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Speaking to The Nation from an undisclosed location in Sweden, Pattani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo)’s foreign affairs chief Kasturi Mahkuta, maintained that it was not entirely out of the question …
From Sweden, Bangkok and Phuket Could Come Under Attack Read MoreA Thai woman, Pornsiri Semitlow, has been found dead on August 7, 2007 in the house where she lived with her Swedish husband, Jesper Eugen Semitlow, in Chonburi province. The …
A Thai Woman Married to a Swedish Man Found Dead in Their Home Read MoreEricsson has been awarded an expansion contract by PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (XL) to expand its GSM/GPRS and WCDMA/HSPA in Indonesia. Under the agreement, Ericsson will supply both best-in-class 2G and …
Ericsson Secured Network Expansion Contract by XL in Indonesia Read MoreHRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand was on His visit to Sweden in July 2007, accompanied by his wife, HRH Princess Srirasmi, and their son, HRH Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti.The …
The Royal Family Visit to Sweden Read MoreSwedish Ericsson has been awarded a contract extension by Indosat, a telecommunication and information service provider in Indonesia, to expand its WCDMA/HSPA network coverage in greater Jakarta. Ericsson said that …
Ericsson Expands WCDMA/HSPA Network for Indosat in Indonesia Read MoreThe Bangkok Flying Farangs Ice Hockey Club will be hosting its 4th annual charity golf tournament on Saturday, August 25th, 2007 at the Phoenix Golf & Country Club in Pattaya. …
The 4rd Annual Flying Farangs Open Charity Golf Tournament Read MoreLike Sweden, both men and women should be given the option to take time off to look after the children in Malaysia, said Maria Chin Abdullah, Women’s Development Collective (WDC) …
Malaysia Adopt Children Policy Like Sweden Read MoreThe Legal Empowerment and Assistance for the Disadvantaged (LEAD) program, focused on West Kalimantan, Maluku, North Maluku, Central Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi, to improve legal literacy levels and provide free …
Norway and Sweden Help Finance Indonesia’s LEAD Program Read MoreOriflame’s local currency sales for Asia in the second quarter increased by 60% driven by a 53% increase in the average sales force and a 4% increase in productivity. Euro …
Oriflame See Higher Profit in Asia Market Read MoreIndonesia’s second largest telecoms firm by revenues, PT Indosat announced on 1 August, 2007 that, the Swedish vendor will supply core, radio access network and transmission equipment, covering network design, …
Swedish Vendor Supply For Indosat Read MoreSweden-based Ikea that offers a wide range of home furnishings at low prices and currently has 250 stores in 35 countries, appointed Michael la Cour, a deputy manager based in Vietnam to …
Ikea’s Deputy Manager in Vietnam Transferred to Florida Read MoreScania Malaysia, the wholly owned subsidiary of Swedish truck maker Scania CV AB wants to continue its growth in Malaysian market as sees a growing demand in Malaysia for European-made trucks …
Swedish Truck Maker Scania to Continue Its Growth in Malaysia Read MoreUsing a mobile phone while driving increases the risk of a road accident by 300 times. Director-General Datuk Suret Singh of the Malaysian Road Safety Department said on 27 July …
Malaysia Can Use Swedish Research on Mobile Phones Read MoreNorwegian telecommunications company Telenor on July 24, 2007 reported higher net profit for second quarter 2007, and an increase in turnover. Net profit for Telenor was 3.25 billion kroner (568 million dollars), …
Telenor Gained Higher Second-Quarter Net Profit Read MoreThe Swedish company, Sweden Bio Energy will invest around US$143 million in biofuel development in Indonesia by opening a jatropha curcas plantation on 100,000 hectares of land and setting up a biofuel processing …
Sweden Invests $200 Million in Indonesian Biofuel Sector Read MoreThis year it is 110 years ago King Chulalongkorn visited Sweden. To commemorate this visit a Thai Cultural Week is organised in Sweden 14-22 July.During the Thai Cultural Week an …
110 Year Anniversary of King Chulalongkorn’s Visit to Sweden Read MoreIn a newly developed ranking system, PriceWaterHouseCoopers rates Vietnam as the World’s currently most attractive investment country for manufacturing businesses, surpassing China, Poland, Chile and Malaysia. The report suggests that …
Vietnam is a Hot Piece of Cake for Investment Read MoreThe Viet Nam Cooperative Alliance is coordinating with the Swedish Cooperative Centre to carry out housing programmes at lowest cost for its members.The alliance said when joining the programme, cooperative …
Sweden and Vietnam to Carry Out Housing Projects for Low-income Earners Read MoreFinanced by the Swedish government, a project sponsored by an Asian Development Bank was launched during a workshop on July 2, 2007 in partnership with the government’s Department of Health, members of …
ADB Supporting Philippines in Combating Spread of HIV/AIDS Read MoreCrown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand paid a visit to Sweden and resided at the Royal Thai Embassy in Stockholm and has returned to Thailand safely on July 26, 2007. The …
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Visited Sweden Read MoreThis summer a major reshuffle of Swedish Ambassadors will take place in South East Asia. Here’s the summary:Jonas Hafström, Swedish Ambassador to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Burma, has been appointed as …
Swedish Ambassadors’ Rotation In S.E.Asia Read MoreThe summer of 2007 marks the halfway point between the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs’) creation in 2000 and the deadlines in 2015. This survey was part of an awareness campaign …
Vietnamese More Aware on Survey about Poverty than Nordics Read MoreThe 3rd World Vovinam (Vietnamese martial art) Championship 2007 will take place in HCM City on July 20-21 at the Phu Tho Sports House with the participation of 215 athletes …
Vietnam to host World Vovinam Championship Read MoreHaidic’s hotel offers hunting and fishing tours in Fredrika, 100 kilometres west of the coastal city Umea that is located some 660 kilometers north of Stockholm. But to makes ends …
Swedish Moose and Deer Antlers Make Asian Love Pills Read MoreSwedish anti-paedophile police trying to stop child sex tourism have opened an email address for tourists in Thailand to report child sex abuse. The email address, [email protected] , has been …
Swedes in Thailand Asked to Report Paedophiles Read MoreAs from Friday, 15 June 2007, a new EC Regulation on controls of cash movements became effective in all EU Member States. In accordance with the Regulation, travellers entering or …
Passengers Carrying 10,000 Euros or More in Cash Must Declare the Cash at External Border of the EU Read MoreThis year it is 110 years ago King Chulalongkorn visited Sweden. To commemorate this visit a Thai Cultural Week is organised in Sweden 14-22 July.During the Thai Cultural Week an …
Thai Cultural Week in Sweden Read More”Where were you last Wednesday? Are you having an affair?”. This is not marital problems, but the conversation in the ‘locker room’ of The Flying Farangs – Bangkok’s very own …
Flying Farangs – Expat Ice Hockey in Bangkok Read MoreThe Universiade is an international sports event for university students that is organised every other year. This year Thailand and Bangkok will host the games. The theme for this year’s …
Sweden Participates in Bangkok Universiade Sports Game Read MoreAirline Services GSA has launched its third Nordic base, with the opening of a new subsidiary in Sweden. The Swedish company’s launch customer will be Singapore Airlines.The new addition to …
Sweden Airline Services to Launch with Singapore Airlines Read MoreInternational conference on poverty reduction and forests tenure, market and policy reforms will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 3-7 September, 2007 which is organized by the Regional Community Forestry …
International Conference on Poverty Reduction and Forests Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms Read MoreSwedish telecommunications company Ericsson announced on July 9, 2007 that it has renewed its worldwide patent cross license agreement with South Korea’s Samsung.Under the terms of the worldwide royalty bearing …
Ericsson and Samsung Signed Telecom Cross License Deal Read MoreSwedish Trade Minister has suggested the European Union (EU) to remove import tax on ethanol due to the increasing demand for renewable fuels including ethanol based fuels towards a cleaner …
Sweden Proposed EU to Remove Tax on Ethanol Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand has come up with the marketing strategies for 2008 with wedding couples and young travellers as the target groups from places like Japan, Scandinavia and …
Thailand Looks to Quality, Trendy Tourists to Boost Tourism Revenue Read MoreCiting the increasing demand for renewable fuels including ethanol based fuels towards a cleaner environment. Swedish Trade Minister Mr Sten Tolgfors in a statement on 9 July 2007 said the EU commissioner …
Sweden Proposes EU Removes Import Tariff on Ethanol Read MoreThe donors are the World Bank, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the Irish Agency for International Development (IrishAid), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the International Fund …
Finland and SIDA Donate to Vietnam’s Development Programme Read MoreSweden’s international consultant organisation, Swenco Groner, said that the building of Vietnam’s hydroelectric power plants has not polluted the downstream of Se San River on Cambodia, as supported by field research …
Swenco Groner Supported Vietnam’s Commitment to Protect Water Resources Read MoreThailand appears to be on the verge of buying six Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, according to the Bangkok Post. On 4 July 2007 the government gave the go-ahead …
Thailand May Order Swedish Fighter Jets Read MoreIt must be hectic for expats to move from one country to another when they’re assigned for a new position in a different country. Can you imagine moving almost everything …
Move like a Tiger with Peter Karlsson Read MoreIt was just another Wednesday night in Bangkok, but if you were invited to Dream Hotel at Sukhumvit, you had the pleasure of experiencing a true diva. Caroline Henderson, who …
Interview with Caroline Henderson: Swedish-Danish Jazz Diva Visiting Thailand Read MoreSwedish researchers found that drinking two cups of coffee daily may cut the risk of liver cancer by 43% but a leading Singapore oncologist, Dr Ang Peng Tiam, felt the …
Two Cups of Coffee a Day Will Keep Liver Cancer Away? Read MoreVietnam will lift visa requirements for citizens from Scandinavian countries starting May 1, 2007 to help boost tourism, investment and business, a Foreign Ministry official said. Citizens from Sweden, Norway, …
Vietnam Gives Visa Exemption to the Scandinavians Read MoreOne of my first surprises doing business in Thailand was when a prominent Scandinavian company here announced that they had changed their supplier policy. “As of today, our company will …
Weird accounting ways Read MoreAn excursion for members of the Scandinavian Society Siam to visit the Ko Kret island in the Chao Phraya river took place on Saturday 30o June, despite a heavy downpour …
Scandinavian Excursion to Ko Kret Read MoreGunilla Nordström has been appointed head of Electrolux Major Appliances Asia Pacific and Executive Vice President of AB Electrolux succeeding Peter Birch, who will retire. She will be a member …
Gunilla Nordström Appointed Head of Electrolux Asia Pacific Read MoreThe brokerage and direct market access provider now offers trading and brokerage connectivity to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Singapore Stock Exchange.NeoNet already has access to the Tokyo Stock …
Sweden Brokerage Agency Expands in Asia Read MoreSwedish telecom giant Ericsson expressed on Wednesday, June 20 at the event, CommunicAsia in Singapore, to invest further in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, due to strong growth in mobile usage …
Ericsson to Invest Further in Southeast Asia Read MoreSwedish mobile video specialist Kamera has been selected as one of the broadcast partners for Singapore’s first live DVB-H mobile TV service TV2GO which will be launched this summer by …
Kamera Trained on Singapore Mobile TV Read MoreNORDIC Heavy Lift subsidiary Avonway has ordered a crane vessel with a record 5,000 ton single mast lifting capacity from Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard for 2010 delivery. Sea of Solutions, part …
Nordic Orders Giant Crane Vessel From Singapore Read MoreA Swedish national, 42-year-old Hans Patrick Sungberg reportedly branded as a fugitive for allegedly embezzling more than 700,000 euros and large-scale fraud. The Swede was 8 June 2007 arrested by …
Swedish Fugitive Arrested in Philippines Read More