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Japanese celebrities dish up tom yum kung at Dusit Thani Pattaya

New GI and Liver Center opens in Bangkok Hospital Pattaya

Charity Club of Pattaya sends more food to Isaan

Bangkok Hospital Group visits Taksin-Pattaya Rotary

Wedding Fair staged at Amari

Japanese celebrities dish up tom yum kung at Dusit Thani Pattaya

(L to R) Sumiko Nishioka; Gal Sone; Chef de Partie Dumrong Chapanya; Thai actor Chaiwat Thongsang (Tob), TV actor/emcee Takatoshi Kaneko; Jun Sato, Japanese Sales Manager of Dusit Thani Pattaya.

Dusit Thani Pattaya has hosted the cast and crew of “Gal Sone’s Special Feature of Thailand”, more popularly known as “Gal Sone’s Tokuban”, a TV show in Japan that highlights travel destinations.
Gal Sone, also known as Natsuko Sone, is a famous TV personality in Japan who has earned the reputation of having a voracious appetite for food.
The crew had a short stay in Dusit Thani Bangkok and proceeded to Dusit Thani Pattaya where they held a mini cooking competition on how to make “tom yum kung”, a spicy and sour Thai dish that has become a favorite among other Asian and western people alike for its wonderfully pungent taste and flavour. Participants included Gal Sone herself and Sumiko Nishioka, the campaign talent for the Japanese market of Thai Airways International.
The culinary competition was shot at the terrace of The Bay, the hotel’s Italian Restaurant with Gal Sone emerging as the winner. Its airing date in Japan is on 16 September 2008.

The cast and crew of “Gal Sone’s Special Feature of Thailand” after wrapping up the TV program shoot at Dusit Thani Pattaya.

New GI and Liver Center opens in Bangkok Hospital Pattaya

Mayor Itthipol Khunplome (center) leads the doctors and administrators in cutting the ribbon to officially open the new GI and Liver Center.

Dr. Iain Corness
Another step forward for Pattaya, was the opinion of Pattaya City Mayor Itthipol Khunplome at the opening of the new GI and Liver Center in the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.
Prior to his cutting the ceremonial ribbon, the guests were welcomed by Dr. Pichit Kangwolkij, the director of the hospital, who said he was proud of the fact that so many of the residents have placed their faith and trust in the hospital. The audience was also welcomed by Associate Professor Varocha Mahachai, the director of the new Center, along with her colleagues Dr. Thitima Vatanakul and Dr. Jaruvan Jantaraprapaiwan.
With the latest diagnostic and screening equipment at their disposal, the Gastroenterologists at the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya believe that the ability to discover cancer at an early stage will do much to improve the general health of the people in Pattaya. For people over 50 years of age, a colonoscopy as a screening procedure is recommended, particularly if there is any family history of bowel cancer, or any symptoms which could be caused by neoplasms in the colon.
Following the cutting of the ribbon, the guests were taken on a tour of the new facility and the various types of endoscopies were explained.

Charity Club of Pattaya sends more food to Isaan

Christina Boden of the Charity Club of Pattaya shopping for the needy in Isaan.

Following the first batch of rice sent to Isaan by the Charity Club of Pattaya for the needy in the villages in Buriram and the surrounding areas, Malcolm and Christina Boden of the Charity Club went shopping at Tesco Lotus South Pattaya with the money donated by Steve Puttock and Apple, owner of the K.R. Bar Jomtien.
After numerous trips back and forth to the store they handed it all over to Peter Rottmann (Charity Club’s representative for the Isaan area) to distribute to the villagers in need.

Bangkok Hospital Group visits Taksin-Pattaya Rotary

Dr. Iain Corness
The sister hospitals, the Bangkok Medical Center (BMC) and the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya combined in a health promotion exercise for the Taksin-Pattaya Rotary Club.

Dr. Moreton (left) and Dr. Iain (right) discussing their prostates.
Dr. Michael Moreton from BMC spoke to the club members on prostate cancer, with an amusing and informative lecture on the subject. He also suggested that the digital rectal examination for males was nothing compared to the problems women have in female cancer checking, with pap smears and mammograms.
The Bangkok Hospital Pattaya’s International Marketing team was on hand, with Dr. Iain there to back up Dr. Moreton and emphasize the concept of preventive health maintenance in this male area.
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya also provided some free health checks for the Rotary members, with Sister Tida recording blood pressures (and hopefully not sending them up)!

Sr. Tida checks a Rotarian’s BP.

Wedding Fair staged at Amari

Amari Orchid Resort & Tower GM Dominik Stamm (center)
welcomes honored guests to the event.

Pramote Channgam
Amari Orchid Resort and Tower opened its 2nd Wedding Fair on August 16, with the Aranda Ballroom used for showcasing everything needed for a successful wedding, from invitation cards to honeymoon packages.
Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh and Pol Col Nopadol Wongnom, superintendent at Pattaya Police Station took part in the opening ceremony, along with the hotel’s general manager Dominik Stamm.

The latest in wedding attire on display at the Amari wedding fair.
Wedding studios, jewelry, wedding invitations, souvenirs, cosmetics, and modern wedding attire were all attractively presented, along with wedding organizers devoted to making dreams come true, and valuable promotions that helped make them affordable.
The Amari Orchid Resort and Tower presented a special honeymoon package under the theme “Love and the City” to 10 lucky couples.
Dominik Stamm said that the hotel, which in recent months has been greatly enlarged by the addition of its luxurious new Tower Wing, was happy to host any size of wedding including the very large events.
The hotel is also well geared to hosting conferences and seminars, with the Aranda Ballroom able to hold almost 1,000 people, and with 10 smaller function rooms.

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