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Esben Lunde Larsen, Danish Parliament member (Venstre), held on Monday 27 January 2014, a presentation on perceptions of freedom and civil society set in a Danish-Singaporean historical context. Twenty people attended the …
Engaging debate on “Freedom” at Danish Seamen’s church in Singapore Read More
The Charity and Health Run Activity “Run for Love”, organized by BI Norwegian Business School and School of Management/Fudan University’s MBA Program, in partnership with the charity organization One Foundation, …
Norwegian consulate holds charity fun run in Shanghai Read More
The Norwegian embassy’s yearly information meeting for Norwegian citizens was held at an Udon Thani hotel on 27 January 2014. Representatives of the Norwegian Embassy and NAV/HELFO informed Norwegian citizens …
Strong turnout of Norwegians at Udon meeting Read More
Linköping FC beat Thai Women National team 3-0 in a 25 January 2014 friendly at Duphatemi Stadium, Don Muang. The Swedish women led with 1-0 by the end of the …
Linköping FC beat Thai women national team 3-0 Read More
The Norwegian embassy’s yearly information meeting for Norwegian citizens will be held in Pattaya on Friday January 31 at 11.00 am at Jomtien Garden Hotel & Resort. Representatives from the …
Embassy staff to meet Norwegians in Pattaya on Jan 31 Read MoreIn conjunction with Seed Forum, the Norwegian Embassy in Singapore invited investors, entrepreneurs, businesses and students to an interesting start-up night of presentations and networking at the Ambassador’s Residence. The …
Innovation night at Ambassador’s Residence in Singapore Read More
Flemming Winther Nielsen passed away Tuesday 21 January 2014. He died close to 6 pm at home 65 years old. His wife, Khun Pornpan, called an ambulance that took him …
Flemming Winther Nielsen has passed away Read More
Linköping FC will play a football match against the Thai Women National Team on 25 January at Duphatemi Stadium, Don Muang. SAAB and the Royal Thai Air force are sponsoring …
Linköping Women to play Thai national squad Read MoreOn Wednesday January 15 the Danish network in Hua Hin sent out an invite to a networking event on January 25. Already on Thursday the next morning a new message …
Danish networking event in Hua Hin already fully booked Read More
Norgesskolen is an opportunity for children ages 9 to 18 from around the world to live in Norway for three weeks, between July 13th and August 1st. Students will receive …
Learn Norwegian language, culture in Norway Read MoreDanish Business Association Singapore, DABS, hosted its first event of the year on Monday January 13. The topic for the event was “Crime and Punishment in Singapore”. Though many people …
DABS invited to law night Read MoreDue to the political instability in Bangkok, DTCC regretfully inform its members and non-members that the Nordic and Irish chamber’s networking event scheduled for the 16th January has been cancelled. …
DTCC cancels 16 Jan Nordic-Irish networking Read More
On Sunday 12 January 2014 at 9 am sharp a group of 9 brave Vikings turned up at Admirals@24 to join the Viking Wheelers Bangkachao Invasion. They were: Bent Laasholt, …
Admirals Bangkachao Invasion by Viking Wheelers Read MoreThe new Norwegian priest in Pattaya, Ragnvald Seierstad, has been flown in directly from the airport in Oslo in more than one sense. For the last 15 years he worked as …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church gets new priest directly from Oslo Read More
The beautiful colonial style building, that comprises the Danish church in Singapore, is the perfect setting for a grand event like the yearly Christmas bazaar. With parked cars lined up …
Christmas Bazaar at the Danish Church Read More
Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand Mr Mikael H. Winther and Danish Embassy staff wish all Danes living and working in Thailand Happy Christmas & New Year. Please note that the …
Danish Ambassador, staff say ‘Merry Christmas’ Read More
It is with great pleasure we invite you to Scandinavian Society Siam’s traditional ‘juleskål’, which will be served directly after the Scandinavian Christmas service and before the Finnish Christmas service …
SSS hosts Scandinavian traditional ‘juleskål’ Read More
Sweden’s Linköping Football Club will be playing with the Thai National Women’s team in an unofficial international friendly football match on Saturday, January 25. The match would be a part …
Linkoping women challenge Thai national football squad Read MoreJames Christensen, who was arrested in February 2005 for allegedly trying to kill a chickenfarmer by setting fire to his roof, was today Wednesday 18 December finally acquitted of the …
Danish arson suspect walks free Read More
On 16 December 2013 afternoon around 300 Danes attended a Danish Christmas Service at St Mary’s Cathedral in Kuala Lumpur, where young boys and girls performed the Lucia parade. The …
300 Danes show up for Christmas service in KL Read More
On 14 Dec, TSCC organized yearly Christmas Lunch at Rembrandt Hotel. There was more than 100 guests and 30 kids participate the event. On the arrival guests were welcomed with …
Strong turnout at TSCC Christmas Lunch Read More
13 December is Lucia Day, celebrated around Denmark in nursing homes and hospitals as well as in many schools and day-care institutions. A small group, comprising mostly girls, processes along …
Swedes, Danes celebrate Lucia Day Read MoreThe Swedish Church in Bangkok arranges a study trip to Cambodja and Burma for journalists in the beginning of March 2014. The exact dates are decided in the middle of …
Swedish Church arranges study trip to Cambodja and Burma Read More
Christmas is the season of giving, and employees of Intermarine Shipping & Chartering Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur lived up to this much welcomed festive tagline this Christmas season. The …
Intermarine donates staff’s Christmas gifts to victims of typhoon Haiyan Read MoreOn Saturday December 7 Swedish Chamber of Commerce China held the annual Christmas Party at Grand Ballroom, Radisson BLU Hotel in Beijing. This year the Swedish comedy troupe Fågäng, consisting of …
Swedish Christmas Party with entertainment in Beijing Read More
“From the Time of the Crocs” is a new book about the Danes in Siam from 1865 and upwards. The book is a selection of some of the best historical …
New book about the Danes in Siam Read More
On Sunday the 1st of December, the Ambassador hosted a Christmas market at the Swedish residence together with the Swedish Church, Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA) and the Swedish School …
Swedes flock to Christmas market at ambassador’s residence Read More
Together with Torben Venning, the Danish CEO of Humana Child Aid Society, the Danish Ambassador to Malaysia handed over awards to students at a school for children of migrant plantation …
Denmark envoy joins migrant children’s graduation celebration Read More
Norwegian pianist, singer and entertainer Ingrid Bjørnov visits Singapore in March next year and will give a concert at the Tanglin Club on 6 March 2014. The concert is a …
Ingrid Bjørnov to Singapore Read MoreGlobalskolen reminds that the deadline for the next semester is 30 January 2014, but early registration simplifies the planning of a new semester. Globalskolen is a tutorial program in Norwegian, …
Sign up for online school for Norwegian children abroad Read More[wzslider] On Friday November 29 Thai-Danish Chamber of Commerce held the annual Christmas Lunch, which they in their invite had called “the biggest and most-anticipated event of the year”. That …
DanCham held cheerful Christmas lunch with Ambassador’s performance Read MoreOn Saturday November 30 Swea Bangkok held its annual Christmas Party at Rembrandt Hotel. It was a traditional Swedish Christmas party with all what it takes to get in the …
Swea Bangkok held well-attended Christmas party Read MoreOn 6 November, the Nordic Golf Tournament took place at the newly refurbished Jurong Country Club in Singapore, SBAS (the Swedish Business Association Singapore) said on their website. The Golf …
Nordic Golf Torunament held at refurbished club in Singapore Read More
As always was the annual Christmas bazaar in the Norwegian Church in Singapore a popular event. This year, it was held on November 9-10 and around 660 people visited the …
Magical Christmas Bazaar in the Norwegian Church Read More
On Saturday November 23 a bus left from the parking lot behind Hotel Mermaid at Sukhumvit soi 21 half filled with members from Scandinavian Society Siam. After a two hours …
SSS visited Thai-Danish Dairy Farm on a weekend trip Read More
High-flying women executives and a management guru took centrestage at Nordic/Franco-Thai Chambers Breakfast Seminar on 26 November 2013. Insightful viewpoints and valuable lessons were shared by distinguished speakers from such …
It’s Women on Top at Nordic-Franco Chambers Breakfast talk Read More
[wzslider] On Wednesday 13 November, MASBA held yet another of its successful events, the Ambassador’s Dinner, a tradition since many years. Apart from the delicious menu presented to the 60 members …
Annual Ambassador’s Dinner held in Kuala Lumpur Read More
Despite the weather the restaurant Little Denmark in cooperation with Dansker Klubben in Hua Hin managed to host a successful and fully booked networking on Friday November 8. The …
Great networking night at Hua Hin’s Little Denmark Read More
Volunteers make preparation for the 23-24 November Christmas bazaar at Danish Seaman’s Church in Singapore. Have a taste of Denmark at this festive fair, which offers traditional Danish specialties, Christmas …
Countdown to Christmas bazaar at Danish Seaman’s Church Read More
On November 17 Scandinavian Society in Malaysia held the annual Family Christmas Party at the Tropicana Golf and Country resort. More info on the event will follow. See the photos …
Christmas Celebration with the Scandinavian Society in Malaysia Read More
Prime Minister Yingluck and Baroness Catherine Ashton, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, discussed on 13 November 2013 the possibility of …
EU may remove Schengen Visa requirement for Thais Read MoreThe 15th anniversary of Nordcham in HCMC was celebrated along with the 5th Viking Fest. The party let members and their guests get a taste of Viking life, travel back …
Viking Fest and 15th Anniversary Read More
Scandinavian students from International schools in Thailand – and elsewhere in Asia – are among the over 1.100 players that are on their way to Phuket this coming week-end to …
Ready for Football Tournament in Phuket Read More
[wzslider] The hard working Christmas bazaar group of ladies in the Norwegian Church promise loads of beautiful handmade stuff when the Christmas bazaar is taking place on 9-10 November. Every …
Christmas bazaar is an all year project Read More
ScandAsia met Emelie Heden, the president of YP Singapore, to a quick Q&A to put focus on the group’s presence and activities in the city state. Emelie Heden works as …
Join the network of Young Professionals in Singapore Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in China has sent out invites to Christmas dinner and Christmas tree party The Danish Embassy in Beijing invites to the annual Christmas dinner on Saturday …
Danish Christmas celebrations in China Read More
Thai-Danish club celebrates the 100 year anniversary of The Little Mermaid on 1 November by throwing a birthday party. The party takes place at the Royal Bangkok Sport Club and …
Join the Little Mermaid’s birthday party Read MoreDenmarks’ bestselling rapper and heartthrob widely seen by Danish women as the sexiest man in the kingdom gave an exclusive concert for his fans abroad in the land of smiles …
L.O.C. delights Bangkok’s Danes Read More
[wzslider] The Swedish Crayfish tradition has been celebrated widely not only in Singapore but all over Asia this year. Young Professionals (YP) Singapore would not cheat themselves for one such …
YP celebrates crayfish party on Sentosa Island Read MoreDance and music collective Jari&Taika from Finland will make their first ever performances in Viet Nam next week. Formed in 2004, the five-member band has performed a wide range of …
Finnish band to play in Vietnam Read More