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On Tuesday Evening on the Sukumvit Road in Jomtien, Police and Fire Rescue Services were called to the scene of a road traffic accident which had just occurred and caused …
Finnish Tourist lucky to escape from serious road accident in Jomtien Read MoreThe two Finns, 29-year-old Kati Häkkinen and her husband, 31-year-old Atte Savisalo is right now getting ready for the grand opening of their new dream, the five-star resort Aava Resort …
Finnish Dream and Luxury in Southern Thailand Read MoreRiika Knuutila is a nurse. But since she first visited Cambodia five years a go, her dream has been to settle down here as a designer and owner of a …
Finnish Jewel in Sihanoukville Read MoreFinnish nationals will no longer need to apply for visa before visiting India, a move which India hopes will generate more tourist arrivals. Initially, only citizens of Singapore, New Zealand, …
Finnish Visitors to India Don’t Need to Apply for Visa Read MoreFinland’s Formula One driver Hekki Kovalainen and Italy’s Jarno Trulli will together with Malaysia’s Fairuz Fauzy spearhead Malaysia’s Team Lotus F1 next year. The new F1 team will start its …
Finnish Racing Driver on Lotus’ Team Malaysia Read MoreNordcham Ho Chi Minh City held on Friday 4 December 2009 a great Xmas Party for its members and their guests. A total of 112 people participated, including 8 children. The …
Great Nordcham HCMC Xmas Party Read MoreThe Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Mekong (2009-2012) aims at supporting wider provision and use of renewable energy by facilitating renewable energy and energy efficiency related cooperation, dialogue and experience …
New Energy and Environment Partnership in Mekong Open for Proposals Read MoreA chartered boat carrying 30 tourists from Pattaya to Koh Larn collided with a speed boat. Two foreigners reported drowned in the accident and two others severely injured while another …
Two Foreigners Drown Off the Coast of Pattaya Read MoreAfter huge investments in Thailand, Finnish Jussi Ryhänen has taken the consequences of what he call “many and big problems” in Thailand and made his next investment in Cambodia’s capital …
Finnish Hotel Owner Takes Over Sakura Hotel In Phnom Penh Read MoreThe earthquake killed more than a thousand people and displacing thousands more, when it struck in late September, the agency reports on their website Tuesday. ADRA’s initial response after the …
Scandinavia Continues to Aid Earthquake Survivors in Indonesia Read MoreMT Højgaard is Denmark’s leading construction and development company. The company has an impressive resume with previous constructions such as Øresundsbron, Storebæltsbroen and the Metro. About five years ago the …
MT Højgaard Leaves a Mark on Vietnam Read MoreThe Danish-Thai, Thai-Swedish and Finnish-Thai Chamber of Commerce may become the new tenants of the Swedish Church Center on Sukhumvit Soi 33 when the Swedish Church’s lease runs out at …
Three Chambers May Rent the Swedish Church Read MoreThe Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar will be revived this year on November 29 in the garden of the Church of Sweden on Sukhumvit Soi 33. The Bazaar used to be a …
Revival of the Great Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar Read MoreThe two Finns who run Ikaros Group are being investigated for aggravated fraud. Ikaros collected around five million euros in investments for night clubs and palm oil production in Thailand, promising …
Finnish-Thai Company Under Investigation for Fraud Read MoreAn earthquake on 30 September near the town of Padang in Western Sumatra, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people and injured some 3,000 more. The dwellings of more than 400,000 …
Finland Grants EUR 300,000 for Earthquake Assistance in Indonesia Read MoreDonors from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) are, according to Sai Gon Giai Phong Online, in Vietnam to know first-hand how the country is increasingly becoming …
Disaster Fund’s Donors Visit Vietnam Read MoreSingapore’s Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen, will be visiting Finland and France from Oct 5 to 9. During his visit, Dr Ng will …
Singapore’s Minister of Education to Visit Finland Read MoreFor the second day in a row the Indonesian island of Sumatra has been hit by a violent earthquake. According to Reuters the latest earthquake, which hit yesterday, measured 6.6 on the Richter scale. …
Scandinavians Unharmed after Earthquakes Read MoreStarting with September 26, 2009, SMART subscribers have the opportunity to choose a special data plan that will enable them to benefit from the easy-to-use messaging service, softpedia.com reports. The …
Nokia Messaging Goes to the Philippines via SMART Read MoreThe Nordic police in South East Asia cover crime areas such as drugs, financial crimes, human trafficking and sexual abuse against children. According to police officer Annethe, who deals a lot with …
Fighting Crime in South East Asia Read MoreComptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, announced yesterday that Indonesian service provider PT Indosat tbk has deployed Comptel Convergent Mediation. This …
Indonesian PT Indosat Deploys Finland’s Comptel Convergent Mediation Read MoreJukka Majanen had been a regular committee member of the Finnish Business Council in Singapore when in May he took over the highest position in the association. ScandAsia Magazine visited …
Jukka Majanen – Chairman of FBC in Singapore Read MoreScandinavian Airlines in Thailand has launched special prices of 49,000 baht for a roundtrip Economy Extra and 69,000 baht for Business Class to 36 northern European cities. The prices exclude …
SAS Launches Special Fares Today Read MoreZenaida Aglipay, a Filipino who lives in Vantaa, just north of Helsinki, has worked in Finland for a couple of years. Every month she sends money home to her mother. …
Immigrants Hit Hard by Downturn Read MoreEnvironment Minister Khempheng Pholsena of Laos and her delegation are right now visiting Finland. The purpose of the trip, lasting five days (18–22 August), is to learn about the administration of Finland’s …
Environment Minister of Laos Visits Finland Read MoreMT Højgaard has signed a contract to build a new road bridge in northern Vietnam. The new cable suspended six-lane bridge, Rao II, is being built in the coastal city of …
Danish MT Højgaard to Build New Bridge in Vietnam Read MoreThree students from Universiti Sains Malaysia have won a study trip to Helsinki. The trio are the recent winners of the National Inter-Varsity Security Tech Quiz Championship 08/09 held in …
Malaysian Students Win Computer Quiz Organized by Finnish F-Secure Read MoreA Bangkok Airways flight with 68 passengers and 4 crew members travelling from Krabi to Koh Samui Airport skidded on Tuesday off the runway and crashed at landing. The plane …
No Scandinavians Injured in Samui Crash Read MoreTo be eligible, the adults must sign up at the SAS booth at the Home, Health and Family show at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center 10am-9pm, Thursday 30 July-Sunday …
SAS Thailand: Free travel to Scandinavia for children Read MoreThe European Union met with nations of the Asia-Pacific to discuss security policy in the region at the ASEAN regional forum on July 22-23 in Phuket, Thailand. On the agenda …
EU at ASEAN regional forum in Phuket Read MoreThe European Union congratulated Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his re-election Saturday. “In peaceful elections, the people of Indonesia have testified to their commitment to democracy and have entrusted …
EU congratulates Indonesian president on re-election Read MoreFinland will provide €3 million in non-refundable aid for Vietnam to carry out a program that supports progress toward an industrialized, middle-income knowledge economy by 2020. Under a bilateral agreement …
Finland supports push for Vietnamese knowledge-based economy Read MoreDarkness has descended over the tropical Sarawakian rainforest, and about 5000 pair of eyes seek the tall wooden stage between the aged trees, where four Scandinavian fiddlers have taking position …
When the Sound of Horse-Hairs Filled the Rainforest Read MoreTwo joint meetings between EU and ASEAN on the problems connected with fossil fuels are planned to take place in Bangkok and Hanoi in September. The foreseeable depletion of fossil …
EU-ASEAN Expert meeting on fossil fuel planned in Bangkok and Hanoi Read MoreWhat began as a two mouth internship for the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commence has now turned into a permanent relocation to Bangkok, where she now has made successful modelling career …
Much more than a Barbie Read MoreRotary Engineering Limited has signed two contracts totalling S$36 million with the Finnish company Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd to undertake works at Neste’s S$1.2 billion NExBTL Renewable Diesel Plant …
Rotary and Neste Oil, Singapore, signs $36 million contract Read MoreThe tragic bomb attacks that took place on 17 July 2009 have undeniably shocked Jakarta and the entire country. However, the latest UNWTO mission, carried out by Xu Jing, Regional …
UN: Jakarta will recover fast Read MoreMost countries in he European Union, Denmark, Sweden and Finland included, supports a termination of anti-dumping taxes on leather shoes from Vietnam and China. Reuters quoted an EU diplomat as …
Denmark, Sweden and Finland support terminating duties on Vietnam’s shoes Read MoreIn April 2009, Indonesians voted over 800 new representatives to the national, provincial and district parliament in Aceh. The Finnish Embassy, based in Jakarta, uses the ’local cooperation fund’ to …
Finland trains new-elected Acehnese Female Politicians Read MoreThe European Commission has allocated €3 million in humanitarian aid to assist the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict between the Philippines’ armed forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation …
European Commission provides €3 million in humanitarian aid in Mindanao Read MoreThe Scandinavian embassies in Indonesia, which were closed due to the terrorist attack on Marriot Hotel and Hotel Ritz-Carlton, will reopen on Tuesday, as Monday is an official Indonesian holiday. The …
Scandinavian Embassies in Jakarta to Reopen Tuesday Read MoreThere are currently no definitive informations if there were any Scandinavian casualties in the huge terror bomb explosion in Jakarta this morning, Friday 17 July 2009. Indonesian police officials have told Reuter that …
Three Scandinavian Embassies Evacuated After Bombs In Jakarta Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Wednesday that Cambodia will receive a US$3.45 million technical assistance grant from Finland and other donors aimed at boosting the skills and incomes of …
Finland donates $2,7 million to Cambodian poverty reduction Read MoreThe Indonesia-European Union bilateral consultation forum agreed to sign a partnership cooperation agreement (PCA) at a two-day meeting which ended in Yogyakarta last Tuesday.The forum was called to discuss various …
Indonesia signs agreement with EU Read MoreIndonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has stated that Scandinavian countries were in a better position to lead world bodies like the United Nations, because they were small, rich, independent and good at …
Indonesia: Scandinavia should lead the UN Read MoreVillage leaders and education authorities in Samphan District, Phongsaly has received 11 new schools from the European Union built by the Basic Education Development in Northern Communities Project BENC.The BENC Project, …
EU hands over 11 schools to Samphan District Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has acknowledged the significant role of Vice President Jusuf Kalla in the success of the peace negotiations over Aceh in Helsinki, Finland in 2005. “Jusuf Kalla …
Jusuf Kalla’s Role in Aceh-peace negotiations in Helsinki acknowledged Read MorePattaya City Council and tourism-related business in the city are now making all out efforts to woo tourists back to the resort-city in time for this year’s high season, following …
Pattaya launches ambitious tourist campaign Read MoreTwo-way trade between the European Union and Vietnam is growing and flourishing and the EU wants to boost its trade ties with Vietnam, said the Swedish ambassador to Vietnam, Rolf …
EU and Vietnam in trade negotiations Read MoreUNHCR spokesperson William Spindler has said that resettlement in a third country had become the only viable option for Burmese refugees in Thailand’s camps, given problems settling permanently in Thailand …
Finland, Sweden and Norway offer asylum for Burmese refugees Read More