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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A man is set to become the first person to windsurf around Great Britain without support as he completes his 2,200 mile journey this week A daredevil is set to become the first person to windsurf around Great Britain without support as he completes his 2,200 mile journey this week. Jono Dunnett set off from […]
Continue ReadingNAM TOK, Thailand (AP) — Wielding a machete, Rod Beattie slashes at tangled undergrowth and soaring bamboo to expose vistas from one of World War II’s iconic sagas. Out of the jungle appear remnants of a railway that cost the lives of more than 100,000 Allied prisoners and Asians enslaved by Japan’s Imperial Army. As […]
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An image from ‘Dark Side Of The City’. Photos by Roengrit and Roengchai Kongmuang The work schedule was gruelling: he had three days to take portraits of 200 villagers. For photographer Roengrit Kongmuang, the task was compounded by the simple act of breathing. “My nostrils became drier and I felt uncomfortable breathing in and out. […]
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BALTIMORE, MD – InternationalLiving.com’s new 2015 Global Retirement Index rates two Asian havens and three South and Central American destinations as the five countries in the world most affordable for expats. Of the top 25 retirement havens identified in InternationalLiving.com’s new Annual Global Retirement Index as the best places in the world to retire to […]
Continue ReadingLooking for a safe, affordable place for retirement? With its warm climate, affordable housing and generous benefits, Ecuador was named the best country to retire in by InternationalLiving.com. The South American nation topped the website’s annual global retirement index of 25 best countries, scoring high points for affordable cost of living, entertainment and amenities.Next are […]
Continue ReadingBLEADNEY resident Jack Chalker, a British artist and prisoner of war on the Burma-Siam Railway, has died aged 96. Mr Chalker painted the atrocities that saw more than 12,000 Allied prisoners perish during the railway’s construction, along with at least 90,000 Asian labourers. Born on October 10 1918 in London, his father, Alfred, was a […]
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New study rates your chances of dying in a car around the world. African nations dominate the list of most dangerous countries to drive in the world. Planning a trip to Namibia or Thailand? If so, you may want to think twice about driving there. New research has determined the countries where you […]
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Acquiring Thai Nationality To acquire Thai nationality – Citizenship Thailand’s 1965 Nationality Act defines who is Thai by birth and sets out procedures and qualifications for foreigners who wish to acquire Thai nationality. Those who are Thai by birth are: 1) anyone born to a Thai father or mother anywhere in the world; 2) anyone […]
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