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While she loves expat life in New Zealand, Charity Norman has come to dread receiving a fateful phone call from home in Britain Not long ago an old friend phoned to tell me that her father had died. This isn’t unusual in itself, of course; she and I are of that age. Yet for me […]

Officers at Phuket Immigration are calling for all foreigners whose passports are set to expire within the coming year to ensure they are issued new passports and apply – and are issued – new long-term permits-to-stay* before their current permits expire. The call follows a new regulation issued by the Immigration Bureau on August 13 […]

Researchers trawled old newspapers to explore history behind sayings ‘Gone to pot’ refers to once legal punishment of boiling a criminal to death ‘Rule of thumb’ originates from a violent means of solving marital disputes ‘Rule of thumb’: This apparently innocent phrase actually refers to a 19th Century ruling which said a man was entitled […]

Researchers trawled old newspapers to explore history behind sayings ‘Gone to pot’ refers to once legal punishment of boiling a criminal to death ‘Rule of thumb’ originates from a violent means of solving marital disputes ‘Rule of thumb’: This apparently innocent phrase actually refers to a 19th Century ruling which said a man was entitled […]

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Notice each of the sections already has electric and water pipes installed and were tested for accuracy all prior to them leaving the factory.  The “sections” formed and pre-tested at the factory, snug together like Lego building blocks. Look at the earthquake resistance level.  Watch the time-lag video of the construction at: https://www.youtube.com/embed/GVUsIlwWWM8?rel=0

March is the month that taxpayers in Thailand must file their P.N.D.91 Thai personal income tax forms with the Thai Revenue Department. In many cases, your P.N.D.91 may be submitted electronically by your staff or accounting department, but some expats may have to file it themselves. Either way, it’s still a good idea to double […]

Mark Kent said, ‘I would like to congratulate Bert on his appointment and I am delighted to welcome him to the team. All of us at the Embassy are looking forward very much to working with Bert in the coming months and years. A few weeks ago it was announced that  Bert had been awarded […]