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On 7 November the Mekong River Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland have signed an agreement worth Euro 2 million to support development of a hydropower programme …
Finland Funds Hydropower Development in Mekong Region Read More“I wanted to work with children. So one day I searched on the internet on “Children” and Volunteers”, and the first thing that came up was “Children of Cambodia”, says …
One Lucky Child Of Cambodia Read MoreFrom November first Siem Reap in Cambodia will have its very own Soria Moria. It might not completely resemble the Soria Moria Castle, which Asbjørnsen and Moe describe in their …
Soria Moria in Siem Reap Read MoreSwedish Lundin Petroleum AB has acquired a 34 percent interest in Block E, offshore Cambodia from Medco International Petroleum Ltd. (“Medco”), Kuwait Energy Company KSCC and JHL Petroleum Ltd. Completion …
Lundin Petroleum Acquires Exploration Block in Cambodia Read MoreIn a small classroom in Tatouk Village Primary School 35 children between 8 and 13 years old are bend over their wooden tables. With painting brushes in their hands and …
Love Cards, Bicycles and Clean Drinking Water Read MoreAnnelise Clausen from Danish Lutheran Mission (DLM) has together with her husband Axel Rye Clausen been doing missionary work and humanitarian work for DLM in Phnom Penh for four years. …
God Is Alive In Cambodia Read More“I have always been interested in doing development work. I want to do something, which makes sense, and then I wanted to come to Asia”, says 26 year old Maia …
Khmer Communication – An Eye Opener Read MoreDenmark will grant additional 50 Mill. Danish Kroner to the Burmese people. The money will be spend in a way that will benefit the burmese people, writes the foreign ministry …
50M Danish Kroner to Burmese People Read MoreHelsinki-based Finnair announced plans to expand its coverage to Asian destinations, citing booming demand that has brought the airline’s weekly Asian flights to fifty-nine, from nine in the year 2001.The …
Finnair’s New Asian Flights Read MoreCambodia is for many people associated with a traumatised poor nation with a bloody history. However, Tom Barthel Hansen sees a lot of opportunities for development and growth, which where …
New Head of the Danish Representation in Cambodia Read More“The villagers say that if a family has a house with a roof of iron and a motorbike, then they are rich. If a family has a house with a …
Danish Red Cross Cambodia – Because it makes sense Read MoreNokia Corp. plans to use Intel Corp. chips in tablet-style devices that will communicate using a technology known as WIMAX. The companies also agreed to engage in testing to ensure …
Nokia To Use Intel’s Chips in 2008 Read MoreThe Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to replace the duty phone outside working hours for all Danish Embassies by a centralized 24/7 call centre in the Consular Department …
24/7 Call Centre for All Danish Embassies Read MoreAn international company of Danish origin, A P Moller Maersk, has appointed Jesper Praestensgaard as chief executive for Maersk in Southeast Asia where he will implement and execute the global …
Maersk’s New Chief Executive for Southeast Asia Read MoreThe demand in Finnair’s Asian traffic, measured in passenger kilometers, was up 34.9% in August compare to last year. The passenger load factor rose three percentage points to 82.5%. European …
Strong Growth for Finnair’s Asian Traffic and Load Factor on The Rise Read MoreFinland has donated about 2 million US dollars for Cambodia to improve its land registration, officials said to the Chinese news agency Xinhua on 21 July. Mean Chanvanny, chief of Cabinet …
Finland Provides 2 M USD For Cambodia to Improve Its Land Registration Read MoreA new trade policy strategy from the Government of Denmark called “An Assertive Trade Policy Strategy – Danish Trade Policy in a Globalised World” aims at supporting international trade liberalisation …
New Danish Strategy Targets Free Trade With Asia’s Markets Read MoreAs from Friday, 15 June 2007, a new EC Regulation on controls of cash movements became effective in all EU Member States. In accordance with the Regulation, travellers entering or …
Passengers Carrying 10,000 Euros or More in Cash Must Declare the Cash at External Border of the EU Read MoreInternational conference on poverty reduction and forests tenure, market and policy reforms will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 3-7 September, 2007 which is organized by the Regional Community Forestry …
International Conference on Poverty Reduction and Forests Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms Read MoreThe Danish Government has presented a strategy constituting the Governments proposals for prioritisation of the ways in which Denmark can contribute to tackling the opportunities and challenges in Asia. Asia …
Denmark in Asia – Opportunities for the Future Read MoreThailand has implemented new aviation security measures for hand-carry bag on all flights departing Bangkok‘s Suvarnabhumi Airport from 1 June 2007. These measures also apply to passengers making transit/transfer connections …
Thailand’s New Security Measures for Hand-Carry Luggage Read MoreJon Fredrik Baksaas, Telenor’s chief executive, said that he was actively considering specific investments in Indonesia and the Philippines, and that the company hoped to enter the Vietnamese market when …
Telenor Finds Fresh Prey in Far East Read MoreAs a leading IT solutions provider of broadband network infrastructure to the telecommunications industry, DMX will further strengthen its position within the digital interactive value added services by offering Operax …
Operax and DMX Technologies Committ to Asian Market Read MoreJotun’s sales this interim period (1 January – 30 April) totalled NOK 2,872 million, up NOK 420 million compared to the same period in 2006, while operating profit increased from NOK …
Jotun Continues to Grow Read MoreA memorable celebration will be on 21 June 2007 at Oslo City Hall. H.M. King Harald V has been invited to attend as well as representatives of the Government and …
Nordmanns-Forbundets Centennial Celebration Read MoreAccording to Elisabeth Gjemmestad, a small congregation of approximately 30 Norwegian, their Khmer friends and family were gathered together on 17 May in Phnom Penh.The celebration started with a parade …
Norwegian National Day in Cambodia Read MoreThe service will become possible on satellite telephones provided at each seat of the airline’s new Airbus A340 aircraft, to be delivered in June. It will first be available on …
Finnair to Provide Messaging on Flights Read MoreWith around 840 landmine victims annually, Cambodia has the third highest number of casualties worldwide and projects have been carried out by the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) which are supported …
Norwegian People’s Aid Helps Clear Landmines in Cambodia Read MoreThe Khmer Rouge mass killing has left Cambodia with many widows and high number of women headed households particularly in Siem Reap Province.“This is one of the main reasons why …
A Danish Farmer to Help Women Empowerment in Cambodia Read MoreElisabeth Gjemmestad is a Norwegian living in Phnom Penh, a mother of two grown up sons, the oldest a well known Musher at The silent Way located in the North …
The Busiest Grandmother in Cambodia Read MoreHenrik Olsson is not much of a city guy, instead he prefer living in a quiet country side where everything is not so busy and overtake by capitalism or tall …
Small Hotel with a Big Heart Read MoreA new collaboration initiated by SENSA (Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia) with SIWI (Swedish International Water Institute) is to organize a study trip for participants in ADB’s Working Group on …
Sweden Organizes Study Trip from the Mekong to the Baltic Read MoreChemicals inspectors from Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam and Thailand are visiting the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate for three weeks this March. The 27 inspectors represent the chemicals inspections authorities …
Handling Chemicals The Swedish Way Read MoreAn independent Cambodian group investigating the Khmer Rouge genocide has received 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of documents on the brutal regime from Sweden, its director said Tuesday.The documents, which arrived …
Swedish Government Kept Cambodian Evidence For Three Decades Read MoreCambodia’s Ministry of Urbanization and Construction will use the money to adopt modern information technology, strengthen public awareness, and increase community participation in the sector of land registration, the chief …
Cambodia Improves Its Land Registration with Help from Finland Read MoreEnough is enough. That was the message delivered by ten agitated community representatives from the north-eastern Cambodian province of Stung Treng during a meeting on January 12 with some of …
Dams in Vietnam Ruin Cambodian Villages Read MoreAn extra order worth US$ 525,000 is always welcome. Especially when it is placed by a new customer from the huge Chinese market. No wonder the people at Scanmach Asia …
New Scam: In It for the Gifts Read MoreIn a sudden turn of events, Heng Pov was deported from Malaysia back to Cambodia late last week – in spite of having recently won a legal bid in Malaysia’s …
Cambodian Ex-police Chief Prevented from Going to Finland Read MoreA major study conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute’s (SEI) centre at the University in York and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) shows that improvements in achieving …
Swedish Money to Clean Asian Air Read MoreFor years, thousands of young Cambodian girls who have been selling beer for the large international breweries have been putting up with violence, sexual harassment, forced drinking, and even rape …
Carlsberg Promises to Protect Cambodian Beer Girls Read MoreThe High Court in Malaysia ruled that immigration authorities should “remove Heng Peo [the Cambodian ex-police chief] to his last port of embarkation,” which was Singapore. The ruling now paves …
Cambodian Ex-police Chief Will Avoid Deportation Read MoreFlying home this Christmas holiday will be different for Swedish domestic passengers on Scandinavian airline SAS. You will be asked to give your fingerprint for the check-in process. Don’t panic, …
SAS Fingerprinting All Domestic Passengers Read MoreCambodia’s reactions came promptly after Finland announced its decision to grant a visa to Heng Peo. According to Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA), Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong has sent a …
Finland Grants Visa to Cambodian Ex-police Chief Read MoreThe international beer industry in Cambodia is accused of treating its female employees miserably, reports Jyllands-Posten. According to the accusers – several NGO’s and women’s rights organizations working in Cambodia …
NGO’s: Carlsberg Responsible for Death of Cambodian Laborers Read MoreA third of Cambodia’s population live below the UN’s poverty limit. Consequently, many choose to either send their children away to the big cities or to the richer neighboring countries …
Danish Red Cross Vows to Fight Trafficking in Cambodia Read MoreThe Government of Denmark has offered USD 6.65 million grant for Cambodia to upgrade its land management.The fund aims to help the government prepare land titles and documents for its …
Denmark to Support Cambodia on Land Management Read MoreA radio show with the purpose of informing ordinary Cambodians about their legal rights has proven to be an enormous hit in a country, where the mass media is still …
Cambodians Love Danish-supported Radio Show Read MoreEarthwalkers Fund Cambodia was established by the Norwegian who owned Earthwalkers Guesthouse in Siem Reap. They called themselves a non-governmental and non-political fund. The Fund aims to promote education, health, …
Cheering Khmer in Norway Cup Read MorePresident of Ericsson for Southeast Asia, Jan Signell, said the new office would help address new service opportunities and better support existing customers.”We are here to expand our business profile …
Ericsson Sets Foot in Cambodia’s Telecom Read MoreYou might get paid up to 45,000 Danish kroner from ATP Pension in Denmark if your Danish spouse or husband/wife should die. But wait! Don’t kill him or her yet! …
Get paid 45.000 DKK when your Danish spouse dies! Read More