Surely a submarine is designed for staying underwater, but it was certainly not a part of the plan when a Cold War-era Soviet submarine went to bottom of the ocean off the coast of Jutland, Denmark. The submarine was being towed by a tug boat headed for Thailand when the submarine started taking on water,…
Norway, Thailand
Burmese Teacher Wins Norwegian Peace Award
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25 year old activist, student and teacher Charm Tong from Burma will receive the Norwegian Students’ 2007 Peace award, Norwegian daily Bladet Tromsø reports. The award is given to Charm Tong because of her opposition towards the military regime in Burma. After reports of assaults on women and children, Charm Tong was sent across the…
Norway, Thailand
Number of Norwegians Dying in Thailand Doubled
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In 2006 30 Norwegians died in Thailand. 30 out of a 4.5 million population might not seem like a big number. However, the number of Norwegians dying in Thailand has grown considerably from 14 in 2005 to 30 in 2006, Norwegian daily, VG, reports. Only four of the 30 were women. The majority were men…
Norway, Vietnam
Aker Yards to Establish a Foothold in Asia
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As the Asian market for offshore vessels is rapidly growing, Norwegian Aker Yards has decided to establish a shipyard in Vietnam, the company reports. The shipyard will be a joint venture between Aker Yards (70%) and Singapore based Amanda Group owning 30 per cent. The Amanda Group has extensive industrial experience in Vietnam. The shipyard…
Cambodia, Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Vietnam
New Scam: In It for the Gifts
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An extra order worth US$ 525,000 is always welcome. Especially when it is placed by a new customer from the huge Chinese market. No wonder the people at Scanmach Asia were pleased last September, when the Chinese company (China) Zhengzhou Jintai Import & Export trading Co. Ltd. contacted Scanmach Asia. Apparently the Chinese were very…
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Vietnam
Swedish Money to Clean Asian Air
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A major study conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute’s (SEI) centre at the University in York and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) shows that improvements in achieving better air quality in Asia have been achieved. However air pollution still poses a great risk to the health and quality of life for many…
Denmark, Thailand
Denmark – New Home of Muaythai Boxing?
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Go into any stadium or arena in Denmark and you will see all kinds of sports. Soccer, volleyball, handball, badminton etc. However, if you are looking for a good muaythai boxing fight you usually will have to look hard and long. But recently fights were on in both Aarhus and the Danish capital of Copenhagen.…
Denmark, Malaysia
Striker leaves Denmark for Malaysia
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In future Nigerian striker Abdul Sule will play in the Malaysian Super League for newcomers Johor FC. Abdul Sule, 31, has played soccer in Denmark for the last eight years for different clubs. The latest being AC Horsens from the best league in Danish soccer, SAS Ligaen.According to Malaysian daily The Star the signing of…
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Thailand
Viking Vets Bangkok Champions
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For a lot of the Viking players the weekend of December 9th and 10th meant two days of football. After Saturdays defeat to the Winking Frog in the Casual League, it was time for the “old guys”, i.e. those who think of the age of 35 as something belonging to the past, to show how…
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Thailand
Vikings Beaten by Frogs
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It was a team full of optimism that entered the pitch on Patana International School on Saturday December 9th to meet the team from the British Pub Winking Frog. The optimism came from last weekends surprising win over French team, Les Gaulois and the game started off quite well for the Vikings. 30 minutes into…
