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Time for Expats to Buy Property In Thailand
Company

Little island destinations are developing interest for investors in the Zen paradise of Thailand Published in 1997, Alex Garland’s bestselling novel The Beach plugged a gap in the book market with its “new age” utopia tale of a disaffected back-packers in search of an exotic hideaway untouched by tourism. It was the start, perhaps, of…

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New Work Permit Requirements from the Thai Labor Department
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The Labor Department has instructed Asia lawyers that starting from today, there are new requirements for all applicants who wish to gain a work permit and also new criteria for existing work permit holders for renewals. They have issued new forms for work permit applications in several classes. New applicants for work permits will now…

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Who manufacturers or sells solar panels for home use in Thailand?
Company

We recently received an email from a reader enquiring: “Do any of your members know of a reliable company from which I can purchase, import solar panels and ancillary equipments, as I have a “Plan” to make the house I am going to build for retirement…”? Does anybody know? Don’t think I’ve ever seen any…

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The birth of Thailand Construction News (TCN)
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Picture 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…

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A short-term gig or a forever home? The stats that tell the story
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Some expats are on a brief adventure, while others never plan to come home and pension figures tend to show the ‘stay for life’ destinations A good sign of a country’s long-term attractiveness to expats is how many of them opt to sign up for pensions in their host country. Doing so demonstrates an intention…

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