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The Norwegian owned Thai mobile phone Company Total Access Communication (TAC) aims to generate more cash flow this year when the overall mobile phone market would grow at a slower …
TAC Expects 40 % of the marked Read MoreThe travel guide Lonely planet, which by many are regarded the ultimate bible for young travellers, has composed a top ten list of the world’s greatest travel destinations. Not surprisingly Southeast …
Thailand, Laos and Norway is the World’s Best Destinations Read MoreAfter five years in Denmark Nonlak Arjjinda from Thailand is going to be expulsed because of her poor affiliation to Denmark. Nonlak Arjjinda, who currently lives Stavreby on Falster, originally …
Thai Woman in Denmark Faces Deportation Read MoreThe Nordic ambulance company Falck is now working world wide by offering travel assistance to customers all over the world – including Southeast Asia. Falck has bought the international assistance …
Falck Enters the Marked of Travel Assistance Read MoreThe minister of Development Cooperation in Denmark Ulla Tørnæs – who recently returned from a visit in the country – has asked the Danish parliament to agree on an ending …
Danish Minister of Development: Stop the Burma-Boycott Read MoreA 25-year old man from Göteborg is believed to be hiding out in Thailand after local authorities accidentally paid almost half a million kronor into his bank account.Administrators from the …
Swede steals half a million and flees to Thailand Read MoreBreaking a European Union boycott of the military-regime in Burma, two European ministers last month paid a semi-official visit to the country.The Danish minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs and …
Denmark and Norway Break Burma Boycott Read MoreBreaking a European Union boycott of the military-regime in Burma, two European ministers last month paid a semi-official visit to the country.The Danish minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs and …
Norway and Denmark Break Burma Boycott Read MoreDespite riots in November and various financial disturbances 2008 became a record-breaking year for the number of Danes, who visited Thailand. A recently published report from the official tourist …
More Danes Go to Thailand Than Ever Before Read MoreKing Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden plans to visit Thailand due to forthcoming Baden Powel Fellowship event in Bangkok. As longstanding member of the international Scout Movement the Swedish King …
Swedish King visits Bangkok Read MoreThe popular Danish band Michael Learns To Rock reached No. 1 last week on the radio station 105.5 Easy FM chart in Bangkok. With the latest hit single ‘Sweetest Surprise’ …
MLTR #1 in Thailand Read MoreGert Nisted Møller Christensen, Executive Director of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce until this Friday, died suddenly on Saturday 31 January 2009. Gert had been doing workout at the Landmark Hotel …
Gert Nisted Møller Christensen Passed Away Read MoreIt has come to the Royal Danish Embassy’s attention that some visa applicants and their references are offered assistance to smooth the visa process by various agencies both in and …
Visa Warning Read MoreThe Danish national league soccer team this weekend won the King’s Cup tournament in Phuket.They played against the defending champions from Thailand, and it was an intense match.The first goal …
Denmark Won King’s Cup Read MoreIn a publication brought by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) there are examples of companies reacting on the climate change and its impact. The examples, however, are few and …
SIDA Report: Businesses Cold to Climate Change Read MoreThe 26-year old Norwegian has told Thai media that he and a Norwegian friend partied in their room before the accident. This was the night to Tuesday January 20, 2009.Apparently …
Fell Eight Floors from Hotel Room Read MoreAccording to the management of SafeCom the new sales office will make them prepared to conquer further market shares in Asia.“The economic boom in China the recent years has increased …
IT Company Opens Office in Singapore Read MoreWarinda Saengduean is Thai and has a Thai passport. She came to Denmark with her mother four years ago, when her mother married a Danish man.The marriage didn’t work out …
Thai Student Expelled from Denmark Read MoreAnne Gitte has been in Thailand for 3 years. She was educated Academy Economist from International Business Academy in Kolding, has various diplomas in commerce and administration and also a …
New Executive Director at DTCC Read MoreCarlsberg Asia’s Senior Vice President Jesper Bjørn Madsen will step down and leave the Carlsberg Group. A search for his successor is under way, Carlsberg says in a statement released 15 …
Jesper Bjorn Madsen Leaves Carlsberg Read MoreSEK has once again been granted permission to issue Baht-denominated bonds in Thailand. Only six foreign applicants were granted permission by the Thai Ministry of Finance and SEK can now …
SEK Secures Access to Financing in Thai Currency for Swedish Companies Read MoreThe report ”Hur skor vi oss”? (How do we shoe) by the Swedish network of organizations “Rena Kläder” reveals that the Scandinavian shoe chains fail to control the ethical guidelines, …
Scandinavian Shoe Business beneath Ethical Contempt Read MoreA Swedish man in his forties who was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of a female prostitute in Thailand in 2005 may soon be facing the death penalty.Kenneth Eriksson, …
Swede in Thailand Risks Death Penalty Read MoreThe year of 2008 Styromatic moved into a new head office in Brabrand near Århus, the company invested ten million Danish Kroner in machines and it increased its gross profit …
Electronic Company Doubles Profit in Thailand Read MoreAsia clinched its first Royal Trophy match play tournament against Europe on Sunday, winning three of eight singles matches and halving another for a 10-6 victory. Europe could not make …
Asia Clinches Royal Trophy over Europe Read MoreAccording to the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok, the recent news of the death of the young man is the only information that is to be reported relating to the …
Finnish Man Dies from Infected Wound in Thailand Read MoreThe Danish male national soccer team is going to Thailand to play the King’s Cup Tournament in Phuket at the end of January. In this period the Danish travel agency …
Star Tour Takes Danish Tourists to King’s Cup Read MoreA Swedish man was found dead in a Pattaya hotel’s room early Saturday, police said. Stom Kjell Lennaiet , 66, was found dead in a room of Welcome Jomthien Hotel, …
Swedish Tourist Found Dead in Pattaya Hotel Read More“When we opened up on Annankatu in 1995, things were very different. I think there were two Thai restaurants to make landfall in Helsinki before us. now there are probably …
Maithai In Helsinki Delivers Traditional Thai Dishes Read MoreFinnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year.In October, Finnair warned of cuts and layoffs after reporting a third-quarter net loss of euro17 million ($22 million), …
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008 Read MoreIt is the fifth consecutive year Thai Airways in Norway is winning the award for “Best Intercontinental Airline”. The Grand Travel award was arranged for the 14th time with 15 different …
Norwegian Award to Thai Airways Read MoreThis weekend January 9-11 the best golf players from Europe will play against the best players from Asia competing in a spectacular series of matches for stewardship over the perpetual …
Swedes to Battle for the Royal Trophy Read MoreThis weekend January 9-11 the best golf players from Europe will play against the best players from Asia competing in a spectacular series of matches for stewardship over the perpetual …
Dane to Battle for the Royal Trophy Read MoreFormer European Champions Denmark will contest the annual King’s Cup Tournament later this month with hosts Thailand, North Korea and Lebanon.Coach Morten Olsen has decided to bring five new names …
National Male Soccer Team to Contest in Thailand Read MoreA Norwegian law which came into effect 1st January 2009 makes it a crime for Norwegians to buy, but not to sell, sex in Norway and abroad. The implications for …
New Law Criminalises Norwegians Buying Sex In Asia Read MoreA young Swedish man was found dead in his room at the Kata View Guesthouse, Phuket Thailand, Sunday morning, according to a report in a local Thai-language newspaper. Police at …
Young Swede Dies In Phuket Guesthouse Read MoreMs. Yuwadee Chirathivat, President of Central Department Store Ltd., received the Diploma of the Danish Export Association and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour in honour of her …
Thai Business Women Recieve Medal Of Hounour Read MoreOn Saturday Afternoon Police were called to the P.N. Inn located inside Soi P72 off Walking Street in Pattaya to investigate a foreign fatality. Police and rescue workers were directed …
Finnish National Found Dead In hotel In Pattaya Read MoreHaving a fondness for Scandinavian cuisine we were delighted to be invited to one of the best in town – Linda’s, located on Thappraya Road as one approaches the Hanuman …
Linda’s Norwegian Restaurant In Jomtien Read MoreFormer Prime Minister of Thailand, Taksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006, is in Thailand widely believed to have created a plan to turn Thailand into …
Taksin’s Finland Conspiracy Read MoreLinda Jakobsen, Commercial Counsellor at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, has been appointed Head of Globalisation for The Danish Chamber of Commerce, known in Danish as Dansk Erhverv. The …
Linda Jakobsen Head of Globalization in Dansk Erhverv Read MoreLovisa Möller has been appointed the new Swedish reverend at the Church of Sweden in Bangkok. Lovisa Möller will be replacing reverend Lennart Hamark who will be moving to Hong …
Lovisa Möller New Swedish Reverend at Church of Sweden in Bangkok Read MoreThe last DTCC networking evening of the year at Sukhumvit House No. 1 was filled with members and friends who came to celebrate the evening before Christmas and New Year. …
Last Networking Event Of 2008 Read MoreFinnish police have arrested a second man suspected of running an internet Ponzi scheme called WinCapita, commercial broadcaster MTV3 reported on its website on Friday. The man was arrested at …
Return From Thailand, Arrested By The Finnish Police Read MoreA seminar on the protection of water resources and ecosystems opened in central Thua Thien-Hue province on Dec. 13, attracting some 70 scientists from international organisations, domestic research institutes, and …
Seminar Seeks Ways To Protect Water Resources Read MoreNokia Thailand plans a strategic shift away from high-end handsets to focus on growth in the mid- to low-priced segments next year in line with rougher economic conditions. The …
Nokia Promotes Budget Units In Thailand Read MoreThe diplomatic corps in Bangkok welcome the new government. But diplomats warned that success in restoring domestic and international confidence depended largely on sound economic policy and a return of …
Ambassadors hail New Dawn Of Stability Read MoreNorway´s PetroJack, an offshoot of Larsen Oil & Gas, named its latest deep-drilling offshore jack-up rig at a ceremony at Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard last weekend. The rig, PetroJack IV, is …
New PetroJack Rig On Charter To PTT Read MoreProperty developer Baan Rock Garden will go ahead with plans to launch two or three residential projects with a total value of Bt500 million next year, the company’s chairฌman Virat …
Thai Developer: Swedish Partner Will Understand Read MoreThe Royal Ballroom at The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok was on Thursday 11th December the venue for the grand celebration of the Independence Day of Finland. His Excellency Lars …
Grand Celebration of the Finnish Independence Day Read More