Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Since January 3 this year, the Hesseldahl family has been held in Thailand in what has become a vacation nightmare for the Danish family of three. Their misfortunes began when the …
Stranded Danish Family Free to Leave Thailand Read MoreThe successful 2nd Joint Nordic Golf Tournament was held during a long sunny day at Bangkok Golf Club on January 19 with a total of 86 participated golfers.The winner of …
A Successful Nordic Chambers Golf Trophy Read MorePassengers from Stockholm departed to Asia approximately 500,000 (up by 20 %) during 2006. The majority of these arrived into Thailand, around 150,000 passengers into Bangkok. “We have a total …
Passengers from Stockholm to Asia is Up by 20% Read MoreNew phone number is 02 250 8801 and new fax number is 02 250 8802. In the case of emergency call embassy’s duty officer at 081 824 9158.
Embassy’s New Phone and Fax Numbers Read MoreGrundfos A/S, the Danish pump manufacturing company, in collaboration with the Thai solar cell manufacturer Solartron on January 22 introduced cost efficient solar pump solutions to water problems in non-electrified …
Danish-Thai Solutions for Water Problem in Thai Rural Areas Read MoreJari Hietala, a Vice President of Finpro South East Asia, stations in Bangkok, Finpro’s S.E. Asia Head Quarter. He’s been here once before in 1994-1998 as a Trade Commissioner of …
Finpro’s Growth Game Read More“The seminar is very interesting and successful with lot of participants from both sides, and also some interested companies from Philippines” said Kim Kjaer, chairman of the Danish Fishing Equipment …
Successful Danish-Thai Fishing Equipment Seminar in Mahachai Read More25 year old activist, student and teacher Charm Tong from Burma will receive the Norwegian Students’ 2007 Peace award, Norwegian daily Bladet Tromsø reports. The award is given to Charm …
Burmese Teacher Wins Norwegian Peace Award Read MoreIn 2006 30 Norwegians died in Thailand. 30 out of a 4.5 million population might not seem like a big number. However, the number of Norwegians dying in Thailand has …
Number of Norwegians Dying in Thailand Doubled Read MoreTraffic between Helsinki and Asia grew by as much as 30%, with more than 910,000 passengers traveling to Asia. In 2006, Thailand is among the most popular Asian destinations, with …
Passengers from Finland to Thailand is Up by 27% Read MoreThailand was voted number one the world’s best tourist country by a Norwegian travel magazine for the fourth consecutive year, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.At the Norwegian Grand Travel …
Thailand Wins World’s Best Tourist 2007 Read MoreH.E. Ambassador of Thailand to Norway, Ms. Jittriya Pintong, received the 2006 Grand Travel Award presented at the annual award presentation ceremony organised by Travel News at the Radisson SAS …
Grand Travel Award Ceremony Read MoreSo far two Finns, one Norwegian, and two Swede tourists aged 24 to 66 have fallen ill with pneumonia-like disease caused by Legionella bacteria after staying in the Grand Tropicana …
Legionnaires’ Disease Attacks Nordic Tourists Read MoreFor reasons still unknown to Danish police, a man from the Danish city of Elsinore (Helsingor) decided to call in a bomb threat on Saturday morning to the Thai embassy …
Bomb Threat Against Thai Embassy in Copenhagen Read MoreLife is stressful, and that is why you deserve a vacation. However, with the wrong approach, your vacation can be more stressful than just going about life as usual. One …
Feel Secure as You Travel Read MoreThe religious rite for Ole Preben Wissing, the Commercial Director and DTCC representative of EAC who diagnosed with leukemia and passed away peacefully on January 4 in Copenhagen, was held …
In the Memory of Ole Wissing Read MoreScandinavian men coming on vacation to Thailand often meet and fall in love with a Thai woman. But the cultural differences easily leads to disappointments. Furthermore, those wishing to bring …
The Outspoken Norwegian in Jomtien Read MoreDespite having visited Thailand eight times since the devastating Tsunami, which they experienced while vacationing in Krabi, Lisbeth Finch and Morten Sjøstedt from Norway have hardly had any time for …
Norwegians build first rescue boat for Andaman Sea Read MoreTwo Danish teams, as well as one Norwegian boat participated in the increasingly popular Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, held for the 20th time in Phuket in early December 2006.Inaugurated in …
Danes Racing the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta Read MoreWhen Bangkok was hit by a series of bombs on New Year’s Eve, which killed three people and wounded 42, Thailand’s booming tourist industry feared the immediate repercausions. However, the …
Danish Travelers Not Scared by Terror Threat in Thailand Read MoreThe 1st annual Baan King Kaew golf challenge will be held at Gassan Khuntan, one of the finest golf courses up north in Chiangmai from 19 to 21 January 2007. …
Play Golf For a Good Cause Read MoreAfter nearly five years as MD of Jotun Thailand, Limited, Per-Harald Engesaeth will be leaving Bangkok on 22 January for the new task in Cairo with his family, wife and …
Jotun Thailand’s MD to Egypt Read MoreAn extra order worth US$ 525,000 is always welcome. Especially when it is placed by a new customer from the huge Chinese market. No wonder the people at Scanmach Asia …
New Scam: In It for the Gifts Read MoreClaus Wann, a 35 year old Dane, opened in june 2006 the first Scandinavian owned golf shop in Hua Hin. With the rising number of Scandinavian coming to Thailand to …
Golf business with a Dane Read MoreRES Swedish monthly travel magazine recently conducted a survey among its readers in which Thailand was chosen as their most popular tourist destination for the best food and shopping, followed …
Thailand Ranks First Swedish Destination Read MoreMartin Damslund Jensen, a 30 year old Dane, was on Wednesday arrested by Thai police and placed in the custody of the immigration police in Suan Plu. The Dane was …
Dane Arrested in Thailand Read More(Note: To ensure you are reading the latest updated version of this news, please press Ctrl + F5 on your keyboard or click “refresh” in your browser.)Around 18:00 on Sunday …
Series of Bombs Kills and Injures Several People in Bangkok Read MoreThai Ambassador to Norway, Chitriya Pinthong, will soon move back to Bangkok according to the latest shuffle list of ambassadors approved by the new Thai interim government.Back in Bangkok, Ambassador …
New Ambassador of Thailand to Norway Read MoreThe Ambassadors to the Bangkok-based embassies of Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Britain and the United States have submitted a joint demarche to Foreign Ministry and Royal Thai Police …
Ambassadors Question Possible Misuse in Tsunami Fund Read MoreFinnish mobile telecommunication group Nokia is one of Thailand’s leading mobile phone company, has won two network contracts in Thailand worth US$210 million to provide new services and enhance business.Two …
Nokia Wins Two Thai Contracts Read MoreOne of the two Danish owners of Copenhagen Bar in Pattaya, Soren ‘Strygejern’ was robbed in his home on Friday morning 22 December by unknown assailants. He was hit unconscious …
Dane Robbed in Pattaya Read MoreGo into any stadium or arena in Denmark and you will see all kinds of sports. Soccer, volleyball, handball, badminton etc. However, if you are looking for a good muaythai …
Denmark – New Home of Muaythai Boxing? Read MoreA major study conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute’s (SEI) centre at the University in York and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) shows that improvements in achieving …
Swedish Money to Clean Asian Air Read More
Af CHRISTIAN FREDERIK SCHIØPFFE Skrevet i 1955 Fodnoter af Peder M. Jørgensen, skrevet i 2005 An English rewrite of some of the following report is available here: https://scandasia.com/2943-danes-in-siam-during-world-war-ii/ Før …
Rapport vedrørende den danske Siam-kolonis forhold under Den anden Verdenskrig fra 9. april 1940 og indtil 1945 Read More During the Second World War, the Danes in Siam were not rounded up and imprisoned by the Japanese along with the British and Dutch foreigners. Because of the German occupation …
Danes in Siam During World War II Read MoreA 44 years old Swedish tourist was Wednesday 13 December arrested by the Phuket Police for stealing a car and ramming into people, causing injuries and damaging cars.The Swedish tourist …
Four Injured in Swedish Rampage on Phuket Read MoreFlying home this Christmas holiday will be different for Swedish domestic passengers on Scandinavian airline SAS. You will be asked to give your fingerprint for the check-in process. Don’t panic, …
SAS Fingerprinting All Domestic Passengers Read MoreMedical tourism to Thailand is gaining momentum as the word is out that healthcare there is both inexpensive – and superb. Bangkok Hospital group has entered into collaborations with service …
Hygeia Healthcare Offers New Outsourcing – Thailand’s Medical Heaven Read MoreThe route in Burma will start on February 25 from the capital city of Burma Yangon and biking to many interested places such as Mandalay, Mingun, Began and Popa. The …
Bike for Peace is Back! Read MoreScandinavia seems to breed disc jockey artists these days which catch attention even from far away places like Thailand. At least this can be the conclusion if looking at the …
Scandinavian Disc Jockeys at Bangkok DJ Event Read MoreFor a lot of the Viking players the weekend of December 9th and 10th meant two days of football. After Saturdays defeat to the Winking Frog in the Casual League, …
Viking Vets Bangkok Champions Read MoreTen Scandinavian and one Thai business professionals will be organizing the first annual Baan King Kaew Golf Trophy from the 19th to 21st January 2007 to support Ching Mai’s independent …
The Baan King Kaew Golf Tournament held to raise funds for the Baan King Kaew Orphanage Read MoreIt was a team full of optimism that entered the pitch on Patana International School on Saturday December 9th to meet the team from the British Pub Winking Frog. The …
Vikings Beaten by Frogs Read MoreBy Veikko LaineThe first issue of Thaimaansuomalainen came out mid-August 2006. The tabloid size magazine contained only 16 pages, six adverts plus 15 map module adverts but it was written …
Thaimaansuomalainen – more than a Finnish magazine Read MoreMermaid Maritime Vietnam has been taken over by its own previous owner and current CEO Jorgen Lundbaek and Tommy Hansen, currently General Manager of Mermaid Safety Services Ltd.The change of …
Mermaid Maritime Vietnam Changes Hands Read More50 golfers participated in the LVT Cup at the Vintage Golf Club 25 kilometres outside Bangkok and the golfers really impressed SSS golf captain, Klaus Støve. “The golf course at the …
43 Is the Winning Number Read MoreThe joyful turn comes to Thai orphans when the Puppet Theatre Sytkyt has been invited by the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok to spread Christmas cheer to Thai orphanages by …
Flying Neverland with Finnish Puppeteer Read MoreOdds certainly were against the Scandinavian Vikings soccer players before the game against French rivals Les Gaulois on Saturday the 2nd of December. A miserable start of the season had …
Vikings Beats French Favourites Read MoreWaking up in one world, having dinner in another. That was basically the situation for the 18 people from the Norwegian and Swedish Churches in Singapore. On Monday the 27th of …
Visiting the Home of New Lives Read MoreThe Danish shipping company has not previously operated from the port in Tokyo, but has sailed from Yokohama. From there, containers have so far been transported by truck. It will …
Maersk Opens New Routes from Bangkok Read More