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A publication of the Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce 03 / 2011

Corporate PartnershipPremier Sponsors

Executive Sponsors

Embassy of Canada Supports the

Village Development Partnership

(See page 3 for details)

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Calendar

2011/2012 TCCC Executives

Patron:His Excellency Ambassador Ron Hoffmann

President – John Casella Vice President – Ali Fancy

Vice President – John Stevens Secretary – Dr. Tim Cornwall Treasurer – Michael Howard

Executive Board:John Casella

Sranyoo ChanateNeil Chiu

Dr. Tim CornwallAli Fancy

Michael HowardRon LivingstonGeoff McIntyre

Alan NgSukanya Rattanavadee

John StevensDerek van Pelt

Embassy Representative:Ping Kitnikone

Advisors:Raymond Bodemer

Sam CohenSurachit Chanovan

Zoltan KosaDon Lavoie

Picharn SukparangseeLuc Métivier

Executive Director:Randy Shockley

Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce139 Pan Road, Sethiwan Tower

9th floor, Bangkok 10500Tel: +66(0) 2266-6085-6Fax: +66(0) 2266-6087

Email: tccc@loxinfo.co.thWebsite: www.tccc.or.th

The Voyageur is the monthly magazine of the Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce,covering all Thai-Canadian business, legal

and social news of interest to the membersand others who are active in expanding

Thai-Canadian bilateral trade.

Editor: Randy Shockley, Executive Director,

Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Publisher:Scand-Media Corp., Ltd.

4/41-2 Moo 3, Thanyakarn Village, Ramintra Soi 14, Bangkok 10230

Tel: +66(0) 2943-7166-8 Fax: +66(0) 2943-7169

Design: Disraporn YatpromEmail: disraporn@scandmedia.com

Advertising Contact:Mr. Finn Balslev, Marketing Director

Scand-Media Corp., Ltd.Tel: +66(0) 2943-7166 ext.151 or 08-1866-2577

Email: finn@scandmedia.com

Calendar of events: TCCC

CCBAUpcoming events in the region:Philippines: www.cancham.com.phWhen: Thursday, March 31, 2011What: 5th International ICT AwardsWhere: Ballroom, Dusit Thani, ManilaPrice: P 2,500 for members and non-members

Hong Kong: www.cancham.orgWhen: Thursday, April 7, 2011What: Ivey Debates "Canada Has Missed the Boat In Asia"Where: Ivey HK Campus, HKCEC (1 Harbour Road, Wanchai)Price: HK$200 for members, HK$250 for non-members

Vietnam: www.canchamvietnam.orgWhen: Friday, April 8, 2011What: VinaCapital CanCham Golf Tournament 2011Where: Long Thanh Golf ResortPrice: $110 for members and $120 for non-members

WHEN: Tuesday, April 5, 2011; 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.WHAT: Speaker Breakfast: Mr. Guy Saint-Jacques, Canada’s Chief Negotiator &

Ambassador for Climate Change will speak on “Climate change negotiations: are we getting closer to a new international agreement?”

WHERE: Courtyard by Marriott Bangkok, Erawan Room 155/1 Soi Mahadlekluang 1, Rajdamri Road

PRICE: 700 baht – Members; 850 baht – Non Members

WHEN: Wednesday, April 13h to Friday, April 15, 2011WHAT: Songkran Festival (Thai New Year) WHERE: National holiday period…Wishing all a happy Songkran!

WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2011; 6:30 pm – 8:30 pmWHAT: Canuck Connections WHERE: Los Cabos Restaurant, 1 Sukhumvit/Soi 14; easy access via Sukhumvit BTS (subway) or Asoke BTS (sky train)PRICE: 200 baht – Members; 400 baht – Non Members.

THAI- CANADIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 21ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

MARCH 16, 2011GRAND MILLENNIUM SUKHUMVIT

During the Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) luncheon on Wednesday, March 16th, Ambassador Ron Hoffmann took the opportunity to present a 100,000 baht check to the TCCC’s new Village Development Partnership initiative. Participating

in this check presentation ceremony were: (L-R): Mr. Michael Howard - TCCC Treasurer, Mr. Mechai Viravaidya - Founder of the VDP, H. E. Ron Hoffmann - Ambassador of Canada to Thailand and Mr. John Casella - TCCC President.

We also take this opportunity to congratulate the following members on their election to the 2011/2012

TCCC Executive Board:• Mr. John Casella - Director, Baker Tilly (Thailand) Limited (TCCC President)• Mr. Sranyoo Chanate - CEO, Kluaynamthai (TCCC Director)• Mr. Neil Chiu - GM, Allied Pickfords Thailand (TCCC Director)• Dr. Tim Cornwall - Managing Consultant, Speech Work Consultancy Co. Ltd. (TCCC Secretary)• Mr. Ali Fancy - General Manager, Jelly Belly Candy Co.- Thailand (TCCC Vice President)• Mr. Michael Howard - Partner, KPMG (TCCC Treasurer)• Mr. Ron Livingston - President & CEO, International Environmental Management Co., Ltd. (TCCC Director)• Mr. Geoff McIntyre - M.D., Geotai Exploration & Mining Co. Ltd. (TCCC Director)• Alan Ng - President & CEO, Manulife Insurance (Thailand) PCL (TCCC Director)• Ms. Sukanya Rattanavadee - GM, Thaiphum Skylights Co., Ltd, GSA of Air Canada in Thailand (TCCC Director)• Mr. John Stevens - Group Managing Director, Point of View (POV) Media Group Co., Ltd. (TCCC Vice President)• Mr. Derek van Pelt - MD, Siam Wheels Co., Ltd. (TCCC Director)

Departing TCCC Board DirectorsWe also thank the following departing Directors for their service to the TCCC: • Mr. Kobsak Duangdee - VP & Country Manager, The Bank of Nova Scotia • Mr. Niccolo Sozzi - Head of Global Marketing, Canadoil Group

Chamber Activity

The 13th Annual Maple Leaf Bangkok Golf Club Friday, February 11, 2011

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Based on the success of last year’s tournament, the Chamber returned to the Bangkok Golf Club with all players teeing-off at 11:00 am

sharp. We also continued with our 4-Person Scramble format to allow golfers of all abilities to enjoy a fun filled day on the course. The fee for this year’s Maple Leaf Cup covered green fees, caddie fees, gift bag, post match awards dinner with an open bar, as well as many recognition prizes for such shots as: Nearest to the Pin, Near Pin off Tee, Longest Drive in Fairway, Longest Putt and Nearest to Fairway Marker (Target) Off the Tee. We’ll also be conducting special recognition drawings for… In Greenside Bunker, In the Water on Fairway Shot, In Left Bunker off Tee, Tee Shot in the Water and more. We thank all of the TCCC members and friends who turned for this annual golfing event. In total, 58 players or 14 - four man teams supported the 2011 tournament which offered a great day of friendly competition and numerous networking opportunities.

Congratulations to our winning teams of the 13th Annual Maple Leaf Cup Golf Tournament:

First Place: Team Fenix GolfPlayers: Mike Moir, Steve Hubbard, Louis Gagne and Scott Puzey

Second Place: Team Embassy #1Players: Craig Noon. Luc Lefrancois and Dareck White (3-man)

Third Place: Team “CanThai Friends”Players: Larry Kraus, Duff Soby, Yaowanna “Noi” Yaounawai and Sinturug Saovana

We thank all of our sponsors for their generous support !

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Cup Golf Tournament

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1. Team “Hit Singles” 2. Team “Shadow Warriors” 3. Hole in one winner: Mr. Nipon Siribannaphaisal, Air Canada 4. Winning Team – Fenix Golf 5. Team “Weapons of grass Destruction” 6. “REDEV” Hole 7. 3rd Place Team – Embassy #1 8. Khun Sivilay Manisy wins BlackBerry Torch during tournament raffle 9. Team “Air Canada” at Genesis Hole10. Team “Fenix Golf” 11. Team “Golf – Never Enough” 12. Embassy team #1 13. Now this guy loves his Jelly Belly jelly beans 14. 2nd Place Team – “Can Thai Friends” 15. Team “IEM” 16. Les on the prowl

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TCCC 13th Annual Maple Leaf Cup Golf Tournament

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Chamber Activity

Canuck ConnectionsQ-Bar Bangkok

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

If you didn’t make this Canuck Connections networking night, you missed a great night on the town and an opportunity to kick-off some new friendships. The event offered

complimentary snacks by Q-Bar, 2 for 1 drinks, Jelly Belly jelly bean infused Grey Goose martinis in mango, lemon-lime and black licorice as well as an opportunity to enjoy some of Jelly Belly’s famous gourmet jelly beans. To add to the fun, Q-Bar and Grey Goose also invited other professional networking groups to join this evening. We thank Q-Bar, Jelly Belly, Grey Goose, Royal Bank of Canada and Genesis Skin Klinik for offering their support to this event.

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1. Team “Fenix Golf” 2. Team “SNC-Lavalin” 3. Ball Hockey Team 4. Team” Deloitte” 5. Santa Fe booth 6. Team Air Canada7. “Can Thai Friends” 8. “The Ragtags KPMG” 9. “19th Hole Gentlemen”

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Member Profile

Two Great Surprises on

Kids enjoying Loy Kratong at Bistro 33

Bistro 33…Great Food, Great Service and More

You might not tend to think of Sukhumvit Soi 33 as a place to take your family. But if you do a little exploring near the end of the soi

you will discover Bistro 33 and Tenderloins Sports Bar & Steak House, two delightful eateries. Barry Osborne manages the former, and helps the delightful Khun Aor manage the latter. You are probably familiar with Barry; he spent 16 years with the British Club. Barry actually ended up in Thailand by happenstance; he was working at a hospital in Saudi Arabia when he came to Thailand for a vacation. While here, he saw an advertisement the British Club had posted in The Bangkok Post for a head chef and applied for it. He got the job, and as time went on became the F & B Manager before becoming the Operations Manager and then General Manager. He left the British Club in 2008 to become Group Director for Kimberly Holdings Corporation Limited. The head honcho is Canadian Barry Shea, so to keep it simple Barry goes with the moniker, Baz. Kimberly runs Bistro 33 and Tenderloins Sports Bar & Steak House. Both establish-ments are well-known to TCCC members as many Chamber functions and events have been held at both locations. Kimberly also distributes wine (a minimum of six bottles per delivery) and imports and distributes Shustov and Jewel of Russia vodkas. And it does outside catering for functions and events for up to 200 people. It has even arranged and catered a New Year’s cruise for regular patrons and a coach with police escort to see Eric Clapton at Muang Thong Thani. And it also holds monthly wine tastings too. So you can see its restaurants are more than just your average F & B outlets. Tenderloins is a contemporary up-market sports bar and steak house serving tasty imported steaks and a wide choice of excellent wines. It shows sports live from around the world on seven big screens. It’s a perfect place to chill out, shoot some pool & relax.

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A great buffer awaits you in Bistro 33’s garden

Sukhumvit Soi 33…

Halloween party at Bistro 33…. musical chairs are always a fun time

Tenderloins’ original owner was Australian, so there’s still a strong Aussie following and Aussie sports presence on the many TVs around the bar. The websites can tell you which sports programs are showing. Popular food includes Argentinean steaks, ribs, and the “Works” burger. There’s also an open kitchen, so you can see all your meals being prepared in front of your eyes. There’s “Set Lunches” for Bt250 and favourites like “all day breakfasts” so you won’t want for selection. Happy Hour at Tenderloins goes every day from 4-7pm for Bt100 and libations include draught beer, whiskies, cocktails and house wine by glass. Tuesday night is “Ladies Night” with free drinks from 7-9pm for all females in attendance. Describing Bistro 33, Barry says, “It’s a meeting place, it is ideal venue for functions, events, parties, networking nights and children’s birthday parties. It’s really an oasis in the middle of Sukhumvit.” Barry designs special menus for these functions e.g. he arranged for Pimms and canapés, mimosas, a birthday cake and cupcakes for one party, so it’s safe to say he goes that extra distance for his customers. Bistro 33, which has a stunning large garden, has a brick-built pizza oven and is known for its salads and fresh-baked pasta. It has a Sunday Brunch (Bt1,000 with alcohol, Bt500 without, kids under 12 free) from 11am-3pm with children’s activities, such as face painting and crafts, from 1-4pm. Lee Shamrock, the one-man band, performs regularly in the garden at these brunches. Bistro 33 can serve up to 30 people a la carte in its special dining room. Both Tenderloins and Bistro 33 are great venues for families, couples, friends & celebrations. Tenderloins is open from 10am-1am; Bistro 33 from 10am-midnite. You can check out the menus of both restaurants at the restaurants’ websites.

www.thebistro33.com www.tenderloins33.com

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Delegates with H.E. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce

Opening New Doors in Cambodia

February 14-15, 2011 saw Ambassa-dor Ron Hoffmann and the Canadian Embassy’s Commercial Section lead a trade & investment mission to

Phnom Penh that opens a new era in Cana-dian commercial engagement with Thailand’s eastern neighbour. The mission added a new dimension to comprehensive Canada-Cambodia partnerships in political relations, development assistance and security. It was only in the summer of 2009 that the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok assumed responsibility for Cambodia, a market which at the time received little in the way of inter-est from Canadian firms. It was nevertheless clear that potential existed given the devel-oping nation’s impressive decade of GDP growth that peaked clear of 13% and on more than one occasion exceeded growth in China. Cambodia is also home to a young population with half of its nearly 15 million citi-zens under the age of 25, as well as a wealth of untouched, in many cases unexplored, natural resources. The Canadian delegation represented a breadth of interest and included a diverse collection of 18 Asia-experienced compa-nies with strong records of corporate social

responsibility and expertise in aerospace, financial and engineering services, ICT and the extractive sector. Company representa-tives did well to demonstrate the international flavour of Canadian business as they arrived in Phnom Penh from offices in 10 different countries including Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates and China. Many were mak-ing their initial exploratory commercial visit to Phnom Penh while others joined to seek out new opportunities, further develop their net-works and also gain a better understanding of Cambodian government economic priorities. Export Development Canada was a mis-sion sponsor and Peter Nesbitt, Regional Vice-President for International Business De-velopment in Asia, was among those making an initial working trip to Cambodia. Nesbitt saw the mission as one that provided a “…well planned and comprehensive overview of the opportunities and risks for Canadian firms wishing to look at this market” and believes “there are definitely some good companies to do business with.” He cautions, however, that he believes the trick in Cambodia is to find the right partner and to do your homework first. A recent history of conflict and turmoil,

and a reputation for a high level of corruption, paint an image that is challenged by the en-ergy of the many entrepreneurial Khmer and foreign businesses working to turn the page in Cambodia. Rudi Carolsfeld, Vice Presi-dent, Asia Pacific Region, for RuggedCom observed that “the trade mission to Phnom Penh showed us that Cambodia has much more to offer Canadian businesses than one might expect based on the news we hear in the west, and I am convinced that through the excellent contacts we made there - and that we would probably never make on our own - we have identified opportunities for growth that will benefit both Canada and Cambodia." The success noted by Carolsfeld is indicative of the many projects now being pursued by delegates in the immediate wake of the mission that was supported greatly by excellent partners in the Royal Government of Cambodia, including host H.E. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister and Minister of Com-merce, and H.E. Dr. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister. Cambodia’s private sector also offered an enthusiastic reception and sig-nificant networking opportunities through the International Business Chamber of Cambodia and the Cambodian Young Entrepreneurs’ Association, as well as DFDL Mekong, Legal and Tax Advisors. The Canadian Embassy in Bangkok, while continuing to support commercial interest in Thailand and Cambodia, will next turn its at-tention to introducing Canadian companies to Laos with a trade & investment mission planned for the fall of 2011. Interested Canadian companies are invited to contact Tony Finch, Second Secretary (Commercial) at charlesanthony.finch@international.gc.ca.

By Anthony FinchEmbassy of Canada

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Embassy News

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Delegates of the Canadian Trade & Investment Mission to Cambodia.

Angela Wang of Wylton Canada Ltd. presents Deputy Prime Minister Sok An with a bullet proof vest containing

H.E. Dr. Sok Siphana and Ambassador Hoffmann welcome guests at the Young Entrepreneur's Association Luncheon

The Kingdom of CambodiaCapital: Phnom PenhTotal Area: 181,035 km2Population: 14.148 millionNational Holiday: November 9thLanguage(s): Khmer, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, EnglishType of State: Constitutional MonarchyHead of State: King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom SihamoniHead of Government: Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen

Economic Information (2009)

Cambodia CanadaGDP (billions) $12.41 $1,525.76GDP per capita $877.46 $45,288.45GDP growth rate -1.957 -2.462Inflation -0.663 0.292

Trade and Investment (2010)

Canadian Exports $4,149,885 Canadian Imports $356,943,210

Mission Participants1. Bombardier Aerospace - Business Aircraft Division - www.bombardier.com2. Canadoil Group - www.canadoilgroup.com3. Export Development Canada - www.edc.ca4. International Environmental Management Co. Ltd. (IEM) - www.iem-thai.com5. Lombard Investments - www.lombardinvestments.com6. MachLink - www.machlink.ca7. Manulife Financial - www.manulife.com8. McKinney Machine Co., Ltd. – www.mckinneymachine.com9. PeopleLogic Corporation – www.peoplelogic.ca10. Prairie Pacific Mining Corporation - www.ppmc.ca11. McElhanney Indonesia PT. - www.mcelhanney.com/ptmi12. Research in Motion - www.rim.com13. RuggedCom - www.ruggedcom.com14. Smith + Andersen - www.smithandandersen.com15. SNC-Lavalin - www.snclavalin.com16. Southeast Asia Mining Corporation - www.seasiamining.com17. Thanachart Bank - www.thanachart.co.th18. Wylton Canada Ltd. - www.wylton.com

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