The long arm of the UK taxman A recent case has made it clear that if you have maintained connections with Britain while living abroad, you’re at risk of a bill from the Inland Revenue. What should expats do? For many British expats who have been banking abroad and assuming that their savings are safe […]
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An increasing number of expats are turning away from the traditional apartment or condo to purchase property with land in Singapore. Land is scarce in the city-state of Singapore, but foreigners this year have been eagerly buying so-called “landed properties”. According to new research by property agent Knight Frank, foreigners were responsible for the purchase […]
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Nearly three quarters of retired expats are glad they retired abroad, a new survey claims. Stories of expat retirees forced to return the UK have been common in the past few years, as the economic slowdown takes its toll on pensioners. New data compiled by Natwest International suggests however that 71 per cent of expats […]
Continue ReadingA|Club, a worldwide multi-brand loyalty program that is free and 100% Web-based, celebrates its second anniversary with its nearly 5 million members A|Club members earn points in more than 2,000 Accor hotels operating under the Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, ibis, all seasons, Thalassa sea & spa and Adagio brands. Points can also […]
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Somebody sent us an email with the attached short speech by the CEO of Cocacola which struck a note with us – what do you think?
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Emails to the Editor – Tactiles ED – We receive this email and photo…Delhi…Bangkok…could apply to most places in Asia Subject: Very Helpful As most of you may be aware, here in Delhi, they are getting ready for the Commonwealth Games – starting early October. As part of this exercise, Delhi has been turned into […]
Continue ReadingPicture this. I am driving down the little country roads, past the fish farms, on the way to work. It is a beautiful sunny day. It’s Friday 28 October 2005. I have been working for a client for over three years at Bangkok’s brand new Suvarnabhumi International airport, and it is my last day of […]
Continue ReadingHave Your Say! Fancy yourself as a writer? Do you have anything to say, any opinions bursting to get on to the internet? Well here is your place and opportunity to do so. It could be a piece on any professional aspect of the construction & engineering industries dear to your heart, or something on […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to Thailand Construction News (TCN) website It has been a long time in the planning (probably 2 years!), but we finally got our act together and here you go. After doing a bit of research, we concluded that there are not actually that many Asian Construction & Engineering websites, in fact all the better […]
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