Thordur Adalsteinsson, elected in April 2013 as the first ever Icelandic Board Member of Scandinavian Society Siam, made history on Thursday 19 April 2018 when he was elected as the first Chairman ever from the smallest of the Nordic countries covered by SSS. Thordur Adalsteinsson was elected unanimously and with applause as successor of Lars Andersson…
ScandAsia has released its annual big special them issue on “How to Choose an International School”. The April 2018 issue is 60 pages packed with school articles and advice – plus all the regular news and features on doing Scandinavian business in Asia, being part of the Scandinavian communities in the main capitals of Asia…
Mads and Terry Rahbek are traveling around Thailand and Malaysia to re-discover the places that Mads’ adventurous Grandfather described in four books, which the couple is currently translating from Danish to English. The Grandfather, Olaf Ascanius, worked for the Danish East Asiatic Company around the turn of the last century – a company which Mads…
Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, or Dancham, held its annual general meeting on Thursday 22 March 2018 at the Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit with an attendance of 30 members which was well above the limit for the meeting to be legally conducted. Prior to the meeting, the Chamber has hosted a dinner. MC for the evening…
The Danish Women’s Network in Bangkok has for several years supported an organization called ‘Children of the Forest’, which is a registered Thai Foundation working with stateless communities in Sangkhlaburi on the Thai/Myanmar border. On Monday the 2nd of April, Danish Women’s Network is hosting an Awareness Event from 7pm until 10pm to learn more…
Some 80 members of the Danish community in Thailand gathered at 7 pm on Sunday night, 18 March 2018, to take part in the first Service of the Danish Church in Thailand and the elaborate ceremony that marked the instalment of Pastor Christa Lund Herum as the first Pastor of the Church. The service was…
Thai-Norwegian racing star Sandy Stuvik will on 13 – 14 May be racing in Buriram as a member of the Craft Bamboo Racing team, driving the Porsche 911 GT3 R. “The most important race for me this season will be at Buriram, my home round in Thailand,” says Sandy Stuvik. “I will do everything in…
DANES woldwide held an information meeting in Pattaya on Sunday 11 Feb 2018. Secretary General Anne Marie Dalgaard introduced the Association and gave up to date information on new Danish regulations for family reunion and pensions. Teacher Paw Kraglund introduced the Danish Language programs and summer schools offered by the association as well as give…
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