Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
More Finnish embassies are being eliminated as part of the government’s ongoing savings drive, reports YLE. Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee wanted, but was not granted, additional funding for the country’s …
Gov’t savings shrink Finland’s global embassy network Read MoreSweden’s small Arctic town of Kiruna has a surprisingly international airport with regular flights to London and Tokyo, but it has even bigger plans: to offer commercial space flights. Spaceport …
Swedish town eyes future as Europe’s gateway to space Read MoreSweden’s royal family says Princess Madeleine’s wedding will take place on Saturday, June 8, at the Royal Palace chapel in downtown Stockholm. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s youngest …
Sweden’s Princess Madeleine to marry next June Read MoreDanish sales firm LevelK has picked up international sales duties on “The Rocket,” an Australian-made film set in Laos. It is set for its world premiere in the Generations section …
LevelK to fire up The Rocket Read MoreA Danish national was killed while his live-in Filipina partner was wounded when unidentified perpetrators attacked them in their house in Agusan del Sur, police said Friday, December 21. Police …
Danish national killed in Agusan, the Philippines Read MoreOperated by VFS, the Visa Center for Sweden, Denmark and Norway will move from Amarin Tower to the Alma Link Building, 12th Floor, Soi Chidlom on 7 January 2013. The building is …
New address for visa center Read MoreJohn M. Johansen lived a good life with his wife and son in Pattaya, Thailand. But the world collapsed when he was accused of drug crimes and sentenced to over …
Nightmare in Thailand is over (but for how long?) Read MoreIt is a costly affair for the family to get the 22-year-old Norwegian Eric Bruem who is severely injured at a local hospital in Thailand back to Norway, says Doctor …
A flight to save Eric Read MoreThis December a lot of people were being very generous as they took part in a charity to raise funds for the Singapore Red Cross Society, by shopping for their …
Shopping for a good cause Read MoreThai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce will provide limited Master’s degree scholarships for two Thai students to pursue studies in Sweden in 2013. The grant will cover visa fee and a return …
Swedish Scholarships for Thai students Read MoreThe coffin decorated in traditional Thai style with photos of Duangsamorn. Now the parents demand that the witch doctor will pay for the funeral costs. Plus one million baht! ______________________________ …
Murder Case Dismissed in Killing of Thai Woman from Denmark Read MoreThe first 130,000 trees have been planted as the start of a new reforestation project in northern Thailand, courtesy Six Senses Resorts & Spas. The initiative is part of their …
Six Senses Resorts & Spas: Thailand reforestation, sustainability efforts Read More
In July Professor Bertil Andersson officially took over the highly prominent position as President of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. At NTU, he had already been Provost (the person in …
Professor Bertil Andersson Climbs from Provost to President of NTU Read More
Between now and when hotelier Jonas Sjöstedt first arrived to Phuket back in 1998 as a charter tour guide, the island’s tourism and overall development has been dramatic. Meanwhile the …
Hotelier Jonas: High Quality Puts Patong on the World Map Read More
Herlufsholm Skole recently visited Pattaya Orphanage in Thailand and presented the children with 14 kg of toy collected among the students at the well-known Danish boarding school. The gift was …
Herlufsholm Donates Toy to Pattaya Orphanage Read MoreWhat was intended a holiday in paradise after a semester in Australia turned fatal for twenty-two year old Drammen-native Julie Michelle Bergheim. Along with fellow tourist Jill St. Onge …
Mystery surrounds Julie’s death Read More
For his continuing hotel career the Swede Patrik Ilstam chose Thailand – a destination seeing immense growth since lately. But opting for Southeast-Asia also means – at least within the …
Thailand-loving Swede Advances His Career at Le Meridien, Borneo Read More
When entering the check-in at the open air terrace on Sila Evason Hideaway (today named Six Senses Samui), the first thing you come across is, exactly as described, an “unsurpassed …
Selling Samui hideaway dreams: hotelier Eric Hallin Read More
Managing and training nearly 350 Thai locals how to achieve a five-star level; experiencing the ‘Thai way’ of things; hosting cocktail parties for Koreans, Japanese, or guests from Kazakhstan; visiting …
The best routine to have is no routine at all: Sam-Erik Ruttmann Read MoreA clipping from a Thai newspaper had for weeks been lying on my desk. It was about a Thai monk who had some unusual ideas. For me, the most unusual …
Phra Baitika Walter – the monk from Denmark Read More