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AWN pre-qualifies for 900MHz auction

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May 24, 2016 1:00 am

Advanced Info Service’s unit Advanced Wireless Network has passed the pre-qualification stage for the second auction of one 900-megahertz licence on Friday, the telecom committee of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission said yesterday.

AWN is the only bidder for the pair of bands – 895-905MHz and 940-950MHz – forfeited by Jas Mobile Broadband. The bidding starts at Bt75.65 billion, Jas Mobile Broadband’s winning quote in the December auction.

CWT appoints new country |director in Thailand

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has appointed Duangdej Yuaikwarmdee as country director of CWT Thailand, effective immediately.

Reporting to Kai Chan, CWT’s president for Asia-Pacific, Duangdej will be a member of CWT’s Southeast Asia leadership team.

He has strong experience in business management and development, sales, marketing and account management, the company says. He has worked with American Express Thailand and Kall International Corporation.

Before joining CWT, he was deputy managing director of Reed Tradex Thailand and general manager of Reed Tradex Vietnam.

Dusit International names new Chief Operating officer

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THE NATION April 26, 2016 1:00 am

LEADING Asian hospitality group Dusit International announced yesterday the appointment of Lim Boon Kwee as chief operating officer.

Based in the company’s Bangkok headquarters, Lim oversees the operations of Dusit’s global portfolio of hotels and resorts across four continents and reports directly to the group chief executive officer Suphajee Suthumpun.

He is responsible for the financial and operational responsibilities of Dusit’s hotel business unit, both at the corporate and property levels, overseeing corporate functions in sales and marketing, rooms, food and beverage, engineering and technical Services, as well as supporting development to expand the company’s global footprint.

Lim joined Dusit International in March 2013 as president of the Dusit Fudu Hotel Management Co Ltd, Dusit’s joint-venture company based in Shanghai.

The company currently manages four hotels and resorts in China with a further 20 projects in the pipeline from Shanghai to Sichuan province.

With this appointment, the Dusit Fudu president job will be integrated with that of the chief operating officer of Dusit International for the “better alignment between the two companies”.

“With nearly 40 hotels in the pipeline to be opened over the next five years, strengthening the foundations for the company’s sustainable growth will be one of Mr Lim’s key focuses,” said Suthumpun.

Prior to joining Dusit, Lim was the senior vice president of Millennium and Copthorne for Asia.

His management experience spansg over 30 years, having worked for companies such as The Westin, the Intercontinental, Sedona Hotels International, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and New World Hotels and Resorts.

Inter-government

agreement on dry

ports activated

The Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports – which includes Thailand as one of the 17 signatory countries – came into force on Saturday.

Developed under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), the agreement is designed to open up new development prospects for landlocked countries and areas facing the challenges of prohibitive costs and complex logistics to get their goods and services to market.

By serving similar functions as ports away from coastal areas, such as consolidation and distribution centres, dry ports can create new economies of scale, reduce transport costs and generate employment opportunities for local populations.

Govt tightens probe into alleged FBA violations

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THE NATION May 3, 2016 1:00 am

The Business Development Department will deepen its investigation into five companies in Phuket involved in the tourism business that are suspected of breaching the Foreign Business Act by having a nominee ownership structure.

Pongpun Gearaviriyapun, director-general of the department, said yesterday after receiving a complaint to the prime minister about “zero-dollar” tours, or cheap, prepaid tour groups, that the department was cooperating with other agencies to look into the case. Although the task force has so far not found such improper behaviour, the department will continue scrutinising carefully each company’s structure for a nominee, which would allow a foreigner to own more than 50 per cent of the company instead of Thais.

During the investigation, the department found 30 cases of companies breaking tourism-related laws, such as by not having a tour guide’s ID, not posting product prices, employing foreigners with no work permit and trading in fake medicines.

The companies that operate “zero-dollar” packaged tours pressure their customers into buying expensive products and services so they can make a profit.

Pongpun warned Thais not to help foreigners do business illegally or act as a nominee for foreigners.

Infringing the FBA by supporting a nominee would subject wrongdoers to three years in jail and/or a fine of Bt100,000 to Bt1 million.

TPPIA backs CCE

South East Asia

The momentum continues to build for “CCE South East Asia”, as the Thai Pulp and Paper Industries Association is the latest organisation to confirm its strong support for the regional event dedicated to the corrugated and folding carton industry. The exhibition will make its debut in Southeast Asia at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre from September 21-23.

“We welcome and congratulate Mack Brooks Exhibitions Asia for bringing CCE South East Asia-Thailand 2016 to Bangkok,” said Montri Mahaplerkpong, president of the association.

Thais included among young innovators

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February 26, 2016 1:00 am

Five Thais are included on Forbes’ inaugural “30 under 30 Asia” list featuring 300 young innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders across Asia in 10 categories who are under 30 years of age and who are transforming business, technology, industry, media, culture and more.

They include four executives – Nikki Lohitnavy, Amarit Charoenphan, Lusarun Silpsrikul and Korawad Chearavanont, and Tada Hengsapkul – in the art and style and food and drink categories.

Featured highlights:

ท The arts: Jessica Hart, 29, Australia, supermodel and founder, LUMA Cosmetics

ท Social entrepreneurs: Alok Shetty, 29, India, founder, Bhumiputra Architecture

ท Retail and e-commerce: Faeez Fadhlillah, 29, Malaysia, cofounder and CEO, TripFez

ท Media and marketing: Derek Chan, 29, Chris Chan, 28, and Brian Yu, 27, Hong Kong, co-founders, 9GAG

ท Manufacturing and energy: Leandro Leviste, 22, Philippines, founder, Solar Philippines

ท Healthcare and science: Wang Shirui, 28, China, founder and CEO, Medlinker

ท Finance and venture capital: Pocket Sun, 24, Singapore, founder, SoGal

ท Entertainment and sports: Kwon Ji-Yong (G-Dragon), 27, South Korea, K-Pop idol

ท Enterprise technology: Yin Qi, 28, China, co-founder and CEO, Megvii

ท Consumer technology: Taichi Murakami, 29, Japan, founder and president, Livesense

Correction

Daisuke Hiratsuka is president of the Bangkok Research Centre of the Institute of Developing Economies under the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro), not president of Jetro as was reported yesterday. We apologise for the error.

Coaching seminar in March

Farh Training Institute, in conjunction with Chula Systems Engineering of Chulalongkorn University, will hold a “Breakthrough Your Goals by Innovative Coaching” seminar next month. “Nowadays the goal achievements of sales or profit increments are very tough and challenging in the current economy if we still deploy the old selling and management methods,” Voraparn Eua-arporn, managing director of the institute, said yesterday.

“The coaching method has very high importance, especially in the current economic downturn.

The four-day coaching seminar on March 9, 16, 23, 30 will be led by Chulalongkorn professors and three Thai associate certified coaches of the International Coaching Federation — Voraparn, Chawallanat Laopoonpat and Khanittha Lolak.