Window on Lifestyle : Feature Stories
Financial & Legal in Phuket and beyond
Financial:
School Fees Planning and Savings
Readers may recall my August article on school and university fees planning...
Financial:
Let’s talk rubbish: Or more specifically about how we dispose of those black bags full...
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The types of offshore bonds (sometimes referred to as professional portfolio bonds) are varied and...
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Following on from last month, I’d like to tell you more about the benefits of unit cost averaging...
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Phuket Resort Property Overview
Phuket, and its surrounding areas, has become one of Thailand’s best-established markets...
Financial:
Last month I wrote about retirement income in general but then concentrated on...
Financial:
Pensions Or as some prefer to call it
Most would agree that to rely solely on the state providing you with a pension in retirement...
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Securing your children’s future
A bank doesn’t make steel or cars, or trade in rice, but it plays a crucial supporting role...
Legal:
Establishing a Business in Thailand
The legal implications and requirements for a foreigner establishing and running...
Investment:
Good News for Property Investors
As the Land Transfer Fee Stimulus Package Is Extended...
Financial:
As a tourist you’re entitled to 7% (VAT) refund on what you buy to take home...
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At a lavish gala dinner the winners of the 2008 Thailand Property Awards were announced...
Investment:
Now is the time to buy Property in Thailand On 24th March 2008, the Ministry of Interior announced...
Legal:
Coping with procedures on the death of a foreign national in Thailand...
Legal:
Do you qualify for a Three-Year Visa?
Do you qualify for a Three-Year Visa? Non-Immigrant Visa "B" (Business Only)...
Legal:
Internet Security & the Computer Crime Act
The Computer Crime Act allows officials powers and sets a framework to fight computer...
Legal:
Starting a Business - Balancing the Figures
Starting a business in Thailand can be a daunting task and the problem of how to deal with...
Legal:
A Short Guide to Setting up a Thai Company
The legal implications and requirements for a foreigner establishing and running...
Legal: Proposed & upcoming changes to Thai law
This article sets out a brief summary of recent changes to Thai law which will affect...
Legal: Getting A 'Real' One-Year 'Visa' PART II
In our April issue, we looked at Thailand’s one-year Temporary Extension of Stay for foreign nationals and took you through what is involved in obtaining a Non-Immigrant (Non-IM) visa...
Legal: Getting A 'Real' One-Year 'Visa' PART I
Obtaining permission to stay in Thailand beyond the duration of your visa can be a fairly lengthy and complicated procedure; there are no shortcuts. The government has begun (quite rightly) to crack down...
Legal: 5 Legal Tips to Consider for Property Investment in Phuket
There is an obvious attraction to becoming a part of the real lifestyle in Phuket...
Legal: Personal Taxation in Thailand: What's the score?
As a foreign national living in Thailand, do you need to pay tax? And if so, how much? How is it calculated?...
Feature: Thailand Property Awards 2007
The awards aim to create awareness and showcase the best of Thailand's real estate industry...
Legal: Something for Nothing
As a tourist you're entitled to 7% (VAT) refund on what you buy to take home...
Legel: Getting a Thai Driving Licence for foreign nationals
If you stay in Thailand for more than 3 months, the law says you must apply for a Thai driving licence. Here's how you go about it...
Legel: Buying and Registering a car for a foreign national
Buying a car and registering it is straightforward if you have a non-immigrant visa and either a work permit or a proof of address form, which is available from Phuket Immigration Office...
