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Owning Land in the Philippines Former natural-born Filipinos can own property in the Philippines, subject to limitations prescribed by Philippine Republic Act 8179 (residential property up to 1000 square meters…

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Driving in the philippines

Due to the poor state of the public transport system in the Philippines, most expatriates living there either drive themselves or have a car with a driver. If you are…

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Buying Sea Shells on the Philippine Sea Shore

This is the first article in a four-part series, “Living on a Philippine Island” by Tanja Bulatovic. “What the hell am I doing here?” I wondered, as I struggled to…

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Buying Sea Shells on the Philippine Sea Shore, Part 2

Continued from Part 1 of “Buying Sea Shells on the Philippine Sea Shore,” the first article in a four-part series, “Living on a Philippine Island” by Tanja Bulatovic. After a couple…

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Finance

Tax Law

Whilst not being sophisticated law, the income tax laws in Thailand are quite encompassing, and prescribe that the following earnings are subject to tax in Thailand: All earnings derived from…

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Entrepreneurs Wanted, please apply!

Singapore wants foreign talent and entrepreneurs. Can you hear Singapore calling you? Singapore is pro-business simply because economic wealth creation gives the opportunity for a small tax on corporate profit.…

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Social Security and Healthcare for Permanent Residents in Singapore

Compulsory Pensions and Excellent Healthcare Citizens and Permanent Residents working in Singapore have to pay into the Central Provident Fund (CPF) which is the Social Security system. Strictly speaking Singapore does…

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Driving in Singapore

Driving in Singapore Do I Drive on the Right or the Left? Ok, now, where do I park! Being behind the wheel of a car in a foreign country can…

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Brewery and Micro Breweries

Singapore does not even rate in the top 50 countries for beer consumption per capita, according to the 2011 Food and Lifestyle Report from the Kirin Institute. Yet do not…

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Finance

Corporate Tax – benchmarked to attract business and multinationals

Singapore is pro-business Singapore is a leading example of a country that maintains low corporate income tax rates. It also introduces various tax incentives to attract and keep business and multinational…