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The curfew in Bangkok and several provinces of Thailand which was imposed on Wednesday will remain in place for the next three days, the emergency center has announced. The time, though has …
Thai Curfew Next Three Days Read MoreEven though the Red Shirt leaders surrendered, unrest and violent actions continued to take place all over Bangkok throughout the whole day yesterday. The protesters had been encouraged to go …
Men in Black Attacking Bangkok Read MoreIt feels so painful to see my country so left behind from other nations,” said 44-year-old Burmese activist Khin Maung Win, expressing his frustration about the conditions in his homeland …
From the Freedom of Norway, a Voice for Burma Read MoreAyutthayaBangkokChaiyaphumChiang MaiChiang RaiChonburiKalasinKhon KaenLampangMaha SarakhamMukdahan Nakon PathomNakhon RatchasimaNakhon SawanNanNong Bua LamphuNonthaburiPathum ThaniRoi EtSakon Nakhon Samut PrakanSi Sa KetUbon RatchathaniUdon Thani This is the list of provinces where there is State …
List of Provinces under State of Emergency in Thailand Read MoreTomorrow, May 20th, the Scandinavian community in Bangkok was supposed to meet at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, but due to the politically unstable situation in Bangkok at the moment, the …
Nordic Chamber Breakfast Seminar Postponed Read MoreAt approximately 8:00pm on Wednesday, police Major Ruengyot Sonphaphon (Pattaya Police Investigator) was notified by a security guard at the Chateaudale Condominium complex in Jomtien that a foreign man was …
Mentally Ill Swede Running Riot in Pattaya Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy has published a set of good guidelines – in Danish – how to cope with an emergency situation in case the situation in Thailand should further …
Good Emergency Advice from Danish Embassy Read MoreScansnax, a Phuket based business, has become a familiar name in many Scandinavian house holds all over Thailand. For years, it has provided expats with a craving for sweets with …
Eat Your Heart Out at Scansnax.nu Read MoreBecause of the uncertainty of the political situation in Bangkok, the Annual General Meeting which was supposed to take place tomorrow, the 19th of May, will be postponed once again. …
Second Postponing of Scandinavian Society Siam AGM Read More“Bangkok at war”. “The worst in 20 years”. ”Approaching civil war”. For the past week, it has been headlines like these that have dominated the Scandinavian press, and on Norwegian …
Bangkok War Zone Makes Headlines in Scandinavia Read MoreIn a news conference, Police Colonel Krita Tankanard announced that a 41 year old foreign man and his 22 year old girlfriend have been arrested. The couple is suspected of …
Swede Arrested for Drug Possession in Pattaya Read MoreEven though it is “17. mai”, the Norwegian community in Bangkok will not have a chance to celebrate the Constitution Day like they normally do. This year, the celebration dinner …
Norwegian National Day Celebrations Cancelled Read MoreThe Danish Embassy would like to get in contact with Danish or Scandinavian social clubs or networking forums. We already know there are such clubs in Udon Thani, Cha-Am, and …
Looking for Danish or Scandinavian Social Clubs in Thailand Read MoreAs previously announced it is the intention that VFS Global, the external service provider contracted by the Swedish Embassy to receive applications for visas, will open its application centre on …
Sweden Opens its New Application Centre in Bangkok on 17 May 2010 Read MoreChalong Police are seeking the Norwegian tourist Morten Lundsrun whose credit card and Norwegian driving license, credit card and ID card were recovered during the arrest of an alleged serial …
Phuket Police Nab Thief With Norwegian Credit Card and ID Card Read MorePolice are hunting a bandit who slashed a young Swedish tourist’s wrist after she resisted his efforts to steal her bag. The victim, 22-year-old Emilia Therese Andersson, needed several stitches …
Swedish Tourist Slashed in Phuket Robbery Read MoreThe red shirts were packed away when the Viking Wheelers went on their 1 May trip around the Bang Phra Reservoir on Saturday. The traditional red uniform of the Viking …
Viking Wheelers Took Off Their Red Shirt Read MoreDamages from a fire that broke out in the kitchen of a Danish steakhouse yesterday could run as high as one million baht, the owner says. The fire started about …
Danish Steakhouse Blaze in Phuket Read MoreA 41-year-old woman in Norrköping has been indicted on charges of forgery and fraud after borrowing about 450,000 kronor ($62,000) in her best friend’s name, of which she spent 50,000 …
Woman Pays for Breast Job in Thailand With Best Friend’s Money Read MoreThai expats in Denmark held past Sunday a small demonstration in Copenhagen in front of the Town Hall expressing their support of the Red Shirts demonstrating in Thailand. The signs …
Thais in Denmark Support the Red Shirts Read MoreThe Arrivals Company celebrates 20 years in Thailand this month. The company was registered on 30 April 1990 by its current CEO Michael Schulz.The core business of The Arrivals Co., …
The Arrivals Co. Ltd. 20 Years Anniversary Read MoreThe Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter wants to test what you know about Thailand. Test you knowledge about Thai politics, economy, food, and some about Thai-Swedish relations. You will find the …
Test Your Knowledge About Thailand Read MoreMore and more Danish men ask Thai doctors for help to get a thicker and longer penis. Off they go for a long vacation to Thailand. Often they get help …
Danish Men Gets Penis Enlargements in Thailand Read MoreAbout 300 Danes are still left stranded in Bangkok. Now they have had enough. Yesterday they turned up at the Danish Embassy, reports Politiken. And they have made their own …
Left Stranded Danes Blame Thai Airways Read MoreThe Annual General Meeting of Scandinavian Society Siam has been postponed till further notice due to the unrest in Bangkok. The AGM was scheduled to take place Wednesday 28 April …
Scandinavian Society Siam Postpones AGM Read MoreOn the 15th of May, the Equestrian Paradice is organizing a Charity day for the children of the Chaiyapruk Foundation For the 3rd year, Equestrian Paradice is organizing a Charity …
Charity & Fun Day at Equestrian Paradice Read MoreIn this week Thai Airways will try to get the all the left stranded Danes on a plane to Denmark, reports Politiken. Danes left stranded in Bangkok due to the …
400-500 Danes Left Stranded in Bangkok Read MoreTwo Swedes who are skating almost 5,000 kilometers from Chiang Mai to Singapore rolled in and out of Phuket earlier this month sporting a few road scars – but relishing …
Skating Swedes Raise More Than 100,000 Baht In Asia Read MoreUD (Swedish ministry of foreign affairs) was prompted to issue the new travel advice after several bombs exploded in the centre of the city on Thursday evening. The UD statement …
Sweden Extends Thailand Travel Warning Read MoreAfter 38 years of teaching, Holger Jensen still thinks that there is no better feeling than seeing something click in a child’s head. ”This is why I was put here …
Danish Teacher in Bangkok Loves His Job Read MoreThursday night a number of bombs killed at least one and injured more than 70 people including three foreigners in central Bangkok. The bombings were aimed at the Sala Deng Skytrain …
Scandinavian Embassies in Thailand: Keep Away From Silom Read MoreThe Embassy of Finland in Bangkok closes its chancery in the Amarin Tower temporarily and starts its operation in ambassador’s residence in Mooban Panya from next Monday 26 April 2010. …
Finnish Embassy Relocated Due to Unrest Read MoreLennart Liner, Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand, “stuck his neck out” as he called it himself and commented on the ongoing crisi in Thailand on 22 April 2010. Lennart Linner …
Swedish Ambassador Comments on the Crisis in Thailand Read More42 year old Thomas Christiansen is at the highlight of his career. As General Manager of Grand Millennium Sukhumvit, he runs the hotel with common sense and a Danish mindset, …
Destined to Succeed Read MoreSASSAS expects near full traffic program as of April 22. SAS Scandinavian Airlines would like to inform its customers that it expects to operate close to 75% of full scheduled flight …
Scandinavia – Southeast Asia Flight Updates Thursday 22nd Read MoreMichael Sternberg, Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand, urges all sides in the Thai conflict to start the process of reconciliation without delay. “The time for a reconciliation process to start and …
Danish Ambassador Urges Reconciliation Read MoreLate on Wednesday Night at the Pattaya Tourist Police Station, a press conference was held to announce the arrest of a woman accused of stealing money from a hotel room …
Pattaya Prostitute Arrested -accused of Stealing From Norwegian Tourist Read MoreJust after 10pm on Wednesday, Police and Rescue Services made their way to the Center Condotel located off the South Pattaya Road to investigate the death of a Thai Woman …
Thai Woman Falls from Norwegian Tourists Pattaya Apartment Read MoreDenmark will temporarily reopen most of its airspace and airports, including Scandinavia’s largest airport in Copenhagen, authorities said. And SAS start flying to Thailand again, reports MSN News.“Most of Danish …
Denmark Reopens Airspace Read MoreThomas Isaksen 39 years from Sweden, died on 19 April 2010 in Paliang in Trang Province in Thailand while trying to rescue his neighbours 3 year old son, Mio, who …
Swedish Hero Dies Rescuing Thai Boy Read MoreThe volcano eruption in Iceland now also affects the culture world. Just now a dance theatre from Southern Sweden is stranded in Bangkok, reports Folkbladet.The ash cloud that pours from …
Swedish Dancers Stranded in Bangkok Read MoreTravelers stranded in South East Asia due to the ashes from the volcanic eruption on Iceland may contact their nearest embassy for assistance with the services offered by the Consular …
Help to Stranded Travelers Read More
While enjoying his retirement in Thailand together with his wife, Per Arne Granbo, 61, from Norway is very much into two things, politics and his beloved elephants. The Norwegian pensioner is …
Norwegian Per and his Loved Ones Read MoreNissan’s Chef Executive Official Toshiyuki Shiga said that his group has invested US$10 million to establish a company in Vietnam, reports Vovnews.com.This year, the company will introduce the Nissan’s SUV …
Danish Kjaer Grup Manufactures Automobiles in Vietnam Read MoreClose to 200 passengers are stranded in Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland, according to Nirun Teeranartsin, Suvarnabhumi Airport director.“Since the eruption, we have had 115 …
Close to 200 Passengers Stranded in Bangkok Airport Read MoreAn air ambulance with a Danish woman with heart problems, on the way from Thailand to Denmark, Friday had to make an emergency landing in Frankfurt because of the ash …
Air Ambulance From Thailand to Denmark with Danish Woman Force-Landed Read MoreI visited some of the wounded red shirts in one of the hospitals, where they are being treated today. I asked them to tell me, what happened to them, how …
Wounded Protesters Tell Their Stories Read MorePrivate Banking with a Danish bank gives a kind of a “home field” advantage if you are Danish, says Alex Slot Hansen, Vice President for Private Banking.“When banking with us, …
Private Banking with “Home Field” Advantage Read MoreScandAsia is not a news channel when it comes to news of non-Scandinavian nature. Still, the photos I took while covering the bloody battle Saturday night between soldiers and Red …
Photos: Red Shirts Fighting Thai Soldiers Read MoreText Thomas Sorensen Photos Jakob BergholdtViking Cup Singapore 2010 has ended and almost everything went as planned.2nd Day of Football.Singapore 1 faced Bangkok in the semi final on Saturday and …
Viking Cup 2010: Winner Kuala Lumpur Read More