nomadspike

We could use all of your help with Green Phangan...

Pls have a look and thanks in advance.

Point taken. Why don't you join us at our next planning meeting and we can discuss biodegradable vinyl for the signs?

We are starting our sign campaign and have a limited number of vinyl 'Green Phangan' signs printed and ready for distribution. At this point we are primarily targeting business owners on Koh Phangan asking them to hang a sign in their shop, business, restaurant, bugalows, etc. and make a minimum donation of 200 Baht to cover printing costs.

Of course, anyone wishing to donate and hang a sign is welcome!

Thanks,

Spike

Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24424893433

Website:

http://greenphangan.com

Vinyl, oh yes, very green!!

We are starting our sign campaign and have a limited number of vinyl 'Green Phangan' signs printed and ready for distribution. At this point we are primarily targeting business owners on Koh Phangan asking them to hang a sign in their shop, business, restaurant, bugalows, etc. and make a minimum donation of 200 Baht to cover printing costs.

Of course, anyone wishing to donate and hang a sign is welcome!

Thanks,

Spike

Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24424893433

Website:

http://greenphangan.com

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Kick-Off Party for Green Phangan!

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 19:00

The World's End Restaurant, Chaloklum, Koh Phangan (opposite Chaloklum Pier)

Come by to learn more about the efforts of Green Phangan and meet other like-minded people interested in helping 'green' Koh Phangan...

Green Phangan is comprised of a group of motivated individuals that wish to make Koh Phangan a cleaner and more environmentally friendly island. Please join us and see how you can help!

We are predominantly westerners, we love the island and we want to help keep Koh Phangan clean. We would like to help the locals to keep the natural beauty of the island intact and are looking for ways to dispose of rubbish/garbage in the best way possible. We wish to help educate future generations on how to maintain Koh Phangan's beauty in the face of rapid growth.

Green Phangan's mission is to help Koh Phangan become a more environmentally friendly island for people to live and holiday. Our aim is to educate residents and tourists about how their choices can have an impact on a small island with limited resources.

Green Phangan will help to provide more rubbish and recycling bins on the island, making it easier for everyone to do their part in maintaining Koh Phangan's natural beauty.

Green Phangan will help educate businesses and residents in how to make simple everyday changes, from rainwater collection to reducing waste production.

Green Phangan will support and encourage the use of alternative and environmentally friendly products for everyday use, including bio-plastics and non-toxic household alternatives.

5 THINGS YOU CAN DO

Say "No" to plastic bags. Bring a reuseable bag when shopping.

Find a bin for your rubbish and cigarette butts.

Clean rubbish off the beach and dispose of it in bins.

Don't throw anything into the Sea.

Bring your own reuseable container when buying take away food.

Contact Us:

I believe this may have been suggested in the past and I'm wondering if it might be time to revisit this again. I, personally, find myself scrolling through all the Samui topics to find Phangan postings. Any possibility of a Phangan sub-forum?

could you see standard public transport buses manage Samui Roads ????

Also , as mentioned above, it is $$$$$

wish we had songthiaws on Phangan. it's either share taxis that run to and from the ferries late morning, or renting a motorbike to get around...

Thanks for the update.

is it still under construction from the top of the hill down to the elephant safari or is that section already completed?

can we have an update please on the road into Chaloklum?

I have been working as a cook and chef for the last 20 years, in Europe, the US & Thailand.

I also work as a free-lance web designer in my spare time.

Its the 999 Govt Bus, spike. 02-894 6122 ext 5 is the number I have for Bangkok. If that doesn't work, the Koh P number is 077-238-507 or 077-238-762

Thanks, sbk.

For overnight delivery of medium to largish boxes/parcels, I recommend the govt local bus - terminal just inland from Bantai pier.

Thanks, Jose. We need to ship around 50 medium boxes from Bangkok to Phangan. Do you think the local govt bus has the facilities to do that? do you have a contact phone for them in Bangkok?

Can anyone recommend a shipping company that ships from Bangkok to Koh Phangan?

Thanks, spike

Yes, we've been considering importing from Australia and Singapore but we're been concerned there might be heavy import duties. Does anyone know if this is the case on biodegradable items?

Sorry seems there was a miscalculation there on the price of the straws.

Re. the cost of the straws, they are not 12 baht each. Much much cheaper:

ECOPLAZ Bendable Straws White

Environmentally Degradable Plastic

80 pcs/pack; 125 packs/carton = 10,000 pcs straws

1,181 baht per carton + VAT and transport (1-5 cartons)

12 baht per straw is quite expensive I think, means quite a price raise of the drinks or losing mos of he profit

I have had a work permit and several non-Immigrant B work visas for the past 2 years. I spend 4 months in Thailand every winter and apply for a new visa every year and my employer renews the work permit when I return to Thailand. Last year my employer's legal consultant sent me a "Lock work permit"document which I sent to the Thai consul when applying for my visa. This year I am applying again and want to know if I can use the same "Lock work permit" as last year or if I need a new one to send with my visa application.

Thanks.

Interesting - never heard of it; could you please post a scan of this document?

I have had a work permit and several non-Immigrant B work visas for the past 2 years. I spend 4 months in Thailand every winter and apply for a new visa every year and my employer renews the work permit when I return to Thailand. Last year my employer's legal consultant sent me a "Lock work permit"document which I sent to the Thai consul when applying for my visa. This year I am applying again and want to know if I can use the same "Lock work permit" as last year or if I need a new one to send with my visa application.

Thanks.

The Thai version of the website Green Phangan is now online for those of you who may be interested.

In addition to our sign Campaign that should be hitting the island this December, we are currently getting in touch with a company that produces corn starch bio-plastics here in the Kingdom.

Way to go, Seville!

i use a sierra wireless aircard with AIS pre-pay in Chaloklum and it works fine. slow in comparison to dsl but perhaps slightly faster than wireless. best option i've found if you don't have a telephone line.

works ok here in chaloklum, but does not work all over the island.

yes, the dentist in baan tai is quite good and her prices are very reasonable. there is also another dental center in thongsala but have no experience with them. and there are also many dental clinics on samui...

The quality of the road looks excellent. I use this road everyday when on the island. Has construction begun on the remainder of the road into Chaloklum?

the street is now completed until the top of the hill looking towards Chaloklum. Specially for the "Samuians" ....the street is not closed. just no traffic at all

i'm just wondering if they have the budget to do it until Chaloklum, still some km's to do!

Thank you, Jose. Great link to Clean Up The World. Adding it to the Green Phangan website

Spike

The Green Phangan website is now up.

Excellent work, Spike, Seville.

All great worthwhile campaigns begin in humble ways with just a few caring individuals. Let's all do what we can to help.

It looks like we have someone willing to translate the website into German. Can anyone translate it into French? Spanish? Any other languages?

Many thanks,

Spike

Thank you everyone for your support.

As we mentioned on the Green Phangan Facebook group, we would like to translate the Green Phangan site into as many languages as possible. If you can help in translating the website from Thai or English into French that would be most helpful. And if anyone else is willing and able to translate the site into German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Greek, etc. that would be brilliant!

Thank you everyone for your support.

If Steve Thongsala's issue is a language issue...

Steve, please just ask if we would link to a French? informational site on Koh Phangan and we will gladly do that. If your issue is something else, please feel free to PM me and I hope we can sort out the issue.

As we mentioned on the Green Phangan Facebook group, we would like to translate the Green Phangan site into as many languages as possible. If you can help in translating the website from Thai or English into French that would be most helpful. And if anyone else is willing and able to translate the site into German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Greek, etc. that would be brilliant!

Best regards,

Spike

Sorry Steve, we are not advertising for anyone, and Green Phangan has no affiliations with any businesses whatsoever. We are only individuals wishing to help make the island a better place.

The links on the website are merely informational.

It's always to make the advertising for the same websites (phangan inf., Phangan Expl.etc.....)

Why the rules are not applied for all? huh.gif