Day 10 — the long haul
04.01.05 20.35 In Khao Lak, some 100 km north of Phuket, where the disaster struck hard, clearing of rubble of hotels and private hotels go on. But life in Phuket …
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Day 9 — back home and in Thailand
03.01.05 07.01 Based on the information below from the four Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the worst case death toll of Nordic citizens could be a total …
Day 9 — back home and in Thailand Read MoreDay 8 — struggling to recover
02.01.05 23.24 The Danish police yesterday followed the Finnish example and made the list of missing publicly available in the hope that it might result in more information about the …
Day 8 — struggling to recover Read MoreDay 7 — search goes on for known and unknown
02.01.05 02.50 Among the Nordic countries, so far only Finland has made the list of its missing citizens public. With a good result (see below). As for the other countries, …
Day 7 — search goes on for known and unknown Read MoreHow to search the Thai websites
Start your search on the English language portal http://www.thaitsunami.com/person/search.php Another English language search site with sometimes similar, sometimes additional results is: http://www.missingpersons.or.th/index.en.html On the following site, you can only select …
How to search the Thai websites Read MoreDay 6 — fading hope
31.12.04 19.40 Norwegian ambassador to Thailand, Ragne Birte Lund cried as she spoke at a commemorative sermon held in the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok this evening. The Ambassador read a …
Day 6 — fading hope Read MoreDay 4 — reinforcement and efforts move to Bangkok
29.12.04 22.35 The Norwegian emergency centre established at Bangkok Phuket International Hospital was today, Wednesday reinforced with a team of doktors and nurses and local volunteers. Stein Vangen, priest with …
Day 4 — reinforcement and efforts move to Bangkok Read MoreDay 5 — and counting
30.12.04 23.23 The emergency office of the Danish embassy at Pearl Hotel in Puket asks all Danes who wish to return on one of the special airlift flights tomorrow to …
Day 5 — and counting Read MoreDay 3 — search continues and evacuation begins
29.12.04 2.10 The names of dead and injured are listed on a few different websites now. The most comprehensive and frequently updated is still: You have to key in username= …
Day 3 — search continues and evacuation begins Read MoreEarthquake and Tidal Waves Disaster — news as it breaks
27.12.04 2.30 Norwegian couple thought they had lost their 24 year old son to the wave off Patong beach on Phuket. But eventually they found him – with broken toes …
Earthquake and Tidal Waves Disaster — news as it breaks Read MoreDay 2 — Getting an overview
NEWS – See also the report from Sunday 26 on: 27.12.04 22.06 Two Danish families have lost their three children in the Khao Lak area which has been almost inaccessible …
Day 2 — Getting an overview Read MoreDanisco doubles its flavour production in Asia
Danisco Flavours doubles its flavour production in Asia with the construction of a brand new production facility at Danisco´s existing emulsifier and functional systems plant in Penang, Malaysia. The new …
Danisco doubles its flavour production in Asia Read MoreEAC Thailand celebrates 120 years in style
EAC Thailand hosted a splendid dinner party for all members of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce at the Royal Danish Embassy on Thursday 2 September 2004. The atmosphere was relaxed, …
EAC Thailand celebrates 120 years in style Read MoreNordic associations moving to one big office
Three of the four Nordic chambers of commerce in Thailand will this weekend Saturday 18 September move to larger, better and more functional premises on the fifth floor in an …
Nordic associations moving to one big office Read MoreCrown Prince of Norway to visit Cambodia
Crown Prince Haakan of Norway will pay an official visit to Cambodia on 4 – 7 October 2004. His Royal Highness will visit the country in His capacity as goodwill …
Crown Prince of Norway to visit Cambodia Read MoreScandAsia.fi for the Finnish in South East Asia soon to come!
The fourth magazine in the ScandAsia family, the ScandAsia.fi, is now about to be established. The magazine has been a planned expansion ever since the start of the current three …
ScandAsia.fi for the Finnish in South East Asia soon to come! Read MoreRamboll signs Energy Efficiency contract with ECCO Thailand
Ramboll and ECCO shoe manufacturing facility in Thailand has signed a novel contract concept for a comprehensive energy efficiency and energy management at the ECCO factory facilities. “Ramboll’s first …
Ramboll signs Energy Efficiency contract with ECCO Thailand Read MoreNorwegian sells Royal gift to Thai National Museum
Jan Olav Aamlid, Norwegian coins dealer in Thailand, recently sold a golden cigarette case, which was a gift from King Rama V of Thailand to one of Queen Victoria’s royal …
Norwegian sells Royal gift to Thai National Museum Read MoreCarabao-concert in Denmark
The Thai country rock band, Carabao, will perform live in Valbyhallen, Copenhagen on 18 August 2004. It will be the first time Danish audiences get the chance of seeing one …
Carabao-concert in Denmark Read MoreSouth East Asian Visitors Growing
The number of South East Asian tourists going to Denmark is growing significantly. Last year, South East Asian tourists bought 82,831 hotel nights in Denmark. That is an increase of …
South East Asian Visitors Growing Read MoreThe East Asiatic Company’s 120th Anniversary
On 1 September, 2004 EAC will celebrate its 120th Anniversary in Thailand. The Company will mark this event by hosting a reception for the members of the DTCC at the …
The East Asiatic Company’s 120th Anniversary Read MoreSuccessful Danish business mission
The first ever Danish business delegation to Cambodia left the capital Phnom Penh on Tuesday 19 May with a sense of mission completed. The 17 companies taking part in the …
Successful Danish business mission Read MoreDanes across Asia celebrated the Royal Wedding
Throughout Southeast Asia, Danish residents and tourists on Friday night 14 May watched live on big TV screens the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik to Mrs. Mary Donaldson – now …
Danes across Asia celebrated the Royal Wedding Read MoreNew Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam
Members of the Scandinavian Society Siam elected Gregers Møller as Chairman for the year 2004-2005 at the Annual General Meeting onWednesday 12 May 2004. Gregers Møller, a 51 year old …
New Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreOld Danish graves – who cares?
The ground is swampy and soft. The whole area on the banks of the Chaopraya River is only a feet or two above the water level of the majestic river …
Old Danish graves – who cares? Read MoreSAS flights to Bangkok-Singapore may survive
Scandinavian Airlines may keep on flying to Bangkok and Singapore according to Mikkel Nielsen of SAS’ corporate communications office in Copenhagen. Mikkel Nielsen confirms that “it has been rumoured” …
SAS flights to Bangkok-Singapore may survive Read MoreSingapore, Vietnam, Thailand saved Danish exports
Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand pushed up the Danish export figures to South East Asia in 2003. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines pulled the figures down. The total export of goods ended …
Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand saved Danish exports Read MoreGarden Party in Bangkok hosted by Norway
Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand, Mrs. Ragne Birte Lund hosted this year’s Garden Party of the Scandinavian Society Siam. The party was very successful with more than 150 paying guests who …
Garden Party in Bangkok hosted by Norway Read MoreThai Senator pleased to see alumni revival
Senator Pensak Howitz is excited with the coming revival of an active Thai-Danish Almuni. In fact, Mrs. Pensak Howitz has twice established associations like this, where Danes and Thai people …
Thai Senator pleased to see alumni revival Read MoreHans Christian Andersen celebrations taking shape
The celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of Danish fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) will be a major cultural event in 2005 in Denmark as well as around the …
Hans Christian Andersen celebrations taking shape Read MoreMejnert laid to rest off Koh Larn
On Saturday 10 January, the funeral of one of the long time Danish residents of Thailand, Mejnert Lynge Badstue Lund took place at Wat Chaimongkol in Pattaya where a large …
Mejnert laid to rest off Koh Larn Read MoreA Danish hang-out in Bang Saen
Bjorn Henriksen is one of only four Danes living in the Thai seaside resort of Bang Saen. A few months ago he and his wife Nuan expanded their restaurant and …
A Danish hang-out in Bang Saen Read MoreRegional SAS Cargo Head Office in Bangkok
Mr. Per Vransøe, Danish, has been appointed leader of SAS Cargo’s new regional sales organization for Asia recently established in Bangkok. Mr. Per Vransøe comes from a position as SAS …
Regional SAS Cargo Head Office in Bangkok Read MoreNorwegian Christmas gatherings in Vietnam
The Norwegian community in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in early December met to celebrate the coming Christmas together with visiting Norwegian Minister, Mrs. Gro Haaversen Barth from the …
Norwegian Christmas gatherings in Vietnam Read MoreRamboll opens regional office
Ramboll, the leading Nordic consulting group, on 11 December, 2003 opened a regional head office for South East Asia in Bangkok. The Grand Opening was held at Dusit Thani Hotel …
Ramboll opens regional office Read MorePalsgaard opens new Application Centre in Singapore
The Danish food ingredients company Palsgaard on Monday 8 December opened its new state-of-the-art Application Centre at their regional Asia headquarters in Singapore, equipped with an impressive range of food …
Palsgaard opens new Application Centre in Singapore Read MoreProminent Thai in Denmark supports alumni initiative
“I think it’s a brilliant idea to have a Thai Danish alumni,” says Peter Sontidech, vice chairman of Thai-Danish Association in Denmark and probably the most respected Thais living in …
Prominent Thai in Denmark supports alumni initiative Read MoreThe Tube
To build a subway in a city like Bangkok which is flooded several days per year, doesn’t seem like such a brilliant idea. But it’s there now. Three years after …
The Tube Read MoreCharlotte Fung Korff – a Scandinavian coordinator at BNH Hospital
Charlotte Fung Korff arrived in Bangkok this February together with her husband, Kim Korff, who holds a position as Supply Chain Manager with the East Asiatic Company. But she is …
Charlotte Fung Korff – a Scandinavian coordinator at BNH Hospital Read MoreThai restaurant returns wallet to Swedish journalist
Helene Benno, Swedish reporter with ScandAsia.se, could have been in a lot of trouble when she forgot her wallet in a Thai restaurant in Bangkok Airport had it not been …
Thai restaurant returns wallet to Swedish journalist Read MoreGuide for expat diplomats in Denmark
Former Danish Ambassador to Thailand, Niels Kaas Dyrlund, who is currently Chief of Protocol at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen, has published a new guide book for expatriate …
Guide for expat diplomats in Denmark Read MoreDenmark paid for Vietnamese environment report
Vietnam Environment Monitor 2003 was published recently by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, World Bank and Danida – the Danish International Development Assistance – represented in Vietnam …
Denmark paid for Vietnamese environment report Read MoreDanisco expands with xanthan gum
Danisco enters into a joint venture with one of the largest xanthan gum suppliers in China, the Henan Tianguan group. Xanthan is used in the food industry as a stabilising …
Danisco expands with xanthan gum Read MoreDanish security company warns of APEC terror risk
“Avoid the APEC meting areas if you can,” Mr. John Muller, President – Marketing of the Danish security company, MPA Limited, warned 25 members of Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce …
Danish security company warns of APEC terror risk Read MoreScandinavian Jazz in Vietnam
A European Jazz Festival in Vietnam in mid-November is under preparation, involving among others bands or individual musicians from Denmark, Sweden and Norway. From Denmark, a concert with Alex …
Scandinavian Jazz in Vietnam Read MoreJesper Vibe-Hansen to Taipei
Jesper Vibe-Hansen, former Commercial Attache at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok and before that sector expert for agriculture at the embassy in Kuala Lumpur, has been appointed Commercial Officer …
Jesper Vibe-Hansen to Taipei Read MoreSEB Private Bank in Bangkok
Mr. Lars Bjerrek, Managing Director of SEB Private Bank S.A Luxembourg and Mr. Magnus Prim, Macro Analyst of SEB Singapore together with Ole Hamre, Head of Private Banking, Asia at …
SEB Private Bank in Bangkok Read MoreSwedish companies at Malaysian Defence exhibition
Several Swedish Companies participated in this years major Air and Marine Defence Material Exhibition in Langkawi, LIMA 2003, from 30 Sept – 5 Oct, 2003, reports the news page of …
Swedish companies at Malaysian Defence exhibition Read MoreStable Lodge celebrated 11 years
More than 200 Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Thai birthday guests joined the festivities on Saturday 11 October celebrating the Danish Bangkok restaurant Stable Lodge’s 11 year birthday. The day was …
Stable Lodge celebrated 11 years Read MoreMonica Holmgren has passed away
Former Executive Director of the three Scandinavian chambers in Thailand, Ms. Monica Holmgren has passed away in Sweden, writes the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce website http://www.dancham.or.th Monica Holmgren succeeded in …
Monica Holmgren has passed away Read More