Vice Admiral (Rtd) Tan Sri Dato’ Seri A. Wahab Nawi, Chairman of Ericsson (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., has been awarded the Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander First Class, by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. The royal decoration was awarded for to Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Wahab in recognition of the important…
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Denmark provides second technical assistance fund
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Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific, will administer a new DKK20 million (US$3.2 million) cooperation fund financed by the government of Denmark. The second Danish cooperation fund for technical assistance will provide grants for ADB activities such as project preparation, training and advisory…
Denmark, Malaysia
Danish executive appointed GM of Westin KL
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Danish hotel executive Jan Bundgaard has recently been appointed the general manager of The Westin Kuala Lumpur, which is due to open on September 6 this year. In this role he will lead the upscale hotel in all areas of management and functional operations. Mr. Bundgaard obtained his diploma in hotel management at Hotelconsult, Le…
Malaysia, Norway
DiGi in strategic partnership with Siemens
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DiGi Telecommunications company on 27 May signed a strategic agreement with Siemens Malaysia to spend between 100 and 200 million ringgit on boosting its technological capabilities amid stiffer competition. According to Tore Johnsen, DiGi’s Norwegian Chief Executive Officer, the agreement will enable DiGi to upgrade its GSM/GPRS mobile network to next-generation wireless technology, introducing…
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Singapore removed from WHO’s list of SARS-hit areas
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has already removed Singapore from the list of areas with recent local transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and no longer recommends exit screening of international travellers departing from the country. WHO announced the good news a day ahead of the effective date May 31, which is 20 days…
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Norwegian Priest in Singapore appointed new regional duties
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Stein Vangen, the Norwegian pastor at the Norwegian Seamen’s Mission in Singapore since October 2002, will this autumn start in a full time job visiting the Norwegian communities in South East Asia. Stein Vangen’s immediate territory will include Malaysia, Brunei, East Timor, the Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan. Possibly also Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, which…
Denmark, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
EAC’s shared IT platform to optimize group’s operations
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The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S (EAC) is setting up a new, shared IT platform to serve the group’s head office in Singapore and Denmark and Nutrition companies in Malaysia, Thailand and China. The operation and service of the new platform will be centralized in a new company, EAC Shared Services, based in Malaysia. In…
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Great Outdoors postpones Malaysia office
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Danish Interior decoration company Great Outdoors headquartered in Aarhus Denmark has decided to postpone their plans for establishing an office in Kuala Lumpur. Among others because Vietnam has demanded a lot of the company’s attention, Managing Director Soren Thielke Pedersen explains. “It should also be mentioned that the factories we work with are highly…
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Malaysia Health Care 2003
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In order to keep Danish companies informed about the development in the health care sector in Malaysia, the Danish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has had an interview with the purchasing manager at Gleneagles Hospital in order to get up-to-date information on the prospects for Danish companies. To download and read more in the report Malaysia…
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Viking Cup moved to September due to SARS
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Viking Cup, the annual encounter of all Viking football teams from Asia, has been postponed this year to 25-28 September 2003 due to the uncertainties surrounding the SARS virus. The defending champion, Singapore Vikings, are organizing this year’s competition which traditionally is held in the Easter weekend. This year due to the outbreak of…
