CP’s big boss urges govt to court rich investors for post-Covid era

By THE NATION

 

Dhanin Chearavanont

 

Dhanin Chearavanont has advised the government to lure those rich persons and investors to invest in technologies after the Covid-19 is resolved.

 

In an online talk entitled “Top CEO’s Vision for Business Crisis”, the senior chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) said that the crisis has improved Thailand online activities, especially in terms of education.

 

He said working online gave people enough freedom to go travelling and spending time with their family. Dhanin also said that once the Covid-19 crisis is resolved, global travel will start again, and Thailand can attract more travellers not just because it’s a world-class destination but also because it has been very successful in tackling the virus.

 

In order to attract well-heeled travellers, he said the government should ensure that the health services provided are good by improving the quality of both private and state hospitals. Medical schools should also produce qualified people, who are paid well. If people in the medical field are paid well, then top-class research work and medicine development will come naturally, he added.

 

The tycoon also added that the arrival of rich tourists will attract more investment, and this will create more jobs for the local people.

 

“Under this possibility, new graduates will not have to worry about being unemployed. In fact, there may not be enough workers to feed the market,” he said.

 

Thailand, he concluded, could very well become the hub of global economy as well as a hub for tourism and public health. The government must plan more investment in infrastructure and improve the law that currently obstruct foreign investment.

 

Separately, the government is launching a new measure to boost the confidence of domestic and international travellers in the post-Covid era called “Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration”. This campaign aims to lift the industry’s standards by issuing safety certificates for businesses in the tourism sector.

 

 

Meanwhile, the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) is spending Bt5 million to help reboot the tourism sector in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

 

Thaweepong Wichaidit, Dasta’s director-general, said the EEC will be the first zone to recover after the crisis is over, because it is near Bangkok and convenient to get to.

 

Hence, the agency plans to promote hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions in the region in line with the Amazing Thailand Safety & Health Administration campaign. The agency also plans to reskill people in the tourism sector who have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

 

The East of the country has 12 tourism communities, and the agency wants to expand this number by five or 10 a year, Thaweepong said, adding that at least 20 communities should be ready to serve the tourism sector once the country opens again.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388277

 

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28 minutes ago, webfact said:

Dhanin Chearavanont

 .. I can make  anone cravat  out of that surname with a letter over .. 

 

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

In order to attract well-heeled travellers, he said the government should ensure that the health services provided are good by improving the quality of both private and state hospitals

for when said well heelers get run over or biffed up by ladyboys for their well heeled bling .. 

 

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand, he concluded, could very well become the hub of global economy as well as a hub for tourism and public health.

Aha'  there it is .. I knew such an expansive article wasn't gonna miss the opportunity for a bit of hub hubbing and there you go not one but two hub's in the same sentence ..

magic .. 

 

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

Separately, the government is launching a new measure to boost the confidence of domestic and international travellers in the post-Covid era called “Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration

Now they are just being silly .. 

Edited May 21, 20206 yr by Justgrazing
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23 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand can attract more travellers not just because it’s a world-class destination but also because it has been very successful in tackling the virus.

I am not denying that Thailand might have had better situation but I am hesitating to give credit to 'successful tackling'. Considering all the factors, sanitation environment, financial resource, medical facilities and faculties, living condition of population and tendency of media, etc., whole postulation might be all wrong from the beginning to end. 

‘Medical schools should also produce qualified people,....’

So they aren’t doing that now?

Some absolute crackers in there. This being my favourite, 'Thailand, he concluded, could very well become the hub of global economy as well as a hub for tourism and public health'. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The tycoon also added that the arrival of rich tourists will attract more investment, and this will create more jobs for the local people.

Think he needs more curry in his diet.  Dementia is setting in.  Use to be in awe of CP for the simple fact that they would wheel carts out of their Cambodian offices and fry chicken at the roadside.  They know exactly who they are.   These statements are delusional. 1. Rich people like to meet other rich people.  2. Their time is limited, so why blow it in Thailand? 3. Backpackers do more for the locals than the rich.  They buy locally made products and stay at locally owned hotels.  Volume is where you make your money chicken man.   Does he sell chicken to only wealthy people? No.   What a dummy.  

All along the watchtower

Princes kept a view

while all the women came and went

barefoot servants too...

Maybe these rich foreigners could invest in a gold mine? That worked out great for the Aussies.

 

Amazing Trusted Thailand indeed. 

 

5 hours ago, damascase said:

‘Medical schools should also produce qualified people,....’

So they aren’t doing that now?

They haven't for a long time... same as Universities producing a skilled workforce.

Quote:-

"to lure those rich persons and investors"

Possibly his ancestors - the Chinese?

 

4 hours ago, BobbyL said:

Some absolute crackers in there. This being my favourite, 'Thailand, he concluded, could very well become the hub of global economy as well as a hub for tourism and public health'. 

 

But it's already the center of the universe!

That's tycoons for you lure those rich persons for a jolly good rinsing ???? 

In order to attract well-heeled travellers, he said the government should ensure that the health services provided are good by improving the quality of both private and state hospitals.

No. the way to attract well-heeled travelers is to clean up this filthy country and manicure roads and clean all the trash dumped on the side of roads. The rich don't want to come to a place where garbage is everywhere and depressing buildings with black slime growing on the exteriors on every corner. Also as they are driven into 5 star resorts, the lots next doors are overgrown with weeds and more dumped trash. 

This guy is clueless. Thailand will never attract well heeled travelers in droves unless they want to slum it for a week. 

Same old claptrap for years. Give us your money but you can't have control. Right which idiot would do that. No wonder so many foreign companies tried and decided nah you are on your own. Sadly Thailand has far too grand ideas provided you do it the Thai way.

 

The word hub should be banned from these people as they truly embarrass themselves.

Edited May 22, 20206 yr by Laughing Gravy
I was all 'hubbed' up.

4 minutes ago, Laughing Gravy said:

Same old claptrap for years. Give us your money but you can't have control. Right which idiot would do that. No wonder so many foreign companies tried and decided nah you are on your own. Sadly Thailand has far too grand ideas provided you do it the Thai way.

 

Indeed! Forty nine percent. TM30. Ninety days.

Thai Tink Tank....Ting Tong

Why is this guy even talking more and more nowadays. His parents were from China, he went to school in China and Hong Kong and he is very close to if not actually being a member in the Chinese communist party. He also went to the National Defense College of Thailand. Yikes! Can this guy even be trusted as his affiliations to certain groups just is not good, and why he is continually allowed to increase his control stake in Thailand now being in the construction business as well.. Owns Makro and Tesco Thailand and 7-11. Too much power and control

 

I am sure all the wealthy people will come to Thailand to eat his CP fine food. Not! 

There all delusional just open the airport must have negative certificate wear mask at all times and self quarantine or risk huge fines

1 hour ago, tomauasia said:

There all delusional just open the airport must have negative certificate wear mask at all times and self quarantine or risk huge fines

Dont forget 100k $ medical cover how much it that going to cost?

bum guns why waste a global leadership

The same old tired lines. We gotta get more rich people into Thailand. More rich investors. More "quality tourists", with loose, deep pockets.

 

Here's a thought, how about putting more into the Thais' pockets? The people already here? With better jobs and education?

 

No, the hi-sos wouldn't like that. They like the distance between them and the rest of their dear countrymen just fine. The #1 such distance in the world.

Edited May 23, 20206 yr by CrunchWrapSupreme
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