SOCIAL SCENE

Staff all dressed up for fun on St. Patrick’s Day at Jameson’s The Irish Pub.


Pattaya Gay Festival funds, principally the HIV/AIDS charity Heartt 2000, benefited to the tune of over 680,000 baht following a gourmet dinner at Bruno’s Restaurant on March 22 attended by over a hundred supporters. Here, deputy chairman of PGF, Jim Lumsden, waxes eloquently about the various raffle prizes which had been donated for the evening.


At the annual Marriott International Asia Pacific General Manager’s Conference held in Bangkok recently, Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa received 5 prestigious awards for 2005: 2005 Hotel of The Year award, Customer Excellence award, Service and Relationship award, Customer Excellence Problem Resolution Award, and Customer Excellence Problem Experienced award.


The Dusit Thani PLC recently launched its ‘Thai Way of Life, the Dusit Cookbook’ as part of its mission to promote Thailand to the world. (from left) Reinhard J. Heermann, general manager, Dusit Bangkok; Srithip Skulvarakarn, manager, Benjarong Royal Thai Restaurant; Chanin Donavanik, executive director, Auyphan Ittichaisri, food & beverage support manager, director-corp PR & communications, Rutger E.L. Verschuren, VP-operations, Dusit Hotels & Resorts and David Johnson, managing director, Asia Books Publishing.


Jerapha Clitheroe (center right), repeat guest of the Montien Hotel, Pattaya recently donated funds to construct a school building and hosted lunch for Ban Tong Ka School in Huay Yai, Chonburi, joined by Achana Snitwongse Na Ayudhaya (center left), managing director and the Montien management team.


Mayor Niran Watthanasartsathorn presided over the opening of the 3614th 7-Eleven Branch, this one at Niran Condo on Arunotai Soi 4. Ittiwutt Thitiwot, managing director of Tittimart Partnership was on hand to welcome him.