The organizer of The Conrad Young Musician of Thailand Competition 2009 to compete for The Royal Trophy given by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, has invited the young musician between 14 - 20 years of age to submit an Entry Form (download from www.roslthailand.com) along with musical CD or DVD, a recording of two pieces of Western Classical music, one fast and one slow (maximum length of 10 minutes in total) by 12 February 2010 the latest and post to:
Royal Over-Seas League
The Conrad Young Musician of Thailand Competition 2009
34th Floor, Abdulrahim Place
Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500 or by hand to
The Conrad Bangkok Hotel All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330
The competition aims to promote young musical talent in Western Classical Music who demonstrate an exceptionally high level of talent.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Phuket International Boat Show To Generate Over 7 Billion Baht For Marine Tourism
Phuket is Asia’s Marine Hub and to become Monaco of Asia.
The organizers of the Phuket International Boat Show together with the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TECB) today announced plans for the 2010 event to be held 7-10 January in Phuket at Royal Phuket Marina.
Now in its seventh year, the Phuket International Boat Show continues to grow and expand, promoting marine tourism and attracting more international exhibitors and visitors each year.
Launched in 2003 at a time of rapid growth in marine tourism in the region, the Phuket International Boat Show now leads the way in promoting Phuket’s marine facilities to the world. Through business-generated by exhibitors, the Phuket International Boat Show contributes over 7 Billion Baht to Phuket’s marine tourism industry each year.
Phuket has five operational marinas, over 1,000 ‘resident’ yachts, and attracts approximately 300 international yachts and over 30 superyachts each year. Combine some of the most modern marina facilities in Asia and the growth in multi-million dollar properties on the Island, and it’s clear to see that Phuket has become the Asian playground for the wealthy and cements Phuket’s reputation as the Monaco of Asia.
The Phuket International Boat Show is a key contributor driving the growth of Phuket’s marine tourism by approximately 10% year-on-year. The Phuket International Boat Show is the biggest marine show in the region and has a proven track record with sales successes and strong visitor numbers for seven consecutive years.
Mr. Andrew Dowden, General Manager of Informa Yacht Group, the organizer of Phuket International Boat Show said that the show is the biggest international boat show in terms of the on-water display and that despite the global economic downturn, the show continues its popularity with confirmation of many new brand yachts exhibiting, increased international exhibitor presence and two superyachts attending from Europe - a 32 metre Mangusta and a 26 metre Pershing.
”Marine tourism in Asia continues to grow with many international marine businesses now looking to expand into Asia. Phuket is ideally located geographically, has good support structure and many modern marina facilities, which will combine to make Phuket the Marine Hub of Asia,” Mr. Dowden said.
“Phuket is perfectly geared to the needs of the yachting industry and tourists alike, and offers an unmatched diversity of leisure opportunities to suit everyone. With pristine natural beauty and two
brand new marinas, Phuket is ideally positioned as a hub for regional marine events such as Phuket International Boat Show 2010,” said Supawan Teerarat, Exhibition Director, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau. “TCEB is proud to be able to lend our support and backing to this premier regional
marine and lifestyle content and we are confident that this will fortify and enable Phuket to host large-scale events in the future.”
The 2010 show is expected to attract over 90 local and international exhibitors and over 5,000 visitors and international High Net Worth Individuals.The show’s exhibitors include a large variety of marine tourism products and services as well as yacht brokers, luxury watch makers, luxury real estate and other lifestyle products, from Phuket, Thailand and around the world.
The Phuket International Boat Show is an example of a successful international event hosted in Thailand that contributes to and helps to drive Thailand’s MICE industry. “This year, Thailand’s MICE industry is expected to attract half a million business visitors, with projected revenues of approximately THB 41 billion, and in 2010 we expect the sector to grow by up to 15%, demonstrating the buoyant long-term prospects,” said Supawan.
An exciting new development in 2010 for the Phuket International Boat Show is a series of seminars on maritime safety. Organized by the Human Development Forum Foundation, a number of international speakers will chair discussions on various aspects of maritime security issues.
A Bangkok Preview of the Phuket International Boat Show will be held 6 – 8 November 2009 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in the White Room. This will include a select number of exhibitors and give Bangkok residents a small taster of what will be on offer at the Phuket International Boat Show in January next year. The Bangkok Preview is open to the public and entry is free.
The Phuket International Boat Show is supported by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau with support and enthusiasm from the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Sports Authority of Thailand. Co-Sponsors include the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Horus Watches, with Pan Pacific Hotel as Official Supplier. Media Partners include 91.5FM, Asia Pacific Boating, Asia Spa, China Boating, Director, International Herald Tribune, Jet Asia Pacific, Luxury Properties, Millionaire Asia, Newspaper Direct, Phuket Gazette, Prestige Thailand and The Nation.
The Phuket International Boat Show will be held January 7-10, 2010 at Royal Phuket Marina.
For more information, visit www.phuketboatshow.com.
Notes to editor
About Phuket International Boat Show
The inaugural PIMEX took place in December 2003. Phuket, with its rapidly expanding marine industry and a healthy property market was already established as one of the world’s prime leisure destinations and a favourite with those seeking to relocate to a better lifestyle. Shortly after this first show the import duty on boats was reduced to zero as the government quickly realised the potential of this high end sustainable tourism.
The show will display on 2,500 square metres of air-conditioned exhibition space and around 45 on-water displays in a “working” marine environment. There are over 2,000 trade visitors and 2,000 members of the public – all the main players from the marine industry, property and lifestyle industry to exhibit at the show each year.
About Informa Yacht Group
Informa Yacht Group a leading events organizer recently acquired PIMEX from Andaman Marine Consultants and has appointed AMC as the management company for the show. Informa also own The Monaco Yacht Show, The Superyacht Cup in Palma and in Antigua, Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, and the World Yacht Racing Forum. Its parent company, Informa PLC, also organizes over 10,000 exhibitions and conferences worldwide through its subsidiary IIR Exhibitions.
The organizers of the Phuket International Boat Show together with the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TECB) today announced plans for the 2010 event to be held 7-10 January in Phuket at Royal Phuket Marina.
Now in its seventh year, the Phuket International Boat Show continues to grow and expand, promoting marine tourism and attracting more international exhibitors and visitors each year.
Launched in 2003 at a time of rapid growth in marine tourism in the region, the Phuket International Boat Show now leads the way in promoting Phuket’s marine facilities to the world. Through business-generated by exhibitors, the Phuket International Boat Show contributes over 7 Billion Baht to Phuket’s marine tourism industry each year.
Phuket has five operational marinas, over 1,000 ‘resident’ yachts, and attracts approximately 300 international yachts and over 30 superyachts each year. Combine some of the most modern marina facilities in Asia and the growth in multi-million dollar properties on the Island, and it’s clear to see that Phuket has become the Asian playground for the wealthy and cements Phuket’s reputation as the Monaco of Asia.
The Phuket International Boat Show is a key contributor driving the growth of Phuket’s marine tourism by approximately 10% year-on-year. The Phuket International Boat Show is the biggest marine show in the region and has a proven track record with sales successes and strong visitor numbers for seven consecutive years.
Mr. Andrew Dowden, General Manager of Informa Yacht Group, the organizer of Phuket International Boat Show said that the show is the biggest international boat show in terms of the on-water display and that despite the global economic downturn, the show continues its popularity with confirmation of many new brand yachts exhibiting, increased international exhibitor presence and two superyachts attending from Europe - a 32 metre Mangusta and a 26 metre Pershing.
”Marine tourism in Asia continues to grow with many international marine businesses now looking to expand into Asia. Phuket is ideally located geographically, has good support structure and many modern marina facilities, which will combine to make Phuket the Marine Hub of Asia,” Mr. Dowden said.
“Phuket is perfectly geared to the needs of the yachting industry and tourists alike, and offers an unmatched diversity of leisure opportunities to suit everyone. With pristine natural beauty and two
brand new marinas, Phuket is ideally positioned as a hub for regional marine events such as Phuket International Boat Show 2010,” said Supawan Teerarat, Exhibition Director, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau. “TCEB is proud to be able to lend our support and backing to this premier regional
marine and lifestyle content and we are confident that this will fortify and enable Phuket to host large-scale events in the future.”
The 2010 show is expected to attract over 90 local and international exhibitors and over 5,000 visitors and international High Net Worth Individuals.The show’s exhibitors include a large variety of marine tourism products and services as well as yacht brokers, luxury watch makers, luxury real estate and other lifestyle products, from Phuket, Thailand and around the world.
The Phuket International Boat Show is an example of a successful international event hosted in Thailand that contributes to and helps to drive Thailand’s MICE industry. “This year, Thailand’s MICE industry is expected to attract half a million business visitors, with projected revenues of approximately THB 41 billion, and in 2010 we expect the sector to grow by up to 15%, demonstrating the buoyant long-term prospects,” said Supawan.
An exciting new development in 2010 for the Phuket International Boat Show is a series of seminars on maritime safety. Organized by the Human Development Forum Foundation, a number of international speakers will chair discussions on various aspects of maritime security issues.
A Bangkok Preview of the Phuket International Boat Show will be held 6 – 8 November 2009 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in the White Room. This will include a select number of exhibitors and give Bangkok residents a small taster of what will be on offer at the Phuket International Boat Show in January next year. The Bangkok Preview is open to the public and entry is free.
The Phuket International Boat Show is supported by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau with support and enthusiasm from the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Sports Authority of Thailand. Co-Sponsors include the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Horus Watches, with Pan Pacific Hotel as Official Supplier. Media Partners include 91.5FM, Asia Pacific Boating, Asia Spa, China Boating, Director, International Herald Tribune, Jet Asia Pacific, Luxury Properties, Millionaire Asia, Newspaper Direct, Phuket Gazette, Prestige Thailand and The Nation.
The Phuket International Boat Show will be held January 7-10, 2010 at Royal Phuket Marina.
For more information, visit www.phuketboatshow.com.
Notes to editor
About Phuket International Boat Show
The inaugural PIMEX took place in December 2003. Phuket, with its rapidly expanding marine industry and a healthy property market was already established as one of the world’s prime leisure destinations and a favourite with those seeking to relocate to a better lifestyle. Shortly after this first show the import duty on boats was reduced to zero as the government quickly realised the potential of this high end sustainable tourism.
The show will display on 2,500 square metres of air-conditioned exhibition space and around 45 on-water displays in a “working” marine environment. There are over 2,000 trade visitors and 2,000 members of the public – all the main players from the marine industry, property and lifestyle industry to exhibit at the show each year.
About Informa Yacht Group
Informa Yacht Group a leading events organizer recently acquired PIMEX from Andaman Marine Consultants and has appointed AMC as the management company for the show. Informa also own The Monaco Yacht Show, The Superyacht Cup in Palma and in Antigua, Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, and the World Yacht Racing Forum. Its parent company, Informa PLC, also organizes over 10,000 exhibitions and conferences worldwide through its subsidiary IIR Exhibitions.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The dashing life of Prince Chula Chakrabongse
The exhibition "The Centenary of Prince Chula Chakrabongse" opens today at 10.30am at Chakrabongs House in Ta Tien on Maharaj Road, Bangkok.
Prince Chula Chakrabongse, born 100 years ago this year, the only son of HRH Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and his Russian wife, Mom Katherine Desnitsky. After a happy childihood in Paruskavan Palace, adored by his parents and his doting grandomother, Queen Saowapha Phongsri, the 11-year-old prince's world fell apart: his parents divorced, then his mother left for China in 1919, his grandmother died in May of the same year follwed by his father in June 1920. His much-loved guardian and uncle, King Rama VI then sent him away to school in England, English.
These events and his later successful career as manager of the White Mouse racing team(with Prince Bira as driver) are recorded in Prince Chula's seminal work "Born in Paruskavan Palace" (In Thai) still in print after 12 editions. Four years before his untimely death in 1963, he published "Lords of Life-A History of the Chakri Dynasty". which was included in the list of "One Hundred Books All Thais Should Read"
Now for the first time, Chakrabongse House his beautiful Bangkok home on the banks of the Chao Phya, is open to the public for a limited period. Visitors will also get to see a documentary by his grandson. Dominic Phuwasawat Chakrabongse, which includes rare footage of Prince Chula's pre-war motor-racing days.
Entry is Bt500, which gets you a copy of the 120-page memoir of the prince(in Thai) together with a copy of the film. All proceeds from the sale o fthe book will go to the charity set up by Prince Chula wich grants scholarships to needy university students.
Prince Chula Chakrabongse, born 100 years ago this year, the only son of HRH Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and his Russian wife, Mom Katherine Desnitsky. After a happy childihood in Paruskavan Palace, adored by his parents and his doting grandomother, Queen Saowapha Phongsri, the 11-year-old prince's world fell apart: his parents divorced, then his mother left for China in 1919, his grandmother died in May of the same year follwed by his father in June 1920. His much-loved guardian and uncle, King Rama VI then sent him away to school in England, English.
These events and his later successful career as manager of the White Mouse racing team(with Prince Bira as driver) are recorded in Prince Chula's seminal work "Born in Paruskavan Palace" (In Thai) still in print after 12 editions. Four years before his untimely death in 1963, he published "Lords of Life-A History of the Chakri Dynasty". which was included in the list of "One Hundred Books All Thais Should Read"
Now for the first time, Chakrabongse House his beautiful Bangkok home on the banks of the Chao Phya, is open to the public for a limited period. Visitors will also get to see a documentary by his grandson. Dominic Phuwasawat Chakrabongse, which includes rare footage of Prince Chula's pre-war motor-racing days.
Entry is Bt500, which gets you a copy of the 120-page memoir of the prince(in Thai) together with a copy of the film. All proceeds from the sale o fthe book will go to the charity set up by Prince Chula wich grants scholarships to needy university students.
Magnificent seven
In the most important, most revered event since the invention of the brontosaurus trap,Microsoft shipped the most incredibly fabulous operating system ever made; the release of Windows 7 also spurred a new generation of personal computers of all sizes at prices well below last month's offers.The top reason Windows 7 does not suck: There is no registered website called Windows7Sucks.com
Kindle e-book reader maker Amazon.com and new Nook e-book reader vendor Barnes and Noble got it on; B&N got great reviews for the "Kindle killer"Nook, with dual screens and touch controls so you can "turn" pages, plays MP3s and allows many non-B&N book formats, although not the Kindle one;Amazon then killed the US version of its Kindle in favour of the international one, reduced its price to $260(8,700 baht), same as the Nook; it's not yet clear what you can get in Thailand with a Nook, but you sure can't (yet) get much, relatively speaking, with a Kindle;but here's the biggest difference so far,which Amazon.com has ignored: the Nook lets you lend e-books to any other Nook owner, just as if they were paper books; the borrowed books expire on the borrower's Nook in two weeks.
Phone maker Nokia of Finland announced it is suing iPhone maker Apple of America for being a copycat; lawyers said they figure Nokia can get at least one, probably two per cent (retail) for every iPhone sold by Steve "President for Life" Jobs and crew via the lawsuit,which sure beats working for it -$6 (200 baht) to $12(400 baht) on 30 million phones sold so far, works out to $400 million or 25 percent of the whole Apple empire profits during the last quarter;there were 10 patent thefts, the Finnish executives said, on everything from moving data to security and encryption.
Nokia of Finland announced that it is one month behind on shipping its new flagship N900 phone, the first to run on Linux software; delay of the $750(25,000 baht) phone had absolutely no part in making Nokia so short that it had to sue Apple, slap yourself for such a thought.
Tim Berners-Lee, who created the World Wide Web, said he had one regret:the double slash that follows the "http:"in standard web addresses; he estimated that 14.2 gazillion users have wasted 48.72 bazillion hours typing those two keystrokes, and he's sorry; of course there's no reason to ever type that, since your browser does it for you when you type "www.bangkokpost.com" but Tim needs to admit he made one error in his lifetime.
The International Telecommunication Union of the United Nations, which doesn't sell any phones or services, announced that there should be a mobile phone charger that will work with any phone; now who would ever have thought of that, without a UN body to wind up a major study on the subject?;the GSM Association estimates that 51,000 tonnes of chargers are made each year in order to keep companies able to have their own unique ones.
The Well, Doh Award of the Week was presented at arm's length to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; the group's deputy secretary-general Petko Draganov said that developing countries will miss some of the stuff available on the Internet if they don't install more broadband infrastructure; a report that used your tax baht to compile said that quite a few people use mobile phones but companies are more likely to invest in countries with excellent broadband connections; no one ever had thought of this before, right?
Sun Microsystems , as a result of the Oracle takeover, said it will allow 3,000 current workers never to bother coming to work again; Sun referred to the losses as "jobs," not people; now the fourth largest server maker in the world, Sun said it lost $2.2 billion in its last fiscal year; European regulators are holding up approval of the Oracle purchase in the hope of getting some money in exchange for not involving Oracle in court cases.
The multi-gazillionaire and very annoying investor Carl Icahn resigned from the board at Yahoo ; he spun it as a vote of confidence, saying current directors are taking the formerly threatened company seriously; Yahoo reported increased profits but smaller revenues in the third quarter.
The US House of Representatives voted to censure Vietnam for jailing bloggers; the non-binding resolution sponsored by southern California congresswoman Loretta Sanchez said the Internet is "a crucial tool for the citizens of Vietnam to be able to exercise their freedom of expression and association;"Hanoi has recently jailed at least nine activists for up to six years apiece for holding pro-democracy banners. Iran jailed blogger Hossein "Hoder" Derakshan for 10 months - in solitary confinement.
Kindle e-book reader maker Amazon.com and new Nook e-book reader vendor Barnes and Noble got it on; B&N got great reviews for the "Kindle killer"Nook, with dual screens and touch controls so you can "turn" pages, plays MP3s and allows many non-B&N book formats, although not the Kindle one;Amazon then killed the US version of its Kindle in favour of the international one, reduced its price to $260(8,700 baht), same as the Nook; it's not yet clear what you can get in Thailand with a Nook, but you sure can't (yet) get much, relatively speaking, with a Kindle;but here's the biggest difference so far,which Amazon.com has ignored: the Nook lets you lend e-books to any other Nook owner, just as if they were paper books; the borrowed books expire on the borrower's Nook in two weeks.
Phone maker Nokia of Finland announced it is suing iPhone maker Apple of America for being a copycat; lawyers said they figure Nokia can get at least one, probably two per cent (retail) for every iPhone sold by Steve "President for Life" Jobs and crew via the lawsuit,which sure beats working for it -$6 (200 baht) to $12(400 baht) on 30 million phones sold so far, works out to $400 million or 25 percent of the whole Apple empire profits during the last quarter;there were 10 patent thefts, the Finnish executives said, on everything from moving data to security and encryption.
Nokia of Finland announced that it is one month behind on shipping its new flagship N900 phone, the first to run on Linux software; delay of the $750(25,000 baht) phone had absolutely no part in making Nokia so short that it had to sue Apple, slap yourself for such a thought.
Tim Berners-Lee, who created the World Wide Web, said he had one regret:the double slash that follows the "http:"in standard web addresses; he estimated that 14.2 gazillion users have wasted 48.72 bazillion hours typing those two keystrokes, and he's sorry; of course there's no reason to ever type that, since your browser does it for you when you type "www.bangkokpost.com" but Tim needs to admit he made one error in his lifetime.
The International Telecommunication Union of the United Nations, which doesn't sell any phones or services, announced that there should be a mobile phone charger that will work with any phone; now who would ever have thought of that, without a UN body to wind up a major study on the subject?;the GSM Association estimates that 51,000 tonnes of chargers are made each year in order to keep companies able to have their own unique ones.
The Well, Doh Award of the Week was presented at arm's length to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; the group's deputy secretary-general Petko Draganov said that developing countries will miss some of the stuff available on the Internet if they don't install more broadband infrastructure; a report that used your tax baht to compile said that quite a few people use mobile phones but companies are more likely to invest in countries with excellent broadband connections; no one ever had thought of this before, right?
Sun Microsystems , as a result of the Oracle takeover, said it will allow 3,000 current workers never to bother coming to work again; Sun referred to the losses as "jobs," not people; now the fourth largest server maker in the world, Sun said it lost $2.2 billion in its last fiscal year; European regulators are holding up approval of the Oracle purchase in the hope of getting some money in exchange for not involving Oracle in court cases.
The multi-gazillionaire and very annoying investor Carl Icahn resigned from the board at Yahoo ; he spun it as a vote of confidence, saying current directors are taking the formerly threatened company seriously; Yahoo reported increased profits but smaller revenues in the third quarter.
The US House of Representatives voted to censure Vietnam for jailing bloggers; the non-binding resolution sponsored by southern California congresswoman Loretta Sanchez said the Internet is "a crucial tool for the citizens of Vietnam to be able to exercise their freedom of expression and association;"Hanoi has recently jailed at least nine activists for up to six years apiece for holding pro-democracy banners. Iran jailed blogger Hossein "Hoder" Derakshan for 10 months - in solitary confinement.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
King's lung condition eases
His Majesty the King is recovering from his lung inflammation, the Royal Household Bureau said yesterday. "X-rays show the inflammation has eased," the bureau said.
The bureau also said His Majesty's overall |condition was good.
His Majesty has been receiving treatment at Siriraj Hospital since September 19.
During his hospitalisation, more than 21.5 million Thais have signed get-well messages for their beloved monarch at various venues.
Buddhists are invited to join a prayer ceremony in the ubosot of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha on Friday. Headed by the Venerable Arayawangso Bhikku, the ceremony will start at 7am. It will be held to pray for His Majesty's good health and in honour of His Majesty's late grandfather, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).
The bureau also said His Majesty's overall |condition was good.
His Majesty has been receiving treatment at Siriraj Hospital since September 19.
During his hospitalisation, more than 21.5 million Thais have signed get-well messages for their beloved monarch at various venues.
Buddhists are invited to join a prayer ceremony in the ubosot of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha on Friday. Headed by the Venerable Arayawangso Bhikku, the ceremony will start at 7am. It will be held to pray for His Majesty's good health and in honour of His Majesty's late grandfather, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).
King "improving"
His Majesty the King's overall condition is good, the Royal Household Bureau says.
An X-ray shows the inflammation of his lungs has subsided further.
An X-ray shows the inflammation of his lungs has subsided further.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
MORE THAN WORDS
The formal setting of the Royal Ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok was played up to its fullest as Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and Princess Srirasm presided at the 2009 SEA Write Awards Presentation and Gala Dinner.and past laureates, many of whom are regulars at the annual event. The cocktail reception prior to the award presentation was a chance for all of them to catch up and share the past year's news updates.
Before long, they were invited to move to the ballroom to await the arrival of the royal guests of honour.
In the receiving line to greet Their Royal Highnesses were sponsors led by SEA Write Award Organising Committee Chairman and Bangkok Governor, MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra (also representing the Chumbhot-Pantip Foundation); Flying Officer Norahuch Ployyai, acting president of THAI Airways International; Dr Tarisa Watanagase,governor of the Bank of Thailand; Dr Amorn Chandarasomboon, Bangkok Bank's executive director, Dr Tanasak Wahawisan, director and executive director of ExportImport Bank; Thanit Thamasukati, CEO, Tosapak Co Ltd (Thai Beverage PLC); Rex Morgan of the Rex Morgan Foundation; and Kusa Panyarachun, World Travel Service.
This year, the event was also supported by Toshiba Thailand Co Ltd and King Power Complex.
Prior to entering the Royal Ballroom for dinner and festivities, Their Royal Highnesses were presented with books by awardees from the eight participating Asean countries, namely Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam who were joined by the presidents of Pen Club Thailand and the Writers Association of Thailand, Asst Prof Dr Dhanate Vespada and Chamaiporn Saengkrachang respectively.Keynote speaker Paul Theroux's gift to the Royal guests was a copy of his bestseller The Great Railway Bazaar .Following the formality of group photo sessions with the awardees and sponsors, Their Royal Highnesses proceeded to the Royal Ballroom but not before shaking hands with the Asean Ambassadors lined up in the foyer.
After dinner, which was accompanied by music from the Krungthep Light Orchestra, the formalities began. In His Royal Address, the Crown Prince stated:"Nowadays,mass media of various kinds have progressed rapidly in character, but literary works still maintain a very important place among them." He also added:"This is because literary works always manage to use language and the art of descriptive writing to communicate stories which arouse vivid knowledge, feelings and imagination closely linked to people's lives."
In his keynote speech Mr Theroux disclosed that what impressed him regarding the SEA Write Award since his debut in 1985, is "the tremendous breadth of the writing represented; the skill and imagination of the writers, and the fact that these writers came from all over Southeast Asia". He continued by saying that the awardees "deserve to be rewarded here, because there are very fewmaterial rewards for most writers" as it's generally true that "there's no money in writing". Theroux concluded with:"If your writing is truthful and heartfelt and fearless it transcends nationality. Writing is a way of speaking to friends, to strangers, to your leaders - and people all over the world."
HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and HRH Princess Srirasm, with, foreground from left, Khamseng Synonthong (Laos);Uthis Haemamool (Thailand); Asst Prof Dr Dhanate Vespada, president of Pen Club; Chamaiporn Saengkrachang, president of the Writers' Association; Hajah Norsiah binti Haji Abdul Gapar (Brunei); and Azmah Nordin (Malaysia). Back row, from left:Cao Duy Son (Vietnam); Abdon Jr Balde (Philippines); MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra; keynote speaker Paul Theroux; Chia Hwee Pheng (Singapore) and Floribertus Rahardi (Indonesia).
Uthis Haemamool, Thai SEA Write awardee receives the plaque from HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Thai SEA Write laureate Chiranan Pitpreecha (1989), Prof Dr Yongyuth Yuthavong with his family Namon and Ajarn Onchuma, Somtow Sucharitkul, Oraya Sutabutr and Trisdee na Patalung.
SEA Write Sponsors, from left: Col Rex Morgan, the Rex Morgan Foundation; Jan D Goessing, general manager of the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok; MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra; Dr Tarisa Watanagase,governor of the Bank of Thailand; Thanit Thamsukati, Thai Beverages PLC; Dr Amorn Chandarasomboon, Bangkok Bank; Flying Officer Norahuch Ployyai, THAI Airways International PCL;and Dr Tanasak Wahawisan, Exim Bank.
Thai SEA Write laureate Watchara Sujjasarasin (2008) with the 2009 winner Uthis Haemamool.
Thai SEA Write laureates Chockchai Bundit (2001) and Krisana Asokesin (1985).
Asean Ambassadors line up to welcome Their Royal Highnesses in front of the Royal Ballroom, from left: Dato Paduka Haji Kamis bin Haji Tamin (Brunei), Dato' Husni Zai Bin Yaacob (Malaysia), Peter Chan Jer Hing (Singapore) and Antonio Venus Rodriguez (Philippines).
Before long, they were invited to move to the ballroom to await the arrival of the royal guests of honour.
In the receiving line to greet Their Royal Highnesses were sponsors led by SEA Write Award Organising Committee Chairman and Bangkok Governor, MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra (also representing the Chumbhot-Pantip Foundation); Flying Officer Norahuch Ployyai, acting president of THAI Airways International; Dr Tarisa Watanagase,governor of the Bank of Thailand; Dr Amorn Chandarasomboon, Bangkok Bank's executive director, Dr Tanasak Wahawisan, director and executive director of ExportImport Bank; Thanit Thamasukati, CEO, Tosapak Co Ltd (Thai Beverage PLC); Rex Morgan of the Rex Morgan Foundation; and Kusa Panyarachun, World Travel Service.
This year, the event was also supported by Toshiba Thailand Co Ltd and King Power Complex.
Prior to entering the Royal Ballroom for dinner and festivities, Their Royal Highnesses were presented with books by awardees from the eight participating Asean countries, namely Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam who were joined by the presidents of Pen Club Thailand and the Writers Association of Thailand, Asst Prof Dr Dhanate Vespada and Chamaiporn Saengkrachang respectively.Keynote speaker Paul Theroux's gift to the Royal guests was a copy of his bestseller The Great Railway Bazaar .Following the formality of group photo sessions with the awardees and sponsors, Their Royal Highnesses proceeded to the Royal Ballroom but not before shaking hands with the Asean Ambassadors lined up in the foyer.
After dinner, which was accompanied by music from the Krungthep Light Orchestra, the formalities began. In His Royal Address, the Crown Prince stated:"Nowadays,mass media of various kinds have progressed rapidly in character, but literary works still maintain a very important place among them." He also added:"This is because literary works always manage to use language and the art of descriptive writing to communicate stories which arouse vivid knowledge, feelings and imagination closely linked to people's lives."
In his keynote speech Mr Theroux disclosed that what impressed him regarding the SEA Write Award since his debut in 1985, is "the tremendous breadth of the writing represented; the skill and imagination of the writers, and the fact that these writers came from all over Southeast Asia". He continued by saying that the awardees "deserve to be rewarded here, because there are very fewmaterial rewards for most writers" as it's generally true that "there's no money in writing". Theroux concluded with:"If your writing is truthful and heartfelt and fearless it transcends nationality. Writing is a way of speaking to friends, to strangers, to your leaders - and people all over the world."
HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and HRH Princess Srirasm, with, foreground from left, Khamseng Synonthong (Laos);Uthis Haemamool (Thailand); Asst Prof Dr Dhanate Vespada, president of Pen Club; Chamaiporn Saengkrachang, president of the Writers' Association; Hajah Norsiah binti Haji Abdul Gapar (Brunei); and Azmah Nordin (Malaysia). Back row, from left:Cao Duy Son (Vietnam); Abdon Jr Balde (Philippines); MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra; keynote speaker Paul Theroux; Chia Hwee Pheng (Singapore) and Floribertus Rahardi (Indonesia).
Uthis Haemamool, Thai SEA Write awardee receives the plaque from HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Thai SEA Write laureate Chiranan Pitpreecha (1989), Prof Dr Yongyuth Yuthavong with his family Namon and Ajarn Onchuma, Somtow Sucharitkul, Oraya Sutabutr and Trisdee na Patalung.
SEA Write Sponsors, from left: Col Rex Morgan, the Rex Morgan Foundation; Jan D Goessing, general manager of the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok; MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra; Dr Tarisa Watanagase,governor of the Bank of Thailand; Thanit Thamsukati, Thai Beverages PLC; Dr Amorn Chandarasomboon, Bangkok Bank; Flying Officer Norahuch Ployyai, THAI Airways International PCL;and Dr Tanasak Wahawisan, Exim Bank.
Thai SEA Write laureate Watchara Sujjasarasin (2008) with the 2009 winner Uthis Haemamool.
Thai SEA Write laureates Chockchai Bundit (2001) and Krisana Asokesin (1985).
Asean Ambassadors line up to welcome Their Royal Highnesses in front of the Royal Ballroom, from left: Dato Paduka Haji Kamis bin Haji Tamin (Brunei), Dato' Husni Zai Bin Yaacob (Malaysia), Peter Chan Jer Hing (Singapore) and Antonio Venus Rodriguez (Philippines).
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