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Handicapped guests
at Diana welcome new pool lift
Thumbs up for the new pool lift for wheelchair
users at the Diana Garden Resort.
Sue K.
On the 29th of November, the first pool lift in Pattaya was
installed at the Diana Garden Resort for the disabled.
Introduced and recommended by Jens Maspphul, this pool lift helps the
wheelchair users and also older customers to be able to access the pool
without difficulties. It’s indeed a big step to provide a better quality of
life to those who otherwise may not have a chance to enjoy a dip or a swim
in the pool.
Dusit Thani Pattaya appoints new executive chef
Chef Jens Heier.
Dusit Thani Pattaya GM Chatchawal Supachayanont recently
appointed Jens Heier as the new executive chef of the 457-room
Dusit brand hotel.
A German national, Chef Jens brings with him a wealth of
experience of more than 26 years in the culinary profession. In
the span of his career, he worked in several Michelin Starred
fine dining restaurants in Europe as he ventured out of Germany
where he began his culinary passion.
In 2002, he decided to experience the gourmet evolution in Asia
where he found his niche and excelled in places such as South
Korea, Vietnam, China and Thailand.
In his new role, Chef Jens will oversee all aspects of culinary
operations of the hotel’s three restaurants, a gourmet bakery,
two pool bars and two lounges. He will also play a major role in
its outside catering business providing banquet support for
clients and its renowned MICE capability.
Prior to his appointment, Chef Jens worked in the corporate
office of the Onyx Hospitality Group as culinary director in
charge of corporate operations of all Onyx properties.
Chef Jens’ work has been recognized with two prestigious awards
- as Chef of the Year for two consecutive years in Germany for
his outstanding contemporary Pan-Asian cuisine and in South
Korea in 2003 for his contemporary French cuisine. In addition,
he has had the honor of preparing a meal for Queen Silvia of
Sweden and celebrities like Madonna, Kate Moss, Jamiroquai and
others.
Chef Jens believes in using only the freshest and best local
products, adding that simplicity is the ultimate challenge. “To
be a chef is not just a job; it is a mission to create with
passion. A good chef would need to have interaction with guests
to find out new trends in order to create new dishes. Nowadays,
it’s a must to meet guest expectations. Menu is just a guideline
for the guests and chefs must be able and willing to follow
individual food ideas and creations to satisfy them. Being a
successful chef means you have to know what your guests would
want to eat tomorrow,” adds Chef Jens.
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Gov’t moves to make Thailand regional trading hub
The government hopes that it could propose a
plan to the National Legislative Assembly before
year-end to make Thailand a regional trading hub
which could help push national economic growth
to more than 4 percent annually, said Deputy
Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula.
Concerned authorities have already completely
amended regulations, while it needs a slight
adjustment of tax procedures, Pridiyathorn said,
adding that he hoped the plan could be tabled to
the Assembly sometime this month.
It is hoped that several foreign private firms
would seek to establish trading headquarters in
Thailand after the proposal is approved because
the country could manufacture various products
for trading, he said.
It would be difficult to see Thailand’s annual
economic growth at over 4 percent in the future
if the plan to make Thailand the regional
trading hub did not materialize, he said.
Investment in the country could not expand much
due to high labor costs and labor shortages and
they would negatively affect national economic
growth.
Pridiyathorn said he is optimistic that economic
growth could remain above 4 percent in “just
over a year” if Thailand could become a regional
trading hub.
The private sector has recently expressed that
the plan, if materialized, could boost several
activities, including increasing the number of
conferences and boosting tourism in the country.
The cabinet recently approved a proposal to
promote the setting up of international
headquarters as well as international trading
companies in Thailand.
Under the proposal, procedures on applying for
promotional privileges offered by the state-run
Board of Investment (BoI) would be streamlined
along with a reduction of registered capital
requirements to not less than Bt10 million, as
well as adjusting issuance of visa procedures
and work permits in the kingdom. (MCOT)
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THAI flies into Pattaya for
customer-appreciation event
(2nd left to 2nd
right) Tony Malhotra, Deputy Managing Director
of the Pattaya Mail Media Group; Suladda
Sarutilavan, director of TAT Pattaya; Kanchit
Rienthong, Director of the Indochina route &
Thai Smile Corporation; Mayor Itthiphol
Kunplome; former Chonburi MP Poramet Ngampichet;
Wiwat Piyawiroj, Vice President of Sales and
Distributions-Thailand & Indochina; Nopporn
Kanchanamanee, Sales Manager of the Thai Airways
Pattaya; and Sanpech Supabowornsthian, president
of the THA Eastern Thailand pose for a photo
during the event.
Marcus Souksi
Free flights and promotions were on
offer when Thai Airways International touched
down in Pattaya for a three-day
customer-appreciation event.
Top area political and business leaders
assembled at Central Festival Pattaya Beach for
the kickoff of the Dec. 1-3 air fair that
offered specially priced airfares and 3,000-mile
bonuses for people who signed up for THAI’s
Royal Orchid frequent-flyer club.
Wiwat Piyawiroj, vice president of sales and
distribution, said Pattaya is home to many
airline customers and so the airline wanted to
thank businesses and private citizens for using
the carrier. Similar events are planned in
Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and other cities.
Special drawing prizes were available for Royal
Orchid members who purchased tickets worth
15,000 baht or more. They were also given a
chance to win one of more than 45 free flights
and other prizes at a later drawing. The
airline’s Facebook also gave a chance to win
more prizes.
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