During an average working life Mr or Miss Average will rack up 9,024 hours of unpaid overtime, take 94 days off sick and work for six different employers The Association of Accounting Technicians commissioned the study into our working lives Photo: Alamy Stock Photo A new study which polled 2,000 adults on their work life so […]
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In Thailand, the main consumers of sturgeon and black caviar are the members of the upper middle class. Source: Press photo Five years ago, Thai businessman Noppadon Khamsai and his Russian partner Alexey Tyutin saw an opportunity in Asia’s growing demand for caviar. The duo decided to build a sturgeon-breeding farm in Hua-Hin, with a […]
Continue ReadingThailand ranks 62 out of 70 countries in a global ranking of English skills by EF Education First. The education company yesterday released the fifth annual edition of its EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), the world’s largest ranking of countries by English skills. The report identifies global and regional English-language learning trends and analyses […]
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THE THAILAND Future Foundation has released shocking findings about life in Bangkok in its bid to encourage urban residents to push for change. It’s time Bangkok people seriously express their expectations and push for those involved to deliver,” TFF executive chairman Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput said. He spoke after a study by the TFF showed Bangkok people […]
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International Chapter, Thailand Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Event Introduction to the FIDIC Form of Contract [one_fifth]Date :[/one_fifth][one_half_last]Tuesday 27th October 2015[/one_half_last] [one_fifth]Time : [/one_fifth][one_half_last] 6.30pm – 8.30 pm. [Registration starts at 6.00 pm.][/one_half_last] [one_fifth]Venue :[/one_fifth][one_half_last]Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Hotel 250 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok (Asoke BTS / Sukhumvit MRT)[/one_half_last] [one_fifth]Fee :[/one_fifth][one_half_last]THB 500 per person for AIQS members, THB 650 for non-members THB […]
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PHUKET: Jobs are being advertised for the new Australian Consulate-General on Phuket, indicating an opening could come early in the new year. Although official confirmation was not forthcoming yesterday from the Australian Embassy in Bangkok, the jobs listings indicate that rapid progress has been made since the Australian Government announced in May that the Phuket […]
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The heartfelt message from a recent graduate of Chulalongkorn University to his father, who is a garbage truck driver, tugged on the heartstrings of netizens today after his Facebook post became one of the feel-good, most-discussed stories of the day. Klanarong Srisakul, who recently completed his engineering degree, wrote a message to thank his father […]
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Image: Mr Grittapohn Chattreesagoon 5 October 2015 KRABI: A Thai man has revealed his disappointment at being told he would have to pay ten times the regular ticket price in order to visit a popular tourist attraction in Krabi – all because he looks like a westerner. On Saturday, Mr Grittapohn Chattreesagoon, who is from […]
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The three best places to live abroad are Ecuador, Mexico and … Malta! This is the result of the InterNations Expat Insider 2015 survey this year. The survey is based on more than 14,000 respondents and therefore one of the most extensive studies conducted to explore the general living situation of expatriates. Number four is […]
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The new Toyota Driving Experience Park offers on- and off-road terrains for test drives, which are free of charge. TMT expects 18,000 customers a year. Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Thailand Co (TMT) on Wednesday opened its first test drive centre for the general public, with 18,000 customers a year expected. The Toyota Driving Experience […]
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