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Number of people served: 1

Ingredients

• 150g yellow fin tuna
• 10ml sesame oil
• 30g iceberg salad
• 15g wakame seaweed
• 30ml teriyaki sauce
• 2g black sesame
• 2g white sesame
• 20g Japanese cucumber
• 5pcs crispy fish skin
• 5g red radish
• 20ml olive oil
• 100ml fresh lemon juice
• a pinch of salt & pepper

Method

Arrange iceberg salad on a plate in a circle. Cut the tuna into 6 cubes/pieces and place in a small bowl with lime juice and olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper. Place the seasoned tuna on the iceberg salad, then put all the vegetables beside the tuna. Place the crispy fish skin on top.

About the chef

Chef Nattawut Panphruk

Chef Nattawut Panphruk has the culinary arts in his blood. As a young boy, he would go out fishing, then cook his catch experimenting with recipes ashore. A Phuket native, he loves all things spicy, fresh and from the ocean.

Chef Nattawut’s career has seen him work at some of Thailand’s award-winning establishments, including the Water Library and Le Normandie in Bangkok, both included in the prestigious Michelin Guide. During that time, he was privileged to observe and work with Michelin-starred guest chefs from around the world.

His stints on the island include at Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa and Trisara, where he honed his skills in steak and seafood respectively. That makes him the perfect fit for our signature grill, Sea. Fire. Salt., where dishes such as Phuket lobster and Australian Wagyu tomahawk are prepared on a Himalayan salt brick heated up to 200 degrees, lending an exquisite level of succulence and natural flavour.

Sea. Fire. Salt.
Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas
+66 0 7633 6100 #4505
www.anantara.com/en/mai-khao-phuket/restaurants

Koh Yao Noi is a great place to escape for the day. It makes for a fun, relaxing trip for anyone looking to get off Phuket and get a bit closer to a more local style of life in an idyllic island setting.

Local Life

Life moves at a hassle-free pace on Koh Yao Noi. The island is predominately Muslim, which means that visitors to the island should be respectful and dress modestly, understand that most establishments do not serve alcohol and that pork is not readily available. Once travellers are able to digest those facts, the unique local life of Koh Yao Noi can truly be found.

There is a small village near the island’s pier that is ripe for exploring. Charming, rustic and completely photogenic, the village is home to a myriad of small local shops, a few restaurants, tour agencies and government offices. Check out the local shops for island-grown vegetables and fresh catches of fish, squid and shrimp. Travellers can also find a few ATMs in the village as well as souvenir shops.

The local inhabitants of Koh Yao Noi are set in their traditional ways and maintain a simple lifestyle, which adds to the overall charm of the island. Local livelihoods include farming and fishing. The landscape includes beaches on the east coast, rubber plantations and rice paddies throughout the interior as well as mangrove forests on the west coast.

Yes, Most likely......a short-term rental of your villa counts as a commercial use.

Let it be heard: It probably doesn’t matter if you “own” your villa building on a property you have leased in a residential resort project in Thailand, short-term rentals of your villa advertised to the public on popular websites such as AirBnB or Booking.Com, or even with your rental agent, are likely to be categorized as a “commercial use”, potentially requiring a commercial use license – most notably the hotel license – in order to be legally permissible in Thailand.

To be clear, there are sound reasons to argue that some of the provisions of the Hotel Act of Thailand raise more questions than the text of the code answers in terms of what constitutes a “hotel” in Thailand, but in the strictest sense the Act clearly defines a short-term rental as “the commercial rental of a premises for less than 30 days stays.” And thus, there are reasonable guidelines to consider whether a short-term rental use of a building would be subject to the provisions of the Hotel Act.

In recent years, the much media publicized “crackdown” on unlicensed guest houses and advertised short-term rentals of condominiums units appeared, on the face of the government announcements, to be confined only to those properties in which the premises appeared to look the part as a more traditional hotel style operation, with individual units in a complex or building, a reception, a booking system, and access to other typical amenities such as a small restaurant and a public pool. And thus, many “villa owners”, leasing a plot of land with a stand-alone building constructed on top of the leased land in a residential project with a single land-owner, thought, probably incorrectly, that they had no concerns in respect of the Hotel Act’s provisions on commercial use short-term rentals requiring a license.

The vast majority of buyers in Phuket today have a positive outlook on the property market, and it is easy to see why. It is always good to understand what influences any market, and here we examine the key drivers ahead for the Phuket real estate sector.

A Stable Real Estate Sector
A credit crisis typically inflicts the greatest immediate pain on the property sector. Because lending to foreigners is restricted, however, the booms and busts witnessed in other real estate markets around the world have not really been seen in Phuket.

Positive Effects of Inflation
Much of the trillions of dollars created by post-2008 quantitative easing in the United States flowed into global stock and property markets.

Investors from around the world came to buy Thai property, and prices have certainly risen. But the increases have not been excessive, and Phuket property has avoided “bubble territory”.

Global Marketing
Global marketing has had a significant impact on the Phuket property market. In addition to properties being sold to those living in Thailand and to people visiting on holiday, Phuket now receives incredible international exposure. In fact, property shows are now promoting Phuket property around the world.

Demographic Changes
Even without the foreigners who have decided to make Phuket their home, Phuket is experiencing strong population growth (over 7% annually), which is higher than most other regions of Thailand.

Historically, the elderly in Thailand have lived with their children, but many younger Thais are now living in condominiums, townhouses or in gated housing estates.

Both of these trends are driving the local property market in Thailand.

As a parent, you want your child to enjoy the beach safely. So on your way to the sand and sea, you stop at the convenience shop and buy a set of floaties. After all, they will help keep your young one safe in the ocean, right?

This is a must-read for any parent considering using floaties in Phuket’s ocean waters.

What is a ‘floatie’?

‘Floatie’ is a slang term for buoyancy aids, also called personal (PFD) or supplemental (SFD) flotation devices. They are usually pneumatic (filled with air) and are normally worn around the upper arms, torso or neck. In general, these devices are toys and are not durable or reliable enough for ocean use. These devices will not naturally turn an unconscious victim face-up in the water and allow them to breathe.

What is a life vest?

A Type II flotation vest is a pneumatic or flexible material vest worn around the torso (aka life vest), such as those found on commercial aircraft. They are designed to turn an unconscious victim face-up most of the time in calm to moderate sea conditions. They are lighter and less bulky than a Type I flotation vest.

What is a life jacket?

A Type I life jacket is a full, sleeveless jacket that is designed to turn an unconscious victim face-up nearly all of the time, even in severe sea conditions. They usually have a sewn-in neck flap and are found on commercial vessels and naval craft. In the fatal Phoenix sinking last year where 47 tourists died in rough ocean conditions, this is the only type of life jacket that could have saved more lives.

Drowning: a local and international problem

Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional injury death in children, not only in Phuket but worldwide. Drowning remains the number one killer of Thai children under 14. In Australia, it is the leading cause of unintentional injury death in children under three. Worldwide, it is the third-highest cause of unintentional injury death in all age groups.

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