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Changes on the Board of NTCC The Hague Last March 16th a Board meeting took place at the offices of ABB (AVIAREPS Tourism BV) in Schiphol-Rijk. Mr Matthijs van den Broek (Further East Consult), Mr Kees Noomen (Coster Diamonds), and Mr Henk Hermans (Royal Haskoning) have left the Board. Mrs Lea Dingjans – Laarakker (former Board member NTCC Bangkok) and Mrs Edith Punt have joined. The Board now counts eight members: Mr. Jan de Kam – President Mr. Harry Betist – AVIAREPS Tourism BV Mr Harry Metzen – Bahn Thai Mr. Kees de Ruiter – DeRuiter Consultancy Mrs. Lea Dingjans – Laarakker – Lea Silk Mr. Martin Kok - ASR Mr. Rob van As – Voith Paper Envirionmerntal Soluitions Mrs. Edith Punt – Edith Punt Consultancy For an overview of details please go to: http://www.ntcc.nl/board The NTCC intends to organize a number of activities this year. Coming June 4th we expect to host a seminar with Mr Hans van Santen, Deputy Head of Mission and Head Economic Department Royal Netherlands Embassy Bangkok as keynote speaker. On September 16th we will host our annual cocktail party at Restaurant Phuket. In the fall we plan to organize a company visit, details will be sent later. We intend to organize a sequence of the successful Medical Tourism seminar with the Royal Thai Embassy The Hague. Please check our website to keep updated. Dutch real estate developers at the second Home in Utrecht From March 26-28 the 27th edition of the Second Home took place in Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. Thailand was represented by Ban Ing Phu, Sanuk Residences, Blom Residences, Siam Royal View and the Winery Villa’s Thailand. New location for NTCC Bangkok As of March 26th NTCC Bangkok has moved in with the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Bangkok. This location offers many opportunities for closer co-operation with the economic section of the Embassy. Please note that the telephone number has changed to ++ 66 2 3095250. The new address is 15 Soi Tonson, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330. Below a picture of the NTCC staff at the new premises, with Bert Cesar, Executive Director, standing at the left.
Successful seminar on Medical Tourism in The Hague Last March 18th the Royal Thai Embassy and NTCC The Hague jointly hosted a seminar to discuss investment opportunities in Medical Tourism and Active Retirement Services in Thailand. Keynote speaker Dr Nipit Piravej, CCO of Bangkok Chain Hospital, CEO of KH International group and a Member of the BOT Health Service Committee, presented two interesting business models to activate this market. Ms Carla Lapperre of ONVZ and Ms Bussarakum of BOI Frankfurt delivered speeches as well and the about 50 participants engaged in a fruitful discussion. The seminar will see a sequence in the fall to further pursue the matter. For more information please contact Gerwin de Boer, NCH at 070-3441593 or gdeboer@nchnl.nl
From the left: keynote speaker Dr Nipit Piravej, panel members Mr Harry Betist (ABB) and Mrs Carla Lapperre (ONVZ)
Group picture with from the left Mr Harry Betist, Dr Nipit Piravej, Mrs Carla Lapperre, Mr Ron van Kan, HE Ambassador Virachai Plasai, President of NTCC The Hague Mr Jan de Kam and BOI Frankfurt Mrs Bussarakam Sriratana Dutch Pavillion at PowerGen in Bangkok Eleven Dutch companies united their efforts and presented Dutch expertise in energy technology in an eye catching booth at the PowerGen in Bangkok. The Dutch entrepreneurs accounted for 15 % of all European participants. Full report (in Dutch) at: http://www.evd.nl/zoeken/showbouwsteen.asp?bstnum=259672&location=/mediatheek/bm/ World bank loan for Thai highways An additional loan to help finance the costs associated with the widening of five national highway sections from two lanes to four lanes (totaling 216 kilometers) under the Royal Government of Thailand (RGT)'s four-lane Second Phase Highway Widening Project (phase II) will be granted. Two sections are located in the Northeast Region of the country, two in the South, and one in the Eastern Seaboard. The widening of these sections is proposed for accommodating the growing traffic and improving road safety, with an expected outcome in the reduction of road user costs (including vehicle operating costs, travel time costs and traffic accident costs) by at least 10 percent on the improved sections. More information at: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/ 0,,contentMDK:22507889~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html Thai overland tourism to Yunnan TAT will extend tourism cooperation after signing off on an agreement with the YPTA in Bangkok in February. YPTA was on a sales mission to Bangkok and showcased its tourism products at the recent Thai International Travel Fair, 25 to 28 February. “We will set up a working committee to manage issues related to travel promotions between the two countries,” said TAT deputy governor, international marketing (East Asia and South Pacific), Sansern Ngaorungsi. He said the committee would share information and assist each other in tourism marketing. A MOU will be drafted soon to make the commitment official. More details at http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/overland-tourism-in-spotlight/ NTCC Bangkok to assist Thai graduates from the Netherlands Every year more than 100 Thais graduate from various universities in the Netherlands. These young graduates are allowed to work for one year in the Netherlands following their studies. After that, they return to Thailand to join the workforce there. The Netherlands is the country with the most university courses taught in English after the English speaking countries. Its universities are well known for its superb quality education. NTCC Bangkok wants to assist well-educated Thais join the Dutch companies in Thailand. They will launch a special page on our website. To keep posted visit http://www.ntccthailand.org/cms/ ECC on air in Business Class In January ECC took part in the popular TV business magazine Business Class as part of their strategy to interest investors in their projects both in Chiang Mai and Vietnam. Interested parties please visit www.eccinvest.com or contact Jan Berben, Investment Consultant at j.berben@eccinvest.com Confidence in Thai business: BOI applications surge Thailand’s investment picture continues to be one of bright prospects and favorable confidence as 2010 builds on impressive reports. The number of projects that applied for incentives from the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) in 2009 exceeded the target set for the year by a whopping 80%, coloring the local business environment with much optimism. Full article: http://www.boi.go.th:8080/issue_content.php?issueid=61;page=111 EVD International Challenge NL EVD in co-operation with Enterprise Europe Network organise the International Challenge around the theme sustainability on April 22nd at DeFrabrique Evenementenlocatie. Topic is sustainability as driver of innovation, thus strengthening our international competitiveness. More details (in Dutch) at To register (in Dutch): Good news from the Netherlands 2009 On January 15th the first edition of ‘Goed Nieuws uit Nederland 2009’ was presented. After all the attention for the crisis it is a relief to flick through this book relating 50 terrific Dutch innovations. Full details (in Dutch) at: http://www.goednieuwsuitnederland.nl/ Another touch of Dutch For those interested to better understand Dutch habits, customs and culture, please have a look at: http://www.hollandbooks.nl/en/books_about_holland To keep up with Dutch news and views go to www.dutchnews.nl This web letter is produced by:
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