Kiva – give the world’s poor a leg up
If you’re living in a developing country, particularly if it’s a Least Developed Country or LDC, the chances are that you’ve heard of microcredit and the…
Arise, Sir Pterry!
We were delighted to hear that Terry Pratchett was given a knighthood in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to literature – a great way…
Dumber and dumberer
We’ve been convinced for several years that the Daily Telegraph has been diluting its serious content with more and more frivolous content to boost sales. (One…
Good old Pong
Atttitudes to technology vary widely around the world. One stereotypical view of East Asians is that they’re all really heavily into technological innovation, with the Japanese…
Tamil Temple
Sri Mariamman Hindu temple in Georgetown’s Little India on Penang Island.
British Expat Newsletter:
3 December 2008
This week: Comings and goings – some of the factors influencing potential and actual British expats’ decisions on whether to live in the UK or overseas.