Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A 58-year-old Swedish man lost his life early Tuesday morning in Phuket while having a good time drinking and dancing. The man was dancing on the bar at the Dar …
Dancing Swede falls off bar to his death Read More
The critically acclaimed Danish produced documentary “The Act of Killing” won for Best Documentary at The BAFTA-awards in London on Sunday. “The Act of Killing” centers around the genocide of …
“The Act of Killing” wins BAFTA-award Read More
The number of victims of human trafficking to Denmark has increased in the past several years, statistics from Center mod Menneskehandel, Socialstyrelsen shows. The majority of them were from Nigeria, …
Human Trafficking to Denmark on the rise Read More
The Swedish Film Industry is represented at The European Film Festival in Hong Kong with highly acclaimed comedy, Cockpit(2012), directed by Mårten Klingberg. The event takes place on February 22 …
Swedish film “Cockpit” at The European Film Festival in Hong Kong Read More
Im and Suthida Nielsen have finally been granted residence permits in Denmark, three months after they were deported to Thailand. Up until the residence permits came through, both of them …
Im Nielsen and mom finally granted residence permit in Denmark Read MoreA Phuket public bus driver saved the day for a Finnish tourist who left behind an important bag, containing cash, plane ticket to Finland and passport, in a songtaew on …
Honest minibus driver returns cash, passport to forgetful Finn Read More
Danish travel-agency Spies just announced that Danish tourists in Thailand can get eleven percent more Thai Baht than normally when converting the Danish krone. This is due to the political …
Weaker Thai currency due to political unrest a boon for Danish tourists Read MoreA 25-year-old Danish man was hospitalized for stabbing wounds after he was attacked by two European men in South Pattaya in the early hours of 31 January 2014. According to …
Dane hospitalized after knife attack in Pattaya Read More
For nine excruciating days, the mother of an 8-month-old boy feared for the worse when her Swedish husband ran away with the baby. The disappearance of the husband, identified as …
Swede gone missing with toddler, reunites with wife Read More
A Swedish resident of Phuket rescued all of the several diving students, including Scandinavians, to safety when their boat capsized off Phuket on 29 January 2014. Dennis Karlsson, 46, told …
Scandinavians among those rescued from sinking boat off Phuket Read More