Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
On Thursday January 9 Scandinavian Airlines hosted this month’s Nordic networking event at Admirals Pub in Bangkok. On that occasion the Director and General Manager of SAS Southeast Asia Niels …
Niels Henrik Hansen says goodbye to SAS Bangkok Read MoreA Finnish man died in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 9 January 2014 from falling from the 28th floor of a condominium in Bangkok, reports Thai media. Pol Lt …
Finnish man falls to his death from condominium Read MoreThe new Norwegian priest in Pattaya, Ragnvald Seierstad, has been flown in directly from the airport in Oslo in more than one sense. For the last 15 years he worked as …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church gets new priest directly from Oslo Read More
KIS International School is accepting applications for their coveted IB Diploma academic scholarships for the academic year 2014-2015. KIS scholarships are well respected in the international school community and are …
KIS International School Invites Super Students for IB Diploma Scholarships Read More
The Swedish author of the trilogy with focus on the topic of human trafficking in Southeast Asia has launched a new effort to promote donations directly to selected NGO’s doing …
Trafficking Author Initiates Campaign Read MorePattaya Police have arrested a Thai musician accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old Swedish woman in the early hours of 4 January 2014. Pol Lt Nakornraj Nontsriraj told ScandAsia the …
Man arrested for alleged rape of Swedish woman in Pattaya Read MoreA 20-year-old Swedish woman claimed she was sexually assaulted by a “long time” Thai friend of the family in the early hours of Saturday, September 4 after she called the …
Swedish woman accuses Pattaya musician of sexual assault Read MoreOn Saturday January 4 the 8-years old girl Im and her mother Suthida from Thailand landed in Aalborg airport in Denmark. They were welcomed by family and friends from their …
Deported Thai Girl and Mother now back in Denmark Read More
Around November each year, a Danish veterinarian Geneviève Jorgensen and her assistant travel to Thailand to lend their local colleagues a helping hand in the desperate campaign to put the …
Danish Vets in Bangkok: Stray dogs’ miserable lives Read More
CHIANG MAI – A Swedish businessman lodged a complaint against a Chiang Mai karaoke parlour for alleged overcharging on 29 December 2013. The 49-year-old man reported being unlawfully detained by …
Swede accuses karaoke parlour of rip-off Read More
Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand Mr Mikael H. Winther and Danish Embassy staff wish all Danes living and working in Thailand Happy Christmas & New Year. Please note that the …
Danish Ambassador, staff say ‘Merry Christmas’ Read More
It is with great pleasure we invite you to Scandinavian Society Siam’s traditional ‘juleskål’, which will be served directly after the Scandinavian Christmas service and before the Finnish Christmas service …
SSS hosts Scandinavian traditional ‘juleskål’ Read More
Sweden’s Linköping Football Club will be playing with the Thai National Women’s team in an unofficial international friendly football match on Saturday, January 25. The match would be a part …
Linkoping women challenge Thai national football squad Read More
Police are looking for three European men who allegedly threatened a 25-year-old Danish tourist into handing over his entire kiteboard kit on a Phuket beach in the morning of 17 …
Dane robbed of kiteboard kit on Phuket beach Read More
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau will ask the Foreign Ministry to reconsider the decision to exempt visa fees for tourists and travelers from 17 countries, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Apart …
Thailand reconsiders visa fee exemption for Scandinavians, others Read MoreJames Christensen, who was arrested in February 2005 for allegedly trying to kill a chickenfarmer by setting fire to his roof, was today Wednesday 18 December finally acquitted of the …
Danish arson suspect walks free Read More
On 14 Dec, TSCC organized yearly Christmas Lunch at Rembrandt Hotel. There was more than 100 guests and 30 kids participate the event. On the arrival guests were welcomed with …
Strong turnout at TSCC Christmas Lunch Read More
The call for the Swedish Institute Study Scholarships for the academic year of 2014/2015 is now open. The application period is 3-11 February 2014. Information about the procedure and eligibility …
Study in Sweden: Apply for scholarships! Read More
UD Trucks on 16 December 2013 delivered the first units of Quester, its all-new heavy-duty truck range, designed specifically for growth markets in Asia and the rest of the world, …
Thai UD Trucks delivers first Quester heavy-duty trucks Read MorePHUKET: Tommy Viktor Soderlund, one of two Swedish nationals charged for the stabbing murder of Maksim Schantz two years ago, reiterated his plea of not guilty at Phuket Provincial Court …
Phuket murder trial of Swedes enters closing stages Read More
IKORNESS, Norway — Upper-end upholstery producer Ekornes has signed a letter of intent to acquire fellow Norwegian producer IMG for an undisclosed price. Ekornes officials said the deal will give …
Norway’s Ekornes acquires IMG Read More
Most travellers outside Scandinavia will be unaware that Thai offers probably the best “premium economy” seating anywhere in the world on B777-300ER flights departing Copenhagen and Stockholm for Bangkok. After …
Does THAI Scandinavia have the best “premium economy”? Read More
13 December is Lucia Day, celebrated around Denmark in nursing homes and hospitals as well as in many schools and day-care institutions. A small group, comprising mostly girls, processes along …
Swedes, Danes celebrate Lucia Day Read More
The Danish Christmas tree is the only Scandinavian Christmas tree represented in Central World shopping mall’s Christmas tree competition, where Ambassador’s wives from 11 countries have decorated each their Christmas …
LAST CHANCE: Vote for the Scandinavian Christmas tree to win 100,000 baht Read More
State Secretary of Swedish Ministry for Defence State Secretary Carl von der Esch visited Thailand recently to discuss issues of common interest related to the defence cooperation. During the visit …
Sweden seeks closer defence cooperation with Thailand Read More
A Swedish man in Phuket apparently committed suicide by slashing his throat in the afternoon of 11 December 2013, according to local newspaper Phuketwan. The man was identified by police …
Chronically-ill Swede dies after reportedly slashing own throat Read More
“From the Time of the Crocs” is a new book about the Danes in Siam from 1865 and upwards. The book is a selection of some of the best historical …
New book about the Danes in Siam Read More
On Sunday the 1st of December, the Ambassador hosted a Christmas market at the Swedish residence together with the Swedish Church, Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA) and the Swedish School …
Swedes flock to Christmas market at ambassador’s residence Read More
IKEA urges all customers that have an IKEA SMILA wall mounted lamp to check immediately that the lamp and cord are out of reach of children when in a cot …
IKEA recalls wall-mounted lamps due to strangulation hazard Read More
The Finnwatch monitoring group has issued a report detailing poor working conditions at a glass factory in Thailand that produces goods for two prestigious Finnish design companies, Marimekko and Fiskars …
Beautiful Marimekko, Iittala designs made in Thai sweatshops conditions Read More
Long established as a major Pattaya property developer catering mostly to Scandinavians and other Europeans, the New Nordic Group is looking to expand its customer base by targeting more Thai …
New Nordic Group eyes Thai buyers to expand customer base Read More
Maersk Line and the intra-Asia container shipping specialist, MCC Transport, celebrated their 20 years of business co-operation in Cambodia with a major celebration in Phnom Penh attended by Public Works …
Maersk Celebrates 20 years in Cambodia Read MoreThe Rembrandt Hotel proudly welcomes Chef Jens Jensen, the head Chef at Møllegården, Alrø in Denmark to be the guest chef for the Modern Danish Christmas Gastronomy Festival, which is …
Modern Danish Christmas Gastronomy Festival starts at Rembrandt Hotel today Read More[wzslider] On Friday November 29 Thai-Danish Chamber of Commerce held the annual Christmas Lunch, which they in their invite had called “the biggest and most-anticipated event of the year”. That …
DanCham held cheerful Christmas lunch with Ambassador’s performance Read MoreOn Saturday November 30 Swea Bangkok held its annual Christmas Party at Rembrandt Hotel. It was a traditional Swedish Christmas party with all what it takes to get in the …
Swea Bangkok held well-attended Christmas party Read MoreHydropower dams are poised to exacerbate and even outstrip the impact of climate change, according to a report by Finland’s Aalto University and NGO Southeast Asia START. “Within the next …
Dam, climate: a bad mix, says Finnish report Read More
The Sports Authority of Thailand and the organisers of the 2013 Race Of Champions have announced that the event cannot take place as planned on December 14-15 due to the …
Race of Champions cancelled due to Bangkok unrest Read More
Bjørn Kjos and his low-cost carrier Norwegian Airlines now have a total of 55 routes from Copenhagen Airport. Latest they opened one to Fort Lauerdale in Florida. In an interview …
Bjørn Kjos and Norwegian aim at Asia in the future Read More
After five days in a boat house you are ensured recharged batteries and scores of stunning views on the inner memory board. To wake up on the lake, go to …
Float away in the magic of silence Read More
PHUKET: Big Phuket waves at Karon Beach claimed another tourist’s life Wednesday afternoon November 27. Swedish national Ann Gorli Teres Fjellner, 59, was knocked over and dragged out by heavy …
Swedish tourist drowns at popular Phuket beach Read MoreIn the third quarter of 2013, Telenor Group reported revenues of NOK 26.0 billion, representing an organic revenue growth of 1%. EBITDA before other items was NOK 9.6 billion, EBITDA …
Telenor gains ground in Thailand, Malaysia Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar Mr Mikael H. Winther attended a celebration of the 2nd anniversary in Thailand of the Danish accessories and jewellery brand, Pandora. Pandora, …
Pandora marks 2nd anniversary in Thailand Read More
High-flying women executives and a management guru took centrestage at Nordic/Franco-Thai Chambers Breakfast Seminar on 26 November 2013. Insightful viewpoints and valuable lessons were shared by distinguished speakers from such …
It’s Women on Top at Nordic-Franco Chambers Breakfast talk Read More
World’s first IKEA Pop-Up store opens in Siam Square IKEA’s world-first pop-up store opened in Bangkok’s Siam Square fashion district over the weekend. “Bangkok is an amazing international city, well …
IKEA “Pops-Up” in Central Bangkok Read MoreAlthough the justice minister says things are getting better, the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner disagrees. The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner, Nils Muižnieks, is the latest to …
EU Commissioner: Denmark’s immigration violates child rights Read More
Despite the weather the restaurant Little Denmark in cooperation with Dansker Klubben in Hua Hin managed to host a successful and fully booked networking on Friday November 8. The …
Great networking night at Hua Hin’s Little Denmark Read MoreDemocratic Voice of Burma moves to Thailand A radio station set up in Norway’s Oslo to provide news to Burma during its military regime is set to relocate to Thailand. …
Democratic Voice of Burma radio moves from Norway to Thailand Read MoreOn November 20, Ambassador Klas Molin together with parts of the Swedish support team went to Ormoc and Tacloban with a Swedish Hercules Plane. Three Norwegian aid workers accompanied him …
Swedish envoy on typhoon relief mission Read More
Norske Skog Thailand was sold to Charoen Aksorn (CAS) Group, a Thai printing supplies company, for THB1 billion. Norske Skog, the largest newsprint paper producer in Thailand, sold its paper …
Norske Skog Thailand sold to local firm for THB1 billion Read More
Sotra-karen Kittiphong Pluemjai, who lived in Norway most of his life, went on a vacation that turned out to be bit of a career change. The 20 year-old striker signed …
20 year-old planned vacation, but instead signed football contract Read More