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Celebrating his 75 year birthday, Peter Rehn is doing status over his busy and exciting life. He only regrets one single thing looking back. “I should have found Thailand earlier,” he …
Adventurer Peter Rehn: Born with Wings Read MoreThe Swedish makeup story started little over a decade ago in the Swedish capital Stockholm. Former model Mika Liias (born in 1968) opened a make-up school in Sweden but quickly …
Swedish Make Up Stores Expand in Thailand Read MoreWhen Anders Lundquist looks back on the past 20 years he has spent in Thailand, he has every reason to be proud of his achievements. Not only is his own …
Anders Lundquist Looks Back Read MoreSwedish Eric Johansson is 45 years old. He moved to Thailand all by himself in 1992 to try his luck as an independent businessman. Now he has a wife and …
Construction Pro in Thailand Read MoreBy Tobias Jagd After three years of searching, and many more of planning, the Singapore based company Ikano has finally found the right spot for the first Thai IKEA. …
IKEA Will Finally Open in Thailand Read MoreLovisa Möller, 46, started her new job as priest of the Swedish church in Bangkok in April 2009 replacing former priest Lennart Hamark, who moved to Hong Kong with his …
Reaching Out – Not Closing Down Read MoreThailand is one country in the world where traffic has become a serious threat against the lives and security of the people. Every hour two people die in traffic accidents, …
Thai Schoolchildren Get Reflectors Read MoreBy Henrik Friis and Hans Henrik Melchior On Friday 4 December a team of 13 Viking Wheelers started out on their annual marathon cycling tour, this year a distance of about 425 km …
Viking Wheelers Complete Great Ride to Surat Thani Read MoreRacha is about 40 minutes by speedboat from the most frequently used departure point on Phuket, the pier at ChalongThe man arrived at the resort, about 20 minutes walk from …
Swedish Tourist Dies in Thai Resort Read MoreBy Hans Henrik Melchior On Friday 4 December a team of 13 Viking Wheelers commenced their annual marathon cycling tour, this year a distance of about 425 km from Prachuab …
Viking Wheelers Off to a Good Start – Now in Chumpon Read MoreThe Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Mekong (2009-2012) aims at supporting wider provision and use of renewable energy by facilitating renewable energy and energy efficiency related cooperation, dialogue and experience …
New Energy and Environment Partnership in Mekong Open for Proposals Read MoreShaken and stirred is how the Swedish General Manager of bar Nest (and also F&B Manager of the hotel Le Fenix Sukhumvit), Johan Davidsson describes the effect caused to the …
Johan of Nest: Part of Bangkok’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ Read MoreAs part of the celebrations for HM the King’s 82nd birthday the Swedish Embassy set up a booth with information about HM the King’s State Visit to Sweden in 1960. …
Sweden Took Part In HM the King of Thailand’s Birthday Celebrations Read MoreNorway’s Minister of the Environment and International Development, Mr. Erik Solheim, has officially opened the Royal Norwegian Consulate in Phuket.The official opening of the new consulate in Phuket took place …
Norwegian Consulate Opened in Phuket Read MoreArriving at this new getaway resort offering on Asia’s Riviera, Phuket, it is hard not to be impressed. In southern Kamala beach this boutique resort with the intriguing name Cape …
Escape to Cape Sienna on Kamala, Phuket Read MoreLast Friday, the 27th of November, the That-Swedish Chamber of Commerce held their 20th anniversary. Swedish and Thai brands were showcased during the event with guests enjoying a wonderful evening …
Successful TSCC Anniversary Read MoreThe Danish women’s national handball team got a nice rehearsal before the World Championships in China, when they played against Thailand Wednesday evening.The battle, which took place in Bangkok, was …
Danish Handball Team Butchered Thailand Read MoreOn 26th of November 2009 the first annual meeting was held at Svenskföreningen in Hua Hin. At the same time the association celebrated its first anniversary, which was highlighted by …
Report from the Annual Meeting in Svenskföreningen in Hua Hin Read MoreA chartered boat carrying 30 tourists from Pattaya to Koh Larn collided with a speed boat. Two foreigners reported drowned in the accident and two others severely injured while another …
Two Foreigners Drown Off the Coast of Pattaya Read MoreBy Nina MollerThe SSS Christmas Bazaar this year was held at the Swedish Church Sukhumvit 33, where Scandinavians enjoyed the spiritual first of advent service with some Christmas carols by …
Bazaar Lid up Christmas at Swedish Church Read MoreThe annual Danish Chamber Christmas Lunch took place in Bangkok on Friday 27th November. Last year 120 people attended but this year the number grew to a booming 160, making …
The Biggest DanCham Christmas Lunch Ever Read MoreAfter huge investments in Thailand, Finnish Jussi Ryhänen has taken the consequences of what he call “many and big problems” in Thailand and made his next investment in Cambodia’s capital …
Finnish Hotel Owner Takes Over Sakura Hotel In Phnom Penh Read MoreThe cool weather made sure that it almost felt like winter time when the when Danish Women’s Network (DWN) held their annual family Christmas party. The party took place in …
Christmas Party for Danish Kids in Bangkok Read MoreThe Danish Women’s Network (DWN) is now ready with a brand-new website, where you can read all about the association and its activities. If you are not a member you …
The DWN Launches Brand-new Website! Read MoreThe Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel in conjunction with “Foundation for Rehabilitation and Development of Children & Family” (FORDEC) invite during the month of December interested donors to contribute a cash …
Bicycles …for rural students Read MoreThe spacious hall with high ceiling is made out of dark teak wood and decorated with armchairs, couches, cushions and a big panorama glass facade with a beautiful view over …
Danish Management at Hilton Hua Hin Read More“Bangkok by Bike, that sounds a bit risky?” This is how most people react when they hear about Arne Wilhelmson’s bicycle trips in the city notorious for its frequent traffic …
Bangkok by Bike Read MoreBy Dan WaitesIt was the day after Christmas 2004 when Dr Sompoch Nipakanont first became entwined with the country of Sweden. At around 9am, the Asian tsunami slammed into the …
By Royal Appointment Read MoreI’m in heaven. Actually, I’m not there quite yet but it certainly feels like it. After one and a half hours in the hands of my masseur Apple (yes, that’s …
A Little Piece of Spa Heaven Read MoreMortens Aften on Tuesday night 10th November was celebrated in style in Bangkok at the Danish restaurant Stable Lodge on Sukhumvit soi 8. Thanks to 20 big ducks and 20 kilo …
20 ducks for Morten Aften in Bangkok Read MoreProf. Dr. Amnart Theeravanich, President, the Dairy Farming Promotion Organization of Thailand (D.P.O.), revealed that to relieve the oversupply of raw milk and to venture into new market areas, the …
Thai-Danish Milk to Enter Teen Market Read MoreSkip lunch today and get ready to feast in roast duck and sugar-brown potatoes ad libitum when the Danish restaurant in Bangkok, Stable Lodge, is celebrating the annual tradition Morten’s …
Mortens Aften Tonight in Bangkok Read MoreScandinavian Airlines has reduced ticket prices between Bangkok and Scandinavia. Economy class prices are now 20% lower than before. SAS has also taken the initiative to include all taxes and …
SAS Reduces Prices and Includes All Charges Read MoreNews of the Danish businessman Joergen K. Hansen being arrested in the Cambodian border town of Poipet had been spread by the AFP news agency already on Monday, but initially …
On the Case in Cambodia Read MoreUp to 300,000 Danes live abroad. 20 of them were gathered at the Sheraton Grand Sukhumvit in Bangkok on Wednesday morning the 4th of November. Most of the listeners were …
Danish Voices at the Sheraton Read MoreThe 61-year-old Danish man Jørgen K. Hansen is in Cambodia accused of abusing three underage girls in the town Poipet near the Thailand border, the Prosecutor of the provincial court in Banteay …
Dane Abused Young Girls in Cambodia Read MoreGet ready to feast in roast duck and sugar-brown potatoes ad libitum when the Danish restaurant in Bangkok, Stable Lodge is celebrating the annual tradition Morten’s Night (Mortens Aften) next …
Danish Duck Night In Bangkok Read MoreBy Urban JendelidSwedish citizens living abroad pay a special tax called “SINK-skatt” which is 25 percent on their income. A fast growing number of these Swedes find this tax unfair, out …
Swedes Living Abroad Protest Read MoreThe Danish women’s national handball team is visiting Thailand from the 28th of November to the 3rd of December 2009 in connection with the World Women’s Handball Championship in China …
The Danish Handball Women to Visit Thailand Read MoreThe Danish-Thai, Thai-Swedish and Finnish-Thai Chamber of Commerce may become the new tenants of the Swedish Church Center on Sukhumvit Soi 33 when the Swedish Church’s lease runs out at …
Three Chambers May Rent the Swedish Church Read MoreJames Christensen, who has been waiting for three years in Thailand for the appeals court to reach a verdict in the case against him, was on Thursday last week, 29 …
Charges Dropped Against James Christensen Read MoreOne of the best selling debut books in Sweden this season is “Jag är Wanted”, which was released on 3 September 2009. The author – using the pseudonym David Larsson – …
David Larsson – Wanted? Read MoreThe Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar will be revived this year on November 29 in the garden of the Church of Sweden on Sukhumvit Soi 33. The Bazaar used to be a …
Revival of the Great Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar Read MoreAccording to the major English daily The Nation and other Thai language media, a Danish man allegedly drugged and afterwards robbed his 29-year old Thai female friend Panpaporn, her brother …
‘Dane’ Who Robbed Thai Family Not Danish Read MoreThe two Finns who run Ikaros Group are being investigated for aggravated fraud. Ikaros collected around five million euros in investments for night clubs and palm oil production in Thailand, promising …
Finnish-Thai Company Under Investigation for Fraud Read MoreViking Wheelers is a bicycle club in Thailand. There are no membership lists or subscription, so it can be hard to determine how many there are, but the number on …
52 Kilometres on a Saturday Read MoreCaptain Hans Marqvard Jensen was born in Denmark in 1878. In 1900 around Christmas he arrived Bangkok as a Premier Lieutenant at the age of 22. Two years later he …
The Dane Who Saved the North Read MoreThe Stock Exchange of Thailand dropped significantly on Thursday 15 October, Dagens Industri, the largest business newspaper in Sweden, reported on Thursday, linking the drop to the uncertainties related to …
Worried about HM The King’s Health Read MoreThe iconic Swedish home furnishing conglomerate Ikea has stepped up its green policy from making its products 100% recyclable to ordering raw material from well-managed forest plantations.“We are working with …
Furnishing Giant IKEA Set to Boost Green Push Read MoreThe famous Thai restaurant Kiin Kiin in Copenhagen was in 2008 awarded a star in the prestigious international Guide Michelin. Behind Kiin Kiin are Chefs and Owners of the 1-Michelin …
Danish Michelin Stars to Bangkok Read More