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“Finland –A Way Of Life” exhibition will be held at Melaka Historic City Council in Malaysia on February 20-25 2006. The exhibition provides an ipression of Finland, its nature, and …
Melaka Hosts “Finland – A Way of Life” Exhibition Read MoreMalaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said a formal request from the Danish government has yet to be forwarded to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Wisma Putra) asking for help …
Malaysians Pledge To Help Cool Cartoons Controversy Read MoreSwedish citizen Krister Kling has formally presented his credentials – a diploma signed by His Majesty the King of Sweden – appointing him Honorary Consul General of Sweden in Ho …
Honorary Swedish Consul Exchanges Credentials With Vietnam Read MoreThe meeting will discuss three major thematic areas: the use of natural resources and rural livelihood protection in the uplands; the environmental implications of increasing trade; and the questions attached …
Swedish Environmental Secretariat For Asia Meet In Hanoi Read MoreUmno Youth, a wing of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) which is the biggest party in Malaysian Government, wants the Editor-in-Chief of the Sarawak Tribune newspaper to resign for …
Umno Youth Demands Editor-in-Chief Quit Read MoreThe Ombudsman for Children in Sweden, Ms. Lena Nyberg, will visit the Philippines early February to strengthen co-operation between the Philippines and Sweden in ensuring that the rights of the …
Swedish Ombudsman Visits Manila To Promote Children’s Rights Read MoreSweden has donated 10 mine-sniffing dogs to help Cambodia remove the threat from leftover land mines. Cambodia started using dogs to help with mine clearing in 1999. An estimated 4 …
Sweden Gives Cambodia 10 Mine-sniffing Dogs Read MoreThe non-Muslim editor of the Sarawak Tribune, an English local newspaper in Malaysia, has resigned after publishing controversial cartoons satirizing the Prophet Mohammed in Saturday’s edition. The Sarawak Tribune reprinted …
Malaysian Editor Resigns After Posting Caricatures Read MoreAfter the furore over the published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammed made it to Singapore, a coffee shop there has put up a sign saying that Danish citizens were not …
Danes Not Welcome In Singapore Coffee Shop Read MoreA workshop on post-tsunami aquaculture was held in Phuket, Thailand and attended by fishery experts from Norway, aqua culture networks in Thailand, Indonesia, USA, UK and non-governmental organizations. There were …
Thailand, Norway Help Tsunami Affected Fishermen Read More