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Observers watch as 70 percent comply with energy saving experiment
Suchada Tupchai
The national experiment to see the energy saving effect
of switching out lights throughout the country for a five-minute period on
June 1 had a mixed response in Pattaya, with an estimated 70 percent
complying.
With the time of 8:45 p.m. set for all 76 provinces in
Thailand, here in Pattaya dignitaries including Chonburi Governor Pisit
Ketphasook and Pattaya Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn gathered on Pratamnak
Hill to watch the lights switch off. Many places along Beach Road, usually a
blaze of light, plunged into darkness. Most pubs and bars complied with the
experiment, although lights remained on at the main roads, tourist locations
and hotels.
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night the lights went down in Pattaya.
Mayor Niran said that he was satisfied with this
participation of 70 percent. An energy saving campaign is continuing in the
city, which has been plastered with advertisements exhorting business
owners, government departments and the general public to save energy by
turning off air conditioners, lights, televisions, and anything else that is
not absolutely necessary.
Governor Pisit said that throughout Chonburi each house
is being asked to turn out one light, which would equal about a million
lights.
“Today I have had the chance to be in Pattaya for
observation. Normally the city consumes lots of energy and has very bright
lights in the evening. It was great that all organisations cooperated. It
might have reduced some of the colour, but the public will receive benefits
directly,” said Pisit. “Today was very important and this is a very good
sign.”
Data released by the government revealed that when the lights were turned
off nationally on June 1 for about five minutes, the public consumed 702
megawatts less of power. This calculates as a reduction of 44,140 units, a
saving of 118,736 baht. If turning off lights is continued in the same way,
it would save the economy 43 million baht.
Therapy for all at Buddhist centre
Chatchanan Chaisree
Giving medical treatment is one of the main functions of
the Buddhist centre for the elderly, located in the Royal Project area near
Yanasangwararam Temple, or Wat Yarn, at Khao Cheechan in Chonburi province.
Three
ladies relax in the jacuzzi.
Supervised by the medical department under the Ministry
of Public Health, the centre is able to draw upon the services of
physicians, psychologists, therapists, nurses and other public health care
professionals in providing services for elderly people.
 A
man receives physical therapy at the Buddhist centre for the elderly.
Luleeya Ocharos, a nurse at the centre, said that patient
treatment starts with a basic check before the person is transferred to a
specialist. Stroke victims, those suffering from partial paralysis, and
cases of bone and muscle disease form a large part of the patient intake.
Treatments include physical therapy such as using a walking belt, and limb
mobility exercises.
Water therapy is widely used at the centre, treatments
including water yoga and aerobics. There are many afflictions in which water
treatment can be used, including burns, pressure wounds, and skin problems.
Water supports the body in a way that land-based exercises cannot, allowing
greater flexibility for joints and energy saving use of the muscles.
Amongst the support facilities at the Buddhist centre are room rentals,
foot massage, jacuzzi for body massage, herbal steam room, physical therapy,
a swimming pool, and water therapy. Service is available for all ages, from
Monday to Friday.
Navy helicopter airlifts diabetic from island
Patcharapol Panrak
A Navy helicopter and medical team rushed to the aid of a
diabetic fishery officer who was with the Coast Guard Department studying
sea turtles when he went into shock after giving himself an injection.
When the officer, 31-year old Anan Deenan, lost
consciousness on Koh Kram, his colleagues contacted Navy Section 1 for
helicopter support. A Bell 212 transporter was diverted to pick up the
medical team and nurses from the Queen Sirikit Hospital at the Naval Medical
Department, and then flew to Kham Beach on the east side of Koh Kram, a sea
turtle preservation island.
Anan, who suffers from chronic diabetes, had been given a
kit to administer his own injections while he was out on field studies. His
blood sugar level decreased seriously when he was working, and he went into
shock. The medical team administered a saline solution and sugar, and flew
him back to Queen Sirikit Hospital. Anan later recovered.
Spanish brewery Estrella Damm backs Emirates Team New Zealand
Emirates Team New Zealand and Spanish Brewery Estrella
Damm announced today a sponsorship agreement for the team’s America’s
Cup campaign.
Estrella Damm is the last major sponsorship deal for the
team. As an elite sponsor, the Estrella Damm brand logo will appear on the
yacht hulls and sails.
Emirates Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton
said the team was very happy to welcome Estrella Damm. “It is a very
important day for the team,” he said. “This elite sponsorship agreement
is the last major piece of the team’s funding for the 2007 America’s
Cup.
“We welcome to the team a respected, high-profile,
innovative Spanish company with a proud tradition and an ethos that fits
well with the team. We will carry the Estrella Damm logo proudly into the
Louis Vuitton Act 4 regatta which started last Thursday.
“We look forward to building a strong relationship with
Estrella Damm over the next two years,” Dalton said.
“While funding is not complete, the team can now
confidently set about the serious business at hand – winning the
America’s Cup.
“That is a daunting task. We know only too well that we
face some very professional, well prepared opposition and that we cannot
leave anything to chance.”
Grant Dalton said the team already had a strong Spanish
connection through principal designer Marcelino Botin.
“Marcelino and his business partner Shaun Carkeek have
had a major impact on European yacht racing in recent years with their
winning IMS designs. He has brought to the team design experience and
expertise as the team finalises plans for the first of our 2007-generation
America’s Cup class yachts.”
He said that over coming months, the team would have a
more visible presence in Valencia with work starting on the team’s
permanent base next month.
This year Emirates Team New Zealand is competing in the
three Louis Vuitton Acts at Valencia, plus Malmo, Sweden in August and
Trapani, Sicily, in September/October.
SAS Top Ten Agents 2004
Scandinavian Airlines recently held its SAS top agent’s
get together lunch at Giusto, Sukhumvit 23. The lunch was aimed at saying
thank you to the agents for their continuous support for the airline.
Attending
Scandinavian Airlines recent SAS top agent’s get together were: back row
(from left to right), Supranee Boonchusakunjaroen (Scandinavian Airlines),
Thanawat Luengsuriya, Pakdi Pureepatpong (G.M. Tour & Travel), Boonsong
Harnchaiyanant (sales manager, 8 & 7 International Travel), Håkan
Olsson (director & general manager, Scandinavian Airlines), Axel Blom
(managing director, SAS Ground Services), Navin Eakanusorn (Charal Business
Chiangmai Group), Anupong Kittilaksanon (managing director, T.V. Air
Bookings), Kittisak Juranukul (marketing manager, Nancy Tours & Travel
Centre). Front row (from left to right), Supakanda Tongboonrawd
(Scandinavian Airlines), Punthip Issarangura na Ayudhya (passenger sales
manager, Scandinavian Airlines), Phannie Thaviphol (director, KS & S
Travel Service), Somsiri Achwarin (ticketing manager, Ambika Tour Agency),
Sheree Tanpensuk (director general, Global Union Express), and Pamornphan
Nimnual (account manager, Carlson Wagonlit Travel).
Top ten passenger sales agents for the year 2004 are
Ambika Tour Agency, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Charal Business Chiangmai,
Global Union Express, G.M. Tour & Travel, KS & S Travel Service,
Nancy Tour & Travel Centre, American Express (Thai), 8 & 7
International Travel and TV Air Bookings.
Scandinavian Airlines flies six weekly flights between Bangkok and
Copenhagen with convenient connections to more than 60 cities in Europe and
North America. The airline also operates six weekly flights between Bangkok
and Singapore. Scandinavian Airlines is the first airline in the world to
offer wireless Internet broadband via in-flight LANs across its entire
intercontinental fleet of Airbus A340 and A330 aircraft.
Air New Zealand and THAI sign code-share agreement
Air New Zealand and Thai Airways International will begin
reciprocal code-share flights from July 1. The agreement will see Air New
Zealand code-share on THAI’s services between:
* Bangkok and Singapore
* Bangkok and Phuket
* Bangkok and the European cities of Frankfurt, Rome,
London, Stockholm and Copenhagen.
“The code-share agreement enables Air New Zealand to
market Bangkok as a gateway to various destinations in addition to our own
existing Asian gateways of Singapore and Hong Kong,” says Air New Zealand
Group general manager marketing, network and sales, Norm Thompson.
“It also further strengthens cooperation between Air
New Zealand and THAI as members of the Star Alliance.”
Thai Airways International will code-share on multiple
Air New Zealand domestic and trans-Tasman services between:
* Auckland and Wellington, Christchurch, Melbourne and
Perth
* Wellington and Sydney and Melbourne
* Christchurch and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
“The code-share agreement between THAI and Air New
Zealand opens up opportunities for the company to expand into Wellington and
Christchurch, which is a new prospective market for THAI,” says Vasing
Kittikul, Thai Airways International’s commercial executive vice
president.
“Code-share flights between THAI and Air New Zealand
will succeed in offering our respective passengers greater travel choices
through a more extensive network.”
Currently, Thai Airways International serves over 72
destinations worldwide in 33 countries, spanning four continents, including
Europe, the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent, Australasia, and the
United States.
Air New Zealand now serves 47 destinations worldwide in
14 countries.
The new code-share services are on sale from June 15, for
travel from July 1, 2005.
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