Contents PATRON His Excellency Paul Grigson Australian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand
AustCham Thailand Business Award 2009 06 Akara Mining
PRESIDENT Andrew Durieux Coverage Portfolio: Key Links
Business Briefs 08 Accounting Issues in Thailand embassy news 10 Contemporary Indigenous Australian Art from Balgo 12 Australian Embassy and Friends Help Clean up the World 13 Australian Government’s latest initiatives to combat climate change ATBC 14 A Year in Reflection...
24 chamber Events 24 ESB Sundowners at Holiday Inn Pattaya 26 Natural Ville & LeNotre Ashes Golf Day 28 Thai Australian Alumni Night at Westin Grande Sukhumvit
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John Anderson Meinhardt Portfolio: Strategic Reviews; AFL TREASURER Nigel McKinnon Boral Thailand Portfolio: Treasury DIRECTORS David Armstrong Post Publishing Portfolio: Marketing and PR; SME Services
international schools in Thailand
15 Gossip Defined 16 Wildflowers 17 Not Every Lesson Is Learned in a Classroom 18 Free and Open Software for Education
VICE-PRESIDENTS Sutipong Ittipong Siam City Bank Portfolio: Community Services
Achara Boonyahansa Grant Thornton Portfolio: Alumni
18 30 Luncheon Meeting on 14 October 2009 30 Breakfast Briefing on 20 October 2009 32 Phuket Seminar and Sundowners 34 Bangkok Sundowners at ‘Lotus Garden’ Centara Grand Members’ offers 36 Festive Season Special Offers
Gold Sponsor’s News 20 dwp Brings Green Living to New Heights in Abu Dhabi
New Members 37 New Members and Changes
COMMUNITY SERVICES 22 AustCham ESB Charity Golf Open 2009
From the Chamber Office 38 Message from the ED
Cover photo: Climbing Mount Kinabalu, Bangkok Patana School (aiming towards Duke of Edinburgh award).
Amanda Canavan Energi Design Asia Portfolio: Business Awards; Australia Day M.L. Laksasubha Kridakon Baan Laksasubha Resort Hua Hin Portfolio: Sponsorship; Alumni Anne Lewinski AL Consultancy Portfolio: Sundowners Bangkok Belinda Skinner Talent Plus Portfolio: Communications Ben Yong Baker & McKenzie Portfolio: Governance; JFCCT and Policies Saeed Zaki dwp Portfolio: Industry Groups; Regional Sundowners Ex Officio Maurine Lam Trade Commissioner, Austrade