Norwegians can still vote
The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok reminds all Norwegians to vote for the Parliamentary Election to be held on Monday 9 September 2013. Last chance to give your vote at the …
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Action packed day with the Thai-Danish Club
The Thai-Danish Club managed to gather more than 40 people to the second edition of the successful water rally in the weekend. According to the participants from the first rally …
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New Key Members of Team Denmark
Asbjorn Overgaard Christiansen, Birgit Sarah Carlstedt and Annette Rosenqvist all started in key positions at the Royal Danish Embassy this August. The Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok has welcomed three …
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DanCham’s first networking evening focused on Legal firms
Thursday night, 15 August 2013, the Danish Chamber of Commerce filled up the inside area in the Stable Lodge Restaurant with networking members as well as non-members of the DanCham …
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Bar girl delivered B100k to Swedish murder suspects, Phuket Court told
As the murder trial of Tommy Soderlund continued yesterday, a police officer told the court that Mr Soderlund was arrested in the hotel room of a Pattaya bar girl who …
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Weekly jungle walk with the Norwegian Church i Pattaya
Every Friday the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya invites you to join their well-visited jungle tour in the area of Khao Mai Kheow outside Pattaya. The walk takes around two …
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Viking Wheelers back and biking in Hua Hin
The Viking Wheelers invaded Hua Hin the first weekend of August this year. The trip marks a fresh return on the social scene of the previously very active Scandinavian biking …
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New Swedish Priest installation in Bangkok on 14 September
The new Swedish priest in Bangkok, Lars Ryderstad, will be officially installed on Saturday 14 September at 18.00 in Christ Church in Bangkok. The installation will be performed by the …
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One in five Thai parlours offers ‘happy ending’
Every fifth Thai massage parlour in Malmö, southern Sweden, accepts requests for sexual gratification at the end of a session, a Swedish newspaper reported on Thursday The news comes following …
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Norway-Thailand giving educational opportunities to Burmese students
Norway and Thailand are joining hands providing educational opportunities to Burmese students, granting them 60 scholarships to study at Mahidol University, the National news bureau of Thailand (NNT) reports. “Norwegian …
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Let Klik rent out your holiday home
‘Klik.Villas’ is a complete holiday home rental management system that ensures you sustain the distribution and bookings for your home on channels like Agoda, Booking.com, Flipkey among others. Scandinavian home …
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Danes are more polite than Norwegians
On a scale from 1 to 30 – who are the most rude people in the world? Skyscanner, an international travel site, ranks French, Rusians and British people as the top …
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Danish musician in audience with Thai Crown Princess
In a unique cooperation between the royal houses of Thailand and Denmark the Danish musician Michael Hanson has produced a CD, which he gave HM the King of Thailand in …
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Political tensions flare up in Bangkok
The political tensions in Thailand has again surfaced. Several thousand anti-government demonstrators assembled on Sunday evening in Lumpini Park in the centre of the city. Eight kilometers away, hundreds of …
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Foreign berry pickers not welcome by all
Thousands of foreign berry pickers are descending on Finland for the annual harvest ritual. In some cases the workers have been on the receiving end of hostile attitudes. However the …
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Literally thousands of people flock to Koh Tao each year to obtain their Open Water Diving Certificate. It’s a diver’s heaven, and for a fifth of the price in Scandinavia …
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Danes Worldwide comments on new citizen law
The Danish Government has requested Danes Worldwide – the association of Danes living abroad – to comment on a planned new law on citizenship. In the draft of the new …
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Norwegian drug suspect transferred from Thailand to Norway
A 34 year old man from Hedmark in Norway was in early July transferred from Thailand to Norway where he is suspected of being the mastermind behind a major hash …
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Scandinavians hope Thai oil spill will not reach them
Scandinavians along the coast of Rayong province in Thailand hope not to be affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand which since Sunday has devastated the west …
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Music for kids
Danish musician Jeff Thomsen is the man behind Music 4 kids, an annual event gathering great bands to perform music to support kids at Father Joe’s project in Klong Toey. …
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Norwegian deaths in Thailand double
The number of Norwegians who have died in Thailand has almost doubled this year. From January until 24 June this year in Thailand there were 56 deaths reported. The number …
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IKEA meatballs back on the menu in Thailand
Swedish meatballs are back on the menu at the IKEA Bangna store restaurant. The IKEA meatballs will be available for sale in Thailand again on Friday, 2 August 2013. The …
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Yuan overtook Thai Baht and Norwegian Krone
The Yuan or Renmimbi as it is officially called in China overtook Thailand’s Baht and the Norwegian Krone, SWIFT said in a statement today, adding that its usage slipped 1.3 …
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Thai tourists are doubling their travel budgets
Thai travelers are likely to increase their budgets over 92 percent on their next trips according to the latest Visa Global Travel Intentions Study. The study indicates Thai’s travel budgets will …
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Immigrants and their children now 14 pct. of Norway’s population
Immigrants make up 12 percent of the population – 593,000 people according to the annual report of Statistics Norway (SSB). If you include children of immigrants born in Norway, the number is …
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Thai students receive scholarships to study in Sweden
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce has recently presented the first two MBA scholarships for Thai students; Mr. Kanin Sasivongpakdi (2nd from the left) and Ms. Kanyanut Sukpool (2nd from the right) to study in …
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IKEA brings Swedish crayfish party fun to Bangkok
To celebrate Swedish roots, IKEA Bangna is holding the first Swedish Crayfish Party on Friday August 16. The party will take place from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. “We’re pleased to host …
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Opening of Sandvik Coromant Productivity Center
Hosted by Southeast Asia General Manager Jean-Louis Macey, the grand opening of Sandvik Coromant Productivity Center in Bangkok was held on July 10 in presence of Swedish ambassador Klas Molin. …
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Swedish murder suspect changed his name and moved to small town
The alleged killer of a New Zealand man stabbed to death in Pattaya, Thailand has changed his name to Andreas Karlsson and moved to the small town of Nynashamn. In …
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2014 IKEA Catalogue to be launched in Thailand on August 27
The 2014 IKEA Catalogue will be launched in Sweden, many parts of Europe and the United States in early August. In Thailand, the catalogue will be launched at the IKEA …
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Double A invests in technology from Finland to upgrade Thai pulp plant
In response to significant growth in the market and the global demand in many enterprises, Double A has invested USD 6.1 million to upgrade its pulp production line in Thailand …
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Only God Forgives now in Bangkok cinemas
Directed by Danish Nicolas Winding Refn, filmed in Bangkok, Only God Forgives is now in Bangkok cinemas! For the opening, the Danish director discusses what happens when the logic of …
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Witch Doctor convicted of murder of Thai-Danish woman
The Appeals Court in Thailand on Monday sentenced a Thai witch doctor to six years in prison for the murder of Duangsamorn, who had lived in Denmark over twenty years before …
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No injured Scandinavians in train accident in north of Thailand
On the night of July 16, a passenger train of State Railways of Thailand (SRT) from Bangkok to Chiang Mai derailed in the mountainous area of Phrae province in the …
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First Scandinavian business fair and party in Pattaya
On Saturday July 13, the first Scandinavian business fair and summer party was held at Baan Norway on Thapraya Road Soi 15 near Jomtien. The event was not as big …
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Advance voting in the Norwegian elections
Norwegians in the Eastern Seaboard area of Thailand may cast their voting in advance of the Norwegian general election at the Royal Norwegian Consulate in Pattaya up until the 22 …
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Many Thai berry pickers in Sweden face huge debts
Thais who go to Sweden to work as berry-pickers are being mistreated and sometimes return with debts they have to pay for the rest of their lives, according to a …
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Telenor moves management team in Thailand to head Myanmar business
Telenor Group has named the management team that will lead its new Myanmar business, including appointing Petter Furberg as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telenor Myanmar, effective from when the …
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Swedish home and professional appliance company Electrolux recently announced the top 20 semi-finalists for its Electrolux Design Lab 2013 competition, and making the cut are a handful of young designers …
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Swede called the embassy before committing suicide in Pattaya
On 11 July 2013, a Swedish man called the embassy to inform of his suicide plan. Police rushed to his apartment and found a naked body with head covered in …
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Record numbers of berry pickers are coming to Finland. The largest group is from north-east Thailand, which is the poorest region of the country. Annual incomes there are small, …
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Swedish Midsummer celebration at IKEA Bangna
To celebrate the Swedish Midsummer, IKEA Bangna offered a free flower headband workshop to participating guests at G Floor from 10am to 7pm on Saturday 22 June. Many Thais participated …
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A meeting between EFTA and Thailand was held in Bangkok on July 2, to assess the possibility of reopening negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA). The EFTA delegation was …
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Norway establishes fund for ASEAN
Norway has established a US$7 million Norwegian ASEAN Regional Initiatives Fund (NARIF) to boost its engagement with the 10-member regional grouping, the ASEAN Secretariat announced on Friday. According to Norwegian …
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Volvo Group has earmarked 5 billion baht to expand its nationwide sales and service network and Bangkok truck assembly plant. CEO Olof Persson said recently that the Swedish truck …
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Thailand’s Jay Mart (JMART), the mobile handset retailer, is tapping the undeveloped telecom market in Myanmar with a plan to open 20 shops there this year. The move comes after …
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A Swedish citizen of Lebanese origin on Tuesday denied links to the Hezbollah movement during his trial on charges of breaking Thailand’s weapons laws. Atris Hussein, 48, was arrested …
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Dr. Kristian Bø awarded Honorary Membership of Scandinavian Society Siam
Dr. Kristian Bø, a long time Norwegian resident of Thailand, was on Tuesday 2 July awarded Honorary Membership of the Scandinavian Society Siam. The certificate was presented to him by …
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Norway signed an amity and cooperation treaty with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday, vowing to further develop ties with the 10-member regional bloc. Norwegian Foreign Minister …
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[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”1300″] Ride the biggest animal that walks the earth, get a sore butt and top it off with a dip in the river. By Sebastian Buur and Ida …
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