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Henrik Lunk, a Danish criminal who spent close to four year in a Bangkok prison trying to avoid being deported back to Denmark, but eventually lost the battle, was on …
Sentenced to ten years in Denmark – after four years in Thailand Read MoreThe smell of fresh coffee. The friendly chime of windows opening up. Dingeling-ding-ding! Secretaries are snuggling up in their chairs with the inevitable pillow on their stomach. It’s another lovely …
Thai Computer Law Wake Up Call Read MoreEvery year, thousands of Thais comply with the often humiliating scrutiny of their financial situation when applying for a Schengen visa to Europe, believing that the hassle is necessary in …
Schengen Countries Have No Overstay Control Read MoreThe long processing time for Thai tourists to be granted a visa to Denmark is not because the Danish Immigration Authorities in Copenhagen now scrutinize all the applications, as opposed …
Slow Visa Processing Not Our Fault Read MoreWaraporn was visiting Denmark for the third time when in 2005 she met Martin van der Muts in Copenhagen. Soon their relationship became more serious and before Waraporn returned to …
Denied Wedding in Denmark Read MoreWhen a 42 year old Dane fresh out of a prison got away with cashing in a check of 5,6 million kroner and quickly moved the cash – and himself …
Got Away With 5,6 Million Kroner Read MoreA Norwegian man with Vietnamese origin, has been arrested by the Tourist Police in Thailand in front of Sintanee Village, in Chiangrai in the North of Thailand. He was sentenced …
Norwegian Robbery Suspect Caught in Thailand Read MoreThai-Danish Club has a special ability. These guys can make people wake up at 5 in the morning to gather at 6.30 outside the main auditorium of Kasetsart University – …
Thai-Danish Club Did It Again! Read More“By mid-Autumn we hope that one new priest and one new assistant will be present in Greater Phuket Area to serve the many Swedish and Scandinavian tourists there,” vicar Lennart …
Church of Sweden Expanding Presence in Thailand Read MoreDamco, the global freight forwarding company in the Danish A.P. Moller – Maersk Group – has established a new Intra-Asia hub in Singapore. The new hub for less-than-container-load shipments has …
Damco Launches Intra-Asia Hub in Singapore Read MoreA huge crowd of members and other good people packed Thursday 15 May the House No. 1 on Sukhumvit 14, which will be the new networking venue of the Danish …
Huge Crowd Inaugurated DTCC Networking Venue Read MoreCrown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will lead a Danish business delegation to Thailand in the period 24.-26. November 2008, the Royal Danish Embassy In Bangkok informs. …
Danish Crown Prince Couple to Visit Thailand Read MoreFinland’s Ambassador to Thailand Lars Backström has been granted a visa to Myanmar. The visa will enter into force on Sunday 11 May.Ambassador Backström will fly from Bangkok to Yangon …
Finland’s Ambassador to Thailand travels to Myanmar Read MorePatong Hospital in Phuket which on Friday informed ScandAsia that the body of a deceased Dane, Kenneth Schou was till in their morgue unclaimed by both the wife and the …
Hospital Apologizes for “Honest Mistake” Read MoreINTERPOL is requesting the public’s assistance to identify this man, assumed to be a Scandinavian, pictured in a series of child sexual abuse images posted on the Internet. The man …
Help find this man in child sex abuse images Read MoreA uniquely well preserved gold embroidered Royal robe – a gift from King Chulalongkorn of Siam to Danish Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy, Vice Admiral Andreas du …
The Ultimate Danish-Thai Friendship Gift Read MoreAmbassador Niels Erik Andersen, currently based in Jakarta as Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia will per 1 September 2008 move back to the Head Quarters of the Ministry of Foreign …
New Danish Ambassadors to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Read MoreSwedish Trade Council is offering a free buiness seminar on Thursday 8 May 2008 in Gothenburg for anyone interested in business and investment in Thailand. The seminar is organized together …
Thailand Seminar in Gothenburg Read MoreNeonode, the Swedish mobile communication company that develops touch screen technologies and designs mobile handsets, today announced that Excel Field International LTD, a major privately held Asian distributor, has placed …
Swedish Mobilephone Handset Entering Asia Read MorePhilippine Airlines (PAL) has purchased nearly 100 new mobile terminals for handling sales onboard its aircraft from Danish IT company DataFlight Europe. The terminals to be used onboard PAL’s fleet …
Danish inflight sales system on Philippine Airlines Read MoreTwo of the finalist in the Finnish “Ourvision Immigrant Contest” to go on stage on Saturday 26 April in the Finlandia Hall are from Indonesia. Adi Subari is working at …
Two Indonesians in Finnish Song Contest Read MoreDanish newspaper cartoonist Kurt Westergaard Wednesday managed to have his cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed removed from a controversial anti-Islam film made by a Dutch opposition legislator.“I am very happy …
Danish cartoonist wins battle against Dutch anti-Islam film Read MoreAbdulrahman Saleh, Indonesia’s former attorney general, was on Tuesday 8 April sworn in by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the Indonesian ambassador to Denmark and Lithuania. Abdulrahman, who was replaced …
New Indonesian Ambassador to Denmark Sworn In Read MoreA 45-year old Danish woman has been arrested in Cambodia for attempting to smuggle narcotics. According to local Camboadian media reports quoted by Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet on Friday, she …
Danish Woman Arrested in Cambodia Read MoreTwo leading employers associations in Indonesia and Norway will conduct brand leadership training for small and medium scale entrepreneurs and facilitate exports of their products to Scandinavian countries.The Indonesian Employers …
Indonesian, Norwegian employers to train local entrepreneurs Read MoreAn annual bilateral dialogue on human rights will be held in Jakarta 15-16 April 2008. At this 7th Dialogue, the Indonesian and Norwegian delegation will respectively be represented by officials …
Indonesia – Norway to hold its 7th Dialogue on Human Rights Read MoreIn a statement prepared for publishing on the website of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (http://www.norcham.com/) President Axel Blom explains the reasons behind the decision to cancel the current office …
Thai Norwegian Chamber Seeking New Executive Director Read MoreTom Rene Dalby, a 61 year old Danish fugitive in the Philippines, was on Tuesday 1 April arrested in a raid at his rented apartment in Parañaque City by police …
Danish Fugitive Caught by Police in the Philippines Read MoreThai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce will from 1 July 2008 discontinue the current office sharing agreement with the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. The current sharing agreement is as old as the …
Thai-Norwegian Chamber Cancels Office Sharing with Thai-Swedish Chamber Read MoreA Swedish woman was Saturday 15 March around noon found stabbed to death on Mai Khao beach on Phuket only 300 meters from Mai Khao Beach Bungalow, where she was …
Swedish Woman Murdered on Phuket Read MoreScandinavian tourists get more for their money in Malaysia than anywhere else in the world. If Denmark is set to index 100, living costs for tourists in Malaysia is only …
Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand Among Cheapest Vacation Destinations for Scandinavian World Wide Read MoreThe news portal ww.pattayacitynews.net on Wednesday 27 February reported on a 40 year old Swedish woman who has been living as a vagabond on the streets of Pattaya for several …
Mysterious Swedish Vagabond Woman in Pattaya Read MoreDanish tourist Henrik Rasmussen, 47, who went missing on Phuket, Thailand more than a week ago, was on Thursday evening found dead in a canal on Phuket. Mr Rasmussen, who …
Missing Danish Tourist Found Dead on Phuket Read MoreSubmarine cables from Norway will provide a number of islands in Krabi Province in southern Thailand, on the shore of the Andaman Sea with new power interconnections. The 33.3 km …
Norwegian Cables to Power Thai Islands Read MoreIn a feature about overseas Vietnamese coming home for the Lunar New Year, Tet, one Danish and one Swedish based Vietnamese was interviewed on the website VietNamNet Bridge about their …
Scandinavian Vietnamese Back For New Year Celebrations Read MoreBandidos member Kim Lindegaard Nielsen was yesterday, Monday 21 January, released from the Immigration detention in Bangkok on a court order obtained by his wife and lawyer stating that his detention …
Bandidos Released From Immigration Read MoreKim Lindegaard Nielsen, the convicted Danish Bandidos member who has been held in Thai police custody since July 2006, was Monday morning 15 January released from Thai prison – although …
Bandidos Member Transferred to Immigration Prison Read MoreNews broadcast by Thai television said on Thursday that all major charges has been dropped against Danish Kim Lindegaard Nielsen because the police did not have sufficient evidence. Kim Lindegaard …
Bandidos Member Kim Lindegaard Nielsen Free in Three Weeks Read MoreNeste Oil, the Finnish oil refinery with also a 40 % share of gasoline stations in Finland, has been under attack by environment activists since the company in late November …
Will Finnish Bio Fuel Plant Cause Deforestation? Read MoreClose to eighty Danish and Danish related businessmen were Tuesday evening 25 September 2007 briefed by Danish Ambassador to Thailand Michael Sternberg on a range of current issues. The Ambassador spoke …
Danish Embassy Briefing in Bangkok Read MoreMichael Nilsson, Executive Director of Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, will in January 2008 move to Canada with wife Tracy and newly born daughter. Tracy, who has been working with IKEA …
Michael Nilsson Moving to Canada in January Read MoreA group of Danish folk dancers – in all 30 dancers – will visit Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Jomtien from mid-November until mid-December this year to show traditional …
Danish Folk Dancers To Stage Shows In Thailand Read MoreTeam Precision, a contract electronics manufacturer headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, has established a presence in Sønderborg in southern Jutland. It is the first time that the company has located premises …
Thai electronics manufacturer Team Precision sets up in Denmark Read MoreOne of my first surprises doing business in Thailand was when a prominent Scandinavian company here announced that they had changed their supplier policy. “As of today, our company will …
Weird accounting ways Read MoreStefan van der Sluys and his team from DSV swept clean all the prizes at the 2nd Thai-Danish Club Bowling Tournament played on Saturday 23 June at Major Bowl, Central …
DSV Winner of Thai-Danish Bowling Tournament Read MoreHans O. Karlsson was elected President of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce at the Annual General Meeting of the members in April this year. The 47 year old Managing Director of …
TSCC Chairman Karlsson Read More“Every time I succeed in opening the eyes of someone to Thailand, making them see what I see, feel what I feel towards this country and its people, that’s when …
A Passion for Thailand Read MoreIndonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar in April visited Denmark and Norway. In both country, the minister activily engaged himself in a dialogue with his counterparts and others discussing climate change issues …
Indonesian Environment Minister Visits Denmark, Norway Read MoreJonas Hafström, Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand, has according to several news reports in Sweden been picked to be the next Ambasador of Sweden to USA. The job as Ambassador …
Jonas Hafström Next Ambassador to US Read MoreA Danish politician, Anders Samuelson visiting Singapore has been told that if he speaks at a meeting promoting democracy in Singapore he will be arrested. The same goes for seven …
Danish Politician Threatened With Arrest in Singapore Read More