Great Norwegian Golfing in Pattaya
Many 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 …
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Danish Expatriates Want to Vote
Under 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 MoreSwedish Tax Money Goes to Vacation Schools
Taking 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 MoreVery Close Race at the KONE Nordic Masters 2010
On 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 …
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How to Get Your Beloved to Denmark
Point 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 MoreIkea Promises Low Prices in Thailand
It 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 MoreVolvo Construction Equipment Makes Huge Investments
Swedish 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 MoreSweden and Thailand Sign New Gripen Deal
Sweden 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 MoreThailand’s PTTEP Buys Stake in Statoil Oil
PTT 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 …
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The 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 MoreSwede Napped for Using Fake Credit Cards
A 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 MoreFinnish Expat Killed Crossing Road from Bar
A 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 Keen to Visit Norway
Suu 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 MoreYoung People in Laos Wants the City Life
More 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 Tour Operators Hiding the Threat of Deadly Jellyfish?
Swedish 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 MoreFinns Find Gold in Phuket
A 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 MoreSwedish Fraudster Faces Prison Sentence
The 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 Available in Thailand
Berlingske 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 MoreWinlöf Case: Police Investigation Turned Down
On 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 MoreSwedish Woman Killed By Poisonous Jellyfish?
A 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 MoreTake the Ferry From Pattaya to Hua Hin
A 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 MoreRejects Warnings Against Deadly Jellyfish
Three 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 MoreSwedish Man Expelled for Tax Fraud
Swedish 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 MoreDanish Book Critical of Thai Monarchy
The 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 MoreBurma Committee to Pay Back Millions
The 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 MoreAmbassador Niels Kaas Dyrlund Has Passed Away
Niels 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 MoreThailand Extradites ‘Merchant of Death’ to US
Escorted 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 MoreSAS Prepares for Heightened Demand
This 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 MoreWill Outlast New Mobile Operators: Telenor
Telenor, 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 MoreNorwegian Dies Suicide Plunge
A 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 MoreMyanmar Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Released
Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest Saturday, an official said, as crowds of excited supporters waited outside her home for a glimpse of their …
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Big Success for Nordic Young Professionals Night
The first Nordic Young Professionals Networking was held at Stable Lodge Restaurant on Thursday night 11 November 2010. Surprisingly, some 80 Nordic YP’s got together for a cozy evening! The …
Big Success for Nordic Young Professionals Night Read MoreSwede On the Road to a Safer Thailand
Swedish pensioner Kurt Blomqvist retired here five years ago, but he wasn’t content to rest, setting up an organisation to promote traffic safety among the Kingdom’s children. ‘‘A holiday is …
Swede On the Road to a Safer Thailand Read MoreDenmark Going After Social Security Cheats in Thailand
Too many people spend their unemployment lazing away on Thailand’s beaches instead of staying home in Denmark and look for work, says the Chair of the Danish Social Affair’s Committee, …
Denmark Going After Social Security Cheats in Thailand Read MoreThe World’s Oldest Buddhist Scriptures Displays in Thailand
Credit picture: www.pantip.comThe World’s oldest Buddhist Scriptures are exhibited for the first time in Thailand at the Phutthamonthon Buddhist Park in Nakhon Pathom province from 8 November 2010 to 5 …
The World’s Oldest Buddhist Scriptures Displays in Thailand Read MoreAlmost Ready for Cheap Tickets to Bangkok
Norweagian Air Shuttle has signed a letter of intent to lease two Boeing 787-8 (BA.N) Dreamliner aircraft as part of the airline’s plan to begin long-haul operations. The company is …
Almost Ready for Cheap Tickets to Bangkok Read MoreCarlsberg is Upgrading Again
Three months after the latest upgrading, Carlsberg now upgrades its expectations for 2010 again in connection with the release of its 3rd-quarter results.The very important Russian business improved during a …
Carlsberg is Upgrading Again Read MoreThaksin Supports Reconciliation Talks: Sanan
“Thaksin said he agrees with my reconciliation effort and wants to see Thai people talking to each other,” the Chart Thai Pattana Party adviser said during a press briefing yesterday. …
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Civil Servants Abroad Can´t Pay for Sex
The Swedish government plans to invest 10 million kronor ($1.49 million) to enable state agencies to develop clearer ethical guidelines for civil servants working overseas in order to curb the …
Civil Servants Abroad Can´t Pay for Sex Read MoreBamiyan Scripts Arrives From Norway
Ancient Buddhism scriptures retrieved from the Bamiyan mountains in Afghanistan where two giant Buddha statues were destroyed by the Taleban government are scheduled to arrive today for public exhibition and …
Bamiyan Scripts Arrives From Norway Read MoreSCANIA Driver Competitions in Thailand
The final competitions for 5 bus and 5 truck drivers will take place at Scania Siam head office in Samutprakarn Province on Saturday 13 November 2010.The competition aims not only …
SCANIA Driver Competitions in Thailand Read MoreSanan Met Thaksin in Norway Last Week
Fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra appears to have rebuffed a bid to try to enhance national reconciliation by Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart. “Thaksin is not OK with Sanan’s proposal. …
Sanan Met Thaksin in Norway Last Week Read MoreDanish Businessman Arrested in Thailand
The Danish national Carsten August, who runs a small business in the northern part of Jutland in Denmark, was recently arrested in Suvarnabhumi International Airport when he tried to return …
Danish Businessman Arrested in Thailand Read MoreThe first TD-LTE/4G Demonstration in Thailand
The Embassy has cooperated with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of Thailand to bring forward the demonstration of “TD-LTE is Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology” by the renowned Swedish Telecommunications …
The first TD-LTE/4G Demonstration in Thailand Read MoreFirst Absolut Ice Bar in Bangkok
Pernod Ricard (Thailand) Co, the importer of Absolut Vodka from Sweden, will spend 400 million baht on advertising and promotion in the next five years to make the product …
First Absolut Ice Bar in Bangkok Read MoreFinnish Exposure at Thailand’s Aava Resort
Looking as cool as a finlandia martini, the Aava resort and Spa is turning serene Khanom Bay into an even more attractive alternative to Thailand’s busier tourist destinations. And if …
Finnish Exposure at Thailand’s Aava Resort Read MoreSwedish Work Permits on the Black Market
The current Swedish government´s plan for labour immigration to Sweden, has become a lucrative business for unscrupulous employers in Sweden. They can charge immigrants with up to 30,000 crowns for …
Swedish Work Permits on the Black Market Read MoreCambodia / China / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Over 1.000 Visitors Per Day on ScandAsia.com
A total of 30.454 people visited in October the website https://scandasia.com/. That makes October 2010 the first month where the website was in average visited by more than 1.000 visitors …
Over 1.000 Visitors Per Day on ScandAsia.com Read MoreVolvo Nissan Dispute Halts Truck Production
An industry source said Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International, the owner of Nissan Diesel Thailand, was reluctant to produce and distribute the trucks in Thailand because it wanted to shift …
Volvo Nissan Dispute Halts Truck Production Read MoreNorway to Hold Meeting Between Sanan and Thaksin
According to The Nation, Sanan may meet up with Thaksin in Norway very soon.Legal Advisor Noppadon Patama said on Wednesday, although he could not confirm, that he believes Sanan would …
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