Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
[wzslider] Really, Finnish chefs are pretty rare (just as its cuisine is) and in particular to be found on Thai territory. So it is then even more remarkable that Centara …
Centara Grand in Bangkok Lands its Second Finnish Chef Read More
On September 17, Defence and security company Saab inaugurated its Asia Pacific Headquarters office on the 24th floor of Two Pacific Place building on Sukhumvit road, Bangkok. The event was held …
SAAB inaugurates its Asia Pacific HQ office in Bangkok Read More
ScandAsia Thailand for September is now available online as an eMagazine. The magazine was distributed over a week later than expected because a machine problem at the printing house, but …
ScandAsia Thailand September 2013 now online Read More
A Thai produced communication commercial is widely spread on social medias in many countries these days. By the world press the commercial has been named the “commercial that makes everybody …
Thai commercial “makes everybody cry” Read More
In January last year, Lebanese-Swedish Atris Hussein was arrested by Thai Police for having nearly 2.8 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and urea-based fertilizer in his possession at the house he …
Lebanese-Swedish Hezbollah suspect jailed for two years and eight months Read More
[wzslider] Meeting the Swedish resort manager of Sunwing Resort Kamala Beach and Sunprime Kamala Beach Resort, Phuket it soon becomes clear that Johan Magnusson feels blessed. Blessed to be working …
Johan Magnusson Resort Manager, Sunwing Read More
Swedish home-delivery pet food “Husse” has recently expanded its operations in Asia. Entering the Thai market this year, it will bring high quality pet food to pet lovers’ doors. For …
Swedish pet food ‘Husse’ expands into Thailand Read More
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya celebrates the annual “Warm Heart Day” by serving heart shaped waffles on Wednesday 18 September from 12.00 and onwards. “The Seamen’s Church has served …
Warm Heart Day in Pattaya Read More
A ribbon cutting ceremony and dinner party to celebrate the launch of Norwegian’s new long-haul flights between Bangkok, Oslo and Stockholm for members of Thai-Norwegian and Thai Swedish Chamber of …
Norwegian’s launch party postponed Read More
[wzslider autoplay=”true”] Lars Ryderstad, the new Swedish priest in Bangkok, was installed in his new assignment in grand style on Saturday evening the 14 September. The Bishop of Visby, Sven-Bernhard …
Grand style installation of new Swedish priest in Bangkok Read More
EUNIC Thailand and EU joined forces with the BMA and launched the “EUNIC-Bibliobus” in Bangkok on September 11. The mobile library contributed to Bangkok World Book Capital 2013 was officially ready to …
Swedish embassy participates in launch of EUNIC-Bibliobus Read More
25 berry pickers from Thailand refused to board their flight back home this weekend, Finnish Yle reported. A group of berry pickers in Central Finland issued in a press release …
Berry pickers from Thailand refuse to leave Finland Read More
Despite one of the Gripen jets being hit by lightning in India on the way from Sweden to Thailand, the three planes safely landed in Thailand on September 4. As …
The Royal Thai Air Force receives last batch of Gripen jets Read More
Norwegian was awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in Anaheim, California last night. Norwegian takes home the award …
Norwegian wins international award for its inflight WiFi Read MoreSwedish executive Jonas Engwall has been named the new CEO of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, the recently formed joint venture between CBS Studios International and pan-European broadcaster RTL targeting …
Swedish Jonas Engwall to launch RTL CBS in Asia Read More
On September 4, Danish Ambassador to Thailand Mr. Mikael H. Winther, Commercial Counsellor Asbjørn Christiansen and Senior Commercial Officer Nantima Angkatavanich from the Trade Council at the Royal Danish Embassy together with …
Danish ambassador and Novo Nordisk met with Thailand’s Deputy PM Read More
An airplane from Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle should have departed from Bangkok on 9.30 am on Sunday 8 September. But the flight was cancelled, which meant that 300 passengers …
300 passengers stuck in Bangkok due to Norwegian delays Read More
The new office in Thailand is aimed at improving Gunnebo’s presence in a region that continues to experience fast growth, the company announced in a press release. This will mean …
Gunnebo Security Group has opened offices in Bangkok and Yangon Read More
Norway’s Telenor is ready to invest in fourth-generation mobile broadband service in Thailand due to “unexpectedly high” data revenue growth, Bangkok Post reported. Thailand will be the fifth country after …
Telenor will make Thailand its fifth 4G country Read More
In the first week of September, Swedish Moderate Party MPs Anti Avsan and Isabella Jernbeck visited Bangkok. During their five days in Bangkok, the MPs visited the Klong Prem prison, …
Swedish MPs visit Bangkok Read More
The Embassy of Norway in Bangkok is looking for at temporary account and consular assistant to start as soon as possible. The job will first of all be to relieve …
Vacancy at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok Read More
Thai cabin crew on Norwegian’s new route to Bangkok is paid around 100.000 Thai baht per month. Norwegian labor union leader calls it social dumping. Norway’s fast expanding airline Norwegian, …
Norwegian accused of social dumping Read More Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle on Sunday announced a new technical problem with one of its Boeing 787 “Dreamliners”, as the plane was grounded due to a flaw in its …
Norwegian reports new Dreamliner glitch Read More
The summer is over and it’s time for the Swedes to get back in business. On September 5, the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce held the first monthly networking event after …
TSCC networking back in business Read More
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced yesterday that September 22 will be “Bangkok Car Free Day,” an initiative aimed at encouraging commuters to use public transportation, Daily News reported. With the …
Bangkok’s “Car free day” to take place September 22 Read More
While flying over India on its way from Sweden one of the jets set to arrive in Thailand on September 4 was struck by lightening. The delivery of three Gripen …
Lightening delays Swedish fighter jet delivery to Thailand Read More
When the 2013 edition of the Chulalongkorn International Film Festival ends on Friday September 6 it will be with the Danish film “The Hunt” on the big screen. The film …
Danish “The Hunt” to end Film Festival in Bangkok Read More
Finnish Dibitassut, the children’s TV series based on animation characters created by children, has gained over 30 million viewers in China and elsewhere in Asia. The same animation characters will …
Finnish kids TV series watched by over 30 million in China and Asia Read More
The 27 years-old Danish guy Richard B. proposed to his girlfriend just upon arrival in Copenhagen Airport after a six week round-trip in Asia, Danish paper BT reported. A video …
Proposal in Copenhagen Airport after Asia trip Read More
Vidar Andersen has been appointed as the new Head of Asia in the Norwegian DNB Bank with base in Singapore effective from Monday September 2. Vidar Andersen previously held the …
New Head of Asia to Norway’s DNB Bank as Erik Borgen quits Read More
Lumpini police saved the life of a 38-year-old Finnish man, who attempted to jump off of Honey Hotel on Soi Sukhumvit 19 in Wattana district on Monday September 2. The …
Heartbroken ‘farang’ man attempts to jump off of hotel Read More
Finnish Martti Ahtisaari was part of the international team of peace experts that on Monday September 2 spoke at a reconciliation event in Bangkok. Former Finland President Martti Ahtisaari was …
Former Finnish President in Bangkok as peace expert Read More
Annually The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies invites applications for the Snorry Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships. The Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars (not to university students) in …
Apply for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships now Read More
Scandinavian Siam Society, which has existed since 1920, is now a registered association under Thai law. On July 31 Scandinavian Siam Society (SSS) finally received the certificate that proves the …
After 93 years SSS has become a legal entity Read More
The Scandinavian Society Siam (SSS) are planning a trip for family and friends to the Thai-Danish Dairy Co. in the Saraburi Province. On 23 and 24 November 2013 you have …
Scandinavian Society Siam to visit Thai-Danish Dairy Co. Read More
On 31 August the Swedish retail-clothing company H&M opened the world’s second largest store in CentralWorld in Bangkok. The grand opening of the H&M Flagship store in the Bangkok shopping …
H&M opened the world’s second largest store in Bangkok Read More
A 39 year-old man is accused of domestic violence against his 31 year-old now ex-girlfriend during a holiday in Phuket in Thailand last year in December, Danish paper Sjællandske reported. …
Danish man hit girlfriend in Phuket, now waiting for city court Read More
A Danish tourist in Phuket woke up on Tuesday 27 August to find his girlfriend for the night, his laptop and 7000 baht in cash missing has at least got …
Thai “girlfriend for the night” robs Danish tourist in Phuket Read More
From December The Norwegian travel agency Star Tour will offer flights from Oslo to the southern part of Thailand, they said in a press release. Star Tour now offers direct …
Star Tour to fly directly from Oslo to Krabi this winter Read More
On September 5 there will be a seminar on the topic ‘service design’ in Bangkok, with speakers from the Oslo School of Architecture. The focus of design has increasingly shifted …
Architechture seminar in Bangkok on “Service design” Read More
On August 27, IKEA Bangna held the biggest IKEA catalogue launch in Thailand, with over 1.2 million copies of the 2014 catalogue ready to be delivered to homes throughout Bangkok. …
IKEA holds the biggest IKEA catalogue launch in Thailand Read More
Copenhagen ZOO in Denmark had huge expectations to the birth of the baby elephant set to happen in the end of August. Unfortunately the elephant was stillborn on Monday 27 …
Baby elephant stillborn in Copenhagen Zoo Read More
Four Thai students namely Cattaliya Laohapotjanart, Thanwarat Jantiwatkun and Patnarin Kattiyasuwong will represent Thailand at the 2013 International Stockholm Junior Water Prize finale, to be held at the World Water …
Thai students will compete at the 2013 International Stockholm Junior Water Prize Finale Read More
The 40 years old Alex from Denmark is living on the beach of Pattaya, along with many other expats who somehow ended up being homeless, the Bangkok Post reports. Alex …
Bangkok Post found homeless Danish man on the beach Read More
Thailand is poised to experience the strongest growth in smartphone and tablet use in Southeast Asia this year, says a report by Sweden’s Ericsson. The report said the penetration rate …
Sweden’s Ericsson says Thailand is no. 1 in region for smartphones, tablets use Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce presented the first two MBA scholarships for Thai students to study in Sweden, sponsored by Electrolux. The two Thai students who just received a scholarship …
Two Thai students receive scholarships to study in Sweden Read More
On August 19 the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok made the official opening of a course focusing on Human Rights of Women in Southeast Asia. Deputy Head of Mission at …
Embassy of Sweden opened Learning Course Read More
Norwegian Stein Dokset was expected to explain to the court today why he hid the body of his dead girlfriend in a trash can for 2.5 years but the hearing …
Norwegian murder accused smiled as he entered the court Read More
IKEA Bangkok hosted last week the first traditionally Swedish crayfish party with more than 630 mostly Thai participants. The overwhelming success means IKEA will definitely arrange a crayfish party again …
IKEA’s multi-cultural crayfish party Read More
The famous Danish comedian and restaurant manager Casper Christensen has opened a night club where the waiters are ladyboys imported from Thailand. Casper Christensen, a Danish comedian who is mainly …
Ladyboys from Thailand to serve in new Danish night club Read More