Category: Breaking
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Frozen Pensions? Research shows £25,000 UK pension loss
How the UK is short‑changing its own pensioners abroad Imagine working your whole life in the UK, paying your National Insurance, and retiring with the promise of a state pension that’s meant to support you in your later years. Now imagine that pension slowly shrinking year by year—not because you did anything wrong, but because…
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Thailand and Cambodia De-escalate at Chong Bok — Stability Returns
Bangkok / Phnom Penh – In a significant cooling of recent tensions, Thai and Cambodian military forces at the disputed Chong Bok border pass have agreed today to withdraw to their 2024 positions following intensive negotiations, according to statements from both governments. Recent Events OverviewIn May 2025, tensions spiked at Chong Bok when Cambodian troops…
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Thailand Shuts Key Cambodian Border Crossings After Military Clash
– What it means for Brits relying on visa runs to key border crossings like Ban Laem (It’s not only tourists – DTV holders take note) If you’re a UK expat in Thailand who does a border run every 6 or 12 months – particularly via Ban Laem in Chanthaburi – there’s important news that…
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Bangkok Condo Fraud Shocks UK Expat Residents
Emergency meeting called, but many still don’t know what’s going on Updated 29 May 2025, 10:30 AM (Bangkok time) [The condo cannot yet be named for legal reasons.] British Abroad has learned that serious allegations of fraud have been uncovered at a well-known condo in Bangkok’s Sathon area, popular with expats. An internal audit team…