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Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said a formal request from the Danish government has yet to be forwarded to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Wisma Putra) asking for help …
Malaysians Pledge To Help Cool Cartoons Controversy Read MoreWith Danish exports to Indonesia very low by comparison to other countries – worth roughly 500 million Danish Kroner a year – Danish companies in general are shrugging off the boycott. By comparison, Danish exports to Saudi …
Danish Exports Little Affected By Indonesian Boycott Read MoreFriday thousands of Muslims rallied in Malaysia, while smaller demonstrations were held in Indonesia and for the first the Philippines was hit by the worldwide demonstrations against the ofending cartoons. …
Demo Numbers Grow As Controversy Abates Read MoreIn the newsletter of the Swedish Business Association in Indonesia Secretary Michael Olsson airs his concern that the issue might spill over and affect Sweden as well. “Even if the …
Danish Cartoon Controversy Also Affects Sweden Read MoreSome 170 resident Danes are currently staying in Indonesia either because they never left or because they have already returned, says Lars Thuesen, spokesman of the Danish Ministry or Foreign …
170 Resident Danes Back in Indonesia Read More“We see the decision as being a bit too hasty.” Such was the reaction from Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda on Sunday after the Danish government chose to pull out …
Indonesia: Denmark’s Diplomatic Pull-Out “Too Hasty” Read MoreAt 4am Sunday morning, the Danish consul on the island of Java, Mr. Villy Nielsen, alarmed the 14 Danes who remain on the island and who had chosen to ignore …
Danes In Indonesia Go ‘Underground’ Read MoreJust as things seemed to be quieting down following a week and a half of heavy Muslim protests against the Danish newspaper drawings of Mohammed, the situation has taken a …
Denmark Recalls Jakarta Embassy Staff Read MoreThe Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to intensify its warning to Danes in Indonesia, advising all Danes to leave the country as soon as possible. But recent warnings are …
Danes Threatened in Indonesia:Danish Foreign Ministry Read MoreRecently established Denmark Solar Industry (DSI) – based in Copenhagen – is to build several large factories in Kemaman, Malaysia producing solar panels. The factories contract is worth 179 million …
Young Danish Firm Scores Giant Deal in Malaysia Read More‘Stay out of Indonesia!’ Although it was put in rather more diplomatic terms, such was the message to all Danes from Denmark’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday this week. Later that …
Aceh-bound Danish Red Cross Workers Wait In Jakarta Read MoreThe Friday demonstration will be the first mass demonstration in mainly muslim Malaysia, prompted by the Danish cartoon controversy. Some 1000 protesters are expected to gather after Friday prayers and …
Muslims In Malaysia To Protest At Danish Embassy Friday Read MoreAnger at the publication of drawings of Muhammed are now also affecting the world of sports. Thursday Indonesian badminton officials announced that they have cancelled an upcoming friendly match …
Indonesia Cancels Badminton Match Against Denmark Read MoreIn an article carried on page 2, the English language newspaper Jakarta Post on Wednesday reported that Danish Ambassador Niels Erik Andersen “urged his countrymen to leave Indonesia to avoid …
Jakarta Police Says The Danes Are Safe Read MoreThe non-Muslim editor of the Sarawak Tribune, an English local newspaper in Malaysia, has resigned after publishing controversial cartoons satirizing the Prophet Mohammed in Saturday’s edition. The Sarawak Tribune reprinted …
Malaysian Editor Resigns After Posting Caricatures Read MoreThe Danish Foreign Ministry’s travel guidance for Indonesia advises all Danes to leave Indonesia no matter where they are in a vast country spanning a distance almost from Wales and …
Locals Say Bali Unaffected By Cartoon Controversy Read MoreUmno Youth, a wing of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) which is the biggest party in Malaysian Government, wants the Editor-in-Chief of the Sarawak Tribune newspaper to resign for …
Umno Youth Demands Editor-in-Chief Quit Read MoreAfter the furore over the published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammed made it to Singapore, a coffee shop there has put up a sign saying that Danish citizens were not …
Danes Not Welcome In Singapore Coffee Shop Read MoreOpinions are split between Bangkok’s two main English-language newspapers over the controversy caused by the recently published drawings of Muhammad. Yesterday Muslims held a peaceful demonstration in front of the …
Peaceful Protest Versus Decency Read MoreThe demonstration In front of the Danish Embassy in Jakarta today was calm and orderly. The building had not been closed and the police had only brought in a force …
Is the Danish Foreign Ministry Crying Wolf? Read MoreIn the summer of 2003, Thai Airways ran a nation-wide campaign in Denmark, which promised customers that they would automatically take part in a lottery for tickets to Thailand if …
Thai Airways Accepts Danish Fine For Inappropriate Ad Campaign Read MoreEven though no protests against the Danish Mohammed-drawings have been reported on Bali, major travel agencies in Denmark have now decided to terminate all bookings to the popular tourist destination. …
Danish Travel Agencies Suspend Trip Bookings To Bali Read MoreIn a square in Cotabato – approximately 930 kilometers south of Manila – more than 5,000 Muslims united earlier on Tuesday to show their condemnation of the Danish cartoon drawings …
Mohammed Cartoon Uproar Surfaces In The Philippines Read MoreOn 6 February 2006, 100-200 demonstrators protested in a non-violent manner outside the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok against a Danish newspaper publication of 12 drawings of the Prophet Mohammed. In …
Demonstration Outside Denmark’s Bangkok Embassy Read MoreNew anti-Danish demonstrations in Indonesia erupted Monday in several major cities across the country. In the capital Jakarta, where the Danish embassy is located on the 25th floor in an …
New Anti-Danish Demonstrations in Indonesia Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Jakarta has received threats that new and more violent demonstrations will take place Tuesday in Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan as well as Bali unless Denmark issues an …
Denmark’s Jakarta Embassy Warned Of More Violence Read More“The Danish government has to apologise for a month. Every day there has to be a statement in the newspaper where the government is to promise that something like this will never …
Bangkok Demonstrators Demand One Month of Daily Apologies Read MoreAll Danish citizens in Indonesia are encouraged by the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs to leave the country. The advice, active as of Tuesday 7 February, is published on the website of …
Danes Advised to Leave Indonesia Read MoreISS Facility Services Co., Ltd has acquired 100% of the share capital of MPA Securitas Limited, a company with annual revenues approaching 400M Thai Baht. At the contract …
MPA Securitas Sold To ISS Facility Services Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia was the target of a demonstration today by 200 – 300 people from the Front of the Defenders of Islam (FPI) who were protesting …
Danish Ambassador to Forward Newspaper Apology Read MoreA possible misunderstanding between Maksuni, the leader of the demonstration at the Danish Embassy in Jakarta on Friday, and Niels Erik Andersen, the Danish Ambassador to Indonesia, may lead to renewed discontent …
Danish Embassy Did Not Distribute New Apology Read MoreDanish-owned Pedershaab A/S, who create machines for the production of concrete pipes for draining and sewers, are to move their headquarters in Asia from Thailand to Vietnam. The chief representative Tri …
Denmark’s Pedershaab Relocates to Vietnam from Thailand Read MoreControversy that has erupted in the wake of the publication of 12 drawings of the prophet Mohammed in Denmark continues to increase and the list of Muslim nations who oppose the cartoon drawings and the …
Indonesia Joins Choir of Critics of Danish Mohammed Drawings Read MoreDespite the angry reaction to the Danish Mohammed newspaper drawings, there is little evidence that Malaysians might boycott Danish products. The Malaysian organization of Muslim consumers recommended on Wednesday that the …
No Evidence Of Malaysian Boycott Of Danish Products Read MoreDenmark’s Vestas, the world’s largest wind energy company, is considering setting up a research and development centre in Singapore, according to Thorbjorn Rasmussen, president of Vestas Asia Pacific. He says …
Vestas May Set Up Wind Energy R&D Centre In Singapore Read MoreISS Facility Services Co., Ltd. – a unit of the Danish ISS Group – has entered an agreement to acquire MPA Security in Thailand for an undisclosed amount. MPA Security, owned and …
Denmark’s ISS Acquires Security Company in Thailand Read MoreSome time next week the world will see the largest freefall formation ever become a reality featuring no less than 400 skydivers freefalling to the ground below them in Thailand. …
45 Nordic Skydivers Join World Record Jump Attempt Over Thailand Read MoreIn the period until the Annual General Meeting on March 30, 2006, EAC will complete two share buyback programmes for a total value of DKK 1.1bn. The first programme will …
EAC To Initiate DKK 1.1bn Share Buyback Read MoreIndividual tourism to Thailand and South East Asia does not suffer from increasing oil prices, Tsunami, earthquakes and hurricanes. Jacob Bojsen, the new regional manager for Jysk Travel Company in …
Jysk Travel Builds Up Individual Travel Business in South East Asia Read MoreIt was a simple love story that brought Gregers Moller to Thailand many years ago. Today with two beautiful daughters to be proud of he is for good reason also …
The Man Behind ScandAsia Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy hosted a Danish-Thai alumni evening January 24 in Bangkok sponsored by EAC, giving some 70 Thais who have studied, lived or worked in Denmark a chance …
Royal Danish Embassy Hosts Alumni Evening In Bangkok Read MoreIn his usual demanding fashion, head coach Morten Olsen only gave the 20 players about 45 minutes to unpack after the 16 hour flight from Copenhagen, before taking them through …
Denmark’s Soccer Team is Warming up in Singapore Read MoreThe first stop on Prince Joachim’s humanitarian trip to Southeast Asia will be in Cambodia, where he is to visit an orphanage for children with HIV in the capital of …
Prince Joachim to Visit Cambodia and Vietnam Read MoreUnder the bold headline “Building Vietnam with Danish Technologies”, the Danish Embassy in Hanoi and DI (the Confederation of Danish Industries) are offering companies from Denmark to take part in …
Danish Deputy Prime Minister To Head Delegation Seeking Ties With Vietnam Read MoreRepresentatives of two Nordic IT companies and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce will go to Philippines next month to explore the country’s potential according to Mary Borromeo-Hedfors, Philippines trade representative …
Nordic Firms Considering Philippines for IT Potential Read MoreWhen the Danish delegation – led by the Foreign Ministry’s Head of Department for Asia, Ms. Susan Ulbæk – arrived in Cambodia’s capitol Phnom Penh last week, it was with …
High-level Talks Between Denmark and Cambodia ‘Productive’ Read MoreItthiphol Jitphumsak is the editor and founder of Thai Tang Dan Newspaper, a Thai newspaper based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The paper is approaching the end of its second year in …
Volunteer Newspaper Binds Thai Community In Denmark Read MoreDanish engineer Mr. Poul Erik Kristensen’s vision is to build comfortable office buildings with full electrical capacity and still save energy. To many, this may sound like an impossible task …
Danes Making Zero Energy Office Buildings in Malaysia Read More
Peder Jorgensen has been more closely involved with the lives of the poor rural people of Thailand than any other living Dane today. For ten years, between 1962 and 1972, …
A Life at Rice Root Level Read MoreThe Nordic Chambers has organised a panel discussion involving four international schools in Thailand on January 11, 2006 at the Conrad Hotel, Bangkok. The schools invited to participate were Bangkok …
Nordic Chamber Meet Discusses Education in Thailand Read More