DBA revival in Indonesia
For years now the Danish Business Association in Indonesia has been almost non existent. But this is about to change. The 24 year old association gets a revival when the Danish …
DBA revival in Indonesia Read MoreMaersk Line Appoints New Country Managers for Malaysia and Singapore Cluster, and Thailand
The A.P. Moller – Maersk Group announced on March 19th the appointment of Henrik Jensen as the new Maersk Line Country Manager for Malaysia and Singapore, and Thomas Lindy Sorensen …
Maersk Line Appoints New Country Managers for Malaysia and Singapore Cluster, and Thailand Read MoreDanish BankInvest Aquires Stake In Vietnam Fan
The Private Equity New Markets (PENM), a fund owned by Denmark’s investment group BankInvest, yesterday signed a strategic partnership contract with Vietnam Fan Joint Stock Co. to acquire a 25% …
Danish BankInvest Aquires Stake In Vietnam Fan Read MoreMuslim Protesters Not Interested In Dialogue With Danish Government
It was an excited but peaceful crowd that gathered in Lumphini Park, Bangkok, early yesterday morning to protest the reprinting of the Danish Muhammad drawings and what they call ‘a …
Muslim Protesters Not Interested In Dialogue With Danish Government Read MoreMuslim Anti-Denmark Demonstration In Bangkok Wednesday
A group of Muslims, who call themselves Muslims for Peace, are preparing a demonstration in Bangkok on Wednesday the 12th of March to urge Muslims in Thailand to boycott Danish …
Muslim Anti-Denmark Demonstration In Bangkok Wednesday Read MoreDanish Workwear Company Builds 10 Million Dollar Factory In Vietnam
Danish workwear maker Mascot_International has opened a new 10 million dollar factory and bonded warehouse in Tan Truong Industrial Park in Vietnam’s northern Hai Duong province.The company has leased another …
Danish Workwear Company Builds 10 Million Dollar Factory In Vietnam Read MoreThe DTCC Annual General Meeting 2008: Goodbye to Leo Alexandersen.
In beautiful settings in the Royal Danish Embassy garden, the DTCC Annual General Meeting 2008 took place on March the 6th. Around 60 people, representing most of the Danish leading …
The DTCC Annual General Meeting 2008: Goodbye to Leo Alexandersen. Read MorePhilippines To Host 2-day International Conference On Women’s Rights
The Philippines will host this year’s International Conference on Gender, Migration and Development: Seizing Opportunities, Upholding Women Migrant Workers’ Rights” that will tackle the impact of migration on developing countries …
Philippines To Host 2-day International Conference On Women’s Rights Read MorePhilippine Chef educated in Denmark appointed Executive Chef of the St. Regis Bali
Philippine chef, Oscar Perez, has recently been appointed the new executive chef of the renowned St. Regis Bali. Graduating from the Hotel and Restaurant School, Mester Laeren, in Denmark, he …
Philippine Chef educated in Denmark appointed Executive Chef of the St. Regis Bali Read MorePhilippines Approach Scandinavian Tourists
In a Business-to-business exchange, the Department of Tourism (DoT) in the Philippines is set to present the country’s culture, natural attractions, tropical beach and diving destinations during a selling mission …
Philippines Approach Scandinavian Tourists Read MoreSingapore To Host First Ever Youth Olympics In 2010
Scandinavian residents in Singapore will have a unique opportunity to witness the first ever Youth Olympics, when the country will host the inaugural Youth Olympics in 2010. In a close competition …
Singapore To Host First Ever Youth Olympics In 2010 Read MoreNew Board of Scandinavian Society Malaysia
The Annual General Meeting 2008 of the Scandinavian Society Malaysia took place on the 29 February 2008 at 7.30 pm at The Royal Lake Club, on a side road to …
New Board of Scandinavian Society Malaysia Read MoreMalaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand Among Cheapest Vacation Destinations for Scandinavian World Wide
Scandinavian tourists get more for their money in Malaysia than anywhere else in the world. If Denmark is set to index 100, living costs for tourists in Malaysia is only …
Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand Among Cheapest Vacation Destinations for Scandinavian World Wide Read MoreMuslims protest Muhammad cartoons in Indonesia
Around 200 Muslims rallied outside the Danish embassy in Indonesia on Wednesday 20 February to protest the reprinting of a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad in Danish newspapers. The group …
Muslims protest Muhammad cartoons in Indonesia Read MoreScandinavian destinations promoted in Thailand
The Scandinavian Tourism Board held the first in a series of workshops promoting Scandinavian destinations to Asian tourists on Wednesday 20th of this month. The Norwegian ‘fjorde’ and ‘Wonderful Copenhagen’ …
Scandinavian destinations promoted in Thailand Read MoreDanish Embassies In Asia Not Worried
Reactions to the reprinting of the Muhammad drawings in Danish papers are being followed closely by the Danish embassies in the Asia pacific.Employees at the Danish embassy in Jakarta have …
Danish Embassies In Asia Not Worried Read MoreNew Publication To Promote Denmark In Thailand
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Thailand, the Royal Danish Embassy is introducing the publication ’Denmark in Thailand 2008. Celebrating 150 years of Thai-Danish …
New Publication To Promote Denmark In Thailand Read MoreDanish Official Questions the Cambodian Tribunal’s New Budget
Official from the Danish representation in Phnom Penh, Tom Barthel Hansen, expresses concern regarding Cambodian genocide tribunal’s wish to triple it’s budget to 170 million dollars from the original 56,3 …
Danish Official Questions the Cambodian Tribunal’s New Budget Read MoreDanish Tourist From Phuket Believed Murdered
The Danish tourist, Henrik Rasmussen, 47, who was missing for more than ten days before being found dead on February 7th, is now believed to have been the victim of …
Danish Tourist From Phuket Believed Murdered Read MoreReprint Of Muhammad Cartoon No Cause for Riots Yet
Two years after one of the biggest international crisis in Denmark, also known as the Muhammad crisis, several European papers have reprinted one of the infamous drawings.This happens the day …
Reprint Of Muhammad Cartoon No Cause for Riots Yet Read MoreNordic Site-Blocking Technique Favoured by Thailand-based Anti-Child Pornography Organization
The European Commission plans to spend 5 million kronor to bring the Nordic site-blocking technique to other EU member states. The move was met with enthusiasm by ECPAT, an anti-child …
Nordic Site-Blocking Technique Favoured by Thailand-based Anti-Child Pornography Organization Read MoreMalaysia Compares Favourably to Nordic Countries
Malaysia came out as South East Asis’s fastest rising star in a report from the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF), comparing 124 countries in various ways. In education, Malaysia is now …
Malaysia Compares Favourably to Nordic Countries Read MoreDanish Business Delegation to Thailand in May
A Danish Business Delegation to Thailand is planned to take place this spring, possible in May. The Danish Embassy in Bangkok, in close cooperation with the Danish Trade Council, is working …
Danish Business Delegation to Thailand in May Read MoreMissing Danish Tourist Found Dead on Phuket
Danish tourist Henrik Rasmussen, 47, who went missing on Phuket, Thailand more than a week ago, was on Thursday evening found dead in a canal on Phuket. Mr Rasmussen, who …
Missing Danish Tourist Found Dead on Phuket Read MoreScandinavian Vietnamese Back For New Year Celebrations
In a feature about overseas Vietnamese coming home for the Lunar New Year, Tet, one Danish and one Swedish based Vietnamese was interviewed on the website VietNamNet Bridge about their …
Scandinavian Vietnamese Back For New Year Celebrations Read MoreNorwegian Thome Appoints Danish Managing Director
Bjorn Hojgaard, a Danish national, has been appointed managing director of the Norwegian company Thome Ship Management, one of Singapore’s leading mangers specialising in oil and gas (LNG and Lpg) …
Norwegian Thome Appoints Danish Managing Director Read MoreThomas Marcher Joins Crown As Sales Director, Asia/Pacific Rim
Danish Thomas Marcher based in Kuala Lumpur has been appointed Crown Internationals sales director for Asia and the Pacific Rim. Crown International manufactures amplifiers, microphones, and systems control products for …
Thomas Marcher Joins Crown As Sales Director, Asia/Pacific Rim Read MoreSingapore and Scandinavian Countries Conclude Three Open Skies Agreements
Singapore has concluded three bilateral Open Skies Agreements (OSAs) with the Scandinavian countries, comprising Denmark, Norway and Sweden. With these OSAs, airlines of both Singapore and the Scandinavian countries will …
Singapore and Scandinavian Countries Conclude Three Open Skies Agreements Read MoreHuman Trafficking: The Worst Form of Labour Exploitation
“Many people think that human trafficking always involves women and children who are forced into prostitution after being kidnapped from their home villages by a dodgy man (the trafficker). However, …
Human Trafficking: The Worst Form of Labour Exploitation Read MoreA Danish Tourist Has Gone Missing in Phuket, Thailand
A Danish tourist Henrik Rasmusen, 47, who was last seen at about 10:30 pm on Febuary 3, 2008 at the Royal Paradise Hotel has been gone missing. Mr Rasmusen is tall, …
A Danish Tourist Has Gone Missing in Phuket, Thailand Read MoreViking Wheelers Completed 335 Km Eastern Seaboard Ride
On Friday 14 December the DTCC/SSS cycling team returned to Bangkok, having completed the about 335 km ride from Ban Chang (near Pattaya) to Koh Chang.On Saturday morning 8 December, …
Viking Wheelers Completed 335 Km Eastern Seaboard Ride Read MoreDanish Musicians to Perform for Malaysia’s World Music Festival 2008
The Botanical Gardens of Penang will host “World Music Festival 2008 – Penang”, welcoming musicians and music aficionados from around the globe including those from Denmark, beginning 2 May 2008.Being …
Danish Musicians to Perform for Malaysia’s World Music Festival 2008 Read MoreSAS to Enter Vietnam’s Air-Cargo Market
SAS Cargo is entering Vietnam’s air-cargo market where it will conduct business through its general sales agent, Vector Aviation.The carrier said growing production of textiles, footwear and foodstuffs has helped …
SAS to Enter Vietnam’s Air-Cargo Market Read MoreBandidos Released From Immigration
Bandidos member Kim Lindegaard Nielsen was yesterday, Monday 21 January, released from the Immigration detention in Bangkok on a court order obtained by his wife and lawyer stating that his detention …
Bandidos Released From Immigration Read MoreDenmark-Based Sonion Group Has Started Operating in Vietnam
A Denmark-based Sonion group has begun a US$25-million audio components facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on January 11, 2008. According to Sonion Vietnam Co. Ltd., the 11,000-square meter plant …
Denmark-Based Sonion Group Has Started Operating in Vietnam Read MoreBandidos Member Transferred to Immigration Prison
Kim Lindegaard Nielsen, the convicted Danish Bandidos member who has been held in Thai police custody since July 2006, was Monday morning 15 January released from Thai prison – although …
Bandidos Member Transferred to Immigration Prison Read MoreVietnamese Street Children Exhibit in Herlev
Danish Vietnamese Association is opening the photo exhibition “Street Vision” on Friday the 18th of January in Herlev Medborgerhus from 16:00- 17:30, Herlevgårdsvej 18-2, Herlev. The pictures have all been …
Vietnamese Street Children Exhibit in Herlev Read MoreDanish Firms Look for More Clean Development Mechanism Projects in Malaysia to Buy Carbon Credits
Malaysia energy centre PTM estimates the country has 100 million tonnes of carbon credit to be purchased under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Danish companies are looking for more CDM …
Danish Firms Look for More Clean Development Mechanism Projects in Malaysia to Buy Carbon Credits Read MoreRenowned Danish Ballroom Dancers Will Compete in the Philippines
Top names from the world of ballroom dance including World Latin finalists Peter and Kristina Stokkebroe of Denmark and Danish champion Charlotte Jorgensen, who was the dance coach of Richard …
Renowned Danish Ballroom Dancers Will Compete in the Philippines Read MoreStairway away from Hell
In Manila around 100.000 children are living on the street. They do not got go to school, they are starving, many of them suffer from deceases and some are sexually …
Stairway away from Hell Read MoreBandidos Member Kim Lindegaard Nielsen Free in Three Weeks
News broadcast by Thai television said on Thursday that all major charges has been dropped against Danish Kim Lindegaard Nielsen because the police did not have sufficient evidence. Kim Lindegaard …
Bandidos Member Kim Lindegaard Nielsen Free in Three Weeks Read MoreDenmark’s C.P. Moller to Design Solar Cell Plant for EUR 3 Billion in Singapore
Danish architect firm C.P. Møller has been elected to design the world’s largest solar cell factory by the Norwegian solar energy company REC (Renewable Energy Corporation) in Singapore.It is a …
Denmark’s C.P. Moller to Design Solar Cell Plant for EUR 3 Billion in Singapore Read MoreDenmark’s Carlsberg A/S Raised Its Share in Lao to 70 Percent
On December 17, 2007 Denmark’s Carlsberg A/S said it has raised its share in Laos’s Lao Soft Drink Co Ltd to 70 pct from 50 pct. The remaining 30 pct …
Denmark’s Carlsberg A/S Raised Its Share in Lao to 70 Percent Read MoreDenmark’s BA West and Malaysia’s SEGi College Signed Agreement on Student Exchange Program
On December 4, 2007 Malaysia’s Deputy Hihger Education Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat and the Danish ambassador Borge Petersen witnessed the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) between SEGi …
Denmark’s BA West and Malaysia’s SEGi College Signed Agreement on Student Exchange Program Read MoreDanish Organisation is Breaking Barriers for Diabled Children
With great success PTU has for more than ten years helped disabled children in the Philippines to a better life. With DKK 16. million granted from Danida, PTU is now …
Danish Organisation is Breaking Barriers for Diabled Children Read MoreMalaysian-Danish Firms to Work Towards Water Conservation in Malaysia
On December 10, 2007 The Royal Danish Embassador of Malaysia, Borge Petersen, together with YB Dato’ Shaziman Abu Mansor the Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and Communications witnessed the signing …
Malaysian-Danish Firms to Work Towards Water Conservation in Malaysia Read MoreSmall Angels at the Danish Ambo’s House in KL
Recently, the Danish community in Malaysia enjoyed the famous hospitality of the Danish Ambassador and many new faces showed, including the young generation. Initiated by Mrs. Gitte Nordentoft and supported …
Small Angels at the Danish Ambo’s House in KL Read MoreDanish School Dropout Improves Education in the Philippines
“Any place I hang my hat is my home,” says Willy Stellander from Frederikssund. In 2000 he came to the Philippines on holyday. Here he met his wife Jocelyn and …
Danish School Dropout Improves Education in the Philippines Read MoreDansih Musician builds a School in the Jungle
“Welcome to the end of the world,” says Henning Blegvad and laugh, as we get out of his car in Cadingli-an village. We are outside the town Oton close to …
Dansih Musician builds a School in the Jungle Read MoreNew Danish library in KL
It started as s simple idea amongst a group of mothers with children at the Mont Kiara International School in Malaysia. “We are 13 Danish families with 20 children …
New Danish library in KL Read More