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Dr Sunya hosts PIC Group New Year party
Vimolrat Singnikorn
 Dr Sunya Viravaidya
(right) and General Niphon Pharunnit presided over the opening ceremony of
PIC Group’s New Year celebrations at Pattaya International Hospital.
Dr Sunya Viravaidya hosted the PIC Group New Year
celebrations at Pattaya International Hospital on January 17. Honored guest
was General Niphon Pharunnit, adviser to the Royal Projects, who also
presided over the opening ceremony. More than 300 PIC Group employees gave
him a warm welcome with a standing ovation, and lighting candles and setting
off fireworks.
There were many activities, and staff members put on beautifully prepared
shows and received prizes from Dr Sunya. A fancy dress competition was held,
as was a lucky draw with the jackpot being a one-baht gold necklace. All
employees brought along gifts to enter into the lucky draw. A slide
presentation was presented on the background of Dr Sunya, prepared as a
surprise by General Niphon.
Grand opening for Krathinglai Elephant Park
Narisa Nitikarn
The official grand opening of Krathinglai Elephant Park took place on January
14, with a host of local officials along with the tourists to enjoy this latest
attraction to the area.
 Sutham Phatnamrob, managing director of Elephant Park Co Ltd, gives a
welcoming speech.
Managing director of Elephant Park Co Ltd Sutham Phatnamrob welcomed guests and
cut the ribbon along with Nongplalai sub-district chief executive Chalaem
Tabtimthong.
There were 370 representative agencies from Bangkok and Chonburi attending this
celebration. Activities on stage included a magic show, singers and dancers.
The Elephant Park has been open for nine months and has already begun to attract
visitors with its elephant rides, rafting, fruit gardens, horse-drawn carriages
and monkey show. Located on 85 rai of land, the owners have ensured that the
park is still very much a nature reserve.
For more information please contact tel 01-8135862, 01-8065361 and 01-8143989.
Opening times are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mobile service day comes to Surao Tonkrabok
Narisa Nitikarn
January 17 was mobile service day for the Surao Tonkrabok Community, with
Soi Pattayayon Sports Field taken over for the event.
Mayor Niran Watthanasartsathorn presented an opening speech, and amongst those
present were Deputy Mayor Wutisak Rermkitkarn, Pattaya councilor Jin
Srikasikorn, and Rotary members from Pattaya. Community head Chalee Aiem-Aram
welcomed them.
Officers and private sector
representatives distribute rice and dry food to the public in the Surao
Tonkrabok Community.
This mobile service was supported by city hall and private organizations,
including Lotus South Pattaya and North Pattaya branches, and the Rotary Club of
Pattaya. Between them they brought 267 dry food items and grocery bags to
distribute to the community.
Praphan Thinnarong, advisor to the Loi Lang Community Committee also coordinated
activities with the Rotary Club of Pattaya to organize five donations of 1,000
baht each to distribute to lower income people.
The community mobile service is a monthly activity. Amongst the activities
organized at Surao Tonkrabok were a general health check-up from the Sanitation
and Environment Department, a dental check, domestic animal vaccinations,
electronic equipment repairs carried out by the Redemptorist School, and free
hair cuts from the Vocational Training Center.
Banglamung Police Station, the tourist police, and the Supanimit Foundation
brought games and distributed free desserts for the children. Pattaya police
station entertained the public and lots of communities presented their local
products.
Burapha University carries out study on Pattaya Immigration Police
Pattaya office will be model for
nationwide development
Narisa Nitikarn
Pattaya’s Immigration Office with its new premises and services is to act as
a pilot project for Immigration services nationwide, and as part of the program
Burapha University is to carry out a survey of the office’s activities.
Superintendent at Pattaya, Pol Col Ittipol Ittisarnronnachai on January 11 gave
a presentation at the new premises on Jomtien Beach Road, Soi 5, to Dr Kowit
Krachang, deputy director of the Graduate School of Public Administration at
Burapha University, and his assistant Vallaop Supthpun.
Pol Col Ittipol said that the immigration office had moved its location from Soi
7 in Pattaya to Soi 5 Jomtien Beach Road on December 6. The old location had
become too small and it was surrounded by beer bars. Construction of the new
premises took about eight months.
(From left) Pol Col Ittipol
Ittisarnronnachai, superintendent of Pattaya Immigration Police, Dr Kowit
Krachang, deputy director of Graduate School of Public Administration at Burapha
University and his assistant Vallaop Supthpun.
The new premises have been well received by tourists. Ittipol said the offices
are larger and the service methods much more advanced than any other Immigration
office. Officers work with the private sector such as hotels and hospitals that
provide details of guests and those receiving treatment, which also facilitates
their job.
Dr Kowit said that he sees continued development through cooperation of officers
and the private sector and the move to the larger premises as well as speedy
service provisions that creates a good image for Pattaya.
Dr Kowit said that he had been assigned to come and see Pattaya Immigration
police operations by Pol Gen Chidchai Wanasatit, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Justice who himself had been assigned by Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra under the project to develop Pattaya Immigration Office as a pilot
project for immigration offices nationwide over a two-year period.
The first phase was to be carried out over a seven-month period to gather
information and research and find any flaws within the system so they can be
amended.
The new Immigration Office details: Pattaya Immigration Police, 75/265 Soi 5,
Jomtien Beach Road, Moo 12, T. Nongprue, A. Banglamung, Chonburi, Tel. 0 3825
2750 – 1, www.pattaya-immigration.com
Organising Committee meets in preparation of
the Skål World Congress
The Organising Committee including
the PCO and members of Skål Pattaya at the Rabbit Resort.
By Congress PR Committee
Pattaya will play host to the 67th Skål World Congress to be held on the 15th
until the 20th of October this year.
To this end, preparations are well underway and meetings are held on a regular
basis to ensure that every aspect is planned to ensure maximum success of the
event.
Last week Andrew Khoo, president of Skål International Pattaya & East Thailand
chaired a meeting of the organising committee at the Rabbit Resort to review the
updates and discuss various matters.
 Andrew Khoo presents Panga Vathanakul with her certificate of
membership to Skål International Pattaya & East Thailand.
Other members of the committee included Panga Vathanakul, Michael Swart, Ingo
Rauber, Paisan Bundityanond and Peter Malhotra. The Professional Congress
Organisers (PCO) team led by Joan Sarasin of Convention Organisers Co. Ltd.
included John and Kate Sarasin.
Organising a congress of such a magnitude is no mean feat. If all goes well,
Pattaya should see more than 1500 delegates plus their families attend the
congress.
This five-day Congress is hosted by a different country each year, thus offering
members and their companions the opportunity of observing first hand the travel
and tourism industry potential of other countries.
Skål is the only international organisation that encompasses more than 500 clubs
in 87 countries bringing together all branches of the travel and tourism
industry. Members are the industry’s managers and executives, so the success of
any congress will ensure that these decision makers will promote the
destination, ensuring growth of travel and tourism to that region for a long
time to come.
Not only will the members come to Pattaya for the 5-day congress but that many
of them will arrive earlier to visit other parts of Thailand and neighbouring
countries as part of the pre-congress programmes. To add to this, hundreds of
delegates will also stay on for a period of time and take advantage of the
post-congress tours.
Thailand has Skål Clubs in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and on Koh Samui with
plans to set up one in Hua Hin in the near future. All these clubs will help
play a part in promoting and hosting our visitors.
Thailand and especially Pattaya will put on their best as 2006 also sees the
celebration of the 50th year of Skål in Thailand and to top it off the Kingdom
is celebrating the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King’s accession to the
throne.
Special events to mark these occasions have been planned and our guests are in
for a real treat.
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