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Bangkok International Preparatory and Secondary School (Bangkok Prep) opened its gates to the wider community for the seventh annual Spring Fair@53. A fun day was had by all as guests …
Bangkok Prep Spring Fair@53 Read MoreDamco, the freight forwarding company of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, officially announced the opening of its office in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Wednesday. The soft opening of the office took …
Damco Opens Chengdu Office with 1000 Staff Read MoreWhich brand is Thailand’s largest beer brand? LEO BeerWho will introduce LEO Beer in Europe? Galatea Spirits AB!Surprised? Well, you are not alone. First surprise is how the quite young …
Swedish Importer to Sell Thailand’s Largest Beer in Europe Read MoreDamco earlier this month commenced warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Samrong, Bangkok. Strategically located on Poochao-saming-prai Road, between Bangkok city and major …
Damco Strengthens Network in Thailand with New Facility Read More“For those special situations, where a visa to Denmark is required here and now, we do have an unofficial fast track,” Lisa Schouboe, Head of the Visa Section at the …
Unofficial Fast Track for Visa to Denmark Read MoreWatch out! An extensive advertising campaign from Telenor on key pan-Asian TV channels, print and digital media will kick off on March 25. The campaign will run for a three month …
Telenor Kicks Off Branding Campaign in Asia Read MoreA new board of the Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce was elected on Wednesday evening 10 March 2010. Surprisingly, though, the original six candidates fielded by the board suddenly became …
Surprise Election of New Danish-Thai Chamber Board Read MoreThe official visit to Malaysia of the Crown Prince Couple from Norway ended on Wednesday 10 March when the couple departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport for Bangkok and Oslo. …
Royal Visit to Malaysia Ends Read MoreDemand from China for more pork meat import is expected to create new growth in the Danish pig sector. Denmark is expected to benefit more from this demand than other …
China to Fuel Danish Pig Sector Revival Read MoreMichael Borch-Jensen, the Danish man who was arrested in the weekend for sex with a 14 year old girl has been released by the police. The 43 year old Dane …
Dane Arrested for Underaged Sex Released Read MoreDanish citizen Michael Borch-Jensen, 43, was at 2 am on 7 February arrested in his room in L.K Apartment Pattaya. After Super Intendant Chusak Kethong and his team following a tip …
Dane Arrested for Sex with Underaged Girl in Pattaya Read MorePearls, feathers, dresses, smoking and red lipstick – and of course a Martini. The theme was 1920’s gala when Scandinavian Society Siam celebrated its 90 Year Anniversary. The Grand Ball …
The 90 Years Anniversary of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreQatar Airways will start a new route flying four flights per week Copenhagen-Doha. The new route will boost Qatar Airways presence on the Scandinavian market when it starts operating by …
Qatar Airways to Fly Copenhagen-Doha Read MoreNiels Colov, the Danish owner of Pattaya People and related media companies, is the Organizing Chairman of this year’s “Pattaya International Bed Race 2010” on Sunday 31 January. It costs …
Dane Leads Pattaya Bed Race 2010 Read MoreThe Danish Burma Committee has bribed officials, and corrupt partners and bought alcoholic beverages and a car to Thai police officers for public Danish development funds, according to two confidential …
Danish Burma Committee Accused of Corruption Read MoreThe Danish agronomist Gunnar Søndergaard was yesterday elevated to Commander of the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn, which is the highest possible order for a non-Thai person to receive. Gunnar …
Royal Thai Order for Danish Agronomist Read MoreA number of Danish Ambassadors will during the coming year 2010 be appointed to new positions as part of the preparations for Denmark’s presidency of the EU in the first …
New Danish Ambassadors in Singapore, Hanoi and Bangkok Read MoreAlex Petersen, owner and founder of the company Bangkok Mold Consultant Ltd. in Thailand, only narrowly escaped being the victim in a Chinese scam. “Maybe the scam is old, and …
Danish Businessman Narrowly Escapes Scam Read MoreEvi Mariani of Jakarta Post on Tuesday covered the Lucia procession held by Swedish Ambassador Ewa Polano for the Swedish community in Indonesia, describing the exotic event as “Bringing a …
Bringing a Piece of Swedish Winter to Jakarta Read MoreThe first of two airborne maritime surveillance system from Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has taken off for Malaysia. The MSS 6000 systems will be operated on board Bombardier 415 MP Maritime Patrol …
First SSC Maritime Surveillance System for Malaysia Read MoreFinland’s Formula One driver Hekki Kovalainen and Italy’s Jarno Trulli will together with Malaysia’s Fairuz Fauzy spearhead Malaysia’s Team Lotus F1 next year. The new F1 team will start its …
Finnish Racing Driver on Lotus’ Team Malaysia Read MoreNordcham Ho Chi Minh City held on Friday 4 December 2009 a great Xmas Party for its members and their guests. A total of 112 people participated, including 8 children. The …
Great Nordcham HCMC Xmas Party Read MoreNews of the Danish businessman Joergen K. Hansen being arrested in the Cambodian border town of Poipet had been spread by the AFP news agency already on Monday, but initially …
On the Case in Cambodia Read MoreJames Christensen, who has been waiting for three years in Thailand for the appeals court to reach a verdict in the case against him, was on Thursday last week, 29 …
Charges Dropped Against James Christensen Read MoreThe Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar will be revived this year on November 29 in the garden of the Church of Sweden on Sukhumvit Soi 33. The Bazaar used to be a …
Revival of the Great Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar Read MoreThe Stock Exchange of Thailand dropped significantly on Thursday 15 October, Dagens Industri, the largest business newspaper in Sweden, reported on Thursday, linking the drop to the uncertainties related to …
Worried about HM The King’s Health Read MoreThe program for the State Visit by Her Majesty the Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik to Vietnam is now close to finalized. Her Majesty the Queen …
Royal Visit with a Busy Schedule Read MoreKLM Royal Dutch Airlines will resume flying between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Denpasar Ngura Rai Airport Bali effective 6 December. The Amsterdam-Bali service was last operated on 15 October 1997.The …
KLM Resumes Service to Bali Read MorePandora – the famous Danish jewellery manufacturer located in Bangkok – sponsored a highly succesful networking evening for members of the Danish-Thai Chamgber of Commerce on 7 October 2009. Plenty …
Full House for Pandora Networking Read MoreIn cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the Confederation of Danish Industries, the Danish Agriculture and Food Council and the Danish Export Association, the Danish Chamber of …
Business Delegation Joins State Visit to Vietnam Read MoreHis Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand is in Siriraj Hosptal in Bangkok, according to Manager online. The website shows PM Abhisit Vejjajiva visiting the hospital and signing a visitor’s …
His Majesty King Bhumibol in Siriraj Hospital Read MoreMrs Chloé Marchand has been appointed Air France KLM’s new Commercial Director for Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. She succeeds Mr Olivier Benoit who will be relocating to Paris …
Air France KLM Appoints New Commercial Director Read MoreBy Kathrine Gravrok Butt Many women who come to Singapore with their spouses wish to find a job and continue their working career. However, finding suitable work is not always …
Finding a Career in Singapore Read MoreMr. Otto Kreuger, the Swedish businessman who was convicted to one year imprisonment in a trial involving the transportation of a submarine from Sweden to Thailand, has issued a pressrelease …
Convicted Swedish Businessman Explains His Case Read MoreSwedish businessman Otto Kreuger was on 14 August sentenced to a one year prison term by a court in Nonthaburi and ordered to pay the plaintif 10 million baht. The …
Swedish Businessman Sentenced to Prison Read MoreMalaysia Airlines will suspend its thrice-weekly services from Kuala Lumpur to Stockholm and onwards to New York by October 2009.The last flight from Kuala Lumpur to Stockholm will be on …
Malaysia Airlines Suspends Stockholm Route Read MoreAks Ammundsen passed away very peacefully on June 21th 2009. Aks came to Thailand in 1979 when she married her former teenage boy friend Dr.Einar Ammundsen. Both he and Aks …
Aks Ammundsen Has Passed Away Read MoreLennart Avnby, Managing Director of Herkules Crane Co., Ltd., passed away on Tuesday 09 June 2009 after suffering from a heart attack. The 56 year old well known Danish crane …
Lennart Avnby Passed Away Read MoreChurch of Sweden on Thursday 14 May hosted an evening for the Nordic community in Thailand to explain its decision to terminate renting its current villa on Sukhumvit Soi 33 …
Church of Sweden to Terminate Permanent Place in Bangkok Read MoreA new website for Nordcham in Hanoi was presented at the Annual General Meeting of Nordcham held on Thursday 7 May 2009 at Press Club in Hanoi. The Hanoi Branch …
Nordcham Hanoi Launches New Website Read MoreTwenty one members assembled at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 7 May 2009 decided to change the bylaws of the Society so that they now stipulate that the Board …
Scandinavian Society to Employ Executive Director Read MoreOlof Ohlsson, the Swedish priest at the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok from 1995 – 2000, his wife Marie and two children Filippa and Kajsa, have been assigned to establish a Church of Sweden in Florida. Olof and Marie moved from Bangkok first to Halmstad …
Former Scandinavian Priest Moving to Florida Read MoreBo Bjerregaard Rasmussen has been appointed Commercial Counselor at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, succeeding Linda Jakobsen who returned to Denmark in February to take up the challenges as …
Bo Bjerregaard Rasmussen New Commercial Counselor in Bangkok Read MoreThe political crisis in Thailand is not ScandAsia news. It is not about us as Scandinavians. If, however you are looking for goods news link to follow the developments. I …
ScandAsia and the Political Crisis in Thailand Read MoreAround forty Swedes joined the special service in Christ Church to welcome Lovisa Möller, their new priest at the Church of Sweden in Bangkok on Sunday 5 April, 2009. Among …
Lovisa Möller Installation Read MoreLess than half a year ago the Swedish Association in Hua Hin was founded at a meeting in November at “Sweden Retaurang” with 52 participants. Today, the Association has over …
Fast Growing Swedish Association in Hua Hin Read MoreGert Nisted Møller Christensen, Executive Director of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce until this Friday, died suddenly on Saturday 31 January 2009. Gert had been doing workout at the Landmark Hotel …
Gert Nisted Møller Christensen Passed Away Read MoreFormer Prime Minister of Thailand, Taksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006, is in Thailand widely believed to have created a plan to turn Thailand into …
Taksin’s Finland Conspiracy Read MoreLinda Jakobsen, Commercial Counsellor at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, has been appointed Head of Globalisation for The Danish Chamber of Commerce, known in Danish as Dansk Erhverv. The …
Linda Jakobsen Head of Globalization in Dansk Erhverv Read MoreThe Battle of Thailand is raging. It is a battle in which hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world have become hostages. But he battle is not …
The Battle of Thailand Read More