Candid Camera, Phuket Style
16 CCTV cameras in Patong will be supplemented with 26 more units, 16 of which will be provided by the Savoey Seafood restaurant on Thaweewong Rd. All of the new …
Candid Camera, Phuket Style Read MoreThe Swedish Ambassador Appear On Indonesian TV
The Swedish colours in the TVR1 serie on Colours of the World!TVR1 is presently showing a serie called Colours of the World, produced by Ms Devi Monica Lumanauw. Several foreign …
The Swedish Ambassador Appear On Indonesian TV Read MoreSwedes Take Part In Bali Anniversary
A commemoration will be held to mark the sixth anniversary of the Bali bombing on Sunday, October 12, 2008. The ceremony will take place in the garden of the Consulate …
Swedes Take Part In Bali Anniversary Read MoreBalinale: Four Films Based On Astrid Lindgren’s Books
Balinale 2008 – Bali International Film Festival 21-31 October. Four films based on Astrid Lindgren’s well-known books will be shown during the festival. To have your company presented in the festival …
Balinale: Four Films Based On Astrid Lindgren’s Books Read MoreSwedish Booth On The Kuta Beach
During The Kuta Festival, 18-26 October, The Swedish Embassy will have a 3×3 m2 booth for country promotion, located on the beach opposite Alam Kulkul Resort in Kuta, Bali. Companies interested …
Swedish Booth On The Kuta Beach Read MoreSweden And Norway Denied Issuing Travel Warnings
A story titled “Alerts issued on travelling to Thailand”, published on page 4 of yesterday’s Bangkok Post, said that a number of countries had issued “warnings” to tourists about the …
Sweden And Norway Denied Issuing Travel Warnings Read MoreNorway And Sweden Have Issued Warnings
Norway and Sweden are among 10 countries which have issued warnings about travelling to Thailand have raised the level of alarm following the government’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters. The rest …
Norway And Sweden Have Issued Warnings Read MoreNorwegian Father Awaiting Verdict In Sweden
The prosecutor demands at least 18 months in prison for the Norwegian father who abducted his seven-year-old daughter and brought her to Cambodia. The trial in Gothenburg district court ended …
Norwegian Father Awaiting Verdict In Sweden Read MoreNew procedures for Visa and Residence Permits
In order to comply with Swedish regulation changes have now been implemented regarding the application procedure for visa and residence permits for Sweden.As of 1 October 2008 all visa and …
New procedures for Visa and Residence Permits Read MoreIFC And ILO Launch “Better Work Vietnam”
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the International Labour Organization today launched the Better Work Vietnam program to improve working conditions for more than 700,000 workers in …
IFC And ILO Launch “Better Work Vietnam” Read MoreVikings – Siam Celtic FC 1-2
Vikings Bangkok played their second game of the season against the new Div. 2 team Siam Celtic (SC). Most experts had Vikings as the solid favorites to collect their first …
Vikings – Siam Celtic FC 1-2 Read MoreFormer Rebel Leader To Return To Aceh
Muhamad Hasan Di Tiro, a former chief of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel group in Indonesia, will return to his homeland on October 11 for the first time after …
Former Rebel Leader To Return To Aceh Read MoreGot The News In Cambodia
“I must admit that I never for a moment dreamt I would hear such news,” Barre-Sinoussi told French radio by telephone from Cambodia, after she and Luc Montagnier shared one …
Got The News In Cambodia Read MoreABBA Musical Tickets On Sale
Come December this year, the sound of ABBA will echo through the local theatre scene when the world’s No 1 musical, Mamma Mia!, opens here.Inspired by the story-telling magic of …
ABBA Musical Tickets On Sale Read MoreFamily Unification: Please Tip The Editor
Did you Hit the family unification wall too? Scandasia.com would like to hear from Scandinavians, who feel they have been inadequate treated or directly mislead by their country’s immigration [email protected]
Family Unification: Please Tip The Editor Read MoreSWEA In Bangkok Gives You New Opportunities
November 16th is the day when SWEA in Bangkok offers you the opportunity to present and sell new products. Maybe you products you would like to sell. And now is …
SWEA In Bangkok Gives You New Opportunities Read MoreCarl Bildt, Jonas Gahr Stoere And Hassan Wirajuda Discuss Freedom Of Expression
The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and his Norwegian colleague Jonas Gahr Stoere hosted a seminar September 25 at the international Peace Institute in new York with the topic “the …
Carl Bildt, Jonas Gahr Stoere And Hassan Wirajuda Discuss Freedom Of Expression Read MoreIkea Names Thai Supplier Before Opening Its First Store In Bangkok
The Swedish furniture retail giant Ikea has signed a five-year production contract worth 15 billion baht with S.P.S. Group, a Thai furniture maker, and plans to open a store in …
Ikea Names Thai Supplier Before Opening Its First Store In Bangkok Read MoreExiled Aceh Leader Reported To Return
The highest leader of Free Aceh Movement Tengku Muhammad Hasan Tiro was reported to return to the country from exile in Sweden. Aceh Transition Committe an organization formed after the …
Exiled Aceh Leader Reported To Return Read MoreTeliaSonera Buys Asian Operators For $488 Million
TeliaSonera said it would buy a 51 percent stake in TeliaSonera Asia Holding BV from Kazakhstan’s Visor Group, which has an 80 percent stake in Nepalese operator Spice Nepal and …
TeliaSonera Buys Asian Operators For $488 Million Read MoreTrade Unionists Hone Negotiation Skills At Seminar
A seminar opened in Hanoi recently with the aim of improving the skills of trade unionists involved in negotiating and signing collective labour agreements. To protect labourers’ interests, the …
Trade Unionists Hone Negotiation Skills At Seminar Read MoreSEB Seminar On Investing In The Midst Of The Credit Crunch
Even though the global outlook is very bleak, there are still good opportunities for investing a part of your finances in assets around the globe. That was the main lesson …
SEB Seminar On Investing In The Midst Of The Credit Crunch Read MoreSweco Awarded Another Significant Hydropower Assignment In Laos
Hydropower experts within Sweco have been contracted as the Owners Engineer during the implementation of the Theun Hinboun Expansion project, in central Lao PDR. The assignment is estimated to be …
Sweco Awarded Another Significant Hydropower Assignment In Laos Read MoreFlood Victims Vietnam Get Support From Sweden
Sweden supports the project “Relief and Rehabilitation Support in Phu Tho Province, Vietnam” with a total amount of SEK 2.4 million, according to a statement from the embassy September 22, …
Flood Victims Vietnam Get Support From Sweden Read MoreNew Telephone Numbers In Vietnam
Hanoi Telecommunications has confirmed that as from October 5, 2008, all fixed telephones in the city will be 8 digits, instead of the current 7 digits. When dialing a number …
New Telephone Numbers In Vietnam Read MoreSwedish Princess With A Passion For Golf
She loves golf.That is why at 71, she still plays the game. She has her own golf competition in Majorca where players compete for the ‘The Princess Birgitta Trophy’.That is …
Swedish Princess With A Passion For Golf Read MorePolice chief: Was bride involved in killing of Swedish fiance in Quirino?
Was a 25-year-old bride-to-be involved in the killing of her Swedish fiance?That’s what Chief Inspector Danilo Dasugo, police chief of this capital town of Quirino province, has been turning over …
Police chief: Was bride involved in killing of Swedish fiance in Quirino? Read MoreNorwegian Peter Knudsen won the 3rd Annual Nordic Business Golf in Singapore 2008 yesterday
The 3rd Annual Nordic Business Golf in Singapore took place yesterday Thursday 18 2008. The primary objective of the tournament is to encourage greater understanding and closer relationship between the …
Norwegian Peter Knudsen won the 3rd Annual Nordic Business Golf in Singapore 2008 yesterday Read MoreGomez Keeps Options Open Before Returning From Sweden
Former Workers’ Party (WP) candidate James Gomez will return to Singapore for good at the end of this year but declined to say if he will still be active in …
Gomez Keeps Options Open Before Returning From Sweden Read MoreScandinavian Carriers Upbeat On Asia’s Potential
Asia remains a primary focus for SAS Scandinavian Airlines as the airline enjoys some of its strongest growth over the summer. According to Hakan Ollson, SAS General Manager for Southeast …
Scandinavian Carriers Upbeat On Asia’s Potential Read MoreSwedish Television Finds Unique McCain Footage
Sweden’s national television has released what it claims is previously unpublished film footage of US Republican Party Presidential Candidate John McCain leaving North Vietnam following his release from a prisoner …
Swedish Television Finds Unique McCain Footage Read MoreSuccessful Visit To Indonesia By Swedish Parliamentarians
A delegation from the Swedish Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs visited Indonesia 1-5 September. Headed by Ms. Kerstin Engle from the Social Democratic Party, the other members of the delegation …
Successful Visit To Indonesia By Swedish Parliamentarians Read MoreScandinavian Bands Take Part In International Music festival In Vietnam
Bands from Sweden and Norway and up to forty-five artists from Asia and Europe will attend the 2008 international music festival in Vietnam named Cracking Bamboo which will be held …
Scandinavian Bands Take Part In International Music festival In Vietnam Read MoreSida Support Seminar On IT And Employment For Blind People
Nearly 200 key officials of national and local blind associations nationwide attended a seminar on “IT application and job opportunities for blind people” held in central Da Nang City on …
Sida Support Seminar On IT And Employment For Blind People Read MoreSwedish Tsunami Survivors Experienced Complex Trauma And Grieving Process According To Research
People who survived the Indian Ocean tsunami or lost loved ones in the disaster went through a complex process of trauma and grief, according to research in Sweden published in …
Swedish Tsunami Survivors Experienced Complex Trauma And Grieving Process According To Research Read MoreCambodia’s “Swedish” Dog-tired Demining Mission Needs Fresh Recruits And Cash
Cambodia‘s star landmine-detection dogs are in financial trouble and urgently need fresh recruits and donations to keep the programme running smoothly, a senior official said Monday.Khem Sophoan, the Cambodian Mine …
Cambodia’s “Swedish” Dog-tired Demining Mission Needs Fresh Recruits And Cash Read MoreSingapore’s SBS Buys 400 Scania Buses For $103 Million
Singapore bus operator SBS Transit said on Monday it will buy 400 new buses from Sweden’s Scania for S$147 million ($103 million) as part of its fleet renewal programme.The new …
Singapore’s SBS Buys 400 Scania Buses For $103 Million Read MoreHanoi Telecom, Ericsson and Huawei Ink Network Deal
A new eGSM network (Electronic Global System for Mobile Communication) worth US$600 million with more than 5,000 base transceiver stations is currently being installed, Hanoi Telecom said at a contract …
Hanoi Telecom, Ericsson and Huawei Ink Network Deal Read MoreAirport Arrivals, Hotel Occupancy Fall Sharply
Figures show tourism being decimated by continuing crisis. International arrivals at Suvarnabhumi Airport have dropped 30 per cent, while average hotel-occupancy rates in Bangkok and Phuket have plunged 40-50 per …
Airport Arrivals, Hotel Occupancy Fall Sharply Read MoreTourism Business Jolted by Declaration of State of Emergency
So far 12 countries, including Denmark and Sweden, have warned their citizens about to travel to Thailand because of the growing tension between the People’s Alliance of Democracy and the …
Tourism Business Jolted by Declaration of State of Emergency Read MoreNordic Diplomat Find The Impasse Alarming
As more signs of violence keep emerging in the political clash between the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the administration of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, members of the diplomatic …
Nordic Diplomat Find The Impasse Alarming Read MoreEricsson Lands Major Deal in Vietnam
Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson announced on Monday the signing of a $450 million deal to help Hanoi Telecom’s modernize its mobile network in Vietnam.Ericsson said the three-year managed …
Ericsson Lands Major Deal in Vietnam Read MoreSAS offers promotional fares from Stockholm to Bangkok
Scandinavian Airlines System International targets Asia. SAS therefore offers a promotional fare on the Bangkok-Stockholm route of Bt22.000 for the first eight flights from October 28 to November 14. From …
SAS offers promotional fares from Stockholm to Bangkok Read MoreOne Bottle Of Beer – And 55 Scandinavians
The last summer meeting at restaurant “Green Tree” managed to attract 55 people Saturday August 23. And they were there to socialise and not to forget, to get the latest …
One Bottle Of Beer – And 55 Scandinavians Read MoreLifetime For The Murder Of Hanna Bäcklund
Today, august 25 Akkaradej Tankae was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Swedish Hanna Bäcklund, 26, in Mai Khao Beach in Thailand on March 15, writes the Swedish …
Lifetime For The Murder Of Hanna Bäcklund Read MoreTime to Sign Up for Breakfast Meeting Hosted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce hosts a breakfast meeting on August 28 2008. The topics will be “Insight into Company Law Amendment and New Work Permit Law”. Company Law Amendment:On …
Time to Sign Up for Breakfast Meeting Hosted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Read MorePeaceful Demonstrations in Bangkok This Afternoon
In the afternoon August 26 2008 demonstrations held by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) were peaceful. The two largest gatherings were at the Government Building and at the occupied …
Peaceful Demonstrations in Bangkok This Afternoon Read MoreNorwegian And Swedish Tsunami Aid Workers Sick
The doctors didn’t know what was in the tanks being sprayed on the corpses and on them. The Norwegian Newspaper Aftenposten reported that as many as 30 percent of forensic …
Norwegian And Swedish Tsunami Aid Workers Sick Read MoreBike For Peace Launch Doubletrip To Thailand And Vietnam
Tore Naerland and his friends from the Bike For Peace organisation will now push their pedals harder than ever before to get trough with the group’s biggest event, a double …
Bike For Peace Launch Doubletrip To Thailand And Vietnam Read MoreEricsson deploys rural, solar-powered site with satellite transmission in Cambodia
For the first time, Ericsson has combined a GSM base station and satellite transmission in a solar-powered site, enabling Cambodian mobile operator Star-Cell to expand its network coverage in remote …
Ericsson deploys rural, solar-powered site with satellite transmission in Cambodia Read More