Thomas Abraham

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Host of Thom Abraham Show, Noon-2p CT on 97.7 ESPN the Zone, "Field of Faith Radio" and "Bassmaster Radio" on the Sports Map Radio Network and other affiliates.

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Tourism Hot Spot Thailand Launches Digital Arrival Card for Foreign Visitors

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Thomas Abraham

Tourists visit Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok. (Bloomberg) -- Thailand will require foreign visitors to fill up a pre-departure digital form from May 1, a move that will make it easy for authorities to track travelers amid a broadening crackdown against human trafficking into Southeast Asia’s illegal cybercrime centers. Starting Monday, travelers can fill up the Thailand Digital Arrival Card for trips beginning Thursday.
Thailand Woos Rich European Tourists as Chinese Arrivals Slump

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Thomas Abraham

Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand. (Bloomberg) -- Thailand plans to step up a campaign to attract high-spending European tourists as the Chinese, the dominant group of holidaymakers to the Southeast Asian country before the Covid pandemic, shun it on safety concerns.
Thailand Readies US Trade Strategy Ahead of Talks Next Week

1 month ago | energyconnects.com | Thomas Abraham

Thailand aims to hold talks with Trump administration officials next week to secure relief from a planned 36% reciprocal tariff on its goods, with officials finalizing a set of proposals to cut its $46 billion trade surplus with the US. A delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira is preparing to meet with US trade officials in Washington on April 21, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said in a statement Monday.
Thailand Finalizes US Trade Strategy Ahead of Talks Next Week

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Thomas Abraham

Thailand aims to hold talks with Trump administration officials next week to secure relief from a planned 36% reciprocal tariff on its goods, with officials finalizing a set of proposals to cut its $46 billion trade surplus with the US. A delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira is preparing to meet with US trade officials in Washington on April 21, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said in a statement Monday.
Thai Officials Set to Visit China to Check on Uyghur Deportees

2 months ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Thomas Abraham

(Bloomberg) -- A delegation from the Thai government will visit China this week to check on the welfare of dozens of Uyghur refugees, after their controversial deportation drew global condemnation and US travel sanctions on local officials.
Vacant residential land tax (VRLT) changes coming early 2026

Feb 4, 2025 | mk.com.au | Thomas Abraham |Jenny Thame

Major revisions to the Victorian vacant residential land tax (VRLT) came into effect on 1 January 2025, with further changes to take effect in early 2026. The expansion of the VRLT regime makes it a vital consideration for Victorian landowners and investors moving forward. Vacant residential land tax is levied on taxable residential properties across Victoria which remain unoccupied for an aggregate period exceeding six months in any calendar year.
State Revenue Office of Victoria Objections to land tax assessments

Jan 13, 2025 | mk.com.au | Thomas Abraham

The State Revenue Office of Victoria (SRO) will shortly be rolling out the 2025 Victorian land tax and vacant residential land tax (VRLT) assessments, but you don’t always have to accept its finding. There are many instances that warrant an objection to a land tax and vacant residential land tax assessment and as an expert in Victorian state tax laws, Thomas Abraham is well aware which ones are worth the fight.
Thailand to Host Informal Talks on Strife-Torn Myanmar This Week

Dec 16, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Thomas Abraham

Thailand will host an informal meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week to discuss the latest situation in strife-torn Myanmar and the way forward. The gathering of foreign ministers of interested member countries of the bloc known as Asean will also look at the implementation of the so-called Five-Point Consensus meant to help end the civil war that’s marked the military regime’s rule since a coup in 2021.
Victoria SRO land tax revenue ruling update: Land being prepared for primary production

Nov 10, 2024 | mk.com.au | Thomas Abraham

If you own farmland in Victoria and have yet to start the farming process, you need to turn your attention to a recent land tax update out of the State Revenue Office (SRO). On 16 October 2024, the SRO published Revenue Ruling, LTA-006v2 (Updated Ruling) updating Revenue Ruling LTA-006 in relation to their position on the preparatory primary production exemption contained in section 68 of the Land Tax Act 2005 (Vic) (Act).
Covid-19's Origin: It wasn't the Wuhan Lab

Oct 1, 2024 | theindiaforum.in | Thomas Abraham

As our memories of Covid-19 fade and we try and put behind us the deaths, the lockdowns, the disruptions, and the fear, it remains important to understand how this extraordinary event happened. Did the virus that killed between 15 million and 20 million people from the end of 2019 to the end of 2022 leak out of a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan? Was Covid-19 a man-made tragedy, rather than an act of nature?