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STINGERS STREWN ACROSS NAIHARN LIFEGUARDS RAMP UP VIGILANCE AT PATONG, SURIN AND KAMALA BEACHES

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ourists and other beachgoers have been warned to be on the lookout for dangerous bluebottles, also called Portuguese Man o’ War, after specimens were found washed ashore at Patong on Monday (July 13 ).

By Wednesday (July 15) the blue stingers were also strewn across

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Naiharn Beach.

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) in its warning also noted that bluebottles had been found at Surin, Kamala and Nai Thon beaches, on Phuket’s northwest coast.

“These bluebottles have been brought ashore by the southwest monsoon. Please beware,” the DMCR warning said.

Prathaiyut Chuayuan of the Phuket

Life Guard Service warned that bluebottles can deliver a debilitating sting.

“Last year, lifeguards helped two tourists after they were stung,” he told The Phuket News.

“They could not breath well, but we immediately treated them with first aid and had them taken to hospital before their condition became serious.” ifeguards find bluebottles on Phuket’s beaches every year, but are

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well prepared to treat victims stung by them, Mr Prathaiyut said.

“Our lifeguards are trained to cleanse the sting by washing it only with warm water,” he explained.

“They do not use vinegar, as this can make the sting worse. Then they have the victims taken to hospital as soon as possible. That’s it,” he said.

In the meantime, lifeguards will post signs to warn of the dangerous stingers, Mr Prathaiyut added.

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The dolphin is now under the care of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

Beached dolphin rescued by locals north of Phuket S

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K iological entre are hoping that a sick female dolphin recovered from Tah Noon Beach in Phang Nga, across the bridges at the northern tip of Phuket, on Monday (July 13 ) will make a full recovery.

Local rescue workers were called to the beach to render assistance at about 9 am and on arrival found two people caring for the dolphin by keeping it wrapped in wet blankets to prevent its skin from drying out.

The dolphin, a 23 .2kg female, was taken to to the

, where marine biologists identified that the sea mammal was suffering from difficulty of breathing and exhibited abrasions on the skin.

“We believe the dolphin has a blood infection,” one staffer told The Phuket News. “She might have been too weak to stay with her school and eventually beached by the strong wind and currents brought on by the southwest monsoon.

“We will do our best to make sure she makes a full recovery and keep her here until she can swim well on her own.” E a kka p o p Tho n g tub

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Hunt for Ufun scam suspects in Phuket The Phuket News ed itor@classactmed ia.co.th

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To date, investigators believe U fun may have cheated up to 120,000 members in Thailand out of an estimated B3 8 billion.

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is currently tracing 5 financial transactions from U fun networks to 0 countries, said ol t ol Pakorn Sucheevakun, director of the DSI’s Technology and nformation nspection entre.

Assistant police chief Suwira Songmetta last month

The Mercedes was found to be registered to Ufun scam fugitive Thaychasit Prasomsap. said that the scam had been plotted in Malaysia and spread to ustralia, ritain, hina, France, ermany, uinea, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the U nited States. ol ngkul Klaiklueng of the oyal hai olice onsumer Protection Division led

a raid in Phuket last Tuesday (July 7) on the NN used car dealership on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada, in front of the new bus terminal. fficers arrested dealership owner Nathin Puthamrong, 42, under a warrant issued for his suspected involvement in the U fun scheme.

He has been charged with with money laundering, fraud and involvement in an international crime network.

At the used car lot, officers sei ed an udi and a Mecedes-Benz.

The Audi was found to be without any registration papers, and the Benz was registered to Thaychasit Prasomsap, a U fun suspect and a former soldier who is now a wanted fugitive on the run. ol ngkul said athin was one of 164 suspects wanted by police.

“So far we have arrested 3 0 of them. The arrest of Nathin was possible because Phuket ity police helped to locate the suspect,” he said.

“We believe at least 10 suspects wanted for involvement in the U fun case are still in huket, and we ll find them.

Noppadol and Jamnien with their stash of kratom leaves.

Local navy sailor arrested over 120kg kratom delivery TWO PEOPLE WERE ARrested in Patong last Saturday (July 11) when they were found to be in possession of 120 kilos of kratom leaves.

Kathu police arrested Noppadol Wisetrat, 21, and Petty fficer First lass amnien Samorhom, who is posted at a navy base in Phang Nga, when police found the leaves hidden inside their delivery truck just after midnight.

Kathu police’s Lt Suthichai Tienpo revealed that narcotics police informed Kathu police that Noppadol and Jamnien

had been smuggling drugs into Phuket for quite some time.

Therefore, at 1am that morning, narcotics police contacted Jamnien and ordered 20 kilos of kratom at an agreed price of B2,000 per kilo.

Jamnien agreed to deliver the drugs but told his new client he would have to wait because Noppadol was travelling to humporn to collect the stash.

At 4am Jamnien told the buyer to pick up at the supply at 50 Year Rd in front of the Hilltop Hotel.

U pon arrival police saw two vehicles parked on the road and the two men. he two men were finally arrested at 4:3 0am.

Police searched one of the vehicles, a delivery truck delivering goods to a convenience store, and found 24 bin liners stuffed with kratom leaves hidden among the goods.

Noppadol and Jamnien were taken to Kathu police station and charged with illegal possession of a ategory 5 with intent to sell.

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Devine family offers B170k search reward The Phuket News ed itor@classactmed ia.co.th

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he family of Joshua Devine, who disappeared off a dive boat north of Phuket three months ago, is offering a reward of $ 5,000 (more than B170,000) to anyone with information that could lead to his whereabouts.

Mr Devine, 3 6 and a U S Army veteran who deployed to Kosovo and Iraq, was on an extended dive tour when he was reported missing from the dive boat Cho n ta ra about 17 miles off Bang Tao Beach on April 11.

“He’s been in war zones since he was 18 , and goes missing while on a diving trip. It just doesn` t equate,” Mr Devine’s sister Jennifer Bakowski told FOX CT. “We don’t want to put anyone else in danger by coming forward, but we need to bring him home. We need closure to this.”

Witnesses told the fam-

Joshua Devine was reported missing early on April 11.

Photo courtesy of Mermaids Dive Center Facebook page ily that Mr Devine, who worked as a IT specialist for a private military contractor at an army base in Kuwait, was drunk and somehow ended up going overboard,

but his disappearance went unreported for hours.

“Nobody heard a splash.

Nobody heard anything about him going into the water, he just ‘magically disappeared’,”

Wira Bunnaruck receives medical attention after Tritong Detpongha had attacked him with a brick. Tritong was also wanted by the Chalong police for a statutory rape charge.

Statutory rape suspect smashes abusive stepdad’s face with brick A 25-YEAR-OLD PHU KET man wanted for statutory rape is in custody after defending his mother in a violent and bloody incident last Saturday (July 11) in Thalang.

Police responded to a domestic violence call at 4.3 0pm and dispatched officers to a two-storey townhouse in Srisoonthon.

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rounding 56-year-old Mr Wira Bunnaruck, whose face was bloodied up from open wounds on either side of both eyebrows.

Rescue workers treated the wounds before transporting the man to Thalang hospital.

In the house, police met the aggressor, Trirong Detpongha, who had been waiting to be arrested.

Mr Trirong told police that

he had used a brick to attack his step-dad, Mr Wira, who was yelling at and beating his mother.

Police soon learned that Mr Trirong was already wanted on a warrant in Chalong for statutory rape, in other words, engaging in sexual activities with a minor – a girl younger than 15, the legal age of consent in Thailand.

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Mrs Bakowski said.

The family released a document to U S news agency Fox Connecticut that detailed email conversations between Mr Devine’s sister, the U S Embassy and an investigative reporter as the family digs for answers. His family has questioned whether foul play was involved.

Mrs Bakowski and her mother in April joined Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong and members of the Marine Police in their search.

However, they left without finding any clues to r Devine’s whereabouts, and the official search ended shortly thereafter.

T he fa m ily hopes a U S$ 5,000 will help anyone come forward with information, past efforts have turned up no credible leads or information.

“We’ve been told that the Thai community is afraid to go forward. Because people go missing.” Mrs Bakowski said.

Alan Morison, 67, and Chutima Sidasathian, 34, speak to the media before entering the court.

Trial of Phuketwan journalists begins THE TRIAL OF PHU KETwan journalists Alan Morison, 67, and Chutima Sidasathian, 3 4, began in Phuket on Tuesday (July 14).

The two face charges of defamation, which is a criminal charge in Thailand, and with offences under the Computer Crimes Act. If found guilty they could face up to two years in prison for defamation and fi e years for breaching the Computer Crimes Act, as well as a 00,000 fine.

The charges were formally brought to trial after a complaint filed by the oyal hai Navy.

The complaint relates to an article published by on the

Phuketwan website in July last year.

The article quoted a report by the R euters news agency, which alleged that some members of the military were inol ed in trafficking uslim Rohingya refugees who had fled yanmar.

Testimony was heard through yesterday (July 16) before recess. A date for the trial to resume has yet to be set.

The case has drawn criticism from human rights and press freedom groups around the world, with many international observers and members of the press present at the Phuket Provincial Court to observe the proceedings.

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I read your article in June 12 issue about month-long waits for driver’s licence tests in Phuket.

I recall a deal being reached a few months back with some driving school being included to help speed things up.

My question is, if I sign up for this driving school (I already know how to drive) will I still have to wait a month or two months to take the test?

If so, what’s the fee I’ll have to pay?

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B8 00, and the cost of taking the car driving test is B3 ,500.

If the applicant fails the test one their first try, we let them take a second test later for free.

Any further attempts must be paid for.

Please note that applicants who pass their driving test at Chotima still need to go to the huket and ransport ffice to be issued their licence.

Chotima Driving School is located on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd in Kathu. Call us at 076612661 or visit our Facebook page: https:/ / www.facebook. com/ chotimadrivingschool We are open seven days a week, except public holidays.

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Yes, you still have to wait, but maybe not that long.

Applicants need to come to our dri ing school and first we have them show us they can actually drive before we let them apply to take the test.

This little check to see that applicants can actually drive is free.

Applicants also need to watch the basic driver safety training video and then take the actual driving test, both of which can be done at our school.

river egi s t e trai i g co rse at Applicants through our school must take at least 10 hours of driving lessons before we will accept their application to watch the training video and take the driving test.

Right now it takes about

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three weeks from the time applicants walk through the door and take the “initial check test” to when they take the actual driving test.

The cost of taking the motorbike driving test is

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AN OLIV E RIDLEY SEA TU Rtle with its flipper slashed was found washed up on Mai Khao Beach on Tuesday night (July 14).

Kusoldharm rescue workers and Phuket Marine Biology Centre officials were called to help transport the male Olive Ridley, estimated to be 5-7 years old, that had been found washed up on the beach in Tha Chatchai.

Its left f lipper had been slashed, which officials said was damaged by a fishing net. n official from the huket Marine Biology Centre said, “The wound is fresh and the turtle s flipper was bleeding when lifeguards found it.

“There were no other injuries found on the turtle but it was very weak due to loss of blood. he turtle was gi en first aid before being placed it a temporary pool with a recently rescued dolphin. Both marine animals will be monitored 24-hours a day,” he said.

One of the lifeguards who discovered the turtle said, “I was walking down the beach monitoring tourists when I saw a wave sweep the turtle onto the beach.

When I noticed it was injured I called the Marine Biology Centre.”

A second official from the Marine Biology Centre added, “Having examined the wound,

we think the turtle got tangled in a fishing net. ale li e idleys are considered rare in Thailand and we usually only find females.

The official concluded by saying, “Fishermen need to help us preserve and protect marine animals. If a turtle gets trapped or tangled in a fishing net don t just cut the net and dump it in sea. Free the turtle from the net.

“When it come to exotic and rare animals everybody has to help, especially here in Mai Khao Beach which is a habitat for all species of sea turtles. Every year many of them will come here to lay their eggs.”

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AT LEAST FIV E PEOPLE were injured in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the airport spur road on Monday afternoon (July 13 ) after a rental minivan crossed the median strip and crashed into two motorcycles.

Traffic tailed back on the eastbound lane, from Phuket International Airport to Phuket Town, where the van came to rest after its launch across the median, near the Thalang Technical College.

Ambulances and rescue workers transported the fi e

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e va stoppe after i g across t e e ia strip. injured to Thalang Hospital.

V an driver Teerapong Boontang was taken into custody and was being held by police in Sakoo.

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fficials inspect cargo reck Ship owner responsible for all recovery costs

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arine and Coastal Resource Centre officials last Friday (July 10) took a boat out to survey the area surrounding the sunken Cambodian cargo ship S i nar an A nd am an. he officials, including hanet Mannoy, irector of Marine and Coastal Resource Centre 5 and Chaimonkol Y ammaroonpattana from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre, were hoping to get closer to the vessel itself, however, they were unable to due to bad weather conditions.

Officials said that they found that five of the containers from the ship are still in good condition and have not been damaged. owever, fragments of broken containers, styrofoam and seafood packaging were found floating in the sea as far as two kilometres away.

The smell from the area they described as foul.

Mr hanet said, We came to this area today to see if oil is leaking from the ship, but we found nothing.

Some of the containers from the ship are floating, while others have sunk.

We know from past surveys that this area where the boat has sunk has a lot of coral and artificial

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The cargo ship Sinaran Andaman, registered in Phnom Penh, struck rocks off Koh Hei Wednesday last week (July 8). Photo: Royal Thai Navy coral but we could not get close to the site due to the waves. We will have to wait for the waves and wind to calm then try again.

We have found pieces of broken styrofoam and plastic wrappers from the seafood products stored in the containers and this is now our main concern.

We are afraid that marine animals such as turtles or dolphins may

think that these items can be eaten. oday we have managed to retrieve some of this debris but we will have to come back with more help when the weather permits.

The cargo ship S i nar an A nd am an, registered in Phnom Penh, struck rocks off oh ei last week and began taking on water and sank.

All 10 crew members were rescued the same day.

Body of barge captain, possible crew in Trang E E Y F A bloated corpse retrieved off the coast of rang last Saturday night (July 11) has been confirmed as the captain of the barge that sank off Koh Racha Y ai early last Tuesday (July 7).

According to Marine Police Lt Col Panya Chaichana, the positive identification of Capt Visanu hongbai was confirmed by the his widowed wife.

With the discovery, five of the si missing crew had been accounted for since their barge, the Sintu Phuket 1 sank in rough weather off Phuket before dawn on uly .

Pol Lt Col Akhom Suanin of the Palien Police Station in Trang revealed that the body was recovered at about pm by a fisherman in the sea between oh Sukorn island and Laem Yong Star Cape, in the Tha Kham sub district of rang, about 0 km from Krabi’s Koh Ngai. he corpse, laden with various tattoos, was estimated to have been dead for about five days and was initially assumed to be that of a migrant worker. @thephuketnews

Police have yet to identify the second body found in Trang.

P L CE AVE YE confirm whether a body that was found washed ashore in Trang on Monday morning (July 13) is that of the last missing crewman from the Sintu Phuket 1. he body of was found in Si ao istrict, on rang’s northern coast, at about am that day, Col Panya confirmed to T h e Ph u ke t N e w s. he body found was that of a man estimated to be 4050 years old. Police estimate d that the man died about five days ago.

We presume this is the body of the final missing crewman from the barge,

Col Panya said. We will ask other crew from the boat to identify the body tomorrow. hree crewmen from the barge were recovered alive last Wednesday uly after more than two days adrift on empty drums. he fourth crew member, -year-old Myanmar native har laing, was found alive by the crew of a foreign-registered yacht near oh gai, just south of Koh Lanta Y ai and close to where rabi border with rang, last Friday uly 10 .

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P U E G VE S ansomwong has stated that the owner of the cargo ship which sunk off of Koh Hei (Coral Island) on uly will be fully responsible for all recovery costs, including the cost of the recovery permit issued by the Marine ffice. owever, he also stated that the recovery cannot be carried out until the weather improves. Speaking at a meeting held at Provincial Hall hursday last week uly Gov isit said, We will have to check with the Marine ffice how much the recovery costs will actually be. t is not only the vessel which needs to be recovered but also the containers. he Marine ffice has contacted Sangjareon, the company which hired the vessel to transport the goods and also the vessel owner in Cambodia to discuss the process of recovering everything.

Gov isit went on to say that the containers are all packed with frozen seafood products.

Thanet Mannoy, Director of Marine and Coastal Resource Centre 5.

Most of the items in the containers are probably not damaged and will still be in good condition. owever, many people are concerned that the sunken vessel will damage the marine eco system and our environment. don’t think it will affect tourism or the marine eco system because avy officials and Marine Police are closely monitoring the vessel to ensure that the ,000 litres of oil stored on it does not leak. No leaks have been reported so far.

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Immigration: Failure to comply with 24-hour foreign g est registratio re ire e t carries , fi e phuketimmigration.go.th If prompted by a Welcome page, click through to access the home page On the left hand side of the home page, find the small yellow banner that reads, in hai letters การแจ้ งทีพ่ กั อาศัย It should be the second one from the top left. lick it.

You will be prompted with a warning page that says “Click the link to continue to this website (not recommended Click through to access the foreign guest registration portal.

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otel and other accommodation owners in Phuket who fail to comply with the requirement to register foreign guests with the Phuket Immigration Office within hours of arri al could be fined up to 8,000 per unregistered guest, but will be warned first.

In response to inquiries about the online registration portal being inaccessible for some concerned hotel owners, an officer at the huket mmigration ffice reassured that the portal is still working, but ia the huket mmigration website. e e recei ed many calls from local hotel owners who could not access the website directly, so we ad ise people to follow the link from Phuket mmigration website instead, which seems to be working fine so as far as we can tell,

he told The Phuket News.

“For hotel owners who don t register guests in hours, we will not ust fine them without speaking to them and warning them first. f they can t access the website, they can call us or come and see us in person too.

ut if they still don t comply [ after the initial warning , the ma imum fine would be no more than 8,000 for each unregistered guest, the immigration officer, who did not wish to be named, said.

The Phuket News confirmed that the usual online

i e tifie corpse fo POLICE HAV E YET TO identify the corpse of an Asian man, thought to be hai, found in the middle of a Thalang rubber plantation last Saturday night uly . uty in estigator, olice Lt Col Sunong was alerted to the corpse s disco ery by a illager at pm and reported to the scene in an akpli illage of oo 8 in the ambon hepkrasattri subdistrict, where his team of rescue workers was led to a large stink bean tree – in Thai “D to n S a to r arkia speciosa .

Police and rescue workers immediately noted the foul smell, before seeing the

registration portal direct link was not working on uly 8, but that the link from Phuket Immigration did lead to the correct portal, by following these steps. f using nternet plorer Go to the Phuket immigration website http www.

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e i e t i fi e corpse was found decomposing in Thalang r er pla tatio . decomposing corpse of a man, lying face down, wearing long shorts and a black tee.

Judging from the presence

of maggots feeding on the entire corpse, in estigators belie e that the ictim had been dead for no less than

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four days. ear the body, there was a pair of rubber boots, a traditional Thai red-patterned

loin cloth (Pa K a o M a and a bundle of stink beans.

Though locals questioned at the scene were unable to identify the man, police belie e that the ictim was most likely Thai and had died after falling from the stink bean tree while trying to collect the bitter beans, a popular ingredient in Southern Thai cuisine. onetheless, the body was collected and transported to Thalang Hospital for further e amination to confirm the cause of death, while police await to see if any missing persons reports are filed.

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TARGETED SUSPECTS: Police hauled in the usual

s spects fro t e la o co it i ato g for a good dressing down on Monday (July 13) to ‘remind them of the law’ after one of their cohorts, Montri Srijuntra, was arrested for stealing a wallet from Indian tourist Amit Mahendra Shah in front of the Soi Paradise complex on at it i oa at a o t a . olice recovere is lack allet a t e , t erei .

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Phuket’s Juvenile and Family Court.

Local court opens new language centre to assist Asean non-Thais

PHU KET’S JU V ENILE and family court has established a “Foreign Language ooperation enter to increase the use of negotiation and compromise, in settling disputes arising at an international and Asean community le el. he island s u enile and Family Court has a policy of encouraging the settling of disputes through alternati e means, such as by achie ing compromise and introducing methods of negotiation in ci il court cases. he ffice of the udiciary, has set out a strategic plan for 0 - 0 in which the fifth strategy focuses on instituting a foreign language cooperation centre. owadays, more and more foreigners ha e become intermediaries in negotiations and efforts at compromise, in cases in ol ing a legal dispute.

It is therefore essential to find knowledgeable and professional foreign language specialists to help in the negotiating process.

Such an indi idual does not recei e any pay and must already ha e undertaken a training session in how to assist the parties to a dispute and their families, including foreign plaintiffs. he u enile and family court currently has eight foreign-language specialists, in French, nglish, ussian, erman and hinese. n the future they plan to increase the number of foreign-language specialists as a ser ice to the people, and also to ha e a sufficient number of specialists to assist in cases in ol ing foreign plaintiffs. he mo e is aimed at impro ing the ability of foreign language specialists to be fully proficient in the negotiation process, ahead of the launch of the Asean community, and also to enable the Thai system to become more competiti e with other countries. NNT thephuketnews

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Chalong land dispute reaches conclusion Nattha Thepbamrung ed itor@classactmed ia.co.th

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long-standing dispute over land in the Sa Ton Po Community in Chalong finally reached a conclusion during a visit to the community by Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosuthirak and a team of officials.

Last month, a number of villagers from the community were led by onhem Sangkhao to Provincial all to file a complaint at the amrongtham Center about a business person who claims to hold a Chanote for the land on which they live and is trying to expel them from the land. he villagers also claimed that the person had also sent unknown men to threaten them and had taken a backhoe to the land to remove houses.

A few days after their visit to Provincial all, the person who claims to own the land, Suluk Kunaruk, also paid a visit there with his lawyer to show his Chanote. At the same time he also filed a complaint to the amrongtham Center

V/Gov Somkiet said the land deed was legal despite the tin-mining concession served on it. stating that residents were encroaching on his land. e denied sending anybody to the land to threaten the villagers.

Mr onhem, acting as community leader, e plained that the land previously had a mining concession and that if that concession has e pired the land must belong to the government.

“We thought that a tin

mining concession can only be issued for government land.

About 0 houses belonging to the villagers of the Sa Ton Po community have lived on this land since 00 . ow they have had a warning from a man who claims he got the land in 01 , Mr onhem told V Gov Somkiet at a meeting Wednesday last week uly .

“We just want to know where the land is that got the

concession. We will leave this land if the land deed is valid. We learned from the concession document that the tin mine covered rai of forest land and 1 rai of mangrove land, and that it was not private owned land. t was announced by a land officer at the meeting that the land deed covering the Sa on Po community is valid and it came from five different land deeds issued from 1 1 .

“The paper for this land was issued legally. he cases where houses were destroyed by the owner’s backhoe are now under court consideration and a team from the oyal Forest Land epartment and hai Industrial Standards Institute in Phuket, who are responsible for tin mine land, will visit the land and check e actly where the area is that received a tin mining concession and to see where the forest and mangrove areas mentioned in the concession paper are. owever, this does not guarantee that the villagers can live on the land, concluded V Gov Somkiet.

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SW SS A AL WALter Wyler has been elected president of the otary Club of Patong Beach, Phuket’s only English-speaking otary club.

Mr Wyler, who has lived in Southeast Asia for almost 1 years and been a otarian for 1 years, was elected to the position on uly 1.

Before retiring to Phuket, Mr Wyler worked extensive in the power cable business in Europe and Asia. e is a former colonel in the Swiss Air Force. e has set several goals for the club in the coming year, including attracting more women members and encouraging more fellowship as well as continuing to support the club’s projects, such the Ban Ya learning centre and an e tensive scholarship programme for young Thais affected by the tsunami.

Becoming president of a otary club is always a special privilege and honour, Mr Wyler said. Serving the

Swiss national Walter Wyler has been elected president of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach. Photo: Patong Rotary community that most otarians have benefitted from and giving something back to that community is the least we can do.

Mr Wyler also pointed out that while the Patong otary chapter is only Englishspeaking club on Phuket, it also has several hai members. he club has members, representing 1 nationalities.

Mr Wyler succeeds Brad enny as president.

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Body found amid Rawai jungle P L CE A E A EMP G E FY a man whose body was found in jungle near Phuket’s popular awai beach area on Monday afternoon uly 1 .

A sea gypsy gathering wood to make fish traps discovered the body at about pm and notified the Chalong police. he corpse had long hair, was about 1 0-1 0cm tall, and dressed in a che uered shirt and long jeans with a leather belt.

We believe the man died at least seven days ago, said Maj Patiwat Yodkwan of the Chalong police. he advanced stage of decomposition made it impossible for police to uickly assess whether the man was Asian or of some other ethnic descent.

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breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry the potentially lethal dengue irus. ut the PPHO recently reported that the number of dengue cases so far this year is “no more than normal .

Thailand as a country saw its worst year of dengue fever in 19 8 7 when some 174,000 people were infected with more than ,000 deaths. he orld ealth Organisation (WHO) currently estimates there may be 50 to 100 million dengue infections worldwide e ery year.

In our latest online poll, we asked our readers if the government does enough to warn foreigners about dengue fe er. ccording to the results, a staggering 69 per cent of foreigners living in Phuket or visiting the island receive little to no warning about the dangers of dengue and how the disease is transmitted.

Testament to how little warning foreigners in Phuket

receive about dengue, only 2pc of respondents to the poll said “Yes, foreigners are given ample warning about dengue” – and all those respondents were hai.

Compare that with the 10pc of respondents who said: “Dengue hat s dengue nd of that 10pc of respondents to the poll, 12pc were “Foreign visitors to Phuket”, better known simply as tourists.

Only 4pc of people who voted in the poll said “Yes, but there is room for improvement” in the efforts to warn foreigners about dengue; 17pc said: “Not really, I see some effort to warn foreigners, but not enough.

With the number of expats rising on the island, it’s crucial that foreigners are warned of the disease and its dangers. nd despite it being common this time of year, that doesn’t mean it should simply be ignored – the government should be doing more to inform foreigners.

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Sizing up inequal body part rules

R e: To p l ess p o o l p a rty models fined Stop this absurd gender bias regarding female body parts.

Plenty of males have protruding breasts, some quite large but are not subject to criminal fines, especially at a pri ate function.

I’d like to walk on the beach and en oy the bree e on my bare chest as men do. t s as se ist as it gets.

Christy Sweet

Public funds going down the drain

Re: Officials probe Phuket water mains project n estigation by local officials is silly, since they are the problem. his entire island seems to be under perpetual road construction, with roads being trenched up, re-paved, then cut up again several months later.

The funny thing is that there is never any improvement. oads are left for months with gravel and dirt spreading into traffic lanes, making roads very danger-

ous. ook at Kamala, or e en worse, ang ao, which has been under construction for over a year and things are worse than e er. s described to me by locals, these road projects are favourites of local governments, because graft and special payoffs are consistently spread throughout a small group of influential people that get rich, while the community suffers. y the time local officials and their cronies steal all the money, there is barely enough left to pay a few Myanmar workers to finish the ob, one bucket at a time.

This is just another example of how corruption continues to ensure that Thailand will maintain its status as a third world country.

Richard Vickers

Howlin’ logic

Re: Dog beater arrested in Pattaya Perhaps instead of punishment these people could be educated to understand that instead of driving the dogs off, another option is to capture, sterili e, feed and be kind and have

yourself some good guard dogs that won’t allow other strays around.

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Seize the day

Re: Opinion: The Corruption Purge – Pay it forward The day when Thailand will do the same way as it is done in urope and orth- merica by arresting, prosecuting, sending to jail without parole and sei ing of all assets of corrupt politicians and civil servants, then at the start of that single day, all Thai people and residents in Thailand will be proud of the Thai judicial system, but for the moment it is about talking and compromises on the agenda.

Asterix

Flotsam most foul

Re: Owner of cargo ship sunk off Phuket liable for all recovery costs The plastic bags containing the seafood have washed up all o er the beaches of Koh anta. here are thousands of them and locals are picking up what they can, but it’s a ob.

Maybe the owner of the ship can pay some people to clean up all the beaches; the bags are on pretty much every beach on Koh anta.

We are picking up what we can because we don’t want it to get washed back out to sea, but I doubt we will be able to pick all of them up.

Nikki Lanta

Ignorance is bliss

Re: Opinion: Enforce laws; stop deaths It is ignorant and naive to describe incidents as bad driving when the driver has no idea of what good or bad dri ing is.

The core competencies of road safety are education, engineering and enforcement – and they do not e ist here. s for enforcement, well, we all know it’s reactionary and moti ated by profit, and it is only going to get worse unless and until Thailand seeks help from the world’s road safety experts, and they are too insular for that.

There’s only one thing worse than a bad driver, and that’s a bad driver who thinks that he s a good dri er.

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Farmers brace for water cut P

rime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned farmers to brace for the impact from reduced dam water releases.

The government has ordered provincial governors to work with the military and police to stop farmers from diverting water for their farmland, following its move to cut dam water releases to reserve water for consumption.

“Water for the farming sector will be in short supply. Be warned that water discharges [ from dams] must be reduced or it may not be released at all,” the prime minister said on Tuesday (July 14).

“Otherwise, we cannot survive until August when rainfall is forecast to arrive.”

The government must prioritise reserving water for wider public consumption, Gen Prayut said, adding that enough water must also be kept aside to push away salt water from the sea creeping into rivers.

Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said the cabinet decided that water discharges from four major dams in the Chao Phraya River basin will be cut from 28 million

The army’s 2nd Engineering Battalion now has control of bottled water production and distribution in Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district. Photo: Patipat Janthong cubic metres per day to 18 million cu/ m. This followed a proposal submitted by the Royal Irrigation Department, as it is expected there will be no rain until the middle of next month, he said.

“This is a critical period and the prime minister has prepared measures to help farmers who will be affected by the reduction in water discharge,” Gen Anupong said.

However, a government source said, the cabinet had

not considered the Finance Ministry’s proposal for B60 billion to be put aside to help affected farmers.

Gen Prayut wants authorities to examine the exact number of affected farmers and the level of impact before the government makes any decision on a budget, said the source.

Meanwhile, the drought crisis in Thailand could worsen and drag on until next year if there is no rainfall in the

A group of students submitted a letter to the prime minister urging a ban on alcohol sales within 500 metres from educational institutions. Photo: Apichart Jinakul

Alcohol sales curb wins nod

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS MAY not be sold within 300 metres from a school or educational institution, according to an announcement to take effect soon.

The rule also applies to grocery stores and convenience stores but not wholesale facilities.

The exceptions are hotel compounds and shops in entertainment zones such as the Ratchada, Patpong and RCA areas in Bangkok.

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chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Y ongyuth Y uthavong held last week.

The announcement will now be sent to the prime minister for final approval. t will take effect 30 days after being published in the Royal Gazette to give existing sellers time to adjust themselves.

Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin said after the meeting the ban aimed to curb the number of establishments selling alcoholic drinks around educational institutions, which have more than doubled in some areas.

“To make the rule more effective, educational institutions will be asked to instil in students conscience about the dangers of drinking. A panel will also be set up to steadily follow up on the effectiveness of the rule and evaluate impacts on sellers,” he added.

Anti-drinking groups have been urging governments to adopt the measure for seven years, citing the rising number of young drinkers, said Singkran Pakchokedee, director of the StopDrink Network.

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North and Northeast regions

by September, Meteorological Department (TMD) directorgeneral Wanchai Sakudomchai said, also on Tuesday.

“If the rain doesn’t come

by September, we will be in dire straits,” Mr Wanchai told the Bangkok Post.

Despite recent rainfall in Bangkok and other parts of the country, not enough had fallen into the rivers and major dams that supply water to farmers in the central regions and

drinking water to Bangkok residents, he said.

Thailand had been hit by the El Nino dry weather pattern since last year, but the amount of rainwater in the past year was more than during the 1997 El Nino crisis, thanks to some rain in January and February, Mr Wanchai said.

TMD forecasts suggest that tropical storms will arrive in the Central region in August, which should replenish the water supply in the Bhumibol and Sirikit dams.

“If they don’t come, we will be in big trouble,” Mr Wanchai said.

The El Nino weather pattern that can cause droughts in Asia and heavy rain in the Americas will probably last into next year.

This is longer than previously expected and could potentially upset crops and commodity prices.

Lalit Thanomsingh, assistant secretary to the Chaipattana Foundation, said His Majesty the King has allowed the Rama IX reservoir, which is under the care of the royal foundation, to be used to ease people’s suffering during the dry season every year.

Mr Lalit said the Provin-

cial Waterworks Authority had asked the foundation for water from the reservoir to be used in tap water production, to help people affected by water shortages in Pathum Thani.

He added that Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the foundation’s chairwoman, said people affected by water shortages must be helped.

This was despite low water levels in the reservoir, and there was a risk that diverting water from the reservoir could lead to a nearby road collapsing.

“It is alright if the road could be damaged, but the water must be used to help people first, Mr Lalit uoted the princess as saying.

Agriculture and Cooperatives Pitipong Phuengboon Na Ayudhaya said the amount of rainfall this year has dropped by 50 per cent compared to the previous year.

He stressed there must also be enough water reserved to prevent sea water inflows from contaminating the Chao Phraya River. Allowing the river to become too salty will harm tap water production for consumption, he said.

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NACC fights for death penalty in graft cases T

he National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has defended its new anti-graft law under which the maximum penalty is execution, saying it is appropriate and not against human rights.

NACC secretary-general Sansern Poljieak said the anti-corruption law which has come into force is appropriate because corruption of state money is deemed as a severe offence.

The amendment to the Organic Law on CounterCorruption establishes more severe penalties for state officials and officials of foreign agencies found guilty of corruption in Thailand.

The amendment was published in the Royal Gazette last Thursday (July 9).

New sections have been added to the law’s Article 13, where penalties for taking bribes in return for malfeasance range from 5-20 years’ imprisonment, to life in jail or execution as the severest

Sansern Poljieak, head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) says the death penalty for corruption is appropriate punishment for stealing government money or property. Photo: Bangkok Post file photo penalty. Culprits could also be fined B100,000 to B 00,000.

Foreign officials in hailand or people working for international organisations may face those penalties as well.

The statute of limitations on corruption cases is 20

years – the same as the old law – but it would not apply if a convict flees the country.

Former Democrat Party MP Warong Dechgitvigrom said he supported the law’s execution penalty but he was worried about its enforcement.

“It will be useless if au-

thorities don’t seriously enforce the law,” he said.

Meanwhile, the government has tightened anti-corruption measures by exercising its Section powers to take disciplinary action and launch tax probes against state officials and private operators

involved in graft cases.

Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission secretarygeneral Prayong Preeyajit said on Monday (July 13) that state officials ignoring or covering up their subordinates’ corrupt acts would also be disciplined under Section which enables the premier to take decisive action.

Mr Prayong spoke following a Centre for National AntiCorruption (CNAC) meeting on Monday, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

In the past three months, the CNAC has submitted two lists of officials’ names to Gen Prayut. They were suspected of being involved in graft.

Following the PM’s review of each case, suspects were suspended or transferred to inactive posts using Section .

So far, 11 officials have been suspended in the corruption probe.

For further measures to tackle corruption, tax records of state officials and private

operators who have procurement contracts with state agencies will be probed for irregularities.

During the meeting, Gen Prayut stressed that graftfighting must be conducted sustainably, so the next government can continue the campaign.

The premier also asked the National Reform Council to oversee anti-graft policies and said lessons in corruption prevention should be added to school curricula.

A proposal to create a specific fund to promote anticorruption was floated during the meeting, to help offset the cost of fighting graft, said Lt Gen Anantaporn Kanjanarat, the prime minister’s adviser who chairs the State Budget Inspection Committee. nitially, financial contributions from the Government Lottery ffice will be needed to establish the fund, he said, adding that private firms wishing to join in could do so later on.

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Nearly 2,000 sick from ‘poison’ sweets

NEARLY 2,000 PEOPLE have fallen ill in the Philippines after eating a batch of ‘ poisoned’ sweets authorities said Monday (July 13) as they worked to identify the source of the contamination.

At least 1,925 people in the southern Philippines, most of them schoolchildren, were sick after eating the fruit-flavoured candy and 66 remain hospitalised, health department spokesman Lyndon Lee Suy said.

The department' s experts " are trying to investigate and consider all possible causes.

It could be intentional, it could be mishandling," he told AFP. The victims complained of stomach cramps, diarrhoea, vomiting and headaches after consuming the durian-, mango- and mangosteen-flavoured treats that were sold by vendors outside schools.

Police have arrested nine street vendors who obtained the sweets from the same producer – Wendy' s Delicious Durian Candy. The owner of that company, Janet Aquino, is also under

investigation after turning herself in to police.

Senior Superintendent Narciso Verdadero, chief of police in one of the affected provinces, said the vendors will likely be charged for violating consumer safety laws. " The owner is not yet off the hook because many violations have been spotted like [ the lack of] expiration dates on the products and proper labelling," he added.

The health department called on the public to be on guard for spoiled or unsafe food being sold, particularly repackaged food items peddled without proper labels.

The Philippines' southeastern region is famous for producing tropical fruits, which are transformed into a range of food products including confectioneries, jams and ice cream.

Poor enforcement of food safety regulations has been blamed for past cases of food poisoning in the Philippines, an impoverished nation of 100 million people. A F P

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Indonesia jails orangutan trader A

n Indonesian orangutan trader has been jailed for two years after he was caught trying to sell a baby ape from a backpack, a rare conviction for wildlife crime in the country, authorities said Monday (July 13).

A court in Medan, on western Sumatra island, also ordered Vast Haris Nasution to pay a 10 million rupiah B , 1 fine after he was found guilty last week under laws that ban the trade in orangutans.

Authorities detained him in February in North Sumatra province with the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in his bag, according to the local resource conservation office, which is responsible for monitoring wildlife crime in the area.

“I hope the sentence can be a deterrent and that other courts across Indonesia follow suit to punish traders as harshly as possible,” John enedie, conservation office head, told A F P.

Satellite images of one of North Korea’s largest political prison camps.

North Korea to grant amnesty to prisoners NORTH KOREA, WHOSE notorious prison camps have been condemned by global rights groups, announced Tuesday (July 14) an amnesty for convicted criminals to coincide with the 70th anniversary of independence from Japanese colonial rule.

The pardons will take effect on August 1, the North’s official K CNA news agency said, without specifying the number of criminals to be covered by the amnesty order.

Pardons will be extended to those “convicted of crimes against the country and its people”, the news agency said, without elaborating.

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prison population vary, but rights groups put it at around 200,000 men, women and children – mostly held for political and not criminal reasons. A comprehensive report published last year by a UN commission concluded that conditions in normal North Korean prisons were often every bit as harsh as those in the political gulag.

Many inmates are imprisoned without trial or any kind of due process, the report said, adding that beatings and sexual abuse of prisoners was commonplace.

KCNA said practical measures would be taken to “help the released people settle

down” to a new life and work.

North Korea is currently holding four South Koreans charged with spying or illegal entry. None of them are expected to be included in the amnesty.

North Korea regularly offers pardons on major anniversaries – most recently in 2012 to mark the 100th and 70th birth anniversaries respectively of late leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il. As well as the end of Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule over the Korean peninsula, this year also marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea. A F P

The Sumatran Orangutan is a rare species of orangutan.

Photo: Mikaku There are estimated to be only 6,000 to 7,000 Sumatran orangutans remaining in the wild, with hundreds dying every year due to poaching and deforestation.

The rescued baby ape – who has been named “Cita Ria”, which means “happy feeling” in Indonesian – is being cared for by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme

(SOCP) and will eventually be returned to the wild.

Under Indonesian law, illegally trading in orangutans can be punishable by up to five years in jail and a 100 million rupiah fine.

Ian Singleton, director of the SOCP, praised the sentence, saying there had been more than ,000 confiscations of illegal pet orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo since the early 1970s but only a handful of prosecutions, and all of them in the past few years.

But activists said it was only a small step. With wildlife crime and trafficking still rampant, Singleton warned there would be very few orangutans left in the wild in 15 years.

“Effective law enforcement and the threat of serious consequences for those involved is an essential component of the conservation arsenal if there is to be any hope of preventing the extinction of orangutans, and many other heavily traded and persecuted species here,” he said. A F P

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French Foreign Legion keeps drawing them in I

t’s the stuff of legends. An elite force that takes in people from all over the world, erases their troubled pasts and asks them to fight tooth and nail for a country that isn’t theirs.

Thousands of potential recruits knock on the door of the French Foreign Legion every year, hoping to join a 6,800-strong force that has fought for France for close to two centuries in conflicts the world over.

“The Legion is one of the best armed forces in the world, a legend. t’s a school of life, says Gidey, a -year-old Ethiopian who is trying his luck at Fort de ogent near Paris – one of the Legion’s two selection centres.

For one week, Gidey and others will take physical and psychological tests with the hope of one day becoming a member of the elite force, and maybe slow-march down the Champs-Elysees in France’s trademark uly 1 national day military parade.

We only accept one in eight.

You’ve got to earn it, says Francois-X avier Petiteau, in charge of

Legion, hiding under the white, flat-topped military hat, known as the kepi, that has come to embody the force.

But those who committed murders, sex crimes or were involved in drug trafficking are now off-limits.

“When it comes to smaller offences, it depends, says Petiteau, smiling.

Those who knock on the door of the elite force – aged 1 -and-a-half to 40 – often have troubled pasts and are searching for redemption, for a second chance or simply for a life of adventure.

Take Lawrence Franks, an American soldier with suicidal The entrance to the Fort of Nogent in Fontenay sous Bois. urges who abandoned his unit to Photo: Philippe48 join the Legion, serving for five years under an assumed name berecruitment at the Foreign Legion. their identities and turn a page on fore being convicted for desertion “The law allows us to take in their past by fighting the enemies in ecember by the US military.

But before anyone is accepted, illegal migrants. We’re careful of France. he mysti ue of the adventure- the Legion’s investigators methough, we need to be able to identify them, and then there is a seeking corps was enshrined in ticulously go over a candidate’s whole host of checks.” ollywood movies such as Beau past – and sometimes even enrol the help of international police Established in 1 1, the crack Geste and March or ie. corps was set up as a unit for forIt used to be that wanted crim- agency nterpol. t can take a while, says eign volunteers who could change inals could find solace at the

Petiteau.

Sometimes they tell us hat one, out.’ hey don’t say why and we don’t ask.”

After the initial, week-long selection, wannabe legionnaires are sent to Aubagne in the southeast for more tests, and then move to a base near the southern town of Castelnaudary where they undergo 1 weeks of gruelling training. his begins with a largely sleepless month in an isolated farm, where the candidates are closed off from the outside world. hey are put into a system that will shatter everything from their past life, and overcome all differences in nationalities, says spokesman Francois erve-Ba in.

The month ends with a long, arduous march come rain or shine, at the end of which they formally enter the Legion and get the kepi. he French flag becomes your flag, General Philippe Chalmel, who supervises the cap-giving ceremony, tells new recruits.

Three more months of training, and the soldiers are ready to go. A F P

British police arrest man for ‘trying to a sell baby’ B S P L CE A ES ed a man on suspicion of child neglect after reports of a person trying to sell a baby in a shopping arcade on Sunday uly 1 .

Police in Manchester, northwest England, launched a search after a member of the public reported he was approached by a man who offered to sell him a threemonth-old baby.

“A man has been offering to sell baby in the city centre, Greater Manchester Police wrote on Twitter, sharing an image of a man in jeans standing outside a betting shop with a baby in a pram. his is e tremely unusual and at this time we are trying to establish the full circumstances of the situation, but most importantly check on the welfare of the child, Sergeant avid enshall said.

Later, police announced that the baby boy was safe, and that a -year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of child neglect.

“We would like to thank members of the public and the

The image posted on the Greater Manchester Police twitter page. Photo: Greater Manchester Police media for their assistance in publicising the appeal earlier today, said etective nspector Liam Boden.

“We have now arrested a

man on suspicion of child neglect and will be uestioning him in relation to the incident as we try to establish the full circumstances.” A F P thephuketnews

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On course for safety S

iam Guardian Services last week held a workshop to introduce key staff at companies, hotels and resorts across the island to critical life-saving skills that are becoming requisite at workplaces throughout the country.

The event, held last Friday (July 10), was offered mainly to the hospitality industry primarily for properties guarded

by Siam Guardian Services (SGS), noted SGS managing director Barrie Buck.

“At SGS, training is an important philosophy that is practiced throughout the company from every level,” he said.

“It is also important for us to be able to pass the knowledge and training on to our protected properties, especially when relatively new developments have been introduced to the industry, such as the AED [ Automated External efibrillators .

Mr Buck has over 25 years of experience with the U K armed forces, with a number of years as a senior instructor for the U K special forces. He consequently holds several instructor ualifications, including several related to safety and security awareness.

“It is common practice to know how to use one of these portable machines in many Western countries already, and we would like to pass this knowledge on to the Thai staff that primarily work with Western tourists, who will be expecting the same level of care when travelling as

A participant gets hands-on experience at the SGS workshop last week. Photo: SGS they can receive in their own countries,” he said.

The workshop showcased the scope of training at SGS, introduced the company’s reformed guarding backup system, and put participants through scenario drills, which is part of the new Emergency Response Team Course recently launched by SGS. The event was the first workshop event SGS hosted.

“Our launch event earlier this year was more of an informational seminar on the available training courses that we offer. The feedback that we had from this event was that regular safety workshops would be welcome,” said Mr Buck.

“We have also been asked to form a security managers club, where ideas and information can be passed to members easily and efficiently. So the workshops may become more of a regular event, but at the

moment we will aim to offer one workshop every six months.”

The skills learnt during the workshop, particularly the CPR/ AED course are useful for people of all walks of life.

They are not just skills that can be used for the workplace, but they can be used in a case of emergency at home, in car accidents and in many situations which can take place at anytime.

“But they are very important for people working around a lot of other people, like hotels,” explained Mr Buck.

“The Emergency Response Team part of the workshop is to showcase the ERT course that we recently launched and the actual course requires a more selected group, which would usually be formed from the middle management team and across all departments to ensure that responsibility is evenly spread and that there

are members of the team present at all times to response to an emergency.

“It is so important to always be prepared for an emergency or and incident that could interrupt normal business operations, and to have a team that can respond immediately without hesitation having had several practice drills throughout the year.”

The CPR and AED part of the workshop is an excerpt from the an internationally recognised Emergency First Response Course used by many corporations worldwide, including PADI. It follows the guidelines set out by ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation).

“Our instructors at SGS are accredited with EFR, having completed their instructor training courses,” Mr Buck explained.

The second part of the workshop is from a course

The Architect & Engineering Exhibition is on THE ARCHITECT & ENgineering Exhibition returns for its 15th edition from July 23 -26, this year to be held at the Royal Phuket City Hotel in Phuket Town.

The annual event is rated as the best exhibition in the Andaman region for construction tools and materials and architectural design and dé cor items comprising a wide range of products and technology.

Held in July each year, the trade show takes advantage of the reduced number of tour-

ists of the island during the southwest monsoon weather.

“Most of the developers, resorts, spas and hotels take this chance to build and renovate their properties and they must finish the construction before the next high season starts in November,” noted a release issued this week.

Among the range of product to go on show are: onstruction materials hiller and oiler ooling & Heating system) ighting and Fiber ptic

The annual show draws people from a wide variety of trades. Photo: A&E Expo @thephuketnews

utdoor ndoor Furniture ool Spa systems lectrical systems igh-tech communications and Wireless systems Stationary uditorium e uipment ontrol and ntelligent ome Systems able and Satellite systems

Ser ices, ublications, nternet services and Web designers larm systems and Prices for standard booths at the show start at B3 9 ,9 00 and range up to B69 ,000 for a 12sqm display centre.

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developed by SGS, which incorporates the EFR course along with the other SGS courses, which have been approved by the Skills Development Department in Phuket.

“Our instructor for this course has completed his training in Thailand with the Department of Disaster and Mitigation, and all courses at SGS comply with the tax benefits for corporate training,” said Mr Buck.

“And as EFR is internationally recognised, a certificate for this course which is valid for two years, can be used worldwide and will be accepted as a first-aid-responder certification by most employers.”

A course cost generally depends on the number of days required to complete to certification le el, and whether international certification is required. A “join in” course can be booked for individuals on one of their scheduled classes, which are offered monthly, and the price will depend on which course is required.

Corporate discounts apply for privately booked courses, and SGS also have preferred rates for SGS protected properties.

“Many of our courses are customised to suit the client, so pricing will be determined on training requirements,” said Mr Buck.

A full EFR course will begin at the SGS Training Centre on July 21.

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The Sun Sea Sand Resort in Patong is a Variety hotel.

Variety Hotels takes onboard Sun Sea Sand V A R I ET Y HOT ELS, A Thailand-based hotel management company, has announced the addition of the 240-room Sea Sun Sand Resort & Spa to their portfolio from July 1 this year.

The Patong resort features rooms and suites in fi e categories, each complete with amenities normally associated with four-star hotels. The property also boasts high-tech conference facilities catering from small meetings to up to 200 delegates as well as a spa.

“We’re thrilled to expand our portfolio of V ariety Hotels and are delighted to welcome Sea Sun Sand to our resort family, not only because of its spectacular setting and outstanding amenities, but with the guidance of V ariety, we believe it can achieve even greater potential,” said V ariety Hotels CEO Peter Kaelli.

V ariety plans to improve even further several aspects of Sea Sun Sand Resort, as well as diversify the resort’s market segments and client base.

V ariety Hotels has a portfolio 10 hotels and resorts in Thailand, including Bangkok, Hua Hin, Phuket, Koh Samui and Khao Lak. TA T News

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Avoiding the Greek tragedy PHUKET EXPAT FINANCE

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fter the introduction of the Euro, a torrent of money from northern Europe rained upon the “southern” EU member states.

Countries such as Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece – not traditionally the most fiscally conservative of nations – found themselves awash in Euros. eedless to say, this influ of capital sent prices soaring.

Retail prices for brand-name goods became uniform throughout the Eurozone, pushing prices higher. Property prices, once comparatively inexpensive, began to resemble those in Brussels or Amsterdam. But while prices were on the rise, the power to control those inflationary tendencies through monetary policy (i.e. raising interest rates) had already been ceded to the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.

That was the Catch-22 for Mediterranean states such as Greece: a common currency brought a common interest rate policy, but those rates were only ever going to be set to suit the larger economies in the Eurozone. And those larger economies are precisely the ones

which were flooding Greece with liquidity and driving its prices through the roof.

By the middle of 2010, only French banks had more assets in Greece than their German counterparts, and Germans banks likewise had more assets in Spain than banks from any other country. he levels of capital inflow were so perverse that the yield differential between German and Greek bonds actually reached 6 basis points, or 0.6 per cent… For two countries with such drastically divergent economic fundamentals, this was a ludicrously small gap. To put it in perspective, this would be like a one-man IT start-up company receiving virtually the same loan terms as Apple.

Creditors were all too eager to underwrite this insane risk premium, but when the fabricated boom became unsustainable, those private lenders ran for the hills, refusing to accept any of the blame for, and wanting to share none of the cost of fi ing, the mess they helped to create. Money was sucked out of Greece far faster than it entered the country in the first place, and most of that money will never return.

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graffiti epicti g a o eless perso i ce tral t e s. Photo: AFP

IMF imposed the austerity plan on Greece as precondition of their bailout, they were in effect forcing Greece to live on a tighter budget than any other country in Europe. But when Greece suggested that the budget could be trimmed even further by cancelling an order for 223 howitzers and a submarine – at a cost of € 403 million (more than B15 billion) – they were told this would not be considered. That military hardware was, after all, being purchased from Germany.

In other words, nearly one-

quarter of the payment Greece defaulted on in late June could have been saved by cancelling a weapons purchase Greece did not need. Even though Greece’s total defense budget is twice the size of the Nato average (as a percentage of GDP), these purchases had to go ahead, but it was additional spending on healthcare and pensions, which was trimmed.

Greece is not blameless, but it is wrong to allege that lavish pensions or the unwillingness of the Greeks to get their house in order was the sole – or even the

main – reason for this debacle.

France and Germany were among the first EU members to fall afoul of the very budgetary rules that they imposed upon Europe, but not a single European institution chose to enforce the law at that time.

When the enforcement finally came, it was too little too late, and there was no hint of regret from the ECB that its own policies may have been even slightly responsible for this Greek Tragedy.

Until this situation is resolved, European equities – and

indeed most global equities – remain a crap shoot. Keep in mind this is playing out as US stock markets enter their seventh consecutive year without a correction. There is always one straw that finally breaks the back of a bull market, and Greece could be that catalyst.

This is a perfect time for investors to consider investments that do not rely on equity (or even bond) markets to rise. AHL, Winton, Aspect, Transtrend and Pecora may not be household names, but anyone who has invested in them over the past two decades knows that these funds have held their portfolios together.

In each down year for stocks over the last quarter of a century, the average gain for trend followers has been + 15pc. This means, after the 50pc drop in global equities during the 2008 financial crisis, a stock unit trust based portfolio needed a 131pc gain just to pull level with the average trend follower.

There are literally dozens of world-class trend-following funds that expats can use to diversify their existing portfolios.

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Entrepreneur Awards to herald Thailand’s readiness for AEC T H E N ET WOR K I NG community Bangkok Now (BNOW) has announced the launch of hailand’s very first Entrepreneur Now Awards, welcoming Thai and non-Thai applicants and nominees as Thailand opens its doors to Asean Economic Community (AEC).

Nominations opened for submission on July 10 and will continue to be accepted through to close of business on September 18.

The Entrepreneur Now Awards is expanding on the foundation of Expat Entrepreneur Awards 2014, at which the companies established in Thailand by the expatriate community were recognised for their creativity, ingenuity, excellence and proven success.

Heralding Thailand’s receptiveness to AEC, a variety of Thai and foreign-owned businesses will receive recognition at the Entrepreneur Now Awards in the following tentative categories: products and services established less than two years, outstanding male and female entrepreneur, most entrepreneurial team, the eco-entrepreneur,

ENA partners (from left): Michele Tomea, Bart Medici, Dr Natthaphob Nimpitiwan, Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, Laye g a , ac aree a too a o firsc , eral g, and Paul Robere. micro enterprise (> 5), SME, outstanding ASEAN business, the most creative, industrial, social enterprise, among others.

The working committee will finalise the categories for nominations.

“We are creating partnerships and widening the reach to recognise entrepreneurs from more countries and industries. We are planning to work in conjunction with the business chambers in Thailand and business groups that support this cause,” said a release issued to The Phuket News.

“We also welcome the evolution of Asean with this awards project and we are keen

to demonstrate Thailand’s readiness in doing business in the region.”

About BNOW.org Started in 2003 by a group of friends and professionals who want to make a difference in the community, the motto of BNOW.org is to link and inspire. Entrepreneur Now Awards is expanding on the foundation of Expat Entrepreneur Awards 2014.

BNOW wants to continue to support entrepreneurs in Thailand and expand the concept to include Thais and non-Thais, and to involve more partners. For more info, please visit www.entrepreneurnow.asia.

For further media enquiries, please contact: Kittima Sethi 081-8262399 kittima@brandnow.asia Panuch Suwanthada (Fai) 089-064 6352 pr@brandnow.asia Brand Now Co., Limited www.brandnow.asia T: +66 2 662 5622

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Rejuvenate with Amari’s Breeze Spa

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Pictured at Lao Gudu, in between Phang Nga and Krabi

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Dewa’s Terrace Grill gets its meat right JP Mestanza ed itor1 @classactmed ia.co.th

The meaty, yet juicy duck was far from fatty – it was perhaps the leanest piece of duck I’ve had in a long time.

Clockwise: duck with curry sauce; Parma Ham and melon; rack of lamb; and the exterior of the Terrace Grill restaurant.

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he sea breeze that flows onto Nai Yang Beach carries delicious smells once it gets to Dewa Phuket Resort. A short drive from the airport, Dewa’s 100-seat cornerstone restaurant, the Terrace Grill, brings a western – or Italian, more appropriately – sensibility to dining.

It’s here that we find ourselves indulging in an array of contemporary Italian dishes prepared by Chef Pongsakorn “Toh” Laopaledee. He serves us up traditional appetisers to get us started: melon wrapped in parma ham, a small cocktail di scampi (with seafood) and a side of tuna tartar.

Parma ham and melon always surprises my tastebuds since it’s both sweet and slightly savoury, though Chef Toh’s hint of olive oil brings out all of the hidden flavours within both ingredients.

Next up he brings out a plate of Capesante Scottate (seared scallops), cooked to perfection with only a slight char on either side, which locks in the intense flavor inside.

The scallops were a great segue to the duck with curry sauce that made its way to our table. The meaty, yet juicy duck was far from fatty – it was perhaps the leanest piece of duck I’ve had in a long time. The curry, an unusual pairing with duck, made the dish sing with a slight kick. We found ourselves soaking the duck in a cup of curry sauce on the side.

As you dine, it’s easy to admire the tropical environment surrounding the restaurant. While Dewa sits just steps from the beach, it’s nestled between a small, quiet

village and Sirinath National Park, which adds an element of seclusion to the experience. The resort itself is separated into two: one geared towards families while the other side is for honeymooners or romantic getaways. The Terrace Grill sits between both sides of the resort, as if telling guests “hey, we could all meet here for dinner!”.

And dinner should always include the restaurant’s rack of lamb, a feast for the eyes and stomach. There are few dishes that pack on as much flavour as lamb and this didn’t disappoint. Four pieces of the tender meat are arranged with the bones artfully holding them together at one end of

the plate as mashed sweet potato stares at the meat on the other side. Each bite should always include a bit of each item, if only because they complement each other so well.

The night was coming to a close when Chef Toh brought out a dish that included a some of Dewa’s most popular desserts: the apple pie, coconut cheesecake and the molten chocolate cake. The chocolate cake was clearly a hit, with the molten fudge oozing out onto the other two desserts (anything with chocolate is going to be enhanced!).

Though the apple pie was great, the coconut cheesecake was better. All of these desserts, however, would be great for kids as well!

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Why do you need a website for social media marketing?

AJARN SOCIAL MEDIA Daniel Villota ed itor@classactmed ia.co.th

One of the main goals of social media marketing is to drive traffic to your website.

Daniel Villota is the Managing Director of E-Media Asia, the number one social media consulting agency in Southern Thailand! He can be contacted through emedia.asia

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t’s 2015 and here in Phuket we often come across websites made 3, 4 , 5 or even 6 years ago. Unfortunately the speed of technology doesn’t make things easier to keep up with. However, keeping your website up to date is a must nowadays and it has a very important part to play on the social media strategy.

One of the main goals of social media marketing is to drive traffic to your website.

People that have already engaged with your brand in social media will need to be re-directed to your website. Why? Because most people who use social media are not looking to buy something, no one is really on a “buying mode”, it’s like being in a party, no one wants to hear a sales pitch. So if you get the attention of a potential customer on your social media channels, the next step will be to drive him/her to your website, this is where the transaction really happens.

Your website is the first impression that your customers will have about your business. It doesn’t matter whether you are a tiny coffee shop, small or medium size business; having a website will help you establish rapport with your potential customers and will help to acquire new clients.

Bear in mind that the number of users on mobile devices is growing exponentially

even in the Asia-Pacific region, this means mobile e-commerce will become more and more important. So having a mobile version of your site will help users find the information they are looking for much easier. Back in April, Google changed its algorithm for mobile devices, allowing them to scan web-

Microsoft to debut Windows 10

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icrosoft this week announced plans for a celebratory debut this month of Windows 10 operating software designed to spread the US software titan’s offerings across a broad range of devices.

Word that Windows 10 would be welcomed in grand style came less than a week after Microsoft said it will cut 7,800 jobs and write down the value of its struggling mobile phone division acquired last year from Nokia by some $7.6 billion.

The announcement represented the second major round of layoffs in a year for the US tech giant, which cut some 18,000 jobs a year ago as part of its effort to integrate the Finnish-based phone group.

M ic rosof t sa id i n a statement that it would “restructure the company’s phone hardware business to better focus and align resources.”

Microsoft will make the latest version of its Windows operating system available July 29 for computer and tablet users.

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A man shows Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system at the CeBIT technology fair in Hanover on March 15. Photo: Tobias Schwarz/AFP who took part in a Windows software test period, Microsoft executive Yusuf Mehdi said in a blog post.

“We will celebrate the unprecedented role our biggest fans – more than five million Windows Insiders,” Mehdi said.

“These celebrations will offer hands-on opportunities, experiential demos, entertainment and opportunities to meet the Windows team.”

The list of cities where Windows 10 launch events will take place includes Beijing, Sydney, Tokyo, London, New Delhi, Sao Paolo, and New York.

The new Windows 10 software will come as a free upgrade to people who already use Windows 7 or

Windows 8.1 and will be available in 190 countries.

Windows 10 will come pre-installed on Microsoftcompatible computers and tablets from July 29 and will be available for purchase later in the year.

The move marks a major launch for Microsoft, after the relative failure of Windows 8, which was rolled out in 2013.

M ic r osof t h a s h igh hopes for Windows 10, which it wants to see installed in a billion devices around the world by 2018.

Windows 10 boasts a common base on which developers will be able to build apps that work on smartphones, tablets, PCs and desktops, and even Xbox.

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sites, checking for load times, responsive design elements, and mobile best practice.

To redesign your website and make it part of your social media plan, you don’t need to pay hundreds of thousands of Baht. There are plenty of options at reasonable prices out there.

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Pamper yourself and feel the breeze Tanyaluk Sakoot rep orter2 @classactmed ia.co.th

The tropical mix of ingredients left my skin feeling soft and fresh, and the essence opens up your senses.

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reeze Spa is set on a lush tropical hillside overlooking Patong Bay. It is located at the glorious Amari Phuket Resort and offers rejuvenating Thai and luxurious treatments. The Phuket News recently paid this delightful spa a visit to find out more about what they have to offer.

The selection of treatments for customers to enjoy include traditional Thai and aromatherapy massages; body polishes and wraps; water treatments; and classic beauty therapies. There are also a number of packages which combine treatments for a full day of head-to-toe relaxation.

At Breeze Spa, they believe that happiness is one of the key foundations for wellness, and that’s what their treatments are all about.

Upon arrival, guests are greeted with a friendly smile from the staff and a refreshing signature welcome drink.

The route to each massage sala puts guests at a relaxing ease, as the path is

tucked away in between trees, with each teakwood massage sala separated by a garden walkway, giving guests complete privacy and panoramic views of Patong Bay. The rooms are open aired, different to other spas around the island.

The experience begins with a body mask which consist of natural pampering ingredients such as aloe vera and phytoplankton extract, with a hint of coconut, mint and lime. Aloe vera is commonly known to treat sunburns, while phytoplankton is rich in sea minerals, which help to soften neglected skin, promoting all over radiance.

One treatment in particular which will stay with me a for a while is the coconut and mint srcub which lasts for 150 minutes.

The tropical mix of ingredients left my skin feeling soft and fresh, and the essence opens up your senses. The signature Coco Mojito package is great as well, a worthy present for all the ladies out there!

The fresh air combined with the stunning sea views makes guests feel as if they are relaxing in their own private

villa on the beach. The harmonising massage experience is inspired by ancient wisdom and deep understanding of the Thai touch.

And, as an extra delight, the package also comes with a facial treatment to help guests regain a glowing complexion.

Whatever guests choose, they are guaranteed to leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.

For more information, visit www.breeze-spa. com/amari-phuket/

Wake up to quality shut-eye: tips on how to improve sleep

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leep disorders are a universal problem. In Thailand, up to 40 per cent of the population are reported to have suffered insomnia at some point, according to the Department of Mental Health.

People normally spend an average six to eight hours a day sleeping. This means one third of our time is spent in slumberland.

However, neurologist Dr Sarinporn Manitsirikul said it can be a serious issue if a person fails to have quality sleep.

"Quality sleep helps organise and store what you have learned and experienced during the day.

It helps with the balance of neurotransmitters," explained Dr Sarinporn, as part of a seminar entitled "Sleep Disorder: Seeing

Through Sleep-related Difficulty" organised late last month by Bangkok Hospital.

Neurologist Dr Jakrin Loplumlert added that three major issues are responsible for the quality of sleep: duration of sleep, disturbing factors such as snoring, and sleep-wake time.

A sleep-related problem does not just mean insuff icient shut- eye. Sleep disorders cover a spectrum of symptoms — from sleep deprivation, sleep fragmentation, inappropriate sleepwake time, narcolepsy (a neurological disorder that affects the control of sleep and wakefulness) and idiopathic hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness) – each of which has its own causes and risk factors.

Sleep deprivation, for

example, can be caused by too much sleep the previous night, too much napping during the day, stress and anxiety before going to bed, obstructive sleep apnoea, restless leg syndrome or even poor sleeping habits and an unhealthy bedroom environment. Snoring, on the other hand, is caused

by physical factors such as obesity or abnormal facial structure.

Finding out the real culprit for sleeping difficulty is consequently paramount.

And this, Dr Jakrin said, can first be carried out by means of physical examination and discussion with specialists.

And so to bed Dr Jakrin shares tips and techniques on how to adjust sleep habits and bedroom environment for quality slumber.

At night A bedroom is supposed to be for sleeping only. Placing a television in the bedroom is unhealthy.

Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day even if it’s your holiday.

Excessive water consumption should be avoided before bedtime as the urge to go to toilet might disrupt your sleep.

The bedroom should be dark and quiet with appropriate room temperature — not too cool or too hot.

Do not pressure yourself if you still cannot sleep 20 to 30 minutes after you go to bed. Instead, get up

and move to another spot which is not too bright or too noisy. Allow yourself to sit there for 15 to 20 minutes and try going to bed again.

Do not go to bed too early because chances you will have difficulty sleeping given it’s not your regular bedtime.

During the day Avoid ca f feinated drinks after midday, especially those that make it hard to sleep.

Avoid alcohol and cigarettes, especially close to bedtime.

Have a regular workout. Exercise should be done at least three to five hours prior to bedtime as the body’s rising temperature triggered by vigorous activity might disrupt the onset of sleep.

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idsummer is a tradition celebrated in Sweden and is pre-Christian in origin.

In Sweden the Midsummer is such an important festivity that there have been serious discussions to make the Midsummer’s Eve into the National Day of Sweden, instead of June 6. It may also be referred to as St Hans Day. Midsummer is also seen in other countries such as Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway as well as many others. From the astro-

nomical point of view, it falls on a day between June 19 and June 25.

Some of the dances and rites that the Swedes perform are believed to have been devoted to celebrate the sun, which were popular acts during the Nordic Bronze Age. However, midsummer in Phuket is a time for reunions and for people to meet up and have fun. Home - Kitchen Bar Bed in Kalim recently celebrated this wonderful tradition by preparing an evening filled with traditional food whipped up by Chef Daniel Isberg.

The Phuket News also headed down to the event to find out more. The room was filled with many people enjoying the local singing and dancing. The lo-

Håkan Hallin with Midsommarstång

Beat goes on at Phuket Drum Circle anniversary

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here are many unique attractions in Phuket and one of them is the Phuket Drum Circle (PDC) It is a bimonthly free public event where people play different kinds of percussions together while sitting or standing in a circle on the beach. Some people play, others dance, and others simply enjoy the event. No experience is needed and anyone can play by bringing a hand drum or percussion. Some people bring extra drums and percussions for people who don’t have any. Drum Circles are reported to have several benefits which include destressing, promoting unity, and healing.

Drum circles are popular in most countries around the world, especially in English-speaking countries. While there are other drum gatherings in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, the Phuket Drum Circle is the first and only public drum circle in Thailand. It has a website (http://phuketdrumcircle.wee@thephuketnews

bly.com) and Facebook page (Phuket Drum Circle).

Marco Monti founded the PDC in 2012 with the goal of estabilishing a non-profit public rhythm event for everyone. Since then he has opened a company that facilitates drum circles for corporate and wellness groups (see www.synergydrum.com).

On July 26, the PDC will celebrate its third anniversary at Patong Beach, across from Bangla Rd from 4pm to 7pm.

More details are on the PDC Facebook page. Generally, the PDC is held the second Sunday of the month at Naiharn and the last Sunday at Patong. In case of rain a nearby venue is announced on Facebook. If you hear your inner rhythm calling to join the drum circle, follow its advice. You may find yourself making a life-changing decision!

Class Act Media is a proud sponsor of this event.

cal Swedes danced around a midsommarstång (manmade tree with leaves and flowers).

Björn Karlqvist, scuba diving instructor of Royal Travel, told The Phuket News, “It’s a great idea to carry on the celebrations in Thailand. However, obviously in Sweden there are far more activities to be enjoyed.

“Its hard to tell because a real Midsummer for me would be in “smögen” the westcoast in Sweden. We would be drinking and eating from the morning to late night, as well as dancing to music and making the ‘midsommarstång’.

“Also, “färskpotatis med dill” and “Färska smögenräkor” is amazing and you can only get it over in Sweden. So having the opportunity to eat these delicacies and dance around to Swedish music here, is what makes the day so memorable.”

Swedish bartender and hostess Håkan Hallin, best known for the reality show Ferry, said, “I think it’s fantastic that we Swedes can meet here in Phuket once a year and eat Swedish delicacies like pickled herring and meatballs, and sing traditional Swedish snaps songs.

“The Swedish midsummer is known for always falling when it rains in Sweden, so it is wonderful to be able to celebrate Midsummer here in Phuket.

“A way to predict the future still exists. A woman normally picks seven or nine kinds of flowers to lay under

her pillow on Midsummer night. In the dream, the woman will see whom to live her life with.

“There are many different activities that the Swedes do to have fun including dancing around the midsummer wreath, bowler game played on a lawn, jumping around in a sack, singing Swedish songs, and games of all kinds that you would never normally play during the rest of the year.

“Swedes can actually be quite boring, we socialise too little with our families, meet cousins and relatives on Christmas Eve, Easter Saturday, and Midsummer evening, so three times a year only. This is very normal for many Swedish families. So overall, I am glad to be celebrating in Phuket.”

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All aboard the Blu Anda Nattha Thepbamrung ed itor@classactmed ia.co.th

The tour guide will choose a location with clear pristine water, beautiful views and a peaceful atmosphere.

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hat better way to explore the Andaman Sea than with a trip aboard the Blu Anda catamaran. Guests have the opportunity to experience the eco-lifestyle of the Koh Yao Noi community as well as snorkel and swim in some of the most beautiful areas.

I recently took a trip aboard this stunning boat, set up by Blu Anda. Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed at Pier88 restaurant in Ao Po Marina.

After registering, guests received a life bag consisting of a snorkelling mask, pair of flippers, towel, plastic bag and a batik painted sarong.

Before we set off, we were served a delicious canape buffet breakfast, while listening to the staff explain about the equipment.

The trips on Blu Anda depend on the weather, but either way, the tour guide will choose a location with clear pristine water, beautiful views and a peaceful

atmosphere.

“We do not take our guests to really crowded places like some tour companies do. We want to ensure our guests feel relaxed,” said the tour guide.

After 45 minutes, the catamaran of around 30 people arrived at Lao Gudu, a small island with a short private bay hidden behind three manmade natural limestone isles. Lao Gudu is located in between Phang Nga and Krabi.

For safety, and for those wanting to float effortlessly, the company provided life jackets (located under the seats).

Bottles of coconut oil were also handed out to help protect against plankton bites.

So after safety checks were carried out, skin protected, equipment set, it was finally time to get into a swimsuit and jump into the cooling sea showing off our cool bikinis.

After a refreshing dip in the sea, passengers got back on board to indulge in a delightful lunch set up at Big Tree, Blu Anda’s very own restaurant on a private, quiet and green island.

Inside the big hut made of wood and leaves, under the island’s large jungle trees, we were treated with a buffet including, a seafood basket of grilled tiger prawns, deep fried calamari and squid, roasted seabass in banana leaves and buttered baked potato; a healthy mushroom Tom Yum soup; and for those allergic to seafood or simply prefer other options, there were also salad bowls with choices of dressing and bread; cashew nut fried rice and a basket of chicken wings served with hot steamed sticky rice in banana leaves.

On the Big Tree islet, we were also given the option of canoeing. It was a great opportunity to take a friend and go explore offshore where big boats can’t reach, and work out our arms in the process!

As soon as we stepped onto the island, it was clear that everything had been left in its natural condition, evidence of hornbills could be seen by the bite marks left on the wild fruits.

The thick jungle consisted with several beautiful kinds of plants. The biggest tree was approximately 300 years old, and it took 29 people to circle around.

How high is it? Well, let’s just say it was too high for our eyes to even see the top.

At the exit of the woods, there was a small hut with some locals preparing snacks for forest walkers. They prepared local style banana with sweet potato grilled on a bamboo grid, topped with freshly grated coconut and served with hot tea or coffee.

After a fun time on the Big Tree, Blu

Anda then led us to another impressive destination, Yao Noi Island, where a very peaceful local community make a quiet living among mangrove forest.

A Po Tong (local truck) brought us to visit places around the island, while bicycles were also provided for those who wanted to explore on their own.

The small island, surrounded by mangroves and endless plantations, immediately made us forget about urban pollution, city complexity and the office sphere. We stopped at a local man’s house where the tour guide explained that he plants to eat and sell. He lives on his own by what he can produce and avoids an urban extravagant life. He welcomed all of the guests with fresh coconut juice straight from his plantation. The coconut water was naturally sweet, while the inside skin was so soft and tasty.

Then the tour guide led everyone to the local market where we could purchase some fresh fish and seafood, around four times cheaper than some tourist spots in Phuket.

There was only one 7-Eleven store on the island but plenty of privately-owned small grocery shops, reflecting how natural the island is, and relatively untouched by the claws of capitalism.

After leaving the island, the catamaran brought us back to Ao Po Marina where a stunning dinner awaited us at Pier 88. A huge table filled with various impressive cuisines were laid out, including buttered grilled lobster, deep fried sea bass, cheesy oysters, roasted prawns, roasted tender beef with barbeque sauce, baked potatoes, fried rice, vegetable samosas, and more.

The trip overall was exceptional, from the delightful food, to the company, to the locations we were taken to.

All the pictures from the day were then shown on the big screen.

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Roadhouse bar owner reveals all at launch Dalia Hilmi ed itor1 @classactmed ia.co.th

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he grand opening of Roadhouse Bar and Grill took place last Tuesday (July 7) in Karon and The Phuket News went down to find out more about what the new bar and restaurant has to offer.

UK expat Andi James has been living in Thailand for a few years and wanted to open up something a little different so that it’s special for people to come hang out and enjoy.

Andi had been back and fourth to Thailand for a number of years and he even admits that opening up a bar wasn’t in his plans.

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However after a few of years of travelling around Asia, and Thailand in particular, the opportunity to open up a bar arose.

“The bar wasn’t where I wanted it at first, so I changed the bar to make it more unique. The bar was designed and built without plans, but with a vision and an idea that I had in my head… thus frustrating my builders! Many thanks to Valentine and his staff who were very patient with me while working on this project.”

Andi explains that without the help of a few certain people, the bar would never have been able to open. “This includes people who helped with the build and the opening, including Beat from Swiss Electrics, Popeye from Freedom Bar, Gary from All Star, Kenny from Kenny’s Aussie, Oliver from Movers and Shakers, and Kat from Kat’s Bar. Big thanks to all who contributed.”

The opening on July 7 was indeed a huge success, and although Andi was modest about the number of people expected to arrive, the bar filled up quickly with guests eager to be involved in the opening.

The night featured a delicious selection of grilled foods, including chicken satay, pork sausage, calamari and more, a live DJ pumping out popular house beats, followed by a local band.

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Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights.

In addition, something people can expect and look forward to are the cocktails made from fresh local ingredients. From fresh daiquiris, to fresh margaritas, Andi says the key will be to give people something special.

“We hope to have a talented mixologist from Bangkok who is due to work with us. Think: flavoured spirits and a refreshing creative menu.

“We also hope to work with a local artists, so that’s pretty exciting. He will come and work in the evenings in front of people, while they enjoy a drink or two.”

Andi and his team have certainly thought of a few creative ways to make the bar unique, something the people of Phuket can be enthusiastic about.

With regards to the menu, Andi said it will be a selection of grills (think:

steak, pork belly, ribs); bar food; and a menu in general that compliments the drinks.

“I have been very fortunate to have people come in and help, without them we wouldn’t have been able to open tonight. From the band, to the food, to the décor, to the help with the building works.”

Overall, the number of people who showed up to support Andi and his bar were a testament to the effort and work put in to launching it. One thing that was very evident was that Andi opened this bar up for pleasure, he hopes people can relax and enjoy themselves there with the dazzling selection of tasty drinks and food that will be on offer.

For more information, call 097-3592102 or visit www.facebook.com/Phuketroadhouse

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H UR R I CA N E ST E A L S T H E SH O W !

Asia Catamarans Hurricane was declared victorious on countback in the Racing Multihull class in the Multihull Solutions Regatta, which was held on Phuket’s Chalong Bay over last weekend.

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Revellers from across the island joined the grand opening of the Roadhouse ar a resta ra t i aro o l .

Cecilia Pitre, founder of Phuket Professional & Fun Ladies group, celebrated her birthday with friends at Patong rooftop, Le ersace, o l , it a pirates theme.

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Staff from Life Home Project on Koh Sirae receive a donation from Phuket Loves You and Colin Gallagher, who was sponsored in the Laguna Phuket International Marathon to raise money this year.

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Emerald Phuket Developments treated over 100 agents and media from Krabi and Phuket to a fun eve i g o l at its o site sales office i ra i.

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Mussels night @ Shakers

1.2 Kg mussels served with French Fries T ime 8 p m, E xp at S p orts B ar, E xp at H otel, S oi our choice, our style: Nature, mariniere, Taipan, Patong. www.expatsportsbar.com p rov encale, g arlic & cream or T hai sty le Reservation recommended 295 baht P.P., shakersphuket@gmail.com, 081 891 4381.

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18 JULY

Traditional Muay Thai Training at Sumalee Boxing Gym J oin T eam S umalee in T halang for g roup M uay T hai training tw ice a d ay , six d ay s a week. Whether you want to start your journey to fitness, prepare for a fight, or simply w ant to try something new , our team can help y ou achiev e y our g oals. T he camp features a fully eq uip p ed outd oor M uay Thai gym, air-conditioned fitness studio, 14 luxurious rooms, sw imming p ool, R ing sid e restaurant, all on-site. info@sumaleeboxing g y m.com, 0 8 8 - 0 1 7 - 3 0 2 0 .

Pool Competition at Expat Sports Bar T he comp etition at 9 p m E xp at S p orts B ar at the E xp at H otel S oi T aip an P atong . S ee map at w w w .exp athotel.com

BBQ at Expat Hotel

E e v ry S aturd ay nig ht, N um N oi S ing p atong , the head trainer and ow ner of S ing p atong + S itnumnoi g ym in P atong B each, hosts an elite fight series “Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi Saturday fight night” at P atong B oxing S tad ium ( S ai N am Y en R oad ) , w here top international and T hai fighters compete. Visit pattongboxingstad ium.com for more info. C ontact 0 8 7 6 2 8 2719. Proudly supported by Class Act Media. Remark: Free transportation in Patong , K aron, K ata areas w hen req uested in ad va nce.

All you can eat Sunday Roast Buffet Beef, Pork & Lamb Cauli ower, Broccoli, Peas, Carrots, Fried mushrooms, Grilled Tomatoes orkshire pudding Roasted P otatoes, M ashed P otatoes – G rav ey , M ushroom sauce, M int S auce. R eserv ation Recommended 350 baht P.P., shakersphuket@gmail.com, 081 891 4381.

Sunday Roast at Gallery Cafe by Pinky

Every Sunday. Follow and pinkygallerycafe on instag ram to g et 1 0 % off. M ore info contact Pinky at 089 103 700.

Amazing Sunday Brunch

Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi

FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2015

Nikki Beach Phuket s world famous Amazing S und ay B runch is simp ly a must, show casing the talents of the culinary team by offering g uests more than 5 0 fav orites from around the w orld . C ome for a d ay of non- stop entertainment w ith international Dj, acrobats, energy dancers and Nikki Beach signature Sunset Sessions Fire Show at 7pm. Brunch buffet is available from 12am till 4pm with celebration until sunset. T he p rice is 1 , 7 0 0 T H B for ad ults and 8 5 0 T H B net for child ren, R eserv ations phuket@nikkibeach.com, 076-681-161

Thai Sunday Brunch at DoubleTree Phuket Every Sunday enjoy a wide selection of Thai d elicacies d uring the T hai S und ay B runch at DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Phuket - Surin Beach. Various action stations, extensive salad bar, tropical fresh fruits, plenty of desserts and unlimited soft drinks, coffee and tea for only T H B 3 5 0 net p er p erson.

C hild ren ag ed 7 - 1 2 at T H B 1 7 5 net. T his includ es free access to our sw imming facilities! 0 7 6 3 0 3 3 0 0 .

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Traditional Sunday Roast Angus O’Tool’s Karon Beach FRIDAYS WINE & TAPAS Imagine yourself sitting 50 metres above sea lev el and g az ing out ov er an amaz ing sunset w hile sip p ing on a G ing er & L emongrass Martini and enjoying the unique sophisticated city lifestyle ambiance of Phuket.

Every Friday All you can Eat Tapas, with free ow of selected beverages at B1,390 net from 7 – 1 0 p m. G et 3 0 p er cent d iscount on selected beverages from 5.30-6.30pm everyday. Located at Vanilla Sky Bar, Cape S ienna H otel, K amala 0 7 6 - 3 3 7 3 0 0 .

Heaven Party on the best view rooftop in Patong Unlimited drinks, unlimited drinks!!! KEE Sky Lounge is proud to present Heaven Party on the best view rooftop in the heart of Patong. Go wild with the sounds of “DJ DAJA ” and B-boy performance by the “Blue Sky” team. Spend only 700THB and get UNLIMITED DRINKS!!! & FREE FOOD!!!

On Saturday 18th July from 8-10 pm. Reserve your tickets at marcom@thekeeresort or call 098-2793731/098-0246369 Hurry up!

Limited seats available.

For THB 499/- nett.

All you can eat

Indian Curry Night on Fridays C ome to N av rang M ahal in K aron S ea S and s R esort & S p a for an authentic I ndian Feast every Friday in Karon Beach.

T ry out our d elicious naans, mutton v ind aloo, chicken tandoori, dal makhini, butter chicken, samosas, lassis and many more mouth-watering dishes. For only B499 and special reduced prices on drinks, 076-286464 Ext 4.

Bollywood Phuket’s Weekend Special Indian Lunch Set

Come and enjoy the authentic avors of India by indulging in our weekend s special lunch set for only 3 9 9 + T hB p er p erson between 11am-3pm. Menu includes 3 starters, 1 R oti/ N aan, 1 R ice d ish, 1 p ortion L entils, 2 C urries, and a D essert serv ed w ith I nd ian tea ( of y our choice) !

All for just 399+ THB per person For more info please call 076 304 034.

L unch or d inner serv ed from 2 p m. Y our choice of either roast beef, chicken, loin of pork or leg of lamb served with roast and boiled potatoes, three fresh vegetables, orkshire pudding and gravy. Only B320 per p erson w hich includ es a free g lass of house red or white. Opposite Centara Karon Resort. See otools-phuket.com

Phuket FC vs Songkhla United At Surakul Stadium., Starts at 7 pm., Proudly supported by Class Act Media.

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CASUAL BBQ SUNDAY BRUNCH AT THE POOL BAR AT HYATT REGENCY Enjoy our sumptuous brunch featuring a lavish sp read of international d elicacies w ith a v ariety of liv e stations, roasts, a casual seafood B B Q , freshly shucked Fin de Claire oysters, a pasta station, wood-fired pizzas and a children s food corner plus our free ow selected beverage stations. With pool access and a Camp Hyatt kids club, starting at 1,500++ THB per person. For more details and reservations, call 076 231 516 fnb.phuhp@hyatt.com

All you can eat BBQ night 6PM 11PM: Beef, Pork, Chicken, Burgers, Sausages, Prawns & Squids, salad buffet, C hoice of p otatoes & S auces, B read , B uns & garlic bread Reservation recommended 350 baht P.P., shakersphuket@gmail.com, 081 891 4381.

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All you can eat BBQ Ribs night 6 P M – 1 1 P M : A ll y ou can eat B B Q R ibs serv ed w ith salad buffet, p otato salad & choice of sauces. R eserv ation recommend ed 2 9 5 baht P .P ., shak ersp huk et@ g mail.com, 0 8 1 8 9 1 4 3 8 1 .

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23 JULY

Architect & Engineering Exhibition 2015 The best exhibition in Phuket and Andaman coastline for construction tools and materials and architectural d esig n & d é cor items comp rising a w id e rang e of p rod ucts and technolog y . P huk et, P hang N g a, K rabi and other p rov inces in the A nd aman reg ion are q uick ly rev iv ing in the w ak e of the world financial crisis. With the Thai government inj ecting hug e amounts to p romote the tourism ind ustry , not only the g row th of hotel and tourism sector, but also other p roj ects are und er construction today including luxury housing projects, yacht marina, national conv ention center and shop p ing centers. F or more information p lease v isit w w w . p ic- p huk et.com or info@p ic- p huk et.com, p roud ly sup p orted by The Phuket News.

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25 JULY

KATA ROCKS COLLECTIVE SERIES

THE RUM DIARIES

KATA ROCKS COLLECTIVE SERIES: RUM DIARIES The second event in its Collective Series desig ned to fuse the d rink ing and d ining culture from a whole new perspective. The Rum Diaries w ill focus on the art of ag ed sp irit, it’ s artisanal roots and rich history as w ell as current d rink trends. Interactive social experience tasting five d istinct, ag ed rum labels w ith a selection of innov ativ e d rink s along sid e music, p resentation and a creative menu of Pan-Caribbean inspired tapas.

2,000 THB per person includes free ow drinks and unlimited tapas. Contact dining@katarocks. com or 0 7 6 3 7 0 7 7 7 for comp lete d etails.

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PGFC Last Sunday of the Month Fishing Trip Let s go fishing on

ueen Marlin at Racha ai/

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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2015 N oi island . G reat va lue half p rice only 3 , 0 0 0 Baht per angler, Max 5 anglers per trip. Please contact Captain “ ow” Wilson via, zow52@yahoo.co.uk or M obile P hone 0 8 1 3 6 7 7 7 6 5 .

ets + 1 bottle of 2 choices of d rink . M s.S aminee, Centra Ashlee - Mix Bistro & Air Rooftop, secopmchp @chr.co.th, 0 7 6 - 3 4 9 8 0 0 # 8 0 0 .

EVERYDAY Phuket Drum Circle 3rd Anniversary T he Phuket Drum Circle (P.D.C.) is a bimonthly free p ublic ev ent w here p eop le p lay d ifferent k ind s of p ercussions tog ether w hile sitting in a circle on the beach. The Phuket Drum Circle is the first and only public drum circle in Thailand and it w ill celebrate its 3 rd anniv ersary at P atong beach across from B ang la R d . F or more detail please visit “Phuket Drum Circle” on F acebook . I f y ou hear y our inner rhy thm calling to j oin the d rum circle, follow its ad v ice. ou may find you made a life changing decision! Proudly Supported by Live 89.5

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Adventure Golf Summer Package 299/499 Baht

Day pass, all you can play! One main dish from our menu/ k id ’ s menu, a d rink from our selected drink menu, cold towel after the game/s. Child 2 9 9 B aht ( up to 1 1 y ears old ) , ad ult 4 9 9 B aht.

B ook now and sav e 4 0 - 5 0 % ( by p hone or d irectly on our w ebsite) . H ap p y time 1 7 : 0 0 - 1 9 : 0 0 ; brew s 5 0 baht a g lass from our selected bev erag es and p our- up - d rink s 9 9 B aht. P re book by p hone or directly on our website. Welcome! Email: mrk@ p huk etad v entureminig olf.com, 0 7 6 3 1 4 3 4 5 , 0 8 0 1 4 7 2 4 6 8

GRILLED MAINE LOBSTER @KATA ROCKS Kata Rocks is offering an exclusive selection of g rilled M aine L obster ( T H B 8 8 0 + + ) menu that w ill dazzle your taste buds at luch or dinner. Contact d ining @k atarock s.com or 0 7 6 3 7 0 7 7 7 for comp lete d etails.

Enter the Underground Circus at Sri Panwa Enter the Underground Circus at Sri Panwa for a nig ht of d eep house, aw esome d rink s and cool comp any on S aturd ay the 1 st of A ug ust 2 0 1 5 .

T he D J d uo S U N J U H A R G U N and D A N B U R I are bring ing the sound that has g iv en them a loy al follow ing in the U nd erg round music scene both in T hailand and internationally . H ear und erg round classics as w ell as orig inal p rod uctions from both the v isiting D J s and our resid ent D J , D J NUTT. A unique drink experience will be served by visiting mixologists from the VIVA 21 Team, N I K O & V I K T O R , g iv ing y ou a refreshing tw ist on classic d rink s. T he nig ht w ill start at B aba P oolclub at 8 p m and w ill run until late, mov ing d ow n to our very own club, Baba 88. We expect to have a busy nig ht so those look ing to j oin for d inner beforehand are ad v ised to book a table ahead of time. P erson: S ulie, S rip anw a @ B aba P huk et @ B aba B each club , E mail: sulie@srip anw a.com, P hone: 0 8 0 6 2 9 2 6 9 2 , 0 7 6 3 7 1 0 0 0

KATA HOT YOGA N ow 3 classes d aily . 9 am then 5 : 1 5 p m and 7 : 1 5 p m classes are 9 0 minutes. K ata Y og a the most p op ular y og a in P huk et for men and w omen. I t is the best w ork out ev er, g etting strong and exible, full of vitality, It will make you very happy, and it show s, y ou w ill w alk w ith a big smile on y our face, feeling g ood . O p en ev ery d ay , rig ht at the beach, K ata B each, Y ou g ot to try , w arning : v ery ad d ictiv e, once y ou start y ou k eep coming , y ou nev er w ant to stop , 2 1 7 k hok tanod road k ata beach p huk et 8 3 1 0 0 , 0 7 6 6 0 5 9 5 0 , w w w .k atahoty og a.com

K A T A H O T Y O G A F O R E V E R Y B O D Y O p en ev ery d ay , 3 classes d aily : 9 a.m in the morning , then 5 .1 5 p .m afternoon and 7 .1 5 p .m ev ening . M en and w omen all ag es, j ust come, y ou w ill lov e it. w ork out and stretch. T one y our muscles, lose fat, g et in shap e, and feel g ood .

S ee y ou in y og a class soon. A d d ress : 2 1 7 k hok tanod road k ata beach p huk et 8 3 1 0 0 , 0 7 6 6 0 5 9 5 0 , w w w .k atahoty og a.com

Once in a Blue Moon Foam Party Centra Ashlee Hotel Patong is proud and ready to present the sexiest foam party ever, once in a Blue Moon! Are you ready for the most exciting ed ition of foam p arty ev er p rod uced ? G et read y to meet our sexy Brand Ambassadors. Not to mention our headlining DJs and their amazing opening and the shows we have prepared! Do come early to enjoy the full party experience we have worked so hard to prepare for you!!! Tickets are selling out fast and only a limited number of tick ets w ill be av ailable for sale at the d oor. W e w ould encourag e y ou to buy y our tick ets now or come early to mak e y our p urchase at the d oor as our p arties tend to sell out p retty q uick ly . T ick ets are av ailable now at 5 0 0 T H B includ ed a buck et. ( 1 p erson) and 2 , 5 0 0 T H B for 5 free entrance tick -

Early Bird Special @ El Gaucho Brazilian Grill Thai Cooking Class at Bubbles Restaurant D escrip tion: R efresh y our culinary sk ills and discover an authentic Thai local experience by learning how to cook the local dishes, exploring a uniq ue F isherman’ s mark et and enj oy ing lots of d elig htful recip es and cook ing tip s along the w ay .

T here are 2 p ack ag es to choose from, haft- d ay & full- d ay , start from T H B 2 , 0 0 0 / p erson. P lease call or 0 7 6 2 3 1 9 9 9 or h8 1 0 9 @accor.com

The all-you-can-eat churrasco extravaganza at E l G aucho beg ins w ith a sump tuous salad buffet. T he treat d oesn’ t end until yo u w ave the white ag to say No more! In between, a squadron of skewer-wielding chefs will dazzle you with a procession of succulent barbecue cuts d elive red straig ht to yo ur p late. W ith a sp ecial offer to early bird s, start yo ur d inner betw een 6 .0 0 p m and 7 .0 0 p m, and p ay only T H B 9 0 0 + + * for the unlimited churrasco g rill w ith salad buffet, K aron B each S q uare, K aron B each, 0 7 6 3 9 6 1 3 9 , S aranya .B untem@moeve np ick. com

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1. Which of the seven dwarves comes last alphabetically?

2. What is John Cleese’s real name?

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5. Diamond is the birthstone for which month?

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4. Word with bum or 43. CBS symbol . o icts bunny 27. Tax prep. expert 46. ___ Zeppelin 5. Eukaryotic 30. Common truism 47. Class-conscious organism grp.

34. Dead center?

6. When repeated, a . o al is 35. Wise one 1997 Jim Carrey 50. Maja painter 36. Cursor mover comedy 51. Saharan nomad 37. Sandwich type 7. Firm 52. Hand-me-down 41. Old printing marks 8. Lose fuel 56. Guru 44. ___ maison 9. Attractive . refi it legal (indoors): Fr. 10. Liberal pursuits 58. Privy to 45. View in northern 11. Floral ring Italy 12. Sean ___ Lennon 59. Crash site?

49. Honoring 13. Palindromic girl’s 60. Tumult 53. French beverage 61. Bark name 54. Pout 62. Ornamental 18. Beak o er, for s ort 55. Alternative to a 19. Make, as money convertible 63. Social worker?

22. Function 56. Kind of bean 64. ___-di-dah 23. Country club 57. Chart type 65. Pencil holder fig re 24. Border 59. Be charged too 66. Safari sight much 67. 30-Across, e.g.

68. Mark’s replacement 69. Indian bread 70. Stupid 71. Govt. operative . a of, rie

Solutions to last week’s puzzles:

Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz: 1. Sneezy; 2. John Cheese; 3. John Logie Baird; 4. 12; 5. April.

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July 17 , 2 0 14 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 is shot down near the border of Ukraine and Russia. All 298 on board die.

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July 18 , 192 5 Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto M ein K a m p f .

per cent of people in the world have green eyes.

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July 19, 194 7 The Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members are assassinated by Galon U Saw.

per cent slower is how fast people read on a computer screen in comparison with a printed page.

July 2 0 , 196 9 Apollo program: Apollo 11’s crew successf ully makes the first landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility.

Americans Neil Armstrong and Bu Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon later that day.

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was the last year it was legal to settle a dispute by duel in Uruguay.

18,000 dollars is what Jimi Hendrix was paid to perform at Woodstock ($114,624 today).

July 2 1, 195 4 The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

$438 million is the estimated cost to the US in lost productivity, not to mention decreased health, through Daylight Saving Time.

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July 2 2 , 1991 Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested in Milwaukee after police discover human remains in his apartment.

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July 2 3 , 198 4 Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Pen tho use magazine.

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950,000THB Eng: Ph. 0993614582 Thai: Ph. 080 383 3060.

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1996 Toyota Corolla Sedan, Silver Gray.

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Nissan Teana 2.5 Lt

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2012 Pearl white Toyota Fortuna For Sale.

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CATERING EQUIPMENT Tommy’ s 2 Tuk Tuk’ s for sale!

Excellent condition, well maintained. Standard 200,000 / food truck 250,000. Call 081 908 9724 or Tom.somsanuk@ gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE CAMERA b ab y car seats for sale

BAKLONG Car Seat - Very good condition, suitable for newborn to 25KG. Prices are THB 4,000 per seat, buy both for only THB 7,000. Call 086 479 7471.

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Bar For Sale O Top Markets

Bar For Sale with full trading history showing increasing growth. Includes 4Mil Bht Thai company & 1 Work Permit.

Great Location, good customer base, Price : 2,000,000, Person : charlie kenyon, charlie@paddymalones.com.au, 0841858719.

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Blue Canyon Membership for sale. 1 corporate nominee for sale THB 630,000 inc transfer fee. grahamhaslam@hotmail.com

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Rawai business for sale. Area approx 2Rai, can do restaurant or other business.Five mins from beach. Long term lease, yearly rent B200,000. 4 bedrooms house included. Reduce from B980,000 to B520,000. Contact Khun Asoke at 089 646 7176 / big_redchili@yahoo.com

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PROPERTY FOR SALE House in Karon for Sale.

Hard to find 3 bed room , 3 bath room house for sale in the perfect location near Kata & Karon beach, well maintained with a salt water pool, Price : 16,000,000, Narrisara (Tic), 7/8 Patak Soi 10, Karon, g-a-coates@hotmail. com, 0991642991.

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4-Bedroom house on semiprivate beach available for sale and rent.

Can easily be divided into two separate and identical properties.

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The Last Piece of Sea View Land on Prime Location in Patong, just 500 m. from Patong beach, 1.3 KM. to Jungceylon Shopping Mall, Contact: Karuna, kpattarawalee@gmail.

Ocean View Land Kamala

Half rai 797sq.m. cleared and leveled, power connected, sealed road, MUST SELL 6.75million.

For ENG 090 492 3101 THA 093 768 6694.

Pool Villa Patong 7.9MB

Beautiful Freehold German built detached home.

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Full furn. Close beach & Shopping Ctre, Khun Oscar, Email : ozoskr@hotmail.com , Phone : 087-8931753.

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PROPERTY FOR RENT CHALONG BEACH FRONT LAND

Beach front 40m for long and shor t term lease.1 and half rai(600sq.m.) contact Narin, Email: narinpga@gmail.com, Tel: 085 790 1000.

House for rent - Near Pah-klok

Long term, quality furnishings, near Heroines Monument, 3 bed, 2 baths plus office. Good garden. THB35,000 per month. Call 087 878 5804.

2 Luxury Condo,Fully-Furnished

“The Base Downtown” 35 sqm. near Central Festival 16,000 THB/Month, “Patong Loft” 56 sqm. 5 Min. to Patong beach 25,000 THB/Month, Price : 16,000- 25,000 THB, Mr. Aoody, aood16@hotmail.com, 0995169959, 095-9799356 ( English & Thai)

OTHER For Sale

Industrial over locker. Whitehouse Brand. 3 Thread. Brand new never used. Full tool kit. Bargain at 12,000 Baht. Call Sandi 087 264 0778.

Office Space Laguna

Office Space Laguna - Plaza del Mar Fully Furnished offices 4 Office Suite plus boardroom Rent entire unit or individual office 080 045 4474.

RESORT FOR SALE/LEASE

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Phuket FC fend off Angthong

10-man Ronins earn a hard-earned point in league play FOOTBALL Steven Layne ed itor@classactmed ia.co.th

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he crowd at Surakul Stadium last Saturday night (July 11) were entertained with an exciting, dramatic and tense match between Phuket FC and Angthong FC, despite a scoreless result.

Played in front of about 1,200 loyal fans under periodic downpours, the match was both side’s 17th of fi tures for the Yamaha League ne YL1 01 season.

On the back of their fourthstraight league loss, Phuket came out for a battle, determined to regain form, and the confidence of supporters and coach.

Luckily for Phuket, Angthong did not field their top striker, Bra ilian Ale Luis a Costa uela goals .

Nonethelss Phuket’s backline was constantly under fire by rapid attacks led by the ice Warriors’ swift, second leading scorer and former Phuket striker, Kendall Jagdeosingh from Trinidad & Tobago, who was ever determined to score his 8th goal of the season against the side that released him at the end of last season.

Phuket’s Ndebi Berlin (32) was constantly marked out of the game by a strong Angthong defense.

But Phuket’s defensive game was sufficient, and the handful of clear chances that the visitors did manage to get through the lines, were dually denied by Phuket’s towering savior, Piyawat Intharapim.

Captain Yusuke Sato and defensive midfielder Moussa Sylla coordinated well to put a stop to many threats, with the onins ef-

fectively extinguishing momentum on nearly a do en set plays.

The second half saw both sides eager to break the ice, with both debi Berlin and Wasin Samasin (11) bringing the crowd to their toes with acrobatic bicyclekick attempts that narrowly missed the target.

And the home crowd went wild

after one free kick saw Sato breach the Angthong wall to head the ball home, only to be denied by the lineman’s flag.

Other than that, Phuket were mostly in a defensive formation, eager on the counter attack with Andres Lopes struggling to connect to Ndebi in the center, who always had two, and sometimes

three markers.

About halfway through the second half, the home crowd was enraged when the referee ejected hot-headed Alef Poji for backtalking after being dished a yellow card for slamming the ball down in protest to a decision.

Accordingly, Phuket had to readjust their formation to compensate, replacing senior attacking midfielder Pipat with younger defensive midfielder, Pradipat who proved to effectively reinforce some defensive vulnerabilities.

The game only seemed to heat up, with the referee stopping play constantly, and handing out a total of 8 yellow cards – four to each side – in addition to the sole red card.

But the game’s temperature was all emotion, as neither side could find the composure, consistency and combination to gain the advantage as the final whistle sealed the 0-0 scoreline.

Phuket FC return to Surakul Stadium this Sunday (July 19) to close the season’s first half against Songkhla Utd. Cl a ss A c t M edia a re p ro ud m edia sp o n so rs o f Phuket F C.

Phuket United get last laugh with Samut Sakhon FUTSAL Steven Layne ed itor@classactmed ia.co.th

P U E U E AVE moved back into fourth place of the 14-team Futsal Thailand Premier League following a 3-1 win over Samut Sakhon last Sunday (July 12) in Phuket.

Played at the Saphan Hin Sports Complex, the match was both side’s 18th match of the -fi ture season.

Last time the two clubs met in Samut Sakhon in May, Phuket came out on the losing end 3-2, and would have to play the rematch without two key players, Edson “Gugu” Silva and Anuwat Pannopha.

Like Phuket United, Samut Sakhon’s oyful Mudskippers” are a strong and quick attacking team, who can find the back of the net if given a little space.

And so it was from the start that both sides employed aggressive attacking combinations which were met on either-end of the pitch with well-coordinated marking.

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Kiati Tolasut, Pubet Kongthong and Suttiporn Glutcharoen also awed the crowd with fancy footwork and narrowlymissed opportunities.

Eventually, in the 13th minute, Phuket’s Kittipong Sonsuwan broke the deadlock with a piercing missile on a counter attack, assisted by Jackson Santos, who laid the ball off for him after jumping on a loose ball mid-pitch.

Just before the half-time whistle, Jackson Santos doubled the Pearl’s lead from the middle of the area, making room for his strike using excellent pivoting skills in a

FTPL after Week 18 of 26 Team

GD Pts

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Chonburi

71

52

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Bangkok

23

34

3

Saim Navy

13

34

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Phuket United

15

33

5

Samut Sakhon

6

32

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Thai Port

24

30

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Sisaket

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25

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Ayuthaya City

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25

9

N Ratchasima

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22

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Samut Prakarn -19

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Khon Kaen

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Surat Thani

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Nonthaburi

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crowded box.

Seven minutes into the second half, Phuket went up another goal on a fast break that stretched the entire length of the pitch, led by Thanakorn Piyaprichatyut, who found Patchaya Simanta unmarked at the far post for a beautiful finish.

As a storm blew over ahead, water soon began leaking from the roof onto the pitch prompting officials to pause the game for 10 minutes, until finally the rain subsided, the mops came out and play could resume safely.

Play was back and forth and Samut Sakhon opted to bring on their attacking keeper for a power-play formation in the final four minutes.

Their efforts didn’t appear to be creating any chances, but they continued to move the ball waiting to catch Phuket off-guard. The clock burned down and both sides were in foul trouble.

Awarded a penalty shot after Samut Sakhon committed their sixth team foul of the half, Thanakorn Penakul failed to up his side’s advantage.

Samut Sakhon persisted, and their power-play finally yielded fruit in the last minute of play, when Suttaphon unleuang got through at the

end of a busy combo.

However, Phuket held on to their lead through to the final whistle and as a result moved up into 4th place with 33 points, while Samut Sakhon fell into fifth, still with points.

Next up, Phuket are away to 8th placed Ayuthaya City tomorrow (July 18). Kick off in Ayuthaya will be at 4pm.

After that, their next match, at home on August 9, will be against CAT FC.

Cl a ss A c t M edia a re p ro ud m edia sp o n so rs o f Phuket U n ited.

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he Outrigger Twenty20 cricket league commenced last Sunday (July 12) at the Alan Cooke Ground with two matches being played each Sunday throughout the competition. n the first game, the halang Cricket Team (TCT) had an easy win over the newly formed Phuket Asian Cricket Team (PACT). PACT won the toss and made the unusual decision to field first with their team only having 7 players present.

The new side who are representing the Asian cricketers on the Island were not overly popular with their opposition after they turned up late for the toss and took to the field wearing bright orange cricket shirts, the same color as the PCG match balls.

The TCT batsmen found runs easy to come by against 7 players and raced along to 2/ 51 from 5 overs and 4/ 9 3 at the 10 over break. Runs were evenly shared between the batsmen with Thai player Pao 2/ 15 the only bowler to offer some resistance. TCT went on to post 161 runs from their 20 overs.

5 batsmen scored in between 20-3 0 runs each.

Rain delayed the start of s innings by 5 minutes, when the game resumed the pitch was damp and fluent stroke play was difficult. ipesh Badgal (23 runs) and Manish

HASH HOUSE HARRIERS A big hit by Divan Mydeen. Photo: Michael Way Sadarangani (22 runs) guided PACT to 50 runs in the 9 th over before the loss of their first wicket.

TCT captain Simon Wetherell brought himself into the attack after the break and put the game out of reach with 3 / 4 from 2 overs. From that point PACT gave up the chase and played out the last 10 overs to finish on 0, runs shy of the TCT total. eanwhile, in the second game, adras af Superkings won the toss and elected to bat against Patong Cricket Club.

They were soon rewarded by some wayward atong bowling, in part due to a prodigiously swinging ball, scoring 50 after the first o ers for the loss of 3 wickets.

Imtiyaz Mushtaq made the initial breakthrough bowling Shetgoanker for 0 with a rapid inswinger following that up with the dismissal of angwal for 3 in the same manner.

Matthew was then bowled by

debutant Eric Jacobs.

Fero Khan and i an Mydeen then batted well together through a period of tighter Patong bowling. Khan particularly dug in well after taking some painful blows from the pace of Waseem and was finally dismissed caught and bowled by the unpredictable Paddy Morton for a gutsy 26.

Mydeen followed having played sensibly for his 29 before falling to an excellent catch in the covers by Eric Jacobs from the bowling of fellow debutant Heno Jordan to leave the Superkings 9 0/ 5 after 15 o ers. Some tight, disciplined bowling from aseem, a u and Imtiyaz during the later stages of the innings enabled Patong to stall the Superkings scoring rate and pick up the wickets of li, Sil a, esai and ello at little cost to leave them at 121/ 9 from their 20 overs. Extras running out the leading scorer with 54!

Having been set a total

of 122 for victory Patong set about the chase brightly with Imtiyaz Mushtaq and Seemant a u seemingly scoring at will to share a brisk opening partnership of 40 in 6 overs before a u was bowled by angwal for 12 sparking a mini collapse as Hamilton (0) and Morton (2) immediately followed playing rash shots to be dismissed by the same bowler.

Imtiyaz and Swart then combined to steady the ship with a solid partnership of 3 4 before Imtiyaz was bowled round his legs by Ali for 26.

Swart then followed bowled

by Negi for 15 with victory in sight. This left Waseem and Jordan at the crease.

Waseem imparticularly impressed, playing with freedom to guide Patong to their target in 17.2 overs. Both teams will take confidence from a game that was played in good spirit by the teams with Patong eventually running out victors by 5 wickets. S tua rt Ha m il to n

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Running to help fig t i ket MARATHON , lagher, an nglish ecturer at the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism from the Prince of Songkla ni ersity S , ran the aguna nternational arathon. e entered, ha ing never undertaken a marathon before, but wanted to raise money for the huket o es ou lub who, as well as organising the past 4 years huket ride eek, raise funds to fight in huket.

Colin initially entered the half marathon, with a personal target to raise 50,000, however as he started telling people and the s marketing campaign gained momentum, together with assistance from its huge supporter, Cl a ss A c t M edia , the attention, sponsorship and pledges started rolling in, olin decided he needed to complete the full 42.18 5Km marathon.

He finished the run in 5 hours 41 minutes and 43 seconds, wearing a specially printed shirt with the World

ids ay ribbon on the front and Fighting in huket on the back. olin raised 5 , for the , which will be distributed to the ife ome ro ect Foundation, where the assists with funding for the education of children from extremely poor backgrounds with or with parents with , and the ommunity ro ects which aim to increase awareness about and safe sex in Phuket Colin said “I am so pleased with myself for finishing the full marathon. There was a point at which was not sure, but the support of people cheering me on as they saw the T-shirt I was wearing and knowing how much I would raise by finishing kept me going. I am a huge supporter in what the is achie ing in fighting in huket and I am so pleased to have raised so much money for them. I cannot thank all the people individually who sponsored and pledged that money but, from the bottom of my heart – t hank you.” thephuketnews

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Thai pair hoping for St Andrews success GOLF FORMER ASIAN TOU R No.1s Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat say they are ready for this week’s British Open.

Thongchai, 45, and Kiradech, 26, are the only Thais in the 144th Open at St Andrews.

Thongchai, who has won six European Tour titles, said his experience playing on links courses would be helpful.

The Lop Buri native will play in his eighth Open, having reached the weekend rounds fi e times and finishing th in 00 . e was tied for st at the Scottish Open on Sunday. wo-time uropean Tour winner Kiradech missed the cut at the Scottish Open but hoped to bounce back at the Old Course. He has played in the British Open twice and missed the cut on both occasions. want to make the cut this time, he said.

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n the first two rounds, Kiradech will play alongside Koumei da of apan and arc eishman of Australia, while Thongchai is grouped with Gary Woodland of the U S and Danny Willett of England.

Meanwhile, hot favourite Jordan Spieth will be in the company of fellow merican ustin ohnson and Japan’s top player ideki atsuyama.

Former world o iger Woods, who won the Open at St Andrews in 000 and 005, starts his campaign for a 5th ma or title alongside 0 0 winner Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Australian Jason Day. Scottish Open winner Rickie Fowler will partner si -time ma or champion Nick Faldo and world No.8 Justin Rose.

Fi e-time pen winner om atson, 5, who is making his swansong appearance in the tournament, accompanies fellow merican randt Snedeker and Ernie Els of South Africa. B a n g ko k Po st

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nglish remier eague side Liverpool began their pre-season tour with a comfortable -0 win against the True All-Stars team at angkok s a amangala ational Stadium on Tuesday night (July 14).

Playing in wet conditions due to a downpour, Lazar Markovic opened the scoring after three minutes and defender amadou Sakho made it -0 three minutes before half-time. rendan odgers men also got off to a fast start in the second half with midfielder dam allana scoring the third goal after 5 minutes. t was one-way traffic as the isitors s uandered numerous chances against the Thais, coached by national team boss Kiatisak Senamuang.

Forward Divock Origi completed the rout four minutes from time in i erpool s sixth visit to Thailand.

Lazar Markovic, left, scores Liverpool's first goal. Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill The Reds were without ngland midfielder aheem Sterling who completed a million deal to oin remier League rivals Manchester City.

Sterling, 0, who has undergone a medical at his new club, became the the most expensive English player e er when he completed his mo e from i erpool, the

club where he made his name before contro ersially re ecting a new contract.

The talented winger, who signed for Liverpool as a 5-year-old from ueens ark angers in 0 0, can operate on the right, left or down the middle and will gi e ity the option of playing with a - - - or - - formation.

If Sterling can strike up

the same telepathic partnership with City striker Sergio Aguero as he did with Luis Suarez during the U ruguayan' s spell at Liverpool, then Pellegrini' s side should be more than a match for ose Mourinho' s Chelsea. B a n g ko k Po st F o r a ro un d up o f the the l a stest B a rc l a y s Prem ier L ea g ue tra sf ers see p a g e 3 9 .

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Special Report: There’s only three weeks left until the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League kicks off and The Phuket News brings you the latest in transfer news. ant shot-stopper will give Thibaut Courtois competition for places between the posts after Petr Cech was sold to Arsenal.

Arsenal

Petr Cech has moved across London from Chelsea to Arsenal after the Gunners announced he had agreed to join them on a “long-term contract for an undisclosed fee” from the Premier League champions.

The 33-year-old Czech international goalkeeper made over 400 appearances during 11 years at Stamford Bridge after joining from French club Rennes.

Cech, however, has recently found himself playing understudy to Belgian-shotstopper Thibaut Courtois and made just 15 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea last season.

Chelsea

Premier League champions Chelsea on Monday (July 13) announced the signing of Bosnian international goalkeeper Asmir Begovic from Stoke City.

Begovic, 28, has agreed a four-year deal at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea paying Stoke an undisclosed fee to make the goalkeeper their second major signing of the summer.

British press reports put the fee at £8 million .

“I am very happy to be joining Chelsea FC. After speaking at length to the manager, I feel like I can develop here and be an important part of this team,” Begovic told Chelsea’s official website.

His arrival in west London follows the signing of Colombian striker Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan from Monaco, and the gi-

Crystal Palace

France midfielder Yohan Cabaye is on his way back to the Premier League after leaving Paris Saint-Germain to join Crystal Palace for what the London club described as “a club record fee”.

Cabaye has signed a threeyear deal at Selhurst Park where, subject to receiving international clearance, he will once again team up with manager Alan Pardew, under whom he played at Newcastle United during his previous stint in England.

Palace, who finished 10th in the Premier League last season, reported the transfer fee as undisclosed but the BBC said they had paid £10 million (13.9m euros, $15.5m) possibly rising to £13 million with add-ons.

“I wanted to come and play for Palace because there are some really strong players here,” he told the club’s official website.

Liverpool

Nathaniel Clyne has become the latest pre-season arrival at Anfield after Liverpool confirmed they had signed the England defender from Premier League rivals Southampton.

A Liverpool statement said the full-back had “penned a long-term contract with the Reds”. No fee was disclosed.

However, British media outlets reported that Clyne had signed a five-year deal

worth £10 million ($16 million, 14 million euros) up front, with add-ons for the 24-year-old set to cost Liverpool a further £2 million.

Clyne is the sixth player to join Liverpool this preseason following Bolton goalkeeper Adam Bogdan, Charlton defender Joe Gomez, Manchester City midfielder James Milner, Burnley striker Danny Ings and Hoffenheim forward Roberto Firmino.

Manchester City

Raheem Sterling became the most expensive English footballer in history when he signed for Manchester City from Liverpool on a five-year contract, the England forward’s new club announced on Tuesday (July 14).

The 20-year-old completed his move to the 2014 Premier League champions after passing a medical in a deal worth an initial £44million but could rise to £49 million ($76 million, 68 million euro).

“It’s a good feeling and this is really happy time for me and my family,” Sterling told City’s official website late Tuesday.

City manager Manuel Pellegrini rated his marquee signing as “one of the best attacking players in world football”.

The Chilean said: “He is a young player with outstanding ability, and I am sure the Manchester City fans will be very excited about seeing him in action for the team.”

Manchester United

Manchester United have thrown down the gauntlet to their Premier League title rivals after making a dramatic double swoop for Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin on Monday (July 13).

United manager Louis van Gaal had made improving his

team’s midfield a key component of his transfer window strategy and the Dutchman can now cross that job off his to-do list after a frenetic 24 hours at Old Trafford.

German World Cup winner Schweinsteiger, who played under van Gaal for two years at Bayern Munich, agreed a three-year contract after United tied up a reported £14.4 million deal to sign him from the Bundesliga giants.

And France international Schneiderlin signed from Southampton for a fee in the region of £25 million after agreeing a four-year contract, with the option of a further one-year extension.

United’s midfield duo are expected to jet out immediately to join their team-mates, including fellow new boys Memphis Depay and Matteo Darmian, for the club’s pre-season tour of the United States.

Manchester United have also completed the signing of Italy right-back Matteo Darmian from Torino.

The 25-year-old defender arrived in England after a fee was agreed with the Serie A side, thought to be in the region of £12.7 million ($19.7 million, 17.7 million euros).

Stoke City

Veteran Irish international goalkeeper Shay Given and rarely-used Chelsea Dutch midfielder Marco van Ginkel have joined mid-table English Premier League outfit Stoke .

Given, 39 and capped 129 times, joined on a free transfer from last season’s FA Cup

finalists Aston Villa while van Ginkel, 22, has signed a season long loan deal from the English champions.

England inter national fullback Glen Johnson became Stoke City manager Mark Hughes’s sixth signing of the close season joining on a free transfer.

The 30-year-old – capped 54 times and who played in both Euro 2012 and last year’s World Cup finals – was a free agent after being released

by Liverpool at the end of last season ending a six year spell there.

Johnson has signed a twoyear deal with the option for a third year, and despite certain formalities surrounding the deal yet to be cleared up he has flown out to join Stoke in Singapore where they are taking part in a tournament.

“He (Johnson) will be a fantastic addition. He’s a talented defender who also chips in with goals,” said Hughes.

Defender Philipp Wollscheid, goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard and striker Joselu are the others to have arrived.

Swansea City AFC

Swansea have signed Portugal striker Eder for an undisclosed fee, the English Premier League club has announced.

The 27-year-old will arrive at the Liberty Stadium on a three-year contract from Portuguese side Braga.

Eder scored 10 goals in 29 appearances last season as Braga finished in the top four of the Portuguese top-flight and also played in all three of Portugal’s matches at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

He is the fourth player signed in pre-season by Swansea manager Garry Monk after Andre Ayew, Franck Tabanou and Kristoffer Nordfeldt.

Tottenham Hotspur

Sunderland

Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat has bolstered his side’s defence when Welsh international rightback Adam Matthews completed a £2million ($3.1million) move from Scottish champions Celtic.

The 23-year-old – who follows Uruguayan international defender Sebastian Coates in joining the Black Cats this week – enjoyed a successful spell with Celtic winning four Premiership titles.

“We know that we need quality players to improve competition for places in the side, so Adam is a welcome addition to our squad and we are very pleased to welcome him to Sunderland,” Advocaat told the Sunderland website.

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid – setting up a potential legal battle with Premier League rivals Southampton.

The London club are reported to have paid 10.4 million pounds (14.5 million euros) for the 26-year-old international who made a reputation for himself during a one-year loan at Southampton.

Southampton had an option to buy Alderweireld but Atletico could pay £1.5 million to cancel that agreement. Southampton say the Spanish side did not do so on time and so they should have been allowed to sign the player Alderweireld. But Tottenham said Alderweireld has signed a contract until 2020 and showed pictures of the player in a Spurs shirt on their website. thephuketnews

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F1 adults start taking baby steps in revamp BOX OF NEUTRALS

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he FIA World Motor Spor t Cou ncil (WMSC) met in Mexico last week to ratify a number of proposed changes to the operation of Formula One. Its decisions, combined with those of the strategy group meeting prior to the British Grand Prix, suggest the sport may slowly be emerging from its regulatory torpor of the last 18 months.

Accord has always been difficult to achie e across any of the sport’s spectrums, whether it be between the FIA and the commercial rights holder or either of the two and any number of the teams.

That a number of measures ha e made it to the WMSC stage for immediate implementation means all parties agreed unanimously,

Lewis Hamilton leads off the Monaco F1 Grand Prix. Photo: Andrej Isakovic/AFP which is itself a moder n miracle for this sport.

The feat is made only more impressi e by the fact that the key measure, applied retrospecti ely, is the granting of a fifth engine abo e the current four for any first-year power unit manufacturer. Mercedes, Ferrari, and Renault, despite standing steadfastly against awarding Honda any concessions prior

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to this season after years of the Japanese company quietly talking up its performance, appear to ha e finally seen the light and put the sport ahead of themsel es.

The unusual amnesty didn’t stop there, with the WMSC ratifying immediate changes to power unit penalties in order to a oid the comical accumulation of grid place drops seen at the

Austrian Grand Prix, during which each c aren dri er copped 25-place penalties on a 20-car grid. Now cars will be sent to the back of the grid if the size of the penalty exceeds the number of starters.

These regulatory successes are backed up by changes proposed and inestigations launched by the strategy group after its

meeting before the British Grand Prix, the results of which were generally positi ely recei ed for the first time in the short history of that administrati e body.

It is an unusual change of mood for the sport, which has been feeding from its own negati ity in recent years, to agree on a strategy that is not titled “double points” or something equally as lu-

dicrous. What has prompted the change?

A hint was dropped during the team principals press conference on the Friday of the British Grand Prix. Ordinarily a dry affair, sparks flew between the team bosses and the press when the subject of the sport’s downtalking was raised. think the negati ity does come from the press.

Honestly I do,” said Lotus CEO Matthew Carter.

“The fans read what you guys write… and if your stories are negati e, they will read those and they won’t read the positi e ones .

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier similarly pointed the finger at the press for the sport’s ills.

“The perception of the sport… is a bit wrong. It is the pinnacle of motorsport with all the technology, but the perception now of the fans, through the media, is wrong.”

Djokovic, Serena hit fever pitch TENNIS NOV AK DJOKOV IC AND Serena illiams re i ed an old tradition as the Wimbledon winners celebrated their titles by dancing together to the Bee ees hit ight Fe er at the annual champions dinner.

Fresh from their respecti e triumphs on Centre Court last weekend, oko ic and Williams were back in the spotlight late last Sunday e ening uly as the pair became the first champions to dance together at the gala e ent at the ondon uildhall since Bjorn Borg and Chris ert in .

But while th ree-time imbledon winner oko ic

Wimbledon champions Novak Djokovic (R) and Serena Williams at the Champions Dinner. Photo: Thomas Lovelock/AFP wanted a “sophisticated waltz”, ine Muguruza in Saturday’s uly final, selected 0s it was Serena, a six-time chamdisco classic ight Fe er and pion at the All England Club, oko ic, a four-set winner who called the tune.

The 3 3 -year-old Ameri- o er oger Federer on Sunday, can, who beat Spain’s Garb- gamely joined his fellow world

number one in showing off his best dance mo es.

“There was no practice, suggested the idea to ll ngland lub chair man Philip Brook and Serena, and fortunately they accepted,” oko ic said on onday. was ery pleased because Serena is a great dancer.

“I was thinking of more of a waltz - something more sophisticated, something that blends into the en ironment and the beautiful hall we were in.

“But Serena wanted to mo e a bit more and we considered other options.

So it was ight Fe er. ight Fe er came to life and you can imagine how that looked.”

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HURRICANE

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fter the gales had calmed, it was Asia Catamarans Stealth cat Hurricane who was declared victorious on countback in the Racing Multihull class in the Multihull Solutions Regatta held on Phuket’s Chalong Bay last weekend. Mick Coleman’s own Stealth cat Java fought bow to bow with Hurricane over the three days of racing, with two races settled by a finishing time of three seconds.

Yet with both teams concluding the regatta on Sunday (July 12) on equal 7 points and an equal number of wins and second-place finishes – it literally came down to who won the last race in the series to be declared class champion.

That was Hurricane, and even then only by 51 seconds and after more than an hour of racing.

Grenville Fordham racing on his ever-faithful Niña, co-owned

by Bob Mott, placed third overall in the series.

In a yacht racing event that was nearly called off due to winds blowing more than 40 knots just

days earlier, boat breakages came hard and fast.

On Friday (July 10), the whole fleet raced with reefs in their mainsails, but that did little to stave off a slew of mishaps brought on by being overpowered by the wind.

Several boats blew the sheets off her headsails, and Hurricane ended up with the spinnaker under the boat, but quick thinking - and action - saw it safely recovered amazingly without any damage, to be hoisted again further down the course.

The breakages took its toll on several boats, most notably David Liddell’s Wow. Stunning with her spinnaker in full flight, the recently launched Stealth catamaran was forced to retire early due to broken daggerboards.

Broken daggerboards sadly also brought an end to Neil Ayre’s campaign in the Firefly Sport 850 class on his screaming fast Mamba, which was nipping at the heels of John Newnham’s eventual class winner Twin Sharks until Mamba grounded in shallows at the northern end of the bay.

That didn’t stop George Eddings’ Blue Nose from stepping up to claim

second overall in the class, while Mamba still placed third overall.

Tatiana Bogatyreva’s Star Fruit, with a nearly all ladies crew, won the Open Mulithull class as the eventual sole entrant in the division.

But probably the stars of the show were the brand-new Corsair Pulse 600 trimarans which were literally “out of the box” and thrown into winds gusting well over 20 knots in their opening foray on Chalong Bay. “That’s pretty testing conditions for any new boat,” Zam Bevan, Corsair Trimaran Production Manager, later told The Phuket News.

The strong winds on the opening day of racing quickly saw three of the four Corsairs retire early due to gear problems with Bob Garner and Mike Downard managing to keep their Su Du 1 (aka “Red”) in racing trim throughout the entire race series.

“Thankfully, Scott Gayle and Campbell on Su Du 4 (“Yellow”) busted only some running gear and were able to rejoin next day racing These guys are long-term Corsair sailors and it was great to see them enjoy racing the Pulse 600s,” said Bevan.

“The Multihull Solutions Regatta is a fantastic event. It keeps its relaxed atmosphere, but it’s still competitive on the water. Chalong Bay when the breeze kicks in is always a great venue, especially in these conditions, which certainly puts boats in a testing situation.”

The good news is that all four Pulse 600s will be on track to race next week, after which two of them will head across Phang Nga Bay to their new home at the Krabi Sailing Center at Krabi Boat Lagoon. The other two will remain at Boat Lagoon in Phuket for charter, sail training and day sails.

“We’ve received fantastic interest in these boats,” Bevan noted, and he’s not wrong. The trimarans speed upwind was a big part of the post-regatta scuttlebutt, as was high praise for putting on a great regatta.

“It’s been brilliant racing over three days with consistent winds from 15-20 knots. I hate to use a hackneyed phrase, but it really was ‘champagne sailing’,” said Multihull Solutions Asia managing director Andrew de Bruin.

“There were 16 boats entered, which was reduced by various

carnage and breakages to about 12 by the last race. But it was great to see the cruisers on Star Fruit having a ball in these conditions. We need more cruisers and next year we are considering a ‘white sails only’ division.”

In all the regatta drew 120 sailors and people of “moveable ballast” qualities, but the fun was just as good off the water, de Bruin noted.

“The feedback is that everyone had a fantastic time both on and off the water, with three nights of social gatherings including a free beer evening sponsored by Corsair and the final night buffet from Kim and Pia at the Ao Chalong Yacht Club.

All the major racers have sworn they’ll be back next year: “Best regatta I’ve ever sailed,” said John Newnham on Twin Sharks; “Wouldn’t miss it for the world,” said Mick Coleman on Java; and “Closest racing we’ve ever had with three races separated by less than 5 seconds,” said Alan Carwardine on Hurricane.

“We’re aiming for 25 boats in 2016 and if the weather gods are a little kinder in the week leading up to the regatta, we’ll do it easily,” de Bruin smiled. Chris Husted

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