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SPORT Columbian gang leader Arturo Marin, kneeling, and Mexican Yesid Alexander show how they cracked the ATM in Patong and stole B200,000 on December 3. Photo: Royal Thai Police

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xcellent police work ended on Sunday (December 8) in the arrest in Bangkok of three men for robbing an ATM in Patong just five days earlier.

At around 4.45am on December 3, the trio robbed the Thanachart

Bank ATM machine opposite Loma Park in Patong with a cutting torch and escaped with B200,000 – but left another B1.4 million in the machine.

Two days after the robbery, police spotted on security camera footage two men who, they believed, were

responsible for the robbery.

This conclusion came after countless hours of reviewing CCTV camera footage from around the island, until the two men were spotted buying equipment and materials from the recently opened Thai Watsadu con-

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struction store on Thepkrassatri Rd – equipment that was later found at the scene of the robbery.

Pol Lt Col Arun Klaeowatee of Kathu Police announced that there was a high possibility the two “white skinned” men were working in a gang.

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“Officers will now work to collect more evidence, and can then ask the court to issue arrest warrants for the two suspects. However, we are not sure if they are still in Phuket or not.”

He said police believed the criminals were professional safe crackers, because they were able to open the ATM machine efficiently by creating a hole big enough to slide a hand through to get at the lock from the inside.

However, he added, they might have panicked at some stage, because they left several boxes of money, totalling B1.4 million, in the machine.

The following day police

THE TRAIL TO JAIL From left, CCTV image of two of the gang buying gear at Thai Watsadu; the red Suzuki Swift car they hired; and the handcuffed trio get something to eat as they wait for the flight back to Phuket after their arrest in Bangkok. Photos: Royal Thai Police issued photographs, again from security cameras, showing the car – a red Suzuki Swift – which they believed was used

by the robbers, and which was photographed entering Thai Watsadu.

The number plate was easy

to read. From that police located the owner of the car, in Krabi, who had rented it out.

They learned that after the robbery the trio had returned the car to its owner then taken a bus to Bangkok.Police are secretive about how they tracked the men – the two white skinned men and a third – to their hotel in Bangkok.

Pol. Col Jirapat Phochanaphan, superintendent of Kathu Police, declined to give details of police methods. “If you put it in the newspaper, then other bad guys may read it. But I can tell you that we used security camera footage and information from local people.”

The three men were arrested on Sunday in a hotel in the Makkasan district of Bangkok. They were initially identified as two Colombians and a Mexican. Police said they had confessed immediately to the robbery.

Given the amount of safebreaking equipment found in their possession, along with other evidence, it would have been pointless for them to have denied cracking the Patong ATM.

By Tuesday they had been brought back to Patong, where they were introduced to the press and performed a reenactment of the robbery.

The gang leader was Arturo Amariles Marin, 57, from Colombia, assisted in the robbery

by Guarin Suta, 45, aka Luis Fernando, also from Colombia.

The third man was a 50-year-old Mexican, Yesid Al­exander, who acted as driver and lookout.

The robbers had spent considerable time and money on preparation, acquiring some sophisticated safe-breaking equipment.

Police displayed 15 steel pipes and a copper pipe, a cy-

lindrical magnet, a bellows, a black bag, safebreaking equipment that police say cannot be found in Thailand, drills, metal cutters, and equipment for establishing the combination of the lock, including a flexible optic scope for insertion through a small hole to see the inside of a safe.

Also seized were B45,000 in cash and documents showing the transfer of money abroad, four cellphones, a camera and the clothing used by the men while carrying out the robbery.

Police said the trio abandoned the B1.4 million because they thought – wrongly – thatthey had incinerated the money while cutting into the ATM. Police are now investigating whether the men also had connections with ATM skimmer gangs.

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Lucky escape for dozing driver A YOUNG MAN FROM SAKOO had a lucky escape when he dozed off while travelling at high speed north on Thepkrasattri Rd last Friday morning (December 6) .

Anag Songsang, 23, was hurrying home to Baan Sakoo when he fell asleep just before dawn, flew off the road and smashed into a power pole. He escaped with minor cuts and bruises.

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Woman’s bike set on fire at famous viewpoint POLICE WERE CALLED to the Three Beaches Viewpoint south of Kata on Thursday (December 5) after a woman’s motorbike was apparently set on fire deliberately.

Parichat Prasertlo, 33, who works at a restaurant in Karon, parked her bike at the lookout at about midday to go and check on a plantation she has nearby.

When she came back just before 4pm she found her bike incinerated.

Police theorised that the bike might have been set afire because of a personal conflict, or by a teenage gang, or possibly it was an accident.

Phuket suffered a spate of motorbike arson cases that lasted almost a year, but after the arrest eighjt months ago of a Kathu man who admitted burning eight bikes because he “enjoyed seeing them burn”, the arsons stopped.

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fter several days of confusion, a senior officer at Phuket Immigration has explained clearly the way the rules on retirement visa extensions will be handled from now on.

Lt Col Napat Nusen insisted that nothing has changed.

However, rules will, it seems, be interpreted more tightly.

For couples where one spouse (usually the husband) applies for a Non-Immigrant visa one-year extension, the wife (whether she is over or under 50 years of age) may receive a “follower” permit to stay in Thailand without having to show income or a specific amount in a bank account.

However, the husband must be able to show that he has a minimum income of B65,000 a month (attested to by his country’s embassy) or B800,000 in a Thai bank.

The bank account must

Lt Col Napat: Joint accounts mean double the money, a rule that will be enforced. be in his name alone. If it is a joint account it must hold double the amount – B1.6 million.

If the wife is over 50 and

prefers not to have “follower” status but wishes to get an extension on the basis of being a retiree herself, then she must make a separate application for

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extension and must meet the same financial criteria as her husband – income of B65,000 a month or her own Thai bank account with B800,000 in it.

If the couple both apply for retirement visas and share a joint account in Thailand, the account must contain B1.6 million.

Col Napat said, “Nothing has been changed. It has been the same since 2008. A wife can still use the same type of follower visa as before if her husband applies for a Nonimmigrant O visa.”

In the past, The Phuket News understands, some wives were allowed “follower” extensions even though the bank account used to back the application was a joint on and contained only B800,000.

From now on the “joint account = B1.6 million” rule will be applied with no exceptions.

Applicants, whatever the approach they take, must be able to show that the money has been in the account or accounts for at least two months for the first extension application, and for three months for subsequent applications, backed by a letter of confirmation from the bank.

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riton Colin Smith’s greatest challenge in his month-long visit to Phuket wasn’t last month’s Laguna triathlon, which he completed with ease, but the swim he took on Wednesday morning (December 4) when he was stung by a jelly fish.

The 46-year-old paramedic from London was training with other members of his triathlon squad at around 7am, off the Laguna , when he was struck with what he describes as “the force of a shark”.

“I was about 300 metres out and I swam into a big jellyfish. I felt the pain straight away, it was like being tasered.”

Nobody was close enough to Colin to help. “I was on my

own and didn’t know whether I was going to be paralysed with the pain.”

Thankfully, Colin managed to pluck up the strength and energy and swam back to shore – the fastest 300 metres he’s ever swum, he says.

“During the five minute swim back to shore I was thinking all the time that I didn’t know how poisonous it was. I felt it in my heart and didn’t know if I was having a heart attack. I thought I was a goner!”

Colin immediately had a shower on the beach, but in discovering that the pain wouldn’t go, he decided to go to a friend’s house nearby.

“I did a Google search and it said to scrape the sting off.

So I followed the directions and put shaving foam on and then scraped the skin off with a credit card. The pain was

OUCH! The encounter with the jellyfish left Colin Smith scarred on his chest and left arm. intense.

“After 30 minutes, I realised it was more serious than I thought and I went to

Thalang Hospital.”

Once he was admitted, hospital staff took no chances.

“They bathed me in vinegar and I was put on a drip for 24 hours. They were scared about me having an allergic reaction and I had continual Pethidine [painkiller] shots for the first hour.”

Colin adds, “I don’t want to blow my own trumpet, but thank God I’m really fit. Luckily, I am a trained swimmer and 90 kilos.

“I don’t know what would

have happened to somebody of 50 kilos or a child or something.”

He describes the jellyfish as large – about 20 inches across – and floating just under the surface with the stingers all tucked up underneath.

It was neither a box jellyfish not a Portuguese Man o’ War, of that he is sure. Both of those are potentially deadly.

Colin said he has seen the same type of jellyfish off other Phuket beaches, but this is the first time he has collided full-on with one of them.

“I just want to let holidaymakers know to be careful and keep their eyes open,” he said.

The Phuket Marine Biological Centre has expressed a mixture of concern and confusion regarding the incident and told The Phuket News that Colin's symptoms seem to suggest he was stung by a box jellyfish - which Colin is adamant he wasn't.

Speaking a week after the incident (December 11) Colin has since cut his holiday in Phuket short.

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One dead as visa-run bus hits bike A visa-run minibus on its way from Phuket to Penang on Monday morning (December 9) smashed into a motorbike in Malaysia, killing the rider.

Neither the driver of the minibus nor any of the nine passengers from the US and various European countries was seriously injured, but the bus itself was badly damaged.

The smash took place at kilometre 106 of the main Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Highway, just north of Penang.

Dmitriy Kolot from the Ukraine told Malaysian police that he was asleep in the front passenger seat of the minibus when he was jolted violently awake and found himself covered in granules of glass. He received scratches and bruises to

his left hand and right leg.

In his statement to police, a copy of which was obtained by The Phuket News’ sister Russianlanguage publication Novosti Phuketa, Mr Kolot said, “I don’t know [what happened] because I was asleep … The driver [named in the report as Atthaphol Prakongsuk] stopped the van and asked me what happened. I said I didn’t know.”

Mr Kolot added that the driver had earlier been hitting speeds of 110 to 120 kmh, sitting in the fast lane and flashing at slower vehicles to move out of the way.

Talking with Novosti Phuketa, Mr Kolot said, “The driver had been walking around the van for five minutes and only after that went back along the road and

learned that he’d hit a motorcyclist.

He came back in deep shock.”

The visa run company, KBV, provided another minibus and driver to take the passengers on to Penang. The driver of the crashed minibus was arrested by Malaysian police.

KBV visa run company owner Peeyagon Adeetepwalankul was reluctant to speak about the crash, but told The Phuket News she was confident the driver was not drinkdriving or under the inf luence of drugs at the time of the crash because it was company policy not to do so.

She said it was also company policy that drivers got enough sleep before driving, so were not tired on the long trip.

The badly damaged front of the bus after the smash. Photo: Dmitriy Kolot

tuna boat Locals poke Patong in the eye Phuket finds woman’s body PLANS FOR A LA RGE ferris wheel similar to the London Eye on Patong’s foreshore are now in limbo after strong opposition by locals who work nearby. Patong’s deputy mayor Chairat Sukkabal initially told The Phuket News that the large ferris wheel would be installed in time for the Patong Carnival, which runs from Sunday (December 15) until Friday (December 20).

However when questioned late last week, Mr Chairat said plans to erect the attrac­tion were on hold, after some locals objected to the Municipality making money off public land.

“The ferris wheel has arrived in Phuket, but we can’t set it up because local busi-

floating off Ranong

The London Eye, which Patong Municipality hoped to emulate. Photo: Martie Swart nesspeople are against it. But ironically, these same people are also making money off public land by renting beach chairs and other things.

“I don’t want to fight with

people, so we are looking for a new place to set it up,” he said.

“If we can get the wheel going, it will cost around B200300 per trip for adults, and lower for children.”

Mr Chairat said earlier that the money made from the attraction would be used to pay off debt accumulated from hosting the Youth International Games two years ago.

THE CREW OF A Taiwanese tuna fishing boat arrived back in port on Monday (December 9), carrying in their hold the body of a woman they found floating in Burmese waters to the east of Victoria Point in Myanmar, close to the Thai city of Ranong.

An Indonesian crew member, Aree, told police that the boat set out to sea two months ago.

On November 30 they came across the corpse, which they retrieved, wrapped in plastic and stored in the refrigerated hold of the vessel.

Mr Aree said he thought

the dead woman “might be a foreigner”.

On arrival back in Phuket, the tuna boat’s home port, the skipper of the boat, Chung Sheng Man, called police to report the incident.

Police noted that there were no injuries on the body, leading them to believe that the woman’s death was probably accidental rather than a case of foul play.

Many foreigners doing visa runs from Phuket take a long-tail boat across to the Myanmar Immigration office perched on Victoria Point.

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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Sunday (December 8) saw the release of a Christmas CD …just for Christmas, recorded by students from the Phuket Academy of Performing Arts and Siobhan’s Music Studio.

The CD was launched at the Underwood Art Factory with some of the students performing tracks from the CD, and an old fashioned Christmas carol sing-a-long with the audience encouraged to join in with some old favourites.

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Customs officers at Phuket International Airport arrested a 52-year-old Romanian called Pop Florin, on December 8 after checking his baggage and discovering more than three kilograms of cocaine.

Mr Florin left Brazil and upon arrival in Phuket, officers X-rayed his baggage and found 3,165 grams of cocaine contained in a black plastic bag which had been wrapped in foil, masking tape and ribbons.

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The passenger of a motorbike with sidecart was left seriously hurt on Thursday (December 5), after police say the driver did a ‘careless’ U-turn into oncoming traffic and was hit by a car.

Tachatchai Police said Supiab Sangkhye, 39, was driving the motorbike, with a passenger in the sidecart.

Mr Supiab was waiting at the U-turn in front of the Baan Yid Mosque in Mai Khao around 2pm, when he pulled out in front of oncoming traffic.

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he family of six-year-old Natthapa “Nong Dear” Tubkaew, missing since last Friday (December 6), are still searching for her all around her home in Chalong’s Khoktanode community, helped by about 100 neighbours.

Her voice quivering with emotion, Nong Dear’s mother Jaroon Tubkaew said on Wednesday (December 11), “We’re still looking for her everywhere – in water sources and in the forest around the village. I just want to see her face. I really miss her.

“Our friends and neighbours – about 100 people – are helping us to look for her.”

Jaroon and her husband

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A 14 -year-old boy on a mot or bi ke d ie d on T hu rsday af ter noon (December 5) when a bus, carrying Chinese tou r ists on thei r way to watch the sun set at Laem Ph romthep, ran into him on Wiset Rd, near the intersection with Saiyuan Rd. The teenage boy died instantly after the bus ran over him.

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Nong Dear in a photo taken a year ago, the most recent one the family have of her.

Thanoo, owners of a somtam stall in Chalong, earlier issued a frantic plea for people to help find their six-year old daughter, who has now been missing nearly one week.

Nong Dear went missing after being dropped off close to home after spending an hour at her aunt’s house.

The aunt, Surin “Rin” Sridow, told The Phuket News, “On that day, her father brought her to my house around 1 pm to play with me as usual. She’s a talkative and cheerful girl and she came to my house pretty often.

“Around 2 pm she went with Boy, who is about 20 and is a very close friend of Nong Dear’s elder. He was supposed to drop her off at her home [on Soi 4], but instead – at her

request – he dropped her at Soi 5, from where, she told him, she intended to walk to play with friends in Soi 2.”

That was the last time she was seen by anyone related to the family.

Nong Dear’s sister, 19-yearold Juthatip “Dow” Tubkaew, said that when she disappeared the little girl was wearing a yellow T-shirt with a cartoon on the front of it, and red shorts.

Nong Dear is 120 cm tall, weighs 16 kilos and has hair cut straight across her forehead and hanging down at the back to below her waist. She is missing both upper front teeth.

Anyone with information can call Nong Dear’s sister Dow at 086-9544093, her aunt Rin at 082 285 493, or Chalong Police at 076-381 247.

Sam says ‘see ya Phuket’ L I V E 89. 5 R A DIO pre­senter Sam Clarke moves home to Australia on Sunday (December 15) but will be leaving with fond memories of his time on the island.

Sam moved to Phuket in January 2012 to take up the position of Nightime host, then Breakfast host and musical director for The Phuket News’ affiliated radio station Live 89.5.

He said it was a new experience “being totally in control of production” and the challenges that role presented for him.

“It’s been a really interesting experience working here.

When I moved here I had never lived overseas before, and never been to South East Asia.”

He said the two years had been full of “highs and lows” with many memorable moments on and off the air.

“I’m sad to go, mostly be-

Sam ‘Breakfast’ Clarke. cause I’ve met a lot of cool people over here.”

Highlights of his time here included spending St Patrick’s Day on Phi Phi island, time spent at Route 68 bar in Phuket Town, and “one or two nights out in Patong”.

One of the best parts of the Breakfast Show – which he wrote and produced first with

co-host Natasha Horrelt and currently with Kirsty Meyer – was the positive feedback from viewers, he says.

“It was great to hear from people who had fun listening and who were vocal about it – I feel chuffed about that.”

Sam will be replaced by Irish radio presenter Dave O’Connor, who will continue the Breakfast Show with Kirsty on weekdays, and Sam says he will be “tuning in” online from Melbourne to see how it goes.

“Dave’s a very funny, very quick guy and given his background and the success he’s had in Ireland, it’s natural he will do a good job. Kirsty’s talented and capable of working with different presenters – it’s going to be a very good show,” Sam said.

Read a full interview with Dave in next week’s edition of The Phuket News.

WHAT’S IN THE NEWS TODAY? British International School Phuket (BISP) primary school students (aged 8 to 11 years old) performed the musical production of Hoodwinked to several packed out audiences at the beginning of December. Pictured is year 6 BISP student Harriet Clowes as the Sheriff of Nottingham’s Deputy, in disguise, reading the Phuket version of The Sherwood News.

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Protesters jam Surin Rd outside the Provincial Hall during Monday’s ‘final battle’.

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Flag-carrying protesters showed their loyalty to the country – and got shade from the sun.

All quiet after Phuket protesters join anti-government ‘final battle’ A

s The Phuket News went to press on Wednesday (December 11), all was quiet on the streets of Phuket following Monday’s “final battle” against the Shinawatra family’s dominance of Thai politics.

Government departments in Phuket, including the Land Office, the Land Transport

Department and the Provincial Employment Office were working normally following the public holiday on Tuesday celebrating – somewhat ironically – Constitution Day. The Phuket action was peaceful, partly because of the basic goodwill of the protesters but also because government officials capitulated to the

protesters demands as soon as they made them, promptly closing their offices.

Phuket Provincial Hall has been the main target of protests since Phuket people started supporting the marches and government office invasions in Bangkok.

But on Wednesday, after being closed since November 27,

the Hall cautiously reopened, with “some, but not all” of staff reporting for duty.

This was in contrast to Monday, when a crowd estimated at around 7,000 people descended on Provincial Hall in the largest rally so far, spilling over to block Surin Rd, blowing whistles, waving Thai flags and giving vocal support to the efforts of their counterparts in Bangkok.

This came after the leader of the protests in Bangkok, resigned Democrat Party MP Suthep Thaugsuban, called for Monday to be the “final battle” in efforts to get PM Yingluck Shinawatra, her brother, exiled former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, and other members of their family out of Thai politics forever.

By that time, PM Yingluck had already announced the dissolution of Parliament in order to arrange fresh national elections. But this failed to placate either Mr Suthep and his followers, or the Phuket protesters. Suratin Lien-udom, one of the Phuket leaders, told The Phuket News, “Even

though PM Yingluck has announced the dissolution of the House of Representatives, she is still acting Prime Minister.

“Today, we are not going to any [other government] office.

We are here together peacefully. We want only to uproot Thaksin’s system.”

Protester Pairoj Ruampanpong told The Phuket News, “Now, there are 6,000 to 7,000 protesters here, and about 1,000 more going around Phuket Town showing the symbols of protest, in order to oppose Thaksin’s system.

“The dissolving of the House of Representatives is just [a ploy] to cool down politics; the Prime Minister is still there. “People really want to see the creation of the People’s Council [as proposed

by Mr Suthep], and experts have concluded that it is [constitutionally] possible.”

The People’s Council would be an appointed body of “good people” who would form a government and run the country until all corruption is rooted out and truly fair elections can be called.

The plan has been variously described, depending on one’s view, as the perfect solution or as an undemocratic attempt to hijack the country’s political system.

It does seem, however, that support for Ms Yingluck has been waning. Even in strongholds of “Red Shirt” support, anti-government protesters have been able to hold demonstrations without being set upon – which would have been unthinkable two or three years ago. In addition, the rice pledging scheme, widely criticised as being a cynical play for votes and a devastating blow to Thailand’s exports, has begun to alienate the people it was supposed to benefit.

The Bangkok Post reported on Wednesday that rice farmers are threatening to block roads in 26 provinces if the government fails to pay money they are owed from the 2013/2014 main crop.

Prasit Boonchoey, Thai Rice Farmers Association president, said most rice farmers have not been paid since October.

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Improvements to park discussed SOME 40 PEOPLE ATTENDed a lively outdoor public hearing on Monday evening (December 9) on improvements to the Rama XI Park to the south of the city.

Chairing the meeting, the Mayor of Phuket City, Somjai Suwanasupapana, listed the topics for discussion.

These included relocating toilets to a safe place close to the exit and adding three more toilets; increasing lighting for improved security, dividing the park into activity zones and improving the landscaping to make the park more beautiful.

Local people at the meeting said there were problems caused by different activities – running, walking, skateboarding and relaxing – all taking place in the same area.

A skateboarding group asked for a skate park to be built.

A representative from a running and walking group said there should be more toilets around the park, and the existing ones need to be repaired and properly maintained. He added that the use of vehicles should also be restricted inside the park, for safety’s sake.

Advisers to Mayor Somjai agreed, proposing that two of

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T Mayor Somjai chairs the outdoor meeting. the three entrances to the park should be closed to vehicles.

Another participant suggested that an nursery for organic plants should be established to attract more people to the park. Land in the park could be rented out for this, he said, bringing in revenue for the municipality.

It was suggested that other improvements should be made to increase safety and convenience for the handicapped and elderly people.

The Suan Luang Society has a Facebook page that is open to comments from the public. In addition, vinyl boards have been erected at the park on which people may write their opinions.

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esco-Lotus corporate headquarters in Bangkok has confirmed that its controversial plan to build a large store on Bangkok Rd in the middle of Phuket Town is on hold.

In a terse statement to The Phuket News on Wednesday (December 11) Salinla Seehaphan, Corporate Affairs Director, wrote, “This project has been put on hold. We will inform [you] of any further developments.”When the plan was announced at the beginning of last year, it sparked protest marches in the town, with local people claiming that the store

The original announcement sparked street protests. would kill local businesses and the local culture, and cause traffic jams.Reacting to the “on hold” announcement, Deputy Mayor Dr Kosol Tan-utai said, “Under municipal regulations which we are waiting to have approved, Tesco Lotus will not

be able to build a store covering more than 300 square metres.”

This, he said, would be too small a space for what TescoLotus was proposing to build.

He noted that Tesco had not made any further proposals recently to the municipality.

Theerapong “Tor” Iamananjaroen, President of the Fresh Market Club, which spearheaded opposition to the Tesco plan, was happy to hear that it is on hold, although he was concerned because the plan has not yet been declared dead.

“If the municipal regulation limiting businesses in built-up areas of Phuket to no more than 300 sqm is approved by Bangkok, this will help a lot of local people in the area and also keep traffic under control.

Mr Tor said he admired Dr Kosol’s attempts to push through the area limit. This, he noted, was the opposite of other municipalities in other provinces, which were pushing for larger areas to be allowed.

Patong Carnival all set to kick off THIS YEAR’S ANNUAL Patong Carnival runs from Sunday (December 15) until next Friday December 15: 0800 offering of alms to 28 monks at Loma Park. 16:30 pm, start of the traditional street parade, from Soi Dtan on Phang Muang Sai Kor Rd area to get ready.

The parade will go along Phang Muang Sai Kor Rd, Pracha-

nukhro Rd and Taweewong Rd to the Ramphet football field.

19:50, Official opening of the 2014 Phuket Tourist Season followed by one concert next to the football ground and the other at the end of Bangla Rd. Concerts will feature Harnthaorangsipracha School band, Got Jakrapun, and Maleehuana.

December 16: Concerts: 19:00 Harnthaorangsipracha

School band; 21:30 Film Rattapoom; 22:00 Pu Pongsit concert.

December 17: Concerts: 19:00 Navadarajudis Taksin School band; 21:30 Pand Nakarin and Takkatan Chonlada; 22:00 pm Kang Gang.

December 18: Concerts: 19:00 Navadarajudis Taksin School band; 21:00 Bao V; 21:30 pm Phai Pongsathorn.

December 19: Concerts:

19:00 Mathayom Wat Kuan Wiset School band (Trang); 21:30 Punch Worakarn; 22:00 Job 2 Do. December 20: 08:30 underwater and beach trash collection competition, starting from Loma Park. Concerts: 19:00 Mathayom Wat Kuan Wiset School; 21:30 Ice Sarunyu; 22:00 Labanoon concert.

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Praising the police

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huket police should be commended for their quick work in catching the three foreigners who broke into an ATM in Patong last week, getting away with B200,000.

The robbery happened in the early hours of Tuesday (December 3), but by Thursday police had released footage to the media of two foreigner suspects – they were caught on CCTV camera footage at the Thai Watsadu construction store in Thalang buying the same materials that were found at the crime scene days later.

Then a day later, on Friday, police announced they were looking for a Suzuki Swift car the suspects were believed to have been driving.

Finally on Sunday, three foreigners were arrested in Bangkok – around 800km from

the scene of the crime – and brought back to Phuket where they confessed and were made to do a re-enactment.

The two Colombians, gang leader Arturo Amariles Marin, 57, and Guarin Suta, 45, aka Luis Fernando, said they opened the back of the ATM with a cutting torch, while the 50-year-old Mexican, Yesid Alexander, acted as driver and lookout.

How police managed to identify the men responsible so quickly and then track them down in Bangkok remains to be announced.

No details have been revealed and there are many ifs, whats and buts if you start thinking about it.

How did they find footage from a construction store in Thalang and make the connection? How did they identify the

rental car involved? How did they track down three foreigners at a hotel in Bangkok based on very fuzzy camera footage?

And let’s not even get started on the time delays – police were not informed of the robbery until 10 hours after it happened because the alarm on the ATM was not linked to the police, but a centralised bank security system instead.

However the police cracked the case – and their lips are sealed on this one – it was excellent work by all involved, and we hope it bodes well for future such cases.

It’s sometimes easy to criticise the police in Phuket – and let’s face it, we all do at times – but credit where credit is due: they worked fast and efficiently on this case, based on very few details, and successfully managed to catch the criminals.

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Happy birthday to His Majesty It’s just about 19.29 pm [on December 5], when the Thai nation rises as one to salute in gratefulness our Rama 9, for his unique role in unifying our people for more than 60 years.

That that is a remarkable feat, can be seen tonight as 80 million or so people light candles at that precise auspicious time (with many number 9s) to wish the King a happy birthday.

Where else in the world can that happen?

His Majesty dressed in gold regalia, as expected by the populace, rode on the royal wheelchair, after arriving from his Klai Klangwon (Far from Worry) Palace in breezy Hua Hin, to preside once again in front of the formal gathering of the country’s Government, who came to the seaside to pay its respect.

In earlier days, the King would enjoy speaking off the cuff, joking and imparting wise sayings, coming from a very wise man. But today, the frail 87-years-old had to read very slowly from a written text.

Among his faithful subjects listening to him outside, all dressed in yellow and waving his flags, there was not a dry eye anywhere. Women weep, and an ordinary businessman just stood and repeated, “Long live the King”, while also crying.

Where else in the world does this happen? Who else has this majesty?

After the short formality, the people’s King left again in his white Volkswagen van past lucky Hua Hin residents who lined the road. He gazed at his well-wishers, and smiled for the first time today.

Five more minutes and this Marxist, who normally only lights a candle for the lord Buddha and my kids’ birthday cakes, will go out near our pond, and light a little candle, likewise in thanks, for my King.

Norachai, Chiang Mai

Immigration Office advice, we now have to change again to an account in my husband’s name, unless we top up the joint account with a considerable sum.

Having individual accounts also can cause problems regarding access to funds in the event of death of a partner.

They do not make it easy, and the bank must think we are crazy to keep amending our accounts.

Lorraine

Please stop changing rules

Different folks, different strokes

[Re. Phuket Immigration clarifies retirement visa rules] After just changing our account to a joint account to satisfy the

this story? It seems to suggest any other stroke would save you from jelly fish stings.

Laurie Howells A paramedic that comes here twice a year and didn’t know you put vinegar on a jellyfish sting?

Geraldrawai He did that after showering, so he must have known, But I’ve never heard of using shaving cream and a credit card!

Adriane Walter-Scott

Kudos to the police It’s driving me for swift arrest round the bend [Re. Three foreigners arrested over Phuket ATM robbery] Congratulations are definitely in order for a speedy resolution to this case. It’d be interesting to know if the three had anything to do with the previous ATM robbery. geoffphuket

[Re. ‘I thought I was a goner,’ says swimmer stung by Phuket jellyfish] Silly question, but what has the ‘breast-stroke’ have to do with

[Re. Two hurt after ‘careless’ U-turn by motorbike in Phuket] Let me guess, the car driver is going to have to pay for the damages, right?

Speaking of U-turns, why is there never a cop at the new bus terminal intersection?

I don’t think I have ever been to that intersection without seeing someone doing an illegal U-turn right beside the no U-turn sign.

Just take the sign down if you’re not going to enforce the law, please.

Dave Williams

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IN BRIEF PATTAYA

Receptionist drugged at Pattaya hotel A receptionist at a central Pattaya hotel was drugged and the hotel’s lockers were broken into on December 10.

The 35-year-old receptionist Art was found lying unconscious on the floor of the ground floor lobby.

Three of a total of 28 lockers were broken-into, with numerous items stolen.

The perpetrator also stole the CCTV tapes before leaving. Pattaya One

CHIANG MAI

Direct flights launched to Wuhan, Beijing Air China launched flights between Wuhan in central China and Chiang Mai in northern Thailand on December 10, following the introduction of its new Beijing to Chiang Mai service last month.

The twice-weekly flight CA705/6 will operate on Tuesday and Friday, using Airbus A320 aircraft.

Flights will depart Wuhan Tianhe International Airport at 7.30pm and arrive in Chiang Mai at 10pm. The return service will leave Chiang Mai at 11pm, and reach Wuhan at 2.45am the next day.

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LAMPANG

TV star attacked in hotel room A n 18 -ye a r- old m a n climbed the balcony of a Lampang hotel on December 9 to break into the room where an unnamed female TV celebrity from Bangkok was staying.

He initially tried to strangle and rape her but her younger brother heard the commotion and fought him off. The attacker fled the scene and was arrested at a nearby basketball court.

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BANGKOK

Unpaid rice farmers threaten roadblocks Rice farmers are threatening to block roads in 26 provinces if the government fails to pay money they are owed from the 2013/2014 main crop. Prasit Boonchoey, Thai Rice Farmers Association president, said most rice farmers have not been paid since October.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013

PM rejects protesters’ demand to step down Thanaporn Promyamyai

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hai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday refused demands by anti-government protesters that she resign before upcoming elections, urging them to abandon their selfstyled “people’s revolution”.

Bangkok has been shaken by more than a month of mass opposition rallies aimed at ousting Yingluck and ridding the kingdom of the influence of her older brother, deposed former leader Thaksin.

In a sharp drop from the roughly 140,000 people who attended protests Monday, police said some 7,650 protesters gathered in the capital Tuesday afternoon, calling for the elected government to step down.

The demonstrators are a loosely-allied group united by their animosity towards Thaksin, a billionaire tycoonturned-politician who was overthrown in a military coup seven years ago but is widely

A teary Yingluck. Photo: AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul thought to control the government from abroad.

Yingluck, who called an early election on Monday to try to calm the political turmoil, said her cabinet was legally bound to act as an

Drug couriers wounded after speeding car chase IN SI SA KET, TWO SUSpected drug couriers were arrested with 1,172 methamphetamine pills and an axe in their possession late Monday night.

Pol Col Tosanarot Phawaphutanond, superintendent of Benjalak police station, said the two suspects were Samai Sathusin, 45, and Suwan Thonglor, 46. They were arrested with 1,172 methamphetamine pills in their possession.Prior to their arrest, police set up a sting operation to purchase the meth pills from them.

After the suspects realised

it was a set-up, they ran to their car and sped away.

A car chase followed and police were able to shoot out one of the car’s tyres. After the car stopped, Mr Suwan came out of the vehicle holding an axe and approached the police car. Police then shot at him and he was hit in the back.

Mr Samai was hit in the leg when police were trying to shoot the car’s tyres.

Both suspects were charged with having illicit drugs in their possession with intent to sell.

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interim government until the polls are held.

“I would like the protesters to stop and to use the electoral system to choose who will become the next government,” she told reporters after a cabi-

net meeting early Tuesday.

A visibly emotional Yingluck – who said she had not discussed with party colleagues whether she would run in the February 2 election – reacted angrily to protesters’ calls that her family be removed from Thailand.

“I have retreated as far as I can – give me some fairness,” she said.

Rally leader Suthep Thaugsuban has rejected elections and vowed to set up a parallel government that would suspend the democratic system in Thailand and redraw its constitution.

The f irebrand for mer deputy prime minister, who faces an arrest warrant for insurrection over the protests, issued a 24 hour ultimatum late Monday calling on Yingluck and her colleagues to resign from the caretaker government.

“When the ultimation expires at 10:30pm, if there has been no clear signal that you [Yingluck] will resign, we will

intensify the protests,” he said Tuesday evening.

“As soon as [the interim government] hands its resignation to the King, we will all go home,” he added.

Thaksin is loathed by many in the royalist elite and Bangkok middle class, but loved among the working classes and those in his rural northeastern heartland.

His overthrow in 2006 by generals loyal to the king ushered in years of political turmoil and rival street protests by the royalist “Yellow Shirts” and Thaksin’s supporters, known as the “Red Shirts”.

Pro-Thaksin parties have won every election in more than a decade, but all governments linked to the divisive former premier since 2006 have been cut short by military or judicial intervention without serving a full term.

Observers fear that if another Thaksin-allied government is forcibly removed it could trigger a fresh round of violence. AFP

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013

World unites for Mandela T

ens of thousands of grieving South Africans sat side-by-side with presidents, priests, queens and sheikhs on Tuesday at a memorial service for unifying global icon Nelson Mandela.

Close to 100 world leaders and 80,000 South Africans gathered at a stadium in Soweto – the crucible of Mandela’s anti-apartheid struggle – to bid farewell to a man whose life story earned uncommon universal respect.

News of the prisonerturned-president’s death at his home in Johannesburg on Thursday resonated around the world, triggering a wave of loving admiration from political and religious leaders, some of whom agree on little else.

The presidents of the United States and Cuba are among those who will share a stage, pausing rivalries that date back to the Cold War to pay tribute as millions around the world look on.

The event is part of an extended state funeral that will culminate in Mandela’s burial on Sunday in the rural village of Qunu where he spent his early childhood.

A massive security operation swung into place as South Africans grabbed their final chance to unite in a mass celebration of Mandela’s life ahead of the more formal lying in state.

The Indian and Brazilian presidents spoke, reflecting the extraordinary global reach, popularity and influence of one of the 20th century’s towering

Mourners gather to honour late South African former president Nelson Mandela at an inter-faith service on December 6, 2013, held at the Grand Parade in Cape Town, where Mandela made his first speech as a free man in 1990. Photo: AFP/Jennifer Bruce political figures.

Four of Mandela’s grandchildren spoke for his family, while neither his widow, Graca Machel, nor his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela were listed on the programme.

Some 120,000 people watched the event on giant screens set up in three overflow stadiums in Johannesburg.

Although Mandela had been critically ill for months, the announcement of his death was a body blow for this recently reborn nation.

Although Mandela had been out of public life for more than a decade, South Africans looked to his unassailable moral authority as a comforting constant in a time of uncertain social and economic change.

Study says nuclear war could ‘end civilisation’ with famine A N U C L E A R WA R between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human civilisation, a study said Tuesday.

Even if limited in scope, a conflict with nuclear weapons would wreak havoc in the atmosphere and devastate crop yields, with the effects multiplied as global food markets went into turmoil, the report said.

The Nobel Peace Prizewinning International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Physicians for Social Responsibility released an initial peer-reviewed study in April 2012 that predicted a nuclear famine could kill more than a billion people.

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estimated the impact in China and calculated that the world’s most populous country would face severe food insecurity.

“A billion people dead in the developing world is obviously a catastrophe unparalleled in human history.

But then if you add to that the possibility of another 1.3 billion people in China being at risk, we are entering something that is clearly the end of civilisation,” said Ira Helfand, the report’s author.

Helfand said that the study looked at India and Pakistan due to the long-standing tensions between the nucleararmed states, which have fought three full-fledged wars since independence in 1947.

Nine countries are believed to possess nuclear weapons, with Russia and the United States holding the majority. AFP

On the eve of the memorial Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu described Mandela as a “magician” who conjured a united nation out of a country teetering on the brink of civil war.

“Everybody was saying we would go up in flames,” he said.

“He really was like a magician with a magic wand, turning us into this glorious, multi-coloured rainbow people.

“This repulsive caterpillar, South Africa, that used to be the world’s pariah, he turned into a beautiful, beautiful butterfly.”

A single candle was lit Monday in Mandela’s tiny prison cell on Robben Island, where he spent the harshest of his 27 years in apartheid jails,

before emerging to lead his country out of the shadow of apartheid into a multi-racial democracy.

Ahead of the burial in Qunu, Mandela’s body lay in state for three days from Wednesday in the amphitheatre of the Union Buildings in Pretoria where he was sworn in as president in 1994.

Each morning, his coffin was borne through the streets of the capital in a funeral cortège, to give as many people as possible the chance to pay their final respects.

Around 11,000 troops have been mobilised to ensure security and help with crowd control.

As well as Obama and three previous occupants of

the White House, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande and Afghan President Hamid Karzai were all on the guest list.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who was among the first to arrive, paid handsome tribute to a “giant for justice” whose “mighty life” touched millions.

Parliament met in special session Monday, with MPs carrying single red roses as they entered the assembly building that was flanked by giant portraits of Mandela in tribal dress and as an elder statesman.

Opposition leader Helen Zille said every politician had a duty to carry forward Mandela’s ideals of justice and equality for all.

“He has handed the baton to us and we dare not drop it,” Zille said.

Africa was represented at the funeral by Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan and more than a dozen other heads of state and government.

Notable absentees included Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who cited high travel and security costs, and Mandela’s fellow Nobel peace laureate, the Dalai Lama, who since 2009 has twice been denied a visa for South Africa.

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey and singer-activist Bono, as well as British billionaire Richard Branson and musician Peter Gabriel were among the celebrity mourners. AFP

IN BRIEF LOS ANGELES

US war vet says N Korea ‘confession’ was made under threat of prison A US Korean war veteran held for over a month in North Korea said Monday that a video “confession” released during his detention was made under duress.

Merrill Newman, 85, who was released last week and is now back home in California, said he was warned he could be jailed for 15 years for spying if he did not cooperate.

Newman, who was on a guided tourist trip to the reclusive state, added that he believes North Korean authorities misunderstood his “curiosity as something more sinister” when he asked about North Korean war veterans.

MEXICO CITY

Five men held in radioactive material theft Mexican authorities have formally arrested five men suspected of stealing a truck carrying highly radioactive material in a theft that caused international alarm, an official said Monday.

A federal judge on Sunday ordered the five suspects held for 40 days on allegations of theft through organized crime and illegally transporting hazardous material, an official at the attorney general’s office told AFP.

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For peace and quiet, go east AMY’S VIEW Amy Koh

T

he east coast of Phuket has always held a special place in my heart, maybe because it was my first home on the island just a little over nine years ago.

The vast green unspoiled tropical nature and the peacefulness are unique to the east coast and those who have made their homes there can vouch for that.

Of course, the east coast is not for everyone (thank goodness) but if you don’t mind a 15-minute drive to the nearest restaurant or convenience store or 30 minutes to Phuket Town, then a property on the east coast is definitely worth considering.

Properties in this part of the island are larger because land cost are much cheaper than in the more populous west coast but more importantly, this affords you the peace and tranquility to enjoy its natural surroundings.

Quite a bit has changed on the east coast in the last few years from after the expansion to four lanes of road from the

Some of the biggest homes on Phuket are on the east coast, This is the living room in one of the huge mansions at Cape Yamu. Photo: Yoo Heroines Monument to the Pa Khlok OrBorTor offices.

Technically when referring to the east coast, it sorts of begins from the Heroine’s Monument and runs all the way to the Ao Por Marina and past Mission Hills Golf Club.

Just a few years ago, land on both sides of this new roadway consisted of rubber plantations and secondary jungle.

However the land has now

been snapped up by local Thai developers and there are more than 10 housing developments completed or under construction, offering homes ranging in price from B1.8 million to B5 million.

Banks, shops, local markets, a golf driving range and commercial businesses can be found just off the Heroines Monument.

Just four kilometres from

the monument is the turnoff for Cape Yamu, home to some of the most luxurious villas in Phuket. Before the year is out, it will also have a brand new hotel, Point Yamu by Como, managed by the award winning five-star group Como Hotels & Resorts group of Singapore.

There are several high-end projects on Cape Yamu worth a mention, including the ultraluxury Cape Yamu, The Bay

and Baan Yamu, featuring both condominiums and villas.

The other area worth a mention is the Ao Por area close to the Ao Por Grand Marina.

For yachties who want to be close to their boats in the marina, construction has just begun on the Marina Living, which will have 33 high-end condominium units on the waterfront. East Coast Villas is a 32-unit modern gated community and is a popular residence for local expatriates in that area.

The Ao Por area also has two hotels – the Chandara Resort & Spa and the Supalai Resort & Spa. The new and up-coming area on the east coast would have to be the area surrounding the international school, Phuket International Academy (PIA) and the Thanyapura Sports & Health Center.

Demand for housing in this area has grown steadily and small housing projects as well as individual stand-alone villas have been seen mushrooming around the area.

Amy Koh is the Sales Manager of Engel & Völkers Phuket.

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Banks moving to microchips in bid to foil skimming THAILAND’S COMMERcial banks nationwide will start shifting from the existing magnetic-strip ATM cards and debit cards to chip-embedded cards by next year, in an effort to prevent skimming.

Bank of Thailand Payment Systems Policy Department senior director Jaturong Jantarangs said all commercial banks will start using the chip technology. So far, up to 30,000 out of 50,000 ATM machines nationwide have been converted to make them compatible with the chip technology and the rest should be upgraded by next year.

Mr Jaturong said the banks will bear the cost of the technology upgrade. At the same time, card users will need to learn how to use Internet banking and mobile banking to protect themselves from falling prey to hackers and thieves using skimmers.

Banks in Europe, the US, Japan and some other countries in Asia shifted – some of them a long time ago – to chip-based debit and ATM cards, making it more difficult for skimmers to copy card information.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013

Thai Watsadu store opens for business BUILDERS AND REPAIRmen can now stop running around Phuket Town to find equipment and materials, with the opening of the huge Thai Watsadu store, which sells everything for the home, from shower heads to roof beams.

The store, opposite with Srisupphaluck Orchid cashew store just north of the Heroines Monument, is open every day from 7:30 am to 7 pm.

Big orders get extras. “We have free shipping for the first 10 km for orders of more than B25,000, though for the heavy orders such as roofing, the price

needs to be over B30,000 to get the free shipping,” said Kanjana Reungdam, the store’s customer service officer.

After the first 10 km, the shipping fee is B10 per km.

The store is offering three types of membership cards.

The first card, which is red, is for “VIP” customers. The second (blue) is for contractors, while the third is gold, and is for retail stores.

All are free. Customers who want to get membership need to bring copies of their ID card. For blue cards, they should also bring a copy of

their work licence, and gold card applicants should bring a copy of their commercial registration certificate.

Card holders receive points for purchases – one point for every B20. When they reach 20 points, they can exchange the points for a cash coupon worth B100 – the equivalent of a 25-per-cent discount.

Thai Watsadu, which has branches in 25 cities, is a member of the Central Group. The company’s website is here (Thai only). The telephone number is 076-601300. The website address is thaiwatsadu.com

Inside the Thai Watsadu superstore.

Protests taking toll on Thai tourism numbers T

he anti-government protests, especially in Bangkok but also elsewhere in the country, including Phuket, are hurting the country’s tourism industry, Tourism and Sports Minister Somsak Phurisisak said on Saturday (December 7).

Speaking on the Yingluck Government Meets the People weekly programme on NBT, Mr Somsak said that until October tourist arrivals were up by 20 per cent compared with last year.

But after the anti-government rallies began, the growth rate dropped by half.

The minister said that although the protests had had an effect, the overall growth outlook for the tourism sector was still better than last year but he was concerned that prolonged anti-government protests would derail the country’s economic recovery, to which tourism is a major contributor.

Mr Somsak said millions of Chinese tourists had visited Thailand over the past three years. Chinese tourist num-

Backpackers have been deserting Bangkok’s Khao San Rd. Photo: travelourplanet.com bers are projected to reach 4.5 million this year, down slightly from earlier forecasts of 4.7 million, due to ongoing political turbulence, he added.

Feeling the direct effects of the protests is Bnagkok’s backpacker haven, Khao San Road, where hoteliers have reported a 50 per cent decline in

reservations due to the protests.

Khao San Road Business Association consultant, Surat Wongchansin, said foreign tourists who had booked accommodation in the famous backpacker district, Khao San Road, had either cancelled their Thailand trip or gone elsewhere in the country in

order to avoid the disturbances in the Thai capital.

However, tour operators claimed their business was still largely intact for December, mainly due to cancellation fees faced by travellers, who tend to stay with the plan in order to avoid losses, or ask for another destination in the

same country.

Tour operators expect to see a drop in business in January as new booking fall and Khao San Rd hotels have reported bookings for January have all but disappeared, causing them to cut their room rates in half to try to counter the trend.

Restaurants, entertainment establishments, and souvenir shops in and around the backpacker district have suffered drops in revenue of as much as 70 per cent this month.

Thanavath Phonvichai, director of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s Economic and Business Forecasting Centre, said the economy was now “quite fragile and sensitive to the political situation” as well as travel confidence.

“If the political turmoil runs to the end of the year, the tourism industry could lose between B20 billion and B40 billion in income.

Losses in consumption and investment could reach B10 billion or even B20 billion.”

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IN BRIEF PROTEST FALLOUT

Tax take falls…

Somchai Poolsavasdi, director-general of the Excise Department, has revealed that the current political turmoil has led to plummeting tax revenue, particularly from alcohol sales.

This, he said, was due to many tourists canceling their travel plans to avoid the political unrest.

…but baht rises The Thai baht has risen to B32.0-32.25 to the dollar since PM Yingluck Shi­ nawatra announced the dissolution of parliament on Monday morning.

The Thai baht was trading between 32.32 and 32.33 to the dollar last Friday. .

No halt to rice scheme The controversial rice pledging scheme for farmers wil continue despite the dissolution of Parliament.

The Director-General of the Internal Trade Department, Somchart Soithong, said the first round of the 2013/2014 rice mortgage program has already been approved by the Cabinet.

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THE BIG LIST STICKY SITUATIONS Have you ever been stuck in a sticky situation or perhaps you’ve just felt stuck in the middle. Here is The Phuket News’ top five situations where people have become stuck.

TRAPPED IN FUN: Grown men and women who go on rollercoaster rides without children forgo any genuine reason to be there and thus deserve to be punished or at least stared at, with wrinkled brows.So it was perhaps god’s way of disapproving the actions of 18 adults in China last year when the roller-coaster they were riding came to a complete stop, upside down, whilst doing the loop-de-loop.The adults who should’ve known better were left hanging upside down for more than half an hour, before being rescued and brought to land. Six had become ill, but all managed to make a swift recovery and probably realised that they should have been playing golf or reading a good book instead.

TRAPPED IN A SEAT: A 21-year-old wheelchair-bound American found himself going on a ride of a lifetime, all from the discomfort of his seat.The shaken up unlucky lad said that he had been wheeling across the a zebra crossing when his electric wheelchair’s handlebars became lodged in a truck’s front grill.Fortunately, Ben was wearing a seatbelt and apart from being quite distressed when the truck finally came to a stop, he was otherwise safe and sound.

TRAPPE D IN A HIGH PLACE: We’ve all been in places and situations which we’ve regretted and wish we weren’t in. Normally it’s just a case of apologising, getting the bill and sheepishly taking leave.No such luck for high-wire motorcyclist Mustafa Danger who had second thoughts 610 feet up suspended on a wire above Benidorm beach in Spain. With just feet to go to the other side, Danger shuddered to a halt, before he and his assistant – suspended on a frame below the bike to act as ballast – were towed to safety. He did manage it on his second attempt.

TRAPPED INSIDE A DREAM: For the first few minutes, he must have felt like he was living the dream, but very soon after the 3-year-old lad who got stuck in a games machine must have felt pretty rubbish.Having no luck in operating the crane machine to pluck out a teddy bear in a holiday arcade in Skegness, Christopher decided to take matters into his own hands and climbed through the shutter.He initially found it quite funny explained his mother, but when a crowd gathered and starting pointing and taking photos his mood quickly changed.

TRAPPED ESCAPING HELL: A Brazilian inmate came just a belly distance from freedom recently when, in an attempt to escape, he smashed a hole in the wall and started to wriggle out.Interestingly, the prison guards were alerted to his escape bid, not by the banging through of the wall, but by the wails of the inmate.

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Chinese woman trapped in well 15 days, survives

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Chinese woman survived after being stranded in a well for over two weeks, with little more than rainwater and a few corncobs to consume.

Su Qixiu, from Henan province, fell into the fourmetre deep well while she was out searching for medicinal leaves and herbs, and discovered that she couldn’t

get out as the walls were too smooth.

Thankfully she had corncobs she had previously collected and was able to drink water from two heavy rain showers during her 15 day ordeal.

Eventually, locals harvesting corn in the area heard her desperate cries and managed to pull her out.

Japan agency offers travel for your teddy bear UNABLE TO GET TO THAT must-see tourist site but can’t bear for your teddy to miss out? Then Japan has just the thing for you – a travel agency that takes stuffed toys on package tours and even provides the holiday snaps to prove it.

Tokyo-based Unagi (Eel) Travel has a range of offers to suit every cuddly companion’s purse.For instance, a day trip around sightseeing spots in the Japanese capital is US$45 (B1,400), plus travel – by parcel post – from and to the toy’s home address.

The more adventurous bear might like to see some of the grand temples and shrines of the ancient capital of Kyoto for US$95 (B3,000), or unwind in the hot spring baths that dot volcanic Japan – a snip at US$55 (B1,700).

“Some clients join tours simply because it seems fun but there are also people who want to send stuffed animals as their proxies since they can’t travel by themselves, because they are in hospital, handicapped or too busy,” said tour operator Sonoe Azuma.

Tour operator Sonoe Azuma with her cuddly charges.

“A client asked me to take her companion up some stairs and walk through narrow streets she can’t go into with her wheelchair.

“Another client wanted her animal to get a lot of sunshine as she can’t go outside because of a skin disease.

Owners are invited to give a bit of background about the participant’s character, such as what their hobbies are and why they are joining the tour.

On a recent tour of Tokyo, a menagerie of creatures were entrusted to Azuma’s care.

The group included a tiger from Osaka, a shark

from Kanagawa, a rather well-loved Hello Kitty from Hyogo and a small version of Sesame Street’s Big Bird from Hokkaido. They were escorted around Tokyo by the agency’s resident tour guide, eel girl Unasha.After an early morning briefing on what to expect, participants were gently packed up and taken to the expansive Meiji Jingu Shrine before heading for the Imperial Palace gardens, where Azuma carefully spread out a towel for the gang to sit on as they posed for one of many group photos of the day.

While it may sound a

little far-fetched, 39-year-old Azuma, who used to work in finance, takes her task very seriously and objects to the idea that she is just firing off snaps at famous locations.

“Anyone could do it if it was simply about taking pictures of stuffed animals... You must do this with the belief that ‘I’m taking care of other people’s children’,” she said.

Azuma, who has been running Unagi Travel for three years, live-blogs her tours, uploading pictures on Facebook and Twitter.Each photo is captioned with comments from tour participants, ranging from the simple “yummy!” when sampling food to a more considered “Always important to look at things from a different perspective” as they stand in front of a tall building.

Azuma even prepares tiny costumes for her pint-sized charges that match tour locations – such as kimonos for a sleepover at a Japanese-style inn. She says this helps to add a little surprise to owners who are monitoring the trip online. AFP

Kung Fu star’s yellow suit up for auction BRUCE LEE’S ICONIC YELlow jumpsuit, which was worn in the Hong Kong star’s last filmed movie ‘Game of Death’ is to be sold at a Hong Kong auction next week.

Also for sale at the same auction is a pair of his nunchucks, which are expected to fetch around US$30,000 (B970,000). The suit, however, which was tailor-made by a Hong Kong tailor, is estimated to fetch around

US$35,000 (B1.1 million).

The clothing will be best suited to someone of small stature, as it has shrunk six inches since Bruce wore it, after being washed upon completion of filming.

The items are being sold by a close friend of Lee’s, who was given them when he died.

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Eric Smulders displays the certificate that comes with each and every piece of jewellery.

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t’s that time of year again when the relative values of relationships are covertly assessed through the monetary or emotional worth attached to the object given to that person. Ho ho ho, indeed.

To coincide with the festive season, Eric Smulders – owner of Soul of Asia and exManaging Director of Cartier is putting on an exhibition and sale of 60 jewellery pieces, all of which come from government auctions in the United States, where they were picked up from the bankruptcy courts.

“Each piece is around 20 to 30 per cent off the price – it’s a great opportunity to pick up some wonderful pieces,” says Mr Smulders.

During a visit to Soul of Asia, where the show will be held, the Dutchman shows The Phuket News a wonderful array of pieces, including a 14K white gold, 11-carat sapphire, two-carat diamond ring.

The recommended retail price is US$9,500, but it will go on sale for a snip at US$4,933.

Each and every piece, which includes earrings, bracelets, rings and broaches, were either made in the US or Europe, and come with certificates to authenticate the quality and prove ownership.

Mr Smulders says that he has been buying jewellery from Sotheby’s and Christie’s for years but that this was the first time he had put on a show of reclaimed jewellery items.

Twelve of the pieces have already been sold and Mr Smulders has high hopes for the rest of them.

“They’re all wonderful value for money and extremely decorative pieces – good quality for the price. Russians especially know jewellery. Not really Asian art, but certainly jewellery.”

The exhibition is on display now and will run for a month. The official cocktail opening is on December 22. For more information, visit: soulofasia.com.

Phuket family has hit upon the novel idea of combining two common methods of collecting money for charity to raise funds for the victims of last month’s typhoon in the Philippines.

Four-year-old Thawan helped his mother Tuk bake some delicious star-shaped cookies, while his big sister Dtonkhaw baked letters that read out ‘I love the Philippines’.

Arranging them into a cool message, Mrs Tuk then made a printed T-shirt and is now selling them for charity.

Fifty per cent of all proceeds will go to the Philippines Relief Fund. If you would like to buy a T-shirt or find out more information, call Tuk on 080-533-8888.

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Tragedy and fate molds a champion Jean-Pierre Mestanza editor3@classactmedia.co.th

I probably spoke more to my mom that week than I did in years because I was travelling, racing. We talked about a lot of things. I told her she had to hang around, I was heading to the Olympics. I’m the best in the world at something. She was really proud

(Above) Former world number one ranked triathlete, now executive chairman of Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club, Chris McCormack, wins the 2010 Ironman World Championship. @thephuketnews

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he two-year period from 1999 to 2000 was arguably the most important in champion triathlete Chris McCormack’s life.

“That single moment in my career made me a great champion because I left my country and said ‘I will never represent Australia again’,” he says.

Considered the top triathlete in Australia at the time, and the world number three (former number one), ‘Macca’ had just come off of a top finish at the Tokyo Olympic time trials and, in his mind, had qualified for one of the three spots on the Australian triathlon team for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Just two years before in 1997, he had become the first male to ever win both the ITU Triathlon World Championships and ITU Triathlon World Cup. Surely, his dream to compete in the Olympics were near.

But a phone call with his brother brought him back to Australia – his mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer and given three months to live.

For a week straight, the future executive chairman of Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club in Phuket spent the day along his dying mother’s bedside, sharing tales from his travels of the past few years.

“I probably spoke more to my mom that week than I did in years because I was travelling, racing,” he says.

“We talked about a lot of things. I told her she had to hang around, I was heading to the Olympics. I’m the best in the world at something. She was really proud.”

After a week, his friend Michael Gilliam, now Thanyapura CEO, invited McCormack out to dinner to get his mind off things.

That was the night he met Emma, a young woman who wouldn’t give him her phone number unless he dropped by the dress shop where she worked later that week. “‘Make the effort’ I remember she told me,” he says smiling.

Unfortunately, McCormack’s mother succumbed to the cancer the next day.

Despite this and against the advice given by his father, McCormack still went to the Australian Olympic trials in South Korea, which took place less than a week after his mother had passed.

In a heated neck-and-neck race in the cycling portion, McCormack was close to a second-place finish, when he heard someone from the crowd shout out, “Hey Macca, do it for ya mum.”

“I just stopped, in the middle of the Olympic trials, pulled up on the side of the road and cried.

“All the cameras were there, and I just got all my stuff, climbed the fence and went home,” he says, “just right there all on TV.” Two weeks later, the Australian Triathlon Federation announced their roster without McCormack, passed over for the Olympics due to a policy that stated all athletes must not go home until the trials are over.

Though he was named to the reserve team, he took it as an offense. He filed for an exemption to the rule, but was immediately denied.

“They said my head wasn’t in the game,” he says about the period, which was still eight months before the Sydney games.

“I single-handedly went on a rampage to beat every single Australian athlete after that. It wasn’t their fault. I became quite famous for it, this chip I had against my federation.”

The decision prompted McCormack to pack his bags and move to the United States, vowing never again to represent Australia.

Shortly before the infamous breakdown in front of the cameras, on the night of his mother’s funeral, McCormack went out for a drink with some family members and bumped into Emma once again.

As luck would have it, McCormack’s mother had been Emma’s netball coach years before. The two chatted and, before long, started dating.

Four years later in 2003, McCormack worked up the courage to propose to her. He pulled out the ring and popped the question, but she said ‘No!’

“Then she said, ‘no, yes! I’m sorry, continue’,” he says, “I planned for it to be romantic but it was quite stumbly really.”

In the ten years since they have been married, McCormack has been able to win the US Triple Crown (the first man to do it in a decade) and the 2007 and 2010 Ironman World Champi-

onships while welcoming three kids to their family.

Now, settled in Phuket and heading one of the regions best athletic facilities, he looks back at those years in awe.

“I often say ‘One amazing woman left my life, another just dropped in front of me’, it was meant to be,” he says, “I’m sure it was destiny.”

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Teaching: the warning signs ASK THE AJARN Eric Haeg eric@teflcampus.com

Even after signing a contract, if the employer refuses to provide a copy in Thai and English, simply walk away.

It’s a terrible start and not a great sign of things to come

A TEFL trainer since 2007, Eric Haeg welcomes all questions and comments: eric@teflcampus.com

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ed flags – they’re clearly visible on Phuket’s beaches but not at Phuket’s schools.

While finding employment as a teacher in Thailand isn’t difficult, finding a good employer is a completely different matter.

Aside from ensuring the salary is competitive, teachers need to ensure their benefits are reflective of the position, and that the employment contract is within the law.

Most of Phuket’s mainstream schools have come a long way in ensuring their foreign staff meet local and national regulations, yet recent reports from teachers applying to two schools in Phuket Town suggest not everyone is prepared to do what is required to legally employ foreign teachers.

If a foreigner meets legal requirements for teaching and is applying for a full-time position, nothing less than a legally binding contract is in order. Seeing as some schools still wish to ignore the law, here are a few red flags to watch out for: The employer wants the teacher to start work before applying for a visa and work permit: Unless married, a non-immigrant B visa is required and the employer must supply the applicant with official documentation.

If no qualifying visa has been obtained, a work permit application cannot be submitted. Legally, a foreigner cannot work until the work permit has been approved.

While this is routinely ignored, working before an application has even been submitted can result in much worse penalties.

The employer charges the teacher for sick days: Believe it or not, a school in Phuket Town tried to get an applicant to accept this as a term of his employment just last month.

If Phuket schools don’t follow the laws for employing foreign teachers, they might very well have empty classrooms.

There may not be a brighter red flag than this one. Everyone gets sick and there’s less than a snowball’s chance in Thailand that the Thai teachers are accepting this as a caveat of their employment.

The employer refuses to provide an English-language contract: Almost all foreign teachers cannot fluently read Thai and without being able to do so, being provided with an English translation of the Thai contract is a reasonable expectation.

If a school cannot provide one, they either have very little experience employing foreigners or they’re hoping to take liberties with the law.

The employer will not provide a copy of the employment contract: Common

sense isn’t all that common but this one really should have an applicant running for the hills, perhaps the Cameron Highlands to find a job in Malaysia where these tactics aren’t so common.

Even after signing a contract, if the employer refuses to provide a copy in Thai and English, simply walk away. It’s a terrible start and not a great sign of things to come.

Accepting anything less than the legal norm won’t help an individual teacher and it certainly won’t help Phuket’s foreign teaching community as whole. Be calm and respectful when negotiating terms of employment but also be firm in ensuring legal terms of employment are met.

Good Shepherd school opens

BISP students ‘Top in Thailand’

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fter 18 months of hard work, The Good Shepherd School on the outskirts of Phuket Town finally opened its doors on December 6.

Whilst the school will be run by the Good Shepherd charity, the official name of the school is The Mike Mathews Learning Centre – for The Good Shepherd.

This is to honour the Mike Mathews Foundation, which has been a significant supporter of the school from the very beginning.

The school will act as a learning centre for 150 Burmese children living in the fishing village near Rassada Pier. Many of the children have been at significant risk of human trafficking and sexual abuse, and have had very little or no access to education or medical services.

The school consists of six classrooms, a nursery and a medical centre that will also serve as an open clinic for both the children and their

families.

At the opening, one of the organisers of the fundraising efforts, Quintin Clover said, “It was a great day and the children provided excellent entertainment with their dancing and singing.

“It was a day to say thank you to all of the sponsors who have donated or held events throughout the year.

“A big thank you to everybody who has helped over the

last 18 months – the school will be making hundreds of children very happy for years to come.”

In spite of appearances, the school will continue to need to further donations to enable it to educate the many disadvantaged Burmese children in Phuket.

For further information on the school or to make a donation, visit the website: theschoolphuket.com.

our British International School Phuket (BISP) students, their very proud parents and Secondary Principal Simon Meredith were in Bangkok for the official presentation of the Cambridge IGCSE Outstanding Learner Awards on November 29.

Students from BISP won a total of seven awards – the highest number awarded to any international school in the whole of Thailand.

The British Ambassador to Thailand, Mark Kent, was the Guest of Honour, and is pictured presenting year 12 BISP student Natcha Vijitrujanaphan with her three Cambridge IGCSE ‘Top in Thailand’ Awards (for International Mathematics, Global Perspectives, and World Literature).

Also receiving their Top in Thailand Awards were year 12 BISP students Kantida Koysombat and Woravut Boonyasit, who received the joint Top in Thailand award

British Ambassador Mark Kent gives the awards to Natcha Vijitrujanaphan. for IGCSE Biology; and Jaratchai Chongjaroenjai, who was awarded Top in Thailand for International Mathematics (joint with Natcha).

BISP student Attani Sacha Tammathin received the High Achievement Learner Award for Foreign Language German.

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New exercises make a splash Jody Houton editor3@classactmedia.co.th

By pedalling or running in water, the liquid supports the body and resists your movements; the harder you cycle or run, the more resistance you experience, and the harder the workout

From above: An aqua-treadmill; Diane Stoffel on an aquabike.

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or Frenchwoman Diane Stoffel, bringing ‘aquafitness’ – water-based fitness equipment – to Phuket was a perfect opportunity.

Over the last decade, aquafitness has become a major fitness trend in Europe, though the technology (in particular aqua-treadmills and aqua-bikes) has actually been in use, mainly for rehabilitative purposes, for more than double that.

According to Diane, the natural properties of water such as resistance and buoyancy allow for a more accommodating and fun environment to work-out in.

By pedalling or running in water, the liquid supports the body and resists your movements, i.e. the harder you cycle or run, the more resistance you experience, and the harder the workout.

“It’s a great way of staying fit,” explains Diane. “There are no limitations – it’s open to everybody; obese, old or people suffering from muscular injuries.”

In fact, the latter is how she discovered aquafitness herself.

“I’ve been interested in sport ever since I was a little girl, and used to go running for a large part of my life, but a few years ago, I had some knee problems and had to stop running – it was a very difficult time for me.”

During a two year period, from 2011 to 2013, spent in her native Bordeaux (Diane has lived in Phuket since 1999), she noticed an advertisement for aquafitness in her local newspaper.

“It was for a discount session at a fitness

centre, so I went along and did a session. After five minutes I knew I wanted to do it more, and loved it so much I started going five times a week.”

A short time after, Diane decided to return to Phuket and bring her European discovery with her. She is now the managing director of Thailand operations for aquafitness company Waterfit.

“When I was in Europe I thought that it was a perfect opportunity for Phuket as there are lots of people here with swimming pools.”

Smoking and junk food on the rise

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ehaviours that increase individual health risks are on the increase around the world and pose issues for public health, especially in developing countries, a World Bank report warns.

The Washington-based development agency, which provides financial assistance, loans and expertise to developing and emerging economies, says abuse of drugs and alcohol, unhealthy eating and unsafe sex are spreading.

Even smoking rates, which have declined sharply in the United States and other developed countries in recent decades, are on the rise in many poor countries.

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“The health consequences and monetary costs of risky behaviours to individuals, their families, and society as a whole are staggering and justify public interventions.”

The report, ‘Risking your Health: Causes, Consequences and Interventions to Prevent Risky Behaviors’, finds that legislation and taxation can be effective at reducing or preventing unhealthy individual choices such as alcohol and tobacco use. Bangkok Post

Selling aquafitness equipment for personal use is just one part of Diane’s plan. With an instructor’s certificate, she can train both people and companies in how to use the machines, and intends to also sell to hotels, resorts, spas and hospitals.

She will soon also be working with a Russian and English speaking personal trainer, and be giving private training sessions in customers’ homes.

For more information on Waterfit, please visit thailandwaterfit.com

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f you can bake cookies, you can also make salt dough Christmas ornaments. A cheap and crafty activity that will turn your Christmas tree in a beautiful and personal celebration. The younger ones can enjoy kneading the dough and painting the ornaments, while the older kids (and parents) can get creative and try to make an ornament without the help of a cookie cutter.

Age: From 1.5 years What you need: (for approximately 20 ornaments) For the salt dough

Originally from The Netherlands, Phuket-based Yvon van Kesteren is the mother of two girls.

1 cup flour ½ cup salt ½ cup water oil (optional) food colouring (optional)

Other

Christmas cookie cutters Rolling pin

Baking paper Straw or wooden skewer Glitter Paint (acrylic) Beads Ribbon

Preparation: Mix the flour and salt

together. Slowly add the water until everything is mixed properly and looks like a bread/pizza dough. A few drops of oil makes the dough feel soft.

Knead the dough for about 5 minutes until all the lumps are removed and the dough is smooth. If the dough is too sticky add more flour, if it is too dry add some water.

By adding a few drops of food colouring you can make dough in any colour.

Or add some glitter to make it sparkle.

Play: With a rolling pin, roll the dough on a flat surface until it has the desired thickness (around 1/2 cm). Press out the ornament with a cookie cutter and place it on some baking paper.

With the end of a straw or wooden skewer make a little hole in the top of the ornament. Alternatively you could also put a paper clip at the top, leaving a small bit of the paper clip sticking out.

When the ornament is still soft, you can press in any beads for decoration.

Have no cookie cutters? Try making some ornaments by moulding the dough with your hands into the desired shape.

Why not try to make an angel or a Santa Claus? You could do this with coloured dough so it needs no painting afterwards. When you attach pieces of dough together, add a bit of water to the back as that makes it stick better.

Let the ornaments dry out for about 2 days until completely hard, turning them around after a day. If you don’t have much time you can bake them in the oven on 100 degree Celsius for about 3-4 hours.

After the ornament is dry you can decorate it with some paint and top it off with glitter.

Once finished decorating, string some ribbon or cord through the ornament and hang it in your tree.

Add-ons for more fun play:

Christmas ornaments also look great as decoration on the Christmas dinner table or a gift.

Add some longer pieces of ribbon or cord to your ornament and turn them into a necklace to make a great gift!

From salt dough you can also make great Valentine or Easter decorations.

Press a little hand or foot in an ornament. Make one each year and watch the kids grow.

Or press in small plastic animals or shells to make the ornaments look like fossils. Glue a magnet to the back and you can stick them to the fridge.

Clean up: A bit of clean up is neces-

sary after doing this activity as it can be quite messy. Clean up the table and do the dishes together.

If you have any leftover salt dough this can be stored in an airtight container up to a week in the fridge.

Educational: Plenty of things can be learned from doing this activity depending on the age of your child. The younger kids can develop their fine motor skills and senses by mixing, kneading and moulding the dough.

Older kids get to spark their creativity. They can also be challenged to develop their analytical skills by trying to make some ornaments without the help of a cookie cutter. Look online for some examples, and have your kids try to replicate them. thephuketnews

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Clockwise from top left: chicken with cashew nut; Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach Executive Chef Woothigrai “Woody” Mungjit with pad Thai; and spicy Thai seafood salad.

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eading the kitchen team at the newly-opened Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach is Woothigrai “Woody” Mungjit, a Phuket local with a wealth of international experience.

Executive Chef Woody oversees everything food-related at the resort, and has worked there for the last 18 months.

Chef Woody was born in Phuket but has spent time working overseas, including one year spent in Belgium as an executive sous chef for the Starwood Hotels group, and two years in Fiji as executive sous chef for the Sheraton. He’s been a professional chef for 28 years.

At the Pullman, the two main restaurants are

Elements, which is 70 per cent Thai food and 30 per cent international, and Vero, the resort’s Italian restaurant.

Signature menu items at the allday-dining Elements include Chef Woody’s prized roast duck curry (B300). The Rougie duck, he explains, is imported from France and then served in a curry flavoured with grapefruit.

“The duck is barbecued and the curry is sweet from the fruit,” he says.

Another recommended Western dish is the Black cod fish from the United States (B750). The fish is marinated with miso paste, then grilled and served with leek.

“This one is my favourite,” Chef Woody explains.

“The fish is healthy, and so is the leek. It’s a light dish, and it’s not such a huge portion – it’s not too heavy.”

Elements also serves a range of local Phuket dishes, including the Phuket-style “Moo Hong” – pork belly served in a soy sauce and Chinese herb soup. It’s tender, as the meat is cooked for three hours before serving (B300).

At the Pullman, Chef Woody has 60 staff under him, and says he really enjoys mentoring the younger Thai staff to train them to work hard – an ethic that has stood him in good stead so far.

Elements is open daily until 11pm, and Vero is open daily from 11.30am to 2pm, and 5pm until late. For reservations phone 076-303-299 or visit the website: pullmanphuketarcadia.com

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DINING GUIDE 9

EUROPEAN

INTERNATIONAL

INDIAN

SEAFOOD

Bodega & Grill

Irish Times

Navrang Mahal

Trisara Seafood

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

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.

Dinner 7pm-10.30pm. Trisara, 076 310 100.

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

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

Ceramic Kitchen Mom Tri’s Villa Royale

ITALIAN

RE KÁ TA Beach Club

Acqua

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

Enjoy a unique dining and shopping experience at Ceramic Kitchen. We offer a wide range of beverages as well as the chance to shop for ceramic after your lunch or dinner, while every Sunday we do a traditional roast all day. We’re also experts for special events, wedding ceremonies, staff parties, birthday parties and more.

185/5 Moo 7, Srisoonthorn Rd., T. Srisoonthorn, Thalang district. 076 272151-2, 082 153 3163

FRENCH

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 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

Baan Kalim Restaurant & Seafood KEE Sky Lounge

DaVinci

La Boucherie

La Boucherie is a French steakhouse located on Soi Sansabai in Patong, next to Jungceylon and just a short walk from Bangla road. You’ll find a varied menu of wonderful and reasonably priced food that includes perfectly cooked steaks and dishes from France, all with friendly and efficient service that guarantees you a very pleasant and satisfying experience. Open daily 11am-5am. 076 344 581. laboucherie-asia.com

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

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

Panache Restaurant

Diavolo

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

THAI Baan Aroi Restaurant

Breeze Restaurant

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

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Try our creative and innovative cuisine. Open daily from 7.00 am till 11.00 pm. Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas, outriggerthailand.com.

The Bistro Restaurant

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Offers authentic Thai cuisine, showcasing traditional local flavours with the freshest, finest and healthiest ingredients. This restaurant is surrounded by a lush tropical garden and provides a warm and friendly atmosphere. Open daily from 11.00 am till 9.00 pm. Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas, outriggerthailand.com.

JAPANESE Talung Thai

Tre by Double Pool Villas

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

A menu of modern Mediterranean influences created by Chef Luca 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

Tamarind Restaurant

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

The Bistro is at Impiana Resort Patong Phuket.

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

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

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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with and marry the locals.

There’s also a Khmer scene and then the old capital Ayutthaya. The scenes are impressive, with a huge stage and many performers, dancers and some animals too.

Scene changes are cleverly done, performers are not only on stage, but appear around the theatre, even overhead.

The stage show is pretty spectacular at times, my son was sitting next to me and was continually pointing and saying, “Dad,

look at that!”, and, “I can see the wires”.

At one point during the show, I think a big set change was needed, so there was a little musical comedy involving a group of players with bamboo rattles that all played different notes.

All in all we had a great evening! The show was great, the kids loved everything, and I can certainly recommend it.

Siam Niramit is open nightly except Tuesday. For more info., visit siamniramit.com

Unlimited Boston, Western rock, and Phuket lobsters steamed, grilled, poached or chilled, also French oysters, seafood bar, grilled international meats, cheese, desserts and more Drink specials: daytime treats starting at 180 net Poolside mini-massages at affordable prices Kids activities DJ sets by Jamie O’Rourke and Ms. Nok

1800++ /pers. or 2150++ with a bottle of beverage per couple 2450++ /pers. with a bottle of premium bubbles per couple with access to all the beach club’s services

Sundays from 11:30 am till 2:30 pm

at RE KÁ TA Lobster Sunday lunch

At the entrance to the Thai Village are some old-style sideshow stalls that are very popular at local fairs in Thailand, things like ‘throw a ball to try and knock the ladyboy in the water’

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he Siam Niramit Phuket cultural show opened in December 2011, located just outside Phuket Town, and not too far from our house.

I must have driven past it 200 times and thought, ‘we should try it one day’, but we generally tend to avoid the most obvious tourist attractions and find our own favourite things to do and places to visit in Phuket, so Siam Niramit went unvisited until now!

We got there at about 6:30pm, but the place opens at 5:30pm. As it turned out, at least another half hour would have been useful. We were still looking around the ‘Thai Village’ when staff came to find us and shepherd us off for dinner.

At the entrance to the Thai Village are some old-style sideshow stalls that are very popular at local fairs in Thailand, things like ‘throw a ball at the cans and win a teddy if you knock them all over’, or ‘throw a ball to try and knock the ladyboy in the water’. My boy tried both... needs to improve his aim!

And then it was time for the show! It’s a walk of a couple of hundred metres to the theatre. You cannot take cameras inside.

Cameras can be deposited and you get a receipt before you enter.

The show has many scenes taking you through some of the history of Siam (the country was only called Thailand after 1939) starting with the ancient kingdoms of the north, then the south (Phuket!) where you see Chinese traders coming to trade

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TECHNOLOGY 11

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IN BRIEF Donkey Kong’s cranky future

Cranky Kong will be making his debut as a playable character when Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is released next year. A teaser for the game was revealed at last week’s Spike VGX Awards event along with a brief play through of the game’s beginning levels.

Cranky Kong will take a note from Scrooge McDuck in Ducktales as he is able to hop over obstacles with his cane.

The game will be released February 21, 2014.

Tweeting offline is now a reality

Twitter has teamed up with U2opia Mobile, a Singapore-based start-up, to offer users in emerging markets who have entrylevel mobile phones access to the social app.

Users who want to take advantage of the service would need to dial a code to get a feed of popular trending topics on Twitter. The service will be available starting in early 2014, reports say.

U2opia Mobile already has a similar agreement with Facebook and Google Talk.

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Oldest signs of life discovered

Scientists say that 3.5 billion-year-old microbe traces found in rocks in northwest Australia could be the oldest signs of life on earth.

The sedimentary rocks in the remote Pilbara region of Australia showed complex microbial ecosystems that provide clues as to when life first evolved and what environment it evolved in.

The Dresser Foundation, a body of rock that has traces of of the microbes, is near the town of Port Hedland.

“We don’t see the microbe themselves, but we see large scale structures that the microbes constructed before they died,” said David Wacey, a researcher.

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J.P. Mestanza editor2@classactmedia.co.th

The 3Dprinted Liberator successfully fired its first bullet in May 2013. If that wasn’t scary enough for you, Texas-based company Defense Distributed posted the designs for the plastic guns online for free

3D

printing is a process by which an industrial printer generates layers of a specific material to create a threedimensional object from a software file.

It seems as though enthusiasts of 3D printing are living five years ahead of everyone else in the world.

The technology to generate everything – from household items to cars and even guns – is growing more sophisticated by the week.

If you’re not already on the 3D bandwagon (prices once steep are now falling), here’s a look at some of the advances that have taken place.

More affordable than ever

New models and designs for 3D printers are popping up all of the time, with the demand for personal 3D printers skyrocketing in mid-2013.

Some of most sought after are the MakerBot Replicator 2 (B70,600) and the Formlabs Form 1 (B86,600).

Though lower material costs mean the MakerBot Replicator 2 is a better buy, the Formlabs Form 1 prints higher resolution.

The Airwolf 3D printer (B84,500) is also popular, with the ability to print five different materials. The latest is the Ultimaker 2 (B87,000), a fast machine capable of churning out objects at double the thickness of the Replicator 2.

Hitting the highways Powered by electric motors and a small ethanol-fueled combustion engine, the Urbee 2 is the first 3D printed vehicle. Within two years, brothers Cody and Tyler Kor plan to drive the bean-shaped car all the way across the continental United States.

The three-wheeled car weighs 544

Clockwise from above: the Ultimaker; Replicator; Urbee.

kg, gets hundreds of km per gallon and has a top speed of 112 kph. The 50-parts that comprise the body are made out of a thermoplastic (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) that is 6.5 mm thick around. The brothers hope to commercially produce the vehicle within the next decade.

Printing your dinner

Though there are practical limitations, the next wave of 3D printing capabilities are expected to be within the food sector, which is why researchers at the University of Southern California are looking into using the technology in space to generate food for astronauts.

The notion would save valuable space and allow for a variety of dishes to be made through the use of a syringe-based machine that works like an ink-jet printer.

NASA is already planning on sending up a 3D printer to space to generate spare satellite parts next year, so the years of poor tasting space food may soon be over.

Firing into the future

After eight months of development, the 3D-printed Liberator successfully fired its first bullet in May 2013.

If that wasn’t scary enough for you, Texas-based company Defense Distributed sparked more controversy by posting the designs for the DIY plastic guns online for free.

The creation of the gun was, in many ways, a coming-of-age moment for the 3D printing movement, which was largely seen as a benign emerging sector at the time.

The .380 caliber Liberator is made out of a heat-resistant ABS plastic and can fire usually no more than 15 shots until it breaks down.

That’s still more than enough to make this a very lethal 3D weapon.

TOP MOBILE APPS THIS WEEK

TOP CONSOLE GAMES THIS WEEK: 1

Call of Duty: Ghosts

PS3, Xbox 360

6

Battlefield 4

PS3, Xbox 360, PC

1

CloudOn (Office Suite)

iOS, Android

2

Grand Theft Auto V (18+)

PS3, Xbox 360

7

Lego Marvel Super Heroes

PS3, Xbox 360, 3DS, Wii

2

Cinemagram (Video)

iOS, Android

3

Fifa 14

PX3, Xbox 360, Wii, Vita

8

Skylanders: Swap Force

PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U

3

Feedly (RSS Reader)

iOS, Android

4

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (18+)

PS3, Xbox 360

9

Batman: Arkham Origins

PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Vita

4

5

Gran Turismo 6

PS3, Xbox 360, PC

10 Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition

Xbox 360

5

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his Lego incarnation of the Marvel Comics franchise is not only amazing fun, but is also their best game since 2006’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

Released in October for all platforms, Lego Marvel Super Heroes has up to 150 unlockable characters, each with distinct abilities that add another dimension to this adventure game.

The story centres around Doctor Doom hiring an array of Marvel super villains to retrieve cosmic bricks that are scattered around the universe to create a Doom Ray of Doom. Each level has several side missions that can be completed in multiple ways depending on the character.

The game is faithful to the Marvel brand, strongly rooted in the rivalries and plot points that take place within this universe, while adding humorous detail-changes that we come to expect from Lego titles.

T hei r cha r m ha s always come from the way they poke fun at the source material and their own self-awareness.

The cut scenes here are humorous (from Lego clean-up workers to agent Coulson’s coffee-fetching ways) while also keeping gamers on their toes with surprisingly well-made action sequences.

It’s easy to forget that, despite the slick graphics, this is a puzzle game dressed as an action title with interesting gameplay that makes seamless transitions between worlds. In sum, Lego Marvel Super Heroes is worth a try for anyone.

Which game would you like us to review? Let us know at editor2@classactmedia.co.th.

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IN BRIEF Dustin Hoffman joins cast of Lance Armstrong biopic

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Hungry for more FILM REVIEW J.P. Mestanza editor2@classactmedia.co.th

At every turn, our protagonists are faced with a chance to subvert the Panem government, but instead choose to go along with whatever they have to in order to protect their families

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci , and Donald Sutherland.

Director: Francis Lawrence Running time: 146 minutes

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or someone who has not read the books, the film adaptations of The Hunger Games are reportedly as close to the source as can be, with a few twists and turns added for the live-action versions.

In the first movie, we were introduced to the characters of Katniss and Peeta – along with a host of other colourful characters – who are locked in a battle of survival in the 74th Hunger Games. The majority of the film takes place inside the battle, with our protagonists coming out on top.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire picks up where the last film left off, as we find ourselves following Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta ( Josh Hutcherson) as they are paraded around the land in a victory tour.

Worried about a possible rebellion, President Snow – an ominous Donald Sutherland – threatens Katniss’ family if she does not do as she is told and continue the charade that both victors are “in love.”

But things quickly spiral out of all of their control as a revolution is mounted despite Katniss and Peeta going along with their supposed storyline. Kudos to Lawrence in particular for pulling off a noteworthy performance that can have you equally in tears and on the edge of your seat.

As the 75th Hunger Games approach, both are sent back to the battlefield and have to outsmart their new foes while forming alliances with others in order to survive once again. All the while, Katniss and Peeta have to keep up the rouse of their “love” in order to save their families.

Perfect pacing is what sets the sequel apart from the first film, with nary a moment wasted and every scene pushing the story along. Throwaway conversations are

SFX Coliseum Phuket (Central Festival) Carrie (D/E) Frozen (3D/E) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (E) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (F) OMG Khun Pee Chuay (T/E) Romeo and Juliet (E/G) Romeo and Juliet (F/G) Ruam Phon Khon Look Tung Nguen Laan (T) Snowpiercer (E)

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

Producers for the Lance Armstrong biopic have confirmed that Dustin Hoffman will join the cast of the longawaited film.

Details of who the legendary actor will portray have not been released, but shooting is set to start in 2014. The film is being directed

by Stephen Frears and is based on a book by David Walsh, a former friend of Armstrong and eventual whistle-blower.

Ben Foster is set to play Armstrong while Chris O’Dowd will portray Walsh.

World of Warcraft casting underway

The casting process has begun for the highly-anticipated World of Warcraft film, based on the massive multiplayer role-playing video game.

The film, adapted by Duncan Jones, will include Ben Foster and Toby Kebbell, with Dominic Cooper in serious discussions to join. Rob Krazinsky, Paula Patton, and Travis Fimmel have already signed on with more new faces expected in the coming weeks.

The film is expected to be released in 2016.

Introducing the new Wonder Woman

kept at a bare minimum. However, moviegoers may find themselves actually wanting more of these discussions between characters, if only to break up the melancholy tone of survival and hopelessness that runs throughout.

At every turn, our protagonists are faced with a chance to subvert the Panem government, but instead choose to go along with whatever they have to in order to protect their families.

Aside from two instances in which defiance is shown, Katniss and Peeta do pretty much anything the government wants – but the point has been made. The people are strengthened by what the duo have done in the first film, and two more films are required to flesh out the story.

The undertones of revolt, oppression and change are very apparent and can easily be seen as parallelling similar situations in the real world. By the climax of the film (which involves a scene by rocker Lenny Kravitz) the audience is drawn in, rooting for the two protagonists.

Catching Fire sets up the ‘trilogy’s’ twopart finale nicely – the first half comes to screens near you in 2014.

Gal Gadot, most famous for her role in Fast Five and Fast & Furious 6, will portray Wonder Woman in the Man of Steel sequel.

The former Miss Israel will appear alongside Henry Cavill’s Superman and Ben Affleck’s Batman characters, who are pitted against each other in this DC Comics film. Director Zack Snyder has not revealed whether Gadot will also appear as her downtime alter-ego Diana Prince.

The film is set for a July 2015 release.

US BOX OFFICE TOP 10 Film 1

Frozen

Hunger Games: 2 The Catching Fire

Gross

$31.6M

$134M

$27M

$337M

3

Out of the Furnace

$5.3M

$5.33M

4

Thor: The Dark World

$4.74M

$194M

5

Delivery Man

$3.77M

$24.8M

6

Homefront

$3.38M

$15.3M

7

The Book Thief

$2.7M

$12.1M

8

The Best Man Holiday

$2.67M

$67.2M

9

Philomena

$2.28M

$8.26M

$1.46M

$12.4M

10 Dallas Buyers Club

SFC Jungceylon Phuket (Patong) Carrie (E) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (E) OMG Khun Pee Chuay (T/E) Romeo and Juliet (E) Ruam Phon Khon Look Tung Nguen Laan (T/E) Snowpiercer (E)

Weekend gross

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

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

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

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Phuket Christmas Festival announced

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n February 8, the Pullman Phuket Arcadia on Naithon Beach will be the setting for a Masquerade Party – a fun evening of entertainment, music and dancing.

Guests will enjoy a five course Venetian-style banquet, cocktails and free flow beverages with dozens of prizes up for grabs at the auction and raffle.

“I can’t wait to see the magnificent masks people will be wearing,” said organiser Tina Hall, director of operations for the Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation. “The night will be filled with a variety of exciting entertainment and delicious food and drink.

It’s sure to be the event of the year.”

Tickets are available for a donation of B3,000.

Bookings can be made by contacting PHBGTU on

076-278-146 or info@phukethasbeengoodtous.org.

All money raised from this event will go to the Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation; a charity which provides free English lessons to more than 1,000 less fortunate children in three government schools in Phuket.

The foundation also runs an after school programme, the Coconut Club, for 130 children who are orphans or whose families are not able to look after them. These children have to live full time at school, coming to the club to work on arts and crafts or play sports with teachers and volunteers.

For more information, visit the PHBGTU website: phukethasbeengoodtous.org Class Act Media is a sponsor of this event.

he Phuket Christma s Fest iva l 2013, hosted by the Phuket Christian Committee and the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, will be held on December 28 at Surakul Stadium in Phuket Town.

The event will officially start on December 27 with a parade, but the main event will be held on the evening of the 28th.

Head orga n iser, Rachkit Korngumpanat, told The Phuket News, “The parade will start at 9am from Sanam Chai, then pass the Phuket Provincial Prison, to Mae Luan Road. Then it will go to Surakul Stadium.”

The following day on December 28, the festival will run from 5pm to 10pm, and include a

Photo: wolfsavard live concert by popstar Ten Nararak, ‘miracle healing’, dance performances, exhibitions and free basic health checks by staff from Mission Hospital Phuket.

There will also be games, prizes and food and drink. Entry is free.

For more information, call 088-607-1378.

Class Act Media is a sponsor of this event.

A grand day at the races David Brook editor@classactmedia.co.th

Becher’s Brook earned its name when top jockey, Captain Martin Becher, fell there in the first Grand National and took shelter in the brook after being unseated. “Water tastes disgusting without the benefits of whisky,” he reflected

From left, John Virgo, David Brook, and Jimmy White. Photo taken in 2008 in Patong, during the Asian Celebrity Golf Tour. @thephuketnews

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he Grand National, one of the oldest and most famous horse races in the world, was first run in 1839. The horses jump 30 fences, some of which are famous in their own right, such as Bechers Brook, The Chair, and Canal Turn, but have you ever wondered how they got their names?

Becher’s Brook earned its name when top jockey, Captain Martin Becher, fell there in the first Grand National and took shelter in the brook after being unseated.

“Water tastes disgusting without the benefits of whisky,” he reflected.

Valentine’s Brook is so-called after a horse named ‘Valentine’ reputedly jumped the fence hind legs first in 1840.

Canal Turn is noted for its sharp 90-degree left turn immediately after landing; although it was not uncommon for horses (with or without jockeys) to continue straight ahead and end up in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

The chair got its name as it was once alongside the seat used by the distance judge. A monument marks where the chair once stood.

The race history is littered with famous names and incidents, winners and losers.

First ever winner in 1839 was ‘Lottery’; The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, owned 1900 winner, ‘Ambush II’; ‘Tipperary Tom’, in 1928, the 100-1 victor when only two horses finished; the infamous ‘Devon Loch’ belly flop collapse on the run- in just yards from victory (1956); the remarkable ‘Red Rum’ domination of the 1970s; the tear jerking story of Bob Champion and ‘Aldiniti’ (1981); the race that never was in 1993; and the famous ‘Foinhaven’ pile up (1967).

But it is the 1984 Grand National that has a special memory for me, with a record 23 horses out of 40 completing the course.

The winner, ‘Hallo Dandy’, was ridden by Welsh jockey Neale Doughty and trained

by Gordon Richards at Greystoke, Penrith, near Carlisle.

The following year (1985) I met ‘Hallo Dandy’ for the first time. The horse was at a snooker charity event in Carlisle sponsored by my brewery in aid of The Injured Jockey’s Fund. But ‘Hallo Dandy’ had two very unlikely jockeys on his back – two of the biggest names in snooker at the time: “Whirlwind” Jimmy White and Alex “Hurricane” Higgins.

We had enormous support from many people in the entertainment, horse racing

and snooker worlds that day, including Bernard Manning, John Spencer, jockeys Chris Grant and Neale Doughty as well as Gordon Richards and of course National hero ‘Hallo Dandy’.

I never met Alex again but did meet a number of the snooker players over subsequent years, including John Virgo ,Willie Thorne, Dennis Taylor, and Cliff Thorburn, mainly at UK Celebrity Golf events. And then lo and behold in 2008 I met up again with Jimmy White and John Virgo in Phuket for the Asian C elebrity Golf Tour.

And to think it all goes back to a race horse that won the world’s biggest steeplechase race. Thanks ‘Hallo Dandy’, no longer with us, but you introduced me to a ‘Hurricane’ and a ‘Whirlwind’.

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Nanya and Sam.

A BLISSFUL NIGHT OUT Bliss Beach Club on Bang Tao Beach celebrated its second anniversary in style with a party on Saturday (December 7) that drew folks from across the island.

Natalie, Charlie, Maria and Cristy.

May, Eddie and Bliss General Manager Giuseppe “Pepe” Viva.

FESTIVE WISHES British International School Phuket (BISP) held its Christmas Fair on Friday (December 6), with plenty of games, music and a Santa’s Grotto.

CHRISTMAS CHEER The Good Shepherd Christmas Market was held at Plaza Del Mar on Saturday (December 7), bringing festive fun to all who attended, including the kids.

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HELPING HAND Aleenta Phuket Phang Nga hosted the Casino Royale event on December 7 to raise money for the Pure Blue Foundation.

From left to right: Central Festival Vice President Business Development and General Manager Wilaiporn Pitimanaari; Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut; and Central Retail Corporation Senior Vice President, Business Development, Lertvit Pumipitak.

CELEBRATIONS Pattanapong Aikwanich, Managing Director of Baan Sukhothai Co. and Central Festival Vice President Business Development & General Manager, Wilaiporn Pitimanaari. @thephuketnews

Thai actor Nirut Sirijanya, who played a starring role in “The Hangover: Part II” movie.

Central Festival Phuket celebrated its 9th anniversary on December 7 with a “Blue Forest Festival” featuring a light & sound show by DJ SRPN, acrobatic Ukrainian YouTube dance sensation “Kazaky”, painted supermodels, plus a performance by Miss Thailand World 2013 1st Runner Up “Boonki” Racha Rugkapun. Photos: Stretchout Media

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PARTY FUN Phunawa resort in Karon Beach hosted a cocktail party at its roof top bar on Friday (December 6).

Second from left, Phunawa Managing Director Stefan Hermansson; third from left, Executive Assistant Manager Janya Nakvijit.

The top prize from Richard Jones of Sea Dream: an eight day cruise.

ALL FOR THE KIDS Johnny Warrilow and Chris Gordon enjoy the night.

The ‘3rd Life Home Project Charity Golf Event’ was held at Blue Canyon Country Club on December 7, as a fundraiser for the Life Home Project. The day included play on the course and a dinner.

GO TEAM GO! King’s Cup Regatta team Kata Rocks (below) enjoyed themselves at the regatta barbecue dinner, held at Kata Rocks on December 4.

FINE DINING IN KATA

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Battle of the Babes organiser Andrew Featherstone, Aza Davaa, Stelluccia Le Martin Renaudi, Gunya Pie, Michael of Novotel Phuket Vintage Park Resort.

FESTIVE WESTIN The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa hosted a special Christmas event on Monday (December 9) with children from the Phuket Sunshine Village and hotel staff performing Christmas carols – and even a special appearance by Santa, who arrived in a buggy.

Aza Davaa, 2nd Runner Up.

Gunya Pie, 1st Runner Up.

THE BABES WIN There was a great turnout for the recent Battle of the Babes competition finals, held at the Novotel Phuket Vintage Park Resort. All Photos: Michael Spigarolo.

Stelluccia Le Martin Renaudi, winner.

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Correction: In the December 6 issue, all photos in the ‘Babes do Battle’ Island Scene section on Life p15 should have been attributed to Michael Spigarolo.

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of Singpatong + Sitnumnoi Gym in Patong Beach, will be launching an elite fight series in Patong Boxing Stadium (Sai Nam Yen).

Visit the official website at www.patong boxingstadium.com.

choice of either roast beef, chicken, loin of pork or leg of lamb served with roast and boiled potatoes, three fresh vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Only B320 per person which includes a free glass of house red or white. Opposite Centara Karon Resort. See otools-phuket.com.

IBAP - Ho Ho ho Our December Program is also our Year End Christmas Party. We will have gifts for all kids & fun for everyone of all ages. We’ll have a special appearance by Santa and his helpers, and maybe another surprise as well. We’ll be collecting toys for Santa to pass out at the area hospital children’s wards and we’re inviting you to bring along a gift to donate, wrapped or not. If you have a special gift that you’d like Santa to give to your child, bring it along and talk to one of Santa’s helpers to help arrange. This is a relaxing evening of fun and cheer, Santa & his helpers, Christmas decorations and tree and all your favorite Christmas carols.

Full Moon Brewwork Microbrewery @ JungCeylon, 081 970 7910.

Pool Competition at Expat Hotel Pool Competition at 9pm. Expat Sports Bar, Soi Taipan, Patong. expatsportsbar.com.

MONDAY DECEMBER 16

BBQ at Expat Hotel 8pm, Expat Sports Bar, Expat Hotel, Soi Taipan, Patong. expatsportsbar.com

Sunday Poolside BBQ at Westin

The Good Shepherd Merchandise Shop Open Every Wednesdays and Saturdays. Plaza 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 thegoodshepherd.info.

Indulge in a lavish BBQ buffet with a variety of meats and seafood, live cooking stations, your favourite Italian dishes, and scrumptious desserts. Every Sunday through November, 12 – 3pm at Prego by the Beach, The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket.

THB990++ per adult plus free access to Prego pool. THB495++ per child (7-12 years old). 076 335 600 or westinsiraybay.com.

Indian Curry Night on Fridays

Half Chicken Spit Roast Tuesdays and Saturdays: Half chicken spit roast with french fries, salad buffet, potato salad & gravy sauce for B225 per person.

7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure.

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 14

Sunday Brunch at Sails, Hilton Enjoy our lavish international buffet with friends and family each sunday at Sails!

Our live band sets the mood for a relaxing afternoon with delicious food, live cooking stations, refreshing drinks and good company. Balloon artists entertain the little ones with face painting and kid activities.

12pm - 3 pm. B1,400++ per adult, B700++ per child (Ages 5-12). 076 396 433.

Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi Starting from Saturday October 26 and continuing through the year, Num Noi Singpatong, the head trainer and owner

Traditional Sunday Roast Angus O’Tool’s Karon Beach Lunch or dinner served from 2pm. Your

BBQ All You Can Eat at Shakers Mondays and Thursdays. BBQ all you can eat: pork, chicken, beef, prawns, fish and squid with salad buffet, cold and hot sauces, garlic bread, baked potatoes, potato salad and more for B325 per person.

7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure.

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Sunday Brunch at Thanyapura

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

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

Canadian Lobsters, Tiger prawns, freshly shucked Oysters, Wagyu rump and Foie Gras. Meander from one live cooking station to the next, and don’t forget to leave room for cheese and dessert. With live Jazz music and a kids club, starting at B2,500++ per person including free flow of selected beverages. Advance bookings are highly recommended. Contact 076 372 400. fb-phuket@banyantree.com.

Sunday Brunch at Thanyapura 11.3014.30 Get Free Day Pass and Free 1 Hour Tennis Court Enjoy Sports Club facilities and group classes. High quality imported Oysters,Lobsters, Grilled Seafood, Wagyu beef and a sumptuous choice of homemade desserts. Buffet with free flow nonalcohol drinks Adult THB 1,800*/Child THB 900* Buffet with free flow selected beverages THB 2,150*/person Call: 076-336000

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Wednesday Ribs

Live Seafood & Jazz Sunday Brunch at Banyan Tree Join Banyan Tree’s indulgent LIVE Seafood Sunday brunch featuring lots of LIVE

The ribs are dry rubbed and smoked for 6 hours then massaged with Kentucky Bourbon BBQ sauce. Full rack set: 3 course set with corn chowder and bread pudding souffle: B1,500++ per person. Must reserve. For residents order one kg full rack on Friday for takeaway on Wednesday.

Pick up and pay at SALA Beach Bar 5pm6.30pm (Happy hour) B750 net. Sorry, you must take away. Make a reservation or book your ribs with events@salaphuket. com, no phone calls please. thephuketnews

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RBFC Thailand 2014 Classic Sport Fishing Tournament Offshore The Similan Islands

25 th

27 th February 2014

Proudly organised by the Rawai Beach Fishing Club, (RBFC) Phuket, Thailand.

Huge cash and other prizes to be won!!

57 hours of non -stop fishing!

Huge media coverage!

For further details please contact Warren Crowe or Andy Bright info@rawaibeachfishingclub.co m Warren tel: +66 (0) 812604291 Andy tel: +66 (0) 862739948 Website: www.rawaibeachfishingclub.com

Prizes include fishing trips, tackle, limited edition prints, and much more!

Rawai Beach Fishing Club is an official Sponsor Club of the International Game Fishing Association. RBFC supports recreational fishing

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UPCOMING EVENTS

SATURDAY DEC 28

TUESDAY DECEMBER 24 BBQ Ribs All You Can Eat Wednesdays and Fridays. BBQ ribs all you can eat with salad buffet and potato salad for B295 per person. 7pm-11pm. Located in Patong on Rat-U-Tit 200 Pee Road next to Hotel Mercure.

Phuket Christmas Festival 2013

The Night before Christmas 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.

MON DEC 30 - WED JAN 1

Live Jazz Trio at Mom Tri's Enjoy live Jazz at Mom Tri’s Kitchen. Every Wednesday and Sunday Night in the Sea Shell Bar. Sunset Happy Hour daily from 6-7pm including selected beverages by the glass and 50% off drinks. Great live music, gorgeous sunset views and Thai and international cuisine. See momtriphuket.com.

THURSDAY DEC 19

Celebrate Christmas Eve 24th December 2013 @Mix Bistro Restaurant 18.30-22.00 hrs. Book now till 20th December get special price at THB 950 net/person & half price for child lower than 12 years. A special buffet dinner with fresh seafood and Free Flow Drink. Entertain with carol singers, DJ and live music performance throughout the night. RSV 081 171 0143/ saleschp@chr.co.th.

Christmas Market @ Eastland Join us at The Pavilions, Phuket for an evening of tropical Christmas flair, with festive treats paired with “al fresco” shopping from a unique collection of local arts & crafts, inspired jewelry & eclectic accessories. Kick start the holiday season on Wednesday the 18th of December from 6.00 pm onwards with our Christmas Market @ Eastland, complete with Christmas punch & canapés The evening continues with Eastland’s Suki & Noodle Bar. Simona Chimenti Email : rm.phuket@thepavilionsresorts.com.

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Phuket Provinc ial Administration Organization&Phuket Christian Committee are very proud to present “Phuket Christmas Festival 2013” This fun festive event for the whole family will be held at Surakul Sport Stadium on Saturday 28th December 2013, 5 pm to 10 pm. Free entry, enjoy games&rewards, food, drinks&snacks(All for free), Mini Concert by Ten Nakara and much more... More info contact phuketchristmas@gmail.com.

Christmas Eve Party & Dinner Please join us in our traditional Christmas Eve Party & Dinner Buffet. Welcome Drink, Appetizers, Roast Turkey & Baked Ham with all the trimmings, and Desserts. Live music and a party with D.J. Bobby. Lots of good spirits and fun right on the waterfront.

Chef Charlie , Address : Friendship Beach Resort - 27/1 soi Mittrapap, Rawai, Phuket , Email : chef@friendshipbeach.com , Phone : 089-728-5304 , Fax : 076-289-139 .

evening to celebrate the last day of the year with the wonderful sound of our live band and DJ. A gala buffet featuring fresh seafood on ice, live cooking stations and an array of Thai and international favourites will culminate in a spectacular fireworks show as the new year begins. THB 7,000++ per person (THB 8,239 net), THB 3,500++ per child aged 4-12 (THB 4,119.50 net). Please call 076-360600, ext 2470.

New Year’s Eve @Air Rooftop Bar 31st December 2013 start 19.00 hrs till late. Book now till 25th December only THB 1,900 net/person & half price for child lower than 12 years. Counting down with a stunning firework from the best spot in Patong@Air Rooftop Bar & Lounge. Spend your Gala Dinner time with Free Flow Drink.

Entertain with live band music, DJ & New Year lucky draw prizes. RSV 081 171 0143/ saleschp@chr.co.th.

Phuket Count Down 2014

EVERY DAY

Following the trend of electronic music festivals around the world, the Creative Electronic Music and Dance Festival began last year by the Tourism Authority of Thailand in collaboration with Department of Intellectual Properties, Amazing Thailand and Karon Manicipality. Phuket Electronic Music and Dance Festival 2014 on Karon beach in conjunction with Karon beach New Year Countdown 2014 is another exciting event to celebrate New Year 2014.

Phuket Wake Park

TUESDAY DECEMBER 31

New Year’ Eve Gala Dinner at Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort We invite you to experience a very special

The place for outdoor activities for the whole family. Ring winch for water skiing and wake-boarding. Reversible winch and coaching services for beginners. Restaurant, swimming pool, massage, fitness equipment and mini-hotel with 28 rooms.

All this in a Phuket Wake Park! Welcome from 7:30 to 22:00 every day.

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This week in history

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■■ December 13, 2003

$14 billion Amount of money spent by Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei – the world record.

14,000

Years, roughly, since dogs became Man’s Best Friend.

255

Age at death, in 2006, of a tortoise called Adwaita. He was born in 1750. His death was announced on CNN.

341

Number of people worldwide who died in 2012 in bathtub incidents.

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Sugar palms are silhouetted as the sun sets at Laem Phrom Thep, with tourists looking on. Photo: Natasuang Busaranon Got a Phuket photo to share? Email it with caption to editor@classactmedia.co.th

Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein is captured after being found in a hole under the ground in the town of Ad Dawr.

■■ December 14, 1911 A Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen becomes the first to reach the South Pole.

■■ December 15, 1973 The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders.

■■ December 16, 1997 Strobe effects in an episode of Pokémon induce seizures in 685 Japanese children.

■■ December 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself afire, triggering the Tunisian revolution and the Arab Spring.

■■ December 18, 1642 Abel Tasman becomes the first European to land in New Zealand.

■■ December 19, 1606 Three ships leave England carrying settlers who establish, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the 13 colonies that will became the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Crossword by Myles Mellor & Sally York Across

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63. River to the North Sea 64. Muscle ache 65. “So ___ me!”

66. Bishop’s jurisdiction 67. “___ Blues” (Beatles tune) 68. Elton John, for one

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1. Big brass 2. Cockeyed 3. Eyelashes 4. Norse goddess of fate 5. “Aeneid” figure 6. Plastic ___ Band 7. When haroseth is eaten 8. Bloviates 9. Surgeon’s tool 10. À la mode 11. College grind 12. Ryan and Tilly 14. Resolution 18. Car ad abbr.

19. Conclusion 23. Hokkaido native 25. Kind of mill

26. Delay 28. Mold-ripened cheese 29. Fluff 30. Eastern discipline 31. Pucks 32. Vanquished 33. White-tailed eagle 34. Swell place?

37. Ring result 38. Fox competitor 39. Easter preceder 40. Relating to a sytem of belief 44. Fungal spore sacs 45. Tennis ties 46. Halvah ingredient 49. Intuit 50. Havana residue 52. Metallic sounds 53. Japanese publisher 54. Makeup woe 55. Concert array 56. Squire 57. Bridge toll unit 58. Eye problem 59. Purim’s month 61. Actress Brenneman

Solutions to last week’s puzzles:

Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz: 1. Lanna; 2. The Amazon; 3. From Edsel B. Ford, Henry Ford’s son; 4. Autographs; 5. The USSR.

1. Phraya Mengrai was monarch of which kingdom?

2. Which river discharges the most water into the sea?

3. Where did the Ford Edsel car, launched in 1958, get its name?

4. What does a philographist collect?

5. Which country was the first to launch a satellite into space, in 1957?

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1. Quirk 4. Classic opener 7. La lead-in 10. Cirque 13. Symbol of purity 15. Diamond stat 16. Ground breaker 17. Tango, e.g.

20. Negative particles 21. Small valves 22. Large amounts 23. Matched 24. Wrinkly fruit 27. In a consistent manner 31. Ancient Spaniards 35. Carnaval site 36. Two-step, Latin American style 41. Part of a balance 42. Botanical gardens 43. Positions 47. Growing room 48. Vacillate 51. J.F.K. postings 55. Old counters 58. Cruelty 60. Jarabe tapatio 62. Close one

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1,2,3,4 bedroom different private pool villas for RENT in Naiharn-Rawai., start from 15000 baht/month. (Holiday rental, Short-Long term) Please contact: 087-877-2320 En / 084-854-9889 Th

Kata Beach Villa for Rent: The Cour tyard:

M 2 min walk to beach, big balcony & sunset view, 180 Sqm, 2 Ensuite Bed rooms, big living space.

089 617 2312, PhuketAREA.com - Search V146.

Beach Condo, Beach 3 Min. Walk: Spacious 2-bedroom 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.

Rawai Pool Villa For Sale:

Kalim Sea View, Freehold Condo for Sale/Rent: B11.9

Serenity near the Beach,Chumpon: 210 sq.M contemporary 2 story house,pool.400 M. to ThungWualen.Situated in a green belt of jungle,palm plantations,10 mins walk to the beach No traf fic jams.Chanote title.Total 2648 sq.M., Email : chitsamon@hotmail.com , Phone : 083- 391 4405.

Freehold Condo For Sale: 45 Sq.m Freehold. 2 balconies (great view). 1 bedroom. 1 livingroom. 2 air conditioners. Full furniture. Internet.

Cable TV. Laundry. Fresh market.

Swimming pool. Gym. Restaurant.

Call 080 040 9077.

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.

PHUKET’S ONLY RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER (FREE TRANSLATION TO RUSSIAN) B1,699+VAT.

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Rawai Restuarant for Sale: Patong Apartment Reduced Price: Condo 4 years old. Swimming pool, security 24/7, cafeteria. Studio 46sqm fully furnished. Freehold for foreigners. Price: 2.6MLN. Urgent sale, no agent. Tel: 089 728 4005. Email: thamad17@yahoo.com.

Land & House for sale:

2.5 rai (N.S.-3 K document) near Kathu waterfall. 2 houses, 1 small house & 2 pools, big garage. 3 way Entrance. B28 million. Call 081 893 0540, 076 385 775 email: anong540@hotmail.com.

Land area approx 3,800 sqm.main road with twin house in compound.

Big garden,mangoes,tamarine,banana trees and a large restaurant in middle.

Good lease and low rent.Price: 1.3 MB. ,Khun Asoke , Rawai, big_redchili@ yahoo.com , 089 646 7176.

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PROPERTY FOR SALE CONT. 3 Bed Pool Villa Pa Khlok:

FOR SALE 2 VILLAS WITH THIS VIEW Situated at Ao Por, 2 modern contemporary villas. Infinity pool, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, study, large living area, terrace and covered parking for 2 cars. Priced from 24 MB. info@thecurvephuket.com, www.thecurvephuket.com Lease or sale, commercial building, intersection corner location, highly visible, developing area. call Dan 081 892 0960.

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.

In Karon:

Urg e n t 2 N ew A p a r tments For Sale: Because

of divorce URGENT RE-SALE 2 brand new apartments. Welcome real buyers No agents. Call on +66 (0) 87 269 2274, Chrismar.

Single House For Sale: In soi jaofah 73 (before phunaka golf club) Land area 2 Ngan 92 sqwah, Usable area 450 sqm. 3 bedrooms, 3 bat hro o ms, sw imming p o o l, room for maid. Sale: 12.9 million baht. Tel. 081-4761640(Eng) 0818923709 (Thai)

Furnish Condo Patong by Owner: By owner, condo in Patong.

Fully furnished 1bed/1bath 29sqm 2.9 MB. & 2bed/2.5bath 72sqm 6.9 MB. Close to Jungceylon, Bangla road & Patong hospital. Ramon 085 644 9344, ramonbencharitiwong@gmail.com.

Business for Sale: Located in Three floor villa for sale: Brand new three floor villa on Phuket, near Villa Market. Glass elevator, swimming pool, ocean view. 700 sq. m. Freehold contract available. Current price: 13m THB. Please call Alexander 080 521 0736.

Beachfront Condo in Cape Panwa: Two floors 282 sq. m of

living space with stunning views. 3 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms + Study + large kitchen. Fully furnished.

Communal 40m pool 5 steps away.

Beach 15 steps! 091 876 2330.

Land Plot for Sale: Chanote title at Cherng Talay / Pasak7 (Phuket - Surin Beach area) Phone 090 487 8084. Email: utaipan@ yahoo.com.

a prime area just 50 metres from the north end of Patong Beach (close to Graceland Hotel & the roundabout o n b e a c h r o a d) t h e r e a r e t w o commercial townhouse buildings incorporated into this sale. They are on offer on a freehold basis which comes complete with a Chanote land title deed. The two 3 storey buildings sits on land measuring over 30 sq.wah. This prime real estate has been prepared for total refurbishment and is a per fect business investments for a property developer for resell potential or a business person who wants the freedom to create their own business design concept. Plans have been drawn-up to develop the property into either a 8 room or a 14 room guesthouse/apartments.

081 893 2330.

Sea View Off Plan Condominiums: 65m2 Condominium. 1

Bedroom, 1 En Suite Bathroom, Living Room, Kitchen, Pool, Large Balcony and Terrace Space, Parking. Excellent investment opportunity. www.propertyforsalephuket.co.uk.

Freehold House for sale: 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.

Freehold house for sale in estate in Cherng Talay. Land 735m2, floor area 230m2, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom. Many upgrades incl new carport included. Price B11 million. Call 083 509 8797 for info or viewing.

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 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.

Luxury Villa in Chalong: Per-

fect 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.

Outstanding investment Lanta: Outstanding investment op-

portunity! 7 studio apartments within beach front development. All 7 apartments, being offered at a discounted price to a total of 18 million baht for all of them. Call: 089 83 98 255. Email: info@lantaestate.net

1 Rai Land QUICK Sale in Rawai: Beautiful land with Cha-

note for sale, concrete access road, Land plot, electric & facilities ready to build your home. Direct contact Thai owner K.Dallas (Poy) 089 472 9870 or dchaibut@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: wkongkeaw@hotmail.com

Home Office Near Thanyapura: New 2-storey home

office near Academy for sale, 280 sq metres, Chanote title, 2 beds 3 baths, nature mountain view. Main street, multiple entrances and exits. 10 minutes to Airport. Only B4.95 million. Call: 086 948 2294.

Nai Harn Baan Bua: When only

the best will do!!!!4 bed/pool villa in Phukets best kept gated community.410 sq.mtr villa.812 sq.mtr land.Overlooking lagoon.Beautiful.Ph: 0812704291. or thailandmls@gmail.com.

Price 22.5 MB.

Investment Proper t y for sale!: New, modern waterfront town-

home 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).

Luxury Villa for Rent: Magnifi-

cent 4 bedroom pool villa on the west coast of Phuket, above prestigious Kata Beach. Exceptional opulence throughout. Long & short term rental.

Enquiries on 087 283 8884 or 080 690 5248.

Sin g l e H o u se Sp e c i a l Price Rent/Sale: Nice house

250m road frontage near Bypass: 16 rai next to Phumundra,

fully furnished with teakwood furniture, ready to move in. 240 sqm. 4 bed 4 bath, close to Kathu waterfall and market. Near Loch Palms, major stores, BIS and KIS. B45,000 per month. Call Oranwan 086 883 3169.

behind Premium Outlet. 250m road frontage, 300m deep. Sloping upwards, starting at 15m and ending at 65m above sea level. 6M/rai. Contact owner direct at 081 893 6630.

New Condo Kathu For Sale/Rent: Sansiri D Condo

K at hu, Fully f ur nished Studi o Sale 1.15M on 6th Floor, good facilities with fitness gym and large swimming pool. Only 5 minute to Patong, Lotus, Big C, Central. 086 1058 144.

2 Pool Villas next to PIA:

Patong Free Hold Condo:

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.

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

Rawai Soi Saliga Land for Sale: Land for sale, Soi Saliga

Rawai - 1 rai plus 81 T/W. Telephone 089 645 5049.

Urgent-3 Bedroom House for sale: 3 Bed, 3 Bath, 4 aircon, f u l l l y f u r n i s h e d w i t h C h a n ote title, mini office 4x4, living room, European kitchen, CCTV, internet, garden. Per msap V illa Manik, 436sqm. 15min from airport. B6.8 million. Call 089 871 4172.

Ready to move in, villa 1 on 1,100 sqm. land, for sale B15.9 mil and villa 2 on 2,20 0 sqm. land, for sale B19.9 mil. Brand new, each with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 12 metre swimming pool, guest bungalow with 1 bedroom 1 bathroom. Perfectly located in a development with underground e l e c t r i c i t y a n d s e c u r i t y, o n l y 80 0 metres from Mission Hills golf course, less than 10 mins to airpor t, Phuket International Ac ademy and Ao Por Grand Marina. Call 081 343 0777. Email: montha_phuket@yahoo.com.

Seaview Land Patong: Two parcels of superior land 11 rai. Inc seaview. Main road frontage. Ideal for resor t or condominiums. B150 M . N e g o t i a b l e . ( T h a i ) 0 81 3 7 0 8114 or (Ger) 081 892 1108. Email: davidgem98@hotmail.com.

Af fordable 3 Bedroom House: Single floor, 3 bedroom, kitchen/dining area, living room, 2 toilets/showers. Aircon in each b e d r o o m . W a t e r t a n k+ p u m p .

External covered area. Chanote title: 256 sqm Quiet developed village near Heroines Monument B3.2 million. Call 087 276 0529 .

Modern Villa in Marina: A spacious family home in Boat Lagoon.

Modern contemporary style with 4+1 beds, 4 bathrooms. Large dining area, private swimming pool and fully furnished. 29.5 MB. Size 616 Sq.M. Call 076 238 948.

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.

Land & House Park, Chalong: Villa for sale, 4 Bedrooms,

Villa with Pool for Sale: Free-

Guesthouse for Lease in Patong: 12 rooms, good location Nanai

Rawai Seaview Condo for sale: Seaview condo, freehold,

3 Bathrooms, 1 Kitchen, 1 Living room, Fully furnished and equipped, Garden 240 SQM. B6.8 M Tel. 083 394 4536(Eng) /084 443 5389(Thai/Eng) flaviofurlanis@yahoo.it.

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.

hold 3/4 Bedroom Villa. 3 Air Con. 4k. to Ao Makarm Beach. 10x5m pool with 4th bedroom / office on other side. Plot size 104Sq Wah. 416Sqm. Reasonable offers. Call 089 831 4703/084 304 6723.

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 120sqm.

B7.8 million, fully furnished. For more pictures and information please contact: adrian_troy@yahoo.com

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Property for Sale

For Sale with yield 5%-7% per year, land for Investment: Near Jungceylon 49 sq.wa: 25 MB. Boutique Hotel:17 rooms: 25 MB. Guest House: 8 rooms: 12 MB. Call: 093-620-1369, cooper-747@hotmail.com

golf course view mountain view land for sale. Near Mission Hills Golf course.

6 rai chanote title. B3 million per rai.

087 675 9555, email: pee_bang56@ hotmail.com.

House for Sale - Chalong:

Quiet stand alone villa, 3 bed, 2 - 5 star baths, 5 aircon, full furn, garden dining lush green, 50 Wah, quality new paint, excellent condition, B3.5 million, firm. Contact: peterb@inter globalau.com, 084 843 3492.

25 year lease for sale. Well situated in fast developing and sought after area close to Laguna. Some fixed rent applies. Contact 087 884 0644 for more info.

The Aqua pool villa-sales/ rent: In Land & House Park Phuket

(Manthana Zone) Land area = 440 sqm.

Home area = 300 sqm. 3 bedrooms 4 bathrooms 1 living room and kitchen 1 swimming pool (3m*10m) out door jacuzzi and pavilion Sales: from 1112.8MB. Rent: from 85,000 - 120,000 B/Month. 088 751 2389.

2 Rai, Cherngtalay: 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.

Mission Heights: Hou se on Th e Co r n er for Sale: Quiet location and

only 500m from the main road.

Thepkrasattri, Heroines Monument.

70sqw x 280sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 b at h r o o m s, b i g li v i n g r o o m 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.

Beautiful home in Phuket 4.99MB: Spacious open plan home

- 4 bedrooms, granite top kitchen, outdoor seating, 100� home cinema, LED Lighting system, T Vs, L AN & Audio ever y room, alarm,3 phase electric. Call: Ben 086 266 2786.

Luxury Villa 3 Bedroom Pool for Rent: N ew villa

320sqm 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 ser vice.

Call 080 143 5294, email: alain terrat@hotmail.com.

3 & 4 Bed Pool Villas:

Resort for Sale: Resort 2 rai, with

Laguna / Layan. Luxur y pr ivate pool villas in secure development.

Available now. All beds ensuite.

Fully furnished. Rental programme available. B12-20 million. Contact owner: 085 549 7110.

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.

3 Rai Chanote Mangosteen Land: Beautiful square land plot

Beachfront Building - Lanta:

next to Mangosteen Resort, 3-0-38 Rai, Chanote title, light slope, great access to Soi Saiyuan, show villa can be completed, ideal for villa or condo development. 081 536 5846.

Urgent Sales! Beach front 2 Commercial buildings (3 storeys), 14 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms Klong Dow beach, Koh Lanta - Krabi. Contact owner directly - negotiable price: 081 270 8622, 084 841 5635.

Price Reduced, 4beds Villa:

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.

Comfor table 4 bedrooms villa, plus maid room. Approx. 450Sq.M building, corner plot, energy saving, management ser vice available for investor.Located in secured gate community, near British International school. info@mindproperties.net.

FOR SALE-KATA BEACH CENTRE LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B2,700,000.

LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720.

EMAIL; thewhitehousekata@ gmail.com.

Beach Land on Koh Yao Yai:

6.26 rai direct beachfront, power, water, road, unobstructed views, chanote title, white sand, peaceful.

Only 5.8 mil baht per rai. Doesn't get much better than this! Beautiful beach land. 081 649 3557.

FOR SALE-KATA BEACH CENTRE LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B3,400,000.

LEASEHOLD. INCLUDE FURNISHINGS. INFO: 081 788 8280.

EMAIL; thewhite housekata@ gmail.com.

Luxury 3 Bed Villa For Sale: 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.

This luxury three bedroom home is located in a secure estate with security and office. It is only five minutes from Bangtao Beach and Laguna Phuket including the Laguna Phuket Golf Club and 20 minutes from Blue Canyon Country Club and Phuket International Airport. The villa comes fully furnished with luxury leather lounge suites and quality furniture, all bedding, kitchen utensils and cooking facilities.

For details and inspection, see www. phuketselect.com or contact graham@ phuketselect.com or call 081 897 0225.

Sales - House near By Pass:

2 Storeys single house in Rock Garden 5 V illage - By Pas s Road. N ear town, quiet and safe. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & housekeeper's room. 2 cars parking. Nice English & German neighbours. Call 089 159 3239.

Sea-View Chalong-Residence: Dream pool villa with 5

D E TA C H E D O R S E M I DETACHED: Large detached 4

Bed.4 Bath 2 en suite, 4 air con. OR 2 adjoining semi-detached. Live in one, Rent one ? Water storage with pumps. Secure Parking. Quite Soi. All in Excellent condition. B3.5M. kimera5@yahoo.com 082 738 3007.

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.

PAT O N G c o n d o s f o r sale: Beautiful, modern Condos/ New House for Sales low price than Project, Phanason Villages at Bang Joe for 50 Sqm, 3bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Free contract. Contact: 089 729 9503.

New House for Sales:

Villa and farmland for sale:

House and Business for sale: 3 storey, 5 bedrooms, good

location, off road parking, busy road.

Contact Thai 084 630 6920, English 082 534 7410, jeedyvcd@hotmail.com, davidweath@yahoo.com.

Rawai Condo Sale/Rent: Sell 1.1MB, Full ownership foreverbeyond the financing plan of 10 years. Rent 9,000B/Month. Studio room renovated with furniture. A/C, WiFi, kitchen, 200m to beach. 084 242 8914. Rawai4@yahoo.com.

A big beautiful house with 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, fully furnished. Located in stunning panoramic hilltop scenery in Takuapa, Phang Nga, covering an area of 127 rai. Surrounded by fertile farmland with fruit trees. Price 96MB. Contact K. Peerawat: 08 4 308 8484. Email: peerawat002@hot mail.co.th

Apartments, furnished, best/quiet locations, garden, s-pool, from 36-67sq metre, sea-city-mountain views, from B2,375. Call 087 819 2162 or caltirol@hotmail.com.

House for sale near Loch Palm: Three bedroom pool villa

3 Bdrm House for sale Thalang: House for sale. 3 bed and

2 baths, large living and dining room, 4 X aircons, 2 X car ports and garage.

House 7 yrs 1 owner , well maintained with 135sqm living area. Land Chanote 92tw. 3.5MB 081 737 3116.

New house for sale: At Siri Village, Pa Khlok, 2 flrs, 3 beds, 2 shower rms, kitchen, living & dining area, garden, car park, 2 aircons, unstair curtains, 1 furnished bedroom.

3.8MB Contact Kirana 088 760 6083.

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:

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

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.

Two shophouse for lease in Patong: Low Rent! 2 Shophouse - 2

Charming 4 Bed. House for Sale: Full privacy. Great for families.

5km East from Heroines Monument.

Photos available. THB 4,5 mill. Contact Lin (+66) (0)81 8922419, linphuket@ gmail.com.

Khao Sok, 25+ rai, B400,000 per rai: 25 rai, 3 ngan in Khao Sok, Klong Sok district. B400,000 per rai. Close to Khao Sok National Park entrance. PNSS3 title, to be upgraded to Chanote soon. Phone 081 693 2759.

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4 Bedroom/ 4 Bathroom European style single storey house with self contained guest house and pool in Rawai on 736m2 plot. Large master bedroom with en-suite, walk in wardrobe. Modern western style kitchen with granite tops, built-ins throughout. Established 7 years. Plenty of outdoor living area with several verandahs and under cover car park, air-conditioning in all bedrooms and lounge. Situated about 2km from Chalong circle in a quiet lane 1km from Viset Road. House & Guest house 180 sqm Land area 736sqm (184TW). 3 bedrooms Master ensuite, 4 Bathrooms 7x3.5m salt water pool.

Electric gate. Well water. Concrete road access. Call 087 891 9349.

Pool Villa Rawai:

Seaview Land For Sale: Land located right in the heart of Chalong with panorama view of Chalong pier.

Close to a number of sandy beaches; Naihan Rawai Kata and Karon.

Easy access to major depar tment 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. Call 087 278 7206, 089 215 5041 e -mail: kubesjoy@ hotmail.com.

flrs.Can make business ground floor.

Huge 2nd floor fully furnished as 2 bed apartment with private bathrooms.

Includes furniture. Big kitchen and living area. 084 189 7696.

Seaview Townhouse Patong: Bet ween the c it y and

the jungle at the northern edge of Patong. 70m alt. 10mn walk to the beach. 4 storey + 290 sqm, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 toilet.

4 aircon, partly furnished. Email: andamanhills@gmail.com.

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 2,300,000 Baht.Ph:0812704291.

Email: thailandmls@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.

Patong Tower for Sale:

Beautiful Karon Villa: Stunning

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.

,safe , secure estate villa , close to beach , crystal clear salt water pool 3 large bedrooms , modern open living , fully furnished ,freehold everything done enjoy the lifestyle. Phone 081 719 4688 Email : elbej@hotmail.com

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House in Phuket Town / Samkong 3 bedroom, 3 bathrooms

Beautiful Naiharn Pool Villa: Modern Family House for sale: Beautiful 3 bedrooms villa in New Luxury Villa For Sale: Lu xu r i o u s G o l f V i l l a @ Laguna Village: MUST BE SOLD ! Surplus to family invest needs. 3-bed, plus maid's qtrs. This home has been lovingly cared for. Leasehold/freehold.

BVI status. POA. Ph 082 810 4184, phuketres@gmail.com

3 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, private swimming pool (12 metre). House area of 600 sq.m., land 1.5 rai (2400 sq metre). Located on the shore of the ocean on the Koh Kho Khao. Email: larion2555@gmail.com.

Rawai. 160sqm indoor. 400sqm outdoor. Shared swimming pool. Modern villa renovated in 2011-2012. Fully furnished. For more info: phuketvilla jasmine@gmail.com

Hot Price Sale- PuriAnda Villas: New Pool Villa in Rawai

Donsak Beachfront Land 3 Rai: 67 metres absolute beach

frontage, fully infrastructured, ready to build. Close to ferry going to Koh Samui. Chanote title. 4.5 MB for all. Email: nhoj0512@hotmail.com.

FOR SALE-KATA BEACH CENTRE 2 BEDROOMS LUXE APARTMENT 135 SQM. PRICE B7,900,000.

LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720.

EMAIL; thewhitehouse kata@gmail.com.

Nai Harn / Rawai, Balinese Pool Villa, 2 years old, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, price reduced for quick sale. Please call our agent 082 420 70 52 or send email to stayonphuket@yahoo.com.

Balinese Pool Villa:

FOR SALE-KATA BEACH CENTRE LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B2,900,000.

LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720.

EMAIL; thewhitehousekata@gmail.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. Only 17.5MB. Contact 089 727 5407, villa-sale-phuket.com.

Semi detached house with large 3 bedrooms , 3 bathrooms, large open living/dining area and entertainment deck outside.

Large western kitchen with all appliances . 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.

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.

Seaview 1 BDRM New Condo Patong: Stunning seaview,

2 Bed/3 Bath, Built-In & Partial fur.

Private pool & jacuzzi, sala, 50 0 m.to beach Price 7.9 mil.Baht with Chanote title Tel.081 691 3029, E: kris. silanachai@yahoo.com.

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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.

Apartment on Golf Course:

Golf View, Kathu. Tastefully renovated large (83m2) apartment 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.

Reduced for Quick Sale: Allamanda (Laguna) Residences/Phuket Sale/Rent: Double your money in 5 years!: New Year special promotion: Studio in brand new, world class, eastcoast development. Never seen on Phuket; amazing luxury at real prices.

Call 080 882 1377, email: beachpro jects1@gmail.com.

N i c e H o u s e + Po o l Fo r Sale: House with pool for sale at

Land & House area 119 sqm. Sale for B13,000,000. Contact 086 036 3944 and 086 282 7457 Khun Touch.

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.

Condo At The Heights, Kata: Immaculate 2-bed foreignSea View Land for Sale:

Ao-Yon, 13.5 rai, chanode title.10m/ rai.Call Siri 089 649 9939, email: siri_phuket@changrunner.com.

Amazing 3 Bedroom Villa With Swimming Pool: Guarded Urgent 6.1 Rai Land for Sale: 6.1 rai (10,000sq metre). - 5

minutes to Naithon Beach. 10 minutes to Naiyang Beach. 10 minutes to Airport. 7 minutes to New Tesco Lotus. - Roadside land and Chanote title. Call 085 793 2718.

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.

SeaView near Airport:

Beaut iful L and L aguna Cherngtalay: Chanote title, yellow

furnished house near Kajonkiet School. Secure area, Cul De Sac. Nic e gardens, t wo bathrooms.

B3.5M negotiable. Call 081 370 8114 (Thai) 087 889 3838 (Eng), email:davidgem98@hotmail.com.

Patong Bangla Building for Sale: B28 million, Chanote, 4

Free Hold Condo For Sale:

43 Sq. Free hold. 1 balcony (Great view). 1 bed room. 1 living room.

2 air conditioners. Full furniture.

Internet.Swimming pool. Gym. Automated door lock and key card.

Call 080 040 9077.

zoned, safe area. Nearly 4 rai, direct from owner. Subdivided in 6 plots each ca. 1,000sqm. ready to build. Only 6.75 MB per rai.

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.

Royal Kamala Condo-Sale & Rent: In Kamala. Freehold 1, 2, 3 Bedroom apartment with kitchen, living room, balcony, swimming pool, fitness, security guard, parking. Ready to move. 085-368-3009, salesdirector@ royalkamala.com

Laguna/Layan Beach Luxury 13M Salt-Water Pool Villa For Sale (Or Rent): Three large

bedrooms with bathrooms in tastefully re-decorated bungalow set in mature garden plot of 550m2 within secure development for ownership and/or investment. B15.5 million. Email: irynain@gmail.com.

Land for Sale Cherngtalay: Pool villa for sale or rent:

206.4 sqm, Chanote title in Phanason residence(next to Makro). 1 min to Central festival, 5 min to town. Call 084 061 4314, 076 393 965.

Land for sale:

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.

Sea-View Contemporary Pool Villla: Located near Phuket

Hillside setting. Luxurious 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom pool villa for sale or rent.

Sale 20M Baht. Rent Low season Daily 6k, Weekly 36k, Monthly 80k. High season Daily 7k, Weekly 42k, Monthly 100k. One complete year 85k per month. Call 087 078 6379.

Beautiful 2,400sqm (1.5RAI) Chanote titled land plot in Pasak 8, located on the highest point of a gentle slope.

Quiet and safe area. Only 8.5MB. Agents welcome. Phuketlandvilla@ hotmail.com, 089 875 9609.

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.

Beaut iful Land Laguna Cherngtalay: Chanote title, yellow zoned, safe area. Nearly 4 rai, direct from owner. Subdivided in 6 plots each ca. 1,000sqm. ready to build. Only B6.75 million per rai. Call 081 367 7683, chanchira.panpaen@googlemail.com.

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.

town. L and: 8 5 5 sq.m. H ouse: 650sq.m. Furnished. 3 beds, 2 offices, 2 staff quarters, 1 free room. 2 Parkings. Price B38 mill.Tel: 081 895 3628 E-mail: jin_koy@yahoo.com.

For sale:

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.

compound Kokyang Estate Phase II, 3 min to Nai Harn beach, modern interior design, garage, developed infrastructure. For more information: phuketbuyhouse.com/1644. Call Elena 084 305 0634.

Furnished House for Sale Phuket Villa 5: 3 bedroom

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.

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

Rawai Beachfront Pool Villa for Rent/Sale: Rawai

Beach front pool villa for sale. 3 bedrooms, furnished. Contact Siriporn on 089 649 9939.

Kamala 3 bed pool villa reduced: Expat owner must sell, Beautiful home on 1 rai 1 ngan 66 sq.w. chanote 24.5 MB. Mountain views.

Best buy in Kamala. Tel: 086 269 5108 eng, 080 744 7625 thai, email: brown_m_ken@yahoo.com.au

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LUXURY 4 BED HOUSE IN LAGUNA

Unique luxury condo 2 bed, 2 bath, 155sqm. Foreign FREE HOLD. Recent architect remodel. New Jacuzzi. Views to lake, mountain, marina, pool etc.

Completely furnished to very high standard. Motivated owner leaving.

Wonderful 4 bed house over looking the lake & Golf course in Laguna.

Sale: Reduced to: 32.5 M / Rent: 170,000 P/M. Call Mick: 0848186045 Email: mr.mickb@yahoo.com or www.silkwind.net/laguna.

Reduced by 600,000B. ONLY 16.9MB. Contact Brian (Owner) 089 054 4354, +632 906 435 7146, Alan 087 999 6174, bggvirgo@gmail.com.

See RoyalPhuketMarinaCondos.com for complete details.

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4 Rai & Home & Thai Co. 18 M B 4 R ai w 2 b,1b a h o m e

Condominium for SALE in Patong: Freehold title, Studio type,

NS3G title. Next to Nat’l Park Layan, N Bang Tao Scenic Quiet 5 min to Cherng-Telay Walk to beach Prior permit for 6 villa develop Road, runoff culvert & tank built. 084 842 4581, PhuketHorseRescue@GMail.com

3 Bedroom Pool Villa, Rawai: 160m2 Private Pool Villa. 3 Bedroom, 4 Bathroom (3 En Suite), Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room, Large Balconies & Terrace, Carport. Freehold, Chanote title. 2 minutes from beach! See proper tyforsalephuket.co.uk.

East Coast Sea View Land Total 1.5 rai (2,450sq metre) on gently sloping land with sea view of Phang Nga Bay.

32 sqm. of the living area, Furnished, 1 Bathroom, Fitted kitchen with dining area, Swimming pool, Restaurant. Call 083 103 3801 (English and Thai).

2 separate Chanote titles each about 1,200 sq metres (4.5 and 5.5M), or will sell as one lot.

Underground services. 081 273 7326, email: kmar74@hotmail.com.

Rawai Great Buying: Lovely

Land for Sale - Khao Lak: A beautiful 402 rai land with 860 meters of beach front in Khao Lak,Phang Nga,Chanote Title,sale all land. Ru/ En translator Call:088-7652203,0813707289, wittawat_ks@hotmail.com

house with 2 bedrooms or separate SC flat downstairs.Well ventilated with natural light in pristine condition.Distant sea views.4,995,000 Baht. Warren Crowe 081 270 4291 or thailandmls@gmail.com.

Commercial Building For Sale: 5M. x 18.30M.,3 floors, located close by Condo at Saiyuan, 2 big halls, 2 bedrooms,4 bathrooms,clean&new building. Price negotiable. Tel:087 881 7979, 081 472 0770, ss.kijrungruang@ gmail.com.

Properties for sale: Luxury investment condo N/East aspect Rawai 5th floor corner sweeping ocean rural views. 126sqm, 2 bed, 2 bath, free hold, furnished, pool, B8.75million perment tenant at B40,000 p/m. Call 089 050 5664

Phuket Country Club Condos: 3 Only Luxury Contemporary

Condos, 1 per floor C/W lift. Located on the 15th fairway 275 M3 per floor total.Common Pool and Sundeck.

Underground parking 1/unit, Floor 3 show unit complete Floors 1&2 are unfinished, waiting for owners choice of flooring and kitchens. Could still develop into one very large private home. Floors 1&2 could be offices star ting from B10 million. Or B32 million for project Partial financing available. Info contact 084 840 1262, north8east98@yahoo.com

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.

Condo in Marina:

Last 1 Studio of The Cleat condo (Phase 1) in Krabi Boat Lagoon, low-rise waterfront Condo built around the lagoon with Mangrove, Sea and Marina view and full facilities. Call +66(0)76 238 948.

Hill Land for Sale: Very nice loca-

Paklok Land Only B7,999/ Sqwah: Only B7,999/Sq wah at

Makes a good condo deal now. 1-bedroom, fully furnished, 67 sqm living area. Only B2.99 mil. Big swimming pool. Normal price B3.7 mil. Call 089 872 6895.

Email: jospeder@live.no.

Great Investment Opportunity: Completed show house and infrastructure seven further plots for development. 1.5km from Mission Hills Golf Club. Please call 087 888 1761 (Aom) for details.

Apartment for sale in Patong: Apartment for SALE in

Ocean Front Land: 7 rai with 185 metres of sea frontage. Water, electricity, road and boat access, located 800 metres from Yacht Haven marina, perfect site for small beach front development. For quick sale only B5 million per rai. Tel 081 343 0777 Email: montha_phuket@ yahoo.com.

Patong Loft Condo:

tion hill land by the Bangwat Dam, total 60 rai, 96,000 square metre. Contact: Attapong 081 892 0610 (Thai), Jantiwa 081 890 8268 (Eng). e-mail: jantiwa_ j@ hotmail.com.

Waterfront Villa in Boatlagoon: Modern style spacious town-

Absolute Beachfront:Set on the beachfront, the ff villa offers uninterrupted sea and island views of the south east coast of Phuket.

Situated between two 5 star resorts: Vijitt and EVASON near Laem Kanoi. 081 480 3834, http://www. facebook.com/Phuket.Beachfront.

house. 3 large beds/4 baths. 250 Sqm. one office area and 2 balconies. One private birth for a boat up to 6 meters behind the house. freehold/leasehold.

B9.9 million. Call 082 493 8526. Email: flakes010@hotmail.com.

Beautiful Beachfront Land: Absolute beach front land only 4 to 5 hours from Phuket. Why pay 30-50 million baht per Rai when you can have the best from B1.1 to B2.9 Million Baht per Rai!!! Email: thailandmls@ gmail.com.

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Very Spacious European From Owner: Villa in peace-

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.

Land For Sale: Mission Hills. 3/4 of rai in small community, very quiet and private, close to all services, 10 min to school, airport, beach, golf, Tesco. Was B2.5M. 087 276 0529 for info.

URGENT!! SEAVIEW LAND 12 Million Baht www.phuket-land-sale.com 081 8937027

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Paklok, Chanote, Mountain View, 200m from main road, 11 km from monument and 4 km to Mission Hill.

Interested or want a larger size?

CALL 084 305 6667, email: mari sar1978@hotmail.com

BEST SEAVIEW LAND-EVER!

ful place in Rawai. Large living area and terrace. 3 bedrooms, 4 aircon, 3 bathrooms, 1 guest toilet.

Western kitchen, garage, laundry, beautiful garden, swimming pool.

612 sqm plot, chanote title. Price B9.5 million. Contact Tanya 083 506 8345, geta909@gmail.com.

Urgent Sale: 6 rai Hilltop Land for sale, near Mission Hills golf club, was B4.2 million per rai now only B2.99 million per rai, full chanote, water/ elec. sea/mountain views. 087 978 5804 (Eng).

Chalong Beach Front Pool Villa: Chalong Beach Front Pool Villa For Sale/Rent,3 bed rooms,area 1 rai call siriporn 089-6499939, email: siri_phuket @changrunner.com.

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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.

2,200 Land, Nai Harn -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 metres.

Chanote. Contact 087 897 0501. aleksa@thai-evagroup.com

Sales - D Condo Mine:

Sales - down payment 250,000 B D Condo Mine Phuket Town by Sansiri. Finished in March 2014.Corner room on the 7th floor with nice view. 2 Bedrooms Call:089 159 3239.

7th Floor Suites (Hotel) Building For Sale Kata Beach Center 9 apar tments and a 300 sqm Penthouse on the roof plus fully equipped restaurant and pool with terrace are free of rent and now available.

Price total 38 million Baht (9.50.000.euro) include chanote and Thai company.

For serious interest email: thewhitehousekata@gmail.com for RUSSIAN; Ms. Oxana Email: phuket.lux@gmail.com

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Modern Villa in Marina:

A spacious family home in Boat Lagoon. Modern contemporary style with 4+1 beds, 4 bathrooms. Large dining area, private swimming pool and fully furnished. Size 616 Sq.M. Call 076 238 948.

Superb Ocean View Lux Penthouse: B148,000 per sqm, 288 sqm of heaven. Plunge pool, 3 bed, 4 bath overlooking perfect panoramic ocean views. Beach shops, fabulous restaurants, nightlife all a 3 minute walk. B42,624,000. Contact: 088 761 4030 or imgphuket@gmail.com.

Thai House@Phuket Fantasea : Traditional Thai house design 4bed, 4bath, kitchen. Mountain views.8,8 MB.Large living room, 3 aircon. 1.5km from Phuket Fantasea. Well maintained with 47sqm. 085 644 9344.

Absolute Beach Front Land: Songkla district near new deep sea port. 4.5 Rai divided into 7 Chanote plots. Reluctant sale.

B4.9M the lot. Email: jmic chia@ yahoo.com or call 087 276 0529.

Whether you are selling, buying or renting we offer a wide selection of high quality properties, land and businesses located in the south of Thailand. Please contact us for further information. Call 080 087 1772. See zionproperty.com.

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New Club Opening in Phuket We are now seeking to fill in the following positions: F&B Manager.

VJ / Light technician.

Promotions Manager.

IT Technician.

Head Chef.

Graphic Designer.

Assistant Head Chef.

Assistant / Secretary / Accountant.

Flair Bartender Head of Security.

Singer / Dancer / Performer (female).

Fluent command of English (speaking / writing). Experience in the field required. Must be hard working, flexible, professional, fun & talented. Thai applicants only.

WE OFFER SOME OF THE BEST SALARIES IN PHUKET…HOWEVER WE ONLY HIRE THE BEST PEOPLE…SO HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES? Please send updated resume with photo to: clubrecruitmentpatongbeach@gmail.com

JV Opportunity: JV Partner with a commercial focus sought for Phuket based company. New startup delivering a well-established world know building related system licensed exclusively for design, production and installation in Thailand. This is an exciting opportunity for the right partner: Chris on 081 956 2966 or Chrisinphuket@gmail.com.

DMG Thailand is hiring: Contracts Manager: The successful candidate will have a proven track record of successful contracts work in a construction environment. Administrative Assistant: Solid skill with MS Of f ice and previous construction experience is a plus. Contact David. Email: david@dmg-thailand.com, Phone: 076 617 763

S w i s s S e r vic e / Phon e Operator: Swiss Ser vice /

Project Coordinator needed: Design studio is looking for a creative and focused individual to join our expanding team. Responsible for keywording images, analyzing market t r e n ds,p l anni n g p h oto g r ap hy shoots, and assisting in general office administration. Successful candidate will have an excellent command of English. *Contact: Jaey* photomor phic images@ gmail.com.

Telephone Operator .Good level of English. Ability to work under pressure. Good in communication and organisation. Responsible and reliable. Minimum one year experience. Contact: HR Department, email: Humanresources.phuket@ swissotel.com or call 076 303 000.

Female Cook/ Homemaker Wanted: Exceptional conditions for live-in cook /homemaker for semi-re tired UK/Canadian businessman.

Separate high quality room with shower & T V in high- end resort style surroundings. Must speak English. Send resume to bggvirgo@gmail.com.

Personal Assistant Wanted: Tropical Properties real estate is urgently looking for Personal Assistant /O f f ic e Manager. Must have very good knowledge of spoken & written English, basic accounting & good computer skills is essential. Must be able to organize & work independent and be in a position to start work almost immediately.

Thai national only!

Guest Service Supervisor: Good command in English, customer service skills, knowledge in F&B, HK, front office, Knowledge of computer basic skills, own car with driving license, working in Phang Nga -Natai Beach. Candidate send resume to: hr@luxuryvillasandhomes.com. Office: 6/84 Srisoonthorn Rd, Cherngtalay, Thalang Phuket 83110. Call 076 527 633, 087 881 0003.

ENGLISH- SPEAKING THAI GIRL: Looking for a Thai

Couple Wanted: Thai couple, house & pet care, work and stay at foreigner villa, speak English, no smoking, husband as driver, wife as housekeeper. Contact: aoaphuket@ gmail.com 076 203 010.

woman with good written and spoken english for office work. Computer literacy is a must. molokophuket. c om, info@molokophuket.c om, Call: 084 060 7050.

Brilliant Smile’s hiring staff

Marketing Executive wanted Art House is hiring - Marketing Executive, working at the booth in Central.

Thai female, good command of English. We pay basic salary + commission + bonus. Call Alexandr 089 594 6888, info@arthouse.asia.

Cosmetics company " Brilliant Smile" is looking for staff. Work at "Banana Walk" Patong and Central Festival. Good English with communication skills. Ages 25-40 years. Salary 15 - 35,000 THB. Training will be provided. Call 094 319 4637, brilliantsmilephuket@ gmail.com.

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Personal Assistant

Thai Male/Female, 25-40 years, fluent in English, good computer & communication skills, self motivated, background in marketing/Real Estate/ Travel Agency is a must. Please send CV: helena@phuketabc.com.

R e c e p t i o n i s t /A d m i n Assistant: Thai Nationality and must speak & write English.

Good salary + benefits. Please send CV to info@amitywellness. com or Call Jan at 084 773 9086.

Native English Teacher Need exper ienc ed preschool teacher, 10 -14 children. Star t i m m e d i a t e l y, C h a l o n g , 4 0 hour a week. Send resume to phuketteacher@yahoo.com.

35 years • Bachelor's Degree • 2 Years related sales experience • Good command of English • Good computer & communication skills • Own a car & driver license Salary + Commission + Benefits Send CV to : cj@searasports.com

Sales Consultants Wanted: GB Automobiles is looking for Thai nationals that are fluent in English, self motivated, with a postive attitude and desire to make above average income.

Sales experience preferred but not necessary as full training provided.

Contact shoongiat@landrovergroup.net or call 081 962 2262.

FREELANCE WEB / SEO / EDITING: Do you require up-dates/ SEO to your site, blog or Open Cart?

Also: s-engine/RSS/Blog submissions - PDF/Photo flip shows - Web Photo Video’s etc. Email: mr.m.hopkins@ gmail.com.

Internships Thailand is Thailand's leading company in facilitating professional internship placements for international students and graduates within the Hotels & Hospitality organizations in Phuket and other cities in Thailand.

Due to recent expansions we are seeking an

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’. & ‘Phuket FC Match guide’

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’. & ‘Phuket FC Match guide’

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Thai Reporter Wanted

Qualifications: ● Thai or Expat. ● Excellent communication and negotiation skills in Thai and English. ● Highly motivated self-starter with a positive attitude. ● Works well under pressure and has a will to succeed.

We offer: ● Competitive salary, bonuses and travel expenses. ● A friendly work environment. ● Social security paid by the company. ● Excellent career progress opportunities.

Interested applicants are invited to apply in person or send application with full resume indicating qualifications and experience, expected salary and recent photo to: adminmgr@classactmedia.co.th Tel: 076 612 550-2 ext 101

The Phuket News is looking for a Thai reporter to join the news desk. This is an exciting position that offers great career prospects for the right candidate

The successful candidate must: ● Be a Thai national ● Have a hunger for the news

(Thai or Foreigner) The applicant would be responsible for: Dealing with existing as well as sourcing new Agents abroad Handling direct inquiries from potential applicants Sourcing internship opportunities with Hotels in Thailand & handling the placement process Marketing activities with agents, hotels as well as internship Supervising admin staff

The ideal candidate would be:

● Be willing to work to deadlines

Fluent in English (written and spoken) Previous Experience in Hospitality and / or in a similar role Some experience in sales / marketing Good knowledge and contacts within the Hospitality industry in Thailand an advantage Knowledge of other European languages an advantage

● Be a strong communicator

The company will provide:

Interested applicants are invited to apply in person or send application with full resume indicating qualifications and experience, expected salary and recent photo to: adminmgr@classactmedia.co.th Tel: 076 612 550-2 ext 101

Work Permit (if required) Good salary and bonuses Opportunity for growth within a growing company Travel expenses Great friendly work environment

● Be a proficient photographer ● Have a willingness to learn ● Have good English writing skills

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BOATS & YACHTS Luxury Yacht for Sale: For sale

2002 Bertram 510 Flybridge luxury yacht. Reduced to only USD675,000.

Contact Marcus on marcus@leema rine.net.

SR MARINE NEW SR-21 SR-21 Center console,only 375,000 baht. Excluded only engine. Come with all accessories. We also produce 18-36ft Power boat. For more picture or info, please contact Showroom office at Chalong, 0817820921

2 2 m . I n d o n e s i a n Pi n i s i Ketch: Licensed and registered in Thailand. She is in good condition and currently working as a snorkel and sunset tour boat. For sale or long-term rental. Price negotiable for quick sale. dragonheartthailand@gmail.com.

SELLING YOUR BOAT?: With high season just around the corner, now is the right time to get her listed, Boatshedphuket.com are always looking for new listings,big or small, power or sail, contact Alan Giles. 084 842 6146.

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Boat for sale: Boat for sale at Ao Yon Bay (Cape Panwa, Phuket). Boat has two engines 140 cc yamaha. 13+ 2 per persons. Price:550. 000B. Phone number : 083 637 9704 Thai/Eng 081 894 9967.

Need to sell my SAILBOAT 2 mast 17 metre (50 c.v. Yanmar engine) excellent condition Fully equipped located in Chalong/Phuket valuated price B12 million Bertram 505 Conver for sale: Launched in 1989 this long range sport fishing vessel is powered by 2 Hino Marine 360hp V8 Turbo . The interior is fully air-conditioned and features a saloon, three cabins and a galley. Price : 7,000,000 THB , Stefano , info@thebigblues.com , 087 834 5293 .

52’ Convertible FOR SALE:

52’ Convertible FOR SALE: One original Owner – fully refurbished 2012.

Immaculate condition, 2xCAT 660hp, 16kw Onan, new watermaker, fully rigged for fishing. US$ 420K. Contact 086 280 6526

Now for quick sale B5.5 million include dinghy Call French: 080 035 1626 English: 081 788 8280 Email: maurice.phuket@gmail.com

13 Metre Wooden Hull Cruiser: Cap. 17 PAX. Wooden

hull, 3.5 metres W, draws 1.5 meters, diesel engine generates 123 KW. Perfect for fishing or day tours.

Fitted w Fish Finder and GPS. Was B1,500,000 now only B500,000.

Call 082 414 6931, email: phil@ krabikon nect.com.

Glass bottom Looker 320

Glass bottom cruise boat for sale.

Length 9.5m, beam 3.7, passenger capacity 22, speed up to 40 knots, dural/composite hull. Engine Mercruiser 320 hp. Fuel tank for 150 l, consumption 50 l, consumption 50 l / 100 km.

Front transparent windshield, bottom glass 3x2 m, hydrofoil, toilet + shower, navigation. Built in 2011, excellent condition. Sell for 9MB or barter for villa/apartment. pervadim@yandex.ru

LIV Aboard For Sale: Compressors and tanks also available. Please contact Joe : 087 891 8912 joe@ similan-diving-safaris.com.

Jeanneau Sailing Yacht for Sale: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37, year 2004-5. Full Option/ Thai Flag register/ Solar S. Electric 240W/ Autopilot/ GPS/ 2 Engine Fridge Only Euro 66 500. 084 843 2551, tomasotti. mario@gmail.com.

Yacht sale 36-ft Searay: A very good condition with bedding for 5, air-con, generator, kitchenette, BBQ grill, twin propulsion, Mercruiser 5.0L bravo III DTS, raymarine chartplotter, GPS and depth sounder. B4.5 million.

Call 089 647 5204.

sister of Phuket Boat Lagoon, ready for berthing now with marina charge 50% off and long term berth available.

Well protected by sea conditions and full facilities provided. Contact Khun Choo 086 281 0330.

Kawasaki 750Sxi Jet Ski Pro: Sale New Boat SR-21 Finished: SR.Marine. We are pro-

fessional boat builders. Our showroom in Phuket. This model is SR-21, finished. Price B375,000. “This price exclude only engine”. Email: samranmarine@live.com/ 081 782 0921.

Max Value – Min Price 37’ yacht built by Hanse and designed by Judel/Vrolijk at a 32’ price.

Performance 2/3 Cabin Layout. Base Price €74,900 ex Fact 0813701995 inq@sea-yss.com.

Krabi Boat Lagoon: New marina

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: garysmith436@btinternet.com.

A new premium Hanse with Sail Away options included - less than THB 4,500,000 in Phuket 0813701995 inq@sea-yss. com www.sea-yss.com, Person : Inq , Email : inq@sea-yss.com , Phone : 081 370 1995 .

Hanse 325 Max 2014:

New Varianta 37:

Steppa Fiberglass 32 feet Flybridge two 200 hp Yamaha outboard engines. Ideal for diving and tours. B850,000. Call 081 894 2124.

Speed Boat For Sale:

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PHUKET ICON BUSINESS FOR SALE

COMPANY FOR SALE

PHUKET INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS COMPANY FOR SALE Boat Sales and Charters: Want to build or charter your own boat to get out among Phuket’s many islands for fishing or pleasure? Then please contact the experts on 081 270 4291 or go to www. fishingboatingthailand.com.

LTD… SERVICES CO L A S R E IV N WORLD PHUKET U N WITH THE IO T C E N N O C HT PANDS YOUR FREIG S PHUKET EX GROWING A

Company for sale - Owner retiring Well known 12 year established company specializing in sales and rental of containers, site/sales offices, Porta Loos as well as Self Storage. Customer base includes Tesco Lotus, Laguna, Marriot, Boat Lagoon and many more. Enormous potential for expansion and export. A conservative value of company assets exceed 11MB which is included in the sale price of 14MB. Call Gordon 081 892 4804, www. safewayasia.com.

 20 YEAR PROFITABLE OPERATION  50 MB PLUS TURNOVER 2012 CALANDAR YEAR J e t s k i s & Tr a i l e r 600,000THB: Two 3 person jet

skis, fully maintained & just fully repainted and serviced. Refurbished stainless frame trailer included with trailer jack and hand winches.082 282 6947 Dan (Thai/English).

www.phukettransport.com CONTACT PETER: peterb@interglobalau.com PHONE: 0848433492 Guest house & Business: For sale / rent long term. 400 sq m. (N.S.-3 K document) next to Swissotel Kamala.

500 m from Kamala beach. B32 million.

Call 081 893 0540, 076 385 775 email: anong540@hotmail.com.

Bar for sale on Soi Bangla: Crownline 320 LS 50 kts Bowrid: Very fast-nice sport boat,2x350 MPI engines, year 2009, like new, lifetime hull warantty, only 100 working engine hours, Thai flag, tax payed. Only 3M THB, Airberth 0,5 M THB seperately.

Contact: yach@elas.si.

Located mid-soi on Bangla, Patong Beach. Contact now for best units & special offers on pre-sales. 3 year contract. Price starting B1.7million. Call 08 5887 7414.

Car, Bike, Internet, Game shop: Car and Motorbike Rental

with Internet and Gaming Shop. Well established, for sale 2 Million THB. bargain, near Rawai beach. Contact Mr. Brown 081 090 9640 e-mail: info@ phuket-car-rentals.de.

40FT Steel Cutter Sloop:

Ready to c r uise. C ent rec o c k pit .

Safe, strong German design. New S a i l s, 4 4 H P Ya n m a r En g i n e, 6 Berths, solar, wind generator, BBQ, dinghy&outboard. AUD$110K. 085 378 0498, yacht.antaia@gmail.com.

Patong Massage Shop For Sale: Cosy renovated shop. Shop is located inside a hotel on a busy street directly leading to Patong Beach. Business from hotel customers as well as from many tourists going to/from Patong Beach. Email: chumpo26@hotmail.com.

Boutique Guesthouse & Bar: Boutique Guesthouse, Bar /

Restaurant business for sale. Fully equipped rooms and bar, website and facebook page established.

Well situated only three minutes walk from both Kamala beach and main road with all their amenities.

B1,500,000. Contact: 084 442 7015.

G u e s t h o u s e Ca f e B a r Karon Beach: Easily managed

profitable business lease 5.2M. Fully refurbished, 6 year contract (fully pre-paid). Low rent. Busy Soi 2minutes from the beach. 5 beautiful en-suite rooms. Sports bar, fully fitted kitchen and restaurant area.

Account available. Call 081 891 9461 / livingroom-phuket.com.

Business for sale Business only or business and property. Est 2003. Repeat business from big data base, non-tourist related soft furnising manufacturing and retail business. Genuine enquires only, no tyre kickers.

For further info email samos1941@gmail.com.

Sale Bar, Hotel + 1 Shop Rawai Beach: Land plot

70 0 s q m e t r e + b u i l d i n g +10 b e d +10 b a t h +2 r e s t a u r a n t s .

Newly renovated. Private financing by owner. Down B2 million + 13 yearly payment of 1MB. Own forever title land. 100 metres to Rawai landing pier. 084 242 8914, rawai4@yahoo.com.

Account & Legal Consultant: Legal Consultant Company S a l e N e w B o a t S R-18 Finished: SR.Marine, We are professional boat builders. Our showroom is in Phuket. This model is SR-18, finished. Price B295,000.

“This price excludes only engine”.

Email: samranmarine@live.com / 081 782 0921.

Car Rental Company for sale !

Fully equipped office, website with online booking, many customers. New cars. Risk free opportunity.Start to make money immediately.Only 4.9 MB. Contact 0867479292 or claudstrey@ gmail.com

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

licensed,you walk in I walk out,can be changed to bar,2nd flr 3 bed a/c ff acc.3rd flr covered open area,2 x Honda clicks 4 rent,cheap rent paid to 2014. Price: 400K, rjpooklook@ hotmail.com, 094 316 1461.

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2 Language & TEFL Schools: The schools are very

successful due to the high de mand of people wishing to learn English as A sia deve l o ps and plays a larger par t in world affairs every day. These 2 schools are lic ensed wit h t he M inist r y of Edu c at i o n a n d t h e C h a - a m branch also holds a TEFL license.

As part of a franchise group, you will always have on-going support for sales and training. The selling price is calculated at 5 times the net profit and with sales growth averaging over 20% year on year, your breakeven point is within 4 years. As all truly profitable business there is no negative cash f l o w. C a l l 0 81 8 4 6 919 3 . S e e insightenglish-huahin.com.

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Registration Work Permit Visa Account & Audit Civil Criminal Litigation Property business Consultant Tax Planing Attorney Translation etc. 081 477 9154. partharn@hotmail.com.

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

Restaurant/Pub:

Hotel & Restaurant for sale:

BUSINESS FOR SALE:

Coffee shop/cafe/bar for sale: URGENT-fully equipped and

BUSINESS SERVICES

Free-Bird Bar in Nai Harn for Sale, great location, 3 TVs, 2 pool tables, Seating 50 pax, (PLUS) Fully Equip Beauty salon which is leased out, parking: 10 vehicles, 8 years left on lease. Sale: 1.5 MB. Negotiable!

087-892-6204 or 087-884-8972

Chanote title in Patong,Central position, new building, started four years ago.20 rooms, reception&restaurant fully furnished, lift. B32M negotiable 086 279 8175(Eng/Italian)Stefano/084 840 1566(Thai)Ning.

Guest House for Sale in Patong: Lovely guesthouse Just 100

metres from Patong beach. 12 rooms, 13 bathrooms, coffee machine, well listed on the main booking site, possibility to run coffee shop too. Cheap rent. 081 079 7398.

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.

Sport Club for Sale by Owner: Set on 4 rai land with

full chanote title. Include tennis court, volleyball court, fishing lake, game room, restaurant and bar and separate guest bungalow for sale or long term lease. Call +66 81 569 6026, +61 498 248 656 (English & Thai) Email:patbittersweet@gmail. com. See www.phuketsport.com.

Occupancy rate, per fect location, Easy to start business! High ranking on online travel agents, such as: booking.com, agoda. com, tripadvisor.com Legal, current and up to date contracts with overseas tour operators that have high sales volume and many loyal customers with repeat business.

Current sales channels and property management software- you can run your business online from anywhere in the world. 30 rooms.

Restaurant and terrace with 40 seats, huge roof terrace,kitchen fully equipped.7 years lease left, rent paid until 31.12.2013.Turnover 7,5 million baht/year, profit 2 million baht/year. Price: 7 million baht includes business, Thai company limited (CO.,LTD) with 3 work permits, and many legal things you don’t need to waste your time on if you started from scratch –Everything is included! Contact scandinavian owner directly (speaks English): e-mail shincorp1@yahoo. com.sg.

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.

Cement Production Plant:

Ready Mixed Concrete Company’s factory. 446.92 Horse power. Output of workers in the production of 22 people per day at an average yield of about 100 Q/Day (B1,800/Q) average revenue per day for about B180,000. Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete. Can continue immediately. Just buy a cement truck then start delivery.

Ready water source to be used for production. Address: Moo. 4 T. Maikhao Thalang Dist. Phuket 83110. Land Size: 20 rai 2 Ngan and 56 talang wah. Price: B130 Million. Contact: Mr. Lee, mobile: 081 803 7189.

BAR ON BANGLA In the front of a new discotheque in the center on Bangla Road. We have 5 bars for rent. They are prepared and can be used immediately.

Best return of investment is guaranteed.

Please contact Khun Ay 081-895-7597

URGENT Boutique Hotel for Lease: A small boutique Pa-

tong Beach hotel offer for long term lease. Location: Patong beach front ocean panoramic view. 18 rooms, aircon. internet, cable TV, telephone, safe, full furnished. Contact: 076 342 197-8, K.Thanin,K.Tum.

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.

CARS FOR SALE

Honda CR-V top model year 2010 for sale, engine 2400cc, 4WD White colour, black leather interior, one owner used only 43280km, very excellent condition.

Contact Cat: Tel 084 744 4304 for info.

Honda CR-V for Sale:

Restaurant/Guesthouse for sale: Located in Kamala.

Hotel and Land for Sale: Lovely 22 room & 9 apartment Hotel with 1.5 Rai land on Soi Nanai 2, Patong for sale. Special price only 72 MB negotiable. Contact 087 886 5360 or nanairesidence@libero.it for full details.

Unique Rawai Investment Opportunity: We run a busi-

HOTEL / R ESTAUR A NT FOR LEASE: In Patong, High

Patong Massage Shop For Sale: Cosy renovated shop. Shop

ness in Chalong that has paid back 50% of its cash investment in the first year of operation. An opportunity for a similar business exists in Rawai. This is not a hotel, guest house, restaurant, dive shop, car rental or real estate. This business benefits Thai society as a whole and is environmentally neutral. We are looking for 1-3 equity investors to make a total 20 million Baht investment. E-mail: tayana55islandgirl@yahoo.com.

Laundry shop for sale: Laundry shop for sale located in The Promenade Plaza Nanai Rd Patong. Free deposit, free key money, Three month rent free sign contract direct to owner of Plaza. K. Jeeppy, 093 160 6566, The_promenade@hotmail.com

40 metres to the beach. 10 rooms with full furnishings. Restaurant 54 seats. Price B8 million. For more information call 081 396 0033.

4x4 Black Vigo FULL OPTIONS: 4 Door - Automatic in very

Patong N ew Hot el for Longterm Lease: 40 rooms

Volvo XC60, year 2011:

with full furnished, TV, fridge, aircon, hot water, swimming pool, restaurant and spa. Located in Soi Nanai villa. Contact 086 300 9406.

good condition with Mag Wheels and full Toyota service history - Late 2007 model. 620,000B. 081 979 6320.

For sale Special Edition Volvo XC60, year 2011, in excellent condition. Still under warranty and free Volvo maintenance.

Accident-free. Price Baht 1.6MB. Price: 1.6M , Email : bartduykers@ mac.com, Phone : 083 509 8797.

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BMW 730 Li Se Long Wheelbase: Oct 2006 registered Feb 2007

Bought new: 7.2MB. Se = Back TV, Dvd 6, Auto shut doors, Fridge, phone, Alloy wheels 18”, Cruise control and much more. Selling for B1.9m. Call 089 812 4070.

cargo box CBL 1970. Power windows, film, alarm GPS tracker, 17,100 KM. Load volume 7.3m3, load dimension 2.37m x 1.68m x 1.85m, max load 1.5 ton. New 700 000 THB. For sale at B500,000. Call 085 060 0033.

When money is not an object: We proudly present to Ford Escape 4WD V6 2005/6:

One owner, excellent condition. Only driven in Phuket. No off road driving. No accidents. Gold colour. Tires almost new. Recently ser viced by Ford. 130,000 km. Call 0817501064.

Price : 350,000 O.N.O. , Address : Rawai, Email: tomultmann1@gmail. com, Phone: 081 750 1064.

The Seed Church Talang Phuket

Welcome to Sunday services: Thai: 10.00-12.30 AM and 7.30-9.30 PM. English: 2-4 PM. Free lunch and Sunday school for kids. Contact: K.Gung Tel: 076 -274975 - 6, 08 4 - 0567027 Email: yai_k@hotmail.com.

210,000 and past on to finance! Mazda 2 sedan 1.6 Sport top model, year Nov. 2010.

Touch screen navigation system, TV, Blutooth, DVD.Black leather interior for sale, Call : 081-788 4078.

CR-V 2.0E (i-VTEC) with clean condition and no bad accidents.

Top and full option with com plete book service and manual.

Year:20 02,Engine Size: 20 0 0 cc.,Fuel: Petrol.081 818 9696.

muter Minibus for sale. Genuine 15,000 km. One owner (red plate), Always garaged underground, curtains / TV & Video (ceiling mount) 16 seat. Excellent condition. 087 999 6174.

ner 3.0 turbo diesel Manual 15,000kms Black with leather interior excellent condition. 084 625 8225.

members. Please contact urgently. randyalltime@gmail.com

Toyota Hilux VIGO 4 x4 Auto: Toyota Hilux VIGO, 4 door, 4x4, 3.0 Diesel, model 2007, mileage 87,000 km only, first owner, all service by Toyota, new tires, beige interior, Alpha Canopy/front Bull bar. Call 086 943 8989 Chalong.

you “The Blacklight Pool Table” The One of a kind billiard table manufacture by French and American. Today, as Design is the keyword. More details at www.thailand pooltables.com call 085 797 0202, 085 797 0303.

Thailand Pool Tables: Thai-

land Pool Tables is the Leading Billiard, Snooker and largest selection of game tables and accessories in Thailand. Price start from 40k – 100k. You can shop online at www. thailandpooltables.com, Call 085 797 0202, 085 797 0303.

POOL TABLES

Isuzu Dmax 2006, 105,000km, one owner, 4x2, silver automatic, double cab, good condition. Contact 087 079 0650 or 080 073 5371.

Isuzu Dmax:

2010 Mazda 2 Hatchback: New in 2010. I am an expat who is moving on and can’t take my Mazda with me. One owner, 32,000 accident free kilometers, auto trans, air bags, auto braking, etc. stephpkt@gmail.com.

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.

Commuter Van For Sale: 2012 TOYOTA VIGO PRERUNNER: 2012 Toyota Vigo Prerun-

GENNEWA GOLD MEMBERS: Attention Gennewa Gold

Toyota D4D Commuter Minibus: 2009, White Toyota D4D Com-

MAZDA FOR SALE:

Honda CR-V 2002/Gold 64,000 Km: Used cars -Honda

Hi there! My name is Lucy, would you like to be my friend and take care of me? I am only 1 year old and very sweet! If you want more information please call: Sherin 084 877 3566

Home Needed:

PUBLIC NOTICES

HONDA CITY '03 1.5AT, 118XXXkm: Very reliable and user-friendly car, carefully used for last 3 years. Good condition with some wears. Clean interior, good car audio, fresh tires. Best choice for young family. Honda serviced only. Price B218,000. Call 083 102 0070.

PET ADOPTION

Toyota Vigo B Cab 3,0 D 2011: White large Carry Boy fiber

LEXUS-4 door sedan 1.2million: Lexus 250, 2006, 2.5 V6 gaso-

line. Paddle shifter, Spor ts Drive.

Brand new rims and tires. Travelled 93K. Recently Fully Serviced from dealership. Needs new owner ASAP. 082 282 6947 Dan.

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2012 Toyota Commuter Van – Low mileage 13,500 kilometers. Loaded, leather seats, back up camera, video system. Only B900,000. Contact via email: mar tin@phuketfish boat.com.

World’s Best Foosball Table: Tornado Foosball Table,

PERSONAL SERVICES Backgammon: Play-

ers Wanted. Tel: 081 577 8443, email: phuketcon nection@yahoo.com

CHILDREN’S CLUB Family sports and leisure club. Swimming/golf/ playcentre/ gaming arcade. Contact 076 203 185, 087 882 5544. See funstartphuket.com.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS / VISAS

the best table in the world is now loaded with new enhancements that keep it at the forefront of the entertainment industry. International Table Soccer Foundation (ITSF) certified for training and tournament play. Thailand Pool Tables. www.thailandpooltables.com call 085 797 0202, 085 797 0303.

Online health food in Thailand. Good karma, all natural, healthy, and organic products. Please contact 082 276 1675, w w w.good karmathailand.com.

Health Food:

SOVEREIGN Dining/Pool Tables : From Patanakarn Bil-

liards. 6FT start at only 64,500THB plus BIG discount or FREE Football table for Phuket Customers only!! Call NOW 081 171 2121 www.patana.co.th.

FunStart:

Pure Honda rotary mower, nearly new B20,000. Call English 082 516 8717, Thai 086 079 0890.

CHILDCARE

Buds International School & Kindergarten: Phuket’s old-

est 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 1/2-10. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.

Bus service available from Patong, Karon, Kata, Phuket, Rawai and Chalong. Tel:076 384 638, 080 624 7060(Eng)/087 278 5511(Thai) www.buds-phuket.com.

CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS Phuket Country Club Membership: Lifetime full family mem-

bership (man, wife and limitless kids) at Phuket Country Club. Seller leaving Phuket hence only B570,000 ono.

Transfer fees and this years subscription included. Call 081 273 7326.

G o l f M e m b e r ship fo r Sale: Loch Palm 500,000 Baht.

Buyer pays for transfer. 083 388 5566. Email borst.jg@gmail.com

Blue Canyon Golf Membership: Blue Canyon Golf Lifetime

membership for sale! Excellent saving!

B89,500 Call 084 052 2277.

6FT Non-Coin and Coin-Operated Slate Pool Tables SPECIAL price at 49,700THB from Patanakarn Billiards PHUKET. All Accessories + Delivery incl. Call Now 081 171 2121, 076 521 211.

Best invest - Coin Pool Table: When you have to invest

Jacuzzi - B120,000: Imported from USA 2012. 6-8 People. CD, USB STEREO built in. 220V 3 phase, two jet systems, long term storage, air filtration system. Easy to move & install with cover. 082 282 6947 Dan.

in Coin Pool Table, go for the best!

Valley® Coin Operated Pool Table.

Voted best coin tables in the world for 18 straight years! Our pool tables are the only real American Tables in Thailand. Sale, Rent or for Profit Sharing. Thailand Pool Tables Call 085 797 0202, 085 797 0303.

SPORTING GOODS & EXERCISE Kite Surf Equipment for Sale: 2 new boards, never used.

2 Kites, used 2-3 times. New price was more then 200,000 Baht. Sell altogether for 100,000 Baht. For single items. Please call: 086 747 9292 (English) or 081 970 520.

Looking for a VISA Service?

Visa to China, India or Shenzen & no need to fly to Bangkok. Check all procedures by email to jryjariya@ gmail.com or contact 080 887 4431.

MEMBERSHIPS BLUE CANYON GOLF MEMBERSHIP: Lifetime family membership to Phuket’s most prestigious golf course. THB 840,000 Includes transfer fee of THB 140,000. Email jerdek56-asia@yahoo.com or call/ sms 0818913051. Serious offers only.

MOVING & STORAGE

COOKING CLASS

Carbon Mountain Bike

Best buy / Best Price!: Phuket Pool Tables offer you the best deals on 2 m o dels of our p o ol t ables, 4’x8’, slate bed, full accessories included, free installation and advise.

Come, try, and play before you buy it.

Call 081 823 4627.

Let’s Have Fun Outside: Breakout the norm! And let’s explore outside with all weather pool table. Guaranteed Fun: Anytime…Anywhere! Thailand Pool Tables, www.thailandpooltables.com, Call 085 797 0202, 085 797 0303, email: ying@thailandpooltables.com

2011 model Merida 96 dual suspension for sale, this is a world cup winning XC mountain bike. Too may spares to list here, call or e mail for more information - greg@pri-mos.com, 087 265 4431.

Custom Trek MTB HardTail: Trek 8 Series Alu Frame, 20.5 inch (180 cm+) pimped in white.

Fuji/ XT/ Deore drive train. XT SIS disk Brakes, Custom Alex/ Veulta wheels, Sock Shox SID Team front shox. SuperFly bike. Call 081 737 0722.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME

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 www.phuket-cookingacademy.com or call 081 821 4064.

We Sell Boxes & Moving Supplies: At MY STORAGE Self Storage you can buy quality moving and packing supplies like individual boxes, bubble wrap, packing tapes & knives plus secure padlocks. We also help you to move and store.

Call 076 292 909.

Several rescued dogs, cute, cuddly and groomed ready to be loved.

For more photos visit www.doggieheaven.net Or contact: Sherin.peace@gmail.com ***Vaccinated & sterilised

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Bamboo shark. Photo: Amazing-phuket-adventures.com

My shark week

OneSails take line honours in 27th King’s Cup Regatta

OneSails Racing in sailing action. Photo: Guy Nowell

dogfight between Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban and Anthony Root’s Red Kit II team, with the latter coming out on top thanks to a comeback victory in the last race on the final day.

This was the first year the event also hosted a ‘Windsurfing Championship’ with Thainative Navin Singsart named the overall winner after a total of seven races while Siriporn Kaewduangngam won the women’s division.

Friday (December 6).

In the IRC 1 class, Foxy Lady VI – skippered by Bill Bremmer – took home the

For a complete list of all the winners in this year’s Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, visit thephuketnews.com.

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ne of the biggest sporting events on the island has come and gone as the 27th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta saw Ray Robert’s OneSails Racing team turn in a strong and consistent performance to win the IRC 0 class by one point.

“Technology is changing in sailing all the time and we came up with a cutting-edge sail design at OneSails, and that was our key to success,” Roberts said after his team finished second and third in the final races of the week last

title while Yasuo Nanamori’s Japanese team Karasu won the IRC 2 class.

The IRC 3 class saw a

Grapplers to take over Nai Harn beach MARTIAL ARTS PHUKET IS SLOWLY BECOMING one of the premier destinations for martial artists across the globe, and December 19 will showcase some of the best grapplers on the island at the Kata Beach Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open tournament at Nai Harn beach.

The competition, which is open to everyone from beginners to expertlevel submission grapplers, will feature tournament prizes that includes fight-wear from Grips Athletics and The Kata Beach BJJ Open takes place once a other grappling accessories.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a form of month in high season starting December 19.

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submission grappling with a gi or kimono that has been described as, along with Muay Thai, one of the most useful for mixed martial arts combat.

Grapplers without a gi can compete in the no-gi event, which is similar to freestyle wrestling, and International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (IBJJ) rules will be in effect.

Participants interested in competing can register at katabeachbjjopen. com and there is a B500 entry fee.

Weigh-ins will take place at Phuket Top Team gym on Soi Tad-Ied in Chalong at 1pm, with a 3pm start time for the tournament.

IN THE DEEP Joe Diver joediverphuket@gmail.com

I RECENTLY BROKE A cardinal rule of scuba diving: I touched marine life, a shark no less. Several of them, Aexcuse.

I joined volunteers of the Go Eco Phuket Marine Conservation group, as well as marine biologists of the Phuket Biological Research Center (PMBC) and Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), for a bamboo shark and harlequin shrimp release at Koh Doc Mai and Koh Maiton.

The 119 sharks released were only a few months old, and so ranged from just 7cm to 30cm in length.

We were told that some of the sharks were “tagged” with transponders so that their movements could be tracked, a practice which in the past has ended with biologists tracking sharks to Phuket Town restaurants and fish markets.

I probably hadn’t been this giddy about a dive since my open water course 15 years ago. So down we went, each buddy team carrying one or

two sharks each in plastic bags.

First we spent some time hunting for a good spot to release them, where cover could be easily found. Our group ended up over the sand at Koh Maiton where I found an old tire, a perfect habitat for a small bamboo shark.

Feeling as if I were a parent bringing their child to the bus stop on the first day of school, I carefully helped our little friend out of the bag and onto the sand next to the tire. Like a proud parent, we bid him good luck and began our ascent back to the surface.

I just hope not to find it in a Phuket Town restaurant anytime soon.

Joe is a 13-year resident of Phuket and dive instructor for Sea Bees Diving.

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Laguna wins finals rematch to open Jones Lang LaSalle Cricket season CRICKET

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he new season of the Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels (JLL) Cricket League got underway at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) on Sunday 8 December 2013 with defending champions, Laguna, taking on last season’s finalists, Patong.

The playing conditions were perfect, with a nice breeze adding to the player comfort levels, while the ACG basked in sunshine.

With both sides evenly matched, there were varied opinions as to who would take

Manish Sadarangani (Laguna) top-scored with 62 until he was bowled. Photo: Michael Way victory but all expected a very close contest, as is always the case when these teams meet.

After winning the toss, Patong decided to bat looking to set a solid total. Patong, with a dearth of batting talent, were pitted against Laguna’s strong bowling line-up.

Opening bowler, Sohail

Rehman (3-24), struck early, clean bowling both Patong opener’s, Mike Khan (1) and Seemant Raju (6). He followed this up shortly thereafter, taking the key wicket of Imtiyaz Mushtaq (5).

Paddy Morton (28) and Dave Watson (17) then steadied the innings with a valuable 45

run partnership, until Watson fell to a sharp catch by Mudisir Rehmen at mid-wicket. Morton then fell in the next over being caught and bowled by Sameer Khan (2-17).

Pao Suttiprapha (16) and Richard Desmond (19) provided some further resistance.

However, this wasn’t enough

as Laguna bowled out Patong for 125 in 29 overs. Shoeib Mushtaq took the bowling honors picking up 5-17.

With 126 runs required for victory, Laguna got off to a cautious start looking to gradually accumulate runs without the loss of any early wickets.

Opener’s Darren Shaw (35) and Manish Sadarangani (62) did just that returning to the clubhouse with 46 runs on the scoreboard at the 12 over drinks break without loss.

Shaw eventually fell in the 20th over with the score on 85 after being stumped off the leg-spin bowling of

Paddy Morton. Shoeib Mushtaq (18 not out) then joined Sadarangani at the crease for a 38 run partnership, before Sadarangani was bowled with the score on 123.

However, Mushtaq completed the Laguna victory in emphatic style hitting a six to reach 129-2 in the 28th over.

Next Sunday on December 15, the Village take on ICC. Play starts at 10am.

Anyone interested in playing or joining as a member should contact chairman@ phuketcricketgroup.com or visit phuketcricketgroup.com for more information.

Wahoo fishing tourney on deck for February ORGANISERS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THE 4th Wahoo Thailand Sport Fishing Tournament will take place February 25 to 27 in the Similan Islands.

The area, which is renowned as one of Thailand’s premium sport fishing areas, is located just over 112 km from Chalong Bay and will feature the largest cash prizes in Asia.

The Rawai Beach Sport Fishing Club has confirmed that more than 20 boats from around the world are already

signed up for the event, including teams from Canada, Australia, Oman, the US, Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

Teams interested in joining the event can contact Warren Crow at info@rawaibeachfishingclub.com.

The Phuket News is a sponsor of the 4th Wahoo Thailand Sport Fishing Tournament.

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Peace on the open waves SURF SPOT Tim Campbell info@skylaphuket.com

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he ancient art of yoga has brought fulfillment in both mind and body to millions of people around the world. For many of you, yoga is a part of your daily lives.

Now – imagine yourself doing the thing you love while floating on the sea.

You read right, SUP Yoga combines the benefits of yoga, stand up paddle boarding and

the fresh outdoors.

I love the reactions on people’s faces when they first hear of SUP yoga. It is a mixed look of, ‘Sorry, did I hear you correctly?’ and, ‘How is that even possible?’.

Taking two sports and putting them together not only creates an increase in health benefits but also adds excitement and interest while exercising. The SUP boards are long and wide, creating a very buoyant yoga mat.

Depending on the pose performed, your body will be challenged with balance and strength resulting in a more

effective workout.

Leaving shore and being in the middle of the water puts you in a peaceful surrounding, where you only hear the soft instruction of your teacher and the clapping of the water against the side of the board.

You don’t need to be an expert at yoga or SUP to try it, there are beginner levels of yoga right up to advanced.

So if you fancy yourself a challenge and some fun, get involved!

Happy SUPing!

Tim Campbell surf-sup.asia

Young improves in Bahrain races MOTORSPORT PHUKET-BASED RACER Dylan Young recorded a best place result of 9th, whilst also grabbing 10th and 11th place finishes during races three to five of the 2013 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship.

The late November event, which was run alongside the FIA World Endurance Championship round at the Bahrain Formula 1 Circuit, was the second in the series.

Young – who is supported

by Wahoo Phuket, Kata Rocks and Indigo Pearl – has man@thephuketnews

aged to improve on his starting position at every race this year, except for race one where he was forced to retire with damage after a clash with another driver. He opened this weekend by gaining four places to jump inside the top 10 of the 20-car field in the first race.

The 24-year-old finished the second race in 9th position, ahead of several Formula GP 3 drivers as well as the pole position getter, who was on the podium at the Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix event.

Tyre issues put Young at a disadvantage in the third race, but he still managed to

finish only two metres behind 10th place.

“The tyre issues we had in qualifying with so much under steer really hampered our races as it meant I had to claw back these positions during the races – we obviously had the speed to be much further up the grid,” he said.

The series will head back to the Bahrain Formula 1 Circuit from December 19 to 21 for races six to 10.

For more information, visit facebook.com/dylanyoung racing or to support his career visit gofundme.com/dylan youngracing.

EVERYTHING’S JUST BEACHY Dozens came out for British International

School Phuket’s (BISP) first annual Beach Volleyball Fun Day at Xana Beach Club in Bang Tao last weekend (December 7). Though the field was comprised mostly of students and teachers from BISP, several walk-ons and tourists also took part. One of these impromptu teams, a group of beach-goers from Russia, walked away with the title after climbing their way back from three points down in a nail-biting final match against a team of students from the school.

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uis Suarez inspired Liverpool to a 4-1 victory over West Ham United at Anfield last Saturday (December 7) that sent his side up to second place in the Premier League table.

Following his four-goal spectacular in the previous 5-1 demolition of Norwich City, and after the 2014 World Cup draw paired England with Uruguay in Group D, all eyes were inevitably on Suarez.

The Uruguayan striker got his 14th Premier League goal of the season to kill off the game after Martin Skrtel’s own goal had given the Hammers hope despite a Guy Demel own goal and a Mamadou Sakho effort putting Liverpool 2-0 ahead.

Suarez was also the instigator for the fourth goal, as his effort was turned in by Joey O’Brien late on for the third own goal of the encounter.

Coupled with Chelsea’s defeat at Stoke City and Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Southampton, the victory lifted Brendan Rodgers’s side into second place, above Chelsea on goal difference.

Meanwhile, Manuel Pellegrini insisted he was satisfied with a point after his Manchester City team once again failed to find the answer to their inconsistent away form in a 1-1 draw at Southampton.

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Liverpool’s Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez celebrates scoring his fourth goal during the EPL football match between Liverpool and Norwich City at Anfield. Photo: AFP/Paul Ellis won just twice in eight away games in the Premier League and their failure to win at St Mary’s meant they missed the chance to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to three points.

Across town, Manchester United’s dismal season lurched into crisis on Saturday (December 7) after a 1-0 loss at home to Newcastle United condemned the champions to their fifth defeat of the campaign.

Yohan Cabaye’s goal just after the hour gave Newcastle their first victory at Old Trafford since 1972 and consigned United to back-to-back home defeats in the league for the first time since May 2002.

Having lost 1-0 to Everton in the last game, United have

now lost as many games as they did in the whole of last season’s title-winning campaign and David Moyes’s side could fall 15 points behind leaders Arsenal before the weekend is out.

The dominant team of the Premier League era, United remain in ninth place in the table, 12 points below Arsenal, while Newcastle climb to sixth.

At the same time, Chelsea slipped to third place after on-loan Liverpool winger Oussama Assaidi scored a stunning last-minute winner to give Stoke City a 3-2 victory at the Britannia Stadium.

Jose Mourinho’s side were on course for a point after Andre Schurrle claimed a brace either side of goals from Peter Crouch and Stephen Ireland,

only for Assaidi to cut in from the left and dispatch a glorious decisive strike at the death.

Premier League leaders Arsenal were left five points clear at the top of the Premier League after visitors Everton fought back to claim a 1-1 draw last Sunday (December 8).

It seemed the Gunners were about to go seven points clear of second-placed Liverpool when club record signing Mesut Ozil fired them into the lead with just 10 minutes left at the Emirates Stadium.

But four minutes later Everton, fresh from a win away to champions Manchester United in midweek, equalised when Gerard Delofeu smashed the ball home from 10 yards.

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3

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17

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4

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15

26

29

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7

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15

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15

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5

20

21

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26

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5

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19

14

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23

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5

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19

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15

5

4

6

21

20

1

19

11

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15

5

4

6

16

18

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19

12

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15

5

3

7

13

19

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18

13

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15

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5

6

15

20

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17

14

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5

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8

14

28

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17

15

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6

6

17

21

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15

16

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15

3

5

7

11

22

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14

17

West Ham

15

3

4

8

13

19

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13

18

Fulham

15

4

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10

14

26

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13

19

Crystal Palace

15

4

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10

10

22

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13

20

Sunderland

15

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11

12

30

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ustralia’s media revelled in their team’s humbling of hapless England Tuesday (December 10), writing off the tourists ahead of the third Test in Perth where the Ashes could be decided.

Australia took a 2-0 lead in the five-Test series with a 218-run trouncing of England in the Adelaide Test last Monday (December 9) and will retrieve the urn they lost to their arch rivals in 2009 if they win in Perth.

It was a second emphatic reverse for England after they lost in Brisbane by 381 runs and the tourists must regroup before the third Test, which starts in Perth today (December 13). England have only won once in 12 Tests on the traditionally pacy WACA pitch.

England’s Johnny Bairstow bats during a test this year.

The Sydney Morning Herald splashed a picture of a gravestone on its back page, looking ahead to today’s game, suggesting that England are dead and buried.

“In Affectionate Remembrance of English Cricket, which died at the WACA on 17th December, 2013. RIP,” the inscription read, referring to

the Perth ground and the date the third Test is due to end.

The Sydney Daily Telegraph rubbed salt into English wounds, running a picture of a laughing Michael Clarke jokingly asking Shane Watson: “Hey Watto, did you hear the one about the Englishmen who have to face Mitch Johnson at the WACA?”

“Down 2-0 in the Ashes series after yesterday’s capitulation in Adelaide, they must now face Aussie firebrand Mitchell Johnson on his blisteringly fast home track in Perth,” the tabloid said.

The paceman was named man-of-the-match in the first Test in Brisbane and in Adelaide after he destroyed the English batting line-up. So far he has taken 17 wickets at an average of just 12.70.

After England convincingly won the Ashes series 3-0 on home soil earlier this year, Telegraph columnist Richard Hinds said hubris is the only explanation for the side’s catastrophic decline.

“The hard work and pursuit of excellence that had created a mini golden age was lost in transit, while arrogance and entitlement clearly made it through customs,” he said. AFP

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PHUKET-BASED AUSTRAlian triathlon legend Chris McCormack says it’s time for Lance Armstrong to “shape up or shut up” in regards to a one-on-one race showdown that has made news around the world.

“It’s a gr udge match.

We’ve had our issues and there is nothing planned at the moment,” he says, “If it was to ever happen, it would be done making sure he didn’t make one cent from that game and making sure I didn’t.

All revenue from this event should go to charity.”

“For me, it’s for back to high school rules,” McCormack continued, “I was offended by a lot of things he’s done and to continue to call yourself a great athlete is annoying to those of us who have played by the rules.”

Armstrong, whose seven Tour de France titles were stripped away after he admit-

ted to taking performance enhancing drugs, stated he is open to the idea of racing McCormack in a triathlon.

He was responding to comments McCormack had made earlier this year in a magazine: “I will race you, mate.’ I don’t even care if there are no accolades. No one around. I just want to race you. Just two old blokes.

No excuses.”