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The Danish embassy in Singapore greeted five Danish adventure cyclists on Sunday 10 March 2024 as they had reached the goal of their journey from Istanbul to Singapore. The five …
Danish embassy in Singapore greets five Danish adventure cyclists Read More
The Finnish airline company Finnair has been forced to add stops on long-haul trips to add fuel. The decision has been made due to the strikes that is currently happening …
Finnair forced to make stops on long trips Read More
The Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy announces their Asia tour in 2024. Tour destinations include China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea. The tour has the …
Swedish metal band Arch Enemy announces Asia tour Read More
The government of Norway and ASEAN have launched phase two of the ASEAN-Norway Cooperation project to reduce maritime plastic pollution in the ASEAN region. Phase two of the so-called ASEANO …
Norway and ASEAN collaborate to reduce plastic pollution Read More
The Norwegian King Harald arrived at Rikshospitalet in Oslo on Sunday night on 3 March 2024 after flying from Langkawi in Malaysia on Sunday morning. According to the Norwegian Royal …
Norwegian King Harald arrived at Rikshospitalet Read More
Norway’s King Harald has had a temporary pacemaker implanted on saturday 2 March 2024 at a hospital in Malaysia, where he has been hospitalized since tuesday. According to the Royal …
King Harald has pacemaker installed in Malaysia Read More
Malaysia is keen to invite the telecommunication regulatory body from Norway to part take in a conference involving ASEAN telecommunication regulatory bodies. The conference is organised by the Malaysian Communications …
Malaysia keen to invite Norway to regulatory conference Read More
– Streamlines processes and industry 4.0 adoption; enables green manufacturing, efficiency, and production improvements Virtual Manufacturing (VM) in Thailand is now an established Swedish-Thai lean consultant facilitating and spearheading Smart …
Virtual Manufacturing: Lean production facilitators Read More
On the 31st of October 2023 – having served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over 32 years – His Excellency Mr. Juha Markkanen handed over his credentials to become Finland’s …
Working in two different worlds: diplomat Juha Markkanen is Finland’s new Ambassador to Singapore Read More
The Norwegian King Harald is doing better and it is the aim that he will be flown home by the Norwegian Armed Forces in a couple of days. A SAS …
King Harald to be flown home by Norwegian Armed Forces Read More Yesterday King Harald of Norway was hospitalized in Malaysia due to an infection. Today the royal physician states that the King is recovering. This was published as part of an …
Norwegian King feeling better in Malaysia Read More
The Norwegian King Harald is hospitalized due to an infection in Malaysia, where the 87-year old King was on holiday. According to Norwegian media, the King is a patient at …
Norway’s King Harald hospitalized in Malaysia Read More
The Swedish vendor Ericsson will upgrade Malaysia’s 5G network to 5G Advanced. This will, according to the vendor, open new features and capabilities which will attract adoption from enterprises. David …
Swedish Ericsson updates network in Malaysia Read More
The Mandarin Oriental has invited Swedish chef Sayan Isaksson to showcase his food from 26 February 2024 to 3 March 2024. The theme of the eating experience is “Simply Scandinavian”. …
Swedish chef returns to Kuala Lumpur Read More
Sweden, the European Union and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched a $12 million program on 21 February 2024 to protect the rights of migrants in Asia from exploitation, …
Sweden, EU and IOM launch $12 million program to protect migrant workers rights Read More
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to ASEAN, Kjell Tormod Pettersen, met yesterday, 20 February 2024, for a work lunch. …
Norwegian Ambassador met with ASEAN Secretary-General Read More
A sum of RM100 million is owed to the Malaysian government for unpaid medical bills by foreigners. The foreigners owing the money are spread across 38 countries. In Southeast Asia …
Foreigners owe Malaysia large sum of money Read More
Mazlan Othman, a pioneering Malaysian astrophysicist, urges the Malaysian schools to draw more inspiration from the way Scandinavian schools teach science. She has a wish for more girls to get …
Malaysia’s first astrophysicist is inspired by Scandinavian schools Read More
The scheme covers tourists in Thailand from 1 January 2024 and will run until 31 August 2024. Tourists can claim the compensation within 15 days of their accident and the …
Thailand offers medical coverage for tourists Read More
The popular yellow play device is now officially available in Norway, Sweden, Singapore and Malaysia as well as a number of other countries. Malaysia where the devises gets manufactured has …
Playdates now available in Malaysia Read More
Over USD 100,000 has already been collected, says leaders from Bali. The head of Bali Tourism Office, Tjok Bagus Pemayun, told reporters from The Bali Sun the following: “We tested …
Tourism Tax in Bali has already earned $100,000 Read More
Only 77% of Coldplay-fans in Jakarta returned the LED wristband at the band’s Music of the Spheres world tour, compared to 96% in Copenhagen. Coldplay encourages the concert goers to …
Coldplays’ Wristband Recycling Leaderboard: Copenhagen at the top, Jakarta at the bottom Read More
According to 28 health professionals from Malaysia, Sweden, USA and India the coronavirus is still evolving and the new mutations can affect vulnerable people even if they are fully vaccinated. …
28 international health professionals: Corona still actively evolving Read More
The Finnish Ministry of Interior plans to make the rules more strict concerning family reunification in Finland. The main changes involve family reunification to only include spouses and children, and …
Tighter conditions for family reunification in Finland Read More
The Government of Malaysia has now introduced a one-year Graduate Pass, which allows international students to extend their stay in Malaysia for as much as a year. The pass will …
Scandinavian graduates can now stay for a year in Malaysia Read More
Crude oil from Norway’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield is heading to Asia once again, following a several months long break, because of a closed arbitrage window and a strong demand from …
Norwegian oil sold in Asia again Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for February 2024 is out now. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia February 2024 You can also read …
ScandAsia Magazine February 2024 Read More
The International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)’s Open Day event is an opportunity to experience the school and meet different members, so you can get a better understanding as to …
KL school hosting an Open Day Read More
The Danish Seamen’s center in Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia received on 29 January 2024, a visitor from The Danish Seamen’s Church in Hong kong. Rebekka Holm, Priest for the Danish Seamen’s …
Danish Hong Kong pastor visits Malaysia Read More
There are two days left for Finns abroad to vote at the advance polling stations for the second round of the presidential elections. Voting in person ends on the 3 …
Two days left for Finns abroad to vote for new president Read More
On Sunday, Finland voted in presidential election amid Russia tensions. The new president will replace incumbent Sauli Niinisto, who is stepping down after two terms. The vote comes after Finland …
New Finnish President could take two weeks Read More
On December 22, 2023, Swedfund invested 12 MUSD in Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund II (SEACEF II). This investment will contribute to providing scale-up capital to early-stage companies focused on …
Swedfund investment accelerates energy transition in Southeast Asia Read More
Jalan Besar Palong, a 37-year-old Malaysian man, was reported for discarding torn pages of the al-Quran – mirroring the incidents in Denmark and Sweden last year, where Quran burnings garnered …
Quran desecration incident in Malaysia echoes burnings in Denmark and Sweden Read More
Tourism Malaysia received the gold award in the Transportation, Travel & Tourism category at the Putra Aria Brand Awards. The tribute, deemed the People’s Choice Awards, is organized by the …
Tourism Malaysia wins gold at Putra Aria Brand Awards Read More
Malaysia made a comeback at the MATKA Travel Fair in Helsinki from January 18 to 21, 2024. The main focus was on promoting green tourism initiatives. Led by Tourism Malaysia, …
Malaysia returned to the MATKA Travel Fair in Helsinki Read More
Volvo Malaysia is eagerly awaiting details on the upcoming High-Value Goods Tax (HVGT). There is still a hope that the luxury tax will avoid hindering efforts to promote electric vehicle …
Volvo Malaysia awaits details on new High-Value Goods Tax Read More
Malaysia’s King and Queen, Al-Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah, extend congratulations to Denmark’s newly proclaimed monarch, King Frederik X. In a statement, they express optimism for continued relations between the …
Malaysian Royals congratulates Denmark’s New King – emphasizing bilateral ties and economic collaboration Read More
IKEA has recalled its Åskstorm 40W USB charger, model number ICPSW5-40-1. The Swedish furniture company has recalled the product due to potential safety concerns. On its website, IKEA Malaysia urge …
IKEA Malaysia recalls Åskstorm USB charger due to safety concerns Read More
AirAsia kicks off 2024 with a 24 percent fare discount from Kuala Lumpur to ASEAN cities and AirAsia X destinations. The campaign includes tickets to cities like: Almaty, Taipei, Melbourne, …
AirAsia kicks off the year with discounts and a new route Read More
Danish Carlsberg secured a licensing agreement with Japanese Sapporo Brewery to distribute Sapporo Premium Beer in Southeast Asia last year. Now, Carlsberg’s Malaysia unit has further secured the license agreement …
Carlsberg to brew Sapporo beer in Malaysia Read More
TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, in collaboration with PGS and SLB, has announced the successful securing of pre-funding to expand multi-client seismic data coverage in the …
Norwegian energy giants secure funding for Malaysia project Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for January 2024 is out now. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia January 2024 You can also read …
ScandAsia Magazine January 2024 Read More
Finland has announced a hike in the minimum daily financial requirement for a Schengen visa, elevating it from €30 (RM 152) to €50 (RM 254). This change, effective from January …
Tourists to Finland must have minimum 50 Euro per day Read More
’Pioneering the possible’ is what Business Sweden (BS) is doing in Malaysia, under the new leadership (since 2022) of Trade Commissioner Emma Broms. Post covid-19 she is very optimistic about …
Emma Broms, Business Sweden Malaysia: Great optimism, towards green transition Read More
Tourism has increased in northern Norway – and northern lights are the main reason for it, said tourism industry workers. Until December, the tour guiding company Best Arctic said their …
Northern lights and direct flights behind tourism boost in Norway Read More
Danish researchers have come up with a tool that is supposedly able to anticipate an individual’s life expectancy. Free Malaysia Today reports the story. A team of Danish researchers has …
Danish researchers found a way to predict one’s death date Read More
87-year-old Erkki Pekkarinen carves strips of birch bark with his knife before intricately weaving them into ‘anything you can imagine.’ He started practicing at the age of 10, and for …
Finnish craftsman featured in The Star Malaysia Read More
Travel intelligence company OAG has disclosed its annual ranking of the world’s busiest international flight routes. This year, the route from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Singapore is considered the …
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore: Busiest flight route internationally Read More
Penang island and state (Malaysia) is already a very established travel destination and business centre – for all the good reasons with its very successful manufacturing hub and FDI, as …
World class medical services in Penang ready to welcome more expats, Asians and westerners Read More
World Brand Awards honored international brands as National, Regional, and Global Winners from more than forty countries nominated as “Brand of the Year” during its 17th edition ceremony. “This is …
World Branding Awards honors international companies from Thailand, Sweden, and more Read More