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DEATH OF A LARGERTHAN-LIFE CHARACTER Saran Mitrarat reporter4@classactmedia.co.th

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he former mayor of Patong was found dead on Tuesday morning (October 7) in the bathroom of his home in Rassada.

At 11am, Phuket City police were called to the scene to investigate the death of the controversial politician.

Police confirmed to The Phuket News,

who were also present at the scene, that the body belonged to Pian Keesin, 71.

According to police, Pian’s driver attempted to call him but there was no answer so he went in the house to look for him. He found Pian lying on the bathroom floor naked.

“After inspecting the body, it appears as though Pian slipped over and died. There appeared to be no sign of a struggle or any bruises. However, we

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Ex-Mayor of Patong, Pian Keesin, 71, was found dead in his bathroom on Tuesday morning (October 7).

will need to carry out a full examination to fully identify the cause of his death,” said a doctor at the scene.

Prab Keesin, a son of Pian, posted on his Facebook page at midday on Tuesday (October 7), “The news of my father’s passing has left me heartbroken. He opened up many opportunities for me in life.”

The Phuket News also talked with Mr Prab on Tuesday (October 7) where

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he said he was filled with sadness and that: “the funeral will be held at his Pian’s house in Patong”.

“The body was sent to Vachira Phuket Hospital for examination,” he added.

Mr Prab also explained that his father had suffered from asthma throughout his life, but police are yet to confirm whether this had any contribution to his fall.

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Ex-mayor’s death causes ‘mafia’ case postponement Continued from front page 1 Pian’s body was sent to Surat Thani for autopsy and was expected to be returned on Thursday (October 9) for a bathing ceremony at 3pm.

Funeral rites are taking place this week from October 9 – 17 at Pian’s house in Patong.

Pian’s cremation on October 18 at Laem Petch Temple in Patong will be presided over by a member of the royal household.

Pian was married to Mrs Srikum Keesin. They shared a house in Patong.

Pian leaves five children: Ms Premrada Keesin; Mr Patawee Keesin; Mr Preechawuth Keesin; Mr Pakrit Keesin; and Mr Pamut

Keesin. Some of them are involved in the Patong mafia case.

Pian, although controversial, contributed a lot to Patong’s economy and shaped the tourism industry that exists today.

He helped establish the Bungalow Estate, which was developed into Patong Bay Garden Resort. He was also instrumental in preventing tin mines being built along the Andaman coast.

Pian also participated in the protests against the operation of Chalermpon Co Tour Bus at Phuket International Airport as well as at tourist destinations such as Patong.

he Patong ‘mafia’ case has been postponed due to the sudden death of former Patong Mayor, Pian Keesin.

Pian died just one day before police were expected to conclude the mafia case and inform the public prosecutor of its conclusion. Police have now withdrawn Pian’s case but investigations into other suspects will go ahead and be sent to the public prosecutor.

“The conclusion of the case was originally planned to be transferred on Wednesday morning. The case investigators agreed to bring charges against all suspects,” Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin told The Phuket News.

“However, because of Pian’s unexpected death on Tuesday (October 7), we have to cor-

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Pian Keesin had surrendered himself to police on Sept 1. rect some of the documents to remove Pian from the case and postpone the date,” he added.

“According to Criminal Procedure Code section 39, if a suspect dies, the right to bring the action against the suspect can be retracted. In Pian’s case, we have to submit the death certificate, examination and autopsy report as well

as the case files to remove the deceased from the case,” he explained.

However, there is enough evidence to proceed with the involvement of the other suspects. However, it should be carried out after Pian’s funeral,” he said.

Pian’s sons are also on the list of suspects, so it is

important we give them the opportunity to help with the funeral. We will then immediately transfer the case to the public prosecutor,” he said.

However, the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) have different laws regarding the death of a person. They plan to continue investigating Pain’s properties.

Chanchai Pongpasson, Director of Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) Litigation Division 3, confirmed that Pian’s death does not affect the AMLO investigation.

“All evidence must be approved by AMLO before taking further action with each case,” he said.

“All the assets that concern Pian Keesin, Prab Keesin and colleagues, will need to be verified,” he added.

Police question drivers and passengers as part of the crackdown on illegal taxis.

Karon police begin crack down on illegal taxis KARON POLICE HAVE MADE FOUR arrests since the crack down on illegal (black plate) taxis began on October 1, in compliacnce with orders from the NCPO and Police Region 8.

Lt Col Pornnarong Karnorratai revealed on Monday (October 6) that Karon police have been using security check points on the hill on Karon-Patong Rd to catch illegal taxis.

In cases where black plate taxis are stopped while transporting tourists, police will detain the driver and deliver the passengers to their destination.

Lt Col Pornnarong said that the four

suspects are currently being investigated at Karon police station. Their vehicles have been seized and impounded.

Karon police officers are taking seriously this crack down on all illegal taxi operations in the area. We are teaming up with the Royal Army, the Tourist police as well as Phuket Office of Transportation,” said Karon Police Superintendent, Col Nattapakin Khawnchaiyaperng.

“We fully understand that carrying out this operation may cause an inconvenience to tourists but it must be done,” he said. thephuketnews

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Store stabbing results in teen co-worker’s death Nattha Thepbamrung reporter3@classactmedia.co.th

Central Festival road chaos for up to 15 days T

he northbound lane above the underpass

by Central Festival Phuket has been be closed from October 6, in order to enable workers to resurface the road.

Between October 6-20, drivers will be unable to make a left turn from Vichitsongkarm Rd on to Chalermprakiat Ror IX (bypass) Rd, or right from Darasamut school to Central Festival.

Samak Luadwonghad, Phuket Highways Office

Director told The Phuket News on Monday (October 6), “We are resurfacing the road because it is very uneven and bumpy, and we need to make it safe for drivers.

“All vehicles turning from Vichitsongkarm Rd on to Chalermprakiat Ror IX Rd will be diverted onto Bangyai Rd (behind Big C).

If a driver is coming from Phuket Town and heading towards the Bypass Rd, they will have to go straight at the intersection and turn

right onto Bangyai Rd. From Kathu, drivers will need to make a left turn onto Bangyai Rd,” he explained.

“The project will take around 15 days to complete,” he noted. Officials then plan to close the southbound lane to resurface that section as well.

“If you plan on using this route everyday, I would advise you to allow at least an additional 30 minutes in case of congested traffic during this period,” he said..

The housekeeper, Phangsri Munkong, was assulted and had both her hands tied up.

Thieving duo steal cash from dim sum restaurant POLICE ARE SEARCHING for two men who assaulted a housekeeper before stealing B20,000 from her dim sum restaurant in Thalad Yai on Saturday (October 4).

At 11:00pm, Muang Phuket police were called to investigate the robbery on Krabi Rd. The victim, Phangsri Munkong, 49, told police that she came downstairs to get some water when she saw two robbers, with their faces concealed, in the restaurant. @thephuketnews

One robber put a knife to her throat and demanded to know where she kept the money. He tied both her hands and slapped her face several times when she refused to tell them. Ms Phangsri said she was convinced that they were going to kill her.

The other robber trashed the restaurant while looking for money. The robbers stole B20,000, then ran out the restaurant and jumped over the fence to make their escape.

Once the robbers were out of sight, Ms Phangsri was able to reach for her phone and call her daughter for help.

Kusoldham rescuers arrived 20 minutes later and took Ms Phangsri to Vachira Hospital for emergency treatment.

Police were able to collect fingers prints found on the glass door, where the robbers came in. They also watched nearby CCTV footage for further evidence.

A TESCO LOTUS WORKER died from injuries sustained after he was stabbed in the stomach following a bloody fight with a colleague just outside the superstore in Phuket Town on Tuesday afternoon (October 7).

The 17-year-old Tescoworker was stabbed with a cooking knife during a fight with Pathompong Chamnankit, 23, an intern in the bakery section, witnesses said.

The victim was transported to Vachira Hospital where he was declared dead the following morning (October 8). “[The victim] was stabbed before the fight. After they started to scuffle, [the victim] was able to grab the knife when his opponent started yelling for help,” one witness told The Phuket News.

In the confusion, passersby mistakenly attempted to restrain the victim which allowed Mr Pathompong enough time to escape by motorbike.

Both men were seen wearing Tesco Lotus uniforms dur-

ing the encounter. It is not yet known what led to the fight. “[Mr Pathompong] has just worked here for almost two months as an intern. He’s not yet full-time staff, and he filed his resignation today (October 7) before the fight,” said Supawita Makhampom, head of the Food and Beverage Department of Tesco Lotus in Sam Kong.

She insisted that she has never heard of any previous problems between the two coworkers before the incident.

Police have issued an arrest warrant for Mr Pathompong.

A worker was stabbed with a cooking knife in a fight.

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ver one hundred seaside business operators gathered in Rawai last Friday (October 3) in order to “meet in the middle” with local government officials following the clearing of Phuket’s beaches earlier this year.

Small-business operators from beaches across Phuket attended the meeting, held at Wat Sawang-arom school, with the hopes of getting their jobs back.

“I am very happy and feeling hopeful when we can gather together and help each other think about how to get our jobs back while preserving the public space and nature,” said Salinee Salee, 40, who was a masseusse on Naiharn Beach.

She told The Phuket News that she has lost B800-B1,600 of income a day over the past few months but

said she understands and will follow the conditions that local authorities have mandated.

“There will be fewer massage operators and beach chairs, and every shop will be registered in the official’s list,” she added.

The aim of Friday’s meeting (October 3) was to create an understanding among beach business operators and schedule follow-up meetings at other beach areas.

“As there was a policy to remove all businesses and services on the beaches, all operators lost their jobs immediately and they are in trouble.

I have waited for a month and I have not seen any authority give them a hand, so I created the Phuket Tourism Operator Association [and] gathered representatives of each beach business operator from all the beaches.

I created this because I do not want people to protest on the street

like they did before,” said Phalat Jantarasopin, chief of Phuket Tourism Operator Association.

Phalat added that beach front land is public and everyone has the right to use the area and profit from their own small businesses on beaches while creating tax revenue for the province.

“It is local public land. It should belong to local people. The beach management measures from the [local government] were already good as they have limited the number of operators and made an association for the group as well as poviding larger entrances and exits along the beach after the Tsunami disaster in 2004.

“The problem is that these measures were intervened by hotels that want to benefit from being on the beach fronts.

Hotels nowadays sell their rooms by advertising that they have a

beach [front], meaning when guests pay for a room, they use the hotel’s beach chairs and this is why they try to kick out the small operators.”

Mr Phalat asked for a compromise in which hotels allow small operators to put out their beach chairs and train them to give proper services.

The offer that the association will present to the provincial board, he says, will allow for more space for public use.

In addition, Mr Phalat – who has already been in touch with Governor Maitri Inthusut about the issues – stressed that there will be fewer beach massage operators in each area, and a limited number of beach chairs with operators responsible for clean-ups.

The association is expected to meet with provincial authorities to offer detailed proposals sometime in the near future.

Tour guide crackdown nets a dozen illegals TEN THAIS AND TWO foreigners have so far been arrested in the crackdown on illegal tour guides launched by local tourism authorities last month.

The 12 guides arrested were mostly working without guide identification cards or were providing services outside of those that they were authorized to, said Phuket Tourism and Sport Director, Mr Santi Pawai.

A total of 2,629 guides identified themselves at the Phuket Tourism and Sport Office between September 22 and October 6.

Monday (October 6) was the last chance for registered guides to identify themselves so they can be put into categories based on their specific skills such as diving, trekking and local culture, said the director.

“We are providing registered guides with coloured identification cards depending on their speciality,” said Mr Santi.

Silver card holders, for example, are authorized to service only foreign tourists while gold card holders can provide services only to Thai tourists,” Mr Santi explained.

“Anyone caught working

Phuket Tourism and Sport Director Mr Santi Pawai. illegally as a guide will be banned for life,” said Mr Santi.

Meanwhile, the tourism authority aims to recruit 200 volunteer guides for the Asian Beach Games in November.

“Volunteers can be any nationality,” said Mr Santi.

“They will give advice to tourists and co-operate with police if they have an accident or run into trouble with criminals,” he said.

“The volunteers won’t be paid but they will receive shirts, food, caps and identification cards,” he said.

Interested guides can apply at the Phuket Tourism and Sport Office located next to Surakul Stadium between now and October 15 on weekdays from 8am to 5pm. thephuketnews

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Female rider injured by falling tree HEAVY WINDS AND rain caused a large tree to fall onto a woman and her motorcycle on Saturday (October 4), leaving her with an injured leg.

At 11.30pm Thachatchai police, Kusoldham rescuers and OrBorTor officials were called to the scene in Mai Khaw Soi 10 and found the driver, Ms Soysuda Somjan, 20, stuck under a branch from the tree.

Local residents helped to lift the branch off Ms Soysuda’s leg and rescuers treated her with first aid before taking her to Thalang hospital.

M s S oy s u d a t old police, “I was driving through the heavy rain when I heard the sound of a tree falling, but when I looked up, it was too late. The tree fell on top of my motorcycle and my right leg got trapped underneath.”

Re c e nt i ncle me nt weather across the Andaman region has caused a spike in traffic accidents.

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Two die in horrific traffic accident on Patong Hill A M A N A N D A WOM A N died on Patong Hill at around 3pm on Saturday (October 4) after they were run over by a truck.

The driver of a motorcycle, the man, is said to have lost control of his vehicle.

The female victim was a passenger on the back of the Honda Wave. A third passenger was reported to have fled following

the accident.

On arriving at the scene, police found the body of one of the victims beneath the Hino truck.

Both had suffered massive head trauma. Police found no identification on either victim.

Kusoldham rescuers took the two bodies to Patong Hospital.

Meanwhile, Police took the truck driver, Son Kaewpring 52, to

Kathu station for questioning.

Son told the police: “I saw the motorbike in my rear view mirror as I was driving up the hill from Patong. The bike came out of a soi near Sea Pearl Villas Resort. The the driver abruptly lost control of the motorbike on the wet road. And the motorbike, and those on it, slid under my truck.”

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Budget for Patong underground cables PATONG COUNCIL HAVE APPROVED AN additional B36 million budget to install underground utility cables along Taweewong Rd. Patong Mayor Ms Chalermluck Kebsup told The Phuket News that this additional budget is on top of the B40 million budget already in place.

“We will have a budget of B77 million and once the 2015 fiscal budget, from the Provincial Electric Authority (PEA), comes in we will have a total of B100 million. This will help to move all the electric cables on Taweewong Rd, underground,” Mayor Chalermluck said.

“The PEA and the municipality are drawing up a plan, which might take up to six months to complete. Once this is done, the project can begin,” she added. “However, we agreed that construction work must not affect tourism so we decided to avoid the high season period,” she explained.

Patong Municipality also plan to do the same for Bangla Rd and Rat-U-Thit-200-Pee Rd. “We plan to do the same in other areas as well. But at this stage, we need to clean the areas first,” Mayor Chalermluck said.

Ladyboys caught robbing tourists along west coast POLICE ARRESTED A PAIR OF PICKpocketing katoeys on October 1 after two reports of thefts from tourists in Patong and Kata on September 29.

In separate incidents on the same evening, one of the light-fingered ladyboys lifted an iPhone from a Russian tourist Mr Pavel Abramov, 24, on Bangla Road in Patong, while the other managed to pickpocket an Italian tourist’s wallet, Mr Moris Fossati, 38, containing B1,000 and Euro 1,000 (B41,900).

Karon police arrested Chokamnoy Rongjadtu, 26, a Sakolnakorn native and Soonthon Haojaipetch, 18, after examining security camera footage.

Police were able to retrieve the stolen iPhone from the thieves as well as their getaway vehicle.

The suspects said they already exchanged the Euros, spent all the cash and threw the wallet onto a road near Karon beach, which police were not able to retrieve.

Both suspects confessed to the charges

Karon police arrested Chokamnoy Rongjadtu, 26, and Soonthon Haojaipetch, 18. against them. “We were drunk and wanted some extra cash to party with,” one of the ladyboys told police.

Police took both suspects to Karon police station for further questioning.

Russian dies in bike crash after leaving Reggae Bar A RUSSI A N TOU R IST was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit the sidewalk early on October 2 in Rawai.

At 1:00am Chalong police and Ruamjai rescuers were called to the scene and found the body of the victim Pavel @thephuketnews

Labeji Dzembo, 24, lying in a pool of blood and his motorbike nearby.

Rescuers took the body of the victim to Vachira hospital while police questioned witnesses.

The victim left Reggae Bar near Nai Harn lagoon

and was on his way back to his hotel when the accident took place.

Police believe the victim may have been drinking, which may have caused him to lose control of the bike and hit the pavement at high impact.

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Frames from CCTV footage shows cashiers being forced to empty tills and a safe during one of four recent 7-11 robberies.

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olice believe the culprit that committed armed robbery at a 7-11 convenience in Chalong late on Tuesday (Oct 7) is the same person who robbed three other 7-11 stores on the island last week.

In the latest robbery, the robber stole B8,573 in cash from the 7-11

on Wiset Rd in front of the OrBorJor School in Chalong. Two cashiers were on duty at the time when the robber, wearing a helmet to conceal his identity, walked into the store.

Staffer Yolradee Leewalong, 23, told police the robber threatened them with a pistol and demanded that they open the safe and till. The robber took B8,573 and warned the clerks he would kill anyone if he

was followed, before disappearing into the adjacent alleyway.

Officers said that after checking CCTV footage, they believe that the suspect is the same man who robbed two 7-11s in Phuket Town on October 5 (on Ranong Rd and Amphoe Rd., netting no less than B17,000), and another 7-11 in Thalang on October 6, netting B,6,500 baht.

Based on eye-witness accounts

and CCTV footage of the incidents, police believe the robber is between 160 and 165cm tall and is probably from Southern Thailand, based on his accent.

Though the suspect used a motorbike in each incident, police believe he may have also utilized a larger getaway vehicle, and are pursuing the owner of a suspect white pick-up truck.

ACTING ON AN ARREST warrant issued earlier on Tuesday (October 7), Kathu police quickly caught up with a 30-year-old local man suspected of stealing a camera and other items from a Bahraini tourist’s hotel room on Monday night (October 6).

Pol ic e a r r e s t e d I s m a el Pomalee, 30, at his home in Patong, where they found several items believed to have been stolen, including the tourist’s camera, which was reportedly taken from room at the Indo China Hotel in Patong at 9:30pm on Monday.

Kathu Police Deputy Superintendent, Lt Col Sutthichai Thianpho, said they had seized several items from the suspect’s home in Patong and that Ismael faces charges of robbery with deadly weapon.

Stabbing victim Ekkawit Limpanopat, 27, was treated for seven stab wounds at Vachira Hospital Phuket.

Jealous ex accused of vicious knife attack POLICE ARE HUNTING for male Thai teenager suspected of carrying out a vicious knife attack on Sunday night (October 5) that has left a 27-year old man fighting for his life.

The attack took place at 12.30am behind the Royal Phuket City Hotel in Thalad Yai. The victim, Mr Ekkawit

Limpanopat, was rushed to Vachira Hospital and is now in intensive care after emergency treatment for seven stab wounds to his upper body.

According to the victim’s girlfriend, ‘Apple’, the attacker was her ex boyfriend – a 17-year-old who was recently released from juvenile detention after serving time on charges of theft.

A staff member at the hotel who witnessed the attack said the suspect fled on a motorbike after the attack in the hotel’s staff car park. Police investigations have revealed that the suspect had stalked the couple for several days before carrying out the attack.

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CASH CROP: At B325,500 per kilogram, argarwood is one of the most expensive commodities on Phuket.

A uniquely precious gift from nature AGARWOOD COMES from a species of evergreen native to south-east Asia known as Aquilaria, which produce a dark, aromatic resin when infected with a particular type of mould.

The mould is encouraged to grow by scraping off the tree’s bark, causing the wood to turn dark as it becomes infected.

The oil is used in religious ceremonies in various Asian cultures and is prized for its medicinal purposes as well as being used as an ingredient in western perfumes.

Agarwood oil, or Oud oil, is produced by distilling the wood after it has been chopped into small pieces.

The fragrance is yet to be artificially produced and in its pure form is one of the most expensive natural raw materials in the world.

Top-grade resin can fetch as much as US$10,000 (B326,500) per kilo. Aficionadoes in Japan use it as incense to aid a meditation in a practice called kodo.

The global agarwood market is worth US$ 6-8 billion (B196-260 billion) and is growing rapidly.

The popularity and high prices fetched by top grade agarwood oil has caused depletion of the wild resource, prompting the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna to list the Aquilaria as a “potentially threatened species” in 1995.

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group of villagers living on 400 rai of forested area in Kathu lodged a complaint with the Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet Naval Area Command on October 1 after five of the villagers were arrested by naval officers from Phang Nga two days before.

The villagers believe they are being forced off the land by people aiming to profit from naturally occurring agarwood trees growing in the Nark Kerd Hill area of Kathu where the villagers’ 35 homes are located. Agarwood is a protected species that is highly prized for its aromatic properties.

The villagers claim that former local police chief Pol Maj Gen Apirak Hongthong and others had repeatedly tried to force them to leave land, despite the villagers previously being given permission to reside on the land by former Phuket Governor, Maitree Inthusut.

The villagers handed their letter of complaint to Lieutenant Colonel Prapit Muanplub, who promised to hand the letter to Commander of the Third Fleet Naval Area Command, Rear Admiral Sayan Prasongsamret.

Mr Surachet Kaewphaluek, a representative for the villagers, told The Phuket News that the conflict had already been resolved by the local authorities a few months ago.

The villagers had previously sent a letter of complaint to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), prompting former Phuket Governor Maitree Inthusut to visit the site and meet with the villagers, Mr Surachet explained.

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DUE PROCESS: Villagers met with Lieutenant Colonel Prapit Muanplub (pictured, in uniform), at the Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet Naval Area Command in Phuket, to lodge a complaint against naval officials from Phang Nga, who allegedly had been trying to force the villagers off forest land they occupy in Kathu. that the villagers’ 35 households could remain on the land on the condition that they do not damage the area or cut down any of the surrounding trees. Even so, navy personnel from Phang Nga still came and arrested the five local villagers, said Mr Surachet.

“I think they might not know that we have permission to live in this part of the island,” he said.

M r Su rachet insisted that the villagers had not encroached upon or impacted the forest. He warned that there were certain “business people” with ulterior motives who are seeking to have the villagers removed.

Mr Surachet claimed that individuals who were not local villagers had already cut down some of the agarwood trees in the area.

“The agarwood in the area is very attractive to them. We are worried about this. Not all agarwood trees contain the kind of wood that can command high prices so many are cut down that don’t even have commercial value.

“We do not want the local authorities or the public to be

The forest area in Chalong where the valuable agarwood grows. Image: Google Earth @thephuketnews

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mislead into believing that we cut down the trees. We only use the land for low-impact agricultural purposes such as growing rubber and fruit trees,” said Mr Surachet.

Volunteers now operate in shifts during the night to keep an eye on the land, he added.

Mr Surachet said the villagers were prepared to move

elsewhere if authorities could assure them that the agarwood trees and the land would not be damaged by others.

Local news reports stated on July 7 that then-Phuket Governor Maitree Inthusut went with a large entourage of officials to visit the land and announced that the Cabinet had passed a resolution on

June 30, 1998, stating that the villagers had the right to remain on the land as long as they did not encroach any further than the 400 rai they already occupy.

The for mer gover nor also said that those who had tried to drive out the villagers would not be allowed to threaten them anymore.

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A Veg Fest of two parts, second coming soon Saran Mitrarat reporter4@classactmedia.co.th

huket Town briefly dissappeared into a fog of smoke caused by pyrotechnics during the farewell ritual of the Jade Emperor God and the Nine Emperors at the Vegetarian Festival last Thursday night (October 2).

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at the end of the month. See box, right, for more details: As for last week’s end of Part One, congregants in all Chinese shrines in Phuket Town carried images of the Jade Emperor and the Nine Emperor Gods on palanquins, while thousands of mah songs (spiritual mediums) across the island walked through the streets as firecrackers exploded.

The entire scene marked the last night of the 2014 Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

The street procession started at about 9pm on October 2, and lasted until 2am the next day. Thousands of firecrackers were set off by over 2,000 onlookers along the way to Saphan Hin in Phuket Town – the destination where the Gods will have gone to heaven.

Just moments after the annual ritual, a downpour of heavy rain washed away the soot and debris from the firecrackers, almost as if someone was waiting for the ceremony

to end. After the festivities, hundreds headed straight to nearby markets and food stalls where devotees got a chance to eat non-vegan food for the first time in nine days.

On October 3, all of the Ko-Teng poles in Phuket’s temples – which are setup for the ongoing celebrations – have now been taken down to signal the end of the (first) festival. Many, including tourists, attended in order to get a piece of the pole for good luck.

Phuket Veg Fest, Round 2 Most unusually a second Vegetarian Festival will take place this year, from October 24 to November 1. The reason? There are two ninth lunar months this year, which doubles the amount of visits from the Gods. The occurrence is rare and happens once every 100 years.

The following shrines will commemorate the second 2014 Vegetarian Festival (October 24 – November 1): Cherng Talay shrine Gim Tsu Ong (Ban Don) shrine Hai Yian Geng (Ban Mai Khao) shrine Kathu shrine Sam Sae Su Hud shrine (Khao Rang) Sheng Leng Tong shrine (Muang Mai)

Phuket now on the ‘photowalk’ map IF YOU’RE A KEEN PHOtographer and in Phuket this Saturday (October 11) then why not be part of history and be one of thousands who will be taking part in the Scott Kelby 7th Annual Worldwide Photowalk?.

It’s the world’s largest global social photography event in the history of photography.

Taking place in cities around the world, photographers of all walks of life and skill levels gather together to socialize, share and inspire during this one-day, worldwide event.

Phu ket’s event, will start in the late morning, at the Chinese shrine near the Surin Circle (the clocktower traffic circle near the Downtown Market) and will facilitate a chance for keen photographers to tour Phuket’s Old Town – Krabi, Thalang, Yaowarat, Dibuk and Phang Nga roads – and snap some good photos.

TIMELESS: Phuket Town’s ‘Old Town’ offers many unique, vintage photo ops for both amateurs and pros alike.

Simultaneous photowalks will be taking place in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, and across the globe, as photographers aim to snap that “winner” and a chance to win a number of prizes, including a Canon 70d DSLR, among other noteworthy prizes.

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Date: Saturday, October 11, 2014 Time: 10:00am - 02:00pm Location Details: Hok Ngoun Kung Chinese Shrine, Surin Circle After the walk, meet at: Circle Coffee at Surin Circle Photo Walk Description: Wander around Phuket Old Town. The guide is simply a way of doing it – there are a great many things to discover.

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Local drive for cancer funds 155-unit Surin condo ready for buyers Nattha Thepbamrung reporter3@classactmedia.co.th

VICE GOVERNOR SOMKIET Sangkhawsuthirak chaired the presales launch event of Aristo Condominium, the second project of Rinthara Development Co., Ltd. in Surin Beach.

The event was held on October 6 at Jungceylon Mall, Patong, with many interested media and potential customers attending.

The 155-unit condo project is only 650 meters from the oceanfront of Bangtao Beach, and offers sea views for units on the 5th and 6th floors.

There are also facilities on the rooftop such as a fitness center, activity room and swimming pool that affords 360 degrees of ocean and mountain views.

“Though there is high competition among condo developers in Phuket, we are

confident that this project will sell very well. Our previous project nearby, 6th Avenue Surin Condominium, is almost sold out. Our target is not only local people but also foreigners who want to live on the island,” said, Nathaphop Vongvorakarn, Managing Director of the project.

“There will be swimming pools along the two sides of the building which are each around 100 meters long. There is a pool on the terrace of the building with sparkling light

making the feeling like you are swimming in the stars of the night.”

Meanwhile, The Vice governor commented on the tourism situation in Phuket and particularly Surin Beach.

“Phuket authorities are strict on cleaning up the island from crime. The beaches are cleaned and well managed while the taxi operators are in control. I can see the rise in confidence among tourists and I believe that the tourism situation will be much better in the coming high season,” Mr Somkiet said.

“Especially Surin Beach, which is quite a calm and peaceful tourism attraction, I think the property project will grow well.”

Construction of the Surin development will commence in May, next year, with an expected completion by the end of 2016.

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ctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And in this spirit, popular restaurant chain Hooters hopes to raise US$500,000 (B1,632,000) and set a new Hooters single month fund-raising record.

Since 2005, the Hooters System has raised over US$2 million to support The Fight Against Breast Cancer.

Hooters Phuket have joined this important programme and have a personal target of US$1000 of which they hope to go beyond.

To show their support, all Hooters Phuket girls will be dressed in cute pink outfits with pink wigs from October 5–November 2.

Everyday, they will be selling pink Hooters Breast Cancer Awareness wristbands for only B100, from which they have already raised $300. A charity bike wash will also be held at the front of the restaurant twice a week. A special pink ice cream will be layered on the cakes, all proceeds of which go to the campaign.

To add to the campaign, whenever a customer purchases a buffalo salad, as well as other meals and products, donations will go straight to the charity pot.

The medical consenus is that the risk of this cancer can be reduced by maintaining a healthy weight and drinking less alcohol. Genetics are also a factor.

The number of cases worldwide has significantly increased since the 1970s, a phenomenon partly attributed to the modern lifestyles.

Research to assist the fight against breast cancer is costly but crucial. Every little helps.

New toy library for underprivileged kids THE PHUKET COMMUnity Foundation (PCF) is setting up a new toy library at the Rassada Credit Union Bank and the opening is scheduled for November 7. The new toy library, the sixth on the island

by PCF, will open at the facility located in the Kaeha Rasada housing project, Phuket Credit Union, 68/901 Srisutat Rd. If you have any toys that you don’t want any more then please donate them to the PCF toy library project.

Many children do not have any toys at home because their parents cannot afford them.

“Our toy libraries around

Phuket have been immensely popular with children in rural schools and, moreover, have given great pleasure to them,” Cindy Ratcliffe MBE of the Phuket Community Foundation explained.

“Toys are a wonderful way to help children develop their imaginations and social skills as well as a fun way to learn.

“New toys are also very welcome. This will be our 6th toy library on Phuket Island and is in conjunction with the Credit Union Cooperative in Rasada district. There will also be a book library there sponsored by TK Park (Thailand Knowledge

Park) in Bangkok,” she added.

A number of local schools – Gecko School, British International School Phuket and Phuket International Academy – are also helping to collect toys, as are Club Asia Fitness Centre at Royal Phuket City Hotel.

In related news, the PCF is currently in discussions with the Scandinavian Orthopedic Laboratory, to see how they can help with their charity to provide prosthetic for amputees who cannot afford them.

For more information visit: www.phuketcharity.org

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It’s just par for the course that you’ll encounter delays due to an accident, roadwork, sink holes, flooding or even whole chunks of road disappearing down hillsides.

But, with the news that one of the island’s busiest thoroughfares will be partially closed for 15 days (drivers will be unable to make a left turn from Vichitsongkarm Rd on to Chalermprakiat Ror IX [bypass] Rd, or right from Darasamuth School to Central Festival, between October 6 -20) while work continues on the new underpass, some of us will have to abandon appointments completely.

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decision to build an underpass rather than a flyover in this flood-prone province. That aside, it is the logic of some of the native motorists that will undoubtedly increase the levels of frustration.

There will surely be an increase in incidents of road rage over the next few weeks as drivers jostle for space on increasingly narrow routes.

As usual, motorcyclists will find novel ways to negotiate the blocked-off roads by using footpaths and crafty shortcuts.

But for those stuck in larger vehicles, the frustration of dealing with selfish motorists will reach boiling point for many commuters.

If only local motorists adhered to simple road rules, such as the yellow cross hatch markings at intersections and recognising the difference between red and green traffic lights, driving in Phuket

wouldn’t be so bad, even with the endless road works.

In the past, most motorists would limit displays of frustration to timid horn-honking but the unprecedented traffic jams and lack of common sense among some drivers around Phuket’s central business district have caused motorists to become enraged – sometimes to a point where they’ll get out of their vehicle and gesticulate their frustration in increasingly violent ways.

And once the underpass at the Central Festival intersection is complete, work will then begin on creating more bottle-necks further down the road towards the Chalong Circle merry-go-round as well as at the Thepkasattri bypass road intersection near Boat Lagoon in Koh Kaew, where more underpasses are planned.

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Don’t hold your breath.

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They’ll be back [Re. Ex-beach operators make plans for possible return] Can you please bring back sunbeds before October 13?

I will be in Patong. I am a Westerner, thus I cannot stay on the beach without any shade. Having a sunbed to stay on beach all day is my idea of a holiday. When I’m on the beach all the day I tend to spend money on drinks and food at the surrounding businesses. I have friends over at Patong at the moment and they have told me how dirty the beach is, I remember when sunbed operators would always pick up rubbish etc during their shifts, as the tourists saw this most would be conscious of their rubbish too. ALL my friends want sunbeds back, I haven’t spoken to any tourist who doesn’t. When I read that there is no sunbeds I wanted to change my holiday but it was too late as I will only be able to stay on the beach for an hour a day. If beach vendors work with the Governments with plans where their business are legal and controlled then I don’t think there will be a

problem – Target the Jetskis, its those that are polluting the water and killing the fish.

Fish I’m very Happy to pay for my chair and umbrella. Please bring them back, im going in January for the 14th time to Phuket, absolutely love that Patong Beach and Nai Harn Jacky

Stormy week [Re. Meteorologists issue weather warning] Thanks for the warning, but which monsoon is referred to here? I know there are only two in Thailand, the North Easterly or the South Westerly and I think the South Westerly is due to change so is it the North Easterly you give warning to? seht1912

Despicable crime of convenience [Re. Armed robber steals over B17,000 from Phuket Town 7-Eleven] Crime in Phuket is simple.

This is in large part because criminals never have to worry

about the police showing up.

Phuket police are never patrolling an area looking for shady characters and suspicious behavior. They’re too busy sitting around watching their I-Phones, or standing around 8 at a time at some silly check point (hello...police man, the only people that pull into your check points are people that have nothing to hide, save the few imbeciles that are too stoned to pull a u-turn in time). Hopefully they catch this crook and slap him with hefty 500 baht fine, then let him off on probation. I mean come on ... this guy has a family (or drug habit) to feed.

Ed Sanders

Peril on the roads [Re. 18-wheeler truck runs over woman on bike] Many “drivers” of these lorries and mini bus taxies have no training or ability to drive on the roads. Get these people off the roads or only let them on the roads from 10pm- 7am when there are less people on the roads. simon01

Shameful usage [Re. Polystyrene: The Foam of Death] Too late,it will t a ke 20 years(or whatever) to change the attitude of the locals.

I see it every morning in Chalong, all the boat boys have there breakfast and drop the empty polystyrene containers just where they stand. The authorities could ban them (polystyrene)and give free paper ones to the vendors. At least paper fades away after some time.

Horst

The mean streets of paradise [Re. Two men shot by gunmen on motorbikes] Oh no what is happening in Phuket ? Very very sad!

Jacky

Shooting from the hip [Re. BB bad to the bone] Do we still have to play war and is there not enough killing on this planet? Don’t play this game; teach your children to not shoot.

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Doubts swirl over case T he government has insisted both the British and Myanmar embassies in Thailand “have no problems” with the Thai police’s handling of the Sept 15 murders of two British tourists on Koh Tao even as police face claims the Myanmar suspects were tortured.

Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn said he was confident the case would not lead to any disputes between Thailand and Myanmar because he had spoken with the embassy and it did not have any problems with the investigation results.

His remarks came after the police held a press conference Tuesday (October 7) converning the case.

Police and diplomatic sources said that the British ambassador or a senior embassy official would attend the press conference. Instead, the embassy was not represented.

The bodies of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found on a beach on Koh Tao on Sept 15.

Police pursued the case for more than two weeks before they detained three Myanmar migrant workers, two of whom were charged over the murders while the other was treated as

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The murder suspects (wearing helmets) Zaw Rim and Win, both 21, during the reenactment. Photo: AFP an eyewitness.

National police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang defended the arrest of the two Myanmar men for the murders even though the suspects claimed they were tortured by police while in custody.

“I must stress that all the officials involved in this case have done a good job,” Pol Gen Somyot said.

However, many inside and outside Thailand beg to differ.

“It seems to us like this case is a set-up and not based

on hard facts,” Aung Myo Thant, a lawyer appointed by the Myanmar embassy to defend 21-year-old suspects Zaw Rim and Win, told the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), an independent Myanmar news website based.

In the interview with the DVB, which provided the suspects’ full names which Thai police have yet to divulge, Aung Myo Thant said there were “inconsistencies with both the forensic report and evidence provided in the case”.

Contradicting earlier reports that Myanmar embassy officials were satisfied with explanations provided by Thai authorities over the arrest of their nationals, Htun Aye, the embassy’s second secretary, told the Bangkok Post Tuesday it was too early to say whether his team was satisfied with all the information they were given by authorities.

Pol M aj G e n S u w a t Jaengyodsuk, acting deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said the reason why no DNA from the two suspects was found on either the hoe the police believed the suspects used to murder the victims or a used condom found near the crime scene was because the DNA on both items was probably flushed out by sea water or there was some other form of contamination.

“The prosecutors do not feel pressured by speculation that the suspects are actually scapegoats because the prosecutors will base their decisions on the police investigation report, which will include witness accounts and items of evidence,” said Santhanee Disayabutr, a spokesperson of the Office of the AttorneyGeneral.

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A scene of Chiang Mai’s night market. Photo: Adbar

Autonomy sought for nation’s second city A COMMUNITY WELFARE advocacy group has called on the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to pass a bill to turn Chiang Mai into an autonomous administrative region, as the country decentralises administrative power.

Their call came as the government denied it was planning to dissolve local administrative organisations nationwide.

Thikhamporn Kongsorn, representing a group called Network for Community Welfare, based in Nan province, said the network wanted the NLA to introduce a law to grant Chiang Mai broader authority over its residents, including the ability to levy taxes.

Thikhamporn, who is also a member of the National Reform Council for Nan, presented the idea at a forum yesterday in

Chiang Mai’s Muang district before a group of students in a study programme on peaceful societies at King Prajadhipok’s Institute.

More than 20 advocacy groups organised the forum, including the Community Organisations Development Institute, Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand and a group fighting for autonomy for Chiang Mai. More than 300 people turned out for the event, which was intended to gauge public opinion on the government’s efforts to reform the country and politics.

Thikhamporn said Chiang Mai should be granted the power to manage its own local administration, education, environment and tax collection.

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Reformists’ amnesty frees over 3,000 across Myanmar M yanmar began releasing hundreds of prisoners – including a political detainee and former military intelligence figures – on “humanitarian” grounds, officials said Tuesday (October 7), in the latest large-scale amnesty in the once pariah nation.

The reformist regime, which is in the process of preparing to host a landmark November meeting of international and regional leaders, has granted a series of amnesties as part of dramatic reforms since the end of outright military rule in 2011.

President Thein Sein pardoned some 3,073 people, including 58 foreign nationals, citing “stability of the state, the rule of law” and “humanitarian” grounds, according to a Facebook post Tuesday by Information Minister Ye Htut.

One prisoner held on political grounds was among those freed, according to Ye Aung, a representative of the Former Political Prisoners Support Group, which is working closely with the government

on negotiating the release of remaining dissidents.

“We only can confirm the release of one political prisoner from Myitkyina prison. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment under the Explosives Act in 2013,” said Ye Aung, estimating that some 75 political prisoners remain behind bars.

“Releasing the prisoners is good. We welcome it. But we want the government to release more. Politically, it is meaningless without the release of many political prisoners.”

Before Myanmar’s reforms, rights groups accused the country of wrongfully imprisoning about 2,000 political detainees.

Most have since been pardoned in sweeping amnesties that campaigners have said were often linked to high profile visits by international figures.

In December, the country declared that there were no more political prisoners after freeing inmates arrested under a host of draconian junta-era laws restricting dissent.

But campaigners say dozens

Former inmate Brigadier General Thein Swe speaks to reporters following his release under the amnesty. Photo: AFP of people have been arrested under more recent legislation, mainly for protesting without permission, while several journalists have been jailed this year in trials that have drawn international concern.

Many former political prisoners have also suffered repeated arrest for continuing their activities.

Reportedly, eight former military intelligence figures

were freed Tuesday as well.

Arrested in a 2004 purge on the department as part of the overthrow of former spy chief-turned-prime minister Khin Nyunt in a junta power struggle, the former officials were thought to be serving sentences of up to 100 years.

Among those freed was Brigadier General Thein Swe. His son, well-known media businessman Sonny Swe, an-

nounced the release on social media, saying “Having a top day with great news. I’m heading to Myingyan to pick up my dad”.

Dozens of former military intelligence staff, who are not generally considered to be political detainees, are thought still to be behind bars.

Khin Nyunt himself was released from house arrest in 2012 and has since opened an art gallery in Yangon.

Arbitrary imprisonment was a hallmark of nearly half a century under a junta that denied the existence of political prisoners, even as it imposed harsh punishments on rights activists, journalists, lawyers and performers.

Some activists have expressed caution at the government’s high profile amnesties, particularly large-scale releases of ordinary detainees.

“The release of many criminals could harm stability. We have to question the government on what they are thinking with the release,” former political prisoner Toe Kyaw Hlaing told reporters. AFP

Talks make slow progress in polarized Hong Kong S M A L L G RO U P S O F demonstrators remained on Hong Kong’s streets Tuesday (October 7) after protest leaders agreed to talks with the government.

Talks between the government and student leaders are progressing at a snail’s pace.

The mass protests to demand fully free elections have brought parts of the city to a standstill, and while many in the city remain supportive of the movement, they also want to resume their daily lives.

A second round of “preparatory talks” was held late Monday night in a bid to set conditions for formal negotiations, and a third round was set

to take place Tuesday. They had already agreed to talks with Chief Secretary Carrie Lam but called them off on Friday after what they described as “organised attacks” on protesters.

But one Hong Kong delegate to China’s rubber-stamp parliament said the demonstrations could not overturn Beijing’s August decision to vet candidates for the city’s 2017 leadership elections.

“I don’t see why the National People’s Congress Standing Committee would change its decision. It was a nationwide decision and the decision has to face the country’s 1.3 billion people,” Rita Fan told reporters.

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IN BRIEF CHINA

Strong quake hits Southwest region A strong earthquake that hit southwest China’s mountainous Yunnan province has killed at least one person, and left more than 300 people injured as well as 50,000 displaced, state media reported.

T he 6.0 mag nit ude quake hit late Tuesday (October 7) in a region that lies close to China’s borders with Myanmar and Laos.

One person was so far known to have died, the state Xinhua news agency said. It added that 324 people were injured.

“Many houses collapsed and we are investigating the casualties,” a local official told reporters. “The aftershocks seem non-stopping.”

Provincial officials declared a top-level emergency, with 3,200 troops dispatched in a “race to save more lives”, according to local media.

NORTH KOREA

Regime defends human rights record North Korea on Tuesday (October 7) sought to defuse criticism of its human rights record, as the European Union and Japan prepared a UN resolution harshly condemning Pyongyang’s brutality.

North Korean officials told a rare UN briefing that there were no prison camps in their country, but rather reform-through-labor “detention centers.”

“There are detention centers whereby people improve their mentality and look upon their wrongdoings and they reform through labor,” said official Choe Myong Nam.

IRAN

Holy city bomb plot foiled Iran said Tuesday it had seized explosives intended for an attack on one of its holy cities and that more than 130 members of militant extremist groups had been arrested.

The disclosures by Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi lay bare the threat posed to Shiite Iran by Sunni jihadists such as the Islamic State (IS) group fighting in Iraq, near the Iranian border, and in Syria.

“Major quantities of explosives that were to be used in a holy city were neutralised,” he told members of parliament. AFP thephuketnews

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Cradle of E Germany’s demise remembers

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he east German city of Leipzig celebrated on Mexican cops in an undisThursday (October 9) closed location. Photo: AJ its pivotal role in toppling the Berlin Wall 25 years ago, when it harnessed the combustive force of mass candlelight vigils and firebrand pastors.

Historians say there could never have been the euphoric M E X I CA N F E D E R A L scenes of freshly liberated East forces disarmed a southern Germans dancing atop the Bercity’s entire police corps and lin Wall on November 9, 1989 took over security Monday without the demonstrations in (October 6) after officers were Leipzig the previous month. accused of colluding with a On the morning of October gang in violence that left 43 9, the communist authorities students missing. thought they were fully preThe deployment in Iguala, pared to deal with mounting 200 kilometers south of Mexico unrest they had seen every City, came after President Monday for several weeks.

Leipzig played a significant role in instigating the fall of communism across Eastern Enrique Pena Nieto pledged The army was mobilised Europe. Today the city is a vibrant economic hub. Photo: Johannes Kazah justice in a case whose motive with water cannons and tanks, remains a mystery. to take risks, publicly,” said the hospitals had stocked blood the face of the brazen moral in the reunified capital.

Authorities discovered a and cancelled all staff leave, challenge, the authorities did “The Monday demonstra- Eppelmann, who now runs a mass grave on a hill outside and Western journalists were not crack down on the rally tion on October 9, 1989 was de- state foundation researching Iguala over the weekend con- kept at bay in East Berlin. and the Soviet army stayed cisive,” he said in a statement. East Germany’s dictatorship. taining 28 unidentified bodies, “It encouraged people in “’I don’t know if I will The Stasi secret police in its barracks. raising fears over the fate of the expected 30,000 protesters and A month later to the day, countless places in the GDR return home unharmed, if I students, who were last seen in the orders of East Germany’s the Berlin Wall would fall. to stand up against the com- will be imprisoned or beaten, the city more than a week ago. hardline leader Erich Honecker “They were ready for ev- munist dictatorship and for if I’ll still have my spot at the Authorities say it will take were clear: they were to be erything. Except candles and freedom and human dignity. university tomorrow, if I’ll at least two weeks to get the crushed as brutally as the prayers,” recalled Christian Only that made the fall of the have problems at work’. The results of DNA tests to identify crowd of 10,000 had been the Fuehrer, Saint Nicholas’s iconic Berlin Wall and then German majority of those who hit the the badly burned corpses. pastor who died in June. unity possible,” he added, using streets that night thought of previous Monday.

The case could become one For this year’s 25th anni- the acronym for communist those things and went anyway,” But after the weekly prayer of Mexico’s worst slaughters for peace at Saint Nicholas versary celebrations marking East Germany. he said. since the drug war intensified Church, up to 70,000 people the fall of the Wall, German Rainer Eppelmann, a tower“They wanted to liberate in 2006, leaving 100,000 people massed nearby, burning candles President Joachim Gauck, ing figure in East Berlin’s own themselves.” dead or missing to date, and the in hand, chanting “Keine Ge- who was himself a dissident Christian dissident movement, Fuehrer recounted in his most horrific since Pena Nieto walt” and “Wir sind das Volk” pastor in East Germany, has agreed. memoirs: “Despite the fear, took office in December 2012. (“No violence” and “We are chosen to focus on the Leipzig “That night in Leipzig, we they had hope in their hearts Convoys of the govern- the people”). commemorations rather than saw an astounding number of thanks to prayer.” ment’s new paramilitary-like Stunned and helpless in the November 9 ceremonies citizens of the GDR willing The risks to the protesters gendarmerie police force and army trucks rumbled down the streets of Iguala.

Officials said more than 400 police and gendarmes were ROA R I NG T H ROUG H think they are better than the dispatched to patrol streets Moscow after dark with their rest of society, and they have and man checkpoints with an big bikes, long hair and leather this cult of violence. That’s unspecified number of soldiers. jackets, the Night Wolves could not our philosophy. We only “Good afternoon, God bless be Russia’s answer to the Hell’s use violence as a last resort.” you. The gendarmerie is here,” Founded in 1989, just before Angels. But these are riders said an officer waving at people with a cause, and that cause the fall of the Soviet Union, the from his truck window.

Night Wolves have since spread is the motherland.

Carla Flora, a 40-year-old “Our values are quite sim- across Russia and the former educator, welcomed the forces’ ple: love your country, have faith Soviet bloc, with an estimated arrival because “we were at the and don’t use or sell drugs,” 5,000 members – including mercy of who knows who.” summed up Alexander Benish, the Kremlin-backed Chechen “We felt unsafe. Organized second-in-command of the pow- strongman Ramzan Kadyrov. crime was inside the municipal erful motorcycle club, whose Their leader – a bearded police,” she said. members President Vladimir six-foot colossus who goes Witnesses say several stuby the name of Khirurg, “The Putin calls his “brothers”. dents, from a teacher training They may share a passion Surgeon” – has been spotted college known as a hotbed of for the open road, but the Night riding in official parades beside radical protests, were whisked Wolves – “Nochnye Volki” in the Russian president, who has away in police vehicles on Russian – reject the American often praised the club’s patriotic the night of September 26 biker label altogether. credentials. after officers shot at buses the “The biker lifestyle is anti“We consider ourselves youngsters had commandeered social. It’s all about ‘let’s drink part of the army of Russia,” to return home. beer, break glasses, and if Khirurg – whose real name is Prosecutors say the Gueranyone has a problem with Alexander Zaldostanov – told reros Unidos drug gang particithat, we beat them up’,” said reporters. pated in the night of violence Benish, who at 46 has been a Passers-by stop to get their that left six people dead, 25 wounded and 43 missing.

Wolf for two decades. “They picture snapped in front of the Hellbent on patriotism on two wheels. Photo: AFP

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were very real after Honecker warmly congratulated the Chinese leadership on crushing the “counter-revolutionaries” in Tiananmen Square in June that year.

But by October 18, Honecker would resign.

And the evening of November 9, the spokesman of the East German government, Guenter Schabowski, would announce that citizens had full travel rights, with immediate effect.

“The drama played out in 30 days,” Eppelmann said.

“October 9 ... was the beginning of the end.”

However few of those in the streets dreamed it would be the demise of the communist state.

“We were thinking of a reformed GDR,” Eppelmann said.

The events in Leipzig “showed for the first time that change was possible,” as had already been seen in Poland, Czechoslovakia and the “glasnost” sweeping the Soviet Union of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Gauck will be joined in Leipzig by his counterparts from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary in tribute to their people’s roles in ripping down the Iron Curtain.

The heads of state already met for key anniversaries from the momentous timeline of 1989 in Warsaw and Budapest and will gather again in November in Bratislava and Prague.

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club’s motto – “Wherever we are, that is Russia” – and their emblem of a burning wolf howling at the full moon.

Although the club has no official status in Russia, its riders can be relied on to put on a show of patriotic strength wherever needed – including in the Ukraine conflict.

Like in Crimea, where they held a mass rally in support of the peninsula’s annexation by Russia in March, or in Lugansk in Ukraine’s industrial east where they paraded in support of pro-Russian separatists.

When they ride in convoy, many brandish the flag of Novorossia, or the “New Russia,” intended by eastern Ukrainian separatists to designate the rebel-held parts of the ex-Soviet state.

“Love of country fortifies a man,” said Benish. “It is essential that our members show their patriotism.”

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Sansiri starts transfer Development of of Uptown condo units professionalism L LABOUR LAW SECRETS PART VIII

Jerrold Kippen Tax & Law Expert Duensing Kippen

WHEN AN EMPLOYER’S workforce totals one hundred or more employees, the Skill Development Promotion Act (the “Act”) must be considered. The objectives of the Act are to promote and support occupational skill training and upgrade skill standards for employed labor in Thailand. The Act also estalished a Labor Skill Development Fund (the “Fund”) for use as a revolving fund for the promotion of skill development efforts.

Thus, the Act incentivizes private businesses and educational institutions to provide apprenticeships and occupational skill training.

With regard to the the private sector, for example, any private business that provides occupational skill training to the labor force in general or to its own employees – utilizing training curricula or activities endorsed by the Act – will be eligible for certain privileges as stipulated by the Act. Any employer who has one hundred employees or more is required to arrange yearly labor skill training for at least 50% of its employees (it should be noted, however, that teachers do not count in this calculation for private school and college businesses). But, if such an employer does not provide such training, then that employer is required to make a contribution to the Fund before March of the following year, except for an employer: (1) who is a ministry, department, or government

agency; or (2) who is a foundation or a charitable, or non-profit organization; or (3) whose activity is related to cultivation and planting, fishing, forest, animal husbandry, or salt farming; who does not employ an employee for a whole year; and who does not have any other business activities.

Currently, the requisite Fund contributiom is an amount equal to 1% of the current legal minimum wage per hours of the past calendar year (currently B300 per hour) x 30 x 12 months x the number of employees who have not been so trained.

If the employer fails to make such a contribution to the Fund in full as required by law, the employer is required to pay an additional payment in an amount equal to 1.5% of the outstanding contribution per month, until the contribution is made in full.

In the event that such an such employer – at any later time – has: a) less than one hundred employees in every month of a calendar year; or b) an average of less than one hundred employees per month in that calendar year, then that employer must continue to report its number of employees but will not be required to make any Thai Baht payment to the Fund.

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eading Thai developer Sansir i PLC, has completed their second Phuket condominium development under “THE BASE” brand, ‘THE BASE Uptown-Phuket’.

Located on Chalermprakiat Road (Bypass Road), owners are currently transferring units while some are still available for purchase either with a furniture package or as part of the Rental for the Holiday program.

To coincide, Sansiri have launched their nationwide “Sansiri Life Comes Home” fair in Phuket, highlighting 11 projects on the Island – city condos, resort condos, single houses and town houses – all offered with discounts up to B1.5 million baht exclusively available at the fair, held 6–12 October at Central Festival Phuket.

Mr. Uthai Uthaisangsuk, Senior Executive Vice President Business Development and Project Development division, Sansiri Public Company Limited, revealed that “THE BASE brand is developed under the concept “You are where you live”, and is suitable for all lifestyles. There are more than 15 THE BASE branded developments around

Some units – furnished and unfurnished – are available.

Thailand with three in Phuket, all of which are in prime locations, have been successful and also have attracted international buyers.”

T H E BASE Uptow nPhuket is currently offering special offers for three upgraded room types with furniture package, and two room types completely furnished and offered as part of the Rental for the Holiday program, with prices starting at B1.89 million. And from 6-12 October Sansiri is launching in Phuket its biggest annual fair, “Sansiri Life Comes Home”, on G Floor at Central Festival Phuket.

The fair brings together 11 of Sansiri’s Phuket developments offering the “Best

Unit” and “Best Deal” across its city condominium, resort condominium, single house, and town house developments.

In addition, special discounts of upto 1.5 million baht are available at the fair.

For more information, visit www.sansiri.com or call the call center at 1685.

Situated on five rai of land on Chalermprakiat Road (By Pass Road), THE BASE Uptown-Phuket is conveniently connected to key island facilities including major shopping malls such as Tesco Lotus, Big C, Phuket International Hospital, Homeworks and Central Festival Phuket, and is within easy access to Phuket International Airport.

A total of 387 units in

three-storey buildings comprise of two room types; One Bedroom at 32.50-33.50 sq.m., and Two Bedroom at 55.50-57.00 sq.m. Facilities include swimming pool with kid’s pool, fitness, landscaped gardens, courtyard, WiFi around the lobby area, 24hour security system and CCTVs, and key-card access for resident’s peace of mind.

“Ready-to-move-in condominiums are presently in high demand and this is part of the success of THE BASE Uptown-Phuket for both Thai and International buyers. It is clear that people like to live in a central location where there are new department stores, easy access to restaurants, supermarkets and key facilities. The completed THE BASE Uptown-Phuket showcases the projects quality and clients can now come and see the finished development.

Sansiri is also hosting its largest annual event, “Sansiri Life Comes Home”, offering the best deals for Phuket customers. With both THE BASE Downtown and THE BASE Uptown cur rently transferring to owners we have welcomed many people to our Sansiri Family this year,” added Mr. Uthai.

World Bank lowers Thai growth projection THE WORLD BANK LOWered its economic growth rate projection for Thailand this year at 1.5 per cent lower than its earlier 3% forecast despite the economic recovery registered in the second half of this year.

Ulrich Zachau, World Bank Country Director for Southeast Asia, said that the expected economic growth rate was reduced from 3% to 1.5% although the gross

domestic product would rise 3% in the second half of this year.

He said that the value of Thai exports would grow by 0.7%, domestic demand would increase 1% and investment in the private sector would expand by 1.5%.

Kirida Bhaopichtir, Senior Economist with the World Bank’s Bangkok Office, said that the economic growth next year would be

3.5% instead of 4.5% as exports will increase by 6.4 %, and government investment will rise by 10%, and household. consumption would rise 1.5%.

She said that household debt would continue to limit economic growth and the public would remain uncertain about their future incomes.

Ms Kirida said the government’s economic stimulus

measures and B40 billion financial aid for farmers would inject a cash equivalent to about 1.4% of the gross domestic product.

It will stimulate national economic performance in the short term, she said. The money will mainly come from government budgets.

She advised that concerned par ties monitor how the government can implement its projects. MCOT online

Absolute Resorts and Hotels appoint new Food and Beverage manager FRENCHMAN CLÉMENT Gohin has been tapped to takeover as Food and Beverage Manager for Absolute World Group’s Thailand operations, based in Phuket.

The former aquatics National Champion of France will oversee the Food and Beverage operations across the group’s Phuket hospitality portfolio which includes four resorts (Absolute Bangla Suites; Absolute Nakalay

Boutique Resort; the Absolute Twin Sands Resort & Spa; and Absolute Sea Pearl Beach Resort.

Gohin previously worked

as General Manager of the famous Blue Elephant restaurant in Brussels and as well a stint in the Blue Elephant Bangkok. In addition, Gohin has extensive experience in the hospitality industry in Europe.

He holds an MBA in Hospitality Management from the esteemed Ecole de Savignac in France which has led to several management positions in leading restaurants and resort teams all over. thephuketnews

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rivately-owned Bangkok Airways expects to raise up to B14 billion in what will be one of Thailand’s largest initial public offerings (IPO).

The anticipated proceeds would be 16.5 per cent lower than the amount analysts speculated would be raised based on the expected B30 share versus a range of B23 – B27 officially announced last Monday (October 6).

The 46-year-old airline opted for the “optimum” price to arouse investors’ interest and ensure a successful debut, according to a broker who asked to remain anonymous.

But it would still raise B11.96 billion from the sale of 520 million newly issued ordinary shares, representing a 24.8 per cent stake, if the minimum IPO price was chosen.

Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, president of Bangkok Airways (seated centre), poses with company executives and IPO co-underwriters Bualuang Securities, DBS Vickers Securities (Thailand) Co, Citigroup Inc and Credit Suisse Group AG. Photo: Bangkok Post The final offering price will be announced on October 17 and subscription is set to open from October 14 to 17,

according to airline executives.

But IPO subscribers are required to pay B27 a share, with any differences in the

final offering to be refunded within 14 days after November 3, the date set for the share debut on the Stock Exchange

of Thailand.

The proceeds will be used for four purposes — funding its fleet renewal, constructing

a hangar at Suvarnabhumi airport, improving Samui airport, and as working capital for business operations, said Bangkok Airways president Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth.

The majority of the proceeds, about US$300 million (B9.7 billion), will be used to acquire new aircraft, with US$50 million (B1.6 billion) for aircraft spare parts, said Bangkok Airways vicepresident for marketing Prote Setsuwan.

Another US$30 million (B978 million) will go towards the planned hangar at Suvarnabhumi and the same amount for upgrading Samui airport, with the rest earmarked for working capital.

By 2018, the airline will expand its f leet size to 43 with the acquisition of new narrow-body jets and turboprops. Bangkok Post

Government looks to add more airports Tourists down over ten THE MINISTRY OF TRANSport says it is looking into the possibility of building six new provincial airports in order to strengthen transport connectivity between Thailand and its neighbouring countries.

According to Transport deputy minister, Arkom Termpittayapaisit, the ministry is studying six new investment projects that could be finalised within two months.

Locations for new airports: Uttaradit in the North to link with the Dawei project in Myanmar; Mae Sot district in Tak in the northwestern region to link with Myanmar; Kanchanaburi in the West to link with the Dawei project in Myanmar; Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo in the East to link with Cambodia; Betong district in Yala

per cent over 9 months

The Ministry of Transport has targeted six to seven locations across Thailand in which a new airport would be built with the aim of adding more flights to neighbouring countries. in the South which will link with Malaysia and Indonesia; Either Loeng Nok Tha district in Mukdahan in the Northeast or Klong Leuk district in Trat in the East to link

up with Laos and Vietnam.

The deputy minister said construction would take at least five years and the plan is just on paper with no final decisions on the exact locations of the

airports. Airports of Thailand currently operates six airports covering Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, and Mae Fah LuangChiang Rai. TTR Weekly

THE NUMBER OF tourists arriving in Thailand dropped by 10.28 per cent to 17.55 million in the first nine months of 2014 compared to the same period last year, according to the Tourism Department.

Department director-general Anuphap Kesornsuwan said tourism generated around B806 billion in revenue over the nine-month period, down 7.55 per cent year-on-year.

Inbound tourist numbers in September were 1.85 million, down 7 per cent from the same month in 2013. The situation had improved from August when arrivals dropped by 11.85 per cent and was much improved from the largest drop in June at 24.37 per cent.

He said the figure showed indications of a recovery moving into the high season, par-

ticularly in the Asian market that accounted to almost twothirds of overall visitors.

The five main sources of tourists in September were China at 426,000 visitors (down 6.29 per cent), Malaysia at 228,000 (down 1.37 per cent), Japan 109,000 (down 18.96 per cent), Korea 81,000 (down 13.13 per cent) and Singapore 78,000 (up 3.04 per cent).

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Thailand the tops for retirees THAILAND HAS BEEN named one of the world’s most popular countries for seniors and retirees according to the online newspaper, The Huffington Post.

The article looked at the ease of low financial requirements to take up residence and found that Thailand shared the honors with Malaysia, Ecuador and Panama.

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Authority of Thailand, said “Thailand has long been a popular destination for retirees owing to advantageous exchange rates that ensure pensions and savings go further than in many competing destinations.”

Thailand offers a retirement visa, renewable annually, with income or bank balances as low as B65,000 monthly or B800,000 a year.

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THE BIG LIST Terrible tummies Your stomach has a limit and while you may know this, other people seemingly don’t. As the saying goes, “you are what you eat” - that is unless you eat (or find) these things.

Chalky hair: In September 2012, doctors in a government hospital in India removed 1.8 kg of hair from the stomach of a 19-year-old who was admitted after complaining of not being able to eat or drink for a few days. A team of gastro-surgeons removed the 1.8 kg hardened ball of hair that was lodged between her stomach and small intestine during a surgery. It was discovered that the girl had a bad habit of eating her hair and chalk while in class.

Cobblestones: In a moment of anger, a young girl in Foshan, China swallowed more than 20 cobblestones after fighting with her boyfriend back in 2006. The girl told doctors that she though they would pass, but as the days passed, the stones would knock against each other within her stomach causing severe pains. She was eventually admitted into the hospital after taking an X-ray.

Felt-tipped pen: Doctors found a felt-tipped pen that had been inside the stomach of a 76-year-old British woman for 25 years. The woman went in for a checkup on an unrelated problem when they found the object. She recalled accidentally swallowing the pen years earlier. When it was removed, they found that it still wrote clearly.

Brotherly love: In 1999, a 36-year-old man from Nagpur, India was rushed to the hospital and was shocked to discover a halfformed human with hands and feet in his stomach.

The man was found to have suffered from a rare medical condition in which the fetus of his twin was trapped inside him while they were in the mum’s womb. It survived as a parasite by leaching blood from its ‘normal’ human brother.

Doctors yank hairball out of girl’s stomach A

lthough it weighed 4kg, what was pulled out of 18-year-old Ayperi Alekseeva’s stomach was not a baby.

Doctors in Kyrgyzstan removed a giant hairball that had almost completely filled Alekseeva’s stomach after she had complained of severe pains.

Alekseeva eventually told doctors that she had a bad habit of eating hair she picked up from the carpet in addition to munching on the tips of her own hair.

“Her stomach was so badly swollen from the hair and bits of wool from the carpet that it literally just oozed out as soon

as the wall of the stomach was cut,” surgeon Bahadir Bebezov told The Daily Telegraph in the UK. The teen girl was admitted into the hsopital after she was unable to eat or drink anything.

Once doctors saw the blockage after an X-ray, Alekseeva was rushed to surgery.

Still, Alekseeva is not the only person to have needed a procedure because of hair eating.

In October 2012, a 19-yearold girl in Indore, India had a 1.8kg hair ball removed from her small intestine and stomach. Not only did the Indian girl eat hair, she was fond of eating chalk as well.

Brazilians re-elect clown with 1 million votes BRAZILIANS RE-ELECTED a clow n named Tir ir ica (Grumpy) to Congress last Sunday (October 5) with one million votes, the second-highest number of any candidate, election officials said.

Tiririca was first elected to represent Sao Paulo in 2010, winning the most votes of any candidate in the country after running on the slogan “It can’t get any worse.” Illiterate at the time, he had to learn to write his name to start his new job.

In four years, he never spoke on the floor, but had one of the best attendance records in the lower house.

His success spawned a flood of protest and gag candidacies in Brazil, where those standing for office can register under any name they like.

Political analysts say these candidacies are the symptom

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of frustration with corruption scandals and political gridlock in Brazil, Latin America’s largest democracy.

The ballot for Sunday’s elections (October 5) featured five Barack Obamas, three

Osama Bin Ladens, a Jesus, a Wonder Woman, a Brazilian 007, a Hamburger Face, a Rambo and a Crazy Dick.

There were even five more Tiriricas running in other states. AFP

Japanese parliament rocked by red scarf row Cutlery set: There were 78 different items of cutlery inside the stomach of a 52-year-old Dutch woman. Doctors removed 26 forks and 52 spoons. The woman suffered from a personality disorder that gave her an urge to eat cutlery. The obsession, known as pica, is when individuals crave and eat non-food substances. The woman has made a full recovery.

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JAPAN’S UPPER HOUSE OF PARLIAment, often called the chamber of wisdom, has been rocked by a dress code row after a minister appeared sporting a red scarf.

Justice Minister Midori Matsushima wore the stole when she attended a plenary session on October 1, prompting complaints from opposition lawmakers.

Decades-old rules ban the wearing of hats, coats or scarves in deliberation chambers and committee rooms.

The ruckus prevented the house from sitting for 20 minutes the following morning (October 2), while committee members

debated the definition of “scarf”.

“A scarf is simply part of my outfit,” Matsushima told reporters. “It’s an ordinary fashion item for an ordinary woman.” AFP

CHINA HAS TAKEN 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work, state-media reported last Monday (October 6).

A total of 162,629 officials who were taking government wages without working have been removed in a nationwide campaign over the last year, the People’s Daily newspaper said.

The province of Hebei in northern China saw the largest number of such officials, according to the paper, with nearly 56,000 identified.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched a high-profile campaign against rampant corruption and misuse of government funds, in the face of widespread public anger.

Critics say the campaign has been hampered by a lack of fundamental reforms, such as the creation of an independent legal system.

“The problem of government staff receiving salaries without working has been one of the problems most keenly reported by cadres,” the People’s Daily said.

The officials involved would be punished, it said, without giving details. AFP thephuketnews

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outhern Thailand’s leading English-language media company, Class Act Media, is experiencing a mile-stone transition.

This young but rapidly growing organization is seeing a leadership change of sorts, with its Managing Director Simon Samaan returning to his native Australia, and his compatriot, General Manager Jason Beavan, due to step up to oversee all the company’s operations at its headquarters in Kathu District.

These include The Phuket News – Phuket’s highest-circulation English-language weekly, Novosti Phuketa – the island’s only Russian-language weekly, Live 89.5 – Phuket’s only English radio station, and The Phuket News TV – Phuket’s English-language TV broadcaster.

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even by Phuket standards. In 2007 Samaan decided to treat himself to a sabbatical in Phuket, following the sale of his first business, a company he had started from scratch in Sydney.

“I had been to Phuket before and really liked this wonderful island, but never had the luxury of spending enough time there,” he says.

However, this tropical milieu soon activated the entrepreneur in Samaan. And it wasn’t long before he embarked on a new venture, a monthly magazine called The Phuketian.

Duly, one thing led to another. “The idea for Class Act Media grew from publishing that magazine.

Things expanded from there, as I had always believed that Phuket was big enough for a multi-platform media company.”

Seeking a kindred spirit with whom to turn this vision into a reality, Samaan hired Beavan.

As Samaan explains it: “I met Jason when I was interviewing for a second staff member for the magazine. The business was growing well, and I needed more time to implement my ideas. Apart from obviously being much taller than me, I was also very impressed with his professionalism when he came in for the interview. The fact that we had apparently once lived very close to one another in Sydney, probably also helped.

“Jason immediately struck me as seeming thoroughly professional, hard-working and eager to learn more – all qualities that are not that easily found in one person.”

Here, Beavan picks up the story.

“Class Act Media came into being by necessity really. The magazine had grown to a point that it could not expand any more. As with all endeavours, if you are not growing, you are dying. Therefore a more ambitious media business plan was drawn up by Simon and myself.

“Simon, having an accountancy background, put together a spreadsheet of expenditures. If printed it would have filled an entire football field! And I planned the sales and marketing strategies – an outline that could fully occupy the whole of the back of a business card. After putting the two together, we knew it would work, though, we had a demanding but workable and achievable plan.

Step by step, Class Act Media took shape and rapidly grew, but not without plenty of “hard yards” (to use an Australian colloquialism), and long hours from Samaan and Beavan.

Today it occupies a special place on the island – for readers, listeners and viewers who depend on the in-

Mr and Mrs Beavan at home with their son, Heart, and daughter, Pinn. formation it provides, as well as the engaging content it delivers across many media.

Samaan highlights five particular notable achievements concerning the company’s formation and growth.

“Firstly, I think it was the fact that I had no investors and starting the company on a shoe-string budget. Perhaps my accounting background helped in the challenging early days, with sound budgeting and cash-flow management.

“Secondly, we managed to start and sustain a successful business in a foreign country after being here for a very short time. That was never going to be easy especially with the obvious language barrier and excessive red-tape.

“Thirdly, we managed to grow rapidly in a relatively short period of time whilst maintaining our systems integrity and not compromising on offering a high standard of service to our clients.

“And finally, it’s integrating all major media platforms – print, web, radio and TV – under one roof, including a Russian-language newspaper, which I actually can’t even read myself.

“This might sound a lot easier than it really is but it’s actually a very difficult thing to do, especially when dealing with professionals with expertise of one of these platforms, but who may not necessarily have a background in overall multi-media commerce. I believe we’ve done this quite successfully and continue to do it well.” thephuketnews

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Above all, there’s the overarching dimension common to almost all successful and enduring enterprises. “I truly believe that the secret to the success of any company is having the right people.

And I am blessed to have an amazing team here, though perhaps I will take some credit in that, by creating a supportive, relaxed, yet extremely professional, fair and hard-working environment,” Samaan explains.

On the issue of hiring, Samaan has this to say. “Staff is the most important asset a service-orientated company can have. We take our hiring extremely seriously, and I think this is reflected in the quality of staff who work here.

“We mostly look for attitude rather than skills. I’m a big believer in the adage: ‘you can train skills but you can’t train attitude’.

“So if we interview someone and it becomes apparent that they lack a specific skill but really want to work for the company, then we will hire them and train them on that missing skillset. I believe this has certainly proved to be a winning formula thus far.”

“Another key to the success of any business is honesty. It’s not always about having lots of capital but also about being honest to your clients, suppliers and staff. If people trust you, they’ll want to do business with you” Time to rewind for some background on Class Act Media’s founder. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Samaan has a Coptic Egyptian heritage. (And indeed “Samaan” is one of the very oldest Christian surnames known to be currently in popular usage.)

By profession, Samaan is an accountant and has worked as one in both Sydney and London. “Having such a background certainly gave me a great foundation for the business world,” Samaan says.

But his life story belies the clichéd stereotype of a deskbound numbercruncher. Samaan’s working life has been adventurous and varied.

As a qualified EFL teacher, he taught in Spain while also learning the language of the Iberian country.

Later, back in Sydney, he built a business that facilitated internships for international students in Australia, and which also provided educational tours.

“The idea was still new to the Australian market and it was a real ‘slog’ in the early days, as we had to explain to employers what exactly an ‘internship’ meant before we could even do any selling.

“Eventually and with probably some luck I believe I was in the right place at the right time, for demand for internships grew and grew. The business was eventually bought out in 2007 by Australia’s biggest university – Monash University.

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“Throughout that time I also studied and qualified as a registered migration agent – which is something I also do on the side.”

Like Samaan, Beavan hails from Sydney. “Not far from the grounds of the mighty Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs [a rugby league football club].

Professionally Mr Beavan has worked his way up the old-fashioned way. “I’ve always been a sales/customerservice professional, and started my career by selling shoes on Thursday nights and Saturday mornings while I was still at school.

“Then moved into hospitality at 17, starting as a bellman at what many consider as the best hotel in Australia, The Regent in Sydney. My last job in that industry was banquet sales manager for a large Sydney city hotel.”

As for their two Australian’s working relation, Mr Samaan says: “I expect a lot from my staff, especially Jason, but I believe I’m also fair and give credit when credit is due.

“My expectations of Jason are probably endless, and at times I have to step back and tell myself that I’m probably asking for way too much. Saying that I also believe Jason is the sort of person who thrives under pressure and is also always looking to achieve more. He understands my vision and ideas, but also has plenty of his own too.

“We’ve certainly butted heads on occasion. But being both down-toearth individuals from very similar backgrounds – both growing up in the working-class suburbs of Sydney – has meant that it’s always back to normal five minutes later, and nothing that can’t be sorted over a drink or two.

“I really couldn’t feel any safer leaving the company in such capable hands.”

Cue for a quip from Jason, infamous at Class Act Media for his wisecracks.

“My working relationship with Simon?

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Class Act Media’s senior management has built a thriving and growing company in little over three years. Here are three tips Samaan and Beavan can share about succeeding commercially in this competitive business environment Firstly and most importantly it would have to be hiring the right people. If you have the right people around you, they will compensate for whatever ideas and skills you lack. They will also give you confidence to grow the business. Get people who are motivated and enthusiastic, and the rest will follow.

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yourself and the business. No one can succeed if they don’t have faith in themselves and their vision. You need to back yourself 100 per cent all the way.

Finally, it’s hard work and honesty. Hard work does pay off. It’s not always about money. My previous businesses (and this one to a lesser extent) were started on very modest budgets. Being multi-skilled and working hard can certainly go a long way in saving you money especially in the early stages of the business. Honesty is about being fair to your staff, your suppliers and your customers. If people trust you, they will want to do business with you.

Even better after Simon leaves … ha ha. Joking aside, Simon has helped me grow in to the person I am today, and I know I will continue to learn from him.

We do not always see eye to eye, but I think that is one of the main reasons why we are where we are today – I guess you could say we balance each other out.”

Looking ahead, Samaan says: “Class Act Media has only been going for three-and-a-half years. So I don’t think we’ve even scratched the surface of our potential yet. The future involves expansion to other provinces and newer media platforms. The future is bright, as they say.”

Samaan will shortly be assuming more of a back-seat role, with his family’s relocation back to Sydney, and Beavan taking over the wheel.

We’ve set up a fully integrated system and our IT platforms are second to none,” Samaan explains. I can even check what meetings my staff are having online. This means that apart from travelling back to Phuket every couple of months or so, my role will be mostly just liaising with Jason and thinking of new ideas and strategies for the growth of the company.

Beavan is similarly upbeat. “With the team we have in place, and most of our staff having been with us for some time, there is only one way that we will evolve: bigger.

But it’s not all work and no play for this pair of hard-driven individuals with lofty standards. For Samaan it’s cricket that helps him unwind away from work.

“It’s an excellent sport because of its ‘socializing’ aspect, and something I also love playing when time allows.”

You can take the Aussie out of Australia but you can’t take Australia out of the cricket-playing Aussie.

“But above all, I like spending time with my family and basically just giving my mind a rest.”

Beavan, also a parent, says: “When I want to relax, you will find me at home, playing around on the floor with my young kids, with me pretending to be a dinosaur or some other fearsome creature. But I’m usually no match for the little ones!

“Much-cherished family time aside, often work appointments feature in my weekends. That said, I can’t complain: I’m very lucky that these usually involve me attending some of the best events in the most beautiful locations on the island.”

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Ayurah Facial by Linda Meredith

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range of renowned “Linda Meredith” facial treatments are now available for Phuket’s beautiful people, and those who strive to be such. Linda Meredith has earned the title “Queen of Facials” since opening her exclusive salon in Knightsbridge, London. Having attracted celebrities from the world of fashion, music and film, The Linda Meredith skincare range was developed to deal with skin problems and not skin types, through the introduction of layering.

Aleenta Hotel’s Ayurah Wellness Centre holds the exclusive rights to the Linda Meredith range of skin care and well being products across Asia Pacific. The entire range was developed to overlap and each product work in harmony to address individual issues. Following are several of the centre’s treatments:

Collagen Mask (45 Minutes)

Collagen is essential to skin regeneration. A fine sheet impregnated with freeze-dried collagen is moistened into the face. This process reactivates the collagen which is then allowed to absorb deep into the epidermal layers of the skin acting as a powerful skinmoisturiser. Collagens are incredibly efficient for supporting the structure of the skin. Our bodies production of collagen slows downin the mid-twenties but the effects are not visible on the surface until our mid-thirties. Collagen is an important component of the connective tissue within the skin and the

main over a period of months. Top up treatments can then be carried out when required. The Oxygen serum is a professional product and therefore not for retail. However the retail version of the oxygen serum is LM2 and can be used as a moisturiserin your home care regime.

V-Tox Oxygen (45 Minutes)

mask allows the preserved collagen to be effectively used both in cosmetic and dermatological areas.

Collagen is the most powerful skin moisturiser and when absorbed will increase skin regeneration. Just a single treatment can greatly improve the appearance of the skin, calm and soothe irritations especially after exposure to ultra-violet light. It also improves the skin’s ability to absorb specific active ingredients and increase their effectiveness.

In courses of six or more treatments, wrinkles visibly reduce. All these effects combine for a most effective salon treatment, useful for increased skin regeneration, scar or wrinkle reduction and highly effective hydration.

Linda Meredith O2 (45 Minutes)

Oxygen is nature’s most powerful heal-

ing element and by infusing it into the skin healthy cell regeneration will increase andfines lines and wrinkles visibly reduce. For oxygen to work efficiently it requires a carrier that will hold it deep in the layers of the skin and slowly releaseit healing properties.

There are many oxygen treatments available but what makes the LM oxygen treatments unique is the combination of medical grade oxygen and the vitamin-enriched serum. The air around us contains 75 per cent Nitrogen and 20.8 per cent Oxygen and through a special filter within the machine the Nitrogen is converted into Oxygen allowing 96 per cent oxygen to be delivering at five litres per minute into the skin producing amazing results. The best results are obtained with a course of six treatments close together and then the effects will re-

Botox is a registered trademark of Allergan a US-based company. It is used to freeze certain muscles in the face to reduce age lines. The LM alternative is called V-TOX that uses algae derivatives to relax the skin. Our product was designed for those clients whodid not want to have a toxin injected into the skin as well as for women who are pregnant and should refrain throughout their pregnancy. It is a more effective treatment for those with deeper frown-lines no matter what age.

The Standard Oxygen treatment is carried out and then the V-TOX is added to specific areas that need to be treated or a fine layer can be applied generally over the entire face and neck. The product is then infused into the skin by the steady flow of oxygen.

The best results are achieved with a course of six treatments close together so that the effects remain over a period of months. The V-TOX can also be purchased to use morning and night under moisturiserto maintain the effects.

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HOUSE & HOME 5

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Keeping cool naturally

Sustainable, eco-friendly design solutions for Phuket homes or offices HAPPY HABITAT Steven Layne editor3@classactmedia.co.th

The first thing you have to determine is which direction the wind is coming from, and then design the ventilation system to take advantage of that.

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magine lounging or working in your Phuket home’s common room, lobby, office or bedroom – calm and cool with an ambient temperature constantly at a comfortable 24-25 degrees Celsius, year round, and without even the assistance of a fan, let alone an expensive, energy-inefficient air-conditioning unit.

Is it even possible? The Phuket News did some diligent research, and spoke with one local architect who not only says it’s possible, but has achieved this.

Cost of comfort

A large majority of the island’s electricity – all of which is sourced from fossil-fuel burning plants in Krabi, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla provinces, with an untold amount of it lost on its way to Phuket. And the is gobbled up by the tens of thousands of air-conditioning units to cool down all the many hotels, houses, offices, convenience stores and shopping malls, and other entities, such as construction crews and their energy-hungry power tools. We depend on all these for our modern comforts. But is all this necessary? Perhaps not.

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While profit-driven developers continue to clear lush landscapes and dish out poorly designed, conveyer-belt, meter-spinning shoe-boxes to the mass-market, a new type of environmentally-conscious architecture and design is emerging: “eco design”. To learn about the implications of this new market, The Phuket News sat down with Khamron “Kaew” Sutthi, MD of EcoArchitect, a Phuket firm with a hand in various interesting projects throughout the country.

from penetrating a building’s interior.

“Usually Thai buildings have a short roof, but we can design a larger roof to improve solar shading. The idea is to keep the sun’s energy out of the interior of the house. In Phuket, the sun is very strong, so it’s important to minimize the sun’s heating of the interior. For those who want natural lighting and sun, we can add a sun-deck, with a buffer zone between the sundeck and interior, or what we call the ‘bubble’ or ‘shading deck’.”

He went on to talk about the next point about passive cooling – natural ventilation, which involves taking advantage of the natural wind to ventilate the building, and remove heat within the house.

“The first thing you have to determine is which direction the wind is coming from, and then design the ventilation system to take advantage of that … Sometimes, you may have to elevate the house to be able to access that wind, a meter or two, as other obstructions on the same level, especially in an urban neighborhood setting, may prevent the wind from reaching the building.”

Cool Earth

Another interesting eco-cooling method that merits more experimentation – in Phuket, Thailand and worldwide for that matter – is “cooling tubes”, which are ventilation tubes buried underground that can move cooler air from below the earth’s surface, up to cool a room or building on the surface.

“Using a special ventilation tube fitted with ventilation fans, for example, it is possible to move cooler air from a few metres

Khamron “Kaew” Sutthi, MD of EcoArchitect below the surface, into the surface room, building.”

However, Kaew points out that using this method in Phuket might not be so practical due to the high humidity in the air.

“This is more ideal for arid regions, such as up in the Northeast and parts of Central Thailand. In tropical areas like Phuket, sure, the tube would move cooler air up to the surface. But the humid air coming out would have a strong musty aroma, and not be particularly healthy. You would need to develop a way to absorb the humidity from the air for it to be a practical and comfortable solution here,” Kaew said.

In the next Happy Habitat column, we’ll talk about a technology/device that does exactly that – extracting water from thin air, for gardening and even drinking!

Passively cool

Kaew explained that his firm emphasizes on passive engineering and design to reduce if not eliminate the need for air conditioning.

“The first thing we look at is maximizing the ‘solar shading’, to protect the building from the sun.”

He explained that to achieve solar shading, the design can implement various techniques, whether utilizing natural elements on the property, such as trees and other vegetation, applying special materials or layouts on the exterior of the building, or even simply installing insulation to inhibit heat outside

ABOVE: Earthships are designed to remain cool in the summer and warm in the winter, using natural elements. Photo: Dominic Alves RIGHT: Solar shading involves keeping the sun’s heat out of the building. This can be achieved by planting vegetation and greenery on/near the exterior. Photo: ManhattanProject @thephuketnews

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EDUCATION 7

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There’s no such thing as ‘bored’ at BISP boarding

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nrollment in the boarding programme at British International School, Phuket (BISP) has increased by more than 42 per cent over last year.

“We have 33 more students than last year and I’m delighted that we now have over 100 boarders,” explains Clare Donovan, Head of Boarding at BISP. The 103 students occupy four boarding houses surrounding a leafy, green quad on the vast BISP campus at the heart of Kathu.

The houses are named after famous Phuket beaches: Kalim (Year 11-13 senior boys), Nai Harn (Year 9-10 senior boys), Karon (Year 9-13 senior girls), and Rawai (Year 3-8 junior girls and boys).

The boarding population makes up approximately 10 per cent of the BISP student body. This population is diverse in terms of nationality, commitment and talent.

One third of the boarders are on scholarships, including athletes from the BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy/ BISP Flying Fish Swim Academy and recipients of the Dr Arthit Academic Scholarship. Our elite swimmers include Asian Games and Youth Olympic competitors.

The Head Boy is a boarder, and among the other boarders there are a number of talented singers, musicians and actors.

But the one thing they all have in common is that they care about community, mutual respect and celebrating each others’ differences.

BISP boarding facilities are open to

Clare Donovan, Head of Boarding at British International School, Phuket (BISP) any BISP student, any time.

“We have a flexible approach to permanent and temporary boarding.

Two years, one week, two nights here and there; whatever suits the needs of the student and their family.

Or students may just need to avoid the commute for a few days, due to involvement in sporting or drama commitments ” Mrs Donovan comments.

“This can be especially helpful if parents need to leave Phuket urgently; they can place their child in boarding, safe in the knowledge that school commitments will not be interrupted, and that they will be well cared for.”

And what about the potential for students to become bored? “Bored in boarding? No chance!” Mrs Donovan says. “Everything we do is structured

Sweet course: The Art of Thai Desserts the Art of Dessert back on the cooking class menu! On October 15, Oasis ed. Phuket is conducting a Thai Dessert Workshop, featuring Crunchy Red Rubies, Floating Lotus’s and everyone’s favorite Sticky Rice with Mango.

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s any chef worth their salt knows, a fabulous dish isn’t just about the flavour. They ask themselves “Is this dish a feast for the eyes, does it look completely delectable and irresistible?”. The colours, the visible textures and the overall presentation all add to the appeal, but can also detract from it. As anyone who’s ever been to a local Thai market can testify, browsing the Thai Dessert stalls is a visual treat! From soupy delights of rainbow coloured floating balls to neat little banana leaf wrapped packages, these treats are designed to grab attention, yelling “eat me!”.

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Tup Tim Grawp. Photo: Chensiyuan Unfortunately not enough visitors to Phuket get to experience these little treasures of Thai cuisine and are mistakenly given the impression that Thai Dessert means “fruit platter”. Resort cooking classes generally cover the most internationally popular Thai foods (green chicken curry, pad thai, etc), rarely including sweet delights such as “Tup Tim Grawp”. So now’s the time to get

For all bookings and enquiries please contact Kez on 0849462171 or visit oasisedphuket.com .

Upcoming workshops and classes: Drawing Basics Short Course – Rawai – Oct 14 to Nov 11 Thai Desserts Workshop – Rawai – Oct 15 Creative Tots Playdate – Rawai – Oct 16 Flower Arranging – Rawai – Oct 22

for an appropriate work/life balance.

All BISP students experience time pressure, especially our Year 12s and 13s.

Our job is to help boarders maintain that all important study/downtime balance.

“We provide supervised study sessions five nights a week in a calm, quiet study environment conducive to effective learning.

But on the other hand, we hold film nights, BBQs and provide weekend activities from surfing to spa visits, kayaking trips to restaurant dinners.”

It’s worth noting that as part of the school’s non-profit ethos, money is regularly invested back into the BISP boarding houses, going towards upgrading the facilities.

In addition, as numbers continue to grow, Ms Donovan is already considering opening a fifth boarding house.

In November, the BISP boarding team will also host the South East Asia 2014 Annual Boarding Conference, where Heads of Boarding and House Parents from international schools in Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia and Hong Kong will come to Phuket to share professional experiences, and discuss strategies to better meet boarding student needs.

After all, they’re collectively looking after some of the brightest young minds in Asia.

The BISP boarding team would love to hear from you! For more information on boarding at British International School, Phuket contact Head of Boarding Mrs Clare Donovan: cdonovan@ bisphuket.ac.th

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Around the world in 60 minutes A culinary journey, from the Andes to the Mediterranean, right in Cherng Talay Anton Makhrov news@novostiphuketa.com

I was lucky enough to try Odd’s newest introduction on the menu which is beef entrecote with Café de Paris butter sauce.

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utch national Robert de Graaff is not a newcomer to Thailand and Phuket in particular.

Just ask any old-hand resident of the island and you’ll immediately hear something like “Oh, I’ve known him for ages!” And this is why it is quite surprising that only a few know about his fine food passion.

Having opened earlier this year, Divino Tapas Restaurant is Robert’s début on Phuket’s culinary scene. Located in the Boat Avenue, the venue has already won the hearts of the locals. During day hours the place welcomes guests from nearby offices who drop in to have a cup of freshly-brewed coffee, read a newspaper, have a lunch or a business meeting. In the evening coffee and newspapers stand down in favor of sangria and live music by Berny and Angie who perform everyday from 7:30 to 9.30pm.

Modern Mediterranean interiors and such a Romanic name can make one think that Divino is all about Spanish finger foods, but in fact, it is much more than that.

“Tapas is just a concept of small foods that can be found in any cuisine”, Robert explains. To prove his thesis he offers me to take a culinary journey around the globe. That is when Quinoa salad from Peru – one of the oldest dishes in the world – appears on the table. Accompanied by fresh pita bread and yogurt, this ancient dish gives a light and healthy start to the dinner.

Next came Zucchini & Feta cakes with mint leaves, which is quite a popular dish in Turkey.

This was followed by a plate of Italian Parma ham with lettuce and Mozzarella cheese.

Planning a culinary journey in Divino is quite easy – the origin of each dish is mentioned in the menu, so guests can plan their trip themselves according to taste and mood.

The list of tapas includes meat Bitter Balls from Netherlands, Gambas Al Ajillo (shrimps with garlic) from Spain, Guacamole from Mexico and many other mouthwatering relishes.

Thailand is also represented on the menu; Robert’s recommendation for Thai cuisine lovers is Khao Soi. At Divino, this Northern Thai curry noodles are cooked according to Robert’s wife’s family recipe.

His spouse – Khun Odd – is the person supervising the whole kitchen of Divino with Robert mostly being in charge of

beverages.

I was lucky enough to try Odd’s newest introduction on the menu which is beef entrecote with Café de Paris butter sauce. Cooked according to the century-old Swiss recipe, the sauce was all tenderness and delicacy.

But Khun Odd quite predictably refused to reveal the herbs used in it, so I have zero chance to reproduce it at home. And this is just one more reason to visit Divino Tapas, again and again...

Divino Tapas Reastaurant is located at 49/31-32 Boat Avenue, Cherng Taley.

The place is open from 11am till 11pm, phone 081 797 1567. For more information please visit facebook.com/pages/ Divino-Tapas/244540419082475

Top: Odd (left) and Robert make a good team. Clockwise (in body), from far left: Tortilla chips and gaucomole; Gambas Al Ajillo; and Zucchini, along with parma ham.

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EXPLORE 9

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Awed by nation’s heart Savouring Bangkok, the “Great City of Angels”

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Bangkok simply must be learned from the water. Poor houses on stilts, in close proximity to huge Buddha statues in riverside temples, covered with gold leaf foil and samples of Colonial architecture blended with modern skyscrapers in the backdrop – simply impressive.

ABOVE RIGHT: Wat Arun, the ‘temple of dawn’ is a famous site along the historical Chao Phraya river. MIDDLE: A classic Bangkok Tuk-tuk is a must for newbies to the kingdom seeking urban thrills. BELOW: The view of the Thai capital from its highest point.

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p until last week, I’d been living in Thailand for eight months, but had never even been to Bangkok.

That’s like being born in Moscow and never visiting the Bolshoi Theatre – bizarre yet quite common at the same time. So I was very proud of myself last week when I finally managed to escape the smothering and warm embrace of Phuket, to finally visit the Thai capital.

Arriving at the Phuket airport an hour in advance to accommodate any potential delays, I realized that halfan-hour would have been enough time, and was quite surprised at how smooth everything went.

Considering this, and not to mention all the great deals available (Thai AirAsia and Lion Air regularly offer considerable deals, with one-way tickets as low as B700), I can easily get used to these kind of weekend escapes.

Having touched down at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport after a swift hourlong flight, and with no baggage to collect, I was anxious to get on the subway, a favourite pastime back in Moscow.

But as the subway doesn’t pass the capital’s domestic airport, packing onto the crowded city bus would suffice.

The city, which had appeared before me in movies, mostly about criminals and other shady characters, was now visible through the window of public transport. As the crowded vehicle raced along the empty highway on the Saturday morning, I thought “Where is the colour, and why is everything so white and grey?

I pulled out my map and attempted to crack the transport network riddle, locating the nearest subway station.

Before long, I found myself in the heart of the beast, and phoned my friends, who were running late due to, well, what else but the universal excuse: “traffic”.

Colleagues back in Phuket had advised me to stay away from the main tourist spots, and try to enjoy the city from three perspectives: from up high, from the water and via foot.

So upon meeting my friends, the first destination was the 84-storey Baiyoke II tower, where I could scope the Thai capital almost through the clouds, which on this day were hanging particularly low.

To enjoy a view from the top of Thailand, there are a few options: purchase a ticket for B300 or opt on an expensive dinner at one of the restaurants upstairs. We chose the former.

The elevator ride was quick, soaring up to the heavens, making three stops: at the 19th, 79th and 84th floors. At the top, there is a 360 degree rotating platform on which to stand and consider the city from all sides.

If you have ever climbed up to view Paris from the Eiffel Tower or London from the London Eye, then you will be particularly interested to compare and note how different Asia is.

Pink and yellow taxis scurrying through the orderly chaos across endless intersections; dozens of unfinished buildings, much like Cairo; a lot of dullness but mixed in with a large amount of greenery at the same time – this is the real capital of the Kingdom.

Having enjoyed this view, we decided to bring the city into “focus” and head to the most distinct and massive geographical landmark – the Chao Phraya River.

Know as soon as you remove the map from your bag or pocket, all taxi cabs, tuk-tuks, drivers and motorcycle taxis will slam on their brakes.

And then it’s up to you – you can go by metre taxi (there is a good chance that if the driver anticipates traffic, he may refuse to use the metre and quote you a flat fee).

There are motorcycle taxis, but this option wasn’t ideal for us. We opted to negotiate with a tuk-tuk and dive in, embracing all the street cracks, swaying to the beat of the track and loosen up to the “Asian Miracle” mode of transport.

Indeed, the tuk tuk ride was fun, because it was noisy, and extremely fast. The driver took us to a small pier, where, apparently, his old friends were selling tickets: We were quoted for

B1,500 per boat, which sounded like an insult, so we went for a walk along the river, which in the past was the main waterway of the country.

We traversed along the zigzagging river and wandered onto several adjacent alleys near the water, many of which led to small berths. In one of them, we found a public boat which, is used as a water bus, and only cost us B15 each!

My colleagues were right again: Bangkok simply must be experienced from the water. Humble houses on stilts, in close proximity to huge Buddha statues in riverside temples, covered with gold leaf foil and samples of colonial architecture, blended with modern skyscrapers in the backdrop – simply impressive.

And the trip on the river itself, with huge fish jumping about floating branches and vines, can be quite romantic.

Next, we deboarded our boat and let our intuition lead the way, and explored Bangkok by foot.

We made it to Chinatown, which at the time had an abundance of vegetarian and vegan food. There were many parks and people in costumes, but all this was hardly worth a glance for someone from Phuket.

And now I am ready to join my colleagues to try and learn the full name of Bangkok – “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ...” – the “city of angels, the great city ...”

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Students prefer dolphins in the wild

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n light of the global popularity downtrend of cetacean captivity, the ISB Green Panthers (an environmental club in Bangkok), a kindergarten and grade 3 class, and many student volunteers in the institutions’s middle and high schools, are all raising their voices to protect dolphins.

Students are aware that dolphins are intelligent and amazing animals that belong in the ocean where they are free; not in pools performing tricks for humans. Students are more and more aware of the issues with dolphins in captivity.

Instructor Kerry Dyke explained: “In some classes I asked the students ‘Who would like to go see the dolphins?’. Most put up their hand. Of course they did, who wouldn’t want to see these incredible animals. But then we had them analyse the situation from four ‘compass’ perspectives” The compass points Mr Dyke are referring to are: N = Nature, E = Economy, S = Society, W = Wellbeing.

“We purposely did not guide the students in one direction or another, but helped them dig deeper past the shows, which led them to have even more questions. In the end, when I asked them the same question, the answer was ‘Well, we still want to see the dolphins, but we won’t go to the show, we want to

take a tour and see them in the wild’.”

Their main reasons were, Mr Dyke clarified, that animals belong in a natural setting. Although, a dolphinarium in places like Phuket or Pattaya could make a lot of money, wild dolphin tours could do this as well without the harm.

As a society we can do better than this and we should be protecting animals, not capturing them.

“For Wellbeing, customers were happy to see the shows unless they knew the truth behind the scenes and we know the dolphins are not in a good situation. Moreover, the way dolphins are caught and many killed was very disturbing. If more customers knew the real story they would not support the shows,” he said.

The Green Panther Middle School student reps – Mao, Marcelina, Neel and Darin – issued the following statement.

“ISB students are against the opening of the dolphinarium in Phuket. We surveyed around 250 students and ALL of them were against keeping dolphins in captivity. Dolphinariums, though enjoyed by some young kids and adults, are a health risk for the dolphins themselves. Putting dolphins in a cramped space like this is like putting a human into a cage. A dolphin swims up to 100 miles per day; their range is the ocean, therefore a pool the size of a kid’s backyard is not enough.

“Dolphins should not live their entire lives in captivity. To capture the dolphins, fishermen use nets to herd the dolphins into one area, and then trap them. Some will be taken to dolphinariums, while the rest will either die of shock or are slaughtered.

“We feel that Thailand does not need another dolphinarium as there are many other attractions for tourists. If the dolphinarium in Phuket opens, we will not be visiting” Likewise, Lily and Anna, Green Panther co-presidents were firm in their stance: “As young children, we all wanted to visit dolphinariums and watch dolphins do tricks. We saw dolphins ‘smile’, and so we all believed that the dolphins were enjoying themselves. Being exposed to the harsh reality of dolphin shows, the inhumane treatment, health risks and slaughter associated with their capture, we now know that dolphin shows are anything but enjoyable for dolphins.

“By supporting dolphinariums, we would be supporting all of these horrific deeds. We, along with many others, do not support the new dolphinarium, and urge others to think about the effects of how they spend their money.”

Their teacher sent out the following statement, and has asked citizens, educators, students, conservationists, environmentalists and all protectors of

our planet and its ecosystems, to spread the word: Dear global citizens, Your voice and the voice of others is needed. Phuket is planning on opening a dolphinarium soon. Many people are upset by this because they know dolphins are very intelligent creatures who belong in the wild where they are free; not in a prison where they perform tricks for human entertainment.

There is a call for all schools, locals, and even tourists to speak up on this issue and let the government know we do not want a dolphin prison in Phuket.

If you think dolphins don’t belong in a show, please sign this petition. It has over 13,000 signatures at this point. http://www.change.org/p/phuket-tourism-board-stop-the-nemo-dolphinariumin-phuket-thailand If you want to write a letter concerning this distressing issue, please write to: 1. Director General of the Dept of Fisheries in Bangkok, Mr.Niwat Sutemechaikulniwatddgdof@gmail.com or: 2. Tourism Authority of Thailand (Ministry of Tourism and Sports) Tel: +66 (0) 2219 4010 – 17 Fax: +66 (0) 2216 6906 E-mail: webmaster@tourism.go.th Web site: www.mots.go.th

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Looking up at heavenly signs in October Steven Layne editor3@classactmedia.co.th

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ast Wednesday (October 8) evening, a number of sky-watchers in Phuket, Thailand and much of Asia were privileged to catch sight of a beautiful “blood moon” in the eastern skies.

The moon was one of several heavenly signs, occurences and events this month.

DEAD RED

Part of a tetrad – a set of four total lunar eclipses in a two-year period – the eclipse was the second of four blood moons in the 2014-2015 period (the other three being on April 15, 2014, April 4, 2015, and September 28, 2015).

Though some Christian prophesiers believe that the 2014-2015 tetrad is a sign from God that the end-times – coinciding with the prophet Jesus’s return and judgment on humankind – is near (Google “Blood Moon Prophecy”), there is a more practical scientific explanation.

Though the earth blocks solar radiation from directly reaching the moon during the total lunar eclipse, sunlight that passes through the earth’s atmosphere reddens the moon’s surface in what is known as Rayleigh scattering, which is also what causes the red and orange colours to appear during sunsets and sunrises.

HOLY MOON

The most recent blood moon was particularly auspicious among Buddhists in Thailand, and elsewhere, as it also marked the end of the Buddhist lent period, signaling for Theravada monks in Southeast Asia to emerge from a sacred retreat at their respective temples.

During the three-month retreat, monks traditionally had not begged for alms out on the streets due to rainy weather brought by the Southwesterly monsoons; facilitating a good opportunity for monks to focus inwards and observe strict precepts, diciplined in meditation and chant, with the aim of maintaining and strengthening their mind, body and spirit.

As monks emerged, faithful Buddhists head to the temples to make offerings and merit en masse.

Wednesday’s full moon was also

significant for those of the Jewish faith, marking the start of Sukkot, a week-long period in the first month of the Jewish calendar in which Jewish people perform a personal retreat, traditionally inside a solo tent to honor and commemorate their ancestors who wandered the Egyptian dessert for 40 years.

October’s skies will continue provide other transcendent phenomena to be observed and absorbed by the planet’s spiritually-minded and curious skywatchers alike.

If you missed Draconids Meteor Shower last Tuesday (October 7), there is still another earth-honed asteroid observing opportunity through Orionids Meteor Shower, which will take place on October 22 and 23, and which is expected to churn up to 20 meteors per hour.

Also, on the early morning hours of October 24, when the new moon will be invisible in the sky, a partial solar eclipse will take place. However, the eclipse, which will see the moon obstruct as much as 81 per cent of the sun and be visible in parts of North America, will not be visible in Thailand’s skies.

The “sighting” of the new moon around this time (October 24-25) will mark the start of the sacred Muslim month of Muharram, in which many Muslims will fast during the day, similarly to Rammadan, and “abstain from sin”, a holy period that will last until November 23.

Joining the Muslims in a body and spirit cleanse, at least for a period of nine days, will be many Thai-Chinese, right here in Phuket.

Also, coinciding with the new moon, Phuket will celebrate a second Vegetarian [Vegan] Festival, the first time to hold the event twice in a year, due to the Chinese ninth lunar month occurring twice this year, an occurrence that only happens once a century.

Observers will maintain a strict vegan diet (barring deep-fried foods, flour and GMO-tainted soi and other risky produce), and abstain from vice, alcohol and sex, among other things.

The observance begins on the new moon of October 24, and will conclude nine days later on November 1, when the moon is bright and full again.

Tourists: Where to get travel, accident insurance in Thailand?

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Saran Mitrarat reporter4@classactmedia.co.th

Bob & Paula in Perth asks: We are pensioners from Australia, and visit Phuket regularlly, staying for months at a time. We were wondering if there is any travel insurance we could get in Thailand that would cover us for accidents and hospital visits. Could you recommend anything?

The Phuket News answers: Personal, travel insurance for individual tourists is not so easy to find at banks and agencies in Thailand. Usually, travel insurance policies through agents are designed cover @thephuketnews

an entire tour group, while specific trips with licensed companies, for island boat transfer services for example, will also include insurance coverage for passengers. You should inquire with each licensed company the specifics of their insurance policy.

For tourists in general, we can suggest contacting the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), who does offer various travel insurance

policies for tourists.

TAT Phuket office replied: TAT policy packages under the scheme “Thailand Travel Shield” are offered in conjunction with top non-life insurers as follows: Muang Thai Insurance PLC, Chao Phaya Insurance PLC, Siam City Insurance PLC and Krungthai Panich Insurance PLC. Tourists travelling to

Thailand can aquire the insurance online, which is convenient and provides instant coverage upon arriving to the kingdom. After the online payment has been made and confirmed, the insurance policy details will be sent to the insured’s e-mail immediately.

Packages start from B650, and go up to B12k for the most expensive package, which has a maximum

payout of B1,000,000, and with full coverage for accidents, trip cancellations, loss or damage to baggage/ personal belongings and accommodation fees in the event the airport closes, as well as 24-hour emergency assistance by Allianz Global Assistance.

The top package also covers loss of life, dismemberment (hand, foot), loss of sight or total permanent disability during the trip from accident, medical expenses from accident and sickness, trip cancellation, trip curtailment, hijacking, travel delays, baggage delays, personal liability and travel assistance service.

There are many options depending on the length of your trip: 1-7 days, 8-14 days, 15-30 days, 31-60 days or even an annual trip. Cover-

age for each trip shall start when the insured party/parties pass through inbound immigration and will carry on until the insured leaves the outbound immigration in Thailand (unless their policy expires before departure).

The package is suitable for foreigners who travel to Thailand – inbound coverage every area in Thailand.

Other travel insurance inquiry contacts Muangthai Insurance PLC; Call : +66 2290 3333; Email : MTI_Ecommerce@ muangthaiinsurance.com Siam City Insurance PLC; Call: +6622029540; Email : Boonyong.von@siamcityins.com Chao Phaya Insurance PLC, Call: +6626486666 ext6665, Email : pawadee.b@cpyins.com Krungthai Panich Insurance PLC; Call: +6626241111 ext4772; Email : enquiry-ta@ kpi.co.th

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Phuket set to fall under uber joy-ride spell

IN BRIEF Brain “GPS” gets Med Nobel

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sland residents understand how hard it is to get a metred taxi service in Phuket. Without a motorbike/car or a taxi nearby, getting around the island can be a challenge.

Uber aims to change all that.

The rideshare service has finally arrived to Phuket in what the company has dubbed #UberDESTINATION – the first in a series of roll-outs at exotic destinations and resort areas around the world.

Though the service is in a testing phase at the moment, with rides limited to the Patong Beach area, local Phuketians such as Thanyapura Executive Chairman and triathlete Chris McCormack as well as local champion surfer Annissa Flynn have already taken advantage of Uber.

The service works like this: users download the mobile phone application (available for both iOS and Android), register a free account with a valid credit card, and then request a ride by dropping the pin on a pick up location.

Users will be able to track their reserved vehicle’s location, source the background and

Phuket surfing prodigy, Annissa Flynn, taking advantage of Uber. reliability of drivers, and even choose the type of vehicle (limited for the time being).

Of course, the service does require a fee with all fares starting at B140 and going for B2.50 per minute plus B20 per kilometre (with a minimum fare/cancellation fee of B180).

To celebrate the company’s arrival to the island, Uber is giving away the first ride for free to new local users with the promo code UberOnPHUKET (valued up to B300) until November 1.

More updates and tips can be found on Twitter (@Uber_Phuket) and Instagram.

Japan leads push for high-res audio

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quarter of a century after the Walkman made music portable and turned Sony into a household name around the world, the company is hoping to set the agenda again with “high-res” audio.

The Japanese tech giant is betting that music of superior quality to compact discs is about to leave the niche world of audiophiles and go mainstream.

“It’s exactly one year since we put the first high-resolution audio players on the market and they have been very popular,” Sony’s head of audio Ichiro Takagi told journalists last week.

Now the firm wants to “push the accelerator on the high-res product line”, he said.

Audio purists have long complained that digitised music has to be compressed so much to fit into the standard mp3 file format that it sounds far removed from how the musician or studio engineer intended.

A lot of data is lost in the compression, especially when compared with analogue formats like the vinyl record.

In contrast, high-res digital music has

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a sampling frequency – the amount of times every second that the data is encoded – around four times that of a CD. This means more musical detail is captured, resulting in a far richer sound – provided

the player is able to handle the higher quality, which most smartphones today cannot.

“It’s closer to the original recording and technically superior to a CD,” said Masanori Sugiyama, a Sony audio developer.

High-res audio products may have only been available in Japan for one year, but they already account for over a fifth of Sony’s audio sales in Japan, the company says.

Sony’s worldwide audio and video sales totalled around US$3.9 billion last year and they are aiming for 20 per cent of global audio sales to come from high-res products “in a few years”, it said.

Still, some argue that for most listeners, the mp3 provides more than enough quality. Colby Leider, director of music engineering at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, dismissed the hype about high-resolution sounds as “snob appeal”.

“Some people can tell the difference ...

But if it’s a great song, you are still going to love it even if it’s not HD, and if it’s a bad song, it doesn’t matter,” he said. AFP

TOP MOBILE APPS THIS WEEK

TOP CONSOLE GAMES THIS WEEK 1

Fifa 15

PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC

6

Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition

PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC

1

WhoSampled (Music) iOS, Android

2

The Sims 4

PC

7

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

PS3, Xbox 360

2

Sleepio (Sleep tracker)

iOS

3

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution

PS3, PS4

8

Mario Kart 8

Wii U

3

Vice News (News)

iOS

4

Destiny

PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360,

9

The Last of Us Remastered

PS4

4

Treehouse (Programming)

Android

5

Hyrule Warriors

Wii U

10 Tomadachi Life

3DS

5

Findery (Photo)

Android

Three researchers, John O’Keefe, May-Britt and Edvard Moser, won the Nobel Medicine Prize last Monday (October 6) for discovering an “inner GPS” that helps the brain navigate.

They earned the coveted prize for identifying brain cells enabling people to orient themselves in space, with implications for diseases such as Alzheimer’s. O’Keefe, 74, said his research explained how London taxi drivers were able to navigate 25,000 streets and know how to get from one to the other.

“In the same way that GPS allows you to locate yourself in an area or even on the surface of the Earth and then find your way to a desired location, it does exactly the same thing for the brain,” O’Keefe said. AFP

True gives free Wi-Fi hotspots

Unilever, along with Egg Digital of True Digital Content and Media, have launched “Wi-Fi Play” – a free service that allows for internet access in public places. According to the Bangkok Post, the service has “basically turned True’s 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots around Thailand into a virtual router.

For access, users need to find a True Wi-Fi network in a public place, view a short commercial about Unilever products, and then long onto the network using your personal national ID card number.

Free Wi-Fi access is available for between 15 and 30 minutes each session and includes ads.

Voie message app

Two ex-Google employees are hoping their new phone app will trigger a renaissance in an unfashionable method of human communication: talking.

Cord, available on Apple’s app store and soon for Android, lets users send brief voice messages of no more than 12 seconds. Messages can be sent to one or several people at the same time, with a single tap.

No number is required to transmit. Users tap on the face of a visible contact placed in a circle, pressing once to listen to a message or to respond.

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IN BRIEF Thailand submits film to Oscars

The Kingdom’s entry for the 87th Academy Awards’ “Best Foreign Film” category is the sweet, sentimental roma nce f ilm The

From Mickey Mouse to a galaxy far, far away

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or millions of impatient fans around the world, the December 2015 release date for the first film in a new Star Wars trilogy is a distant date in a galaxy far, far away.

But while there is more than a year to go before the return of one of the most iconic franchises in movie history, Disney is already reaping rewards from its acquisition of George Lucas’s beloved science-fiction saga.

Disney shelled out US$4 billion to buy Lucasfilm in October 2012, and with it the rights to add the likes of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader to the company’s cast of iconic characters.

While the headline-grabbing centerpiece of the deal was a commitment to make a new trilogy of Star Wars blockbusters, Disney is already generating returns from an avalanche of associated products ranging from spinoff television shows to toy light sabers.

Disney’s has perfected its willingness to exploit its properties under the stewardship of company chief Robert Iger, in charge since 2005.

“It’s definitely one of his legacies to the company,” said Neil Macker, a media analyst.

With Star Wars, just as it has done with Marvel’s superheroes, Disney is able to appeal to a broader, older audience as well as children, expanding beyond the realm of Mickey Mouse and fairytales.

At the same time, Disney remains adept at catering to its traditional audience – last year’s Oscar-winning movie Frozen has become the highest-

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Leo out of Steve Jobs biopic

Leonardo DiCaprio was expected to reunite with director Danny Boyle (The Beach) for a Steve Jobs biopic, but The Hollywood Reporter says Leo is taking a break from acting after his upcoming project The Revenant.

The film, written by Academy-Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, would depict Jobs just before the launch of three Apple products (from Mac to iPod).

Boyle’s shortlist of replacements include Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

I am Legend reboot?

earning animated film since the dawn of time, with more than US$1 billion at the box office.

But not everything in the Disney garden is rosy, according to some.

Disneyland Paris remains mired in financial difficulties, with losses of 64.4 million euros last year and a huge drop in visitors. Even in the movie business, Disney is, in the words of studio chief Alan Bergman, “not immune to flops”, citing the recent boxoffice duds John Carter and The Lone Ranger.

With Star Wars, which has attracted generations of loyal fans ever since the first film arrived in 1977, Disney is keenly aware of who its audience is, according to Macker.

“They’ve carefully selected the peo-

SFX Coliseum Phuket (Central Festival) Annabelle (E) Annabelle (F) Fin Su Goi (T/E sub) The Maze Runner (E) The Maze Runner (T) Planes: Fire & Resuce (3D/T) Rorouni Kenshin 2 (T) A Walk Among the Tombstones (E) A Walk Among the Tombstones (T)

Teacher’s Diary.

According to Thai Film Journal, the film follows the slowly intertwining stories of two lonely teachers who are posted to the same rural school a year apart. The film earned over US$3 million (B98 million) and was Number 1 for two weeks when it was released in March.

Other contenders included Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy and The Last Executioner, which earned Vithaya Pansringarm the Best Actor award at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June.

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ple that are going to do this,” Macker said. “I think they’ve done a good job in understanding who the stewards of that brand could be, in terms of directors, producers.”

The new Star Wars film due next year will be directed by JJ Abrams, one of Hollywood’s A-list directors who recently oversaw the successful rebooting of the Star Trek franchise.

Yet as with any reboot, there are risks: many die-hards remain unimpressed by Lucas’s second trilogy of Star Wars films released between 1999 and 2005.

“A lot of fans are still mad at Lucas for what he did in the prequels, so it’s not something that can be run perfectly – but they’re doing as good a job as they can,” Macker said. AFP

SFC Jungceylon Phuket (Patong)

Annabelle (E) The Homesman (E) Lucy (E) The Maze Runner (E) Rorouni Kenshin 2 (T) Sex Tape (E) A Walk Among the Tombstones (E)

Warner Bros Studios have scrapped plans of a potential prequel of the 2007 thriller I am Legend, opting for a complete reboot.

A spec script by Gary Graham, a former Apple store worker-turnedscreenwriter, has piqued the interest of Warner Bros. as they have now contracted him to concoct a new take on the story of the Robert Neville character. No director is attached as of yet.

US BOX OFFICE TOP 10 Film

Weekend

Gross

1 Gone Girl

$38.00M $38.00M

2 Annabelle

$37.20M $37.20M

3 The Equalizer

$19.00M $64.50M

4 The Boxtrolls

$12.43M $32.54M

5 The Maze Runner

$12.00M $73.92M

6 Left Behind

$6.85M

7 This Is Where I Leave You

$4.00M $29.00M

8 Dolphin Tale 2

$3.53M

9 Guardians of the Galaxy

$3.03M $323.36M

10 No Good Deed

$2.50M $50.16M

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$6.85M

$37.97M

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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Phuket’s Ghost Chilli challenge

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hut Jolokia or “Ghost Chilli” was recorded as the world’s hottest chili pepper in 2007 (by Guinness World Records) which is 401.5 times hotter than Tabasco Sauce!

If you dare to go one on one with “Bhut Jolokia”, then this October 17, come to Karon Sea Sands Resort & Spa and take the challenge and show the world!

Each contestant will be provided with a standard portion bowl of Bhut Jolokia chicken or lamb vindaloo along with water rice/naan. The fastest will get two room nights with spa and a bottle of house wine at Karon Sea Sands Resort & Spa. The runner-up will get a spa package, while a third winner will get a bottle of house wine and any other person who can finish the bowl will get a voucher for one for the upcoming Curry Friday nights at Navrang Mahal Indian Restaurant.

Please note: basic medical assistance will be provided if required. To join the contest (30 seats only), or for more info please contact info@navrangmahal.com or call 076-286464.

Proudly supported by Class Act Media – The Phuket News, Novosti Phuketa, Live 89.5 and The Phuket News TV

Fire in the hole!

The bhut jolokia,also known as naga jolokia, naga morich,bih jolokia, ghost pepper, ghost chili pepper, red naga chilli, and ghost chilli is an interspecific Hybrid Chilli cultivated in the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. The name “Bhut Jolokiya” comes from the Bhutia tribe who used to originally bring it down to the valleys of Assam for trade. The translation “ghost chili” is misguided. It grows in the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur. There was initially some confusion and disagreement about whether the bhut jolokia was a Capsicum Frutescens or a Capsicum Chinense pepper, but DNA tests showed it to be an interspecies hybrid.

The chilli is rated at more than 1 million Scoville Heat Units, compared to classic Tabasco sauce, which ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 SHUs. In, 2012, it was ousted as the world’s hottest pepper, by Trinidad moruga scorpion (a variety of Capsicum Chinense, with an SHU of 1.2 million), and then last year the Guinness World Record rated the “Carolina Reaper” the world’s hottest pepper (also of the Capsicum Chinense species, but of 1.5 million SHU), moving the ghost chili to third place.

Live in BKK: Jimmy Bosch

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atinos Bangkok have been promoting and exposing the Latin culture through music and dance for the last 10 years, in Bangkok and around Thailand. Currently Latinos Bangkok host 2 latin/salsa nights per week in the heart of Sukhumvit Soi 11.

The date is set: October 29 will be the date that Thailand and Southeast Asia will experience for the very first time: a “Live in” concert with the legendary salsa maestro, composer, singer, entertainer and educator, Mr Jimmy Bosch.

Jimmy Bosch is known globally to be an exciting and powerful soloist and bandleader. People around the world who follow Jimmy know to expect something different from the norm.

People worldwide refer to Bosch as Salsa’s beloved Trombonist, “the real deal”, “awesome”, “extraordinary”, “most expressive”, “powerful soloist,” etc. Considered one of today’s most important composers/lyricists in Salsa music, his songs are thought provoking, educational, inspiring, socially reflective and even comedic.

His ability to conquer the rhythmic complexities with his heartfelt and gifted trombone playing styles has placed him in the royal court of the music world, covering the Salsa, Latin Jazz and World music genres.

Appearing on over 100 recordings, Bosch has garnered at least 10 Grammys and has toured with his 11 piece orchestra and dancers, as well as with Israel Cachao Lopez, Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, Willie Colon, Manny Oquendo y Libre, Paquito D’Rivera, Oscar De Leon, Jose Alberto “El Canario,”

GROOVE: Mark October 29 on your calendar.

Marc Anthony, FANIA Allstars, Eddie and Charlie Palmieri, Steve Turre, Incognito, Jon Faddis, Arturo O’farril and the list goes on.

The Jimmy Bosch Orchestra or Jimmy as a Soloist has been featured throughout the world in major venues and festivals, including; Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center (NYC), North Sea Jazz (Holland), Celebrate Brooklyn (NYC), Tempo Latino (France), Heineken Jazz Festival (Puerto Rico), Montreal Jazz (Canada), Madison Square Garden (NYC), Continental Arena (NJ), Massilia Salsa Congress (France), Siberia Salsa Festival (Russia), Blue Note Tokyo, (Japan), Sydney Festival, Sydney Opera House (Australia), Barranquijazz (Colombia), El Poliedro, FITA and Tereza Careña (Venezuela), Latino Americando Festival, Milano,(Italy). Bosch is and shall continue to be hailed by international audiences and critics for his magical ability to impart his contagious passion and spirit to the masses both live

and through his recordings.

Born in 1959 and raised in a Puerto Rican household, Jimmy is a genuine artist who’s been performing professionally since age 13, starting just two years after picking up the trombone. Jimmy’s first two solo CDs, “Soneando Trombón” and “Salsa Dura” established him as the Ambassador of the Salsa Dura movement.

He ignited this movement by combining old school quality salsa arrangements with a modern NY aggressive edge and socially conscious lyrics. “El Avión De La Salsa” demonstrates and solidifies his commitment to keeping it raw and telling it like it is.

Bosch’s music is inspirational. Jimmy continues to document and share his heart, mind, soul and experience on “A MILLON,” Jimmy’s 4th solo record release, featuring a Sonero from Puerto Rico, Willito Otero.

Wonderfruit fest adds De La Soul, Little Dragon

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wo bands and five more DJs have been announced for December’s Wonderfruit Festival in Chonburi province.

Nineties pop-hop act De La Soul and Swedish electro group Little Dragon along with DJs Gaslamp Killer, Francesca Lombardo, Damian Lazarus, Jamie Jones and Andrew Ashong join the roster for the three-day festival organized by Scratch and Secret Productions.

It’s the first time the festival has been staged in Thailand, and organizers have taken a something-for-everyone approach with acts ranging from techno and house to reggae, punk, folk, blues and more.

The event is being promoted heavily in the international festival scene but seems littleknown in Thailand.

Some local artists will perform on a stage for Thai acts including indie darlings Yellow Fang, experimental provocateurs Stylish Nonsense and DJ Maft Sai. Tickets are already on sale for B6,000. Coconuts Bangkok thephuketnews

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SHIVALAI CONDO OPENING Many gather to cut the rope for the opening of Shivalai Boutique Condominium.

Many gathered for the opening of Shivalai Boutique Condominium on September 27, which was led by Mr Chamroen Tippayapongtada, Phuket Vice Governor.

Photo credit: Tazmania Pool Lounge and VNEA Pool League Phuket.

VNEA POOL LEAGUE IN PHUKET VNEA Pool League Phuket Season 2 started on October 1. Class Act Media Hustlers Team smashed it and won with a score of 4:1. The ultimate winner of the competition will win an opportunity to go to play the world’s best in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Class Act Media members of staff pose for a photo.

PEPPERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY Friends enjoying a drink together and group for a photo.

The Firefly crew launch the new flight from Krabi to Penang.

Peppers Sports Bar hosted their 10 year anniversary party on Friday October 3 in Laguna, which included a live band, delicious free food and plenty of drinks.

(Left) Mr Nicolas Girard, Executive Assistant Manager, Ms Waraporn Hlongdiew, Spa Manager; and Mr Herve Duprat, Novotel Phuket Vintage Park’s General Manager.

Novotel Phuket Vintage Park receives an award.

FIREFLY TO PENANG

PHUKET RESORT WINS SPA AWARD

Firefly invited The Phuket News to Penang for a travel agent & media familiarisation trip from September 25-27 to promote the airline’s new flight between Penang and Krabi. Firefly will offer the flights three times weekly to and from Penang/Krabi.

Novotel Phuket Vintage Park’s In Balance Spa recently received the Thailand Spa & Well-being Award 2014 in the Innovative Spa Treatment category for its “Flower Power Collection” treatment. The awards ceremony was held at IMPACT Arena Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. thephuketnews

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Some sexy Nikki Beach hostesses are dressed to impress.

The Royal Thai Navy ompah ompah Band dressed in traditional Bavarian costumes.

NIKKI BEACH HOSTS OKTOBERFEST Many headed on Saturday (October 4) to Nikki Beach Phuket for an Oktoberfest-themed night. A flow of imported German beverages were on offer as well as a German buffet and a live band performing.

FROZEN COMES TO PHUKET Many attended the production of Frozen, which was held at Simonstar Theatre in Rasada on Sunday (October 5).

Pannita Wongviwatchai and Natchanan Jittiarporn.

AN AUSSIE SOCIAL

Assorted Aussies gathered at Bondi Bar in Patong on September 27 for the AFL Grand Final, where they enjoyed a few bevvies and some good tucker.

EMERALD SPARKLES The illustrious property player, Emerald Phuket Development Co, was showcased at Central World Bangkok between 17-21 September.

HOOTERS GO PINK Hooters Phuket started their Breast Cancer Awareness month on September 29 with staff parading through the streets of Patong, dressed in pink tops and wigs, to raise funds and awareness for the campaign.

Hooters girls: (from left) Noemi, Julin and Biew. @thephuketnews

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tion 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. fb-phuket@banyantree.com

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For THB 499/-nett.

All you can eat

13 OCT

Instarun 2014 Legends of Siam - Röcktöber If you are a fan of rock music this show is definitely for you and features songs made famous by such bands as Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin, Free and much more.

There will be some costume changes, smoke, mirrors and lights, and lots and lots of rock ‘n roll swagger. 3 shows only!

Shows Schedule – All Shows Start 8pm: 1st Show Opening Night – Friday, 10th October Dress Code: Rock ‘n Roll from any of the Rock eras! 2nd Show Middle Night – Friday, 17th October Dress Code: Your favorite Rock Star! 3rd Show Closing Night – Friday, 24th October Dress Code: Rockabilly!!! Google it!

BUT THERE’S MORE!!! Halloween Special – Friday, 31th October Dress Code: HALLOWEEN!!! Anything Goes! Tickets available from Legend Music, Phuket Academy of Performing Arts and the Underwood Art Factory. Pre-sale at THB 500 or THB 700 at the door on reservation.

Kids 12 and under enter for free. More info please contact 084 304 2587 or email info@legendmusic.net Proudly supported

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Indian Curry Night on Fridays Come to Navrang Mahal in Karon Sea Sands Resort & Spa for an authentic Indian Feast every Friday in Karon Beach.

Try out our delicious naans, mutton vindaloo, chicken tandoori, dal makhini, butter chicken, samosas, lassis and many more mouth-watering dishes. For only 499/- nett and special reduced prices on drinks, 076 286 464 Ext 4.

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11 OCT

Pool Competition at 9pm Expat Guesthouse Sports Bar, Soi Taipan,Patong. See map at www.expatguesthouse.com, Person : Expat Sports Bar, Email: pauljames@ expathotel.com

Every Saturday Night, Num Noi Singpatong, the head trainer and owner of Singpatong + Sitnumnoi Gym in Patong Beach, has been launching an elite fight series “Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi Saturday Night Fight” in Patong Boxing Stadium (Sai Nam Yen), where top international fighters will compete. The tickets are 1,300 THB (Stadium Seat), 1,500 THB (Ringside Seat), and 1,800 THB (VIP Seat). Complimentary transportation is available in Patong, Kata, and Karon areas. Reserve the tickets at www.patongboxingstadium.com and Phuket Ticketmaster. Proudly supported

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Traditional Sunday Roast Angus O’Tool’s Karon Beach Lunch or dinner served from 2pm. Your choice of either roast beef, chicken, loin of pork or leg of lamb served with roast and boiled potatoes, three fresh vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Only B320 per person which includes a free glass of house red or white. Opposite Centara Karon Resort. See otools-phuket.com

Santosa Wellness Center is the home of Phuket’s only certified, open TRX class.

Born in the Navy SEALs, TRX Suspension Training bodyweight exercise develops strength, balance, flexibility and core stability simultaneously. TRX is the original workout system that leverages gravity and bodyweight to perform hundreds of exercises. TRX is highly functional and efficient in achieving extreme results quickly! To book this class, or to find out the other TRX class times, please go to www.santosaphuket.com or facebook, Santosa Wellness Center. 076 330 600 Patak Rd, Kata.

BBQ at Expat Hotel Time 8pm, Expat Sports Bar, Expat Hotel, Soi Taipan, Patong. www.expatsports bar. com. pauljames@expathotel.com

Mondays & Thursdays. FONDUE all you can eat (Pork, Chicken, Beef, Prawns, Fish & Squids) with salad buffet, cold and hot sauces, Garlic Bread, baked potatoes, potato salad and more for 390 Thb per person.

7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure, patongshakers.com, 076 349 912.

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14 OCT Free Sauna

Zumba in the Jungle

Live Seafood & Jazz Sunday Brunch at Banyan Tree

CATCH OF THE DAY @ THE WESTIN Indulge in a variety of fresh seafood from our extensive buffet. Choose the day’s freshest catch on the live grill. Enjoy a fantastic selection of gourmet dishes, Andaman seafood on ice and delicious des-

TRX – Santosa Signature training

FONDUE All You Can Eat

Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi

Pool Competition at Expat Sports Bar

Instarun 2014 is organized by a group of three hotels in Phuket, led by Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort with The Westin Siray Bay Resort and Spa Phuket and The Naka Island. This charity run is held to Support Baan Bang Thong School and Life Home Project Foundation. The event will take place on Sunday 12 October 2014, at 6:00 am at Bang Wad Dam, Kathu District. The race is divided into 10 categories namely the Open category, followed by 25-29 years, 30 - 34 years, 40-44 years, 45-49 years, 50-54 years, 55 - 59 years, 60 - 64 years and over 65 years for both male and female participants. THB250 for 10.5 km. and THB200 for 3.5 km. fun run. Free running T-shirt, bib and bottled water. To book a place or for further info, please contact Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort at 076-370100 or email : manit.pimparien@lemeridien. com. Proudly supported by Class Act Media - The Phuket News, Novosti Phuketa, Live 89.5 & The Phuket News TV

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 sta-

We do not consider Zumba a class, it is a fitness party! Making exercising fun, the dynamic Latin-based dance workout has taken the fitness world by storm. Vibrant and energetic, an hour of serious cardio passes by in such a flurry of colourful smiles, that it doesn’t feel like exercise at all! Join us at Santosa, where the formidable Geti Pici transforms our fitness pavilion into a fit-party! To book this class, or to find out the other Zumba class times, please go to www.santosaphuket.com or find us on facebook, Santosa Wellness Center. 076 330 600 Patak Rd, Kata.

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24 OCT

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 076 349 912.

WED

15 OCT

VNEA Pool Leagues Season 2 Ladies & Gentlemen The clock is ticking..

Round 1 is getting closer & closer! To find out about participating locations please see the below Link: https://mapsengine. google.com/map/edit?hl=en&authuser= 0&mid=zHyDnf8ADKvE.k8k4oySwHoJ4 For information about match schedules, teams, players & statistics please visit: www.compusport.us (click on Leagues then Thailand Pool Tables Logo to enter) For more info please call: 085 797 0005 Proudly supported by Class Act Media The Phuket News, Novosti Phuketa, Live 89.5 & The Phuket News TV.

Happy in Phuket Aerial Yoga–Unique to Santosa The fluid, gravity-defying twist on yoga shows how we can learn to fly whilst relieving compressed joints and re-aligning the body. The practice uses graceful, trapeze-like movements which sometimes seem like acrobatics. A wonderful way to do inversion poses, aerial yoga really is an innovative fitness trend, and Santosa are extremely proud to be the only center in Phuket offering suspended movement in every direction along with stimulation of the organs, muscles and bones. To book this class, or to find out the other Aerial yoga class times, please go to www.santosaphuket.com or find us on facebook, Santosa Wellness Center.

076 330 600. Patak Rd, Kata, colleen@ santosaphuket.com

FRI

17 OCT

Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Chilli) ‘Eat a Bowl’ Challenge!

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, patongshakers.com, 076 349 912.

The Good Shepherd Craft Shop Opens every Wednesday from 10AM to NOON and every Saturday from 9AM to NOON. We have a wide and wonderful selection of handicrafts such as educational toys, dolls, puppets, paper art, greeting cards for all occasions, Novelties like tooth fairy pillow, and many more. All proceeds go directly to The Good Shepherd mission. More info visit www.thegoodshepherd.info/shop/ reginatudor@ gmail.com, 083 104 0788

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Bhut Jolokia or “Ghost Chilli” was recorded as the world’s hottest chili pepper in 2007 (by Guinness World Records) which is 401.5 times hotter than Tabasco Sauce!

If you dare to take one on one with “Bhut Jolokia”, then this October 17th come to Karon Sea Sands Resort & Spa and take the challenge and show the world!. Each contestant will be provided with a standard portion bowl of Bhut Jolokia chicken or lamb vindaloo along with water rice/ naan. The fastest will get 2 room nights with spa and a bottle of house wine at Karon Sea Sands Resort & Spa. Second winner will get a spa package,third winner will get a bottle of house wine and any other person who will finish the bowl will get a voucher for one for the upcoming curry Friday nights at Navrang Mahal Indian Restaurant. Remark : Basic Medical assistant will be provided if required To join the contest (30 seats only) or need more info please contact info@navrangmahal.com or 076-286464. Address : Navrang Mahal Indian Restaurant, Karon Sea Sands Resort & Spa. Proudly supported by Class Act Media - The Phuket News, Novosti Phuketa, Live 89.5 and The Phuket News TV.

The Pavilions is thrilled to welcome back resident artist Isara Thaothong, alias IDS8, and his plethora of magical characters lead by the iconic Peepho and his robot alter ego Moi. Following the success of last year’s exhibition, Isara has chosen the colourful backdrop of the revamped Plantation Bar to present his latest collection, created exclusively for The Pavilions, Phuket. Enjoy browsing his unique collection and spotting the playful references to Phuket’s famous sights and landmarks, including a special tribute to our love retreat! Join IDS8 and The Pavilions team for the opening of the Happy in Phuket exhibition on Friday 24th of October at The Plantation Bar Complimentary drinks & Canapés from 6.30 to 7.30 pm followed by a special Phuket Seafood BBQ to share at the rate of 1 500 THB net.The Pavilions, Phuket, restaurants. phuket@thepavilionsresorts.com, 076 317600

WED

29 OCT

WED

18 MAR 2015

RBFC THAILAND 2015 ‘Classic’ Sport Fishing Tournament

Jimmy Bosch Live in Concert Sabai Latin Event Company Ltd proudly presents ‘AN EXCLUSIVE SALSA NIGHT WITH JIMMY BOSCH’ at Le Meridien Bangkok. October 29 will be the date that Thailand and South East Asia will experience for the very first time a Live in Concert with the Legendary Salsa / Jazz Musician/ Composer / Singer/ Entertainer/ Educator Mr. Jimmy Bosch. Ticket: Presale 1,000 THB/ at the door 1,200 THB.

FRI

een Freaky Friday Dinner Party. Join us if you dare on October 31st at the deadly hour of 7pm. There will be a 3 course bewitched meal, a wicked witch and Salsa Dancing! We have a salsa teacher for those who would like to learn the arts of salsa. All of this for just B950 per adult and B 650 per child. RSVP now if you dare: 085-0897942 (Ms. Susan), eat@fatboysgrill.net

31 OCT

Freaky Friday At FatBoy’s Grill At FatBoy’s Grill we’re having a Hallow-

To be held 18 to 20 March 2015 off the beautiful Similan Islands, the tournament boasts the most generous prize money in Asia!!!

At least 20 boats have already confirmed, including teams from Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Germany, Oman, Hong Kong and Singapore. For further details please contact Warren Crowe Tel: +66(0) 812704291 or Andy Bright Tel: +66(0) 862739948. E-mail: info@rawaibeachfishingclub.com

EVERY DAY

ALL INCLUSIVE AT CLUB MED PHUKET Come to enjoy our day or evening pass at Club Med Phuket, with our all inclusive package (international buffet, free flow bar, events & sports (tennis, squash, badminton, basketball, ping-pong, archery, football, beach volley, golf, gym & fitness classes)) for only THB 2’600 for the day pass and THB 3’350 for the evening pass (special rates for residents and children). For information: 076 330 456 or phuccrec01@clubmed.com

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Crossword by Myles Mellor & Sally York Across

1. AAFJJJMMNOS. What letter is missing?

2. The ‘Petiole’ is on which part of a plant?

3. Name two Bruce Springsteen hits with “Born” in the titles.

4. ‘C-Curity’ was the brand name of the first type of what?

5. What was Mickey Mouse originally going to be called?

Answers at the foot of the page.

SUDOKU

1. Where Bhutan is 5. Rodent genus 11. ___ deferens 14. Balance parts 15. One who studies animal behavior 17. For one thing 19. Adaptable truck, for short 20. Stunners 21. Gazillions 22. Satire adjective 24. Art able to 26. Furnish 27. Marque 29. Collagist’s need 31. Spread 32. “Later!”

35. Not extreme 39. Piece of pipe 40. Lookout point 41. Between Molokai and Kauai 42. Patterned lace 43. Photograph 45. Some wines 47. Home remedy 50. “Later!”

51. Marine tunicate 53. Published 54. Position in line 58. Undecided 59. Fizzles out 60. Affairs 61. Most base 62. Kind of child

Down 1. Celery 2. ___ Tomas de Castilla 3. Entr’acte 4. Furniture wood 5. Give back 6. Not level 7. Kind of traffic 8. Eighty-six 9. Last: Abbr.

10. Pacifier 11. Lab containers 12. Ring around the collar?

13. Leave in, to an editor 16. Renal, for one 18. Enthusiasm 23. Home paper

24. Alternative to plastic 25. White chip, often 27. Comport with 28. Be worthy of 29. Clock std.

30. Golf ball position 31. Front 32. Port conveyance 33. Exclamation of impatience 34. College website ending 36. Café additive 37. Sushi supplies 38. Good vantage point 42. Head 43. Beethoven work in E flat 44. Make well 45. Kind of bar 46. Kilns 47. Alignments 48. Drawing support 49. Not sitting well?

50. Dullard 51. Hot pot 52. “Green Gables” girl 55. ___ Paese cheese 56. Tabloid topic 57. Nigerian language

Solutions to last week’s puzzles:

Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz:

1. D, for December (months in alphabetical order); 2. Leaf stalk; 3. Born in the USA, Born to run; 4. Zip fastener; 5. Mortimer Mouse.

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ISLAND VIEW

■■ October 10, 1957

The Windscale fire in Cumbria, UK is the world’s first major nuclear accident.

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■■ October 11, 1984

Maximum penalty, in days, for the crime of flirting in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.

3.5

Number of times the average millionaire goes bankrupt before really getting into the money.

■■ October 12, 1901

President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the “Executive Mansion” in Washington DC. He calls it the White House.

1583

■■ October 13, 1958

Paddington Bear, a classic character from English children’s literature, makes his debut.

Year in which the light we see coming from the North Star was actually emitted by the star. (It’s 431 light years away.)

■■ October 14, 1066

At the Battle of Hastings in England the Norman forces of William the Conqueror defeat the Saxon army and kill King Harold II of England.

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■■ October 15, 1951

The first episode of American sitcom I Love Lucy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on CBS.

Tonnes of food the average person eats in a lifetime.

300,000

In dollars, the amount that each of Dolly Parton’s breasts is insured for.

Source: Uberfacts

This week in history

■■ October 16, 1793

A fire dancer’s pyrotechnics are reflected in the swimming pool of a Phuket hotel. Photo by Alasdair Forbes.

Got an unusual or particularly beautiful picture of Phuket?

Email it to editor1@classactmedia.co.th

Marie Antoinette, widow of King Louis XVI (executed nine months earlier), is guillotined at the height of the French Revolution.

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Property PROPERTY FOR RENT NORTH One of a kind retails space One of a kind retails space for rent!!

50 Square meter on road front building, only 16’000 THB per month. Call now 085 797 0005, Price : 16000 , Person : Ying , Email : ying@thailandpooltables.com

HOUSE SHARE Professional non smoker required

to share beautiful house in Cherngtalay.The house is in a very quiet area, very secure, has full internet, plenty of parking, western kitchen ect. 10000 Baht pcm plus bills. Interested? Please drop a line to chris@securitysafestop.com or call 081 9686 051.

Amazing Beachfront Villa 4 bedroom pool villa on the beach for holiday rental. Stunning views. Fully furnished & fully equipped. Daily maid, villa manager, electricity, water and all maintenance included, Alex Seago, alexanderseago@gmail.com, 087-8923876 Brand New Modern Tropical Pool Villas (2&3 beds). Fully furnished. Free Wifi, International Sat. TV inc. Russian TV, Pool & Garden Maintenance. Between Cape Yamu & Ao Po Marina. Call 0818935270, srdupouy@gmail.com, 0930145072.

Brand New Modern Pool Villa

Supalai Hills house for rent The Villa is 244 sqm.Which has 4 comfy bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, fully equipped kitchen, set in private, secure surroundings and conveniently located as it’s just a 20 minutes drive to the BIS and PIA international schools.

Only 15 minutes drive away from Phuket’s top beaches Bangtao and Surin.0848519795 Email : robert.anthony.krause@gmail.com

Villa in Cheng Talay Close to Laguna / Surin Beach this one bedroom Villa is up for long term rent. Comes with full cable TV, maid service and Gardener. ( Has Telephone / ADSL internet line paid by tenant ), Asking 25,000 Baht per month ( excl : elec / water / Telephone ) Please contact : accounting@electrical-marine.com Tel : 076 272 177 or 085976911.

WEST Large Space Apartment 48 sqm

Sale&Rent Condo near Bangwad dam very convenience to shopping area & hospital.Comfortable living in big space studio start 48 sqm - 84 sqm.

1BED, 2BED, 3BED Fully furnished kitchen utensil.

Surrounding in green area rent start 17,000/month

Condo for Rent/Sale Kata Karon Luxury seaview condominium 600 meter to the beach special rate daily and monthly

One Boutique Room For Rent

1 Bedroom of 30 sq.m, Downtown, Phuket Town.

Fully Furnished with mini-kitchenette, Wi-Fi. On Mae Luan, Rang Hill Area, Safe & Pleasant Neighborhood, Price : 9500, Person : zhu , 10/22 Soi Phitak Taweep, Mae Laun Road, Talad Yai, Muang Phuket, zhunaumann@gmail.com, Phone : 0896683639

Luxury appartment, Patong Luxur y appar tment for rent in Pato n g, 1b e dr o o m 5 0 m 2, f ul ly furnish,balcony,kitchen, big swimmingpool. 15,000.- baht per month (1year contact) Min. 6 month, jstuder@loxinfo. co.th, 0810808831.

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Apartment for long term rent Patong Tower ( M 704 ) fully furnished 68 sq. mtrs for long term rent. Included: Cable TV ; Satellite TV ; Wifi internet access ; parking ; security ; Price 18,000/M, Contact: Jaspal Singh, jaspalt@loxinfo.co.th

Villa for Rent and Sale at Patong A luxurious villa with absolutely stunning sea view. The villa features 5 bedrooms, all with sea view and private swimming pool. Excellent holiday villa rentals. Start only 60,000 baht/month, 6,000 baht/day, Contact: Linda Ketkaew, Starwalker.ds@gmail.com, 0818932165.

SOUTH OFFICE/SHOP FOR RENT Ground Floor space with excellent positioning on Chalong Pier Road.For more information, please call 081 416 4177 or 076 381 341, Chalong.Oximerumurid C. Cavenat urobsena L. Decepse natere ius?

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KATA BEACH Apts FOR RENT 1BR Aircon, WIFI, Spa, Fully Furnished. Start at 500 BHT Tel: 086 595 8512, 081 970 4638, nalumana2000@yahoo.com

Luxury 1 Bedroom F/F Apartment

65 Sqm. cable T.Vs(2)& wifi cleaning and laundry service available. Great location central Patong (Soi Sansabai) short or long term welcome. Tel Ian 087-8879070 e-mail Ianscondo@yahoo.com

Townhouse for Rent 10 Min from Kamala Beach, 3 storey building, fullyequipped kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 24/7 security, access to communal pool 20x10m. Contact natalia_tyr@yandex.ru, 093 586 5617, Price : from 40,000-80,000 Baht per rmonth.

House for Rent and Sale Baan Manik area, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, ceiling fans all through out, 2 air con units, furnished. 2.7MB, no offers. For more info - Farang - 080 323 1918, Thai 081 607 9874.

5 mins to PIA and Nayang Beach 3 beds, 2 Bath, western kitchen, Indoor utility/storage room, lounge, dining area, covered terrace, covered car port, small front garden. Quality furniture throughout. Internet TV. 120 sqm interior space. 4 Air Cons. 25,000 Baht per month for 1 year long term rental. Available Mid May 2014. Contact: kanaloa55@ yahoo.co.uk, Call: 084 189 5149.

Retail space for rent Unique retail space for rent with excellent positioning on Surin beach Road. For more information, please call 081 8941820 , 076 271 241 or wirote@ paradisephuket.com - See more at www.theplazasurin. com, Wirote, The Plaza Surin, wirote@paradisephuket.com

SOUTH Retail Space Available

DusitD2 Patong proudly offer retail space for monthly or yearly rental at 21 sqm. Please contact Khun Rinwara T: +66 (0) 76 337 000

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IN THE NATURE ROMANTIC THAISTYLE RESORT Daily 1500Thb, Weekly 7500Thb, Monthly 30000Thb Included: Daily room cleaning, Linen changing once/week, Internet Wi-Fi, Cable TV, Smart TV, Electricity, Free bicycle, BBQ grill, Exes to Cinema room. www.cocopalace.com

Rent- 2 Bed Bungalow Nai Harn Air Condition – Color TV, Free UBC cable Platinum Package. Free Internet.

Master bed, excellent mattress, Sealy Posturepdic. Couch + chairs w/ end tables. Counter bar w/ stools. Cooking Equip / Fridge. Short term – 16,000 per month, Long Term – 13,500 per month Plus Damage Deposit. Available now 1-April-2013. Call Nok 087-244-1322.

House for Rent at Kata 1 bed room with separate pantry Fully furnish and big balcony 5 mins to Kata beach 18,000.- per month 1 year contract (minimum 6 month contract) Tel: 087507-0325, 18,000, Khun Araya, Kata, araya_ea@hotmail.com

DELUXE PENTHOUSE/ LOFT 120SQM Rent from 29,000THB/month, Long/ Short term, Inc. weekly cleaning, towel & linen change. Fibernet 65MB,Cable TV, King bed, big bathrooms,terrace 20 SQM. Quiet, 500 M to Chalong pier. Only extra cost electricity. Email: 4711en@gmail.com, Call: 086 940 6560.

NEW DE LUXE BIG STUDIO 70SQM Rent from 24,0 0 0 TH B/ M O NTH. Inc. weekly cleaning, towel & linen change. Extra cost electricity. Queen bed,terrace 20 SQM. Big bathroom, Wifi Fibernet 65MB. CABLE TV, complete kitchen set. Email: 4711en@ gmail.com, Call: 086 940 6560.

Land for Rent Kata beach Classifieds / Property / Property for rent 5 mins from Kata beach 2 rai land for rent at Kata 3 MB. rai/ year Tel:087-507-0325, 3,000,000, Khun Araya, Kata, araya_ea@hotmail.com Tum dena, num facie ca nos senirit. Ximod simodit, etiem iurat ina, se esimumul conlocchili porum

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1,2,3,4 bedroom different private pool villas for RENT in Naiharn-Rawai., start from 15000 baht/month. (Holiday rental, ShortLong term) Please contact: 087-877-2320 En / 084-854-9889

5 BDR LUX SEAVIEW POOL VILLA A stunning Luxury Pool Villa with amazing panoramic views of Chalong bay located on the lush foothills of Big Buddha Phuket Fully furnished, Fully equipped, 5 BDR ensuite + guest toilet, 2 Livingrooms, Laundry/Maid room, Study/Office Service inc; water, pool&garden maintenance, internet WiFi, cable TV, 24hour security&engineer. Price : 85,000, Oliver, namphung@ andamanhorizon.asia, 087-877-2320, Fax : 076-388-311.

DELUXE STUDIO 34 SQM Rent from 13,000 THB/month, long/ short term. Extra cost electricity. Furnished, Wifi Fibernet 65 MB, Cable TV, microwave, blender, water boiler, plates, weekly cleaning, towel & linen change.Quiet area, Lot of parking space. Email: 4711en@gmail.com, Call: 086 940 6560.

2 BR. PRIVATE POOL 180SQM APT Rent from 65,000THB. Incl. cleaning,linen,towels change weekly.

Fast fibernet. Cable TV.2 big bathrooms.Wash/dry machine. Big complete kitchen.Quiet location. Only extra cost electricity. Contact: 086 940 6560, E-mail: 4711en@gmail.com

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6 Rai hilltop land, full chanote, sea/mountain views, new concrete road, terraced building plots. 10 mins to Airport & Tesco Lotus. Water/electric available. Price: 18,950,000Baht Call: 087 978 5803-4, stanjsmith25@yahoo.com

Blue Canyon Golf Condo Penthouse Golf Condo 250 sq m 2 storey, 3bedromm, 3 bath,at Blue Canyon Country Club.

Sea and golf course views. Includes membership. Sale or rent, Price : 40,000 baht per sq m, Jimmy, jnixon9@hotmail.com, 0898683171

2 BDR BEACHFRONT APT BY OWNER 2bdr/2bath ens, open concept, huge balcony with direct walk out to pool, beach, restaurant, in 5* resort with access to their gym, spa, ideal for family, separate storage, furniture incl, fast owner sale, leaving Asia, 13.9MM neg, Rawai, laura@tilaholdings.com, +65 96532849

Yamu beach Land for Sale Land for sales breakdown 91-339 wha and land 170 wha near Yamu beach, Condo Grove Garden. Free plan pool villa, Price : 2.5-8 MB

PANORAMIC SEA VIEW LAND: Spectacular view of Phang Nga Bay, James Bond and Phi Phi Islands. Road access, underground utilities. 4.5 km from Heroine Monument. 1.99 Rai at 5.9MB per rai. Chanote title. 089 473 8338, PhuketOne@gmail.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.

AO POR SEAVIEW LAND 1.5 Rai cleared, tiered land with constructed, drained access road from “Beach Road”. Chanote. 400m from Ao Por Grand Marina. Building will have 270 degree view of islands and Krabi.

B10,000,000, 082 277 5971.

MAI KHAO LAND DIRECT OWNER 5.1 RAI VERY QUIET 1 KLM TON SEA, CAN BUILDING OR INVESTMENT. 2.750000BTHS. THAI; 082-8123486

Highfield Mission Hills Phuket

10-terraced hilltop Building Plots. Fantastic sea & mountain view. New road - water - electricity. Only 10 minutes to Airport & Tesco Lotus. 2.5m-4.5 Baht. 087 978 5803-4 / stanjsmith25@yahoo.com

Land for Sale Cherngtalay Beautiful 2,400sqm (1.5RAI) Chanote titled land plot in Pasak 8, located on the highest point of a gentle slope.

Quiet and safe area. Only 8.5MB. Agents welcome. Phuketlandvilla@ hotmail.com, 089 875 9609.

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THAI POOLVILLA NEAR LAGUNA 5/6 bedroom all ensuite bathroom with jacuzzi on 1 rai chanote, 5 min to laguna.Luxury finishing.Pool 12mx6m.600 sqm up living srea, Price : 27 500 000, ERIC, annericphuket@hotmail,com, 0878934636

Surin beach land for sale Beautiful private location, only 400 m. from Surin Beach. 504sqm. Perfect size for hotel or condominium. Chanote title.

Contact: flexistayphuket@gmail.com, 089 600 0041

Unique land for sale (Airport) 15 rai, wide 65 meters, Chanote title. 1.2 km from the Phuket International airport and 1.8 km from Nai Yang beach. Only 12 million baht per rai. Contact directly to owner please call: 0935789333

SEA-VIEW LAND FOR SALE KAMALA 2.75 Rai 4500sqm. Nor Sor 3 Kor Title Ready to built with building permit already, electricity & road access OK, only THB 10 Mio/Rai T 088 7680942 or pascal.elephantboutiquehotel@gmail.com

Beautiful Land Laguna-Cherngtalay Chanote title, yellow zoned, save area.

Nearly 4 rai, direct from owner. Subdivided in 6 plots each ca. 1,000sqm. ready to build. Only 7.5 MB per rai.

K h u n C h a n c h i r a , 0 81 3 6 7 76 8 3 . chanchira.panpaen@googlemail.com.

Spacious one bedroom apartment with ocean view, north of Patong. Floor area 96m2 internal and 72m2 terrace including water feature with sala and jacuzzi.

Perfect bachelor pad with rental income.

Email for info: bartduykers@mac.com.

New Kata Condo for sale 1 bedroom, kitchen, bathroom & balcony with sea & mountain views @ 4.7.MB. Includes WiFi, pool, sauna, gym, manager & rental program, a valuable investment and is ready to move in. Call 0878879070 or e.mail ianscondo@yahoo.com

LUXURY 5 BED HOUSE IN LAGUNA Wonderful 5 bed house over looking the lake & Golf course in Laguna.

Sale: Reduced to: 26.7 MB Rent: 180,000 P/M. Call Mick: 0848186045 Email: mr.mickb@yahoo.com or www.hoteldealsphuket.com/realestatephuket

LAND TO SALE Nice location land to sale 50 M. from Bangtao beach area 1.5 rai and land 2 rai to sale at Pasak 4 have facility and road no need to fill the land. Good for hotel or condominium. Tel: 0819378152

GRAND VIEW CHALONG BAY V I L L A & L A N D: 3 b e d r o o m , 4 bath room, 2 livingroom, 1 dinningroom, 1 kitchen (american style), 1 garage (2 cars), 1 swimming pool (10x4), 1 bed room for a maid, 1 bath room for a maid, Internet, Security 24/24, Sea view and jungle view, Total sqm 556.92, Total land sqm 581, a.pellegrino2810@gmail.com, 084 241 3387. Price 4.24MB.

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Kata beach Great Location

Only 400m from Naiyang Beach.

3 Rai 1 Tarangwah. 10MB per Rai. Contact via email chiangmaibeltrade@hotmail.com for more information.

49/1 Soi Koktanod Kata Beach 4 Story, 7 BR, 7 Bath, Spa, Rd front House or Guest House by Owner Tel: 086 595 8512, 081 970 4638 nalumana2000@yahoo.com

Patong Free Hold Condo Great investment opportunity in Patong. I have 2 NEWLY RENOVATED condos in same complex near Simon Cabaret. Both condos fully funished + free hold. Condo no.1 4th floor studio unit 50sqm already rented out. Condo no.2 just funished renovation 3rd floor 1 bedroom 50sqm every thing brand new. This one never use and could be your residence plus earn income from other condo.Complex has huge pool + garden and 24 hrs. security. I want 5 MB for both. Eng 085 471 9246 Thai 087 621 3405.

DELUXE STUDIO 34 SQM 6.8 MB.THB/rent from 60.000THB. At Twinsands ABSOLUTE 5 Star Hotel and Spa! Just outside Patong, Sea view. Pool view. Excellent restaurant.

Modern style. Parking space. Good rental return 10 pct. Email: 4711en@ gmail.com, Call: 086 940 6560

Kamala Boutique Resort This boutique resort business which consists of 5 individual villas. The resort is fully occupied presently with long-term rentals offering excellent rental income with very little maintenance. The resort land plot totals 2,080 sqm with a built up area of 750 sqm. There are 3 villas, 200 sqm each with 4 bedrooms,3 bathrooms, 1 villa with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom and 1 villa with 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom.

Each villa is open plan living & dining area and an open plan western style kitchen.

Storage room, office room, air-cons, satellite TV, telephone line and Internet. This is an ideal investment for the nearly retired or retired couple whom wish to enjoy life with a monthly income. There is also a beautiful 20-meter common pool for all residents to enjoy and relax in the beautiful landscaped gardens. Remote controlled gated security and car parking. 076 279 280.

LUXURY 3 BR IN The Residence 3 bedroom 4 bathroom, Land area 580 m2., Spacious living quarter’s feature open plan living & dining areas, a fully equipped, open-concept gourmet kitchen. The Villa comes fully furnished, Contemporary and expansive indoor and outdoor living spaces are offered, private pool. Services as Restaurant, Gym, Spa, Maintenance ,Security and Maid. Massivly Reduced price 18.9 MB! Contact:oliver@thurmanngroup.com Call: 087-877-2320

WALK TO BEACH - LUXURY VILLA. Seaview Thai house for sale Nice and peacefully area surrounding with Seaview of Andaman. The back yard is the Mountian of Koa Pra Teaw National Park View.with great sunrise and next to the Aor Por Marina, The Air Park, The pier to Koh Yao. Contact: thureewan@gmail.com, Tel: 088 752 4532

RAWAI VILLA: BARGAIN PRICE Spacious property in 1,000sqm garden. Private 9x4m pool. Three large beds, all a/c and en suite. Big Western kitchen. Plus guest house.

Furnished. Private access. Price cut for quick sale. MB12.9. Call 087 273 0141, alangath@gmail.com

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, Phang-nga. larion2555@gmail.com. 084 226 4574.

Laguna Luxury 1 Bed Golf Totally renovated: new kitchen, wood floors, semi furnished, sound system.

Price includes Laguna Golf Membership and Privilege Card. THB 7.4M. Owner 084 247 1632, phuket3203@ gmail.com

LARGE SURIN BEACH CONDO B 9.8 MILLION Three bedroom, sea view 148 m2 condo apartment on prestigious Surin Beach, Phuket. Must sell, now only B9.8 million (original price over 15 mil). Tel. 081 676 8717, email: teera@email.biz, teera@ email.biz Phone : 081 676 8717

Freehold - Lagoon View!!!

F. MODERNIZED 1 BEDR. CON DO, ALLAMANDA 1 FOR SALE BY OWNER. EUROPE AN KITCHEN, GRANITE/MARBLE BATH, DOUBLE SINKS, FURNISHED, INCL.2 GOLF MEMBERSHIPS. INFO & PRICE : E-MAIL : ORNILS@SBG.AT

Double Shophouse Patong Beach 2 shophouses for sale both with rooms above available, spacious size, superb location. Easy access to Jungceylon, and only 50m from Patong beach. Contact: flexistayphuket@gmail.com, Price : 18 MB, Phone : 089 600 0041

California style Luxury living 300 meters from Bang Tao Beach – In small luxury villa compound built to European standards by Swedish developer. Gated 24 hr security. Management & maintenance on site; Maid, Concierge Services.

3 spacious King bedrooms with en-suites and rainfall showers. Fully equipped kitchen and laundry. 260 sqm open plan living area; 50 sqm private pool, Jacuzzi. Sold fully furnished and decorated directly by owner. Secure legal ownership: Freehold via BVI company; land lease via off-shore structure. 21.9MB Contact: PEDER BERGGREN, Email: peder.berggren@hotmail.com, Tel: 0923578710, Fax: 076202641

SEA FRONT LAND FOR SALE KAMALA Sea front land for sale Kamala. 6 Rai. Chanote. 089 874 2141, Thongchai, 089 874 2141, thongchaiwong8@hotmail.com

Kalim Sea View, Freehold Condo for Sale: 11.9 MB 2 min walk to beach, big balcony & sunset view, 180 Sqm, 2 Ensuite Bed rooms, big living space.

089 617 2312, PhuketAREA.com Search C146.

Land for Sale Mission Hills 800m2/1300m2/1600m2. Very quiet and private locations, very close to airport, Tesco, Golf courses and Phuket International Academy. All Chanote tiltle. Price on application. 087 276 0529

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SOUTH RAWAI PRIME LAND PLOTS Adjacent to Mangosteen Resort, quiet residential area. 3 different sizes: 1-1-86.5 rai 11.80 MB 2-0-87.5 rai - 16.64 MB 3-0-35.5 rai - 22.50 MB Best land and best price in the area. Quick sale, price negotiable.081 536 5846. hajo_von_keller@hotmail.com

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6 Rai hilltop land, full chanote, sea/mountain views, new concrete road, terraced building plots. 10 mins to Airport & Tesco Lotus. Water/electric available. Price: 18,950,000Baht 087 978 5803-4, stanjsmith25@yahoo.com

Special Discount Last 3 units Luxury pool villa, Great location near Rawai beach 2 Bed/3Bath, Full Fur, Premium Quality Built Best Buy New Phase 80% under construction, Kris, (+66) 081 691 3029,kris.silanachai@yahoo.com

Land & Resort in Your Budget The Andaburee Phuket Seaview, Mountain View, Mission Hill Golf Course View Project, Land from 120 sq wah up to 490 sq wah, 15,000 bath/sq wah, Bali house 7.5 million baht (can be revised), pee_bang56@hotmail.com, 076350118, 083-3897799

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.

Sale a unit at Bel Air Panwa 5 minutes to cape panwa luxury condo with 2 bedrooms ,pool near ship port, Good road 15 minutes to the city of Phuket. It can be viewed by appointment.

C o n t a c t 61413 74 312 5 , 618 9 4 0 2 3 015 o r a l t e rnetively Khun Sopa at Belairpanwa property.

4 Bedroom/4Bathroom detached villa on 164Sq.Wah with swimming pool. Superb location between Chalong-Phuket Town. Now 8 Million Baht. Call for appointment to view. 089 868 5143

1 Bedroom Luxury Apartment for Sale, Top floor, fully furnished with balcony. Tower G, unit GC4, 79 SqMt. Low price for quick sale, 3.9MB, Paul Longmore, plongmore@hotmail. com, 0841303234

Kalim Sea View, Freehold Condo for Sale: 11.9 MB 2 min walk to beach, big balcony & sunset view, 180 Sqm, 2 Ensuite Bed rooms, big living space.

089 617 2312, PhuketAREA.com Search C146.

CENTRAL Great Value! Pool villa for sale Brand new! Large 4 Bedroom pool villa.

Price reduced from 12.9 to 9.3 million THB. Be quick! Tel: +66(0)810771765

Must Sell Exclusive Villa in Marina, Phuket 4 bedrooms En-suited, Fully furnished, all included, flat screen TV in all room, in Boat Lagoon Marina, 10mins to BISP school. We want to sell at 29.5MB but we will consider all offer. Contact Owner Representative, K.Pen at +66 0874658883, Thai & English , E-mail : pen@mindproperties.net

House for Sale in Sam Kong House for sale Samkong, Phuket Town. 4.2 million and Town House for sale in Patong 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms with 4 levels 8.8 million Tel:083 521 2277,090 161 6669 (English&Thai) Email: veenutthasa@gmail.com Price : 4,200,000

House for sale in Chalong House for sale two-storey villas 2 and 3 bedrooms large terrace secure and restful area, only 1.4 km.from yachting port.Ready to move to live price MB 13.9 or USD 438,000. 087117-4551. tawanan9 0 0 0 0@gmail.com.

Price : 13.9M or USD 438,000, Person : Prajerd Naknoi, Address : THAPON, Email: tawanan90000@gmail.com, Phone : 0871174551

Land for sale 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.

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2 really big beds rooms, big kitchen and living 135 sqm include furnishing in the center of Kata - sea level close to shops and sea in a charming property: with-pool-sauna-parking etc; market price (10.5 mill bth) NOW 7.5 mill bth Tel: 0817888280 or mail maurice. phuket@gmail.com

2 rai of land in the South of Phuket.

Unique location on the hills between Naiharn and Rawai, 5 mins from the beach. Panoramic view on Chalong bay and Naiharn. Easy access via private road, reputable neighborhood (German village), tropical forest.

Ready project for a 3 storey villa. 3200 sq. m. Call Svetlana 086 743 4657 or Alexander +7 926 914 5555, oxum@mail.ru; samat2011@yandex.ru, Price: B18.5 million for 1 rai .

Beautiful Villa For Sale 2 BEDR. KATA GARDENS 6B 180SQM

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P r i c e 14 . 9 M B .T H B / R e n t f r o m 100,000THB/month, 200m. from the beach. Gated.24 hours security. Resort 33 units. Good rental return,8pct. Thaicompany. Email: 4711en@gmail.com, Call: 086 940 6560

2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom with Off street parking in small QUIET Boutique Estate behind Red Mountain Golf Course. Full Chanote Title Contact Gim English/Thai Ph 0816065772 for an Inspection !!

NEW PRIVATE POOL VILLA CHALONG

Beachfront Condo in Cape Panwa

Two floors 282 sq. m of living space with stunning views. 3 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms + Study + large kitchen. Fully furnished.

Communal 40m pool 5 steps away.

Beach 15 steps! 091 876 2330.

House for sale with Pool Kathu district, cottage settlement, Turnpike, Golden Villas 3, 9/111, one floor, no stairs, 3 bedrooms, new kitchen, all air con, total living area of 150sq.m, total lot size 300sq.m, pool 7 x 3.5mtr, a small landscaped garden, a large container of water. Price 9,500,000Baht, 093 687 4385, e-mail: msn4@bk.ru

KATHU 3 BED HOUSE FOR SALE Large 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 2 storey detached house on quiet cul-de-sac in Kathu. Western kitchen. Mountain views. Priced for quick sale. Full details at www.kathu-property.com 5,300,000, Pete Harris, 98/19 Moo 6, Soi Phuket Hope Land, Kathu, Phuket 83120, info@ kathu-property.com

SOUTH House for sale in Kathu Urgent!!!

House for sale, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2 living area , Large laundry, Large Balcony, Western kitchen, Fully Furnished 5 LCD TVs, Pool Table. At Kathu. Tel: 086-0826078.Email:astroboy1959 @ hotmail.com

Kamala Pool Villa Large 3 Bedroom house in mature estate offering high security. (Option to build 4th bedroom)Located in a peacefull no thru road, min’s from beach. Recently renovate, available for immed move in. Chanote title, Price 12.5 MB Call 087 078 9707 Email: kiwigolfpro@outlook.com.

5.9 MB. 165 SQM. Rent 45,000 THB. 2 STOREY .3 Bathrooms, 2 Bedrooms. 4 AIRCON. Modern Western style. Thai company. Good Parking.

Email: 4711en@gmail.com, Call: 086 940 6560

Business Oportunity 2 Rai Chanot, 8 Bungalows, 22 Rooms, Restaurant, Well, large Pool, Reg. Comp. since 96, incl.Parking, Shopping, Bars, Diving, walking distance. Price: 26Mio., Contact: bigasail@samart.co.th, 086 940 1860, Fax: 076 381 934

2 BEDR. KATA GARDENS 6B 180SQM 17 M B.T H B / R ENT 15 0,0 0 0T H B / MONTH. New Deluxe Patak villa 300.

Quiet area. 5 bedrooms,4 kitchens,6 bathrooms.10 air cons. Good Parking.

Many possibilities. Holiday rental 4 units. Email: 4711en@gmail.com, Call: 086 940 6560

3-storey apartment on the beach 3-storey apartment with a penthouse and sala for sale. Only 100 m from Phuket’s top-rated Nai-Harn Beach. 220 sqm. Freehold possible.

Priced at 9 MB. Please call Alexander 080 521 0736.

Land for sale near Loch Palm At the back of the Loch Palm Golf Course, approx 510m2, partial view on the golf course. Part of a small gated community of 2 villas (+ 2 to be built soon). Next to small lake and it is guaranteed that no building can block the view, ever! It comes with a Chanote title and if buyer are interesting, we would provide complete house plans for free. Asking price is THB 6M, negotiable. 087-2664583 (English/French) or 082-4406884 (Thai).

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PROPERTY IN PHUKET PROPERTY FOR SALE SOUTH Townhouse for sale, Chalong House for sale. B5 MLN. Residential complex Ananda Garden Hill, Chalong.

Closet to HomePro. 150 sq.m., 2-storey, 2 b e ds, liv ing r o o m, k itc he n, 2 balconies, 2 baths, office, carport.

Fully furnished. Price : B 5,000,000, mvs97@yandex.ru, 091 805 3725

Special Sale Luxury Apartment 1-bedroom 60 sqm include furnishing in the center of Kata - sea level close to shops and sea in a charming property: with-poolsauna-parking etc; market price (4.1 mill bth) NOW 2.6 mill bth Tel: 0817888280 or mail: maurice.phuket@gmail.com

List your classified now at thephuketnews.com 3 BR LUX POOL VILLA IN NAIHARN 3 bedroom 3 bathroom, Chanote (Freehold), Land area 402.80M2 Living area 208 M2. Luxurious one-storey villa offers privacy and features your own garden and pool to enjoy the ambiance of outdoor tropical living. Fully furnished, large kitchen with built-in basin, stove, and cabinets.

Private and Peaceful area. Only 9.6 MB. Contact: oliver@thurmanngroup. com, Call: 087-877-2320

Townhome Seaview Rawai 4.2M 3 Story Home/Office featuring a fully automatic Garage roller door,2 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Air conditioned, Sea views, extended terraces front and back, peaceful location situated just off Viset Road Rawai making this a very unique home or office. Regretful urgent sale. Any offer will be consider. Price 4.2Million (Less than cost price one million) until end of June 2014, B4,200,000, Ranuka, mrsmum mygift@gmail.com, 0937877212

Rawai Beach View Residence One Sale 3 Luxury Apartments 1. 2 really big beds rooms big kitchen and living: 135 sqm 2. 1 bedroom 60 sqm 3. 1 bedroom 58 sqm a total of 253 sqm in the center of Kata - sea level close to the shops and sea in a charming property: with-pool-sauna-parking etc; Total market price (18.4 mill bth) NOW 13.4 mill bth Tel:0817888280 or mail: maurice.phuket@gmail.com

Building for Sale at Chalong Building near Soi Ta Ied at Chalong for Apartment, Office or Hostel.

Area 350 square wah, Living area 800 square wah. Tel: 081 569 0092 K.OH, varindahostel@gmail.com Price: B25,000,000

New House For Sale Kathu Sabai Village Kathu behind Red Mountain Golf Course , 2 Bedroom , 2 Bathroom with off street parking. 42.9 Sq Wah in a small QUIET boutique estate. Full Chanote Title. CALL GIM 081 606 5772

2 bdr house for sale at Saiyan 2 bdr house for sale at Saiyan Rd, 5 minutes drive to Nai Harn beach. 2 bathrooms, a spacious living room, kitchen, small garden and car park area. Price is 4.7 million THB, Contact: Maria, 0940981977, phuketsalerent@ gmail.com

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Beachfront Luxury Apartments. Built to a high specifications by an English developer. Perfect holiday destination close to all amenities. 6 x 2 Bedroom 160m2 Apartment 2 x 2 Bedroom 320m2 Penthouses Phone; +66 (0) 91 179 4392 Email; rose@mac-estate. com Web; w w w.rawairesidencephuket.com

Rawai Great Buying Lovely house with 2 bedrooms or separate SC flat downstairs.

Well ventilated with natural light in pristine condition.Distant sea views.4,995,000 Baht. Warren Crowe 081 270 4291 or thailandmls@gmail.com.

EXCLUSIVE UNIQUE RESORT W LAND 4 separate buildings with 11 different custom maid rooms, restaurant /cafeteria in a sweet and idyllic sanctuary for the sense. Surrounded by lush green mountains and tropical forest. The Resort is an oasis of natural beauty and only a couple of minutes walking to beautiful Naiharn beach! Location Soi Naya PRICE 33.3 MB. Cotact: oliver@ thurmanngroup.com, Call: 087-8772320

3-storey villa for sale New 3-storey villa in Phuket for sale.

Glass elevator, pool, ocean view.

700 sqm. Close to Villa Market mall.

Freehold possible. Priced at 13 MB. Contact: Mattias, Call : 090 067 3444 Email: info@progressivephuket.com

Nai Harn Baan Bua When only the best will do!!!!4 bed/pool villa in Phukets best kept gated community.410 sq.mtr villa.812 sq.mtr land.Overlooking lagoon.Beautiful.Ph: 0812704291. or thailandmls@gmail.com.

Price 22.5 MB.

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: maurice.phuket@gmail.com, Tel: 081 788 8280

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HOST & SALES PERSON Lotus Medical International seeks to hire people both to host our clients coming to Thailand for surgery and for sales. Fluent English speaking and IT skills are totally essential as well as a friendly personality and a high level of empathy, customer service and motivation. Good salary available, please send your CV to info@lotusmedicalinternational.com

RECEPTIONIST & FLOOR SUPERVISOR Sanctuary is a cool,funky & unique beach resort on Koh Pha Ngan island.Great jobs for experienced receptionist & restaurant floor supervisor & cocktail bar person ( Thai National only) Contct Email: relax@ thesanctuarythailand.com, Tel: 082 171 3614

Business Development Executive We are searching for Thai nationals to fill our position as Area Business Development Executive to manage our list of customers in Phuket, Krabi and Khao Lak. Applicants should be fluent in English and have previous sales experience in Horeca. Must own a vehicle for business travel within the region. Email:hr@pin naclegastro.com

Hooters Phuket is getting ready for high season & needs beautiful, outgoing & customer service minded girls to join the team!We are a busy bar/restaurant & need girls to be chatty, confident, hard working & always smiling!

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Welcome Phuket Co Ltd is a new company providing Tour Desk Services in Phuket is looking for: TOUR DESK SALES TEAM EDUCATION: University Degree LANGUAGES: Excellent command of English and Thai and sufficient written knowledge to deal with suppliers/vouchers/brochures ATTITUDE: We are looking for active and fun loving people who are keen to connect with our guests & who love to sell/ learn AGE: Roughly 23-30 years old, but if older & confident, and have interesting work experience, please apply PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN TOURISM/HOSPITALITY: Appreciated but not required IT: Must be knowledgeable with internet, basic wordprocessing such as Microsoft Office ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES: We are especially looking for one or 2 of following languages Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, French and German

WE OFFER RENUMERATION: Comensurate with experience and consisting of a fixed and commissionable part LOCATION: Various hotels in Phuket FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY: to interact with an international clientele from all over the world. Improve your spoken languages, gain in confidence and experience, grow with us RESPONSIBILITY: to act and take charge and prove yourself that you are good at sales and reap the rewards, learn to manage the administrative part of the business in addition to the hands on part STARTING DATE: November 1st 2014 or before Interested candidates are invited to send their applications by email to info@welcomephuket.com (Before October 15th 2014)

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 host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ & ‘Phuket Ticket Master’.

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We offer: ● Competitive salary, bonuses and travel expenses. ● A friendly work environment. ● Social security paid by the company. ● Excellent career progress opportunities.

Interested candidates are invited to send application with full resume, in English, indicating qualifications, experience, recent photo and expected salary.

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Williams 325 Turbojet for Sale GREAT DEAL! Year 2010, excellent condition, 40 knots in 4 sec! Sunbrella covers. Price for the new is 991, 620 THB, Resale price is 550, 000 THB! CALL NOW!, Contact Irina, sales@fivestarseacruises.com, 0895588811

Yamaha Enduro Outboard 25hp 25hp Yamaha Enduro 2 stroke Outboard std shaft (not long). Like new, only used 10 hrs. Too big for my dinghy. 65000 or best offer, Art, 0949060887

Luxury Yacht for Sale For sale 2002 Bertram 510 Flybridge luxury yacht. Reduced to only USD675,000.

Contact Marcus on marcus@leema rine.net.

WILLIAMS 325 TURBOJET for Sale GREAT DEAL!Asking price is 320,000 THB vs 991,620 THB for the new!Price is negotiable.Year 2010,Excellent condition,40 knots in 4 sec!Sunbrella covers.CALL NOW!Mob: 089 55 888 11, 320,000.00, Irina , sales@fivestarseacruises.com, 089558881

Crownline 320 LS 5 0 k t s B o w r i d : Ve r y f a s t - n i c e s p o r t boat,2x350 MPI engines, year 2009, like new, lifetime hull warantty, only 100 working engine hours, Thai flag, tax payed. Only 3M THB, Airberth 0,5 M THB seperately. yacht@elas.si.

Class B AIS DEAL AIS DEAL by Electrical Marine Co, Ltd Has the Simrad Class B NAIS - 400 complete with GPS and VHF antenna’s that will interface with all marine system with NMEA 2000 & NMEA 0183. sales@electrical-marine.com, Price : 32,500 + VAT, Phone : +66076272177

13 Metre Wooden Hull Cruiser Cap. 17 PAX. Wooden hull, 3.5 metres 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 B5 0 0,0 0 0. Call 082 414 6931, email: phil@ krabikon nect.com.

TechWorX Marine.

Service and install of Smart phone or pad controlled Marine AV and IT, Media servers systems.

External antenna 3G/4G internet systems. Reliable onboard Wi-Fi. Phuket and Bangkok. Please email for info package. info@techworx.asia

Speed boat for Sale Steppa Fiberglass 36 feet ,Centre Console two 200 hp Yamaha outboard engines . Ideal for diving and tours.

B950,000 info@h2osportzphuket.com Call 081 8942124, B950,000, Klaus, klaus@h2osportzphuket.com

Bertram 505 Conver for sale Launched in 1989 this long range sport fishing vessel is powered by 2 Hino Marine 360hp V8 Turbo . The interior is fully air-conditioned and features a saloon, three cabins and a galley.

Price : 7,000,000 THB , Stefano, info@ thebigblues.com, 087 834 5293 .

SPEEDBOAT FOR SALE:

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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$90K. 085 3780 498, yacht.an taia@gmail.com.

NEW SEALINES AVAILABLE: Orders are now open for the new range of Sealine Sports and Flybridge, both 380 and 450. For details of this exciting new range Contact: inq@sea-yss. com - www.sea-yss.com - 081 370 1995.

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.

2009 POWER CATAMARAN 45f t. 4 cabins. Volvo D - 4 IPS 30 0.

Genset. Aircon. “Bose” surround. Raymarine. Low hours. Fully loaded. Fast and economical. As new. Bargain. Only 339,000 euros. Email: eddyelan@yahoo. com 089 971 0278, Eddie.

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, 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. Euro 335,000. Tel: 089 971 0278, eddyelan@yahoo.com.

22m. Indonesian Pinisi Ketch

SEATBOAT 369 sale. Year 2009, engines 2x225 hp, capacity 22 passengers, great condition, ready to run, 2 stern exits, bathroom, shower, set of new options (coach, tent anto-staining), all documents. Priced at 1.9 MB, negotiable. Call Andrey 085 368 5908.

LIV Aboard For Sale Compressors and tanks also available. Please contact Joe : 087 891 8912 joe@ similan-diving-safaris.com.

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.

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BABY ITEMS Medela electric pump Medela electric breast pump. 1 month of use, mint condition, full box set. Original price THB6000, sell for THB3000 or nearest price.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Child Models Wanted Boys and Girls, Every nationality, Any age is welcome for catalogue shoot (Caucasian, AfricanAmerican, Asian) Information: bestwayphuket@ gmail.com

2013 Lagoon 52 - EUR 979,000

Dog house sitter wanted Looking for a mature animal lover who has their driver licence ( to take the dogs to the beach for daily walks). Starting mid October for 1 week & again over Christmas for 10days Contact: kyle_lagunda@icloud.com

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2013 Lagoon 400S2 - EUR 357,000

We are hiring!!!!! Both positions for our new branch in Phuket and to be part of our energetic team. Excellent commission & benefits. Email now at info@thailandpooltables.com, Price : 20000, Ying

Business Partner Wanted Unique business opportunity, in the high end motorcycle industry, now available. Partner wanted to expand existing profitable business. Contact 081 691 9346.

2014 MCY 76 – Price on Application

2012 Fusion 40 - EUR 345,000

Business for sale 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.

For further info email samos1941@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Shake things up with Jukebox Shake things up. Bring Elvis back to life with this beauty! call us now 085 797 0005, Price : 33000, Ying

Electric portable cookers (2) Electric portable cooker (x2). Never used still in their boxes. Smart auto temperature control, 3 cooking zones and auto switch off. Bought for 42000 THB each - selling for 22000. Can buy just one or both, Price : 22000 each , Person : Simon , Email : md@classactmedia.co.th , Phone : 0847680536

CAR FOR RENT

CAR FOR SALE Ford Explorer Limited 2006 4.6-liter, V-8 (Strong Powertrain), 240 horsepower, 99,000 km. Selling Price 850,000 THB. (can be negotiated)Urgent sale !

Chevi Colorado + Honda PCX FOR SALE Pick-up truck Chevrolet Colorado LTZ 2013 4x4 for sale. In use since November 2013, perfect condition. Diesel 2,8L, Full 4x4, AT, climate control, leather interior, white body.

One owner, 10000km, warranty, insurance.

Price 25000 USD. Black Honda PCX-150 2013 for sale. Tuned-up bike with warranty and insurance. Price 2000 USD. Call Artem 0937285960, tema_lan@mail.ru

PRICED TO SALE NISSAN UTE

1.8 Honda Civic - 2011

Nissan Navara Frontier LE 20 07 2.5.Auto with Carry boy.104,000km.

Good condition.Diesel.4WD.4door. beige leather interior.Green Book.

TH B370,0 0 0.Call 0 8249 5 46 9 6, 370,00.00THB.

Purchased new, original owner. Extra bass sound system. No accidents. All original manuals, 60,000KM, English/Thai GPS/ DVD player. Leather interior, Regular service, Hondacivicphuket@gmail.com, 650,0000THB.

Chevrolet Optra 1.6 Auto 120.000Kms/2006 one owner excellent condition, 1 class insurance, new tyres, full option, leather interior, airbag ABS Call:0819681416, Price : 250.000

BMW X5 First to see will buy 850,000 THB LPG, New air suspen call 084 054 8122, Price : 850,000

CATERING EQUIPMENT GAS B.B.Q clearance sale The B.B.Q Center. GAS B.B.Q clearance sale cheapest in Thailand. All models only 19,000 Baht. Call Khun Thip: 076 366 860, 081 597 5568

CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS New in Phuket BACKGAMMON 086 951 5511, tonivanLaak@hotmail.com

FURNITURE FINAL INVENTORY SALE DON’T MISS FURNITURE ORIENTRUGS PAINTINGS PRINTS CDs ANTIQUES DININGSET4x8 IVORY STEREO LAMPS++ CALL HEINO 076289894 AT 19/2 RAWAI VILLAS SHOWTIME9AM>EVENINGS

Four Poster bed 6’6X3’6 Four poster bed. Thai hardwood. Inc. mattress and mosquito net. 35,000 ONO, adrian@bdasia.com, 0870892084.

HOME APPLIANCES Juicer Philips juicer. large size. Hardly used, Price 2,000 ONO, adrian@bd-asia. com, 087 089 2084.

JEWELLERY /WATCHES Breitling Crosswind 18K Gold Breitling Crosswind Chronograph - 40 Diamonds - 43mm 18k Yellow Gold - Reference: K13355 nr: 1677.

Pre-Owned - Purchased October 2004 from authorized Breitling dealer. Call 090 901 3601 etc.

MOVING & STORAGE 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.

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List your classified now at thephuketnews.com SPORTING GOODS, EXERCISE Treadmill & Elliptical Trainer Moving, must sell - Nordic Track X4000 Treadmill (70,000 thb) & Vision Fitness X1500 Delux Console Elliptical Trainer (45,000 thb), 088 760 9544, mdrannan@gmail.com

Company for sale - Owner retiring Well known 12 year established company specializing in sales and rental of containers, site/sales offices, Porta Loos as well as Self Storage. Customer base includes Tesco Lotus, Laguna, Marriot, Boat Lagoon and many more. Enormous potential for expansion and export. A conservative value of company assets exceed 11MB which is included in the sale price of 14MB. Call Gordon 081 892 4804, www.safewayasia.com.

Thailand # 1 Billiard & Games We are Thailand’s leading full service Billiard & Games Room Retailer. Visit our Online Store www.thailandpooltables.com or call 081 823 4627, Price : 3500, Fax : 076264461

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CALLING THE DOG LOVERS OF PHUKET Soi Dog are looking for dog lovers in Phuket to come and spend time with our 300+ street dogs in residence at our shelter in Mai Khao, North Phuket.

We need volunteers to help socialise and walk our dogs - as this is fundamental in preparing our lovely dogs for adoption in Phuket and around the world. Whether you can spare one day a week or can come every day, we would love to have you help our dogs. Volunteering at Soi Dog is an amazing experience and may well change your life. For more details, please email Diana at volunteering@soidog-foundation.org

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Lebanese Restaurant Like most Mediterranean countries, much of what the Lebanese eat is dictated by the seasons. In Lebanon, very rarely are drinks served without being accompanied by food. Soi Sansabai, Patong, Phuket 83150, Phone : Mr. Hassan - 080 086 3163 or Mr Nadu (Nader) - 083 214 8742

The English Lab Online Courses Have fun learning English over the Internet-with a qualified teacher! Courses are 10 weeks long, for 4 hours each week. Courses include Independent Studies with interactive exercises and games, and Live Webinars for up to 5 students and the teacher. Only 699 baht/week! You can pay by the week! Children’s classes Start June 2; Adult classes Start June 16. In person registration on May 24 and 31, June 7 and 14, at 73/62 Chale Khiri, Kathu. Our Grand Opening is on May 31, from 9am to 5pm. For more information, in Thai or in English, contact Maria at 098 069 2901,Only 699 baht/week.

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Smart phone or pad control, Multi-room audio-visual, Home Theater, Lighting control and Electrical systems for new and renovation projects. Please email for info package. info@techworx.asia

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Phuket Super Six League: Season 8, Round 7 DIVISION 1

Gang Junior 0 – 3 Big One FC

Daohang FC 1 – 1 Irish Times

Pheun See Club 4– 9 Republic

DIVISION 3

TT Boys 2 – 2 Two Chefs

Phuket Serenity Villas 4 – 4 Ozone FC

Shakers FC 5 – 4 The King

DIVISION 2

Ronins play to 0-0 draw at Khon Kaen FOOTBALL

Andaman FC 0 – 3 Black Dragon FC

Blue Horizon 6 – 2 Talon FC

Coral United 3 – 2 TEFL Campus

IFC 0 – 3 Phuket Condos & Homes B

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Thailand Weightloss 3 – 2 Shambala FC

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Phuket Serenity Villas (pink) vs Thai team Ozone FC in a thriller that ends 4-4 and points shared. Photo: Karl Ward

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ne point was all Phuket FC could get out of their away match against also-rans Khon Kaen FC last Saturday (October 4) in their first Yamaha League-1 game after the month-long holiday break.

The 0-0 draw at Khon Kaen Stadium extends Phuket’s streak of mediocrity as the Ronins have won just two games out of their last twelve and remain just above the relegation zone at 14th on the League-1 table with 37 points.

Last week’s game was not without controversy, however, as Phuket captain Wasan Natasan blasted referees for what he felt was sub-par officiating due to the lack of potential penalty kick calls.

“If the ref is good enough it must be not only the penalty award for us but also the yellow or red card that they deserved by each incidents,” Natasan wrote on the team’s website following the match, referring to two specific moments in which a Khon Kaen player aggressively made a play against the captain.

In the 30th minute of the first half,

Photo: Phuket FC website.

Natasan ran toward a through pass by Andres “Andrezinho” Lopes only to be fouled by Khon Kaen goalkeeper Piyawit Intarapim. The call was made, but the visitors were given a free-kick outside the box.

In the 80th minute in the second half, Natasan once again had a chance to make something happen and made a run from the middle of the field. He was fouled inside the box but the referee once again gave the free-kick just outside.

“It is regrettable that [Phuket FC] can not make it, and I need to apologize all

Phuket FC fans because our only goal was three points. We all did our best and have got just one point which made us fail too,” Natasan wrote.

Phuket FC’s next match takes place this Sunday, October 12, at Surakul Stadium in Phuket Town. The team will face-off against 11th place Roi Et United, led by former Phuket FC player Ludovick Takam. Kick-off is set for 6:30pm.

Class Act Media is a proud media partner of Phuket FC.

Phuket prepares for Asian Beach Games this November MORE THAN 3,000 ATHletes from 47 countries are set to take part in the 4th Asian Beach Games to be hosted in Phuket this coming November 14 to 23, Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong announced last week.

At a press event last Monday (October 6) Governor Nisit said preparations were underway to provide roundthe-clock services and security for the participants.

He encouraged Phuketians to come together for this opportunity to welcome some 10,000 tourists from around the world during the games.

The governor said he hoped

One of the new governor’s first public statements since taking office was to announce Phuket’s hosting of the 4th Asian Beach Games. the games would be a boost to tourism in the region following declining tourism numbers and damage to the country’s

reputation since the murder of two British tourists on Koh Tao. “This is a chance to restore confidence in Thailand as a safe

tourist destination. We must all work together to ensure the safety of residents and tourists in the Land of Smiles,” he said.

Phuket Ironmen impress Sarah Wheeler sarah@trimagasia.com

OVER 1,300 ATHLETES took part at Ironman Malaysia on September 29 with over 20 athletes joining from areas in Thailand such as Bangkok and Phuket, turning it into one of the most popular Ironmans in Asia.

Ironman Malaysia, which took place on the island of Langkawi and consisted of a 3.8km ocean swim, 180km twoloop bike course, 42.2mk run,

saw several Phuketians take home medals. Phuket-based Thanyapura coach Frederik Croneborg, took second place to fellow Swede Patrick Nilsson in the Pro mens division.

In addition, former pro triathlete and current Thanyapura coach Jurgen Zack took second in his age group 45-49, gaining himself a slot at the World Championships in Kona 2015.

“It feels good to be back racing Ironman after nine years. Langkawi was by far the toughest I have ever done.

Congratulation to all the finishers and to the organisation for this wonderful event. It was nice to do this adventure with my friends from Thanyapura Phuket. I am already excited about Kona 2015,” Zack said after the event.

TeamTBB athlete Diana Rielser of Germany dominated the women’s field. This was a first time Ironman win for Reisler, who recently spent two weeks acclimatising to the Southeast Asia heat at Thanyapura in Phuket. thephuketnews

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Pro scouts to come out for Phuket rugby camp RUGBY Jean-Pierre Mestanza editor2@classactmedia.co.th

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oung rugby players with dreams of going to the big leagues have the chance to get their foot in the door with “Pathway to Premiership”, an intense four-day rugby training camp in front of professional scouts that takes place from October 23 to 26.

Mike Penistone, the former Head of Elite Player Development at Leicester Tigers, will lead the camp – to be held at Thanyapura Sports Club – which is designed for players

between the ages of 11 to 18 years old.

“Mike has years of experience at all levels of the game.

He knows how to improve individual performance and can identify the skills and attitude needed to be successful at a higher level,” said Pat Cotter, one of the organisers of the camp and a mainstay in the Phuket rugby community.

Two standouts from previous camps include Mai and Satong – young locals who were brought to Sydney for a four-day camp and who stood out in their age group in Australia.

“The local boys only need

opportunity and our camps are designed to create that opportunity,” Cotter added.

Scouts from the Leicester Tigers rugby club, from the Aviva Premiership in England, will also be in attendance to source the local talent which could potentially lead to opportunities abroad for lucky Phuketians. Cotter also said he has been in talks with officials from the Northampton Saints, whose scouts may also attend though that has yet to be confirmed.

Youth players from as far as Hong Kong and Singapore are expected to attend the training camp in addition to the litany

of participants from all over Thailand. “What you see is what you get and I passionately believe that one day soon that talent will be recognised at the highest level. My initial aim is to get a three week “experience” trial at one of the clubs mentioned and let’s take it from there,” Penistone said.

The cost of the camp is B12,000 with no room and B21,600 including a room at Thanyapura Sports Hotel.

RUGBY Pat Cotter phuketrugby@gmail.com

LOCAL RUGBY UNION squad the Phuket Vagabonds destroyed Prince of Songkla Rugby from Hat Yai last Saturday (October 4) with a 68-0 thumping in the first leg of the 2015 Southern Thai Championship at Thanyapura in northern Phuket.

Torrential rain over the previous few days couldn’t dampen the rugby spirit as both teams got stuck in with the home side relishing the

credit to The Prince of Songkla Rugby team for putting up a strong fight and making a good game of it.

The Vagabonds are now well set to retain the trophy in the return leg in Hat Yai later in the year.

Surf season begins its annual wind down SURF SPOT

Tim Campbell info@surf-sup.asia

IT’S BEEN A DIFFERENT surf season this year on Phuket’s beaches.

The Thai Army re-landscaping the beach fronts has created a different atmosphere in and around the beaches.

Also, the military has prohibited many outdoor events which has meant no Phuket surf competitions this year.

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water enthusiasts from still embracing the waves and being able to enjoy being in

the ocean.

Without having a chance to formally host an exhibition of

China wins sixth world title China gambled on tough routines to snatch a record sixth straight world gymnastics men’s team title on Tuesday, overtaking arch-rivals Japan at the last minute in front of a roaring home crowd.

China, who also won the 2008 and 2012 Olympic titles, finished the sixapparatus team competition with 273.369 points – just 0.1 points ahead of Japan at the world championships in the southern Chinese city of Nanning.

The United States came in third with 270.369 points, with Br it ain fou r th on 269.170. AFP

Australian rugby league star Johnathan Thurston was ruled out of the upcoming Four Nations tournament, which begins in Brisbane on October 25, the latest high-profile injury to hit the Kangaroos.

The Test stand-off, who this year won Australian National Rugby League’s highest individual honour, the Dally M Medal, for the third time, will miss the competition due to a shoulder injury.

Also ruled out of the competition, which includes New Zealand, England and Samoa, are Australians Billy Slater, Brett Morris and Matt Scott with shoulder injuries while Darius Boyd, Paul Gallen, Nate Myles and James Tamou are also unavailable. AFP

SWIMMING

TENNIS

Olympic gold medallist swimmer Michael Phelps, arrested last week for drunk driving, was banned for six months by USA Swimming and dropped from the 2015 World Championships.

Monday’s (October 6) punishments came six days after Phelps was apprehended by police in his hometown of Baltimore and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, excessive speed and crossing the center line while driving inside a tunnel.

Phelps will still be allowed to train with his club, but cannot compete in USA Swimming-sanctioned competitions through March 6, 2015. He had also announced he was to enter a rehab facility. AFP

The Australian Open’s prize money will swell 10 percent to A$36.3 million (B1billion) next year, organisers said last week.

Winners of both the men’s and women’s singles Grand Slam final will take home Aus$3.0 million (B85 million), Tennis Australia said.

The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, will take place at Melbourne Park from January 19 to February 1.

“For the past few years we’ve taken the Australian Open trophies through China and Asia as an exercise to build awareness of the event and the sport,” Tennis Australia’s commercial director Richard Heaselgrave said.

AFP

For more information, contact mike@globalrugbycoach.com or phuketrugby@gmail.com, or visit rugbycoachingconsultancy.com.

Phuket Vagabonds victorious in the rain playing conditions and taking an early lead which they would continue to build on throughout the half to lead 29-0 at half time.

The Vagabonds ran riot in the 2nd half to run out 68 points to nil winners against the Prince of Songkla Rugby with five tries from captain Darryn Mathee leading the way and a brace from Rucus Malan. Other try scorers in a dominant display were Michael Whippy, Justin Swart, Charin Daothong (Lek), Aaron Reading and Adam Victor.

Although the scoreline favoured the home side, all

GYMNASTICS

Phuket’s local surfers, you only need to grab a picnic lunch and watch from any beach the display of raw talent. Local Phuket surfers are without a doubt improving every week and we are seeing some great natural talent.

Surf season is nearly reaching its end so make sure you take every opportunity to get out to the ocean. October and November produces some small, clean surfing conditions perfect for beginners to get involved.

Happy Surfing!

Tim Campbell

Aussie Thurston out of Four Nations

Phelps banned six months

Aussie Open boosts prize money

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Manchester United’s Colombian striker Radamel Falcao (C) attempts a shot at goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford. Photo: AFP/Lindsey Parnaby

Falcao’s strike keeps United bang on track adamel Falcao’s first goal in English football continued Manchester United’s recovery as they beat Everton 2-1 at Old Trafford to record their third successive home win.

Falcao had failed to score in his first three appearances following a loan move from AS Monaco but came good with the second-half goal which also gave United successive league wins for the first time under Louis van Gaal.

Everton, with only one league victory all season, missed a penalty and cancelled out Angel Di Maria’s early goal through the in-form Steven Naismith but were denied any reward by Falcao and the brilliance of goalkeeper David De Gea as United edged towards the top four.

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midfielder and South Korean international Ji-sung Park was unveiled as a new club ambassador by Sir Alex Ferguson as the legendary former manager stepped back onto the Old Trafford pitch for the first time in a public capacity since his retirement speech in 2013.

It has been far from plain sailing since Ferguson stood down as United manager but van Gaal avoided a fate that had befallen both Ferguson and his ill-fated successor David Moyes – namely losing to Everton in their first Premier League games at home to the Merseyside club.

There had been 21 years between those losses with Everton’s win here last season underlining Moyes’ struggles which ushered in the arrival of van Gaal who may at last be beginning to see a team take shape.

Meanwhil, Chelsea captain John Terry said last Tuesday (October 7) that he was delighted by the way they had started their quest to regain the English title but insisted there was plenty of work to be done before the Premier League trophy was back at Stamford Bridge.

Table-toppers Chelsea are five points clear of secondplaced Manchester City, the reigning champions, heading into the international break.

Chelsea have yet to lose in the Premier League this season, winning six out of seven games with their worst result a 1-1 draw away to City.

Sunday (October 5) saw Chelsea see off London rivals Arsenal 2-0 in fine style and, with the club having been crowned champions when leading from the front during manager Jose Mourinho’s first spell in charge, some observers are already questioning whether the Blues can be caught.

But with 31 league games remaining, centre-half Terry was not getting carried away.

“Other teams have been in this position. It’s nice to have the lead but when you’re at the top everyone wants to shoot you down,” he said.

In other news, Ross Wallace’s stoppage time equaliser lifted Burnley off the bottom of the English Premier

League table with a 2-2 draw at Leicester last Saturday (October 4).

Substitute Wallace curled in a 20-yard free kick with a minute to go as the Clarets ended a goal drought going back to the first game of the season against Chelsea.

In a clash of newly-promoted sides, Jeff Schlupp and Riyad Mahrez had twice put the hosts ahead, only for the visitors to hit back with Michael Kightly scoring the Clarets’ second goal of the season when he cancelled out Schlupp’s opener in the first half.

Leicester move up to ninth with Burnley, still searching for their first win of the season, provisionally ahead of tailenders Queen’s Park Rangers, who visit West Ham on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Diafra Sakho scored his fifth goal in as many matches to help West Ham defeat fellow Londoners QPR 2-0 in the English Premier League at the weekend.

An August signing from French outf it Metz, the 24-year-old Senegalese striker is already looking like one of the best buys of the season.

A good weekend for Senegal stars saw Papiss Cisse bag a brace for Newcastle in a draw at Swansea, while a Mohamed Diame goal helped Hull defeat C Palace. AFP

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KO victories by Phuketbased fighters Mairbek Tasiumov and Zubaira Tukhugov at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs Story event in Sweden highlighted a major weekend for local fight gym Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Training Camp.

Taisumov (22-5) put away Polish lightweight Marcin Bandel (13-3) in just over a minute of the first round with a barrage of punches.

Similarly, Tukhugov (17-3) took care of American featherweight Ernest Chavez (7-2) after several strikes to the head

A spectacular fight that provided outstanding entertainment for all. and body.

Both men – natives of Grozny, Chechnya – have based their fight camps at Tiger Muay Thai in Chalong for the past two years and credited the

camp’s Head MMA Coach Roger Huerta in post-fight interviews.

In Oklahoma, Tiger Muay Thai fight team member Joe Ray (12-4) reached the semi-

finals of a one night, eightman MMA tournament at BattleGround MMA 5. After defeating UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti (24-12) in the first round with a barrage of knees

and punches, Ray lost a split decision to eventual tournament winner Brock Larson (39-9).

Elsewhere, Muay Thai specialist Valentina Shevchenko successfully defended her

60kg title in KunlunFight 11 in Macau on last Sunday (October 5). The Peruvian-Kyrgyzstani fighter took a decision victory over French veteran Ablavi Bassinah.

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FOLLOWING THE ASIAN Games in Incheon, Thai athletes have set their sights on securing berths for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The 17th Asian Games ended last Saturday (October 4) with Thailand taking home 12 gold medals to finish sixth overall.

Their next task is the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore but their ultimate goal will be to sew up places at the Rio Olympics.

Thailand boxing technical head Somyot Chulasen said that there will be some changes in the boxing team.

While some might be excluded from the team, other new players will be recruited.

The next challenge is to get the places for the Olympic Games.

This time, it would be much more difficult because there will be no qualifying

Taekwondo and boxing gold helped nudge Thailand up the medals table. event in Thailand. To encourage the fighters to work hard and qualify for the Games, a bonus of B2 million has been promised.

Wutthichai Masuk was the only Thai gold medallist in boxing in Incheon, winning the 64kg division.

Chanatip Sonkham, who got the gold in taekwondo in Incheon, said that winning the Olympic gold medal was the only thing missing in her CV. She hopes to recover well from a knee injury and work

harder to reach the gold.

“I have won the gold medals in SEA Games, Asian Games and World Championship,” said Chanatip, who was a bronze medallist at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Tr icia Rob e r t s , who coached Jamras Rittidet to win the bronze medal in the men’s 110m hurdles, said that her goal was to get Jamras to qualify for the Olympic Games.

“I am happy with his time in Incheon,” she said, adding

Jamras will train with her in the USA in February.

“Next year, we will join the World Championship and also the qualifying events for the Olympic Games.”

Jamras admitted his result in Incheon was beyond his expectation because it was his personal best and will now turn his focus to the Olympic Games “My dream is to qualify for the Olympic Games and the World Championship,” he said. Bangkok Post

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Second Act: close brush with death gives coach new life FOOTBSLL J.P. Mestanza editor2@classactmedia.co.th

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hree days after the accident, Jonathas Candido finally woke up.

Doctors told him how he had fallen asleep at the wheel and hit a pole, how he was impaled in the stomach in the wreck, how he was in a coma for three days, and that his injuries included, among other things, two broken legs and severed intestines.

But when they told him he had to retire from professional football, that hurt the most.

“That was really hard to accept – that was the worst part,” says Candido, now the Head Coach of the British International School Phuket – Cruzeiro Football Academy.

“I didn’t want to believe that could happen with me but when I saw my body that way, I had to start thinking about different plans, different dreams.”

That was in 2007, when a 23-year-old Candido had been playing on-loan to a second division club in Brazil with the aim of returning to his beloved Cruzeiro Esporte Club the following year – the same place where he had grown up as part of the club’s youth academy.

It took about four months for Candido to start walking again, all the while supported by his family, including his father Antonio – the man

Jonathas Candido, Head Coach of the BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy, trains over 150 kids in the program. Photo: BISP who led him to football in the first place.

“He’s my hero, he still studies football and has his own academy in Brazil,” Jonathas says. Perhaps this is why he followed in his father’s footsteps and became a certified physical education teacher and football coach.

Not long after his six month recovery, Candido was invited to re-join Cruzeiro as an assistant in the youth academy, a legendary program with over 200 players inside a massive complex in Belo Horizonte where the likes of Ronaldo, Maicon, and

Dida had developed. There, he spent five years honing his coaching skills, leading the Under-13 to Under-20 youth teams.

As an alum of the academy, Candido had better insight than most coaches.

“Its a different life as a football player, you have to eat healthy, have to go early to bed, you can’t go out much.

It’s a different life,” Candido says.

Now, the 31-year-old is leading the BISP/Cruzeiro Football Academy – a program that launched one year ago and includes 150 kids with eight

squads ranging from Under-9 to senior players – with the intention of helping develop world-class footballers and successful adults.

“I don’t work with football to focus on my profesional career, I work with footbal because I love it and I want to give people the same opportuntiy I had. All I can do is give my advice to try to help young players become professionals,” Candido says.

Since he first launched the program less than a year ago, Candido has brought in 18 scholarship students, oversaw the addition of assistant

coaches from the BISP teaching ranks, and is continuously pushing to face high-level competition around Southeast Asia.

“Our goal is, when everybody watches our games, they see our Under-9 team and our senior team, and they will see the same football, behaviour, tactics. I want to develop our model of the game for everybody.

So far, the program has hit the ground running with the Under-12 team taking third and the Under-14 taking second at the 2nd Annual National Youth Soccer Tour-

nament (organised by Phuket Soccer Schools) last month – the first major competition for the new academy.

Candido’s zeal of creating a successful program was embedded into him by his father, whom he still calls every week for advice on coaching. In some ways, nearly losing his life seven years ago has made Candido an even better coach.

“When you have a dream and have to stop it’s not easy.

I have a lot of faith in God. He opened another door for me ... you never know what happens tomorrow” he says.

Extent of Bianchi injury unknown for weeks FORMULA ONE Harumi Ozawa editor@classactmedia.co.th

IT COULD BE WEEKS BEFORE doctors know how badly damaged French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi’s brain is after his sickening crash in the Japanese Grand Prix, a specialist warned last week.

“Jules remains in the Intensive Care Unit of the Mie General Medical Center in Yokkaichi.

He has suffered a diffuse axonal injury and is in a critical but stable condition,” said a statement issued by the family and the hospital.

The 25-year-old Bianchi was knocked unconscious in a horrific high-speed crash into a recovery vehicle during last week’s rainsodden Japanese GP. He underwent emergency brain surgery, with

doctors saying he was critically ill.

A diffuse axonal injury describes trauma that is spread across the brain, rather than in one place, and is caused by the shockwave from the sudden impact.

“Generally speaking, doctors have to wait weeks or at least a month to give a prognosis of the injury or its after-effects,” said Shinji Nagahiro, professor of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tokushima in Japan. AFP

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