Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A snake bite is thought to have killed a Norwegian Resident of Pattaya in his South Pattaya apartment. On Thursday afternoon, Police and Rescue Workers were called the New Nordic …
Norwegian Man Killed by His Own Cobra Snake Read MoreLicenses for Roxar software solutions for petroleum mapping and modeling have been donated by Emerson Process Management to two of Thailand’s leading universities in this field; Chulalongkorn and Chiang Mai …
Thai Universities to Use Norwegian Software Read MoreFor the first time, the Norgwegian Seamen’s Church held a Shrimp Evening. One of the regular visitors at the church, Børge Rolfsen, offered to ready and cook the shrimps for …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church’s Shrimp Evening Read MoreFinnair expects to fly 40 percent of regular passenger traffic in coming days as it has been seeing some cabin crew return from an ongoing strike, Finland’s flag carrier said …
Strike-Hit Finnair Flying More Planes Read MoreWanleaks, the new branch of Phuketwan that specialises in disclosure, can reveal exclusively that tourist numbers visiting Phuket have risen dramatically this year with Indonesia, China and Russia the hottest …
Phuket Visitors From Sweden Sliding Read MoreMore than half of all new diagnosed HIV cases in Sweden every year are among new migrants from high-risk countries, with Thailand and Ethiopia the two most common. “A lot …
Thai Migrants Take HIV to Sweden Read MoreTwo years ago, the newly founded Svenskforeningen in Hua Hin was put to its first serious test: The Immigration Bureau Head Quarters in Bangkok wanted to move the immigration office …
Unusual Friendship in Hua Hin Read MoreFinnair issued a profit warning Tuesday, saying it now expected an anticipated full-year operating profit to turn into a loss owing to a cabin crew strike, threatening it might move …
Finnair Cancels More Than 200 Flights on Wednesday Read MoreThe Finnish Cabin Crew Union, or SLSY, Chairwoman Thelma Akers told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday that the strike negotiations with Finnair (FIA1S.HE) will take place after 1300 GMT Tuesday, at …
Finnair Strike Negotiations After 1300 GMT Read MoreThe Criminal Court in Bangkok today, Monday 29 November, scheduled the hearing of the drug case against Kim Roger Eriksson to be in another six month. The days set aside …
Swedish Drug Case to Wait Six Months Read MoreBy Henrik Friis Christmas arrived Thailand early morning around 8.00 hrs on the 20th November in Lumlukka, at least some people thought that when they had a look at the …
Viking Wheelers Fun Ride in Lumlukka Read More
In the evening of November 26th, the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) held the Pre-Christmas Party at the Centara Grand at CentralWorld. The event was arranged on the 26th floor …
PIKKUJOULU – the Finnish Pre-Christmas Party Read More
The Scandinavian Society Siam (SSS) held its annual Christmas Bazaar at the British Club on the 28th November 2010. Some 75 visitors enjoyed the event and a bit of shopping …
SSS Christmas Bazaar 2010 Read MoreToday, Monday 29 November, the case against Swedish Kim Roger Eriksson will go to court for the first time, and Kim may be facing the death penalty. On the 14th …
Swedish Drug Trial Starts Today Read MoreBombardier Inc.’s CSeries jetliner, which has won orders from only three customers, is a leading contender for a contract from SAS Group as the biggest Nordic airline prepares to add …
SAS Consider New 55-Plane Order Read MoreThe Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) is threatening to begin a strike on Tuesday, 30 November 2010. Conciliation process continues during the weekend. If the strike takes place, it would …
Tuesday Strike Can Hit Finnair Hard Read MoreOn 25th of November 2010 the second annual meeting was held at Svenskföreningen in Hua Hin.The meeting was as usual more than well attended and some 120 people, 35 members …
Annual Meeting in Svenskföreningen in Hua Hin Read More
Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce’ Christmas Lunch took this year place in the garden of The British Club on Friday November 26 with participation if more than 200 members and guests …
Dancham Christmas Lunch 2010 Read MoreIkea, the world’s leading furniture firm, is changing its focus from the mature markets of Europe and North America to the emerging markets of Southeast Asia and China. “During the …
Ikea Bangkok Opens next November 3 Read MoreThe Danish Thai jewelry firm, Pandora, has landed in good company in this particular line of business, if you ask the international financial institute Morgan Stanley, Market Scope wrote.According to a …
Pandora is a Morgan Stanley »Top Pick« Read MoreMany had showed up at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in the morning to enjoy coffee and waffles, before going to the golf course. 24 golfers met at Plutaluang Navy Golf …
Great Norwegian Golfing in Pattaya Read MoreTaking time out abroad from everyday work life is a new trend among Swedish families. It has led to the start up of Swedish schools for children who spend longer …
Swedish Tax Money Goes to Vacation Schools Read MoreOn Saturday November 20th 2010, The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual, prestigious golf tournament the Nordic Masters. This year’s battlefield was the beautiful and very challenging Banyan Golf …
Very Close Race at the KONE Nordic Masters 2010 Read MorePoint requirements for future family reunification in Denmark have recently been published.60 points are needed to get a residence permit in Denmark through family reunification if you are 24 years …
How to Get Your Beloved to Denmark Read MoreUnder the name ‘The exile parliament’ (Eksiltinget), a number of Danish expatriates have decided to collect online signatures on a recommendation to the UN to ensure the possibility to vote …
Danish Expatriates Want to Vote Read MoreSweden and Thailand today signed an agreement for the delivery of a further six Gripen fighter aircraft together with one Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning surveillance system and the Swedish …
Sweden and Thailand Sign New Gripen Deal Read MorePTT Exploration & Production Pcl agreed to buy a 40 percent stake in Statoil ASA’s oil sands project in Canada for $2.28 billion in the biggest acquisition by a Thai …
Thailand’s PTTEP Buys Stake in Statoil Oil Read MoreThe mood was relaxed and there was a great atmosphere when people were invited to join an evening of information at Café Europe in Sukhumvit Soi 20 on Saturday. “The …
Cosy Information Evening at Café Europe Read MoreIt will open its first Bangkok store _ its largest store in Southeast Asia _ next November as part of the new Mega Bang Na shopping centre. Swedish build-it-yourself furniture …
Ikea Promises Low Prices in Thailand Read MoreSwedish construction equipment provider Volvo Group is planning to invest more than $100 million in the expansion of products for emerging markets, most of it going to China, said the …
Volvo Construction Equipment Makes Huge Investments Read MoreA Swedish national wanted for alleged credit card scams was arrested on Walking Street by Immigration Police. Just after midnight on Monday a 27-year-old Swedish national named Charbel Malkesson was …
Swede Napped for Using Fake Credit Cards Read MoreA Finnish expat, Jari Peter Soder, 41. died when walking across a main road in southern Phuket about 3am on Sunday, police said today to PhuketWan. The man was struck by …
Finnish Expat Killed Crossing Road from Bar Read MoreSuu Kyi told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) and newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) that Norway will be among the first, if not the first, country she’ll visit once she feels it’s safe …
Suu Kyi Keen to Visit Norway Read MoreMore and more young Laotians leave rural areas and move to large cities or neighboring Thailand. Moving often leads to a better economy, but also to long hours and harsh …
Young People in Laos Wants the City Life Read MoreSwedish newspaper Aftonbladet has reported on another Scandinavian fatality in Thailand following a box jellyfish sting. Ann Nordh, 59, from Jonkoping, was in Thailand on holiday with her husband. She …
Swedish Tour Operators Hiding the Threat of Deadly Jellyfish? Read MoreA Finnish company has opened its first Thailand branch in Phuket, giving jewelry owners a unique opportunity to cash in old gold – regardless of its karat rating. The ‘GoldToMoney’ …
Finns Find Gold in Phuket Read MoreOn September 8, Johan Winlöf was stabbed to death by his wife, Ornanong Winlöf, in their apartment in Ekamai Soi 30. At the Swedish embassy in Bangkok the death of …
Winlöf Case: Police Investigation Turned Down Read MoreThe Swedish man, Carl-Fredrik Lundgren, 41, who was this week arrested in Thailand is now back in Sweden where he is facing a one or two year prison term for …
Swedish Fraudster Faces Prison Sentence Read MoreBerlingske Tidende and BT – two very popular Danish newspapers – are now both available in Thailand for delivery same day in all the major tourist destinations via NewspaperDirect. This …
Berlingske Tidende Available in Thailand Read MoreSwedish national Mr. Carl Fredrik Lundgren, 41, has been arrested in Thailand for tax fraud valued at over 400 million baht. According to the Thai police, Mr. Lundgren used the …
Swedish Man Expelled for Tax Fraud Read MoreA poisonous jellyfish may have killed a Swedish woman in Cha-Am. Ann Nordh, 59, from Jonkoping died last Sunday in the resort of Cha-am in Thailand when she went swimming, …
Swedish Woman Killed By Poisonous Jellyfish? Read MoreA new high speed catamaran ferry inaugurated today will shorten the distance bewteen Pattaya and Hua Hin to three hours and fifteen minutes. The Thailiving Ferry will provide the exclusive water …
Take the Ferry From Pattaya to Hua Hin Read MoreThree Swedish tourists have died after being attacked by the deadly dangerous box jellyfish in Thailand and Malaysia. Still, the larger Swedish agents do not believe that the current situation …
Rejects Warnings Against Deadly Jellyfish Read MoreThe Thai monarchy today is usually presented as both guardian of tradition and the institution to bring modernity and progress to the Thai people. It is moreover seen as protector …
Danish Book Critical of Thai Monarchy Read MoreThe Danish State Department now requires that the Danish Burma Committee will pay 2,075,991 kroner back to the Treasury. This happens after two audit reports have revealed that some of …
Burma Committee to Pay Back Millions Read MoreNiels Kaas Dyrlund, Danish Ambassador in Bangkok from 1997 to 2001 and prior to that from 1994 to 1997 in Singapore, died on Sunday 14 November after a short battle …
Ambassador Niels Kaas Dyrlund Has Passed Away Read MoreThis winter likely to see highest ever leisure traffic demand on SAS between Scandinavia and Bangkok – Customer satisfaction levels are up. New “Core SAS” strategies intensify customer focus while …
SAS Prepares for Heightened Demand Read MoreEscorted by dozens of armed police commandos and with snipers deployed along the route, Viktor Bout was whisked from a maximum security Bangkok prison to a waiting US government plane …
Thailand Extradites ‘Merchant of Death’ to US Read MoreTelenor, active in Malaysia and Thailand as well, and the parent company of Indian mobile operator Uninor, is confident of outlasting other new entrants as revenues decline and consolidation in the …
Will Outlast New Mobile Operators: Telenor Read MoreA young Norwegian man took his life Friday morning by jumping from the 13th floor of a Phuket hotel. The 26-year-old, whose name is being held pending notification of kin, …
Norwegian Dies Suicide Plunge Read More