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    Lip service alone won't end migrant labour misery, say activists

    Spectrum, Published on 01/07/2012

    » Thailand and multinationals benefiting from the export of cheap seafood are facing increasing pressure from the international community to address human trafficking abuses in seafood and other industries.

  • THAILAND

    Insurance is still the best defence

    Spectrum, Suphin Mechuchep, Published on 01/07/2012

    » Any property is exposed to risks associated with unexpected incidents. While having professional property management in place is instrumental in identifying and minimising those risks, there are many factors that remain out of an individual's control. That's why property owners should insure their assets to cover the risks, particularly in the case of high-rise buildings that involve very large investments.

  • THAILAND

    Offshore bonds complex but rewarding

    Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 01/07/2012

    » Last week we talked about offshore personal portfolio bonds (OPPBs) and how they assist with currency management. Since then a number of readers have enquired about the uses of OPPBs and how they may benefit from such an account. There is obviously a lot of confusion out there.

  • THAILAND

    Pets in Thailand IV Exporting pets from Thailand

    Spectrum, Published on 01/07/2012

    » How does one export animals from Thailand? Let's say your employer, a big international company, is transferring you from its office in Bangkok to Los Angeles. What do you do about your dog here in Thailand?

  • THAILAND

    Pilgrimage of pain for sick

    Spectrum, Phil Thornton, Published on 08/07/2012

    » Mary Boullier's pale fingers probe the swollen skin surrounding the barely opened slit that remains of nine-year-old Tin Tin's left eye and says, "We don't know what is causing the swelling around her eye, but when Tin Tin was admitted here she had severe anaemia. If it was left untreated it could have caused heart failure."

  • THAILAND

    Clean needles mean less damage done

    Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 08/07/2012

    » Providing clean needles and syringes to intravenous drug users is a proven way to slow the spread of HIV infection. It's the cornerstone of an approach known as harm reduction that has had success around the world.

  • THAILAND

    Tattoo master leaves mark on rich and famous

    Spectrum, Published on 08/07/2012

    » Finding Wat Mae Takhrai isn't easy. Driving from Chiang Mai to Mae On district, which by the most direct route takes no more than 40 minutes, we spend two hours winding up and down narrow, ill maintained back roads following conflicting sets of directions offered by villagers along the way.

  • THAILAND

    Pattaya has its pluses as condo market remains hot

    Spectrum, Published on 08/07/2012

    » Thanks to demand from local buyers, the Pattaya condominium market continues to have a rosy outlook despite global economic blues. Previously, the majority of the property buyers in Pattaya were foreigners, but their numbers have thinned since the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008, from which major Western economies are still struggling to recover.

  • THAILAND

    Lifting the fog on financial options open to expats

    Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 08/07/2012

    » As expats, we need to be financially self-reliant, yet we often tend to look the other way when it comes to planning our futures. Maybe we need a kick-start. For most of us, it is imperative to make arrangements for our investments because there will be little in the way of state provisions when we get older and wish to stop working.

  • THAILAND

    Creating wealth on a budget

    Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 29/07/2012

    » Are you an expat with only limited resources available? Do you believe your income is too low to allow you to accumulate wealth? You are wrong. You too can get on the road to wealth creation.

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