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Events in May

7.30pm, Thursday, May 17, 2012
COMMEMORATION OF THE PALESTINIAN NAKBA (CATASTROPHE) Screening of THE LAND SPEAKS ARABIC
Followed by talks and Q&A

7pm Friday May 18, 2012
"Stateless Rohingya - Running on Empty"
Launch of Photo Exhibition

7pm, Tuesday May 22, 2012
Book Launch: An Emerald Encryption: The Abhaya Emerald Buddha
Open bar starting at 7pm until supplies run out. First come, first serve.

11am, Tuesday May 22 2012
Thailand to Host Largest Australian Secondary School Exhibition Media briefing and luncheon


8pm Wednesday May 23, 2012
"Stateless Rohingya - Running on Empty"
Documentary and Panel Discussion

7pm, Thursday May 24, 2012
An Evening with Amnesty International (International Secretariat) Changes in Myanmar


11:30 am, Monday May 28 2012
ESCAP Report: Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific
Date changed from 14th May

8 pm, Thursday 31 May, 2012
UPPERDOG ( NORWAY) Director : Sara Johnsen
Screening Courtesy: Embassy of Norway, which will provide Norwegian salmon and the   famed 'shot' drink 'Akkevit '


5.30pm Wednesday June 6th, 2012
Book Launch: "Viper's Tail" by Tom Crowley & Metta Visions Publications

Some of Bangkok's finest foreign and local photographers have contributed photos of the dramatic flood that swamped northern Bangkok and the lower central region late last year.

Pictures by award-winning photographers Paula Bronstein, Athit Perawongmetha, Dario Pignatelli, Damir Sagolj from Reuters and French veteran Roland Neveu - a resident in Bangkok for 20 years - will go on show from this Friday up to the Songkran break.

These classic images give a powerful indication of the phenomenal scale of the deluge that inundated the capital and towns such as Ayutthaya along the 'flood trail' just north of Bangkok.

The Great Flood of 2011 was rated one of the biggest to ever hit Krungthep Maha Nakorn. It did massive damage to the Thai economy - estimated at about $11 billion - after forcing the closure of half a dozen big industrial estates and causing tens of thousands of people to lose jobs.

A rapt audience watched the screening of the Portuguese Film 'A Murmuring Coast', a languorous but disturbing movie about the Portuguese colonial presence in Africa, with intense interest. The Portuguese Ambassador to Thailand, HE Jorge Torres Pereira, explained the context of the film in great detail, adding much to the enjoyment of the audience. Needless to say, the delectable Portuguese wine and snacks were also much appreciated.

The photo shows Portuguese Ambassador HE Dr Jorge Torres Pereira and Luisa Dutra, Director of the Portuguese Cultural Centre and, on the left, the FCCT's Lekha Shankar.

More than a year in the making, King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life's Work was launched officially at the end of November just ahead of the 84th birthday celebrations for HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Published by Editions Didier Millet, this 384-page illustrated volume takes a rare non-hagiographical, unvarnished look at the world's longest-serving head of state. The press conference which announced the launch of the book was held at the FCCT on Tuesday November 29, 2011 with speakers:

Anand Panyarachun
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board

Didier Millet
Publisher, Editions Didier Millet

Dr Dhiravat na Pombejra
Member, Editorial Advisory Board

Nicholas Grossman
Editor-in-Chief

Dominic Faulder
Senior Editor

"King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life's Work will help any reader understand Thailand and its monarchy better," says Anand Panyarachun, the former prime minister who chaired the book's Editorial Advisory Board. "Readability, balance and accuracy are what we strived for." Anand's board worked in conjunction with an editorial team that included a number of FCCT members.

Photos by Patrick Haley.

For press conferences, book and motion picture launches, corporate meetings and more. The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand's penthouse Clubhouse is the perfect venue. We are:

• Centrally located in the Maneeya Center, in the heart of Ratchaprasong, home to the greatest concentration of news bureaus and media organizations in Thailand.
• Adjacent to and easily accessible directly from the Chidlom BTS Skytrain station.

We offer our customers a wide range of services, custom tailored to your specific needs. We have: Complete audio-visual capability with three video cameras and fixed and wireless microphones for live presentations.

• Multi-disk record and playback equipment for standard-definition and Blu-Ray high-definition DVD, audio and video CD and most other popular formats.
• LCD projector with direct and oblique screens for motion picture and computer presentations.
• Complete kitchen providing a myriad of delicious food-service options, from coffee-break sweets to quick meals to sit-down or buffet lunches and dinners featuring eastern, western and vegetarian cuisine.
• Full bar offering a wide range of soft drinks, beers on tap and in bottle, wine, and a selection of spirits and popular cocktails.
• Smoker's balcony with picnic seating, greenery and a fine view of central Bangkok.

Rates are among the most reasonable in town, starting at only Baht 5,000 for a half-day's use of the Clubhouse, including our audio-visual equipment and a skilled operator. Catering services are priced to your specific requirement.

And for that special private party, the fully staffed Clubhouse can be exclusively yours on almost any Saturday or Sunday for little more than a weekday event.

For bookings or for more information, please contact the FCCT at 02 652-0580 or by e-mail to info@fccthai.com.

Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has developed a new online registration system for journalists, which went live on Monday, August 16, 2010.

All journalists already accredited in Thailand, must register online. Anyone seeking accreditation should also do it online.

The MFA in a briefing to some foreign journalists, also emphasized that those seeking renewal of their accreditation, should apply online at least one month before the expiry of their credentials.

The MFA Media Online Service page can already be seen at http://mmos.mfa.go.th

The FCCT's sell-out publishing success, The King of Thailand in World Focus, a 280-page collection of articles and images from the international press on the life and reign of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX, is now available in a new, popularly priced soft-cover edition. In addition to making for fascinating reading, the book is the only comprehensive reference work on the current reign as reported over the years by correspondents, journalists and photographers in magazines and newspapers around the world

This large-format, full-color book is identical to the hard-bound third edition which sold out late last year, but with a stiff, varnished art-card cover, and priced to be easy on the wallet. It's available through the FCCT office and at Asia Books around town for the cover price of only Baht 300. FCCT members can get a copy through the FCCT office only for just Baht 270, on presentation of your current membership card.

Don't miss out. Get your copy of this unique publication today!

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