SOCIAL SCENE

GOLF OPEN:

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Thailand in association with Banyan Golf Club recently held its seventh annual Hyatt Open at Banyan Golf Club in Hua Hin, with the champion, Kok Keng Tan from Singapore, receiving a traditional silver Claret Jug Hyatt Open Trophy. From left, Fredrik Harfors, hotel manager of Park Hyatt Bangkok; Christian Wurm, general manager of Hyatt Regency Hua Hin and THE BARAI; Ms Tan; Stacey Walton, general manager and director of Banyan Golf Club Hua Hin; and Keith Massey, general manager of Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort.

BEAUTY CONCEPT:

Yasuhiro Taguro, president of Kanebo Cosmetics (Thailand), recently launched the new image of Kanebo to leverage the new dimension throughout Asia under the brand’s new concept “Chrono Beauty” at The Okura Prestige Bangkok. From left, Savitree Rojanapruk; Taya Rogers; Asami Takemoto, general manager of Kanebo Cosmetics (Thailand); Mr Taguro; Chihomi Uesugi — beauty education specialist, chief of Counselling Brand Group, Kanebo Cosmetics Japan; Nadia Sonakul; and Saengduan Utarwuthipong, deputy division manager, Strategic Planning Division of Kanebo Cosmetics (Thailand).

EDUCATIONAL DONATION:

Vicha Poolvaraluk, board chairman of Major Care Foundation with Arunosha Bhanupan, committee member of Major Care Foundation presented the “Cinema Room for Education” to Baanpuwai School located at Cha-am District, Phetchaburi, Thailand. The room is where students can watch educational cartoons, documentaries and movies that inspire their creativity. From left, Visarut Poolvaraluk; Ms Arunosha; Mr Vicha; Sakkarin Tumsen, sheriff of Cha-am District; Surapol Timwat, director of Strategic Planning Group, Phetchaburi Primary Education Service Area Office 2; Pol Lt Gen Boonlert Sookprasai, head of the Office of the Basic Education Commission; and Bootsri Boosayatrut, principal of Baanpuwai School.