Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Swedish Rescue Services Agency, Räddningsverket, may continue to support UN-organised tsunami relief operations in Indonesia during 2005, following a government approval Thursday 10 March in Stockholm. The approval is …
Government approves continued relief support to Indonesia Read MoreABB Thailand’s country manager Jonny Axelsson was elected new President of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce at the AGM held Wednesday 9 March at the Conrad Hotel in Bangkok. He …
TSCC elects Jonny Axelsson as new President Read MoreThe Swedish Government has stated that it will continue its legal process against exiled leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Hasan Tiro who has changed his nationality into …
Sweden to Continue Legal Process Against Separatist Leader Read MoreThe Swedish Business Association in Jakarta, Indonesia, elected a new board at the recent AGM at the Shangri La hotel in Jakarta. Ilpo Saarisivu, SKF, was elected new Chairman while …
New SBA board elected Read MoreSweden’s Foreign Minister, Laila Freivalds, visits the Indonesian capital Jakarta 9-10 March. She is there to attend the 15th EU-Asean Foreign Minister meeting. Among the main topics to be brought …
Freivalds in Jakarta Read MoreA tourist boat, carrying more than 70 passengers, capsized at 15:00 in the afternoon of Saturday 5 March in the high sea off Thailand’s southern resort province of Phuket. Police …
Likely no Nordic Tourists on Boat Capsized off Phuket Read MoreThe Swedish navy school ship HMS Carlscrona honoured tsunami victims in a somber ceremony outside Khao Lak held 27 February. After speeches by HMS Carlscrona’s Captain Per Ståhl and Sweden’s …
Carlscrona honoured tsunami victims Read MoreMalaysian Airlines introduces larger aircraft on the route Kuala Lumpur-Stockholm-New York as demand grows. Beginning 27 March 2005 are all the three weekly flights to Stockholm serviced by 389 seats …
MAS upgrades Swedish flights to B747 Read MoreFollowing a recently-made TV-documentary about this issue, the Thai Embassy in Stockholm have been contacted by a series of Thai women, who have voiced their problems of having been abused …
Thai Women are Warned against Swedish Men Read MoreIn early February, the President and CEO of SAS, Jørgen Lindegaard, took the time to join the three Scandinavian Chambers of Commerce in Thailand for a function in downtown Bangkok. …
SAS will be Adding Flights to Asia Read More