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African cleaners, Nepalese waiters, Estonian snow-shovellers, Thai cosmetologists, Balkan taxi drivers and Polish construction workers all work long hours in Finland, and many of them do so with low pay.Many …
Finland Attracts Cheap Labour from Abroad Read MoreStory by Henrik FriisThe yearly Bang Phra ride was scheduled on Saturday 23 April 2011 arranged by Finn Sorensen. I don’t know if it was because the previous trip have …
Bang Phra 2011 – A Tour for the Few Chosen Read MoreSome 950 people will lose their jobs in Denmark where the Nokia Development Department in Copenhagen is to close, according to Ritzau, which says that there are some 1,200 employees …
Nokia to Lay off 950 in Denmark Read MoreSamui and surrounding islands are as wonderful as ever! That is the bottom line after ScandAsia visited Koh Samui, Koh Pangan and Koh Tao by the end of April to …
Dry, Clean, and Ready Read MoreAccusations of mismanagement of over hundred thousand baht were raised against the outgoing board of the Scandinavian Society Siam at the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 26 April 2011 …
Stormy Annual General Dinner in SSS Read MoreNokia is “outsourcing” development of its Symbian OS to Accenture and making massive job cuts, as the handset manufacturer concentrates its efforts on Windows Phone 7.The Finnish manufacturer says 3,000 …
Nokia Slashes 7000 Jobs in Major Strategy Shift Read MoreWhile Finnair is about to restart direct flights between Helsinki and Singapore Finland’s current ambassador to this Southeast-Asian hub country is preparing to leave back to the head quarters of …
Satu Mattila Sums Up First Stint as Ambassador to Singapore Read MoreFormer Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari arrived in Beijing on Easter Sunday with an international team of negotiators seeking to reduce tensions between North and South Korea. Winner of the Nobel …
Ahtisaari Joins High-Profile Team Addressing Korean Tensions Read MoreIt was an unexpected end for the Viking Cup match yesterday as the KL Vikings played against their opponents the Hong Kong Vikings. The KL Vikings were leading with 1-0 as the score …
Stormy Viking Cup Finale Read MoreAs it is a Viking Cup tradition, every year after the long string of matches with various opponents, the one affair all the players practically wait for is the Beer …
Viking Cup Beer Galore Read More