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Telenor of Norway, the major shareholder of Total Access Communication (DTAC), has earmarked THB34 billion to expand its third-generation (3G) network coverage in Thailand over the next three years, following …
Telenor expands 3G network in Thailand Read More
For Norwegian insurance companies, 2013 has been a year of record high payouts as the result of huge numbers of sickness claims by travelling Norwegians. Never before have so many …
Travelling Norwegians’ sickness claims hit record high Read More
A Norwegian tourist drowned after being caught in heavy surf at Karon Beach, on Phuket’s west coast, on Thursday November 14. He was pulled from the sea opposite the Karon …
Norwegian tourist drowns on Phuket’s Karon Beach Read More
Prime Minister Yingluck and Baroness Catherine Ashton, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, discussed on 13 November 2013 the possibility of …
EU may remove Schengen Visa requirement for Thais Read More
A new retrospective law passed on Wednesday ensures that 7-year old Im and her mother can return to Denmark. Except from Dansk Folkeparti, all the parties in the Danish Parliament …
Im can go back to Denmark due to new law Read MoreThe closure of one ECCO Thailand factory in the northern Thai province of Pichit was part of an ongoing consolidation of production geared towards more efficient quality and cost control and …
ECCO: Thai factory closure part of consolidation, expansion Read More
Danish shoe manufacturer Ecco shut down a factory in the northern province of Pichit effective yesterday (11 November 2013), reasoning that it could no longer absorb higher production cost following …
Ecco shuts down one Thai factory Read More
7-year-old Im Nielsen and her mother Suthida were on Sunday November 10 forced to leave Denmark due to the decision of the city court in Hjørring in the Northern part …
7-year-old sent out of Denmark, now on her way to Thailand Read MoreAccording to a survey by Bangkok’s The Nation newspaper, property companies are increasing their investment in Phuket, with plans to develop more than THB50 billion (USD1.6 billion) in residential and …
Scandinavians lead the charge in bullish Phuket property market Read More
It is the third time the Danish restaurant Admiral’s opens in Bangkok. Hopefully, it would be the last, said Bent Laasholdt, the owner, who promised a more international slant to …
The Admiral’s opens again for the third time Read More
The kingdom’s 2013 defense budget rose to US$5.7 billion, a 7% increase from the year before. Increased spending in recent years has allowed an already capable military to modernize and …
Modernizing the Royal Thai Air Force Read More
According to Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichackchaikul, eight countries have already issued travel warnings to their people, urging them to avoid demonstration sites in Thailand. NNT reported. One of the countries …
Sweden issues travel warning due to Bangkok demonstrations Read More
Each year several Thai youths go to Norway to study at Norwegian high schools, through the exchange study organisation AFS. The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok met three Thai students to talk …
Thai boys miss Norway after studying abroad Read MorePHUKET — A senior Swedish law enforcement official was in Phuket on 4 November 2013 to seek closer cooperation with the Royal Thai Police to better protect thousands of Swedish …
Sweden’s police chief seeks tourist safety cooperation Read More
Scandinavian students from International schools in Thailand – and elsewhere in Asia – are among the over 1.100 players that are on their way to Phuket this coming week-end to …
Ready for Football Tournament in Phuket Read MoreUnions urge boycott of Norwegian Air Its pilots have been threatening to go on strike, its new long-haul routes are deeply troubled and now Norway’s once high-flying Norwegian Air faces …
Norwegian Air faces boycott over low-cost Thai crew Read MoreVacuum cleaning, one of the more tedious household chores, has just been elevated to an art form thanks to a collaboration between Electrolux and Thailand’s artist Chalit Nakpawan. An impressive …
‘World’s first’ suction powered artwork Read MoreThe OCSC International Education Expo 2013 will run from 2 to 3 November 2013 at the Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon. The expo gathers more than 300 institutions and expected …
Swedish universities at Education Expo Read MoreSTOCKHOLM – Electrolux AB (ELUXB), the world’s second-biggest home appliances maker, said it will eliminate 2,000 jobs after reporting third-quarter earnings below analysts’ estimates, and plans to close a factory …
Electrolux to expand Thai manufacturing base Read More
Martin Toft Sørensen aims to build the biggest fashion platform in Thailand through WearYouWant.com, which currently offers over 900 fashion brands to the Thai market. Some 15 years ago, when …
Danish entrepreneur shows Thailand how to dress Read MoreTo celebrate the upcoming season of giving, IKEA is launching its popular Soft Toys for Education campaign on November 10. For every soft toy sold in the IKEA Bangna store …
IKEA kicks off 2013 Soft Toys for Education Campaign in November Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok this month committed SEK 7 million for a second phase of the Southeast Asia Press Alliance (SEAPA), with the grant cycle from 2013-2016. It …
Sweden commits SEK 7 Million to SE Asia press freedom Read More
Thai-Danish club celebrates the 100 year anniversary of The Little Mermaid on 1 November by throwing a birthday party. The party takes place at the Royal Bangkok Sport Club and …
Join the Little Mermaid’s birthday party Read More
The company DIAKRIT which has offices both in Thailand, Sweden, Norway and Denmark has been nominated for a coveted technology award in Sweden. In a press release the comany said, …
DIAKRIT nominated for coveted technology award in Sweden Read More
Now the thousand chase dinner is on! The Swedish author Mikael Rosengren decided to make a difference. With the help from devoted readers, book lovers and common curious people collect …
Swedish author chasing 1.000 meals for orphanage Read More
Everyone born in the years 1995–1998 from anywhere in the world may apply for the 2014 Millennium Youth Camp through online service. The application process is two-phased. Application for the …
Application for Finland’s 2014 Millennium Youth Camp is open! Read More
An area around Olof Palmes gata in the center of the Swedish capital Stockholm has been suggested transformed into a Thai Town, reports the Swedish newspaper Metro. [wzslider] Photo credit: …
Visit Thailand in the middle of Stockholm Read MoreDenmarks’ bestselling rapper and heartthrob widely seen by Danish women as the sexiest man in the kingdom gave an exclusive concert for his fans abroad in the land of smiles …
L.O.C. delights Bangkok’s Danes Read More
Saab Thailand has announced a Quiz Combat where combatants can win a full day at Defense & Security 2013, fly the Gripen fighter jet simulator and take away Saab merchandise, …
Become “Saab commander” for a day in a Gripen fighter jet simulator Read More
For Thai painter and photographer Woo, the path to career success in Sweden has been anything but a walk in the park. Now planning his first exhibit, Woo tells The …
Thai man took the roundabout way to his Swedish career goal Read More
Thailand will purchase other six Swedish Gripen fighter aircrafts the next ten years, reported Swedish Newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. Thus the country would get 18 Gripen fighters. Svenska Dagbladet has the …
Thailand is said to want to buy more Gripen jets Read MoreThe most popular destination for Swedish tourists is not Thailand or London but close neighbours Denmark according to a new survey. According to the survey, which was conducted by travel …
Denmark – not Thailand – is Swedish tourists’ top destination Read More
Norway’s Seamen’s Church has warned that up to 300 children could not be receiving care as a result of families experiencing difficulties, the Foreigner.no reported. Around 10,000 Norwegians are living …
Many Norwegian children in Thailand at risk of neglect Read More
A seven-year-old girl, Im Nielsen, and her mother, Suthida Nielsen, have been ordered by Hjørring District Court to leave Denmark to move back to their native Thailand, TV2 Nord reports …
Thai 7-year-old to be deported from Denmark Read More
On Wednesday afternoon Pattaya Rescue Services were called to a Central Pattaya condominium to assist an Icelandic resident who had reportedly self-harmed and had lost a considerable amount of blood, …
Icelandic Man self-harms at Central Pattaya Condominium Read More
A Swedish tourist has alleged that a Thai woman has stolen his wallet and withdrawn 100,000 baht from his bank accounts, Khaosod English in Thailand reported. Mr. Issa Barsoma, 60, …
Swedish Tourist ‘Scammed’ Of 100,000 Baht Read MoreThailand’s Sompop Jantraka, was among those honoured by Sweden-based World’s Children’s Prize Foundation for their contribution to protection of children against exploitation, based on a decision made by 2.2 million …
Thai child rights activist honoured in Sweden Read More
According to the Embassy of Denmark in Thailand, Denmark has launched the Red Carpet Program – the Fast Track Business Visa to Denmark. A program to make it easier for …
Denmark launches Fast Track business visa program Read More
On Friday, October 11, Sweden’s Ambassador to Thailand Klas Molin attended Plan International’s event “Because I am a Girl”, the Embassy wrote on its Facebook-page. The event celebrated the International …
Sweden’s ambassador to attend the International Day of the Girl Read More
NYP invites their members to join a trip to Thai Wakepark, Phathumthani, on 2 November. To register, please follow this link. The day starts a 7.00 AM at Victory Monument …
Ready for water action with Nordic Young Professionals? Read More
Swedish-Indian lawyer and dive-instructor Aruna Singh protests a coal power plant on the tourist island Koh Lanta. The Island of Koh Lanta and the Krabi province, in Thailand, are battling …
Swedish-Indian lawyer to protests a coal power plant on Koh Lanta. Read More
On Saturday 19 October the Thai-Danish company Designers Field opens a showroom in Panjit Tower in Thonglor, Bangkok. Designers Field develops Scandinavian interior design products. Describing them selves they write: We are …
Grand Opening of Designers Field Showroom Read More
Police were called to a Hotel in North Pattaya on Thursday Morning to investigate reports of an injured Tourist in the Hotel Lobby area, who was in considerable pain and …
Finnish Tourists in lovers’ spat in Pattaya Read More
A 46 year old Norwegian fell from a 6th floor apartment balcony at a South Pattaya Condominium on Wednesday Afternoon, Pattaya One News reported. The incident has been recorded as …
Norwegian dies after falling from Pattaya Condominium Read More
The 53 years-old Norwegian Mack London escaped from Thailand to Cambodia, because the Norwegian Embassy would not issue him with an emergency passport, newspaper Aftenposten reported. The Norwegian citizen Mack …
Norwegian escaped indictment in Thailand Read More
Danish rapper and top celebrity L.O.C is giving a rare concert in Thailand, when he this Saturday at Overtone Music Cave at RCA, Bangkok gets on stage and performs bangers from his …
Hurry up! L.O.C. Concert in Bangkok this Saturday! Read More
Norwegian company Norske Skog has agreed to sell a plant in Thailand valued 33 million dollars. It is a Thai industry group who has bought the plant, newspaper Aftenposten reported. …
Norske Skog sells plant in Thailand Read More
The Department of Employment in Thailand is to work with Finland and Sweden to set quotas for the number of Thai berry pickers permitted to enter both countries next year, …
Quotas for berry pickers sought Read More
Scandinavian Society Siam’s Crayfish Party 2013 is going on as I write these lines. Below you will find images taken during the night as the evening progressed and uploaded right away. …
Scandinavian Society Siam’s Crayfish Party 2013 Read More
Despite being a Thai national who has never been to Denmark, Keerati Thanomsatsana loves the country and speaks Danish fluently. On the way to see a client one afternoon on …
Love for Denmark Read More