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Happy travels: With a new Swedish probiotic product and general caution, you will never find yourself stuck in the bathroom when you should be out on the sandy white beach working …
Bye, Bye Skitters! Read MoreThe Appeal Court on Wednesday postponed a hearing in the case of a Swedish paedophile who in January received a six-and-a-half year sentence for having sex with his 9-year-old adopted …
Swede’s Child Sex Sentence Postponed Read MoreMany of the Scandinavian Ambassadors in Southeast Asia hope that Denmark, as the only Scandinavian team in the tournament, will win the gold trophy in the FIFA World Cup 2010. …
Ambassadors Predict World Cup Winner Read MoreA Swedish court has ruled that a Cambodian man should be allowed to change his Tax Agency birth date records, thereby adding 12 years to his age.The man told the …
Cambodian Man Ages 12 Years after Swedish Court Decision Read MorePPWSA and Chan were awarded for helping to refurbish the authority’s supply system, introduce cost-effective billing and payment collection methods, as well as helping to provide water to almost all …
Cambodian Water Authority Wins Stockholm Industry Water Award Read MoreToday, the 10 ASEAN countries are the third largest trade partner to the EU after the USA and China. It is important for Denmark and other EU countries to put …
Danish Foreign Minister Sees New Opportunities in South East Asia Read MoreThe Swedish Government today, 3 June, approved the appointment of Anne Höglund as Ambassador to Cambodia. Anne Höglund has been appointed Ambassador to Cambodia. She has been Deputy Head of …
Anne Höglund Appointed Ambassador to Cambodia Read MoreA popular SAS Manager is leaving Copenhagen behind and sets out for Thailand. Niels Henrik Hansen has with a varied background and career been appointed Regional Manager of SAS in …
New Regional Manager of SAS Asia Read MorePoor children selling their bodies. Men buying children for sex. Child pornography on the internet. Asia is one of the big problem areas: “We all know of the problem but …
Danish NGO: Break the Silence and Stop Child Abuse Read MoreDanish Carlsberg and other brewers in Cambodia have been criticized before and in 2006 set up an association to improve conditions. The objectives of the Beer Selling Industry of Cambodia …
Carlsberg: We Pay the Beer Girls Better Than the Garment Factories Read MoreCarlsberg and Heineken, two of the worlds largest brewers have been criticised for paying low wages to the women who promote their beers across Cambodia. Researchers from a Canadian university …
Danish Carlsberg Ignores Risk to Their Sex-selling Beer Girls Read MoreAll newly arrived immigrants should undergo courses in core societal values and be taught about how Swedish society works with municipalities obliged to offer 60 hours of teaching, a government …
Sweden Proposes Forced Immigrant Orientation Read MoreTravelers stranded in South East Asia due to the ashes from the volcanic eruption on Iceland may contact their nearest embassy for assistance with the services offered by the Consular …
Help to Stranded Travelers Read MorePrivate Banking with a Danish bank gives a kind of a “home field” advantage if you are Danish, says Alex Slot Hansen, Vice President for Private Banking.“When banking with us, …
Private Banking with “Home Field” Advantage Read MoreWith 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 More