Here’s our collection of expat-friendly links for today.

• Australian tax bonuses paid to dead and expats – Australia's government on Thursday rejected accusations that it wasted money with its latest cash injection into the country's stalled economy by sending millions of dollars to people who were dead or living overseas.
• Religious freedom under assault – This year the commission names 13 "countries of particular concern"
• Ensuring Return on Expat Investment – International human resource managers have long struggled to articulate the return on investment for expatriate costs.
• Doctors in waiting – “I am a doctor in Pakistan,” he says, “but I need to write exams to work in Canada.”
• Costa Rica’s Immigration Amendment Law Continues In Limbo – Once again the legislative reforms to the Ley de Migración y Extranjería (Immigration Act) has taken a step back
• Why moving to France does wonders for your joie de vivre – According to British ex-pats, their French neighbours are better looking, better-dressed
• You Should Get Out More – Living abroad gives expats greater creativity in problem solving, according to new research
• Swiss reveal extent of foreign flat tax deals – More than 5,000 rich foreigners enjoyed special 'flat rate' tax deals in Switzerland last year, an increase of more than 20 percent
• Experience: I was in an earthquake – Amanda Austen tells us about experiencing the aftermath of L'Aquila
• Are British expats in Korea anxious? – orth Korea's decision to stage a nuclear test in direct contravention of an international ban has been widely condemned and led to fears of conflict in south-east Asia.
• Welsh views from abroad of the EU – Polls suggest the view from Wales and the rest of the UK towards the European Union is not rosy
• Unhappy expat? Should have gone to Iceland – The UK could be flooded by "climate refugees" in the next three decades
• Parts of Broadway to Close to Traffic – New York City will begin converting part of Broadway into a major pedestrian thoroughfare
• Kuwaiti Women Make Political Gains – Last weekend, Al-Jazeera reported that of 16 women who had run for national office, Kuwait had elected its first four female members to Parliament.
• Guatemala rally targets president – Before his death lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg recorded a video saying that if he was found dead the President and his aides would be responsible.

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