Norway elected to UN Human Rights Council
Norway has been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council together with the US. “I am pleased that Norway has now been elected as a member of …
Norway elected to UN Human Rights Council Read MoreSwede arrested for child sex in Cambodia
A Swedish man in his sixties has been arrested in Cambodia on suspicions of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy. The man, who resides in the Stockholm area, was arrested Wednesday …
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Scandinavia wants’ climate and clean energy while Southeast Asia wants’ development funds
According to The Jakata Post, at the annual meeting at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bali, the members from developed countries, primary the scandinavian group, have asked the bank to channel …
Scandinavia wants’ climate and clean energy while Southeast Asia wants’ development funds Read MoreEU Secures Food to Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines
April the 29th the European Commission adopted a € 394 million package of projects to support agriculture and improve the food security situation in 23 developing countries – among them …
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Free tourist visa to Thailand
The vacation-expenses on the trip to Thailand have lowered a bit this spring. An official statement from the Thai immigration office states that “All foreigners who apply for Tourist Visa …
Free tourist visa to Thailand Read MoreAsia saves Carlsberg’s economy
Danish brewery Carlsberg sees Asia as a key driver of growth for the brewery in the medium to long term, said president and chief executive officer Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen to …
Asia saves Carlsberg’s economy Read MoreDenmark Finances Cambodian Trade-Program
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, together with DANIDA, has launched the Trade Development Support Program (TDSP) worth 12.6 million U.S. dollars to assist Cambodia to expand its international trade, according …
Denmark Finances Cambodian Trade-Program Read MoreThe right to land in dialogue between Sweden and Cambodia
A hundred thousand people in Cambodia have been forced to move from their land. Sweden drew attention to the humanitarian situation of the homeless in the first dialogue meeting between …
The right to land in dialogue between Sweden and Cambodia Read MoreAre Danish Expatriates More Religious?
The Scandinavian churches in Southeast Asia are often a social centre and many Danes grow a keen interest in Buddhism, yoga or tribal religions when they go to the region. …
Are Danish Expatriates More Religious? Read MoreMurder Suspected Cambodian Police Officer Soon to be Sentenced
Pom Penh Municipal Court is set to hand down its latest verdict against former Phnom Penh police chief Heng Pov and five other men Thursday, in connection with the attempted …
Murder Suspected Cambodian Police Officer Soon to be Sentenced Read MoreDANMISSION Hands Over the Management to Local Employees in Cambodia
When Ernst Jürgensen from the small Christian NGO DANMISSION leaves Cambodia in June this year to go back to Denmark, the management of the office in Cambodia will be taken …
DANMISSION Hands Over the Management to Local Employees in Cambodia Read MoreDanish Professor Warns About Fake Medicine From Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Despite efforts from the authorities in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia the production and distribution of fake malaria medicine still a widespread problem in the region, according to Ib Christian …
Danish Professor Warns About Fake Medicine From Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Read MoreBurmese Anna Lindh-Prize Recipient Barred from ASEAN Summit
Human right activist Khin Ohnmar of Burma, who last year was awarded the Anna Lindh Human Right Prize were – along with Cambodian fellow-activist Pen Somory – denied access to …
Burmese Anna Lindh-Prize Recipient Barred from ASEAN Summit Read MoreDane Sings Against Cambodian Corruption
Karl Bille, a Danish singer/songwriter and well-known actor, is now traveling around Cambodia for the second week along with the organisation LICADHO to inform the population on how they can …
Dane Sings Against Cambodian Corruption Read MoreNorwegian Children Against Trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia
Christian children from Adventkirken in Nedre Eiker, Øvre Eiker and Drammen municipalities have donated about 150.000 kroner to NGOs, who fight against human trafficking in Cambodia and the Northern part …
Norwegian Children Against Trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia Read MoreCarlsberg Defies Economic Recession in Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos
Even though the Southeast Asian economies have been declining during the last year, the Danish beer brand Carlsberg has managed to maintain its strong position and its increasing growth rate …
Carlsberg Defies Economic Recession in Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos Read MoreCoal undermine ASEAN climate hopes
The climate summit in Copenhagen in December has raised the awareness on the fulfilment of the Kyoto-protocol in Southeast Asia. As a large and fast-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions …
Coal undermine ASEAN climate hopes Read MoreNordic Support for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Trial
The war crimes tribunal in Cambodia against five of the leaders of Khmer Rouge regime that has finally started, is supported among others by all the Nordic countries. The Nordic …
Nordic Support for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Trial Read MoreDenmark offers Climate Scholarships
Due to the COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, Denmark offers a number of full scholarships within studies of climate change. In line with the overall aim of securing …
Denmark offers Climate Scholarships Read MoreFacebook-Group Collects Money to Imprisoned Dane
A group on the virtual network Facebook has organized a collection among its 637 members to improve the conditions for Johanne Vinther Axelsen from Denmark, who was convicted 15 …
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Falck Enters the Marked of Travel Assistance
The Nordic ambulance company Falck is now working world wide by offering travel assistance to customers all over the world – including Southeast Asia. Falck has bought the international assistance …
Falck Enters the Marked of Travel Assistance Read MoreDanida in Cambodia Looking for Senior Officer
Danida in Cambodia is looking for a Senior Programme Officer for its new Private Sector Programme. The person must be of Cambodian nationality. Other details like deadline for submission of …
Danida in Cambodia Looking for Senior Officer Read MoreJesper Bjorn Madsen Leaves Carlsberg
Carlsberg Asia’s Senior Vice President Jesper Bjørn Madsen will step down and leave the Carlsberg Group. A search for his successor is under way, Carlsberg says in a statement released 15 …
Jesper Bjorn Madsen Leaves Carlsberg Read MoreDane Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison in Cambodia
Johanne Axelexen Vinther, 45, was arrested at a post office in the capital Phnom Penh last year as she tried to send 10,761 tablets containing codeine in packages to the …
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Scandinavian Shoe Business beneath Ethical Contempt
The report ”Hur skor vi oss”? (How do we shoe) by the Swedish network of organizations “Rena Kläder” reveals that the Scandinavian shoe chains fail to control the ethical guidelines, …
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Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008
Finnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year.In October, Finnair warned of cuts and layoffs after reporting a third-quarter net loss of euro17 million ($22 million), …
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008 Read MoreNew Law Criminalises Norwegians Buying Sex In Asia
A Norwegian law which came into effect 1st January 2009 makes it a crime for Norwegians to buy, but not to sell, sex in Norway and abroad. The implications for …
New Law Criminalises Norwegians Buying Sex In Asia Read MoreSeminar Seeks Ways To Protect Water Resources
A seminar on the protection of water resources and ecosystems opened in central Thua Thien-Hue province on Dec. 13, attracting some 70 scientists from international organisations, domestic research institutes, and …
Seminar Seeks Ways To Protect Water Resources Read MoreInexperienced Prostitutes Most At Risk
Less experienced prostitutes are more likely to have sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A study of more than a thousand female sex workers in Cambodia, reported in the open access journal …
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Finland: Checks At Internal Borders To Be Reinstated
Border checks at Finland’s internal borders will be reinstated owing to the security measures during the OSCE meetings to be held in Helsinki 4–5 December. Under Article 2.2 of …
Finland: Checks At Internal Borders To Be Reinstated Read MoreGunnar Bergstrom: I Was Crazy
Gunnar Bergstrom accepted a rare invitation to tour Cambodia in 1978 “We thought that the movement, the revolution here, was an example to the third world,” he says now. …
Gunnar Bergstrom: I Was Crazy Read MoreSiem Reap Airways Blacklisted
The European Commission (EC) has prohibited Siem Reap Airways International from landing at European Airports, which has called the carrier’s safety standards into question. The EC released an update …
Siem Reap Airways Blacklisted Read MoreKarl’s Snus Factory In Sihanoukville
A young Swedish guy, 23, was doing fine in Sihanoukville. Wonderful people, the weather was great, the girl he felled in love with, is number one in the entire world. …
Karl’s Snus Factory In Sihanoukville Read More15 Danes On Pushbikes In Siem Reap
What an amazing sight. 15 Danish tourists, travelling with Regionrejser, on their rented pushbikes, moving from the centre of Siem Reap all the way to the outskirts of the very …
15 Danes On Pushbikes In Siem Reap Read MoreSwede Apologizes For Pol Pot Link
When Gunnar Bergstrom was a guest of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime in August 1978, the young Swede enjoyed a dinner of oysters and fish hosted by dictator Pol Pot. The …
Swede Apologizes For Pol Pot Link Read MoreScandAsia Under Spam Attack
ScandAsia is curently being targetted by one or more spammers, posting mostly garbage comments after many of our articles. We are not sure if the websites which some of the …
ScandAsia Under Spam Attack Read MoreSwedish Gunnar In The Living Hell
Beginning Tuesday, the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam), in collaboration with the Living History Forum of Sweden, will exhibit photographs from a 14-day staged tour choreographed by the Khmer Rouge …
Swedish Gunnar In The Living Hell Read More18 Million DKK To The Mekong River
New Danish grant to the Mekong River Commission Fisheries Programme enables the MRC to fast-track work on assessing impacts to fisheries of hydro power projects which currently threatens the survival …
18 Million DKK To The Mekong River Read MoreDenmark Support Mekong Projects
The German and Danish governments have committed to providing a total of 7.73 million US dollars to support the work of the Mekong River Commission (MRC).Agreements to this effect were …
Denmark Support Mekong Projects Read MoreNorwegians Support “Ban Bus”
An international effort against cluster bombs has made its way to Cambodia, with donors and aid groups travelling through the eastern part of the country this week collecting signatures from …
Norwegians Support “Ban Bus” Read MoreNew Dogs Needed In Cambodia
In a land where there are still between four million and six million unexploded landmines, one of its greatest groups of heroes are its mine-sniffing dogs. Cambodia’s 102 landmine-detection dogs …
New Dogs Needed In Cambodia Read MoreMaersk Taking Over Swedish Broström
Denmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström in a USD 569m deal. Lloyd’s List reports that Denmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström, …
Maersk Taking Over Swedish Broström Read MoreWinter Time Is Back In Finland
At 4.00 am on Sunday morning, October 26 Finns turned their clocks back one hour to mark the end of summer time and the beginning of winter time-keeping. In …
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EU Switch To Winter Time
Denmark And Sweden has turned back to winter (astronomical) time, which means that all clocks should be switched back by 60 minutes at 3:00 CEST on Sunday, October 26. …
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Norway Switch To Winter Time
Norway has turned back to winter (astronomical) time, which means that all clocks should be switched back by 60 minutes at 3:00 CEST on Sunday, October 26, 2008.
Norway Switch To Winter Time Read MoreMaersk Hikes Asia-Ausstralia Rates
Maersk Line announced plans to implement another rate increase for the trade from Southeast Asia and South Asia to Australia, effective Nov. 1, as part of a rate restoration program.In …
Maersk Hikes Asia-Ausstralia Rates Read MoreFather Jailed Over Cambodia Abduction
The Norwegian father of Alicia Elfversson, the six year-old Swedish girl who he abducted and took to Cambodia, has been sentenced to one and a half years in prison by …
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New Scandinavian Police Coordinator
Mogens Sørensen, the head of investigations at the Copenhagen police station in Bellahøj, Denmark, will be liaison officer for the five Nordic countries and coordinate investigations in Southeast Asia and …
New Scandinavian Police Coordinator Read MoreNorwegian Father Awaiting Verdict In Sweden
The prosecutor demands at least 18 months in prison for the Norwegian father who abducted his seven-year-old daughter and brought her to Cambodia. The trial in Gothenburg district court ended …
Norwegian Father Awaiting Verdict In Sweden Read MoreGot The News In Cambodia
“I must admit that I never for a moment dreamt I would hear such news,” Barre-Sinoussi told French radio by telephone from Cambodia, after she and Luc Montagnier shared one …
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