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SPIRIT OF THE LAW YET TO DELIVER JUSTICE TO GRIEVING PARENTS OF MOLLY ANNE BAILEY

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ne year ago today (D ec 11), Molly Anne Bailey, aged just 7 years old, died from injuries sustained when the pickup truck her mother was driving slammed into a huge sinkhole that was marked with ineffective warning signs.

Molly’s mother, Phakkamon D uangchaytemcharat, had little chance of avoiding the gaping hole in the

road. t was dark, it was raining and the sinkhole was eight metres wide and two metres deep.

Ms Phakkamon and Molly’s father, Gordon Bailey, are still in grief, the loss of their much loved daughter leaving a chasm in their hearts, as they today continue their ongoing fight for justice.

Lt Col Boonlert O nklang, the Thalang Police o cer tasked with investigating the case, hopes to hand the Public Prosecutor the charge

sheets by Christmas Day. T he three charges, to be brought against Srisoonthorn Municipality, are for negligence causing death, negligence causing bodily harm, and causing physical and mental injury, he explained.

“T his case has taken so long because evidence and witness statements must be taken from both sides, especially from those involved in the construction and from municipal officers, Col Boonlert told T h e Ph u k et

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N ew s on Tuesday Dec 8 .

But it will be finished soon, no later than December 25. By then, all the case documents will be sent to the Provincial Phuket Prosecutor’s o ce for them to follow up on.

Srisoonthorn Mayor Worawut Songyod, who a year ago said that Srisoonthorn Municipality did not have the funds to install safer warning signs around the sinkhole site, this week noted that the sinkhole was fixed soon after the accident

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A year without justice

C ont inu ed f rom p ag e 1 Asked what precautions Srisoonthorn Municipality had taken to prevent any further similar deaths, Mayor Worawut replied, “F irst of all, everyone should be cautious when driving on the roads.

T his kind of accident could happen to anyone.

“I feel sorry for Molly’s family. Nobody ever wants to lose a member of their family, and as mayor I have a responsibility to ensure the safe condition of roads in my area.

“T o this, I have repeatedly instructed workers at road construction sites to fix roads that need repairs to ensure the roads are safe,” he said.

Mayor Worawut said that although he did make a voluntary personal donation to the Bailey family for their loss, he was aware of legal action against him filed by Baileys.

However, he declined to discuss the case at length.

“T he case is now being heard by the Administrative Court. I do not want to talk about it. Let the court follow its judicial process,” he said.

Mr Bailey, meanwhile, seems to be left in the dark about the current status of the legal proceedings.

“Up until this moment, I am still not q uite sure about what is happening,” he said on Wednesday (D ec 9).

“T he big problem which I have seen is that because I am a foreigner in T hailand most of the local authorities think that it is not my place to have any business about Molly’s case.

“T his has caused me many problems in trying to find out who is responsible, as they don’t see me as having the

right as I am ‘ a foreigner’.

Mr Bailey attended the F amily Court to obtain legal status as Molly’s father. “But according to some people this is not enough and I am left helpless in this case,” he said.

“My last meeting with the Mayor of Srisoonthorn was at T halang Police Station more than nine months ago. He promised me that he would place a tasteful memorial for Molly at the park next to where the accident happened.

T his has never happened and he has never tried to contact me to discuss this matter.

“I am fully aware that money will not replace my beautiful daughter so I thought that this would be fitting to have a nice memorial as this area was somewhere where she would like to play in the evening.

“I am now in discussions further with some contacts that I have obtained in Bangkok that can help me pin the responsibility on whichever party or parties for this terrible thing that has happened to us,” Mr Bailey assured.

“T he past year has been a terrible year for me and my head is hurting from the thoughts of my daughter every second of every day thinking about her.

“I would never, ever wish any parent to have to go through this loss against their control. I hope sometime soon that someone is found responsible so that hopefully this terrible tragedy will never happen to anyone else.”

T o mark one year since Molly’s passing, a q uiet memorial service attended by Molly’s friends and family was held at Wat Manik on T hursday (D ec 10).

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halang Police Chief Lt Col Chanucharn Cholsuwat has confirmed that more than 80 arrest warrants had been issued for suspects wanted in connection with the T halang Police Station riot earlier this year.

However, only three of the riot suspects have been taken into custody, Col Chanucharn said.

T he riot, on O ctober 10, caused an estimated B6 .7mn in damage to property and left several police o cers injured.

“T he investigation for this case is still going on, as o cials in charge of the investigation have identified more suspects through CCT V footage,” Col Chanucharn told T h e Ph u k et N ew s on T uesday Dec 8 .

“Last month, there were only 6 6 warrants of arrest issued, but at this time we have more than 80 warrants issued for suspects involved in the riot,” he added.

T he large number of people involved in the riot prolonged the investigation, Col Chanucharn explained.

“T his case is taking a long time to conclude because too many people were involved and most of the suspects are local teenagers,” he said.

“More suspects have been identified and officials are continuing to investigate this case, but hopefully we will conclude the investigation by this week.”

Police have yet to start targeting suspects named on the warrants for arrest, Col Chanucharn noted.

O cials have contacted local leaders and parents and

asked them to bring known suspects in for q uestioning, but so far no suspects have come forward,” he said.

Police have taken three of the suspects named on the arrest warrants into custody. All were arrested last month on drug charges, Col Chanucharn confirmed.

“O ne of the suspects is a 16 -year-old boy arrested for possession of kratom in T halang. He is now being held at a juvenile detention centre,” he added.

T he other two suspects, also ar rested on k ratom charges, were arrested “accidentally” in unrelated raids, Col Chanucharn added, but declined to name the suspects or reveal any details other than that the two suspects were currently facing judicial process for the kratom charges.

Meanwhile, the four police

o cers involved in the botched drugs arrest that resulted in the deaths of Pathomwat Panarak, 22, and T hanaporn Kantakien, 17 – and conseq uently sparked the riot – remain on active duty in Phuket, Col Chanucharn confirmed.

After the riot, the four officers – Lt Suchart Luecha, Snr Sgt Maj Prasai Phuengphol, L/Cpl Kanthaphol Khongnukate and L/Cpl Phanuwit Kaewsang – were q uickly transferred from T halang Police Station and the deaths of Mr Pathomwat and Mr T hanaporn were promptly ruled as an accident.

However, Col Chanucharn declined to identify to which police station the four o cers were moved.

Instead, he simply said, The four o cers still serve in Phuket, but are no longer at T halang Police Station.”

Movie museum slated for Karon T HE PLANS F O R T HE B40million “movie museum” that failed to gain consensus at Nai Harn has been well received by community leaders in Karon, and is likely to find a new home there, Phuket Governor Chamroen T ipayapongtada has confirmed.

“I have held initial talks with locals leaders in Karon and shown them the construction plan,” Gov Chamroen told T h e Ph u k et N ew s this week.

“T hey liked it and will discuss the plan with local

residents, but the project will still need to pass a public hearing,” he added.

Gov Chamroen noted that Phuket receiving a budget allocation of B40 million for such a project presented an opportunity not to be missed.

“T his budget of B40-million for a project is not easy to get. Now we have Cabinet approval, I do not want Phuket to lose it,” he said.

The ai Harn experience, in which the public hearing saw the project sunk by public

vote, presented an opportunity for officials to learn from, added Gov Chamroen.

“T he project must be accepted by local residents, it must pass its E IA (E nvironmental Impact Assessment) and all other regulations before we can say it has approval,” he explained.

“We have to make sure that the new location of the project will not fail. What happened at Nai Harn could be our case study.”

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huket Governor Chamroen T ipayapongtada called a special meeting last F riday (D ec 4) to discuss with the Provincial Police and Royal T hai Navy how to keep the island safe after a memo reporting Islamic State members entering T hailand was “leaked” to the media.

T he memo, an internal missive issued by the Royal T hai Police Special Branch to its divisions throughout the country, including Phuket, reported that Russian security agency F SB had passed on intel regarding 10 Syrians suspected of entering the country in order to carry out attacks on Russian nationals in Phuket, Pattaya and Bangkok. (See page 10.)

Conse uently, o cials in all

three districts in Phuket were ordered to monitor security at all times.

“We will do our best to act with caution and seek help from local residents and tourists to keep an eye and ear out for us too. In this type of situation, we need to work as a team. We will add more CCT V in areas that need it,” Gov Chamroen said.

“I don’t want people to start panicking, but rather to stay alert and help with providing security in their community and help police o cers when they can. International crime and terrorism is a problem in every country that these said members enter, especially within tourist destinations like Phuket.

“Safety is the most important thing right now and I want residents everywhere and each department, to report

anything suspicious. We must keep Phuket clean and keep Phuket safe and follow the situation closely,” he added.

Phuket Provincial Police Chief, Col T eeraphol T ipjaroen, noted, “We did not get an o cial notice on checking people from the National Police o ce, but have already ordered the immigration o ce to look into the information of two Syrians that reportedly came to Phuket.

“Secondly, please note that tourists are highly unlikely to admit that they are from Syria.

Village headman must patrol their areas and check rented rooms and flats which have foreigners staying in. Hotel operators must report any potential suspects to authorities.

“At the moment, we must ensure we are vigilant at all times.”

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MAANN SAMRAN, CHIE F of the Cherng T alay T ambon Administration O rganisation (O rB orT or), this week was a man of few answers as the New Year’s D ay deadline for demolition of beachfront businesses at Surin Beach lurks ever closer.

With just weeks to go until the military-backed demolition is slated to begin, Mr MaAnn on Monday (D ec 7) could not even confirm which businesses would be demolished, or when – despite Cherng T alay O rBorT or reportedly owning 20 of the buildings to be demolished.

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Governor Chokdee Armornwat, citing that a total of 36 businesses were targeted for demolition, at a meeting on T uesday (D ec 1).

Yet Mr MaAnn told T h e Ph u k et N ew s , “I cannot confirm any details yet. have to wait until my next meeting with V/Gov Chokdee. I cannot say anything more.”

Mr MaAnn did confirm that a B10-million duty law suit against him by beachfront vendors had been dismissed by the court.

However, he declined to name those who filed the suit against him, or specify why he was accused of failing in his duties as Cherng T alay O rB orT or chief.

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Ma-Ann Samran, chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), this week had no answers about the impending beachfront business demolitions at Surin Beach.

Photo: The Phuket News dropped,” he said, but declined to elaborate further.

Meanwhile, Mr MaAnn did confirm that he would remain in o ce for the foreseeable future.

“I will stay in this position until the next (O rB orT or) election is held, but from then on I will return to focus on my own business interests.” he said.

Mr MaAnn declined to reveal which businesses he owns or is actively involved in.

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eacher on eth arrested for snatch theft A T AC H R ROM A Phuket school was arrested for theft on Monday Dec after he stole a student’s purse then crashed his motorbike into a ditch whilst trying to make his getaway.

Police arrested 40-year-old Sakkarin Phothiwat from alasin, a teacher at Baan Laem Sai School in Thepkrasattri, after local residents handed him over after the two 18-year-old college girls he had stolen the purse from managed to apprehend him after he had fallen from his motorbike.

Sakkarin told police that prior to the theft he had taken two y a bah pills. He also admitted that he had committed more than 10 snatch and grab thefts and used the money to buy drugs.

Sakkarin was taken to T halang Hospital for a drug test before being taken to Thalang Police Station to face drug and theft charges.

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he 19-year-old security guard for T esco Lotus Samkong who found and handed in a bag containing B400,000 was awarded a certificate in recognition of his honesty from Phuket Governor Chamroen T ippayapongtada on Monday Dec 3 attapong Rittidech found the bag containing the cash in the toilets at the store on ov 30. t was handed back to its rightful owner, Somkiet J aturabandit, who rewarded him with B3,000 cash the next day.

Pornpisuth Limdamrongkul, President of the akorn Sri T hammarat People’s Association in Phuket, on Wednesday Dec 2 also rewarded Mr Nattapong, with B2,000.

“I want everybody to follow Mr Nattapon’s example, he is a role model. Honesty is the best policy, you’ll have a better life in the end, corruption won’t get you far,” Gov Chamroen said.

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attapong ittidech as a arded his certificate in the presence of ice o ernor hokdee orn at and other officials and his friends and fa il Photo: PR Dept parents. I have no doubt that Mr Nattapong is also a good father to his three children.

“T o be a good person, you don’t have to wait until you have a better job or high position, you can start anytime. Take this young man for instance. have filed a report to my superior and to the Tourism Ministry in Bangkok about Mr Nattapong,” he said.

Gov Chamroen also had a message for people who posted negative comments about Phuket’s government on The Darasamut Underpass has a d e inr o a d s into traffic congestion on the b pass road but onl to force feed choke points do n the road Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

social media. “O nline comments state that the Phuket Governor doesn’t care about good people. T hat’s rubbish!

I never neglect to praise and honour people who do good deeds and are role models in our society… " At our monthly meeting we always discuss and award people who have done good on the island, but this time I did not wait until the next meeting to give Mr Nattapong his award. If I had, those who post on social media

would probably have said I had ignored this good guy.”

Mr Nattapong said, “I am glad and proud that the Governor gave me this certificate.

People should never take other people’s belongings even if you are poor.

“T his is something I was taught by my mother and it should be something that everyone follows. We need to promote a good image and serve with honesty so our island will attract more tourists,” he said.

Underpass underwhelms in alle iating traffic poll T HE O PE NING O F T HE B6 00-million D arasamut Underpass in April this year has done much to alleviate tra c congestion at the busy intersection, but mainly by forcefeeding tra c to a choke point “down the road”, according to respondents to the latest online poll by T h e Ph u k et N ew s .

T he D arasamut Underpass is the first of three “tunnel projects” to be completed along the bypass road. T he other two – one at the Sam Kong Intersection in front of T esco Lotus, and another at the Bang Khu Intersection at the northern junction of the bypass road with Thepkrasattri Rd are still under construction.

But do underpasses work T o this T h e Ph u k et N ew s f ocused on the only working example on the island, and asked readers Do you think

that the completion of the D arasamut Underpass has been effective in reducing traffic congestion along the bypass road Chalermprakiet Ror Rd A total of 13% respondents to the poll answered es, it has greatly improved.”

But a huge 79% of respondents voted es, it has improved but congestion now builds up in other areas close to the junction.”

O nly 6 % of pollsters responded, “No, it has made no difference at all , while only one person – a T hai national – responded that he/she still still avoids the area at all costs.

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ourism hotspot Phi Phi Island, east of Phuket, is facing coral extinction and a plague of other environmental concerns brought on by ‘ overtourism’.

T he island, known for its marine life and a top tourism destination for more than 20 years, is seeking help from the government and tourism operators to look after its natural resources.

Koh Phi Phi and nearby islands welcome more than 1.4 million tourists a year, according to the T ourism Council of T hailand (T CT ).

D uring the NovemberApril high season, more than 5,000 tourists a day visit the cluster.

T he Ao Nang T ambon Administrative O rganisation said the island produced 10 tonnes of rubbish a day, while the influx of tourists at main sites such as Maya Bay and T on Sai Bay also posed a threat to marine life.

T hon’s F riends Group, established eight months ago on F acebook by Asst Prof T hon T hamrongnawasawat, a marine biology lecturer at Kasetsart University who is engaged in marine protection, now has almost 40,000 followers.

T he g roup intends to protect Koh Phi Phi and alert the authorities to the risks the natural resources face.

T he Phi Phi cluster consists of six islands that lie 50 kilometres southeast of

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Six rescued as boat sinks

he o erbearing strains of increasing isitor nu bers to hi hi sland is taking a critical toll on the island s arine life sustainabilit Photo: Lisa Pinehill / Flickr Phuket, forming part of Hat Nopharat T hara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park.

“T he situation on the Phi Phi islands is critical,” Assoc Prof T hon said.

He said locals were ready to protect their resources but lacked a leader.

Assoc Prof T hon believes tackling the problems on the Phi Phi islands will serve as a model for other locations such as Koh Lipe and Koh T ao, where local residents can resist encroachment by developers and corrupt government o cials.

Surveys found only one of Koh Phi Phi’s 14 coral reefs remained pristine, while one was slightly damaged, he said.

T he other 12 – located in Maya Bay, T on Sai Bay and Pilay Bay – were all dead.

Assoc Prof T hon said the

damage came mainly from the anchors of tourist boats and tourists who stepped on coral while snorkelling.

More than 1,000 tourism boats are in operation but fewer than 100 licensed.

E nsuring all boats are licensed will go some way to stopping the damage to the corals and other natural resources, Assoc Prof T hon said.

Another problem facing Koh Phi Phi is corruption in the collection of entrance fees. Last year annual revenue from entrance fees amounted to B24 million.

After complaints by Assoc Prof T hon’s F r iends Group led to the transfer of the chief of the national park early this year, however, entrance fees totalled B14 million in O ctober alone despite it being the low season.

eapon a in an ri er fine B A MINIVAN D RIVE R WAS arrested T hursday last week (D ec 3) after he was caught on video waving what was believed to be a long knife or a sword out of his window at the driver of a pick-up truck on T hepkrasattri Rd. T he ma n , T ha m rong Pramno, 33, from Nakorn Sri T hammarat, was fined B1,000 and released without any charge.

Mr T hamrong told police that he waved an iron bar at the other driver on D ecember 2, not a knife or sword, said T halang Police Chief Col Chanuchan Cholsuwat.

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Thamrong Pramno, 33, with the iron bar he was waving at a fellow driver.

T he incident happened at around 2pm on Wednesday (D ec 2) and the video was posted on F acebook not long after.

T h e v id e o s h ow M r T ham rong waving some kind of weapon out of his

window at a person driving a pickup truck whilst driving on T hepkrasattri Rd in T halang just before T esco Lotus.

Mr T hamrong told police that he and the pickup driver became embroiled in a road rage argument when they cut each other off. This made him angry, so he accelerated and swung the iron bar out of his window as a threat.

J aturong Kaewkasri, a senior-ranking o cer at the PLTO said that his o ce has records of all bad drivers that have been reported to authorities on Phuket and they monitor their driving behaviour.

“T hese drivers are first warned, then if they break any laws a second time, they have their licences suspended,” he said.

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F o r e ig n v i sit o r s a r e charged B400 and T hais B40 – but since 90% of visitors are foreigners, annual revenue from the fees should be at least B150-200 million.

A limited number of staff at the National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation D epartment is another issue.

Only five staff with one boat supervise an area that attracts well over one million tourists a year, Assoc Prof T hon said.

T WO T HAI AND F O UR Myanmar nationals were rescued by marine rescue teams on Monday (D ec 7) when their fishing vessel started to sink off the coast of Phuket.

Lt Col Panya Chaichana of the Marine Police received an emergency call at 3pm from T hanee Sookkho, the captain of the N a Pornp ras it fishing boat.

Capt T hanee reported that water was leaking into the engine room of the boat and that it had started to sink three nautical miles off ata Beach. Six people were on board.

Royal T hai Navy T hird Area Command, Karon Beach T ourist Rescuers and Marine Police were immediately dispatched on longtail boats, dinghies and speedboats to assist the fishing crew.

In under 15 minutes, the six uninjured fisherman had been rescued and taken to another boat while their boat continued to sink.

T he boat owner contacted other nearby fishing boats who attended the scene and helped stop the N a Pornp ras it from sinking completely before taking it to Patong Beach.

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cials were ordered to ramp up efforts to prevent residents and local businesses from dumping untreated wa ewater into sections of Klong Bang Yai in Rassada and Wichit, and to push ahead with wa ewater treatment plants in those areas.

Phuket Vice Governor Khajornkiet Rakpanichmanee gave the order to keep clean Klong Bang Yai, which runs through Phuket T own and empties into Phuket Bay at Saphan Hin, at Provincial Hall on D ecember 3.

“I was told that Rassada and Wichit do not have wa ewater treatment plants because the project is ill under preliminary udy, said V/Gov Khajornkiet.

“I knew that Kathu and Muang Di ricts already have their sy ems up and running, and have already received more budget to expand to treat the

huket ice o ernor Kha ornkiet akpanich anee ga e the order for officals to ra p up their efforts to keep Klong Bang Yai clean. Photo: The Phuket News / file increasing volume of wa ewater released each day.”

Plans to deal with polluted water flowing from the Soi Panieng area into Klong Bang Yai were discussed on April 26 la year in an attempt to em the growing tide of black water running the through communities.

T he high-powered talks included Governor Maitri Inthusut, V/Gov Sommai Preechasilpa, then-President of the Phuket Provincial Admini ration Organisation (PPAO ) President Paiboon and Rassada Mayor Phudit Raksarat.

However, the project was

eventually put on hold due to lack of budget.

Now the issue of foul water in Klong Bang Yai has reared its head once again, with many residents again filing complaints about the foul ench emanating from the main waterway, V/Gov Khajornkiet said.

The Mini ry of nvironment and Natural Resources has been pushing this project and wants Phuket to target all business operators who release polluted water into the canal,” he said.

“T his has now became an environmental issue affecting residents who live near the canal,” he added.

Not responding to the growing problem also damaged Phuket’s tourism image, V/Gov Khajornkiet said.

“I want every department involved in environmental issues to enforce the law and relevant regulations to eradicate water pollution, and sources that release wa ewater into the canal,” he said.

Local admini rations are to provide basic knowledge to residents about saving the environment and to promote clean environmental habits, and take eps to reduce the volume of rubbish finding its way into the canal,” V/Gov Khajornkiet added.

The return of the Red Cross Fair

Vassana Tipayapongtada, wife of Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada and president of the Phuket Red Cross, hands donations Thalang Police Superintendent Col Chanuchan Cholsuwat. Photo: Phuket Red Cross

T HE ANNUAL PHUKE T Red Cross F air will return to Saphan Hin Park from D ecember 26 to J anuary 5 with a T oyota Vios valued at B700,000 as the top priz e of its renowned lucky draw.

Vassana T ipayapongtada, wife of Phuket Governor Chamroen T ipayapongtada and president of the Phuket

Red Cross, hands donations T halang Police Superintendent Col Chanuchan Cholsuwat to hand to his o cers affected by the T halang riot in O ctober.

Second will be a T oyota Hilux Revo Smart Cab pick-up truck, while three third-priz e winners will each receive a motorbike.

O ther priz es include cash,

gold necklaces, iPhones and bicycles.

T he 11-day fair features hundreds of local alls selling a variety of hand-crafted goods and other items, and every night live entertainment, including performances by some of T hailand’s top singers and celebrities.

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Navy personnel arrested 40 of the more than 100 people at the gambling den. Photo: Royal Thai Navy

Navy raids casino in Chalong A T E A M O F RO YA L T HAI Navy security personnel raided an illegal gambling den and arre ed 40 people in Chalong on Monday (D ec 7).

Lt Col Sompop Kamkana explained that the raid on the neighbourhood casino, located in Baan Koktanode Soi 3, was carried out after a tip-off from local residents.

“More than 100 people were found at the venue,” he said. “But we could only manage to arre 40 offenders in total.”

Navy personnel caught people playing the popular three-dice game “HighLow”, as well as slot machines inside the house.

“We found a handgun, but that was legally registered,” Col Sompop said.

“But we also and 11 pieces of illegal wood in the property.” All evidence was sei ed and those arre ed were taken to the Chalong Police Station to be charged.

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Vendors appeal to keep tourist sites

MO R E T H A N 30 V E Ndors gathered at Provincial Hall la week to prote a plan to auction leases for buildings at Nai Harn lake, Klong Pakbang and Karon View Point.

Led by Apisit Khanpakdee, the group on D ecember 3 carried signs saying they would rather pay higher rental fees than lose their pitch sites.

Vice Governor Chokdee Armornwat was presented to hear the vendors’ complaint.

Karon Municipality announced on November 26 they wanted to lease out 12 ground-floor units and six second-floor units of a twoorey building at aron View Point, as well as auction the rights to operate two re rooms at ai Harn lake and a food centre located at Klong Pakbang.

T he auction is to be held

Phuket Vice Governor Chokdee Armornwat (right) was present to hear the vendors’ complaint. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub on D ecember 14.

“T he buildings belong to or are under the care of Karon Municipality. Now the buildings have come up for lease and this has caused much di ress to many vendors who have been renting

and working at the sites for over 10 years,” Mr Apisit said.

We under and business is tough for everyone now, but please don’t take away our places of work. Give us the opportunity to make a living and don’t let those wealthier

than us take over and kick us out,” he said.

“We don’t have the money to compete with business people who want to win the leases of these buildings,” Mr Apisit added.

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halong Mayor Samran J indaphol has vowed to resign if the market vendors currently still selling their wares at the site of the yet-to-be-built Chalong Hospital are not “welcomed” to set up shop at their new temporary home, at the market in front of Phuket Country Home.

Mayor Samran made his pledge to more than 150 vendors who turned up at Provincial Hall last F riday (D ec 4). More than 50 of them entered the main meeting room to discuss the issue with high-ranking o cials, including Phuket Vice Governor Khajonkiet Rakpanichmanee and Phuket Public Health D irector Bancha Khakong.

In the meeting, Mayor Samran announced that he and V/Gov Khajonkiet had found a new site where vendors could set up an entirely new market, near the Adult Association and Children’s D evelopment Centre in Soi T hanuthep, Chalong.

“T he two rai of land belongs to the T reasury D epartment and the centre is seldom used,” Mayor Samran said.

“I would like to build a new modern market place for Chalong people at this new site, which will

Mayor Samran Jindapho vowed to resign if the move failed.

The lawyer hired by the market vendors explains their legal position in the relocation effort. Photos: Saroj Kueprasertkij

cost about B30 million to complete,” he added.

However, until the new market is built, the vendors will need to set up shop at a temporary market, which today was agreed to be the existing market in front of Phuket Country Home.

Yet despite a new alternative site being found, some vendors had doubts about whether the existing market vendors at Phuket Country Home would welcome them.

“How can we be sure that we will not face the same problem like last time? ” asked J arae Chuaybamrung, one of the vendors, referring to the failed attempt to initially temporarily relocate the Chalong vendors to the Baan Nakok Market.

“T he existing vendors (at Phuket Country Home) will not be happy with us when we move in and starting trading as normal,” he said.

Mayor Samran replied that he considers finding the vendors a new home a “personal responsibility”.

“I have already spent about B400,000 of my own money to renovate the market at Phuket Country Home so that Chalong vendors and their 75 market stalls could move there,” he said.

“I will resign if I cannot manage that place for you guys. I promise that there will be no problem at the new marketplace because have confirmed with the existing vendors already – and they have no problems with this,”

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bers per visit, and the family members must have been direct relations, explained Pichit Wanjit, Chief Warden at Phuket Prison.

“T he event arose from D epartment of Correction o cers wanting prisoners to have the opportunity to meet their family and spend time together so they will not feel lonely and isolated and to give them a sense of hope for future,” Warden Pichit explained.

T o be eligible for the family visits, prisoners must have been known for their good

behaviour in prison, have never broken prison rules, must be clean from drugs and must have been handed down prison sentences of no more than 10 years.”

Phuket Prison is currently home to 2,590 inmates, according to the daily count posted at the facility.

Chief Warden Pichit said that he was not aware of any pardons to be decreed to prisoners serving light sentences as part of the annual celebrations for HM T he King’s birthday, celebrated nationwide on D ecember 5.

Mayor Samran assured.

V/Gov Khajonkiet concluded the meeting, by saying, “T he new temporary marketplace has been found and the vendors have agreed to move to the new place – and the Chalong Hospital project will go on.

“D ecember 20 will be the last day for all vendors. We can now finally begin to begin and clearing the land for the hospital before the end of this year,” V/Gov Khajonkiet announced.

Adding pressure to the market vendors to move is that the family who donated the 10 rai of land for the Chalong Hospital have reiterated that they donated the land on the agreement that it was only used to build a public health facility.

A 47-Y E A R- O LD GE R M A N M A N WAS pronounced dead at Vachira Phuket last F riday morning (D ec 4) as a result of injuries he sustained in an accident the previous night.

Karon police were initially alerted at 11: 45pm to the accident, which happened in front of the Yok Lor (the name of the shop means “pop a wheelie”) somtam shop on Pitak Rd in Karon.

According to a police statement, the German man, Andreas Walter, 47, was on a motorcycle with a T hai female riding pillion when the accident took place.

T wo vehicles were involved in the accident. O ne was a car driven by a 42-year-old woman, the other a pickup truck that ended up on the wrong side of the road. D amage sustained by the front of the pickup truck indicated the vehicle had struck an object head-on.

Police have not released any other details about the accident, nor commented on the condition of the other two T hai females involved.

Police have yet to reveal whether anybody has been charged for reckless driving or driving under the influence of alcohol or any other substance.

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Calling on calm, common sense

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he terror scare this past week that S members had entered T hailand with the intent of staging attacks on Russian nationals in the tourist fleshpots of Phuket, Pattaya and Bangkok truly sent the cat amongst the pigeons.

T he “O h woe is me” and “T his is T hailand” comments failed to materialise in force on the nternet, as usually happens when such discontents feel compelled to judge the Thai police. nstead, serious common sense took hold.

Apart from the call by a Bangkok general threatening the media to not “keep publishing” details of the memo or else “possibly” face the might of the Computer Crime Act, the reaction by the authorities involved was appropriate.

T he memo was acknowledged, the public were informed that it was being treated as a security concern and the

search for suspects was already underway. So far the suspects found have turned out to be no more threatening than the usual foreigners.

T he so-called witch-hunt for the person who leaked the memo should not see anyone called to task. E veryone has a right to be concerned. As the bombings in Bali in 2002 had shown, there’re no such things as exact targets when it comes to bombings. O nly primary targets; everyone else caught in the blast is collateral damage.

As for the doomsayers, if they weren’t frightened before, but are now, one has to ask: Why t’s just as plausible that terrorists were on the ground even without warning from an intelligence agency. T hat’s how they work. And where would one run to Malaysia Australia London Paris Nowhere is truly safe from such attacks. T hat’s the idea.

T he action taken by the Royal Thai Police and its Special Branch, as well as the call by local authorities, including the Phuket Governor, to call for calm is the best advice any foreigner would hear even in their home country. Phuket has plenty of expats who’ve lived and worked through such times. T he advice stays the same. Stay calm, go about your lives as usual, but report any suspicious items or people to the police at once. f you see a bag or any other item suspiciously unattended, tell the nearest shop, bar or restaurant staff or other worker nearby – and leave the area. T hat’s all it takes to circumvent most forms of terror bombings.

And so, as we enter the festive season, it seems this year the message is, “Love thy neighbour, but never trust a stranger.”

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HAVE YOUR SAY No handshake for you Mr President

e P o e s uick fi o sa et stan a s a te owng a e T he T hai airways president is arrogant with his comment about the downgrade by F AA we don’t fly to the S anyhow...) … What about other destinations in other countries who could restrict T hai Airway’s flights What about the airway’s shareholders and their dropping shares There is the transport minister who sees the problem and is willing to solve it. He knows they have to urgently find highly-trained personnel to limit the damage.

O ne of these two persons has to be fired immediately ... and not with a golden handshake.

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Security undercover

e Phuket on high ale t as o cials keep e e out o th eats High alert was just at ungcylon and there was not a policeman or military to be seen. ta m v o ng ust love the approach to

increased terrorist threats.

Get more CCT V (so we can watch the crimes after they happen), and by all means... everybody keep an eye out.

And thanks police chief for looking into two Syrians that came to Phuket. Let’s just hope they got copies of their S S badges and the name of the hotel where they are staying.

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Saving Surin

e Phuket beach ma o alls silent on emolitions Beaches have been public land in T hailand forever and have nothing to do with the military. t was public land when the buildings were built for commercial use to make surin more attractive with a road and units not obstructing the sea view. f all legal then it should be all legal now.

O k, there have been some q uestionable expansions in the past onto the sand (even though most of that was sanctioned by the obortor) which has been removed already. think it’s time to respect the initial intentions of these buildings and start admitting that creating dump site for high season would destroy

tourism in the area. What we need is a transparent plan for surin beach vendors to work with the government in terms of maintenance and improvements and not kick backs that never filter anywhere. T he beaches are the most important resource for tourism in Phuket.

Surin beach should be seen as a role model for how the government and vendors can work together to service the demand of the beach. s it time for some dialog yet Or are the politicians involved going to keep over compensating for their past corrupt behaviors to show how clean they are L o v eS u r in

Don’t cut corners on safety

e Phuket pinion T agic lip se ice at sea T here are many top dive centers but there are also many ... that are not. T hese are tiny places run out of villas, apartments or other addresses. T hey offer cheap diving. All the big centers are almost the same price as each other as they can’t give the discount without cutting corners and then safety becomes an issue. All the good safe centers are around the

same price as we all refuse to cut corners. D iving is as safe as driving a car. Cut corners and it’s dangerous. f you see online a dive trip much cheaper then you must ask why. Are you going to risk your life for a couple of hundred baht. T his laster Chinese girl was 100% avoidable. T he dive master was incompetant, T he Chinese tour leader on the boat was so bad it defies belief and should be arrested. ... E very person on that boat could have saved the girl’s life. A good instructor knows someone is missing in a minute and retaces their steps for a minute and surfaces. T he lost person is briefed if you lose the group stay still for 1 min then surface. T his way if a person has not surfaced in 3-4 mins (safety stop) you know they’re in trouble and can get a search going in under 5 mins.

T hen you have a small area to cover and the missing diver is found in minutes. Here both tour leaders should be in jail for manslaughter for not doing their jobs resulting in a death, Simple rules. se a dive center with 10 years or more behind it and which has a shop. D ont risk your life. D iving is fun and safe when done correctly.

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Government slams Mark Kent’s twitter comments

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he government has slammed the British ambassador’s comments supporting lawbreakers and is considering whether to summon him for talks.

By law-breakers , the government was referring to a group of anticoup activists who call themselves Prachathipatai Sueksa Democracy Studies . They were stopped at a railway station in Ban Pong district of Ratchaburi province while they were on a train bound for Rajabhakti Park in Prachuap hiri han.

The activists were taken to an army base in akhon Pathom where they were detained. All the students were later released from military custody. The majority of the students 30 signed an agreement promising not to engage in such activities again. Six refused to sign and two more withdrew their signatures.

The British Ambassador to Thailand, Mark ent, wrote in a Twitter post on Monday Dec that, had hoped the fact 200 people were allowed to demonstrate at the S embassy might be relaxation of freedom of assembly, referring to a rally that took place in late ovember in front of the S embassy on Wireless Road against S Ambassador Glyn Davies. oreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday Dec 8 efforts were under way to link the students’ visit to Rajabhakti Park to the gathering at the S embassy. He claimed the two incidents were separate. t was clear that the student’s trip to the park was politically motivated to stir unrest, he said.

Regarding the British ambas-

Sirawith Seritiwat, a political science student at Thammasat University, talks to reporters after the military released him from detention. Photo: Jiraporn Kuhakan sador’s comments on the issue, Mr Don said he will look at the details before considering whether to summon him for talks.

Deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak on Tuesday hit back, saying that it is disappointing that the ambassador took a position that has supported a group that has often broken the law and disrespected judicial processes .

The CPO regrets that this happened. This issue has been discussed with every envoy. f there are violent confrontations during upcoming elections, then everyone should take responsibility for escalating tensions.

So far, every effort has been made to move the country towards general elections, but this type of behaviour can instead encourage lawbreakers’ to further damage the country, Maj Gen Werachon said.

The protesters gathered to slam Mr Davies' critique of the government's imposition of jail terms for lese majeste cases. Mark Kent Twitter very action taken is for the national interest as well as the interests of foreign friends, he said. t is hoped that other ambassadors will be able to understand that as long as the confrontation between the two opposing sides cannot be prevented, then the referendum and general elections could end up in chaos, he said.

Maj Gen Werachon insisted that authorities had to stop the student group to prevent a confrontation with local residents who hold completely

different views.

He also said some Pheu Thai Party members have sought to provoke authorities to arrest the students, hoping for some foreigners to misconstrue the situation.

Responding to Maj Gen Werachon’s criticism, Mr ent told the B ang k ok Pos t think my tweet is clear enough. was making an observation. t is of course for the Thai authorities to administer the country as they see fit. hope they do so in accordance

with their international obligations, as the has previously stated.

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon insisted that the government had no double standards in enforcing security measures to handle demonstrators.

Demonstrators from all groups have been treated e ually under the same law, Gen Prawit said.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha also insisted on Tuesday that the student activists were stopped from visiting Rajabhakti Park because if they had gone there, they could have been assaulted by local residents who disapproved of their actions.

Don’t you know why they were stopped from going to the park There were people waiting to attack them, or did you want us to let them go and let them get hurt f that had happened, you would have blamed the government again, Gen Prayut said.

Meanwhile, the ational Human Rights Commission issued a statement on Tuesday criticising the regime’s reaction.

The government should instruct authorities to abide by constitutional principles and laws. They should be more patient for the sake of peace, said the commission.

The commission also called on demonstrators to act carefully, honestly and take the public interest into account.

Amnesty nternational A also slammed the regime. The move is the latest evidence that the military government is using arbitrary powers of detention to silence peaceful activism, said Champa Patel, A ’s Southeast Asia and Pacific regional o ce director.

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Police ID leaker of IS warning, but deny imminent threat BANGKOK SPE CIAL BR ANCH I Nvestigators have identified who leaked a confidential police memo warning that Syrians with links to the slamic State group had entered Thailand in O ctober, but the bureau’s deputy commissioner said this week that the leak may well have been unintentional.

Pol Maj Gen Pittaya Siriruk said the ov 2 letter was leaked to the public while it was being forwarded among o cers at the Special Branch Bureau. He believed the o cer involved did not intend to release it. He declined to name the o cer involved.

A panel investigating the leak was expected to wrap up

its work yesterday Dec 10 and more details will be released today Dec 11 , Pol Maj Gen Sarawut said.

The committee was not ruling out any motive for the leak at this stage, he noted. Any o cer found to have publicly released the document deliberately would face disciplinary action and criminal and civil charges he added.

The letter signed by bureau deputy commissioner Pol Maj Gen Sarawut arnpanich circulated in the press and on social media last Thursday. t stated that Russian intelligence had warned that 10 Syrians with possible connections to the S group had entered Thailand between Oct 15-31 with plans to attack Russian interests in the kingdom. B ang k ok Pos t thephuketnews

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A booming kidney trade

Bangladesh’s donors turn brokers BANGLADESH

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fter years of crippling debt, Bangladeshi villager Rawshan Ara decided to follow in her family’s footsteps – and sell a kidney on the black market to raise much needed cash.

Like many of her neighbours in this poor farming area, the 28-year-old easily found a local broker and q uickly became a victim of Bangladesh’s thriving but illegal organ trade.

T he mother-of-one insists her sister and brother-in-law warned her against having the surgery after suffering complications from their own operations two years ago.

“But I was tired of poverty,” Ms Ara said in Kalai district, which has become a hotspot for the kidney trade racket.

“My husband is perennially sick. My daughter’s education became costly. I went to D haka to be a maid or garment worker.

But the wages were abysmal,” she said, declining to give the name of her broker.

Police, however, tell a dif-

ferent story. T hey suspect the relatives talked her into going ahead with the operation – part of a growing web in Kalai of donors who turn brokers, taking a commission for anyone they successfully recruit.

“T his year alone 40 people from Kalai have sold their kidneys,” local police chief Sirajul Islam said, and 200 villagers since 2005.

Another 12 villagers are currently missing, suspected to have travelled across the nearby border to India to hospitals to have the operations.

“T hose who have sold kidneys have themselves turned brokers and agents and became part of this huge organ trade network,” Mr Islam said.

These agents first target members of their families and relatives and then villagers.”

Some eight million Bangladeshis suffer from kidney disease, mostly because of a high rate of diabetes, and at least 2,000 need kidney transplants annually.

But donation is only legal between living relatives, resulting in a chronic shortage of

Bangladeshi villager Mokaram Hossian, 35, a victim of illegal organ trade, shows the scars from his illegal kidney removal operation. Suvra Kanti Das/AFP kidneys for transplant.

A lucrative blackmarket has filled the void, with a steady stream of desperate buyers and an eq ual number of desperate and poor donors.

After police busted a major scheme in 2011 involving doctors, nurses and clinics, many

A number of yogic programmes have started in India since its yoga-loving leader Narendra Modi was elected prime minister in May last year. Photo: STR/AFP

Shorter stretches for prisoners who can pass new yoga exam INDIA PR ISO N O F F ICE RS I N western India have come up with a novel way for convicts to secure early release – master some yoga poses and pass an exam, an o cial said recently.

Inmates at Yerwada Central J ail in Maharashtra state can cut their sentences by up to three months if they impress wardens in the ancient Indian practice, said the prison chief responsible for the programme.

“T here’s a written and physical exam and those who excel will be given remission with respect to their performance,” Bhushankumar Upadhyay, additional director general of the Maharashtra prison department said in a recent interview. @thephuketnews

“We have started the written tests and the practical examination will commence in J anuary.

We are going to hold two exams a year and prisoners can get a maximum of three months early release,” he added.

Mr Upadhyay said the programme was aimed at improving the prisoner’s mental and physical wellbeing.

Prisoners have to answer q uestions such as “What is yoga? ” and “How does it help you? ” as well as perform a series of complex moves.

“Yoga has been found to be very positive in harmonising our mental and physical energy.

It has played a great role in the formation of the soul,” added Mr Upadhyay, giving away one of the answers.

T he initiative at the prison

in Pune, near Mumbai, is the latest in a long line of yogic programmes to have started since India’s yoga-loving leader Narendra Modi was elected prime minister in May last year.

He has set up a ministry dedicated to promoting yoga and other traditional Indian treatments, and also started free yoga classes for his government’s three million bureaucrats and their families.

Indian scholars believe yoga dates back 5,000 years, based on archaeological evidence of poses found inscribed on stones and references to Yogic teachings in the ancient Hindu scriptures of the Vedas.

Its popularity worldwide is at an all-time high and in une millions marked the first International Yoga D ay. AF P

of the country’s illegal surgeries moved to India.

“T his racket has a lot of influential people on their pay rolls, said Mustafi ur Rahman, a Bangladesh nephrologist.

“T hey can easily prepare all papers including fake passports and national identity cards in

order to facilitate these unlawful transplants.”

Unnamed operatives gave Ms Ara a fake passport in Bangladesh and ID card – once blood tests matched her to a needy recipient.

“T hey changed my name to Nishi Akter so that I could be passed off as his cousin.

T hey said it was needed to convince the Indian clinic where doctors removed my kidney,” Ms Ara said.

Petrified and alone, she was taken across the border for the surgery once she was deemed healthy.

“O n the day of the operation was fro en with fear. prayed to almighty Allah again and again,” she said.

Ms Ara was paid $ 4,500 (B193,447) which she spent on leasing farmland to grow potatoes and rice. She hired tutors for her 13-year-old daughter who wants to be a doctor.

But the money came at a price. She can no longer lift heavy objects, tires easily and often struggles to breathe.

“Selling the kidney was a big mistake. I need costly

medicine to stay well,” she said.

Almost every household in Kalai, 300 kilometres northwest of the capital D haka, has someone with the tell-tale, footlong scar from the operation.

Most donors suffer some kind of health problem because of poor post-surgery care, and can no longer labour on the farms. Some instead become brokers, earning up to $ 3,000 (B107,470) for each villager they sign up, Mr Islam said.

“A donor can easily convince a potential seller that he/she has nothing to lose by selling a kidney,” said Moniruaman Monir of Michigan State University, who has done extensive research in Kalai.

“He projects himself as a success story,” said Mr Monir, likening the racket in Kalai to a financial pyramid scheme .

Last month, police cracked down on the trade, arresting a do en people in alai and D haka, including a donor turned “kingpin”.

Authorities were spurred into action after a gang cut out a young boy’s kidney and dumped his body in a pond.

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A TASTE FOR LUXURY

Ethiopia’s new elite spur housing boom ETHIOPIA

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hite fences and manicured lawns surround the villas of an elegant new housing estate in E thiopia, a potent symbol of the emerging elite in a country better known for drought and famine. ust 10 years ago, the a uent suburb of Yerrer View was little more than fields. Today, imposing villas with pillars stand behind neatly-trimmed oleander hedges.

A comfortable commuting distance of 20 kilometres from the capital Addis Ababa, the 6 00-hectare estate has tapped into a growing taste for high-end luxury among wealthy E thiopians, who are looking for a home which reflects their success in business.

O ver the past decade, this Horn of Africa nation has seen an annual growth rate of nearly 10 per cent, World Bank figures show, due to a boom in construction, manufacturing, trade and agriculture.

F or those in Africa’s second most populous country who are enjoying that growth, the estate symbolises much more than a home.

“We are selling a lifestyle more than just housing,” says Haile Mesele, a civil engineer who heads Country Club D evelopers, the property firm behind the development.

“We don’t pay for any advertising. We prefer that the existing residents themselves spread the news, and in a way, chose their own neighbours,” he said.

Large villas are seen at a new housing development on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Photo: Zacharias Abubeker/AFP According to a recent study

by New World Wealth (NWW), a South Africa-based market research consultancy, there are now some 2,700 millionaires in E thiopia, reflecting an increase of 108 between 2007 and 2013 – the fastest growth rate in Africa.

There is a demand for luxury real estate,” said Wunmi O sholake, who runs the E thiopian branch of online real estate platform Lamudi, which focuses on emerging markets, with customers eyeing property costing over 330,000 B11,839, 40 .

The price, she adds, has no upper limit.

And the luxury boom is not just in the suburbs.

In the centre of Addis Ababa, the bustling Kaz anchis business

district is also currently undergoing major renovations.

E ighteen months ago, May Real E state D evelopment began a new residential development called the Addis Gojo project, which incorporates 113 apartments in three 10-storey towers located near several embassies.

“F or those working for the UN or diplomats, it is very central. The district is a new sort of Manhattan,” says Addis Gojo project manager Bitania E phfrem.

The lifts work, which is not the case elsewhere,” says Mr Bitania, adding they are planning rooftop swimming pools, a gym and a restaurant “so that residents don’t need to leave the premises.”

A standard apartment between

140-1 0 s uare metres rents for about 1,800 per month B64,580 .

Such luxury housing has been designed to meet the needs of E thiopia’s emerging new middle class. At the estate in Yerrer View, hundreds of the homes from standalone villas to modern apartments are already occupied with plans for a total of 5,400 houses for some 20,000 people.

When completed, the estate will also include a golf course, a fivestar spa hotel, a shopping centre, school and clinic and an organic farm covering about 200 hectares.

“When we began, economic growth wasn’t very strong,” recalls Mr Haile. “Half of our clients came from the diaspora. But since then, the economy has become a

lot stronger and nearly 85 of our residents are local.”

The customers have high expectations. Pushing open the door, Mr Mesele shows off a 500s m property built on a plot measuring 1,000s m.

A large open plan kitchen and a curved imitation-marble staircase leads up to the first floor where there are three bedrooms, all en-suite.

The master bedroom has a fireplace and a dressing room, while the bathroom has “an open space in case the owners want to install a sauna,” he explains.

All that remains is to install surveillance cameras that are able to read a licence plate before opening the gate, smoke detectors and a security system.

And the price tag 400,000 B14,351,200 a fortune in a country where the gross domestic product per capita is 565 B20,2 1 .

“No matter what we build, it will always be too little to meet demand,” he says.

But others have spotted the growing demand, with several other sites popping up nearby.

Since the overthrow of a Marxist junta in 1991, thiopia’s political and economic situation has stabilised, although rights groups have criticised the government for suppressing opposition.

The economy is still heavily dependent on agriculture, especially coffee, with the vast majority of the country’s workers involved in that sector.

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Statue of Liberty inspired by Arab woman UNITED STATES TH STAT O L B RT , a symbol of democracy and freedom that has greeted countless immigrants to US shores, was inspired by a project representing an Arab woman guarding the Suez Canal, researchers said.

The recent findings come amid a heated debate in the US over the arrival of refugees from war-torn Syria and other Muslim majority countries.

F rench sculptor F rederic Auguste Bartholdi, who traveled to gypt in 1855-1856, developed there a “passion for large-scale public monuments and colossal sculptures,” said the US National Park Service, which guards the Statue of Liberty in New York.

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The Statue of Liberty in New York was inspired by a project representing an Arab woman guarding the Suez Canal, researchers claim. Photo: Andrew Burton/AFP ernment sought proposals in 1869 to build a lighthouse for the Suez Canal, Mr Bartholdi designed a huge statue of a robed woman holding a torch, which he decided to call “E gypt (or Progress) Brings

Light to Asia.”

The sculpture had originally taken the “form of a veiled peasant woman,” explained Barry Moreno, who has written about the statue, as uoted by the S-funded

Smithsonian Institution.

“Bartholdi produced a series of drawings in which the proposed statue began as a gigantic female fellah, or Arab peasant, and gradually evolved into a colossal goddess,” added E dward Berenson, who has also written about the subject.

At the time, most E gyptians were Muslims – about 86 per cent in Alexandria and Cairo, and 91 per cent in other regions, according to the Smithsonian.

Bartholdi’s second chance came when F rench historian E douard de Laboulaye originated the idea of a monument presented by the F rench people to the US representing “Liberty E nlightening the World.” n 18 0, Bartholdi began designing the statue based on his previous design. It was inaugurated in 1886. AF P thephuketnews

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he key Andaman tourism provinces – recognised by the T hai government as Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Ranong and T rang – are expecting to boost their collaborative income generation to more than B400 billion this year, Phuket Governor Chamroen T ipayapongtada has revealed.

T he “Andaman cluster” generated B320 billion in 2013 and B36 0 billion in 2014, said Gov Chamroen at the press launch for the 7th Andaman T ravel T rade 2015 expo on T hursday (D ec 3).

“F or 2015, I expect the income generated to rise by 11 per cent, to more than B400 billion,” he said.

T he number of tourists visiting the Andaman region

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tourist en o s the beach in huket o ernor ha roen ipa apongtada this eek re ealed that the nda an cluster pro inces ere e pected to generate ore than billion this ear Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot has also grown rapidly, but steadily during those years, Gov Chamroen added.

“T he number of visitors to these provinces rose from 19.3 million in 2013 to 21.5 million in 2014. I expect this number to rise to 25 million for 2015,” he said.

T o help local businesses meet the burgeoning demand for tourism products and services, the 7th Andaman T ravel T rade 2015 expo will be held at Phuket Rajabhat University on D ecember 10-11, announced Phuket T ourism Association (PT A) Vice President Bhuritt

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T HE SE CO ND PHASE O F D on Mueang airport’s expansion will be launched late this month to accommodate an expected surge in passenger numbers next year.

Prasong Poontaneat, board chairman of Airports of T hailand Plc (AoT ), said the renovated T erminal 2 building will be able to serve the boost in travellers, expected to increase from 90,000 per day this year to 120,000-130,000 a day next year, an increase of at least 33% .

Mr Prasong said the building will open on D ecember 25 or 26 to handle the high numbers of passengers expected over new year.

Under the second phase development, the airport will increase its capacity from 18.5

Maswongssa.

More than 270 tourismrelated operators from overseas and about 100 local tourismrelated businesses, such as hotels, tour companies and airlines, from Andaman provinces will join the event, this year held under the theme “D iscover Andaman – E xplore Happiness”.

“T he fair provides an opportunity for people in the industry to meet and exchange ideas and present tourism products,” Mr Bhuritt explained.

O f note, representatives from the Association of T hai T ravel Agents (AT T A) will attend the event on D ecember 11, he added.

T he Andaman T ravel T rade 2015 starts at 9am daily over the three days, and is open to any persons interested in tourismrelated business opportunities in the Andaman region.

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he cranes ill be pulled a a ithin t o eeks for a hrist as opening of er inal at Don ueang irport boosting passenger flo b a third Photo: Bangkok Post million passengers a year to 30 million.

T here will be 42 check-in counters in the T erminal 2 building. T he check-in z ones will be divided into six lanes, with seven counters each.

T he check-in system will be similar to that at Suvarnabhumi airport, and include surveillance cameras and

bomb-detection systems. A total of 44 toilets are also being provided.

Mr Prasong said airport facilities will come into service first in the main ones such as the main arrivals and departures area and airside, as some toilets and shops remain under construction.

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z ones have also been built at the airport, and they will all be ready for occupancy

by J anuary or F ebruary, Mr Prasong added.

“We will roll out service areas gradually, with areas where work is finished opened to serve passengers first, he explained.

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ouris officials are read ing another crackdo n on sca s targeting tourists Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

Scams still mar tourism

SUT H A M D E CHD I, T ourism Business and Guide Registration director at the Ministry of T ourism and Sport’s D epartment of T ourism, has called for a united approach in tackling the many and varied forms of scams that continue to blight T hailand’s tourism industry.

Regulations must be tightened and enforced to clamp down on tourist scams, which Mr Sutham branded “a chronic problem”. T ackling the problem req uires the travel industry to work closely with the government to resolve the issue, he added.

T he call for action follows an increase in bogus hotel booking websites that take credit card payments in advance from tourists and then cancel the bookings with the hotels once they have payments.

T here have been hundreds of complaints by tourists that they were unable to secure refunds, or contact the booking sites after they realised their bookings had been cancelled.

“T here are many types of scams particularly fake tour operators and tour guides, selling programmes and fake hotel reservations services through online bookings,” Mr Sutham acknowledged.

O nline bookings for hotel reservations is one of the channels scammers use to take advantage of travellers and this form of scam is increasing annually.

“E very year there are over 1,000 complaints to the department on tourism scams… mostly about tour

operators who do not deliver what they promised when selling tour programmes,” Mr Sutham said.

“It is happen i ng to overseas visitors booking programmes and domestic travellers who book hotels in Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket.”

T he department claims it needs more cooperation from related authorities such as the tourist police, but the director claimed he strictly checked tour operators who sell tour programmes and are registered with the department.

But there is a massive loophole as the department has no authority over online travel agencies (O T As), which do not need to register, according to the law.

T he department will sign an agreement with the Professional T ourist Guide Association of T hailand, Association of T hai T ravel Agents, T hai-Chinese T ourism Alliance Association, and T ourist Police D ivision to tighten and enforce regulations for traditional tour operators and tour guides particularly in the China market, the director explained.

“T our guides must follow the rules, particularly the one that states they cannot sell tour products on buses…

T here must be no threats, or attempts to force tourists to buy products, while tour operators must hire T hai tour guides to legally work for their companies… T hai tour guides must be on the tour bus at all times,” he said.

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arely a week goes by without banks being in the news – and usually for all the wrong reasons: anti-money-laundering violations; gambling with customers’ money to either bring about or exacerbate a global financial crisis rigging LIBO R – the interest rate banks charge each other; manipulating the price of gold; or paying their executives exorbitant bonuses while surviving on tax-payers’ money.

T he word “banksters”, which is being used more and more in the press these days, is a derogatory term used to describe a certain predatory element found within the banking industry.

Banksters are not only responsible for some banking institutions making massive profits from financial practices which the man on the street may view as dishonest, but they have also been behind some of the greatest financial collapses in history.

O f course, there are plenty of good banks around and modern society clearly cannot function without some type of banking system.

Banks loan individuals the money they need for “big ticket” purchases such as cars and houses, and they loan businesses the capital they need to either expand or establish themselves in the first place. Banks also provide a depository for our pay cheq ues and a safe haven for our savings.

T he history of banking goes back over 3,000 years to the Assyrian and Babylonian empires, when banks took the form of merchants who made loans to farmers and tradesmen. D uring the Song D y-

Ferdinand Pecora spearheaded the 1930s Congressional investigation into the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and the banking and stock brokerage practices that caused it. Image: TIME nasty about 1,000 A.D. , China’s first banking institutions provided much of the same services offered by banks today, including money creation.

In the modern, Western sense of the word, banks first appeared in Italy during the Renaissance of the 14th century. T he oldest surviving bank in the world is the Banca Monte D ei Paschi di Siena, opened in 1472. In fact, the word “bank” actually derives from the Italian word banca, named for the benches on which all money lending activities took place.

Since that time banks have been susceptible to problems in the broader financial system ndeed, more than half of the financial collapses since the year 1600 have occurred in the past century.

T he term “Banksters” was coined

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such collapse – the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and the banking and stock brokerage practices that caused it.

Pecora’s efforts resulted in the passage the US Glass-Steagall Act, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities E xchange Act of 1934 legislation that levelled the investment playing field for the “little guys”.

And what became of these regulations? Well, they were relaxed to the point of being entirely ineffective, and when banks realised they could make more money gambling with deposits than they earned from making loans and from actual banking, then all bets were off or rather on .

And it was largely the folly of these banksters that brought about the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the global financial crisis in 2008.

F inancial historians might argue that even before then, banksters were also the undoing of other much-vaunted institutions, such as

BCCI (1991) and Barings (1995).

T oday, most retail banks have their own range of investment funds, which are the source of much of the bank’s revenue, but virtually none of that money is invested in their own funds.

Instead, banks have teams of savvy traders investing their money in risk managed trend-following programs and short-term tactical trading – using highly liq uid instruments, not correlated to stock and bond markets, but which the world’s regulators have deemed to be “too risky” for the average investor.

So why is it that people attach the same credibility to a bank’s fund management arm as they do its personal and commercial banking business? Mainly because that is exactly what they are banking on: that investors’ faith in their name will extend to investors’ faith in their investment decisions. Savvy investors need to know better.

Pecora Capital – named for the aforementioned F erdinand Pecora – operates very much in the spirit of their namesake. Pecora aims to give ordinary investors access to the types of investments – and most importantly, the types of returns – that for years were the sole domain of financial institutions and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Pecora’s four distinctive investment styles co-exist in a balanced portfolio, wherein the individual components have as little correlation as possible to one another, as well as a low correlation to stock markets.

T his approach lowers volatility and smooth out returns, making Pecora Capital an ideal holding for any investor’s portfolio.

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MO NT AZ URE , T HE E X clusive Phuket resort and residential development taking shape on the Kamala beachfront, has partnered with leading T hailand real estate company Narai Property to launch the B15 billion project.

Narai Property joins Hong Kong-based ARCH Capital Management and Philean Capital (Singapore), part of Pontiac Land Group, who have teamed up to launch what is set to be one of the most exceptional residential resort projects in Asia.

MontAz ure is a mixed-use resort residential development stretching over 454 rai, offering over 300m of beach frontage and “super prime” villas nestled amongst unspoilt natural surroundings.

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Team MontAzure: (from left) MontAzure MD Roland Bleszynski; Master Planner and Director Tierra Design Martin Palleros; Narai Property MD Jainchai Limvattanakul; and Setthaphol Boottho, Associate Director Project Management, ARCH Capital Management. said, We are offering a very exclusive, cultured and original mixed-use resort project for Phuket and we were delighted to work with Narai Property and offer a high level of confidence to T hai and international buyers.

“T he track record of the development team speaks for itself and the project offers a lifestyle choice and very strong investment opportunity that is truly outstanding with long and short term returns for buyers.”

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ing D irector, J ainchai Limvattanakul, said: “We are delighted to invest in MontAz ure. It is a project that has great potential and we believe strongly in the future of Phuket as one of Asia’s leading tourism destinations.”

T he total MontAz ure development comprises 75 upscale beachfront branded condominiums called T winpalms Residences MontAz ure, 13 exclusive private hillside estate villas or T he E states, a branded five-star hotel, four beach clubs for public and private use, wellness and the 200-rai nature reserve.

T he T winpalms Residences MontAz ure and T he E states at MontA ure are the first two phases in the master-planned MontAz ure community. O ther phases will be announced soon.

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Sri Suriyawongse, Chuang Bunnag. Photo: wikimedia.org

t is a fact that in the period of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, i.e. the early 17th century, Persian people migrated to Thailand. They were mainly traders and merchants. These people of Persian decent were referred to as ‘Khaek Ma-ngon’ (แขกมะหง่น) or ‘Shia Muslim’ which is ‘Khaek Chaosen’ (แขกเจ้าเซน) in Thai. Over the centuries, most of the Khaek Ma-ngon converted to Buddhism and were integrated into Thailand’s society.

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Right: Contemporary actress, singer and architect, Yarinda Bunnag (b. 1980). She was in the movie The Red Eagle starring alongside Ananda Everingham. Photo: bk.asia-city.com

Sirinya Pakditawan is a ‘luk kreung’, or halfThai, born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. She enjoys writing about Thailand, with a focus on culture, art, history, tradition and on the people, as well as a mix of topics concerning Thai popular culture, travelogues and articles about Thai food.

Sirinya’s aim is not only to entertain you but to provide you with information and facts about Thailand, its culture and history that may not be generally known, in particular to the Western world. She has a PhD in American Studies from the University of Hamburg.

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Some of the Thai families of Iranian decent have been very influential in Thai public life. In this context, the Bunnag (บุนนาค) family is most wellknown and established up until today. Their ancestor is Shaykh Ahmad Qomi who came as a merchant to Ayutthaya in 1602 and stayed in Thailand for 26 years.

The Bunnag family was acknowledged as a Siamese Royal Family in the early Rattanakosin period. They were most powerful in the 19th century. The first patriarch of the Bunnag, Akka Mahasena, was a close friend and confidant of Rama I who married five of Bunnag’s daughters as royal con-

Consort Samlee Bunnag [Rama IV] with her daughters around 1880. Photo: teakdoor.com sorts. Thus, the Bunnag family also influenced the succession in the Chakri dynasty.

However, in the late 19th century the Bunnag power was restricted by King Rama V (Chulalongkorn).

The Bunnag daughters were royal consorts for centuries. Even during the time of King Chulalongkorn’s reign, the Bunnag sisters were concubines at the Royal Court.

In this context, you may remember my article about Dara Rasami who was a Princess of Chiang Mai at the Siamese Court.

Dis Bunnag (Prayurawongse, (1788– 1855) was a son of Akka Mahasena. He was an important political figure and played a

The Bunnag sisters, royal consorts at the time of King Chulalongkorn.

Photo: courtesy of the National Archive of Thailand, quod.lib.umich.edu

decisive role in the ascension of King Mongkut (Rama IV).

He became the kingdom-wide regent under King Monkut being granted the title of Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse. One of his sons, Chuang Bunnag, became the regent for King Chulalongkorn.

Finally, we may say that the Bunnag family has been very influential in Thailand’s history. There are in fact some other Thai families of Persian decent which trace their ancestry back to Shaykh Ahmad.

These are for instance the Ahmadchula families.

Yours, Sirinya

The Bunnag family, sisters and children sharing a meal on the veranda of the king’s residence at Dusit Palace. Photo: courtesy of the National Archive of Thailand, quod.lib.umich.edu

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The polio programme has benefitted children around the world.

Local charity rated fifth in world

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he Rotary Club of Patong Beach (RCoPB) is proud to be associated with the announcement that The Rotary Foundation was rated fifth of the top 10 charities in the world.

Rotary was rated a score of 96.31 out of 100 by Charity Navigator, an American based service that provides information about charities that looked at financial health, accountability and transparency of reporting.

“This success by The Rotary Foundation is a tribute to all Rotarians, including those at RCoPB (English language) and the other six Thai language clubs in Phuket for the support they give to our community,” said RCoPB President Walter Wyler in Tepwarit, who was fighting for the 118lbs South Thai- commenting on the survey.

The survey described land Title lost to Leklai by decision.

The Rotary Foundation as: While the fights were certainly entertaining, the “a not-for-profit organisation purpose of the evening was never forgotten, as between works to advance world rounds the announcer tallied the money raised. In understanding, goodwill the end the event raised over B400,000. Construction and peace. Using Rotary on the walkways for the students of Khuk Khak are Foundation grants, Rotary’s scheduled to begin later this month. When asked why 34,000 clubs across the they went through the effort of arranging such a spec- globe develop and carry out tacular event far from the glitz of Phuket and Patagon, sustainable humanitarian Diana and Tuk said, “Rawai is part of the Khao Lak projects and provide scholcommunity. We saw a way we could help so we did.” arships and professional A simple answer that will make a positive change for training opportunities. hundreds of students.

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Rawai gives back

Local Muay Thai club organise fight night to help Khao Lak school, students

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awai Muay Thai is well-known in the Phuket area for training Thai and foreign fighters of all ages and levels. On November 28, they used their popularity to raise money for some much needed improvements at a local school. With two belt title fights, the 500th fight of one of their trainers, and 13 other pairings the local community and tourists came out in droves to support the cause.

As water flooded the walkways of Khuk Khak Primary school in Khao Lak this rainy season, the students found it hard to move from class-to-class without getting their work and themselves completely soaked. Tuk and Diana, owners of Rawai Muay Thai, realised they could help. With the idea of building covered walkways connecting the buildings the Muay Thai Spectacular was born. Tickets ranged in price from B250-B1,000 and some community members simply purchased tickets to support the training camp’s fundraising efforts.

The students of Rawai showed their team spirit as the multicoloured school shirts were dispersed throughout the crowd, and the loud multi-lingual cheers roared as the fighters took to the ring. Of the sixteen matches Rawai fighters took part in seven.

American Rawai student Dean fought Gulabpet from Thailand and won by TKO in round four. Petpakchong fought a strong five rounds winning by decision. A crowd favourite, 12 year-old Mongkunpet, one of the Rawai trainer’s daughters, won by TKO in round two earning a trophy for fastest KO of the night. The nine-year old sensation Sittichai was paired with Superbike for the 25kg South Thailand Title Fight. The bout ended in a draw with Rawai’s Sittichai digging deep to give Superbike a major challenge. Superbike was the odds favorite as he already had 77 fights to his name versus Sittichai’s 25.

A beloved Rawai trainer, Lemsing fought Neung Siam in his 500th and final professional fight. The Rawai students went wild as Lemsing knocked out his opponent in round three ending with his signature Lemsing shuffle. In addition to ending his career on a high note, he also won the evening’s trophy for nicest Wai Kru. Nationally ranked Madsing, also known around the gym as Top, won by KO in round 3 and earned the trophy for best sportsmanship.

While Rawai did make a strong showing, Weikrating who fought Wutichailek lost by KO in round three. @thephuketnews

About Rawai Muay Thai

Tuk and Diana opened Rawai Muay Thai in 2003 to fill the gap in Muay Thai gyms that would teach foreigners from beginner to professional levels. Originally located in Rawai village in the South of Phuket, the gym moved to Khao Lak in 2012. A family operation, Tuk, a native of the Khao Lak region, has worked with his brothers and skilled trainers to become one of the premiere Muay Thai gyms in the country. In addition to training students from around the world, Rawai trains aspiring young Thai boxers. Rawai fighters have boxed in Bangkok’s prestigious Lumpini and Rajadamnern stadiums and in major promotions such as Thai Fight, on national television, and abroad winning numerous stadium titles as well as the World Muay Thai Council (WMC) and the World Professional Muay Thai Federation (WPMF) titles.

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tives aims at eradicating polio through its PolioPlus programme, launched in 1985. Since then, Rotary and its partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have immunised more than 2.5 billion children, reducing the incidence of polio by 99 per cent and eradicating it from all but three countries.”

M r Wy l e r s a i d ,“ I n RCoPB’s 14 years of existence we have upheld the Rotary objectives through projects such as our Scholarship Programme, established after the 2004 tsunami, with the objective of enabling as many children to continue their education.”

Other projects RCoPB is currently engaged in include the Ban Ya Learning Centre for children, both Burmese and Thai, who do not speak Thai language sufficiently enough to attend regular school; assisting “Sea Gypsies” at Kho Lao in Ranong Province to improve their water system; a polio inoculation programme for a Moken Village at Kho Siray; the Patong Green Club and “Magic Eyes” environmental programmes.

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It’s worth a look at any market for a taste of the real Phuket, to pick up some snacks or fruit and see something away from the organised tourist route.

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efore coming to Thailand, I travelled quite a lot in Africa plus North, Central and South America. Aside from such things as diving, local tourist attractions, food, drink, beaches, mountains, festivals and enjoying the company of other travellers and locals, I always enjoyed finding local markets. I would go out of my way if I had heard of an interesting market.

A market is a great place to sample real local life, no matter where you are. The market is the centre of the town or village, and despite the arrival of many big shopping centres in Phuket over the last 12 years, the local markets here are still busy. There may be big stores like Tesco Lotus, Makro, Big C, Central and many minimart style shops like 7-11, but the market (talad) is still the place to get fresh local produce, or a place to hang out and meet people. Phuket is bigger than most people realise and there are countless small local markets. I have blogged a number of interesting markets and plan to do more, since (for me) a market is an essential part of life in the local community. Here's some of Phuket's markets:

market was ....old. And smelly. I never went inside, but the new market is well worth a visit. The streets all around the market are also a market, it's a very busy area and is also where you can get local buses to destinations all around the island.

Lard Yai Sunday Walking Street on Thalang Rd

food, clothes and a few tourist-aimed stalls selling sunglasses or swimwear. It's the main local market in Karon. There's another market a couple of miles away in Kata on the back-road away from the beach.

Phuket Town Indy Market

The Indy Market near the old section of Phuket Town only started in 2010, meant as a place for kids/teenagers to hang out in a safe, smoke-free environment. It's not huge, most of the stalls sell arty items and clothes and there's some food and drink stalls too. It is indeed very popular with the youngsters.

There is often live music too. The Indy Market takes place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings from 4pm til 10:30pm (so does not clash with the Saturday/Sunday weekend market). It's certainly worth a visit combined with dinner or drinks in town.

The Walking Street on Thalang Rd in the old-town started in late 2013 and has become very popular as a place to hang out on Sunday evenings, helping to promote the oldtown. There are lots of food and drink stalls, clothes and art for sale and entertainment too with performers and music every Sunday.

Kathu Fresh Market

The Weekend Market

Read the full version at Jamie’s Phuket Blog, jamie-monk.blogspot. com. Jamie works at liveaboard dive specialists Sunrise Divers in Karon, 084 626 4646, sunrise-divers.com

Probably the market that most tourists will visit is the weekend market just outside Phuket Town. Locals call it Talad Naka (since it's close to Naka Temple) or Talad Jatujak Phuket (after the huge Jatujak market in Bangkok – the market in Phuket is much smaller). It's held on Saturday and Sunday starting in the mid-afternoon, carrying on until about 11pm. The best time to go is just before sunset. It is quite big and once you are in the maze of stalls, it's easy to be unsure of which way to go! Lots of food stalls selling all kind of snacks and drinks, lots of clothes, arts and crafts, DVDs/CDs, plants, pets, mobile phone accessories, and it's great for people watching.

Phuket Town main market

The main market in town is a very busy place. It reopened in 2010 in a new building on Ranong Rd in the old-town area. The old

Kathu is my area. The main market is big and seems to have gotten busier over the years even though the main Tesco store is only a few kilometres away and Tesco even opened a mini store in the area. Kathu is the area between Patong and Phuket Town and is mainly a residential area but with quite a lot of history, as the tin-mining industry was centered here in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The market is on daily, all day. It's a fresh produce market with stalls selling fish, shrimp, meat, vegetables, chili paste, eggs, flowers, ready-made meals and a lot more!

It's nice to visit in the early evening, get some food from one of the many food stalls and watch the world go by.

Karon Temple market

A very easy to visit market if you stay near Karon beach... the Karon temple market takes place in the temple grounds on Tuesdays and Saturdays in the late afternoon/evening. It's a mix of fresh produce, snacks and

Expo market

We have used the Expo market quite a lot, bought shirts, pants, Thai souvenirs, computer games. It's an air-conditioned indoor market, open every day near the centre of Phuket Town.

Local markets

Phuket covers an area of over 500 square km, and there are many local areas and small villages within Phuket, and all have some kind of market.

Try looking for fresh seafood at Rawai Beach, or check out the big Banzaan fresh market in Patong near Jungceylon – and there's another market in Patong on Nanai Rd (the back road). Oh and the touristy "OTOP" market. I drive past a small market in the Chalong area every day and there are regular local markets in the Bang Rong and Cherng Talay areas of Phuket.

It's worth a look at any market for a taste of the real Phuket, to pick up some snacks or fruit and see something away from the organised tourist route. thephuketnews

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Arrivederci baby!

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Experiencing authentic Tuscan wines Lewis Gibson editor@classactmedia.co.th

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hen Phuket wine-drinking enthusiasts who are luddites about the finer points of imbibing the vino of Dionysus (Greek God of the Vine), want to become pretentious wine connoisseurs – wine snobs – where do they go?

No, not Greece. Tuscany, Italy.

Or, more precisely, to two specific worldclass wineries dominated by exquisitely restored family owned and occupied castles dating back to the Middle-Ages and the Renaissance period. Each winery epitomises the excellence of Italian wines but through vastly different histories and styles of winemaking.

So in the interests of becoming wine snobs to our friends in Phuket, in September four Phuketians joined four Norwegians on a wine tasting odyssey over four days in Tuscany, the Phuketians to be educated and the Norwegians to do the educating, along with our Italian hosts.

Photos from clockwise: Castle Banfi; sorting grapes in Banfi; and picking some grapes.

All are shy so shall remain nameless.

We visited two wineries, Banfi and Allegrini, both producers of world-class red wines. Here’s what we found.

Banfi Banfi’s medieval castle “Poggio alle Mura” (Walled Hilltop) near the picturesque hilltop town of Montalcino is home to the Marianis, Americans with family connections to Pope Pius XI, who migrated to this historic region in the 1970s to rejuvenate the sleepy region by starting their winery from scratch.

Today Banfi boasts more than 7,000 acres of prime Tuscan land, about one third planted in noble @thephuketnews

vines, but also containing olive groves, truffles, deer, wild boar and pheasants.

“Poggio alle Mura” is a hotel and still home to members of the Mariani family.

Banfi is a “new” winery by historic Italian standards, being founded only in 1978 by American brothers John and Harry Mariani, who still visit from the US each year and oversee a highly technical and scientific process that produces mainly reds, such as the signature, award-winning Brunello red wine. Its four vineyards are spread across Montalcino, Chianti, Piedmont and the Tuscan coast.

Here a unique process of combining modern maturation/fermentation processes (temperature controlled stainless steel vats and larger than average French oak barrels) produces 35 varieties of wine through an artisan approach to winemaking. Premium wines are released a minimum of every five years before being released. Some can lie for 25 years before drinking. Sangiovese is the predominant vine.

Allegrini Estates The vineyards on which Allegrini Estates, in the Fumane Valpolicella viticulture zone near Verona, are based on, by contrast to Banfi, date back to the 16th Century and also boast a historic building, the immaculately manicured and restored “Villa Della Torre” (Of the Tower); a classic example of Renaissance era architecture, headquarters of the family and also a fine dining and event and cultural centre.

Allegrini was founded in the 1930s

by Giovanni Allegrini who saw potential others didn’t in planting vines on the stressed terrain of the hills facing nearby Lake Garda (vines had been grown on flat land since Roman times).

Like Banfi, it also employs innovative winemaking techniques, notably using thousands of plastic trays for drying the grapes. Vines must dig deep here to find the minerals that go into producing Allegrini’s signature red wine, La Grola, and many others from its six vineyards.

So those are the wineries. What about the wine?

Well, to appreciate the best of Italian wines you have to taste them. Right?

With that in mind and acknowledging that every wine on our recent four-day wine tasting tour of Banfi and Allegrini

tasted, needless to say, superb to our uneducated palates, the simplest way for readers to get a “feel” for these great wines, is to educate everyone in the noble art of tasting wine.

Wine Tasting tips. Or tipsy!

So here are some tips from an expert, Kristian Nomell Strøm, who is a Norwegian sommelier and wine ambassador for Norway’s Solera Beverage Group, who accompanied our group to the Banfi section of the tour.

Type of glass: can depend on the type

of grape because of exposure of the wine in the glass. The shape and exposure to oxygen are important.

Swirling: always swirl the wine glass stem on the table, or slightly tilted, before smelling and tasting.

Sniffing the wine: hang your head into the glass so your nose is over the lip.

Tasting: hold the wine for around four to five seconds in the mouth before swallowing.

Temperatures: serve wine at 16-19C. Grapes: one kilo of grapes equals one litre of wine (approx.)

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Are foreign teachers valued?

ASK THE AJARN Eric Haeg eric@teflcampus.com

Ultimately, 500 teachers will benefit from six weeks of intensive training from one of the world’s best ELT organisations.

A TEFL trainer since 2007, Eric Haeg welcomes all questions and comments: eri te a pus. o

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he Ministry of Education (MoE) recently announced an initiative aimed at reducing Thailand’s reliance on foreigners who teach English. Immediately, native-English speakers began to justify their status as experts and expats at large, posting comments clearly intended at insulting the intelligence of anyone involved in the programme.

The media used headlines like ‘Officials to slash number of foreign teachers’ and most publications focused on the woeful English skills demonstrated by most Thai English teachers.

Yet within those same stories was promising evidence that suggests most foreign teachers have nothing to worry about and that the move represents progress.

According to the Bangkok Post, Deputy Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin himself stated the initiative would help, ‘state schools.’ While there are foreigners who work with general programmes at government schools, they’re not the most desirable positions for most foreigners.

Also, an overwhelming majority of Thais who pay for English classes insist on native-English speakers. They scoff at the idea of being taught by fluent non-native teachers and they out-right reject the idea that a Thai can teach English, therefore securing jobs for native-speakers within English programmes and language centres for decades to come.

Outside of the fact most foreigners’ jobs are secure, cynics focus on the oft-quoted

Many Thais who pay for English classes insist on being taught by native-English speakers. Photo: Marylhurst University. number of only six Thai English teachers (out of 43,000 tested) who speak English at the Mastery Level C2 (as per the widely recognised CEFR standard).

The naysayers asked: How can the MoE expect those who can’t speak English to teach it?

Answer: according to The Nation, 900 Thai teachers obtained a score of at least B2 and this means that these teachers can, “interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party,” as per the CEFR’s summary.

That’s more than enough to make progress considering these B2-standard teachers are teaching students who struggle to decipher, “How are you?” from, “How old are you?”

Observers also neglect to recognise that the MoE is finally increasing the level of foreign help and input at its top levels. The announcement of this project comes only two months after hiring Michael Selby as a

consultant.

While Mr Selby isn’t an educator, he is an accomplished corporate executive who may just have the ideas needed to help bring the MoE and its outdated administration into modernity.

According to the Post, Selby indicated training would focus on promoting higher levels of ‘student engagement’. Reading between the lines, that’s a move away from rote learning which is a much-needed improvement.

Ultimately, 500 teachers will benefit from six weeks of intensive training from one of the world’s best ELT organisations: the British Council.

That’s 500 teachers who will inevitably improve their English and their teaching.

The programme definitely won’t be perfect and there’s certainly potential for failure. However, considering the initiative represents nothing short of a sea change in the MoE’s approach to teaching English, we should be giving credit where it’s due and refrain from a rush to judgment.

Ministry of Education says assessment on education system is important

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he Ministry of Education confirms that the assessment of tests in Thailand's education system is crucial, adding that it still needs to be improved.

Deputy Education Minister Dr Teerakiat Jareonsettasi revealed that, following his meeting with officials of the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (NIETS), the ministry is now focusing on how to improve the assessment of the Thai education system, including teachers, students and educational institutions.

NIETS, which plays an important role in the assessment of students, needs to develop tests that will be able to indicate a student’s ability and critical thinking skills.

NIETS will also evalu-

ate the quality of teachers.

The assessments will be improved step-by-step in order to increase the efficiency of the whole system.

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Thai-Danish beauty named Mizsy Phuket

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s Amanda “Heidi” Ayamuang, 17, has been crowned as the new Mizsy Phuket, and will thus serve as Phuket FC’s brand ambassador next season.

The results for the Mizsy Phuket 2015 pagaent were confirmed on November 28 at the pageant’s final round, held at Republic Phuket, Phuket FC’s unofficial home.

Bearing contestant badge number five, the Thai-Danish beauty is a junior in high school at Srinagarindra The Princess Mother School Phuket and assumes the title from 18-year-old Dorothy Petzold.

Born and raised in Phuket, Heidi has attended many Phuket FC matches with her family, which includes her Danish father and Thai mother; an older sister, older brother and younger sister.

“I’m very excited to represent Phuket FC and Phuket, and would like to thank all those who supported me,” she told The Phuket News.

In addition to speaking Thai, English and Danish, Heidi is also studying Chinese.

In her free time, she swims and models.

The first runner up was named as contestant number six, Ms Mawadee “May” Wiwatsongchai, 17, a student at Phuket Witayalai School.

May also won the Miss Popular Vote award.

Second runner-up was contestant number 12, Ms Onchaya “Nan” Phetmanee, 19, a student of Songkhla Nakarin Phuket College.

Winning the “Republic Phuket” favourite award was contestant number 11, Nutsaree “Nut” Mangsuri, 17, a student of Phuket Thai Hua Asean Wittaya School.

Photo: Korn Luksanuk

Xana hosts pumping 9-day DJ fest

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ana Beach Club with Attica is this week hosting Phuket’s most anticipated party event of the year, the electrifying DJ Festival. The event will feature nine straight days of outrageously talented DJ performances from December 12 – 20.

A total of nine local and international superstar DJs will rock Xana’s stage.

Tickets prices are only B900 per event, or B1,500 for the full festival pass.

Set next to Phuket’s Bangtao Beach, Xana boasts an unsurpassed party atmosphere, a multi-level design and beautifully secluded location for up to 2,000 hardcore clubbers.

Xana will celebrate the 9-day festival with an array of exciting performances and entertainment, with plenty of refreshing food and drink specialties to keep the energy high on the dancefloor. This monumental musical marathon is set to further boost Xana’s wellearned reputation as a crowd favourite in Phuket’s stellar nightlife.

The nine top DJs include a mix of world-class DJs and top local performers, who will provide a mix of upbeat and transcendent sounds to partygoers. The main events will include the 3-time Grammy-nominated dance music legend DJ Paul Oakenfold on December 12.

On December 18, the renowned DJ Lady Lee from Serbia will light up the dancefloor. And DJ Luciano, the unmissable sonic sensation will close out the festivities with an electrifying set on December 20.

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DJ Paul and DJ Luciano are among the nine DJs to perform this week at Xana Beach Club with Attica. star-studded set of the best local talent in Thailand, including Xana’s own resident DJ Wii, a long-time Phuket favourite. Set aside these dates for the most spirited and mind-altering experience of 2015: DJ Paul Oakenfold DJ Kraiz DJ Shane Ob DJ Taz DJ Wii DJ Zii DJ Lady Lee DJ Remi Joe DJ Luciano

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This year’s DJ line-up brings to the stage a high-powered set of unique, signature sounds to the beachfront, with each performer setting the mood with their own spirited mix of trance music and dance favourites. Partygoers will experience a brand of nonstop entertainment and music that will fascinate first-time comers to Xana, as well as old guests who remember previous Xana Beach Club performances by award-winning artists like the Black Eyed Peas’ DJ Apl and DJ Frankie Knuckles.

Don’t miss this massive end-of-year DJ event hosted specially by Xana Beach Club with Attica. Book your

tickets now to make Xana’s DJ Festival your most unforgettable event of 2015.

Dates: December 12 - 20 Time: Starts 8 pm nightly Venue: XANA Beach Club, Laguna Phuket Entry Fee: B900 for individual event DJ Paul Oakenfold or DJ Luciano; B1,500 for a week of DJs Festival, includes one free drink from December 13 - 19.

For reservations and information, visit www.xanabeachclub.com or contact info@xanabeachclub.com.

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P I A G E F E S TI V W I TH B A V A R X 'M A S

Natalie Weekes (PIA), and Nathaphat 'Kaye' Asavathanachart (Thayapura).

School kids getting in the festive spirit!

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TS E I A N F A I R !

Phuket International Academy (PIA) hosted an exciting Festive Fair in a Bavarian-style theme on Friday, December 4 at Thanyapura. Lots of people went along to check out the array of festive food and drinks, decorations, crafts, jewellery, as well as witness the lighting of the Christmas tree and carol singing. It was a great day had by all.

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U X U R Y S I E N N A

Dec 2 saw 25 guests attend a Wine & Food workshop from the greenest region of the whole of Europe, where the mountains meet the sea…hosted by Cantine Talamonti & PLUM Restaurant at Cape Sienna Hotel Phuket.

A N D A R A S P O R TS &

F A M IL Y D A Y 2 0 1 5

These guys decided to give back with a “Save the planet” theme day, in which dresses were all designed from recycled materials. Pictured above from left: Gil Blum, Head of Collaboration & Business Development, Lan Kwai Fong Group; Daniel Meury, General Manager Andara; Pascal Frei, Hotel Manager Andara and Lyndon Phillips, Director of Property Sales Andara.

From left: Tatiana Fernandez, Francesco Greco, Frank Dreist, Cantine Talamonti and Salvatore Campione.

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F O R D A D

The Pullman Phuket Team organised “Plant for Dad” to celebrate “HM King Rama 9 Birthday” on December 4. A mangrove tree was planted at Bang Rong area and it was another great activity as part of the ACCOR’s Planet 21 and CSR programme.

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M O E V E N P IC K K A R O N I N TH E S P I R I T

Last Friday (December 4) Moevenpick Resort & Spa Karon had the pleasure of welcoming the kindergarten chorus of Kajonkietsuksa School, who sang beautiful Christmas carols as part of the resort’s X’mas Tree Lighting ceremony.

V I L L A V I N G A N K S R TY !

Ka Villa hosted an Appreciation Party on November 26 in Rawai.

It was a fun evening with lots of great company, delicious gourmet tapas, and everyone had a good time!

uests en o ed free flo drinks and tast treats at sunset thephuketnews

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1st prize of Vocal Category 8–12 was Natalya Dougall (4R), 2nd prize was Shakira Peace (1L) and 3rd Stuart Macpherson (1R). 1st prize of the Instrumental Category 12–18 was Blaze Crause (5R), 2nd Cassandra Sherlock and 3rd was India Wilson (3L); 1st prize of the Vocal Category 12-18 was Siska Greene (6L), 2nd prize was Jasmijn Cornelisse, and 3rd was Andrea Hosking.

Guests enjoying the evening.

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T’ S TA R S S S A TS H

G O T L E N T T O W

The annual Youth Talent Contest, which took place on Sunday, December 6 at Boat Lagooon’s luxury marquee, The Whitehouse, brought together some of the most promising young stars on the island who impressed with vocal, instrumental and mixed performances. The competition saw many contenders perform their hearts out, and this year, local contestants aged 8 to 12 had their own category. Legend Music will provide studio time for the winners in each category to record their winning songs.

L E M E R I D I E N H O S TS C H I N E S E C H E F S

onderful authentic hanghai cuisine as ser ed up at e eridien in Karon Chinese chefs gave a taste of a special menu to visitors and media.

here the finest

Sala Phuket Resort & Spa hosted over 50 of their partners at their annual thank you party on December 4.

From left: Ms Benjaporn Magroodtong, SALA’s DOS; Ms Yupayong Srithong, Asian Trails’s Operation Manager; Ms Yupadee Srithong, Asian Trails’s Reservation Supervisor (Phuket and Mr Phaitoon Phantip, Asian Trails’s Area Manager South Thailand. @thephuketnews

L U X U R Y P H U K E TR E S O R TL I M B E R S U P F O R TH E I R D E C E M B E R L A U N C H W I TH B E A C H F R O N T TE A M B U I L D I N G The Nai Harn in Phuket limbered up for its eagerly awaited launch on December 28 with a recent team building event on Nai Harn Beach. A total of 126 staff bonded over a host of games and activities, highlighted with a full beach-cleaning activity.

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11 DEC Grill & Wine Romantic 3 Courses Set-Dinner

A Glass of Selected Beverage -Combo Starter: T ap as & L ob ster B isq u e S ou p - M ain cou rse: a choice of Grilled Rib Eye, Grilled Salmon or B B Q P ork R ib s - L ove ly D essert: W arm C hocolate V olcan o at on ly T H B 39 9 .- p er set F rom 6pm-10:30pm Res: 0954181161. (Showing this Add, get 10 Off beverages)

Chamber Duo Incanto Concert

Miss european culture in asian paradise? A famous russian chamber duo Incanto from StP etersb u rg w ill g ive an excl u sive con cert 1 1 th of D ecemb er at L e M eridien H otel. T he p rog ram w ill in clu de f amou s an d b elove d mu sic of M oza rt, V iva ldi, P iazzo lla an d others. O n ly on e day , D ecemb er 1 1 , at 6 p m, L e M eridien . C ome and let your soul rest The price of the tickets varies from 1000 to 2800 thb.Contact Sofia, General.phuket@gmail.com, 062 425 3608.

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12 DEC

the head train er an d ow n er of S in g p aton g + S itn u mn oi g ym in P aton g B each, hosts an elite fight series Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi Saturday fight night at Patong Boxing Stadium (Sai Nam Yen Road), where top international and Thai fighters compete. Visit patongboxingstadiu m.com f or more in f o. P rou dly su p p orted b y Class Act Media. Remark: Free transportation in P aton g , K aron , K ata areas w hen req u ested in adva n ce. P lease call + 6 6 8 7 38 3 336 4 or + 6 6 7 6 34 5 5 7 8 to arran g e the tran sp ortation b ef ore 1 2 p m of each S atu rday af ter the p ay ment is confirmed.

BBQ at Expat Hotel

Indian Curry Night on Fridays

C ome to N avr an g M ahal in K aron S ea S an ds Resort Spa for an authentic Indian Feast eve ry F riday in K aron B each. T ry ou t ou r delicious Aloo Tikki, Samosas, Chicken Tandoori, Aloo Gobi, Navrang Korma, Butter Chicken, L amb V in daloo, N aan , R ice, S alads, C hu tn eys / Achars, Pistachio Ice Cream, Gulah Jamun, F ru its. F or on ly 39 9 / - n ett an d sp ecial redu ced p rices on drin ks. C on tact: : 0 7 6 2 8 6 4 6 4 E xt 4 .

Sunday Brunch at DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Phuket

Indulge yourself in a culinary experience like n o other at D ou b leT ree R esort b y H ilton P hu ke t - S u rin B each; a w ide selection of T hai delicacies alon g side su shi p latter, p asta, p izza , meat carvi n g station an d a va riety of desserts you can t miss It also includes free flow of soft drinks Only THB 399++ per person. Children aged 4-12 receive 50 discount off. This inclu des f ree access to ou r sw immin g p ools, w ater slides an d K ids C lu b .” R S V P 0 7 6 30 3 30 0 .

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COLOR FUN RUN FOR DAD

C ome j oin the most exci tin g an d colorf u l f u n ru n . S p rin t f rom the start lin e an d g et cove red in an array of color alon g the w ay w hile havi n g f u n w ith yo u r f rien ds an d f amily . C ateg ories 1 km (4-12 years) 2km (open to all ages) 5km (open to all ages) Entry Fee 600 THB per person 5km 5 0 0 T H B p er p erson 2 km 4 0 0 T H B p er p erson 1 km * in clu des on e p ack of color p ow der an d eve n t t- shirt* P rou dly su p p orted b y L ive 8 9 .5 radio. n athap hat.a@than ya p u ra.com, 0 7 6 - 336 0 0 0 .

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015

Grill & Wine Romantic 3 Courses Set-Dinner

A Glass of Selected Beverage -Combo Starter: T ap as & L ob ster B isq u e S ou p - M ain cou rse: a choice of Grilled Rib Eye, Grilled Salmon or B B Q P ork R ib s - L ove ly D essert: W arm C hocolate V olcan o at on ly T H B 39 9 .- p er set F rom 6pm-10:30pm Res: 0954181161 (Showing this Add, get 10 Off beverages)

Traditional Sunday Roast Angus O’Tool’s Karon Beach

L u n ch or din n er serv ed f rom 2 p m. Y ou r choice of either roast b eef , chick en , loin of p ork or leg of lamb serv ed w ith roast an d b oiled p otatoes, three f resh v eg etab les, Y ork shire p u ddin g an d g rav y .

O n ly B 32 0 p er p erson w hich in clu des a f ree g lass of hou se red or w hite. O p p osite C en tara K aron R esort. S ee otools- p hu k et.com.

Sunday roast at Gallery Cafe By Pinky @ new Chalong branch

E e v ry S u n day f rom 1 2 p m an d all- day b ru n ch an d din n er eve ry day f rom 7 am- 1 0 p m.

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Phuket FC VS Trat FC

At Surakul Stadium., Starts at 7 pm., Proudly supported by Class Act Media.

500 THB include 2 course set dinner at Sea Breeze

Festive Season Beverages Promotion at TEXTURE Café and Restaurant

Insightful presentation by Graham Bibby and W ilson R on din i of F alcon E q u ity P artn ers op p ortu n ities in the w orld stockm arke ts rig ht n ow .

T here’ ll b e amazi n g b arg ain s - if yo u kn ow w here to look. in f o@seab reeze rp m.com, 0 7 6 36 0 8 0 6 .

Bollywood Phuket’s Weekend Special Indian Lunch Set

Pool Competition at Expat Sports Bar T he comp etition at 9 p m E xp at S p orts B ar at the E xp at H otel S oi T aip an P aton g . S ee map at w w w .exp athotel.com

Come and en oy the authentic flavours of India by in du lg in g in ou r w eek en d’ s sp ecial lu n ch set f or on ly B 39 9 + p er p erson b etw een 1 1 am- 3p m. M en u in clu des 3 starters, 1 R oti/ N aan , 1 R ice dish, 1 p ortion L en tils, 2 C u rries, an d a D essert serv ed w ith Indian tea (of your choice) All for ust B399+ per p erson F or more in f o p lease call 0 7 6 30 4 0 34 .

C eleb rate the f estive season tog ether w ith the promotion of imported South African bottle at on ly B aht 6 5 0 w hen sp en din g a min imu m of B aht 1 , 0 0 0 p er b ill. O r en j oy ou r p romotion on selected b eve rag es du rin g D ecemb er eve ry day f rom 1 1 : 0 0 am to 1 0 : 30 p m, closed eve ry W edn esday , in f o@text u rep hu ke t.com or 0 8 1 9 1 6 1 4 30 .

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13 DEC

All you can eat Sunday Roast Buffet Mussels night @ Shakers

1 .2 k g mu ssels serv ed w ith f ren ch f ries y ou r choice, y ou r sty le: n atu re, marin iere, p rov en cale, g arlic & cream or T hai sty le reserv ation s recommen ded B 2 9 5 b aht P .P ., shak ersp hu k et@g mail.com, 0 8 1 8 9 1 4 38 1 .

Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi

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S atu rday

n ig ht, N u m N oi S in g p aton g ,

Beef, Pork Lamb Cauliflower, Broccoli, Peas, Carrots, Fried mushrooms, Grilled Tomatoes – Y orksh ire p u ddin g – R oasted P otatoes, Mashed Potatoes Gravey, Mushroom sau ce, M in t S au ce. R eserva tion R ecommen ded 35 0 b aht P .P ., shake rsp hu ke t@g mail.com, 0 8 1 8 9 1 4 38 1 .

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14 DEC

All you can eat BBQ night

6 p m – 1 1 p m: b eef , p ork, chicke n , b u rg ers, sau sages, prawns squids, salad buffet, choice of p otatoes & sau ces, b read, b u n s & g arlic b read R eserva tion recommen ded 35 0 b aht P .P ., shake rsp hu ke t@g mail.com, 0 8 1 8 9 1 4 38 1 .

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TUE

15 DEC

Pasta Lovers’ Parade “All you can Eat”

Unlimited Pasta offers @THB 195.- P.P. Including more than 12 options of sauces Preparations From 6pm-10:30pm - Reservations: 0954181161 - www.facebook.com/skyzabviewpoint (Showing this Add, get free one selected beverage)

WED

16 DEC

THU

17 DEC

PIWC Christmas Luncheon

Not to be missed. RSVP is required no later than Tuesday 15 ecember. Sign-in for lunch begins at 11:30AM and the lunch service begins at noon. Price is 600 baht members guests are 750 baht. If you would like to oin please contact Maggy at info@piwc-phuket. com. P rou dly su p p orted b y T he P hu ke t N ew s.

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shore around the Similan Islands. As always the prize monies offered are the largest in Asia. Prizes include fishing trips, tackle, limited edition prints, and much more. Many boats already confirmed, including teams from Australia, Canada, Germany, USA, Hong Kong, the UK and Singapore. For further details please contact arren Crowe +66 (0) 812704291 or Andy Bright +66 (0) 862739948, info@phuketgamefishingclub. com P rou dly su p p orted b y The Phuket News.

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24 DEC DJ Festival

All you can eat BBQ Ribs night

6 p m – 1 1 p m: A ll yo u can eat B B Q rib s serve d with salad buffet, potato salad choice of sauces. Reservations recommended 295 baht P.P., shakersphuket@gmail.com, 081 891 4381.

Merry Christmas!

ear valued customers, we are wishing all of you and your family happiness,wealth and prosperity in all the years that follow. As usual every year we are serving a traditional Christmas set on the 24th ecember, please call or email us for reservation (seats are limited).

SUAY RESTAURANT 087 888 6990, 081 797 4135, www.suayrestaurant.com.

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THE DECK restaurant

PIWC fundraising event - A Mediterranean Night

The PI C annual fundraising event, cost is 2,500 baht per person, includes 1 drink, buffet dinner and entertainment. More details to follow soon. Proudly supported by The Phuket N ew s.

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THE ECK restaurant embraces expansive views across the water spanning from the southern point of Kamala Beach to the Northern point of Kamala Beach let s not forget also the mountain views. THE ECK Restaurant menu Thai Fusion is designed by Kevin B Jamieson as a range of dishes for individuals or as a shared selection . M en tion P hu ke t N ew s and receive 10 off on Food only , info@taoshagroup.com, 094 490 3269.

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BBQ Night “All you can Eat”

on t miss your time, unlimited BBQ Skewers D in n er at on ly T H B 2 5 9 .- P .P . I n clu din g soup, salad, spaghetti or fried rice and French fries. From 6pm-10:30pm - Reservations: 0954181161 - www.facebook.com/skyzabviewpoint (Showing this Add, get free one selected beverage)

KATA HOT YOGA FOR EVERYBODY

Open every day, 3 classes daily: 9 a.m in the morning, then 5.15 p.m afternoon and 7.15 p.m evening. Men and women all ages, ust come, you will love it. work out and stretch.

Tone your muscles, lose fat, get in shape, and feel good. See you in yoga class soon.

A ddress : 2 1 7 k hok tan od road k ata b each phuket 83100, 076 605 950, www.katahoty og a.com.

23 JAN

VNEA Pool Leagues Season 3

If you like playing pool, meeting new people and looking to sharpen your 8 ball skills. Then this is your opportunity to be a part of the biggest most exciting pool league in the world. inning team w in s a trip to V eg as to p lay at the V N E A Las Vegas. All expenses paid. If you have any questions contact us on www.facebook.com/ vnea phuket, Tel : 085 797 0202 (Thai), 085 797 0002 (English). Email: info@thailandpooltables. com. Proundly supported by Live 89.5.

ANA Beach Club with Attica is hosting Phuket s most anticipated party event of the year, the electrifying J Festival. The event will feature 9 straight days of outrageously talented J performances from 12 - 20 ecember. A total of 9 local and international superstar Js will rock the ANA Beach Club with Attica with a ticket price of only THB 900 per event, or THB 1,500 for the full festival pass. For reservations and information, visit www.xanabeachclub.com or contact info@xanabeachclub.com. Proundly supported by Live 89.5.

Order a somtam tray, get FREE 1 bottle of Coke

PGFC Thailand 2016 “Classic” Sport Fishing Tournament

57 hours of non-stop sport fisihing, held off-

88 Tasty restaurant and bar is offering promotion before the end of the year order a somtam tray, get FREE 1 bottle of Coke. More information facebook.com/88tasty. Khun Lek, 097 047 7822.

KATA HOT YOGA Now 3 classes daily. 9am then 5:15pm and 7:15pm classes are 90 minutes. Kata Yoga the most popular yoga in Phuket for men and women. It is the best work out ever, getting strong and flexible, full of vitality, It will make you very happy and it shows, you will walk with a big smile on your face, feeling good. Open everyday, right at the beach, Kata Beach, You got to try, warning: very addictive, once you start you keep coming, you never want to stop, 217 khoktanod road kata beach phuket 83100, 076 605 950, w w w .k atahoty og a.com.

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Crossword by Myles Mellor & Sally York Across 1. What is the brilliant red pigment originally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar?

2. Nearly how many years did it take Sir Francis Drake to complete the first circu na igation of the globe in 3. Which famous novelist was Governor General of Canada?

4. How many cantons make up Switzerland?

I Will Never Let You Down became which singer’s fourth UK number one in 2014?

Answers below, centre.

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16. Mythical craft ee ish d ard urro and Paul Harvey 69. Mesh of veins 20. Visionary 21. Some alloys Down 22. Flat 23. British author of 1. Funny guys historical novels 2. Eyeball bender and ballads 3. Euripides drama iece of pipe 4. Kind of skeleton 26. Freudian topic ig 29. Biblical prophet moment 33. Great time 6. Mantel piece 34. Exceed 7. Back-to-work aula ahn as time: abbr. one hild s bruise rdeal 9.

Gushes 43. Degree in karate 44. MJ’s sweetheart, 10. Bursae 11. Usurp in film 12. Be in harmony pic ndian dishes 13. Group of pals, slangily 49. Photo ___ oreshado ooths oots 19. Land ilbur and r ille 23. Steady

24. Lobster lookalike 27. Dusk, to Donne se a stra 29. Take effect 30. Scratch 31. Samurai’s sash 32. Generous slice of the pie t s definite 36. Family head 37. Leftover 39. Biblical prophet 40. Lacking 41. Black cuckoo 46. Drum sound 47. Boot part ra e e World” drug 49. Had abber tick sweetener: var. sp. hoe part rack ttribute Kind of anual tick to iti eness 60. Questionable 62. Bird of myth 63. “Sweet!”

Solutions to last week’s puzzles:

Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz: 1. Vermilion; 2. Three; 3. John Buchan; ita ra

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ISLAND VIEW

This week in history D ec em b er 1 1 , 1 9 9 8 T hai Airways F light 26 1 crashes near Surat T hani Airport, killing 101.

The pilot flying the Airbus A310-300 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.

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bite by the venomous beaked sea snake could kill up to six fullgrown humans.

D ec em b er 1 2 , 1 0 9 8 irst Crusade Siege of Ma’arrat al- uman Crusaders breach the town’s walls and massacre about 20,000 inhabitants. After finding themselves with insu cient food, they reportedly resort to cannibalism.

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times was human rights activist Martin Luther King Jr put in jail.

D ec em b er 1 3 , 2 0 0 3 Operation Red Dawn ormer ra i President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

1,000

or more US fugitives wanted for crimes are believed to live in Mexico.

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D ec em b er 1 4 , 1 9 1 1 Roald Amundsen, with Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, become the first people to reach the South Pole.

dogs attacked US postal employees in 2014.

6 million

US dollars in cash, jewellery and bonds were carried by passengers on the ill-fated Titanic.

Source: Uberfacts

D ec em b er 1 5 , 1 9 7 3 The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its o cial list of psychiatric disorders.

D ec em b er 1 6 , 1 7 0 7 Last recorded eruption of Mount uji in apan.

Father and son in Rawai. Photo by Rick Nuffer Got an unusual or particularly beautiful picture of Phuket?

Email it to execeditor@classactmedia.co.th

D ec em b er 1 7 , 4 9 7 B C The first Saturnalia festival is celebrated in ancient Rome.

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• Sales representative

Good in Chinese and English, Experience in real estate sales.

• Sales Staff at booth good in English.

Contact: Kaew, kaew@agtropical.com, Phone: 094 807 3434.

Full Time Assistant Branch Manager (Phuket) 20 K per month (2 positions) We are hiring, both positions for our branch in Phuket and to be part of our energetic team. Excellent commission & benefits.

Skills: 1. Requires great leadership skills, the ability to multitask, and a willingness to work with employees from all departments within the company.

2. Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skills.

3. Planning and Priority Setting: Demonstrate an ability to set objectives and goals and organize work appropriately to meet and exceed goals, possess strong organizational and time management skills.

Job Description : 1. Assist the Branch Manager in increasing profit, sales, drive/promote products, expand markets and controlling operating expenses by ensuring upkeep of store and equipment.

2. Support the Branch Manager in recruiting, hiring, and training of Team Members, including new hire training, orientation, certification, and development.

3. Assists the Branch Manager with providing a strong leadership presence and control in store, while ensuring that all customers receive good service and quality products.

4. Consistently creates a welcoming environment for the customer by greeting and assisting; as well as quickly responding to customer inquiries and needs.

5. Deal with any enquiries and complaints and monitor customer service.

6. Performs all duties as directed by supervisor.

Salary : 18,000 - 20,000 ฿ Contact: kory@thailandpooltables.com

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'Novosti Phuketa' ‘Phuket Ticket Master’

‘Live 89.5’

‘The Phuket News’, 'Puji Doa Xin Wen', 'Phuket News TV' ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ &

PR & MARKETING ASSISTANT Responsibilities :

● Assisting the PR manager with planning and implementing PR plans for the company ● Representing the company at events & exhibitions ● General Marketing and PR admin tasks

Qualifications:

● Good communication skills both in Thai & English ● Degree qualified – recent graduate welcome to apply ● Have own transport (bike or car) ● Ability to work after normal work hours and/or weekends (time in lieu will be given)

We offer:

● Competitive salary ● Social security (10%) paid by the company ● Excellent career progress opportunity ● Time in lieu for any overtime hours worked If you are professional & enthusiastic person, this is an excellent opportunity to advance in a growing & innovative media business in Phuket

Interested candidates are invited to send application with full resume, in English, indicating qualifications, experience, recent photo and expected salary.

Apply online at thephuketnews.com/job.php

Class Act Media Co., Ltd.

Class Act Media is southern Thailand's most comprehensive media company, incorporating Phuket’s leading English newspaper ‘The Phuket News’, Russian language newspaper 'Novosti Phuketa', Chinese language newspaper 'Puji Doa Xin Wen', Phuket’s leading English radio station ‘Live 89.5’, Phuket English TV 'Phuket News TV' and a a host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ & ‘Phuket Ticket Master’.

Class Act Media is southern Thailand's most comprehensive media company, incorporating Phuket’s leading English newspaper ‘The Phuket News’, Russian language newspaper 'Novosti Phuketa', Chinese language newspaper 'Puji Doa Xin Wen', Phuket’s leading English radio station ‘Live 89.5’, Phuket English TV 'Phuket News TV' and a a host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ & ‘Phuket Ticket Master’.

RADIO/TV JOURNALIST/PRESENTER

Graphic Designer

Class Act Media is looking for a young and dynamic presenter

W e are currently recruiting for a graphic designer to j oin our team to handle the layout of our publications, including online.

for our radio and TV portals in Phuket. LIVE 89.5 is the leading English-speaking radio station and Phuket News TV is the island’s leading digital TV portal. Here’s our wishlist for the ideal applicant:

The job:

● you’ll need a good command of written and spoken English ● you’ll need to know the basics of acquiring and preparing news ● you’ll need to be comfortable in front of a camera ● you’ll need to be comfortable in front of a radio microphone ● Thais and foreigners welcome to apply

● Excellent skills with InD esign, Photoshop, Illustrator and other

We’ll provide training for the right person. (and all the other stuff) Interested candidates are invited to send their applications, with full resume, in English indicating qualifications, experience, recent photo and expected salary.Apply online at thephuketnews.com/job.php

Class Act Media Co., Ltd.

99/7 Moo 1 T. Kathu A. Kathu Phuket 83120 Tel: 076 612 550-2 Fax: 076 612 553

W e r eq ui r e F ul l T i me G r a phi c D esi g ner s to ha nd l e:

● D esigning advertisements for clients ● Layout of The Phuket News and our other publications ● All artwork and graphic design work related to production

'Novosti Phuketa' ‘Phuket Ticket Master’

SALES REPRESENTATIVES Q ualifications: ● ●

Applicants must have:

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graphic design software ● Min. 1 year experience in design and layout of newspapers or magazi nes ● G ood English ( written and spoken)

We offer:

We offer:

● Competitive salary ● Friendly work environment ● Excellent progress opportunity and j ob security Interested applicants are invited to apply in person or send application with full resume indicating qualifications and experience, expected salary and recent photo to: thephuketnews.com/job.php

Class Act Media Co., Ltd.

99/7 Moo 1 T. Kathu A. Kathu Phuket 83120 Tel: 076 612 550-2 Fax: 076 612 553

‘The Phuket News’, 'Puji Doa Xin Wen', ‘Live 89.5’ 'Phuket News TV' ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ &

● ● ● ● ●

Interested candidates are invited to send application with full resume, in English, indicating qualifications, experience, recent photo and expected salary.

Apply online at thephuketnews.com/job.php

Class Act Media Co., Ltd.

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ACTIVITIES, GROUPS Free Tiya’ s Hammocks campaign W in F ree hammock

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W in n er w ill g et V W eav e hammock , han dmade f rom N orth of T hailan d, w eig ht cap acity 2 5 0 k g s. V alu e 5 , 2 0 0 T H B . M ore details v isit F aceb ook : T iy a’ s hammock s, C on tact: T iy a, tiy a@tiy ashammock s.com, 0 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 .

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Commercial laundry in Patong

A lready serv e more than 4 0 0 hotel rooms.

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tele, take over + incl. training complete equipment, staff room, 3 or 5 y ears leasin g con tract. Y early v olu me 4 mio. han sib ak ery @ g mail.com, P rice: 3.5 million , C on tact M r. S tark , an sib ak ery @ g mail.com

Best Deal R aw ai b u sin ess f or sale. A rea ap p rox 2 R ai, can do ran t or other b u sin ess.F iv e min s f rom b each. L on g term y early ren t B 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 4 b edrooms hou se in clu ded. R edu ce 9 8 0 , 0 0 0 to B 5 2 0 , 0 0 0 . C on tact K hu n A sok e at 0 8 9 6 4 6 b ig _ redchili@y ahoo.com

CAR FOR SALE TOY OTA Fortuner 20 0 9

7 seats, S ilv er, G P S v ideo, F amily car D iesel 2 , 6 9 4 cc, B lu e b ook S erv ice history T oy ota P earl 7 8 , 0 0 0 k ms. A U T O M A T I C tran smission , g olf g u ru 2 0 0 5 @y ahoo. co.u k , 0 7 6 6 1 5 8 2 7 .

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A L L C ars A u tomat A ll low mileag e( 2 0 - 30 T k m) . A ll 2 0 1 3 M odda C ity 39 5 .0 0 0 2 .H on da B rio 34 9 .0 0 0 3.S u z u k i .0 0 0 4 .N issan A lmera 34 9 .0 0 0 5 .H on da F reed .C hev rolet T railb laz er L T Z 9 4 9 .0 0 0 7 .N issan X T rail ll cars in top con dition , w ith leather in terior. C on tact 9 2 or 0 8 1 9 7 0 5 2 0 4 .

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C ommercial sp ace w ith 6 f u rn ished rooms u p stairs. R eg istered T hai comp an y ( 2 w ork permits). Lease upto Sep, 2022. Profitable b u sin ess, S hilp a G an g u ly , ithemb ahomes@ y ahoo.com, 0 8 9 9 8 0 7 7 5 8 / 0 8 4 4 4 3 0 4 8 8 .

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or similar w ith tru e f u ll p rof ession al in su ran ce an d p ort M on thly rates B 1 4 0 0 0 , S oi S u k ee 4 0 / 1 9 moo 9 east rd 39 chalon g mu an g , n in ascars@g mail.com, 0 4 9 9 .

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Y ear 2 0 1 3. G ood con dition , on e ow n er, w ell main tain ed, P rice 4 5 , 0 0 0 b aht. P ls call Y u i 0 8 8 7 6 5 5 8 8 2

Kawasaki Versys 65 0 ABS 20 12 S how room con dition , n ew f rom K aw asak i P hu k et M ay 2 0 1 2 , 2 , 0 0 0 k m, H ep co & B eck er E n g in e B ars & R ear- rack , K aw asak i H an dg u ards an d P y ramid H u g g er., 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 T H B , P au l, 0 8 4 1 30 3 2 34 , P lon g more@hotmail.com

CAR WASH DELIVERY Tired Of Wasting Time?

S A V E T I M E ! W e clean y ou r car at y ou r p lace. N o.1 car w ash deliv ery in P hu k et. C all 0 7 6 - 35 5 - 0 4 2 or g o to C lean C ar.me f or more details.

FURNITURE FOR SALE Swinging Sun Loungers For Sale S w in g in g , su n lou n g ers, b ran d n ew , ex cellen t q u ality - 6 , 0 0 0 b aht on ly , C on tact: E ddy , eddy elan @ y ahoo.com, 0 8 9 9 7 1 0 2 7 8 .

MEMBERSHIPS Blue Canyon Membership

B lu e C an y on M emb ership f or sale. 1 corp orate n omin ee f or sale T H B 6 30 , 0 0 0 in c tran sf er f ee. g rahamhaslam@hotmail.com

PERSONAL SERVICES 24Hrs Service Home & Hotel Call H ealth C are @ H ome

C lin ic, M edical S erv ice C en ter 2 4 hrs serv ice home an d hotel call, C on tact: D r.P hisit K amp eera, p isit. doc@hotmail.com, 0 8 1 6 9 3 4 8 1 6 , 0 8 1 9 5 8 8 8 9 1 , 0 7 6 38 5 2 9 1 .

De Laguna By Dr.J aQ I n tern ation al

C lin ic E n g lish S p eak in g D octor B y A p p oin tmen t 0 9 5 0 8 5 1 1 8 8 F B : D rJ aq W arn n issorn P rov idin g A n ti- A g in g ( B otox , F iller, L iv e C ell T herap y , A ltern ativ e C an cer T reatmen t, C helation M edical, H ou se C all) . I n teg rativ e an d A dv an cemen t in M edicin e f or in div idu aliz ed treatmen t p rog rams f or p atien ts of all ag es an d w ith v ariou s disorders, E mail: tosaw cu te@g mail.com

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KITCHEN SERVICE he n fe r n er er ce M ob ile sharp en in g serv ice f or k n iv es an d meat slicer b lades, b lu n t k n iv es sharp en ed p rof ession ally w ith G erman k n ow - how ., C on tact: M r. D irk , thek n if eg rin der@hotmail.com, 0 8 7 2 7 6 5 8 6 9 .

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W ith ov er 1 5 y ears of ex p erien ce B ig mov e P hu k et is the n u mb er 1 p rov ider of mov in g an d ship p in g in an d ou t of P hu k et T hailan d. W e p rov ide storag e in a state of the art clean , secu re, storag e f acility located cen trally in P hu k et. w w w .b ig mov ep hu k et.com, 0 8 1 - 7 9 7 - 5 37 7 .

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Grand Boat Plaz a – House for Sale/ Rent

S mall toy p oodle f or adop tion to a an imal lov in g f amily w ho liv es in T hailan d.

C on tact S herin .p eace@g mail.com f or adop tion en q u iry .

N ew detached v illa w ith modern sty le in H eart of P hu k et T ow n w ith 3 b edrooms, 3 b athrooms an d 2 car p ark s. S p aciou s op en liv in g an d din in g areas w ith hig h ceilin g s. Q u iet location su rrou n din g w ith n atu re, secu re w ith C C T V an d 2 4 hrs secu rity serv ice, larg e commu n al sw immin g p ool an d clu b hou se. C losed to maj or dep artmen t stores su ch as C en tral F estiv al‚ T esco L otu s, B ig C , I n tern ation al schools an d hosp itals.

C on tact 0 9 5 2 5 7 7 9 9 8 , allab ou thk t@g mail.com

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PROPERTY FOR SALE

RESORT FOR SALE/ LEASE

B eau tif u l home in 1 , 0 38 sq m g arden s.

T hree en su ite b eds, g u est hou se, 9 x 4 m p ool, maid’ s room. L iv in g sp ace 32 0 sq m.

P riv ate access. E mail : alan g ath@g mail. com , P hon e : 0 8 7 2 7 3 0 1 4 1 .

For Sale

I n du strial ov er lock er. W hitehou se B ran d. 3 T hread. B ran d n ew n ev er u sed. F u ll tool k it. B arg ain at 1 2 , 0 0 0 B aht. C all S an di 0 8 7 2 6 4 0 7 7 8 .

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I n T halan g area 2 .5 R ai b eau tif u l, f lat lan d w ith access road, C han ote title, on ly 5 min u tes f rom T han y ap u ra ( P I A I n tern ation al school) . sk .than y a@g mail.com, 0 8 1 7 37 8 6 2 4 .

The Base Downtown Sale/ Rent

1 B ed ( 35 sq m) & 2 B ed ( 6 0 sq m) , f u lly f u rn ished, p ool v iew . N ear C en tral, B I S , B ig C , L otu s, S iriroj hosp ital, D arasamu t S chool, T hai H u a S chool ( C lose to n ew C en tral Embassy- good investment). Swimming pool, fitness library.

R en t: 1 5 , 0 0 0 - 2 5 , 0 0 0 T H B / mon th an d 35 , 0 0 0 - 4 5 , 0 0 0 T H B / mon th.

P an attap orn .c@g mail.com, 0 9 3 6 39 4 6 5 4 .

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3.5 R ai w ith 9 0 meter of w ater f ron tag e, op p osite of Y acht H av en marin a, 8 0 0 meter aw ay on P han g n g a side. P u b lic road, electricity , w ater an d ready to b u ild. F or sale direct f rom ow n er, on ly 1 9 .5 mill B aht. P erson : M on tha , P hon e : 0 8 1 34 3 0 7 7 7 .

Oce n ront

B ran d n ew , f u lly f u rn ished, 3- 4 b edrooms, 5 bathrooms, 10-meter infinity sw immin g p ool, b eau tif u l v iew . F or q u ick sale on ly 1 9 .5 million b aht.

G u aran teed ren tal 8 % p er y ear. P erson : M on tha , P hon e : 0 8 1 34 3 0 7 7 7 .

Luxury 4 Bed Pool Villa Rawai

B eau tif u l 4 B ed V illa on larg e 8 0 0 S M lan d p lot in R aw ai/ N ai H arn area.

2 6 0 S M of en closed liv in g sp ace.

L arg e sala w ith P ool B ar. E stab lished trop ical g arden an d 6 0 S M P ool. P riv ate g u est hou se.2 C ar P ark .

P rice : 1 1 .8 M illion B aht , E mail : K eow ee1 5 @g mail.com.

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SPACIOUS 4-BED RAWAI VILLA

Resort for sale lease any offer consider I want go sailin g ag ain ! ! , A ddress : 6 7 / 1 8 S oi S ermsu k R aw ai P hu k et, b ig asail@samart.co.th, C on tact + 6 6 ( 0 ) 8 6 9 4 0 1 8 6 0 .

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House For Sale

L ocated in a q u iet S oi n ear K athu w aterf all, is a 2 b edroom, 2 b athroom hou se w ith cou rt y ard an d car p ort.

W ith a C han ote T itle & 4 8 T alan g W ah ( ap p rox 2 0 0 m2 ) , P rice : 35 0 0 0 0 0 .

S tev en J oy ce. K athu 0 8 6 1 2 0 6 9 34 . g o2 sp oon @y ahoo.com

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N ew 1 b edroom w ith g reat sea an d su n set v iew s! 4 4 sq m. L easehold w ith f orieg n f reehold av ailab le. S w immin g p ool, sau n a an d clu b hou se. F lex ib le f u rn itu re op tion s.

G reat man ag emen t an d ren tal p rog ram, 0 8 2 2 5 4 0 7 6 0 .

Land For Sale

L ocated in K athu ov er look in g the C ab le S k i is a n ice b lock 5 4 T alan g W ah on a C han ote T itle. S oi N amtok K athu , P rice : 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 . S tev en . J oy ce.

0 8 6 1 2 0 6 9 34 .g o2 sp oon @y ahoo.com

Beautifull Classy Villa

his v ery b eau tif u l modern v illa has it all – sp ark lin g salt w ater p ool, 3 hu g e b edrooms, 4 b aths, maid q u arters. F u lly f u rn ished, secu re estate close to the b each. G 4 S alarm sy stem. R elax an d en j oy all the hard w ork that has b een don e. A mu st see. C all 0 8 1 7 1 9 4 6 8 8 . P rima V illas.

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T ow n hou se 1 5 0 sq .m, 2 storey , 2 b edroom, liv in g room, k itchen , 2 b alcon y , 2 bathroom, office, parking. Fully furnitu red. C halon g circle, P rice: 37 0 0 0 0 0 , C on tact: M ariy a, mv s9 7 @y an dex .ru , 0 8 2 2 7 5 1 1 4 6 , F ax : 0 9 1 8 0 5 37 2 5 .

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T w o b eau tif u l E u rop ean sty le homes n ex t to on e an other in p riv ate S oi M in u tes f rom J u n g cey lon shop p in g cen ter. F irst home 1 0 0 sq mt of liv in g sp ace w ith a dou b le carp ort tw o b edrooms op en liv in g sp ace S econ d home 8 0 sq mt on e b edroom f u rn ished B oth homes w ill b e sold tog ether or sep arate F irst home 6 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 B th S econ d home 5 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 B th B oth 1 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 B th G rate v alu e p osition in v estmen t, P rice: 6 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , C on tact: p in o.ellu l@y ahoo.com, + 6 6 ( 0 ) 8 4 8 5 8 1 9 1 7 .

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C lose to L ay an H ill E state, g reat location , 4 k m to B an g tao b each, lag u n a, V illa M ark et, T esco L otu s, R eady to b u ild 1 or 2 p ool v illas, P rice: 3.3 M L , k w an su cha@hotmail.com, 0 9 4 4 2 4 6 1 4 2 .

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E x cep tion al 4 B ed & 4 B ath ( en su ite) & 1 R ai lan d f or sale on ly 1 0 M B . 1 Storey 300 sqm. pool 10 5, Sala, filters an d au tomatic g ates., C on tact: T an y a, g eta9 0 9 @g mail.com, 0 8 3 5 0 6 8 34 5 .

1/ 2 RAI OCEANFRONT LAND

F an tastic 8 2 5 sq m. p lot w ocean f ron tag e on C ocon u b each resort. E lectricity / W ab le, ready to b u ild. S u p er V 2 0 0 meters f rom P hu k et.

B oat T ax i O n ly 7 .5 m. T H B ! clau dstrey @g mail.com, 0 8

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B A R G A I N H U N T E R S ! 3B R / 3B A T H C on do, 1 6 4 sq m.. N ew R en ov ated, T op C on dition , F u lly F u rn ished. F oreig n F reehold T itle. B est u n it at B elair P an w a. O N L Y 5 .9 5 m. T H B , clau dstrey @g mail.com, 0 8 6 7 4 7 9 2 9 2 .

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Shophouse 5 story with profitable, spa massag e b u sin ess an d ap artmen t. I n p erf ect con dition an d v ery g ood location . I n clu de T hai C omp an y , P rice: R edu ced f rom 1 9 to 1 6 M il., g hf sp hu k et@ hotmail.com, 0 8 6 2 7 1 8 2 5 4 .

L an d 1 - 0 - 1 1 .5 0 R ai/ 1 , 6 4 6 sq .m. U sab le sp ace: 1 , 4 2 4 sq .m. T itle deed - clean & clear f rom all en cu mb ran ces. A ttractiv e S ale & L easeb ack terms w ith M u ltin ation al T en an t. P erson : M r.

Marcus Burtenshaw, officeinquiries@ th.k n ig htf ran k .com, 0 2 6 4 3 8 2 2 3 # 1 0 4 , F ax : 0 2 6 4 3 8 2 2 4 .

HOT PRICE TOWN HOME IN KAMALA

F or S ale 3 b ed 4 b ath w ith p artly f u rn ished N ice T ow n H ome in f u ll f acilities estate. W alk in g distan ce to the b each, R eal g reat V alu e, B 5 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 , J ay P ak in , j ay @siam- realty .com, 0 8 2 2 8 2 2 5 32 .

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PROPERTY FOR SALE A new era in design Pool villa

G org eou s 3 b edrooms P riv ate p ool v illas. Q u ality an d eleg an t stru ctu rin g w ith sin g le storey 32 0 sq . m n ear L ay an B each, C on tact: in f o@ assetorchard.com , 094 546 0422.

PROPERTY FOR SALE Laguna townhouse for sale

O n L ag u n a g olf cou rse w ith 3 b edrooms, 2 1 / 2 b aths p lu s g u est su ite/ maid’ s q u arters.

2 car g arag e, cov ered ou tdoor liv in g area.

Jacuzzi and pool. Golf memberships, walk to clu b hou se. S hu ttle serv ice to L ag u n a f acilities. F u lly or p artially f u rn ished – less than 20MB., phuketmusic@yahoo.com

Villa for sale North Chalong area

LAND FOR SALE CLOSE TO THE SEA

B eau tif u l q u iet location close to I n tern ation al schools an d other amen ities.

R edu ced f rom 7 .9 m to 7 .2 m. P rice includes furniture. Call 089 868 5143.

Beachfront Condo for Sale

2 Bed/2 Bath- 134sqm- Part S eav iew F u lly f u rn ished - B each F ron t C on do on ly T H B 8 2 ’ 0 0 0 / sq m - C han ote B u y in F oreig n er N ame or L ease. P rice : 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , P erson : stef an , A ddress : C on do at S eren ity R esort & R esiden ces , E mail : stef an con do@g mail.com , P hon e : 081 8467770.

Horst Lakits

BigA Resort sale or long term lease south Phuket any serious offer considered I want to go sailing again, Price: 27Mio, Person: Horst Lakits, Address : 67/18 Soi Sermsuk Rawai, Email: bigasail@ samart.co.th , Phone : +66 086 940 1860, Fax : +66 (0)76381934.

Beachfront House 4-Bed-

room hou se on semip riv ate b each av ailab le f or sale an d ren t. C an easily b e div ided in to tw o sep arate an d iden tical p rop erties. T he ren tal/ sale can also in clu de a self con tain ed 1 - b edroom b u n g alow , P rice: 1 8 .2 M B , R en t 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 T H B , A lex S eag o, home@ thaiv illab ou tiq u e.com, 0 8 7 - 8 9 2 38 7 6 .

L an d f or sale close to the sea B an g T ao M arin a H otel 1 0 8 rooms. L an d 1 .5 R ais 2 8 M B . C on tact: M r. C hoochart Ubolsak, 061-2613486.

Laguna - Luxury 1 Bedroom - Go

Renovated: new kitchen, wood floor and air conditioning. Surrou n d sou n d sy stem, semi f u rn ished. P rice in clu des L ag u n a G olf M emb ership an d P riv ileg e C ard., C on tact: G iu lio S an toro, phuket3203@gmail.com, 084 247 1632.

Pool Villa Patong 7.6MB

B eau tif u l F reehold G erman b u ilt detached home. 3 b ed, 3 b ath, E u ro K itchen , op en p lan , + g arag e. F u ll f u rn . C lose b each & S hop p in g C tre, K hu n O scar, Email: ozoskr@hotmail.com , Phone: 0 8 7 - 8 9 31 7 5 3.

Awesome ocean view

Cleared block with sealed road and power at Kamala Heights. 1.6kms to beach and post office. 797sqm with safe title. 6.75 mill Ono phone owner, Contact: Yok, yoty30@hotmail.com, 093 768 6694, 0 8 1 0 7 7 1 6 0 0 .

Ocean View Land Kamala

Make money NOW - Kata Beach House

Are you tired of driving to work? Buy this n ow ! G reat L ocation , S p a, 7 B edroom, 7 Bathroom, all with kitchens. Rent or live with good income. 5 minutes walk to the b each ขายของได้, Price : 9 MB or Offer , P erson : K hu n A rreerat , E mail : n alu mana2000@yahoo.com, kataari@yahoo. com , Phone : 086 595 8512, 081 970 4638.

House in Karon for Sale. Hard

to find 3 bed room , 3 bath room house f or sale in the p erf ect location n ear K ata & K aron b each, w ell main tain ed w ith a salt w ater p ool, P rice : 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , Narrisara (Tic), 7/8 Patak Soi 10, Karon, g-a-coates@hotmail.com, 0991642991.

Sea view land in Patong

T he L ast P iece of S ea V iew L an d on P rime L ocation in P aton g , j u st 5 0 0 m. f rom P aton g b each, 1 .3 K M . to J u n g cey lon S hop p in g M all, C on tact: Karuna, kpattarawalee@gmail.com, 0 8 9 9 6 7 5 37 3.

3101 THA 093 768 6694.

H alf rai 7 9 7 sq .m. cleared an d lev eled, p ow er con n ected, sealed road, M U S T S E L L 6.75million. For ENG 090 492

Waterfront Condominium

T he C leat C on do, residen ce p roj ect in K rab i B oat L ag oon M arin a. P rice 3- 9 M B , siz e 37 - 1 1 9 S q .M ., 1 or 2 b edroom, marin a v iew . F or ren t/ sale. marketing@phuketpropertytrip.com

UNIQUE DESIGN HOME - BAN DON

5 min s to L ag u n a/ L ay an , C oz y L of tC ou n try - T u scan y sty le, 3+ 1 B E D 3 Bath+Jacuzzi, Land 224 sqm Built 240 sqm Architect owner, Quick sale, Price: 4.65 M, Contact: kwansucha@hotmail. com , 094 424 6142.

PROPERTY FOR SALE Patong sea view land

L ocated in P aton g w ith the siz e of 1 2 0 0 sq m. S ellin g p rice at 1 0 .5 M illion T H B , w ith a chanote certificate (allowed to con stru ct an y sort of p roj ect) . A lso, the lan d is dev ided in three p arts of chan ote, an d can b e sold sep arately w ith a n eg otiab le p rice ran g e f rom the sellin g p rice of 1 0 .5 M T H B , M r. F ern an do Parrella. Contact: parrella.fernando@gmail.com or 092 949 9697.

Anuphas Golfville House- Kathu

L an d 1 6 2 sq w a. L arg e P ool/ Jacuzzi-3 Bed-4 Bath-Office-2 S torag e B u ildin g - A larm S y stem an d mu ch more. R edu ced 2 2 M B to 18MB for Quick Sale, Contact: mrgeoffcurry@yahoo.com,Si +66819708896 TH/ENG Geoff +66818540061 ENG.

Luxury 4 bed Villa

Luxury 4 bed Villa, 3 Bungalows & lan d f or sale in N ai H arn area.

View website at www.phuketvilla. forsalefor complete details. Asking 33,888,000 million baht. Contact: Chris Newton, 087 884 8972.

PROPERTY FOR RENT Surin Andaman Apt - 2 beds

1 0 0 sq m w 2 b eds, close to S u rin & B an g tao b eaches. C ommon P ool. F u lly f u rn ished w ith A C , f an s, in tern et, cab le T V . S hort term possible. 24,000 THB, 081 273 1740.

PATONG: 1 and 2 Bed Apartments

2 - B ed/ 2 - B ath & S tu dio f or ren t. B alcon y . F u ll A / C . W estern K itchen .

M odern f u rn ished. A ll E x tras. F ast W I F I f ree. O u iet L ocation & w ell maintained. Email : khunrei@gmail.com , Phone : 084 185 8536.

Patong Tower Condo

1 or 2 b edroom corn er ap artmen t 7 6 sq m. 2 7 0 deg ree b each & mountain views, 9th floor, kitchen, 2 b alcon ies. R en t 39 , 0 0 0 b aht p er mon th, or b u y f or 9 .5 M B . C on tact: J ohn , P aton g : j stu der@lox in f o.co.th, 0 8 1 0 8 0 8 8 31 .

Office/Shop for Rent

G rou n d F loor sp ace w ith ex cellen t p osition in g on C halon g P ier R oad.

F or more in f ormation , p lease call 081 416 4177 or 076 381 341.

CHALONG BEACH FRONT LAND

D irect b each f ron t lan d f or ren t. L on g and short term. Area 2400 sq meter with beach front of 40 meter, Contact: M r. N arin , n arin p g a@g mail.com, 0 8 1 8 2 6 9 39 0 .

Luxury 1 Bedroom Apartment

Luxury 1 bedroom serviced ground floor ap artmen t, 6 5 S Q M , C en tral P aton g .

A v ailab le n ow f or this H ig h S eason . S hort or lon g term. F or details, ian scon do2 1 @ g mail.com

Karon Hill - Super Deal

S E A V IE W C O N D O at K aron H ill f or sale at a real b arg ain p rice, on ly 6 .9 5 m. T H B . F oreig n F reehold, 1 0 2 sqm.,great seaview,furnished,4th floor.

D irect f rom ow n er, P rice: 6 9 5 0 0 0 0 , claudstrey@gmail.com, 086 747 9292.

House for rent - Near Pah-klok

L on g term, q u ality f u rn ishin g s, n ear H eroin es M on u men t, 3 b ed, 2 baths plus office. Good garden. THB35,000 per month. Call 087 878 5804.

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Phuket impress at home Late goal seals victory, but not safe yet FOOTBALL Matt Pond editor3@classactmedia.co.th

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huket F C put in an outstanding performance to take three points in their 36 th game of the Yamaha League O ne against promotion chasing Nakhonpathom United F C last Saturday evening (D ec 5) at Surakul Stadium.

However, with other results going against the Ronins they still fight to avoid relegation to D ivision two with only one game now remaining.

Saturday’s game was highly entertaining and arguably one of the best performances the team has put in all season.

Phuket started confidently and in the opening minute top scorer Berlin Ndebi had a shot from 18-yards out which went just wide of the post.

T he visitors responded and in the 13th minute a counterattack from Woo Kin Yong saw him get the ball into the Ronins’ box, but he was tackled by Ronins centre-back

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Sumsem Nima. T he King T igers claimed made claims for a penalty but the referee waved play on.

T his allowed Ronins’ keeper to send a long ball to Berlin who again managed to take a q uick shot which again went just wide of the post.

Phuket came close again in the 39th minute, Braz ilian Andres Lopes received a nice ball on the far left, he managed to pass a defender and crossed a nice ball into the box. Berlin charged at the ball but he was just inches away from putting the hosts 1-0 up. n the final minutes of the first half, the Ronins missed another big chance to take the lead. A beautiful bit of skill from Phuket midfielder Narakorn Wisettanakarn saw him pass four Nakhonpathom players before making a short pass to Berlin. Berlin took a shot which hit the post, the ball bounced back to Lopes who somehow managed to get his head to the ball, but his attempt at goal was cleared off the line.

It was this shot from Patitpat Amatantree that earned Phuket a vital three points in their game against Nakhonpathom United FC last Saturday evening (Dec 5). Photo: Steven W Layne T he teams went in at halftime with the score at 0-0.

Again it was the hosts who started the second half the stronger of the two teams, and it was Berlin again who forced a nice save from Na-

khonpathom keeper Arthit T abtimmai in the early stages.

Alef Poji then had a chance at goal from a corner, but his attempt went just over the bar.

T he hosts kept on attacking and it was in the 82nd minute

that they broke the deadlock.

Substitute Patitpat Amatantree stole the ball from akhonpathom midfielder at about 30 yards out, he ran the ball closer to Nakhonphatom’s penalty area and took a shot from just inside the box. T he King T igers’ keeper stretched to save the ball, but the shot was too strong for him to stop and it rolled slowly past him and over the line. GO AL!.

T he goal sent the 1,700 or so Ronins’ fans in Surakul into a frenz y and the celebrations continued when the final whistle went after four minutes of time added on.

Speaking to T h e Ph u k et N ew s after the match, Ronins Coach D ang said, “T he team played very well and worked hard right up until the final whistle.

“T hese three points are very important for us, but we will keep working hard until the last game of the season.”

Now wit h 43 poi nts, Phuket stay in 16 th place and still in the red z one as the 15th through 20th placed

teams are set to be relegated after the season concludes tomorrow (D ec 12).

If Phuket earns points in its final two matches and depending on the results of other rivals hoping to escape the relegation z one, survival is still possible.

Phuket were heading to Songkhla to play their penultimate match at the time T h e Ph u k et N ew s went to press, before returning home to finish the season against already-relegated T rat F C tomorrow.

O f the six relegation spots, three have already been secured (T T M, Ayuthaya and T rat). Phichit, Phuket, Chiangmai, Krabi, Samut Songkhram, Songkhla and Bangkok are all still at risk of being one of the three other teams to get relegated, while even Prachuap and Angthong are still mathematically at risk of going down.

W in, los e or draw , C las s Act Media are p rou ld t o be m edia s p ons ors of Ph u k et F C .

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Records broken, medals collected SWIMMING

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he final day of the S A Age Championships saw B SP SA Swim Academy swimmers Chantal Liew, icholle Toh and Wong u ang add 2 more Golds and 2 Silvers to the team’s medal haul.

Chantal Liew Singapore took the individual Gold in the Girls 50m Backstroke in a time of 30.69, with icholle Toh racing to Gold also for Team Singapore in the Mixed 4x200m ree relay. icholle also won Silver in the Girls 200m Butterfly with a great time of 2min 22.

Wong u ang also won

BISP swimmers set two records and scooped 13 medals at the SEA Age Group Swimming Championships.

Silver, swimming a very tight race, missing the Gold by 0.02 of a second, and posting a 2min 22.15 in the Boys 200m Breaststroke for Malaysia.

Also up was ric Tan, swimming for Malaysia in the 200m Butterfly 2min 12

eremy Lim Philippines 2min 14 in the same race Courtney Gray Philippines with a likely Personal Best of 32.30 in the Girls 50m Backstroke, and Raine Gavino Philippines swimming the Girls 200m Breaststroke in a 2min 43.00.

B SP SA Swim Academy Head Coach Simon ones said, Well done swimmers and hope you all enjoyed the experience of representing your countries once more. ow it’s time to raise our game further in the coming weeks with the Patana eeding ren y in Bangkok followed by the Singapore Short Course Championships.

To fin out mo e in o mation about the P wim ca em isit bisphuket.ac.th bisp sa swim aca em ollow the team s acebook page at acebook.com swimphuket o contact thei ea oach imon ones a uatics bi sphuket.ac.th

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DIVISION 1

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

TEAM Naraya United Kanchana Flying Daohang FC Pita Bar Blue Horizon Phuket Condos and Homes Dolphins Bay FC Black Pearl FC

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

TEAM Jumbo United Phuket Condos and Homes B TEFL Campus Thailand Weightloss The Hulks by Power En PWK. 108 KB FC Charoenchai Foods FC Shambala United The Routes FC KTEC FC RT Chalong Tower Condo Samkong FC Friends FC Almali FC The Sky FC

PLD 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3

GOLF LAST W D SAW LAG A Phuket Golf Club host the 1st Phuket nterclub Golf Trophy, consisting of 3 rounds of Matchplay golf between the best 12 players from Laguna Phuket and Blue Canyon golf clubs.

The Ryder Cup styled match was organised by Laguna Phuket management and members of both clubs. The trophy was kindly presented by the current Club Champions and nterclub Captains, Alec Pettigrew Blue Canyon and Giovanni Pala oli Laguna Phuket .

Benefiting from the home field advantage, the Laguna Phuket team raced to the 4 1 points lead around their newly revamped golf course in the morning

Club captains Alec Pettigrew (left) of Blue Canyon and Giovanni Palazzoli of Laguna Phuket with the Phuket Interclub Golf Trophy. oursomes. The afternoon ourballs matches were a more even contest, with Blue Canyon battling back to a 2 3 win in the afternoon.

This meant that at the end of the first day Laguna Phuket Golf Club held a marginal 6 4 overall lead.

There was 12 points available on day 2

W 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

T 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

L 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

GOALS DIFF 7 6 10 1 14 0 9 4 2 -1 3 -1 4 -3 3 -6

PTS 7 6 6 3 3 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

GOALS DIFF 20 16 18 13 12 10 12 10 8 1 8 -1 11 -2 6 -1 5 -2 9 -5 8 -11 11 -3 6 -4 4 -6 7 -9 1 -6

PTS 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 0

DIVISION 2 PLD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

W 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Division 1

Laguna hosts inaugural Phuket Interclub Golf Trophy

as all players competed in Singles Matchplay. At the half way stage Blue Canyon had mounted a comeback and led in the first 6 matches, though Laguna Phuket’s middle order provided some resistance.

But in the end the Blue Canyon team managed to win the Singles 4 8, taking the overall match by just 2 points with a final score of Laguna Phuket 10 Blue Canyon 12.

Laguna Golf Club Director of Golf, Paul Wilson, said, t was fantastic to welcome both teams to Laguna Phuket Golf Club this weekend.

Playing scratch Matchplay golf is the traditional form of the game that is often overlooked in amateur events. We are proud to have played a part in starting this trophy and ’m sure the event will go from strength to strength.

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RESULT

Pita Bar – Phuket Condos and Homes

PP

Daohang FC – Kanchana Flying

6–4

Black Pearl FC – Naraya United

0–4

Blue Horizon – Dolphins Bay FC

PP

Division 2

Daohang (black) inflict a first defeat upon Kanchana Flying, bringing them up to 3rd position on same points as Kanchana in Division 1.

Phuket Condos and Homes B – Charoenchai Foods FC RT Chalong Tower Condo – PWK. 108 The Hulks by Power En – Shambala United

3–2

Jumbo United – The Routes FC

9–3

3–4 0–3

TEFL Campus – KTEC FC

8–2

Thailand Weightloss – Friends FC

2–1

The Sky FC – KB FC

0–4

Samkong FC – Almali FC

3–3

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BISP domination Tennis Academy students shine in Bangkok TENNIS

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strong team from the BISP RPT T ennis Academy, part of British International School, Phuket B SP , recently flew up to Bangkok for a match-up against players from Harrow International School Bangkok.

T he Under 9 sq uad took 6 out of 9 possible medals; the U11 and U13 sides competed well and conducted themselves with respect; while the Under 15s won both Boys and Girls titles.

Academy Head Coach Lee Austrin was pleased with the results, and commented that, “It’s great to see how far the kids have come in such a short space of time.”

Academy D irector J eff LaMantia, who also accompanied the students on the trip, added that, “It was great to see our players playing like mini professionals and

The team from BISP recently took on a team from Harrow International School Bangkok. conducting themselves with sportsmanship.

“T hey made BISP and their coaches proud, with the older students taking a leadership role in supporting our younger students

both on and off the court.

All our tennis players were great ambassadors for BISP and RPT T ennis.”

Meanwhile, T ennis Academy player J ames f lew to Miami on Monday (D ec 7) to

Not a bad catch for November

W E LL M E H E A RT I E S, November ended the way it started with the weather still not settling for “high” season.

It also started with Q u een Ak ira, the new boat on the Gottcha fleet, bagging 4 Sails on her inaugural trip to Koh Ha, while yours truly released 3 Sails, landed 2 King Macs and a D orado. And a gang of locals on Mena 1 released a young Blue Marlin, the first anyone has heard of being caught north of the Racha Islands, everyone was reporting great fishing.

And so the stage was set for the annual P.I.S.T . (Phuket International Sports-fishing T ournament) competition.

O n November 19, day one of the Competition, S ea E ag le with Capt Inman loosed a broadside that devastated all the opposition, pulling Sails in port and starboard and even three at once, how’s that for line handling.

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The Sea Eagle crew launch their successful attempt at landing 3 Sailfish at one time. ricane Andrew” continued the onslaught over the next two days in weather conditions that must have had the other competitors believing they were hallucinating. “O ne or two were q uite PIST .” Sea E agle sailing to the finish line, top heavy with all the flags she was flying. f it wasn’t for their nationality it would have been like returning from Trafalgar. A valiant effort.

So that’s us now polishing our rods until the next great competition, my personal favourite as it’s a 3 day, potentially, “non-stop” tournament.

F or laz y old salts like myself, the PGF C’s “Similan Islands” competition is the most challenging “potentially bigger fish while at the same time relaxing, for as you are permanently at sea and there is none of this, going to bed,

getting up, going to the pier and provisioning the boat, every day.

Anyone interested should contact the Phuket Game F ishing Club as I believe there are a few individual places and space for a couple of boats.

(Numbers are limited) w w w . phuketgamefishingclub.com So once again me fisheroos, I’ll sail off into the sunset, magnificent at this time of year, changing views, through the clouds on the horiz on.

Impressive.

I will leave you with a photo of Sea E agle as her crew launched their successful attempt at landing 3 Sailfish at one time. Well done “Hurricane” Andrew Inman.

Tight lines!

J im m y www.fishinginphuket.com

take part in the 54th Annual J unior O range Bowl International T ennis Championship.

T he J u nior O range Bowl is one of the most important and prestigious junior tennis tournaments in the

world. T his globally recognised event brings together over 1,500 of the top ranked male and female 12-and-under and 14-and-under junior players representing more than 76 countries.

Over the past 54 years, tennis legends such as Chris E vert, J immy Conners, Mary J oe F ernandez , Monica Seles, Andre Agassi and Ste Graf have showcased their athletic talent as well as current pros, Caroline Woz niacki, Genie Bouchard, Maria Sharapova, Sloane Stevens, Roger F ederer, J uan Martin del Potro, Kei Nishikori, and Andy Murray, 2012 O lympic and 2013 Men’s Wi mbledon Champion and past Honorary Chair of the J unior O range Bowl T ennis Championship.

The Phuket News and BISP wish the best of luck to J ames!

You can follow all the action from the tournament’s F acebook page: facebook. com/J rO rangeBowlT ennis.

SINGLES U9 Red Box – 1st Birdy, 2nd Tunt, 3rd Cameron U9 Blue Box – 1st Joseph, 2nd Tim, 3rd Justin U9 White Box – 1st Ig, 2nd Sebby, 3rd Zach U11 Boys – 1st Jao, 2nd Nond, 3rd Matthew U11 Girls – 1st Sofia, 2nd TT, 3rd Angel

U13 Boys – 1st Mark, 2nd Prom, 3rd Joseph U13 Girls – 1st Pammy, 2nd Maesa, 3rd Tatiana U15 Boys – 1st Kevin, 2nd Mashu, 3rd Jonah U15 Girls – 1st Turquiose, 2nd Tess, 3rd Pin

DOUBLES U9 – 1st Kan and Sebby, 2nd Brendan and Ben, 3rd Ellie and Ig U11 – 1st Nond and Kai, 2nd Robin and Prae, 3rd Att and Matthew U13 Boys – 1st Prom and Paul, 2nd Jao and Nisal, 3rd Atom and

Hayden U15 Boys – 1st Boss and Hugo, 2nd Gun and Sho, 3rd Sear Teng and Anatoly U15 Girls1st Turquoise and Cosi, 2nd Serene and Pammy, 3rd Eloise and Tatiana

*Full results above (bold indicates BISP player):

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Late goal condemns holders to season worst FOOTBALL

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lenn Murray’s 82ndminute goal for Bournemouth condemned Chelsea to their worst defeat of a wretched season on Saturday (D ec 5).

A run of three games without defeat in all competitions had suggested an upturn in Chelsea’s fortunes, only for E ddie Howe’s promoted Bournemouth to condemn the champions to their eighth defeat of the campaign.

Murray was the matchwinner at Stamford Bridge, scoring 99 seconds after coming on to secure a 1-0 victory and leave Chelsea just three points above the relegation z one and turn the spotlight firmly back onto their manager J ose Mourinho.

Meanwhile, Riyad Mahrez scored three times as Leicester won 3-0 at Swansea City to recapture the summit from Manchester City, who crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Stoke City.

Leicester striker amie Vardy was bidding to eq ual J immy D unne’s 83-year-old nglish top-flight record by scoring for the 12th game running, but it was Mahrez who stole the show.

The Algerian winger took his tally for the campaign to 10 goals, putting him jointsecond behind 14-goal Vardy in the scoring charts and lifting Claudio Ranieri’s men two points clear at the top of the standings.

Arsenal are now Leicester’s nearest rivals after a 3-1 home win over Sunderland, but Manchester nited fell off the pace following a goalless draw with West Ham United.

Manchester City were well beaten at a windswept Britannia Stadium, where Stoke prevailed courtesy of a pair of early goals that were each created by X herdan Sha iri and finished by

Bournemouth’s striker Glenn Murray (right) celebrates after scoring during their match against Chelsea last Saturday (D ec 5). Photo: Glyn Kirk/AFP Marko Arnautovic.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side were left in third place, three points behind Leicester, while Mark Hughes’s Stoke moved up the table to 10th.

Arsenal also exploited City’s misstep at Stoke by beating Sunderland, which took Arsene Wenger’s team up to second place.

M issi ng A lex is Sa nchez and Santi Caz orla both through injury, Arsenal took a 33rd-minute lead when Mesut O z il’s 12th assist of the season allowed J oel Campbell to slot the ball home.

O livier Giroud’s own goal from ann M’ ila’s free-kick saw Sunderland level, but the F renchman atoned in the 6 3rd minute by heading in a cross from Aaron Ramsey, who also found the net in stoppage time.

United were unable to follow Leicester and Arsenal’s lead as their goal-scoring problems resurfaced in a 0-0 draw at home to West Ham that left them level on points with City in fourth place.

F ifth-place T ottenham Hotspur also failed to make ground on the teams above

them, drawing 1-1 at West Bromwich Albion after J ames McClean cancelled out D ele Alli’s volleyed 15th-minute opener for Spurs.

Bottom of the league Aston Villa earned a 1-1 draw at Southampton, while T roy D eeney and O dion Ighalo struck as Watford beat orwich City 2-0.

O n Sunday, J urgen Klopp’s Liverpool resurgence ran aground as Georginio Wijnaldum inspired ewcastle United to a much-needed 2-0 home win that eased the pressure on their under-pressure manager Steve McClaren.

Liverpool went into the game chasing an eighth win in nine games, which would have taken them to within three points of the Champions League places, but Wijnaldum forced an own goal by Martin Skrtel and scored himself to leave them six points adrift of the top four in seventh place.

It was only the second defeat of Klopp’s 12-game tenure, but with Liverpool only mustering a single shot on target, it will douse some of the excitement created by

their recent surge, which has seen them anointed potential champions in certain q uarters.

T he result left Liverpool six points off the top four in seventh place and Klopp said it was a timely reminder of the improvements that his team still have to make. ewcastle meanwhile moved up to 18th.

Whilst on Monday, Romelu Lukaku extended his red-hot streak as the verton striker’s late e ualiser rescued a 1-1 draw against an upbeat Crystal Palace.

Lukaku has been in superb form over the last month and Palace were unable to subdue the Belgium international, who poked home from close-range with nine minutes remaining at Goodison Park.

T he former Chelsea star now has 50 goals in 100 appearances for E verton since first joining them on loan in 2013.

E verton moved up to ninth place in the Premier League in extending their unbeaten run to seven matches in all competitions, while Palace climbed to the lofty heights of sixth.

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Win still not enough to seal Ronins’ 2016 future > page 35

A Loose Cannon is clean bowled by PCG’s Arun Virdikar.

Photo: Michael Way (Dec 5). Photo: Glyn Kirk/AFP

WINNING WAYS PCG take victory against Loose Cannons CRICKET

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t was the tur n of the “Loose Cannons”, a team from Singapore, to play the last of the tour games at Alan Cooke Ground last weekend. And it was games which PCG desperately needed to win in order to regain some kind of credibility on the field.

In Saturday’s game of 30 overs-a-piece, the visiting team won the toss and elected to bat first in the hope of putting on a good total for the hosts to chase.

It wasn’t until the third over that the first wicket of S Ladbury fell for 12, run out from a spectacular throw from long-off by L Dura. Two balls later, new batsman M Davies was bowled for 0 by H McDonald. Only 1 more wicket fell just before the first drinks break, that of D Norris for 2, while opener B Sharp kept the scoreboard ticking over at the other end bringing the score to 44-3 after the first 10 overs.

After drinks, K Silva gave both teams a master class in the art of leg spin bowling picking up the wicket of Sharp for 22. A Runhaar, bowling from the Airport end, took his wicket trapping A Tefler LBW for just 1 run.

Silva was at it again in the next over claiming his next victim, C Kiernan with help of an awkward catch

by P Sami. G Hobden holed out the next ball to long-off putting Silva on a hatrick.

Unfortunately for him he was unable to convert leaving him with figures of 4-26.

With the score now at 72-7 things weren’t looking great, but the tail end showed resilience with C Russell making 17, caught off the bowling of M Sadarangani and R Hands 20 not out. That left S Wetherall and L Dura to pick up the last 2 wickets leaving the visitors with a total of 117 all out.

With a run rate of just under 4, PCG’s opening pair P Ledeboer and S Khan had plenty of time to play themselves in. Left hander W Buck opened the bowling from the Lake end finding some good bounce and swing. The batsmen set a good pace in the opening overs, but in the fourth Ledeboer mistimed his shot to be caught at midwicket for just 14.

A Khan was up next, but he too went for the big shot getting caught in the same over for 0. S Wetherall came out, but not for long, as Buck, finding some movement, bowled him for 0.

5 overs gone and PCG were 27-3, certainly not the start they we looking for, and the Cannons took the wicket of the other opener S Khan for 14, caught behind just before the break leaving the score at 45-4.

PCG captain A Van Blerk saw off a few overs, hoping to restore some discipline, before eventually being dismissed LBW for 6. L Dura couldn’t add much more getting bowled for 6 as well.

At 63-6 M Sadarangani, already at the crease, was joined by H McDonald. The pair started to play some nice shots getting the scoreboard moving, and some hope back for the PCG. As the target came closer H McDonald opened his shoulders to knock a few out of the ground, and with 3 runs needed put one over the ropes to take victory in style. Sadarangani finished not out on 25 and McDonald not out on 34.

On Sunday, a T20 game, the Loose Cannons won their second coin toss and again choose to bat first.

Things didn’t go to plan for the visitors as both A Virdikar and Y Ventrapatti picked up early wickets to have the Cannons 4 for 30 from 6.5 overs. Batsmen G Hobden and M Davies knuckled down and steered the Cannons to 51/4 at the 10 over drinks break.

The PCG should have been thankful with the scoreboard which included 29 wides!

After the break, the Cannons came out firing. Hobden finished with 29 runs, R Hands made 21 (15) and W Buck blasted two big sixes on his way to 26 from 14 balls. The Loose Cannons ended their

Phuket Cricket 40 Over League Fixtures 2015/16

innings with the respectable total of 145/9 from 20 overs.

S Raju and R Sadarangani opened for the PCG and got off to a flying start. However, Sadarangani 9 (7) was the first to go caught behind after the umpires conferred in the third over.

The Cannons picked up S Hamilton’s wicket cheaply and then W Buck found a way through Raju’s tight defence in the 8th over. This brought M Rehman to the crease with

the PCG score 3/58.

Reh man at tacked the Loose Cannons bowling, leaving A McMillan to knock the ball around as a cool change swept across the ACG. Rain came down forcing the players off the ground for 40 minutes with the PCG well above the run rate.

But the rain delay wasn’t enough to switch the balance of the game with Rehman hitting the winning runs in the 18th over. The PCG fin-

ished on 5/146, Rehman 42* (27), McMillan 30 and Raju 29. Best of the bowlers for the Loose Cannons was Ben Sharp 2/7 from 2 overs.

The PCG now prepare to start the 2015/16 league, with the opening round consisting of two T20 games on 13th December where Thalang take on Patong at 10am, and Island take on Laguna at 2pm.

All games played at the Alan Cooke Ground in Thalang.

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