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The Swedish Red Cross will deploy a mass water sanitation Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to Iloilo to help augment limited water supplies in the area after major pipelines were damaged …
Swedish Red Cross To Send Water Sanitation Unit For Iloilo Read MoreNorway-based SN Power has announced that its joint venture with the Aboitiz Group, SN Aboitiz Power Benguet, has acquired the Ambuklao and Binga hydro power plants in the Philippines for …
SN Aboitiz Power Benguet Acquires Hydro Power Plants In Philippines Read MoreThe Philippines and Norwegian governments have signed an agreement for the latter to provide a $300,000 grant for the drafting of an omnibus maritime and merchant marine modernization bill. Elena …
Govt Drafting Omnibus Maritime Law Supported By Norway Read MoreNiel Cabunillas, 30, worked as a foreman for the murdered Swedish family in the Philippines. Yesterday, he was arrested by the police. He is suspected of the murder of the …
Suspected Of Murdering Four Swedes – At Least Arrested Read MoreA man who was arrested on suspicion of murder of a Swedish family in the Philippines were released on Wednesday, state police in the Philippines to Sydsvenska Dagbladet. “The …
Murder Suspect In Philippines Released Read More“Our cooperation with ECPAT means in particular that we inform and educate our staff in how to deal if the problem occurs. And our hotel contacts’ has a clause that …
Spies Join New Campaign Against Child Sex Tourism Read MoreThe Filipino community and friends of the Philippines in Norway and Denmark have donated a total of P565,840 to victims of Typhoon “Frank,” Malacañang said Monday. A Palace statement said …
Pinoys In Norway, Denmark, Give Aid To ‘Frank’ Victims Read MoreMr. Sigve Brekke takes up the position as head of Telenor Region Asia and joins Telenor’s Group Executive Management on September 1st 2008. Brekke succeeds Mr. Arve Johansen, who returns …
Sigve Brekke Appointed New Head Of Telenor Asia, Tore Johnsen New CEO Of DTAC Read MoreThe Swede who was shot in the Philippines is steadily improving. Doctors have picked out two bullets from his body. “My husband is feeling good after the surgery,” says …
Swedes Condition Is Steadily Improving Read MoreThe man, originally from Blekinge has been more than 20 years a resident of the Philippines. He was on Tuesday July 1, 2008 in afternoon on his way home …
Swedish Man Shot In The Philippines Read MoreThe Ministry for Foreign Affairs wants to enhance its consular services in order to be able to assist Finns travelling or residing abroad as efficiently as possible. If you have …
Client Inquiry About Finnish Consular Services Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila recently organised a one-day work environment seminar at the Filipinas Heritage Library as part of the Embassy’s Action Plan to improve the office work …
Norwegian Embassy Staff Focus On Work Environment Read MoreLate Saturday night discovered the neighbours the body’s of the Swedish family, who was shot and killed in their own home on the island of Cebu in the Philippines, writes …
Swedish Family Killed In The Philippines Read MoreThe Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the Department of Transportation and Communications of the Philippines (DOTC) have entered into an Agreement on the Formulation of an Omnibus Philippine …
Norway To Assist RP Draft New Shipping Law Read MoreA student of the University of St. La Salle Integrated School (USLS-IS)-Bacolod City was chosen as the lone Philippine representative to the Camp Rising Sun training from June 26- August …
Young Filipino Gets Scholarship Grant In Denmark Read MoreAfter officially closing its embassy here, the Swedish government has opened an honorary consulate general in Manila. In a statement posted on its website Monday night, Sweden said the consulate …
Sweden Opens General Consulate In Manila Read MoreThe Danish UEFA football school coach Peter Rasmussen will head the coming course in football in Bangkok. Peter Rasmussen, 42, is one of the most recognized Internationals in his trade. …
Danish Super Coach Holding Football School In Bangkok Read MoreFollowing a decision by the Government in November, a number of Swedish embassies and consulates will be phased out. Swedish Consulate-General in Phuket, Thailand The Consulate-General’s services for the general …
Swedish Missions In Thailand And Fhilippines Read MoreCommunist rebels attacked a government militia outpost Saturday in the northern Philippines, provoking a clash in which three guerrillas were killed, police said. The rebels stormed the encampment outside the …
Philippines: Three Rebels Killed In Clash Read MoreAgriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) quarantine officers and inspectors at all major airports and sea ports in the country to stop and confiscate all …
Philippines Confiscate Danish Poultry Shipments Read MoreAboitiz Transport Systems Corp. (ATS) said Wednesday its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aboitiz One Inc. (Aone), has bought a supply chain company for $8.4 million. ATS said Aone signed a share purchase …
Carsten F. Pedersen Sells Scanasia Overseas Inc. Read MoreSyntensia AB has secured financing of $3.5 million with an option for an additional $4 million through a share issue directed to InnovationsKapital, a Nordic venture capital firm, and a …
Swedish Syntensia Expand In Cambodia And The Philippines Read MoreThe Swedish government announced the closure of its embassy in Manila, and that its functions have been transferred to the Swedish embassy in Bangkok. A delayed announcement on the Swedish …
Swedish Embassy Closure In Manila- Bangkok Take Over Read MorePeace builder Norway is the world’s seventh largest exporter of weapons and ammunition, according to recent figures. Some of the ammunition are produced by Norwegian companies in Malaysia. Norway, …
Norway: Talking Peace, Exporting Scandinavian Weapons And Ammunition Read MoreA well-known Filipino artist will hold a three-day exhibition at Norway‘s Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs in Oslo to mark the 110th anniversary of independence of the Philippines, the …
Filipino Artist To hold Show In Norway To Celebrate Independence Day Read MoreWith the closure of its embassy in Manila, Sweden has also decided to phase out its bilateral aid projects in the Philippines in the next two to four years, said …
Sweden To Phase Out Aid Projects With Philippines Read MoreBy: Brodie GovanRecently confirmed as Asia’s number one brand ahead of Coca Cola and Sony, Finnish giants Nokia believe Asia holds the key to the global market. The year ahead …
Ringing in the Changes Read MoreHave you ever been searching for someone without finding them or wondering where they are? And would you like to get notified in case your car gets stolen and be …
A Finnish invention hits Asia: Keep track of your loved ones Read MoreIn 1996, Swedish photographer Gerhard Joren set out in a police jeep to brothels in Manila‘s business district. “I had done very little research when I started the project… but …
Swedish Photographer Get Inside The Sex Trade In Manila Read MoreAs it stopped servicing visa applications in Manila, the Swedish Embassy announced Friday it will be closed on June 6 and 9 to mark the Swedish and Philippine National Days.“June …
Swedish Embassy In Manila Closed June 6 And 9 Read MorePhilippine Ambassador to Sweden Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson receives a P5 million donation for the GFMD forum from Sweden‘s Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billström. The government of …
Sweden Donates P5M To Philippines Hosting Of Migration Forum Read MoreTwenty eligible refrigerator and car repair and supply shops here and in La Trinidad will be issued financial assistance from the World Bank and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency …
20 Recycling Shops To Get Funding From Sweden Read More”It was a a very hot week-end at Calatagan, but fortunately no rain during day-time. The course was in superb condition, and the greens were super fast. We played the …
Golf In The Philippines: A Very Hot Weekend Read MoreMembers of the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have been holding more peace talks in Norway this week. It’s not the first …
Norway Makes Another Stab At Peace In The Philippines Read MoreA Norwegian nautical firm has opened a training school at the Clark Polytechnic here for ship crew to support the growing manpower demand of international shipping companies. The Norwegian Marine …
Norwegians Open Training School In Clark For Seamen Read MoreVisitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2008 reached 858,244 arrivals to the Philippines, up by 8.5%. Scandinavia countries reflected double-digit growth rates namely: Finland with 49.7% growth (967 arrivals), …
More Scandinavian Tourist To The Philippines Read More“Immigration to Finland could be made more efficient if all immigration services were centralised and housed under one roof”, says Ole Norrback, an ambassador and politician who has studied how …
Call To Create A Supra-Immigration Service In Finland Read MoreUS authorities on Thursday arrested a 58-year-old man accused of sexually abusing young Asian boys, ending a two-day global manhunt sparked by a rare public appeal from Interpol. Wayne Nelson …
US Nabs Pedophile Suspect, Ending Global Manhunt Read MoreLindman will take over from Alan Wren who has served as interim CEO since Ajay Srinivasan left Prudential in June 2007 to join the Aditya Birla Group in Mumbai. Prudential …
Prudential Hires Swedish Arne Lindman As Asia fund CEO Read MoreA database of more than 520,000 images, some of unspeakable crimes: Interpol’s vast collection of photos of child sex abuse and its victims has played an important role in an …
Swedish Police Officer: Small Details Can End The Abuse Of A Child Read MoreINTERPOL is requesting the public’s assistance to identify this man, assumed to be a Scandinavian, pictured in a series of child sexual abuse images posted on the Internet. The man …
Help find this man in child sex abuse images Read MoreWith a shortage of healthcare professionals amid an aging population, Finland is open to having Filipinos fill the gap, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday May, 2 2008.Philippine …
Philippine Ambassador: Finland Open To Filipino Nurses Read MoreSweden has not reached a decision yet on whether or not to continue providing financial assistance to the Philippines after it closes down its embassy in Manila on May 30.According …
Sweden Mulls Halting Financial Aid To RP Read MoreIn the Philippines they are highly regarded nurses, but in Finland, they are just unskilled workers. Marla Takama started the hard way, once again from zero, and went trough the …
Filipino Nurse Started From Zero In Finland Read MoreThe Norwegian Peace Facilitator, Ambassador Hans Brattskar, visited former President Fidel Ramos during a recent visit to the Philippines. They met to discuss the history of the peace process between …
Norwegian Peace Facilitator Visits Former President Fidel Ramos Read MorePhilippine Airlines (PAL) has purchased nearly 100 new mobile terminals for handling sales onboard its aircraft from Danish IT company DataFlight Europe. The terminals to be used onboard PAL’s fleet …
Danish inflight sales system on Philippine Airlines Read MoreTom Rene Dalby, a 61 year old Danish fugitive in the Philippines, was on Tuesday 1 April arrested in a raid at his rented apartment in Parañaque City by police …
Danish Fugitive Caught by Police in the Philippines Read MoreThe Department of Tourism, partner travel agent Filtravel and Singapore Airlines has recently concluded a familiarization tour of the country for Denmark’s top travel agencies. The tour is part of …
Danish Travel Agents on Familiarization Tour to Philippines Read MoreWith only two months before ending its operations in the Philippines, the Swedish Embassy in Manila on Wednesday said it has stopped receiving new applications for residence and work permits. In …
Swedish Embassy In Manila Stop Receiving Residence and Work Permits Before Closing in May Read More