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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 […]

The band beat the Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Cash Coldplay’s mega hit ‘Clocks’ has been voted the greatest song of the last 10 years by BBC 6Music listeners. ‘Clocks’ was released in 2003 and achieved massive success all over the world. It entered the top 10 in UK and won the prestigious Record Of The Year […]

The band beat the Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Cash Coldplay’s mega hit ‘Clocks’ has been voted the greatest song of the last 10 years by BBC 6Music listeners. ‘Clocks’ was released in 2003 and achieved massive success all over the world. It entered the top 10 in UK and won the prestigious Record Of The Year […]

For many people, estate planning and the preparation of a last will and testament is a dreaded thought and something that is rather avoided. However, it is certainly advisable to settle such affairs and this holds true in particular if you have property in Thailand. If you do not prepare a will, the law decides how […]

Of the 8,635 foreigners with work permits, she said the British number were highest with 1,169 persons, followed by 668 Filipinos, 646 Russians and 554 French citizens.