Boater

better to post in the computer forum

so will tomorrow be judgement day??????

if anyone knows the owners I know someone who might buy the sound system, that's if it is for sale.

Nope, he is completely unknown im afraid. Anybody have a clue who own this place?

Indeed it is quite A. sadd story.

the owner is allan from england, he is the man behind all the coco compamys

Hi 2169,

We all knew that anyway.... where just making some fun out off his name

But really he should sell CoCo and give the money from the sale to all the people he ripped off! ... but then when will pigs fly

agree!!! .....

I cannot help but notice two posters mentioning they played on the streets when they where youngsters ... that is all well and good, but how long ago was this.. Maybe the 50 's????... alot has changed since then !

I agree with the OP.. i see this so many times in Phuket, and the worst part is when i am driving along the road with the kids playing in the middle of the road, the parents do not even shout at there kids to move out the way!, sometime i have had to come to a complete stop until the child has relised there is a car coming through

on samui the 7ish and 13ish are riding the bikes ,normally 3up and on the wrong side of the road

very true and also very worrying

I shall not presume about your idea(s) & as a result, I ask you the same question: What is your beef (problem)? Kids who fail to recognise oncoming traffic, your car/personal insurance or your disapproval of kids doing such things?

Please do not presume that I know anything about what you may be thinking, as I simply cannot do so.

My promblem is, and as the OP was pointing out ' CHILD SAFETY '

This has nothing to do with insurance or anything of that nature

I cannot help but notice two posters mentioning they played on the streets when they where youngsters ... that is all well and good, but how long ago was this.. Maybe the 50 's????... alot has changed since then !

I agree with the OP.. i see this so many times in Phuket, and the worst part is when i am driving along the road with the kids playing in the middle of the road, the parents do not even shout at there kids to move out the way!, sometime i have had to come to a complete stop until the child has relised there is a car coming through

on samui the 7ish and 13ish are riding the bikes ,normally 3up and on the wrong side of the road

very true and also very worrying

Narai Phand site to be redeveloped

KANANA KATHARANGSIPORN

The American property billionaire Donald Trump will join in the investment and development of a new luxury retail plaza with Gaysorn Group on the four-rai plot that used to house the Narai Phand handicraft centre in central Bangkok.

An industry source said Mr Trump flew to Bangkok last month to talk with a Gaysorn executive about the site while Charn Srivikorn, director of Gaysorn Holdings, just returned from the United States last week.

''It's likely that Mr Trump will co-invest in this project. He will also co-design this new luxury shopping mall,'' said the source, asking not to be named.

The project at the Ratchaprasong intersection, Bangkok's prime retail site, is intended to compete with two direct rivals nearby, CentralWorld and Siam Paragon.

Mr Trump may buy shares in Gaysorn Land Asset Management Co Ltd (Glam), a joint venture between Gaysorn Group and the Hong Kong property firm Hong Kong Land, by buying stakes from the Hong Kong side.

In July 2008, Mr Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr told the Dubai-based daily English-language newspaper Gulf News that ''the Middle East and Asia will provide opportunities for growth in future''.

The executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation viewed Bangkok as one of the emerging markets, saying ''We're looking at a lot of the Pacific rim area. [in] Thailand, we've spent a lot of time looking in Bangkok.''

The portfolio of the Trump Organisation, renowned as an international developer of deluxe properties, includes office buildings, hotels, condominiums, casinos, golf courses and country clubs, mainly in major cities in the US.

It is developing Trump International Hotel & Tower at The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, launched last year with an average price of US$2,450, equivalent to 905,000 baht per square metre.

According to the property consultant Colliers International Thailand, Gaysorn Group this year bought the Narai Phand site from Phahonyothin Group for a 30-year leasehold.

The company plans to develop three components: retail, serviced apartment with 178 six-star units managed by Starwood, and high-end residences with 30-year leasehold contracts.

Colliers managing director Patima Jeerapaet said the project was expected to be completed in 2010.

In the future, there would be an extension from Gaysorn to Amarin and CentralWorld to provide convenience for shoppers, who are equally divided between Thais and foreigners.

Late last year Gaysorn bought back Amarin Plaza, which had 7.5 years remaining on its leasehold, from Erawan Ratchaprasong Co Ltd at 300 million baht. The saleable area at Amarin Plaza is approximately 26,000 square metres with about 400 shops.

''Gaysorn wants to renovate Amarin Plaza and upgrade it to be a luxury complex,'' Mr Patima said. ''Unfortunately 40% of the tenants still have the remaining lease of 7.5 years so the plan is still pending until the leases expire.''

Besides 26,000 sq m at Amarin Plaza, Gaysorn Group has Gaysorn Plaza, managed by a joint venture with Hong Kong Land, with 12,600 sq m, compared to lettable space of 400,000 sq m at CentralWorld and 250,000 sq m at Siam Paragon.

Gaysorn also plans to develop luxury villas for sale at Cape Paradise on Patong Beach in Phuket, comprising 20 villas priced at around 100 million baht each. The show unit will be finished by the end of the year.

source - http://www.bangkokpost.com/080908_Business...p2008_biz24.php

Voranai Vanijaka is on facebook, if you are a user of this platform, add him as a friend and show your support! ....

from what i gather from a friend who is also a reporter, the Thais are not so keen on his articles

The "thais" are not keen on it? Well that's good to know. I'll have to tell me wife that she isn't Thai, because she thinks its terrific. Also, most of the circulation of the Bangkok Post is to educated Thais. The percentages of Thai vs Farang readership is tilted heavy in the Thai direction.

sorry i should have mentioned a FEW thais.... my mistake.....

but today at work i did show this article to many thai employees, well the ones that read english and i did get a few mixed reactions, but it maybe as they didnt really understand the context...

but i still think the article is great

or sports world sell them...

to be honest there are a stack of shops in Bangkok that do sell these football boots,depends on where you are staying

thanks

Voranai Vanijaka is on facebook, if you are a user of this platform, add him as a friend and show your support! ....

from what i gather from a friend who is also a reporter, the Thais are not so keen on his articles

As everyone who is reading this topic has over 500 Posts, can we not just move the topic to Bedlam, or Outside the Box forum, where this Topic is allowed ????

As it does seem an interesting Topic

Mods, can you action

Thanks

This is the most sensible thing i have ever read before, straight to the point about the Thai Society and how it goes around it circles....

I hope this article gets broadcast to the fulliest extent!

Well don to the writer!

i take it with all this rain today your are very bored at home

Total BS Thais wouldn't brave hot sun, rain, hail and shootings by PPP hooligans for any amount of money.

are you sure ?

excellent, thanks

then hes he's got nothing to lo se ...haha

He can loosen his wallet next time he sees me at the bar. That is if I do not lose my way to meet Boater

very good......

then hes he's got nothing to lo se ...haha

someone has two too much time on there thier hands

<too much time on THEIR hands?

sorry Boater :-)

Just checking to see whether anyone would notice

anyway time to sue Mozilla Firefox, as it did not bring this up as a spelling mistake

i think this is more genetic then origin, as have have seen many other nationalities with this promblem ( French being this worst )

In fact i dont think i have seen many Chinese with a mole like this ...

anyway, if in doubt, ask him

someone has two too much time on there thier hands

I stayed at BT Mansions and it was nice.

http://www.r24db.com/sawasdee.net/samui/bt...on/&cur=THB

For more choices:

http://www.r24db.com/R24/R24DBhotels.html?...THB&promo=0

I stayed there when it first opened a few years back, clean room, but very basic, also expensive for what you get.... also no pool and a distance from the beach..... you can get alot better then BT if you look... also Weekender have just open apartments opposite there hotel, pool the lot from 12K per month.

Any updates, is the test still on?

Vanish works, you can buy in Tesco Lotus....

Or if you buy the more expensive cream, it will not stain

A random survey was conducted and over 50 per cent of Thai tourists said the unrest did not affect their tourism plans because their travel destinations were not close to sites of possible unrest, mostly in Bangkok, Mrs. Juthaporn said

Is it me or does it not state they only interviewed Thai Tourists ? which really does not give a reasonable spectrum on the situation ..

If you read today's Phuket Post, on the night of the 29th August a Spainish National also died, after he following from the same floor of the same hotel as this young lady.. but they have already made it a verdict of suicide.

But the point is, has this hotel got no health and safety? .... surly action now must be taken against the hotel!

RIP to those who died

I think the article you are referring to was in the Gazette, not the Post, which doesn't report such stories:The link is here: http://www.phuketgazette.net/dailynews/index.asp?Id=6750

the text of it is below.. I don't think it is fair to rush to blame this on the hotel, bad spirits or anything else.

..I notice this thread continues to buoy from the repeated hits by the victim's mom. You have my sincere condolences and I hope time will somehow ease your pain.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Spaniard falls to his death in Patong

PATONG: Police are treating the death of a Spanish man who this morning fell from the balcony of his room on the seventh floor of the Club Andaman Beach Resort as a likely suicide.

He fell from the same floor where a female US marine fell to her death in June.

Kathu Police Duty Officer Patak Khwunna told the Gazette that he was informed of the death by a staff member at the resort at about 7 am.

He identified the deceased as Spanish national Josemaria Garcia Gonzalez, age 38.

There was slight bleeding from his mouth and nose, but no evidence that Mr Gonzalez had been involved in a violent struggle, Capt Patak said.

Room 708, where Mr Gonzalez was staying, showed no signs of foul play, but there were a large number of empty whiskey and beer bottles. His shoes were on the balcony and the room's door to the corridor was locked from the inside, he added.

A hotel chambermaid who said she saw Mr Gonzalez jump told police there was no-one else on the balcony at the time.

Mr Gonzalez's body was sent to Patong Hospital for examination by doctors and police forensics experts.

On June 3 this year, US Marine Ebony Cooper died in a fall from room 705 of the same hotel.

I don't think it is fair to rush to blame this on the hotel, bad spirits or anything else.

I agree with you in some aspect here, but looking back through the old posts, my intention was more at the safty aspect of the Hotel, IE Bolts on the windows, thus people CANNOT fall out the window or jump..... ( similar to Bangkok Hotels )....