Got a minute? Eight interesting facts about time and work Before the Industrial Revolution, the working week for most people in Britain was dictated by nature’s cycles and the demands of the task at hand. But, as Professor Emma Griffin discovers in Clocking On, the rise of factories turned time into a commodity. Since then, […]
Continue ReadingTwelve management jargon gems we all love to hate Why does our boss insist we “go forward” to lands of “deliverables,” stopping off on the “journey” to “drill down” into “best practice”? Management euphemisms have flooded the working landscape. With the new series of W1A on our screens and Thinking Allowed exploring the phrases we […]
Continue Reading10-YEAR VISAS NOW AVAILABLE: THAI IMMIGRATION The much awaited 10-year visa for foreign retirees is now available, the top commander of the immigration police said Wednesday. , though staff seem to be unaware of the announcement. Lt. Gen. Natthathorn Prohsunthorn said the new visa will come in two installments of five years each. It can […]
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Lighthouse Club Yangon branch networking event – 30 August 2017 Time Out Sport Bars, Novotel Max Hotel, Pyay Road, 7 – 9 pm Please note that we have a change of venue for this month’s Lighthouse Club Yangon branch networking event. This month it will be held at Time Out Sport Bars at Novotel Max […]
Continue ReadingBangkok’s taxis 7th cheapest in the world It doesn’t come as any surprise that Bangkok has placed in the top ten cheapest cities in the world to take a taxi, according to the 2017 Taxi Price Index, conducted by Carspring, a British online used car dealership. Out of the 80 most visited in the world, […]
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Thai Airways rated as world’s best economy airline Thai Airways International has been rated among the best airlines in the world by airline review firm Skytrax. Earlier this week Skytrax held its ‘World Airline Awards’ at the Paris Air Show, with Thai Airways claiming the title of World’s Best Economy Class, along with awards for […]
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Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi named among the world’s worst airports Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok has been named among the top 10 worst airports in the world, according to a new study which measured punctuality, quality and service. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi was ranked in 9th place out of the ten worst airports. The survey was compiled by AirHelp, a […]
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Lighthouse Club – Yangon Branch – 31 May 2017 – 7 pm Please note that we had a last-minute change of venue for this month’s Lighthouse Club Yangon branch networking event. This month it will be held at Gallery Bar, 2nd Floor Sule Shangri-La Hotel, 7 – 9 pm Wednesday, 31 May 2017. Thanks […]
Continue ReadingAustralian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) in Thailand CPD Event #2/2017 – ““Soil Stabilization Techniques and applications in Asia”” on TUE. 16 May 2017, 18:30 hrs. Dear AIQS members / Guests, Please find Flyer – AIQS CPD Event – Soil Stabilization on 16 May 2017 for the AIQS upcoming Event #2/2017 : “Soil Stabilization Techniques […]
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Lighthouse Club – Yangon Branch – 29 March 2017 – The Tea Factory, No.2 Kanyeiktha Street, Kabaaye Phayar Road – 7 pm Dear Members, Please note that we have a change of venue for this month’s Lighthouse Club – Yangon branch networking event. This month it will be held at “The Tea Factory” at No.2, […]
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