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Closing the year
with yoga
Many popular beach clubs and
restaurants stand in the firin line
of the renewed mandate to clear
Surin Beach. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
NAVY TO PROVIDE MILITARY SUPPPORT AS OFFICIALS VOW TO DEMOLISH
BUSINESSES ALONG THE SURIN BEACHFRONT BEFORE NEW YEAR’S DAY.
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B
usinesses along Surin beachfront will be demolished and
beach vendors removed from
the sands
ew ear s a o fi a s
vowed this week, with demolition
orders signed and Navy security
personnel at the ready to handle any
resistance.
The move is to restore the beach
to “virgin” status and aims to bring
to an end the ongoing saga to clear
the beachfront that began more than
16 months ago.
The move also includes a full ban
on beach umbrellas, including those
brought to the beach by tourists. Also,
the beach will be closed to tourists
for three to seven days while the huge
demolition order is carried out.
Most of the demolition orders were
signed by the previous Phuket Governor s t ansomwong onfirmed
Lt Sompop Khamkana of Royal Thai
Navy’s Third Area Command.
“Because of the timing, we were
j ust waiting for the new Governor
(Chamroen Tipayapongtada) to oversee the proceedings,” Lt Sompop said.
Warning letters for business owners to vacate their properties will be
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issued this week, assured Ma-Ann
Samran, chief of the Cherng Talay
Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), the local authority
for Surin Beach.
“Formal notices will be delivered
to restaurant and beach club owners,
locals and tourists this week. We
have to formally inform them of the
demolition in advance so they can
prepare and get themselves ready…
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Credit card gang cracked
No booze
ban on HM
olice shootout t es as suspects attempt to ee island The King’s
birthday
Eakkapop Thongtub
P
olice are hunting for a Bangkok man suspected of being
part of a gang of credit card
thieves who managed to evade arrest
when one of his accomplices was apprehended during a shopping spree
in Chalong last Sunday (Nov 29).
Police have so far seized around
B1 million of items believed to have
been bought with the cards.
The arrested man, 59-year-old
Pithawat Akaratithiweerakul (aka
Kawang Faipetch or Anuchit Faipetch) from Phitsanulok, was presented to media at a press conference
held by Deputy Superintendent Col
Pinit Sirichai at Phuket City Police
Station on Tuesday (Dec 1).
Pithawat were arrested at the Tha
Chatchai police checkpoint while he
was attempting to leave the island
with valuable items he bought with
stolen credit cards.
Police seized from Pithawat
Pithawat Akaratithiweerakul was arrested at the Tha Chatchai police
checkpoint afte eein f om police at esco otus halon .
five stolen credit cards along with
items bought using the stolen cards,
including 300 packs of cigarettes
worth B180,000, three Samsung
mobile phones valued at B47,000,
one Gucci watch (B30,000), and
cameras (B30,000).
Pithawat confessed that some
items bought with the stolen credit
cards that had already been sold in
Bangkok included two Apple iPhone
6S and 10 Apple iPhone 6S Plus
phones and two Apple iPad minis.
He and his accomplice, 41-yearold Nakrop Darunpan from Bangkok,
are alleged to have been stealing
credit cards from foreigners and
buying expensive items with them.
Both suspects were seen at Tesco
Lotus in Chalong by undercover po-
lice who had been assigned to follow
them when they were suspected of
being involved in suspicious activities at a Tesco Lotus in Khok Kloy,
Phang Nga.
“At noon on Sunday, an undercover o cer spotted Pithawat
using a stolen card at Tesco Lotus
Chalong… Pithawat got into a truck
with another suspect, but they sped
off when o cers approached them,
Col Pinit said.
cers pursued them and shot
one of the trucks tyres hoping it
would stop the men from fleeing,
but they abandoned the truck in Soi
Palai and drove off in a a da
heading north on Thepkrasattri Rd.
Officers at the Tha Chatchai
checkpoint were alerted and ordered
to be on the lookout for the getaway
vehicle.
Then at 2:30pm Pithawat was
arrested at the checkpoint in another
truck along with items he bought with
the stolen cards, but his accomplice
Nakrob was no where to be found.
Surin Beach ‘virgin’ clearout to include umbrella ban
C o ntinue df
ro m p a g e 1
… for the removal,” Mr Ma-Ann said.
Surin Beach will be closed for up to
a week while the demolition is carried out. “Hence the need to inform
tourists,” Mr Ma-Ann added.
A total of 36 businesses are targeted for demolition. “Of these, 20
belong to Cherng Talay O r B o r T o r ,”
Phuket V ice Governor Chokdee
Armornwat said at a meeting on
Tuesday (Dec 1), when the New
Year deadline was set.
“These will be no problem, as
Mr Ma-Ann has already approved
the demolition of these buildings,”
he said.
Howeve r, M r Ma-A n n on
ll umb ellas e en those b ou ht to the beach b tou ists will be banned.
Wednesday admitted to T h e Ph uk e t
N e w s that several business owners had filed appeals against the
demolition orders with the Phuket
Provincial Court.
“We have approval (sic) to demolish most of them, but some of them
have filed appeals that are still in
the court,” Mr Ma-Ann said. “We
will wait for court approval, but we
hope to have all cases concluded so
we can demolish the buildings by
New Year.”
Likewise, legal tangles may
well delay the demolition of the 16
beachfront units at Surin owned by
the Phuket Provincial Administration
Organisation (PPAO).
ight now, PP
o cers are
still working on acquiring legal
permission to demolish the PPAO
buildings at Surin Beach,” said V /
Gov Chokdee.
“Unfortunately, as acting PPAO
chief Watcharin Patomwattanapong
was unable to attend Tuesday’s
meeting, we will have to wait for
him to return to Phuket before we
can move ahead with these.
“I will follow up with Mr Watcharin when gets back, which should
be this week. The sooner we get
approval, the better for us. I want
Surin Beach returned to its ‘ virgin
state’ by the end of the year,” he said.
THERE WILL BE NO BAN ON
the sale of alcohol for HM King
Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 88th birthday
celebrations on December 5 or the
“substitution” public holiday on
December 7, Phuket Police have
confirmed.
However, police will encourage
people to refrain from drinking alcohol on HM The King’s birthday
as a sign of respect and in honour
of His Majesty.
The sale of alcohol will also be
permitted on Constitution Day, on
December 10, Phuket Provincial Police Chief Col Teeraphol Thipjaroen
confirmed to T h e Ph uk e t N e w s on
Tuesday (Dec 1).
“The sale of alcohol is permitted
during these upcoming holidays,
including December 5,” Col Teeraphol said.
“No law states that the sale of
alcohol is prohibited on December
5, so people can sell alcohol if they
want to, but we do want people to
refrain from drinking alcohol to
honour and show respect to His
Majesty.
“December 5 is our Father’s
birthday. We should want to do only
the best things for him and be the
best people that we can be.”
According to to an announcement
by the Prime inister s
ce on
January 22, 2015, the sale of alcohol
is prohibited on five specific religious
days: Makha Bucha, V isakha Bucha,
Asalaha Bucha Day, Khao Pansa
and Wan Org Pansa days.
On the three upcoming public
holidays, most government o ces
across the island will be closed.
Bank main branches will be closed
but branches in malls will remain
open, while post o ces will remain
open until noon. T h e P h uk e tN e w s
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Tourist dive death
sparks industry
safety shake-up
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D
ive operators in Phuket
will be required to ensure that every tourist
diver has a medical certificate
approving them to dive as
part of new safety measures
to be rolled out after the death
of Chinese tourist Zhang Lin
north of Phuket last Saturday
(Nov 28).
Failure to do so may result
in their company registration
being struck off, Santi Pawai,
Director of the Ministry of
Tourism and Sports Phuket
o ce, said this week.
Other measures include yet
another crackdown sweeping
through the island’s dive industry to ensure all operators
were legal, he warned.
Mr Santi revealed the new
measures to be introduced after meeting on Monday (Nov
30) with representatives from
Phuket William Diving, the
Patong-based dive tour operator
that s hang, , was with.
Mr Santi called the Phuket
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Zhang Lin (right) was with friends on a dive tour from Khao
Lak. Photo: Similan Seven Sea Club / Facebook
William representatives to answer how Ms Zhang came to be
separated from her dive group,
which reportedly included two
advanced divers, one divemaster
and one instructor.
Ms Zhang’s body was found
alone at a depth of nearly 12 metres by another dive tour group.
Her dive computer showed that
she had been underwater only
26 minutes.
The divers brought Ms
Zhang’s body onto their own
dive boat and attempted to
revive her, as the
Peterpan
had reportedly moved away
from the dive site.
We can confirm that Phuket
William Diving is a fully legally
registered dive tour company,
Mr Santi said. “But we must
do all we can to ensure that no
tragedies like the death of Ms
Zhang occur again.
“I am waiting for some more
information from police and for
the autopsy report, and I am
collecting more details for my
investigation, he said. I hope
to conclude this before the end
of December.
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A friend of mine recently had
a motorbike accident and I
accompanied her to Vachira
Hospital to get treatment.
After the doctor saw her, she
was given a list of medicines
to collect at the hospital dispensary.
Some of the medicines
were free, as although my
friend is a Western woman,
she legally works here and has
Thai social security coverage.
However, she was told that
if she did not want to return to
see the doctor every day, she
could get better medicines,
but that she would have to pay
“extra” to get those “betterquality medicines”.
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the hospital at the time, but I
could not get an answer that I
could understand correctly as
to why my friend would have
to pay out of her own pocket
for these “better medicines”.
Surely, isn’t this what social
security coverage is for?
By the way, I am a native
Thai and although I lived
abroad for many years, I am
st
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ent n ha here
was no language barrier in my
understanding of what happened at the hospital. What
I don’t understand is why
my friend would have to pay
“extra” for “better medicines”.
– Khun Art, Phuket Town
ANSWER
Yes, in some circumstances
people will have to pay out
of pocket for some hospital
costs because social security
insurance does not cover all
medicines issued to hospital
patients.
After examining a patient,
a doctor will prescribe certain
medicines according to which
ones he or she thinks is best
for the patient and which
the doctor knows we have
in stock here at the hospital
“Pharmacy”.
Then, when the patient
presents the list at our dispensary, the pharmacist on duty
will check to make sure that
all the medicines prescribed
are covered by social security
or insurance.
If they are not covered,
then the pharmacist will
ask the patient if they would
prefer to pay for these medicines. If the patient chooses
not to, then the prescription
is returned to the doctor so
he or she can write a new one
including only the medicines
that are covered by social
security and any insurance
the patient may claim against.
If the patient was involved
in a road accident, then the
pharmacist on duty may ask
to see any vehicle insurance
(PorRorBor) for the vehicles
involved in case that may
help costs of any treatment
or medicines at the hospital.
We are a public hospital,
and our goal is to serve the
public. But in many cases we
can offer only basic treatments
and medicines.
Any specialist treatments
or medicines must be paid
for by the patient or their
insurance, and good medical insurance is always the
best policy.
– Chawaluk Kittitornkul,
Head of Social Security,
Vachira Hospital.
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VICE GOVERNOR CHOKdee Armornwat last week ordered the h et
se fi e
to literally redraw the map
that marked out areas around
schools and “education institutions” where alcohol is to be
banned.
V/ Gov Chokdee’s key concern was that there was no
“consistency”. Some zones
would have allowed alcohol to
be sold with 20 metres of one
school, while others banned
alcohol for hundreds of metres
from the nearest school.
The issue – and lack of clarity – of the alcohol-free zones
as ordered by the National
Council for Peace and Order
(NCPO) has drawn much criticism, especially in Bangkok,
for seemingly being so poorly
thought out.
To this, T he Phuket N ew s
asks our readers in our latest
online poll: “How far should
venues selling alcohol be from
schools or other ‘education
institutions’? ”
• Responses available in
the poll are:
• No zones are required,
there are already laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol to minors;
ow e
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Police raid an entertainment venue in Phuket Town
earlier this year in the crackdown on venues selling
alcohol to minors. Photo: PR Dept / file
low zones of less than 300m
where appropriate;
• Strictly enforce the 300m
zones as ordered by the NCPO;
• Enforce zones of more
than 300m, which are needed
to keep children safe;
• Ban alcohol entirely.
T o cast your vote, visit “ T he
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“ Poll” from the “ N ew s” menu.
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Si ila s park officers
tra sferred over fees
S
even assistants to the
Similan Islands National Park chief have
been transferred following a
sharp drop in fee collections
at the popular park in Phang
Nga, north of Phuket.
he transfer order was
signed by Jirasak Chukwamdee, chief of the Protected
reas egional
ce under
the Department of National
Parks, Wildlife and Plant
Conservation DNP).
r Jirasak said the transfers stemmed from fee collections at the park. It was found
the total money collected had
dropped dramatically when
compared with fees collected
in previous years.
committee has been
set up to look into the issue,
and the investigation will
take about 10 days, he said.
If nothing wrong is found,
they will be reinstated and
transferred back.
wo of the assistants, thit
ayankit and Phongpan Paenoi, have since been transferred to Sirinath National
Park in Phuket.
Sawai Chaiyotha was
transferred to hlong Phraya
Wildlife Sanctuary in rabi,
Pongsak ongthung, was sent
to the oh Libong no-hunting one in rang, and Jinda
Srisuppatpong was transferred
to arutao National arine
Park in Satun.
f the remaining two, akchanok Paenoi was moved to
the Protected reas egional
ce while Sarayut Paso
was moved to hao Nan National Park located in Nakhon
Sri hammarat.
our new assistants to the
Similan Islands National Park
chief were also appointed.
hey were transferred
from the Protected reas
egional
ce . f them,
eerapol Chartthai will be
responsible for oh achai
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he missin ille al nta ctic fishin t awle unlun p eiousl e iste ed as the aishan afte it ed huket on
uesda
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wo of the office s t ansfe ed f om the imilans ational a k o e ent fees ha e
been mo ed to i inath ational a k in huket. Photo: Fred von Lohmann
and orakot Wangsut for
oh iang. he other two
are Porn-uma Poomnual and
Suwan Infan.
our other national park
o cials were also transferred
to new positions in the following order
Nonthawit Jaturabandit,
a senior forestry o cer from
the Protected reas egional
ce , became the chief of
Sa Nang anora orest Park
in Phang Nga.
eman ongla, a forest
protection o cer at the oh
Libong no-hunting one, became the forest protection
o cer at the Similan Islands
National Park.
Pleun Wankan, the forest
protection o cer at hlong
Phraya Wildlife Sanctuary,
became the forest protection
National Park, responsible for
oh achai.
hawee Promsut, a forest
protection o cer at u o
Phetra National Park in rang,
became the forest protection
National Park, responsible for
oh iang.
ollowing the transfer
order, the seven assistants
removed from the Similan
Islands National Park gathered
at the DNP head uarters in
angkok on onday Nov
0) to meet Deputy DNP
chief hanya Nethithamakul
to seek ustice.
fter a one-hour meeting,
r hanya said he had set up
the probe committee to ensure
fairness in the investigation.
r hanya admitted transferring the o cials during the
high season would affect how
the park is run.
lthough new officials
were appointed, they are still
new to the ob, he said.
s akchanok said she
went to the meeting because
she wants to know the reason
why she was removed from
her ob and what crime she
had supposedly committed.
ccording to DNP sources,
the removal of seven park chief
assistants at the same time
was unprecedented.
he flurry of transfer activity during the tourist high
season would put administration of parks to the test, particularly the Similan Islands
National Park, which is home
to tourist-magnets oh iang
and oh achai.
Critics voiced concerns
about the appointment of r
Nonthawit as the new Sa Nang
anora orest Park chief.
hey uestioned how he
managed to get the ob as he
is undergoing a disciplinary
probe amid allegations that
he unlawfully approved land
ownership rights at Sirinath
National Park when he was
park chief there.
B a ng k o k Po st
THE ROYAL THAI NAV Y
has formally declined to reveal
any findings of the investigation into how the sei ed
ntarctic trawler T a ish a n, also
known as the K unl un, and its
crew and illegal cargo managed to escape Phuket earlier
this year, or name any of officers who may be responsible
for the escape.
he results are not for
publication, ice dmiral
Sayan Prasongsamre , Commander of the Royal Thai
Navy s hird Naval rea Command, based at Cape Panwa,
on Phuket s east coast, told
T h e Ph uk e t N e w s on Nov .
The T a ish a n dropped an-
chor off Phuket s Deep Sea
Port on arch and unloaded
its illegal cargo of Patagonian
toothfish, poached from protected ntarctic waters, after
outrunning the New ealand
and ustralian Navies.
Phuket o cials sei ed the
boat and its cargo, which was
falsely reported as grouper.
et, while the boat and the
crew were reportedly being
held in Phuket, the crew
managed to board the vessel,
reload their cargo of 1 tonnes
of illegal fish, and disappear
on September .
t last report, an international search was underway
to find the missing T a ish a n
as an illegal, unreported and
unregulated fishing I
)
vessel.
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The locals believe that Ambassador Davies violated Thailand’s Lese Majeste law.
Locals protest US
envoy statement
L C L
SID N S
the self-named eloved ing
club on onday Nov 0)
filed a formal complaint over
a speech made by S mbassador lyn Davies, accusing
him him of Lese a e e.
he group allege that mb
Davies in his recent speech
at the International Press
Club in angkok ated that
hailand s Lese a e e law
Section 11 ) re ricts the
freedom of people to e press
their opinion or e press their
opinion in peace.
ongkol attana, president of the Phuket eloved
ing Club, said that mb
Davies speech is a cause for
public concern, and the comments made were inappropriate
and may cause internal unre .
His speech may effect or
incite people to disobey the Lese
a e e law. he comments
made were not suitable for that
of an ambassador, he said.
Mr Mongkol also said
that the USA also has laws to
protect the S president and
no one complains about them.
In 010, a r Spencer
of Louisville, entucky was
sentenced to 33 months in
prison after he wrote some a
poem criticising sic) the S
President. Mr Davies should
look into his own country
before criticising others,
r
Mongkol said.
T h e Ph uk e t N e w s notes
that r Spencer was ailed for
three years for threatening
the S President .
In his poem , Spencer
specifically described a fatal
sniper shooting of the S
head of ate.
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Emergency line 911
rollout still on hold
Saroj Kueprasertkij
rep orter1 @classactmedia.co.th
T
he news that Thailand
has launched a 11
emergency hotline has
caught the Phuket o ce of
the Department of Disa er
Prevention and Mitigation
DDP -Phuket) off guard,
with the director calling for
people to ill use the e i ing
1 1 emergency hotline.
t the time of going to
press, calling the 11 number
in Phuket failed to work from
landlines.
Mobile callers using DTAC
received a recorded message,
fir in hai, then in nglish,
saying Welcome to emergency call. or any urgent
assi ance, please call 1 1.
The call is then terminated. No operator assi ance
is provided.
Callers using the AIS mobile service received a similar
message, which asked callers to Please press 1 to be
redirected to the 1 1 hotline.
DDPM-Phuket Director
Trakul Thotham told T h e
Calling 911 only gave a
recorded message asking
callers to dial 191 instead.
Ph uk e t N e w s, he 11 emergency number is operational in
only some areas of hailand,
and I am not even sure it is
operational in Phuket.
or now, calling 11 in
Phuket only works on mobile
phones. It does not work for
landlines, but as the 11 hotline is operated by the police,
I will speak with them soon to
get it operational and landlines
too. he added.
I ill recommend that
people call the e i ing hotline
1 1 or the Narenthorn Centre
1
in case of an emergency,
Mr Trakul urged.
r rakul e plained that
the 11 debacle arose after
many honorary consuls at the
meeting with Phuket Governor
Chamroen ipayapongtada
on Nov complained about
the plethora of emergency
numbers in Phuket.
o this, Dr Sirichai, Director of Patong Hospital and
the cting Chief the Phuket
Provincial Health
ce, sugge ed using 11. Which he
said was already set up, said
Mr Trakul.
“Gover nor Cham roen
agreed with the idea, so at
the meeting he said for us to
use 11 for emergency calls.
ut at that time, no one really
knew the current service provided by calling that number.
It has been sugge ed
that the move to use 11 was
due to touri s familiarity
with the 11 hotline number
already, prompting several
other countries to implement
its use as well.
However, in China, hailand s large source market for touri s, the central
emergency number is 11 .
In ussia, rance, ermany
and Sweden it is 11 . In the
it is
and in u ralia
it is 000.
s for neighbouring countries, the emergency number in
Laos is the same as Thailand
1 1, while ietnam uses Police
11 , ire 11 , mbulance 11 .
In alaysia it is
same
as
), but any mobile calls to
11 same as mo
uropean
countries) are automatically
redirected to 999.
Huge python caught underneath house
A HUGE PYTHON MORE
than six metres long was
caught by Kusoldharm rescue
workers la week after it
sought shelter under a resident’s house in Samkong.
team of fir -responders
from the usoldharm oundation received a call from
a home owner in Moo Baan
Thammarak in Samkong at
pm hursday Nov ) asking
them to visit his home because
a large snake had gone under
the house.
Shift supervisor, Watchara
Srikacha, was dispatched to
the house with his team where
Rescue workers said the
snake was around 6 metres
long and weighed around
60 kilos.
they found the python coiled
on the ground in a small space
underneath the house.
“The house is located near
a hilly area, and under the
house the soil was cooler so
the python mu have gone
there to shelter from the heat,
he said.
It took 10 of us more than
0 minutes to pull the python
out. It mu have been at lea
six metres long and weighed
around 0 kilos.
“Due to the length and the
si e of the snake, we were
unable to place it in a sack,
so our team had to put it in
the back of our truck.
We are going to release it
Khao Phra Thaeo in Thalang
di rict, he added.
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Couple rejoice, reunited with wedding band lost in Patong surf
The Phuket News
A
14-carat gold wedding
ring lost in the sea in
Patong on December
ast ear has o fi a
een
handed back to its rightful
owner after a Royal Thai Police
Region 8 volunteer found the
ring back in January this year.
Police volunteer Chris
McLaren had in fact mailed
the ring to the rightful owner, Dutch national Marco
Meintsma, shortly after he
found it. However, Phuket
o e wanted to o fi a
hand back the ring to Mr
Meintsma when he recently
visited the island with his
w e eoam h t
aow
Choaiarom.
Marco and Paow, though
married eight years now after
meeting in Holland, were on
the r first ho da n h et
“I have been to Thailand
about 14 times already, but this
was o r first t me to h et
We thought it was about time to
check out the beaches and the
other areas such as Phang Nga
and ra
ar o to d T he
Phuket N ew s on Wednesday
(Nov 25), calling from Paow’s
@thephuketnews
Marco and Paow, now married for eight years, were on
their first holiday to hu et.
hometown in Sapphaya District in the Central Thailand
province of Chai Nat.
Marco, from Oudenbosch in
Holland, near Belgium border,
could vividly recall how he lost
his wedding band.
“When I go swimming, I
use a lot of sun lotion. This is
probably one of the reasons the
ring came off, and maybe it
was a tt e too g he essed
Marco even actually saw
t s p o h s finger s heart
sank, as did the ring. “I dived
for it, but all I could see was a
cloud of sand. I kept looking
for about half an hour, but I
o dn t find t he sa d
He marched back up the
sand to deliver the news to
aow
o r first tho ght s
that o w ne er see t aga n
said Marco.
“I remember thinking,
‘This is not going to be good’,
but thankfully Paow understood what happened. She
wasn’t happy, but she was
o a
Marco then went directly
to the Tourist Police Box on
the beach at the end of Bangla
Rd and reported the ring lost.
“After that I went back to
the same place on the beach
to look for it, and j ust when I
arrived I saw Chris walking
on the beach – walking side
to side with a metal detector.
I told him what had happened
and where I had lost my ring,
and we looked together for
a o t two ho rs he re a ed
But Marco and Paow were
out of time and had to leave
Phuket, so they swapped contact details with Chris in case
the ring miraculously returned.
And so it did.
“About three days later I got
an email from Chris saying he
had found a ring. He attached
a photo in case it was mine – it
was he sa d hr s then sent
the ring by EMS to Holland,
free of charge.
Marco highly praised the
police volunteers in Phuket.
“They are doing a great j ob for
people a long way from home.
Things would turn out very
differently for many people
w tho t them he sa d
“Communication is very
important. It is the most important thing they do between
tourists and the Thai Police
– and they all do it in their
spare t me
Paow is happy, too. “She
said it means we were meant
to e together t s antast
Marco laughed.
Sithichai Srirat (2nd from left) was arrested after the
B100,000 of luxury goods were found missing from an
air raft bound for Helsin i. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
Airport staffer arrested
for stealin
of
luxury duty-free goods
A STAFFER AT PHUKET
International Airport has
been charged for stealing
duty-free items with an estimated value of B100,000
that were to be loaded onto
an aircraft and sold midght en ro te to e s n
Sithichai Srirat, 28 , from
Phang Nga province, was
taken into custody at the
airport on Monday (Nov 30).
According to police, airport se r t o fi er omnuek Satthabot received
a tip-off that some goods
had disappeared from the
stock of items to be sold on
the Helsinki-bound aircraft.
e r t o fi ers tra ed
down that the items disappeared somewhere between
being allocated to be loaded
onto the aircraft and the
aircraft itself – which only
e t the de er area
The police were called
in and the haul of high-end
lifestyle products were soon
found in a box covered with
a towel hidden in the driver’s
cab of a high-loader truck in
the delivery area.
The haul of recovered
items comprised: three Lifetron USB recharge battery
packs; two Swarovski watches;
three Earnshaw 18 05 watches;
a Swarovski necklace and a
Swarovski pen; and three Versace, three Legend Montblanc
and two Hugo Boss bottles of
cologne.
E akkapop T hong tub
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EDITORIAL
Lip service out to sea
O
ver recent months
there have been several incidents in which
divers have mysteriously gone
missing or died while out on a
tour, resurrecting doubt about
safety in the local marine
industry.
In the latest incident j ust
ast wee the od o a h nese tourist was found alone,
some 11 metres deep by another dive tour group north
of Phuket, the circumstances
surrounding her death still
vague (see story on page 3).
The tragedy came only
10 days after another Korean
tourist had mysteriously died
d r ng a tr d e tr p o
Phuket’s Koh Hae.
In April, 36-year-old American Joshua Devine went missing while he was on route to
the Similan Islands. His body
was never recovered.
A month before that, in
ar h a o nteer
ha
diver died on a tour around the
Similan Islands, while he and
a few other volunteers were
attempting to adj ust moorings
at a depth of 42 metres.
Then there was the British tourist who was severely
inj ured by a boat’s propellers
in June while she was diving
off the coast of Koh Tao.
Don’t forget about the Russian cave divers who died
in December last year after
an a dent n the h ew an
Reservoir in Surat Thani, or
the Norwegian tourist who
perished, also in December
of last year, while diving off
the shores of Tao Thong island
when she was hit by the propeller of another dive vessel.
Ironically enough, the dive
shop organising the trip, pride
themselves with their ‘Safety
and Q uality First’ motto.
h e the e a t a ses n
each respective case are not
always clear-cut, and in some
cases could be argued as legit
accidents, the consistency and
frequency of such incidents is
all too concerning.
All too often we are left
with only more questions and
excuses than answers and solutions, and with each tragedy
authorities vow to get tougher
on safety enforcement.
And yet hapless souls continue to needlessly lose their
es nstead o ha e the t me
of their lives” as intended.
Indeed, Thailand still boasts
some top world-class dive sites,
which will continue to lure
marine tourists from near and
far. However, if the country
is serious about eliminating
needless tragedies, active and
consistent enforcement of
protocol and regulations is
required on all fronts. Empty
lip service j ust won’t cut it.
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HAVE YOUR SAY
Americans really
should consider
going home
R e: Phuket locals protest
U S Ambassador
... The laws [ in the US] that
concern themselves with
speech are identical for everybody, US President or
garbage-man. There may be
increased penalties for threatening witnesses to crime or
trials. Additionally I think
there are some sentencing
enhancements for threatening some State and Federal
Judges, prosecutors and law
enforcement (not sure) known
as fi ers o the o rt
e
wo d e o fi a s to respond
to his statements in order to
protect the honor and sovereignty of Thailand.” The
sovereignty of Thailand is not
at stake. All free democracies
allow for varying degrees of
free speech. The US is well
known to have probably the
greatest freedom when it
comes to speech. Regarding
ha and s honor n re at on
to hea senten es g en
recently for those convicted of
lese maj este” that is debatable
in countries that allow debate.
Perhaps Americans should
go home, take all their toys,
help, foreign aid, cooperation,
business investment and tourist
$ $ $ with them. I know I am
ea ng ore er soon
he
U.S. Government gave a total
of $ 7 7 ,211,9 57 to Thailand in
2012:” Finally, it was not my
intention to insult anybody, if I
d d org e me p ease heers
Ma r c o s 9 8 9
Such a cute sign...not very
original though. Mr Spencer threatened the life of the
US president! Not the same!
Thailand clings tightly to old
traditions... some are valid. Get
your facts straight. And please
remove the silly political sign
at Rang Hill intersection which
is abusive to visitors. Practice what you preach! Avoid
hypocracy! Kop khun krup.
KCPh u k e t
Love my Aussie
Lady
R e: Phuket’ s L ady Pie
makes everyone happy
e done ad
e
he
host stra an
da
commemorations and are
great examples of how Aussies can coexist with Thai
culture. Thoroughly recommend visiting for some great
ood and a o ee e e e en
converted some of our Thai
friends into regular visitors.
oo ng orward to o r ne t
s t ad
e ro s
a u s s ie b o b
not even be news.
Ph u k e t Da v e
Something to hide
inside?
Re: Similans park officers
transferred over entry fees
R e: Patong p olice deny violence in R ussian restaurant
G -M M copyrig ht raid
A warrant is not needed to
enter a business open to the
public in order to check for
the proper licenses; business,
alcohol, food, entertainment,
tobacco and the royalty license. They may also enter a
business without a warrant to
inspect your imported alcohol
or ta stamps
hen had
my business it was inspected
every year but the inspecting
o fi ers a wa s showed proper
dent fi at on and e p a ned the
purpose of their visit. It was
never a problem. In the video
we only see what happened
when the pushing and shoving
started and not before hand.
My question is why would this
business owner refuse entry if
she has nothing to hide? This
doesn’t excuse the authorities
from resorting to violence but
if she had politely allowed
them entry then this would
Ticked off by
transfer tactics
A committee has been set up
to look into the issue, and the
investigation will take about
10 days, he said. If nothing
wrong is found, they will be
reinstated and transferred
back. And if something wrong
is found will they be prosecuted and sacked?
CT Re s i d e n t
The situation is hopeless,
and all natural resources in
Thailand are in terrible hands.
No honesty, no integrity, little
to no knowledge of resource
management, graft, corruption,
theft, and to ensure that all
mismanagement continues,
absolutely no consequences
for negligence and/ or criminal
actions...j ust move the bums
someplace else. If it wasn’t
so sad, it would be amusing.
But I am not amused... I am
disgusted... and Thailand
should be ashamed...but it isn’t.
Ri c h a r d V i c k e r s
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DEAD AND BURIED
Body of kidnapped Aussie found on Pattaya hillside
CHONBURI
A
former Australian Hells
Angels gang leader kidnapped from his rented
Pattaya home this week was found
dead in a wooded area of Sattahip
district early today (Dec 2).
Wayne Rodney Schneider, 38 ,
was found in a freshly dug grave
amidst roadside brush on Viharn
Sian-Khao Cheechan road in tambon
Na Jomtien around 12:10am.
Lying naked in the grave about
1.8 metres deep, Schneider’s heavily
tattooed body showed serious head
inj uries and a broken neck, police
sa d here was no dent fi at on
found with the corpse.
Police found tyre tracks about
100 metres from the road to the
burial site on “Big Buddha Hill”,
as it is known locally.
Pol Maj Gen Amporn Buarabporn, chief of Chonburi police, said
Mr Schenider’s body was discovered
following the discovery that his
abductors had rented a four-door
white Toyota pick-up truck with a
Chonburi licence plate from a car
Rescuers dig up the remains of Australian biker Wayne Rodney
Schneider from the Khao Cheechan area outside of Pattaya around
midnight Tuesday (Dec 1). Photo: Chaiyot Phuttanapong
tent on Pattaya Third Road.
Police tracked the vehicle using
GPS and found that it had been
parked near the burial site at 7 am
on Nov 30 for almost 2 hours, said
the Chonburi police chief.
The GPS tracking system showed
the rented vehicle was last seen near
Khao Phra Tamnak hill in South
Pattaya, said Pol Maj Gen Amporn.
He declined to reveal the name of
the person who rented the vehicle.
Teams of police have stepped
up a manhunt for those involved
in the killing. All the suspects
were believed to be in hiding in the
country, Pol Maj Gen Amporn. He
vowed that all the culprits would be
caught quickly.
On Tuesday, the Pattaya Provincial Court issued an arrest warrant
for another Australian Antonio
Bagnato, 26, on charges of conspiring to assault and detain Schneider,
the suspect’s reported partner in a
dne fitness s ness
Mr Bagnato, along with four
other n dent fied men has een
accused of abducting the former
Hells Angels biker from his rented
Jomtien Park Villas home in Bang
Lamung district.
Mr Bagnato is believed to come
from New South Wales, where Mr
Schneider hailed from, and is a fellow biker with a residence in Pattaya.
Police said Mr Schneider had
been living in Pattaya for a month.
He reportedly was invited to share
a house by Amad Malkoun, a former leader of Australia’s criminal
Comancheros biker gang.
In April, the Melbourne HeraldSun reported that Mr Malkoun had
become estranged from his gang
amid pressure from law enforcement.
He had since relocated to Dubai.
Mr Schneider’s Hells Angels has
since supplanted the Comancheros
as Australia’s top outlaw gang, the
paper said.
Australia’s ABC News said Thai
police said they were working with
Australian law enforcement on the
case and had made contact with Mr
Schneider’s Thai wife, who also is
currently in Dubai.
Pol Col Sukthat Pumpunmuang,
superintendent of Pattaya City police, told ABC that Schneider – who
has a long criminal history dating
back at least 10 years – “ was on a
watchlist for Australian police to
follow up ... and also follow up his
friends in a gang.”
Mr Schneider was arrested
s ears ago or dr g tra fi ng
obstruction of j ustice, and involvement in the theft of B5 million from
a Melbourne casino. In 2007 , he
was on New South Wales’ “most
wanted” list for 18 months over the
shooting of a bouncer outside the
Sapphire Suite nightclub in Kings
Cross in 2006.
Police earlier said CCTV cameras at the home were out of order.
t a se r t g ard onfirmed r
Bagnato was one of the abductors.
Pol Maj Gen Aumpon said based
on checking of immigration records
o fi ers e e ed r agnato s st
in Thailand.
Bang kok Post
FAA downgrades Thai aviation
THE US FEDERAL AVIAtion Administration (FAA)
has decided to downgrade
Thailand’s aviation sector,
setting the stage for possible
worldwide bans of Thairegistered airlines.
“A reassessment in July
2015 found that Thailand
did not meet international
standards,” the US regulation agency said a statement
posted on the FAA website
on Tuesday (Dec 1).
“Today’s announcement
follows ongoing discussions
with the government of Thailand which concluded on Oct
28 ,” it added.
The decision means Thailand has dropped to Category
2 from Category 1, increasing odds that Thai carriers
will be subj ected to service
curtailments or outright bans
not only in the US, but also
in Europe and Asia.
Thailand had been rated
on Category 1 since 19 9 7 .
That status allowed Thaireg stered arr ers to to the
US and launch new services.
“With a Category 2 rating, Thailand’s carriers can
continue existing service to
the United States. They will
not be allowed to establish
new service to the United
States,” the FAA said.
T he FA A prev iou sly
downgraded the Philippines
to Category 2 and imposed
a omp ete ght an on ts
airlines. The European Union,
through its European Aviation
Safety Agency, traditionally
follows the FAA’s lead.
That agency used an FAA
downgrade of Indonesia’s
aviation-safety standards to
mpose a tota ght an on
that country’s airlines for
several years.
Bang kok Post
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Reined in by red tape
Mongolian herders face battle to survive
F
MONGOLIA
or thousands of years Mongolia’s Dukha ethnic minority have depended on their
reindeer herds to survive the bitter
winters, but now their nomadic
way of life is threatened by new
government restrictions introduced
on environmental grounds, they say.
The Dukha spend the winter
in snow-covered mountain forests
where temperatures plunge as low as
-50 degrees Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit).
Just a few dozen such families
remain, sleeping in tarpaulin tents
beside their tethered animals.
But raising livestock – including reindeer – has been banned in
parts of the “taiga”, rugged wooded
areas stretching from Mongolia
to neighbouring Russia, where a
national park was declared in 2011.
The area is the Dukhas’ traditional autumn feeding grounds,
where they fatten their animals
before the onset of the severest
cold, and the measure has put them
under what they call intolerable
pressure.
“There is no place left for us to
live in the taiga,” said Sandagiin
@thephuketnews
A boy holds a reindeer at
a Dukha camp in the East
Taiga region in Khovsgol
province, northern Mongolia. Photo: Greg Baker/AFP
Ganbat, a 57-year-old Dukha and
father of five.
“The park authority’s decision
is no different than choosing to let
us cease to exist.”
Even by the standards of one of
the world’s most sparsely populated
countries, life in the taiga is harsh.
There are only a few tracks, and
often the only mode of transportation is horse or reindeer.
Staying warm is a constant
struggle and attacks from roaming
packs of wolves an everyday threat.
Some of their tents are equipped
with solar panels and satellite phones
in a nod to modernity, but younger
Dukha are tempted by the apartments in Mongolia’s expanding
towns and cities.
Herder Tsendeegiin Ganbat – no
relation – recalled one season when
he could not find anything to eat.
“I really wanted to give up
several times, that was when the
weather got too cold and all my
kids got sick,” he said.
His 11-year-old son Bayandalai
spends his weekends at the family camp, riding a reindeer for an
hour every Sunday to the nearest
track, and then going by car to
spend the week at a school in the
town nearest to his home.
He also has a daughter who
studies in Mongolia’s bustling
capital Ulan Bator, and has told
her parents she will stay there
after graduation – a decision they
understand.
Dukha do not eat their reindeer,
which they keep mainly for milk,
and many keep guns to shoot elk
and other wild mammals as well as
for protection from wolves.
But Mongolia heavily restricts
hunting, citing concerns about
declining animal stocks, and the
nomads are forced to buy mutton,
goat meat and staples such as rice
from nearby farmers in order to stay
within the law.
he park had been made offlimits to nomads to protect it from
illegal gold mining, which causes
ecological damage, Tsedendashiin
Tuvshinbat of Mongolia’s environment ministry said.
Nomads can graze their reindeer
outside the park, he added.
Some younger Dukha – known
as saatan in ongolian flout the
rules, bringing their animals into
forbidden zones to graze on moss
and lichen buried under the snow.
Many Dukha are dependent
on government handouts – worth
about $ 65 (B2,330) each month for
adults – and income generated from
tourists visiting their camps.
“If there were no allowance, all
the reindeer men would have gone to
jail,” Sandagiin Ganbat said. “And
there will be no more reindeer and
reindeer riders.”
AFP
12 WORLD NEWS
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Battlelines against bugs
ondu an a m fi hts southe n pine beetle
F
or Honduran soldiers
fanning out in the pine
forest, their chainsaws
roaring, the enemy is like
no other: numbering in the
thousands, invading a sizeable chunk of their country
and causing incalculable
environmental damage.
Their tenacious adversary? A tree-munching bug
called Dentroctomus frontalis, more commonly known in
North and Central America
as the southern pine beetle.
It has always been present in Honduras, in smaller
numbers. But this year has
seen a sudden explosion that
a number of experts blame
on global warming.
As world leaders gather
in Paris for a United Nations
summit aimed at forging a
pact to curb climate change,
the Honduran soldiers from
the First Artillery Battalion
in Zambrano province just
north of the capital are locked
in a battle they know they are
finding hard to win.
The southern pine beetle has already destroyed
400,000 hectares of pine
forest – nearly a quarter of
the country’s primary forest cover. And at present its
appetite is showing no sign
of abating.
The devastation in such a
biodiverse country, a third of
which is covered with trees, is
being called an unprecedented
“ecological catastrophe” by
many experts.
“This plague will leave us
with just half the pine trees in
Honduras – if we’re lucky,”
said a military adviser, Lucky
Medina, supervising the soldiers as they cut down trees.
Commanders of the battalion of 350 men admit they feel
impotent against the beetle,
and have called in reinforcements from the country’s
Forest Conservation Institute
(ICF) and the military’s Forest
Commando unit.
T he c om m a nd o s a r e
paired up into a tree-cutter
and assistant, and are taking down pines in different
par ts of Honduras, even
some healthy ones, in a bid
A soldier walks by trees affected by a southern pine beetle
(Dentroctomus frontalis) plague Photo: Orlando Sierra/AFP
to clear buffer containment
lines around infected zones.
“It’s a shame to see this,”
one commando o cer, Colonel Bernardo Avila said.
Angela Sevilla, an ICF
expert watching the operation,
adds it took “40 to 50 years to
have a forest like this.”
“But we need to cut the
tree to save the forest,” responded Mr Medina.
He noted that, last year, the
beetles destroyed a relatively
limited 15,000 hectares.
But a prolonged drought
caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon in the Pacific
Ocean this year boosted insect numbers six-fold. From
September to November, it is
estimated that the area they
had spread to tripled.
“The increased insect
population is the product of
climate change, due to the
elevation in temperatures,”
Mr Medina asserted.
El Nino wreaks havoc
on world weather patterns
every two to seven years,
causing floods and droughts.
Although there is no global
scientific consensus that it
is itself a sign of climate
change, researchers have
noted it is occurring with
greater frequency.
The US Department of
Agriculture calls the bug
“one of the most destructive
pests of pines.” It says sudden
outbreaks have been recorded
in the US every few years for
“unknown” reasons.
The southern pine beetle
is active across parts of Central America, Mexico and
the United States.
In the group watching the
soldiers is Sergio Quinonez,
an expert sent by the Mexican
government to help Honduras
tackle its bug infestation.
He used a knife to cut
into one of the trees, then
tweezers to lift out some of
the beetles, no bigger than a
grain of rice, and put them
in a plastic container for
later study.
Mr Quinonez said that the
long drought had “stressed”
the trees, thus making their
bark more vulnerable to the
encroaching insects.
Thousands of the beetle
eggs are under the bark of
a stricken tree, with each
female able to lay 50 eggs
at a time, prompting Mr
Quinonez to urge the soldiers
to burn the bark and harvest
the wood to help finance the
fight against the southern
pine beetle.
Medina pointed out a tall
tree about 50 years old that
was streaming with resin.
“When a tree is infected by
the larvae it secretes the resin
as a defense mechanism, to
protect itself. But the discharge
it receives from the insects is
so great that it ends up succumbing,” he said. AFP
‘You’re fat’ card prompts police action
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Health worker Kara Florish
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was given on the Underground
was “hateful” and “cowardly”
and “could potentially upset
those people who are struggling with their confidence .
She tweeted a picture of the
card, which on one side said
“fat” and on the other read:
“Our organisation hates and
resents fat people. We object
to the enormous amount of
food resources you consume
while half the world starves.
“And we do not understand
why you fail to grasp that by
eating less you will be better
off, slimmer, happy and find a
partner who is not a perverted
chubby-lover, or even find a
partner at all,” the message
continued.
The card, purportedly from
a group called Overweight
Haters Ltd, triggered a social
media storm and prompted
police to urge anyone else
who has received one to get
in touch. AFP
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BUSINESS NEWS 13
Driving market forces
Supatra Sutham
A visitor checks out one of the IKEA displays.
IKEA lands in Phuket
IKEA, THE RENOWNED
furniture and home furnishing
reta er rom weden o fi a
opened the doors to ts first
“Pick-up & order point” in
Southeast Asia, right here in
Phuket, on Friday last week
(Nov 27 ) with a ceremony
attended by Phuket Governor
Chamroen Tipayapongtada.
“Phuket has considerable
consumer purchasing power
and consistent business growth
while its real estate and tourism sectors are expanding,”
noted Store Manager Takrung
Banj ongruk.
“Accordingly, home decorations show signs of increasing demand. A company survey revealed that many people
from Phuket have come to shop
at IKEA Bangna, travelling
between the store and their
homes in Phuket.
“As a result, IKEA decided
to open o r first
p
order point in Phuket to match
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our customers’ needs and
provide greater convenience.
They can pick up the products
fi e da s a ter the order date
with a tremendous reduction
in travelling time and cost.
“Customers in Phuket can
order every product available
at IKEA Bangna (except live
trees) with the same aftersale services, and also enj oy
Swedish-style food and desserts.
Our target group includes both
Thais and foreigners who love
decorating and want to make
their homes a better place for
living. This is in line with
IKEA’s vision – to create a better everyday life for the many
people.” Mr Takrung added.
The Pick-up & order point,
located at Bypass Biz Town
on Chalermprakiat Ror IX Rd
(the bypass road), has a total
area of 2,615 square meters
and opened after an investment
of over B17 5 million.
T he Phuket N ew s
P
huket premier car
import company TSL
Auto celebrated the
passing of a new milestone
ast wee end w th the o fi a
unveiling of its expanded
showroom and the announcement of a renewed drive in
customer service.
Taking pride of place in
the new showroom was an
Audi TT S quattro, resplendent in red. Nearby was a
new Lexus.
The company, which
specialises in grey imports,
has placed renewed focus on
its One Stop Service centre,
explained TSL PR Executive
Wasan Theprungsirikul.
“We have even dropped
charges for the first service of any of the vehicles
bought from us as part of
our revamped drive targeting
customer service,” he said.
TSL Auto Sales Director
Damrong Nilrangsri noted
that the luxury car importer
had grown from strength to
strength since opening its
doors four years ago.
“We have been welcomed
Taking pride of place in the new showroom was an Audi TT S quattro, resplendent
in red. Nearby was a new Lexus. Photo: Supatra Sutham
by our customers these past
years. Our sales have grown
15 per cent year since we
opened,” Mr Damrong said.
“We are now looking
forward to opening another
branch next year, in Udon
Thani,” he added.
Maintaining focus on
customer satisfaction was
key to TSL’s growth, Mr
Damrong explained.
“We had a clear concept
when we launched TSL in
Phuket that we wanted our
centre to operate with fullscale service for our custom-
ers,” he said.
“We will continue to provide the best service and
continue to upgrade our
products for our customers.”
TSL Auto Phuket Branch
Manger Kanoksak Roj anarak
explained that a key attraction for having customers
return time and again, effectively turning customers
into clients, was the range of
services provided.
“TSL Auto is more than
j ust a showroom we have so
much to offer to our customers,” Mr Kanoksak said.
“We service all vehicles
regardless of make and model
with great service and quality
products,” he added.
Making sure that the
type and nature of services
matched current demand
were also key factors, noted
Mr Kanoksak.
“For example, for auto
paint we use water-based
paints so it is safer for the
environment,” he said. “Also,
another popular service is our
car detailing, which is also
available at the One Stop
Service Centre,” he added.
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Safety with the state
Protecting your rights in investor-state contracts
Je rrol d K i p p en
Tax & Law Expert
Duensing Kippen
A
s the Thai government continues to roll
out mega-projects in
Phuket and elsewhere throughout the country, the question of
how to attract major foreign
investment by offering protection has reared its head again.
Our previous column explained the different forms of
rights foreign investors can
make use of in public-private
contracts (“PPCs”) and investment treaties (“ITs”). This
week’s installment focuses on
what legal options are available
in enforcing those rights.
Claims by an investor under a PPC would be subject to
whatever dispute resolution
mechanism is provided for
therein. In the case of the IT this
is usually by way of submission
of the dispute to the courts of
the host State or to international
arbitration. Where international
arbitration is provided for it
will commonly take one of the
following three main forms:
Investors’ rights can be protected under joint investor-State agreements for major
joint projects, such as the proposed Phuket light rail. Image: OTP
1) “ICSID”;
2) “institutional arbitration”; or
3) “ad hoc arbitration under
the UNCITRAL Rules”.
Submission to the courts of
the host State is generally not the
preferred choice for the investor.
The forum is considered not to
be in a “neutral” location and the
decision-maker is regarded as
not to be “independent” of the
allegedly breaching host State.
“ICSID” stands for the
International Centre for the
Settlement of Investment Disputes. The 1965 Washington
Convention established ICSID
“primarily to create an arbitral
forum for the resolution of
disputes between investors and
States… ” As of November 1,
01 , 1 0 States had ratified
the Washington Convention.
Because it was designed to
resolve investor-State disputes,
ICSID arbitration is distinctive
in that it:
1) virtually eliminates any
involvement by another State’s
courts in the arbitration proceedings; and
2) requires all contracting
States to immediately enforce
the final award without any
grounds on which it may analyse
and conclude to refuse such
enforcement–thereby avoiding
the “indignity” of any contracting State being subjected to
the scrutiny of another State’s
courts.
“Institutional arbitration”
refers to arbitration under the
administration and rules of an
arbitration service provider,
for example: the International
Chamber of Commerce; the
International Centre for Dispute
Resolution; the Singapore International Arbitration Centre; or
the Thai Arbitration Institute.
“Ad hoc arbitration under
the UNCITRAL Rules”, refers to arbitration which is not
administered by an institution and is therefore “ad hoc”
but which is controlled by the
United Nations Commission
on International Trade Law
Arbitration Rules.
Both institutional and ad
hoc UNCITRAL arbitration
are designed for commercial
disputes between individual
parties without regard to sensitivities of disputes involving
National “sovereigns”. They
depend on the “1958 New York
Convention on the Recognition
and Enforcement of Foreign
Arbitral Awards”.
The New York Convention
will only recognize arbitration
awards, which are subject to the
procedural law and a certain
degree of possible involvement of the courts of the State
where the arbitration takes
place. Such third-party State
court involvement is the reason
why ICSID arbitration is the
preferred choice for arbitration
involving a State.
ICSID arbitration gained
acceptance within ITs as they
proliferated. However, since
States have increasingly come to
recognize that their commercial
activity does not necessarily
implicate their sovereignty, ITs
have also become increasingly
subject to institutional and ad
hoc arbitration.
With regard to enforcement
of ITs, it is not uncommon that
the investor will be required
to first submit their dispute to
the host State’s courts for some
minimum period of time. However, the ultimate resolution of
the dispute is generally vested
in one of the forum options
discussed above. The investor
generally has a choice of which
forum, but once made this
choice will exclude the other
forums. A typical example
of such is Article 33(1) of the
ACIA:
A disputing investor may
submit a claim referred to in
Article 32 (Claim by an Investor
of a Member State) at the choice
of the disputing investor:
(a) to the courts or administrative tribunals of the disputing
Member State, provided that
such courts or tribunals have
jurisdiction over such claims; or
(b) under the ICSID Con-
vention and the ICSID Rules
of Procedure for Arbitration
Proceedings, provided that both
the disputing Member State
and the non-disputing Member
State are parties to the ICSID
Convention; or
(c) under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, provided
that either of the disputing Member State or the non-disputing
Member State is a party to the
ICSID Convention; or
(d) under the UNCITRAL
Arbitration Rules; or
(e) to the Regional Centre
for Arbitration at Kuala Lumpur
or any other regional center for
arbitration in Asean; or
(f) if the disputing parties
agree, to any other arbitration
institution, provided that resort
to any arbitration rules or for a
under sub-paragraphs (a) to (f)
shall exclude resort to the other.
It should also be noted that
an investor may have a claim
under either their PPC with the
host State or an applicable IT or
both. Any such claims would be
properly addressed only under
the applicable PPC or IT dispute
resolution provision.
In our third and final installment, where we look at how
Thailand has supported rights
under investor-State agreem e nts.
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Amatara
signs new
Director of
Wellness
PHOEBE BOONKERD HAS
been appointed
Wellness Director of Amatara
Resort & Wellness. A wellrounded wellness Phoebe
professional with Boonkerd
more than 15 years of experience as a therapist, naturopath,
herbalist, nutritionist and
yoga teacher, Ms Boonkerd
will oversee all aspects of the
resort’s full-service spa and
wellness offering.
Ms Boonkerd’s responsibilities include marketing,
management and enhancement
of Amatara Resort & Wellness
comprehensive guest wellness
programs. T h e P h uk e tN e w s
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A look back at Kim’s
2015 yoga asanas
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Indigo Pearl’s popular
Sunday Brunch is back
19
SAN FRAN,
SWEET!
Iniala’s impressive Californian
chef makes debut at Aziamendi
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PIWC goes Mediterranean
Venerated Phuket charity raises money for Thai student scholarship
A
mid the myriad of charitable organisations benefiting Phuket, the venerable
Phuket International Women’s Club (PIWC) stands
out as arguably the longest
home-grown volunteer
group servicing the com-
munity.
Venerable means valued and respected due to age. After 26 years of
unstinting service to the education
of Thai children from poor families,
PIWC has earned the right to be,
well, venerated, by foreigners and
Thais alike around the island.
The record speaks for itself: more
than 1,200 students have benefited
from scholarships in those 26 years
including five doctors with another
two graduating this year; dentists, a
lawyer, a petrochemical engineer and
numerous nurse graduates. Young
Thais are contributing positively to
society because of the start PIWC
gave them.
This year PIWC handed out 165
scholarships valued at more than B2
million.
Raising such money for scholarships doesn’t come easy. Phuket has
many other organisations competing
for a piece of the same charity pie.
Of Phuket’s estimated 600,000 residents, about 100,000 are foreigners,
many of whom are retired with some
disposable income.
PIWC’s constitution’s states PIWC
objectives are 1: “To unite women
from all nations in Phuket and surrounding areas to meet on a regular
basis for friendship.” 2: “To make living in Phuket more enjoyable.” And,
3: “To hold fundraising activities for
the PIWC educational fund.”
Members of the PIWC therefore
have been in constant fundraising
mode throughout the 26 years to meet
that last objective, annually.
To measure the challenge facing
the 125 current members, the annual cost of a six year medical degree is
B60,000; a four-year nursing course
costs B25,000 a year and four years
at Rajaphat University B20,000 a
year. Other courses, ranging between two and four years, cost from
B10,000 to B25,000 a year.
A daunting but, as PIWC has
proved over more than two decades,
not impossible task. Fundraising
activities include monthly luncheons,
golf tournaments and an annual
large-scale fundraising event. For
many years PIWC’s annual ball was
the social event of the year, but in
more recent years the group has replaced it with specialised events such
as the Melbourne Cup horserace
party since November 2014.
The next big fundraiser is a
“Mediterranean Night” on January
23, 2016 at The Pavilions in Cherng
Talay. Each of the 11 tables will be
named after a country bordering the
Mediterranean Sea (Monaco, France,
Italy, Greece, Malta, Spain, Slovenia, Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco and
Egypt).
So get out your sewing machine,
or trip the light fantastic to a costume shop and turn up on the night
with a Bonjour (French), Olá (Spanish), Merhaba (Turkish) Ciao (Italian) or whatever “hello” you fancy to
your friends. DJ Garry Holden from
Phuket Vibe will spin the discs.
Mediterranean Night @ The Plantation Club @ The Pavilions, Cherng
Talay. January 23, 2016, 6:30pm.
Cost: B2,500 per person includes
Mediterranean buffet and one beverage. Ticketing and information:
info@PIWC-Phuket.com. Carole Dux:
08 5782 1332
KIS choir calms with Christmas carols
M
embers of the Kajonkiet International School Phuket
(KIS) secondary student
choir, accompanied by Key
Stage 2’s aspiring choral group (Y3,
4, 5 and 6 students and teachers),
on Tuesday morning (December 1)
filled the healing halls of Mission
Hospital and Bangkok Hospital
Phuket, with a number of calming,
classic X’mas Carols.
The melodic morning began at
the reception hall of Mission Hospital with a small concert by the 80+
students, who then greeted patients
in some of the wards. The next stop
on the field trip was at Bangkok
Hospital Phuket, where smiling patients, parents and staffs gathered
around for the show.
Among the classics performed
were, A little town in Bethleham;
Ding dong merrily on high; Away in
a manger; God rest ye merry gentlemen; We three kings; Deck the halls
and We wish you a merry Christmas.
“We’ve been rehearsing these
songs for about four weeks now. The
kids have been working very hard.
Most of the kids know many of the
songs already,” said KIS Music Department head, Mr Davidson.
“We were joined by our new piano teacher Ms Jida, as well as new
guitar teacher Mr Dennis, and the
Key Stage teaching helped make
this happen,” added Mr Davidson.
The performances were followed
by an X’mas show at KIS’s Kathu
Campus the following day.
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Yoga flow
1.
2.
3.
4.
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A yogi way to bid 2015 farewell
Kim White
k im@min db ody y og asy stem.com
5.
6.
H
ello and welcome to our last yoga asana for
the year!
I thought we would finish up the year
with a culmination of all the monthly asanas for this year. I have put the asanas
into a flowing yoga sequence, a great way
to practice all of our asanas for 2015. We
can refer back to the online yoga articles
on thephuketnews.com, to catch up on the finer details of each asana.
Flow, it is such a common word these days. Good
old Wikipedia describes flow as: “Flow, also known
as the zone, is the mental state of operation in which
a person performing an activity is fully immersed
in a feeling of energised focus, full involvement, and
enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence,
flow is characterised by complete absorption in what
one does.”
How was your flow this year? It is so easy to lose
your step and instead of going with your flow, you get
caught up on the wave of life and get dragged along.
Sometimes I find that in order to change from just
getting dragged along in life to finding your own flow
in life, you need an anchor, something that brings
you back to your “place” in life. I chose yoga as my
anchor.
Yoga grounds me, challenges me and helps me
keep my “place” in life. Until you find your own anchor I am happy to share my yoga anchor with you.
So as we approach the end of a year and the beginning of a new one, let’s put our hearts, bodies and minds into the practice of our 2015
yoga flow, working with each asana for a
30-second to one-minute timeframe, be-
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10.
8.
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ing present with each movement and
allowing the mind to relax on the simplicity of the task.
As the mind relaxes away from tension, your relaxed mind will show its
true intentions and desires for the year
to come and your FLOW will begin.
Happy stretching,
Metta
Kim
oxo
Kim White is the owner of Sala Samadhi.
she offers authentic Hatha yoga instruction
for private and group sessions. Contact:
www.mindbodyyogasystem.com or 086
276 9174.
The opinions and advice contained in this
column are those of the author only. The
Phuket News is not responsible for the
outcome or results of following any advice
in any situation.
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Amazing Aisha
Iniala’s new chef brings unique
flair to luxurious menu
Dalia Hilmi
editor1@ classactmedia.co.th
L
ast week I had the pleasure
of attending a lunch at Iniala
Beach Resort and caught up
with a truly fabulous lady who
has spent her life perfecting her
culinary skills and producing
some of the most inspiring and
exquisite dishes that I have ever
had the chance to experience.
Aisha Ibrahim is the new Chef de
Cuisine at the grandiose resort,
which, when it comes to gastronomic destinations in Thailand,
is on the level with, if not better,
than some of the best in Bangkok.
The resort exudes all the trappings of truly opulent wealth,
while conjunctively representing some of the most
innovative, extraordinary
and mesmerising designs
Thailand, and quite possibly the entire world, has
ever witnessed.
Aisha is the latest
to a line of world-class
master chefs, including Iniala’s mainface 3-Star Michelin Chef Eneko Atxa.
Aisha comes from a background of extensive kitchens in an array of dynamic
restaurants. Under the leadership and
guidance of Chef Eneko, Aisha is so far
running Aziamendi with precision and
vibrancy. Having worked together for
the first time in 2014, Aisha immediately clicked with Chef Eneko’s culinary
style and vision.
Her culinary career kicked off at the
age of 24 when she became Chef de Cuisine at a Spanish inspired restaurant
where she started as a sous chef. It
was during this time she met Chef
Eneko and began collaborating
with him. Aisha briefly joined Chef
Eneko’s team at the original and
sister restaurant, Azurmendi,
in Spain, but her development and sheer dedication ultimately led
Aisha to take up the
reigns as his protégé
and Chef de Cuisine
at Aziamendi in July
this year.
“I actually worked
with him [Chef Eneko] for
six months without actu-
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ally meeting him,” Aisha tells me.
“We met each other, and the event
at the time that I was leading was really successful and he was really happy
with everything. When we said goodbye,
there was a glittering hope I would see
him again. About a year later, just out
of the blue, he emailed me and said:
‘Hey what are you doing? I have this
thing, are you interested?
“I said yes, obviously! And so that’s
how I got here.
“I spent June training in Bilbao,
Spain, getting an idea of what his concept is. I’m very fortunate that he’s so
confident with my style of food, and he’s
allowed me to put all of my touches into
all the dishes I create.
“I try to localise the ingredients, and
the local community have been helping me source these. It’s all about being
aware of what’s around you and trying
to use that as much as possible.
“A part of the shift with the new
menu is about finding what’s here and
trying to highlight that [obviously in its
richest form!]. You have to understand
the different techniques of where you
are and how to utilise certain things.”
Aisha’s patience and hard-working
ethic has been reflected in times where
one may encounter a language barrier
and her commitment and ability in
training a team is not only proving her
to be an inspiring and talented chef, but
also an endearing, approachable and
warm individual; the key characteristics needed in every kitchen.
“This opening menu is a good introduction to the amount of technique I
want to apply to the menu and the technique that I want the team to pick up,”
Aisha explains.
Aisha was born in the Philippines,
but has spent the majority of her formative years in the San Francisco Bay
Area of the United States.
Don’t be fooled by Aisha’s journey
though, she was in fact a former basketball player for 16 years. At a time when
she was out of play, she began to become
obsessed with reading old American
cook books.
A quarter-of-a-life crisis and some
hardcore studying later, she was a
graduate from the California Culinary
Academy. Aisha then dedicated her time
to training in some of the most iconic
Bay Area restaurants including Aqua,
Foreign Cinema and Betelnut.
With such long hours and many consecutive days in a row, it’s not difficult
to recognise the challenges a chef would
face on a day-to-day basis. However, it’s
a job that only the most passionate can
live up to and Aisha’s talent and patience is nothing short of unbelievable.
Aisha inputs an incredible amount of
intricacy and finesse into the creation of
each dish, resulting in a perfect balance
of flavours and textures.
“But, I love it,” Aisha reiterates.
Favourite style of cuisine?
“Hands-down Japanese. They have
the best ingredients and they are very
traditional when it comes to techniques.
I’ve never had so many meals back-toback that have made me want to cry
because of how perfect they’ve been.”
Aisha’s culinary work experience is
impressive and a strong reflection as to
just how brilliant she is. Her horizons
were further broadened in Japan where
she trained with Chef Seiji Yamamoto
at the 3-Star Michelin
Nihonryori RyuGin. She
has also revisited Japan
to stage a number of 2
and 3-Star Michelin restaurants in Tokyo.
Iniala Beach Resort
is designer luxury at its
best and there’s no doubt
that Aisha will continue
to thrive and flourish in
such an environment.
If you’re in any doubt of
her capabilities, then I
strongly recommend you
reserve a table at Aziamendi and experience the
fine dining yourself, trust
me when I say it will be
one of the most extravagant yet relaxing days
you may encounter and
is a culinary experience
that is simply unmatched
in Thailand.
Be sure to check out my
experience of the taster
selections from the new
Aziamendi menu,
specially launched for
2016, as well as my whole
Iniala experience, to be
published in a fortnight.
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Savouring Sundays
Indigo Pearl’s legendary Sunday brunch back by demand
Jason Beavan
g m@classactmedia.co.th
And if
that
wasn’t
enough,
there was also a
barbeque and roast
station with various
cuts of beef.
From clockwise: brushetta and
salad starters; beef on the grill;
fruit brioche; seafood cooked
to perfection; and some tasty
desserts.
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eading luxury resort, Indigo Pearl at Nai
Yang Beach on Phuket’s north, re-launched
its renowned Sunday brunch at the start of
November, a magical, intimate experience
now back better than ever.
This year, the resort decided to star one
of the world’s great bubbly beverages to wash
down the sumptuous surf and turf delights
and guests can now enjoy this every Sunday.
My family and I recently had the pleasure of experiencing said popular brunch and all I can say is, wow!
Upon arrival we were pleasantly surprised by the
vast range of foods to choose from; starters such as bruschetta and foie gras, poached seafood, smoked seafood, shellfish, a selection of fresh oysters from around
the world, cold cuts and terrine, various cheeses, a
Japanese station featuring sushi, sashimi and tempura.
And if that wasn’t enough, there was also a barbeque and roast station with various cuts of beef,
lamb, Wagyu rump (my weakness), yellowfin tuna
belly, spit-roasted pork, prawns and lobster.
There is also a Thai station with a weekly changing assortment of local and regional delicacies, and finally a dessert station with a selection so vast we had
no choice but to enjoy it all!
From chocolate dacquoise, to lemon and raspberry,
to mascarpone mousse, we really were spoilt for
choice.
While we plowed down some of the heavenly delights, we were entertained by the island’s renowned
musician, PJae Stanley, and her band. It was the perfect way to sit back and enjoy the atmosphere while we
let our bellies digest!
One of the selling points about the brunch is the
option to let your kids play in the Tin Box Kids Club
for the afternoon. This way, you can still have some
quality time with your kid for part of the day, but also
enjoy the brunch with your partner with no stress. Not
sure who was most sleepy on the way home, us or our
daughter.
Overall we had a wonderful day, from the service to
the quality fresh food, to the attention to detail, let’s
just say I’m glad the brunch is back!
Reservations are essential as the spaces are
limited, but don’t be put off as even Yann
Hervy, Director of Food and Beverage, says
that,“The number of guests are limited to
ensure that everyone that attends is taken
care of in the best possible way”.
With three brunch package options,
starting from B2,050 ++ per person for the
brunch and free flow soft drinks, there is no
other brunch on the island, in my humble
opinion, that can live up to the variety or
value of the Indigo Pearl Sunday brunch.
Join now every Sunday from 12 noon.
For more info visit http://www.indigo-pearl.
com or call 076 327 006.
T
omorrow, December 5, the
Kingdom of Thailand will
gather in various places and
light a candle to mark the
88th birthday anniversary
of their Patriarch, His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej,
or as he is known internationally, King Rama 9 – the
ninth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty.
The youngest son of HRH Prince
Mahidol Adulyadej (the Prince of
Songkla), and HRH Princess Srinagarindra, (the Princess Mother),
HM King Bhumibol was born on
December 5, 1927 at Mount Au-burn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Initially briefly enrolled at the
Mater Dei School in Bangkok, HM
moved to Switzerland in 1933 with
his mother, sister and brother,
where then-Prince Bhumibol attended École Nouvelle de la Suisse
Romande in Lausanne. HM went on
to obtain a high school diploma from
Gymnase Classique Cantonal of Lausanne,
Wishing His Majesty The King excellent
health and happiness on the glorious
occasion of his Royal Birthday.
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majoring in French
literature, Latin
and Greek.
freOn one of his fre
quent trips to Paris,
the story goes, HM
met the love of his life,
Kiti
Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara, daughter of the Thai am
amblos
bassador to France. A love blossomed and the rest is history.
An avid conservationist,
photogra
agriculturalist, sailor, photograsaxophon
pher, jazz composer and saxophonist, HM The King has fathered
three Princesses and one Prince
– the Heir to the throne – and
Thais consider His Majesty as the
Father of the Thai Nation. Thus,
his birthday – December 5 – is
also celebrated as Father’s Day.
With that, Class Act Media and
The Phuket News would like to extend a very Happy Birthday to His
Majesty.
Long Live The King.
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BANYAN
TREE RE
LAUNCH
GALA
From left: Ravi Chandran, Managing Director of Laguna Phuket; Anoma Vongyai TAT
Phuket Director; Sriram Kailasam, Banyan Tree GM; and V/Gov Chokdee Amornwat.
Banyan Tree celebrated
their relaunch on Friday,
November 27. Guests
enjoyed a cocktail reception as well as the
return of some Thai
signature cuisine and an
array of Mediterranean
seafood re-invented by
Spanish Chef Alfonso.
Banyan Tree loyal customers, Nicki
Hattingh (left) and Paul Dean (right).
Bart Duykers, Rainer Siegel, and Luciano Lazzarin.
LE PUILLIE
WINE DINNER
AT BODEGA
Angsana Laguna Phuket and Bangkok Beer & Beverages hosted a wine
dinner featuring the Tuscan wines
from Le Pupille at the Bodega &
Grill restaurant, Angsana Resort, on
November 24.
K. Top from Phuket Top Models and of course, his lovely models.
SKYE BEACH CLUB OPENING PARTY
Mirko Cappa, Clara Gentili, Xingwei Wu (Ryan).
The grand opening of Skye Beach Club on Nai Yang Beach took place on Saturday
November, 28. Lots of people attended the "Hats On" party and enjoyed the flow of
beverages and were entertained by DJ Cleo P on the decks.
XANA DOES
FULL MOON;
PART TWO!
Party-goers enjoying the evening's shenanigans!
The popular Xana
Beach Club held the
second edition of
their Full Moon Party which featured
a list of Phuketian
DJs. Lots of people
attended and immersed themselves
in neon paint and
tie-dye outfits.
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K A T A R O C K S C E L E B R A T E S
1S T A N N I V E R S A R Y
unche s headed to ata ocks on o embe
to celeb ate the fi st
anni e sa of the eso t. t was a lo ious sunn da filled with delicious food, drinks and entertainment, with many ending the wonderful
afte noon with a dip in the ma nificent pool.
Some lovely ladies making good
use of the stunnin infinit pool.
This trio of handsome DJs entertained guests
all afternoon with some great chilled-out beats.
H I L T O N ’ S 1S T
X ’M A S T R E E
L IG H T I N G
From left: Ms Chompoonuch; Pol Col Sompong Boonrat, Chief of Karon Police; Chokdee Amornwat, Deputy
Governor of Phuket; Ms Chalita and Ms Pimpisa.
The Hilton Arcadia Resort & Spa @ Karon
invited dozens of esteemed guests to their
inaugural X’mas tree lighting ceremony on
Saturday, November 28. The evening started
off with a local Night Bizarre, facilitating
tapas and drinks, and concluded with lovely
Christmas Carols courtesy of the the Phuket
Advent Choral group from the Seventh Day
Adventist Church in Phuket.
I N I A L A M A R K S
S T A R T O F H IG H
S E A S O N I N S T Y L E
Last Thursday, November 26, the team at Iniala
Beach House welcomed friends and media, from
near and far, to stage a spectacular celebration
of cuisine and art. An appreciation of exhibited
colourful and thought provoking art works was
displayed, with tasty selections from the new
Aziamendi menu, specially launched for 2016.
For more on this event, be sure to check out our
People feature on page 18.
H A P P Y L O Y
K R A T O N G !
Movenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket held
their traditional Thai Loy Kratong event at MINT on
November 25. A variety of local Thai food was on
offer and it was a lovely evening had by all.
@thephuketnews
Anne Briand and Danielle Massey.
Leah Douglas (left), Owner of store, and Donna Toon.
B O U T I Q U E G R A N DO P E N I N G
Natasha Eldred (left) and Masha Milewski.
Zen Sisters Jewellery held the opening of their new boutique at Boat
Avenue in Cherng Talay on November 28. More than 50 people took
advantage of the celebration discounts that were on offer.
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Peas, Carrots, Fried mushrooms, Grilled Tomatoes – Y orksh ire p u ddin g – R oasted P otatoes, Mashed Potatoes Gravey, Mushroom
sau ce, M in t S au ce. R eserva tion R ecommen ded 35 0 b aht P .P ., shake rsp hu ke t@g mail.com,
0 8 1 8 9 1 4 38 1 .
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DEC
Festive Fair ‘15
Fridays : Wine & Tapas night
All you can eat Tapas and Free Flow of regular W hite an d R ed. R eg u lar W hite & R ed: B aht
1 , 39 0 n et p er p erson P remiu m W hite, R ed,
R ose an d P roseco: B aht 1 , 6 9 0 n et p er p erson
DJ will get you moving on every Saturday night
from 19:00 22:00, starting on December 15
Person : Reservations , Address : Vanilla Sky
B ar, C ap e S ien n a H otel, K amala , P hon e : 0 7 6
337 30 0 .
C ome to T han ya p u ra this F riday an d en j oy the
u n iq u e f eelin g of a B ava rian styl e C hristmas
marke t in the trop ical hills of cen tral P hu ke t.
Phuket International Academy and Thanyapura
have comb in ed to celeb rate this f estive season
w ith a n u mb er of P hu ke t’ s top ve n dors. C ome
an d do yo u r C hristmas shop p in g , an d socialise
w ith f rien ds an d f amily w hile en j oyi n g on e of
ou r man y tasty ref reshmen ts. E mail in f o@p ia.
ac.th to find out more about what s on offer. For
g reat en tertain men t, deliciou s f ood an d f estive
f eelin g s, j oin u s at T han ya p u ra this F riday , 4 th
of D ecemb er, startin g f rom 3.30 p m.
Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi
E e
v ry S atu rday n ig ht, N u m N oi S in g p aton g ,
the head train er an d ow n er of S in g p aton g +
S itn u mn oi g ym in P aton g B each, hosts an elite
fight series Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi Saturday fight night at Patong Boxing Stadium (Sai
Nam Yen Road), where top international and
Thai fighters compete. Visit patongboxingstadiu m.com f or more in f o. P rou dly su p p orted b y
Class Act Media. Remark: Free transportation
in P aton g , K aron , K ata areas w hen req u ested
in adva n ce. P lease call + 6 6 8 7 38 3 336 4 or
+ 6 6 7 6 34 5 5 7 8 to arran g e the tran sp ortation
b ef ore 1 2 p m of each S atu rday af ter the p ay ment is confirmed.
Mussels night @ Shakers
1 .2 k g
mu ssels serv ed w ith f ren ch f ries
y ou r choice, y ou r sty le: n atu re, marin iere,
p rov en cale, g arlic & cream or T hai sty le reserv ation s recommen ded B 2 9 5
b aht P .P .,
shak ersp hu k et@g mail.com, 0 8 1 8 9 1 4 38 1 .
C ome to N avr an g M ahal in K aron S ea S an ds
Resort
Spa for an authentic Indian Feast
eve ry F riday in K aron B each. T ry ou t ou r delicious Aloo Tikki, Samosas, Chicken Tandoori,
Aloo Gobi, Navrang Korma, Butter Chicken,
L amb V in daloo, N aan , R ice, S alads, C hu tn eys
/ Achars, Pistachio Ice Cream, Gulah Jamun,
F ru its. F or on ly 39 9 / - n ett an d sp ecial redu ced
p rices on drin ks. C on tact: : 0 7 6 - 2 8 6 4 6 4 E xt 4 .
500 THB include 2 course set dinner at Sea Breeze
Insightful presentation by Graham Bibby and
W ilson R on din i of F alcon E q u ity P artn ers op p ortu n ities in the w orld stockm arke ts rig ht n ow .
T here’ ll b e amazi n g b arg ain s - if yo u kn ow
w here to look. P erson : R eserva tion s , E mail
: in f o@seab reez erp m.com , P hon e : 0 7 6 36 0
8 0 6 .
P lay , S in g or P lay & S in g . H ow w ill yo u u se yo u
3 min u tes? D ec 0 6 , 2 0 1 5 at B oat L ag oon . T
en ter email stu dio@leg en dmu sic.n et, closin
date N ov 30 , 2 0 1 5 . E n try f ee is B 7 0 0 p er con
testant, space is limited. ARE YOU READY?
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BBQ at Expat Hotel
T ime 8 p m, E x p at S p orts B ar, E x p at H otel, S oi
T aip an , P aton g . w w w .ex p atsp ortsb ar.com
Indulge yourself in a culinary experience
like n o other at D ou b leT ree R esort b y H ilton
P hu ke t - S u rin B each; a w ide selection of T hai
delicacies alon g side su shi p latter, p asta, p izza ,
meat carvi n g station an d a va riety of desserts
you can t miss It also includes free flow of soft
drinks Only THB 399++ per person. Children
aged 4-12 receive 50 discount off. This inclu des f ree access to ou r sw immin g p ools, w ater slides and Kids Club. RSVP 076 303 300.
Grill & Wine Romantic 3 Courses
Set-Dinner
Grill & Wine Romantic 3 Courses
Set-Dinner
Indian Curry Night on Fridays
YOUTH TALENT COMPETITION 2015
Sunday Brunch at DoubleTree
Resort by Hilton Phuket
BISP PTA Christmas Fair
A great place for the entire Phuket community to ump head first into the Christmas festive sp irit. T here w ill b e man y exci tin g g ames
and activities on offer, such as lucky dip and
f ace p ain tin g , scru mp tiou s f ood to try in clu din g
homemade g oodies at the b ake sale, an d loads
of C hristmas shop p in g to en j oy , like j ew ellery ,
arts crafts and clothing. Plus: Santa s Grotto If you wish to be a vendor at the BISP PTA
C hristmas F air, p lease email p ta@b isp hu ke t.
ac.th
A Glass of Selected Beverage -Combo Starter:
T ap as & L ob ster B isq u e S ou p - M ain cou rse:
a choice of Grilled Rib Eye, Grilled Salmon or
B B Q P ork R ib s - L ove ly D essert: W arm C hocolate V olcan o at on ly T H B 39 9 .- p er set F rom
6pm-10:30pm
Res: 0954181161. (Showing
this Add, get 10 Off in beverages)
SAT
5
DEC
Phuket FC VS Nakhon Phatom
United
At Surakul Stadium., Starts at 7 pm., Proudly supported by Class Act Media.
A Glass of Selected Beverage -Combo Starter:
T ap as & L ob ster B isq u e S ou p - M ain cou rse:
a choice of Grilled Rib Eye, Grilled Salmon or
B B Q P ork R ib s - L ove ly D essert: W arm C hocolate V olcan o at on ly T H B 39 9 .- p er set F rom
6pm-10:30pm
Res: 0954181161 (Showing
this Add, get 10 Off in beverages)
Festive Season Beverages
Promotion at TEXTURE Café and
Restaurant
C eleb rate the f estive season tog ether w ith the
promotion of imported South African bottle at
on ly B aht 6 5 0 w hen sp en din g a min imu m of
B aht 1 , 0 0 0 p er b ill. O r en j oy ou r p romotion on
selected b eve rag es du rin g D ecemb er eve ry day f rom 1 1 : 0 0 am to 1 0 : 30 p m, closed eve ry
W edn esday , in f o@text u rep hu ke t.com or 0 8 1
9 1 6 1 4 30 .
SUN
6
DEC
Traditional Sunday Roast
Angus O’Tool’s Karon Beach
L u n ch or din n er serv ed f rom 2 p m. Y ou r choice
of either roast b eef , chick en , loin of p ork or leg of
lamb serv ed w ith roast an d b oiled p otatoes, three
f resh v eg etab les, Y ork shire p u ddin g an d g rav y .
O n ly B 32 0 p er p erson w hich in clu des a f ree g lass
of hou se red or w hite. O p p osite C en tara K aron
R esort. S ee otools- p hu k et.com.
Sunday roast at Gallery Cafe By
Pinky @ new Chalong branch
E e
v ry S u n day f rom 1 2 p m an d all- day b ru n ch
an d din n er eve ry
day
f rom 7 am- 1 0 p m.
0891037000 FB : Gallerycafe by pinky, thegalleryca f e@ya hoo.com, 0 8 9 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 .
MON
7
DEC
Bollywood Phuket’s Weekend
Special Indian Lunch Set
Pool Competition
at Expat Sports Bar
T he comp etition at 9 p m E xp at S p orts B ar at
the E xp at H otel S oi T aip an P aton g . S ee map at
w w w .exp athotel.com
Come and en oy the authentic flavours of India by
in du lg in g in ou r w eek en d’ s sp ecial lu n ch set f or
on ly B 39 9 + p er p erson b etw een 1 1 am- 3p m. M en u
in clu des 3 starters, 1 R oti/ N aan , 1 R ice dish, 1 p ortion L en tils, 2 C u rries, an d a D essert serv ed w ith
Indian tea (of your choice) All for ust B399+ per
p erson F or more in f o p lease call 0 7 6 30 4 0 34 .
All you can eat BBQ night
All you can eat Sunday Roast Buffet
Beef, Pork
Lamb
Cauliflower, Broccoli,
6 p m – 1 1 p m: b eef , p ork, chicke n , b u rg ers, sau sages, prawns squids, salad buffet, choice of
p otatoes & sau ces, b read, b u n s & g arlic b read
R eserva tion recommen ded 35 0 b aht P .P .,
shake rsp hu ke t@g mail.com, 0 8 1 8 9 1 4 38 1 .
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TUE
8
DEC
Pasta Lovers’ Parade
“All you can Eat”
Unlimited Pasta offers @THB 195.- P.P. Including more than 12 options of sauces Preparations From 6pm-10:30pm - Reservations:
0954181161 - www.facebook.com/skyzabviewpoint (Showing this Add, get free one selected
beverage)
WED
9
DEC
FRI
11
DEC
Chamber Duo Incanto Concert
M iss eu rop ean cu ltu re in asian p aradise? A
famous russian chamber duo Incanto from StPetersburg will give an exclusive concert 11th
of December at Le Meridien Hotel. The program will include famous and beloved music of
Mozart, Vivaldi, Piazzolla and others. Only one
day, December 11, at 6pm, Le Meridien. Come
and let your soul rest The price of the tickets
varies from 1000 to 2800 thb. Person : Sofia ,
Email : General.phuket@gmail.com , Phone :
06-2425-3608.
SAT
12
DEC
All you can eat BBQ Ribs night
6 p m – 1 1 p m: A ll yo u can eat B B Q rib s serve d
with salad buffet, potato salad choice of sauces. Reservations recommended 295 baht P.P.,
shakersphuket@gmail.com, 081 891 4381.
VNEA Pool Leagues Season 3
If you like playing pool, meeting new people and
looking to sharpen your 8 ball skills. Then this
is your opportunity to be a part of the biggest
most exciting pool league in the world. inning
team w in s a trip to V eg as to p lay at the V N E A
Las Vegas. All expenses paid. If you have any
questions contact us on www.facebook.com/
vnea phuket, Tel : 085 797 0202 (Thai), 085 797
0002 (English). Email: info@thailandpooltables.
com. Proundly support by Live 89.5.
COLOR FUN RUN FOR DAD
Come oin the most exciting and colorful fun
run. Sprint from the start line and get covered
in an array of color along the way while having fun with your friends and family. Categories
1km (4-12 years) 2km (open to all ages) 5km
(open to all ages) Entry Fee 600 THB per person 5km 500 THB per person 2km 400 THB per
person 1km includes one pack of color powder
an d eve n t t- shirt* P rou dly su p p orted b y L ive
89.5 radio. Person : Khun Suparat Thannuy ,
Address : , Email : nathaphat.a@thanyapura.
com , Phone : 076-336 000.
THU
17
DEC
of you and your family happiness,wealth and
prosperity in all the years that follow. As usual
every year we are serving a traditional Christmas set on the 24th December, please call or
email us for reservation (seats are limited).
SUAY RESTAURANT 087-888-6990, 081-7974135 www.suayrestaurant.com.
SAT
23
JAN
PIWC fundraising event - A Mediterranean Night
The PI C annual fundraising event, cost is
2,500 baht per person, includes 1 drink, buffet dinner and entertainment. More details to
follow soon. Proudly supported by The Phuket
N ew s.
TUE
1
MAR
PGFC Thailand 2016 “Classic”
Sport Fishing Tournament
57 hours of non-stop sport fisihing, held offshore around the Similan Islands. As always
the prize monies offered are the largest in
Asia. Prizes include fishing trips, tackle, limited edition prints, and much more. Many
boats already confirmed, including teams
from Australia, Canada, Germany, USA,
Hong Kong, the UK and Singapore. For further details please contact
arren Crowe
+66 (0) 812704291 or Andy Bright +66 (0)
862739948,
info@phuketgamefishingclub.
com P rou dly su p p orted b y The Phuket News.
88 Tasty restaurant and bar is offering promotion before the end of the year order a somtam
tray, get FREE 1 bottle of Coke. More information facebook.com/88tasty. Person : Khun Lek
, Phone : 097 047 7822.
EVERY DAY
KATA HOT YOGA FOR EVERYBODY
A Family Christmas at Angsana
Special holiday opportunity for kids to meet
Santa Claus and create grate photo memories. Start The Christmas season off with some
Christmas cheers with this fun fulled after
school early evening event. Entrance fee: 100
THB for the little one from 2-12 years old. All
funds for this event will be donate to Phuket
Has Been Good To Us Foundation. Person
: Reservations , Address : Amgsana Laguna
Phuket , Email : fbcoordinator-lagunaphuket@
angsana.com , Phone : 076 324 101.
PIWC Christmas Luncheon
Not to be missed. RSVP is required no later
than Tuesday 15 December. Sign-in for lunch
begins at 11:30AM and the lunch service begins at noon. Price is 600 baht members
guests are 750 baht. If you would like to oin
please contact Maggy at info@piwc-phuket.
com. P rou dly su p p orted b y T he P hu ke t N ew s.
THU
24
DEC
DJ Festival
ANA Beach Club with Attica is hosting
Phuket s most anticipated party event of the
year, the electrifying DJ Festival. The event will
feature 9 straight days of outrageously talented
DJ performances from 12 - 20 December. A
total of 9 local and international superstar DJs
will rock the ANA Beach Club with Attica with
a ticket price of only THB 900 per event, or THB
1,500 for the full festival pass. For reservations
and information, visit www.xanabeachclub.com
or contact info@xanabeachclub.com.
BBQ Night “All you can Eat”
Don t miss your time, unlimited BBQ Skewers D in n er at on ly T H B 2 5 9 .- P .P . I n clu din g
soup, salad, spaghetti or fried rice and French
fries. From 6pm-10:30pm - Reservations:
0954181161 - www.facebook.com/skyzabviewpoint (Showing this Add, get free one selected
beverage)
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THE DECK restaurant
Merry Christmas!
Dear valued customers, we are wishing all
ern point of Kamala Beach let s not forget also
the mountain views. THE DECK Restaurant
menu Thai Fusion is designed by Kevin B
Jamieson as a range of dishes for individuals or as a shared selection . M en tion P hu ke t
News and receive 10 off on Food only Person : RESV , Email : info@taoshagroup.com ,
Phone : 094 490 3269.
THE DECK restaurant embraces expansive
views across the water spanning from the
southern point of Kamala Beach to the North-
Order a somtam tray, get FREE 1
bottle of Coke
Open every day, 3 classes daily: 9 a.m in the
morning, then 5.15 p.m afternoon and 7.15
p.m evening. Men and women all ages, ust
come, you will love it. work out and stretch.
Tone your muscles, lose fat, get in shape,
and feel good. See you in yoga class soon.
A ddress : 2 1 7 k hok tan od road k ata b each
phuket 83100, 076 605 950, www.katahoty og a.com.
KATA HOT YOGA
Now 3 classes daily. 9am then 5:15pm and
7:15pm classes are 90 minutes. Kata Yoga
the most popular yoga in Phuket for men
and women. It is the best work out ever, getting strong and flexible, full of vitality, It will
make you very happy and it shows, you will
walk with a big smile on your face, feeling
good. Open everyday, right at the beach,
Kata Beach, You got to try, warning: very
addictive, once you start you keep coming,
you never want to stop, 217 khoktanod road
kata beach phuket 83100, 076 605 950,
w w w .k atahoty og a.com.
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Crossword by Myles Mellor & Sally York
Across
1. What combustible rock is often referred to as brown coal?
. ho pla ed elsh mine s i hts acti itist efina eadon in the
film Pride?
3. What is the literal latin meaning of trivia?
4. How many feet are there in a yard?
5. How many American Presidents have been assassinated whilst
in office
Answers below, centre.
SUDOKU
1. Abandon
5. Hockey ___
9. Dyed fabric
14. Cry softly
15. Mixed bag
16. Bridal path
17. Contrary to what is
expected
20. Like some yogurt
21. Kind of beetle
22. Sing
23. Social or Hindu
ending
24. __ be nice if…
27. Salinger title
36. Reproductive cells
37. All’s opposite
38. Freeze
39. Blair or McCartney
42. Chinese dynasty
43. Column base
44. Senegal’s capital
45. Work units
47. Summer wear
48. Dangerous one
52. Down
53. Boot part
54. Kind of truck
57. Fleur-de-___
60. Walkie follower
64. Indulge in youthful
26. Houston ___
27. Winter ailments
28. Birdy
29. Japanese verse
form
30. Second crop
31. Like helium
32. Whinny
33. Intestine parts
Down
34. Holidays
35. Foils
1. Reach across
40. East Indian trees
2. Justice Black
41. Geometric figure
3. Liveliness
46. Compromises
4. Godlike
49. Loafing
5. Some federal
50. Egg on
employees
6. In the preceding 51. Put in more
bullets
month
54. No longer mint
7. Give as an
example
55. Game you can’t
play left-handed
8. Former German
chancellor
56. Disappointment,
in London
9. Snare
58. Cruise stopover
10. It’s mostly
nitrogen
59. Influence
11. Winter Palace 61. Send to the
resident
canvas
12. Pelvic parts
62. Gossip tidbit
13. Clark of the
63. In ___ (existing)
Daily Planet
65. “___ to Joy”
18. Car until 1957 66. Aussie outlaw
19. Give off
Kelly
25. Michael Moore’s 67. Elvis Presley’s
“___ Lost You”
“Downsize ___!”
adventure
68. Say “y’all,” say
69. Wash
70. Easy anagram?
71. Nodded off
72. Appraises
73. Capitol feature
Solutions to last week’s puzzles:
Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz:
1. Lignite; 2. Imelda Staunton; 3. Three roads;
4. Three; 5. Four
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ISLAND VIEW
This week
in history
December 4, 1872
The crewless American ship M a r y
C e l e ste is found by the British brig D e i
G r a tia . The ship had been abandoned
for nine days but was only slightly
damaged.
1
in eight people (more than 12%)
who are HIV-positive – don’t
know they are, according to the
US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
December 5, 1957
Sukarno expels all Dutch people
from Indonesia.
70
December 6, 1953
V ladimir Nabokov completes his
controversial novel L o l ita .
per cent of vegetarians say that
they don’t tell anyone after they
have eaten meat.
818
registered yoga schools were in the
US in 2008. Today there are 3,900.
December 7, 1703
The greatest windstorm ever recorded
in the southern part of Great Britain,
makes landfall. Winds gust up to
193kph, and 9,000 people die.
300,000
US dollars a year is how much
it can cost just for the right to
operate a hot dog stand in or
around Central Park, New York.
1.5
million
New York residents lived in
just 272,533 apartments,
according to a study in 2013.
Source: Uberfacts
December 8, 1660
A woman (either Margaret Hughes
or Anne Marshall) appears on an
nglish public stage for the first
time, in the role of Desdemona in a
production of Shakespeare’s O th e l l o .
December 9, 480
doacer, first ing of Italy, occupies
Dalmatia. He later establishes his
political power with the co-operation
of the Roman Senate.
Rawai sunrise. Photo by Joey Santini
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Email it to execeditor@classactmedia.co.th
December 10, 1799
France adopts the metre as its official unit of length.
S o ur ce : W ik ip e d ia
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• Sales Staff at booth
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Phone: 094 807 3434.
Full Time Assistant Branch Manager (Phuket)
20 K per month (2 positions)
We are hiring, both positions for our branch in Phuket and to be part of
our energetic team. Excellent commission & benefits.
Skills:
1. Requires great leadership skills, the ability to multitask, and a willingness
to work with employees from all departments within the company.
2. Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skills.
3. Planning and Priority Setting: Demonstrate an ability to set objectives
and goals and organize work appropriately to meet and exceed goals,
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and development.
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‘Phuket Ticket Master’
‘Live 89.5’
‘The Phuket News’,
'Puji Doa Xin Wen',
'Phuket News TV'
‘The Phuket Colouring book’ &
PR & MARKETING ASSISTANT
Responsibilities :
● Assisting the PR manager with planning and implementing
PR plans for the company
● Representing the company at events & exhibitions
● General Marketing and PR admin tasks
Qualifications:
● Good communication skills both in Thai & English
● Degree qualified – recent graduate welcome to apply
● Have own transport (bike or car)
● Ability to work after normal work hours and/or weekends
(time in lieu will be given)
We offer:
● Competitive salary
● Social security (10%) paid by the company
● Excellent career progress opportunity
● Time in lieu for any overtime hours worked
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Interested candidates are invited to send application with full resume, in English,
indicating qualifications, experience, recent photo and expected salary.
Apply online at thephuketnews.com/job.php
Class Act Media Co., Ltd.
Class Act Media is southern Thailand's most comprehensive media company,
incorporating Phuket’s leading English newspaper ‘The Phuket News’, Russian language
newspaper 'Novosti Phuketa', Chinese language newspaper 'Puji Doa Xin Wen',
Phuket’s leading English radio station ‘Live 89.5’, Phuket English TV 'Phuket News TV'
and a a host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ &
‘Phuket Ticket Master’.
Class Act Media is southern Thailand's most comprehensive media company,
incorporating Phuket’s leading English newspaper ‘The Phuket News’, Russian language
newspaper 'Novosti Phuketa', Chinese language newspaper 'Puji Doa Xin Wen',
Phuket’s leading English radio station ‘Live 89.5’, Phuket English TV 'Phuket News TV'
and a a host of publications & services including ‘The Phuket Colouring book’ &
‘Phuket Ticket Master’.
RADIO/TV JOURNALIST/PRESENTER
Graphic Designer
Class Act Media is looking for a young and dynamic presenter
W e are currently recruiting for a graphic designer to j oin our team
to handle the layout of our publications, including online.
for our radio and TV portals in Phuket. LIVE 89.5 is the leading
English-speaking radio station and Phuket News TV is the
island’s leading digital TV portal. Here’s our wishlist for the ideal
applicant:
The job:
● you’ll need a good command of written and spoken English
● you’ll need to know the basics of acquiring and preparing news
● you’ll need to be comfortable in front of a camera
● you’ll need to be comfortable in front of a radio microphone
● Thais and foreigners welcome to apply
● Excellent skills with InD esign, Photoshop, Illustrator and other
We’ll provide training for the right person. (and all the other stuff)
Interested candidates are invited to send their applications, with full resume,
in English indicating qualifications, experience, recent photo and expected
salary.Apply online at thephuketnews.com/job.php
99/7 Moo 1 T. Kathu A. Kathu Phuket 83120
Tel: 076 612 550-2 Fax: 076 612 553
W e r eq ui r e F ul l T i me G r a phi c D esi g ner s to ha nd l e:
● D esigning advertisements for clients
● Layout of The Phuket News and our other publications
● All artwork and graphic design work related to production
'Novosti Phuketa'
‘Phuket Ticket Master’
SALES REPRESENTATIVES
Q ualifications:
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Applicants must have:
●
graphic design software
● Min. 1 year experience in design and layout of newspapers
or magazi nes
● G ood English ( written and spoken)
We offer:
We offer:
● Competitive salary
● Friendly work environment
● Excellent progress opportunity and j ob security
Interested applicants are invited to apply in person or send application
with full resume indicating qualifications and experience, expected
salary and recent photo to: thephuketnews.com/job.php
99/7 Moo 1 T. Kathu A. Kathu Phuket 83120
Tel: 076 612 550-2 Fax: 076 612 553
‘The Phuket News’,
'Puji Doa Xin Wen',
‘Live 89.5’
'Phuket News TV'
‘The Phuket Colouring book’ &
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Interested candidates are invited to send application with full resume, in English,
indicating qualifications, experience, recent photo and expected salary.
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3 3 / F Gulf Craft W/ A
T w o su z u k i 2 2 5 H P ou tb oards - on ly
30 0 hou rs, cu stom made R I B - din g hy
w ith small ou tb oard, en g in e electron ics
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desig n , comp act y acht w ith sp ace
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5 3 f t len g th, 2 1 f t b eam, 4 f t draf t,
5 0 p assen g ers, 2 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 T H B , S on n y , 6 6 9 8 8 1 0 5 0 2 4 , w w w .
silv er- p rin cess.com, son n y @silv er- p rin cess.com
CAR FOR SALE
Toyota Fortuner Turbo Diesel
F O R T U N E R A U T O T u rb o D iesel
1 0 5 0 0 0 K m. M etal. G rey O n e F aran g
O w n er T oy ota S erv ice H istory . B ar
F ron t an d B ack , E x cellen t con dition
B lu e B ook R eg o an d in su ran ce to M ay
2 0 1 6 G oin g O v ersea, P rice : 6 9 5 , 0 0 0 T H B , A n dre A cca, an dre.
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PETS
ACTIVITIES, GROUPS
Free Tiya’ s Hammocks
campaign W in F ree hammock
Horse and Dog Vet Hospital
f rom T iy a’ s H ammock s P hu k et.
W in n er w ill g et V W eav e hammock ,
han dmade f rom N orth of T hailan d,
w eig ht cap acity 2 5 0 k g s. V alu e 5 , 2 0 0 T H B . M ore details
v isit F aceb ook : T iy a’ s hammock s, C on tact: T iy a, tiy a@tiy ashammock s.com, 0 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 .
O p en f rom 1 0 am. – 8 p m.* S erv ice all ty p es of an imals.
* E x p erien ced p rof ession als.C on tact: 0 7 6 6 2 0 1 36
/0 8 4
2 1 0
6 8 6 8
an d
con tact@horsedog v et.com
w w w .horsedog v et.com
Roof top Patong Mini Golf T he b est
sea v iew 1 8 H oles, roof top M in i G olf . L ocated
on the 4th floor of Banana alk Plaza in Paton g , 0 9 1 7 6 2 2 6 2 8 , http : / / p aton g min ig olf .com
Pets Magic Planet
O p en f rom 9 am. - 7 p m. * T he b est in tern ation al b ran ds.
* T he u ltimate choice. * L u x u ry accessries & j ew els.
C on tact: 0 7 6 6 2 0 1 0 6 / 0 9 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 an d
con tact@p etsmag icp lan et.com
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Commercial laundry in Patong
A lready serv e more than 4 0 0 hotel rooms.
I n come u p to 1 0 , 0 0 0 b aht/ day du rin g hig h
season . 8 0 sq m. R en t 2 5 , 0 0 0 b aht in c.
w ater su p p ly p lu s a tru ck . P rice : 2 M B .
P erson : J eep p y , A ddress : P aton g , E mail : the_ p romen ade@
hotmail.com , P hon e : 0 9 3 1 6 0 6 5 6 6 .
Bangla Nightclub for Lease I n -
clu des top en d lig htin g an d sou n d sy stems, P O S , f ridg es an d f u rn itu re. N o k ey
mon ey , j u st ren t. S imp ly add stock an d
staff to be ready to go, Contact: Steve,
stev ep earcerg j @hotmail.co.u k , 0 8 9 5 8 7 0 8 1 9 ( E N ) .
20 12 Toyota Fortuna 24, 0 0 0 km
2 0 1 2 P earl w hite T oy ota F ortu n a F or
S ale. 3.0 D 4 D V N T u rb o G reat con dition - B aht B lack leather in terior. T ax /
in su ran ce till 2 0 1 6 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 , L och P alm,
K athu , P hu k et, g law re1 2 3@g mail.com,
0 8 9 8 6 6 8 8 2 5 .
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sa
t
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Nissan Teana 2.5 Lt
M odel 2 0
N O W 1 ,0
T hai: 0 9
mau rice.p
B reez e R esiden ce. T otal lan d 1 , 8 0 0 sq .m ( 5
R ai) . L ocated on K ho K hao I slan d. ( ab ou t
2 0 k ms. f rom K hao L ak ) ex actly on stu n n in g
b each f ron t. B u ilt in y ear 2 0 1 1 . A ccommodation : 8 V illas, 6 O n e- B edroom A p artmen t, 6 T w o- B edroom
A p artmen t. * * 9 0 % b ook ed f or accommodation in H ig h S eason * * ,
P rice: 1 8 0 M B , b en j amas.n ew detox @g mail.com, 0 6 1 - 2 0 7 2 0 7 7 .
tele, take over + incl. training complete equipment, staff room, 3
or 5 y ears leasin g con tract. Y early v olu me 4 mio. han sib ak ery @
g mail.com, P rice: 3.5 million , C on tact M r. S tark , an sib ak ery @
g mail.com
Best Deal R aw ai b u sin ess f or sale. A rea ap p rox 2 R ai, can do
restau
lease,
f rom B
7 1 7 6 /
ran t or other b u sin ess.F iv e min s f rom b each. L on g term
y early ren t B 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 4 b edrooms hou se in clu ded. R edu ce
9 8 0 , 0 0 0 to B 5 2 0 , 0 0 0 . C on tact K hu n A sok e at 0 8 9 6 4 6
b ig _ redchili@y ahoo.com
CAR FOR SALE
TOY OTA Fortune 20 0 9
7 seats, S ilv er, G P S v ideo, F amily car
D iesel 2 , 6 9 4 cc, B lu e b ook S erv ice history
T oy ota P earl 7 8 , 0 0 0 k ms. A U T O M A T I C
tran smission , g olf g u ru 2 0 0 5 @y ahoo.
co.u k , 0 7 6 6 1 5 8 2 7 .
Company Cars For
Sale - AS NEW
els 1 .H on
S w if t 34 9
6 39 .0 0 0 6
7 7 9 .0 0 0 A
0 8 6 7 4 7 9 2
A L L C ars A u tomat A ll low mileag e( 2 0 - 30 T k m) . A ll 2 0 1 3 M odda C ity 39 5 .0 0 0 2 .H on da B rio 34 9 .0 0 0 3.S u z u k i
.0 0 0 4 .N issan A lmera 34 9 .0 0 0 5 .H on da F reed
.C hev rolet T railb laz er L T Z 9 4 9 .0 0 0 7 .N issan X T rail
ll cars in top con dition , w ith leather in terior. C on tact
9 2 or 0 8 1 9 7 0 5 2 0 4 .
1 4 1 7 , 0 0 0 k m. N ew p rice 1 .7 M ln
5 0 , 0 0 0 B aht E n g : 0 8 1 7 8 8 8 2 8 0
0 1 6 3 2 1 4 0 , C on tact M au rice,
hu k et@g mail.com , 0 9 0 1 6 3 2 1 4 0 .
Mitsubishi Paj ero Sports
M itsu b ishi P aj ero S
con dition , 1 4 , 0 0 0 K M
9 5 0 ,0 0 0 T H B E n g : P
T hai: P h. 0 8 0 38 3 30
Restaurant on Main Street
German bakery & deli & snack M ain road, 8 y ears clien -
Honda J az z 20 0 9 15 0 0 cc
Auto
5 7 , 0 0 0 k ms. O n e ow n er sin ce n ew .
R eg u larly serv iced b y H on da. T ax an d
I n su ran ce u n til the en d of J u n e an d
available now at right offer.Reduced
b y 4 0 , 0 0 0 b ht, P rice : R E D U C E D to 330 , 0 0 0 b ht o.n .o, A n dy
+ 6 6 8 4 6 9 0 9 1 4 4 , an dy smalster@g mail.com P rice : R E D U C E D to
330 , 0 0 0 b ht o.n .o, A n dy + 6 6 8 4 6 9 0 9 1 4 4 , an dy smalster@g mail.com.
Wellness Centre For Sale Ocean
L arg e, tastef u lly decorated restau ran t in
Cherngtalay. Fully fitted and equipped
k itchen , 1 0 0 seats, b ar. W alk in an d start
b u sin ess. A sk in g B 1 .4 mill. 0 8 9 4 0 0 5 9 0 7 .
MOTORBIKES FOR SALE
CAR FOR SALE
Business for sale in Patong
C ommercial sp ace w ith 6 f u rn ished rooms
u p stairs. R eg istered T hai comp an y ( 2 w ork
permits). Lease upto Sep, 2022. Profitable
b u sin ess, S hilp a G an g u ly , ithemb ahomes@
y ahoo.com, 0 8 9 9 8 0 7 7 5 8 / 0 8 4 4 4 30 4 8 8 .
p orts 2 0 1 2 , A 1
, S ilv er C olou r.
h. 0 9 9 36 1 4 5 8 2
6 0 .
Everest 4WD Quick Sale
1 0 + y rs b u t mechan ically
look s g reat. M an u al. O n ly
or of f ers ab ov e 4 0 0 k con
f ast sale, B 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 T H B
asian w in d.b iz , 0 8 1 - 8 9 2 6 7 1 0 .
driv es an d
B 4 5 0 ,0 0 0
sidered f or
, p eterh@
CAR FOR RENT
Long term car rental hav e a g ood car ren tal, T oy ota V ios,
M az da 2
2 4 / 7 su p
C hao f a
0 8 9 6 4 8
or similar w ith tru e f u ll p rof ession al in su ran ce an d
p ort M on thly rates B 1 4 0 0 0 , S oi S u k ee 4 0 / 1 9 moo 9
east rd 39 chalon g mu an g , n in ascars@g mail.com,
0 4 9 9 .
COMMUNITY
Motorbike for sale R 1 2 0 0 R T B M W
2 0 0 k ms 2 y rs w arran t. F rom B M W T hailan d as ( n ew ) . E x tras in c B M W G P S
B 2 8 , 0 0 0 , T ou rteck en g in e p rotectors
B 1 5 , 2 1 5 , B M W b ik e cov er B 7 , 30 0 , G p s
B 34 , 2 0 0 . V alu ed at B 1 , 334 , 4 6 5 . F ou r
mon ths old w ith sp ecial color. O n ly B 1 , 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 . F irst to see w ill
b u y , k ieran p madden @hotmail.com , 0 9 6 9 2 4 4 6 6 1 .
MOTORBIKES FOR SALE
Z oomer-X for sale
Y ear 2 0 1 3. G ood con dition , on e
ow n er, w ell main tain ed, P rice 4 5 , 0 0 0
b aht. P ls call Y u i 0 8 8 7 6 5 5 8 8 2
Kawasaki Versys 65 0 ABS 20 12 S how room con dition , n ew f rom K aw asak i P hu k et
M ay 2 0 1 2 , 2 , 0 0 0 k m, H ep co & B eck er E n g in e
B ars & R ear- rack , K aw asak i H an dg u ards an d
P y ramid H u g g er., 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 T H B , P au l, 0 8 4 1
30 3 2 34 , P lon g more@hotmail.com
CAR WASH DELIVERY
Tired Of Wasting Time?
S A V E T I M E ! W e clean y ou r car at
y ou r p lace. N o.1 car w ash deliv ery in P hu k et. C all 0 7 6 - 35 5 - 0 4 2
or g o to C lean C ar.me f or more
details.
FURNITURE FOR SALE
Swinging Sun Loungers For
Sale S w in g in g , su n lou n g ers, b ran d
n ew , ex cellen t q u ality - 6 , 0 0 0 b aht
on ly , C on tact: E ddy , eddy elan @
y ahoo.com, 0 8 9 9 7 1 0 2 7 8 .
MEMBERSHIPS
Blue Canyon Membership
B lu e C an y on M emb ership f or sale. 1 corp orate n omin ee f or sale
T H B 6 30 , 0 0 0 in c tran sf er f ee. g rahamhaslam@hotmail.com
PERSONAL SERVICES
24Hrs Service Home & Hotel Call H ealth C are @ H ome
C lin ic, M edical S erv ice C en ter 2 4
hrs serv ice home an d hotel call,
C on tact: D r.P hisit K amp eera, p isit.
doc@hotmail.com, 0 8 1 6 9 3 4 8 1 6 ,
0 8 1 9 5 8 8 8 9 1 , 0 7 6 38 5 2 9 1 .
De Laguna By Dr.J aQ I n tern ation al
C lin ic E n g lish S p eak in g D octor B y A p p oin tmen t 0 9 5 0 8 5 1 1 8 8 F B : D rJ aq W arn n issorn P rov idin g A n ti- A g in g ( B otox , F iller, L iv e C ell T herap y , A ltern ativ e C an cer
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C all) . I n teg rativ e an d A dv an cemen t in
M edicin e f or in div idu aliz ed treatmen t p rog rams f or p atien ts of all
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The Knife-grinder service M ob ile
Grand Boat Plaza – House for Sale/Rent
sharp en in g serv ice f or k n iv es an d meat slicer
b lades, b lu n t k n iv es sharp en ed p rof ession ally
w ith G erman k n ow - how ., C on tact: M r. D irk ,
thek n if eg rin der@hotmail.com, 0 8 7 2 7 6 5 8 6 9 .
N ew detached v illa w ith modern sty le in H eart of P hu k et T ow n w ith
3 b edrooms, 3 b athrooms an d 2 car p ark s. S p aciou s op en liv in g an d
din in g areas w ith hig h ceilin g s. Q u iet location su rrou n din g w ith n atu re,
secu re w ith C C T V an d 2 4 hrs secu rity serv ice, larg e commu n al sw immin g p ool an d clu b hou se. C losed to maj or dep artmen t stores su ch as
C en tral F estiv al‚ T esco L otu s, B ig C , I n tern ation al schools an d hosp itals.
C on tact 0 9 5 2 5 7 7 9 9 8 , allab ou thk t@g mail.com
MOVING SERVICES
Looking for Moving Company?
W ith ov er 1 5 y ears of ex p erien ce B ig mov e P hu k et is the n u mb er 1 p rov ider
of mov in g an d ship p in g in an d ou t of
P hu k et T hailan d. W e p rov ide storag e
in a state of the art clean , secu re, storag e f acility located cen trally
in P hu k et. w w w .b ig mov ep hu k et.com, 0 8 1 - 7 9 7 - 5 3 7 7 .
PETS FOR ADOPTION
Small toy poodle
S mall toy p oodle f or adop tion to a an imal lov in g
f amily w ho liv es in T hailan d. C on tact S herin .
p eace@g mail.com f or adop tion en q u iry .
OTHER
Office Space Laguna
Office Space Laguna - Plaza del Mar Fully Furnished offices 4
Office Suite plus boardroom Rent entire unit or individual office
0 8 0 0 4 5 4 4 7 4 .
RESORT FOR SALE/LEASE
R esort f or sale lease an y of f er con sider! I w an t g o sailin g ag ain ! ! , A ddress : 6 7 / 1 8 S oi S ermsu k R aw ai P hu k et,
b ig asail@samart.co.th, C on tact + 6 6 ( 0 ) 8 6 9 4 0 1 8 6 0 .
For Sale
I n du strial ov er lock er. W hitehou se B ran d. 3 T hread. B ran d n ew n ev er
u sed. F u ll tool k it. B arg ain at 1 2 , 0 0 0 B aht. C all S an di 0 8 7 2 6 4 0 7 7 8 .
PROPERTY FOR SALE
Ocean Front Land
3 .5 R ai w ith 9 0 meter of w ater f ron tag e, op p osite of Y acht H av en marin a,
8 0 0 meter aw ay on P han g n g a side.
P u b lic road, electricity , w ater an d ready
to b u ild. F or sale direct f rom ow n er,
on ly 1 9 .5 mill B aht. P erson : M on tha
, P hon e : 0 8 1 3 4 3 0 7 7 7 .
Ocean Front Villa
B ran d n ew , f u lly f u rn ished, 3 - 4 b edrooms, 5 bathrooms, 10-meter infinity
sw immin g p ool, b eau tif u l v iew . F or
q u ick sale on ly 1 9 .5 million b aht.
G u aran teed ren tal 8 % p er y ear. P erson : M on tha , P hon e : 0 8 1 3 4 3 0 7 7 7 .
Luxury 4 Bed Pool Villa
Rawai
B eau tif u l 4 B ed V illa on larg e 8 0 0
S M lan d p lot in R aw ai/ N ai H arn
area. 2 6 0 S M of en closed liv in g
sp ace. L arg e sala w ith P ool B ar.
E stab lished trop ical g arden an d
6 0 S M P ool. P riv ate g u est hou se.2 C ar P ark . P rice : 1 1 .8 M illion
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SPACIOUS 4-BED RAWAI VILLA
B eau tif u l home in 1 , 0 3 8 sq m g arden s.
T hree en su ite b eds, g u est hou se, 9 x 4 m
p ool, maid’ s room. L iv in g sp ace 3 2 0 sq m.
P riv ate access. E mail : alan g ath@g mail.
com , P hon e : 0 8 7 2 7 3 0 1 4 1 .
House For Sale
L ocated in a q u iet S oi n ear K athu w aterf all, is a 2 b edroom, 2 b athroom
hou se w ith cou rt y ard an d car p ort.
W ith a C han ote T itle & 4 8 T alan g W ah
( ap p rox 2 0 0 m2 ) , P rice : 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .
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Kata Seaview Condo For Sale
N ew 1 b edroom w ith g reat sea an d su n set v iew s! 4 4 sq m. L easehold w ith f orieg n
f reehold av ailab le. S w immin g p ool, sau n a
an d clu b hou se. F lex ib le f u rn itu re op tion s.
G reat man ag emen t an d ren tal p rog ram, 0 8 2 2 5 4 0 7 6 0 .
Land For Sale
L ocated in K athu ov er look in g the
C ab le S k i is a n ice b lock 5 4 T alan g
W ah on a C han ote T itle. S oi N amtok
K athu , P rice : 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 . S tev en . J oy ce.
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it all – sp ark lin g salt w ater p ool,
3 hu g e b edrooms, 4 b aths, maid
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estate close to the b each. G 4 S
alarm sy stem. R elax an d en j oy all the hard w ork that has b een
don e. A mu st see. C all 0 8 1 - 7 1 9 4 6 8 8 . P rima V illas.
Townhouse for sale. Chalong.
T ow n hou se 1 5 0 sq .m, 2 storey , 2 b edroom, liv in g room, k itchen , 2 b alcon y ,
2 bathroom, office, parking. Fully furnitu red. C halon g circle, P rice: 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 ,
C on tact: M ariy a, mv s9 7 @y an dex .ru ,
0 8 2 2 7 5 1 1 4 6 , F ax : 0 9 1 8 0 5 3 7 2 5 .
House for sale heart of Patong
T w o b eau tif u l E u rop ean sty le homes n ex t
to on e an other in p riv ate S oy M in u tes f rom
J an cy lon g shop p in g cen ter. F irst home 1 0 0 sq
mt of liv in g sp ace w ith a dou b le carp ort tw o
b edrooms op en liv in g sp ace S econ d home
8 0 sq mt on e b edroom f u rn ished B oth homes w ill b e sold tog ether
or sep arate F irst home 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 B th S econ d home 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
B th B oth 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 B th G rate v alu e p osition in v estmen t, P rice:
6 5 0 0 0 0 0 , C on tact: p in o.ellu l@y ahoo.com, + 6 6 ( 0 ) 8 4 8 5 8 1 9 1 7 .
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Land Cherngtalay
Bangjo 530sqm
C lose to L ay an H ill E state, g reat location , 4
k m to B an g tao b each,
lag u n a, V illa M ark et, T esco L otu s, R eady to b u ild 1 or 2 p ool
v illas, P rice: 3 .3 M L , k w an su cha@hotmail.com, 0 9 4 4 2 4 6 1 4 2 .
Relaxing place villa near PIA
E x cep tion al 4 B ed & 4 B ath ( en su ite)
& 1 R ai lan d f or sale on ly 1 0 M B . 1
Storey 300 sqm. pool 10X5, Sala, filters
an d au tomatic g ates., C on tact: T an y a,
g eta9 0 9 @g mail.com, 0 8 3 5 0 6 8 3 4 5 .
1/2 RAI OCEANFRONT LAND
F an tastic 8 2 5 sq m. p lot w
ocean f ron tag e on C ocon u
b each resort. E lectricity / W
ab le, ready to b u ild. S u p er V
2 0 0 meters f rom P hu k et.
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ith 2 5 m.
t I slan d in
ater av ailiew s. J u st
2 4 / 7 F ree
6 7 4 7 9 2 9 2 .
3 BR. GREAT SEAVIEW CONDO
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C on do, 1 6 4 sq m.. N ew R en ov ated, T op
C on dition , F u lly F u rn ished. F oreig n
F reehold T itle. B est u n it at B elair
P an w a. O N L Y 5 .9 5 m. T H B , clau dstrey @g mail.com, 0 8 6 7 4 7 9 2 9 2 .
Perfect Business in Karon
Shophouse 5 story with profitable, spa
massag e b u sin ess an d ap artmen t. I n
p erf ect con dition an d v ery g ood location . I n clu de T hai C omp an y , P rice: R edu ced f rom 1 9 to 1 6 M il., g hf sp hu k et@
hotmail.com, 0 8 6 2 7 1 8 2 5 4 .
Fully tenanted office building
L an d 1 - 0 - 1 1 .5 0 R ai/ 1 , 6 4 6 sq .m. U sab le
sp ace: 1 , 4 2 4 sq .m. T itle deed - clean
& clear f rom all en cu mb ran ces. A ttractiv e S ale & L easeb ack terms w ith
M u ltin ation al T en an t. P erson : M r.
Marcus Burtenshaw, officeinquiries@
th.k n ig htf ran k .com, 0 2 6 4 3 8 2 2 3 # 1 0 4 , F ax : 0 2 6 4 3 8 2 2 4 .
HOT PRICE TOWN HOME IN
KAMALA
F or S ales 3 b ed 4 b ath w ith p artly f u rn ished N ice T ow n H ome in f u ll f acilities
estate. W alk in g distan ce to the b each,
R eal g reat V alu e, B 5 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 , J ay P ak in ,
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A new era in design
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n ear L ay an B each, C on tact: in f o@
assetorchard.com , 094 546 0422.
PROPERTY FOR SALE
Laguna townhouse for sale
O n L ag u n a g olf cou rse w ith 3 b edrooms, 2
1 / 2 b aths p lu s g u est su ite/ maid’ s q u arters.
2 car g arag e, cov ered ou tdoor liv in g area.
Jacuzzi and pool. Golf memberships, walk
to clu b hou se. S hu ttle serv ice to L ag u n a
f acilities. F u lly or p artially f u rn ished – less
than 20MB., phuketmusic@yahoo.com
Villa for sale North
Chalong area
LAND FOR SALE CLOSE
TO THE SEA
B eau tif u l q u iet location close to I n tern ation al schools an d other amen ities.
R edu ced f rom 7 .9 m to 7 .2 m. P rice
includes furniture. Call 089 868 5143.
Beachfront Condo
for Sale
2 Bed/2 Bath- 134sqm- Part
S eav iew F u lly f u rn ished - B each
F ron t C on do on ly T H B 8 2 ’ 0 0 0 /
sq m - C han ote B u y in F oreig n er N ame or L ease. P rice
: 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , P erson : stef an , A ddress : C on do at S eren ity
R esort & R esiden ces , E mail : stef an con do@g mail.com , P hon e
: 081 8467770.
Horst Lakits
BigA Resort sale or long term lease south Phuket any serious
offer considered I want to go sailing again, Price: 27Mio, Person:
Horst Lakits, Address : 67/18 Soi Sermsuk Rawai, Email: bigasail@
samart.co.th , Phone : +66 086 940 1860, Fax : +66 (0)76381934.
Beachfront House 4-Bed-
room hou se on semip riv ate b each
av ailab le f or sale an d ren t. C an
easily b e div ided in to tw o sep arate an d iden tical p rop erties. T he
ren tal/ sale can also in clu de a self con tain ed 1 - b edroom b u n g alow ,
P rice: 1 8 .2 M B , R en t 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 T H B , A lex S eag o, home@
thaiv illab ou tiq u e.com, 0 8 7 - 8 9 2 38 7 6 .
L an d f or sale close to the sea B an g
T ao M arin a H otel 1 0 8 rooms. L an d
1 .5 R ais 2 8 M B . C on tact: M r. C hoochart Ubolsak, 061-2613486.
Laguna - Luxury 1 Bedroom - Go
Renovated: new kitchen, wood
floor and air conditioning. Surrou n d sou n d sy stem, semi f u rn ished. P rice in clu des L ag u n a
G olf M emb ership an d P riv ileg e C ard., C on tact: G iu lio S an toro,
phuket3203@gmail.com, 084 247 1632.
Pool Villa Patong 7.6MB
B eau tif u l F reehold G erman b u ilt detached
home. 3 b ed, 3 b ath, E u ro K itchen ,
op en p lan , + g arag e. F u ll f u rn . C lose
b each & S hop p in g C tre, K hu n O scar,
Email: ozoskr@hotmail.com , Phone:
0 8 7 - 8 9 31 7 5 3.
Awesome ocean view
Cleared block with sealed road and power
at Kamala Heights. 1.6kms to beach and
post office. 797sqm with safe title. 6.75
mill Ono phone owner, Contact: Yok,
yoty30@hotmail.com, 093 768 6694,
0 8 1 0 7 7 1 6 0 0 .
Ocean View Land Kamala
Make money NOW - Kata
Beach House
Are you tired of driving to work? Buy this
n ow ! G reat L ocation , S p a, 7 B edroom, 7
Bathroom, all with kitchens. Rent or live
with good income. 5 minutes walk to the
b each ขายของได้, Price : 9 MB or Offer ,
P erson : K hu n A rreerat , E mail : n alu mana2000@yahoo.com, kataari@yahoo.
com , Phone : 086 595 8512, 081 970 4638.
House in Karon for Sale. Hard
to find 3 bed room , 3 bath room house
f or sale in the p erf ect location n ear K ata
& K aron b each, w ell main tain ed w ith
a salt w ater p ool, P rice : 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ,
Narrisara (Tic), 7/8 Patak Soi 10, Karon,
g-a-coates@hotmail.com, 0991642991.
Sea view land in Patong
T he L ast P iece of S ea V iew L an d
on P rime L ocation in P aton g , j u st
5 0 0 m. f rom P aton g b each, 1 .3 K M .
to J u n g cey lon S hop p in g M all, C on tact: Karuna, kpattarawalee@gmail.
com, 0 8 9 - 9 6 7 - 5 37 3.
3101 THA 093 768 6694.
H alf rai 7 9 7 sq .m. cleared an d
lev eled, p ow er con n ected,
sealed road, M U S T S E L L
6.75million. For ENG 090 492
Waterfront
Condominium
T he C leat C on do, residen ce p roj ect
in K rab i B oat L ag oon M arin a. P rice
3- 9 M B , siz e 37 - 1 1 9 S q .M ., 1 or 2
b edroom, marin a v iew . F or ren t/
sale. marketing@phuketpropertytrip.com
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HOME - BAN DON
5 min s to L ag u n a/ L ay an , C oz y L of tC ou n try - T u scan y sty le, 3+ 1 B E D 3
Bath+Jacuzzi, Land 224 sqm Built 240
sqm Architect owner, Quick sale, Price:
4.65 M, Contact: kwansucha@hotmail.
com , 0944246142.
PROPERTY FOR SALE
Patong sea view land
L ocated in P aton g w ith the
siz e of 1 2 0 0 sq m. S ellin g p rice
at 1 0 .5 M illion T H B , w ith a
chanote certificate (allowed to
con stru ct an y sort of p roj ect) .
A lso, the lan d is dev ided in three p arts of chan ote, an d can b e
sold sep arately w ith a n eg otiab le p rice ran g e f rom the sellin g
p rice of 1 0 .5 M T H B , M r. F ern an do P arrella. C on tact: p arrella.
fernando@gmail.com or 092 949 9697.
Anuphas Golfville
House- Kathu
L an d 1 6 2 sq w a. L arg e P ool/
Jacuzzi-3 Bed-4 Bath-Office-2
S torag e B u ildin g - A larm S y stem
an d mu ch more. R edu ced 2 2 M B
to 18MB for Quick Sale, Contact:
mrgeoffcurry@yahoo.com,Si +66819708896 TH/ENG Geoff
+66818540061 ENG.
Luxury 4 bed Villa
Luxury 4 bed Villa, 3 Bungalows
& lan d f or sale in N ai H arn area.
View website at www.phuketvilla.
forsalefor complete details. Asking
33, 8 8 8 , 0 0 0 million b aht. C on tact:
Chris Newton, 087 884 8972.
PROPERTY FOR RENT
PATONG: 1 and 2 Bed Apartments
2 - B ed/ 2 - B ath & S tu dio f or ren t. B alcon y . F u ll A / C . W estern K itchen .
M odern f u rn ished. A ll E x tras. F ast W I F I f ree. O u iet L ocation & w ell
maintained. Email : khunrei@gmail.com , Phone : 084 1858536.
Patong Tower Condo
1 or 2 b edroom corn er ap artmen t
7 6 sq m. 2 7 0 deg ree b each &
mountain views, 9th floor, kitchen,
2 b alcon ies. R en t 39 , 0 0 0 b aht p er
mon th, or b u y f or 9 .5 M B . C on tact:
J ohn , P aton g : j stu der@lox in f o.co.th, 0 8 1 0 8 0 8 8 31 .
Office/Shop for Rent
G rou n d F loor sp ace w ith ex cellen t p osition in g on C halon g P ier
R oad. F or more in f ormation ,
please call 081 416 4177 or
076 381 341.
CHALONG BEACH FRONT
LAND
D irect b each f ron t lan d f or ren t.
Long and short term. Area 2400 sq
meter with beach front of 40 meter,
C on tact: M r. N arin , n arin p g a@
g mail.com, 0 8 1 8 2 6 9 39 0 .
Luxury 1 Bedroom Apartment
L u x u ry 1 b edroom serv iced g rou n d
floor apartment, 65 SQM, Central
P aton g . A v ailab le n ow f or this H ig h
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Karon Hill - Super Deal
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sale at a real b arg ain p rice, on ly 6 .9 5 m.
T H B . F oreig n F reehold, 1 0 2 sq m., g reat
seaview,furnished,4th floor.Direct from
ow n er, P rice: 6 9 5 0 0 0 0 , clau dstrey @
gmail.com, +66867479292.
House for rent - Near Pah-klok
L on g term, q u ality f u rn ishin g s, n ear H eroin es M on u men t, 3 b ed,
2 baths plus office. Good garden. THB35,000 per month. Call
087 878 5804.
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Ronins’ fate not yet sealed
YAMAHA
FOOTBALL
LEAGUE 1 - 2015
Matt Pond
editor3@classactmedia.co.th
R
elegation still looms
for Phuket FC as they
dropped from 15th to
16th place in the YAMAHA
League Division One table following a defeat to Ang Thong
FC last Sunday (Nov 29) at the
Ang Thong Stadium.
Ang Thong, or the ‘ Rice
Warriors’ are still vying for
a promotion slot to the Thai
Premier League and were sitting
mid-table on 48 points. Phuket
meanwhile were in 16th with 40.
The Ronins started the game
confidently and were the first
to have a real good scoring
opportunity which came 18
minutes into the game.
A quick counter-attack from
midfielder Wasan Samansin
saw him put a through-ball into
the box, he ran on to collect the
ball, but his close-range shot
was easily blocked by a solid
Warrior’s defender.
The hosts fought back and
came very close to scoring at
29 minutes. A cross from the
left wing by Kritsana Taiwan
met their striker Alex Ruela
who managed to get his head
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Phuket’s Chatdanai Joompha (21) vyes for
the ball with Ang Thong’s Wisarut Pannasri.
Photo: Yupaporn ‘Ying’ Chalermglin/Facebook
to the ball, but Ronin’s keeper
Piyawat Intarapim somehow
managed to stop the ball going
over the line.
Phuket had another chance
six minutes before half-time, but
sadly Satawat Incharoen’s shot
was once again well blocked by
a Warrior’s defender.
The Ronins started the second-half strongly again and a
long-range shot from Wasan
looked to be going in but was
well saved by Warriors keeper
Sirachat Preedabun.
However, just two minutes
later the tables were turned. A
poor clearance by the Phuket
defence saw the ball fall to
Warriors’ Kritsana who made
no mistake in putting the ball
past Piyawat and into the net.
The Ronins almost levelled
the game when their top scorer
Berlin Ndebi had a header on
target which was once again
well saved by Sirachat.
ut it was in the final five
minutes of the game when the
real damage was done, and it
was done by midfielder anat
Wongsuparak who in minutes
85 and 94 secured victory for
the hosts.
The result saw Phuket drop
to 15th in the table while Ang
Thong moved up one place to
9th, with promotion still in sight.
Following the game, Thai
media spoke to Phuket’s Coach
Dang who said, “We had some
good chances but we could not
make the goals happen.
“Now we’re coming to the
end of the season and we’ve had
a very tight schedule which has
caused injuries to some of our
key players.
Team
P
1
Police United
35
GD Pts
57
2
Pattaya United
35
32
58
3
BBCU FC
35
7
56
79
4
Sukhothai FC
34
19
55
5
PTT Rayong
35
8
53
8
Nakhonpathom United
34
8
53
7
Air Force Central FC
35
7
52
8
Thai Honda Ladkrabang
35
14
51
9
Angthong FC
35
11
51
10
Prachuap FC
35
5
51
11
Bangkok FC
35
-1
48
12
Samutsongkhram BTU FC
35
3
47
13
Songkhla United
35
-8
45
14
Krabi FC
35
-3
43
15
Chiangmai FC
35
-11
42
16
Phuket FC
35 -26 40
17
Phichit FC
35
-10
18
TTM FC
35
-19
39
34
19
Ayutthaya FC
35
-28
34
20
Trat FC
35
-65
21
However, we will fight on
and do our best until the end of
the season,” he said.
Phuket now only have three
games left to avoid relegation to
Division Two, they next play at
home against promotion chasers
Nakhonpathom Utd tomorrow
Dec ) with kick-off set for
6:00pm at Surakul Stadium.
They then travel to Songkhla
on Dec , and the final match
will be against bottom of the
table Trat FC at Surakul.
C l a ss Act M e d ia a r e p r o ud
m e d ia sp o nso r s o f Ph uk e t FC .
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THEPHUKETNEWS.COM
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7
8
TEAM
Kanchana Flying
Naraya United
Pita Bar
Blue Horizon
Daohang FC
Phuket Condos and Homes
Black Pearl FC
Dolphins Bay FC
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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11
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14
15
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TEAM
Phuket Condos and Homes B
Jumbo United
Thailand Weightloss
The Hulks by Power En
TEFL Campus
The Routes FC
Charoenchai Foods FC
PWK. 108
Ardy
KB FC
RT Chalong Tower Condo
Friends FC
The Sky FC
Samkong FC
Shambala United
Almali FC
Se7en
DIVISION 1
PLD
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
W
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
T
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
L
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
GOALS DIFF
6
3
3
2
9
4
2
-1
8
-2
3
-1
3
-2
4
-3
PTS
6
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
L
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
GOALS DIFF
15
12
11
10
10
9
8
4
4
4
6
1
4
0
4
-2
6
-5
7
-6
8
-2
3
-5
1
-2
3
-4
2
-5
4
-9
PTS
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
DIVISION 2
The eight BISP JSA Swim Academy students are off to
compete in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Group Swimming
Championships in Danang, Vietnam from 4-6 December.
BISP swim students
go gunning for gold
SWIMMING
E
ight swimmers from the
BISP JSA Swim Academy, based at British
International School, Phuket
(BISP), have been selected to
represent their country at the
upcoming Southeast Asian
(SEA) Age Group Swimming
Championships in Danang,
V ietnam from Dec 4-6.
The swimmers are Nicholle Toh and Chantal Liew
of Singapore; Raine Gavino,
Jeremy Lim and Courtney
Gray of the Philippines; and
Eric Tan, Yap Siew Hui and
Wong Fu Kang of Malaysia.
The BISP JSA Swim Academy has placed increasing
numbers of athletes on respective national teams at the
Southeast Asian (SEA) Age
Group Swimming Championships over the past three years,
and this is a great reflection
on the program’s ability to
nurture and cater for athletes
from multiple nations, racing
multiple events and distances,
all under one holistic programmes roof.
Academy Head Coach
Simon Jones said, “This year
we have eight national team
selections with a number of
medal hopefuls at the [ SEA
Age Group] championships.
It’s been a very solid start to
the season with more volume
and quality completed in training than previous years, and
it’s exciting to see what our
PLD
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
new generation of swimmers
can achieve early on this
season. I’m sure they will
represent both their countries
and BISP well.”
Fo r m o r e inf o r m a tio n a b o ut
th e B IS P J S A S w im Aca d e m y ,
visit b isp h uk e t. a c. th / b isp j sa - sw im - a ca d e m y , f o l l o w
th e te a m ’ s Fa ce b o o k p a g e a t
f a ce b o o k . co m / sw im p h uk e t,
o r co nta ct J S A H e a d C o a ch
S im o n J o ne s: a q ua tics@ b isp h uk e t. a c. th
W
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Division 1
RESULT
Kanchana Flying – Pita Bar
3–2
Naraya United – Blue Horizon
2–0
Phuket Condos and Homes –
Black Pearl FC
2–2
Dolphins Bay FC – Daohang FC
3–6
Division 2
TEFL Campus stay on target in division 02 with 6
points from two games.
Jumbo United – PWK. 108
6–1
The Routes FC – Shambala United
4–2
TEFL Campus – The Sky FC
1–0
Samkong FC – Ardy
3–4
Thailand Weightloss – KB FC
8–0
Phuket Condos and Homes B –
Almali FC
RT Chalong Tower Condo –
Friends FC
The Hulks by Power En –
Charoenchai Foods FC
7–1
3–3
2–1
3rd Phuket Old Town Run
RUNNING
THE PARENT’S ASSOCIAtion of Baan Bang Neaw Municipal School are currently
preparing to host the 3rd Phuket
Old Town Run, a charity fun
run which allow participants
to enjoy the sights of Phuket
Old Town while running the
course.
A press conference to announce details of the run was
held recently by Phuket City
Mayor Somjai Suwansupana
at Central Festival Phuket.
Speaking at the press conference, Mayor Somjai said,
“The 3rd Phuket Old Town Run
is a charity event organised by
Baan Bang Neaw Municipal
School. The aim of the run is to
bring people together to enjoy
a pleasant running experience
while enjoying the beautiful
scenery of Phuket Old Town.”
Ms Pornyamon, President
of Baan Bang Neaw Municipal School Parent’s Association added, “The main aim of
holding the Phuket Old Town
Run is to raise funds to buy a
new songtaew for the tourism
education centre.
“The centre is funded by
Baan Bang Neaw School together with the Tourism Thailand Authority and somewhere
people can go to learn about the
local tourism and the history
of the community.”
There will be two distances
in which people can participate,
a 10 kilometre mini-marathon
and a 4km fun run. Entry for
both events is B300 per person.
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BISP footballers go to
train with Real Madrid
FOOTBALL
O
n Tuesday (Dec 1), the BISP
Cruzeiro Football Academy
under 13 boys squad left
Phuket for a 10 day training trip in
Madrid, Spain.
The team, based at British International School, Phuket (BISP),
was personally invited by Globalite
Sports Management (GSM), following a summer meeting in Madrid
between BISP Head Coach Jonathas
Candido and GSM representatives,
where Candido introduced the football
programme at BISP.
Under 13 players Micah and Jonah,
who are also on the trip this year,
were the first to attend the programme
in 2014.
During their stay in Spain, the U13
team will tour the Santiago Bernabeu
stadium, home of Real Madrid; watch
a Champions League game between
Real Madrid and Malmo; attend a
La Liga game between Real Madrid
and Getafe; visit the Spanish National
Team facilities and museum; visit
Real Madrid Soccer City; hold soccer practices with some of the best
youth coaches in Spain; and play
friendly games against some of the
best football academies in the world:
Spanish sides Real Madrid, Atlético
Madrid, and Alcorcon.
“It’s an amazing opportunity for
our players to play against, train with,
and test themselves against some of
the best clubs in the world,” said Head
Coach Candido.
“We plan to make this an annual
training camp, allowing some of
the best young players in the BISP
Cruzeiro Football Academy to experience professional-level training
and competition.”
For more information about the
BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy,
visit bisphuket.ac.th/bisp-cruzeirofootball-academy or contact Head
Coach Jonathas Candido: jcandido@
bisphuket.ac.th
HASH HOUSE
HARRIERS
Run: #1557
Saturday 5 December, 2015
Run Start Time: 3:30pm
Hares: Barbara Woodhouse
& GYW
Location: Sakdidet Road Soi
Phatthanauthit
Directions: From Phuket town
take Sakdidet road [4023]
toward Cape Panwa & Ao
Makham & the aquarium. On
passing the F.I.F.A. training
center by aprox 700 metres turn
right onto Soi Phatthanauthit
up the hill. As road levels out
laager on the left overlooking
the deep sea port. Please park
orderly.
Bus Pickup Schedule: Kamala
@ Baan Rim Klong: 1:45pm;
Patong @ Expat Hotel: 2:15pm;
More info: phuket-hhh.com
Republic Phuket Youth League 2015 kicks off
FOOTBALL
The Phuket News
Teams from nine schools have entered this year’s Republic
Phuket Youth League organised by Phuket FC.
@thephuketnews
PHUKET FC HELD AN
opening ceremony for the Republic Phuket Youth League
2015 seven-a-side football
tournament currently being
held at Republic Phuket,
an event aimed at raising
awareness of how important
Phuket youths are to the local
community, and at bringing
youths together to build a
passion and inspiration for
the game.
The seven-a-side tournament is part of the ongoing ‘Phuket City of Soccer”
launched by Phuket FC and
Phuket educational institutions to cultivate the love of
sport among youths.
Speaking on behalf of
Phuket FC Chairman Pramuke
Atchariyachai, Vice president
of Phuket Chamber of Commerce Jirawit pitikulsathit,
who presided over the opening ceremony said, “I would
like to thank Mr Pramuke for
valuing sport, especially football, and helping to promote
sport activities to students
and youths. I hope that all
participating teams respect the
rules, maintain good manners,
learn to value teamwork and
give their best performances.”
Phuket Wittayalai School
currently lead the way in the
league, the final of which
will be held on Sunday (Dec
6) with the winning team
taking home prize money of
B60,000.
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The record breaker
Ex-factory worker makes Premiership history
FOOTBALL
L
eicester City striker
Jamie V ardy made
history last Saturday
(Nov 28) by scoring for the
11th Premier League match
r unning in his side’s 1-1
draw at home to Manchester
United.
The England for ward
struck in the 24th minute,
running onto Christian Fuchs’
pass and arrowing a shot
past David de Gea to break
a record he had previously
shared with former United
striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
“I’m delighted to have got
the goal,” V ardy, the league’s
top scorer with 14 goals, told
BBC Sport. “It’s a bit disappointing the way we conceded
their goal because it could
have been three points.
“I’ve just been taking each
game as it comes. The record
was not in my mind. It would
have affected my performance
and the team’s, and that’s the
last thing I wanted to do.”
V an Nistelrooy, whose
record had stood since 2003,
was quick to congratulate
V ardy, writing on Twitter:
“Well done @vardy7! You’re
number one now and you
deserved it. # 11inarow.”
The record caps a remarkable rise for 28-yearold V ardy, who was playing
non-league football in 2012
and had been playing in
the seventh tier of English
football as recently as 2010.
“Jamie made the record,
it is fantastic for us,” said
Leicester manager Claudio
Ranieri.
“An incredible achievement. Five years ago he
played in non-leag ue. It
is difficult to grow up so
quickly and this fantastic
man is not only our goalscorer, but he presses, he
works hard, he is important.”
In an age when youngsters are recruited by lead-
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last Saturday (Nov 28). Photo: Oli Scraff/AFP
ing clubs before they have
even mastered the art of
shoelace-tying, V ardy’s rise
to prominence with Leicester
is an exceptional story.
Five years ago, V ardy was
playing amateur football for
Stocksbridge Park Steels in
England’s seventh tier and
working part-time at a factory making medical splints.
Now he is an England
international whose 14 goals
have taken him clear of Sergio
Aguero, Diego Costa and
Wayne Rooney in the Premier
League scoring charts and
propelled Leicester to the
top of the table.
“He’s an example to every
aspiring young footballer,”
former Leicester captain
Steve Walsh said.
“Leicester is buzzing, and
all because of Jamie V ardy
and his record.”
Ranieri cited an 11-match
scoring streak by Gabriel
Batistuta for Fiorentina as
the only precedent he can
remember from personal
experience.
Released by boyhood club
She eld Wednesday aged 1
on the grounds that he was
too small, V ardy cannot have
imagined that he would one
day be likened to Argentina’s
all-time leading goal-scorer.
After leaving Wednesday
he spent time away from
football, studying sports science at a local college, before
winding up at Stocksbridge,
where he progressed through
the youth ranks.
He was always first for
training and last out,” recalls
Stocksbridge chairman Allen
Bethel. “He was also the life
and soul of the party, a Jack
the lad.”
V ardy’s roguish streak
occasionally caused him
problems he was sent off
four times in his last season
at Stocksbridge, deterring
suitors She eld nited and
he had trouble controlling his
temper off the pitch.
A conviction for a latenight assault temporarily
obliged him to wear an electronic tag and observe an
6:30pm curfew which would
see him substituted midway
through games so that he
could get home in time.
Remembering one such
mid-match dash, for mer
Stocksbridge manager Gary
Morrow said: “He jumped
straight over the railings and
into his parents’ car without
even getting changed.”
Spectacularly prolific, the
wiry striker joined Halifax
Town from Stocksbridge
Team
MP W
D
L
F
A GD Pts
1
Man City
14
9
2
3
30
14
16
29
2
Leicester
14
8
5
1
29
21
8
29
3
Man Utd
14
8
4
2
20
10
10
28
4
Arsenal
14
8
3
3
24
12
12
27
5
Tottenham
14
6
7
1
24
11
13
25
6
Liverpool
14
6
5
3
18
15
3
23
7
Crystal Palace
14
7
1
6
19
14
5
22
8
West Ham
14
6
4
4
25
21
4
22
9
Everton
14
5
6
3
27
19
8
21
10
Southampton
14
5
5
4
20
17
3
20
11
Watford
14
5
4
5
15
16
-1
19
12
Stoke
14
5
4
5
11
14
-3
19
13
West Brom
14
5
3
6
13
18
-5
18
14
Chelsea
14
4
3
7
17
23
-6
15
15
Swansea
14
3
5
6
14
19
-5
14
16
Norwich
14
3
4
7
17
25
-8
13
17
Sunderland
14
3
3
8
16
26 -10
12
18
Bournemouth
14
2
4
8
17
30 -13
10
19
Newcastle
14
2
4
8
14
30 -16
10
20
Aston Villa
14
1
2
11
12
27 -15
5
and then moved on to Fleetwood Town, who sold him to
Leicester for a non-league record 1 million
, 1 ,11 )
in 2012.
Since then, the milestones
have zipped past: 16 goals in
Leicester’s Championship
promotion campaign, five in
his first season as a Premier
League player (including
one in a di y - win over
Manchester United) and a
first ngland cap last June.
August brought another
forgettable episode when
he was fined by Leicester
after being caught on camera
racially goading an Asian
man at a casino, but after
meeting the man to apologise,
he quickly put the matter
behind him.
V ardy follows players
like Stuart Pearce, Chris
Waddle and Ian Wright in
rising from non-league to
play for England and with
each goal, he demonstrates
that there is more than one
route to the top.
“That non-league grounding has stood him in good
stead,” adds Walsh, captain
of Leicester s 1
League
Cup-winning team.
“In his work-rate, closing
people down, making it hard
work for defenders, it’s nonstop effort.
The player himself would
not have done things any
other way.
“I might have gone all the
way through an academy and
then this never happened,”
V ardy told the D a il y T e l e g r a p h earlier this year.
“That’s the joy of football.
I’ve come my own way and
it’s worked out the best for
me.”
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LOMU
LAID
TO REST
Main photo: Jonah Lomu seen with the ball at a Rugby
World Cup game at Twickenham in 1999. Inset: Pallbearers
carry the casket of Jonah Lomu after a memorial service
at Eden Park. Photos: Olivier Morin & Michael Bradley/AFP
Private family funeral held for rugby legend
RUGBY
A
fter sharing their
grief with an entire
nation for almost
two weeks, All Black Jonah
Lomu’s family said their
last goodbyes at a private
funeral for the rugby legend
in Auckland on Tuesday
(Dec 1).
The Mormon ceremony
was held at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints’ in Mangere, the gritty
south Auckland suburb where
Lomu grew up.
His wife Nadene, flanked
by sons Brayley, 6, and
Dhy reille, 5, add ressed
mourners from an altar surrounded by pale roses.
The boys wore black
shir ts with the winger’s
number 11, the position their
father revolutionised on his
way to becoming the world’s
first global rugby superstar.
The low-key event was
in contrast to the scenes
of public grief less than 24
hours earlier, when thousands
of fans attended a memorial
at Eden Park, the spiritual
home of New Zealand rugby.
There was also a memorial
for the Pacific community to
remember Lomu, who had
Tongan roots, last Saturday,
but Tuesday’s funeral was a
chance for extended family
to say goodbye.
“It’s bringing to the end a
great celebration, the final stage
of the journey for Jonah and
his family,” said former All
Blacks coach John Hart, who
has been acting as a spokesman
for Lomu’s relatives since his
shock death on November 18.
Since Lomu died tributes
have been pouring in from
across the rugby world, with
many current players recalling
how he inspired them to take
up the game.
Such was his fame that
condolences also came from
beyond the sport, including
the like of Britain’s Queen
Elizabeth II, British footballer
David Beckham, Hollywood
star Morgan Freeman and
singer Elton John.
Team-mates and rivals
alike paid tribute to Lomu
as the rugby world united
in grief at the legendary All
Black winger’s shock death
aged just 40.
Players who lined up
against him recalled how his
fearsome style transformed
rugby union, while younger
generations revealed how his
exploits inspired them to take
up the game.
“I am so, so devastated
to hear of the passing away
of @JONAHTALILOMU,”
England’s 2003 World Cup
hero Jonny Wilkinson tweeted.
Jonathan Davies of Wales,
a one-time opponent who became firm friends with Lomu
and met him for dinner just last
month, said he was struggling
to believe the news.
“RIP Jonah you were a true
legend and a gentleman. You
changed the game of rugby
and will be sorely missed,”
Evans said.
France’s Thierry Dusautoir
commented: “You inspired a
generation of rugby players
around the world”, a common
theme among the tributes.
English r ugby player
Danny Cipriani said Lomu
was one of the reasons he first
picked up a rugby ball, while
for current All Black Sonny
Bill Williams the inspiration
was deeply personal.
Williams said the Tonganborn was fiercely proud of his
Pacific islander roots, which
showed him a youngster of
Samoan descent could also
excel on rugby’s world stage.
“The thing that stood out
for me and a lot of the other
young kids was how proud he
was of his islander heritage,”
he told Fairfax New Zealand.
“That gave many of us a
sense of pride.”
Former All Blacks captain
Tana Umaga said “singlehandedly put rugby on the
map” in the professional era,
a sentiment echoed by former
team-mate Jeff Wilson.
“Initially it was hard to
understand exactly how big
he’d got globally,” Wilson told
Prime News.
“He took this game to a
new level and people around
the world knew who Jonah
was and what rugby players
could do.”
Star fly-half Dan Carter
articulated the rugby world’s
shock that had finally succumbed to the kidney disease
that curtailed the player’s
playing career. “I still can’t
believe the sad news. Love
and thoughts go out to Jonah’s
family,” Carter tweeted.
Wallaby great Tim Horan
said his death left “a big hole
in rugby” and Umaga said the
charismatic giant was a unique
rugby phenomenon.
“There’s never been another Jonah ,” he told reporters.
“Everyone’s tried to manufacture one by putting forwards
into the backs, or someone on
the wing who had the same
size.
“But there’s no one like
him, and to be honest, there
probably never will be.”
Here are five facts about
the legendary winger:
– At his peak, the 1.96m
winger weighed 120kg and
could cover 100 metres in
10.80 seconds. That is heavier
than Muhammad Ali (107kg
fighting weight), taller than
Lou “The Hulk” Ferrigno
(1.94m) and faster than the career personal best of women’s
two-time Olympic 100m gold
medallist Gail Dever (10.82s).
– Even at his best, medics
estimated his kidney condition
meant he was only operating
at 80 per cent. “Had he been
100 per cent fit, I wonder what
he could’ve done, that’s scary,”
retiring All Black skipper
Richie McCaw said this month.
– scored a record 15 tries
at Rugby World Cups, with
eight of them coming in 1999,
a record in itself for most tries
at a single tournament. Both
marks were only equalled this
year by South Africa’s Bryan
Habana (15 World Cup tries)
and All Black Julian Savea
(eight in one tournament).
– perfected the move
known as “the Maori sidestep” – running over the top
of your opponent instead of
trying to go around them.
The most famous example
was against England’s Mike
Catt in the 1995 World Cup
semi-final, when he finished
with four tries in the match.
“put me on the map ... for the
wrong reasons!” Catt said this
month, recalling a try that
was later voted the greatest
in rugby history.
– Film-makers struggled
to cast an actor with Lomu’s
physique for the 2009 movie
Invictus and eventually settled
on Kiwi-born Samoan rugby
player Zak Feaunati, even
though he was 7cm shorter
and 13kg lighter than the real
thing. “I called him up and told
him he’d better get himself a
box to stand on,” Lomu joked.
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