PEACH - Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Thailand

PEACH and Royal Cliff Beach Resort are once again proud to be chosen to host yet another important ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) meeting with the 30th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) scheduled to take place on 2nd – 8th August 2009.

Formerly known as AIPO (ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization), AIPA was formed back in 1977 and renamed AIPA as it transformed from an organization to an assembly in 2007. The one week event is expected to be attended by parliament presidents and parliamentarians from eight member countries and observers from 12 other countries.

Final preparations have been made for this important meeting and we hope the delegates of the 30th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly and other observers from various countries participating will enjoy the unique Thai hospitality that PEACH and Royal Cliff Beach Resort have to offer.

We also had the opportunity to host the 3rd Thailand-Indonesia High Level Military Committee (TIHLMC), from 26 July to 1 August 2009. This was an important annual event which was attended by high ranking military officials from both countries to discuss activities which included intelligence, joint exercises, peacekeeping efforts, education and training.

We are also already busy planning events for the coming months, and look forward to hosting the Bangkok Life Insurance from 27th – 30th August, The 6th - SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference on the 27th October to 2nd November and the 48th Orient & South East Asia Lions (OSEAL) Forum 2009 from 19th to 22nd November at PEACH.

26 June 2009, the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) organizer conducted a site inspection at Pattaya Exhibition And Convention Hall (PEACH) and the Royal Cliff Beach Resort for the upcoming 30th AIPA Meeting which is scheduled to take place from the 2nd to 8th August 2009. Approximately 70 persons were involved in the inspection including the Chonburi Governor’s Office, Pattaya City Hall, Chonburi Provincial Police, TOT Public Company as well as the Ministry of Public Health to name a few.

The Managing Director of The Royal Cliff Beach Resort and PEACH, Khun Panga Vathanakul welcomed the inspection team and accompanied throughout the inspection of the facilities in the resort whilst a presentation of PEACH and the Royal Cliff Beach Resort facilities were done by Khun Mintra Sassanakul of the Bangkok Sales Office.

The 30th AIPA Meeting is due to take place on the 2nd to 8th August 2009, and will expect the attendance of some 300 delegates, including parliament presidents and parliamentarians from the ASEAN member countries including observers from other nations.

29 July 2009 - The 3rd Thailand-Indonesia High Level Military Committee (TIHLMC) meeting took place at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort from the 26 July to 1 August 2009.

TIHLMC is a bilateral committee set up under the framework of defense cooperation between the two countries and the two armed forces in particular. Additionally, the TIHLMC also serves as a communication, coordination and consultation forum for all military-to-military activities, including all problems faced by the Royal Thailand Armed Forces (RTARF) and Tentera Nasional Indonesia (TNI).

Approximately 120 high rank military personnel from both countries will attend the TIHLMC annual meeting, which will also include a gala dinner at the Siam Ballroom at the Royal Cliff Beach Hotel.