Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Sida, Swedish International Development Agency, contributes with one or two participants in the 7-8 April international anti corruption conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. The topic is how to prevent corruption when …
Sweden takes part in anti corruption conference Read MoreIt was not supposed to happen. Yet it did. A mix up of bodies sent home to Sweden from the tsunami disaster in Thailand. Last Thursday 24 February arrived fourteen …
Wrong body sent to Sweden Read MoreThe Government of Sweden on 23 February signed an agreement to set up a multidonor trust fund at ADB to assist Asia and Pacific’s developing countries in their fight against …
HIV/aids trust fund set up by Sweden at the ADB Read MoreIt was a somber moment on 18 February when HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden walked through what was once the beautiful reception hall at Blue …
Emotional visit by Swedish royalties Read MoreA Swedish TV channel broadcasting all over Asia. That may be a reality later this year if the business potential is there. SVT Europa, a 24 hour TV channel for …
Swedish TV channel checks out potential in Asia Read MoreKing Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived as scheduled Thursday morning in Bangkok for a three day official visit to thank HM King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit …
Swedish royalties in Bangkok Read MorePolice in Sweden is investigating fraud charges from Swedish tourists against a Danish man based in Thailand. Early 2003 the Swedish tourists paid SEK 7,500.00 per person to a travel …
Swedish tourists file police report against Danish swindler Read MoreFrom March 31 to April 12, a couple of representatives from Jyske Bank’s Swiss department will be meeting with new and existing clients in Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Intending to …
Jyske Bank will be visiting Southeast Asia again Read More2004 was another record year for Sweden regarding revenue from project contracts awarded by the Asian Development Bank, ADB, in Manila. Total Swedish ADB income past year is USD 12.61 …
Record revenue from ADB projects Read MoreSweden’s Justice Minister Mr Thomas Bodström has embarked on a work trip that takes him to Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, in that order. Details of the program have not been …
Three country visit by Thomas Bodström Read MoreA Thai taxi driver in Bangkok has been awarded THB one million from a Swedish man whose dead 11 year old daughter was found by the Thai in Phang Ngha …
Cab driver awarded one million Read MoreSweden’s Defence Minister, Ms Leni Björklund, is visiting Thailand between 11 and 13 February. Her main aim is to see and talk to Swedish rescue and defence forces staff engaged …
Defence minister makes weekend visit Read MoreIt is Swedish and it is on show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. But you can also buy it. For example in a trendy shopping mall in …
Filipinos embrace Swedish designer watches Read MoreLate April, the Swedish Trade Council’ s Pulp & Paper Technology group and Swedish Environmental Technology Network arrange technical seminars and business meetings in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. The …
Pulp & Paper road show in April Read MoreSweden will try to tap in to the investor community in Singapore at a seminar titled ‘Business and Investment Opportunities in Sweden’ held on 15 March in the wealthy island …
Invest in Sweden promotion Read MoreMalaysian telecom operator Telekom Malaysia has put a Sweden developed solution for mass calling and televoting in use. The Swedish supplier Teligent announced the contract with Telekom Malaysia one year …
Teligent system operational Read MoreA Swedish film festival is held in Singapore from 24 February to 2 March. Named ‘swedenmade film’, it features 16 Swedish films, from Ingmar Bergman classics to new productions. The …
Swedish film festival in Lion city Read MoreSwedish Liquors Company’s fully owned subsidiary Wet Willies Europe has signed a franchise agreement for two ‘Wet Willies’ bars and restaurants in Singapore. The originally American chain Wet Willies concept …
Frozen drinks arrive in Singapore Read MoreOn 24-25 February will Teater Studio in Jakarta host Sweden’s famous puppeteer, professor Michael Meschke, who along with artists from Folkteatern in Gävle will perform a puppet adaptation of The …
Puppeteers perform in Jakarta Read MoreSweden’s king Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will arrive in Thailand 17 February for an official visit that lasts until 19 February. The purpose is to personally convey their …
Royal couple due Read MoreH.E. Mr. Apichart Chinwanno has since January moved to Stockholm to embark on his new posting as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Kingdom of Sweden, the Republic of …
New Thai Ambassador To Sweden In Place Read MoreMälardalen University School of Business in Västerås has entered a long term cooperation agreement with Rajamangala University of Technology in Thailand. One of the first concrete results of the agreement …
Long term academic cooperation agreement signed Read More26.01.05 17:21 The list of missing has been updated this afternoon. It appeared that all the Swedish names have been removed. (Updated)The list of missing: 1. Miss Prang Songmeaung nationality: …
Koh Samui drowning accident Read MoreHenrik Konkel, a 56-year old Swedish tax professional, brought over 25 years working experience as a specialist and manager in the Swedish Tax Agency with him when he accepted an …
Lao tax collection system overhauled Read MoreSweden’s ambassador Jonas Hafström arrived in Koh Samui around 15.00 Tuesday to follow the rescue work of passengers from a speed boat that capsized early this morning en route from …
Swedish ambassador in Koh Samui Read MoreScandinavian airlines, SAS, has sent a SEK 28 million invoice to the governments of Denmark, Norway and Sweden for the costs incurred by SAS during the evacuation of injured Scandinavians …
Scandinavian governments asked to pay tsunami air bridge Read MoreAfter condolences and a moment of silence in respect for lost and missing from the Asian tsunami, the music, arts and food event Distinctly Swedish went along as planned in …
Taste of Sweden in Manila Read MoreThailand’s new ambassador to Sweden, Mr Apichart Chinwanno, delivered his credentials to HM King Carl XVI Gustaf on the 20th of January. Ambassador Chinwanno is born 1956; he has a …
New envoy in Stockholm Read MoreSwedish nutritional product supplier Bringwell AB has signed a three year distribution agreement for Asia except Japan with LifePharm Pte Ltd in Singapore. The sign-on order is worth SEK 3.5 …
Bringwell signs export agreement Read MoreThe Swedish company MedDay is consulting with scientists in the geological science department at Uppsala University about developing a tsunami warning system adapted for mobile phone use. MedDay draws on …
Tsunami alert via mobile phones investigated Read MoreThe Prime Ministers of the three Scandinavian nations praised Thailand for the tsunami relief efforts, while visiting the devastated area in Phuket and Phang-nga province on 17th January 2005. …
Scandinavian Prime Ministers praise Thailand for tsunami relief efforts Read MoreSwedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson, Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik and Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen arrived in Bangkok in the afternoon of 16 January 2005. The three …
Scandinavian Prime Ministers arrived Thailand Read MoreTen Swedish companies take part in Saturday’s Discover Sweden event in Ho Chi Minh City. This is a combined labour market and culture day aimed at arise interest in Sweden …
Discover Sweden held in HCMC Read MoreSingapore’s largest local mass transit bus operator, SBS Transit, has awarded Volvo Bus an order for 150 double deck buses. This is the first large contract for Volvo’s new chassis …
Volvo Bus get big contract in Singapore Read MoreThe Swedish Business Association, SBA, in Jakarta kicks off the new year with two own events and one in cooperation with the Nordic countries. On January 19th SBA arranges a …
SBA kicks off 2005 Read More8.01.05 16.24 The Swedish police has announced that it predicts the amount of Swedish victims to rise. Presently 637 Swedes have been confirmed to be missing. However the missing list …
Day 14—reaching the unreachable Read More7.01.05 18:55 “Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafstrom rejects the criticism from Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds. In an interview with Dagens Nyheter, Jonas Hafstrom, Swedish Ambassador in Thailand explaines how the …
Day 13 — Search Continues, Rescuing Politicians Read More06.01.05 13.47 Five of the 16 Norwegians, which were initially confirmed dead, have turned out not to be Norwegians. Health Minister Ansgar Gabrielsen explained yesterday, that the initial list was …
Day 12 — good news among the bad news Read More04.01.05 20.35 In Khao Lak, some 100 km north of Phuket, where the disaster struck hard, clearing of rubble of hotels and private hotels go on. But life in Phuket …
Day 10 — the long haul Read More03.01.05 07.01 Based on the information below from the four Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the worst case death toll of Nordic citizens could be a total …
Day 9 — back home and in Thailand Read More02.01.05 23.24 The Danish police yesterday followed the Finnish example and made the list of missing publicly available in the hope that it might result in more information about the …
Day 8 — struggling to recover Read More02.01.05 02.50 Among the Nordic countries, so far only Finland has made the list of its missing citizens public. With a good result (see below). As for the other countries, …
Day 7 — search goes on for known and unknown Read MoreStart your search on the English language portal http://www.thaitsunami.com/person/search.php Another English language search site with sometimes similar, sometimes additional results is: http://www.missingpersons.or.th/index.en.html On the following site, you can only select …
How to search the Thai websites Read More31.12.04 19.40 Norwegian ambassador to Thailand, Ragne Birte Lund cried as she spoke at a commemorative sermon held in the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok this evening. The Ambassador read a …
Day 6 — fading hope Read More29.12.04 22.35 The Norwegian emergency centre established at Bangkok Phuket International Hospital was today, Wednesday reinforced with a team of doktors and nurses and local volunteers. Stein Vangen, priest with …
Day 4 — reinforcement and efforts move to Bangkok Read More30.12.04 23.23 The emergency office of the Danish embassy at Pearl Hotel in Puket asks all Danes who wish to return on one of the special airlift flights tomorrow to …
Day 5 — and counting Read More29.12.04 2.10 The names of dead and injured are listed on a few different websites now. The most comprehensive and frequently updated is still: You have to key in username= …
Day 3 — search continues and evacuation begins Read More27.12.04 2.30 Norwegian couple thought they had lost their 24 year old son to the wave off Patong beach on Phuket. But eventually they found him – with broken toes …
Earthquake and Tidal Waves Disaster — news as it breaks Read MoreNEWS – See also the report from Sunday 26 on: 27.12.04 22.06 Two Danish families have lost their three children in the Khao Lak area which has been almost inaccessible …
Day 2 — Getting an overview Read MoreThe Swedish Trade Council announces a plan to open its first trade office in Southeast Asia in Kuala Lumpur mid of next year to respond to the growing interest for …
New Swedish trade office to open in KL next year Read More