The Internet was an absolute world revolution, both for social and business interactions, and the way that the world is structured and managed. It brought new opportunities for providing information to customers, employees, suppliers and partners for business, but it has also brought challenges. Reduced costs in terms of greater economies of scale, increased efficiency and lower overheads have...
Thailand has long been known for utter perfection as a holiday destination - it has sparkling white sand beaches, cozy tropical islands, stunning ancient Buddhist temples, as well as lush jungles and verdant wild areas. On top of all of this, it is known as one of the least expensive holiday destinations in Asia. The northern Thai peninsula is historic, with many sites and cities founded over...
Every year tens of thousands of travelers stop over in Bangkok. Every year also, tens of thousands of lucky people make their way overseas on romantic holidays, for honeymoons, or just to reconnect with their partner. If you and your partner will find yourself in Bangkok, we have some excellent romantic facilities for you, only minutes from the airport. Whether Bangkok is your ultimate...
Ice events like figure skating and speed skating are some of the most-discussed and watched events in the Olympic Games, time after time. Much of the appeal of this graceful winter sport must come from the fact that so many people love it and engage in public skating every year, waiting for those numbing mornings with excitement and anticipation, because it means the local lake will be open as...
Sharia is Islamic law - the principles by which Muslim men and women live their lives. Islamic banking is a banking system that its consistent with Sharia, and the idea was formed in response to the obvious divergence of many Western banks with these ethical principles. Islamic banks have grown in both number and popularity worldwide since the first one opened its doors in Dubai in 1975. Now...
The little luxuries that we surround ourselves with are often what makes the coldest, most tired mornings, the latest nights, and the most brain-draining tasks worthwhile and manageable. Your iPod is what makes it possible for you to get out of bed at 6am to go for a run before work, heated tiles in the bathroom allow you to comfortably live in the coldest parts of the world...and cars that...
It is often said that income tax returns are more imaginative than best selling novels. The truth, in both types of documents, is stretched, spun, colored and twisted to make things appear almost unrecognizable. However, new Thailand laws have been developed by the Revenue Department to ensure that capital losses, an area of tax returns rife for unethical deductions, are now fairer. Business...
The Philippines has been tipped as one of the year's hottest real estate markets, with tourism booming, major developments being undertaken, and high levels of foreign investment, including a recent $6.4 billion form China. Manila Condotel Marketing Networks has put the country squarely at the top of real estate investor's lists for this year.
Tourism is one of the most important driving...
Automotive technology is one of those love or hate factors in cars. Technophobes will shy away from advanced systems like traction control, navigation systems or low-emission hybrid engine systems. Technophiles will lap up every new development, but often find themselves out of pocket for redundant technologies in years, or even months, down the track. This is why we have compiled a list of the...
REITs are a relatively new form of property investment, which enjoyed immense popularity from 2001 onwards. However, the credit crunch affected the REIT market very badly in many countries. Asian REITs lost ground in many cases in the last 24 months, however, Standard and Poors believes that only a deep recession in property values in Asia, and the wider Asian economy, will prevent Asian REITs...
