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The Indonesian government will participate in the signing of Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) during a conference from December 1-4, 2008 in Oslo, Norway, in a bid to support world …
Indonesia To Sign Cluster Bomb Ban In Oslo Read MoreThe travel branch hopes the situation will normalize following the recent occurrences in the country. Many Norwegians and Scandinavians who were stranded in Bangkok, have come home during recent days. …
Not Afraid: Thailand-holidays As Planned Read MoreA series of trainings for women legislative candidates was held in four cities in November and December, 2008. These trainings, organized by The Asia Foundation in partnership with its regional …
Norwegian Support To Women Candidates Read MoreRecently Norwegian Ambassador Eivind Homme and ILO Country Director Alan Boulton signed into effect an agreement on “Combating Forced Labour and Trafficking of Indonesian Migrant Workers, Phase II” Norway will …
Norway Supporting ILO Initiative On Human Trafficking Read MoreThere are unconfirmed reports of a deal to open an airport closed by protests. But there is not that much hope for the thousands of Scandinavians stranded in Thailand. …
BBC: Airport To Be Closed Until 15 December Read MoreNew hope for the thousands of stranded Scandinavians. Thai anti-government protesters have agreed to end their occupation of Bangkok’s airports, allowing thousands of stranded tourists to leave. Passenger flights …
Latest: Thai Airport Protests Called Off Read MoreWith the comeback victory in the opening best-ball match at Singapore Island Country Club, Sorenstam and Pettersen helped the International team match two-time defending champion Asia at six points entering …
Sorenstam And Pettersen Helps To Forge Tie Read MoreOn the first day of Advent it almost looks like a Christmas show at Bangkok City Hall. The colour red is dominating as everybody wear red shirts and wave red …
Red: We feel sorry for the tourists Read MoreSince Friday many flight companies have been using the military airbase U-Tapao. This includes SAS, who Saturday rerouted a flight from Bangkok to U-Tapao, from where it carried a maximum …
SAS continues to bring customers back from Thailand Read MorePlaying her second-to-last event before retiring, the Swedish star holed a 45-foot pitch for eagle on the par-5 18th hole to give herself and Suzann Pettersen a 1-up victory over …
Sorenstam Helps International Team Forge Tie Read More“Beat Fest” will this weekend play host The Whitest Boy Alive, whose debut album Dreams contains 10 of the smoothest, up-tempo, minimal indie tunes around. The band kicked off in …
Norwegian Take Part In Jakarta Festival Read More“We are pleased to be able to start operating flights to and from Thailand in order to get our customers out of Bangkok,” says Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO, Scandinavian Airlines …
SAS starts bringing customers back from Thailand Read MoreAll Finnair flights to Bangkok are cancelled today. Finnair is cancelling the flight which was postponed until today from yesterday evening, this evening’s both flights and tomorrow evening flight scheduled …
Finnair Cancels Four Bangkok Flights Read MoreAuthorities have officially declared Suvarnabhumi airport closed until Saturday at 6pm at the earliest.Thousands of tourists are still stranded in Thailand with the prospect of spending at least one more …
Bangkok Airport Closed Until Saturday 6pm Read MoreOn Thursday Afternoon, Khun Mongkol, the Chief of Banglamung District chaired an emergency meeting to discuss the currently situation in Bangkok and the affect on Tourists residing here in Pattaya …
Pattaya: Stranded International Tourists Can Call 1337 Read MoreNext Wednesday, governments will sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in Oslo, Norway and the Philippine government, thru the Department of Foreign Affairs, signified its intent to sign the …
Philippines To Sign Cluster Bomb Treaty Read MoreA more aggressive military approach is the only answer to an escalation of piracy off Somalia, the world’s biggest oil tanker company said Friday. “I think that’s the only …
Frontline: Military “Only Solution” To Piracy Read MoreAfter two years of success by Team Asia, the Internationals are fired-up to win the year-ending USLPGA Lexus Cup this week and give Annika Sorenstam a fitting send-off into retirement. …
Annika Says Good Bye At Lexus Cup Read MoreLate Wednesday night, one of Asia’s busiest airports remained under siege, sealed off by several thousand anti-government protesters. The protesters, clad in yellow – the color of the king – …
Tourists “Just Wanna Go Home” Read MoreThe state of emergency means, that normal law is suspended in the two airports. Public gatherings are forbidden at areas, where the authorities say so. They can also refuse access …
Bangkok Airports in a State of Emergency Read MoreSingapore’s very own search engine, is collaborating with renowned American stock-image supplier Getty Images to boost its collection of Singapore-themed images. Rednano.sg is the world’s first search engine that specialises …
800,000 More Photos With Rednano/Getty Tie-up Read MoreAt Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok the situation is nowhere close to being solved. Consequently, the Airport Authorities are arranging evacuations for the tourists. “Don’t worry, we have hotels for everyone,” they …
Bangkok Airport to Be Evacuated of Passengers Read MoreAs many as six Indonesian sailors, along with seven others of other nationalities, were saved when their Bahama-flagged ship sank in Osloj`rd waters, Norway, recently, according to an Indonesian embassy …
Six Indonesian Sailors Survive Shipwreck In Norway Read MoreIt couldn’t be worse timing. The Crown Prince Couple’s official visit to Thailand due to the celebration of the 150 year anniversary for the establishment of diplomatic relationship between the …
Crown Princess Mary Continues Sightseeing in Bangkok Read MoreOn Wednesday morning, the day after the occupation of Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport, all flights were cancelled and the airport staff that abandoned their tations last night failed in many …
Swedish and Norwegian Embassies Help at Airport Read MoreA drilling and wellservice seminar was organized in Bandung 10 – 12 November, as a joint effort by the Indonesian and Norwegian governments. The 3 day seminar was attended by …
Drilling And Well Seminar Held In Bandung Read MoreBy Per StangegaardIf it was hangovers from last week-end, or the fact that we had twotournaments in a row, or were part of a larger tournament? I dontknow, but it …
Poor Showing At Villamor Read MoreBy Rikke Bjerge Johansen, Annelene Højvang Larsen Thai demonstrators have stormed the main terminal in Thailand’s biggest airport, Suvarnabhumi. So far all flight departures have been cancelled. ScandAsia’s reporter …
Tourists Stuck as Demonstrators Block Bangkok Airport Read MoreNorwegian group Roxar and the Hanoi Mining and Geology University has signed an agreement on oil exploitation technology transfer and human resource training for the oil and gas industry. Under …
Norwegian´s Train Oil And Gas Personnel Read MoreChristmas is approaching and in Ho Chi Minh City the Nordic Community is looking forward to the annual Christmas Party, which is organized by Nordcham, the Nordic Chamber of Commerce. …
Nordic Christmas Party In HCMC Read MoreBorder checks at Finland’s internal borders will be reinstated owing to the security measures during the OSCE meetings to be held in Helsinki 4–5 December. Under Article 2.2 of …
Finland: Checks At Internal Borders To Be Reinstated Read MoreEvery single year between 10- and 15 Norwegian men get infected with HIV in the holiday paradise < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Thailand by unprotected sex. The public health department …
15 Norwegians Infected With HIV In Thailand Read MoreNorway’s Frontline – one of the world’s biggest oil tanker owners, is “definitely considering” instructing its fleet to avoid the Gulf of Aden and the Suez Canal because of piracy, …
Frontline considering avoiding Suez Read MoreNorwegian oil and gas group StatoilHydro said on Thursday that it would scale down its oil product trading activity in Singapore due to slowing trade activity and the global financial …
StatoilHydro To Scale Down In Singapore Read MoreBy Per Stangegaard The President’s Cup at Calatagan and Coral Beach was, as usual, fullof surprises, and this year President Hans Haase really surpassedhimself. Once again, Hans invited for a …
What A Golf Party Read MoreDTAC and its Norwegian telecom strategic partner Telenor have signed Thailand’s largest ever office lease at Chamchuri Square owned by Chulalongkorn University. The company signed a lease for 61,000 square …
DTAC Telenor Sign Thailand’s Largest Office Lease Read MoreAnnika Sorenstam has named Americans Nicole Castrale and Natalie Gulbis as her two captain’s picks for the international team ahead of next week’s Lexus Cup in Singapore. The Swede, who …
Lexus Cup: Sorenstam Elects Her Team Read MoreVikings Vs iPlay 4-3 After a one week break the Vikings were back on the Pattana field to face the league leader’s iPlay that had so far not lost a …
A Great Comeback Victory For The Vikings Read MoreThe inspection included a briefing by the SAS airport manager, a survey of SAS’ check-in rows and the Star Alliance lounges. The highlight of the day was the onboard inspection …
SAS Opens Its Doors At Suvarnabhumi Read MoreLeonor Sarmiento Vintervoll is a successful Filipino-Norwegian, yet her heart longs to be with her countrymen. When the opportunity to invest in movie production came along, she took the chance, …
Tell Everyone To Watch The Movie Read MoreThe Philippine government will call for a halt to recent attacks by communist rebels that have killed more than 100 civilians and soldiers during a proposed resumption of Norwegian-brokered peace …
Philippines To Raise Attacks In Norway Talks Read MoreIn spite of its small size, the city has a population of five million, and it is an important communications node by both sea and air. Given that 693 square …
Norwegian Expertice To Singapore´s Underground Read MoreThe European Commission (EC) has prohibited Siem Reap Airways International from landing at European Airports, which has called the carrier’s safety standards into question. The EC released an update …
Siem Reap Airways Blacklisted Read MoreSwimmers are warned once again after the deadly tentacles of the box jellyfish cause fatalities Tourists snorkelling off Thailand‘s southern coasts have been falling victim to swarms of deadly …
Killer On The Loose In The Andaman Sea Read MoreSingapore´s finalist in the culinary equivalent of the Olympics in France next January has been given a taste of what it will take to succeed in the big contest. …
Gift For Olympic Cook-off Read MoreThe hydroelectric power plant is a gift from Norway, and construction has taken place under the auspices of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, who has assisted Timor Leste …
Norwegian Ambassador Open Power Plant Read MoreFor four days, journalists from the Asia-Pacific region grappled with the difficulties in reporting religio-cultural conflicts, especially between Islam and the West, at a media programme here. The journalists focused …
Journalists Wrestle With Cultural Conflicts Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently conducted a three day training seminar on anti-corruption issues, as well as the design and implementation of specific …
Training Seminar On Anti-Corruption And Good Governance Read MoreTwo Norwegian men who had been released on bail facing criminal charges in Pattaya have escaped from Thailand and are now back in their home town of Haugesund in Norway, …
Norwegians Jump Bail And Escape Read MoreSwea Bangkok will for the first time introduce “Swea Kan Forum”. It’s held at Stable Lodge, and the purpose of the activity is to give opportunity to as many people …
Mingle At SWEA Kan Read More