‘Hemorrhoid patient’ gets ten years for heroin smuggling. A 52-year-old woman was sentenced to ten years in prison on Friday for trying to smuggle nearly five kilogrammes of heroin into Sweden. The woman claims she had come to Sweden to seek treatment for trouble with her hemorrhoids. Customs officials at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport stopped…
Laos, Sweden, Vietnam
Sweden Assists Cambodia, Viet Nam and Laos in Helping Drug Users Kick the Habit
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The first project advisory committee meeting of the talks between Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos, organised by the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA), was held in Cambodia on November 20, 2007 and presided over by Sar Kheng, Cambodian Interior Minister and the president of the National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD).The meeting was organised as…
Cambodia, Finland, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Finnair’s New Asian Flights
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Helsinki-based Finnair announced plans to expand its coverage to Asian destinations, citing booming demand that has brought the airline’s weekly Asian flights to fifty-nine, from nine in the year 2001.The airline says it is well placed to serve routes between North American and Asia, since the shortest routes typically go through Finnish airspace. This allows…
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Thailand
Scandinavian Airlines Offer Thrice Weekly Flights
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Scandinavian Airlines International is offering thrice weekly flights between Stockholm and Bangkok launches October 29 and ends March 25, 2008.The Airlines are also adding two new seasonal routes between northern Europe and Asia. Both routes are seasonal, offering a winter escape for Scandinavians. The airline currently operates a direct flight between Stockholm and Beijing.
Singapore, Sweden
Scania Sells 500 City Buses to Singapore
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Swedish Truckmaker Scania AB has received its largest bus and coach order to date in Asia, selling 500 city buses to the leading public transport company SBS Transit in Singapore. “This transaction is an expression of SBS Transit’s great confidence in Scania’s products and service back-up,” says Norman Koh, General Manager of Scania Singapore.Crucial to…
Denmark, Thailand
Danish Artist’s Showcase in Bangkok
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Danish artist Adi Kirketerp will showcase “Bubbly” at “Teo + Namfah” Gallery on the second floor of Ozono Complex, Soi Prompong, Bangkok, open daily from 11.30am to 8.30pm from October 11 to November 4, 2007. Her new series featuring abstracts made with fragments of things like envelopes and old photographs are an exploration of acrylic…
Finland, Thailand
Finnish Ambassador to Thailand to Travel to Burma
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Lars Backstr๖m, Finland’s ambassador to Thailand, told the Finnish News Agency (STT) on September 28 that he would travel to Burma on September 30, 2007.He added his week-long itinerary included visits to Rangoon, the biggest city, as well as to Mandalay and Naypyidaw, the new capital founded in a remote inland location by the Myanmar…
Singapore, Sweden
Acquisition of Swedish Specialty Chemicals Company in Singapore
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Swedish Perstorp,Specialty Chemicals Company has acquired Lonza’s manufacturing plant for Purified Isophthalic Acid (PIA) in Singapore for $138m on September 28, 2007.For Perstorp, the deal widens its product portfolio and strengthens its position in Asia. The Swedish company will assume complete ownership of Lonza Singapore Pte Ltd, Jurong Island, once regulatory approval is received.Swiss group…
Cambodia, Finland, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Nokia To Use Intel’s Chips in 2008
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Nokia Corp. plans to use Intel Corp. chips in tablet-style devices that will communicate using a technology known as WIMAX. The companies also agreed to engage in testing to ensure that Intel WIMAX chips work effectively with Nokia’s portable devices and networking equipment.Intel, of Santa Clara, California, has been a champion of WIMAX, a technology…
Philippines, Sweden
Swedish Electronics Manufacturer to Cooperate With Philippines-Based Manufacturer
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Swedish electronics manufacturer NOTE AB announced on September 24, 2007 that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Philippines-based manufacturer Ionics EMS. As part of the agreement NOTE will acquire 50% of Ionics EMS’s new manufacturing facility in China.“Our intention is to utilise the unit for existing and new customers. We already have…
