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FCCT, in association with NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema, the globally renowned organisation which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, will screen an exclusive range of NETPAC award-winning films from July to September.

These films were initially scheduled for April- June, but were postponed due to the unrest.

NETPAC is the leading platform for the promotion of Asian cinema. Its members include film makers, writers, programmers and academics from the Asian film community. This has led to dedicated Asian film festivals springing up around the world. NETPAC has also supported the production of books on Asian cinema.

NETPAC juries have been instituted at 26 film festivals in 21 countries and four continents.

Many of these NETPAC award-winning films will be screened at New Delhi, India, in August, during "The Culture and Politics of Asian Cinema" conference to celebrate 20 years of the organization.

The NETPAC award-winning films to be screened at FCCT, are listed below.


JULY FILMS

Mr & Mrs Iyer(India)
Directed by Aparna Sen
8pm Thurs, July 22, 2010

Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky) (Sri Lanka)
Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
8pm Thurs, July 29, 2010


AUGUST FILMS
FILM: Eliana Eliana (Indonesia)
Directed by Riri Raza
8pm Thurs, August 5, 2010

Nang Nak (Thailand)
Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr
8pm Thurs, August 26, 2010


SEPTEMBER FILMS
Baseco Bakal Boys (Children Metal Divers) (Philippines)
Directed by Ralston Jover
8pm Thurs, Sept 23, 2010

Sell-Out (Malaysia)
Directed by Yeo Joon Han
8pm Thurs Sept 30, 2010

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It is an angry, passionate crowd, agitating for democracy in their impoverished land. They swell and surge when suddenly the policemen blocking their way being brutally beating the young protestors. You are an observer. What do you do?

For Australian photojournalist Philip Blenkinsop, friend and acquaintance to many of us at the FCCT, the answer was clear. He stopped taking pictures of the protests in Nepal and began to berate the officer in charge, saying, "How can you beat your own people? When your children ask you 'Father, what did you do in this year 2006' will you answer, 'I beat and killed a lot of children.' I hope you are proud."

In 1989, Philip Blenkinsop quit his job a news photographer for "The Australian," sold his car, bought two Leica cameras and a one-way ticket to Bangkok, hoping to trade the boredom of suburbia for the chaotic heartbeat of Southeast Asia. He has spent the past 21 years documenting conflict, mostly forgotten wars, and life in death in all its forms throughout the continent. His motivation has been both craft and profession, and a burning desire to see justice done.

Philip is also very old school, shooting only on film and in black and white. He wholly eschews the lifestyle reporting to which much of photojournalism has turned to make a living for its practitioners, and has been rewarded for his determination with a host of international honors including, in 2003, Amnesty International's coveted Best Photographer of the Year award.

Oscar-nominated and Australian Film Institute award winning documentary filmmaker David Bradbury followed Philip around through Nepal, China, Laos and Thailand to make this extraordinary film. Debuting at the 2009 Sydney Film Festival, "My Asian Heart" has already won an ATOM award from the Australian Teachers of Media and has been nominated for an Australian Film Institute award,

Please join us for a fascinating evening as we welcome acclaimed director David Bradbury to our table and screen his finely crafted portrait of a purist who several of us have grown to know well during his years here in Bangkok and his many visits to the FCCT. The director will engage our audience in an open question and answer session following the screening.

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Like most countries, Thailand has seen its fair share of hard economic times, notably in 1997 when the Asian financial flu struck. An essentially rich country that is more than able to feed itself and blessed in many ways, Thailand has always bounced back from adversity and proved its detractors wrong. Will this same story be repeated in the aftermath of the political turbulence of April and May? Has the kingdom’s valuable tourism industry been merely dented or torpedoed below the waterline? Has a flag gone up on the prospects for foreign direct investment? Has the present government failed to trumpet its successes to the outside world – and if so what are they? What reforms are still screaming out for proper attention? Has the press, both domestic and foreign, done a good enough job crystallizing the root issues and presenting an accurate picture of what is actually transpiring in the economy? And what will the financial cost to the nation be if selfish political interests are able to run amok once more in the coming months?

These are enormously important questions that affect everybody who lives, works, visits or invests in Thailand and cares about its future. To help spread some light in these sobering times, the FCCT is pleased to welcome three particularly well informed observers of the situation:

- Dusit Nontanakorn, Chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of Thailand

- Nandor von der Luehe, Chairman of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand

- William Heinecke, CEO of Minor International PCLReservations: To ensure sufficient food for the buffet, we would greatly appreciate your making a buffet reservation at least one day before the program if you plan to join us for the dinner. (No penalty for cancellation if last minute conflicts arise.) Please also note that tables/seats will be reserved only for those with advance buffet bookings. To reserve, please call 02-652-0580-1 or click here to send an e-mail to info@fccthai.com .

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The film won the Netpac Award at the Granada Festival Cines del Sur, Spain, 2009 for "its strong portrayal of female characters whose lives, regrets and new beginnings are depicted in a delicate yet convincing way."

The film is directed by Prasanna Vithanage, one of Sri Lanka's most talented directors, who is considered the pioneer of New Wave cinema in the country.

It has an arresting cast, including the doyenne of Sri Lankan cinema, Malini Fonseka, in the pivotal lead. Malini, who has been in cinema for nearly four decades, was recently elected to Parliament.

The story centres around an ageing movie star Sandhya Rani, who keeps in touch with the movie industry by renting a room in her home to movie artistes, most of whom use it as a tryst for their 'private' activities. The grand lady cooks for them, chats, reminisces, and is content with her life, until a young, married actress Shalika is caught with her actor-lover in her own home in what becomes a media scandal. Shalika the moves into Sandhya's house and the two become close friends. But suddenly, someone totally unknown and unexpected from Sandhya’s past life, re-appears, shaking her out of her equanimity.

The film, which premiered at the Pusan International Film Festival, has won plaudits at festivals around the world, such as London, New York, Brisbane, Rome, Japan and Singapore.

It won the Special Jury Award at the Asian Film festival in Vesoul, France, and the Best Actress Award for its lead actress, at festivals in Levante and India.

To celebrate the screening of the first Sri Lankan movie in our film series, and also the holding of the NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Sri Lankan Ambassador HE Prof J B Dissanayaka will present Sri Lankan dishes such as fish cutlets, vadai chutney, pancake rolls and other dishes.


Don’t miss yet another cutting-edge movie in the NETPAC Asian Film Festival, which is a part of the FCCT Contemporary World Film Series.

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The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is pleased to invite you to a global press conference in Bangkok to mark the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the new international treaty banning cluster bombs.

This is the principal CMC press event around the world. Campaigners from the CMC, including a cluster munition survivor, as well as representatives of the Lao government, the United Nations, and the ICRC will welcome the new cluster bomb ban treaty and explain what the ban will mean for Southeast Asia and the world, in particular for individuals and communities affected by the weapon.

This is the first treaty in more than a decade to ban an entire category of weapons and requires extensive victim assistance and land clearance.

* This program is a paid event. Responsibility for program content is solely that of the event organizer.

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Recent political turmoil in Bangkok left two journalists dead and several injured. The events once again brought to light the danger facing the media while reporting during civil unrest and conflict.

In order to help provide journalists and media workers with a better understanding of the dangers of reporting from conflict situations, the FCCT in association with a local security consultancy, Peak Systems International, is providing a one-day informational seminar on the matter.

PSI's Larry Peak and Frank DeSomer will conduct the seminar, which will cover practical information on the risks involved in reporting during civil unrest and urban conflict. It will also cover areas relevant to reporting on the insurgency in southern Thailand and other traditional and non-traditional conflict situations.

Topics covered include: gauging security risks, entry/exit from conflict zone, coping with live fire situations, liasing with security forces and protest groups, first aid, identifying IEDs.

Please contact info@fccthai.com if you are interested in attending.

About PSI

Peak Systems International is a Bangkok based company providing U.S. Department of Defense recognised Security Vulnerability Assessments and Specialized Security Services throughout Southeast Asia. They conduct Rapid Response Planning Process,in order to plan, deploy, operate and sustain operations for a broad range of needs including humanitarian, crisis response and standing security requirements. PSI management has combined SE Asia experience of over 40 years.

- Larry Peak: Managing Director, Peak Systems International

Larry Peak has worked successfully in Security and Crisis Management, Executive Protection, Due Diligence and HSES training environs in South East Asia for over 20 years. Since posted in Thailand, he has engaged in numerous projects with Commercial, Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations over the last ten years.

Between 2000 and 2005, in the roles of manager, trainer and operator, Larry has been responsible for competently maintaining a security manpower force of over 2000 guards in the oil and gas, automotive, maritime and airline industries serving customers throughout SE Asia. From 2005 Larry has focused on security management, investigations and training civilian and security professionals at multiple levels of experience and proficiency.

Larry has been responsible for developing and implementing HSES training for several multinational organizations in the region. This has involved an ongoing ability to identify organizational security gaps and vulnerabilities and develop management programs and practices; for international, national and site based application; to deliver fit for purpose business continuity arrangements.

Larry has extensive experience in the performance of risk assessment, security audits and reviews, event and conference security management, VIP protection, travel security, evacuation planning and emergency management in a multitude of locations including South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos,Thailand, India and Oman to name a few.

He is former US Army Special Forces having served most of his fifteen years in the area of special operations and intelligence. Within the field of special operations Larry was responsible for planning and leading high risk security in hostile environments and conducting emergency action operations to preserve and protect life and property as well as counter terrorism preparedness activities. An intelligence operator he was responsible for threat and vulnerability assessments on main infrastructure sites throughout Asia.

Larry has lived in Thailand for the past 10 years and is fluent in Thai and Lao languages.


- Frank DeSomer: Operations Manager

Frank has committed 22 years of his life in the United States Marine Corps. Throughout his career as an Intelligence Chief he was deployed on numerous deployments to support crisis and combat operations, Operation “Just Cause” in Panama, Operation “Desert Shield” and “Desert Storm” in the Middle East, Tsunami Relief in Indonesia and other assignments in Central & South America. More recently he has conducted operations in the Global War on Terrorism while in the Republic of the Philippines for “Operation Enduring Freedom” He entered the Special Operations Community in the mid-1990’s and has completed numerous special operations qualifications courses and formal schoolings.

His area of professional expertise is in Counter-terrorism and Counter-narcotics. He is a USSOCOM Level II Instructor of Anti-Terrorism & Force Protection. Once assigned to Okinawa in 1995 he began an extensive immersion program in Southeast Asia. His major duties were involving Intelligence support Counter Terrorism, Anti-Terrorism Force Protection and Counterintelligence support to Force Protection.

Upon Retirement, he joined as the Operations Manager of Peak Systems International, a specialized security executive protection company providing services here in Thailand and throughout South East Asia. His regional and professional background in Intelligence and Security has allowed him to serve as a senior mentor as well as train the Hn Military and National Police forces in combating terrorism and countering IED’s.

He has provided protective services to U.S. Corporate CEO's and several of their Regional Presidents. He holds an undergraduate degree in Global Terrorism from the American Military University and is a professional bodyguard instructor with the International Bodyguard Association (IBA). He serves as the Bangkok Country Council's Vice-Chairman, U.S. State Department, Diplomatic Security (OSAC).

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Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American human rights activist and member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). On March 16th 2003, she was crushed to death in the Gaza Strip by an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) bulldozer whilst trying to defend Palestinian homes from being demolished.

The IDF claimed that the death was due to the bulldozer soldier driver's restricted view. Eyewitnesses, however, refuted this.

"Rachel: An American Conscience" offers rare footage of Rachel talking to camera and describing Israeli human rights violations against a Palestinian civilian population. Director Yahya Barakat, a professor at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, edited 80 hours of film footage from Gaza, the West Bank and Olympia, Washington for two years. Freelance writer Sonia Nettnin wrote ”When I asked Barakat why he chose Corrie as the focal point for his film, he said there were three reasons: one, eyewitnesses say it was not an accident; two, when he followed the story in the US they ignored Corrie; and three, the American media did not cover her to the extent they cover missing, American children and murders. It made me feel inside I must do something for this girl,” he said.

Speakers:

Dr. Mike Hayes works at Mahidol University's Centre for Human Rights Studies and is the programme coordinator of the Masters in Human Rights.

Mr. Nick Ferriman, Lecturer in the Humanities and Foreign Languages Division of Mahidol University and Vice-Chairman of the PSC Thailand.

One more speaker will be confirmed shortly.

Organizer: Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) Thailand

*This program is a paid event. Responsibility for programme content is solely that of the event organizer.

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Advance Bookings Recommended

In December 2008, Korn Chatikavanij was appointed minister of finance in Abhisit Vejjajiva's Democrat Party-led coalition government, and immediately began a trial by fire as the worldwide financial crisis threatened to engulf countries large and small. Two stimulus packages were shepherded through the cabinet. The second of those, in March 2009, totaled Baht 1.6 trillion.

By mid-year 2009, the Thai economy began to show signs of recovery, as exports and private consumption revived. By year's end, Mr Korn had been voted both global finance minister of the year and Asia-Pacific finance minister of the year by "The Banker," a Financial Times publication, the first Thai minister to ever receive such an honor.

But as the new year dawned, new challenges appeared. The court-ordered seizure of assets belonging to fugitive former prime minster Thaksin Shinawatra was followed by the Siege of Ratchaprasong, as red shirted Thaksin supporters brought central Bangkok to a halt for nearly two months, causing a serious dip in the tourism sector.

Mr Korn has come to his portfolio well prepared. The grandson of a privy counselor, he was born in London and educated at a succession of English schools, earning a Bachelors Degree with honors in philosophy, politics and economics from St John's College, Oxford. His classmate at Oxford was his life-long friend, the present Thai prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Returning to Thailand in 1988 to found an investment bank in a joint venture with Jardine Flemming Securities, Mr Korn build JF Thakakom into the country's largest brokerage before selling it to JP Morgan in 1999. He remained with the firm until 2004 when he left to run successfully for a parliamentary seat in the February 2005 general election.

Appointed Democrat Party deputy secretary general and secretary for economic affairs, Mr Korn played a major role in examining the Shinawatra family assets, and has said that if it had been up to him, the state would have seized not a portion of those assets but them all.

Please join us as we welcome Mr Korn to our table for what promises to be an informative and engaging evening.

Because of the expected high demand for this program, advance booking is strongly recommended. Reserved seating is available for those member or guests who also book for the evening's buffet dinner.
Reservations: To ensure sufficient food for the buffet, we would greatly appreciate your making a buffet reservation at least one day before the program if you plan to join us for the dinner. (No penalty for cancellation if last minute conflicts arise.) Please also note that tables/seats will be reserved only for those with advance buffet bookings. To reserve, please call 02-652-0580-1 or click here to send an e-mail to info@fccthai.com .

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The film won the NETPAC Award at the Singapore International Film Festival, 2002 "for its intimate and restrained exploration of mother-daughter relations that uses the digital cinema medium to reflect an authentic and ground-level experience of contemporary life".

Directed by one of Indonesia’s best known and most successful contemporary directors, Riri Raza, the film is a stark, simple, moving story of an estranged mother and daughter who slowly come to understand each other after one long night spent on the streets of Jakarta.

The director says he uses her name twice in the the film's title because he feels she develops a new personality by the end of the movie.

Eliana runs away from her home in small town Padang in West Sumatra, when her marriage is fixed without her knowledge, and moves to Jakarta.

When the film opens, she has been in Jakarta for five years, kicked a man in his groin for misbehaving, lost her job, and received an eviction notice from her landlord. In addition to all this, her room mate Heni is missing.

That's when Eliana's mother Bunda comes to the city, determined to take her daughter back to her home town. To show her independence, Eliana takes her mother around the city, and it is during this night that the two discover many murky truths about contemporary city life. It is an eye opener for both of them, and although they are of different generations and of diverse temperaments, the events bring them closer to each other than they had ever been before.

The director said: "The film is a story about ordinary people, told in an extraordinary way. I never intended the film to be a statement on women's issues, or generation gap issues. It is more of a statement about the vulnerability of human beings".

The movie is part of a series of films made by I Sinema, a group of 13 new-wave Indonesian directors. It was shot in 14 days on a minuscule budget using a single digital camera.

The movie won plaudits at various festivals around the world - Rotterdam, London, Pusan, Gotenburg, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Rome and San Francisco.

It won the Best Actress Award at the Deauville festival in France, and a Special Mention, at the Vancouver film festival.

What the critics said-

Film Comment: "A gritty slice of emotionally-fraught life set in grimy, chaotic Jakarta, this is the film that should put new Indonesian cinema squarely on the map. It is like nothing you’ve ever seen. And see it you must!"

Kompas Daily: "The dense and dynamic camerawork is effective in bringing to life the space and time, representing the chaotic situation of Jakarta, and conflicts within and among the characters."

To celebrate the film by one of their most acclaimed contemporary directors, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia will serve local snacks.

Don’t miss yet another acclaimed film, in the NETPAC Asian film festival, which is part of the FCCT Contemporary World Film Series.

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Join us for the best networking luncheon in Bangkok. The BBC is different because it is a proactive way to network with other businesses. Instead of the usual one to one networking style in a social setting or speed-networking, the format is one to group.

BBC is appropriate for business owners, sales and marketing professionals. The meeting is two hours and conducted during lunch time and includes a meal. The meeting is open to the public.

Early bird offer, book and prepay for your seat and get a 10% discount on event fee. Non-member special, book and prepay for two seats pay membership price. E-mail us now to find out how to take advantage of the offer, bnow@bnow.org or contact Peter at 087 831 0080 (English) or Peter@bnow.org

* This program is a paid event. Responsibility for program content is solely that of the event organizer.

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In 1979, hundreds of thousands of Cambodians crossed into Thailand seeking food and safety after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Many of them set up camp by a spectacular piece of antiquity: the 11th Century Khmer temple Sdok Kok Thom. A symbol of the glories of Angkor, the ruined temple became a rallying point for Khmer Serei fighters. And it had another modern role as preserver of history—it was here that archaeologists recovered the most important written record that the Angkor civilization left behind, a 340-line inscription that unlocks the first two-and-a-half centuries of the empire’s existence.

John Burgess covered the Cambodian exodus for The Washington Post and first saw the temple in those days. Now he has published a book about the temple and inscription, “Stories in Stone.” Come and hear Burgess speak about the refugee crisis and his work years later to recount the creation, loss and ultimate decoding of the temple’s great historical chronicle.

A copy of book will be available for sale at the launch, at a special price 500 baht/copy.

* This program is a paid event. Responsibility for program content is solely that of the event organizer.

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August 12 is public holiday, H.M. The Queen's Birthday, clubhouse is closed.

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In 1999, Cambodia’s garment industry accounted for 90% of the country’s exports, yet its workers earned poverty-level salaries and often endured hellish working conditions. But the budding labor movement found its leader in the fearless and outspoken Chea Vichea. As president of the Free Trade Union, he stood by them despite numerous beatings and death threats. Until three bullets on a sunny morning in 2004 silenced him forever.

Under intense international pressure, the police arrested two men and extracted a confession. They were sentenced to 20 years in prison. But did they have anything to do with the crime?

Filmmaker Bradley Cox spent five years investigating Vichea's murder, tracking down reluctant witnesses and examining dubious evidence until a case of justice done looks more like justice denied and an elaborate frame-up. And the implications reach well beyond the police station and the courtroom: all the way to the halls of power and the headquarters of the ruling party.

"Who Killed Chea Vichea?" is the story of families destroyed, a labor movement crippled and a country run on corruption and fear.

The screening will be followed by a question and answer session with Brad, who has spent several years making the film.

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The quality and effectiveness of your communication affects every aspect of your life and business. Your communication affects you sales, leadership, management, relationships, teamwork, efficiency and so much more. Communication is the fiber that holds us together and allows us to work together to achieve our goals.

Join us for a dinner and talk night to learn how you can be more effective in your personal and professional communications. Stephen Reynolds, an expert on the psychology of sales, marketing and communication, will explain “THE ONE” system which he developed for advanced communication and sales. Experts agree that NLP is the most effective and powerful communication model in the world today. However, NLP can be very complex to implement. Stephen Reynolds has been able to simplify and make NLP easy to use for the average person.

BENEFITS of “THE ONE”

- “THE ONE” will help you to build a platform of communication skills for you entire organization
- How to Super Charge your listening skills
- How to “really connect” with the people you talk to
- How to get to the heart of the matter more quickly and easily than ever before
- How to “really understand” the people you’re talking to

Stephen Reynolds is an international expert on the psychology of sales and marketing and the author of “THE ONE” for Sales. With over 27 years of practical business and sales experience, Stephen has been the CEO of two corporations, and has managed multimillion dollar projects. With insight and a true love of sharing what works in business and in life, Stephen brings and energy and enthusiasm to everyone he meets. Stephen has the rare and unique gift to make complicated psychology simple and easy to understand for you to use in your life and organization.

Early bird offer, book and prepay for your seat and get a 10% discount on event fee. Non-member special, book and prepay for two seats pay membership price. E-mail us now to register and to find out how to take advantage of the early bird offer, bnow@bnow.org.

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The film won the NETPAC Award, at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2000, "for its artistic integrity with which the film explores a popular legend from a woman's perspective, and for its universal appeal".

"Nang Nak", one of the most famous Thai ghost-stories became one of the biggest hits in Thai film history. It centres around the intense love of a young couple, Mak and Nak, who live in a remote village surrounded by lush forests.

The pregnant Mak is distraught when Nak is sent off on military service. She dies while giving birth in his absence. The baby also dies during birth

Mak is injured in the war, recuperates and returns home. He is greeted warmly by his wife and baby and they catch up on their lost time together.

It’s much later that Mak realises, much to his pain and horror, that his wife and baby are both dead and he has been living with their spirits.

The villagers urge him to stay away from Nak. She becomes desperate and begins to harm them physically. That's when they call upon a revered Buddhist monk to come and allay her spirit and send her back to the grave. The parting between the young couple is fraught with sorrow.

What makes ‘Nang Nak’ different from standard ghost-stories is its realism and feeling.

The love between Mak and Nak is so strong that one almost feels sorry for the dead wife and can empathise with the lovers’ deep pain of separation.

This film-version was directed by Nonzee Nimibutr, one of the leaders of the new wave cineam in Thailand. His 1997 film "Dang Bireleys and the Young Gangsters", followed by Nang Nak in 1999, invigorated the Thai film industry by being hugely successful at home and winning plaudits abroad.

Nang Nak was initially more successful than "Titanic", earning in three weeks what the latter did in three months.

Shot amid Thaialnd's rich flora and fauna, the film's sweeping visuals and eerie atmosphere adds to the haunting magic of the work. Young actor Vinai Kraibutr and actress Inthira Charoenpura were little-known when they made the film, but now are top names in the Thai film industry. The script was written by Wisit Sasanathieng, now an internationally renowned Thai indie director.

The film won the top Thailand Film Association Awards, as also awards at the Bangkok Film Festival and the Asia-Pacific Film festival.


What the critics said:

Village Voice - "Posh, luxuriantly photographed, genre-exercise."

Philadelphia City Paper – "Something like 'Beloved', re-envisioned by a Thai."

BeyondHollywood.com - "Nang Nak is a lush film filled with haunting imagery, its scenes in and along the river are some of the most beautiful renderings of the Thai countryside."

DVD Times - "What makes Nang Nak a genuine tragedy is that everything that happens, does so for a perfectly rational and well-meaning reason. From a Western point of view this is a refreshing break from the norm."


Director Nonzee Nimibutr will be present at the screening of the film with actor Winai Kraibutr.

The director's other noteworthy films Jan Dara, Okay Baytong, Queens of Lankasuka, which created waves on the international film festival circuit.

Queens of Lankasuka, made in 2008, was screened at the Venice Festival and was the most expensive film made in Thai history.

Winai also starred in Queens of Lankasuka and the internationally-acclaimed 2000 hit Bang Rajan.

To celebrate the screening of this unique Thai film, in the presence of its reputed director, the Hua Hin-based Siam Winery has kindly agreed to serve their much-touted Monsoon Valley wines.


Don't miss yet another arresting film in our Contemporary World Film Series.

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The FCCT presents the work of nine Thai and international award-winning photojournalists who captured first-hand the dramatic, violent clashes between security forces and red-shirt anti-government protesters during the three months of Bangkok rallies organised by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship. The images were shot in the days leading up to and on May 19 and the burning of Bangkok.

More than 85 people were killed and 1,500-plus during the protests, security operations and riots, which includes more than 30 arson attacks across the capital.

The pictures are a stark reminder of the volatility of Thai politics and the ease with which they erupt into violence.

Photographers:

- Agnes Dherbeys

- Athit Perawongmetha

- Masaru Goto

- Nick Nostitz

- Olivier Sarbil

- Patrick de Noirmont

- Roger Arnold

- Siripong Kanjanabut

- Vinai Dithajohn

Editor: Olivier Nilsson

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The appointee will be responsible for developing and managing the outreach and communications program for the Southeast Asia country program (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, and the Greater Mekong Sub-Region), as well as managing a budget and a team of communications staff in these countries. We encourage those with strong knowledge of the region and relevant academic background (journalism, international relations, political science, or development studies), who have between eight to 13 years of experience in related fields, to apply. This is a competitive recruitment process.

The Senior Communications Officer will report to the Regional Communications Manager in Washington DC and liaises on work program with the Country Director for South East Asia (SEA). This is a local hire position, with a term appointment for two years. The appointee will be based in Bangkok, Thailand.

The full job descriptions are available at www.worldbank.org/th

The application closing date is now extended until July 30. Candidates must fill the application form online and not email the application to our office. If you would like to learn more about the positions advertised, please feel free to send your inquiries to pfitts@worldbank.org. We regret not being able to provide information about salary scale, but we will try our best to answer any other questions you may have about the duty and responsibilities of each job.

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The East Asia & Pacific region of the World Bank is establishing a series of “web hubs” across the region to improve and better manage web content and the Bank’s outreach to audiences through the web. The Bangkok hub will service the web content needs of the World Bank’s SE Asia unit – which covers Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. The Bangkok Hub team consists of the Communications Officer (Online Editor) and Communications Assistant (Online Producer). Both of them are key members of the external affairs team based in Bangkok by ensuring that all country and topic websites in the region are populated with up to date, cutting edge content.

Primary role: Communications Officer (Online Editor) is a member of the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific region communications team, manages the day-to-day operation of websites for Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos and Myanmar and creates accessible and lively web content.

The full job descriptions are available at www.worldbank.org/th

The application closing date is now extended until July 30. Candidates must fill the application form online and not email the application to our office. If you would like to learn more about the positions advertised, please feel free to send your inquiries to pfitts@worldbank.org. We regret not being able to provide information about salary scale, but we will try our best to answer any other questions you may have about the duty and responsibilities of each job.

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The East Asia & Pacific region of the World Bank is establishing a series of “web hubs” across the region to improve and better manage web content and the Bank’s outreach to audiences through the web. The Bangkok hub will service the web content needs of the World Bank’s SE Asia unit – which covers Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. The Bangkok Hub team consists of the Communications Officer (Online Editor) and Communications Assistant (Online Producer). Both of them are key members of the external affairs team based in Bangkok by ensuring that all country and topic websites in the region are populated with up to date, cutting edge content.

The Communications Assistant (Online Producer), a member of the EAP Communications Team, supports the day-to-day operations of the Bank’s SE Asia unit's websites.

The application closing date is now extended until July 30. Candidates must fill the application form online and not email the application to our office. If you would like to learn more about the positions advertised, please feel free to send your inquiries to pfitts@worldbank.org. We regret not being able to provide information about salary scale, but we will try our best to answer any other questions you may have about the duty and responsibilities of each job.

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Plan Asia Regional Office, based in Bangkok, Thailand, is looking for the following positions to join our team. The successful candidates will be offered package competitive to the local market.

This position contributes to the development and promotion of a strong media profile for Plan as a leading children’s organisation to a wide and diverse range of audiences including the regional, national and international media, specialist press as well as within the organisation and development sector.

Skills and qualifications
- Degree level or equivalent; formal journalistic qualifications with ideally at least 2 years working in the press and PR department of another development organisation and/or substantial experience in journalism at a national or international level.
- Successfully pitching stories to the media and working with journalists.
- Experience in writing news articles, features, picture stories, key messages, - Q&As, speaking notes and press releases
- Experience in organising media visits and setting up interviews
- Experience in supporting the external profiling of advocacy campaigns
- Experience in handling complex, sensitive and sometimes crisis situations
- Work well in team
- Ability to work with people at all levels, from different countries and cultures

Should you be interested in these positions, please submit a cover letter, comprehensive CV and at least 2 names of reference by July 30, 2010, to:

PlanAsia.JobVacancies@plan-international.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Plan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
www.plan-international.org

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Translators urgently required working from Thai to English. Morning shifts with hourly rates available or piece work from home paid by length.

Call Siriluk on 02-233 5588 or email siriluk@amanuensis.th.com

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In October, Ensign Media will be launching a new commercial publication, ‘Business Report Thailand’.

Delivering key industry news with political and economic analysis, Business Report Thailand is a concise journal addressing the issues that define this country’s standing in the global markets, providing informed discussion on Thailand’s politics, industry, business and economics.

Business Report Thailand is looking for freelance journalists and business writers to cover these issues across Thailand’s industries, economic sectors, regions and borders.

Any writers that would be interested in writing for this magazine are kindly asked to contact the editor with recent examples of their work and a brief resume by sending email to oliver@ensign-media.com

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The FCCT's successful publishing project, The King of Thailand in World Focus, a 280-page collation of articles and photographs covering the life and reign of HM King Bhumibol Adjuladej, Rama IX, is back in the shops after selling out last year.

The third edition is more than a reprint, and includes 20 extra pages covering the king's 80th birthday celebrations, the death of his older sister, HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, some of the recent political turmoil, and an extended profile of the Crown Property Bureau. There is also a transcript of the remarkable comments made at last years launch at The Oriental by former prime minister Anand Panyarchun regarding the past, present and future of the Thai monarchy.

The King of Thailand in World Focus is the only comprehensive reference work on the current reign as reported over the years by correspondents, journalists and photographers working for the overseas media.

Although the latest edition is better and larger, the price remains the same. It is available from Asiabooks, Kinokuniya, B2S, Chulalongkorn University's Chulabooks at only 1,450 baht.

Club members can do even better and buy up to three copies each for 1,200 baht apiece from the FCCT office. There are also special discounts for bulk purchases of over 25 copies. Hurry while stocks last.

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The FCCT gratefully acknowledges the kindness and generosity of these fine firms.. Please support our sponsors when you can, as they support us!

Major Sponsors

• Coca-Cola (Thailand) Limited, producers of Coca-Cola, Fanta, Minute Maid, Nestea, Sprite and Cafe Zu
• Pfizer (Thailand) Limited
• Unilever Thai Group of Companies, producers of Chesebrough-Ponds skin care products, Helene-Curtis shampoos & deodorants, Best Foods mayonnaise, Lipton Tea and a host of other food, beverage, home and personal care products.
• Laguna Phuket, one of Asia's premier destination resorts

Sponsors

• Nation Multimedia Group, for daily delivery of The Nation
• NewspaperDirect, for daily delivery of a wide variety of leading international newspapers
• Post Publishing Co., Ltd., for daily delivery of the Bangkok Post
• True Visions Public Company Limited, for premium cable television access
• Star Alliance, for our wi-fi internet service and air tickets supporting the FCCT's annual photojournalism contest
• Maneeya Realty

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The Bulletin is published weekly by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, Penthouse, Maneeya Center, 518/5 Ploenchit Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. President: Marwaan Macan-Markar. First vice-president: Daniel Ten Kate. Second vice-president: Tim Johnston. Treasurer: Henry J Silverman. Clubhouse manager: Thanutra Teerasuphaset. Office telephone: 02 652-0580-1; fax: 02 652-0582. Clubhouse telephone: 02 254-8165. E-mail: info@fccthai.com. Web site: www.fccthai.com. Opinions expressed may be entirely those of an individual writer or organization, and do not necessarily represent the policies, positions or opinions of the FCCT, nor does the FCCT, by virtue of publication in The Bulletin, assume any liability therefor. While all reasonable efforts are employed to ensure accuracy of announcements appearing in The Bulletin, including but not limited to dates, times and cover charges, the FCCT is not bound by those announcements and occasional errors or omissions may appear; we apologize for any inconvenience. Copyright © 2009, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand and others. All rights reserved.

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For five decades, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand has played a vanguard role as Southeast Asia's most active press club. The club advocates press freedom as a cornerstone of civil society in emerging democracies and is a vital venue for an open exchange of information. Our speakers range from heads of state to local activists to international advocates, many of whom address issues that might not get a full hearing without the support of the FCCT.

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