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Maersk Line has appointed Thomas Knudsen as regional head of its Asia Pacific business. Knudsen will be responsible for the execution of Maersk Line’s day-to-day operations in Southeast Asia as well …
New Head for Maersk Line in Asia Pacific Read MoreAmong other things, Politiken wrote that United Plantations of Malaysia exposes its workers to deadly pesticides – including ”Agent Paraquat”, which even in very small doses can lead to poisoning, …
United Plantations Denies Allegations Read MoreThe Danish-controlled plantation company United Plantations of Malaysia exposes its workers to deadly pesticides – including ”Agent Paraquat”, which even in very small doses can lead to poisoning, which destroys …
Big Danish Company Uses Dangerous Pesticides Read MoreSaab AB is stepping up a campaign to sell its Gripen warplane in Malaysia and Thailand as Switzerland’s decision to delay a $1 billion fighter purchase threatens to curtail production of …
Saab Courts Malaysia and Thailand Read MoreEIA is making a push on the issue just four days after the pension fund announced it had sold all of its shares in Malaysian logging conglomerate Samling Global after …
Norway Urged to Dump Forest-Destroying Stocks Read MoreThe out-going Ambassador of Sweden, Mr Rolf Bergman recently cast his vote at the Embassy in Hanoi to fulfil his right to vote in the General Elections in Sweden. He …
Fundamental Right of all Swedish Citizens Read More
Malaysian Swedish Business Association (MASBA) was held the Pub Evening in August 12th at The Ronnie Q Pub. Members who attended were from Delphi International, Nordea Bank, Stil Trading, Volvo …
Swedish Pub Night in Malaysia Read MoreSweden newly-officiated envoy to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) expressed the nations’ interests of strengthening cooperation between their countries and the organisation. Quoting a statement issued by Asean on …
Sweden Seek Closer Ties to Asean Read MoreCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd’s net profit surged 139.3% to RM30.8mil in the second quarter ended June 30, compared with RM12.9mil posted in the same period last year. In a filing …
Carlsberg Gains From Three Fronts Read MoreMaersk Line announced the launch of its new Far East-Chennai weekly service to be known as the Chennai Express service from September 14, 2010. The port rotation for this new …
Weekly Service From Shanghai to Chennai Read MorePAS Shah Alam Member of Parliament Khalid Samad visited the Carlsberg brewery in Shah Alam yesterday, shocking the company’s deputy managing director. The PAS man and several Shah Alam City …
Muslim MP Visits the Carlsberg Brewery Read MoreIt is two years since Carlsberg sealed its place in the brewing big league when it teamed up with Heineken to buy Scottish & Newcastle, gaining assets in Russia, France, …
The Carlsberg Path to Asia Read MoreThe Presentation of letters of Credence by Ambassador Per-Arne Hjelmborn to His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah …
Swedish Ambassador Present Letters of Credence Read MoreThe Association of Norwegian Students Abroad (ANSA) invites student from Singapore and elsewhere to visit their ScanArt 2010 Exhibition from September 29 to October 4th at the 1000 Pound Bend, …
Scandinavian Art Students Exhibition Read MoreMalaysian Nature Society will have 50 000 euro for upgrading of its MNS-BOH field study centre in Cameron Highlands. BOH field study centre is one of MNS’s many centers providing …
Fund for Local Cooperation Allocations Read MoreRecently, a group of volunteers representing Maersk Malaysia, a shipping company based here, headed for the 1Malaysia Soup Kitchen in Section 16, here, in two cars. The boots were filled …
Chicken Soup for the Poor Read MoreAfter several weeks battling a serious fire on the foredeck of their vessel, the crew of Charlotte Maersk was welcomed ashore last week in Malaysia. Happy to put the fire …
Charlotte Maersk Crew Honored After Fire Read MoreMr. Per-Arne Hjelmborn, the new Ambassador has assumed his new position in Malaysia on 2nd August 2010.Ambassador Hjemborn has a long experience from the foreign service. He has been posted …
New Ambassador of Sweden Has Arrived to Malaysia Read MoreFinnair will acquire two 270-seat Airbus A340 wide-bodied aircraft to meet its growing long-haul traffic needs. The aircraft will be acquired on lease agreements of around four years from the …
Finnair to Expand its Asia Fleet Read MoreMaersk Line expects to return the Charlotte Maersk to service in August after repairs are made to the container ship that caught fire this month in the waters near Malaysia, …
Charlotte Maersk Ready in August Read MoreMaersk Brooklyn, the last of the Danish shipping giant’s laid-up vessels, is leaving the west coast of Scotland for Malaysia to pick up surviving containers from a blaze aboard Charlotte …
Charred Charlotte Maersk Unloads Containers Read More“There is no excuse for wearing such uniforms because it means that you as a Muslim idolize symbols from a different religion,” says Datuk Nooh Gadot, the Mufti of Johor.The …
Malaysian Leaders: Ban Norwegian Soccer Uniform Read MoreThe MOU will encompass staff exchanges, degree partnership programmes, student exchanges as well as collaboration in teaching, research, development, and consultancy studies. The signing ceremony was hosted by the Ambassador …
A new Collaboration Agreement Signed Read MoreMaersk Brooklyn, the last of the laid up ships to leave Loch Striven and the last to leave the Clyde, reached Le Havre on schedule yesterday evening and set out …
Change of Maersk Ships After Fire Read MoreNo one could have predicted the tragedy that hit the Sjonell family in 1999 only a year after they had left Sweden and moved to Kuala Lumpur. Being a happy child …
Fighting for Malaysian Cancer Children Read MoreAsahi Breweries Co. said Friday that it is ramping up sales of its flagship product in Malaysia using a local network of Carlsberg A/S, in a move to establish a …
Asahi In Sales Tie-Up With Carlsberg Read MoreA fir touched off by a container explosion on the containership Charlotte Maersk has been put out, the Malaysian government said, according to a report in London’s Safety at Sea …
Maersk Fire Put Out, Foredeck Still Hot Read MoreEuro RSCG, though a competitive pitch, has won the account for Carlsberg, covering overall brand management and integrated creative duties for Carlsberg Green Label, Carlsberg Gold and Carlsberg Special Brew. …
Euro RSCG Wins Carlsberg Deal Read MoreBuilding firm CSR Ltd has agreed to sell its Asian businesses to the Rockwool Group for A$128 million (A$1 = RM2.70), but the company’s Malaysian plant is not included in …
Danish Rockwool Acquire CSR Asian Businesses Read MoreA 27 year old Danish tourist caused the dead of three people in Malaysia, when he drove against the flow of traffic at the North-South Expressway.The dead were passengers of …
Dane Drove Against the Flow – Three Killed Read MoreThe containership Charlotte Maersk is on fire in the Malacca Strait after leaving Port Klang bound for Oman. According to industry sources a fire started in a container carrying dangerous …
Maersk Containership on Fire off Port Klang Read MoreOn 17 June, the Danish PI Gymnasts will pay a visit to Penang. The show, which has been arranged together with Danisco in Malaysia, will consist of a wide range …
Danish Gymnastics Extravaganza in Penang Read MoreOn 10 June, MASBA had its monthly pub night at the Ronnie Q Pub in Bangsar Baru. Despite the summer holidays, there was a great turn out. Almost 30 members …
Monthly MASBA Pub Night in Bangsar Baru Read MoreFrom 8 July until 29 July, Politiets Idrætsforening’s travel team will be travelling through Thailand and Malaysia on their South East Asia trip. First stop on the tour will be …
Danish Police Gymnastics Team on Tour Read MoreThe Swedsih band ABBA may no longer be around but their music lives on in fans’ hearts. Their massive appeal has spawned the creation of ABBA Cadabra, a Cana-dian group honouring …
ABBA Cadabra Showtime in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreHappy travels: With a new Swedish probiotic product and general caution, you will never find yourself stuck in the bathroom when you should be out on the sandy white beach working …
Bye, Bye Skitters! Read MoreMalaysia should emulate countries with a high per capita income like Denmark in the effort to transform the country into a high-income economy. Malaysian National News Agency Bernama writes this. …
Emulate Denmark in Transforming Malaysia into High-Income Nation Read MoreMalaysia has passed the stage of being a developing nation and is in a transitional phase to become a full-fledged developed country, a Finnish expert in the knowledge economy said. …
Finnish Expert: Malaysia no Longer a Developing Country Read MoreTelenor is one of the biggest foreign mobile phone companies in Asia with operations stretching across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia. Now, the Norwegian group seems intent on returning …
India’s Tata to Help Norway’s Telenor to Build a Foothold in Europe Read More26 year old Jim Petterson and his girlfriend, 29 year old Maria Larsson, are sitting at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. It is early in the afternoon but the two Swedes have a long wait …
Jim and Maria Skated From Thailand to Singapore Read MoreTen young researchers from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will be participating at the 60th Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany this year, according to the Jakarta-based ASEAN …
Ten Young ASEAN Researchers to Attend Nobel Laureate Meeting Read MoreMany of the Scandinavian Ambassadors in Southeast Asia hope that Denmark, as the only Scandinavian team in the tournament, will win the gold trophy in the FIFA World Cup 2010. …
Ambassadors Predict World Cup Winner Read MoreDanish Carlsberg wants to capitalise on the brand’s position as the official beer of the England national football team ahead of the World Cup. Central to the campaign, which has …
England Puts Carlsberg in the Driver’s Seat – In Malaysia Read MoreEverybody was clean and keen at the beginning of the 3rd Danish Constitution Day run in Commonwealth Park some 20 km outside Kuala Lumpur. Helle Sejersen Myrthue cut the ribbon …
Jungle, Sweat and Danish Hotdogs Read MoreThe Norwegian Ministry of Trade & Industry has granted one million Norwegian kroner to the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to be used in projects relating to anti-piracy and training …
Norway Supports Improvements of Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Read More“We all know the media playing field is changing quite dramatically,” says Patrick Stahle, the Swedish CEO of Aegis Media Asia-Pacific based in Malaysia. “The question is what to do …
How to Handle the Digital Media Revolution? Read MoreFinnish flag carrier Finnair said today the number of its passengers grew by 3.1% year-on-year to 589,100 in May 2010. Moreover, the Asian numbers went up in the air with …
Finnair`s Asian Traffic Strengthened by 28 % in May. Read MoreAny Scandinavian knows not to leave the water running while brushing their teeth. For years, we have been told that it is bad for the environment and that we need …
Swedish Tetra Pak Inspires Malaysia to Go Green Read MoreFor the first time ever, Kongsberg Maritime has taken an order from Malaysia to supply a HUGIN AUV. The full name of the product, which has been bought by the …
Malaysia Buys Underwater Vehicle from Norway Read MoreToday, the 10 ASEAN countries are the third largest trade partner to the EU after the USA and China. It is important for Denmark and other EU countries to put …
Danish Foreign Minister Sees New Opportunities in South East Asia Read More