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The management of the Diana Group of Hotels and Resorts headed by MD Sopin Thappajug recently had an eight-day religious trip to India and Nepal to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.


 

Raimon Land and the Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL), together with CentralWorld Zen Department Store and TK Park, recently organized a press conference to invite young Thai artists aged 14-20, nominated by their school, to participate in the ROSL Young Artist of Thailand Competition 2008. The winner will win a trip to England and the chance to exhibit his or her work in London. Picture shows Raimon Land CEO Nigel Cornick (left); Zen PR Director Nualpan Osthananda (2nd left), ROSL Vice Chairman Dr. Mark Hensman (2nd right) and CentralWorld’s Marketing Director Kantapol Phanitrat (right) with the 4 finalists from last year.


Jean Claude Van Damme (3rd left), an action movie star, recently checked in at the Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya where he received a warm welcome from Elyes Ben Brahim (2nd left), director of operations, Saratama Chaovanit (left), executive administrator, Kritya Kritmanorote (4th left), guest relations manager and Hard Rockers at the Kings Club Lounge.


Members of the Dusit International executive management team Octavio Gamarra (left), senior vice president of Dusit International; Chanin Donavanik (2nd left), chief executive officer and managing director of Dusit International, and Chatchawal Suphachayanont (2nd right), general manager of Dusit Thani Pattaya, recently visited dusitD2 baraquda pattaya, which will be opening in the heart of Pattaya this coming December. They received a warm welcome from Paolo Randone (right), Guru of dusitD2 baraquda pattaya.


Saturday October 18 will be a day long remembered at Jameson’s the Irish Pub, Pattaya, as the Pattaya City Football Club arrived back from Bangkok after playing the only other undefeated team in the league with a 2-3 victory, leaving Pattaya City the only team in the league with a 100% record; to add icing to the cake, Jake Bryant scored the winning goal on his 21st Birthday, so the party got off to a real swing. It was also landlord Kim Fletcher’s daughter Tracy’s 21st birthday. Double celebrations!


Kritsada Teerasilp, assistant director of sales for the Montien Hotel, Pattaya welcomes a group of travel agents from Pegas Touristik (Ekaterinburg Brach) in cooperation with T. Traveller 2000 Co., Ltd., during their educational and hotel site inspection trip to Pattaya.


On behalf of Dr. Tassanee, Bangkok Hospital Pattaya Dental Center, Dr. Tapasit (left) accepts a Jesters Certificate of Appreciation for their Gold sponsorship of the 2008 Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity Drive. Presenting the certificate at the Dental Center is Honorary Jester Mike Franklin.