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“This is a robbery. If you run I will shoot you” A gold robber ransacking the CP Goldmaster gold shop next to Tesco Lotus on the bypass road on Monday (April 8), shot a customer who tried to talk with him He continued ransacking the shop, leaving with 106 bahtweight of gold jewellery, estimated to be worth more than B2 million Police have offered a reward of B400,000 for information leading the man’s arrest

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KILLED FOR GOLD Bereft: Murder victim Apichet Chuklieng’s fiancée Sawika Chansawat.

Thousands of people every day walk past the gold shop on their way to shop at Tesco.

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olice have offered a reward of B400,000 for information leading to the arrest of an armed robber who cold-bloodedly shot dead a

customer in a gold shop next to Tesco-Lotus on the bypass road on Monday evening (April 8).

The robber was caught on CCTV carrying out his robbery at the CP Goldmaster shop, wearing black clothing

with white stripes across the shoulders and down the arms of his top, a black motorbike helmet and a surgical mask to conceal his face.

The video shows him carrying a bag, marching behind

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the counter, pulling out a gun – believed to be a semiautomatic pistol – and waving it at the staff. They cower away from him, crowding to the far end of the counter.

Staff say later that the robber tells them, “This is a robbery. If you run I’ll shoot you.”

Customer Apichet Chu­ klieng, an ex-soldier and a captain of bar staff at the Novotel in Patong, is seen approaching, talking to the robber. The robber raises his gun and calmly shoots Mr Apichet in the chest.

After his victim collapses on the floor, the robber leans over the counter to take another shot.

It is later learned that the gun has misfired, but Mr Apichet is, in any case, mortally wounded and in no condition to do any more.

The gunman then continues along behind the counter, stuffing gold worth around B2 million into his bag before walking out. The whole episode has taken just 30 seconds. The video ends.

In the back of the shop, one of the staff heard the gunshot, and pressed the alarm. “I didn’t see him,” she told The Phuket News on Tuesday. “I just heard the shot.

“So I hit the alarm button and called 191 [the police hotline], immediately. It took forever until someone answered.”

The gunman, meanwhile, had walked out of the shop, where he encountered Tesco security staff.

Guard Kittipan Rakpan, 19, told The Phuket News he was working at the northernmost entrance of the supermarket when he heard the gold shop alarm go off.

Tesco security guard Kittipan Rakpan and colleagues dived for cover when the robber fired a shot in the air.

“It was just before 7pm. I ran out and I saw the robber walking out of the gold shop.

“Me and two other security guards went to try to detain him. We were not armed. When we got to about 10 feet from him he said, very rudely and with a southern accent, “Don’t you follow me!” and he fired a shot in the air. We ran to take cover behind a car.

“Other security guards kept all the [Tesco] customers from coming out of the building.

Everyone was very shocked.

“Then he walked to his motorbike, got on it and drove away.”

A taxi driver based at Tesco, who asked not to be named, told The Phuket News he heard one shot and saw the robber walking calmly away from the gold shop, carrying a black bag.

The taxi driver estimated the man was about 165 cm tall and stockily built.

“He walked into the parking lot where his [blue and black Honda Wave] motorbike was parked near the big Tesco Lotus sign.

“The bike had a number plate but it was old and peeled, so I couldn’t read the number.

“Then he drove out of the car park and headed south in the direction of Big C – calmly, as if nothing had happened.”

Meanwhile, in the shop, staff rushed to help Sawika Chansawat take care of her fiancé Apichet, bleeding and gasping on the floor.

An ambulance arrived and he was rushed to Phuket International Hospital, but he died on the way.

The following day, Ms Sawika was invited to Phuket Provincial Hall, where Governor Maitree Intusut presented her with B20,000 as a posthumous award recognising Mr Apichet’s “Good Citizen” actions.

The Phuket Red Cross Society added another B10,000 to the award.

Ms Sawika said afterwards that Mr Apichet was “a very nice man. He liked to help other people.

“We went to the gold shop to look for gold as an investment. But then the robber came into the shop. And [my fiancé] walked to the counter…”

She could not continue with the story, and the tears fell.

Recovering, she said, “In the ambulance, he was conscious but he couldn’t talk.”

As her mind slipped back into the ambulance, she shuddered. “Please don’t leave me,” she said.

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Kata/Karon tuk-tuk drivers: ‘We will block the new bus’ K

ata and Karon tuktuk drivers have confirmed in a meeting they will “definitely” block the road to stop the new airport buses entering Patong, Karon and Kata, and have officially put on record their opposition to the proposed airport bus service.

A meeting was held last Friday (April 5) and was called by the Kata-Karon Tuk-Tuk Group (KTG) and the Karon Municipality. It was held at the Municipality offices, which were jammed with at least 100 people.

In the hot seat was Teerayut Prasertpol, Chief the Provincial Land Transport Office.

He stressed that the plan had been carefully made and would definitely go ahead.

The Kata-Karon tuk-tuk drivers told him that the bus

route could be launched, but not into Patong, Karon or Kata. If the service did go ahead to those three places, they would “definitely block the road to stop it”.

Sommart Homwaan, leader of the KTG, said, “We already suffer from the Russian tour companies setting up business here and charging people half the fares we do. If the [airport] bus comes here and is charging B30 from Karon to Patong, how do we make a living?”

Mr Teerayut replied, “This plan was made for benefit of the public. It cannot be stopped. If you want to block the roads we will still continue. We have the support of Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung.”

One tuk-tuk driver responded, “Tell Chalerm that in Phuket we no longer have

‘How will we make a living?’ Sommart Homwaan, leader of the Kata-Karon Tuk-tuk Group, questions the new bus. rice fields. We just have tuktuks. This is the only way we can make a living.”

Mr Teerayut said, “I have heard your views and I will take these back to the Governor. Then, we will see what how he will react to this.”

The tuk-tuk drivers said

they had already been in touch with their counterparts in Patong to combine forces against the bus service.

Mr Teerayut replied that Mayor Pian Keesin of Patong had already agreed to talk with tuk-tuk drivers in Phuket’s tourist capital to get their

agreement to the bus service.

Pol Lt Col Pachai Matthayan of Karon Police Station warned the drivers, “You can protest, but if you break the law by blocking roads, harming people or damaging property, we will enforce the law.”

He added that if there were insufficient officers to prevent law-breaking at the time, photos and videos would be taken and those who were caught on camera committing crimes could expect to be arrested later.

Mayor Pian’s son Phrap, who is president of the Phuket Taxi Federation, which represents about half the tuk-tuks in Patong, told The Phuket News the same day, “I can confirm 100 per cent that the tuk-tuk drivers of Patong will not block the road.

“If they did, it would be a bad blow to Patong’s image.”

He had a message for the KTG: “If you want close your town, go ahead, but don’t close mine.”

However, he grumbled that there had not been enough public participation in the decision process. He added, “I wonder who has the concession for this bus service. The whole thing needs to be much more transparent. Why weren’t we [tuk-tuks] informed first?”

The new bus service was due to face its first test on Thursday (April 11) after The Phuket News went to press.

On that day Governor Maitree Intusut, officials and journalists were due to take the bus on a trial run from the airport.

It was not clear whether the trial run would go as far as Kata and Karon.

Villagers lose fight over Three Chinese ‘ripped off on bike rental’ ‘fallow’ land in Chalong THREE CHINESE TOUR The arguments begin He said that on March encounters this sort of situaPEOPLE LI V I NG I N A small village on 83 rai of land near Klong Mudong in Chalong staged a protest last Friday (April 5) when land officers, accompanied by police, arrived to survey the land.

The land is claimed by a local businessman who has been trying to have the five Chanote land papers that apply to the land combined into one.

Previously the villagers blocked the surveyors. Led by Ronhem Sangkhao, they also sent a request to the Prime Minister’s Office in Bangkok, asking that the validity of the land papers be checked. The request was passed back to the Damrongtham Centre in Phuket.

“They wanted to us to check whether the land has valid Chanote papers or not,” said Prapan Kanprasang, Damrongtham Centre Chief said.

“They claimed that the land was fallow and that they had lived there for more than a decade

[giving them the possibility of claiming squatters’ rights].”

Mr Prapan said that a previous owner of the land had borrowed money from Prajit Hongyok and his associates, giving the five Chanote papers as security. When the borrower failed to repay the money, the land had become the property of Mr Prajit and his associates.

Pol Lt Col Jamroon Plaiduang, Deputy Superintendent of Phuket Police, said that checks had confirmed that the Chanote papers had been issued in 1954 and were legitimate.

“We’ve had two protests here already, before last Friday.

The owners wanted the Land Office to survey the land because they wanted to combine the five Chanotes into one,” Col Jamroon explained.

“Now the land has been surveyed. When we have the results, showing who is encroaching, those people will need to move off the land or face arrest.”

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The problem will be familiar to people who have had run-ins with jet-ski owners in the past; the company demands the renter’s passport as security to ensure that if the bike is damaged, repairs will be paid for.

when renters return the bikes without damaging them at all, or with small scratches, and the owner demands sums for repairs that the customer regards as excessive.

If they don’t pay, they don’t get their passport back.

This is not the first time, Mr Qin told The Phuket News.

“It has happened a lot of times – some people tell us about it but we believe others don’t.”

31, a Chinese tourist rented a motorcycle and was required to pay B9,000 for repairs to damage when he returned the bike. The following day, a Mr Xue from Nanjing was forced to pay B13,000 for damage, and on April 3, a Mr Li from Shanghai was relieved of B10,000.

Phuket Tourist Police Superintendent Capt Urumporn Koondejsumrit said if a tourist

tion, the first thing they should do is to contact the police nearby or call the Tourist Police hotline, 1155.

“We will look into the case and ensure justice for both sides.

“There have been cases in which tourists rented a vehicle and crashed it or collided with something and then refused to pay, so we need to be fair to the renters as well.”

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Battle lines are drawn over new Phuket Provincial Hall S

tout opposition to the proposed new Provincial Hall was voiced at a public meeting at the Phuket Merlin Hotel on Friday (April 5), with opponents vociferously unhappy that they will be losing their tennis courts and the Sanam Chai playing fields along Surin Rd. Now, it seems, the fight may come down to which of two versions of land papers is correct: the one that says the land belongs to the government, or the one that says it used to be Royal land and was donated for public use.

The provincial authorities claim – and have repeatedly stated the claim – that the land belongs to the government (through the Treasury Department) and that they have the right to use it as they see fit.

They say they have paperwork to prove this.

However, the opponents argue that, originally, the land was a Royal parcel, which was then donated for public use, not government use.

Opposed: Lawyer Rungsun Kongthong believes the government has no right to use the land – and says he has the papers to prove it.

Lawyer Rungsun Kongthong, one of the leaders of the opposition, said he and his colleagues have paperwork to prove this.

Vice-Governor Jamroen Tippayapongtada said the government has explained on many occasions how it plans to redevelop the area that includes Sanam Chai, the tennis courts and the offices

of the High School Education Services Dept.

The current Provincial Hall is old – it is the only provincial hall in Thailand that is over 100 years old – and the building is run down and needs restoration. It is also too small to accommodate all of the current provincial staff.

Governor Maitree Intusut said that the government had

signed its approval for a new Provincial Hall on the tennis courts in 1996 – 17 years ago – because this is a central location that will be convenient for the public to visit.

It will be built in “SinoPortuguese-Colonial” style, with up to 194 car parking spaces underground where the playing fields currently are. The tennis courts, he said, will be

moved to the land next to the old Provincial Hall. However, Mr Rungsun said he had seen construction plans and they did not appear to show an underground car park of any kind.

The opponents also disagreed with the decision to build the new Provincial Hall in “Sino-Portuguese-Colonial” style, because this style of architecture was not appropriate, they said.

They criticised the authorities for not holding public hearings earlier.

Patong Mayor Pian Keesin, who was also at the meeting, said that both sides should “try to find a middle way that will not impede progress in Phuket”.

It was agreed that another meeting will be held between the provincial government and the opponents to see whether they can find common ground.

Gov Maitree told The Phuket News after the meeting, “The plan was approved long before I came here, so I have to follow through with what Bangkok ordered.”

Get ready for a splashing good Songkran Songkran on the Beach In conjunction with the Tourism Authority of Thailand Phuket Office, Patong Municipality will be holding Songkran on the Beach.

The festival will be held from April 12 and 13, with plenty of activities scheduled on both days, including a beauty contest, water throwing along Soi Bangla and on Patong Beach, a special Songkran procession and much more.

For more information call 076 342 080 (Thai).

Splish-Splash Quest Songkran Fun at Laguna Quest’s water-filled Songkran Party will be held at a surprise location in Laguna on April 12.

There will be exciting games and activities devised by the Quest team for kids aged five to 12.

The fun is set to start at 2.00pm with registration at the Canal Village shuttle bus stop,

Continuing through to the afternoon, activities will include Thai folk dancing, a Thai Martial Arts show, a Som Tum cooking competition and traditional fun games.

In the evening, there will be a Songkran Thai New Year buffet dinner.

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ever Songkran Bonanza.

There will be free face painting and bouncy castles.

For the bigger children there is a fine selection of beverages, prizes to be won and an all day soundtrack provided by DJs. Price: Adults B500, children B300. Starts midday. blissbeachclub.com

Songkran at Dusit Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket has launched its Dusit Songkran Splash promotion to celebrate Thai Solar New Year 2013 throughout the month of April.

April 13 will start with a celebratory religious morning session.

Songkran celebrations at Angsana and Xana Angsana Laguna Phuket in collaboration with Xana with Attica invites guests to celebrate the traditional Thai New Year festival with a full day programme on April 13.

The activities are free of charge and open to the resort’s guests and outside visitors.

Xana features a host of fun-filled watery activities for families including a beach rain dance, and Miss Songkran competition. DJs spin tunes from 3.10pm until late. xanabeachclub.com

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DSI collect ‘bone’ from gypsy village A T EA M FROM T H E Department of Special Investigation (DSI), led by Pol Lt Col Prawut Wongseenil, visited the Rawai Sea Gypsy village last Friday (April 5) to collect the bone found there recently, which will be taken to Bangkok for forensic examination.

“We will take the bone to be tested at the Forensic Science Institute. If it can be proved that the bone is human and goes back a long way, it may help to prove there was a Sea Gypsy village here before a land paper was issued for the land under the village,” Lt Col Prawut said.

The villagers are in a protracted legal battle with local landowners who claim they own the land the village is built on, and who have land papers to back up their claims.

In addition to the bone, Col Prawut added that aerial photographs of the area may also show whether the village predates the land papers or not.

“The oldest aerial photographs we have now are from 1950 and 1967. The one

in 1967 shows that there was the village in the area and we are waiting for analysis of the one from 1950.

“After the analysis is complete we will know whether there was a village here before the Sor Kor 1 [land occupation paper] was issued, or not,” he said.

The Sor Kor 1 was issued in 1954. It has since been upgraded into a freehold title, or Chanote.

“We also came to look at the old structures in the village to try to match them with the 1967 aerial photograph.

“For example, there is the well that the villagers built and have used for long time.”

However, he said that the DSI has to cooperate with many sections of officialdom, and it may take two or three months to gather all the relevant evidence and information.

Despite that warning, villagers were encouraged by today’s visit.

One of them, Niran Yangpan, said everyone was pleased to see DSI officers working on their problem.

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AMLO, DSI join forces to blitz Phuket land crimes

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senior officer with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) says that joint action between the DSI and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) will bring solid results on land encroachment cases.

“From now on, there will be more effective work on Phuket land investigation,” said Pol Lt Col Prawut Wongseenil, a DSI Special Case Specialist, after a meeting with Sirinart National Park and AMLO officers who came to the island specially for the meeting.

At the meeting Cheewapap Cheewatham, Chief of Sirinart National Park, briefed Col Prawut and Chanchai Pongpassorn, Director of Special Case section 3 of AMLO a briefing on the Phuket land investigation and subsequent suppression action by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Protection (DNP) last year.

He explained about the 11 land plots targeted by the DNP that had already been reported to the police, and progress on phase 2 – investigations into another 366 plots – and

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Uncle Pitak Home. The money will be used for food and education equipment. Uncle Pitak Home is a centre for the children of people locked up in Phuket Provincial Prison, and for others from slums around the island. Pictured are some of the children at the centre with Indigo Pearl GM Kelly Lewis (back, left) and Khru Jeet, who runs the centre.

Chanchai Pongpassorn of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO): ‘The DSI will do the criminal part and AMLO will do the civil part.’ preparations for phase 3, which will involve many more pieces of land which are believed to have been stolen from the park.

“We are really glad that the DSI and AMLO are giving us a hand,” Mr Cheewapap said.

“There were many things that we could not do alone. Now I have high hopes that the investigations and suppression

will go a lot more smoothly.”

Col Prawut said after the meeting, “Today we have learned about the Phuket land issues and after we talked, I found that there are many obvious signs of corruption in the documents they showed us and from what people have told us.”

However, he said that

all cases would have to be checked first, before the DSI decides which ones to investigate officially.

“We will see, case by case.

If the DNP can deal with a case, we will let them do. We will take care of some cases that have many details and complications.”

Meanwhile, Mr Chanchai said that he visited Phuket because the revised anti-money laundering law has specific clauses covering land encroachment.

“The new law, which came into effect on January 2, can be applied to the Phuket land cases, so we came here to learn about the detail of the cases and to see how we can apply the new law to them,” he explained.

“The DSI will do the criminal part and AMLO will do the civil part, not only on land encroachment charges but also on corruption involved.”

He said that the members of the new team, comprising all three organisations, will keep Phuket’s tourism needs in mind but said he believes that if the land issue is left unresolved for too long, this in itself would affect tourism.

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Songkran’s not all fun and games, as Nattha Thepbamrung discovers speaking to the forgotten victims of road crashes during the holidays

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ith Songkran coming up this weekend, along with the fun and celebrations that happen all across the island, there is also a dark side to the festivities.

Songkran, along with the Christmas and New Year period, are the most dangerous times on Phuket’s roads.

People drink a lot, and many people are on holiday.

Last year, during the holidays in Phuket, there were 44 reported accidents, with three dead and 43 injured.

There were probably many more that went unreported.

Governor Maitree Intusut, chairing a meeting earlier this month, said this year’s aim should be zero road deaths.

Behind every crash is a story – of the huge impact it has on victims and the people closest to them.

Nalinee Boonthawadchai, the founder of the Phuket Drunk Driving Victims Club, and also a crash victim herself.

Family loses its main provider Father of three Meesak Seu-

bsin, 46, used to be head of his household. He earned a living as the housekeeper of a hotel in Cherng Talay. He was the sole provider for his family, and he was proud.

That all changed in June, 2011.

Mr Meesak was driving his motorbike with wife Samai Suebsin, 41, on the back when their bike was hit outside Tesco Lotus in Cherng Talay.

The couple were driving along the road when a car clipped them as it tried to turn into Tesco. The driver was a German tourist, who was arrested and paid B500,000 in compensation to Mr Meesak.

Mrs Samai suffered a broken leg in the crash, but Mr Meesak appeared okay, at least initially. He had been wearing a helmet.

However he went to the doctor shortly after the crash, and fainted and fell unconscious. This prompted the

doctor to carry out brain tests, where it was discovered he had a blood clot in his brain. He was operated on immediately, but spent one month in a coma before finally waking up.

From that day on he was completely paralysed – unable to eat, talk or move by himself ever again. He can only make small noises, and he cries often.

The crash has had a huge impact on the life of Mrs Samai and the couple’s twin daughters and son. Mrs Samai has to wake up every few hours during the night to move her husband’s body to avoid him getting pressure sores.

She also had to begin work selling items from a stall outside her house. But the money she makes to support her family is a far cry from what her husband was earning at the hotel.

As Mrs Samai told her story to The Phuket News, Mr

Meesak was lying on the bed nearby, crying continuously.

“Whenever a stranger visits him, he cries,” Mrs Samai said, explaining that he can understand everything she says but can only respond in noises.

“My monthly income cannot cover all the family expenses.

“We get some compensation from the government and some help from the Cherngtalay OrBorTor. But I don’t think we deserve this,” she said.

Finding peace with injuries This Songkran, the Phuket Drunk Driving Victims Club wants to warn all drivers to be more careful. Members hope that by sharing their experiences, it will make drivers more aware and to think before they drive.

Nalinee Boonthawadchai, 43, the founder of the club,

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has been the victim of two road accidents.

The first happened when she was 15 years old, when she was on a bus from Bangkok to Ratchaburi. The bus driver, who was possibly drunk or fell asleep, lost control on a curve and the bus flipped over.

“That was when I lost my left arm,” she said.

“I didn’t know what to do with my life. My dreams, my education, and my future seemed shattered after the accident.

“I tried to hide from society. I didn’t leave my house during the day, and when I had to go out into the community, I always tried to cover up my arm or use a prosthetic arm because I didn’t want people to see.

I couldn’t accept my injury at all.”

Then, in her late teens, disaster struck again for Miss Nalinee.

She was on the back of a pick-up truck with friends, when the driver started a race with another pick-up. Then, a 10-wheel truck came from another lane, and the driver of the second pick-up tried to avoid it, instead hitting the pick-up that Miss Nalinee was travelling in.

Alcohol was believed to be a factor in the crash.

“They hit our truck hard and we smashed into a tree on the side of the road. The nerve that controls my legs was torn, and since then I have been unable to walk. I am paralysed from the waist down.

“This time it was worse than ever. Every day I was praying to die because I could not accept what had happened. It was the toughest moment in my life.”

“I used to love discovering new things, being independent, studying, dancing and meeting people. But all of this was stopped in an instant in the crash.”

But two decades on, Miss Nalinee has made peace with her injuries. She’s no longer bitter or angry, and instead has found a way she can help others – by forming the Phuket Drunk Driving Victims Club.

“It took more than 20 years for me to get used to my life like this.”

Drunk driver regrets actions Phuket man Kanchit Suksom, 30, a former tour guide, knows exactly the impact of drunk driving.

He was left paralysed from the waist down after he was in a crash, but this time he was not the innocent victim. He was the drunk driver.

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Meesak Seubsin was left totally paralysed following a bike crash. He is pictured with his wife, Samai, their twin daughters, and a relative.

Kanchit Suksom drove drunk and seriously injured himself.

“It was five o’clock in the morning when I rode a motorbike through a crossroads in

the middle of Phuket Town.

I was drunk after I had left a party,” Mr Kanchit said.

“Then a woman rode on a motorbike through the red light just in front of me. I wasn’t able to stop in time because I was driving too fast, and I had to choose between hitting the woman, which might kill her, or crashing into the footpath.

“I crashed into a wall and that was my last memory.

I was in a coma for three months and spent one year in hospital.”

He said that his life has completely changed. He had to quit his job, and had to dramatically change his way of life. To make his way to the toilet, he sits on a special tray with wheels, and uses his arms to push himself to the bathroom, where he is able to climb up on the toilet.

“I deserve it because I drank alcohol and drove. If I could go back in time I would not repeat it. But I cannot change anything, so I have to accept my condition.”

“I want to warn every driver to be careful. You can

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A warning for Phuket’s drivers Starting this weekend, the Phuket Drunk Driving Victims Club will begin their Songkran Festival campaign.

They will accompany police at the checkpoints, and give out brochures to drunk drivers.

“The brochures explain what happened to us,” Miss Nalinee said.

“Using our bodies, we can really show the impact that the crashes have had on us.

I will ask them if they want to end up like us or not. If

they say no, then they should stop their car and get a family member or friend to pick them up.

“I want to warn all drivers.

If you drink alcohol, please do not drive. The same applies if you feel sleepy or need to use your cellphone.

“Be careful and think about your life, as well as other people’s lives, and people who might have to care for you if you have a crash.”

For more information about the Phuket Drunk Driving Victims Club, contact Miss Nalinee on 089 474 6629, or email her at case_9@ hotmail.com.

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n response to a threat issued by a Karon tuk-tuk driver that, if introduced, a public bus service from the airport to Kata and Karon would be met with public road protests, a Phuket News reader suggested that “heads should be cracked”, in order to fight the violence with even greater violence.

While the issue of the monopolisation of public transport on the island is indeed an emotive subject, and to a certain extent such reactionary, inflammatory comments are to be expected, they should not be accepted, nor endorsed.

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Even the Bible seems to suggest there is no problem with meeting violence with violence or the threatening of the odd smiting as a pre-emptive strike.

But can we seriously claim to be living and participating in a civilised society when vio-

lence – including the continued use of the death penalty – is often used as the punishment for violence?

Sure, the threat of punishment should be in place, but it should be used merely as a last option for preventing crime. Sociologists in Thailand should have as much impact and influence upon Thai society as the police and ever-changing political parties do.

Rather than simply arrest, beat or lock up the criminal, why not instead question why the Phuket gunman who shot a customer in Tesco Lotus earlier this week had a gun in his hand, felt the need to steal and more importantly, kill without compunction?

While we’re at it, why is the Phuket teen on methamphetamine? Why is the Phuket woman working in a bar? Why not ask these questions now?

These are answers that can

only be arrived at with our minds and definitely not our fists. Fighting fire with fire is not the answer. It’s never the answer. The argument in the US right now that everybody should be armed in order to protect themselves against everyone else is both absurd and sad.

Violence is never the answer.

Fighting violence with violence in order to instil a greater sense of fear to combat those attempting to scare will just perpetuate a never-ending cycle of negativity. Fear, violence, punishment, retribution, vengeance and injustice and fear.

We don’t want to sound like a 1980s action movie hero, but if you fight fire with fire, you’re going to get burned. Or to paraphrase the Talking Heads song: ‘Fight fire with fire, and you’re burning down the house’.

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H

aving read recent articles in the media regarding the Rawai Sea Gypsies, I wanted to write to you about the plight of the people who taught me all I know about the Andaman Sea and still continue to educate and amaze me – the Rawai Sea Gypsies.

The Sea Gypsies have, in the past, received very poor press for damaging coral and selling undersize fish.

We are being told the damage to the coral is the Gypsies’ fault and the diminishing fish stocks are because they take undersize fish.

This is nonsense.

Firstly, this is their ancestral home and they have stayed here, living off the sea, for millennia, prior to the environment problems we suffer now, and even before there was a Thai population on the island.

It does not surprise me that when their “prime” land is under threat from “money hungry” developers, they are now being given bad press which looks like a bid to minimise their rights to to

the valuable land which they have inhabited for more than 200, possibly 2,000 years – an unprovable fact because unfortunately their languages often do not have a written system and therefore they have no reliable records.

Unlike Buddhists, the Gypsies bury their dead and have a graveyard in the area dating back around 250 years, which I would submit is credible proof of their history in Rawai.

I personally have been offered some of the land they occupy by no less than three individuals showing three different chanotes all covering the same piece of land that I was considering.

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Causing rage over the roads [Re. Phuket: Kata/Karon tuk-tuk drivers: ‘We will block the road’] Army and police in full riot gear to crack some of these tuk-tuk idiot’s heads is the only answer.

Fight violence with greater violence I say!

Jimbo Send the army to Phuket for a year to clean up.

Chef Duc Thailand One step forward, two steps back!

Seriously, someone needs to take control of these taxi and tuk-tuk people.

Its not like the bus is going to drop you off at the hotel, not to mention hauling around all that luggage on a bus.

I am sure that most tourists will feel more inclined to travel via private taxi rather than public bus, especially when they are not familiar with the area.

How many foreigners ride the public blue buses around

the island?

These guys are just babies crying over spilled milk, yet again.

Wade MD As a farang I support the Kata-Karon Tuk-Tuk Group.

They are all over and I never had any problems going places in Phuket.

They are friendly, always available and if they are going to move out of Karon, Patong and Kata we will have difficulty to find transport and have to wait for the bus at scheduled times.

I am a regular visitor to Kata, Karon, and Patong, and I have never waited for transport.

Tuk-tuk is always next to you, is a quick form of transport, and is also an attraction to tourists from other countries.

Tuk-tuks add to the soul of Phuket – close the roads!

Chris du Toit It’s not ‘either or’, both will still be available.

Thus, folks like you who aren’t smart enough to figure

Namely a large building just beyond the Rawai Gypsy Village that I wanted to develop into a dormitory unit for international students who wished to study the Andaman Sea and the nursery of the Indian Ocean as part of their Marine Biology courses.

Having drawn a blank on purchasing the land and property, which has been lying vacant for a considerable number of years, I approached the Marine Biology department by letter, suggesting that they, with my assistance, take over the building and working in conjunction with the Gypsies use it as a residential block for students from all around the world to study their

chosen subject.

I never received a reply, but I thought environmentally it was a excellent proposal, because: 1. It would teach the Gypsies, and their many visitors, conservation and how to run a sustainable undersea environment while making them more financially secure, and less vulnerable to exploitation.

2. It may also help to educate the diving population not to destroy their fish traps, which I do accept catch coral fish. But please remember the metal in the Gypsies’ traps lasts only approximately five months but the frame, made of mangrove wood, is the basis of many of

HAVE YOUR SAY out what you’re supporting can still pay exorbitant fees to the tuk-tuk mafia.

The rest of us would actually like to have an option.

I can only hope you are inconvenienced by these children when they close the road.

Dave Williams If these guys really want to see the bus service fail, all they need do is offer a competitive fixed price with a ‘hop-on’, ‘hop-off’ service similar to that operated by their brothers in Pattaya.

We don’t read about them complaining about making a living. agogohome Problem is, they’ve become too used to an easy life by ripping people off.

Years ago an average tuktuk fare was B40; people shared them, they were busy all day.

Now they rely on getting one or two expensive fares and sit around doing nothing for the rest of the day.

Competition from the bus

service should go some way to addressing that.

Guest

The 12th rule of Songkran [Re. Phuket News: Officials issue 11 ‘rules’ for Songkran] 12. Don’t leave the house. agogohome

Looking for trouble?

[Re. Australians ‘find trouble’ in Phuket] Have the ‘safety zones’ really made any difference?

I have witnessed “yobbos” walking down the street, but most that I see speak with eastern European accents.

Larry is trying to sugarcoat the problems on Phuket, after all, he has a vested interest in keeping tourists coming, a definite conflict of interest.

The last paragraph is simply common sense, but hey we all know that goes out the window after a few drinks and with a sexy girl/ladyboy/ gay under your arm.

the local coral reefs.

These man-made but natural hollow structures are colonised by the coral and are ideal for the protection of many juvenile coral species. The same traps, which divers destroy in the name of the environment while literally taking the food from the Gypsies’ mouths. The same tourists who cause more environmental damage, just by getting here.

3. If you are an impoverished section of society you make a living where you can, and while I do not condone the deliberate destruction of coral, the guilty party is not the Gypsies but the company who paid them to make a meager living, while running away with a handsome profit by showing non-swimming tourists a walking tour of ‘one’ of our many coral reefs.

4. To the Department of Marine Conservation I would say. “You cannot change the way the Gypsies operate as they have done for centuries by legislation, with similar laws and regulations that relate to the fishing fleets, which have an immeasurably greater impact on the coral and the diminishing fishing stocks.”

5. Why not educate the Gypsies to be more environmentally friendly?

My proposal would keep the village as a major tourist attraction, intact as a ‘living’ historical monument. The Gypsies could earn a living by looking after students, taking out investigatory teams, finding samples and so on.

They might not be well educated but these beautiful people know the local waters and what is in it better than anyone on the planet.

6. Does anyone really believe the decline in fish over the past decade is due to the Gypsies?

I think not. How about all the fishing nets the Gypsies and I have pulled onboard to save other vessels and speed boats from damage?

To me, all these accusations, at this particular time is an attempt to demonise the Gypsies when their land is under threat from powerful developers. To me the timing of this attack seems to be much more than mere coincidence.

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Feel free to tell me if and why I am wrong, I might learn something.

Laurie Howells

The blame game [Re. Bus crash on Phuket’s Patong hill] Seems very strange with all these accidents that brake failure is always prominent.

In the UK, all trucks and buses are fitted with spring brakes that work in conjunction with the air brake chamber – when the air pressure is low, the springs put the brakes on automatically.

Johnybegood Dude leave Pegas alone!

Can you control more than 50 bus drivers to all be good and perfect?

It’s a huge company with a lot of organisation and staff – there will always be people that make mistakes, after all we are human! foxy Agree with Irene, because whose branding is all over the bus?

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Pegas I think you will find took the contract for these buses so they are the ones accountable.

Yes, the driver and coach company are at fault also, but Pegas are the ones who chose the coach company to employ – no-one else.

So the blame is 100 per cent rightly Pegas’.

Mark Bisson As far as I know it has nothing much to do with Pegas since they get their vehicles from a transportation company, which apparently is not so picky when it comes to hiring drivers.

Nuno Nothing but trouble with these Pegas bus [drivers].

They drive way too fast and are extremely rude as well.

Kata Gardens How much money did Pegas pay you for their defence?

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Tourist Police promise better protection through new app T

Cambodian monks arrested for porn possession Four Cambodian monks were arrested for having obscene videos on their cellphones on April 8.

They confessed to watching pornography nightly after soliciting money during the day around Sattahip, in Chonburi province.

Police will prosecute and deport them. Pattaya Daily News

A 44-year-old former Chonburi politician was arrested after being caught with 14,000 meth pills on April 8.

After losing her reelection bid, Neung Rattanaveerakarn became a drug courier to pay her campaign debt and the hospital bills of her ailing mother.

Her new boss was a Chonburi prison inmate. PDN Tourist safety - There’s an app for that. Pol. Maj. Gen Roy Inkapairom shows off the new piece of mobile software. comfort for tourists along with a prompt response to any situation that may require assistance,” he said.

Pol. Maj. Gen Roy Inkapairoj hopes that the introduction of the Tourist Buddy will help deliver a high level of service and safety for tourists who come to visit Thailand, but somehow end up in difficulty.

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asset protection to tourists who visit Thailand as well as to Thailand’s domestic tourists. This includes protection against crime that impacts on the nation’s tourism image, industry and tourist providers.

The programme can specify the exact location of the requested place for assistance, thus allowing the Tourist Police to intervene promptly. It also includes information on all Tourist Police branches throughout the country, emergency numbers and other news updates.

Immediate calls can be made to the 1155 Hotline from the app.

Tourist Buddy Virtual Assistant utilises the latest modern technology which will pronounce greeting words and inform the user of a variety of assistance and advice available using a unique “Hologram Projection”.

“The Thai Tourist Police Division is confident the Tourist Buddy Virtual Assistant and i-Exhibition will impress tourists when they arrive here at Suvarnabhumi

Airport and will increase their confidence in travelling into Thailand”, says Pol. Maj. Gen Roy Inkapairoj.

“It will also create a good image for Thai people and a positive feeling for international tourists.”

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hailand’s Tourist Police have embarked on a major campaign to improve their image and their services for tourists by launching one of the country’s most innovative virtual applications.

The ‘Tourist Buddy Virtual Assistant’ was launched today at an ‘i-Exhibition’ within Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. The exhibition continues until April 16.

The exhibition also includes trial and download points for the Tourist Buddy Application, or app, and features a dedicated Songkran Festival board to coincide with nationwide festivities.

“Tourist numbers will increase sharply during this event,” said the creator of the app, Pol. Maj. Gen. Roy Inkapairoj, commander of the Tourist Police Division. “We realise the need to provide efficient services in all aspects to tourists.”

“Tourism is Thailand’s number one revenue earner and it’s the Government’s goal to increase tourism revenue income to B2 trillion by 2015.”

To ensure the safety of tourists, he adds, the Tourist Buddy Application will provide a new method for tourists to get assistance, any time. It will also go a long way in supporting promotion for the nation’s tourism, culture, traditions and festivals.

“The nation’s Tourist Police realise the importance of providing care, help and

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FIVE PEOPLE DIED AND 53 others were injured when a tour bus travelling from Udon Thani to Chiang Mai plunged down a roadside cliff into a ravine in Phitsanulok early Monday, police said.

The bus, with an Udon Thani licence plate, belongs to Jakkrapong Tour company.

Pol Capt Saneh Promrat, duty officer at Nakhon Thai police station, said the bus was heading to Chiang Mai. The driver lost control of the vehicle and it hurtled off the road and down a cliff on the Nakhon Thai-Dan Sai road in Phitsanulok’s Nakhon Thai district at about 2am.

One of the five people

who died was a foreign female tourist named as Sofie Marain, 21, a Belgian national. The four others were Thais – two women, one man named as Pornsak Sawekwong, 33, and a baby boy, Chaimongkol Charoensaen, aged seven months.

Thirty-nine of the injured were taken to Dan Sai hospital and 11 others were taken to Nakhon Thai Crown Prince hospital. One of the injured passengers is a foreign woman tourist named as Magdalena Jaworska, who is four months pregnant.

A 30-year-old Belgian man and a Japanese man were also among the injured.

Rescue units took over two hours to extricate the passengers from the wreckage at the bottom of the ravine and send them to hospitals.

Pol Capt Saneh said the cause of the fatal accident was being investigated. It was possible the tour bus had a brake problem.

“The bus had problems with its brakes and was speeding before it crashed over the cliff,” Pol Capt Saneh said.

Passengers had smelled something burning and the driver, who is in a critical condition, had stopped to try and fix the problem before the crash, he said. Bangkok Post

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by Huay Yai cops A 16-year-old boy suspected of being a drug dealer by Huay Yai police in Pattaya was hospitalised with a ruptured intestine after three officers beat him on April 6.

They were trying to get the boy to confess, after a drug user named him as his dealer. But the boy refused to admit selling drugs, so he was beaten. PDN

Elderly Norwegian swimmer drowns at Jomtien Beach A 68-year-old Norwegian who liked to drink alone and sunbathe at Jomtien Beach nearly every day drowned during an afternoon swim on April 5.

Witnesses said he had been drinking most of the day and was drunk. No one noticed anything wrong until they saw his floating body 20 metres from shore. PDN

Sleepy driver causes fatal pick-up crash Two people died and five others were injured when the pick-up truck they were riding crashed after the driver fell asleep at the wheel on April 3 in Pattaya.

One of the victims was the driver’s 42-year-old wife. The other victim was a 52-year-old relative. PDN

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India struggles to act after gang rape A

hundred days after India mourned the death of a gang-rape victim and vowed to fight sex crimes, the torn clothes and tears of Bharti Kagra bear testimony to a tide of violence that refuses to ebb.

Kagra is one of the 812 women whom police say have been molested in New Delhi since the death of the medical student, who was brutally assaulted by six attackers in a moving bus on December 16 last year.

The student died in a Singapore hospital on December 29. The savagery of the attack triggered nationwide protests, prompting lawmakers to toughen punishments for sexual offences and pledge to make India safer for women.

Optimists called it a “turning point”, while Delhi’s under-fire top police officer said his force had been

An Indian woman files a complaint in New Delhi. Photo: AFP/Manan Vatsyanyana “jolted” and would institute “major changes in the way offences against women are dealt with”.

Kagra’s experiences give reason to doubt whether the outpouring of anger from women across the country,

many of whom took to the streets in some cities, will result in better protection.

Carrying the clothes she says were ripped by her husband and brother-in-law during an assault on her, she struggles to register a case at

a south Delhi police station where no female officers are present – even though they are mandatory under the new anti-rape law.

“First, the men humiliated me and now when I come out to seek justice the cops insult

from the same court. After that, only the president can grant her a reprieve.

Sandiford had argued that she was forced into transporting the 4.79 kilos of cocaine in order to protect her children whose safety was at stake.

But the court ruled that she had not admitted her crime and had damaged Indonesia’s hardline stance on drugs as well as Bali’s reputation as a tourism destination.

It rejected the argument that Sandiford had acted to protect her children, and said there were “no mitigating

circumstances” to allow for leniency.

British human rights charity Reprieve claimed before Sandiford was sentenced to death that she had been “exploited by drug traffickers, who targeted her because of her vulnerability and her fear for the safety of her children”.

Britain raised objections at the time of her sentencing, with junior foreign minister Hugo Swire saying: “We strongly object to the death penalty.”

London also raised concerns in February that Indonesian authorities mistreated

Sandiford in prison, alleging in a submission to the Denpasar district court she was threatened with a gun and deprived of sleep.

Indonesia enforces stiff penalties for drug trafficking, but death penalty sentences are commonly commuted to long jail sentences.

Two members of an Australian drug smuggling gang known as the “Bali Nine” who were arrested in 2005 are currently on death row, while the seven others face lengthy jail terms. Executions in Indonesia are carried out by

me... some even suggested that I should make peace with my husband,” she told AFP inside the police station in the Moti Bagh district of the capital.

In response to her shouts and cries, two policemen reluctantly register her complaint. Kagra allowed AFP to use her name, to publicise the problems women still face in registering such complaints.

Women currently make up only 6.5 per cent of India’s police force and major recruitment changes will be needed to enforce the new sex crime law, which requires a female officer to record molestation and rape complaints.

This ruling risks going the way of so much legislation in India – well-meaning but mostly ignored in practice.

Rights groups say real change will only come when widely held patriarchal and sexist attitudes change. AFP

Bali court upholds death sentence for British gran AN INDONESIAN COURT on Monday rejected the appeal of a 56-year-old British grandmother sentenced to death for trafficking cocaine into Bali.

A spokesman said the Bali High Court, sitting in the island’s capital Denpasar, upheld the death sentence given to Lindsay Sandiford in January, which had been a shock verdict after prosecutors recommended 15 years imprisonment.

The judges ruled the original decision of the Denpasar district court was “accurate and correct,” said spokesman Makkasau, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, adding that Sandiford would be informed of the decision as soon as possible.

Indonesian police say she was at the centre of a drugs importing ring involving three other Britons after a drugs haul worth US$2.4 million (B70 million) was found in her suitcase as she arrived on a flight from Bangkok last May. The high court gave her 14 days to appeal to the Supreme Court starting from the day she is informed of the verdict.

If the Supreme Court rejects her appeal, she can seek a judicial review of the decision

firing squad, usually at night in isolated and undisclosed locations. The country carried out its first execution for several years last month when it put to death a Malawian drug trafficker. AFP

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Tibetan disaster reveals resource divide

A L A N DSLI DE T H AT crashed down a Tibetan mountain, entombing scores of mine workers, serves as a parable on China’s resources boom and its failure to benefit ethnic minorities, analysts say.

The 83 workers killed in the disaster were almost all members of China’s Han ethnic majority and from across the country, illustrating how minorities rarely see any of the fruits of underground wealth – not even dangerous jobs.

China has enjoyed decades of stunning economic growth but critics say much mineral development, often in poor minority regions, has been reckless and inefficient, coming with a high environmental and cultural cost.

Some 91 perc ent of China’s 1.35 billion people are classified as ethnic Han, with the rest scattered among 55 other ethnic groups, including Uighurs, Mongols, Koreans and Kazakhs as well as Tibetans.

Areas with significant minority populations such as Xinjiang, Tibet, and Inner Mongolia hold resources including oil, gas, copper, iron ore, coal and so-called rare earths – key components in high-tech products such as smartphones.

The latest disaster struck in late March when a vast quantity of rock tumbled onto a workers’ camp at a copper mine 4,600 metres above sea level. AFP

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IN BRIEF Canada teenage girls plead not guilty to pimping Three teenage girls on Monday pleaded not guilty to forcing fellow suburban teens, one as young as 13, into prostitution through intimidation and blackmail in Canada’s capital city.

Police say the trio, who were 15-16 years old when they were arrested last June, acted on their own without adult guidance in operating a prostitution ring from a home in a middle-class neighborhood of Ottawa.

Iraq marks a decade since the fall of Baghdad Iraq on Tuesday marked a decade since US-led forces took control of Baghdad, sealing the ouster of Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime, but the country remains plagued by deadly attacks and mired in political crises.

Remembered the world over for the iconic images of Iraqis pulling down a statue of Saddam in central Baghdad’s Firdos Square – helped in no small part by an American military unit – the fall of the capital is a far more emotive day in Iraq than the anniversary of the invasion itself weeks earlier.

Fake Rockefeller faces murder charge verdict A German man who posed as a member of the famed Rockefeller family after allegedly killing his landlord in California likely killed the man’s wife too, a court heard.

The claim came as both sides rested their cases against Christian Gerhartsreiter, who also passed himself off as an English nobleman and a Hollywood producer for two decades after the alleged killing.

Gerhartsreiter’s landlord John Sohus went missing in 1985.

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IRON LADY DIES

Former British PM Margaret Thatcher passes away

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ehind the black door of 10 Downing Street, in her private life Margaret Thatcher was a housewife mother of sometimes troubled twins, supported by her everloyal husband Denis.

In her autobiography she wrote: “I could never have been prime minister for more than 11 years without Denis by my side.”

The prime minister dubbed the “Iron Lady” applied her relentless work ethic to home life, overseeing the rearing of her children Mark and Carol and performing domestic duties – with Denis’ help.

Mark, in particular, would spark unwelcome headlines later in life, being fined by a South African court for the role he played in financing an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea in 2004.

Margaret Thatcher was imbued with her economic and political outlook by her grocer father Alfred, a Methodist preacher, grocer and local councillor in the eastern English town of Grantham.

But she also had the house-

Margaret Thatcher, pictured in 2001. wife instincts of her mother Beatrice and would think nothing of immersing herself in domestic duties while political storms raged around her.

Discussing her private life in detail was never something that came easily to her.

And her businessman husband Denis was even less likely to give details away – his trump card being his blank refusal to speak to what he called the

“reptiles” of the press.

However, in her 1996 biography of her father, Carol Thatcher shed light on how the family operated behind closed doors, with Denis letting Margaret get on with her career while he continued with his.

Denis Thatcher first met his second wife in February 1949 when she was 23 and he 34. Some friends of his were having the young parliamentary

candidate over for dinner after watching her give a speech.

Denis, a wealthy, shy divorced man who served in World War II and inherited his father’s paint factory, gave her a lift back to London, out of courtesy.

Asked whether Margaret fell in love at first sight, Denis said: “No; there were two elections to fight first. She stood for Dartford twice and lost twice and the second time she cried on my shoulder I married her.”

They wed in London on December 13, 1951.

Her twins Mark and Carol were born by caesarean section six weeks early. She felt unwell during her pregnancy and given that she had a child of each sex, did not feel the need to have any more offspring.

The future prime minister’s work ethic applied to the family home in Chelsea, west London, where she juggled her job, studying for her exams to become a lawyer, organising the household, shopping, sewing, cooking and ironing.

The Thatchers were not the type to lounge around on

holiday either, preferring sightseeing rather than relaxing by the pool.

She reportedly slept for only four hours a night and her husband was the only one who could order her to bed and relieve her exhausted staff.

Fiercely anti-socialist, Denis agreed with her on everything politically except her support for capital punishment.

However, he never strayed into her political life.

Little is known of how Thatcher spent her final years at home in her four-storey townhouse in London’s plush Chester Square.

The former premier lived in the company of her carers, with occasional visits from close friends. Frail, unsteady on her feet and blighted by dementia, she avoided state occasions but did make occasional outings for dinners.

She was pictured in March 2012 sitting in a London park, white-haired and stroking a passing dog as her carers stood close by, a far cry from her former place centre-stage in world affairs. AFP

Obama vows not to forget school massacre PR ESI DE N T BA R AC K Obama Monday vowed not to walk away from his promise to stem gun violence after the Newtown school massacre – even as prospects for meaningful reform seemed doubtful.

Obama travelled to Hartford, Connecticut, not far from Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 children and six adults were gunned down by a deranged lone assailant in December, plunging America into deep shock.

The president sought to shame lawmakers, including some Republicans who are threatening to use procedural

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“For these families, it was a day that changed everything,” said Obama, noting that victims’ families refer to the December 14 killings as “12-14” in the same way those bereaved on September 11, 2001 refer to “9-11”.

“I know many of you in Newtown wondered if the rest of us would live up to the promises we made in those dark days – if we’d change, or if, once the television trucks left, once the candles flickered out, once the teddy bears were

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Obama spoke in Hartford, about 80 kilometers from Newtown to a rowdy and supportive crowd.

Joining him on Air Force One later to head back to Washington to begin an intense lobbying effort as Congress returns from a recess will be family members of victims of the Newtown shootings.

The president pledged to use all the power of his office to enact measures to stem violence after December’s killings, but as their memory

has faded, the tricky politics of Washington has chipped away at his reform package.

Obama’s calls for a revived ban on assault weapons and limits on high capacity magazines appear unlikely to pass Congress, and doubt clouds the prospects of another plan – for expanded background checks for gun owners.

The president admitted last week that “it’s going to be tougher to get better gun legislation to reduce gun violence through the Senate and the House that so many of us I think want to see.”

Most Republicans oppose most Obama-backed gun re-

form plans, but the president also has problems from within his own party from Democratic senators hailing from conservative or rural states who are wary of more gun control.

The president is concentrating his efforts on background checks as intense negotiations take place on Capitol Hill.

Obama also highlighted tough new gun ownership rules signed into law by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy last week which would ban 100 makes of rifles – including the Bushmaster AR-15 used by killer Adam Lanza in Newtown. AFP

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Indians test Thai Smile Mumbai-Phuket link

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aguna Phuket last week hosted a welcome lunch for Indian travel agents and media, along with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) executives and airline representatives who traveled to the island on April 4 with the inaugural Thai Smile Airlines flight from Mumbai.

Thai Smile, Thai Airways International’s junior sister, launched three new routes from Phuket at the beginning of April, two linking with India and one between Phuket and Kuala Lumpur, using Airbus A320-200s with 12 seats in business class and 156 seats in economy.

Details of the flights: Phuket-Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing at 09:20

and arriving at 11:40, with the return flight taking off from KL at 12:30 and arriving at 12:55.

Ticket prices start from B1,465 return (excluding taxes).

Phuket-New Delhi, on Mondays and Thursdays, departing at 22:05 and arriving at 00:55 the next morning, with the return flight taking off from New Delhi on Tuesdays and Fridays at 01:55 and arriving at 07:55.

Phuket-Mumbai, starting from April 3, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, taking off at 22:30 and landing in Mumbai at 01:10 the following day, with the return flights taking off at 02:20 and landing in Phuket at 08:20.

Ticket prices for both Indian routes start from B7,280 return, excluding taxes.

Indian travel agents and journalists who were on the inaugural flight from Mumbai enjoy Laguna hospitality.

Safety ‘priority’ for new Google urges tour tourism minister Somsak firms ‘to engage

SOMSAK PUREESRISAK, the new Tourism and Sports Minister, says tourist safety will take priority under his watch.

“If Thailand is not a safe destination in the eyes of foreign tourists, it is useless to invest hundreds of billions of baht to promote Thai tourism,” he told a group of reporters as he marked his first official day on the job last Friday (April 5).

“So I will seriously focus on this point. This will bring sustainable tourism growth to Thailand and drive tourism revenue to meet the target of B2 trillion by 2015.”

Mr Somsak expressed confidence that he could work smoothly with related agencies including the Royal Thai Police.

“The state should increase punishment against those who commit crimes like robbery and assault against tourists,” he said.

“I will adopt safety measures similar to those used in

Japan, a country that rarely has criminal complaints from tourists.”

Mr Somsak was appointed minister on April 2, replacing Chumpol Silpa-archa, who died of heart failure in January.

His appointment came as no surprise; he was a deputy governor of Suphan Buri and Ang Thong provinces from 2002 to 2006 and governor of Suphan Buri from 2006 to 2012.

Suphan Buri is the home of former prime minister Mr Chumphol’s brother Banharn, banned from politics, but the de facto head of the Chartthaipattana Party.

Chartthaipattana, thanks to its agreement to support the Peu Thai Party in the last general election, has dibs on the Tourism Ministry.

Thailand attracted 22 million tourists last year despite some incidents that brought widespread negative publicity. Authorities have faced

tention almost immediately, the industry magazine TTR Weekly said.

“He may choose to ignore the voices of experts who are warning the government that a balance must be achieved to ensure tourism is in harmony with culture and heritage.

“As it stands today, tourism is a threat to national heritage and experts are calling on the government to support a sustainable version that would have less negative impact on the country’s social fabric,” the magazine said.

Commenting on political Steep learning curve ahead: overtures, Tourism Council of Somsak Pureesrisak. criticism for failing to deal Thailand President Piyaman swiftly and decisively with Tejapaibul was neutral. “The serious crimes including rape Chartthaipattana Party contincommitted against tourists. ues to supervise the Ministry The tourism sector will of Tourism and Sports as it worry that the new minister, has done for years.

The new minister comes like he predecessor, lacks from that party so we are experience in the industry, and may take considerable not expecting any changtime to grasp the big picture es in policy.” TTR Weekly/ issues that demand his at- Bangkok Post

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THAI TOUR ISM BUSInesses need to understand and cover various online marketing channels to catch up with fast-moving trends in the industry, according to a survey

by Google Thailand.

The survey found domestic tourism interest rose to 2,500 searches a minute in January compared with 1,300 searches a minute in January 2011.

Searching via mobile increased 10-fold from 2011, as the number of smartphone users here has jumped to 20 million.

This trend has prompted the budget airline Thai AirAsia (TAA) to put most of its content and promotions online.

TAA said 85 per cent of its bookings now come from online channels, up from 40 per cent in the first year of operation nine years ago.

“Online bookings are projected to increase to 90 per cent in four or five years,” said chief executive Tassapon Bijleveld

Bijleveld.

Last month’s Business Insight with Google reported five stages of travellers’ behaviour – dreaming, planning, booking, experiencing and sharing.

Ariya Banomyong, Google Thailand’s country business manager, said 85 per cent of Thai travellers search for tourism information online.

But while 47 per cent of Thai tourists use smartphones when planning a trip, most still prefer to book via a PC or laptop.

Google found nine out of 10 business and leisure travellers use the internet every day, while more than 80 per cent connect via mobiles.

Sharing travel experiences on social networks such as Instagram and Facebook is popular among Thai travellers, which sparks other people to dream about taking a trip, the first stage of actual travel, Google said. Bangkok Post

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Best in the world: San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize.

Koh Tao is ‘top island’ in Asia T R I PA D V I S O R H A S unveiled the winners of its inaugural Travellers’ Choice Islands awards, with Koh Tao being voted the top island in Asia and 10th in the world.

Koh Lanta in Krabi was voted third-best in Asia, while Phuket was number six and Koh Samui number seven.

Based on millions of traveller reviews and opinions on the site, the awards recognise more than 100 islands across the globe, including lists for Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, South America, the South Pacific, and the US. “Whether you’re looking for idyllic palm-lined islands, or islands that offer a more cultural experience, you’ll find

inspiration in these lists,” said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor.

Top 10 in Asia 1. Koh Tao, Thailand 2. Nusa Lembongan, Bali 3. Koh Lanta, Thailand 4. Gili Trawangan, Indonesia 5. Boracay, Philippines 6. Phuket, Thailand 7. Koh Samui, Thailand 8. Palawan, Phillipines 9. Langkawi, Malaysia 10. Havelock Island, India

Top 10 Worldwide 1. Ambergris Caye, Belize 2. St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands 3. Bora Bora, French Polynesia 4. San Juan Island, Washington 5. Santorini, Greece 6. Isla Mujeres, Mexico 7. Moorea, French Polynesia 8. Koh Tao, Thailand 9. Easter Island, Chile 10. Nosy Be, Madagascar

state Master, headed up by Richard Bell of Cornerstone Management, one of the country’s larger project management companies, launched Ka Villa, its low-to-mid-range sea-view development on Phuket, on April 4.

The project, on 7.5 rai of land close to Laem Kai in Rawai – which the company describes as an “innovative yet affordable boutique development” – consists of 36 two-, three-and four-bedroom “Bali-Modern” homes with pools, some single storey, others on two floors, with prices ranging from B7.4 million to B10.5 million.

Common facilities include a clubhouse with gymnasium and 24-hour security with CCTV. Management fees will range initially from B3,900 baht a month to B8,000 for “premier” service.

Project management is by Mr Bell’s Cornerstone, which has been involved in projects such as Katamanda Villas, Kata Gardens Condominium and The Heights (all in Kata);

The investors in Ka Villa, from left, are Adi Caspi, Richard Bell, Pipat Ruengrongpunya and Direk Boonchanasukit.

Serenity Resort Residences in Rawai; The River, The Lakes and The Lofts Yennakart in Bangkok; and Northpoint and Northshore in Pattaya.

Andrew Campbell, sales and marketing consultant for the project, said that work on the two show houses will begin in June, completing in December, with the whole project finished in three years.

Asked why the company

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had decided to go for the lowmid-range market, which most property people in Phuket agree has been very soft for the past five years, he said, “The last project [of this kind] I was involved in sold out in six months, and in the south end of the island there are no detached villas left under B10 million.

“There’s very little competition at the moment.”

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Although the project is off-plan, he said, “We’ll be building ahead. As soon as we have two sales, we’ll start on five houses. We’ve done seven showings in the past week.”

Buyers will own neither land nor home, but will receive 30-year leases for both, with contracts for two prepaid 30year renewals or, if they prefer, the option to re-register leases every 30 years.

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2,470,367

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282,000

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440,000

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Forecast of tourist numbers and tourism revenue during Songkran Festival 2013.

Songkran to bring bonanza THE TOURISM AUTHOR ity of Thailand (TAT) is projecting that this year’s Songkran festival holiday will generate 2.7 million domestic and foreign visitors and estimated expenditures of B11.1 billion, up respectively 10 per cent and 20 per cent over the numbers recorded in the 2012 Songkran holiday.

During the kingdom’s most fun-filled holiday period, the number of domestic travellers is estimated at 2,034,000, with expenditures of B4,450 million, and 678,000 foreign visitors, with expenditures of B6,675 million.

TAT Governor Suraphon Svetasreni said, “Thanks to domestic political stability and a generally good economic situation, both within Thailand within our key source

markets in the Asia-Pacific, we are expecting to have record number of visitors nationwide.

We hope that the festival will help everyone ‘cool off’ in more ways than one.”

TAT research shows that hotel occupancies in major tourist destinations such as Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, and Pattaya are already reported at over 70 per cent. International arrivals are also up.

A total of 177 charter flights (about 31,973 seats) are scheduled to arrive from major markets such as China and Russia during the Songkran festival.

Domestic travel is due to boom as thousands of people leave Bangkok to return for family visits in their provincial hometowns or to participate in the “Songkran Splendour

2013” festivals being held in 12 provinces – Phuket, Chiang Mai, Suphan Buri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan, Sukhothai, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Phanom, Nong Khai, Songkhla, and Nakhon Si Thammarat.

The projected visitor arrivals this month are expected to go a long way towards helping meet the TAT’s visitor arrival target of 24.09 million in 2013.

So far, the trend is good. In January-February, visitor arrivals to Thailand totalled 4.56 million, up 18.8 per cent over the same period last year.

During March 1 to 27 2013, international visitor arrivals just at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport totalled 1,230,296 up 11.93 per cent over the same period of 2012.

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TCEB aiming to encourage greener Mice TH A ILA N D CON V ENtion and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has collaborated with the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a stringent guideline on carbon footprint assessment for the exhibition industry.

The idea is mainly for Thai Mice (Meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) operators to be part of the effort in reducing global warming and getting them ready to enter the low-carbon society that will help strengthen the competitiveness of Thai exhibition industry as a whole.

Thongchai Sridama, acting on behalf of the President of TCEB, said the Mice industry plays a role in supporting the development of all industries in Thailand, because exhibitions are significant marketing tools to market products, innovation and technologies to new customers.

But the organisation said it was aware that exhibitions have an impact on the environment, so it has joined with the TGO to develop the direction on carbon footprint assessment of exhibition industry.

Mr Thongchai said the cooperation would assist operators in the exhibition industry to evaluate the impact of carbon emissions from each exhibition,

manage each exhibition in a way that actually reduces the destruction of the environment, which includes saving energy, reduction of raw materials, and proper recycling.

“This cooperation will help create a clear framework for industries to operate, bearing in mind the importance of the environment as well. Moreover, it will help strengthen the competitiveness of the Thai exhibition industry at the international arena by being more than just a platform for products,” he said.

Mrs. Prasertsuk Chamorn­ marn, Acting Executive Director of the TGO, said the organisation has been contacted by many event organisers about the carbon footprint assessment in their businesses.

“Currently, official calculation of the carbon footprint has been published in many countries and Thai organisations, too, have already calculated the carbon footprint.

However, Thailand still lacks the standards to verify the accuracy of each data.

“The cooperation between TCEB and TGO has been initiated to develop the standard for assessing the MICE industry.

The carbon footprint assessment standard in Thailand will be the national standard with reference to others in different countries.”

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CP looking to buy the West while it’s cheap

San Miguel Corp already owns a controlling share in Philippine Airlines (above). Now it has 49 per cent of the fledgling Cambodia Airlines. Photo: Renzelle Mae Abasolo

Cambodia to get new air carrier C ambodia is expected to launch a new airline later this year after a deal was struck between one of the country’s biggest tycoons and Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corporation.

Business tycoon, Kith Meng, who is chairman of Royal Group that controls a hotel, media and telecoms empire, inked the deal late on Tuesday with the Manila-based firm, which already owns a controlling stake in Philippine Airlines (PAL), according to a statement.

The Cambodian businessman will own 51 per cent of the newly-minted carrier — Cambodia Airlines — the statement said, adding that the Philippine company will own the remaining 49 per cent.

Cambodia is expected to launch a new airline later this year after a deal was struck

between one of the country’s biggest tycoons and Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corporation.

Kith Meng, chairman of Royal Group – a hotel, media and telecoms empire – inked the deal late on Tuesday with the Manila-based firm, which already owns a controlling stake in Philippine Airlines (PAL), according to a statement.

The Cambodian businessman will retain a 51 per cent share of the newly-minted carrier – Cambodia Airlines – the statement said, adding that the Philippine company will own the remaining 49 per cent.

The new airline, the country’s second, will “contribute to Cambodia’s economic growth by creating employment opportunities, bringing investors and building a strong aviation industry”, Kith Meng said in the statement.

Royal Group’s chief financial officer Mark Hanna said that domestic flights could begin as early as June this year with international routes taking off in October.

“There is a huge growth in tourism and that has a direct impact on aviation,” Hanna said, predicting the Cambodian aviation industry will surge over coming years.

Cambodia’s first national airline, Cambodia Angkor Air, launched in 2009, after a previous effort folded in 2001.

More than 20 foreign airlines, including Japan Airlines and Qatar Airways, currently operate flights to Cambodia.

San Miguel has been aggressively branching out into new ventures like oil refining, aviation and power generation to beef up its core businesses that includes a brewery now in its 123rd year.

IN A 180-DEGREE TURNaround from the Asian Crash of 1997, when European and American companies poured money into “buying Asia while it’s cheap”, Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) is looking for investment opportunities in the US and Europe, where distressed assets are available and economies are beginning to recover.

But the company insists any acquisitions will involve assets with sound and promising businesses. They must also complement CPF’s existing businesses.

“We will focus on food, which we’re very good at,” said Adirek Sripratak, the president and chief executive.

Mr Adirek’s remarks came after Dhanin Chearavanont, chairman and chief executive of the Charoen Pokphand Group, recently told a ThaiChinese Business Council forum that the group is looking to invest in the US retail and food sectors, with negotiations pending.

More details have yet to be disclosed.

Mr Adirek said CPF alone will spend B75 billion over the next five years, half of which will go to expanding its international feed, farm and food interests.

The investment will be funded partly from the company’s own capital and partly with borrowings from financial institutions. Bangkok Post

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IN WHAT MAY BE THE biggest shopping bargain in history, a group of investors have bought Moscow-based airline Red Wings for just 1 rouble – equivalent to 93 satang.

The airline’s former owner, Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev, said he did everything he could to save the carrier after it was forced to suspend operations, following a crash of a Tupolev TU-204 jet in December last year, in which five people died.

Although Mr Lebedev has yet to identify the new group of investors, the 1-rouble sale includes the purchase of the airline’s eight TU-204 planes.

On the negative side, the new owners have also bought the carrier’s “safety baggage”, including not only the December crash but also its suspension in early February this year when an investigation into the carrier found violations and a lack of financing. etravelblackboard

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Three stages of Baba life POLITE PHUKET Ajarn Pranee editor3@classactmedia.co.th

Funerals for your friend’s parents or grandparents are a good time to show that you care for him or her. Phuket people treat funerals as a necessity to attend in order to show their sympathy

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here are three significant events that coincide with important stages of life for Baba and Phuket people that all Phuketians need to be aware of.

1. Birth

When there is a new member born to your family, there is a tradition that the birth of a new child has to be announced to the neighbourhood.

Once born, the parents should prepare the following things to place in a plate when the baby is one month old. Among the Hokkien Chinese we call it mor ngoy.

To begin with, we prepare a red glutinous rice cake (ang ghoo) and put it on one side of the dish. On the other side will be placed sticky rice cooked with dried shrimp, which is of a light brown colour.

On the top of the sticky rice will be a decoration of boiled egg dyed red. If you receive this plate as an offering, you should take all the things out and replace them with long dry noodles and a small token of money in a red purse.

The meaning behind this tradition is to present a chance for the parents to bless their new born child.

2. Marriage

Professor Pranee Sakulpipatana, or Ajarn Pranee as she is known, is the founder of the Thai Peranakan Association of Phuket an d an ac t ive an d prominent member of the Baba community.

Weddings have to be big. It’s a tradition among Thai people that we will invite lots of friends. Therefore, a typical Phuket wedding may consist of anywhere from 200 to 1,000 guests. You may think, how could you ever prepare yourself?

Well prepare yourself you must, as you have to look your best and wear your best dress for the bride and groom. The wedding day is so important to them, so please don’t dress like you do in your everyday life. To overdress is much better than underdressing.

That said, weddings in Phuket are not as formal as in Bangkok.

In the capital, the city’s crème de la crème treat weddings as a place to show off their jewellery, costumes and brand name bags.

But as Phuket was a very remote place in the past, we prefer to keep a low profile. Even Phuket’s top families still like to dress very simply.

There is a saying among Phuket locals that the one who wants to show off has just made their first million.

Now, how about gifts.

What would be an appropriate gift for them?

Money in an attractive envelope is perfect.

How much should it be? Well, Phuket is not cheap, so give them enough so that they can pay for their hotel – the amount should not be less than B1,000 per person.

Traditionally, you should put your money in a red envelope and hand it by yourself to the people who invite you. This could be the father, mother, grandmother or aunt.

Nowadays though, when to present the money is not a big issue as Phuketians love to hold weddings at hotels, and there will be a reception table near the entrance.

Give the envelope to the reception or put it in the box by yourself. They will then provide you with a gift to say thank you.

The wedding ceremony in the evening is always a pleasant time to greet and meet people.

Please remember that the ceremony starts early and Thai people arrive quickly. They will arrive 30 minutes to one hour before the announced time.

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3. Death

Funerals for your friend’s parents or grandparents are a good time to show that you care for him or her.

Phuket people treat funerals as a necessity to attend in order to show their sympathy.

But don’t be surprised if you find that it’s not a sad event except on the first and last day of proceedings (Thai funerals sometimes last up to a week).

The evening event will be held at the Buddhist temple. The host will show you where you should sit and provide you with lots of food. You may well be surprised when people come to chat to you as if it is a normal get-together.

Phuket people are quite used to having good relationships with friends and neighbours. Although we’re in a time of transient tourism, we still keep close ties.

Funerals are a big issue in Phuket culture. You can not ignore it if you have heard about a death in the families of your close friends.

You will know the status of the people in the family of the deceased by counting how many people attend the funeral and also counting the wreaths of flowers. If he or she is a famous or a respected person, then there will be hundreds of people in attendance.

How much money to give depends on how close you are with the host.

A donation of around B500 to B1,000 as a gift of sympathy is a fair figure, unless he or she is your member of staff, when you should give more to show your hospitality.

Finally, when to actually present the money is quite a difficult question to answer.

If you can make eye contact with the host then you can go to present him or her with the envelope, otherwise they will be busy greeting others and you will have to wait until they come back again.

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Man of vision and ambition Jody Houton discusses the future of Phuket FC with Chairman Pamuke Achariyachai

There were so many problems when I first started.

Problems with the coach and lots of financial problems.

The players felt like they had no future, and the spirit was gone. When I started, some of the players thought they were superstars, but that was wrong, I had to change that

Photo: Phuket FC Chairman Pamuke Achariyachai at the new Phuket FC Sports Complex, situated off Chao Fa West Road.

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hat a difference a year makes.

Around this time last year, FC Phuket, as the island’s football team was then known, were languishing at the bottom of Division 1 (Thailand’s second tier league), plagued by financial trouble, a high turnover of managerial staff, and a growing level of resentment among a dwindling number of fans.

All sorts of fanciful ideas were put forward to save the side, including 1,000 fans buying shares at B10,000 a share. Things became so dire that a suggestion was made to move the team to Bangkok.

Just 12 months later and the island’s sole professional football club – now known as Phuket FC – are second in Yamaha League 1, with eyes firmly on promotion this year to the Thai Premier League.

This dramatic change in fortune can be largely attributed to the efforts of one man: Kata Group President Pamuke Achariyachai, who became chairman of ‘The Islanders’ on May 17, 2012.

Although his support of the side has earned him the undying gratitude of Phuket FC’s growing army of fans, Mr Pamuke believes the last year of hard work has taken its toll on him.

“Look at my face. It’s a stressful job,” he tells The Phuket News. But Mr Pamuke still manages to look relaxed, calm and happy as he talks from the sofa of his home in Chalong. Indeed, he should.

“When they first approached me [to help the club], I knew it would be business and a hard job, a long job. I’m old already – I didn’t want to do any more.

“But I knew if nobody helped, Phuket FC would have closed, and I thought that would have been a shame for the people of Phuket,” Mr Pamuke says.

It is for this reason that the Nakhon Si Thammarat native decided to embark upon a mission to rescue the football team, but right from the off he faced major headaches.

“There were so many problems when I first started. Problems with the coach and lots of financial problems. The players felt like they had no future, and the spirit was gone.”

Mr Pamuke says that one of the most difficult things to do was reinstate that team spirit, which in many ways involved breaking it all down and beginning again. “When I started, some of the players thought they were superstars, but that was wrong, I had to change that.”

Nowadays, the footballers are playing for each other not themselves, with the strong team spirit showing in an excellent start to the season that includes last Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Ratcha Navy FC. “My only aim now is to make it to the Thai Premier League and I will do it this year... I can’t wait,” Mr Pamuke says with a smile – and a clear vision for the future that has stood him in good stead so far.

Though promotion is the immediate goal, Mr Pamuke is laying the groundwork for a long-term future.

“My son will come home from Boston {where he has been studying] soon, and it is his dream to launch the Phuket FC Football Academy. This he will help me with.”

Starting a football academy is just one method by which he hopes to improve the talent pool available to the club, the other he says is to rely on the pull of the island itself.

“I plan to form sister clubs around the world, this way we can get players on loan – one from Japan, one from Indonesia, one from Australia and so on.”

Mr Pamuke believes that as Phuket is increasingly a world-class destination, many players will relish the opportunity to come and play on the island.

“I believe Phuket could be very exciting for a lot of players and investors. I can see

the future of Phuket FC, it’s an international city with huge potential.”

At the moment though, the burden of improving the team lies squarely on the chairman’s shoulders.

“It takes around B60 million to run the team every year – this is my budget. Only B10m comes from sponsors, so that’s a lot of money I need to find for myself.”

Putting his money where his mouth is, Mr Pamuke has already broken ground on a new club training complex in Chalong.

When completed, the Phuket FC Sports Complex will include an Academy Centre, full-sized football field, swimming pool, fitness centre, and physical therapy facilities.

It would seem that the next logical step would be for Phuket FC to have its own stadium – as Phuket FC’s current stadium, Surakul Stadium, is technically public land, the team has to pay B10,000 every time they wish to use it. Is that then something the chairman is also considering?

Mr Pamuke is in no doubt that the team should have one, especially when – not if – they get promoted.

“In the future we would like to have our own stadium, on our own land. Phuket deserves it. I have my eye on a few plots of land, but there is nothing definite just yet.

“Step by step,” says Mr Pamuke.

4 EDUCATION

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Students taught to save lives Despite living on a tropical island, a worrying percentage of Phuket children still do not know how to swim

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eadstart International School Phuket and the Phuket Lifeguard Club recently completed the inaugural trialling of a lifesaving education programme, which included both practical and theory lessons on March 24.

Despite living on a tropical island, a worrying percentage of Phuket children and adults still do not know how to swim.

Perhaps to readdress this balance, the Phuket Lifeguard Club plans to deliver a water safety programme to all Year 7 students across the province.

The programme was originally developed by Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) and then adapted to suit local conditions.

The project’s coordinator in Phuket, Ms Jayne MacDougall, said Headstart’s assistance in the trial phase was invaluable.

“At Headstart the school provided a range of secondary classes to undertake the 50 minute introductory course for the trial – student feedback and

input from the Thai trainers has enabled the course to be better focused on local beach conditions,” Ms MacDougall said.

Jenny Campbell, the Head of Physical Education from Headstart International explained how important such training was for not only the current student body, but also for those in the future.

“The focus of the lessons to the Year 11 students was to teach them them how to deliver water safety lessons to the younger students,” Mrs Campbell said.

This course provided knowledge and information to the students and involved teaching students about dangers on the local beaches, what to be aware of and how to protect themselves against the sun, jellyfish, stone fish and identify dangerous waves and currents.

For further information on the project and how to become involved contact Jayne MacDougall at jayneymac@yahoo.com.au

T he Nat iona l Un ion of Teachers in the UK called for Education Secretary Michael Gove to resign on April 2, citing that his controversial policies, which included asking parents to go into classrooms to assess the teachers, are little more than political rhetoric.

Thailand is becoming a ‘greying society’ Six out of Thai 10 juveniles are leaving education with only the most basic of secondary or vocational education, according to a study.

This will have repercussions for the future prosperity of the country, Krissanapong Kirtikara, second vice chairman of the Quality Learning Foundation believes.

With only a fifth of the population under 15, and a lack of educated and productive workforce, he believes that Thailand is getting a greying society.

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Time to release those flaming hips Kim White editor@classactmedia.co.th

Kim White is the owner of Sala Samadhi. she offers authentic Hatha yoga instruction for private and group sessions. Contact: www. mindbodyyogasystem. com or 086 276 9174.

The opinions and advice contained in this column are those of the author only. The Phuket News is not responsible for the outcome or results of following any advice in any situation.

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appy Songkran and welcome to yoga for life.

This month is the celebration of the Thai New Year, and as everyone knows, water plays a big part in the celebration, being used as a symbolic gesture for cleaning, washing away and renewal.

April is also one of the hottest months here in Phuket, and everything feels like it’s on fire.

So in keeping with the hottest of hot months and staying true to my final words last month to bring you a life-changing asana – I thought it best that we focus on Agnistambhasana or the fire log pose.

This asana is sure to start a fire down below, and the awesome job this posture does on releasing the hips will have you washing away and renewing those flaming hips in no time.

I am not going to lie to you, this asana can be uncomfortable at first, but as promised, it is also life-changing. I could give you a big ream of inspirational quotes and catchphrases here about pain, gain, life and so on, but you see them on Facebook everyday anyway, so I will just ask you one question: What have you got to lose? Stiff hips, that’s what.

I could really go on forever about the hips and why this posture is so great, but as I have talked about the hips in the past, and I am sure will again in the future, I will simply say that this posture focuses on the external rotators of the hip.

The external rotators of the hip can be summed up in one muscle, the piriformis muscle.

This muscle is important in the action of walking because it shifts the body weight to the opposite side to that of the foot being lifted, which keeps us from falling – something we all pretty much do everyday.

So as it’s a very busy muscle it needs a little bit of TLC, don’t you think?

Agnistambhasana provides a deep stretch to the hips, opening the outer hips and buttocks. It also stretches and strengthens the groin, thighs, calves, and abdominal muscles.

This pose gently stimulates the abdominal organs, which helps to regulate digestion and metabolism. Sitting upright with your spine aligned calms the mind and relieves anxiety and mental tension.

It also helps to prepare the practitioner for meditation.

Regularly practicing this pose can be therapeutic for stress.

Here is how we perform this little life changer:

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Sit on the floor with your legs extended, spine straight, and arms resting at your sides (this is the dandasana from last month).

Bend your right knee and hug it to your chest. Then bring your right ankle to rest just above your left kneecap.

Bend your left knee. Slide your left shin beneath your right shin, bringing your left ankle directly underneath your right knee (if you are having trouble bending the left knee, start practising the posture with the bottom leg straight as seen in photo one).

If it’s possible for you, then slide your right ankle a little more to the left until the ankle rests on your left knee. Your right foot will hover over the floor, to the side of your left knee (if your bottom knee doesn’t rest on the floor, support it with a folded towel and if your top knee sits far from your bottom ankle, place a your hand between your

knee and ankle for extra support as seen in photo two).

Work toward bringing your shins parallel to the top edge of your mat, keeping your right shin stacked directly above your left shin. Both shins should be at 90-degree angles to each thigh.

Press your groin toward the floor and sit up straight. Keep the front of your torso long.

Hold for up to one minute, breathing slowly and steadily through the nose.

Release the pose by very slowly and gently extending both legs along the floor into dandasana.

Repeat the pose for the same amount of time with the opposite leg on top.

Happy Thai New Year and happy stretching.

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Composting: easier than you think Kevin Shupe editor3@classactmedia.co.th

If you see small bugs in your bucket, don’t panic. It’s natural and all part of the composting process.

And please, never use pesticides in or around your compost. Don’t kill the bugs, they’re just doing their job

Clockwise from top left: 1. Getting started; 2. Dig your own hole; 3. Drop in the refuse; 4. Mix all the waste together; 5. Getting the ratio between greens and browns right is important.

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f you’ve ever thrown a banana peel in the yard or buried a pet, you’ve already started composting, which is actually nothing more than letting things decay the natural way.

Starting a compost pile is just as easy. Sticking to the routine is where it can get difficult, but if you’ve made up your mind to compost I’ll share with you some things I’ve learned along the way.

I like to keep things simple and inexpensive.

I skip the whole compost bin altogether, while others prefer up to a three bin system. For this article, I’ll take the poor man’s approach, which is pretty much just making a pile in the yard.

If containing or hiding your compost is important, there are plenty of ideas on the internet. One idea I wouldn’t mind trying would be using four wooden pallets, but unless you’re composting large amounts, a simple pile should be the best way to start.

To get started, all you need is a bucket (with a lid), a shovel and some land (Pic 1).

The bucket is for the kitchen and the shovel is for the compost pile, which will be outside. Whenever you prepare a meal or clean out the fridge, throw your scraps into the bucket and use the lid. This will keep the gnats and flies away. Empty the bucket often and rinse it out before using it again.

If you regularly empty the bucket you shouldn’t be surprised with any foul smells from the decomposing veggies.

If you happen to forget about your compost bucket and you’re knocked back by the smell when you remove the lid, just turn your head as you re-lid the bucket and head off to the compost pile. If you don’t smell anything, there’s no need to go in for a closer inspection.

Asking your friends or significant other, “Does this smell bad?” is usually not wise.

Some noses are more sensitive than others. If you see small bugs in your bucket, don’t panic. It’s natural and all part of the composting process. And please, never use pesticides in or around your compost. Don’t kill the bugs, they’re just doing their job.

So what can be composted?

The simple answer is anything organic like kitchen scraps, coffee grinds, tea bags and napkins. Other items include newspapers, cardboard, grass cutting, leaves, dead plants with the soil, nail clippings, rubber bands, bank slips, dust bunnies, most stuff you sweep up or vacuum, hair from the drain, egg shells, wine corks, toothpicks, twigs, feathers, all kinds of

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5. hair (even from the shower drain) and pure latex products. The more you compost, the more you’ll start adding to your compost list.

There are exceptions. You shouldn’t compost oil, dairy, animal products or animal waste. That’s not to say they won’t decompose, but they will attract unwanted bacteria, pests and vermin to your compost as well as create foul smells – not good if you live in a community weary of your compost venture.

Walnut shells and treated wood are also a no go because they can be toxic. Invasive weeds should be avoided as they tend to pop up when you use your compost in the garden.

It should also go without saying, but please don’t compost chemicals, liquid soap, bleach or other chemical based liquids. What about rocks, plastic, glass, metal, motor oil and H2SO4? All are “No”.

For this article I’ve started a new compost and documented each step of the way.

You might want to prepare your area before you start collecting your kitchen scraps because let’s face it, digging the hole or building a bin is much harder than dumping your compost into it.

Note: You do not have to dig a hole to compost. This is just my approach. You can always compost on flat land. I like the hole

because so far I’ve never had any surprises during or after a heavy rain.

Pick a spot in the yard and dig a 10 to 20 cm hole, 50 cm by 50 cm (Pic 2). If that doesn’t take too much effort, think about making it a bit wider. There’s no limit to how big you can start out.

Once the hole is dug, dump in your compost. You may want to give any big scraps a few chops with the shovel to speed up the compost process, but it’s not essential.

Next you throw on some leaves or grass cuttings (Pic 3).

Mix that together and if you’ve got some old potting soil with a dead or dying plant, throw that in as well. Mix it all once more and then cover it with leaves or grass cuttings (Pic 4).

Finally, moisten your new heap with some water. The next time your compost bucket gets full, just empty the contents on top of the heap and cover it with some more grass cuttings or leaves. This is called layering.

Once a month you should go out and turn the pile. This is where you get your shovel and mix things up. Don’t worry if you still see recognisable food scraps or paper. Just give your heap some time. Eventually they’ll break down and more than likely sooner than you think.

You’ll know your compost heap is working well when you can feel heat when placing your hand on top of the pile.

Kitchen scraps are called greens and make up the fuel of the compost. Grass cuttings and leaves are called browns and make up the spark of the pile. Together, greens and browns create a reaction which fuels to composting heat.

Composting only greens can create a smelly pile, while composting only browns can actually start a nice smouldering fire on the inside (if the pile is big enough).

Composting browns and greens together will stop any foul odours and fires from ruining your compost experience.

A proper ratio is 25 per cent greens and 75 per cent browns (Pic 5). I wouldn’t stress too much about the ratios. We compost a lot more greens than browns as we don’t care about raking the leaves or grass cuttings. (Pic 6) On a final tip, when you compost egg shells give them a quick rinse before adding them to the compost bucket. This will dramatically cut down bad odours.

If you happen to let eggs go bad and decide to compost them, take the bucket outside that day and add the contents to the bottom of the pile.

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THE BIG LIST STRANGE FOOD One man’s meat is another man’s cuddly pet, as the current gourmet fad for guinea pigs shows. Obviously weird food isn’t all that weird to the people who enjoy eating it, but a few delicacies are so unusual that they deserve special mention.

Half-hatched eggs: A speciality of the Philippines, balut is a fetal chicken in an egg, complete with its partly formed beak, bones, and feathers, which are eaten whole.

Duck eggs are also used, and said to be an aphrodisiac. Like most weird foods, it’s said to taste much better than it looks – though you still have to pick the feathers out of your teeth.

Deep-fried bat: Bats of various types are found in cooking pots around Southeast Asia, but fried bat is a particular delicacy in parts of Thailand and Laos, where a heap of crunchy flying rodents is usually served with dipping sauce. Reports say they taste pretty much like chicken. In Indonesia, bats are sold smoked and dried – like beef-jerky, with teetch, bones and wings.

Scottish special: Scotland is justifiably famous for its weird national dish, haggis – a steamed sheep’s stomach stuffed with oatmeal and onions, served with “neeps and tatties” (mashed turnips and potatoes). A modern Scottish snack might instead feature a Mars bar (similar to a Snickers) covered in batter and then deep-fried for several minutes.

Deep-fried pizza and fried beer-and-butter balls are also available. Scotland, by the way, has one of the highest rates of heart disease in the world.

Stinky fish: Although some Asian sauces place compete highly in this category, the world prize for stinky fish food goes to the Scandinavian countries, where rotting fish cuisine is a source of national pride. Among the most famous is Swedish surströmming – fermented herring – which is prepared by leaving a barrel full of slightly-salted dead fish for a few months. In Iceland, a dish called hakarl is traditionally made by burying sharkmeat underground for several weeks. It’s often served with Icelandic potato wine, charmingly known as “Black Death.”

Dirty delicacies: A lthough compulsively eating dirt can be signs of a menta l i l l ness (known as pica), in parts of Africa special types of clay are prized as a food additive, and are sold in the market place. And in Tokyo, top chef Toshio Tanabe has created an entire six-course meal of dirt dishes, starting with an amuse bouche of soil soup and ending with a soil sorbet. The house specialty is the “Soil Surprise,” a dirt-covered ball of mashed potato with a truffle centre.

A computer reconstruction of the Ploutonion temple in Hierapolis in its heyday. Inset: The ruins of Hierapolis today, near Pamukkale in Turkey.

Archaeologists uncover ancient ‘Gates of Hell’

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talian researchers say they’ve found the legendary “Gates of Hell”, known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as “Pluto’s Gate.”

The researchers have explored a cave in Turkey at the head of an underground thermal spring, lined with ruins and bearing inscriptions to the underworld gods Pluto and Kore.

Ancient texts place Pluto’s Gate – Ploutonion in Greek, Plutonium in Latin – in the city of Hierapolis, now Pamukkale in Turkey, where archaeologists found the cave.

The cave was celebrated as the portal to the underworld in Greek and Roman tradition, which influenced European concepts of a Christian Hell –

although the English word “Hell” is borrowed from Hel, the Norse name for the realm of the dead.

A temple in the cave was reportedly built atop a fissure in the rock that emitted toxic gases. Pilgrims slept near the entrance to the cave, where they would experience “visions” that were said to foretell the future.

“This space is full of a vapor so misty and dense that one can scarcely see the ground. Any animal that passes inside meets instant death,” wrote the Greek geographer Strabo in the 1st Century BC. The modern researchers said a number of birds died nearby during their excavations at the site – killed by toxic fumes from the cave.

BBQ guinea pigs to ‘feed the world’

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ou may remember them as a cherished childhood pet, but guinea pigs are turning up on posh restaurant menus around the world – and researchers say they could replace beef as a staple food.

Guinea pigs are considered a fine delicacy in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, where they’ve featured for centuries in the local cuisine.

Now foodies in other countries are looking at guinea pigs in a new way – as an ingredient, rather than as a pet: usually cooked whole, often

These cute little fellas could go down a treat. grilled, sometimes deep fried.

Some diners eat every last piece of the wee timorous beastie – literally from head to toe.

Now food campaigners are calling

for large-scale guinea pig farming as an eco-friendly alternative to beef.

A conservation group in Colombia says guinea pigs and other small livestock are a low-impact alternative to beef, because they don’t need the land that cattle need – and because they’re docile and easy to raise.

And a US food campaigning group says guinea pigs are twice as efficient as cows at turning feed into meat: to produce a kilo of meat, a cow eats about four kilograms of feed, but a guinea pig only eats about two kilos.

10-week hiccup attack Tuk-tuks shine lights baffles teen’s doctors on airstrip emergency

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thirteen year-old girl in the UK has been hiccuping non-stop since January – and her doctors can’t find a way to make the hiccups stop.

Emily Marsh hiccups every two seconds, including when she is asleep – she’s had to take afternoons off from school to rest because she is so exhausted.

She started hiccuping on her way to a maths lesson in January and has not stopped since.

Doctors haven’t been able to find a cure, despite a battery of medical test, including an ultrasound scan, chest X-ray, endoscopy and an MRI scan.

Emily has also tried osteopathy and hypnosis,

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British hiccup girl Emily Marsh. as well as a range of traditional remedies.

“I’ve tried drinking backwards, holding my breath and people at school have been trying to scare me a lot,” she said.

The Guiness World Record for hiccups is an American man who hiccuped non-stop for 68 years, from 1920 until 1990 – when the hiccups stopped without explanation.

undreds of motorbike taxis lined an unlit airstrip in a jungle region of Peru so an emergency medevac plane with three very sick patients could take off – including a woman and her newborn baby.

All three plane passengers survived after the 300 or so taxi drivers – their motorcycles fashioned into like old-style Thai tuk-tuks – heeded a call from a local radio station to race to the small airstrip in Contamana, in one of Peru’s poorest regions.

The airstrip is not equipped for night flights because it has no runway

lighting, and the local hospital has no emergency equipment.

The patients were a woman and her newborn, both with serious problems after delivery, and a man with a tropical disease.

“We have always been people with a heart,” said Adolfo Lobo, the radio presenter who put out the call for help. AFP

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Trisara Seafood

Bodega & Grill is situated on a picturesque patio by the lagoon. The restaurant serves premium char-grilled steaks and seafood from a wood-fired oven, as well as authentic homemade pastas, risottos and paellas. Bodega’s generous steaks are available in portions of up to 1.2 kilogram. Angsana Laguna Phuket, Cherngtalay; 076 324 101

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

Connoisseurs of fine cuisine can revel in Acqua’s experiential concept. The Acqua restaurant experience promises to deliver only the freshest of ingredients, sourced from only the best producers both local and international. Taste explosions from the portfolio of Chef Alessandro Frau, of both traditional & contemporary are offered. Kalim Bay-Patong, 076 618 127

The first truly world-class destination seafood dining experience on Phuket. A private entrance leads guests either to an outdoor, beachfront deck or to the cool, relaxed interior. The menu is a balance between local and imported seafood prepared and served in a Mediterranean way.

Lunch 12.30pm-3pm, Dinner 7pm-10.30pm (Closed Sundays). Trisara, 076 310 100

Mom Tri’s Villa Royale

Irish Times

Art Caffè

RE KÁ TA Beach Club

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

Reservations recommended. momtriphuket .com; 076 333 568

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

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

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

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

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

Tablespoon Salad & Grill

Super Natural

DaVinci

Baan Kalim Restaurant & Seafood

Discover newest stylish restaurant in modern vintage setting. Creative and unique salad and grill menus are served while you experience a delectable dining in romantic and intimate atmosphere with a reasonable price tag.

Open 11am-10pm. 2nd Floor, HomePro Village, Chalong; 076 383 244

Super Food deserves a Super Location. SuperNatural and more. The only waterfront restaurant in Phuket serving exciting raw vegetarian cuisine in addition to our delicious seafood, Thai and International menu. Great selection of fresh to order juices & smoothies, as well as great wines and chilled beers.

Open 365 days a year. Facebook Supernatural -Phuket, 2.5km south of Chalong Circle.

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

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

FRENCH

The Bistro Restaurant

Diavolo

THAI

Breeze Restaurant

Baan Vijitt Restaurant

All the Italian traditions in our bit, savor and experience the real Mama style dishes serving only the traditional taste of Italia. The Bistro is at Impiana Resort Patong Phuket. Happy Hours 50% off for selected beverages, soft drinks, juices from 3pm-5pm & 10pm-11pm daily. Opening hours: 3pm-12am Patong Beach, 076 340 138.

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

INDIAN

JAPANESE

Tre by DoublePool Villas

Navrang Mahal

Tamarind Restaurant

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

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

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

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

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

Talung Thai

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

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Yummy jelly in your belly STREET EATS

Naraporn Tuarob reporter1@classactmedia.co.th

The jelly dessert (also known as “aiyu”) is made from the gel from the seeds of a vartiety of fig, which is found in Taiwan.

The extract is mixed with banana extract, and turned into jelly

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his week we introduce a very unique Phuket Hokkien speciality called o aew.

The jelly dessert (also known as “aiyu”) is made from the gel from the seeds of a variety of fig, which is found in Taiwan. The extract is mixed with banana extract, which is then turned into a jelly.

Aniroj “Roj” Thantara, aged 56, has sold o aew almost all his working life. He began some 35 years ago in 1978, when his uncle handed the business to him.

“O aew was not very popular when I first started selling it. But when tourism increased on the island, suddenly I was selling more. When famous Thai country singer Ekkachai Sriwichai sang a song about the island’s foods to promote Phuket, I was selling so many bowls.”

To his knowledge, the dessert is only found in Phuket and Penang.

Mr Roj has moved around a number of places in Phuket Town, but is now based just a few shops down from famous noodle shop Yao Yen Ta Fo, on Pradipat Road.

Not long after Mr Roj moved, the Chalermraj Centre, (the Phuket Baba museum, on the corner of Phuket Road and Phang Nga Road) asked him to set up a second branch in front of the centre, because they considered o aew an important cultural food of Phuket.

Making o aew seems complicated, but Mr Roj says that for him it’s quite simple.

After all, he can sometimes make around 400 bowls per day of the delicious treat.

The final product: o aew jelly served with ice.

First the fig seeds are put in water for one hour, until a gel-like liquid seeps out. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, a banana is squeezed to a pulp until liquid also comes out of it.

Then the banana extract, and the fig seed extract is mixed with calcium sulfate and left to set for seven hours until it forms a clear, white jelly, which is then served with red beans, ice, syrup or soda, grass jelly, or banana or any other topping you like.

Mr Roj’s Pradipat Rd branch is open from 10am to 7pm, and his Chalermraj Centre branch is open from 1pm-5pm.

One bowl of o aew is B12.

For more details contact Mr Roj on 089 728 9505.

Tatler awards time MR NIGEL OAKINS, CHAIRMAN OF Blue Mango Publishing Co., Ltd and Naphalai Areesorn, editor in chief of Thailand Tatler hosted the launch of Thailand’s Best Restaurants 2013, an annual publication that features all-new reviews of the top 150 dining establishments in Bangkok as well as the best in the major resorts of Phuket, Samui, Pattaya, Hua Hin and Chiang Mai. The launch was held on March 26

in Siam Paragon, Bangkok.

Thailand Tatler editor-in-chief Naphalai Areesorn presented “Best Restaurant” certificates to 29 restaurants that participated at the event. Each restaurant was chosen by the editors of Thailand Tatler, based on suggestions from readers. They were all visited by food writers who only identified themselves at the end of the meal to ensure they did not receive preferential treatment.

Mr Roj prepares his o aew at the Chalermraj Centre location.

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Through the looking glass Rural, remote and rustic – Koh Yao Yai is what Phuket used to be like

Simon Ostheimer editor@classactmedia.co.th

I

t takes only a short boat ride from Phuket to reach the largest island in the Koh Yao archipelago, but you may as well be travelling back in time.

Whereas Phuket has become an overdeveloped destination for mass market tourism, with all the tawdry nightlife, environmental destruction, and souvenir shops that entails, Koh Yao Yai – a third the size of its more famous neighbour, it’s home to only 8,000 people compared to the 600,000 just across the water – is a sleepy backwater, and all the better for it.

We reached the island by way of boat from Phuket’s Ao Po Grand Marina, part of the airport to resort transfer offered by Koh Yao Yai Village, where we had booked in for a long weekend getaway. The comfortable boat can easily seat 20. You can choose to sit in the cabin, on the covered back, or take in the views from up top – we fortunately had the boat all to our little family.

Photos: Kiri Heald Our destination was the Klong Hia Pier, one of the main two on Koh Yao Yai, which sits in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the island, facing the more-developed Koh Yao Noi (it means ‘small long island’, ‘Yai’ being the Thai word for big). Hotel guests are met at the pier by the Koh Yao Yai Village’s own brightly painted po tong, or open-backed bus, the main type of public transport on the islands.

As we sat in the back, faces buffeted by the breeze, bouncing along the concrete road, girls in colourful headdress (the island is overwhelmingly Muslim) waved from passing motorbikes, while little children peeked out from doorways, curious about these new visitors to their home.

After 10 minutes or so, our driver turned off the main road (there is really only one on the island, running north to south) and down a smaller track sheltered by the foliage of rubber and coconut trees.

We passed a small rice paddy and dozing water buffalo, before coming to a stop next to the ‘lobby’ of the Koh Yao Yai Village resort, in reality a series of platforms housing the activities desk, gift shop, library and reception – it’s like entering a ground-level Ewok village, but without furry denizens (unless you count the odd cat wandering about).

Sipping on a welcome chilled roselle water, as staff take care of your check-in, you catch a glimpses of the Andaman Sea in the near distance.

Like much of Phang Nga province, the east side of Koh Yao Yai is extremely tidal, with sea levels that can vary by up to 3 metres. It means that depending

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In the sheltered waters between the twin islands of Koh Yao Yai and Koh Yao Noi are anchored a group of tin roof huts resting on tethered bamboo rafts.

A boatman with a huge afro, who Yob said was nicknamed ‘Bob’ after the reggae great, ferried us a few hundred metres offshore to the largest of the group.

As we pulled close, a wiry, bearded man emerged from his simple dwelling to give us a tour of his floating home

Clockwise from top left: The classic view of Phang Nga Bay from the Koh Yao Yai Village resort; boatman ‘Bob’ inspects the fish in the floating farm; local ladies making delicious coconut snacks; many of the private villas at the Koh Yao Yai Village resort are set in the middle of a former rubber plantation; local transport – the open-air po tong.

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THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013 FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013 on the time of day you head to the beach, you could be swimming just off your beach chair, or will need to make a long trek out (and even then, you’ll probably be walking in waist deep water).

Catering to a mix of honeymooners and families, the Koh Yao Yai Village resort has a variety of accommodation – with our two young ones and the mother-in-law in tow, we had booked one of the spacious family villas located up the hillside, in the middle of what used to be a coconut and rubber plantation.

The next day we’d signed up for the Village Tour, a five hour exploration of the island by po tong. My 18-month-old son was particularly excited about taking the “bus”, and had clambered up into the back before the driver had even arrived, insisting we should “go, go, go!” Luckily for us, our guide arrived shortly afterward, and we were off.

With a beaming smile, Yob was quick to introduce himself and begin the tour. As it turns out, his grandfather used to own the coastal land the resort was built on, and as a child Yob had roamed the shore, helping collect coconuts for sale.

His connection to the land was such that after the hotel had been constructed, he went to the general manager and asked for a job. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide, as he seemed to know everyone we passed along the road.

Our first stop was at a small wooden house on stilts – most of the island’s homes are built in the traditional Thai style, living quarters raised above a storage area where animals are commonly kept – tucked away down a small side road. As we clambered off the po tong, the first thing we noticed was the scent of sweet coconut in the air.

Climbing up to the house up a set of steps, we entered a small room occupied by three women sat on the floor, involved in what appeared to be a small as-

Where to stay The Koh Yao Yai Village has 50 distinct villas to choose from, with a 700sqm infinity pool, and variety of activities including the Village Tour. See www. kohyaoyaivillage.com for more information.

sembly line – one lady heating small, circular mixes of coconut, water and sugar, the next spooning them out of the metal mould and placing them to cool, and the last wrapping them in plastic before bagging them up in bundles. These desserts, we were told, were hugely popular in Phuket, so much so the three ladies made on average 2,000 pieces per day.

After purchasing a bag to snack on, we boarded the bus and headed for the southwest coast, and one of the island’s few white sand beaches (as it is sheltered on three sides by Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi provinces, much of the shoreline on Koh Yao Yai is mangrove or estuary-like).

Our first sight of the sand came through a large construction site. This, we were told, was a new resort being built by a Taiwanese investor, and a sign that Koh Yao Yai is slowly appearing on the radar of international tourism.

After a short stop to try some dried fish, which were laid out on blue sheets stretching across a field (word of warning, rip off the head and tail before eating otherwise you get a mouth full of bitterness), our driver next stopped in the middle of a rubber plantation so we could see up close how the sap is taken.

Tappers have to wait for about eight years before a rubber tree is ready to be harvested, but after that it will be productive for at least a quarter century. Thailand, along with Malaysia and Indonesia, is one of the world’s largest suppliers of natural rubber, and locally it remains big business – though tourism is gradually supplanting it. It was a reminder of just how rural this island remains.

After a packed morning schedule, it was time for lunch. Yob knew just the place, and 15 minutes later we were at a small roadside restaurant run by his friend, sitting down to a meal of steamed fish, sticky rice, and fresh morning glory – plucked from the garden just minutes before.

Only a 5 minute drive from the Koh Yao Yai Village resort, the restaurant attracts guests in the evening for Thai cooking classes with the friendly chef and owner, as well as to enjoy the simple home cook-

ing. Having just finished our excellent lunch, we were surprised when Yob suggested we might want lobster – turns out he meant that the next stop on the Village Tour was an offshore lobster farm.

In the sheltered waters between the twin islands of Koh Yao Yai and Koh Yao Noi are anchored a group of tin roof huts resting on tethered bamboo rafts. A boatman with a huge afro, who Yob said was nicknamed ‘Bob’ after the reggae great, ferried us a few hundred metres offshore to the largest of the group. As we pulled close, a wiry, bearded man emerged from his simple dwelling to give us a tour of his floating home.

His ‘garden’ consists of a series of nets split by bamboo poles, which each housed a variety of fish including grouper, starfish, and huge, valuable lobsters.

Grabbing the net closest to us, he quickly pulled it in and out of the murky gloom emerged a long tail at the end of a spotted body – it was a leopard shark.

Apparently, the fisherman keeps several of the animals as ‘pets’, the predators acting as guard dogs to warn off those tempted to steal his precious catch while he sleeps. It was all like Waterworld, without a pony-tailed clad Kevin Costner patrolling the area on jetski. And then it was time to head back to the resort, via a quick photo-op with several coconutpicking monkeys.

It may seem quiet and underpopulated, but there’s an awful lot to see on Koh Yao Yai, as we discovered over our long weekend. It’s like Phuket used to be, and long may it stay that way.

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IN BRIEF

Tapper

‘Blood Dragon’ screens leaked

Screenshots of the rumoured Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon game were leaked on Xbox.com last week, showing an 1980s sci-fi aesthetic. The game, a spinoff of the popular Far Cry 3 title, has been in development for some time. Over the last few weeks, songs from the game as well as a teaser have been released. Developers Ubisoft have not commented on the latest screenshots.

LinkMe media on your wrist

LinkMe, a Bluetooth device that allows users to see incoming texts, social media alerts, and emails on their wrist, has already reached a quarter of its target funding on the Kickstarter website.

The device will link with a smartphone for messages and other phone operations. The company has already raised over US$25,000 (B755,000) and has 28 days left to raise over US$100,000 (B3.1 million).

BLAST FROM THE PAST Jean-Pierre Mestanza editor@classactmedia.co.th

Bungie's 'mythical science fiction' shooter Destiny, one of the games being released for the next-gen Xbox 720.

Xbox 720 rumours abound

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umours are swirling about Microsoft’s next-generation gaming console, dubbed the Xbox 720 and codenamed “Durango”, with the online gaming community posting price tags and even a possible release date for the console.

The new model Xbox (see right for a conceptual drawing of what it may look like) is now said to be scheduled for release in early November, as a US$300 (B9,250) subscription-based model and a US$500 (B15,300) standard model.

Those prices are in in line with rumours of how much Sony’s PlayStation console 4 will cost once it is released later this year.

Microsoft originally planned to reveal the nextgen Xbox in April, but several gaming websites have reported that a press conference to formally announce the console has been scheduled for May 21 at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

The new console is reported to need an internet-connection in order to play all games, and will take advantage of key entertainment features – although specifics on what exactly this means have not yet been revealed.

Once the new system is released, Microsoft is expected to launch a smaller version of the Xbox 360, codenamed “Stingray”, for around US$99 (B3,000).

Since the Xbox 720 is not expected to play any older Xbox games, the Stingray system is designed to provide a sort of “backwards compatibility” for the Microsoft platform, albeit at a price.

Game sets new record on Kickstarter

A fter collecting over US$4.1 million (B125 million) online, Torment: Tides of Numera is now the most well-funded game to emerge from crowd-funding website Kickstarter. The previous winner, Project Eternity, nabbed US$3.99 million (B115 million) last year.

Torment: Tides of Numera drew a total of 74,405 backers and surpassed its original US$900,000 target (B26.5 million) in the first six hours of the campaign. The RPG title is expected to be released in 2015.

Facebook Home coming to an Android near you

S

ocial media giant Facebook has announced a new app to replace the Facebook home screen on Android smartphones.

Facebook Home, which will also come pre-installed on the new HTC First phone, will launch on April 12 in the United States, with an international roll out planned later this year.

The new app will not require

users to modify their Android smartphones. Instead they can download the new app and use it as a replacement for their Facebook home screen.

The new app includes full-screen photos, stories, and will resemble the Facebook website timeline with a minimalist design.

According to Facebook’s product director Adam Mosseri, the new Home app will also allow users to process multiple notifications alerts

at once.

One highly-anticipated feature is the Facebook Chat Head, which will let users send messages to friends without having to close other apps: when a message is received, the users are notified with a pop-up thumbnail of the callers face.

The new HTC First smartphone featuring Facebook Home will be priced at US$100 (B3,100).

TOP APPS THIS WEEK

TOP CONSOLE GAMES THIS WEEK 1

Bioshock Infinite (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3, PC

6

Call Of Duty: Black Ops II (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U

1

Badland (Games)

iOS

2

Tomb Raider (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3, PC

7

Crysis 3

Xbox 360, PS3

2

SkyDrive (Photos)

iOS

3

Gears Of War: Judgment (18+)

Xbox 360

8

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14

Xbox 360, PS3

3

Tonido (Multimedia Storage)

Android

4

Army Of Two: The Devil’s Cartel (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3

9

Assassin’s Creed III (18+)

Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U

4

Parallel Kingdom (Games)

Android

5

Fifa 13

Xbox 360, PS3, VITA, Wii

10 Luigi’s Mansion 2

3DS

5

Sound Uncovered (Music)

iOS

D

o you remember Tapper?

We are going oldschool here with the 1983 arcade release of Tapper. This game allowed users to play as a bartender, sliding down root beer to thirsty patrons without dropping any mugs.

At a time when games only needed a joystick and one button, simplicity was king and save for some classic games like Pong, Asteroids, Frogger, and Pac-Man, Tapper was as simple as it got.

As the bartender, the gamer would have to serve customers in four different bars, slide down the mugs, and make sure they did this all in a reasonable amount of time.

The game caught some flack early one because, since it was originally sponsored by AnhueserBusch, it included several references to Budweiser beer, including the theme song to the commercials.

The arcade version of the game even include a brass rail footrest, beer tap handles, and a cabinet to make it look like an actual bar.

This would not sit well with parents who sent their kids to the arcades for some wholesome entertainment, and the motif would later change to root beer.

Tapper was lat er ported to both Atari and PC, and even included a Mountain Dew soft drink theme.

There were never any other versions of Tapper made, but over the years it has been included in several box-game collection sets for the newer consoles.

Tapper even featured in the popular 2012 animated film Wreck-it Ralph, as a hangout spot for the in-game characters once the arcade closed.

Do you have a Blast from the Past? Let us know at editor@ classactmedia.co.th

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‘Finding Nemo’ sequel set for November 2015

The Croods

Hard rock family

FILM REVIEW Tom Metcalfe editor2@classactmedia.co.th

DIRECTOR: Kirk DeMicco Chris Sanders STARS: Nicolas Cage Emma Stone Ryan Reynolds RUNS: 98 minutes

I

t took me a few minutes to warm to The Croods. There’s an energetic but slightly forbidding prologue, in which we are introduced to the caveman Crood family and their lot amidst our ancestral terrors.

Living in a time before the discovery of fire, prey to pitilessly ferocious and oversized prehistoric predators, the isolated family spend the hours of darkness lying in a heap together on the floor of a cold cave, with occasional desperate forays outside during daylight to scavenge what food they can find.

It didn’t help that the Croods are the most oddly-proportioned human cartoons since The Incredibles (maybe because they run on all fours) and that father Crood – name of Grug – is played

by Nicholas Cage, whose appearance in a movie lately is almost a guarantee of disappointment.

However, as the disembodied voice of a cartoon cave man, Cage may have found a new metre, and The Croods quickly turns brighter than its gloomy opening scenes suggest.

Grug’s teenage daughter Eep (Emma Stone) is going through a difficult stage and longs to leave the cave and her overprotective father.

Just then a teenage cave-boy turns up (voiced by Ryan Reynolds, but drawn like Jake Gyllenhaal) to warn the family of a coming volcanic disaster that will destroy their home. Soon enough ,the Croods are on the road, and struggling to handle the new invention of “fire” that will let them survive outside at night.

It becomes obvious early on that the Croods’ world is not quite the one we know, which I deduced from clues like a leopard-spotted elephant and a crocodile-beaked dodo. Where the Ice Age movies dabbled in known, albeit talking, neolithic megafauna, the prehistoric wildlife in The Croods is outright fantastic.

When the the Stone Age family move into a hidden valley, the artists really go to work with a 3D rendition of a fantasy world comparable to the planet Pandora in Avatar – and in fact it’s unshamedly borrowed from Avatar, but with flying mock-turtles, not Pandoran banshees. In the same vein, later scenes parody sequences from The Lion King and Lord of the Rings movies, among others.

The Croods does suffer slightly from its presentation of Disney’s obligatory family-friendly message – in this case, a cloaked rebuke of restrictive conservatism and positive reinforcement for the traditional father-daughter bond.

As a result, snippets of meaningful dialog are hammered in between the slapstick action and comic gags at regular intervals, in case you forget.

The Croods may not be as evolved (I’m sorry) as recent animated movies like Despicable Me, Megamind or the Toy Story series, but it’s fun enough to keep parents entertained for 98 minutes while their younger kids enjoy what may be their first 3D movie – teenagers will probably like GI Joe better.

Early ‘Oblivion’ for Phuket

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huket audiences will be among the first in the world to see the new Tom Cruise science-fiction blockbuster Oblivion this week, from April 11 – just in time for the Songkran holidays and a whole week before the movie comes out in the United States.

Oblivion stars Cruise as Jack Harper, a robot repairman and one of the last men still working on earth, which was nearly destroyed by an alien invasion 60 years earlier.

He rescues a sexy female stranger from a downed spacecraft, whose arrival triggers events that lead him to “question everything he knows about the war and its aftermath.”

The movie also stars Morgan Freeman as a century-old revolutionary who takes Harper captive.

Oblivion is directed by Joseph Kosin-

A sequel to Finding Nemo is set to splash onto the big screen in 2015. Disney Pixar announced that the new movie, Finding Dory will focus on the character voiced by comedian Ellen DeGeneres, which featured in the original 2003 animated hit. “I’m not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating Toy Story 16. But the time they took was worth it,” said DeGeneris. The film will be directed by Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton – which suggests Disney has forgiven him for directing the 2012 flop John Carter, which led to some US$200 million in losses. The next Pixar film, Monsters University, is due out this June.

British film maker dies making homeless film

Police are investigating the death of a young British film maker who was sleeping rough while making a documentary about homelessness. The body of Lee Halpin, 26, was found in a derelict building in Newcastle just three days after he began the project. Police have arrested two men in connection with his death on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug. Speaking on YouTube the night before he began sleeping rough, Halpin said he wanted to “interact with as many homeless people as possible and immerse myself in that lifestyle as deeply as I can.”

‘Evil Dead’ slays box office

The reboot of the horror classic Evil Dead slayed its rivals in its opening weekend, topping the North American box office with US$26 million (B780 million) in ticket sales. Stone-age cartoon The Croods took in US$21 million (B630 million) for second place, while G.I. Joe: Retaliation also earned US$21.1 million (B630 million) but dropped from first to third place. AFP

US BOX OFFICE TOP 10 Film

Tom Cruise as ex-marine and robot repairman Jack Harper in the sci-fi action flick Oblivion. ski, and is based on his graphic novel of the same name. According to Kosinski, Oblivion pays homage to science fiction films of the 1970s.

It appears the distributors have rescheduled an earlier release date in the

SFX Coliseum Phuket (Central Festival) The Croods (3D/E) [S] 11:15, 13:10, 15:15, 20:00 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (3D/T) [13+] 12:10, 14:30, 16:50, 19:10, 21:25 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (E) [13+] 17:20, 22:00 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (E/F) [13+] 11:30, 13:45, 16:10, 18:30, 20:45 Koo-Gum (T) [G] 10:50, 13:15, 15:55, 18:35, 21:15 Pee Mak Phra Kha Nong (T/E sub ) [15+] 10:50, 11:50, 12:00, 13:20, 14:10, 15:00, 15:50, 16:40, 17:30, 18:20, 19:10, 20:00, 20:50, 21:40, 22:35

US, because it would have clashed with Jurrasic Park 3D in IMAX theatres.

But the Jurassic Park update isn’t due out in Asia at the same time, so Oblivion is going out here as originally scheduled.

Gross

$26M

$26M

1

Evil Dead

2

The Croods

$21.1M

$126M

3

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

$21.1M

$86.7M

4

Jurassic Park

$18.2M

$375M

5

Olympus Has Fallen

$10M

$71.1M

6

Tyler Perry’s Temptation

$10M

$38.4M

7

Oz the Great and Powerful

$8.17M

$213M

8

The Host

$5.24M

$19.7M

9

The Call

$3.5M

$45.5M

$2.05M

$15.4M

10 Admission

SFC Jungceylon Phuket (Patong) G.I. Joe: Retaliation (3D/E) [13+] The Host (E) [15+] Koo-Gum (T) [G] Movie 43 (E) [18+] Olympus Has Fallen (E) Pee Mak Phra Kha Nong (T/E sub) [15+]

Weekend gross

11:50, 14:10, 16:30, 18:50, 21:10 12:00, 14:40, 17:20, 20:00, 22:35 11:40, 14:20, 17:00, 19:40, 22:15 11:30, 13:25, 18:00 15:30, 20:10, 22:25 12:15, 14:40, 17:05, 19:30, 21:50

As some movies and movie times change every Thursday morning, after The Phuket News has gone to press, the accuracy of the following information cannot be guaranteed.

For up -to - date information, visit sfcinemacity.com, or call the cinemas directly: SFX Coliseum Phuket 076-209000 and SFC Jungceylon Phuket 076-600-555.

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Greg and Liz.

A GREAT LAUNCH Ka Villa at Laem Ka Beach in Rawai was officially launched on Thursday (April 4) with a tapas and drinks evening.

GRAND OPENING Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort celebrated its grand opening on Thursday (April 4) with a lively party.

From left, Michael Ayling, CEO of Nuobello; Jerry Van Paassen, Senior AVP of Laguna Holiday Club; Peter Komposch, GM of the Dusit Thani Laguna; and Chris Adams, GM of the Outrigger Laguna Resort & Villas.

Harry and Sue Usher, left, with Debbie Dionysius.

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Jon Ashenden, General Manager of Sala Phuket, centre.

FINE CELEBRATION Siam Guardian Services (SGS) celebrated its fifth anniversary at Thanyapura’s Booster Bar on Friday (April 5).

Siam Guardian Services General Manager Barrie Buck, right.

David Armstrong during his speech.

MEDIA IN CRISIS From left, Reg Macey, Matt Millen, Rohn-Napa Kanjanayothee, Richard Cayzer and Pinyo Kerdkantapong.

David Armstrong, of Post Publishing (Bangkok Post), editor-in-chief of The Australian, The Bulletin, The Canberra Times and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, spoke at the International Business Association of Phuket meeting at Royal Phuket Marina on April 5.

6am was the wakeup call for “Sunrise Yoga” with Jome.

A GOOD WORKOUT Phuket media were treated to a fun-filled weekend at the Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Centre in Thalang on April 5-6.

Phuket media jump for joy after a tough circuit session with Fitness Manager Eddie.

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Left, Prakaikaew Na-Ranong, Deputy Managing Director of Indigo Pearl; and Kelly Lewis, General Manager.

A CREATIVE EVENING Indigo Pearl held its FACE (Fashion, Art, Cuisine and Entertainment) event at Rivet restaurant on Saturday (April 6). There was a jewellery presentation by INIS, contemporary art by Pierre Koukjian and creative cuisine by Jack Yoss.

From left, Kelly Lewis, General Manager of Indigo Pearl; Lee Dahlberg, the FACE of Indigo Pearl; and Shaun D端nhofen, Resort Manager of Indigo Pearl.

Centre, Bill Bensley; architect and owner of Bensley Design Studio.

FASHION FUN AT CENTRAL Central Festival held its Central Summer Festival fashion show on Sunday (April 7).

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Charity aims to raise B1m at ‘Mystic Mirage’ party

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huket Has Been Good To Us is gearing up for their biggest fundraising event of the year, to be held on Friday, April 26 at Bliss Beach Club on Bang Tao beach.

The charity has chosen an Arabian nights theme for their ‘Mystic Mirage’ event, and is hoping Phuket locals will come and indulge in an exotic night out.

Guests will enjoy an evening of Middle Eastern delights with entertainment, themed-food served marketplace style, free flow wine and dancing. Dress code is ‘Desert Chic’.

Director of Operations of Phuket Has Been Good To Us, Tina Hall is excited about seeing the event come together.

“This is going to be the most talked about

event of the year and we are hoping to raise a large amount of money. One of the main reasons we can do this is because Bliss, BB&B and Andaman Wine Club are so generous and contribute so much.”

Tickets are available for a donation of B2,500 and bookings can be made by contacting the Phuket Has Been Good To Us on 076 278 146 or email info@phukethasbeengoodtous.org All money raised from this event will go towards the charity’s English education programme. For more details visit phukethasbeengoodtous.org.

The Phuket News and Live 89.5 are media sponsors of this event.

Phuket Pride Week schedule announced

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he Phuket Loves You Club (PLU) has announced the full schedule for Phuket Pride Week 2013.

Phuket Pride Week will run from April 22 to April 28, and is the biggest pride festival in Asia. There will be 25 events held across seven days.

The events will be held all over Phuket and are open to anyone: gay, lesbian, transgender, straight, or undecided. PLU would like as many people to come together and join in the events.

One of the highlights is a colourful street parade on April 27. This starts from Soi Tan in Patong at 4pm.

The parade will have many floats and street entertainment from gay and gay friendly venues and organisations from all over Phuket, with fantastic costumes and music.

PLU would like to encourage everyone watching to join in at the end of the parade and follow it to the football pitch, opposite the beach, where the big stage event will include international DJs, live shows and bands, and numerous stalls.

PLU Chairman Ian Philips said, “We are very proud that so many gay venues and businesses have offered to hold events in

only our second year of organising Phuket Pride Week.

“Last year we raised more than B300,000 for Phuket LGBT and HIV charities and created a fun week for everyone.”

‘Same same NOT different’ is the theme for this year’s event.

For a full list of events, visit phuketpride.org or the Facebook page “Phuket Pride 2013”. To get involved as a sponsor or volunteer email info@phuket-pride.org The Phuket News and Live 89.5 are media sponsors of this event.

CELESTIAL HEAVEN Xana with Attica will host Thai DJ Celeste Siam on Saturday, April 20. From

Space in Ibiza to venues in Europe, the Middle East, South America and her winter hometown of Bangkok, Celeste has won the world over with her unique style of Balearic, soulful and funky house.

The event starts at 9pm, with support from EssentialIbiza.com’s Iain Thomson. xanabeachclub.com

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Fish and Chips Friday Night B250 per person. At Irish Times Pub, Jungceylon Patong.

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Del Mar, Laguna (Behind Bake). Time: 10am to 1pm every Wednesday and 9am to noon every Saturday. We have a wide and wonderful selection of handicrafts such as toys, greeting cards, ornaments, lanterns, bags, purses and many more.

You can also find exquisite arts and craft created by local residents. Pre-loved items include books, clothes and toys. Handicraft items are made by the disadvantaged members of society that The Good Shepherd strives to empower. All proceeds go directly to The Good Shepherd mission.

See thegood shepherd.info.

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MONDAY APR 15

BBQ All You Can Eat Mondays and Thursdays. BBQ all you can eat: Pork, Chicken, Beef, Prawns, Fish and Squid with salad buffet, cold and hot sauces, Garlic Bread, baked potatoes, potato salad and more for B325 per person.

7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure.

Songkran Festival

Live Music at Underwood Art Factory Every Friday and first Saturday of every month. The home of Phuket’s finest performers, coming together to bring a night of entertainment, delicious Thai Buffet and great fun. The Lost Legends band. All performed on a unique built stage at the Underwood Art Factory. For booking call 088 762 4505.

Songkran is the old Thai New Year, and is an occasion for family reunions. Many Thai people return to their homes and families for the three day festival. Celebrated each year between the 13th and 15th of April, it was originally a religious holiday.

Songkran begins with early morning meritmaking, by offering food to the monks.

Paying respect to elders and ancestors is also an important custom of Songkran.

Young people pour scented water over Buddha images and on the hands of elders to show respect, and to seek their blessing. Another custom of Songkran is to clean houses and anything old and useless must be thrown away.

It is believed that anything bad belonging to the old year will be unlucky to the owner if left and carried on to the coming new year. The most prominent custom of the festival is throwing water. Everybody throws water on each other on the first day.

In Phuket, the biggest water-throwing parties are in Patong and Saphan Hin.

SATURDAY APR 13

BBQ at Expat Hotel 8pm, Expat Sports Bar, Expat Hotel, Soi Taipan, Patong. www.expatsportsbar.com.

SUNDAY APR 14

B399 per person all you can eat. Roast beef, BBQ ham, chicken, pork, fresh vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and a glass of selected beverage. At Irish Times Pub, Junceylon Patong.

Pool Competition at 9pm. Expat Sports Bar, Expat Hotel, Soi Taipan, Patong. www. expatsportsbar.com.

Sunday Roast Pork at Expat Hotel Every Friday, all-you-can-eat authentic Indian curry buffet, B449 net per person.

7pm-11.30pm. Call 076 286 464.

The Good Shepherd Merchandise Shop Open Every Wednesdays and Saturdays. Plaza

Kokosnuss Restaurant - Every Monday, Schnitzel, fried potatoes and salad buffet B190 per person. Starts 5.30pm. For more info please visit phuketkokosnuss.com.

TUESDAY APR 16

Sunday Carvery

Pool Competition at Expat Hotel

Curry Fridays at Navrang Mahal

Schnitzel Day

Sunday roast pork or beef dinner every Sunday 2pm onwards at Expat Hotel, Soi Taipan, Patong. B290 per person. See www.expathotel.com.

Quiz Night at Grizzly’s Every Tuesday night. Snacks available.

Registration 7.45pm. B1,000 voucher to winners. Grizzly’s Sports Bar and Restaurant, located between Loch Palm Golf Course and Kathu Waterfall. Contact 086 951 4962.

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MONDAY MAY 6 Coronation Day (Wan Chat tra Mongkhon) Commemorates the coronation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1950. It’s a public holiday. May 5 falls on a Sunday this year so May 6 will be the substitute day.

BBQ Ribs All You Can Eat Pool Competition at Expat Guesthouse Pool Competition every Tuesday 9pm Expat Guesthouse Sports Bar, Patong. See map at www.expatguesthouse.com.

Wednesdays and Fridays. BBQ ribs all you can eat with salad buffet and potato salad for B295 per person. 7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure.

MONDAY MAY 13 Royal Ploughing Ceremony and Farmer’s Day

THURSDAY APR 18 Wahoopia

Pork Roast and Roast Chicken Half Chicken Spit Roast Tuesdays and Saturdays: Half chicken spit roast with French Fries, Salad buffet, Potato Salad & Gravy sauce for B225 per person. 7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure.

Every Thursday. Buffet includes salads, soups, mashed potatoes, bread dumplings.

ALL YOU CAN EAT B190. www.phuketko kosnuss.com.

Event: WahooPIa Below Zero. Date: On Saturday 27th April. Time:12noon - Sunset Venue:Sripanwa Pier. Other: 2,500 THB/ Person. Free BBQ,Snacks and Set Drinks Menu. James@wahoo.ws.

TUESDAY APR 30

SATURDAY APR 20

WEDNESDAY APR 17

FRIDAY MAY 24 Phuket International Jazz Day

Visakha Bucha Day

Discover our community: Phuket jazz volunteers, music matter collectives, soul heads, Boy Navio quartet, nin jazz, MM jazz kids, PSU big band and more.

Venue: Jazz o cocktails bar since 2000, from 8pm-1am. No entrance fee. Email: tiklado2005@yahoo.com, 089 588 2347, 083 390 7309.

Falls on the full moon of the sixth Thai lunar month (May). A Buddhist observance commemorating the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha. Also observed as National Tree Day. On this, the holiest Buddhist holiday of the year, you will find the temples full with devotees receiving blessings and giving offerings. All government and public sector business will be closed, including most bars and pubs.

WEDNESDAY MAY 1 Phuket’s First Audio Video Interactive Pub Quiz B99 per drinks and selected beverages buy 1 get 1 free. Quiz master DJ Doris, from 91.5FM. Bar Tabs: 1 Prize B1,500.

2 Prize B1,000. Every Wednesday Night From 8 pm. Free entry. Maximum 4 people per team. At Irish Times Pub, Jungceylon Patong.

Ceremonies giving blessing to the country’s farmers are held on this day. It is officially known as Wan Phra Ratcha Phithi Phuet Monkhon Lae Charot Phra Nangkhan Raek Na Khwan. This day is also observed as Farmer’s Day. Each year’s date is astrologically-determined and announced by the Bureau of the Royal Household. A government holiday only, this ceremony revives an ancient blessing of the plants and ceremonial start to the new growing season. The action takes place on Bangkok’s Sanam Luang in front of the Grand Palace.

Celeste Siam DJs in Phuket

Labour Day

Thailand’s very own, and Ibiza favourite, Celeste Siam, will be delivering her unique style of Balearic, soulful and funky house at XANA with Attica. The Celeste event will kick off at 9pm and follow EssentialIbiza.com’s Iain Thomson and other local poolside DJs in the day from 3pm. There will also be a beach BBQ, 2-for-1 happy hour at 5-6pm and kids activities to keep the little ones entertained. 081 583 1442.

The government has established May 1 of every year as Labour Day just like most European countries. The objective of this day is to recognise the employee’s duty and responsibility they show everyday of the year. The government has marked May 1 as a public holiday. You will find most private companies closed, including banks. However, all government offices will remain open.

EVERY DAY

Happy Hour at Sugar Reef Happy Hour B60 on all selected beverages, B120 house doubles, and B99 all selected drinks. 4pm - 8pm. Also Sunday roast served from 2pm. B250 to club members. opposite Tesco Cherngtalay. See sugarreefbar.com.

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This week in history

GOT YOUR NUMBER

■■ April 12, 1204 The forces of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople after a short siege – the start of three days of rapacious looting that see many Byzantine treasures carried off to Venice.

■■ April 13, 1970 An oxygen tank on board Apollo 13 explodes, causing major damage. The crew struggle to rescue the stricken spacecraft and orbit the moon before making a emergency return to earth.

■■ April 14, 1912 The RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11.40 pm. It sinks at 2:20 the next morning – of 2,227 passengers and crew, only 710 survive.

■■ April 15, 1804 William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy see a “long belt” of daffodils at Ulswater in the Lake District, inspiring his poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.

■■ April 16, 1457 BC The forces of Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III defeat those of the King of Kadesh at Megiddo (aka Armageddon) in Galilee, the first battle in history with a relatively reliable date.

■■ April 17, 1897 News reports emerge of a “mystery airship” crashing near the town of Aurora, Texas. The UFO is said to have crashed after hitting a windmill.

■■ April 18, 1980 Canaan Banana becomes the first President of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) after independence from the UK. Banana’s eventual successor, Robert Mugabe, will be his Prime Minister.

780,000

In dollars, the winning bid in an Internet auction for 20-year-old Brazilian Catarina Migliorini’s virginity.

1,500

Number of eggs laid on an average day by a queen bee.

350

Human biomass in millions of tonnes – the total weight of all people now living.

1.7

Litres of saliva produced daily by the average healthy person.

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Crusaders scale the walls of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1204 AD. Crossword by Myles Mellor

1. Which song was a hit for The Doors in 1967 and for José Feliciano the following year?

2. What did Horatio Nelson lose at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?

3. Blazer, Hirzai and Warlander are all types of what?

4. Who was Mr Universe between 1978 and 1980?

5. What colour is a giraffe’s tongue?

Answers at the foot of the page.

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Across 1. Accord 6. Flub 10. Certain reptiles 14. Birthplace of Columbus 15. Parrot 16. Islamic division 17. Mary 20. “Mârouf” baritone 21. ____ pendens 22. Gives up 23. Turn to crime?

26. “ ______ Row” 27. Treat for the idle rich?

29. Singer Lenya 30. “Encore!”

31. Harmony 32. Andy Warhol painting 35. Jack and Jill 39. Affranchise 40. Clip 41. Whimpered 42. Beth’s preceder 44. Misrepresents 45. Presidential favors 48. Traction aid 49. 2002 film 50. Baby’s first word, maybe

51. Bow 54. Little Jack Horner 58. Cave 59. ___-Altaic languages 60. Fiats 61. Meets 62. Gerbils, maybe 63. Senior member

27. Reprimand, with “out” 28. Arch type 29. “Blue Velvet” director 31. Trades 32. Aggressiveness 33. Away from the wind Down 34. Goes with mobile 1. Eastern pooh-bah 36. Cut surgically 2. Buffet 37. Cutlass 3. In a snit 4. “Sesame Street” 38. Sinuous dance watcher 42. Conforms 5. Cry of disgust 43. Balcony section 6. Arctic 44. Alliance 7. Wood sorrels 45. Metallic sounds 8. Law man?

9. Clock for the 46. Mites pocket 47. Move, as a plant 10. Radiant 48. Barbecue fuel 11. Treat rudely, in 50. Beach nuisance a way 12. Pied one 52. Ending for disc13. Pert 53. __berry 18. Flamboyance 55. Fury 19. Lean to one side 56. Like some socks 24. Final notice 57. Duran Duran girl 25. 007 of song 26. Drawing medium

Solutions to last week’s puzzles:

Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz: 1. Light My Fire; 2. His right arm; 3. Horse; 4. Arnold Schwarzenegger; 5. Blue.

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PROPERTY FOR RENT

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Beach Condo, Beach 3 Min. Walk: Spacious 2-bed-

Near Beach 3 Bed Pool Villa: Fully equipped holiday home with private garden and pool. Within easy reach of Rawai and Nai Harn beach. For full details and pictures, please contact me. 084 850 1340.

Vassana Residence. 2 Bedroom: Luxury 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath-

room apartment for rent, long or short term, fully furnished, kitchen, 2 bathrooms. Pool, large gardens, parking, a mere 3 minute stroll to scenic Nai harn beach. resortgm@gmail.com.

Sea View Land for Sale: Ao Makham. 5.5 rai, B10 million per rai.

Contact Siriporn 089 649 9939, email: siri_phuket@changrunner.com

Main road from Karon to Patong-Close to Simon Cabaret.

Multi Functional Building Total 700 sqm (15 metre front) 1-floor 350.sqm with 3 toilets. 2-floor 350.sqm with 2 toilets.

For visit SMS (French) 080 035 1626 English 081 788 8280 Email: maurice.phuket@gmail.com For Russian contact: Oxana: 080 529 0726 Email:phuket.lux@gmail.com

Urgent 2 New Apartments For Sale: Because of divorced URGENT RE-SALE 2 brand new apartments. Welcome real buyers No agents. Call on +66 (0) 87 269 2274, Chrismar.

room Apartment. Sea view, Swimming pool, Whirlpool. Wi-Fi, Cable TV. Only 3 Apartments in complex. Call Eng. 087 882 9604, Rus. 084 443 6811 artlpmj@yahoo.com.

House for Sale - Chalong:

Surin Beach Office For Rent: Prime location fully renovated sales office/shop with initial lease of 6 years. Internal area 144 m2, walled back garden 60 m2, 4 parking spots, 3 phase, kitchen, internet, phone/fax, TV, 5 AC. Contact 085 060 0033.

ACG Cricket Ground:

5 Rai raw land behind ACG clubhouse on long lease for compatible sporting facility. alan@acgphuket.com.

Kalim Sea View, Freehold Condo for Sale/Rent: B11.9 million, 2 minutes walk to beach, big balcony and sunset view, 180 sqm, 2 ensuite bedrooms, big living space. PhuketAREA.com, search V146.

Andaman Beach Suite Condo Patong Beach, Phuket: Has kitchenette, terrace, TV, CD player, telephone, WIFI, has full use of hotel facilities, restaurant, room service, swimming pool, tennis courts and gym. 120mt to beach, 5 minutes to Patong. email penthouse2102@gmail.com, 089 972 3861, 089 570 1519.

Accommodation Available: Patong Tower apartment for long term rent. Fully furnished with kitchenette, security, parking etc. Right in the middle of Patong.

More info call 076 344 922 or visit bluewaterphuket.com.

For sale: Spac ious one bed room apar tment with ocean view, nor th of Patong. Floor area 96m2 internal and 72m2 terrace including water feature with sala and jacuz zi. Per fect bachelor pad with rental income. Email for info: bart duykers@mac.com.

Quiet stand alone villa, 3 bed, 2 - 5 star baths, 5 aircon, full furn, garden dining lush green, 50 Wah, quality new paint, excellent condition, B3.5 mil lion, f irm. Contact: peterb@inter globalau.com, 084 843 3492.

F O R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B2,700,000.

LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720.

EMAIL; thewhite housekata @ gmail. com.

Urgent-3 Bedroom House for sale: 3 Bed, 3 Bath, 4 aircon,

fullly firnished with Chanote tiltle, mini office 4x4, living room , European kitchen, CCTV, internet, garden. Permsap Villa Manik, 436sqm. 15min from airport. Call 089 871 4172.

Rawai Soi Saliga Land for Sale: Land 1 rai + 81 T/W total

1924 sqm. Does not need landscaping sale by owner land location on the top of the Soi. Tel 084 745 4132, chanote tiltle.

Luxury Condo Rent / Sale: 2 B e d r o o m , L- r o o m a n d f u l l y equipped kitchen, 160-212sqm. Very high standard with a nice view. Big balcony, swimming pool, gym. Location: Kathu, 10 min. Patong Beach, 5 min. Phuket Town and all department stores and international hospitals.

Rent Long term: B45,000 – B63,500 Buy: B8,500,000 – B11,500,000.

Contact 086 268 7901 or send e-mail to: condophuket@yahoo.com.

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Home Office Near Thanyapura: New 2-storey home

Sea View Land for Sale:

Ao-Yon, 13.5 rai, chanode title.10m/ rai.Call Siri 089 649 9939, email: siri_phuket@changrunner.com.

office near Academy for sale 280 sq metre, Chanote tiltle, 2 beds 3 baths, Nature mountain view. Main street, multiple entrances and exits. 10 minutes to Airport. Only B4.95 million. Call: 086 948 2294.

Seaview Land Patong: Two parcels of superior land 11 rai. Inc seaview. Main road frontage. Ideal for resor t or condominiums. B150 M . N e g o t i a b l e . ( T h a i ) 0 81 3 7 0 8114 or (Ger) 081 892 1108. Email: davidgem98@hotmail.com.

The Cour t yard - Dance Centre: Located next to Island

Luxury Ocean View Apartments for Rent in Kata and Karon: 1 or 2 bdrm, 2 bathrm,

Furniture, Chaofa Road West, 2 kms.

South of Central. Corner unit, on the upper of two floors, 7m x 15 m, plus entrance lobby. Two large mirrors, special flooring, aircons, adequate parking. Rent B25,000 per month.

Security deposit B75,000 (refundable). Lease one to three years. Contact Khun Siriporn Island Furniture.

081 691 0213 or visit thecourtyardphuket.com.

kitchen, large balcony, parking, 24 hrs security, gymnasium, swimming pool. Ph: 076 486 624 and 086 281 9311. Email: bao200@gmail.com.

A b so l u t e B e a c h Fr o n t Land: Songkla district near new Donsak Beachfront Land 3 Rai: 67 metres absolute beach Sales Down Payment Dcondo Mine: 7th floor. with pool & lake view. Fully furnished, near Kajonkiet International school, Tesco Lotus, Big C. 10 mins to Patong. Move in Mar 2014. Only B99k. Contact: 081 694 4144 , 081 307 7247, email: suthipow@yahoo.com

Reduced for Quick Sale:

frontage, fully infrastructured, ready to build. Close to ferry going to Koh Samui. Chanote title. 6.6MB for all.

Email: nhoj0512@hotmail.com.

Studio condo at The Point near Lotus, Big C, Central. Fully furnished. Great views 6th floor. Cost B2.8M. Reduced to B2.25M. Call 087 889 3838 or 081 370 8114.

Email: davidgem98@hotmail.com

Ocean Front Villa for rent:

Shop Front for Rent:

The Royal Phuket Yacht Club shop front space for rent 4.34 M. x 4.37 M. Located on the first floor of a great looking area for retail shop, boutique etc. Call 076 380 200 ext. 601 Khun Naphat.

Luxury brand new villa, fully furnished and ready to move in, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with infinity 10 metre long swimming pool and truly beautiful sea view. Located in a small development, only 50 metres from the sea and 3 mins from Ao Po Grand Marina. For sale B19.9 million or for long term rent B150,000 per month. Call 081 343 0777, email: montha_phuket@ yahoo.com.

Mansion in Town for Sale: 359.7 sq. 43 rooms. 15 air-condit i o ne r s, 28 Fans. B alc o ny, H i Speed Internet, Parking, CCTV and Sentry box. In & Out with Finger Scan. Near shopping centre. B32 million. Call: 09 01679816(Eng), 0863005052(Thai).

deep sea port. 4.5 Rai divided into 7 Chanote plots. Reluctant sale. B4.9M the lot. Email: jmic chia@yahoo.com or call 087 276 0529.

Rawai Great Buying: Lovely house with 2 bedrooms or separate SC flat downstairs.Well ventilated with natural light in pristine condition. Distant sea views. B5,500,000.

Call 081 270 4291 or thailandmls@ gmail.com. See phuketpremium realestate.com.

BanYan Villa: 2 year-old 3-storey townhouse 31.5 s.q wah or about 126 s.q.m at BanYan Villa, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 aircon, fully furnished and located nearby Land and House park, Chalong. Price 3.2m. Contact owner tel 081 535 1252 Mr Krich.

Seaview Land For Sale: Land located right in the heart of Chalong with panorama view of Chalong pier.

Close to number of sandy beaches; Naihan Rawai Kata and Karon. Easy access to major department stores.

Surrounded by public facilities including education institutes and hospitals.

You will benefit from a perfect location that's rapidly increasing in value. 3 rai and 1 Ngan with Chanote title.

B22 millions per rai. Call 087 278 7206, 089 215 5041. Email: kubesjoy@ hotmail.com.

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3 Bed Pool Villa Pa Khlok:

Free Hold Condo For Sale: 45 Sq. Free hold. 2 balconies(Great view). 1 bed room. 1 living room.

2 air conditioners. Full furniture.

Internet. Cable TV. Laundry. Fresh market. Swimming pool. Gym. Restaurant. 080 040 9077.

Balinese Pool Villa:

Nai Harn / Rawai, Balinese Pool Villa, 2 years old, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, price reduced for quick sale. Please call our Agent 082 420 70 52 or send Email to stayon phuket@yahoo.com.

3 Beds, 2 Bath 6x3m pool. Full aircon and funishings. Ready for occupation and rental. Secure estate, private parking. 6km from Heroines monument. Close to PIA, BCS and shops. 081 737 0722.

Freehold House for sale: Freehold house for sale in estate in Cherng Talay. Land 735m2, floor area 230m2, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom.

Many upgrades incl new carport included. Price 11mln. Call 083 509 8797 for info or viewing.

Budget Bungalows: Two Bungalows in Chalong.2-3 bedrooms.

Close to all amenities.One has room for a pool,the other is like a rain forest. From only B2,300,000. Call 081 270 4291. Email: thailandmls @gmail.com.

2 Pool Villas next to PIA: Ready to move in, villa 1 on 1,100 Sqm. land, for sale 15.9 mill and villa 2 on 2,200 Sqm. land, for sale 19.9MB. Brand new, each with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 12 metre swimming pool, guest bungalow with 1 bedroom 1 bathroom. Perfectly located in a developement with underground electricity and security, only 800 metres from Mission Hills golf course, less than 10 mins to airport, Phuket International Academy and AoPor Grand Marina. Call 081 343 0777. Email: montha_phuket@yahoo.com.

fully furnished with teakwood furniture, ready to move in. 240 sqm. 4 bed 4 bath, close to Kathu waterfall and market. Near Loch Palm, major stores, BIS and KIS. B45,000 per month. Call Oranwan 086 883 3169.

Commercial Building For Sale: 5M. x 18.30M.,3 floors, located

Views over Nai Harn lake and only one minute walk to beach.Lease or free hold. Roof top BBQ/Sala. Buy of the Century. B6,500,000. Call 081 270 4291. See phuketpremium realestate.com.

Land Close to Thanyapura /PIA: Half Rai 1.3MB, 1 Rai is 2.5 MB, total 3 Rai of Land, Mountain View, Chanote, 3 Mins drive to Thanyapura/PIA School, 15 Mins to Airport. Contact Marisa 084 305 6667 or marisar1978@ hotmail.com.

N ew Condo Kat hu For Sale/Rent: Sansiri D Condo Kathu, Fully furnished Studio type 29.7 sq.m.on 6 Floor, good facilities with fitness gym and large swimming pool. Only 5 minute to Patong, Lotus, BigC, Central. By owner. Call 086 105 8144.

FOR SALE RAWAI BEACH

Investment Proper t y for sale!: New, modern waterfront townhome at the Boat Lagoon for sale.

Rented out long term at B570,000 per year. 3 bed/4 bath, 2 balconies, terrace at canal, 6 m berth in front of house.

250 sqm living space. Top condition.

Luxury finishings. Brokers welcome.

B9.9 million. 086 747 9292 (English) or 081 970 5204 (Thai/English).

sq.metre. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

Extra penthouse with open kitchen and storeroom.Lovely garden, very quiet and cosy place. Access to pool nearby. Price B3.9 mill.negotiable.

Email: kjellsy vertsen@hotmail.com.

Nai Harn Beach Townhouse: 3 story, 2 bed townhouse.

close by Condo at Saiyuan, 2 big halls, 2 bedrooms,4 bathrooms,clean&new building. Price negotiable. Tel:087 881 7979, 081 472 0770, ss.kijrungruang@ gmail.com.

Single House Special Price Rent/Sale: Nice house

House For Sale In Chalong

By Owner: Chanote title. 412

Kathu-Pool Villa for sale: Hillside setting. Luxurious 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom pool villa for sale or rent.

Sale 20M Baht. Rent minimum 6 months. High season 90K per month.

Twelve months or more 70K PM. 087 078 6379.

SPECIAL TWIN VILLAS. 3 OR 4 BEDROOMS, 4 BATHROOMS. POOL, LARGE TERRACE, SMALL GARDEN. LIVING SPACE 400 SQM, LUXURY FURNISHED. PRICE B8,500,000. FREEHOLD. INFO: 081 788 8280. EMAIL; thewhitehousekata@gmail. com.

Building 3 storey for sale: THB 26,000,000. Only 300 m. from Kata Beach. 236.25 sqm. 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. For more information call K.Chavarin 089 911 8833/081 866 9253 or email wkong keaw@hotmail.com

Guesthouse for Lease in Patong: 12 rooms, good location Nanai Road.9 year lease:very low rent,strong starting, easy to manage and good return on investment.Price 1MLN. Take this opportunity. Thamad17@yahoo. com. 089 728 4005.

B e a u t i f ul V i l l a R awa i: Beautiful 2 bed pool villa with sep maid’s room or 3rd b/room. Great outdoor entertaining area. 5 minutes to all conveniences. Reduced to B9,500,000. Call 081 270 4291 or thailandmls@gmail.com.

Rawai Seaview Condo for sale: Seaview condo, freehold, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 120sqm.

7.8 million Baht, fully furnished.

For more pictures and information please contact adrian_troy@yahoo. com

Patong Apartment Reduced Price: Condo 4 years old. Swimming pool, security 24/7, cafeteria.

Studio 46sqm fully furnished. Freehold for foreigners. Price:2.6MLN. Urgent sale, no agent. tel.089 728 4005.

Mail:thamad17@yahoo.com.

O pp or tuni t y K nocks: 3 gorgeous lots, clean titles: For sale or long lease. 2 Lots on Island-Beachfront (Bungalow-/Housing-Estate) and 1 big Mainland-Mountain property all in very quiet, safe, well maintained locations near Krabi. 089 291 4671.

Nai Harn Baan Bua:

When only the best will do! 4 bed/pool villa in Phuket’s best-kept gated community. 410 sq.mtr villa. 812 sq.mtr land.

Overlooking lagoon.Beautiful. Call 081 270 4291.Email: thailandmls@ gmail.c om, w w w.phuketpremium realestate.com.

Af fordable 3 Bedroom House: Single floor, 3 bedroom, kitchen/dining area, living room, 2 toilets/showers. Aircon in each bedroom. Water tank+pump. External covered area. Chanote title: 256 sqm Quiet developed village near Heroines Monument B3.2 million.

Call 086 278 0007.

B24,500,000. Deceased Estate Absolute waterfront.Occupying a stunning location on the east coast of Phuket this five-level villa has panoramic sea views from every level.

Renovation work required. 085 793 2667. See exotiqproperty.com. Ref AB-V453, email: dmuir@exotiq.com.

Land for Sale - in Marina: Design and build your Villa with Pool for Sale: Freehold 3/4 Bedroom Villa. 3 Air Con. 4k. to Ao Makarm Beach. 10x5M pool with 4th bedroom / office on other side. Plot size 104SqWah. 416Sqm. Reasonable offers. Call 089 831 4703/084 304 6723.

own home in a good location and gated community. All the infrastructure you need is available such as water, underground cabling for power, telephone, ADSL internet etc. Contact 076 238 948, email: marketing @phuketpropertytrip.com.

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Condo At The Heights, Kata: Immaculate 2-bed foreign-

freehold unit in award-winning project. 195 sqm, sea view, near gym & pool. Quality furnishing throughout.

Designer kitchen with utility-store. phuket.pn@gmail.com.

PROPERTY IN PHUKET H o u s e i n P h u k e t To w n / S a m ko n g 3 bedroom, 3 bathrooms

Mission Heights: Land area 500m2, House area 164m2. 3 bed, 4 bath, fully furnished, aircon in all rooms, fans, Internet, satellite TV, swimming pool, independent water supply wells. Finish work December 2012. B8.5 million. Call 088 838 3242.

Semi detached house with large 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, large open living/ dining area and entertainment deck outside. Large western kitchen with all appliances.

3 Bdrm House for sale Thalang: House for sale. 3 bedrooms and Nice Villa for Sale: Near Naiyang Beach, 3 bed & 4 bath, jacuzzi, open dining/living room, kitchen, fully furnished, aircon, garden, Sala, swimming pool, car park.

Only 8.9MB. 087 091 8331 K. Nah, chiangmaibeltrade@hotmail.com, dreamhousephuket.com.

Great area very conveniently located 5 minutes from all amenities including both international hospitals, Central Festival, international schools and the centre of town. Selling due to relocation.

2 baths, large living and dining room, 4 X aircons, 2 X car ports and garage.

House 7 yrs 1 owner, well maintained with 135sqm living area. Land Chanote 92tw. 081 737 3116.

Priced to sell at B4.3M including 4 air cons. and all modern style furniture. Nothing more to spend. Contact (English): 084 768 0536 or (Thai): 085 888 0502.

F O R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE

One of the last pieces of beautiful sea view land between Ao Makham and Ao Yon Road. Infrastructure done B210 million.

Call 081 917 0377, 10am-5pm.

12 Rai Chanote to sell:

3 & 4 Bed Pool Villas: Resort for Sale: Resort 2 rai, with

chanote. 22 double villas with kitchens, large pool and big coconut garden with own well. Restaurant and bar with satellite TV and Adsl. Opened for 15 years, with lots of repeat customers, parking, quiet. 086 940 1860.

Laguna/Layan. Luxury private pool villas in secure development.

Available now. All beds ensuite.

Fully furnished. Rental programme available. B12-20 million. Contact owner: 085 549 7110.

House for sale near Loch Palm: Three bedroom pool vil-

la in Kathu close to international schools. Views over Loch Palm. All bedrooms with aircon and ensuite bathrooms. Two car garage and secluded garden. Chanote title. Call 084 844 0991

F O R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE Rawai Condo Sale/Rent:

One + Two Homes for Sale with AC, Rawai: Main home:

Sell 1.1MB, Full ownership foreverbeyond the financing plan of 10 years. Rent 9,000B/Month. Studio room renovated with furniture. A/C, WiFi, kitchen, 200m to beach. 084 242 8914. Rawai4@yahoo.com.

two bed, extended bungalow with outside kitchen, shower and seating salas set in mature, walled, private gardens. Own well, tanks and pumps. Sold, furnished. Will sleep 8+ can be sold with a 30-year land lease for non-Thai. Price B5.5 nego: Mobile: Eng 082 416 0150. 3BB WiFi internet also.

LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B3,400,000.

LEASEHOLD. INCLUDE FURNISHINGS.

Beach front Building - Lanta:

Urgent Sales! Beach front 3 Commercial buildings (3 storeys), 14 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms Klong Dow beach, Koh Lanta - Krabi Contact Owner directlynegotiable price. 081 270 8622, 084 841 5635.

House for sale in a very good location in the heart of Patong. The house has 3 floors, 3 sleeping rooms, 1 living room, 3 bathrooms and a roof terrace with jacuzzi, garage. Good rental return.

Price on request. 084 188 4544.

Mai Khao Prime Location Land: I will sell my piece of land next to the new tourist attraction in Mai Khao. Perfect for investment in future like shops, guesthouse. Please email for mobile number and more details. ohmidzi@gmail.com.

INFO: 081 788 8280.

EMAIL; thewhite housekat a @ gmail. com.

Sea-View Chalong-Residence: Dream pool villa with 5 bedrooms all with ensuite on 1 rai of land. Big hall, office, maid’s room.

Brand-new construction opposite Wat Chalong on the way up to the hill. A huge 685 sq.m of living area, fully furnished. Modern Europeandesigned kitchen. Big sea view pool terraces incl sala and attractive bar area. Security alarm system. Selling price on request. By owner directly.

Call 085 654 4011 or 089 404 0737.

Email: schulz.th@gmx.de.

205/34 Soi Thamdee Nanai 6:

LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B2,900,000.

LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720.

EMAIL; thewhite housekata @ gmail. com.

Modern Family House for sale: Beautiful 3 bedrooms villa in Rawai. 160sqm indoor. 400sqm outdoor. Shared swimming pool. Modern villa renovated in 2011-2012. Fully furnished. For more info: phuketvillajas mine@gmail.com

PATONG condos for sale: Beautiful, modern Condos/Apartments, furnished, best/quiet locations, garden, s-pool, from 36-67sq metre, sea-city-mountian views, from B2,375. Call 087 819 2162 or caltirol@hotmail.com.

Land for Sale:

400m from Naiyang Beach. 3 Rai 1 Tarangwah.

6.5MB per Rai. Call 087 091 8331 or email chiangmaibeltrade@hotmail. com for more information.

Villa and farmland for sale: A big beautiful house with 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, fully furnished.

Located in stunning panoramic hilltop scenery in Takuapa, Phang Nga, covering an area of 127 rai. Surrounded by fertile farmland with fruit trees. Contact K. Peerawat: 084 308 8484. Email: peerawat200310@hot mail.com

Double your money in 5 years!: New Year special promotion: Studio in brand new, world class, east-coast development. Never seen on Phuket; Amazing luxury at real prices. Call 080 882 1377, email: beachprojects1@gmail.com.

Luxur y Villa 3 Bedroom Pool for Rent: New villa 320sqm NEW Studio Apt in Kathu:

30 sqm, 1 bedroom, kitchen, washing machine, aircon, balcony, fully furnished. Condo with gym, 24hr security, car park. 5 mins to Patong, Loch Palm golf. Good view. B1.25 million. Call 086 947 1273.

Golf Course Land For Sale:

Near British Intl School, 17 rai with public road access. Suitable for resort or housing project. Can be divided. Price: B4.5m per rai. Contact owner 089 724 7211, email: julien@phuketimmo.com.

fully furnished. 4 bathrooms, 12m long pool, 5 min. by car to PIA, situated between Naithon and Naiyang beaches. Longterm rent B80,000 include maid and gardener service.

Call 080 143 5294, email: alainter rat@hotmail.com.

Patong Tower for Sale: And for rent. Sea view and mountain views. Freehold from 64 to 448 sq metres. Phone no: 080 692 6114. Email: orsoreal estate@hotmail.com.

Golf View Villa For Sale: Near

British International School, state-ofthe-art villa overlooking the Loch Palm Golf Course: 4 bedrooms + maid’s room; 485 m2 built on 1,860 m2 land.

B28million. Contact owner 089 724 7211.

For Sale Rawai Beach

Seaview Land For Sale: Land located right in the heart of Chalong with panorama view of Chalong pier.

Close to number of sandy beaches; Naihan Rawai Kata and Karon. Easy access to major department stores.

Surrounded by public facilities including education institutes and hospitals.

You will benefit from a perfect location that's rapidly increasing in value. 3 rai and 1 Ngan with Chanote title. B22 millions per rai. Call 087 278 7206, 089 215 5041 e-mail: kubesjoy@hotmail.com.

Special Twin Villa.

4 suites/studios, 4 bathrooms, pool, large terrace, small garden, living space 400 sqm. Include luxury furnishing

Condominium in Patong for Sale: Less than 1 Km from

the beach, large 2-bedroom apartment with communal swimming pool and balcony. FREEHOLD (can be foreign owned). B7.5M. Call owner 089 724 7211 or julien@phuket immo.com.

Patong Loft Condo: For sale. 1 bedroom, fully furnished, 67sqm living area.Now only B2.5 million, reduced from B2,99 m.Telephone:0898726895 Email:jospeder@live.no.

7.5 M House and Pool Bypass Rd: Very clean 5 bedroom,

3 bathroom house with 5 x 10 metre pool 10 minutes south of Central Festival, walking distance to Kajonkiet Bilingual School. To see: 083 301 3470, email: wpdrake@hotmail.com.

Price B8.5 mllion.

SMS for info: 081 788 8280 Email: thewhitehousekata@gmail.com For Russian contact Oxana 080 529 0726 or Email: phuket.lux@gmail.com

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3 bedroom furnished house near Kajonkiet School. Secure area, Cul De Sac. Nice gardens, two bathrooms. B3.5M negotiable. Call 081 370 8114 (Thai) 087 889 3838 (Eng), email:davidgem98@hot mail.com.

Secure private hillside by Naiharn Beach. Quality furnished throughout. 3 big bedrooms, office, 4 baths, 230 sm plus carport etc. 1050 sm land. New condition. 15x4.6 m pool. Freehold.

Nice. 089 727 5407.

Patong Condo: Makes a good condo deal now. 1-bedroom corner condo 56sqm, fully furnished. Only B1.99 million. Normal price 2.6 million. 10 minutes walk to beach and Bangla Road. Call 089 872 6895 or jospeder@live.no.

FO R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE 2 BEDROOMS LUX E APARTMENT 135 SQM. P R I C E B 7, 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 .

LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720.

EMAIL; thewhitehouse kata@gmail.com.

Laguna area, Cherngtalay From 8m2 to 120m2

PROPERTY FOR SALE CONT. House on The Corner for Sale: Quiet location and only 500m

SeaView near Airport:

4 plots (3 connecting, 1 separate) 1km north of Airport, along the road to MaiKhao Beach. Sea view towards south east.

NorSor3Gor. 4.5 Rai in total. B4 million per Rai. Contact owner: 081 893 6630.

Beautiful Karon Villa: Modern open living villa has it all, fully furnished, private secure estate close to beach. Enjoy the private salt water pool and undercover parking, 3 large bedrooms freehold investment. 081 719 4688.

3 - Bed House - Sale or Rent: Sun Palm Village, Chalong.

Lounge, dining kitchen, 3 beds and 2 baths. Private swimming pool and easily maintained grounds. All furniture with fitted kitchen included.

Ideal for small family or as rental investment. Contact 081 273 7326, Email: keithmarshall747@gmail.com

Ocean Front Villa for Sale: Luxury brand new villa, fully furnished and ready to move in, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with infinity 10 metre long swimming pool and truly beautiful sea view. Located in a small development, only 50 metres from the sea and 3 mins from Ao Po Grand Marina. For sale B19.9 million or for long term rent B150,000 per month. Call 081 343 0777, email: montha_phuket@ yahoo.com.

1.5 Rai Private Land Cape Yamu: 1.5 Rai flat land at Cape Yamu. 2 x 0.75 Rai adjoining plots.

OrBorTor road access to quiet end of soi location. Sale direct from the owner.

B3.75 Million per rai negotiable. Call 081 087 9237.

Rawai 6 Bedrooms:

1 Rai Land QUICK Sale in Rawai: Beautiful land with Chan-

Lovely 6 bedroom/office.Inc: 2 bedroom SC disable flat. Pool, garden, garage, storage. Opp.Tesco in well established area. Priced to sell at B9,000,000. Call 081 270 4291.

Email:thailandmls@gmail.com.

Sea-View Contemporary Pool Villla: Located near Phuket tow n. L and: 8 5 5 sq.m. H ouse: 650sq.m. Furnished. 3 beds, 2 offices, 2 staff quarters, 1 free room.

2 car parks. Price B54.9 mill.Tel: 081 895 3628 E-mail: jin_koy@ yahoo.com.

Seaview 1 BDRM New Condo Patong: Stunning seaview, city view 1 bdrm condo on hill 500m from Patong beach. Fitness centre, roof top pool, security, car park, freehold. Only B4,400,000. Keith 084 628 3430, keithb025@gmail.com.

ote for sale, concrete access road, Land plat, electric & facilities ready to build your home. Direct contact Thai owner K.Dallas (Poy) 089 472 9870 or dchaibut@gmail.com.

from the main road. Thepkrasattri, Heroines Monument. 70sqw x 280sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, big living room with open - plan kitchen (9x9m), 1 separated kitchen, carpark for 3 cars and a small storehouse, 2 aircons, cable TV, 1 phone line TT&T. Price: B2,995,000 including furniture. Must see! Email: jochenschmitz16@gmail.com. Call 081 607 8000.

Townhouse Chalong Bargain!: Town house on 3 levels with mezanine, 112 sqm, fully furnished, 3 BR, 3 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 3 air con.

Tasteful western decoration, MUST see, HP English 0854415115. Thai 081 555 1230.

Patong Bangla Building for Sale: B28 million, Chanote, 4 floors 6m x 14m. 1st & 2nd tenanted. Flr 3-staff accom, bath, kitchen. Separate office with access to lower floor. 4th flr private Penthouse one bed. 087 881 7600.

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Allamanda (Laguna) Residences/Phuket Sale/Rent: One condo unit, half of a deluxe twin house, fully furnished and equipped, set direct on the picturesque lagoon with balcony right over it. 3 bedrooms each with shower/bathroom, roof terrace. Long term rent or sale. 090 487 8084, utaipan@yahoo.com.

ff villa offers uninterrupted sea and island views of the south east coast of Phuket. Situated between two 5 star resorts: Vijitt and EVASON near Laem Kanoi. 081 480 3834, http://www.facebook.com/Phuket.

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Happy Home Apartment for sale: Nice apartment, fully furnished at Rawai. The apar tment is set in a private compound with pool. It is located only 5 minutes from beach and convenient to Phuket Town.Only B15 million.

Tel :081 893 2165 www.happyho meapartmentphuket.webiz.co.th.

Patong Free Hold Condo: Rawai Beachfront Pool Villa for Rent/Sale: Rawai Beach front pool villa for sale. 3 bedrooms, furnished. Contact Siriporn on 089 649 9939.

Studio condo on 4th floor 50s/m.

Huge swimming pool, beautiful gardens, completly renovated new tiles, light, painting, new furniture, kitchen, shower and toilet. B2.5 million, Eng 085 471 9246, Thai 087 621 3405.

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RPM Owner Direct Unique luxury condo 2 bed, 2 bath, 155sqm.

Foreign FREE HOLD. Recent architect remodel.

New Jacuzzi. Views to lake, mountain, marina, pool etc.

Patong Condo for Sale: 6.1 Rai Land for Sale:

6.1 rai (10,000sq metre). - 5 minutes to Naithon Beach. 10 minutes to Naiyang Beach. 10 minutes to Airport. 7 minutes to New Tesco Lotus.

- Roadside land and Chanote title.

Call 085 793 2718.

My condo is ready for immediate sale located at Lotus Residence, a small 3-storey boutique condo of only 12 apartments total. It is located on a southern hillside above Patong Bay. Call 084 436 2540.

Completely furnished to very high standard, toothbrush only required. Owner leaving.

17.5MB. Contact Brian (Owner) 089 054 4354, +632 906 435 7146, Alan 087 999 6174, bggvirgo@gmail.com.

See RoyalPhuketMarinaCondos.com for complete details.

850 sq.metre. Chanote title deed, private road with sewer, 3 phases electricity and wall around the land.

Email: rawai.steen@gmail.com, call 080 530 6880.

Patong/Kalim sea view condo: Freehold, 2nd floor, cor-

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Patong Condo for sale: A nice foreign freehold condominium for sale in Patong is located in a recently complete development of one & two bedrooms condominiums. Located on the fourth floor of a total of five. 080 052 8082.

Land for Sale:

Mission Hills.

One rai. Very quiet and private, close to all services, 10 min to school, airport, beach, golf, Tesco. B3.4M. 087 276 0529 for info.

ner unit, stunning sea view, pool, car park, security, best location, ca. 110sqm, 2 bedroom, German kitchen, all new, terrace, only a few metres to beach, B10.6 M 081 824 1385.

Land Sale 2.95 Mb 1800 M2: 1800 M2 or 1.52 Rai, Chanote title.

Near Ao Po Marina, Mission Hills golf, 20 min to airport or British Int'l School.

Driveway and electricity supplied. Call Mark 083 392 007 or 083 502 8256.

golf course view mountain view land for sale. Near Mission Hills Golf course.

6rai chanote title. B3 million per rai.

087 675 9555, email:pee_bang56@ hotmail.com.

2 , 2 0 0 L and , N ai H a r n -B10.9 million for Sale: Located in Sai Yaun 9, at the back of Mangosteen hotel. Very good access , road, electric, water. Size approximately 30 by 70 meters.

Chanote. Contact 087 897 0501. aleksa@thai-evagroup.com

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6 rai Hilltop Land for sale: Near Mission Hills golf club, may split into 3 x 2 rai seperate plots, B4.2 million per rai, full chanote, water/elec. sea/mountain views. 087 978 5804 (Eng).

Beachfront land for sale: 2 rai absolute amazing beachfront, few min boat ride from Phuket, facing west to sunset and views of Phuket.

B13 million per rai +66 (0) 86 278 8300 or izzy.serenity group@gmail. com.

Paklok Land Only B7,999/ Sqwah: Only B7,999/Sq wah at Paklok, Chanote, Mountain View, 200m from main road, 11 km from monument and 4 km to Mission Hill. Interested/Wanted larger size, CALL 084 305 6667, email: mari sar1978@hotmail.com

Land For Sale: Mission Hills. 3/4 of rai in small community, very quiet and private, close to all services, 10 min to school, airport, beach, golf, Tesco B2.5M. 087 276 0529 for info.

1 Rai Sea -V i ew L and: Opposite Wat Chalong on the way up to the hill, Chanote, ca. 36 m x 45 m, sophisticated hillside project, proratable, B8.5 mil direct to owner: 085 65 44 0 11 or 089 40 40 737.

Land for Sale Cherngtalay: Beautiful 2,400sqm (1.5RAI) Amazing Sea View Penthouse: Panoramic sea view, mountain view and Big Buddha.

310 sq metre, 2 beds, 2 baths with option to convert in 3 beds. Contact: Izzy +66(0)86 278 8300 or izzy. serenitygroup@gmail.com.

World Class Sea Views:

4 Bedroom British Colonial style house, Cape Yamu, Phuket. Amazing views spanning over 100km, as far as Krabi.

Price reduced from B35 to B28 million.

086 279 6283, email: kdesmond59@ yahoo.co.uk.

Apartment on Golf Course: Golf View, Kathu. Tastefully renovated large (83m2) apar tment in Phuket Country Club. Golf view. 1 bed but easily converted to 2. Store, large Western kitchen and all furniture included. Ideal (holiday) home.

Contact 081 273 7326, Email: keith marshall747@gmail.com.

Luxury Villa in Chalong: Perfect condition, 660 sqm on 3 levels, 1,600 sqm land, 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, swimming pool 12.5m x 6m with jacuzzi, large sala, double garage. Top quality construction. Reduced price: B25.5 million www.tamata-phuket.com crishausb@hotmail.com. 086 271 3260 or 086 273 4149.

1 Rai Chalong Pier Land Sale: Reduced Price. 1,483 sqm Hill Land for Sale:

Ocean Front Land:

7 rai with 185 metres of sea frontage.

Water, electricity, road and boat access, located 800 metres from Yacht Haven marina, perfect site for small beach front development.

For quick sale only B5 million per rai. Tel 081 343 0777 Email: mon tha_phuket@yahoo.com.

Apartment for sale in Patong: Apartment for SALE in Patong; 50 sqm of the living area, sea-view /mountain view, furnished, Pool, 24hr security, for SALE B2.8M B3.3M. Contact +66 (0) 83 103 3801, 081 415 7774.

Prime Location 35M Lake Front: Fantastic views over the Land Plot for Sale:

Chanote title at Cherng Talay / Pasak7 (Phuket - Surin Beach aerea) Phone 090 487 8084. Email: utaipan@yahoo.com.

lake and Loch Palm. Very quiet, secluded plot but with all facilities ready to go. 1551 sqm plot, freehold leasehold with full Chanote title. 081 273 6959.

Very nice location hill land by the Bangwat Dam, total 60 rai, 96,000 square metre. C ont ac t: At t apong 0 81 892 0610 (Thai), Jantiwa 081 890 8268 (Eng). e-mail: jantiwa_ j@ hotmail.com.

Land At Kathu For Sale: Only 15 min to Patong and only 10 min to Phuket Town, located at Kathu, total 141 sqw or 564 sqm with ready public utility. Call 081 892 0610, 081 472 0770, tan_ohio@hotmail.com.

(0.927 Rai). Chanote Title, New Survey. Public road, electric and well.

450m walk to Chalong Pier. B8.9 million. 085 784 0209. chalong1000@ gmail.com. www.sites.google.com/ site/1483meters.

Rawai Condo Sale/Rent: Sell 1.1MB, Full ownership forever-beyond the financing plan of 10 years. Rent 9,000B/Month. Studio room renovated with furniture. A/C, WiFi, kitchen, 200m to beach. 084 242 8914. Rawai4@ yahoo.com.

Rawai Half Rai for Sale: Land plot 100 metres to Rawai Beach, about

Chanote titled land plot in Pasak 8, located on the highest point of a gentle slope. Quiet and safe area.

Only 8MB. Email: Phuketlandvilla@ hotmail.com, 089 875 9609.

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Housekeeper Wanted: Siam Palm Residence Co., Ltd: is looking for an experienced

Sea Bees Diving is looking for a reliable and responsible person, Western or Thai, for our Head Office in Chalong. Applicants should be fluent in English and other languages (German preferred) with good communication, sales skills and willing to work in a highly professional & diverse team. Flexible, able to work under pressure and be service-orientated is a must. This position is long-term & with a full-time contract. Please send your CV & recent photo to: office@sea-bees.com Class Act Media is southern Thailand's most comprehensive media company, incorporating Phuket’s leading English newspaper ‘The Phuket News’, Russian language newspaper 'Novosti Phuketa', Phuket’s leading English radio station ‘Live 89.5’, Phuket English TV 'Phuket News TV' and a a host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ & ‘Phuket Ticket Master’.

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Accountant/Financial Controller.

His/her main task will be taking care of all financial matters of Siam Palm Residence companies. Requirements: A few years’ experience in accounting position. Proficient in English (speaking, reading and writing). Good computer skills. Must also be willing to assist in the hotel’s front office/reception. Service-minded, as he or she will be in direct contact with (potential) guests in the front office. Salary: negotiable (based on education and experience).

Please send your resume with expected salary to: info@siampalmresidence.com For more information call Khun Joy at 081 6930 195.

Thai Admin Staff Needed: DaVinci Restaurant in Nai Harn: Thai nationality only. Waitresses 2 positions, Bartender 1 position. Experience and good English will be an advantage. Good salary and benefits. Contact Khun Jana 086 947 5197, jana@davinciphuket.com.

Native English Teacher: To teach class of 9-12, children ages 6-9. - Must have experience and degree. - Start April 22. - Chalong, 8am-4pm. - Monday - Friday. Mob: 080 624 7060, email: buds.span@ yahoo.com.

Class Act Media is southern Thailand's most comprehensive media company, incorporating Phuket’s leading English newspaper ‘The Phuket News’, Phuket’s leading English radio station ‘Live 89.5’,‘The Phuket News TV’, a host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’, & ‘Phuket Ticket Master’. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING

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FREELANCE RADIO PRESENTERS This is a great opportunity for someone to develop their overall skills in not only radio but other media platforms such as TV presentation as we have just launched our own local channel.

● 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)

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● Competitive salary ● Social security (10%) paid by the company ● Excellent career progress opportunity ● Time in lieu for any overtime hours worked

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Exceptional conditions for live-in housekeeper for semi-retired UK/Canadian businessman. Separate high quality room with shower & TV in high end resort style surroundings. Must speak English. Contact bggvirgo@ gmail.com or 089 054 4354.

Senior ESL Teacher Needed: to do some volunteer work looking after sick, injured and homeless dogs in Thalang area. Contact: Sherin.peace@gmail.com

PHBGTU charity is seeking experienced Senior Teacher to teach, manage teaching staff, and develop curriculum for practical, quality English language programme in 2 government schools. Email: info@phukethasbeen goodtous.org.

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Phuket Has Been Good To Us seeks English-speaking Thai admin staff member for full-time position starting 1 May. Must have min. 4 years office experience, preferably w/ accounting skills. info@phukethasbeengoodtous. org.

Mobile Car Rental is looking for a flexible office assistant/receptionist with driving license.English knowledge required. Work location is at Boat Lagoon. Contact nui@mobile carrent.com.

gional lighting design company needs full-time / freelance AutoCAD operators. Experience in lighting / electrical / M&E / architectural drawings preferred Some English required. See andaman lighting.com.

Dewa Naiyang Beach Phuket Director of Sales (Bangkok or Phuket Based) Our ideal candidate will: - Female / Male - Foreigner / Thai - Previous experience in similar position for boutique resort - Bachelor's Degree in Business / Marketing or related fields - Fluent in both spoken and written English - Excellent computer skill, internet literate and social media skills Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV together with applicable certificates to: DEWA PHUKET 65 Moo. 1 T.Sakoo, A.Thalang, Phuket 83110.

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4 cabins 3 bedrooms fully equipped located in Boat lagoon. With excellent place FREE for 7 years.

Price 12 million or EXCHANGE for a Villa or Apartment in Rawai, Kata, Karon.

For English - Email: maurice.phuket@gmail.com or SMS 081 788 8280.

For Russian - Ms. Oxana Email: phuket.lux@gmail.com or SMS: 080 529 0726.

3 Business For Sale: Good location, Rawai Area. 1) Big Bar, 3 TVs, 2 pool tables, seating: 60 pax, parking: 10 vehicles, good business.

2) Massage parlor – leased out 3) Beauty salon: fully equipped. Lease 8 years+6 months left on lease - Have owned business for 8 years - Sale: 2.9 MB. Negotiable! 087 892 6204, 091 654 1720.

2 Business For Sale: Good location, Rawai Area -1) Restaurant – 40 pax - leased out 2) Indoor pub: fully equipped, disco - stage, seating:70 pax. Lease - 8 years+6 months left on lease.Sale:2.9 MB Negotiable. 087 892 6204, 087 244 1322, 091 654 1720.

KOH LIPE Dive Center for sale: URGENT SALE Speedboat Yamaha 200HP4s, Coltri Sub compressor, Nitrox system, 16 BCD, 11 regulators, 32 tanks, website, renewed TAT, buildings, 5 rooms for rent. Asking price 120,000 USD. 084 399 8978.

+66 81 892 4804, gordon_asia@hotmail.com Business for sale

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Charter Boat:

Sale New Boat SR-21 Finished: Only B330,000. Samran Kawasaki 750Sxi Jet Ski Pro: Stand up. Trick conversion kit, R&D ride plate, Race bars with finger throttle, Hydro-turf floor mat with foot-holds, Very reliable, fast, and great fun. Very good condition. B150,000. Contact: 087 265 8002.

62ft Hatteras Style yacht, 35 + 4 crew, large upper deck includes website: www. char terboatsphuket.com, price B5,370,000 or best offer. email: eastcoastefi@aol.com or 087 889 8044.

Marine. We are professional boat builders, factory located in Pattaya, This model is SR-21 fully finished.

We can deliver to your place. “This price excludes engine.” Call 081 782 0921. Email: nungnapong@ hotmail.com.

2007 Italian demo yacht Cranchi 47ft Hard Top. Fully loaded with Tropical air con, genset, Electrical winches, garage, roof, Raymarine Premium Navy, BBQ, Ice Maker, 3 Fridges, “Bose” Sound, Neon light, Twin 570HP with reliable shaft drive, under 300 hours, Brand New Condition. Euro385,000. Call: 089 971 0278, eddyelan@yahoo.com.

E xceptional Yacht For Sale: Beautifully maintained Wau-

Fiberglass Bowrider, 12mm thick hull, 600ltr fuel tank, 150ltr water tank, licensed for 25 passengers, storage area, manual head, 5 years old, B1.4 million o.n.o, contact 076 362 300 Ext.1801.

Speed Boat For Sale:

Steppa Fiberglass 32 feet Flybridge two 200 hp Yamaha outboard engines. Ideal for diving and tours. B850,000. Call 081 8942124.

Bar for sale: Very Busy Mushroom bar for sale in Soi Bel Air. Wally Bar, all stock, T.V. sound system, beer boxes and fridges included in sale, rent, only B10,000 monthly. Only B600,000 ono. 086 725 0771.

Marine. We are professional boat builders, factory located in Pattaya.

This model is SR-18 fully finished.

We can delivery to you place. “This price excludes engine”. Call 081 782 0921. Email: nungnapong@ hotmail.com.

Speed boat for sale! Now B290,000: 6 metre body Bayliner, 200 HP (EFI) Mercury engine, Yamaha 5 HP back up engine. Blue book. Including: trailer, 2 anchors, and cover, Garmin deep sounder and fish finder brand new. Call 081 477 5637 THAI; 086 283 0082 ENG, RUS.

Cement Production Plant:

Restaurant/Pub: For sale in Bang Tao Beach Road. Get 10 year contract, great location 50m from Best Western Hotel & Beach. Full furniture and equipment. Price B2.5 million. Call 087 893 8590, Email: somtom_landandhouse@yahoo.de

40FT Steel Cutter Sloop: son design, Thai registered, 120ltr fuel tank, 200hp Yamaha engine in excellent condition. Includes trailer, boat cover, wakeboard pole, ropes and ski equipment. Call 081 894 5822, email: mark breitis@gmail.com.

metres to the beach. 10 rooms with full furnishings. Restaurant 54 seat.

Price B8 million. For more information call 081 396 0033.

full chanote title. Include tennis court, volleyball court, fishing lake, game room, restaurant and bar and separate guest bungalow for sale or long term lease. Call +66 81 569 6026, +61 498 248 656 (English & Thai) Email:patbittersweet@gmail. com. See www.phuketsport.com.

quiez Yacht 41FT. Specs and photos: www.wauquiezforsale.blogspot. com. Robert: 087 632 8259 or email: camina ta40@hotmail.com. Priced to sell: $199K US. Can be seen in Phuket.

Ski Boat for Sale: Glastron Carl-

For further info email samos1941@gmail.com.

Restaurant/Guesthouse for sale: Located in Kamala. 40

Sport Club for Sale by Owner: Set on 4 rai land with

Sale New Boat SR-18 Finished: Only B280,000. Samran

A Steal For A Quick Sale:

Speedboat for sale - Hull Only: Excellent condition, 12.18m

Business only or business and property. Est 2003. Repeat business from big data base, non-tourist related soft furnising manufacturing and retail business. Genuine enquires only, no tyre kickers.

Ready to cruise. Centrecockpit.

Safe, strong German design. New Sails, 44HP Yanmar Engine, 6 Berths, solar, wind generator, BBQ, dinghy&outboard. AUD$110K. 085 378 0498, yacht.antaia@gmail. com.

6.5M RIB: New Hypalon tubing and blue cover. On a fiber glass V shaped hull. 240HP Mercury Giving comfortable cruise at 25-30Kts and 40 Kts Max Ideal for family day trips to beach skiing etc. 081 273 6959.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 5 In 1 Business For Sale: Good location, 1 1/4 Rai. 1) Jungle bar, 3 TVs, 2 pool tables, seating: 65 pax, parking: 15-16 vehicles, good business. 2) Beauty salon: fully equipped.

3) Massage pallor. 4) Restaurant. 5) Indoor pub: fully equipped, stage, seating: 70 pax. Lease for 8 years+6 months left on lease. Sale: 5.7 MB. Negotiable! Contact: five.business@ yahoo.com, 091 654 1720, 087 892 6204, (Russian) 085 709 9191 (Thai) (English) 091 654 1720.

Patong Massage Shop Fo r S a l e: Cosy renovated shop. Shop is located inside a hotel on a busy street directly leading to Patong Beach. Business from hotel customers as well as from many tourists going to/from Patong Beach. Email: chumpo26@hotmail. com.

Ready Mixed Concrete Company’s factory. 446.92 Horse power. Output of workers in the production of 22 people per day at an average yield of about 100 Q/Day (B1,800/Q) average revenue per day for about B180,000. Manufacture of readymixed concrete. Can continue immediately. Just buy a cement truck then start delivery. Ready water source to be used for production. Address: Moo. 4 T. Maikhao Thalang Dist.

Phuket 83110. Land Size: 20 rai 2 Ngan and 56 talang wah. Price: B130 Million. Contact: Mr. Lee, mobile: 081 803 7189.

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Sale Bar, Hotel + 1 Shop Rawai Beach: Land plot 700 sq metre+building+10 bed+10 bath+2 restaurants. Newly renovated. Private financing by owner. Down B2 million + 13yearly payment of 1MB. Own forever title land. 100 metres to Rawai landing pier. 084 242 8914, rawai4@ yahoo.com.

CARS FOR SALE

Toyota Vios For Sale: HO NDA CIT Y ' 03 1,5AT, 118XXXkm: Very reliably & friendly 2 Rai, Cherngtalay:

25 year lease for sale. Well situated in a fast developing and sought after area close to Laguna. Some fixed rent applies. Contact 087 884 0644 for more info.

car, carefully used for last 3 years.

Good condition with some wear. Clean interior, good car audio, fresh tires.

Best choice for young family. Honda serviced only. 083 102 0070.

2007 lady owner perfect condition B359,000.

Tel 081 125 1873, gordon_ asia@ hotmail.com.

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CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS Golf Membership for Sale: Loch Palm 500,000 Baht. Buyer pays for transfer. 083 388 5566. Email borst.jg@gmail.com

Blue Canyon Golf Memb e r s h i p: Blue Canyon Golf Lifetime membership for sale!

Excellent saving! B89,500. Call 084 052 2277.

Phuket’s oldest international childcare facility.

High-quality, time-proven schedule and curriculum. Now in brand-new purpose-built school. Experienced native English teachers to teach ages 1 1/2-8. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.

Bus service available from Patong, Karon, Kata, Phuket, Rawai and Chalong. Tel: 076 384 638, 080 624 7060. Website: www.budsphuket.com.

Buds Nursery: Nissan NV 1.6 Pick Up, 2006: One owner, private. Only 96,000 km.

Looks like new. The car is totally revised for B100,000. Fast and agile.

B245,000. Call Yupin English and Thai: 081 817 4805.

Restaurant / Guesthouse: Established restaurant covering two shop houses with private terrace and owners apartment or 8 room guesthouse. Freehold (no lease/ rent). Includes all equipment and newly renovated kitchen. Contact for details. Projected ROI 4 years.

Call 081 956 3166.

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Lose Weight Feel Great!: Organic, Delicious, Nutritious Fruit & Vegetable Juice Detox programs from 5,000 baht Delivered To Your Door www.weightwatchdetox.com Contact 083 345 5540.

Tile I t: Thalang.

Wana Park on Srisoonthor n Rd. Phuket ’s quality tile boutique.

Tiles for interior, exterior, residential, commercial.

Contact 076 620 168 or 081 424 2828. Email info@ tile-asia.com.

Farang Food Paradise:

Your specialist of imported food and drinks in Phuket. Visit our shop at the Billion Plaza, opposite Tesco Lotus. Contact: 076 612 733, 076 248 900 or visit: www.phuketfood.com.

CHILDREN’S CLUB Mazda 2 For Sale: One year old 7,500km. automatic, smart lock, park distance control, air bags, CD stereo, controlled on steering wheel B490,000 moving must sell, contact Thai/English: 090 165 0875.

Hi Everyone:

My name is Tida, only the other day my owner told me to find a new home and that’s she had enough of me and I’m too old and she will put me outside, can you believe that after 3 years of faithful service I took her wherever she wanted to go and never never let her down once.

Now I’m looking for a new owner, she must be nice to me, please buy me as I don’t want to sleep outside. I’m still very young, only just over 3 years old, I have a big heart and strong legs as I not travel much. I’m fully automatic and come with all trimmings. Please don’t call her, call my friend John 0872760529 if you want to see me.

Mini Cooper S JCW GP for sale: Only 2000 made worldwide.

Per fect condition, 20 0 6, manual, 17,500 km, 218 hp supercharged, high end hifi, Recaro seats, Book Service, Ultimate Mini. Collectors item. B1.6m, 089 866 3756 (Eng/Th) frankdreist@ hotmail.com.

FunStart:

Family sports and leisure club. Swimming/golf/ playcentre/ gaming arcade. Contact 076 203 185, 087 882 5544. See funstart phuket.com.

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Singapore Club Phuket: Calling all Singaporeans in Phuket to join Singapore Club Phuket. Contact Robin on 081 803 7189.

Phuket Cooking Academy: Cooking and baking classes have never been more fun using our top-class professional facilities. With complimentary transport from around the island, head to the best Masterchef kitchen on the island. Learn the tricks of the trade from international award winning Chef, Lionel Raiffort. Learn how to cook, from Thai & European cuisines, to the art of baking. Get involved and make a day of it, groups are welcome. For more information, visit w w w.phuketcooking-academy.com or call 081 821 4064.

Rode Video Mic:

The RØDE VideoMic is a professional grade 1/2" condenser shotgun microphone designed for use with consumer video cameras and personal audio recorders. (Camera not included). Call 084 304 2587.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS FOR SALE Clubs & Memberships: Club Asia Fitness, Royal Phuket City Hotel - Offers Zumba/LesMills/Yoga Classes/Weight Training/Sauna /Steam/Swimming pool-all inclusive. For a free trial workout come along and join the action. Tel 076 354 027, 087 275 3614, www.clubasiaphuket.com.

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Phuketeers move up FOOTBALL

Phuket Super Six League Division 1

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Action from last year’s Cricket Sixes in Phuket.

Phuket Cricket Sixes tourney: an annual hit CRICKET THIS WEEK AMATEUR sportsmen from around the world will arrive in Phuket for the tenth consecutive year to play against each other and locally-based sides in six-a-side cricket.

The Asian Cricket Sixes Tour (ACST) first brought an event to the island in 2004, and over the years the competition has brought enjoyment to hundreds of players and supporters alike as they live out the cricketing holiday of a lifetime.

The ACST has also raised hundreds of thousands of baht for the development of junior cricket in the area, while working alongside the Phuket Cricket Group, through the generosity of those attending the events.

The second tournament was put in severe doubt owing to the tragic tsunami in 2004, but the ACST were determined to go ahead and show the world that Phuket really is the place to visit and to assist in the rebuilding of its economy.

Through hard work alongside the local authorities, this was achieved; ACST even picked up an ICC award for its endeavours.

The tournament has

continued to prosper, even to the point of staging an additional tournament. The Kata Group International Cricket 7s will be played before the Songkran Bank Holiday, before the main event kicks off.

As ever there will be several quality functions surrounding the cricket competition, as well as a separate afternoon’s cricket on the shore of Karon Beach.

While there will be some extremely competitive and high class cricket on offer, the main objective of making friendships through cricket will repeatedly come to the fore. As ever, the ACST are most grateful to their many sponsors including the Kata Group and Asia Escape Holidays as well as the people of Phuket, without whom the tournament would struggle to continue.

Despite several obstacles along the way, the ACST continues to flourish and aims to continue to support cricket in Phuket for many years to come.

It would take a brave man to bet against them celebrating their twentieth anniversary on the island.

The Phuket News is the official media partner for the Phuket Cricket Sixes.

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ith only one round to go in the fourth season of the Phuket Super Six league, four teams could still become the league champions in Division 1, and Pita Bar Phuketeers are in pole position. Irish Times have already won the Division 2 competition, and Fruit Ninjas have taken the top spot in Division 3.

Division 1 Phuket Condos & Homes v Morning Star: 5 – 4 An exciting game between two teams that could challenge Pita Bar in the race for the title. The game bobbed back and forth in an intense fashion, neither team really getting the opportunity to play good football. After a few mistakes and missed opportunities by Morning Star, it was PC&H who came out on the winners and still in the race for the top of the league.

Banana FC A v Shakers FC: 0 – 10 Shakers managed to pull themselves out of the relegation zone with this convincing 10-0 victory against Banana FC, who are struggling for players. Banana FC have now lost their momentum after three consecutive defeats.

Nanai Boys v Pita Bar Phuketeers: 0 – 5 Pita Bar rushed to the top of the table with this rock-solid performance against struggling Nanai Boys. The Phuketeers are now clear favourites to win Division 1, thanks to their

Team

strong goal difference.

Holiday Inn FC v Joy Dive FC: 1 – 6 Joy Dive ground out a necessary 6-1 win against Holiday Inn, who look set for relegation.

Joy Dive now have only a slim chance of winning the Division 1 title with a single game to play, but require Phuketeers to lose or draw.

Division 2 Irish Times v Mr Moo: 5 – 1 Irish Times consolidated their top spot in Division 2 with a 5-1 win against Mr Moo, who are playing their last games to avoid relegation.

Seduction v Bat Fire: 1 – 2 A surprise result as Seduction lost 2-1 against the Bat Fire.

Although Seduction lost this game, they have already secured the second spot in Division 2 and promotion to Division 1.

Atmanjai v Blue D Zine PSU FC: 5 – 6 Atmanjai endured their ninth game without points, this time slightly unlucky in a narrow loss against Blue D Zine PSU. Phuket Serenity Villas v Big Apple & Pita: 3 – 5 Big Apple & Pita continued their recent form with a 5-3 win against Phuket Serenity

MP

W

D

L

F

GD

Pts

1

Pita Bar Phuketeers

13

7

4

2

41

15

25

2

Phuket Condos & Homes

13

8

1

4

59

10

25

3

Joy Dive FC

13

7

2

4

59

17

23

4

Morning Star

13

6

4

3

53

12

22

5

Banana FC A

12

5

1

6

51

-13

16

6

Shakers FC

13

3

4

6

47

2

13

7

Nanai Boys

13

3

4

6

41

-10

13

8

Holiday Inn FC

12

1

2

9

16

-33

5

Division 2

Team

MP

W

D

L

F

GD

Pts

1

Irish Times

12

8

2

2

49

22

26

2

Seduction

14

8

2

4

63

13

26

3

Big Apple & Pita

13

6

3

4

46

10

21

4

Phuket Serenity Villas

13

6

3

4

52

4

21

5

Blue D Zine PSU FC

14

4

5

5

49

-7

17

6

Mr Moo

13

4

1

8

46

-2

13

7

Bat Fire

13

3

3

7

39

-21

12

8

Atmanjai

12

3

1

8

41

-19

10

Division 3

MP

W

D

L

F

GD

Pts

1

Team Fruit Ninjas

13

8

2

3

53

16

26

2

Rose United

13

6

4

3

70

21

22

3

Gang Junior

13

5

5

3

50

6

20

4

FC Raya Group Asia

13

5

3

5

51

8

18

5

Russia United

13

5

3

5

47

0

18

6

Two Chefs

13

5

2

6

39

-13

17

7

Banana FC B

13

4

1

8

37

-18

13

8

Crown Plaza Panwa FC

13

3

2

8

35

-20

11

Villas, both teams switching positions on the table.

Division 3 Two Chefs v Fruit Ninjas: 3–5 An intense match between in-form team Two Chefs and table-toppers Fruit Ninjas.

Although the game swung back and forth, it was Fruit Ninjas who showed the most determination, and their made them champions of Division 3.

Rose United v Crown Plaza Panwa FC: 5 – 6 Rose United lost the opportu-

nity to keep pressure on the top of table in this 6-5 loss against table-jumbos Crown Plaza FC. Banana FC B v FC Raya Group Asia: 5 – 3 Another surprise result, with struggling Banana FC B winning against Raya Group, who drop down to 4th spot on the table.

Russia United v Gang Junior: 3–5 Russia United continued their poor form, dropping all points against Gang Junior, who continue their climb up the table.

Phuket Songkran International Soccer 7s kick-off FOOTBALL THE SONGKRAN INTERnational Soccer 7s tournament kicks off in Phuket over the Songkran holday weekend.

It’s the second year of the tournament, which will be held once again at the Th-

anyapura Sports and Leisure Centre (TSLC) in Thalang, on Saturday, April 13.

So far this year 16 teams have registered for the Open category and eight for the Masters category.

The games will be played on two pitches at TSLC in a single day – giving more time for Songkran celebrations at

the tournament party spots, the Soi Crocodile and Taipan Discotheque venues.

For more information about the tournament, or to register a team, visit the website: www.thai7s.com The Phuket News is the official media partner for the Phuket Songkran International Soccer 7s tournament.

HASH HOUSE HARRIERS Run 1410: Run 1413: 4 pm on Saturday April 6 Hares: 4pm, Sunday April 14 Directions: Kata View Point (quickest route is through Karon).

From Kata, go south towards Rawai on Road 4233. Turn right 1.2 km after View Point. From Rawai, go north towards Kata and turn left after 1.2 km (before View Point). Laager at 200m.

More information: phuket-hhh.com

More than 100 Phuket Hashers joined the run around Ban Wad Dam in Kathu last weekend.

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Captain’s antics raise concerns ANALYSIS Kazira Hans editor@classactmedia.co.th

Chana Sonwiset (left) scored Phuket FC’s late winning goal against Ratcha Navy. Photo: Boonrat Apiwanthanakorn

Phuket FC sink Navy with extra time goal FOOTBALL Kazira Hans editor@classactmedia.co.th

A

last-minute goal by Phuket FC’s Chana Sonwiset decided a close match against Ratcha Navy at Surakul Stadium last night, a win that keeps the Islanders in second place in Yamaha League 1.

Phuket FC Head Coach Paniphol Kerdyam was forced to drop key striker Eduardo “Dudu” Purcino, who was away in Malaysia getting a visa over the weekend.

Instead, Giorgi Tsimakuridze came into the pitch as Phuket’s lone striker, and Thanathep Jiaradab was added to midfield. The visiting Navy team included former Phuket FC footballer Paulo Renato.

Phuket FC kicked-off and went straight on the attack.

Using Giorgi’s height to their advantage, Phuket’s midfielders bombed long balls forward to the tall Georgian, but he was unable to convert any of the chances that came his way.

It was nearly half an hour before Phuket FC had a close shot, when captain Nonthaphan was tackled just outside the Navy penalty box and the referee called a free kick for Phuket.

Nonthaphan took the kick, which went low past the Navy wall, beyond the keeper’s reach but agonisingly wide of the goal by inches.

The Islanders’ Nene Bi Tra Sylvester missed another opportunity when Kritsada Sakaew curled a free kick from 22 yards at the goal.

The Navy keeper blocked the shot, but the ball bounced in the penalty box and Nene Bi charged in with a header that went just over the crossbar. The Ivorian star has yet

to score in Yamaha League 1 since his first goal in the season opener in March.

Three minutes before half time, Coach Paniphol made a decision that had some fans scratching their heads: pulling Nonthaphan out from the left wing and replacing him with Nirun Panthong, instead of waiting for halftime to work out his tactics in the locker room.

The visitors had few chances, but played well enough to hold off The Islanders’ attacks throughout the first half, which ended nil-nil after three minutes of extra time.

Navy came out like a different team in the second half, and put pressure on Phuket FC as soon as play began.

In the first 10 minutes they repeatedly pushed down Phuket’s left wing, where Niran Phunthong was positioned, and tested Phuket goalkeeper Kampon Phatomakkakul several times. The teen keeper did well to deny the Navy attacks, and altogether put in a strong performance this game.

Coach Panipol then pulled off French midfielder Geoffrey Doumeng and sent on “Juninho” Aparecido Guimaroon, hoping the Brazilian might assist Niran and spice up the game.

Unable to keep up with the pace, Navy slowed down in the last 30 minutes of the half, but without Dudu to spearhead the attack, Phuket FC still couldn’t kill off the game.

Chana Sonwiset was sent on late, and the compact-sized striker proved that he has the speed and talent to be a real super-sub.

When five minutes of extra time were called, Phuket FC assaulted the Navy goal in search of a winner.

Chana took the ball from

Yamaha League 1/Thai Division 1 D

L

F

1

Team Singh Tarua FC

MP W 5

4

0

1

9

4

2

Phuket FC

5

3

2

0

8

4

11

3

BBCU FC

5

3

2

0

8

4

11

4

Krabi FC

5

2

2

1

7

4

8

5

PTT Rayong FC

4

2

2

0

6

4

8

6

Bangkok FC

5

2

2

1

6

2

8

7

Air Force United FC

4

2

2

0

3

2

8

8

Nakon Rachasima FC

5

2

2

1

5

1

8

9

Nakhon Pathom United

5

2

2

1

4

1

8

10

Rayong United

5

2

1

2

8

2

7

11

Saraburi FC

5

1

3

1

3

0

6

12

Khon Kaen FC

5

1

2

2

4

-1

5

13

Siam Navy

5

1

2

2

2

-1

5

14

Trat FC

5

1

1

3

6

-3

4

15

Rayong FC

5

0

2

3

4

-4

2

16

Sri Racha FC

5

0

2

3

5

-6

2

17

Ayutthaya FC

5

0

2

3

0

-6

2

18

TTM

5

0

1

4

2

-7

1

a teammate, dribbled past a couple of Navy defenders, and fired in a shot with his left foot from the corner of the Navy penalty box, chipping the ball past the goalkeeper – and sending the 5,000 Phuket FC supporters in the stadium roaring with delight.

As the referee blew his whistle, Phuket fans also learned that League 1 leaders Singh Tha Ruea had been defeated at home by another top team, BBCU FC, who now stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Phuket FC in second place, one point adrift of the top berth.

Coach Panipol said it had

GD Pts 12

been a very uncomfortable game playing Navy FC, who proved to be stronger than expected, a problem coupled with the lack of a killer instinct by Phuket FC in front of goal. Taking the three league points was a “relief ” after an often frustrating match, he said.

Phuket’s footballers now get a few days off over Songkran before their next game on Wednesday, April 17 away to Nakhon Pathom FC, who are ninth on the league table.

The Phuket News is the official media sponsor for Phuket FC.

CHANA SONWISET’S LATE goal on Sunday was dramatic, but Phuket’s football drama didn’t end on the pitch.

As the afterglow of the win faded, fans started to question team captain Nontaphan Jiensathawong’s actions when he was replaced by Niran Phunthong three minutes before half-time.

The captain walked off the pitch, took off his shirt, and threw it down out of frustration, before leaving the pitch through the player’s tunnel instead of sitting on the substitutes’ bench.

Some fans questioned Nontaphan’s sportsmanship, suggesting his conduct was disrespectful of the coach’s decision to replace him.

The debate continued online after the game, some supporters saying Nontaphan had displayed unsportsmanlike behaviour for the team captain, and that he should surrender his captain’s armband – while other fans were supportive, allowing that Nontaphan was under pressure during a frustrating football game.

Many of Nontaphan’s supporters think the captain could perform better on the pitch if he was playing in his natural position at left wing back, and not as left-winger.

They also suggested that the coach should have waited until halftime, only three minutes away, instead of taking

Nontaphan off during play.

Since the arrival of former Thai Port left-wing back Thongchai Kuenkhuntod (#3) this season, Nontaphan has been moved forward to play at left wing, where Niran used to play in last season.

But it seems the captain hasn’t adjusted to the new position. Before the walkout on Sunday he appeared uneasy, and his usual cheerfulness was replaced by a frown.

His performance on the pitch would also prove below par.

But there is no good reason for his disrespectful gesture towards the coach’s decision – and his behaviour sets a bad example to young Phuket FC fans who look up to him.

In professional football there will always be competition for a spot in the starting lineup. If you are outperformed by any of your teammates then there is no guarantee of a place. You have to earn the right to be part of the A team.

The sooner captain Nontaphan makes peace with this idea, and turns his frustration into an impetus for better football, the better off he will be.

If not, we might yet see Nontaphan requesting a transfer to a new team before the season break.

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City wins Manchester derby FOOTBALL

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anchester City delivered a rebuke to league toppers Manchester United in a Premier League derby on Monday night, inflicting a 2-1 home defeat at Old Trafford and closing the gap at the top of the Premier League to 12 points.

City’s James Milner put the visitors ahead straight after half-time, before an own-goal by Vincent Kompany equalised for United.

Sergio Aguero then came off the bench and fired in the winning goal with 11 minutes remaining.

On Sunday, Chelsea came from behind to beat Sunderland 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, denying Paolo Di Canio a win in his first game as a Premier League manager. Sunderland took the lead on the stroke of halftime when Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta hooked John O’Shea’s header into his own goal. Sunderland’s Matthew Kilgallon gifted Chelsea an equaliser in the

Man City’s James Milner.

47th minute when he diverted a pass past his own keeper, and Branislav Ivanovic completed the score 10 minutes into the second half.

Also on Sunday, a late equaliser from Gylfi Sigurdsson for Tottenham denied Everton victory in a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane.

Spurs took the lead after just 34 seconds when Emmanuel Adebayor toed Jan Vertonghen’s cross past Tim Howard. Phil Jagielka equalised with a 15th-minute header and Kevin Mirallas put the visitors in front eight minutes into the second half.

Wigan’s Shaun Maloney scored an injury-time free-kick to earn a 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.

A strike by Loic Remyin

the 85th-minute strike gave QPR new hope to avoid relegation, but Maloney put paid to that with practically the last kick of the game.

Also on Saturday, Liverpool’s bid for a European berth faltered as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to West Ham United. The result meant Liverpool remain in seventh place and seven points outside the European qualifying spots.

Elsewhere, Newcastle’s Papiss Cisse struck in injury time for a 1-0 win at home to Fulham, lifting Alan Pardew’s side five points clear of the bottom three.

And a ten-man Arsenal squad withstood a West Bromwich Albion battering to claim a 2-1 victory.

Tomas Rosicky was the Gunners’ hero, scoring two goals – more than in his previous 65 league games. But what looked like an easy win was in jeopardy when Per Mertesacker was sent off – and West Brom’s James Morrison converted the resultant penalty.

Aston Villa improved their chances of avoiding relegation with a 3-1 win at Stoke City.

Gabriel Agbonlahor’s opener was cancelled out by Michael Kightly’s late equaliser, but a strike frm Villa’s Matthew Lowton’s sealed the victory with three minutes left.

Elsewhere, a late equaliser from Swansea’s Luke Moore ended his team’s run of Premier League defeats with a 2-2 draw at Norwich.

And Nigel Adkins’s first home game as Reading manager ended in defeat as Southampton cruised to a 2-0 win at the Madejski Stadium.

In The Phuket News tipping competition: diggersd and scottkip share the top spot on this month’s table, both on 26 points – but eight other players are just three points behind.

Suncat100 continues his rule at the top of the overall scores table, now on 619 points.

This month (April 2013) the competition is sponsored

by Australia Bar & Grill in Kata. The monthly winner will receive a B3,000 voucher to spend at the venue. The overall winner at the end of the season will win a brand new Honda Scoopy courtesy of AP Honda.

TOM’S TIPS WEEK 35 Arsenal v Norwich Aston Villa v Fulham Everton v QPR Reading v Liverpool Southampton v West Ham Newcastle v Sunderland Stoke v Man United Chelsea v Tottenham Arsenal v Everton

OVERALL STANDINGS 1. suncat100 613 2. scottkip 571 3. diggersd 570 4. Blackrosebar 567 5. fazza 561 6. mickyleeds 558 7. alanphuket 556 8. toptipster 552 9. gafferworld 551 10. bazerb 537

Win Lose Win Lose Lose Draw Lose Win Win

English Premier League MP

W

D

L

F

A

1

Team Manchester United

31

25

2

4

71

33

77

2

Manchester City

31

19

8

4

57

27

65

3

Chelsea

31

17

7

7

61

33

58

4

Tottenham Hotspur

32

17

7

8

55

40

58

5

Arsenal

31

16

8

7

61

34

56

6

Everton

31

13

13

5

49

37

52

7

Liverpool

32

13

10

9

59

40

49

8

West Bromwich Albion

32

13

5

14

42

43

44

9

Swansea City

32

10

11

11

43

42

41

10

Fulham

31

10

9

12

43

47

39

11

Southampton

32

9

10

13

46

53

37

12

West Ham United

31

10

7

14

35

44

37

13

Newcastle United

32

10

6

16

42

56

36

14

Norwich City

32

7

14

11

30

49

35

15

Stoke City

32

7

13

12

28

39

34

16

Aston Villa

32

8

9

15

35

59

33

17

Sunderland

32

7

10

15

34

45

31

18

Wigan Athletic

31

8

7

16

37

57

31

19

Queens Park Rangers

32

4

12

16

29

52

24

20

Reading

32

5

8

19

36

63

23

RESULTS Reading Norwich Stoke West Brom Liverpool

0 – 2 2 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 2 0 – 0

Southampton Swansea Aston Villa Arsenal West Ham

Tottenham Chelsea Newcastle QPR Man United

2 – 2 2 – 1 1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 2

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Chiefs top table as Brumbies stumble RUGBY UNION DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Waikato Chiefs reached the summit of the Super 15 standings without even playing at the weekend, after early season pacesetters ACT Brumbies’ late costly stumble at home.

The New Zealanders went top of the table courtesy of four points from a weekend bye as the Brumbies were held to a 28-28 draw by competition newcomers Southern Kings in Canberra on Friday.

Last season’s finalists Coastal Sharks are in third place after downing Canter-

bury Crusaders 21-17, to hold on to the South African conference lead from the Central Cheetahs – who won their fifth consecutive match with a 26-24 victory over Western Stormers in a South African

derby in Bloemfontein.

New Zealand’s Wellington Hurricanes powered into the top six with a 41-29 victory over the New South Wales Waratahs at home, while Queensland Reds and Northern

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T he Auck la nd Blues returned to winning ways with a 29-18 victory over the Otago Highlanders, while the Melbourne Rebels beat the Western Force 30-23 in Perth.

In Canberra, the Southern Kings fought back with a try three minutes after fulltime to snatch a draw with the Brumbies.

Number eight Cornell du Preez plunged over for his second try to deny the Brumbies a victory, after the Kings defended for most of the match.

The Kings capitalised on a out-of-sorts Brumbies to outscore them by four tries to two, and only Christian Lealiifano’s goalkicking kept the Brumbies ahead into the final moments.

Patrick Lambie (pictured) succeeded with all seven penalty kicks to earn the Sharks a thrilling four-point victory over the seven-time champion Crusaders in Durban on Friday.

The Springbok f ly-half landed three in the first half which ended with the visitors 11-9 ahead, and a further four during the second 40 minutes to give the Sharks only their third win in 17 clashes between the sides. AFP

Island sailors set for Top of Gulf Regatta SAILING A GROUP OF YOUNG SAILors from the Phuket Sailing Club in Ao Yon will join more than 600 competitors from 30 countries at the 2013 Top of the Gulf (TOG) Regatta at Jomtien next month.

The regatta, hosted by Ocean Marina Yacht Club from May 3 to May 7, has proved to be a valuable training ground for young sailing stars, and now attracts national, regional and world champions.

This year, as in previous years, Ao Yon’s Phuket Sailing Club is sending a youth squad to compete in the Thailand Optimist National Championships – one of the regatta’s feature competitions

and one of Asia’s oldest sailing trophies.

The TOG Regatta also provides an international-standard competition format for Thai sailors, which has proved invaluable and has helped develop Thai sport sailing stars such as Kerati Bualong (2012 Olympics competitor), Noppakao Poonpat (2010 World Optimist Champion, fourth place in 2012 29er Worlds) and Damrongsak Vongtim (2006-2008 Asian Games, Hobie Class gold medal).

This years’ TOG Regatta will feature more than 250 sailing vessels competing in 13 classes, from dinghies, to keelboats and multihulls, making the TOG Regatta one of the most diverse regattas in the region.

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Mercedes’ German driver Nico Rosberg won his first Formula One victory at last year’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, and hopes to repeat the win this weekend. Photo: AFP/Paul Crock

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fter a three-week break, Formula One gets back into gear this weekend with the third race of the 2013 season, the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit.

The build-up to the race weekend has been dominated by off-the track stories, in particular the fallout over the end of the Malaysian race last month, when triple World Champion Sebastian Vettel disobeyed team orders to let his Red Bull stablemate Mark Webber take the flag.

Red Bull haven’t sanctioned the errant Vettell for his actions, and Red Bull boss Christian Horner has done his best to douse the flames, insisting that the rift between his drivers is now over.

Shanghai joined Formula One in 2004, and has earned a reputation for being an easier track to overtake on than most other F1 circuits – only five out of nine pole positions have been converted into victories.

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrated his maiden Formula One victory last year in Shanghai, claiming

a victory by over 20 seconds after starting from pole.

“The circuit has lots of corners, making it hard for the tyres and tricky for the drivers,” says Red Bull’s Vettel, who holds the record for the most pole positions on the Shanghai circuit, of three starts.

His rivals Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have managed two pole positions each.

“I really like the middle sector.

Turns 12 and 13 are difficult to get right, as they demand a lot of technique, especially Turn 13 which leads into a really long straight,” Vettel said Meanwhile, Lotus team chief Eric Boullier has joined a chorus of Formula One figures who still expect Red Bull to punish Vettel for disobeying team orders in Malaysia.

In the build-up to Sunday’s race, Boullier said he felt it was much too early in the season to impose team orders, but added that if they were imposed teams had to insist on them being obeyed.

He said: “Don’t forget that the drivers are paid to work for you, as they are for the company.

“I don’t see any people in the world

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who could disobey their company and not be sanctioned – or at least give clarification as to why they’ve disobeyed.”

The Frenchman added that he would enforce orders in his team if necessary, even with cavalier 2007 champion Finn Kimi Raikkonen if necessary.

He said: “One of our drivers is famous for doing pretty much what we wants, but when you have 600 people behind you, there is a certain respect you must have for the team.”

Last year, while on his way to victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Raikkonen famously told his race engineer to “leave me alone... I know what I am doing.”

Boullier told Autosport that he had experience of drivers disobeying team orders.

He explained: “It happens because of the adrenaline and excitement of winning a race, but I think in Formula One it should not happen.

“Firstly, we should not have team orders so early in the season; not while the championship is at such an early stage. When it happens you need to fix it and fix it quickly.” AFP

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