BCCT/RICS PROPERTY & INFRASTRUCTURE EVENING PRESENTATION Thursday 11 February 2016 Date: Thursday 11 February 2016 Time: 6.30 -8.30 pm Venue: Emerald Room (Lobby Floor), Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom, 981 Silom Road (BTS Surasak) http://www.holidayinnbangkok-silom.com/contact.html map Topic: Outlook for the Bangkok Property Market in 2016 Guest speaker: James Pitchon, CB Richard Ellis Cost: THB 850 per […]
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THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF QUANTITY SURVEYORS International Chapter, Thailand Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Event Insurances For Construction Projects Date : Tuesday 16th February, 2016 Time : 6.30pm – 8.30 pm. [Registration starts at 6.00 pm.] Venue: Novotel Ploenchit 566 Ploenchit Road, Lumpini (Ploenchit BTS) Fee : THB 500 per person for AIQS members, THB 650 for non-members THB 300 […]
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More than 30,000 foreigners had applied for work permits at Cambodia’s Labor Ministry in 2015 after the General Department of Immigration (GDI) had constantly inspected foreign laborers in the country, a GDI’s senior official said Friday. Speaking at the GDI’s annual meeting, GDI’s deputy director general Lt. Gen. Keo Vanthon said the fee for a […]
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Thailand was named the top destination in Asia in the recent Destination Index Survey by DMC Pacific World. China and India round out the top three in the December 2015 edition of the monthly survey that measures the number of event enquiries rather than the number of events taking place. Pacific World’s country manager Thailand, […]
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The US News & World Report’s study called “Best Countries” was compiled in collaboration with BAV Consulting and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. It sampled the perceptions of more than 16,000 people in four global regions, asking them to rank 60 pre-selected countries on a range of criteria. It then compiled a […]
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Katy Colins, 30, secures three-book deal with Carina UK, part of world-renowned publisher Harper Collins A jilted bride left at the altar quit her job, sold everything and travelled round the world. Katy Colins, 30, sold her house and her car and booked a one-way ticket to south east Asia after her big day was […]
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The Office of the National Economic and Social Development have released data ranking Thailand’s 77 provinces according to their poverty rates. Phuket clocked in as the richest province in the Kingdom, with an admirably low poverty rate of just 6.1 percent, according to Coconuts. This is especially impressive given the national average of 34.8 percent. […]
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Qantas has been named the world’s safest airline for the third year running, while 10 carriers have been handed the lowest possible one-star rating An annual survey of the world’s biggest airlines has seen Qantas named the world’s safest for the third year running. The Australian carrier was praised for its “extraordinary fatality-free record in […]
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Thailand will need to add migrant workers, draw more women into its workforce and delay the retirement age to battle an expected drop of 11 percent in its working-age population by 2040, a World Bank economist says. The fall is expected to be the fastest experienced by any developing country in Southeast Asia, said Philip […]
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“I came to Nai Yang in 1987 for a once in a life time holiday. The rest is history” After being inspired by episodes of A Place in the Sun, Christine (67) and Glen King (62) left Sussex in 2008 and permanently relocated to Phuket, Thailand where they have been building a home since 2003. […]
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