Still Unclear How Swede Died In Bali
Three and a half months ago, a 23-year-old man from Sundsvall was found death on a beach in Bali. But is still not clear how he died. “We have …
Still Unclear How Swede Died In Bali Read MoreSwedish Artist Create His Own Dream Town In Thailand
Ernst Billgren has always been enticed of unexplored land. Now, he has taken the opportunity to shape a piece of land with his own ideas, as a builder in Thailand, …
Swedish Artist Create His Own Dream Town In Thailand Read MoreThe Acquittal In The Trial On Human Smuggling May Create Precedence
Halmstads District exculpatory judgments in the great huge trial about human smuggling from Vietnam are appealed to the court of appeal. The punishment for aggravated organisation of smuggling and human …
The Acquittal In The Trial On Human Smuggling May Create Precedence Read MoreDream And Reality: Opera & Blogging Converge
A special opera written by Vietnamese bloggers is about to be produced, “Dream and Reality”. Blog Opera (/blogviet/blogopera/), sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the …
Dream And Reality: Opera & Blogging Converge Read MoreSwedish Swindler Arrested In Thailand
A 54-year-old man from Landskrona has been arrested in Thailand suspected of serious economic crimes. He has been internationally wanted since March this year. The man is the owner …
Swedish Swindler Arrested In Thailand Read MorePattaya: Swedish Tourist Victim Approached By Pickpocket Gang
It seems the latest craze for thieves is to go around in gangs on baht busses and hone in on a particular tourist in order to rob them of their …
Pattaya: Swedish Tourist Victim Approached By Pickpocket Gang Read MoreA Swedeish Way To Boost Singapore’s Birth Rate
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew hinted at a dialogue on Wednesday that Singapore is reviewing its procreation policies and could be looking to the Swedish model. Its measures range from …
A Swedeish Way To Boost Singapore’s Birth Rate Read MoreTemasek Appoints Top Swedish Industrialist To Board
Singapore‘s Temasek has appointed one of Europe‘s pre-eminent industrialists to its board in a move that underscores the increasingly global mindset of the world’s leading sovereign wealth funds. Marcus Wallenberg, …
Temasek Appoints Top Swedish Industrialist To Board Read MoreSuspected Of Murdering Four Swedes – At Least Arrested
Niel 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 MoreSwedish Policy May Be The Key To A Higher Birth Rate
Singapore is revamping its procreation policies and could be going the Swedish way, giving free childcare and paternity leave in a bid to get couples to have more babies. The …
Swedish Policy May Be The Key To A Higher Birth Rate Read MoreMurder Suspect In Philippines Released
A 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 MoreSpies Join New Campaign Against Child Sex Tourism
“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 MoreHonorary Consul for Sweden In Phuket Change Status
The Swedish official representation in Phuket does consist of a Honorary Consulate, instead of a General Consulate. The Embassy in Bangkok and the Honorary Consulate in Phuket has taken over …
Honorary Consul for Sweden In Phuket Change Status Read MoreSingapore’s Temasek Appoints Swedish bank SEB Chair As Board Member
Singapore state-linked investment company Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited said on Tuesday it has appointed Marcus Wallenberg, chairman of Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, as a board member effective July 8. …
Singapore’s Temasek Appoints Swedish bank SEB Chair As Board Member Read MoreSwedish Ambassador Makes official Visit To Bali
Following her trip to Timor Leste, Ambassador Ann Marie Bolin Pennegård on 16-20 June 2008 made an official visit to Bali where she met with among others the Governor Dewa …
Swedish Ambassador Makes official Visit To Bali Read MoreAmbassador Bolin Pennegård Visits Timor-Leste
Ambassador Ann Marie Bolin Pennegård paid an official visit to Timor-Leste 9-13 June 2008, together with Sida’s regional representative on democracy and human rights, Mr. Johan Hallenborg. The Ambassador …
Ambassador Bolin Pennegård Visits Timor-Leste Read MoreSEK One Of Only 15 Foreign Applicants To Be Granted Permission To Issue Baht-denominated Bonds In Thailand
SEK is one of only 15 foreign applicants who have been granted permission to issue Baht-denominated bonds in Thailand. The permission is important for Swedish companies wanting to make investments …
SEK One Of Only 15 Foreign Applicants To Be Granted Permission To Issue Baht-denominated Bonds In Thailand Read MoreSwedes Condition Is Steadily Improving
The 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 MoreDismember Schedules First-Ever Visit To Singapore
Long-running Swedish death metallers Dismember will perform their first-ever show in Singapore on July 13 at Substation, Guiness Theatre. Tickets are now on sale in Singapore and Malaysia through La …
Dismember Schedules First-Ever Visit To Singapore Read MoreSaab And Malaysia Close In On Billion Deal
Malaysia has selected Saab Erieye radar and the purchase is included in the country’s plans for defence equipment purchases. Its confirmed by Saab Vice President Erik Löwenadler, writes the Swedish …
Saab And Malaysia Close In On Billion Deal Read MoreSwedish Man Shot In The Philippines
The 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 MoreThailand Remains The Top Beach Destination For Swedish Travelers
According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand the country remains the top-choice long-haul destination for Swedish travelers accounting for 40 per cent of all travel packages purchased from Apollo, the …
Thailand Remains The Top Beach Destination For Swedish Travelers Read MoreVietnam Welcomes 2.5 Million Foreign Visitors In Six Months
Tourist from Sweden, Finland and Norway have their share in the newest record in Vietnamese tourism, when the country welcomed 2.5 million foreign tourists in the first half of the …
Vietnam Welcomes 2.5 Million Foreign Visitors In Six Months Read MoreSwedish Trade Coucil To Open Up In Bangkok
For the past couple of years, Swedish companies with interest in opening up branches or trade to the Siam region have had to contact the Swedish Trade Council (STC) in …
Swedish Trade Coucil To Open Up In Bangkok Read MoreInterment Signs With Pulverised Records In Singapore
Reactivated Swedish old-school death metallers Interment have inked a deal with Singapore’s Pulverised Records. The band is currently hard at work on material for a new full-length album, tentatively due …
Interment Signs With Pulverised Records In Singapore Read MoreOpera Based On Blogs From Vietnam And Sweden
Vietnamese and Swedish artists collaborate on the new opera being devised by bloggers from the two countries. Scripts are created from young people’s blog entries, which gives the art form …
Opera Based On Blogs From Vietnam And Sweden Read MoreThai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Appoints New Executive Director
On the 10th of June, the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC) announced the future Executive Director of the TNCC in a press release. Starting her new job on August 1st …
Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Appoints New Executive Director Read MoreVietnam: Nearly 900 Species Are Threatened With Extinction
The latest red list was compiled by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and …
Vietnam: Nearly 900 Species Are Threatened With Extinction Read MoreVietnam And Malysia Can Loose Expats To India Inc.
Executive search firms in India now traverse the map to identify and hire expat talent from Vietnam, Malaysia, Finland, and other contries, to take the country into the next level …
Vietnam And Malysia Can Loose Expats To India Inc. Read MoreSwedish Man Commit Suicide At Shopping Mall In Pattaya
A white with out any identification papers leapt to his death by jumping from the 10th floor of Mike Shopping mall on 23 June 2008 at around 6.00 pm in …
Swedish Man Commit Suicide At Shopping Mall In Pattaya Read MoreSingapore Technologies Engineering Purchase Remaining Shares In SAS Component
In 2005, SAS divested 67 % of its share in SAS Component, now renamed to STAerospace Solutions (Europe) A/S, to Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (STAerospace), the aerospace arm of Singapore …
Singapore Technologies Engineering Purchase Remaining Shares In SAS Component Read MoreSwedish Funding For The Emergency Response Fund In Indonesia
Sweden will fund the continuation and expansion of the Indonesia Emergency Response Fund with 2 USD for a period of two years. The ERF was initiated by the Office …
Swedish Funding For The Emergency Response Fund In Indonesia Read MoreSIDA Help Blind People Get The Opportunity To Access IT Skills
More than 250 blind people in 42 provinces and cities have received IT training courses under the four-year project “Training IT for the blind in Vietnam”. The project was implemented …
SIDA Help Blind People Get The Opportunity To Access IT Skills Read MoreVietnam’s Anti-corruption On Right Track
Counsellor at the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi Molly Lien said that Vietnam has acknowledged challenges facing the country in administrative reform – one of important measures in stamping out corruption. …
Vietnam’s Anti-corruption On Right Track Read MoreTHAI Announces Substantial Increases In Fuel Surcharges
Thai Airways International (THAI) has bowed to the inevitable again and is passing on higher costs to travellers in a new round of fuel-surcharge increases. The increases, effective on June …
THAI Announces Substantial Increases In Fuel Surcharges Read MoreFour Vietnamese People Acquitted Of Human Trafficking In Sweden
The four persons, three women and one man, who was identified as primarily responsible for widespread human trafficking from Vietnam to Sweden was acquitted today June 26, 2008 by Halmstad …
Four Vietnamese People Acquitted Of Human Trafficking In Sweden Read MoreIkea Recall Indonesian Sleeping Bags
Furniture retailer Ikea has recalled a sleeping bag for babies because of the risk a child could choke on the zip. Two customers reported that part of the zip …
Ikea Recall Indonesian Sleeping Bags Read MoreMan Sentenced Of Raping 14-year Old Swedish Girl In Thailand
A 40-year-old man from northern Sweden was convicted on Tuesday by Umeå district court for a rape against a Swedish girl in Thailand five years ago. Umeå district court sentenced …
Man Sentenced Of Raping 14-year Old Swedish Girl In Thailand Read MoreSwedish Family Killed In The Philippines
Late 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 MoreThailand Awarded As The Best Tourist County
Thailand ranked first in the “World’s Best Tourist Country” category, making this the sixth consecutive year that Thailand has won the Swedish Grand Travel Award. Mr. Thanavit Sinhaseni, Council …
Thailand Awarded As The Best Tourist County Read MoreIkea Recalls Clamp Spotlight
Ikea has recalled its Femton clamp spotlight following tests that showed there was a risk of over-heating. The Swedish furniture giant wants customers who have bought the spotlight, which is …
Ikea Recalls Clamp Spotlight Read MoreSanktification Inked A Deal With The Singapore-based Label Pulverised Records
Sanktification, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of God Among Insects, In Batle and Soulldrainer, has inked a deal with the Singapore-based label Pulverised Records. “We are …
Sanktification Inked A Deal With The Singapore-based Label Pulverised Records Read MoreFrom A Coral Reef In Thailand To Sören Söderqvist In Sweden.
The owner of the wedding ring found on a coral reef in the waters of Koh Haa in Thailand has been found. “It is a fierce, dizzying and fascinating history. …
From A Coral Reef In Thailand To Sören Söderqvist In Sweden. Read MoreVietnam, Sweden Agree To Heighten Relations
Vietnam and Sweden have agreed to push bilateral relations to a new level, building on close to 40 years of traditional friendship. At talks between Vietnamese Permanent Deputy Prime Minister …
Vietnam, Sweden Agree To Heighten Relations Read MoreGolfer Lindskog Sees Repeat Camry Win
Stephen Lindskog of Sweden is looking for a second round of victory in the third set of the Camry Invitational golf tournament at Cengkareng Golf Course in Jakarta this week. …
Golfer Lindskog Sees Repeat Camry Win Read MoreSwede’s Looking For The Owner Of A Ring From The Corals In Thailand
Linda Lindberg is looking for the owner to rings she found during a dive in the waters of Koh Haa in Thailand. It’s a single gold ring and it …
Swede’s Looking For The Owner Of A Ring From The Corals In Thailand Read MoreSweden Opens General Consulate In Manila
After 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 MoreTwo Agreements Signed Between Sweden And Vietnam
The signing ceremonies were in Stockholm on 16 June 2008 during the visit to Sweden by Vietnam‘s Permanent Deputy Prime Minister 15 – 18 June 2008. The Agreement on Readmission …
Two Agreements Signed Between Sweden And Vietnam Read MoreRelax Linda – ScandAsia Found The Owner Of The Ring!
Every sad story can have a happy ending, if the right media get involved. Last night Scandasia.com quoted Aftonbladet.se for at story about the goodhearted Lind Lindbergh and her husband, …
Relax Linda – ScandAsia Found The Owner Of The Ring! Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Danish Super Coach Holding Football School In Bangkok
The 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 More