SOCIAL SCENE

BANGKOK CONGRATS:

Weerasak Kowsurat, centre, Minister of Tourism and Sports, Lt Cmmdr Worawit Techasupakura, second left, his secretary, and Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, left, TAT’s deputy governor for policy, were congratulated by Aileen Chew, second right, Mastercard’s head of market development for Thailand and Myanmar, who presented a plaque recognising Bangkok’s No.1 ranking on the annual Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index for the third consecutive year.

DONATION RECEIPT:

Tongthong Chandransu, left, deputy chairman of Friend in Need (of ‘PA’) Volunteers Foundation, received a donation of 500,000 baht from Patrick Both, centre, general manager, and Nannadda Supakdhanasombat, right, marketing communications and public-relations director of Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel, raised from the hotel’s Christmas Tree Charity Project 2017.

CAMPAIGN LAUNCH:

ML Dispanadda Diskul, third right, CEO of Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage, presided over the launch of ‘Season’s Giving 2019’ campaign hosted by Phattaraporn Phenpraphat, fourth right, executive vice-president of marketing and public relations, and Nick Reitmeier, fourth left, executive vice-president of food halls and international buying at Central Food Retail, at its food hall in Central Chidlom.