An expatriate in New Zealand recalls the pain of leaving her parents behind

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 […]

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Phuket expats corralled by new immigration rule for passports

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 […]

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An Invitation: World Building Information Modeling (BIM) for the Construction Industry Conference 2013

This conference will be held on  16 & 17 September 2013, Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. Nearly US$16 billion lost annually due to the inoperability of data between architect, constructor and owner. As such, it is pertinent to invest in knowledge and understanding of technology and tools to enhance performance of design, engineering and construction processes […]

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Are you pulling my leg? The surprisingly sinister history of some of Britain's most commonly used phrases

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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Are you pulling my leg? The surprisingly sinister history of some of Britain’s most commonly used phrases

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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Construct a 30 Storey Hotel in 15 days – Incredible

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

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