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Michael 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 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 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 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 MoreA Norwegian tourist Randi Fagertun Søderholm was hit by a gunshot when she and her daughter Iris left their hotel Saturday night.Just outside the hotel entrance Randi, 54, broke down …
Norwegian Randi Hit by Gunshot Just Outside Her Bangkok Hotel Read MoreThe Danish Government has pledged to provide DKK 4.8 million to help Mekong countries counter the effects of climate change. The signing ceremony for Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) was …
Danish Government Supports Mekong River Commission to Tackle Climate Change Read MoreThailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday evening 7 April 2010 declared a state of emergency under the executive degree for administration in emergency situations in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and some …
State of Emergency Declared in and around Bangkok Read MoreRestrictions on freedom of assembly and freedom of speech under the state of emergency declared by Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday will not affect foreigners living in Thailand …
State of Emergency Not Affect Foreigners Read MoreYet another foreign national has been found dead in Pattaya. In the early hours of Wednesday Morning, Police and Rescue Services were called to the Kiangtalay Condominium located in Soi …
Norwegian Man Falls to His Death from Pattaya Apartment Complex Read MoreH.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived Thailand yesterday Wednesday 7 April 2010 for a personal visit with an aim to spend some time at a Scout- and Childhoodproject in the Eastern Seaboard …
Queen Silvia of Sweden Visiting Thailand Read MoreMembers of Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce had turned out in full force to celebrated this great traditional Easter Lunch. It says a lot about the popularity of this event, …
Great Danish Easter Lunch Read MoreA Singaporian owned Thai truck dealer is suing Sweden’s Volvo Group for 10.5 billion baht (S$453 million) in damages for unlawfully terminating two contracts, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Nissan …
Thai- Singaporian Truck Dealer Sues Volvo Read MoreA Danish tourist died while eating pizza in a Phuket guesthouse. A maid at Tik Place in Kata told police she grew suspicious when Mr Svend Aage Schwaback, 69, failed …
Dane Found Dead in Phuket Guesthouse Read MoreAn elderly Swedish tourist died in Patong Hospital Sunday despite efforts to resuscitate her on the beach at Kata. She had been pulled from the water after collapsing in the …
Elderly Swedish Tourist Dies After Revival Bid on Phuket Beach Read MoreThe Swedish Foreign Ministry confirms that the Thai Government on Monday did request the Swedish government to ask Thaksin Shinawatra to leave Sweden. But Sweden did not ask him to …
Sweden Did Not Ask Thaksin to Leave Read MoreThaksin has been staying in Sweden for several days since he left the UAE. He came on Saturday after the UAE had asked him til leave. The Swedish Ministry for …
Thaksin Stayed in Sweden Several Days Read MoreText Margareta Olsson, Acting Secretary of Swedish Association of Hua Hin About 80 people were present when Svenskföreningen i Hua Hin had invited SEB Private Bank Singapore to the monthly …
The Global Economic Crisis and Pancakes Read MoreThe Swedish company Nederman Holding has bought the filtration business of Dantherm for 280 Mill. Danish kroner. After the acquisition is completed, the merged company will be the global market …
Nederman Buys Dantherm Filtration Read MoreVolvo on Sunday confirmed that Zheijang Geely, a Chinese carmaker, had signed the deal to buy Volvo from US auto giant Ford.“I can confirm that a final agreement on the …
Volvo Cars Sold to Zhejiang Geely Read MoreTom Huzell, Managing Director of Ikano Singapore confirms that IKEA will open in Bangkok, Thailand the 3rd November 2011. The land filling is beginning next week and the construction …
UPDATE: IKEA Opens in Bangkok 3rd November Read MoreBangkok International Preparatory and Secondary School (Bangkok Prep) opened its gates to the wider community for the seventh annual Spring Fair@53. A fun day was had by all as guests …
Bangkok Prep Spring Fair@53 Read MoreWhich brand is Thailand’s largest beer brand? LEO BeerWho will introduce LEO Beer in Europe? Galatea Spirits AB!Surprised? Well, you are not alone. First surprise is how the quite young …
Swedish Importer to Sell Thailand’s Largest Beer in Europe Read MoreDamco earlier this month commenced warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Samrong, Bangkok. Strategically located on Poochao-saming-prai Road, between Bangkok city and major …
Damco Strengthens Network in Thailand with New Facility Read MoreThe brand new European restaurant in town “Cafe Europe” invites you to pool tournament to win the voucher valued 500 baht. The game will begin at 6 pm of …
Pool Tournament @ Cafe Europe Read MoreBack in 1993 Danmission begun their involvement in Southeast Asia in Cambodia, in 2007 they decided to go into Burma as well.Further engagementUntil now has the work in Burma concentrated …
Danish NGO Danmission Develop Engagement in Burma Read More“For those special situations, where a visa to Denmark is required here and now, we do have an unofficial fast track,” Lisa Schouboe, Head of the Visa Section at the …
Unofficial Fast Track for Visa to Denmark Read MoreFive Scandinavians Friday night entertained around 100 Thais at Mingles Pub and Restaurant at the Atrium Hotel at Petchburi Road in Bangkok. The band was the Swedish-Danish-Norwegian JazzKamikaze, which plays …
Hard Rocking Jazz in Bangkok Read MoreAt approximately 4:00pm on Saturday, police Captain Kriengkrai Buakla (Pattaya Police Investigator) was called to a room at the Sanya Apartments in Soi Bua Khow, South Pattaya. The report was …
Pattaya Bar Girl Woes Cause Swede’s Attempted Suicide Read More
In books and articles, Richelieu has largely been portrayed as either white or black, as an untouchable icon or as an unscrupulous capitalist. We tend to judge the past with …
Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu: The Admiral Who Went Ashore Read MoreWhen the Admiral left Siam in 1902 it was onboard the Royal Yacht ‘Maha Chakri’ bound for Singapore, from where he would sail to Europe with one of the regular …
Admiral Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu as Entrepreneur Read MoreAll above mentioned organisations in Thailand have postponed their annual general meeting (AGM) this year. ScandAsia asked them why. The Chairman of the Thai-Danish Club, mr. Somsiri explains that they …
Thai-Danish Club, Danish Women’s Network and Thai-Swedish Chamber Postpone Annual General Meetings Read MoreHenrik Romhild is the 17 year old son of the Artist Elizabeth Romhild and Peter Romhild, President of the Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce. Now it is said. But throughout …
Henrik Romhild’s First Exhibition Read MoreWednesday night the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand held their annual Go-Kart tournament at the Easykart course at RCA in Bangkok. The Finnish Community Bangkok was well represented at …
Go-Kart for Everyone in Bangkok Read MoreA Finnish woman who had apparently lain dead on the floor of her room at a a Jomtien condominium, without being discovered for two days, led to a police investigation, …
Elderly Finnish Woman Found Dead In Jomtien Condo Read MoreAt the fifth floor in a huge shopping mall right in the centre of the hot metropolis Bangkok you find a sports centre with the floor covered in ice. Meet …
Flying Scandinavians on Ice in Bangkok Read MoreWatch out! An extensive advertising campaign from Telenor on key pan-Asian TV channels, print and digital media will kick off on March 25. The campaign will run for a three month …
Telenor Kicks Off Branding Campaign in Asia Read MoreThe Annual Bazaar of Thai Red Cross Society arranged by the diplomatic wives was held at Siam Paragon, on the weekend of 27 to 28 Feb 2010. Waltraud Sternberg, wife …
Danish Pavilion Raised 325,000 Baht in Red Cross Bazaar Read MoreHockey players from Russia, Austria, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo together with Scandinavian expats will Friday 19th and Saturday 20th March play on the ice venue at the 5th floor at Big …
Ice Hockey in The City of Angels Read MoreFor over a decade, Norway’s Telenor has remained a quiet investor in DiGi.Com Bhd. But recently it embarked on an ad blitz to enhance its profile as an investor. StarBiz …
Telenor to Focus on Five Countries in Asia Read More