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Chairman Simon Matthews ManpowerGroup Thailand T: 02 634 7273 matthews@manpower.th.com Vice Chairman & Treasurer John Sim PKF Tax and Consulting Services (Thailand) Ltd. T: 02 679-5100 john.sim@pkfthailand.asia Vice Chairmen Viriya (Boyd) Chongphaisal GlaxoSmithKline T: 02 659 3000 viriya.x.chongphaisal@gsk.com
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Simon Landy Colliers International Thailand T: 02 656 7000 simon.landy@colliers.com Chris Thatcher Anglo-Thai Legal Company Ltd. T: 081 803 7377 christhatcher1@gmail.com Directors: Graham Balchin Salamander Energy (E&P) Ltd. T: 02 620 0800 graham.balchin@salamander-energy.com David Cumming Onyx Hospitality Group (Amari Orchid Pattaya) T: 02 255 3767 david.cumming@onyx-hospitality.com Michael Farley Harrow International School Bangkok T: 02 503 7222 m_farley@harrowschool.ac.th Stephen Frost Bangkok International Associates T: 02 231 6201/6455 sfrost@bia.co.th
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Charly Madan The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. T: 02 679 5900 charly.madan@rbs.com
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Andrew McBean Grant Thornton T: 02 205 8222 andrew.mcbean@th.gt.com
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Siew Meng Tan HSBC T: 02 614 4040 siewmengtan@hsbc.com Rituraj Mohan Boots Retail (Thailand) T: 02 694 5900 Ritu.Mohan@bootsri.com Thana Thiramanus Property Care Services (Thailand) T: 02 741-8800 thana@pcs.co.th
Building for the future Real estate market transparency improves across south east Asia
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Charities launch new road safety campaign
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Customs crackdown at Suvarnabhumi airport
BCCT plays key role in historic business delegation to UK
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UK recovery hardly a cause for celebration
The grandfather I never knew New Myanmar Chamber wins ministerial backing The Link
Issue 4/2014
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