Hello from different space of Thailand where manpower shortage for 24 hours operation

I greet from the petrochemical complex in Rayon where located east part of Thailand.

I have been business trip to the Raryon city for the electric equipment construction test of the ethylene plant construction of the world's largest scale since last February, continuing Taiwan Shinkansen and Russia Sakhalin ‡ULNG project.

It is great difference between seeing and hearing, I would like to introduce circumstances of Thailand.

Influence of Remanshocc ?

They said that Japan will be a only country where it will not received influence of Remanshocc, however actual situation of Japan is terrible job scarcity for young men.

On contrary, It has been construction boom of petrochemical complex in Rayong ,Thailand.

The plant is operating 24 hours and serious shortage of man power.

The influence of Remanshocc seems not to influence so much originally in Thailand where the external demand dependancy is low either.

The number of the bustle of the market and tourist seems not to change so much.

Coexistence of modernization, nature, and low-cost society

Bangkok's development such as high-rise buildings, new urban traffic system, subway system seems same as Tokyo.

What I was surprised was an expressway in four lanes of 200km between Bangkok airport and Rayong where my new working place.

I think four lane section in expressway in Japan is far less.

The high speed bus are running there.

The charge is 500 yen only with 200km run by high speed bus with free drink. In addition, the elephant is walking at one back street surprisingly.

The nature fully remains of course.

In the taxi like Japan, it is not, and the motorcycle taxi is running.

Are you believed? People get on behind the motorcycle and 1km60 yen though the price is negotiation.

Bus is also putting the hood on the light truck.

It starts when the guest is filled, and it stops if it presses a buzzer.

There are a lot of electronic part shops like Akihabara in the town.

There are a lot of people who assemble an electronic equipment with inventiveness.

It is a great difference from Akihabara where selling only the final product.

I actually felt that it is impossible to win international competition though the decrease in the global competitiveness of Japan is discussed.

Keio university alumni association of Southeast Asian Mita-kai

What I think it is good for I was graduate from Keio university is that there are Mita-kai, alumni association all over the world.

I was accepted to join the Bangkok Mita kai alumni association this time.

The Association of Southeast Asian Mita-kai was held in Bangkok at the end on November last year and about 200 people were attended.

The honorary chairman is Ms. Talisa central bank governor who graduated from Department of Economics.

I admire Thailand women as work well. also Ms. Talisa is a female central bank governor in a Thai first country.

I was surprised at that most attended association except Bangkok Mita-kai was all Japan communication Mita-kai in which about 20 of the Kanagawa communication Mita-kai had been chiefly attended including former chairman Mr. Kano though he was attended a another title of position.

I actually felt the development of the communication Mita-kai association with unexpected nostalgic people.

Dec.04’09 Y.Noguchi