Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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 MoreThree 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 MoreDespite 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 MoreAs 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 MoreAccording 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 MoreOn 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 More10 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 MoreThe 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 MoreMost 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 MoreA 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 More