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Dr. Anders Granlund comes to SENSA after serving as Head of the Sida Information Communication Technology (ICT) Secretariat for developing countries.Dr. Granlund has a background in Marine Micropaleontology, working as …
SENSA Installs New Regional Advisor In Bangkok Read MoreThursday the Swedish Riksdagen’s Constitutional Committee, which investigated the government’s handling of the response to the Tsunami disaster in 2004, concluded their investigation. The panel is highly critical of Swedish Prime Minister …
Swedish Tsunami Probe Criticises PM, Cabinet Read MoreSweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Swedish Trade Council are together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), arranging a two day Mekong …
Mekong Region Conference In Stockholm April 3-4 Read MoreSENSA’s annual retreat discussed the challenge of linking bilateral programs while a work plan for 2006 was also endorsed.Keynote speakers such as Mr. Linkham Duoangsavanh (National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute, NAFRI, Lao …
SENSA Retreat Focuses On Key Development Issues Read MoreThe Swedish Business Association (SBA) in Indonesia elected a new board of directors at its Annual General Meeting at the Mulia Hotel in Jakarta on March 21.The board comprises Ilpo Saarisivo (SKF) as …
SBA Votes In New Board At Jakarta AGM Read MoreFritidsresor, a major tour operator in Sweden has brought back the Thai resort region of Khao Lak, Phang Nga province and listed the destination in its fall 2006 catalogue.From November, Swedish travelers may …
Swedish Tour Operator Reinstates Khao Lak In Catalogue Read MoreThe European Commission has adopted proposals by the European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to impose a provisional anti-dumping duty on leather shoes from China and Vietnam.The anti-dumping tax was adopted after a …
EU To Tax Chinese, Vietnamese Leather Shoes Read MoreSwedish PM Göran Persson has announced that diplomat Jan Kenneth Eliasson is to be Sweden’s Foreign Minister, replacing Laila Freivalds who resigned after heavy criticism in the Swedish press. She came under fire for the …
Jan Eliasson Is New Swedish Foreign Minister Read MoreJudging by the number of participants, taxation and legal issues when living abroad are obviously something that many members of the Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand find interesting and …
Big Audience For Expert Tax, Legal Advice Read MoreSwedish national, Ms Kim Gustafsson, 47 injured in the accident Wednesday caused by a truck that ran through a warning barricade and collided with a train, was released from hospital …
Swede Injured In Train Wreck Released From Hospital Read MoreThe Indonesian government has granted a visa-on-arrival facility for Swedish visitors to increase tourist visits from the European country. The visa-on-arrival policy was made effective March 15.“It has been issued to boost …
Indonesia Offers Visa-on-Arrival For Swedish Visitors Read MoreJonas Hafström, Swedish Ambassador to Thailand paid a courtesy call March 17 Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.During the meeting, both sides discussed …
Swedish Ambassador Visits Thai Foreign Minister Read MoreAn as-yet unnamed Swede was injured in a Thai train accident Wednesday morning which killed six people and left another 26 injured.The mishap happened in Ratchaburi province in the morning of …
Six Die, 27 Injured As Truck, Thai Train Collide Read More“The foreign minister Laila Freivalds has resigned,” Swedish PM Göran Persson told a press conference Tuesday morning in Sweden. Freivald’s decision came after mounting pressure during the last few days when the foreign minister was criticised …
Swedish Foreign Minister Resigns Read MoreThe three AEWC planes are a part of Thailand’s Air Force recently drafted wish list. Industry sources expect Bangkok will only consider small platforms, such as the Embraer ERJ-145 and …
Sweden’s Saab Bids For Thai Air Force Contract Read MoreThe 25 European Union member states have voted on imposing duties on cheap leather shoes from China and Vietnam, but only three nations – Belgium, Slovakia and Malta voted in …
Scandinavia Votes Against EU Shoe Tax Read MoreDuring the stay in Jakarta, the ship will be the focus of a number of exhibitions and cultural events highlighting the historic as well as contemporary links between Sweden and Indonesia. …
Sweden’s Tall Ship ‘Götheborg’ To Visit Indonesia Read MoreThe award was given in terms of customer satisfaction and by all accounts, Malaysian buyers preferred the dealer to be Swedish as well as the car, thus the award went to Swedish dealer Marque …
Swedes Best At Selling Volvos Read MoreEtac announced the new distributorship March 15 at a gathering at the Swedish Ambassador’s residence in the presence of the Malaysian Minister of Health, YB Dato’ Dr. Chua Soi Lek. Numerous guests …
Disabled To Benefit From Swedish – Malaysian Tie Up Read MoreThe Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok on the evening of Wednesday 15 March elected three new people to the Board of the Church: Marion Nygaard and Mia Hallenborg from …
Scandinavian Church in Bangkok: Annual Meeting Elects New Board Read MoreSwedish telecommunications company Telefon AB LM Ericsson said March 14 that it has received an order from Malaysian company Maxis Communications BHD to provide its Telephony Softswitch solution as part …
Ericsson Wins Maxis Software Order In Malaysia Read MoreSAS and Volvo Car (Thailand) co-organized ‘The Perfect Drive – The Perfect Flight’ event late February at Wearnes Motors Hua Mark, an authorized Volvo Dealer in Bangkok. The event was to showcase the best …
Volvo, SAS Match Perfect Drive, Perfect Flight Read MoreAPAC Security, representing Swedish manufacturer Biosensor, has secured an order for five BIOSENS systems from Thai narcotics police. The order value is worth close to USD200,000 and the first for a Biosensor …
Biosensor Secures USD200,000 Deal With Thai Police Read MoreSwedish tour operator Fritidsresor is to start selling two-week package tours to the Cambodian seaside resort town of Sihanoukville, beginning in October. “Earlier we had round trips that covered Cambodia. Now we are taking the …
Fritidsresor Launches Cambodia Tour Packages Read MoreETAC, a Swedish company that develops home care products for the physically disabled and elderly, will officially launch their products in Malaysia for the first time in Southeast Asia March …
Sweden’s ETAC Launches Products For Disabled in Malaysia Read MoreThe tour will include shows in Manila, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.Their tour schedule is as follows:Kuala Lumpur:March 23rd at SodaManila:March 24th at UndergroundMarch 25th at AbsyntheMarch 26th at RestdayMarch 27th …
Swedish Interlace Band Touring South East Asia Read MoreThe workshop for Swedish Enterprises on Business Opportunities in the Greater Mekong Sub Region (GMS) on February 28, organized by the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok and the Swedish Embassy in …
Sweden GMS Workshop Draws Healthy Numbers Read MoreSAS stalwart Axel Blom has left the board of the Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) to be replaced by fellow SAS colleague Håkan Olsson.Another new face on the TSCC …
Axel Blom Retires TSCC Seat At AGM Read MoreSwedish travellers have placed Thailand on top of their holiday destination list as they consider the “Land of Smiles” a destination with attractive beaches and warm sunshine. This was the conclusion …
Swedes Prefer The Beaches of Thailand:Survey Read MoreThe Swedish Foreign Ministry has totalled its costs following the tsunami disaster at 315 million Swedish Kronor. The highest single cost – 97.4 million kronor – was incurred by the …
Tsunami Cost Sweden 315 Million Kronor Read MoreSAS has decided to terminate all its commercial traffic to and from Singapore due to the substantial – yet unspecified – deficit that this route produces. Thus the Scandinavian airline …
SAS Closes Singapore Connection; Finnair Seeks To Expand Read More“With that opportunity in the three countries, the Davao Region in Mindanao would have a huge market to showcase and sell its export products,” Cruz said. “The Nordic countries are …
Philippine Products For Swedish And Nordic Markets Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) funded a 2.1 million USD project called Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction from Industry in Asia and the Pacific (GERIAP), the principles of which …
Hanoi Workshop Plans Cleaner Production Methods With Swedish Help Read MoreThe Thai spa industry is fast expanding into a market pioneered by Thailand’s hospitals, encouraging visitors to come to Thailand on a ‘health vacation’. As an industry it already has …
Thai Spas Switch Focus To Wellness Read MoreIn Chinatown, in Singapore, near the top of Ann Siang Hill you will find a little piece of Scandinavia tucked away from the busy downtown, albeit just two stories high …
A Little Bit of Scandinavia Goes A Long Way Read MoreSweden is to invest US$ 7 million between now and the year 2010 to help preserve traditional music under a program developed to stregthen ties between the two countries.Under the …
Sweden Helps Preserve Vietnamese Traditional Music Read MoreEricsson sees potential in Malaysia for hosting and managed services and hopes to secure more contracts soon, according to its managed services vice-president Thomas Olsson.He said local telecommunication companies showed …
Ericsson Eyes Contracts In Malaysia Read MoreScandinavian Airlines launched its new Business Class on February 17 at Siam Paragon, Bangkok, as part of its strategy to provide the convenience to passengers onboard to and from Bangkok …
SAS Launches New Business Class Read MoreThe Swedish government has awarded USD2.8 million in aid to the National Statistic Institute of Cambodia in order to improve the country’s statistical survey system.The aid will be used for …
Sweden Helps Cambodia Improve Statistical System Read MoreCISL Thailand began doing business in Thailand in August 2004 and has already signed contracts with DTAC, Hutchinson, TA Orange and in December 2005 – with the biggest fish of …
CISL Thailand Offensive Taking Shape In Mobile Opportunity Read MoreThe scene was set. Blue skies, burning sun, green grass and a stadium in Singapore home for a day to one hundred and forty-three Norwegians and eighty-six Swedes. Once a …
Thor Brings Battle Of The Nords To An Early Close Read MoreThe Swedish Riksdagen’s Constitutional Committee, which recently put prime minister Göran Persson on the spot, is ready to chastise the Swedish government for its failures following the tidal wave in …
Swedish Cabinet Can Expect Hard Time From Tsunami Committee Read MoreIn the newsletter of the Swedish Business Association in Indonesia Secretary Michael Olsson airs his concern that the issue might spill over and affect Sweden as well. “Even if the …
Danish Cartoon Controversy Also Affects Sweden Read MoreSwedish citizen Krister Kling has formally presented his credentials – a diploma signed by His Majesty the King of Sweden – appointing him Honorary Consul General of Sweden in Ho …
Honorary Swedish Consul Exchanges Credentials With Vietnam Read MoreThe meeting will discuss three major thematic areas: the use of natural resources and rural livelihood protection in the uplands; the environmental implications of increasing trade; and the questions attached …
Swedish Environmental Secretariat For Asia Meet In Hanoi Read MoreSweden has donated 10 mine-sniffing dogs to help Cambodia remove the threat from leftover land mines. Cambodia started using dogs to help with mine clearing in 1999. An estimated 4 …
Sweden Gives Cambodia 10 Mine-sniffing Dogs Read MoreThe Ombudsman for Children in Sweden, Ms. Lena Nyberg, will visit the Philippines early February to strengthen co-operation between the Philippines and Sweden in ensuring that the rights of the …
Swedish Ombudsman Visits Manila To Promote Children’s Rights Read MoreSome time next week the world will see the largest freefall formation ever become a reality featuring no less than 400 skydivers freefalling to the ground below them in Thailand. …
45 Nordic Skydivers Join World Record Jump Attempt Over Thailand Read MoreLeif Thomas Olsen and his Vietnamese wife Phuong Yung Mai Le bought a piece of land, basically in the middle of nowhere, but in the midst of truly scenic landscape, …
Mangospa – Pioneers In Pineapple Land Read More“When I first arrived here, I was so angry at my family because I had so many good friends in Manila, and here in Bangkok, I didn’t know anyone,” says …
After A Shaky Start A Young Swede Makes Her Mark And Thailand Her Home Read More