Finn Biz Magazine Launched
The ambassador Markku Niinioja marked his word on a column “from the ambassador’s desk” saying that he had the great pleasure to introduce the Finn Biz news to inform the …
Finn Biz Magazine Launched Read MoreSingapore Beats Out Denmark In Country Competitiveness
The book ranks 61 national and regional economies according to 312 criteria that measure how the nations create and maintain conditions favourable to business.In order for Denmark to climb higher …
Singapore Beats Out Denmark In Country Competitiveness Read MoreLearning Danish Online
In cooperation with the Dansk e-Learning Center, Denmark’s Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs has developed and launched a comprehensive online Danish course at http://www.danskabc.dk.DanskABC is an online language …
Learning Danish Online Read MoreAsian Festival Opens in Helsinki
For the next 11 days, Finland’s capital of Helsinki will be celebrating various Asian art forms as the so-called “Asia in Helsinki” festival kicks into gear. It is the 10th …
Asian Festival Opens in Helsinki Read MoreNew Danish Ambassador To Thailand Appointed
The new ambassador appointment comes hard on the heels of news that current ambassador Ulrik Helweg-Larsen is about to end his term in Bangkok. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen will move to become ambassador to Romania, …
New Danish Ambassador To Thailand Appointed Read MoreNorway Criticizes Indonesia For Denying Media Access To Papua
During a Human Rights dialogue last held in Jakarta on the 27th of April, Norway’s Foreign Ministry’s State Secretary aired his concern about Indonesia keeping the media from visiting Papua …
Norway Criticizes Indonesia For Denying Media Access To Papua Read MoreIndonesia, Norway Exchange Ideas On Human Rights Protection
Justice and Human Rights Minister of Indonesia, Hamid Awaluddin, said a dialogue on human rights organized by Norway was expected to provide some input on Norway’s experience in promoting and protecting human …
Indonesia, Norway Exchange Ideas On Human Rights Protection Read MoreMaersk Appoints New Country Manager In Indonesia
Maersk are now filling out the ranks after several managers have moved to new positions. On March 1 Søren P. Jensen left his position as country manager in Indonesia, after he …
Maersk Appoints New Country Manager In Indonesia Read MoreUnited Plantations Looks to Expand in Indonesia
United Plantations Berhad is looking to add to their business in Southeast Asia, where the Danish-owned company has roamed with great success for decades. The company has made an offer …
United Plantations Looks to Expand in Indonesia Read MoreAsian Tsunami Victims Yet to Receive All Danish Aid
Many of the people in Indonesia and Sri Lanka who lost family members, homes and the ability to earn their daily living when the Tsunami struck the coastlines in Southeast …
Asian Tsunami Victims Yet to Receive All Danish Aid Read MoreFinnBiz Newsletter Launched In Indonesia
The Embassy of Finland in Jakarta has launched a newsletter on economic relations and trade between Finland and Indonesia.FinnBiz will be a quarterly publication prepared by the embassy and will contains …
FinnBiz Newsletter Launched In Indonesia Read More‘Made In Denmark’ Brands Take A Hit In Moslem World
After the cartoon crisis rocked the world, the “Made in Denmark” brand has, not surprisingly, taken the greatest hit in Muslim countries according to the results of a survey conducted by …
‘Made In Denmark’ Brands Take A Hit In Moslem World Read More‘Doctors Without Borders’ Send Danish Administrator to Indonesia
The Danish branch of the world-famous humanitarian NGO Doctors without Borders has sent a new administrator to Indonesia. Marie Villumsen has arrived in the Asmat region on the island of Papua, …
‘Doctors Without Borders’ Send Danish Administrator to Indonesia Read MoreMastermind Of Danish Fraud Now ‘Underground’ In Indonesia
The alleged mastermind of several serious fraud cases, which together amount to hundreds of millions of Danish Kroner (DKK) is apparently now hiding in an unknown location in Indonesia. For months, the Danish Fraud …
Mastermind Of Danish Fraud Now ‘Underground’ In Indonesia Read MoreMaersk Eyes Harbour Stakes In Indonesia and Vietnam
A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) may be poised to buy shares of ‘strategic’ harbours in Southeast Asia, according to Reuters news agency.Maersk director Thomas Oerting Jorgensen reportedly told the agency that the Danish giant is considering …
Maersk Eyes Harbour Stakes In Indonesia and Vietnam Read MoreJunckers Takes More Heat Over Indonesian Wood
Indonesian newspaper Jakarta Post has shed more light on the case where floor manufacturers from Europe including Junckers A/S from Denmark, are being accused of selling wood which has been cut down illegally. The …
Junckers Takes More Heat Over Indonesian Wood Read MoreSBA Votes In New Board At Jakarta AGM
The Swedish Business Association (SBA) in Indonesia elected a new board of directors at its Annual General Meeting at the Mulia Hotel in Jakarta on March 21.The board comprises Ilpo Saarisivo (SKF) as …
SBA Votes In New Board At Jakarta AGM Read MoreDanish Company Using Illegal Indonesian Wood: NGO
A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) claims that Danish floor firm Junckers is using illegally exported rain forest wood from Indonesia. Junckers dismisses the charges saying that the company …
Danish Company Using Illegal Indonesian Wood: NGO Read MoreIndonesia Offers Visa-on-Arrival For Swedish Visitors
The Indonesian government has granted a visa-on-arrival facility for Swedish visitors to increase tourist visits from the European country. The visa-on-arrival policy was made effective March 15.“It has been issued to boost …
Indonesia Offers Visa-on-Arrival For Swedish Visitors Read MoreDanes Warned Of More Violence in SE Asia
On Wednesday, the Attorney General in Denmark decided that there is no basis for pressing charges against the newspaper Jyllands-Posten for publishing drawings of Mohammed. 27 Danish Muslim organizations have filed a …
Danes Warned Of More Violence in SE Asia Read MoreDanish Embassy In Jakarta Back In Business
“Very good“ is how Danish ambassador Niels Erik Andersen describes the situation in Jakarta after the embassy reopened there Monday March 6. The embassy was closed February 11 following protests …
Danish Embassy In Jakarta Back In Business Read MoreIndonesian President Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
The nominees for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize have been announced and the prestigious Norwegian peace prize might be going to Indonesia, as President Yudhoyono and former Finnish President Martti …
Indonesian President Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize Read MoreDanish Embassy In Jakarta Is Once Again Open For Service
“We are now open again,” confirmed a receptionist at the Danish mission in Jakarta on Monday –thus rendering the Danish embassy in Jakarta open again. The mission closed down last …
Danish Embassy In Jakarta Is Once Again Open For Service Read MoreDanish Golfer Finishes Joint 9th in Jakarta
One of Denmark’s leading professional golfers, Anders Hansen, came in shared ninth place when last week’s stop on the European Tour was played at the Esmeralda Golf Club in the …
Danish Golfer Finishes Joint 9th in Jakarta Read MoreDenmark Re-opens Jakarta Embassy From March 6
Danes in Indonesia will once again be able to have their interests handled by an official Danish embassy following news from the Danish Foreign Ministry Friday in Copenhagen that the …
Denmark Re-opens Jakarta Embassy From March 6 Read MoreDanish Country Manager Takes Helm At Maersk Thailand
Rumours had been rife for some time that Maersk’s current country manager in Thailand Michel Deleuran was to leave Maersk and work for another company.The man himself was eventually happy …
Danish Country Manager Takes Helm At Maersk Thailand Read MoreDanish Ambassador Returns to Jakarta
10 days after Denmark closed its embassy in Jakarta on February 11 and pulled out all diplomatic staff, the Danish ambassador to Indonesia has returned to the capitol. According to …
Danish Ambassador Returns to Jakarta Read MoreIndonesian Importers Boycott Danish Goods
Wednesday a group of Indonesian importers introduced a trade boycott against Denmark. “This boycott will end after the government of Denmark apologizes to the Islamic community in Indonesia and the …
Indonesian Importers Boycott Danish Goods Read MoreDanish Exports Little Affected By Indonesian Boycott
With 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 MoreDemo Numbers Grow As Controversy Abates
Friday 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 MoreDanish Cartoon Controversy Also Affects Sweden
In 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 MoreIndonesia: Denmark’s Diplomatic Pull-Out “Too Hasty”
“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 MoreDanes In Indonesia Go ‘Underground’
At 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 MoreDenmark Recalls Jakarta Embassy Staff
Just 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 MoreDanes Threatened in Indonesia:Danish Foreign Ministry
The 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 MoreAceh-bound Danish Red Cross Workers Wait In Jakarta
‘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 MoreIndonesia Cancels Badminton Match Against Denmark
Anger 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 MoreJakarta Police Says The Danes Are Safe
In 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 MoreLocals Say Bali Unaffected By Cartoon Controversy
The 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 MoreIs the Danish Foreign Ministry Crying Wolf?
The 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 MoreDanish Travel Agencies Suspend Trip Bookings To Bali
Even 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 MoreNew Anti-Danish Demonstrations in Indonesia
New 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 MoreDenmark’s Jakarta Embassy Warned Of More Violence
The 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 MoreDanes Advised to Leave Indonesia
All 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 MoreFinland Tells Jakarta Embassy Staff To Be Cautious
Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has told embassy staff to keep their guard up after the attack on the Danish embassy in Indonesia. Finland shares buildings with other Nordic countries …
Finland Tells Jakarta Embassy Staff To Be Cautious Read MoreDanish Ambassador to Forward Newspaper Apology
The 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 MoreDanish Embassy Did Not Distribute New Apology
A 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 MoreIndonesia Joins Choir of Critics of Danish Mohammed Drawings
Controversy 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 MoreEAC To Initiate DKK 1.1bn Share Buyback
In 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 MoreNorway and Indonesia Agree Greater Marine Cooperation
Norway and Indonesia have agreed to intensify cooperation in the fishery and marine sectors, mainly to develop Indonesian fishermen’s capability of supporting sustainable human resource development. According to ANTARA, the …
Norway and Indonesia Agree Greater Marine Cooperation Read More