Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
7.01.05 18:55 “Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafstrom rejects the criticism from Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds. In an interview with Dagens Nyheter, Jonas Hafstrom, Swedish Ambassador in Thailand explaines how the …
Day 13 — Search Continues, Rescuing Politicians Read More06.01.05 13.47 Five of the 16 Norwegians, which were initially confirmed dead, have turned out not to be Norwegians. Health Minister Ansgar Gabrielsen explained yesterday, that the initial list was …
Day 12 — good news among the bad news Read More04.01.05 20.35 In Khao Lak, some 100 km north of Phuket, where the disaster struck hard, clearing of rubble of hotels and private hotels go on. But life in Phuket …
Day 10 — the long haul Read More03.01.05 07.01 Based on the information below from the four Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the worst case death toll of Nordic citizens could be a total …
Day 9 — back home and in Thailand Read More02.01.05 23.24 The Danish police yesterday followed the Finnish example and made the list of missing publicly available in the hope that it might result in more information about the …
Day 8 — struggling to recover Read More02.01.05 02.50 Among the Nordic countries, so far only Finland has made the list of its missing citizens public. With a good result (see below). As for the other countries, …
Day 7 — search goes on for known and unknown Read MoreStart your search on the English language portal http://www.thaitsunami.com/person/search.php Another English language search site with sometimes similar, sometimes additional results is: http://www.missingpersons.or.th/index.en.html On the following site, you can only select …
How to search the Thai websites Read More31.12.04 19.40 Norwegian ambassador to Thailand, Ragne Birte Lund cried as she spoke at a commemorative sermon held in the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok this evening. The Ambassador read a …
Day 6 — fading hope Read More29.12.04 22.35 The Norwegian emergency centre established at Bangkok Phuket International Hospital was today, Wednesday reinforced with a team of doktors and nurses and local volunteers. Stein Vangen, priest with …
Day 4 — reinforcement and efforts move to Bangkok Read More30.12.04 23.23 The emergency office of the Danish embassy at Pearl Hotel in Puket asks all Danes who wish to return on one of the special airlift flights tomorrow to …
Day 5 — and counting Read More29.12.04 2.10 The names of dead and injured are listed on a few different websites now. The most comprehensive and frequently updated is still: You have to key in username= …
Day 3 — search continues and evacuation begins Read More27.12.04 2.30 Norwegian couple thought they had lost their 24 year old son to the wave off Patong beach on Phuket. But eventually they found him – with broken toes …
Earthquake and Tidal Waves Disaster — news as it breaks Read MoreNEWS – See also the report from Sunday 26 on: 27.12.04 22.06 Two Danish families have lost their three children in the Khao Lak area which has been almost inaccessible …
Day 2 — Getting an overview Read MoreIndonesia will this year ask for less than half of last year’s 2.8 billion dollars loan commitments from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), its main western creditor group whose …
Indonesia to halve its loan request to donors Read MoreThe Swedish Trade Council announces a plan to open its first trade office in Southeast Asia in Kuala Lumpur mid of next year to respond to the growing interest for …
New Swedish trade office to open in KL next year Read MorePan Asia Paper Co Pte Ltd, the Singaporean subsidiary of Norwegian provider of newsprint and magazine paper Norske Skog, is increasing its prices by 5-7 percent from January next year …
Pan Asia Paper to increase prices for Asian markets Read MoreSmedvig announced on December 16 that it had been awarded a letter of intent by Unocal Thailand for the self-erecting tender rig T-3 in the Gulf of Thailand. The production …
Smedvig gets another contract for T-3 in Thailand Read MoreThe agreement includes the GSM network solutions directed towards addressing the mass market. SMART, the Philippines’ leading wireless services provider with 17.5 million subscribers on its network as of end-September …
USD 70 million deal for Nokia in the Philippines Read MoreA memorandum of understanding was signed between Norwegian company GenoMar and Agri-food and Veterinary authority of Singapore (AVA). The memorandum deals with the development of a genetic traceability protocol system …
MoU between Norway and Singapore Read MoreAn agreement of cooperation with the aim of establishing an educational focal point within maritime transport, shipping and relevant supporting disciplines. The agreement is signed between The Norwegian School of …
Norwegian School involved in Singaporean project Read MoreNorwegians growing up outside Norway must live two years in Norway before their 22nd birthday or they will loose their Norwegian citizenship. Norway’s Minister for municipal and regional affairs …
Norway to tighten access to citizenship Read MoreScandinavian Airlines International, the long haul operator of SAS, carries about 1.6 million passengers a year using 11 Airbus 330 and 340 aircraft. The possibility to use the SAS Net …
Scandinavian Airlines long-haul flights soon connected Read MoreThe new Consulate in Pattaya will bring assistance to the city known for its night life and favored by Swedish tourists. The Consulate’s services include passport applications, certificates and application …
Swedish Consulate in Pattaya opens Read MoreNera SatCom AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nera ASA, will reduce its staff by up to 50 man-years by the end of 1st quarter 2005. The cost reduction measures are …
Nera to reduce staff in 2005 Read MoreMalaysia Norway Busniess Council (MNBC) has recently given its website a facelift. Thanks to the effort of Mr. Olsen of Mirmir, the programming of the new, improved website also eases …
MNBC website given a facelift Read MoreA Norwegian has received a medal from the Vietnamese department of education. It is professor at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology ) Helge Reinertsen, that has been awarded …
Norwegian honoured in Vietnam Read MoreThe next networking function, Water Hole, for Norwegian in Malaysia will be held at 1800-2000 on Thursday 27 January 2005. It will take place at Norwegian Ambassador’s residence, 23 Lingkungan …
January Water Hole in Malaysia Read MoreSEB Private Bank, the international private banking arm of leading Nordic Banking Group SEB, plans to open a fully-fledged private bank in Singapore early 2005. “This is a natural step …
SEB Private Bank upgrades Asian presence Read MoreAnders Palm and Pelle Johansson from Sweden saw this trend coming and established early on their company “Thailandspecialisten” specialising serving their clients via the Internet. Today they can consider themselves …
Thailandspecialisten – online travel agency with a difference Read MoreThe Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) concluded on December 10 their ninth annual Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Exchange Programme, codenamed Lejon Singa, in the island …
Singapore, Sweden conclude countermine exercise Read MoreMölnlycke Health Care AB is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of single-use surgical and wound care products with its corporate headquarters in Göteborg, Sweden. Mölnlycke Health Care …
Prominent Businessman Prapat Phupinyokul Read MoreAll of the Nordic countries are known for their exotic winter climate and clean nature. But Finland’s strength as a travel destination is that it has for long been one …
Asians return to Finnish winter Read MoreTHAILAND Thailand has lost many of its Finnish expats after corporations moved to Singapore. However, recently many of the corporations are seeing the new improved Bangkok. A new airport, sky …
Finland in South East Asia Read MoreAt the time of Jarkko Härmälä’s posting to Bangkok, Finnair had just established a daily flight to Helsinki. Today, during high seasons, Finnair needs to operate up to 10 flights …
What’s his trick? Read MoreA&S Thai Works Co., Ltd. manufactures and supplies fishmeal plants and machineries for Asia, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and factories in the Pacific. Mr Sverre Golten came to Thailand …
Asian Major Fishmeal plants producer: A&S Thai Works Read MoreEngineer to Farmer Anders Friestad, a 57 year old telecommunication engineer, says “When I saw the news on BBC about the mad cow decease, I thought that ostrich could be …
First Norwegian ostrich farmer in Thailand Read MoreSwedish owned Lundin Petroleum AB has entered a farm-out agreement with Star Energy in which the Swedes transfers a 25 percent participating interest in the Indonesian Banyumas block to Star …
Lundin enters new agreement in Indonesia Read MoreThe fairy-tale story of the former Danish university lecturer, his Thai wife and their small resort all began approximately nine years ago when Niels Pedersen was on a holiday trip …
Serenity and happiness at private Shangri-La Read MoreBut talking to him, as relaxed and has modest as he seems, it’s important not to forget that he has a lead role in the world’s largest mobile systems and …
Ericsson head Hans O. Karlsson returns to Thailand Read MoreNorway’s VMETRO on December 8 announced the opening of its office in Singapore. This new expansion will allow the company to better serve its existing clients in the Asia Pacific …
VMETRO establishes office in Singapore Read MoreBjørn Henriksen, president in Prosafe Production in Singapore, will be taking a new the position of executive vice president & chief financial officer in Prosafe ASA as from June 2005. …
President of Prosafe S’pore moving to Norway mid 2005 Read MoreSmedvig announced late November it has been awarded a letter of intent by the state oil company in Thailand, PTT Exploration and Production Company, for the self-erecting tender rig T-3. …
Smedvig awarded tender rig contract in Thailand Read MoreThere are strong indications of and belief among the vital players that Thailand – and Phuket specifically – has now started its growth and development towards becoming a world class …
Boating boom about to take off in Phuket Read MoreSwedish flooring company Pergo has signed a licence agreement with Robina, a leading laminate flooring enterprise in Malaysia. The deal, which gives production rights for Pergo’s click-joint system SmartLock, will …
Pergo enters licence agreement in Malaysia Read MoreOn March 1, 2005 will HMS Carlscrona, the royal Swedish navy’s training ship, arrive in Singapore on its fourth trip around the world since the launch 1983. Bangkok is the …
HMS Carlscrona visits Singapore and Bangkok Read MoreA delegation from the International Council of Swedish Industry, NIR, visits Indonesia between 6 and 10 December. The group consists of nine people, representing Volvo, Ericsson, Tetra Pak, Electrolux, Confederation …
Business delegation to Jakarta Read MoreLego System A/S announced lowering retail price level, by up to 40 per cent, of its toys in Thailand on November 24. Lego says the move is part of a …
Lego lowers level in Thailand Read MoreTelenor of Norway reaffirmed its commitment to the communications business in Thailand, DTAC, on November 25. Telenor remained confident in the Thai joint venture and expected it could offer …
Telenor reaffirmation to remain partner with DTAC Read MoreFamous for the Singapore Sling legendary Raffles hotel in Singapore now introduces Swedish glögg. Well, at least as a one off during the Swedish style christmas evening held 7 December …
Glögg at Raffles Read More“This is actually one of the most advanced competitive markets in the world in my view,” said co-CEO of the mobile phone operator DTAC, Sigve Brekke. “We are happy to …
Telenor addresses Norwegian royalties: “We are here for long-term” Read More