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Thai Ambassador to Norway, Chitriya Pinthong, will soon move back to Bangkok according to the latest shuffle list of ambassadors approved by the new Thai interim government.Back in Bangkok, Ambassador …
New Ambassador of Thailand to Norway Read MoreA Norwegian CEO of DiGi Telecommunication, Morten Lundal, was named as the winner of Malaysia’s CEO of the year award of 2006. The star newspaper has interviewed him along with …
A Norwegian Selected Most Successful Businessman Read MoreThe new initiatives launched by Nokia is to help young people in Indonesia with limited education who have been affected by the Tsunami, will be able to train and create …
Nokia Supports Tsunami Youth Victims Read MoreIndonesia plans to build peat land powered electric generators with the help of Finnish experts. The project is expected to be completed at the beginning of 2008 with hope to …
Finland’s Peat Fuel to Indonesia Read MoreThe Ambassadors to the Bangkok-based embassies of Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Britain and the United States have submitted a joint demarche to Foreign Ministry and Royal Thai Police …
Ambassadors Question Possible Misuse in Tsunami Fund Read MoreIn a sudden turn of events, Heng Pov was deported from Malaysia back to Cambodia late last week – in spite of having recently won a legal bid in Malaysia’s …
Cambodian Ex-police Chief Prevented from Going to Finland Read MoreNorwegian ship-owner Höegh Autoliners and DeltaMarin ship design from Finland together develop a new Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) car carrier design for Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) to meet increasing demand of …
Höegh Autoliners – DeltaMarin Cooperation in Vietnam Read MoreThe Danish Government sponsors the Cu Lao Cham marine reserve this year with US$4million, aiming to help local residents to find better ways to make a living besides fishing which …
$4mln Fund From Denmark Read MoreSeadrill, a Norwegian major shareholder in Eastern Drilling ASA and supplier of services to the oil and gas industry, said 21 December 2006 that ConocoPhillips has signed a letter of …
Seadrill Secures New Contract in Indonesia Read MoreThe Board of Directors of Hydro and Statoil have agreed to recommend to their shareholders a merger of Hydro’s oil and gas activities with Statoil. This will make the Norwegian …
Hydro’s oil and gas activities to merge with Statoil Read MoreThe Indonesian government 13 December 2006 awarded Norway’s Statoil ASA exploration rights over new oil blocks along with others 17 foreign and local companies, which will invest a total of …
Norway’s Oil Exploration Rights Read MoreFinnish mobile telecommunication group Nokia is one of Thailand’s leading mobile phone company, has won two network contracts in Thailand worth US$210 million to provide new services and enhance business.Two …
Nokia Wins Two Thai Contracts Read MoreSwedish probiotic tablets and oral health products will soon be available in 2007 through out Indonesia imported by PT Kalbe Farma Tbk, a dynamic pharmaceuticals distribution company in Indonesia which …
Swedish Oral Products to Indonesia Read MoreMalaysia’s Genting International, partnered with Star Cruises – parent of Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line – was in a close race against bidders like Kerzner-CapitaLand Intergrated Resorts Pte Ltd and Eighth …
Genting – Star Cruises Consortium Awarded Huge Sentosa Casino Project Read MoreOne of the two Danish owners of Copenhagen Bar in Pattaya, Soren ‘Strygejern’ was robbed in his home on Friday morning 22 December by unknown assailants. He was hit unconscious …
Dane Robbed in Pattaya Read More‘We want to put you behind bars’ was the theme of the launch party organized by Carlsberg for Tuborg Green, one of Europe’s fastest growing premium beers for the 18-29 …
Tuborg Green Launch Party at dbl 0 on 15th December Read MoreNorwegian State Secretary Hege Solbakken from the Prime Minister Jens Stoltenbergs office visited Hanoi from November 29 to December 01 on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the diplomatic …
Norwegian Delegation Visited Vietnam Read MoreThe opening ceremony was attended by Guest-of-Honour, Minister for National Development, Mr Mah Bow Tan, Ambassador of Sweden Pär Ahlberger and Hans-Göran Stennert, Chairman of INGKA Holding B.V. and IKANO …
Swedish Home Furnishings Giant Expands In Singapore Read MoreHer performance is called “Ibsen Women” and is a one-woman-show in which she displays six of Ibsen’s most challenging and famous female characters.Her show on Monday, December 11 was a …
Ibsen’s Women Well-Received in Singapore Read MoreFor the uninitiated hash might refer to a euphoric substance that you smoke but in this context it has nothing to do with smoke but rather about having a good …
Hashers – or hash runners – you’ll find them everywhere Read MoreGo into any stadium or arena in Denmark and you will see all kinds of sports. Soccer, volleyball, handball, badminton etc. However, if you are looking for a good muaythai …
Denmark – New Home of Muaythai Boxing? Read MoreA major study conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute’s (SEI) centre at the University in York and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) shows that improvements in achieving …
Swedish Money to Clean Asian Air Read MorePham Tuan Hung, a Vietnamese composer along with his composition “Summer Night”, on December 08 won the Talent Prize 2006 of Danish-Vietnamese Culture Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) which is …
Vietnamese CDEF Winner Awarded Trip to Denmark Read More6 December 2006 – The Philippine Embassy in Stockholm reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Swedish chapter of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has completed a …
Philippine Tourism Wins Support of PATA Sweden Read MoreFilipinos and Swedish residents in Stockholm put their hands together to help the Philippines’ victims whose life and home was devastated by successive Durian Typhoon.The Filipino community in Stockholm raised …
Filipinos in Stockholm Helped Durian’s Victims Read MoreNorway has granted 5 million Norwegian Kroner or approximately US$ 770,000 to a new Myanmar’s Three Diseases (3D) Fund in order to help the country fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis …
Norway Aids Myanmar to Fight Diseases Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark and Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture and Information hosted a grand gala evening in Hanoi on December 8th 2006 called “Evening of Lotus”, to celebrate the 35th …
An Evening of Lotus Read MoreIndian consumers are the most optimistic ones in the world, closely followed by the Norwegians and Danes according to the findings of a survey by market research firm ACNielsen.The index …
Indians, Norwegians and Danes the World’s most optimistic consumers Read MoreFor years, thousands of young Cambodian girls who have been selling beer for the large international breweries have been putting up with violence, sexual harassment, forced drinking, and even rape …
Carlsberg Promises to Protect Cambodian Beer Girls Read MoreLocal consumers will be the first in Asia to ‘pull’ open (yes, you read right, pull) the bottle and take a swig of Tuborg Green as Singapore is the first …
One of Europe’s fastest growing premium beers, Tuborg Green finally hits Singapore Read MoreFor the past eleven years, the Singapore and Swedish navies conduct their annual bilateral Mine Countermeasures Exchange Programme. It is code-named Ex Lejon Singapore. This year, it was held in …
Singapore and Swedish Navies conducted bilateral mine countermeasure excercise Read More
During the Second World War, the Danes in Siam were not rounded up and imprisoned by the Japanese along with the British and Dutch foreigners. Because of the German occupation …
Danes in Siam During World War II Read More Af CHRISTIAN FREDERIK SCHIØPFFE Skrevet i 1955 Fodnoter af Peder M. Jørgensen, skrevet i 2005 An English rewrite of some of the following report is available here: https://scandasia.com/2943-danes-in-siam-during-world-war-ii/ Før …
Rapport vedrørende den danske Siam-kolonis forhold under Den anden Verdenskrig fra 9. april 1940 og indtil 1945 Read MoreIn future Nigerian striker Abdul Sule will play in the Malaysian Super League for newcomers Johor FC. Abdul Sule, 31, has played soccer in Denmark for the last eight years …
Striker leaves Denmark for Malaysia Read MoreMaersk Line Vietnam, a subsidiary of Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, is now hoping for growth rates exceeding no less than 200 pct in its container line business by 2010 and …
Maersk is Looking to Profit from Vietnam’s Growth Read MoreThe High Court in Malaysia ruled that immigration authorities should “remove Heng Peo [the Cambodian ex-police chief] to his last port of embarkation,” which was Singapore. The ruling now paves …
Cambodian Ex-police Chief Will Avoid Deportation Read MoreA 44 years old Swedish tourist was Wednesday 13 December arrested by the Phuket Police for stealing a car and ramming into people, causing injuries and damaging cars.The Swedish tourist …
Four Injured in Swedish Rampage on Phuket Read MoreScandAsia went down to Style:Nordic yesterday to check out some authentic homemade ginger cookie baking in the store by Monique, a Swede who’s been living in Singapore for the past …
Ginger Snaps and Glögg at Style:Nordic Read MoreFlying home this Christmas holiday will be different for Swedish domestic passengers on Scandinavian airline SAS. You will be asked to give your fingerprint for the check-in process. Don’t panic, …
SAS Fingerprinting All Domestic Passengers Read MoreIt would be a first time for me too, an ignorant Singaporean new to this Swedish tradition. Sitting in the church was already nerve-wrecking for me as the seats began …
A Singaporean’s First Lucia Read MoreDenmark has emerged as the European Union’s most dynamic economy in a World Economic Forum comparison.The WEF said Wednesday that Denmark has done the most of any EU member to …
Danish economy wins WEF survey Read MoreThe Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 12 signed an emission reduction purchase agreement with the Malaysian company Golden Hope Plantations Bhd.The agreement to purchase credits from five Golden …
Denmark Purchases CO2 Credits from Malaysia Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden to Vietnam on December 08 handed over to the National Library in Hanoi the newly – translated literature books by Swedish authors which are two novels; …
Swedish-Vietnamese Literatures Exchanged Read MoreTrade councils from Denmark; Skive Industrial Development Centre and Viborg Business Development Centre, will assist HCMC Mechanical and Electrical Association (HMEA), which is a local business organization within mechanical and …
Danish Trade Councils Assist Vietnamese Businesses Read MoreDNV Navigator, an initiative of DNV Company headquartered in Oslo, has won a Minister Innovation Award from the Singapore Ministry of Transport.The latest DNV project with Maritime Port Authority (MPA) …
Norwegian DNV Navigator Won Prize in Singapore Read MoreA delegation of SMEs from Denmark’s metal and machine industry visited Vietnam from November 27th – December 3rd, in the area of Hai Phong in Northern Vietnam and Ba Ria …
Danish Metal and Mechanics Companies Visit Vietnam Read MoreMedical tourism to Thailand is gaining momentum as the word is out that healthcare there is both inexpensive – and superb. Bangkok Hospital group has entered into collaborations with service …
Hygeia Healthcare Offers New Outsourcing – Thailand’s Medical Heaven Read MoreDenmark, in corporation with Hanoi Business Association launch a new project to assist Vietnamese enterprises to make full use of the emerging market opportunities appointed by Vietnam’s WTO accession which …
Danish Aid to Hanoi Read MoreA revised health agreement between Vietnam and Sweden was December 12 2006 signed by representatives of the Ministry of Health supported by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan together with the Swedish …
Revised Viet Nam-Sweden Health Agreement Read MoreThe route in Burma will start on February 25 from the capital city of Burma Yangon and biking to many interested places such as Mandalay, Mingun, Began and Popa. The …
Bike for Peace is Back! Read More