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Hospitality business 137 Pillars Hotels and Resorts, which is owned by the Wongphanlert family, is entering the Bangkok and Phuket markets with plans to open properties there during 2017 and 2019, respectively.
The 137 Pillars Suites and Residences Bangkok, which is scheduled to open early next year, is located on Sukhumvit Soi 39, a short distance from the upscale and fashionable shopping district of Emquartier and the Emporium.
The 137 Pillars Estate Phuket is scheduled to open early in 2019 on the north peninsula of Kata Beach, with 16 sunset-facing pool villas and 51 pool suites.
The family said that having opened the 30-suite 137 Pillars House in Chiang Mai, it was now building the 137 Pillars Hotels and Resorts corporate brand before entering new destinations.

‘INTERNATIONAL CSR SUMMIT’
SET FOR SINGAPORE NEXT WEEK

The “International CSR Summit (ICS) 2016” will be held next Friday at the Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre in Singapore.
“Bringing together the world’s top corporate-social-responsibility thinkers, doers, speakers and leaders, the summit features the most stirring conversations in CSR today in deliberating new forward-thinking solutions to society issues,” the event organisers said.
Under the theme “Institutionalising Sustainability – The Way Forward”, leading CSR and sustainability experts will address current issues and practices on how to institutionalise sustainability and the impact on business profitability.
The summit aims to be a platform for all attendees to strengthen ties, share experiences, understanding and insight, as well as identify regional challenges and opportunities to shape Asia towards a more responsible, sustainable and progressive socio-economic market.
It is expected to attract more than 500 attendees across Asia and globally, involving key stakeholders who play a part in driving sustainability, including youth leaders and students (in the “Future CSR Leaders Forum”); policy-makers, parliamentarians and civil-society groups; NGO, non-profit organisation and social-enterprise leaders; CEOs, CFOs, chief human-resource officers, and entrepreneurs; national, provincial and local government leaders and ministers; and CSR functional leaders, practitioners and consultants.
 
EU LIFTS ITS BAN ON
INDONESIA’S LION AIR

Indonesia’s largest low-cost carrier, Lion Air, has confirmed that it has been given the green light to fly to Europe after almost a decade of being banned from the continent. “It’s true,” Lion Air operational director Daniel Putut said on Thursday.
Similar confirmation was also given by the airline’s general affairs director, Edward Sirait.
Indonesian airlines had been banned from European airports since 2007, the same year that the US Federal Aviation Administration downgraded the country’s aviation safety to category 2, stating that Indonesia lacked regulations necessary to oversee air carriers in accordance with minimum international safety standards. – The Jakarta Post