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Fifth AIQS Bangkok Chapter Continuing Professional Development Event – Building Information Modeling (BIM) Innovation – Challenges at Implementation THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF QUANTITY SURVEYORS International Chapter, Thailand Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Event Building Information Modeling (BIM) Innovation – Challenges at Implementation Date :   Tuesday 26th April, 2016 Time :   6.30pm – 8.30 pm.  [Registration starts at 6.00 […]

Steps are being taken in Thailand to wean Buddhist monks off unhealthy food after a study suggested that almost half of them are overweight. Jongjit Angkatavanich, a health and nutrition expert at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University, says 48% of monks are obese, the Bangkok Post reports. Her warning that “Obesity in our monks is a ticking […]

Lighthouse members please see details of our networking event and a big thanks to the Hobbs for their generous sponsorship, we are back at The Clubhouse and look forward to seeing you all there. As members please also try to bring along guests and potential new members, all this adds support to the charity as […]

Expats concerned about their personal safety should head to Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria, according to a new global survey. Meanwhile those heading for danger zones including Nigeria and Lebanon present a financial headache for their employers, who must pay big money to ensure they’re kept as safe as possible. Mercer ranked 230 cities based on […]

Chinese cruise ship “Ocean Dream” , anchored off Laem Chabang port in Sri Racha for over a year, sank into the sea today, raising fear by Thai environmental authorities that it could cause pollution in the sea. The cruise ship which was abandoned in Chonburi sea by its Chinese owner was seen to take in […]

In a new survey by consulting company Mercer, political unrest has sent Bangkok close to the bottom of rankings measuring personal safety of expats. Out of 230 cities across the globe, Bangkok shamefully ranks 173rd when it comes to personal safety for expats, according to the Quality of Living Rankings by Mercer, which was released […]