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With the launch of the IT pilot project in the provinces of Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchey, Kampong Cham and Kampong Thom, farmers will be able to access Web-based information on …
Danish NIRAS Coordinate Rural IT Project Progresses Read MoreThe Danish Government has pledged to provide DKK 4.8 million to help Mekong countries counter the effects of climate change. The signing ceremony for Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) was …
Danish Government Supports Mekong River Commission to Tackle Climate Change Read MoreDanish diplomacy at its best was not enough to bring Johanne Vinther Axelsen home to Denmark from the prison in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where she was rotting away for sending over-the-counter-medicine …
Mikkel Hass Gave 8.000 $ to Get Johanne Out of Jail Read MoreThe Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs tells that the Danish citizen Johanne Vinther Axelsen arrived in Denmark Thursday the 25th of March.According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Danish Ministry …
Danish Johanne Vinther Axelsen Released From Cambodian Prison Read MoreBack in 1993 Danmission begun their involvement in Southeast Asia in Cambodia, in 2007 they decided to go into Burma as well.Further engagementUntil now has the work in Burma concentrated …
Danish NGO Danmission Develop Engagement in Burma Read MoreWith support from among others Swedish SIDA and Danish DANIDA, Cambodia has recently launched a fresh initiative aimed at tackling the challenges posed by climate change to support sustainable development …
New Danish and Swedish initiative to address climate change impacts Read MoreWhen Dos Sopheap was four years she stepped on a landmine in his home country of Cambodia and lost his leg. Now she has won the first prize in the …
Miss Landmine to Sweden Read MoreTo mark International Women’s Day, Amnesty International released two reports looking at sexual violence in locations across the developed and developing world; specifically Cambodia and the Nordic Countries of Denmark, …
Amnesty: Rape Victims Worldwide Denied Justice and Dignity Read MoreThe Danish businessman and third-world supporter Jørgen K. Hansen is still imprisoned in Cambodia at the Banteay Meanchey Provinsual Prison close to Poipet suspected for having sex with minors and …
Jørgen K. Hansen Enjoys Prison Life in Cambodia Read MoreThe Swedish Development Cooperation Section in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, will be upgraded to a full flexed Embassy as part of the Swedish Government’s decision to close down its current embassies …
SIDA Representation in Phnom Penh to Become an Embassy Read MoreMA, a 64-year-old Norwegian man, was arrested in the Cambodian tourist town of Siem Reap on suspicion of sexually abusing four boys, 11 to 14, Cambodian media reported Friday. The …
Norwegian Man Arrested in Cambodia on Child Sex Charges Read MoreA Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced a 62-year-old Swedish man Johan Abrahim Escori to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing three boys. Judge Chhay Kong, of Phnom …
Swedish paedophile jailed in Cambodia Read More2009 was a good year for the second-hand shop “LUMI-genbrug” in Agerskov. Compared with last year the turnover in 2009 rose by 17,000 Danish krones increasing the 2009-turnover to 659,000 …
Danish Second-hand Shop Supports Cambodian Kids Read MoreRiika Knuutila is a nurse. But since she first visited Cambodia five years a go, her dream has been to settle down here as a designer and owner of a …
Finnish Jewel in Sihanoukville Read MoreA brand new website www.Workinginsweden.se aims to guide and inform anyone who is interested in moving to Sweden for work. The site mainly targets people from outside the EU, because …
New Website to Attract Workers to Sweden Read MoreA Cambodian policeman has reported that Jørgen K. Hansen most likely will be released before Christmas. Same message came from Jørgen K. Hansen’s Danish lawyer.– I have been informed through …
Paedophilia Charged Dane to Get Out of Prison Read MoreFinnish nationals will no longer need to apply for visa before visiting India, a move which India hopes will generate more tourist arrivals. Initially, only citizens of Singapore, New Zealand, …
Finnish Visitors to India Don’t Need to Apply for Visa Read MoreThe Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Mekong (2009-2012) aims at supporting wider provision and use of renewable energy by facilitating renewable energy and energy efficiency related cooperation, dialogue and experience …
New Energy and Environment Partnership in Mekong Open for Proposals Read MoreAfter huge investments in Thailand, Finnish Jussi Ryhänen has taken the consequences of what he call “many and big problems” in Thailand and made his next investment in Cambodia’s capital …
Finnish Hotel Owner Takes Over Sakura Hotel In Phnom Penh Read MoreScandasia.com in Cambodia: A Swedish businessman visiting Cambodia has been murdered and his body dumped outside Phnom Penh, reportedly after he met a woman with whom he had corresponded online, …
Swedish Businessman Murdered In Cambodia Read MoreNews of the Danish businessman Joergen K. Hansen being arrested in the Cambodian border town of Poipet had been spread by the AFP news agency already on Monday, but initially …
On the Case in Cambodia Read MoreThe 61-year-old Danish man Jørgen K. Hansen is in Cambodia accused of abusing three underage girls in the town Poipet near the Thailand border, the Prosecutor of the provincial court in Banteay …
Dane Abused Young Girls in Cambodia Read MoreBy Urban JendelidSwedish citizens living abroad pay a special tax called “SINK-skatt” which is 25 percent on their income. A fast growing number of these Swedes find this tax unfair, out …
Swedes Living Abroad Protest Read MoreSwedish Anna Mattsson who translated Pippi Longstocking into Khmer is to talk about what it is like to work with Pippi among schoolchildren in Cambodia, together with guests Khun Sovanrith, …
Cambodians Visit Pippi and the Astrid Lindgren House Read MoreThe Nordic police in South East Asia cover crime areas such as drugs, financial crimes, human trafficking and sexual abuse against children. According to police officer Annethe, who deals a lot with …
Fighting Crime in South East Asia Read MoreThe Danish woman Johanne Vinther Axelsen who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Cambodia for trying to send thousands of headache pills out of the country had her …
Johanne Vinther Axelsen to Stay in Prison for 15 Years Read MoreDABGO is an online networking targeting specifically Danish business people all over the world. In Singapore, there are currently 80 members, In Vietnam 29 and in Thailand 27 members.Jesper Løvendahl, …
DABGO Coming to Asia? Read MoreThe water experts are these days meeting at an UN-sponsored conference, the World Water Week 2009, an international gathering of policy makers and experts in Stockholm. A study was released …
Experts Gathered in Sweden Warn South East Asia Read MoreThe Cambodian government has intervened to prevent a “Miss Landmine” beauty pageant from being held in the country later this week, calling it an insult to the disabled. The Ministry …
Cambodia Bans Miss Landmine Contest – Norwegian Organizer Is Disappointed. Read MoreThe second annual Miss Landmine beauty pageant, a controversial event that debuted in Angola last year, will open in Cambodia next month, with organisers saying they hope the event will …
Norwegian organizes Cambodian Miss Landmine contest Read MoreThe European Union met with nations of the Asia-Pacific to discuss security policy in the region at the ASEAN regional forum on July 22-23 in Phuket, Thailand. On the agenda …
EU at ASEAN regional forum in Phuket Read MoreAccording to DanChurchAid Domestic violence occurs frequently in Cambodia. And a combination of customs and culture continue to prolong violence against women. This is the conclusion in a new report …
DanChurchAid: Cambodian women trapped in violent marriages Read MoreThe small university in the third biggest city of Denmark is among the few European Universities, who now will receive EU-support on around three million Euros to their Erasmus Mundus …
Aalborg University joins Erasmus exchange program with Asia Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Wednesday that Cambodia will receive a US$3.45 million technical assistance grant from Finland and other donors aimed at boosting the skills and incomes of …
Finland donates $2,7 million to Cambodian poverty reduction Read MoreKhmer Krom monk Tim Sakhorn has gone to Sweden after the approval of his application for political asylum, but uncertainty surrounds the fate of 56 Khmer Krom refugees deported by …
Khmer Krom Monk Granted Political Asylum in Sweden Read MoreImprovements are needed for Denmark to be perceived as a forthcoming and advanced tourist destination, writes Lars Bernhard Jørgensen, Managing Director of Wonderful Copenhagen, the official tourism and congress organization …
Danish Tourism Organization: “Visa Improvements Needed” Read MoreThe two-day talks, hosted by the German Foreign Office, bring together 270 participants from 75 countries to discuss ways of destroying military stockpiles of cluster munitions. So far, ten of …
Oslo conference against cluster bombs continued in Berlin Read MoreIllicit financial flows hamper development in poor countries. A government-appointed commission proposes a number of measures to reduce the adverse effects of tax havens. The Commission on Capital Flight from …
Solheim will fight tax havens to help developing countries Read MoreSida and The Program on Humanitaran Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University (HPCR) has presented new platform for the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA).According to Sida’s homepage, …
SIDA releases new platform for conflict and humanitarian work Read MoreNokia, the world’s biggest phone maker has stated, that thau intends to stay ahead of its rivals in Asia with a new range of handsets aimed at the region’s increasingly …
Nokia eyes Asia’s untapped markets Read MoreA poetry festival ‘Northern Europe Meets the Mekong’ that fuses Cambodian and Northern European poetry will take place at various locations around Phnom Penh this week. Following readings in Siem …
Scandinavian poets go Khmer Read MoreThere is a growing consensus that the worst is over for Asia and the rest of the world, but many risks remain, said leaders at the 18th World Economic Forum …
WEForum: Worst of economic crisis over, but Asia still facing risks Read MoreA new Danish-founded report states that the lack of will on the part of authorities to address the problem. In addition to alcohol abuse, cultural norms, traditional attitudes and widespread …
Danish founded report: Traditional attitudes and alcohol lead to abuse in Cambodia Read MoreA delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway visited the ASEAN Secretariat on 4 June 2009. Led by the Director General covering Asia and Oceania, Mrs. Aud Marit …
Norwegian delegation discuss cooperation with ASEAN Read MoreCarlsberg, the Danish brewer, is planning further expansion in Asia to help reduce its substantial exposure to the volatile Russian beer market. “We do see Asia as being a place …
Carlsberg seeks to extend reach in Asia Read MoreA lethal cocktail of war, natural disasters and economic volatility led the international Red Cross to paint a picture of rising global instability Wednesday as it announced record annual expenditure. …
Red Cross Reports Record Outlay Read MoreASEAN and the European Union (EU) have temporarily halted negotiations for a planned free trade agreement after two years of talks, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Monday. The decision …
ASEAN and EU suspend free trade talks Read MoreFriday the 30th of May is the last chance for Southeast Asian based Greenlanders to vote for the upcoming election for the local parliament (Landsting) in Nuuk. Every Danish embassy …
Friday last Chance for Greenlandic Voting on the Danish Embassies Read MoreOn June 7, 2009, Denmark elects its members to the European Parliament and a referendum on changes to the constitution regarding succession to the throne. Danes abroad can participate in …
Constitution and EU-parliament election on the Danish Embassies until June the 4th Read MoreEuropean and Asian foreign ministers meet in Vietnam from Monday with the global financial crisis top of the agenda–but with differences over Burma threatening to steal the headlines. The two-day …
Burma main subject at Europe-Asia meeting Read More