Category: Blog

(1) Thailand Construction News (TCN) E-Newsletter, (2) the http://www.Thailand-Construction.com website and now (3) the Thailand Construction News LinkedIn Group are all aimed at construction and engineering professionals working in or with an interest in Thailand. To the best of my knowledge, http://www.Thailand-Construction.com website ranks in the top 10 in Google for searches of Thailand + […]

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) recently carried out a survey from November 2010 to June 2011 into the ‘Costs of International Arbitration’. The survey was completed by completed by lawyers and international arbitrators from five continents. Information on 254 international arbitrations conducted between 1991 and 2010 was considered to be useful for statistical analysis. […]

These days there are just so many construction and engineering websites around that it can be frustrating to find your way to the better websites. To help you, we have compiled what we believe are some top websites to begin your search. The ones we have listed are UK construction and engineering websites sites, but […]

Dear Friend This is not a begging letter. I do not want your money but I would like your vote.  You may not be aware of the present anomaly that exists affecting the State Pension paid to certain UK citizens living abroad. Let me explain. Pensioners living in the UK, an EU Country or certain […]

Thailand takes top spot in HSBC’s Expat Explorer Survey 2011: we look at its broad appeal for expat retirees Many months ago I suggested to a leading British Sunday newspaper that they produce an updated look at where Britons are retiring abroad. I’d worked with the journalist in question a year or so before on […]

Over an average British person’s lifetime, 5,800 pints of beer are consumed, plus 8,700 glasses of wine, 2,900 bottles of cider, 5,808 shots of spirits, 1,452 cocktails, 1,452 glasses of liquor, and 1,452 glasses of champagne – the equivalent of 456 drinks annually. The typical Brit also experiences 726 hangovers over a lifetime. £962 are […]

A high speed rail system has been announced by the Russian Government, a rail system that will traverse the Bering Strait. If the project goes as planned, it will contain the world’s longest tunnel, and will cost near $65 billion dollars. This project will be a key infrastructure and communication alternative between continents and could […]