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Raimon Land appoints new Vice President of Communications

Thai economy to greatly benefit from Suvarnabhumi Airport


Raimon Land appoints new Vice President of Communications

Raimon Land PLC was recently pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Kwanrudee Maneewongewatthana to the position of Vice President of Communications.

Kwanrudee Maneewongewatthana, new Vice President of Communications at Raimon Land.
After receiving her master’s in Public Relations from Fort Hays States University, USA, Kwamrudee started her career as a public relations manager at Panorama Group, where she was responsible for corporate PR strategic planning.
In 2005, she joined Vivaldi Seasons Co. Ltd as Senior PR Manager where she had the opportunity to deal with various prominent clients such as Pan Pacific Hotel, Alcatel, CVD International, Guinot Institute and BVQI.
“It’s such an exciting opportunity to be part of the Raimon Land team”, she said on joining the property development company. “I hope to bring new ideas and a strong desire to enhance the company’s brand awareness and reputation.”
Before joining Raimon Land, Kwamrudee had been PR & Marcom Manager at BECi Corp. Ltd.


Thai economy to greatly benefit from Suvarnabhumi Airport

Transport Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal has expressed confidence that the Thai economy will benefit hugely once Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi Airport is opened for commercial services late this month.
Speaking at a seminar last week in Bangkok, he said Suvarnabhumi Airport would not only be an improved facility for commercial passengers, but it would also become a gateway that could build added value to the Thai economy in terms of trade, transport and tourism expansion.
He said the current airport at Don Muang is only capable of accommodating some 38 million passengers a year, due both to its size and its relatively old age when compared to other regional airports such as Singapore and Hong Kong. Due to the restricted landing facilities at Don Muang, it has been calculated that the airport loses approximately 500,000 baht of potential income per flight.
Suvarnabhumi Airport on the other hand, when commercially opened, could allow airplanes to land on its two runways and accommodate more than 45 million passengers per year, he noted.
Allied with a comparative geologically advantage that Thailand has over other countries in the region, in terms of tourist sites and transit spots, this should make it easier for Bangkok to become ‘the’ regional aviation hub for SE Asia, he pointed out.
Once Suvarnabhumi Airport is opened for commercial services, Pongsak said he also expects the building of the planned Suvarnabhumi City to follow shortly afterward. Communities in the vicinity of the new airport will expand rapidly with the increased trade and economic activities, once the city is completely built, he indicated. This is expected to have a major positive impact on both the industrial and tourism sectors in the area. - (TNA)