On January 14, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has accepted an invitation of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) to deliver a keynote address to FCCT’s members and guests at a gathering at the Grand Ballroom, Intercontinental Bangkok.
Here is the full text of his address entitled “Meeting the Challenges of Change”:
 
Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
 
It’s a great pleasure for me to be back here again in this forum. I suppose you want to make it as an annual forum. I wondered about that, I actually asked Khun Panitan (Dr. …

Education:
BA (Honor) Management Studies – First Class, University of Liverpool
Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing
 
Work Experience:
Jan 2010 – Present — President & CEO, Director (Authorized Signatory Director),
Chairman of the Executive Committee, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee,
Chairman of the Compliance Review Committee, Bank of Ayudhya Plc.

Aug 2009 – Present – Director, PT Astra Sedaya Finance
Jul 2009 – Present – Director, GE Capital Philippines Investment Holding B.V.
May 2009 – Present – Director, Cosmos Bank Taiwan
Apr 2009 – Present – Director, GE Capital Emerging Markets Holding B.V.
Apr 2009 – Present – …

Mark J Arnold, the new president and CEO of Bank of Ayudhya
Bank of Ayudhya Plc (BAY) and GE Capital, the major shareholder of the Thai bank, recently appointed Mark J Arnold as new BAY president and chief executive officer, succeeding Tan Kong Khoon.
Mr. Mark J Arnold, who previously served as the CEO for GE Capital Global Banking in Southeast Asia and also a director on the BAY Board, is an accomplished GE leader with over fifteen years in the financial services sector in management roles in Asia and Europe.

BAY …

Seen during the agreement signing ceremony are: (from left) Mr. Yuichi Akai of Daiwa Capital Markets Singapore, Dr. Apichai of EXIM Bank, and Mr. Tomohiro Watanabe of Mizuho Securities.
The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Bank) recently appointed Daiwa and Mizuho as joint lead managers for the selling of its floating rate notes (FRN) worth 200 million US dollars to leading institutional investors.
The agreement has been signed on Monday by Dr. Apichai Boontherawara, president of Thailand’s EXIM Bank, Mr. Yuichi Akai, chairman of Daiwa Capital Markets Singapore Ltd, and Mr. Tomohiro …

Now - January 10, 2010
Event:  Thailand Game Show 2010: THE COMPETITIONS
Venue:  Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre
Description:
Taking the theme of “Let this Children’s Day Be the Joyous Day of My Life”, the event will feature lots of great game shows and grand competitions besides much more.
Organiser:  Show No Limit Co., Ltd.
Tel:  +66 (0) 2 665 6991 ext. 104
Event’s URL:  www.tgs.in.thJanuary 9 – 17, 2010
 

 
Event:  Thailand Mega Show 2010
Venue:  IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani
Description:
Furniture & living, decorative items, travel & leisure, health beauty & spa, kids & toys, book, garden, food, fashion & …