Charity gala dinner highlighting Thai-Chinese ties raises 12 million baht for Ramathibodi Foundation
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2022
On the historic occasion of Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China, attending the all-important Apec 2022 Summit, China Moutai – a company which produces China’s number one premium liquor Baijiu – on behalf of Guizhou Moutai, teamed up with King Power group to organise the “China Moutai x King Power Charity Gala Dinner”, with proceeds from the gala auction going to Ramathibodi Foundation.
China’s Baijiu liquor, which is also the world’s No 1 premium spirits, has a rich yet exquisite history dating as far back as 2,000 years.
The charity gala drew a number of key personalities who had also participated in Apec meetings, like Tepparat “O” Songkraw, who had created valuable souvenirs for world leaders, including President Xi, as well as top Thai and Chinese businessmen.
Korn Dabbaransi, Chairman of the Sino-Thai Friendship association, chaired the gala dinner. Pol Gen Dr Chitchai Wannasathit, honorary chairman, Rocky Lau, executive of Diam Dragon (Asia-Pacific), Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, CEO of King Power group, Dr Ting Chong Quin, chairman of Guizhou Moutai of the People’s Republic of China, Narongsak Puttapornmongkol, the new President of the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Hataithep Theerathada were the other top personalities who attended the event at Pullman King Power in Bangkok.
The guests who attended the dinner had an opportunity to bid for six special and rare Moutai vintages which are collectors’ items. Income totaling 12 million baht without deducting expenses from the auction was handed to Ramathibodi Foundation.
Dr Ting, who delivered an address on longstanding Thai-Chinese relations, mentioned this was his first visit to Thailand.
He said that on the occasion of President Xi attending Apec 2022 and on behalf of Guizhou Moutai and the Chinese people who “love and miss” Thai people, he is ready to support Thailand in various ways. Having cooperated with King Power to organise this event, Dr Ting said he was willing to use the income to support the Thai public health sector because he realised that Thai medical personnel had worked hard in the wake of Covid spreading.
King Power and China Moutai would like to provide moral support to the Thai medical staff, Dr Ting said, adding that he also wishes to help bolster Thailand’s health sector through this event. He believes it will strengthen Thai-Chinese ties and help everyone emerge from the crisis unscathed and quickly.
Providing his perspective as a creator, Tepparat pointed out that Moutai liquor “is one that is distilled in accordance with ancient Chinese wisdom and culture”.
“This liquor is made from a special species of organic sorghum and wheat and Guizhou Moutai channels a smooth yet excellent taste. Its liquor is refreshing and fragrant, just like odiferous wood distilled for hundreds and thousands of years, with the scent of ancient, sophisticated flowers, unlike other Chinese liquor that I have tasted,’’ Tepparat explained.
Krungthai to discontinue KTB netbank from 1 Jan 23
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 01, 2022
Krungthai Bank announced that its internet banking service, KTB netbank, will be discontinued from 1 January 2023. This is due to substantial decrease in the number of users as many of them have switched to Krungthai NEXT mobile banking application.
Krungthai NEXT has been developed to be a one-stop service mobile application that will empower better life through easier, faster, and more secure banking. With Krungthai NEXT, the bank aims to respond to all financial needs of people of all lifestyles and improve the efficiency and variety of services offered to all groups of customers on smartphones, which is in alignment with Thailand 4.0 aspiration and contributes to driving all sectors toward becoming a cashless society.
Krungthai NEXT provides better user experience with handy features. For example, users can register with face authentication by scanning their faces and ID cards to verify their identities, they no longer have to remember usernames and passwords, and they can change the mobile phone number or email address for receiving OTP in the app without having to visit a branch.
With a comprehensive range of services including money transfer, top-up, payment, loan application, notification, and scheduled transactions up to 24 months in advance, Krungthai NEXT is highly popular and is now serving over 16 million users.
KTB netbank service will be automatically cancelled; customers do not have to take any action to cancel the service. Upon the discontinuation, the following services on https://www.ktbnetbank.com will no longer be available:
1. Retrieving account details and managing account 2. Fund transfer 3. Bill payment 4. Western Union 5. Service application via KTB netbank 6. Booking government lottery quotas
To continue using the services, customers can download Krungthai NEXT mobile application and verify their identities at Krungthai ATMs and branches nationwide.
For further enquiries, please contact Krungthai Contact Center at 02-111-1111 (available 24/7). The bank apologizes for the inconvenience and thanks customers for using its services.
CP Group to launch “Forum for World Education 2022 – Changing Economy, Adjusting Education for Future Trends”
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The “Forum for World Education 2022 – Changing Economy, Adjusting Education for Future Trends” is about to be launched for the first time in Thailand at the C.P. Leadership Institute between December 1st -2nd, 2022.
Senior president of the CP group, “Dhanin Chearavanont,” and executives from major corporations like Google, Amazon, and McKenzie, as well as educational leaders from the public and private sectors worldwide, including the deputy minister of trade and industry of Singapore, the OECD, the Kosen Institute from Japan, etc., are ready to brainstorm ideas, exchange experiences to change and develop education for the future 5.0, and meet the needs of the businesses.
The Forum for World Education (FWE) holds an annual symposium called “Forum for World Education,” which was first conducted in Paris, France, in 2019 according to Dr Cheng Yan Davis, the organization’s co-founder and secretary general.
The 2022 Annual Conference or Forum for World Education 2022 will be held in Thailand this year by the World Council for Education. The conference will be held at the C.P. Leadership Institute, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, between December 1 and 2, 2022, with the cooperation of CP Group and Concordian International School.
More than 400 education experts from various nations will attend the meeting with global business executives who are focused on human development and education to discuss how to design education so that it serves the needs of the business sector in every nation. The conference’s theme for this year is “Economic Changes, Education Adapts to Future Trends” or “Shaping The Future of Education To Match Global Economic Trends,” with the intention of transforming education, developing capable human resources, and advancing the development of the world economy in the 5.0 era.
Mr Dhanin Chearavanont, senior president of the CP Group, will speak on the theme of “Challenge & Opportunities for the New Chapter of Education” at the FEW 2022 conferences. Additionally, Dr Tan See Leng, Singapore’s deputy minister of trade and industry, will conduct an online guest lecture on the topic of “Importance of education in preparing our workforce for the future” to discuss the government’s role in promoting education to prepare Singapore’s next generation. Discussing “Strategies for shaping the future of education in accordance with global economic trends” with leaders of major corporations is another forum topic.
The panelists include Mr Vikram Rao, Head of ASEAN Enterprise from Amazon, Dr Inoe Mitsuteru, Senior Executive Director, Kosen Institute Japan, Mr Collin Marson, Education Director, Google Asia Pacific, and Mr Li Kai Chen, Senior Partner and Managing Partner Mackenzie. Additionally, Mr Supachai Chearavanont, Chief Executive Officer, CP Group, will lead an educational conversation on the subject of “Educational Transformation & Human Capital Readiness to The World 5.0.” A panel discussion featuring Michael Bloomberg, the creator of the Bloomberg News Agency and a former mayor of New York City, Andreas Schleicher, the director general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and others will also be held.
The FEW 2022 seminars are being hosted in Thailand, and they will be filled with challenging and fascinating meeting themes. Leaders from China, East Africa, Germany, India, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States of America will participate in a panel discussion to generate fresh suggestions for bringing about dynamic change in educational systems and the key issues that will shape the future. Academic sectors such as the top universities in the world, including Harvard University, University of Cambridge, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, NYU Shanghai, etc., will attend the meeting as well.
The Forum for World Education (FWE) is a non-profit world organization with its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America. FWE aims to connect the education system with businesses as well as give corporate viewpoints on educational management to drive and alter education systems to fit the fast-changing global society and economic context.
The “Forum for World Education 2022 – Changing Economy, Education Adjusting for Future Trends” will be held online and on-site during December 1 and 2, 2022. The C.P. Leadership Institute, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, is where the on-site format is held. For the online participants, you can register and observe at www.fwe2022.com.
APCOM HERO Awards 2022: A memorable night with real HEROs for LGBTQI communities in Asia Pacific
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The 6th APCOM HERO Awards ceremony took place at the Australian Embassy in the center of Bangkok on the night of November 25 under the theme “Unity & Diversity”.
This inspirational event convened multi-national LGBTQI communities, non-profit organizations, embassies, public and private sectors, to celebrate the HEROs of the year who dedicated themselves for LGBTQI communities in Asia Pacific region.
“The Australian Embassy is proud to host the 2022 HERO awards event tonight, which recognises outstanding service in HIV response across Asia and the Pacific. We have supported APCOM’s work over many years. LGBTQI rights are human rights which we will continue to fight for in every forum. The work of human rights defenders and civil society groups like APCOM is crucial to upholding LGBTQI rights across the region,” remarked H.E. Dr Angela Macdonald, Australian Ambassador to Thailand.
Standing for HIV, Equality and Rights, the APCOM HERO Awards is an annual event which acknowledges the region’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities and outstanding service to the HIV/AIDS response in Asia and the Pacific. The event is also a fundraiser for the APCOM Foundation, a leading NGO which works to fight HIV and advance LGBTQI health, rights and wellbeing across the Asia Pacific region. The Awards are being supported by a range of corporate sponsors, community organisations and diplomatic missions.
APCOM Foundation in partnership with three community organizations, APN+, APTN and ILGA Asia, we proudly unveil the HEROs of the year 2022 below:
1. Business Ally: Foodpanda (Thailand) The company that creates home for inclusion for all employees, a safe workplace that fully accepts employees’ identities.
2. Community Ally: Tebeio Tamton (Kiribati) Advisor and Co-Founder of Boutokaan Inaomataia ao Mauriia Binabinaine Association (BIMBA)
3. Community Hero supported by ILGA Asia: Rosanna Flamer-Caldera (Sri Lanka) The founder and Executive Director of EQUAL GROUND, one of the oldest and truly diverse LGBTIQ advocacy organizations pursuing LGBTIQ rights as part of the larger Human Rights framework in Sri Lanka.
4. Community Organisation: Blue Sky Society Company Limited (Vietnam) An organisation which creates a “home” for people living with HIV in Vietnam and provides necessary services for people who want treatment but do not dare to enroll in a public health treatment program for issues related to confidentiality.
5. Covid-19 Hero: Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (APL+) (Lao PDR) During the COVID-19 lockdown APL+ collected data and information from key populations to identify the issues to further plan for supporting key populations in the communities.
6. Health and Wellbeing: Dr Wong Chen Seong (Singapore) A Consultant physician who co-created with members of key LGBTQI community-based organisations to provide healthcare workers across various sectors with the training to communicate with and serve LGBTQI patients and clients confidently and competently.
7. HIV Hero supported by APN+: Yasir Ali Khan (Pakistan) A well-known person in the HIV sector as a PLHIV activist, who runs a support group with large numbers of key populations living with HIV, with expertise in harm reduction in Pakistan.
8. Social Justice: Nada Chaiyajit (Thailand) Human Rights Campaign Advisor who successfully won a case on uniform justice and set precedent for the legal principle regarding gender identity and expression in Thailand.
9. Transgender Hero supported by APTN: Rully Mallay (Indonesia) She is a volunteer at the Transpuan Community in Yogyakarta Indonesia, and help organize communities, strengthen the capacity of organizational administrators and carry out economic empowerment in increasing community resilience from various vulnerabilities.
10. Young Achiever: Jeremy Tan (Malaysia) Health, advocacy, and Youth Officer who empowers health organizations in Malaysia to integrate their healthcare model with HIV services such as testing, counselling, and referral of treatment.
11. Shivananda Khan Award for Extraordinary Achievement: Senator Risa Hontiveros (The Philippines) Senator Risa Hontiveros is a health and women’s rights advocate, a proud activist, and a champion of the basic sectors. She is the Philippines’ first socialist woman Senator. Senator Risa Hontiveros is widely known and celebrated for her tireless work in promoting public health, the rights of women and other marginalized groups, including the LGBTQI+ community.
“Our Award recipients tell powerful stories of not giving up by creating a more inclusive, equal and just society. Despite the effect of Covid-19 extraordinary work is being done, and the HERO Awards is the platform to help highlight their efforts,” Midnight, APCOM’s Executive Director says.
The event gathered close to 300 participants physically and brought together celebrities, special guests, community representatives and advocates, members of Bangkok’s diplomatic, corporate and entertainment field to pay tribute to the extraordinary contributions of individuals and organisations who have improved the lives of LGBTQI people and people affected by and living with HIV throughout the Asia Pacific region. This year, Joe Chonlawit came back to be our special MC together with surprising Co-MC Anchilee Scott-Kemmis, Miss Universe Thailand 2021.
Michael Bäk, APCOM’s Private Sector Ambassador explained that “Today we celebrate to people whose dedication and passion help improve life, give hope, and create a positive impact for people living with HIV and LGBTQI communities across Asia Pacific. Our lives are better, healthier, and happier because the heroes we celebrate today have shown up and they have shown up every day. They should be recognized as the change makers, so let their works, their dedication, and their impact, inspire the policy and social change that we all deserve.”
With fun cocktail reception and delicious canapes accompanied by fine wines, the glamorous evening featured famous stage show artists by Jay Team and Network of Music and Arts of Persons with Disabilities (NMAD), mini-concert by Silvy (Warner Music), extravaganza drag performances by Srimala and Minnie Minage, and Finale with a fashion show by Ton Sirisak. While at the filed guests enjoyed the exhibition of Body Positivity campaign run by APCOM, music in the garden, charitable auction and luck draw, and interactive booths from networks and sponsors.
This HERO Awards ceremony helps acknowledge outstanding LGBTQI and HIV advocates and allies from across Asia and the Pacific, and showcase their inspiring work they have been doing for the LGBTQI communities.
You can also be a HERO to contribute to #CoronaAPCOMpassion COVID-19 Emergency Fund to provide immediate responses needed by the grassroots LGBTQI communities who are significantly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in Asia Pacific.
Continental has joined forces with the outdoor clothing specialist Urban Circus to develop a highly Detectable Jacket that offers cyclists and pedestrians a new dimension of safety on the road.
As the daylight hours shrink, vulnerable road users like cyclists and pedestrians become more difficult to spot by the human eye and vehicles alike.
In comparison to conventional high-visibility jackets, the Detectable Jacket is much better recognizable to the human eye.
It is also up to twice more visible to LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and camera sensors of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), which constantly monitor the vehicles’ surroundings.
For this solution, the partners have bundled their competencies – Urban Circus its expertise in outdoor clothing that protects against darkness, wind and rain, and Continental its experience with vehicle sensors – and developed a safe, stylish jacket that is suitable for everyday use.
“Our ‘Vision Zero’ – zero fatalities, zero injuries, zero crashes – not only includes automobile users, but also focuses especially on vulnerable road users.
With the Detectable Jacket, a joint innovation from Continental’s own development and production service provider Continental Engineering Services and Urban Circus, the outdoor wear specialist, we are moving one further step closer to making urban traffic safer for VRUs,” Eric Vincelot, Head of Continental Engineering Services (CES) France says.
More visible to Human Eye and the Vehicle The special arrangement of fluorescent and reflective inserts in the patented Urban-RPrint® technology fabric used for the Detectable Jacket is detected by on-board cameras and LiDAR systems faster and more reliably. To the eyes of the ADAS-sensors, the Detectable Jacket is up to twice more visible than conventional high-visibility vests.
Accordingly, the system can intervene faster and better, break or even stop completely. The size and position of the fabric inserts were chosen so that the sensors can directly detect the silhouette of a cyclist or pedestrian.
At the same time, the risk of dazzling the sensors and cameras was minimized. In addition, glass microbead technology increases visibility to the human eye by up to 300 meters.
This is made possible by the retroreflective Urban-RPrint® fabric, which is coated with thousands of micro-glass spheres and can reflect light from vehicle headlights up to 300 meters away. As a result, cyclists and pedestrians are better protected from accidents with vehicles, even in the dark and in poor visibility.
Unparalleled Safety and Unbeatable Style Urban Circus specialists have brought all their expertise in trendy, functional outdoor clothing to joint development. The Detectable Jacket is not only safe and innovative but also comfortable and stylish. It is wind and waterproof, thus saving also from draughts and heavy rain.
Thanks to the water vapour permeability, the jacket is still breathable and wicks moisture caused by perspiration to the outside, so that the wearer has a pleasantly dry feeling on the skin even during sweaty sports activities.
The jackets can now be ordered in Europe from this website. Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation.
In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets.
On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary. Continental Engineering Services (CES) was founded in 2006, and as an agile and flexible engineering and production partner develops tailor-made, technologically sophisticated solutions for a wide range of applications, including automotive, railway engineering, aviation, shipping, mining and smart cities.
2,000 employees worldwide contribute their expertise and experience in the key technologies for automated driving, information management & connectivity, electrification and services in the field of multimodal mobility. This makes possible a new level of individual, safe and sustainable mobility.
Urban Circus develops high-visibility clothing that makes users feel confident so that everyone can experience the city freely. The brand is reinventing the unattractive “yellow vest” by relying on innovation and the desire to move with the times. If the law imposes high visibility clothing on two wheels, Urban Circus makes it a style”.
‘Masita’ Korean-style roasted seaweed introduces Big Size and 2 flavors of seaweed rice seasoning
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2022
“Masita”, the market leader in Korean-style roasted seaweed, serves 2 new products: Big Size Roasted Seaweed and 2 flavors of Seaweed Rice Seasoning to enhance the Korean trend that has influenced consumers in Thailand, highlighting the strength of premium quality grade seaweed from Korea with no msg.
Mr Titiporn Thammapimookkul, Chief Marketing Officer of the Boonrawd Trading Co Ltd, announced that Masita will penetrate the seaweed market at the end of 2022 by launching 2 new products: 1. Big Size Korean-style roasted seaweed, original flavor, size 20 grams, and 2. Seaweed Rice Seasoning, size 40 grams, 2 flavors: Original and Korean Spicy to fulfill consumers’ needs and be ready to fit the hot Korean trend.
“Masita” has always been the original of the Korean-style crispy seaweed, which is characterized by the use of high- quality ingredients from Korea and no msg. The highlight of the new product is the Big Size of Korean-style roasted seaweed, which is the largest in the market and comes with a full flavor and aroma of sesame oil.
Masita is expected to boost the consumption of products more in line with the Korean food culture, which influences Thai people to use roasted seaweed as one of the key ingredients. For example, they eat roasted seaweed with grilled food, pickled salmon, or make seaweed rice (kimbap).
In addition, seaweed rice seasoning is one of the most popular menu items among consumers, enhancing the taste of any meal or favorite menu as well. For example, you can sprinkle it over steamed rice or ramen, which is expected to suit consumer trends that prefer Korean dishes or home-cooked meals.
The Big Size Korean-style roasted seaweed large sheet, original flavor, size 20 grams, and Seaweed Rice Seasoning, size 40 grams with 2 flavors: Original and Korean Spicy will market via leading retail stores and supermarkets such as Lotus, Big C, The Mall, and online channels at Singha Online.
The overall seaweed market in 2022 is worth about 2.3 billion baht and expands 24.1% year on year. The roasted seaweed segment has a larger market share, as consumers are more health conscious. Masita has a strong market share in Korean-style roasted seaweed at 33.8% (source: Nielsen, August 2021 – July 2022).
PTG improves quality of life of school children and locals in Lampang province
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Thailand’s leading energy company, PTG Energy Plc, is continuing its corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaign titled “PTG Volunteers Leave No One Behind” with a focus on benefiting local communities and the environment in the provinces where the company operates.
On November 19, PTG volunteers visited Ban Pa Tan Kum Muang school in Pong Saeng Thong subdistrict of Lampang province to donate scholarships, learning materials, sports equipment and medical supplies to four schools in the subdistrict.
Forty students were granted scholarships of 2,000 baht each to support their education. Ten children of PTG’s employees in Lampang province also received scholarships of 1,000 baht each.
PTG also donated 200 bags of oyster mushroom substrate and 200 young frogs for the school’s mushroom sheds and frog ponds to use as ingredients for the school lunch.
The PTG volunteers also released 3,000 Nile tilapia fish into the school’s reservoir to serve as a food source for 11 villages in Pong Saeng Thong subdistrict. They then visited bed-ridden patients in 10 households to offer them survival bags. The CSR activities concluded with the planting of 200 plants in front of the community hall, as well as the donation of 300 vegetable plants to villagers to grow at their houses.
PTG president and CEO Pitak Ratchakitprakarn said that throughout 33 years of operating in Thailand, the company has always been committed to helping the society, improving people’s quality of life, and supporting the communities in various aspects such as environment, education and public health.
“This is the seventh time that we organised “PTG Volunteers Leave No One Behind” campaign in provinces that have PTG’s oil reserves. The company have a long-standing relationship with locals of Pong Saeng Thong subdistrict, so we held the CSR activities here to benefit the local communities,” he said.
Pitak added that the “PTG Volunteers Leave No One Behind” campaign has won the “CSR of the Year 2022” title at the Thailand Top Company Awards 2022. Another activity under the campaign is called “PT Brighter Vision”, which has provided 2,300 pairs of eyeglasses to underprivileged elderly people.
PTG ran the two campaigns in parallel, leading a team of ophthalmologists to examine the eyes of elderly and bedridden patients in each community and prescribe glasses as needed. After the November 19 activity, 500 seniors in Pong Saeng Thong subdistrict will each have a new pair of glasses to help make their daily life easier.
Since its establishment, PTG Energy Plc has been committed to supporting communities and improving local people’s quality of life, in line with the company’s motto of “creating happy bodies, happy minds, and a happy society”.
ABeam points out the benefits of Data Democratization
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Data management that allows for high and convenient accessibility to all can lead to better data-driven business decisions and long-term success for organizations
As businesses grow, the data that organizations and enterprises created, stored, utilized, and accumulated over the course of their transaction expands.
Data is as useful as its management, and one way to maximize the use of data is to make it available and accessible to as many staff as possible to reap its best potential.
Traditionally, data is stored separately and managed, segment by segment, with its own IT or specialist team. When a need for data arises, a staff member usually makes a request to the relevant party which could take a while to respond.
And in some cases of overloading work for IT talents, the response to such request may arrive too late or not at all. Democratization of data, which is the practice of making data accessible to all in a user-friendly manner, is one approach to tackling this problem.
Technological research centre Gartner identified data democratization as one of the top tech trends of the decade. Data democratization is the ability for digital information to be accessible to the average end user.
The goal of data democratization is to allow non-specialists to be able to gather and analyze data without requiring outside help. Essentially, it is a process that enables everybody within an organization to access and understand their data in order to make better data-driven decisions and therefore create growth and long-term success for the organization.
The benefit for the employee is to get the most out of every data point, boosts their confidence to tackle data problems and hence help the entire organization to make aligned judgments and better choices. Data democratization also brings greater customer insight as the whole organization grasps all aspects of the data, and with the right usage and analysis, the organization can deliver a superior customer experience.
Moreover, data democratization can help the organization make timely decisions, confidently adjust its business strategies, and make proactive judgments.
To successfully implement data democratization, an organization must fundamentally transform their digital infrastructure so that everyone can access all the data from one source. This can be achieved by using Data Virtualization, the complexity of accessing disparate sources of data is hidden from the data consumers. Data Virtualization platforms will also help to ensure that data privacy is respected, and data security policies have complied.
And to enable everyone to properly utilize the data without the help or assistance of IT talents or specialists, organizations should promote machine learning or advanced analytics automation tools. An Automated Machine Learning platform (AutoML) provides a full range of functionalities that support the lifecycle of a machine learning project from access and preparation of data to machine learning model design, training, and evaluation to the deployment and monitoring of the deployed models.
These platforms enable employees with different levels of technical know-how – from no-coders to low-coders to coders – to easily perform advanced analytics without IT help to truly create value through democratization.
Finally, everyone in the organization should be educated about data democratization, with full support from management. Continual evaluation and improvement of processes are also vital to keep data democracy thriving and beneficial. It is important to realize that data democratization is a journey instead of an end-state, consisting of ongoing activities driving the organization towards successful data democracy.
ABeam Consulting (Thailand) provides advanced analytics consultancy services globally and has successfully implemented technology solutions that help our customers move closer to achieving data democracy in their organizations and enterprises. In addition to technologies, ABeam can also advise on planning for and implementing a roadmap that is tailored to each customer’s situation and objectives.
Extensive projects, multifaceted developers triumph at the 17th PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Diverse, Desirable Developments from Coast to Countryside are honoured at the long-running awards programme.
A wide array of real estate developers and projects emerged triumphant on November 25, 2022, from the gala dinner and presentation of the 17th Annual PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards at The Athenee Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel in Bangkok.
The 17th PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards, presented by Mitsubishi Elevator and supported by IHI and JLL, set the Gold Standard of real estate in 55 categories, giving recognition to diverse segments, niches, and locations across the nation.
SC Asset won Best Developer, a title the company had last won in 2015. SC Asset garnered a total of five wins, including titles for its projects Reference Sathorn – Wongwianyai, The Gentry Kasetnawamin, and Venue ID Motorway Rama 9.
Frasers Property Holdings (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (FPHT) won the never-before-presented title of Best Mega Mixed Use Development for the integrated district One Bangkok. The large project includes One Bangkok Office Tower 4, which won the Best Office Development title.
Frasers Property Industrial (Thailand) Company Limited won Best Industrial Development for the Havi Thailand Cold Chain and Food Distribution Center while the company itself was honoured with the Special Recognition in Sustainable Design and Construction.
Former Best Developer award winner Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited garnered two titles, including the coveted Best Condo Development (Thailand) award, for The Aspen Tree at The Forestias. Whizdom the Forestias by MQDC Town Royal Place Limited was honoured Best Pet-Friendly Residential Development.
The Best Housing Development (Thailand) title went to Aquella Lakeside Villas, one of three wins for Paradise Group. Fynn Development Co., Ltd also gained three wins, including the Best Boutique Developer award, plus titles for the project Fynn Asoke.
Other winners in the Developer categories include Comfort Max, the first recipient of the Best Mini Factory Developer title, and Aestima Asset Company Limited, the recipient of this year’s Best Breakthrough Developer title.
Outstanding real estate companies from the countryside to the coast were honoured at the gala celebration. Tropical Life Real Estate was named Best Developer (Samui) while Pearl Island Property Co., Ltd. won the Best Developer (Phuket) title. The Riviera Group won the Best Developer (Eastern Seaboard) title.
Asst. Prof. Kessara Thanyalakpark, managing director of Sena Development Public Company Limited, received the Thailand Real Estate Personality of the Year award. The editors of Property Report by PropertyGuru, the official magazine of the Awards, selected her to receive the award for her innovations and initiatives in the space of renewable energy and carbon neutrality.
Accepting her award, Asst. Prof. Kessara Thanyalakpark encouraged peers to make climate action a priority in their endeavours. She said: “On behalf of Sena Development, we would like to thank you, PropertyGuru, the organiser of the Thailand Property Awards. This is the most respected and longest-running real estate awards programme in the industry. This prestigious award helps raise the bar for real estate to provide quality housing to consumers, ensuring the quality of life and environmental protection. PropertyGuru is the leading resource for assisting home buyers in gaining insight and assisting domestic and international investors in making decisions. We are so honoured to receive this award and would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the other companies that received awards as well.”
Hari V Krishnan, CEO and managing director of PropertyGuru Group, said: “PropertyGuru has deepened its commitment to the Thailand property market over the last year as part of the company’s journey towards becoming Southeast Asia’s Trust Platform. As we continue to explore the best proptech solutions for Thailand, the Awards remain the benchmarks of excellence for the country’s developers and projects. In this, the 17th year of the PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards, we congratulate all the companies that have created these dream homes and desirable developments.”
Jules Kay, general manager of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards and Events, said: “As part of the region’s most established and respected real estate awards series, the PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards have recognised industry achievements through numerous market challenges, as well as during periods of impressive economic growth. After 17 years, the Awards still stand as a testament to Thai developers’ determination and showcase their ability to face challenges head-on, putting the needs of property seekers first. As Thailand emerges from the global pandemic, we are proud to celebrate the strength and resilience of this year’s Winners and Highly Commended awardees.”
The list of award recipients was decided by an independent panel of judges.
The selection process was made fair, transparent and credible under the supervision of Paul Ashburn, co-managing partner of HLB Thailand, member of HLB International Real Estate Group.
Established in 2005, the PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards is one of the longest-running real estate awards programmes in Asia.
The state-run Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), in collaboration with private business partner Travizco Technology, a leading Thai travel tech, has introduced ThailandCONNEX as a national tourism platform to help Thai tourism businesses make easier contacts with the world online travel agencies.
This new connection venture focuses on the principle of “win-win sharing income” partly through digital technology to revive the Thai tourism industry after the Covid-19 pandemic. It is expected to boost Thailand’s economy by 12 billion baht.
Asst.Prof.Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin, President and CEO of Digital Economy Promotion Agency or depa announced at the press conference with Nadhaseth Wongwattanakarn, CEO of Travizco Technology, about cooperation in support and developing platforms ‘ThailandCONNEX’
Nuttapon said that the tourism industry has always been an important engine in driving the Thai economy but behaviour of tourists around the world today prefer to search for and book accommodation, travel and various activities online (OTAs), but Thai tourism operators, especially SMEs, still lack the potential to develop their own online channels and lose a high-profit share when selling services through foreign OTAs. For entrepreneurs who want to increase sales channels and reduce dependence on foreign OTAs, it is difficult to contact OTAs of Thai startups. At the same time, OTAs of Thai startups are growing slowly because of obstacles in terms of funding and credibility. It takes time to access and acquire the tour operators in the system.
Therefore, depa has joined forces with a private sector partner, Travisco Technology Co., Ltd., the country’s leading travel tech, to develop ThailandCONNEX, the national tourism platform to act as an intermediary to connect various types of tourism operators across Thailand with OTAs of Thai startups and OTAs operating around the world. The platform makes it easier for Thai and foreign OTAs to access Thai tourism resources.
Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin , President and CEO of Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa).
“ThailandCONNEX is a platform to create business opportunities, reduce dependency on foreign platforms and create added value for the Thai tourism industry. It is expected that there will be more than 100,000 tour operators participating in the platform, with at least 200,000 items of goods and services from tourism operators and expected to create an economic value of more than 12 billion baht, which will help revitalize the economy and be a part in pushing Thailand forward into the digital economy and society era,” Nuttapon said.
Nadhaseth Wongwattanakarn, President and CEO of Travizco Technology.
Nadhaseth Wongwattanakarn, CEO of Travizco Technology, said that Thailand has a very high tourism potential. But Covid has caused the once bustling Thai tourism to become stagnant. Foreign tourists have dropped from 40 million people to less than a million people, and income of more than 3 trillion baht per year to less than 900 billion baht. Operators of accommodations, travel, places and tourism activities including travel agents are all affected.
” Travizco Technology, a travel tech entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience, is therefore very pleased to cooperate with depa in developing ThailandCONNEX which will help Thai tourism entrepreneurs, especially SMEs to have access to technology. and growing steadily in the midst of the transformation of service models in the digital age,” he said.
ThailandCONNEX is designed to collect Big Data under Personal Data Standards (PDPA) and use AI technology to find characteristics, trends, preferences and needs of tourists. This will be beneficial to entrepreneurs in designing and improving products and services, and to government agencies in formulating promotion policies that will lead to quality tourism along with upgrading Thai tourism operators to be able to compete in the modern era where digital technology plays an important role in daily life.
ThailandCONNEX also has a Token system that will facilitate tour operators with tools to stimulate tourism. Incentives, Repeat Purchases and Alliance with other entrepreneurs as well.
Tourism operators who are interested in joining the national Thailand CONNEX platform can follow up on the advancement at www.ThailandCONNEX.com
Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin , President and CEO of Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa).
Nadhaseth Wongwattanakarn, President and CEO of Travizco Technology.
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