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Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark earlier today, Friday 14. October 2016, sent her condolence to her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand and the Royal Highnesses on the occasion of …
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark sends condolences Read More
Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce has published its condolences to the Royal Family and the people of Thailand on the passing away of His Majesty King Bhumibol. “Our deepest condolences to …
Condolences from Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce Read More
The Embassy of Finland expressed already on 13 October is condolences to the Thai people. The message on the website of the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok reads: “Finland expresses …
Finland expresses condolences to the people of Thailand Read More
The Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, visited on Friday the Grand Palace in Bangkok to convey Denmark’s condolences. At the visit, Ambassador Uffe Wolffhechel signed the book of condolences with these words: …
Condolences from Denmark’s Ambassador Read More
According to the announcement of the Royal Household Bureau, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away at Siriraj Hospital at 3.52pm on Thursday. พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดช มหิตลาธิเบศรรามาธิบดี จักรีนฤบดินทร สยามินทราธิราช บรมนาถบพิตร สวรรคต พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดช …
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has passsed away Read More
Margith Pedersen, Secretary General of the Danish Church Abroad and the Danish Seamens Church, is visiting Thailand on Monday 10 October until Thursday 13 October to look into how a …
A Danish Church may be established in Thailand Read MoreDanish Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Kristian Jensen will pay a visit to Vietnam from October 11th to 13th, 2016. The main purpose of the visit is to further strengthen …
Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs to Visit Vietnam this week Read More
Simen Schei Eikbu is a Norwegian physiotherapist who during the spring months of 2016 worked as a volunteer for the Raindrop Foundation in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand, established by Dr. Pensak …
Norwegian to raise 6000 EUR for Danish charity in Thailand Read More
The Crayfish Party of Scandinavian Society Siam roared on full power on Saturday 24 September 2016 at Rembrandt Hotel in Bangkok with SSS Chairman Lars Andersson as a fantastic MC and …
Crayfish Party: Full Power Read More
New Danish Ambassador to Thailand, Mr. Uffe Wolffhechel was the main attraction when members and friends of Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce got together at Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant in …
DTCC introduced new Danish Ambassador to Thailand Read More
Danish TV “DR 1” released on Monday 19 September yet another episode of the program “Sporloes” from Thailand. The program description says: Simone was born at at Thai hospital 19 …
Danish girl finds Thai mother Read More
Poul Albertsen passed away on Monday 12 September 1216, 68 years old. Poul Albertsen was born in 1948 and grew up in Randers, Denmark. His latest job before retirement was …
Poul Albertsen has passed away Read More
Jørgen Schmidt, the founder of the dz group of companies, passed away in the early hours of Thursday 11 August 2016. Jørgen’s many friends and business associates will have an …
Jørgen Schmidt passed away Read More
Spies asked its tour guides worlwide what the Danes take home as souvenirs from their vacations. Olive oil and other olive products top the list. From Thailand, spices in various …
Food emerges as new favorite souvenir Read More
Neighbour held in slaying of Swede in Cha-am. Pratheep Sangsiri, 42, appears at a news briefing at the Cha-am police station on Saturday along with evidence he shot Lars Donald Qvarfordt. …
Police: Neighbor killed Swede in Cha-am Read More
Carsten Carlstedt’s resignation as Executive Director of Dancham remains a mystery even after Dancham’s regular networking meeting on Thursday 21 July at Admiral’s Pub / Checkin. The networking was well …
Dancham Board members tight-lipped on resignation Read More
1st school to offer American and International Baccalaureate Curriculums Stamford American International School is the first and only school to offer American and International Baccalaureate curriculum (IB) from 2 …
Reasons why you should choose Stamford American International School Read More
CHA AM:– A 64 year old Swedish man was found shot dead at his home in Cha Am, Phetchaburi on Monday morning, local police have confirmed. Officers were called to …
Brutal murder of Swedish expat shot dead at home in Cha Am Read More
Admiral’s Pub @ 24 – Pub & Restaurant – plans to merge with Check Inn 99 which has now moved out of its original location between Sukhumvit Soi 5 an …
Check Inn 99 and Admirals Pub plan to merge Read More
ScandAsia – the news media that has served Danes, Swedes, Norwegians and Finns living i Asia for free since 1993 – now appeals to its readers to buy a subscription…. …
ScandAsia appeals for people to subscribe Read More
A 34-year-old businessman from Sweden but living in Oslo faces trial in Norway for having had a sexual relation over several years with a Thai girl who was 13 years old …
Swede faces trial in Oslo for sex with 13 year old Thai Read MoreDWW Playgroup 2016 from Digital Creative on Vimeo. A video shot by Digital Creative from the first day when the new Danish Kids Playgroup met at NIST is now available …
Video from Danish Kids Playgroup Read More
The Norwegian ambassador to the Philippines has thanked President-elect Rodrigo Duterte for negotiating the release of the Norwegian kidnap victim of the Abu Sayyaf. “We are very thankful for what …
Norway thanks President-elect Duterte for release of kidnap victim Read More
EU has requested an investment protection agreement with Myanmar which is being criticized by local NGOs in Myanmar. The agreement was intended to secure investors from EU in case of …
NGOs in Myanmar against EU agreement Read More
Sweden saw a record spike last week in the number of Britons applying for citizenship, writes The Local based on a report from Sveriges Radio. Sweden’s Migration Agency said 129 …
The Local: Citizenship applications up 500% for Brits in Sweden Read More
Dynasty Travel has a new itinerary to Norway and Sweden so travellers can chase the Northern Lights this winter. The 12-day, nine-night package takes guests from Oslo to Stockholm, stopping …
New trip from Singapore to Scandinavia Read More
Denmark has as of 24 June 2016 put an end to the 100 years old tradition of certifying ships by means of old-fashioned certificates on paper – as one of the first countries …
Danish ships to be issued with digital certificates Read More
In the summer of 2013, the seven year old Mingus Lund threw at Coca Cola bottle with a postcard inside into the ocean by Geitskjæret on Nøtterøy near the town of Tønnsberg …
Bottle letter from Norway found in Cambodia Read More
Jonas Andersson, the Swedish Thai Luk thung singer, performed on Sunday 26 June 2016 for the first time in an opera when he sang on stage in the Thai composer Somtow …
Swedish singer in first Thai opera Read More
The Danish related NGO Fontana and the Research Center for Management and Sustainable Development (MSD) in Vietnam in collaboration with the Psychiatric Hospital of Khanh Hoa in Nha Trang held …
Danish NGO Fontana leading drug abuse project in Vietnam Read More
Seminar on emission controls from ships and Seafood Reception on board 100 year old Tall Ship Sørlandet Norway Maritime Day will be marked in Hong Kong on 22 June. A half …
Norwegian Maritime Day in Hong Kong 22 June 2016 Read More
Scandinavian Women’s Association and Fika Café create charity awareness On their first event together, SWA and Fika Café attracted more than 40 attendees interested hearing about local charity in Singapore. And …
SWA and Fika Café created charity awareness – ScandAsia Weekly Singapore Read MoreSweden appoints next Vietnam Ambassador The Swedish government has appointed Pereric Högberg as the next ambassador to Hanoi, Vietnam. Pereric Högberg is currently head of the Foreign Ministry’s Africa Department. …
ScandAsia Weekly on 6 June 2016 for Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar Read More
Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce shook off ten years of dusty image when Asbjørn Overgaard Christiansen – mostly known as the Commercial Counselor at the Royal Danish Embassy – on Saturday night took …
First Danish Ball in Thailand rocked! Read More
The private lift brand Aritco from Sweden showed its smart and affordable lifts at the Architect Expo 2016 in Muang Thong Thani in April this year. While the lifts go …
Aritco lifts on the way up Read More
The Smile Bar is an exclusive dental whitening treatment center that offers first class service in a modern environment. Following a successful launch in the summer of 2015 in Hong …
Swedish “The Smile Bar” expands from HK to Bangkok Read More
The Danish ambassador to Thailand, Mikael Hemniti Winther and Michael Madsen from the Consular team of the Embassy will on Wednesday 25 May 2016 host an evening in Udon Thani in …
Danish Ambassador will visit Udon Thani Read More
Asian tourists trying to obtain a visa to Denmark are in Bangkok met with a sign at the VFS visa center counter saying that it is currently not possible to …
Visa to Denmark not possible until further notice Read MoreDenmark will contribute F16 fighter jets and 400 ground troops – including special forces – after a parliamentary majority voted in favour of sending both ground and air forces to fight Islamic …
Denmark at war with IS in Syria Read More
Police in Southern Jutland is looking for the couple on this photo. The photo comes from a camera, that was found among a huge amount of other stolen items during a …
Do you know this couple? Read More
Ha Kim Nhan, 26, from Vietnam recently had a unique experience at a global talent conference in Denmark. As member of an exclusive student community in Denmark of dedicated, international, …
Vietnamese student meets Royal Danish Prince at a global talent conference in Denmark Read More
Danes Worldwide is for the first time engaging itself directly in providing education in Danish language to Danish children living in a specific location abroad by entering in a collaboration with the community school NIST International School in Bangkok and a group of Danish parents in Thailand.
Secretary General Anne Marie Dalgaard signed on Thursday 31 March 2016 an MOU with the school which included also the Danish Ambassador to Thailand as a signatory.
On 31 March 2016 NIST International School in Bangkok, Danes Worldwide and the Ambassador of Denmark signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the intent of exploring a Danish language programme …
NIST & Danes Worldwide Explore Creation of Community Language Programme Read More
Over 80 members and friends participating at the Easter Lunch of Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce on March 25, 2016. In fact, more people were sitting outside on the terrace and …
Full House at Dancham Easter Lunch Read More
The Stable Lodge, the legendary Danish hotel and restaurant in Sukhumvit Soi 8 in Bangkok, has been sold. The new owners will take over by the 29th of April. “We …
Steffen and Nim sells Stable Lodge Read More
All photos: Hasse Ferrold. Royal Thai Embassy in Copenhagen hosted an event at the Residence of the Thai Ambassador, H.E. Mrs. Vimol Kidchob on 7.March 2016 where the Royal Thai Navy …
Richelieu’s Navy Uniforms returning to Thailand Read More
– best kept secret in town… The annual Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar in Siam Paragon in Bangkok is a great opportunity to do some fabulous shopping among items from all …
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Carlsberg denies that Cambrew, which brews Angkor beer and is half-owned by the Danish beer giant, illegally fired 11 beer promoters for striking against longer working hours and fixed-term contracts. Carlsberg …
Carlsberg Defends itself in conflict with beer selling bar staff Read More