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Norwegian Jonas Bendiksen has recently published a photo-book on some of the biggest slum-districts in the world – including Jakarta. Jonas Bendiksen got familiar with the slums by living there …
Norwegian Photographer Publish Jakarta-Slum Read MoreThanks to a dedicated Swedish-Indonesian fan of Astrid Lindgren Indonesian children can also get to know the little red-haired, naughty and headstrong girl from Villa Villakulla and other of the …
Pippi Longstocking – in Indonesian Read MoreThe report ”Hur skor vi oss”? (How do we shoe) by the Swedish network of organizations “Rena Kläder” reveals that the Scandinavian shoe chains fail to control the ethical guidelines, …
Scandinavian Shoe Business beneath Ethical Contempt Read MoreFinnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year.In October, Finnair warned of cuts and layoffs after reporting a third-quarter net loss of euro17 million ($22 million), …
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008 Read MoreThe website was launched on Friday January 2 2009, which according to the organisers is “because Fridays are good and noble days for all people of Aceh.” Aceh is a bastion …
Aceh Launching Website from Danish Exile Read MoreA Norwegian law which came into effect 1st January 2009 makes it a crime for Norwegians to buy, but not to sell, sex in Norway and abroad. The implications for …
New Law Criminalises Norwegians Buying Sex In Asia Read MoreNorwegian energy and telecomms transmission systems supplier Eltek ASA (OSE:ELT) said on Tuesday (30 December) that its 50.1%-owned Singapore-based business, Nera Telecommunications Ltd (SGX: NeraTel) has landed new orders for …
Eltek ASA Wins New Orders In Indonesia Read MoreBy Michael Olsson Reflecting back on 2008, it has been a year, when we have seen more and more foreign investors entering into South East Asia‘s largest and rapidly growing …
Indonesia: 2009 will be about the same as 2008 Read MoreThe Indonesia Norway Business Council (INBC) has paid tribute to former ambassador to Norway, ibu Retno L.P. Marsudi. President of the INBC, Mr Tor Fjæran, presented ibu Retno with a …
INBC Pays Tribute To ibu Retno Read MoreDanish ambassador to Indonesia Borge Petersen has offered financial and technical assistance to East Java to develop alternative energy sources to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in the province, …
Danish Ambassador Offers Help To Java Read MoreIn Scandinavian countries, people celebrate another festival of lights that brightens up the long, cold winter months — St. Lucia Day. “In Sweden it’s a big festival. We have …
Sweden’s Light Festival Hits Jakarta Read MoreMaersk Line announced plans to transfer its intra-Asia services to its Singapore-based subsidiary, MCC Transport, beginning in 2009. The Danish carrier in a statement said it has identified the intra-Asia …
Maersk Transfers Intra-Asia Services Read MoreA workshop entitled “the potential of renewable energy in Indonesia” that was held in Bogor Indonesia enhanced cooperation on renewable energy between Indonesia and Finland. The aim of the …
Launching A Public – private Partnership Read MoreFinland’s former President Martti Ahtisaari urged the U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to strive to bring peace to the Middle East as he received the Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday at Oslo, …
Former Finnish President Receives Nobel Peace Prize Read MoreFormer Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari arrived in Oslo on Monday for his Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and said he hopes the honor will increase support his own peace efforts and …
Martti Ahtisaari Arrives For Nobel peace Ceremony Read MoreBy Mr. Stein Kristiansen, Professor of Development Studies at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, and also visiting Professor at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. …
Welcome To The Norwegian House In Yogyakarta Read MoreThe Indonesian government will participate in the signing of Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) during a conference from December 1-4, 2008 in Oslo, Norway, in a bid to support world …
Indonesia To Sign Cluster Bomb Ban In Oslo Read MoreA series of trainings for women legislative candidates was held in four cities in November and December, 2008. These trainings, organized by The Asia Foundation in partnership with its regional …
Norwegian Support To Women Candidates Read MoreRecently Norwegian Ambassador Eivind Homme and ILO Country Director Alan Boulton signed into effect an agreement on “Combating Forced Labour and Trafficking of Indonesian Migrant Workers, Phase II” Norway will …
Norway Supporting ILO Initiative On Human Trafficking Read More“Beat Fest” will this weekend play host The Whitest Boy Alive, whose debut album Dreams contains 10 of the smoothest, up-tempo, minimal indie tunes around. The band kicked off in …
Norwegian Take Part In Jakarta Festival Read MoreAs many as six Indonesian sailors, along with seven others of other nationalities, were saved when their Bahama-flagged ship sank in Osloj`rd waters, Norway, recently, according to an Indonesian embassy …
Six Indonesian Sailors Survive Shipwreck In Norway Read MoreA drilling and wellservice seminar was organized in Bandung 10 – 12 November, as a joint effort by the Indonesian and Norwegian governments. The 3 day seminar was attended by …
Drilling And Well Seminar Held In Bandung Read MoreDanish Novo and other foreign drug companies can quit Indonesia if they do not like new rules requiring them to have local production facilities, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said …
Getting Tough On Danish Novo And Other Drug Firms Read MoreBorder checks at Finland’s internal borders will be reinstated owing to the security measures during the OSCE meetings to be held in Helsinki 4–5 December. Under Article 2.2 of …
Finland: Checks At Internal Borders To Be Reinstated Read MoreThe International Financial Corporation (IFC), a part of the World Bank, has disbursed loans worth US$20 million to a local coffee company, Indo Cafco for the setting up a number …
Better Training To Starbuck Farmers Read MorePolice in Sundsvall have issued a nationwide alert for a 16-year-old Indonesian girl who has been missing since Saturday afternoon. The girl, referred to by police only as Regina, came …
Indonesian Girl, 16, Missing In Sweden Read MoreThe Swedish Government is currently carrying out extensive changes in order to make its development cooperation more efficient. In order to reflect these changes, a new strategy for Indonesia will …
Strategy Talks Between Indonesia And Sweden Read MoreScandAsia is curently being targetted by one or more spammers, posting mostly garbage comments after many of our articles. We are not sure if the websites which some of the …
ScandAsia Under Spam Attack Read MoreThe hydroelectric power plant is a gift from Norway, and construction has taken place under the auspices of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, who has assisted Timor Leste …
Norwegian Ambassador Open Power Plant Read MoreRecently, the Swedish Embassy has participated in the 6th Kuta Karnival and in the 2nd Balinale International Film Festival in Bali. Kuta Karnival and “SymbioCity – Sustainability …
Sweden At Bali Carnival And Film Festival Read MoreAt the European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) which took place at Balai Kartini in Jakarta, 1-2 November 2008, Sweden was represented by the Swedish Embassy and the Royal Institute of …
Sweden And The EU Education Fair Read MoreFor four days, journalists from the Asia-Pacific region grappled with the difficulties in reporting religio-cultural conflicts, especially between Islam and the West, at a media programme here. The journalists focused …
Journalists Wrestle With Cultural Conflicts Read MoreDespite the warnings there was no change to the department’s travel warning on Indonesia, which has remained at the second-highest level since the Bali bombings in 2002.“If they do determine …
Swedish Tourist Told Terrorists May Be Planning Attacks Read MoreOlle Engström, member of Borås municipal executive committee and chairman of the municipal council, together with Professor Mohammad Taherzadeh from the University of Borås, visited Indonesia 12-31 October, 2008, in …
Project ”Waste Refinery Indonesia” Read MoreDenmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström in a USD 569m deal. Lloyd’s List reports that Denmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström, …
Maersk Taking Over Swedish Broström Read MoreSwedish telecoms solutions provider Ericsson said on Monday October 27, 2008 that it has been chosen by Axis, Indonesia’s newest GSM/3G operator, as a key partner for the next phase …
Ericsson Chosen By Axis in Indonesia Read MoreHasan Tiro, the former highest-ranking leader of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) yesterday (26/10) left Aceh to comeback to Sweden where he has been living. Hasan’s flight took off at …
Hasan Tiro Returns To Sweden Read MoreCountry representatives attending upcoming United Nations climate change conferences in Poland and Denmark have agreed to build their discussions on the results of last December’s Bali conference, the Indonesian environment …
Troika To Push Bali Road Map Read MoreDenmark And Sweden has turned back to winter (astronomical) time, which means that all clocks should be switched back by 60 minutes at 3:00 CEST on Sunday, October 26. …
EU Switch To Winter Time Read MoreNorway has turned back to winter (astronomical) time, which means that all clocks should be switched back by 60 minutes at 3:00 CEST on Sunday, October 26, 2008.
Norway Switch To Winter Time Read MoreAt 4.00 am on Sunday morning, October 26 Finns turned their clocks back one hour to mark the end of summer time and the beginning of winter time-keeping. In …
Winter Time Is Back In Finland Read MoreFounder of former Free Aceh Movement (GAM), Hasan Tiro, is expected to meet Vice President Jusuf Kalla in Jakarta, on Friday, October 24, 2008. “Hasan Tiro is invited by Vice …
Hasan Tiro To Meet Vice President Read MoreThe governments of Indonesia and Norway have agreed to accelerate their bilateral cooperation in the fishery and renewable energy sectors, a foreign ministry statement said.In order to pursue the cooperation, …
Norway And Indonesia Accelerate Cooperation Read MoreMaersk Line announced plans to implement another rate increase for the trade from Southeast Asia and South Asia to Australia, effective Nov. 1, as part of a rate restoration program.In …
Maersk Hikes Asia-Ausstralia Rates Read MoreWealthy nations should pay dozens of the world’s poorest countries up to £19-billion a year to preserve their rainforests, according to a report commissioned by Gordon Brown.The cash would fund …
Swede: Rich Nations ‘should Pay To Save Rainforests’ Read MoreMogens Sørensen, the head of investigations at the Copenhagen police station in Bellahøj, Denmark, will be liaison officer for the five Nordic countries and coordinate investigations in Southeast Asia and …
New Scandinavian Police Coordinator Read MoreSurvivors, relatives of the victims and government officials on Sunday marked the sixth anniversary of the deadly bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali by Islamic extremists. Indonesian prosecutors …
Indonesia Marks 2002 Bali Bombing Anniversary Read MoreThousands of people greeted the founder of Aceh’s separatist rebel movement Saturday upon the Swedish citizens return to the Indonesian province following three decades in exile and a civil war …
Former Rebel Leader Returns To Aceh Read MoreThe Swedish colours in the TVR1 serie on Colours of the World!TVR1 is presently showing a serie called Colours of the World, produced by Ms Devi Monica Lumanauw. Several foreign …
The Swedish Ambassador Appear On Indonesian TV Read MoreA commemoration will be held to mark the sixth anniversary of the Bali bombing on Sunday, October 12, 2008. The ceremony will take place in the garden of the Consulate …
Swedes Take Part In Bali Anniversary Read More