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Huhtamaki, the Finnish consumer packaging specialist with worldwide operations, has today inaugurated a second state-of-the art flexible packaging plant in Samutsakorn, Thailand. The new plant is uniquely positioned and …
Huhtamaki Inaugurates Plant In Thailand Read MoreThey look like princesses as they’re walking down the catwalk in designer clothes. And today they’re closer to a real one, than they’ve ever been before. Ten children from the …
HRH Crown Princess of Denmark Attended Children’s Fashion Show Read MoreTuesday morning the TRH The Crown Prince Couple visited Central World again. However, today they were not going around together but had different schedules and arrived in separate cars. Crown …
Crown Princess Mary on Her Own in Bangkok Read MoreCrown Prince Frederik visited all the Danish business stands set up on the 22nd floor of the Bangkok Convention Centre with products from plastic toilet seats to a robot sculpture. In …
Crown Prince Frederik Visited B2B Exhibition Read MoreThey look at ease as they sit down at the press conference at Amari Atrium Hotel in Bangkok. Michael Learns To Rock. But they’ve also been in the music business …
Michael Learns To Rock in Bangkok Read MoreBy Rikke Bjerge Johansen, Annelene Højvang Larsen Thai demonstrators have stormed the main terminal in Thailand’s biggest airport, Suvarnabhumi. So far all flight departures have been cancelled. ScandAsia’s reporter …
Tourists Stuck as Demonstrators Block Bangkok Airport Read MoreBy Gregers Moller, Rikke Bjerge Johansen and Annelene H. Larsen TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark on Monday night paid an extensive visit to the Danish …
Life Style Exhibition and Gala Dinner Marked 150 Years of Thai Danish Diplomatic Relations Read MoreBy Rikke Bjerge Johansen and Annelene H. Larsen At 6 am Monday morning the TRH The Crown Prince Couple arrived in Bangkok. Their first official stop was at the Danish Embassy …
TRH The Crown Prince Couple visit the Embassy Read MoreThe largest ever business promotion of Denmark in Thailand kicked off yesterday with a briefing of the current economic situation in Thailand by National Economic and Social Development Board, predicting …
Danish Delegation Briefed on Expanding Thai Economy Read MoreThe Wimbledon final in 1980 is still considered the greatest match ever played. In this final 24 year old Björn Borg beat his closest rival the younger John McEnroe after …
Borg Lost Asia to McEnroe Read MoreBorder checks at Finland’s internal borders will be reinstated owing to the security measures during the OSCE meetings to be held in Helsinki 4–5 December. Under Article 2.2 of …
Finland: Checks At Internal Borders To Be Reinstated Read MoreA baby girl was born on a Finnair flight from Bangkok to Helsinki above Kazakhstan in the altitude of 11.000 km on November 20. The baby’s Swedish mother was returning …
Birth On Flight From Bangkok To Helsinki Read MoreA man from Stockholm, 42, was found drowned in the waters off the popular tourist resort Koh Chang South East of Bangkok. It happened Wednesday November 19, 2008. Until now, …
Swedish Man Found Drowned In Thailand Read MoreEvery single year between 10- and 15 Norwegian men get infected with HIV in the holiday paradise < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Thailand by unprotected sex. The public health department …
15 Norwegians Infected With HIV In Thailand Read MoreNew cases of pimping under investigation in Lahti and Turku. The situation with Finland’s Thai masseuses has not really changed over the past year, wrtes the Finnish newspaper Sanomat. …
Spending 1.5 Million Euros On Thai Women Read MoreVolvo Car Thailand will give away ten thousand (10,000) Volvo cars. In collaboration with Viking Toys Ltd, a leading Swedish toy manufacturer of global note, Volvo Car Thailand announces a …
Gives Away 10,000 Volvo Cars Read MoreThe inspection included a briefing by the SAS airport manager, a survey of SAS’ check-in rows and the Star Alliance lounges. The highlight of the day was the onboard inspection …
SAS Opens Its Doors At Suvarnabhumi Read MoreDTAC and its Norwegian telecom strategic partner Telenor have signed Thailand’s largest ever office lease at Chamchuri Square owned by Chulalongkorn University. The company signed a lease for 61,000 square …
DTAC Telenor Sign Thailand’s Largest Office Lease Read MoreVikings Vs iPlay 4-3 After a one week break the Vikings were back on the Pattana field to face the league leader’s iPlay that had so far not lost a …
A Great Comeback Victory For The Vikings Read MoreThe European Commission (EC) has prohibited Siem Reap Airways International from landing at European Airports, which has called the carrier’s safety standards into question. The EC released an update …
Siem Reap Airways Blacklisted Read MoreThe Thai-Swedish firm Thai Nordic Property Co, the developer of the Black Mountain golf course and residential project worth a combined 10 billion baht in Hua Hin, is waiting to …
Nordic Golf Course Expansion On Hold Read MoreSwimmers are warned once again after the deadly tentacles of the box jellyfish cause fatalities Tourists snorkelling off Thailand‘s southern coasts have been falling victim to swarms of deadly …
Killer On The Loose In The Andaman Sea Read MoreSWEA Bangkok held the first ever SWEA KAN in Thailand on Sunday afternoon 16 November. SWEA KAN is a bazaar kind of event where members and others get an opportunity …
First SWEA KAN in Thailand Read MoreChiengmai. Tonsak. Kungrao. Surin. The names of the star elephants at the Copenhagen Zoo are Thai because they are from Thailand. Actually, most of the elephants at the 149-year-old …
The Queens Elephants In Copenhagen Read MoreScandAsia is curently being targetted by one or more spammers, posting mostly garbage comments after many of our articles. We are not sure if the websites which some of the …
ScandAsia Under Spam Attack Read MoreA new Scandinavian restaurant aptly named Casablanca opened its doors on the 13th November in that popular Kasbah of delight, Soi LK Metro in South Pattaya. And why not …
Casablanca Thai Danish Style Read MoreFor four days, journalists from the Asia-Pacific region grappled with the difficulties in reporting religio-cultural conflicts, especially between Islam and the West, at a media programme here. The journalists focused …
Journalists Wrestle With Cultural Conflicts Read More< ?xml:namespace prefix = o />By Joanna Phermchai-Nielsen Moving up the elevator to the 28th floor of < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Pacific Tower just before meeting with Thomas Gullacksen at …
Siam Equity Partners Ready for Business Read MoreNew Danish grant to the Mekong River Commission Fisheries Programme enables the MRC to fast-track work on assessing impacts to fisheries of hydro power projects which currently threatens the survival …
18 Million DKK To The Mekong River Read MoreIt was a lovely evening at Conrad Hotel on November 5 with both DanCham’s and AustCham’s members and guests. Many people had made it to this time special joint networking …
Successful Joint Networking Read MoreTwo Norwegian men who had been released on bail facing criminal charges in Pattaya have escaped from Thailand and are now back in their home town of Haugesund in Norway, …
Norwegians Jump Bail And Escape Read MoreSwea Bangkok will for the first time introduce “Swea Kan Forum”. It’s held at Stable Lodge, and the purpose of the activity is to give opportunity to as many people …
Mingle At SWEA Kan Read More2008 marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Denmark. To celebrate this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness the Crown …
DWN Fashion Show Read MoreThe German and Danish governments have committed to providing a total of 7.73 million US dollars to support the work of the Mekong River Commission (MRC).Agreements to this effect were …
Denmark Support Mekong Projects Read MoreTelenor of Norway, the major shareholder of No. 2 mobile operator DTAC, is still committed to five billion baht in grants so that the Thai unit can proceed with its …
Telenor Committed To Helping DTAC Fund 3G Read MoreStepping down the “songthaew” and looking along the street the first thing that comes to mind is a Danish colony. Bars with Danish names on both sides of the street …
Dive Centre Tries To Make A Difference Read MoreSaxo Capital Markets will be offering two complimentary seminars to the Scandinavian community in Thailand this November! Attendees will be introduced to Saxo’s newly launched internet education portal (http://www.saxoeducation.com/) as well …
Two Complimentary Seminars for Scandinavians in Thailand Read MoreHenrik Lunk, a Danish criminal who spent close to four year in a Bangkok prison trying to avoid being deported back to Denmark, but eventually lost the battle, was on …
Sentenced to ten years in Denmark – after four years in Thailand Read MoreLeif Ove Andsnes will hold a recital at Thailand Cultural Centre, Main Hall, 8 pm Sunday 9 November 2008. Ask Leif Ove Andsnes about the peak of his astonishing …
Leif Ove Andsnes Performs In Bangkok Read MoreRenowned Thai seaside resort Hua Hin will host a new Asian Tour event next year when the Black Mountain Masters makes its debut, with several European golfers already signed up. …
Scandinavian Golf Stars In Hua Hin Read MorePattaya tourist police used a court warrant to arrest two Norwegian men and their Thai girlfriends on charges of attacking a fellow Norwegian businessman in his home. At 3:40 am …
Norwegian Stabbed By Fellow Norwegians Read MoreThe Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) has issued an official warning following the collection of almost 40 box jellyfish in a trap in shallow waters, off Ao Nambor, on Phuket’s …
Deadly Jellyfish Found In Phuket Waters Read MoreThe smell of fresh coffee. The friendly chime of windows opening up. Dingeling-ding-ding! Secretaries are snuggling up in their chairs with the inevitable pillow on their stomach. It’s another lovely …
Thai Computer Law Wake Up Call Read MoreThe Norwegian institution for treatment and rehabilitation of Norwegian citizens, Baan Sabaijai, which Oskar Jorgensen has created with great enthusiasm, has now attracted the Thai authorities attention. Now three main government …
Great Interest For Norwegian Project In Pattaya Read MoreElectrolux, a Sweden-based household appliance maker, has introduced its first Asian range of washing machines and cooking products to the Thai market. Ian Banes, general manager of Electrolux (Thailand) …
Electrolux Enter The Thai Market Read MoreDanish trading and food group EAC expects to double capacity in its Venezuelan food unit by 2012 and sees growth opportunities through bolt-on acquisitions at its South East Asian ingredients …
EAC: From Thailand To Venezuela Read More20 players from the Danish league will take part in a training camp in < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Thailand in January 2009. The Danish National team Manager Morten Olsen …
Danish Football Training Tour To Thailand Read MoreDenmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström in a USD 569m deal. Lloyd’s List reports that Denmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström, …
Maersk Taking Over Swedish Broström Read MoreFinnair and its oneworld alliance partner British Airways started code-share flights between Bangkok in Thailand and Sydney in Australia on October 26. The code-share flights are operated with both Finnair …
Finnair and BA Code-share Flights Read MoreBjorn Borg and John McEnroe are going to give fans a chance to walk down memory lane when they take on one another in the “PTT Legends in Bangkok” on November …
Swedish Legend To Malaysia And Thailand Read More