A Danish owned unique and beautiful estate in Tak province in Northwestern Thailand has been put up for sale. The estate is nestled on the Ping river and mainly constructed with golden teak wood, even the fence around the property is made of golden teak. Land area is 720 m2 with 24 meters of river…
The Scandinavian Christmas service in Christ Church in Bangkok was attended by close to 200 people who filled the church completely. It was the second time to celebrate Christmas in Bangkok for the Danish vicar Christa Lund Herum and the first time for the new Swedish vicar Erik Stenberg-Roos. Following the tradition, different parts of…
Heartbound, the critically-acclaimed 2018 Danish documentary “Fra Thailand til Thy” will be screened in Bangkok for the first time on Sunday 16 Dec 2018 at 14.00 at e Bangkok Screening Room.The screening will be followed by a Question & Answer session with Director Sine Plambech who produced the documentary together with Janus Metz. Heartbound tells the story of how…
Taipei comes out as number 1 out of 72 cities worldwide in the Expat City Ranking 2018. The city is in good company, with many other Asian metropolises also ranking in the top 10 cities for expats, such as Singapore (2nd), Ho Chi Minh City (4th), Bangkok (5th), and Kuala Lumpur (6th). The Expat City…
Topsoe opens an office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The main reason is the expected growth in areas where Topsoe’s technologies, experience, and capabilities will be beneficial to the customers, which is mainly fertilizer and refining industries, explains the company. Michael Gruss has been assigned Chief Representative of the new Jakarta office in Kantor Taman E3.3, Unit…
Danish racing driver Victor Conrad Spliid Jensen is currently winning most every race in Thailand, that he is driving in. Friday 30 November he was awarded “Rising Star” in the Thailand Super Series award ceremony. Only 17 year old,the young super talent started off driving go-kart like so many other young motorsports enthusiasts. But Victor…
New book tells about the Danish-Thai archaeologist, ambassador’s wife and Thai senator Pensak Howitz. The exciting biography portrays a woman who has gone her own ways and on a variety of levels has strengthened the close ties between Denmark and Thailand. She has met Fidel Castro, Hillary Clinton and Emperor Hirohito. She has been drinking…
The St. Regis Bar and The Lounge invite throughout the month of November guests to try a Scandinavian inspired Afternoon Tea by Michelin-Starred Chef Sayan Isaksson, who was born in Thailand, but grew up in Sweden. This is not a trip down nostalgia road – for most Scandinavians the delicacies have never crossed their lips…
The September issue of the ScandAsia magazine is out and distributed by email to all subscribers and in its paper edition to paper subscribers and selected distribution points. The cover story is an interview with Mr Claus Rasmussen, the Danish diver who to part in Thailand’s cave rescue operation. Other interviews are with CEO Lars Siggaard Andersen,…
ISS International School Singapore offers Preparatory Course for High School that prepares students for entry into either IBMYP 4 or 5 (Grades 9 and 10) and subsequently to gain entry into the IB Diploma programme (Grades 11 and 12). Besides undergoing intensive English instruction, students also learn mathematics, science, humanities, the arts and physical education.…