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Denmark / History & Heritage / Thailand

Aage Westenholz – the First Expert

February 6, 2011January 12, 2021 - by Flemming Winther Nielsen - 1 Comment

He was in a hurry; the too little portion of dynamite, pyroxilin-cotton gunpowder and waterproof cables had arrived only the day before and the French gunboats Comete and Inconstante could …

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Denmark / History & Heritage / Thailand

Elephants Are Elephants – and Symbols

February 1, 2011August 23, 2023 - by Flemming Winther Nielsen - 1 Comment

As children we knew about the Thai elephants; we visited the Zoo and they were important parts of a Danish child’s creativity and fantasies. I also came to admire these …

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Traveling around

The temple dogs

January 8, 2011January 12, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Temples in Thailand are often places where people leave their dogs when they can no longer take care of them – or just don’t want to face the responsibility when …

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Denmark / History & Heritage / Thailand

The ‘Danish’ Tachin Railway

January 1, 2011January 12, 2021 - by Flemming Winther Nielsen - Leave a Comment

A special railway line from Banghkok to Samut Songkram has an unknown Danish background. On the 10th of June 1906, a fishing boat under sails approached a fishing village called …

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China / Denmark / Home and Garden / Malaysia / Vietnam

Danish Furniture Company Expands in Asia

December 7, 2010January 12, 2021 - by Thomas Lykke Pedersen - Leave a Comment

The company known for designer furniture has had a bit of a rough path in Denmark after the economical crisis with several stores going bankrupt. But the interim financial statements …

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Staying healthy / Sweden / Thailand

Accidents Expensive for Swedish Insurance Company

November 4, 2010January 12, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Länsforsakringar Gothenburg and Bohuslän, one of 24 local Swedish insurance companies, spend nearly 22 million SEK in compensation for more than 2500 accidents, crimes and injuries associated with travel. “Average …

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School news Thailand / Sweden / Thailand

New Swedish School in Hua Hin

October 7, 2010February 7, 2014 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The Swedish School in Thailand will soon get a sister School in the fishing village Huay Yang south of Hua Hin. Thailand got its first Swedish School in Koh Lanta …

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Finland / Staying healthy / Thailand

Thai-Finnish Wellness Centre Opens in Bangkok

September 2, 2010January 12, 2021 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The first Thai-Finnish Wellness Centre has been opened in Bangkok, Thailand. – The newly opened centre is fully equipped with the latest Finnish wellness technology. Finnish companies involved in the …

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Denmark / History & Heritage / Thailand

Honorary Ph.D for Dr Niels Gunnar Søndergaard

July 19, 2010January 12, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Kasetsart University – Thailand’s Agricultural University – on Tuesday 20 July 2010 bestowed an Honorary Ph.D in Animal Science on the Danish Agronomist Dr. Niels Gunnar Søndergaard for his role …

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Denmark / History & Heritage / Thailand

Book Launch Highlights Danish Role in Siam’s Battle Against France at Paknam

July 13, 2010February 8, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

The “Paknam Incidence” on 13th July 1893 was commemorated yesterday at the Chula Chomklao Fort at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River South of Bangkok with the launch of …

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