LIFE

Celebration fit for La Grande Dame

Life, Pamela Tan, Published on 02/02/2016

» The legendary Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok kicked off its 140th anniversary celebrations in style on Jan 27 with a gala event presided over by HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana. The heads of the famed hotel's majority owning companies -- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group's Chief Executive Edouard Ettedgui and Senior Executive Vice-President of Italian-Thai Development Co Nijaporn Charanachitta -- welcomed 500 esteemed guests, including Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, captains of industry, celebrities and many of the hotel's loyal international patrons.