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THAI aims to cash in on Japan travel boom
Thai Airways International is aiming squarely at the boom in travel to Japan with its “Japan Great Attraction 2 for 2” and “Sapporo 2gether” marketing campaigns.
Wiwat Piyawiroj, vice president of sales and distribution for Thailand and Indochina, said yesterday that THAI is offering special airfares for a minimum of two adults travelling together on the same routes, flights and dates.
The promotion is good for tickets booked from March 4-September 30 and used from March 20-September 30.
Ex-minister sukhum to
chair thai sme council
Sukhum Laowansiri, a former deputy interior minister, has been appointed by the founding partners of the Thai Small and Medium Enterprises Council as its chairman.
Sukhum said yesterday that as chairman, he is committed to improving the capability of local SMEs and creating new business opportunities for them as well as other business developments, including access to financial resources, raising work efficiency and greater support from both the government and the council.
vpower plant launched in myanmar
VPower’s latest power plant was launched at an opening ceremony on site, near the special economic zone of Kyauk Phyu in Myanmar, led by Chief Minister of Rakhine State U Maung Maung Ohn and other state officials.
The interim plant station features 32 gas generator sets of the latest generation made by MTU Onsite Energy.
The build-own-operate project took just under four months to complete – from greenfield to total turnkey power solution.
VPower won the contract to support Myanmar’s existing generating capacity with 45 megawatts and signed the power purchase agreement with state-owned Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise back in January.
“Bringing immediate power supply to developing regions fast is what VPower does best,” said CEO Rorce Au-Yeung. “Our long-term strategic partnership with MTU is key to delivering the kind of total power solutions that Myanmar’s rapid growth can ride on.”
OPS-OES it partner in Thailand
Ferguson Group Singapore, a specialist in the provision of offshore containers, reefers, tanks, waste skips, baskets, accommodation and engineering workspace modules, has appointed OPS Oilfield Equipment and Services Ltd (OPS-OES) as the group’s new exclusive partner for Thailand.
Bangkok-headquartered OPS Oilfield Equipment and Services Ltd has been servicing the offshore and onshore energy sector in Thailand for many years, covering offshore operations from bases in Songkhla and Sattahip.
Coke to mark centenary of glass bottle
The Coca-Cola system in Thailand said it aimed to further strengthen its leadership position by organising major campaigns to mark the 100th anniversary of the iconic Coke glass bottle, first introduced in 1915.
As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations, it will launch the company’s biggest promotion this year with a budget of Bt450 million. It will have special words printed under the bottle-caps of more than a million bottles of Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite. Consumers can collect and exchange any five caps with the special words for one free bottle of Coca-Cola, Fanta or Sprite until the end of April, said Nuntivat Thamhatai, public affairs and communications director, Coca-Cola (Thailand) Ltd.
New Thanachart credit card
Thanachart Bank has launched a new credit card, Thanachart MAX Visa Platinum, offering unconditional cash-back of 0.8 per cent.
Accompanied by a special campaign entitled “I Am MAX Experience in Dubai”, cardholders can win a free trip to Dubai for MAX- style experiences. Total value of the rewards is more than Bt1.8 million.
