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Sven-Erik Berger and his fiancee Karen Castro Esdrelon now have seven days to prove their innocence.”It was as expected and this is getting really uncomfortable. This should never end in …
The Norwegian and his Fiancee now Formally Murder Charged Read MoreWhile his office is still “ironing out” a formal complaint, the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) director said yesterday he is “morally convinced” the police caught the right couple for …
Did Police Get Right Couple? Read MorePolice arrested the Norwegian, Sven Erik Berger, 49 and his Philippine girlfriend, Karen Castro Esdrelon, 24 at the Mactan airport last Saturday night, after seeing their resemblance to the sketches …
Norwegian held for murder of 6 year-old girl Read MoreSven-Erik Berger, 49 and fiancee Karen Esdrelon, 24 believe witnesses are lying and arguing the police did not allow them to prove their innocence, according to the Norwegian online newspaper, …
The Arrested Couple Claims Innocence Read MoreBurma’s new government under Prime Minister Thein Sein must put an end to the former military junta’s despicable policy of imprisoning independent journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. …
Burmese Video Journalist Given 13 Years in Jail Read MoreNorwegian Embassy in Bangkok one early morning. Consul Birgit Brantenberg has hardly reached her desk, before the phone starts ringing. It is a fellow Norwegian desperately begging to borrow money …
Weddings, Deaths and Everything In Between Read MoreSince 1999 Norway and Vietnam have cooperated on the project to establish and implement the Vietnamese Fisheries Law. The last annual meeting for phase 2 of the project was held …
The Fisheries Law: Bringing It to Life Read More
Thailand continues to attract more Danish tourists. Among the Nordic countries, Denmark and Norway were sending more tourists to Thailand in 2010. Sweden and Finland declined in numbers. According to …
Denmark Had the Largest Increase of Nordic Tourists to Thailand Read MoreLess than a week after his election, Bo Lundqvist – the new President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines – is now actively exploring ways to improve the SSP. One of …
A More Visible Scandinavian Society Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Nordic Development Fund are to help Vietnam draw up and implement detailed climate change action plans for key cities and government departments, the …
Support Action on Vietnam Climate Change Read MoreBo Lundqvist has been elected as new President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines at the Annual General Meeting last Wednesday. The AGM took place at L’entrecote restaurant in Taguig City, …
New President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines Read MoreIndonesia missed the 1st January deadline to implement a two-year ban on deforestation as agreed with Norway. The US$1 billion forest conservation deal was signed in May 2010. According to …
Indonesia Fails to Meet Deadline in Bilateral Agreement Read MoreTelenor ASA, the Nordic region’s largest phone company, rose the most in two months in Oslo trading after reporting fourth-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates. Telenor climbed as much as …
Telenor Shares on the Up on Asia Read MoreThe Norwegian People’s Aid organisation has signed an agreement with the Cambodian Mine Action Centre to fund a one-year research project aimed at collecting detailed information about landmines and explosive …
Norwegians Pledge for Landmine Project Read More
Norwegian Priest Jan Olav Johannessen and his wife Tone has been announced Scandinavian Citizen of the Year 2011. The announcement took place at the Annual Party of Scandinavian Expats Club …
Priest Awarded Scandinavian Citizen of the Year Read MoreText and photos by Fridtjof Morten Jonassen Fifteen years ago, Norwegian psychiatry professor Edvard Hauff went on a home visit in a rural area of the traumatized Cambodia where the …
Psychiatry in Cambodia Founded by Norwegian Read MoreBy Warangkana TempatiPhotos courtesy of DMC Channel Coming to Thailand with an interest in meditation, Jonas Rosenberg from Fredrikstad in Norway ended up finding just what he was searching for. …
“I Am Happy Every Day” Read MoreNorway reiterated support on Monday for China to have an observer role in Arctic affairs despite a slump in relations since the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to …
Despite Nobel, Norway Favors China Role in Arctic Read MoreThe International Ibsen Scholarships were initiated by the Norwegian government and will be handed out for the 4th time in 2011. Announcing The International Ibsen Scholarships 2011. The International Ibsen …
Awards to Ibsen-related Projects in Asia Read MoreThe Nordic Development Fund and Asian Development Bank are to help Viet Nam draw up and implement detailed climate change action plans for key cities and government departments. A technical assistance …
Nordic Development Fund Support Vietnam Read MoreThe COSCO shipyards specialize in ship repair and conversions, offshore constructions and new-building. The COSCO Shipyard Group have longstanding relations with Norway through repairs, offshore constructions and newbuildings for Norwegian …
Maritime Giant with Norwegian Ties Read MoreNationalities of condominium buyers in the Thai city of Pattaya have changed dramatically since 2010 – from the Europeans and Scandinavians working in the Asia Pacific region to local Thais …
The Changing Face of Pattaya Property Buyers Read MoreA strong earthquake struck near the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen on early Saturday morning, seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued. The 6.1-magnitude earthquake at 6.55 a.m. local …
Strong Earthquake Hits off Norwegian Island Read MoreDTAC prepares for data growth with Ericsson, DTAC Thailand, DTAC Thailand sign a contract with Ericsson to modernize its 2G network, ERICSSON, LTE, News, Photos Thailand’s second largest operator, DTAC, …
DTAC Contract to Ericsson Read MoreNorwegian Christina Lein has not only won the Chinese version of Idol for foreigners in Beijing, she is also the first Westerner to study Chinese opera in Beijings most prestigious …
Norwegian Sings Chinese Opera Read MoreFive police officers were killed while another was injured when they were waylaid by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels at a remote village in Rizal town in the northern …
5 officers killed in rebel ambush in Philippines Read More
Another popular networking in Bangkok was the Nordic Young Professionals Networking by the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Thailand. On the night of 21st January, more than 120 young people …
Delightful Nordic Young Professionals Night Out @ Le Fenix Read MoreIndonesia’s pavilion has been selected as the best international participant of the Reiseliv 2011 Exhibition in Norway. This biggest tourism exhibition in Scandinavia took place at the Norges Exhibition building …
Indonesia’s Pavilion the Best in Reiseliv 2011 Read MoreA total of 403 students from Gateway College in Norway will be leaving for Bali to study in the coming semester, the Indonesian Embassy in Oslo says. The students would …
670 Norwegian Students to Study in Bali Read MoreIndonesian Forestry Minister Zulkifly Hassan warned logging companies to stop harvesting trees from natural woodlands immediately, otherwise they will see their concession revoked by the government, local media reported here …
Warns Against Lumbering Natural Forest Read MoreWith the support of the on-going Sino-Norwegian Competence Building Project, a national training session on mercury monitoring technology was held in Beijing on December 28-29, 2010. The training was part …
First Bilateral Project on Mercury Between Norway and China Read MoreRecently, King Harald V’s Scholarship for 2010 was awarded to 10 female students who are pursuing their master degree study at Yunnan Nationalities University. On behalf of the Royal Norwegian …
King Harald V’s Minority Scholarship Awarded Read MoreThai Airways International in Norway has, yet again, for the seventh consecutive year, won the prestigious award for “Best Intercontinental Airline” in the Norwegian Grand Travel Award 2011. The 16th …
Thai Takes the Win in Norway GTA Read MoreAfter several decades holding key positions in Norwegian research policy Dr Kveseth has moved to China where she is Norway’s first Counsellor for Science and Higher Education. The positive lady …
New Norwegian Counsellor Read MoreMr. Bjørn Blokhus, Consul General of Norway in Shanghai, went to Hangzhou to attend the opening ceremony of the new Hangzhou International Information Exchange Center (HiCenter) on the 30th of …
Consul General Attends HiCenter Opening in Hangzhou Read MoreSweden’s Ericsson and Chinese telecom giant Huawei have been commissioned by Sweden’s TeliaSonera to modernise and expand Norway’s entire mobile network, the companies announced on Tuesday. Ericsson has received an …
Ericsson Wins Norway Network Deal With Huawei Read MoreNederman Holding AB has today signed an agreement to sell all shares in Dantherm Filtration Oy to Indutrade Oy. Indutrade’s subsidiary Tecalemit Oy has distributed Nederman’s products in Finland during …
Nederman Sells Finnish Dantherm Filtration Read MoreNorwegian industrial concern Orkla confirmed on Monday that it’s in negotiations to sell the silicon-related operations of its metals company Elkem to China National Bluestar. Elkem employees quickly expressed concerns …
Orkla Confirms Elkem Sales Talks Read MoreNorwegian Air Shuttle ASA, Europe’s fourth-largest discount carrier, expects to reach a cooperation agreement on feeder traffic with Finnair Oyj in the first quarter. “We’re working on it and we …
Norwegian Air and Finnair Getting Closer Read MoreFollowing the arrest of the 5 men that had pretended to be police officers when trying to kidnap Norwegian real-estate millionaire Mr. Svein Tore Holtekjoelen in Pattaya, on the early …
Follow-up With Attempted Kidnapping Of Norwegian Millionaire Read MorePattaya Police have announced the name and revealed the identity of the man behind the attempted abduction of the Norwegian property developer which took place over the weekend. In the early …
Man Wanted in Norwegian Kidnapping Attempt Read MoreIn the beginning of December 2010 a Chinese film team stayed in Målselv, in the northern part of Norway to shoot the introduction and the end of the film “The …
Chinese Film Production in Norway Read MoreA Norwegian bag-making company yesterday settled a salary dispute with around 20 migrant workers from Guangdong Province, after a man appeared to faint with hunger while protesting about wages. Chen …
Norwegian Bag Factory Settled Salary Dispute Read More5-men pretending to be police had tried to apprehend a Norwegian man in a baht bus [local taxi], but the man fought back and shouted for help. The 5-bogus policemen …
Fake Police Try to Kidnap Norwegian Millionaire Read MoreNorway and Vietnam signed a new agreement on cooperation in the efforts and capacity to control and manage bio-safety and bio-security. The signing ceremony took place in Hanoi on 13 …
New Project on Bio-security Read MoreChristmas is right around the corner, which means that Norwegians all over the world are running around preparing their homes and families for this very traditional holiday. The prevalence of …
A Norwegian Christmas in Singapore Read MoreNorwegian officials have in all secrecy been contributing economically to funding meetings between Chinese authorities in Beijing and representatives for Dalai Lama’s Tibetan government in exile.The Norwegian involvement emerged last …
Norway Involved in China-Tibet Talks Read MoreA Thai man suspected of taking a drug overdose was found dead at a South Pattaya apartment complex. On Saturday evening, Police were called to the Danish Royal Inn Apartments …
Norwegian Mans Boyfriend Found Dead Read MorePreben Tveit (22) and Sven Christiansen (24) from Bergen thought everything was fine when they checked into the aircraft that were to take them to Thailand last night.But the Lufthansa …
Young Norwegians Scammed When Buying Thai Tickets Read MoreThe Norwegian artist has been living the most of his life since 2006 in Thailand, and his new exhibition, “UNTITLED OCEAN”, works with the motto: “Release Humanity. We need a …
First Nordic Ever to Exhibit at The National Gallery Read More