100 Smiles in Chiang Mai for Dusit Smiles

Bangkok, April 19, 2013 - Leading Asian hospitality group Dusit International held a press conference at Maharaj Nakhorn Chiang Mai Hospital in Chiang Mai, Thailand to announce its sponsorship of cleft lip or cleft palate surgeries for 100 children with these facial deformities. The sponsorship comes by way of Dusit Smiles, a program created in partnership with Operation Smile Thailand. The surgeries are possible due to donations collected from guests and staff of Dusit International’s hotels and resorts. Donations are collected throughout the year via voluntary staff salary deductions, donation boxes in the hotels, and various fundraisers organized by the Group.

Founded in 2010, by 2011 Dusit Smiles raised enough funds to sponsor surgeries for nearly 80 children. In 2012, to commemorate the auspicious occasion of the 85th birthday of HM the King of Thailand, the company sponsored 85 surgeries.

To date, Dusit Smiles’ efforts have raised over 3 million THB, used to cover the cost of medical equipment as well as transportation for the children and their families. The surgeons, nurses and hospital staff are all volunteers.

“Because we are a Thai company, we feel it is both our duty and responsibility to give back to the community,” said Mr David Shackleton, COO of Dusit International. “The objectives and results achieved by Operation Smile Thailand make this an exceptional organisation to support, and we are pleased to partner with them in bringing a brighter future to these deserving children.”

Since 1997, Operation Smile Thailand has treated over 7,000 children with facial deformities. Children who do not receive reconstructive surgery often have difficulty breathing, drinking, eating and speaking. As a result, many suffer from malnutrition, medical and psychological problems. Approximately one in every 500 babies in Thailand is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, but in as little as 60 minutes, one surgery can change a child's life. For more information on Operation Smile Thailand, visit http://www.dusit.com/dusit-smiles.html.

Corporate New Media & Communications Dusit Thani Building, 946 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2200 9999 l Fax: +66 (0) 2636 3547 Photo Caption Photo 1 – Dusit International COO, Mr David Shackleton, presents the check to Operation Smile Thailand on behalf of Dusit Smiles.

From Left to Right: 1. Mr Nitti Racharit, Hotel Manager, Royal Princess Chiang Mai 2. Ms Therese Beauvais, Board Member, Operation Smile Thailand 3. Mr Kevin J Beauvais, Chief Executive Officer, Operation Smile Thailand 4. Mr David Shackleton, Chief Operating Officer, Dusit International 5. Ms Sukanya Janchoo GURU dusitD2 chiang mai and General Manager Royal Princess Chiang Mai 6. Mr Mana Chanhorm General Manager Dusit Island Resort Chiang Rai

Corporate New Media & Communications Dusit Thani Building, 946 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2200 9999 l Fax: +66 (0) 2636 3547 Photo 2 – Representatives of Operation Smile Thailand and Dusit Smiles are joined by some of the doctors who volunteer their services to the charity.

From Left to Right: 1. Ms Therese

Beauvais, Board Member, Operation Smile Thailand 2. Mr Mana Chanhorm General Manager Dusit Island Resort Chiang Rai 3. Dr Krit Kwan-ngern, Plastic Surgeon, Maharat Nakhon Chiang Mai Hospital 4. Mr Kevin J Beauvais, Chief Executive Officer, Operation Smile Thailand 5. Assoc. Prof. Wattana Navacharoen, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University 6. Mr David Shackleton, Chief Operating Officer, Dusit International 7. Asst. Prof. Wimon Sirimaharaj, Head of Plastic Surgeon, Maharat Nakhon Chiang Mai Hospital 8. Dr Puttan Wongtriratanachai, Plastic Surgeon 9. Mr Nitti Racharit, Hotel Manager, Royal Princess Chiang Mai 10. Ms Sukanya Janchoo GURU dusitD2 chiang mai and General Manager Royal Princess Chiang Mai

Corporate New Media & Communications Dusit Thani Building, 946 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2200 9999 l Fax: +66 (0) 2636 3547 Note to editor: Dusit International has more than 60 years' experience in the hotel and hospitality field. Founded in 1949 by Honorary Chairperson Thanpuying Chanut Piyaoui, whose first hotel was the Princess on Bangkok's New Road, Dusit International has since acquired a unique portfolio of distinctive hotels, building upon Thai culture and tradition to create a personalized welcome for all guests made distinctive under the Dusit International brand promise; the delivery of an 'experience that enlivens the individual spirit, no matter the journey’. Dusit International comprises four hotel brands: Dusit Thani, dusitD2, Dusit Princess and Dusit Devarana. It also operates Dusit Residences and its own signature Devarana Spa.

Corporate New Media & Communications Dusit Thani Building, 946 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2200 9999 l Fax: +66 (0) 2636 3547