Faults lurking under Myanmar, as well as Bangladesh and India, could produce a magnitude-9.0 earthquake, according to a new study by Columbia University geologists. The research, headed by Michael S Steckler of Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, was published in the academic journal Nature Geosciences on July 11. An Indian plate is stuck – according […]
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Hanoi has, once again, beat Bangkok and Mumbai as the best destination worldwide for a cheap vacation, according to Thanh Nien News Online on Tuesday. For the third year in a row, the TripIndex 2016 report by the travel guide site TripAdvisor has named Hanoi as the least expensive among 20 favorite cities. The index […]
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Date: Wednesday 27th July, 2016 Time: 7pm to 9pm Venue: The Brunch Society, Sule Plaza Sponsor: D&W (Myanmar) Entry: $10 (4 x beer) and $16 (4 x wine) and light snacks will be served D&W (Myanmar) is one of the leading fenestration contractors in Myanmar. We distribute Fletcher and YKK AP door and window systems, […]
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Society of Professional Engineers in Thailand (SPET) Monthly Members Meeting – 21st July, 2016 Thursday, 21st July 2016, 6:30pm The British Club Soi 18, Silom Road, Bangkok “Metallurgical investigation of failures in gas turbines” By Dr Jonathan Sykes – Resident Director of Dr JH Burgoyne & Partners (International) Ltd – Singapore Failures of components in […]
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Bangkok Lighthouse Club Networking Evening Wednesday, July 13, 2016 7pm to 9pm At THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR AND GRILL – 21 SOI SUKHUMVIT 23, SUKHUMVIT ROAD, BANGKOK http://www.theclubhousebangkok.com/ tel: 02 664 1376 www.facebook.com/theclubhousebangkok Members: Baht 200 Non-Members: Baht 500 Sponsors are QTC Group Ltd.
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Hong Kong is now the most expensive place for foreign workers to live, while a weaker pound has helped make London slightly more affordable for expats in the city, according to a global survey. Currency fluctuations and the collapse in the price of oil have reshuffled the deck for international cities, where imported goods and […]
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A new road will soon cut the travel time and build an even stronger link between southern China and the Asean states of Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Laos is fast becoming an important land transport link for Asean regional connectivity with southern China’s Yunnan province. Chiang Rai, up to now, has been the jumping off […]
Continue ReadingPROPERTY and real estate is the best-paying occupational field with salaries starting at Bt87,500 a month, according to JobsDB (Thailand). It is followed by sciences, laboratory work, and research and development, with salaries starting at Bt83,276, and transport and logistics with salaries starting at Bt80,738. Based on information from more than 40,000 companies, of which […]
Continue ReadingICC Thailand Dinner Talk – “Mediation as a tool for modern business” – Bangkok, 21 June 2016 The ICC International Court of Arbitration is proud to support ICC Thailand Dinner Talk – “Mediation as a tool for modern business”. Details are below: Date/Time: Tuesday, 21 June 2016 Venue: Sukhumvit Room Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Registration/ Programme: Please click here […]
Continue ReadingThursday 16th June 2016, 6:30pm at the British Club, Soi 18, Silom Road, Bangkok “Civil Engineering and the Insurance Industry – Risk Allocation between Parties in Projects; does the insurance market address the risks or should construction contracts be more specific?” By Stephen Boddington Regional MD Construction HK of Jardine Lloyd Thompson The presentation […]
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