Human focus

It is not only a great loss for the family of Suli Mahasandana but for the entire country as well. A close friend of Privy Council chief General Prem Tinsulanond, Suli had been recognised for his farsightedness that helped develop many solid foundations for the Thai energy sector while he served as a minister when Prem was prime minister. His funeral was conducted until last Friday at Wat Benjamabophit.

Business awards

On Thursday, the Netherlands-Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Belgian-Luxembourg/Thai Chamber of Commerce (BeLuThai chamber) will proudly host their "10th Annual Business Awards Ceremony".

"And because it is the 10th edition, it will be our best and biggest event ever. Moreover, we have invited Deputy Prime Minister Dr Surapong Suebwonglee as our keynote speaker and will hear from him the future direction of the Thai economy," executive director of the BeLuThai chamber Bert Cesar said.

The theme of the evening is: Be-Dazzled, a Night with the Stars.

condominium project

Somhatai Panitcheewa is quite happy nowadays as her husband Chatchai's first condominium project, near Ratchaprarop intersection, took satisfactory pre-sales bookings during the recent Home Buyer's Expo 2008. Chatchai has formed a joint venture with a Singaporean investor to undertake this project. But as shown by its name "Cheewathai Ratchaprarop", Somhatai's heart, obviously, stays with her husband's project.

Lucky break

Larry Chao, the managing director of Chao Group, was just back from the United States. The timing was quite good as American television stations broadcastthe Olympics from Beijing around the clock. And they broadcast a greater variety of games, unlike the broadcasts by Thai channels, which were dominated by a few sports that local athletes had a chance to win medals in, he said.

walk-in interview

If you are looking to work with Nissan, go to the Skytrain's Onnuj station today. Surasak Jaiyen, senior vice president of Siam Nissan Automobile, the local distributor and manufacturer of Nissan vehicles, in charge of human resources and administration, leads his team to find potential staff for the company today, from 8am to 8pm.

If you miss the chance today, you can reach Nissan Leasing at Ploenchit Centre on Saturday. Surasak said Nissan faced a drain of engineers and experienced managers. In addition, the walk-in interviews are part of Nissan's efforts to become "an employer of choice", he said.

pichaya@nationgroup.com