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meeting of all concerned is to be convened in Karon later this month to attempt to address the problem of unpleasant – in some cases thuggish – behaviour by local taxi groups.

Twelve hotels in Karon, Kata and Kamala have complained en masse to the Damrongtham Centre – twice – that they have been threatened by “Taxi Mafia” who sit at the entrances to the hotels and regard guests as their “property”.

The original complaint was lodged as long ago as December last year, and was reiterated on April 22, said Praphan Kanprasang, Chief of the Centre on Monday (June 3).

The complaint came from six hotels in Karon, five in Kata and one in Kamala, acting in concert.

The hotels complained that taxi drivers: Block hotel transportation and threaten the drivers of hotels limousines or minivans; Tout their services aggressively to guests walking out of the hotels; Vrebally abuse when guests choose to hire a car from a rival group of taxis; Block the entrance to the hotel to bar “invaders”; Drag “invading” drivers from their vehicles; Drag customer from taxis that do not belong to their group; Follow guests who walk out of the hotels to meet with a tour guide or tour group who have come to pick them up; Threaten tour businesses to extort money from them; and Use guns and sticks to threaten tour company drivers.

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plained that the six-month delay in action was because of the complexity of the complaint, and the fact that it involved three areas of the island.

The chief investigator in Karon, Pol Lt Narong Laksanawimon has reported to the Centre that he and his men have already interviewed 15 businesses – hotels and tourism companies – that have had trouble from taxi drivers.

One hotel complained that local taxi drivers had set up a sales counter in front of the hotel and stopped and checked cars coming to the hotel. This frightened hotel guests.

The hotel also told police that the taxi drivers shouted obscenities at guests when they checked prices of other taxi services.

The hotel staff, too, were abused by the taxi drivers to the point where the staff were terrified of them. The hotel

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begged the police to “find the right man” to fix these issues.

The Damrongtham Centre file shows that Phuket’s Police Chief, Maj Gen Choti Chavalviwat, reported back in January that he had met that month with five hotels in the Karon area.

He recommended that a special committee of all concerned officials should be convened as the problem might affect tourism in Karon, Kata and Kamala.

A committee – the members have not been made public – has since been formed and will meet later this month in Karon.

With the “low” season started, tourists are becoming more scarce, aggravating the situation.

Last months, taxi and tuktuk drivers so frightened tour counter operators near Dino Park that they closed down.

Spanish tourist David Velasco in the police cell he later admitted he damaged. Photo: Lars Goran Dikander

Spaniards ‘beat up hotel guards’ POLICE IN KARON ON Tuesday (June 4) arrested a Spanish couple and charged them with beating up the security guards at their hotel, the Golden Sand Inn, in the early hours of this morning.

Police said the couple, David Antolin Velasco, 35, and Maria Carmen, 33, were making love on the beach close to the hotel at 4:30 am. They left a bag containing valuables on the seat of their rented motorbike.

Duty officer Pol Lt Charnnarong Prakonggue told The Phuket News that when the couple decided to go back to the hotel they found out that the bag had disappeared.

“They suspected the thief was a ladyboy they had seen walking around in the area,” he said. He added that he could not confirm a report that the

ladyboy also filmed the couple having sex on the beach.

“They had also seen the ladyboy talking with the hotels’ security guards before, so they formed the suspicion that the guards were in league with the ladyboy. So they attacked the two guards.”

One guard, he said, was hit over the head with a rock and required 12 stitches while the other suffered bruising and scratches on his body.

“We received a call from the hotel receptionist but by the time we got there the couple had already left.”

Five minutes later they returned. The security guards recognised them as the people who had attacked them, so the Spaniards were arrested.

“After questioning, the couple said they thought the guards were in league with the ladyboy. The guards denied this was the case. They said that the ladyboy was trying to sell them her services – which they declined.”

The police charged the couple with assault and locked them in separate holding cells.

Mr Velasco objected to this by knocking chunks off the wall of the cell and cracking the door frame.

He was charged with damaging police property.

The couple’s passports were later found discarded some 200 metres away from the theft scene, but their bag and the rest of.

The couple appeared in court later the same morning and denied the assault charges, though Velasco admitted the criminal damage charge. At time of going to press they were still in custody because – with their belongings having been stolen – they did not have the funds to make bail.

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Public ‘yes’ for Patong cables to go underground A PUBLIC HEARING ON Monday (June 3) to get local views about a long-awaited plan to bury the power cables running along Patong’s sea front road, Thaweewong Rd, met with general approval.

The only worries aired were about the construction phase and whether this would affect traffic and local shops and vendors.

Surapol Buakaew, Director of Servicing Unit of Patong Municipality told The Phuket News that this plan was initiated by the [Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA)] and Patong Municipality under a resolution passed in 2003 by the Cabinet under [then-PM] Thaksin [Shinawatra] that approved, in part, a PEA budget of B90 million for the project.

“However, the cost of the construction was the responsibility of the municipality.

“The estimated total budget is around B203 million, so we need to find B113 million. We have applied for this but have yet to receive approval.”

He said the plan will cover the full stretch from the bridge over Klong Pak Bang [at the south end] to Kalim beach – a total of 3.56 kilometres – and is expected to take about a year to complete.

“Right now we don’t have enough funds, so we may have to ask the government to include it in the 2014 budget [starting October 1 this year].

If it is approved we can start this year.”

At the meeting, Veeravich Kruesombat, President of the Patong Entertainment Entrepreneurs expressed his concerns about disruption from the work. “Patong already has a traffic problem, so the construction must be certain, fast and concise. But I support the idea because it will create better scenery for Patong.”

Rachin Tongmakkul, head of the Patong Beach Hotels Association, said, “I agree with this project but I am worried about the traffic congestion it may cause and the safety of road users during construction period.”

When asked about these comments and other reservations expressed during the hearing, Mr Surapol said, “There were concerns about the traffic during the construction period.

That is a problem and we have to find the most suitable way to minimise congestion.

“But overall, most of the people who came on that day seemed to agree with the idea since it helps to beautify Patong.”

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Thai Watsadu coming to Phuket GIANT CONSTRUCTION materials and home equipment company Thai Watsadu, part of the Central empire, will be open a huge store in Phuket soon, about 500 metres north of the Heroines Monument.

Construction of the store, on 31 rai opposite the Sri Suppalak cashew factory, began two months ago and will be completed in about nine months.

The company sells more than 100,000 product lines ranging from construction tools, cement, and steel roof

trusses to lighting, electrical equipment, and home furnishings.

Thai Watsadu already has 28 stores around Thailand and is currently on a major expansion push.

Two years ago the president of parent company CRC Power Retail, Suthisarm Chirathivat, revealed a 15-year plan to open at least 60 Thai Watsadu stores countrywide.

Each is being built at a cost of around B900 million and will have around 30,000 metres of covered space.

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pponents of the government are to stage a “white mask” protest on Sunday (June 9) at around 5pm at Saphan Hin. Thailand’s white mask movement features protestors wearing Guy Fawkes masks, as seen in anti-government protests in major cities around the world following the global financial crisis of 2008.

One of the organisers of the protest, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Phuket News, “Actually, we were planning to stage the protest on June 6, but we

Based originally on the 17th Century British bomber Guy Fawkes, the White Mask has become a symbol for antigovernment protesters worldwide. Photo: Kashfi Halford decided to move it to Sunday because more people will be free to join.

“It will be a non-violent protest. We just want to send a message from Phuket to the

government.

“We are individual groups who are fed up with the way the country is being run under this cabinet. What [Deputy Prime Minister] Plodprasop

Burglars rob tattoo shop BURGLARS PRIED OPEN the door of a tattoo shop in Patong in the early hours of Sunday (June 2) and stole items worth B100,000.

The owner of the Oi! Oi! Oi! Tattoo Shop on Rat-U-Thit

200 Pi Rd, Sirirot Thongsuk, told The Phuket News, “The thieves took four tattoo machines, a laptop computer, and a small digital camera. They left an axe behind, which they used to break in.

“I never thought anyone would break into my shop.”

But, the optimistic Mr Sirirot said, “The thieves took four tattoo machines but were nice enough to leave one behind for me.”

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Last Sunday (June 2) Mr Plodprasop, in a speech that was recorded and went viral on the web, appeared to tell Phuketians that if they vote for Pheu Thai candidates, they will get a convention and exhibition centre – a political football for the past decade.

Speaking in the Chiang Mai Gymnasium at a political event called “Pheu Thai for the Future of Thailand”, he said, “I don’t want to do it [the convention centre in Phuket].

Why? Any problem? We will do it in the future when the people of Phuket see the good side of us and elect our man.

“I will do it for you, but

right now I don’t feel like it,” he said to cheers from the crowd in the gymnasium, many wearing red shirts and rattling “foot clappers”.

The clip has been shared widely on Facebook, mostly with scathing comments.

One said, “I can’t believe that this is the speech from Deputy PM. Phuket people, do you want to elect Pheu Thai? Then you will get the Convention and Exhibition Centre but it will be a disaster.

Do you want that?”

Another commented, “Now development in each province depends on whether we support Pheu Thai or not?

Phuket people, watch this. Is this the Deputy PM? Good luck Thailand.”

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rew of the giant aircraft carrier the USS Ni m itz last week found themselves caught in the middle of a local dispute over a free shuttle bus service to take them between the Deep Sea Port in Ao Makham and Patong.

Following a deal brokered in 2011 after a series of blockades of the port by black taxis, custom from the Navy was split between the local taxi club and a bus company, Blue Sea. On May 29, Blue Sea threatened to cut off the shuttle service because, they claimed, they had not been paid by the US Navy’s preferred facilitator, Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), which has its headquarters in Singapore.

On May 30, having been paid only a small amount of what he said was owed, Blue

Crew of the USS Nimitz land from a GDMA shuttle boat.

Sea’s owner, Aree Kumban, suspended the service.

He alleged that GDMA owed his company around B5.5 million – B3.5 million from last October when the aircraft carrier USS Stennis stopped in Phuket, and another B2 million so far for the visit of the Stennis’s sister ship, the

USS Nimitz, last week.

On May 30, GDMA apparently tried to hire another bus company to shuttle the sailors, but local taxi drivers promptly barred any bus other than those “registered” with the taxi club from coming into the port.

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GOVERNOR MAITREE Intusut flew back to Phuket last Friday (May 31) after a oneweek visit to Nice in France to try to build on a twin-city agreement between Phuket and the capital of the French Riviera – signed 24 years ago.

He told press on Monday morning (June 3) that he and the French city’s deputy mayor discussed tourism, education, business and culture.

He noted that there were distinct similarities between Nice and Phuket. “Nice attracts more than 10 million tourists a year and is a beach destination.

It also attracts cruise ships

and yachts. So we have a lot in common.

“There may be a possibility, in the future, of direct flights between Phuket and Nice, and I would certainly support that.

“As for education, I would like to see more training and schools [in Phuket] teaching French language so that we have more people to look after French tourists.”

He also saw potential in the leisure marine industry for investors from Nice. “Phuket has lots of yachts and we have marinas, and French investors [from Nice] are interested in investing in this industry. Nice

has a significant marina, and Phuket can emulate this.”

As for culture, he said that Nice had in the past hosted a Thai walking street with Thai food and crafts for sale, and the French city would be willing to host other events promoting Thai culture.

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of Mr Aree, told The Phuket News, “If we allow just anyone to come in here when we do not know who they are, and anything happens to the passengers, it will be difficult to place blame. We [the taxi club] might be blamed for letting them in.”

With the free shuttle service

stopped, the sailors from the Nimitz had to pay local taxis and minivans to get to and from Patong.

On May 30 after further talks, Blue Sea cancelled the contract.

The following day Mr Narong told The Phuket News, “The contract between Blue Sea and Glenn has ended.

It has been agreed that the outstanding debt will be paid within a couple of days.”

In the meantime, and with the agreement of the taxi club, GDMA hired another company to provide the shuttle service.

It is understood that GDMA argued all along that Blue Sea had been paid, but Pornpun Settapakorn, GM of GDMA in Thailand, consistently declined to comment on the matter.

Mr Aree confirmed on Wednesday (June 5) that he had been paid in full. The Nimitz sailed on Sunday (June 2).

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to handle future island blackouts FOLLOWING THE RECORD blackout on May 21 that left 14 provinces in the South of Thailand, including Phuket, with no electricity for up to four hours, local officials held a meeting on Monday (June 3) at which they adopted a plan to handle any future blackout that affects all of the island or a large part of it.

The main fear is that a longlasting widespread blackout will have two effects: It may cause a spike in crime and it may cause a similar spike in road accidents. The plan will aim to make official reaction much more organised and to keep the public well informed.

The meeting at Provincial Hall, chaired by Vice-Governor Jamroen Tippayaphongthada, discussed the four-point plan, put together by the Provincial Department for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

First 15 minutes: Electricity officials must locate the fault and then alert all concerned.

15-30 minutes: Electricity officials must identify which parts of the island are affected and, again, tell all concerned

about their findings.

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) will send staff to affected areas with emergency lighting trucks, giving priority to important public facilities such as hospitals and the airport, along with economically important areas, and areas where there are many tourists.

Media will be informed so that they can let the public know what is happening.

30 minutes upwards: Local authority security organisations, including volunteers, must supply temporary lighting to local communities; monitor and control traffic, especially at intersections; and keep watch for cases of theft, for fires and for people hurt or suffering from medical conditions as a result of the outage. Media will continue to be given updates.

After power is restored: All concerned will check how well it is working and report on any equipment that has been damaged. Emergency personnel will be stood down.

Once again, the media will be informed.

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Garbage, buoys hot topics in Similans talks Naraporn Tuarob reporter1@classactmedia.co.th

A The front of the chartered bus – and the exit – was buried in the house, so the mainly Russian passengers had to escape by smashing windows. Photo: Phuket Police

Bus slams into Patong house FIVE RUSSIAN TOURISTS were slightly injured just after 6pm on Tuesday (June 4) when the Pegas Touristik tour bus they were riding in went out of control in Patong, near the bottom of Patong Hill, and crashed into a house.

The bus, which apparently ran out of brakes, careered down the lower part of the hill,

near Wat Suwankiriwong, went straight on into Phisitkoranee Rd and slammed into the house, destroying the front wall.

The crash was reminiscent of another, in February last year when a bus full of Chinese tourists, and also with no brakes, plunged down Phisitkoranee Rd and smashed into a different house.

On that occasion too, the toll was light, with one motorbike and one pickup truck damaged, and two passengers slightly injured.

Pegas Touristik does not own the bus; like all the others carrying its distinctive winged horse logo, the bus is privately owned and chartered, with driver.

meeting between tour businesses and Similans National Park (SNP) officials on Saturday (June 1) had a distinct flavour of déjâ vu, with long-standing problems such as buoys and garbage discussed in previous years still awaiting solutions.

The meeting, held at the Chulabhorn Marine Park Project, focused on two main issues: mooring buoys and garbage, with the private sector urging park officials to do more about both. The response from the officials was, basically, “We don’t have enough money.”

Dive companies complained that buoys are a perennial problem, with the growing number of speed boats carrying tourists occupying all the moorings and leaving just one for dive boats Ackrapol “Ko” Changkol, Managing Director of Bar-

racuda Diving Co, demanded to know, “Why do we pay B200 a day when there are no buoys for us to moor at? Every time we have a meeting we discuss buoys, but nothing changes.

Nath Konggaysorn, Chief of the SNP responded, “We are not ignoring the problem. But before the next season when the Similans open, I would like to ask for cooperation from every business: Send us all the documents for registration well in advance, including the total number of boats [you will be using].”

Dive company director Jaruwath Ngamtubtim cut to the chase: “If the government doesn’t provide the budget [for the park to install more buoys] then why don’t we do it ourselves?

He said they could get together to share the money to buy the buoys themselves.

Another option might be to buy the buoys and the mooring lines that meet the standards of the DNP [Department of

National Parks] “instead of talking about this again and again”.

This suggestion seemed to meet with general approval, with DNP officials saying they were willing to help install the buoys.

Another major irritant was garbage, with business owners unanimous in believing that SNP staff should put more effort into cleaning up the park.

Once again, it came down to money, said Mr Nath. “We have a boat that is used to carry the garbage back to the mainland but our budget allows us to do this only once every two days.”

After the meeting, one of those present remarked, “The [park officials] always say they do not have money but don’t forget that there are more than 2,000 tourists a day coming by speedboat and most are foreigners paying a B400 park fee.”

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IN BRIEF Man caught with 600 ya ba pills A Phuket man was arrested on Friday (May 31) on drugs charges after officials went undercover outside the Phuket Provincial Prison to catch him.

Representatives from the Thalang District Office called Auchai Sawang, aged 36, and told him they were interested in buying drugs, and was he able to meet them outside Phuket Provincial Prison.

From there, he took officials to his house where more dr ugs were found – 600 ya ba pills in total.

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Canadian contracts rare Zika virus after visiting Bangkok and Phuket

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Canadian woman has been diagnosed with a rare virus after she returned from a trip to Bangkok and Phuket, according to public health authorities.

The woman from the western province of Alberta tested positive for Zika virus, the first confirmed infection with the virus in Canada, Global News reported.

The 45-year-old woman

reported having sustained numerous insect bites during a trip to Bangkok and Phuket in January. The Zika virus is usually spread by mosquitoes.

She became ill after returning to Canada but recovered after about two and a half weeks.

However, it took considerably longer to figure out that she had been infected with the Zika virus, so named after

it was first isolated from an infected monkey in the Zika Forest of Uganda in 1947.

The virus did not make its first appearance outside Africa until 2007 when a case was reported in Micronesia.

Health authorities said the case serves as a reminder to doctors and laboratories that travellers may bring home some rare pathogens that are not picked up by regular diag-

nostic tests.

Three days after the traveller returned to Alberta, she became feverish, nauseous with vomiting and extremely fatigued. She also reported having blisters in her mouth.

Later she developed a severe backache and a rash on her extremities, including her palms.

At that point, she visited a hospital emergency depart-

ment, where she was tested for a number of illnesses, including dengue fever, malaria and measles. The tests came back negative.

The woman was finally diagnosed after the US Centers for Disease Control laboratory at Fort Collins, Colorado, found antibodies in her to Zika virus.

Though she had been travelling with family, none of them fell ill. Bangkok Post

Killer caught in wat after 18 months on run

Driver has lucky escape after plunging into hole A woman driver had a remarkable escape last Friday morning (May 31) when she managed to drive her automatic Toyota Vios out of the Esso petrol station on the bypass road south of Tesco – and straight into a large hole at the side of the road.

The car landed upsidedown in the five-metre-deep hole but the driver, though badly shaken, was pulled out unhurt.

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Suwan Auchareu (white shirt) admitted killing his girlfriend. Photo: Golf Thairath

A N O T H A N BU R I M A N who was on the run for a year and a half after he allegedly killed his girlfriend and hid her body, was arrested in Phuket on Monday.

Suwan “Mui” Auchareu, aged 44, was ar rested at a monk’s quarters on Thaveewong Rd in Patong, where he had been working as a monk servant since he fled to Phuket in 2011.

Suwan was wanted by police after the body of his girlfriend was found in Chonburi in November 2011. With evidence pointing to Suwan as the main

suspect, the Chonburi court issued a warrant for his arrest, but by that time Suwan had already escaped to Phuket.

When Suwan arrived on the island, he moved into the monk’s quarters (Leam Phet Abbey) in Patong.

Suwan was arrested when an undercover policeman recognised him.

Once he was arrested, he admitting killing and burying his girlfriend because of reasons related to jealousy.

Suwan will now be transferred back to police custody in Chonburi.

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ive people have now been arrested in Sadao, Songkhla province, and Sikao in Trang province in connection with the beating of a personal bodyguard to a Malaysian prince at a hotel in Jungceylon last Wednesday (May 29).

All five have been brought back to Patong Police Station for questioning.

Under arrest are three Thais, Prakong Srisopa and his brother Sakorn, and Thanyaporn “Om” To-ann; and two Malaysian men, The Lai Chay and Hing Yam Siong.

Wasana Pratassnang, Prakong’s wide, told reporters, “Mrs Thanyaporn, who is the girlfriend of one of the two Malaysian man, ordered my husband to find a Thai who could drive a car from Dannok in Songkhla, taking two Malaysians to Phuket.”

Prakong himself took the job, and on the way picked up his brother Sakorn, who spoke better English than he did. The two Malaysians said they wanted to go to Phuket to collect a passport and a mobile

Mr Sakorn after his arrest, pictured at Kathu Police Station. Photo: Golf Thairath phone Sim card from a Thai lady in a hotel in Patong.

“When they all arrived at the [Millennium] hotel in Patong the Malaysians said that they had booked a room in the name of the two Thai brothers.

“After that, they told [my husband and his brother] to get the room keycard. When the four entered the room, Pakong thought that it was weird, because the Malaysians turned off the light. They said they

wanted to surprise a friend who would be arriving soon.

She said then a man came into the room, and her husband witnessed the two Malaysians beating the man.

“When the beating started my husband told his brother to go into the bathroom and stay there.

“Afterwards, my husband and his brother took the two Malaysians to [the border crossing at] Sadao. They dropped Sakorn at home on the way.”

All five have admitted charges of conspiracy to commit a robbery after it was reported earlier that the victim, Mohd Sobri Bin Said, was robbed of B42,000, his passport, ID card, ATM card and iPhone.

The investigation continues.

The planning, the long drive, and the numbers – B42,000 stolen, of which B30,000 was given to the driver – suggest that this was not a simple case of robbery.

OF FICI A LS F ROM Phuket and Phanga-Nga officials staged a major disaster drill at the Sarasin Bridge on May 29. Among the results, it highlighted communications deficiencies that will now be addressed, a senior official said.

The drill included the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DPM) Centre for Region 18 (Phuket-PhangNga), Phuket volunteer rescue teams, the Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet, officials and locals.

The dr ill was based around two different events.

The first was a 9.5-Richter earthquake in the area of Sumatra in Indonesia causing a tsunami, knocking down the Sarasin Bridge, and bringing many casualties.

Sirens sounded and officials announced the evacuation of local residents in the Tha Chat Chai area (played by students from the Hongsyok Utit School), and calling for

Two arrested after body found bashed and dumped in canal T WO PH U K E T M E N have been arrested on murder charges after allegedly beating a man and dumping his body in a canal in Thalang after a dispute last Wednesday (May 29).

The body of Thammanoo Thepthong, aged 55, was found around 6pm on May 30 by locals. It had been dumped in a canal near Putao Street, next to Wat Pranangsang.

Police told The Phuket News that on the day of the murder, Mr Thammanoo met up with his friend, Chakrit

Ponklam, aged 35, at around 9am. They both went to Tesco Lotus in Thalang, where Mr Thammanoo withdrew B50,000 from his bank account.

The pair went to a motorbike shop, where Mr Thammanoo purchased a Honda motorbike for B42,500.

Later, the pair went to a karaoke bar, and a man named Prasit Sea-aong, aged 31, joined them for a drink. They then went back to Mr Thammanoo’s house in Thalang, where it appears a fight broke out.

Police said the men had

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them to gather at an Evacuation Centre set up at the Mai Khao OrBorTor offices.

The second event, about an hour and a half later, assumed an earthquake much closer to home – a 4.5-Richter temblor centred on the Klong Marui fault line on the border of Phuket and Phang-Nga. Udomporn Karn, Phuket Operations Chief of the DPM, declared the drill “satisfactory”.

“We carried out this drill to improve our communication procedures, because when there is a disaster, one of the first things that fails is communications,” he said.

“T he radio net work among officials is still a problem because we don’t use only the government radio frequencies but also have to communicate with volunteer teams such as the Ruamjai Rescue Team, who are on different frequencies.

“From this drill we identified some problems which we can now fix. We will hold more drills in the future.”

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an argument, and Mr Chakrit used a metal stick to beat Mr Thammanoo, who then fell unconscious.

Mr Chakrit then allegedly asked Mr Prasit to help dump the body into the canal.

Mr Chakrit told The Phuket News, “I did it because Mr Thammanoo had a bad attitude. He said rude words to me and I got angry with him, so I fought with him and used the stick to hit him.

“He did not die instantly so I decided to dump his body in the canal.”

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Killing the goose P huket’s ‘taxi mafia’ has once again thrust itself into the limelight.

This week, the Damrongtham Centre revealed that their thuggish behaviour had prompted 12 prominent hotels to get together to make a joint complaint to the Centre about the behaviour of taxi drivers.

Taxi drivers, the hotels say, block hotel transportation and threaten hotel staff and the drivers of hotel limousines or minivans; tout their services aggressively to guests walking out of the hotels; and use foul language when guests choose to hire a car from a rival group of taxis – among many other issues.

The original complaint was lodged as long ago as December last year, and was again brought up on April 22.

The Damrongtham Centre acts like a regional Ombudsman for complaints. The centre

receives the complaints and its job is then to ensure that the relevant authorities take care of the problem. In sum, it puts pressure on local government and authorities to do something.

This complaint is by no means a new one.

All local authorities are well aware of the ongoing “taxi mafia” drama, and it has been raised at many meetings and via honorary consuls.

It is fair to say the people of Phuket – as well as regular visitors – are sick of it and want tough action taken.

But whether this complaint to the Damrongtham Centre will result in anything actually happening remains to be seen.

The centre has the power to demand action, but the end result is still that the authorities have to decide if they will tackle the problem, rather

than ignore it in the hope it will go away.

In this case, the fact that 12 hotels have joined together in the hope of finding some sort of resolution, is a big deal.

It raises the stakes because instead of the hotels being in competition with each other and tackling the taxis individually, they have instead decided to band together over this common problem.

The hoteliers, and Phuket people at large, are fed up.

Sadly though, perhaps the only way action will ever be taken is if the island’s tourism industry starts to suffer because of taxi, tuk-tuk and public transport issues – if people choose to stop coming here because they’re tired of being ripped off and threatened.

In the end, the self-interested ‘taxi mafia’ may kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

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Cheating the cheaters Voranai Vanijaka voranaiv@bangkokpost.co.th

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oreign workers are useful. They fill the jobs we don’t have the proper skills to do, or the jobs that we simply don’t want to do.

Hence, subeditors at English-language newspapers are from English-speaking countries, as are native Englishlanguage teachers. Hence, construction workers and maids, who used to be from Isaan, are now predominantly the economically disaffected from Myanmar, as Isaan has become more prosperous over recent decades.

Economically, capitalistically it makes sense. But not everyone likes foreign workers.

“It’s been about 10 years since we have faced the problem of foreigners stealing our jobs,” an angry Suphachai Wattanaparintorn, vice-president of the Phuket Professional Guide Association, said in an interview published in the Spectrum section of the Bangkok Post recently.

“The Koreans came first, now it is the Russians and Chinese.”

Mr Suphachai was speaking

of the influx of foreign tour operators in Phuket. The answer to this dilemma is twofold.

First, in the spirit of capitalism, local operators should upgrade the quality of their services, cater to the needs and demands of the tourists, and price their packages strategically.

Second, in the spirit of good ethics, stop cheating. Get local tour operators, taxi drivers, people who rent out jet-skis, and others to stop cheating tourists. While at it, get them to stop cheating us Thais too.

According to the Provincial Office of Commercial Affairs, Russians topped the list of foreigners flying directly into Phuket airport in the first quarter of last year, 130,000 of them, followed by Chinese (121,000), Swedish (62,000), Australians (57,000) and South Koreans (47,000).

If the Swedish and Australians aren’t the big problem, perhaps it’s because English isn’t a big issue. If the problem is more with the Russians, Chinese and Koreans, then perhaps Thai operators need to employ staff fluent in those languages.

If sufficient numbers of Thais who are fluent in those

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Drinking club with a running problem?

[Re. Phuket Hash House Harriers run 1423 this Saturday, June 1] I’ve been meaning to do one of these runs for a long time now, but are you allowed to participate if you don’t drink?

I gave up years ago.

Agogohome We never push someone to drink alcohol. There is water if you prefer instead of beer.

Note that Phuket HHH on Saturdays welcome true runners as well as expats with wife or girlfriends, and many bring their children as well.

Hope to see you at the next Phuket HHH. Whistle-Blower

With friends like these, who need enemies [Re. Phuket man bashed, dumped in canal] Wow, how tough are these chaps?

Twenty years younger,

two on one, and they still resorted to using a weapon.

Why do we never hear about one-on-one fights using Muay Thai? Cowards.

Dave Williams Nice types: “He did not die instantly so I decided to dump his body in the canal.”

What about his ‘friend Khun Chakrit Ponklam? Like they say, who needs enemies, this guy is such a lowlife.

Laurie Howells

Meeting the needs of the Chinese [Re. Chinese Ambassador lays out long list of Phuket tourism complaints] “600 to 700 guides who can speak Chinese” – what rubbish!

LJM Considering a large percentage of Phuket’s population are Chinese or of Chinese decent, why shouldn’t it be correct?

And in defence of Thai tour guides, I find the ambassadors ‘retort’ quite offensive.

As for his request for more

languages cannot be found, then perhaps consider what newspapers and schools do, hire native speakers. But really, the language barrier is the least of the problem. The issue here is trust, or lack thereof.

Tourists don’t trust local operators, because local operators have a reputation for cheating. Tourist scams make the news often enough. Even the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) agrees on this.

“It is true that the problem affects local business operators, however they have to ask themselves if they are partly the cause of the problem,” said Pol Col Yanapol Yungyuen, deputy director-general of the DSI in the Spectrum report.

He was referring to the fact that local operators are losing out to illegal foreign operators because of foreigners’ fears of being cheated.

If tourists prefer tour operators who speak their language fluently, that’s understandable.

If they prefer operators who don’t cheat them, well, can we blame them? If it’s a matter of legality, then consider this.

In this globalising world Thailand arguably is an emerg-

ing melting pot. Bangkok and other big cities are becoming more and more multi-ethnic and multi-cultural. The government would also do well to upgrade Thai laws to catch up with the globalising world.

Reforming regulations regarding work visas and even residency could revitalise the workforce, bringing skills and expertise we do not have to help modernise our economy, while bringing these workers into the realm of legality and treating them fairly.

Register them and tax them, it’s all about mutual benefits.

But we may be getting ahead of ourselves here. On second thought, no we are not.

Since Asean Economic Community (AEC) integration is in late 2015, just over two years away, regulations regarding labour movements should be looked into now.

In fact, reforms should have begun years ago. We are not getting ahead. Rather, we have been falling behind.

Upgrading services in order to compete with others is a matter for the business operators. Reforming laws and regulations to comply with the rapidly changing world and the

HAVE YOUR SAY signage in Chinese, I’d have asked him how many Thai and Russian signs there are in China for tourists.

Agogohome You have to first check how many Thai or Russian tourists visit China and how much they input financially into the Chinese economy.

After counting these figures, it will be obvious what type of signage is required in popular holiday destinations in China.

Stranger Basically is not difficult to meet the needs of Chinese customers in Thailand as well as Russian and maybe Koreans too.

It will be enough to teach all of the Thai tourist guides to speak and read fluently in three languages, and of course all of them must be legally certified by the tourism authority.

Considering that Thai staff are still not able to communicate in fluent English, this it may take a while – but it will be possible.

Rino Gigi

It’s all about stopping disaster [Re. Phuket disaster drill highlights problems to be fixed] I would call this drill successful.

Not because they didn’t find any problems, but because they did during the drill and are setting about to fix the problems. Good job!

Cindy

What Phuket needs is proper transport

[Re. Thuggish Phuket taxis targeted after 12 hotels complain] Well what a suprise. After 20 plus years of growing levels of extortion, thuggery and intimidation by Phuket taxi companies, somebody finally complains and it gets reported by a newspaper.

When there are realistic proposals to introduce proper bus services in Phuket these are consistently vetoed and bullied into submission

by Phuket taxi and tuk-tuk companies. When there are

approaching AEC are a matter for the lawmakers. Both issues are a “must” and doing it would be to Thailand’s long benefit.

But the heart of the matter is, we can never go “long”, as long as cheating is the norm.

Thai people, we cheat too much. We cheat each other and we cheat foreigners. Not every one of us cheats, not even most of us. But too many of us cheat too much, and that’s the real problem.

It would, however, be too easy to just say “stop cheating”, because no one would listen anyway. After all, how can we not cheat when the environment is just so conducive to cheating?

Imagine a taxi association that controls, say, a popular beach in Phuket. It’s less a labour union, and more a mafia gang. Bus drivers and other taxi drivers caught in the area have been known to be pulled out of their vehicles and beaten up.

Taxis belonging to this association overcharge and possibly even drive a couple of tourists in a loop around the island just to get to the Starbucks down the street.

Nothing is done because the president of the taxi association

has a brother who’s a powerful local politician. This network of course covers other operators and Buddha forbids there might be ties to uniformed authorities. If you’re an in-the-know Phuket resident and reading this, perhaps you know exactly what I’m talking about.

So we come back to the same theme over and over again, an island, a city, a province, a region or a country that is made up of patchy networks of feudal patronage; where the rule of law more often than not serves the power of relationships and connections.

Measure the feudal patronage network against itself, and everything seems normal.

Measure the feudal patronage network against the democracy and rule of law that we pretend to have or strive to have, and the sum is a bunch of cheats.

So illegal foreign operators, in Phuket or otherwise, know this. You’re cheating the cheater. As well, local operators, know this: don’t cry about them cheating us, if we at the same time insist on cheating them.

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proposals to introduce metered taxi services in Phuket these are similarly bullied into obscurity. Tactics include blockades, threats, direct violence, abusive behaviour and occasional murder. The worst offenders seem to be the airport limo concession - they are certainly also the most dangerous drivers on Phuket roads. Phuket taxi companies have the impression they can do exactly what they want without interference from police or local authorities.

The many advantages which would accrue to Phuket from having a proper public transport system simply never happen. Phuket taxi companies view visiting tourists as targets from which they should try to extort as much money as possible - without any regard for the law or the likely consequences on the tourist industry.

A daytime 30km taxi ride in a metered taxi in Bangkok costs around B250. The same taxi ride in Phuket will cost between B1,500-2,000. It is impossible to justify taxi fares in Phuket that are more

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expensive than New York.

Come on Phuket, clean your act up.

Paul Johnson

Oh buoy – where is the money going?

[Re. Phuket: Trash and buoys hot topics in Similans meeting] Similan Islands National Park say all the time that they do not have money to buy buoys, but don’t forget that more than 2,000 tourists per day come by speedboats, and most are foreigners paying B400 per person to enter.

Small white buoys cost B3,000-5,000, medium-size red buoys cost B5,000-10,000 and large yellow buoys may cost B20,000-30,000, but 12 ton cement blocks are already on the seabed so all you need to do is change the rope and the buoy.

DNP should understand that repeating the same message they have said for the last 15 years will not work forever.

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IN BRIEF Police arrest chicken shop gunman Police arrested a long-haired man on June 2 on suspicion of shooting at a chicken rice shop owner in Chon Buri. Earlier in the week the man had allegedly shot ten times at the owner as he had refused to give him a big bowl of chicken rice sauce. Pattaya Daily News

DSI arrest foreman for tricking workers The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) arrested a Myanmarese foreman on May 31 for tricking and deceiving people from Myanmar to work in a factory in Kanchanaburi. The workers reportedly received only B80 for working two weeks.

Myanmarese diplomats believe that there are many more Myanmarese workers in the area. PDN

Police raid Pattaya gambling den

Police officers at a Chon Buri police station raided and arrested workers at a football gambling den in Pattaya on June 2. Police seized football results and around B70,000 in cash. PDN

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Thailand says no third country wants Rohingya T

hailand said Tuesday that it was unable to find any other country willing to accept about 2,000 Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar who have been detained for several months.

“There is no third country ready to take them,” said foreign ministry spokesman Manasvi Srisodapol. “They are worried that if they receive one group, tens or hundreds of thousands of others will follow.”

Many of the asylum-seekers have been locked up in crowded detention centres in Thailand for several months, prompting rights groups to call for their release.

Manasvi said the government was aware of the crowded conditions in the centres.

“Thai government agencies are currently discussing ways and solutions to improve their conditions,” he added.

Since Buddhist-Muslim tensions exploded a year ago in the state of Rakhine in western Myanmar, thousands of Muslim Rohingya boat people – including women and children – have joined an exodus from the former junta-ruled country.

Those who arrived in neighbouring Thailand have been ‘helped on’ by the Thai navy towards Malaysia – their

Migrants thought to be from Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya are pictured after they were rounded up in raids on hidden camps in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat on January 16. Photo: AFP/Madaree Tohlala destination of choice – or detained as illegal immigrants.

Thailand initially said the asylumseekers would be allowed to stay for six months while the government worked with the UN refugee agency UNHCR to try to find other countries willing to accept them. Manasvi suggested they might stay longer, describing the

time frame as ‘hypothetical’.

UNHCR spokeswoman Vivian Tan said the ideal situation would be for peace to return to Rakhine so that the refugees could return home, but admitted that was unlikely to happen soon.

She said the crowded conditions at the Thai detention centres were not

ideal but authorities were ‘trying their best to cope with this influx of people’.

Rights groups have voiced concern that the Rohingya men have been separated from their wives and children – who are held in separate community shelters – and are not allowed to go outside unless they require hospital treatment. AFP

Police prevent Customs from seizing luxury cars CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES tried in vain on Tuesday (June 4) to take control of six super cars for investigation, but police insisted the vehicles cannot be moved out of the station.

The Customs Department, led by chief investigator Yodphol Wichayapol, travelled to Klang Dong police station in Pak Chong district with four transporters to carry the luxury cars back to the office in Bangkok for an investigation.

Three cars – a red Ferrari, blue BMW and white Lamborghini – were moved to the transport trucks and the last, a black Bentley, was next in line, when Pol Col Boonsong

Attaworaanant, deputy commander of Nakhon Ratchasima, who had rushed from the city to the police station, demanded that the cars all be kept at Klang Dong.

The cars cannot be moved until forensic police complete the collection of evidence, Pol Col Boonsong said. Police will call in other agencies to look into the case, he added.

Mr Yodphol decided to cancel the department’s mission. He said, however, that while he would agree to leave the cars at the police station, they cannot be moved as the department had officially seized them, and sealed their doors

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The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will follow up on the investigation into the suspected luxury car tax-evasion scam initiated by the Public Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).

NACC member Phakdi Phosiri said on Tuesday that he has asked the NACC to set up an inquiry panel to look into the case.

Pol Col Dusadee Arayawuthi investigated the case when he was PACC secretarygeneral, Mr Phakdi said. But he forwarded it to the NACC before being made deputy justice permanent secretary.

If NACC chairman Panthep Klanaron approves the request to set up the inquiry panel, he will first investigate the case forwarded by the PACC and then proceed with new and related cases.

The cars have been linked to tax evasion, and authorities suspect they were illegally imported as ‘parts’ to avoid high taxes, then were re-assembled in Thailand and sent to registration at Land Transport offices in other provinces to avoid detection. Bangkok Post.

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IN BRIEF Scientists tell Australia to save Great Barrier Reef Leading marine scientists warned the Australian government on Wednesday of the growing threat to the Great Barrier Reef from unchecked industrial development.

More than 150 scientists from 33 institutions signed a statement saying that the mining and gas boom along the Queensland state coast was hastening the decline of the World Heritage area.

North Korean leader wants ski resort by year-end North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has issued a national appeal to speed up work on a “world class” ski resort, which is being built as rival South Korea prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

Describing the Masik Pass resort in the north-east of the impoverished country as a “gigantic patriotic work”, Kim urged greater effort to complete the project.

Once finished, the ski resort is expected to have 110 kilometres of multi-level ski runs, a hotel, heliport and cable cars.

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Myanmar’s computer users looking online for freedom K

am Khan Cin travelled for four days from his remote mountaintop town to attend Myanmar’s forum on web freedom as the country embraces its longvilified netizens as part of sweeping reforms.

The engineering student said he was compelled to journey to Yangon, an arduous trip made all the harder by monsoon rains that deluged the dirt roads of his native Chin state, to “find out what rights we are entitled to.”

“I believe that we will get those rights one day,” he said.

Most residents in his hometown of Tedim cannot afford mobile phones, but there are three internet cafes and Kam Khan Cin perseveres to get online – even though it often takes 15 minutes to load a page.

Sanctions and economic mismanagement under decades of military rule left Myanmar impoverished and cut off from the world, an isolation deepened by a system of online repression imposed by the paranoid generals.

Less than one per cent of the country’s population have access to the internet and for

Sanctions and economic mismanagement under military rule left Myanmar cut off from the world. Photo: ilouque those that do, unreliable electricity supplies and painfully slow connection speeds often make web surfing an excruciating experience.

But web users say the curtain is lifting.

Former political prisoners and activists mingled with politicians and government officials at the Myanmar Internet Freedom Forum last Saturday, all eager to hear debates on everything from censorship to cyber law.

“The system has changed – instead of the government giving out commands, it listens to the voices of the people.

We want to know what we can do to create the internet

Homeless numbers surge in Australia HOMELESSNESS IN AUSTRALIA HAS surged 17 per cent since 2006 mainly due to a spike in migrant numbers, though fewer people are sleeping rough on the streets, a report found Wednesday.

The National Affordable Housing Agreement report, prepared by the government’s COAG Reform Council, found that overall housing security had declined from 2006 to 2011.

While the number of “rough sleepers” had fallen six per cent to 6,813, the overall amount of people considered homeless had ballooned 17 per cent to 105,237.

Council chairman John Brumby said Australia was now unlikely to meet its target of reducing homelessness by 7 per cent this year, blaming growing levels of crowding and temporary housing.

The rise in the homelessness figure was fuelled by severe crowding, which is defined as a home where there are more than two people sleeping per bedroom and at least three extra bedrooms are required to reduce the burden.

Two-thirds of the 41,390 people living in severely crowded homes were born overseas and likely to be recent migrants, the report said. AFP

freedom that people want,” said information technology deputy minister Thaung Tin. He outlined a vision of fast, cheap and widely-available web access that would have been unthinkable under the previous regime, which banned websites like the BBC and criminalised online dissent.

Government ministers from a new quasi-civilian regime now use Facebook – once only accessible through proxy sites – as their preferred medium to make announcements and quote the BBC and formerlyprohibited exile media groups.

Thaung Tin said Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft and Intel have all held discussions with

the government about boosting web access in the country, as global firms eye what is now seen as one of Asia’s last untapped technology markets.

But hurdles remain, despite international interest in the fast-changing nation.

“I told Microsoft that we want to use their licensed software in our country rather than pirated copies,” he said adding that he had asked the firm to provide it for a “reasonable” price.

Under the former regime connections were slowed down on politically significant dates, such as the August 8 anniversary of a mass political uprising in 1988.

Myanmar’s citizens used the web to leak extensive accounts and video of bloodshed during monk-led protests in 2007 to the outside world, prompting the regime to tighten its control of the internet.

The country was still listed as “not free” in 2012 by rights group Freedom House, which sponsored the Yangon conference.

Myanmar’s reforms have included scrapping a harsh censorship that muzzled the media,

releasing political prisoners and unblocking news sites.

A report published by international media watchdog Reporters Without Borders in December said internet cafe owners were no longer getting police visits.

But it noted that repressive laws – under which journalists, bloggers and dissidents were previously jailed – had yet to be dismantled.

They include the Electronic Transaction Law, which makes using the internet or digital technology for anti-government activities punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

On a visit to Myanmar in March, Google chairman Eric Schmidt said the internet would make it “impossible to go back”.

His vision appears to have been enthusiastically embraced by at least some of Myanmar’s new leaders.

Thaung Tin told the internet conference that he imagines a Myanmar where rural children, instead of being hampered by electricity blackouts, are able to use tablet computers to search online for help with their schoolwork. AFP

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Commuters escape Cairo’s clogged roads for Nile taxi W

hatever their social or political differences, Cairo’s residents agree on one thing: the traffic is a nightmare.

Increasingly desperate to escape the gridlock and pollution of the Egyptian capital, more people are now using the Nile for their daily commute to work.

A new taxi service that uses speed boats to whizz passengers up and down the river has proven the most exciting alternative for many a stressed-out Egyptian.

It’s fast, it’s fun and most of all, it gives passengers a quick break from Cairo’s commotion.

“I get to work relaxed – I’m not stressed, I’m not nervous,” says Ahmed Amin, 43, a father of two who used to spend nearly four hours a day getting to work and back before discovering Nile Taxi.

A 20-minute ride from the taxi’s southernmost stop in Maadi to Ramlet Boulaq further north, shoots past office towers and Renaissance-style

A Taxi Nile boat ferries a passenger along the waters of the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: AFP/Gianluigi Guercia villas – too fast to dwell on the murky river’s flotsam or the dilapidated shacks dotting its banks.

At 30 Egyptian pounds (B130) for a one-way ticket, the service is beyond the reach of many Egyptians, 25 per cent of whom live in poverty according to government figures.

But it is a relief for those used to taking road taxis at roughly the same price, or

those tired of driving their own cars through traffic.

Amin, who works in the finance department of a Cairobased international organisation, says the boat trips have cut short his commute by about 30 per cent, “not to mention the effect it has had on my mood”.

From the boat, Cairo – a city of more than 18 million people – feels green, orderly

and breezy.

But just a few steps from the makeshift boat jetties, the traffic is so bad and the heat so stifling that motorbikes take to the pavement and taxi drivers switch their engines off.

“Let them ride boats.

Frankly I’d be happier with fewer customers if the streets were less congested,” says cab driver Sayyed Ali. Nile Taxi is the brainchild of Magdi Kirollos Ghali and Amr Aboul Seoud.

The pair saw a business opportunity in the ancient waterway that would respond to the frustration of commuters while eventually easing traffic and alleviating pollution in parts of the capital.

“We have a very big high-

way that hasn’t been used for years and years and years,” says Ghali.

Today in Cairo, the Nile is a hive of activity where Pharaonic-themed dinner boats glide and neon-lit party boats pinball around the water.

The waterway has been used for fishing, for tourism, and even for watersports, but its potential for passenger transport has been underutilised, says Ghali.

The idea for Nile Taxi came about six years ago when the pair drew up plans for a comprehensive new transport system on the river.

Their vision included the reinvigoration of the current government-run Nile Bus which has been operating

since the 1960s.

It is cheap and there are many stops, but the boats are old and the routes not always reliable, passengers say.

Ghali, who has worked in the maritime business since 2001, says he and Aboul Seoud commissioned studies on Cairo’s transport, traffic, and pollution and travelled around world to acquire the know-how to set up their business.

They were just about to start designing their solarpowered boats when the 2011 revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak brought their plans, and many new business ventures in the country, to a dead stop.

The aftermath of the uprising ushered in an era of lawlessness, political turmoil, government reshuffles, insecurity and violence.

“We didn’t know who to call or what to do,” Ghali tells AFP. But when things became “too unbearable” on the roads, they decided to go ahead with a modified version of their original plan, using three motorboats they already owned.

By July, the company plans to launch a new tailor-made fleet of low-emission boats, carrying 15 passengers each.

The ultimate goal is to have 30 boats in two years, carrying 15,000 passengers a day. AFP

Boston bomb suspect tells mother he is ‘doing fine’ BOSTON MARATHON bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told his mother that he is receiving thousands of dollars in support from unnamed sources, according to a video obtained by Britain’s Channel 4 News.

Zubeidat Tsarnaev replayed a recording of the conversation with her son, who is being held in Fort Devens prison in Massachusetts, in which he says “everything is fine” ahead of his trial.

“I’m already eating and have been for a long time,” he said in the message, which was recorded last week according to Channel 4.

“They are giving me rice and chicken now. Everything is fine,” he added. “Everything is good.”

His mother pleaded with her son to “be strong”, telling him “you are my life” during the one call he was allowed to make from prison.

Tsarnaev, 19, faces life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted on terrorism and other charges following twin bombings at the Boston Marathon, which he allegedly carried out with his older brother Tamerlan, 26.

Their mother insisted to the British news channel during the interview in Dagestan that “I know my kids didn’t do it”.

She also explained that Dzhokhar had told her: “Don’t worry about me, I do have money”.

He explained that “somebody opened an account for me and people send me money here, I do have lots of money”.

She added that he said thousands of dollars when asked exactly how much.

Father Anzor said his son was in shock and “doesn’t understand what has happened to him”.

“There is no justice,” he added. “It’s impossible to understand what happened.”

The parents’ campaign protesting their sons’ innocence has raised US$8,000 (B244,000), they revealed.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev died in a gun battle with police a few days after the April 15 bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 at the marathon finish line.

A first court hearing for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was last month pushed back from July 2 to July 10. AFP

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Corruption in Thailand ‘has soared’ in 2 years TH E I N DEPEN DENT Coalition Against Corruption (CAC) says corruption in Thailand has risen sharply over the past two years to an “urgent” level.

Business leaders believe Thailand’s economic growth might be 50 per cent higher if not for corruption, according to the latest survey conducted by the CAC. The survey of 1,066 executives in Thailand was carried out between January and April, with about 75 per cent of respondents saying corruption has increased rapidly and 93 per cent putting corruption at a “high” or “very high” level.

One hundred and sixtysix companies have signed up as members of the CAC and have vowed not to get involved in corruption and fraud. The CAC is a joint effort of eight leading private sector groups.

“Corruption hurts the country’s reputation and competitiveness,” said Bandid Nijathaworn, president and chief executive of the Thai Institute of Directors.

Of respondents, 63 per cent said corruption “has a very high impact on business” and 54 per cent said it “raises the cost of doing business by more than 10 per cent”, he said.

Respondents said corruption happens most during the procurement process with the government, followed by registration or applying for licences, government project auctions and private sector procurement.

The most prevalent form of corruption is cronyism, followed by graft, policy corruption by politicians and cash paid for future benefits.

Industries believed to be particularly susceptible to corruption include telecommunications, energy and utilities, agriculture, property development and construction materials.

Mr Bandid said that while the country’s corruption is serious, there are signs of growing awareness.

Another encouraging sign, he said, is that a quarter of respondents had “high” or “very high” confidence that corruption can be solved.

“Some 51 per cent of respondents are ready to take collective actionagainst fraud, and 46 per cent will take part if a practical plan is available,” he said.

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EASY DAYS ARE OVER Thai AirAsia, Nok looking at hefty competition

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hai AirAsia and Nok Air are likely to face serious competition soon, with low-cost carriers (LCCs) from Vietnam and Indonesia announcing plans to establish Thai subsidiaries.

Lion Air of Indonesia, with has 92 aircraft in the air and a massive 537 more on order, is making a move into Thailand’s aviation market, first floated plans to launch Thai Lion Air six years ago.

Thailand’s Civil Aviation Department confirmed that it had heard about the plans this week, but stressed the airline has yet to submit an application for an air operator’s certificate.

Despite awaiting official authorisation, the carrier has reportedly started recruiting pilots, cabin crew and ground staff to operate the airline and is expected to base six singleaisle twin-jet Boeing 737-800s at Don Mueang Airport, the Bangkok Post reported.

Civil Aviation Department director-general Woradej Harnprasert said the airline’s entry into Thailand would intensify the already competitive market, which he sees as a good thing.

Indonesia’s Lion Air has 92 aircraft, with another 537 on order.

“Lion Air’s entry is good for more healthy competition, giving passengers choice,” Mr Woradej said.

So far, Lion Air has not revealed who will bee its 51-per-cent Thai partner.

Lion Air is on a massive expansion drive. In February 2012 it signed an order for 230 aircraft from Boeing, the largest order ever, then topped that in May with an order from Airbus for 234 more aircraft.

Thailand moves up competitiveness list to 27 out of 60 THAILAND’S RANKING has moved up three notches in the World Competitiveness Survey over its 2012 ranking, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) says.

The country stood at 27th in the survey released Wednesday by the IMD, up from 30th last year.

The economic performance indicator drove the Thai position as it climbed six spots from 15th last year to ninth best in the world, mainly due to economic expansion after floods hit the country in 2011.

Other indicators included government efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure.

Thailand’s government efficiency moved from 22nd to 28th, business efficiency rose five notches to 18th and infrastructure development went up one spot to 48th.

But Thailand needed to improve infrastructure in technology, education, science, access to public health and environment issues, it added.

“Thailand’s strengths and weaknesses are still similar

to last year’s survey,” said Pornkanok Wipusanawan, director of the TMA Centre for Competitiveness. TMA – the Thailand Management Association – is a partner with the Switzerland-based IMD. Tevin Vongvanich, TMA chairman, called for improvement of the public and private sectors to make the country more competitive globally “Success in enhancing the country’s competitiveness depends on the public and private sectors moving in the same direction,”’ he said.

The government must attend to environmental issues, along with rules and regulations to facilitate business firms.

Companies must improve and adjust to changes in the global competition, Mr Tevin said.

The US topped the survey as most competitive nation this year, taking over the position from Hong Kong, which dropped to third. Switzerland was behind the US, moving up one position into second.

The IMD has rated 60 countries in its annual survey since 1997. Bangkok Post

Posing less of a threat will be Thai VietAir. Talks are reportedly in an advanced stage between Ho Chi Minh City-based VietJet Aviation and Somphong Sooksanguan, president of Thai commuter airline Kan Air and owner of debt-collecting firm Kannithi Co, to form Thai VietJet Air. Mr Somphong would own 51 per cent of Thai VietJet Air, with the remainder owned

by VietJet, Vietnam’s first

privately owned airline, said an industry source.

VietJet Air, which was only launched in December 2011, launched a daily BangkokHo Chi Minh City service on February 10, using a new A320 narrow-body jet with 180 seats. It launched a daily Bangkok-Hanoi service on Saturday (June 1) and will add a second daily flight between Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City later this year.

The source said Thai VietJet Air is expected to take to the skies in the next six months with an initial fleet of two A320s. It plans to operate domestic Thailand flights and connect the kingdom with other countries in the region.

VietJet Air operates six A320s, mostly on domestic routes in Vietnam, and has 20 more new A320s on order. e-Travel Blackboard/ Bangkok Post

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Chatuchak threatened with closure

Heather Cornish (above) and Izhar Mohsin.

2 new faces for Angsana

ANGSANA LAGUNA PHUket has appointed Heather Cornish as the Area Director, Sales and Marketing, and Izhar Mohsin as Area Revenue Manager at Angsana and Banyan Tree Phuket.

Ms Cornish will be overseeing all Sales & Marketing functions of Banyan Tree Phuket and Angsana Laguna Phuket.

She brings with her over 20 years’ Asia Pacific experience with global brands across the tourism, airline, consumer goods and hospitality sectors.

Her last position was Head Global Brand Management – Resorts at the Intercontinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific.

Mr Mohsin has been promoted from Revenue Manager at Angsana Laguna Phuket to Area Revenue Manager overseeing of Banyan Tree Phuket and Angsana Laguna Phuket, reporting to Ms Cornish.

He joined the Banyan Tree Group with over eight years of experience in reservations and revenue management.

THE STATE RAILWAY OF Thailand (SRT) has threatened to close the capital’s iconic Chatuchak weekend market if it loses its final battle over rental fees.

SRT gover nor Prapas Chongsanguan made the threat on Friday (May 31) as the SRT prepared to take its case to the Supreme Administrative Court.

The Central Administrative Court ruled the day before that the SRT could not increase the monthly rental fees from B890 to B3,157 per stall.

The ruling was made on the grounds that the SRT had no authority to manage the market because the area was not associated with rail transport, even though the Chatuchak area belongs to the SRT. The SRT took over one of the most popular markets in the country from the Bangkok

Metropolitan Administration after the latter’s lease contract expired last year.

The railway agency then decided to increase rents and shop owners countered by taking the case to the court.

The SRT is the most heavily indebted government agency in the country, with accumulated losses of B40 billion. It owns many plots of land with very high development potential, but lacks the funds to make even the most basic investments.

Mr Prapas said was surprised by this week’s ruling, adding that the SRT would appeal it to the higher court.

He defended the rental increase as it included other services including electricity and running water charges.

The old rate set by the BMA did not include other costs, he added. Bangkok Post

Chatuchak: Immensely popular with locals and tourists alike. Photo: J J Harrison

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to confirm the report with government sources, adding that new estimates based on actual amounts received imply losses of B200 billion from the 2011-12 harvest year.

“This is significantly higher than previous estimates by the World Bank discussed in our April Credit Analysis, which pegged losses at B115 billion, as well as Thailand’s Ministry of Finance forecast losses of B70-100 billion,” said Moody’s, which earlier rated Thailand BAA1 with a stable outlook.

BAA1 in the Moody’s short-term ratings implies “high ability to repay short-term debt” while in the long-term rating it brands the country as “medium grade, with some speculative elements and moderate credit risk”.

The current rice subsidy scheme was set up in October 2011 to boost Thai farmers’ incomes, the report said.

The government’s purchase

of rice at around 50 per cent above market prices carries a fiscal cost when the rice has to be resold at a loss.

The scheme is also blamed for a decline in rice exports. In 2012 total earnings from rice exports fell 40 per cent, to US$4.6 billion from US$6.4 billion in the previous year, owing to the government withholding rice stocks for sale in the hope that world rice prices will rise, it added.

“In volume terms, Thailand’s rice exports fell to 6.7 million tonnes in 2012, from 10.7 million tonnes in 2011, the lowest level since 2000.

“However, given that rice exports make up a relatively small proportion of Thailand’s total exports (averaging 2.6 per cent over the past 10 years), the direct and immediate effect on Thailand’s balance of payments is not material,” it said.

Despite the caution from Moody’s, the government

HOLE IN RICE BOWL Rice pledging scheme losses threaten Moody’s rating ccumulated and potential losses from the rice buying scheme, if not modified, will make it harder for the government to reach its goal of a balanced budget by 2017, and are a negative factor in Thailand’s rating, Moody’s Investors Service warned on Monday (June 3).

The ratings company quoted a Bangkok Post report that losses from the rice-pledging scheme in the 2011-12 harvest season are bigger than the Finance Ministry originally forecast.

Moody’s said it was unable

appears committed to continuing the scheme without any changes.

The state news service NNT reported that Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong declined to comment on Moody’s warning.

“Mr Kittiratt said at the moment he could not provide information about Thailand’s credit rating downgrade,” NNT reported, “as he had not yet been informed of the matter in detail.

“The Deputy PM gave assurances that relevant units, such as the Fiscal Policy Office, would be able to clarify the rating decrease to the public on his behalf.”

Despite the massive losses incurred by the scheme, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has stuck to her belief that the scheme “has improved the country’s economy as well as the quality of life of Thai rice

farmers”, NNT reported.

Confusion and secrecy surrounds just how large the losses are from the rice pledging scheme.

On Monday the permanent secretary for commerce, Vatchari Vimooktayon, denied the government had lost B260 billion in the scheme since 2011.

“That’s not possible,” she said. “The government’s subsidies were only B300 billion a year for the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 yields. The amounts covered several harvesting years, not only in the present government.”

MCOT.Net quoted Ms Vatchari as saying, “We have asked the Finance Ministry for an explanation on its closing entries which stated the loss as B260 billion. We were told that high-ranking officials prohibited the disclosure of information.” Bangkok Post/ MCOT/NNT

...but Visa rates Thailand highly VISA INC, THE CALIFORnia-based financial services corporation, has pointed to Thailand as an example of a low-risk country in the world of electronic payment transactions.

Executives at the multinational company said the number of e-commerce payment transactions in Thailand has risen to 15 per cent of total credit card transactions this year from 9 per cent last year thanks to the proliferation of smartphones and tablets.

Ellen Richey, the chief enterprise risk officer, said Thailand’s strong and secure financial payment system has lowered fraud risk to below the global average.

The average for global financial payment fraud is six US cents per $100 spent.

“Thailand is at the lower risk end of the scale of countries, on a par with Singapore,” said Ms Richey.

She said the advance in sophisticated analyses of big data will play an important role

in the prediction and prevention of potential fraudulent transactions.

Visa has upgraded its Visa Advanced Authentication global credit card fraud protection system in a bid to prevent further fraud, which causes damage of up to US$2 billion a year.

The company will soon introduce a consumer authentication service in a bid to minimise e-commerce fraud in Thailand’s financial industry.

“Consumers are using mobile devices to conduct transactions online, so we’ve deemed it necessary to use devices to analyse suspicious behavioural patterns,” said Ms Richey.

Ms Richey said smartphones double as payment devices through the use of nearfield communication (NFC) technology.

Visa has a global agreement with South Korea’s Samsung and will expand to other phone makers. Bangkok Post

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Training, BoT ‘detects signs guides of speculation ‘badly in property sector’ needed’

The baht has been declining against the US dollar since April, but faltering economies elsewhere are still affecting exports.

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verage working hours for factories are unlikely to rise in the second quarter, with export prospects still bearish despite the baht continuing to fall against the dollar.

The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) said signs point to continued cuts in private-sector working hours after they fell by 1.3 hours to 46.2 hours a week in the first quarter.

Manufacturing hours fell by 2.9, while construction and service hours both fell by 0.6, according to an NESDB report.

Tanit Sorat, a vice-chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries, said a cut in average working hours is likely in the

second quarter, especially in manufacturing, which accounts for 60 per cent of exports.

He cited several factors curbing Thai exports – the continued slowdown of the EU economy, reduced imports by Japan, the baht’s appreciation and higher costs stemming from the new 300-baht daily minimum wage.

“I’m just back from Europe, which accounts for 10.5 per cent of Thai exports, and it’s quite clear the German economy will remain bearish, with the financial problem expanding to France,” he said.

“In Asia, the weak yen is expected to result in fewer imports by Japan from Thailand.”

He said April export growth

of just 2.9 per cent compared with the same month last year reflected the impact of the weak global economy and stronger baht.

Nonetheless, he predicts Thai exports will recover this month now that the baht has begun to ease.

Mr Tanit said if exports improve in the second half, average working hours in manufacturing should increase.

He suggests the government prepare for higher demand, especially for skilled labour, as private investment grows.

The NESDB expects the shortage of workers to become more drastic over the next three years. Bangkok Post

Global air traffic on rise GLOBAL AIR PASSENGER traffic grew by 3.2 per cent in April, compared with a year ago, driven by travel in emerging markets, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday (May 30).

“We see strong growth among African, Asia-Pacific, Middle Eastern and Latin American airlines,” IATA chief Tony Tyler told journal-

ists in Cape Town.

Middle Eastern airlines were the strongest performers, growing by 10 per cent, followed by Asia-Pacific at 4.7 per cent and Africa at 4.6 per cent. Latin America grew by 2.8 per cent.

Growth was more modest in Europe where demand increased by 2.2 per cent, and in North America, where the market rose just 0.6 per cent.

The seasonally adjusted rate for April was nearly 5 per cent, IATA said.

Marginally ahead of demand, capacity was up 4.4 per cent from last April, pushing the load factor downward by 0.9 per cent to 78 per cent.

The international flight market was up 3 per cent in April from the year before. Capacity grew 4.3 per cent. AFP

THE ASSOCIATION OF Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) has identified two challenges; the need for better trained staff and a workable strategy to divert tourists to new destinations.

ATTA president, Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, said that Thailand’s tourism was in a good shape, but the rapid growth had caused a shortage of personnel particularly high-quality tour bus drivers and tour guides.

“The association is pushing the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to deal with this situation and we are also recommending the government speed up measures to spread tourists from packed destinations like Pattaya and Phuket to lesser known destinations.”

Mr Sisdivachr warned: “Crowded southern beaches have been ruined, the environment has been compromised, particularly at Patong beach.”

He urged members to “report the real situation” to the government rather than feed officials with “hype”.

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THE BANK OF THAIland (BoT) has detected signs of speculation in the real estate sector and says it will closely monitor the situation, though it stressed there is still no cause for concern.

Despite the signs of speculative real estate investment, BoT Senior Director Mathee Supapongse said property demand in Bangkok and the vicinity was slowing down.

Com mercial ban ks approved loans for 6,011 units of residence in April, a decrease from March,

as a result of stricter loan regulations applied by banks.

Condominium projects had started to slow down after they were urgently launched at the end of the last quarter, Mr Mathee said.

A shortage of labourers and scarcity of land for condominium development were also currently acting as a brake on condominium growth.

According to the price index of residences in Bangkok and the vicinity, prices of land, single homes, and townhouses dropped in April. NNT

New project for bypass AFTER THE SUCCESS OF the Boat Avenue project near Laguna Phuket, developer Boon Yongsakul is about to launch a new housing project on the bypass road, Bill Barnett reports in his blog, ThePhuketInsider.com.

A mixed-use hotel, commercial and residential development is being planned called Bypass Biz Town.

Located next to the Underwood Art Factory, the hotel will be a 120-room boutique property.

Shops, offices and commercial space will be clustered in a central area.

The project will cover a total of 30 rai. Of this, 16 will be developed in the first phase and will include townhouses and detached homes.

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Finding pride in Patong Jody Houton editor3@classactmedia.co.th

The Pride Festival wanted us to have a cocktail reception, because they wanted every gay business in Patong to get involved, but I wanted to do something different and more interesting, so I talked with Adul and we did a combined event

Above right: Daniel See and Adul Hosen at Club One Seven in Patong; Right: One of the artworks on display.

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pril’s Phuket Pride Festival brought together people from all walks of life, sexual persuasions and nationalities to promote acceptance of alternative lifestyles.

Much fun was had, with parties, parades, dances and even an art exhibition, namely The Club One Seven Art Festival.

Singaporean Daniel See, the general manager of cafe and hotel Club One Seven in Patong, was quick to point out to The Phuket News when it visited the exhibition during the last few days of the parade that – apart from two pieces in the ‘Pink’ section of the makeshift gallery – it was not a gay exhibition per se, “I don’t see it as a gay exibition, it’s just art. I like KFC, you like KFC, that’s it.”

However he did go on to say that gay people and those from the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community tended to “appreciate art in general”.

Interestingly, he said that some of the

more overtly ‘gay’ pieces in the exhibition, including sailors and of a naked male form with an outstretched hand, had not sold as well as the less overtly sexual landscape and scenery pieces.

There was a wide variety of art on display, including Christian icons; images of a Hill Tribe, and reproduction art. They were all made next door at the Spirit of Art gallery, owned by Adul Hosen.

Referring to the business partnership, Mr Hosen said, “This is the first time we have done this. It’s all with local artists, many of whom have never had the chance to show their work [in public].”

Daniel added that although they were both approached to do something for the festival, it was their idea to join forces.

“The Pride Festival wanted us to have a cocktail reception, because they wanted every gay business in Patong to get involved, but I wanted to do something different and more interesting, so I talked with Adul and we did a combined event.”

“We’re maybe going to have themed nights and so on, and perhaps combine them with different festivals that are happening at the time,” said Adul.

Daniel sees the location of Club One Seven as critical to its future success – Pracanukroh Road in Patong is home to many art studios and handicraft stores, containing the work of very talented local artists and craftsman.

For the pair, this is the first art exhibition, but it most certainly won’t be the last.

Halfway there at Art Village Jody Houton editor3@classactmedia.co.th

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he open-air and delightfully hippy Phuket Art Village in Nai Harn hosts an all day art workshop, exhibition and festival tomorrow.

The organiser of the 50-50 So Every Thing Is 50-50 event, open to the public, is Kitipong Ngowsiri – better known as ‘Pui’ – who lives in the multi-coloured, dream-like house made from reclaimed wood that is almost a symbol of the Village.

Explaining to The Phuket News the choice of event name, Pui says it’s simple – life is always a 50-50 choice.

“Whenever you look at something you can never really know the whole story or 100 per cent of something. It’s like a coin, you can only see half of the truth.”

Pui decided to put on the event through a desire to bring together artists from different backgrounds.

“I know a lot of artists from around Southeast Asia,” says Pui, “I wanted to help my Filipino artist friends showcase their work here [in Phuket]”.

As well as artists from the Philippines, there will also be representatives from Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and South Korea, as well as many Thai artists in attendance.

Aspiring local artists are also invited to bring along materials and equipment and get involved.

Artist registration is at 8.30am on Saturday, June 8. Then at 9am, artists will sit down together to share “their artistic vision” in preparation

Pui in his home at the Phuket Art Village. for the beginning of the workshop at 10.30am.

The workshop will be finished by around 5pm, after which the Village will come alive with puppet shadow shows, live music and plenty of delicious food – families welcome.

The Phuket Art Village is located in Nai Harn. Heading towards the lake, it’s the first right after Da Vinci restaurant.

For more information, visit facebook. com/phuket.artvillage

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Jody Houton discovers the beautiful world of butterflies Jody Houton editor3@classactmedia.co.th

Phuket has changed, the weather has changed, the cityscape has changed, and what people want and expect is different. As we breed butterflies, we need to provide food plants to them to help them grow

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aipet Hatthakham, director of Phuket Butterfly Garden and Insect World, considers himself a very lucky man – after all, it’s not everybody who gets to work in an “ultimate place of relaxation”.

Mr Jaipet is speaking to The Phuket News in the garden’s new Pim Cafe (it’s named after his daughter), the latest addition to the expanding complex.

“I would say that we’re about 60 per cent complete,” says Mr Jaipet. “We’ve extended the parking facilities and now have a great dining section. But we would still like to do much more, including extend the insect museum, and have more entertainment, perhaps with multi media. We would also like to update the silk section.”

The Phuket Butterfly Garden was opened more than 20 years ago by Mr Jaipet’s father-in-law, Dr Prasit Koysiripong, but back then the set-up was much more basic.

Dr Prasit had become interested in butterflies when he visited the famed Penang Butterfly Farm in Malaysia, deciding to open up a Phuket version upon his return.

But back then, as Mr Jaipet explains, it was much easier to attract tourists, “At that time in Phuket there weren’t as many tourist facilities to compete with.”

After around 10 years of being operational, the garden closed for six years, falling into disrepair.

It was Dr Prasit’s daughter – Mr Jaipet’s wife – who reopened the garden in 2006.

Just a few years later Mr Jaipet left his long career in hotels and the hospitality industry

to join the family business.

“I’ve worked all over, including in Phuket, Hua Hin, Samui and Dubai. I left the industry because we had a child, Pim, and I wanted to have stability. Working in hotels, you never really know where you’re going to be stationed next.

“We also wanted to work in conservation, so it was a natural step really. We thought, ‘Why not get involved in this business?’”

It’s a business that, although one he loves, he believes has become much harder than it was in his father-in-law’s days, and this is not just because customers’ expectations are that much higher.

“Now it’s more difficult to maintain...

Phuket has changed, the weather has changed, the cityscape has changed, and what people want and expect is different. As we breed butterflies, we need to provide food plants to them to help them grow.

“This is something that has always been difficult and in fact it’s getting harder and harder as increased pollution [in Phuket] makes it harder for plants to survive.

“We used to only have to go five kilometres away, now it’s more like 30 kilometres.

Every other day we have to go to Paklok and even Phang Nga to pick up the butterfly food plants.”

The butterfly garden is extensively stocked with butterflies, exhibits and information pertaining to the 6,000 to 13,000 butterflies that are in the garden at any one time – all of which are native to southern Thailand.

It’s come a long way since it reopened, but the enthusiasm and love of the insects

has remained the same.

“When we started it, we realised quite quickly that we loved it and it was very unique. There’s no other business like this,” he says.

And the business is growing slowly and surely – the butterfly garden was recently awarded a Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for 2013.

“When we first reopened a lot of the feedback we received was positive straight away. We’ve since updated the facilities and the quality of service is at a hotel standard.

Now I think we’re actually ranked eighth in the world in terms of size.”

But Mr Jaipet is not going to stop there, “As said, we’re only 60 per cent of the way through our renovations, and we still have a lot to do. We always listen to our guests in order to improve.

“The majority of our guests are European or come via tour operators, but we also get a lot of students from local schools – more and more Phuket people are coming.”

The garden uses its annual butterfly release event – now in its seventh year – to raise awareness of the centre and also the environmental factors that affect butterflies.

“As we can’t release them in Phuket Town [owing to pollution and building work] and instead do so at the Bang Pae Waterfall, it hopefully teaches people that we need to respect nature in order for butterflies to survive.”

Phuket Butterfly Garden and Insect World, 076 523 609; phuketbutterfly.com.

Open daily 9am-5pm.

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BIS students’ award-winning essays Twelve-year-old Tiffany Yip Tym Yan and 17-year-old Josie Ann Paul from British International School Phuket won the Primary and Secondary FOBISSEA essay competitions last month. Below, we publish their winning entries

Secrecy

By Tiffany Yip Tym Yan

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group of animals was looking for a secret that they thought would make them perfect. Each animal was not happy with who they were.

The mighty elephant complained about being overweight and slow, when in fact, he was the king of the jungle. The cheeky monkey was so playful and funny, and yet she was not happy with how she talked. The ferocious tiger was not happy with the black stripes on his body and was sad when he growled and scared other animals away when he wanted to play with them.

The playful dog was not happy with how people treated him and liked to play by himself. The beautiful fish did not like their scales and desired more shiny scales.

One day, the animals decided to look for Dr Owl, who lived in an invisible tree trunk with visible

Twenty Seconds

By Josie Ann Paul

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efore it’s too late, I want twenty seconds of being free. Twenty seconds without this weight.

Twenty seconds of normalcy.

That’s all, twenty seconds.

“I’m okay.”

It’s at least the fifth time I’ve told Anna that I’m fine. She won’t leave me alone. I just want silence.

“You don’t seem it,” she replies.

leaves. They called out, “Dr Owl, Dr Owl, where are you?” Suddenly, a door opened and the animals went inside. Dr Owl greeted, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. What’s wrong with all of you? You look so down when you should be up. Look at me. Where am I? I’m up, up on the tree. And you should be up in life!”

The animals shouted out together, “But how?” Dr Owl replied, “I knew you would ask me how when you are supposed to know how yourself.” The wise Owl began asking those friends a riddle: “What would you do if a bull charged you?”

The elephant said, “Charge back at him!”

The monkey joked, “Swing from tree to tree.”

The tiger roared, “Growl back at the bull.”

The dog barked, “Better run away.”

The fish said “Swim for your life!”

Dr. Owl teased, “Do you want to know the answer?”

They all nodded their head. The professor revealed the secret: “If a bull charged you, you’d better pay him - cash!”

“Ha, ha, ha, but the riddle had nothing to do with happiness!” laughed and exclaimed by the animals.

Dr Owl continued, “Ha, ha, ha, you all laughed! That’s what happiness is about.”

So the first secret to happiness is: laugh. The animals seemed to understand a little more about how to

become happier. Dr Owl asked them if they wanted to go on an adventure, a journey of discovering the greatest secret to happiness. They got really excited and said yes.

The meeting place to begin the journey was called the Lake of Mirror. Whoever could reach this point first would discover the secret first. With a powerful memory, the elephant ran with confidence. Being clever and quick, the monkey jumped from tree to tree.

The dog could smell its way and had no fear of getting lost. The fish could swim fast like an arrow in the water. The tiger could run fast like a bullet in the jungle.

So who got to the lake first? Dr Owl, of course. All the animal friends reached the lake at the same time.

Dr Owl congratulated them, “You are all winners because you tried your best. Do you now want to find out the greatest secret to happiness?” The professor asked everyone to gather around the lake. He exclaimed, “You want the secret? Here it is – look into the water!”

What every animal saw was the reflection of their face. With a surprised look on their face, the animals finally understood that they themselves were the secret to being happy!”

The greatest secret to happiness is no secret at all.

Just be yourself; be happy.

I flinch at her touch. She notices. I stare. She moves her hand back. The look of pain on her face, makes me hurt.

“Lets just get to class.”

She walks away. I can feel the corners of my lips turning up, but my eyes won’t crinkle. Will I ever be happy again?

Down the corridor Anna meets up with Ben. They look happy. She leans against her locker, the arch of her back so curved that I can see the corridor continue behind her. Ben rests on the lockers too, his arm floppily around her waist. He whispers something into her ear, and they laugh. Easily. I remember feeling that.

I remember that sparkle. The touch of our hands. The feel of his breath against my face when he was close, telling me all his secrets.

Something presses my arm. Jump. Get away.

“Wow, sorry for bumping into you, Leah. No need to be so frightened.” Michael restarts his sprint down the corridor.

It’s just Michael. Just Michael.

The corridor crowds. People bumping their way to class. Noise.

The party. And we went upstairs, two steps at a time.

Our hands entwined. A dark corridor. Silence.

And now there’s no noise in me. I’m numb, nothing.

I’m here waiting, so I can feel normal and like I belong, if only for a couple of seconds. Twenty seconds. That’s all I need. Normalcy.

“What do you think it is, Leah?”

Oh, that’s me. “Sorry, could you say it again?” This keeps happening, for the past month and 4 days. Nothing I learn is staying in me, there’s no more room.

It’s dark. I try to make noise; nothing escapes but air.

I can feel every touch, every slither of hand. No more sparkles. My head hurts. So do my arms. I can’t move. I taste salt, open my soundless mouth. I can do nothing.

I notice every touch now, every glance. Do they know that the people they’re with can turn into monsters? Or did it just happen to me. Stop twirling your hair! Please.

You’re only going to get hurt. And you, stop biting your lip in anticipation! Get away while you can.

But I say nothing. I walk to my last lesson of the day—it’s English with Anna. I should be okay because she’ll be there. I walk in, and there she is, with the biggest grin on her face, like she misses me immensely, even though we just had lunch together. I want to say something. But I don’t.

The classroom door slams shut behind me. I hear the grind of my chair being pulled across the floor as I position myself to sit. I take a long hard steady breath. I just need twenty seconds.

“We’re starting a new book,” Anna whispers.

I love reading, “What book are we doing?”

“The Lovely Bones!”

I wish I had died.

My eyes open. One of the books is on the classroom floor, the title staring at me. Anna grabs my face, and I know where I am. I calm down. I’m at school. I’m in English. I’m safe.

Anna and I are walking home, we aren’t talking, we haven’t spoken since English. I can tell that she’s watching me, scanning my body.

“Are you okay?”

My face swells, my throat clogs, I want to cry.

“Hello, Leah? Are you there?”

His breath was sour. The room was dark. I couldn’t move my arms or legs. I said no. I cried. I tried. He hit my head. I tasted salt, the dirt and sweat of his palm over my open mouth. She knocked on the door, “Leah, are you okay? Are you in there?”

“Give us twenty seconds,” he said.

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Second step to feeling super Ron Veldhuis editor3@classactmedia.co.th

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i and welcome back to the second part of ‘Three steps to feeling super!’

So how did you go? Did you do or try any of the 10 ‘Mini Steps’ to feeling super based on what you eat?

If you did at least seven of the 10 mini steps for just one week you would have already noticed how much better you feel with more energy and a stronger immune system, which takes us to our second part, ‘Move.’

It is really simple and true that workouts can be easy, fun and simple. It is just about making the movements correctly and at the right intensity. You will always feel better afterward.

Once again with so much information being thrown at us about eating and the ‘right kind of exercise’ it is easy to become overwhelmed and demotivated.

You don’t need to join a fancy gym with a ton of complicated equipment or perform a range of complicated movements – certainly not to get started.

All you need is enough space to make full range movements safely and preferably in a fresh, open air environment.

Here in Phuket we are blessed with an abundance of clean fresh air, a wonderful climate and plenty of places where you can exercise outdoors and make new friends at the same time.

I also highly recommend training with a partner friend or trainer most of the time - it is just much better fun and automatically becomes a fun social pastime.

So once you have created your own body weight cross fit type routine and sessions add the following vital training tips and techniques to your routine: The first and main ‘secret’ is before any workout put yourself in a mental state that is happy and peaceful and feels empowering to you. More about this in the third and final step to feeling super: ‘Train with your brain’.

Secondly, always begin your workout

Ron (above, left) leads a one-on-one exercise class on the beach. with a gentle warmup routine. Make sure you move and warm up all your main joints in full range gentle movements. Include your neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers, spine, hips knees, ankles and toes. You can use your own warmup routine and whatever works best for you, but make sure you move all main body joints in full range of motion and without any pain.

Thirdly, and possibly the most important basic rule – it is actually so obvious and easy to forget because we do it subconsciously – is breathing; breathing properly and effectively is totally crucial even more so when you exercise.

Odd really when you consider you can live without food for weeks, without water for days but only for minutes without breathing – there is real food for thought.

I will share some very simple and basic breathing tips particularly effective prior to any workout but also great as a quick powerful energiser for your body, mind and soul.

Once you have warmed up, stand relaxed with your shoulders, back and chest out and head up; airway open and relaxed. This should feel very comfortable and empowering after your warmup routine.

New law reignites debate over Germany’s 100 ‘baby hatches’

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ermany’s “baby hatches”, where women can safely leave their unwanted newborn, have come under fire as the government pushes a new law to guarantee a child the right to eventually know its mother’s identity.

At a Berlin clinic, a discreet path winds through springtime flowerbeds to a sign that simply directs visitors to the ‘Baby Crib’ – a steel hatch that opens onto a heated cot.

“An alarm goes off for several seconds,” says Gabriele Stangl of the Protestant Church-run Waldfriede hospital in the capital’s leafy, residential Zehlendorf district.

“It takes two to three minutes for the nurses to come and get the baby, enough time so the mother can get away without being seen.”

In the 13 years since the clinic set up the hatch – known in Germany as the ‘Babyklappe’ – the alarm has sounded more than 20 times, especially lately.

“For two years we didn’t have any, and during the last six months we had two in five days,” Stangl said.

The babies tend to be between 24 and 30 hours old and are cared for by the hospital. They are passed on to an adoptive family unless the birth mother changes her mind within the first eight weeks.

Germany has around 100 baby hatches under a system thought to have been common in medieval Europe and through to the end of the 19th Century.

It was reintroduced 14 years ago in Germany and has since been adopted by other countries ranging from Belgium to Japan. AFP

Become aware of this natural relaxed, powerful stance and position.

Close your eyes and become aware of how this feels at the same time bringing all your attention and focus to your breath.

Then notice how you are breathing.

Are you breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth? Are you breathing mainly from the top part of your chest? Ideally you are diaphragmbreathing; this is as you breathe in through your nose, your diaphragm pulls down pushes the stomach out and forward creating a vacuum below your lungs and drawing in deep full lung ca-

pacity breaths (which in turn brings lots of fresh oxygen and energy to your hard working muscles) as you breathe out through your mouth relax and repeat and become aware of your breathing rhythm.

The final and fourth tip is fairly obvious but also often over-looked and not always included in a workout; the cool down.

At the end of your workout it is especially important to relax gently, stretching all main muscle groups. This not only feels great but is really good for your muscle tendon and ligament tissues. The cool down routine should always be a pleasant and relaxing experience slowly bringing your heart and breathing rate back to a normal resting rate.

Always do this after your workout and again become aware of your breath and posture after the workout too, you will notice quite a big difference if you are not doing this already.

Also at the end of your workout routine just relax and do a ‘mini meditation’ to become aware of how different your body feels. Notice your thoughts and use these too during your workout time.

Have fun with this and enjoy your workouts. See you next month for the final chapter: ’Train with your Brain’ Ron Veldhuis is a workplace trainer and motivator, a peak performance coach and expedition leader. Contact him at ronveldhuis@live.com

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A month in the life of Soi Dog SOI DOG STORIES

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Every year SDF adopts out as many dogs as possible to good homes to countries such as the UK, Canada, the USA and Australia. Last year 360 dogs were adopted

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For more information on Soi Dog, visit their website soidog.org

Pam Blades, who adopted Nikki to her home in the United States, is hoping to train the three legged survivor of the dog meat trade as a therapy dog. Pam thinks it would be helpful “if folks could see where he came from and how he has flourished.” But becoming a therapy dog is a long haul for Nikki. He has to go to basic obedience classes, advanced obedience, and then through what they call here ‘good citizenship certification’. He also has to learn English first. Pam says she will start in three months or so once he settles in.

50,000th sterilisation

SDF reached its 50,000th animal sterilisation (since starting in late 2003) on May 7, when a little black haired stray from Thepkasatri, called Haa Sip (Thai for 50) was sterilised at the Mai Khao clinic by Thai veterinarians Dr Su, SDF’s senior vet; and pupil Dr Chae. SDF aims to increase the yearly rate to around 15,000 animals to reach around 100,000 sterilisations in three year’s time.

New SDF hospital planned

759 sterilisations in April

A total of 759 sterilisations took place in April at the SDF clinic (142 cats and dogs), mobile clinics (497) and in Bangkok (120).

Mobile clinic areas covered were Muang (232), Kamala (141), Patong (11), Cherngtalay (9), Kathu (10) and Rassada (54). Of the total, 225 were puppies and 15 kittens, most were strays, but 104 of the total number of cats and dogs did come from owners.

Adoptions: More than one per day last year

Above centre: A handler plays with Nikki, who flew out to his new home in the US in April.

Nikki the therapy dog?

elcome to the first column about the Soi Dog Foundation of Phuket (SDF), which rounds up the monthly happenings at Phuket’s world famous animal care organisation.

Every year SDF adopts out as many dogs as possible to good homes to countries such as the UK, Canada, the USA and Australia.

Last year 360 dogs were adopted. This year volunteers Cindy and Derek Amey, who film and process the dogs for adoption, are well on track to beat that target. So far around 40 adoptions were placed between January and April, the majority going to the US, Canada and UK. By early May, Cindy had already 17 planned adoptions.

Nakhom and Phanom: Survivors find new homes

Nakhom (Nikki) and Phanom are two dogs rescued from the dog meat trade, had their

legs amputated following injuries in smugglers’ transport cages and have now been adopted out. Both have recently gone to separate homes in Boston, USA. Nakhon and Phanom were rescued during the arrest of dog meat smugglers. Each had had their limbs crushed between cages while on the smuggler’s trucks.

Dr Bo of the Nakhon Phanom shelter performed urgent surgery on the dogs soon after arrival, although each had a limb amputated they can still walk and are happy dogs.

Nakhon and Phanom had virtually no chance of being adopted within Thailand, but have now found loving overseas owners. Nikki arrived at her new home in Connecticut, USA in mid-May. Nikki’s new owner, Pam Blades, describes Nikki’s first day after more than 24 hours travel from Phuket.

“We made it through the night fine. All is well. Nikki and Kami (a former Thai street dog) doing well. Nikki very playful. Jumping around playing with Kami’s toys. Kami okay with it. Couches, three legs, no problem. He is a very curious dog and is exploring everything. Cats don’t seem to be a problem and they have very interesting smelling food.”

SDF is in the process of building a new hospital at the Mai Khao shelter to further improve facilities for sterilisation and other caring processes. The ground has been cleared but funding is still required to complete the project. Meanwhile work on the sterilisation clinic aspect of the shelter is progressing. The clinic must precede hospital construction.

Dog meat trade

SDF’s involvement in stopping the barbaric dog meat trade between Thailand, Vietnam and Laos is having some success, but has a long way to go. A distemper epidemic developed at the Nakhon Phanom livestock centre, where following numerous interceptions over 3,000 dogs were living in early May. With around 700 dogs dying SDF has brought in teams of vets from overseas to try and save the remainder. In the meantime it is financing the construction of new shelters in Buriram to help house the dogs.

SDF benefactor dies

Jeanne Marchig, who died in Switzerland in early May was, through the Marchig Trust, one of Soi Dog’s biggest supporters. Through the Marchig Trust she established in 1989, she enabled countless smaller animal charities like Soi Dog Foundation to progress and continue their work, and in 2011 she funded the innovative cat hospital that bears her name at the SDF centre in Phuket.

The Boxer: more than a fighter YOUR BREED Jackie Perry editor3@classactmedia.co.th

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he Boxer as we see it today is the end product of many generations of selective breeding.

Its origins are known to have been around 2500 B.C. in Assyria, but of course it is attributed nowadays to Germany where it was fully developed from the early “Bullbeisser” dog, which was much admired for its tremendous ability to hunt down and hold wild boar, bear and bison.

After the Napoleonic Wars, many of the large Estates which were renowned for holding great hunting parties were disbanded and therefore many of the dogs were sold.

During this time the English exported a Bulldog to Germany which resembled more a small Mastiff, and some 70 years later some of the pioneers of the Boxer breed used two descendants of those Bulldogs in their breeding programmes.

These two descendants appear in most of the pedigrees of early German Boxers. It has been rumoured that there were other breeds introduced into the present day Boxer but it is almost certain that actually only the Bulldog cross dogs were actually used.

The first Boxer was registered with the German Kennel Club in 1904 and the first show ring champion was declared in 1915.

The Boxer is a dog of medium height, squarely built with good substance and bone. His well muscled body is contained in a smooth,

taught skin. His gait is well reaching and elastic with easy stride which befits a working dog.

In size they should be 57-63 cm in the male and 53-59 cm in the female.

The head is a most important feature of the breed.

The harmonious proportions of the skull to the muzzle being of prime consideration.

The length of the muzzle to the stop is half the length from the stop to the rear of the skull. The head should not show heavy wrinkles, although when the ears are erect there will be a few showing on the the skull.

There are also those present from the lower edge of the stop running downwards on both sides of the muzzle. Eyes will be dark brown in colour.

Ears are set at the highest point of the skull, and if not cropped then carried forward and lying flat and

close to the cheeks when not in the alert position, when they form a crease close to the base and fall forward.

The body should be square in outline. The angulation of the shoulder should be well laid back with long sloping shoulder blades which are not excessively muscled or “loaded”.

The forelegs are long, straight and muscled. Strong pasterns very slightly slanting but almost perpendicular to the ground. Feet should be strong and compact and never turned in or outwards.

The Boxer is a dog of immense energy and playfulness. It is a great breed for energetic younger people who enjoy long walks and trips to the beach. It can be very good with children as it is a most patient dog and will guard younger ones well as it has an innate wariness with strangers.

Jackie Perry is based in Phuket but travels to judge dog shows all over the world. She is happy to answer any questions from dog lovers. Email editor3@classactmedia.co.th

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THE BIG LIST Air crash survivors The good news about plane crashes is that the odds of surviving are getting better all the time, and studies show that, on average, up to 75 per cent of passengers now survive even the worst aircraft accidents. While admittedly a lot can still go wrong at 30,000 feet, here are some cheery stories of survival.

Alive in the Andes: in 1972, an Uruguayan plane with 45 people on board crashed in the Andes mountains. More than a dozen people died in the impact, and eight were later killed by an avalanche that swept over their shelter in the wreckage. The last 16 survivors were rescued more than two months later: faced with starvation and radio news reports that the search for them had been abandoned, the survivors fed on the dead passengers who had been preserved in the snow. Rescuers only learned of the survivors after two of the passengers completed a 10-day trek across the mountains to find help.

Riding the thunder: Lt Col William Rankin is the only known person to survive a fall through a thundercloud.

In 1959, the veteran fighter was flying an F-8 jet above a thunderstorm in North Carolina when his engine failed and the aircraft fell into the cloud. He ejected from the aircraft into the -50 degree air and suffered instant frostbite. After his parachute opened, he was tossed around inside the storm for more than 30 minutes, as huge bolts of lightning crashed nearby and he had to hold his breath to keep from drowning. Eventually he landed in a forest, and searched around the area until he found help.

The longest fall: A stewardess on a Yugoslav passenger jet, Vesna Vulovi, was the only person to survive a fall of 10,160 metres after the plane exploded in mid-air in 1972 – possibly as a result of a bomb. She was still inside the tail section of the aircraft when it hit a snow bank; she suffered a broken skull, legs, vertebrae, and was in a coma for 27 days. Vulovi holds the official record for the longest fall without a parachute. But it’s rumoured the aircraft may have been shot down accidentally by an anti-aircraft missile – and that the height of the fall was exaggerated to cover up the incident.

Sole survivor: On Christmas Eve, 1971, teenager Juliane Koepcke fell for more than 10,000 metres while still strapped to her seat, after the Peruvian passenger plane she was flying in was hit by lightning and disintegrated. It’s thought updrafts from the storm and the thick forest canopy helped break her fall. Juliane spent 11 days alone in the Peruvian jungle with a broken collarbone and half-blind without her glasses, before she was rescued. Her mother had also survived the crash, but was badly injured and died a few days later.

Going down? In 1945, more than a dozen people were killed when a straying B-25 bomber crashed into New York’s Empire State building.

One of the survivors was elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver, who was injured when she was thrown out of her lift cage. When rescuers arrived, they put her back in the elevator and pushed the button for the ground floor. But the lift cables were damaged – and Betty fell uncontrolled in the elevator cage for 75 floors. Somehow she survived, and went back to work in the same elevator five months later.

Son born in jail frees mother from prison

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he son of a Indian woman has bailed her out of jail – 19 years after she gave birth to him in prison.

The mother, Vijaya Kumari, was arrested in 1993 after being accused of the murder of a neighbour in her village in India’s Uttar Pradesh state.

She was pregnant when arrested, and gave birth to a son named Kanhaiya while she was held in Lucknow Jail.

Vijaya was granted bailed in 1996 – but her husband refused to post the required US$180 bond (B5,435) for her release, and so she stayed in prison.

Her son Kanhaiya lived with his mother in the prison until he was six years old, and was then sent to a government-run home He’s now grown up and works in a garment factory – and has saved every spare rupee for years to rescue his mother.

Some 19 years after his mother was first jailed, Kanhaiya paid the bail money at the Allahbad High Court to set her free late last year.

“I worked very, very hard to get the money for the release of my mother,” he said when re-united with his mother. “I’m very happy now.”

The case has caused a scandal in India and has prompted authorities to take action for thousands of

Kanhaiya (left) and his mother, Vijaya, free from jail after 19 years. other people languishing in Indian jails without having been convicted of any crime.

India’s courts are famously slow and inefficient, with cases typically backed for decades. The criminal justice system depends heavily on confessions, which makes it difficult for courts to secure convictions.

It’s estimated the conviction rate for serious crimes is as low as 4 per cent of the cases that come before India’s courts.

Pilot walks out front door after crashing into house

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he pilot of a small plane who ploughed his aircraft into a large house in Virginia in the US was unhurt – and left the building by the front door.

The aircraft was taking an aerial photographer up over the area to take night shots.

But it reportedly ran low on fuel and suffered electrical problems around midnight – and shocked residents in the town of Hendron watched the plane fly low over their neighbourhood, before pitching nose down into the house.

“He was about to hit a little bit lower, went down then up, then it just went boom,” said witness Sarah Maydwell.

The aircraft narrowly missed

Photo: WUSA9 TV the gas main in the building, which is divided into apartments and home to several families.

Amazingly, no-one was seriously hurt in the aircraft or in the building – although four adults and two children were asleep in the apartment that got hit.

The pilot and one passenger walked out of the plane after they

crashed into the living room, and tried to explain themselves to the shocked family.

The family told police that their bedrooms were untouched by the impact, and the pictures stayed on the walls.

They said they didn’t know that a plane had crashed in their living room until they opened their bedroom doors and saw it.

Resident David Ventura described his wife’s reaction: “She went from her room to the living room and she saw the plane. She was screaming and everything and one of the guys that was driving the plane told her to call 911. But she was so nervous that she couldn’t because she was in shock.”

Last man standing – at 116

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116 year-old Jiroemon Kimura was born in 1897.

Japanese man has become the last man alive born in the 19th century, after the death of his closest rival.

Jiroemon Kimura was born on April 19, 1897 – which makes him now 116 years old.

Although 21 women born before New Year’s Day in 1901 are still alive, Mr Kimura is the last 19th century man, since the death in Barbados last week of a 113 year-old rival for the title.

Mr Kimura is also the oldest person in the world with a

verified birth date, followed by a Japanese woman, Misao Okawa, who is 115.

Mr Kimura was born in Year 30 of Japan’s Meiji period, and has lived through the reigns of four Japanese emperors.

He retired in 1962 after working for 45 years in the Japanese post office.

He attributes his long life to eating small portions of food, and says he now spends most of his time in bed.

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Serving up a Sunday favourite Claire Connell editor1@classactmedia.co.th

Clockwise from top: The carvery at the Irish Times; a guest enjoys her Sunday roast; and some of the great cuts of meat available.

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ne of the original and probably one of the most authentic Sunday roasts on the island is served weekly at the Irish Times bar and restaurant in Jungceylon, Patong.

Irish Times owners Thomas and Ronald Corley first served up the roast around six years ago – back then it was one of the only places, aside from high end hotels, offering such a meal in the area.

The roast, priced at B399 including a beverage, consists of roast lamb, pork, roast beef, ham and chicken, plus roast vegetables, soup, gravy, fresh bread, and, of course, Yorkshire puddings.

The roast is run by chefs Muk and Karn, and is available from 1pm to 8.30pm every

Sunday. Children aged 4 to 12 eat for half price, and under fours are free.

The Irish Times’ regular menu is also

available during this period. Thomas Corley says a regular Sunday roast attracts between 80 and 100 roasts.

“We get a lot of repeat customers, and a lot of people coming into town especially for the roast,” explains Thomas.

“It is popular with expats and some people drive all the way up from Rawai. We think it is very good value for money.

“Our soups are very good. Today is ham and pea soup but it changes every Sunday.”

Indeed the soup is very good, but top marks must go to the imported roast lamb.

It’s a rare find and a great inclusion in this traditional Irish Sunday roast.

For more information on the Sunday Roast, visit irishtimespub-phuket.com

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Art Caffè

RE KÁ TA Beach Club

Enjoy fine dining with panoramic sea views in sensually indulgent setting. Delicious Thai and European creations are served on the open-air terrace. Mom Tri’s Villa Royale is the winner of the Wine Spectators Award of Excellence. Situated on the only road into to Kata Noi Beach.

Reservations recommended. momtriphuket .com; 076 333 568

Serving up an eclectic mix of tasty East-meetsWest tapas, and a colourful new vibe on the rooftop. Enjoy trendy fusion finger food influenced by cooking styles from around the world alongside your main course, or simply relax with Eurasian tapas and sip sundowners from a selection of creative cocktails. Open 5.30pmmidnight, KEE Resort & Spa, 076 335 888

The idea of Art Caffè comes from the need to have a place to stop and enjoy something different. Meet friends, exchange ideas, propose initiatives, organizing events or reflect only reading, watching and perhaps enjoying a good cup of coffee. The exhibition space is an affront to the repetitiveness of the artistic culture of the island. Naiharn-Saiyuan Road, 076 388 546

The beachfront restaurant off­ers modern innovative cuisine with a strong focus on seafood.

In the evening RE KÁ TA transforms with Kata’s magical sunsets and cool sounds along with the delicious drinks and tapas, right on the beach.

Open daily 6.30am-11pm; Kata Beach (next to Boathouse); info@rekataphuket.com, rekata phuket.com, 076 330 421

FRENCH

Weaves Restaurant

DaVinci

Baan Kalim Restaurant & Seafood

Great food and people you know! Authentic Italian cuisine in Nai Harn area. Three different dining areas, cocktail lounge, children’s play area, Delicatessen, live music....DaVinci is not just a meal, it is an experience of taste, atmosphere and more. Restaurant open daily 5pm-11.30pm; Deli open 11am-6pm; Sunday close; Naiharn 076 289 574. davinciphuket.com

Start your evening with delicious food and fine wine. Pick the perfect spot to take in stunning views of Patong bay, as the evening breeze surrounds you. Relax and enjoy live music to make your evening into that truly wonderful and unforgettable dining experience. Open daily 11am-Midnight. Patong; baankalim.com; baankalimrestaurant@hotmail.com, 076 618 125

Diavolo

THAI

Ceramic Kitchen

Bodega & Grill

Breeze Restaurant

Phuket’s most exciting new restaurant is situated on the waterfront at Cape Yamu. Chef Cheryl Johnson is providing diners with her innovative modern French interpretations of local ingredients. Open from Tuesday to Saturday for dinner, and from Wednesday to Saturday for lunch. Our menus change frequently. Cape Yamu, Paklok, 081 271 2320

Watch the evening sunlit ocean in the lavish and contemporary ambient atmosphere that is the Weaves restaurant. With its intimate low lit private dining, Weaves serves a variety of delectable Asian and International fusion cuisine, rich enticing desserts and tropical blended refreshments. Manathai Resort Phuket, Surin Beach, 076 270 900

The Bistro Restaurant

Tre by DoublePool Villas

An array of culinary experiences is offered to tempt and intrigue in Tre - the exclusive contemporary French Vietnamese restaurant set among the superb surroundings of the DoublePool Villas. Tre’s signatures dishes include scallops and green apples and tartar with pan-fried foie gras. Banyan Tree Phuket, Cherngtalay; banyantree.com

INTERNATIONAL

Baan Vijitt Restaurant

Find all the Italian traditions in one location, and savor and experience the real Mama style dishes serving only the traditional taste of Italia.

The Bistro is at Impiana Resort Patong Phuket.

Happy Hours 50 per cent off for selected beverages, soft drinks, juices from 3pm-5pm & 10pm11pm daily. Open 3pm-12am. Impiana Resort Patong Phuket, Patong Beach, 076 340 138.

A menu of modern Mediterranean influences created by Chef Ryan to tantalize the senses in a modern ambience. Offering everything from fresh seafood pastas to simple good pizzas. An impressive selection of well priced beverages and stunning sea views complete the experience. Open daily for lunch or dinner. Paresa Resort, Kamala Beach; 076 302 000

INDIAN

JAPANESE

Navrang Mahal

Tamarind Restaurant

A rustic, homely atmosphere serving North and South Indian dishes, freshly prepared by hereditary chefs and served in brass Katoris in the Royal Mughal style of bygone Emperors of India. Many mouth-watering dishes prepared exactly to your liking. Open from 12.30pm - 3pm and 6.30pm 11pm daily. Karon Sea Sand Resorts & Spa, Karon Beach. Also in Patong Soi Bangla. 076 286 464

To complement an already distinctive cuisine, Tamarind is bringing to the island high quality authentic Japanese cuisine, courtesy of Master Chef Shiraishi. Gracing our Japanese menu will be fresh sushi, sashimi, healthy salads, yakitori and tempura and much more. Tamarind is your ultimate destination to savour the best Japanese cuisine in Phuket. Cherngtalay; banyantree.com

A half-century old Sino-Portuguese style house at The Vijitt Resort Phuket offers a unique authentic experience of Thai cuisine with a focus on regional specialties. Thai Select Premium Award certifies the quality and standard of product and service here. The Vijitt Resort Phuket, Rawai; fb@vijittresort.com, 076 363 600

Talung Thai

Irish Times

The only Irish owned and managed Irish Pub in Phuket. A real Irish Pub at the heart of Phuket’s world famous nightlife. In this traditionally styled Irish pub you will find a very warm welcome from the Management and their fantastic staff. All your favourite Irish food and beverages. Jungceylon, Patong Beach; irishtimespub-phuket.com

The restaurant has a stunning sunset location, offering views of the Andaman Sea. The menu of southern Thai specialties and true local dishes, are not seen on many other restaurant menus in Phuket. Chill with a cocktail from our award wining mixologist at sunset and then relax with authentic Thai cuisine. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Paresa Resort, Kamala; 076 302 000

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Finding the white stuff Norachai Thavisin editor@classactmedia.co.th

The nights among the pines are silent, except for the gurgling on the little streams of pure melted snow.

It’s early spring, and the happy residents are just emerging from long wintry nights when thick snow covered their beloved chalets

Clockwise from top: View from the Chamonix Valley; visitors in awe of the Mer de Glace glacier; tulips out in downtown Chamonix; local cheeses; Mont Blanc range from near the glacier.

Photos: Norachai Thavisin

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or this rather odd Thai traveller, my pilgrimage to the highest mountain in Europe is a rare birthday present to myself.

Cold grey sky sprinkled the chalet I was staying in with gently drifting flakes of snow all day, another welcoming present from breathtaking Chamonix, high up in the Alps in eastern France. I was in sweaty Bangkok only last week, but have escaped to be closer to heaven.

The sun shines one morning and the mighty massive peak of Mont Blanc emerges from its thick mist, brilliantly white. Its pristine summit, covered with centuries of snow falls, looms very near, towering over the balcony of this chalet.

Every house here is an attractive construction, built with solid forest pine timber of different wooden hues, while some old ones have thick grey slate roofing cut straight out of the towering mountains that surround us.

All of them nestle among pine and birch forests in the long green glacial basin of the Chamonix valley, with the picture-perfect skiing-holiday town and the towering Mont Blanc on one side. One may not experience a more peaceful place where human habitation is in such harmony with its natural environment.

The nights among the pines are silent, except for the gurgling on the little streams of pure melted snow.

It’s early spring now, and the happy residents are just emerging from long wintry nights when thick snow covered their beloved chalets, which are no doubt as cosy and warm as our rental one.

It turns out to be a good time to come after the busy winter season, when the small alpine town must have been packed to the rafters with skiers.

Many of the ski lifts, taking off from the valley floor to the hanging ski fields on either steep side of the valley, are closed. The many rental apartments and small hotels have shuttered their windows. The next lot

of tourists will come in summer for hiking and golf.

Chamonix rests quietly just now on either side of the Arve River that tumbles with cold pure milky of melted snow. Its little supermarkets and delicatessens are filled with the aromas of the foods that the Savoy region is best known for: smoked and air-dried pork meat and sausages, a huge

variety of aromatic and pungent goat and cow-milk cheeses, and local wines and those from elsewhere in France that usually fill many local supermarket alleys.

Like myself, any Thai lovers of European delicacies will find themselves much closer to heaven, physically as well as culinarywise. With a good bottle of French wine costing under four euros (B160), and a huge

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range of cheeses at half the prices in Thailand to choose from.

Dipping fresh country bread in hot bubbling fondue of regional cheeses, and washing it all down with a glass of delicate rosé in one the many little affordable restaurants here, is likely to be a highlight of your sojourn up the French Alps.

Climbing steeply on the sheer side of the long Chamonix valley, a special mountain train chucks upwards, taking you to the splendor of yet another ethereal place: Mer de Glace, or Ice Sea, the biggest glacier in the Alps.

It’s an amphitheatre like no other on this earth. In the total silence thick mists swirl around pointed peaks that touch the sky.

A couple from Singapore, in Chamonix on a package tour, asks me to take their photo together. The man says he enjoys the cold but his partner says she would rather have gone to Bangkok to shop at the Paragon mall. She is in fact at a paragon to end all paragons.

It’s easy to come to be rejuvenated by Chamonix from Bangkok, at no great cost. Book yourself an affordable chalet or apartment in town on the internet then find a cheap airfare, like one offered by Finnair, to Geneva and a coach company (such as charmexpress.com) will take you from the airport right to your Mont Blanc chalet.

Then just live, as the French wisely do, for a while.

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12 TECHNOLOGY IN BRIEF

Intel unveils new processors

After a year of teasing, Intel has finally revealed its fourth-generation Haswellbased computer processors, featuring some of the biggest technological leaps from one generation of processors to another.

The new processors boast a 50 per cent reduction in battery power, promising notebook and tablet usage times of up to 13 hours between charges.

The new Intel chips are first destined to appear in new Windows devices, and then in a new, slimmer laptop from Apple.

‘Chaos Online’ comes to SE Asia

The South Korean freeto-play multiplayer game Chaos Online was officially opened up to Southeast Asia gamers at a gathering in Bangkok last week.

The game takes place i n a fa nt asy world w ith two factions at war with each other.

Developers NeoAct say they will host several in-game competitions every month with up to US$14,000 (B426,000) in cash prizes up for grabs, starting in July.

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Smart tattoos and e-pills may replace passwords

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oogle-owned phone maker Motorola is working on two new identification technologies that they hope will one day replace passwords on smartphones.

Working with engineers in Massachusetts, the company has developed a tattoo that contains flexible electronic circuits and can verify a users identity – basically a security chip implanted in the skin.

A user would place their smartphone over the tattoo for verification, like a skin stamp.

Motorola has also been working on a pill, called the Proteus Digital Health pill, that can send a security verification signal to a smartphone from inside a user’s stomach and gut.

The pill, which has already been approved by the U.S.

Jean-Pierre Mestanza editor@classactmedia.co.th

Motorola research boss Regina Dugan shows off her security “smart tattoo.”

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), uses a battery powered by the user’s stomach acid, and can be taken daily for up to a month.

The e-pill is also being developed to detect a patient’s heart rate and monitor their physical activity.

At about the size of a grain of sand, it can also be added to prescription tablets, to monitor whether the correct dosage is being taken at the right time.

Regina Dugan, Motorola’s se-

nior vice president of Advanced Research, is already wearing an early version of the security “tattoo”, but says the new technologies won’t be mainstream for a while yet.

Dugan, who once headed the US military research fund DARPA, told an audience the D11 tech conference in California this week: “If you want to ensure failure in your innovation, try removing the risks. Boredom is the enemy of innovation.”

Work starts on tallest skyscraper

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An architect’s image of the Sky City project.

ork starts this month on the next “world’s tallest building” – the 838 metre-high Sky City project at Changsha, in China’s southern Hunnan Province.

The new building is being touted as a “vertical city” that will be able to accomodate up to 30,000 people at a time.

When it’s completed, the 220-storey skyscraper will stand just over 8 metres taller than the current tallest, the 829.9 metre Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which opened in 2010.

The project leaders say they’ll use revolutionary construction techniques to build

the tower in just three months, after four months of pre-construction work.

The tower will feature 92 elevators, 56 courtyard parks and recreation spaces, and 86,000 square metres of indoor organic farms.

As well as the elevators, residents can use a 9.6 kilometre ramp that runs from the first to the 170th floor.

Sky City will be five times more energy efficient than other skyscrapers, thanks to a built-in power plant that recycles waste heat from activities inside the building.

Photographers out, iPhones in at US newspaper

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fter firing its entire photo staff, one of the oldest newspapers in the United States is training its reporters to take pictures with their iPhones instead.

The Chicago Sun-Times announced last week that it was making redundant all 28 of its full-time photographers, including Pulitzer Prize winner John H. White.

In a statement, the news-

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater BLAST FROM THE PAST

‘Dark Souls II’ in March 2014

Namco Bandai will release Dark Souls II in March next year, a sequel to the 2011 hit roleplaying game Dark Souls.

As in the first game, the gamer plays an undead war r ior chosen to make a pilgrimage.

The game is being released for the game for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC – and the launch window suggests that the game will also be available on the two main next-generation consoles, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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paper’s executives explained that they wanted to concentrate less on news photography, and more

on using freelancers to produce video content.

“We have had to restructure the way we manage multimedia, including photography, across the network,” the statement said.

“Our audiences are consistently seeking more video content with their news.”

Now reporters will use their iPhones to take photos and videos, and do double-duty producing content for print and online.

TOP APPS THIS WEEK

TOP CONSOLE GAMES THIS WEEK 1

Resident Evil: Revelations

Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PC

6

Assassin’s Creed III (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3

1

BatteryGuru (Hardware)

Android

2

Fifa 13

Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, VITA

7

Tomb Raider (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3, PC

2

Musyc (Music)

iOS

3

Metro Last Light (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3

8

Far Cry (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3, PC

3

Dots (Game)

iOS

4

Dead Island: Riptide (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3, PC

9

Luigi’s Mansion

3DS

4

5

Donkey Kong Country Returns

3DS, Wii

10

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins

3DS

5

AirportChatter (Social media) RallyLateBooking (Flights)

iOS, Android iOS, Android

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o you remember Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater?

This wasn’t the first skateboarding video game, but it was the first to capture everyone’s attention.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was based around the real-life professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, a mega-star in the sport.

The game was simple: perform and combine aerials, grinds, and flips to add to your score.

The point value was based on timing, degrees rotated, number of tricks performed in a single combination, and amount of times a specific trick was performed.

As Tony Hawk, the gamer could use their skateboards in several urban and rural areas, and gamers could also unlock other pro skateboarders, like Bob Burnquist, Chas Muska, and Bucky Lasek.

The game was noted for a “Career Mode” that was both easy and indepth, since skateboarding was still gaining popularity at the time.

Gamers could play minigames to help them perform more complex tricks.

In 1999, a big buzz was created around the game after Tony Hawk landed the first 900-degree spin trick in skating history at the X-Games that year, after eleven failed attempts.

Since then, much like Tiger Woods and John Madden, the game has evolved into a successful name-brand franchise with 14 separate titles released to date, across all platforms.

IGN gave Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater a 9.1 out of 10 rating, with the game praised for its combo syst em, control a nd graphics, as well as its soundtrack of legendary punk songs.

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IN BRIEF

Hair of the dog Hangover III

FILM REVIEW Tim Newton editor@classactmedia.co.th

DIRECTOR: Todd Phillips STARS: Zach Galifianakis Bradley Cooper Ed Helms Ken Jeong RUNS: 100 minutes

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rom the get-go, Hangover III is exactly what you expect it to be. The movie posters promise that this is ‘the end’ of the franchise, and indeed it seems most of the carnage does get neatly cleaned up and brought to some kind of resolution by the close of this third and final outing of the Hangover series.

For those unfamiliar with what the first two Hangovers were all about, well … four guys end up in some extraordinary situations brought about through excessive alcohol and substance abuse, end up missing a few fingers and teeth, and meet some outrageous characters along the way.

The first Hangover was set in Las Vegas, the second in Thailand (apparently you get from Bangkok to Phuket by driving down Khao San Road, turning right and there you are!), while the third starts in Bangkok and then heads back to Las Vegas and Mexico, neatly tying in the previous locations.

It’s easy to dismiss these as mere “bachelor party” movies (or “bucks’ night” movies, for Australian readers) but – despite critical maulings – the series has been a huge box office success: the first Hangover earned a staggering US$467 million and was the tenth most popular film around the world in 2009.

Hangover III is set two years after the last outing, with the “Wolfpack” of Bradley Coo-

per, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis reprising their familiar roles, along with Ken Jeong returning as Chow, the sort-of-friend-youshould-avoid, and the addition of John Goodman as a baddie trying to find lost loot.

Galifianakis gets the best of the funny lines and has created a memorable character in Alan. We all know someone like Alan: just when things start getting normal again, Alan can destroy the situation with a single line.

And he often does. Phil, played by Bradley Cooper, is Alan’s perfect foil (Cooper seems to be getting very good at playing “Bradley Cooper”), while the third member of the core trio, Stu (played by Ed Helms), is battling to rescue his neat life disintegrating around him.

Of course, he fails.

Sadly, Jeong, who was drop-dead funny as the Chinese gangster Chow in the first two films, becomes just plain annoying in this last edition, although he does redeem himself at the very end (it’s worth sticking around for the credits).

Indeed, the second half seems to run out of gags and turns into more of a chase movie.

But just when you think it’s all over, you’re treated to just one last, incredible prank.

The critics haven’t been too kind to the third and final Hangover. But don’t take the criticisms too seriously: the producers and investors are laughing all the way to the bank.

And you’ll laugh too.

‘After Earth’ breaks Will Smith’s Midas touch

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ill Smith’s new film After Earth has flopped in the US, breaking the star’s box office winning streak amid accusations the scifi action flick is no more than a “130 million-dollar ad for Scientology.”

The movie features Will Smith and his son Jaden as a father and son astronaut team stranded on Earth thousands of years in the future.

Smith’s star power is such that every blockbuster he’s starred in the last 20 years has debuted at number one. But After Earth earned an underwhelming US$27 million on its opening weekend – limping into third place behind Fast and Furious 6 and the ensemble heist movie Now You See Me. ‘After Earth’ has also taken a pounding from critics, who’ve typically labelled it a “bomb” or a “catastrophe” – while a reviewer in the Wall Street Journal asked “Is After Earth the worst

movie ever made?”

Many critics have focused on the lackluster acting from the movie’s father and son stars.

“Director M. Night Shyamalan drains the spark from both their performances,” wrote Joe Neumaier in the New York Daily News.

“Will’s natural charm is lost in space; in its place is a stern, distant-father manner that makes him as warm as an android ... Jaden, meanwhile, has been directed to convey fear, an emotion that is the movie’s true “villain,” by

SFX Coliseum Phuket (Central Festival) Epic (3D/E) [G] Fast & Furious 6 (E) [15+] Fast & Furious 6 (T) [15+] The Hangover Part III (E) [15+] The Hangover Part III (E/F) [15+] Now You See Me (E) [13+] Now You See Me (E/F) [13+] Young Bao (T/E sub) [18+]

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jerking his head to and fro and crinkling his brow.”

Critics have also commented on similarities between the plot and themes of After Earth, and the writings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

Amongst the similarities are a focus on the self, overcoming emotions, and a conflict between man and nature. The motif of an erupting volcano, central to the Scientology mythos, features heavily in the climax of the film and in its promotional material.

Smith senior, who co-produced After Earth, is evasive about his links to the Scientology movement.

Although he says he is just a “student of world religion”, he has donated large sums to several Scientology organisations, and with his wife opened a private school based on Hubbard’s teachings.

Luke Skywalker’s pants sold at auction

The pants worn by actor Mark Hamill in the first Star Wars film have been sold at auction for US$36,100 (B1.08 million).

The young Jedi Knight wore the sandcolored regular Levi’s pants throughout the 1977 movie, which launched the Star Wars series by George Lucas. There were 13 bids for the Skywalker trousers, but the auction price failed to reach a presale estimate of up to US$100,000 dollars (B3 million). In October, the Walt Disney Company bought Lucasfilm for US$4 billion and announced plans to make three new movies in the Star War series. Sci-fi and action filmmaker J.J. Abrams – who also directed Star Trek Into Darkness – will direct the first movie in the revived series, Episode VII, which is scheduled for release in 2015.

Assange critiques Wikileaks doco

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has accused an acclaimed filmmaker of “losing objectivity” in a documentary about the whistle-blowing organisation.

Assange – holed up the Ecuadorian embassy in London, evading deportation to Sweden over sexual assault allegations – said Alex Gibney’s We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks contains “errors of fact, selective editing and misrepresentations.” Gibney, an Oscar-winning documentary maker, responded to the claims by likening Assange to the Wizard of Oz: “that moment where Toto pulls the curtain away and you see a man desperately manoeuvring the levers, trying to burnish his image”. Gibney’s film also includes the claim that Assange demanded a US$1 million (B30 million) payment for an interview with the documentary makers – a figure that WikiLeaks disputes.

US BOX OFFICE TOP 10 Film

Gross

1

Fast & Furious 6

$34.5M

$170M

2

Now You See Me

$28.1M

$28.1M

3

After Earth

$27M

$27M

4

Star Trek Into Darkness

$16.4M

$181M

5

Epic

$16.4M

$65.2M

6

The Hangover Part III

$15.9M

$88.1M

7

Iron Man 3

$8.01M

$385M

8

The Great Gatsby

$6.26M

$128M

9

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

$1.6M

$1.6M

$1.2M

$16.9M

10 Mud

SFC Jungceylon Phuket (Patong) Epic (3D/E) [G] Fast & Furious 6 (E) [15+] The Hangover Part III (E) [15+] Iron Man 3 (E) [G] Now You See Me (E) [13+] Star Trek Into Darkness (E) [13+] Young Bao (T) [18+]

Weekend gross

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As some movies and movie times change every Thursday morning, after The Phuket News has gone to press, the accuracy of the following information cannot be guaranteed.

For up-to-date information, visit sfcinemacity.com, or call the cinemas directly: SFX Coliseum Phuket 076-209000 and SFC Jungceylon Phuket 076-600-555.

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Chinn’s up in the kitchen

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sk Bobby Chinn to introduce himself and the answer, fired off in a single breath, is: “I’m half-Egyptian, half-Chinese.

Born in New Zealand. Educated in England. From San Francisco. Have been living in Vietnam for the last 18 years.”

A pause, then the punch: “Oh, and I was conceived in Thailand.”

Chinn is the chef and presenter of the World Cafe TV series, which will premiere on June 12 at 9pm on TLC Channel D33 on True Visions.

But the 49-year-old’s path to becoming a celebrity chef was an unconventional one.

Noting a similarity to Vincent van Gogh, who was a late-bloomer in art, Chinn said he was already 30 years old when he turned his talents to pots and pans.

His early years of adulthood were spent working on Wall Street and later as a stand-up comedian, so it came as quite a surprise, especially for his family, that he turned out to be an ace in the kitchen.

More than that, he has since become famous as a TV presenter and the owner of two restaurants in Vietnam – he even cooked for former US president Bill Clinton and music legend Bob Dylan when the American singer performed there.

Unlike other cooking shows, he said World Cafe is not only about food but also about the culture and history of

Working on Wall Street taught me how to speak quickly and how to deal with chaotic situations.

As for being a comedian, I think it’s also very useful because I can use my training in improvisational comedy to connect to the TV audience with laughter.

Half-Egyptian, half-Chinese chef Bobby Chinn runs two restaurants in Vietnam. the places he visits.

What is it about cooking that fascinates you?

I think I like this idea of this person who mixes all the stuff and turns it into food. I was fascinated by that.

I grew up in the generation of Julia Child and Gram Kerr’s Galloping Gourmet. Actually, cooking had always been around me but I didn’t really pay that much attention.

But then I started working and saw how the chefs worked with the ingredients and created food.

I started to appreciate good food, whereas before that, food was just food.

Pet

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of the week

his gorgeous ginger kitten named Goldy belongs to Tiya. Goldy is six months old and has very long legs. She’s very playful and loves to play with her favourite toy, Little Teddy.

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Who’s your inspiration?

My grandmother was a huge inspiration to me. She encouraged me to continue when I wanted to give up. Everyone in my family can cook.

My dad is really good at barbecuing.

My mother is a creative kind of cook.

My sister is really good at giving orders; she would have made a good chef.

How have your experiences of working in finance and as a comedian benefited your current profession?

I think whatever you do, whether you like it or not, you learn something from it. You take this knowledge which you don’t recognise and you eventually apply it to whatever you do.

How did you begin your professional career as a chef?

I worked with Hubert Keller at Fleur de Lys [in San Francisco]. He is a great French chef who was brought in by Bill Clinton to lighten the menu in the White House.

I begged him for a job and worked for free as a pantry person. Then I went on to help other cooks because I wanted to learn how to work in a very well managed kitchen. Hubert Keller imparted that sense of a very professional environment to whoever walked through his kitchen.

Who are some of the notable people you have cooked for?

I cooked Indian food for Bill Clinton.

For Hillary Clinton, I made a bunch of small bites.When Bob Dylan was doing his concert in Saigon about two years ago, I flew from Hanoi to cook for him.

I cooked for the band and they loved it. After cooking for the band, I was ordered to make chicken noodle soup. At first I refused but eventually I had to make it. Bangkok Post

Douglas denies blaming oral sex on throat cancer

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spokesman for Michael Douglas denied Monday that the veteran Hollywood actor had blamed his throat cancer on oral sex, in a British newspaper interview.

But the paper involved, the Guardian, stuck to its guns and posted an audio clip of the interview on its website, insisting that Douglas had been referring to his own cancer being caused by cunnilingus.

Douglas’ spokesman Allen Burry said the 68-year-old Fatal Attraction star had discussed the link between oral cancers and oral sex, among other risk factors, but was not referring to his own specific case.

“Michael did not say cunnilingus was the cause of his cancer,” spokesman Burry told AFP. “He certainly discussed oral sex in the article, and oral sex is a suspected cause of certain oral cancers, as the doctors in the article did point out.

But he did not say this was the specific cause of his personal cancer.”

In the newspaper interview Douglas, who stars in the just-released biopic of flamboyant entertainer Liberace, Behind The Candelabra, said his cancer was caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

According to the audio clip, the Guardian journalist asked him: Do you feel, in hindsight, that you overloaded your system? Overloaded your

system with drugs, smoking, drink?

“Without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused

by HPV, which actually comes about from cunnilingus,” Douglas replied.

Douglas’s spokesman said the actor was talking in general, not personal terms. “This is not the cause of his cancer,” he said.

A spokesman for Guardian News & Media noted that Burry “has claimed that the actor did not say in an interview with the Guardian that his particular cancer was caused by cunnilingus.

“We have posted the relevant audio and transcript to prove that he did,” he said.

“The Guardian firmly denies this charge of misrepresentation. Mr Burry was not present at the [interview]; the only two people present were Mr Douglas and the Guardian writer, Xan Brooks,” the paper noted online.

Burry said earlier that he had not sought a correction from the British newspaper.

“I’m not asking the Guardian to do anything, I think they did enough already,” he said.

The two-time Oscar winner revealed in 2010 that he was battling with stage-four cancer, but beat the disease thanks to a grueling regime of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. AFP

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FRISBEE FUN The Ultimate Frisbee Fun Day was held at Xana Beach Club, in conjunction with the Phuket International Academy Day School, on Sunday (June 2).

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From left, Chatchanee Ittinuntawan, Managing Director of Phanason Group; Poonyawee Thongsiriset, Phuket Provincial PR; Anuthep Tungku, Director of Koh Keaw Subdistrict Administrative Organization Council (Chairman); Thanu Peungdaj, Phuket Real Estate Association; Phichet Co, Project Manager of Phanason Group; Juajun Panvittakarn, Marketing Manager of Phanason Group.

PERFECTING LIFE Phanason held its “Perfection of Life @ Phanason Resort LaemHin” on Thursday, May 30 to celebrate the grand opening of the Phanason Laem Hin property project.

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FINE DINING Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket held a Pegasus Bay event on May 29 at the resort.

From left, Nadine Oliver, Chef Belinda Tuckwell, Debbie Dionysius and Vivian Ng.

WELCOME TO THE CHEF The Pavilions Resort welcomed new head chef Belinda Tuckwell (pictured above, centre) by hosting an introductory dinner last Thursday (May 30) at the property.

British babes: Annabel Fox and Kaye Smith.

BEST OF BRITISH It was a great party at Xana Beach Club on Friday (May 31) for the Best of British party to celebrate the dual birthdays of Kaye Smith and Annabel Fox, pictured above. Photo: Max Tiverne

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BIS CLASS OF 2013 The graduation ceremony for the British International School Phuket Year 13 IB Diploma Class of 2013, was held on May 24.

A formal dinner was held in the evening at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa at Karon Beach.

Theory of Knowledge (TOK) IB Achievement Award recipient, year 13 student, Charlotte Joy Trudgill. She is pictured with BISP Headmaster Neil Richards, left, and BISP CEO Mr Apiwat Ourairat, keynote speaker at the BISP IB Graduation Ceremony.

PADDLING FOR THE PLANET A group of 15 keen Phuket paddlers set off on Saturday morning (June 1) from Ao Po Pier to Koh Naka Noi as part of worldwide event Paddle for the Planet. The Phuket edition was organised by Skyla’s Surf & Sup Club & Longtail Water Sports. Paddle for the Planet was held to create awareness about the importance of marine conservation.

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Curry Fridays at Navrang Mahal Every Friday, all-you-can-eat authentic Indian curry buffet, B449 net per person.

7pm-11.30pm. Call 076 286 464.

BBQ at Expat Hotel

Sunday Brunch at Sails, Hilton

8pm, Expat Sports Bar, Expat Hotel, Soi Taipan, Patong. www.expatsportsbar.com.

Enjoy our lavish international buffet with friends and family each sunday at Sails!

Our live band sets the mood for a relaxing afternoon with delicious food, live cooking stations, refreshing drinks and good company. Balloon artists entertain the little ones with face painting and kid activities.

Every Sunday 12pm - 3 pm. B1,400++ per adult, B700++ per child (Ages 5-12). Call 076 396 433.

SUNDAY JUN 9 BIS Phuket Host of FOBISSEA Primary Games British International School Phuket (BISP) is to host the FOBISSEA (Federation of British International Schools South East Asia) Primary Games on 5 to 9 June. 8 international schools from all over Asia will participate in the 3 days of competition – on Thursday 6 June athletics and swimming, on Friday 7 June T Ball and on Saturday 8 June 5-a-side football. Spectators welcome. More information please contact 076 335 555.

Pool Competition at Expat Hotel

SATURDAY JUN 8

Art Work Shop & Art Exhibition Black Gold with Jeremy Healy The UK’s Jeremy Healy will be playing at XANA beach club with Attica’s ‘Black & Gold’ party. The event will see Phuket’s glitterati take to the dance floor to hear one of Healy’s legendary and flamboyant sets.The theme is black and gold – from sassy accessorising to daring costumes.

Face and body painting on the night will complete the look! Prizes on the night for the best dressed. Contact 081 583 1442, www.xanabeachclub.com.

MONDAY JUN 10

Pool Competition at 9pm. Expat Sports Bar, Expat Hotel, Soi Taipan, Patong. www. expatsportsbar.com.

The 50-50 So Every Thing is 50-50 art workshop and exhibition event will be held on Saturday June 8. There will be artists from Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea.

Aspiring local artists are also invited. Artist registration is at 8.30am. The workshop will run from 10.30am, and finish at 5pm, after which the Village will come alive with puppet shadow shows, live music and plenty of delicious food – everyone welcome. For more information, visit facebook. com/phuket.artvillage or call Pui on 089 4715653. Exhibition runs June 8 to July 31.

Go Live Sunday Brunch at Banyan Tree Join Banyan Tree’s indulgent LIVE Seafood Sunday brunch featuring lots of LIVE Canadian Lobsters, Tiger prawns, freshly shucked Oysters, Wagyu rump and Foie Gras. Meander from one live cooking station to the next, and don’t forget to leave room for cheese and dessert. With live Jazz music and a kids club, starting at B2,500++ per person including free flow of selected beverages. Advance bookings are highly recommended. Contact 076 372 400. Email: fb-phuket@banyantree.com.

BBQ All You Can Eat at Shakers Mondays and Thursdays. BBQ all you can eat: Pork, Chicken, Beef, Prawns, Fish and Squid with salad buffet, cold and hot sauces, Garlic Bread, baked potatoes, potato salad and more for B325 per person.

7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure.

TUESDAY JUN 11

Sunday Chillout Session Sunsets Bar & Gusthouse (Patong). Chillout session every Sunday. Live music.

Free Bar/B/Q from 4pm. Free pool table.

Happy hour 12pm- 6pm. Karaoke. Everybody welcome. 62 Hasib Pee Road, Patong. Call Khun Joon for more Info 082 286 5171.

Half Chicken Spit Roast Tuesdays and Saturdays: Half chicken spit roast with French Fries, Salad buffet, Potato Salad & Gravy sauce for B225 per person.

7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure.

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Live Jazz Trio at Mom Tri's Enjoy live Jazz at Mom Tri's Kitchen. Every Wednesday and Sunday Night in the Sea Shell Bar. Sunset Happy Hour daily from 6-7pm including selected beverages by the glass and 50% off drinks. Great live music, gorgeous sunset views and Thai and international cuisine. See mom triphuket.com.

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them on Tuesday and smoke them for 6 hours on Wednesday then massage them with our Kentucky Bourbon BBQ sauce.

Full rack set: 3 course set with corn chowder and bread pudding souffle: B1,500++ per person. Must reserve. For residents order one kg full rack on Friday for takeaway on Wednesday. Pick up and pay at SALA Beach Bar 5pm-6.30pm (Happy hour) B750 net. Sorry, you must take away. Make a reservation or book your ribs with events@ salaphuket.com, no phone calls please.

table or mat. Set up time at 8 am. Contact vickycoburn@me.com or call Vicky at 080 690 8448 for more info. See thegoodshep herd.info.

UPCOMING EVENTS SATURDAY JUN 22

FRIDAY JUN 14 Chivas Dinner at KEE Sky Lounge Time: 6.30pm - 10.30pm at KEE sky lounge & restaurant. For more information please visit www.thekeeresort.com. Call 083 097 8027. *Alcohol is health hazard.

FRIDAY JUN 28

Enjoy Wednesday Night Free BBQ, fish and chips or buffet every other Wednesday night 8pm at the Black Dog Bar, Soi C&N, off Rat-u-thit road, Patong. Meet all the regular ex-pats and ladies for lots of fun. Call Joon on 082 286 5171.

BBQ Ribs All You Can Eat Wednesdays and Fridays. BBQ ribs all you can eat with salad buffet and potato salad for B295 per person. 7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure.

IBAP meeting - Phuket's Powerful Women The June meeting of IBAP will be especially interesting as we hear from local author, and colorful character, Colin Mackay. Mr Mackay shall give a historical presentation explaining why women on Phuket and Thailand are comparatively so successful and powerful. Mr Mackay will also present several interesting anecdotes that have revealed themselves. All welcome. More info at http://ibap-phuket.org

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alding the launch of a two-month treasure trove of fun and games for kids, together with a host of entertainment options for Mums and Dads. Right through until 31 August, Latitude Marquee is transformed into a carnival playground. Enjoy the bouncy castle, and games in the Kidz Lounge.

Festival attractions planned include art classes with Artist-in-Residence, Zumba fitness sessions in Latitude Marquee, theme parties and more. And a popular return attraction for the youngsters at this year’s Festival will be the Kidz Fun Zone, serving up afternoons of sports skills, cooking lessons, adventure and educational activities, golf excursions and outings to local amusement parks, from just B200 per session. See lagunaphuket.com/ events/family-festival.

MONDAY JULY 22 Asalaha Bucha Day It celebrates the first sermon given by the Lord Buddha on the full moon day of the Asalaha (the eighth lunar month). On that day, all Three of the Triple Gem, The Buddha, The Dhamma and The Sangha, had established. It became the day that honoured the Sangha, or the community of the monks.

EVERY DAY End of Year Show KIS is proud to present our End of Year Show ‘Red Riding Hood in Fairy Land’.

We would like to invite all members of the Phuket community to come and join in and support our children on this family fund raising event. The performance starts at 6.30pm on June 28 at our Kathu Campus.

There is no ticket fee but we will be collecting donations on the evening for ‘The Good Shepherd Phuket’. Please contact us via email to reserve seats for the show. We hope to see you there! Contact : Kajonkiet International School Phuket, Cherish, Call 082 425 0104, 089 652 7599. ip@kajonkietsuk sa.ac.th, http://kajonkietsuksa.ac.th/kis/.

SAT JUN 29 - SAT AUG 31

Enjoy Daily at Expat Hotel Watch live sports with our five large screen choices of sports. Two pool tables and pool competition every Friday at 9pm and enjoy BBQ every Saturday from 8pm onwards. Rock music, good food and much more. Soi Tai pan near the top of Soi Bangla, Patong.

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This week in history ■■ 7 June, 1929 Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini establishes the Vatican as an independent Church-ruled city-state, the Vatican City.

■■ 8 June, 793 Viking raiders sack the priory on Lindisfarne, a holy island in Northumbria, in the earliest recorded Viking raid in England.

■■ 9 June, 1946 HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascends to the throne of Thailand.

After a reign of 67 years, he is now the world’s longest-serving head of state and longest-reigning monarch.

■■ 10 June, 1886 The Mount Tarawera volcano in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people.

■■ 11 June, 1184 BC The ancient city of Troy is sacked and burned after a 10-year seige by the Greeks.

■■ 12 June, 1967 The Soviet Union launches its Venera 4 probe to Venus. It will be the first robot spacecraft to successfully enter the atmosphere of another planet and transmit scientific data back to earth.

■■ 13 June, 1373 England and Portugal sign the AngloPortuguese Treaty, vowing “perpetual friendship”. It is now the oldest Lindisfarne Priory, target of the first of many violent raids by Vikings around the shores of northern Britain. Photo: Nilfanio international alliance still in force.

Crossword by Myles Mellor & Sally York Across 1. Aug. follower 5. Some Olympians, nowadays 9. Foreword, for short 14. “Aquarius” musical 15. Hair colorer 16. Apple gizmo 17. Blame unjustly 20. Clipped 21. “Felicity” star, familiarly 22. “What are the ___?”

23. Islam’s global gathering 25. Inner: Prefix 27. Seth’s father 30. Georgian, for one 33. Lots 37. ___ Strip 38. Flowering shrubs 40. ___ grass 41. Arrogant and inflexible 44. Moisten flax 45. Eurasian grass 46. Freshman, probably 47. Guru’s pad 49. “To Autumn,” e.g.

50. Home of Vigeland Park

1. Where does Friday get its name from?

2. Which is the world’s third-highest mountain?

3. Which world leader died on September 9, 1976?

4. What does a limner do?

5. What does the word ‘dinosaur’ mean?

Answers at the foot of the page.

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51. Arabic for “commander” 53. Bro’s sib 55. Pinocchio, at times 58. It’s super, in the sky 61. “Beat it!”

65. Noiseless 68. Squarely 69. Cash in Denmark 70. Eating disorder 71. Porridge ingredient 72. Handwoven rugs 73. “Idylls of the King” character

13. Crumbs 18. Caribbean, e.g.

19. 40-point melds 24. Kentucky county 26. Brit’s “Baloney!”

27. Ancient assembly area 28. Copenhageners 29. Alchemical solvent 31. Essen basin 32. Kind of group, in chemistry 34. Traditions 35. Atelier item 36. Court figure 39. Ancient 42. ___ cheese 43. Medical device 48. Nickelodeon Down staples 1. Word with “up” or 52. Chopper blade “out” 54. An end to sex?

2. “___ on Down the 55. Arctic native Road” 56. “Cast Away” 3. Dock setting 4. Collector of detritus 57. Band with the hit 5. School grp.

“Barbie Girl” 6. Classic board game 59. Be different 7. Fraction of thrice 60. Fishing, perhaps 8. Gawk 62. Archaeological site 9. “Rocks” 63. Fungal spore sacs 10. Shot 64. “Beowulf” beverage 11. Put one’s foot down?

66. Mamie’s man 67. Balaam’s mount 12. Go through

Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz:

1. Freya, the Teutonic goddess of love, beauty, and fecundity; 2. Kangchenjunga; 3. Mao Zedong; 4. Illuminates manuscripts; 5. Terrible lizard.

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Phuket News Radio

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Easy Sunday with Andy Saunders

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For Rent Villa in Cherng Talay: Villa in Cherng Talay, Rental - Longterm or shore term. Price: B90,000 per month ( long ) B150,000 Short term. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms Internal area: 472 sq. metre on 1.2 Rai gated land. Call +66 (81) 892 0534.

Guesthouse For Rent: Well located 19-room guesthouse+massage salon in Patong. Lease for 8 years+6 months left on lease. Call 0857546516.

Email: patonghotel2013@gmail.com

Beach House & Beach Condo For Rent: Beach house in Cape Panwa. 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 livingroom, kitchen and diningroom for 8-12 people, outdoor relaxroom for sunset meetings (no pool, in repair) and 2-rooms condo. See phuketbeach living.com.

Serviced Apts in Chalong:

ment for rent, long or short term, fully furnished, kitchen, 2 bathrooms. Pool, large gardens, parking, a mere 3 minute stroll to scenic Nai Harn beach. resortgm@gmail.com.

3 B e d H o u s e Te r m Fu n Cherntaly: Main bed & sitting room both air con, large kitchen. Newly renovated. Part furnished. 10 minutes. from Laguna, 15 minutes. from Surin Beach. 12,000 per month, minimum 12 moths. 087 272 5250. phetmeekha@ yahoo.com.

Vassana Residence. 2 Bedroom: Luxury 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Apartment. Sea view, Swimming pool, Whirlpool. Wi-Fi, Cable TV. Only 3 Apartments in complex. Call Eng. 087 882 9604, Rus. 084 443 6811 artlpmj@yahoo.com.

The Courtyard: Upper floor 10 m showroom frontage Floor area 100 s m with air/cons. Contact Khun Siriporn 081 691 0213, siriporn@islandfurni ture-phuket.com, www.thecourtyardphuket.com.

of heaven plunge pool, 3 bed, 4 bath overlooking perfect panoramic ocean views. Beach shops, fabulous restaurants, nightlife all a 3 minutes walk.

B42,624,000. Contact: 088 761 4030 or imgphuket@gmail.com.

(Manthana Zone) Land area = 440 sqm. Home area: 300 sqm. 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 living room and kitchen, 1 swimming pool (3m*10m) out door jacuzzi and pavilion Sales: from B9.9 - B12 million. Rent: from B85,000 - B120,000 per month. 088 751 2389.

ACG Cricket Ground:

Kathu Anuphas Golf Ville, fully furnished, 15 min to Patong, 15 min to Phuket Town, 20 min to Intern. School.

THB 30,000/month long term. Available immediately. Contact 087 892 6899.

URGENT RE-SALE 2 brand new apartments. Welcome real buyers No agents. Call on +66 (0) 87 269 2274, Chrismar.

Kalim Sea View, Freehold Condo for Sale/Rent: B11.9

Three bedroom modern home available for long Term Rental. This Pool Villa is close to B.I.S. Central private location. Please check out website for more details. Contact Dianne 089 469 810. https://smore.com/r5ts.

Long Term Rental:

for long term rent. Fully furnished with kitchenette, security, parking etc. Right in the middle of Patong.

More info call 076 344 922 or visit bluewaterphuket.com.

House for Sale - Chalong:

Quiet stand alone villa, 3 bed, 2 - 5 star baths, 5 aircon, full furn, garden dining lush green, 50 Wah, quality new paint, excellent condition, B3.5 mil lion, f irm. Contact: peterb@inter globalau.com, 084 843 3492.

3-storey Shophouse:

372 m2 Ideal for office or appartment / office.

All floors with air condition, bathrooms, phone lines, local phone network, internet, cable TV and office furniture.

Sell by owner direct. Call 081 958 3310.

Luxury Ocean View Apartments for Rent in Kata and Karon: 1 or 2 bdrm, 2 bathrm, kitchen, large balcony, parking, 24 hrs security, gymnasium, swimming pool. Ph: 076 486 624 and 086 281 9311. Email: bao200@gmail.com.

2 Bed Thai Style House, Rawai: 110m2 Thai Style House, 2

Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Office/Study, Upstairs Balcony, Large Car Park, High Walls & Electric Security Gate. MUST SEE! See propertyforsalephuket.co.uk.

Luxury 3 Bedroom Pool Villa: Located 4 km from Layan Beach, just outside Laguna, this new villa is available for long term rent. www.baanboosakorn.com

PROPERTY FOR SALE

N i c e H o u s e + Po o l Fo r Sale: House with Pool for sale at Land & House area 119 sqm. Sale for B13,000,000. Contact 086 036 3944 and 086 282 7457 Khun Touch.

Beach Land on Koh Yao Yai: 6.26 rai direct beachfront, power, water, road, unobstructed views, chanote title, white sand, peaceful Only 5.8 mil baht per rai. Doesn't get much better than this! Beautiful Beach Land. 081 649 3557.

Sea View Off Plan Condominiums: 65m2 Condominium. 1 Bedroom, 1 En Suite Bathroom, Living Room, Kitchen, Pool, Large Balcony and Terrace Space, Parking. Excellent investment opportunity. See property forsalephuket.co.uk.

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Luxury Condo Rent / Sale: 2 B e d r o o m , L- r o o m a n d f u l l y equipped kitchen, 160-212sqm. Very high standard with a nice view. Big balcony, swimming pool, gym. Location: Kathu, 10 min. Patong Beach, 5 min. Phuket Town and all department stores and international hospitals.

Rent Long term: B45,000 – B63,500 Buy: B8,500,000 – B11,500,000.

Contact 086 268 7901 or send email to: condophuket@yahoo.com.

4 Bedroom/ 4 Bathroom European style single storey house with self contained guest house and pool in Rawai on 736m2 plot. Large master bedroom with ensuite, walk in wardrobe. Modern western style kitchen with granite tops, built-ins throughout. Established 7 years. Plenty of outdoor living area with several verandahs and under cover car park, air-conditioning in all bedrooms and lounge. Situated about 2km from Chalong circle in a quiet lane 1km from Viset Road. House & Guest house 180 sqm Land area 736sqm (184TW). 3 bedrooms Master ensuite, 4 Bathrooms 7x3.5m salt water pool.

Electric gate. Well water. Concrete road access. Call 087 891 9349.

Pool Villa Rawai:

Urgent 2 New Apartments For Sale: Because of divorce

million, 2 minutes walk to beach, big balcony and sunset view, 180 sqm, 2 ensuite bedrooms, big living space.

PhuketAREA.com, search V146.

Accommodation Available: Patong Tower apartment

Sea View Land for Sale: Ao Makham. 5.5 rai, B10 million per rai.

Contact Siriporn 089 649 9939, email: siri_phuket@changrunner.com

bedrooms,granite top kitchen,outdoor seating,100" home cinema, LED Lighting system,Tv's,LAN & Audio every room,alarm,3 phase electric. close to Laguna 0862662786.

The Aqua pool villa-sales/ rent: In Land & House Park Phuket

3 Bedroom House for rent:

Beautiful Villa 550sqm. Land 2,400 sqm. with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, maid's room, laundry room, home office, Western kitchen. Large mature garden, garage for 2 cars Price B32 million. Call 081 978 5181. www. myrawaivilla.com

Beautiful home in Phuket 5.9m: Spacious open plan home - 4

Nice one bedroom bungalow for rent, B8,000 per month, Mission Hills, on 1/2 Rai of land with Air Con & Internet. Call 081 892 4804 or 081 125 1873.

5 Rai raw land behind ACG clubhouse on long lease for compatible sporting facility. alan@acgphuket.com.

Rawai Pool Villa For Sale:

Price Reduced, 4beds Villa:

Comfortable 4 bedrooms villa, plus maid room. Approx. 450Sq.M building, corner plot, energy saving, management service available for investor.

Located in secured gate community, near British International school. info@ mindproperties.net.

Bungalow for rent - B8,000:

Patong Loft Rent: Beautiful 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms Condo, Fully furnished complete with kitchen utensils, microwave, coffee machine, toaster etc, bed sheets, towels for 4 people, internet, tv etc.

Avialable Nov. onwards. Call 081 4326587, 081 8915602

New House for Sales low price than Project, Phanason Villages at Bang Joe for 50 Sqm, 3bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Free contract. Contact: 089 729 9503.

Superb ocean view Lux Penhouse: B148,000 per sqm, 288 sqm

M oder n f ur nished apts near Big Buddha available now. Studios & 2 bedrooms. Rates from 11000 baht/ mth, discounts for long-term. Incl wifi, maid, pool. Call: 086 282 6221; chalongapartment.com

Beach Condo, Beach 3 Min. Walk: Spacious 2-bedroom apart-

New House for Sales:

Andaman Beach Suite Condo Patong Beach, Phuket: Has kitchenette, ter-

race, TV, CD player, telephone, WIFI, has full use of hotel facilities, restaurant, room service, swimming pool, tennis courts and gym.

120mt to beach, 5 minutes to Patong. email penthouse2102@gmail. com, 089 972 3861, 089 570 1519.

Main road from Karon to Patong-Close to Simon Cabaret.

Surin Beach Office For Sale: Prime location Sales of-

fice/ shop. Internal 144 m2, back garden 60 m2, 4 car parks, kitchen, internet, phone/ fax, TV, 5 AC. 6 yrs lease then 3 years rolling, rent B35,000, sale B1.5 million. Call 085 060 0033.

Multi Functional Building Total 700 sqm (15 metre front)

Beautiful Beachfront Land:

Absolute beach front land only 4 to 5 hours from Phuket. Why pay 30-50 million baht per Rai when you can have the best from B1.1 to B2.9 Million Baht per Rai!!! Email: thailandmls@ gmail.com.

1-floor 350.sqm with 3 toilets.

2-floor 350.sqm with 2 toilets.

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Seaview 1 BDRM New Condo Patong: Stunning seaview, Patong Free Hold Condo:

Freehold Condo For Sale: 45 Sq.m Freehold. 2 balconies (great view). 1 bedroom. 1 livingroom. 2 air conditioners. Full furniture. Internet. Cable TV. Laundry.

Fresh market. Swimming pool. Gym. Restaurant. Call 080 040 9077.

Studio condo on 4th floor 50s/m.

Huge swimming pool, beautiful gardens, completly renovated new tiles, light, painting, new furniture, kitchen, shower and toilet. B2.5 million, Eng 085 471 9246, Thai 087 621 3405.

3 Bed Pool Villa Pa Khlok: 3 Beds, 2 Bath 6x3m pool. Full aircon and funishings. Ready for occupation and rental. Secure estate, private parking. 6km from Heroines monument. Close to PIA, BCS and shops. 081 737 0722.

Freehold House for sale: Freehold house for sale in estate in Cherng Talay. Land 735m2, floor area 230m2, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom.

Many upgrades incl new carport included. Price B11 million. Call 083 509 8797 for info or viewing.

city view 1 bdrm condo on hill 500m from Patong beach. Fitness centre, roof top pool, security, car park, freehold. Only B4,400,000. Keith 084 628 3430, keithb025@gmail.com.

Outstanding investment Lanta: Outstanding investment opportunity! 7 studio apartments within beach front development. All 7 apartments, being offered at a discounted price to a total of 18 million baht for all of them. Call: 089 83 98 255. Email: info@lantaestate.net

Waterfront Villa in Boatlagoon: Modern style Spacious townhouse. 3 large beds/4 baths. 250 Sqm. one office area and 2 Balconies. One private birth for a boat up to 6 meters behind the house. freehold/ leasehold.Call 082 493 8526. Email: flakes010@hotmail.com

Seaview Townhouse Patong: Bet ween the c it y and Budget Bungalows: Two BunSingle House Special Price Rent/Sale: Nice house Sales Down Payment Dcondo Mine: 7th floor. with pool & lake view. Fully furnished, near Kajonkiet International School, Tesco Lotus, Big C. 10 mins to Patong. Move in Mar 2014. Only B99k. Contact: 081 694 4144, 081 307 7247, email: suthipow@yahoo.com

fully furnished with teakwood furniture, ready to move in. 240 sqm. 4 bed 4 bath, close to Kathu waterfall and market. Near Loch Palms, major stores, BIS and KIS. B45,000 per month. Call Oranwan 086 883 3169.

galows in Chalong.2-3 bedrooms.

Close to all amenities.One has room for a pool,the other is like a rain forest. From only B2,300,000. Call 081 270 4291. Email: thailandmls @gmail.com.

Home Office Near Thanyapura: New 2-storey home

office near Academy for sale, 280 sq metres, Chanote title, 2 beds 3 baths, nature mountain view. Main street, multiple entrances and exits. 10 minutes to Airport. Only B4.95 million. Call: 086 948 2294.

1 Rai Land QUICK Sale in Rawai: Beautiful land with Chan-

Hillside setting. Luxurious 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom pool villa for sale or rent.

Sale B20 million. Rent minimum 6 months. High season 90K per month.

Twelve months or more 70K PM. 087 078 6379.

Luxury Villa in Chalong: Perfect condition, 660 sqm on 3 levels, 1,600 sqm land, 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, swimming pool 12.5m x 6m with jacuzzi, large sala, double garage. Top quality construction. Reduced price: B25.5 million www.tamata-phuket.com crishausb@hotmail.com. 086 271 3260 or 086 273 4149.

Laguna/Layan Beach Luxury 13M Salt-Water Pool Villa For Sale (Or Rent): Three large

Urgent-3 Bedroom House for sale: 3 Bed, 3 Bath, 4 aircon,

2 Pool Villas next to PIA: Ready to move in, villa 1 on 1,100 sqm. land, for sale 15.9 mil and villa 2 on 2,200 sqm. land, for sale 19.9 mil baht. Brand new, each with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 12 metre swimming pool, guest bungalow with 1 bedroom 1 bathroom. Perfectly located in a development with underground electricity and securit y, only 80 0 metres from Mission Hills golf course, less than 10 mins to airport, Phuket International Academy and Ao Por Grand Marina. Call 081 343 0777. Email: montha_phuket@yahoo.com.

RPM Marina Condo: Luxury 3 beds 3 baths Stunning Condo. 179 SQM. Foreign Freehold. Views to Sea , Marina, lake and mountains. 2 Balconies. Call: 082 493 8526. Email: flakes010@hotmail.com

Villa with Pool for Sale: Free-

Land Close to Thanyapura/PIA: Half Rai 1.3MB, 1

INFO: 081 788 8280. EMAIL: thewhitehousekata@gmail. com.

ote for sale, concrete access road, Land plat, electric & facilities ready to build your home. Direct contact Thai owner K.Dallas (Poy) 089 472 9870 or dchaibut@gmail.com.

in SURIN BEACH. Private Estate. 5 Bedroom En-suite. Unique Architectural Style. Private Pool. THB 35.7m. To view call 083 636 0245 or villasurin7@ gmail.com.

This beautiful 2 story villa has a wrap around balconies 5 bed, 5 bath, swimming pool, office and child play area, movie room, dinning room for 8, maids room and laundry, Sala. Internal area: 472 sq. m. Total area: 1,920 sq. m. Call 081 892 0534.

SPECIAL TWIN VILLAS. 3 OR 4 BEDROOMS, 4 BATHROOMS. POOL, LARGE TERRACE, SMALL GARDEN. LIVING SPACE 400 SQM, LUXURY FURNISHED. PRICE B8,500,000. FREEHOLD.

When only the best will do! 4 bed/pool villa in Phuket’s best-kept gated community. 410 sq.mtr villa. 812 sq.mtr land.

Overlooking lagoon. Beautiful. Call 081 270 4291. Email: thailandmls@ gmail.c om, w w w.phuketpremium realestate.com.

hold 3/4 Bedroom Villa. 3 Air Con. 4k. to Ao Makarm Beach. 10x5m pool with 4th bedroom / office on other side. Plot size 104SqWah. 416Sqm. Reasonable offers. Call 089 831 4703/084 304 6723.

Five Bed Luxury Villa For Sale: NEW. Beautiful Lakeside Villa

Damian Barrett:

Nai Harn Baan Bua:

FOR SALE RAWAI BEACH

Kathu-Pool Villa for sale:

the jungle at the northern edge of Patong. 70m alt. 10mn walk to the beach. 4 storey + 290 sqm, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 toilet.

4 aircon, partly furnished. Email: andamanhills@gmail.com.

Patong Condo for sale: A nice foreign freehold condominium for sale in Patong is located in a recently complete development of one & two bedrooms condominiums. Located on the fourth floor of a total of five. 080 052 8082.

bedrooms with bathrooms in tastefully re-decorated bungalow set in mature garden plot of 550m2 within secure development for ownership and/or investment. B15.5 million. Email: irynain@gmail.com.

Rai is 2.5 MB, total 3 Rai of Land, Mountain View, Chanote, 3 Mins drive to Thanyapura/PIA School, 15 Mins to Airport. Contact Marisa 084 305 6667 or marisar1978@ hotmail.com.

Building 3 storey for sale: THB 26,000,000. Only 300 m. from Kata Beach. 236.25 sqm. 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. For more information call K.Chavarin 089 911 8833/081 866 9253 or email: wkongkeaw@hotmail.com

Seaview Land Patong: Two parcels of superior land 11 rai. Inc seaview. Main road frontage. Ideal for resor t or condominiums. B150 M . N e g o t i a b l e . ( T h a i ) 0 81 3 7 0 8114 or (Ger) 081 892 1108. Email: davidgem98@hotmail.com.

N ew Condo Kat hu For Sale/Rent: Sansiri D Condo Kathu, Fully furnished Studio type 29.7 sq.m. on 6th Floor, good facilities with fitness gym and large swimming pool. Only 5 minute to Patong, Lotus, Big C, Central. By owner. Call 086 105 8144.

3 Gorgeous Lots, Clean Titles: For sale or long lease. 2 Lots on Island-Beachfront (Bungalow-/Housing-Estate) and 1 big Mainland-Mountain property all in very quiet, safe, well maintained locations near Krabi. 089 291 4671.

Guesthouse for Lease in Patong: 12 rooms, good location Nanai Road.9 year lease: very low rent,strong starting, easy to manage and good return on investment. Price 1MLN. Take this opportunity. Thamad17@yahoo. com. 089 728 4005.

Rawai Seaview Condo for sale: Seaview condo, freehold, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 120sqm. B7.8 million, fully furnished. For more pictures and information please contact: adrian_troy@yahoo.com

fullly firnished with Chanote title, mini office 4x4, living room, European kitchen, CCTV, internet, garden. Permsap Villa Manik, 436sqm.

15min from airport. B6.8 million. Call 089 871 4172.

Investment Proper t y for sale!: New, modern waterfront townhome at the Boat Lagoon for sale.

Rented out long term at B570,000 per year. 3 bed/4 bath, 2 balconies, terrace at canal, 6 m berth in front of house.

250 sqm living space. Top condition.

Luxury finishings. Brokers welcome.

B9.9 million. 086 747 9292 (English) or 081 970 5204 (Thai/English).

Rawai Great Buying: Lovely house with 2 bedrooms or separate SC flat downstairs.Well ventilated with natural light in pristine condition. Distant sea views. B5,500,000.

Call 081 270 4291 or thailandmls@ gmail.com. See phuketpremium realestate.com.

Af fordable 3 Bedroom House: Single floor, 3 bedroom, kitchen/dining area, living room, 2 toilets/showers. Aircon in each bedroom. Water tank+pump. External covered area. Chanote title: 256 sqm Quiet developed village near Heroines Monument B3.2 million.

Call 086 278 0007.

B e a u t i f ul V i l l a R awa i: Beautiful 2 bed pool villa with sep maid’s room or 3rd b/room. Great outdoor entertaining area. 5 minutes to all conveniences. Reduced to B9,500,000. Call 081 270 4291 or thailandmls@gmail.com.

Patong Apartment Reduced Price: Condo 4 years old. Swimming pool, security 24/7, cafeteria. Studio 46sqm fully furnished. Freehold for foreigners. Price: 2.6MLN. Urgent sale, no agent. Tel: 089 728 4005. Email: thamad17@yahoo.com.

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Condo At The Heights, Kata: Immaculate 2-bed foreign-

freehold unit in award-winning project. 195 sqm, sea view, near gym & pool. Quality furnishing throughout.

Designer kitchen with utility-store. phuket.pn@gmail.com.

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Mission Heights: Land area 500m2, House area 164m2. 3 bed, 4 bath, fully furnished, aircon in all rooms, fans, Internet, satellite TV, swimming pool, independent water supply wells. Finish work December 2012. B8.5 million. Call 088 838 3242.

LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B2,700,000.

LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720.

EMAIL; thewhite housekat a @ gmail. com.

3 Bdrm House for sale Thalang: House for sale. 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, large living and dining room, 4 X aircons, 2 X car ports and garage.

House 7 yrs 1 owner, well maintained with 135sqm living area. Land Chanote 92tw. 081 737 3116.

New Luxury Villa For Sale: 3 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, private swimming pool (12 metre). House area of 600 sq.m., land 1.5 rai (2400 sq metre). Located on the shore of the ocean on the Koh Kho Khao. Email: larion2555@ gmail.com.

Land for sale: 206.4 sq m, Chanote title in Phanason residence(next to Makro). 1 min to Central festival, 5 min to town. Call 084 061 4314, 076 393 965.

Mansion in Town for Sale:

3 & 4 Bed Pool Villas: Resort for Sale: Resort 2 rai, with

chanote. 22 double villas with kitchens, large pool and big coconut garden with own well. Restaurant and bar with satellite TV and Adsl. Opened for 15 years, with lots of repeat customers, parking, quiet. 086 940 1860.

Laguna/Layan. Luxury private pool villas in secure development.

Available now. All beds ensuite.

Fully furnished. Rental programme available. B12-20 million. Contact owner: 085 549 7110.

Nice Villa for Sale: Near Naiyang Beach, 3 bed & 4 bath, jacuzzi, open dining/living room, kitchen, fully furnished, aircon, garden, Sala, swimming pool, car park.

Only 8.9MB. 087 091 8331 K. Nah, chiangmaibeltrade@hotmail.com, dreamhousephuket.com.

One + Two Homes for Sale with AC, Rawai: Main home:

two bed, extended bungalow with outside kitchen, shower and seating salas set in mature, walled, private gardens. Own well, tanks and pumps. Sold, furnished. Will sleep 8+ can be sold with a 30-year land lease for non-Thai. Price B5.5 nego: Mobile: Eng 082 416 0150. 3BB WiFi internet also.

Sea-View Chalong-Residence: Dream pool villa with 5 bedrooms all with ensuite on 1 rai of land. Big hall, office, maid’s room.

Brand-new construction opposite Wat Chalong on the way up to the hill. A huge 685 sq.m of living area, fully furnished. Modern Europeandesigned kitchen. Big sea view pool terraces incl sala and attractive bar area. Security alarm system. Selling price on request. By owner directly.

Call 085 654 4011 or 089 404 0737.

Email: schulz.th@gmx.de.

12 Rai Chanote to sell: One of the last pieces of beautiful sea view land between Ao Makham and Ao Yon Road. Infrastructure done B210 million.

Call 081 917 0377, 10am-5pm.

Absolute Beachfront: Set

on the beachfront, the ff villa offers uninterrupted sea and island views of the south east coast of Phuket.

Situated between two 5 star resorts: Vijitt and EVASON near Laem Kanoi.

081 480 3834, http://www.facebook. com/Phuket.Beachfront.

FO R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B2,900,000.

LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720.

EMAIL; thewhite housekata@gmail.com.

Mai Khao Prime Location Land: I will sell my piece of land

Rawai Condo Sale/Rent: Sell 1.1MB, Full ownership foreverbeyond the financing plan of 10 years. Rent 9,000B/Month. Studio room renovated with furniture. A/C, WiFi, kitchen, 200m to beach. 084 242 8914. Rawai4@yahoo.com.

359.7 sq. 43 rooms. 15 air-conditioners, 28 Fans. Balcony, Hi-Speed Internet, Parking, CCTV and Sentry box. In & Out with Finger Scan. Near shopping centre. B32 million. Call: 090 167 9816 (Eng), 086 300 5052(Thai).

House for sale near Loch Palm: Three bedroom pool vil-

next to the new tourist attraction in Mai Khao. Perfect for investment in future like shops, guesthouse. Please email for mobile number and more details. ohmidzi@gmail.com.

la in Kathu close to international schools. Views over Loch Palm. All bedrooms with aircon and ensuite bathrooms. Two car garage and secluded garden. Chanote title. Call 084 844 0991

Land for Sale:

400m from Naiyang Beach. 3 Rai 1 Tarangwah.

6.5MB per Rai. Call 087 091 8331 or email chiangmaibeltrade@hotmail. com for more information.

F O R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B3,400,000.

LEASEHOLD. INCLUDE FURNISHINGS.

Modern Family House for sale: Beautiful 3 bedrooms villa in Rawai. 160sqm indoor. 400sqm outdoor. Shared swimming pool. Modern villa renovated in 2011-2012. Fully furnished. For more info: phuketvilla jasmine@gmail.com

PATONG condos for sale: Beautiful, modern Condos/Apartments, furnished, best/quiet locations, garden, s-pool, from 36-67sq metre, sea-city-mountian views, from B2,375. Call 087 819 2162 or caltirol@hotmail.com.

INFO: 081 788 8280.

EMAIL; thewhite housekata @gmail. com.

Patong Tower for Sale: And for rent. Sea view and mountain views. Freehold from 64 to 448 sq metres. Phone no: 080 692 6114. Email: orsoreal estate@hotmail.com.

Beachfront Building - Lanta:

Urgent Sales! Beach front 2 Commercial buildings (3 storeys), 14 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms Klong Dow beach, Koh Lanta - Krabi. Contact owner directly - negotiable price: 081 270 8622, 084 841 5635.

Double your money in 5 years!: New Year special promotion: Studio in brand new, world class, east-coast development. Never seen on Phuket; Amazing luxury at real prices. Call 080 882 1377, email: beachprojects1@gmail.com.

Luxur y Villa 3 Bedroom Pool for Rent: New villa 320sqm NEW Studio Apt in Kathu:

30 sqm, 1 bedroom, kitchen, washing machine, aircon, balcony, fully furnished. Condo with gym, 24hr security, car park. 5 mins to Patong, Loch Palm golf. Good view. B1.25 million. Call 086 947 1273.

Seaview Land For Sale: Land located right in the heart of Chalong with panorama view of Chalong pier.

Close to a number of sandy beaches; Naihan Rawai Kata and Karon. Easy access to major department stores.

Surrounded by public facilities including education institutes and hospitals.

You will benefit from a perfect location that's rapidly increasing in value. 3 rai and 1 Ngan with Chanote title.

B22 millions per rai. Call 087 278 7206, 089 215 5041 e-mail: kubesjoy@ hotmail.com.

Condominium in Patong for Sale: Less than 1 Km from

the beach, large 2-bedroom apartment with communal swimming pool and balcony. FREEHOLD (can be foreign owned). B7.5M. Call owner 089 724 7211 or julien@phuket immo.com.

Villa and farmland for sale: A big beautiful house with 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, fully furnished. Located in stunning panoramic hilltop scenery in Takuapa, Phang Nga, covering an area of 127 rai. Surrounded by fertile farmland with fruit trees. Price 132MB. Contact K. Peerawat: 084 308 8484. Email: peerawat200310@hot mail.com

Golf Course Land For Sale:

Near British Intl School, 17 rai with public road access. Suitable for resort or housing project. Can be divided. Price: B4.5m per rai. Contact owner 089 724 7211, email: julien@phuketimmo.com.

fully furnished. 4 bathrooms, 12m long pool, 5 min. by car to PIA, situated between Naithon and Naiyang beaches. Longterm rent B80,000 include maid and gardener service.

Call 08 0 143 529 4, email: alain terrat@hotmail.com.

Sales - House near By Pass:

2 Storeys single house in Rock Garden 5 Village - By Pass Road. Near town, quiet and safe. 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms & housekeeper's room. 2 cars parking. Nice English & German neighbours. Call 089 159 3239.

Golf View Villa For Sale: Near

British International School, state-ofthe-art villa overlooking the Loch Palm Golf Course: 4 bedrooms + maid’s room; 485 m2 built on 1,860 m2 land.

B28million. Contact owner 089 724 7211.

For Sale Rawai Beach Special Twin Villa.

4 suites/studios, 4 bathrooms, pool, large terrace, small garden, living space 400 sqm. Include luxury furnishing 7.5 M House and Pool Bypass Rd: Very clean 5 bedroom,

3 bathroom house with 5 x 10 metre pool 10 minutes south of Central Festival, walking distance to Kajonkiet Bilingual School. To see: 083 301 3470, email: wpdrake@hotmail.com.

Price B8.5 mllion.

SMS for info: 081 788 8280 Email: thewhitehousekata@gmail.com For Russian contact Oxana 080 529 0726 or Email: phuket.lux@gmail.com

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“Simply more than office rental” Beautiful Naiharn Pool Villa: Furnished House for Sale Phuket Villa 5: 3 bedroom

For your private or virtual office call Martin on 08 9874 9080 info@asiapacificoffices.com

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furnished house near Kajonkiet School. Secure area, Cul De Sac. Nic e gardens, t wo bathrooms.

B3.5M negotiable. Call 081 370 8114 (Thai) 087 889 3838 (Eng), email:davidgem98@hotmail.com.

Secure private hillside by Naiharn Beach. Quality furnished throughout. 3 big bedrooms, office, 4 baths, 230 sm plus carport etc. 1050 sm land. New condition. 15x4.6m pool. Freehold.

Nice. 089 727 5407.

Sea-View Contemporary Pool Villla: Located near Phuket tow n. L and: 8 5 5 sq.m. H ouse: 650sq.m. Furnished. 3 beds, 2 offices, 2 staff quarters, 1 free room.

2 car parks. Price B54.9 mill.Tel: 081 895 3628 E-mail: jin_koy@ yahoo.com.

FO R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE 2 BEDROOMS LUX E APARTMENT 135 SQM. P R I C E B 7, 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 .

LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720.

EMAIL; thewhitehouse kata@gmail.com.

Laguna area, Cherngtalay From 8m2 to 120m2

PROPERTY FOR SALE CONT. House on The Corner for Sale: Quiet location and only 500m

SeaView near Airport:

Beautiful Karon Villa:

4 plots (3 connecting, 1 separate) 1km north of Airport, along the road to MaiKhao Beach. Sea view towards south east.

NorSor3Gor. 4.5 Rai in total. B4 million per Rai. Contact owner: 081 893 6630.

Modern open living villa has it all, fully furnished, private secure estate close to beach. Enjoy the private salt water pool and undercover parking, 3 large bedrooms freehold investment. 081 719 4688.

3 - Bed House - Sale or Rent: Sun Palm Village, Chalong.

Lounge, dining kitchen, 3 beds and 2 baths. Private swimming pool and easily maintained grounds. All furniture with fitted kitchen included.

Ideal for small family or as rental investment. Contact 081 273 7326, Email: keithmarshall747@gmail.com

Ocean Front Villa for Sale: Luxury brand new villa, fully furnished and ready to move in, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with infinity 10 metre long swimming pool and truly beautiful sea view. Located in a small development, only 50 metres from the sea and 3 mins from Ao Po Grand Marina. For sale B19.9 million or for long term rent B150,000 per month. Call 081 343 0777, email: montha_phuket@ yahoo.com.

1.5 Rai Private Land Cape Yamu: 1.5 Rai flat land at Cape Yamu. 2 x 0.75 Rai adjoining plots.

OrBorTor road access to quiet end of soi location. Sale direct from the owner.

B3.75 Million per rai negotiable. Call 081 087 9237.

Cheapest Seaview land for Sale: Panorama view of sea view golf course view mountain view land for sale. Near Mission Hills Golf course.

6 rai chanote title. B3 million per rai.

087 675 9555, email: pee_bang56@ hotmail.com.

Rawai 6 Bedrooms:

Lovely 6 bedroom/office.Inc: 2 bedroom SC disable flat. Pool, garden, garage, storage. Opp.Tesco in well established area. Priced to sell at B9,000,000. Call 081 270 4291.

Email:thailandmls@gmail.com.

Amazing 3 Bedroom Villa With Swimming Pool: Guarded compound Kokyang Estate Phase II, 3 min to Nai Harn beach, modern interior design, garage, developed infrastructure. For more information: phuketbuyhouse.com/1644. Call Elena 084 305 0634.

from the main road. Thepkrasattri, Heroines Monument. 70sqw x 280sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, big living room with open - plan kitchen (9x9m), 1 separated kitchen, carpark for 3 cars and a small storehouse, 2 aircons, cable TV, 1 phone line TT&T. Price: B2,995,000 including furniture. Must see! Email: jochenschmitz16@gmail.com. Call 081 607 8000.

Townhouse Chalong Bargain!: Town house on 3 levels with mezanine, 112 sqm, fully furnished, 3 BR, 3 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 3 air con.

Tasteful western decoration, MUST see, HP English 0854415115. Thai 081 555 1230.

Reduced for Quick Sale: Studio condo at The Point near Lotus, Big C, Central. Fully furnished. Great views 6th floor. Cost B2.8M. Reduced to B2.25M. Call 087 889 3838 or 081 370 8114.

Email: davidgem98@hotmail.com

Patong Bangla Building for Sale: B28 million, Chanote, 4 floors 6m x 14m. 1st & 2nd tenanted.

Flr 3-staff accom, bath, kitchen.

Separate office with access to lower floor. 4th flr private Penthouse one bed. 087 881 7600.

Urgent 6.1 Rai Land for Sale: 6.1 rai (10,000sq metre). - 5 minutes to Naithon Beach. 10 minutes to Naiyang Beach. 10 minutes to Airport. 7 minutes to New Tesco Lotus. - Roadside land and Chanote title. Call 085 793 2718.

Allamanda (Laguna) Residences/Phuket Sale/Rent:

Sea View Land for Sale: Luxury Villa in Marina:

Hot deal price @ 39MB only. An exclusive 2 stories pool villa combines 2 land plots in Phuket Boat Lagoon surrounded by big trees. Made with good materials and modern style design. 66 (0) 76 238 948, info@phuketpropertytrip.com

One condo unit, half of a deluxe twin house, fully furnished and equipped, set direct on the picturesque lagoon with balcony right over it. 3 bedrooms each with shower/bathroom, roof terrace. Long term rent or sale. 090 487 8084, utaipan@yahoo.com.

Very Spacious European From Owner: Villa in peaceful

Balinese Pool Villa:

Nai Harn / Rawai, Balinese Pool Villa, 2 years old, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, price reduced for quick sale. Please call our Agent 082 420 70 52 or send email to stayonphuket@yahoo.com.

Ao-Yon, 13.5 rai, chanode title.10m/ rai.Call Siri 089 649 9939, email: siri_phuket@changrunner.com.

Rawai Beachfront Pool Villa for Rent/Sale: Rawai

Land for Sale Cherngtalay: Beautiful 2,400sqm (1.5RAI)

Beach front pool villa for sale. 3 bedrooms, furnished. Contact Siriporn on 089 649 9939.

Chanote titled land plot in Pasak 8, located on the highest point of a gentle slope. Quiet and safe area.

Only 8MB. Email: Phuketlandvilla@ hotmail.com, 089 875 9609.

Royal Kamala Condo-Sale & Rent: In Kamala. Freehold 1, 2, 3 Bedroom apartment with kitchen, living room, balcony, swimming pool, fitness, security guard, parking. Ready to move. 085-368-3009, salesdirector@ royalkamala.com

place in Rawai. Large living area and terrace. 3 bedrooms, 4 aircon, 3 bathrooms, 1 guest toilet. Western kitchen, garage, laundry, beautiful garden, swimming pool. 612 sqm plot, chanote title. Price B9.5 million. Contact Tanya 083 506 8345, geta909@gmail.com.

For sale: Spac ious one bed room apar tment with ocean view, nor th of Patong. Floor area 96m2 internal and 72m2 terrace including water feature with sala and jacuz zi. Per fect bachelor pad with rental income. Email for info: bart duykers@mac.com.

Happy Home Apartment for sale: Nice apartment, fully furnished at Rawai. The apar tment is set in a private compound with pool. It is located only 5 minutes from beach and convenient to Phuket Town. Only B15 million.

Tel: 081 893 2165 www.happyho meapartmentphuket.webiz.co.th.

Rawai Soi Saliga Land for Sale: Land 1 rai + 81 T/W total 1924 sqm. Does not need landscaping sale by owner land location on the top of the Soi. Tel: 084 745 4132, chanote title.

Pool Villa For Sale Nai Harn: Modern, open design villa with a large 9x3 metre pool, 2 floors, nice garden, car park and mountain views, 6 years young, 120 sqm floor, 2 bedrooms, chanote, located close to the centre & beach.

Call 085 473 7812.

Free Hold Condo For Sale: Donsak Beachfront Land 3 Rai: 67 metres absolute beach frontage, fully infrastructured, ready to build. Close to ferry going to Koh Samui. Chanote title. 4.5 MB for all.

Email: nhoj0512@hotmail.com.

Kamala 3 bed pool villa reduced: Expat owner must sell health reasons. Beautiful home, plot size 892sqm, B16 million. Additional plot 1,372sqm, price B3 million. Best buy in Kamala. No question! Call 0862695108, 0807447625 Thai.

43 Sq. Free hold. 1 balcony (Great view). 1 bed room. 1 living room. 2 air conditioners. Full furniture. Internet.

Swimming pool. Gym.Automated door lock and key card. Call 080 040 9077.

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RPM Owner Direct Unique luxury condo 2 bed, 2 bath, 155sqm. Foreign FREE HOLD. Recent architect remodel. New Jacuzzi. Views to lake, mountain, marina, pool etc.

Completely furnished to very high standard. Motivated owner leaving.

Reduced by 600,000B. ONLY 16.9MB. Contact Brian (Owner) 089 054 4354, +632 906 435 7146, Alan 087 999 6174, bggvirgo@gmail.com.

See RoyalPhuketMarinaCondos.com for complete details.

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Condo in Marina:

Last 1 Studio of The Cleat condo (Phase 1) in Krabi Boat Lagoon, low-rise waterfront Condo built around the lagoon with Mangrove, Sea and Marina view and full facilities. Call +66(0)76 238 948.

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Chanote. Contact 087 897 0501. aleksa@thai-evagroup.com

Great Investment Opportunity: Completed show house Condominium for SALE in Patong: Freehold title, Studio type, Sales - D Condo Mine:

Sales - down payment 250,000 B D Condo Mine Phuket Town by Sansiri. Finished in March 2014.Corner room on the 7th floor with nice view. 2 Bedrooms Call:089 159 3239.

32 sqm. of the living area, Furnished, 1 Bathroom, Fitted kitchen with dining area, Swimming pool, Restaurant. Call 083 103 3801 (English and Thai).

and infrastructure seven fur ther plots for development. 1.5km from Mission Hills Golf Club. Please call 087 888 1761 (Aom) for details.

Urgent Sale: 6 rai

Hilltop Land for sale, near Mission Hills golf club, was B4.2 million per rai now only B2.99 million per rai, full chanote, water/ elec. sea/mountain views. 087 978 5804 (Eng).

Apartment on Golf Course:

O pp or tuni t y K nocks:

Golf View, Kathu. Tastefully renovated large (83m2) apar tment in Phuket Country Club. Golf view. 1 bed but easily converted to 2. Store, large Western kitchen and all furniture included. Ideal (holiday) home.

Contact 081 273 7326, Email: keith marshall747@gmail.com.

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World Class Sea Views:

4 Bedroom British Colonial style house, Cape Yamu, Phuket. Amazing views spanning over 100km, as far as Krabi.

Price reduced from B35 to B28 million.

086 279 6283, email: kdesmond59@ yahoo.co.uk.

Patong; 50 sqm of the living area, sea-view /mountain view, furnished, Pool, 24hr security, for SALE B2.8M B3.3M. Contact +66 (0) 83 103 3801, 081 415 7774.

Amazing Sea View Penthouse: Panoramic sea view,

B24,500,000. Deceased Estate Absolute waterfront. Occupying a stunning location on the east coast of Phuket this five-level villa has panoramic sea views from every level.

Renovation work required. 085 793 2667. See exotiqproperty.com. Ref AB-V453, email: dmuir@exotiq.com.

Land for Sale:

Mission Hills.

One rai. Very quiet and private, close to all services, 10 min to school, airport, beach, golf, Tesco. B3.4M. 087 276 0529 for info.

mountain view and Big Buddha.

310 sq metre, 2 beds, 2 baths with option to convert in 3 beds. Contact: Izzy +66(0)86 278 8300 or izzy. serenitygroup@gmail.com.

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Chanote title at Cherng Talay / Pasak7 (Phuket - Surin Beach aerea) Phone 090 487 8084. Email: utaipan@yahoo.com.

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lake and Loch Palm. Very quiet, secluded plot but with all facilities ready to go. 1551 sqm plot, freehold leasehold with full Chanote title. 081 273 6959.

Patong Loft Condo:

Makes a good condo deal now. 1-bedroom, fully furnished, 67 sqm living area. Only B2.99 mil. Big swimming pool. Normal price B3.7 mil. Call 089 872 6895.

Email: jospeder@live.no.

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Beaut i ful L and L aguna Cherngtalay: Chanote title, yel-

Opposite Wat Chalong on the way up to the hill, Chanote, ca. 36 m x 45 m, sophisticated hillside project, proratable, B8.5 mil direct to owner: 085 65 44 0 11 or 089 40 40 737.

Land For Sale: Mission Hills. 3/4 of rai in small community, very quiet and private, close to all services, 10 min to school, airport, beach, golf, Tesco. Was B2.5M. 087 276 0529 for info.

Ocean Front Land: 7 rai with 185 metres of sea frontage. Water, electricity, road and boat access, located 800 metres from Yacht Haven marina, perfect site for small beach front development. For quick sale only B5 million per rai. Tel 081 343 0777 Email: montha_phuket@ yahoo.com.

Rawai Half Rai for Sale: Land Luxury 3 Bed Villa For Sale:

3 Bedroom Pool Villa, Rawai: 160m2 Private Pool Villa. 3 Bedroom, 4 Bathroom (3 En Suite), Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room, Large Balconies & Terrace, Carport. Freehold, Chanote title. 2 minutes from beach! See proper tyforsalephuket.co.uk.

Land & House for sale:

2.5 rai (N.S.-3 K document) near Kathu waterfall. 2 houses, 1 small house & 2 pools, big garage. 3 way Entrance. B28 million. Call 081 893 0540, 076 385 775 email: anong540@hotmail.com.

Land At Kathu For Sale: Only 15 min to Patong and only 10 min to Phuket Town, located at Kathu, total 141 sqw or 564 sqm with ready public utility. Call 081 892 0610, 081 472 0770, tan_ohio@hotmail.com.

This luxury three bedroom home is located in a secure estate with security and office. It is only five minutes from Bangtao Beach and Laguna Phuket including the Laguna Phuket Golf Club and 20 minutes from Blue Canyon Country Club and Phuket International Airport. The villa comes fully furnished with luxury leather lounge suites and quality furniture, all bedding, kitchen utensils and cooking facilities.

For details and inspection, see www. phuketselect.com or contact graham@ phuketselect.com or call 081 897 0225.

plot 100 metres to Rawai Beach, about 850 sq.metre. Chanote title deed, private road with sewer, 3 phases electricity and wall around the land.

Email: rawai.steen@gmail.com, call 080 530 6880.

Paklok Land Only B7,999/ Sqwah: Only B7,999/Sq wah at Paklok, Chanote, Mountain View, 200m from main road, 11 km from monument and 4 km to Mission Hill.

Interested or want a larger size?

CALL 084 305 6667, email: mari sar1978@hotmail.com

low zoned, save area. Nearly 4 rai, direct from owner. Subdivided in 6 plots each ca. 1,000sqm. ready to build. Only B6.75 million per rai. Call 081 367 7683, chanchira.panpaen@googlemail.com.

A b so l u t e B e a c h Fr o n t Land: Songkla district near new deep sea port. 4.5 Rai divided into 7 Chanote plots. Reluctant sale. B4.9M the lot. Email: jmic chia@yahoo.com or call 087 276 0529.

Patong/Kalim sea view condo: Freehold, 2nd floor, corner unit, stunning sea view, pool, car park, security, best location, ca. 110sqm, 2 bedroom, German kitchen, all new, terrace, only a few metres to beach, B10.6 M 081 824 1385.

East Coast Sea View Land Beachfront land for sale: 2 rai absolute amazing beachfront, few min boat ride from Phuket, facing west to sunset and views of Phuket.

B13 million per rai +66 (0) 86 278 8300 or izzy.serenitygroup@gmail. com.

Patong Condo for Sale:

My condo is ready for immediate sale located at Lotus Residence, a small 3-storey boutique condo of only 12 apartments total. It is located on a southern hillside above Patong Bay. Call 084 436 2540.

Commercial Building For Sale: 5M. x 18.30M.,3 floors, located close by Condo at Saiyuan, 2 big halls, 2 bedrooms,4 bathrooms,clean&new building. Price negotiable. Tel:087 881 7979, 081 472 0770, ss.kijrungruang@ gmail.com.

Hill Land for Sale: Very nice location hill land by the Bangwat Dam, total 60 rai, 96,000 square metre. C ont ac t: At t apong 0 81 892 0610 (Thai), Jantiwa 081 890 8268 (Eng). e-mail: jantiwa_ j@ hotmail.com.

Total 1.5 rai (2,450sq metre) on gently sloping land with sea view of Phang Nga Bay. 2 separate Chanote titles each about 1,200 sq metres (4.5 and 5.5M), or will sell as one lot.

Underground services. 081 273 7326, email: kmar74@hotmail.com.

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WALK IN AUDITION 1st June

Our new BEACH CLUB opens soon and we are now looking for outgoing, fun and enthusiastic stars to join our pre-opening team in Surin.

BISP - Requires Staff: BISP - Requires Summer Camp Staff July 2013 The British International School requires experienced English S u m m e r C a m p S t a f f f o r J u l y.

Applicants are required to have a recognised degree and a TEFL qualification. As it is a residential camp overnight boarding duties are required. Camp dates 29th June - 27th July 2013. Applications can be submitted to ppreez@bisphuket. ac.th.

ZAZADA Beach Club is looking to fill the following positions: Head Chef Chefs All Levels Kitchen Stewards Restaurant Manager Head Hostess Hostess Waiters / Waitress / Supervisors Head Barman / Bar Supervisors Barman Public Area Cleaners Maintenance Technician Resident DJ

If you want to be one of our rock stars, have passion for what you do and have the skills to rock our guests, then come show us your talent!

Audition with your resume at So FA Boutique, Phuket Town, 1100 - 1700 on Saturday 1st June.

www.zazadabeachclub.com F e m a l e C o o k / H o m e m a ke r Wa n t e d: Exceptional conditions for live-in cook /homemaker for semi-retired UK/Canadian businessman.

Separate high quality room with shower & T V in high - end re sor t style surroundings. Must speak English. Send resume to bggvirgo@gmail.com.

Couple Wanted: Thai couple, house & pet care, work and stay at foreigner villa, speak English, no smoking, husband as driver, wife as housekeeper. Contact: aoaphuket@ gmail.com 076 203 010.

Design Studio - Admin Wanted: Design Studio Looking for an

Guest Service Supervisor: Good command in English, customer service skills, knowledge in F&B, HK, front office, Knowledge of computer basic skills, own car with driving license, working in Phang Nga -Natai Beach. Candidate send resume to: hr@luxuryvillasandhomes.com. Office: 6/84 Srisoonthorn Rd, Cherngtalay, Thalang Phuket 83110. Call 076 527 633, 087 881 0003.

Headteacher/Coordinator wanted: Phuket International is looking for an experienced headteacher / teacher's coordinator. If you have worked in this position before please contact us for more information. Phuket International Kindergarden and School, Chalong. Email: becky201077@gmail. com.

Fulltime, flexible, strong leadership and a good team player. The restaurant has an extensive menu with a focus on pizza, burgers and authentic Thai dishes. See phuket adventureminigolf.com.

Chef Wanted:

Document Control Officer: S e n i o r E S L Te a c h e r Needed: PHBGTU charity is seeking experienced Senior Teacher to teach, manage teaching staff, and develop curriculum for practical, quality English language programme in 2 government schools. info@ phukethasbeengoodtous.org.

Development Management Group Co., Ltd is searching for a Document Control Officer for our Patong Beach site. This administrative position controls documents and drawings for a construction site and is open for Thai Nationals only. Successful applicants will hold at least a vocational degree or certificate and have a minimum of 3 years of experience in office work.

Need proven ability to use MS Office and good English communication skills. Knowledge of engineering or construction is a plus. Call 076 617 763, email: tum@dmg-thailand.com.

Sales Managers And Reps Wanted: Club Tropical Asia is looking for experienced Managers, TO’s & Liners for the expansion of our successful operation in Phuket and Samui. Great product and huge growth potential. 084 847 1320 or salesbt@clubtropical lifestyle.com.

Looking for people who love animals: and would like to do some volunteer work looking after sick, injured and homeless dogs in Thalang area. Contact: Sherin.peace@gmail.com

Class Act Media is southern Thailand's most comprehensive media company, incorporating Phuket’s leading English newspaper ‘The Phuket News’, Russian language newspaper 'Novosti Phuketa', Phuket’s leading English radio station ‘Live 89.5’, Phuket English TV 'Phuket News TV' and a a host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ & ‘Phuket Ticket Master’.

Class Act Media is southern Thailand's most comprehensive media company, incorporating Phuket’s leading English newspaper ‘The Phuket News’, Russian language newspaper 'Novosti Phuketa', Phuket’s leading English radio station ‘Live 89.5’, Phuket English TV 'Phuket News TV' and a a host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ & ‘Phuket Ticket Master’.

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The successful candidate must: ● Be a Thai national ● Be a proficient photographer ● Have good English writing skills ● Be a strong communicator

● Have a hunger for the news ● Have a willingness to learn ● Be willing to work to deadlines

We offer:

● Competitive salary & bonuses depending ● 5 day work week – (Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 6 pm) ● Friendly work environment & excellent progress opportunities ● Time in lieu policy for any overtime hours worked

Qualifications: ● Thai or Expat. ● Excellent communication and negotiation skills in Thai and English. ● Highly motivated self-starter with a positive attitude. ● Works well under pressure and has a will to succeed.

We offer: ● Competitive salary, bonuses and travel expenses. ● A friendly work environment. ● Social security paid by the company. ● Excellent career progress opportunities.

Interested applicants are invited to apply in person or send application with full resume indicating qualifications and experience, expected salary and recent photo to: adminmgr@classactmedia.co.th.com Tel: 076 612 550-2 ext 101

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ambitious and organized person to join our team. Successful applicant will help with general office administration and the planning of photography shoot.

Applicant must have an excellent command of English. Email: photomorphic images@gmail.com.

New Hot Yoga Studio In Bangtao: New hot yoga studio in Bangtao is looking to hire enthusiastic staff - come and join our happy and healthy environment!

Thai English speaking receptionist with basic accounting skills (B20k basic per month) and a customer services assistant to operate the juice bar (B15k basic per month) are required. We are also looking to hire cleaners. Please send CVs with photos to peterantonioni@ gmail.com.

Swiss Ser vice/Phone Operator: Swiss Service / Telephone Operator .Good level of English.

Ability to work under pressure. Good in communication and organization.

Responsible and reliable. Minimum one year experience. Contact: HR Department, email: Humanresources. phuket@swissotel.com or call 076 303 000.

Native English Teacher: N e e d ex p e r i e n c e e d p r e s c h o o l teacher, 10-14 children. Start immediatedly, Chalong, 40 hour a week.

Send resume to phuketteacher@ yahoo.com.

KG & P1-3 Teaching Vacancies: ELT Phuket is looking to appoint two experienced teachers to star t at Kala Pattana School on Chaofa West Road, Phuket as soon as possible. Please email CV to eltorborjor@ gmail.com

Account ant Require Urgently: Job description: In charge of all payable account, prepare daily payment and monthly report, issuing invoice/tax receipt, do In/Out put VAT for Service department. Contact 076 273 319..

Class Act Media is southern Thailand's most comprehensive media company, incorporating Phuket’s leading English newspaper ‘The Phuket News’, Russian language newspaper 'Novosti Phuketa', Phuket’s leading English radio station ‘Live 89.5’, Phuket English TV 'Phuket News TV' and a a host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ & ‘Phuket Ticket Master’.

PR & Marketing Assistant Responsibilities :

● Assisting the PR manager with planning and implementing PR plans for the company ● Representing the company at events & exhibitions ● General Marketing and PR admin tasks

Qualifications:

● Good communication skills both in Thai & English ● Degree qualified – recent graduate welcome to apply ● Have own transport (bike or car) ● Ability to work after normal work hours and/or weekends (time in lieu will be given)

We offer:

● Competitive salary ● Social security (10%) paid by the company ● Excellent career progress opportunity ● Time in lieu for any overtime hours worked Interested candidates are invited to send application with full resume in English indicating qualifications, experience, expected salary with recent photo via email to info@thephuketnews.com or fax your resume to 076-612-553

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Bar for sale on Soi Bangla:

Fa n t a s t i c B a r g a i n:

13 Metre Wooden Hull Cruiser: Cap. 17 PAX. Wooden hull, 3.5

Fu l l y equipped 10m cruiser ready to sail away. Lots of gear & electronics.

Sleeps 4. Volvo diesel. Aries windvane.

Solar panels. Liferaft. GRP dinghy.

ONLY B750,000. kmdelfina@yahoo. com.

meters W, draws 1.5 meters, diesel engine generates 123 KW. Perfect for fishing or day tours. Fitted w Fish Finder and GPS. Was B1,500,000 now only B500,000. Call 082 414 6931, email: phil@krabikonnect.com.

2 2 m . I n d o n e s i a n Pi n i s i Ketch: Licensed and registered in Thailand. She is in good condition and currently working as a snorkel and sunset tour boat. For sale or long-term rental. Price negotiable for quick sale. dragonheartthailand@gmail.com.

4 cabins 3 bedrooms fully equipped located in Boat lagoon. With excellent place FREE for 7 years.

Price 12 million or EXCHANGE for a Villa or Apartment in Rawai, Kata, Karon.

For English - Email: maurice.phuket@gmail.com or SMS 081 788 8280.

For Russian - Ms. Oxana Email: phuket.lux@gmail.com or SMS: 080 529 0726.

URGENT Boutigue Hotel for Lease: A small boutigue Patong

Luxury Yacht for Sale: For sale 2002 Bertram 510 Flybridge luxury yacht. Reduced to only USD675,000.

Contact Marcus on marcus@leemarine.net.

Krabi Boat Lagoon: New marina sister of Phuket Boat Lagoon, ready to berthing now with marina charge 50% off and long term berth available.

Well protect by sea condition and full facilities provided.Contact Khun Choo 086 281 0330.

Located mid-soi on Bangla, Patong Beach Contact now for best units & special offers on pre-sales. 3 years contract. Price starting B1.7million.

Call 08 5887 7414

Boat Sales and Charters: Want to build or charter your own boat to get out among Phukets many islands for fishing or pleasure? Then please contact the experts on 081 270 4291 or go to www. fishingboatingthailand.com.

Yacht sale 36-ft Searay:

A very good condition with bedding for 5, air-con, generator, kitchenette, BBQ grill, twin propulsion, Mercruiser 5.0L bravo III DTS, raymarine chartplotter, GPS and depth sounder. B4.5 million.

Call 089 647 5204.

Kawasaki 750Sxi Jet Ski Pro: Stand up. Trick conversion kit, R&D ride plate, Race bars with finger throttle, Hydro-turf floor mat with foot-holds, Very reliable, fast, and great fun. Very good condition. B150,000. Contact: 087 265 8002.

Beach hotel offer for long term lease.

Location: Patong beach front ocean panoramic view. 18 rooms, aircon. internet, cable TV, telephone, safe, Full furnished. Contact: 076 342 197-8, K.Thanin,K.Tum.

A Steal For A Quick Sale: 2007 Italian demo yacht Cranchi 47ft Hard Top. Fully loaded with Tropical air con, genset, Electrical winches, garage, roof, Raymarine Premium Navy, BBQ, Ice Maker, 3 Fridges, “Bose” Sound, Neon light, Twin 570HP with reliable shaft drive, under 300 hours, Brand New Condition. Euro385,000. Call: 089 971 0278, eddyelan@yahoo.com.

Sale New Boat SR-18 Finished: Only B280,000. Samran Speedboat for sale - Hull Only: Excellent condition, 12.18m Fiberglass Bowrider, 12mm thick hull, 600ltr fuel tank, 150ltr water tank, licensed for 25 passengers, storage area, manual head, 5 years old, B1.4 million o.n.o, contact 076 362 300 Ext.1801.

Marine. We are professional boat builders, factory located in Pattaya.

This model is SR-18 fully finished.

We can delivery to you place. “This price excludes engine”. Call 081 782 0921. Email: nungnapong@ hotmail.com.

6.5M RIB: New Hypalon tubing and blue cover. On a fiber glass V shaped hull. 240HP Mercury Giving comfortable cruise at 25-30Kts and 40 Kts Max Ideal for family day trips to beach skiing etc. 081 273 6959.

Sale New Boat SR-21 Finished: Only B330,000. Samran

Speed Boat For Sale:

Steppa Fiberglass 32 feet Flybridge two 200 hp Yamaha outboard engines. Ideal for diving and tours. B850,000. Call 081 8942124.

Marine. We are professional boat builders, factory located in Pattaya, This model is SR-21 fully finished.

We can deliver to your place. “This price excludes engine.” Call 081 782 0921. Email: nungnapong@ hotmail.com.

Speed boat for sale! Now B290,000: 6 metre body Bayliner, 200 HP (EFI) Mercury engine, Yamaha 5 HP back up engine. Blue book. Including: trailer, 2 anchors, and cover, Garmin deep sounder and fish finder brand new. Call 081 477 5637 THAI; 086 283 0082 ENG, RUS.

40FT Steel Cutter Sloop: Ready to cruise. Centrecockpit.

Safe, strong German design. New Sails, 44HP Yanmar Engine, 6 Berths, solar, wind generator, BBQ, dinghy&outboard. AUD$110K. 085 378 0498, yacht.antaia@gmail. com.

Charter Boat:

62ft Hatteras Style yacht, 35 + 4 crew, large upper deck includes website: www. char terboatsphuket.com, price B5,370,000 or best offer. email: eastcoastefi@aol.com or 087 889 8044.

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successful due to the high de mand of people wishing to learn Engli sh as A sia devel o ps and plays a larger par t in world affairs every day. These 2 schools are lic ensed w it h t he M inist r y of Edu c at i o n an d t h e C h a - am branch also holds a TEFL license.

As part of a franchise group, you will always have on-going support for sales and training. The selling price is calculated at 5 times the net profit and with sales growth averaging over 20% year on year, your breakeven point is within 4 years. As all truly profitable business there is no negative cash f l o w. C a l l 0 81 8 4 6 919 3 . S e e insightenglish-huahin.com.

Guest house & Business:

KOH LIPE Dive Center for sale: URGENT SALE Speedboat

For sale / rent long term. 400 sq m. (N . S .- 3 K d o c um e nt) n ex t to Swissotel Kamala. 500 m from kamala beac h. B 32 milli on. Call 081 893 0540, 076 385 775 email: anong540@hotmail.com.

Yamaha 200HP4s, Coltri Sub compressor, Nitrox system, 16 BCD, 11 regulators, 32 tanks, website, renewed TAT, buildings, 5 rooms for rent. Asking price 120,000 USD. 084 399 8978.

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Hi Every One: Restaurant/Guesthouse for sale: Located in Kamala. 40 Patong New Hotel for Longterm Lease: 40 rooms with full furnished, TV, fridge, aircon, hot water, swimming pool, restaurant and spa.

Located in Soi Nanai villa. Contact 086 300 9406.

Sport Club for Sale by Owner: Set on 4 rai land with full chanote title. Include tennis court, volleyball court, fishing lake, game room, restaurant and bar and separate guest bungalow for sale or long term lease. Call +66 81 569 6026, +61 498 248 656 (English & Thai) Email:patbittersweet@gmail. com. See www.phuketsport.com.

Restaurant/Pub: For sale in Bang Tao Beach Road. Get 10 year contract, great location 50m from Best Western Hotel & Beach. Full furniture and equipment. Price B2.5 million. Call 087 893 8590, Email: somtom_landandhouse@yahoo.de

metres to the beach. 10 rooms with full furnishings. Restaurant 54 seat.

Price B8 million. For more information call 081 396 0033.

Patong Massage Shop For Sale: Cosy renovated shop. Shop is located inside a hotel on a busy street directly leading to Patong Beach. Business from hotel customers as well as from many tourists going to/from Patong Beach. Email: chumpo26@hotmail.com.

G u e s t h o u se Ca f e B a r Karon Beach: Easily managed profitable business lease 5.2M. Fully refurbished, 6 year contract(fully pre-paid). Low rent. Busy Soi 2minutes from the beach. 5 beautiful en-suite rooms. Sports bar, fully fitted kitchen and restaurant area.

Account available. Call 081 891 9461 / livingroom-phuket.com.

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My name is Tida, only the other day my owner told me to find a new home that she had enough of me and I’m too old or she will put me outside, can you believe that after 3 years of faithful service I took her wherever she wanted to go and never never let her down once.

Now I’m looking for new owner, she must be nice to me, please buy me as I don’t want to sleep outside. I’m still very young, only just over 3 years old, I have big heart and strong legs as I not travel much. I’m fully automatic and come with all trimmings. B430,000, first class insurance for 1 year + register for 1 year. Please don’t call her, call my friend John 087 276 0529 if you want to see me.

Good location, 1 1/4 Rai. 1) Jungle bar, 3 TVs, 2 pool tables, seating: 65 pax, parking: 15-16 vehicles, good business. 2) Beauty salon: fully equipped.

3) Massage pallor. 4) Restaurant. 5) Indoor pub: fully equipped, stage, seating: 70 pax. Lease for 8 years+6 months left on lease. Sale: 5.7 MB. Negotiable! Contact: five.business@ yahoo.com, 091 654 1720, 087 892 6204, (Russian) 085 709 9191 (Thai) (English) 091 654 1720.

3 Business For Sale: Good location, Rawai Area. 1) Big Bar, 3 TVs, 2 pool tables, seating: 60 pax, parking: 10 vehicles, good business.

2) Massage parlor – leased out 3) Beauty salon: fully equipped. Lease 8 years+6 months left on lease - Have owned business for 8 years - Sale: 2.9 MB. Negotiable! 087 892 6204, 091 654 1720.

Business only or business and property. Est 2003. Repeat business from big data base, non-tourist related soft furnising manufacturing and retail business. Genuine enquires only, no tyre kickers.

Established restaurant covering two shop houses with private terrace and owners apartment or 8 room guesthouse. Freehold (no lease/rent). Includes all equipment and newly renovated kitchen. Contact for details. Projected ROI 4 years. Call 081 956 3166.

Bar for sale: Very Busy Mushroom

bar for sale in Soi Bel Air. Wally Bar, all stock, T.V. sound system, beer boxes and fridges included in sale, rent, only B10,000 monthly. Only B600,000 ono. 086 725 0771.

Sale Bar, Hotel + 1 Shop Rawai Beach: Land plot 700 sq

2 Business For Sale: Good location, Rawai Area -1) Restaurant – 40 pax - leased out 2) Indoor pub: fully equipped, disco - stage, seating:70 pax. Lease - 8 years+6 months left on lease.Sale:2.9 MB Negotiable. 087 892 6204, 087 244 1322, 091 654 1720.

470,000 USD

WWW.SAFEWAYASIA.COM +66 81 892 4804, gordon_asia@hotmail.com purpose-built school. Experienced native English teachers to teach ages 1 1/2-8. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Bus service available from Patong, Karon, Kata, Phuket, Rawai and Chalong. Tel: 076 384 638, 080 624 7060. Website: www. buds-phuket.com.

Toyota Commuter Van – Low mileage 13,500 Kilo Meter. Loaded, leather seats, Back Up camera, Video System.

Only B900,000. Contact via emailmartin@phuketfishboat.com.

Tile I t: Thalang.

Wana Park on Srisoonthor n Rd. Phuket ’s quality tile boutique.

Tiles for interior, exterior, residential, commercial.

Contact 076 620 168 or 081 424 2828. Email info@ tile-asia.com.

Cement Production Plant: Ready Mixed Concrete Company’s factory. 446.92 Horse power. Output of workers in the production of 22 people per day at an average yield of about 100 Q/Day (B1,800/Q) average revenue per day for about B180,000. Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete. Can continue immediately. Just buy a cement truck then start delivery.

Ready water source to be used for production. Address: Moo. 4 T. Maikhao Thalang Dist. Phuket 83110. Land Size: 20 rai 2 Ngan and 56 talang wah. Price: B130 Million. Contact: Mr. Lee, mobile: 081 803 7189.

user-friendly car, carefully used for last 3 years. Good condition with some wears. Clean interior, good car audio, fresh tires. Best choice for young family. Honda serviced only.

Price B218,000. Call 083 102 0070.

CHILDREN’S CLUB FunStart: Family sports and leisure club. Swimming/golf/ playcentre/ gaming arcade. Contact 076 203 185, 087 882 5544. See funstart phuket.com.

CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS

Nissan NV 1.6 Pick Up, 2006: One hand, private. Only 96,000 km.

Looks like new. The car is totally revised for B100,000. Fast and agile.

B220,000. Contact Yupin English and Thai: 081 817 4805.

Blue Canyon Golf Membership: Blue Canyon Golf Lifetime membership for sale! Excellent saving!

B89,500 Call 084 052 2277.

CARS FOR SALE

HONDA CIT Y '03 1.5AT, 118XXXkm: Very reliable and

Restaurant / Guesthouse:

metre+building+10 bed+10 bath+2 restaurants. Newly renovated. Private financing by owner. Down B2 million + 13 yearly payment of 1MB. Own forever title land. 100 metres to Rawai landing pier. 084 242 8914, rawai4@ yahoo.com.

SELF STORAGE, POTRA COM, PRE-FAB

Commuter Van For Sale: 2012

Toyota Vios For Sale: 2007 lady owner perfect condition B359,000. Tel 081 125 1873, gordon_asia@hotmail. com.

Mini Cooper S JCW GP for sale: Only 2000 made worldwide.

For further info email samos1941@gmail.com.

25 year lease for sale. Well situated in fast developing and sought after area close to Laguna. Some fixed rent applies. Contact 087 884 0644 for more info.

PHUKET, THAILAND

5 In 1 Business For Sale:

Business for sale

2 Rai, Cherngtalay:

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CHILDCARE

Per fect condition, 20 0 6, manual, 17,500 km, 218 hp supercharged, high end hifi, Recaro seats, Book Service, Ultimate Mini. Collectors item. B1.6m, 089 866 3756 (Eng/Th) frankdreist@ hotmail.com.

Singapore Club Phuket: Calling all Singaporeans in Phuket to join Singapore Club Phuket. Contact Robin on 081 803 7189.

Gol f M emb er ship for Sale: Loch Palm 500,000 Baht.

Buyer pays for transfer. 083 388 5566. Email borst.jg@gmail.com

Clubs & Memberships: Isuzu Dmax: Isuzu Dmax 2006, 105,000km, one owner, 4x2, silver automatic, double cab, good condition. Contact 087 079 0650 or 080 073 5371.

Buds Nurser y: Phuket’s oldest international childcare facility.

High-quality, time-proven schedule and curriculum. Now in brand-new

Club Asia Fitness, Royal Phuket City Hotel Offers Zumba/LesMills/Yoga Classes/ Weight Training/Sauna/Steam/Swimming pool-all inclusive. For a free trial workout come along and join the action. Call 076 354 027, 087 275 3614, www.club asiaphuket.com.

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MOVING & STORAGE

FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

List your advert for FREE at thephuketnews.com Backgammon: Players Wanted. Tel: 081 577 8443, email: phuketcon nection@yahoo.com

Looking for a VISA Service?

Phuket Cooking Academy: Cooking and baking classes have never been more fun using our top-class professional facilities. With complimentary transport from around the island, head to the best Masterchef kitchen on the island. Learn the tricks of the trade from international award winning Chef, Lionel Raiffort. Learn how to cook, from Thai & European cuisines, to the art of baking. Get involved and make a day of it, groups are welcome. For more information, visit w w w.phuketcooking-academy.com or call 081 821 4064.

We Sell Boxes & Moving Supplies: At MY STORAGE Self Storage you can buy quality moving and packing supplies like individual boxes, bubble wrap, packing tapes & knives plus secure padlocks. We also help you to move and store. Call 076 292 909.

Visa to China, India or Shenzen & no need to fly to Bangkok. Check all procedures by email to jryjariya@ gmail.com or contact 080 887 4431.

PET ADOPTION

PERSONAL SERVICES PET HOSPITAL

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS FOR SALE

Chaofah Pet Hospital: 8/28–29 Moo 9, Chaofah East Road. Contact 076 283 365.

POOL TABLES

VALCUCINE showroom kitchen for sale due to renovation. 3 years old / good condition / Walnut material with Stainless Steel worktop /hob / hood sink and tap. Please call English (084 240 6688) and Thai (081 484 2565).

2 Kites, used 2-3 times. New price was more then 200,000 Baht. Sell altogether for 100,000 Baht. For single items please call: 086 747 9292 (English) or 081 970 520.

Lady & Yam-Lai are abandoned and in desperate need of a loving home. Mum 1.5 years & Puppy 4 Months old female.

I have boarded them at Surin Beach Pet Hospital.

Ocean Kyak For Sale: For Sale,

But this is not a long term solution and the dogs can not just be put out on the street as they need an owner. They are both the most beautiful girls who want nothing more than you to love them.

Wonderful with other dogs and great with children. Beautiful loving well mannered girls. They can go together or separately. Call 081 271 3211, email: sonyaklapko@yahoo. com.

Motorbike Trailer with Tow bar: Professionally built motorbike trailer, with tow bar and coupling.

Cost B45,000 to build, will sell for B25,000. Ideal for dog caring or shopping. Very stable. Please ring 084 858 1917.

Health Food:

Online health food in Thailand. Good karma, all natural, healthy, and organic products. Please contact 082 276 1675, w w w.good karmathailand.com.

Lose Weight Feel Great!: Organic, Delicious, Nutritious Fruit & Vegetable Juice Detox programs from 5,000 baht Delivered To Your Door. www.weightwatchdetox.com, call now to get 10% discount! 084 100 6274. Email: sales@weight watchdetox.com

Why buy a pet?:

Soi Dog Foundation have over 300 beautiful dogs and puppies available for adoption. Fully vaccinated and sterilised.

Contact 085 574 4258 or email: cindy@ soidog.org.

SPORTING GOODS & EXERCISE Kite Surf Equipment for Sale: 2 new boards, never used.

Mum & Puppy Need a Home

VALCUCINE for sale:

Commercials. Call us about Special Discount to Buy & Lowest Rent & Best Profit Sharing Deal at PATANAKARN BILLIARDS PHUKET for your service.

Tel. 076 521 211, 081 171 2121.

SOVEREIGN Foosball & Dining + Pool Tables: 30 Models to choose from. Commercial and Home use. Call us about Special Discount/ Free Gift/ Special Rent Rate at PATANAKARN BILLIARDS Phuket Grand Opening. Call 076 521 211, 081 171 2121.

"Mirage" ocean kyak, 6 meters, Kevla hull, electric pump and all the gear, near new. 081 958 6754, johnhideaway @hotmail.com

W E A R E LO O K I N G FOR A NEW HOME Several rescued dogs, Cute, cuddly & groomed ready to be loved.

For more photos visit www.doggieheaven.net Or contact: Sherin.peace@gmail.com ***Vaccinated & sterilised

Custom Trek MTB HardTail: Trek 8 Series Alu Frame,

Order your Money Machine Now! : Quick Profit, Best for Bars &

20.5 inch (180 cm+) pimped in white.

Fuji/ XT/ Deore drive train. XT SIS disk Brakes, Custom Alex/ Veulta wheels, Sock Shox SID Team front shox. SuperFly bike. Call 081 737 0722.

7th Floor Suites (Hotel) Building For Sale Kata Beach Center 9 apar tments and a 300 sqm Penthouse on the roof plus fully equipped restaurant and pool with terrace are free of rent and now available.

Price total 38 million Baht (9.50.000.euro) include chanote and Thai company.

For serious interest email: thewhitehousekata@gmail.com for RUSSIAN; Ms. Oxana Email: phuket.lux@gmail.com

Sailboat for Sale/or TRADE

2 mast 17 metre (50 c.v. Yanmar engine) excellent condition Fully equipped located in Chalong. Valuations price B15 million.

Price NOW! 9.8 million - OR TO EXCHANGE. For a villa/apartment in Rawai, Kata, Karon Phuket.

Email maurice.phuket@gmail.com or SMS 081 788 8280 For Russian contact Oxana 080 529 0726 or Email: phuket.lux@gmail.com

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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

PHUKET SPORT

TT Boys go top of Division 1 SUPER SIX

Dolphin dancers delight old salts CAST AWAY Jim Stewart editor@classactmedia.co.th

HI ONCE AGAIN, MY ofishinado friends.

Well, what a start to May. Firstly, a visit to our local waters by a “super” pod of dolphins, and secondly, the highest tide for years.

While out with the boys (I use the term loosely) from The Dilligaf Bar, Rawai, and after catching over a dozen fair-sized tuna, the fishing just stopped.

In the distance we spotted what we thought was a sailfish jumping, so I headed off in chase – only to be confronted by the biggest pod of dolphins that any of us have ever seen, conservatively estimated at more than 500 animals.

Within a mile’s radius of our boat these beautiful mammals were leaping out of the water, and coming up to play in our bow wave.

Fishing was forgotten as we spent the next few hours enjoying a spectacular display of dolphin acrobatics.

W hile dolphins and whales are quite common in these waters, and not too good for the fishing, this was an exceptional and very memorable experience for all who witnessed it. So eat your heart out, all you

landlubbers.

The highest tide for years coincided with a serious weather front, which fortunately was mostly rain and noise and for fisheroos like myself. This was very welcome, as the rain has cooled down the water and a good “stir-up” is always good for fishing when the seas calm down.

All the boats are now reporting a considerable slowdown in charters as the “low” season takes effect, which is a bit sad as we should now be looking for much better results for our fishing efforts as the seasons change and the waters cool.

I’m off now to the AGM of the RBFC (Rawai Beach Fishing Club) which I would imagine, after the office bearers have been elected, will be mostly concerned with the 2014 RBFC Classic Fishing Competition.

You may think February next year is a long way off, but an international event of this size takes a lot of organising.

Personally, it’s my favourite contest of the year, although I hear rumours that the PGFC (Phuket Game Fishing Club) are considering another competition, targeting sailfish, so watch this space.

Tight lines to all.

Jimmy fishinginphuket.com

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T Boys have gone to the top of Division 1 after two games in Season 5 of the Phuket Super Six soccer league, a remarkable change in form after struggling all last season. In Division 2, newlypromoted team Rose United are off to a flying start with two wins, while new team Daohang FC have already set themselves up as the favourites in Division 3.

Division 1 Shakers FC v Seduction: 3–3 An intense match between two teams looking for their first win of the season. Seduction took an early lead against the run of play, but Shakers came back in the first half. Things evened out after the break, and Seduction managed to hold onto a 3-3 draw.

Great Bangkok v TT Boys: 2–5 TT Boys (formerly known as Nanai Boys), continue their strong start to the season after a win against Thai team Great Bangkok, who impressed in their first game. In the end it was experience that set the teams apart, as TT Boys showed how to net the goals to win comfortably 5-2, staying top of the table.

Division 2 Mr Moo v Rose United: 2–3

T

A close match where newly promoted team Rose United won to jump into the hot seat in Division 2.

Phuket Serenity Villas v Fruit Ninjas: 5 – 4 A hectic but exciting game between the experienced PSV team and newly promoted side Fruit Ninjas. Experience told in the end, after Fruit Ninjas squandered too many chances.

KTM Phuket v Big Apple & Pita: 3 – 2 New Thai team KTM Phuket earned their first win against Big Apple & Pita, off to a slow start this season.

Division 3 Nong Ice FC v Raumpheun Coffee Club: 3 – 4 Raum-pheun CC inched out this win against Nong Ice FC, in a game between two new teams looking for their inaugrual victory.

Banana FC v Two Chefs: 2–4 Two Chefs continued their strong start to Season 5 with a second win.

Bat Fire v Grizzly’s FC: 1–2 New expat team Grizzly’s FC ground out a deserved 2-1 win against division newcomers Bat Fire.

Daohang FC v Mew FC: 7–1 Daohang FC went to the top of Division 3 following this comfortable win against struggling Mew FC.

Phuket Super Six League Division 1

Team

MP

W

D

L

F

GD

Pts

1

TT Boys

2

2

0

0

11

6

6

2

Joy Dive FC

1

1

0

0

7

5

3

3

Phuket Condos & Homes

1

1

0

0

6

4

3

4

Great Bangkok

2

1

0

1

6

-1

3

5

Shakers FC

2

0

1

1

5

-2

1

6

Seduction

2

0

1

1

5

-5

1

7

Irish Times

1

0

0

1

3

-3

0

8

Pita Bar Phuketeers

1

0

0

1

2

-4

0

Division 2

MP

W

D

L

F

GD

Pts

1

Team Rose United

3

2

1

0

13

5

7

2

Fruit Ninjas

3

2

0

1

16

7

6

3

Phuket Serenity Villas

3

1

2

0

14

1

5

4

Gang Junior

2

1

1

0

7

2

4

5

Big Apple & Pita

3

1

1

1

8

0

4

6

KTM Phuket

3

1

0

2

6

-5

3

7

9th Floor

2

0

1

1

6

-5

1

8

Mr Moo

3

0

0

3

6

-5

0

Division 3

MP

W

D

L

F

GD

Pts

1

Team Daohang FC

2

2

0

0

15

12

6

2

Two Chefs

2

2

0

0

8

3

6

3

Grizzly’s FC

2

2

0

0

6

3

6

4

Raum-pheun Coffee Club

2

1

0

1

7

0

3

5

Bat Fire

2

1

0

1

5

0

3

5

Nong Ice FC

2

0

0

2

6

-2

0

7

Banana FC

2

0

0

2

4

-8

0

8

Mew FC

2

0

0

2

3

-8

0

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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

Warlords scalp Islanders FOOTBALL

Thai Division 1 Team

Kazira Hans editor@classactmedia.co.th

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10-man Phuket FC side suffered the club’s second loss of this Yamaha League 1 season on Sunday (June 2) when their away match against Saraburi FC ended 1-nil to the home side after a goal in the dying minutes of the game.

Saraburi’s“Warlords” went into the game ranked 11th in the league, while visitors Phuket were fifth. The Islanders were missing some key players, including Giorgi Tzimakuridze, who didn’t travel with the team; Sakareya Kolea and Wutthipong Sitthithanyakit, both on bans after collecting yellow cards; and Geoffrey Doumeng, who was ruled unfit for Sunday’s game.

Saraburi’s coach Totchtawan Sripan fielded his best side, including Mario Neto, Henri Bernard and former Phuket player Yutthana Jongnok.

Saraburi kicked off with several early attacks, putting heavy pressure on Phuket’s left side. Eight minutes into the the game Saraburi went in deep towards Phuket’s goal line, but a header from Bernard

was cleared off the line by Nene Bi Tra Syvestre. Another Saraburi player fired it back at the goal, but it was saved by Phuket’s keeper Ninuruddin “Spider Ming” Nideha.

The home side continued their attacks, and Phuket could barely hold off the Saraburi players. At one point Neto dribbled the ball through the Phuket defence and took a shot from 30 yards out, missing the near post only by inches.

The pressure from Saraburi on Phuket’s left forced both wingers, Eak-artit Somjit on the left and Kornprom Jaroonpong on the right, to fall back to help in defence.

Former Phuket player Jongnok spearheaded the Saraburi attacks, attempting to set up

his teammates for an opening goal. But Phuket’s keeper and defenders held firm under pressure.

Phuket had a few opportunities in the first half, mostly from free kicks, but were still off target They had a good chance at the 30 minute mark when Nene tried to head in a 40-yard pass from Dudu Purcnino, but the header bounced off the ground and was saved by the keeper.

Saraburi almost took the lead just before the half ended, when Bernard fired off a smart right-foot shot that was going in until Ninuruddin dove and punched the ball away.

Phuket picked up their pace in the second half, with Thanathep Jiaradub push-

D

L

F

A Pts

1

Air Force United FC

MP W 14

10

4

0

17

6

34

2

PTT Rayong FC

14

8

6

0

17

5

30

3

Bangkok FC

14

7

4

3

28

22

25

4

Singh Tarua FC

14

7

3

4

21

16

24

5

Phuket FC

14

5

7

2

19

14

22

6

Nakon Rachasima FC

14

4

8

2

19

13

20

7

Trat FC

14

5

5

4

24

23

20

8

Saraburi FC

14

4

6

4

14

12

18

9

Nakhon Pathom United

14

4

6

4

17

16

18

10

BBCU FC

14

4

6

4

14

15

18

11

Krabi FC

14

5

2

7

16

18

17

12

Siam Navy

14

4

4

6

16

20

16

13

Khon Kaen FC

14

3

6

5

16

23

15

14

Ayutthaya FC

14

3

5

6

12

16

14

15

TTM FC

14

2

6

6

9

16

12

16

Rayong FC

14

1

7

6

17

25

10

17

Sri Racha FC

14

2

4

8

14

23

10

18

Rayong United

14

2

3

9

17

24

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ing forward from his right wing-back position to play at right wing, while Kornprom moved further midfield. Unable to penetrate Phuket’s left side, now reinforced by Eakartit and Assawin Boonmun, Saraburi changed tactics and attacked on the right, which had the Phuket players running about like crazy.

Saraburi continued to test the Phuket defence but were unable to break past Nene and Yasuke Sato in the middle.

Phuket, meanwhile, were un-

able to give Dudu any kind of service, so he fell back to help chase the ball in Phuket’s own half, leaving Junior Aparecido and Chana up front.

As the clock hit the 80 minute mark, Saraburi earned one corner kick after another.

The first went close to scoring directly, but Ninuruddin tipped the ball over the crossbar.

Minutes later Saraburi attacked again, and this time Assawin went in with a strong tackle that sent a Saraburi player f lying. The referee

booked him, for the second time in the match, which resulted in him being sent off with only five minutes left in the game.

Two minutes before stoppage time, a Saraburi player sent the ball forward, providing an chance for Mario Neto to speed through the Phuket’s defence and poke the ball with the tip of his boot. The shot went past Ninuruddin’s reach and into the goal, giving Saraburi the decisive lead.

In the five minutes of additional time, Saraburi did all they could to keep the ball away from Phuket, and the match ended 1-0 to the home side, pushing Saraburi FC up to eighth on the league table, while Phuket FC remain fifth.

Phuket FC next play the number-two placed team, unbeaten PTT Rayong FC – known as “The Fire Power” – on Sunday, 9 June at Surakul Stadium in Phuket Town. Kick off is at 6.30 pm, tickets are B100 or free for schoolchildren.

The Phuket News is the official media partner for Phuket FC, and publishes the official Match Guide now available at each home game for just B10.

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Navy crew take on local sports sides ports people among the crew of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, which visited Phuket last week, were keen to make the most of their brief time on dry land, and took part in several sports matches on the island during their stay.

Crew from the US Navy ship were invited to face some of Phuket’s finest at the Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club in Thalang district on Friday – first in a rugby game against local side Phuket Vagabonds (pictured) followed by a football match against the Phuket Soccer Schools (PSS) Adult team.

The PSS match featured two full 11-member sides.

PSS came firing out of the blocks and scored within the first minute, and built up a 4-nil score line by half time.

Although the US Navy

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Snakes: give way to surfers and every surfer has SURF sins been guilty of it, whether meant to or not.

SPOT theySurfing has an etiquette, Tim Campbell editor@classactmedia.co.th

DO YOU FOLLOW THE rules?

A snake, in normal conversation, usually refers to the scary, slimy-looking thing that you’ve found sneaking around your shoes outside.

But in the surf, a snake refers to someone who takes off on a wave when you are already surfing on it – a practice also known as ‘dropping in’.

From the beach it might seem ridiculous, but there are some unspoken rules amongst the scattered dots of bobbing surfers.

As a rule, the surfer who is on the outside of the wave has right of way – so if a wave is breaking from left to right, the surfer furthest on the left has right of passage for that wave.

Now, it’s not uncommon for a surfer to get a little greedy and take off on a wave, ‘snaking’ in front of another surfer and stealing their wave. In other parts of the world this is worse than stealing someone’s girlfriend, and if this is your style you may find a red-faced human waiting for you in the carpark.

Snaking or dropping in is one of surfing’s cardinal

like most sports, and to explain it is one thing: but to be in the water, mixing it up, is the only way you will truly understand the traffic rules of the big blue.

Here’s Tim’s tip: Always look both ways before crossing the road, or taking off on a wave.

Meanwhile, if you’re a social person, there’s plenty of water sport action always happening around Phuket.

On Saturday a group of Stand Up Paddlers (SUP) took to the water, paddling 10km in conjunction with ‘Paddle For The Planet’, a cause joining paddlers all around the world, to build awareness and raise funds to about keeping our waterways clean.

Organised by Skyla’s Surf & SUP Club and Longtail Water Sports, it was an awesome day’s paddling from Ao Po Pier to Koh Naka Noi and and back.

If you’re interested in what’s happening on beaches around the island with activities, events, surf reports and all things breezy then give me shout at info@skylaphuket. com.

Surf’s up!

Tim Campbell standupprojects.com

HASH HOUSE HARRIERS Run 1424: 4pm on Saturday, June 8 Hares: Gorgeous & Barbara Woodhouse Directions: From Phuket Town take the road to Koh Siray, turn right at the clock tower, go 300 metres past the clock tower and turn left into Soi Ninhat 1. The laager is approx 250 metres up this soi.

Phuket Hashers on their run in Thalang district last weekend.

More info: phuket-hhh.com

players didn’t give up, and gave the PSS players little time on the ball in the second half, the PSS players pushed on to an emphatic 9-0 win.

“We all had a great time.

Although the US Navy left

empty handed they relished the chance to play 11 versus 11 under lights,” said PSS head coach Martin Hill.

“The Navy captain acknowledged the PSS’ organisation and tactics and is looking

forward to a rematch in the near future.”

Earlier in the week, a group from the Nimitz visited British International School, Phuket to play matches against student and teacher teams.

Kids rugby at the Alan Cooke Ground RUGBY UNION RUGBY SESSIONS FOR CHILDREN resume at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) in Cherng Talay tomorrow (Saturday, June 15).

The free kids’ coaching sessions and touch rugby matches were etablished at the ACG last year, to provide a children’s activity and family fun during cricketing low-season. The youngest age group caters to kids from just three to seven years old.

One of the organisers, Stuart Lees, said they wanted to encourage more

children to join older age groups – and were also looking for dads to help out with the coaching.

Superkidz launches with swim-run race A SWIM-RUN ‘AQUATHlon’ race for young athletes and adults is being held at the Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Complex (TSLC) in Thalang district tomorrow (Saturday, June 8) – the first event in the new Superkidz Triathlon series, presented

by Class Act Media.

Tomorrow’s aquathlon starts at 8.30am, and takes place in the world-standard 50-metre-pool and at the running track at the TSLC. Competitors aged 6-8 years will race in a 50 metre swim and 500 metre race; ages 9 and 10 face a 100 metre swim and 1 kilometre race; ages 11-12, a 150 metre swim and a 1.5 kilometre run; ages 1314, a 200 metre swim and a 2 kilometre run; and ages 15 and up, including adults, will

compete in a three-stage race: a 1.5 kilometre run, a 400 metre swim, and another 1.5 kilometre run.

The Superkidz series will feature three more event days at Thanyapura: a running race on Sunday, September 1; a duathlon race on Saturday, October 5; and a full triathlon race on Saturday, March 8, 2014.

The rugby coaching sessions are free, and will be held from 9am to 10.30am each Saturday morning from June 15 at the ACG, which features a fully grassed pitch, a modern clubhouse, and a restaurant where families can enjoy the action.

A Dad’s and Kid’s friendly game of touch rugby will be held after each session, from 10.30am to 11am.

Parents interested in registering their children can email Stuart at acgrugby@ gmail.com for more information – or simply turn up at the ACG on the day.

Directions to the ground can be found on the ACG website, acgphuket.com

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Japan celebrates World Cup berth FOOTBALL

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apan’s Keisuke Honda was elevated to the status of a national hero on Wednesday (June 5) with banner front pages hailing his last gasp equaliser against Australia that secured Japan’s berth to the World Cup. The CSKA Moscow midfielder banged home a stoppage time penalty at Saitama Stadium near Tokyo to give the Asian champions the draw they needed to propel them to Brazil as the first team to qualify.

“Japan qualifies for World Cup,” screamed the massselling Yomiuri Shimbun, in a headline echoed by most newspapers.

“Honda World Cup. Grandpa, I did it,” said the Sports Nippon on a wraparound front page that showed the goalscorer on his knees looking up to the sky. The player’s grandfather died last month.

Wednesday morning television devoted a large chunk of broadcast time to the dramatic equaliser off a penalty won

Keisuke Honda scores the late equaliser against Australia from a penalty kick. Photo: AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura after an apparently unwitting handball in the area by Australia’s Matthew McKay. The 1-1 result left the Asian champions seven points clear and uncatchable in Group B, putting them through to their fifth straight World Cup. It was the first time they have sealed qualification on home soil.

More than 15,000 fans watching the game on screens at the National Stadium in Tokyo erupted on the final

whistle into chants of “Nippon! Nippon!” while 2,500 supporters at the Nagai stadium in Osaka shouted the scorer’s name.

Boisterous celebrations in the city saw around a dozen fans plunging into the Dotombori waterway.

But the joy on Wednesday was tempered by warnings that Japan needed to up their game if they were to match the quality of teams they will

meet in Brazil.

“It was a game in which Japan had to face a reality – they cannot beat Australia in 90 minutes at this moment,” Brazilian-born football commentator Sergio Echigo told Nikkan Sports.

“Australia are not at their peak. Many of them are in their 30s... and they slowed down in the second half. Top teams in the world are stronger than them.”

Echigo warned that Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni may need new blood and new tactics after the Confederations Cup later this month.

“There was no takeaway from the game other than Japan’s qualification for the World Cup,” former national youth team coach Ryohei Suzuki told tabloid Nikkan Gendai.

“Since the 1-0 defeat to North Korea, Zaccheroni has become passive in his selection of players, his tactics and everything. I don’t understand why he sticks to forming a team that relies so much on Honda,” he said. AFP

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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

Schaefer out as Thailand coach FOOTBALL

THAILAND’S FOOTBALL chiefs have sacked national team coach Winfried Schaefer, ending the colourful German’s near two-year tenure.

Schaefer, renowned for his exuberant touchline presence and white bouffant hairstyle, enjoyed a chequered time in Thailand football’s top job, overseeing a disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign but progressing to the final of the regional Suzuki Cup in December only to narrowly lose on home soil.

Ongart Kosinka, secretarygeneral of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), told AFP, adding that both sides agreed to annul the agreement.

“I was not there when the two sides talked, but the FAT decision was based on several reasons including coach performance,” he said, adding that no decision had been made on his successor.

Schaefer led Cameroon to victory in the 2002 African Nations Cup. He has also coached United Arab Emirates side Al Ain and FK Baku of Azerbaijan.

It reported that he is now

Winfried Schaefer. expected to join Thai Premier League champions SCG Muang Thong United as head coach.

Schaefer’s strained relationship with FAT came to a head when former national striker Kiatisak Senamuang was appointed caretaker coach of the national team for next week’s friendly against China.

The former coach stated on his Facebook page that he was very sad” to be leaving the Thai national team.

“Yesterday [Monday], the FAT called me and we cancelled the contract by mutual agreement,” he wrote.

“I had a fantastic time with the kindest and goodhearted players. I wish them all the best for the future.

Thank you for the support.”

AFP/Bangkok Post

FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

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NSW win Origin opener RUGBY LEAGUE

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e w S ou t h Wa le s made a big downpayment on ending Queensland’s seven-year dominance of Australia’s State of Origin by winning the series opener on Wednesday.

T h e Blu e s , i n s pi r e d by backrowers Greg Bird and Luke Lewis, repelled Queensland’s late comeback to win the first game of the three-match series 14-6 before over 80,000 fans at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium.

New South Wales, whose last Origin series win was back in 2005, were outstanding in the first half and dominated Queensland to lead 14-0 at halftime.

It is the first time New South Wales have won the first game of the Origin series since 2008.

Tries by fullback Jarryd Hayne and centre Michael

NSW (1-17):

Jarryd Hayne; Brett Morris, Michael Jennings, Josh Morris, Blake Ferguson; James Maloney, Mitchell Pearce; Paul Gallen (capt), Robbie Farah, James Tamou; Ryan Hoffman, Luke Lewis; Greg Bird.

Interchange: Andrew Fifita, Josh Reynolds, Trent Merrin, Anthony Watmough

Jennings gave New South Wales the platform for victory, with debutant standoff James Maloney kicking three goals from four attempts.

But Queensland came back hard in the second half with winger Darius Boyd scoring his 10th Origin try in the 61st minute off leadup work from Greg Inglis.

The Blues’ defence held

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