SOCIAL SCENE

Noraphat Snitwongse Na Ayudhaya, (center) Purchasing Manager of the Montien Hotel, Pattaya, celebrated his birthday recently. Management and staff were on hand to wish him many happy returns.


Mr. Sujarit Pachimnan, Director General of the Local Administrative Division (center) presided at a seminar in support of the new provincial administration system (CEO) held at the Convention Hall of the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel.


Pattaya Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9876 members Chuck Andre (L) and Dennis Carlton (R) present a Certificate of Appreciation to Sam and Maya Amrapur of Amrapur Tailors of Bangkok for their generous contribution to Pattaya VFW Post Charity Fund.


The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) London headed by Ms. Kannika Mac (3rd left) in cooperation with China Airlines led a team of travel agents from the UK on a familiarization trip to Pattaya. Sales manager Sakon Kongpiroon (5th left) of the Garden Beach Resort guided them on an inspection tour of the resort.


Leading Sauber Petronas Formula One drivers, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Nick Heidfeld were in Pattaya recently where they were invited to conduct a “Driving Day with Sauber F1 Drivers” organized by Credit Suisse Singapore and Porsche Center Bangkok-AAS Autoservice Co.Ltd. During their visit they stayed at the Dusit Resort Pattaya and were well cared for by Stefan Heintze, (3rd right) resident manager of the hotel and his team.


The management of the Amari Orchid Resort held a “Team Building-Get Together Party” recently. The theme being called the Swiss ‘Cheese fondue Night’. This also gave an opportunity for the team to come together and exchange ideas of each other’s experiences of the differing cultures of east and west. Amongst the party revelers were, Orapin Musiknavabutr, EAM Michael Goetz, GM Dominic Stamm and other executives of the resort.


Itthipol Khunpluem, M.P. of Chonburi, presented a souvenir to a villager who won the Thai costume award in the offering of rice to monks tradition at Sriracha Municipality Office.