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The strike by Finnair flight attendants is continuing, negotiations aimed at ending the stoppage resumed on Thursday morning. The Finnish Cabin Crew Union SLSY voiced cautious optimism that the dispute …
Negotiations Resume in Finnair Dispute Read MoreThe Thai girl, who has been living in Thailand for a long time, apparently did not find it worth the while to travel to Denmark to appear in court.In the …
Famous Danish Business Woman Acquitted of Exploiting Thai Au Pair Read MoreAt 4.00pm on Tuesday Pattaya Police Investigator Lieutenant Phitak Nernsaeng was notified that a Thai woman had hung herself at a house in Central Pattaya. A police team and the …
Pregnant Thai Woman With Swedish Boyfriend Hangs Herself Read MoreSelf-taught Danish artist Adi Kirketerp is showcasing 10 latest works in a solo exhibition, “Lost & Found”, at Eat Me Restaurant from December 2, 2010 to January 8, 2011 from …
Danish Artist Adi Kirketerp Showcase at Eat Me Restaurant Read MoreIf you are allergic to gluten it no longer means you should miss out on the Danish food classic ‘open faced sandwiches’ (smørrebrød) or bread in general. As the first …
Great News For Allergy Sufferers Read MoreEAC has entered into an agreement for the sale of its minority holding in Akzo Nobel Paints (Thailand) Ltd. for a total consideration of around DKK 220 million. The purchaser …
EAC Sells Non-strategic Minority Holding Read MoreThis transnational clinical study is aimed at finding how to develop and produce a vaccine for colon cancer, Associate Professor Dr Narin Voravud of Chulalongkorn University Hospital’s Medical Oncology Unit …
Denmark, Singapore, Thailand Working on Cancer Treatment Read MoreG & L Beijer AB of Sweden has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the assets in Carrier Corporation’s refrigeration wholesale operation in Thailand.The acquisition is a move forward …
Swedish Company Buys Thai Refrigeration Operation Read MoreEricsson chairman Michael Treschow informed the Swedish telecommunications firm on Monday that he will resign from his post next year or in 2012, the company announced in a statement. Treschow …
Ericsson Chairman Announces Resignation Read MoreThe 67-year-old Secretary General of the World Taxpayers Association, Björn Tarras-Wahlberg, has married 41-year-old thai Pancahnok in Thailand. Pancahnok is a well-known TV reporter in Thailand working for Thai Channel …
Björn Tarras-Wahlberg Marries in Thailand Read MoreForeigners could settle faster and easier in Denmark if they were actively assisted with the many practical aspects of relocating to Denmark. Relocation and orientation assistance would also make Denmark …
Denmark to Help Foreigners Settle in Denmark Read MoreThe Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) has rejected a settlement proposal on the collective agreement of Finnair’s cabin staff. The cabin crew strike will continue and no date has been …
Cabin Crew Union Reject Settlement Proposal Read MoreFinnair has announced that it will continue to operate holiday flights, despite a strike by the company’s own cabin crews. As of Saturday, the only cancellation was a flight from …
Finnair Cancel Flight to Phuket Read MoreThe 300 wealthiest residents in Switzerland got richer in 2010, with their assets increasing by 21 billion francs (16 billion euros, 21 billion dollars) from a year ago, according to …
Richest Person in Switzerland – a Swede Read MoreIt wasn’t a box jellyfish that killed the Swedish woman in Cha Am in Thailand two weeks ago, says a spokesman from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to …
Swedish Woman Wasn’t Killed by Box Jellyfish Read MoreA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 More