Phongsak Lamoonkit, the deputy governor of Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), along with MEA executives and partners from National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Royal Thai Police and related agencies began the campaign in Phetchaburi Soi 20 in the capital.

“The campaign follows the government policy to enhance public safety and improve the urban landscape by removing unused telecommunication lines and tidying up the rest,” he said.

MEA assistant governor Prasong Khumpradit, who joined the event, revealed that the MEA had surveyed 318 routes in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakarn provinces covering a total distance of 2,200 kilometres. He said they planned to remove all unused telecommunication lines on MEA’s utility poles along these routes within June this year. “The first phase of 211.8km should be finished by the end of this month,” Prasong said.

The MEA’s tidying-up operation will be carried out in four steps as follows:

1 Telecommunication companies survey their own lines on designated routes and put a company name tag on each line that is still in use.

2 MEA removes untagged lines.

3 MEA installs new cross arms on the pole for telecom lines currently in use as well as future lines.

4 MEA records data of all telecom lines using Geographic Information System (GIS) as reference database and to prevent future violations.

“The tidying-up process will not interfere with usage of telecom network customers,” said the deputy governor. “This campaign will help improve stability in electricity distribution, enhance the view of the city’s skyline as well as prevent any parties from installing their lines on utility poles without permission from the MEA.”

If you find cluttered or unsafe telecom lines, you can call NBTC hotline 1100 or Line: @nbtc1200

This is a flagship programme of Deloitte Private, which focuses exclusively on serving private clients of all sizes.

The programme enables the executive teams of private businesses to benchmark themselves against some of the best private companies in the world.

First established in 1993 in Canada, the programme is now present in 17 countries worldwide, and is a global symbol of organisational success.

Businesses that meet the five criteria listed below are eligible to apply for the Best Managed Companies program online (https://bestmanaged.awardsplatform.com) by 28 February 2020, at no cost.

Applicants will need to:

Have an annual revenue of at least US$50 million in the most recent accounting year,

Be in operation for at least five years,

Have majority shares privately-held in Thailand,

Be headquartered or incorporated in Thailand; and

Comply with all prevailing legal, tax and ethical frameworks within Thailand.

The program applies a sound and proven evaluation process to assess the businesses’ quality of management in areas including strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and governance and financials.

This evaluation is based on 25 years of observed practice from the global Best Managed Companies awards.

During the programme, shortlisted companies will receive professional tailored support from Deloitte specialists, who will assist in the undertaking of a detailed analysis of the companies’ businesses focusing on strategy and operations.

This analysis is done by benchmarking these companies against the 1000-strong global community of best managed private companies.

Business leaders will also learn of practical solutions that existing Best Managed leaders apply to drive initiatives within their business to sharpen strategies and optimise company growth.

At the end of the programme, a judging panel consisting of business and academia representatives will review applicants based on the best practice, and determine the Thailand Best Managed Companies for 2020. Winners will be recognised at an awards ceremony in May 2020 and invited to a regional symposium in June 2020.

They will also be given professional development opportunities, and will be able to network with existing Best Managed leaders through programme events.

Winning companies may apply and receive the certification of “Best Managed Companies” on a yearly basis if they continue to meet the selection criteria every year.

The efforts will help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and mitigate the effects of climate change, the bank said.

The bank also intends to implement related corporate-wide concrete actions, starting from setting strategies, adjusting work processes and services while promoting the knowledge and understanding of employees in order to change their behaviour.

This year, KBank has policies and work plans on waste management, steady reduction of plastic use, efficient energy consumption and other environmental conservation efforts to transform itself into a zero-carbon organisation.

The measures include lowering water pressure and postponing some unimportant activities which use large amounts of water, as well as setting up a wastewater recycling system in four stores to bring the total to 17 stores. This will enhance its wastewater recycling capacity by 20 per cent.

President & CEO Preecha Ekkunagul said CPN is concerned about the dire drought situation.

He added that the urgent measures will save about 10 per cent of water, or 840,000 cubic metres, in 2020.

The direct flight is expected to accommodate the tourism growth in Chiang Mai and the route expansion planned by the airline in close collaboration with Thai Airways International.

THAI Smile chief executive officer Charita Leelayudth said the airline had adopted a strategy to expand its international routes, particularly to China and Taiwan, to facilitate Chinese and Taiwanese leisure and business travellers.

So far, the airline flies four routes to China – Bangkok-Zhengzhou, Bangkok-Chongqing, Bangkok-Changsha, and Bangkok-Kaohsiung.

As the second largest city in Taiwan, Kaohsiung is waiting to be experienced and explored. Kaohsiung’s charm is its beautiful nature, a variety of delicious dishes, peacefulness despite being a port city, and an affordable cost of living.

The Chiang Mai-Kaohsiung route offers four flights per week – Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Outbound flights leave Chiang Mai International Airport at 12.40 hours and arrive at Kaohsiung International Airport at 17.30 hours. Inbound flights leave Kaohsiung at 18.30 hours and arrive in Chiang Mai at 21.30 hours.

All flights offer seats in two classes – Premium Economy or 12-seat Smile Plus Class and Economy or Smile Class of 150/156 seats.

This route uses the Airbus A320-200, fully equipped with facilities, inflight entertainment, and full service including free in-flight meals, advance reservation and free baggage allowance of up to 40 kilogrammes, according to the airline.

Special return fares to celebrate the new route start from Bt5,300 per person (net). The reservation period is from January 7-14 for travel between January 15 and March 28, 2020.

He will be responsible for charting the company’s overall business growth, driving revenue and shipment volume while introducing innovations to improve international logistics experience to customers.

On the appointment, CEO of DHL Express Asia Pacific Ken Lee:” Herbert’s proven track record in successfully managing countries within the Asia Pacific region for the last 16 years, together with his strong local market experience in Thailand, makes him the ideal person to take over the leadership of DHL Express Thailand. His extended responsibility for the Indochina market allows DHL Express to create a stronger synergy within the region to develop Indochina business and increase market penetration”.

Herbert said: “I am delighted to return to Thailand and am committed to maintain DHL Express’ solid position as a leading international logistics partner for local businesses. I am fully ready to enable business growth for our customers, from SMEs to global and multi-national corporations”.

Herbert started his career at DHL Express as a managing director in Thailand in 2003. Under his leadership, the company achieved business growth and successfully moved its service hub from Don Mueang International Airport to its current location at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

In 2007, his portfolio expanded when he was appointed managing director for Thailand and the Indochina region. He subsequently took on the role of managing director for DHL Express Singapore in 2008.

In 2016, Herbert became managing director of DHL Express Hong Kong and Macau. Under his stewardship, the company grew both in revenue and volume in the B2C and technology sectors, leading to higher standards of productivity and efficiency at the Hong Kong Service Centre and Kowloon West Service Centre, two of the top three DHL Express service centres worldwide in terms of volume handled.

The company has also received Krungthai Bank’s approval to include its name and logo in the new brand.

It has completed registration of its new identity with the Department of Business Development and Ministry of Commerce.

ML Thongmakut Thongyai, Chief Executive Officer of KT ZMICO Securities Company Limited (KTZ), stated that “The name Krungthai Zmico clearly reflects our strong position as a subsidiary of Krungthai Bank and we believe this competitive-edge would certainly help to maximise our brand awareness and enhance brand credibility”

“The company has engaged in a number of strategic initiatives, for instance, increasing our focus on investment banking and wealth management while continuing to strengthen our core brokerage businesses. The company has also taken measures to build up synergy with Krungthai Group in order to provide exceptional financial solutions for our customers, ” said ML Thongmakut.

Shareholding structure of the company will remain unchanged with Krungthai Bank and Seamico Securities Co maintaining their holdings of 50 per cent and 49.70 per cent respectively.