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OLICE this week will start towing away and impounding any cars f ound in a slew of new ‘ No P ark ing’ and ‘ No Stopping’ zones in a bid to alleviate traffic snarls at some of the worst-congested black spots in P huk et Town.

The “clear zone crack down” will begin on Wednesday (Sept 16), af ter P huk et P rovincial P olice Commander

M aj Gen P achara Boonyasit signed the order last week .

“Of f ending vehicles will be lock ed on site and a tick et placed on the car,” explained Phuket City Traffic Police Chief Lt Col Teerawat Liemsuwan.

“Any vehicles, cars or motorbik es, park ed and lef t unattended will be towed to P huk et City P olice Station, where the owner can reclaim them.”

The fine for parking in any of the 28 new zones, not including eight new

sites where right turns are f orbidden, is B5 00.

But the cost of reclaiming the vehicle will be much more. “Vehicles will be towed away by private tow-truck operators. That will cost of f enders an extra B1,200-1,5 00. If the handbrak e is not on or the car is not in gear, then it will be a little bit cheaper,” said Col Teerawat.

P olice will also not waste time with people who fail to pay fines, Gen P achara told T h e P h u k et N ew s.

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“P eople will have one month to present themselves to P huk et City Police Station to pay their fines,” he said. “Af ter that, we will summons the registered owner of the vehicle to pay.

“If they ref use to pay, we will ask the P huk et Land Transportation ffice PLT to cancel the registration of the vehicle. The owner can re-register the vehicle only af ter the fine has been paid,” he said.

“Of course, f or vehicles that have…

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Phuket Town clear zones pave wa for traffic ow C onti nued f r om p age 1 ‌ been towed away, the fine must be aid before we will release the vehi le he added. he rules will a ly regardless if the offender is a tourist en Pa hara said. f the offender is a tourist then it will be u to the owner of the vehi le to sort out laiming the osts from whoever they loaned or rented their vehi le to he said. owever unishments for re eat offenders have yet to be onfirmed ol eerawat said. mergen y servi e vehiles and any offi ial vehi les on duty will be e em t from the lear one restri tions he added.

Signs will be osted in time for the Se t laun h he said. fter then there will be no more e uses for breaking the law and blo king traffi .

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IUU trawler flees with illegal catch

ti fishing trawler K unl un, reviously registered as the Tai shan has ed Phuket. he boat was sei ed on arrival in Phuket on ar h after its rew had su essfully ed the ustralian and ew ealand navies with its illegal load of toothfish. oyal hai avy offi ers noti ed the shi had disa eared on uesday Se t . sear h is under way to lo ate the missing vessel whi h was last registered in ndonesia. arine onservation grou Sea She herd blamed ew ealand and ustralian authorities for not detaining an illegal fishing vessel when they had the han e.

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unt begins or B bn lan grab ugiti e P ational Parks ildlife and Plant onservation P has won a year ourt battle to re ossess two lots of land overing about rai within Sirinath ational Park valued at about billion. ow the hunt begins for the woman whose name is on the land do uments registered for the two lots itti at hara hiban hief of Sirinath

ational Park told The Phuket News on uesday Se t .

Sawanya Siri ong s name and address was registered in halang Phuket but we have not been able to find her at her registered address he said. e have to find her beause we want to sue her. She has to at least be fined for the destru tion of the national forest r itti at e lained.

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Jail term suspended for Tiger Disco inferno deaths T

Taxi refomer to return to island as the Governor

f cials inspect the remains of the Ti er isco after the re claimed the lives of two tourists and two Thais. Photo: The Phuket News / file. i ht Pi a saramalai. Photo: The Phuket News / file to his probation officer six times in two years, M s P atthira added.

P iya and Sara Entertainment were also ordered to pay a combined B4 million in compensation to the f amilies of those who died in the blaze, and a f urther B1,614 ,862 f or f uneral services and other expenses related to the deaths of the f our people.

The flames claimed the lives of British tourist M ichael Tzouvanni 24 ; French tourist Emmanuel Becard 3 0;

an was transferred from the aan ani doctors removed the bullet from his le .

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Thai nationals Duangporn Budk lor, 3 4 , and Nipaphat Sudtasorn, 3 6.

Tiger Group lawyer and vice president Thamrongsak Boonrak confirmed that Piya and Sara Entertainment will not appeal the verdicts or sentences handed down.

However, he told T h e P h u k et N ew s that the f amily of one of the f oreign victims has ref used to accept court-ordered compensation.

“They have ask ed f or more money, so they have to file the case

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P OLICE AR E LOOKING f or a gunman who shot a 12-year-old schoolboy in the leg whilst he was still at school tak ing part in the evening parade on M onday afternoon (Sept ) .

Thalang police received a call f rom staf f at Thalang Hospital at 4 : 3 0pm stating they were treating a 12-year-old boy, named as Dang (not his real name), f rom Baan M anik School in Srisoonthorn, who had sustained a gunshot wound to his right leg.

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hamroen Tipa apon thada will return to Phu et as overnor of the Province, effective ctober 1.

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iger Group CEO P iya Isaramalai and Sara Entertainment Co Ltd have been f ound guilty of all charges against them f or the lethal blaze at the busy Tiger Discotheque nightclub on Bangla R d, P atong, that k illed f our people and inj ured 11 others in the early hours of August 17, 2012.

P iya Isaramalai and Sara Entertainment were f ound guilty of causing death by negligence, causing physical and mental inj ury and trading af ter hours, P huk et P rosecutor Patthira Phumisutthaphol confirmed.

The sentences f or all three charges against both parties were handed down on J uly 20, she added.

“The court sentenced P iya Isaramalai to three years in prison and he and Sara Entertainment were fined a total of B600,000,” M s P atthira said.

“As P iya had never been charged or imprisoned bef ore, the court reduced the penalty to a two years’ suspended sentence.”

The maximum penalty f or causing death through negligence is 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to B20,000, Ms Patthira confirmed.

By court order, P iya must report

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and were told that he and his schoolmates were lining up in the courtyard of the school ready to tak e part in the evening parade bef ore going home.

“I f elt something hit my leg, and when I look ed down I saw blood, then I f elt pain,” Dang told of ficers.

Dang’s classmates alerted their teachers and they took him to the Baan M anik Clinic as it was close to the school. However, Dang had to be transf erred to Thalang Hospital where doctors were able to operate and remove the bullet f rom his leg.

M aj Kraisorn Boonprasop f rom Thalang police said, “Dang said he has never had any problem with anyone. His classmates also said he has no enemies or rivals. It is possible that a group of teenagers drove past the school and fired a shot into school f or f un or tried to shoot an animal but the bullet struck Dang’s leg instead.

“Whatever the case, we are investigating and will f ind out which direction the bullet came f rom and who is responsible f or the shooting.”

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to court again,” he said.

“We have lost over B13 7 million in this case during the past two years,” added M r Thamrongsak .

“We have to support all of our work ers in 4 7 bars and tak e care of so many things.

“I hope this case will come to an end very soon or otherwise the Tiger Group will come to an end first. And if we come to an end, can you imagine that how many people will be out of j obs in P huk et? ”

FOR M ER P HUKET VICE GOVernor Chamroen Tipayapongthada, who was one of the key figures in the dismantling of the Phuket taxi mafia last year, will return to the island as Governor of the P rovince.

The proclamation was made of ficial on Tuesday (Sept 8) when the Cabinet endorsed the transf er and promotion of 5 8 senior Interior M inistry officials throughout the country.

Accordingly M r Chamroen, who is currently Vice Governor of Nak hon P athom province, on the outsk irts of Bangk ok , will tak e up to the post of P huk et Governor on October 1.

Nisit J ansomwong, who has served as P huk et Governor since October 1 last year, was yesterday confirmed to be transf erred to the post of Governor of Nonthaburi province, also on the outsk irts of Bangk ok , ef f ective October 1.

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eople in Phuket are div ided in their opinions on whether or not shopping mega-malls are worth the expense, effort and cost to the community, according to the latest poll conducted by The Phu k et N ew s .

The q uestion of whether or not huge shopping malls are welcome in Phuket brings forth a slew of issues. On one hand, more shopping malls could prov ide numerous benefits for the local and national economy.

For one, thousands of new jobs will be created for

locals; increased tax rev enue could mean increased budgets for local municipalities; and not to mention, tourists and residents will hav e more places to escape the blistering tropical heat while spending their hard-earned dough, and thus putting more capital into circulation.

With more places to go, there will be more things to do, and the q uality of life could improv e for locals. B ut on the other hand, an influx of shopping malls may also put additional stresses on the local env ironment and infrastructure.

Hence, The Phu k et N ew s poll asked one simple question

“How much positive effect do you think shopping megamalls hav e on the island?”

To this, a total of 21% of those who v oted in the poll voiced their opinion “A lot, mega-malls are a boon to the island’ s economy and prov ide arenas for social interaction.”

Howev er, just under a q uarter of respondents (24 % ) responded “Some, but they must be well maintained and populated to create the best long-term positiv e effect.

The pro-mallers were matched by those not entirely won ov er by the “shopping mall experience”, with 21% of respondents voting “Not much, they add to the economy

For better or worse, pollsters are divided on whether huge shopping malls are good for Phuket. Photo: AFP and bring some benefits to the community, but not as much as some people claim they do.”

Yet, all other v otes were outgunned by the naysayers, with 3 0% of respondents v ot-

ing “ ery little, their financial, social and env ironmental costs to the community outweigh their benefits.”

Only 4 % of respondents offered “N o opinion”.

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LOCAL RESIDEN TS TURN ing down two flyovers at the final public hearing last month may cost the prov ince B 200 million in road-improv ement funds, the director of the Phuket Highways Office has rev ealed.

Two flyovers were planned one at the u-turn at the first set of traffic lights north of Thalang Town; and the second at the B aan K oh K aew - Tha Ruea u-turn in front of the Jeeteng mansion (pronounced “Yee Teng”).

But at the final public hearing necessary for the project to pass its Env ironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) permit, local residents v oted “no”, because they believ ed the flyovers would be too ugly.

“I was v ery surprised by the v ote,” Phuket Highways

Phu et i hwa s f ce ama uedwon had said the fl over no vote eopardised the 00 million bud et.

Office director Samak Luedwonghad told The Phu k et N ew s .

“The main purpose of this project was for the safety of the motorists first, and to ease the mass traffic jams on Thepkrasattri Rd. The flyovers would bring more safety and conv enience to

all people passing along that road,” he said.

About 180 people turned up at the meeting, held on August 10, Mr Samak explained. “A total of 9 5 people were eligible to v ote, and 6 5 per cent of those said, ‘ N o’ ,” he added.

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No more warnin s, said t ompop am ana of the o al Thai Navy Third Area Command. Photo: Royal Thai Navy

‘No more warnings’ says Navy in Patong each vendor raid ROYAL THAI N AVY PERsonnel accompanied by district and provincial officials raided v endors on Patong B each on Tuesday (Sept 8) to reinforce the beach management rules laid down earlier this year.

The beach raid followed many complaints filed about beach v endors breaking the rules, explained Lt Sompop K amkana of the Royal Thai N av y Third Area Command.

“Umbrellas, sun loungers and v endors selling alcohol bev erages were all along the beach,” he said.

“Maybe they misunderstood the beach management system. We gav e them v erbal

warnings this time.”

Lt Sompop also noted that local officials could not have been doing their job for the situation that he saw arise.

Some beach operators were using foreigners to try to convince local officials to not enforce the beach rules, he added.

N av y personnel will now conduct random checks on all beaches in Phuket.

“N ext time we will come with more officers and check the entire beach area,” Lt Sompop said.

“And next time will be no more v erbal warnings,” he cautioned. S aro j K u epras ert k ij thephuketnews

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Rene Louis Regrault told police that he had withdrawn the fake notes from a bank in France.

French tourist arrested for passing fake euros

A 5 9-Y EAR-OLD FRENCH tourist was arrested at a Patong money exchange booth last week when he attempted to exchange a fake € 100 banknote. The man, Rene Louis Regrault, was later found to be in possession of a further five fake notes.

Sen Sgt Maj Boonyarit Intakarn of the Tourist Police told The Phuket News, “We were alerted to investigate a man exchanging money at the Shino Moneychanger booth in Bangla Rd [ on Sept 2 ] after a member of staff there suspected that the notes he was exchanging were counterfeit.

“We took the note to a nearby bank to have it checked

and they confirmed it was fake.

“When we went to check Mr Regrault’s rented room on Sirirat d we found five more counterfeit banknotes. Two of them even had the same last digits as the one we seized at the exchange counter.”

Rene told police that he withdrew the notes from a bank in France before taking his trip to Thailand and had no idea they were fake.

Rene was taken to Kathu Police Station where he was charged with bringing counterfeit money into Thailand and possession of counterfeit notes with intent to use them.

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oyal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner-General Ek Angsananon said he found no evidence of human traffi king or illegal fishing in Phuket’s fishing industry during his inspection of Phuket s main fishing ort last week.

“Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan ordered every government agency to work effectively so that the European Union will lift its warning on Thai seafood imports,” Gen Ek explained during his visit on Sept 3 .

“As a result, the Port inPort out Control Centre ( Pipo) at the main fishing port in Phuket opened on May 6 ,” he added.

Pipo chief Capt Preecha Tantirak credited the Pipo port-clearance centre for being able to keep track of the fishing vessels using the ort he explained.

“Currently, there are 2 8 0

Nikki Beach stay silent on club’s sudden closure THE MANAGEMENT OF the popular Nikki Beach Phuket have yet to reveal the reasons behind the sudden closure of the local outlet of the international beach club franchise at Layan, on Phuket’s west coast.

The club posted a notice on its Facebook page on Saturday ( Sept 5 ) , stating: “To our Nikki Beach Friends and Family, we want to let you know that our Phuket location is currently closed.

“Please join us for love, peace and the celebration of life at our other location in Koh Samui, or any of our other ten locations around the world.”

In addition to the Phuket and Koh Samui venues, Nikki Beach operates clubs at Miami Beach, USA; St Tropez, France; Saint Barthé lemy, French West Indies; Marbella, Mallorca and Ibiza, Spain; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Marrakech, Morocco; Porto Heli, Greece; and Bali, Indonesia.

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Guests enjoy the Sunday brunch at Nikki Beach Phuket club at Layan on August 30. Image: Nikki Beach FB Y et on the closure of the Phuket venue, after days of enquiries by The Phuket News, the only reply to have been received to date was the message sent by Marketing Manager Alena Nikolaeva: “Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, Nikki Beach is currently closed. We are doing everything to resolve these matters. Please refer to Nikki Beach FB page for an offi ial statements.

The Phuket club’s Face-

book page remains to be updated.

Meanwhile, one reveller told The Phuket News, “It’s a big disappointment that Nikki Beach Phuket has closed, I spent a lot of time there.

“It was a great place to spend with friends, enjoy the sunshine and listen to some great house music.

I hope that it will reopen again in the future.”

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Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner-General Ek Angsananon s ea s with local fisher en at hu et s ain fishing ort ester a e t Photo: PR Dept fishing boats in Phuket but only 12 0 of these boats weigh 3 0 gross tonnes or more and hence must report to the centre,” he said.

Capt Preecha also credited inter-agency co-ordination for the progress made in cracking down on human traffi king and illegal fishing ra ti es in and around Phuket.

“Many of the problems in the fishing industry in Phuket have been solved. Most of these problems are about the vessels, the workers and licenses for fishing, so we fo used on fi ing more than problem at a time,” he said. e asked offi ials from many departments to support us, and the Phuket Provincial

Labour Protection and Welfare ffi e hel ed us with labour registration. So everything has become a good result.”

The move by the Thai government to target severe irregularities in Thailand’s fishing industry follows the EU in April giving Thailand, the world’s third-largest seafood exporter, six months to ra k down on illegal fishing or fa e a trade ban on its fish imports.

It also follows the US keeping Thailand on the lowest-possible level, Tier 3 , in its new report on human traffi king. he overnment of Thailand does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of traffi king and is not making signifi ant efforts to do so,said the report, issued in July.

The report concluded that orru tion and offi ial omli ity in traffi king rimes continued to impede antitraffi king efforts and noted that no prominent cases have yet gone to court.

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‘Three strikes and you’re out!’ – Gov warns taxi cheats

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r ive r s who h ave registered to serve GrabTaxi customers but fail to uphold the company’s standards are on borrowed time, Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong warned last week.

“Some of the drivers only want to take passengers to or from the airport or will take only foreigner customers,” Gov Nisit Jansomwong explained to the press.

The impact has seen the 13 7 taxis registered on the GrabTaxi service to operate in Phuket downscaled to an a tive eet of only about taxis actually in service on the island, he added.

“GrabTaxi drivers must serve all customers, including short-distance fares, such as from Patong to Rawai,” Governor Nisit warned.

Any driver found refusing fares, cheating customers or otherwise bringing the metered-taxi service into disre ute will be fined the first time and the second time.

“The third time they will be fired ov isit said lainly.

The governor urged any people with complaints about the service or driver miscon-

Phuket Police chief Pachara Boonyasit called for any witnesses to the fatal attack to step forward.

Police appeal for witnesses to fatal Chalong Pier beating

Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong endorsed the GrabTaxi service, but warned cheating drivers that their days were numbered. Photo: Saroj Kueprasertkij duct to call the government ta i om laint hotline .

Suggestions for the service were welcome, too, he added.

However, Gov Nisit admitted that some of the drivers may be not so familiar to the new GrabTaxi hailing system.

“The company will hold another free training course for these drivers very soon,” he said.

Phuket and rans ortation ffi e P hief Teerayuth Prasertphol urged people to use GrabTaxi as a way to revolutionise the taxi industry in Phuket. y using this metered ta i

hailing system, we can help stop passengers from being cheated by drivers or being unable to find a ta i in Phuket to take them where they want to go,” he said.

Gov Nisit chimed in that he personally endorses, and uses, the service.

“I use this app. Right now, I can see there are 2 2 taxis in service,” he said.

“I recently hailed a taxi to take me from the Phuket Damrongtham Center [ at Provincial Hall] to Phuket Airport.

It showed me the distance of . km. he ost was about .

Efforts are underway to e and the rab a i eet by including non-metered taxis registered with “green license plates”, Gov Nisit added.

“Green plate taxi drivers are invited to join GrabTaxi to offer high-quality taxi services,” he said, adding that if the project gains traction, the service will be branded as “GrabCar”.

“This service will divided into two categories. Premium GrabCar service will provide luxury cars and Eco GrabCar services will be less luxury, but still very comfortable,” he said.

P P chief is appealing for anyone who may have information about an incident which occurred at Chalong pier on July 2 2 , and resulted in the death of a year old musician, to come forward and not post misleading information on Facebook or other social media.

Phuket Provincial police Commander Maj Gen Pachara oonyasit on uesday Se t revealed that local musician a het id areon died at V achira Hospital last Sunday ( Sept 6 ) from injuries sustained in a gang beating in July. ollowing r a het s death, rumours started circulating on social media that he was beaten up and died because he had attempted to stop a woman from being raped on the morning of July 2 2 .

Gen Pachara said, “I contacted Chalong Police Chief Col Nopphadon Thiriprawat as soon as I heard these rumours on social media. Col

o hadon onfirmed that this was an assault case which happened on July 2 2 .

“Mr Rachet was beaten with a motorcycle helmet and was found bleeding at the pier by his friends. The victim’s friends at the pier that night filed a om laint at halong Police station on August 1 stating that Mr Rachet had been assaulted by a gang of teenagers who were hanging out at the pier. However, there was no mention of any rape in the report.

“This case is still being investigated and police are still looking for the suspect/ s who assaulted Mr Rachet,” he said.

“For now, the only information police have is that the victim was assaulted and the time frame when the incident took place. No rape has been reported to police.

“We will be talking to the person who posted this message as maybe he or she knows something we don’t,” sad Gen Pachara. The Phuket News

Complaints against Ace 1 condo delayed by pregnant defendant SP ugust that a ers would be filed at Phuket Provin ial Court against the developers of the Ace 1 Condominium project, which has never materialised, no later than September 3 , the papers have still not been filed.

At a meeting held on August ol ngkul laikueng of Royal Thai Police Consumer Protection Division told those who had already filed their om laints with police that “September 3 was D-day”, and that papers would be filed on that date.

However, Col Chaiwat i kam hief of athu Poli e Station on Tuesday ( Sept 8 ) told The Phuket News that because one of the key de-

An aggravated Ace 1 Condominium buyer explains his situation at a meeting earlier this year. fendants is in hospital about to give birth the files have yet to be passed to the court.

“She is due to give birth very soon and she is an important witness in the case.

We should really wait for her to be ready to attend court

before we file the a ers he said. idier iesen a elgian businessman who is among the buyers of the Ace 1 Condominium units, told The Phuket News that no progress has been made despite the

romises made on ugust .

“We do not know what to do right now, we can only hope that police will bring the case to the court as soon as possible. I do not think this is a good reason for not filing the case. For me a pregnant lady is not a key suspect, she is just a scapegoat,” Mr Giesen said.

Construction of the 196 unit Ace 1 Condominium project, on Sai Nam Y en Rd, was scheduled to begin in ebruary with om letion in ril . ording to an offi er of project because of an internal dispute within the development company, nothing has been built.

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Korean tourist saved from drowning off Phi Phi Island Saroj Kueprasertkij editor@classactmedia.co.th

An American man and a fellow tourist sav ed the life of a South K orean man who was drowning during a snorkeling trip off of K oh Phi Phi on August 22.

American Sam Hollrah, a resident in Laos, was on a snorkeling trip arranged by the Anurak Seacanoe tour company with about other 20 tourists when the weather turned bad and the sea became rough. All those on the trip were adv ised by their tour guide not to snorkel too far from the boat.

“I saw a man drifting in the sea, so I called our tour guide and we pulled him to the boat and got him on board,” Mr Hollrah told The Phu k et N ew s .

“We found that the man had no pulse when we pulled him aboard the boat. So, with the help of other tourists, I immediately performed CPR. This went on for about sev en or eight minutes,” he said.

“Finally, we got a weak

American Sam Hollrah, pictured here at Monkey Beach, was on hand to provide CPR and revive South Korean tourist Jea Hou Lee. pulse and he coughed a bit and then lost consciousness again. We continued CPR for another 8-10 minutes before he finally started coughing a lot.

Then I tilted him on his side

and patted his back to release the seawater from his lungs.

“We got the boat back to Phi Phi and the man was taken to Phi Phi Hospital. Howev er, he was later transferred to

Phuketʼs achira Hospital,” Mr Hollrah explained.

Sonsunee Misong, the tour guide who was out on the trip, told The Phu k et N ew s that the K orean man, named

as Jea Hou Lee, was kept under observation at achira Hospital for two days.

“I went to see him both days,” she said.

A doctor from achira Hospital told Ms Sonsunee that Mr Jea had taken in a lot of water and needed to rest.

“When Mr Jea woke up he immediately said that he was v ery sorry to hav e caused so much trouble to the group. He promised to come back next year and that he would follow the adv ice giv en by the tour guides,” Ms Sonsunee added.

During sea tours, guides always tell their customers to wear a life jacket.

Howev er, some ignore the warning, ev en those are poor swimmers.

“We cannot force tourists to wear them, except those who are unable to swim,” said Ms Sonsunee.

Ms Sonsunee also told The Phu k et N ew s that Anurak Seacanoe tour had cov ered all Mr Jeaʼs hospital expenses, which amounted to ov er B 10,000.

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Police are searching for this man. Image: CCTV

Hunt begins for local temple thief

POLICE ARE LOOK IN G for a man caught on CCT breaking into an office at the Srisoonthorn temple in Thalang and stealing ov er B 10,000 in v aluables last Saturday (Sept 5 ).

Police arriv ed at the scene and checked CCT footage, which showed a Thai male around 17 0-17 5 cm tall use a wrench to crack a window to gain entry to the office. He is seen going inside and then leaving five minutes later.

The thief stole a gold chain worth around B 5 ,6 00, a mobile phone worth B 5 ,000 and B 200 in cash all belongnig to temple employees, police were told.

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The drill will simulate an Airbus 320 sliding off the runway at Phuket International Airport, an incident nigh identical to the crash of Flight OG269 in Phuket in 2007.

Airport to stage midnight ‘mega’ emergency response exercise EMERG EN CY TEAMS AT Phuket International Airport will stage a full-scale drill at 1am on Sept 10 by using a real Airbus 3 20 to simulate an aircraft crash landing in Phuket.

Monrudee G ettuphan, Director of Phuket International Airport, told The Phu k et N ew s that the simulation will be held in the middle of the night to simulate the reality of emergency teams working in the dark.

“This exercise will simulate what may happen in reality,” she said. “In the exercise, the emergency teams will be responding to an aircraft that slid off the runway.”

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Howev er, the Airbus will not be stationed along the runway during the exercise for safety reasons, Ms Monrudee explained.

“This is to add realism to the incident so that emergency teams will be better prepared to respond in real situations, Ms Monrudee explained.

“It will also help boost passengers’ confidence in our ability to respond effectiv ly to such emergencies.”

The exercise, titled PEMEX 2015 , will include the co-ordinated efforts of ambulance teams, paramedics, hospital staff and airlines in safely recov ering as many “injured” persons from the aircraft as possible.

The simulation also closely

recreates the fatal crash of OneTwo-G O Airlines Flight 26 9 (OG 26 9 ) at Phuket Airport on September 16 , 2007 .

Flight 26 9 , operated by a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashed into an embankment beside the main runway midafternoon amid stormy weather with strong crosswinds.

The aircraft burst into flames upon impact, killing 89 of the 13 0 persons on board.

One surv iv or succumbed to burn injuries sev eral days after the crash.

Following damning reports ov er safety regulations, OneTwo-G O was subseq uently shut down by its parent company Orient Thai, which still operates flights today.

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Beckoning the bottom line t last the ourism uthority of hailand has formally a knowledged the signifi an e of uality over uantity with the revelation this ast week at the latest meeting in Phuket that the hai government is no longer e lusively ursuing arrivals targets See full story on age . ndeed tourism stakeholders in the kingdom and ese ially on our beloved island strive to dedi ate more emphasis in the other prime metric laid forth by the nited ations orld ourism rganisation revenue re ei ts. nd who would argue with the logi for needing to underline the bottom line ording to s ourism ighlights reort was a relatively tough year for hailand with receipts from international tourism e uating to S .

billion about . trillion re resenting an dro on when the kingdom earned . bn about . tn at the time and thus falling from th to th most rofitable tourism e onomies in the world. ost would agree with the that ertain un ontrollable oliti s in addition to unanti i ated e onomi u tuations have had a art in the re ent hi u s of hai tourism. ut there is still mu h room and reason for debate as to the most romising way forward in respect to factors that we can anticipate and control with careful consideration and lanning. fter all the aforementioned report anticipates international tourist arrivals worldwide to in rease by . annually for the ne t years to rea h . billion by with the market share of emerg-

ing e onomies in luding hailand e e ted to rea h by u from last year. or Phuket stakeholders the oming future no doubt lies in dedi ated marketing communications and PR with an aim to lure an even larger share of this lu rative market.

Central to such outreach efforts will be to ontinue to push and promote all the unique ualities that enabled hailand to command a tenth of all international tourism receipts in the sia Pa ifi region last year laiming more than a third of the sean market. ut we must also look within and a e t our short omings far too numerous to list here also see age . o this The Phuket News en ourages all stakeholders to be sin ere and onstru tive in embra ing a tri le bottom line moving forward.

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HAVE YOUR SAY Not convinced about ‘aesthetics’ excuses Ti tl e: Phuket’ s tour i sm f utur e c hal l enged b y i sl and ’ s sustai nabi l i ty “Local resident Richard Joynes questioned the use of underpasses instead of much cheaper yovers in the government s efforts to alleviate traffi ams on the island to whi h ov Punlop explained that aestheti s layed a large art . s one who agrees with i hard am not onvin ed by the re ly from the vi e governor. s an over ass any more unsightly than the underpass and road system above it would be more persuaded if the island was not littered by billboards and garbage. hailand is a wonderful la e inhabited by in general the kindest most res e tful and fun loving eople anywhere which is in part why so many of us foreigners hoose to live here. Phuket is the r me de la r me but is in great danger of being ruined by overdevelo ment so serious thought on future dire tion needs to be made by all stakeholders not ust land owners and develo ers builders. ook what ha ened

in S ain. Plasti bags is a non issue most of the garbage in the sea and at the roadside is drink ontainers. n our household all es o et . bags are folded and ut in a drawer for use as small bin liners and the drawer never over ows with them. hat is the environmental benefit if we have to buy small bin liners f all in on the way home need a bag. n d y Title: Phuket push for flyov er s an up hi l l b attl e he eo le who don t like yovers are likely landowners who can not sell as much for yover onstru tion as they could for underpass construction. t is only about rofit.

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No place to run, but out R e: D em ol i ti on of b eac hf r ont Phuket r estaur ant p ostp oned Classic example of the left hand not knowing what the right is u to ..sound very similar to that other case in bangkok in the news .why not reward the would be demoli-

tion e erts for a ob well done .doesnt matter that nothing was a tually finalised .nothing like finan ial in entive es in thailand .wont be long before the glit and girly bars and the like will be relegated to the dark orners of thailand history.now you even take your life in your hands simply by going for a drive in your tru k ..someone ould shoot you ust like other rd world ountries..and if that doesnt do you in,then some maniac on a bike will. aradise lost very good lu k to yo all.

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Big bad bull (shark) budget R e: F r ui tl ess Phuket shar k hunt c al l ed o f f om lete buffoonery...sear hing the o ean for the big bad fish. hey an not s end a ou le thousand baht a month to lean the bea hes but will finan e a sea and air sear h for a fish...even when they an t even agree on what kind of fish they are looking for. h my my. hey really are an embarrassment...and yes that was a trigger fish... not a shark... and bet it hurt

like hell.

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Can’t do the time, then pay for the crime R e: Phuket j ai l ter m susp end ed f or Ti ger D i sc o i nf er no d eaths he fine of is likely less than a week s rofit for the business grou with bars and the two year suspended sentence-reduced from three is a blatant invitation to all bar owners to aunt the law as they wish. las uhn Piya must he k in si times in two years for the crime of ausing death and grievous in uries yet for the rime of being a foreigner in hailand one has to he k in four times a year. noted the attorney uhn hamrongsak does a good ob of demonising the family that won t settle with a veiled threat hundreds will lose obs as if the establishments will sim ly eva orate and not be sold on. say good for them on e again foreigners for e the hai legal system to a t in a res onsible manner.

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Huge personal bill for Ms Yingluck?

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The gov ernment is likely to demand tens of billions of baht in compensation for the loss-ridden rice-pledging programme of the prev ious Yingluck Shinawatra gov ernment, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu K rea-ngam said last Friday (Sept 4 ).

Those facing the compensation demand would include Ms Yingluck who introduced the scheme, former commerce minister B oonsong Teriyapirom who carried it out, and the companies inv olv ed in trading pledged rice, Mr Wissanu said.

He said the amount sought would be based on economic damage caused by the scheme up to December 3 0, 2014 . The total losses to the state from the programme from 2011 through 2014 hav e been estimated by the Finance Ministry to be B 5 3 0 billion.

The deputy premier said he did not know exactly how much would be demanded from those responsible, only that he expected it would be “tens of billions” of baht.

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra leaves the Supreme Court in late August after hearing charges of dereliction of duty regarding her loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme. (Photo by Phrakrit Juntawong) The compensation demands could be filed with the Civ il Court or the Criminal Court, said Mr Wissanu, the cabinetʼs legal expert. Alternativ ely, the gov ernment could directly order assets confiscated from those responsible under the Tortious Liability of Officials Act. For the former prime minister and the former commerce minister, the gov ernment would choose the latter, but they could contest the order

in the Appeal Court, Mr Wissanu added.

The amount sought could be reduced if the programme was seen as hav ing good intentions to help farmers.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission has already said that the rice programme was little more than a v otewinning gimmick.

B ut going after former Ms Yingluckʼs administration officials raises the question of why authorities donʼt target

Fireball hurtles over Thailand BANGKOK A LA GE, B IGHT FI Eball was seen streaking across the northern sky of B angkok about 8.4 0am on Monday (Sept 7 ), leav ing a trail of smoke, with sightings also reported in K orat and K anchanaburi.

Excited netiz ens immediately began posting messages, photographs and v ideo on social media.

In Bangkok reports came from many different localities, including the K hlong Tan intersection, Phetchaburi Rd, Victory Monument and Vibhav adi Ransit, Rama 9 , Sukhumv it and Rama 4 roads.

Image captured from a video clip uploaded on YouTube by user Porjai Jaturongkhahun.

N etiz ens in K anchanaburi in the western part of the country also said they also saw the flaming object pass over.

The K anchanaburi deputy gov ernor said there was no report of a helicopter or aircraft crash in the prov ince. He assumed the light was the same fireball seen over Bangkok.

There were also reports on Twitter that the fireball was seen ov er N akhon Ratchasima about the same time.

Jor Sor 100 radio cited an astronomer in reporting that the fireball might be a meteor streaking down through the atmosphere.

An official at the Bangkok Planetarium, howev er, said there had been no reports of a meteorite landing. Most meteors completely burn up in the atmosphere. If one did crash to earth, it would probably be noticed, he said.

What was seen across the sky this morning could be a burning balloon, the official suggested.

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Stray pup hurt by PVC collar PATTAYA A ST AY DOG WHICH was found with a piece of PVC pipe stuck around its neck has been rescued in Pattaya.

Photos of the dog, nicknamed N ong B rown, were posted on Thonglor Pet Hospital’ s Facebook page, showing the neck wounds inflicted by the small piece of PVC pipe.

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Nong Brown. dog and someone placed a piece of pipe around its neck.

As the dog grew bigger, the pipe squashed its neck, causing injuries, a bad smell and great discomfort.

“A good samaritan found

the dog and brought it to Thonglor Pet Hospital in Pattaya.

We broke the pipe and treated the wounds.

“N ong B rown is now safe and is fortunate to hav e a new lov ing owner,” the hospital wrote on its post.

The hospital also warned pet owners that a collar or harness that is too tight can cause injuries to animals, which cannot remov e them unaided.

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similarly costly and failed rice schemes run by prev ious gov ernments. Mr Wissanu admitted that was a v alid point and that new cases could possibly emerge.

Ms Yingluckʼs government purchased paddy from farmers at B 15 ,000 a tonne, 4 0 per cent abov e prev ailing market prices, in the belief that putting more money into the pockets of farmers would stimulate consumption and the economy ov erall.

Howev er, a lot of the money from the scheme nev er reached the farmers but was lost to corruption and inefficiency.

Worse, the gov ernment was left with as much as 18 million tonnes of rice that will take years to sell for far less than what was paid. Millions of tonnes are now spoiled and can only be sold for animal feed and industrial use.

Ms Yingluck is also facing a Supreme Court trial for coprruption in connection with the rice scheme. The court will begin examining witnesses on Oct 29 .

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Soldiers stand guard at the bomb scene in front of Big C store on Ratchadamri Road after the fatal grenade attack on Feb 23, 2014. (Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)

Life terms for lethal grenade attack on Bangkok protests BANGKOK THE BANG O SOUTH Criminal Court last Friday (Sept 4 ) sentenced fou r men to life imprisonment, commuted from death, for their deadly attack on an anti-Yingluck Shinawatra gov ernment protest which killed three people, two of them children, in B angkok in February last year.

Taweechai Wichakham, 4 0, Soonthorn Phiphuannok, 5 0, Somsri Marit, 4 1, and Chatchawal Prabbamrung, 4 6 , were conv icted and sentenced for firing a 40mm grenade that exploded in front of the B ig C store on Ratchadamri Road, close to a protest site of the People’ s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC),

on the ev ening of February 23 , 2014 .

T h e g r e n a d e e x pl o sion killed three people – a 5 9 -year-old woman and two siblings aged six and five and injured 21 other people.

The four men were arrested in July 2014 . Public prosecutors arraigned them on charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder and illegal use of explosiv es, and other criminal offences.

The B angkok South Criminal Court conv icted and sentenced them to death, commuted to life imprisonnment for their confessions during police interrogation. Three other suspects remain at large.

Taweechai was identified as the person who actually fired the grenade with an M7 9 launcher. B an gk o k Po s t

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Bomb ‘organiser’ hunted Arrest warrant issued for man believed behind BKK blast BANGKOK

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n arrest warrant has been issued f or another man believed to have played a k ey role in organising last month’s deadly Erawan shrine bombing, according to a source.

The Bangk ok South Criminal Court on Tuesday (Sept 8) approved the M etropolitan P olice Bureau’s (M P B) arrest warrant f or the suspect, identified as Abudureheman Abudusataer, 27, f rom China’s X inj iang region, the source said.

His alias among the detained bomb suspects was “Ishan”, the source added.

Blast suspect Y usuf u M ieraili, 25 , allegedly told police during 14 hours of questioning that Ishan had arranged meetings of the bombing cell and assigned them their task s, another source said.

The second source added that Ishan had lef t Thailand on a flight from Suvarnabhumi airport on August 16 – one day bef ore the blast. P olice were investigating where he

usufu ieraili centre, in ellow , is seen durin a reenactment of the an o bombin with police of cers outside a compound Tuesday (Sept 8). Photo: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP Inset: The latest suspect, Abudureheman Abudusataer, 27. escaped to, the source added.

M r M ieraili has conf essed to M P B investigators that he was part of the bombing network , the source said.

He had been interrogated

by the M P B af ter he was handed over f rom the 11th Army Circle in Bangk ok , where he had been detained af ter he was arrested, according to the military, in Sa

Kaeo district of Aranyaprathet province.

M r M ieraili told police he had been staying at the M aimuna Garden Home apartment on R atuthit Soi 25 / 8 in Bangk ok ’s M in Buri district.

On the day of the bombing he travelled to the P ool Anant apartment in Nong Chok district where he pick ed up a black back pack and took a taxi to Hua Lamphong railway station where he delivered the bag to a man wearing a yellow T-shirt, the source said.

M r M ieraili said it was the f irst time he had met the man, and that he did not realise at the time that the back pack contained a bomb, the source said.

He then went to the sk ywalk near CentralWorld department store where he took photos of the blast af termath before fleeing, they added.

M r M ieraili has denied detonating the bomb that k illed 20 people and inj ured 13 0 at the Erawan shrine.

During his interrogation, police also discovered he k new another suspect wanted in connection with the bomb blast near Sathon pier on August 18, the source said.

That suspect, wearing a blue shirt, was caught on security camera f ootage dropping a bomb in the canal near the pier.

Following the pier bomb, M r M ieraili told investigators he stayed in an apartment with the yellow- and blue-shirted suspects in M in Buri district, the source said.

The yellow-shirted suspect was caught on a security

camera sitting in a taxi passing R aj amangala Stadium as it headed in the direction of M in Buri, the source added.

P olice spok esman P rawut Thavornsiri said that M r M ieraili was a crucial part of the investigation into the case. He has been charged with illegal possession of explosives and f aces additional charges f or involvement in the bombing.

National police chief Somyot P oompunmuang, meanwhile, said he could not conf irm media reports that the two main suspects had fled to Malaysia via the southern provinces.

However, he admitted a taxi driver questioned over the shrine blast had conf essed to transporting a number of “f oreigners” onto a bus to the South.

The driver will probably f ace charges f or his involvement, although he may not have been aware that he was transporting criminal suspects, P ol Gen Somyot said.

He also declined to confirm media reports that the yellow-shirted bomb suspect had previously been detained by police.

P olice have determined that not all the members of the bomb network , thought to be 12 in total, k new each other, P ol Gen Somyot said.

The gang communicated with each other using new social media techniques, and the police are trying to track their communications, he added.

He confirmed the AntiM oney Laundering Of f ice was examining the money trail of the gang but he could not

confirm yet if the funding for the attack came f rom overseas, as has been speculated.

The shrine bombing is estimated to have cost the country’s tourism industry about B64 .3 billion as a result of losing around 1.3 3 million tourists in its af termath, according to a Government House source.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) provided its assessment of the impact of the bombing on the sector to the cabinet on Tuesday, along with a plan to rescue the tourism mark et, the source added.

The source said the ef f ect of the shrine bomb had been at its most critical point in the immediate af termath, and that the situation should begin to improve in the final quarter of this year.

A survey of 3 5 nations has been conducted to gauge international reaction to the bombing and it was f ound that most had issued travel alerts, at levels 1-3 , warning people to be cautious when travelling in Thailand, said the source.

Hong Kong, Taiwan and Slovak ia had issued the most serious warnings, advising their nationals to avoid mak ing unnecessary trips to Thailand, said the source.

The TAT’s tourism overseas offices had also reported that several countries in Southeast Asia scrapped pack age tours and flights to Thailand between last month and this month, the source said.

They included Singapore, J apan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

As f or the domestic tourism mark et, although the TAT had assessed that the bombing did not have a significant impact on this mark et, a slight decrease in the number of tourists has been seen in Bangk ok af ter the attack , said the same source.

The TAT is implementing plans to boost conf idence among potential visitors to Thailand through various f orms of media and tourism promotion activities, the source said.

Foreign M inister Don P ramudwinai said the Thai embassy in Turk ey has yet to be contacted by Wanna “M aisaroh” Suansan, who was identified as the first Thai suspect and alleged bomb attack accomplice. P revious media reports said she wanted to turn herself into authorities and clear her name.

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Myanmar monks victorious

Country’s Muslim minority now face election poll exclusion MYANMAR

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ith a smile, M yanmar’s most notor ious Budd hist monk boasts of the sleepless nights he endures on his self appointed quest against the country’s M uslims – one that he claims has helped strip voting rights f rom hundreds of thousands of the religious minority.

Wirathu, whose anti-M uslim campaign has stok ed religious tensions in the Buddhist-maj ority nation, said he spends most nights at his tranquil M andalay monastery glued to his computer screen, streaming images f rom some of the world’s most violent Islamic terrorist organisations.

He then posts messages to his 91,000 Facebook f ollowers, helping f oment the idea that Buddhism is under threat.

“M any days I don’t sleep at all,” the monk , who goes by only one name, told A F P , adding his work is so arduous that he lack s the time enj oyed

by P resident Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to “have f amily meals and put on mak e-up”.

M yanmar’s M uslims, who make up at least five per cent of the 5 1-million population, have a long history of involvement in public lif e.

But they have f aced increasing marginalisation under the current quasi-civilian government that replaced j unta rule in 2011.

R ecent years have also seen bouts of deadly antiM uslim violence and there are f ears the spread of hate speech could trigger f urther troubles in the run-up to the nation’s landmark November 8 election.

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Myanmar monk Wirathu, whose anti-Muslim campaign has stoked religious tensions in the Buddhist-majority nation, is interviewed in Mandalay. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP k nown member of an alliance of monk s who have inserted their hardline stance into M yanmar’s mainstream politics.

He was j ailed in 2003 f or inciting religious tension under the f ormer military rulers. But their successors have appeared k een to allow his brand of nationalist Buddhism to flourish.

He claimed “victory” f or pressuring the government to push controversial laws through parliament – which rights groups say discriminate against women and religious minorities – and helping to snatch voting rights f rom hundreds of thousands of M uslim R ohingya in the strif e-torn R ak hine state.

In M arch, M yanmar revoked temporary identification documents – a move af f ecting hundreds of thousands of R ohingya, who have since been stripped of voting rights af ter parliament banned people without f ull citizenship f rom voting.

Observers say both Suu Kyi’s opposition National League f or Democracy and M yanmar’s ruling party have bowed to the hardliners, declining to field Muslim candidates f or polls seen as a

crucial test of democratic progress.

The move risk s leaving non-R ohingya M uslims who are entitled to vote without M uslim candidates to back at the polls.

A senior M uslim NLD member told A F P that “not a single M uslim” was among more than 1,000 party candidates f or the upcoming elections – the f irst it has f ought f or 25 years.

Suu Kyi “must be af raid” of the monk s, the source said on condition of anonymity.

“P eople see this as religious discrimination. M any M uslims are saying they will not vote,” the source added.

The disappointment was evident at M andalay’s historic and bustling J oon M osque, where trustee Khin M aung Win said local people had long supported the NLD. “It seems M uslims are not accepted at all. In a real democracy, we would have the right to choose,” he said.

Buddhist hardliners have painted M yanmar’s opposition leader as sympathetic to M uslims – a potential Achilles heel in the polls.

The “shif t to the right is very worrying” f or M yanmar, said analyst Khin Z aw Win

of R angoon-based political think -tank the Tampadipa Institute.

“It is a very bad omen f or the M uslims of this country,” he told A F P .

Swathed in his monk ’s robe, Wirathu said Buddhist organisations are gearing up f or a celebration to mark the passage into law of f our bills that include curbs on interf aith marriage, f amily size and conversion.

Branding the NLD’s reluctance to back the laws as

a “black mark ”, he warned against any attempt to change them.

“Any government that amends these laws will be brought down,” he predicted.

The monk , who has earned international notoriety f or calling the UN rights envoy Y anghee Lee a “whore”, welcomed the lack of M uslim election participation.

“We do not want any f oreigner in the parliament,” he said.

Sitting M P Shwe M aung has been at the sharp end of that campaign.

The R ohingya lawmak er f or the ruling Union Solidarity and Development P arty (USDP ) was recently barred f rom running in the November polls.

Election officials disqualified him after deciding his parents were not citizens – despite the f act he currently holds the seat and his f ather was a senior policeman.

“How many times do we need approval? Now in the middle of the 21st century, 2015 , we are in the transition of disciplined democracy in

M yanmar. If this is the case the election will be unf ree and unf air,” he told A F P , ref erring to the j unta’s term f or the country’s managed political transition.

R ohingya, who are of ten labelled immigrants f rom Bangladesh despite many having long histories in M yanmar, were courted by the USDP in the run-up to flawed 2010 elections.

But they have been increasingly ostracised since deadly 2012 unrest between Buddhists and M uslims in R ak hine, which lef t some 14 0,000, mainly R ohingya, conf ined to desperate displacement camps.

The M uslim vote in Shwe M aung’s R ak hine constituency area of Butthidaung has all but disappeared – f rom 15 0,000 in 2010 to an estimated 10 f ollowing the move to revok e temporary identification documents and restrict voting rights.

“If people cannot vote, what will be the use of the candidacy? If the candidacy is denied, f or whom will people vote? ” he said. A F P

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Letting their hair down ALGERIA

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Algerians play billiards at the Bab Ezzouar mall. Photo: Farouk Batiche/AFP ages irting in our entres. t s the perfect place for it.

“Y oung women can tell their parents that they’re going shopping without it sounding sus i ious. es ite signs of o ening u Algerian society remains “conservative traditional and hierar hi al says r ri i the so iologist.

Couples embracing or holding hands in the capital’s streets or on public transport are a rare sight – even if this was fairly common before Islamism swept over Algeria in the late 198 0s.

In the shopping malls, “the signs are mostly Western and sell a lifestyle and fashion different from Algerian society’s traditional

under construction in other areas. hey re not ust somewhere to shop but also somewhere to so ialise e lains ahar ri i a sociologist at the University of Algiers.

At the end of the 1990s, Algerians started to emerge from a devastating decade of civil war between the army and Islamists.

“The end of terrorism has made eo le want to en oy life and go out, and these centres have made it possible, as young men and women an meet there to irt far from the disa roving ga e of relatives.

The manager of a provincial shopping centre agrees: “It’s not uncommon to see youths of all

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“The great thing is there are lots of people, so it’s unlikely that you’ll bump into someone you know. Sometimes, I take my veil off and only put it back on when I leave. m not the only one.

In a country where three-quarters of the population is under 3 5 , new malls are sprouting up for youths like ym and eriem who don’t have many other places to hang out.

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oung people don’t have many places to socialise in conservative Algeria. But now the North African country’s youth are discovering something their counterparts in the West embraced a generation ago: the shopping centre.

And away from family pressures, against this new backdrop of massive ar arks shiny oors benches and fountains, they are letting their hair down.

The enormous Bab Ezzouar mall, opened in 2 010 in a new business district near the Algiers air ort was lgeria s first ma or shopping centre. or the last five years its inemas, bowling alley and coffee shops have provided a venue for those seeking to escape the prying eyes of relatives and neighbours.

With its dimmed lights and thumping music, the bowling alley feels like a night club. Y oung men and women – many of them without the traditional Islamic veil – play billiards. ome to irt de lares ym a young woman in a tight pair of eans from the southeastern ity of Constantine.

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But youths are not the only visitors of these new temples of consumption. lients of all ages o k to the malls, where families can share a pizza while watching their children run around a playing area.

Up to 7 .6 million people have visited the capital’s Bab Ezzouar centre since it opened, equivalent to an average of 2 1,000 customers er day says lain olland the Swiss director of the Company of Algerian Shopping Centres that owns it.

Barely six kilometres away, in the Algiers Bay, many gather on the terrace of the Ardis commercial centre to admire the sun set over the water.

The mall overlooks the Sablettes, a beach celebrated by Algerianborn French writer Albert Camus that was recently cleaned up after years of neglect.

As in many other emerging economies, enthusiasm for these shopping centres does not seem set to dwindle any time soon.

Investors are already planning to open a new mall – complete with skating rink, cinemas and theme park – in Baraki, a southern neighbourhood of lgiers that ust two decades ago was overrun by Islamist armed groups.

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Inside the cage, made of bricks, wood and metal bars, bags of human excrement lay on the ground, as did dog food, used syringes, gasoline cans, locks, chains and rope which he apparently used to tie them up.

“This is a story of terror. To enter that house is to witness true madness the source added.

The suspect is a 6 6 -yearold former construction worker named Eduardo Oviedo. His wife is 6 1 and the son 3 2 . The son can barely speak and the wife has psychiatric problems, the source said.

Oviedo allegedly fed his wife and son through the bars of the cage.

Oviedo will be charged with kidnapping and keeping his family in conditions of servitude.

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Hotel rates fall in market shift PHUKET

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he sustained downturn of hotel rates in P huk et should be a cause of concern f or island hoteliers and developers alik e, cautions Bill Barnett of hospitality consulting firm C9 Hotelworks.

Average room rates mark et-wide shif ted downward by 9 per cent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2014, according to C9 Hotelworks’ new Phuket Mid-Year Hotel Market pdate.

“What is highlighted here is that the trend has existed for a sustained period of time and marks a departure from typical cycles as the island now moves towards an increasingly urban landscape,” Mr Barnett explained.

“Market maturity is evi-

Changes in tourist demograhpics are seeing room rates falling across the island. dent and while hotels have been able to hold occupancy, the direct hit has been in sharply declining RevPAR. “It would be a gross mistak e f or hotels to gloss over the f acts by viewing growing airport arrivals as the lead indicator for tourism, while the reality is that a changing geographic base of core busi-

ness is firmly in the driver’s seat,” he added.

C9’s research pointed to statistics by China’s leading outbound tour operator Ctrip and showed that the average length of stay for mainland Chinese visitors to Phuket is 2.2 days.

“Comparing the AL S [ average length of stay] to

Blast impact on tourism only short-lived, con rms ATTA BANGKOK ASS CIATI F THAI Travel Agents (ATTA) member companies lost 5 per cent of their f oreign book ings due to cancellations since the August 1 Erawan Shrine bombing.

The association reported it members were handling an average of 20,000 tourists daily through Bangkok’s two international airports since the bomb attack.

“Cancellations have been short-lived and were limited to the first couple of weeks after the Erawan attack,” ATTA president Charoen Wangananont said in the association’s report on business trends and data f or J anuary to August this year.

Member companies handled 2,901,298 international tourists at Suvarnabhumi Airport during the eight month period representing an increase of 69.61pc from 1, 10,612 visits during the same period last year.

ATTA released its data, late last week , based on f ees member agencies pay to the airport to provide a meet-andgreet service f or international clients. It is considered an accurate barometer for the tourism industry but is limited to travel through Bangkok’s two airports.

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t op suppl ie r i mprov i ng 18 .93pc from 525,246 visits to 1,512,338 visits.

Vietnam followed with an increase of 316.8 pc from 3 ,259 to 155,323 visits.

The next top five markets were: Russia (124,304 -64.86pc) India (123,935 24.84pc) and Japan (101,385 43.89pc).

In August, there were 342,943 foreign tourists who book ed travel with association members and that resulted in a remarkable increase of 50.81pc from 22 ,406 visits during the same month in 2014.

Chi na was agai n the top source of business with 198,601 v isit s g row i ng 112.60pc from 93,416 visits. eighbouring Vietnam f ollowed in second place with 16,561 visits up 10 .9 pc from ,963 visits during the same month last year.

India ranked third with 14,0 9 visits improving 10.81pc from 12, 05 visits.

South Korea was in fourth

recording 11,863 visits up 4 .9 pc from 8,01 , while J apan in f if th place posted 10,0 9 visits, growing 24.34pc from 8,106 visits.

The next top five markets in August were: Russia (8,231 -54.1 ) Hong Kong ( ,381 20.31) Taiwan (6,342 22.65pc) the nited Kingdom ( 83.19pc) and Spain (4,46 9.43pc).

The association also reported that 114,052 tourists were handled by member companies at Don Mueang Airport in August, representing an increase of 166.5 pc from 42, 85 during the same month last year.

China also topped arrivals at the second gateway recording 102,656 visits improving 4.81pc from 9 ,858 visits.

Indonesia was in second with 3, 66 visits growing 100.96pc from 1,8 4 visits during the same month last year. Malaysia ranked third recording 1,440 visits.

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those of the legacy European segment, the math attached to the relevance of a volume driven tourism market is fairly straight f orward and in this case more tourists are stacking up to less in the big scheme of things,” said Mr Barnett.

Another critical f actor to hotel performance is the massive influx of unregistered

tourism accommodation in Phuket such as condominium and apartment hotels.

“One only has to look at the large number of new developments offering guaranteed rental returns or investment yields despite the proj ects not securing hotel licenses.

Clearly the government needs to understand the damage this sector is causing to legally operating hotels and ensure compliance is a priority,” Mr Barnett added.

“While it’s quite easy to point to Thailand’s lengthy political events as a k ey influence, but the reality is that Phuket’s underlying infrastructure still lack s depth in terms of world-class branded tourism attractions.

“The beach is no longer enough to drive hotel rates at a higher traj ectory as currently there are 2 confirmed hotels in the island pipeline and another 4,400 rooms coming online between 2016-2018.”

Baht sinks to lowest level since 2009 THE BAHT THIS WEEK slipped beyond the 36-mark against the US dollar to hit a six-and-a-half -year low, track ing retreats of other regional currencies as investors bet the S Federal Reserve will lif t its near-zero interest rates this month.

The Thai currency sank to its lowest level since M arch 2009 to 36.11/36.13 from 35.84/35.86 last Friday (Sept 4).

The baht has f allen by nearly 3 in the past month and almost 10 per cent this year.

Malaysia’s ringgit dropped to a new low. It weakened 1. pc to 4.33 to the dollar in Kuala Lumpur after earlier falling to 4.3405, the lowest level since January 1998, when it reached a record 4.885. The ringgit has plunged 21.8pc this year.

Photo: Bangkok Post Indonesia’s rupiah fell the most in two weeks to 14,246 to the dollar. It has lost 13pc this year in Asia’s worst performance after the ringgit, according to Bloomberg.

The dollar also strengthened versus the South Korean won, the yen, the yuan, the Singapore dollar and the Philippine peso.

Fed policymakers will meet in the middle of this month to decide whether to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly 10 years.

Investors have been predicting a US rate hik e as early

as this month, but growing concerns over China’s cooling economy could delay the Fed’s decision.

Bank of Thailand spok esman Chirathep Senivongs a Ayudhya said the baht’s depreciation was in line with the weak ening trend of other regional currencies, as financial markets expect the Fed could begin normalising its funds rate this month following mixed jobs data detailing how the S unemployment rate has declined to 5.1pc and hourly wages have increased on average.

The looming rate hike by the Fed on the back of lower S unemployment and improved wages coupled with uncertainty about China’s economic slowdown inducing downward pressure on regional currencies.

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Tourism: The future is now Future of key industry challenged by island’s ‘sustainability’ Chris Husted editor@classactmedia.co.th

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he business presentation dinner “P huk et’s Tourism Future: P ublic and P rivate Sector P lans” held in P huk et last week saw a slew of tourism sustainability issues resurface to plague officials in their quest to attract wealthier tourists.

The event, organised by the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) in collaboration with Netherlands, French and German chambers of commerce, was held at the Amari P huk et resort in P atong on September 3 .

Lead panellist P huk et Governor Nisit J ansomwong was unable to attend, and instead Vice Governor P unlop Singhasenee took the lead role in parrying directed queries f rom P huk et’s expat business f raternity.

However, it was Anoma Vongyai, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand TAT Phuket office, who fired of f the most telling statistics, citing that P huk et has 93 ,75 0 rooms in 1,800 hotels – of which only 3 76 venues were registered.

Bringing the hordes of tourists to P huk et’s shores were an average 232 flights landing in P huk et a day, M s Anoma noted, hence the more-thanB5 billion upgrade at P huk et International Airport, slated f or completion next year.

Y et the government’s f ocus has shif ted to no longer target

j ust arrivals targets,” she said.

“The f ocus is now clearly on the volume of revenue generated, not on the number of tourists coming here,” she added.

“Tourism revenue has been set a target of an 8 per cent rise in the coming year.”

M ore impor tantly, in achieving that tourism revenue boost was that Tourism M inister Kobk arn Wattanavrangk ul last month revealed that next year will be the first year that tourism officials will not be given a target number of arrivals to achieve, added panellist Dale Lawrence, president of SKAL Thailand.

M eanwhile, tourism board campaigns are to promote a range of products beyond the beaches, shopping and nightlif e options to include adventure tours, M M A camps, M ICE (M eetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions) options and sports events and even medical services available, M s Anoma explained.

She also revealed the new top-priority target mark ets.

Chinese FIT (f ree independent travellers) took pole position.

India rank ed lower in the order presented, while Australia, the UK and R ussia all rank ed f airly highly – but most conspicuous by obvious omission was any specific western European nation, or even Western Europe in general.

However, while the push to transf orm P huk et into a “Q uality Tourism Destination” starts rolling, the number of

ale awrence, President of A Thailand, bro e the news that tourism of cials next year will not be required to achieve a tourist arrivals target. Photo: BCCT tourists will continue to rise, M r Lawrence pointed out.

The Department of Tourism and Sports expects 28.8 million tourists to visit Thailand this year, generating an estimated B2.2 trillion in revenue.

“PATA Pacific Asia Travel Association] predicts there will be 4 0 million visitors by the end of the decade,” he said.

In meeting the challenges ahead, guest panellist Nick P orter, General M anager of M ö venpick R esort & Spa Karon Beach P huk et, noted, “It is obvious there will be growth, but in which direction? ” “Competition is rising,” he said. “New and exciting destinations are opening up in the region with very competitive new arrivals entering the mark et.”

The strongest way f orward was through “synergy”, said Mr Porter, in reflection of Ms Anoma’s closing comment in her presentation that it was critical that the government and the private sector work together to achieve common goals.

“We must work to develop ourselves, and expand in dif f erent areas,” M r P orter said.

“We must develop closer work ing relationships between the public and private sectors.

That way we can be stronger against existing competitors and stave of f new arrivals to the mark et.”

To do that, though, M r P orter noted it was vital f or P huk et to “sell the destination f irst, then you can sell the product and services.”

It was on this point that the questions from the floor during the ensuing Q uestion & Answer session targeted issues threatening the very sustainability P huk et’s exist-

ing tourism f uture, never mind attempting to attract higherspending tourists.

Gulu Lalvani, CEO of Royal Phuket Marina, fired the first salvo, questioning the accuracy of statistics presented by government agencies, citing conflicting tourist arrival figures from different sources.

To this Ms Anoma clarified that statistics provided were no more than that. “Of ten the numbers given are misreported.

For example, the number of international arrivals at an airport is of ten reported as the number of tourist arrivals, when obviously the f igures don’t say that,” she said.

By example, M s Anoma cited the problem of identif ying tourists who arrived in Bangk ok then travelled to Phuket on a domestic flight.

“These people are very difficult to identify as international tourists arriving in P huk et,” she said.

The rest of the questions f ollowed in the same theme: local issues that af f ected the attractiveness of the island in general.

Local resident R ichard

J oynes questioned the use of underpasses instead of much cheaper flyovers in the government’s ef f orts to alleviate traf fic jams on the island, to which V/ Gov P unlop explained that aesthetics played a large part.

“And please k eep in mind that this is very much in the hands of local residents,” he said. “R ecently, local residents voted against two flyovers in the north of the island due to how much harm they thought the flyovers would cause to the natural beauty of the area.”

M artin Carpenter of P huk et Concierge questioned the sustainability of billboards, which was gif ted the reply “that is the responsibility of local administrations”, while R obert de Graaf f , General M anager at Albatross Luf thansa City Center, questioned the sustainability of a quality tourism destination when “something as simple as plastic bags” still plagued the island.

Af ter much debate, including how much power provincial authorities have to dispense with plastic bags, apart f rom using the all-powerf ul Section 4 4 of the interim constitution,

the short reply was “It’s not that easy.”

M s Anoma, who graduated with a master’s degree at J ames Cook University in Q ueensland, Australia, challenged one inquirer f rom the audience, “How easy is it f or the government where you come f rom to get rid of plastic bags entirely? ” Back on topic was J erry M inoret, P roduct Development M anager, Asia M arine, and J ohn R eynolds of R ok u Holdings International, who separately questioned the industry and the government’s “capacity f or change” in attracting the type of tourists desired.

To this, M r Lawrence, pointed out that it was “the role of the private sector to deliver service quality”.

Concerning the issue that j ust under 80pc of all hotels k nown to exist by the authorities remained open while not being registered, coupled with the ensuing problem of raw sewage flowing from unregulated hotels into coastal canals, and f rom there onto tourist beaches, V/ Gov P unlop and M s Anoma, to their credit, admitted that there was a plain “lack of enf orcement” problem, though they cited a “shortage of manpower” as the main cause f or that shortf all.

The BCCT presentation dinner series has gained huge popularity in recent months, with pressing issues and quality guest speak ers headlining the events. The P huk et’s Tourism Future event last Thursday sold out within days.

The next BCCT business dinner is scheduled to be held at the Amari P huk et on October 22. T h e P h u k et N ew s will announce more details as they become available.

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Looking into the future How to equip learners for an ever-changing world

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wish that I had a dollar (or indeed any unit of currency) for every time that I hear the cliché ‘schools have to prepare students for jobs that do not yet exist’.

I feel like reminding everyone that schools also have to prepare students for the many jobs that will continue to exist as long as the human species survives. Technology is a game changer, but it is still a tool. As a tool it enhances a great many traditional professions and in a great many places it alters the workplace itself. It will even spawn new jobs, but the vast number of our students will still pursue careers and professions that have been around for quite some time.

Of course, the purpose of the cliché is to prepare us for the real message concerning the vital importance of ‘creativity’. It is no good preparing students to rote learn and to pass the traditional examinations; we must produce a breed of student that is able ‘to think outside the box’ (sorry, the clichés just seem to be tripping off the tongue).

This is true. The world needs independent thinkers and problem solvers. The real problem, however, is that schools also have to get students into jobs and universities, and the qualifications required to open doors are most often still based upon grades, and test

scores and examinations. Government assessments of educational systems and social capital are, again all too often, based upon grades, and test scores and examinations; many parents are also, understandably, pre-occupied with grades and test scores and… you get the picture.

It seems that schools, and educational systems, have done quite a good job of actually stifling the natural creativity that human beings possess. Despite this, and with little sense of irony, the focus now seems to be upon schools developing creativity in their students.

Of course, there is an underlying as-

sumption that ‘creativity’ can be taught; and that certain creative activities will somehow transform our curricula; but can a state of mind be taught at all?

A creative mind really needs to be an enriched mind, and that has little to do with knowing where to access information when it is required. I really like the expression ‘a cultured mind’, rarely used these days. It implies much more than just utilitarianism.

The emphasis on preparing our children for the world of work or for citizenship, supported by the technological skills to access information, has slewed the curriculum away from subjects such as literature, history and classics because they are perceived to have little practical application in the hi-tech workplace (and could even be quite dangerous for our embryonic citizens).

Despite the emphasis on carefully choreographed – I naturally hesitate to the use the word ‘rigid’ – curricula, there seems to be little overt concern with the ‘enrichment’ of minds. And, as we all know, the one thing we are stuck with, and cannot trade-in, is our mind.

Basically, it is all we have and all we are; enriching it, therefore, seems like a good idea, especially if we are in it for the long haul.

Much recent research in education is now focused upon ‘resilience’ – the ability to bounce back; to learn from error; to fail well. I might just as well add, to overcome the stranglehold of the curriculum.

So how does bottom-up brain friendly, enriched and creative education mesh with a top-down, narrow, prescriptive, grade obsessed examination curriculum?

Schools must ‘not throw the baby out with the bath water’ (I just love those clichés). While it is important to provide an education that a young brain needs for growth and to make all those synaptic connections, it remains just as important to ensure that students, as they grow older, are resilient enough to achieve success within the narrow confines of imposed examination curricula.

The world will change, but schools are by their very nature conservative institutions. The change in schools will be slow.

To get the best out of each child is not easy; we can coerce children and reward them, of course, but if the motivation is always applied externally, we are ultimately setting them up for long term failure.

If the work is not challenging enough, the overall grades might improve, but the learning will not.

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eadStart school is proud to announce to the Phuket community that, just as promised, HeadStart International School’s new facilities have opened on time.

Despite the many obstacles, their construction management team, propelled forward by HeadStart’s CEO, Mr Jazon Edouard, have ensured that the purpose built campus was ready for the start of the 2015-2016 academic school year.

Students, teachers and parents have been pleased to move into a modern, spacious and well equipped building complete with 36 classrooms, three computer labs, one exam room, one study room, seven language classrooms, two music rooms, two art rooms, two playrooms, three playgrounds, an auditorium, two swimming pools, a fitness gym offered to the parents free of charge, an indoor basketball court, a multipurpose court, two football pitches, a running track, long jump, two canteens, two libraries, 30 offices,

a meeting room, three staff lounges, 32 restrooms, a large kitchen, first did centre, and coffee shop.

HeadStart has enrolled an additional 140 students bringing the total number of pupils at HeadStart to over 600 pupils.

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ecently, I witnessed the first ever destruction of confiscated ivory in Thailand. Great job to the Department of National Parks for their hard work and researching the best ways to destroy the ivory with transparency.

They also thought about the impacts of burning ivory on the environment and made sure there was proper processing at an incinerator to filter and manage the harmful substances generated from the burning.

The ivory was incinerated at 900 degrees centigrade and was carefully watched and monitored by witnesses.

The end product was black ash which will be buried at another site.

I guess it depends on which perspective you are looking at it. It surely is a controversial topic. Are lives lost for nothing or do we make sure the ivory taken from African elephants (who lost their lives due to the demand of ivory) are not used because of the actual fact that they were obtained illegally?

In addressing this question, here are some points (and invariably more questions) to consider.

1 The ivory was never meant to be in Thailand to begin with. It was not ours or our possession and so we should not feel that it is a waste. Thai-

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land still allows ivory to be sold and owned within the country, and are taken from domestic elephants and do not need to be hurt or killed.

2 Should we send it back to its country. At this point, it is difficult to tell where in Africa each piece of ivory comes from. I’m sure DNA testing and tracking would also cost quite a bit of

money. And who’s tax money should be spent, Thai or African? If Africa then which country in Africa?

3 We have to admit, we do not live in a society with all honest people who are not corrupt. Allowing the use of dismissed confiscated ivory opens up more opportunities for corrupt individuals to bring in the ivory, get caught, pay a small fine, then wait for the ivory to be legal, get the ivory back and still make profit off of the elephant they killed, legally. (This does happen and not just on the level of wildlife trade.)

4 Destroying ivory does use budget but so does keeping ivory long term.

You still need to hire people to look after it, pay for storage and for how long? This also uses tax payers money.

Destroying ivory gets rid of the burden a little at a time.

There are still several tons of ivory left pending court cases and it is not to say that the DNP is not allowing any use at all. They have given a portion of it to credible institutes who are allowed to use it for education and research.

The burden of keeping confiscated items or animals is very long term and uses unnecessary budget.

This is also just the beginning. I think we are focusing on the wrong thing. Everyone looks at Thailand and criticises the actions by officials, even when officials try to make things transparent. But the focus should be on the country in which they came from.

The burden should be theirs for allowing ivory to be taken out of their country in the first place. Why are we not criticising their lack of security which enabled several tons of ivory out of Africa? The waste, is the waste of the African Elephants who died because of the demand from Asia for ivory products.

Regulating our own trade within the country and only allowing ivory from registered domestic elephants and banning all sales of illegal ivory within the country is a good step forward for conservation of African elephants on the brink of extinction.

But then again, this is my perspective.

Nancy Gibson is the CEO and Founder of Love Wildlife Foundation, and can be contacted through lovewildlife.org/

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Having a craic in Patong

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Bringing a warm Irish pub atmosphere to Phuket Matthew Pond editor3 @classactmedia.co.th

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t’s Irish by name, it’s Irish in decor, and it’s certainly Irish in atmosphere.

Nestled in the heart of Phuket’s entertainment district is a haven of straight-talking, downto-earth hospitality that is known to many as “The Drunken Leprechaun”. Having opened its doors on May 21, 2015 the restaurant and pub is the latest outlet of the increasingly popular dusitD2 Phuket resort located in heart of Patong. And since its opening has become the place to meet for “A Pint and a Chat” in Phuket.

Upon arrival at The Drunken Leprechaun you are first welcomed by their “little people”, and throughout your visit you will constantly see them strolling around shaking hands with guests and making them feel at home. They’re actually a novelty which attracts many passing customers to go inside.

The Drunken Leprechaun’s theme captures the character of the Gaelic people, well known for their dedication to merry-making, music and craftsmanship through the centuries.

The layout inside The Drunken Leprechaun is split over two floors, the ground floor combines “snugs” (closedoff booths) combined with a large open area, which creates a great social

Fish & chips atmosphere. The upper balcony floor features more “snugs” and a pool table, which, unusually, is actually free of charge to play. The rough-hewn doors, furniture and bar counters give a natural feel to the interior.

Metalwork fixtures complement the texture of the timber, adding a touch of finesse to the overall design. Stories from the rich heritage of Irish folklore and mythology are illustrated in wall murals, inspired by distinctively Gaelic art forms.

This pub, with its combination of natural materials and artistic traditions, provides the ideal backdrop for modern-day musicians and storytellers

Bangkok Beer & Beverages just finished teaching the WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) Level 2 course to 40 sommeliers and other beverage professionals in Phuket, which was held from August 24 to September 6. Angsana Laguna Resort hosted the event, and BB&B Thailand is the authorised and certified provider of this international course, whose diplomas are recognised around the world. The course lecturer was Mr. Ross Edward Marks from BB&B.

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Bangers & mash

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to recreate the Gaelic way of enjoying life, or ‘craic’ as it is known in Ireland.

Turning now to food, and here you are offered a diverse menu of pub style foods, as well as some traditional and tongue-in-cheek Irish cuisine.

The “Leprechaun Hangover Breakfast” has fast become a favourite, and the pub’s homemade burger, Dublin Bay popcorn shrimp, fish ’n’ chips, beef Guinness pie, and the organic grilled half chicken will appeal to a variety of tastebuds. A bevy of sandwiches and desserts are also on the menu.

The Drunken Leprechaun offers live music, great times and is the place for any sporting event. Enjoy a perfectly

poured pint of ebony nectar as you take in their unparalleled selection of games and events, with numerous flat-screen TVs to choose from.

They offer the Grand Prix, as well as satellite TV, so you’ll never miss a race or a game.

Whether you’re looking to meet up with friends for good conversation, explore through the diverse list of dishes on the menu, or if you’re simply looking to sit down and enjoy a drink, The Drunken Leprechaun is just the place for you. If you haven’t stopped by to indulge in everything this Irish pub has to offer, it’s time to see what you’ve been missing.

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Mastering muscle matters

Meet the world’s 12th biomechanic specialist Dalia Hilmi editor1 @classactmedia.co.th

He uses his knowledge to help his patients to use their bodies in the biomechanically correct way.

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uscle activation. A phrase and method not commonly known in Asia, and yet is proving to be the solution to various muscle and joint problems that occur in the body.

There are about 200 Muscle Activation Technique “Master Specialists” in the world who can perform these special methods and theories well. And there is only one in the whole of Asia, and he lives in Phuket: Toshi Toyoda.

Toshi became a Master Specialist eight years ago, which made him the 12th in the world. He also became a Resistant Specialist Master around the same time.

“My mission is to lead people the right way, with the right knowledge,” Toshi explained to The Phuket News in a recent interview.

Toshi, originally from Japan, currently works from the RPM Health Club, one of the finest health centres on the island. He was formerly a chiropractor having both studied and worked in the subject Japan. He then spent many years living in America as a licenced

acupuncturist and Rolfer.

“It helps a lot of people. But a lot of people are scared of the needle,” Toshi explains.

Toshi also spent some years working as an actor, studying bodywork, as well as many more diverse things. But what he has concentrated the majority of his life on, is spending the time, money and effort on studying. As a biomechanic specialist, Toshi has been treating pain with Acupuncture, Muscle Activation Technique, Rolfing, Active Isolated Stretching, Chiropractic Technique, and Osteopathic Technique for over 25 years. All the top trainers in the world take the Muscle Activation class. Many of Toshi’s patients have gone to him after experiencing chronic lower back pain issues for a long time, even after they’ve seen doctors and some even after having operations.

He uses his knowledge to help his patients to use their bodies in the biomechanically correct way. The knowledge used in order to treat the chronic pain has been created over a lifetime, and most of Toshi’s clients will feel good after one session, but it will take multiple sessions to correct underlying

issues. Muscle Activation Techniques is a specific and unique process for evaluating an individual’s ability to produce efficient muscle contraction. Loss of muscle contraction results in a decreased range of motion, and therefore decreased physical performance. Range of motion testing can indicate which muscles have decreased contractibility, and precise forces are applied to restore that muscle’s efficiency. A specialist will be trained and certified to perform several force application techniques that can restore function and strengthen weak muscles.

“I have studied in so much detail, to the point where even many doctors eventually became my patients in both America and Thailand.”

Toshi was even kind enough to test the muscles in my arm. I failed the first test, but after treating the area, it made the muscle stronger, so after testing me a second time, I passed.

Indeed, Toshi has been able to help many people, particularly those with a disability.

“I can make them walk. People try to avoid surgery so come to me. But not everyone wants to talk to me, and that’s because what I teach is very unfamiliar to what anyone is used to, there is no history of using these methods for my clients to see.

“I know how to make optimum condition within the muscles. If someone has an injury or a pain, I can help by performing biomechanic exercises that will fix their issue, and activate the muscle.”

Toshi’s ability to help people in a unique way is a testament to the number of years he has dedicated his time in learning about the biomechanics of the body. From helping English Premier League players, to a former UFC champion from Hawaii, Toshi has studied his way through life in order to help people all around the world. Although his move to Thailand may have originally been due to his decision to retire, Toshi still can’t help but help others. He continues to base himself at RPM and is available to anyone requiring advise or treatment.

For more information email info@biomc.com

The grandiose RPM Health Club.

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Looking ahead for AmberRoux

Stylish fashionista brings London vibe to the Thailand market Dalia Hilmi editor1 @cl a ssa ctmedia .co.th

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li Pearce developed an interest in fashion from a young age. But it wasn’t until she attended London College of Fashion (LCF) in London, one of the most prestigious fashion school’s in the UK, and quite possibly in the entire world, that Ali fully experimented with designing. She is now the owner of AmberRoux, a savvy cutting-edge London style boutique in the heart of Koh Phi Phi. LCF prepares the students for the industry by pushing them and encouraging them to work independently, which subsequently is what made Ali the designer she is today.

“It was so hard, most of my friends left the course! But, I did it,” explains Ali in a recent interview with The Phuket News.

Following her time at college, she worked with various designers, constantly building on her experience. Her decision to move to New York and be a designer was halted when her cousin encouraged her to go to Asia. And it was this decision that would change and shape the next few years of Ali’s life and career.

What was originally a three month trip has indeed turned into over a decade. Ali headed to the famed island of Koh Phi Phi back in May 2005, shortly after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

Ali was involved in, what was at the time one of the most difficult moments of her life, a serious and life changing motorbike accident in Phuket. But, they say there is a silver lining in every cloud, as the designer quite literally was forced to stay in Asia as she was unable to walk for a whole year. However, it was this drastic turning point which led her to spend her time designing and create her own label.

“I’m the luckiest person in the world,” says Ali. “The accident happened just after I bought my sewing machine. And every year that goes on, I count myself lucky. So it made me realise that life is too short.”

With enough experience in fashion, the Londoner decided she could do her own thing and concentrate on herself.

“I could just about manage to operate the sewing machine with my foot. So that’s when I started to run my own shop on Phi Phi.” After a few trips back and fourth to England, Ali finally came across her golden ticket in 2010. Another shop was available to rent, so she quickly turned an empty space into a stylish boutique showcasing all her handmade outfits and accessories. Initially, the shop was a display of mix-match of vintage and her own custom made designs, but overtime, Ali turned the shop into her own label: AmberRoux.

The name AmberRoux is a mix of London, French influences, a sharp reflection on the shop’s warm, savvy, and chic designs. Ali bases herself in Bangkok, where she spends her time experimenting with high quality Japanese and Indian fabrics. Ali wanted a pretty name for her label, so combined the name Amber with the French word ‘roux’, giving the label an attractive edge.

“I love Bangkok, there’s so much to do in the city. I like getting inspired, walking around shopping malls and reading fashion magazines. I get to buy different fabrics everyday.”

Indeed, it’s clear that Ali’s passion and dedication to fashion is what makes her designs so creative, eyecatching and unique. But what’s more, is her positive and determined attitude. This carries her through life and enables her to work independently and create a fashion label that caters to both the Asian and Euro@thephuketnews

pean market, right from her Bangkok apartment.

What I find so intriguing is that Ali continues to develop her designs and hasn’t lost her ability to ex explore it over the years. This was evident when she told me that she goes to bed dreaming of fab fabrics and won’t hesitate to get out of bed at say 4am, if a new design comes to mind! It’s this sheer pas passion and her bubbly personality why so many customers continue to buy from her shop.

“It annoys me though,” Ali says with a smile, “I go to sleep dreaming where the zip will be in that dress, or what colour something will be in... when I dream of a good dress, I get up and draw it before I forget it!” feminin AmberRoux celebrates femininity in a classic design that appeals to Asian and European customers worldwide.

“You learn a lot yourself, it takes time but you learn how to do things”.

So what’s next for the eager designer?

“I have already started designing my website, which will display affordable, yet stylish outfits. I hope to develop a relationship with the expat community in Phuket, and expand on the sizes of clothes so that they cater for everyone,” Ali explains.

Looking ahead, Ali intends on bringing her label to the streets of Phuket and showcase her designs in a cutting edge fashion show, with an underground London style, yet inspired by a number of Asian cultures.

“It’s a fusion of everything going into this label, which I believe will be appealing, since there’s a gap in the market for this.

“It’s a bit scary, but it might open up

a few more things!”

As fashion design is her lifestyle, Ali has remained in Asia to establish and build her brand. To share her passion for designing, collection pieces are available to buy online. As well as this, fans of her work can look forward to an eccentric display of leather accessories, jackets, and homemade silk products.

Ali’s ultimate dream is to get her label into the Ibiza market. And with such an inspirational and tenacious attitude, there’s no doubt that Ali will fulfil her dreams and more.

For more information or to view her collection, visit www.amberroux.com

Calling all Phuket beauties

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f you know anyone working in any of the hotels on the island who wishes to participate in the Miss Hotel beauty pageant contest, they can register for the event now until September 10.

Contestants must be between 20-28 years old. The winner will receive a cash award of B20,000, runner up will receive B10,000.

September 10 - The beauty contest selection begins with the top 30 contestants selected from the application process.

September 12 - All 30 contestants dressed in their hotel uniform will meet at Republic Stadium at 8am, where judges will select the 12 lucky contestants for the next round.

September 19-20 Contestants will stay at the luxury resort Andaman Embrace Resort and Spa in Patong.

On the evening of September 19, there will be a press conference to introduce the top 12 beauty contestants at the resort.

September 26 - The beauty pageant will start at 6pm.

For anyone looking to apply, they must contact Khun Por at 0950970899.

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(Left) Dale Lawrence, President of SKAL Thailand, joins hands with Amari Patong Hotel Manager Richard Margo in presenting the BCCT series in Phuket.

Vice Governor Punlop Singhasenee (second from left) and Anoma Vongyai (third from left), Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand TAT Phuket office, join SKAL Thailand President Dale Lawrence (centre), the evening's moderator Grenville Fordham (third from right) of IMAGE asia and special guests at the event at the Amari Phuket. Photo: BCCT

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The business presentation dinner “Phuket’s Tourism Future: Public and Private Sector Plans” organised by the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) in collaboration with Netherlands, French and German chambers of commerce, was held at the Amari Phuket resort in Patong on September 3. See full story on page 14.

The affable Chris Thatcher, Vice Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (BCCT), introduced the high-powered panel.

E A ST M E E T S W E ST G A R A G E SA L E A T B O A T L A G O O N A large collection of secondhand products were set up at Boat Lagoon last weekend, where many turned up to purchase antiques, while listening to music and indulging in the lar e arra of cuisines. The mar et s mbolised ast eets est, which was reflected in the Japanese snacks and Western burgers.

From left: Saran Mitrarat, Editor Long Tai Magazine; Kallayavee Jiraviriyalerd, Open Phuket; Callum Getfit, The Dome; Youngtaek Yoo, Dragon Gym; and Saranyu Suwannasoonthon, Mezzo Forte Music School

P R I Z E S F O R G A R A G E SA L E V I SI T O R S & V E N D O R S

Ms Kanittha Prasopsirikul (third from left) presents prizes to winners of the lucky prize draw at the rst ast eets est ara e ale last wee end ept -6 at Phu et oat Arcade at Phuket Boat Lagoon.

Many attended to enjoy the selection of creative beverages.

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G E T SB U I L D I N G

B O O ST Barnhem, a school and home for impoverished youth in Thalang, was presented a cheque from Dawid Koegelenberg the GM of Paresa Resort for B500,000 for the Barnhem Refurbishment Campaign.

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Kids getting ready for the big day’s activities.

SPLASH ‘N’ DASH AT SUPERKIDZ AQUATHLON Thanyapura hosted its third SuperKidz & Anyman Aquathlon on September 5, kicking off the 2015-2016 school year.

FUN & GAMES @ SPORTS DAY ACCOR hotels in southern Thailand held the Southern ACCOR Sport Day on September 5th at the Saphan Hin Sports Stadium under their new motto “FEEL WELCOME”.

Animal lovers joined the event in the heart of Phuket Town.

LIMELIGHT AVENUE HOSTS PET FAIR The Mini Pet Fair was held at Limelight Avenue in Phuket Town from September 2 – 5. Many people joined the event and brought along their pet to join in on the fun. @thephuketnews

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CASUAL BBQ SUNDAY BRUNCH AT THE POOL BAR AT HYATT REGENCY

A Night at the Opera “ A N ig ht a t the O pera ” I t wil l b e a nig ht of el eg a nce a s g uests g a ther f or a concert under the stars to the music of , Thailand s first a nd onl y pop- opera b a nd. P erf orming a b l end of popul a r opera tic a ria s a nd cl a ssica l pieces.

T ickets T H B 4 , 5 0 0 net per g uest, incl udes f our course dinner & b eve ra g es. B ook yo ur tickets now, send a n ema il to eve nts@trisa ra .com.

P roceeds g o towa rds supporting the work of P huket H a s B een G ood T o U s in ma king a dif f erence to the l ive s of underprivi l eg ed T ha i chil dren in P huket. P roudl y support b y The Phuket News.

Bollywood Phuket’s Weekend Special Indian Lunch Set Come and en o the authentic flavours of ndia b indul g ing in our weekend’ s specia l l unch set f or onl y B 3 9 9 + per person b etween 1 1 a m- 3 pm. M enu incl udes 3 sta rters, 1 R oti/ N a a n, 1 R ice dish, 1 portion L entil s, 2 C urries, a nd a D essert serv ed with I ndia n tea ( of y our choice) ! A l l f or j ust B 3 9 9 + per person F or more inf o pl ea se ca l l 0 7 6 3 0 4 0 3 4 .

All you can eat Sunday Roast Buffet Beef, ork amb Cauliflower, Broccoli, P ea s, C a rrots, F ried mushrooms, G ril l ed T oma toes – Y orkshire pudding – R oa sted P ota toes, M a shed P ota toes – G ra ve y , M ushroom sa uce, M int S a uce. R eserva tion R ecommended 3 5 0 b a ht P .P ., sha kersphuket@g ma il .com, 0 8 1 8 9 1 4 3 8 1 .

Mussels night @ Shakers 1 .2 kg mussel s serv ed with f rench f ries y our choice, y our sty l e: na ture, ma riniere, prov enca l e, g a rl ic & crea m or T ha i sty l e R eserv a tion recommended B 2 9 5 b a ht P .P ., sha kersphuket@ g ma il .com, 0 8 1 8 9 1 4 3 8 1 .

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F or onl y B 4 9 9 a nd specia l reduced prices on drinks, 0 7 6 - 2 8 6 4 6 4 E x t 4 .

Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi E v ery S a turda y nig ht, N um N oi S ing pa tong , the hea d tra iner a nd owner of S ing pa tong + S itnumnoi g m in atong Beach, hosts an elite fight series Suk Singpatong Sitnumnoi Saturda fight nig ht” a t P a tong B ox ing S ta dium ( S a i N a m Y en oad , where top international and Thai fighters compete. V isit pa tong b ox ing sta dium.com f or more inf o. P roudl y supported b y Class Act Media.

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BBQ at Expat Hotel T ime 8 pm, E x pa t S ports B a r, E x pa t H otel , S oi T a ipa n, P a tong . www.ex pa tsportsb a r.com

FRIDAYS WINE & TAPAS I ma g ine y oursel f sitting 5 0 metres a b ov e sea l ev el a nd g a z ing out ov er a n a ma z ing sunset whil e sipping on a g ing er & l emong ra ss ma rtini a nd enj oy ing the uniq ue sophistica ted city l if esty l e a mb ia nce of P huket. E v ery F rida y ‘ A l l ou can at Tapas, with free flow of selected b ev era g es a t B 1 , 3 9 0 net f rom 7 – 1 0 pm. G et 3 0 per cent discount on sel ected b ev era g es f rom 5 .3 0 - 6 .3 0 pm ev ery da y . L oca ted a t V a nil l a S ky B a r, C a pe S ienna H otel , K a ma l a 0 7 6 - 3 3 7 3 0 0 .

Pool Competition at Expat Sports Bar T he competition a t 9 pm E x pa t S ports B a r a t the E x pa t H otel S oi T a ipa n P a tong . S ee ma p a t www.ex pa thotel .com

E nj oy our sumptuous b runch f ea turing a l a v ish sprea d of interna tiona l del ica cies with a v a riety of l iv e sta tions, roa sts, a ca sua l sea f ood B B Q , f reshl y shucked F in de C l a ire oy sters, a pasta station, wood fired pi as and a children s food corner plus our free flow selected b ev era g e sta tions. W ith pool a ccess a nd a C a mp H y a tt kids cl ub , sta rting a t B 1 , 5 0 0 + + per person. F or more deta il s a nd reserv a tions, ca l l 0 7 6 2 3 1 5 1 6 f nb .phuhp@hy a tt.com

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Sunday roast at Gallery Cafe By Pinky @ new Chalong branch E e v ry a nd 0 8 9 1 0 l eryca

S unda y f rom 1 2 pm a nd a l l - da y b runch dinner eve ry da y f rom 7 a m- 1 0 pm.

3 7 0 0 0 F B : G a l l eryca f e b y pinky , theg a l f e@ya hoo.com, 0 8 9 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 .

Traditional Sunday Roast Angus O’Tool’s Karon Beach L unch or dinner serv ed f rom 2 pm. Y our choice of either roa st b eef , chicken, l oin of pork or l eg of l a mb serv ed with roa st a nd b oil ed pota toes, three f resh v eg eta b l es, Y orkshire pudding a nd g ra v y .

O nl y B 3 2 0 per person which incl udes a f ree g l a ss of house red or white. O pposite C enta ra K a ron R esort. S ee otool s- phuket.com

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14 SEP SEE AND CHEER! 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 at Sapanhin 4,000 seats Gymnasium

Phuket United VS Samutprakan A t S a pha n H in I ndoor S ports A rena . S ta rts a t 7 pm. P roudl y supported b y The Phuket News.

E e v ry S unda y enj oy a wide sel ection of T ha i del ica cies during the T ha i S unda y B runch a t D oub l eT ree R esort b y H il ton P huket - S urin B ea ch. V a rious a ction sta tions, ext ensive sa l a d b a r, tropica l f resh f ruits, pl enty of desserts a nd unl imited sof t drinks, cof f ee a nd tea f or onl y B 3 5 0 net per person. C hil dren a g ed 7 - 1 2 a t T H B 1 7 5 net. T his incl udes f ree a ccess to our swimming f a cil ities! 0 7 6 3 0 3 3 0 0 .

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Thailand Property Awards 2015 C el eb ra ting a 1 0 th historic y ea r, the T ha il a nd P roperty A wa rds 2 0 1 5 g a l a dinner a nd a wa rds ceremony promises to b e the most prestig ious a nd competitiv e to da te. O nl y the country ’ s top dev el opers wil l b e rewa rded a t T ha il a nd’ s b ig g est, most recog nised a nd respected rea l esta te ev ent, a t the P l a z a A thenee B a ng kok.W ith a n a nticipa ted a ttenda nce of more tha n 6 0 0 , don’ t miss out on this uniq ue opportunity to cel eb ra te one the reg ion’ s most dy na mic property ma rkets and meet the industr leaders who are redefining it. B ooking a t www.a sia property a wa rds.com/ tha il a ndproperty a wa rds. P roudl y supported b y The Phuket News.

All you can eat BBQ Ribs night 6 pm – 1 1 pm: A l l y ou ca n ea sa l a d b uf f et, pota to sa l a d & erv a tion recommended 2 9 phuket@g ma il .com, 0 8 1 8 9

t B B Q rib s serv ed with choice of sa uces. R es5 b a ht P .P ., sha kers1 4 3 8 1 .

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SEE AND CHEER!

KICK OFF : 7 PM

Thai Sunday Brunch at DoubleTree Phuket

Toastmasters Phuket L ooking to dev el op y our pub l ic spea king a nd l ea dership skil l s? I g nite y our ca reer? J oin T oa stma sters P huket a nd sta rt ma king y oursel f a l ea der toda y ! I nv ita tion onl y . C onta ct J a son on 0 8 6 4 7 9 7 4 7 1 f or more inf o.

14 SEPTEMBER 2015 KICK OFF : 7 PM at Sapanhin 4,000 seats Gymnasium

All you can eat BBQ night 6 pm – 1 1 pm: b eef , pork, chicken, b urg ers, sa usa g es, pra wns & sq uids, sa l a d b uf f et, choice of pota toes & sa uces, b rea d, b uns & g a rl ic b rea d R eserv a tion recommended 3 5 0 b a ht P .P ., sha kersphuket@g ma il .com, 0 8 1 8 9 1 4 3 8 1 .

Journey into Complete Well-being Workshop J W M a rriott P huket R esort & S pa inv ites y ou to j oin a n up- coming 3 - da y wel l ness workshop.

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PGFC Thailand 2016 “Classic” Sport Fishing Tournament

Andaman Hotelier 2015 A nda ma n H otel ier ha s b een wel l receiv ed b y hotel iers, tra v el & hotel rel a ted product ma nuf a cturers a nd distrib utors a l ike, a s the b ig g est hotel products and skills e hibition in the ndaman region. This ev ent hig hl ig hts the l ev el of crea tiv ity f rom hotel iers throug h ma ny contests a nd semina rs. I t is a n e celent opportunit for hoteliers and entrepreneurs in P huket a nd the A nda ma n to j oin a nd to coopera te f or b etter a nd more susta ina b l e tra v el industr . To find out more visit andamanhotelier. com P roudl y supported b y The Phuket News.

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1st Accor “Heartbreak” Hill Mini-Marathon 2015 T he ev ent wil l b e hel d a s pa rt of A ccor H otel ’ s C S R commitment in S outhern T ha il a nd, l ed b M H T C TH B CH and other 10 hotels.This fundraising will support improv ing educa tion a nd wel l - b eing of underpriv il eg ed chil dren. C onta ct deta il s: H uma n R esources D epa rtment: 0 7 6 3 0 3 2 9 9 O R www.pul l ma nphuketa rca dia .com, 0 7 6 3 0 3 2 9 9 P roudl y supported b y Live 89.5

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5 hours of non stop sport fisihing, held offshore” a round the S imil a n I sl a nds. A s a l wa y s the priz e monies of f ered a re the l a rg est in A sia . ri es include fishing trips, tackle, limited edition prints, a nd much more. M a ny b oa ts a l rea dy confirmed, including teams from ustralia, Canada, G erma ny , U S A , H ong K ong , the U K a nd S ing a pore. or further details please contact arren C rowe + 6 6 ( 0 ) 8 1 2 7 0 4 2 9 1 or A ndy B rig ht + 6 6 ( 0 ) 62 399 , info phuketgamefishingclub.com P roudl y supported b y The Phuket News.

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1. hat name is iven to the scienti c stud of fossils . n which ussian cit was Vladimir Putin born . hich ree island is the lar est 4. In April 1997, which actor was appointed Ambassador of the ahamas to apan . hat is the most populated cit in anada Answers below, centre.

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13. Small songbirds 21. Hose material 1. Percussion 22. Broadway backer instrument 25. Actress Samantha 5. Bleats 26. Heart line 9. Ten-percenter 27. Contemptuous 14. Purim’s month look 15. Microwave, e.g.

29. Pigpens 16. Mushroom caps 30. Young hog 17. Astronomical 31. Busybody sighting 33. Kan. neighbor 18. Oscar winner 34. Hail, to Caesar Sorvino 35. Chicken ___ 19. Atlas feature 38. Appropriate 20. Wisconsin team 39. Handy 23. Shade of blue Down 40. Having thicker hair 24. Catch 25. Without much effort 1. Jets or Sharks, e.g. 45. Imagine 28. 8 x 10, often 2. Carbon monoxide’s 46. 1598 edict city 47. Guy lack 32. Crazy 49. Hungers (for) 3. Church part 33. Scruff 50. Short musical 4. Adopt Hellenic 36. Not just any piece ways, var.

37. Period of agricultural 5. Mumbai, formerly 51. Seize improvement 52. Bring down 6. For the birds 41. Ended a fast 53. Deep black 7. Lofty nest 42. Wild goat 54. Cheer 43. Milk-Bone biscuit, 8. Loses it 9. At the top 55. Conductor e.g.

Klemperer 10. Chinese tree 44. ___ to go 56.

Arm part 11.

Choice word 47. Religious celebration 12. Literary adverb 57. Arrange 48. Author Roald 0. ushi sh 51. Chinese delicacy 58. African capital 59. Music category 60. “___ cost you” 61. Nitrogen, formerly 62. ___ list 63. 11,000-foot Italian peak 64. Elaine ___ (“Seinfeld” role) 65. Fret 66. Horse color

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Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz: 1. Paleontology; 2. Leningrad; 3. Crete; 4. Sidney Poitier; 5. Toronto

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per cent of people have or will hear voices and see things that others cannot at some point in their lives.

September 11, 2001 Two hij ack ed aircraf t crash into the World Trade Center in New Y ork City, while a third smashes into The P entagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attack s by 19 members of alQ aeda. In total 2,996 people are k illed.

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September 12, 2014 Oscar P istorius is f ound guilty of the culpable homicide of his girlf riend, Reeva Steenkamp.

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per cent of the grain grown in the US is fed to farmed animals.

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M ichela ngelo begins work on his statue of David. P h oto: J ö rg B i ttner U nna

rap songs currently in existence use the line “Ass so fat...”

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September 14, 1985 P enang Bridge, the longest bridge in M alaysia, connecting the island of P enang to the mainland, opens to traffic..

US dollars a year is the cost to own and maintain an average car in the US.

September 15, 1616 The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy.

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Sea wolf and his master on a Phuket beach. Photo by Dasha Suleyman

Source: Uberfacts

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years ago, Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere.

September 16, 1975 P apua New Guinea gains independence f rom Australia.

September 17, 1916 World War I: Manfred von Richthofen (“The Red Baron”), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkr fte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.

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2 0 1 2 P earl w hite T oy ota F ortu n a F or S ale. 3 .0 D 4 D V N T u rb o G reat con dition - B aht B lack leather in terior. T ax / in su ran ce till 2 0 1 6 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 , L och P alm, K athu , P hu k et, g law re1 2 3 @g mail.com, 0 8 9 8 6 6 8 8 2 5 .

Nissan Teana 2.5Lt

M odel 2 0 1 4 1 7 , 0 0 0 k m. N ew p rice 1 .7 M ln N O W 1 , 0 5 0 , 0 0 0 B aht E n g : 0 8 1 7 8 8 8 2 8 0 T hai: 0 9 0 1 6 3 2 1 4 0 , C on tact M au rice, mau rice.p hu k et@g mail.com , 0 9 0 1 6 3 2 1 4 0 .

Mitsubishi Pajero Sports

M itsu b ishi P A 1 con dition C olou r. 9 5 0 0 9 9 3 6 1 4 5 8 2 3 0 6 0 .

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S howroom condition, new f rom K a wa sa ki P huket M a y 2 0 1 2 , 2 , 0 0 0 km, H epco & B ecker E ng ine B a rs & R ea r- ra ck, K a wa sa ki H a ndg ua rds a nd P y ra mid H ug g er., 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 T H B , P a ul , 0 8 4 1 3 0 3 2 3 4 , P l ong more@hotma il .com

7 sea ts, S il v er, G P S v ideo, F a mil y ca r D iesel 2 , 6 9 4 cc, B l ue b ook S erv ice history T oy ota P ea rl 7 8 , 0 0 0 kms. A U T O M A T I C tra nsmission, g ol f g uru2 0 0 5 @y a hoo. co.uk, 0 7 6 6 1 5 8 2 7 .

Car For Sale 1 9 9 6 T oy ota C orol l a S eda n, S il v er G ra y . A utoma tic power steering , g ood a ircon, g ood ty res.

1 7 3 , 0 0 kms. N ew S tereo, tinted windows. B a rg a in a t 1 4 5 , 0 0 0 B a ht. K a ma l a . C a l l N orm 0 8 3 1 8 2 2 7 9 7 .

Nissan Teana Special 6 cyl N issa n T ea na S pecia l 6 cy l N ov emb er 2 0 1 3 1 7 0 0 0 K m N ew price 1 .7 0 0 .0 0 0 .

T H B P rice N O W 1 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 .T H B , M a urice, M a urice.phuket@g ma il . com, 0 9 9 3 0 2 7 0 7 1 , T ha i: 0 9 0 1 6 3 2 1 4 0 .

TOYOTA Fortune 20 0 6 7 sea ts, B l a ck, F a mil y ca r, P etrol 2 , 9 8 2 cc B l ue b ook, S erv ice history T oy ota P ea rl , 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 kms. A U T O M A T I C tra nsmission, g ol f g uru2 0 0 5 @y a hoo. co.uk, 0 7 6 6 1 5 8 2 7 .

Z oomer-X for sale Y ea r 2 0 1 3 . G ood condition, one owner, wel l ma inta ined, P rice 4 5 , 0 0 0 b a ht. P l s ca l l Y ui 0 8 8 7 6 5 5 8 8 2

CAR FOR RENT Long term car rental ha v e a true f ul l B 1 4 0 0 0 mua ng ,

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M a z da 2 or simil a r with / 7 support M onthl y ra tes o f a ea st rd 3 9 cha l ong 8 0 4 9 9 .

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES German b akery & deli & snack M a in roa d, 8 y ea rs cl ientel e, ta ke ov er + incl . tra ining compl ete eq uipment, sta f f room, 3 or 5 y ea rs l ea sing contra ct. Y ea rl y v ol ume 4 mio. ha nsib a kery @g ma il .com, P rice: 3 .5 mil l ion, C onta ct M r. S ta rk, a nsib a kery @g ma il .com

Best Deal R a wa i b usiness f or sa l e. A rea a pprox 2 R a i, ca n do resta ura nt or other b usiness.F iv e mins f rom b ea ch. L ong term l ea se, y ea rl y rent B 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 .

4 b edrooms house incl uded. R educe f rom B 9 8 0 , 0 0 0 to B 5 2 0 , 0 0 0 .

C onta ct K hun A soke a t 0 8 9 6 4 6 7 1 7 6 / b ig _ redchil i@y a hoo.com

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Bangla Nightclub for Lease I ncl udes top end l ig hting a nd sound sy stems, P O S , f ridg es a nd f urniture. N o key money , j ust rent. S impl y a dd stock a nd sta f f to b e rea dy to g o, C onta ct: S tev e, stev epea rcerg j @ hotma il .co.uk, 0 8 9 5 8 7 0 8 1 9 ( E N ) .

Restaurant on Main Street L a rg e, ta stef ul l y decora ted resta urant in Cherngtala . ull fitted and eq uipped kitchen, 1 0 0 sea ts, b a r.

W a l k in a nd sta rt b usiness. A sking B 1 .4 mil l . 0 8 9 4 0 0 5 9 0 7 .

Wellness Centre For Sale O cea n B reez e R esidence. T ota l l a nd 1 , 8 0 0 sq .m ( 5 R a i) . L oca ted on K ho K ha o I sl a nd. ( a b out 2 0 kms. f rom K ha o L a k) ex a ctl y on stunning b ea ch f ront. B uil t in y ea r 2 0 1 1 . A ccommoda tion: 8 V il l a s, 6 O ne- B edroom A pa rtment, 6 T wo- B edroom A pa rtment. * * 9 0 % b ooked f or a ccommoda tion in H ig h S ea son* * , P rice: 1 8 0 M B , b enj a ma s.newdetox @g ma il .com, 0 6 1 - 2 0 7 2 0 7 7 .

Bar For Sale O Top Markets B a r F or S a l e with f ul l tra ding history showing increa sing g rowth. I ncl udes 4 M il B ht T ha i compa ny & 1 W ork P ermit. G rea t L oca tion, g ood customer b a se, P rice : 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , P erson : cha rl ie keny on, cha rl ie@pa ddy ma l ones.com.a u, 0 8 4 1 8 5 8 7 1 9 .

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ACTIVITIES, GROUPS Free Tiya’ s Hammocks campaign

in ree hammock from Ti a s Hammocks huket. inner will get eave hammock, hand ma de f rom N orth of T ha il a nd, weight capacit 250 kgs. alue 5,200 THB. More details visit acebook Ti a s hammocks, Contact Ti a, ti a ti ashammocks.com, 0 9 600 00 1.

Roof top Patong Mini Golf T he b est sea v iew 1 8 H ol es, roof top M ini G ol f . L oca ted on the th floor of Banana alk la a in P a tong , 0 9 1 7 6 2 2 6 2 8 , http: / / pa tong minig ol f .com

KITCHEN SERVICE The Knife-grinder service

Mobile sharpening service for knives and meat slicer blades, blunt knives sharpened professionall with German know how., Contact Mr. irk, theknifegrinder hotmail. com, 0 8 7 2 7 6 5 8 6 9 .

CATERING EQUIPMENT Tommy’ s 2 Tuk Tuk’ s for sale!

PROPERTY FOR SALE

E x cel l ent condition, wel l ma in ta ined. S ta nda rd 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 / food truck 250,000. Call 0 1 90 9 2 or Tom.somsanuk g ma il .com

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE CAMERA b ab y car seats for sale

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5 mins to aguna a an, Co oft Countr Tuscan st le, 3 1 B 3 Bath acu i, and 22 s m Built 2 0 s m rchitect owner, Quick sale, rice .65 M, Contact hotmail.com , 09 2 61 2.

B G Car Seat er good condition, suitable for newborn to 2 5 K G . P rices a re T H B 4 , 0 0 0 per seat, bu both for onl THB 7 ,0 0 0 .C a ll 0 8 6 4 7 9 7 4 7 1 .

The Base Downtown

ull urnished Condo,200 m. from Central. 1B Starts 3 MB. ead to move in. Tel 0 1 19 539, sarinthorn ang g ma il .com

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Blue Canyon Memb ership

Blue Can on Membership for sale. 1 corporate nominee for sale THB 630,000 inc transfer fee. grahamhaslam hotma il .com

Contact maurice schelvis, d dress 133 66 patak d phuket 3100, hone 0 1 2 0, maurice.phuket gmail.com

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Luxury 4 b ed Villa

Office Space Laguna

u ur bed illa, 3 Bungalows & l a nd f or sa l e in N a i H a rn a rea . iew website at www.phuketvilla. forsale for complete details. sk ing 39.9MB.

ffice Space aguna la a del Mar ull urnished offices ffice Suite plus boardroom ent entire unit or individual office 0 8 0 0 4 5 4 4 7 4 .

Anuphas Golfville House- Kathu

RESORT FOR SALE/LEASE

esort for sale lease an offer consider want go sail ing again , ddress 6 1 Soi Sermsuk awai huket, bigasail samart.co.th, Contact 66 0 6 9 01 60.

For Sale

ndustrial over locker. hitehouse Brand. 3 Thread. Brand new never used. ull tool kit. Bargain at 12,000 Baht. Call Sandi 0 2 6 4 0 7 7 8 .

+ 6 6 8 1 9 7 0 8 8 9 6 T H /E N G

3 Bedroom Detached, Big Garden

PETS FOR ADOPTION Neo and Cookie

e are 15 weeks old. e are ver sweet with peopl e a nd ca n g et along eas with other dogs too e hope ou a re the one who ca n g iv e us a home. e will pro tect our house and love to cuddle. e alread got some basic training. f ou are interested in us ou will get 2 dog training lessons for free. dog is often happier when the have a friend around. These are best friends, so it would be best if the can sta together, iana oster, info phuket dog resort.com, 0 3 599 601 .

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29 60 Chuan Cheun agoon, near B ritish S chool & B oa t L a g oon Marina shops, g m,swim pool . 2 C ha node l a nd titl es 5 8 4 sq .m. G ood water suppl . rivate cul de sac l oca tion, P rice: 5 , 8 4 0 , 0 0 0 B a ht, , adrian. .simpson gmail.com, 0 60 06 66.

4 BED HOUSE WITH POOL IN RAWAI

Beautiful bed bath 260s m house on 00sm land plot. nterior living area plus 2 car garage, s m Sala pool.

H . rice 12. 5M. avid osamond. david rosamond ahoo.com, Tel 0 26 12 2.

PROPERTY FOR SALE Beachfront House

Bedroom house on semipri v a te b ea ch a v a il a b l e f or sa l e and rent. Can easil be divided into two sepa ra te a nd identica l properties. T he renta l / sa l e ca n also include a self contained 1 bedroom bungalow, rice 1 .2 MB, ent 110,000 THB, le Seago, home thaivillabouti ue.com, 0 923 6.

Beach Front Land

bsolute Beach ront and for Sale rom onl 1, 00,000 Baht per ai. et our dreams come true P l ea se g o to www.tha il a ndl iv ing . l if e, P rice: 1 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 , P a tcha nee K l ong dee, inf o@tha il a ndl iv ing .l if e

Make money NOW Kata Beach House

re ou tired of driving to work Bu this now Great ocation, Spa, Bedroom, Bathroom, all with kitchens. ent or live with good income. 5 minutes walk to the b ea ch ขายของได้, P rice : 9 M B or ffer , erson hun rreerat , mail nalumana2000 ahoo.com, kataari ahoo.com , hone 0 6 595 512, 0 1 9 0 63

House in Karon for Sale.

Hard to find 3 bed room , 3 bath room house for sale in the perfect l oca tion nea r K a ta & K a ron b ea ch, wel l ma inta ined with a sa l t wa ter pool , P rice : 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , N a rrisa ra Tic , atak Soi 10, aron, g a coa tes@hotma il .com, 0 9 9 1 6 4 2 9 9 1 .

Sea view land in Patong T he L a st P iece of S ea V iew L a nd on rime ocation in atong, ust 500 m. from atong beach, 1.3 M. to ungce lon Shopping Mall, Contact aruna, kpattarawalee gmail.com,0 9 96 53 3.

Panoramic Sea View Land

Mountain view and Golf course iew. The onl land near Mis sion Hills Golf and esort.

C l ea red l ev el ed a nd el ectric it . Chanote 6 ai. Sale 9 M B , C onta ct: pee_ b a ng 5 6 @ hotmail.com, 0 3 3 9 99.

Patong sea view land L oca ted in P a tong with the siz e of 1 2 0 0 sq m. S el l ing price a t 1 0 .5 M il l ion T H B , with a chanote certificate allowed to construct an sort of pro ect .

A l so, the l a nd is dev ided in three pa rts of cha note, a nd ca n b e sold separatel with a negotiable price range from the selling price of 1 0 .5 M T H B , M r. F erna ndo P a rrel l a . C onta ct: pa rrel l a . f erna ndo@g ma il .com or 0 9 2 9 4 9 9 6 9 7 .

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PROPERTY FOR SALE Pool Villa Patong 7.9MB B ea utif ul F reehol d G erma n b uil t deta ched home. 3 b ed, 3 b a th, E uro K itchen, open pl a n, + g a ra g e. F ul l f urn. C l ose b ea ch & S hopping C tre, K hun O sca r, E ma il : oz oskr@hotma il .com , P hone : 0 8 7 - 8 9 3 1 7 5 3 .

PROPERTY FOR SALE Ocean View Land Kamala H a l f ra i 7 9 7 sq .m. cl ea red a nd l ev el ed, power connected, sea l ed roa d, M U S T S E L L 6 .7 5 mil l ion.

F or E N G 0 9 0 4 9 2 3 1 0 1 T H A 0 9 3 7 6 8 6 6 9 4 .

Waterfront Condominium New Twin House Only 1.77Mil. O ne storey twin house, 3 b edrooms a nd 2 b a throoms with kitchen, a l l l iv ing spa ce is 8 1 S q .M . a nd l a nd is 4 6 - 4 9 S q .wa .

L oca ted a t P a kl ock, j ust onl y 1 0 minute f rom M onument. N ea r the a irport, S urin B ea ch a nd M ission H il l G ol f C l ub . K hun S uwit , T el 0 8 1 8 9 5 6 9 6 9 .

FOR QUICK SALE S ea - V iew L a nd & L ux ury V il l a proj ect in K a ma l a incl uding a rchitect pl a ns & b uil ding permit f or 9 v il l a s, 4 0 0 0 m2 sa l e onl y T H B 3 0 M B , M I O , pupil l opa sca l @g ma il .com C a l l : 0 8 8 7 6 8 0 9 4 2 .

Awesome ocean view C l ea red b l ock with sea l ed roa d a nd power a t K a ma l a H eig hts.

1.6kms to beach and post office.

7 9 7 sq m with sa f e titl e. 6 .7 5 mil l O no phone owner, C onta ct: Y ok, y oty 3 0 @hotma il .com, 0 9 3 7 6 8 6 6 9 4 , 0 8 1 0 7 7 1 6 0 0 .

T he C l ea t C ondo, residence proj ect in K ra b i B oa t L a g oon M a rina . P rice 3 - 9 M B , siz e 3 7 1 1 9 S q .M ., 1 or 2 b edroom, ma rina v iew. F or rent/ sa l e. ma rketing @phuketproperty trip.com

PROPERTY FOR RENT Luxury 1 Bedroom Apartment L ux ur y 1 b edroom ser v iced ground floor apartment, 65 SQM, C entra l P a tong . A v a il a b l e now f or this H ig h S ea son. S hort or l ong term. F or deta il s, ia nscondo2 1 @ g ma il .com

Apartments w/ Pool Chalong G rea t l oca tion! 2 - B ed & S tudio a ir- con a pa rtments f or rent.

S pecia l ra tes S eptemb er: f rom 8 , 0 0 0 b a ht/ mth f or sel ect S tudios a nd 1 8 , 0 0 0 f or 2 - B ed incl W iF i, ma id, kitchenette. E x cel l ent hig h- sea son ra tes too. S ha red pool . www.cha l ong a pa rtment. com, P rice: 8 0 0 0 , P hone: 0 8 6 2 8 2 6 2 2 1 .

PROPERTY FOR RENT HILL & SKY POOL APT O pp B room pa rk, 4 8 0 , + 7 9 7 1 0 H O T M

kk H with el ev a 6 6 9 3 0 8 , ID A I L .C

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Patong Tower Condo 1 or 2 b edroom corner a pa rtment 7 6 sq m. 2 7 0 deg ree b ea ch & mountain views, 9th floor, kitchen, 2 b a l conies. R ent 3 9 , 0 0 0 b a ht per month, or b uy f or 9 .5 M B . C onta ct: J ohn, P a tong : j studer@l ox inf o.co.th, 0 8 1 0 8 0 8 8 3 1 .

CHALONG BEACH FRONT LAND D irect b ea ch f ront l a nd f or rent.

L ong a nd short term. A rea 2 4 0 0 sq meter with b ea ch f ront of 4 0 meter, C onta ct: M r. N a rin, na rinpg a @g ma il .com, 0 8 1 8 2 6 9 3 9 0 .

2 Luxury Condo, Fully-Furnished “ T he B a se D owntown” 3 5 sq m. nea r C entra l F estiv a l 1 6 , 0 0 0 T H B / M onth, “ P a tong L of t” 5 6 sq m. 5 M in. to P a tong b ea ch 2 5 , 0 0 0 T H B / M onth, P rice : 1 6 , 0 0 0 2 5 , 0 0 0 T H B , M r. A oody , a ood1 6 @hotma il .com, 0 9 9 - 5 1 6 9 9 5 9 , 0 9 5 - 9 7 9 9 3 5 6 ( E ng l ish & T ha i)

House for rent - Near Pah-klok L ong term, q ua l ity f urnishing s, nea r H eroines M onument, 3 b ed, 2 baths plus office. Good garden. THB35,000 per month. Call 0 8 7 8 7 8 5 8 0 4 .

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Pearl dismembered

by Chonburi Sharks FUTSAL

Steven Layne editor@cl a ssa ctmedia .co.th

Count down to PSS footy tourney begins FOOTBALL: With just under 4 weeks to go until PSS’ 3rd National Youth Tournament at Thanyapura we are pleased to announce that the tournament is close to full capacity with club teams set to arrive from all over Thailand for the soccer showdown on October 3 and 4.

The tournament will be played between 9am and 2pm on both Saturday and Sunday, with the showcase finals being on un a a ternoon our age grou s include Under 8, 10, 12 and 14. All age groups use different age-appropriate goal sizes and three different age appropriate ball sizes will also be used. This year the line up of competing teams are as follows: ro Bang o we ha e Bang o ala la C Bangkok and Arsenal Soccer Schools ro atta a we ha e lanet ootball ro a ui we ha e a ui nite ro ua in we ha e ootball ca e ro hu et we ha e hu et occer chools outh ootball o e an Cru eiro base at B Our Media Sponsors – Phuket News TV will be covering the 2 day tournament For more information on Phuket Soccer Schools please contact head coach Martin Hill at m.hill@phuketsoccerschools.com

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huket United last Saturday ( Sept 5 ) suffered their worst defeat in three years as a pro club competing in the Futsal Thailand Premier League, shut out by table-toppers Chonburi Blue Wave 11 goals to nil.

Going into the match, both side’s 2 4 th of the 2 6 th fixture of the season, the Pearl of the Andaman were sitting in 3 rd place following a narrow 3 -2 win over Thai Port last weekend, while Chonburi remained bloated and undefeated at the top of table.

The two sides weren’t too far a art in the first half with Chonburi going up only 3 -0 through goals by Supawut Teuanklang, and a double by Thanakorn Sunthanaprasit in the 2 nd, 6 th and 7 th minutes, respectively.

But the Blue Wave picked up momentum in the second

Phuket United were no match for the undisputed FTPL champs. Photo: SMMSport half, scoring 8 unanswered goals in the 3 1st, 3 4 th, 3 8 th and 3 9th minutes, by Pirapat Kaeowilai, Nuttawut Mudyalan, Kawin Wiboonrattakit, Lertchai Isarasuwipakorn, Thanakor n’s hat trick, a double by Apiwat Jaemcha-

ren and one final herry by Sarawut Jaiphet.

Phu ket, still with 4 0 points and now a goal difference surplus of six, fell into 6 th place. They will play their final home mat h of the season, against 12 th placed

Samut Prakarn on Monday, September 14 , and conclude the season on September 2 0 in Surat Thani.

C l ass A c t M ed i a i s a p r oud m ed i a p ar tner wi th Phuket U ni ted .

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Republic Hotel Cup kicks off Republic Phuket Hotel Cup Groups

FOOTBALL

GROUP A

Matthew Pond editor@thephuketnews.com

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ice President of Phuket FC, Eim Thawornwong held a press conference last week to announce the draw for the groups of team to compete in the 2 nd Republic Phuket Hotel Cup which kicks off at the Republic Stadium tomorrow ( Sept 12 ) .

At the press conference, one representative for each of the competing hotels were in attendance to assist with the draw, including one from current title holders Le Meridian Phuket Beach Resort, who will once again be competing and trying to defend their title.

This year teams from hotels including Sri panwa, Dara Hotel and Andaman Embrace Patong will all be compet-

Chanalai Group Sri panwa

GROUP B

ing for the title, while girls from resorts from around the island will be competing for the title of Miss Hotel 2 015 in the beauty pageant part of the event.

he finals of the football will be held at the Republic Stadium on September 2 6 with teams playing for prize money of B8 0,0000 plus the winners trophy.

O

ver 8 0 motorcross racers took part in the 19th Kamala Enduro 2 015 on Sunday ( Sept 6 ) , an event organised by the Federation Motor Sport Club of Thailand ( FMSCT) and Kamala OrBorTor. Speaking to The Phuket News, chief of the Kamala Enduro Club, Prachak Y ayee, said, “Together with Kamala OrBorTor and members of the local private sector we’re glad to have the chance to hold the

19th Kamala Enduro event.

“Most of the participants do not attend for the prize money, but just to take part and have a good time.”

Toby Dahl, a Danish tourist who joined the event told The Phuket News just before he was about to race, “This is the first time have oined the race. I do have some riding experience from back home, but this is very exciting for me.”

The Kamala Enduro started in 1996 and participants compete on a 5 kilometre track set up in the jungle of Mount Kamala. All participants are

divided into 6 groups and each group races three times. The overal winner is the competitor who completes the three courses in the fastest time.

19th Kamala Enduro 2015 winners

Sarin Arna-farang (No. 17) Time: 1:09.23 Anant Suksrisinth (No. 100) Time: 1:11.51 Pisit Kongsalee (No. 67) Time: 1:14.40

This winner of the Miss Hotel 2 015 , also to be announced on Sept 2 6 , will walk away with prize money of B2 00,000 and a chance to be discovered as a model.

Karon Sea Sand Resort Centara Karon New Dara Bouique Hotel& Residence PGS Casa del Sol Hotel

GROUP F Mom Tri’s Villa Royale

Centara Kata

Kata Noi Resort

Phuket Hilton

Kalima Resort & Spa Patong

Avista Hideaway Resort & Spa

Andaman Embrace Resort & Spa

Wynham Sea Pearl Resor

Phuket FC Vice President, Eim Thawornwong, (3rd from right) presided over the draw for the 2nd Republic Phuket Hotel Cup which kicks off tomorrow (September 12).

Marina Phuket Resort

Centara Grand

Moevenpick Group

GROUP C

19th Kamala Enduro 2015 MOTORCROSS

GROUP E

Patong Bay Group Ramada Phuket Southsea, Karon Beach Millennium Resort Patong Phuket

GROUP G

Le Meridian (A)

Pullman Phuket Arcadia

Holiday Inn Mai Khao Resort

Kata Beach Studio

Arinara Bangtao Beach Resort

Metadee Resort & Villa

Kata Beach Resort & Spa Princess Seaview Resort & Spa, Karon Beach

dusitD2 Phuket Resort Ibis Phuket Kata

GROUP D

GROUP H

Le Meridian (B)

Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort

Phuket Orchid Resort & Spa Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort & Spa Andaman Cannacia Resort & Spa

Point Yamu by Como Resort

Radisson Blu Plaza Resort Phuket

Run 1542: Saturday September 12, 2015; Run Start Time: 4:00pm Run Start Time: 4:00pm Hares: Minnie Mouse & Cartoon

Phuket Graceland Resort & Spa SLEEP WITH ME HOTEL Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Patong Beach

HASH HOUSE HARRIERS

Location: Kathu - Red Mountain Golf Area Directions: From Patong continue east past the CalTex petrol station heading towards the main Tesco Lotus on bypass. About etres a ter the secon set o tra fic lights turn left onto the new road just before the Shell station. Follow HHH to laager.

From the Bypass/Tesco Lotus intersection head west towards Patong. Just beyond the Shell petrol station turn right and continue on to laager.

Bus pick-up: Kamala @ Baan Rim Klong: 2:30pm; Patong @ Expat Hotel: 3pm More info: phuket-hhh.com

BISP swimmer takes gold at Commonwealth Youth Games SWIMMING A STUDENT FROM BRITISH International School, Phuket ( BISP) struck gold at the Commonwealth Y outh Games in Samoa on Tuesday ( Sept 8 ) .

Y ear 12 student Wong FuKang took gold in the Men’s 100 metres Breaststroke and became the first Malaysian to ever win Gold at the Commonwealth Y outh Games as he raced to out-touch some tough competition from England and South Africa.

FuKang led from start to finish and made his turn at the 5 0 metres mark in a time of 2 9.7 . His competitors were losing in on him in the final 5 0 metres but he managed to hold on to take the gold. thephuketnews

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Thailand AFF U19 Champs Thai team hit six past Vietnam to match tourney’s biggest scoreline FOOTBALL

T

hailand proved their superiority with an amazing 6-0 win over Vietnam in the final of the AFF Under-19 Championship at the National Sports Complex Stadium last Tuesday night (Sept 1).

The Thais, after taking a one-goal lead at the break, took time before they found their rhythm and exploded adding five more goals.

The result, which matches the biggest scoreline in the tournament’s history, was by no means a true reflection of the actual match itself.

The Vietnam players fought to the very end, but as the many chances they had all failed to hit its mark, the players spirits were clearly crushed.

The Thai players took advantage of the fact and began their plunder of goals.

“The players played to instruction and they were patient against a determined and well composed Vietnam team,” said Thai coach Anuruck Srikerd

The Thailand U19 squad defeated Vietnam 6-0 to become AFF Under 19 champions. afterwards. “But the goal just before the break was the turning point. It demoralised our opponents and we could take advantage after that.”

In the first half, Thailand had a freekick some five metres from the top of the box. But skipper Sansern ballooned the shot over the crossbar. Vietnam took charge from then on and did most of the attacking.

But they were unable to break through the Thai defence.

The players form both sides were not as quick as they had been in the previous games but it could have been due to

fatigue after more than 10 days of competition.

Among those affected were speedy striker Lam Thuan whom Vietnam coach Hoang Anh Tuan replaced in the 34th minute with Nguyen Tien Linh.

A few minutes later, Thai coach Anuruck Srikerd knew he needed more bite in attack and brought on skillful striker Jakkit Wachpirom.

Jakkit almost immediately made a difference when he connected a deep cross from Anon Amornlertsak. However, he was ruled offside. Jakkit’s replacement added the intended

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place overall in the class on 6 points.

Mig Wehrie’s Hunter 280 Aqua placed third on the day, and remains third overall in the class.

The monohulls closed their race with minutes separating the podium places on corrected time, but in the multihull class, only 2 minutes and 26 seconds separated the top five boats on corrected time.

Showing his decades of experience racing in Phuket, Mark Pescott on his catamaran Summersalt claimed overall victory on the day, just 68 seconds ahead of Mark Horwood and his crew of Phuket sailing stalwarts on the eye-catching trimaran Adrenaline.

Summersalt’s victory, however, was not enough to wrest the top spot on the leaderboard from Adrenaline, which leads the class overall on 5 points. Summersalt remains second overall on 6 points.

K i r i l l St a sh e v s k iy’s Phuket-designed and built Stealth cat Galeforce finished a scarce 15 seconds behind Adrenaline and remains third overall on 7 points.

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punch to the attack.

In the last minute of the first half, Skipper Worachit Kanitsribumphen scored in the last minute of the first half when his cracker took a deflection and swung into goal.

Just before the hour mark, Suksan Mungpao placed his shot in the far corner, just beyond the reach of custodian Nguyen Thanh Tuan.

The Vietnam players were not deterred by the goals and continued to fight back with Pham Trang Hoa and semifinals hattrick hero Ha Duc Minh trying to make their way through.

There was more celebration in the 69th minute as Ritthidet Phensawat made it 3-0. Still the Vietnamese did not stop fighting but their miss in the 80th minute was a testament of their luckless night.

Trong Hoa raced in down the right and whipped its shot which hit the crossbar and bounce out. Nguyen Wuang Hai rused is for the rebound and managed to head it only for the ball to hit the post.

There was no stopping the Thais after that as Worachit added a second while the nippy Anon Amornlertsak hammered in two more to seal the final score at 6-0.

Meanwhile, the Thai national team showed its fighting spirit on Tuesday night (Sept 8) coming back from a two-goal deficit to share a point with Iraq in its World Cup Group F qualifying match.

Iraq looked too strong for the host as the visitors took two goals before and after the interval.

Justin Meram’s shot outside the box 11 minutes before the break took the visitors in

front and a header from striker Younus Mahood four minutes into the second half sealed the hope of the Thai national team to win the match.

The War Elephants looked settled after staying behind and they came back to the game after a spot kick by captain Theerathon Bunmathan 11 minutes from time reduced the deficit.

Mongkol Thoskrai’s clinical shot three minutes later made it 2-2 as the almost 60,000 Thai fans packed in the stadium erupted.

The draw means Thailand have seven points from three matches and Iraq collected four points with a game in hand. It keeps alive the country’s hopes to qulify for the World Cup. The eight group winners and four best second-place teams advance to the continent’s third and final qualifying round for Russia 2018.

Taiwan and Vietnam are the other two teams in the group in the Asia second qualifying round for the 2018 World Cup. aseanfootball.org

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RUGBY WORLD CUP Could now be the time for English victory?

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he Rugby World Cup starts in London next Friday (Sept 18), and as hosts of the tournament and a country blessed with one of the worldʼs largest playing bases, not to mention its wealthiest union, England ought to be bullish about their chances of lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy.

So it was more than curious when the Rugby Football Unionʼs very own rugby director, Rob Andrew, suggested in a recent interview that England might be an even better side in the future.

“Is this team going to peak at this World? I donʼt know. I doubt it, to be honest,” Andrew told the Daily Telegraph.

“I suspect this team will get better over the next two or three years. I donʼt think thereʼs any question of that, because the age profile and the experience profile is going to grow.”

However, the former England fly-half added: “That doesnʼt mean, today, itʼs not

Ireland’s wing Tommy Bowe (left) tackles England’s full back Mike Brown during the international rugby union friendly match between England and Ireland last Saturday (Sept 5). Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP going to be good enough, or have the experience to win this World Cup.” It all sounded suspiciously like a case of getting your excuses in first from a man who has held his position at Twickenham while coaches such as Martin Johnson have

come and gone.

When England coach Stuart Lancaster took over following the teamʼs quarter-final exit from the 2011 World Cup, he spoke about the need to build experience into the side yet itʼs possible he could find himself fielding a novice midfield of

Henry Slade and rugby league convert Sam Burgess, whose inclusion in the final 31-man squad remains controversial.

Yet it is far from unrealistic to see England, the 2003 champions, winning the World Cup – especially if they come out on top of a very tough pool that also includes the likes of Australia and Wales.

They boast a powerful pack, featuring forceful captain Chris Robshaw, although ideally the ball-carrying load would not fall quite so heavily on hooker Tom Youngs.

Doubts too remain about the efficiency of Englandʼs lineout given Dylan Hartley, who would have been first-choice hooker instead of Youngs, has been banned from the squad for disciplinary reasons.

Yet if Englandʼs forwards can produce quick balls, they have, in fly-half George Ford and fleet-footed centre Jonathan Joseph, the players to do something with it.

Meanwhile, wings Jonny May and Anthony Watson, as they showed with an impressive early try apiece in Englandʼs 19-13 win over Six Nations champions Ireland at Twickenham in their final warm-up match at Twickenham last weekend, know how to finish.

But the fact England lost a couple of scrums against the head would have been a concern given the setpiece has long been a traditional source of strength.

So too would the lack of ruthlessness that saw Youngs, with England 12-3 up after 24 minutes, butcher what could have been a match-winning try with a forward pass.

England have not completed a Six Nations Grand

Slam since 2003 and have yet to beat South Africa on Lancasterʼs watch, although they did managed a thrilling 30-22 win over world champions New Zealand at Twickenham in 2013.

Now the question is can they string enough high-class wins together?

One thing in their favour is that Englandʼs crunch pool games against Australia and Wales will be at Twickenham, where they should be able to count on a sell-out crowd roaring them on, although they will do well not to under-estimate Fiji, their opponents in the tournament opener next Friday.

“I know this team is ready,” said Lancaster. “But there are six or seven other teams who can win.

“Playing at Twickenham and playing the way we did [against Ireland] we can beat anyone. But we need to keep improving and put a consistent run of games together.”

Meanwhile, the USA, Scotland and Japan are all aiming for quarter-final places.

The United States have played in all but one of the previous seven tournaments but have so far never come close to qualifying for the knockout rounds after being eliminated in the pool stage.

Another challenging assignment awaits them in England, where they are lumped in Pool B with two-time champions South Africa, hard-hitting Samoa, Six Nations side Scotland and Asian giants Japan.

Yet the Americans have drawn confidence from the rapid development the game has made in recent years, and coach Mike Tolkin has also had the rare luxury of

having his squad in camp for several weeks leading into the tournament.

Scotland suffered a disastrous Six Nations, but hardnosed coach Vern Cotter seems to have succeeded in making his team turn a corner with a quarter-final place in the World Cup well within their reach.

After an autumn series in which they had beaten Argentina and pushed New Zealand close, the Scots ended up with the Six Nations wooden spoon last season, going close against France and Wales before losing away to England, going down at home to Italy and then rolling over to Ireland on the final day.

But Scotland have some form at World Cups. Their best finish was fourth in the 1991 tournament and they have reached the knockout stages of every other World Cup except 2011 when they went out in the pool stages.

Four years ago they were drawn alongside England and Argentina in a tough pool, but ended up pushing both close after struggling past relative minnows Georgia and Romania.

The key game for the Scots this time around will be their fourth and final Pool B clash on October 10 against Samoa at Newcastle’s St James Park.

Japan, meanwhile, have long dominated Asian rugby but they will have to ditch their emotional baggage if they are to achieve their ambitious target of reaching the WorldCup quarter-finals.

The ‘Brave Blossomsʼ have made great strides under Australian Eddie Jones, breaking into the worldʼs top 10 last year following a run of 10 successive wins which culminated in victory over Six Nations side Italy.

But even with Jones set to leave his job after the tournament, the former Wallabies coach insisted Japanʼs goal remained a place in the knockout stages in England, where they face South Africa, Samoa, Scotland and the United States in a tough Pool B. “The realit y is in the World Cup theyʼre all tough groups,” Jones told AFP in an interview before the team flew to Europe.

“Weʼve probably got to win three games in our pool.

Whether weʼre good enough, weʼre going to find out. But certainly thatʼs our target, to make the quarter-finals.”

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Premier League breather over FOOTBALL

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ith the dust of the transfer deadline having just about settled, the international break now over and done with, and the league ready to restart, The Phuket News thoought it would be a good time to assess the current state of play in the English Premier League.

Unfortunately, with just four games played, it is a little premature to talk about who is doing well and who isn’t. It is almost like the first four weeks of the season have simply been a “taster”, an aperitif for what’s in store later this month. At least, this weekend we should have a better idea of how the teams will be lining up for the remainder of the season.

The transfer fees have become so ridiculously high the

Is David De Gea in the right frame of mind to take over his goalkeeping duties for United? Photo Oli Scarff/AFP figures are virtually meaningless. As it is, the biggest news from the transfer window is one that didn’t go through – the expected move of unsettled Manchester United goalkeeper

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David De Gea to Real Madrid failed to transpire, with both clubs blaming the other of taking too long processing documentation.

There will be mixed feelings amongst United fans over the outcome.

The problem now is whether De Gea is in the right frame of mind to take over his goalkeeping duties for United. It will be frustrating for United if they have a world-class goalkeeper who either doesn’t want to play or whose head is so mixed up they dare not play him.

United did manage a late signing of little-known 19-yearold Monaco striker Anthony Martial. The teenager has been dubbed “The French Danny Welbeck” which won’t necessarily reassure United fans.

United have looked steady but they won’t be happy their noisy neighbours have enjoyed the perfect start with four straight wins. City already boast a goal difference of plus 10 and are looking to pull away from the pack. Their latest acquisition, Kevin de Bruyne from Wolfsburg, can only enhance their position,

already boosted by the earlier signings of Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph.

One big team desperate for good news after a wretched start to the season are defending champions Chelsea. Manager Jose Mourinho has not looked a happy bunny and for good reason, with just one victory in four games and his normally reliable defence in apparent disarray.

It was not a happy deadline day for Jose who failed to nab his main targets, Everton defender John Stones and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. Somewhat surprisingly he settled on Reading’s Jamaican defender Paul Hector, presumably as a backup as he was immediately loaned back to the Royals.

Which brings us to the Thai-owned clubs. Leicester City have had a brilliant start to the season under new manager Claudio Ranieri. Currently tucked in third place, they boosted their squad with the last-minute signing from Swansea of Nathan Dyer, who could be a very useful addition. Other promising signings are that of Switzerland captain Gokhan Inler and Japanese star Shinji Okazaki.

One extremely unhappy player was West Brom’s talented Saido Berahino. Furious that chairman Jeremy Peace would not consider Tottenham’s repeated bids for him, he indicated that he would refuse to play for the Baggies this season. At least it prompted the best headline of the day, the Sun coming up with “War on Peace”.

With some of the weird results we have witnessed in the opening four weeks, no team can feel totally secure. It bodes well for when the Premier League really gets going this weekend.

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