Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norway is to contribute a US$850,000 technical assistance grant in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank to help update Myanmar’s 30-year old electricity law as part of initial steps towards …
Norway, ADB to fund Myanmar’s expanding power needs Read MoreSwedish citizen Per-ake Ingvar Arvidsson, 67, hanged himself on the eve of November 8 at the back of the HomePro complex in Chalong, reports the Phuket News. His wife told …
Phuket-based Swede, 67, hangs himself Read MoreClubbing in Malaysia doesn’t come any better and the confirmation of many a rumour is that Swedish dance giants Swedish House Mafia (SHM) have selected Malaysia as one of the …
Top-selling Swedish House Mafia set to play ‘One Last Tour’ in Malaysia Read MoreThe Philippines’ representative to the 16th Manhunt International male beauty pageant was crowned winner at the finals night held on Nov 9 in Bangkok, Thailand. June Macasaet, 29, bested 52 …
Swede named 1st runner-up at Manhunt Int’l 2012 in Bangkok Read MoreMultinational consulting and engineering firm Pöyry has signed a contract with the Lao government to supervise construction of the divisive Xayaburi hydropower dam in the country’s north on Nov 9, …
Controversial Pöyry tapped for Xayaburi Read MoreDanish internationally-known designer Timothy Jacob Jensen revealed on Thursday his moves to establish a design studio in Thailand. An educational profitable studio would offer young Thai designers a real working experience …
Jacob Jensen CEO eyes to ‘lift up’ Thailand with style Read MoreSweden’s Fredrik Reinfeldt will be the nation’s first Prime Minister to visit Myanmar. The PM in accompany with Swedish Trade Minister Ewa Björling and other two business delegations, will arrive in Myanmar …
Swedish PM to visit Myanmar and Indonesia on Nov 12-14, expects to meet Then Sein and Suu Kyi Read MoreLundin Petroleum has kicked off drilling at the fourth well of its 2012 drilling programme in Malaysia.The Tembakau-1 exploration well on Block 307 was spud with the jack-up West Courageous, …
Sweden’s Lundin spuds off Malaysia Read MoreSingapore and Norway have reaffirmed bilateral ties and the close cooperation shared between the two countries, reports ChannelNewsAsia.com.Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide met his counterpart K Shanmugam on Wednesday, …
Singapore and Norway affirm bilateral ties Read MoreToshiba Thailand and Danish designer Timothy Jacob Jensen have launched their new line of highly-advanced televisions in Bangkok on Nov 7. The smart TVs, entitled ‘RW1T Series’ are said to …
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