Interpol has sent out Red Notice for 54-year-old Norwegian man who is accused of killing a 34-year-old British national in Phuket in the early hours of 21 August 2019 according to The Nation Thailand. The Red Notice roughly translates to an international arrest warrant. The victim’s family has said they are “bewildered” why the court…
A year and a half ago, two Danish men came up with a brilliant plan. Like most other brilliant plans, this one came about over a beer at a bar. Kenneth and Jens were to make the most comfortable underwear in the world. The perfect underwear. Today, about a year and a half after that…
Researchers from Singapore Management University (SMU), the Hanken School of Economics, Finland; and two American universities have carried out a study titled ‘Overworked and Under-Resourced: A Mindfulness Intervention for Middle Manager Well-Being’. The study set out to prove and did indeed find that Mindfulness training can help middle managers cope with the stress and emotional…
Scandinavian investment taps into Vietnam’s booming solar power market Thomas Jakobsen, based in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) since 2005, is Managing Director of Indochina Energy Partners (IEP), an entity focused on renewable energy in Southeast Asia’s emerging countries. Singapore-registered IEP is currently focusing on rolling out rooftop solar projects in Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.…
The Scandinavian Society Siam’s annual Crayfish Party 2019 at the Landmark Hotel in Bangkok was not short on prices, snaps or crayfish when it was celebrated on Saturday 14 September. Already before the doors opened guests could enjoy a variety of drinks and miniature open sandwiches with fish, prawns and potato. It was also possible…
Pattaya is not as busy as it used to be. Or so I am told, as I sit down at the bar Bryghuset in Jomtien for a drink. Mind you, it is low season and the rain has been trickling down all day. However, the street, Soi White House, is usually packed with people in…
Allan Ottesen was six years old when he and his mother swapped Pad Thai and beaches for Danish meatballs and rain, while his father stayed in Thailand. “My mum is a Thai living in Denmark, and my dad is a Dane living in Thailand,” Allan says. He lived with his mother and stepfather in Brønshøj…
On Thursday the 12th September 2019, SWEA Bangkok had a Caribbean evening by the pool at SHIVA TOWER on Sukhumvit Soi 15. Almost 20 Swedish ladies gathered together for exotic drinks and food with a touch of the Caribbean islands. Lot’s of chatting and exchanging of ideas. SWEA Bangkok is a very active organization and…
Bjarne Nielsen also known as Bjarne Kronborg gets the best of Denmark in his bar and restaurant Cafe Kronborg in Pattaya. It is all he needs from his home country, which he visits approximately every second year. “I like being Danish but there isn’t really anything about Denmark I miss as such,” says Bjarne. Everywhere…
