1 Economic social cultural The Embassy of Belgium NEWS September 2013 Dear All, I hope that you all had wonderful holidays and that you are back to work full of new ideas. In this economic Newsletter we present you two Belgian/Belgian linked companies (Zingametall, Smart Alarm) and we focus on Knai Bang Chatt, an exclusive Belgian resort in Cambodia. Other good news: the Siam Solvay Foundation is involved in awareness raising so that people and especially the most vulnerable among us -children- make a habit of wearing helmets. This nice public affairs event took place on 8 August 2013. I hope you will enjoy the reading. Kind regards, Marc Michielsen Ambassador Embassy of Belgium – September 2013
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Economic social cultural
The Embassy of
Belgium
NEWS September 2013
Dear All,
I hope that you all had wonderful holidays and that you are back to work full of new
ideas. In this economic Newsletter we present you two Belgian/Belgian linked
companies (Zingametall, Smart Alarm) and we focus on Knai Bang Chatt, an exclusive
Belgian resort in Cambodia. Other good news: the Siam Solvay Foundation is involved in
awareness raising so that people and especially the most vulnerable among us -children-
make a habit of wearing helmets. This nice public affairs event took place on 8 August
2013. I hope you will enjoy the reading.
Kind regards,
Marc Michielsen
Ambassador
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WHAT’S BELGIAN ABOUT THE THAI-BELGIAN BRIDGE?
The nine lives of a bridge
On August 19th, 1986, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration agreed to cooperate
with the Belgian Ministry of Public Works for constructing a fly-over to ease traffic at the
Sathorn - Withayu - Rama IV intersection, known to be one of the most congested
crossroads in Bangkok. It was agreed upon that Belgium would provide the bridge
elements, the preliminary design and the general supervision of the construction work.
The BMA took for its account the foundation works, relocation of water supply and
drainage pipes, the local transportation of the elements, construction costs and all other
expenses related to the construction and use of the bridge.
Over 2000 tons of steel coming from a fly-over which had stood on several intersections
in Brussels were transported from the port of Antwerp to the port of Bangkok. The first
ship, the Far East Navee, carried 40 bridge elements and arrived in Bangkok by the end
of February 1988. The second one, the Ralu, reached Bangkok on 18 March 1988 with
the remaining 83 elements, the substructure, and all the other construction materials
and accessories.
Once all the parts had arrived, it took just over a month to implement all ground- and
foundation work, hardly three weeks to construct the access lanes and a mere sixty
hours to assemble the 290 meter fly-over.
On April 25th 1988 Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously
presided over the official opening ceremony of the Thai-Belgian Bridge. Furthermore
during their visit in March 2013 Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess
Mathilde opened an exhibition on the 25th anniversary of the Thai-Belgian Bridge while
also presiding over a ceremony of unveiling a new emblem of the bridge.
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Renovations
After two renovations in the 1990s, the bridge is currently being renovated with a
product from the Belgian company ZINGAMETALL. The company has a worldwide
distribution network and offers anti corrosion solutions to industries in construction,