Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
DiGi.Com Berhad (DiGi) on April 29 announced a pre-tax profit of MYR 103.4 million for the first quarter 2004, a surge of 137 percent compared to the preceding year corresponding …
DiGi’s Q1/2004 pre-tax profit surges 137% Read MoreIt’s mid-afternoon and the bar, Mellow Head is still very quiet. A Brit sits with his beer at the end of the bar, which faces the street. A girl sits …
One day at the time Read MoreNorwegian offshore drilling contractor, Smedvig asa announces on April 2 that it has entered into an agreement with Keppel Shipyard in Singapore to build a new semi-submersible self-erecting tender rig …
Smedvig to build new semi-tender in Southeast Asia Read MoreThe Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast Meeting on April 7 will feature a topic that expatriates working in Thailand and local managers working in a foreign company should not miss. …
Breakfast meeting to address culture shock at workplace Read MoreThe operation to locate and recover the missing crew from the Bow Mariner and remove fuel oil ended Friday, March 26 with the approval of the US Coast Guard. The …
Bow Mariner salvage operation ends Read MoreGenoMar ASA (GenoMar), which specializes in aquatic species, plans to expand its operations in Asia over the next few years and is currently exploring the possibility of locating their regional …
GenoMar looking to make Singapore regional headquarters Read MoreMr. Terje Morten Tollefsen from Yara Asia Pte Ltd was elected new president of the Norwegian Business Association Singapore (NBAS) at the annual general meeting held on March 18, reports …
NBAS gets new president for 2004 – 2005 Read MoreFisherman-turn-resort owner in Prachuap Khiri Khan, the gateway province to southern Thailand, is in the midst of building his second resort on Koh Talu island, aimed at drawing high-end Scandinavian …
New Thai island resort eyes Scandinavian tourists Read MoreScandinavian Airlines may keep on flying to Bangkok and Singapore according to Mikkel Nielsen of SAS’ corporate communications office in Copenhagen. Mikkel Nielsen confirms that “it has been rumoured” …
SAS flights to Bangkok-Singapore may survive Read MoreScandinavian Airlines, SAS, has just announced that there will be a temporary reduction of frequencies on the service Copenhagen – Bangkok – Singapore. SAS goes down from daily flights to …
SAS reduces routes to Bangkok and Singapore Read MoreFor hours, night after night, Steinar Nilssen has visited beer and go-go bars in Pattaya and investigated the meeting between Western men and Thai bar girls. And there are plenty …
Prostitution with compassion Read MoreMT Bow Mariner, a product tanker owned by Singaporean subsidiary of Norwegian chemical transportation company Odfjell had suffered an explosion and sank off the coast of Virginia on the US …
Odfjell’s vessel with Filipino crewmembers sinks off US east coast Read MoreThe SAS management has decided to turn the clock back 60 years, and once again establish a national company in each of the three Scandinavian countries, according to a report …
SAS to be divided into three Read MoreNorwegian Foreign Minister Jan Peterson during his visit to Indonesia February 21-24 discussed strategies to spur bilateral cooperation between Norway and Indonesia with his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirayuda, in Jakarta. …
Norway, Indonesia to increase bilateral ties Read MoreMajor Choakdee Dhamasaroj, vice president and general manager of Nera (Thailand) Ltd., was on February 17 elected by the new board of governors of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC) …
New TNCC president, board members elected Read MoreCrew of Stolt-Nielsen S.A.’s vessel, Stolt Capability, was on February 18 presented the 12th annual Lloyd’s List International Rescue at Sea Award for 2003 at the Lloyd’s List Awards 2004 …
Stolt-Nielsen honored for heroic Vietnamese rescue Read MoreThe Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jan Petersen, will be visiting Singapore on February 26-27, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore announces on its website . During his visit, …
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit S’pore late February Read MoreA state visit by Norway’s King Harald to Vietnam and Singapore is in the making. Scandasia has learned from several sources that during the recent visit by Norway’s Minister of …
King Harald plans state visit to Vietnam and Singapore Read More“While markets remained challenging through 2003, we improved our position in several market segments,” says Bjørn Ove Skjeie, CEO of Nera ASA. “Nera’s agreement with Nortel in Q4, our strengthened …
Strengthened position in SE-Asia contributes to Nera’s improved results Read More“In January we had approximately 45 travellers arriving per day. Half of them are Swedish, and the rest are Norwegian and Danish with a few Finnish and Dutch as well,” …
Kilroy Travels gets “ambassador” in Bangkok Read MoreMr. Svein Aaser has recently been appointed as the new Honorary Consul-General for Singapore in Oslo. His contact information is: Address: Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore, Stranden 21, 0021 …
New Honorary Consul-General for Singapore in Oslo Read MoreWorld-renowned Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek will have a concert in the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore on March 6, starting 7:30 pm. The contemporary jazz musician from Mysen taught himself …
Norwegian saxophonist in concert in Singapore Read MoreDespite overall weak market last year for Norske Skog, the producer of publication paper from Norway who owns 50-percent share in Singapore’s Pan Asia Paper Co., Pte Ltd and a …
Norske Skog expects increased demand in Asia Read MoreNorwegian and local fans of Secret Garden in Singapore will get a chance to hear the unique fusion of contemporary and classical Celtic-influenced sounds, led by Fionnuala Sherry on violin …
Secret Garden’s first concert in Singapore Read More70 year old Norwegian Kristian Bo started by the end of January on an 18,000 kilometer bicycle ride from Bangkok to Norway. The journey is expected to take him six …
The ultimate senior citizen challenge Read MoreA Norwegian-owned firm, Marine Farms ASA Co., Ltd. (Viet Nam), on December 21, 2003 started operating in the central province of Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Marine Farms is specialized in producing …
Marine Farms starts up in Vietnam’s central province Read MoreNorwegian Ambassador to Thailand, Mrs. Ragne Birte Lund hosted this year’s Garden Party of the Scandinavian Society Siam. The party was very successful with more than 150 paying guests who …
Garden Party in Bangkok hosted by Norway Read MoreSmedvig ASA announced late January that the company has signed an agreement with Esso Production Malaysia Inc. to extend the production drilling contract for the self-erecting tender rig T-2. The …
Smedvig’s drilling contract in Malaysia extended Read MoreDanish and Norwegian tourists visiting Indonesia will now, among tourists from other 18 countries and one special territory, not be given the visa privilege of free 60-day short visit pass …
Entry to Indonesia now not free for Danish, Norwegian visitors Read MoreScandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is changing its contact numbers for Bangkok as the office is switching to new digital telephone lines, effective February 1, 2004. The Bangkok office at the …
SAS Changes Contact Numbers for Bangkok Read MoreSmedvig announced on January 8 that the company has entered into agreements with Esso Norge AS and Singapore’s offshore marine giant Keppel FELS Ltd. related to the disputes concerning the …
Smedvig’s Balder disputes settled Read MoreJyske Bank (Schweiz) will be on a tour to meet with investors in four South East Asian countries again, this time starting on April 19 with Singapore, then Thailand, Malaysia …
Jyske Bank to visit South East Asia again in April, May Read MoreEight films from Denmark, Norway and Sweden were screened at the Nordic Film Festival 2004 organized between January 14 and 20 at GV Marina cinema, Marina Square shopping centre, Singapore. …
Scandinavian films at Nordic Film Fest in S’pore Read MoreNorway’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Ansgar Gabrielsen, will visit Singapore between 24 and 28 January to meet his counterpart, Norwegian companies and various Singaporean organisations with ties to …
Minister of Trade and Industry visits Singapore Read MoreMr. Per Vransøe, Danish, has been appointed leader of SAS Cargo’s new regional sales organization for Asia recently established in Bangkok. Mr. Per Vransøe comes from a position as SAS …
Regional SAS Cargo Head Office in Bangkok Read MoreThe Norwegian community in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in early December met to celebrate the coming Christmas together with visiting Norwegian Minister, Mrs. Gro Haaversen Barth from the …
Norwegian Christmas gatherings in Vietnam Read MoreJotun A/S, Norway, one of the world’s major paint manufacturers, has selected Swedish component-based business application developer IFS and global management consulting firm Accenture to deliver and implement an extensive …
Jotun selects IFS, Accenture to supply new business applications Read MoreNorsk Hydro’s agri-business operation Hydro Agri will take the name Yara upon the demerger and stock exchange listing planned for March 25, 2004. At the same time the new company, …
Hydro Agri to become Yara Read MoreA familiar sight on roads and seas in South East Asia, Norwegian energy and materials company Hydro’s viking ship logo, has been given a overhaul. The new worldwide corporate logo …
Hydro’s viking ship overhauled Read MoreSome twenty Norwegian-expat and Thai members of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC) gathered at the Admiral’s Pub & Restaurant, Sukhumvit 18, Bangkok on December 11 for a great Christmas …
TNCC Christmas Lunch Read MoreTicket, an independent agent chain with sales in some 100 outlets plus phone and Internet in Norway and Sweden, reports that Thailand is the most popular destination judging by confirmed …
Thailand most wanted destination again Read MorePaint manufacturer Jotun expects a slightly lower result for 2003 than the year before. That is mainly due to a weak home market as well as in Europe, according to …
Jotun paint’s South East Asia operations expected to make a good 2003 result Read MoreGlobal shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has recently renewed its Appropriated Berth Agreement (ABA) with PSA Corporation Ltd. (PSA), which is the operator of the world’s largest container transhipment …
Wallenius Wilhelmsen makes PSA its SE-Asian hub Read MoreStatkraft Norfund Power Invest AS, a 50-50 venture of Norway’s top power company Statkraft SF and state investment fund Norfund, is hunting for projects in Indonesia and the Philippines among …
Statkraft Norfund Power hunting for projects in Asia Read MoreNorway’s support for Vietnam in the latter’s project to construction schools in flood-prone areas has now completed its first phase, which saw 19 schools with 184 classrooms built between 2001-2003 …
Norway’s support for school construction in Vietnam continues Read MoreNorwegian Tandberg Data Asia Pte Ltd, which supply and manufacture professional tape information storage products worldwide, has launched a website especially for its Asia Pacific customers and business partners. The …
Tandberg Data launches ‘marketplace’ website in Asia Read MoreThe Norwegian Trade Council (NTC) in Singapore and the Association of Norwegian Maritime Exporters (NME) are together organizing a Norwegian Pavilion at the forthcoming Asia Pacific Maritime 2004, which is …
Norwegian pavilion at Asia Pacific Maritime 2004 Read MoreThai police has arrested a 39-year Norwegian man wanted for a drug case in his native Norway. The arrest took place 26 November in Buriram northeastern Thailand where the man …
Norwegian wanted for drug case arrested in Thailand Read MoreAfter Singapore’s Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong first mooted the idea to erect a Nordic Centre in the island state during a round trip to the Nordic countries in June …
Nordic European Centre up and running Read MoreA group of Buddhists from Norway in early November visited Thailand to hand over donations totalling almost Bt300,000 to a rural school and temple in Buriram Province. Leading the group …
Wat Thai Norway helps poor Thai school Read More