A massive hydroelectric project to be inaugurated this week would have adverse effects on the ecology of Laos and more than 100,000 Laotians, environmental and civil society groups charged Tuesday. French President Nicholas Sarkozy, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and senior World Bank and Asian Development Bank officials were expected to attend a ceremony Thursday […]
Continue ReadingThe poor and landlocked Southeast Asian nation of Laos expects its rail link with China to be finished by 2014, boosting trade links with its giant neighbour and the rest of Asia, its deputy prime minister said on Tuesday. The railway is part of a broader plan to connect Kunming city in southwestern China with […]
Continue ReadingBuilding of the US$491 million Cua Lo deep water port in central Nghe An Province started yesterday. The first phase, of the three-phase project in Nghi Thiet Commune, the Nghi Loc District, will include a wharf for 30,000-tonne vessels and another for 50,000-tonne vessels. The work is scheduled for completion in 2015. Four wharves for […]
Continue ReadingStarting a business can be rough no matter where you are. Every state government has its own regulations you must follow along with the federal ones. Then of course there is whatever local and municipal ones not superseded by either the state or federal government. Those are just the legal hurdles that have to be […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Chad Creveling, CFA & Peggy Creveling, CFA Monday, 18 October 2010 00:00 Whether you’re new to the world of international living or have been outside your home country for years, you’ve probably come up against an extra layer of complexity in managing your finances while abroad. As expats, we face a complicated […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Chad Creveling, CFA & Peggy Creveling, CFA Monday, 01 November 2010 22:58 An expat American living with her family in Hong Kong is diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer. Since her husband’s healthcare benefits only covered him, the couple had purchased a private family healthcare plan from a major U.K. insurer with total […]
Continue ReadingThailand‘s Ministry of Finance expects to submit a draft amendment for the Private Participation Act by April next year in an effort to encourage greater private-sector involvement in the government’s multi-billion baht infrastructure projects. Current regulations under the Private Participation Act (1992) proving to be obstacles in attracting private-sector interest are being revised and a […]
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Telegraph Expat is campaigning for an end to the injustice suffered by ‘frozen’ expat pensioners. Here, our finance specialist Alison Steed writes an open letter to pensions minister Steve Webb. By Alison Steed Dear Mr Webb, On behalf of the 400,000 or so expat pensioners who have had their state pension payments frozen at the […]
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Matthew Silvester, Executive Engineering Coordinator and Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd, recently contacted us to inform that: “I’m a regular subscriber to your TCN publication. You may or may not be aware who “CIBSE” are (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers). Heretofore the institution has had a limited presence here in Thailand. They have however recently appointed […]
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William Wilfong is to step down at Chief Executive Officer of Thai listed developer Golden Land at the end of the year. In an email to colleagues sent earlier today he wrote: “It has certainly been a wild ride here in Bangkok over the past five years, but I am very proud of what we […]
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