BANGKOK — The first tropical storm to hit the south in decades killed at least four people and left over 3 billion baht of destruction in its wake.
Officials credit the evacuation of roughly 700,000 people in eight provinces for minimizing the human toll of Tropical Storm Pabuk, which battered Thailand’s southern coasts this past weekend. The death toll for now stands at four after a missing fisherman’s body was found Sunday on a beach of Pattani province.
Not counted among the official casualties in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Pattani was a 91-year-old woman who died of an infection yesterday in a Chumphon province shelter awaiting the all-clear sign to return home. A Russian tourist drowned Wednesday on Koh Samui while trying to rescue his daughter swept from the beach by strong waves. The girl survived.
The storm made landfall Thursday before weakening to a tropical depression and crossing over to the Andaman Sea on Saturday.
Nakhon Si Thammarat bore the brunt of the storm after its eye made landfall there Friday, flooding up to 23 districts, while 11 districts in Pattani were under water, according to Chayapol Thitisak, director-general of the disaster department.
Torrential rain, strong winds and high waves caused flash floods, damaged houses and cut power lines. Airports and ferry services were shut down leaving thousands of tourists stranded at popular destinations including Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan.
Nithi Siprae, top regional tourism official, said he expects a minor impact on the industry, as this period is peak season for the Andaman region while the storm mostly damaged the Gulf coast.
Worasit Phongkampan of the Koh Samui Tourism Association said the storm could cost the island over 100 million baht in revenues.
According to Nithi, tourism in the south generated about 800 billion baht last year, a 13 percent increase over last year.
The fisheries sector is estimated to have lost more than 1.2 billion baht over the five days affected by the storm, while the cost to agriculture could rise to 2 billion baht, representatives said.
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry promised to compensate farmers and fishers affected by the storm, including damages to crops, fields, livestock and vessels. The Industry Ministry also announced measures including exemption of annual fees to affected factories and special loans with marketing consultation for local businesses.
The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency predicted that there’s less than a 5 percent chance that Thailand will be hit directly by another tropical storm this year.
Protesters rally Sunday against possible delay of Feb. 24 election.
BANGKOK — Crowning King Vajiralongkorn is no justification for delaying general elections, a leading pro-democracy activist said Monday while announcing a protest to demand that the poll be held next month.
Though hardline royalists insist the election, initially set for Feb. 24, must be postponed again to make way for coronation ceremonies in May, Nuttaa Mahattana warned that another delay might push it outside the legal timeframe altogether. Election laws require voting take place by May 9.
“If we delay it again, it might go beyond the 150-day timeframe,” Nuttaa said, referring to the deadline based on the law’s effective date of Dec. 10. “If it misses that time frame, there might be complaints, and the election might be voided.”
Thailand’s last election was annulled by a court in May 2014 on the grounds that voting did not take place on the same day nationwide due to to anti-government protesters blocking many voting booths.
“If this election is voided, we won’t have any time frame to hold to anymore. The delay will become a matter of infinity,” the activist said.
Nuttaa, a leader of the Democracy Restoration Group, said a rally will be held at 5pm on Tuesday at Ratchaprasong Intersection.
Protesters also gathered yesterday at the Victory Monument and today at the Election Commission office to deliver their message.
Protesters rally Monday against possible delay of Feb. 24 election.
The fate of the Feb. 24 election, which seemed set in stone when voting regulations were enacted in December, appeared to drift into uncertainty yet again after the palace announced King Rama X’s coronation would take place May 4.
The announcement prompted some hardliners to advocate delaying the election until after the coronation ceremonies are over.
“In the period leading up to the royal ceremonies, which are great blessings to the country and its people, there should not be a political election, because it will be a cause of conflicts, disputes and a lack of unity and reconciliation,” Rangsit University dean Arthit Ourairat wrote online.
He was joined by royalist general Rienthong Nanna who has lambasted pro-democracy activists for disrespecting the monarchy by calling for an election to be held before the coronation.
“You don’t care when and how the royal ceremonies of coronation … will take place. You only want an election without delay,” Rienthong, who’s director of a private hospital and founder of a royalist group, wrote online. “Let me warn you that this is the Kingdom of Thailand where the king is the head of the state. Please show respect.”
Chulcherm Yugala, a distant relative of King Rama V, also advocated for a delay.
“The Election Commission should postpone the election to May 19, 2019, after the coronation ceremonies are over. This is the most appropriate action,” he wrote online, adding that it’s his “personal opinion.”
Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam told reporters today that the election must be held by May 9 as the law requires, with no possible exception. He also advised the Election Commission to complete ballot counting by that date to avoid any possible legal dispute.
The junta’s promises to stage elections have been made and broken repeatedly since the 2014 coup. Word that voting may not take place next month drew outrage on social media, where many took up the hashtag #DelayMyAss to express their anger.
BANGKOK — Indulge in the unique culture of the Land of the Rising Sun when the Japanese Film Festival returns later this month.
Going strong on the 132nd anniversary of Thai-Japanese friendship, the annual fest will see 12 diverse films, from dramas and comedies to thrillers and anime, hit screens in three provinces: Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket.
Highlights include a dramatized look at a high-stakes photo competition in “Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds,” which portrays dedicated high-schoolers willing to do anything to win. Director Hiroshi Sugawara will join a panel discussion on Jan. 27.
Three live action film adaptations of manga series “Chihayafuru” will be screening with a presence of director Norihiro Koizumi. He will join a panel discussion on Jan. 26.
Cinephiles with a yen for non-fiction can take in “Life is Fruity,” a documentary, which recently won the Kinema Jumpo Award for best film (Cultural Section. It examines the zen-like lifestyle of 90-year-old architect Shuichi Tsubata and his 87-year-old wife, who live harmoniously with nature.
The magic of childhood comes alive in “Mirai.” The anime fantasy depicts a 4-year-old boy who can travel through time with the help of a teen girl named Mirai. It premiered at Cannes last year.
Thrill-seekers can head out for “The Crimes That Bind,” a murder mystery based on a best-selling novel by author Keigo Higashino. After a dead woman’s body is found in an abandoned flat, the investigator becomes personally involved when he is reminded of his own mother’s disappearance.
Take a slice of Japanese humor from dark comedy “The Scythian Lamb.” Six ex-convicts and murderers live in a peaceful, seaside town. Everything goes well until a body is discovered in the water and the new citizens are suspects again.
The festival is also a chance to see Korean-Japanese screenwriter Chong Wishing’s debut film “Yakiniku Dragon.” It’s a family drama centered around a Korean migrant family in the ‘70s that opens a yakiniku restaurant in the outskirts of Osaka.
The festival kicks off in Bangkok on Jan. 24 and continues through Feb. 3 at SF World Cinema inside CentralWorld. After that, it travels to Chiang Mai from Feb. 8 until Feb. 10 at the Maya Lifestyle Shopping Center. From Feb. 22 until Feb. 24, it will have a run at Central Festival Phuket.
Tickets are 120 baht in Bangkok and 80 baht in Chiang Mai and Phuket. They can be bookedonlinestarting Jan. 14. Check out the film scheduleonline.
Heavy smog is seen in the sky over Bangkok on Monday morning. Photo: @SuGiRii / Twitter
BANGKOK — Weather conditions and vehicle emissions are being blamed for the return of smoggy skies over the capital.
As of Monday morning, Bangkok’s air pollution had risen to unhealthy levels, according to independent measurements. The Pollution Control Department said the level of ultrafine particles in 36 areas across the metropolitan area exceeds acceptable levels.
Citing information from the Meteorological Department, officials said the increased pollution was due to higher temperatures, a lack of wind and the return to traffic as usual following the long New Year’s holiday.
They encouraged people to use public transportation, discontinue use of older vehicles and refrain from setting fires in open spaces.
According to the international Air Quality Index, Bangkok’s pollution ranked 164 as of 10am, well within its range of unhealthy air that people should avoid prolonged exposure to. Over two weeks ago, it ranked Bangkok’s higher at 184. City Hall has announced a few active attempts to remedy the situation, including spraying water in areas where the smog is heaviest.
The cast and crew of "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" pose in the press room with the award for best television limited series or motion picture made for television at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Jordan Strauss /Invision / AP
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Complete list of winners at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, presented Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:
Film
Drama: “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, “The Wife”
Actor, Drama: Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Comedy or Musical: “Green Book”
Actor, Comedy or Musical: Christian Bale, “Vice”
Actress, Comedy or Musical: Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Actress-Supporting Role: Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Thailand's head coach Milovan Rajevac reacts during the AFC Asian Cup group A match Sunday between Thailand and India at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Kamran Jebreili / Associated Press
BANGKOK — The Football Association of Thailand has fired Milovan Rajevac as head coach after the national team’s 4-1 opening loss to India at the Asian Cup.
President Somyot Poompanmoung had warned ahead of the continental tournament that Rajevac’s job was on the line if he couldn’t take the team to the second round.
He announced the decision to fire Rajevac after Sunday’s game in Abu Dhabi, despite Thailand still having group games against Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to play.
In a statement released early Monday he says, “It was not the playing format that Thai FA and the team supporters desired. I hereby announce the suspension of the contract with Milovan Rajevac as the coach of Thailand’s national team.”
Assistant Sirisak Yodyathai will take over as interim head coach for the tournament.
Rajevac was hired as the Thailand head coach in April 2017 to replace Kiatsisak Senamuang and had been under increasing pressure since Thailand failed to defend the AFF Cup title last month, losing to Malaysia in the semifinals on away goal rules.
The 65-year-old Serbian was voted the African confederation’s coach of the year in 2010 after guiding Ghana to the World Cup quarterfinals.
Officers in front of the Immigration Bureau Police operation center on Monday afternoon at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.
SAMUT PRAKAN— A Saudi woman who says she fled her family to seek asylum in Australia is surrounded by police in an airport hotel room where she faces imminent deportation by Thai authorities.
Police have cordoned off the Miracle Transit Hotel and are not allowing anyone inside after Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, refused to leave her room this morning and board an 11:15am Kuwaiti Airlines flight to take her back to her family she fled while on vacation.
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun Monday morning at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Photo: Sophiemcneill / Twitter
Pruettipong Prayonsiri, commander of the Immigration Bureau’s airport immigration division, said this morning that police were working with Saudi Arabia’s embassy to send her back to her family.
“Wherever they came from, they have to go back there. If someone came from China, then they have to return to China. If they came from Japan, they have to come from Japan. They can’t go to a third country,” Maj. Gen. Pruettipong said.
Alqunun says she was fleeing years of abuse at the hands of her family and faces death if she is deported. She began tweeting late Saturday after Thai authorities stopped her in transit from Kuwait. She possesses a visa for Australia, where she was planning to seek asylum.
“She’s not a refugee. She’s a child, and her guardians want her back,” Pruettipong said. “The embassy did all the work with us.”
A source close to the owners of the airport hotel, who asked not to be identified, said just before 2pm that the authorities were pressuring them to kick her out.
Just before 3pm, a court denied an injunction that would have allowed Alqunun to travel freely, according to a statement posted by lawyers representing the Saudi teen. Nadthasiri Bergman of Human Rights Lawyer Association said they would appeal.
The hashtag #SaveRahaf is trending on Thai social media. Thai Raksa Chart politician Chaturon Chaisang, whose passport was seized by the junta following the coup, tweeted in support of her right to fly to Australia. The Future Forward Party also issued a statement supporting Alqunun.
Deputy junta chairman Prawit Wongsuwan maintained that Alqunun would be sent back to her home country.
“This is a matter between Thailand and Saudi Arabia,” Gen. Prawit told reporters.
On Twitter, Alqunun wrote of being in “real danger” if forced to return to her family under pressure from Saudi authorities. She also posted a copy of her passport to provide evidence of her identity.
“I’m calling for all people inside the transit area in Bangkok to protest against deporting me to Kuwait. Please I need u all,” Alqunun tweetedMonday morning. “I’m shouting out for help of humanity.”
I’m calling for all people inside the transit area in Bangkok to protest against deporting me to Kuwait Please I need u all I’m shouting out for help of humanity
— Rahaf Mohammed رهف محمد القنون (@rahaf84427714) January 7, 2019
German Ambassador to Thailand Georg Schmidt tweetedMonday that he was concerned about her case.
For runaway Saudi women, fleeing can be a matter of life and death, and they are almost always doing so to escape male relatives.
Alqunun told Human Rights Watch she was fleeing abuse from her family, including beatings and death threats from her male relatives who forced her to remain in her room for six months for cutting her hair and renouncing Islam.
“I am giving my family 48 hours (to) either stop or I will publish everything that will incriminate them,” she wrote on Twitter.
The Associated Press reached Alqunun by telephone in her hotel room where she spoke briefly, saying that someone took her passport after telling her she could get a visa for Thailand. She said an hour later, several people came and told her they knew she had run away, that her family wants her and she should return to Saudi Arabia. She did not elaborate.
Alqunun told Human Rights Watch that she arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok Saturday evening from Kuwait, but that a diplomat from the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok seized her passport to prevent her traveling to Australia. Saudi and Thai officials then told her she would be returned to Kuwait on Monday, where her father and brother are awaiting her.
Saudi Arabia’s charge d’affaires in Bangkok Abdullah al-Shuaibi denied Saudi authorities were involved in any way.
He was quoted in Saudi press saying that Alqunun was stopped by Thai authorities because she did not appear to have a return ticket, a hotel reservation or itinerary to show she was a tourist. He said the Saudi Embassy has no authority to stop anyone at the airport and that this decision rests with Thai officials.
There are guards outside Rahaf’s hotel room. It’s 6.20am in Thailand. She’s been threatened to be put on the 11.15 am @KuwaitAirways flight. She’s been denied access to a lawyer. She wants to speak to @UNHCRThailand and claim asylum #SaveRahafhttps://t.co/yHaOBom9E7
“She was stopped by airport authorities because she violated Thai laws,” he was quoted as saying in Sabq, a state-aligned Saudi news website.
“The embassy is only monitoring the situation,” al-Shuaibi said.
Alqunun’s plight mirrors that of other Saudi women who have tried to flee abusive or restrictive family conditions.
A Saudi activist familiar with other cases of females who’ve runaway said often the women are young, inexperienced and unprepared for the obstacles and risks involved in seeking asylum when they attempt to flee.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of repercussion, the activist said there have been instances where Saudi women runaways were stopped by authorities in Hong Kong or the Philippines en route to Australia or New Zealand. In some cases, Saudi authorities have been involved in forcing women to return to their families and in other cases local authorities suspect the women of seeking asylum and deport them.
The Thai authorities’ intervention in Alqunun’s case comes one month after it detained a Bahraini political refugee on vacation in Thailand. After public attention was drawn to the imminent deportation of Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali AlAraibi, who was detained at his government’s request while returning to Australia, Thailand jailed him and set a hearing date. He remains in custody at the Bangkok Remand Prison.
Alqunun appears to have attempted to flee while on a family visit to Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia requires that a woman have the consent of a male relative — usually a father or husband — to obtain a passport, travel abroad or marry.
Saudi women runaways, however, have increasingly turned to social media to amplify their calls for help.
In 2017, Dina Lasloom triggered a firestorm online when she was stopped en-route to Australia where she planned to seek asylum. She was forced to return to Saudi Arabia and was not publicly heard from again, according to activists tracking her whereabouts.
Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated Nadthasiri’s firm.
Additional reporting Teeranai Charuvastra, Associated Press’ Grant Peck and Aya Batrawy
Anthony Rossomando, from left, Andrew Wyatt, Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson pose in the press room with the award for best original song, motion picture for "Shallow" from the film "A Star Is Born" at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Jordan Strauss / Invision / Associated Press
NEW YORK — Lady Gaga won for “A Star Is Born,” Christian Bale thanked Satan for inspiration in playing former Vice President Dick Cheney and co-host Sandra Oh took home an award, too, after speaking passionately about “faces of change” at the 76th Golden Globes.
Politics were largely absent from the ceremony Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, before Bale took the stage for winning best actor in a musical or comedy for his lead performance in Adam McKay’s “Vice.”
“What do you think? Mitch McConnell next?” joked the Welsh-born actor, referring to the Senate’s majority leader. “Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration for this role.”
Oh and Andy Samberg opened the Globes, put on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, on a note of congeniality, including a mock roast of attendees and a string of jokes that playfully commented on critiques of Hollywood. Oh performed an impression of a sexist caveman film executive who casts like the title of Damien Chazelle’s Neil Armstrong drama: “First … man!”
Noting the success of “Crazy Rich Asians,” Oh alluded to films with white stars in Asian roles like “Ghost in the Shell” and “Aloha,” the latter of which prompted Emma Stone, who starred in “Aloha,” to shout out “I’m sorry!” from the crowd.
But Oh, who later also won for her performance on the BBC America drama series “Killing Eve,” closed their opening monologue on a serious note explaining why she was hosting with Samberg.
“I wanted to be here to look out at this audience and witness this moment of change,” said Oh, tearing up and gazing at minority nominees in attendance. “Right now, this moment is real. Trust me, this is real. Because I see you. And I see you. All of these faces of change. And now, so will everyone else.”
This image released by NBC shows the cast of “Black Panther,” from left, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan presenting the award for best animated feature during the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Paul Drinkwater / NBC via Associated Press
Some of those faces Oh alluded to won. Mahershala Ali, whom the foreign press association overlooked for his Oscar-winning performance in “Moonlight,” won best supporting actor for “Green Book.” While the Globes, decided by 88 voting members of the HFPA, have little relation to the Academy Awards, they can offer a boost when it matter most. Oscar nomination voting begins Monday.
“Green Book,” Peter Farrelly’s interracial road trip through the early ’60s Deep South, also won for its screenplay, giving a boost to a film that has been much criticized for relying on racial tropes.
As expected, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt won best song for the signature tune from “A Star Is Born,” the film most expected to dominate the Globes.
“Can I just say that as a woman in music, it’s really hard to be taken seriously as a musician and as songwriter and these three incredible men, they lifted me up,” Gaga said.
Though the Globes are put on by foreign journalists, they don’t including foreign language films in their two best picture categories (for drama and musical/comedy). That left Netflix’s Oscar hopeful, Alfonso Cuaron’s memory-drenched masterwork “Roma” out of the top category. It still won best foreign language film.
Best supporting actress in a motion picture went to the Oscar front-runner Regina King for her matriarch of Barry Jenkins’ James Baldwin adaptation “If Beale Street Could Talk.” King spoke about the Time’s Up movement and vowed that the crews of everything she produces in the next two years will be half women. She challenged others to do likewise.
“Stand with us in solidarity and do the same,” said King, who was also nominated for the TV series “Seven Seconds.”
The cast and crew of “The Americans” pose in the press room with the award for best television series, drama at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Jordan Strauss / Invision / Associated Press
A year after the Globes were awash in a sea of black and #MeToo discussion replaced fashion chatter, the red carpet largely returned to more typical colors and conversation. Some attendees wore ribbons that read TIMESUPx2, to highlight the second year of the gender equality campaign that last year organized the Globes black-clad demonstration. Alyssa Milano, the actress who was integral in making #MeToo go viral, said on the red carpet that in the past year a “really wonderful sisterhood has formed.”
The night’s first win went to Michael Douglas for the Netflix series “The Kominsky Method.” Douglas dedicated the honor to his 102-year-old father. The second award went to the acclaimed “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” for best animated film.
For its sixth and final season, FX’s “The Americans” took best drama series over shows like Amazon’s conspiracy thriller “Homecoming” and Oh’s own “Killing Eve.” Richard Madden, the breakout star of the terrorism suspense series “Bodyguard,” won best actor in a drama series. Ben Wishaw took best supporting actor in a limited series for “A Very English Scandal.”
The press association typically likes to have first crack at series that weren’t eligible for the 2018 Emmys. They did this year in not just “The Kominsky Method” and “Bodyguard” but also the Showtime prison drama “Escape at Dannemora.” Its star, Patricia Arquette, won for best actress in a limited series.
Usually the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s ceremony is known for its freewheeling frivolity and fun. The free-flowing booze helps. But the 2018 Globes were the first major televised awards in Hollywood following the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and the subsequent push for greater gender equality in the film industry.
Last year’s show, like a lot of recent awards shows, saw ratings decline. Some 19 million tuned in to the Seth Meyers-hosted broadcast, an 11-percent decline in viewership. This year, NBC has one thing in its favor: an NFL lead in. Ahead of the Globes, NBC broadcast the late afternoon wild card game between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, which proved to be a nail-bitingly close game — likely delivering the network a huge audience.
Jeff Bridges received the Globes’ honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award and in his speech said actors could change society and “turn this ship around.” A similar television achievement award was also launched, dubbed the Carol Burnett Award. Its first honoree was Burnett, herself.
“I’m kind of really gob-smacked by this,” said Burnett. “Does this mean that I get to accept it every year?”
Sultan Muhammad V, center, salutes after his welcome ceremony as he walks with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, right, in 2016 at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V has abdicated after just two years on the throne.
The palace said in a statement Sunday that the 49-year-old Sultan Muhammad V had resigned with immediate effect, cutting short his five-year term. No reason was given in the statement.
It’s the first abdication in Malaysia’s history.
Sultan Muhammad V, ruler of northeast Kelantan state, was installed in December 2016 as one of Malaysia’s youngest constitutional monarchs.
He is said to have married a 25-year-old former Russian beauty queen in November. The reports in Russian and British media and on social media featured pictures of the wedding, which reportedly took place in Moscow.
Under a unique system maintained since Malaysia’s independence from Britain in 1957, nine hereditary state rulers take turns as king for five-year terms.
Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, the first and only Marriott Marquis hotel in the Asia Pacific region, has appointed Simon Bell as its new General Manager, effective January 7th, 2019.
A highly experienced hospitality professional, Simon has spent the last 26 years with Marriott International, having commenced his career in 1992 at Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa, Australia Since then he has worked his way up through the leadership ranks in a series of departments, including operations, finance, revenue management and sales & marketing.
Simon’s first General Manager role came in 2009 at Courtyard by Marriott Seoul Times Square, which he successfully opened to become the first Courtyard by Marriott hotel in South Korea. His leadership prowess then helped this new property win the coveted “Hotel of the Year” award for 2010.
In June 2011, Simon transferred to Renaissance Seoul Hotel, South Korea as General Manager, spending three successful years at this iconic hotel. He was then appointed as General Manager at Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel in June 2014 – his most recent role. Additional to his managerial assignments, Simon also served as Chairman of the Seoul Business Council and Singapore Business Council.
He now takes over as General Manager of Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park from Bob Fabiano, who led this landmark downtown hotel through its extensive refurbishment program and grand reopening in 2016. Marriott International would like to thank Bob, a 41-year company veteran, for helping to successfully re-establish Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park as one of Thailand’s leading hotels.
Nestled in the heart of Sukhumvit, Bangkok’s most popular downtown district, Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park features 1,388 rooms and suites, over 5,000 square meters of conference and banqueting space, ten restaurants and bars and extensive leisure facilities. This makes it the largest hotel in Thailand’s capital city and a destination in its own right.
