor Nopporn Wuttikul.

The event had also organized a Krathong-making contest made from natural materials attended by Ms. Jariya Hansa Wong, General Manager of Bluport Hua Hin Resort Mall which was held at the basement of Bluport.

A number of representatives from different schools participated in the contest; and the results are as follows: the prize winner for the primary level goes to Ban Samor Phrong Municipality School; the prize winner for secondary school was Ban Bo Fai Municipality School and the prize winner for the high school division HUA HIN TODAY, 1 - 15 December 2019

goes to Wang Klai Kangwon School. On the same day in the evening, the mayor along with city council members and head of local government agencies attended the parade in front of Highway 15 up to the Clock Tower, participated by private organisations and local schools in Hua Hin. The mayor also presided over the opening ceremony of the Loy Krathong Festival at Queen’s Park (19 Rai) and handed out prizes to participants of the Krathongmaking contest.

The overall winner was Wang Klai Kangwon School who receives a certificate and a 40,000 Baht cash prize. 1st runner-up went to the Northern Association receiving 20,000 Baht and a certificate. 2nd runner-up was the Hua Hin Women’s Club who receives a certificate and a 10,000 Baht cash prize.

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22 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis The Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to mediumsized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes ( The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful birds including the kingfishers, the bee-eaters, the rollers, the motmots, and the todies.

They generally have syndactyly, with three forward-pointing toes (and toes 3 & 4 fused at their base), though in many kingfishers one of these is missing.

This is largely an Old World order, with the representation in the New World limited to the dozen or so species of todies and motmots, and a mere handful of the more than a hundred species of kingfishers.

The name Coraciiformes means “raven-like”, which is a misnomer (ravens are passerines).

Specifically, it comes from the Latin language “corax”, meaning “raven” and Latin “forma”, meaning “form”, which is the standard ending for bird orders ) The family contains 114 species and is divided into three subfamilies and 19 genera.

All kingfishers have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with only small differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority is found only in forests. They consume a wide range of prey usually caught by swooping down from a perch.

While kingfishers are usually thought to live near rivers and eat

Geographic Range

Behaviour

White-throated kingfishers range from Turkey in the west to the Philippines in the east, including Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

Its call or ‘ song ‘ is a loud, not unmusical, chattering scream uttered from the top of a tall tree or some other exposed situation. It ends in a detached harsh undertone like the ‘pench’ of a snipe, audible only at short range. Besides this it has a loud cackling call usually uttered in flight.

General Habitat

fish, many species live away from water and eat small invertebrates.

Like other members of their order, they nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in the ground. Some kingfishers nest in arboreal termite nests. A few species, principally insular forms, are threatened with extinction.

A brilliant turquoise blue kingfisher with deep chocolatebrown head, neck and underparts, a conspicuous white ‘ shirt front ‘ and long, heavy, pointed red bill, are seen around Hua Hin. A white wing-patch noticeable in llight.

Sexes alike.

Physical Description White-throated kingfishers have thick, reddish-orange bills, red legs, and dark chocolate-colored

heads, bellies, and shoulders. A brilliant white patch can be found on the throat and sometimes the breast. The wings and tail are bright blue with white patches on the primaries and black distal tips.

The sexes appear similar.

Juvenile birds are generally less brilliantly-colored with duskier bills and less brown on the wings.

Young individuals may also sport a shoulder mark with extensive blue edging. White-throated kingfishers are the only South Asian kingfisher that is distinctly darker below than it is above.

Adult birds weigh 65.5 to 81 grams. Basal metabolic rate has not been recorded.

There are several recognized subspecies.

Length: 194 to 210 mm, Wingspan: 113 to 129 mm.

Singly, in cultivated and wooded country, both near and away from water.

White-throated kingfishers are common in agricultural areas, swamps, marshes, near ponds, lakes, in parklands and in mangrove swamps. In some areas they seem to be less reliant on particular aquatic habitats than other kingfishers and can be found in dry decidious forests in addition to rice paddies, oil palm plantations, drainage ditches, gardens, fishponds and even beaches. Though they feed on fish, white-throated kingfishers are not deep divers and do not spend significant amounts of time underwater.

Food Habits White-throated kingfishers are carnivorous generalists that eat many organisms, including locusts, crickets, beetles, mantises, ants, termites, dragonflies, grasshoppers, Ocypode and Paratelphusa crabs , scorpions, centipedes, Mabuya and Calotes lizards, mice, frogs, small perching birds, and fish. Individuals hunt by flying forth from an observation post over clear ground or water to seize prey. Prey is often seized off the ground and then flown to the perch, where it is bludgeoned or stabbed before being swallowed.

Reproduction The season ranges principally between March and July. The nest tunnel, as with other kingfishers, is dug horizontally into the side of an earth cutting or bank.

It is about 2.5 inches in diameter and often up to or 7 feet long, terminating in a spacious egg-chamber 8 or 9 inches across.

The normal clutch consists of four to seven eggs white and spherical.

Both sexes share in excavating the nest-tunnel, incubation and feeding the young.”

White-throated kingfishers breed yearly in pairs, but it is

unclear if a mated pair will remain together for more than one season.

Chicks are altricial and born blind.

Once the chicks have hatched, both parents also participate in feeding and caring for the young.

The fledging period is from 18 to 20 days.

Overall there is little data on reproductive behavior in this Asian Halcyon species. Time to hatching, time to independence, number of clutches each pair rears and age at sexual maturity are unclear for this species.

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A Coaching Coup for the Black Mountain Football Academy

There’s been a big smile on the face of James Goyder lately. James is the founder of the fledgling Black Mountain Hua Hin Football Academy.

The reason for his smile is simple; the arrival of a superstar of the international football scene, Gary Stevens, as the Academy Head Coach.

Gary’s been a resident of Thailand for over 5 years but living in Hua Hin for the past eighteen months provided the opportunity to play a big part in the development of youth football in the region.

Hua Hin Today had the opportunity to meet Gary at a recent Academy training session to learn more about the coach and his new ‘workplace’.

To d e s c r i b e G a r y a s a superstar is no exaggeration. His stellar career includes winning the UEFA Cup with Tottenham, winning the European Championships with the England under 21s, scoring for Brighton against Manchester United in an FA Cup Final and playing for England in the World Cup. He is also a UEFA Pro Licensed coach and past head coach of both the Army and Port Football Clubs in Bangkok.

After opening in May 2018, the Academy is now advancing the development of grass roots football in Hua Hin. The Academy base at the Hua Hin International School has state of the art football facilities.

This includes pitch drainage and sprinkler systems to ensure year-

round usage, training aids such as multiple sized goals and shaded seating for parents to watch proceedings.

With around 100 registered players, the ‘BM’ logo is prominent on the youngsters’ (and coaches’) training kits for the boys and girls, aged from 4 through to 18 year olds.

Within this group of happy kids are around 20 scholarship wi44nners from the local community. This is an eclectic group of expat and Thai kids who join in the training sessions, matches at age-grouped tournaments and family-oriented events.

Having the Black Mountain name means having the support of better-known neighbours, the famed Black Mountain Golf Course. This is where experts on turf cultivation and maintenance can be found. The Academy pitch is almost good enough to practice putting apart from kicking the bigger round ball!

As well as the Black Mountain Golf Course and the Hua Hin International School, the Academy also enjoys sponsorship from the local community businesses such as Sansara and Orchard Palm Homes.

Gary says “The Black Mountain Hua Hin Football Academy is family run and the children here have so much enthusiasm for football.

I loved the pressure of professional management, but it is so refreshing for me to be able to work on a long term basis with children who are just playing because they love the game.”

Acquiring the experience, skills and enthusiasm for the game and grass roots football that Gary Stevens brings to the Hua Hin Black Mountain Football Academy can only be described as a coaching coup. Out on the pitch, you’ll find a coach very eager ready to share his knowledge and experience, including to the more junior coaching staff.

However don’t expect Gary to pull on the boots at an ex-pat football game any time soon. At 57 years of age he’s not eager to risk aggravating past injuries. This includes the December Hua Hin ‘World Cup’; after all he’s “been there and done that” in the real one!

About Academy Training Sessions The academy is open to children aged 4-18 and training is every Saturday and Sunday at 4pm and Tuesday and Thursday at 5pm.

There is also a special girl’s session every Wednesday at 5pm.

The pitch is located inside the Hua Hin International School in the Black Mountain Golf Course & Resort and the training fees are 1-1,500 baht per month.

For more information visit www.huahinacademy.com

226 Tourist Warning: Bringing Excessive Gold and Currencies into India The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Thai tourists traveling to India not to wear excessive gold and other jewelry or carry large amounts of currency. Thai tourists in the past who wore excessive jewelry were detained upon arrival by custom officials. According to the customs’ regulation, it is required for travelers to declare the jewelry they’re wearing and the amount of money they’re bringing into the country.

Any violation of India’s custom regulations is punishable by both imprisonment and fines.

In addition, the Indian law also prohibits tourists from bringing

Indian Rupees in or out of the country.

In the event that a tourist is carrying foreign currency notes that exceed USD 5,000 or equivalent, or if combined with other currencies exceeding USD 10,000 or equivalent, it must declared to customs officials. The law of India also stipulates that tourists who are leaving India can only take out foreign currencies not exceeding the amount of the currency brought in by them.

Not only in India but in other countries there are many reports of gold being seized at the airports. Gold is often the favorite of the ladies, in terms of

jewelry. The customs may tend to favour a woman in relation to bringing in gold.

Indians may be obsessed with yellow gold and many expatriates love to purchase gold during their stay abroad owing to its lower prices and high quality.

However severe restrictions followed by customs duty imposed by the government of India on gold imports are discouraging people from taking

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gold to India. If you have to declare the gold on arrival in India and pay the duty you must not use the channel meant for passengers not having any dutiable products.

Quantities carried in excess of the limit may be seized and the person prosecuted under the Customs Act 1962.

It is important at all times that you declare gold, just in case you are carrying excess of the stipulated amount.

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Also, make sure that you are updated with the latest norms of imports and changes in regulations.

For more information, contact the Department of C o n s u l a r Af fa i r s M i n i s t r y of Foreign Affairs’ hotline, or call 02-572-8442 24 hours or download the “Thai Consular” app in order to inquire necessary information from Thai embassies and consulates around the world.

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4 28 Comeback Winner of the World Tennis Tour Event at True Arena

Mr. Suwat Liptapanlop, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Asian Tennis Federation has presided over the closing ceremony of the ITF World Tennis Tour program, the “Cal-Comp & X Y Z Printing ITF World Tennis Tour 2019” at SCB Centre Court True Arena Hua Hin. The final doubles match for ladies was a battle to win prize money of US $25,000 or approximately 750,000 THB. Thai ladies tennis legend, former world #29 and only Thai women to have

been ranked in the top 20, Tamarine Tanasugarn (Tammy) and her partner Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove from the Netherland were the worthy winners. Tammy will now go on to represent Thailand in the upcoming SEA Games.

This was a comeback event for Tammy who last won a professional tennis event 7 years ago; the championship in Guangzhou, China in September 2012.

The game took 1 hour 44 minutes, with a purse of US $ 1,437 or about 43,110 THB each and 50 world tennis ranking points.

The runners up each received a prize of US $719 or approximately 21,570 THBt with 30 ranking points.

With the final game of this series completed, Mr Suwat commented on the success of the “Cal-Comp and XYZ Printing ITF World Tennis Tour 2019” tournament. He said the event was contested by many Thai and international plays that competed for a total purse of 155,000 US dollars or about 4.9 million THB

He thanked the ITF and sponsors for entrusting True Arena to stage the event and recognised the great effort and teamwork of the True Arena team of professionals.

Mr Suwat has now confirmed that the WTA Thailand Open 2020 will be held at True Arena Hua Hin, offering total prize money of US$250,000 (t8 million THB).

Qualifying rounds will be held on February 8-9 and the main draw between February 10 and 16.

Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Queen Sirikit Centre for Breast Cancer Foundation to help patients with terminal cancer under the Bann Pak Ping project, The Road to Thailand Open 2020 program will take place in the lead up to the event to select Thai players who will be awarded wild cards as a unique opportunity for local players.

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6 30 Ex-Colombia striker Asprilla, urged hitman not to kill Jose Luis Chilavert

Former Colombia and Newcastle striker Faustino Asprilla says he had to convince a hitman not to kill Paraguay goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert after a World Cup qualifying match in 1997.

Asprilla told Colombian television channel TelePacifico that the gunman called his hotel room after he and Chilavert were both sent off in the match, which Paraguay won 2-1.

“Are you crazy?” he recalls saying.

“You will destroy Colombian football. What happens on the pitch stays there.”

Asprilla, who was speaking on a documentary to celebrate his 50th birthday in mid-November, was one of the top names in Colombian football in the 1990s, scoring 20 goals in 57 appearances for his country.

Colombia defender Andres Escobar was shot dead outside a bar in Medellin in 1994, in apparent retribution for an own goal he scored days earlier that hastened the country’s exit from the World Cup in the United States.

Southgate says England squad is like a ‘family’ following Sterling / Gomez clash

England manager Gareth Southgate compared his squad to “a family” as the spat between Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez threatened to overshadow the international window.

Sterling was dropped for England’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro in Mid-November due to the altercation with his national teammate.

“I love all of my players. We are like a family. The important thing is for a family to communicate and work through problems,” Southgate told reporters. “I don’t expect as a manager to not have to deal with issues.”

Southgate went on to suggest that Sterling had been the aggressor in the incident, though he wouldn’t comment on whether an apparent scratch under Gomez’s eye was a result of the clash.

Manchester City’s star forward said “emotions got the better of me” during a “five to ten second thing” with the Liverpool defender at St. George’s Park, the national team’s training complex.

“Raheem, in his social media post, explained for a very brief moment his emotions ran over. It would be correct to say that’s not the same for Joe. In the end I have to find the right solution for the group.

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On Sterling’s omission. Southgate said, “That’s a difficult line, you try to be fair when dealing with all players. I won’t always get that right but I am the manager. Raheem is very important for us but I felt it was the right thing.”

The pair had previously clashed during the November 10 EPL fixture between Liverpool and Manchester City as the race for the title heated up.

The English Football Association confirmed there had been a “disturbance in a private team area” but that Sterling would remain with the squad.

Formula One plans to become carbon neutral by 2030

The signing is a huge coup for Chelsea, which did not qualify for this season’s Champions League, but currently sits top of the English Women’s Super League.

David Villa announces retirement

Formula One has announced a new 10-year plan to “change the face of the sport” and become carbon neutral by 2030.

The sport has faced increasing criticism

over its current yearly output of 255,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide given the climate emergency.

Only 0.7% of F1’s emissions come from the cars on track, with the majority of the sport’s carbon footprint -- excluding fan travel -- resulting from teams and equipment traveling to races around the world. teams will look to reduce the number of people that travel to each race, instead using improved communication technology to allow strategists and analysts to work remotely back at headquarters.

F1 also wants to increase the use of rail and road travel to transport kit to races as a way of reducing air miles.

Despite the small percentage of emissions caused on-track, the sport is changing to use improved biofuels made up of biological material, such as algae.

“Over its 70 year history, Formula 1 has pioneered numerous technologies and innovations that have positively contributed to society and helped to combat carbon emissions,” F1 CEO Chase Carey said.

Silva suspended & fined £50,000 over ‘racist’ tweet

After 19 years, 14 major trophies and more than 400 goals, David Villa has announced his retirement from football.

Spain’s all-time leading goalscorer with 59 goals, Villa will call time on his glittering career when the Japanese league season comes to an end in January.

The 37-year-old currently plays for Vissel Kobe in the J-League, his eighth professional club, where he hopes to bookend his career with an Emperor’s Cup win.

“As I’ve always said to myself, I prefer to leave football before football leaves me,” Villa announced at his press conference. “It’s a decision I’ve thought about a lot, that I’ve spoken about with the people that love me, with my family, with the people that have been by my side throughout my career.”

At the height of his powers, Villa was one of the most feared strikers in the world.

His ability with both feet -- which came thanks to a broken right leg at the age of four that forced him to train his weaker left foot -- made him a nightmare for defenders and lethal in front of goal.

Villa scored five goals as Spain won the World Cup for the first time in 2010 and four goals en route to the country’s second European Championship title in 2008.

Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has been suspended for one match and fined £50,000 ($64,000) for a “racist” tweet about teammate Benjamin Mendy.

The English Football Association (FA) has also instructed the Portuguese international to complete face-to-face education after he admitted his post was insulting and improper and brought the game into disrepute.

In September, Silva posted a photo believed to be of City teammate Benjamin Mendy as a child, with the caption: “Guess who?” and an image of the mascot for Spanish chocolate brand Conguitos, which is widely viewed as a controversial caricature.

Silva was heavily criticized on social media and later deleted the tweet, before posting another saying: “Can’t even joke with a friend these days ... You guys... “ The FA’s report stated Silva’s “exemplary character and disciplinary record” meant he would not be given the minimum six game ban for discriminatory behavior. However, he did miss City’s following game against Chelsea on November 23.

Football Gossip

Xavi Simons: Dutch football prodigy with 2 million Instagram followers

Sam Kerr: Chelsea wins race to land Australian soccer star

She’s one of the most talented soccer players on the planet -- but Sam Kerr is now gearing up to take on a brave new world after signing for English club Chelsea.

The Australian star has agreed to a two and a half year deal with the London club and will be available for selection from January.

She will arrive at the club on December 27.

Kerr, the all-time leading goalscorer in both the Australian and American leagues, led her country to the last 16 of the 2019 World Cup, scoring five goals along the way.

He’s only 16, but already plays for one of the world’s biggest soccer clubs and has more than two million followers on social media.

His name: Xavi Simons.

Even in a sport that is littered with scores of promising teen prodigies and even more broken dreams, the young Paris SaintGermain midfielder stands out.

The young Dutchman, a former captain of a number of Barcelona youth teams, is a four-time winner of the youth Ballon d’Or award. He has 2.1 million followers on his Instagram account alone, and has already landed a sponsorship contract with Nike.

Xavi Simons turned out to be so gifted, he joined the famous youth academy of FC Barcelona when he was just seven.

Manchester City are ready to challenge for the signature of Rennes’ starlet Eduardo Camavinga, 17, after the Angola born midfielder’s impressive start to the Ligue 1 season.

Barcelona are interested in Salzburg’s 19 year old striker Erling Braut Haaland as a replacement for 32 year old Luis Suarez, but are reluctant to meet the Austrian club’s £85m valuation.

Real Madrid are considering a world record offer of £340m for Paris St Germain’s 20 year old striker Kylian Mbappe.

Tottenham has earmarked Roma’s Italian midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini, 23, as a potential replacement for Christian Eriksen.

Wolves have agreed a deal to bring 17-year-old Dutch defender Nigel Lonwijk from PSV Eindhoven in January for £170,000.

Nemanja Matic wants to leave Manchester United, possibly as early as January, with Italy the most likely destination for the Serb midfielder, 31.

Lyon want Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, 31, to finish his career where it began - with the French club he remembers so fondly.

317 Jonathan Davies: Injured Wales centre to miss 2020 Six Nations

Wales centre Jonathan Davies will miss the Six Nations Rugby because he must have knee surgery following the World Cup. Davies is out of action for at least six months after picking up the injury during the World Cup against Fiji.

The 31 year old British and Irish Lion missed the quarter-final against France but returned for the semi-final defeat against South Africa and bronze medal match against New Zealand.

Wales open their Six Nations campaign against Italy on Saturday, 1st February in Cardiff and finish against Scotland at the Principality Stadium on 14th March.

Dominika Cibulková retires from tennis at the age of 30

Her last match was a French Open first-round loss to Aryna Sabalenka in May. “It was strange because I knew and no-one around me except my team knew it would be my last tournament,” she said.

“At that point, I was 100% sure. I wasn’t doubting or thinking ‘maybe yes or no.’ I knew I wanted to do it like this, for this to be my last tournament. I went home and was happy with my decision.”

Cibulková reached three Wimbledon quarter-finals, one US Open quarter-final and a French Open semi-final.

junior team Toro Rosso mid-season and promoted the 23-year-old Thai-Briton for the remaining races.

Albon has finished in the top six in every race he has contested for Red Bull, outscoring team-mate Max Verstappen by 19 points. “I know how fortunate I am to be given this opportunity,” said Albon.

“I’m hugely thankful that Red Bull have put their trust in me and believed in my results since I joined the team and for them to keep me in the car next year is a big deal.”

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner said there was still “plenty of potential to unlock” in the youngster, who made his Formula 1 debut for Toro Rosso at this year’s Australian Grand Prix.

it was “the biggest pay per view event in the UK of the year so far,” eclipsing Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr. Afterwards, Hearn said he received “five or six calls this week” from celebrities wanting to fight KSI. “I’ve heard he wants to continue fighting, so if he wants a real fight, he knows where I am,” Fury told reporters. “I’m saying to KSI, if you want it, you know where it is.

“I’m young and we are both from that influencing world -- he is from YouTube, I am from Love Island.

“We both have a great following here in the UK. Why not make it a ‘Battle of Britain’?”

Love Island star eyes fight with KSI

Jones says England rugby squad should’ve been refreshed

After watching KSI and Logan Paul’s debut professional boxing fight, Love Island star and professional boxer Tommy Fury wants in.

You can understand why. British YouTuber KSI and vlogger Paul did battle in front of a packed-out Staples Center on November 9, for which they both earned $900,000. That’s more than some boxers earn for professional world title fights.

Saturday’s fight was watched by millions, with promoter Eddie Hearn claiming

Eddie Jones regrets not refreshing his England side before their 32-12 World Cup final defeat to South Africa.

It was a bitterly disappointing loss for the side, failing to reach the heights of their semi-final defeat of the All Blacks just a week earlier.

The Australian coach admits with hindsight he perhaps should have made changes to his squad ahead of the Yokohama final.

Alex Albon named Red Bull second driver for 2020 F1 season

Red Bull have named Alex Albon as their second Formula 1 driver for next season.

Red Bull demoted Pierre Gasly to its

Dominika Cibulková has announced her retirement from tennis.

The 30-year-old won eight WTA titles - including the prestigious WTA Finals in 2016 - and in 2014 became the first Slovak to reach a Grand Slam final, losing to Li Na in Melbourne.

The Scandinavian Club’s weekly golf tournament

Is organised to connect the members of the club in a friendly game of golf.

There are 60 active members who play at Majestic Creek in an extremely fun and happy gathering.

The results from SGS competition four ball better ball 1. George and Margareta Svensson 48 points 2. Kristian and Asa Rothoff 45 points 3. Yngve and Lilian Danling 44 points Closest to pin Hole 4: Kjell Westlund

6: Rolf Larsson

12: Marianne Lund

17: Goran Lund

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Members a of Majestic Creek G During October and November we have continued with our weekly competitions each Thursday. During this period, all players competed in our Autumn Eclectic Competition.

This is a competition held over 4 weeks to determine the best Stableford Points scored on each hole over the four games played. Results detailed in the results section below.

Once again we have had over 130 players taking part in our competitions over this 4 week period. Any Non members wishing to take part can register to play with us at; mjccompetition@gmail.com.

Register by Tuesday evening each week and your Tee Time will be sent to you on Wednesday morning. The entry fee for the competition is 200 baht, all of which is paid out in prizes, plus a 100 baht voucher donated by the Club for each participant in the competition, this being added to the prize fund each week.

RESULTS FOR THE COMPETITIONS PLAYED OVER THE LAST 4 WEEKS ARE AS FOLLOWS; AUTUMN ECLECTIC COMPETiTION 1st place, Finn Bruun with 50 points 2nd Place equal with 46 points were the following players Claude Laramee, Georges Santin, Graham Horton.

24th October Stableford Competition 1st place, Tony Southgate 39 points, playing off 9 now playing off 8 2nd place, David Dunn 38 points, playing off 1 3rd place, Alan Thornton 37 points playing off 10 NEAREST THE PIN WINNERS Hole C2 Dana Lilja Hole C6 David Dunn Hole A4 Sally Thorpe Hole A6 Ayyub Mian 31st October Stableford Competition 1st place, Alan Thornton, 39 points playing off 10 2nd Dana Lilja, 38 points playing off 5 3rd David Baker 36 points, playing off 13 NEAREST THE PIN WINNERS Hole A4 Pau Morris Hole A6 Alan Thornton Hole C2 Alan Thornton Hole C6 Bill Decoursey 7th November Stableford Competition 1st Place, Tony Martin, 43 points playing off 10 now playing off 9 2nd Place, Maem Marungrueng, 36 points playing off 14 3rd Place David Dunn 35 points playing off 1 NEAREST THE PIN WINNERS Hole A4 Derek Townsend Hole A6 Tellson James

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Hole C2 Alan Harris Hole C6 Derek Townsend 14th NOVEMBER TEAM GAME, CHAMPANGE SCRAMBLE TEAMS OF 2 PLAYERS 1St Place, Jim Harvey and Gun James with 78 points 2nd Place, David Morris and Pau Morris with 76 points 3rd Place, Hubert Maldonado and Lee Pape with 70 points

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NEAREST THE PIN WINNERS Hole A4 David Morris Hole A6 Colin Sansom Hole B12 David Gibson Hole B17 Lee Pape

ALL NEAREST THE PIN WINNERS RECEIVE A BOTTLE OF WINE All handicaps are maintained on The Masterscoreboard Website where you can see all the results of our Competitions played over the last 12 months.

You can also Check your handicap by accessing the website as follows; Type in Masterscoreboard.co.uk select My Society, choose the letter M. The second listed society is Majestic Creek Golf Club and Resort Select this and enter the password “putter” and then press “log in”.

Any player wishing to take part in our weekly competition can do so by Emailing, mjccompetition@gmail.com Please register by Tuesday evening and your tee time will be sent to you on Wednesday morning COME AND ENJOY YOUR GOLFING DAYS AT MAJESTIC CREEK HUA HIN TODAY, 1 - 15 December 2019

10 34 The World’s Best are Warming up for the 2020 Honda LPGA Thailand Top women golfers from around the world will be assembling for the Honda LPGA Thailand 2020 from February 20

to 23 at the Siam Country Club Pattaya’s Old Course in Chonburi, vying for a prize purse of US$1.6 million (53 million THB) th

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The Honda LPGA Thailand 2020 has been confirmed with the co-host Honda Automobile (Thailand) and IMG linking the event to the government’s strategy of promoting sport tourism and aiming to be “the most sustainable golf tournament in Thailand”.

The 70 golfers in the event will included 56 professionals from the 2020 LPGA Priority List and the winners of other championship events being held prior to the Honda LPGA Thailand, as well as eight invited players.

“Thai golfer Atthaya ‘Jean’ Thitikul won the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific in 2018,” says Pitak Pruittisarikorn, Chief Operating Officer of Honda Automobile (Thailand).

“We hope that, next year, Thai fans will continue to enjoy golf and cheer for their favourites.

Wiboon Champangeun of the Sports Authority of Thailand noted that the coming Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature golf events for both men and women. “We hope the Honda LPGA Thailand 2020 will be used as a platform for Thai female golfers to fine-tune their skills in preparation for the Olympics,” he said.

Honda and the Sports Authority will again arrange “Road to Honda LPGA Thailand” events leading up to the tournament designed to further develop golf in Thailand as a whole. It starts with the Young Ambassadors Program in December, catering to students who have an interest in golf and sports management. Selected students will stand a chance of obtaining an internship abroad to work on more international golf events.

There will also be the National Qualifiers in January at Siam Country Club Pattaya, the winner of which will play in the Honda LPGA Thailand.

During tournament week, there will also be a Golf Leaders Conference to further equip industry experts with the knowledge and expertise needed for hosting international golf tournaments, and the Honda LPGA Thailand Junior Golf Clinic coached by pro golfers.

Tanes Petsuwan of the Tourism Authority of Thailand said the agency wants to “grow the sport of golf and sport tourism to boost Thailand’s reputation worldwide and attract more high-spending visitors to the country from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as Europe and the US”.

“Last year we welcomed 38 million foreign tourists, among whom 470,000 were golf tourists who generated 6.3 billion THB in tourism income.

We are proud that Thailand has over 300 golf courses of the highest standard and quality to welcome visitors. We also have Ariya ‘May’ Jutanugarn and Moriya ‘Mo’ Jutanugarn as brand ambassadors to help promote Thailand and inspire our next generation of golfers.”

Tickets are www.hondalpgathailand.com. VIP tickets with access to the clubhouse are also available on the website.

The Pros Getting it Wrong Jesper Parnevik Penalised for NOT Taking a ‘Mulligan’ Mulligans aren’t officially part of the rules of golf; but that’s not always the case.

Sweden’s Jesper Parnevik was involved in a very strange situation during the final round of the Champions Tour SAS Championship when failing to take a free second cost him a two stroke penalty.

Faced with a short putt for bogey, Parnevik’s putt horseshoed around the hole and hit his foot. Not entirely sure what to do, Parnevik just hit the next putt in for what he thought would be a double-bogey.

But instead, he was deemed to have made a triplebogey after rules officials phoned up the USGA to find out what the correct ruling should be.

It turns out he should’ve taken a mulligan and played

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the shot again in accordance with golf rule 11.1. When a ball on the putting green accidentally hits any person, animal or immovable obstruction, this stroke does not count and the ball must be replaced on its original spot (see below).

“Jesper tapped it in. In that situation he’s played from the wrong place. Unfortunately he gets a two-stroke penalty for playing from the wrong place, and the one where he tapped in counts but the original stroke does not count,” said the Rules official.

The correct procedure Parnevik should have followed was to simply place the ball back where he hit it from and play it again; without penalty. Remarkably this means there is a way to take a mulligan within the rules of golf.

Rule 11.1 Ball in Motion Accidentally Hits Person or Outside Influence a. No Penalty to Any Player If a player’s ball in motion accidentally hits any person or outside influence; there is no penalty to any player. This is true even if the ball hits the player, the opponent or any other player or any of their caddies or equipment.

Exception – Ball Played on Putting Green in Stroke Play: If the player’s ball in motion hits another ball at rest on the putting green and both balls were on the putting green before the stroke, the player gets the general penalty (two penalty strokes). b. Ball Must Be Played as It Lies If a player’s ball in motion accidentally hits any person or outside influence, the ball must be played as it lies, except in two situations: Exception 1 – When Ball Played from anywhere except putting green comes to rest on any person, animal or moving outside influence: The player must not play the ball as it lies.

Instead, the player must take relief: When Ball Is anywhere except on the putting green, the player must drop the original ball or another ball in this relief area (see Rule 14.3):

Exception 2 - When Ball Is on Putting Green: The player must place the original ball or another ball on the estimated spot right under where the ball first came to rest on the person, animal or moving outside influence, using the procedures for replacing a ball under Rules 14.2b(2) and 14.2e.

When Ball Played from putting green accidentally hits any person, animal or movable obstruction; the stroke does not count and the original ball or another ball must be replaced on its original spot (which if not known must be estimated).

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12 36 Banyan Golf Club, Hua Hin Scoops “Best in Asia Pacific Awards” and “The Ultimate Service & Hospitality Award” At Apgs 2019 Banyan Golf Club, Hua Hin executives and management team celebrating the achievement and success of the Asian Golf Awards Hua Hin - November 2019, The Ultimate Service & Hospitality Award is highly regarded as the most sought-after individual award said Mike Sebastian, CEO of the Asia Pacific Golf Group “This award serves to recognize the high level of creativity, passion and attention to all aspects of customer service delivered by all members of the management and team. This is a true mark of excellence and the commitment to the perpetual quest for ultimate service standards”.

Banyan Golf Club, Hua Hin remains in the order of Zenith as the Best in Asia and went on to receive the “BEST GOLF CLUB EXPERIENCE AWARD” (ASIA PACIFIC) at the 20th Annual Asian Golf Awards held recently in Gurugram in India. Considered the Oscars of the golfing World, this year’s event attracted a record number of votes. “The voting has been absolutely overwhelming,” said an elated Mike Sebastian, the owner of the Asian Golf Awards. “I realize that it is the event’s 20th anniversary but this stunning turn-out at the polls just goes to prove that

the Asian Golf Awards is indeed the most prestigious and sought-after recognition event for the golf industry in Asia,” Sebastian stressed.

The 2019 Asian Golf Awards ceremony was staged at the plush award-winning DLF Golf & Country Club in the futuristic city of Gurugram in India which is accessible from New Delhi.

Said Stacey Walton General Manager and Director for Banyan Group, “It is our

10-year anniversary and I am honored to have collected 10-major industry awards this year. I am very proud of our team and we will celebrate this outstanding achievement with them. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders, stakeholders, colleagues, members and our visitors who voted Banyan Golf Club as their number one in Asia Pacific”.

1. Special Award: The Ultimate Service/ Hospitality Award

2. Best in Asia Pacific - Best Value for Money Experience in Asia Pacific - Best Golf Club Experience in Asia Pacific - Best Maintained Course in Asia Pacific (First Runner Up) - Best Food and Beverage Experience in Asia Pacific (First Runner Up) 3. Special Categories - Best Food and Beverage Manager of The Year (First Runner Up): Nattawat Thameurngkul - Best Professional Golf Coach in Asia Pacific (First runner up): John Wither - Best Caddie of The Year (First Runner Up): Kanjanamas Suksamran - Best Marcomm Manager of The Year (Second Runner Up): Bhanujsaya Dangsuwan - Best HR Manager of The Year (Second Runner Up): Kwandee Thanonthip 4. Best Golf Destination in Asia Pacific (First runner up): Thailand For more information and reservations, please send to reservations@banyanthailand. com or www.banyanthailand.com or call at Tel: +66 (0) 32 616 200

58 Penalty Strokes for not Knowing the Rules

Lee Ann Walker was assessed 58 penalty strokes after it was discovered she had violated Rule 10.2b several times over the course of the first two rounds at a LPGA Seniors’ Major.

Implemented in early 2019, the rule prohibits caddies from lining up golfers on putting greens, among other spots on the course. And as Walker found out, there is no limit to the amount of penalty strokes a player can incur for breaking it.

In a statement released by the Senior LPGA Championship Rules Committee, the decision came after Walker notified a rules official during the second round on Tuesday that she had been violating the rule.

Obviously, Walker didn’t realize this until it

was pointed out to her by another caddie on her fifth hole. Walker then went through her round to that point as well as the first round on Monday to determine just how many times she broke the rule.

Considering the total, she was obviously being lined up by her caddie on most putts.

Of the 58 total penalty strokes, 42 were added to her first-round score, changing it to 127.

Walker was not disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard after her first round because she was unaware of any rules infraction (Rule 3.3b).

“With that, the Committee had Lee Ann re-create the number of times this infraction occurred during both the first and second

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rounds, and her scorecards were adjusted accordingly,” according to the statement.

Walker said her playing partners on Day 2 pointed out the mistake that had gone unnoticed by two players on Day 1.

“They made me aware of it on 14 or 15 [her fifth or sixth hole of the day], and I called a rules official to ask what to do,” said Walker.

“They had me continue playing so they could have a conference on the violation and what I needed to do.”

Walker says she was aware of some of the new rules, but obviously not this one.

“It was my fault for not knowing the rules. I don’t have anyone to blame but myself. Big lesson learned.” “I may have made the Guinness Book of World Records.”

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14 38 How Many Golf Clubs Do You Need in the Bag? Miguel Ángel Jiménez, the Spanish professional golfer, has been reported to want a change in the Rules of Golf to reduce number of clubs from the current limit of fourteen down to ten.

Jiménez’s rationale for that suggestion was to say that “people have lost the ability to work the ball”. This suggestion has received a mixed response, although many are in favour; albeit not for the reason offered.

In an age when the move towards quicker, simpler and lower cost golf is on the agenda of golf administrators worldwide, could this limit be one possible answer?

Over the years majors have been won with as few as seven clubs and as many as 31 clubs in the bag. In 1913 Francis Ouimet won the US Open carrying just seven clubs. Twenty-one years later Lawson Little used 31 clubs en route to winning the British Amateur. So why can we only use 14 clubs today?

Initially there were no rules limiting the number of golf clubs.

This changed in September 1939 with the addition of a Rule of Golf stating “The clubs used by a player during a round shall not exceed 14, and the clubs carried shall be restricted to that number.”

Hickory shafts ruled until the 1920’s

The arrival of steel-shafted clubs was the catalyst for this change. In 1924 Herbert C Lagerblade became the first player to use a steel shafted club in a US Open. Sales of these clubs

began in 1922 but initially not greeted favourably by many pros as they knew exactly how far their shots would go with their familiar hickory-shafted clubs. However they soon became attracted to the longer and more consistent ball flight when using steel shafts.

To solve this dilemma they began to bring both sets of clubs and from 1924 to 1935 the number of clubs being used increased drastically.

Some caddies needed to carry two bags because of the number of clubs players were demanding. A survey found that the average number of clubs being used in tournaments was 18. The highest number recorded in 1935 was one player carrying 35 clubs.

After the 1935 US Open the USGA began serious discussions about imposing a limit. Concerns were around the ‘de-skilling’ of the game, an inequity between those who could afford many clubs and caddies having to carry bags that may weigh in excess of 35 pounds.

George Nicoll, a club manufacturer in Scotland, created the first matched set of irons which were numbered from one to nine. With a putter and four woods a total of 14 clubs became a standard that was then adopted in the 1939 Rule.

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These days the clubs chosen by many golfers of all abilities no longer follows that standard selection with hybrids and multiple wedges being a part of the mix, but the Rule remains.

In a stroke round the Rule (4B) says that having too many clubs invokes a penalty of 2 strokes for each hole played with a maximum of 4 strokes (2 holes) per round.

Welsh pro Ian Woosnam suffered that ignominy after nearly making an ace at the opening hole par 3 in the 2001 British Open. After that stroke, his caddie discovered an extra wood in his bag. That turned a tap-in birdie into a devastating bogey.

It was not clear how the former Masters champion wound up with 15 clubs in his bag. Once he realised the mistake and was given a two-stroke penalty, Woosnam took a wood out of his bag and threw it across the tee in disgust.

A Ten Club Maximum – What do you think?

A November article in ‘Golf Monthly’, describing the ten-club idea from Jimenez, evoked a spirited response from readers.

However the notion that this would have any effect on their ability to shape the shot was greeted with bemusement.

“I’m good at working the ball right to left and left to right.

I just struggle hitting it straight or knowing when it will go left or go right.”

However they did point out the advantages of saving time and less decision making. “I often play with half a bag; I find it means I think less about the clubs and more about how to hit the ball.”

Some also liked the idea of the reduced cost in purchasing clubs but seemed to think golf manufacturers would baulk at the idea. Noting that Jimenez enjoys a Ping sponsorship one comment was: “I think you will find the crowd paying you to wear that Ping cap would object” and

another “Ping, his sponsor, can’t be happy about that.”

Other frequent comments centred on playing with fewer clubs making no difference to their scores. “I have broken my handicap with 3 clubs and a putter, but have also shot 106 with a full bag.” “Great idea; I’ve been playing with 10 clubs for the last 4 years and actually play better than before.”

Many golfers have played in the novelty event, ‘Three Clubs and a Putter’. Listening to the post-game analysis, it’s remarkable how many times the players comment on how it seemed to make almost no difference to their score.

It’s unlikely that any serious consideration of adopting a ten-club rule is going to happen anytime soon. In the meantime it’s worth remembering that the current 14 club Rule is a maximum number, not a compulsory number. There’s nothing illegal about taking fewer clubs, that’s your choice.

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December Festive Celebrations

Hua Hin is warming up to the Christmas and New Year festive season with concerts, shows and every kind of entertainment for visitors and locals to get in the swing. Get on your glad rags and venture out for a good time this festive season!

Byrd & Heart Exclusive Mini Concert at the Dusit Thani

Dusit Thani Hua Hin invites you to join a magical evening with one of Thailand’s favorite musical duos, Byrd & Heart on 7th December. Chill out by the beach and enjoy the band’s beloved acoustic classics at the one-of-a-kind beach miniconcert experience at beachfront restaurant Rim Talay Bar & Grill.

1st Showtime 17.00-18.00, Drink package with an unlimited choice from the selected drinks list and tapas table. Price THB 500++ per person.

2nd Showtime 19.00 onwards including Seafood Night Live Buffet. Price THB 1450++ per person.

Blúport Resort Mall Happy Festival; ‘The Port of Happiness’

Join the happy party with countdown concerts @Bluparc - in front of the mall this December: Thursday 28th Tu Popetorn, Friday 29th Da Endorphin, Saturday 30th Pu Aunchalee & The Palace Band, Sunday 31st Sincharoen Brothers and Byrd & Heart Happy Privilege Members – Get free VIP seats with welcome drinks and snacks

For more information and reservations, e-mail: dthhfb@dusit.com or call +66 (0) 3252 0009

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2 42 WEEKLY MONDAYS Transport your Taste buds, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

Superlative savoriness cleverly contrasted arrives in various guises to convey you to culinary destinations rarely visited.

Throughout November and December, Salas chefs get to grips with one of the most exalted delicacies of all: the finest foie gras. Prices start at 290 Baht net.

Marriott Bonvoy enjoy up to 20% discount on your R+B experience.

The Museum’s Sweet Christmas Afternoon Tea, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin

22 & 29 December 2019from 15.00 to 18.00 hours. Treat your family and loved ones to our iconic afternoon tea that has been recreated for a festive experience. Along with the assortment of unlimited afternoon tea treats,.The Museum’s Festive Afternoon Tea is an indulgent experience to be cherished and remembered with some of the world’s finest teas from TWG. Baht 700++ per person.

Tantalising Thai Bbq, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin

Daily, from 12:00 to 22:30 hours. Get your taste buds inspired with Suan Bua’s new menu of many tantalising grilled dishes serving up some of favorite Thai tastes all in one bite. Starting from Baht 190++.

Culinary Treasures Of Japan, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin Every Monday 18:00 - 22:00 hours Hagi Japanese Restaurant Japanese buffet enjoy a wide variety of Japanese specialties such as Sushi, Sashimi, Tempura, live Teppanyaki and much more... Baht 1,350 net per person.

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WEDNESDAYS

FRESH OFF THE BOAT, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

Christmas Day Brunch, Sheraton Hua Hin

“Christmas is upon us and where better to enjoy your family Christmas brunch than at The Deck Terrace and Restaurant. 10 live stations, live music and great kids activities. Prices THB. Taste the open ocean 1,590 net, food only natural perfection of Marriott Bonvoy enjoy locally-caught seafood up to 20% discount on in all its flavorsome your R+B experience glory, throughout THB 2,490 net November and ,including draught beer, December. Prices start wine, soft drink, Bloody at 290 Baht net. Marriott Marys, sparkling wine, Bonvoy enjoy up to 20% Sangrias and Sake Kids discount on your R+B under 10 eat free when experience. accompanying 2 paying adults (maximum 2 Christmas Eve 2019, children per family.)

Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa Pizza Pasta & Risotto, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

Experience the holiday magic of a beachside Christmas Eve. Your night will include a festive buffet dinner with traditional Christmas favorites, carolers, live show and a visit from Santa to complete the mood.

THB 950 net per child (6-12 years) THB 1,950 net per adult. Marriott Bonvoy enjoy up to 20% discount on your R+B experience.

New Year’s Eve 2019 International Live Station Buffet, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa International and Asian buffet at The Deck restaurant with live music, or beachside BBQ with Alaskan King Crab and Lobster coupled by live music.

Both dinners with complimentary entrance to our countdown party (beginning 11pm), featuring fire shows, DJ Base and fireworks at midnight. THB 690 net per child (6-12 years) THB 1,750 net per adult.

Marriott Bonvoy enjoy up to 20% discount on your R+B experience New Year’s Eve 2019 Beachside BBQ Deluxe International and Asian buffet at The Deck restaurant with live music, or beachside BBQ with Alaskan King Crab and Lobster coupled by live music.

Both dinners with complimentary entrance to our countdown party (beginning 11pm), featuring fire shows, DJ Base and fireworks at midnight. THB 990 net per child (6-12 years) THB 2,900 net per adult.

A parade of homemade Italian pizza, pasta & risotto cooked a la minute from our live cooking stations. Our chefs have prepared your favorite Italian dishes with the freshest high quality come along with garden-fresh salads and sensational desserts. THB 314 net per child (6-12 years) THB 628 net per adult.

Tempura Treasure, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin

Daily, except Monday from 17:00 to 22:30 hours. Enjoy the distinct taste and texture of an all-time Japanese favourite. Tempura, prepared to serve using an authentic recipe and Hagi’s best-kept tecniques to deliver the most tasty experience.

Starting from Baht 220 net.

Thai Temple Fair, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin Wednesday, 11 & 18 December 19:00 22:00 hours Suan Bua Thai Restaurant.Treat yourself to Suan Bua’s ever-popular dinner buffet, filled with superb cuisine from Thailand and spectacular performances. Baht 950++ per person.

THURSDAYS Local Nibbles with Your Tipples, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

How about a little something special to go with that cocktail?

Something local yet rather original? Pick from four “Local Nibbles” with all the flavor and atmosphere of Thailand packed in.

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin

From 18:00 to 19:00 hours. Join us as we unveil the festive season and continue our holiday tradition with the spectacular Christmas Tree Lighting .The ceremony will be complete with traditional carols, indulgent treats and festive refreshments. A small donation will go a long way in providing a special gift for each of these children for Christmas. Baht 500 net per person.

Holiday Hampers, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin

Daily, from 10:00 to 19:00 hours. The Perfect Holiday Gift For Your Friends & Family! For this year’s festive season, The Museum Coffee & Tea corner presents Holiday Hampers full of all delectable treats and seasonal favourites suitable for everyone.

Surprise your loved and let us help you to create your own signature holiday hamper! Starting from Baht 850++ per hamper.

FRIDAYS TGIF - Thanks God It’s Friday, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

Looking for a place to relax and unwind?

Come and join #TGIF - Thank God It’s Friday with free flow wine, beer, unlimited canapés and chill house beats by our resident band.

Enjoy the stunning sunset view and the cool breeze at Yam Yen Rooftop ... Prices 590 Baht net pre person.

Marriott Bonvoy enjoy up to 20% discount on your R+B experience.

Surf ‘N Turf, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin

Friday, 13 & 27 December 2019 from 19:00 to 22:00 hours. Dive into our “Surf ‘N Turf” buffet at beach with an impressive assortment of tempting seafood and meat treats. The extravagant buffet spread is accompanied by live cooking stations and mouth-watering desserts amidst Hua Hin’s famed beachside atmosphere and live entertainment. Baht 1,350++ per person.

Reef & Beef, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin

Steak Out, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin Every Thursday 19:00 - 22:00 hours COAST Beach Club & Bistro.

Select your preferred steak from Australia.

Cooked to your order and accompanied by the chef’s salad buffet of fresh cut vegetables and greens - truly a meat lovers delight! Starting from Baht 990++ (220g portion).

Friday, 6 & 20 December 19:00 22:00 hours. COAST Beach Club & Bistro.

Discover the variety of coast side dishes and a wide assortment of tempting appetizers, fresh fish, seafood, prime quality meats and live entertainment. Baht 1,350++ per person.

SATURDAYS

Much prized for their sweet, delicate flavor and tender meat, blue crabs, plucked from the local coastline, are in their prime. And there’s no time to lose presenting them on your plate in the following tempting states. Prices start at 350 Baht net. Marriott Bonvoy members enjoy up to 20% discount on your R+B experience.

Barbeque by the Beach, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

Saturday nights at Luna Lanai the garden comes alive with our evening.

BBQ by the sea. Feast your eyes on our chefs working their magic at the live cooking stations and enjoy some of Thailand’s finest seafood and imported meats. THB 599 net per child (6-12 years) THB 1,357 net per adult.

Luna Market, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

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“Oysters to the left, cheese to the right, the choice is yours, Let’s Brunch.

Why settle for less when the best has more? Over 9 live stations featuring Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Pasta, Fresh premium meats and seafood grilled to order and the only brunch in town to feature both The Cheese and The Oyster cellars. Prices THB. 1,300 net per person Children under 10 dine free (maximum 2 children per 2 paying adults) THB 2,100 net ,including free flow beer, wine, cocktails and bubbles.

Ribs & Wings, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

Sunday nights at Sundara Sports Lounge, enjoy grilled chicken wings, fresh grilled pork ribs and french fries all you can eat. THB 300 net per child (6-12 years) THB 499 net per adult.

Sunday Roast @ Coast, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin

Every Sunday exclusive for Dinner COAST Beach Club & Bistro. Choose your own favourite portion of ROAST Tender Pork, Juicy Beef Savor freshly prepared or Tasteful Lamb, served specialties and local right at your table with Hua Hin & Cha-Am freshly cooked root favourites by the vegetables and assorted talented Luna Lanai home made sauces. culinary team. THB 275 Starting from Baht net per child (6-12 years) 690++ per couple.

THB 590 net per adult.

All About Lobsters, Railway Grand Buffet, Centara Grand Beach Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin Resort & Villas Hua Hin Saturday, 14 December from 19:00 to 22:00 hours. Explore the remarkable French cuisine of Provence!

From high in the Alps, Through the lavender hills to the beach side Cote d’Azure, you will enjoy oysters, foie gras, delicious cheeses and much more.... Baht 1,550++ per person.

PHONE NUMBERS Amari Hua Hin: 032 616 600 BaBa Beach Club Hua Hin: 032 899 130 Cape Nidhra Hotel Hua Hin: 032 516 600 Centara Grand Beach Resort and Villas Hua Hin 032 512 021

SUNDAYS

Fabulous Sunday In the Mood for Blue Crabs, Sheraton Hua Hin Brunch, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa Resort & Spa

Daily, from 18:00 to 22:30 hours. Lobster is the highlight at Railway Restaurant as Executive Chef Steffen Hoffer has sourced the best crustaceans, prepared in different styles all guaranteed lobster fans wouldn’t want to miss. Starting from Baht 1,050++.

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FOOD & Entertainment, 1 - 15 December 2019

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