Pattaya Mail - FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 - OCTOBER 25, 2018 (Vol. XXVI No. 42) by Pattaya Mail Media Group

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Remembering a great king on the anniversary of his passing

Public officials and private citizens alike throughout the kingdom gathered to do good deeds for society in memory of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the second anniversary of his passing. Shown here, government officials and their constituents gather at the Banglamung District Office to remember their late great king. (Full story and more photos on page 32.)

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Pattaya mayor pledges community cooperation

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Buddhist Lent ends Wednesday, October 24 Wednesday, October 24 marks the end of this year’s Buddhist Lent, or Auk Pansaa, celebrated on the full moon night of the eleventh lunar month of the year. The event also marks the “official” end of the rainy season, even though the weather might not necessarily cooperate. The following day is Thod Kathin, which involves the annual presenting of

Pattaya’s new mayor Sonthaya Kunplome and his deputies met with representatives from the city’s 44 neighborhoods and pledged to work more closely with community groups to solve the city’s problems.

Warapun Jaikusol Pattaya’s new mayor pledged to work more closely with community groups to solve the city’s problems. Sonthaya Kunplome and his deputies met Oct. 8 with Orawan Sukananwong, president of the Pattaya Communities Association,

and representatives from the city’s 44 neighborhoods. Sonthaya pledged that his administration would work together with communities and asked community leaders to take care of quality of life issues to help residents. Communities, he said, are considered key to sustainably and correctly developing

Pattaya Beach looking healthier as rebuild reaches midpoint

Pattaya by solving problems together. Communities know more about the problems facing Pattaya residents and their suggestions in solving them are essential. Sonthaya acknowledged that water and flooding issues are high priorities and said the city is working on long-term solutions.

Pattaya makes stopgap move to control Khao Talo flooding Jetsada Homklin Engineers cut new drainage trenches in two floodinundated areas in East Pattaya while city hall waits for funding of two long-term flooding solutions. Deputy Mayors Pattana Boonsawat and Banlue Kullavanijaya oversaw the work on the railway parallel road behind Wat Thamsamakee and behind Pattaya Floating Market Oct. 11. Work crews used a backhoe to dig a trench to allow water to flow from the area and cut grass impeding drainage. The steps are only stopgaps while Pattaya waits for funding of two major water-management projects. The first, the Khao Talo pumping station, is further along, with Pattaya hiring Koffer Joint Venture Co., to install six pumps capable of handling 0.75 cubic meters of water per second along with a 5,400-cu.-meter wastewater storage tank and pipelines to move the water to the Huay Yai Pumping Station.

clean new ropes to monks. A great number of lay people will be gathering at their local temples to pay their respects, make merit, perform the Tak Bat Dhevo ceremony and place steamed rice wrapped in coconut palm leafs, called “kao tom hang”, into monks’ alms bowls. Other religious ceremonies will also take place at local temples.

Despite trenches being cut in the freshly laid sand, Pattaya Beach generally is looking healthier now that the beach-restoration effort has reached its mid-point.

Jetsada Homklin Despite trenches being cut in the freshly laid sand, Pattaya Beach generally is looking healthier now that the beach-restoration effort has reached its mid-point. Work crews have passed Central Road as they continue to widen the beach,

bring in new sand and lay underwater breakwaters to prevent erosion. Across the northern section of beachfront, tourists could be seen laying on mats, eating, sunbathing and enjoying family activities on sand that looked brighter, wider and smoother. Pattaya, however, has

undermined the half-billionbaht project by cutting holes in the beachfront pavement, allowing storm runoff to stream onto the beach and cut fresh trenches in the new sand. The overall project is slated to finish Nov. 19, but additional patch jobs obviously will be required.

Pattaya pet owners relieved at delay in animal law amendments Warapun Jaikusol

Engineers cut new drainage trenches in two floodinundated areas in East Pattaya while city hall waits for funding of two long-term flooding solutions.

Pattaya officials also are investigating the floating market, which filled in land next to the tourist attraction which caused the flooding. The long-discussed drainage system for the railway road – which would include new pipes, culverts and traps – is at the same point it was three years ago: nowhere. Pattaya has requested 665

million baht under the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor project, but no funds have been approved. Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome said that while the city waits for the EEC money, he has ordered the Engineering Department to draw up a list of possible vendors and needed equipment, including eight new pumps for the project.

Pattaya animal lovers expressed relief that the Agriculture Ministry was forced to revise its amendments to the 2014 Cruelty Prevention and Welfare of Animal Act after they were approved by the Cabinet without public input. The junta had ramrodded through the changes to the law without any feedback from pet owners, prompting a massive backlash once Cabinet approval was announced. The amendment would have required pet owners to pay a 450-bahtper-animal registration fee or

Pattaya animal lovers Sunisa Duanghiran and Gerry Rasmus expressed relief that the Agriculture Ministry was forced to revise its amendments to the 2014 Cruelty Prevention and Welfare of Animal Act after they were approved by the Cabinet without public input.

be slapped with a 25,000baht fine. Following a nationwide outcry, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha backed down and ordered the ministry to revise the law after consulting with the public and animal-rights groups. No estimate has been given on when, or if, the law will be revived. Pattaya residents Sunisa D u a n g h i r a n and Gerry Rasmus, who care for about 60 stray dogs and cats, said they would have been forced to stop their welfare work had the law taken effect. Not only could they not afford the fee, but they doubted the 4.5 billion baht raised

nationwide from the law actually would have gone to protecting animals. The fee would have been comprised with a 50-baht registration fee, 100 baht for an animal health booklet, and 300 baht for an ID microchip. But the law did not state what the revenue raised would be used for. Pet owners want to see the money spent on promotion of animal welfare, including sterilization and vaccinations. The couple echoed the sentiments of critics nationwide, saying the payor-be-fined nature of the law would have prompted mass dumping of pets.

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Pattaya gives up on Jomtien flood control, demolishes footpath to vent water

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Nokyang encroachment demolitions to continue as planned

Jetsada Homklin Having already demolished parts of the Pattaya Beach footpath to let floodwaters through, Pattaya officials are now doing the same in Jomtien Beach. Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawat on Oct. 10 oversaw the work in front of his Surf Kitchen restaurant, near the Kasikornbank Jomtien Beach Road office and another spot near there. Unable to properly control flooding and drainage, Pattaya officials have basically thrown in the towel, destroying parts of the recently rebuilt beachfront to allow flood runoff to reach the sea. While in Jomtien, the deputy

Having already demolished parts of the Pattaya Beach footpath to let floodwaters through, Pattaya officials are now doing the same in Jomtien Beach.

mayor also discovered an illegal garbage dump next to the Sai 2 Condo, another

testament to Pattaya’s growing garbage crisis. He ordered it cleaned up.

Mayor meets with neighbors to tackle Pattaya’s flooding problem Keng Na Songkhla Pattaya’s mayor met with counterparts from neighboring sub-districts to brainstorm solutions to the city’s chronic flooding problem. Sonthaya Kunplome said involvement from surrounding municipalities is essential, as storm runoff flows downhill from there into the city. Another part of the problem is encroachment on the Naklua, Suapaew, Nong Yai, South Pattaya and Kratinglai canals, and a lack of maintenance of those waterways, which limits the amount of water they can handle. Small storm-drainage pipelines and overdevelopment also are factors, he said. Sonthaya said Pattaya has an operational Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome met with plan to solve the flooding problem divided counterparts from neighboring sub- into short-, medium- and long-term solutions. districts to brainstorm solutions to the But it needs help to make that water-management plan a success. city’s chronic flooding problem.

Pik Plub Canal expansion to finish by Nov. Jetsada Homklin Work to widen the Pik Plub Canal is expected to wrap by month’s end, increasing the speed at which Naklua storm runoff can drain. Pattaya deputy mayors Pattana Boonsawat and Banlue Kullavanijaya checked the progress on the canal’s gate expansion, which will widen its opening from a meter wide to 2.6 meters and extend the gate from 50 to 90 meters. Currently the project is waiting for the Provincial Waterworks Authority to remove water pipes. Once they’re relocated the city will dig the rest of the trench to complete the project, hopefully by the end of October. The project will greatly expand the rate at which water drains from the canal into the

The Pik Plub Canal gate expansion will widen its opening from a meter wide to 2.6 meters and extend the gate from 50 to 90 meters.

sea, improving flooding woes in Naklua. The deputy mayors also checked out progress on new drainage pipes being laid under Soi Kanrua in

Naklua. Previously sand in storm runoff repeatedly clogged the narrow pipes. New wider pipes are being laid to replace them, along with a culvert to catch the sand.

Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh said that demolitions planned for encroaching structures on the Nokyang Canal will be carried out as scheduled.

Warapun Jaikusol Naklua residents hoping that a new administration in Pattaya City Hall would drop plans to demolish their homes for encroaching on public land are in for a rude surprise. Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh said Oct. 8 that demolitions planned for encroaching structures on the Nokyang Canal will be carried out as scheduled. That news bursts the bubbles for residents who have speculated that the replacement of the former

regime last month with Sonthaya Kunplome would mean a reprieve for them. Ekasingh, who also served as deputy mayor to Itthiphol Kunplome, oversaw some demolitions at the South Pattaya Canal, but left others there in place and never issued an order against encroachments at the Nokyang or Pukplub canal. The military-appointed administrators who took over for Itthiphol in 2015 not only completely cleared the remainder of the South Pattaya Canal, but all the encroachments at

the Pukplub Canal and began proceedings at Nokyang. Ekasingh lauded the previous administration’s efforts and said they would continue, acknowledging some residents thought that career politician Sonthaya – who still heads the Palong Chon Party – would be concerned about offending his base of voters in next year’s elections. Absolutely not, Ekasingh confirmed, saying the demolitions would be carried out according to the law, although the city would offer relocation assistance to those affected.

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Fire damages Pattaya body shop

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11 foreigners picked up in latest immigration sweep Boonlua Chatree

Damage was estimated at about a million baht after fire broke out at N.L. Auto Service on Sukhumvit Soi 44.

Teerarak Suthathiwong Damage was estimated at about a million baht after fire broke out at a Pattaya body shop. No one was injured in the Oct. 12 blaze at N.L. Auto

Service on Sukhumvit Soi 44. Firefighters took about 30 minutes to extinguish the flames, which broke out in an upstairs dryer room. Jongrak Noibuakaew, 63, said she was taking care of

her nephew at the family-run garage when she heard people shouting “fire”. Staffers quickly pulled cars to safety and anything valuable they could grab while still escaping safely.

Trat man self-immolates at Pattaya temple

Nine foreigners who had overstayed their visas and two other foreign nationals working without a permit were scooped up by Pattaya Immigration.

Nine foreigners who had overstayed their visas and two other foreign nationals working without a permit were scooped up in Pattaya in the Immigration Bureau’s latest “Operation X-Ray Foreigner” sweep. About 40 Pattaya, Tourist and Immigration police officers spread out across the area for the Oct. 12 crackdown, the latest in a series of sweeps that began early this year. Officers checked apartment houses, condos and hotels, which are required to report foreign nationals residing there. No information on those arrested was released.

Ladyboy jailed for robbing elderly Aussie

Transvestite prostitute Jaruwit Kuasang was arrested for allegedly robbing an elderly Australian customer while he slept. Trat native Peerapong Jirakulratwong died after setting himself on fire next to a crematorium at Sutthawat Temple.

Boonlua Chatree A Trat man died after setting himself on fire at a Pattaya temple. The remains of Peerapong Jirakulratwong were still smoldering when authorities arrived at Sutthawat Temple shortly after 5 a.m. Oct. 11. Around him they found an

empty gasoline jug, a patient card from a Trat hospital, mobile phone and burnt lottery tickets. Security-camera footage showed Peerapong entering the temple grounds after the gates opened at 5 a.m. and proceeding to the crematorium where he self-immolated. Peerapong’s mother, Chavee

Thammakeeree, 77, and sister, Boonta Petchraingam, 44, met later that day with police and explained that the victim had come to live in Pattaya three months ago after working as a van driver in Trat. Chavee said he had suffered heart problems related to high blood pressure about two weeks ago and has had problems sleeping since. She said he left the house early, grumbling about insomnia. But, on the way out, he told his mother, “I pray to be born again as (her) son in the next life”, setting off alarm bells. She called her daughter and tried to find Peerapong, but it was too late.

Boonlua Chatree A transvestite prostitute was arrested for allegedly robbing an elderly Australian customer while he slept. Jaruwit Kuasang, 30, was apprehended Oct. 12 with

US$500 in travelers checks issued to John Glover Barnett, 71. Police said Barnett had taken the ladyboy to his hotel. After he fell asleep, Jaruwit stole 35,000 baht, AU$2,500 cash and US$1,000

in traveler’s checks. Police said Jaruwit was arrested 10 times previously for drug use and admitted to the crime, saying he gave the cash to family members, but was afraid to cash the checks for fear of getting caught.

Surin woman threatens jump from Pattaya sign Boonlua Chatree A distressed Surin woman tried to kill herself from jumping from the “Pattaya City” sign.

Jaranya Chiedrum, 35, was drunk and rambling hysterically about her mother when rescuers showed up at the South Pattaya landmark Oct. 9.

Witnesses kept talking to Jaranya to stop her from jumping and authorities eventually were able to calm her down and take her away from danger.

Russian hangs self in Sattahip Patcharapol Panrak A Russian man agonizing over a toothache hung himself in Sattahip. The body of Ctenahob

Stepanov, 46, was found hanging from an electrical cord from his bathroom door in an apartment he had rented for the past five months. The victim’s daughter said

she didn’t know why her father would take his own life. He was generally a happy person and the only problem he had recently was a persistent toothache.

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Floating Market’s neighbors still under water, more investigation ahead Boonlua Chatree Somnuk Huayyai’s family has been living on the same three-rai property in East Pattaya since the 70-year-old’s grandmother built a house there. But for the past 10 years she’s also lived with flooding. Located behind the Pattaya Floating Market, Somnuk’s property has become nearly unlivable due to both flooding and the tourist attraction’s garbage that piles up in front of her home. And when she tried to sell, the market

low-balled its offer, she said. But Somnuk is not alone. Since June, residents between Sukhumvit Soi 83 and 98 had complained that Floating Market management has continually filled property it owns near the park, raising it to a higher level than surrounding land. But because the land-filling has been uneven and sporadic, large lakes form after heavy rain. The lakes then overflow and all the water runs downhill into their yards. In response, Pattaya’s

former administrators had 40 meters of 60-centimeter-wide pipe laid to take flood waters to the main drainage pipe on Sukhumvit Road. In addition, the crews cleaned out the existing drainage pipes of mud and garbage. But those are only temporary fixes. New Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawat visited Somnuk Oct. 11 to check on the progress of this summer’s work, and found more needs to be done. Somnuk said investors offered to buy her land with offers of a new house and

Chonburi buffalo-racing festival underway Chonburi’s 147th buffalo racing festival is underway, with the big race scheduled for Oct. 23. Deputy Gov. Thammasak Rattanathanya and Provincial Administrative Organization President Wittaya Kunplome announced the events will take place at the field in front of MuangChonburi District Office and the field in front of Chonburi Governor House. The Oct. 18-24 festival, marking the end of Buddhist Lent, will feature a parade, a buffalo costume contest, youth pageant, folk sports, games and a buffalo-breeding competition. The Oct. 23 races will be broken down into five

two million baht. She figures, however, the three rai is worth about nine times that much. Pattana said there are longterm plans to install a 5,000cu.meter tank to catch storm runoff, but there’s no estimate on when it will be built. In the interim, he said, city hall could act as a mediator with the Floating Market to offer her a fair market rate for her land if she still wants to sell. He also pledged to speed up the investigation into whether the Floating Market illegally filled in the land and broke any laws by causing flooding of neighboring property.

Somnuk Huayyai’s family has been living on the same three-rai property in East Pattaya since the 70-year-old’s grandmother built a house there. But for the past 10 years she’s also lived with flooding.

Sukhumvit flood trench dredged again Jetsada Homklin

Chonburi’s 147th buffalo racing festival is underway, with the big race scheduled for Oct. 23.

categories from “super miniature” to “giant” buffalos. Other attractions include a Buddhist amulet exhibition, a red-whiskered bulbuls conservation contest and the sale of locally made products. (CRPD)

For more information, please contact Chonburi Town Municipal Office at 038-287035038-287-035 and 038 – 270070 ext. 134 and TAT Office, Pattaya Branch at 038 – 427667 , 038 – 428750 and 038 –429113038 – 429113

Pattaya workers again dredged the drainage canal on Sukhumvit Road following weeks of repeated floods. A work crew had cleaned out the trench earlier in the rainy season, but repeated storms had caused garbage and natural debris to clog the waterway. Workers cleaned the garbage filter mesh and sucked out sewer pipes. Similar work will be done on drainage canals across the city in coming weeks.

Sanitary Engineering workers dredge the drainage canal on Sukhumvit Road following weeks of repeated floods.

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Pattaya gives Vegetarian Festival food clean bill of health

Kingdom celebrates Chulalongkorn Day Oct 23 Chulalongkorn Day, October 23, is a national holiday and ceremonies will be performed throughout Thailand to mark the day that the great King passed away in the year 1910. Banks, government offices and many businesses will be closed on Tuesday, October 23. ATMs and many foreign exchange booths will remain open.

Warapun Jaikusol City public-health officers inspected the kitchen and food stands at the Pattaya Vegetarian Festival to reassure diners that the food was clean, safe and healthy. Consumer protection chief Buppa Songsakulchai and her team spread out across the Alms Cafeteria at the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation Oct. 10, two days after the festival began. The cafeteria served three free vegetarian meals a day through Oct. 18. The foundation’s head chef showed the inspectors all food-preparation steps and the final dishes, samples of which were taken for testing. Samples also were taken from surrounding food booths. The cafeteria and all food was found to meet standards. Inspectors checked a dozen different facets of food preparation, storage and

HM King Chulalongkorn the Great.

Buddha statue bathing ceremony in Phetchabun attracts 10,000 spectators Consumer protection chief Buppa Songsakulchai and her team spread out across the Alms Cafeteria at the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation to inspect the kitchen and food stands at the Vegetarian Festival to reassure diners that the food was clean, safe and healthy.

serving, including whether cleaning supplies were kept away from food, all cooked food was covered to keep insects away, food additives were FDA approved, drinking water, beverages and ice

were clean, containers and utensils were clean and stored correctly and that servers were adequately covered. The food stalls that passed inspection were given certificates.

Endangered green turtle dies near Sattahip

Sea Turtle Conservation Center officials performed an autopsy on the carcass of the 15-year-old female turtle found floating near Crocodile Head Island Oct. 9.

Patcharapol Panrak Another endangered green turtle has died near Sattahip, a victim of a boat propeller. Sea Turtle Conservation Center officials performed an autopsy on the carcass of the 15-year-old female turtle found floating near

Crocodile Head Island Oct. 9. The turtle was 64 centimeters long and 60 cm wide. Its shell had been broken by a boat prop. It had been dead about three days before being pulled ashore by a fisherman. Navy officials again urged fishermen to be careful of

turtles, especially during rainy season when they swim closer to the surface. Fishermen also were warned not to dump garbage overboard, as turtles confuse it for food. Both green and hawksbill turtles found in the Gulf of Thailand are classified as endangered species.

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More than 10,000 people participated in the annual Phra Buddha Maha Dhamaracha Bathing Ceremony in Phetchabun province on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Petchabun Governor Suebsak Iamwicharn carried the statue into the Pasak River as part of the bathing rite which took place at Wat Chanaman Temple. The statue, also known

among the local people as Phra Buddha Maha Dhamaracha, was brought to the temple on a traditional barge with a Himavanta animal figurehead specifically designed for this year’s event. The barge was among 24 others in the procession that traveled along the river from Wat Trai Bhumi Temple before arriving at Wat Chanaman Temple where the bathing

ceremony was held. Many people on both embankments came to see the spectacle. Phetchabun City Mayor Seksarn Niyompeng said the bathing ceremony is one of the biggest events that bring people from all over the country to Phetchabun. Up to 20 million baht is expected to be in circulation throughout the 10 day-event. Hotel bookings also rose by 80%. (NNT)

TCEB tours Naklua with eye toward conventions The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau toured Naklua’s oldest market and cultural sights to determine if it qualified for promotion as a meetings site. Pattaya Deputy Mayor Banlue Kullavanijaya and top city, local tourism and business leaders welcomed Saroj Tatchuto, TCEB’s director of domestic marketing, and his team to the Naklua Artisanal Fishing Group offices Oct. 10. TCEB is developing a program to promote meetings, conventions, incentives and exhibitions with seven themed packages. One of those is culture. Pattaya officials say Naklua’s history as an old fishing village makes it a colorful cultural attraction and the growing number of hotels in

The TCEB officials visited Naklua’s Sung Cheuk, a fishing habitat where marine animals are being protected to restock the local waters.

the Pattaya area make hosting MICE events easy. The TCEB officials visited Naklua’s old Chinese community, the 100-year-old Naklua Market and Sung Cheuk, a fishing habitat

where marine animals are being protected to restock the local waters. TCEB officials made no decision, but added Naklua to the list of places they are considering for promotion. (PCPR)

UK embassy rushes in Editor; At the time of writing (October 12), it appears that the British embassy’s decision to cease issuing income verification letters for one-year extensions of stay was panicky. The website informed us that the American embassy would follow suit, but there has been to date a deafening silence there. No other Bangkok embassy has taken the British bait. So what’s the British rush to compromise its own Write to the Editor:

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citizens? Obviously, UK lawyers have stressed - as they have been doing for many years - that there is no way they can guarantee the truth of all income statements made. This ancient history, of course, is true of other embassies and is well known to Thai authorities. Maybe we are at the start of a serious crackdown which will create a mass exodus of farang from the kingdom. Maybe. In any case, the immigration bureau rules for

one-year, retirement extensions are said to be under review. However, the British embassy - by jumping the gun and apparently in diplomatic isolation - has simply spread confusion across the expat community. Perhaps it is simply part of the British government’s obvious strategy to curtail frontline consular services across the board. British expats don’t vote, so why bother? Barry Kenyon

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Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65 Phuong Le Seattle (AP) - Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65. He died in Seattle from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his company Vulcan Inc. announced. Gates said he was heartbroken about the loss of one of his “oldest and dearest friends.” “Personal computing would not have existed without him,” Gates said in a statement. “But Paul wasn’t content with starting one company. He channeled his intellect and compassion into a second act focused on improving people’s lives and strengthening communities in Seattle and around the world. He was fond of saying, ‘If it has the potential to do good, then we should do it,’” Gates wrote. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called Allen’s contributions to the company, community and industry “indispensable.” “As co-founder of Microsoft, in his own quiet and persistent way, he created magical

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

products, experiences and institutions, and in doing so, he changed the world,” Nadella wrote on Twitter. Allen, an avid sports fan, owned the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Seahawks. Over the course of several decades, Allen gave more than $2 billion to a wide range of interests, including ocean health, homelessness and advancing scientific research.

“Millions of people were touched by his generosity, his persistence in pursuit of a better world, and his drive to accomplish as much as he could with the time and resources at his disposal,” Vulcan CEO Bill Hilf said in a statement. Allen was on the list of America’s wealthiest people who pledged to give away the bulk of their fortunes to charity. “Those fortunate to achieve great wealth should

New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices Canberra, Australia (AP) - Visitors to New Zealand can be fined 5,000 New Zealand dollars ($3,243) for refusing to provide passwords to unlock electronic devices and allow customs officials to examine them under a new law that a civil liberties group on Thursday condemned as a grave invasion of privacy. The law came into effect on Oct. 1 as part of an update of 22-year-old customs legislation. It also gives customs officials authority to copy data found on searched devices. “The traveling public is unlikely to notice much difference at the border,” the New Zealand Customs Service said in a statement last week. But the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties said the law gives customs officials the power to force travelers to unlock their smartphones without justification, and without legal options for travelers to challenge an order to enter a password. “Modern smartphones contain a large amount of highly

Visitors to New Zealand can be fined 5,000 New Zealand dollars (almost 106,000 Thai baht) for refusing to provide passwords to unlock electronic devices and allow customs officials to examine them under a new law that a civil liberties group condemned as a grave invasion of privacy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

sensitive private information including emails, letters, medical records, personal photos, and very personal photos,” council spokesman Thomas Beagle said in a statement. “Allowing customs to be able to demand the right to examine and capture all this information is a grave invasion of personal privacy of both the person who owns

the device and the people they have communicated with,” Beagle said. Beagle questioned whether the intrusion would catch criminals, who would prefer to pay the fine than expose evidence that could lead to prison. Criminals could also store their data in the cloud, travel with a wiped phone and restore the data once they passed customs, he said.

put it to work for the good of humanity,” he said. Allen and Gates met while attending a private school in north Seattle. The two friends would later drop out of college to pursue the future they envisioned: A world with a computer in every home. Gates so strongly believed it that he left Harvard University in his junior year to devote himself full-time to his and Allen’s startup, originally called MicroSoft. Allen spent two years at Washington State University before dropping out as well. They founded the company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and their first

Windows operating system, were released in 1983. By 1991, Microsoft’s operating systems were used by 93 percent of the world’s personal computers. The Windows operating system is now used on most of the world’s desktop computers, and Word is the cornerstone of the company’s prevalent Office products. Gates and Allen became billionaires when Microsoft was thrust onto the throne of technology. With his sister Jody Allen in 1986, Paul Allen founded Vulcan, the investment firm that oversees his business and philanthropic efforts. He founded the Allen Institute

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, left, chats with Portland Trail Blazers owner and former business partner Paul Allen during a game between the Trail Blazers and Seattle SuperSonics in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

product was a computer language for the Altair hobby-kit personal computer, giving hobbyists a basic way to program and operate the machine. After Gates and Allen found some success selling their programming language, MS-Basic, the Seattle natives moved their business in 1979 to Bellevue, Washington, not far from its eventual home in Redmond. Microsoft’s big break came in 1980, when IBM Corp. decided to move into personal computers and asked Microsoft to provide the operating system. Gates and Allen didn’t invent the operating system. To meet IBM’s needs, they spent $50,000 to buy one known as QDOS from another programmer, Tim Paterson. Eventually the product refined by Microsoft - and renamed DOS, for Disk Operating System - became the core of IBM PCs and their clones, catapulting Microsoft into its dominant position in the PC industry. The first versions of two classic Microsoft products, Microsoft Word and the

for Brain Science and the aerospace firm Stratolaunch, which has built a colossal airplane designed to launch satellites into orbit. He has also backed research into nuclear-fusion power. Allen also funded maverick aerospace designer Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne, which in 2004 became the first privately developed manned spacecraft to reach space. The SpaceShipOne technology was licensed by Sir Richard Branson for Virgin Galactic, which is testing a successor design to carry tourists on brief hops into lower regions of space. Branson tweeted Monday: “So sad to hear about the passing of Paul Allen. Among many other things he was a pioneer of commercial space travel. We shared

a belief that by exploring space in new ways we can improve life on Earth.” When Allen released his 2011 memoir, “Idea Man,” he allowed 60 Minutes inside his home on Lake Washington, across the water from Seattle, revealing collections that included the guitar Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock to vintage war planes and a 300-foot yacht with its own submarine. Allen served as Microsoft’s executive vice president of research and new product development until 1983, when he resigned after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “To be 30 years old and have that kind of shock - to face your mortality - really makes you feel like you should do some of the things that you haven’t done yet,” Allen said in a 2000 book, “Inside Out: Microsoft in Our Own Words.” Two weeks ago, Allen announced that the nonHodgkin’s lymphoma that he was treated for in 2009 had returned and he planned to fight it aggressively. “My brother was a remarkable individual on every level,” his sister Jody Allen said in a statement. “Paul’s family and friends were blessed to experience his wit, warmth, his generosity and deep concern,” she added. Allen never married or had children. His influence is firmly imprinted on the cultural landscape of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, from the bright metallic Museum of Pop Culture designed by architect Frank Gehry to the computer science center at the University of Washington that bears his name. In 1988 at 35, he bought the Portland Trail Blazers professional basketball team. He told The Associated Press that “for a true fan of the game, this is a dream come true.” He also was a part owner of the Seattle Sounders FC, a major league soccer team, and bought the Seattle Seahawks. Allen could sometimes be seen at games or chatting in the locker room with players.

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The unwilling blood donor In the UK in the 60s, as part of the diagnostic process, the registrars used to leave a list of the tests they wanted and it was the junior doctors who had to take the bloods for testing, leaving the kudos for finding abnormalities to those doctors higher up the ladder. I always thought this was a bit unfair, in the fact that I had no say in the blood tests to be ordered, and I was quite sure the registrar would secretly order difficult tests to make us junior doctors kow-tow to our medical superiors. It was only because we were working over 100 hours per week and were so tired that a revolt never occurred. One morning I came down to the wards where Sisters Underhill and Robinson ruled the roost. Make no mistake, the nurses were in charge, we might have shiny new name badges but our knowledge was inferior and our experience non-existent by comparison. It was in that background where I was in my first six months of clinical rotation. This was ‘Medical’ with Surgery coming for the second six months. This was not a bad system as newly graduated doctors need a lot of supervision in the early stages of their careers. In my own

case, I was quite sure I could diagnose the 7th Beta cell Adenoma of the pancreas ever found in the world, but I was not sure about tonsillitis! But back to Sisters Underhill and Robinson who happily gave me my list of ‘bloods’ for the morning. I was pleased to see it was only one patient, a Mr. Jackson, but I would need 5 mls of blood. With feigned confidence I strode to the designated bed number 12 and told Mr Jackson I was going to take some blood for testing. He did not reply, but then many patients just lie there. I found a reasonable vein on the back of his hand and slipped the needle inside. Some blood came out, but nowhere near the 5 mls required. I then used all the tricks known to extract blood from a recalcitrant vein. Gentle massage, tourniquet on and off, make the limb dependent and muttering under one’s breath. The reason I was trying so hard was the fact that if you couldn’t get enough blood you had to go and approach the surgeons and ask them to do a “cut down” where the surgeon makes an incision over the vein and the physician (me) can then introduce the needle under direct vision.

Senior surgeons do not take kindly to junior physicians upsetting their routine. It took some time, probably 20 minutes to half an hour, but I managed it. Five mls of Mr. Jackson’s precious blood was safely in my container. “You took your time,” said Underhill, but before I could explain, Robinson said “We knew you would have some difficulty with Mr. Jackson, as he died at around 7.15 this morning.” Looking back on it, I must admit to having become a little bit cocky. I had been Junior Houseman for all of two months and would try and show my knowledge in front of two highly experienced nurses. Mr. Jackson was my comeuppance and I found that by becoming a little deferential, life in the medical ward became a lot easier. In fact, if the sisters weren’t too busy they would often take the bloods for me, especially if they knew I had had an ‘allnighter’. The knowledge of Medicine comes not from the professors in the Hallowed Halls of academia, but from the practical knowledge gained at the bed-side, with an experienced nurse to guide you.

Implant, intense rehab help 3 paralyzed for years take steps Lauran Neergaard Washington (AP) - Three people whose legs were paralyzed for years can stand and take steps again thanks to an electrical implant that zaps the injured spinal cord - along with months of intense rehab, researchers reported Monday. The milestone, reported by two teams of scientists working separately, isn’t a cure. The patients walk only with assistance - holding onto a rolling walker or with other help to keep their balance. Switch off the spinal stimulator and they no longer can voluntarily move their legs. But during one physical therapy session at the Mayo Clinic, 29-year-old Jered Chinnock moved back and forth enough to cover about the length of a football field. “The walking side of it isn’t something where I just leave my wheelchair behind and away I go,” Chinnock, of Tomah, Wisconsin, told The Associated Press. But, “there is the hopeful side of, maybe I’ll gain that - where I can leave the wheelchair behind, even if it is to walk to the refrigerator.” The work is part of a quest to help people with spinal cord injuries regain function, and specialists say while it’s only been attempted in a few people, it’s a promising approach that needs more study. “I’m really excited about this,” said Johns Hopkins University rehabilitation expert Dr. Cristina Sadowsky, who wasn’t involved in the new research. It tapped into “residual connections that are not being used” after a spinal cord injury.

Jered Chinnock stands with the assistance of his therapy team at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Sept. 18, 2018. Chinnock, paralyzed since 2013, can stand and take steps again thanks to an electrical implant that zaps his injured spine and months of intense rehab as part of a medical study at the clinic. From left are Margaux Linde, Megan Gill, Chinnock, Daniel Veith and Jonathan Calvert. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Still, “not everybody who has a similar injury will respond the same,” cautioned Sadowsky, who directs spinal cord therapy at Baltimore’s Kennedy Krieger Institute. Severe spinal cord injuries leave the brain’s “get moving” instructions unable to reach the nerves that activate muscles. Researchers have tried other technologies, such as encasing patients in robotic-like exoskeletons or implanting muscle stimulators, to help move paralyzed limbs. With the new approach, the three patients are taking steps under their own power - intentionally moving, according to the reports published Monday by Nature Medicine and the New England Journal of Medicine. How does it work? One theory: Circuits of nerves below the injury site are dormant, but still living.

Applying electrical current, in customized patterns, could wake up some of those circuits and, with rigorous rehab to revive the rusty connections, eventually enable them to receive simple commands. “Recovery can happen if you have the right circumstances,” said University of Louisville professor Susan Harkema, who co-authored the New England Journal study. The spinal cord “relearns to do things, not as well as it did before, but it can function.” “This study gives hope to people who are faced with paralysis that functional control may be possible,” said Dr. Kendall Lee, a Mayo neurosurgeon who treated Chinnock and co-authored the Nature Medicine report. Four years ago, Harkema’s team made headlines when a few patients implanted with

spinal stimulators - originally developed to treat pain - were able to wiggle their toes, move their legs and briefly stand. But they didn’t walk. Lee and Kristin Zhao, who directs Mayo’s assistive and restorative laboratory, decided to repeat the experiment and Chinnock’s success surprised them. He’d been paralyzed in a 2013 snowmobile accident, with no movement or sensation below his mid-back. He underwent 43 weeks of intense physical therapy and stimulator adjustments. At first, trainers positioned his knees and hips to help him stand, swing his legs and shift his weight on a treadmill. But eventually, watching in a mirror, he learned to move his legs and propel himself forward with a walker, albeit with a trainer behind in case he loses his balance.

He can tell his therapists when he’s going to start, stop or speed up, Zhao said: “It’s very much a thoughtful, intentional movement.” Meanwhile in Louisville, Harkema’s team was working with four more paralyzed volunteers eager to test the approach - and this time, two eventually walked with assistance. In one training session in the lab, Jeff Marquis, 35, of Louisville made it almost the length of a football field without stopping for a rest. “One day we were walking and they were helping me as usual and then they stopped helping me and I took maybe three or four steps in sequence,” Kelly Thomas, 23, of Lecanto, Florida, recalled

in a video provided by Louisville researchers. “My eyes got teary and I was like, ‘Oh my god, that just happened, I just took steps.’” It’s not clear why the other two Louisville, Kentucky participants weren’t able to take independent steps. But that report illustrates an important caution about safety: One fractured a hip during a rehab treadmill exercise even while carefully supported and upright. The approach will need larger and longer studies not just to see if it can help other patients but to delineate risks. It’s also not known how much such care would cost, as researchers work to improve the stimulators.

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Man wins woman’s weight in beer at wife-carrying contest Newry, Maine (AP) - Baseball’s fall classic focuses on an American pastime. A Maine ski resort has its own fall classic based on a Finnish tradition. More than 30 teams from Maine to California participated Saturday in the North American Wife Carrying Championship. The event at the Sunday River ski resort featured male competitors completing a 278yard obstacle course while carrying a woman. The legend behind the event is based on Finland’s “Ronkainen the Robber,” whose gang was known to pillage villages and take the women. Jesse Wall and Christine Arsenault won the event. For their efforts, the South Paris couple received Arsenault’s weight in beer, and five times her weight in cash. It was the second win for Wall and Arsenault, earning them another trip to participate in the world championship in Finland.

Swedish girl Saga pulls out pre-Viking era sword from lake Copenhagen, Denmark (AP) - Her name conjures up Old Nordic tales about heroic accomplishments and that’s exactly what Saga this summer did when she stumbled on a pre-Viking-era sword in a southern Sweden lake. Saga Vanecek, 8, was helping her father with his boat in the Vidostern Lake when she stepped on an 85-centimeter (34inch) sword in a holster made of wood and leather. The sword is believed to be about 1,500 years old. Mikael Nordstrom of the local Jonkoping County museum said Friday that the little girl’s find prompted others to seek out long-lost treasures in a lake that had been diminished by drought. A broach from between 300 to 400 A.D. was eventually found. Nordstrom said archaeologists are trying to understand why the items were there. For sacrificial purposes is one suggestion.

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Psb23/31-52/ 3-storey modern “BAUHAUS-Style Villa” and a wooden “Traditional Thai Style house” on 1 Rai of land located in Pratumnak, Pattaya; 360sqm living space on 3 floors with gallery; Thai house has 100sqm living space; short distance to the beach; both properties are partly furnished; open living room over 2 floors; dining room; 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 kitchen; terraces; WiFi; storage rooms; private

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Copeland doubles up PSC Golf Pattaya Links Golf Society Monday, Oct. 8, Laem Chabang – Stableford A Flight 1st Paul Durkan (7) 38pts 2nd Gerry Raftery (15) 36pts 3rd Joerge Mueller (12) 35pts 4th Chris Barker (13) 35pts B Flight 1st Bill Copeland (16) 40pts 2nd Darren Beavers (20) 33pts 3rd Stuart Thompson (17) 32pts 4th Dave Arataki (28) 31pts All good things must come to an end, as so today Pattaya Links Golf played our last game at Laem Chabang, at least for now. The great special price offered PSC golfers has lasted many weeks longer than the original advertising flyer quoted. The one thing no golf course can control is the weather and so, having had rain as recently as 6 am this morning, the fairways were quite soft and boggy in places, and of course, with no run seemed much longer than the 6,287 yds off the white tees. With carts staying on paths only, once again a lot of walking to be done, and we

played lift, clean and place through the green. Bill Copeland starred in the finale with a very big 40 points on a tough day to take out “B” flight (16+) and the Green Jacket. One of the important things in his armament is his consistently good putting. Darren Beavers won the Jacket here last week and continued that form scoring 33 points to take second place from Stu Thompson on 32 points, while DaveArataki with 31 points rounded out the flight. The “A” flight (0-15) saw Paul Durkan improve on his 36 points from last week to make it 38 today for the win, leading in Gerry Raftery on 36. Joerge Mueller and Chris Barker went to countback on 35 points with Joerge having the better back nine. Near pins went to Stu Thompson (B5), Paul Durkan (B8) and (C5), Alex Sala (C8)

Wednesday, Oct. 10, Burapha A & B Stableford A Flight 1st Gerry Raftery (15) 36pts

Bill Copeland (centre) with Tony Browne (left) and Tommy Marshall.

2nd Chris Barker (13) 36pts 3rd Mitchell Carlon (9) 35pts 4th George Muller (12) 35pts B Flight 1st Bill Copeland (16) 40pts 2nd Derek Phillips (18) 37pts 3rd Chris Herve (17) 35pts 4th Guy Stewart (16) 35pts On Wednesday three dozen golfers visited the sumptuous Burapha to play a stableford competition on the A and B nines. A clear but humid day found a course heavily saturated by recent rains and the

B nine in particular was quite spongy underfoot, and the restriction on golf cart use meant a lot of tough walking for those normally driven around the course. The field was divided into two flights at fifteen and under and in the top flight fourth place went to German golfer George Muller with a steady 35 points, losing on countback to Mitchell Carlon in third. Second place went to Chris Barker, and the winner was Irish golfer Gerry

Raftery with 36 points on his final round this trip. In the second flight the minor places were decided on countback with Chris Herve taking third (35) ahead of Guy Stewart in fourth. Darren Beavers also had 35 points but lost all the countbacks. Second place went to Derek Phillips who put together a fine round of 37 points. However the flight was won by Bill Copeland after his second successive round of forty points this week and he wore the green jacket with a broad smile. Near pins were won by Pete Seil (A3), Darren Beavers (A6), Adam Barton and Derek Phillips whilst the consolation of the best nines went to Mike Firkin (front nine, 23 points) and Dave Arataki (back nine, 21 points).

Friday, Oct. 12, Pattana B & C Stableford A Flight 1st Maurice Roberts (14) 39pts 2nd Phil Davies (11) 37pts 3rd Adrian Pethick (4) 36pts 4th Michael Lohse (3) 34pts

B Flight 1st Wayne Peppernell (16) 36pts 2nd Bill Copeland (16) 36pts 3rd Jim Ferris (21) 33pts 4th Claudio Grossi (16) 31pts After not playing or not completing rounds a few times recently, Maurice came roaring back to his best with a Green Jacket winning score of 39 points on a difficult course. Phil Davies has rediscovered some form to march into second spot with a very good 37 points, then came newcomer to Links, Adrian Pethick, on 36 points, while Michael Lohse won all the countbacks for fourth with 34 points. B flight at last saw Wayne Peppernell smiling again after scoring 36 points to edge out the in-form Bill Copeland in another countback. Jim Ferris is going OK of late and held third place with 33 points while Claudio Grossi filled fourth spot on 31 points. Near Pins went to Tony Browne (B3), Paul Durkan (B7) Maurice Roberts (C2), Chris Barker (C7)

Lee cuts loose at Burapha Traveller’s Rest Golf Group Monday, Oct. 8, The Emerald Stableford 1st Billy Allan (19) 36pts 2nd Mike Rushant (12) 33pts 3rd John Baxter (12) 33pts We started the week at Emerald where “Peaky Blinder” Billy Allan continued his winning streak. With two scalps already under his belt from last week he added another one today with a respectable 36 points. “Peaky” is not one to brag about his victories and many people may think that this is due to his humility, but we know the real reason and that’s if his missus finds out then she will take half, if not all the winnings.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, Phoenix Gold – Stableford 1st Derek Thorogood (18) 39pts 2nd Roger Wilkinson (14) 36pts

3rd Alan Murray (12) 34pts Today at Phoenix was the first time in over ten weeks where the scribe completed eighteen holes without having one shank! With so many people offering advice on how to cure the dreaded affliction it just wouldn’t go away, so much so that he was at the point of calling it a day and taking up lawn bowls. But not anymore, having completed nine holes without a shank he started to find the sweet spot and posted five pars and one birdie on the back-nine, picking up another twenty four points and finished the day a very relieved man.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, Khao Kheow Stableford 1st Mike Rushant (12) 40pts 2nd Ho Jun-Yoon (21) 37pts 3rd Ron Hulen (14) 33pts

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Mike Rushant.

Mike “The Machine” Rushant is back in town to escape the Canadian winter and who would blame him with forecasts of -40 degrees. Mike hit the ground running with a magnificent 40 points on Khao Kheow’s A & C courses. Mike is probably the only TRGG contender to have any chance of upsetting the current Player of the Year leader

(Colin Smith) who has lost a bit of form lately which might be due to a couple of late nights at the TRGG bar.

Thursday, Oct. 11, Pattana – Stableford 1st Neil Wilkinson (14) 36pts 2 nd Chu Yong-Park (30) 33pts 3rd Graeme Gamble (13) 33pts On Thursday we took on Pattana. Now most of us

would like to play A or C first so as to warm up before hitting off the B course, which has one of the most intimidating tee boxes in Pattaya. The runway as it is affectionately described has water left and right which today claimed twelve out of twenty three tee shots. Neil Wilkinson, not a man easily intimidated, cruised around the front-nine and posted a very respectable nineteen points, however he wavered a bit on the back nine scoring only one point in the first three holes but came back strongly with a birdie and a succession of pars to finish the day with 36 points and took first place on the podium.

Friday, Oct. 12, Burapha Stableford 1st Lawrence Lee (28) 40pts 2nd Paul West (12) 34pts 3rd Daniel Willits (12) 34pts Lawrence Lee has been a

member of the TRGG since 2012 and in all those years has never scored anywhere near 40 points, but today was his day and he finally became a member of the exclusive forty-pointer club. With nineteen on the front and twenty one on the back he left the rest of the field trailing in his wake, with his closest rival six shots behind.

Saturday, Oct. 13, Plutaluang – Stableford 1st Kim Young-Seok (18) 34pts 2nd Ron Hulen (14) 34pts 3rd Shin Dong-Min (36) 32pts We closed the week out at Plutaluang where we had a large contingent of players from Korea, and believe me there names are certainly not easy to pronounce. Kim Young-Seok (pronounced Kim Yun-Sock) took out the first prize with a score of 34 points.

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Godfrey takes control at Khao Kheow The Jomtien Golf Society Monday, Oct. 8, Khao Kheow Stableford Yet again the forecast here was not too promising but in the end we had four groups of four going out today. We were playing the A and C nines with the cut at 10-17 and 18 plus off the yellow tees. Steve Godfrey, with a birdie on the fourth for four points and an eagle on the eighth for five points, came in with 20 points on the front nine and won division 1 with 39 overall. Nik Evans scored 21 on the front nine and took second with 37 points and Marc Brunner was third with 35. John Carlin beat peter Davies on an 18/15 countback after they both came in with 33 points in division 2 and Ken Miller edged Frank Grainger 19/12 on the back nine to take third place with 31 points on both cards. We were lucky with the weather yet again, but pick, clean and place was implemented on the first tee as

there were no buggies on the fairway today only the cart path. Near pins went to (Div 1) Nik Evans, Steve Godfrey, Tim Hake and Pete Sumner, and (Div 2) John Carlin, Frank Grainger, Ray Hucknall and Paul Young. Nik Evans birdied A3 in the ‘2’s and in division 2 there was a rollover to Pattavia on Wednesday.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, Pattavia - Stableford The first group out today had the pick, clean and place flag but it was not needed as buggies were allowed on the fairway and the first couple of holes were in reasonable condition and quite dry. Off the white tees today at 6650 yards and not a lot of run on the fairways it was a tough test of golf out there and 35 points was the highest score in the two divisions. Frank Grainger won division 2 with that score while John Carlin beat Peter Davies on a 19/18 countback after they both came in with 34 points.

Pratt sparkles at Emerald PSC Golf from Siam Country Resort Pattaya

Willem Lasonder (left) with Jonathan Pratt.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, The Emerald Stableford

Thursday, Oct. 11, Treasure Hill Stableford

Tuesday we went to Emerald and were happy to see Dave Smith after his long stay in Europe. It was a beautiful sunny morning after the heavy rain of the night before. The course was in reasonable condition, but was still wet after all the rain, nevertheless we had good results. Jonathan Pratt played steady and won with 39 points while in second was Sam Gettinby with 37, beating Dave Smith on the countback. The near pins went to Willem Lasonder, Jonathan Pratt, Paddy Devereux and Stan Rees.

Treasure Hill was our venue for Thursday and the course was in good condition and not as wet as Tuesday. It was again a nice sunny day with a cool breeze. This course is not easy and that meant no high scores. After a modest start, Willem Lasonder had a good backnine and won with 37 points. In second was Jonathan Pratt with 32 points, beating Brett Gale on the countback. The near pins were claimed by Jonathan Pratt, Willem Lasonder and Paddy Devereux.

Tim Hake.

In division 1 Tim Hake beat Paul Young 18/16 on the back nine after two cards of 32 points came in and Paul Butler was third with 30 points. Near pins were claimed by (Div 1) Tim Hake, Bob Poole and Pete Sumner, and (Div 2) Peter Davies, Steve Harris and Bill Kana.

John Carlin.

In the ‘2’s today Bob Poole birdied the 13th and in division 1 two more rollovers to next week.

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today with the equal cut at 10-18.3 and 18.4 plus. Heavy rain here overnight and although buggies were allowed on the fairways we still decided to employ ‘pick

clean and place’ for the round. There were some wicked pin placements here today and with the majority of the greens very slick. Frank Kelly won division 1 with 33 points while Per Forsberg took second one point behind. There were two 30pointers fighting for third and Nik Evans beat Paul Butler after a 15/15 back nine countback and 10/9 on the back six. In division 2 Glyn Evans beat Tony Thorne on a 15/ 14 back nine countback after they both came in with 31 points, John Carlin was third five points behind and Peter Davies took fourth with a ‘stunning’ 24 points. Near pins went to (Div 1) Steve Godfrey, Tim Hake, Dennis Scougall and Pete Sumner, and (Div 2) Peter Davies and Frank Kelly. No ‘2’s in either division today.

The numbers are starting to rise and there were four places in the two divisions

Stewart stars at Pattavia PSC Golf from the Tropical Golf Group Tuesday, Oct. 9, Greenwood Stableford With our monthly visit to one of the groups favorite venues on tap and a better than average chance any rain would happen late in the day, the group headed out of BJ’s Holiday Lodge to test once again the challenges of the “A & C” layout at Greenwood from the 6479 yard, white tees. On arrival and learning that due to daily rains, carts were limited to the paths only, once again it was “Lift, Clean & Place” through the green for the competition. This was a great decision as the course was extremely soggy and more than a few spent their full 5 minutes searching for plugged balls. It was noted however that the nearer the center of the fairway one was, the dryer the ground conditions were. All set up for those that strike the ball well and keep it straight down the middle. Other than the soggy fairways, the bunkers were well prepared and the greens running true but a bit slower than usual for Greenwood, so overall an above average presentation. With a reasonable pace of play what with the cart rules and preferred lies, the groups were finished in good order and headed back to Pattaya and

Guy Stewart.

Barry Elphick.

BJ’s for the presentation. With no rain falling during the round, playing off USGA Course Handicaps under “L,C,&P” rules on a wet but well maintained course, one would expect good scoring and the Tropical Golfers were up to the task. Leading the way was Barry Elphick (c/h 31) with 40 points! Following that fine performance was Dick Warberg (25) taking second with 38 points, Mick Coghlan (24) third with 37 and Andre Van Dyk (19) in fourth with 36. The Best 9-hole scores went to Alan Sullivan and John Davis.

the fairway stretched out before us looked fantastic. However the first group was sent off with instruction to signal back if, after getting to their drives and checking the fairway conditions in the landing area, the “safe” signal came back so it was “play it as it lies”. The course actually turned out to be on the dry side if anything, with areas of hardpan showing up when a bit off the fairway. The fairways however were well grassed so good lies were available as long as one was reasonable straight. In addition the course had performed some much needed maintenance in the bunkers and there was a cushion of sand rather than the packed down, gravely bunkers found on our previous visits. Finally, Pattavia’s famous greens were at their usual “testing” best, quick downhill and plenty of break needed putting across the

Friday, Oct. 12, Pattavia – Stableford After a month of golf on mostly soggy courses, what would we find on our return to Pattavia? The current drying trend gave us a bit of hope and standing on the first tee

slopes. All set up for a good test at an attractive rate. Surprisingly there was little traffic on the course and our 4 groups were around in a timely 4 hours allowing a bit of time for a little rest and a thirst quencher while the scorecards were tabulated before heading back to Pattaya and BJ’s for the presentation. About the only comment on the day was that it was on the warm and humid side, but, after all the slogging through the wet we have done the last couple of months, not so bad. Back at the friendly confines at BJ’s Holiday Lodge, the announcements and presentation got underway and there were no close calls or count-backs for the winner on this day. Turning in a phenomenal 47 points was our bi-annual visitor from Vancouver, BC, Canada, Guy Stewart (ch 18). What a performance shooting 79 off the stick with all areas of his game working to near perfection. Rounding out the podium, albeit a good ways behind, with very good scores for a traditionally tough layout were Barry Elphick (30), 36 points, Steve Truelove (6), 34 points and Dick Warberg (24) taking a count-back over Gerd Riedler (9) on 33 points. Gerd did have some consolation taking the ‘Best Front 9’prize while Takeshi Hakozaki took the ‘Best Back 9’.

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Kevyn has the Wright stuff The Tara Court Golf Society Sunday, Oct. 7, Green Valley Stableford 1st Kevyn Wright (11) 40pts 2nd Rod Torrie (10) 37pts 3rd Kevin O’Sullivan (14) 36pts

4 Donal McGuigan (17) 34pts 5th Jerry Sweetnam (10) 34pts We were lucky again here today at Green Valley as the rain stayed away but the course was very wet and heavy and it was carts on the paths only. th

Bernie shoots round of the day PSC Golf from The Growling Swan

A slightly larger group out today and good scoring under the conditions and our winner was Kevyn Wright who had an excellent forty points, which was three points ahead of his nearest rival Rod Torrie who was playing with us for the first time in a long time. Despite having three blanks on his card Kevin O’Sullivan still managed to play to his handicap to come third and we then had three players with thirty four points with Donal McGuigan winning the count back to take fourth spot ahead of Jerry Sweetnam and Ian Corica. We had two ‘2’s today, coming from Donal McGuigan and Kevyn Wright.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, Mt. Shadow Stableford

Bernie McCart with Patch.

Thursday, Oct. 11, Pattavia - Stableford 1st Bernie McCart (32) 37pts 2nd Bill Steinmann (12) 33pts 3rd Brendan Devlin (15) 31pts Near Pins: Martin Kempton, Bernie McCart. Long Putts: Tony Moy, Patrick Poussier. Only one bus required, and a couple of cars ferrying all 13 golfers to this lovely course. The trip itself was uneventful other than dodging the craters on the road leading from the highway to the course proper. We had had plenty of rain leaving punters worried that carts would not be allowed on the course but despite a heavy ground, they were. Thus playing conditions

were in our favor! Maybe, in hindsight Lift, Clean & Place could have been introduced. We played from the white tees and as per normal this course was is terrific condition, other than the greens. Now these were in great condition (as always) but on the first nine, if you were not on with your putting it could cost you dearly. One golfer was on the green putting for a birdie and ended up with a wipe! Bernie McCart had the score that nobody could beat, returning with 37 very good points, putting him four in front of the field. Running in to second was Buffalo Bill Steinmann, with Brendan Devlin taking the last spot on the podium.

We had twelve players today at one of our regular courses. The fairways first cut of rough had just been mown and were in great condition but the recent rains meant mud on the ball so lift & place on fairways was the order for the day.

Kevin Wright.

Russell Gilroy.

In first place and the only one to beat handicap today was the podium king Russell Gilroy (16) with 38 points. In his first visit to the podium this trip in second place was Dan Hobbs (25) on 34 points and we then had 2 players locked on 33 points but Craig Hitchens (13) had the better back nine (18pts) to claimed third place ahead of Joe McArdle (15pts). Joe added to his winnings by having the only ‘2’ of the day.

3 rd Phelim Moran (10) 36pts 4th Kevin Blake (9) 36pts A very wet course here at Burapha today where we played the A and B courses. Again today because many of the tees were back on the blue tee boxes and with the course being so wet it was playing very long. Now that high season is coming

the numbers are starting to creep up a bit and a larger group out today. Under the circumstances we got very good scores today and to get in the prizes you had to play to your handicap or better. Kevyn Wright is playing very good golf at the moment and he was a clear winner again today with an excellent thirty nine points. Jerry Sweetnam is also playing very steady and took second with thirty seven points and he also had the consolation of having a ‘2’. We then had two players with thirty six points; Kevin Blake had been burning it up on the front nine with twenty one points but he let it slip a bit on the back nine so he lost the count back to Phelim Moran who also had a ‘2’.

Thursday, Oct. 11, Burapha – Stableford 1st Kevin Wright (11) 39pts 2nd Jerry Sweetnam (10) 37pts

Brett finally bags the gold PSC Golf from The Bunker Boys Monday, Oct. 8, Bangpakong Riverside – Stableford 1st Steve Mahoney (18) 37pts 2nd Michael Brett (14) 37pts 3rd Colin Lane (9) 36pts Despite a number of our regulars being on overseas jaunts or out injured, a very good low season field of fourteen golfers made their way to Bangpakong for the first round of the week. The course as always was in very nice condition although the fairways were a bit damp in places, not enough to warrant the pick, clean, and place rule. The greens were probably the best of any on our playing roster and a joy on which to put. Today we played from the blue tees and with no run, the course played very long, in particular, the par threes all of which were high index holes were over two hundred yards and presented a real challenge. The weather was hot and humid with no wind and once again no rain. For the second day in a row, Steve Mahoney and Michael Brett were locked together on thirty-seven points with Steve taking first place again with a superior back nine. One stroke adrift Colin Lane took third place, also edging out Takeshi

Hakozaki on countback. A number of players were locked on thirty-five points, one, in particular, Les Hall was very disappointed as he four-putted the last hole to miss out on a place. The par threes were so difficult it seemed all one had to was be on the green to win a near pin; Arne Jorgensen, Les Hall, and Takeshi Hakozaki took one each.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, Khao Kheow A & C – Stableford 1st Michael Brett (14) 37pts 2nd Neil Carter (11) 35pts 3rd Geoff Parker (14) 34pts We are now seeing the start of high season numbers with a group of fourteen participating in the midweek match at Khao Kheow. The course was very damp so pick, clean, and place rule was applied. We played from the yellow tees today, some of which had been moved forward to the whites making the course less than our normal six-thousand five hundred yards, but this had little effect as there was zero run on the fairways. Luck ran out for our last two groups who got a serious drenching on the closing holes, the second last group finished in torrential rain and wind whilst the last group

Michael Brett.

abandoned play altogether. Without Steve Mahoney to worry about, Michael Brett finally managed a first place with thirty-seven points, a curious round that included three wipes and three birdies. Neil Carter took second place with thirty-five points having lit up the course on the front nine with a series of pars and a birdie only to fade on the back. Geoff Parker who has been in the doldrums lately found some of his best form to take third place on thirty-four points. Near pins were taken by Neil Carter, Michael Brett, and two to Stuart Brown.

Friday, Oct. 12, The Emerald – Stableford 1st Jimmy Carr (15) 36pts 2nd Michael Brett (14) 36pts 3rd Neil Carter (11) 34pts The Emerald course was in

relatively good condition despite recent heavy rain but once again the pick, clean, and place rule was applied. Conditions were hot and steamy until our first group reached the eighteenth green when the rain came down. The course was virtually empty so a very speedy round was had especially by our lead group of three who finished in just over three hours. For the third time in his last four rounds Michael Brett lost first place on countback, this time to Jimmy Carr, both on thirty-six with Jimmy having a superior back nine. Neil Carter took third place with thirty-four. The par-threes were a real challenge with only Geoff Parker having any success and managing to snag two near pins. The Bunker Boys second annual golf challenge will be held on November 26-27 at the magnificent Kabinburi course. For an entry fee of five thousand five hundred baht participants receive two days of golf including green and caddie fee, two night’s accommodation at the beautiful Serenity Hotel and Spa including two buffet breakfasts, and two buffet dinners, and a very stylish golf shirt free. Call Neil Carter on 084 758 9907 for details.

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Nipper on fire at Phoenix PSC Golf from the Billabong Bar

the B loop as it was wet and sloppy. Apart from that the course was in great condition. Our Aussie friends got off a flight from Brisbane at 6am and were at the course ready to play at 8.30, and I might add one of them got the only ‘2’ of the day. With 6 groups playing we got away a little early and had a good round with no hold ups at all. The scoring was quite

Monday, Oct. 8, Phoenix Gold Stableford Phoenix today, with a few visitors from Australia for a fun day out. It being a small field and only 3 groups playing we were away a little early and had a pleasant round with no hold-ups. The course was in fantastic condition as usual and the greens were fast and true. The scoring was good with only 4 out of 12 players that didn’t manage over 30 points. Taking third spot was the little French general, Gerard Lambert with 35 points, second went to Bill Marsden with an even par 36, and the stand out winner was ‘Nipper’ Truscott with a fine 40 points. There were only two 2s, coming from Sandy Chapo and Bill Marsden.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, Green Valley – Stableford We knew immediately as we stood around the 1st tee that this was going to be a hot and humid day. The heavy rain over the last few days had left the course very wet and resembling a quagmire in many areas and many golfers suddenly acquired the skill to impart back spin,

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Porn, Prae and Eng.

even on their fairway woods. The general opinion was that the course was playing at least 500 yards longer and only 3 out of 32 golfers bettered their handicap. In the ladies flight Miss Nu came fourth with 28 points, some way behind Miss Pin who drifted off the pace on the back nine with only 13 points. On point ahead in second was Miss Prae who had 3 blobs after the turn and was well behind the day’s winner, Miss Porn, who was

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helped by two 4-pointers in the last nine holes. Sel Wegner upped his game after the turn with 19 points in fourth place, just behind Keith Allen who had his best day for a while with 35 points overall, despite only 4 points on 4 holes coming home. Michael Anderson had 20 points on the back nine for 37 points, but the winner for the second week running was Wayne Cotterell, who three-putted the first three greens but after some stern

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words from Cottee the putter behaved and he accumulated 7 pars and a birdie for 39 points. Birdie ‘2’s went to Miss Eng, Jeff North and George Barrie.

Friday, Oct. 12, Burapha - Stanbleford We had a few visitors from Australia today as we played A and B loops at the lovely Burapha course. No carts off the cart paths meant we played winter rules, which really wasn’t needed on the front nine but was a must on

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good also with 36 points taking fourth, Micky Beresford being the recipient of that place. Third spot went to Brad Jordison with 37 points, him being beaten on a countback by Paul Greenaway also on 37 points but having a better back nine. First place was taken by Nial Stewart with a fine 38 points. The only ‘2’ of the day came from Ian Moore.

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The Bunker Boys meet at the M-Club off Pattaya 3rd Road for golf outings every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (www.bunkersociety.com). Transportation leaves from Cafe Kronborg on Soi Diana Inn at 8:15 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, (contact Dave on tel. 038 602 2117). Colin’s Bar plays golf Sun/Mon/Wed & Fri (www.colinsbar.com). The Growling Swan plays golf on Monday & Thursday (www.thegrowlingswan.com). Lewiinski’s departs from Soi Pattayaland One (Soi Pattaya 13/3) at 9:00 a.m. on its scheduled days. of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday/Wednesday and Friday. The Pattaya Links Hotel Golf Society departs from Soi Buakhao on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Call Phil on 0625 933 380 or visit www.thelinkshotelpattaya.com. The Golf Club is located on Soij LK Metro. Call Phil on 090 769 3778. Tropical Golf meets at BJ’s Holiday Lodge at 8am on Tuesday’ & Friday. Call Derek on 089 034 0629

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Nico Rosberg expects F1 merger with electric series Rob Harris London (AP) - Highlighting fresh concerns about global warming, Nico Rosberg foresees an eventual merger between the fuel-guzzling Formula One championship and the more environmentally friendly, electric motorsport series. The German driver retired from F1 after winning his only title in 2016, and he has since invested in the fouryear-old Formula E championship, which he said is now worth 750 million euros. While F1 remains more attractive to sponsors and fans, the upstart series is showing increasing commercial appeal. Heineken, which already sponsors F1, was announced on Monday as the official beer and cider backer of the electric street racing championship under a five-year deal.

In this Sunday, July 15, 2018 file photo, Formula E cars race the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Terrin Waack)

That unified approach to marketing across both series points to a future where they join forces. “Maybe we will never even get to that point (where Formula E is bigger than F1) and we will just see a merger between Formula One and Formula E before that,” Rosberg

said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. “When the moment comes that Formula One needs to go electric, which will happen, maybe you will just see a merger then.” They already share ownership through American entertainment and broadcasting

In Gee Chun fires 66 to win KEB Hana Bank Championship Incheon, South Korea (AP) — In Gee Chun won the KEB Hana Bank Championship last Sunday, closing with a 5-under 66 for a three-stroke victory over Charley Hull. Chun won for the third time on the LPGA Tour, finishing at 16-under 272 on Sky 72’s Ocean Course in Incheon. The South Korean star’s previous victories came in majors at the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open and 2016 The Evian. Hull, from England, closed with a 71. Top-ranked Sung Hyun Park had a 69 to tie for third with Ariya Jutanugarn (71), Minjee Lee (70) and Danielle Kang (72) at 12 under.

“Prom won his first professional event at the age of 15, Jazz is a two-time winner on the Asian Tour while Thidapa has recorded victory at every level of the game and carries superb form into the Amata Friendship Cup, having won the LPGA Tour’s Marathon Classic in July.” Naomichi ‘Joe’ Ozaki, whose golfing career is amongst the most successful in Japanese history, spoke of his excitement at adding 25-year-old Kawamura to the Team Japan line-up. He said: “Masahiro is a definite star for the future and I believe one of the best young competitors there is on the Japan Tour. I do not doubt that he will

multitudes of people around the world could be whether world leaders find a way to reduce future warming caused by humans by less than a single degree Fahrenheit. “It’s a real problem out there in the world and we need to do what we can as fast as possible to help all together,” Rosberg said. “If the whole world is selling and driving electric cars,” he added, “it doesn’t make sense for Formula One to be combustion engines, so that moment will come. The advantage is that Formula One and Formula E have the same owner.”

Former Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Although the cars are quieter compared to the ear-splitting, fuel-guzzling engines in F1, the new Gen 2 models which run faster and longer have been introduced. Nissan and BMW will be debuting on the grid when the fifth Formula E championship begins in Saudi Arabia in December. There has also been a high-profile signing for the series: Former F1 driver Felipe Massa racing for Venturi, the Monacobased team co-owned by actor Leonardo Di Caprio. Stoffel Vandoorne announced on Monday he is also making the switch from F1, joining the Mercedeslinked HWA Racelab Formula E team after leaving McLaren at the end of this season. Rosberg is already looking forward to the following season when Mercedes-Benz and Porsche appear on the grid. “That will be a spectacle everyone will want to watch,” Rosberg said. “They need to showcase their electric technology in Formula E. None of them can afford to lose.”

Marc Leishman wins CIMB Classic in Malaysia

In Gee Chun of South Korea reacts on the 9th hole during the final round of the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at Sky72 Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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magnate John Malone’s companies. Liberty Global was already the biggest shareholder in Formula E when Liberty Media bought F1 in 2017. “The step for Formula One to go electric will be a big and difficult one,” Rosberg said. “If that ever happens.” It might become inevitable, with a fast-warming planet to be protected, and sports conscious of its role. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a gloomy report last week which said the difference between life and death for

bring the dynamism we need to this Japanese side. His confidence will be high after placing T-39 alongside Brooks Koepka in this year’s Open Championship. I can’t wait to see him out there in December, doing what he does best.” Kawagishi, regularly competes on the Japanese LPGA Tour and last year she saw her world ranking peak to 44th, after placing T-23 in the Ricoh Women’s British Open, as well as winning the Musingwear Ladies Tokai Classic. Koiwai, meanwhile, has recorded eight Japan LPGA Tour top-10s in 2018 alone, reaching a career high world ranking of 65th just last month. Of their inclusions within

the Japan squad, Team Captain Koga stated: “Fumikaenjoyed a breakout year in 2017 and has followed that form up with a number of strong performances on the JLPGA this year. You can say the same of Sakura in 2018, who is currently fifth on the JLPGA Tour’s Mercedes Ranking. “Both have proven they can perform and win against the very best and I am thoroughly excited to see what they produce in the heat of battle.” The event format will follow that of the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup; a 3-day competition comprising of team-based and individual sessions, with each team amassing points based on the outcome of each match.

Kuala Lumpur (AP) — Marc Leishman won the CIMB Classic by five strokes last Sunday, closing with a 7-under 65 to match Justin Thomas’ 2015 tournament record of 26-under 262. Leishman won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour. The Australian had four straight birdies on Nos. 2-5 and finished with eight birdies and a bogey on TPC Kuala Lumpur’s West Course. Bronson Burgoon had a 68 to tie for second with Emiliano Grillo (66) and Chesson Hadley (66). Justin Thomas closed with a 64 to tie for fifth with Gary Woodland (71), Abraham Ancer (65), Charles Howell (67) and Louis Oosthuizen (69) at 20 under. The PGA Tour will remain in Asia the next two weeks for the CJ Cup in South Korea and the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

Marc Leishman of Australia raises his trophy after winning the CIMB Classic golf tournament at Tournament Players Club (TPC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun)

Farewell to Jeffery ‘Barny’ Clarkson Just recently the golfers on the ‘Dark Side’ of Pattaya learnt of the passing in Australia of Jeffery Clarkson, known as ‘Barny’ to his many friends here. Back in Australia he was a keen golfer and a Rugby League fan (South Sydney Rabbitohs). Barny had been coming to Pattaya frequently since 2006 but sadly for the last 4 years he had suffered severe health problems with many hospital visits. However, in between bouts of

Jeffery ‘Barny’ Clarkson.

treatment he made his way to the Eastern Seaboard to see his friends and play golf,

being looked after by the lovely Nui. His last visit was just a few weeks ago and he came and played with the Monday Club at Pattaya Country Club. Last Monday the 17 members stood for a minute’s silence in his memory. Barny – God saw you getting tired so he called you home to rest – his garden must be beautiful – he only takes the best. RIP Barny from your many friends in Pattaya, Nigel Cannon

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Crawford stops Benavidez late in last round to keep WBO belt Eric Olson Omaha, Nebraska (AP) — Terence “Bud” Crawford had one last retort to all the insults Jose Benavidez hurled his way. His right hand delivered it. Crawford used an uppercut to Benavidez’s chin to knock him down the first time in the 12th and final round during their title fight last Sunday and then consecutive rights to prompt referee Celestino Ruiz to stop the fight with 18 seconds left. “It feels so good to shut somebody up who has been talking for so long,” Crawford said. “I’m at ease.” Crawford, a three-division champion who was making his first defense of his WBO welterweight belt, stuck out his tongue at his fallen opponent at the conclusion of what amounted to a personal grudge match. “I gave him a good fight,” Benavidez said. “I don’t think he thought I was going to give him a good fight. But he’s the best of the best. We gave

the fans a good show.” Next up for Crawford could be a unification bout with IBF champion Errol Spence Jr., something promoter Bob Arum has said he would like to make happen sometime in 2019. The only problem is that Spence is promoted by Al Haymon, but Arum has said that would not be an insurmountable problem. “Hear me now: I’m ready to make that fight next,” Arum said. “We’re prepared to sit down and get that fight done, but I can’t force the other people into doing it.” The 31-year-old Crawford (34-0, 25 knockouts), ranked first or second on the world’s top pound-for-pound fighter lists, put on a workmanlike performance for the first half of the fight in front of a hometown crowd of 13,000 that included Crawford friend and billionaire Warren Buffett. Benavidez (27-1, 18 KOs) began tiring in the seventh after taking body shot after body shot. “I take nothing from him,”

Terence Crawford watches as Jose Benavidez goes down in the 12th round during their WBO welterweight title boxing bout in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Oct. 13. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Benavidez said. “He’s the best of the best. I feel like I did a good job.” Benavidez, 26, was plenty frisky, motioning for Crawford to keep coming toward him even as it became apparent Crawford had taken control

Djokovic wins a record fourth Shanghai Masters title Sandra Harwitt Shanghai (AP) — Novak Djokovic won a record fourth Shanghai Masters title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 13th-seeded Borna Coric last Sunday. The second-seeded Djokovic has won all four Shanghai finals he’s contested in his career (2012, 2013, 2015 and 2018). He previously shared the record of winning three Shanghai titles with Andy Murray. Djokovic holds an 11-0 overall record in finals played in China, where he also won the Beijing tournament six times and the 2008 year-end Tennis Masters Cup held in Shanghai. “Maybe I was Chinese in the past life,” said Djokovic, smiling, in explaining impressive record in the country. “I wouldn’t be surprised, to be honest, with the way I feel here and the way I communicate and have relationship with the people. “It’s all very, very positive, for more than ten years that I have been coming to China. There is something special about this place that makes me feel like at home.” Djokovic dominated opponents behind his powerful serve, winning all 47 of his service games during the tournament. “Well, to be honest, I’m not sure whether it has happened ever, you know, that I go through a tournament without dropping one service game,” Djokovic said. “I’m sure that it hasn’t happened

of the fight, and he showed renewed life in the 10th when he landed a couple shots. The crowd was on its feet for the 12th round, and “Crawford!” ‘’Craw-ford!” chants echoed through the arena. Crawford kept coming in the 12th, and Benavidez could take no more of the steady punishment. “Oh man, it was coming,” Crawford said of his finishing flurry. “It was just a matter of time. He slowed down tremendously. He was tired. That’s when I saw my opportunity to take my best shot.” This was more of a staybusy fight for Crawford but he was eager to take the bout

after being called out by Benavidez, who is only the 10th-ranked 147-pounder by the WBO. Benavidez confronted the champion at a boxing event in Corpus Christi, Texas, in February, accusing Crawford of ducking him repeatedly. The fighters’ camps traded barbs at a media workout last week and the bickering continued at a news conference. Insults

were also lobbed both ways during the weigh-in, with Benavidez shoving Crawford and Crawford taking a swing that narrowly missed. In the co-main event, 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist and top featherweight prospect Shakur Stevenson of Newark, New Jersey, stopped Viorel Simion of Romania just before the bell ending the first round. Stevenson (9-0, 5 KOs) delivered a powerful left-right combination to the head to send Simion (21-3, 9 KOs) to his knees for his third knockdown. On the undercard, 2016 Olympian Mikaela Mayer of Los Angeles won a regional super featherweight belt with a unanimous decision over Vanessa Bradford of Edmonton, Alberta. Mayer (80, 4 KOs) was the aggressor throughout the eight-round bout and knocked down Bradford (4-1-2) with a right to the head in the seventh. Also, former WBO welterweight champ Mike Alvarado (40-4, 28 KOs) of Denver knocked out Robbie Cannon (16-14-3, 7 KOs) of Festus, Missouri, with a right to the chin at 41 seconds of the second round.

Michel Platini files lawsuit in France in FIFA case Samuel Petrequin Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Borna Coric of Croatia in their men’s singles final match in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

too many times if it did. So this was definitely one of the best service weeks that I had in my career. “But for me serve was always, so to say, a hidden weapon, the shot in the game that is obviously very important, “the” most important. But I always try to use it with an accuracy and efficiency rather than speed and power.” The Serb offered 13th-seeded Coric one break point in the match, in the sixth game of the second set. Coric, who has yet to win a set against Djokovic in three matches played, sailed a forehand wide to miss out on the rare opportunity. “It was really tough,” Coric said. “I didn’t know what to do exactly. I thought I was playing actually really well, which is in that moment not good because if I play bad, okay, I know I need to start

playing better, need to change something. “I’m just happy with the whole week. I think it was a really good week for me.” Djokovic, who has now won four titles this season, will move up one ranking spot to No. 2, pushing Roger Federer back to No. 3. The victory extended his winning streak to 18 matches, the longest of the season by any male player. Federer and Nadal both had 17-match winning streaks during the year. Coric, who had his right thigh wrapped throughout the match, saved three match points on his own serve in the ninth game of the second set. But the Croatian couldn’t prevent Djokovic from snatching the title on a fourth match point in the next game. Djokovic won the final game to love when Coric sailed a backhand long.

Paris (AP) — Convinced he was the victim of a plot, former UEFA president Michel Platini has filed a lawsuit in France in a bid to prove that former FIFA officials conspired to get him banned from soccer. The Le Monde newspaper reported that Platini filed a complaint for “slanderous denunciation” and “criminal conspiracy to commit the offense of slanderous denunciation.” Platini was banned by FIFA in 2015 for financial misconduct in relation to a $2 million payment authorized by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter. In May, Swiss federal prosecutors confirmed he was not being charged in an investigation into possible financial wrongdoing. Since September 2015, he had the status of “between a witness and an accused person” in criminal proceedings opened against Blatter. Platini wants to find out how the information about

Former UEFA President Michel Platini is shown in this Feb.22, 2014 file photo. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

the payment was submitted to Swiss prosecutors, and believes it was the result of an internal leak as part of a strategy aimed at preventing him from being elected FIFA president. Platini’s lawyer, William Bourdon, said that French justice officials have opened a preliminary investigation into the case. He said the $2 million payment for Platini’s work as a presidential adviser for Blatter from 1998-2002 was regular and transparent.

“There are strong indications of a conspiracy aimed at bringing down Michel Platini,” Bourdon said. According to Le Monde, former FIFA legal head Marco Villiger, former FIFA audit and compliance committee chairman Domenico Scala and Blatter are suspected by Platini of orchestrating his fall. “These three names are among a group of persons who should be heard,” Bourdon said.

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Croatia’s Rea Banic (left) shoots against the Netherlands during the semfinals of the women’s beach handball tournament at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Oct. 13. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Netherland’s Denzel Dumfries (left) and Germany’s Timo Werner challenge for the ball during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Daniela Ryf, of Switzerland, reacts as she wins the woman’s race at the Ironman World Championship Triathlon, Saturday, Oct. 13, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return shot to Marco Cecchinato of Italy during their men’s singles match of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Oct. 11. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Terence Crawford (right) connects with Jose Benavidez during their WBO welterweight title boxing bout in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Oct. 13. (AP Photo/ Nati Harnik)

Mexico’s Gabriela Belem Agundes Garcia competes in the women’s 10-meter platform event at the Youth Olympic Games, Saturday, Oct. 13, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Joel Marklund/OIS/IOC via AP)

Pakistan bowler Yasir Shah celebrates the dismissal of Australia’s Usman Khawaja during their teams’ test match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Oct. 11. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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Toyota recalls 2.4 million hybrids due to stalling problems Tokyo (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. says it has issued a recall for 2.43 million hybrid vehicles in Japan and elsewhere for potential problems with stalling. The company said Friday that in rare cases the vehicles might fail to enter a “failsafe” driving mode, lose power and stall. Power steering and braking would still work but a stall at a fast speed could increase risks of a crash. The recall applies to some Toyota Prius and Auris hybrids made from October 2008-November 2014. The vehicles were involved in an earlier recall that did not fix the previously unanticipated problem that is being addressed now, the company said in a statement. Toyota said it would update the software of the vehicles

Stalling Prius.

to remedy the problem for free. The recall applies to 1.25 million vehicles in Japan, 807,000 in the U.S., 290,000 in Europe and 3,000 in China with the rest across the globe. Toyota said it had received three reports in Japan related to the problem by the end of September and reported them to the transport ministry. They did not involve accidents.

It would not comment on incidents outside Japan, saying it was difficult to be certain about actual cases. The recall is meant to address situations in which the failure of a specific component, coupled with hard acceleration, could cause the vehicle to lose power rather than enter a failsafe driving mode.

Porsche will sell you an electric car, and the charger! Porsche to provide owners access to network of fast chargers in Australia, this set to provide owners access to a national fast charging network. The German brand is hoping 80-90 percent of Australia’s population will be covered with a fast charging network, according to Porsche Australia head of product and smart mobility Ingo Appel. Appel was speaking at the unveiling of the Mission E concept car which is the precursor to the Taycan production electric sports car due to arrive in Australia in 2020. The Taycan will have an 800 volt battery pack - compared to the industry standard 400volt - which will be capable of charging 80 percent of its battery in 15 minutes. But to achieve the maximum charge speed a 350 kW direct current (DC) charger is required. Porsche is currently weighing-up its options with other car makers on how to best provide a 350kW fast charging network with a third party provider to service Australia’s main highways.

Porsche Taycan.

“In regards to charging there is quite a bit of work to be done,” says Appel. “We are currently, together with other (brands), working on a third party provider solution here. “We want to make sure with the launch of Taycan that our future customer has the possibility to drive from Melbourne up to Brisbane (1375 km) if they wish to do so,” he says. Porsche Australia will follow a similar route to its European parent, which has teamed up with several competitors including Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi and mainstream brands Ford and VW to build a network of 350 kW fast chargers called Ionity across Europe.

“With launch of Taycan there will be a third party provider network of 350 kW, so exactly the same charging capabilities as the Ionity network in Europe. Definitely along the east coast and a little bit in WA and hopefully up to Adelaide,” says Appel. Porsche is considering whether to cover costs or charge customers to use the network. They may run a subsidized subscription service until the market matures. Eventually Appel believes charging stations will work like service stations with customers paying as they go. Porsche also confirmed several details of the Taycan earlier announced: a pair of motors will power all four wheels, the output of 440 kW capable of propelling the Taycan from 0-100 km/h in 3.5 seconds. Inside the Taycan will only have one button - the starter - the rest of the controls will be fully digital. The production version of the Taycan will be revealed in 2019.

I mentioned FOMM in my report on the Bangkok International Motor Show. I thought the concept was good, but was doubtful as to whether the little city runabout would reach production. Hideo Tsurumaki, the CEO of FOMM Corporation had made the statement: “Automobiles are currently an indispensable part of our lives. However, it is not always easy for everyone to use them. Here is FOMM. We would like to take advantage of the special features of Electric Vehicles and create Compact Electric Vehicles to be familiar and ideal Electric Vehicles for short-range transportation. It is not an ordinary Electric Vehicle that an engine merely replaces a motor, but an Electric Vehicle providing customers a new level of value and bringing innovation to their lives. “My dream” is to make such Electric Vehicles a reality from planning and development, and “My motivation” is to see these Electric Vehicles dashing around the city and the smiling faces of customers

FOMM at Motor Show.

driving them. The opportunity to develop Compact Electric Vehicles will provide the impetus to create motorcycles and automobiles in new configurations.” Seven months later comes the report that FOMM Corporation has been granted BOI incentives to assemble the funny little FOMM EV. It would appear that FOMM was just waiting for BOI

approval and incentives. Look upon the FOMM as an Asian SMART, but much cheaper. In congested cities like Bangkok, the populace running around in tiny FOMMs would certainly help decrease pollution and congestion; however, they could never supplant the ubiquitous pick-up outside the Bangkok environment.

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US GP this weekend The American F1 GP is being held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas. Unfortunately, with the time differential between Texas and Thailand, the Grand Prix is telecast here at the uncivilized time of 1.10 a.m. Yes, one in the morning, so I, like you, will be consulting the internet after arising on the Monday. The Americans have gone the way of Singapore, making the weekend an “event”. See the world’s most sophisticated and glamorous motorsport, smell the tire smoke, taste the cuisine of Austin, TX, hear the roar of the crowd, and feel the exhilaration that can only be found at the U.S. home of Formula 1.” (I was expecting to read “the roar of the grease paint and the smell of the crowd” but no, but everything else, including Justin Timberlake and Stevie Wonder, who hasn’t seen a GP yet.) The circuit is 5.5 km long and is made up of twenty turns with an elevation

change of 41 m. According to COTA, the final plan of the circuit was released on September 1, 2010, showing a design inspired by the European tradition of sculpting the circuit to the contours of the land. The design draws from several European F1 circuits, including a recreation of Silverstone’s Maggotts-Becketts-Chapel sequence, Hockenheim’s arena bends, and a replica of Istanbul’s Turn Eight. Other corners were loosely inspired by the Senna ‘S’ at Interlagos and the Österreichring’s Sebring-Auspuffkurve. A feature of the circuit is a deliberate widening of corners, to encourage drivers to follow multiple racing lines, which did seem to work in last year’s GP. From the start line, the cars will climb to the first corner the highest point of the circuit - with the apex of the corner positioned on the crest of the hill. They will descend back down the hill to navigate a series of fast sweepers and through a

blind corner at Turn 10, taking them to the far end of the circuit and a hairpin at Turn 11. The cars will then follow a one km straight back towards the pit and paddock area before entering the final sector of the lap and weaving through a series of corners modeled on Hockenheim’s stadium section. This will be followed by a downhill, multi-apex corner with limited run-off before the final two corners of the circuit, a pair of left-hand bends that return the cars to the main straight. Despite influences by Herr Tilke, the circuit did see passing last year, so this year with Hamilton (Mercedes), Vettel (Ferrari) and the Red Bulls of Verstappen and Ricciardo could produce some excitement. Just such a pity the telecast isn’t till 1 a.m. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) only needs to win this GP and Vettel (Ferrari) come anywhere from third downwards, to make the 2018 World Driving Championship his fifth.

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Autotrivia quiz Last week I asked, who is the largest manufacturer of electric vehicles in the world? A number of readers went to Tesla, but it is not – the answer is the Chinese BYD. So to this week. Some intrepid drivers can motor up the highest road in the world, right to the edge of an active volcano. Where is it and what height is it above sea level. Remember I am asking for an active volcano. Be the first correct answer to email automania@ pattayamail.com or viacars

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In Chonburi, Gov. Pakarathorn Thienchai kicked off the new “doing good with heart” volunteer program initiated by HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun in his father’s name.

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Vice Adm. Banjob Poedaeng, commander of the 1st Naval Area, leads fellow officers, sailors and family in paying homage to the late King Rama IX at the Air and Coastal Defense Command in Sattahip.

Banglamung District Chief Naris Niramaiwong leads the candlelight vigil for the late monarch with top Pattaya officials at the district office.

The Pattaya area honored the memory of HM King Rama IX by doing good deeds on the second anniversary of his death. As usual for a long holiday weekend, the roads leading into and out of town were jammed, with traffic moving at a snail’s pace both directions on Sukhumvit Road. But this holiday was different, as Pattaya party turned down a notch in observance of the solemn occasion. Live music and boisterous entertainment on Walking Street and other nightspots around town was canceled for Oct. 13 and, from morning until night, people went out of their way to do good for society. Top Pattaya and Banglamung officials kicked off the commemorations with an early-morning alms offering Oct. 13, laying flowered wreaths before a portrait of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

At 7 p.m., Banglamung District Chief Naris Niramaiwong returned to the district office to lead the candlelight vigil for the late monarch with top Pattaya officials. The crowd was full of both locals and tourists, young and old, including youngsters from the Child Protection and Development Center, who laid marigold garlands, chanted and lit their candles. Everyone then stood and observed 89 seconds of silence, followed by singing “Phra Phu Song Pen Niran, the King who will live for eternity”. Photos of King Rama IX were given to al participants as they filed out. During the day, the Provincial Waterworks Authority did its part as well by sending out inspectors to check people’s homes, fix leaky pipes and offer advice on water conservation. On Jomtien Beach, Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawat and Sretapol Boonsawat, head of the local beach umbrella vendors association, kicked off a beach-cleaning along three kilometers of Jomtien shoreline. Down the road at Central Festival Pattaya Beach, General Manager Lanida Rattanachaichot opened an alms-giving ceremony for 52 monks. And on Soi Chumsai, Tuk Pailin residents and local food vendors cooked up a menu of dishes given out for free to the public, including noodles with fish curry, side dishes and ice cream. Other good deeds were done in the late King’s name throughout the area, including cutting grass, distributing food and drink, collecting garbage, and helping poor people and children.

On the eve of October 13th, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha led state officials and members of the public in a candle-lit ceremony at Sanam Luang, in remembrance of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Banglamung District Chief Naris Niramaiwong led ceremonies to pay homage to the late King.

Children from the Child Protection and Development Center lovingly take part in the candlelight ceremony.

In Chonburi, Gov. Pakarathorn Thienchai kicked off a new volunteer program

Local beaches were crowded over the long holiday weekend.

Walking Street went dark as people solemnly observed the 2nd anniversary of the passing of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

initiated by HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun in his father’s name. In Sattahip, the Royal Thai Navy commemorated the second anniversary of the death of King Rama IX with a merit-making ceremony for 89 monks. Vice Adm. Banjob Poedaeng, commander of the 1st Naval Area, opened the Oct. 13 ceremony at the Air and Coastal Defense Command in Sattahip. Sailors and members of the public joined to give dried food and rice to the monks, whose number represented HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s age when he died in 2016. On Oct. 14, Chonburi volunteers spread across neighborhoods to eliminate wet breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry dengue fever and other diseases. They got rid of standing water, placed abate into other water sources and educated neighbors on the threat the mozzies pose. Others planted trees to restore the environment in the name of HM the late King Rama IX.

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Events The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, October 21. Karl Hahn will speak on the topic of “Is there a magic bullet to weight loss? Or… how and why I lost 96 pounds (43kg) since retirement in Thailand.” The program starts at 10:30 am with a buffet breakfast available from 9:00 to 11:00 am on the 4th floor of the Holiday Inn’s Executive Tower located behind the Holiday Inn’s Bay Tower on Beach Road. A Joint Chambers Eastern Seaboard networking evening will be held at the Holiday Inn Pattaya on Friday, October 19 from 6.30 p.m. – 9 p.m. (last drinks at 8.30 p.m.). Entrance cost is THB 500 on the door for members and THB 1,000 for non-members. Admission includes freeflow drinks and finger food. The Royal British Legion with hold a Gurkha curry night and Poppy launch party at the Queen Vic pub & restaurant on Soi 6, Pattaya on Saturday, October 20 starting at 6 p.m. Entry costs 350 baht per person and includes food, a free raffle ticket at the door and a night of entertainment. All proceeds from the event will go to the Poppy Appeal. For more information, email to secretary@rblthailand.org. The world famous annual Chonburi Buffalo Racing Festival will take place on Tuesday, October 23 on the municipal field opposite Chonburi City Hall. As well as the races there will be “Miss Buffalo” beauty competitions for the best dressed buffaloes and many other attractions. The buffalo racing takes place in a fair-like atmosphere with lots of rides, live music and food stalls where you can enjoy local snacks and drinks. For more information, contact: Chonburi municipality on Tel: 038 270 070. The Eastern Seaboard Businessmen’s Dinner is a monthly event taking place at the Mantra Restaurant at the Amari Pattaya Resort on the last Thursday of the month. It brings together business leaders from various backgrounds including Automotive, Aerospace, Real Estate, Architecture, FMCG, Electronics, White Goods, Logistics, Recruitment, Legal, Consulting, and

others in a relaxed atmosphere. The next event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 25. If you are interested in attending please contact Anuttra. Sukruen@tinfish.co.th. The Pattaya International Ladies Club (PILC) will host a Melbourne Cup Day event at the Pattaya Hotel G on Tuesday, November 6 from 9am to 12.30pm. A breakfast style buffet includes a glass of bubbly on arrival. Tickets cost 800 baht for PILC members and 1000 baht for nonmembers. Beverage packages are available for 850 baht. For more information and to reserve tickets, email to Jayne at specialeventspilc@ gmail.com. The Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard invites all Rotarians and friends to an annual Christmas Party on Thursday December 20 from 6.00 pm at the Parkview Ballroom Siam Bayshore Resort. Tickets are priced at THB 1500 and include a sumptuous Christmas buffet dinner plus soft drinks, red and white wine and beer served all evening. Order your tickets by sending an email to Jan Abbink: abbinkjan@gmail.com. A Farmers’ Market takes place every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Holiday Inn hotel on Pattaya Beach Road from 10.30 am - 3.30 p.m. Products range from wellness items, jewelry, freshly prepared food, organic vegetables and fruits. The next market will be held Nov. 10. A stamp market is held every Sunday from 10.00 a.m. till 3.00 p.m.at Rahnpintang Moe Kata Restaurant, Panji Place, on Soi Ponphraphanimit 7 (200m from the Bangkok Highway underpass). Here can you exchange stamps from the whole world. Call 089 091 3418 for more information and directions.

Dining Saturday Night Buffet is back at AVANI Pattaya Resort & Spa. Experience regional favourites galore, street dishes an artisan desserts, as you relax with classical Thai dance and live music. Every Saturday night at Sala Rim Nam Restaurant from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Priced at THB 599++ per person. Kids under 5 eat free. Benihana restaurant will also host a Halloween night of fun and scares on Wednesday, October 31 from 7:00 pm until midnight. Every ghost

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will be treated to a free cocktail upon entry. For more information and reservations, call 038 412 120 The Beach Club at Pullman Pattaya Hotel G welcomes you to celebrate Oktoberfest 2018 from 10.00 am until 10.00 pm by the beach until October 31. Indulge in a feast of German specialties such as delicious pork knuckle with crushed potato and coleslaw priced at only THB 380++, or slow roasted German sausage with sauerkraut for THB 410++. Top it off with your favourite imported beer like Meisel’s Weisse, Kristoffel, Marten, Brewdog and Thai craft beer like Yaksa, Chalawan and Bussaba, at only THB 250++ per bottle. Book now at 038 411 940 – 8 or email fbm@pullman pattayahotelg.com. Oktoberfest at Dusit Thani Pattaya is held every Friday throughout October 2018 at The Bay International Skewers Restaurant. Unlimited free-flowing of Oktoberfest drinks to enhance Chef’s specials such as German Bratwurst, Giant Hot Dog, German Pork Knuckle, Kurobuta and more, with fun games. Rustic-style menu at THB 430++ per person, Free-flowing beverages at THB 599++ per person. Served from 18:30 to 22:00. Call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149 or 2150 for more information and reservations. Great dining options this October at Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya: Round ‘em up and grab your stetson every Monday night for Cowboy Night at Flames restaurant with a grilled steak and seafood buffet that is fun for families, groups and couples. Priced at 1,199++ baht, and half price for children, the Cowboy Night buffet is served from 18.30 to 22.30 hrs. Live the Italian life every Tuesday night at Acqua restaurant with a buffet of authentic Italian dishes served from 18.30 to 22.30 hrs: Priced at only 950++ baht per person, and half price for children. A family menu of all-you-can-eat prawns in a great range of recipes is served every Wednesday evening at Coast Beach Club & Bistro, priced at only 950++ baht per head, and half price for children, the buffet serving is available between 18.30 and 22.30 hrs. Enjoy an Asian-inspired grilled seafood buffet every Friday evening at Flames beachside

BBQ restaurant for just 1,199++ baht per person, and half price for children. For more information and reservations, call 038 714 981. Café Kantary invites you to enjoy “apple cinnamon caramel pancakes” from October 1-31, 2018. Enjoy it on a freshly cooked pancake for breakfast or anytime for a super snack, available at all Café Kantary locations throughout Thailand. More details are available from the Cape & Kantary call centre at: 1627 or visit our website at www.cafekantary.com. Pizza and Pasta All You Can Eat at Mövenpick Siam Hotel Na Jomtien: Twist Restaurant features Italian classics like creamy Carbonara or meaty Bolognese with a choice of pasta, or the delicious Prosciutto Pizza with your choice of regular or whole wheat dough. The menu also includes original Thai-fusion pizzas and pasta such as the Tom Yam pizza with chili paste, prawn, squid and Thai herbs or the tasty Green Curry Pasta. Available all day from Sunday – Thursday at only THB 500 per person, with a glass of soft drink. For more information or reservation, call 033 078 888. Special culinary nights at Persimmon restaurant, Pattana Golf Club & Resort: Pizza Pasta Night on Tuesday at only 299 Baht or 399 Baht including sangria or wine, customers can choose ingredients for their pasta and pizza. Seafood Night on Wednesday at only 399 Baht, customers can choose varieties of fresh seafood cooked to order in our open kitchen. Carnivore Night on Friday at only 499 Baht offers a free flow chicken, lamb, beef or pork BBQ direct from the charcoal grill. In addition, for only 100 Baht customers can choose or combine lots of ingredients and level of spiciness to create your own Som Tam, all day, every day. Call for reservation at 038 318 999 ext. 11212/11230 or email restaurant@pattana.co.th. Big Fish restaurant at Siam@Siam Design Hotel Pattaya enhances its seafood buffet with more premium catches and live music entertainment. The restaurant offers a nightly Seafood BBQ Buffet at only THB 777 net or THB 1,099 net with free-flow wine. Enjoy highquality, premium seafood cuisine as you listen to acoustic guitar and piano music from prominent local

artists. Seafood BBQ Buffet at Big Fish is available every night from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. For reservations call 038 930 600 or email fbsec@siamatpattaya.com. The Thai Garden Terrace Restaurant offers nightly dining presentations with different themed “all you can eat” buffets at the resort poolside: Monday – Italian buffet; Tuesday – BBQ buffet; Wednesday – multi-cuisine buffet; Thursday – German buffet with roasted pig; Friday – Thai buffet; Saturday – international buffet; Sunday – steak & skewers buffet. The buffet starts from 6 p.m., runs until 9 p.m. All this for just 399 baht net per adult. What you see is what you pay, no additional service charges or VAT. For reservations call 038 370 614 or make your booking at www. thaigarden.com under “buffet reservation”. Thai Garden Resort is located on North Pattaya Road, 200

The happy BBQ chef at Thai Garden.

meters from the Dolphin roundabout and 200 meters before Tesco Lotus. Yupin’s Restaurant in Jomtien Complex offers some fabulous culinary options including Fines De Claires Oysters arriving fresh ‘Par Avion’ from Normandy in France. Served on ice with lemon and on request a spicy Thai sauce for dipping. An amazing experience. Only 595 baht per six oysters. Yupins is also taking bookings for Christmas dinner at 995 baht per person. For more information or reservations, call 038 250394 or visit website: www.yupins.com.

Fines De Claires Oysters at Yupins.

Linda’s Restaurant is large with seating for 200 people, with a covered al fresco verandah outside for those who wish to smoke. Inside, in air-conditioned comfort, there are comfortable chairs and decent sized tables, with white starched napery. Linda’s Restaurant, 315/177-180 Moo 12, opposite the Jomtien Complex. Thappraya Road, Jomtien. Open seven days from 7.30 a.m. until late. Continued on page 35

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Mövenpick picks its wines The function was held in the Red Coral area (it’s not a ‘room’ – I think the architect was partaking of mind altering substances during the pencil to paper stage, but at least the chairs were comfortable). The concept of pairing wines and food is a well tried and popular way to introduce wines to the oenophiles or

Moscato was paired with a shooter of Tomato Gazpacho complete with a grilled prawn and burrata cheese. Both emanate from Spain, and indeed went well together with the slightly sharp gazpacho offset by the by the sweetness of the moscato. After mingling into the Red Coral area, the wine drinkers

Choice Charcuterie.

Dr Iain Corness Mövenpick is in NaJomtien and very easy to access. To get there (which is actually the easiest part of the whole exercise), head towards Sattahip on Sukhumvit Road, do a U-Turn after Ocean Marina and Mövenpick is about 200 meters along on the left. We experienced road works, but just do the first U-Turn that you can

Helen Trabut is flanked by Michael Scollins (left) and the ever so friendly GM Jean-Pierre Trabut (right).

after Ocean Marina. A long driveway gets you to the secure parking area. There is an elevator which will then take you up to the Lobby. For a ‘newbie’ Mövenpick is showing itself to be very active. October was ushered in with a wine function, teamed with finger foods, with the new GM Jean-Pierre Trabut mingling with the guests (doing what GM’s do best). Cool gazpacho and hot prawns.

Wine connoisseur Dr. Iain Corness says, “I am not impressed by ‘scores’…wine appreciation is always a very personal feature.”

even those who just like a tipple, but this is usually done as a ‘wine dinner’ which is a fairly formal way of exposing the drinkers to the drink. However, there is another way, and that is by serving finger food along with the wines; however, this really does not help the wine drinkers pair the food and the wines. Mövenpick took this concept a bit further by presenting the different wines with the different food, best suited together. For example, the reception wine, Opera Prima

were exposed to live stations, and I began with some French Oysters (Fine de Clair), shucked on the spot by a charming young lady, with the wine at hand being a Rockbrook Sauvignon Blanc from California. A second display table featured a Charcuterie which featured hand carved Iberico ham, salami and a mixed antipasto. The Rockbrook Sauvignon Blanc had been given 84 points by the Wine and Spirits magazine. To be honest, I am not impressed

by ‘scores’ as they reflect the palate of the examiner, rather than any supposed excellence or otherwise of the wines. Wine appreciation is always a very personal feature. Staying with the whites, a Coastal Ridge Chardonnay from California (87 points if you believe in the reviewer) was chosen by me to go with some Open Face ‘bites’ with house made gravlax and pumpernickel, cream cheese and diced cucumber. These two were so refreshing, I could have stayed there for the duration. Moving into the reds, I first began with a Rockbrook Shiraz, from the wineries in California. This wine has a reasonable body, enough to go with the roasted pork pancetta rolled and the slow roasted Charolaise beef prime rib with marrow

bone and lattice chips. With Mövenpick having its own dry aging butchery, you can expect excellent cuts of the Charolaise beef. For me, the fifth wine was the Coastal Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon, another Californian wine (87 points if you like numbers). This I drank with more of the slow roasted Charolaise and they went very well together. Mövenpick is to be congratulated for coming up with a different way of presenting wines and producing a very enjoyable evening. Mövenpick Siam Hotel Na Jomtien Pattaya, 55 Moo 2, Sukhumvit Rd Km156.5 Na Jomtien, telephone +66 33 078 888, www.movenpick .com/ pattaya, restaurants open from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m., secure parking in the hotel grounds.

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From page 33 Tel: Reservations: 038 252 726, www.lindasrestaurant .com, street-side parking. Email linda@lindasrestaurant .com.GPS12.901655N100.869. Yamato Restaurant located on Soi Yamato has been around for more than 39 years and the soi was named after its oldest tenant. This is a restaurant to take a few people with you. The prices are certainly not over the top, and the quality is superb. Yamato Japanese restaurant, 219/51 Soi Yamato (13/1), close to Beach Road end, telephone 038 429 685 or 038 421 618. Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner. The legendary Somsakdi Restaurant has been in operation in Pattaya for more than 40 years. Proprietor and Chef Somsakdi is still cooking and running his amazing restaurant at 78 years of age. The menu is probably the largest in Pattaya, with 374 individual items. Each dish is in Thai with an English explanation underneath. Rather than be swamped by choices, let Somsakdi guide you. After all, who knows his dishes better than he? Somsakdi Restaurant, Pattaya Soi 1, tel. 038 428 987, 038 423 284,

038 429 869, limited parking plus on-street parking in the soi. Hours 11 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days.

Spa & Hotel Promotions Awaken your sense at AYATANA new treatment and spa at Pattana Golf Club & Resort in Sriracha. Special for the soft opening – buy 1-hour massage and get free 30 minutes. Open 10 am-7 pm, closed on Monday. More information and reservations at 038 318 999 ext. 11143. AVANI Spa offers a spa buffet package: 90-minute AVANI signature touch massage and International Buffet Dinner at Garden Cafe for one at only THB 2,700 net. Advance reservations required, contact AVANI Spa at Tel. 038 412 120.

Entertainment The 10th annual Pattaya Classical Guitar Festival & Competition will be held at the Siam Bayshore hotel in Pattaya on Sunday, October 28. Enjoy all day performances by classical guitar maestros plus a guitar exhibition. Tickets (festival pass) cost 400/200 baht and are available at Siam Bayshore hotel or by calling 038 428 678. An evening of popular

Brandied fish fillets This is a very easy BBQ dish and although bream was called for in the original recipe, you can use almost any other fish fillets. Make the basting sauce two hours before and actually use it like a marinade, prior to the BBQ. The most important feature with all fish dishes like this one is in the careful filleting. A mouthful of bones does not impress your dinner guests! And do not overcook.

Cooking Method Basting sauce: In a pan on low heat melt the butter, then add and combine soya sauce, lemon juice, brandy and garlic. Remove from the heat and brush on to the fillets and leave them in the refrigerator for two hours. Heat the lightly greased BBQ plate and place fillets on the BBQ and baste frequently with the sauce. Turn once and repeat the basting until the fish is cooked through. This does not take long, especially if you have had the fillets soaking in the sauce. When almost cooked, sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with lemon wedges and a steamed rice accompaniment. Ingredients Serves 3-4 Fish fillets 750 gm Butter ¼ cup Soya Sauce 2 tbspns Lemon juice from 1 lemon (or 2 limes) Brandy ¼ cup Garlic crushed 1 clove Sesame seeds ½ cup

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music by Pro Musica Quartet will be held at 6pm, Monday, October 29 at the Diana Garden Resort & Hotel. Tickets 500 baht and 300 baht for students available from Pattaya Orphanage toy@thepattaya orphanage.org and Pattaya City Expats Club email: judithpcec@gmail.com or call 038 415 212. Royal Cliff Hotels Group is once again hosting the family-friendly “Vampire and Friends at the Cliff” Halloween party on Saturday, 3 November from 6:00 – 9: 00 p.m. at Panorama. Adults and kids alike will enjoy a fun Saturday night packed with spooky games and unique Halloween-themed treats. Dress to impress and win one of the fantastic prizes awarded to two kids and two adults with the best Halloween costumes. Admission is only THB 300 for all hotel guests and THB 400 for outside guests. For more information or to book a table, call 038-250-421 Ext. 2878 or email creative@royalcliff.com. Ben’s Theater in Jomtien will stage 2 performances of the comedy/drama “Sugar Baby” played by young British actor Mark Lloyd on Friday Nov. 2 and Saturday Nov. 3. Tickets cost THB 500 including a drink of choice. Ben’s will also host the Omiros Quartet for a night of classical music on Sunday 11 November at 8pm. Tickets are priced at THB 950 per person including free drinks of choice. Reservations strictly by email: benstheaterjomtien @gmail.com. Enjoy great music from Thomas Reimer, one of the most famous European Jazz guitarists, playing live every evening (except Tuesday) from 6.00 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Sugar Hut restaurant on Thappraya Road, call 038 364 186 for details.

Community Services The North Star Library on Sukhumvit Road, north Pattaya holds regular Thai language classes Mon - Fri from 10.30 a.m. till 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. till 2.30 p.m. Cost of admission is 100 baht per session for library members and 200 baht for non-members. Private lessons are also available for 200 baht per hour. In addition, the library also holds Yoga training every Tuesday from 1 - 2 p.m. at the Father Ray Foundation. Cost is 1200 baht for 6 sessions (first session free). For more information, call 081 575 4854 or email wan_nujan@yahoo.com

Groups & Associations Rotary Club of JomtienPattaya (English) meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at Royal Cliff Grand Hotel, Pattaya City. Fellowship begins at 18.30 hrs and Dinner meeting at 19.00 hrs. President Vutikorn Kamolchote Email: <vutikornk@hotmail.com> Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (English) meets at the Siam Bayshore Hotel, 17.30 hrs for 18.00 hrs on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, followed by dinner (Fellowship) President Brian Songhurst Email: <bjs2904@yahoo.com> Rotary Club Phönix Pattaya (German) meets every Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Pattaya at 19.00 hrs. President Peter Schlegel Email: info@rotaryphoenix-pattaya.org. Le Rotary Pattaya Marina, seul Rotary Francophone d’Asie, vous accueille les premier et troisième vendredis de chaque mois, début des réunions 19h, à l’hôtel Pullman G Pattaya Wongamat - 445/3 Moo 5 – Soi 16 – Pattaya Naklua Road. Venez agir avec le Rotary pour changer des vies. Pierre Yves Eraud Président 2018-2019 Email: < info@rotarypattayamarina.org. Rotary Club of Pattaya (Thai-English) meets at the First Pacific Hotel, Central Road on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Meetings begin at 19.00 hrs. President Stephen Devereux Email: < stevecarlow@gmail.com> The Thai Stamp Alliance is a new internet and social media group created to share information, including posts of events like Exhibitions and Auctions. If you live on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand and have an interest, email thaistampalliance@gmail.com. or find us on Facebook. Remember to attend the upcoming World Stamp Expo coming to Bangkok in late November! Post 12146 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America (Ban Chang – U-Tapao, Thailand) meets the second Saturday of each month at 13:00 at Sinthavee Park Condo, 2/ 1 Moo 5, in Ban Chang. If you are interested, please contact Membership Chairman Dan Morgan at <banchang vfw12146membership@gmail .com> or visit website: www. banchangvfwpost12146.org. The Royal British Legion Thailand meets the last Saturday of every month from 2 p.m. at the Tropical Bar on Soi Khao Noi (Watboonsampan near the Temple entrance) in East Pattaya. You

do not need to have served in the Armed Forces to become a member and can join in the many social events arranged throughout the year. The Legion’s primary aim is the care and welfare of those who have served and/ or their dependents. For general enquiries send email to <secretary@rblthailand.org, www.rblthailand.org>. Alcoholics Anonymous: The Pattaya Group meets Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. All meetings are closed (alcoholics only) and are held at Soi Skaw Beach (off Pattaya 2nd Rd). Contact Carl 08-456-31671. The Good Morning Pattaya Group meets 9 a.m. every morning. All meetings are ‘open’: contact 084 564 8479. The Jomtien Group meets every day at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel: Contact, Andrew 086 107 6631. The Scandinavian Group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays 6 p.m. at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church, Thappraya Road Soi 7: contact Hans 085 135 7755 or Rune (Rayong) 089 754 9515. 10.30 a.m.

meetings every day at Satree Pattana Centre on Soi Skaw Beach off Second Road. Call 084 564 8479. The Samaritans of Thailand English Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide support to the expatriate community. Englishspeaking staff, trained in crisis intervention will provide active, non-judgmental and empathetic listening services on the phone. All calls will be handled on an anonymous basis and are free of charge. (02) 713-6791. Overeaters Anonymous The ‘Up to You’ group meets Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the housing area just behind Pan Pan Restaurant in Jomtien on Thappraya Road. Call Steve at 038-364-207(h) or 089-250-1359 (cell) for directions or more information. Narcotics Anonymous Hotline: 082 811 2686. 3 English speaking meetings in Pattaya near Central Festival and 2 in Jomtien each week. Also regular Thai speaking meetings at 12 noon every Sunday, and Persian Farsi speaking meetings at 5.30 pm on Thursdays. Please call the Hotline for details.

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Thailand & Japan add strength and experience to Amata Friendship Cup line-ups

Thidapa Suwannapura. Jazz Janewattananond.

New motorcycle club revs up in Pattaya

With only two months until the inaugural Amata Friendship Cup, Team Thailand and Team Japan have announced the latest additions to their world-class line-ups, which will compete in the unique, world-first event to be staged at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi from 21-23 December. Team Thailand captains, Boonchu Ruangkit and Virada Nirapathpongporn, welcome Prom Meesawat, Jazz

Janewattananond and world #79 Thidapa Suwannapura into their ranks, whilst Japanese captains, Naomichi ‘Joe’ Ozaki and Miho Koga, appoint Masahiro Kawamura, Fumika Kawagishi and world #73 Sakura Koiwai to strengthen Team Japan. Meesawat, Janewattananond and Suwannapura will join the likes of Thongchai Jaidee, Kiradech Aphibarnrat and multiple Major champion Ariya Jutanugarn in the

Amata Spring Country Club will provide a beautiful backdrop for the inaugural Amata Friendship Cup.

Thai ranks. Kawamura, Kawagishi and Koiwai, meanwhile, will compete for Team Japan alongside Satoshi Kodaira and Nasa Hataoka, leading lights on the PGA and LPGA Tours, respectively. The tournament, which will see a team of Thailand’s top men and women professional and amateur golfers compete with an equivalent team of Japan’s top players, has been created to celebrate the friendship held between both

countries and promote a narrative of equality and togetherness in the sport. Announcing the latest additions to his squad, captain Ruangkit, a globally recognised ambassador for Thai golf, said: “I am delighted Virada and I have been able to add Prom, Jazz and Thidapa to our team, adding three players who have shown they are capable of winning on the very biggest stage. Continued on page 28

Stuvik crashes out in challenging season finale

Bikers of all skill levels are invited to join The Happy Bikers.

A new motorcycle club, The Happy Bikers, is opening its books to new members from the Pattaya and Sattahip area from November 2018. The Happy Bikers are a group of friends and motorcycle enthusiasts who love to ride safely and enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings of the Eastern Seaboard and beyond. The group includes motorcycle owners (both men and women), passengers and supporters. Riders of all skill levels are welcome, along with motorcycles over 199cc and also classic motorcycles with less

powerful engines. In 2020, the group will organize “The Happy Bikers Love Ride” to benefit handicapped and under privileged children in Thailand. More information will follow in the Spring of 2019. Monthly meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month and take place at the “La Taverna” restaurant in Bangsare. November 7 is the date for the Happy Bikers opening meeting and all are welcome to attend. For more information, check website: www.happy-bikers. com or send an email to martin@happy-bikers.com.

The sixth and final round of the Blancpain GT SeriesAsia took place at the new Ningbo International Speedpark in the Zhejiang province of China last weekend. Thai racing driver Sandy Stuvik was once again joined by his Australian teammate Shae Davies for the season finale. Stuvik qualified in 8th position in Qualifying 1 with his Porsche 911 GT3 R. The times were close in the session, so the race was shaping up to be an exciting one. Davies meanwhile qualified in 13th position in Qualifying 2, in a hotly contested session. Stuvik took the start in Race 1 and was up to 5th position until a crash between a Nissan GTR GT3 and an Audi R8 GT3 happened in front of the Thai driver. A further collision was unavoidable although Stuvik did everything he could to evade it. The damage sustained was too heavy to continue the race and he was forced to retire his

Thailand’s Sandy Stuvik (right) and teammate Shae Davies of Australia pose next to their Craft Bamboo Racing team Porsche 911 GT3 R at the Ningbo International Speedpark in the Zhejiang province of China, Saturday, October 13.

Porsche from the race. The Craft Bamboo Racing team mechanics did a fantastic job to get the car repaired and race-ready for Race 2 the following morning. Shae Davies took the start and after a lot of chaos in the opening laps, the Australian managed to settle down in 13th position before handing the

car over to his Thai teammate. Stuvik fought as hard as he could to maintain track position but the lack of pace from the car was making a

points-finish difficult. The Thai driver was then unfortunately tagged into a spin during a racing incident. He was unable to restart the engine, and was forced to retire the car once more. “It was one of the most challenging weekends and seasons in my career,” said Stuvik later. “The team has done a fantastic job all season and we’ve been able to get on the podium, but ultimately I feel that the car we’ve had has been lacking pace. We will be back stronger and faster, and we are working towards next season already. “I want to thank all my supporters for following me this season and I will do everything I can to bring the Thai flag and anthem to the circuits next year,” added the young Thai.

Crawford stops Benavidez late in last round to keep WBO belt Turn to page 29.

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