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Nordic countries tops press freedom index while South-east countries falls to the bottom

January 31, 2013October 24, 2019 - by News Desk - Leave a Comment

For third year in a row Finland has been measured as the country that most respects media freedom. Norway, which last year shared the title with Finland falls back to …

General news / Norway / Thailand

Diseases Norwegian tourists bring back from vacation

January 31, 2013 - by Sippachai Kunnuwong - Leave a Comment

Intestinal infections and sexually transmitted diseases are the most common infectious diseases that travelers from Norway incurred abroad, a new report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) revealed. According to …

General news / Norway / Vietnam

Norwegian agency continues with mine clearance in Vietnam

January 31, 2013January 31, 2013 - by Sippachai Kunnuwong - Leave a Comment

The Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) will continue clearing bombs and mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left from the war in Thua Thien-Hue province. Jonathan Guthrie, NPA Country Director for Vietnam, made …

Danish artist and architect Crossing Over in Bangkok

January 30, 2013February 3, 2013 - by Rose Jensen - Leave a Comment

National Gallery in Bangkok presents Danish art, design and architecture with the opening of “Crossing Over” on January 29th, – all from the hands of one person, artist and architect …

General news / Sweden / Thailand

Swedish Ambassador greets Thai Tap Water Prize winners

January 30, 2013 - by Sippachai Kunnuwong - Leave a Comment

Ambassador Klas Molin on Jan 19 attended the ‘Thai Tap Junior Water Prize 2013’ at the Royal Exhibition Centre BITEC Bangna. Together with management from the Institute for Promotion of …

General news / Myanmar / Norway

Myanmar and Danish artists sculpt one another’s face

January 30, 2013 - by Sippachai Kunnuwong - Leave a Comment

A Myanmar sculptor and a female artist from Norway collaborated on an art project on Jan 25, by simultaneously sculpting portraits of one another at Art Plus Art Gallery in …

Finland / General news / Thailand

NGOs urge integration programmes for Thai women in Finland

January 29, 2013January 29, 2013 - by Sippachai Kunnuwong - Leave a Comment

Non-governmental organisation in Finland are calling for more long-term projects aimed at promoting the integration of Thai women in the country. Several years ago NGOs proposed new methods for supporting …

China / General news / Sweden

Taiwanese billionaire launches Asian ‘Nobel Prize’

January 29, 2013July 28, 2014 - by Sippachai Kunnuwong - Leave a Comment

One of Taiwan’s richest men on Jan 28 launched what has been widely touted as the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, and it is even more lucrative than the …

General news / News / Sweden / Thailand

Young Swede dies in hotel fall

January 29, 2013October 24, 2019 - by News Desk - Leave a Comment

A 23 year old Swede died Saturday morning when he fell from the balcony of his room at fourth floor of Khaosan Park Resort, Khaosan Road, Bangkok. The young Swede …

General news / News / Norway / Thailand

Norwegian shot by ex-Wife’s new husband

January 29, 2013August 29, 2022 - by News Desk - 1 Comment

A Norwegian man was shot in the neck while fighting with his ex-wife’s new husband in Khamphaeng Phet in Nakhon Sawan province, reports Pattaya Daily. According to the news media, …