Huntsman Networking
Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce held its monthly networking night at Huntsman’s Pub in the basement of Landmark Hotel on Thursday 3 October 2013. Members and friends of members shared views …
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An inspection team from the Danish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food found that approximately every fifth piece of imported fruit or vegetables from countries outside the European Union exceeded …
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Swedish tennis player Robert Lindstedt dreams of seeing Thailand from a tourist’s point of view
He has been around the world several times, but the memories from the cities happen to be from the large number of hotel rooms more than from the actual destinations. …
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Sweden’s Embassy in Bangkok went on field trip to Yunnan
During the last week of September, AnnaMaria Oltorp and Ulrika Åkesson from the Development Cooperation Section at the Embassy in Bangkok visited the Yunnan Province in China to follow-up – …
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New Danish coach for Thailand’s national handball team
Thailand’s national handball team has appointed Danish national Mr. Carsten Carlstedt as its new chief coach. With over 25 years of experience in coaching, Carsten hopes to take the team …
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Phuket ladyboys robbed Swedish tourist
On 30 September Karon Police in Phuket arrested two ladyboys for robbing an 18-year-old Swedish tourist of cash, a credit card and and iPhone 4s, The Phuket News reported. Duty …
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Growing interest for multi destination tours to Thailand
The interest for multidestination tours is growing among Danish tourists. Especially Thailand is attracting the tourists who seek more than one destination, takeoff.dk reports. Danish travel agency Star Tour, who …
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Danish rapper L.O.C. to perform in Bangkok
Denmark’s best-selling rapper Liam O’Connor more commonly known as L.O.C. will be performing live in Bangkok on Saturday 12 October at Overtone MusicCave in Royal City Avenue, Rama IX. The …
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Crayfish Party in Bangkok sold out!
The Crayfish Party 2013 by Scandinavian Society Siam is sold out a week in advance of the party. The maximum number of participants was set at 150 guests and this …
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Young Thai student met Scandinavians to language cafe
Thursdag 26 September, was the European Day of Languages. The German Goethe-Institute hosted a multi-language cafe where Thai and foreign students were invited to come and talk with European languages …
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Danish Ambassador met with Thailand’s Minister of Public Health
On Wednesday 25 September the Danish Ambassador in Thailand and Danish medical company Danish Medical Industry A/S (DMI) met with Thailand’s Minister of Public Health The Royal Danish Embassy in …
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Thai pickers miss flights, still fight for pay in Finland
Thai berry pickers are staying in Finland until they have all been paid, according to their supporters. Negotiations brought payments for 30 of the pickers, but the remaining 20 have …
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Finnish Formula 1 star promotes Finnish drink in Thailand
The Finnish company Just Drink It Co., Ltd which has created the Angry Birds Fruit Juices brand launched in Thailand, has signed up the Finnish Formula 1 Champion, Mika Hakkinen, to …
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Tom Kristensen confirmed for Race of Champions in Bangkok
Danish Tom Kristensen who is the nine-time Le Mans 24-Hour race winner has signed up for the 2013 Race of Champions to be held at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium on the …
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Greenland had its first tuk-tuk
The wellknown Asian tuk-tuk vehicle has found its way to Greenland Tourists coming to Ilulissat in Greenland now have the chance to explore the town from an Asia-inspired tuk-tuk vehicle. …
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Young Swede killed in tragic crash in Rayong
On September 22, police received a report from Phutasart rescue about an accident on highway number 3145 which resulted in death of a young Swede named Mr. Jhon Olov Eddie …
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Inspiring Artist Mikael Avatar
Despite having cerebral palsy, Swedish artist Mikael Avatar lives his life with a positive force and has achieved much more than the average person. He broke the world record long …
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Farewell to Norwegian Priest Jan Olav Johannesen
Norwegian Seamen’s Priest Jan Olav Johannesen will after four years of impressive dedication leave the Norwegian Church in Pattaya and return to Norway. A Farewell Service is held on Sunday …
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Centara Grand in Bangkok Lands its Second Finnish Chef
[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 …
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SAAB inaugurates its Asia Pacific HQ office in Bangkok
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 …
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ScandAsia Thailand September 2013 now online
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 …
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Thai commercial “makes everybody cry”
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 …
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Lebanese-Swedish Hezbollah suspect jailed for two years and eight months
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 …
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Johan Magnusson Resort Manager, Sunwing
[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 …
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Swedish pet food ‘Husse’ expands into Thailand
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 …
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Warm Heart Day in Pattaya
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 …
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Norwegian’s launch party postponed
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 …
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Grand style installation of new Swedish priest in Bangkok
[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 …
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Swedish embassy participates in launch of EUNIC-Bibliobus
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 …
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Berry pickers from Thailand refuse to leave Finland
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 …
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The Royal Thai Air Force receives last batch of Gripen jets
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 …
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Norwegian wins international award for its inflight WiFi
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 …
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Swedish Jonas Engwall to launch RTL CBS in Asia
Swedish 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 …
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Danish ambassador and Novo Nordisk met with Thailand’s Deputy PM
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 …
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300 passengers stuck in Bangkok due to Norwegian delays
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 …
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Gunnebo Security Group has opened offices in Bangkok and Yangon
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 …
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Telenor will make Thailand its fifth 4G country
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 …
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Swedish MPs visit Bangkok
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, …
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Vacancy at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok
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 …
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Norwegian accused of social dumping
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, …
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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 …
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TSCC networking back in business
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 …
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Bangkok’s “Car free day” to take place September 22
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 …
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Lightening delays Swedish fighter jet delivery to Thailand
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 …
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Danish “The Hunt” to end Film Festival in Bangkok
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 …
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Finnish kids TV series watched by over 30 million in China and Asia
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 …
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Proposal in Copenhagen Airport after Asia trip
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 …
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New Head of Asia to Norway’s DNB Bank as Erik Borgen quits
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 …
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Heartbroken ‘farang’ man attempts to jump off of hotel
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 …
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Former Finnish President in Bangkok as peace expert
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 …
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