Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL recently sponsored the
Special British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) Luncheon with guest
speaker Mr. Pakorn Malakul Na Ayudhya, chairman of the Stock Exchange of
Thailand at Banyan Tree Bangkok. (L-R) BCCT board directors Bruce
Darrington, SCI Double Impact Ltd., Colin Hastings, The Big Chilli Co.,
Ltd., Mark Butters, RSM Nelson Wheeler (Thailand) Ltd., Mark Devadason,
Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL, Pakorn Malakul Na Ayudhya, BCCT Chairman
Rodney Bain, Market-Edge Asia Ltd., Stephen Frost, Bangkok International
Associates Ltd., Steve Buckley, director of UK Trade and Investment, British
Embassy Bangkok and Graham Macdonald, BCCT vice chairman, MBMG International
Inc.
St Patrick’s Day saw the opening of a new bar in Soi L.K.
Metro, the Irish Rovers. It was a double celebration for owner
Patrick O’Brien (left), the opening of his bar and his birthday. Patrick
passed around bowls of Irish stew and played host to a raffle draw in aid of
the Mercy Center. The raffle was organized by himself, Patrick Dempsey
(center) from Juice restaurant, Steve Spratt (right) from Murphy’s Law and
Dennis McConville (2nd left) from Metro Apartments. They were joined by Fred
Doell (2nd right).
Horseshoe Point proudly presented an ‘Exclusive
Private Dinner’ to thank esteemed clients of ‘The Residence and The Village’
housing project. Photo shows Jate Sopitpongstorn (2nd right) and Tossapol
Thitipattarametha (left), project manager with new homeowners Ed Knops, Mr.
& Mrs. Cheung, and Mr. & Mrs. Karlson. It was a truly enjoyable and
gastronomic evening as executive chef Schmidt provided the special guests
with beautifully presented, mouthwatering dishes.
Ae, the new Manageress of Jameson’s the Irish Pub,
makes sure that Richard Cunliffe has a good birthday party at Jameson’s.
Richard normally lives in the Neverlands with the Tooth Fairy. So it was
only a flying visit.
Uwe Stadtler, (left) managing director of BMW Leasing
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Michael Kordys (right) president of BMW (Thailand)
Co., Ltd. were seen welcoming VIP guests to the BMW exhibits at the highly
successful Bangkok International Motor Show 2008.