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CONTENTS
26 K.W. Development- Reinventing Phuket’s Hospitality Industry
12 Phuket Stat- Phuket’s Workers Statistics in 2014
14 Real Estate
- Phuket Condominiums
The Best Selling Product
Interview 16
2620 Travel
- Phuket International Airport
Non-Stop Growth
12 PHUKET’SWORKERS STATISTICS IN2014
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Business30 News - Phuket News Update
36 Investment - Foreign Exchange Control Regulations
38 Bright Idea - Mascots Dening a Brand
Recommended
32 Chef Talk - Mustapha Haj Omar - The Charming Prince of
the Mediterranean Cuisine
34 Restaurant Review - Spice to discover at Outrigger Laguna Phuket
Beach Resort - An Authentic Peranakan Dining
Experience by the Beach
46 Hotel Review - Eastin Yama Hotel Phuket
FEBRUARY 2015 - APRIL 2015
Lifestyle
48 Inside - Following Fashion Trends
52 Decoration - Recommended Items
54 Event Photo
59 Social Responsibility
42 Inspiration Talk - Phuket Local Developer
“Maetapong (Oun) Upatising”
32
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Phuket Stat
The total number of registered workers in
Phuket in 2014 is 407,207
The largest number of foreign workers registered in
Phuket originate from the 15 countries which make up the
ASEAN region, 84,075 or 89.16 percent of all foreigner
workers. 80,795 Burmese or 96.09 percent, 1,443 peoples
Laotian (1.72 percent), 969 Cambodian (1.16 percent) and
868 Filipino (1.03 percent).
In addition, there are also 1,749 workers who originate
from other Asian countries including 599 South Koreans
or 34.24 percent, 593 Chinese (33.90 percent), 329
Indians (18.81 percent), 200 Japanese (11.43 percent),
28 Taiwanese (1.60 percent).
312,917
Thai nationals
76.84
%
ASEAN
OTHER
ASIAN
COUNTRIES
94,290
foreigners
23.16
%
80,795 Burmese (96.09%)
USA
599 South Koreans (34.24%)
1,443 Laotian (1.72%)
593 Chinese (33.90%)
969 Cambodian (1.16%)
329 Indians (18.81%)
868 Filipino (1.03%)
200 Japanese (11.43%)
28 Taiwanese (1.60%)
Phuket’s economy has been expanding for decades due to the
island’s power-driven tourism industry. Due to the growth in that
industry it is not surprising that the island has also seen significant
growth in its real estate industry due to increasing numbers of
workers the tourism industry requires. Increasing numbers ofThai and foreigner workers are coming to work in Phuket, and the
following statistics show the numbers of workers who reside in
Phuket and where they come from.
PHUKET’S
WORKERS STATISTICS IN
2014
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PHUKET
The second largest group of foreign workers in Phuket are
Europeans with a total number of 4,524 made up of 1,363
English or 30.13 percent, 1,076 Russian (23.79 percent), 689
French (15.23 percent), 559 Italian (12.36 percent), 432 German
(9.54 percent) and 405 Swedes (8.95 percent).
The remaining 3,942 workers originate from either
Australia, USA and other countries. Those from other
countries make up for 72.08 percent or 2,841 workers,
USA 558 or 14.15 percent and Australia 543 (13.77
percent).
The information in these pages relating to the number of foreign workers who are registered to work in Phuket has
been proided to Phuketindex.com by the Phuket Proincial Employment Ofce.
1,363 English (30.13%)
England
Sweden
Italy
France
China
Australia
Russia
South Korea
Japan
Taiwan
Philippines
India
1,076 Russian (23.79%)
558 USA (14.15%)
689 French (15.23%)
543 Australia (13.77%)
559 Italian (12.36 %)
432 German (9.54%)
405 Swedes (8.95%)
EUROPEANS
Germany
Myanmar
Laos
Cambodia
OTHER
COUNTRIES
2,841 Other countries (72.08%)
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Real Estate
Changes in the economic environment
unconsciously affect our behavior and it is
therefore necessary to adapt to these changes
especially where residences, which change
with the times are concerned.
Phuket is a tourist city well known all oer the world. It is
also known to be strong economically.
Having looked into the past investment trends of Phuket
we found that both Thai and foreign investors choose toinest in Phuket. With its great beaches, world renowned
diing sites, historic heritage, spectacular range of spas,
health and wellness resorts, yacht marinas, attractions
and boutique hotels, Phuket is the second most popular
tourist destination in Thailand after Bangkok and it brings
a large amount of reenue to Thailand through tourism. In
addition, it is also gaining promotion from the Goernment
who want to see Phuket become a main hub for the
upcoming ASEAN Economic Community region and for
inestment that extends beyond tourism. Phuket is also
viewed as an economic hub when it comes to trading in
the South-East Asian region.
Phuket has a large number both Thai and foreign workersand retirees which continue to grow year on year, and
due to this continuous growth the demand for housing is
also continuously growing. Statistics from a recent surey
by Phuketindex found that in the rst half of 2014 there
were a total of 6,315 residential units sold, 2,929 units
in Amphur Muang, 873 units in Amphur Kathu and 2,513
units in Amphur Thalang. We also found that from 2011-
2013 approximately 30,800 residential units were sold,
13,900 houses and illas and 16,900 condominiums.
The results of this survey clearly show us that the
demand for condominiums is far greater than for that of
houses and illas, and this is why Phuket is now seeing
that developers now prefer to build condominiums rather
than houses and illas.
When we looked further into the condominiums sold from
2011-2013 we found that they were broken down into
three main price groups, less than 50,000 baht/sq m
- 45 percent, 50,000-100,000 baht/sq m - 45 percent and
100,000+ baht/sq m - 10 percent. Whilst in the rst half of
2014 there were approximately 2,416 condominium units
sold, once again within the same three price groups, less
than 50,000 baht/sq m - 40 percent, 50,000-100,000 baht/
sq m - 35 percent and 100,000+ baht/sq m 25 percent,
a 15 percent increase on the years 2011 - 2013.
Our surey found that in 2015, a further 2,644
condominium units will be complete and ready for sale.
With regards to preferred location for condominium
deelopments our surey reealed that 45 percent of
deelopments were in Muang District, 50 percent in
Kathu District and 5 percent in Thalang.
Although there are a number of local and
international developers choosing to develop
condominiums in Phuket we found that the largestnumber of developers choosing Phuket as their
preferred location were in fact large Thai developers
including Pruksa Real Estate, Sansiri, Supalai, Tri
Property and The Bay Cliff.
2,929units
49.39%
873units
13.82%
2,513units
39.79%
Amphur Kathu
Amphur Thalang
Amphur
Muang
In the rst half
of 2014 there were
a total of 6,315 residential units sold
PHUKET CONDOMINIUMS
The Best Selling Product
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13,900HOUSES
AND vILLAS
45%16,900
CONDOMINIUMS
55%
From 2011 - 2013 approximately
30,800 residential unitswere sold
The condominium units sold
from 2011 - 2013
were broken down into three
main price groups
In the rst half of 2014
there were approximately
2,416 condominium
units sold within three pricegroups
Less than50,000baht/sq m
40%50,000-100,000
baht/sq m
35
%
100,000+ baht/sq m
25%
Sansiri
• dcondo Luxe Rassada-Samkong Phuket
• dcondo Kathu
• dcondo Kathu Patong
• dcondo Creek
• dcondo Campus Resort Kuku
• dcondo mine
• The BASE Height Phuket
• The BASE Uptown-Phuket
• The Deck
• Baan Mai Khao
Less than50,000baht/sq m
45%
50,000-100,000baht/sq m
45%
100,000+ baht/sq m
10%
Supalai
• Supalai City Resort Phuket
• Supalai Park @ Downtown Phuket
• Supalai Park @ Phuket City
• Supalai vista Phuket
Tri Property
• ZCAPE Condominium
• ZCAPE X2 Condo
• ZCAPE 3 Condominium
The following graph shows condominiums developed by
national developers
* The company who has built the most condominiums in Phuket is Sansiri Public Company Limited
Pruksa Real Estate
• Fuse valley Phuket
The Bay Cliff
• The Priilege Residences Patong
Sansiri
Supalai
Tri Property
Pruksa Real Estate
The Bay Cliff
52.6%
21.0%
15.8%
5.3%
5.3%
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Condominiums are the most popular
property type amongst developers with a
total of 16,107 units, or 54 percent of the
whole market. This is followed by townhouses
(15 percent) and single detached houses(14 percent).
“As of the end of June 2014, Phuket had a
total supply of 7,124 units. Muang District is
where most supplies are - some 2,929 units.
“Condominiums on Phuket have also been
the best-selling product during the last 12
months, and accounted for 68 percent ofthe whole market.
“The best-selling price range was between
THB 2 and THB 3 million, followed by the
THB 1 - THB 2 million and THB 3 million - THB 5
million respectively.”
Dr. Sopon PornchokchaiPresident - Agency for Real Estate
Affairs (AREA)
Interviewwith
“
Dr. Sopon cautioned
During a
market slow down,
developers need
to be careful and
focus more on
market study and
nancial strategy.
They also need
to learn more on
specic restrictions
in order to develop
the right project on
this island.
”
“
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“ Sansiri has developed the most condominium
projects on Phuket with a number of developments under
the names of dcondo and The BASE. Our condominiums
have been developed to meet the demands of the
island’s current real estate market which is seeing more
and more people who work and live in Phuket wanting
to own and inest in real estate, especially condominium
units. In recent times, we hae seen a huge increase in
demand from both Thais and foreigners who want to
invest in condominium units and that is why the island
has seen such expansion within this real estate category.
“Howeer, we are not only now seeing an interest in
the standard type of condominiums; we are also seeing
a large number of investors who are looking for resort
condominiums such as our Baan Mai Khao and The
Deck Patong projects, both of which hae receied great
feedback from foreigners looking not only for a goodinestment but a condominium in a great location.
Uthai Uthaisangsuk Senior Executive Vice President of
Business Development & Project
Development Division
(Condominiums), Sansiri PLC
“Within a three year period Sansiri has deeloped
a total of 14 residential projects in Phuket with a
total of 5,105 units. The breakdown of theseprojects is as follows: dcondo Kathu 556 units,
dcondo Kathu - Patong 653 units, dcondo Creek
806 units, dcondo Mine 436 units, dcondo Campus
Resort Kuku 471 units, dcondo Downtown - Phuket
310 units, dcondo Uptown - Phuket 387 units, The
BASE Height - Phuket 358 units, The Deck - Patong
270 units, Baan Mai Khao 206 units, Burasiri Koh
Kaew 156 units, Habitia Koh Kaew 244 units,
Habitown Koh Kaew 228 units, B-Aenue Kuku
Commercial Building 24 units. The total alue of all
our projects is 14,317 million THB.
“Sansiri condominium units start from as little as
1.39 million THB (dcondo) going up 33 mill ion THB(Baan Mai Khao) and sizes range from 29 sq m -
62.5 sq m.
“Sansiri is very pleased with the response we
have received for each of our projects and so far
we hae welcomed approximately 2,000 people to
the Sansiri family. We are ery condent with the
investment potential of Phuket; a city which con-
tinues to see growth not only in tourism but also
other industries. We as Sansiri wish to continue to
grow alongside the island into the future.
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“ Porchland Group is a real estate deeloper
based in Pattaya, Chonburi where we already hae 11
projects in our portfolio. Howeer, earlier this year we added
a twelfth project to our portfolio with the launch of the Massa
Luna Condo Phuket, our ery rst project in Phuket. It was
our decision to expand our business to Phuket because
it has a large market for holiday homes, possibly the best
in Asia. It is also because it’s a world-renowned tourist
destination.
“We hae decided to inest in Phuket with a high-end
condominium and the main decision for this is because it’s
in the area of Nai Yang Beach, an area which offers natural
beauty and priacy. It is also a popular area with Thai and
foreign tourists and expatriates. It is located only 3km awayfrom Phuket International Airport or a drie of approximately
10-15 minutes. We beliee that in the future this area will
see further development and growth and is a high potential
area.
“Our Massa Luna project is worth in the region of 1,140
million baht. Construction started late in 2014 and will be
complete in late 2015, with customers being able to moe in
at the beginning of 2016.
Mr. ChitsanuchaPhakdeesanehaManaging Director of Universal
and Porchland Group
“We are also looking to bring further projects to Phuket
in the Rang Hill area close to Bangkok Phuket Hospital
on an area of approximately 29 acres. It will be a city
condominium with unit prices starting at around 1.8
million baht. This project will be launched in conjunction
with the Universal Development Limited Company who
is also based in Pattaya. The project wi ll be worth about
one billion baht and we expect to launch this project in
the rst quarter of 2015.
”
“Our main target group is foreigners living in Phuket who want to own a
property rather than rent, or those looking for a good investment.
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Airports of Thailand (AOT) recently
announced that the number of domestic
and international passengers who passed
through Phuket International Airport in
2014 was approximately 11.27 million, an increase of
2.70% on last year (2013). It also stated there were
a total of 74,501 domestic and international ights,
an increase of 6.13% on 2013. Additional gures
released by AOT reealed that Phuket International
Airport sees an aerage of 233 ights and 36,100
passengers per day.
Furthermore, AOT has also recently released areport forecasting that the number of passengers to
use Phuket International Airport by the year 2015 will
be approximately 12.5 million passengers, 7.5 million
domestic passengers and 5 mill ion international
passengers.
With statistics such as these it is no surprise that
Phuket International Airport is being expanded to
accommodate the growing number of passengers
who are travelling to Phuket for both business and
pleasure purposes.
Phuketindex.com has gathered more detailed infor-
mation from various airlines that operate at Phuket
International Airport so we can gie you some more
in-depth statistics into the airport’s operations. We
have also spoken to some airline representatives
to give us more information about their Phuket
operations.
All statistical information
in this article has been
provided by AOT
Number of passenger at
Phuket International Airport from
2008-2014
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PHUKET INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT NON-STOP GROWTH
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DOMESTIC CARRIERS
• Bangkok Aiways (PG)
• Business Ai (8B)
• Jet Asia Aiways (JF)
• Nok Ai (DD)
• Oient Thai Aiines (OX)
• Thai Ai Asia (FD)
• Thai Aiways Intenationa (TG)
• Thai Smie Ai (WE)
CARRIERS
seve passenges at
Phuket Intenationa
Aipot
A tota of
48
The numbes of caies atPhuket Intenationa Aipot
INTErNATIONAl CArrIErS • Aeoot (SU)
• Ai Asia (AK)
• Ai Bein (AB)
• Ai China (CA)
• Akey (Or)
• Asiana Aiines (OZ)
• Bue Panoama Aiines (BV)
• Cebu Pacic Ai (5J)
• China Easten Aiines (MU)
• China Southen Aiines (CZ)
• Condo Fugdienst Gmbh Fankfut (DE)
• Dagonai (KA)
• Easta Jet (ZE)
• Edeweiss Ai (WK)
• Emiates (EK)
• Ente Ai (OF)
• Finnai (AY)
• Fiey (FY)
• Hainan Aiines (HU)
• Hong Kong Expess (UO)
• I Fy (H5)
• Indonesia Ai Asia (QZ)
• Jetsta Aiways (JQ)
• Jetsta Asia Aiways (3K)
• Juneyao Aiines (HO)
• Koean Ai (KE)
• Maaysia Aiines (MH)
• Nov Ai (1l)
• Qata Aiways (Qr)
• Shanghai Aiines (FM)
• Sibeia Aiines (S7)
• Sichuan Aiines (3U)
• Sikai (MI)
• Sping Aiines (9C)
• Thomas Cook Aiines Scandinavia (DK)
• Thomson Aiways (BY)
• Tige Ai (Tr)
• Tansaeo Aiines (UN)
• Tuiy Nodic (6B)
• Vigin Austaia Aiines (VA)
8 Nationa caies
40Intenationa caies
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23 ASIANCARRIERS
15EUrOPEAN CARRIERS
The Asian carriers
can be further split
as follows:
10 Chinese caies
3 Maaysian caies
3 South Koean caies
3 Singapoean caies
1 Qatai caie
1 Fiipino caie
1 United Aab Emiates
caie
1 Indonesian caie
The carriers from
Europe can be split
as follows:
4 russian caies
3 Swedish caies
2 Geman caies
1 Dutch caie
1 UK caie
1 Finnish caie
1 Poish caie
1 Itaian caie
1 Swiss caie
The carriers from
Australian can be
split as follows:
2 caies fom Austaia
02AUSTrAlIANCARRIERS
The 40 international carriers
can be spit into thee speci c
egiona caies
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Bangkok AirwaysBangkok Aiways is an aiine hub fo PhuketIntenationa Aipot that inks to both domestic and
intenationa ights.
Phuket - Bangkok start from 1,790 baht
Phuket - Samui start from 3,100 baht
Phuket - Chiang Mai start from 2,890 baht
Phuket - U-Tapao (Pattaya) start from 2,590 baht
Phuket - Bangkok 8 ights pe day
Phuket - Samui 5 ights pe day
Phuket - Chiang Mai 1 ight pe day
Phuket - U-Tapao (Pattaya) 1 ight pe day
Aipanes used fo Phuket ights
Airbus A320, Airbus A319 and ATR72-500
www.bangkokai.com
Bangkok
Samui
U-Tapao(Pattaya)
Chiang Mai
“The airline chose to open flights to Phuket because there are a variety of natural
beauty and unique cultural attractions and it is perfect for travelers from all over the
world. It offers a wide range of open flights from various cities to Phuket.”
Ms. Ariya Prasarttong-Osoth
Vice President – Sales of Bangkok Airways
Phuket Flight Ticket Prices
Bangkok Airways domestic flights at
Phuket International Airport
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Travel
Qatar Airways Jet Star Airways
Doha - Phuket flights are served by Airbus A330 aircraft in a
two-class configuration of 24 seats in Business Class and 236
in Economy.
Phuket – Doha date flights
Jetstar Airways is currently the third largest domesticAustralian airline (by market share) and fifth largest
international airline (by capacity share) serving
international routes to-and-from Australia.
Mr. Leslie NgRegional General
Manager for Sales,
Jetstar Group
“Phuket is a beautiful beach
destination and a favouritewith Australians alike.
Phuket is one of the unique
destinations that will satisfy
everyone, from the wallet-
conscious to the big spender.
Phuket has historically appealed to Australians and a vast
spectrum of travellers, including FIT travel, honeymooners,
couples, and families. The affordable baht continues to
make Phuket one of the most popular holiday destinations
all year round.”
Jetstar Airways started flying from Sydney to Phuket in
2006 with 3 flights weekly and from Melbourne to Phuket
with three flights weekly.
Qatar Airways is award winning international airline and on 2014they launched daily non-stop Doha - Phuket flights, this is a great
opportunity for travellers from the Middle East to plan their break
with a beach vacation to Phuket.
Phuket - Sydney start from11,299 baht
Phuket - Melbourne start from11,299 baht
Mr. Jimmy SngCountry Manager
Thailand at Qatar
Airways
“Phuket is a popular city that is one of the favorite destinations
for tourists all over the world, and Qatar Airways recognizes the
importance of providing a superior service to passengers and
to facilitate their travel across the globe with shorter journey
times. Connect to Phuket with our network. A dedicated
non-stop Phuket service will help meet the growing demand
the airline has for this particular destination. Moreover, Europe
is an extremely popular destination for a number of Thailand-
based locals as well. We are therefore very pleased to be able
to continue to offer more options to those looking to travel with
us and enjoy our award-winning five-star service.”
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND
SATURDAYS
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS
DEPART
PHUKET AT19.30HrS
DEPART PHUKET AT19.05HrS
ARRIVE
DOHA AT22.50HrS
ARRIVE DOHA AT22.25HrS
Aipane used fo Phuket ights
Boeing 787
Ticket Prices
PHUKET - SYDNEY &
PHUKET - MELBOURNE
FLIGHT
PER WEEK3
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Phuketindex.com recently had an opportunity to speak with Mr. Karn and Mr. Watchara about the origins of their business
venture and their vision of developing real estate projects that once complete will be worth billions of baht.
Who are Mr. Karn & Mr. Watchara?
Business
Launch
Mr. Karn Prachumpan was born and raised in Phuket;
he’s the owner of a property
development company called
The Beach Group, a company
that has been responsible
for developing a number of
projects on the West coast
of Phuket. So far, The Beach
Group has developed ap-
proximately 8 commercial and
residential projects including
hotels and exclusive villas. They
are also responsible for developing
K.W. Development Co., Ltd. is the name of a company that offers a full range of real estate developments.
The K.W. name represents the names of the owners, two of Phuket’s best developers, Mr. Karn
Prachumpan – Managing Director of The Beach Group, and Mr. Watchara Jaruariyanon – Managing
Director of Vasi Co., Ltd. Together; they have the vision of reinventing Phuket’s hospitality industry
by creating “Ready-Made Hotel” projects to offer to both investors and entrepreneurs.
The Beach Condotel which used a concept of
“honesty, quality and time”, a concept Mr Karn
believes gives customers trust in their perfor-
mance. With most of the projects they have
developed their primary focus is location. Mr
Karn truly believes that if a project is in a prime
location then customers will be more interested
in it and they can build to the specific needs of
the customer.
Mr Karn says that they are sometimes seen
as tour operators as they have an in-depth
knowledge when it comes to the island’s tourism
VDO Link
“K.W.Development”Reinventing
Phuket’s Hospitality
Industry
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businesses and they can advise where a good location
is for a specific business. People can rely on them as
they have over 15 years experience doing business here
and do not specialise in one specific area.
Mr. Watchara Jaruariyanonwas born in Nakhon Pathom and graduated
from the Prince of Songkla University
Hatyai Campus in 1989. He started his
working life in Bangkok working as a
civil engineer and was involved in the
building of Central Chidlom, the LPN
office and RS Tower Ratchada. After
3 years he moved here to Phuket and
joined a company as a hotel design
consultant and was again involved in
the construction of 3 projects. 16 years
ago he opened a company called Vasi
Co., Ltd. which has been involved in approxi-
mately 40 projects worth in the region of 10,000million baht. However, Vasi Co., Ltd. is more than just a
construction company, it also has a sister company Vasi
Land and House Co., Ltd. which deals with land and
Business
Launch
Why did youdecide to
set up K.W.Development
Co., Ltd.?
Mr. Karn said “We decided
to setup K.W. Development
Co., Ltd. as The Beach Group
and Vasi Group Co., Ltd.
have different strengths and
specialize in different areas,
but of our specific areas ofexpertise go together hand in
hand.”
Mr. Watchara added “Khun
Karn has over 10 years expe-
rience working in marketing,
and I have vast experience as
a design consultant and con-
struction supervisor. Putting
these together made setting
up a property development
company seem quite natural.
property purchases and sales. These businesses
have been very much involved in the hotel sector
and have worked together with the hotels such
as Sala Thai, The Nap and The Sea which are all
located in Patong.
In addition, Mr Watchara also has a
jewellery shop in Central Festival
Phuket and he is the owner of the
Kajonkietsuksa School in Thalang
which opened in 2013 and is located
near the Thep Kasatri & Si Sunthon
Heroines Monument. This school also
has a nursery called Baan Kajonkiet
which is located at the entrance to the
Laguna Phuket complex.
Mr Watchara is a member of the Prince of
Songkla University alumni committee, on thecommittee of the Phuket Real Estate Club, and is
former president of Phuket Golf Club.
What projects is K.W. DevelopmentCo., Ltd. working on?
Mr. Karn said “K.W. Development Co., Ltd. is already involved in thedevelopment of projects in different locations around the island but
predominantly on the west coast. Beach Point Bangla is located in Patong
at a prime area near the beach. This project is very close to 4-5 star hotels
such as La Flora, Thara Patong, The Kee and Alpina. This area is one of
the hottest to be found at this time.
“This was a large plot of land covering an area of 4.25 rai and this allowed
us to develop 2 projects. The first is 2 storey project consisting of a single
storey boutique hotel and the upper level can be used as a plaza with
restaurants bars and other businesses; this will be the client’s decision.
The second is a 200 room 4-star hotel which will sit 30 meters away from
the beach; this will be developed to sell.
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Business
Launch
What would you liketo say to prospectivecustomers?Mr Karn “We are looking in the same directionwith the products we create. In the next twoyears our projects will be the ones to look outfor. We are also creating products which wewill be managing ourselves. This is very rare inreal estate, there are very few companies whodevelop and manage their own projects.
“When developing you need to understandmany aspects such as height restrictions, thelocation, environment, local laws etc whichall vary, however, we can handle all theseaspects as we have knowledge in al l theseareas.
“In addition, if we build a hotel to sell, buyerscan buy in the knowledge that we have builtlegally and that the hotel is fully licensed. Wewill make buying a hotel very easy for them.Another thing is that we want to developprojects that sit alongside the current tourismtrend.”
Mr. Watchara added “We have to admit onething, Phuket’s real estate industry alreadyboomed several years ago. However webelieve that it will not suddenly stop, it willcontinue to grow.
“We have become part of this business andwe are committed that all construction workis of a high standard, we work regardless ofprofit or loss, and all our work must be legaland well designed. When working we take intoaccount the environment and we try to ensurethat where we build we improve nearby publicspaces so that they benefit all.
“We would also like to advise people that wealso have K.W. Service Company who is cur-rently trying to buy land near Tesco Lotus toset up an office. This company has been setup to oversee whole real estate projects aswe have experts in architecture, engineering,finance and marketing within our organization.We are also consultants in the field of realestate investment. If you don’t want to developa project yourself, or if you need help developinga project here in Phuket we are happy to help.
“Come and get to know our company, wewill work everything out together. We will notwaste anyone’s time and we do not only focuson profit. We care about the environment andurban development, and we ensure that ourdesigns fit in with their location!”
K.W. Development Co., Ltd.98/90 Kata Road, Tambol Karon, AmphurMuang, Phuket 83100Tel: +66 (0) 76 333 111 Fax: +66 (0) 76 330 475
“Another of our projects is located in Kata; this is called the Two Hotel, a
4-star resort with 150 rooms. Another is a 250 room 3 star budget hotel
located 200 meters from the beach, again on a very prime piece of land.
We have aso bought an od hote in font of
Cub Med Phuket and this wi be tuned fom a 180oom popety to a 220 oom popety. This wi asobe deveoped to se.“ ”
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Phuket News Update
PHUKET NEWS UPDATE
Ms. Ornchaporn
Sangsre (Koy) was
recently appointed as
‘Public Relations
Manager’ here at Kata
Sea Breeze Resort.
Khun Koy graduated
from Bangkok
University havingattained a Bachelor
Degree in Bachelor
of Arts Program
in English. After
graduating, Khun
Koy joined several
international
organizations in
Australia and America
before returning home
to Thailand to join a
regional airline. With Khun Koy’s strong international
background and hospitality knowledge, we are sure
that Kata Sea Breeze will become one of the mostfamous family resort’s here in Kata!
Kata Sea Breeze Resort
72 Kata Road, Karon District, Phuket 83100 Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 76 284 300-4 Fax: +66 (0) 76 284 307
Email: yourstay@kataseabreeze.com
Following the recent appointment of Mr Pierre-Andre Pelletier
as the Vice President and Area General Manager of Southern
Thailand, he has now announced a strategic restructuring of
the Sales Team into a cluster to take care of the group’s other
properties in Southern Thailand.
The restructure includes the Director of Sales and Marketing, which
has been accepted by Ms Wallee Krooprasert (left), following with
the Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing that has been accepted
by Mr Charoen Awassadaporn (centre) and the Sales and Marketing
Manager, which has been accepted by Ms Yupa Eravadeekul (right).
The Cluster Sales Team is now on-board and will focus on
initiating and developing the company’s sales, marketing
strategies and activities, working to make Amari the best
upscale hotel in the region as well as continuing to drive
business development in both existing and new accounts to
support the company’s growth.
Address: Amari Phuket, 2 Muen-ngern Road, Patong Beach, Kathu,
Phuket 83150
Ms.Ornchaporn appointed as‘Public Relations Manager’ at Kata SeaBreeze Resort.
Amari Phuket Announces New ClusterSales Team
Regent Phuket receives the Global Winner - World Luxury Hotel Awards 2014
Regent Phuket Cape Panwa has been voted and awarded World Luxury Hotel
Awards 2014 – the Global winner in the “Luxury Island Resort” category, thepinnacle of achievement for luxury hotels and resorts worldwide. The award is a
result of Regent’s highly personalized luxury journey, sublime attention to detail
throughout and universally excellent guest feedback.
“We are extremely thrilled to have been recognized as the winner of this most
coveted award in the hospitality industry. As the General Manager of the resort,
it gives me great pleasure seeing the acceptance of our resort within such high
standard of esteemed hotels at the awards. We strive to deliver the best in resort
accommodation, first class cuisine and a guest experience tailored to the individuals
who stay with us. Our guests who voted for us are more than guests when returning to their second home, they have become part
of our Regent family” said Brice Borin, General Manager of Regent Phuket Cape Panwa.
Regent Phuket Cape Panwa, 84 Moo 8 Sakdidej Road, Tambon Vichit,Cape Panwa, Phuket 83000 Thailand
Phone: +66 (0) 76 200 800, +66 (0) 76 318 888 Fax: +66 (0) 76 200 803
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The revamped Laguna
Phuket championship golf
course, which ofcially
re-opened in January after
a full makeover, now has
a “real sense of place and belonging” according to its designer, Paul
Jansen.
The former lead architect for Faldo Design, who created Laguna Phuket’s
award-winning sister course in Vietnam, says the layout retains much
of its former character and appeal, but has been dramatically improved
aesthetically and strategically.
He pays special tribute to the construction team including Mark Lawson
and superintendent Blair Pratt, who have helped ensure the course
requires “thinking golf”.
The project, which has revitalised the layout that hosted the 2009
Thailand Open, required some fairways to be re-graded and raised to
help with drainage, while strategic tree clearing has opened up views
of the surrounding mountains and numerous water features have been
rejuvenated and visually highlighted.
Unique features include wood ties on some steep fairway edges and
traditional Thai shing boats placed in watercourses. Jansen says these
visual elements have enhanced memorability and character.
Laguna Phuket Golf Club is part of Asia’s rst and leading integrated
resort, located on Phuket’s Bang Tao beach. The 1000-acre complex
includes Banyan Tree villas, Dusit Thani, Angsana and Outrigger hotels
and is within easy access of Phuket International Airport.
For more information,
visit www.lagunaphuketgolf.com
Revamped LagunaPhuket Golf Club‘Memorable’
News
Phuket News Update
Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket ofcially
unveils its new look Laguna Café,
following a THB 6 million refurbishment
and extension carried out over the last
few months.
Laguna Café has been redesigned with
Phuket’s Old Town as an inspiration.
Create Great Design Co., Ltd. used the
area’s Sino-Portuguese architectural
heritage to inform the design, and
throughout the café there are distinctive
elements such as: textured, weathered
woods; chairs and cushions upholstered
with oriental-style fabrics; painted floor
tiles and ne porcelain pieces. Artwork
has been chosen to reflect the resort’s
storied history with images of members
of the Thai royal family, international
heads of state and celebrities adorning
the walls.
An open show kitchen adds a fun,
interactive element to the space and
an extensive al fresco dining area
with views across the swimming
pool and lush tropical gardens now
accommodates 176 guests. The vibrant
venue offers a creative all-day dining
offering, highlighting comfort foods from
Portuguese, Chinese and Thai cuisines,
coupled with the signature warm Dusit
hospitality.
For more information please contact
Email: dtlpfb@dusit.com
or dial +66 (0) 76 362 999 ext 7303
Dusit Thani Phuket unveilsnew look Laguna Café
The Coffee Club is celebrating following
the opening of its latest and second storeat Jungceylon Shopping Center, in front of
Robinson Department Store.
There are now a total of 16 branches of The
Coffee Club in Thailand which are located in
Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Samui, Hua Hin,
Chiangmai and Motorway Outbound.
The Coffee Club is an Australia & New Zealand’s favourite cafe brand which is
originally from Brisbane, Australia. The Coffee Club offers free Wi-Fi, long opening
hours, all-day breakfasts and tasty light meals.
The new store is open from 9.30am-12.00am.
Ground floor, Sino Phuket Zone, Jungceylon Shopping Center, Rat-U-Thit 200
Pee Rd., Pa Tong, Kathu, Phuket 83120 Tel: +66 (0) 76 292 036
The Coffee Club opens second store in Jungceylon
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Chef Talk
Chef Mustapha
Haj Omar is
considered oneof the most
sought-after chefs in the
Middle East and has
recently been appointed
Executive Sous Chef,
Master of Oriental and
Mediterranean Cuisine
at Metzo’s restaurant at
Outrigger Laguna Phuket
Beach Resort.
No stranger to challenges,
Chef Mustapha welcomes
journeys of discovery bothin and out of the kitchen
and his passion in the art
of ne dining is evident.
Chef Mustapha has had
over 18 years of experience
preparing ve-star dishes
at many luxury hotels and
resorts throughout the
Persian Gulf and Asia
such as One & Only
Reethi Rah Resort and
Spa in the Maldives,Mon Liban, Luxembourg,
Shangri-La Villingili
Maldives, the Sheraton
Bahrain Hotel and Le
Meridien Dubai, to name
a few. He has cooked for royalty, celebrities and VIPs
and even hosted his own cooking shows on Bahraini
television. Chef Mustapha is probably the perfect
denition of a celebrity chef and it certainly helped that
he was raised in a restaurateur family.
We had a chance to chat with him recently and here is
what we discovered about him.
Mustapha Haj Omar
When was it that yourealised that youwanted to cook as
a career?
It started when I was a teenager
around 14-15 years old. My
grandmother was the person
who inspired me. Helping her
with cooking in the kitchen led
me more and more into i t.
I decided to learn more about
food and cooking, for example
how to implement a nice dish in
a ne-dining restaurant.
Do you cook athome?
I have a passion to learn about
local food. Usually on my day off
or when I’m on holiday, I will try
to cook local dishes I have tasted.
Whenever I have local food
I try to remember the ingredients
and keep the memory of the
flavour and practice some of the
techniques and cook the sameat home.
What is your favourite
dish at this moment?You seem to have fallen in love with Thaicuisine.
Tom yum goong. It’s sour and spicy, a perfect combination.
I learn to cook this dish from my Thai friends. I enjoy both eating
and cooking Thai food, it has special aromas and a wide variety
of flavours; sweet, sour, and spicy.
The Charming Prince of the
Mediterranean Cuisine
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Chef Talk
Away from work,what are your leisureactivities?
I sometimes go swimming and
if possible I play football.
You are one of themost popular chefs in
Middle East. How didthat happen?
I use all of my ve senses when
I prepare dishes and employ positive
energy. You could say that I put
my soul into the bowl!
Metzo’s Bistro is open daily from
6.30 pm to 10.30 pm. Chef Mustapha’s
signature dishes at Metzo’s will be
available from Friday 6 February.
For reservations email
fbs.phuketbeach@outrigger.co.th.
Or call +66 (0) 76 360 600.
Samakeh Harra – grilledfish marinated in chilli,
citrus and cilantro
Chef Mustapha explains: “It’s a Mediter-
ranean dish and a good combination
between local sh and sauce which
is made from fresh ingredients such
as vegetables, onion, garlic, pepper,
coriander, parsley leaves cooked and
sautéed in olive oil along with spices to
create a good aroma and flavour. Thefish is gently cooked on the grill and
served with sauce and potato wedges.”
Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort
323 Moo 2, Srisoonthorn Road,
Cherngtalay, Thalang,
Bangtao Beach, Phuket 83110
Phone: +66 (0) 76 360 600,
Fax: +66 (0) 76 360 670
Website: outriggerthailand.com
We have heard thatyou have cooked forcelebrities and royalty,what are the challenges
involved?
Celebrities and royalty can, in general,
afford to travel around the world and
are usually highly experienced when
it comes to food so it’s challenging
to make them happy with the dishes’
presentation and of course the taste
so you need a lot of passion.
Take a culinary tour of the healthy
Mediterranean with Chef Mustapha
at Metzo’s Bistro. Try the signature
dish Samakeh Harra and everything
from homemade pasta, to lamb,
slow-cooked meat dishes and grills to
delectable perfection – all accompanied
by a great selection of wines.
Tom yum goong. It’s sour and spicy, a perfect combination.I learn to cook this dish from my Thai friends.
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Business
Investment
If you are planning on living in Thailand
or doing business then you need to
understand the exchange control laws.
All foreign transactions fall under the
Exchange Control Act which governs all foreign
exchange transactions. During the course of 1990
foreign exchange controls have been relaxed by
the Bank of Thailand to ensure that investment in
Thai property does not wane.
Foreign currencies can be transferred or brought
into Thailand without limit. Any person receiving
foreign currencies from abroad is required to
repatriate such funds immediately and sell to
an authorized bank or deposit them in a foreign
currency account with an authorized bank
within 360 days of receipt, except for foreigners
temporarily staying in Thailand for not more than
three months, foreign embassies, international
organizations including their staff with diplomatic
privileges and immunities, and Thai emigrants who
are permanent residents abroad or working abroad.
Purchase of foreign currency from authorized
banks is generally allowed upon submission of
documents indicating international trade and
investment. Companies in Thailand can engage
in derivatives transactions with authorized banks
to hedge against foreign exchange risk provided
that supporting documents indicating future foreign
currency receipts or obligations are submitted.
Any person bringing into or taking out of Thailand
foreign currency bank notes in an aggregate amount
exceeding USD 20,000 or its equivalent must declare
to a customs ofcer.
Foreign Currency Accountof Non-Residents
Non-residents may maintain foreign currency
accounts with authorized banks in Thailand without
limit. The accounts can be freely credited withfunds originating from abroad. Payments from Thai
residents or borrowing from authorized banks can be
deposited subject to supporting evidences. Balances
on such accounts may be freely withdrawn.
Foreign Investments
Transfers in foreign currency for direct and portfolio
investments in Thailand are freely permitted.
Proceeds must be surrendered to an authorized bank
or deposited in a foreign currency account with an
authorized bank in Thailand within 360 days.
Repatriation of investment funds and repayment
of overseas loans can be remitted freely upon
submission of supporting documents to an
authorized bank. For repatriation of investment
funds, evidence of sale or transfer of such
investment shall be submitted. For loan repayment,
evidence of inward remittance of such loan and loan
agreement shall be submitted.
Information from Bank of Thailand (BOT)
Foreign
Exchange Control Regulations
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Business
Investment
For exporters:
Easy Inward Remittance Service, KTB Inward
Remittance Service helps remove exporters’
unnecessary anxiety about:
• The information to be provided to the ordering
party abroad;
• When is the remittance credit transferred to
their bank account?
• The right exchange rates;
• The need for foreign exchange risk management
Those concerns become less of a worry with Krungthai
Bank by simply providing the following information to the
overseas remitter and exporters can rest assured that
the remittance they are awaiting will be transferred into
their accounts promptly and safely:
How do you know when theremittance is transferred into your
account?
To support their customers, Krungthai Bank provides
a maximum of three free e-Advices via e-Mail to
instantly inform the customers rst with a Pre – Advice
on the inward remittance and when the remittance is
transferred, in local currency, into their account and,
nally, the Conrm Credit Advice.
Pre – Advice
Customers receive an instant advice on inward
remittance with the following details:
- The name of the foreign remitter;
- The currency involved;
- The account number of the beneciary of
the remittance and
- The amount remitted.
Confrm Credit Advice
Conrm credit entry into the customer’s account
with the following details:
- Exchange rate;
- Remittance fee and
- The amount of remittance transferred into
the related account.
KTB charges a 0.25% fee of the total remitted
amount (minimum Baht 200, maximum Baht 500).
1. Pre - Advice
2. The remittance is transferred
3. Confirm Credit Advice
Bank Customers
Please remit to
SWIFT CODE: KRTHTHBK
BANK: KRUNG THAI BANK PUBLIC COMPANY
LIMITED, BANGKOK, THAILAND
BRANCH:
ACCOUNT NO:
ACCOUNT NAME:
Khun Chumpol
Dulyamahakamthorn Manager of Krungthai Bank(KTB) - Rassada Road
Phuket Branch
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“Foto Bear” Foto Hotel
When the Foto hotel was rstbuilt and the rst sample
room had been designed,
the owners were thought
the room was beautiful and had been
designed just how they wanted it, but
they felt it was lacking that something
special. They thought long and hard
about what was missing from the room,
and then one day an executive of the hotel
said he felt it lacked vi tality, perhaps
because of the room’s design or color
scheme. To improve this it was decided
that a doll be placed in the room to make
it more lively. This was how the idea forbringing a mascot to Foto Hotel came about.
When it was decided to bring in a mascot
to the hotel it then needed to be decided
what should be used, perhaps a person,
an animal or maybe an object, but
whatever it was needed to have a good
feeling. It didn’t need to be awesome,
but it shouldn’t be something which
would affect a certain religious beliefs.
Finally, they decided to use an animal as
their mascot. They then looked at what
animals live near the hotels, poultry or
aquatic animals came to mind but they
weren’t the perfect choice.
Business
Bright Idea
390 Baht
3,500 Baht
S L
said “the animal which is seen most
like a doll is a bear, a toy bear is
always seen as loveable.” It was
agreed that a bear would be Foto
Hotel’s mascot. To ensure their
bear would be remembered andlook different from others they
chose a fabric and pattern that
differs from the typical teddy bear
and that would comply with the
Foto Hotel brand.
Foto Hotel opened in October
2012, and on this day, Foto Bear
was born complete with its grey,
white and black tartan material”.
Foto Bear is available in 2 sizes is,
large is priced at 3,500 Baht andsmall is priced at 390 Baht.
Finally they came to the conclusion that the animal should be one with arms and
legs so the guests could embrace it and have that feeling of comfort. Then someone
Wirachai PranveerapaiboonC.E.O. The Attitude Club Phuket
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Business
Bright Idea
Nong Sleepy Sleep With Me HotelDesign Hotel @ Patong
The mascot for Sleep With Me Design Hotel
@ Patong, Nong Sleepy, arose from 2 factors:
- People counting sheep to fall asleep.
- Sleep is synonymous with the word sheep.
They decided to use a sheep because they are seen
as cute and fun. Furthermore, counting sheep to go to
sleep is a western concept and they wanted to keep
their sheep in the minds of their guests. They wanted
a sheep to be part of the hotel’s story and for the
sheep to bring fun and smiles to their customers.
Sleep With Me Design Hotel @ Patong believes that
by Creating Nong Sleepy they are raising awareness
of the hotel both internally and externally:
Externally: Nong Sleepy goes out and meets peopleas much as possible such as by being featured in
magazines and visiting trade shows and agents.
Internally: Nong Sleepy can be found all around the
hotel be it in the form of art on wall or a cuddly toy in
a room. They are also given as gifts to employees
who have been awarded outstanding employees of
the month.
Nong Sleepy had been planned by the hotel’s designers before
construction on the hotel began and was used in advertising
to communicate with customers before the hotel opened.
Nong Sleepy soft toys are available in red, green, grey, and
black and all features the hotel’s logo. However, in the future
Nong Sleepy may well be developed into a superhero.
For those interested in purchasing a Nong Sleepy from the
hotel, al colours are available in 3 sizes:
45x30CM
1,200 BAHT
MS30x20
CM
900 BAHT 60x45CM
1,500 BAHT
L
Having received great feedback from customers Nong
Sleepy is now also available as a feature on the hotel’s
polo shirts, shoes, umbrellas, bathrobes and also as fridge
magnets.
Sittichai Tanakorncharoen
General Manager
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Business
Inspiration Talk
A s you probablyknow, Phuket’s real
estate climate hasbecome highly competitive
with such a wide variety ofproperties on the market
that buyers can pick andchoose the development,and the developer, that
suits them best.
Buyers in the housing and accommodation market
are divided between those simply looking for an
investment, which they will rent out or sell on, andthose looking to invest in their own home.
Whichever kind of investor you are, the decision to buy
often comes down to the developer’s reputation.
With Phuket continuing to grow as a tourist destination,
buyers are faced with a multitude of developers to
choose from. The island’s tourism industry has been
the bedrock on which many high-end international
developers have flourished, along side big national
players out of Bangkok.
Phuket Local Developer“MAETAPONG (OUN)
UPATISING”
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Business
Inspiration Talk
Some feel safe investing only with the big international
brands or at least successful developers from Bangkok
with extensive portfolios. On the other hand, local
developers can often turn out to be the most reliable when
it comes down to personal service and intuitive knowledgeabout the local surroundings.
Phuket Villa Group is one such Phuket-based developer
that has built a reputation of trust among locals with an
extensive track record of building residential projects
across Phuket.
And after more than 25 successful years building quality
homes for Phuketians, and with a good eye for the
strengths and weaknesses of locations around the island,
Phuket Villa Group has successfully matured into a big
player in its own right.
Here, Phuket Villa Group’s Managing Director, Maetapong(Oun) Upatising, reveals some of the secrets of the local
developer’s success.
Laying solid foundations
Phuket Villa was established over 25 years ago by my
father, Paiboon Upatising. We started out building small
project of shophouses but after lengthy talks with an old
school friend, and real estate industry expert, the idea
came about to develop houses.
My father took a gamble and invested in his first housing
development. Phuket Villa 1 was a sell-out success,and was the first housing development in Phuket to
offer residents the use of an community club house.
The popularity of the concept allowed us to build on the
success and grow with more similar developments.
Building a better quality of life
Our priority has always been to give homeowners a better
quality of life by choosing a good location with adequate
utilities. As well as a house, Phuket Villa buyers get a
better quality of life with things like the community club
house with a swimming pool as well as desirable neighborsin a convenient location. Our condominium developments
have also been built on similar concepts.
Always something different
Each of Phuket Villa Group’s 18 residential developments
has its own uniqueness. Each of the projects have been
carefully designed by professional architects to best
respond to the demands of the residents and a particular
lifestyle according to the location.
Quality materials are carefully selected to match theprice range of the homes, which are built to form a
friendly neighbourhood with communal facilities.
The developments are designed around the lay of
the land, which determines the design and the kind of
materials we use. Our after sales service is also part of
our core values to being customer satisfaction.
Community support
With the launch of every new development there is
always a long line of interested buyers. We are very
grateful for such wonderful support and the trust theyhave for us. We never have to make any special
promotions. However, we do make a promise to our
customers:
“Quality”. It is not just about house but the quality of
living in that house. Through word of mouth, Phuket
Villa Group has become known for transparency and
providing quality in-house utilities and community
facilities.
“We provide the best possible care”. Our after-sales
service is one of our strengths. As we manage several
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Recommended
Hotel Review
N
ow that we’ve entered tourist high season,
some of you may be looking for an alternative
place to spend your holidays. We believe
many people plan to head north of the island,
a popular tourist destination, especially for this period.
However, for those who like to spend their holidays
amongst the crowds, we would like to introduce you to
a new hotel in Phuket located in the Kata area. Opened
only as recently as October, Eastin Yama Hotel Phuket
is uniquely decorated with ‘Yama’ flowers, the hotel’s
symbol. This beautiful white flower is like the 3rd heaven
and it’s featured everywhere in the hotel, on the walls,
in the elevator, on the drinking glasses, and even on the
lamp shades, a nice touch, as when the lights are on its
shadow appears on the ceiling.
Eastin Yama Hotel Phuket is perched on a hill before you
reach Kata Beach, one of the most famous beaches on
Phuket. Its location allows you to enjoy gorgeous views of
the Andaman Sea and an unobstructed vista of the Kata
hill range. Despite being located away from the beach, the
hotel offers you serenity and ultimate privacy, and don’t
worry about how to get to the beach, the hotel provides a
free regular shuttle service to and from the hotel.
When you first arrive at Eastin Yama Hotel Phuket, the
ever friendly hotel staff will serve you a welcoming drink
and immediately make you feel that you are part of the
Eastin Yama family. Furthermore, it’s definitely a resort for
those who love to enjoy their holidays slowly, peacefully
and with total relaxation.
EastinYama Hotel Phuket
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Recommended
Hotel Review
The hotel has 104 rooms in total which are:
• 47 Superior Rooms (32 sqm)
• 34 Superior Rooms with Sea View (32 sqm)
• 7 Superior Pool Access Room (32 sqm)• 5 Deluxe Room with Mountain View (41 sqm)
• 8 Deluxe Room with Sea View (41 sqm)
• 3 Suites with sea view (63 sqm)
Eastin Yama Hotel Phuket also boasts a full
range of facilities and services for you to enjoy
during your stay such as swimming pool,
Jacuzzi pool, pool bar, restaurant, fitness center,
kids club, conference room, banquet room, car
park etc. In addition, in 2015 the resort’s Aura-Rooftop Restaurant & Nectar Bar will open,
serving seafood dishes and cocktails it’s the
ideal place for a party. Meanwhile, Senzees, the
hotel’s main restaurant is open from 06.00-23.00
hours for all day dining.
Eastin Yama Hotel Phuket
5 Soi Patak 2, Patak Road, T.Karon,
A.Muang Phuket
For more details please contact
+66 (0) 76 303 456
or search through
www.eastinyamaphuket.com
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Lifestyle
Inside
Fashion clothing; a key factor in a number of
both men’s and women’s lives. For some i t is
something from which they do not want and
cannot escape. For many, fashion clothing is a
necessary part of their life. Following fashion requires
having a large wardrobe of clothes which house all the
latest and most popular fashion garments, and more
importantly, the very latest designs.
Clothes’ designing is an art which often uses culture
and tradition as the basis for creations, and in any
one year a designer will have three collections: wintercollection, summer collection and spring collection, and
it all depends on the season as to what designs the
collection will feature.
To be a successful fashion designer a number of
factors need to be taken into account such as what their
customer base and target group look for in design, and
also what the current trends are in the market, which
are often decided not only on season, but also on the
brand itself.
Thailand’s fashion industry offers a lot of variety due
to the fact that a large number of leading international
brands have stores here, and there are also a large
number of Thai designer brands who design for
those who follow international fashion and base their
designs on that particular target group.
Fashion has played a major role in the development
of the lives of Thai people, and for those in Thailand
who want to follow fashion usually means they have
to prosper in life and want to live a high quality
lifestyle. These people want to live a beautiful li fe,they want stylish homes with stylish décor, and they
also want stylish and fashionable clothing in their
wardrobe.
In the following pages we tell you more about three
international and national fashion brands which are
popular in Thailand right now and are seen as the
brands of Thai people.
FollowingFashion Trends
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Lifestyle
Inside
Founded in 2004, Itch clothing is for men who love street wear. Itch is
a hybrid clothing line, meaning that it is the birth child of two different
styles. It’s the unification of hip hop wear and skater wear. Their mostpopular products are their unique designer t-shirts.
Itch clothing is specifically designed for men who always keep up with
new trends, new styles, and who like to be unique no matter whether
at work or casual. As their motto reads, “Itch are not a brand, Itch is a
movement!”
Where to Follow
the Brand
Color Trends
TARGET GROUPSWORKING MEN
AGED FROM
24-35 years oldYEARSFOUNDED
20042012 Chartreuse, Green pastel, Gray, Light brown, Pink pastel, Orange-red
2013 White, Gray, Gold, Orange-red, Beige
2014 White, Red, Black
Facebook.com/itchitch
ITCH_STUDIO
SirarinSupakolsonnithikorn
Brand Manager
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Lifestyle
Inside
Marisa Horn gained success
from her “Mari-J” brand, a store
retailing fashion apparel imported
from Japan. This success inspiredher to build her own brand. She
studied fashion on her own and
discovered new styling trends from
her travels to New York, Paris,
London, Tokyo and the fashion
week in Milan which influenced
her view of fashion and lead to the
beginning of her brand Marihorn.
Marisa believes that it’s not just
stars and celebrities that want to
look good and that all girls want to
be good-looking regardless of the
time of day, be it from the momentshe wakes up in the morning or
casual clothes during a relaxing
afternoon to the evening dress
she wears to a party; all need to
be attractive.
Where to Follow
the Brand
Color Trends
TARGET
GROUPSTEENS & YOUNG
WORKING
WOMEN
YEARSFOUNDED
2012
www.marihorn.com
Facebook.com/marihornbrand
marihornbrand
Marihorn_brand
marihornbrand
Marisa HornOwner
2012 Purple, Green, Black, Peach
2013 Orange, Beige, Black and Gold,White, Grey, Black, Blue,
Burgundy
2014 White, Gold, Blue, Pink, Orange,Red, Black
Marisa is particular about the quality of the stitching and tailoring details.
Her hopes are that her brand Marihorn wil l be another choice for the
fashionable woman who cares about style and quality.
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Michael TienFounded The G2000 Group
in Hong Kong
Lifestyle
Inside
Clothes are unique to each brand whether its style, colors,
patterns and fabrics. People’s choices for clothes depend
on their own individual preferences. However, for designers
their choice of designs for their collections often use a
theme, and their collections usually tell a story. Their brands
pay attention to detail when it comes to colors, designs,
packaging, and also customer care and after sales service.
Their target groups are important and it is for their target
groups that their collections are designed. The fun of
fashion is not simply about beautiful and creative clothes,
but also about the identity of the person wearing it.
Michael Tien founded The G2000
Group in 1980 in Hong Kong. And
it has since positioned itself to
provide upscale and high-quality
corporate and casual clothing
that is made with utmost care and
attention. Its mission is to offer
an ultimate shopping experience
throughout each and every part of
its operations. With this, G2000
makes sure that it only offers the
best styles and designs to its
customers. With over 30 years of
expertise in structured and soft
tailoring, G2000 has built a solid
reputation of excellence in quality,
t and value for money.
Where to Follow
the Brand
Color Trends
TARGET GROUPSWOMEN& MEN OFWORKING AGE
YEARSFOUNDED
1980
www.g2000.com.hk
Facebook.com/G2000Thailand
2012 White, Blue, Red, Mint and Pastel
Tones, Black, Dark Blue, Purple,
Pink Rose
2013 Dark Tones - Black, Grey, White
Brown
2014 Blue, Purple, Pink, Green, Grey,
White, Red, Orange, Cream,
Blue, Black, Purple, Blue
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R ecommended I tems
As if it sprouted on your wall, taking in warmth and tender
spirit of your home for nourishment, this beautiful stainless
steel tree branch wall hanging is eye-catching. A great way to
bring a touch of nature to your space.
TREE BRANCHES WALL DÉCOR
A hand carved red jade sculpture set on a copper
coloured stainless steel base. Handmade by a Thai
designer.
This contemporary style vase
would make a great conversation
piece in any home. Perfect for tall
stem ower arrangements, this
vase series is tall and strong.This one of a kind ceramic bowl has been handmade
and formed This beautiful porcelain bowl does double
duty. Hang it on the wall, it becomes a work of art -
on the table it serves food magnicently. Use it as a
beautiful fruit bowl.
Both decorative and functional, these beautiful
stainless steel open lotus owers are designed to
hold a tea lights and potpourri. A great feature in
any room in any house.
An eye-catching mirror design that cleverly uses the natural
beauty of wood. It’s an elegantly simple design: a frame for
the mirror is formed with two pieces of wood running either
side. This design mirror is never more at home than when
reecting the greenery of the world outside.
JADE SCULPTURE
RECTANGULAR
CERAMIC VASE
DECORATIVE CERAMIC BOWL
LOTUS FLOWER TEA
LIGHT HOLDER & BOWL
DESIGN MIRROR
Lifestyle
Decoration
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Cozy Company
1/1 Lagoon Rd., Cherngtalay,Thalang, Phuket Thailand 83110Tel: +66 (0) 76 270 847Fax: +66 (0) 76 270 633Mobile: +66 (0) 81 970 8272Email: cozy_company@yahoo.com
This beautiful hanging mirror will beautify any
room. The frame is handcrafted, breathtakingin designs & an instant eye catcher.
These are very attractive retro items, an ornate
brushed steel base with a delicate glass shade
which features gold leaf mosaic design.
Bring a unique piece of nature into your
home with this beautiful hand carved
petried wood candle holder.
This handmade brown and white vase is
crafted of ceramic and acts as a simpleaccessory piece to existing décor. Place
anywhere in your home for visual interest.
Wood & stone make up this table’s simple, modern
design. With a distinctive granite stone top, and a
wooden base, these tables are a true reection of
natural beauty.
This modern leather chair has a steel frame of dependable
sturdiness with a high-shine chrome nish. The chair is ideal for
a waiting room or ofce, but is versatile enough to be used in a
variety of settings.
ABSTRACT METAL
WALL MIRROR
GLASS TEARDROP TEALIGHT HOLDER
PETRIFIED WOOD
CANDLE HOLDER
CERAMIC VASE
STONE TOPPED TABLES
LEATHER &STAINLESS STEEL CHAIR
Lifestyle
Decoration
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LifestyleEvent Photo
JW Marriott PhuketResort & Spa’sGourmet Weekend
From November 14 to 16 2014, JW
Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa held its
much anticipated Gourmet Weekend, which incorporated a
series of specialist-led cooking demonstrations and set dinners
and culminated in a Charity Dinner.
For this event, JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa invited ve
world class chefs to cook for their guests, Chef Peter Manis
from the InContro Restaurant in Perth, Australia, Chef Norio
Nomoto the Japanese Chef form the JW Marriott Bangkok,
Chef Nooror Somany-Steppe from the Blue Elephant cooking
school and restaurants, Chef Tim Butler owner of the Eat Me
restaurant in Bangkok and JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa’s
Executive Chef Dietmar Spitzer.
JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa’s Executive
Chef Dietmar Spitzer “I think we’ve done a brill iant job getting
this whole event together, and I’m happy
that we’ve had a full restaurant for the
grand nale, our Charity Dinner.
“I’m very excited that I’ve been able to
cook with four world class chefs and that
we’ve all managed to pull off this mag-
nicent event. I think the highlight of this
charity dinner was the foie gras from Chef Tim. The appetizer
by Chef Norio was just beautiful, the seabass from Chef Peter
melted in your mouth, and the lamb by Chef Nooror and my two
desserts turned out perfect.
“Tonight was all about raising money for the turtles so that we
can build the education centre and I’m happy to say that we’ve
raised enough to build that and we can start next month. I look
forward to welcoming everybody back next year.”
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LifestyleEvent Photo
Goetz Bauer - General Manager,Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa
“RLife Live events started around 2010, thesame year in which this property opened. At
that time, RLife Live events were basically
for the development of entertainment at new
hotels. But these events are not only related
to DJ performances and music but more re-
lated to helping guests to our hotels nd and
discover something new. This can be related
to food or drinks, but it is mainly related to
entertainment. We knew that there is so
much entertainment here in the Asia-Pacic
region so we decided to make one big event
that would bring together DJs from all across
the Asia-Pacic.
Renaissance as a
lifestyle brand stands
for the next genera-
tion of customers but
also for the ones that
are still feel they are
staying young.
“I would like to thank everyone for joining
this event and we still have ve hours to go.
We are hoping to have a lot of ‘Rhythm of
Sound’ tonight and at the end of the day we
hope that we have some good beats, some
good rhythm and more importantly a lot offun. I don’t want to stop the rhythm at this
point, so please enjoy the evening enjoy the
party!”
Saturday 29th
November
2014 saw
Renaissance
Phuket Resort
& Spa hold its
much antici-
pated ‘Rhythm
of Sound’ event, an event which was
originally scheduled to take place in
June 2014 but had to be postponed
due to the military coup.
The ‘Rhythm of Sound’ event was
part of Renaissance Hotel brand’s
RLife LIVE platform, and was seen
as the main event RLife Live for the
Asia Pacic region in 2014.
The event saw Renaissance Phuket
Resort & Spa y in 8 DJs and dance
music acts from countries all over
Asia such as Jaxx Da Fishworks
from Japan, DJ EvinKing from China
and IMMA*BLEEP*YOUUP from
Malaysia, who will play alongside a
number of famous Thai DJs including
Spacemonkey, SunZone & Krissada-
Funk.
It was an event that neither Renais-
sance Phuket Resort & Spa, nor theMai Khao area, has ever witnessed
before.
Rhythm of Sound at RenaissancePhuket Resort & Spa
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Re-opening of Iniala’ssignature restaurantAziamendi
Thursday December 4th 2014 saw Iniala
Beach House hold a press outing to
celebrate the ofcial one year anniversary and grand re-opening
of its signature restaurant Aziamendi. In commemoration of the
event, 3 Michelin Star Chef Eneko Atxa was at Iniala/Aziamendi
along with Chef de Cuisine Alex Burger and the Aziamendi
team.
The full-day of festivities kicked-off with a welcome luncheon
where guests got to experience the new Aziamendi lounge
concept where they serve Thai and Basque Tapas (Pintxos),
‘Aziamendi Plates’. This was followed by a tour of Iniala. In
the evening they organized a very special dinner at Aziamendi
featuring the new seasonal menu “ Inspire”.
Phuketindex.com was privileged to be able to speak to Iniala’s
visionary founder Mark Weingard.
Mark Weingard – InialaFounder
“Aziamendhi was created because we
wanted to bring real creativity into a
restaurant, and the most important thing
was to br