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The Swedish government plans to halt adoptions of children from Vietnam citing concerns over corruption and fears that the child’s best interests don’t always come first. “It’s a really tough …
Sweden Stop Vietnameese Adoptions Read MoreSwedish biotech company Genovis AB said on Tuesday October 21, 2008 that it has signed a distribution agreement with the Singapore-based company Innovative Biotech Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Rotary …
Signs Agreement With Singapore-based Biotech Pte Ltd Read MoreVolvo has appointed Rocket X as its advertising agency in Singapore, following a closed-door three-way pitch. The account was held previously by Euro RSCG, which is still aligned with the …
Volvo Appoints Rocket X In Singapore Read MoreRecently the Embassy of Sweden and Transparency International -Malaysia jointly organised a two days workshop on “Freedom of Information and media’s role in improving governance transparency and accountability”. The event …
Swedish Source Of Inspiration Read More“We experience record bookings this winter to Thailand out of Copenhagen and Stockholm,” describes Hakan Olsson, general manager of SAS Scandinavian Airlines for Southeast Asia. “Thailand is like Ibiza for …
SAS Experience Record Bookings To Thailand Read MoreContrary to old beliefs, spanking your children might cause harm than good. A group advocating for children’s rights is pushing for non-violent and positive ways of instilling discipline among kids …
Stop Spanking Your Kids Read MoreBy Hans Henrik Melchior When you visit the Viking Wheelers website it states in red and in Danish that the team-motto is “Real Vikings don’t cycle when it rains”. The …
Wet Viking Wheelers In Hua Hin Read MoreNew demonstrations are moving into tourist areas in Thailand. But the recent unrest in Thailand has probably not reached its climax yet. People’s Alliance for Democracy, PAD, announces Monday …
Ambassador: Anything Can Happen In Thailand Read MoreThe 3rd Fil-Nor Maritime Conference, coinciding with the celebration of 60 years of bilateral relations between Norway and the Philippines, was held in Manila on October 14th. The Royal …
Fil-Nor Maritime Conference Held In Manila Read MoreState Secretary Øyvind Slåke of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in Malacañang on October 15th. The meeting was held at the …
State Secretary Meets President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Read MoreSweden and the European Union has labelled Vietnam’s jailing of an anti-corruption journalist as “an attack on the freedom of expression”. The Presidency of the Council of the European Union …
Slams Jailing Of Vietnam Reporter Read MoreA new version of the Viking tracked armored vehicle offering enhanced protection to crews is on the drawing board at BAE System Hagglunds in a bid to beat competition from …
Hagglunds Designs New Viking Read MoreAlready bereft of its top striker, the Philippine bid in the AFF Men’s Football Championship Qualifiers was dealt another blow following the withdrawal of two highly touted reinforcements from Denmark …
Dane Can´t Play For The Philippines Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador to Viet Nam will be present at the donation ceremony, which takes place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 11th. ScanCom International and the Danish Vietnamese …
ScanCom International Donates USD 10,000 Read MorePolice were called to the Viking Guesthouse located on Jomtien Beach late on Friday Night following reports of a guest who was attempting to start a fire inside his room. …
Norwegian Millionaire Arrested In Jomtien Read MoreA national programme to respond to climate change will require VND2 trillion (US$121.2 million) to provide climate change scenarios from 2009-15. This was revealed at a workshop on climate …
Danida Will Provide $40 Million To Climate Forecasts Read MoreIt was a lovely and very warm night at Sukhumvit House Nr. 1 on October 16 with DTCC members and guests. About 90 people made it to this time DTCC …
Pleasant Get To Gether Evening Read MoreThe Agriculture department in the Philippines has lifted its ban on imports of poultry and poultry products from the Denmark, Czech Republic, and from the U.S. state of Arkansas, an …
Philippines Lifts Ban On Poultry From Denmark Read MoreThe governments of Indonesia and Norway have agreed to accelerate their bilateral cooperation in the fishery and renewable energy sectors, a foreign ministry statement said.In order to pursue the cooperation, …
Norway And Indonesia Accelerate Cooperation Read MoreSat. 11 Oct.: Cosmoleague, Vikings FC – Brewerkz 1 – 3 (1 – 1) Another Cosmoleague match at ITE Balestier. The Vikings home pitch should have been a fortress, but …
Another Disappointment For The Singapore Vikings Read MoreThe Norwegian scholarship program for Filipino seafarers will be implemented over a six-year period. Favila announced the Norwegian assistance after the courtesy call of State Secretary Oyvind Slake of the …
Scholarship Program To Benefit 5,000 Seafarers Read MoreNorway-based Intex Resources ASA said it would spend as much as $2.9 billion to put up a high-pressure acid leach facility within the site of its Mindoro Nickel mine. Intex …
Norwegian Billions For Nickel Plants Read MoreMaersk Line announced plans to implement another rate increase for the trade from Southeast Asia and South Asia to Australia, effective Nov. 1, as part of a rate restoration program.In …
Maersk Hikes Asia-Ausstralia Rates Read MoreDiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (“DiGi”) believes that its 1 Low Flat Rate to all networks across prepaid, postpaid and business segments gives customers the best value and DiGi the edge …
DiGi Ceo In Street Carnival Read MoreThe rate of marriages between Western men and Thai women registered in Bangkok’s Bangrak district has increased by 10% every year for the past 25 years, reaching half of all …
Scandinavian Men Bring Financial Security Read MoreThailand’s embassy in Stockholm no longer accepts visa applications by mail. So there are now only two ways to apply for a Thai visa in Sweden: Personally or through agents at …
Trickier To Get A Visa To Thailand Read MoreBangkok based artist Elizabeth Romhild returns to her native Denmark for her much anticipated 10th anniversary exhibition at Ebeltoft Kunst Forening. Self-taught Danish-Armenian artist Elizabeth presents her most recent series …
10th Anniversary Exhibition In Ebeltoft Read MoreFluor Corp. a provider of engineering and construction management services, said it received an engineering and construction contract from Norway-based solar power company – Renewable Energy Corp. for a state-of-the-art …
Fluor Receives Contract for Solar Panel Complex Read MoreWealthy nations should pay dozens of the world’s poorest countries up to £19-billion a year to preserve their rainforests, according to a report commissioned by Gordon Brown.The cash would fund …
Swede: Rich Nations ‘should Pay To Save Rainforests’ Read More< ?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Renewable Energy Corp’s business is holding up for now, but it “would be naive” to think that the fast-growing solar industry will not be …
REC: Solar Energy Not Immune To Crisis Read MoreThe National Food Agency (Fødevarestyrelsen) in the Danish town Rønne has seized a number of energy drinks from the store “Ann Thai Shop”, owned by Phiangjai Ann Knudsen. The drinks …
Thai Shop Sold Illegal Energy Drinks Read MoreAfter an extensive operation The police has arrested a 55-year-old Dane for a four-year-old murder committed on the island of Funen, writes the Danish tabloid BT. During a violent robbery …
Arrested For Murder Of A Vietnamese Man Read MoreDanish supermarket chains has sold fruits from Vietnam which contents of poison residues exceeding the maximum residue limits on how much fruits may contain. It was the supermarkets which found pesticide …
Warning Against Pesticide-fruits Read MoreThe Norwegian father of Alicia Elfversson, the six year-old Swedish girl who he abducted and took to Cambodia, has been sentenced to one and a half years in prison by …
Father Jailed Over Cambodia Abduction Read MoreMogens Sørensen, the head of investigations at the Copenhagen police station in Bellahøj, Denmark, will be liaison officer for the five Nordic countries and coordinate investigations in Southeast Asia and …
New Scandinavian Police Coordinator Read MoreNearly 200 costumes and over 250 pairs of shoes will be worn by the cast of Mamma Mia! during their maiden performance in Malaysia over the Christmas and New Year …
From Sweden To Kuala Lumpur Read More“Supportive” is finalising a US$ 15mil deal to supply toys to IKEA. The malaysiaan toy producer already has a plant in Taman Ria Jaya Industrial Estate, Sungai Petani, which also …
New “IKEA” Factory In Vietnam Read MoreTore Johnsen, the new head of Total Access Communication (DTAC), intends to make his company a successful wireless-broadband player by capitalising on third-generation (3G) technology and enthusiastic staff. During an …
New DTCA Boss Going All Out For 3g Read MoreIn the third game of the season Vikings faced the BSL Youth. This was a special game since Vikings have given BSL some heavy defeats in the last couple of …
Vikings – BSL Youth 4-3 Read MoreSince 1996 TAT has presented the Friends of Thailand Awards to international individuals/organizations, international tour operators and international airlines every two years. The 2nd Awards were presented in 1998, the …
Many “Friends Of Thailand” Awards To Scandinavia Read MoreSurvivors, relatives of the victims and government officials on Sunday marked the sixth anniversary of the deadly bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali by Islamic extremists. Indonesian prosecutors …
Indonesia Marks 2002 Bali Bombing Anniversary Read MoreThousands of people greeted the founder of Aceh’s separatist rebel movement Saturday upon the Swedish citizens return to the Indonesian province following three decades in exile and a civil war …
Former Rebel Leader Returns To Aceh Read MoreIn the early hours of Monday Morning, Police Lieutenant Egadit from Dongtan Police Sub-Station based on Jomtien Beach was called to the Grand Jomtien Palace Hotel to investigate a suspected …
Danish Tourists Caught Up In Hotel Room Theft Read MoreA 22-year-old Thai man who lives in Mors, Denmark is charged with attempted murder after he early Sunday October 12, stabbed his 16-year-old Thai girlfriend several times in the neck …
Thai Charged With Attempted Murder Read More16 CCTV cameras in Patong will be supplemented with 26 more units, 16 of which will be provided by the Savoey Seafood restaurant on Thaweewong Rd. All of the new …
Candid Camera, Phuket Style Read MoreThe Swedish colours in the TVR1 serie on Colours of the World!TVR1 is presently showing a serie called Colours of the World, produced by Ms Devi Monica Lumanauw. Several foreign …
The Swedish Ambassador Appear On Indonesian TV Read MoreA commemoration will be held to mark the sixth anniversary of the Bali bombing on Sunday, October 12, 2008. The ceremony will take place in the garden of the Consulate …
Swedes Take Part In Bali Anniversary Read MoreBalinale 2008 – Bali International Film Festival 21-31 October. Four films based on Astrid Lindgren’s well-known books will be shown during the festival. To have your company presented in the festival …
Balinale: Four Films Based On Astrid Lindgren’s Books Read MoreDuring The Kuta Festival, 18-26 October, The Swedish Embassy will have a 3×3 m2 booth for country promotion, located on the beach opposite Alam Kulkul Resort in Kuta, Bali. Companies interested …
Swedish Booth On The Kuta Beach Read MorePeople in the formerly restive province of Aceh celebrated news Saturday that the man who helped end their decades-long civil war has won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize – annonuced i …
Aceh Celebrates Nobel Peace Prize Read More