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On his own initiative, a Malaysian doctor teamed up with two Swedish counterparts to help educate some 300 young Myanmar doctors in Yangon on aid and relief work in the …
A Malaysian Doctor Team Up With Swedish Colleagues To Help Children In Myanmar 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 MoreA Thai delegation of Nordic visitors from Bangkok’s Swedish friendship city Ragunda and two more Swedish cities, Sollefteaa and Stromsund as well as the Norwegian city Stjordal returned on Monday …
Friendship Cities Bangkok-Ragunda Conclude Productive Visit 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 MoreEricsson has been selected by Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) to expand and enhance its GSM/WCDMA/HSPA networks, providing the operator’s mobile customers with greater coverage and higher data speeds. The contract …
Ericsson To Expand And Enhance SingTel’s Mobile Network In Singapore Read MoreBo Carlsson has been appointed manager of SEB’s branch office and Head of Merchant Banking division at SEB in Singapore and takes on his new position 1 August 2008. Carlsson …
Bo Carlsson New Branch Office Manager At SEB In Singapore Read MoreMountain Bike Association with Pattaya city joining to organize Koh Larn Mountain Bike 2008, June14- 15 2008, in the patronage of His Majesty the King to promote tourism of Koh …
The 4th Koh Larn Mountainbike Challenge Read MoreThe police have now secured DNA from Hanna Bäcklund on the suspected murderer Akradej Tanke. The police in Phuket confirms that the suspected murderer carried Hannas DNA. The man has …
Phuket: Bäcklunds DNA Was Found On The Suspect Read MoreTwo witnesses are under arrest suspected of perjury in the great trial about smuggling people from Vietnam to be held in Halmstads District Court. This is a man and a …
Suspected Of Perjury In Human Smuggling Trial In Sweden 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 MoreChildren and young people in Vietnam’s two largest city, Hanio and Ho Chi Min City will now have the opportunity to to experience the film from Denmark and Finland, plus …
Danish, Swedish, And Finnish Films Take Part In EU Festival In Vietnam Read MoreOver a month has passed since a 23-year-old man from Sundsvall went missing in Bali. On Tuesday, they had relatives know that he had been found drowned on the island. …
Young Swede Found Dead In Bali Read MoreThe man suspected of the murder of Hanna Bäcklund has not yet been indicted. The reason is a DNA investigation, which is dragging on, writes Västerbottens-Folkblad. It was in …
Prosecution Delayed After The Murder Of A Swedish Female Tourist In Phuket Read MoreEricsson has been chosen by leading Indonesian operator Telkomsel for its Mobile Softswitch Solution (MSS). The solution will provide a common core network platform for both GSM and WCDMA technology …
Ericsson To Supply Next-generation Mobile Softswitch To Telkomsel In Indonesia Read MoreThai authorities announced arrested 12 people, and some 20,000 fake passports were seized. It was the second such arrest in the past month. The 12-person gang, included Thais, Burmese, and …
Fake Swedish Passports Seized In Thailand Read MoreThe organisers of the World Golfers Championships (WGC) Singapore tournaments have decided to open the event to also green (employment) pass holders in Singapore. The first two legs, held at …
Singapore: WGC Event Open To Green Pass Holders Too 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 MoreSeven out of ten forensic experts, who took up the task identifying Tsunami victims in Thailand, have turned into victims them self’s, by suffering from asthma symptoms. And it can …
Swedish Doctors Got Asthma After Identifying Tsunami Victims In Thailand Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in Bangkok hasn’t been in contact with 10 out of 20, who are registered as living in Myanmar. But there can easily be more than those ten …
Swedish Embassy In Thailand Trying To Find Swedes In Myanmar 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 MoreThe Swedish embassy have introduced new procedures for applying for a visa. An appointment must be made in beforehand.Making an appointment in order to apply for a visa can be …
New Procedures In Applying For A Schengen Visa Read MoreBy Hans Henrik Melchior 15 Adults and 3 children joined the Viking Wheelers weekend arrangement in Khao Yai on May 3 and 4, out of which 12.5 participated in the …
Viking Wheelers in Khao Yai Read MoreA man from the Swedish town of Kalmar, just wanted to take a swim Sunday, 27 April 2008. But he never came back to his hotel in Khanom in the …
Swedish Man Gone Missing After A Swim In Thailand Read MoreFrom 1 May 2008 the Swedish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur will represent Denmark and Norway in matters concerning visa, residence and work permit matters. Applications for visas, residence and work …
Swedish Embassy One Stop Office for Visa to Scandinavia Read MoreThis report was by mistake re-published in 2011 on this page.For latest reports on the Thai property market, follow this link:http://www.colliers.co.th/market-reports/index.asp?cat_id=21
Scandinavian Investment in Thailand’s Property Remains Strong Read MoreAlgot Backlund, a 23 year old Swede, is missing in Bali. Four weeks ago he should have met some friends at the international airport Ngurah Rai Airport, but he never …
Young Swedish Man Disappeared In Bali Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam on April 29 elected Bente Sustmann as the new Chairman for 2008-2009 succeeding outgoing Chairman Gregers Møller. Also an entirely new Board was elected with only one …
New Chairman and Board of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreGovernment officials, businesspeople and experts from Indonesia, Sweden, Singapore and Thailand gathered in Jakarta on Thursday to discuss the challenges of building sustainable cities. “Sustainable cities are a vision that …
Sweden And Indonesia Discus Solutions To Urban Problem´s Read MoreCurt Timhede, the Swedish developer behind Thai Care, whose company cheated up to 50 homebuyers, carries on with his business behind the new name, Citinova, writes the Swedish tabloid Expressen.Through the homepage …
Swedish Developer Continues Selling Properties In Thailand Read MoreVietnamese and Swedish scientists gathered in Hanoi on April 23 to review the results of 30 years of their research cooperation and work out orientations for future work. At the …
Vietnam, Sweden To Further Research Cooperation 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 MoreUp to 50 Swedish families and disabled have been cheated in a property scandal in Thailand. The investors were dreaming about owning a peace of paradise in Bang Phra, but …
50 Swedish Homebuyers Cheated For Millions In Thailand Read MoreIndonesia and Sweden are committed to translating their existing good political ties into mutually beneficial economic cooperation, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said. Although the political ties between the …
Indonesia And Sweden to Pursue Closer Economic Cooperation’s Read MoreTOT Public Company Limited, has placed a first order for a video contribution network. TOT, a national telecommunications services provider in Thailand, has placed an initial order to deploy Net …
Swedish Net Insight Receives Order From Thailand Read MoreSwedish Trade Council is offering a free buiness seminar on Thursday 8 May 2008 in Gothenburg for anyone interested in business and investment in Thailand. The seminar is organized together …
Thailand Seminar in Gothenburg Read MoreAccording the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the number of tourist arrivals in the Kingdom for last year stood at 14.5 million persons. Of that, 757,734 visitors, or 5 %t, were …
350.000 Swedish Tourist Travel To Thailand Read MoreHundreds of Swedish home-buyers are spearheading an incredibly strong Nordic property boom in Thailand. And Scandinavian investors are expected to invest up to Bt16.2 billion in residential developments in Thailand …
Sweden Leads A Massive Nordic Boom In Thai Resort Towns Read MoreVietnamese writer Nguyen Ngoc Thuan has won the Swedish Peter Pan Award 2008 for best children’s literature for his story Vua nham mat vua mo cua so (Open the window …
Vietnamese Author Wins Swedish Children’s Literature Award Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Carl Bildt, visits Indonesia 21-22 April at the invitation of the Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda. The visit is …
The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt Visit Indonesia Read MoreJonas Bergquist gives the thump up to a nervegas detector developed in Singapore. It´s a microfluidic device that can identify exposure to nerve gas. The device could help identify individuals …
Swedish Professor Impressed By Nervegas Detector Developed In Singapore Read MoreCSM, a domestic and international broadband data/multimedia satellite and terrestrial network service provider in Indonesia, has selected the Swedish company Aptilo’s Mobile Wimax AAA Connectivity Service Network (CSN) platform, to …
Swedish Aptilo Shall Blanket Indonesia With Broadband Internet Acces Read MoreSystemair has acquired Megcool Industries in Kuala Lumpur with 1st of May as day of taking possession. Megcool has an annual turnover of SEK 20 million with an operating profit …
Swedish Systemair Take Over Megcool In Malaysia Read MoreSomaly Mam of Cambodia, who has campaigned against trafficking and child prostitution was Wednesday named winner of the World’s Children’s Prize. Queen Silvia of Sweden, one of the patrons of …
Cambodian Campaigner Get World’s Children’s Prize In Stockholm Read More“This is my first posting in Asia and I’m thrilled to come to this region, which we all realize is growing in importance. I have seen a bit around Jakarta …
Swedish Ambassador Finds Fun in Jakarta Sun Read MoreThe Honorary Consulate of Finland and Sweden in Medan will be closed temporarily as of 15 April 2008 as the Honorary Consul Mr. Steven Leonardi will move away from Indonesia.Details …
Finnish and Swedish Honorary Consulate in Medan Temporarily Closed Read MoreNeonode, the Swedish mobile communication company that develops touch screen technologies and designs mobile handsets, today announced that Excel Field International LTD, a major privately held Asian distributor, has placed …
Swedish Mobilephone Handset Entering Asia Read MoreThai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce will from 1 July 2008 discontinue the current office sharing agreement with the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. The current sharing agreement is as old as the …
Thai-Norwegian Chamber Cancels Office Sharing with Thai-Swedish Chamber Read More