WARNING: Fraud by travel agent The Swedish Embassy in Norway has sent out the following warning on their website and through Facebook. WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! PLEASE READ A scam has taken place where a person named, Zaky Afifah, has recently offered to arrange a trip to Sweden. The person and his companions have offered to arrange for visas and the [...]

A shelter collapsed injuring 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for H&M, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. The concrete and metal structure, where workers were resting during their lunch break, fell down in the compound of the Hong Kong-owned Top World factory located in Phnom Penh, said local police [...]

Ingela Bendrot, Swedish State Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure, is currently on a visit to China for meetings and activities focusing on transport solutions. Bendrot had a meeting at the Ministry of Transport on Monday for a half-time review of the Sino-Swedish Action Plan on transport solutions signed in 2011. The Action Plan has led to furthered Sino-Swedish exchange [...]

The Swedish Embassy in Phnom Penh announces the award of $ 1.5 million to support the Community Based Adaptation Program. An extension agreement between Sweden and UNDP was signed on 10 May, 2013 in Phnom Penh by Anne Höglund, the Swedish Ambassador to Cambodia at the Embassy of Sweden and Setsuko Yamazaki, the country director of UNDP. Sweden will, through [...]

On 3 May 2013, global sports good industry player adidas has announced “The adidas Fellowship for Future Data Talents”, a scholarship fund for international students. The scholarship is developed in partnership with digital learning institute Hyper Island, and established to support and nurture tomorrow’s talent within data driven strategy and marketing. For the last years, data has been part of [...]

Some thousands years ago the Vikings would make their way from Scandinavia to England on quests to rape and plunder. This Saturday the quest was on Chao Phraya River as 80 “Vikings” from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland boarded a ship to enjoy a day on the river followed by a party at Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant in Sukhumwit Soi [...]

When Swedes call ”sjukvårdsrådgivningen” which is a healthcare hotline, in many cases the calls will be transferred to Thailand. Swedish nurses in Hua Hin are answering questions from patients in Sweden. The nurses are paid NOK 15,000 per month with free accommodation and free lunch. The Swedish call center in Hua Hin is managed by Medicall commissioned from Medhelp, which [...]

2012 was a tough year for Swedes in Thailand. 105 died, which is the highest number ever in one year and almost double from the 55 deaths in 2007. “There have been unusually many traffic accidents involving Swedes in the first half of 2012. Another reason is that is becoming more popular to retire in Thailand. Many die of natural [...]

  In 2013, the 8th Nordic Documentary Film Festival launches a brand new spring section – the NORDOX University Tour. It will take place from 18 May to 16 June, collaborating with 10 prestigious Chinese universities in Beijing, Wuhan, Shanghai and Guangzhou. 25 selected films from NORDOX archive will be screened during the tour.  Representatives from the Nordic Embassies and [...]

The new Swedish priest to replace Lovisa Moller, who has been stationed in Thailand since April 2009,  at the Church of Sweden in Bangkok is Lars Ryderstad.  He was born and grew up in Gothenburg,  a big city with a big habour on the west coast of Sweden. Lars worked as a customs officer in Gothenburg before decided to study [...]