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The Norwegian flag wavered alongside the Malaysian one throughout Putrajaya, and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were smiling brightly when the Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri …
The Norwegian Crown Prince Couple Have Arrived in Malaysia Read MoreKim Dreyer has sent this invitation to join his survey: We are currently investigating whether there is interest in Danish foods and products in Malaysia.We know that there can be …
Danish Food in Malaysia? Read MoreThe Singaporean navy warns that a terror group is planning one or more terror attack at oil tankers in the Malacca Strait, and the authorities in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia …
Threat of Terror Attacks in The Malacca Strait Read MoreWith natural disasters on the rise, the United Nations is opening its first ever Asian emergency response centre to provide pre-positioned humanitarian aid within 48 hours of a crisis striking, …
Asia To Get New UN Emergency Response Centre For Disasters Read MoreDanish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck is planning to aim at the Asian markets in future as Lundbeck predicts big decline in sales in Europe and the US according to Euroinvestor. Asia …
Lundbeck Dreams of Further Expansion in Asia Read MoreKuala Lumpur: Søren Ravn has replaced Søren Holm Jensen asCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia’s managing director. Carlsberg told this Monday that Søren Ravn had been with the Carlsberg group since 1998 at …
New Søren to Lead Carlsberg in Malaysia Read MoreJotun reported an operating profit of NOK 1.1 billion in 2009 compared with NOK 0.9 billion for the previous year. Operating income increased from NOK 10.4 to NOK 11.2 billion. …
Norwegian Company Jotun Reports Record Results Read MoreThe Norwegians in KL will be invited to the opening of a Norwegian architectural exhibition at Pavilion shopping centre on March 10th at 10 a.m. Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince …
Meet the Royal Crown Prince Couple in KL Read MoreAfter one week of relaxing at Koh Chang the Swedish couple Jim Petersson and Maria Larsson are ready to roll again. Wednesday morning they left Samut Songkhram.They started out in …
Swedish Duo Ready to Roll Read MoreBy Foong Thim LengThe Star Online Norwegian couple Leif and kari Aagaard enjoy Pangkor Island in Malaysia so much that they have visited the resort for the 11th consecutive year.“We …
Norwegian Couple Returns to Pangkor Island Read MoreJim Petersson and his girlfriend Maria Larsson is from January to June on the trip of their lifetime. The Malaysian newspaper The Star has Monday the 8th a big interview …
Swedish Couple Skates Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore Read MoreThe Malaysian Government has chosen Putrajaya and Cyberjaya to become Green Cities reports CSR Asia. The model of Green Cities are seen several places around world for example in the …
Green Cities to Come in Malaysia Read MoreA 45-year-old woman from Småland in southern Sweden has been killed by a jellyfish while on holiday in Malaysia, writes the Aftonbladet newspaper. The incident occurred in the beach resort …
Swede Dies After Malaysian Jellyfish Sting Read MorePress Release from EAC: In line with its strategy to further expand its position in South and South‐East Asia, EAC IndustrialIngredients has as of 29 January 2010 completed the acquisition …
EAC Industrial Ingredients acquires Malaysian Seawards Read MoreThe first waterhole of 2010 was held at the Norwegian Ambassador’s residence and as usual it turned out to be a great evening. Members and business partners enjoyed light refreshments …
MNBC 1st Waterhole of 2010 Read MoreViktor Predan has bicycled from Sweden to Singapore. On 18 January he crossed the causeway into Singapore. He has since held a presentation of his trip for staff at Tetra …
Swede Arrived Singapore on Bicycle Read MoreThe controversy “generated by a small sector of Muslims” in the country is “very disturbing “, Tveit said, especially as “Christians in majority Muslim countries all over the world, including …
Norwegian Rewerend Expresses Solidarity After Recent Church Attacks Read MoreTheir Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit are making an official visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8th – 10th March inclusive. Their Royal Highnesses will be …
Official Royal Visit to Malaysia Read MoreThe Lego water park that will debut at Legoland California this summer could end up at theme parks around the world within the next few years, officials said. Part of …
Danish Legoland to Expand in Malaysia Read MoreDr Theng Lee Chong is a technical adviser for a solid waste management project that involves the Malaysian and Danish governments. The project specifically involves the Housing and Local Government …
Malaysian Waste Expert Supported by Danida Read MoreDanish Poul Erik Kristensen is the owner of consulting firm IEN Consultants, which advises companies in Malaysia and construction companies on how they can create new buildings that are energy …
Danish Environmental Consultant Expands in Southeast Asia Read MoreWhen you look at Charlotte Dønvang Park’s painting you immediately think this is an artist who has been painting all her life. But this is not quite true. Actually Charlotte …
Colourful and Passionate Read MoreA brand new website www.Workinginsweden.se aims to guide and inform anyone who is interested in moving to Sweden for work. The site mainly targets people from outside the EU, because …
New Website to Attract Workers to Sweden Read MoreFinnish nationals will no longer need to apply for visa before visiting India, a move which India hopes will generate more tourist arrivals. Initially, only citizens of Singapore, New Zealand, …
Finnish Visitors to India Don’t Need to Apply for Visa Read MoreSøren Holm Jensen, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia, is set to take up a senior post at the group’s headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jensen will take up his new post …
Carlsberg MD to Get New HQ Post Read MoreThe first of two airborne maritime surveillance system from Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has taken off for Malaysia. The MSS 6000 systems will be operated on board Bombardier 415 MP Maritime Patrol …
First SSC Maritime Surveillance System for Malaysia Read MoreCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd has appointed Soren Ravn managing director effective March 1, 2010. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, it said Ravn, the managing director of Carlsberg Hong Kong …
Carlsberg Malaysia Makes Ravn New Managing Director Read MoreThe president of Maersk Shipping Lines is set to arrive Monday to meet up with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Davao City Police Office (DCPO). This after 16 kilos …
Maersk Top Executive to Arrive in Davao After 16 kilos of High-grade Cocaine From Malaysia Was Discovered Read MoreFinland’s Formula One driver Hekki Kovalainen and Italy’s Jarno Trulli will together with Malaysia’s Fairuz Fauzy spearhead Malaysia’s Team Lotus F1 next year. The new F1 team will start its …
Finnish Racing Driver on Lotus’ Team Malaysia Read MoreIn anticipation of a new report (“Collateral Damage: How the Bogus Campaign Against Palm Oil Harms the Poor”) scheduled for release at the UN climate change negotiations this week, Alan …
Bogus Anti-Palm Oil Campaigns Fuel Poverty Read MoreBy Urban JendelidSwedish citizens living abroad pay a special tax called “SINK-skatt” which is 25 percent on their income. A fast growing number of these Swedes find this tax unfair, out …
Swedes Living Abroad Protest Read MoreIt was pure coincidence when ScandAsia came across the Swedish chef Michael Elfwing at the five-star Hilton in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. Given how rare it is to find Swedish …
Swedish Star Chef in Malaysia Read MoreThe former managing director of Bavarian Nordic and co-founder of NeuroSearch, Peter Wulff, is starting a new biotech company, which will be based in Malaysia and also have an office in …
Peter Wulff Starts New Biotech Company in Malaysia Read MoreThe event, co-organised by Hanoi and ASEAN artists, will draw 19 artists from Indonesia, Malaysia, Denmark and Vietnam, working in a variety of media, including oils, acrylics, mixed media, digital …
ASEAN and Danish Artists Exhibit in Hanoi Read MoreAfter almost 20 years of school promotion in the Sabah-province on Malaysian Borneo the Danish founded Borneo Child Aid Society (BCAS) is responsible for the primary education of more than …
Danish Schools for Borneo’s Garbage Kids Read MoreAnalysts predict that Guinness Anchor Bhd will continue to gain market shares and dominate the Malaysian beer market, writes the Malaysian newspaper The Star. The expectation is based on the …
Carlsberg Pressured by Guinness in Malaysia Read MoreROXUL Asia, the Malacca-based firm, has been in the red since it was set up in 1999 as it had invested a lot to build its local market, its managing …
Danish Rockwool Looks Towards Asia-Pacific Read MoreDABGO is an online networking targeting specifically Danish business people all over the world. In Singapore, there are currently 80 members, In Vietnam 29 and in Thailand 27 members.Jesper Løvendahl, …
DABGO Coming to Asia? Read MoreCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd, which pays about RM1bil in excise duty per annum, has called on the Malaysian government to put on hold any plans to increase the excise duty on …
Carlsberg Urges Malaysia to Stop Increasing Excise Duty Read MoreA Swedish version of the English reality TV-show “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!” is expected to air on Sweden’s largest television network TV4. The TV-show, in Swedish called, …
Swedish Celebrities to Compete in the Malaysian Jungle Read MoreDespite the Influenza A scare and the economic slowdown, the number of tourists last month in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia increased compared to last year. Danish tourists visit more and …
Tourism Boom Despite Financial Crisis Read MoreAn increase in surrounding temperatures result in increased greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, and more energy needed to cool homes and offices. But now the Norwegian-owned paint company Jotun has …
Norwegians Want to Introduce Climate Friendly Paint to Malaysia Read MoreThree students from Universiti Sains Malaysia have won a study trip to Helsinki. The trio are the recent winners of the National Inter-Varsity Security Tech Quiz Championship 08/09 held in …
Malaysian Students Win Computer Quiz Organized by Finnish F-Secure Read MoreEight prominent business figures, among these Swedish CEO at DiGi Telecommunications, Johan Dennelind, concluded at a roundtable talk in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday that the Malaysian government should promote the use …
DiGi CEO, on Green Energy in Malaysia: Incentives Not Enough. Read MoreThe TV commercials for Malaysia as a tourism destination are familiar. Much less known is the ‘Malaysia My Second Home’ (MM2H) initiative, though that is about to change. The country’s …
Malaysia My Second Home Targeting Scandinavians Read MoreFor some people is a big leap to move to a foreign country to pursue the carrier ambitions, but when globetrotting runs in the veins, a relocation on, give or …
Restlessness in the blood Read MoreThe European Union met with nations of the Asia-Pacific to discuss security policy in the region at the ASEAN regional forum on July 22-23 in Phuket, Thailand. On the agenda …
EU at ASEAN regional forum in Phuket Read MoreThe Malaysian unit of Danish brewer Carlsberg said on Tuesday it has offered to buy Carlsberg Singapore Pte Ltd for 370 million ringgit ($105.5 million) in cash. Carlsberg Malaysia expects …
Carlsberg Malaysia plans to buy Carlsberg Singapore Read MoreDarkness has descended over the tropical Sarawakian rainforest, and about 5000 pair of eyes seek the tall wooden stage between the aged trees, where four Scandinavian fiddlers have taking position …
When the Sound of Horse-Hairs Filled the Rainforest Read MoreThe small university in the third biggest city of Denmark is among the few European Universities, who now will receive EU-support on around three million Euros to their Erasmus Mundus …
Aalborg University joins Erasmus exchange program with Asia Read More