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The chief commander of the Royal Thai Air Force, Major General Itthiporn Supawong, and the Royal Thai Air Force officers recently visited Saab in Sweden to check out the manufacturing …
Royal Thai Air Force Checked out Manufacture of Gripen 39 C in Sweden Read More
The EU Film Festival in Bangkok opened Wednesday evening 30 May 2012 with a reception at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). Ambassador of Denmark, H.E. Mikael Hemniti Winther …
Danish Opening of EU Film Festival Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador to Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia, Mikael Hemniti Winther, will visit Singapore to brief on the Development in Myanmar on June 4. The talk will cover the following …
Danish Ambassador to Talk in Singapore about Myanmar Development Read More
Despite the growing number of restaurants in Bangkok, no one can deny that a home cooking experience shared with a lover, family or friends has always been one of the …
A passion for cooking Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador to Thailand is bidding Copenhagen as host for the World Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2015 as he delievered a speech and performed at the Sheraton Hotel Bangkok on 22 May. As a …
Danish Ambassador bids Copenhagen for WTC 2015 Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pumping up the volume of its celebrity marketing strategy by using multi-platinum selling Nordic recording artist Marko Kristian Lehtosalo, best known by his …
Markoolio promotes Thai Tourism Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok participated in a renewable energy forum in Myanmar on May 23. Representatives from Denmark included Ib Albertsen from IFU (the Industrialization Fund for Developing …
Denmark Participated in Burmese Energy Forum Read MoreThe Golf Section of the Scandinavian Society Siam hosted an event ‘Danish Golf Day’ at the Thana City Golf Club on Saturday 19th of May. The 18 holes of golf …
Successful Danish Golf Day Read MoreThe Swedish State Secretary for Trade, Gunnar Oom, visited Bangkok on May 14-16. During his visit, he met with Thailand’s Vice Minister of Commerce Siriwat Kajornprasart, Defense Minister ACM Sukuompol …
Swedish State Secretary Visited Bangkok Read MoreCopenhagen (Denmark) is bidding to host the World Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2015. The Danish Ambassador in Thailand will give an opening speech to support Copenhagen’s bid before their presentation. He’ll …
Danish Ambassador in Thailand Supports Copenhagen’s Bid for Hosting WTC 2015 Read MoreThe Norwegians value their National Day so much that they celebrate it not only within Norway, but in foreign cities throughout the world, including Bangkok. In Bangkok, the Norwegian National …
Norway’s 17 May Celebration in Bangkok Read MoreDanish food was recently on a National Thai TV! As the Danish restaurant ‘Noma’ in Copenhagen is ranked the world’s best restaurant in 2012, it’s time that Danish food is …
Danish Food on Thai TV Read MoreDanish-Thai Chamber of Commerce presented another networking event at the Scandinavian hotel and restaurant Stable lodge located at Sukhumvit soi 8 on 16 May. Due to heavy rain only 30 …
Danish Networking Evening at Stable Lodge Read MoreIt’s Norwegian Constitution Day! Did you know that many of traditional Norwegian folk costumes known as ‘Bunader’ now being sewn and assembled in countries like China and Thailand?Springtime is high …
Norwegian ‘bunader’ Made in China and Thailand Read MoreTo increase awareness of climate change impact on humans and environment, European Eco Film Festival will be held on 24-27 May at SF Cinema Terminal 21 Shopping Centre. Quality Eco …
Scandinavian Films at EU Eco Film Festival in Bangkok Read MoreA Finnish Corporation, Neste Oil, has expanded the range of renewable raw materials it uses by beginning to produce NExBTL renewable diesel from waste fat sourced from the fish processing …
Finnish Corporation Produces Renewable Diesel from Waste Fish Fat from Vietnam and Thailand Read MoreThe Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) recently traded three G222 aircrafts, a medium sized transport aircraft, with a Saab 340B, a Swedish two-engine turbopop aircraft with ERIEYE Airborne Early Warning …
Royal Thai Air Force Trades Airplanes with Sweden Read MoreIn cooperation with Complete-Pharma, a Finnish-Thai food supplements producer in Helsinki Finland, Herotic Life Company recently introduced a food supplement product for men’s sexual health called X-Back to the Thai …
Finnish Herb for Sexual Health Introduced in Thailand Read MoreIt was an evening for speed talkers as the Nordic Young Professionals threw a speed networking event on Friday 11 May, which has never been organized in Bangkok before. The …
Networking in High Speed for Young Professionals Read MoreThe 4th Youth Ambassador Program was inaugurated by Mr. Suttichai Werakul, the president of Bangkok Metropolitan Council, last week at S.D. Avenue hotel in Bangkok. Sixteen students will be selected …
Bangkok Students Compete for Exchange Program with Norway and Sweden Read MoreFirst Thursday each month, a Swedish networking event is held at the Huntsman’s Pub, located in the basement area of the Landmark Hotel Bangkok.On Thursday 3 May 2012 Swedish-Thai Chamber of …
Pyttipanna at Huntsman’s Pub Read MoreSettled in Phnom Penh since last September, a Norwegian expat Ronnie Eide, recently launched a new book ‘How to Live Rich Anywhere in the World: The Ultimate Guide to Successful …
Norwegian Expat’s ‘How to Live Rich’ Book Launched Read MoreOn Tuesday 8 May, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC 15) came under scrutiny at the monthly breakfast seminar when Andrew Durieux, Chairman of the JFCCT AEC Committee, shared his knowledge …
Dinner Talk on ASEAN Economic Community Read More“We know enough to make good decisions about managing the risks of climate-related disasters. Sometimes we take advantage of this knowledge, but many times we do not,” said Chris Field, …
Norwegian Initiated Report Launched in Bangkok Read MoreNorwegian Film “Upperdog” will be screened at the Foreign Correspondence Club of Thailand (FCCT) on Thursday, May 31 at 8.00pm.It’s the first time that a Norwegian film will be shown …
Norwegian Film at FCCT in Bangkok Read MoreIt was with great enthusiasm and anxiety Bangkok Vikings in the beginning of April 2012 arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the annual Viking Cup. Viking Cup has been held every …
Close but no Cigars for Bangkok Vikings in Jakarta Read MoreOrganised by the Embassy of Sweden in Thailand and SFX Cinema, the first Swedish Film Festival in Thailand will be held on 16-20 May, 2012 at SFX Cinema in Emporium …
Swedish Film Festival Debuts in Thailand Read MoreUlrich Sorensen Development Counselor and Bo B. Rasmussen Commercial Counselor of the Danish Embassy in Bangkok participated in the launch of UN’s Global Compact conference in Yangoon, Burma on Tuesday …
UN’s Global Compact Conference in Yangon Read MoreOn Tuesday, The Danish Embassy, Development Counsellor Ulrich Sorensen and Commercial Counsellor Bo B Rasmussen, participated in the launch of UN’s Global Compact conference in Yangoon, Burma.The purpose of the …
Danish Embassy in Thailand Participates in Burmese UN’s Global Compact Conference Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in Thailand is inviting former Thai students to Sweden to meet with H.E. Dr. Ewa Bjorling, the Swedish Minister for Trade, during her official visit to Thailand …
Swedish Trade Minister at Thai Alumni Reception Read MoreThe East Asiatic Company’s former warehouses and saw mill on the Chaopraya river front next to Wat Phraya Krai temple on Charoenkrung Road opened on Friday 27 April as a new, …
Old EAC Warehouses Turned into Asiatique Read MoreNordmanns-Forbundet in Thailand has now elected its new board. The veteran Dr. Kristian Boe has been elected Chairman.According to the board, the aim of Normands-Forbundet for this year is to …
Kristian Boe New Chairman of Normanns-Forbundet Read MoreOn his way to this year’s EU-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Brunei, the Swedish Foreign Minister, Mr. Carl Bildt, had time for a quick two-day stopover in Bangkok. Apart from …
Carl Bildt Gives Speech at FCCT Read MoreThe Danish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand had its monthly networking night on Wednesday 25 April at the Grand Millennium Hotel located in one of Bangkok’s prime central areas – …
DanCham Networking at Grand Millennium Hotel Read MoreAre you looking for ways for your children to have fun and learn during the summer holidays? If so, you’ll be happy to hear that KIS is running its 14th …
KIS International School Offers Exciting Summer Programmes Read MoreThailand’s Foreign Minister Dr. Surapong Tovichakchaikul met on Tuesday 24 April 2012 with Sweden’s Foreign Minister mr. Carl Bildt and on Wednesday 25 April 2012 with Denmark’s Foreign Minister Mr. …
Thai Foreign Minister Met Danish, Swedish Counterparts Read MoreThe Foreign Minister of Denmark, Mr Villy Søvndal briefly visits Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday 25 April. The visit precedes the minister’s participation the following days in the EU-ASEAN ministerial meeting …
Danish Foreign Minister Visits Thailand Read MoreSweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Carl Bildt will be in Bangkok on Tuesday and Wednesday, 24-25 April, for meetings with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Foreign Dr. Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, …
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Visits Thailand Read MoreMichael Larsen, a notorius Danish fraudster who was exposed in the Danish TV documentary ‘Bag Facaden’ this year on 5 January 2012, has now been sentenced to one year in prison …
Danish Swindler Gets One Year Sentence Read MoreScandinvaian Society Siam held a lively Annual General Meeting on 17. April 2012 at Admiral Pub & Restaurant, Mermaid Hotel, Bangkok with 30 members present. The meeting elected Mr. Robert …
AGM Elected New SSS Board for 2012-13 Read MoreSwedish Volvo which took over the UD truck business in Thailand last year 2011 now aims for a market share of at least 15 % in the heavy-duty truck segment …
Volvo’s UD Trucks to Target 15 % Market Share Read MoreAccording to the news that she would travel to Norway in June, reported by several news agencies, was widely regarded as a sign of growing confidence in the new government.“I’ve always …
Aung San Suu Kyi to Visit Norway Read MoreThe Mekong Tourism Forum 2012 will take place in Chiang Rai on 13 and 14 June where it will address the theme, “20/20 Vision: Building on Two Decades of GMS …
Mekong Tourism Forum to Discuss Greater Mekong Sub-region Cooperation Read MoreCBRE Thailand has successfully located the office of Carlsberg Indochina and Carlsberg Thailand at Park Ventures Ecoplex, an eco-friendly Grade A office space in Bangkok’s CBD. In a photo release issued …
Eco-friendly Carlsberg Office in Thailand Read MoreBrenntag Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. has announced the following promotions of Executives formerly with EAC Industrial Ingredients: Mr. Jan Dam Pedersen has been promoted as Chief Operating Officer of Brenntag Asia …
Former EAC Staff Promoted in Brenntag Read MoreThe respect for the initiative and the desire to do well was the foundation of the heritage that Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller got from his father, shipowner A.P. Møller. With this …
Mr. Moller Has Passed Away Read MoreThe European-Asean Business Centre in Thailand (EABC) organized a group visit to the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) on Wednesday 4 April. The EABC looks to strengthen strategic …
A Visit to National Science and Technology Development Agency Read MoreThe Foreign Minister’s Special Representative to regional peace-mediation tasks, Kimmo Kiljunen visited Myanmar and Thailand just before Easter. The purpose of the visit was to prepare an international coordination meeting on …
Finland to Accelerate Myanmar’s Peace Process Read MoreWhen Scandinavians celebrate New Year’s Eve, it is usually with family and friends with delicious food and champagne. As the clock reaches midnight, people walk outside to enjoy spectacular views …
ScandAsia Battle Through Songkran Read MoreIt never came out in the open how the Queen of Siam and the Danish Captain Hans Anton Andersen spent their time together in the paradise called Bang Phra and …
The Queen and the Captain Read More