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he driver of a tour bus carrying Chinese tourists back to their hotel in Patong died on M onday night ( F eb 22) after the bus reportedly suffered brake failure on Patong H ill, and came to rest only after slamming into a power pole beside Patong temple.

The driver, 4 0-year-old J eerasak Kimbuathong from Krabi, was ex tricated from the wreck and r ushed to hospital along with at least 17 of the tourists on board.

Though no description of how serious the tourists’ injuries were was given, a doctor at Patong H ospital later died en route to the hospital.

M any of the passengers initially taken to the hospital have since been discharged, staff at Patong H ospital conCapt Y ingyong Chuykit from Kathu Police said that the tour bus was returning 18 Chinese tourists to their hotel

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Milo safe in wildlife custody orangutan M ilo, who “disappeared” from Phuket Z oo after staff dumped her in the jungle in central Phuket has been found alive and well.

Wildlife officer search teams found M ilo amid jungle in Pa Khlok, to the east of central Phuket, at about 7 pm last Saturday ( F eb 20) .

“Our search teams found the orangutan after spreading out to search the area and after receiving a tip-off from local people about people they saw acting suspiciously in the area,” Piyawat Sukon, Chief of the Khao Phra Thaew Thalang, told T h e P h uket N ew s .

The bus stopped when it slammed into a power pole in a sidestreet beside Patong temple. in Patong when the accident happened at about 8 : 4 5 pm. passengers, the driver told them to move toward the back of the bus when he discovered the brakes had failed.

M r J eerasak managed to control the bus part-way control, causing the bus to crash into the pylon. The force of the impact snapped the concrete power pole in two.

The accident plunged the streetlights along the north-

were in darkness all the way to the Caltex petrol station in Kathu.

The bus, operated by Phuket Smile Travel, was returning the tourists from a tour of the Similan Islands and had boarded the bus in Phang Nga. Police deemed the accident to be the result of reckless driving, but as of Wednesday ( F eb 24 ) had yet to reveal any legal action over the crash.

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by Phuket Smile Travel and it had full insurance cover.

The auto insurance company will pay for any damages once estimations to them,” said Capt Y ingyong.

“The 17 tourists that were taken to hospital that night suffered only minor injuries and they were discharged from the hospital soon after receiving treatment. I’m sure that they have left the country already.

“The bus company did not pay any compensation for the injured, however, they took care of all their medical ex penses,” he added.

is healthy, he added.

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Milo (left) is safe and healthy. buri, where she will stay while arrangements are made to have her returned to her native Indonesia, he added.

“We have received req uests from many organisations that support and help orangutans to take her, but we must co-ordinate with Indonesian M r Piyawat said.

M ilo “disappeared” days Phra Thaew Non-H unting 19) inspected Phuket Z oo, where she had been held for two years. T h e P h uket N ew s

Mr Phuripat said he will exit Phuket by February 25,

Phuket Marine chief to move by March C on t in ued f rom pag e 1 … the Phuket Tourist Police headq uarters in Phuket Town.

“We welcome people to inform us there of any suspected illegal activities. It would be nice to get more information, direct,” he said.

Phuket M arine Police Chief Lt Col Panya Chaichana ex plained that all 28 jet-ski operators arrested, and who had their 8 7 jet-skis for “technicalities”. operators will face no further legal action, he added. “But if they are caught breaking them again,” he said.

The “catch-and-release” policy comes despite the repeated pledge by M arine 5 Chief Phuripat that any jetski operators found guilty of illegalities or severe breach of

safety regulations would be banned from renting jet-skis to tourists at Phuket’s beaches.

M r Phuripat, who for years has allowed rental jet-ski operators to work on the beaches, also declined to comment what action his illegal operators arrested in this latest blitz.

“Go ask the policemen who arrested them,” he said.

“But the 28 cases will be reported to the Governor, so their cases are not concluded for now,” he added.

M r Phuripat, however, said that from F ebruary 25 he will no longer be the M arine “I will move to M arine Ofwhere I will take up the same not know who will replace me,” he said. thephuketnews

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huket City Police and the director of Plookpanya School have dismissed a student’s claim that a stranger attempted to abduct the student near the school’s front gate on F ebruary 16 as “not true”.

School Director Winai Suriyaprakan told T h e P h uket N ew s last F riday ( F eb 19) , “We checked all eight CCTV cameras that cover the two gates in front of the school for the time from 3pm to 3: 30pm on the day the alleged incident took place.

“The student could not be seen in the areas covered by the CCTV cameras and we did not see any strangers at the gates,” he added.

he school has dismissed the st dent s claim as alse Photo: Plookpanya Municipal School M r Winai also pointed out that the student said that the stranger approached after jumping over one of the entrance gates, which was closed on that day. “But CCTV showed no people jumping over the gate,” M r Winai said.

H owever, he added, “We did see a van in the area as the student said, but the camera angle would not let us see the main part of the van and

we could not read the licence plate number.” he had q uestioned the child.

“The student said that the stranger came up and asked ‘ Will the school build a new building? ’, ‘ Do you live near here? ’ and ‘ Do you know that teacher? ’ “The student then said that the stranger then covered the student’s face with a hand

and some piece of cloth in his palm that smelled like some chemical,” he said.

But M r Winai said that lack of details spurred doubt in the student’s claim. “The student could not give details about the cloth used by the stranger or tell me what colour the van’s licence plates were,” he said.

Regardless, the student’s mother stands by her child, he added. “But I don’t know why she has not reported this directly to the police herself,” he said.

The school did report the incident to Phuket City Police.

Pol Col Peerayut Karajedi, Acting Chief of the Phuket dence to support the claim, and hence we have now dismissed the story as not true.”

POLICE ARE INV ESTIgating the death of a M yanmar worker found dead with severe head and facial injuries at the laundry where he worked in Rassada on F ebruary 19.

Officers arrived at the Phuket Laundry Co Ltd in Soi Bang Chee Lao after 1am and were led to the body of 37 -year-old Than Tun Chon, who had deep cuts to the left side of his head, left ear, chin “We are not sure what happened. No one heard or saw anything and his body was discovered by a co-worker,” said Lt Suchart M eelampong of the Phuket City Police.

“We are gathering information and q uestioning other migrant workers employed here before concluding our investigation,” he said.

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POLICE BELIEV E TH AT an asthma attack killed a man who collapsed and died at a hotel in Chalong just before he was to join a woman he met at a local karaoke bar on the hotel bed.

Called to Chalong Inn in Soi H ayak, near Chalong Circle at 2: 30am on M onday ( F eb 22) , police and rescue workers were led to the body of 4 6 -year-old Anurak Chimmee, lying halfway through an outside doorway near the

H otel staffer M in M in Thun told police that he found M r Anurak collapsed on the ing and breathing heavily, and rushed to help him.

“We found an asthma inhaler by the victim’s feet, but there were no signs of assault on the body,” said M aj Thada Sodarat of the Chalong Police.

The woman told police that after checking into the room, which featured a bed with a circular mattress on a podium and mirrors on the walls, M r Anurak had a shower then stepped outside with his inhaler, while she waited on the bed.

Police are waiting for doctors to confirm the man s ca se of death. Photo: Darawan Naknakhon “She said that he came out and walked out of the room without anything unusual happening,” M aj Thada said.

“The nex t thing she knew the hotel staff alerted her that M r Anurak had fallen unconscious “At this stage we believe that the victim suffered from a medical condition, but we will the cause of death before we conclude our investigation,” said M aj Thada.

M r Anurak’s body was taken to V achira Phuket H ospital for further ex amination.

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he annual two-week festival marking Phuket’s victory over an army of Burmese marauders in 17 8 5 will be celebrated from M arch 5 -19, with a special family reunion of the descendants of the island’s two famed heroines to be held on M arch 11.

The eponymous Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn F estival will held at its traditional home, Thalang H istorical Park in Baan Riang, to the west of Thalang, where the legendary stand took place more than two centuries ago.

“In addition to honouring how the heroines Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn led the resistance to repel the invaders, the festival aims to educate the younger generations of the two the land that we live on today,” said U thai Phatanapichai from the As is tradition, the festival will

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The festival will include the traditional re-enactment of the legendary defense of Phuket led by the famed heroine sisters Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn. include several key events.

“There will be many activities at the fair, including a cross country cycling competition for a trophy gifted by H RH Crown Prince M aha V ajiralongkorn,” said M r U thai.

There will also be a tour of Thalang’s historic sites, a ceremony to pay homage to Phuket’s ancestors, a mini-marathon along a historical trail and a special wreath-laying ceremony.

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“And there will be live entertainment with a special sound-andlight performance, and more,” M r U thai said.

On “Descendants Day”, there will be a family reunion of a huge kind, with descendants of Phuket’s famed heroines, sisters Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn – also fondly known simply as “Chan” and “M ook”, respectively – gathering to honour Phuket’s

“The reunion will be held at Thalang H istorical Park on F riday, M arch 11, from 4 pm-11pm,” said Sutha Prateep Na Thalang, himself a descendant of the sisters and a key organiser of the reunion.

“The grand reunion aims to bring all descendants of Thao Thepkrassattri and Thao Srisoonthorn together to share their opinions, ex change ideas and knowledge to contribute

to society and to honour Thalang’s two famed heroines,” he said.

Phuket has more than 25 ex tended families of the two heroines, M r Sutha said. Of those, 15 family names recognised as descendants of the heroines are: Prateep Na Thalang, NaThalang, J indaphol, Na Takuatung, Rattanadilok Na Phuket, J antarotwong, Chaweewongprateep, Srisamuth, Srisawad, Lerkthalang, ThienThalang, Cheunaka, Thepsakul, Aupatham and M allakanon.

“Also at this event, in the morning, there will be a religious ceremony to honour all the heroes and heroines of the Thalang battle. The ceremony will be held at 8 am and a blessing ceremony for the elders held at 5 pm on that day,” M r Sutha.

“Entertainment on the night will include performances by students from Thalang School and Satree Phuket School, as well as by the descendants themselves and live music from the Kiti Na Thalang Band,” M r Sutha said.”

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A H A PLESS R EM A R K over an old musical drum used in Brahmic rituals forced a pilot to abort a Phuket-bound Bangtao Beach is the site of the latest suspected drowning of a Chinese tourist.

( F eb 21) , and could result in a man being sent to jail for PG 92, was scheduled to leave Suvarnabhumi Airport for Phuket at 12: 30pm, but it was abruptly moved to an empty were told by the pilot that a reference to a bomb had been made by a passenger.

The airport’s Security Control Centre ( SCC) made two thorough searches of the Airbus A-320 before allowing after its scheduled departure time.

After the incident, four Thai men were taken to Suvarnabhumi airport police

The pilot taxied to a remote part of Suvarnabhumi airport, where the plane was evacuated and the bomb squad sent in. station for q uestioning.

The unfortunate bomb reference came when Sakda Tangthai, 5 0, from Bangkok, was about to put a two-ended drum in an overhead compartment after being told to do so One drum skin was in a worn condition, and M r Sakda’s f r iend Wichalit Namuangrak, 4 3, was worried it would get torn inside the compartment. H e warned his friend to place it gently in the compartment by saying

“Watch out or it will ra- b erd”.

R a- b erd in Thai means to “ex plode or burst”.

The attendant heard the remark and rebuked him, saying this “was not a matter to joke about”. She then reported the incident to the captain.

Lt Phurit said police had yet to press charges against M r Wichalit of giving false information causing panic on a parked aircraft under the Aviation Offences Act. H e said more people needed to be q uestioned. B an g kok P os t

Chinese man drowns at Bang Tao Beach POLICE SU SPECT TH AT the 6 3-year-old Chinese man whose body was recovered from Bang Tao Beach last Saturday ( F eb 20) had most likely drowned.

Capt Krasorn Bunprasop of the Thalang Police Station was 2: 20pm that a Chinese tourist named as M r M iu Z hioin, 6 3, had been deceased for no less than an hour.

According to a police report, the man went swimming at about noon the same day, and some time later, tourists spotted his unconscious body helped to bring the man ashore.

On the beach volunteers attempted to revive the man with CPR, but to no avail, as and transported the tourist to hospital.

Doctors were also unsuccessful at their resuscitation effort, which spanned an hour.

No unusual marks were found on the man’s body, and based on all the available facts, police have concluded drowning as the cause of death.

J u st la st weekend , a 6 1-year-old Chinese tourist was reported to have drowned in a popular Phuket resort swimming pool.

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Brit, 37, dies after drinking session POLICE BELIEV E TH AT a heavy drinking session caused a 37 -year-old British man to suffer a fatal heart attack last week.

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by staff at Phuket International H ospital ( PIH ) on F ebruary 18 that a 37 -year-old man British man had died there.

H e arrived at the hospital at 8 : 30am and carried out an ex amination of the deceased ( name withheld until his famLt Akkarach was told by doctors that the man had died from a heart attack.

“We were told that he had been out with a friend and came back drunk. The friend and a security guard had to carry him up to his room,” he said.

“At 4 am, the man complained to the security guard that he was getting chest pains and wanted to go to hospital.

“H e was walking around the car park when he collapsed and lost consciousness so the guard called for help.

“A medical unit from PIH arrived, administered CPR and took the victim to hospital where he was pronounce dead. We checked his condo and found no signs of assault or robbery. H is embassy has added.

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hen stepping up as Phuket FC president at the end of 2015, MaAnn Samran made his vision clear: to rebuild not only a club, but also a culture.

Having been relegated, this meant a fresh start and opportunity to pursue said goals in D ivision Two (D 2).

However, this past month the club was thrown into a state of confusion when some Thai Premier League clubs were unable to qualify to play in the coming season.

This had a kick-on affect to League One (D 1) and D 2.

The result being a possibility that Phuket could regain their place in D 1, from where they had just been relegated.

MaAnn has made it clear that his preference is to start afresh and play in D 2. The reasons firstly the team he has put together, in just the past month, is not ready to

play in D 1. Secondly, the required budget to compete in D 1 is way beyond the club’s reach.

The prospect of returning to D 1 has received mixed reactions, causing quite a stir and even divide among “fans”; so much that it was even rumoured that someone was prepared to form a second club, Phuket City FC. Many of the increasing number of armchair warriors have taken to the fanclub’s Facebook page to vent their anger and frustration, adamant the club should go to D 1, that it would be that much harder to get promoted if the club remains in D 2.

As for all those so-called “supporters” of Phuket FC who refuse to accept reason that D 2 provides a more sustainable opportunity to rebuild the club, and instead insist on expressing anger and a lack

of understanding.

D 1 or D 2, the bottom line is budget. MaAnn understands this and in a bid to help raise funds recently organised a concert featuring two very Thai popular bands, the cheapest ticket being only B3 00.

The Phuket News, as media sponsor and also as “supporters” of the club, attended the concert and attends every home match, and will continue to back the club through thick and thin, whether on the local, regional, national or international stage. et we’re ba ed at the relatively low turn-out the club drew to its opening friendly matches and fundraising efforts. If you consider yourself a “supporter” of Phuket FC, then show your support, unconditionally. We hope to see you at Surakul Stadium this season more!

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HAVE YOUR SAY Frying the golden egg

Re: C hinese tourists inj ured as runaway Phuket tour bus crashes on Patong H ill To TAT and the Governor of Phuket. D eaths by drowning, motor boat accidents, diving accidents, tourists assaults, boats sinking, drownings, fraud at ATMs, jet-skis and tuk-tuk scams, taxis refusing passengers and to go by meter and tour bus crashes are now getting beyond alarm for tour operators and travel agencies all over the world sending tourists to Thailand! High time some serious investigations are lodged. Seems every Tom, D ick and Harry are now tour operators in Phuket – legal or illegal, and are out to make as much baht as quickly as they can, and under the radar if possible, But that does not even deter them, and irrespective of safety, ethical principles, or complying with safety standards and Thai laws. N evermind the exploitation going on. TAT, stop coming to London ad ITB Berlin and all the other International Tourist Fairs with your glossy palm island brochures and start pointing out and warning tourists instead of facts they will be facing.

Thailand is killing the “goose that lays the golden eggs”! You are losing market share to other Asean countries. Maybe it is high time to wake up ALL involved, hotels as well, of the reality that MAYBE you are N OT the destination you used to be any longer.

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Selective beach rule enforcement

Re: B amboo f urniture seiz ed, suspect arrested in B angtao B each encroachment raid I don’t understand. There are loads of restaurants with bamboo tables and chairs springing up like wild mushrooms all over both Bangtao and Layan Beaches. How is this guy’s site any different from anyone else’s? I just don’t get it. And there were also a couple of sleezy looking guys carrying a loris as well as many other touts. Wasn’t Layan deemed a ‘ natural beach’? Why are there jet-skis?

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Bangkok to the rescue

Re: Police arrest three more in Phuket ‘influential

people, hitmen’ raids … The question arises: Are the present Thai Phuket authorities incompetent or were they just eating out of the hands of these Phuket Thai criminal influential criminals? Among them 28 jet-ski operators (there were arrest warrants for them). The Phuket Governor, the Phuket Police Commander, Phuket arine ffice hief, they all must have knowledge of this. Where were the Phuket authorities in their functioning until this Bangkok 3 00-men task force came for a clean up? Why was it necessary for a Bangkok task force to come in? If local Phuket Thai authorities bow and wai for huket Thai local in uential criminals, then place Phuket under permanent Bangkok N CPO surveillance.

K urt

Inhumane treatment for the orangutan

Re: O rangutan f ound in Phuket j ungle alive and well, believed to be ‘ Milo’ Oh I hope hope hope it is Milo.

My heart was so heavy all last night worrying and hoping for

her, D amn those cruel, miserable freaks for treating her so horribly. Their punishment should be (at least) to be left in a smaller cage in the jungle.

Praying that this is IN D EED Milo and she will be sent to a good orang sanctuary. So hopeful for a good life for her from now on. Thank you for this news and thanks to all who searched for her. And to the local people who alerted the search team from the K hao Phra Thaew N on-Hunting rea ffice in Thalang.

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No lemonade with sour apples

Re: TAT takes bold steps to target q uality tourism To attract quality tourists you need to have quality conditions.

Yes there as some lovely scenic places and great hotels here, but the over development, lack of a decent transport system, clean beaches due to pollution, changing beach rules, lack of life guards, various scams, tuk-tuks, jet-skis the general disregard for tourist safety… the list goes on and on. I would say that the TAT has got its work cut out!

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CAAT mulls revoking licences BANGKOK

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he Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is considering revoking the aviation business licences of four small airlines found to have racked up exorbitant debts.

The airlines are City Airways, K an Airlines, Asian Air and Jet Asia Airways.

CAAT director Chula Sukmanop said the four carriers were found to have serious liquidity problems and Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has instructed the CAAT to keep tabs on their operations, particularly their safety standards.

The CAAT is considering whether to revoke their air operating licences (AOLs), r hula said. fforts will also be made to adjust the criteria to award AOLs and Air Operator Certificates (AOCs) to carriers, he noted.

City Airways Co, which runs ity irways, has significant debts, most of which are short-term liabilities, Mr Chula said, adding the company is facing a liquidity shortage.

Based on records from eb , the firm owed . million to Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) and B6.73 million to the Hong K ong Civil Aviation D epartment (CAD ). The company also has debts from unpaid aircraft rentals.

K annithi Aviation Co, which operates K an Airlines, was found to have borrowed an additional million from financial institutions to boost its liquidity. As of Feb 5, its debt-to-capital ratio reached .

The company owed . million to Aerothai and B1.11 million to Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT). Asian Air Co, which runs Asian Air, has not yet submitted its financial statements. The firm still owed . million yen about . million in airport charges to Japan’s N arita Airport.

The Central Bankruptcy Court ordered the seizure of the firm’s assets on an and the company subsequently suspended its ights on eb .

Jet Asia Air ways Co, which runs Jet Asia Airways, posted million in losses, exceeding its registered capital, based on its financial statements released on ov last year. The firm racked up accumulated losses of . million.

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Kan Air is one of four airlines in such serious economic trouble that the government has ordered aviation regulators to consider revoking their business licence and keep tabs on their operations, particularly their safety standards. Photo: Bangkok Post port and . million to Aerothai.

“We found evidence that these airlines shoulder very large debts,” said Mr Chula, adding that consideration will be given to whether they are still suitable to run an airline business.

In the past, the approval of an airline’s business operation was done easily and no audit was carried out on the airline’s financial status, he said, adding Mr Arkhom instructed the relevant officers to pay attention to these issues.

The authorities are not only interested in the losses in the airlines’ operating results, but also to their capital, liquidity as well as debt-toasset ratio, the CAAT director said. Those found to have debt exceeding capital will be closely monitored, he noted.

Mr Chula said he instructed all the airlines to submit their financial statements by the end of next month. Some carriers have already submitted them. ased on their financial statements, the CAAT will examine the airlines’ operational problems, accumulated losses, liquidity, loans and other financial risks, he said.

According to the CAAT director, 16 Thai-registered airlines currently provide routine ights. ne of them provides a cargo transport service. nother carriers provide unscheduled f lights, including nine operators providing helicopter services and one balloon service provider.

Two airlines – Asian Air and Business Air – face legal action by the authorities and are subject to asset seizures.

Referring to new operators who want to enter the airline business, Mr Arkhom said both their financial status and management must be examined.

The key mission is to ensure the airlines have effective safety standards in place, the minister said. He said he ordered concerned officials to conduct audits of the airlines’ financial status, which can re ect their business capacity.

Those airlines affected by significant liabilities or debts from aircraft rentals can be seen as incapable of managing their businesses,” said Mr Arkhom.

“The question must be raised about how airlines with unstable finances and debts can still be allowed to operate.”

Referring to the problem of the Thai aviation industry, the minister said that Thairegistered airlines can seek protection by law, which means they can even countersue their creditors, which he said is not right.

As for Thai-registered carriers which rent aircraft but fail to pay rental charges, the planes’ owners still have no authority to revoke the airlines’ right to use the aircraft, he said. This results in problematic airlines still using the leased planes.

The owners of the aircraft can do nothing, except to seek the court’s approval to seize the airlines’ assets.

Mr Arkhom acknowledged concerns over the CAAT’s failure to accede to the Cape Town Convention, an international treaty that protects commercial ownership rights

and security interests in aircraft, which could be an impediment to foreign aircraft lessors who would be unable to take action against airlines that still owe rental charges.

Other loopholes include the fact that Thai airlines can also seek court injunc-

tions and that the CAAT cannot force them to return the aircraft to the plane lessors, he said. r rkhom said efforts are being made to fix the problem because many debtridden airlines are still allowed to operate and it is

hard to ensure the safety of these carriers.

Referring to the country’s aviation oversight, the minister said a major problem is the shortage of ualified personnel to ensure the airlines are above board.

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Thaksin gives interviews BANGKOK

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haksin Shinawatra continued his media offensive on Tuesday ( F eb 23) , warning the junta of the dangers if it stays on and pushes an undemocratic constitution.

Prime M inister Prayut Chan-o-cha waved off criticism and demands for talks, saying the fugitive ex -premier should be actually speaking with the police.

In an interview with R eut ers in Singapore, the former prime minister criticised the government for lacking the vision and talent.

“It is a government with no freedom and no pool of talent to drive the economy,” he said. “The longer they stay, the longer economic hardship is going to be there.”

Thaksin denied long-standing reports he had struck a back-room deal with the military to leave his personal and family interests untouched in ex change for a retreat from politics.

“We are not talking. I have never telephoned anyone. I don’t know why I would get in touch with them and I have no

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to journalists at the Laotian capital Vientiane in April 2012. Photo: Nicholas Asfouri/AFP need to,” Thaksin said.

Prime M inister Prayut on Tuesday directly rebuffed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s offer to hold talks with the government over political divisions, saying he was not paying him any attention. Repeatedly asked if the government would talk to Thaksin, Gen Prayut said: “They’ve already answered that. H e should speak with the law.”

To which Thaksin replied: “They said they can’t talk to me because of the cases against me but a coup is a bigger crime.”

In another interview with A l J az eera on Tuesday, Thak-

sin chose to be blunt when he talked about the state of the economy and the new constitution.

“I see [ the country going] backward more than forward.

So, this is why we start to worry. And when it comes to the draft constitution, [ this] is the worst constitution ever,” Thaksin told A l J az eera, comparing it with something that could have been written in North Korea.

To the junta, he sounded similar warnings.

“I think the situation will not allow them to enjoy the power that much because of the way they run the country.

Any regime that is careless about their own people will not last long,” he said.

“The military keep urging publicly that they want to do reconciliation ... They want to move the country forward, but this is one and a half years [ later] , and there is no sign of reconciliation,” Thaksin told A l J az eera.

“V ice versa ...They are really siding with one side and then pressuring the other side.”

Thaksin, who told R eut ers he spends his time meeting up with old friends including former heads of state, said he has adjusted to his nomadic life and makes, on average,

120 landings a year in his private jet.

H e believes he will return to Thailand one day but won’t go back to face charges or live under house arrest because of previous assassination attempts made on him. turn,” he said. “I am not the bad person I am accused of being.”

Thaksin’s decision to speak to media this week has riled the junta.

“H e remains a person without credibility who thinks he is above the law,” government spokesman M aj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd told reporters.

Army commander Gen Theerachai Nakwanich also brushed aside Thaksin’s offer, saying his attention was focused on people suffering from the drought.

“Let’s not pay attention to him. Let him say whatever he wants to, but don’t attach importance to him. Our attention should be on people suffering from the drought,” Gen Theerachai said.

M eanwhile, F oreign M inister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday it is time to stop being lenient on foreign journalist visas, to end “misleading”

reporting.

International standards are applied to visa controls for foreign journalists and the proper scope of their work, but authorities have not enforced them strictly and have been lenient, the minister said at a Government H ouse appearance.

ordered to rigidly follow the regulations, and the F oreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand ( F CCT) had been kept informed of the changes, M r Don said.

“M any are not reporters,” he said, and their misleading reports gave rise to misleading headlines.

“We have issued warnings, because they have caused misunderstandings and had an impact on the national interest,” the foreign minister said.

H e denied strict enforcement of conditions for issuing M -visas was a restriction on media rights, claiming reporters in Thailand actually enjoyed the most freedom in Asia.

There were about 5 00 foreign reporters in Thailand and only 10 per cent of them were problematic, M r Don said.

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German, Chinese tourists drown in Koh Pha Ngan SURAT THANI T WO F OR EIGN M E N drowned during separate swims in high surf on Koh Pha Ngan this week.

A 4 8 -year-old German national, whose name was withheld, drowned at Thong Nai Phan beach in tambon Ban Tai of Koh Pha Ngan, Pol Snr Sgt M aj Kongyut Numuen, a tourist police at Koh Pha Ngan said.

Police and rescue workers went to the area and found the tourist lying unconscious on the beach after being taken to the sea by local residents and staffers of a nearby bungalow. H e shortly later, Thai media reported.

Police said the man, his wife and their two friends had been on Koh Pha Ngan since F eb 16 . H e went to in front of the beach to warn about high waves.

M eanwhile, near Sam Bay, a Chinese man drowned

Nurses and rescue workers try to save the life of a German tourist who drowned swimming in high waves. Photo: Kusol Sattha rescue foundation. while swimming off Koh Nang Y uan in tambon Koh Pha Ngan, Thai media reported. rescue workers rushed to help the 34 -year-old Chinese national, whose name was tion of relatives. H e was -

ing sent to Koh Pha Ngan H ospital, but was later pronounced dead.

The bodies of the two tourists were being kept at Koh Pha Ngan H ospital as authorities were in the process of notifying their embassies.

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South Korea’s ‘brave’ stay-at-home fathers SOUTH KOREA

Residents stand near a tree house in the Kyauk Ye village on the outskirts of Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP

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hen K im Jin-Sung applied for paternity leave to care for his two young children, the response he received from senior management at the company he worked for ranged from shock and disbelief to outright anger.

“They asked me hundreds of times if I was being serious,” the 40-year-old, Seoulbased IT salesman said.

The reaction from friends was equally incredulous, with most struggling to comprehend why K im would disrupt his career to do “the wife’s job”.

But K im was determined and, after months of pleading with management, he was finally granted a year-long paternity leave – the first in the 15-year history of his employer.

“It was a very difficult process, but I was really lucky to get it at all,” he said in the toy-strewn living room of his apartment in Seoul.

K im is one of a growing number of South K orea fathers opting to take a break from their careers to help bring up their children – an unthinkable idea until recently in a male-dominated society where daily childcare has always been considered a woman’s responsibility.

But a rock-bottom birthrate, fuelled in part by a growing reluctance among women to accept traditional roles, has spurred the government to push for societal changes that will help couples to have larger families.

The multi-billion campaign has included subsidies to encourage more men to take paternity leave – despite resistance from the corporate world.

Fathers like K im forsake their company salary but receive a government handout equivalent to 40 per cent of their monthly income – capped at 1.0 million won (B3 0,501).

By law men and women are entitled to up to one year maternity or paternity leave.

South K orea has a fertility rate of 1.19 births per woman as of 2013 – the lowest among OECD member nations and far below the OECD average of 1.67.

This is forcing a worrying demographic shift in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, as the pool of young, workingage South K oreans shrinks in contrast to a burgeoning @thephuketnews

Elephants force villagers to flee MYANMAR

South Korean father Kim Jin-Sung plays with his young children in the toy-strewn living room of his apartment in Seoul. Photo: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP elderly population.

Sky-high property prices and narrowing job prospects are causing many young South K oreans of both sexes to delay marriage – or shun it completely.

But women are becoming particularly resistant, rebelling against the traditional norm of the stay-at-home mother, with sole responsibility for all household duties.

South K orea men spend an average of 45 minutes a day on household chores including childcare – the lowest among OECD member nations.

“Our mindset is still stuck in the old days when men were sole breadwinners,” President Park Geun-Hye said last month during a meeting with experts to discuss the low birthrate.

“We need to… educate more fathers to create a culture where they can naturally take part in childcare,” she said, urging local companies to cut unnecessary long office hours and after-hour drinking sessions.”

South K orea’s intense work culture was a major factor behind K im’s decision to take his year off to be with his five-year-old daughter and three-year-old son.

“I used to come home from work at eight or nine on a few lucky days ... and it was impossible to find enough time to play with or read to my kids,” he said.

And he isn’t alone.

The number of South K orea fathers taking paternity leave in the first half of jumped 40 per cent from the same period albeit off a very low base – to 2,212.

But men still only represented five percent of re uests for parental leave, compared to more than 40% in countries like Sweden.

South K orea still has a “long, long way to go,” said Hong Seung-Ah, researcher at K orea Women’s D evelopment Institute.

“It’s a brave father who asks for a paternity leave in South K orea, but things are changing in a positive way,” said Hong.

The “brave” tag, which has been actively promoted by the government, references the concern fathers have of the career consequences.

A recent survey showed nearly 8 0% of South K orean fathers wanted to take paternity leave, but half were too worried about the risk of being

laid off or demoted when they returned to work.

There are signs that the business world is beginning to accept the need for change, even at major conglomerates such as Samsung or Hyundai, which are notorious for their long office hours and conservative work cultures.

Lee D ong-Hoon, a manager at Hyundai D evelopment Company, decided to become a stay-at-home dad for his baby twins for a year after his wife completed a year-long maternity leave.

Lee’s supervisors let him go with little objection, the 40-year-old said – although he was still the first male employee to take such a long parental break in the firm’s 40 year history.

And though many family members and friends doubted the wisdom of his move, Lee said the time he earned with is daughter and son was more than worth it.

“When they learned how to speak, they even said ‘ dada’ before saying ‘ mama’,” he said, bursting into laughter.

“When they smile at me and say ‘ dada’ in my arms… a moment like that is just priceless.”

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PU SHED FROM THEIR forest home by encroaching farm land, wild elephants are driving fearful villagers in a Myanmar township to seek refuge in tree houses while the animals storm their rice paddies looking for food.

T he elephants have trampled crops, destroyed homes and even, villagers say, killed people in their path – forcing families in K yat Chuang to build new shelters made of wood and bamboo on higher ground.

“We have had to move our huts into the trees, so we are safe,” explained San Lwin, who dashes several metres up a tree to his thatch-roofed shelter when the elephants are near.

V illagers in K yat Chaung, a farming community 100 kilometres north of Yangon, said they yearned for the days before the elephant rampages started three years ago.

N ow they scamper up home-made bamboo ladders to their elevated huts whenever they hear the thundering sound of elephant feet,

which is usually several times a week.

“We want them to be taken away… so we can live peacefully,” said Than Shin, a 57-year-old farmer.

Spurred by the loss of their forest habitats, the elephants, and villagers they have been terrorising, are some of the casualties of Myanmar’s alarming rate of deforestation, one of the fastest in the region.

The country lost almost 20 per cent of its forest cover between 19 9 0 and 2010, according to the U N Food and Agriculture Organisation.

Experts say the chief drivers of forest loss are logging and large-scale land concessions for commercial agriculture handed out under decades of opaque junta rule.

Myanmar’s population of wild Asian elephants is thought to be one of the largest in the region, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

But the endangered species is increasingly threatened by habitat loss, a thirst for ivory, and traffickers who smuggle the animals into Thailand for the tourist industry.

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Dreaming of England two Iranians play a game of boules in the rain, egged on by local club members.

This group of migrants has refused to lodge asylum claims in Belgium which would allow them to stay in a refugee centre.

This has sparked fears among local people and authorities that Z eebrugge and other Belgian ports could become

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BELGIUM or months Iranian Christian migrants have been sleeping in a makeshift shelter outside a church in the Belgian port town of Z eebrugge, from where they hope to smuggle themselves over to Britain.

The growing numbers in the North Sea port has prompted growing fears of another Calais “J ungle”, with local authorities even warning residents not to feed the migrants in a bid to discourage them from staying.

But such measures have failed to put off migrants like Ramir, who is aged about 20 and huddles in his ski jacket under a shelter near a deserted crazy-golf course, trying to escape the drizzle. of us sleep,” he says, pointing to a stack of folded blankets in a corner of a makeshift shelter where he and the others have also stored food.

F urther off, dozens of sleeping bags lie in the shelter of the white church that keeps its doors closed to the new arrivals. The beach is about a hundred metres off while beyond that lies the huge North Sea ferry and cargo port.

The oldest of the group says he is 32 years old but many are younger. An adolescent among the group stays silent but his colleagues say he is just 13 years old.

M any of them have numbers written in indelible marker

The only way they say they will leave Belgium is if they can slip into a shipping container or under one of the lorries which are headed for the British coast. Photo: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP they say.

M ohamed said he converted to Christianity two or three years ago. “Islam, not good,” he says, taking a Bible in a green cover out of his jacket.

They came from Iran on lorries, a 20-day journey direct to Z eebrugge, avoiding the overcrowded and sq ualid Calais and Dunkirk camps in northern F rance. s he waits or night all an ranian pla s a game o bo les in the rain with a local cl b member. Photo: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP on the backs of their hands, which show that they have been checked by the Belgian police.

Ramir shows a document in F lemish dated F ebruary 3 ordering him to leave the area, but it is an order neither he nor

the others have any intention of obeying.

The only way they say they will leave Belgium is if they can slip into a shipping container or under one of the lorries which are headed for

the British coast, 7 0 kilometres away.

They say they have family or friends in Britain, and that they come from either Tehran or Shiraz in Iran.

Being a Christian is dif-

make us pay, whereas here we try on our own,” said a young man whose arm bears the signs of a fall during an earlier unsuccessful attempt to board a lorry.

“M y brother got through but I was caught by the police and their dogs. I’ll keep trying.”

As they wait for nightfall,

“Don’t feed the refugees, otherwise others will come,” Carl Decaluwe, the governor of West F landers, told the media recently.

The mayor of the historic town of Bruges, Renaat Landuyt, meanwhile said that they must “avoid at all costs any tents going up”.

As a result the Iranians Instead, they depend on the charity of local people to survive.

As evening falls a white SU V parks outside the church, its boot full of food such as sausages, bottled water and chocolate bars which are q uickly distributed.

Later resident Didier brings a trolley carrying big pans of rice, chicken and vegetables.

“We don’t want it to become another Calais either,” sit here with our arms folded.

I’d like to see the governor come here himself and tell these people face to face that he wouldn’t give them any food.”

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o mo ntains Uni e rench ski resort runs on old slag heap FRANCE F RANCE’S BU SY

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is also its most unusual. It has no mountains, no snow, runs all year round and is built on a decades-old slag heap. far north of F rance, a short ride from the Channel ports and the Belgian border in a former he big mo nd is in the at ar north o rance a short ride from the Channel ports and the Belgian border in a coal-producing region with former coal-producing region with dreary weather long dreary weather long shunned sh nned e en b rench to rists Photo: Denis Charlet/AFP even by F rench tourists.

“It’s really a uniq ue sort of on the 10,000-sq uare-metre cropped up in many countries. ski run in Europe. Only one slag heap were the continent’s Loisinord’s white slopes are “basically just a plastic carpet, Christophe Delos, director of opened in 1996 . They are kept slippery by misting machines, abrasive,” said Delos. “Y ou can of the F rench words for leisure a system q uite different from fall at the top and slide down activity and north. the bristly matting used on the 35 0 metres on your backside Its three synthetic runways “dry slopes” that have since and nothing will happen by the

time you get to the bottom.”

At 129 metres high, it is also F rance’s lowest ski run, majestic Alps that draw skiers worldwide. doesn’t care.

“These slopes play a social role,” said Thierry Tassez, territorial development in a densely populated region with high unemployment determined to make up for years of neglect.

“Our aim, of course, is not to compete with V al d’Isere but to allow young people and others who may lack means to have access to a pastime that would otherwise be out of reach,” he said, referring to a prime Alpine resort.

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Medical tourism in bloom The Phuket News ed itor @c lassac tm ed ia. c o. th

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he release of recent market survey data by C9 H otelworks has revealed how Phuket’s medical tourism industry is in full bloom, but may face core challenges in the year ahead.

Key points highlighted by the data included that aesthetic treatments were driving over 8 0% of sector demand, while the burgeoning market was creating business opportunities for medical facility investment.

“Phuket’s reputation as a q uality medical hub and the increasing global movement towards beauty enhancements are leading a shifting focus of market offerings and attraction for overseas patients,” said Bill Barnett, M anaging Director, C9 H otelworks.

“Aesthetic procedures have increasingly grown to dominate the market, with cosmetic surgery being the most popular product led mostly by Australians, and anti-aging treatments being driven by travelers from M ainland China.

“H ospitals and clinics strategically collaborate with medical tour agencies to provide ‘ inclusive packages’ combining wellness and holidays at competitive price points. They also strive to gain a market niche

Australians are the leading source market for cosmetic surgery, with Chinese seeking anti-aging treatments. by introducing specialized services.

“Ex isting medical demand reveals high investment potential which is drawing more domestic and international groups into commercial projects such as large-scale ex pansions and acq uisitions.

“We ex pect the Phuket healthcare tourism sector to be a positive long-term proposition.”

Key trends indicated by the data showed that close to half of the total medical offerings

consist of cosmetic operations such as breast implants, liposuction and face/ body contouring.

“Also, almost two-thirds of the patients book through international medical tour agencies based in overseas locations such as Australia,” M r Barnett noted.

“F urther, current facility ex pansions and openings include the Phuket International H ospital ( PIH ) new wing which is ex clusively for medical tourists with state-of-the-art facili-

ties,” he adds ( see Live Sabai on page 21) .

In assessing the market overview, regarding cosmetic surgery and anti-aging treat-

ments, M r Barnett pointed out that breast augmentation and lifts were most popular in the cosmetic surgery category while hormone treatments have

captured the largest demand for anti-aging procedures.

The profile of the average medical tourism client was revealed. By nationality, mainland China was the top geographic source market for anti-aging products, representing almost two-thirds of the segment. “They often travel in groups for treatments,” M r Barnett pointed out.

M eanwhile, Australians represent 7 0% of cosmetic surgery clients who mainly come with all inclusive packages that provide treatment, transportation and hotel accommodation.

“The industry caters primarily to female patients which comprise almost 93% of the market,” said M r Barnett.

“Also, medical tourists between 18 to 25 and 4 5 to 5 5 years old are the two largest age categories at 33% and 31% , respectively,” he added.

The report noted that the average hospital/ clinic spend for cosmetic surgery is nearly twice that for anti-aging patients, with median costs of B15 0,000 and B8 0,000 respectively.

“M edical tourists’ average length of stay in Phuket tallies in at 12 days for cosmetic days for anti-aging treatments,” M r Barnett said.

Regus opens Phuket marina business space GLOBAL WORKPLACE Bangkok companies looking providers Regus have opened and international companies venture with the launch of establishing a base in Thailand Phuket Regus Royal Phuket outside the capital. Regus M arina. also enables businesses to The centre, the 18 th Regus grow and develop through its the increasing growth of businesses and of corporate needs in the area and a sign of the prosperity of the region, said the company in a statement issued this week.

“Regus Royal Phuket M arina offers individuals and companies 103 short-term and long-term workspaces right by the waterfront with 24 -hour access and parking; an inspirational setting with state-of-the-art facilities, including world-class IT. The prestigious and professional waterside address boosts corporate image within Thailand, ASEAN and beyond,” said the statement.

The Regus Business Centre dard rentals, noted the release.

“This makes Regus not only ideal for Phuket’s many local start-ups but also for @thephuketnews

solutions,” it added.

F ully-eq uipped for the tech-rich demands of businesses operating online and remotely, Regus Business Centre in Phuket promises fast connectivity as well as virtual arrangements. Alongside the

a business lounge, ideal for company leaders to network and invite their own clients too, as well as high-q uality, well-eq uipped meeting rooms.

“The Royal Phuket M arina is a vibrant area with a good choice of restaurants, apartments and shopping, all of which adds to the upbeat energy of this part of Phuket.

Within the Regus Business Centre, clients can take ad-

facilities too and even enjoy businesses lunches at the on-site restaurant,” read the statement.

“With Regus attracting noteworthy clients across the globe, the arrival of the

is ex pected to create a high level of interest.”

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Managing your vacation rental full time.

P ract i ce P rev en t at i v e Mai n t en an ce. Things will break and seemingly at the worst possible times. Don’t ex pect customers to be forgiving, especially when it’s not their fault. The solution for this is preventative maintenance. Things like testing air-conditioners, water and lighting systems, telephones,

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acation rentals have hit Phuket like a tropical storm, yet research indicates that many people are yet to realise the full potential of their property investments, says Wade Leathem, said General M anager & Co-founder of Lofty Phuket.

“Take a look on Airbnb and you’ll see 300+ properties in Phuket in which homeowners are renting out their properties, mostly on a short term and nightly basis,” M r Leathem notes.

“It’s not just Airbnb and it’s not just 300 properties. Websites like H omeAway & H oliday Lettings have hundreds more uniq ue villas, houses and even tree-houses available for rent in Phuket,” he adds.

“It’s a shift of power away from the hotel industry to individual homeowners,” ex plains M r Leathem, “Now homeowners have the opportunity to generate hotel like returns from their properties.

“This is easier said than done but there are simple simple steps to take that help generate generous recurring returns on your property.”

M r Leathem points out he often sees “very common mistakes” on the likes of Airbnb. “Properties which are underpriced and poorly marketed,” he says.

“F or ex ample, a four-bedroom house for B4 ,000 per night in high season, or many listings with pricing that doesn’t change throughout the year or which have rental restrictions like one-week minimum stays.

“Also, from my research, only a select handful of properties appear on multiple OTAs ( online travel agencies) ,” he notes.

“F rom this information alone, I

and so on. before the customer does. If something does break during a customers stay, make sure to have maintenance

an first time acation propert owners make simple mistakes in listing their properities Photo: AFP can say that most – and I mean about 90% – of owners are not max imising their rental returns.

“M ost people are looking for returns, however, most people are not doing things in the proper way and therefore not max imising their returns… M ost owners would have no idea the returns they should be generating unless they were giving a proper assessment by someone in the industry,” M r Leathem adds.

In getting the most from vacation rentals, M r Leathem noted the following specific strategies that LoftyPhuket provides for their clients: C reat e a V as t W eb P res en ce.

About 90% of vacation rental bookings happen online, so it’s crucial your property is listed on as many websites as possible. Airbnb, H omeAway, H oliday Letting, just to name a few. Post professional property photos, use your real name, and

display a picture of your face. This will help build trust between you and potential customers and generate more bookings.

Become acq uainted with LivePhuket.com. They are a Phuketbased booking website which allows potential customers to interact with their knowledgeable reservation team.

They have the ability to bring you many customers.

R ep l y Q ui ck l y. These days guests ex pect to speak with someone before, during and after their booking, asking dozens of q uestions and ex pecting speedy replies is the norm. If you don’t answer them, they will move on, so do your best to respond to inq uiries as soon as possible. During their stay make sure they have a landline to be able to speak to you at any time.

A l l o w I n s t an t B o o k i n g s . If customers need your approval before

they can make a reservation, then say goodbye to the majority of the market. Certain websites, like villas. com, only allow properties if they are able to be booked instantly. Others websites, like Airbnb, just prefer listings with this feature turned on.

If you want to do this, your calendar and prices need to be constantly up to date. This is crucial, because if you cannot honour a booking then your property listing will be punished severely. Luckily, there are software programs like www.M yallocator. com and Y ieldPlanet.com that can synchronise your calendar and prices across multiple booking websites.

O f f er D ai l y C l ean i n g . Customers have high standards. M ost customers will want cleaning, towels, and toiletries offered everyday. Customers also ex pect this to be included in the price. If you’re busy enough you may have to hire a cleaning person

as soon as possible. If you don’t do this, ex pect bad reviews and fewer bookings.

Mak e C l ear R ul es & P o l i ci es .

Disputes with customers will eventually arise. They may cause damage they don’t want to pay for or they may want a refund for seemingly no good reason. M aybe they have a valid complaint.

Whatever the issue, follow the policies and rules. M ake them as clear as possible and have customers agree to them before they arrive.

This will save you many problems.

U s e P ro f es s i o n al P ho t o s . Professional Photos are the best return on investment you can make. F or lux ury properties - consider creating a virtual tour and using a drone to captures aerial photos and videos. Customers book with their emotions so try to capture those special moments: blue skies, sunsets, sea views, and so on.

D yn am i c S eas o n P ri ci n g . H igh ( Dec-F eb) , Low ( M ay-Oct) , M iddle ( Nov, M ar & Apr) . This is how most hotels break down their pricing. Also be sure to raise prices for special holidays such as: Songkran, Chinese New Y ear, Western New Y ear and Ramadan.

Phuket’s Trisara scores big in travel awards TRISARA PH U KET H AS has again received awards from internationally renowned travel publications Condé Nast Traveller and the Gallivanter’s Guide, as well as online travel portal giants Oyster.com and TripAdvisor.

Trisara was the only Thai resort to make the New Y orkbased Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2016 for the top hotels in the world. The M etropolitan by COM O hotel in Bangkok was the only other Thai accommodation venue to make the list at all.

In the most recent reader’s poll from the Gallivanter’s Guide 2016 , Trisara was voted as the world’s Best Leisure Resort, Best Resort in South East Asia and the world’s top resort cuisine.

Established in 1991, the Gallivanter’s Guide sets the

benchmarks for high end travelers. Greatly respected by top journalists, travellers, hoteliers and travel advisors, the publication takes no advertising and employs no journalists. The editors, M iddlehurst and M aslin, personally do all the reviews and this is restricted to only the best hotels and resorts in the world.

M eanwhile, Oyster.com, which offers reviews written by professional journalists, also awarded Trisara with its Editors’ Choice Award for Best Beach Resort in Southeast Asia.

F urther, Trisara Phuket has also been awarded the prestigious # 1 H otel in Thailand - 2016 Travellers’ Choice Award by TripAdvisor.

TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice awards are the highest honour given by TripAdvisor.

The annual award is based on millions of reviews and opinion from travellers across lence in service, q uality and customer satisfaction.

“We are blessed with a team of incredible, passionate and caring service providers and our mission is to continue pushing the boundaries of service, attention to detail and providing great ex periences for our guests,” said Anthony Lark, M anaging Director and General M anager.

“It’s amazing to see our property receive recognition from both the world’s top travel authorities and guests, and we are grateful for the honour,” he said.

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Parents as Partners at Gecko Community

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he education of a child is a shared responsibility, which is why Gecko Community School aims to establish genuine partnerships by working collaboratively with parents.

Gecko sees families, teaching staff and children as equal partners in the learning process and encourages everyone involved to contribute to the school and local community in Phuket in a positive manner.

Gecko believes parents are a huge resource and support base in a school, encouraging parents to volunteer one day a month of their time to participate in community actitivities; such a gesture shows the children that they are interested in their education and sends a positive message to children that school is something that is vitally important and worthwhile, not only for the students, but the entire family.

On the third Friday of each month the parents of Gecko run ‘Clubs.’

Parents offer their expertise and the children sign up for different clubs. A huge variety of clubs have been on offer, including school newspaper, recycling, cooking, bike riding and maintenance, surf life saving, recycled art, 3D printing and virtual reality, drone flying, board games, laughter yoga, sewing, mosaics, survival, tag rugby and hairdressing.

Gecko’s co founder and teacher, Huw Roberts said, “Our doors are always

Gecko sees parents as a huge resource to the school.

Laughter yoga is one the Gecko’s “Clubs”.

A wide range of food is on offer at Gecko’s termly potluck dinners which always go down a treat. open and parents know they can come and go as they please. We encourage the parents to come in and be a part of their child’s learning. We appreciate the effort our parents make to be a part of our community and in that way we all recognise, respect and value what the other does and says.”

A highlight at Gecko is the termly

potluck dinners held with staff, children and parents which always go down a treat. With such diversity among the families, there is always an array of delicious food from all over the world to enjoy. The children play while the parents and staff mingle. Sometimes they are lucky enough to be treated to a show from the children.

Key Stage 2 Science Fair an explosive hit at KIS

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n February 12, Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 students of Kajonkiet International School Phuket (KIS) gathered at the Kathu school campus’s main hall and presented their interesting and informative Science Fair projects to parents, teachers and fellow stu-

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dents. The displays incorporated everything from chemistry, magnetism and electricity to space and physiology. Moreover, students were given a special, controlled “explosive” demonstration from secondary school chemistry teacher, and scientist, Ron van Gent.

Secondary school chemistry teacher Ron van Gent put on an explosive performance at the fair.

This article was written by Gecko Community co founder, Celi Harper. Celi completed her Bachelor of Teaching degree in Queensland, Australia in 1991. For the past 22 years she has taught in public and international schools in Australia, England, Tanzania, China and Thailand.

During her teaching career she has taught all primary years as a classroom teacher and has specialised in ICT, Art, Literacy, Global Education and Library. Celi shows a commitment to remaining up-to-date with new developments, a strong interest in educational issues and a keen desire to pass on knowledge. Throughout her teaching career Celi has attended a great deal of in-service and training which have helped her to continuously grow and better meet the needs of the children in her class.

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In Loving Memory of Dirk Naumann, 1942-2016

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ast Monday, February 15, saw the quiet passing of one of Phuket’s staunchest supporters, former German honorary consul Dirk Naumann, who succumbed to a long battle against cancer. He was 74.

While his death triggers a certain sadness in all who had the chance to know him and who will continue to benefit from his legacy, The Phuket News would like to take this opportunity to remember his rich life, and to underline that legacy, one that has set Phuket in the right direction at the start of the 21st century.

Born on January 28, 1942 in Hamburg Germany, Dirk grew up with his mother and grandparents, as his father had been reported missing in WWII. He went to school in Hamburg, did an apprenticeship at the German Pharmaceutical Company “Boehringer Ingelheim” and continued on to Management Training at Geigy (UK) Ltd, in Manchester UK. Dirk did his National Service in wireless communications and excelled at Morse Code.

Dirk first came to Thailand in 1966, sent here by the German pharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim, and became the MD of Boehringer Ingelheim (Thai) Ltd at the unprecedented age of only 23. In 1972 he left Thailand to return to Boehringer in Germany, where he was the Senior Product Manager for Heart and Circulation Products until 1974.

During this time, in 1971 and 1972 he was first the secretary and later the Vice-President of the German-Thai Chamber of Commerce.

From 1974 to 1977 he was the Regional Manager Europe and Asia at Dr Maddaus & Co, in Cologne, Germany.

In 1977 he moved to the Philippines and became the Vice President for Marketing at Zuellig Pharma Corp in

Manila. From 1978 to 1980 Dirk was the Funding President of the German Speaking School in Manila.

Dirk finally returned to Thailand in 1982 where he held the position of Chief Executive of Zuellig Pharma Ltd, Bangkok, until 1998, when he became President of Metro Drug Inc of the Zuellig Group in Manila from 1999 until 2000, and was Non-Executive Chairman of Zuellig Pharma Ltd in Bangkok until 2003, having acutally retired from “work” in 2001. From 1988 to 1990 he was the President of the Pharmaceutical Producers Association in Bangkok and from 1992 to 1993 President of the Rotary Club of Bangkok South.

From 2007 to 2011 Dirk was Chairman of the Board of Parazelsus (Orient) Ltd, in Singapore. Dirk recieved the “Order of Merit” Award from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2009.

Dirk had a keen interest in Art and lived his passion by opening an “Old Maps and Prints” Gallery in River City in Bangkok in 1996 together with a friend. It was here that he met Khun Somporn “Zhu” Trakarnboonchai, a talented interior designer and silver and art dealer, whom he married November 1, 2007.

A few years into retirement, in 2002, Dirk was approached by the German Embassy to be appointed as Honorary Consul, an appointment which he proudly accepted and which came with the responsibility of looking after the interests of some 4,500 Germans throughout Southern Thailand – from Chumphon province, all the way down to the Malaysian border, including Koh Samui and Phuket, and everything in between.

Luckily for all of us, Dirk took his role seriously and was sure to use his influence in a positive way, for the benefit of not only German citizens, but for

Dirk (left) was known for his love of art, a love which he chose to devote much of his later life too. all the tens and thousands of expats in Phuket – likewise, and most certainly, the hundreds of thousands of Thais who make a living doing business with international clientele here.

During his 12 years as Honorary Consul, Mr Naumann, built a firm reputation for talking straight, raising serious issues in Phuket with high-level officials.

Among the main issues that he effectively brought out onto the open discussion table – and thus to the direct attention of the government – include recurring issues with violent, aggressive, scheming and cheating jet-ski, taxi and tuk tuk operators, as well as as waste-water pollution, all issues of which stood, and still stand, to cause great damage not only to the reputation

of Phuket, but to the income and wellbeing of all of its residents – Thais and foreigners alike.

But dealing with officialdom’s early stages of denial and anger weren’t without stresses and many of long, heated negotiations and discussions resulted in what may have seemed at the time as pure face-saving incompetence.

And today, as it starts to become clear that the government has made the transition from denial to acceptance that these issues which Dirk worked so hard to underline in fact are real and are a big threat to Phuket if continued to be left unaddressed, we all have Dirk to thank today for this slow-but-certain change in policy.

But the changes still have a long way to go, as Dirk underlined in an

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interview with The Phuket News on the announcement of his retirement as Honorary Counsul two years ago.

The pollution of Phuket’s waters were especially a sore point with Dirk, as the ocean was one of the main reasons why he moved to Phuket in the first place.

“When I came 11 years ago, my primary objective was to sail, because I loved the sea, beaches and the sun,” he said back then.

But when a fellow German came to Phuket in 2007 and conducted independent testing of the water and informed Dirk that almost all of the beaches in Phuket were unsafe for swimming, Dirk stopped swimming off Phuket’s shores from that day on, and commited himself to raising the issue with local authorities, often hitting brick walls.

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And that’s where he effectively used international media to bring serious attention. He was instrumental in helping set up and assisting two separate German TV programme makers to visit to investigate water pollution levels, one of which was Wir Retten Ihren Urlaub (We Save Your Holiday), which caused a Public Relations scare among Thai tourism promoters in 2011, but with good reason.

“The Phuket government just does not have enough funds to fix the problems,” says Dirk. “The central government, in fact, has never allocated sufficient funds, regardless of whether Abhisit or Shinawatra [is in charge], they only take, take, take. Now the scars on the Phuket environment are very evident and horrendous.” Dirk said.

In parting, Dirk has left us with a treasure chest of valuable advice for effecting positive change in Phuket. “…There needs to be proper studies done, proper statistics [gathered], it’s not just about visitor numbers. We need to look at how much the Russians and Chinese are actually spending, and how many Phuket restaurants, owned by Phuket people, they are going to!”

“Chinese buy food at 7-Elevens and go back to their Chinese-owned hotel and play mahjong. They don’t spend money or stay for the same kind of nights in hotels like the Europeans did.

“People will one day wake up: the Europeans are leaving and finding other places like Bali, the Australians are leaving, and the Russians and Chinese will eventually leave. The congestion and pollution will eventually take its toll.”

It is for this reason that Dirk believed it is the duty of media in Phuket

to never shy away from pointing out the negative aspects of life here, the elements that he says are destroying Phuket – without destroying Phuket as a tourist destination. This he says is, of course, a delicate balance.

Although he believes that Phuket is not yet at the point of no return, he says the island is still headed down the same unsustainable road it has been ever since being discovered as a tourist destination.

Although Dirk was critical of many things that were not as good as they could be, that didn’t mean he ever stopped caring about Phuket or Thailand. In fact, it was quite the opposite.

He actually loved this place, his adopted home, particularly the freedom that living in Thailand gave him.

“It is the one country where you are truly free. Free to succeed and equally free to fail. NO ONE will stop (or assist,

for that matter) you going either way.

Up or down, it was your choice.”

This freedom he used over the last nearly 35 years to put several students through university. He also saw his role as Honorary Consul as a way of giving back something both to Thailand and to Germany.

This is where he chose to live his final years... days. “Why do I still love Thailand?” he said, “It’s very easy for me. It’s very warm and I like the food and the people. And I love the mai pen rai attitude – I like this attitude a lot.”

His final years of retired life were spent the way he had intended, in the company of loved ones.

Dirk is survived by his wife, Zhu Naumann, his three daughters, including Marlene Howels, Johanna Probert, Anette Jimenez Hoechstetter, and two grandchildren, Isabella Probert and Timoty Jimenez Hoechstetter.

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verybody loves Phuket for its fine beach clubs and seaside restaurants. Recently, a new venue in this iconic category has arrived. Overlooking the picturesque coast in Mai Khao, Skye Beach Club is a fantastic place where you can go to enjoy sunset views, watch airplanes land and take off, and above all, have an outstanding dining experience.

The Phuket News and its sister paper Novosti Phuketa recently had the chance to sample Skye Beach Club’s heavenkissed foods with the most unbelievable views in all directions. There were a number of tables both inside and outside.

We were offered a table with what we were told, and concur, was the best view, overlooking the charming Andaman Sea to the west.

Thai cuisine lovers may be surprised when they find Thai style tuna-tartar, but it’s actually a fusion creation of the famous raw meat dish. Indeed, there is nothing like traditional French raw meat with egg, but tuna? This variation, creatively prepared with a special mix of

The snow fish kebab is encrusted in herbs and served with creamed potatoes and lemon mayo.

Thai herbs, including the most dominating, lemongrass.

Lime juice gives to the tartar a slightly sour taste which is appropriate with any type of cooked fish. This tartar is dubbed “Thai style” and it was certainly one of the spiciest courses I had all day. Even though I’ve been living in Thailand for some time now, and have almost gotten used to the local idea of what “real spicy” food is, the tartar certainly had my mouth on fire.

If you’re not so keen on the Thai menu, yet want something light yet

delectable, order the chicken Caesar Salad, which is served in an edible “bowl” made of tortillas, a creative feature which gives this well-known salad a fresh look.

If you are in the mood to try something new – and we’re still talking about salads and appetisers here – then I recommend you try the snow fish kebab with crusted herbs, potato cream, lemon and mayo. On now to the main courses, the stick-to-your-ribs fillet goes together well with crunchy herbs and tender cream which makes the texture of the

whole dish balanced yet unusual.

I must admit that this was my favorite course (apart from the dessert), but it was so enormous that I would recommend you to share this specialty with your friend. At least save some room in your belly for the next course, which for me, was, luckily slow cooked Lamb Shank. “Slow cooked” is not an overstatement, believe me. It’s had been cooked for 12 hours. Perhaps it had already been in the oven when you woke up and had no idea where to have lunch or dinner. But once you decided to go to Skye Beach Club, be sure to order the Lamb Shank, which is served with a “secret” sauce and mashed potato – rich and delicious.

And when you visit Skye Beach Club, don’t hesitate to have dessert. I was tempted to order the panna cotta, or warm berry compote, but finally decided on the caramel chocolate lava with vanilla ice cream. The serving was huge, and with the rich chocolate filling it melted in my mouth. Surprisingly, the vanilla ice cream wasn’t sickly sweet, just perfect!

For more details, and for bookings, please visit skyebeachclub.com.

Seasoned chef brings Latin flavours to Aleenta

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lobetrotting Chef Valerio Pachetti Gast recently joined hands with Aleenta Resort & Spa Phuket – Phang Nga, to bring his rich experience at the property’s The EDGE restaurant.

With executive culinary experieence spanning Italy, U.A.E., Vietnam, Brazil, Colombia, India and Indonesia, Chef Valerio brings a treasurechest of contemporary, modern Asian & Médi-

terranéan expertise, with a strong focus on local fresh seafood.

Connoisseurs and foodies will be feted with The EDGE’s inspiring selection of sumptuous delights ranging from timeless Thai staples, Asian-inspired noodle dishes, succulent meats and luscious burgers and sandwiches during lunch time, to innovative dishes for dinner, incorporating a variety of classic favorites utilising the finest ingredients and the island’s freshest, seasonal produce.

Born in a multi-cultural family in Colombia, Chef Valerio Pachetti Gast’s upbringing was immersed in a traditional Italian, German and the native Colombian culinary environment.

Chef Valerio commenced his study and career in Italy, and soon became a resort chef in Brazil. With solid experience working with various international hotels as such of Centara Hotels & Resorts in Vietnam, Westin Resorts in India and Indonesia, Anantara Resort in U.A.E., Chef Valerio brings innovative cuisine with profound understanding of ingredients and culinary studies.

Chef Valerio recently launched his menu at The EDGE, integrated by a unique and relaxing resort style, and being inspired by fresh ingredients, innovative Aleenta lifestyle and the local

Globetrotting chef Valerio Pachetti Gast. culinary culture.

Give a try to the signature dishes of Quinoa Salad, Lobster Curry, Pink Ravioli or a Snapper Mediterraneo.

Opening Hours: Lunch: 12.00-16.00hrs Dinner: 18.30-22.00hrs For more information, visit Aleenta Resort & Spa Phuket – Phang Nga Tel: +66 76 580333; Email: rsvn.aph@ aleenta.com Website: www.aleenta.com/ restaurants thephuketnews

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n a drive to support its charity partner City of Hope, Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) Phuket is joining HRC International in inspiring fans to “get together and feel alright” with the launch of its latest merchandise line. The Bob Marley Signature Series features the Edition 34 shirt and collectable pin, inspired by iconic reggae artist Bob Marley.

“The partnership between Hard Rock and City of Hope keeps my father’s legacy alive, while making a difference to the lives of those people with serious illnesses,” said Bob Marley’s first-born daughter, Cedella Marley, CEO of the Bob Marley Group of Companies and designer of Hard Rock’s Bob Marley Signature Series shirt.

“Our father spent his life encouraging people around the world to come together for the greater good, forget their troubles and be inspired, a spirit that is captured by this charitable effort.”

Fifteen per cent of sales from Hard Rock’s Bob Marley Signature Series products will benefit City of Hope, a leading research and treatment centre for cancer, diabetes and other lifethreatening diseases.

The limited-edition merchandise

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line will be available online and from participating Rock Shops at Hard Rock Cafe, Hotel and Casino properties worldwide beginning on February 1, and includes: Bob Marley Signature Series Shirt – black unisex shirt featuring Bob Marley’s side profile along with a green, yellow and red burst of the Rasta colours that are synonymous with the artist’s music and beliefs.

“Hard Rock’s newest line of Signature Series merchandise will help City of Hope continue our mission to provide outstanding care,” said Kelley Morris, City of Hope executive.

‘Live Sabai’ event on March 12 to make expats’ lives easier

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elocating to a new place can be daunting, especially when the culture and lifestyle are so different.

There are a million reasons to move to Phuket, whether it be for work, retirement or simply the tropical climate.

However, the first few months can be both exciting and perplexing. Working your way through masses of information and meeting with people from lots of different cultures and with a million different opinions and suggestions can sometimes be a little too much !

That is why Phuket International Hospital would like to extend a helping hand in making expat life in Phuket a little bit easier.

A treasure hunt of local services available to Phuket’s expat residents will be found at Phuket International Hospital’s ‘Live Sabai in Phuket’ to enhance your living experience. From the east to the west of the island, schools, restaurants, banking, real estate and telecommunications services, shopping, expat communities and sports clubs will all be offering their services and facilities.

Find out about fun social events and connect with new people, in one place on one day.

In addition to local service providers, there will be stage performances and discussions and exchanges with knowledgeable local professionals. You will be able to ask questions to experts such as doctors and immigration officers on various topics and enjoy performances from local students and a coffee master @thephuketnews

Life abroad can be very painful when left in the dark, and the Live Sabai event hopes to address this. Photo: Sasha Wolff performing café art.

Another great reason that they would like to invite you to their event is for you to meet new people from Phuket’s various communities to make contacts with each other and other local participants from around the island.

Come down and join Phuket International Hospital’s ‘Live Sabai in Phuket’ on March 12th from 9am to 5pm at Phuket International Hospital, in the lobby of their new hospital building.

Enhance your standard of living, broaden your opportunities and become part of Phuket’s vibrant and diverse multicultural community.

This event is sponsored by The Phuket News; Live 89.5 will be broadcasting live at the event. For any enquiries please don’t hesitate to contact jenny.w@siriroj.com.

We hope to see you there !

“It’s partnerships like these that help us to conduct innovative research and offer vital education programs focused on eliminating serious illnesses.”

“As a true music legend and advocate for social change, Bob Marley was an ideal choice for Hard Rock’s newest Signature Series line,” said Kellie Brown, Philanthropy Manager for Hard Rock International.

“We are honoured to be able to work with the Marley family and couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate Bob Marley’s life and music than to help inspire fans everywhere to make a difference,” said Ms Brown.

Hard Rock developed the concept of partnering with world-renowned musicians and bands to create and donate imaginative designs more than 20 years ago.

These unique designs are converted onto T-shirts and sold at Hard Rock properties worldwide, with a portion of the retail price benefitting the artist s preferred harit .

Visit Rockshop.HardRock.com to purchase Bob Marley Signature Series: Edition 34, and other merchandise.

About City of Hope

City of Hope is a leading research and treatment centre for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Designated as a comprehensive cancer centre, the highest recognition bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, City of Hope is also a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, with research and treatment protocols that advance care throughout the nation. For more information, visit www.cityofhope.org.

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he th ear o he a egatta held rom ebr ar was the biggest edition et maintaining its rep tation as one o So theast sia s finest achting e ents aking place in some o the most bea ti l scener the region has to offer, the four days of racing and late night partying brought a buzz of excitement to Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi. For racing report, see Sport pages. The opening party was held at Chandara Resort & Spa on the islands northeast coast, and the closing party at O2 Beach Club on the south of the island. (Photo Credit: Ghislaine Bovy)

Meike Lange and Mig Wehrle.

Philipp Gantner, Mรถvenpick Karon Director of F&B (left) and Stefano Colombo, the resort's Market ing & Communications Manager (right), present Sammy with a voucher he won in the 'lucky draw'.

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Mรถvenpick Karon GM Nick Porter (left), and Director of Revenue, Gary Reed.

S Q U A R E A N N I V E R S E R Y

It was a night to remember for many, and perhaps a night to forget for several others, with tons o ood and drink owing rom the stations o the o r resta rants at the beach side en trance to Mรถvenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket. The night featured fantastic music, aw droping dancing and ametastic fire show per ormances

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say, and one can only imagine.

Who would have thought the real full moon was days away.

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It wasn't quite a full moon according to the lunar calendar on Saturday, February 20, but that didn't stop party revellers from getting into spirit at Paradise Beach Club, south Patong, for yet another spectacular seaside party.

The 'Full Moon' party lived up to previ ous editions at Paradise Beach Club. thephuketnews

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From left to right: Piraphol Hayeechema (Director, Finance), Penprapa Chooklin (Manager, Marketing Communications), Richard Margo (Hotel Manager), Pierre-Andre Pelletier (Vice President and Area General Manager, South Thailand), Tipaporn Koonphol (Deputy General Manager), Orawan Suphanphong (Director, Revenue Management)and Chonnanan Prakarn (Director, Human Resources)

A MA R I P H U K E T B E S T O W Amari Phuket’s management team, led

by Pierre-Andre Pelletier, Vice President and Area General Manager, South Thailand (middle), organised a big party to celebrate the property recently reciev-

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The awards consist of the Award of Excellence voted by Booking.com users est each esort in sia acific at the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards;

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Best In Stay Elite Award by Orbitz Worldwide; Powering Global Travel Award by Gullivers Travel Associates; Kuoni Water Champion Award for the hotel’s water management system and reduced water

consumption; Leading Resort Hotel of Asia Award by AHF International Hotel Investment Submit, Beijing, China and Brand Leader Award for General Manager Recognition by ONYX Hospitality Group.

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VIPs and members of the media last Saturday (Feb 20) got a sneak peak at the no ficial grand opening o ids Mania at RPM, a multi-purpose children’s play zone comprising indoor and outdoor areas that targets the growing number of resident and visiting families to h ket he o ficial grand opening will take place tomorrow (Feb 27).

From left: Pichsinee, Jason and Samak

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Visitors from Austria taught Gecko Community about the annual Fasching Festival generally held before Ash Wednesday each year. People celebrate in costume at various carnival community events and individual parties throughout Austria. Gecko Community staff and children dressed up and danced down the streets of Thalang before hitting Fresh Mart and Bob’s Kitchen to show their costumes and dance moves. Back at school the children participated in different carnival activities.

N A T U R E & “Nature & Culture” was a duo exhibition Grand Opening event held on February 18 by Soon Papan & Juffy Joob with Sudawadee Thongthirat. The exhibition will be held untill March 18, 2016 from 9am to 7pm, and is closed Sunday. Location: Napas Art Gallery 24/53 M.6, Cherngtalay, Thalang, Phuket 83110 Thailand. (To Layan Beach 800m before Dream Phuket Hotel & Spa) Tel: +66 (0) 76 390700 Email: napas.artgallery@ gmail.com @thephuketnews

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From left: Sirima Vongsarakit, Juffy Joob, Patara Suwannakarn, Kyeong Ju Park and Soon Papan.

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Lazy Sunday Brunch

n u ge ou se f in cu in e pe ience ike no othe t ou e ee eso t i ton huket u in e ch i e se ection of h i e ic cies alon g side su shi p latter, p asta, p izza , meat c ing st tion n iet of esse ts ou c n t miss t so inc u es f ee o of soft drin ks! O n ly T H B 3 9 9 + + p er p erson . C hildren ge ecei e iscount o . his inc u es f ee ccess to ou s imming poo s te s i es n i s u . .

Mussels night @ Shakers

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PGFC Thailand 2016 “Classic” Sport Fishing Tournament

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Phuket Real Estate Show 2016

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ag ed 6 to 1 7 ye ars to p articip ate in the “ K ids D an ce C on test” . Y ou w ill g et: f ree dan ce lesson s in ou r p rof ession al stu dio, u n f org ettab le time here, a lot of n ew f rien ds an d aw esome p rize s! T he con test w ill b e held on M arch 8 , 2 0 1 6 in B oat L ag oon . S ig n in today in ou r g rou p on F aceb ook: “ 8 con test” or call: 0 8 3 6 3 7 2 4 1 4 ( T atian a) , ya dve sta@g mail.com. P rou dly su p p orted b y L ive 8 9 .5 .

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4th Thailand SUP Festival

T hailan d’ s B ig g est S tan d U p P addle B oard E v en t is b ack w ith ou r 4 th F estiv al, hap p en in g on S atu rday 5 th M arch 2 0 1 6 at B liss B each C lu b on B an g tao b each. * 1 , 5 0 0 thb / A du lt or 9 0 0 thb / child, w hich in clu des en try in to an y & all race categ ories, G ou rmet B B Q , 1 f ree drin k , T shirt * 6 0 0 thb / p erson w hich j u st in clu des en try in to an y & all race categ ories R ace C ateg ories: E lite 6 k m / S p rin t 2 0 0 m / F amily 2 0 0 m / U n der 1 6 ’ s / T eam R elay ( 3 p eop le in clu din g 1 f emale) .

F estiv al w ill also in clu de: D J ’ s, B oard T estin g , C lin ic, G iv eaw ay s, M ark ets, B B Q & M ore! T o reg ister simp ly p lease v isit : http s: / / p addleg u ru . com/ races/ 4 thT hailan dS U P F estiv al O r email tim@stan du p p roj ects.com - Y ou can f ollow all the action on ou r: F aceb ook T hailan d S U P F estiv al & in stag ram thailan dsu p f estiv al. * “ L on g tail P addle S u rf ” , ( S E A sia’ s P remier S U P S hop ) o ponso t o ci o S p on sor * “ E media A sia” O n lin e M edia P artn er * “ islan d T rib e” , “ G oP ro” & “ T he P hu k et N ew s” ci tne s. im mp e ngt o e ch tim@stan du p p roj ects.com, 0 8 2 5 1 9 3 2 8 2 .

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th Phuket ilfield lassi harit Golf Tournament

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R elocatin g to a n ew p lace can b e dau n tin g , esp ecially w hen the cu ltu re an d lif esty le are so dif f eren t. A treasu re hu n t of local serv ices av ailab le to P hu k et’ s ex p at residen ts f rom the east to the w est of the islan d, w ill b e f ou n d at P hu k et I n tern ation al H osp ital’ s ‘ L iv e S ab ai in P hu k et’ , to en han ce y ou r liv in g ex p erien ce. S chools, restau ran ts, b an k in g , real estate an d telecommu n ication s serv ices, shop p in g , ex p at commu n ities n spo ts c u s i e o e ing thei se ices an d f acilities in on e p lace, on on e day . P op dow n to P hu k et I n tern ation al H osp ital’ s ‘ L iv e S ab ai in P hu k et’ on M arch 1 2 th, en han ce y ou r stan dard of liv in g an d b ecome p art of P hu k et’ s v ib ran t

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E n j oy the lu sh trop ics of the A n daman S ea, w ith s of gui e o o i es fo st ong i e an d meek er hearts. I n du lg e in P hu k et’ s history , f olk lore, an d hash f estiv ities. W e p romise C O L D drin k s, w et w ater, an d hot w eather… .alon g w ith y ou r f av orite ‘ f org et- me- n ot’ sou v en irs. R eg istration req u ired an d limited to 2 0 0 . S p ecial lodg ing ngements fin et i s on ou e site - http : / / p hu k etin terb ik ehash.com.

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9. Black ink item 64. Cast out 14.

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■ February 26, 1616

Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun.

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pair of brown rats can produce as many as 2,000 descendants in a year.

■ February 27, 1964

The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.

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seconds of fuel is all that Apollo 11 had left when it landed on the Moon.

■ February 28, 1939

The erroneous word “dord” is discovered in the Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.

The word was reported to mean “density”.

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metres is how tall the Great Pyramid of Giza stands today.

The structure has shrunk by about 7.6 metres after four millennia of erosion.

■ February 29, 1504

Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies.

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US dollars a year is the average salary of an NFL waterboy.

■ March 1, 2014

At least 29 people are killed and 130 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China.

50 million people still visit MySpace every month.

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■ March 2, 1962

In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d’état.

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■ March 3, 1938

Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.

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I mmacu late con dition , M ercu ry 1 5 0 hp x 2 v ery low hou rs, T hai reg istered. T his b oat comes w ith f u ll in v en tory . L y in g A oP o marin a P hu k et. mik ehig h1 @g mail. com M ik e, mik ehig h1 @g mail.com, 0 8 8 7 6 8 4 7 0 1 .

O p en f rom 1 0 am. – 8 p m.* S erv ice all ty p es of an imals. * E x p erien ced p rof ession als.C on tact: 0 7 6 6 2 0 1 3 6 /0 8 4 2 1 0 6 8 6 8 an d con tact@horsedog v et.com w w w .horsedog v et.com

40 ft long tail

1 8 mon th old, licen ce to carry 1 5 p assen g ers. N issan motor. 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 B aht. C all 0 9 9 1 1 8 8 5 4 0 .

Pets Magic Planet

Yacht Chartering and Resort

O p en f rom 9 am. - 7 p m. * T he b est in tern ation al b ran ds. * T he u ltimate choice. * L u x u ry accessries & j ew els.

C on tact: 0 7 6 6 2 0 1 0 6 / 0 9 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 an d con tact@p etsmag icp lan et.com

ig n cht h te ing n eso t in huket T hailan d S ailin g : B ig A S w an 5 5 , A ccommodation : B ig A R esort 0 7 6 - 3 8 3 0 8 0 E mail: b ig asail@samart.co.th.

ACTIVITIES, GROUPS T he b est sea v iew 1 8 H oles, roof top M in i G olf . L ocated on the th oo of n n k in tong 2 6 2 8 , http : / / p aton g min ig olf .com

TOYOTA Fortuner 20 0 9

M odel 1 ,0 5 0 ,0 2 1 4 0 , C com , 0

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Business for Sale

N on tou rist/ b ar related b u sin ess f or sale, y early tu rn ov er of 1 5 M B . C all 0 8 7 2 7 6 0 5 2 9 or 0 8 1 9 6 8 6 0 5 1 f or more details.

Newly renovated hotel for rent

N ew ly ren ov ated hotel/ g u est hou se in P aton g ’ s heart f or ren t f rom ow n er. 1 2 rooms, 2 shop s to b u sy street, man y f acilities. M ore details check thep hu k etn ew s.com, search L istin g I D 5 5 3 9 8 or call + 6 6 ( 0 ) 8 1 5 3 8 1 3 9 9 .

Restaurant on Main Street

L arg e, t . seats, on ly B

tastef u lly decorated restau ran t in C hern g u fitte n e uippe kitchen b ar. W alk in an d start b u sin ess. N ow 7 9 0 ,0 0 0 , 0 8 9 4 0 0 5 9 0 7 .

German bakery &

deli &

snack

M ain road, 8 y ears clien tele, tak e ov er + in cl. train in g comp lete eq u ip ment st oom o e s e sing cont ct. e o ume mio. han sib ak ery @g mail.com, P rice: 3 .5 million , C on tact M r. S tark .

Best Deal

R aw ai b u sin ess f or sale. A rea ap p rox 2 R ai, can do restau ran t or other b u sin ess.F iv e min s f rom b each. L on g term lease, y early ren t B 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 4 b edrooms hou se in clu ded. R edu ce f rom B 9 8 0 , 0 0 0 to B 5 2 0 , 0 0 0 . C on tact K hu n A sok e at 0 8 9 6 4 6 7 1 7 6 / b ig _ redchili@y ahoo.com

CAR FOR SALE S ep T oy (E n P hu

W e clean yo u r car at yo u r p lace - at yo u r time. N o.1 car w ash deliv ery in P hu k et.

C all 0 7 6 - 3 5 5 - 0 4 2 or g o to C lean C ar.me f or more details.

20 12 Toyota Fortuner 24, 0 0 0 km

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

F ree hammock f rom T iy a’ s H ammock s k et. W in n er w ill g et V W eav e hammock , dmade f rom N orth of T hailan d, w eig ht acity 2 5 0 k g s. V alu e 5 , 2 0 0 T H B . M ore a’ s hammock s, C on tact: T iy a, tiy a@ 0 0 0 0 4 1 .

Unique Stretch Limo Business

Tired Of Waiting?

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

Free Tiya’ s Hammocks campaign

O n ly av ailab le S tretch L imo in T hailan d. 9 meters lon g 8 p ax , in g ood con dition w ith all docu men ts an d g reen p lates. T u rn k ey b u sin ess in cl. w eb site j u st to tak e ov er an d start to mak e mon ey !

2 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 .- , P atitta A p ichotj aru s, P aton g , p hu k etstretchlimo@g mail. com, 0 8 0 1 4 5 0 0 8 2 .

CAR WASH DELIVERY

CAR FOR SALE

Roof top Patong Mini Golf

W in P hu han cap details v isit F aceb ook : T iy tiy ashammock s.com, 0 8 9 6

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Nissan Teana 2.5 Lt

2 0 1 4 1 7 ,0 0 0 B aht E on tact M 9 0 1 6 3 2 1

0 0 n g au 4 0

k m. N ew p rice 1 .7 M ln N O W : 0 8 1 7 8 8 8 2 8 0 T hai: 0 9 0 1 6 3 rice, mau rice.p hu k et@g mail. .

Honda J azz 20 0 9 15 0 0 cc Auto

PERSONAL SERVICES De Laguna By Dr.J aQ

I n tern ation al C lin ic E n g lish S p eak in g D octor B y A p p oin tmen t 0 9 5 0 8 5 1 1 8 8 F B : D rJ aq W arn n issorn P rov idin g A n ti- A g in g ( B otox , F iller, L iv e C ell T herap y , A ltern ativ e C an cer T reatmen t, C helation M edical, H ou se C all) .

I n teg rativ e an d A dv an cemen t in M edicin e f or in div idu aliz ed treatmen t p rog rams f or p atien ts of all ag es an d w ith v ariou s disorders, E mail: tosaw cu te@g mail.com.

FURNITURE FOR SALE

5 7 , 0 0 0 k ms. O n e ow n er sin ce n ew . R eg u larly U serv iced b y H on da. T ax an d I n su ran ce u n til the en of une n i e no t ight o e . edu ced b y 4 0 , 0 0 0 b ht, R E D U C E D to 3 3 0 , 0 0 0 b ht o.n .o, A n dy + 6 6 8 4 6 9 0 9 1 4 4 , an dy smalster@g mail.com.

Swinging Sun Loungers For Sale

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

CARS WANTED

MOVING SERVICES

Urgent need Toyota hilux vigo

W an t to sell y ou r T oy ota hilu x v ig o C hamp ? v ig o4 u is the b est p alace to sell yo u r T oyo ta.

V ig o4 u n ow in P hu k et, P atay a an d B an g k ok also. 0 8 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 , 0 2 8 1 0 8 1 1 7 .

MOTORBIKES FOR SALE Kawasaki Versys 6 5 0 ABS 20 12

S how room con dition , n ew f rom K aw asak M ay 2 0 1 2 , 2 , 0 0 0 k m, H ep co & B eck er E n g & R ear- rack , K aw asak i H an dg u ards an mid H u g g er., 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 T H B , P au l, 0 8 4 1 3 P lon g more@hotmail.com.

i P hu in e B dP y 0 3 2

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Looking for Moving Company?

W ith ov er 1 5 y ears of ex p erien ce B ig mov e P hu k et is the n u mb er 1 p rov ider of mov in g an d ship p in g in an d ou t of P hu k et T hailan d. W e p rov ide storag e in a state of the art clean , secu re, storag e f acility located cen trally in P hu k et. w w w .b ig mov ep hu k et.com, 0 8 1 - 7 9 7 - 5 3 7 7 .

MEMBERSHIPS Blue Canyon Membership

B lu e C an yo n M emb ership f or sale. 1 corp orate n omin ee f or sale T H B 6 3 0 , 0 0 0 in c tran sf er f ee. g rahamhaslam@hotmail.com.

PETS FOR ADOPTION

Stallion Mini Momo for sale

e . oo con ition one o ne e main tain ed. P rice 1 8 , 0 0 0 b aht. P ls call 0 8 2 7 3 2 4 5 3 1 .

Two cute Poodles

W e are 2 cu te P est of f ien s tog ether, b oth of healthy . P lease com f or adop tion

COMMUNITY

OTHER For Sale

I n du strial ov er lock er. W hitehou se B ran d. 3 T hread. B ran d n ew n ev er u sed.

F u ll tool k it. B arg ain at 1 2 , 0 0 0 B aht. C all S an di 0 8 7 2 6 4 0 7 7 8 .

TOYOTA CORALLA ALTIS TRD

t. 2 0 1 1 . 5 7 0 0 0 k m. 1 f aran g ow n ota serv ice. T op con dition . T el: g lish an d G erman ) . 4 4 0 , 0 0 0 , k et, p erdomp ert@hotmail.com,

er n o acciden t.

0 8 6 0 4 3 4 3 1 5 P er D omp ert, 0 8 6 0 4 3 4 3 1 5 .

TOYOTA ALTIS 1.6 G AT

. kms. hite. su efinements.

I n su ran ce, F S H , L ady driv er 3 9 5 K b aht on o 3 9 5 K , C liv e R ob erts, crob 5 8 @g mail.com, 0 8 1 0 8 7 9 2 3 7 or 0 8 6 2 7 0 8 7 2 7 .

Chevy Captiva LT 20 0 8

C hev rolet C ap tiv a L T 2 0 6 2 .0 0 0 K M , 1 O w n er, 2 .0 C hev y S erv ice H istory , C lass I n su ran ce. T el. 0 8

0 8 , L T u N o 2 8 0

5 rb A 4

5 0 , 0 0 0 B aht, o D iesel, F u ll cciden ts, 1 st 1 7 4 2 .

oodles, b oth u n der 5 k g s & the ish to fin ne o ing home u s are steriliz ed, v accin ated & con tact S herin .p eace@g mail. en q u ires.

RESORT FOR SALE/LEASE

eso t fo s e e se n o e consi e nt go s i ing g in A ddress : 6 7 / 1 8 S oi S ermsu k R aw ai P hu k et, b ig asail@samart.co.th, C on tact + 6 6 ( 0 ) 8 6 9 4 0 1 8 6 0 .

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Office Space Laguna

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PROPERTY FOR SALE Karon Beach New House For Sale/Rent

8 0 S q m. 2 B edroom, 2 B athroom, T errace carp ort. N ice S ea v iew .

S ale 5 .8 M B . R en t lon g term 1 8 , 0 0 0 p er mon th. G u n ter K rau s, P hu k et, n aru chai@g mx .de, 0 9 1 0 4 0 2 4 7 1 .

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PROPERTY FOR SALE Luxury Apartment hotel in Kata

L u x u ry A p artmen t hotel f or sale in K ata b each. 3 5 6 sq m, oo s. ooms h e se ie kitchen h i chan ote or 9 0 y ears lease. 3 0 M B ., N oi ( T hai & E N ) , K ata B each, t_ sen ru m@liv e.com.au , 0 8 3 3 9 1 5 5 2 5 .

Grand Boat Plaza – House for Sale/Rent

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

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

Owner Sales Appartment “ The Pearl of Naithon “ Leasehold

T otal area 2 2 6 , 6 6 S Q M in clu din g terrace 4 1 , 2 5 S q m. 3 b edrooms w ith 3 b athrooms P rice T H B 1 3 .5 million . M P : 0 8 9 8 1 4 1 4 5 8 .

Villa For Sale / Rent

L ocated at N N ay a 3 , M ou ming poo room. T otal 9 2 sq .m. T hai 0 8 1 9 5 8 0 5 4 2 E N G 0 8 1 9

aiharn b each S oi n tain v iew , S w imcon oo e 5 6 6 8 1 3 .

PROPERTY FOR SALE For Sale or Rent

4 b edroom 3 b ath room ex cellen t v iew C halon g b ay 3 storag e, F u lly f u rn ished all n ew sw immin g p ool in q u iet area R aw ai b each. A ll in q u ires.

T idarat, 0 8 7 4 6 6 5 6 3 5 .

Land for sale - Mission Height

N IC E L A N D F O R S A L E A T M IS S IO N H E IG H T , J U S T O V E R O N E R A I . P hon e 0 9 3 6 2 9 4 4 0 0 E n g lish, 0 8 2 4 2 1 4 8 4 2 T hai.

Two-story house in Phuket City

L an d 4 0 0 sq . m, liv in g area 3 4 4 sq .m, 6 rooms, 3 b athrooms, maid’ s room w ith b ath. F u lly f u rn ished. V ery g ood f or liv in g an d b u sin ess.

1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .- , P au lin e H aldeman n , haldemw a@hotmail.com, 0 8 1 8 9 5 0 0 3 8 .

P riv ate p ool v illa w ith lov ely b athroom op en k itchen . 1 6 0 A irp ort, N ay Y an g b each, an cou rse.P rice 8 million b aht,

House for sale

g arden m2 S itu d B lu e C 2 2 5 0 0 0

half a rai. Q u ite an d saf e area. 3 b edroom 2 ated in B an P ahra. 1 2 min u tes to P I A , P hu k et an y on G olf cou rse. 2 min to M ission H ill G olf eu ro, b erg sstig en @telia.com, 0 9 0 7 0 1 4 2 0 4 .

SMALL RESORT BY LAGUNA

u u i s o ce poo s i h note. ecu e in estment p ice e o mak er. O w n er 8 2 retirin g . 3 0 M il B aht. L ets talk . O w n er, 0 8 9 5 9 4 4 0 6 7 .

Alexander Kolesnikov

ep cement cost mone

L an d & 4 storey C ommercial b u ildin g f or sell.P aton g . J u st 6 0 m f rom the b each. G u esthou se 6 lu x u ry rooms + restau ran t 4 0 seats. 1 7 M B , C on tact A lex an der, alex k olin z @g mail.com, 0 8 9 6 5 1 3 2 5 0 .

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3 B edroom V illa f or sale. B u ildin g 3 2 0 s.m. L an d 9 0 0 s.m. N ice g arden , 2 cars g arag e, stu dy . J u st 3 min u tes f rom B I S . 1 5 M B , C on tact A lex an der, alex k olin z @g mail.com, 0 8 9 6 5 1 3 2 5 0 .

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Chalong Villa for sale

Anuphas Golfville House- Kathu

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n s . ge oo cu i e th ce to ge ui ing m stem an d mu ch more. R edu ced 2 2 M B to 1 8 M B f or uick e. m geo cu @ hoo.com i eo .

1 4 R A I B each f ron t P hu k et, P hu n g n g a C lose 5 - 7 * hote, C han ode title, 9 0 meters of w ater f ron tag e M ore than 1 0 0 m w ide b each& small piece of n c ose to the e ch M s.P am, p hu k etmy hou se@g mail.com, 0 8 9 8 6 8 8 6 6 8 .

1 B ed ( 3 5 sq m) & 2 B ed ( 6 0 sq m) , f u lly f u rn ished, p ool v iew . N ear C en tral, B I S , B ig C , L otu s, S iriroj hosp ital, D arasamu t S chool, T hai H u a S chool ( C lose to n ew C en tral E mb assy - g ood in v estimming poo fitness i . ent month month. n tt po n.c@gm i .com .

i ing e s .m n s .m. st L iv in g room, M aster b dr w ith en - su ite b th, K en e ie te ce oo p k. n ith th n i ing oom ce. oliv er@thu rman n g rou p .com, 0 8 7 8 7 7 2 3

The Base Downtown - Sale/Rent

Phuket Beach Front Land

Fire sale

7 shop hou ses f or sale, 2 0 meters f rom C halon g rou n d ab ou t. O n the w ay to p ier f or S ale. 2 5 M illion , k ieran p madden @hotmail.com, 0 9 6 9 2 4 4 6 6 1 .

House for sale

oo oc tion in h ong e e oom throom, 2 0 0 sq m H ou se on 8 0 0 sq m p lot I n clu din g f u rn itu re, 0 8 4 7 4 5 5 5 4 6 .

Ocean Front Villa

an teed ren tal 8 %

B ran d n ew , f u lly f u rn ished, ooms mete infinit s ie . o uick s e on p er y ear. M on tha, 0 8 1 3 4 3 0 7 7 7

3 - 4 b edrooms, 5 b athimming poo e utifu . mi ion ht. u .

Land For Sale 3 Mil Baht

n h ng e . i e utifu t n ith access road, C han ote title, on ly 5 min u tes f rom T han y ap u ra ( P I A I n tern ation al school) . sk .than y a@ g mail.com, 0 8 1 7 3 7 8 6 2 4 .

Brand new 3 bed villa Onyx

L iv in g area 1 6 0 sq lu x u ry f u rn ished. O k itchen , P riv ate & P est te m. . com, 0 8 7 8 7 7 2 3 2 0

.m. L an d 2 0 0 sq .m. F u lly p en p lan liv in g room w ith eacef u l area, S ecu rity g ate o i e @thu m nng oup. .

Villa for sale

c usi e i ith oo n i i n n si e area 4 0 0 m2 . P riv ate sale, n o ag 3 6 M B , J asmin C on su ltin g @g mx

en n huket m ui up en ts p lease. .n et.

Partner for resort wanted

5 R ai. hillside M aik hao b each. M ain b u idin g finishe . ice sunset se ie J u liu s_ schu ster2 0 0 1 @y ahoo.de

House For Sale

ment . n

OCEAN VIEW LAND HALF RAI 797 Sqm.

T his b eau tif u l b lock is ready to b u ild on .I t has a sealed en try on a sealed road. I t has po e connecte . te i e n saf e title.K amala 6 .7 5 million B aht. C all ou r rep on 0 9 3 5 7 8 2 2 8 1 or con tact ow n er direct v ia email y oty 3 0 @hotmail.com.

Ocean Front Land

3 .5 R ai w ith 9 0 meter of w ater f ron tag e, op p osite of Y acht H av en marin a, 8 0 0 meter aw ay on P han g n g a side. P u b lic road, electricity , w ater an d ready to b u ild.

F or sale direct f rom ow n er, on ly 1 9 .5 mill B aht. M on tha , 0 8 1 3 4 3 0 7 7 7 .

SPACIOUS 4-BED RAWAI VILLA

B eau tif u l home in 1 , 0 3 8 su ite b eds, g u est hou se, L iv in g sp ace 3 2 0 sq m.

P riv ate access. E mail : P hon e : 0 8 7 2 7 3 0 1 4 1 .

Kata Seaview Condo For Sale

N ew 1 b edroom w ith g reat sea an d su n set v iew s! 4 4 sq m. L easehold w ith f orieg n f reehold av ailab le. S w immin g p ool, sau n a an d clu b house. e i e fu nitu e options. e t m nag emen t an d ren tal p rog ram, 0 8 2 2 5 4 0 7 6 0 .

Townhouse for sale. Chalong.

T ow n hou se 1 5 0 sq .m, 2 storey , 2 b edroom, liv in g oom kitchen con th oom o ce p ark in g . F u lly f u rn itu red. C halon g circle, P rice: 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 , C on tact: M ariy a, mv s9 7 @y an dex .ru , 0 8 2 2 7 5 1 1 4 6 , F ax : 0 9 1 8 0 5 3 7 2 5 .

House in Karon for Sale. Hard

to fin e oom th oom the p erf ect location n ear K ata & K main tain ed w ith a salt w ater p ool, P is ic t k oi hotmail.com, 0 9 9 1 6 4 2 9 9 1 .

L ocated in R aw ai soi S amak i3 2 b edroom 2 b athroom 1 L au n dry room 1 storag e room L iv in g area 1 6 0 sq .m, C han ot title 2 8 0 sq .m. 3 .2 M B ., R ico9 9 6 3 @hotmail.com, 0 8 3 6 4 0 9 0 4 1

Outstanding Villa for sale

e th i ing e sq .m. L ocated at the 4 S ciou s liv in g q u arters, op areas, g ou rmet k itchen , oliv er@thu rman n g rou p .com, + 6 6 ( 0 ) 8 7 8 7 7 2 3 2 0

s .m n tar R esiden ce. S p aen p lan liv in g , din in g p riv ate p ool. 1 4 .9 M , .

Sale. Semi detached house

i ing oom ou e e ooms fitte fu nitu e n en suite fitte kitchen o ce th oom carp ort g arden L an d 1 8 8 sq m, hou se 7 5 sq m.

2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , K hu n P eter, B aan P leu n j an 2 , P ak lok , ng o p ofi e@m i .com .

sq m g arden s.T hree en 9 x 4 m p ool, maid’ s room.

P rice 1 2 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 T H B . alan g ath@g mail.com ,

house fo s e in aron b each, w ell rice : 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , on g co tes@

Sea view land in Patong

g mail.com, 0 8 9 9 6 7 5 3 7 3 .

T he L ast P iece of S ea V iew L an d on P rime L ocation in P aton g , j u st 5 0 0 m. f rom P aton g b each, 1 .3 K M . to J u n g cey lon S hop p in g M all, C on tact: K aru n a, k p attaraw alee@

Waterfront Condominium

T he C leat C on do, residen ce p roj ect in K rab i B oat L ag oon M arin a. P rice 3 - 9 M B , siz e 3 7 1 1 9 S q .M ., 1 or 2 b edroom, marin a v iew . F or ent s e. m keting@phuketp ope t t ip.com

Ocean View Land Kamala

H alf rai 7 9 7 sq .m. cleared an d lev eled, p ow er con n ected, sealed road, M U S T S E L L . mi ion. o 0 9 3 7 6 8 6 6 9 4 .

PROPERTY FOR SALE Make money NOW - Kata Beach House for sale

est co st huket e t oc tion p e room, 7 B athroom, all w ith k itchen s. R en t or liv e w ith g ood in come. 5 min u tes w alk to K ata b each. ขายของได้ o e hun ee t k t i@ y ahoo.com, 0 8 6 5 9 5 8 5 1 2 , 0 8 1 9 7 0 4 6 3 8 .

Beachfront House

4 - B edroom hou se on semip riv ate b each av ailab le f or sale an d ren t. C an easily b e div ided in to tw o sep arate an d iden tical p rop e ties. he ent s e c n so inc u e self - con tain ed 1 - b edroom b u n g alow , P rice: 1 8 .2 M B , R en t 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 T H B , A lex S eag o, home@thaiv illab ou tiq u e.com, 0 8 7 - 8 9 2 3 8 7 6 .

PROPERTY FOR RENT LUXURY POOL VILLA BY LAGUNA

H as ev ery thin g , comf ort, secu rity , liv e in a small resort - lu sh trop ical g arden . 3 5 , 0 0 0 B aht p er mon th.

L on g lease. O w n er, 0 8 9 5 9 4 4 0 6 7 .

Retail space for rent

R etail sp ace av ailab le in the O cean P laz a P aton g f or massag e, b eau ty , co ee sou eni shops etc. o ent cont cts fo up to s. o info call N atty at 0 8 6 2 8 1 8 8 8 3 or 0 7 6 3 4 3 5 0 6 . 3 6 3 2 , N attida T hab oon dee, g .cu mmin g s@hotmail.com, 0 8 6 2 8 1 8 8 8 3 .

Chalong Villa for rent

i ing e s .m n s .m. st oo L iv in g room, M aster b dr w ith en - su ite b th, K itchen , e ie te ce oo n oo ith th n i ing oom ce. month e . oliv er@thu rman n g rou p .com, 0 8 7 8 7 7 2 3 2 0 .

Amazing Sea view Penthouse in Rawai

F O R R E N T A maz in g S ea v iew P en thou se in R aw ai. 3 6 0 pํ an oramic b reathtak in g v iew s of C halon g b ay , mou n tain v iew an d b ig B u ddha.

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t was 2nd placed Laguna and 3 rd placed Patong who s uared up for their first 40-over clash of the season at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) last Sunday (Feb 21).

V ictory for either team would have meant staying in touch with competition leaders Thalang, but it was Laguna who eventually prevailed and secured a comfortable victory by a comfortable six wickets reaching - off . overs against Patong’s innings total of - off . overs.

U pon winning the toss, the understrength Patong opted to bat first hoping to wear down the aguna side in the field, and who were also initially short of their two opening bowlers who arrived late at the ground due to a delayed ight.

Openers Imtiyaz Mushtaq (49 ) and Seemant Raju (20) got off to a solid -run opening stand before the partnership was broken upon the first bowling change with Sameer K han securing the breakthrough on his very first ball.

Stuart Hamilton (23 ) then added a further 3 1 runs with Mushtaq before he was also clean bowled by K han.

Laguna then had the ascendency picking up two quick wickets and atong at desperately needed a good

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Ali Khan was Sunday’s Man of the Match, scoring 61 not out off 36 balls, and also taking a wicket during his bowing stint. Photo: Michael Way partnership to steady the innings. This came when captain Anthony V an Blerk (24) and Paddy Morton (63 ) put on a valuable runs, including three big sixes by Morton.

V an Blerk was eventually well caught at deep mid-on by Ajay N apal. Morton’s elegant innings came to an end shortly thereafter with the score on and aguna managed to quickly clean up the tail without further runs being added.

Pick of the bowlers for Laguna were Iqbal Malik (3 for 21) and Sameer K han (3 for 63 ).

Patong would have been feeling hopeful of a Laguna capitulation, who had done this on their previous match against Thalang chasing a gettable total.

Patong’s tails were up

when they achieved an early breakthrough dismissing Iqbal Malik (11) in the 3 rd over with the score on while trying to hook a short pitched delivery.

Patong continued with their bodyline attack, but this proved to have minimal impact with Manish Sadarangani and oomin anga putting on a valuable runs before losing their 2nd wicket in the th over with the score on 9 9 .

Ali K han (61 not out) provided the crowd with plenty of entertainment smashing 4 sixes out of the ACG, which had officials reaching into their stock of cricket balls in order to keep the game continuing.

Sadarangani eventually fell to a sharp catch at square leg

by I har ohsin on the final ball before the 20-over drinks

break with the score on -.

Rishi Sadarangani (1) fell shortly after the break to a full toss being adjudged LBW. However, Laguna managed to steady their nerves with Sameer K han (20 not out) and Ali K han eventually surpassing the atong total in the th over.

S tuart Reading Next match sees league leaders Thalang take on Patong this Sunday (Feb 28) at the ACG.

The league table after 10 matches stands as follows: Team

Played Won Points

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Aussie takes ‘Phuket Open’ bowls title BOWLS ON A SWELTERIN G HOT day last Saturday (Feb 20), 16 international bowlers competed for this year’s “Blue Riband” event – “The Phuket Open” – at K amala Lawn Bowls Club.

The first round draw unseeded) drew several of the fancied players together, leaving a wide open second and subsequent rounds.

As the rounds progressed no one was certain of a place in the final, but, pulling through after some extremely tight games were this year’s K amala Open winner D ean ‘ The Comeback K id’ Lambert and compatriot George Sasonow, contesting an all ustralian final.

D ean, looking to go for an unprecedented double in this years “Majors”. George, hoping for a return to his glory days The first end of the final set the tone of the game with no fewer than 7 of the 8 bowls being chalked as “touchers”, and that was continued for the rest of a high quality game of bowls, worthy of any final George raced into an early lead, and this time, in spite of

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Open winner George Sasonow (left) is presented with the cup and winners shirt. several superb bowls, D ean was unable to claw back the deficit as eorge produced winner after winner to race ahead and comfortably beat D ean 13 -3 .

So, after a gap of a few years without a major title, George was justifiably crowned this years’ ‘ Phuket Open Champion’.

In the “Plate” competition, first round loser erman eter uschel claimed his first ever trophy by beating British newcomer renda omerfield .

K amala L awn B owls is open 6 days a week. For more inf ormation contact the club on 08 9 5 9 2 605 9 .

he island of Phuket is renowned for its beautif ul beaches surrounded by warm and clear tropical waters, yet no one has attempted to swim completely around the island – until now that is.

O n Ma rch 3 1, Swedish U ltraman world champion Jonas Colt i ng will undertake the first “Swim Around Phuket” passing by the island’s famous western beaches, as well as, the less-explored eastern coast.

If successf ul, he will be the first athlete to swim the island’s circumference.

His mission is also to raise funds for a Thai orphanage school called Yaowawit, which was initially built for tsunami victims.

“If we all swam more in the oceans, we would receive a greater awareness of the importance of good water quality,” the Swede says.

“N ow I’m ready for the

Bam Bam shines in darts league DARTS N OW IN ITS SEV EN TH week, the 2016 Patong D arts League is now starting to see a leading team emerge from the pack. The Ting Tong Bar continued their winning streak by beating the Black Prince Bar 9 -7 giving them a five point lead at the top of the table.

Genius Bar had a good away 11-6 win at Simon & Oils. But in her debut game,

Bam Bam came up trumps for Genius hitting the highest score of the night (148 ) and winning her singles match against one of Simon’s steadier players… Warren.

The tarfish ar took a

strong team to the Mouse Hole and almost made a clean sweep. It has to be said that the home squad were missing two of their star players, so it may be a different story ne t time these two teams meet.

The fourth match was between D o D uck Bar (K amala) and Harry’s Steak House . The Harry’s squad had high hopes of adding to their recent wins.

They took the trek over to K amala and grew in confidence with each shot. ut the final score was 9 -8 to the D o D ucks.

Dirty Nellies gain ground on Natalie POOL

T H E PA T O N G P O O L League has now been running for little over a month, and in last week’s matches D irty N ellies tried their h a rd e st t o g a i n g r ou nd a g a i n s t le a g u e t o p p e r s N atalie Bar who dropped points last Thursday night (Feb 18 ) against Genuis Bar. However, D irty N ellies were unable to win their beer leg against a strong Ting Tong Bar team and only managed a marginal 6 -5 win.

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Ting Tong & Dirty Nellies battled it out last Thursday (Feb 18). current top side N atalie Bar with a narrow 7-4 loss.

Meanwhile, mid-tabled Champs Bar managed to win their second game of the 2016 season with a big 9 -2 win away from home against bottom of the league Simon & Oils Bar.beer leg), the final score 9 -8 to the D o D ucks.

League Standings Natalie

48

Dirty Nellies

40

Old Sailor

38

Sports

37

Champs

32

Genius

31

Ting Tong

29

Martins

25

Andaman

21

Simon & Oil

18

Swedish Ultraman World Champion Jonas Colting is looking to become the first recorded person to swim around Phuket island this March. adventure Swim Around Phuket which highlights the importance of clean water with the goal to inspire more people to swim in open water and make the journey into an adventure,” he added.

Colting is no stranger to swimming long distances.

Aside from the 10-kilometre

long swims that are part of t he U lt ra ma n for mat of long-distance triathlon racing, in 2014 Colting did the SverigeSimmet charity swim, a 640-kilometre swim from Stockholm to Gothenburg Colting has partnered with Thanyapura Phuket and Apollo Travel Group to

make Swim Around Phuket a reality.

He plans to swim Phuket’s 120-kilometre circumference in seven days.

Each day he will cover from 10 to 17 kilometres and has extended an open invitation to anyone who wants to join him on one or more of these stages.

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he poster said, “Join Thailand’s Fun Regatta with four days of great racing while visiting four stunning destinations. Fantastic parties and daily prize giving.” – and that pretty well sums it up. The 19 th Bay Regatta ran true to its hype.

This year’s event was graced with fantastic winds throughout. With a tradition of at least one day of light winds, some say this was the windiest regatta ever.

This year’s Regatta attracted 3 3 international crews with 250 competitors from 12 countries.

Starting with registration and a beachside opening Party at Chandara Resort & Spa, day one featured a sprint through the fabled Phang N ga Bay to The Paradise K oh Yao Resort for a party under the stars.

D ays two and three saw boats headed across to K rabi for a free night, followed by a day of racing around the stunning K oh D am group of islands, finishing with a presentation party at Ao N ang Resort. n the final day of racing the Multihulls sailed a 3 3 nm course; after starting off of o ang, rounding the K oh D am group through the gate at Hin Mu Sang N ua and on to their finish just out of o halong.

The rest of the course sailed a shortened 17nm course out from Ao ang finishing at in u ang ua.

The acing class on the final day

With a tradition of at least one day of light winds, some say this was the windiest regatta ever. was won by Megaz ip with E magine and Fuj in coming in second and third. This meant that Scott Bradley’s E magine emerged victorious overall with Megaz ip in second with 9 points and Mick Tilden’s Fuj in, coming in third with 13 points. Long-time Bay Regatta Cruising Class winner N eils D egenkolw took fourth on Phoenix and the Fargo L adies team, with the sensational Liz Schoch skippering, ended settling for fifth overall even though they did win the first race and team Ferret came sixth in the top division, although the Platu battled hard against the bigger boats throughout.

Cruising A honours on the last day went to Thalassa with L ady B ubbly and Remington coming in second and third. This broke Remington’ s string of three-straight first-place finishes but Jim Ellis’ team did still win the overall title with Tony Bynes’ Mohawk coming in second with 11 points and Chris Mitchell’s L ady B ubbly finishing third with 13 points. Fourth spot went to Thalassa, 5th to L inda.

Cruising B saw the local Thai team on Tongf ah grab top spot on the final day with Poco and Aq ua coming next in line. This enabled K et Mangklaeseranee’s boat, the only allThai team in the regatta, to win their

division with 8 points, while K evin Gillow’s Poco, last year’s winner, tied S elma with 12 points, but took second overall based on a higher finish on the last day (second). Rate came 4th followed by Aq ua and S anook in this six-boat division.

The 6 entry Bareboat Charters saw Russian entry Papasha G riz ly win for the fourth day straight day – the only boat to sweep its class. L ittle E va and S umalee came in second and third on the day. In the overall standings, Papasha G riz ly and L ittle E va kept those one, two spots, but K innon snuck in to take third place, in a class dominated by Russian sailors.

It’s all about the boats CAST AWAY

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HI ON CE AGAIN MY FELlow fisheroos.

And blistering barnacles, what a month February was, more wind than a fishing club committee meeting, but that said, between gusts the fish-

ing continued to be the best in years with most of the boats reporting sails in abundance. taying on the subject of boats, I thought this month I would share the sign, which has pride of place in Jimmy’s D rift Inn, Rawai, which reads: We offer three kinds of service: G O O D – C H E A P – F A S T Y O U C A N P IC K A N Y TW O .

G ood s erv i c e C hea p w on’ t b eF a s t .

G ood s erv i c e F a s t w on’ t b e C hea p .

F a s t s erv i c e C hea p w on’ t b e G ood .

This sign summarises the fishing boat business industry perfectly, as basically there are three types of fishing charter boats here in Phuket.

Firstly there is Good & Cheap, the single engine “day”

boat or “budget” boat capable of not much more than ten knots, which has its lines in the water the moment it’s out of N ational Park (Chalong Bay) waters.

These boats are ideal for day trips for amatures and enthusiasts alike and here in Thailand offer probably the cheapest big game fishing on the planet. Trolling six lines these boats compete favourably with anything a oat and make sports fishing, one of the most expensive participant sports, affordable to just about everyone, about half the price to the next step up.

N ext is the twin engine “overnight” boat, which are also regularly used for “day” fishing by those who want a bit more space and comfort, but are specifically designed for overnighting for five-si passengers. These boats would also come under the Good & Cheap category as like the “day” boats they are not fast but having two engines (safety reasons) can take you to places the single engine boats only go in groups for competitions, e.g.

S umalee, Allsail I sabella and Allsail U huru came 4th 5th & 6th to round out this division.

Multihulls saw J ava take the overall title with 11 points, Asia C atamarans H urricane came second with 12 points, and V oodoo was third with 13 points. Twin S harks was fourth, followed by W O W , B lue Noz e, G alef orce, Adrenaline and Allegro.

The ire y sub-division saw B l ue N oz e, V oodoo & Twin S harks finish one, two, three and that’s the way the overall standings finished in this tightly fought class, which saw all entrees finish with an -point total, but B lue Noz e took the crown on two first-place finishes while V oodoo edged out Twin S harks on the final day to gain second spot.

The final party and pri e giving was held at O2 Beach Club, with many happy but tired crews dancing away their aches and pains until the early hours. peaking at the final presentations, K ae Wattana, Event D irector for Regattas Asia said, “It’s been a incredible regatta with great winds, stunning scenery and fantastic parties. We thank all competitors and sponsors who support us year after year… . Charter companies are already reporting record repeat bookings for next year and we look forward to seeing you all again to celebrate the 20th anniversary in February 2017… ..”

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the Similan Islands and K ho a oh oc, in ang.

These boats are around twice the price of “day boats” but still great value for money and often cheaper than some hotels. These boats are regularly less than half or a third of the price of the “Gin Palace” hi-speed sports boats.

Lastly there are the “Sports Fishers” these boats although trolling the same amount of lines and carrying similar gear are the top end of the business, taking you where you want to go at speeds up to 3 0 knots or more with all the comforts of home including TV .

With twin 3 50 or 500 turbo diesel engines these guys gu le the juice and are priced accordingly. If you get one of these Cheap it won’t be Good.

From a fishing point of view the single engine “budget” boats, in competitions, compete remarkably well at

a fraction of the costs, but don’t go looking for steaks, caviar and champers. Really “rich” people tend to carter these boats, but to my mind “you can’t be rich if you have to hurry your fishing .

This month’s amusing anecdote: At the local market I bought a kilo of good size “bait” squid.

I thought the bin was a bit steep at B3 00, until I thought, “That was six Q uid for six squid”.

Tight lines all, especially the boys of the PGFC who’s annual competition will be in full swing, around the Similan Islands, as the ink dries on this copy of The Phuket News, one of their generous sponsors.

Hope the wind calms down!

Jimmy

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The Eagles will appear in the last eight of the competition for the first time in years, and they will take on Championship side Reading – one of Pardew’s previous clubs as a manager.

Palace’s Premier League form may have been dipping since hristmas, but ardew, who had taken his squad to Spain to prepare for the Spurs game, was confident agles fans would remember fondly.

“We can still have the best season Crystal Palace has ever had in the remier eague, he said. e can still finish higher than th that was our best last year. “We can do that and we’re in the uarter-finals of the Cup. t the start of the season, if you’d offered me that I would have taken it. If you’d have offered me it at hristmas I don’t know, because we were in a great position. That’s the Premier League.

It’s unrelenting and unforgiving. We had a lot of injuries and it’s cost us important points in the league.”

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Crystal Palace’s Martin Kelly celebrates after scoring a goal during their FA Cup 5th round match against Tottenham Hotspur. Photo: Ian Kington/AFP ties in the final, again after a - draw, was confident Cup success would spark an upturn in Palace’s league fortunes. et’s hope so, he said.

I genuinely think it can. I’ve seen it in players. I said to the players in the changing room ‘you won’t know the effects and the impact the FA Cup has until you reach the uarter-finals, the semi-final and the final. Then you understand this competition and the romance of it’.

That up run gained us more fans than at any other time and they’ve stayed with us, even though we never won it.” evertheless, the stakes remain much higher for Tottenham, however, as they are currently second in the Premier

League and still in the Europa League. purs have not finished top of the pile in England since , when they also won the FA Cup. “We feel very disappointed because it [the FA Cup] was a competition that was very exciting for us to go far but we are in a very tough period and every game seems like a final, said Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino of Sunday’s defeat.

“We need to be ready for next Thursday as we have another final. The ne t game is the most important now.”

Tottenham had been fighting on three fronts for almost the entire season but Pochettino denied a hectic schedule, coupled with his insistence on

high-intensity training sessions, had taken its toll. o, he said. gainst iorentina we ran seven kilometres more. Today our effort was bigger than Crystal Palace’s but it is about winning or not.

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THE ROW TO RIO Australian expat Luke Richmond is part of a fourperson team that will row across the Atlantic Ocean – from Portugal to Brazil. Photo: Luke Richmond

Australian expat joins team rowing across Atlantic EXCLUSIVE J.P. Mestanza editor@classactmedia.co.th

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ith the 2016 Olympics just months away, one Phuket expat is celebrating the massive event with an equally massive challenge.

Australian adventurer and expat Luke Richmond is joining a four-person team that will row across the Atlantic Ocean – from Portugal to Brazil – to honour the legacy of the Olympics whilst raising money for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity.

However, the near 6,000kilometre journey will not end there. From their landing point in the Amazonian city of Belém, three team members will then cycle on to the capital and Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro.

“This will be up there as my biggest accomplishment for sure. I’ve climbed many big mountains and suffered along the way, but this will be the major league,” Richmond told The Phuket News before

heading off to meet the rest of the team in Portugal.

“The hardest part will be what I call the ‘suffer-fest’.

Constant pain from sea sores and chaffing with little sleep.

It will be a mental battle. Two hours rowing with two hours rest for 24 hours, about 50-60 days,” he says.

The Row2Rio team began their journey by cycling from London to Lagos, Portugal for the past few weeks. This week, Richmond joins their journey as they begin their row to Brazil.

The team, which consists of two females and two males, are preparing enough food for 75 days, including dehydrated meals, protein bars, nuts, chocolates and more.

“I’m physically prepared as I train every day and am always at my optimal level.

However, preparing for a 6,000km row I think is impossible. Preparing for the mental part is hard and it’s something you have to do as it comes,” the Australian says.

Richmond learned about the Row2Rio journey through mutual friends in Portugal and jumped at the chance of

The Journey

joining them when one of their members got injured.

“They called me up and I agreed instantly,” he recalls.

Backed by the Ocean Rowing Society, the team are attempting to raise £200,000 (B10 million), which includes the cost of the boat. Once the challenge is over, the team will sell the boat and donate the proceeds to the Macmillan Cancer Support charity.

“When the team arrives [in Rio] they will be escorted by British consulate and Olympics dignitaries, given the media at-

tention they deserve, and have a massive cheque ready for the Macmillan foundation. It will be a massive accomplishment for the team, London to Rio under human power.

Given Richmond’s penchant for adventure, which includes climbing six of the world’s seven highest summits, he’s not one for leaving things to chance. “Anything is possible in this world with the right mindset and preparation, no matter who you are. You have one life and one chance so go live it,” he says.

The journey started in London at a point close to the Olympic Park. From there, the team of three headed down the Thames before switching to bikes for the first major leg of the journey.

Head i ng Sout h, t hey crossed the English Channel and carried on through their designated route through France.

There aim was to reach Lagos in as little time as possible, carrying all their equipment including tents, sleeping bags, food, water and clothing for each stage. They have rested for a few days to let their legs recover and take on board fuel before a stopover in Lagos.

The stopover was a chance for them to meet their support crew and ditch their bikes, and are now awaiting confirmation that is safe for them to begin their journey on the boat.

Prior to leaving, they must load the boat with enough food for the first leg of the row across the Atlantic, and also carry out medical checks and repairs on themselves following the long cycle.

Then it will finally be time for them to hit the water, undoubtedly the most challenging phase of the journey: 1,600 miles of open water between them and their destination in Brazil.

They will be fully stocked, rested and essential maintenance and repairs will have taken place on the boat, to give them the best possible chance of reaching Belém.

They will head in a south westerly direction for the north coast of Brazil to avoid the strong currents on the eastern coastline. Once at Belém they will again stop to recharge before the final phase.

The final stage will see them back in the saddle for the final section, well over the equivalent of the European cycle stage.

It is the team’s aim to reach Rio in about six weeks.

To support the Row2Rio team, visit row2rio2016.co.uk. Follow their progress on Facebook. com/row2rio.

Additional reporting by Matt Pond thephuketnews