Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The 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 MoreIndonesia will this year ask for less than half of last year’s 2.8 billion dollars loan commitments from the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI), its main western creditor group whose …
Indonesia to halve its loan request to donors Read MoreScandinavian Airlines International, the long haul operator of SAS, carries about 1.6 million passengers a year using 11 Airbus 330 and 340 aircraft. The possibility to use the SAS Net …
Scandinavian Airlines long-haul flights soon connected Read MoreThe new Consulate in Pattaya will bring assistance to the city known for its night life and favored by Swedish tourists. The Consulate’s services include passport applications, certificates and application …
Swedish Consulate in Pattaya opens Read MoreSEB Private Bank, the international private banking arm of leading Nordic Banking Group SEB, plans to open a fully-fledged private bank in Singapore early 2005. “This is a natural step …
SEB Private Bank upgrades Asian presence Read MoreMölnlycke Health Care AB is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of single-use surgical and wound care products with its corporate headquarters in Göteborg, Sweden. Mölnlycke Health Care …
Prominent Businessman Prapat Phupinyokul Read MoreAnders Palm and Pelle Johansson from Sweden saw this trend coming and established early on their company “Thailandspecialisten” specialising serving their clients via the Internet. Today they can consider themselves …
Thailandspecialisten – online travel agency with a difference Read MoreThe Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) concluded on December 10 their ninth annual Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Exchange Programme, codenamed Lejon Singa, in the island …
Singapore, Sweden conclude countermine exercise Read MoreSwedish owned Lundin Petroleum AB has entered a farm-out agreement with Star Energy in which the Swedes transfers a 25 percent participating interest in the Indonesian Banyumas block to Star …
Lundin enters new agreement in Indonesia Read MoreBut talking to him, as relaxed and has modest as he seems, it’s important not to forget that he has a lead role in the world’s largest mobile systems and …
Ericsson head Hans O. Karlsson returns to Thailand Read MoreThere are strong indications of and belief among the vital players that Thailand – and Phuket specifically – has now started its growth and development towards becoming a world class …
Boating boom about to take off in Phuket Read MoreSwedish flooring company Pergo has signed a licence agreement with Robina, a leading laminate flooring enterprise in Malaysia. The deal, which gives production rights for Pergo’s click-joint system SmartLock, will …
Pergo enters licence agreement in Malaysia Read MoreOn March 1, 2005 will HMS Carlscrona, the royal Swedish navy’s training ship, arrive in Singapore on its fourth trip around the world since the launch 1983. Bangkok is the …
HMS Carlscrona visits Singapore and Bangkok Read MoreA delegation from the International Council of Swedish Industry, NIR, visits Indonesia between 6 and 10 December. The group consists of nine people, representing Volvo, Ericsson, Tetra Pak, Electrolux, Confederation …
Business delegation to Jakarta Read MoreFamous for the Singapore Sling legendary Raffles hotel in Singapore now introduces Swedish glögg. Well, at least as a one off during the Swedish style christmas evening held 7 December …
Glögg at Raffles Read MoreTwelve safety and security companies from the Nordic countries toured the Philippines and Thailand the past week, showcasing the latest products and solutions in this growing niche. “We witness the …
Nordic security solutions showcased in Manila and Bangkok Read More
Managing and training nearly 350 Thai locals how to achieve a five-star level; experiencing the ‘Thai way’ of things; hosting cocktail parties for Koreans, Japanese, or guests from Kazakhstan; visiting …
The best routine to have is no routine at all: Sam-Erik Ruttmann Read MoreBringwell International AB in Stockholm has signed a distribution contract with LifePharm Pte Ltd in Singapore. The agreement gives LifePharm, a member of the Lifebrandz group, rights to distribute all …
Bringwell appoints distributor Read MoreAfter only a year in operation of its production facilities in Rayong, the Swedish electrical appliance producer Electrolux is already planning to invest THB 2 billion more to expand the …
Electrolux plans big for Rayong Read MoreElectrolux Malaysia aims to change the perception that it is a high-end brand in the coming months through strategic marketing and the launching of affordable products. General manager Koh Soh …
Electrolux hopes to expand market with affordable product range Read MorePhilippine Ambassador Victoria S. Bataclan conducted a “Pilong ng Bayan 2004: Balikatan para sa Kaunlaran” conference in Helsingborg, Sweden on 13 november 2004. The conference brought together over 50 …
Filipinos in Nordic region gather in Sweden Read MoreThe Scandinavian Week “Simply Scandinavian” was officially opened Monday the 22nd of November by the Norwegian Ambassador H.E. Arild Eik, the Danish Ambassador H.E. Børge Petersen, Swedish Counselor Ms. Eva …
Simply Scandinavian in KL launched Read MoreProfessor Said Irandoust from Sweden has been appointed the next President of Asian Institute of Technology, AIT. He is currently serving as President of the University College of Borås, Sweden, …
Swede appointed head of AIT Read MoreMake the Royal Thai Air Force, RTAF, even more aware of the Gripen system. Increased interest from the Royal Thai Navy for more cooperation and an opportunity to introduce Swedish …
Good vibrations but no concrete deals yet Read MoreA Singaporean producer of crab sticks has been identified by the Swedish national food administration, SLV, as one of four companies that fail to declare soy protein in their products …
Crab sticks fingered by Sweden Read MoreA 30 to 40 percent increase in tourist arrivals from Sweden to Malaysia is expected next year, following the recent introduction of Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) direct flights between the two …
Direct flights expected to boost Malaysian tourism among Swedes Read MoreSwedish golf enthusiast Sven Tumba and his old buddy HRH princess Birgitta of Sweden formed one of the teams competing in the 2004 World Golfers Championship amateur tournament played 7 …
Tumba and princess Birgitta golfed on eastern seaboard Read MoreA specific agreement on the Swedish financial support worth US$25 million for a programme for environmentally sustainable development in Vietnam was signed by the Charge d’Affaires and Minister for Development …
Sweden sponsors programme for Vietnam’s environment Read MoreThe Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame reports a five percent turnover dip in Asia for the first three quarters 2004 to Euro 7.7 million. Turnover in local currencies did however grow …
Weak local currencies affect Oriflame Read MoreTwo economic crime investigators from Sweden recently taught colleagues from over 90 countries the basics of money laundering techniques at a workshop held at the UN regional headquarters in Bangkok. …
Combat money laundering taught by Swedish specialists Read More