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Thailand’s biggest ever power outage blacked out all 14 southern provinces on Tuesday evening, plunging the South, including Phuket, into darkness.

A woman walks in darkness in usually neon-lit Patong. Photo: Stephan Audiger

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Phuket left dark by Thailand’s biggest ever power failure Tanyaluk Sakoot reporter4@classactmedia.co.th

huket was one of 14 provinces hit on Tuesday night (May 21) by Thailand’s biggest-ever blackout, which plunged the whole of the South into darkness. Street lights and traffic lights went dark, air conditioners whined to a halt, the thump-thump of disco music in Patong was replaced by bewildered questions, and the mobile phone system, struggling with millions of people all calling each other to find out what was happening, collapsed. Some 9.5 million people were affected by the outage. Stated broadly, the South has power stations but they do not generate enough electricity to meet demand. Ratthakorn Kinchan, Chief Phuket Provincial Electricity Department explained, “Demand in the South is about 2,200 Megawatts but the power stations in the South can produce only about 1,620 MW.” So additional supply comes from Ratchaburi, to the west of Bangkok. A power line between Ratchaburi and the South failed, resulting in overloads

in the South which in turn triggered safety systems to shut down the power. The power cut was short enough in Phuket not to cause any serious problems. The Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office, Chanchai Doungjit said that most major hotels have back-up generators, and there had been no signs that anyone had decided to leave the island and go home because of the outage. They could have flown out; Phuket International Airport, too, has its own power system that can support operations for up to eight hours, and flights continued as normal. The same was true of the island’s major hospitals, which have enough backup power for several days. Police reported no great surge in crime or traffic accidents. There were two accidents in the Kathu area, and one case of theft of a mobile phone. Officers were deployed to direct traffic at blacked-out traffic lights. Estimates of the economic damage varied widely. The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s Centre for Economic and Business

In Patong, the Royal Paradise Hotel stayed lit up, thanks to its emergency power supply, but in the street below candles were the only answer. Photo: Stephan Audiger Forecasting said that losses across the South totalled no more than B50 million. But Tanit Sorat, vice chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries, said the blackout caused damage exceeding B10 billion. The coming days will bring a clearer picture. In Patong, the music stopped, but bars and restaurants brought out the candles.

Bar owners reported there was not much effect on business because it was early in the evening, before the main partying normally begins. As punters on Bangla enjoyed unusual candlelit conversation, staff of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and the Provincial Electricity Authority scrambled to identify and

rectify the problem. They quickly recognised that the failure was in hightension power cables in Bang Saphan district in Prachuab Khiri Khan Province. Four cables pass through Bang Saphan, supplying power to the South. Two are 500 kilovolt lines, and the other two have a capacity of 230 kV each. One of the two larger cables

was already offline for repairs when lightning hit the other 500 kV line. The remaining 230kV cables could not carry the additional load and were quickly isolated by safety cutouts. This had a knock-on effect as supply dropped but demand remained the same. In rapid succession, safety systems automatically cut power stations in the South from the power grid, blacking out the entire South. The lightning-struck 500kV was swiftly repaired and the various parts of the system were carefully brought back online. In Phuket some power was restored within an hour, though not fully, while in other parts of the South it took up to four hours. The system was a little unstable at first. Parts of Phuket were blacked out again for an hour at about 10pm, but the island’s electricity is now back to normal. In the long term, said the Director of EGAT, Sutad Patmasiriwat, the only solution is more power generation in the South, particularly completion of the much-opposed coal-fired power station in Krabi.

Three teens caught in ‘bikenapping’ scheme

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THREE TEENAGERS HAVE been arrested for stealing motorbikes and then holding them for ransom. The arrests came after a woman from Patong, whom police declined to name, reported that she had lent her rented motorbike to a friend who wanted to go shopping. The friend and the motorbike did not return, so she reported to police that it had been stolen. Soon after, she received a call from someone calling himself Berm Patong, demanding B1,500 if she wanted the bike back. Fearing violence, she went to meet the bikenapper with the owner of the shop on Soi Kebsap, Patong, from whom she had rented the bike. The bikenappers, thinking the owner was a policeman,

ran away, and the bike was recovered. An hour later the woman received another call from Berm Patong demanding the money “owed” him, and threatening violence if she did not pay up. She agreed to a second meeting but this time police lay in wait at the meeting point on Soi Ton and pounced on three teenagers, who admitted they worked for Berm. Police also learned that there were six in the gang, and got the arrested pair to lead them to the gang’s HQ. When they got to the house the three other gang members bolted, leaving just an 18-yearold girl with a baby in the house, along with crystal methamphetamine and a bank book with a balance of B800,000. Police are now looking for the missing gang members.

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Chinese tourist in 5-hour taxi ordeal Tanyaluk Sakoot reporter4@classactmedia.co.th

A Steven Tyler (second from left). Photo shot by New Zealand visitor Adam Smith (left).

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PHUKET TOWN LOCALS got a shock on Saturday night (May 18) when they spotted Aerosmith’s lead singer Steven Tyler partying at Timber Hut bar in Phuket Town. Kajonkiet arts teacher Josh Roxas said he got a hug from Mr Tyler, who spent around an hour at Timber Hut last night accompanied by guards and a woman friend. “I was in shock when he gave me a hug. He was so nice,” said Josh. “Really warm and just like a normal guy.”

Sources said Mr Tyler spent an hour or so at the bar, dancing and partying with the locals. Adam Smith, a tourist from New Zealand, also had the chance to meet Mr Tyler. “We went in Timber Hut around 10:30 pm and he was just standing at the bar casually, eating and drinking like the rest of us. “He was with about two guys and a younger-looking girl that he appeared close too. “I asked him for a photograph and he replied, ‘I can’t do it yet as people will start to recognise me but I can do it later.’

“Then around 11:30 pm he was heading out the door and tapped me on the shoulder for a photo opportunity near the entrance. He appeared relaxed and enjoying himself, and was happy mixing with the locals, listening and dancing to the band.” Mr Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the American rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He was also a judge on the TV show American Idol.

“black taxi” driver was accused on Saturday (May 18) of molesting a 19-year-old Chinese tourist in a five hour ordeal during which he repeatedly touched her and she repeatedly defended herself. The girl arrived alone on a flight from Singapore at 4:15 pm and contracted him to take her from the airport to her hotel in Patong. She showed the driver the address of the hotel, which was on her phone. He quoted a price of B700. She suggested B550, to which he agreed. On the way he stopped to buy some water and beer and then asked her for money for fuel. She gave him some. He drove her “around the hills many times”, she told police, until it was dark. Then he started to touch her arms and legs. She used her shoes to stop him. He persisted. She told him to stop, but he replied that she must give him a kiss first. Finally, the taxi ran out of fuel at 9 pm at the Tawee Saman market in Phuket Town. For the fourth time the driver

The tourist helps police retrace her unpleasant journey. asked his passenger for money for fuel. Two local people saw her standing outside the car while he tried to push it. One told The Phuket News, on condition of anonymity, “The situation seemed odd. The girl was crying and the driver looked scary. “We walked over and we talked with them. She explained how frightened she was, and why. “We took her out of there to the police station.” The taxi driver drove away, but was soon tracked down and arrested. He appeared in court on

Monday, where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges. The tourist came to the court, too, to give preliminary evidence. In the evening, Phuket police went with the tourist so that she could point out where the various incidents in her five-hour ordeal took place. She was due to fly home on Wednesday (May 22), but court officials assured The Phuket News that the case would be pursued to the end. Meanwhile, the taxi driver was denied bail and was locked up in the court cells.

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erman expat Dirk Schmidt had B600,000 skimmed from his Kasikornbank account in early January, and more than four months later is still waiting for developments in the case. The money was taken from his account on January 5, 6 and 7 this year – B200,000 each day, his account’s daily withdrawal limit. Bank records show the money was taken in around 30 different transactions, at three different ATMs on Koh Samui, while Mr Schmidt was in Phuket. The semi-retired German national has long been a regular visitor to Phuket, and last year decided to live in Phuket for eight months of the year. When he went to an ATM in Patong on January 7, there was only B125 left in his account – the thieves had drained his account to the dregs. “I was speechless, I just about had a heart attack,” Mr Schmidt said. “I thought there was something wrong, that there must have been a mistake.”

Dirk Schmidt with the bank's list of dodgy transactions. He spoke to police in Kamala and Patong, and contacted staff at Kasikornbank, who gave him a print-out of the details of the transactions – made every few minutes over three days. Police were helpful, he said, and provided still camera footage from outside the Koh Samui ATMs in question, but a mix-up meant footage from the wrong dates was sent. Mr Schmidt is still waiting for the correct camera footage. “I want to know what to do now. At the end of the month

I’m going to Bangkok to visit the [Kasikornbank] head office and say ‘What’s going on?’. [Kasikornbank] haven’t done anything for four months, even though I got the police report to them two or three days later. “It’s their fault, they gave me a card that’s not safe.” Mr Schmidt didn’t usually have a large amount of money stored in his account, he said, but he recently transferred money to it from his German account to buy a car. In hindsight, Mr Schmidt recalls a suspicious incident at

an ATM in Patong he believes is connected to the fraud. On December 17, he put his ATM card into a machine in Patong, and it didn’t recognise his pin. A person came up behind him and offered to help, but Mr Schmidt told him to go away. When he tried a second time, the pin code was accepted, and he was able to withdrawal his money. “I’m angry; it’s a lot of money,” he said. Repeated attempts by The Phuket News to reach the assistant vice president of the Patong branch of Kasikornbank, Greepon Limpattarajaroen, as well as staff in the Bangkok office were unsuccessful. The Kasikornbank website says about skimming, in part, “For any losses suffered … [If] the losses are deemed as not resulting from the mistake or negligence of cardholders, card-issuing banks will be responsible for the losses.” Precisely what “responsible” means is not clear. The bank’s call centre told The Phuket News that skimming cases, and compensation, are handled on a “case by case” basis.

Nine held on work permit charges NINE PEOPLE, APPARently Chinese and Burmese nationals, were arrested on Tuesday afternoon (May 21) at Wat Kathu for working without work permits. The nine – eight men and a woman, all dressed in yellow – were rounded up by Immigration Police officers after a tip-off that they were working behind the counter of a shop inside the wat, selling Buddhist amulets to Chinese tourists visiting the temple. At a press conference to display the arrestees, Pol Col Sanchai Chokhayaikij said, “These people tend to work in one place for three months or so and then move on to another. “They get paid to sell the amulets, and the employer gives some of the proceeds to the temple.” Asked if this meant that someone attached to the temple must know what

The nine, all dressed in yellow, are brought into the Immigration Police offices. was going on, he replied, “We have to check into this.” He added that this was the first time that police had come across this kind of case, and that they would be trying to find the person who had employed the nine to sell amulets. Officers will also check other popular temples to see whether

there are similar groups operating in their grounds. The apparent leader of the group, who seemed to be from Guangdong Province in China, denied the nine were working and said they had just gone to the wat to pay respect. Police were finding it hard to identify the nine because

they were not able to produce passports, and all refused to sign their names on any police document. They were sent to Tung Thong Police Station to be charged with working without work permits. Further charges may follow when their passports can be tracked down.

THE CURRENT STORMY monsoon weather has pushed up seafood prices as local fishing boats stay snug in port until conditions at sea improve. The weather has also affected the ferry business, with the number of people willing to brave the waves dropping by half. At the fish pier at Rassada Port on Tuesday morning (May 21) there were almost no fish being landed after weathermen warned that winds were rising, driving waves to heights of two metres. The prices for anchovies has doubled from B10 a kilo to B20. Indian mackerel, which previously sold for B55-70 a kilo is now B80-100, and mackerel has gone from B2535 to B40-60 a kilo. The price of prawns has risen, too, but not because of weather conditions, because most supplies come from farms on land. These have been devastated recently by early mortality syndrome (EMS), which caused mass deaths in prawn ponds. The cause was a mystery until scientists published research just two weeks ago identifying the cause – which gives hope that a cure may not be far behind. In the meantime, average prawn prices have doubled for B120 to B240 a kilo. Karok Per ipas of the Fisheries Department said, “Winds out at sea are strong right now so the fishing boats are staying in port. The skippers are keeping a sharp eye on the weather, however; as soon as they detect an improvement they will set sail.” The ferries are still running but with far fewer passengers. Santi Ponyemsan, an employee of the Chao Koh Group, said there was nothing unusual in this. “It is the low season. Our ferry can carry up to 1,000 people a day but right now we are running at about 500 – which is still better than last year. “Safety is a priority, with crews insisting that all passengers must wear life jackets.”

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Last-minute deal keeps lifeguards Warning over venomous jellies in Phuket waters on Phuket beaches THE PHUKET PROVINcial Administration Organisation (OrBorJor) has organised a stopgap solution to the threat of Phuket having no beach lifeguards during the particularly stormy weather of June. As repor ted in The Phuket News on May 10, an apparent lack of foresight looked like leaving the beaches unattended from next Monday (May 27) – when the current contract between the OrBorJor and the Phuket Lifeguard Club (PLC) expires – and July. But on Tuesday this week (May 21) the president of the PLC, Prathaiyut Chuayuan said that he met the day before with Jutaporn Thongchareon, head of the OrBorJor’s tourism promotion section, and discussed a short-term contract until the OrBorJor can put the new contract out to tender and decide which bid to accept. “After discussion we agreed on a new short-term contract running from May 28 to June 28.” He added

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T that he expects the contract to be signed on Wednesday or Thursday. As for the new long-term contract, he said, “As far as I know they are trying to speed up the process in order to complete it before June 28.” Ms Jutaporn told The Phuket News, “The [shortterm] contract with PLC will be signed soon; I can’t confirm exactly when.” She added, “For sure the bidding process and signing of the new long-term contract will be completed before the short contract expires.” The new one, she added would be for 11 months only.

he Depa r t ment of Marine and Coastal Resources has warned that the onset of the southwest monsoon weather is likely to drive jellyfish into Phuket’s waters, including several types known to be poisonous. The Phuket Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) announced, “Our records show no sightings or encounters this year of these jellyfish in the waters around Phuket, but just in case we have erected warning signs at 11 beaches along the west coast of the island that are most likely to be affected. “These are Nai Yang, Patong (two places), Racha Yai, Naithon, Bangtao, Surin, Kamala, Kata, Karon and Nai Harn. “It should be noted that the jellyfish might appear at other beaches.” The DMCR believes that seven species of jellyfish could pose a danger to swimmers. Of these, Tripedalia cystophora and Chiropsella are venomous but not likely to

Some box jellyfish are not that poisonous. Others are deadly. Photo: Peter Southwood cause death. The others are four types of box jelly – Chiropsoides buitendijki, Carybdea sivickisi, Chironex sp. A and Chironex sp. B – and Morbakka fenneri, first identified five years ago, and highly venomous. “We have briefed life guards and local people on first aid for jelly fish poisoning.” The DMCR has also issued an information sheet giving first aid advice, primarily to use vinegar to neutralise the venom. Lacking vinegar,

any mildly acidic liquid (lime juice, perhaps or, in extremis, urine) can be used. The DMCR may have no records of sightings but The Phuket News was contacted by locally-based underwater photographer Joe Blasy, who caught two of the beautiful nearly transparent box jellies – with their long trailing tentacles – on camera in March and April and posted the videos on YouTube. He said, “To be fair, it should be mentioned that I

have shown these videos to the Phuket Marine Biological Center and several other jellyfish experts abroad. “All agree they are box jellies. “However the lethality of this particular species cannot be determined without examining a specimen. Many box jellies are no more venomous than an average jellyfish.” The first aid guide can be downloaded from www. thephuketnews.com/files/ Jellyfish_first_aid.pdf

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Senate committee led by Boonsong Kowaw isa r atch, senator for Mae Hong Son Province, on Wednesday morning (May 22) visited the resort-style house built by a former vice-governor of Phuket, high in the hills overlooking Patong. The 80-plus-rai site is deep in the forest, in the Kamala Hills, in a forest preserve. Yet part of it is planted with rubber and, in the approach to the entrance, there are signs in English saying “Welcome”, and then in Thai, “Private Property. No Trespassing.” The house is so remote that it can be reached only on foot via a muddy track. Inside the site, there are two buildings, both timber. One is the main house with a spacious veranda, and made from trees cut down on the site, while the other is more modest, possibly built as servants’ quarters. A stream has been diverted into a pipe to supply water to the two buildings. The main house has spectacular views across Patong Bay. A Chanote land paper exists for the site but it was already established during an earlier visit by Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) investigators that land officer who signed off on it had never visited the site but

One of the resort bungalows found under construction.

Land ‘owner’ to be charged with encroachment

The main house, made from trees cut on site, with its wide veranda and panoramic views. had given his approval based only on documents presented to him. The PACC investigators, who visited the site in June last year, came to the conclusion that the issue of the Chanote was not legal. An excavator that the PACC found on site was still parked there today. On Wednesday afternoon the senators also went to take a look at the land above

Freedom Beach, just south of Patong, also the subject of earlier investigations by both Pheu Thai Party spokesman Phrompong Nopparit and the PACC. “The reason we came down to Phuket,” Sen Boonsong explained, “is to understand and follow up on the issues that have arisen from complaints and that have been the subject of dispute for a long time. We also came to

deter business people from further illegal actions. “However, the investigation is now the responsibility of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) who should decide soon on who is at fault,” he added. On Thursday the senate committee members were due to meet with Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut to discuss dubious land and encroachment in Phuket.

Gun-toting fugitive caught at News office A MAN FLEEING POLICE brought the news right to the offices of The Phuket News on Monday morning (May 20) or, to be more accurate, into the blind alley next to the offices. After a short foot race patrol officers arrested Danai Poonsawad, 33, in possession

of a 12-bore Thai Pradit [homemade] hand gun, and some marijuana, so he was taken to the Phuket City Police Station. They also found that the mobile phone he was carrying was stolen, as was his motorbike, and his urine tested positive for narcotics.

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OFFICIALS DECIDED ON Saturday (May 18) that a Phuket man will be charged with forest encroachment, illegal construction, illegally transforming land and destruction of the environment after Kathu District officials visited the site where he was building a small resort. Following a tip-off from local people, Kathu District officials led by District Chief Veera Kerdsirimongkol visited the site high in the hills above Kathu waterfall around Soi Chang. They found two resort cabins in the process of building, a sala and a bathroom block under construction on a slope in the forest. Three rai of land had been cleared but with around 10 trees left standing, some of them protected species. The person responsible, Somkid Tuarob, was called and told to bring with him the land documents. He presented officials with a sheaf of papers related to an incomplete NorSor 3 Kor application covering almost 14 rai and a Certificate of Land Use in the name of Nonthicha Tuarob, covering another 11½ rai. Mr Veera said, “From our preliminary checks, we found that this area is inside the Kamala Forest Preservation Area. It is prohibited to use anything in it or build anything on it. The document [NorSor 3 Kor] was incomplete because Somkid has no right to own it. “We will be bringing charges of forest encroachment, illegal construction, illegally transforming the land and destruction of the environment.” The previous day (May 17), as part of an ongoing investigation into land encroachment on the island, Pol Lt Gen Jutti Thammanovanich, Head of the Special Unit of the Ministry of Interior flew from Bangkok to investigate land plots in the Patong, Kathu and Kamala areas. General Jutti’s first visit was to a property development in Kathu. Initial investigation

revealed that although correct protocol had been followed to begin building on the land, the structure, although currently incomplete, would have been built on an incline of more than 30 per cent, steeper than the maximum allowed by the law. The investigation team then headed to Nanai road in Patong. Checks revealed that the owner had acquired the land title legally but had not yet received permission to level the land or begin building. The case was thus reported to Kathu Police Station for further investigation. Pol Maj Pongpichan Chayanonpiriya from Kathu Police Station, who was called in to investigate, told The Phuket News today, “We have to collect all the evidence and investigate whether the owner has asked for [and received] permission. “We will call the relevant officials and people to give us more details and if they are in the wrong, then we will need to follow the law.” The third spot visited was located near Paradise Beach in Patong. The Special Unit of the Ministry of Interior revealed that they were responding to a report that an area of the forest and local public road had been levelled to build a private resort. The newly built private road was in fact located in a SorPorKor area (government land), so the case has been sent to the SorPorKor department of the Land Office to investigate. The last spot is on the Kamala curve, opposite Laem Singh beach. Again a newly built road was found to have been constructed illegally and in this case also obstructed the public waterway and is also at an angle deemed too steep according to land building regulations. The Damrongtham Centre (ombudsman’s office) has proposed that the local authority destroy the road. Work on all four sites was ordered halted until investigations are complete.

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US carrier Nimitz to visit Phuket THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS Nimitz is due to arrive in Phuket on Tuesday (May 28), anchoring in Makham Bay off the deep sea port. This will be the second time the Nimitz and its crew has visited Phuket; the last time was in 2010. The Nimitz is currently in the seas off the Korean peninsula, stationed there in response to North Korean posturing and war threats against its neighbours and American interests – which now appear to have abated. The nuclear-powered Nimitz is celebrating its 38th year in service. It was commissioned on May 3, 1975. It is one of the largest warships in the world, and all the numbers related to it are huge. It displaces 100,020 tonnes, is 332.8 metres long by 76.8 metres wide, has a maximum speed of 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h), and can keep going for 20 to 25 years on one charge of nuclear fuel. On board the ship, and getting ready to enjoy Phuket’s hospitality, are 3,200 sailors and 2,480 air wing personnel to fly and manage the 90 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters carried on board.

VERY BEST OF FRIENDS Colleagues rally round cancer-stricken teacher Claire Connell editor1@classactmedia.co.th

s HeadStart teacher Richard Allenby lay on his hospital bed before surgery at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, he was convinced he was going to die. He told his adult son to look after his pregnant wife and their unborn child. Fast forward two months and he’s mostly fully recovered from intestine surgery to remove cancerous tumours and a large part of his intestine. Next month his colleague Kayleigh Damant will run the Laguna Marathon on his behalf to raise funds for his medical bills. Richard, originally from Leeds in Yorkshire, started getting stomach pains late last year. He initially thought it was a symptom of his irritable bowel syndrome, or perhaps he was wheat intolerant. But when he started urinating blood, he knew something was seriously wrong. He went to Vachira Hospital Phuket, where he underwent tests. But Richard says not much was being done to help him at Vachira, and a visit from

HeadStart humanities teacher Richard Allenby with PE teacher Kayleigh Damant, who will run in the Laguna Phuket Marathon to raise funds towards his hospital bills. Jazon Edouard, the HeadStart school director, saw Richard promptly moved to Bangkok Hospital Phuket on March 17. There he was taken for a colonoscopy which showed a large tumour completely blocking his large intestine. “It was on the verge of exploding, which would have meant more or less death.” “I thought I was going to die, and I was very sad. I said my son [Oliver, Richard’s adult son who was visiting from the United Kingdom], to look

after Eing [Richard’s heavily pregnant wife] and the baby.” Richard went into surgery to try and fix the blockage but the operation was unsuccessful, so he went in a second time for a colectomy, whereby a large section of his intestine, which included the blockage and the tumours, was removed. A test on the tumour revealed it was stage-two cancer. He was advised to have chemotherapy in case the tumour had spread through his bloodstream, but Richard is

against the treatment, instead opting to dramatically alter his diet to improve his immune system. Richard was covered by insurance up to B200,000, but his bill for his two-week stay and operations at Bangkok Hospital came to around B1 million. Mr Edouard put up the money to ensure the surgery got done, and Richard is now paying the money off at B5,000 a month from his pay cheque. A recent school fundraiser at HeadStart also raised B140,000.

Phuket mansion grounds to become public park THE GROUNDS AROUND a classic but crumbling Sinocolonial mansion on Wichit Songkram Rd in Kathu are to be turned into a new exercise park run by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, though the mansion will remain untouched for now. The B11.4-million project to create the park began in mid-March and is expected to be finished in December. The project will include a running track, a sala, a stage, toilets and exercise stations. There is also an enormous banyan tree and a lake to provide a relaxing view. However, the mansion itself still sits untouched and sad-

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looking. The Phuket News was told, “Everywhere else will be under construction except the old house. That belongs to the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture.” The old mansion used to be occupied by Surathipsritalung Co, which leased the building from the Treasury Department and used it as office for the distillery in buildings nearby, producing lao kao (rice spirit). However, the lease ran out several years ago and Surathipsritalung moved its operations to Surat Thani. Watchara Matsane, a restoration craftsman with the Fine Arts Department said, “When the lease expired, Kathu Mu-

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Now PE teacher Kayleigh Damant has stepped in, accepting a challenge to run the Laguna Marathon, being held on June 9, to raise funds for Richard. “I was going to do the half,” she said, “but then I spoke to my mum [also a marathon runner] who told me to suck it up and do the full one, and I reckon I can do it. Around 4 and a half to five hours is the time I’m looking at.” Before her recent training, Kayleigh had never run more than 21 km, but now she’s up to 32 km. A full marathon is 42.2 km. Already Kayleigh has raised B20,000. Raffle tickets are available for B100 each, and there are a lot of sponsored prizes up for grabs. Anyone wishing to make a donation, buy a raffle ticket, or donate a raffle prize can contact Kayleigh by email to kayleigh@headstartphuket.com Richard says he’s amazed and very grateful for all the support everyone is giving him. “I’ve discovered a new love for people – they really do have a good side and it’s really touching.”

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f Tuesday night’s black out – the biggest outage ever recorded in Thailand – taught us anything, it is to always be careful in Thailand. That you’re on your own and that nothing is probably as it seems. Almost the entire south of Thailand – all 14 provinces – were plunged into total darkness from 7pm, with the electricity not coming back on in some areas until around 11pm. Rumours abounded that there just wasn’t enough electricity to service every province and so as an energy-saving measure, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand just turned it off for a few hours. Other rumours were that it was caused by a car crash into the power station and was going to be turned back on Thursday. During the said hours when the power was down, people

feared the worse and rightly so, there were no public announcements made, no emergency SMS messages sent, as occurred during last year’s tsunami scare and certainly no pre-warning. It was later ‘sort-of’ revealed that the black out was caused by a failure of the main high voltage transmission line connecting the south to the central region. Why this happened is not yet clear, further investigation is required and will be conducted. Whether that information is made available to the general public is another matter. This will lead Thailand’s residents to scramble around in the dark searching for answers, leaving us to do what we do best in this country, often caused by having an absence of information – speculate. The facts are that Thailand simply cannot accommodate

all of the new homes, factories, offices and manufacturing plants. It needs more power and by Scotty, that’s what Thailand is hoping for with the recent news that plans for Laos to have a hydropower dam have been given the go-ahead. When construction is completed in 2019, around 95 per cent of the electricity generated will be sent to Thailand. Much of Thailand’s antiquated electrical supply grid is around 40 years old, and it wastes a significant amount amount of energy every second. Now is an opportunity for Thailand to theoretically leapfrog other developing and even developed nations by introducing new technology, namely smart grids. But whatever Thailand chooses in the future though, the chances are that our days of being kept in the dark are unlikely to end any time soon.

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lenn Greenwald penned an article recently that highlighted the bigotry that some New Atheists have towards Islam. In January of this year David Shariatmadari posed another argument that attempts to paint those who are skeptical of Islam and its encroachment with the same brush that colours xenophobes and racists. The irony here is that defenders of Islam, and many other faiths, are quick to point out that critics of believers only focus on the very extreme. I would say that Mr Shariatmadari is doing the very same thing in regards to his criticism of those who are skeptical of Islam. In regards to this line of thinking Mr Greenwald writes: “The vast majority of Muslims are non-white; as a result, when a white Westerner becomes fixated on attacking their religion and advocating violence and aggression against them, as Harris has done, I understand why some people (such as Hussain) see racism at play: that, for reasons I recently articulated, is a rational view to me.” As an atheist of a non-white colour and one who is skeptical

of all religions, Islam included, I take offense to this. My country of Thailand is ethnically diverse, but as you may well guess, we’re pretty much all non-white. It is currently embroiled in a non-white on non-white insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives in the name of Islam. Do I then view the majority of Muslims in my country as extremists and terrorists? No. But that doesn’t mean that I am not skeptical of the religion. The truth of the matter when it comes to Islam is that there are normal, everyday people who have their views tested when apologists calls Islam a religion of peace. It doesn’t make us a racist to do so either. (As an aside, our neighboring country of Myanmar is also currently embroiled in sectarian and religious violence. Only the situation in this case is the persecution of Muslims by Buddhists, which goes to show the dangers of identification when something as sensitive as religion crops up.) These same people, including myself, agree with Mr Shariatmadari and Mr Greenwald when they say that the number of moderate, tolerant Muslims vastly outnumber the extremists.

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Going to the dogs [Re. Soi Dog in bid to run Phuket Dog Pound] If the dog pound has a reputation for being a horrid disgusting place for the dogs, is it not better to accept any and all help? Warehousing animals is never an answer. I do not understand why the minister claims the pound cannot receive help and donations, there is no reason why it can’t? The dogs are suffering. Mass sterilisation is the only answer (and restriction of or even banning of puppy mills). H Dr. Since the establishment desperately needs cash that the government seems unwilling to give, it’s either a case of shutting it down completely, or allowing help from the private sector. Alas, it appears the current attitude is to pretend there’s no problem, in a hope it’ll stay out of the lime-light and go away. Congratulations to The Phuket News for not allowing

that to happen. agogohome

A less than warm welcome [Re. Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation] Welcome to Phuket. Sorry there is no bus service. You can choose between harassment and high prices at the taxi rank or possible kidnapping and molestation from a taxi across the road. IronRoo

Wash away the destruction [Re. Phuket man to be charged with encroachment in forest] Looking at that building and the slope under the sala... One good rain and it would wash away! Geraint Lewis When will they dismantle the illegal building? Please keep your readers updated about this story. Whistle-Blower Justice would be if he is made

We have no problems with the hijab and do not think, as Mr Shariatmadari puts it, that Muslims are “shoving their way of life down our throats.” In fact just the opposite is true. We celebrate multiculturalism in a vibrant and amazing way in my former adoptive home of the United Kingdom and the West – just look at chicken Tikka Masala, St Patrick’s Day and the British Royal Family itself, which has been foreign since 1066! But by the same token, there are a growing number of us who have become all too aware that vast numbers of violent acts are being done today in the name of Islam. The recent events in Boston and the regular occurrences in the Middle East – and indeed all over the world, from India to the Philippines, from Sudan to Thailand – do nothing to change that. We are told, however, that these acts of extreme prejudice are limited to a small band of a much wider Islamic spectrum. To a large extent, this is absolutely true. Professor Tariq Ramadan has suggested that these events are much more a result of geopolitical realities than the teachings of Islam. But even taking those arguments

into account, what men like Mr Shariatmadari and Mr Greenwald do not realise is that apologists like them do much more to harm the situation than to bring about good. Of course one can legitimately criticise Islam without being bigoted or racist. That’s self-evident, and nobody is contesting it. And of course there are some Muslim individuals who do heinous things in the name of their religion – just like there are extremists in all religions who do awful and violent things in the name of that religion, yet receive far less attention than the bad acts of Muslims (here are some very recent examples). Yes, ‘honour killings’ and the suppression of women by some Muslims are heinous, just as the collaboration of US and Ugandan Christians to enact laws to execute homosexuals is heinous, and just as the religious-driven, violent occupation of Palestine, attacks on gays, and suppression of women by some Israeli Jews in the name of Judaism is heinous. That some Muslims commit atrocities in the name of their religion (like some people of every religion do) is also too self-evident to merit debate, but it has nothing to do with

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Boxing smart around jellyfish [Re. Box jellies spotted off Phuket beach [VIDEO]] Several years ago I caught a single tentacle box jellyfish off the north end of Bang Tao Beach. For a few years I worked as a volunteer for the Phuket Marine Biological Society and collected jellyfish specimens from around Phuket for cataloging, as we have a boat that enabled me to do this. I found several box jellyfish species, all on the east coast, bar that one. Langkawi is a haven for them, I couldn’t believe how many I photographed and caught there. I even identified a new species. I do believe in taking precautions, as in always having vinegar at the ready and not going into the water when

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Always put life before money [Re. Stopgap deal keeps lifeguards on Phuket beaches] Eleven months shouldn’t rate as a long term contract for lifeguards. It’s ridiculous that this has to come up every year. chalongresident

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the criticisms of Harris. The crimes and punishment of being a homosexual or an atheist, of committing adultery, of driving if one is female, or even of being raped in an Islamic country are well publicised. Yet instead of criticising the select few who carry out such heinous acts, apologists would liken these acts to other crimes carried out in the West for the sake of context when none is necessary. In doing so any sting of criticism is lost. Furthermore they would argue that those crimes are committed in places where the ideologues rule and have no bearings on the Islamic dialogue in the West. I beg any of the people that would make such arguments to ask Salman Rushdie and Flemming Rose if their arguments hold any water. Alas, it is already too late to pose the same question to Theo Van Gogh. If pressed further another familiar piece of rhetoric crops up. Ardent defenders will state that Islam is not any different and perhaps even better than Christianity was during the Dark Ages and Middle Ages. Again they would absolutely be correct and again it would make absolutely no difference to spout such elementary and

apologetic arguments. The reason that Christianity is so benign today is because of the reaction to the widespread Christian on Christian atrocities of the Thirty Years War, the Inquisition and numerous smaller conflicts. The works of men such as Friedrich Schleiermacher, Benedict de Spinoza, Voltaire and more were directly critical of Christian fundamentalism and we are better today because of it. Christianity, in other words, went through a painful and protracted reformation precisely for these reasons. Even then elements within the West linger that harkens back to a medieval place, the Westboro Baptist Church being one obvious point of target. Thus the argument could be made that Islam is following the natural course of religion. We could postulate that the extremisms of today will lead to the understandings of tomorrow. But why let the lessons of history go unheeded, why let the killings and inquisitions become necessary? If we are to foster an understanding with Islam now, then the apologists and defenders of the religion must also become its strongest and most outspoken critics. CityNews Chiang Mai

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loses B600k to skimmers] That’s why you can’t completely trust Thai banks and need to have many accounts with international banks to cover yourself against this kind of loss. I feel bad for the man and hope he gets his money back. Slapnuts I had this happen twice with Bangkok Bank seven years ago. After jumping through all the hoops with police reports, they continued to stall and do nothing. I never got anything back and I have not used their ATM card since then. I only used the same machine for each withdrawal however the mysterious withdrawals all came from a machine that I never used and the bank could not produce video because they said that particular machine did not have a camera. In addition the police told me that many times when this happens it is actually a bank employee who is stealing the money. David Please note you can set up SMS message alerts with certain

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banks in Thailand that are sent directly to you cellphone number by SMS every time a transaction takes place. I personally have this feature that alerts me every time a transaction takes place involving any of my bank accounts. I highly recommend this feature for anyone who has an bank account in Thailand that is tied to an ATM card. This feature will certainly save you a lot of grief. Limiting your daily card limit to B50,000 is another suggestion. Marshall Hmmm, I don’t have any trouble defining what ‘responsible’ means on the last paragraph of the Kasikorn Bank website: My interpretation would be; If you’ve lost money through no fault of your own, the bank pays. The claim is probably tied down in stalling measures and bureaucratic nonsense, and since the story has now reached the media’s attention, I’m guessing that’ll change... Keep us updated! agogohome

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BKK police announce biggest drug bust on record M ET ROPOLI TA N police arrested three men after they found 4.5 million methamphetamine pills and 60 kilograms of crystal meth in the men’s possession on May 21, in what the police believe is the biggest drug haul ever recorded in Bangkok. During the raid at an apartment on Soi Phokaew in the Bueng Kum district, police also discovered four guns and several rounds of ammunition. The three suspects told police that they were only hired to watch over the drugs. Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen told reporters that the operation was the largest drug haul in Bangkok history. The drugs have an estimated value of B5 billion. He said that police would investigate to find the head of the drug ring, MCOT reported. Coconuts Bangkok

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Thaksin’s order gives boost to Worachai bill D eputy Prime Minister Chaler m Yubamr ung’s attempt to push for a blanket amnesty for people involved in past political unrest appeared doomed Tuesday. Pheu Thai de facto leader Thaksin Shinawatra has ordered the party to adopt a different legislative draft. In a call to the party via Skype, Thaksin told the party’s committee overseeing political strategies to forward the bill proposed by Samut Prakan MP Worachai Hema to parliament instead. The Worachai draft seeks to provide an amnesty for all persons involved in past political unrest between 2006 and 2010. Unlike Mr Chalerm’s proposal, the Worachai bill would exclude Thaksin, protest leaders and authorities responsible for the crackdowns, but include everyone else previously convicted of crimes relating to political violence. According to a Pheu Thai Party MP, Thaksin urged the party to press ahead with the Worachai amnesty bill as he

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Photo: AFP did not want his red-shirt supporters to remain in jail. Mr Chalerm told reporters

Tuesday he had instructed the party’s legal panel, led by Pheu Thai MP Piraphan

Palusuk, to decide whether to submit his bill to parliament on Thursday. It is up to the legal panel to make a decision, he said. If the panel does not submit the bill Mr Chalerm said he will not feel as if he has lost face as it would show that Pheu Thai is democratically minded. He said the bill would not lead to conflict among party members. In a last-ditch effort to gain support for his reconciliation bill, Mr Chalerm said he has decided to remove a clause concerning financial compensation to avoid the prime minister having to endorse it. Mr Chalerm said that to date 152 Pheu Thai MPs had signed in support of his bill, whereas just 42 Pheu Thai MPs had signed to support Mr Worachai’s. However, a party source previously said that several Pheu Thai MPs had withdrawn their names from Mr Chalerm’s bill because they realised it could backfire on the government. Bangkok Post

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IN BRIEF Husband climbs pole after losing gold necklace A man panicked after losing his gold necklace worth B20,000 on May 19 in Bang Sao Tong. Afraid that his wife would be angry with him, he climbed a 50-metre high electricity post. Pattaya Daily News

DSI arrests foreign boss of Swiss bank robber gang The Department of Special Investigation arrested the head of a Swiss bank robber gang on May 16 in Hua Hin. It is alleged that Enzo Gareber, aged 42, from Switzerland robbed around 4 million Swiss Francs (B130 million) from a Swiss bank earlier this year. PDN

Tourist taken for a ride by Pattaya transsexual A Kuwaiti took a transsexual prostitute from Pattaya Walking Street back to his hotel for ‘sexual gratification’. Upon waking up, he noticed that over B300,000 was stolen from his bag. The prostitute was also gone. CCTV footage of the prostitute is now being circulated in the area. PDN

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yanmar’s victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon just weeks away. Myanmar’s Rakhine state is pockmarked with makeshift settlements for up to 140,000 people – mainly Rohingya Muslims – displaced by sectarian unrest last year that claimed about 200 lives and saw whole villages razed. Many were evacuated last week ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, which later veered into neighbouring Bangladesh. But most have now returned, according to Kirsten Mildren of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “They are actually no better off than where they were last week before the storm,” she said, adding the cyclone was simply a “dress rehearsal” for the rainy season – set to hit in a few weeks. Many of the camps consist of little more than ramshackle bivouacs of bamboo and tarpaulin flung up in soggy paddy fields. Sanitation is a key concern.

Muslim Rohingya children at the Bawdupha Internally Displaced Persons camp on the outskirts of Sittwe, the capital of the western Rakhine state. Photo: AFP/Soe Than Win Rain last week left standing water in many of the camps and Mildren said water-born diseases such as cholera were a particular fear. “Thousands are sheltering in areas that make them vulnerable and we need to find solutions to this,” she said. “If one week of rain has done this, imagine what it’s going to be like in a couple of months.” Many Rohingya are completely reliant on humanitarian aid, with an almost total segregation of Buddhist and Muslim communities.

A lack of adequate food has also raised fears about malnutrition among children, many of whom have gone without access to education for almost a year. “It makes me sad just to talk about our life here,” 55-year-old Hla Hla Myint told AFP, describing conditions at the Mansi camp near the state capital Sittwe. “Ants, leeches and earthworms come into our tents. We are living in the water. I am so sad. We have no food,” she said.

While the former factory worker sought shelter from the cyclone with her two daughters in a local school, her husband and son stayed behind to guard their tent – all they had to protect them from the monsoon. Myanmar views its population of roughly 800,000 Rohingya as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and denies them citizenship – they are considered by the United Nations to be one of the world’s most persecuted minorities. Attacks against Muslims – who make up an estimated

four per cent of the population – have spread to other parts of Myanmar, overshadowing widely praised political reforms as the country emerges from decades of military rule. After months of warnings from rights groups and aid organisations, local authorities are now scrambling to build enough wooden shelters before the tents are swamped. “I don’t think we have much time left – just over a month. These houses have to be finished in that time,” Rakhine government spokesman Win Myaing told AFP. He said about 70 per cent of the required shelters had been built, although he could not provide exact figures. The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, which has previously warned of a “humanitarian catastrophe”, said some 70,000 people most at risk from the monsoon would be housed in new wooden blocks. That is in addition to shelters for 12,000 people already built by UNHCR along with an unknown number constructed by the government, according to spokeswoman Vivian Tan. The semi-permanence of the wooden structures has caused concern that they will

prolong segregation of communities – a solution, albeit temporary, that was advocated by a recent official report on the unrest. Independent analyst Richard Horsey said a “huge challenge” would be to provide aid “without making these camps into permanent settlements”. Tan said the aim was to eventually return the displaced to their old communities. “This cannot go on for a long time. Solutions will need to be found in their own villages,” she told AFP. At Bawdupha camp near Sittwe, more than 7,500 Rohingya have moved into 20 new barracks, each comprising eight one-family rooms. A dozen more are being built, but residents worry whether they would withstand a cyclone. “The house is a temporary construction, not strong. I am concerned if there is a storm, it will be swept away,” said Muhibulah, 55, who has been living in the camp with his wife and three children for almost a year. Like many Rohingya he has little faith in the authorities. “We don’t trust the government. Absolutely not,” he said. AFP

Mother of China rape victim turns rights crusader THE KIDNAP, RAPE AND forced prostitution of her daughter set Tang Hui on a mission to seek justice. But it was Chinese authorities’ repeated obstructions, even detaining her, that made her a die-hard activist. For seven years she has fought against the men who violated her child, and the system that blocked her, becoming a cause celebre in 2012 after her efforts landed her in a labour camp. The public outcry over her sentence led to her release and Tang resumed her crusade – which even she considers unlikely to succeed. But she refuses to give up. “The biggest change for

me has been that I no longer believe there is justice in this society,” Tang said. The 40-year-old’s voice rose and her chin-length hair, still growing back after being shorn at labour camp, shook at times as she spoke. But, she added: “For sure I will persevere.” Tang set out demanding punishment for seven men who in 2006 forced her daughter – 11 at the time – into sex work, and for a dozen police she says raped her child and falsified evidence to protect the abductors. The men lured Tang’s daughter at a skating rink in her hometown of Yongzhou by showing off their moves on the

ice before seizing her. Three months later Tang found her at a brothel but said an officer handling the case declined to intervene. Eventually other police arrived to rescue the girl. But it was just the end of the beginning of Tang’s battle, and along the way, she says, she has endured beatings, false charges and labour camp. In this way Tang – who only went to primary school and now helps run a small shop – fell into what Yu Jianrong of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has called a “vicious cycle” of ordinary citizens becoming obsessed activists after their initial injustices are mishandled.

“As local governments use even more severe methods... people’s complaints grow more extreme,” he wrote in a rare public criticism last December. The child came out scarred – she contracted herpes, suffers from nightmares even today and still shuns men. Tang pursued justice, her efforts funded by loans from family and friends and her husband’s meagre income. She tracked the kidnappers’ trial impatiently as it took a year to open and then meandered in the courts for another four – an unusually slow process for China’s normally decisive legal system. Frustrated, she found ways to agitate – inviting trouble in

a country that quashes social disturbance. She handed out leaflets recounting her story. Twice she knelt for hours outside the Changsha high court. Dozens of times she travelled to Changsha and Beijing to petition higher authorities, an age-old practise in China. Aggravated officials whose jobs depend on preventing protest began to monitor Tang. On one occasion she was detained in Changsha and beaten so badly that she stayed in hospital for over a week, vomiting for days as her swollen head throbbed, Finally in June 2012, two men were sentenced to death, four to life in prison and one

to 15 years. Tang continued to seek punishment for the police, but was soon sentenced to 18 months hard labour at a prison-like camp outside Changsha for doing so. But news of her detention spread online, scandalising the public, and Tang was released. She filed a lawsuit over her sentence, which was rejected, and has now submitted an appeal, although she considers victory a “remote possibility”. “Ordinary people like me, even if we kneel a thousand times, ten thousand times, we cannot get results,” she said. AFP +66 869 483 052 events@maikhaodream.com maikhaodream.com

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or years Anita Zhang’s neighbours joked that if a tornado ever bore down on her Chinese restaurant, folks could take refuge in its roomy walk-in freezer. On Monday, Zhang got the chance to test their idea – and to live to tell the tale – when one of the most powerful and destructive twisters to hit the United States in recent years ripped through this Oklahoma City suburb. “I’m so lucky,” she said, over and over, as she told her story through an interpreter from her home that escaped the tornado’s raw fury. A native of Guangdong, the southern Chinese province that’s no stranger to merciless typhoons, 57-year-old Zhang emigrated to the United States 10 years ago with other members of her family. She opened the Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant on Southwest 19th Street seven years ago in a commercial strip mall that catered to Moore’s many handsome middle-class residential developments. It had a good reputation

Macie Thompson looks over damage at Briarwood Elementary School after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 21. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/Scott Olson for such dishes as spicy fried General Tso chicken. “Great food at a great price,” wrote one Google reviewer. “Very nice family-owned restaurant. The food is excellent. Service is quick.” Monday’s tornado – which police say killed at least 24 people with its 320 kilometre

per hour winds cutting a 27 kilometre swath through Moore – was quick, too. She was watching live storm coverage on local TV in the restaurant with her brother Michael Zhang, 50, when suddenly the power went off, the neighbourhood disaster sirens wailed and the dark funnel of

fury drew near. Into the freezer the siblings went – with a blanket, thoughtfully – to sit out the twister as it passed literally on top of them, pulverizing everything in its path. “I thought it was an earthquake,” recalled the Cantonese-speaking Zhang, whose Mandarin Chinese name is Zhang Jianci. “I felt the building was shaking and moving. There were loud noises and banging and wind blowing... I thought only the glass door of the restaurant would be broken, but when we crawled out, everything was gone.” Initially, the Zhangs struggled to open the freezer door

against the debris. Michael was first to wiggle out; Anita was too scared to follow, until her brother announced that nearby buildings were on fire. Once out of the freezer, Anita Zhang heard people shouting: “Anyone there?” Later, she learned from her daughter that it was the neighbours, coming to check on their safety. Zhang’s misfortune was for the business her immigrant family had toiled so hard to build to be literally on the wrong side of Southwest 19th Street, which turned out to be the southern edge of the tornado’s scalpel-like track. “We stood in the windows and watched it [the tornado] coming in,” recounted Karen Smith, who works at the apartment complex. She and daughter Elizabeth then rode out the storm under a staircase, snuggling up with their dachshund Lucy. Zhang’s family returned to the restaurant Tuesday to recover whatever they could salvage. Longer term, Zhang would like the Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant to reopen. For now, she’s more than content that her two granddaughters are unhurt. Their mother took them out of school before the tornado got too close and drove them to safety. “They are back now,” she said with a sigh of relief. “They are alive.” AFP

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IN BRIEF Afghan interpreters to get British visas Around 600 Afghan interpreters who served with British forces f ighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan will be allowed to stay in Britain, the government revealed on Wednesday. Prime Minister David Cameron initially opposed calls to allow interpreters and their families to settle in Britain, but backed down following a campaign. He is now preparing to offer five-year visas to those who served on the front line for a year or more. The interpreters say they face the threat of being attacked by the Taliban in their homeland because of their work with foreign forces.

Harry Potter book fetches US$227,000 at London auction A 1997 first edition of Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone annotated by J.K. Rowling sold for £150,000 (B6.7m) at a London auction Tuesday, a new record for a printed book by the writer. Two bidders battled it out for the work before the hammer finally came down, triggering a round of applause at the Sotheby’s auction house. T he book cont ai n s commentary and 22 of Rowling’s own original illustrations. Other lots auctioned included works by Julian Barnes, Alan Be n net t , Sea mu s He aney and Hilary Mantel.

New sleeping pill poised to hit US markets An experimental sleeping pill from US drug company Merck is effective at helping people fall and stay asleep, according to reviewers at the US Food and Drug Administration, which could soon approve the new drug. But the experts warned of dangerous side effects at high doses – including residual sleepiness during the day and, in a small number of subjects, suicidal thoughts – according to their report posted Tuesday. The FDA has convened a group of independent experts for Wednesday to make recommendations to the agency on whether to authorise the medication for the US market.

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Tax take continues to exceed targets GOVERNMENT REVenue from tax collection in April totalled B127.58 billion, exceeding the earlier estimate by B10.58 billion, or nine per cent, Somchai Sajjapongse, director general of the Fiscal Policy Office at the Finance Ministry, said last Friday (May 17). He attributed the higher collections from individual and corporate income taxes and excise tax on cars to an increase in household income, business expansion and the government’s first-car scheme. Mr Somchai said the tax revenue collected over the first seven months of the 2013 fiscal year (Oct 2012-April 2013) stood at B1.1 trillion, B104 billion higher than the target. He was confident the revenue target of B2.1 trillion for 2013 fiscal year would be achieved on the back of continuing economic expansion boosted by the government’s stimulus measures. Bangkok Post

Cebu Pacific is the first airline to connect Manila with Phuket direct. Photo: K Cataylo

Manila-Phuket direct flights coming in Aug ebu Pacific, a budget airline in the Philippines, will begin direct flights between Manila and Phuket on August 16, the first airline to link the Philippines with the island. The service will take off three times a week from Manila, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, leaving at 8 pm and arriving at 11 pm. The return f lights will be an hour later, at midnight,

landing back in Manila at 5:05 am. Cebu Pacific is offering a discounted base fare of 999 pesos (B724), before fees and taxes, for a oneway ticket from Manila to Phuket through its website until Thursday (May 23) for the travel period between August 16 and October 31. The website is currently quoting a promotional PhuketManila-Phuket return fare

Govt sending R&D ‘downhill’ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLogy development in Thailand is “going downhill” under the Pheu Thai government, which sees research only in terms of short-term business gains, says the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA). The NTSDA called on people to wear black on Monday this weak to protest against Pheu Thai’s failure to keep its promises to improve research. The government earlier announced a goal to raise spending on research from 0.25 per cent of gross domestic product to between 1 and 2

per cent. The NSTDA at the time praised the government’s “vision” to drive science and technology forward. However, in reality, over the past seven months, political micro-management has made conditions worse for researchers, the NSTDA said, with projects costing more than B2 million having to be approved personally by the Science and Technology Minister. “The government sees science and technology only as a way to solve short-term problems or to create business opportunities. “As a result, our country’s

skills and competitive edge are steadily declining.” The NTSDA said its funding for research projects on biology, ecosystem restoration and biomass energy had been reduced. Instead, it has been assigned to work on projects that focus on generating revenue for the organisation instead of creating knowledge. The government’s funding had been used on other activities besides research, it said. The use of creativity and innovation had dropped due to limitations placed on researchers, it added.

of B1,598, but this comes lumbered with fees and taxes that almost quadruple the price to B6,045. “Cebu Pacific is proud to make the island of Phuket accessible to even more travelers,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog. We encourage everyone to take advantage of CEB’s trademark lowest fares to this world-renowned tourist attraction.”

QATAR AIRWAYS ON MAY 15 announced a new codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways to destinations across Thailand and the capitals of Cambodia and Myanmar. The agreement sees Qatar Airways’ QR flight code on services beyond the Thai capital with Bangkok Airways to a raft of destinations giving passengers more convenient and wider access to destinations. The domestic Thai codeshare destinations to and from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport are Samui, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Trat, Sukhothai, Lampang, Krabi. In addition, Qatar Airways will also codeshare with Bangkok Airways on flights from Bangkok to Phnom Penh and Yangon. Customers can now make bookings to these destinations through their local travel agent, any Qatar Airways office or through the airline’s website at www.qatarairways.com Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said: “Qatar Airways’ hub in Doha is well placed to connect East and West, and through this new partnership with Bangkok Airways we are

able to cater to passengers who wish to connect seamlessly onwards to further destinations in countries where the airline already has an established presence – in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar.” Bangkok Airways Senior Vice President Network Management Peter Wiesner agreed: “This new partnership will offer better flight connectivity for passengers traveling on long-haul routes with Qatar Airways to Bangkok for their onward journey within Thailand [or to Cambodia and Myanmar. “Thailand’s key destinations, namely Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai have always had great potential to attract a large number of tourists. “We believe this partnership will offer a unique service for Qatar Airways’ passengers and will strengthen Bangkok Airways’ extensive network as well as boosting tourism in Thailand and Asia.” Qatar Airways currently operates non-stop flights between Doha and Bangkok four times daily and Phuket once a day. In addition, Qatar Airways flies direct to both Phnom Penh and Yangon daily from Doha.

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Developers enlisted to resurrect Elite Card Y

et another attempt is being made to get one of Thailand’s best-known dead ducks fly again. This time, the Thailand Privilege Card Co (TPC), operator of the Thailand Elite Card, will enlist a property developer to help begin selling new memberships from next month. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), sole owner of TPC, is in talks with three major developers to select one as a partner. TPC has set a target to sell at least 200 co-branded membership cards with the developer over the next six months.

The relaunched Elite Card will now be available in two flavours – regular and cobranded. The membership fee for a regular card is B2 million for 20 years, while the fee for a co-branded card is B1 million. The annual fee is B20,000 for both types. Wilaiwan Tawitsri, a board member and acting president of TPC, said the company will relaunch the Elite Card with a “Money Can’t Buy” campaign on May 30. Regular cards will be sold through the network of TAT offices and sales agents around the world. The target for the Elite Card’s regular flavour is set

at 1,300 members by the end of next year. Marketing and sales for the co-branded card will begin next month. Co-branded cardholders must be individuals and are required to invest in Thai properties. Once the hold the card they will be entitled to a five-year visa – good for up to one year’s stay following each arrival – and accelerated immigration services at airports. They will not, however, get all the other golfing and spa discounts applicable with the regular card. “The property developer chosen to be the TPC partner will receive no commission from selling Elite Card mem-

berships,” said Ms Wilaiwan, “But the card will become an interesting new marketing tool to attract foreign investors to invest in the property business.” The Elite Card was launched in 2003 on the orders of the then-PM, Thaksin Shinawatra, who foresaw a million cards being sold. In the past 10 years, however, only 2,534 people have bought them and lawsuits are pending after the validity of the cards was reduced from lifetime to 20 years. Last year the government earmarked B100 million in a “last chance” attempt to revive the card. Aerial CG view of the Sky Penthouse, set to be the world’s most expensive home when completed next year.

Changes at Raimon Land The sky’s the limit after IFA sells its share for new penthouse

Johnson Tan Chin Kwang.

PROPERTY DEVELOPER Raimon Land is undergoing more significant changes in the first half of this year, Bill Barnett reports in his thephuketinsider.com blog The company last week announced the appointment of a new CEO, Johnson Tan Chin Kwang, who takes over from Hubert Viriot. Mr Viriot is returning to a post with IFA Hotels and Resorts in Dubai, which in

February announced that it had sold its 24.97 per cent stake in Raimon Land to Singapore’s JS Oil Pte Ltd, part of the Jit Sun Group, for B2.14 billion. At the time of the sale the financial press reported that JS plans to expand Raimon Land’s into other markets in Asia and the US. “Industry experts speculate that the group may also shift towards hospitality assets,” Mr Barnett wrote. During the property boom

of the mid-2000s Raimon was a significant player in Phuket, developing both Kata Heights and Kata Gardens, and throwing large amounts of sponsorship at the King’s Cup Regatta. More recently, however, the company has been focused on developments in Pattaya and Bangkok. In the first quarter of the year it reported a profit of B142 million, compared with a loss of B70 million in the same period of 2012.

PHUKET MAY HAVE SOME pretty pricey abodes, but the prices pale when compared with those in the world’s most chic destinations. A new contender for most expensive home in the world is the Sky Penthouse on top of the Odeon Tower, currently under construction in Monte Carlo. The 3,300-square-metre multi-story penthouse will have its own massive, circular infinity-edge pool replete with water slide, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows and

private terraces with views across Monaco and the Sea of Ligurian. The tower will not be completed until July next year, but already pundits are predicting that the penthouse will sell for as much as US$400 million, or about B12 billion. However, the 170-metretall tower is not popular with everyone, by any means, with neighbours complaining about the long shadow it casts and the way it blocks views, clobbering the value of their own property.

Economy recedes in first quarter THAILAND’S ECONOMY shrank 2.2 per cent in the three months to March from the previous quarter, as manufacturing output fell, official data showed on Monday (May 20). The decline followed a blistering year-long recovery from devastating floods in late 2011 that hit major factories north of the capital Bangkok and caused a double-digit drop in gross domestic product (GDP). On a year-on-year basis, GDP expanded by 5.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2013, the government’s National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported. That marked a sharp slowdown from the fourth quarter of 2012, when growth hit a record high of 19.1 per cent, according to an updated estimate. “The main drivers were

domestic consumption and tourism,” NESDB secretary general Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said of the most recent quarter. Growth in those sectors helped to offset a 5.9 per cent quarter-on-quarter slump in manufacturing, which had expanded rapidly last year, helped by a government scheme to encourage people to buy new cars. Consumer confidence remains buoyant, while the hike in the minimum wage at the start of this year should support spending,” he added. The NESDB reduced its forecasts for 2013 economic growth to 4.2-5.2 per cent, from a previous projection of 4.5-5.5 per cent, because of the weaker-than-expected first quarter performance. AFP

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Pitfalls for unwary directors Jerrold Kippen Tax & Law Expert Duensing Kippen

f you are a managing director of a private limited company in Thailand you may have decided to leave the task of dealing with your company’s legal, tax and accounting formalities to your firm’s in-house lawyer and accountant or to outsource it to a law firm and an accounting office. However, every director should be well aware that he personally has certain duties and liabilities to and on behalf of the company for which the law does not allow delegation. Note, a director is not the company’s owner—the owners are the shareholders. The director is merely the company’s agent who acts for and on behalf of the company. Therefore, the director has certain responsibilities to the company. Such responsibilities result in personal liability and the director may be held civilly liable if: 1 A director acts outside the scope of his authority granted from the company to the director. Company directors must only act for the company in the course of implementing

and aiding the company’s objectives and must exercise due skill and care in doing so. The Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand (CCC) requires a company director to act as a reasonably and normally skilled businessperson would in acting for the company; and 2 The CCC also requires that a director may not put his interests ahead of the company’s. The interest of the company must always take precedence over the director’s other interests, including a director’s personal interests and other business interests (if any). Thus, for example, a director may not enter into an agreement such as a lease or a loan agreement on behalf of the company and himself personally without the consent of shareholders. If the director violates either of these example duties, and the company is damaged as a result, then the director may be held civilly liable by the company/shareholders for any monetary damage. However, it does not end there. In Thailand, unlike many other jurisdictions, a company director cannot only be held civilly liable for his actions as a director but

As boss, you may think you’re hot stuff, but failing in your legal responsibilities could get you fined or even get you a cold spell in jail. Image: GDS Productions also may be held criminally liable for such. At Duensing Kippen’s most recent count, there more than 90 different laws providing for a director’s personal criminal liability for acts or omissions on behalf of the company. And many of these laws provide for multiple counts of such criminal liabilities. For example, under the Determining Offenses Relating to the Registered Partnership, Limited Partnership, Limited Company, Association, and Foundation Act a director may face even higher fines than the company, as well as time in prison, for such acts. These acts include failures on the part of company to comply with the requirements of the CCC, for example: 1 The CCC requires a company to keep a register of shareholders at the com-

pany’s registered office. If the company does not have or does not properly maintain such a register, the company’s director is liable for a fine of up to B50,000; 2 The director may also be liable for a fine of B50,000 if the company moves to a new address without giving proper notice to the Ministry of Commerce; 3 The same liability is also applicable if the company fails to hold the required annual general shareholders’ meeting; 4 If the director has failed to issue the legally required notice of an upcoming annual general shareholders’ meeting; 5 If the company’s shares are not properly and actually paid up, its directors may be held liable for a fine of up to B50,000; it is therefore not enough to simply register the

company as, for example, a B2-million company so that director can obtain a work permit and neglect the paying up of the capital; 6 A director is obliged to: a) Submit a proper annual audit to the Ministry of Commerce; and b) Keep all minutes and resolutions of the director’s board and shareholders’ meetings at the company’s registered office address. A director may be not only fined but can also be imprisoned for up to seven years if he or she is found to have made any false statement about, or any material omission from 6(a) and (b). In this article we have pointed out that a director of a Thai company has personal liability for his acts or omissions under several different relevant laws.

Note that the examples we give above are only a very few of the most general legal liabilities applicable to all directors – there is a multitude of others. Furthermore, there are many other such liabilities that may be applicable to a director, depending on the type of activity in which the company engages. Thus, it highly advisable that directors be aware of all of the legal liabilities applicable to their company so that they may exercise proper caution to avoid incurring personal liability.

Duensing Kippen is a multi-service boutique law firm specializing in property and corporate/commercial matters and arbitration and litigation proceedings arising therefrom. It is also the only firm in Thailand with three Members (MCIArb) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Duensing Kippen is also the only such firm in Thailand that compliments its property and corporate/commercial legal expertise with a core tax law practice. Duensing Kippen can be reached by email to phuket@duensingkippen. com. For more information visit duensingkippen.com

Ministry to compete with pirates THE COMMERCE MINIS try, still struggling to counter Thailand’s bad reputation for pirated branded goods, is to take a new approach – setting up in competition. The ministry will set up shops in areas where copycats are rampant and selling genuine products at prices similar to those of pirated goods. Small retailers who want to switch to selling genuine products will be asked to join the programme. Deputy Commerce Minis-

ter Natthawut Saikua said the programme will begin next month at Chatuchak Market, with plans to expand elsewhere. The US Trade Representative (USTR) last year added eight “red zones” to its list of “notorious markets” under scrutiny in Thailand, including Chatuchak and several night markets. Despite the Thai government declaring 2013 the Year of Intellectual Property Rights Protection, Thailand was included for a seventh straight

year on the list of the world’s worst intellectual property violators in a USTR report released last month. In theory a place on the list can bring punitive trade retaliation such as special duties and sanctions, but in practice this has never happened. The USTR remains concerned, as it was last year, that Thailand has failed to pass laws protecting intellectual property, the agency said. In related news, Mr Natthawut said officials investi-

gated 1,977 piracy cases and seized 422,079 items in January and February. The number of piracy cases rose by 33.7 per cent and the number of items seized by 3 per cent. In an attempt to raise awareness about the problem Mr Natthawut visited Phuket at the end of February, accompanied by former beauty queen Natalie Glebova, and helped in the destruction of 94,120 pirate items with a street value of B216 million. Bangkok Post

In February, Natthawut Saikua (right) and former Miss Universe Natalie Glebova were smashing pirate goods in Phuket. Now Natthawut plans to compete with the bad guys.

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B20m budget to preserve Phuket Peranakan culture

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But unfortunately it is a dying culture, and with every generation they are becoming more like you and I. But their clothes, their antiques and their food should not be forgotten

Clockwise from top: Mr Pimuk and friends; Mr Pimuk with an artwork; a Phuket Town lady dressed in traditional costume.

huket Town cultural enthusiasts are celebrating over the approval of B20 million to renovate and upgrade the Chalermraja Cultural Centre in the centre of the Old Town. The museum centre, home to many exhibitions and used as a community hub for the Phuket Baba/Peranakan community, has been awarded the budget from central government. Dr Kosol Taenguthai, the current President of the Thai Peranakan Association revealed the news to The Phuket News. “It’s not a huge amount of money because the building will need a lot of work. All of the infrastructure will need to be redone and renovated, the walls, the roof, the floor – all of it.” Dr Kosol added that although the concept and particulars for the new Baba cultural museum are yet to be finalised, he was overjoyed that the budget had been allocated and was a long time coming. “We first asked the central government around three years ago and it required a lot of work, and lots of plans and lots of paperwork for the budget to be finally allocated.” Building work will begin shortly after the ‘Peranakan: From Phuket to Singapore’ art exhibition (running until June 1) closes, and is estimated to take about a year. Once opened, Dr Kosol says, the museum will once again become central and integral to the Phuket Town culture. “This used to be a very important building in the past. When it used to be the Standard Chartered Bank it was the bank where every wealthy person saved their money. It built Phuket Town, and it will once again when the Peranakan museum is renovated and reopened.” The exhibition currently being housed in the centre, “Peranakan: From Phuket to Singapore”, displays artwork depicting various aspects of Phuket Baba (Peranakan) culture, including the wonderfully colourful and distinctive traditional dress of Baba women.

The artwork is the brainchild of Phuket-born artist Pimuk Somcheuchat and fellow artist and friend Singaporean Goh Beng Kwan. Mr Goh is a Cultural Medallion Recipient by the National Arts Council of Singapore and also the curator of the two-week long exhibition in Phuket. “I just wanted to help him with the show,” explained Mr Goh. “After showcasing the art here, it will be going to Singapore to the Black Earth museum and be shown there. The two have been friends for around five years and Mr Goh is quite confident and passionate about Mr Pimuk’s ability and aim to promote Peranakan culture around the world. For Mr Pimuk, Peranakan culture has always been a favourite subject of his to paint. “I enjoy transforming Peranakan characters into living personalities. There are a lot of similarities in Peranakan culture among Phuket, Singapore and other nearby regions. “The goal of this exhibition is to remind people of the following generations to continue to educate and preserve this culture with pride.” An attendee at Saturday’s opening ceremony was Singaporean born, New York resident artist, Wong Keen, who although not Peranakan in heritage, definitely saw the beauty and significance of such an exhibition. “It’s interesting to see the differences in how Baba/Peranakan culture is viewed throughout the world. Some, like the Phuket communities for example, see it as incredibly important and something to maintain, while some see it as perhaps something more shameful and something to be hidden away like gypsies, or something.” “But unfortunately it is a dying culture, and with every generation they are becoming more like you and I,” added Mr Wong. “But their clothes, their antiques and their food should not be forgotten.” Exhibition ‘Peranakan: From Phuket to Singapore’ will run at the centre until June 1.

DiCaprio art auction tops US$38 million

eonardo DiCaprio urged wealthy art collectors on May 13 to bid at an environmental charity auction in New York as if the planet’s fate ‘depends on us’ – and they responded by splashing out US$38.8 million (B1.15 billion). The ‘11th Hour’ auction at Christie’s featured 33 works of mostly contemporary art, much of it created for the event and addressing environmental themes. The strong result doubled pre-sale estimates, with nine of the works selling for more than US$1 million (B29 million).

Among the main sellers, Mark Grotjahn’s ‘Untitled’ went for US$6.5 million (B193 million) and Zeng Fanzhi’s ‘The Tiger’ fetched US$5 million (B148 million), both of them doubling their estimates in enthusiastic bidding from around the world. Most of the proceeds went to environmental protection causes championed by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. Even after the sale, the haul shot up when an anonymous collector donated US$5 million to match the prices realised for all three tiger paintings featuring in the line-up

“in order to protect tigers,” Christie’s said. “The gifts of many other generous donors totalled US$500,000 (B15 million), generating an overall amount of US$38.8 million.” DiCaprio, currently starring in a lavish new production of The Great Gatsby (see Film, page 14), describes his foundation as “dedicated to protecting the last wild places on Earth and the critically endangered species that inhabit them.” “We are at the 11th hour, we are facing a tipping point of environmental crisis unprecedented in human history,” he said. AFP

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Mascara and monsters Naraporn Tuarob reporter1@classactmedia.co.th

I don’t like to copy other makeup artists. When I put make up on to become other things like zombies or black swans, I take inspiration from elements around me

Clockwise from above: Kate made up like a zombie; with a more ‘natural’ appearance.

huket make-up artist and hairdresser Tassaneeya “Kate” Pumma has an interesting sideline hobby – she really, really likes using her make-up skills to resemble a zombie. She is also rather partial to becoming a swan. For Kate though, she doesn’t necessarily see much difference, in this sense, between mascara and monsters when it comes to make up. “I don’t like to copy other make-up artists. When I put make up on to become other things like zombies or black swans, I take inspiration from elements around me. I always do that when I apply make up.” The Nakorn Pathom-native became interested in beauty when she was young. Both her mum and aunt were hairdressers, and from age seven, she became the family hairdresser assistant. It was only natural that Kate would end up in some sort of beautyrelated job, and these days has her own beauty business based in Thalang. “I like to see people look good,” says Kate. Kate began her hairdressing career by working as a hairdresser assistant in various Bangkok salons. She took an apprenticeship at famous hairdressing company Toni & Guy, which lasted two years. “It was a tough time back then,” recounts Kate. “It was extremely tough. I had to wear high heels standing all day long from 9am to 8pm straight for seven days. As the new girl, I was also the one who ran out to buy

food at lunchtime or whenever.” Kate also studied English everyday from 8-9pm. Kate is positive about these times though and says that the challenges were a positive thing. “Toni & Guy prepared me and gave me many great experiences. Working there taught me patience and perseverance, and taught me to be proud in what I do.”

During her training session with Toni & Guy, Kate also completed a three-month course at MAC Cosmetics where she learned about various facial treatments and ways of mixing colour. She’s booked out most days but admits that the quantity of work is not as important as the quality. As well as making her customers look good, she also has some advice to offer to the island’s beautiful ladies. “Wear your sunscreen every time you go out – this is a must. Also use waterproof products if you want to go out with your make-up on. Unless, of course, you want to get that panda look,” she says with a laugh. Kate also suggests that girls not blindly follow the new fashion fads and trends. “Women have to consider the appropriate time and place to wear something. They should wear clothes that are suitable for their figures. “You should try to understand the shade of your face and your face tone,” says Kate. “I think to be a make-up artist is a very creative job, because you have to create a style and look that is suitable for the face, and sometimes try and find a new style that makes someone look better.” Kate tips that the season will be all about retro styling – retro clothes, retro attitude and, of course, retro make up. This is, like, totally in this season. Kate’s Hair & Make Up Studio, 19/41 Moo 7, Srisoontorn Road, Thalang. For more details visit kateshairstudiophuket.com

4 EDUCATION

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ur ability to attend to the moment affects so much of our life: the quality of our work, the health of our relationships – basically, our overall wellbeing. Phuket International Academy Day School (PIADS) is successfully developing as an International Baccalaureate World School and is equally committed to the principles and practices of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mindfulness, both of which address this particular challenge from William James. Krysten Fort-Catanese, Director of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mindfulness at Phuket International Academy Day School, says that “PIADS believes that the cultivation of ‘EQ’ (emotional intelligence) is as important as the cultivation of IQ-based learning. “Our evidence based SEL and Mindfulness curricula improve the ability to aim and sustain attention, perform under pressure, maintain emotional resilience in the face of setbacks, and improve immune system functioning, all of which can enhance academic performance. “PIADS’ developmentally appropriate resources are built on the latest in cognitive neuroscience, social and emotional skill development, mindful awareness practices, and research on positive emotions.” Secular mindfulness has found its way into education in large part due to the contributions of Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn, who has made it his life’s work to bring these practices to increasingly broader audiences. It has been over 30 years since Jon Kabat-Zinn began his Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Since then, a growing body of research has documented the physical and psychological health benefits of practising mindfulness, even for just a few weeks. According to the Oxford Mindfulness Centre in the UK, mindfulness is: the

Above: Two mindful friends at PIADS. Above right: You’re never too young to become ‘centered’. awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, with compassion, and openhearted curiosity. At its root, mindfulness means “to remember” so ultimately, this is what it is about – to remember our core values and our motivations, bringing all of these into our awareness in order to approach situations, whether they be good or bad, in a more constructive and healthy way. It brings us out of automatic pilot and sets us up to approach life with a spirit of inquiry, equanimity and compassion. According to Krysten Fort-Catanese, “PIADS is a unique and forward-thinking school. To give a snapshot of what some of this looks like in practice at PIADS: the teachers and students have a daily “TimeIn”, that focuses on a movement, stillness, and reflection practice in order to help students make transitions and be ready to learn. They also have a shared approach to

conflict resolution that includes students learning the steps of effectively and proactively solving interpersonal problems themselves, which strengthens their sense of self-efficacy and emotional literacy. Additionally, the teachers and students take part in a weekly Council, which is a structured speaking and listening practice facilitated by teachers, which fosters community building and support. Currently, PIADS is also working with the Mindfulness in Schools Project as they bring the .b programme to their middle school. PIADS will be hosting two Mindfulness-based events for educators in October 2013: MindWell’s Mindfulness in Education Workshop 19-20 October Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP), Teach .b Certification Course 2124 October For more information email krysten.fortcatanese@pia.ac.th or go to PIADS’ website www.phuketinternationalacademy.com

BIS juniors learn about secondary

he British International School, Phuket (BISP) is holding a Secondary School Induction Week from Monday, May 27 to Friday, May 31. Wendy Carson, Key Stage 3 Coordinator for BISP said, “We have organised a week of transition activities in the Secondary School for the Year 6 students (who are aged 10 to 11 years old), which will include a sample lesson for each of the subjects they will take next year. “They will spend time shadowing a current Year 7 form class to enable them to get a clear idea of what to expect when they move into the senior half of the school.” As part of the Induction Week, BISP is inviting parents interested in learn-

ing more about the BIS Secondary School to a Parent Information Meeting in the Conference Room at 8am on May 27 with Head of Secondary, Simon Meredith. At this meeting, Mr Meredith will explain the structure of the Key Stage 3 course at BISP, along with that of Key Stage 4 (Cambridge IGCSE) and Key Stage 5 (IB Diploma Programme) to give parents of children who are soon to start Secondary School an overview of their child’s expected progress, from Year 7 through to graduation in Year 13. For parents who wish to attend the Parent Information Meeting, they can register by emailing info@bisphuket. ac.th

GOLF CHAMPS Congratulations go to three children from HeadStart International School, who all received prizes at the Phunaka Golf Club Phuket Junior Golf Club in Chalong on May 11. Kiki from Year 5 was the winner of Class D, while Mimi and Nick were runners-up in Class C and E respectively.

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Building mass muscle FIGHT FAT WITH PAT Patrick du Preez editor3@classactmedia.co.th

No matter what your age, body type, genetics or sex it is possible for everyone to gain muscle and lose fat. The trick is how best to go about it

Pat ric k du Preez is the MD of Club Asia Fitness, Royal Phuket City Hotel, Phuket Town. clubasiaphuket.com The opinions and advice contained in this column are those of the author only. The Phuket News is not responsible for the outcome or results of following any advice in any situation.

or some folk it is easier to gain muscle than others. There are several factors that contribute towards muscle growth. These might include genetics, body type, nutrition, incorrect training routines, and lack of motivation and dedication. These can all be overcome by setting your mind to task. No matter what your age, body type, genetics or gender it is possible for everyone to gain muscle and lose body fat. The trick is how best to go about it. There is no real secret that regular exercise, correct nutrition and a healthy lifestyle can put years onto your longevity and prevent certain diseases. Although age is just a number, your health and the way you look will reflect it. We all want to live to a healthy old age and do the things that we’ve always dreamed about long before and after we retire. The easiest time of your life to gain muscle is during puberty. As we age it subsequently becomes more difficult. You need to set yourself 12 week measurable goals to achieve the fastest results. Often people train for years without really showing any progress. A good way to move forward is to set yourself long term and short term goals. Start by measuring yourself: arms, chest, waist, quads, calves body weight and body fat percentage. Your body weight is important but more important is your body fat percentage. You can get specialised body fat analysers that are easy to use. While not always that accurate, they will give you a good guideline. For a more accurate assessment you will need to see your doctor. Now set yourself some realistic long term goals and write down what measurements, body weight and body fat percentage you would like to have. Now to get to these goals you need to set short term goals to achieve what you have set out to do. Measure yourself every 12 weeks to ensure that you on the right track. You may also wish to take pictures of yourself now and then again a year later. It always amuses me when I see the advertisements containing the before and after pictures of a six week training programme and how much weight the person has supposedly lost. To start off with, keep your training sessions to 60 minutes. Keep the rest between sets to 90 seconds maximum. By keeping your rest between exercises low it allows you to perform a large amount of work within a 60 minute time frame, helps improve your cardiovascular system, and maximises the output of growth hormone. There are various workout routines to follow de-

HIV efforts suffer setback

he hunt for a HIV vaccine has gobbled up US$8 billion (B238 billion) in the past decade, and the failure of the most recent efficacy trial has delivered yet another setback to 26 years of efforts. With the next attempts expected to be years away, top researchers now say there is a ‘void’ in current clinical trial efforts to test whether a vaccine may be safe and effective in people. A kind of ongoing autopsy of the last four major bids to make an HIV vaccine has informed the field as to what does not work, with the latest casualty being a trial called HVTN 505 that was halted early because it did not prevent HIV. “It leaves us with a gap in several years before we have another HIV vaccine efficacy trial under way, and that is unfortunate,” said James Kublin, of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network. Another concern for researchers is

that two vaccine trials – HVTN 505 and a previous trial known as STEP that ended unsuccessfully in 2007 – both revealed apparent increases in the number of vaccinated patients who got HIV. HVTN 505 showed 41 cases of HIV were acquired in the vaccine group, compared to 31 in the placebo group. Among some 2,500 participants, the difference was not statistically significant, and so researchers found that no harm was caused by the trial. “But the number is in the wrong direction,” said trial leader Scott Hammer, who described the trial’s outcome as a ‘disappointment.’ Researchers are still investigating why this may have happened, but some theorise the cold virus known as Ad5 that served as a vector to deliver the vaccine may have somehow caused more infections by making it easier for HIV to penetrate the body. AFP

Bodybuilder works out to get the body he wants. Photo: ViSports pending on whether you’re a beginner or an experienced athlete. A few points to consider when designing a programme: One set can be between 6-15 repetitions depending on the type of exercise. Training must be progressive: As you progress over a period of time, add more weight. Training must be varied: After 4-6 weeks change your routine. Design a new programme by doing different types of exercises to train a specific muscle group. No cheating: Correct form must be used when performing exercise. This will prevent possible injury and correct form will target a specific muscle group. Cardio workouts are important but don’t overdo it if you aim to build muscle mass. A combination of free weights and plate-loaded machines will give you the best results in gaining muscle mass. Breathe correctly: Breath in when lowering the weight, breath out when pushing the weight.

IN BRIEF No new cases of H7N9 in China

No new human cases of the H7N9 virus were recorded in China this week, national health authorities said – the first time since the outbreak began in March. China was accused of covering up the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that killed about 800 people around the world between 2002 and 2003.

UK Health service to be paperless by 2018

The UK government has plans to spend £260m (B11.8 billion) to replace paper-based patient records and prescriptions with electronic systems. A large chunk of this will be spent on developing computer generated prescriptions, replacing the need for doctors to write out physical prescriptions. The fund will also be used to create electronic systems to store and share patient care records across hospitals and services in the country’s National Health Service (NHS).

6 ENVIRONMENT

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Caring for the only planet we have GREEN THUMB Kevin Shupe editor3@classactmedia.co.th

Eat like a prisoner and drink coffee like a soldier. It sounds ridiculous, but it’s the metal trays and cups I’m talking about. Purchase and use a collection of stainless steel plates, bowls, cups and cutlery for your monthly barbecues or family outings

Phuket resident Kevin Shupe is a keen composter, gardener and environmentalist. You c an c on t ac t him at kevinshupe@gmail.com

his is the only liquid blue planet in our solar system. For the foreseeable future, we’re on lock down 24-7 when it comes to living on earth, so let’s help Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) out a bit and chip in to keep our water free of garbage and clean. Hands down, enemy number one are petroleumbased products, namely plastic. Now, I’d be the first in line to kick Deepwater Horizon and BP square in the tenders for their record setting oil spill, but let’s not point the finger just yet. After all, every year a substantial amount of oil is simply poured down the drain. The problem I’d like to address is plastic, which comes in a variety of types. Yes, there are recyclable plastics but let’s face it, we recycle diddly squat. The plastic producing industry has created photo-degradable and biodegradable plastics, but neither are a solution. Photo-degradable plastic breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces as it is exposed to sunlight, but the problem, just like with biodegradable plastics, is that plastic never really goes away. Eventually the degradable plastics become so small they are carried away by surface runoff (rainwater). I’m not writing this article to be all gloom and doom. Too many of us will question what difference we can make. After all, we’re not all divers and not all of us are willing to pick up trash. Most of us are content with going about our dayto-day life of buying what we want and discarding the rest. This throw away mentality has to change if we are to leave behind a world worth inheriting to our children and grandchildren. If possible, let’s set aside our carbon footprint heebie jeebies and global warming for a moment and think about simply reducing our trash. While beach clean-

way to the car. The benefit is less plastic bags make their way to Phuket’s incinerator, and a slightly fewer amount of toxic chemicals are stopped from being released into the atmosphere, which eventually make their way into the ocean.

Use steel cutlery and plates

A trash-strewn beach in Phuket. ups are probably the best proactive approach to dealing with our ocean garbage, it’s likened to a band-aid cure for a compound fracture problem. Governments cannot be tasked with cleaning the oceans. Even if they attempted to dredge the ocean for trash, no one is certain how much of the sea life would be killed in the process. The more I look into how to protect our local water sources and worldwide reefs, the more I am convinced that it has to start with each one of us. Each one of us can make one lifestyle change at a time that will have an impact on our friends and family. Once you’ve mastered one change, move on to the next one.

Cut down on plastic bags

My first suggestion is to reduce the number of plastic bags you consume. The ultimate goal is to boycott plastic bags altogether, something I haven’t mastered 100 per cent but is well worth the effort. My wife and I have over a dozen cloth bags in the trunk of our car. We use them religiously when we shop. Many times new checkout girls at the supermarket look at us in dismay when we say we don’t want plastic. We have to explain that just one sticker is enough as the receipt is enough to prove our consumerism integrity should a product Gestapo stop us on our

Next, eat like a prisoner and drink coffee like a soldier. It sounds ridiculous, but it’s the metal trays and cups I’m talking about. Purchase and use a collection of stainless steel plates, bowls, cups and cutlery for your monthly barbecues or family outings. Buy only what you need to cover the head count and maintain your collection by washing and storing them properly. But wait! Metal transfers heat. So make sure you’re not serving boiling hot sausages and soup in these metal items. With proper handling they are a viable and sustainable alternative to plastic, styrofoam and paper plates. When people ask you why you don’t use throwaway items, this is your chance to share and pass along what you’ve learned.

Always buy second hand goods

My next suggestion will probably fall on many a deaf ear, but please increase your buying of second hand clothing, furniture, used cars and televisions. I’m sure all of us can think of someone we know who suffers from an obsession in always having the latest and greatest iPhone, computer or car. Instead buy one-year old, second hand items as they probably have a lot of life left in them at a fraction of the cost. Not only will you save money, but you’ll save the world from one more product package and several plastic bags.

Grow your own fruit

My last suggestion this month is to plant a community fruit tree or orchard. We have a mango tree next to my office window. Every day I see employees and nearby residents picking ripe mangos off the ground. When people have access to trees that give away free fruit, there’s no bag monger in sight. The end result is the same in that everyone gets something to eat, but with the tree, people carry away their goods in their hands.

SON OF A BEACH! Concerned reader Tim Steer sent in this photo from Patong Beach when he was taking a stroll with a friend last week. He was shocked with what he saw. Do you have any photos that tell the tale of Phuket’s environmental woe? Email them to editor3@classactmedia.co.th

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TECHNOLOGY 7

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IN BRIEF

Atomic Age robot goes on sale

C h r i s t i e ’s au c t i o n house in London is selling one of the world’s first humanoid robots: Gygan, a radio-controlled and electrically-powered robot built by Italian engineer Ing Fiorito in the 1950s. Gygan was first unveiled at a fair in Milan in 1957 and brought to London the following year, where it astonished crowds before becoming part of a private collection. It is expected to sell to a collector for about £8,000 (B363,000).

‘World War Z’ game tie-in A World War Z mobile game will be released for iOS and Android devices on May 30 – a tie in the Brad Pitt-produced postapocalyptic zombie movie of the same name, which is being released on June 21. Reports say the new mobile game is based on the Unreal 3 engine. The game will follow a similar storyline as the film it is based on, which feature sbattles between humans and zombies with an array of heavy weapons.

Sonic making a comeback Nintendo and Sega are bringing Sonic the Hedgehog back for the Wii U and 3Ds, in the form of Sonic’s Lost World, an action-adventure game that will be released for both consoles later this year. They are also working on a new game series that will incrorporate both Sonic and Super Mario – the first game in the series is expected in 2014.

Yahoo bids for ‘cool’

aded web pioneer Yahoo has paid US$1.1 billion (B30 billion) for the microblogging website Tumblr, in what’s seen as a bid to appeal more to young consumers in the face of stiff competition from Facebook and Google. The deal has been approved by Yahoo’s Board of Directors and was announced at an event in New York City. It not yet known how Yahoo will incorporate Tumblr into its services. Tumblr hosts 108 million blogs with more than 100 million visitors per month – most of which come from the tech-savvy 18-34 demographic. Half of the site’s users acess their service through mobile devices, which adds another wrinkle to Yahoo’s plans. But Tumblr is no cash cow – it recently an-

nounced plans to boost its slender revenues with “native” advertising, similar to Facebook’s sponsored posts. The firm hopes the service will will help better the US$13 million (B364 million) that the company earned in 2012. The deal for Tumblr comes on the heels of Yahoo’s purchase of a controlling stake in video website Dailymotion, and the acquisition of news app Summly. “One of the challenges is we have had an aging demographic,” said Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman. He admitted that the perception of Tumblr as a young and trendy site would help Yahoo update its image. “Part of it is going to be just visibility again in making ourselves cool, which we got away from for a couple of years,” Goldman said.

Happy birthday! Aston Martin unveils concept car

ritish sports car maker Aston Martin celebrated its 100th anniversary by unveiling a concept car inspired by the marque’s famous 1959 Le Mans victory. Fitted with a 6-litre V12 engine, and with a four-metre long body made mainly from carbon-fibre, the roofless CC100 can accelerate from zero to 62mph in four seconds, and has a top speed of 180mph. The CC100 made its global debut last week when Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez drove it on the north loop of Germany’s famed Nürburgring car testing circuit. With a body and interior tooled and provided by low volume specialists Multimatic, the CC100 utilises the latest generation AM11 naturally aspirated V12 petrol engine mated to a six-speed hydraulically actuated automated sequential manual transmission, which is controlled via steering column-mounted paddle shifts. The one of a kind CC100 will go on tour around the world, as part of Aston Martin’s anniversary celebrations. It’s understood that the car has already been sold to a wealthy client for around £500,000 (B22 billion).

Above: the Aston Martin CC100. Below: the DBR1 racer that inspired the concept car.

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Grand Theft Auto III BLAST FROM THE PAST Jean-Pierre Mestanza editor@classactmedia.co.th

o you remember Grand Theft Auto III? One of the first games to offer a truly immersive experience, Grand Theft Auto III changed all open worldaction adventures forever with its massive maps and the ability to do almost anything at all, in addition to completing the missions. Although its occasional violence caught headlines – it was even banned for a time in Australia – many gamers were more enthralled by the fact that any little action by the gamer caused a reaction in the game. If you shot pedestrian in the street, ran a red light, or knocked over a mailbox, the police would begin to chase you – and that was when the fun began. GTA III was considered a controversial game when it was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001, and included everything from mobster mission plot to police chases and the ability to steal cars. Users could even go on a “taxi mission” to earn cash in the game. Other popular features were the level of detail in the city’s landscape, and the variety of music playing on the radio channels in each of the vehicles. The first GTA games, in 1997 and 1999, were were standard actionadventure games with little bite. But GTA III revolutionsed the series by adding a detailed maps, gripping violence, and the possibilities of exploring and interacting with a virtual world that seemed almost endless.

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8 DINING

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New beach club opens on Surin Claire Connell editor1@classactmedia.co.th

Clockwise from top: Salt on Surin has a spacious bar area for when the rain comes; the venue is a great spot to see the sunset on Surin; the salmon fillet served with fries and vegetables.

huket businesswoman Claire Cookson has opened up her third restaurant in Phuket, but it won’t be her last. Claire’s recent endeavour is beach club “Salt on Surin”, in conjunction with her Singapore-based business partner Alex Longman. The beach club was opened in December, situated at the south end of Surin Beach. Claire moved to Phuket nine years ago and is also the owner of Pepper’s bar/restaurant in Cherng Talay. Later this year in September, she plans to open up an English fish ‘n chip shop, replacing her Irish bar The Craic. But for now, her focus is on developing the Salt on Surin venue, which already has a strong following and returning customers. “I’ve always wanted a place on the beach,” she says, “and this is something very different from Pepper’s.” Claire says the food is good quality and the restaurant has unobstructed views to the sea, and there’s also no tax or service charge. Food-wise, the beach club offers a mixture of Western and Thai dishes, created by Chef Nattee, the restaurant’s head chef.

The recommended Thai dishes are the duck curry (B180) and the rather hard-to-find northern Thai dish khao soy (B200). But being English and coming from an English pub background, Claire’s plan was always to offer a good selection of Western dishes too. And during lunchtime, for every paying adult, a child can eat free off the children’s menu. Western dishes include the beef burger (B250), potato skins (B120 – baked potato with cheese, bacon, sour cream and chives), and the salmon fillet, served with either fries or vegetables (B550). There’s also salads (starting at B220), sandwiches (B120) and pizzas (B220). The restaurant opens at 9am with a full breakfast menu, including a full English

breakfast menu for B300. This includes two eggs, two servings of bacon, two sausages, two pieces of ham, a hash brown, fried tomatoes and baked beans. As well as a great food and drinks menu, Salt on Surin also has beach club facilities available such as sun loungers, stand up paddle boards and kayaks available for rent, and during the high season, beach boys take bar and restaurant orders from down on the sant. And if it rains? No problem – Salt on Surin has a large indoor bar area where you can easily escape the monsoon rains. Salt on Surin, south end of Surin Beach, saltonsurin.com or facebook.com/SaltOnSurin. Tel: 083 102 5916. Open daily 9am-midnight.

Phuket chefs visit Good Shepherd school

ix chefs involved in the Six of the Best fundraiser dinner for the Good Shepherd visited the charity’s Phuket Town learning centre last week and put on a lunch for the students. All money raised from tomorrow’s (May 25) charity dinner at Paresa Resort will go directly to the school. The learning centre started three years ago, and initially had 20 children enrolled. Today it has 110 children.

Involved in tomorrow’s event are Anantara Phuket’s Chef Justin Maiklem, Paresa’s Chef Ryan Aboleda, Chef Aaron Hooper from Joe’s Downstairs, Chef Ronnie Macuja from Vset Restaurant, Chef Flavio Manzoni from the new Pullman Arcadia Resort, and Martin Ostlind, chef and owner of Taste Restaurant. Tickets are B4,500 and can be purchased by contacting Donna at donna@paresaresorts.com or Vicky at vickycoburn@me.com.

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Aussie chef ready to make her mark at the Pavilions Claire Connell editor1@classactmedia.co.th

You’re working in an environment with people from all different places in Thailand. Their views, flavours and their palate are all completely different, and it’s a great learning experience

Clockwise from above: New chef Belinda Tuckwell from Australia; the gnudi made with ricotta cheese; chocolate lamington; and below, the Pavilions resort.

ecently appointed Pavilions chef Belinda Tuckwell from Australia has only been in the job a few weeks but is already looking forward to making her mark on the menu at the resort. The born and bred Sydneysider arrived back in Phuket a few months ago after a short stint at home in Australia. She was previously head chef at Cudos in Cherng Talay and the Paradise Koh Yao, on Koh Yao Noi island off Phuket. Belinda spent her adult life on the Sunshine Coast in Noosa, where she was the chef and owner of her own Mediterranean seafood restaurant, Squid Ink. “Mediterranean food is what I’ve been brought up with,” says Belinda. “Coming from Australia, we have a similar climate, and it’s about keeping things light and [embracing the] theory that less is more, having good produce and letting the ingredients shine. And of course I have a strong interest in Thai and Asian culture and cuisine. “I think being exposed to the cooking style here is great, because it’s so diverse. You’re working in an environment with people from all different places in Thailand. Their views, flavours and their palate are all completely different, and it’s a great learning experience. “I’m a big supporter of the slow food movement, which is about being conscious about where food comes from, and sources great, fresh ingredients. “The saying of slow food is “good, clean, fair”. It’s a mammoth worldwide movement, and it’s about people wanting to preserve traditions and eat properly.” At the Pavilions, Belinda oversees three restaurants – The Plantation, 360° bar and grill, and the garden-setting, casual-dining restaurant Eastland. Next Thursday (May 30), Belinda will host an introductory four course “Food of Love” dinner at The Plantation, with dishes including pan-fried gnudi (gnocchi made from ricotta cheese), organic tomatoes, soya beans and rocket pesto; lamb cutlet, and chocolate lamington. “This dinner we are doing is supposed to represent the fact that I’m Australian and I’m in Thailand. It is Mediterranean with a touch of Thai, and a cheeky Aussie twist. “I’m excited to be back here, I feel very comfortable in Phuket, and I think it’s an amazing place to live.

There’s great beaches, the produce is fantastic, and there’s a very high quality of food and beverage. “The food message [at the Pavilions] is all about indulgence and having what you want. The previous chef has done a

fantastic job, so I’ll put my own stamp on things slowly.” For reservations at Belinda’s May 30 “Food of Love” dinner, priced at B1350++, contact restaurants.phuket@ thepavilionsresorts.com

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Acqua

Trisara Seafood

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

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

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

The first truly world-class destination seafood dining experience on Phuket. A private entrance leads guests either to an outdoor, beachfront deck or to the cool, relaxed interior. The menu is a balance between local and imported seafood prepared and served in a Mediterranean way. Lunch 12.30pm-3pm, Dinner 7pm-10.30pm (Closed Sundays). Trisara, 076 310 100

Mom Tri’s Villa Royale

KEE Kitchen

Art Caffè

RE KÁ TA Beach Club

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

The beachfront restaurant offers modern innovative cuisine with a strong focus on seafood. In the evening RE KÁ TA transforms with Kata’s magical sunsets and cool sounds along with the delicious drinks and tapas, right on the beach. Open daily 6.30am-11pm; Kata Beach (next to Boathouse); info@rekataphuket.com, rekata phuket.com, 076 330 421

DaVinci

Baan Kalim Restaurant & Seafood

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

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

Diavolo

THAI

Ceramic Kitchen

Bodega & Grill

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

FRENCH

The innovative and internationally-acclaimed chefs at the trendy KEE Resort in Patong are showing off their Top 10 international steak dishes for 2013. Sample the superior steaks of imported Australian beef, pork, chicken and even salmon now on this year’s ‘Top-10 Steak Menu’ at the KEE Kitchen, with prices starting from just B450! Open daily 6.30am-11pm, The KEE Resort & Spa, 076 335 888.

Weaves 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

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

The Bistro Restaurant Tre by DoublePool 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

INTERNATIONAL

Baan Vijitt Restaurant

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

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

INDIAN

JAPANESE

Navrang Mahal

Tamarind Restaurant

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

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

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

Talung Thai

Irish Times

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

The 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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THE BIG LIST When animals attack A kangaroo attack on an Aussie politician is far from the weirdest animal attack on record. Here, a few more strange tales of bad beasts gone wild. Two legs bad: Investigators in a small town in the US northwest suspect an uprising by farm animals was behind the death of a farmer who was eaten by his pigs. Only a few remains of 69 year old farmer Terry Garner were found by the time the pigs were finished, including his false teeth. No-one saw the incident but the pigs were known to have it in for Garner – his family said one of the pigs had bitten him a year earlier, after he accidentally stepped on a piglet. Chimp prankster: Santino, a chimpanzee in a zoo in Sweden, has a reputation for throwing projectiles at zoo visitors he finds especially annoying. Researchers have watched him closely to figure out his pattern, and noted that he carefully stashes stones and other objects around his pen, where he can throw them at people without warning. The researchers decided Santino just “finds it fun” to annoy humans. Crazy like a fox: An English man returning home from the supermarket was attacked by a fox – who wanted the contents of his shopping bag. Civil servant Seb Baker, 29, said he passed the fox sitting on a kerb by the road, but it followed him into an alleyway. There it circled him like prey, leaped at him, and tried to snatch his shopping bag. Mr Baker said he only got away after offering it some food: “Eventually I opened the bag and gave it a garlic loaf. He grabbed it and ran off.” Fearsome fish: Also known as the t oothpick f ish or vampire f ish, the tiny South American Candiru bloodsucking catfish is said by folklorists to have the ability to swim up a stream of urine and lodge itself in the human urethra – which is why it is also known as the “penis fish.” Most experts are not convinced that this actually happens, but the most recent case was reported in Brazil in 1997. Whoo-hoo dunnit? A US writer jailed for murdering his wife is getting a new trial because experts think she might have been killed by an owl. Novelist Michael Peterson was convicted in 2003 of his wife’s murder, which was dramatised as a TV movie called The Staircase Murders. But in 2011, Peterson was granted a new trial – after experts testified that a feather found at the scene suggested a rogue owl had flown into the house and become tangled in the victim’s hair, triggering her fatal fall down the stairs.

Man revived after 40 minutes dead

39-year old man from Australia has survived being dead for 40 minutes, thanks to a pioneering new resuscitation machine. Colin Fielder, aged 39, was pronounced dead after suffering a heart attack in June last year – and he was clinically dead for 40 minutes before doctors revived him. Mr Fielder can thank his near-miraculous recovery on a new device called an “autopulse” (pictured) – a mechanical CPR machine that can keep a patient’s blood oxygenated and flowing while doctors determine the cause of a heart attack and treat it. The machine was developed in the US and is being trialed at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, where Mr Fielder was treated. He’s one of seven heart attack patients at the hospital treated with the Autopulse – another patient survived being dead for up to 60 minutes. Mr Fielder said he was given a choice in the ambulance about which hospital he wanted to go to: “For some reason, I said the Alfred, which is pretty lucky because they are the only one that has it” Reports of people surviving long periods of “clinical” death have become increasingly common in recent years as medical procedures improve. In 2011, a 30-year old Japanese woman was dis-

covered dead in a forest one morning after apparently freezing to death some hours earlier. She was treated with a machine similar to the autopulse, and her heart restarted more than six hours after she was found. The unnamed patient left hospital three weeks later, “with slight left-sided weakness”, according to a report in the medical journal Resuscitation.

Aussie politician runs into ‘Roo protest

n Australian politician was left hopping after he collided with a kangaroo during an early morning jog through the nation’s capital. Canberra’s municipal services minister Shane Rattenbury announced on Twitter that he’d been “Mugged by a kangaroo!” “I’m not sure who got the bigger shock, me or the kangaroo,” Rattenbury said. “He was minding his own business eating some grass, I was minding my own business running.” He said he saw the eastern gray kangaroo on a front lawn beside a hedge, only second before he ran right into it. “We both got a nasty fright,

and of course when kangaroos are startled, they lash out,” 41-year-old Rattenbury told reporters. Rattenbury said the 1.4-metre tall kangaroo knocked him onto the concrete, and drew blood with its hind claws. “As the kangaroo sought to escape, it landed on me, and its claws dug into my leg,” he said. After having his wounds dressed and enduring a tetanus shot, Rattenbury joked that most people seemed more concerned about the kangaroo. He said later on Twitter: “I believe the roo is fine – escaped the scene quickly, but did fail to get my watch or wallet for those who were wondering.” (Photo: Fir0002)

City takes aim at parking meter ‘Robin Hoods’

n American city is suing “Robin Hood and His Merry Men” for putting coins in parking meters. Officials in Keene, New Hampshire, accuse the group of six men of harrasing their parking wardens by denying them chance to issue tickets, which is costing the town revenue from parking fines. Local newspapers report that the six men often track the local parking wardens while they look for cars parked at expired meters. If the vigilantes find one, they pay the meter and leave a note on the windshield, reading: “Your meter expired; however, we saved you from the king’s tariffs, Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Please consider paying it forward.” The note includes an address where people can send donations for the effort.

The city claims in the lawsuit that the “Robin Hooders” are taunting and harassing the city’s

parking wardens and causing them so much anxiety and distress that they’ve considered leaving their jobs — which would force the city to hire and train replacements. The lawsuit claims that since December, group has “intentionally taunted, interfered with, harassed and intimidated” the parking enforcement officers “by closely following them on foot and in automobiles in groups of one, two or more, often with video camera equipment and coordinating their activities using radio communication.” The “Robin Hooders” counter that the officials are merely upset because they are missing out on parking ticket fines. They claim to have prevented thousands of tickets from being issued.

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Green dreams Claire Connell checks out an eco-resort on Naka Yai

Claire Connell editor1@classactmedia.co.th

The Tenta Nakara (a play on the words “tent” and “Naka”) is situated on Naka Yai island, 15 minutes by speedboat from Ao Po Pier, on Phuket’s east coast. Dubbed “luxurystyle camping”, the accommodation consists of 16 specially-made tents

Top right, clockwise, looking out from the panorama sea view bungalow; Payoongsak “Sak” Ruayruen the resort GM; and the entrance to Tenta Nakara. Opposite page, the garden view bungalow located near the restaurant; the tented bungalow.

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re you ready to see your tent?” asks Payoongsak “Sak” Ruayruen, general manager of the Tenta Nakara eco-resort. He leads me enthusiastically to my home for the next two nights – a large tent with no electricity, situated some 40 metres up a hill to catch much needed cool breeze. But this is not your average tent. It has a wooden bungalow-type floor and roof. The tent is set up between these two structures, effectively providing the walls of the “bedroom”. Welcome to Tenta Nakara, a resort where you can experience camping at its best, all the while feeling close (sometimes too close) to nature and its wonders. Tenta Nakara (a play on the words “tent” and “Naka”) is situated on Naka Yai island, around 15 minutes by speedboat from Ao Po Pier, on Phuket’s east coast. Dubbed “luxurystyle camping”, the accommodation consists of 16 specially-made tents. Down by the beach is the large dining area, consisting largely of teak furniture, and a communal hangout at most times during the day. Tenta Nakara was first opened in January 2008, and is the brainchild of Bangkok resident Chulpol “Paul” Burusratanaphan. Set on around 1.6 hectares, the resort was originally planned as Paul’s private getaway, after he purchased the land in 2005. Paul explains he initially wanted to build

a simple “camping” style house for him and a few friends to meet at for a holiday, to escape the big city life where he worked as a property development consultant. But when they were discussing the way to design the place, Paul realised they were suddenly not so young anymore, and could probably do with a few comforts such as a clean bed, kitchen and toilet. “Then we realised we weren’t using it 365 days a year, so why not rent it out,” Paul says. “I did a lot of camping in Arizona [in the United States where he attended university], and I’ve been living in big cities all my life, and I really enjoy the outdoors.” Now he’s working as a trader in upholstery fabrics, and visits Tenta Nakara twice a month in high season and once a month in the low season. Paul’s good friend Sak, a retired Air Marshall with the Royal Thai Airforce and the current GM, spends around 10 days a month at the resort during high season, and seven days during low season. The resort attracts, perhaps surprisingly, a steady number of visitors, most of them Westerners. Sak says in the low season two or three ‘bungalows’ a day are occupied, and in the high season usually 13 or 14 on average. October through to March is the best time to visit, Sak says, because it’s not too hot. Visitors who stay between April and June must be hardy – with no electricity (in other words, no fans or air-con) this means some hot nights in the tent.

The mantra of the resort is “nature in the natural way,” and indeed the place is very environmentally-friendly. There’s no rubbish on the beach thanks to almost daily beach clean-ups by staff, and the large forest area surrounding the resort is also free of trash. “It’s very easy to solve problems with chemicals and technology,” says Paul. “But it’s more friendly if you use a natural approach. It’s more difficult, but it’s fun. “For instance, during the rainy season the grass area around the restaurant floods. It would be easy to pour chemicals into it to kill the mosquitoes. But then it also kills the fireflies and butterflies.” To say the resort is entirely electricity-free is not quite true – a diesel generator runs from 6pm to 10pm and powers the restaurant and it’s during these times guests can charge electrical devices such as cellphones. Sak says they are lucky that Tenta Nakara has a natural well, the only one on the island. This provides them with clear, clean water from deep underground, and the resort uses this water for cleaning, the toilets (non flushing) and showers (cold water only). Also worth a special mention is the resort’s organic garden, full of cucumbers, long beans, morning glory and bean sprouts, all free of insecticides. Indeed, the whole resort is chemical-free aside from the sprinklings of sulphur under the bungalows and around the restaurant, which Sak says is essential to keep snakes away. “Here we are lucky that there are not a lot

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of bugs that eat the food. In about two or three months we plan on launching a new project, a hydroponic garden. Usually you need electricity for this but we can hopefully use rechargeable batteries.” While electricity is connected to a small part of the island, next year there are plans to introduce it islandwide. Paul isn’t sure what this will mean for the resort, but says replacing the expensive generator (which costs them B400-500 per day to fuel) with an electricity connection might be an option, but they would still only use it from 6pm to 10pm. With all its lush greenery, the area is a haven for exotic insects and animals, including birds, butterflies, moths, large praying mantis, monitor lizards, hawks and green snakes. There’s also the resort’s family of five geese, which many Thai people believe are good for warding off snakes. And not to forget Chaya and Nara, the resort’s pet dogs. There are lots of nature-based activities to do on the island, but primarily the resort is a place to relax and unwind – don’t expect to be entertained. There are kayaks for hire (see if you can beat the resort record of 1 hour 2 minutes for the quickest time kayaking around Naka Yai set by a pair from Norway) as well as tours to nearby islands. The Naka Yai village is a 20-minute walk over the hill (you’ll need decent walking shoes in the wet season and plenty of mosquito repellent) where you can find the local school for 21 students. This village is home to around 200 or so residents who live on the island, though around 150 of these working on Phuket during the day. On the rainy Sunday we visit, there’s barely any activity in the village – only a few women out walking with their children. There’s an impressively long pier too, and a few fishing boats parked on the sand. Sadly not everyone who lives on the island is as environmentally friendly as Paul, Sak and the team at Tenta Nakara. In the village there is plenty of discarded trash in the forest, and broken glass and plastic on the beaches. After five years experience running Tenta Nakara, plus another 20 running sister property Joy Bungalow in Krabi, Paul believes tourists are generally very respectful of the environment. “I would blame it on the construction workers and and the locals – they are not treasuring what they have. It’s very sad when you see the Ao Por area too – it’s terrible. When you throw plastic into the sea, it stays for decades. The locals don’t realise what they’re doing.” Sak’s also aware of this problem and he hopes the resort’s positive attitude toward the environment will have a knock-on effect on others living in the area. He and the 15 or so staff at Tenta Nakara try to educate the island’s youth by holding environmentallythemed drawing competitions with large cash prizes in the hope they will learn how to dispose of waste responsibly.

Speaking of waste, Sak says all plastic waste from Tenta Nakara is taken to Phuket, where it is given to collection staff at the municipality. Leaves are disposed of underground or used as compost and fertiliser, and wood is occasionally burned if there is too much lying around. Sak acknowledges this isn’t ideal, and they are working on new ways to dispose of large amounts of it. Paul says modern incinerators. which leave a smaller environment footprint, are not really suited for a place that has such a small number of bungalows, but might be an option in the future, along with solar energy. Toilet waste goes into a large tank, which is treated with EM (Effective Microorganism) technology; organisms used to break down bacteria and reduce waste and produce fertiliser. “I love the concept because it’s very different from other places,” Sak says. “We love to help save the earth. It’s amazing really; when I first started I didn’t think there would be so many guests who would love to stay at a place like this. “There’s no electricity, no hot water, no air conditioning, and you’re sleeping in a tent – but some guests stay as long as two weeks. Most stay two or three days, though.”

Sak says since Tenta Nakara was built, it has considerably grown in popularity. “Ninety-five per cent of guests love this place and are satisfied. Maybe five per cent don’t know that much about it before they come, and then they arrive and there’s no television,” he says. Visitors are mostly European, with those from Denmark and Sweden coming in large numbers. Close behind are guests from Russia, Germany and the UK, with growing numbers coming from China. But people don’t always have to come for the night, Sak says. There are many “drop in” tourists who are simply attracted to the place by the large “cold beer” sign strung high up in a coconut tree near the water. It’s visible from afar, and probably a welcome sight to those who are on a long kayaking trip, or simply need a stop. Phuket residents are encouraged to come out for a day trip or in the evening for dinner and drinks, and just need to call the resort 30 minutes or so before they want to come over by longtail boat (B600 per boat trip – more after dark – and it usually fits eight people). Coming for dinner is certainly recommended. Comments in the resort’s guest book praise the food at the restaurant, with some even writing that it’s “the best in Thailand”. A bold claim perhaps, but the food really is good. Recommended is the miang kham, traditional Thai finger food consisting of betel leaves filled with a mixture of toasted coconut, red onion, dried shrimp, peanuts, chilli and ginger. Tenta Nakara’s website blurb is simple: “Our commitment is to give you nature in the most natural way, to preserve the environment with its rustic simplicity, unobtrusive design and attention to comfort without compromising the ecosystem. “Prepare to stay longer than planned because once you are settled you will not want to leave!” For more details visit tentanakara.com or email info@tentanakara.com

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Blockbuster summer

he US summer blockbuster season kicked off this month with Iron Man 3, which has gone on to set new box office records, Star Trek Into Darkness (reviewed last week) and The Great Gastby (see below). But there’s still much more to come from Hollywood over the next few months. Here, the pick of the bunch.

thers everywhere, Will Smith and his son Jaden (Karate Kid, Pursuit of Happyness) appear once again as father and son in a film co-produced by dad. This time they star as father-and-son spacemen who visit earth a thousand years after it was abandoned by humans, to find our home planet overrun by alien monsters. Smith and son have proved a reliable success at the box office, but even the Fresh Prince of Hollywood may not be enough to save this vaguely promising idea from the dead touch of director M. Night Shyamalan, who must be running out of chances soon.

The Great Gatsby (in theatres now)

Baz Luhrmann’s glitz-filled 3D adaption of a classic American novel about the Roaring Twenties has proved to be an audience pleaser, but its liberties with the story and anachronistic touches like a hip-hop soundtrack have divided critics into two broad camps: those who see it as a sharply-dressed period romp based on a book few moviegoers are likely to read anyway; and those who see it as one of the most misguided and overblown production efforts in recent film history, at least since Luhrmann’s Australia in 2008.

Fast and Furious 6 (in theatres now)

Proving that you can’t have two many action sequels, F&F6 also proves that you can’t have too many bald-but-hunky action superstars either. Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson joined Vin Diesel in 2011’s Fast Five, and both have signed on for the inevitable number seven in the series. Rumours say the Fast &Furious franchise is trying to be the next Expendables, and that the seventh movie will also feature the follicly-challenged British star Jason Statham as the bad guy. Someone get Bruce Willis on the phone.

Despicable Me 2 (28 June)

Steve Carrell returns as the super-criminal Gru, now softened by family life with three adorable adopted kids and the geriatric mad scientist Dr Nethario (Russell Brand). Al Pacino and Steve Coogan join the voice cast for this animated sequel to 2010 hit Despicable Me, Pacino as a new arch-villain named Eduardo. Gru’s miniature yellow minions are likely to steal the show, once again – they’ve proved so popular that a spin-off film, Minions, is scheduled for release next year.

Pacific Rim (12 July)

“We’re cancelling the apocalypse,” bellows star Idris Elba in this epic about humanpiloted giant robots keeping the world safe from underwater monsters known by the Japanese name Kaiju, or “strange beasts” (the most famous movie kaiju is Godzilla). Directed by Guillermo del Toro, who won an Oscar for Pan’s Labyrinth in 2006, it’s likely to be a sensitive as well as action-packed affair. Del Toro says he wants the battle sequences to convey “a sense of awe”.

Sony Pictures has won the global distribution rights to an animated film based on the hit game Angry Birds, to be released in 2016. The film is being produced and financed by Finnish gaming company Rovio, which has said it wants to establish an animation studio to rival global giant Walt Disney. Despicable Me producer John Cohen will work on the movie, scheduled for release on July 1, 2016. Angry Birds, which started in 2009 as a mobile game, has become one of the world’s biggest entertainment franchises.

Jewels stolen at Cannes

In a development worthy of a chic European heist movie, jewellery worth up to US$1 million (B30 million) was stolen from one of the sponsors of the Cannes film festival just as stars started to arrive on the red carpet. Thieves broke into the room of an employee of Chopard, the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer and jeweller which makes the Palme d’Or trophy, and removed a locked safe containing the jewels from a wall, police said. Chopard is one of the official sponsors of the festival, and creates sets of jewellery for actresses to display on the red carpet each year.

‘Star Trek’ boldly goes top

Star Trek Into Darkness soared at warp speed to the top of the US box office, ousting blockbuster sequel Iron Man 3. The latest installment of the cult science fiction phenomenon starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto took in US$70.6 million (B21.2 billion) on its debut weekend, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations. Iron Man 3, now in its third week, came in at second place with US$35.2 million (B1.06 billion). The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the literary classic, took third place in its second week on release, with US$23.4 million (B704 million).

US BOX OFFICE TOP 10 Film

World War Z (21 June)

Brad Pitt produced and stars in this horror flick about a global zombie pandemic, based on a popular book by Max Brooks, the son of director and actor Mel Brooks. Pitt stars as Gerry Lane, a United Nations health expert searching for information that can stop a zombie outbreak, as governments and order crumble around the world. It’s had a troubled production: Pitt’s production company Plan B Pictures started development after a bidding war for the screen rights in 2007, but the movie After Earth (7 June) has been delayed and rewritten several Pioneering new ground for indulgent fa- times since.

SFX Coliseum Phuket (Central Festival) Evil Dead (D/E) [18+] Fast and Furious 6 (E) [15+] The Great Gatsby (D/E) [15+] Iron Man 3 (E) [G] Pee Mak Phra Kha Nong (T/E.SUB) [15+] Rue Doo Tee Chan Ngao (T/E.SUB) [15+] Star Trek Into Darkness (E) [13+]

IN BRIEF

‘Angry Birds’ movie in 2016

Man of Steel (14 June)

Superman gets a bit of the Batman retreatment in this reboot, produced by Dark Knight collaborators Christopher Nolan and David Goyer and directed by Zack Snyder, who made 300 and Watchmen. British actor Henry Cavill plays the Man of Steel, Russell Crowe plays Supe’s father Jor-El (with Australian accent) during the destruction of his home planet Krypton, and Kevin Costner his adopted earthling father, Pa Kent. It’s reported that Cavill was in the running for limp 2006 reboot Superman Returns, but lost out to Brandon Routh, notable only for his resemblance to Christopher Reeve.

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13:40, 18:00, 20:05, 22:10 11:20, 14:00, 16:40, 19:20, 22:00 12:30, 15:30, 18:30, 21:30 12:00, 14:40, 17:20, 20:00, 22:35 11:20, 15:40 11:50, 14:10, 16:30, 18:50, 21:10 11:30, 14:15, 17:00, 19:45, 22:25

Monsters University (12 July)

Hopes are high for this Disney Pixar prequel to the 2001 animated movie Monsters, Inc., which brings back many of the original voice cast, including Billy Crystal as the green round Mike Wazowski, and John Goodman as cuddly monster James P. “Sulley” Sullivan. The film introduces Mike and Sulley as college room-mates, before they became friends and professional scarers.

Gross

Star Trek Into Darkness

$70.6M

$84.1M

Iron Man 3

$35.2M

$337M

The Great Gatsby

$23.4M

$90.2M

Pain & Gain

$3.1M

$46.6M

The Croods

$2.75M

$177M

$2.73M

$88.7M

Mud

$2.25M

$11.7M

Oblivion

$2.22M

$85.5M

Peeples

$2.15M

$7.86M

$1.1M

$20.2M

10 The Big Wedding

SFC Jungceylon Phuket (Patong) Fast and Furious 6 (E) [15+] The Great Gatsby (D/E) [15+] Iron Man 3 (3D/E) [G] Lincoln (E) [G] Pee Mak Phra Kha Nong (T/E.SUB) [15+] Rue Doo Tee Chan Ngao (T/E.SUB) [15+] Star Trek Into Darkness (E) [13+]

Weekend gross

11:50, 14:30, 17:10, 19:50, 22:30 12:30, 15:30, 18:30, 21:30 11:40, 14:20, 17:00, 19:40, 22:20 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 14:30, 19:20 12:10, 17:00, 21:40 11:30, 13:55, 16:35, 19:15, 22:00

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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Live 89.5’s Got Talent Name: Winnie Russell Schmid Age: 11

What instrument do you play and how long have you been studying? I have been playing the violin since I was five and a half (four years total). I skipped two years in the middle because I couldn’t find a Suzuki violin teacher, until I transferred to the British International School, Phuket and met Siobhan [McGovern]. What a happy day! I have also played the piano for two years and the guitar for one year. My favourite thing about playing the violin is I can play any song I want on it – classical, pop, rock, jazz or folk. Do you get stage fright and how do you deal with it? I do get the jitters on stage sometimes in case I might make a mistake, because there are sometimes a lot of people watching and I get nervous. I remember that I need to play the song just like we practised in class and that this is

Ultimate Frisbee Fun Day in Phuket

huket International Academy Day School (PIADS) will host the Ultimate Frisbee Fun Day on Sunday, June 2, at Xana with Attica beach club. The annual event will be the first time an Ultimate Frisbee Fun Day has been held in Phuket, and will give the whole family a chance to try their hand at this fun new sport – with no previous experience needed. Hosted by the physical education team at PIADS, the event will be an action-packed day of children and adult frisbee rounds, open for all ages, right on Bangtao Beach. Admission is free for spectators, and free to enter. Guests wishing to take part should register at 1pm, with the first round kicking off at 2pm. The last heat will end at 6pm. On the day there will also be a beach barbecue (which will include burgers, meats, seafood and salads), priced at B740 net. Children under five eat for free and children aged 5 to 12 eat half price. To book a table or a cabana please email xana-lagunaphuket@angsana.com. For more information email info@pia.ac.th or info@xanabeachclub.com. The Phuket News and Live 89.5 are media sponsors of this event.

just playing the song again like I always do. I sing the beat of the song in my head before I start playing it. I never look at the audience – I look at my fingers to make sure the notes are in tune. One of my best performances was with Siobhan’s Music Studio violin ensemble at RPM. I was not nervous that day because my friends were playing with me and watching and we all supported each other. We each had our own part and when we played together in time with the rhythm it sounded great! In the end we all tried our best.

Who inspires you musically? David Garret because he tried things that no one else has done before and by doing that he has set new world records. He is not shy or scared about what anybody will think. He just gets on the stage and has a good time playing what he loves to play. At the end of his shows he always seems very proud of himself. Also, Lindsey Stirling because she is fun and happy with whatever she does and has a great time doing it!

The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies at 74

ay Manzarek, co-founder of legendary 1960s group The Doors and creator of their signature organ sound, died Monday after a long battle with cancer, his manager said. He was 74. Manzarek formed the group – whose worldwide hits included Light My Fire and L.A. Woman – with Jim Morrison in 1965 after the two met by chance in Venice Beach, California. He died surrounded by his wife Dorothy and brothers Rick and James in a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after “a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer,” said a statement on the Doors Facebook page. “I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today,” The Doors’ guitarist and long-time collaborator Robby Krieger was quoted as saying. “I’m just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him,” he added. Tom Vitorino, the keyboardist’s manager, told AFP: “Ray Manzarek was larger than life. He will be missed.” The Doors were one of the biggest

Ray Manzarek. Photo: AFP/Hector Mata. acts of the 1960s, selling over 100 million albums worldwide and earning 19 Gold, 14 Platinum and five multiPlatinum albums in America alone. Morrison impressed Manzarek, who moved from Chicago to Los Angeles to study film, with an early version of Moonlight Drive during their chance meeting on Venice Beach.

Manzarak was responsible for the band’s trademark sound, including the rolling organ on songs like Light My Fire. Other hits included Break On Through to the Other Side, The End and Hello, I Love You. He was “really the driving force behind [the band] to make it all happen,” former band manager Bill Siddons said. “He was the guy behind the curtain that made things happen.” Morrison’s untimely death in 1971 aged 27 effectively ended the band’s iconic phase, although the group continued to perform and release music with various band line-ups. Manzarek wrote a best-selling book about his life, Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors, in 1998. He was played by Kyle McLachlan in the 1991 Oliver Stone biopic The Doors. Slash, the former lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, was among the first to pay tribute, posting on his Twitter account: “RIP Ray Manzarek words cannot express.” Morrison’s sudden death – he was found in a bathtub in his Paris apartment – stunned fans of the band, which broke fresh ground in psychedelic rock with such hits as Riders on the Storm and People are Strange and Light My Fire. AFP

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The Imperial Adamas Beach Resort & Spa team recently organised a clean up on Nai Yang beach

THANK YOU PARTY Similan Pro Dive held its annual Thank You party on May 19 off Phuket.

Trisara General Manager Antoine Melon; Wine Export Director of Luce della Vite Peter Ferguson; and BB&B Southern Thailand Area Director Bart Duykers.

FINE DINING NIGHT Trisara held a Luce della Vite Italian Wine Dinner on May 16 at Seafood.

The Similan Pro Dive team: From left, Somrak, Ying, Waeo and Chet. Centre front, Managing Director Narissara “Phen” Rerngsamuth.

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Thai musician Singto Numchok.

Pangyen Dicanio and Jaturong Rungjaleun.

HELPING HAND Thai musician Singto Numchok held a concert in Phuket Town on May 19 with support of his friends, to raise money for Phuket resident Stu Clark who was injured in a motorbike crash last month.

Local musicians Pick and Tee.

Nattawath “Moo” Kijsomboon, a contestant in last year’s “The Voice” show.

Tom and Toey.

SECOND BIRTHDAY

Chanida “Nann” Yantapanit and Zimplex owner/DJ Parist “Tom” Auttayatamavittaya.

Zimplex bar in Phuket Town celebrated its second anniversary on May 17 with a party at the venue.

Nick, Champ and Pune enjoy their free Zimplex CD.

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Phuket International Rugby Tens 24th 25th & 26th May 2013 Venue: Thanyapura Sports & Leisure Club, Phuket, Thailand.

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TUESDAY MAY 28

Visakha Bucha Day Falls on the full moon of the sixth Thai lunar month (May). A Buddhist observance commemorating the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha. Also observed as National Tree Day. On this, the holiest Buddhist holiday of the year, you will find the temples full with devotees receiving blessings and giving offerings. All government and public sector business will be closed, including most bars and pubs.

Each contributing one course to the six-course gala unique dining experience, matched with fine beverage. Ensuring all proceeds go to The Good Shepherd Learning Center in Phuket City. Don’t wait, this is a sell out event each year. Contact & RSVP | Donna (donna@paresaresorts. com) or Vicki (vickycoburn@me.com)| limited seating and tickets must be paid for in advance of the dinner. See thegoodshepherd.info/six-of-the-best.

SATURDAY MAY 25 Six of The Best Paresa to host the gastronomic fundraiser. Paresa, the exclusive resort in Kamala, is again our host for our gastronomic fundraising dinner of the year. Themed ‘Six of the Best’, this prestigious event showcases the culinary talents of six of Phuket’s most acclaimed chefs.

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

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.

SUNDAY MAY 26

WEDNESDAY MAY 29

Sunsets Bar & Gusthouse (Patong). Chillout session every Sunday. Live music. Free Bar/B/Q from 4pm. Free pool table. Happy hour 12pm- 6pm. Karaoke. Everybody welcome. 62 Hasib Pee Road, Patong. Call Khun Joon for more Info 082 286 5171.

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

Curry Fridays at Navrang Mahal

Half Chicken Spit Roast

Sunday Chillout Session at Sunsets Bar

Pool Competition at Expat Hotel

Every Friday, all-you-can-eat authentic Indian curry buffet, B449 net per person. 7pm-11.30pm. Call 076 286 464.

BBQ at Expat Hotel

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.

MONDAY MAY 27

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.

Enjoy Wednesday Night at The Black Dog Bar Free BBQ, fish and chips or buffet every other Wednesday night 8pm at the Black Dog Bar, Soi C&N, off Rat-u-thit road, Patong. Meet all the regular ex-pats and ladies for lots of fun. Call Joon on 082 286 5171.

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Fobissea Primary Games 6 - 8 June 2013 Hosted by

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Athletics Swimming T-Ball Football

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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.

trove of fun and games for kids, together with a host of entertainment options for Mums and Dads. Right through until 31 August, Latitude Marquee is transformed into a carnival playground. Enjoy the bouncy castle, and games in the Kidz Lounge. Festival attractions planned include art classes with Artist-in-Residence, Zumba fitness sessions in Latitude Marquee, theme parties and more. And a popular return attraction for the youngsters at this year’s Festival will be the Kidz Fun Zone, serving up afternoons of sports skills, cooking lessons, adventure and educational activities, golf excursions and outings to local amusement parks, from just B200 per session. See lagunaphuket.com/events/family-festival.

Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1910. Thai people lay flower wreaths at his statue in Bangkok and in the provinces. Piya Maharat is the nickname for the King, meaning the beloved great king.

SUNDAY NOV 17 During the festival, people bring food and nicely-decorated fruits to make offerings to Por Tor Kong to pass onto those spirits. An essential offering for the festival is a red turtle-shaped cake, large or small. They believe that turtles symbolise longevity.

SAT OCT 5 - SUN OCT 13

MONDAY JULY 22 Wednesday Ribs We cure the ribs on Wednesday, dry rub them on Tuesday and smoke them for 6 hours on Wednesday then massage them with our 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 5pm-6.30pm (Happy hour) B750 net. Sorry, you must take away. Make a reservation or book your ribs with events@ salaphuket.com, no phone calls please.

SAT JUN 29 - SAT AUG 31

Asalaha Bucha Day It celebrates the first sermon given by the Lord Buddha on the full moon day of the Asalaha (the eighth lunar month). On that day, all Three of the Triple Gem, The Buddha, The Dhamma and The Sangha, had established. It became the day that honoured the Sangha, or the community of the monks.

MONDAY AUGUST 12 HM the Queen’s Birthday Commemorates the birthday of Queen Sirikit, also observed as National Mother’s Day (Wan Mae Haeng Chart). It is a public holiday.

WED AUG 21 - TUE AUG 27 Por Tor Festival Laguna Summer Family Festival Laguna Phuket’s Summer Family Festival rocks into action on Saturday 29 June, heralding the launch of a two-month treasure

Ethnic Chinese in Phuket believe that Por Tor Kong is a God of Devil. The seventh lunar month in the Chinese calendar is believed to be the period when spirits are released. The gates are opened and spirits released to wander or revisit homes.

Loi Krathong Festival Loi Krathong is one of the most beautiful festivals in Thailand. The event occurs on the full-moon night of the 12th lunar month. The festival originates from Sukhothai Province. Loy means to float and Krathong is a lotus-shaped boat made from banana leaves. The festival is of Brahmin origin to honour Mae Khongkha, the Mother Goddess of the Waters. Before people float their krathong, they make a wish. It is believed that the krathongs carry away sins and bad luck.

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Phuket Vegetarian Festival The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is an annual event held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is believed that the vegetarian festival and its accompanying sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite. During this time, local residents of Chinese ancestry strictly observe a 10-day vegetarian or vegan diet for the purposes of spiritual cleansing and merit-making. Sacred rituals are performed at various Chinese shrines and temples and aesthetic displays such as walking barefooted over hot coals and ascending ladders with bladed rungs are performed by entranced devotees known as “Ma Song”.

WEDNESDAY OCT 23 Chulalongkorn Day A public holiday in remembrance of King

Enjoy Daily at Expat Hotel Watch live sports with our five large screen choices of sports. Two pool tables and pool competition every Friday at 9pm and enjoy BBQ every Saturday from 8pm onwards. Rock music, good food and much more. Soi Tai pan near the top of Soi Bangla, Patong.

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This week in history

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1869

The year in which chewing gum was patented by Ohio dentist William Semple.

352

Number of city ordinance in Pacific Grove, California, declaring it a misdemeanor to kill or threaten a butterfly.

122

Area in square kilometres of Disney World, Florida.

Area in square kilometres of Manhattan Island, New York City

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Retreating British soldiers jam the decks of vessels taking them off Dunkirk Beach in the debacle of 1940.

■■ May 24, 1626 Dutch colonial governor Peter Minuit purchases Manhatten Island from the Canarsee tribe, for trade goods worth 60 guilders (roughly B15,000). ■■ May 25, 1895 The writer and aesthete Oscar Wilde is convicted of “committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons” and sentenced to serve two years in prison. ■■ May 26, 1940 A flotilla of ships and small boats begin the evacuation of more than 300,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk in France, as German forces close in. ■■ May 27, 1199 The youngest son of Henry II, Prince John, is crowned King of England after the death of his brother Richard the Lionheart. ■■ May 28, 585 BC A solar eclipse frightens the Lydian and Mede armies into ending their battle beside the river Halys, in modern-day Turkey - the earliest date that can be calculated precisely. ■■ May 29, 1913 Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring is performed for the first time in Paris, sparking a riot in the audience because of its avant-garde music and dancing. ■■ May 30, 1431 19-year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake in Rouen in France, after a trial convened by the English occupation forces during the 100 Years War.

Crossword by Myles Mellor & Sally York Across 1. Paperlike cloth 6. Apple variety 10. Window part 14. Owning land 15. Carbon compound 16. Arch type 17. Head starts 20. Military cap 21. Channel 22. Anxiety 23. Defunct ruler 25. Hit ground 27. Dust remover 30. “You betcha!” 32. Has a mortgage 36. Frenzied 38. Bauxite, e.g. 39. Gingrich 40. Head starts 44. Case 45. Do exist 46. The “N” of U.N.C.F. 47. Microprocessor type 48. Calculator grid 51. Precognition (abbr.) 52. Wounded ___

1. What is 16 in binary numbers? 2. Toad of Toad Hall is a play based on which book? 3. Who wrote the book? 4. Which word can go before beans, quartet and vest? 5. Which profession is associated with Saville Row, London? Answers at the foot of the page.

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54. “___ my word!” 56. Pond buildup 59. 1987 Costner role 61. Greek letter 65. Head starts 68. Flu symptoms 69. Bog 70. Fred of hockey 71. Form 72. Aspersion 73. Itsy-bitsy bits Down 1. Approach 2. Feel pity 3. Strengthen, with “up” 4. European gull 5. Obstacle to learning 6. Actor Depardieu 7. Soon, to a bard 8. Mooning 9. A pint, maybe 10. Metaphysical poet 11. All excited 12. Ryan and Tilly 13. One-up 18. Flair

19. Amscrayed 24. “The Open Window” writer 26. Blown away 27. More crude 28. Cremona artisan 29. Masters 31. Bunk 33. Shoe type 34. Cream vessels 35. Razor sharpener 37. “My Little ______” 41. Camp sight 42. Dowel 43. Annul 49. Narc’s target 50. “Spirit” rock band 53. Colo. neighbor 55. Dusk to dawn 56. First fellow? 57. Child’s building brick 58. Showy trinket 60. Almond 62. Sundae topper, perhaps 63. Course 64. Stirs 66. Dash lengths 67. Group w. troops

Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz:

1. 10000; 2. The Wind in the Willows; 3. Kenneth Grahame; 4. String; 5. Tailoring.

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For Rent Villa in Cherng Talay: Villa in Cherng Talay, Rental - Longterm or shore term. Price: B90,000 per month ( long ) B150,000 Short term. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms Internal area: 472 sq. metre on 1.2 Rai gated land. Call +66 (81) 892 0534. Beach House & Beach Condo For Rent: Beach house in Cape

Near Beach 3 Bed Pool Villa: Fully equipped holiday home

Luxury 3 Bedroom Pool Villa: Located 4 km from Layan

Panwa. 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 livingroom, kitchen and diningroom for 8-12 people, outdoor relaxroom for sunset meetings (no pool, in repair) and 2-rooms condo. See phuketbeach living.com.

Beach, just outside Laguna, this new villa is available for long term rent. www.baanboosakorn.com

The Courtyard: Upper floor 10 m showroom frontage Floor area 100 s m with air/cons. Contact Khun Siriporn 081 691 0213, siriporn@islandfurni ture-phuket.com, www.thecourtyardphuket.com.

with private garden and pool. Within easy reach of Rawai and Nai Harn beach. For full details and pictures, please contact 084 850 1340.

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

room apartment for rent, long or short term, fully furnished, kitchen, 2 bathrooms. Pool, large gardens, parking, a mere 3 minute stroll to scenic Nai Harn beach. resortgm@gmail.com.

Vassana Residence. 2 Bedroom: Luxury 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Apartment. Sea view, Swimming pool, Whirlpool. Wi-Fi, Cable TV. Only 3 Apartments in complex. Call Eng. 087 882 9604, Rus. 084 443 6811 artlpmj@yahoo.com.

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.

PROPERTY FOR SALE Urgent 2 New Apartments For Sale: Because of divorce

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

New House for Sales:

Price Reduced, 4beds Villa: Comfortable 4 bedrooms villa, plus maid room. Approx. 450Sq.M building, corner plot, energy saving, management service available for investor. Located in secured gate community, near British International school. info@ mindproperties.net.

ACG Cricket Ground:

5 Rai raw land behind ACG clubhouse on long lease for compatible sporting facility. alan@acgphuket.com.

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 B9.9 - B12 million. Rent: from B85,000 - B120,000 per month. 088 751 2389.

Patong Lof t Rent /Sale: Andaman Beach Suite Condo Patong Beach, Phuket: Has kitchenette, ter-

race, TV, CD player, telephone, WIFI, has full use of hotel facilities, restaurant, room service, swimming pool, tennis courts and gym. 120mt to beach, 5 minutes to Patong. email penthouse2102@gmail. com, 089 972 3861, 089 570 1519.

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

for long term rent. Fully furnished with kitchenette, security, parking etc. Right in the middle of Patong. More info call 076 344 922 or visit bluewaterphuket.com.

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.

3-storey Shophouse:

372 m2 Ideal for office or appartment / office. All floors with air condition, bathrooms, phone lines, local phone network, internet, cable TV and office furniture. Sell by owner direct. Call 081 958 3310.

Long Term Rental:

Luxury Ocean View Apartments for Rent in Kata and Karon: 1 or 2 bdrm, 2 bathrm, kitchen, large balcony, parking, 24 hrs security, gymnasium, swimming pool. Ph: 076 486 624 and 086 281 9311. Email: bao200@gmail.com.

Ocean Front Villa for rent: 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.

Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Office/Study, Upstairs Balcony, Large Car Park, High Walls & Electric Security Gate. MUST SEE! See propertyforsalephuket.co.uk.

fice/ shop. Internal 144 m2, back garden 60 m2, 4 car parks, kitchen, internet, phone/ fax, TV, 5 AC. 6 yrs lease then 3 years rolling, rent B35,000, sale B1.5 million. Call 085 060 0033. 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.

2 B e d r o o m , L- r o o m a n d f u l l y equipped kitchen, 160-212sqm. Very high standard with a nice view. Big balcony, swimming pool, gym. Location: Kathu, 10 min. Patong Beach, 5 min. Phuket Town and all department stores and international hospitals. Rent Long term: B45,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; B63,500 Buy: B8,500,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; B11,500,000. Contact 086 268 7901 or send e-mail to: condophuket@yahoo.com.

2 Bed Thai Style House, Rawai: 110m2 Thai Style House, 2

Surin Beach Office For Sale: Prime location Sales of-

Beach Land on Koh Yao Yai:

Luxury Condo Rent / Sale:

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 ensuite, 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:

Beautiful Beachfront Land:

million, 2 minutes walk to beach, big balcony and sunset view, 180 sqm, 2 ensuite bedrooms, big living space. PhuketAREA.com, search V146.

Three bedroom modern home available for long Term Rental. This Pool Villa is close to B.I.S. Central private location. Please check out website for more details. Contact Dianne 089 469 810. https://smore.com/r5ts.

Sea View Land for Sale: Ao Makham. 5.5 rai, B10 million per rai. Contact Siriporn 089 649 9939, email: siri_phuket@changrunner.com

Kathu Anuphas Golf Ville, fully furnished, 15 min to Patong, 15 min to Phuket Town, 20 min to Intern. School. THB 30,000/month long term. Available immediately. Contact 087 892 6899.

Land & House area 119 sqm. Sale for B13,000,000. Contact 086 036 3944 and 086 282 7457 Khun Touch.

Accommodation Available: Patong Tower apartment

Beautiful Villa 550sqm. Land 2,400 sqm. with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, maid's room, laundry room, home office, Western kitchen. Large mature garden, garage for 2 cars Price B32 million. Call 081 978 5181. www. myrawaivilla.com

3 Bedroom House for rent:

N i c e H o u s e + Po o l Fo r Sale: House with Pool for sale at

Beautiful 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms Condo, Fully furnished complete with kitchen utensils, microwave, coffee machine, toaster etc, bed sheets, towels for 4 people, internet, tv etc. Call 081 4326587, 081 8915602

Rawai Pool Villa For Sale:

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. See property forsalephuket.co.uk.

For rent in Patong Main road from Karon to Patong-Close to Simon Cabaret.

Shop Front for Rent:

The Royal Phuket Yacht Club shop front space for rent 4.34 M. x 4.37 M. Located on the first floor of a great looking area for retail shop, boutique etc. Call 076 380 200 ext. 601 Khun Naphat.

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 mil lion, f irm. Contact: peterb@inter globalau.com, 084 843 3492.

Multi Functional Building Total 700 sqm (15 metre front) 1-floor 350.sqm with 3 toilets. 2-floor 350.sqm with 2 toilets. For visit SMS (French) 080 035 1626 English 081 788 8280, Email: maurice.phuket@gmail.com For Russian contact: Oxana: 080 529 0726 Email:phuket.lux@gmail.com

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Nai Harn Baan Bua: 3 Bed Pool Villa Pa Khlok:

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.

Balinese Pool Villa:

Nai Harn / Rawai, Balinese Pool Villa, 2 years old, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, price reduced for quick sale. Please call our Agent 082 420 70 52 or send email to stayonphuket@yahoo.com.

3 Beds, 2 Bath 6x3m pool. Full aircon and funishings. Ready for occupation and rental. Secure estate, private parking. 6km from Heroines monument. Close to PIA, BCS and shops. 081 737 0722.

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

When only the best will do! 4 bed/pool villa in Phuketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best-kept gated community. 410 sq.mtr villa. 812 sq.mtr land. Overlooking lagoon. Beautiful. Call 081 270 4291. Email: thailandmls@ gmail.c om, w w w.phuketpremium realestate.com.

Villa with Pool for Sale: FreeBudget Bungalows: Two Bun-

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

galows in Chalong.2-3 bedrooms. Close to all amenities.One has room for a pool,the other is like a rain forest. From only B2,300,000. Call 081 270 4291. Email: thailandmls @gmail.com.

Single House Special Price Rent/Sale: Nice house

Hillside setting. Luxurious 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom pool villa for sale or rent. Sale B20 million. Rent minimum 6 months. High season 90K per month. Twelve months or more 70K PM. 087 078 6379.

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.

SPECIAL TWIN VILLAS. 3 OR 4 BEDROOMS, 4 BATHROOMS. POOL, LARGE TERRACE, SMALL GARDEN. LIVING SPACE 400 SQM, LUXURY FURNISHED. PRICE B8,500,000. FREEHOLD.

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.

INFO: 081 788 8280. EMAIL: thewhitehousekata@gmail. com.

in SURIN BEACH. Private Estate. 5 Bedroom En-suite. Unique Architectural Style. Private Pool. THB 35.7m. To view call 083 636 0245 or villasurin7@ gmail.com.

Luxury Villa in Chalong: Perfect condition, 660 sqm on 3 levels, 1,600 sqm land, 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, swimming pool 12.5m x 6m with jacuzzi, large sala, double garage. Top quality construction. Reduced price: B25.5 million www.tamata-phuket.com crishausb@hotmail.com. 086 271 3260 or 086 273 4149.

N ew Condo Kat hu For Sale/Rent: Sansiri D Condo Kathu, Fully furnished Studio type 29.7 sq.m. on 6th Floor, good facilities with fitness gym and large swimming pool. Only 5 minute to Patong, Lotus, Big C, Central. By owner. Call 086 105 8144.

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

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.

Rawai Seaview Condo for sale: Seaview condo, freehold, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 120sqm. B7.8 million, fully furnished. For more pictures and information please contact: adrian_troy@yahoo.com

B e a u t i f ul V i l l a R awa i:

Ready to move in, villa 1 on 1,100 sqm. land, for sale 15.9 mil and villa 2 on 2,200 sqm. land, for sale 19.9 mil baht. 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 electricity and securit y, only 80 0 metres from Mission Hills golf course, less than 10 mins to airport, Phuket International Academy and Ao Por Grand Marina. Call 081 343 0777. Email: montha_phuket@yahoo.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.

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.

fullly firnished with Chanote title, mini office 4x4, living room, European kitchen, CCTV, internet, garden. Permsap Villa Manik, 436sqm. 15min from airport. B6.8 million. Call 089 871 4172.

Investment Proper t y for sale!: New, modern waterfront townhome at the Boat Lagoon for sale. Rented out long term at B570,000 per year. 3 bed/4 bath, 2 balconies, terrace at canal, 6 m berth in front of house. 250 sqm living space. Top condition. Luxury finishings. Brokers welcome. B9.9 million. 086 747 9292 (English) or 081 970 5204 (Thai/English).

Rawai Great Buying: Lovely house with 2 bedrooms or separate SC flat downstairs.Well ventilated with natural light in pristine condition. Distant sea views. B5,500,000. Call 081 270 4291 or thailandmls@ gmail.com. See phuketpremium realestate.com.

Beautiful 2 bed pool villa with sep maidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room or 3rd b/room. Great outdoor entertaining area. 5 minutes to all conveniences. Reduced to B9,500,000. Call 081 270 4291 or thailandmls@gmail.com.

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

House in Phuket Town / Samkong 3 bedroom, 3 bathrooms Semi detached house with large 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, large open living/dining area and entertainment deck outside. Large western kitchen with all appliances.

Urgent-3 Bedroom House for sale: 3 Bed, 3 Bath, 4 aircon,

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.

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.

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

Five Bed Luxury Villa For Sale: NEW. Beautiful Lakeside Villa

Seaview Townhouse Patong: Bet ween the c it y and

Land Close to Thanyapura/PIA: Half Rai 1.3MB, 1

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

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

2 Pool Villas next to PIA:

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.

FOR SALE RAWAI BEACH

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.

Kathu-Pool Villa for sale:

Home Office Near Thanyapura: New 2-storey home

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.

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

Seaview 1 BDRM New Condo Patong: Stunning seaview,

Af fordable 3 Bedroom House: Single floor, 3 bedroom, kitchen/dining area, living room, 2 toilets/showers. Aircon in each bedroom. Water tank+pump. External covered area. Chanote title: 256 sqm Quiet developed village near Heroines Monument B3.2 million. Call 086 278 0007.

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.

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Condo At The Heights, Kata: Immaculate 2-bed foreign-

freehold unit in award-winning project. 195 sqm, sea view, near gym & pool. Quality furnishing throughout. Designer kitchen with utility-store. phuket.pn@gmail.com.

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Mission Heights: Land area 500m2, House area 164m2. 3 bed, 4 bath, fully furnished, aircon in all rooms, fans, Internet, satellite TV, swimming pool, independent water supply wells. Finish work December 2012. B8.5 million. Call 088 838 3242.

LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B2,700,000. LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720. EMAIL; thewhite housekat a @ gmail. com.

3 Bdrm House for sale Thalang: House for sale. 3 bedrooms 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. 081 737 3116.

New Luxury Villa For Sale: 3 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, private swimming pool (12 metre). House area of 600 sq.m., land 1.5 rai (2400 sq metre). Located on the shore of the ocean on the Koh Kho Khao. Email: larion2555@ gmail.com.

Land for sale: 206.4 sq m, Chanote title in Phanason residence(next to Makro). 1 min to Central festival, 5 min to town. Call 084 061 4314, 076 393 965.

Mansion in Town for Sale:

3 & 4 Bed Pool Villas: Resort for Sale: Resort 2 rai, with

chanote. 22 double villas with kitchens, large pool and big coconut garden with own well. Restaurant and bar with satellite TV and Adsl. Opened for 15 years, with lots of repeat customers, parking, quiet. 086 940 1860.

Laguna/Layan. Luxury private pool villas in secure development. Available now. All beds ensuite. Fully furnished. Rental programme available. B12-20 million. Contact owner: 085 549 7110.

Nice Villa for Sale: Near Naiyang Beach, 3 bed & 4 bath, jacuzzi, open dining/living room, kitchen, fully furnished, aircon, garden, Sala, swimming pool, car park. Only 8.9MB. 087 091 8331 K. Nah, chiangmaibeltrade@hotmail.com, dreamhousephuket.com.

One + Two Homes for Sale with AC, Rawai: Main home:

two bed, extended bungalow with outside kitchen, shower and seating salas set in mature, walled, private gardens. Own well, tanks and pumps. Sold, furnished. Will sleep 8+ can be sold with a 30-year land lease for non-Thai. Price B5.5 nego: Mobile: Eng 082 416 0150. 3BB WiFi internet also.

Sea-View Chalong-Residence: Dream pool villa with 5 bedrooms all with ensuite on 1 rai of land. Big hall, office, maidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

12 Rai Chanote to sell: 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. 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.

FO R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B2,900,000. LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720. EMAIL; thewhite housekata@gmail.com.

Mai Khao Prime Location Land: I will sell my piece of land

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.

359.7 sq. 43 rooms. 15 air-conditioners, 28 Fans. Balcony, Hi-Speed Internet, Parking, CCTV and Sentry box. In & Out with Finger Scan. Near shopping centre. B32 million. Call: 090 167 9816 (Eng), 086 300 5052(Thai).

House for sale near Loch Palm: Three bedroom pool vil-

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.

la in Kathu close to international schools. Views over Loch Palm. All bedrooms with aircon and ensuite bathrooms. Two car garage and secluded garden. Chanote title. Call 084 844 0991

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.

F O R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE LUXURY 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 60 SQM. PRICE B3,400,000. LEASEHOLD. INCLUDE FURNISHINGS.

Modern Family House for sale: Beautiful 3 bedrooms villa in Rawai. 160sqm indoor. 400sqm outdoor. Shared swimming pool. Modern villa renovated in 2011-2012. Fully furnished. For more info: phuketvilla jasmine@gmail.com

PATONG condos for sale: Beautiful, modern Condos/Apartments, furnished, best/quiet locations, garden, s-pool, from 36-67sq metre, sea-city-mountian views, from B2,375. Call 087 819 2162 or caltirol@hotmail.com.

INFO: 081 788 8280. EMAIL; thewhite housekat a @ gmail. com.

Patong Tower for Sale: And for rent. Sea view and mountain views. Freehold from 64 to 448 sq metres. Phone no: 080 692 6114. Email: orsoreal estate@hotmail.com.

Beachfront Building - Lanta:

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.

Double your money in 5 years!: New Year special promotion: Studio in brand new, world class, east-coast development. Never seen on Phuket; Amazing luxury at real prices. Call 080 882 1377, email: beachprojects1@gmail.com.

Luxur y Villa 3 Bedroom Pool for Rent: New villa 320sqm NEW Studio Apt in Kathu:

30 sqm, 1 bedroom, kitchen, washing machine, aircon, balcony, fully furnished. Condo with gym, 24hr security, car park. 5 mins to Patong, Loch Palm golf. Good view. B1.25 million. Call 086 947 1273.

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 department stores. Surrounded by public facilities including education institutes and hospitals. You will benefit from a perfect location that's rapidly increasing in value. 3 rai and 1 Ngan with Chanote title. B22 millions per rai. Call 087 278 7206, 089 215 5041 e-mail: kubesjoy@ hotmail.com.

Condominium in Patong for Sale: Less than 1 Km from

the beach, large 2-bedroom apartment with communal swimming pool and balcony. FREEHOLD (can be foreign owned). B7.5M. Call owner 089 724 7211 or julien@phuket immo.com.

Villa and farmland for sale: A big beautiful house with 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, fully furnished. Located in stunning panoramic hilltop scenery in Takuapa, Phang Nga, covering an area of 127 rai. Surrounded by fertile farmland with fruit trees. Contact K. Peerawat: 084 308 8484. Email: peerawat200310@hot mail.com

Golf Course Land For Sale:

Near British Intl School, 17 rai with public road access. Suitable for resort or housing project. Can be divided. Price: B4.5m per rai. Contact owner 089 724 7211, email: julien@phuketimmo.com.

fully furnished. 4 bathrooms, 12m long pool, 5 min. by car to PIA, situated between Naithon and Naiyang beaches. Longterm rent B80,000 include maid and gardener service. Call 08 0 143 529 4, email: alain terrat@hotmail.com.

Sales - House near By Pass:

2 Storeys single house in Rock Garden 5 Village - By Pass Road. Near town, quiet and safe. 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms & housekeeper's room. 2 cars parking. Nice English & German neighbours. Call 089 159 3239.

Golf View Villa For Sale: Near

British International School, state-ofthe-art villa overlooking the Loch Palm Golf Course: 4 bedrooms + maidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room; 485 m2 built on 1,860 m2 land. B28million. Contact owner 089 724 7211.

For Sale Rawai Beach Special Twin Villa. 4 suites/studios, 4 bathrooms, pool, large terrace, small garden, living space 400 sqm. Include luxury furnishing 7.5 M House and Pool Bypass Rd: Very clean 5 bedroom,

3 bathroom house with 5 x 10 metre pool 10 minutes south of Central Festival, walking distance to Kajonkiet Bilingual School. To see: 083 301 3470, email: wpdrake@hotmail.com.

Price B8.5 mllion. SMS for info: 081 788 8280 Email: thewhitehousekata@gmail.com For Russian contact Oxana 080 529 0726 or Email: phuket.lux@gmail.com

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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.

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. 15x4.6m pool. Freehold. Nice. 089 727 5407.

Sea-View Contemporary Pool Villla: Located near Phuket tow n. L and: 8 5 5 sq.m. H ouse: 650sq.m. Furnished. 3 beds, 2 offices, 2 staff quarters, 1 free room. 2 car parks. Price B54.9 mill.Tel: 081 895 3628 E-mail: jin_koy@ yahoo.com.

FO R S A L E - K ATA BEACH CENTRE 2 BEDROOMS LUX E APARTMENT 135 SQM. P R I C E B 7, 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 . LEASEHOLD. INFO: 084 843 8720. EMAIL; thewhitehouse kata@gmail.com.

Laguna area, Cherngtalay From 8m2 to 120m2

PROPERTY FOR SALE CONT. House on The Corner for Sale: Quiet location and only 500m

SeaView near Airport:

Beautiful Karon Villa:

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.

Modern open living villa has it all, fully furnished, private secure estate close to beach. Enjoy the private salt water pool and undercover parking, 3 large bedrooms freehold investment. 081 719 4688.

3 - Bed House - Sale or Rent: Sun Palm Village, Chalong. Lounge, dining kitchen, 3 beds and 2 baths. Private swimming pool and easily maintained grounds. All furniture with fitted kitchen included. Ideal for small family or as rental investment. Contact 081 273 7326, Email: keithmarshall747@gmail.com

Ocean Front Villa for Sale: Luxury brand new villa, fully furnished and ready to move in, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with infinity 10 metre long swimming pool and truly beautiful sea view. Located in a small development, only 50 metres from the sea and 3 mins from Ao Po Grand Marina. For sale B19.9 million or for long term rent B150,000 per month. Call 081 343 0777, email: montha_phuket@ yahoo.com.

1.5 Rai Private Land Cape Yamu: 1.5 Rai flat land at Cape Yamu. 2 x 0.75 Rai adjoining plots. OrBorTor road access to quiet end of soi location. Sale direct from the owner. B3.75 Million per rai negotiable. Call 081 087 9237.

Cheapest Seaview land for Sale: Panorama view of sea view 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.

Rawai 6 Bedrooms:

Lovely 6 bedroom/office.Inc: 2 bedroom SC disable flat. Pool, garden, garage, storage. Opp.Tesco in well established area. Priced to sell at B9,000,000. Call 081 270 4291. Email:thailandmls@gmail.com.

Amazing 3 Bedroom Villa With Swimming Pool: Guarded 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.

Townhouse Chalong Bargain!: Town house on 3 levels with mezanine, 112 sqm, fully furnished, 3 BR, 3 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 3 air con. Tasteful western decoration, MUST see, HP English 0854415115. Thai 081 555 1230.

Reduced for Quick Sale: 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

Patong Bangla Building for Sale: B28 million, Chanote, 4 floors 6m x 14m. 1st & 2nd tenanted. Flr 3-staff accom, bath, kitchen. Separate office with access to lower floor. 4th flr private Penthouse one bed. 087 881 7600.

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.

Allamanda (Laguna) Residences/Phuket Sale/Rent:

Pool Villa For Sale Nai Harn: Modern, open design vil-

from the main road. Thepkrasattri, Heroines Monument. 70sqw x 280sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, big living room with open - plan kitchen (9x9m), 1 separated kitchen, carpark for 3 cars and a small storehouse, 2 aircons, cable TV, 1 phone line TT&T. Price: B2,995,000 including furniture. Must see! Email: jochenschmitz16@gmail.com. Call 081 607 8000.

Sea View Land for Sale: Luxury Villa in Marina:

Hot deal price @ 39MB only. An exclusive 2 stories pool villa combines 2 land plots in Phuket Boat Lagoon surrounded by big trees. Made with good materials and modern style design. 66 (0) 76 238 948, info@phuketpropertytrip.com

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.

la with a large 9x3 metre pool, 2 floors, nice garden, car park and mountain views, 6 years young, 120 sqm floor, 2 bedrooms, chanote, located close to the centre & beach. Call 085 473 7812.

Ao-Yon, 13.5 rai, chanode title.10m/ rai.Call Siri 089 649 9939, email: siri_phuket@changrunner.com.

Very Spacious European From Owner: Villa in peaceful Land for Sale Cherngtalay: Beautiful 2,400sqm (1.5RAI) Rawai Beachfront Pool Villa for Rent/Sale: Rawai Beach front pool villa for sale. 3 bedrooms, furnished. Contact Siriporn on 089 649 9939.

Chanote titled land plot in Pasak 8, located on the highest point of a gentle slope. Quiet and safe area. Only 8MB. Email: Phuketlandvilla@ hotmail.com, 089 875 9609.

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

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.

For sale: Spac ious one bed room apar tment with ocean view, nor th of Patong. Floor area 96m2 internal and 72m2 terrace including water feature with sala and jacuz zi. Per fect bachelor pad with rental income. Email for info: bart duykers@mac.com. 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.

Rawai Soi Saliga Land for Sale: Land 1 rai + 81 T/W total 1924 sqm. Does not need landscaping sale by owner land location on the top of the Soi. Tel: 084 745 4132, chanote title.

Free Hold Condo For Sale:

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.

Donsak Beachfront Land 3 Rai: 67 metres absolute beach frontage, fully infrastructured, ready to build. Close to ferry going to Koh Samui. Chanote title. 6.6MB for all. Email: nhoj0512@hotmail.com.

Kamala 3 bed pool villa reduced: Expat owner must sell health reasons. Beautiful home, plot size 892sqm, B16 million. Additional plot 1,372sqm, price B3 million. Best buy in Kamala. No question! Call 0862695108, 0807447625 Thai.

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.

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RPM Owner Direct Unique luxury condo 2 bed, 2 bath, 155sqm. Foreign FREE HOLD. Recent architect remodel. New Jacuzzi. Views to lake, mountain, marina, pool etc. Completely furnished to very high standard, toothbrush only required. Owner leaving. Motivated seller, reduced by 600,000B. NOW 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.

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.

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2 , 2 0 0 L and , N ai H a r n -B10.9 million for Sale: Located in Sai Yaun 9, at the back of Mangosteen hotel. Very good access , road, electric, water. Size approximately 30 by 70 metres. Chanote. Contact 087 897 0501. aleksa@thai-evagroup.com

Great Investment Opportunity: Completed show house Condominium for SALE in Patong: Freehold title, Studio type, 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.

32 sqm. of the living area, Furnished, 1 Bathroom, Fitted kitchen with dining area, Swimming pool, Restaurant. Call 083 103 3801 (English and Thai).

and infrastructure seven fur ther plots for development. 1.5km from Mission Hills Golf Club. Please call 087 888 1761 (Aom) for details.

6 rai Hilltop Land for sale: Near Mission Hills golf club, may split into 3 x 2 rai separate plots, B4.2 million per rai, full chanote, water/elec. sea/mountain views. 087 978 5804 (Eng).

Apartment on Golf Course:

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Golf View, Kathu. Tastefully renovated large (83m2) apar tment in Phuket Country Club. Golf view. 1 bed but easily converted to 2. Store, large Western kitchen and all furniture included. Ideal (holiday) home. Contact 081 273 7326, Email: keith marshall747@gmail.com.

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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.

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.

Amazing Sea View Penthouse: Panoramic sea view,

B24,500,000. Deceased Estate Absolute waterfront. Occupying a stunning location on the east coast of Phuket this five-level villa has panoramic sea views from every level. Renovation work required. 085 793 2667. See exotiqproperty.com. Ref AB-V453, email: dmuir@exotiq.com.

Land for Sale:

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.

mountain view and Big Buddha. 310 sq metre, 2 beds, 2 baths with option to convert in 3 beds. Contact: Izzy +66(0)86 278 8300 or izzy. serenitygroup@gmail.com.

Prime Location 35M Lake Front: Fantastic views over the Land Plot for Sale:

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

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lake and Loch Palm. Very quiet, secluded plot but with all facilities ready to go. 1551 sqm plot, freehold leasehold with full Chanote title. 081 273 6959.

Patong Loft Condo:

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.

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Beaut i ful L and L aguna Cherngtalay: Chanote title, yel-

Opposite Wat Chalong on the way up to the hill, Chanote, ca. 36 m x 45 m, sophisticated hillside project, proratable, B8.5 mil direct to owner: 085 65 44 0 11 or 089 40 40 737.

Land For Sale: Mission Hills. 3/4 of rai in small community, very quiet and private, close to all services, 10 min to school, airport, beach, golf, Tesco B2.5M. 087 276 0529 for info.

Ocean Front Land: 7 rai with 185 metres of sea frontage. Water, electricity, road and boat access, located 800 metres from Yacht Haven marina, perfect site for small beach front development. For quick sale only B5 million per rai. Tel 081 343 0777 Email: mon tha_phuket@ yahoo.com.

Rawai Half Rai for Sale: Land Luxury 3 Bed Villa For Sale:

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.

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 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.

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.

plot 100 metres to Rawai Beach, about 850 sq.metre. Chanote title deed, private road with sewer, 3 phases electricity and wall around the land. Email: rawai.steen@gmail.com, call 080 530 6880.

Paklok Land Only B7,999/ Sqwah: Only B7,999/Sq wah at Paklok, Chanote, Mountain View, 200m from main road, 11 km from monument and 4 km to Mission Hill. Interested or want a larger size? CALL 084 305 6667, email: mari sar1978@hotmail.com

low zoned, save 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.

A b so l u t e B e a c h Fr o n t 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.

Patong/Kalim sea view condo: Freehold, 2nd floor, corner unit, stunning sea view, pool, car park, security, best location, ca. 110sqm, 2 bedroom, German kitchen, all new, terrace, only a few metres to beach, B10.6 M 081 824 1385.

East Coast Sea View Land Beachfront land for sale: 2 rai absolute amazing beachfront, few min boat ride from Phuket, facing west to sunset and views of Phuket. B13 million per rai +66 (0) 86 278 8300 or izzy.serenitygroup@gmail. com.

Patong Condo for Sale:

My condo is ready for immediate sale located at Lotus Residence, a small 3-storey boutique condo of only 12 apartments total. It is located on a southern hillside above Patong Bay. Call 084 436 2540.

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.

Hill Land for Sale: Very nice location hill land by the Bangwat Dam, total 60 rai, 96,000 square metre. C ont ac t: At t apong 0 81 892 0610 (Thai), Jantiwa 081 890 8268 (Eng). e-mail: jantiwa_ j@ hotmail.com.

Total 1.5 rai (2,450sq metre) on gently sloping land with sea view of Phang Nga Bay. 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.

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Our new BEACH CLUB opens soon and we are now looking for outgoing, fun and enthusiastic stars to join our pre-opening team in Surin.

BISP - Requires Staff: BISP - Requires Summer Camp Staff July 2013 The British International School requires experienced English S u m m e r C a m p S t a f f f o r J u l y. Applicants are required to have a recognised degree and a TEFL qualification. As it is a residential camp overnight boarding duties are required. Camp dates 29th June - 27th July 2013. Applications can be submitted to ppreez@bisphuket. ac.th.

ZAZADA Beach Club is looking to fill the following positions: Head Chef Chefs All Levels Kitchen Stewards Restaurant Manager Head Hostess Hostess Waiters / Waitress / Supervisors Head Barman / Bar Supervisors Barman Public Area Cleaners Maintenance Technician Resident DJ

If you want to be one of our rock stars, have passion for what you do and have the skills to rock our guests, then come show us your talent! Audition with your resume at So FA Boutique, Phuket Town, 1100 - 1700 on Saturday 1st June.

www.zazadabeachclub.com F e m a l e C o o k / H o m e m a ke r Wa n t e d: Exceptional conditions for live-in cook /homemaker for semi-retired UK/Canadian businessman. Separate high quality room with shower & TV in high-end resort style surroundings. Must speak En g l i s h. C o nt ac t b g g v i r g o @ gmail.com or 089 054 4354.

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.

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.

Document Control Officer: S e n i o r E S L Te a c h e r Needed: PHBGTU charity is seeking experienced Senior Teacher to teach, manage teaching staff, and develop curriculum for practical, quality English language programme in 2 government schools. info@ phukethasbeengoodtous.org.

Deutschlehrer gesucht: 2-3 mal die Woche fur 2 Kinder, 10 Jahre alt mit Deutschkenntnissen. Ideal Mittwoch und Freitagabend ca 5 pm und Samstag oder Sonntag. Zwischen Chalong und Naiharn. Tel. Rene Sidler 080 890 5187.

Development Management Group Co., Ltd is searching for a Document Control Officer for our Patong Beach site. This administrative position controls documents and drawings for a construction site and is open for Thai Nationals only. Successful applicants will hold at least a vocational degree or certificate and have a minimum of 3 years of experience in office work. Need proven ability to use MS Office and good English communication skills. Knowledge of engineering or construction is a plus. Call 076 617 763, email: tum@dmg-thailand.com.

Sales Managers And Reps Wanted: Club Tropical Asia is Chef Wanted: Fulltime, flexible, strong leadership and a good team player. The restaurant has an extensive menu with a focus on pizza, burgers and authentic Thai dishes. See phuket adventureminigolf.com.

looking for experienced Managers, TO’s & Liners for the expansion of our successful operation in Phuket and Samui. Great product and huge growth potential. 084 847 1320 or salesbt@clubtropical lifestyle.com.

AutoCAD operator: Looking for people who love animals: and would like to do some volunteer work looking after sick, injured and homeless dogs in Thalang area. Contact: Sherin.peace@gmail.com

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

SALES REPRESENTATIVES 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@thephuketnews.com Tel: 076 612 550-2 ext 101

Class Act Media Co., Ltd. 99/7 Moo 1 T. Kathu A. Kathu Phuket 83120 Tel: 076 612 550-2 Fax: 076 612 553

Leading regional lighting design company needs full-time / freelance AutoCAD operators. Experience in lighting / electrical / M&E / architectural drawings preferred Some English required. See andamanlighting.com.

Hotel Marketing Manager: Experienced Thai national wanted for the budgeting and marketing to agents and OTA for an exclusive condo-hotel of 32 luxury sea view units in Surin Beach. Good salary for right applicant. Surin Beach area. Contact 081 415 2884. Email: peterocket@hotmail.com

Full Time Public Relations/ Marketing manager Responsibilities :

● PR and marketing of our products & services ● Identifying sponsorship opportunities & liaising with event organizers ● Building relationships with local organizations, government & private companies

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● Thai National ● Excellent personal skills ● Good command of English ● Experience in PR/Marketing in print media or radio would be an advantage but not essential ● Existing relationships/network of contacts in Phuket an advantage ● Own car & ability to work flexible hours and attend events during non-work hours

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Sunseeker 58 Manhattan For SWAP or SALE

4 cabins 3 bedrooms fully equipped located in Boat lagoon. With excellent place FREE for 7 years. Price 12 million or EXCHANGE for a Villa or Apartment in Rawai, Kata, Karon. For English - Email: maurice.phuket@gmail.com or SMS 081 788 8280. For Russian - Ms. Oxana Email: phuket.lux@gmail.com or SMS: 080 529 0726.

Krabi Boat Lagoon: New marina sister of Phuket Boat Lagoon, ready to berthing now with marina charge 50% off and long term berth available. Well protect by sea condition and full facilities provided.Contact Khun Choo 086 281 0330.

+66 81 892 4804, gordon_asia@hotmail.com

URGENT Boutigue Hotel for Lease: A small boutigue Patong 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

BOATS & YACHTS

Boat Sales and Charters:

Sale New Boat SR-21 Finished: Only B330,000. Samran Kawasaki 750Sxi Jet Ski Pro: Stand up. Trick conversion kit, R&D ride plate, Race bars with finger throttle, Hydro-turf floor mat with foot-holds, Very reliable, fast, and great fun. Very good condition. B150,000. Contact: 087 265 8002.

Marine. We are professional boat builders, factory located in Pattaya, This model is SR-21 fully finished. We can deliver to your place. “This price excludes engine.” Call 081 782 0921. Email: nungnapong@ hotmail.com.

Want to build or charter your own boat to get out among Phukets many islands for fishing or pleasure? Then please contact the experts on 081 270 4291 or go to www. fishingboatingthailand.com.

Speedboat for sale - Hull Only: Excellent condition, 12.18m

A Steal For A Quick Sale: 2007 Italian demo yacht Cranchi 47ft Hard Top. Fully loaded with Tropical air con, genset, Electrical winches, garage, roof, Raymarine Premium Navy, BBQ, Ice Maker, 3 Fridges, “Bose” Sound, Neon light, Twin 570HP with reliable shaft drive, under 300 hours, Brand New Condition. Euro385,000. Call: 089 971 0278, eddyelan@yahoo.com.

Charter Boat:

62ft Hatteras Style yacht, 35 + 4 crew, large upper deck includes website: www. char terboatsphuket.com, price B5,370,000 or best offer. email: eastcoastefi@aol.com or 087 889 8044.

Fiberglass Bowrider, 12mm thick hull, 600ltr fuel tank, 150ltr water tank, licensed for 25 passengers, storage area, manual head, 5 years old, B1.4 million o.n.o, contact 076 362 300 Ext.1801.

13 Metre Wooden Hull Cruiser: Cap. 17 PAX. Wooden hull, 3.5 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.

Sale New Boat SR-18 Finished: Only B280,000. Samran Marine. We are professional boat builders, factory located in Pattaya. This model is SR-18 fully finished. We can delivery to you place. “This price excludes engine”. Call 081 782 0921. Email: nungnapong@ hotmail.com.

Speed boat for sale! Now B290,000: 6 metre body BaySki Boat for Sale: Glastron CarlSpeed Boat For Sale:

Steppa Fiberglass 32 feet Flybridge two 200 hp Yamaha outboard engines. Ideal for diving and tours. B850,000. Call 081 8942124.

son design, Thai registered, 120ltr fuel tank, 200hp Yamaha engine in excellent condition. Includes trailer, boat cover, wakeboard pole, ropes and ski equipment. Call 081 894 5822, email: mark breitis@gmail.com.

liner, 200 HP (EFI) Mercury engine, Yamaha 5 HP back up engine. Blue book. Including: trailer, 2 anchors, and cover, Garmin deep sounder and fish finder brand new. Call 081 477 5637 THAI; 086 283 0082 ENG, RUS.

meters 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@krabikonnect.com.

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.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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.

2 Language & TEFL Schools: The schools are very successful due to the high demand of people wishing to learn English as Asia develops and plays a larger part in world affairs every day. These 2 schools are licensed with the Ministry of Education and the Cha-am 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 flow. Call 081 846 9193. See insightenglishhuahin.com.

KOH LIPE Dive Center for sale: URGENT SALE Speedboat Yamaha 200HP4s, Coltri Sub compressor, Nitrox system, 16 BCD, 11 regulators, 32 tanks, website, renewed TAT, buildings, 5 rooms for rent. Asking price 120,000 USD. 084 399 8978.

Restaurant/Guesthouse for sale: Located in Kamala. 40 metres to the beach. 10 rooms with full furnishings. Restaurant 54 seat. Price B8 million. For more information call 081 396 0033.

6.5M RIB: New Hypalon tubing and blue cover. On a fiber glass V shaped hull. 240HP Mercury Giving comfortable cruise at 25-30Kts and 40 Kts Max Ideal for family day trips to beach skiing etc. 081 273 6959.

Patong New Hotel for Longterm Lease: 40 rooms with full furnished, TV, fridge, aircon, hot water, swimming pool, restaurant and spa. Located in Soi Nanai villa. Contact 086 300 9406.

Sport Club for Sale by Owner: Set on 4 rai land with 40FT Steel Cutter Sloop: Ready to cruise. Centrecockpit. Safe, strong German design. New Sails, 44HP Yanmar Engine, 6 Berths, solar, wind generator, BBQ, dinghy&outboard. AUD$110K. 085 378 0498, yacht.antaia@gmail. com.

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.

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.

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Restaurant/Pub: For sale in Bang Tao Beach Road. Get 10 year contract, great location 50m from Best Western Hotel & Beach. Full furniture and equipment. Price B2.5 million. Call 087 893 8590, Email: somtom_landandhouse@yahoo.de Patong Massage Shop For Sale: Cosy renovated shop. Shop

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.

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.

5 In 1 Business For Sale: Good location, 1 1/4 Rai. 1) Jungle bar, 3 TVs, 2 pool tables, seating: 65 pax, parking: 15-16 vehicles, good business. 2) Beauty salon: fully equipped. 3) Massage pallor. 4) Restaurant. 5) Indoor pub: fully equipped, stage, seating: 70 pax. Lease for 8 years+6 months left on lease. Sale: 5.7 MB. Negotiable! Contact: five.business@ yahoo.com, 091 654 1720, 087 892 6204, (Russian) 085 709 9191 (Thai) (English) 091 654 1720.

BUSINESS SERVICES wears. Clean interior, good car audio, fresh tires. Best choice for young family. Honda serviced only. Call 083 102 0070.

Tile I t: Thalang. Wana Park on Srisoonthor n Rd. Phuket ’s quality tile boutique. Tiles for interior, exterior, residential, commercial. Contact 076 620 168 or 081 424 2828. Email info@ tile-asia.com.

Isuzu Dmax: Isuzu Dmax 2006, 105,000km, one owner, 4x2, silver automatic, double cab, good condition. Contact 087 079 0650 or 080 073 5371.

Toyota Vios For Sale: 2007 lady owner perfect condition B359,000. Tel 081 125 1873, gordon_asia@hotmail. com.

Nissan NV 1.6 Pick Up, 2006: 3 Business For Sale:

2 Rai, Cherngtalay:

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

Good location, Rawai Area. 1) Big Bar, 3 TVs, 2 pool tables, seating: 60 pax, parking: 10 vehicles, good business. 2) Massage parlor – leased out 3) Beauty salon: fully equipped. Lease 8 years+6 months left on lease - Have owned business for 8 years - Sale: 2.9 MB. Negotiable! 087 892 6204, 091 654 1720.

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.

Hi Every One:

My name is Tida, only the other day my owner told me to find a new home that she had enough of me and I’m too old or she will put me outside, can you believe that after 3 years of faithful service I took her wherever she wanted to go and never never let her down once.

CARS FOR SALE

Mini Cooper S JCW GP for sale: Only 2000 made worldwide. HO NDA CIT Y ' 03 1,5AT, 118XXXkm: Very reliable & user-

Sale Bar, Hotel + 1 Shop Rawai Beach: Land plot 700 sq metre+building+10 bed+10 bath+2 restaurants. Newly renovated. Private financing by owner. Down B2 million + 13 yearly payment of 1MB. Own forever title land. 100 metres to Rawai landing pier. 084 242 8914, rawai4@ yahoo.com.

2 Business For Sale: Good location, Rawai Area -1) Restaurant – 40 pax - leased out 2) Indoor pub: fully equipped, disco - stage, seating:70 pax. Lease - 8 years+6 months left on lease.Sale:2.9 MB Negotiable. 087 892 6204, 087 244 1322, 091 654 1720.

Restaurant / Guesthouse: Established restaurant covering two shop houses with private terrace and owners apartment or 8 room guesthouse. Freehold (no lease/ rent). Includes all equipment and newly renovated kitchen. Contact for details. Projected ROI 4 years. Call 081 956 3166.

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.

friendly car, carefully used for last 3 years. Good condition with some

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One hand, private. Only 96,000 km. Looks like new. The car is totally revised for B100,000. Fast and agile. B245,000. Contact Yupin English and Thai: 081 817 4805.

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.

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Rayong draw shocks Phuket Thai Division 1

FOOTBALL Kazira Hans editor@classactmedia.co.th

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huket FC was shocked last Saturday by a last minute equaliser from low-ranked Rayong FC, to the point that some angry fans called after the game for the sacking of the Islanders coach, Paniphol Kerdyaem. However, Phu ket FC Chairman Pamuke Achariyachai has affirmed his support for the head coach, and has appealed to fans to continue to support the team in their campaign to qualify for the Thai Premier League. The Islanders had returned home to Surakul Stadium after a below-par away draw at Ayutthaya, to play Rayong FC, who were then placed 17th out of 18 teams in Thai Division One, with just five points and no wins after 10 games. Phuket FC went into the game fifth in the league, with 17 points and four wins. Rayong’s “Coach Mo” Apichat Mosika spent a few months coaching Phuket FC in 2011, and on Saturday returned to Surakul for the first time in two years. “I know it is a bit ambitious for me to say, but I hope for three points from Phuket FC. But I will be happy if I don’t go home empty handed,” he told The Phuket News before the game. Phuket FC’s Coach Paniphol put Kampol Pathomakkakul on as goalkeeper, because Adisak Duangsri had injured both feet against

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Phuket FC’s Georgian forward Giorgi Tzimakuridze (right). Photo: Kazira Hans Ayutthaya a week earlier. The Phuket squad started out awkwardly, as many players had been shuffled to new positions. Yusuke Sato, usually played at centre-back alongside Nene Bi, was sent instead to play defensive midfielder in place of Assawin Boonman, who was pushed back to Sato’s normal position. Sakareya Kolea, a natural right wing back, went on as left wing back against Rayong because both of the team’s regular players in that position, Nontaphan and Thongchai, were unfit to play. Geoffrey Doumeng appeared to be one of the few Phuket players holding his own – he created several opportunities for his teammates, but none seemed to get the ball much further forward than midfield. Dudu was marked as tightly as always, and he became increasingly frustrated with the passing minutes.

After half an hour, Doumeng’s experience and perseverance paid when he dribbled the ball past a Rayong defender into their penalty area, before he was tripped from behind and fell face first. The referee showed the Rayong player the yellow card without hesitation and pointed straight to the penalty spot. Doumeng got up to take the penalty himself. Rayong FC’s Phuket-born goalkepper Lueacha Jantawong dove to his left for a save, but Doumeng aimed for inside the right post and put Phuket ahead 1-0. The visitors couldn’t take the game forward for the rest of the first half – their only attempt hit the crossbar and bounced wide, and the half ended with a one goal advantage to the home side. Dudu had been limping in the first half, and in the second half he was taken off and replaced by Giorgi

Tzimakuridze. The Georgian soon caused trouble for Rayong, skipping through their defense early in the second half before sneaking through an offside trap to clip a pass from Doumeng with his right foot, over the goalkeeper’s reach and into the net. With the score at 2-0 only five minutes into the second half, Phuket looked almost assured of a victory and many of the roughly 4,000 Phuket fans packed into Surakul expressed their satisfaction. But with nothing left to lose, the Rayong players put their all into the game and were rewarded with their first goal about 10 minutes later, when their Ivorian player Walther Henri scored amid chaotic scenes in front of Phuket’s goal after a corner kick. At this point Phuket’s Coach Paniphol decided to replace Sato with Suthee

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Sakdiwong, in the hope of maintaining Phuket’s slender one-goal lead. But Phuket would not be celebrating any victory. When the referee called five minutes additional time, Phuket slacked a little when Rayong took a throw-in from the right sideline in the home-side’s half. The ball was lobbed into Phuket’s penalty box, where a Rayong player headed the ball in front of keeper Kampol, who dove for the ball which Nene Bi and Giorgi held off for him to save. But Kampol was a fraction of a second too late, and Rayong striker Nuttawut Khamrin hit the ball with the outside of his left foot, beating Kampol and giving the visitors an equaliser just seconds before the final whistle. Many Phuket fans couldn’t believe what they had just witnessed, and some took it out on Coach Panipol – shouting

and chanting “okk pai” (get out) for nearly 10 minutes after the match ended. Phu ket FC Chair man Pamuke said after the match that he understood the fans expectations, and recognised their right to speak out when a win had slipped through their grasp. But he said negative feedback would only break the team’s spirit and discourage them further. He said that he personally suffered the heaviest burden when Phuket FC lost a game, but he that he would still fight on. And he expressed hope that the Phuket fans would never give up on team in their quest for promotion to the Thai Premier League. The Phuket News is the official media partner for Phuket FC, and publishes the official Match Guide now available at each home game for just B10.

Coach needs our support: for now COMMENT Kazira Hans editor@classactmedia.co.th

AT THE SHRILL SOUND of referee Manop Pansakorn’s final whistle, Phuket FC Head Coach Paniphol Kerdyaem experienced something he never had before, when frustrated and disappointed fans took their anger out on him. The message was loud and clear through the night air: “Get out!” Maybe it was because of the coach’s unusual line-up, or his choice of tactics. Or it could be that the team that didn’t perform to fans’ expectations. But I’m pretty sure the final straw was that last minute equaliser. Watching a win being snatched away like that can set anyone off. But for me, this response from some fans was uncalled

for. Some complained that since they had bought tickets, they had the right to criticise the coach and team’s performance – or lack thereof. But does it give them the right to demand the ouster of the coach? This wasn’t the first time Phuket has seen a fan uprising against a coach: a few years ago, Surachai Jirasirichote tearfully announced his resignation in the middle of Surakul Stadium, after a defeat to Buriram FC. Will this become Phuket FC’s norm, with unhappy fans pressuring the management to fire the coach after a bad result? Chairman Pamuke has has stated previously that if Phuket FC weren’t in the top three by the time of the season break at the end of June, “a measure will be taken.” I can understand some fans now screaming on Facebook

for the coach to be fired now: I was tempted to do it myself. But take a minute and really think about it: who is the better candidate right now? Who will step into the coach’s shoes and turn things around overnight? Alex Ferguson? This is not an attempt to defend Coach Panipol: I was perplexed by his choice of play-

ers, and I witnessed Phuket’s poor performance on Saturday. But a football team is, well, a team, and one man can not be held responsible for every mistake. Next Wednesday, at home to Krabi FC, there will be no better time for Coach Paniphol to show that he has the team and the skills he needs to win.

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FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013

Superkidz triathlon series for Phuket TRIATHLON

RUGBY THE PHUKET INTERNAtional Rugby 10s tournament kicks off today (Friday, May 24). Hundreds of players and more than a dozen overseas teams across Asia and Australia are taking part in the latest tournament, now in its 15th year on the island. The event starts today at the Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club (TSLC) in Thalang with the “Coffin Dodgers” veterans’ Rugby 10s competition. The main matches and a youth rugby competition will be held on Saturday and Sunday. Teams from Australia, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore will take part, as well as local hosts the Phuket Vagabonds. Spectators are welcome at the TSLC for all the Rugby 10s matches. For a full schedule, see phuketrugby10s.com. The Phuket News is the media sponsor for the Phuket International Rugby 10s.

Sports and Leisure Club, in Phuket’s Thalang district. Athletes aged between 6 and 18 years, as well as adults, are welcome to compete in all the events. Registration for the first Superkidz Aquathlon day closes on June 3 – entry forms can be downloaded from the Thanyapura website, www. thanyapura.com, and the Superkidz page on Facebook. The new multi-sport race series was developed from the experienced gained dur-

Thanyapura Superkidz Triathlon Series, presented by Class Act Media

Saturday, June 8 Sunday, September 1 Saturday, October 5 Saturday, March 8, 2014

ing the successful Iron Kids multi-sports events held at Thanyapura over the last two years. The result is this year’s inaugural Thanyapura Superkidz Traithlon series, presented by Class Act Media

Aquathlon Running Duathlon Triathlon

– the parent company of The Phuket News. The Superkidz series is dedicated to providing excitement and competition for young and adult athletes based in Asia, who love the sport of triathlon and have

POOLING KNOWLEDGE A member of the Dutch national paralympic swim team training in the pool at the Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club this week. Seven members of the Dutch team are training alongside members of the Thai paralympic team at the sports complex in Thalang this month. Last week they held a training session with children from the Phuket International Academy Day School and the Thanyapura youth swim team, Silverfinz. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

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he new Thanyapura Superkidz Triathlon series, presented by Class Act Media, gets under way next month with its first event, an swim-run ‘aquathlon’ race for young athletes and adults. The swim-run aquathlon race event will be held on Saturday, June 8, from 8.30am until 12pm, at Thanyapuras’s world-standard 50-metre-pool and running track. Competitors aged 6-8 years will race in a 50 metre swim and 500 metre race; ages 9 and 10 face a 100 metre swim and 1 kilometre race; ages 11-12, a 150 metre swim and a 1.5 kilometre run; ages 13-14, a 200 metre swim and a 2 kilometre run; and ages 15 and up, including adults, will compete in a three-stage race: a 1.5 kilometre run, a 400 metre swim, and another 1.5 kilometre run. The full four-day Superkidz series features three more event days: a running race on Sunday, September 1; a duathlon race on Saturday, October 5; and a triathlon race on Saturday, March 8, 2014. Each of the events will be held at the Thanyapura

the heart to race and pursue achievements in sport. The Superkid z ser ies aquathlon, running, duathlon, and triathlon races will be an opportunity for international athletes to compete at a high level and for local athletes to develop the confidence to race and train internationally. The new race series is dedicated to creating greater opportunities for local Thai and International youngsters to experience the amazing sport of triathlon and its related sports. To that end, staff at Thanyapura staff have established a race fund for local Thai athletes who would like to race, but do not have enough financial support – known as the Superkids “+1” programme. Each contribution to the fund will support two Thai athletes to compete in the series, and the Thanyapura staff have invited members of the public to contribute. The climax of the series is the Superkidz Triathlon in March 2014, which will be an opportunity for children, teenagers and adults to prepare for later triathlons on the island: the Absolute ITU Phuket and Challenge Phuket races are being held only a few weeks apart in November.

Run 1420: 4pm, Sat. May 25 Hares: King Klong, BP & PS Directions: Bang Wad Dam picnic area More information: phuket-hhh.com Phuket Hash House Harriers are also running an away trip to Chumpon this weekend (May 2425). Buses leave Phuket on Friday evening, See the website listed above for more information.

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Australia fired up for Ashes CRICKET

McCullum backs batsmen after ‘hour of madness’ CRICKET

aptain Michael Clarke and his deputy Brad Haddin Wednesday insisted Australia’s disastrous series in India was history with the team fired up to win back the Ashes from England. Australia play five Tests against their arch-rivals starting in Nottingham on July 10, and several of the team are leaving this weekend ahead of the June 6-23 Champions Trophy in England. At a farewell event in Sydney, Clarke said the side’s excitement was palpable. “We have probably the most exciting 12 months of our careers ahead of us,” he said, referring to back-toback Ashes campaigns with Australia hosting England during the 2013/2014 southern hemisphere summer. “We have been working extremely hard. We know that we go to England and we will be up against very good opposition. At this stage, they are certainly the favourites, but we look forward to that challenge. “There is not one cricket game where I’ve walked out onto the field with the Australian team and not expected to win, and this series will be

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From left: Australia deputy captain Brad Haddin, captain Michael Clark and top order batsman Usman Khawaja, in the cockpit of the Qantas jet taking them to England. no different,” Clarke added. To prepare, the team have spent the past four weeks at Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Brisbane and Clarke said winning the Ashes would not be about individual performances, but a team effort. “There’s a lot of talk about our fast bowlers and we have plenty of talent,” he said. “But I think it will come down to the batters making runs, the spin department doing their role and our fast bowlers maximising conditions. “Without doubt the Ashes tour is the most special, but it does take a whole squad of 16 players to have success.”

With Shane Watson standing down from his vice-captain role after his controversial axing on disciplinary grounds in India, the experienced Haddin has been recalled to the team. Selectors hope his presence will help bring some authority to a side dogged by in-fighting and poor discipline in India, where the team was thrashed 4-0. The veteran wicketkeeper, who has played only one Test since January 2012, said the team had moved on and morale was good. “The way we are going to win this campaign is to come together as a group of 16,

keep challenging ourselves to become better cricketers, move forward and be accountable for our actions,” he said. “It is not hard at all to motivate a team coming into an Ashes campaign,” he added when asked how the team could lift itself after the India series in March. “This is the ultimate for us to be involved in. If you’re not motivated for this and you’re not ready you’re never going to be. “From that point of view we are in a pretty good space as a team. India has gone and it’s now all about getting that urn back.” AFP

NEW ZEALAND CRIKET captain Brendon McCullum insisted he still had faith in his batsmen after an “hour of madness” cost the team dear in a thumping first Test defeat at Lord’s. England went 1-0 up in the two-match series, with more than a day to spare, after dismissing New Zealand for just 68 to win by the huge margin of 170 runs. Stuart Broad, who took a Test-best seven for 44, did the bulk of the damage as New Zealand’s pursuit of a target of 239 ended inside 23 overs. An otherwise even contest changed in the hour before lunch on Sunday as New Zealand slumped to 29 for six. It was the third time in 2013 that New Zealand been six down for fewer than 40 runs. “For so long in this game we were up with the play and at times we were dictating terms,” said McCullum, himself lbw to Broad for eight. “Within an hour the game turned on its head. “Our confidence started to subside and the difference between the two teams came down to that one hour of madness.”

“We’ve had many of these experiences before and I think we’ve put distance between the last time we felt this sort of pain. “We’ve taken some significant steps forward in the last little while, but today was undoubtedly a step backwards.” To make matters worse for New Zealand both wicketkeeper BJ Watling (knee) and spinner Bruce Martin suffered injuries that made the duo doubtful for the second Test at Headingley starting on Friday. McCullum took over the gloves at Lord’s, having given up keeping in Tests because of back and knee problems. Should McCullum, rather than reserve gloveman Tom Latham keep at Leeds, New Zealand could field Martin Guptill as an extra batsman. “There’s plenty of different options we have to look at,” McCullum said. “It’s important to note that batters have done a very good job for us in the most recent Test matches. “I totally believe in this group of players and just because of one poor batting performance it’s not panic stations,” said McCullum. AFP

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PREMIER LEAGUE PREDICTIONS: WEEK 40

Arsenal edge out Spurs A FOOTBALL

rsenal won the race for fourth place i n t he P rem ier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle, while Alex Ferguson’s career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at West Brom on Sunday. Arsenal needed three points to guarantee a spot in next season’s Champions League qualification rounds ahead of north London rivals Tottenham, and Laurent Koscielny’s second-half strike ensured they did. Koscielny’s goal meant more heartache for Spurs, who once again had to settle for a place in the Europa League that comes with finishing fifth, despite their 1-0 win against Sunderland. Spurs had struggled to break down Sunderland until the closing moments, and finally took the lead when Gareth Bale scored the 90th minute. Elsewhere, Sir Alex Ferguson took charge of Manchester United for the 1,500th and final time be-

Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny. Photo: AFP/Olly Greenwood fore retiring and the 71-yearold Scot, given a guard of honour before kick-off, looked set to bow out with a win as the Premier League champions romped into a 5-2 lead. But Albion provided an incredible finale that spoiled Ferguson’s farewell, as Romelu Lukaku and Youssouf Mulumbu both scored in the space of 60 seconds in the 81st minute, before Lukaku completed his hat-trick to equalise in the 86th minute. Ferguson saluted United’s fans at the final whistle, but refused to speak to the media

and, stopping only to describe the occasion as “emotional, very emotional”, he headed off into retirement after sharing a glass of red wine with Albion manager Steve Clarke. Ferguson will be succeeded at Old Trafford by Everton manager David Moyes, who saw his team beaten 2-1 at third-placed Chelsea in his farewell after an 11-year reign. Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata slotted home in the seventh minute. Steven Naismith equalised for Everton seven minutes later, but Fernando Torres struck the winner in the 76th minute. Chelsea’s interim manager Rafael Benitez, who masterminded the team’s Europa League final victory over Benfica in Amsterdam in midweek, was also saying goodbye, with Jose Mourinho reportedly lined up to return to west London once he quits Real Madrid. On a day of emotional farewells, Jamie Carragher captained Liverpool on his 737th and final appearance for the club, a 1-0 win over already-relegated QPR at Anfield.

Carragher hit a post in the second half, but Philippe Coutinho got the only goal, lashing home from long-range in the 23rd minute. Manager-less Manchester City, already guaranteed to finish second, were beaten 3-2 at home by Norwich. Stoke striker Michael Owen made a 16-minute cameo appearance before his retirement in his team’s 1-1 draw at Southampton. FA Cup winners Wigan, already relegated, drew 2-2 with Aston Villa, while second bottom Reading lost 4-2 at West Ham and Fulham won 3-0 at Swansea. AFP In The Phuket News tipping competition: congratulations to Suncat100, who ends the season on top of the overall standings after maintaining a commanding lead for many months, although closest challenger diggersd made a valiant sprint for the finish. Suncat100 wins a brand new Honda Scoopy courtesy of AP Honda. Congratulations, too, to the final monthly winner zedi44, who wins a B3,000 voucher from the Australia Bar and Grill in Kata.

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News Ltd sell Melbourne Storm RUGBY LEAGUE MELBOURNE STORM HAS has been sold by owners New Limited to a private consortium for an undisclosed sum. The sale of the Storm, which was rocked in 2010 by salary cap breaches, was foreseen by some observers as News Limited - Rupert Murdoch’s Australian operation - focuses on its core media business. A statement from the club said said it had been acquired by Holding M.S. Australia Pty Limited, a consortium of

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the field, winning the 2012 premiership. But in 2010 Melbourne were stripped of two premierships, and were forced to offload some of their best players after being found guilty of major salary cap breaches. The crackdow n came after National Rugby League uncovered a five-year, A$1.7 million (B32.1 million) cheating of the salary cap, which places a limit on how much players can be paid so that richer clubs cannot simply out-bid other teams. AFP

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ark Webber will be under pressure to produce his best at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix if he is to keep alive his hopes of retaining his seat with defending Formula 1 champions Red Bull next year. After a difficult, incidentfilled start to the 2013 season, the 36-year-old Australian knows he has to deliver consistent strong performances to ensure he stays at the top. And Monaco, where he has always shone and produced one of the finest wins of his career, is expected to see him bidding to land the 10th win of his career on the unforgiving streets of the Mediterranean principality. Under-pressure Red Bull team chief Christian Horner has been linked with a series of different drivers as potential successors to Webber, notably since defending triple world

Red Bull’s Mark Webber at the Circuit de Catalunya earlier this month. Webber is bidding to win his 10th Grand Prix at Monaco this weekend. Photo: AFP/Alexander Klein champion Sebastian Vettel ignored team orders and ‘stole’ victory from the Australian in Malaysia. Asked about Webber’s future this week, he said he was now in a period of opportunity, and added pressure, as the

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team begin considering their possibilities for 2014. “It’s probably both,” he told Sky Sports News. “At the end of the day there is pressure to perform, but that exists for all the drivers. Monaco is a circuit that Mark in particular enjoys

and excels at so hopefully he can have a very strong run there.” Horner, however, insisted it is too soon to be talking about next season. “We’re only five races in and just a quarter of the season

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through this championship,” he said. “Our decisions regarding drivers will be made in the summer and Mark, if he’s delivering and motivated and has the desire to continue, of course, and as a driver that we know and achieved so much with us we’ll consider very, very closely. “But no decisions will be made about drivers until later in the summer.” Webber is without a win this year, in part due to Vettel’s conduct in Malaysia. The German has won twice and now leads the title race with 89 points while Webber is sixth with 42. Meanwhile, Formula One’s increasingly-bitter ‘tyre war’ has erupted again, as Ferrari followed Lotus in hitting out at rivals Red Bull. In an astonishing succession of statements, following Pirelli’s decision to change the structure of their under-fire tyres from

next month’s Canadian Grand Prix, it became clear that both Ferrari and Lotus believe Red Bull has pressurised the Italian rubber company into complying with their own wishes. Pirelli has denied that is the case, but in a row that has intensified significantly since last Sunday’s chaotic, pit-stop strewn Spanish Grand Prix, the paddock has divided and feelings are running wild in the run-up to the Monaco Grand Prix. Ferrari’s outburst came just five days after Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz attacked the state of F1 racing after the Spanish Grand Prix, claiming the sport was no longer about racing, but instead was simply about tyre preservation. Defending triple world champion Vettel floundered as Red Bull failed to make a three-stop plan work and had to slot in an extra change of tyres as they failed to finish with a car on the podium. AFP

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Sea Eagles

189 118 13

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236 164 12

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Brisbane Broncos

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Cronulla Sharks

177 161

NSW Waratahs

327 297 38

Gold Coast Titans

181 191 10

Hurricanes

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Canberra Raiders

196 245 10

Sharks

269 234 33

Penrith Panthers

222 206

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160 172

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Southern Kings

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