When Rice Came to Thailand
The film ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’, about the Death Railway, takes place in the jungle on the border between Burma and Thailand during World War II. The premise …
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Jane Sørensen’s father now found
Villy Christian Sørensen, the father of the Danish-Thai woman Jane Sørensen previously interviewed by ScandAsia, has now been positively identified with the help of the Danish Maritime Authority (Søfartsstyrelsen) and …
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Jubilee book celebrates Dansk-Thai Forening’s 70th Anniversary
Dansk-Thai Forening – Danish-Thai Society celebrated in 2021 the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the society with the publication of the book “Dansk-Thai Forening – 70 års jubilæum 2021” …
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EAC’s former headquarters in Bangkok to become luxury hotel
The former headquarters of the East Asiatic Company (EAC), built in 1884 on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, is currently undergoing renovations. Asset World Corp Public Company Limited …
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New book about how and why EAC failed
The last chapters in Danish business history about East Asiatic Company should be rewritten, writes Henrik Rasmussen in a newly published book in which he tells the true story of …
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400 years ago to the day, the first recorded contact between Denmark and Thailand was made
10 December 1621 marks the exact day the first recorded contact between Denmark and Thailand. To conclude the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok’s celebration campaigns; On this day” and “Did …
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History fact: The first birth clinic in Thailand was founded by Danish Johanne Christensen
Did you know that a Danish woman founded one of the first birth clinics in Thailand? Her name was Johanne Christensen and as the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok shines …
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A trip down memory lane: 14 November 1618 marks an important day for Thai-Danish relations
As the Embassy of Denmark in Thailand continues the celebrations of the 400 years of relations between Denmark and Thailand, the Embassy highlights 14 November 1618 as a very important day. In …
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Travels in Siam and Laos: a lost photo album
A Royal Copenhagen vase portraying the little mermaid has been the genesis of this current research. The vase was presented to Tan Heng Soon, the father of my late husband …
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The first commercial flight from Denmark to Thailand departed 72 years ago
Did you know that the first commercial flight from Denmark to Thailand departed over 70 years ago? The Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok marks the exact day with the following …
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