SSS Garden Party 2003
Some 120 Danes, Swedes, Norwegian and Finns enjoyed the annual Garden Party, which took place Saturday 1st of February in the lovely garden of the Danish Ambassador Mr. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen …
SSS Garden Party 2003 Read MoreNorway encourages lao kids to read
Save the Children Norway has provided US$ 91,400 to produce magazines for children, in order to encourage them to read from an early age. The memorandum was inked on 17 …
Norway encourages lao kids to read Read MoreNera sign broadband satellite contract with Shin Satellite
Nera ASA, through its wholly owned subsidiary Nera Broadband Satellite, has entered into an agreement with Shin Satellite to deliver gateways for use in the iPSTAR system, offering broadband communications …
Nera sign broadband satellite contract with Shin Satellite Read MoreNeraTel gets NOK 35 million WorldCommunicator contract in Philippines
Nera Telecommunications Ltd, a Nera ASA’s associated company in Singapore, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, a Memorandum of Agreement and a Frame Supply Contract with Isaiah Verse 65 Foundation, …
NeraTel gets NOK 35 million WorldCommunicator contract in Philippines Read MoreTelenor meets PM Thaksin
The heads of Norwegian telecom giant Telenor and its Thai business partner Total Access Communication (DTAC) had a meeting with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the Government House in January …
Telenor meets PM Thaksin Read MoreMalaysia buys Norwegian ammunition
Nammo AS of Norway and SME Ordnance Sdn. Bhd. (SMEO) of Malaysia have signed a long-term agreement covering co-operation on production of 25mm ammunition for the new Malaysian Armoured Combat …
Malaysia buys Norwegian ammunition Read MoreNorway the Peace Maker
Norway in 2002 gained tremendous good will around the globe for its successful brokering of the peace process in Sri Lanka. For the Norwegian image in South East Asia, it …
Norway the Peace Maker Read MoreNorway in Asia seminar in March 2003
The conference takes place again this year at Beaufort Hotel on Singapore’s Sentosa Island on 13th and 14th March 2003, organised jointly by the Norwegian Business Association in Singapore, the …
Norway in Asia seminar in March 2003 Read MoreNorwegian businessmen support Thai AIDS orphans
The Norwegian Businessmen Charity Fund of Thailand in November raised an amazing 1,700,000 Thai Baht in support of a project for HIV Children in Chiang Mai which the Norwegian business …
Norwegian businessmen support Thai AIDS orphans Read MoreSmedvig awarded drilling contract in Indonesia
Smedvig’s self-erecting semi-tender rig West Alliance will start production drilling for Unocal Makassar Ltd in Indonesia in January this year. The rig has previously been drilling for Esso Production Malaysia …
Smedvig awarded drilling contract in Indonesia Read MoreNew Board after AGM in HCMC
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Ho Chi Minh City elected a new board of directors at its Annual General Meeting in November. The following members were reelected: Sigmund Stromme, …
New Board after AGM in HCMC Read MoreTelenor Mobile signs global MMS deal with Ericssons
Telenor Mobile and Ericsson in December 2002 signed a global framework agreement for Multimedia Messaging Services solutions, the technology that offers enhanced messaging capabilities such as color pictures, photographs, sounds, …
Telenor Mobile signs global MMS deal with Ericssons Read MoreNorwegian go go show in Phuket too much
When a Norwegian woman went on stage to give a show together with Thai go go dancers at the Pink Panther bar in Patong’s Soi Seadragon on Phuket it became too much …
Norwegian go go show in Phuket too much Read MoreNorway praised for mine clearing support
Norway was praised for its contribution to clear landmines in Thailand in an editorial carried in Bangkok Post on October 26, 2002. Estimates vary as to the number of Thai …
Norway praised for mine clearing support Read MoreNorwegian Minister leads Scandinavian Church renovation
The Scandinvian Church on Sukhumvit Soi 33 was during the month of June renovated by a group of volunteers from the congregation under the guidance of the Norwegian Minister Gro Haaversen …
Norwegian Minister leads Scandinavian Church renovation Read MoreNorway to revive Philippine peace talks
Norway has agreed to try to revive peace talks between the Philippines government and communist rebels. The announcement was made in Oslo in mid-October by Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen …
Norway to revive Philippine peace talks Read MoreNorway Funds Vietnam $2 Mln for Fishery Development
Norway has pledged to grant Vietnam 17 million Norwegian crowns, or around $2 million, in non-refundable aid for the second stage of the Study Improvement in the Seafood Research Institute …
Norway Funds Vietnam $2 Mln for Fishery Development Read MorePhilipino nurses popular in Norway
An increasing number of Philopino nurses have over the past few years moved to work in Norway, where the demand for nurses exceed the supply with some 5,500 nurses. Generally, …
Philipino nurses popular in Norway Read MoreFirst Thai-Norway Business Seminar
The question was put forward by President of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Mr. Nils-Gunnar Hjellegjerde at the Thai-Norway Business Seminar held on Wednesday 16 October 2002 at the Hotel …
First Thai-Norway Business Seminar Read MoreTove Bjerkan celebrated his 80 years birthday
A legend in his own time in the Norwegian community in Thailand and a long time resident of Thailand, Mr. Tove Bjerkan on 19th of May 2002 celebrated his 80th …
Tove Bjerkan celebrated his 80 years birthday Read MoreHelping AIDS children survive
Although the smallest among the four Nordic Chambers in Thailand, the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce has for many years been able to donate several million Baht to a home in …
Helping AIDS children survive Read MoreThoresen breaks into Port Management
Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc in April signed a landmark contract in the development of the Thoresen Group to enter into a 49% joint venture with the Sharjah Port Authority in …
Thoresen breaks into Port Management Read MoreThoresen Group in Thailand : Shipping and all related services
The Thoresen group of companies is one of the largest conglomerates within the Thai shipping sector and the Thai shipping services sector. At the centre of the group is Thoresen …
Thoresen Group in Thailand : Shipping and all related services Read MoreNorwegian Hotel in Cambodia
Six young Norwegians have joined together in establishing a small hotel in Siem Reap close to the famous Angkor Wat in Northwestern Cambodia with a vision to expand – on …
Norwegian Hotel in Cambodia Read MoreNera sees better 2002 for Singapore
Norwegian telecoms group Nera said in early August that its Singapore unit Nera Telecommunications was expected to have “significantly better” results for 2002 than 2001. Nera said gains from an …
Nera sees better 2002 for Singapore Read MoreNorway sponsores Child report on Laos
Dr Bengt Ageros, Regional Representative of Save the Children Norway on October 4 signed an agreement with the Lao National Commission for Mothers and Children to provide financial and technical support …
Norway sponsores Child report on Laos Read MoreKvaerner picks Singapore as its Asia-Pacific hub
Norwegian shipbuilding and oil services group, Kvaerner has made Singapore one of its two regional business hubs. The other is Houston, Texas. The move is to strengthen its oil and …
Kvaerner picks Singapore as its Asia-Pacific hub Read MoreJordan targets double-digit growth
NORWEGIAN oral care company Jordan aims for a double-digit sales growth in Malaysia this year in spite of the shrinking toothbrush market. Its president (Asia-Pacific) Knut Leversby said the total …
Jordan targets double-digit growth Read MoreNorwegians in Thailand visited Amata City and Hjellegjerde
Over thirty members of mostly the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce but also the other Scandinavian Chambers on Saturday the 31 August enjoyed a visit to Amata City and Hjellegjerde in …
Norwegians in Thailand visited Amata City and Hjellegjerde Read MoreThailand to set up a Team Norway
Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce and the Royal Norwegian Embassy is seeking to establish a “Team Norway” in Thailand where the efforts of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, the Chamber, and the …
Thailand to set up a Team Norway Read MoreNorconsult mega project takes shape
Draw a big cross on the map of Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phaya river. Put the North-South line in the middle between the river and the …
Norconsult mega project takes shape Read MoreNorwegian students at the Thai-Scandinavian Chambers
The Thai-Scandinavian Chamber’s office in Bangkok has entered an agreement to be reinforced with two Norwegian post-graduate students, Aud Kamilla Sivertsen and Terje Gilleshammer, who will work at the Chamber …
Norwegian students at the Thai-Scandinavian Chambers Read MoreNorwegian Ethical NGO on the War Path
Mr. Leif Iversen of the Norwegian organisation Ethical Trading Initiative in August visited the office of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce. and the Royal Norwegian Embassy. The purpose of Mr.Iversen’s …
Norwegian Ethical NGO on the War Path Read MoreNorske Skog signs global labour deal
The agreement will ensure any employee within the group anywhere in the world basic rights as defined by the international workers union ICEM. It will among other ensure the right …
Norske Skog signs global labour deal Read MoreNorske hagemøbler truer regnskogen
Av: Susanne Kaluza 17. jun 2002 15:42, ny 16:55 Fra arkivet: . Brasils regnskog borte om 50 år (26. jun 2001 09:55) . Regnskogen mindre vill (02. jan 2001 09:49) …
Norske hagemøbler truer regnskogen Read MoreNorwegian pavillion at OSEA
The Norwegian Trade Council in Singapore will be organizing a Norwegian Pavilion at this year’s OSEA 2002 from 29 October – 1 November 2002. This bi-annual exhibition is the most …
Norwegian pavillion at OSEA Read MoreYoung Thai artists in Norway
A Thai dance and music group recently returned from a tour of Norway under the leadership of Norwegian missionary Dag Johannessen. After two weeks of performances in Norway, they return …
Young Thai artists in Norway Read More