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<strong>November</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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HOTELS SET TO BE<br />
BIG WINNERS AS<br />
EEC RAMPS UP<br />
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HOTELS SET TO BE BIG<br />
WINNERS AS EEC RAMPS UP<br />
The central government’s heavy concentration<br />
on developing the Eastern Economic Corridor<br />
(EEC) is set to provide a major boon for the<br />
hotel industry in the greater <strong>Pattaya</strong> and Rayong<br />
areas in particular.<br />
Mixing industrial centres and sites with tourist<br />
resorts and attractions the EEC covers more<br />
than 30,000 rai in Chacheongsao, Chonburi and<br />
Rayong provinces.<br />
In Chonburi the figures show there are presently<br />
1,046 places that are listed as available for<br />
accommodation, totalling 81,607 rooms. This figure<br />
doesn’t include the growing airbnb market or<br />
some smaller places with a few rooms above say<br />
a bar or restaurant.<br />
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According to industry sources, there are at<br />
least 11 new major properties slated for entry into<br />
the greater <strong>Pattaya</strong> market within the next five<br />
years. They represent an additional 2,645 rooms<br />
and include places such as Amari <strong>Pattaya</strong> Ocean<br />
Suites, Four Points by Sheraton, Holiday Inn Express<br />
and Citadines North <strong>Pattaya</strong> and Citadines<br />
Jomtien Beach among others.<br />
Having just opened last month. Terminal21<br />
<strong>Pattaya</strong>, consisting of Grande Centre Point Hotel,<br />
shopping mall, entertainment and cinema,<br />
totalling around six billion baht in investment. It’s<br />
targeted at locals and Asian and Middle Eastern<br />
tourists.<br />
Due to open in the fourth quarter of 2019 will<br />
be the Best Western Plus Speech <strong>Pattaya</strong> Hotel,<br />
designed to serve the mid-range market.<br />
According to figures, the province of Chonburi<br />
saw over 16 million hotel guests during 2017, with<br />
the vast majority of these coming into the greater<br />
<strong>Pattaya</strong> area. With <strong>Pattaya</strong> gradually moving towards<br />
what is termed ‘ broader tourist platform’<br />
these numbers are expected to grow further over<br />
coming years.<br />
Despite an ever-increasing reliance on Chinese<br />
tourism, it’s worth noting that some 38 percent<br />
of guests in Chonburi in 2017 were Thai<br />
nationals.<br />
Long-established hotels, like the Dusit Thani<br />
<strong>Pattaya</strong> (which is set for renovations), have indicated<br />
their business has seen solid growth this<br />
year.<br />
Not surprisingly, the expansion of U-Tapao<br />
International Airport has had a major impact on<br />
cities such as <strong>Pattaya</strong>. Over a three-year period<br />
passenger arrivals have risen at an astounding<br />
79 percent, based on compound annual growth<br />
rate (CAGR).<br />
With plans almost completed for the construction<br />
of high-speed rail links from U-Tapao to Suvarnabhumi<br />
and Don Muang Airports in Bangkok,<br />
the next few years are likely to see even greater<br />
arrival numbers.<br />
The Thai Hotels Association Eastern Chapter<br />
notes that more hotels have opened in the eastern<br />
region this year, while many others are undergoing<br />
upgrades and renovations, and this is<br />
particularly noticeable in Rayong province since<br />
the EEC initiative was pushed by the central government.<br />
The Association has stated that a number of<br />
international chains have plans to open hotels in<br />
the region over the next few years, with plans to<br />
capitalize on the boom in events business that is<br />
expected to come into the region.<br />
Golden City Rayong is planning on building<br />
an 80-room hotel while Ploenjai Group is building<br />
a 70-room serviced apartment. The Star Convention<br />
Hotel recently completed its renovation<br />
of 200 rooms and has been rebranded Mercure<br />
while Aksorn Rayong recently opened and is<br />
aimed at the higher end of the market.<br />
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SIAM MOTORS<br />
TO DEVELOP A FOURTH GOLF<br />
COURSE IN PATTAYA<br />
For the first time in six years the<br />
prominent Siam Motors Group has<br />
announced plans to further expand<br />
its golf course operations in <strong>Pattaya</strong><br />
by constructing what will be its<br />
fourth course in the city. The company<br />
has also announced plans to<br />
move into the condo development<br />
market space in 2019 in what must<br />
be viewed as a good sign for the<br />
continuing expansion and economic<br />
well-being of <strong>Pattaya</strong>.<br />
The Siam Motors Group spent<br />
two billion baht in 2012 developing<br />
its 18-hole Siam Country Club <strong>Pattaya</strong><br />
Waterside golf course, its third<br />
in the city, and it plans to allocate 2.1<br />
billion baht to develop this fourth golf<br />
course.<br />
This fourth course will be called<br />
Siam Country Club New Course and<br />
construction actually commenced<br />
late in 2017 with a scheduled completion<br />
date of September 2019.<br />
The land is valued at 1.3 billion baht<br />
while construction costs are expected<br />
to run around 700-800 million<br />
baht.<br />
The company notes that <strong>Pattaya</strong><br />
has seen massive expansion since<br />
around 2004 and it believes opportunities<br />
continue to show themselves<br />
given the amount of money<br />
the central government is spending<br />
on new infrastructure projects and<br />
the focus on the Eastern Economic<br />
Corridor.<br />
The new golf course will be located<br />
on a 660-rai plot in Siam Country<br />
Club, which is part of a 6,000-rai plot<br />
purchased in 1969 and has been<br />
developed at varying times over<br />
the last few decades, starting with<br />
the original Siam Country Club Golf<br />
Course which opened in 1971.<br />
The fourth course is hoped to attract<br />
36,000-40,000 golfers in its first<br />
year of operations and the company<br />
believes it will hit its break-even<br />
point within seven years. All told, the<br />
company will have invested around<br />
eight billion baht into its four courses.<br />
The company believes the total<br />
number of golfers across its four<br />
courses will grow by 35 percent to<br />
200,000 per year by 2020. Most of<br />
these are expected to come from<br />
Japan, South Korea and China. At<br />
present the company says around<br />
75 percent of its customers are foreigners,<br />
the majority from Japan.<br />
In an effort to help support the<br />
golf courses, the company will develop<br />
a golf lodge with a five-star<br />
hotel with 70 rooms next year at the<br />
so-called Old Course. Once this is<br />
completed there will still be around<br />
1,000 rai of available land for future<br />
development.<br />
Elsewhere, the Siam Motor<br />
Group has been reducing the number<br />
of its Nissan showrooms in<br />
Bangkok, and is currently down to<br />
six, from a high of 13. This may be<br />
why the group is now looking toward<br />
condo development in <strong>Pattaya</strong>, as a<br />
way of further diversifying its overall<br />
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HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN A LONG HARD<br />
LOOK AT YOUR BUSINESS?<br />
Having recently taken a back<br />
seat from the stress of day to day<br />
working, it has allowed me to take<br />
a look back, and around, the business/entertainment<br />
scene here in<br />
Thailand.<br />
Having established and run Liberty<br />
Computers from 2003 up until<br />
early <strong>2018</strong> I have seen so many<br />
mind boggling scenarios during that<br />
time. But let me explain.<br />
Prior to moving to Thailand, I<br />
worked for an international software<br />
company called Cognos for 13<br />
years, who were are the forefront of<br />
IT technology. Based in Ottawa, as<br />
the company grew it opened new<br />
offices and entered new partnerships<br />
around the globe. Starting as<br />
a junior consultant, I ended up as<br />
a manager taking care of a significant<br />
amount of services business<br />
throughout the UK, Greece, Turkey<br />
and parts of the middle east.<br />
The reason that this is significant<br />
is that when I did start my<br />
own business here it meant that I<br />
had received first class business<br />
and management training as well<br />
as plenty of hands on experience,<br />
which was a major contributory factor<br />
as to why the company has been<br />
around for so long.<br />
Now during my time here I have<br />
been involved directly or indirectly<br />
in the opening of literally hundreds<br />
of small businesses around Thailand<br />
by not only installing EPOS<br />
systems but also, when given the<br />
chance, introducing good working<br />
practices based around that<br />
EPOS. Happily I have seen many<br />
of those succeed, but sadly many<br />
also closed, quite often through<br />
lack of experience. I’ve even known<br />
businesses that incurred all the<br />
setup costs but then never actually<br />
opened.<br />
I realised that as a minimum<br />
there are certain factors that a farang<br />
needs to take in to account<br />
if they are going to be successful<br />
here. And sadly there are instances<br />
when it was predictable that a new<br />
business would fail, even before<br />
it opened. Equally there are times<br />
that you can see that the entrepreneur<br />
has the skills to make it work,<br />
and they have gone on to be highly<br />
successful.<br />
It was frustrating to see people<br />
pouring money in to a new venture<br />
with no real business plan in place,<br />
no idea if the were working along<br />
the right lines and no idea about local<br />
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OFFICE<br />
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COMPETITION<br />
The Bangkok office market is<br />
likely to show signs of increased vacancy<br />
rates as new supply comes on<br />
stream giving office landlords more<br />
competition, according to a survey<br />
by Nexus Real Estate Advisory,<br />
Thailand. Since newer buildings will<br />
make up the bulk of the new supply<br />
it is recommended that landlords<br />
maintain their buildings or renovate<br />
them so that they can remain in asnew<br />
condition in order to secure<br />
tenants and to enjoy higher rental<br />
yields.<br />
Office space is likely to increase<br />
by up to 30 per cent over the next 3<br />
or 4 years. This is in stark contrast to<br />
the current low vacancy rate and so<br />
landlords could be caught off guard<br />
if they don’t adjust their offerings to<br />
take account of changing market dynamics.<br />
is not difficult for tenants to move a<br />
few kilometers if the deal is too good<br />
to resist. Thus even local vacancy<br />
surges can disrupt the overall market.<br />
For now, landlords are still enjoying<br />
the benefits of a tight market. In<br />
the third quarter of <strong>2018</strong> it was found<br />
that Grade A office rental rates hit<br />
a new high averaging 980 baht per<br />
square metre per month, with the<br />
highest hitting 1,500 baht per square<br />
metre per month. This was in spite<br />
of the fact that overall office stock is<br />
ageing. The average age of Grade A<br />
office buildings is 17 years old. The<br />
market in Bangkok is on a par with<br />
similar markets in Singapore and<br />
Hong Kong, but there is likely to be<br />
more new building in Bangkok than<br />
in other cities in Asia.<br />
The managing director of Nexus,<br />
Teerawit Limthongsakul, was<br />
quoted as saying, “Over the past 10<br />
years, the average vacancy rate has<br />
stayed within 10%, which is already<br />
low. The current average vacancy<br />
rate is only 7-8%, and tends to fall<br />
over time. As more new companies<br />
form and more foreign companies<br />
seek office space, limited supply<br />
keeps the vacancy rate low”<br />
Although low vacancy rates have<br />
been in force for an extended period,<br />
these will not persist in the future<br />
due to a swathe of new supply that is<br />
due to enter the market.<br />
New buildings are being built in<br />
the Rama IV area and are likely to<br />
cause a vacancy spike in that area.<br />
Other places where there are building<br />
booms such as the Ratchada /<br />
Rama IX area will also likely lead to<br />
immediate spikes in local vacancy<br />
rates, making it harder for existing<br />
landlords to compete. In addition,<br />
with the CBD areas fairly compact it<br />
Newer buildingsin Bangkok can<br />
reach a rental rate that is above average,<br />
typically in the range of 1,200<br />
baht per square metre, which may<br />
encourage landlords to renovate<br />
their buildings to compete with new<br />
offerings.<br />
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While bar charts, line graphs and<br />
simple numbers are hardly capable<br />
of providing the defining answer to<br />
many economic, social and political<br />
questions, they are certainly a good<br />
way of obtaining a general overview<br />
of any particular subject.<br />
Each month the Business Supplement<br />
will look into a brace of statistical<br />
information and provide readers<br />
with what we consider to be the<br />
central elements of these figures.<br />
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JUST THE STATISTICS<br />
appear to be around 10 percent, this<br />
from both the US and China. At the<br />
time of writing, a large number of<br />
tariffs have been imposed at a whopping<br />
25 percent and this is fuelling<br />
concerns on global markets about a<br />
potential rapid rise in inflation.<br />
Thailand’s urban solid<br />
waste generation worst<br />
in Asean<br />
According to figures released by<br />
the World Bank Group, Thailand’s<br />
municipal solid waste (MSW) generation<br />
stood at 1.76 kilograms per person<br />
per day in 2016 and is projected<br />
to rise to 1.95kgs per person per day<br />
by 2025.<br />
In 2016, Thailand’s urban population<br />
stood at 22.45 million people<br />
and they produced the equivalent of<br />
39,452 tonnes of MSW per day.<br />
By comparison, Malaysia’s 14.43<br />
million urbanites produced an average<br />
of 1.52kgs of MSW per person<br />
per day while Singapore ranked third<br />
with 1.49kgs and Vietnam fourth<br />
worst at 1.46kgs.<br />
Myanmar was the best of the<br />
Asean nations at just 0.44kgs ahead<br />
of the Philippines (0.50kgs), Indonesia<br />
(0.52kgs) and Laos (0.70kgs).<br />
Looking further afield, India is<br />
surprisingly low with its 300-million-plus<br />
urban population producing<br />
just 0.34kgs of MSW per person per<br />
day. New Zealand, of all countries, is<br />
one of the worst, at 3.68kgs per day.<br />
The World Bank Group points out<br />
that on average the waste generated<br />
by urban dwellers has doubled in the<br />
last decade. As well, urban waste is<br />
growing faster than the rate of urbanisation.<br />
US-China Trade War in<br />
numbers<br />
While the US-China trade war<br />
may not appear as a direct problem<br />
for Thailand, the reality is that its impact<br />
is already being felt mong some<br />
businesses here and the knock-on<br />
effect of these trade battles is not<br />
yet widely observed, although there<br />
are stories of Thai-based companies<br />
closing down because their Chinese<br />
buyers can no longer afford to source<br />
material from Thailand.<br />
In data supplied via the US Census<br />
Bureau and the business channel<br />
Bloomberg the United States<br />
imported the equivalent of US$506<br />
billion of Chinese goods in 2017. China,<br />
for its part, only imported US$130<br />
billion from the US in 2017, a monetary<br />
disparity of $376 billion.<br />
By late September this year the<br />
US had imposed tariffs on $250 billion<br />
worth of Chinese goods, while<br />
China had retaliated and imposed<br />
tariffs on $110 billion worth of American<br />
exports.<br />
The percentage of the tariffs vary<br />
from product to product and can be<br />
as low as five percent while most<br />
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Deportation is the lawful expulsion<br />
from a country of a foreign national<br />
or a group of foreign nationals<br />
whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial.<br />
What is the difference between<br />
Deportation and Blacklisting? Blacklisting<br />
means that aside from expulsion,<br />
you are also barred from visiting<br />
Thailand for the rest of your life.<br />
Deportation has a shorter effective<br />
period than blacklisting; you can go<br />
back to Thailand after the expiration<br />
or withdrawal of the deportation order.<br />
In case there is an order of deportation,<br />
the competent official may<br />
order the foreigner to stay at any<br />
prescribed place or he may order the<br />
alien to report<br />
to him according<br />
to a prescribed<br />
date,<br />
time, and place<br />
with Security or<br />
with Security<br />
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at any<br />
given place as<br />
necessary.<br />
The most<br />
common reason<br />
for deportation is overstaying<br />
one’s visa. Other reasons include<br />
the following:<br />
• The foreigner is deemed a<br />
threat to national security.<br />
• The foreigner is a fugitive or an<br />
individual who is on the run from the<br />
law.<br />
• The foreigner has insufficient<br />
documentation or authorization for<br />
traveling to Thailand.<br />
Overstaying is the act of staying<br />
in Thailand beyond the given period<br />
of permission to stay on your visa.<br />
It is your sole responsibility to leave<br />
Thailand or extend your visa.<br />
If a local police office catches you<br />
with an overstayed visa, you will be<br />
transported to Bangkok for processing<br />
and charge you with overstay.<br />
Immigration may hold you for 48<br />
hours for investigation and may be<br />
extended to 7 days, if needed. The<br />
court must approve any detention<br />
longer than 7 days. Therefore, you<br />
are more likely to appear before a<br />
judge within 7 days after being arrested.<br />
The court will then issue a court<br />
order to deport. Once you have a<br />
tentative date of repatriation, you or<br />
your representative will have to arrange<br />
to get a ticket to leave Thailand<br />
and return to your country. You<br />
will also need to<br />
settle the fee for<br />
your transportation<br />
to the airport.<br />
The expense<br />
of deportation<br />
shall be charged<br />
to the owner or<br />
person in charge<br />
of the conveyance,<br />
which<br />
brought the foreigner<br />
into the<br />
Kingdom. If there<br />
appears to be no<br />
owner or person<br />
in charge of the<br />
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Even if you have no intention to travel in the<br />
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The cost of obtaining a child’s British passport<br />
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If your baby is not yet born and you or your<br />
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In order to process the application you need<br />
to apply for an appointment by email at the HMPO<br />
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Most children born to British citizens outside<br />
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If you were born outside the United Kingdom<br />
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Kingdom, they will not automatically be entitled<br />
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you should seek the advice of the British passport<br />
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Having a child who is a British citizen can also<br />
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THAILAND BUSINESS NEWS<br />
Mazda sees strong sales<br />
so far in <strong>2018</strong><br />
KPN Land to be bought by<br />
Raimon Land Plc.<br />
KPN Land is to be bought by the SET-listed<br />
property developer Raimon Land Plc., making<br />
Raimon Land the largest player in the luxury residential<br />
sector by market share.<br />
In a related announcement, Lionel Lee will<br />
be appointed as the chief executive officer From<br />
<strong>November</strong> 1st <strong>2018</strong>, taking over from Adrian Lee<br />
who will become the chief operating officer on the<br />
same date<br />
A source at Raimon Land was quoted as saying,<br />
“The change in management positions is<br />
meant to support the company’s business expansion<br />
after acquiring KPN Land.”<br />
The takeover will be made with both cash and<br />
shares, with the cash portion amounting to 500<br />
million baht and the shares portion covered by<br />
597 million new ordinary shares at 1.80 baht. The<br />
total deal is valued at 1.57 billion baht.<br />
The local distributor of Mazda cars, Mazda<br />
Sales Thailand, has reported that sales increased<br />
41 per cent in the first 3 quarters of <strong>2018</strong>, with<br />
total units sold hitting 51,755 cars.<br />
Out of these units sold, the Mazda2 ecocar<br />
accounted for 33,939 vehicles, an increase<br />
of 51% on the year prior. Also popular was the<br />
Mazda CX-5 SUV, which sold 6,265 vehicles up a<br />
whopping 116 per cent year on year. The CX-5 is<br />
made in Malaysia.<br />
President Chanchai Trakarnudomsuk was<br />
quoted as saying, “By quarters, the car market<br />
grew 13% in the first quarter, 26% in the second<br />
and 22% in the third,” adding, “This is a good sign<br />
for sales momentum in the last quarter, as total<br />
domestic car sales in <strong>2018</strong> should surpass 1 million<br />
units as projected.”<br />
Mr. Chanchai was also quoted as saying, “The<br />
local car market is propelled by a healthy economy,<br />
a clearer political roadmap and the much-touted<br />
Eastern Economic Corridor scheme.”<br />
Thailand’s ad spending rises<br />
According to Nielsen Thailand, total advertising<br />
spend so far this year has totaled approximately<br />
78.3 billion baht, an increase of 2.2per<br />
cent over last year, with most of this going into TV<br />
ad spending.<br />
TV ads accounted for64 per cent of the total<br />
at 50.6 billion baht, up 2.18 per cent year on year.<br />
Interestingly, cinema advertising came in at<br />
second place at 6.9 per cent totaling 5.44 billion<br />
baht, an increase of 6.4 per cent on last year.<br />
Outdoor advertising in the form of both static<br />
signs and LED display screens came in just behind<br />
at 6.5 per cent or 5.09 million baht, up 7.96<br />
per cent on the year prior.<br />
Another surprising statistic is that internet ad<br />
spending remained quite low at 1.195 billion baht<br />
or just 1.53 per cent of total spend. This was up<br />
1.47 per cent on last year.<br />
Print advertising beat the online space by<br />
quite a large margin with newspaper and magazine<br />
advertising spend totaling 5.475 billion baht.<br />
Other forms of advertising that attracted a<br />
spending budget included in store advertising,<br />
transit advertising and radio advertising.<br />
Coca Cola, Toyota and Samsung were<br />
amongst the biggest spenders in the market.<br />
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FOREIGN CURRENCY UPDATE<br />
TheU.S Dollar has remained<br />
well bid as expected due to a<br />
rise in interest rates in America.<br />
The DXY Dollar index, (an index<br />
that measures the US Dollar’s<br />
valueagainst a number of other<br />
currencies), rose from 94.31 to<br />
hit a high of 95.76 before settling<br />
at 95.23. Yields on<br />
the 10-year treasury<br />
rose to a 7-year high<br />
of 3.24 per cent before<br />
dropping back to 3.16<br />
per cent. In this environment,<br />
especially<br />
with increased volatility<br />
the U.S. Dollar is likely<br />
to take its cue from<br />
the bond markets, but<br />
overall will still be likely<br />
well supported by<br />
the prospect of higher<br />
yields. Against the<br />
Thai Baht, the U.S.<br />
Dollarrose from a low<br />
of 32.23 to 33.07 before pulling<br />
back to 32.75.<br />
The British Pound did manage<br />
to build on recent gains,<br />
but trade has been choppy and<br />
range bound. Against the US<br />
Dollar the Pound moved from<br />
1.3073 to a high of 1.3266 before<br />
giving back all of its gains<br />
to hit a low of 1.2832. The value<br />
of the pound will likely remain at<br />
the bidding of the Brexit story.<br />
Against the Thai baht, the pound<br />
moved from 42.66 to a high of<br />
43.69 before giving up some of<br />
its gains to end at 43.05<br />
The U.S. Dollar vs. Japanese<br />
Yen cross rate has been<br />
very volatile of late moving from<br />
111.68 to a high of 114.51 before<br />
erasing almost all of the gains<br />
and moving to 112.17.<br />
When the cross rate rises it<br />
means 1 U.S. Dollar buys more<br />
Yen and therefore the Yen has<br />
weakened against the U.S Dollar,<br />
which is in keeping with the<br />
stronger DXY index as noted<br />
above. Against the Thai Baht,<br />
the Yen has been remarkably<br />
flat, moving from 0.2893 to<br />
0.2903 and then back to exactly<br />
the same level it started at<br />
0.2893. This is in keeping with<br />
the Yen’s move against the US<br />
Dollar.<br />
The Russian Ruble has<br />
seen volatility collapse with the<br />
currency trading within a 1-ruble<br />
range all month. It moved<br />
from 66.19 to the US Dollar to<br />
a high of 66.37 before falling to<br />
66.05. The range has been one<br />
of the tightest for many months,<br />
surprising many market participants<br />
after a very volatile<br />
period in the month<br />
before. Against the Thai<br />
baht the Ruble picked<br />
up slightly from 0.4822<br />
to 0.4959<br />
The Eurohas made<br />
some interesting moves<br />
against the US Dollar<br />
actually getting stronger<br />
compared to its US<br />
counterpart even while<br />
the US Dollar was gaining<br />
ground. It moved<br />
from 1.1633 to 1.1794<br />
before reversing the<br />
gains to settle at 1.1569.<br />
Against the Thai baht the Euro<br />
weakened from 38.06 to a low<br />
of 37.26 before turning higher to<br />
reach 37.81.<br />
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CHEST PAIN! A HEART ATTACK<br />
OR SOMETHING ELSE?<br />
When is chest pain serious? That dull<br />
burning feeling in your chest doesn’t seem<br />
to be going away, and even feels like it is<br />
getting worse. Is it a heart attack, or something<br />
else?<br />
It’s a vexing question, one that millions<br />
of people — and their doctors — face each<br />
year. What’s the problem? Chest pain can<br />
stem from dozens of conditions besides<br />
heart attack, from pancreatitis to pneumonia<br />
or panic attack.<br />
Millions of Americans with chest pain are<br />
seen in hospital emergency departments every<br />
year. Only 20% of them are diagnosed<br />
with a heart attack or an episode of unstable<br />
angina, a warning sign that a heart attack<br />
may happen soon. A few have another<br />
potentially life-threatening problem, such<br />
as pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the<br />
lungs) or aortic dissection (a tear in the inner<br />
layer of the aorta). Some are experiencing<br />
“regular” angina, which occurs when part of<br />
the heart isn’t getting as much oxygen-rich<br />
blood as it needs during periods of physical<br />
exertion or emotional stress. Most of them,<br />
though, had a condition unrelated to the<br />
heart or arteries.<br />
The other tricky problem with heart attacks<br />
is that different people experience<br />
them in different ways. Some have classic<br />
chest pain. Others have jaw pain or back<br />
pain. Still others become breathless, or extremely<br />
fatigued, or nauseated.<br />
Chest pain is only one of the possible<br />
signs of an impending heart attack. If you<br />
notice one or more of the signs below in<br />
yourself or someone else, call 911 or your<br />
local emergency number right away.<br />
• Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing,<br />
fullness, burning, tightness, or pain in the<br />
center of the chest<br />
• Pain, numbness,<br />
pinching,<br />
prickling, or other<br />
uncomfortable<br />
sensations in one<br />
or both arms, the<br />
back, neck, jaw,<br />
or stomach<br />
• Shortness of<br />
breath<br />
• Sudden nausea<br />
or vomiting<br />
• Lightheadedness<br />
or dizziness<br />
• Unusual<br />
fatigue<br />
• Heat/flushing or a cold sweat<br />
•Sudden heaviness, weakness, or aching<br />
in one or both arms<br />
Chest pain and heart attack symptoms<br />
Doctors use several pieces of information<br />
to determine who is, and who isn’t, having a<br />
heart attack. In addition to the description of<br />
your symptoms and your heart risk profile,<br />
doctors use the results of an electrocardiogram<br />
(ECG) and a blood test called cardiac<br />
troponin. But sometimes these don’t immediately<br />
show abnormalities. So, what you describe<br />
to the doctor and your medical history<br />
are extremely important in determining the<br />
initial steps in your treatment. A few seconds<br />
of recurrent stabbing pain is less likely to be<br />
a heart attack , while pain centered in the<br />
chest that spreads out to the left arm or jaw<br />
is more likely to be one.<br />
For more information on heart related<br />
symptoms of to make an appointment to<br />
speak to a cardiologist then contact Phyathai<br />
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on direct International number:<br />
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TOSCANA<br />
– A TRUE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE<br />
While the Toscana Italian and Moom<br />
Talay Thai restaurants share the same<br />
very large space, there are two points<br />
where the two are strictly separated.<br />
The first is perhaps the most obvious, in<br />
that the two restaurants have two separate<br />
kitchens. This is clearly sensible<br />
given the different styles of cooking and<br />
variety of dishes required. The second is<br />
also equally sensible, in that while there<br />
is a central area where either Italian and/<br />
or Thai dishes can be served to patrons,<br />
there is one completely enclosed area<br />
where only Italian dishes will be served.<br />
The management of Toscana understands<br />
that mixing the two culinary<br />
styles is not always in the best interests<br />
of those<br />
who want to enjoy the flavours and,<br />
more especially, the aromas of authentic<br />
Italian cooking. So, the Toscana Italian<br />
food only side of the restaurant has<br />
seating for up to 100 diners, all enclosed<br />
in an air-conditioned environment. The<br />
tables are set up with tablecloths and<br />
the atmosphere is designed primarily to<br />
promote fine Italian dining and enhance<br />
the largely organic offerings of pizza and<br />
pasta dishes for<br />
which Toscana is justly well-known.<br />
As mine host Luca has said, “We<br />
make fresh pasta here…almost every<br />
day, and all the pasta is made from duck<br />
eggs, which are so much better than using<br />
chicken eggs.”<br />
Among the specials Luca is most<br />
proud to promote are anti-pasti dishes<br />
such as Bresaola, home-made beef carpaccio,<br />
and home-made goat cheese.<br />
When it comes to pasta, dishes as<br />
varied such as duck ravioli, green ravioli<br />
with guinea fowl, ravioli filled with pumpkin<br />
and asparagus, salmon and ricotta<br />
ravioli are just a few of the many varieties<br />
available to diners.<br />
On one aspect of the restaurant and<br />
its processes Luca was adamant. “What<br />
I won’t do, and never have, is pre-cook<br />
the pasta. Everything is fresh.”<br />
On the outside terrace, there is also<br />
room for around another 150 diners.<br />
These are distinguished by having white<br />
table cloths covering each table. The<br />
spacious layout gives customers a more<br />
relaxed dining experience.<br />
Apart from the food, Toscana has a<br />
dazzling array of refreshments aimed at<br />
covering all possible tastes and de<br />
Trattoria Pizzeria Toscana<br />
Moom Talay Thai Restaurant
signed to complement the many dishes<br />
on the menu.<br />
As the name suggests, Toscana features<br />
cuisine which is almost uniquely<br />
derived from the Tuscany region of northern<br />
Italy. In keeping with this theme, it’s<br />
probably no surprise that although Toscana<br />
stocks wines from all over the Italian<br />
peninsula, the majority are sourced<br />
from Tuscany.<br />
All told, there are 60 red wines and<br />
31 white wines from which to choose.<br />
There are also nine choices of prosecco<br />
(otherwise known as sparkling wine). As<br />
mine host Luca says, prosecco is a kind<br />
of Italian champagne, but made from<br />
different grapes than what most people<br />
know as champagne.<br />
Three choices of lambrusco (also referred<br />
to as sparkling red), either dry or<br />
sweet, and four Rose wines add further<br />
depth to the Toscana wine list.<br />
Customers can also choose from the<br />
selection of house wines – three red and<br />
three whites – all of them are IGT (that<br />
is, certified from the region they come<br />
from). They can be served by the glass,<br />
or in quarter-litre, half-litre or one litre<br />
carafes.<br />
The comprehensive variety of wines<br />
in Toscana can be gauged by the incredible<br />
difference in value: from as little as<br />
1,300 baht for a bottle up to 20,000 baht<br />
a bottle for the finest wine in the house.<br />
To further enhance the experience for<br />
lovers of wine in Toscana, all the wines<br />
are stocked in the Wine Cellar located<br />
inside the fine dining section of the<br />
restaurant in a specially-built temperature-controlled<br />
cellar. As Luca notes,<br />
this ensures the wine is consistently<br />
good. Customers can order direct from<br />
the menu or go into the cellar, select the<br />
wine they desire and have it brought<br />
back to their table.<br />
In many places wine is stored on<br />
shelves in the restaurant, which means<br />
when the restaurant is closed the air-con<br />
is off so the bottles of wine experience<br />
regular changes in temperature.<br />
For customers who’d like to have a<br />
beer while sampling the unique Toscana<br />
ambience, real Italian Peroni beer is<br />
available both on draught and in bottles.<br />
There are also 26 different types of<br />
grappa drinks from which to choose.<br />
The Moom Talay Thai Restaurant and<br />
Trattoria Pizzeria TOSCANA Restaurant<br />
are located on Beach Road, <strong>Pattaya</strong><br />
(between Soi 6 and Soi 7)<br />
Telephone: 038 362 370<br />
Fax: 038 362 371;<br />
Email: tirreno@ptty2.loxinfo.co.th<br />
For reservations: 081 861 3446
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These Sudoku puzzles are pitched at a middle level: not too easy,<br />
and not too frustratingly hard, for the average person.<br />
We will publish the solutions in next month’s issue.<br />
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CROSSWORD<br />
ACROSS<br />
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5/Parts of a boxing match (6)<br />
7/For hearing (3)<br />
9/Become liable to (5)<br />
11/Sapient (9)<br />
12/Postponed (8)<br />
1/cartoon the Wizard of ? (2)<br />
2/Chief Medical Officer abbrev. (3)<br />
3/Largest star near Earth (3)<br />
4/Artifical Lake (9)<br />
6/Lauded (7)<br />
8/Direction (4)<br />
10/Hoard (5)<br />
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TRIVIA Quiz<br />
1. For which film did Robert Redford win an Academy Award<br />
on debut as Best Director, in 1980?<br />
2. Raymond who was president of France during the First<br />
World War?<br />
3. Which Australian runner at one stage held every world record<br />
from 5,000 metres to 10 miles but never managed to win an<br />
Olympic gold medal?<br />
4. Who wrote the novel Beau Geste?<br />
5. Who wrote the musical piece The Blue Danube?<br />
6. In what country is the Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake<br />
in Southeast Asia?<br />
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7. Who starred as Dr Oliver Sacks in the 1990 movie Awakenings?<br />
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8. How many times did Martina Navratilova win the women’s<br />
singles title at Wimbledon?<br />
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9<br />
10<br />
9. The highest mountain in the United States, Mt McKinley,<br />
was renamed what, reverting to its native name?<br />
10. In what sport would you find positions such as ‘cornerbacks’<br />
and ‘offensive linesman’?<br />
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Answers<br />
1. Ordinary People 2. Raymond Poincare 3. Ron Clarke 4. P C Wren 5. Johann Strauss 6.<br />
Cambodia 7. Robin Williams 8. Nine 9. Denali 10. American football<br />
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CROSSWORD ANSWERS<br />
ACROSS 1/Incisors 5/Rounds 7/Ear 9/Incur 11/Sagacious 12/Deferred<br />
DOWN 1/Id 2/CMO 3/Sun 4/Reservoir 6/Praised 8/East 10/Cache<br />
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN BUSINESS ROUNDUP<br />
Malaysia<br />
The Malaysian arm of Nestle is disposing<br />
of its chilled dairy and manufacturing<br />
businesses to French dairy<br />
group Lactalis for US$37.33 million<br />
in cash. Nestle said it will use part of<br />
the proceeds to establish a Milo Manufacturing<br />
Centre of Excellence in its<br />
Chembong factory in Negeri Sembilan,<br />
while the balance shall be used<br />
to reduce bank borrowings.<br />
The Philippines<br />
Universal Robina Corporation (URC)<br />
announced it had agreed to purchase<br />
a 50 percent shares of its potato chip<br />
venture partner Calbee, the Japanese<br />
snack giant, for US$3.13 million. Calbee’s<br />
exit comes as the Philippine<br />
joint venture continued to post losses<br />
since its establishment in 2014.<br />
URC said the purchase will allow it to<br />
have full control of the joint venture,<br />
known as Calbee-Universal Robina<br />
Corporation Inc (CURC) which was<br />
was established in April 2014 as part<br />
of Calbee’s move to enter the Philippine<br />
market.<br />
Myanmar<br />
Yoma Bank, the financial services arm<br />
of First Myanmar Investment Co Ltd,<br />
recently injected a second tranche of<br />
US$4.4 million in a follow-on financing<br />
round of BRAC Myanmar Microfinance<br />
Company Limited to expand<br />
its activities in the country. BRAC will<br />
use the financing to expand its microfinance<br />
services for women and<br />
low-income families living in the outskirts<br />
of cities in Myanmar. With the<br />
funding, BRAC hopes to expand its<br />
microfinance coverage to an additional<br />
15,000 households. Prior to the latest<br />
funding agreement, BRAC raised<br />
a US$1.3 million financing facility<br />
from Yoma Bank in March.<br />
BRAC was founded in 1972 by Sir<br />
Fazle Hasan Abed in Bangladesh and<br />
expanded to Myanmar in 2014<br />
and has served over 79,000 families<br />
across the country. The company has<br />
49 branch offices and loans range in<br />
size from US$97 to US$6,469.<br />
Indonesia<br />
The co-working platform GoWork<br />
raised US$13.8 million in a Series A<br />
round co-led by Gobi Partners and<br />
The Paradise Group, an Indonesian<br />
retail and hospitality-focused property<br />
developer. GoWork plans to use<br />
the proceeds to triple its footprint<br />
by next year, targeting over 100,000<br />
sqm in operation by early 2020. The<br />
company claims to have a 90 percent<br />
renewal rate for members, with over<br />
90 percent occupancy within three<br />
months of launching operations. The<br />
company hopes to become the single<br />
largest provider of quality workspaces<br />
in Indonesia. GoWork was created<br />
after a merger between Rework<br />
and GoWork, two rival co-working<br />
spaces and has 16 hub locations in<br />
Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali and over<br />
30 locations in partnership with Ismaya<br />
Group covering over 25,000 sqm<br />
of workspace. Paradise Group owns<br />
and operates several malls including<br />
Plaza Indonesia.<br />
Singapore<br />
Orthopaedic services provider Asian<br />
Healthcare Specialists (AHS) has entered<br />
into an investment agreement<br />
with Vanda 1 Investments, a company<br />
controlled by Temasek unit Heliconia<br />
Capital Management.<br />
“As ageing populations in both<br />
emerging and developed countries<br />
continue to drive increasing demand<br />
for healthcare, particularly in the specialist<br />
areas of musculoskeletal care<br />
and services, the group intends to tap<br />
into this demand as part of its growth<br />
strategy,” AHS said. The estimated<br />
net proceeds are about US$7.21 million.<br />
AHS intends to use all the net<br />
proceeds to finance business expansion<br />
and grow its existing business.<br />
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THAILAND’S SENIORS<br />
EMBRACING AIRBNB & TOP THE LIST<br />
OF WORLD’S MOST ACTIVE<br />
HOSTS AND GUESTS<br />
• Seniors are a core demographic to<br />
the Airbnb community, and growing<br />
rapidly.<br />
• Thai senior guests have increased<br />
62% year-on-year.<br />
• Thai senior hosts earned almost<br />
THB300 million in 2017 alone.<br />
Seniors (hosts and guests aged<br />
60 and older) have been a growing<br />
and integral part of the Airbnb community<br />
for many years -- they are<br />
growing fast, earning important extra<br />
income, and continue to be the<br />
most-loved of any age group. They<br />
are fast growing, are booking on<br />
Airbnb in increasing numbers, and<br />
leading a new trend of multi-generation<br />
family travel beyond traditional<br />
tourist districts to experience local,<br />
authentic neighbourhoods.<br />
Thailand’s Hospitable Senior<br />
Hosts are the Best Rated<br />
Globally, senior hosts are the<br />
fastest-growing of any age group of<br />
hosts on Airbnb, and there are now<br />
over 400,000 senior hosts on Airbnb<br />
worldwide. In 2017, senior hosts<br />
around the world earned over 65<br />
billion baht, hosted over 13.5 million<br />
guest arrivals at their listings, and<br />
welcomed travellers from over 150<br />
countries.<br />
In Thailand, there are currently<br />
almost 1,500 senior hosts on Airbnb,<br />
representing a year-on-year<br />
increase of more than 26%. Senior<br />
hosts earned a combined total of<br />
close to THB300 million, welcoming<br />
over 52,000 guests into their homes.<br />
They also ranked among the most<br />
loved hosts in the world -- senior<br />
hosts are the best-rated host age<br />
group in Thailand with more than<br />
83% of reviews of senior hosts receiving<br />
five stars.Thai Experience<br />
Host, Sirichan, shared: “I first become<br />
an Airbnb<br />
Host two years ago. My home is<br />
quite unique, over 100 years old, and<br />
I wanted to share its fascinating Thai<br />
architectural legacy with visitors who<br />
wished to experience something traditionally<br />
Thai while learning to cook<br />
Thai food. Since then I have made<br />
many friendships from being a Host.<br />
It’s almost like becoming a member<br />
of my Guest’s family and I have enjoyed<br />
sharing moments of happiness<br />
together.”<br />
Siew Kum Hong, Airbnb Regional<br />
Director, APAC says: “Known for<br />
their renowned welcoming hospitality<br />
and as avid world travellers, it’s<br />
not surprising that seniors in Thailand<br />
are aging meaningfully by embracing<br />
the home sharing community.<br />
As the travel industry continues to<br />
grow, Airbnb promotes tourism that<br />
is local, authentic, diverse, inclusive,<br />
and sustainable, creating new economic<br />
opportunities for hosts in the<br />
homes and communities where they<br />
live.”<br />
Thailand’s Senior Guests are<br />
World’s Most Active on Airbnb<br />
Globally, senior guests are now<br />
the fastest-growing of any age group<br />
on Airbnb, with the number of seniors<br />
who have booked on the platform<br />
growing 66% in the past year.<br />
Thailand’s seniors are the world’s<br />
most active on Airbnb, topping the<br />
list of countries with the highest<br />
proportion of senior guests on Airbnb.<br />
Across the country, seniors who<br />
booked on Airbnb grew 62% in the<br />
past year alone, a figure that is expected<br />
to continuing trending up as a<br />
quarter of Thailand’s population are<br />
expected to be 65+ by 2040.<br />
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divers, rescue workers, officials<br />
and volunteers of the<br />
Wild Boars cave rescue<br />
October 16th, <strong>2018</strong> marked the<br />
official launch of Heroes of Thailand,<br />
a song and music video produced<br />
by Thailand-based British<br />
Executive Producer Will Robinson,<br />
to honor the sacrifice and efforts of<br />
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Proceeds from all the download<br />
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Will, who is also the CEO of<br />
Hong Kong based record label Tune<br />
Asia Limited, has over 25 years’ experience<br />
in the music industry from<br />
promoting Leo Sayer, Rose Royce,<br />
The Pasadenas and many more.<br />
Will also penned the full length version<br />
of “Glory Glory Man United” in<br />
2008 which became a hit with Old<br />
Trafford featuring Korean violinist<br />
Jenny Bae. He also wrote “Red is<br />
the man” for Sir Alex Ferguson’s<br />
25th anniversary at Old Trafford and<br />
“Chico is the Man” for Mexican football<br />
star Javier Hernandez which<br />
was a collaboration with Jose Feliciano<br />
and Daniel Ryan.<br />
“I co-wrote a song for Bryan<br />
Robson, former manager of the Thai<br />
national football team and former<br />
captain of Manchester United and<br />
England football team called “Hero”<br />
with British composer Daniel Ryan<br />
about seven years ago. The song<br />
has a strong melody and after the<br />
heroic rescue at Tham Luang cave,<br />
I thought this song would make a<br />
nice tribute to all the volunteers,<br />
rescue workers, divers and others<br />
who helped in this rescue mission.<br />
I had to change the lyrics and the<br />
story of the song and had it translated<br />
to the northern Thai dialect,”<br />
said Will.<br />
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on Thai music called “The Isan Project”<br />
which was an album of collaboration<br />
of Thai and Western artists.<br />
I started to record some parts for<br />
“Heroes of Thailand” and went into<br />
the studio and things evolved. The<br />
song was recorded in Manchester,<br />
London, Singapore and Bangkok<br />
and features vocalist Ronnarong<br />
Khampha, who is a Lanna dancer<br />
and actor from Phayao, a province<br />
north of Thailand,” pointed out the<br />
producer.<br />
Will explained that the making<br />
of the song and video has been an<br />
interesting journey.<br />
“My original idea was to have<br />
Ronnarong, together with musicians<br />
and dancers, to perform the song<br />
whilst walking towards the mountains<br />
in the north of Thailand where<br />
they would make a camp fire, but<br />
I loved the bridge of the song and<br />
felt it was very powerful. I thought<br />
it would be a good idea to feature<br />
some of the heroes,” Will added.<br />
“I am honoured to be part of this<br />
charitable project so I can share<br />
the Lanna art and culture through<br />
music,” shared Ronnarong, adding,<br />
“the lyrics convey the message of<br />
gratitude to all local and international<br />
volunteers who were involved<br />
in the rescue of the footballers and<br />
their coach. Every person is a hero.”<br />
Heroes of Thailand can be<br />
bought on iTunes and all other major<br />
digital retailers and streaming<br />
services.<br />
About Tune Asia Limited<br />
Tune Asia Limited is a Hong<br />
Kong based record label specialising<br />
in creating and developing their<br />
musical ideas. The company has<br />
online marketing and sales of music<br />
distributing to 250 digital stores in<br />
140 countries around the world.<br />
Tune Asiaʼs catalogue has sold<br />
over 3 million downloads and one<br />
hundred million streams which includes<br />
the song “Glory Glory Man<br />
United”. The company has successfully<br />
had chart entries in the USA,<br />
Mexico, Canada, UK, Europe and<br />
in Asia.<br />
Clients include Malaysia Pop<br />
Idol Winner Jaclyn Victor, Manchester<br />
United, Erik Hargrove of the<br />
James Brown Band, Gwen Dickey<br />
of Rose Royce, Cleo Higgins<br />
of Cleopatra, Rose Jang and Errol<br />
Reid of China Black.<br />
The company was founded by<br />
Will Robinson, a British Executive<br />
Producer who has over 25 years<br />
experience in the music industry<br />
from promoting Leo Sayer, Rose<br />
Royce, The Pasadenas and many<br />
more. CEO Will Robinson has collaborated<br />
artists such as Bee Gee<br />
‘Robin Gibbʼ and he has extensive<br />
knowledge music economy.<br />
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