Norwegian bakery just opened in KL
“The new bakery outlet is the first of many if all goes according to plans. It is starting its days softly simply by opening its doors to ensure proper training …
Norwegian bakery just opened in KL Read MoreKuala Lumpur Vikings Triumph in this Year’s Viking Cup
The Viking Cup has become the most significant and prestigious tournament in Asia. Forget about Tiger Cup, ASEAN Games and Asian World Cup qualifying. The Viking Cup is the place …
Kuala Lumpur Vikings Triumph in this Year’s Viking Cup Read MoreMore Danes, Finns and Norwegians expected to visit Indonesia
Rita Sofia, head of tourism promotion affairs for West and East European countries at the Office of State Minister of Culture and Tourism in Indonesia, told The Jakarta Post that …
More Danes, Finns and Norwegians expected to visit Indonesia Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Tsunami Warning After Midnight Quake
The center of the earthquake was located off the western coast of Sumatra and about 870 miles northwest of Jakarta – close to the rugged island of Nias, well known …
Tsunami Warning After Midnight Quake Read MoreThe Thailand Specialists Continue Promotion in Scandinavia
Despite a very tough period in business since the tsunami struck on the Andaman coast, the Phuket-based Thailandspecialisten, run by two Swedes, is optimistic about the future. They continue promoting …
The Thailand Specialists Continue Promotion in Scandinavia Read MoreSAS Consolidates Asian Operations
As part of the airline’s cost-cutting measures which started last year in the head office, SAS has now decided to consolidate its Southeast-Asian functions served by the Bangkok and Singapore …
SAS Consolidates Asian Operations Read MoreNorwegian Tsunami Victims Toll Now 84
Three more Norwegians have been officially identified as fatalities in the tsunami catastrophe that struck Southeast Asia just after last Christmas, reported Norwegian news agency NTB in early March 2005. …
Norwegian Tsunami Victims Toll Now 84 Read MoreNorwegian government invites tsunami victims’ families to Thailand
According to the newspaper Aftenposten, hundreds of family members of those Norwegians killed in the tsunami that hit South Asia in December have accepted the government’s invitation to travel to …
Norwegian government invites tsunami victims’ families to Thailand Read MoreCourse on Marine Control Systems
On 27-28 April, Professor Asgeir J. Sorensen of The Department of Marine Technology at NTNU accompanied by Dr. Ole Jakob Sordalen, The Norwegian Counselor for Science and Technology in South-East …
Course on Marine Control Systems Read MoreSurfing the Wireless Wonder at 40,000 Feet
10 minutes after the aircraft has released its grip of the Bangkok runway, the seatbelt signs turn off. Bound for Singapore, this means that the passengers on board SAS Flight …
Surfing the Wireless Wonder at 40,000 Feet Read MoreNorcham Thailand AGM 2005
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting was successful held at the Sheraton Grande Sukumvit, Bangkok on 15th March 2005. During 2004, the Chamber’s office was moved to …
Norcham Thailand AGM 2005 Read MoreNorwegian Company Bridging Asia
Most Norwegians in Southeast Asia may never have heard of NRS. However, chances are that they have crossed bridges built with equipment made by this Norwegian company. NRS (Norwegian …
Norwegian Company Bridging Asia Read MoreLikely no Nordic Tourists on Boat Capsized off Phuket
A tourist boat, carrying more than 70 passengers, capsized at 15:00 in the afternoon of Saturday 5 March in the high sea off Thailand’s southern resort province of Phuket. Police …
Likely no Nordic Tourists on Boat Capsized off Phuket Read MoreSAS will be Adding Flights to Asia
In early February, the President and CEO of SAS, Jørgen Lindegaard, took the time to join the three Scandinavian Chambers of Commerce in Thailand for a function in downtown Bangkok. …
SAS will be Adding Flights to Asia Read MoreJyske Bank will be visiting Southeast Asia again
From March 31 to April 12, a couple of representatives from Jyske Bank’s Swiss department will be meeting with new and existing clients in Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Intending to …
Jyske Bank will be visiting Southeast Asia again Read MoreMore tsunami victims arrive home
Another five coffins and two urns containing identified Norwegian victims of the South-East Asian tsunami disaster arrived in Norway from Thailand on Sunday 6th February. An official ceremony was …
More tsunami victims arrive home Read MoreNOR-TH-Norway & Thailand, Converging Lines, a Prelude to Globalization
An exhibition marking 100 years of Diplomatic Relations between The Kingdom of Norway and The Kingdom of Thailand was ‘soft-opened’ at the Queen’s Gallery, Bangkok on January 27., 2005. …
NOR-TH-Norway & Thailand, Converging Lines, a Prelude to Globalization Read MoreKoh Samui drowning accident
26.01.05 17:21 The list of missing has been updated this afternoon. It appeared that all the Swedish names have been removed. (Updated)The list of missing: 1. Miss Prang Songmeaung nationality: …
Koh Samui drowning accident Read MoreSigve Brekke stepped down from DTAC
Early in January the Sigve Brekke of Telenor took the market by surprise when his resignation from his highly successful position as co-CEO of Total Access Communication (DTAC) was announced. …
Sigve Brekke stepped down from DTAC Read MoreScandinavian Prime Ministers praise Thailand for tsunami relief efforts
The Prime Ministers of the three Scandinavian nations praised Thailand for the tsunami relief efforts, while visiting the devastated area in Phuket and Phang-nga province on 17th January 2005. …
Scandinavian Prime Ministers praise Thailand for tsunami relief efforts Read MoreScandinavian Prime Ministers arrived Thailand
Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson, Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik and Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen arrived in Bangkok in the afternoon of 16 January 2005. The three …
Scandinavian Prime Ministers arrived Thailand Read MoreDay 14—reaching the unreachable
8.01.05 16.24 The Swedish police has announced that it predicts the amount of Swedish victims to rise. Presently 637 Swedes have been confirmed to be missing. However the missing list …
Day 14—reaching the unreachable Read MoreDay 13 — Search Continues, Rescuing Politicians
7.01.05 18:55 “Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafstrom rejects the criticism from Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds. In an interview with Dagens Nyheter, Jonas Hafstrom, Swedish Ambassador in Thailand explaines how the …
Day 13 — Search Continues, Rescuing Politicians Read MoreDay 12 — good news among the bad news
06.01.05 13.47 Five of the 16 Norwegians, which were initially confirmed dead, have turned out not to be Norwegians. Health Minister Ansgar Gabrielsen explained yesterday, that the initial list was …
Day 12 — good news among the bad news Read MoreDay 10 — the long haul
04.01.05 20.35 In Khao Lak, some 100 km north of Phuket, where the disaster struck hard, clearing of rubble of hotels and private hotels go on. But life in Phuket …
Day 10 — the long haul Read MoreDay 9 — back home and in Thailand
03.01.05 07.01 Based on the information below from the four Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the worst case death toll of Nordic citizens could be a total …
Day 9 — back home and in Thailand Read MoreDay 8 — struggling to recover
02.01.05 23.24 The Danish police yesterday followed the Finnish example and made the list of missing publicly available in the hope that it might result in more information about the …
Day 8 — struggling to recover Read MoreDay 7 — search goes on for known and unknown
02.01.05 02.50 Among the Nordic countries, so far only Finland has made the list of its missing citizens public. With a good result (see below). As for the other countries, …
Day 7 — search goes on for known and unknown Read MoreHow to search the Thai websites
Start your search on the English language portal http://www.thaitsunami.com/person/search.php Another English language search site with sometimes similar, sometimes additional results is: http://www.missingpersons.or.th/index.en.html On the following site, you can only select …
How to search the Thai websites Read MoreDay 6 — fading hope
31.12.04 19.40 Norwegian ambassador to Thailand, Ragne Birte Lund cried as she spoke at a commemorative sermon held in the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok this evening. The Ambassador read a …
Day 6 — fading hope Read MoreDay 4 — reinforcement and efforts move to Bangkok
29.12.04 22.35 The Norwegian emergency centre established at Bangkok Phuket International Hospital was today, Wednesday reinforced with a team of doktors and nurses and local volunteers. Stein Vangen, priest with …
Day 4 — reinforcement and efforts move to Bangkok Read MoreDay 5 — and counting
30.12.04 23.23 The emergency office of the Danish embassy at Pearl Hotel in Puket asks all Danes who wish to return on one of the special airlift flights tomorrow to …
Day 5 — and counting Read MoreDay 3 — search continues and evacuation begins
29.12.04 2.10 The names of dead and injured are listed on a few different websites now. The most comprehensive and frequently updated is still: You have to key in username= …
Day 3 — search continues and evacuation begins Read MoreEarthquake and Tidal Waves Disaster — news as it breaks
27.12.04 2.30 Norwegian couple thought they had lost their 24 year old son to the wave off Patong beach on Phuket. But eventually they found him – with broken toes …
Earthquake and Tidal Waves Disaster — news as it breaks Read MoreDay 2 — Getting an overview
NEWS – See also the report from Sunday 26 on: 27.12.04 22.06 Two Danish families have lost their three children in the Khao Lak area which has been almost inaccessible …
Day 2 — Getting an overview Read MorePan Asia Paper to increase prices for Asian markets
Pan Asia Paper Co Pte Ltd, the Singaporean subsidiary of Norwegian provider of newsprint and magazine paper Norske Skog, is increasing its prices by 5-7 percent from January next year …
Pan Asia Paper to increase prices for Asian markets Read MoreSmedvig gets another contract for T-3 in Thailand
Smedvig announced on December 16 that it had been awarded a letter of intent by Unocal Thailand for the self-erecting tender rig T-3 in the Gulf of Thailand. The production …
Smedvig gets another contract for T-3 in Thailand Read MoreIndonesia to halve its loan request to donors
Indonesia will this year ask for less than half of last year’s 2.8 billion dollars loan commitments from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), its main western creditor group whose …
Indonesia to halve its loan request to donors Read MoreMoU between Norway and Singapore
A memorandum of understanding was signed between Norwegian company GenoMar and Agri-food and Veterinary authority of Singapore (AVA). The memorandum deals with the development of a genetic traceability protocol system …
MoU between Norway and Singapore Read MoreNorwegian School involved in Singaporean project
An agreement of cooperation with the aim of establishing an educational focal point within maritime transport, shipping and relevant supporting disciplines. The agreement is signed between The Norwegian School of …
Norwegian School involved in Singaporean project Read MoreNorway to tighten access to citizenship
Norwegians growing up outside Norway must live two years in Norway before their 22nd birthday or they will loose their Norwegian citizenship. Norway’s Minister for municipal and regional affairs …
Norway to tighten access to citizenship Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Scandinavian Airlines long-haul flights soon connected
Scandinavian Airlines International, the long haul operator of SAS, carries about 1.6 million passengers a year using 11 Airbus 330 and 340 aircraft. The possibility to use the SAS Net …
Scandinavian Airlines long-haul flights soon connected Read MoreNera to reduce staff in 2005
Nera SatCom AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nera ASA, will reduce its staff by up to 50 man-years by the end of 1st quarter 2005. The cost reduction measures are …
Nera to reduce staff in 2005 Read MoreMNBC website given a facelift
Malaysia Norway Busniess Council (MNBC) has recently given its website a facelift. Thanks to the effort of Mr. Olsen of Mirmir, the programming of the new, improved website also eases …
MNBC website given a facelift Read MoreNorwegian honoured in Vietnam
A Norwegian has received a medal from the Vietnamese department of education. It is professor at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology ) Helge Reinertsen, that has been awarded …
Norwegian honoured in Vietnam Read MoreJanuary Water Hole in Malaysia
The next networking function, Water Hole, for Norwegian in Malaysia will be held at 1800-2000 on Thursday 27 January 2005. It will take place at Norwegian Ambassador’s residence, 23 Lingkungan …
January Water Hole in Malaysia Read MoreSEB Private Bank upgrades Asian presence
SEB Private Bank, the international private banking arm of leading Nordic Banking Group SEB, plans to open a fully-fledged private bank in Singapore early 2005. “This is a natural step …
SEB Private Bank upgrades Asian presence Read MoreAsian Major Fishmeal plants producer: A&S Thai Works
A&S Thai Works Co., Ltd. manufactures and supplies fishmeal plants and machineries for Asia, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and factories in the Pacific. Mr Sverre Golten came to Thailand …
Asian Major Fishmeal plants producer: A&S Thai Works Read MoreFirst Norwegian ostrich farmer in Thailand
Engineer to Farmer Anders Friestad, a 57 year old telecommunication engineer, says “When I saw the news on BBC about the mad cow decease, I thought that ostrich could be …
First Norwegian ostrich farmer in Thailand Read MoreVMETRO establishes office in Singapore
Norway’s VMETRO on December 8 announced the opening of its office in Singapore. This new expansion will allow the company to better serve its existing clients in the Asia Pacific …
VMETRO establishes office in Singapore Read More