MLTR: ”We Cannot Get Out of Bangkok”
“It’s great to be back in Bangkok. We love the weather, the colours, the food and we love the people,” lead singer Jascha Richter says and the crowd cheers. Close …
MLTR: ”We Cannot Get Out of Bangkok” Read MoreDanish Singer Stranded in Bangkok
Monday night she was on stage with Chris Minh Doky at an open air gala dinner at the Lotus Garden. Wednesday night she was supposed to perform at a Christmas …
Danish Singer Stranded in Bangkok Read MoreSwedes Don’t Know When They Can Go Home
”I don’t know what will happen. I don’t want to make my children worry,” says Björn Leksell from Strängnäs, who is in the tourist area Rambutri together with his two …
Swedes Don’t Know When They Can Go Home Read MoreSinne Eeg on Her Way Home
The Danish jazz singer is now on her way home from Thailand. She should have performed in Århus last night at a Christmas Concert together with Søren Sko and DR …
Sinne Eeg on Her Way Home Read MoreBangkok Airports in a State of Emergency
The state of emergency means, that normal law is suspended in the two airports. Public gatherings are forbidden at areas, where the authorities say so. They can also refuse access …
Bangkok Airports in a State of Emergency Read MoreBangkok Airport to Be Evacuated of Passengers
At Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok the situation is nowhere close to being solved. Consequently, the Airport Authorities are arranging evacuations for the tourists. “Don’t worry, we have hotels for everyone,” they …
Bangkok Airport to Be Evacuated of Passengers Read MoreHRH The Crown Prince Followed Schedule in Spite of Demonstrations
Wednesday morning a motorcade took off from Oriental Hotel. In a long row of cars with press, businessmen, the Danish Ambassador and of course a lot of police, HRH the …
HRH The Crown Prince Followed Schedule in Spite of Demonstrations Read MoreSAS to Waiting Tourists: “Get Some Sleep in the City”
By Rikke Bjerge Johansen, Annelene Højvang LarsenThe SAS passengers, who are stuck at Bangkok Airport, have been waiting at the check-in counters for information on their cancelled flights and the …
SAS to Waiting Tourists: “Get Some Sleep in the City” Read MoreSix Indonesian Sailors Survive Shipwreck In Norway
As many as six Indonesian sailors, along with seven others of other nationalities, were saved when their Bahama-flagged ship sank in Osloj`rd waters, Norway, recently, according to an Indonesian embassy …
Six Indonesian Sailors Survive Shipwreck In Norway Read MoreCarlsberg Launches New Campaign
Carlsberg has launched a new print campaign “Carlsberg Story” in Malaysia, which is aimed at building awareness of Carlsberg’s brand attributes and specific heritage in the country. The new campaign, …
Carlsberg Launches New Campaign Read MoreCrown Princess Mary Continues Sightseeing in Bangkok
It couldn’t be worse timing. The Crown Prince Couple’s official visit to Thailand due to the celebration of the 150 year anniversary for the establishment of diplomatic relationship between the …
Crown Princess Mary Continues Sightseeing in Bangkok Read MoreSwedish and Norwegian Embassies Help at Airport
On Wednesday morning, the day after the occupation of Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport, all flights were cancelled and the airport staff that abandoned their tations last night failed in many …
Swedish and Norwegian Embassies Help at Airport Read MoreDrilling And Well Seminar Held In Bandung
A drilling and wellservice seminar was organized in Bandung 10 – 12 November, as a joint effort by the Indonesian and Norwegian governments. The 3 day seminar was attended by …
Drilling And Well Seminar Held In Bandung Read MoreEducation Through Theatre
The Tuoi Tre Youth Theatre will hold 100 free performances for 80,000 children between now and the end of this year. “Children’s Voice” is a joint project between the Youth …
Education Through Theatre Read More800,000 More Photos With Rednano/Getty Tie-up
Singapore’s very own search engine, is collaborating with renowned American stock-image supplier Getty Images to boost its collection of Singapore-themed images. Rednano.sg is the world’s first search engine that specialises …
800,000 More Photos With Rednano/Getty Tie-up Read MorePoor Showing At Villamor
By Per StangegaardIf it was hangovers from last week-end, or the fact that we had twotournaments in a row, or were part of a larger tournament? I dontknow, but it …
Poor Showing At Villamor Read MoreHuhtamaki Inaugurates Plant In Thailand
Huhtamaki, the Finnish consumer packaging specialist with worldwide operations, has today inaugurated a second state-of-the art flexible packaging plant in Samutsakorn, Thailand. The new plant is uniquely positioned and …
Huhtamaki Inaugurates Plant In Thailand Read MoreHRH Crown Princess of Denmark Attended Children’s Fashion Show
They look like princesses as they’re walking down the catwalk in designer clothes. And today they’re closer to a real one, than they’ve ever been before. Ten children from the …
HRH Crown Princess of Denmark Attended Children’s Fashion Show Read MoreCrown Princess Mary on Her Own in Bangkok
Tuesday morning the TRH The Crown Prince Couple visited Central World again. However, today they were not going around together but had different schedules and arrived in separate cars. Crown …
Crown Princess Mary on Her Own in Bangkok Read MoreCrown Prince Frederik Visited B2B Exhibition
Crown Prince Frederik visited all the Danish business stands set up on the 22nd floor of the Bangkok Convention Centre with products from plastic toilet seats to a robot sculpture. In …
Crown Prince Frederik Visited B2B Exhibition Read MoreGetting Tough On Danish Novo And Other Drug Firms
Danish Novo and other foreign drug companies can quit Indonesia if they do not like new rules requiring them to have local production facilities, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said …
Getting Tough On Danish Novo And Other Drug Firms Read MoreMichael Learns To Rock in Bangkok
They look at ease as they sit down at the press conference at Amari Atrium Hotel in Bangkok. Michael Learns To Rock. But they’ve also been in the music business …
Michael Learns To Rock in Bangkok Read MoreTourists Stuck as Demonstrators Block Bangkok Airport
By Rikke Bjerge Johansen, Annelene Højvang Larsen Thai demonstrators have stormed the main terminal in Thailand’s biggest airport, Suvarnabhumi. So far all flight departures have been cancelled. ScandAsia’s reporter …
Tourists Stuck as Demonstrators Block Bangkok Airport Read MoreLife Style Exhibition and Gala Dinner Marked 150 Years of Thai Danish Diplomatic Relations
By Gregers Moller, Rikke Bjerge Johansen and Annelene H. Larsen TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark on Monday night paid an extensive visit to the Danish …
Life Style Exhibition and Gala Dinner Marked 150 Years of Thai Danish Diplomatic Relations Read MoreNew Celenia Development Centre In Vietnam
Celenia Software, a Danish company offering partner services and add-on products to independent software vendors and resellers in Microsoft Dynamics, has opened a new development centre in Ho Chi Minh …
New Celenia Development Centre In Vietnam Read MoreRoyal Couple Granted Audience With The King
HRH Crown Prince Frederik and HRH Crown Princess Mary will this afternoon be granted an audience with The King Bhumibol of Thailand in his Hua Hin residence. The royal …
Royal Couple Granted Audience With The King Read MoreFilms About Long Bien Bridge Introduced
Three documentary films about Long Bien Bridge, shot by Vietnamese and Danish film-makers, will be presented to Hanoian audiences at the National Cinema Centre on November 30. The event is …
Films About Long Bien Bridge Introduced Read MoreNorwegian´s Train Oil And Gas Personnel
Norwegian group Roxar and the Hanoi Mining and Geology University has signed an agreement on oil exploitation technology transfer and human resource training for the oil and gas industry. Under …
Norwegian´s Train Oil And Gas Personnel Read MoreTRH The Crown Prince Couple visit the Embassy
By Rikke Bjerge Johansen and Annelene H. Larsen At 6 am Monday morning the TRH The Crown Prince Couple arrived in Bangkok. Their first official stop was at the Danish Embassy …
TRH The Crown Prince Couple visit the Embassy Read MoreDanish Delegation Briefed on Expanding Thai Economy
The largest ever business promotion of Denmark in Thailand kicked off yesterday with a briefing of the current economic situation in Thailand by National Economic and Social Development Board, predicting …
Danish Delegation Briefed on Expanding Thai Economy Read MoreNordic Christmas Party In HCMC
Christmas is approaching and in Ho Chi Minh City the Nordic Community is looking forward to the annual Christmas Party, which is organized by Nordcham, the Nordic Chamber of Commerce. …
Nordic Christmas Party In HCMC Read MoreBorg Lost Asia to McEnroe
The Wimbledon final in 1980 is still considered the greatest match ever played. In this final 24 year old Björn Borg beat his closest rival the younger John McEnroe after …
Borg Lost Asia to McEnroe Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Finland: Checks At Internal Borders To Be Reinstated
Border checks at Finland’s internal borders will be reinstated owing to the security measures during the OSCE meetings to be held in Helsinki 4–5 December. Under Article 2.2 of …
Finland: Checks At Internal Borders To Be Reinstated Read MoreFocus Has Shifted Away From The Poor
Changes in individual perception towards their rights and increasing accessibility to legal aid for the poor and the vulnerable groups in Vietnam are among the findings during a field trip …
Focus Has Shifted Away From The Poor Read MoreFrontline considering avoiding Suez
Norway’s Frontline – one of the world’s biggest oil tanker owners, is “definitely considering” instructing its fleet to avoid the Gulf of Aden and the Suez Canal because of piracy, …
Frontline considering avoiding Suez Read MoreStatoilHydro To Scale Down In Singapore
Norwegian oil and gas group StatoilHydro said on Thursday that it would scale down its oil product trading activity in Singapore due to slowing trade activity and the global financial …
StatoilHydro To Scale Down In Singapore Read MoreInks Satellite Deal With Danish Torm
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has signed a multi-million dollar deal to install a ground satellite communications system for Danish shipping line Torm Shipping. The Global Maritime Very Small Aperture Terminal …
Inks Satellite Deal With Danish Torm Read MoreSpending 1.5 Million Euros On Thai Women
New cases of pimping under investigation in Lahti and Turku. The situation with Finland’s Thai masseuses has not really changed over the past year, wrtes the Finnish newspaper Sanomat. …
Spending 1.5 Million Euros On Thai Women Read MoreGives Away 10,000 Volvo Cars
Volvo Car Thailand will give away ten thousand (10,000) Volvo cars. In collaboration with Viking Toys Ltd, a leading Swedish toy manufacturer of global note, Volvo Car Thailand announces a …
Gives Away 10,000 Volvo Cars Read MoreBetter Training To Starbuck Farmers
The International Financial Corporation (IFC), a part of the World Bank, has disbursed loans worth US$20 million to a local coffee company, Indo Cafco for the setting up a number …
Better Training To Starbuck Farmers Read MoreBirth On Flight From Bangkok To Helsinki
A baby girl was born on a Finnair flight from Bangkok to Helsinki above Kazakhstan in the altitude of 11.000 km on November 20. The baby’s Swedish mother was returning …
Birth On Flight From Bangkok To Helsinki Read MoreSwedish NYX Interactive Gaming East
NYX Interactive have taken further steps in the international expansion they are aiming for as well as increasing knowledge and capacity within product development and operations. NYX Interactive AB is …
Swedish NYX Interactive Gaming East Read MoreSwedish Man Found Drowned In Thailand
A man from Stockholm, 42, was found drowned in the waters off the popular tourist resort Koh Chang South East of Bangkok. It happened Wednesday November 19, 2008. Until now, …
Swedish Man Found Drowned In Thailand Read More15 Norwegians Infected With HIV In Thailand
Every single year between 10- and 15 Norwegian men get infected with HIV in the holiday paradise < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Thailand by unprotected sex. The public health department …
15 Norwegians Infected With HIV In Thailand Read MoreSea-turtle Awareness Campaign Take Off
The month-long campaign includes banners along main streets in Hanoi, demonstrations by bicyclists, and documentary films on television. The program is being implemented under the Sea Turtle Protection project …
Sea-turtle Awareness Campaign Take Off Read MoreTell Everyone To Watch The Movie
Leonor Sarmiento Vintervoll is a successful Filipino-Norwegian, yet her heart longs to be with her countrymen. When the opportunity to invest in movie production came along, she took the chance, …
Tell Everyone To Watch The Movie Read MorePhilippines To Raise Attacks In Norway Talks
The Philippine government will call for a halt to recent attacks by communist rebels that have killed more than 100 civilians and soldiers during a proposed resumption of Norwegian-brokered peace …
Philippines To Raise Attacks In Norway Talks Read MoreGunnar Bergstrom: I Was Crazy
Gunnar Bergstrom accepted a rare invitation to tour Cambodia in 1978 “We thought that the movement, the revolution here, was an example to the third world,” he says now. …
Gunnar Bergstrom: I Was Crazy Read MoreIndonesian Girl, 16, Missing In Sweden
Police in Sundsvall have issued a nationwide alert for a 16-year-old Indonesian girl who has been missing since Saturday afternoon. The girl, referred to by police only as Regina, came …
Indonesian Girl, 16, Missing In Sweden Read MoreWhat A Golf Party
By Per Stangegaard The President’s Cup at Calatagan and Coral Beach was, as usual, fullof surprises, and this year President Hans Haase really surpassedhimself. Once again, Hans invited for a …
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