Around Town

 

Thailand was represented at the 41^st annual Asia Skäl Congress, held in Penang, Malaysia, May 2012 by Skäl Thailand President Andrew Wood, Skäl Chiang Mai and North Thailand President Annette Kunigagon, Skäl Bangkok President Dale Lawrence, and Skäl Phuket President Claude Sauterby. They are seen here in a group photo with Skäl delegates and officials from Asia, Middle East, Australia and South America.

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Soho Bar and Guesthouse’s owners Shauna and Krathai (far left and far right) held a birthday party for their staff, Bell, seen here second left.

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James Barnes of Out in Thailand recently celebrated is birthday at Ram Coffee Shop on Wiang Singh Kham Road. Here he is joined by his partner at the party.

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Kantary Hills Hotel welcomes Nok Air Ambassadors:  The Nok Air Ambassadors led by Nok Airlines Vice President – Corporate Communication Suriyapa Bunnag (front row, 4th left), received a warm welcome from Kantary Hills, Chiang Mai General Manager Magrin Promyothi (front row, 2nd left), during their  ‘Nok Air Ambassador Workshop’ at the hotel recently. Top model and make-up artist Onnapa Kritsadee, (front row 3rd left) was a guest speaker at the event.

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Chiang Mai Governor M.L. Panadda Diskul (left) and Mayor Tussanai Buranupakorn greeted Chiang Mai’s new President of the City Council Ponrudee Phutsri after her win in the recent municipal elections. She is the first female President of the City Council in the 77 year history of the Council. (Photo courtesy of the Municipality)

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Worawan Kitisak, (Left) Marketing Communication Officer of Tao Garden Health Spa & Resort, Doi Saket, Chiang Mai, welcomed Piramol Charoenpao (2 from Left) Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Panjit Pissawong (2 from Right) Director of the Office of Commercial Affairs, Chiang Mai on their visit to the resort recently.

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Chiang Mai Mail Managing Editor Shana Kongmun was joined by Utsanee “Aey” Spripet and other friends at private dinner party at Chez Marco on Saturday, May 19, 2012.

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Rotary Club International members from Tucson, Arizona, in the United States were joined by Rotary International Club 3360 as part of the Rotary Friendship Exchange Council paid a visit to the Municipality where they met with Mayor Tussanai Buranupakorn on Friday, May 18, 2012. (Photo Courtesy of Chiang Mai Municipality)

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The Secretary General of the UNWTO Dr. Taleb Rifai, presided over the farewell party for the 24^th joint meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and the Pacific the UNWTO Commission for South Asia at the Regional Conference on Green Tourism at Lanna Room 2-3 Shangri-La Hotel on May 5, 2012. The event was organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports along with both public and private sectors with interest in green tourism. More than 250 people attended the conference.

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Krathai or Rabbit celebrated her 25^th birthday at Soho Bar and Guesthouse on Huay Kaew Road Saturday, May 5, 2012. The bar was filled with regulars, friends and well wishers to Krathai for a very happy birthday.

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Siam Makro Public Company Limited, led by Mrs. Somjai Suriyasin Sr. Mgr. MRA Development (fifth, left), together with retail members recently presided over the grand opening ceremony of the second MRA branch in Chiang Mai . The newly opened MRA Center aims to provide retailers and neighboring provinces including Chiang Rai, Lampang and Lamphun with entrepreneurial knowledge and management strategy. Additionally, it will organise a series of workshops with business ideas to help customers increase their earnings, multiply operational experience and maintain sustainability.

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Kantary Hills, Chiang Mai, represented by GM Magrin Promyothi (back row, 3^rd left) and the NSTDA Northern Network recently sponsored the “Chiang Mai model towards Rabies free zone” workshop, presided over by Deputy Chiang Mai Governor Worakarn Yokying (front row, 6^th  left). The workshop was organized by Lanna Dog Welfare, led by its co-founder Dr. Wilaiwan Petsophonsakul (front row, 5^th left), the Thai Society for the Prevention of  Cruelty to  Animals (TSPCA) led by its counselor Samaporn Naeorithikul (front row, 7^th left), and local administrative bodies at the Lanna Dog Humane Education Center, Chiang Mai.
 

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