Last week several different media brought the story of how the Penan people of Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo, had written a letter to King Harald V of Norway, asking him to pull home one of his subjects. The subject is Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, a Norwegian citizen who is the CEO of Sarawak Energy, the Malaysian firm that is [...]

Former Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport’s world governing body. The Dane polled 145 votes Saturday to beat Justian Suhandinata of Indonesia by 25 votes, becoming the first European to lead the Badminton World Federation since 1993. “Poul-Erik has done an amazing piece of work to be [...]

The Women Deliver conference will take place in Kuala Lumpur from May 28-30. HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be attending as a guest speaker on challenges related to HIV/Aids. She participates at the Conference in Her capacity as Special Envoy for UN Aids. HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit was appointed Special Representative for UNAIDS in 2006. During her stay in Kuala [...]

Danes abroad rejoice as a political majority now seems to be in place to permit them to hold dual  citizenship. A change in the law will make it possible for Danes outside of Denmark to adopt the nationality of their new home country without having to cancel their Danish citizenship. The political party “Venstre” announced on Saturday, that they were [...]

Sarawak Energy has clarified online reports that the Penans living in Baram want the proposed Baram dam to be stopped, saying that their sentiment did not reflect that of the entire Baram people. Its chief executive Torstein Dale Sjotveit said: “As soon as we heard about the online media reports, we got in contact with the community members to see [...]

In an unusual bid to stop a series of dams that will flood their rainforest home, a group of tribesmen in Borneo are urging King Harald V of Norway to call one of his subjects home. The subject is Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, a Norwegian citizen who is the CEO of Sarawak Energy, the Malaysian firm that is building several dams [...]

Norwegian Fashionista Merete ‘Mera’ Mei-Jin Noer has done quite a few things beyond an average lady at her age.  After being on Malaysian TV, modeling, being in a band, she is now Marketing Director of the luxurious brand ZARDOZE, a DJ and has recently launched an iPhone application.  Mera is not like any other 24-year-old:  this young businesswoman has experiences in [...]

If you are Norwegian you have undoubtedly made plans for this Friday. The date is May 17, which marks the Norwegian Constitution Day and is celebrated not only in Norway but also by Norwegian expatriates. In Southeast Asia there will be celebrations in many forms. After Frederik VI in 1814 had given up Norway to the King of Sweden, the [...]

Sunborn Marine (M) Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian affiliate of Finland’s Sunborn Group, and Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC), have completed the construction of the first luxury floating hotel built in Southeast Asia – the Sunborn III. Called Sunborn III, the RM462 million five-star floating yacht hotel is the first of its kind to be built in Southeast Asia as [...]

HRH Crown Princess Mary will visit Malaysia on the 27th to 30th of May. During the visit, the Crown Princess will attend the international conference, Women Deliver, which aims to serve as a global platform for ensuring that health and rights of girls and women remain top priorities on the global population and development agenda. The Crown Princess has been [...]