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POLICE are hunting for theboyfriend of a Supercheapemployee found strangled to

death in her room on February 24.Miss Thipkasen ‘Khwan’

Heep-phech, 24, was found in herroom in Koh Kaew by acolleague after she was absentfrom work for two days. She hada mobile telephone charger cordwrapped around her neck and apillow over her face.

Police believe the native ofNakhon Sri Thammarat mayhave been raped.

Miss Monthira Saiyarin,who found the body, said Miss

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NEWS: New baba mu-seum; Tuk-tuk samaritan;Kayak voyage postponed;Vachira battles addiction.

LIFESTYLE: The is-land’s gay communitycomes out for a day of col-orful festivites in Patong.

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GOOD LIVING: TheGazette indulges in somefine wine and art at Eva-son’s ‘Redefining Art’.

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The 2010 InternationalBlues Rock Festival

Blues legends from around theworld rock Karon.

Frenchman fleecedin banking bungleA FRENCHMAN is

demanding damagesfrom his Thai bankafter it let a fellow

Frenchman with the same nameempty his account of at least164,000 baht.

Last November, ClaudeAlfred Francois Marie Prigentwalked into Siam CommercialBank at Chalong Circle andasked for a new ATM card andbank book. The bank obliged.

But the 60-year-old ClaudePrigent in the bank that day wasnot the 67-year-old ClaudePrigent who held an account atthe branch.

The older Claude Prigenthas lived in Rawai for three years.He is balding, wears glasses andstands 1.68m tall.

The man who walked outwith the card was 1.75m tallwith a full head of hair, acc-ording to a copy of his passport.

With his namesake’s ATMcard in hand, the younger ClaudePrigent made a series ofwithdrawals in Phuket andPattaya in November andDecember.

On January 16, he spentmore than 16,000 baht on dutyfree goods in SuvarnabhumiAirport, then took a flight to thePhilippines.

In Manila he continued to

empty Claude Prigent’s bankaccount, spending at least164,000 baht before hisnamesake realized anythingwas wrong.

The ‘real’ Claude Prigentput his rapidly dwindling fundsdown to his own festiveoverindulgence.

“I noticed at Christmas andNew Year that I’d been goingthrough a lot of cash. I thought,‘best cut down on the spending’.But I didn’t realize someone elsewas spending the money for me,”he said.

On January 18, his card wasrejected by a store in Phuket.When he checked his balance hewas shocked to discover only4,000 baht left.

He went to his branch thenext day. The bank was quick toadmit it was at fault, yet itrefused to pay the money backstraight away.

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By Dan Waites and Atchaa Khamlo

VICTIM: The ‘real’ Claude Prigent holds up his bank book in front of hisbank at Chalong Intersection.

Thipkasen was always cheerful,well-liked by colleagues and neverhad any arguments with anyone.

Miss Monthira’s supervisortold her to go and look for MissThipkasen after she missed workfor two days in a row and couldnot be reached by telephone.

Miss Monthira found thedoor to her colleague’s roomunlocked. Inside, possessionswere scattered all over the floor.

Before her death, MissThipkasen had been seeing a mannamed ‘Khao’, Miss Monthira said.

She did not know his fullname, she added.

Mr Khao paid the victim’srent and bought her a motorbike,she said.

The pair recently had anargument after Mr Khao askedMiss Thipkasen to returnmoney he had given her, MissMonthira said.

She had not seen the mansince then, she added.

Police believe MissThipkasen was killed at least twodays before her body wasdiscovered. Officers are nowhunting Mr Khao to question himabout the killing.

– Gazette reporter

Hunt for Supercheap woman’s killer

Thipkasen ‘Khwan’ Heep-phech.

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Manager of the Siam Com-mercial Bank Branch at ChalongCircle, Thurdsak Chusak, said thebank had to make sure the twomen hadn’t colluded to defraudthe bank.

While the bank’s board wasdeliberating over the case,Claude Prigent was having torearrange his finances.

“Having my accountblocked meant my retirementmoney could no longer becredited to my account. MyFrench bank wanted a newaccount number, which theywouldn’t accept by fax. It tooksix weeks to sort out,” he said.

“Luckily I have anotheraccount in France to withdrawfrom, otherwise how could I havesurvived?” he added.

Eventually the bank got to

the bottom of the affair.Mr Thurdsak said Claude

Alfred Francois Marie Prigenthad tried to open an account atone of the bank’s branches onKoh Chang.

“A bank officer there toldhim there was another accountunder the same name in Phuketshowing on the monitor,” he said.

“He probably tricked theofficer into giving out moreinformation about the account,like how much money was in itand where the branch was,”he said.

The man then filed a policereport, saying he had lost his SiamCommercial Bank ATM card andbank book, Mr Thurdsak said.

Police report in hand, hewalked into the Chalong CircleBranch.

“The officer didn’t want toannoy the customer or incon-venience him any more, so hedidn’t really look at the passportnumber,” Mr Thurdsak admitted.

Satisfied that the ‘real’Claude Prigent was indeed thevictim of a crime, on February 24Siam Commercial Bank creditedhis account with 164,000 baht.

Feeling this is not enough,Mr Prigent wants compensationfor the inconvenience the affairhas caused him.

The bank said i t hasrefunded his money and hewill have to prove any

additional expenses the affaircaused him.

“The banking system needsto clean up its act. There are cracksin their system,” Mr Prigent said.

Mr Thurdsak said the bankwould set new regulations toprevent the same thing fromhappening again.

Meanwhile, the where-abouts of the mysterious ClaudeAlfred Francois Marie Prigentremain unknown.

Both Siam CommercialBank and Claude Prigent agreehe should face charges.

“We’ve told the police andimmigration to lock him up rightaway if he ever comes to Thailandagain,” Mr Thurdsak said.

Banking mix-up

Tuk-tuk to the rescue

ASHARP-EYED tuk-tuk driver last week returned a lostwallet to a Russian couple on holiday in Patong. SereeYodthueng, 48, noticed the wallet in the back of an un-

manned tuk-tuk belonging to a fellow driver.The wallet contained 5,540 baht in cash, credit cards, an

ATM card and an undisclosed amount of foreign currency.The honest Mr Seree reported the find to the manager of his

taxi stand, who told all drivers under his command to be on thelookout for a foreign tourist in search of a missing wallet.

At about 3pm, 30-year-old Russian tourist Tetenin Alexandenarrived with his wife at a tuk-tuk stand in front of Jungceylonasking if anyone had seen his wallet. Drivers there told the coupleit was in safe keeping.

Mr Alexanden rewarded Mr Seree with 500 baht, saying henever thought he would see the wallet again.

Mr Seree (right) hands the wallet back to Mr Alexanden (left).

THE PHUKET Pera-nakan Association isseeking donations to helptransform the old

Standard Chartered Bank buildinginto a 50-million-baht culturalmuseum.

The classic two-story Sino-Portuguese building at the cornerof Phuket and Phang Nga Roadsin Phuket Town will bedesignated as the ‘PhuketProvincial Baba Museum’.

Phuket Peranakan Asso-ciation president Dr Kosol Teng-uthai said the group is raising fundsfrom public and private sources.

The association hopes to startconstruction in six months. Workshould take about six months, andif all goes to plan the museum couldopen in early 2011, he said.

The bank building, which usedto house a police unit, is now empty.

Formerly under theTreasury Department, the

structure was consigned over toPhuket City Municipality, whichhas already authorized its use asa museum.

The museum will featurepermanent exhibits of antiqueitems and displays aboutPeranakan culture. Most of theitems will be donated by local

Historic buildingabout to go baba

residents as well as Peranakancommunities in the region,including Malaysia’s LangkawiIsland and parts of Indonesia.There will also be a collection ofhistory books to educate newgenerations about Phuket’s tinmining trade and past ways of life.

Peranakan culture beganwhen 14th-century Chinesemerchants settled in the town ofMalacca in present-dayMalaysia.

The mostly male HakkaChinese traders married localwomen. Their male offspringwere known as ‘Baba’, whilefemales were called ‘Nyonya’.

The culture then developedand spread to communities inMalaysia and Indonesia as wellas Thailand.

Anyone who would like todonate can contact Dr Kosol (Tel:089-6527279).

– Atchaa Khamlo

The Standard Chartered building.

March 6 - 12, 2010 N E W S P H U K E T G A Z E T T E 3

TWO men who were setto paddle 14,000 milesfrom Phuket to Cali-fornia in a kayak have

been forced to postpone their tripdue to ‘financial constraints’.

American Ryan Doran, 26,and Piya ‘Mr X’ Sukunthai, 28,were due to leave Phuket onMarch 10 aboard their 20-footwooden kayak Say-Lee.

The pair insist their dreamtrip will still happen, but say itmust be postponed until they raiseenough money for all theequipment needed.

The pair’s voyage was dueto take 20 months. It would haveseen them pass through territorialwaters of Indonesia, Malaysia,the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan andRussia before braving a 217-mileleg across the Bering Sea, one ofthe world’s most treacherousexpanses of ocean.

From there, they planned tocontinue on to Alaska andCanada, then the lower 48United States, arriving in Ryan’shome city of San Francisco inDecember next year.

But the pair have had topostpone their trans-Pacificpaddle until an unspecifieddate later this year. They arenow trying to sell their Phuket-made kayak Say-Lee to raisefunds to build a new 18-foot‘catamaran’ kayak, whichwould be used in the mega-paddle.

“We are currently buildingan 18-foot catamaran. We havejoined two 18-foot Chesapeakekayaks into a Hobie Cat rigging

system. We now intend to besailing and paddling. We are alsousing kites to help power theboat,” he revealed.

There have been numerouscriticisms in the Gazette Forumcharging the pair with beingoverambitious, impractical ordownright crazy.

Voyage on holdRyan (right) says Mr X (left), who has never experienced cold weather, should become sufficiently acclimatizedalong the way to take on the crossing of the Bering Sea.

To one of these comments,Ryan replied:

“You’re right that this is not a‘safe, well-planned adventure’, butit is a well-planned adventure…Wehave planned this trip for two yearsand have assessed all risks. If thes**t hits the fan, we will pay forour own rescue.”

The trip would be insuredthrough International SOS, aninternational medical and rescueservice, he added.

“The extreme at-sea con-ditions will inevitably affect us:sores, heat exhaustion, sunstroke,dehydration, starvation, hypo-thermia, not to mention the

psychological hardships involvedin this trip,” he wrote.

“I know our plan says 20months, but if it takes 10 years,then so be it. It took Oskar Speckseven years to paddle fromGermany to Australia. We areprepared for that kind ofcommitment,” he said, speakingof an epic paddle undertaken inthe 1930s.

Responding to a sarcasticcomment that climactic con-ditions in the Bering Sea and atNai Harn Beach are quitedifferent and that the PhathumThani born Mr X might find themtoo harsh, Ryan replied:

“No, Mr X has never beenin cold weather before…Assuming we actually make itto the Bering Sea, we will havepaddled thousands of milesthrough the South China Seaand off the coast of Japan andRussia.

“If we make it as far asthe Bering Sea, I think he willbe pretty well conditioned forthe weather. But thanks forpointing out that the Bering Seais not Nai Harn Beach. Wedidn’t know that.”

Ryan and Mr X are stilllooking for additional sponsors fortheir trip.

Thus far, John Harris fromChesapeake Light Craft (CLC)Boats and Bennet Bar from theNRS Kayaking Team are theonly official sponsors.

Anyone interested insponsoring the trip can contactRyan (rdoran66@hotmail.com).

– Fraser Morton

Trans-Pacific kayak duo strapped for cash

New bus station to open mid-2010THE Phuket Land Transport

Office appears resigned torun the new Phuket

Provincial Bus Terminal by itselfafter two local governing bodieshave apparently lost interest inoperating the facility.

Work on the new station wascompleted in early December, butefforts by the Transport Office tofind a local government body toadminister operations there appearto have failed.

Initially, both the PhuketProvincial AdministrationOrganization (PPAO) andRassada Municipality showedinterest.

Now Rassada Municipality,where the station is located, says itis ‘not ready’ to operate the station.

The PPAO, run by its

fiscally conservative presidentPaiboon Upatising, is also nolonger interested in running thestation, according to well-informed sources.

With the station lying idle forthree months already, the PhuketLand Transport Office now haslittle choice but to ask theTransport Ministry in Bangkok foradditional funding to run thestation on its own.

“Hopefully we will be ableto open it by the middle of theyear,” said Phuket Land TransportDirector Kanok Siripanichkorn.

Another glitch in the LandTransport Office’s vision for thecomplex is that a plan to build aflyover to allow northbound busesto cross over busy ThepkrasatriRoad is on indefinite hold because

Tambon Rassada has yet toapprove construction, he said.

The office is nowconsidering an alternate plan thatwould see buses cross Thep-krasattri Road into Sapam anduse smaller roads before makingtheir way north.

– Kitima Pornmongkhonwat

N E W S F E A T U R E4 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E March 6 - 12, 2010

Inside Vachira Phuket’sThe Phuket Police are fighting a war on drugs. Rarely does a week

go by without fresh arrests for narcotics possession, ranging fromkids caught with a handful of pills to dealers trading shipments worthhundreds of thousands of baht. But while the police battle with the drugtrade is well publicized, the island’s hospitals are quietly treating addicts.Atchaa Khamlo reports from Vachira Phuket Hospital’s drug treatmentcenter, where she talked to patients and the professionals helping themto kick the habit.

Pui is 20 years old, prettyand five months’ preg-nant. She is also a recov-ering crystal meth addict.

Pui is attending Vachira’s drugtreatment program, trying to freeherself from a habit that saw herblow tens of thousands of bahton the drug known in Thai as yaice every month.

“I started on ya bah [meth-amphetamine]. I began taking iceafter I heard it would make myskin whiter and more beautiful. IfI had money, it went on ya ice. Itmade me feel dreamy but wideawake, so I could stay up all night.I thought I could stop taking thedrug by myself, but the more Itook, the more addicted I got andit became hard to stop,” she said.

Unaware her daughter wason drugs, Pui’s mother was send-ing her money from Phang Nga.“I once spent 30,000 baht in twoweeks on crystal meth,” Pui said.“Then I got caught.”

Getting arrested for drugspossession landed her in one ofVachira’s drug treatment classes,which she now attends along withseven other addicts. Patients takean 11-class course modeled on adrug and alcohol treatment pro-gram pioneered by the Matrix In-stitute in Los Angeles.

Psychiatrist Dr TappanaSumpatanarax heads theprogram.

“Addicts must attend 11 dif-ferent lessons aimed at changingtheir opinions about drugs,” he said.

“They learn about theirbodies, their minds and society.The program will alter theirideas, helping them to stop tak-ing drugs and break the cycle ofaddiction.”

The scheme started in 2003during Thailand’s controversialWar on Drugs, during which it isalleged hundreds of dealers werekilled extra-judiciously.

The program got underwaywith 20 confessed addicts. Thereare now more than one hundredenrolled in small classes, rangingin size from eight to ten patients.A team of 10 professionals runsthe program: three doctors, twopsychiatrists and five socialworkers.

There are three reasons

patients end up the center. Eitherthey are ordered to attend drugtreatment by a court, they decideto seek treatment by themselves,or they are brought in by relativesafter they start to display seriousmental health issues. Most fallinto the first group: overall, 80%are sent to the program by theprobation office. Of these,around 80% are male.

According to Phuket Pub-lic Health Office, from October1, 2008 to September 30, 2009,97 people voluntarily signed up todrug treatment programs inPhuket, while 581 were forcedinto treatment by the probationservice. Besides Vachira Phuket,patients are treated at other gov-ernment hospitals, local publichealth stations and the PhuketJuvenile Observation and Protec-tion Center.

Of the people who volun-teered for treatment, 82 weremen and 15 were women. Ofthese, 52 were in for ya bah, 13for marijuana, two for inhalants,20 for Mitragyna Speciosa(krathom leaf), one for ya ice,three for antidepressants, two forheroin, and four for other addic-tive substances.

Tricky businessRehabilitating drug addicts

is difficult work. At Vachira, justone in 10 of the patients success-fully complete the course; the restdisappear.

MEET THE TEAM: From left, psychiatric social worker Ruangsit Net-nuanyai, psychiatrist Dr Tappana Sumpatanarax, nurse BoonchokeWintasit and social worker Tippawan Prompen.

The hospital informs theprobation office when this hap-pens, although many are neverseen again, Dr Tappana said.

“Those who come in to curethemselves voluntarily almost al-ways complete the course.”Around 80% of the patients whocomplete the course are able tokick their habits, he said.

Course attendees comefrom a variety of backgrounds.“We are starting to get to knoweach other now and we’re talk-ing a lot more. It’s good to makefriends,” said Pui, the youngmother-to-be from Phang Nga.

The classes have helpedher realize the effects her addic-tion to ya ice could have on herbaby and her own brain. “WhenI saw my friends taking the drug,its smell made me want to takeit. Picturing my unborn baby in-side me stopped me from think-ing like that,” she said.

Jack, 18, was arrested forya bah possession and orderedby the probation office to attenda class every two days.

“I started taking ya bah af-ter being urged by friends,” hesaid. “I don’t think I’ll buy the drugagain because I don’t want to goback to jail. I just got off spend-ing six days in Bang Jo detentioncenter in Thalang.”

Moo, a 33-year-old manfrom Phuket, got caught with yabah in October last year. “I’dbeen taking it since my earlytwenties. Not constantly, just for

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quiet war on addiction

Back to realityThere are seven symptoms

addicts generally display on en-tering the program at Vachira, DrTappana explained: insomnia, lackof appetite, mood swings, audi-tory hallucinations, visual halluci-nations, paranoia and anxiety.

Vachira Hospital differsfrom other institutions in that it ismore likely to treat psychologicalsymptoms with drugs, he said.

“Because Phuket is a tour-ist destination, if something badhappens after a patient goes crazy,it will damage the island’s reputa-tion and harm tourism,” he said.

Those patients who fail tocomplete the course quicklyenough are sent on tougher coursesin other organizations, such as ‘bootcamps’ in Surat Thani and NakhonSri Thammarat.

Patients with more seriousconditions, such as amentia (men-

tal retardation) used to be sent toSuansaranrom Psychiatric Cen-ter in Surat Thani or another cen-ter in Songkhla. But with both ofthose centers filled for the pastyear, patients have been kept atVachira, Dr Tappana said.

“I want people to be awareof the dangers of all kinds ofdrugs, even anti-obesity andValium-type sub-stances. If youtake too much ofthem, even if youstop for a while,the drug can con-tinue to affectyour brain as amental defi-ciency. For ex-ample, I know ofa case of a manwho stopped taking drugs sevenyears ago, but still has mentalproblems now,” he said.

“Marijuana addicts are sixtimes more likely to have panicattacks than normal people. Thepanic attack will make the addictfeel like his heart is shaking. Theyexperience the same type ofpanic you get when standing look-ing down from a high building or

drinking four cups of coffee in onego,” he said.

Dr Tappana said it typicallytakes human brains about fourmonths to recover from drug-in-duced damage. But if a drug istaken repeatedly, some parts ofthe brain cannot recover, he said.

“Ya ice is the same kind ofdrug as ya bah. It gives the same

effects, such asstimulation anddreamy states.But ice is purer. Itcontains 85%more amphet-amine. In the longterm, taking icegives addictsmental prob-lems,” he said.

Relativelyfew ice addicts attend Vachira’sprogram. As ice is an expensivedrug, most of the people who takeit are well off. They can gener-ally afford treatment at expensiveprivate hospitals. Most of themare people who take the drugwhen they go out at night, or ifthey work at night.

Around one-quarter of drugaddicts say they have thought

about committing suicide, while50% of suicides have a historyof drug use, Dr Tappana said.

Like many healthcare pro-fessionals, he favors treatmentover imprisonment.

“I think we should placemore importance on drug treat-ment instead of the government’spolicy of emphasizing the arrestof drug addicts,” he said.

Those seeking treatment forsubstance abuse should contactthe Psychaiatic Ward at VachiraPhuket Hospital. Cost of the 11-class course is 4,600 baht, notincluding any medications thatmight be required. Foreigners arewelcome to attend, but the lan-guage of instruction is Thai. Formore information call: 076-361234 x1266.

“Around one-quarterof drug addicts saythey have thoughtabout committingsuicide, while 50%of suicides have ahistory of drug use.”

fun. I wasn’t addicted. I feel verysorry for my family as my par-ents as my wife tried everythingto help me to get out of jail. Theyhad to work so hard. I’ll nevergo back to the drug again.”

Officials unload bags filled with thousands of methamphetamine andamphetamine pills in Bang Pa In on June 26, 2008. The authorities burnedmore than 310 million dollars worth of drugs in an annual narcoticsbonfire to mark anti-drugs day. AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI

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UDON THANI: Police are ques-tioning the owner of a women’sdormitory after residents foundCCTV cameras hidden in theirbedrooms and bathrooms.

The cameras were firstspotted by 24-year-old PhornphatKimsee as she was taking ashower in the early hours of Feb-ruary 28.

Miss Phornphat, who man-ages a branch of fast food chainChester’s Grill, said she lookedup and noticed a small round holenext to the light bulb.

Somewhat perturbed, shedressed and called her friends.The group pulled up a chair andremoved the ceiling panel. Therewas a small CCTV camera hid-den in the ceiling. A wire led fromthe camera out of the room.

Her four friends went backto check their rooms. All foundCCTV cameras hidden in theirbedroom ceilings. The groupwent to the dormitory owner, 38-year-old Winnu Bandit, to see ifhe knew anything about the cam-eras. He denied all knowledge.

The following morning, thegroup reported their find to po-

lice. On further investigation, of-ficers found the wires from thecameras led out of the dormitorybuilding to the house of MrWinnu. The cables stopped justshort of Mr Winnu’s computerand, according to the police,looked like they had been freshlycut. The hard drive was also miss-ing from the computer.

Mr Winnu told police that hehad cut the cables years ago, butforgotten to remove the cameras.He said he first installed the cam-eras to spy on male tenants whohe claims were causing trouble.Later he decided to rent roomsonly to women and cut the cablesto the cameras, he said. MrWinnu claimed there was no harddrive in the computer because itwas being repaired.

Inspector SingharachKaowketmee from Muang UdonThani Police said officers wereinvestigating whether Mr Winnuhad a license to run a dormitory.

As for charges relating tothe cameras, Lt Col Singharachsaid police were still trying to es-tablish the facts.

Source: Thai Rath

Peeping Tom exposed

RATCHABURI: A young truckdriver was killed on February 23after being hit by an 18-wheeler.He was trying to escape anothertruck driver who was chasing himwith a cleaver at the time.

At the scene, in Ban PongDistrict, police found the body of18-year-old Suksan Channarong

lying on the road near his truck.Witnesses reported that Mr

Suksan had been duelling withanother truck driver, each tryingto overtake the other. The pairthen parked their trucks to con-front each other.

The driver of the other ve-hicle got out of his cab and went

for Mr Suksan with a cleaver. MrSuksan fled across the road, butwas hit by the 18-wheeler. MrSuksan’s adversary drove off.

Police are now hunting thedriver of the 18-wheeler, wholeft his vehicle and fled thescene on foot.

Source: Khao Sod

KRABI: A teenager was killedand another three seriously in-jured when a dispute over whoseturn it was to sing karaoke turneddeadly on February 23.

The incident happened at awedding party at a bar on theKrabi-Ao Luek road.

Around 12:15am, twogroups of youths were dancing infront of the stage and singingkaraoke. When a member of onegroup tried to wrest the micro-phone from the other group, afight broke out.

Things escalated and two ofthe youths drew guns – one 9mmpistol and one shotgun – andopened fire.

Kittiphong Yotroisap, 17, washit in the stomach and arm. Hedied of his injuries. Three othermen received bullet wounds.

Police said they alreadyknow the identities of the gunmen.

Karaoke is a major causeof disputes in South East Asia,where lapses in etiquette or criti-cism of other singers are oftenmet with violence.

In one of Thailand’s mostfamous cases, in Songkhla in2008, a man shot eight of hisneighbours dead after they sangJohn Denver’s Country Roadone too many times.

Source: Khao Sod

Karaokekilling

One thousand motorcycle taxi drivers are shown various types ofexplosives at a recent meeting. Police have asked them to helpmonitor suspicious objects in Bangkok. The plan follows four grenadeattacks on banks during the weekend of February 27-28.

BANGKOK: Authorities are get-ting ready to deport about half amillion Burmese, Laotian andCambodian workers becausethey failed to seek new work per-mits or submit requests for na-tionality verification within thedeadline.

March 2 was the last dayfor the 1.3 million or so Burmese,Laotian and Cambodian peopleworking in Thailand to hand overrequests or applications to theauthorities. This is a mandatorystep for workers who have al-ready registered in Thailand’slabour market in recent years.

“We will not be lenient,”Employment Department deputydirector-general Supat Gukunsaid. His department would workclosely with the police and theImmigration Bureau to enforcethe law, he added.

Mr Supat insisted the na-tionality verification process wasnot very complicated.

“For extra convenience, em-ployers can hire one of 12 certifiedprivate companies to handle thetask of verifying the nationality oftheir workers for no more than5,000 baht per head,” he added.

Many employers havesought the service, with the com-panies earning more than a totalof 1 billion baht.

The nationality verification

process has recently been mademandatory, in addition to the long-existing requirement for alienworkers to carry a work permit.

The process has two mainsteps. Employers fill nationalityverification forms and submitthem to the Labour Ministry,which forwards them to the gov-ernments of Burma, Laos andCambodia for verification.

Once the documents areverified, the alien workers canreturn home to get passports.Thailand has given alien workersuntil 2012 to get their passports.

Meanwhile, Human Rightsand Development Foundationchairman Gothom Arya urged thegovernment to not deport alienworkers who failed to meet theMarch 2 deadline.

“Some Burmese workersfeel their lives are at risk if theyhave to go back to their country.Political and ethnic conflicts arestill going on there,” he said.

He also urged the govern-ment to extend the deadline forregistered alien workers’ nation-ality verification.

Mr Gothom said if Thai au-thorities refused, many Burmeseworkers would simply go under-ground and live here illegally.

“Some corrupt officials mightthen exploit these people,” he said.

Source: The Nation

Half a million workersfacing deportation

Bangkok’s 2,000 roving eyes

A R O U N D T H E I S L A N DMarch 6 - 12, 2010 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E 7

Photo: Christian Mouchet

Hundreds of Phuketians paid homage to a powerful blend ofthe Delta, Chicago and Texas blues at the Phuket Inter-national Blues RockFestival, held from

February 26 to 27, at the HiltonPhuket Arcadia Resort and Spain Karon.

The two-day charity eventraised funds to support the Ro-tary Club of Patong and thePhuket Has Been Good to UsFoundation.

The gates opened aroundsunset on Friday with Robert‘One Man’ Johnson performinghis brand of folk blues.

Retrovision and AndyGonzales & The Rockin Angelsfired up the crowd with theiremotive rockin’ sounds.

When Rich Harper took thestage, fans jumped to their feetfor his rendition of Al Green’sTake Me to the River, and head-liner Richard Clapton recieved anenthusiastic cheer from hisAussie fans.

On Saturday night, fans gottheir musical mojos workingwhen Aussie female blues ma-ven KNiKi growled into the mic,and at nearly midnight, headlineact Charlie Musselwhite took thestage and encouraged eveyoneto get to their feet.

CLOCKWISE: Charlie Musselwhite soulfully works his blues harp as hecloses the Festival on Saturday night. It was the blues master’s debutperformance in Thailand; Andy Gonzales and The Rockin Angels workthe crowd on the dance floor; Rich Harper brings down the house withTake me to the River; Aussie soul and blues ingenue KNiKi performssongs from her original album ‘JUST’. Norway’s The Prodigal Sonsrock out their signature blend of guitar, harp and organ.

Photo: Elizabeth Branca

Photo: Christian Mouchet

Photo: Elizabeth Branca

Photo: Elizabeth Branca

Muddy’s mojo movin’

L I F E S T Y L E8 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E March 6 - 12, 2010

Aworld-wide exhibition ofancient and sacred Bud-dhist relics from the

Maitreya Project Heart ShrineRelic Tour will be stopping inPhuket from March 6 to 7.

Relics from KasyapaBuddha, Shakyamuni Buddha,and other Buddhist masters willbe on display for the first time inThailand at Karuna Meditationand Yoga Center in Kamala.

This free event allows localresidents the rare opportunity toview a precious collection ofsacred relics believed to promotehealing and inspiration. Theseholy objects, which include teeth,hair and other objects discoveredafter cremation, are believed toembody the Buddha’s qualities ofcompassion and wisdom.

When a spiritual master’sbody is cremated, pearl-likecrystals and other objects aresometimes found among theashes and for this exhibit Buddhistleaders from around the worldhave donated their relics to thistraveling collection.

Since the Maitreya ProjectHeart Shrine Relic Tour began in

2001, it has featured more than1,000 relics, which promote theirnon-sectarian message of lovingkindness and world peace.

Each visitor will have theopportunity to be personallyblessed by the relics of theBuddha, which are believed topromote healing and inspirationupon contact with the body.

All donations made duringthe relics tour go to the MaitreyaProject based in Kushinagar,India. Kushinagar is one of theeight great places of BuddhistPilgrimage, because it is wherethe historical Buddha passedaway.

The name Maitreya comesfrom the Sanskrit word for loveand the project intends to build a500ft bronze statue of theBuddha as a way of honoring theregion’s rich spiritual heritage.

Viewing is between 10amand 7pm, and will be held at theKaruna Meditation & YogaCenter in Nakatani Village,between Kamala and Kalimbeaches. For more informationcontact Chris. T: 087-8858622.E: info@meditate-Thailand.com.

Venerable view

Unlike most gala dinners athigh-end hotels in Phuket,Mercure Patong’s latest

fine dining experience kicked offby discussing something other thanthe menu.

As the lights dimmed and theservers – one for every twoguests – approached the tables topresent the first course, the voiceof a narrator introduced a videothat summarized the cause of thedinner:

“Sadly, here in Thailand,whether in Bangkok, visiting theexotic North or relaxing by one ofthe beautiful beaches, you do notneed to venture far to see poverty.”

Living in Phuket, with all ofits luxury distractions and naturalbeauty, that poverty easy to for-get. So it is all the more appreci-ated when one of the largest ho-tel chains on the island uses theirstatus and power for a cause fargreater than fiscal profits.

It wasn’t that the foodwasn’t going to be a highlight. Onthe contrary, Mercure – one of six hotels in Phuketowned by Accor Hotels – went above and beyondthe average dining experience.

Under the quantitative catchphrase “quintuplesixes 4 one cause” the hotel attracted the eyes andstomachs of foodies with a one-off collaborationof each of Accor’s properties.

The six Accor hotels each presented their headchef, each one preparing a course to be accompa-nied by a different wine. Live entertainemnet wasalso put on for each course.

The evening’s goal was to raise 250,000 bahtfor the Yim Kids Foundation and for their upcom-ing event: Race to Survive. Yim Kids is an Accorcharity throughout Thailand that donates 100% ofits proceeds to children in dire need, such as thosein Bangkok slum schools, abandoned children liv-ing with HIV, and those left without homes orfamilies after the 2004 tsunami.

The Race to Survive is an international effortthat challenges teams to raise US$7,000 each forthe right to take part in four days of swimming,mountain biking, kayaking, running, and camping atnight. The event takes place on March 22 in Phuketand has drawn an international collection of teams.

In Phuket, the six Accor hotels have orga-nized the team Fantastic Phuket, with General Man-ager of Novotel Phuket Resort Herve Duprat lead-ing a team of four Accor employees ready to hitthe terrain.

The gala dinner on February 25 was the eventthat team Fantastic Phuket needed to push past

the $7,000 mark. Having successfully helped theteam meet their goal, guests enjoyed a six-coursemeal that included lasagna of smoked salmon withzucchini, vol-au-vent of pearl chicken with ChiangMai asparagus, and four other fine dishes, eachaccompanied by wines from France, Chile and Italy.

The live stage entertainement of six perfor-mances included the Ram Thong Klong Thai – amusical display of the historic golden Thai drums,and Rabam Klaplong – a Thai modern danceperformance.

A cause for six courses

Herve Duprat, General Manager of Novotel Phuket Resort, presentsa check for charity of funds raised at the dinner.

By Scott Phillips

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Patong pride party

Lavishly costumed ladyboys, scantily clad pole dancers, and hun-dreds of proud partiers marched for several sea-front blocksin Patong last Thursday to Saturday to celebrate Phuket’s Gay

Pride Festival 2010.Organized by GayPatong.com and the Connect Guesthouse in

Paradise Complex, Patong, the event is touted as ‘one of the bestgay festivals in Asia.’ Native gaysians and other local gay pride sup-porters have staged the parade event since 1999.

Not limited to Saturday evening’s jubilant parade, gay pride wasin full effect for four full daysof events, which included a fes-tival kick-off at 10pm onThusday with the ‘Power ofParadise’ party at Soi ParadiseComplex in Patong.

Merriment shifted intohigh gear at Friday’s GayBeach Volleyball Tournamenton Patong Beach.

The weekend’s queerhonor festivities culminated withthe festival’s parade. Bannersemblazoned with Phuket busi-ness logos showed support fortheir gay brethren, and were car-ried along the four-block loop,starting from Absolute SeaPearl Resort Patong.

Flatbed trucks equippedwith poles, balloons, dancersand giant sound systemspumped deep house and carriedboys drapped in rainbow flagsthrough the streets at sunset.

Gay pride supporters, tour-ists, photographers and curios-ity seekers lined the paraderoute to cheer on the rollingdiscos and foot parade.

Photos: Elizabeth Branca

By Elizabeth Branca

P E O P L E10 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E March 6 - 12, 2010

His Royal HighnessPrince Henrik, Con-sort of Denmark, paidan official visit to

Phuket last month.During his eleven-day stay

on the island, Prince Henrikcaught up with personal friends,Mom Tri’s Boathouse Hotel’sGeneral Manager Louis Bronnerand Mom Tri’s Villa RoyalePhuket Hotel General ManagerAdisak Pitakrojananont.

Prince Henrik was inPhuket as part of a tour of Asiaon a number of official visits, andwas the personal guest of MomLuang Tri Devakul, aka Mom Tri,while on the island.

The prince was given aroyal welcome when he visitedBangkok Hospital Phuket, wherehe was met by Hospital DirectorDr Kongkiat Kespechara andAssistant Hospital Director DrSompoch Nipakanont, who wasrecently appointed HonoraryConsul of Sweden for Phuket.

Prince Henrik also visitedthe hospital’s tsunami memorialand expressed his gratification.

“In Denmark, we all fol-lowed the news on televisionabout the tsunami and the after-math with so much concern. You

have done great work in copingand helping with the disaster. Notonly I, also the Royal Family andmy Danish compatriots, have thehighest admiration for the unself-

ish actions of the Thai people.“I would like to say we are

very grateful for what you havedone. Thank you!”

Prince Henrik is well known

as an environmentalist and for hislove of marine life, as well as hisnumerous green initiatives.

He is also President of theDanish World Wild Life Fund,which is dedicated to environmen-tal protection.

During his stay,Prince Henrik paid avisit to the PhuketAquarium, which hestarted as a com-bined initiative withHer Majesty QueenSirikit.

The Prince is known toeschew plastic bags and wasshocked to learn from a displayat the aquarium of the damagedone to turtles by discardedplastic bags.

“HM Queen Sirikit and Iwanted to combine our efforts toassist the sustainability of themarine environment – a causeclose to our hearts.

“In the aquarium’s earlystages we focused on a turtlehatchery and the release project,as in those days, the turtle popu-lation was already in decline.

We thought Phuket wouldbe an ideal place for such aproject,” Prince Henrik said.

To the delight of manyScandinavian tourists, Prince

Henrik could be seen dining atMom Tri’s Kitchen and MomTri’s Boathouse restaurant.

Prince Henrik’s affectionsfor Phuket go back to the 70s,when he first visited the island.

During lastmonth’s trip, thePrince managed totake time from offi-cial engagements tovisit the Big Buddahfor the first time.

A grand bar-beque party was organised atVilla Terra Cotta for the princeand his entourage, giving him thechance to meet Danish Ambas-sador HE Michael Sternbergand his wife MadameSternberg.

A farewell cocktail partywas held for Prince Henrik atthe Boathouse on the last nightof his stay, to which all Danishand Scandinavian guests stay-ing at Mom Tri’s Boathouse andVilla Royale were also invited.

After bidding farewell tohis friends and hosts at MomTri’s Boathouse, Prince Henrikleft Phuket to continue his Asiantour, moving on to Indonesia toattend several official functions,before returning to his home inCopenhagen.

Mom Tri’s Kitchen, at the Mom Tri’s Villa Royal Phuket Hotel, hosted a dinner for His Royal Highness Prince Henrik, the Prince Consort of Denmark.Pictured from left: William Warrant, HRH Prince Henrik and Mom Luang Tri Devakul.

Danish Royal tours Phuket’s best

“My Danish compa-triots, have the high-est admiration for theunselfish actions ofthe Thai people.”

P E O P L EMarch 6 - 12, 2010 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E 11

Scott Duncanson

– Bruce Stanley

EXPAT GALLERY

The individuals profiled in the Gazette’s ‘Expat Gallery’ serieshave been chosen on the basis of their contributions to Phuket,

and, as foreigners, for having made those contributions insuccessful partnerships with Thais. For many, the contributionshave entailed significant investment, often at a time (mid-80s tomid-90s) when the rules of business were, ahh, not entirely clear.Some of our subjects are not business people at all, but haveadded real value to Phuket as English teachers, journalists, artists,engineers, fund raisers, etc. But all have one thing in common: ifthere were a Who’s Who in Phuket, they’d be in it.

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tions for Property Care Services,a major provider of integrated se-curity, facility management, pestcontrol, janitorial and gardening ser-vices to many of Phuket’s finest re-sorts, hospitals and villa projects.

He came to Phuket in 1999 asOperations Manager for Securicor,a high end security company witha fleet of armored cars for bank op-erations. He opened the company’sfirst office at Canal Village and bythe end of 2000 was providing se-curity for all five of the resorts atLaguna Phuket.

Scott was born in Adelaide,Australia and spent his childhoodracing yachts with his father. Thefamily business, Duncanson Off-shore Yachts, provided him witha direction for study. He com-pleted a four year apprenticeshipto become a shipwright and builthis own 8 meter junior offshoregroup racing yacht.

“My dad and I started witha piece of paper and designed thesloop. We built it and achievedsecond place in the Victoria StateChampionships.”

Scott went on to win the Jun-ior Offshore Group internationalchampionship during the 1988 Aus-tralia Bicentennial, and the Austra-lian National Championship the fol-lowing year. In 1990, he was named

South Australian Yachtsman of theYear and nominated as AustralianSportsman of the Year.

Duncanson Offshore Yachtsbuilt the first computer program uti-lizing Auto CAD to control ma-chines to cut components for boats.

In the early 1990s, the com-pany expanded operations toThailand. Scott moved to the east-ern seaboard at Sattahip as theThai Navy and Ital Thai offeredcontract work to build naval pa-trol boats and oil rig supply ships.

“Using AutoCAD, we com-puter modeled the vessels in 3D andprogrammed the machines to cutaluminum and steel components.”

He spent the next three yearsworking to establish the family busi-ness and meet contract demands.

He then joined the facultyat the Laem Chabang School ofEngineering, a subsidiary of Mel-bourne’s Swinburne University, toteach the use of Auto CAD andAuto CAMachining software. Heheld this position until 1998.

“One day I was called byJulian Haskard, GM of SecuricorThailand, who I had met when hewas working in Hong Kong insecurity operations. We had sup-plied patrol boats to his regiment.He asked me to sail from Phuketto Langkawi. This turned into athree day interview.”

Scott moved to Phuket to

head up operations for Securicor.“I was ready for a new ad-

venture and Phuket is hard to re-sist. The company offered a veryprofessional international stan-dard of security with its motto,Global Expertise, Local Under-standing, and I looked forwardto the challenge.”

His new duties included train-ing staff in bank support services,ATM replenishment, cash in tran-sit, and providing security servicesto five-star resorts. His client listincluded Bangkok Bank, JWMarriott, Twin Palms, and MomTri’s Boathouse, in addition to theLaguna Phuket properties. By 2005,he was supervising 360 staff.

Scott returned to his love ofsailing when he moved to Phuket.He was helmsman on the win-ning Fine Pitch in the 2000King’s Cup Regatta. In 2002, hedesigned a new class of boat, thePhuket Sports 8, with his father.It was then built by MarkHorwood of Latitude 8 and wenton to win two more King’s Cupregattas, in 2007 and 2008.

“The Phuket Sports 8 is quitedemanding to sail. One requires thestrength of a wrestler and the bal-ance of a ballerina. Six of them havebeen built to date.”

He has served on the Phang-nga Bay Regatta Committee andas Commodore of the Ao ChalongYacht Club.

Now he spends most of histime supervising his more than 800staff working around the Andamanregion to keep it clean and secure.

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SEXY STRUT: More than 200 guests were treated to a fashion show featuring internationaland Thai clothing on a red carpet catwalk in front of Skippers Bar & Restaurant on February20. Pictured are: Infinity Communications & Consultant Managing Director and RPM fashionshow organizer Chanut Nawnarong (left); Royal Phuket Marina Event Manager Murat CanSakarya (second from right); owner of Skippers Bar & Restaurant David C Tyson (fourthfrom left) and models.

GREEN TEAM: Participants at the “Together Green” environmental seminar and workshop,sponsored by the US Embassy in Thailand, spent the day brushing up on eco-issues andreceived certificates of achievement. The event was held at Kan Eang@pier restaurant inChalong on February 24. Pictured from left are: US Embassy of Thailand Public DiplomacyOfficer, Media and Cultural Section, Rebecca Landis; Systainability Asia Bangkok, ThailandDirector Robert Stelle; Vice-President National Audubon Society Washington DC, USAJudyBraus; and Kan Eang@pier restaurant staff/seminar co-host Wallee Pachantabutr.

YOUTH DAY EXALTED: Fun was the day’s priority when the JW Marriott Phuket Resort &Spa in Mai Khao hosted an activity day for the children and volunteers of Phuket Has BeenGood To Us Foundation last month as part of the Marriott’s ‘Spirit to Serve Our Communities’program. In the morning, children participated in "Circus Art", an interactive reality circus,and in the afternoon, they visited the newly-openedTurtle Awareness Center, operated bythe Mai Khao Foundation at Turtle Village.

BEAUTY TRINITY: Celebrating its grand opening on February 1 7, DC-one Med Spa Phukethosted a ‘forever young’ themed party with a cocktail reception, fashion show and a prizedrawing. The DC-one Med Spa complex houses Senses Beauty and Wellness Day Spa,Face2Face Skin and Aesthetic Center and DC one Dental Clinic Phuket. Pictured are:Senses Beauty and Wellness Day Spa President Khun Kathy Naranporn Namchoo (reddress) and DC one Med Spa CEO Khun Poo Poompong Patpongpanit (center).

GOOD MEDICINE: Bangkok Phuket Hospital opened a new medical clinic near Muang Thongmarket circle in Wichit on February 18 with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. To better servethe local Wichit community the clinic is open every day from 7:30 to 8pm. Pictured are:Bangkok Hospital Southern Group CEO Dr Kongkiat Kespechara (right) and several ofBangkok Phuket Hospital’s board members, nurses, doctors and other support staff.

ARE WE HAVING FUN YET: Phuket Vice Governor Teerayuth Eimtrakul presided over theribbon-cutting ceremony of the Phuket Community Foundation’s (PCF’s) 4th Toy Library,located at Baan Bangkhun primary school in Koh Kaew. The February 26 event providedthe school children with plenty of new toys and games to enjoy and share free of charge.

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menuOn the

Marc MulloyWITH

When Evason talkabout their SixSenses Resort andSpa, one may won-

der what the sixth sense is, asaccording to most sources, weonly have five.

In mid February, sitting intheir sun-dappled herb garden inRawai and sipping wonderfulItalian wines with the winemakerhimself, it could have been aTuscanny picnic in July. Artistspainted, sculptors sculpted, cookscooked and musicians mused.

As we awaited the beauti-fully prepared natural food, it sankin: the sixth sense is one ofwell being.

The ever innovative Evasonhad done it again, this time with athemed event dubbed ‘Redefin-ing Art’, which was held over twodays at the resort.

The combined talents ofLivio Felluga wine makerMaurizio Felluga and ExecutiveChef Thomas Jakobi provided thegastronomical feast while localartists transformed the organicherb and vegetable garden into anopen Art gallery, which was afeast for eyes, nose and ears –an experience that left the bodyfeeling lighter and the heart fuller.

Exploring the art of good living

LEFT: Wine maker Maurizio Fellugaand guests picnic in Evason’sorganic herb garden surroundedwith artwork by local artists. ABOVE:Chef Thomas Jakobi tops off oneof the many courses served over thetwo-day gastronomic adventure.BELOW: Artist Deng and thepainting he created for the‘Redefining Art’ event with EvasonSommelier Monica Bielka-Vescovi.Photography: D-ImagePlus

14 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E March 6 - 12, 2010T E C H N O L O G Y

Shane is the COO of EliteAsia and can be contactedvia www.eliteasia.org orinfo@eliteasia.org

Making Macs hard to hack

Don’t Mac owners buytheir computers so theycan feel invincible? No

one can invade their privacy andsteal their identity because theychose the computer that is totallysafe, right?

Wrong. As long as there arebad people in the world, your com-puter is never completely safe.The good news is that there areseveral security measures builtright into Mac OS X to keep youprotected.

The first and most impor-tant thing to remember is pass-words. Use a good one!

Things like “password”and “12345678” are not strongpasswords. The best protectioncomes from using a combinationof upper and lowercase lettersand numbers. Apple’s operatingsystem includes a passwordassistant that tells you how goodyour password is.

There is one important

password that most people don’tknow about or set: the firmwarepassword. It makes sure that any-one who doesn’t know the pass-word can’t boot your Mac fromany disc other than the startup

disc. In other words, if someonesteals your computer, they won’tbe able to boot from and installDVD (basically reinstall the op-erating system to make yourcomputer their own) without the

password, rendering your stolenMac a big paperweight for thethief. Serves them right! A wordof caution here: if you forget it,you can’t reset it and there is nohint to help you remember.

Each computer should onlyhave one administrator. There aremany things an ‘admin’ accountcan do that others can’t; like in-stall and uninstall applications,adjust system preferences, andcreate new users.

When the same Mac hasmultiple users, each user shouldhave a standard account or anaccount with limited access, suchas parental controls for children.People who will only use yourMac once should login using theguest account. When they log out,the guest account will delete thecontents of its home folder.

As the admin user, youshould also disable automaticlogin. Entering your passwordeach time really helps keep yourcomputer secure.

The ‘keychain’ is a greatexample of Apple’s software en-gineering. It lets the computerstore your passwords all in oneplace, so you don’t have tomemorize them all. However, ifyou leave your Mac for a momentwhile it is still booted up, anyonecan come by and access yourkeychain.

To prevent this, you canadjust your settings so that yourMac goes to sleep whenever youwalk away, so that a password isrequired when you come back.You can also adjust the keychain

access settings so that thekeychain locks after a given timeor whenever the computer goesto sleep. I prefer the second one.Until a password is entered, no-body can access your IM client,checking your credit cards oremail. It even stops applicationsthat use passwords from gettingnew data.

Another feature that is builtinto Mac OSX is called “sand-boxing”. It takes applications youhave downloaded and isolatesthen from your other files andapplications. It won’t let thesenew applications access files orfolders other than its own untilyou say it is OK. This is particu-larly helpful the first time youopen an application downloadedfrom the web.

Virus protection is a verysensitive issue for Mac users.Most don’t use virus protectionbecause they think they don’tneed it. This is true for the mostpart, but compared to WindowsPCs, only a fraction of themalware out there targets Macs.However, it only takes one virusto cause severe damage.

Better safe than sorry.The most popular anti-virus

software for Mac is fromwww.intego.com. Dual protec-tion is available for those of youusing Windows and OS X on thesame Mac.

Last but not least (and thismight sound like a no-brainer),the best way to protect your Macis to not leave it lying around.

If you have it with you,nobody can use it, take it, or tryto hack into it.

In my next column, I’llintroduce some of the softwarethat makes Apples so popular;specifically, how to use iPhoto toorganize and edit your pictures.

Mac users frequently brag about enjoying a higher level of security than their PC counterparts. Much of this is due to Apple’s innovative securityprograms, but even the most secure systems require users to practice smart protective measures.

W H A T ’ S O NMarch 6 - 12, 2010 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E 15

EVENTS CALENDAR Upcoming events on the island

Live International Stand-Up ComedyFebruary 10

Free Computer Clinics

Phuket International Women’s Club monthly lunch – March 18

The March PIWC lunch will be heldat Le Meridien Phuket Beach resortand will be preceded by the AnnualGeneral Meeting (AGM). Only fullypaid-up members may vote but allare welcome. Lunch is 450 baht formembers and 600 baht for non-members. The AGM starts at 10am,lunch is from 11:30am to 2pm at LeMeridien Phuket Beach Resort. Forfurther information contact SueArnulphy.T: 076-200730, 087-2776948.E: info@phuketiwc.comW: phuketiwc.com

March 19. Red & White Party at Royal PhuketMarinaBe a red devil or be a white angel! Guests are invited toenjoy a hot night with highly acclaimed DJ Tank fromClub Lime, playing all his trademark beats. A sensual bellydance will be performed by the amazing Malika SexyAngels, Devil Dancers and much more. Entrance: 250baht with one free beer or one glass of wine. Dress code:Sexy red or virgin white. From 8:30pm to 11:30pm at Atthe Grasslands, Royal Phuket Marina’s new open-air pier-side venue. For further information contact Murat CanSakarya. T: 081-797 3364. E: muratc@royalphuketmarina.com. W: royalphuketmarina.com.

March 20-21. Sea Turtle Charity Event at AleentaAleenta is proud to announce its third sea turtle charityevent. Over the past four years, Aleenta has raised morethan one million baht in support of the sea turtle sanctu-ary of the Phang Nga Coastal Fisheries Research andDevelopment Center in Thai Muang. This year, Aleentais again aiming to raise 500,000 baht to support valuableresearch. Everyone is invited for a fun-filled weekendfor the entire family! All proceeds of the event go toAleenta’s turtle fund. From 12pm to 3pm at AleentaResort & Spa Phuket - Phang Nga. For furtherinformation contact Andreas. T: 085-4891301.E: rmphuket@aleenta.com W: aleenta.com/phuket.

March 20. Charity Jazz Dinner Concert at TheAdamas Resort & SpaJoin the first of two Charity Jazz Dinner Concerts inPhuket with the famous Stockholm City Jazz Orchestraand Deri Rowlands from Sweden. All donations will goto the following three schools on islands off Phuket: KohLoan School, Ban Koh Naka School and Koh MapraowSchool. Funds raised will be used to buy computer equip-ment and other learning materials. Tickets for this firstconcert, at The Adamas Resort & Spa, Nai Yang Beach,are 1,600 baht and are inclusive of cocktails and galadinner. 200 seats are available. Tickets go on sale onMarch 1 at The Adamas Resort & Spa; SF Cinema at

Jungceylon in Patong (076-600555); and SF Cinema,Central Festival (076-209000). From 6:30pm to 10pm.For more information contact Claude J Scheffer.T: 076-316000. E: claude.s@adamasresortspa.com.W: adamasresortspa.com.

March 24-26. International Baccalaureate ArtExhibition 2010Come to the Grand Opening of an exhibition of students’art on March 23, 4:30pm, at BIS.For further information, contact the BIS Mar-keting Department. T: 076-238711.E: usarap@bisphuket.ac.th W: bisphuket.ac.th.

March 27. Saint Patrick’s Day Ball at JWMarriott Resort and SpaBringing in a bit of the celtic festivities fromaround the world, JW Marriott presents thefirst St Patrick’s Ball Phuket has ever seen.This event is about all things Irish, includingthe best of food, beer and the ‘craic’. The LifeHome Project is proud to be the beneficiary ofthis event. Tickets are 3,000 baht and includefree-flow wine and beer at dinner. The nightwill be sparkled with live and silent auctionsalong with many raffles. Join us for an eveningof sophistication, fun and dancing till dawn.From 6:30pm to 2am. For further informationcontact Nid.T: 086-984 1580.E: joojee88@yahoo.com.

March 27. Charity Jazz Dinner Concertat The Metropole Hotel in Phuket TownJoin the second Charity Jazz Dinner Concertin Phuket with the famous Stockholm City JazzOrchestra and Deri Rowlands from Sweden.Donations will go to three schools on islandsoff Phuket (see March 20 listing).The March 27 concert will be at The MetrepoleHotel in Phuket Town. Tickets are 1,200 bahtper person, inclusive of cocktail and gala din-ner. Tickets are available from March 1 at The

Metropole Hotel (076-214-020/9); SF Cinema atJungceylon Patong (076-600555); and SF Cinema, Cen-tral Festival (076-209000). From 6:30pm to 10pm.For further information contact Khun Patitta.T: 086-682 7118. E: patitta@metropolephuket.com.W: metropolephuket.com.

April 2-8. Day-Night and Day art gallery at RoyalPhuket MarinaDay-Night and Day will feature the works of renownedartist Nguyen Tan Cuong on mixed mediacanvas. The theme of time in ‘Day–Night and Day’ con-tains several moments that continuously run around andmingle, opposing the contradicting aspects of the flow oftime. The artist has participated in art exhibitions through-out the world. The exhibition runs from 11am to 7pm onweekdays and from 12pm to 6pm on Sunday. At D Gal-lery, Royal Phuket Marina. For further informationcontact Watinee (Ann) Kaewket. T: 076-360867.E: info@dgallery.co.th. W: www.dgallery.co.th.

Have a computer problem? Frustrated with yourInternet connection? Join “For Dummies” author andWindows victim Woody Leonhard at one of his FREEweekly Computer Clinics, held every Sunday morningat Woody’s Sandwich Shoppes in Chalong, Patong andLaguna. All clinics are from 10am-12pm.

March 7 – Patong, March 14 – Laguna, March 21& 28 – Chalong. For more info contact Woody. T:076-290468.E: woody@KhunWoody.com.

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TALKSMONEY

By Richard WatsonRichard G. Watson runs

Global Portfolios Co Ltd, aPhuket-based personal

financial-planning service,and has over 25 yearsexperience in this field.

Office: 076-381997 Mobile:081-0814611. Email:imm@loxinfo.co.th

www.global-portfolios.com

America’s central bank, theUS Federal Reserve, de-cided in late February to

raise its discount rate to 0.75%.At at first glance, this may

not appear to be a significantmove, but it is the first change ininterest rates.

Naturally, the discount rateis not of great importance as itsimply reflects the rate that banksrequiring central bank assistancecan borrow money.

The trend is important, as itis the first indication that theFederal Reserve is seeing thosefirst, elusive shoots of recoveryfor the US economy.

However, most analystsbelieve an increase in the keyFederal Funds Rate is manymonths away.

The financial crisis spreadits tentacles into many areas ofthe US economy, so economicrecovery this time is likely to bedifferent from other recessions,but with the simulative effect ofall these Federal packages stillhelping the economy, it is stillvery difficult to assess how theeconomy will react withoutthem.

Assuming the worst: thatthe US economy will stumblelater this year towards a ‘doubledip’, more stimulus will be added.

Basically, it will be a matterof having to rescue the economy,regardless of cost.

Any concerns that this willlead to a more indebted America

will have to take a back seat.Most economists agree that

the US is not yet in a debt trap;the level of government debt ispresently high, but assuming thatgovernment spending will fall asa percentage of the GrossDomestic Product in the future,the US economy’s position will besustainable.

However, the future politicalwill to run a sustainable economyis still of great concern as claimsfor social security, health careand many other issues continueto rise.

Unemployment in the UShas fallen slightly but it is likely tobe a lagging indicator goingforward. The aftermath of therecession in 2001 showed thatunemployment takes time to fall.That recession was a very mildcompared to the latest.

The nature of employmentthis time around promises to bevery different; before, many ofthe jobs created were in

construction and the real estatesector. It is very unlikely thatthese areas will lead the way inthis recovery.

The latest report from the(US) National Association forBusiness Economics (NABE)isoptimistic: statingthat they see a‘healthy expan-sion underway’.

What doescome as a plea-sant surprise istheir positiveoutlook for thehousing market:home prices areexpected to rise1.6% in 2010 and2.6% in 2011.

Rising homeprices may be muted but they aregoing in the right direction.

Another big surprise is theNABE’s outlook for the stock-market. They expect the keyindex – the S&P 500 – to rise23% by the end of 2011.

More than half of UShouseholds hold part of theirsavings in the stockmarket, so arise of this magnitude will makemany people feel a lot happier.

The NABE report identified

The US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke prepares to testify at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on February 24, 2010,at the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Most analysts believe that an increase in the key Federal Funds Rate is manymonths away. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb.

Economic stumble may sanction stimulus

their greatest concern as beingthe size of the Federal debt.

One area that is at lastachieving some attention is creditcards. President Obama has an-nounced that a new law is to beintroduced to ensure that all

applicants forcredit cards underthe age of 21 willneed to be co-signed, and thatcredit cards maynot have aninterest rate in-crease applied inthe first year.

This hasbeen a seriousproblem in the US,as well as othercountries, with

young people being supplied witha deluge of credit cards.

It is common for youngpeople to find themselves in debt,and often from avoidableexpenses.

Naturally, should the USeconomy return to a sustainedgrowth path, interest rates willhave to rise.

Investors should note thatstockmarkets do not like interestrate increases, especially when

they become a regular event.The opposite side of that

coin is that stockmarkets wouldbecome even more concerned ifthere was an absence of interestrate rises in the face of economicgrowth.

That would mean theinflation genie was being let outof the bottle.

A recovery with risinginterest rates is called, instockmarket terms, “climbing awall of worry” but this is a naturalphenomena and very differentfrom panic in markets.

According to the currentconsensus the US consumer is stillgoing to only have a weak tonein demand.

Should that prove to be thecase then the possible Fed Fundrate increases will be postponed.

Fed Chairman Bernanke isan ex-economics professor atPrinceton University and he isacknowledged as an “expert” onthe causes of the GreatDepression in the 1930s and intothe 1940s.

One of the lessons is don’traise interest rates or drainliquidity until an economicrecovery is definitely underway.

The US consumer may beweak but they are also de-leveraging; in other words, payingoff debt and that was the causeof the crisis in the first place.

Assuming that the USrecovery is on track, this is verygood news for the globaleconomy.

The US may account for anever reducing percentage of theworld economy but it is still thelargest individual economy by avery long way.

“A big surprise isthe NABE’s out-look for the stockmarket. They ex-pect the key index– the S&P 500 –to rise 23% by theend of 2011.”

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1. On a sailing ship whichcrew member doubled asthe vessel’s doctor?

2. On a climate map anisoneph indicates equaldistance between what?

3. Bumper Harris hadwhat famous job on theLondon underground?

4. In the novel Ivanhoe,what is the name ofIvanhoe’s wife?

5. The lent lilly is morecommonly known bywhat name?

6. What is your profes-sion if you are acoryphee?

7. What is the longestriver in France?

8. Whose last wordswere, “Clito I owe acock to Asclepius. Willyou remember to paythe debt”?

9. The German word‘Panzer’ translates towhat in English?

10. In which month isMunich’s beer festivalheld?

11. What was the nameof Norse God Thor’shammer?

12. In the Bible, whoordered the execution ofJohn the Baptist?

13. Before MickyMouse, what was WaltDisney’s first cartooncharacter?

14. What medication didAlexander Flemmingdiscovered in 1928 ?

15. Who wrote the 1924novel Beau Geste?

16. Which island is calledRapa-nui by its natives?

17. In the novel The Ara-bian Nights, what wasAladdin’s father’s name?

18. Which US state iscalled the ‘Badger’ state?

19. Why was Fred Lorzdisqualified from a 1904Olympic marathon?

20. In China, what colordoes the bride wear in atraditional wedding?

1. A dark horse2. Return to sender3. Cry out in pain

F E A T U R E SMarch 6 - 12, 2010 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E 19

TSOWNDINGSBy S. TSOW

The Nerdwell plan for plastic

Currently there’s a contro-versy going on about theproliferation of environ-

mentally unfriendly plastic bags.Some local supermarkets, depart-ment stores, and shopping mallshave been in the process ofimplementing a policy that willcharge a small fee – say one ortwo baht – for each plastic bagthey provide to customers.

On a recent visit to Taiwan,I discovered that some stores aredoing exactly that. At the 7-Elev-ens you had to pay NT$1 (theNew Taiwanese dollar is roughlyequivalent to the Thai baht) if youwanted a plastic bag to carry yourpurchases in. I bought one, keptit in my shoulderbag, and used itthroughout my stay. It made mefeel good to be an eco-friendly,love-the-planet green dude.

My friend Fardley Nerd-well approves this idea for Thai-land and envisions the followingscenario, which I present in hisown words:

“Because of environmentalconcerns, we must limit theproduction of plastic bags andmake people pay for them. Aplastic bag should be a treasureto be cherished and used forever.

“In the future, people willpurchase one plastic bag for theirshopping and try to make it lastas long as possible. Each bag willbe stamped with the date of pur-chase. Prizes will be awardedannually to the shopper who canproduce the oldest bag. In 2030,the prize for EnvironmentalHero(ine) of the Decade will beawarded to Mrs Emma Bollocks,age 95, who possesses a grungyand tattered plastic bagpurchased in 2011.

“Slogans will be imprintedupon plastic bags to encouragegreen thinking: ‘Go green, dude!’‘I’m keen on green!’ ‘One shop-per, one bag!’ ‘I’m greener thanyou!’ ‘Don’t be a bag wastrel!’

An entire lexicon of insults willmalign profligates who use morethan one bag: bag hog, bag thug,bag perp. For women, bag hag.

“The plastic bag will be-come a fashion icon. Women willvie to see who can carry the mosttrendy bag, imprinted with thefaces of fashion models andadvertisements for Armani,Gucci, and St.-Laurent. Men willflaunt macho bags imprinted withautomatic weapons, helicoptergunships, Stealth bombers, andphotos of Sylvester Stalloneand Arnold Schwarzeneggerarm wrestling.

“Women will carry theirplastic bags in their handbags,men in their pockets. But to stimu-late the interest of male shoppers,women will be permitted – nay,encouraged – to carry their bagsunder their bras. To preserve thepleasing symmetry with whichbras (and their contents!) havealways been associated, womenwill be granted a concession.They’ll be allowed to carry twobags – one under each cup.

“Male shoppers will surely

be keen to follow the procedurewhenever a woman artfully dis-engages a plastic bag frombeneath her bra.

“For the sake of sexualequality, men will be encouragedto carry their bag in their crotch.Bored check-out girls will quicklysnap to attention whenever ahandsome male shopper steps upto the cash register, unzips his fly,and pulls out… a plastic bag.

“Alas, some deviant shop-pers, desirous of arousing the pru-rient interest of the opposite sex,may be tempted to cheat. Somewomen may stuff two or threebags under each cup, so as toenhance their supposed endow-ments. For the same purpose,some shameless men may stuffthree or four bags in their crotch.

“To thwart such criminal de-signs, environmental police, col-loquially dubbed bag cops, will bedeployed at all shopping malls tomake random checks of suspi-cious-looking bras and crotches.Shoppers guilty of carrying mul-tiple bags, a felony known aspolybaggy, will receive a stern

warning for the first offense anda severe scolding for the second.For the third offense, guiltypolybaggists will be hustled out tothe parking lot, tied to whippingposts, and publicly flogged.

“People will use their bagsfor so long that they’ll become asfond of them as they are of abeloved pet. Men will give theirbags affectionate names likeBaggy, Bagger, and Bagdude.

“Women will give theirsnames like Baggette, Bagella, andBaggine. The aforementionedMrs Emma Bollocks, upon receiv-ing her award, will gush, ‘I lovemy old bag so much I’ve givenher a name. I call her Bagatelle.’Her husband, Mr JeremyBollocks, 97, will josh, ‘I love myold bag too. I call her Emma.’Subsequently, Mr Bollocks’ newlyfractured skull will beattributed to natural causes.”

S. Tsow can be flamed ats.tsow@ymail.com, exceptwhen he’s busy removing his18 plastic bags from his crotch.

PISCES (February 20-March20): Pisceans wanting to leave agray area behind will need to takethe bull by the horns this week.Your typical reluctance to forceissues needs to be addressed –Tuesday is the most auspiciousday for important discussions.The stars will also support yourefforts to put a romantic relation-ship on a more permanent foot-ing. Those with a birthday in theweek ahead can look forward toa year of more positive thinking.

ARIES (March21-April 20): Anair sign is poisedto take you un-der their wingand this should

enable Arians to make fasterprogress at work during March.Promotion is highlighted to giveyou more scope for growth, butfinancial gain may not be as muchas you would like. The stars pre-dict that showing what you arecapable of before making de-mands is the way forward. Thenumber three can be lucky thisweekend.

TAURUS (April21-May 21): ManyTaureans will be ascontent as a buf-falo basking in mudthis week. Good

news regarding a family memberwho has been causing you con-cern is forecast to arrive, andthere are signs that a trip over-seas will be more pleasurablethan you thought. Romance is alsopredicted to become less prob-lematic as March gets underway.However, you should avoid tak-ing a new relationship tooseriously until you know the per-son concerned better.

GEMINI (May22-June 21): Thesecond week ofMarch should besmoother sailing

for most Geminis, but there ischance of delays concerningbusiness. You should set reason-able deadlines and not automati-cally expect others to see thingsfrom your point of view. Whereaffairs of the heart are con-cerned, Capricorn wants toshower you with affection, butthis could come with a price.Spending quality time withfamily this weekend will be muchappreciated.

C A N C E R(June 22-July23): Cancerianscould be palmedoff with less thanthey deserve this

week. Your willingness to acceptthe first offer made may result inyou losing out on a valuable workopportunity. The stars suggestthat your self-confidence will bestronger after the middle of themonth, so delay any acceptanceuntil then. Love with Aries iswell-starred, but a recent hook-up with Sagittarius will not bringthe happiness you seek, soexcercise caution.

LEO (July 24-August 22):Working withother fire signsgives Leos theright motivation to

succeed. Your ideas will be wellreceived, particularly concerninga project involving property. Takecare that a well-meant gesturedoesn’t backfire on you thisweekend – a friend who is in themiddle of a dispute should be al-lowed to figure out the answeron their own. Monday is a hot dayfor romance and the number eightcan be lucky next Tuesday.

VIRGO (August23-September 23):Virgoans wanting toget out of a tightcorner should en-

sure that their excuses are water-tight. Your sudden reluctance tokeep a promise this week couldcause a break in a friendship.Those who can keep their feet onthe ground will be taken seriouslyat work – if your head is in theclouds, expect to lose out on pro-motion possibilities. Your partner’sideas for a short getaway maytake some getting used to.

LIBRA (Septem-ber 24-October 23):Allow yourself theluxury of some ex-tra time off this

week, even if this is only a longweekend. The stars indicate thatmany Librans have been pushingthemselves to the limit recentlyand recharging batteries should bepriority. In the realm of romance,an Arian’s romantic interest isforecast to be a flash in the pan,but you could be more interestedin flirting with an earth sign.

SCORPIO(October 24-No-vember 22): Yourluck with financesstarts to increase,with the middle of

March bringing golden invest-ment opportunities. Those bornunder the sign of Scorpio who areconsidering relocation should askPisces for useful tips. If you arecontent in your current domesticsituation, redecoration could helpto sweep away negative energy.Incorporate the colors burgundyand cream to promote a creativeenvironment. Sunday is a luckyday for new romance.

SAGITTARIUS(November 23-December 21):Sagittarians whoare snowed un-der with work

commitments this week may findthat a water sign can provide sup-port. Your social life will also bedemanding, but there is empha-sis on finding new ways to let offsteam during March. Romance iswell-starred and those who aresingle will find out that someonethey would like to see more offeels the same way. The numberfive can be lucky on Tuesday.

CAPRICORN(December 22-January 20):Capricorns couldbe dismayed to

discover that their words weremisinterpreted. This situationshould be put right before atangled web is woven. Mondayis the best day to tell your side ofthe story. Romance is forecast tobrighten an otherwise dull week– someone born under a water

sign could take you by surprisethis weekend. Those already in arelationship will be pleased whentheir partner makes anunexpected gesture.

A Q U A R I U S(January 21-February 19):Your grasp ofreality becomesfirmer during

this week. Aquarians should beable to seize a moment of oppor-tunity when an earth sign letsthem into a business related se-cret on Tuesday or Wednesday.Where romance is concerned,there are signs that an introduc-tion at the start of the year couldlead to a meeting of the minds.Personal finances improve whenyou decide to backpedal on anexpensive hobby.

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It would be nice to see morestories like this [Gazette online,Phuket leukemia patient gets royaltreatment, Feb 23]. I know sto-ries about jet-skis, tuk-tuks andmurders generate a lot of inter-est and reaction, but when I lookat the ratio between the positiveand the negative, I see quite animbalance.

Too many people concen-trate on the bad things. I no longerread the papers from my owncountry because they have be-come like tabloids. They sensa-tionalize too much or go on andon with a story until it’s beateninto the ground.

Perhaps you should run sto-ries about HM The King, his lifeand how the people love him. Alocal monk who has devoted hislife to helping others? The peoplewho care for those dying fromHIV/Aids or their orphans?

What about how peopletravel here for surgery or dentalwork because of the quality ofthe doctors and hospitals?

How about the food? Askpeople to comment on their fa-vorite restaurant or beach andwhat they like best about it. Orhow good food can be found onpush carts.

What about polls on favor-ite foods or beaches? About dif-ferent pubs or beer bars and theirowners? I have always found lo-cal boat builders and artisans in-teresting.

I love Phuket, the Thais andthe positives that bring me here,but I know some people will findnegatives with everything. Theseare only suggestions. I would beinterested in your opinion.

Plea for the positive

Randy HodgeKata

Re: Readers’ Poll: Phuketeconomy after Court ruling[Gazette online, Feb 28]

My biggest problem withthis whole mess is that my closetis full of red and yellow shirts,bought before this stuff started.Now I cannot wear any of them,because someone will misinter-pret my political feelings, whichare perfectly neutral.

This is a Thai problem andmust be solved by them.

JohnPhuket

What not to wear

Why not let the victims ofroad accidents give lectures inschools? They should be honestabout what happened and theconsequences: ‘I was drivingdrunk’; ‘I didn’t have anyinsurance’; ‘I was arguing witha friend’; ‘I drove too fast whenit was raining’, and so on. Peoplecan’t just blame others foraccidents.

At many schools inSweden, victims teach classes foryoung people. Many drivingschools have their students visitaccident victims to see theconsequences of bad driving. Thiscan have a real effect on youngpeople.

We have the lowest roaddeath toll in Europe.

BirgittaPhuket

The Swedish solution

I was happy to read youreditorial on road accidents[Phuket Gazette, Feb 27]. Thereare so many bad drivers on thePhuket roads that I feel my life is

in danger. How can we stop stu-pid motorbike drivers who driveirresponsibly and without consid-eration for other road users?

Thanks for trying to dosomething, because we can’t goout on the roads anymore. Thereare too many killings.

Road worries

Chanisara RadomwongPhuket

The tourism image ofPhuket should above all remainThai, not Western. Visitors shouldreturn home with only the bestmemories and rave reviews.

Traditional-style tuk-tuksare an attraction, not little redtrucks. Beachfront plantersshould spill with Thai flowers.Perhaps there could be elephantson the beach for photoopportunities.

Street food vendor cartsshould be immaculate, as shouldthe staff. Sewers should beflushed or covered to get rid ofoffensive smells. Shop frontageand the pavements should becleaned with more than a dirtymop and broom.

All visitors should returnhome and rave about how clean,hygienic and well-maintainedPatong and Phuket are. Positiveword-of-mouth will pay off betterthan any advertising campaign.

Cleanliness, fresh paint,plants and good maintenance seta positive image of what Thailandis, if you want visitors to returnand bring their friends. It’s easyand costs very little if everyonetakes part.

Put Phuket on top of thetourist destinations: start with thebasics.

Tim DevlinToronto

My Phuket wish list

Thailand has a long history of public works projects that arefully completed and ready to serve the people, but then stand idlewhile the various forces involved squabble over division of theaassociated spoils.

Here in Phuket, we have two important projects that fall into thiscategory, even though authorities in both cases had plenty of time tosettle the issues that now prevent these facilities from opening.

The first of these is the new Phuket Provincial Bus Terminal onThepkrasattri Rd southbound in Rassada [See news pages.]

Completion of the terminal, built at a cost of 128 million baht,was a milestone given the amount of time it took to become a reality.

The Phuket Land Transport Office had been aware for wellover a decade that having scores of large inter-provincial buses lum-bering through the narrow streets of Phuket Town to reach the oldstation was untenable, especially given ever-worsening traffic con-gestion in the town center.

When the station was finally completed and handed over tothe Land Transport Department on December 4 last year, therewas little of the pomp-and-circumstance that usually surrounds suchan event.

Now, three months later, the facility remains deserted and nei-ther Rassada Municipality nor the Phuket Provincial AdministrationOrganization (PPAO) are interested in operating it.

This strikes the Gazette as unusual. Such facilities – and theright to administer the many concessions that go along with them –are generally the types of projects local administrative bodies love tosink their teeth into.

But the powers-that-be in Rassada Municipality say they are‘not yet ready’ to take over administration of the moribund station.

Even worse, the PPAO, which has shown real commitment toimproving public transport with its ‘pink bus’ service in Phuket Town,is also reportedly not interested. As a result, it now appears Phuket willhave to wait three more months, at the least, before the Land Trans-port Department opens the station under its own administration.

Even harder to explain is the situation on Ranong Road wherethe 167-million-baht Fresh Market that was completed early last yearhas been sitting idle for more than a year now.

Phuket City Municipality said throughout 2009 that they wantedto wait until ‘everything was in order’ before opening, but surely ayear should be more than enough time to broker a solution to what-ever impasse lies between the municipality and the vendors.

With such large amounts of taxpayers’ money involved, the publicdeserves better better performance from its elected officials.

What’s taking so long?

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PERSONFIRST

Please clear the sandfrom the beach road

After the tsunami, a hard-faced road was built alongside thewall next to Kamala Beach. It’s excellent for beach users, parentspushing strollers and handicapped people.

However, the last 50 meters of the road (towards the bridgeleading into town) are completely covered in sand. I have seen par-ents struggling very hard to push their strollers during this last stretch.

Can this sand be removed?

An officer at Kamala Tambon Administration Organization replies:

Gudrun ForsbergKamala

Please notify us of the problem directly by calling us or comingto our office. We will send staff to take a look at the problem area.We can use a water truck to spray the sand off the road. We will dothis as soon as we receive a complaint from a resident.

For more information contact Kamala TAO: 29 Moo 2, T. Ka-mala, A. Kathu, Phuket 83150. T: 076-385640-1. E:kamalaphuket@gmail.com

Would there be a problem if I manufacture a small trailer formy Honda Wave motorcycle for transporting goods?

It’s very dangerous to have bags hanging on the handlebarsafter going to the supermarket.

Bjorn LindqvistChalong

An officer at Phuket Provincial Land Transport Office replies:

Trailers and sidecars are normally illegal. The police can stopyou any time if you are using one.

If you really want to use a trailer you have to find a companywith an engineer who can check the rig for safety and produce acertifying document. Then you can come to the Technical Transpor-tation Section of our office to register the trailer.

For more information contact Phuket Provincial Land Trans-port Office: 42/4 Rattanakosin 200 Pi Road, T. Talad Neua, Muang,Phuket 83000. T: 076-211019, 076-214930 # 202, E:info@phuketlandtransport.th.org

Can I hook a trailerto my motorcycle?

I never expected to becomea policeman, but mypersonal circumstances atthe time led me into this

career – even though it wasn’treally what I wanted to do. So Imade a promise to myself fromthe beginning that I would neverbe boastful or take advantage ofother people, qualities of badpolice officers that I havenever liked.

I was among many seniorofficers who wanted the positionof Kathu Police Superintendent,so I put in a request for it twoyears ago. I was very surprisedto learn that I had been selected,because I never really expectedto get it. It has helped me to real-ize that if you work hard everyday, your efforts will eventuallybe rewarded.

I think the position of KathuPolice Superintendent is a verychallenging one, as Patong is oneof the largest tourist destinationsin Thailand and there are so manyproblems here to fix. I also knowthat if I don’t do a good job hereI won’t hold the position for long;that’s why I intend to do my verybest. That being said, even if Ido eventually get transferredagainst my will, I’ll accept it. I canwork anywhere, so I won’t mind.

Patong has many problemsthat are very complicated and

have been in place for a long time,so solving them will not be easy.This is especially true for the tuk-tuks. I will probably need threemonths before we see positiveresults that benefit both touristsand tourism business operators.

As I have only been heretwo weeks, my first order of busi-ness will be getting to know the165 officers under my command.I need to clean up the inside ofmy house before I can addressthe problems outside it.

Within one-and-a-halfmonths, people entering KathuPolice Station will notice a newlook and improved public services.We will have a better waiting areaand the service counters will bemore orderly than they are atpresent.

I agree with the governor’sidea to make Patong a specialnightlife entertainment zone thatcan stay open until very late forpeople who enjoy nightlife. Oth-erwise they will have no place togo after the bars close and willcontinue drinking on the beach oralong roadsides, which is notgood. I also agree with his idea ofputting meters in all tuk-tuks andtaxis. It could happen, but it won’tbe easy.

I will begin to solve Patong’sproblems with traffic and lack ofpublic parking. I will have to end

the current one-way traffic sys-tem, which not only confusespeople but is also in violation ofcurrent Thai traffic laws.

Before, Patong levied veryhigh fines for traffic violationsand these were assessed differ-ently depending on whether theviolator was Thai or foreign. I willlook into that and make sure thesame fines are levied on every-one. But my real focus will notbe on arresting or fining violators,but on building discipline and re-spect for traffic laws amongmotorists.

I want to make sure Patongis safe for tourists and I intend tostudy and solve the problem ofbars that overcharge their guests.

Soi Bangla is a walkingstreet, so I want to make it nice.That is why I have alreadystopped those people who bringanimals onto the soi so that tour-ists can have their picture takenwith them. I am also co-operat-ing with Patong Munici-pality inkeeping the soi clean. I hope wecan find a way to do away withthe bad [sewage] smells there.

I am also talking withPatong Municipality about fixingtraffic lights at intersections thathave been out of order for a longtime, as well as installing moreCCTV cameras to help policedeal with traffic and crime.

My working style is peopleand community oriented, so I haveto walk among the people and getto know them first and get theinformation I need. This is espe-cially true of influential figureswho employ gunmen for protec-tion. I will talk to them, explain-ing that having armed guards onlyincreases the possibility of vio-lence, and tell them they have todisarm. If they have a valid rea-son for needing armed gunmenfor protection they will have tocome and see me first and ex-

New Kathu Police Superintendent ArayapanPukbuakao knows his current assignment will not bean easy one. The 49-year-old native of Samut Sakhonwill have to call on all his 24 years of experience tomaintain law and order in Patong. After serving 17years in Chumphon and five in Ranong, Col Arayapan

was transferred to Phuket two years ago. He last served as superintendent ofTung Tong Police, located just over the hill in Kathu. He took up his new postin Patong on February 16. Here he speaks with the Gazette’s KitimaPornmongkhonwat about the challenges he faces.

Patong’s new top cop speaks

plain the reason.As I have been given this

chance, I will try my best. I hopethings will start to change in threemonths’ time.

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FC Phuket rallies for first home winFC Phuket 3,Nakhon SriThammarat 1

FC Phuket recorded an his-toric first ever win at theSurakul Stadium last Sun-

day. The team, who failed to wina single home game in their de-but season last year, defeatedNakhon Sri Thammarat 3-1 withtwo dramatic late goals.

The first home matchagainst Pattalung was a disap-pointing scoreless draw. The sec-ond game of the season, away tonewly formed Phang Nga, alsoended in a draw. Nakhon SriThammarat then went intoSunday’s game hoping for arepeat of last year’s successwhen they beat FC Phuket 4-3.

Phuket FC, however, rein-forced by the return of IvoryCoast midfielder Ali Diarra andthe arrival of Thailand under-19international Adisak, is an entirelydifferent team this season. TheMighty ‘Sea Kirin’, as they nowwish to be known, dominated thematch from start to finish.

Ali Diarra provided somemuch needed steel in the middleof the park and his inclusionmeant that playmaker Japan, ab-

sent due to sickness, was hardlymissed. Diarra was continuallyable to find time and space andprovided the impetus for a com-manding first half performance.

Adisak’s inclusion at the ex-pense of Anurak, who has longbeen regarded as the bestfootballer in Phuket but has sel-dom impressed in FC Phuket col-

ors, demonstrated that newcoach Arjhan Songgamsub ismore interested in ability thanreputation.

The teenage Adisak, whohas arrived on loan from MuangThong Utd, justified hismanager’s faith in him when hetwisted to head in a cross froman improbable angle in the 30th

minute.When the fourth official held

up his board to indicate therewould be one minute of addedtime in the first half, FC Phuketappeared destined to head into theinterval with a one-goal lead, butthe referee stunned the home sup-porters by awarding a penalty toNakhon Sri Thammarat. The visi-

tors seized the opportunity to tiethe score as the clock windeddown for halftime.

FC Phuket continued todominate play in the second half,as their opponents struggled tokeep possession, but were unableto regain any of their first half flu-idity and failed to convert theirsuperior possession into any pointson the scoreboard.

Another disappointing day atSurakul Stadium seemed immi-nent when the 85th minute crosswas flicked on and fell at the feetof Adisak, who calmly sidesteppedthe ball, beyond Nakhon SriThammarat’s keeper. With min-utes remaining, Nakhon SriThammarat responded by throw-ing men forward in search of anequalizer, but FC Phuket wereable to capitalize with a counterattack, culminating with substituteNitirol applying a simple finish.

FC Phuket Coach ArjhanSonggamsub was delighted withthe performance and in particularby the impact of the new signing.

“Adisak did very well and Iwas pleased with him scoring twogoals. Nakhon Sri Thammaratbeat Chumpon last week but wewere much better than them to-day. I’m happy have won a gamein Phuket at last,” he said.

– James Goyder

FC Phuket gave a lively home crowd something to cheer about last Sunday, when they defeated Nakhon Srithammarat 3 -1, in an impressive display of new talent. The win was FC Phuket’s first at their home turf ofSurakul Stadium since their debut last year.

The swim team from thePhuket InternationalAcademy Sports and

Wellness Centre (PIASAWC),known as the Silverfinz, returnedfrom their latest meet inSingapore with a handful of med-als and new personal best timesset by every swimmer on theteam.

Highlights of the FightingFish Invitational Meet included animpressive backstroke swim byJeremy Kemp to win bronze in the The Silverfinz at their successful meet in Singapore. The team’s

impressive performance brought home a handful of medals.

Silverfinz show big in Singapore

February 14 Phuket vs Pattalung 0-0February 20 Phang Nga vs Phuket 1-1February 28 Phuket vs Nakhon Si Tammarat 3-1March 7 Chumphon vs Phuket 4pmMarch 13 Phuket vs Satun United 5pmMarch 21 Phuket vs Pattani 5pmMarch 27 Yala vs Phuket 4pmApril 3 Phuket vs Ranong 5pmApril 10 Trang vs Phuket 6pmApril 24 Phuket vs Krabi 5pmMay 2 Hat Yai vs Phuket 4pmMay 8 Phuket vs Surat Thani 5pmJune 12 Krabi vs Phuket 5pmJune 20 Phuket vs Hat Yai 5pmJune 26 Surat Thani vs Phuket 4:30pmJuly 11 Satun Utd vs Phuket 5pmJuly 18 Pattani vs Phuket 4pmJuly 25 Phuket vs Yala 5pmJuly 31 Ranong vs Phuket 4pmAugust 8 Phuket vs Trang 5pmAugust 15 Phattalung vs Phuket 4pmAugust 22 Phuket vs Phang Nga 4pmAugust 29 Nakhon Si Tammarat vs Phuket 4pmSeptember 5 Phuket vs Chumphon 4pm

mer at the meet and completed a25m butterfly, breaststroke andfreestyle, gaining 5th place ribbonsin all three events.

With only a team of nineswimmers, Silverfinz managed tomake their mark on this event,with Tanylle Ashenden winningthe 2nd place overall trophy in the8 and under girls and Taj Joneswinning 2nd place overall in the10 & under boys.

8 and under division; a new meetrecord and gold-winning 50mbackstroke by Taj Jones, a silvermedal in the 100m breaststroke byShannan Burchard and a gold-winning performance by TanylleAshenden in the 25m fly.

The most memorable mo-ment, however, was from TaminoLokenberg, who was competingfor the first time at just 4 years ofage. He was the youngest swim-

FC Phuket FixturesPhuket is listed as the first team in matches played at home.

All home games are played at Surakul Stadium in Wichit. The Phuket Viagrabonds re-cently traveled to theKingdom’s capital and

became 2010 Bowl Champions atthe annual Bangkok Rugby 10s.

The first opponents werethe Philippine Volcanoes, who hada squad of 30 players and de-feated the Viagrabonds 22-7.

The Viagrabonds regroupedfor the second match against theThai legends and were rewardedwith a 10-0 win.

Following the previous day’s

win, the team was unexpectedlypropelled into the Bowl divisionand Bombay Gymkhana Clubfrom India forfeited the semi-fi-nal, meaning the Viagrabonds au-tomatically made it to the final.

Opponents for the finalwould be the vastly more experi-enced and athletically astute Brit-ish Club Old Boys. Straight fromthe kickoff, the BC Boys wereon attack with the heaver for-wards rolling towards the line. BCwas awarded a surprising penalty

try which they duly converted totake a 7-0 halftime lead.

The Viagrabonds respondedwith a second half try, leaving thescores level at 7-7. With a minuteto go, teams were informed that ifscores were even, BC would winby virtue of having scored first.

This geared the team up forone final effort and some goodinterplay between forwards andbacks saw Big Red crash throughfor the winning score in the lastplay of the game.

Viagra champs in Bangkok

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In this third and final Golf Gurupiece, I’ll talk about the prac-tical dimensions of the game:

choosing the right club, the pre-shot routine, and the age old ad-vice of keeping your head down.

Customizing your clubsI have clients who have

rated their golfing season by howmany shafts they bent or snappedin frustration. One particulargolfer managed eight shafts inone year. He improved his gamethe next year, and only had toreplace six shafts.

Most single-figure handicapgolfers understand the specifica-tions of their golf clubs, however,some players I see for the firsttime use golf clubs that don’t fitthem. The club head might be tooupright or sit too flat on theground. The shaft flex mightbe an incorrect speed for theirswing or the golf grips might bethe wrong size.

Good news for frustratedgolfers: all of these problems arethe club’s fault, not yours.

When perfecting a swing,it’s important to remember to letthe club do the work. It’s not whatcan you do for your clubs, it’swhat your clubs can do for you.

Fitted golf clubs can giveyour golf game an extra edge, sounderstanding how to customizethem will help you find your truepotential as a golfer. With wellfitted clubs, your brain can sendthe right messages to your body,allowing you to fulfil your truepotential as a golfer.

This requires someone withexperience as a golf coach whocan watch your swing and deter-mine what’s best. Once you’vegot the right equipment, the clubsare not just a lethal weapon that

you hurl high into the sky in frus-tration or objects to be broken soyou can fit them in your bag easier.

The pre-shot routineEvery golf player should go

through a consistent pre-shotroutine before they hit the ball.

What does that mean?In a nutshell, it means prac-

ticing enough that you do thesame thing every time before youhit the ball. This helps you torelax so your body can flow withthe swing.

Golf needs to played by theabstract part of your mind, whichmeans you should try to picturethe shot before you play. Whenyou do that, your mind shouldn’tbe thinking about words, but thelook and feel of your swing. Seeit and do it! The analytical part ofthe mind is the part you use tolearn how to play golf; once thisis done, then you must trust whatyou have learned and play golfout of habit. No second guessing.

So, select your golf club andthink of the best shot you haveever hit with that particular club,and remember to hit the ball all inone movement.

For me, when I move intomy pre-shot routine, it takes 8.7seconds from start to finish.

After that, I am watchingmy ball fly to the target, if I takeany longer or shorter I am out ofmy comfort zone.

Keep your head downThe most common saying in

golf, apart from ‘give me my nextputt’, is ‘keep your head down’.

This phrase is especiallypopular after topping a shot alongthe ground (politely called a daisycutter, or impolitely called a wormshagger) or swinging andmissing the ball completely.

But what does it mean tokeep your head down?

Most beginners have atendency to look up before theirclub actually comes in contactwith a ball. Try considering thisroutine in order get the most outof this universal quip of golfadvice: Keep your head up in linewith the angle of your spine andyour eyes down.

This is one of the best-keptsecrets in golf. Doing this willallow your shoulders to swingmore freely around your head,stopping your head from jerkingup before your swing comes incontact with the ball.

It might feel awkward atfirst, but with practice, it will even-tually feel comfortable.

Last but not least, even themost well-read ‘golf guru’ will notbe much of a player if he doesn’thit the course. Reading forimprovement can help with thebroad picture, but save the finerdetails for when you’re actuallyplaying. So grab your clubs andhead out for some practice!

The under 15s sec-tion of the FairPlay League came

to its conclusion at PIAlast Sunday morning in afinal round of five-a-sideformat matches.

Fans and organizershad anticipated thetournament’s final gamewould be between Franceand Germany. Germanyfulfilled their side of thebargain, beating Brazil 5-4 in the opening match toleave them in a pole posi-tion 11 points ahead ofsecond place France,who had 7 points. Thismeant that victory for France over bottom placed Brazil would leavethe destination of the trophy hanging on the outcome of the finalgame.

Brazil, though, had other ideas, defeating France 7-6 in a thrillingencounter to secure their first victory of the tournament. This madethe outcome of the final match academic. Despite France claiming a4-3 victory, Germany still finished top of the table by a single point.

Germany’s Shannon Smith, 14, was delighted. “I am happy thatwe finished top. I play for the BIS team sometimes but it has beengood to be able to play football matches every week and to get toknow some of the boys from Youth Football Home. I would definitelylike to play in this league again next year.”

Piers Grasmann was the tournament’s top goalscorer with 15goals, and Saharat Khemtong of Germany was named the MostValuable Player.

In the afternoon, round seven of the Under 13s section of theFair Play League saw Germany claim their first ever win, defeatingBrazil 12-7 in a 19-goal thriller. Spain won 4-1 against Holland andEngland beat Argentina 5-3 to remain a point clear at the top of theleague ahead of Spain.

The next round of matches will be at BIS, next Sunday, withthe final round scheduled to take place at YFH the following week.

– James Goyder

Action from the under 13s match betweenGermany and Brazil, which saw Germanyget the better of a 19 goal encounter to marktheir first win.

Fair Play Leaguerounds up withrunaway winner

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I have received a number of queries andcomments about gardening matterssince the inception of my gardening col-

umn. Most have been answered individu-ally, but some have raised issues that maybe of general interest.

One question concerned the avail-ability of seeds. The despairing writer saidhe had tried everywhere to obtain tomatoseeds without success. Oddly, most gar-den centers do not sell packeted seeds,but both flower and vegetable seeds canbe obtained from a couple of those tacky,old-fashioned shops in the soi between thefresh market and the main roundabout inPhuket Town.

One sells only vegetable seeds, theother shop dispenses flowering annuals aswell. Of three main producers of seeds –Lion Seeds, the Chua Yong Seng SeedCompany and The AFM Flora Pro Com-pany – the last-named seems to specializein flowers. Prices range from ten to twentybaht and although the instructions are inThai, small planting diagrams and germi-nation rates help to explain things.

Lion also markets seeds in cans atthirty baht, but since the success rate inPhuket is so good, you hardly need to takethe precaution of buying sealed contain-ers. Incidentally, Tesco Lotus also has alimited selection of packets of seeds, andat the recent plant market in Saphan Hin,one stall had the widest range I have seenon the island.

Now you have your seeds, sow themin large plastic pots, about half a centime-ter below the surface (more for biggerseeds) using a potting medium or siftedtop soil, preferably with some sand andcompost. The advantage of pots is that youcan easily monitor progress, and movethem around if necessary - most seedlingsabhor constant sun, so starting things off

in semi-shade is probably best. And theyare less likely to suffer from the depreda-tions of birds andbeasties.

Deep containersalso make it easier tokeep the soil moist.Ideally, use a water-ing can with a rose,but do not saturate theseeds; they shouldsprout above groundlevel within three tosix days. Once they are a few centime-ters tall, the seedlings will need to be re-potted singly in small pots – most nurser-

ies here use chopped coconut husk – ortransferred directly to their final destina-

tion. Otherwise, theywill have insufficientspace to develop.And if you do plantthe seedlings straightinto the garden,remember to givethem a label.

Now for thetomatoes: If ourfriend cannot find the

seed (both the aforementioned shops haveat least two varieties) then why not sun-dry an overripe tomato and use the seeds?

I see no reason why this should not work.After all, it works with most seed-produc-ing plants. And it will save you a few baht.

However, there are certain advan-tages in using packet seeds. You can beguaranteed a high rate of germination –50 to 80% - and an end result that is trueto the picture on the front of the envelope.Moreover, you may be able to buy betterstrains, or more exotic varieties.

Let me give you some examples.Yesterday I obtained some flower seedsfrom Phuket Town. I was able to buy notonly the blue ipomoea (morning glory tomost of us), but a deep red and, I believe,more unusual variety.

Also acquired were different culti-vars of annuals and perennials alreadyestablished in the garden. One was apacket of assorted vinca (periwinkle), inshades of red as well as the usual whiteand pink; another acquisition was a vari-ety of scarlet flowering gomphrena, quitedifferent in color from the magenta annu-als that normally appear in Thai gardens.

And I found some newer zinnia cul-tivars, striking double varieties in bothwhite and red. I had been enthused tosee these flowering at the Royal Project,a research center on the slopes of DoiInthanon in Chaing Mai. I hope they willdo as well in the less forgiving environ-ment of Phuket.

Another question was about soil con-ditioner or amendments. As we all know,the top-soil here is scanty and the subsoilnot only lacking in nutrients, but dense andunworkable when dry. Lime would help tobreak down this sub-soil, but it is as wellto remember that most plots here are al-ready alkaline on account of all the build-ers’ debris – especially cement run-off –that has found its way into thesurrounding ground. It was certainly thecase with my land.

I suggest two or three possible ex-pedients. If you are short on fertile top-soil, lash out on a cubic meter or two. Itcan be ordered from some garden cen-ters, already bagged. I recently did a dealwith the driver of a mechanical digger whowas clearing the top-soil prior to digging

footings for a house. After I hadwaved two hundred baht at him,he promptly dumped a load in theback of my pick-up.

If that sounds too much likehard work, you can buy large bagsof coconut fiber – the fine stuff thatexists in heaps at the rear of manygarden centers.

Local nurserymen often mixit with ordinary soil to create a pot-ting medium.

You can use a similar strat-egy by forking the light-weight fi-ber into your flower beds, so as toimprove the friability and textureof the ground. It acts in much thesame way as sphagnum or mosspeat – familiar to most farangs: itimproves the structure of the soil,enhances its capacity to hold mois-ture and maybe helps to counterexcessive alkalinity.

If you want to get more tech-nical and money is no object, youcan use vermiculite to dramaticallyimprove water retention, or gyp-sum to help release nutrients andimprove the soil’s consistency.

But if you are feeling reallyweary, those ubiquitous bags ofcompost can be used in much thesame way.

Sowing the seeds of progressAnswers to the most common gardening questions in Phuket

With a little searching, seeds for tropical gardening pleasures can be found throughoutPhuket, such as zinnia cultivars (above) and the scarlet flowering gomphrena (below).

Photo: Pan krzyzowka

P R O P E R T Y L E G A LMarch 6 - 12, 2010 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E 25

Buying a property withexisting management

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Managed property developmentshave become popular for prop-erty buyers in recent years. Man-

agement services such as security,gardening, and pool keeping all permit buy-ers to fully enjoy their property with peaceof mind.

Whenever buying a unit in a man-aged property development, a buyer shouldturn attention to the management agree-ments between the project manager andthe project owners. Careful review of suchagreements is unfortuantely often disre-garded, as most buyers usually focuson the sale itself or lease rights to thechosen unit.

This mistake could have serious im-pact on an investment, as proper manage-ment and transparency regarding use ofoccuring management fees is of highestimportance, not only in regard to succesfuloperation of a property, but also with theresale of a property.

Typically, a management agreementshould include a provision clearly describ-ing the services to be provided by the man-agement of a project. Furthermore, thescope of such services should be outlined.This should help to prevent any disputebetween buyers and the management atlater date.

In addition, a sound managementagreement should be willing to provide thecosts of the management, including all ser-vices provided under that management.

Typically, each buyer has to pay a propor-tionate split of the total expense, calcu-lated on a basis of total area occupied byan owner. In this regard, it should also beclarfied that the manager must have a rightto reasonably increase the managementfees in order to ensure that suffient fundsare available to cope with increasing costsfor the provided services.

A management agreement shouldalso include provisions giving the managerthe right to collect funds to be paid into asinking fund. Sinking funds are required toprovide management with sufficient fi-nances – to be exclusively used – to payfor major repair works and maintenanceof the common areas in a development.

Buyers should understand that main-tenance of sinking funds is in fact neces-sary to ensure long-term enjoyment of aproject. Properties with poorly managedand neglected common areas hardly qualifyfor a resale.

Also keep in mind that transparencyof expenses regarding the funds of a sink-ing fund is of the highest importance. Man-agement should always be willing to re-veal them upon request. It is the responsi-bility of management to maintain accountsand keep records in accordance with gen-erally accepted audit principles, as well asprovide annual statements to buyers, docu-menting the usage of all expenses.

Finally, a management agreementshould provide a clearly defined recourse

in case management falls into a breach ofcontract. Such a recourse should be part ofa carefully drafted default provision, where-under buyers have a right to terminate theappointed management of a project and/orappoint a third party management companyto provide the required services.

In summary, whenever investing ina managed property development, buyersshould carefully review all provided salesand marketing documentation, including allagreements to be signed, potential risks,and susequent damages that could occur

Buyers of properties with pre-existing management should go through a simple checklistto ensure they are aware of all the services and fees associated with that management.AFP PHOTO / Fabrice Coffrini

from poor management of a project. Thisshould be routine practice for anyone in-terested in buying a managed property inThailand.

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4 Laguna Townhome THB 23 M3 Laguna Village Villa THB 14.9 M

5 Laugna Residence THB 35 M

While Phuket is the birthplace of modern Asian pool-villa resorts,such as the Amanpuri and Banyan Tree, all the hardware in the worldwon’t make a difference unless there are some brave souls in theindustry who will take risks, influence trends, and remain passionateabout hospitality. Five who stand out in the crowd are:

1. Olivier GibaudInnovative and creative, Twinpalms quickly became the envy of manyfive-star chain managed hotels here. After introducing iconic Sundaybrunches and Catch Beach Club, Olivier continues to hit home runs,and has created more buzz with the imminent opening of an island-wide chain of high-end bake outlets.

2. Vorasit “Wan” IssaraThis Swiss hotel graduate showed the trendy hi-so crowd in Bangkokthat Phuket could be a cool place by introducing them to Sri Panwaresort and the chilled-out Baba Dining Lounge. High-profilecelebrity chef Gordon Ramsay could only sing the island’s praiseswhen he stayed at Mr Issara’s resort.

3. Allan ZemanWith his own unique brand name, Allan Zeman effectively raised the bar for the coming decade bytransplanting Hong Kong’s rich and famous to this Andaman gem, offering them Plaza Surin, AndaraVillas and SILK Restaurant, which has just opened at Andara. There seems to be little rest for this drivenachiever.

Top of the RockAs we come out of the

peak season, there isfresh optimism in thePhuket property mar-

ket, and the industry’s players aretalking about what’s hot on theisland.

Based on research carriedout for this column and local prop-erty news website thephuketinsider.com, the following Prop-erty Watch forecast lists the hos-pitality and property industry’s‘top of the rock’ for the comingyear, starting with the top five hotproperties.

1. Kata RocksThis piece sea-front real estate has a stunning aspect of west-coastviews, which pairs high-profile buyers with world-class designers.Buying real estate on strong fundamentals is key to good investing.Kata Rocks has those fundamentals.2. Mandala CondominiumsLocated in central Bang Tao and a short walk from the beach, thedevelopers took a major initiative and built the project prior to goingto market. The condo units with super-sized pools are nearlycomplete and ready to move in.3. Andara ResidencesThere are just a few units remaining in this mixed-use hotel projectmanaged by Allan Zeman. The adjoining villas have seen resale trans-actions and appreciation beyond 100%. While this may not happenfor the condos, there are strong fundamentals at play for excellentyields and good capital appreciation.4. Malaiwana Luxury ApartmentsWe’ve heard that this project with a beach club in the works andsuper villas is now nearing completion in Nai Thorn, on the north-west coastline, and may be coming to the market in 2010. Be on thelookout for more international hotels in Nai Thon, which is poised tobe one of the island’s best addresses.5. Land in Mai Khao and ThalangBoth these areas are set for large-scale development. More hotelsare going up in Mai Khao including the new convention center. Withaddition of the Phuket International Academy (PIA) in Thalang, landprices are moving up fast in that area. The British International Schoolis an example of how a property can make the surrounding areabecome a great place for longer term investment.

1.Westin Siray Bay Resort and SpaThis upscale 268-room resort is the latest offering fromglobal hospitality chain Starwood. The resort made itsdebut this month on the island’s growing east-coastmarket.2. Andara Resort and VillasHeads are turning in the luxury market to check outthe combination of Allan Zeman’s creative genius anda prime sea-view location at the start of Kamala’sMillionaires’ Mile. The all-new SILK Restaurant hasrelocated to the 37-key property, at which a grandopening ceremony was held in February.3. Centara Grand Beach ResortGiven its prime location directly on a white-sand beachat the north end of Karon, this 262-room hotel should

prove to be a a tough competitor for the aging Le Meriden Patong Resort. The new resort is set to beginwelcoming guests in the first half of this year.4. B-Lay TongLocated on the northern end of the Patong beach road, this 125-room property is being compared withthe stylish resort, Twinpalms. Opened in January under the management of Kevin Beauvais, this additionto boutique chain InVision moves the bar up a notch in this busy neighborhood.5. Renaissance Phuket Resort and SpaThis is the newest entry into Mai Khao in northern Phuket. The 150-key hotel will open in the firstquarter and has the JW Marriott, Sala Phuket and Anantara as neighbors. With a long, white-sand beachand in close proximity to the airport, – plus east-coast yachting, golf, and access to scenic Phang Nga –the area is becoming a major destination on the island.

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4. Wolfgang MeusburgerWolfgang is a strong supporter oftourism on the island and is thelongest serving general manger ofan international property. Duringhis lengthy tenure at the HolidayInn Patong he has received nu-merous accolades within the topIHG hotel group and has fosteredmany repeat visitors.

5. Sean PowerOwner and witty personality ofone of Phuket’s best dining anddrinking outlets, the Supper Club,Sean has created an atmospherewhere the rich and famous bro-ker high-end transactions andclose deals. Sean has seen it allon a nightly basis, running a qual-ity operation with a constantstream of new ideas, making hisrestaurant a ‘scene to be seen’.

No doubt I’ve missed manydeserving businesses and indi-viduals here – the list is by nomeans exhaustive. For thosehere who have helped raise thebar, take a bow and give yourselfa pat on the back.

The view from Kata Rocks

Wolfgang Meusburger, the longestserving GM at an international hotel.

March 6 - 12, 2010 P H U K E T G A Z E T T E 27P R O P E R T Y

Adding a high-end option to Patong

The latest addition toPatong, B-Lay TongResort, is aimed attaking the tourist area

in a new direction by attracting ayoung and trendy Asian clientelewith a unique and modern designof clean-line architecture com-manding picturesque sea viewsfrom many of its uniquelyappointed rooms.

Located along PatongBeach’s up-market north end, therecently completed hotel was thefirst project designed by up-com-ing architect Sarinrath Kamol-ratanapiboon.

The resort is expected toappeal to high-end regional tour-ists from Japan, Hong Kong,Singapore and the Middle East.

The developers chosePatong because it ‘has a beauti-ful beach and is recognizedthroughout the world.”

The hotel is located on thelast piece of available land on thenorth end of Patong Beach,where things are relatively quietbut still close to the bustling lifeof Patong.

Welcoming guests at theconcierge desk in the centrallobby, the 123 room hotel is deco-rated in modern minimalist-stylefurnishings, augmented bysplashes of bold color.

Intriguing art pieces andsculptural forms adorn most ofthe hotel’s common spaces.

Adjacent to the lobby, 198Lobby Bar overlooks PatongBeach and offers house cock-tails, eclectic music and a largeselection of wines and cham-pagnes from the well-stockedcellar.

Open for lunch and dinner,the hotel’s signature B Restau-rant serves up a well-balancedmenu, showcasing a range ofdishes from Asia and Europewith a strong emphasis on sea-food specialties.

Cocktails are offeredthroughout the day at the DropPool Bar with sweeping views ofthe Andaman Sea and the hotel’slarge infinity pool, which isequipped with fiber-optic lumi-nescence lights to create a uniqueambiance at night.

Every room maintains theresort’s modern style, decoratedwith contemporary furnishings ofblond wood, richly colored pil-lows, luxuriously linens, subtlelighting and a variety of FengShui color pallets.

All deluxe rooms come witha spacious Jacuzzi tub or largebath tub, while rooms on theground floor have direct accessto the adjacent lap pools and the

lush inner garden courtyard. Thevariety of rooms offered startswith the 40sqm ‘Superior GardenView’ and culminates with the145sqm Presidential Suite, all fea-turing day beds and sheltered bal-conies. All guest rooms havestate-of-the-art audio and LCDequipment, free WiFi and LAN

internet connection.Other opulent amenities in-

clude a full-service spa and gym,a well-stocked library and a full-service business center.

Music plays an essentialpart in the B-Lay Tong Hotelguest experience, as the hotelplans to invite a number of guest

DJs from around the world tomake special appearances. At theheart of it all is the Beat Club, fea-turing the latest hi-tech sound sys-tem playing a selection of thehottest beats.

Introductory rates are avail-able from now until October 31.Rates start at 4,900 baht.

The pool view of Patong Bay from B-Lay Tong Resort, located atthe north end of Patong.

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PropertiesFor Sale

KAMALA NICE HOUSE

for sale. 2 bedrooms (pos-sibility for 3rd), 2 bath-rooms, jacuzzi, dining andliving room, kitchen. Fullyfurnished, aircon, electricgate, all furniture included.11 million baht. Tel: 086-2807400, +33-624-483630,+33-490-255386 (nousparlons Francais). Email:eaghold@yahoo.fr

1.7 MILL BAHTCONDO RAWAI

Sale 54sqm. Apartment 150meter from sea. Financing 1year. Tel: 080-078 0931.Email: rawai1@yahoo.com

6-YEAR FINANCINGAVAILABLE

Rawai Beach sale. 10million baht. 860sqm.Land, bar, hotel 9 rooms.Tel: 086-940 8914. Email:rawai1@yahoo.com

TWIN VILLASAT NAI YANG

Only 600 meters from beau-tiful Nai Yang beach, thismodern pool villa is perfectlylocated. Featuring a chic,clean-cut design coupledwith a choice selection ofquality materials and furni-ture, this villa is a promisinginvestment for holiday seek-ers and permanent resi-dents. Price: Bt10.2mil.Contact Khun Penprapa. Tel:087-898 9646. Email:penprapa2526@gmail.com

1.7 MILLION HOUSEFOR SALE

3km from Heroines' Monu-ment. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath-rooms. 4 bedrooms, 4 bath-rooms at 3.3 million baht. Tel:089-888 8572.

BEAUTIFUL HOUSE,FULLY FURNISHED

Ready to move in, 254 sqm.2 floors. Near Downrungschool, Laemchan area,close to Phuket Town, niceliving room and garden, 4bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, fullyfurnished, 2 car parks, verynice and quiet area. Price:6.8 million baht. Tel: 081-5412025. .

VERY NICE SEAVIEWLAND

same as Soi Villas Solitude,Na-Kok, Chalong. 8 rai landfor sale, Chanote title. Canbuy separate. Price 7 millionbaht per rai. Contact to see.Tel: 087-689 9679.

NICE HOUSEWITH POOL

Near Nai Yang beach. 3bedrooms, 3 bathrooms,220sqm. 4.2 million baht.Tel: 085-796 2827, 089-4735873.

2-STOREY HOUSEIN PATONG

sea view. Hasip Pee Road,49sqw. 4 bedrooms with bal-conies, 2 bathroom, air-con,fully furnished. Chanote.Price 17 million baht ono.Tel: 087-270 9093. Email:a.pueng@gmail.com

URGENT SALEFREEHOLD

Condo in Kamala, fully furnished,2 bedrooms, 100sqm. 5.95 mil-lion baht. Contact us to view apart-ment. Tel: 081-878 2199. Email:orso.realestate@gmail.com

YACHT FOR HOUSETrade your property for 48'luxury yacht+business. Basedin Greece. 249,000 Euro. Forfurther details, please see ourwebsite at www.hpyachtcharter.com

SURIN APARTMENT150m from the beach. 1 b/r, poolaccess. Great view. 4.99 millionbaht. Call or mail for further details.Tel: 02-076350. Email: jgstryker@gmail.com

NEW BRAND CONDOMid Town, Royal Place Project.Studio condo, fully furnished, rea-sonable price. Tel: 086-476- 9612.

3.4M BAHT HOUSE,THALANG

For sale or long term rent.400sqm, 3 beds, 2 baths andlarge common pool in gardenplace, Phuket. Tel: 085-8877414 (English & Thai). Email:niminphuket@gmail.com

LAND LOTS RAWAIMust See: Elegant, privategreen area. Own creek, 1.5 kmfrom seaside, 2 km Chalong. 1/2 rai, chanote title. 2.9 millionbaht. 1 or 2 rai: 5.4 million bahtper rai. Terms negotiable. Tel:087-388 7702 (English & Thai),084-850 7106 (English). Email:pkeowan@gmail.com

VILLA FOR SALE5 bedrooms, 5 bathroms, fullyfurnished. Tel: 081-895 7310.See at www.horizonresidenceandspa.com

SEA VIEW CONDOSale/rent new condo. 2 bed-rooms, kitchen, balcony, pool,WiFi, parking. Tel: 084-851 0703.Email: st@kl.lv

30 RAI IN TOWNLong lease. Near DowrungSchool in Phuket Town. Tel:081-691 2526.

PATONG HOUSES5.9 million baht, seaview, 3story, 7 rooms, 3 bathrooms.New pool villa, 7.2 million baht.6 rooms, 3 bathrooms, 3story. Tel: 087-053 6016.

HOUSE IN ANUPHASGOLF VILLA

for sale. Kathu,3 bedrooms, maid

room, aircon, smallswimming pool,

Chanote title.8 million baht.

Tel: 081-854 0061(English),

087-395 7301(English & Thai).

SHOPHOUSE12 mos old, 3 bedrooms, 2.5baths, kitchen, 1 aircon unit,furniture. Rent: 24,000 baht permonth. 3.8 million baht, pay3.6 million. A bargain! Tel: 080-522 3357 (English), 086-4762093 (English & Thai). Email:kcoyle@pinn.net

NEW ON THE MARKET!3 lots, approx 1 rai each. BangPae waterfall area, east side.Beautiful views, privated road.Must see to appreciate. 2.75million baht per lot. Financepossible. Call Chris. Tel: 086-942 1930.

BEACH FRONT CONDONorth Patong. 2 bedrooms, free-hold, great sea view. 9.7 millionbaht. For pics, please contactme at Tel: 086-276 5117. Email:jihshand@gmail.com

WESTERN STYLE HOUSE3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1powder room, hot water, 4aircon units, telephone, ADSL,cable TV, washer, dryer, westernkitchen, 40" LCD TV & enter-tainment. 160 m2. For rent orsale. Tel: 02-860 3254, 081-4000796, 087-895 3555. Email:popeyepsc@hotmail.com

LAND ATCHERNG TALAY

390sqw, nice flat land, quiet area,chanote. In Pasak Soi 5 nearLaguna Home. Price: 6 millionbaht. Tel: 089-472 9118, 086-709-2933.

CONDO PATONG 58SQMFreehold, 7 floors, furnished,400m to the beach, car park,pool. 1.6 million baht. Callowner at Tel: 081-082 5707.

LAND NEAR RAWAIFOR SALE

1 rai 2 ngan 97 whaa withchanot. Tel: 089-885 4517 (En-glish & Thai), 081-908 8580.Email: ruedi.kaufmann@gmx.ch

LAND AT PA KHLOK1 rai, 18sq wah, Nor Sor 3Kor, Tha-Rue - Pa Khlok -Muang Mai Road. Near Mis-sion Hill. Price 3.5 million baht.Tel: 089-472 9118.

CHEAP HOUSEFOR SALE

1 story house on land. 1.5 rai,3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fullyfurnished at T. Taimuang,Phang Nga 2.5 million baht. Tel:083-180 2143. Email: yaris.vios@gmail.com

ROYAL PLACE CONDONew 37sqm one bedroomcondo for sale at Royal Place,near the Tesco Lotus intersectionon the Bypass Road. Comesfully furnished including all elec-trical appliances. Ready to movein August. Complex has pool,gym, restaurant etc. 1.85 millionbaht. Tel: 083-982 3768. Email:drbearnshaw@gmail.com

PRIVATE SALE OFHALF A RAI

in Ao Makham. Land is locatedopposite Port of Phuket andnext to Bel Air Cape PanwaResort. Price 4.2 million. Tel:081-891 5932, 089-035 6702.

17 RAI WITH PALMTREES

At Kok Kien, Takuapa,Phang-Nga. 85,000 bahtper rai. Contact KhunPiek. Tel: 081-892 4094,084-304 9339.

HOUSE & FURNITUREFOR SALE

Single house, 60sqm. 2 floors,3 bedrooms and 3 toilets. InChaiyapruek Village at Land &House, Chalong. Good locationand entrance from By-Passroad. Built 2 years ago. Tel: 084-627 7001.

LAYAN LAND

for sale. 11 rai, flat land. 3min from Layan beach, hilland lake view. Price 4.2million baht per rai. Tel:089-813 1447.

HOT DEAL LAYAN

Land 3 plots, Chanote of 3/4 of rai each, sale by lot or fullplot, road, electric, water,lake view. Start at 4,500 bahtper sqm.Land 19 rai, Chanote, lakeview, road, electric. Underpriced at 5.5 million baht perrai. Tel: 081-787 4383. Email:ruggdan@gmail.com

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LUXURY POOLVILLAS

50% finance available,ready to move in for just 9million baht, 4km fromLayan Beach, excellent lo-cation, great value. Tel:081-891 1826 (English),081-891 2926 (English &Thai). Email: kevinq@loxinfo.co.th For further de-tails, please see our website at www.baanboosakorn.com

YANUI PARADISEBEACH

Apartments for sale. Pricesfrom 2.75 million baht.Close to Yanui beach andRawai beach. Tel: 087-8844663 (English), 089-2929416 (German).

NEW HOUSE INNAI HARN-RAWAI

for sale or rent. 3-story villa,sea view, hill view, garden,pool, 4 bedrooms with 2en-suite bathrooms, 6 bath-rooms, ADSL, Jacuzzi. Bigliving room, kitchen/dining,laundry room. 5 aircons.8m x 3.5m private pool. 2parking spaces. Tel: 081-677 9837, 089-646 4786.Email: sync_koji@hotmail.com

NEW TOWN HOUSE

in Phuket Inter villa project forsale. 2.3 million baht. 36.5sqwah. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath-rooms, includes furniture, cur-tains, kitchen, 1 aircondioningunit, common pool access.Tel: 089-873 1009 (English),081-893 8524.

3 RAI LAND IN TRANG

for sale. 3 rai in Baan Po,Muang, Trang. Very goodlocation for business, suit-able for house projects.Electricity, access road.Sale by owner. WithChanote. Price: 9 millionbaht ono. No agentsplease! Tel: 075-210646,087-270 9093.

BEAUTIFULNAI YANG LAND

9.5 rai, beachfront. 5 min-utes to Phuket airport. Ask-ing price: 120 million baht.Chanote. Must see. Noagents. Please contact viaby email: allservices29@gmail.com

NEW HOUSE INTHE BANYAN VILLA

for sale. 3.4 million baht,near Land and HousesPark. 29.5sq wah, 2 bed-rooms, 3 bathrooms, hillview, common pool, clubhouse. Tel: 089-873 1009(English), 081-893 8524.

HEAVEN ON EARTH

5 bedroom Thai style villain Phuket. MagnificantPhang-Nga Bay sea view.3 big bedrooms are en-suite with seaview. Privateswimming pool. Land plot730.8 sqm. constructionarea approx. 573 sqm.Full security service. Lo-cated at Rommai ChailayEstate. 24.9 million baht.Tel: 089-474 2234.

2 RAIIN AO MAKHAM

Chanote, in Soi Rat-U-Thit 1,public utility area. easy ac-cess in and out. Just 12 mil-lion baht for both rai. Tel: 076-522938, 087-689 9679, 089-588 5458. Email: tasuwan@hotmail.com

LAND AT PA KHLOK

49 rai, nice flat land. Chanote,2.5km from Heroines’ Monu-ment. 1.7 million baht per rai.Tel: 083-180 2143.

NEW DETACHEDHOUSE

for sale in Phanason 3,Thalang. 253.25sqm, 3bedrooms, 2 bathrooms,double garage, furnishedand landscaped garden.2.95 million baht. Con-tact Phing. Tel: 087-278-0067. Email: sweetpinky@live.co.uk

COMMERCIALBUILDINGS

for sale. Each building has 3 floors.On big road at Kamala Beach,near Krungsri Bank. Price 20million baht. Tel: 083-180 2143.Email: yaris.vios@gmail.com

PERFECT LANDNearly 2 rai at Bang Tao. Verygood location for business. 18 mil-lion baht. No agents. Tel: 086-9442065, 087-689 9679. Email:tasuwan@hotmail.com

LAND FOR SALEnear the main road to BaanDon - Cherng Talay. 68sq wah.1.1 million baht. Tel: 089-4729118. Email: honda.1437@yahoo.co.th

SURIN BEACHLand on Soi Haad Surin 2for sale. 2.2 Rai, 5 min walkto Surin Beach. Email:costello@hot.net.au

3 BEDROOMS HOUSEfor sale. 62sq wah, 2 bath-rooms, Villa Dawroong. 4.5million baht. Contact Khun Tar.Tel: 076-377052, 089-971 1268.

48 RAI KHAO LAK /BANG SAK

250m from the beach. Chanote,Nor Sor 3. Only 1.7 million baht.Call or mail for further info. Tel: 080-522 4089 (English), 081-3974957 (Thai). Email: kamala@phuket.ksc.co.th

1 RAI 5.9 MIL RAWAI/CHALONG

Chanote title. 1,526sqm, 200msouth of Chalong Circle, eastside main road. Ocean viewswhen you build up. 400m toChalong Pier. Soi Romutit.Contact Bruce. Tel: 086-2677098 (English & Thai). Email:chalong2010@yahoo.com

NAI YANG MODERNVILLA

Top spec villa, 600m from beach.210sqm, 2 bedrooms, 3 bath-rooms, pool, sala, big shade saillookout, modern furniture. 10.2million baht. Tel: 084-653 5863.

FLAT LANDfor sale. 9,312sqm, flat land nearBang Pae waterfall on borderwith the main road to MissionHill. Asking price 3.5 million bahtper rai = 1,600sqm.Tel: 081-6934075 (English & Thai). Email:cannanagarden@hotmail.com

PRIMELANDFORSALEIN KATHU

with in 2km of 3 golfcourses,

5 rai, 50sq wah withChanote title,

near Central/TescoLotus/Big C.

Perfect for privatecomplex.

Only 5.5 million bahtper rai.

Tel: 081-854 0061(English),

087-395 7301(English & Thai).

KRABI, AO-NANGPOOL VILLAS

Land area 320 sqm., 2 bedrooms.6-7 million baht. Second homewith strong rental income. Tel:087-897 7380. Email: mraxelmay@gmail.com

LAND FOR SALESeveral plots of land for sale,excellent locations, greatvalue. Situated in Layan,Mission Hills and Paklok. 1/4 rai to 3 rai plots. Tel: 081-891 1826 (English), 081-8912926 (English & Thai). Fax:076-238940. Email: kevinq@loxinfo.co.th

SHOPHOUSE -CHALONG

12 months old, 3 storey, 3 bed-room, 2.5 bath, 1 km south ofCircle. Full kitchen, 1 air con, hotwater, all-glass front door, officefurniture, beds, very clean. Rent28,000 per month. Valued at 3.7million, you pay 3.6 million baht in-cluding additions. Bargain! Tel:086-476 2093.

KATA CHEAPGUEST HOUSE

Can resale as penthouse, 4 con-dos, 2 apartments, balconies,garden, near beach, security canextend. Offer over 7 million baht.Good investment. Tel: 086-2766597.

QUICK SALE HOUSE INCHALONG

94sq wah, 4 bedrooms, 3 bath-rooms, 2 car park, big garden,full furnished. Price 4.5 millionbaht. Tel: 087-886 4208.

HOUSE IN KATHUfor sale. Freehold, 2 floors, 2bedrooms. 2,000,000 baht. Tel:081-415 6415.

FLAT LANDIN CHERNG TALAY

for sale. Over half rai. 2.6 millionbaht. Tel: 086-047 2463 (En-glish), 086-161 1136 (Thai).

BEACH LANDKOH YAO YAI

8 rai beach land, public road &water 80m long white sandbeach, no rocks, include shophouse, Beautiful view Beautifulland. Tel: 081-649 3557. Email:ken@phuketlifestyle.com Forfurther details, please see ourwebsite at http://www.phuketlifestyle.com

LOVELY POOL VILLABig pool & garden. 3 bedrooms,4 baths, office. Quiet hillsidenear beach. Freehold. Secure.Very nice. Tel: 076-388236, 089-727 5407 (English). Email:cosmocampbell@yahoo.comFor further details, please seeour website at http://www.villa-sale-phuket.com

FAMILY HOUSE, PATONG2 storys, 4 bedrooms, 3 bath-rooms, living, kitchen, smallgarden. Price: 8 million baht.Tel: 086-120 1873.

VILLA FOR SALE5 bedrooms, 5 bathroms,fully furnished. Tel: 081-8957310. See at www.horizonresidenceandspa.com

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NAI HARN LUXURYCONDO

2-3 bedroom, 2 bathroom,111sqm. Start 4.5 millionbaht. Must see. Tel: 084-9937308. For further details,please see our website atwww.amphaiseabreeze.com

FOR SALE

Patong Towers –Rare opportunity;

Patong Towers - Wehave several superb,upper-floor 2,3 and 4bedroom apartmentsfor sale with spectacu-lar ocean and moun-tain views. Freehold

and Leasehold.Starting at just THB 12

million.Tel:+66(0)76 279280 ;+66(0)81 539 8118 or

Email:martin.phillips@phillips-

property.comwww.phillips-property.comRAWAI VILLA

Spacious in prime loca-tion. 3 ensuite bedrooms +guesthouse, all AC, maid'sroom, private pool, in1,000sqm walled garden.Part-furnished. Chanote.14.9 million baht. Tel: 087-273 0141. Email: alangath@gmail.com

NICE PLOT BEHINDLAYAN HILL ESTATE

Manik area, 4.7millionbaht. Chanote title, goodfor pool villas. Tel: 081-5387050.or email: talayjan@yahoo.com

NEW HOUSE FORSALE/RENT

In Srisuchart Grandville3, not far from Tesco Lo-tus. 3 bedrooms 2 bath-rooms, 1 car park andlittle garden. Very nicehouse contact to comesee at 087-277 0978 orkoyangle99@hotmail.com

TOWNHOUSE,2 STOREY

opposite Boat Lagoon.24sq wah, 3 beds, 2 baths.Email: info@allaboutwebanddesign.com

VERY GOOD DEAL

352sqm, Thai style house,very quiet area on KhwangRd, in Chalong, 4 bedrooms,4 bathrooms, big kitchen in-cludes some furniture andcurtains, 2 aircon. Only 5.9million baht. You must see.Tel: 076-377892, 086-5647714.

NEW CONDO CHALONGReady in May, 6th floor, somefurniture, pool, freehold. 2.5million baht. Contact Barry. Tel:089-047 6174.

2 BED HOUSE NAI HARNfor sale in small quiet area, fullyfurnished, home theatre, 3 bath-rooms, common swimmingpool, internet, security. 10.5million baht. Tel: 082-416 4878.

APARTMENT SALEPatong Condotel, ninth floor,28sqm. Furnished, 5 minute tobeach. 1.7 million baht. Tel: 089-909 3882.

KATA CHEAPGUEST HOUSE

Can resale as penthouse, 4 con-dos, 2 apartments, balconies,garden, near beach, security canextend. Offer over 7 million baht.Good investment. Tel: 086-2766597.

HOUSE IN KAMALA2 houses on land. 2 ngan, 3 bed-rooms, 2 bathrooms, fully fur-nished, Nor Sor Sam Kor title,good location, 5km from thebeach. Price: 10 million baht. Di-rect from owner.Tel: 083-180 2143.Email: yaris.vios@ gmail.com

LAND FOR SALE - 2 RAINice land for sale in Pakhlok, nearthe waterfall. Great mountain andseaviews. 2 rai plot. Price 4 millionbaht per rai. Please contact mefor more details. Tel: 081-8953347. Email: nickfrangoudes@gmail.com

FREEHOLD PATONGJust finished, new apartments.Selling at good prices. Tel: 084-845 2170.

NEW APARTMENTNAI HARN

Free hold, top floor, 102 sqm. 2bedrooms, 1 bathroom, fully fur-nished with 42inch plasma tv.,spa, gym, tennis, big swimmingpool. Only minutes to beach. 6.5million baht. Tel: 089-593 6815.Email: shmaen2006 @hotmail.it

TWIN HOUSE WITHBUSINESS

2 houses with business. Areatotals 285 sqm. 5 years.4,950,000 baht. Tel: 076-281196, 086-045 3139. Email:finale.2001@hotmail.com

BEACH LAND KHAOLAK 5 RAI

Beautiful 5 rai of Chanote land.Hard to find better than this, nextto 5-star resort. 118m of beachfront, stunning property. Tel: 081-649 3557 (English). Email:ken@phuketlifestyle.com Forfurther details, please see ourwebsite at http://www.phuketlifestyle.com

HOUSE SALE OR RENT7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms,swimming pool, kitchen,bighall bar, near Simon. Rent70,000 per month or sale 19million baht. Tel: 087-267 7281,085-243 3878.

3 BR, POOL, 354 SQMModern home w/ pool. 3 bed-rooms, 4 baths, kitchen, dining,living, parking. 8.5 million baht.Tel: 085-782 6900, 085-7826900. Email:dahammer6089@hotmail.com

ONLY 6,300,000 BAHT,MANEEKRAAM

2-story house in Thai-appliedstyle. Living area 152sqm andland 600sqm, pool, 5 aircon units,2-3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2parking places with a large out-door terrace. In a very calm andcool area near a hill. Special pricefor purchase before 31 March:200,000 baht discount! Email:sinsupa.sagerklint@gmail.com

NAI YANGMODERN VILLA

Top spec villa, 600m from beach.210sqm, 2 bedrooms, 3 bath-rooms, pool, sala, big shade saillookout, modern furniture. 10.2million baht. Tel: 084-653 5863.

POOLSIDE APARTMENTLarge 85 sqm. open plan, one-bedroom furnished apartment withpool and secure undercover park-ing. Very quiet and natural locationin the hills at the north end ofPatong Beach. 5 mins to beach.Contact Andy at Tel: 081-8913466 (English). Fax: 076-296160.Email: antc@phuket.ksc.co.th

WAS BT10.5MNOW BT8.5M

Boat Lagoon Marina. Central is-land, house for sale, freehold title,approx 200sqm. Built in Germankitchen, jacuzzi, beautiful furniture(with or without). 50" flat, carport,rare. Corner unit. From 31 Jan2010. Tel: 085-258 3900. Emal:picharly@gmail.com

SINGLE HOUSE

for sale. 51sq wah. 3 bed-rooms. 2 bathrooms, 2kmfrom heroines monument.Last price 2.3 million baht.Tel: 087-817 3019.

APARTMENT IN PATONGfor sale. New condo in Patong,swimming pool, freehold, re-duced price. Tel: 089-728 4005.Email: thamad17@yahoo.com

KOH YAO YAI PARADISE2 rai near pier water electricity,Chanote, nice road. 600,000baht per rai. Tel: 081-892 8208.

KAMALA LAKE HOUSE5 years old. European, 2 bed-rooms, furnished, quiet, clean.2.9 million baht. Tel: 081-8928208.

KATHU HOUSEfor sale. Kathu area, 2 bed-rooms, 2 bathrooms, on 2floors, parking area, chanote,aircon, WiFi. Tel: 081-4156415.

THE ROYAL PLACE4th floor unit with 2 balco-nies. Approx area: 42sqm.Fully furnished, ready tomove in. Please email:info@allaboutwebanddesign.com

KATA SEAVIEWHOUSE

3 bedroom, 3 bathroom,pool, 2 covered parking, teakkitchen & bath with granitetops, marble & wood floors,teak ceilings. New HoffenUPVC windows & curtains,extensive stone work, sepa-rate self contained suite forquests. 10,900,000 bahtwith established company.Tel: 089-592 6890. Email:north8east98@yahoo.com

MARINA VILLA, 14 MB!New Pool Villa in Boat Lagoon.14 million baht. Tel: 076-238948,081-968 9046 (English & Thai),081-353 9730 (English & Thai).Fax: 076-273466. Email: pen@phuketpropertytrip.com Forfurther details, please see ourwebsite at http://www.phuketboatlagoon.com

PATONG TOWERURGENT SALE

Freehold, lease hold. Start 4.7million baht. Tel: 081-8782199. Email: orso.realestate@gmail.com

2 HOUSES IN PATONG

for sale. Live in 1 and rent theother or sold separately. 5.1million baht each, fully fur-nished, well kept, 2 bed-rooms, 3 bathrooms, West-ern kitchen. Center of Patong,2 minutes to Jungceylon.Contact owner at Tel: 087-279 3312. www.phukethouseapartment.com

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2 BEDROOMS & POOLfor rent. House with private poolin Naiharn. Internet, cable,aircon. 38,000 baht per month.Tel: 086-478 0201.

3 BEDROOM HOUSEfor rent. Land & House (Chalong),fully furnished, internet, cable,garden, privacy area and club-house. Tel: 086-478 0201.

2 BED POOL VILLASAI YUAN

2 baths, A/C, Internet phoneline, Cable TV, fully furnished.26,000 baht per month. Tel:080-533 7669 (English), 085-632 4880 (English & Thai).Email: gregors@tttmaxnet.com

8 BUNGALOWS FOR RENT

Near Chalong pier. All furnished.800,000 baht/year. Please calland see. Tel: 087-026 1362.Contact for more details.Email: cjitsomboon@hotmail.com

TOP VILLAS RAWAI3 or 4 bedroom villas with biggarden and private pool, beau-tifully furnished. Great price forrent or sale. Tel: 087-893 8747.

3 BEDROOM VILLACHALONG

With clubhouse access.211sqm. Land 476sqm, fullyfurnished with taste. 34,000baht per month. Tel: 081-5557828. Email: contactme2090@gmail.com

HOUSE FOR RENTIN PATONG

- 1.5km from Patong Beach and15 minutes to Phuket Town.- 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1living room, 1 aircon, fully fur-nished- Rent: 20,000 baht per month.Please contact Khun Somboonat: 081-677 5136, 076 - 274382(English & Thai).

2 BED POOL VILLARAWAI

2 bed, 2 bath, A/C. Phone,Internet, Cable TV, fully furnished.26,000 baht per month.Tel: 080-533 7669 (English), 085-6324880 (English & Thai). Email:gregors@ tttmaxnet.com

KATA HILL HOUSE2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms,kitchen, living, fully furnished,good view, car park. 15,000 bahtper month. Tel: 081-367 0991.

DETACHED HOUSE

for rent or sale. Fully fur-nished, near HeroinesMonument. 3 beds & 3baths with 3 aircon. (En-suite bathroom for 2rooms) / cover parking lot.Phone line, ADSL, True Vi-sions. Western kitchen.Rent at 25,000, or quicksale 4.8 million baht. Tel:081-894 2009.

2 BEDROOM VILLA 52 bathrooms, fully furnished, 2aircon. 11,000 baht per month,2 month advance. Contact formore details, tel: 076-286056,089-292 6200.

HOME OFFICEfor rent. Rawai beach on themain road, good location, 3.5floors, 3 bedrooms, 4 bath-rooms, kitchen. For furtherdetails, Tel: 081-788 6968.Please see our website atwww.asia-bars-phuket.com

KHAO LAK LANDfor rent. 3.5 rai. Lake view,1.5km from beach. Long-termrent. Tel: 081-788 6968. Email:jlauli@hotmail.com

PHUKET RENTHOUSE LISTING

Find a house for rent inPhuket. FREE listing forowners and propertyagents. We are #1 in Googleand Yahoo! Tel: 076-245864. Fax 076-245864.Email: info@ phuketrenthouse.com www.phuketrenthouse.com

LONG-TERMRENTALS

APARTMENTS:RPM: 2 bed from 55,000baht per month. SurinBeach: 2 bed from 40,000baht per month. Bang Tao:2 bed from 35,000 baht.Kamala: 3 bed from35,000 baht. Layan: 1 bedfrom 25,000 baht.VILLAS:Surin: 4 bed from 120,000baht per month. Bang Tao:4 bed from 120,000 baht.Layan: 3 bed from 95,000baht.Tel: 076-270750, 081-7193795. Fax 076-270751.Email: allan@pipsphuket.com

KAMALA BEACHNew apartments and houses,furnished Western style, aircon,cable, internet, quiet, security.16,000-20,000 baht. Tel: 083-645 3546.

KATA CONDO

2 and 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, with sea view. 115sqminside with a huge 50sqmterrace, teak kitchen, fur-nished, long term preferred,25,000/month. Tel: 084-8401262. Or email: north8east98@yahoo.com

MODERN HOUSENEAR BANGTAO

BEACH

Fully furnished, 2 bed-rooms, 2 bathrooms, 3aircon, hot water, washingmachine, ADSL, WiFi, tel,garden. 10 minutes toBang Tao beach. Price18,000 baht per month.Tel: 089-795 6363. Email:sara_supertik@yahoo.co.th

PATONG OCEAN VIEWBaan Suan Kam-Nan. 2 bed-rooms, 2 bathrooms with poolgreen quiet area. 25,000 bahtper month, long-term preferred.Must be seen call Edwin. Tel:086-786 6350.

KAMALABEACHFRONT

VILLAS

3 bedrooms, fully fur-nished, full services, forshort or long term. Tel: 084-843 6837. Email: suchada_villas@hotmail.com

NAI HARN,2 BEDROOMS

HOUSE

for rent. Low season price18,000 baht. Computer,pool. From 1 April to 30 Oct2010. Tel: 083-388 8036.

HOUSE IN KATHUFOR RENT

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.Fully furnished with parkinglot. Built in BBQ in the gar-den. Cable TV, UBC, internet.23,000 baht per month.Please contact for more in-formation. Tel: 081-432 6587.

2 NICE HOUSES INSAMKONG

for rent. Near Bangkok PhuketHospital & Tesco Lotus. 2floors, aircons, nice place, wellkept, parking. Good for homeoffice or residential unit. 22,000baht per month/each. Contactowner. Tel: 081-797 3138 (Thai),083-551 8855 (Eng).

WESTERN STYLEHOUSE

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1powder room, hot water, 4aircon units, telephone, ADSL,cable TV, washer, dryer, west-ern kitchen, 40" LCD TV &entertainment. 160 sqm. Forrent or sale. Tel: 02-860 3254,081-400 0796, 087-895 3555.Email: popeyepse@hotmail.com

RAWAI BEACH CONDOBungalow long term rental,start from 11,000 baht permonth. Daily cleaning, WiFi,cable TV. 1 minute to Rawaibeach. Tel: 086-143 7915 (Thai,Eng, German).

PHUKET VILLADAORUNG

House for rent, 55sq wah, 2bedrooms, 2 bathrooms,no phone line, unfurnished.15,000 baht per month. Tel:087-270 9093.

TRIPLEX SEA VIEWRAWAI

290 sqm. Triplex 4 rooms/bathrooms.Seaview.Swimmingpool on the last floor.Rawainear Nai Harn Beach.Longterm(6 month min) 50,000 bahtper month ( about 1,100 eurosper month). Tel: 089-873 1312(English). Or email: dp1102@gmail.com

HOUSE FOR RENTIN PATONG

- 1.5km from PatongBeach and 15 minutes toPhuket Town.- 2 bedrooms, 3 bath-rooms, 1 living room, 1aircon, fully furnished- Rent: 20,000 baht permonth.- Please contact KhunSomboon at: 081-6775136, 076 - 274382 (En-glish & Thai).

PATONG TOWERModern 1 bedroom condo forlong-term rent on beach road.Tel: 084-8473 304. See ourwebsite at www. selectphuket.com

COZY NEW HOUSE3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, bigliving room, aircon, Internet,private and safe. Ready tomove in. 15,000 baht permonth. Tel: 080-522 4433 (En-glish & Thai), 086-918 3745(English & Thai). Email: onion_zhu@hotmail.com

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HOME RENTALAn Aussie couple want torent a villa or residence, 4-5beds, furnished or unfur-nished, from 1 April 2010 fora minimum of 3 months up to12 months. From Layan toSurin, but prefer Laguna area.Prepared to pay up to80,000 baht per month. Tel:+61-7-5444 5612, +61-438-082632 (English). Email:minyama1@gmail.com

CONDO FOR RENTBY GOLF COURSE

great location, long-term rentfully furnished on PhuketCountry Club golf course. Tel:087-472 0244 (English & Thai).Fax: 076-256785. Email: jadejirat@yahoo.com

PHUKET RENT HOUSELISTING

Find a house for rent in Phuket.FREE listing for owners and prop-erty agents. We are #1 in Googleand Yahoo! Tel: 076-245864.Fax: 076-245864. Email:info@phuketrenthouse.comFor futher details, please visit ourwebs i te a t h t t p / / : www.phuketrenthouse.com

PHUKET HOMEMAINTENANCE

renovations, house repairs,painters, tilers, electricians,plumbers, carpenters, con-struction. Fluent Englishspeaking boss. Free quotesgiven. Contact Rin. Tel: 084-1935124. Or send email to:phukethomemaintenance@yahoo.com

PRO SERVICES ANDRENOVATION

- Water leaks- Sanitary- Sinks- Grease tanks- Water heaters- Sprinklers- Pressure pumps- Water treatment- Piping- Deep wellsTel: 081-3965 050. ContactData Water Work Ltd Part

UK BUILDERFully qualified all works con-struction refurbs. Give me acall. Tel: 083-175 0485.

CONSTRUCTIONSERVICE

Construction, supervision+ management, designand build new villas orrenovate your existing villa.Contact 2 home. Tel: Tel:081-255 7003. Emai l :g40kjt@hotmail.com

TEAK HOUSEComplete new Teak houses forsale from 25 to 138 sqm (withoutland)! Showhouse available! Tel:086-281 1264 (English). Email:ts-teak@contexphuket.com

QUALITY BUILDINGSERVICES

* Built-in* Architect, construction, reno-vations,* Carpentry, real wood, parquet* Painting* Tilers* Sand wash* Teakwood furniture* Teakwood salaAnd* Trailer car delivery services** Fair prices and free estimatesgiven **** Made to order **Contact: 087-270 9093(Thai), 087-689 9679.

(English). Email:allservices29@gmail.com

FURNITURE FOR SALEGood for minimart and only 6months old, furniture 10pieces of single and 5 piecesof double. Just want to moveout. The price is 20,000 baht.Tel: 080-698 0873.

HOUSE IN KAMALA?We can rent out your house orapartment. Sweden's biggestsite for rentals. Full service offerfor owners. Preferably KamalaRegent, villa w/pool, etc. Highprofit. Maid and pool service.Tel: 085-158 7638. Email:pierre_hammar@yahoo.seFor further details, please seeour website at http://www.husiphuket.se

PHUKET REAL ESTATEDOT COM

Tel: 083-201 4621. Email:tim@phuketrealestate.comPlease go to visit our website:http://phuketrealestate.com

APT: MAX 3M BAHTAre there any apartments outthere for sale at a max of 3million baht? Should be insouthern part of Phuket.Email: micke22c@telia.com

WANTED - KATAGUESTHOUSE

I'm looking to purchase an ex-isting guesthouse in Kata withlease and any other perks soon.Ideal size would be 10-20 roomswith bar/restaurant. Email:tony.murrock@gmail.com

VILLA / APTLooking to purchase a 2/3 bedapartment or villa in or close toLaguna/Surin. Need to takeownership no later than mid-May. Would prefer Laguna re-sale but all others considered.Budget 15.5 million baht. Tel:+44-633-8542 0001. Email:terryhales55@hotmail.com

BUNGALOW KARONBEACH

Fully furnished and equippedbungalows and apartments atKata/Karon in a quiet location.Tel: 076-333243, 089-651 7818.Fax: 076-333243. Email: horst@capt-horst.com For furtherdetails, please see our websiteat http://www.capt-horst.com

APARTMENT ATCHAOPRAYARIVER VIEW

Fully equipped room withbuilding's amenities@ BaanChaopraya Condo. Orientaldecor! Tel: 076-261025, 089-668 3639 (English & Thai).Fax 076-261025. Email:zhu@junkseilon.com

HOUSE WITH POOLLarge, furnished 2 bedroomw i t h s w i m m i n g p o o l i nChalong. 25,000baht permonth. Tel: 081-272 0668.ladda_prakansiri@hotmail.com For further details, pleasesee our website at http://www.phuket-property.info

BUNGALOW FOR RENTIN KARON

Great deals for long term. Fullyfurnished, WiFi, aircon, nearbeach. Tel: 081-196 5212. Email:scottkip@hotmail.com

STUDIO W/ POOL,KAMALA

45sqm, kitchen, swimmingpool, available from 1 April. Tel:085-158 7638 (English).Email: pierre@husiphuket.seFor further details, please seeour website at www.husiphuket.se

APT PATONG 1 BRNew, fully furnished, cableTV,A/C, hws, balcony. From12,000 baht per month +utilities long term. Tel: 082-814 0048 (English), 083-393 9533 (Thai) . Emai l :blarkan@live.co.uk

ONE BEDROOM APARTfully furnished, wifi, pool andparking quiet location in Patong22,000 baht / month. Pleasecontact for more information.Tel: 081-892 1621.

ONE BEDROOM APARTfully furnished, wifi, pool andparking quiet location in Patong22,000 baht / month. Tel: 081-892 1621.

PATONG LUXURY APTCenter Patong, 1 and 2 bed-rooms. Tel: 076-341827 oremail for info and photos. Email:suites247@yahoo.com

APARTMENT & ROOMIN PATONG

Apartment for long term rent.8,000-20,000 baht per month.Room from 800-2,000 baht pernight. Please contacr for moreinformation. Tel: 076-512151,089-290 9567. Email: info@brommathaihouse.com For fur-ther details, please see our website at www.bromma thaihouse.com

SEA VIEW KATAAPARTMENTS

Quality, modern 1 bedroom apart-ments with pool, kitchen, cableTV and Internet – from 14,000 bahtper month (min: 6 months). Formore info. Tel: 081-270 5374.Email: orcella@phuket.ksc.co.th

EDEN RESORT INKARON

Sale or Rent. 1 bedroom withseparate kitchen and diningroom, fully furnished, ADSL andsatellite TV. Stunning sea viewsand large swimming pool withaccess to gymnasium. Sale 6.5million baht or rent for 30,000 bahtper month. Small complex withbig views. Tel: 087-882 9604.Email: artlpmj@yahoo.com

BANGKOK NEWGUESTHOUSE

Upmarket. Promotion rate: 799baht. For further information,please see website at the linkbelow. Tel: 02-2599 884. Email:mlrathan@hotmai l .comPlease visit our website: http://www.mhc-guesthouse.com

PATONG BEACHSEA VIEW CONDO

Corner, 125 sqm, 2 bed-rooms, 2 baths, living room,Western kitchen, terrace,panoramic view from 11th floor,pool, car park. Freehold. Tel:076-293149, 081-824 1385.Email: jbiwo@csloxinfo.com

GUESTHOUSE ATCHALONG

aircondition, hot water, CableTV, free internet, ADSL, newbuilding. Price 5,000 permonth or 400 baht per day.Tel: 085-888 5144.

PENTHOUSE KATHUGOLF

135 sqm, 1 bedroom, 2 baths,big living room, westernkitchen, terrace, quiet, niceview, partially furnished. 25,000baht per month, long term only.Tel: 076-293149, 081-824 1385.Fax: 076-293149. Email:jbiwo@csloxinfo.com

PATONG BEACHSEA VIEW CONDO

Corner, 125 sqm, 2 bed-rooms, 2 baths, living room,Western kitchen, terrace,panoramic view from 11th floor,pool, car park. Freehold. Tel:076-293149, 081-824 1385.Email: jbiwo@csloxinfo.com

KATA LUXURY VILLARENTAL

3 bedroom villa with spectacu-lar Andaman Sea view. Builtup area 3,400 sqft & is sited onthe rocks 15M above sea.6Mx 15M infinity pool.Villa is sur-rounded by dense foliage;hasspacious balconies;outdoorshowers in natural settings;&is very private. Thai ,Japanese,& Balinese design influences& artifacts.Excellent cook &maid provided. Tel: +65-9-6210254 (English). Email:seavest@singnet.com.sg Forfuther details, please see ourwebsite at www.housephuket.com

8,000 BAHT EACHTwo 6-sided teak cabinets forsale. You can view them at KataBook shop. Please contact Carolfor more details. Tel: 076-330109.Email: katabook@yahoo.com

CUPBOARD BROWNBrown cupboard, 5 months old.2 full doors and 1 half door / 2drawer. H: 122cm, B: 120cm, T:52cm. 1,800 baht. Can emailpictures. Tel: 080-692 9670.Email: m.biethan@freenet.de

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Boats & Marine

NORDICA 30 1983Sturdy cruising yacht, long keelUS $35,000. For further details,please see our website atwww.boatshedphuket.com

DUNCANSON 30 1996Light & iry interior cruising &racing sails. C/W trailer. 1,300,000 baht. For further de-tails, please see our website atwww.boatshedphuket.com

SELLING YOUR BOAT?Try www.boatshedphuket.comThe "No sale No fee" brothers.Call Alan Tel: 084-842 6146.

AFRI-CAT 420 2006Equipped for extended char-ters US $549,950. For furtherdetails, please see our websitewww.boatshedphuket.com

THUNDERCRAFT 25 FThundercraft cruiser, 1992 im-port from Canada. Jeanneauhull, very good condition, 25.5ft. Newly rebuilt 260hp OMCinboard 5.7l V8. Double cabin,trim tab, kitchen, bathroom,shower ,air conditioning, USAtrailer, parking in yacht clubmarina. Price: 950,000 baht.Located in Pattaya. Tel: 086-565 1955 (English & Thai).Email: manager@thaifrance.com

MAXUM 2100SCSALE@1.25MB

40 hours of use, 220 HP/ 5 LtMercruser engine, Bimini cover,in excellent condition with Thairegistration. Tel: 087-418 3552(English & Thai). Contact formore details at email: simon_murray489@hotmail.co.uk

MCGREOR 26 X

Beautiful GABRIELLA,trailered coastal sailingmotor boat, for 6 pax. New85 HP 2-stroke, manyextras and spare parts.Thai registration. 1 milllionbaht o.n.o. Tel: 081-9582705 (English). Email:oleksiiiurash@ gmail.com

MOTORSAILER 33'Neptunian 33. Excellent cond.Recent repaint/varnish inside &out. Tel: 076-239729, 081-9681437 (English). Email: bobedward1@hotmail.com

BOATS FOR SALE5m center console fishing.Yamaha 25+Trailer, grand330 Rib+Trailer, Avons 300Rib+Nissan 5. Tel: 081-5974443.

JEANNEAU 35, 20033 double cabins. 27Hp Yamarspinnaker. Only $79,950.www.boatshed phuket.com

SEA KAYAK 2 SEATERCost 28,000 baht new, askingprice 12,000 baht for quick sale.Contact Steve. For more de-tails, Tel: 084-845 1200.

55 FOOT CRUISINGCATAMARAN

New! 6 double cabins, 105sqm.Sails, composite. Ready tosail!. 1.8 million baht o.n.o. Tel:087-461 8089.

KAYAK FOR SALENew feelfree atlantis 14 cockpitcover. 25,000 baht. 9am.-5pm.Tel: 089-591 9804.

YAMAHA 2000 LSJETBOAT

for sale. 20" YamahaJetboat 270 HK, 55 knots!With trailer. Good condi-tion, only 575,000 baht.Tel: 089-932 5175.

FOR SAES SUNNAVNEW 18 FT

1 outboard engine Yamaha85hp, 28 knots completewith highest quality Trailer.Price only 450,000 baht.For future details Tel: 02-814 4070 ext 156, 089-4767443. Email: sales@sunnav. com See our website at www.sunnav.com

MAXUM 180018" Maxum Bowrider 135 HKwith trailer. Good condition, only550,000 baht! Tel: 089-932 5175.Or contact for more details atemail: wojidkowbengt@hotmail.com

1997 SAILBOAT31FT

18hp Yanmar diesel, 2 setsails recent survey 2 cabins,fridge, stove head. 1,280,000baht. Contact Rick. Tel: 087-277 2355, 089-724 4570.

SUNSEEKERMANHATTAN 58

One-day tour 110,000+baht. Price include cap-tain, crew, cook, snorkel-ing & fishing eqipment.Tel: 076-238976, 02-8144070 ext 156. Email:sa les@sunnav.comwww.sunnav.com

NEW 9 RXT-IS 255HPSPECIAL

Brand new 2009 RXT-IS 255hp(last unit). 70 mph! Specialprice: only 565,000 baht. Tel:081-754 7599. Please contactfor more details at email:csutivas @hotmail.com

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HOME NURSINGCARE SERVICE

Qualified nurse required for 2-3months during post operationrecovery. Family needs extrasupport. Should speak rea-sonable English. Contact:Tany. Tel: 086-944 1074.

PROFESSIONALSELLERS NEEDED

Thai women to sell ladiesclothing and look after shop.Must speak English and feelcomfortable with foreigners.Good salary and commis-sions. Tel: 086-548 4111,087-365 0670(Eng, Thai).Email: zabede@gmail.com

SECURITY SALESTECHNICIAN

Property Care Services(PCS) require a securitysales technician to managesales, installation and ser-vice of CCTV and IntruderAlarm systems. Preferredapplicants are Thai nation-als with basic Englishspeaking skills and back-ground in electronic sys-tems and engineering. Tel:076-376557, 081-958 6879.Fax: 076-958 6879. Email:scott@pcs.co.th For furtherdetails, please see ourwebsite at http://pcs.co.th

RECEPTIONISTIN KARON

Needed for beautiful guesthouse.Thai national. Please contact formore information. Tel: 089-8753823. Email: ninapartments@hotmail.com

HEADSTART INT'LSCHOOL

Is currently seeking qualified, ex-perienced and caring teachers forKindergarten, Primary and Sec-ondary levels. Please email CVsto school@headstartphuket.com

PCS SALESEXECUTIVE

Property Care Services urgentlyrequire sales executives. Pre-ferred applicants are degreeeducated and experienced inservice and hospitality indus-tries. Attractive salary, travel al-lowance, and commissionsavailable. Tel: 076-376557, 081-958 6879. Fax: 076-376560.Email: scott@pcs.co.thWebsite at www.pcs.co.th

FOOD ANDBEVERAGEMANAGER

Immediate opening forhighly energetic and dy-namic individual for 20-room boutique hotel. Salary26,000 to 30,000 baht permonth plus benefits. Thainational. For more details.Tel: 086-604 1333. Email:sales@ccbloomshotel.com

WORK THE SUMMERIN GREECE

We are currently seeking Ger-man, French, Dutch and Scan-dinavian speaking persons tojoin us this summer on thebeatiful island of Crete. Do youfeel you want to do somethingdifferent? Please send email:acgcanbluerecruitment@yahoo.com

HOTEL RECEPTIONISTHotel in Patong wants male re-ceptionist with good spokenand written English and abilityto use basic hotel booking sys-tem. Tel: 076-296654. Email:rbpeters@fastmail.fm

STAFF WANTEDTherapists, esthetique, reception-ist. Thai female, must speakEnglish and have experienceworking at spa. Tel: 086-277 3899,081-728 8087.

SALE STAFF WANTEDFull- or part-time. Thai nation-ality with English speakingskills. Please contact formore information. Tel: 081-537 6866.

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EmploymentWanted

LOOKING FOR A JOBExperienced, self motivated,creative (gastro/events). Ger-man, sms 084-630 7484.

EXPERIENCEDPROJECT MANAGER

5 years experience in Thai-land, now seeking contractsin Phuket for resorts, apart-ment blocks, and singlehouses. Tel: 086-948 6368(Jurgen), 089-288 7294 (Alan).

GUIDE WANTS TOWORK

Can speak good English andunderstand Swedish. I worked for4 years as a tourist guide inPhuket. Tel: 080-535 5200.Email:su_kongrit@hotmail.com

ADVERTISING SALESMANAGER

South East Asia's only re-gional Property Magazine islooking to appoint a Managerto handle advertising sales inThailand. Monthly income over50,000 baht. Phuket based.Tel: 083-116 2852, 087-6208371 (Engl ish). Email :angus@exotiqrealestate.com

MARKETING EXECSWANTED

International Villa holidayspecialist seeks Thai univer-sity graduates to help set upPhuket / Thai operations.Excellent English skills re-quired. We pay top salariesto smart career focusedpeople. Car provided. In-volves travel. Email your CV,with photo, if you are ready tomove up. For futher details.Tel: 083-116 2852 (English).Email:angus@exotiqrealestate.com

PRIVATEHOMESCHOOL

teacher. Two very nice girls aged4 and 9 are looking for a top quali-fied female homeschool teacher(need to be able to teach in allsubjects like english, math, sci-ence, history, geography etc.).Please do not apply for this job ifyou are "just" an English teacher.Private and very well equippedclassroom, good salary, workpermit (long term contract) andfree accommodation provided.Tel: 075-662099, 089-873 0201(English), 081-978 0602 (Thai).Fax: 075-637246. Email:info@aonang-divers.com

MARKETING STAFFHighly successful property de-veloper is looking for marketingstaff for sales booths, initially inJungceylon and Central Festi-val. We need Thai nationals,male or female, with outgoingpersonalities and excellent En-glish communication skills. Weare offering basic salary plusgood commissions. Positionsare temporary, but with goodprospects for the right people.If interested, please sendresume wi th photo to :peter@raimonland.com

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200 SCALE AIRPLANEMODELS

Collection of 200 scale plasticairplane models. All built andpainted by long-time modelerand also many materials.First offer takes the lot. CallGiorgio. Tel: 081-294 5441.Email: eric@insurance-in-thailand.com

JACUZZI (NEW)Sapphire Jacuzzi 'Palm Island'(Diamond). 5 seats with total of65 jets and 2-dpeed blower.Dimensions: 1990 x 1990 x850mm. Dry weight: 225kg.Operating vapacity: 1,090 litres.Price: 545,000 baht. SPECIALPRICE: 345,000 baht. Tel: 076-273577, 081-978 5901 (En-glish), 081-958 0743. Fax: 076-273579. Email: moose@ waterworkswarehouse.net

FRIDGE AND AIRCON3 Sanyo fridges 5.2 cubic. 3LG aircons 12,000BTU. 2,000-6,000 baht. Tel: 084-682 1066.

AIRCON FOR SALEas new, large capacity. 25,000baht o.b.o. Tel: 086-950 7788.Email: simonking10@gmail.com

MULTI STATIONfor sale, 6 station tower spartan,universal gym. Email: chilligarden@hotmail.com

SUNLOUNGERS3 solid wooden, fully weathertreated, adjustable loungerswith blue mattresses, with twoside tables available in Kamalafor immdetiate collection. All inexcellent condition. Bhatt12,000. Tel: 087-461 4084.Email: peter@pjbolton.com

NEW YEAR SALES2 mountain bikes, 18,000 baht/31,000 baht. DVD multifunc-tion action, 2,500 baht. Tableglass 1.7x0.9m, 2,400 baht.Wine cabinet 15 bottle, 4,000baht. Strimmer, 5,000 baht. Tel:084-447 7247.

HARDWOOD BENCHSEAT

Beautiful hardwood bench seat.Good for inside or outside. Callor e-mail for more info. Tel: 082-878 0392 (English & Thai).Email: olay1@yahoo.com

MOVING SALE, NEWSTUFF

Must go before 1/31/10.– Room fan: 36 cm, 390 bahtwhen new. Now 200 baht– Hot water pot, aluminum,290 baht when new. Now 150baht.Tel: 089-350 2592 (English).Email: alkan@hush.com

FRAMED CROSS-STITCH PICTURES

Three beautiful, large, framed,hand-made cross-stitch pic-tures in matching frames. Two@ 8,500 baht (Thai dancers)and one @ 10,500 baht (Na-ture scene). Tel: 087-897 3497(English & Thai). Email: catch22phuket@gmail.com

PAINTING FOR SALEBig size 180-120 cm, 30,000baht. Contact Robert. Tel: 084-838 5625.

ARC WELDER WELPROSuper invester, Wel ARC 160,cost over 12,000 baht new,boxed. Asking 5,000 baht. Tel:084-845 1200.

MUSIC COLLECTIONMP3 collection, over 30,000tracks tagged. Comes on250GB, USB drive. 31,000 baht.Email: philsim96@gmail.com

TENNIS RACKETYonex RQ IS. Used only 3times. Price: 4,500 baht. Tel:087-265 8779. Email: weutschi62@gmx.at

BAGLESS VACUUMCLEANER

Electrolux zac 6,707 war-ranty till 11/06/2010. New6,000 baht, now 2,500baht. Colour: red/white. Tel:076-319560, 084-441 3871(English & Thai). Email:sawasdee-khrap@hotmail.com

LLADRO FIGURINETahitian Dancing Girls, #01001498. It's 11.75 inches, retired1995, hand painted. DF file avail-able by email. Very slight dam-age to 2 fingers on 1 hand.40,000 baht ono. Please con-tact for more information. Tel:081-895- 7727 (English). Email:info@axiominvestments.com

TWIN CORDLESSPHONES

Reach cordless digital en-hanced telephone with caller IDfunction. CL-33501DM twinhandsets. 1,500 baht. Tel: 083-550 2432 (English). Email:erindadswell@hotmail.com

POOL PUMP1.5hp Pentair Whisperflow.Hardly used. 12,000 baht o.n.o.Tel: 086-683 1964. Email:franklee200@hotmail.com

GARMIN GPSMAP60CX

Color map navigator, pre-loaded with marine charts.One year young, neverused. New Price 25,000baht, make an offer. Pleasecontact for more informa-tion. Tel: 081-077 3307.Email: sudeckh@web.de

E-CONCRETEMIXER

Makita Jackhammer. In-cludes 3 bits, all well kept.Used on one job. Tel: 084-185 8536.

ERIC CLAPTONsigned and framed guitar,1st pressing slowhandLP and more. 150,000baht. Tel: 082-807 2988.

WEBER BBQ GRILL22.5 inch in diameter 57cm."New", comes with cover. Tel:081-776 1490.

Bar &RestaurantEquipment

Audio/VideoEquipment

SONY 60INCHPROJECTOR TV

25,000 baht. Includes match-ing metallic stand with glassshelving. Recently serviced with3-month on-site warranty. CallTodd on 089-005 0700.Email:toddplay@hotmail.com

CONTEMPORARYDINING

table, glass and steel. Size:110cm x 190cm. Price: 25,000baht. Tel: 089-500 8357.

BAR EQUIPMENTFridge, fans, stools, lightsand other things at bar. CallTom. Tel: 084-944 2404.

FRIDGE 2 DOOR DESKBAR

35 stoll, 13 table, 4 bedrooms,curtain sheet old 1 month. Tel:081-691 7376.

HAVEN ACADEMYOffering the Swedish nationalcurriculum and the CalvertSchool curriculum.HavenAcademy welcomes studentsfrom every nationality and isnow accepting enrollment forthe next school year. Tel: 087-268 1412 (English). Email:info@havenacademyphuket.com For further details, pleasesee our website at www.havenacademyphuket.com

SPONSORa n e e d y c h i l d . T h ePhuket InternationalWomen’s Club is a volun-teer organization raisingfunds for educationalscholarships. We rely onthe goodwill of donors andsponsors – small andlarge. If you would like toput something back intothe community in whichyou live, contact us to findout more about giving aprize or being a sponsor.Call K. Carol (Tel: 087-4178860) or K. Sue (Tel:087-277 6948). Or Email:info@phuketiwc.com

BusinessOpportunities

ASIA BAR KARONFor rent, 5.5 years contract, 2bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, goodlocation. Tel: 081-788 6968. Forfurther details, please see ourwebsite at http://www.asia-bars-phuket.com

LEASING/SALES22 rooms, restaurant, bar. Ex-cellent location on the mainroad, only 5 mins walk to PatongBeach. Ready to operate! Leas-ing Price: 300,000 baht permonth for 5 years, plus keymoney of 3.5 million baht. SalesPrice: 67 million baht. Tel: 076-290407, 081-895 0680 (En-glish). Fax 076-290407. Email:vikingresidence@gmail.comFor further details, please seeour website at http://www.vikingresidence.com

MASSAGE SHOP FORSALE

New shop near Bangla Road.Tel: 089-544 3555. Email:farfar1979@hotmail.com

INTERNET DOMAINNAMES FOR SALE

www.kamala.asiawww.karon.asiawww.nanaplaza.asiaand more. Unique opportu-nity.

RESTAURANT FORLEASE

Nate 2 Thai Food Restau-rant. 89/15 Moo 6, SoiYanui, Rawai. 2 bedrooms,full furniture. 500,000 baht.Tel: 087-282 7466.

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INTERNET AND TRAVELSHOP

New business. Tel: 089-5443555. Email: farfar1979@hotmail.com

FOR FIRST TIMEINVESTORS!

N A V E E N....C L A S S I C – abeautiful name, a beautifulbrand, a beautiful opportunity.We are right now seeking inves-tors for the N A V E E N....C L AS S I C PROJECT in the Rawaiarea of Phuket. This project issuitable for first time investorsor investors who want to tryinvesting in the developmentbusiness. Option to join ourEuropean team. Investmentrequired = a minimum of 3 mil-lion baht. A substantial return oninvestment is envisioned. Joinnow, but no payments are re-quired before all investors are in!Please contact us for furtherinformation. Tel: 089-971 0928(English). Email: dir@naveendevelopment.eu For furtherdetails, please see our websiteat http://www.naveendevelopment.eu

BUSINESS FOR SALECheap, no key money! Bar atSoi Bangla, rent is paid alreadyfor 1 year with staff and all li-cences. Only 500,000 baht.Tel: 087-2708894 (Eng/Ger-man).

INTERNET CAFEFOR SALE

Near Prince of SongklaUniversity. Shop withsmall built-in bedroom.Only 250,000 baht. Call formore details at the number:080-698 0873.

NEED INV. 3.8MBMOBILE BIZ

a mobile software (LBS)company needs investmentcapital for 3.8MB trading withits equity. We have a com-plete product and securedfirst customer (from Mediaindustry). Tel: 02-258 1733,085-156 4495 (English).Email: krisd@digipon.in.thWebsite: http://digipon.in.th

STEAKHOUSE /SPORTS BAR

Naiharn beach road, steakhouse/sports bar attached to a boxingclub for sale. 50 seating capacity,large bar with open kitchen. All newtop equipment, great design.Running business with good ex-isting clentele. Great opportunity.Price: 3 milllion baht. 9 year lease!Rent: 20,000 baht/month. Tel: 083-316 7589 (English). Email:cap.tony@yahoo.com

BAR AT NEW TIGERFront bar 4 year contract.20,000 baht per month. Tel:089-544 3555. Email: farfar1979@hotmail.com

BUSINESS FOR SALERawai beach road. Restaurantwith 2-bedroom house, verygood location. Tel: 089-6467176.

PATONG GUESTHOUSEvery close to the beach andcenter, long-term contract. Tel:087-883 7672.

150 MILLION BAHTPROJECT

in Nai Harn, seek 50% partnerwith 25 million baht. Contact formore details at tel: 085-7920908.

BAR RESTAURANTNai Harn/Rawai. 30 covers.Long lease. Low monthly rent.2.6 million baht. Tel: 087-2754867.

BAR FOR SALEBeer bar on Bangla Road,3-year lease. Tel: 081-7974197.

SHOP HOUSE INKATHU

for rent. 4 floors, 4 aircon.Fully furnished apartmenton third floor. Very good loca-tion only 26,000 baht permonth. Tel: 081-432 6587.

OFFICE IN PATONGfor rent or to share, fullyequipped, 3 years. 25,000/12,500 baht per month. 240 Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road. Tel: : 083-173 6521. Email: mk@patong-view-talay.com

SPORTS BARFOR SALE

Great location in Patong, seats70. 6x42" TVs plus big screen. 2pool tables. 9 year lease. ContactAndy. Tel: 087-890 5633. Email:patongbar@hot mail.com

ROOFTOP RESTAURANTFOR RENT

on the top floor of Sinthavee Ho-tel, Phuket Town. Convenient fora restaurant or bar. Also, a disco-theque on the 2nd floor (with li-cense). Tel: 087-270 9093.Email: a.pueng@gmail.com

ENTRANCE TO LAGUNASTORE

Located next to a Queen Air TourAgency and 7-eleven (openingsoon). Rent: 13,000 baht permonth plus key money. Email:kornkamonat21@yahoo.com

BAR SALE NANAIROAD

Everything new. Tel: 085-697 2484, 089-544 3555.Email: farfar1979@hotmail.com

BAR & MASSAGEFOR SALE

includes apt upstairs for live orrent out.Big screen Tv, pooltable,5 massage beds. 800,000 bath.Tel: 083-394 3301 (English).Email: gustrading@hotmail.comFor further details, please see ourwebsite at http://www.freewheelbar.com

INTERNET SHOPSoi Tan, 8 months old, 10 com-puters. Rent 10,000 baht.Quick sale. Tel: 086-177 9097.

BAR, GOOD DEALBar for sale, Nanai, Patong, 35seats, contract: 2 and halfyears. 1,100,000 baht. Email:therealmed@hotmail.com

RESTAURANT190,000 BAHT

Fully furnished, 2 floors, Ka-mala, Soi 10. No key money.15,000 baht per month. Tel:087-888 1327.

BAR FOR SALE"Aussie Bar" at golden location.Now contract free 1 year, underBangla boxing stadium atPatong beach Phuket. Boxingconcost and Pub Discotequenearby, hotel under construc-tion will be complete in 3-4months. Email: bot-mot@hotmail.com

ARE YOU A LEADER?I am looking for people whowant to become rich, but whoalso understand that becomingrich means investing into your-self by continuous learning andconnecting with commonminded people. If you are one ofthose, let me know! I have anice opportunity for you! Tel:080-699 0913 (English). Email:joonas.saks@ilearningglobal.ee

QUICK SALE SHOP/OFFICE

Good Location at Nanai Road,Patong. 4.50 x 9 meters. Call formore details. Tel: 081-5377137 (English & Thai). Email:sunisadia@hotmail.com

GUEST HOUSEBEACH ROAD

Patong. Very rare lease. Have100% full year, long gross in-come 2009, 6 million baht. 21rooms 7 years/term, rent 173,000baht per month. Yours for4,950,000 baht. Call Real Pro CoLtd. Tel: 084-078 2753. Email:info.realpro@gmail.com

CAFE IN CHALONGIn busy new plaza, large patio,rent paid to Sept. 630,000baht. o.b.o. Please contact formore information. Tel: 080-7061350.

Business Products & Services

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Computers

ClubMembership

Available

FitnessEquipment

THAI/FRENCH/ENGLISHIn house or school teach.Groups welcome. Skilled andfriendly teacher. Translationservice available. Tel: 086-6549577. For further details,please see our website at:www.prolinguagroup.com

WEB DESIGNSERVICE

Get your business online at:thesis.phuket@gmail.com

COPYWRITER-PRINT/WEB

Pro. copywriter/editor- Int'l exp.Native English. Thai passport.Tel: 087-623 8898. Email:emi l ie.harnsongkram@gmail.com

TEACHER TRAININGTEFL TESOL TTT School ED.Visa Thai+languages. For fur-ther details, please see ourwebsite at http://www.ttt-tefl.com NEW!!!

BUDS NURSERYKINDER GARTEN

Phuket oldest bi-lingual in-ternational child care facil-ity. High quality time provenschedule and curriculum.Experienced native En-glish teachers to teachages 1½ -6. Mon-Fri 8am- 5pm. Bus service avail-able from Patong, Karon,Kata, Phuket, Rawai andChalong. Tel: 076-282 232,080-624 7060. Please seeour website at www.buds-phuket.com

WEB DESIGNAn interesting websitehelps your business.Contact via by email:extra_sp@hotmail.comWebsite: www.designbyconcept.net

SIGN/ MEDIA/ADVERTISING

Please contact K.Pu086-698 6544.

Email: iamtontan@hotmail.com

MEDIA &MARKETINGSERVICES

Phuket CreationDesigh for your identity- Logo- Brochure- Business card- Web design- Signage- Presentation- Photo- Corperate identity

Tel: 086-953 1706.Email: phuketcreation

@gmail.com

WEAVINGBY HAND

100% hand made (OTOP)products made fromKrajood. Email: extra_sp@hotmail.com Website athttp://www.thaishop.in.th/extraboom

FAB-EVENTPLANNER

A full service and all-inclu-sive wedding planning andevent consulting firm.Please contact K.Sivakon.Tel: 086-403 9076. Contactfor more details at email:yai@fab-event .com

ANTI-AGEING BEAUTYWhy waste your money andpain for Botox? Now you canlive younger, no pain, safe,great result. Celebs use it, too!Call now for special offer. Tel:085-441 4999.

ARGENTINA STEAKSea view, steakhouse, sea-food, wine, coctails. Table res-ervation. Tel: 086-120 5454. Forfurther details, please see ourwebsite at http://www.skysteakhouse.net

IT'S DRAMA TIME!Classes for kids andteens. Start Jan 23 inDavinci's Function RoomNaiharn. Tel: 083-1819079. Website at http://www.denisebertrand.com

TATTOO REMOVEWe can remove your tattooseasily. Tel: 087-135 7954. Forfurther details, please see ourwebsite at http://www.tattoo-delete.info

PHUKET COUNTRYCLUB

Lifetime Family Membership:650,000 baht, including trans-fer fee. Tel: 076-319959, 087-881 4500 (English), 087-8814488 (English & Thai). Email:gismith64@yahoo.com

CHALONG PHUNAKAGolf Course membership, 4years. 85,000 baht neg. Tel:076-344487, 087-281 4535.

CLUB ASIA FITNESSCENTRE

Offering Les Mills, aerobic,spin bike and yoga. Cardio, freeweights, swimming pool, Spa,sauna and steam. Call or mailfor details. Tel: 076-354027,087-275 3614. Email: info@clubasiaphuket.com For fur-ther details, please see ourwebsite at http://www.clubasiaphuket.com

ENGLISHCOMPUTERMAN

Sales, Service, Repairs.WLAN & Internet specialty.Also web design. Tel: 076-384385, 084-625 7744.Email: computermanphuket@gmail.com

HAVE INTERNETPROBLEMS?

Please contact for furtherinformation. Tel: 076-261988.

MEMBERSHIP OFLOCH PALM

625,000 baht. Inc transfer.Call Casy. Tel: 086-9548093.

GYM EQUIPMENTFor sale, new chromium andupholstering, quick sale! Email:chilligarden@hotmail.com

DIVE TANK FOR SALE1 Tank, steel: 8 liters; 3 tanks: 7liters each with valve. 4,000baht. Tel: 080-718 1686.

EXERCYCLEIn good condition. Computerizedprograms and heart rate moni-tor. Purchased 12 months agofor 40,000 baht. For sale at20,000 baht or make me an of-fer. Tel: 087-882 6184. Email:whetts@hotmail.com

Dive Gear

Lost & Found

SAMSUNG OMNIASGH-I900

Only used once & kept in abox. Nearly 2 years old. Touchscreen, internet. Excellentcondition with all accesso-ries.10,000 baht or make mean offer. Tel: 087-882 6184.Email: whetts@hotmail.com

Mobile Phones

LOOKING FORWill Colin Stevens, formerly of 30/22 Moo 1, Viset Road, Rawai.Please contact me on 084-8386571. I have something that mightbelong to you. Tel: 084-838 6571(English). Email: digimansa@yahoo.com

SONY ERICSONModel W980. Perfect condition,black, Bluetooth, 3.2 megapixelcamera, 8 GB internal memory,Walkman Handy (best audioexperience, as demonstrated intests conducted by experts).Was 17,900 baht; will sell for7,900. Email: junkcoconut@yahoo.de

PersonalServices

LEARN THAI AT HOMECharming Thai lady teachergives Thai lessons at yourhome. Full course with conver-sation practice and home studymaterial. Beginners or moreadvanced. Tel: 081-797 1497.Email: churee77@hotmail.com

LEARN TO SWIMBeginner to imtermediate. Indi-vidual or group classes. Con-tact Martyn. Tel 084-308 0827Email: info@ufit-thailand.comWebsite: www.ufit-thailand.com

AWARD-WINNINGPHOTOGRAPHER

Freelance photographer avail-able for hire, over 10 years' ex-perience, any occasion or as-signment, contact Sakhorn.Tel: 086-305 6372. Email:simpson38@yahoo.comPortfolio http://simpson38.multiply.com

Personals

NEAT-LOOKING GUYis looking for a pretty workinglady to spend free time to-gether, or for more. Email:daniel29200@yahoo.com

PUG MISSING-5,000THB REWARD

8 month old male dog,missing since February6th in Nai Harn. He is afawn colored Pug and hasa distinctive scar on left,rear leg. 5,000THB RE-WARD for the return of him.Tel: 082-271 7109 (English& Thai), 080-744 1136(English & Thai). Email:asgroom@hotmail.com

PUREBRED BEAGLESCompleted shots and papers,7 weeks old. 24,000 baht.Please Call Khun Chuck. Tel:087-209 5174.

Pets

PERSIAN KITTENSMy Persian cat is expectingkittens in a few weeks. If youare interested in buying a lovelykitten, please contact me.Once they are born, I will sendyou pictures. Email: persian56@fastmail.fm

SHITZU FOR ADOPTIONFriendly 18 month old maleShitzu currently at PAWSPhuket and waiting for a caringfamily home to adopt him.Sterilised & vaccinated. Tel: 076-264504. Email: cain.rod@gmail.com

BACKGAMMONRetired Businessman lookingfor Backgammon Players inPhuket. Tel: 081-577 8443.

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Wheels & Motors

Saloon Cars 4 x 4s

Motorbikes

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Rentals

LANCER 79,000 BAHT4 DOORS

Dark blue, CD player, cool air,only 29,000km. For more de-tails please contact. Tel: 084-184 1856.

HONDA ACCORD 2005

2.4 i-VTEC. Top model withfull options, Honda service,97,000km. One expat owner.Price 890,000 baht. Tel: 089-996 2692. Email: sj.holmqvist@gmail.com

HONDA CRV AUTO1997

Excellent condition. Light sil-ver. Only 146,000km. Hondaservice history. Full options.Price: 375,000 baht. Tel: 081-078 7743.

HONDA CRV 4X4 AUTO2004 Model CRV, 97,000km,12 months tax &1st class in-surance, GREAT condition!Price 575,000 baht. Tel: 081-844 9345 (English). Email:travelinswells@gmail.com

ISUZU MU-7Primo gold. 3.0 I-TEQ, VGSTurbo, black. 50,000km.2008, leather, auto, DVD-player, full 1 year insurance.Price 870,000 baht. Pleasecontact for more details. Tel:0 8 4 - 8 4 6 9 0 1 0 . E m a i l :nielsen_mathias@hotmail.com

URGENT SALEToyota Fortuner Auto en-gine 2.7, bronze color,good condition and regularservice. 800,000 baht pluscar insurance. Contactowner. Tel: 081-538 7050.

MOTORBIKEFOR SALE

Yamaha Mio, 3-4 years old.Good best offer. For more info.Tel: 089-728 4005. Email:thamad17@yahoo.com

HONDA PHANTOMTA-200

Model 2005 with 18,400km. Verywell maintained. Price: 45,000baht. Call Vincent. Tel: 084-6284436 (English), 084-842 8228(English & Thai). Email:jeanpouteau@hotmail.com

MOTORCYCLEFOR SALE

Honda Phantom, 2008, fire edi-tion. 50,000 baht. For more info.Tel: 081-389 7015. Email:woon_bank@hotmail.com

JAZZ/VIOS/MINIVANFOR RENT

We offer good prices and deliv-ery service. Includes first classinsurance. Tel: 081-607 8567.Email: suksavat@hotmail.com

A1 CAR RENTALS

Fully insured. 12,000 to 20,000baht per month. Please con-tact for further info. Tel: 089-831 4703. Email: a1carrent@gmail.com

CAR FOR RENTNew Suzuki APV minivan, 5doors, 7 seats. 1,600cc.19,000 baht per month. CallSon. Tel: 089-092 7697. Email:matklang@hotmail.com

2007 MAZDA 3HATCH 1.6L

Red, 5 -door hatch w/leather,sound system and auto-every-thing! 34,000kms, with 11months insurance. 625,000baht, or 135,000 baht andtake-over of 46 payments of10,800 baht each. Call 081-7873190. No agents please! Tel:081-787 3190 (English). Email:haddon1968@gmail.com

DAIHATSU MIRA-90000BAHT

Automatic, 1998 model, genu-ine 63,000 km. Only 2 owners,an older lady and myself. Tel:085-069 0938. Email: nnorthwo@hotmail.com

HONDA JAZZ 20051.5 Vtec, auto, full insurance,silver, 5 door, excellent condi-tion, 475, 000 baht ono. Partfinance option. Tel: 080-5298377 (English), 089-651 1727(Thai).

TOYOTA SOLUNA1.5SLI

5 speed, manual, CDplayer, only 22,000km.Was 269,000 baht. Nowonly 195,000 baht. Tel:089-289 2297.

VW BEETLE 1974Runs good, no aircon, darkgreen. 83,000 baht. Tel: 085-795 9160.

VOLVO AND MIRAFully restored 5-speeds.Both have new engines,paint, tires, A/C systems.Volvo Diesel price: 165,000baht. Mira price: 120,000o.n.o. For more info. Tel:089-970 5795. Email:freemancapital@gmail.com

FORD FOCUSFinest, black, year 2006.Lady owner. 73,000 km,full service history. Noaccidents. Quick sale at450,000 baht (negotiable).Tel: 081-979 1966 (English& Thai). Email: chayamusor@gmail.com

NISSAN NVAUTOMATIC

1995, new paint, taxed / in-sured, CD/mp3, alarm,power steering, centrallocking. Price 115,000baht. Please contact. Tel:086-948 8139. Email:jefdejong@hotmail.com

2001 HONDA CRVSilver, clean leather, low miles,nice, runs great. Price 400,000baht. Tel: 081-788 8535.

1997 HYUNDAITIBURON

Auto, leather, airbag, ABS,CD, top condition. Price239,000 baht o.n.o. Tel: 083-647 3509, 087-294 5737.

MIRA MINT 2001Daihasu Mira Mint in show-room condition. Blue, leatherseats, CD player, new tyres,new battery, low mileage, onlytwo owners. Inside interior isstill new, service record avail-able, sun protection films andmany more accesories. Taxand insurance paid until Sept,2010. Quick sale at 129,000baht. Only one in Phuket fromthis year. Tel: 084-184 1856.

FORTUNER 2007Turbo, diesel, top model, fullyserviced, 50,000km. Oneowner, 12 month 1st class in-surance. 950,000 baht o.n.o.Tel: 089-866 8876. Email:jdei37@gmail.com

MERCEDES/MUSSOSUV

Excellent cond 4WD Silver,b lack lea ther, low kms.460,000 baht. Please contact.Tel: 089-908 7133. Email:alan.matt@hotmail.com

SUZUKI CARIBBIAN4x4, 5-speed, ice cold aircon,well maintained, new: brakes,aircon and clutch. Please con-tact. Tel: 081-539 2298 (En-glish). Email: mail@heikkis.no

4X4SHONDA CR-V, 2005 model.Prestige, white, special edi-tion, low kms, 1 owner, fullHonda service. Must be seen.690,000 baht. Tel: 076-521133,087-894 5643 (Thai). Email:lordknivett@yahoo.co.uk

ISUZU CAB 4YEAR 2000

Power Dragon, 3.0 turbo,167,800 km. Price 250,000baht, blue, good condition.Please contact for more info.Tel: 089-616 1995. Email:keukar@gmail.com

MOTORCYCLEFOR SALE

Honda Phantom, 2008, fire edi-tion. 50,000 baht. For more info.Tel: 081-389 7015. Email:woon_bank@hotmail.com

KAWASAKI VN 800Cruiser, good condition. KathuBig Bike Shop, original 78, 000baht. For more info. Tel: 085-795 9160.

HONDA AI BLADENOVO ELEGANC

Honda AirBlade 2 years old.35,000 baht. Novo Elegance39,000 baht. Contact for moredetails please. Tel: 076-281196, 086- 045 3139. Email:finale.2001@hotmail.com

HONDA CBR 400CCIn good condition, mint green,new tyres. Price: 60,000 bahtwith green book. Tel: 085-7892896.

94 HONDA MAGNA,750CC, V45

150000 Bath. In good condi-tion. New chrome, color,saddle, sissy bar. Changedmotor and many other parts.Tel: 076-274745, 089-4690020 (English & Thai). Email:mh 1952@gmail.com

HONDA AFRICATWIN750

29,000km. Genuine greenbook, new tyres. 160,000 baht.Tel: 081-719 6730. Email:ntakers@gmail.com

Others

NEW GARMIN GPSGarmin Nuvi 215 & Maps (TH,SE Asia, Vietnam, CAM, LAO,MAL, SG, AUS, NZ, US or EU).17,000 baht. Tel: 081-892 3633.Email: erwintrepka@yahoo.it

NEW WATERPROOFGPS FOR SALE

New Garmin Nuvi 550 multi-mode (car, bike, boat). Includesmaps (TH, SE Asia, Vietnam,CAM, LAO, MAL, SG, AUS,NZ, BlueCharts) & RAM mount.29,500 baht. Tel: 081-892 3633.Email: erwintrepka@yahoo.it

MAZDA 3 & ISUZUDMAX

Top models, all automatic,short/long-term, first class in-surance. Tel: 089-971 5664.

BRAND NEW CARFOR RENT

Honda City (just out fromshowroom) auto, first classinsurance. Only 7,000baht per week. Monthlyrate available. Tel: 081-3430777.

CHEVROLET CAPTIVANear new Red Captiva availablefor long term rental (2 monthsor more). 18,000 baht permonth. Please contact. Tel:081-837 5774, 089-667 1844(English & Thai). Email:slarti@onthenet.com.au

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