Samui Coconut

To all you folks out there, stay healthy throughout 2008.

Happy New Year !

Does anyone know where I can find a good dry cleaning service on the island?

Thanks in advance

Either Santiburi Resort (Maenam) or Imperial Boat House (Choeng Mon)

"Bandidos" member gets 18 months

A key member of the "Bandidos" criminal syndicate was Thursday sentenced to an 18-month prison term for extortion and intimidating a British businessman based in Koh Samui early last year.

Danish national Kim Lindegaard Neilsen, 36, who has already served more than 17 months while undergoing trial, and will be released after he serves the remaining sentence.

He was convicted for criminal intimidation, but was acquitted of criminal conspiracy due to insufficient evidence and testimony.

Forty-three-year-old Briton, Crispin John Granville PatonSmith, the second defendant and a Bandidos member, arrested in a police raid last July 2006, was also acquitted of criminal intimidation due to insufficient evidence and testimony.

According to the Criminal Court, both Neilsen and Paton-Smith took over a bungeejumping business from Neil Patrick William, also a Bandidos member, after threatening to harm him if he revealed any information about their criminal posse.

The Nation

Well, Pattayadave who the kcuf you think you are?

Read the the Web-Page (link) about his story and you may understand a little about why people applauding here....

100 DSI, police officers raid Koh Samui, arrest Briton

Koh Samui, Surat Thani: -- A team of 100 officers from the Crime Suppression Division, Anti-Money Laundering Office and Department of Investigation raided this tourist destination island Tuesday morning and arrested a Briton and three Thais.

The Briton, Peter Watkinjones, 40, was accused of leading a multinational mafia gang which bribed land officials to gain access to public land on the island for sale to foreigners.

The officers, divided into small teams, raided ten spots to try to arrest seven members of the so-called Bandidos gang.

DSI spokesman Pol Col Dussadee Arayawutthi said the three Thai men were identified as Pramual Somwong, a land official, and two ordinary people - Samroeng Buanak and Prateep Muangkaew.

He said a Briton and two Danish men were still elusive.

He said the seven were suspected of using influence to pressure local businesses and people to sell business and land to them and they paid bribe to land officials to use land documents elsewhere to forge ownership of public land on the island and sold them to foreigners at steep prices.

Dussadee said the sale contracts were undervalued as the buyers paid the rest of the money to the gang abroad.

--The Nation 2006-07-18

ok so what am i supposed to understand clever cloggs

No worries, may be just stay in your own regional forum.....

Just had a phone call to say that Crispin has been found not guilty on all charges and has been released. TV cameras apparently in attendance so should be on the Thai News tonight. Anyone have any more news on this?

That is great news indeed ! Welcome back Crispin !

Hi,

am going to Koh Phangan in a few days for the first time, so i don't yet know what is the case with ATM's over there? Are there any and if so where? and oh, do they accept credit cards in resorts or i need to drag all the cash there???

thanx a million for your answers!

Maja

Plenty of ATM's and credit cards are accepted in the more bigger resorts. If you plan to stay long, just give them a call beforehand.

I had no problem finding places to drink in Bangrak. Some places just pay a "fee" and get away with it. It WILL be quieter that's for sure but you can still find someplace. It might have to be a resort. You might want to bring some of your own just in case.

...or in six packs

Looking for friends to rent a small house (on or near beach).

No need aircon, 1 bedroom enough, (twin beds preferred), or 2 bedrooms.

Must be safe area (i.e. not too isloated). Deposit can be paid any time.

Any leads appreciated.

Thanks

We are getting together here to watch the fight tomorrow (11am onwards Sunday 9th)

Man City fans especially welcome!

Boxing on the Wii before the fight, food and drink.

Nice advertising

I am looking for a professional photographer or someone who has a good camera that can take some photos.

Need a wide angle lens most likely and want to take some night shots.

does anyone know someone on Samui who can do this??

Wonder what the cost would be?

Thanks.

Try Claudio from fantasyatwork......

I was wondering if anyone knows if there are going to be any organised events on Samui to celebrate the kings birthday....would love to show my respect by attending and celebrating with the locals.....

Pretty sure that something will happen in Nathon on the 5th, but have no further info at this stage.

KFC ?

A bird from BKK would like that

she likes chicken

What a challenge

Here there are some pictures that I've taken this morning in Haad Thong Nai Pan Noi, near Star Hut

Sorry man, it couldn't last!

The new Buri Rasa I believe.....saw that one coming.....

A homeless person in "Thong Nai Pan Noi" this morning. .........It's joke ! But the picture is real

Which resort is that ? New one ?

I wonder why Bardamu's post about the Monkey attacks was removed ????

Please explain, thanks

Because it was utter nonsense and damaging to the island with no support of any trustworthy media reports and a deliberate

lie using the non-existent Samui Gazette as a source.

I understand that there will be a "get together" for want of a better description tonight (Friday 9th) at 20.00 in Papa Joes in remembrance of him.

Party looked like a great success. Thank you everybody !

Heard a plane take off last night SJ. If you aren't on the ground in Koh Samui then I suggest relying solely on news reports is to be hearing only part of the information at best.

Perhaps advice from Samui residents would be more in order

4 flights left when the weather opened in the afternoon, then as of 7.30 pm more flights were leaving/coming. The last I heard

taking off was at 12.30am this morning. Most flights were delayed by 6 hours and more.

I hear roads have collapsed on the lamai-chaweng section of the ring road.

Facts please, no hear-say !!!

As Rooo has pointed out in the past all that information is available as part of the Community Infomap available at a wide number of outlets free.

or the Siam Map Co. Samui directory....

Quiet a few delays....

Departure from Samui on 08 NOVEMBER 2007

Flight No. To Scheduled Departure Estimated /

Actual Departure Status Remark

PG100 Bangkok 06:00 13:45 Estimated

PG104 Bangkok 07:45 13:40 Estimated

PG251 Phuket 08:15 14:00 Estimated

PG110 Bangkok 08:20 14:00 Estimated

PG293 Pattaya 09:15 14:00 Estimated

PG124 Bangkok 09:45 17:15 Estimated

PG295 Pattaya 11:05 17:15 Estimated

PG134 Bangkok 12:20 20:45 Estimated

PG265 Krabi 12:25 17:10 Estimated

PG243 Chiang Mai 13:00 17:55 Estimated

PG138 Bangkok 13:15 21:55 Estimated

PG146 Bangkok 13:30 19:50 Estimated

PG255 Phuket 15:10 19:50 Estimated

PG148 Bangkok 15:50 00:15 Estimated

PG961 Singapore 16:35 01:25 Estimated

PG164 Bangkok 18:00 20:35 Estimated

PG170 Bangkok 18:00 22:35 Estimated

PG178 Bangkok 18:25 22:20 Estimated

PG172 Bangkok 19:20 03:45 Estimated

PG182 Bangkok 21:00 23:45 Estimated

PG184 Bangkok 21:30 02:20 Estimated

PG192 Bangkok 22:00 22:00 Estimated

Got some friend gone for Visa in Penang.

Could not fly to Samui, must spend night in Phuket.

No more rain now, please.

I believe they've spent a night in Krabi.

All flights in/out Samui have been cancelled today.

Chaweng Beach Road from Buri Rasa Resort down is closed.

Poo yai baan. Good tips.

Obviously you are not a tourist and know what you are doing. I think (from the looks of it) you are going the proffesional way with this and it looks like you eventually will get it under control. Good luck to you. At least on this forum all us amateurs contributed with sympathy. Keep in there. I (for what its worth) think you are dealing with this matter the 100 % right way. But you knew that already.

Cheers brother, ill visit you out of sympaty already when the rain stops. Keep going.

Agreed! This is a wrong which should be well publicised. The law should be applied evenly for Farang and Thai alike. It does no credit at all to the legal system if, as it appears a flagrant breach of the laws are allowed to take place simply because the wronged party happens to be Farang. I doubt that this would have happened to a Samuian.

For the sake of Thai and Foreigner alike the law should be seen to be effective, otherwise this will be the thin end of the wedge.

I hope that this matter is resolved soon and the BBC can get back to normal without fear of recrimination.

I nice talk to Puyai Baan P'Vit should be the first step. I am sure the owner knows him after being there for years.

It's all a matter of dealing with it in an adult manner. I am sure things can be sorted out or at least improved for the time being.

Did they contact the Poo-jay Baan already?

Or local groups like Samui Mermaid?

Who are they ?

Header is not very appropriate, just because there are a few resorts/business for sale does not mean a lot. There are more new resorts being build than actually for sale.....

http://www.thebizxchange.com/locbrowseresults.asp?lid=56

Land has always been for sale for donkey years.......

Don't understand the big deal about this.....