Day 6 — fading hope
31.12.04 19.40 Norwegian ambassador to Thailand, Ragne Birte Lund cried as she spoke at a commemorative sermon held in the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok this evening. The Ambassador read a …
Day 6 — fading hope Read MoreDay 4 — reinforcement and efforts move to Bangkok
29.12.04 22.35 The Norwegian emergency centre established at Bangkok Phuket International Hospital was today, Wednesday reinforced with a team of doktors and nurses and local volunteers. Stein Vangen, priest with …
Day 4 — reinforcement and efforts move to Bangkok Read MoreDay 5 — and counting
30.12.04 23.23 The emergency office of the Danish embassy at Pearl Hotel in Puket asks all Danes who wish to return on one of the special airlift flights tomorrow to …
Day 5 — and counting Read MoreDay 3 — search continues and evacuation begins
29.12.04 2.10 The names of dead and injured are listed on a few different websites now. The most comprehensive and frequently updated is still: You have to key in username= …
Day 3 — search continues and evacuation begins Read MoreEarthquake and Tidal Waves Disaster — news as it breaks
27.12.04 2.30 Norwegian couple thought they had lost their 24 year old son to the wave off Patong beach on Phuket. But eventually they found him – with broken toes …
Earthquake and Tidal Waves Disaster — news as it breaks Read MoreDay 2 — Getting an overview
NEWS – See also the report from Sunday 26 on: 27.12.04 22.06 Two Danish families have lost their three children in the Khao Lak area which has been almost inaccessible …
Day 2 — Getting an overview Read MoreIndonesia to halve its loan request to donors
Indonesia will this year ask for less than half of last year’s 2.8 billion dollars loan commitments from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), its main western creditor group whose …
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Scandinavian Airlines long-haul flights soon connected
Scandinavian Airlines International, the long haul operator of SAS, carries about 1.6 million passengers a year using 11 Airbus 330 and 340 aircraft. The possibility to use the SAS Net …
Scandinavian Airlines long-haul flights soon connected Read MoreSEB Private Bank upgrades Asian presence
SEB Private Bank, the international private banking arm of leading Nordic Banking Group SEB, plans to open a fully-fledged private bank in Singapore early 2005. “This is a natural step …
SEB Private Bank upgrades Asian presence Read MoreSerenity and happiness at private Shangri-La
The fairy-tale story of the former Danish university lecturer, his Thai wife and their small resort all began approximately nine years ago when Niels Pedersen was on a holiday trip …
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