DiGi Revisits Yogyakarta
This revisiting is to see the recovery process in the stricken area while making its own humble contribution to the people of Yogyakarta.At the time, DiGi participated in relief efforts …
DiGi Revisits Yogyakarta Read MoreSWEA Visits Beautiful Malaysia
On Wednesday the 4th of October excited members of the Swedish Women’s Educational Association Singapore (SWEA) headed north to visit the mighty neighbouring country of Malaysia.The ten girls did a …
SWEA Visits Beautiful Malaysia Read MoreFinnair Eyes Collaboration with MAS
Finnair has expressed interest in developing various agreements with Malaysia Airlines (MAS), including a code-share agreement. Besides the fact that Finnair will be the first Scandinavian airline to fly into …
Finnair Eyes Collaboration with MAS Read MoreDenmark Purchases CO2 Credits from United Plantations in Malaysia
Denmark will over the next 6 years purchase up to the amount of 135,000 tons of CO2 credits from United Plantation’s biogas plant in Jendarata, Perak state on the western …
Denmark Purchases CO2 Credits from United Plantations in Malaysia Read MoreNorway’s Bergesen Marks Malaysia Offshore
Bergesen Worldwide Offshore (BW Offshore), Norway’s oil field production services firm, on September 26 was in talks with Malaysia to provide natural gas Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units, …
Norway’s Bergesen Marks Malaysia Offshore Read MoreFinnair to Fly to KL from May
Finnair, the flag carrier of Finland, would fly directly from Helsinki to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) beginning May 21 next year.This move makes it the first airline from …
Finnair to Fly to KL from May Read MoreA great day at UP… celebrating 100 years
While the workers were impressed and honoured when she greeted them, HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark herself seemed equally amazed with the advancements at the plantation of United Plantations Berhad …
A great day at UP… celebrating 100 years Read MoreChampagne Popping at MASBA 20th Anniversary
Thursday 14 September 2006 the Malaysian-Swedish Business Association (MASBA) was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the association with 65 members and guests at Ambassador Helena Sångeland’s residence in conjunction with …
Champagne Popping at MASBA 20th Anniversary Read MoreF-Secure Establishes Tech Center in KL
The Kuala Lumpur office includes a security research centre and technical support operation. The company is in the process of recruiting staff to carry out product research and development work …
F-Secure Establishes Tech Center in KL Read MoreUnited Plantations Berhad Celebrating 100 Years With Royal visit
When United Plantations Berhad (UP) is celebrating their 100th anniversary on Friday 15 September 2006 it will be done in style. In fact, it will be a full day event …
United Plantations Berhad Celebrating 100 Years With Royal visit Read MoreDiGi to Increase Telecom Infrastructure
DiGi, majority controlled by Telenor AG, had called for tenders about two months ago.The capital spending exercise is part of the company’s plans to boost its connectivity by widening its …
DiGi to Increase Telecom Infrastructure Read MoreDiGi’s Chief, CEO of the Year 2006
“I view this is an endorsement of the way we at DiGi do things differently to strengthen our pillars of simplicity, innovation and best value. The award will fuel our …
DiGi’s Chief, CEO of the Year 2006 Read MoreGet paid 45.000 DKK when your Danish spouse dies!
You might get paid up to 45,000 Danish kroner from ATP Pension in Denmark if your Danish spouse or husband/wife should die. But wait! Don’t kill him or her yet! …
Get paid 45.000 DKK when your Danish spouse dies! Read MoreDanish Designed Building Wins Energy Saving Prize
The building is owned by an Energy, Water and Communications Ministry of Malaysia. The Ministry’s low-energy office received the “new and existing category prize” in the 2006 Asean Energy Efficient …
Danish Designed Building Wins Energy Saving Prize Read MoreKai Thybro Nielsen – the Man with many lives
To a Dane the word “marskandiser” signals old junk, knick-knack and second hand items but Kai’s showroom in KL is much more than that. It is atmosphere, period furniture, antiques, …
Kai Thybro Nielsen – the Man with many lives Read MoreThai Rival Ready To Pounce Upon Carlsberg
As reported earlier on ScandAsia the Danish brewery company Carlsberg is already fighting an uphill battle in Malaysia, where strong competitors are stealing valuable market shares. And it doesn’t looking …
Thai Rival Ready To Pounce Upon Carlsberg Read MoreDiGi Looking For Alternate Routes
Malaysian DiGi, which is 61 per cent controlled by Norway’s Telenor, is prepared to spend as much as RM 500 million if it is successful in getting a WiMAX wireless …
DiGi Looking For Alternate Routes Read MoreYouth Choirs From Finland, Norway To Perform In Kuala Lumpur
Finnish Juvenalia Youth Choir and Norwegian Viva Youth Choir will jointly present the choral performance, Voices of Joy, along with Operafest Children’s Choir from Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on July …
Youth Choirs From Finland, Norway To Perform In Kuala Lumpur Read MoreNorwegian Band to Perform in Kuala Lumpur
Fans of Norwegian music will have a rare opportunity this weekend to see and hear a live performance by a band from Norway in Kuala Lumpur, when Electric Ladyland takes …
Norwegian Band to Perform in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreCarlsberg Fights Tough Times in Malaysia
Carlsberg is going through tough times on the Malaysian market these days. Not only is the Danish beer giant seeing strong competitors run off with valuable market shares, it also …
Carlsberg Fights Tough Times in Malaysia Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Help Improve the Experience of Being an Expatriate
ScandAsia has joined a research project to help improve the experience of being an expatriate. The research project is set up by Saira Jhutty, a PhD Candidate at Alliant International …
Help Improve the Experience of Being an Expatriate Read MoreFinnair To Open Direct Route To Malaysia
Finnair opens the new route as traffic to and from Asia is still increasing.Just over 14,000 Finns travelled to Malaysia last year and there are already more than 40 Finnish …
Finnair To Open Direct Route To Malaysia Read MoreTaking Advantage Of The Malaysian Sun
Malaysia gets more sunlight than many other countries in the world, while many would complain about the heat and run for shade, two companies see an opportunity in staying out …
Taking Advantage Of The Malaysian Sun Read MoreSS Norway Moves Closer To Indian Scrap Hub
Like a ghost from the past, the famed ocean liner SS Norway now lies at anchor just off the southwest coast of India pending determination whether 900 tons of asbestos …
SS Norway Moves Closer To Indian Scrap Hub Read MoreEricsson Lands Contracts In Malaysia
The Swedish producer of mobile-network-equipment is to expand and modernize the mobile-network in Malaysia, Reuters informs.One contract prompts Ericsson to expand and modernize Cecom Berhad’s mobile-network.The second contract is with …
Ericsson Lands Contracts In Malaysia Read MoreKapow Technologies Wins Order In Malaysia
Kapow Technologies just added another big Asian customer to its list, as the Malaysian Ministry of Technology awarded the Danish company a DKK 0.5 million test-contracts, Danish daily Børsen writes …
Kapow Technologies Wins Order In Malaysia Read MoreSawasdee Malaysia Exhibits At La Luna
Sawasdee Malaysia – Five Men and one Master – exhibition will take place at La Luna Gallery in Chiangmai, Thailand. The exhibition, which displays works of some Malaysia’s most exciting …
Sawasdee Malaysia Exhibits At La Luna Read MoreFarewell… and hello!
A small, selected crowd turned up at the Ambassador’s residence including people from the Danish community and diplomatic circles. Thanks to rain earlier in the day, the traffic was horrendous …
Farewell… and hello! Read MoreAker Kvaerner Expanding In Malaysia
Winning the contract last year for delivering subsea equipment to Murphy Oils Kikeh field development was really a stepping stone for Aker Kværner’s expansion in this region, he says. Located …
Aker Kvaerner Expanding In Malaysia Read MoreMNBC AGM and Farewell Dinner
An Annual General Meeting 2006 of the Malaysia Norway Business Council (MNBC) was held at the Norwegian Ambassadors residence in Malaysia on June 15 and some 40 members and guests …
MNBC AGM and Farewell Dinner Read MoreDanish Duo Finished Second in Malaysian Open
After an impressive fight in the final against Zhang Jun and Gao Ling from China, Denmark’s Jonas Rasmussen and Britta Andersen had to settle for second-place in the mixed double …
Danish Duo Finished Second in Malaysian Open Read MorePeter Gade Out of Malaysian Open
Although being Denmark’s leading badminton player, Peter Gade was outplayed when he faced Chen Jin from China in the quarter-final of the Malaysian Open. The defeat came only three months …
Peter Gade Out of Malaysian Open Read MoreColoring South East Asia
With the inauguration in the spring 2006 of the latest Jotun paint factory in Indonesia, the famous Norwegian company has now established its own production in four of the eight …
Coloring South East Asia Read MoreFashion Is Fun!
Pernille Leschly Halle ,32, thought she was going to relax around the swimming pool or go shopping to pass time when she first arrived in Kuala Lumpur with her husband …
Fashion Is Fun! Read MoreNovozymes Malaysia Receives Business Ethics Award
Novozymes Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Southeast Asian Regional Headquarters for Danish Novozymes A/S, has been awarded the inaugural Malaysian Business Ethics Excellence Award for 2005, in the category of small international …
Novozymes Malaysia Receives Business Ethics Award Read MoreMusicians’ Strike Cancel Concerts in Singapore and Malaysia
According to the Oslo Philharmonic’s webpage, the Norwegian Musicians’ Union has called a strike starting June 16. The strike also affects the Norwegian National Opera, the Bergen Philharmonic and other …
Musicians’ Strike Cancel Concerts in Singapore and Malaysia Read MoreNokia Lands New Deal With Malaysian Celcom
The Nokia powered solution will allow Celcom subscribers to increase connectivity speed by up to 10 times the current rate, and they will see prices drop as well, Nokia writes …
Nokia Lands New Deal With Malaysian Celcom Read MoreNorwegian Aker Kvaerner, First Investor in New Malaysia’s Shipping Zone
Aker Kvaerner, Norway’s oil and gas engineering group, has signed a long term lease agreement to open a 17.6 ha manufacturing center in Malaysia’s Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ). This …
Norwegian Aker Kvaerner, First Investor in New Malaysia’s Shipping Zone Read More500 at Swedish Gender Equality Seminar in KL
Approximately 500 people and special dignitaries were at the opening ceremony of the Gender Equality seminar on 5 June 2006 jointly hosted by the Embassy of Sweden and the Ministry …
500 at Swedish Gender Equality Seminar in KL Read MoreEqual Opportunities Seminar To Set In Malaysia
A seminar on gender equality issues in Sweden and Malaysia will take place at Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on June 5.The Swedish Embassy is organizing the event …
Equal Opportunities Seminar To Set In Malaysia Read MoreGant Launches Shops In Malaysia And Thailand
The Swedish leisure wear and accessories company Gant is preparing to launch its line of products in Malaysia and Thailand beginning next spring and summer, according to a press …
Gant Launches Shops In Malaysia And Thailand Read MoreHelp For Malaysian Kids Goes Online
Borneo Child Aid Society runs education project for over 3000 underprivileged children in remote Areas of Sabah, Malaysia.Numerous children in the Malaysian state Sabah on Borneo live in plantations and …
Help For Malaysian Kids Goes Online Read MoreDanish Crane Company Opens New Factory In Malaysia
Hercules Crane, a Danish hydraulic company in Thailand, has opened a new factory in South Malaysia near Johor Baharu where the company is to produce offshore cranes. The company aims to …
Danish Crane Company Opens New Factory In Malaysia Read MoreGreenpeace Prevent Scrapping Of Norwegian Cruise Liner
The Supreme Court of India Friday May 12 accepted a public interest petition from Greenpeace asking the court to stop the entry of ‘Blue Lady’ (formerly the SS Norway), a decommissioned Norwegian …
Greenpeace Prevent Scrapping Of Norwegian Cruise Liner Read MoreSS Norway Sets Sail On Final Journey – To Scrapyard
“Norway” a 1960’s classic ocean liner that last flew the flag of Norwegian Cruise Line, is on its final journey – a trip from Port Klang, Malaysia, to Alang, India, …
SS Norway Sets Sail On Final Journey – To Scrapyard Read MoreWaste Handling Opportunities Increase In Malaysia
Following a heated debate in the media about environmental and health problems caused by open landfills near drinking water reservoirs, the Malaysian government has decided to immediately shut down and seal …
Waste Handling Opportunities Increase In Malaysia 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 MoreDenmark’s Gade Wins First Match Against Malaysia
BADMINTON – Denmark got off to the best possible start in the Thomas Cup semi-final against Malaysia, when Danish star player Peter Gade defeated the world’s 2nd ranked Lee Chong Wei …
Denmark’s Gade Wins First Match Against Malaysia Read MoreDenmark Faces China In Thomas Cup Final
In dramatic fashion Denmark managed to beat Malaysia in Friday’s last semi-final at the prestigious Thomas Cup tournament in Japan. The victory was secured after five intense matches – three …
Denmark Faces China In Thomas Cup Final Read MoreVolvo Sees Malaysia As Important Market
The Asia-Pacific region is growing more and more important to Volvo Car Corp and last year the region contributed approximately 10 percent of the Swedish company’s global sales volume.In an interview …
Volvo Sees Malaysia As Important Market Read More