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When you think about cycling, first thing in your mind might be Tour de France, the world’s most famous and difficult bicycle race that requires professional and physically rigor cyclists …
Bike for Peace Tour de Thailand Read MoreHaving a men sent off the pitch in the second half did not help the Vikings in their previous game against Woodstock. However The Scandinavian Vikings do not seem to …
Vikings Suffer New Defeat Read MoreVetco Aibel Thailand Ltd. based in Banchang, Rayong is a major manufacturer of oil and gas platforms to most parts of the world. Stationed at the headquarters in Banchan but …
Good Life in Jomtien Read MoreLeaving Thailand after having played the Scandinavian Society Golf’s Asian Regional Tournament on Saturday the 4th of November, the mixed team representing Malaysia and Singapore did not have to worry …
Thai Golfers Win Local Derby Read MoreNorwegian citizen who live in Thailand has seen their famous business players like the giant Telenor or the famous Jotun performing an excellent potentiality in making such good revenue in …
Saving People From Fire Read MoreLars Aalund has been appointed General Manager at the brand new All Seasons Pattaya, which is sched-uled to open in late 2006. Lars Aalund has worked for the Accor hotel …
Dane to Manage New All Seasons Hotel in Pattaya Read MoreHeadquartered in Norway, Skanem is one of Europe’s largest self-adhesive label producers and already has 12labelling facilities in seven countries including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the UK, Germany, Poland and Russia. …
Skanem builds new Thai label factory Read MoreThe Finnish handset giant has refused to release specific figures, but it did raise its forecast for overall local handset sales this year to 8,8 million units from 8,4 million, …
Record Sales for Nokia Thailand This Year Read MoreBy Goran EhrenOn November 17, over 50 happy souls gathered at The Admirals Pub and Restaurant for the biannual Evert Taube evening. It was a nice evening with the flood …
Keep Singing Read MoreThe weather conditions were absolutely perfect as the golfers began their rounds on the course of Muang Kaew Golf Club on Sunday the 29th of October. A comfortable low relative …
Record Number of Golfers Attends Cup Read MoreOn Per Butler’s uniform, it reads ‘Tourist Police Volunteer Phuket’. As a voluntary member of the tourist police force he patrols the streets of Patong Beach a couple of nights …
Successful Farang Police Read MoreThe appeal document in the case of James Christensen, who was in August sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for arson, was yesterday submitted to the lower court in Langsuan in …
Appeal Submitted in James Christensen Case Read MoreWith a pledge of a contribution of 30,000 Danish kroner from James Christensen’s mother and the receipt Friday of an interest free loan of 15,000 Danish kroner from Mikkel Hass, …
Getting Ready to Offer Bail for James Christensen Read MoreThe Board of Directors of SAS AB, October 20, appointed Mats Jansson new President and CEO of SAS. He is 54 and was most recently President and CEO of Axel …
Mats Jansson new President and CEO of SAS Read MoreDriving up Thappraya road from Pattaya towards Jomtien it’s difficult to overlook the office of Thaihus almost up the hill. Even if it’s just a quiet Saturday afternoon in the …
Thaihus – New Real Estate Agency in Pattaya Read MoreMarianne Kokholm Soerensen 25, is one of the twelve girls who have chosen to do a semester in Bangkok far away from the safe grounds at Aarhus Nurse School in …
Twelve Danish Nurses in Bangkok Read MoreFor those keen on property in Southeast Asia, it is probably hard to find a developer originating from Scandinavia with more experience than Swedish Lars Ydmark of Tri-Asia, a Phuket-based …
Growing a real estate success with Grove Gardens Read MoreA company run by two Finnish-Swedish spent a short period of time established on the island. Within three months after they had moved there Jonas and Staffan – who previously …
A top Priority Village Read MoreChiangmai’s contemporary art gallery La Luna has recently been renovated, expanding the gallery by almost 200 square meters, and is ready to open its brand new second floor officially on …
The Moon Reaches New Heights Read MoreBringing out the mail on time can be an expensive ordeal. Especially if you are relying heavily on expensive, external consultants to do much of your computerized administration work. Now …
Danish Mail Consultants Trained in Thailand Read MoreThe Danish company ThaiEstate Scandinavia ApS in Copenhagen has entered into an “exceptional strategic collaboration” with the Danish property business Tropical Luxury Living Co., Ltd and its Director Rune Theils …
ThaiEstate Scandinavia establishes collaboration with Tropical Luxury Living Read MoreIncreasingly Swedes want to purchase a house or apartment in Thailand and the supply of housing estate projects targeting Swedes, Scandinavians and other foreigners is increasing dramatically in Thailand. The …
Independent Guide to Thai Property Jungle Read MorePowerful rain showers have hit Thailand’s northern, northeastern, and central regions, causing extensive flooding – especially in the country’s central provinces. More than 80 people have been reported dead, and …
Danes Warned of Floods in Thailand Read MoreLast season they were called Dubliners, now they have changed name to Woodstock. No matter the name, the soccer team proved to play very well, when they clashed against Scandinavian …
Vikings Suffer Woodstock Defeat Read MoreDanes or Norwegians on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand need not go all the way to < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Bangkok if they need consular assistance. …
“Sent Home at the Consulate’s Expense…” Read MoreKuala Lumpur will in May 2007 be added to Finnair’s Asian destinations. Vietnam may soon get on the list of destinations too! And there will be more flights on the …
Finnair’s Silk Road from Helsinki to the Far East Read MoreAccording to the local police report, there were no signs suggesting that the man had been subjected to violence or any other criminal acts, but the investigation to find the …
Dane Found Dead in Thailand Read More“Tsunami warning to mobile phone is a brand new service that will be useful of holiday tourist visiting Thailand resorts and other places in high-risk areas,” said a managing director …
Tsunami Warning Delivered Worldwide by SMS Read MoreChances of an early release from Thai prison of James Christensen, the 44 year old Dane serving a ten year prison term in Southern Thailand, faded yesterday as the court …
Hopes Down For Early Release of James Christensen Read MoreThe long awaited criminal charges brought against Kim Lindegaard Nielsen, the Danish member of the motorcycle gang Bandidos, turned out to be only about the original charges first brought against …
Case Against Bandidos in Thailand Crumbles Read MoreVacon, one of Finland’s fastest growing companies, on Wednesday, October 11 opened its Regional Office for South East Asia in Bangkok, Thailand. The opening was marked by speeches by H.E …
Finnish Vacon Opens Regional Office in Bangkok Read MoreDoing an outdoor activity in October in Thailand involves a risk of getting soaked due to the rainy season, but luck were on the golfers’ side on Sunday October 8th …
Weather Gods Blessed the SSS Golf Cup Anniversary Read MoreHad somebody told me ten years ago that I would become a Priest in < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Thailand I would have thought it was ridiculous. …
New Priest in Pattaya Read MoreOn his way to visit the south of Thailand, recently appointed Danish Ambassador, Michael Sternberg, made a stopover for the weekend at Mom Tris Boathouse to talk about details for …
Danish Ambassador in Mom Tris Boathouse Read MoreOnly the approval of competition authorities and approval of Nera’s corporate assembly is needed to finalize the sale of Nera’s mobile satellite communication activities, which make up 10 – 20 …
Merger to Benefit Nera Thailand Read MoreIt was a packed Seamens Church at Thappraya Road between Pattaya and Jomtien, that officially welcomed Lars Haugan in his new function as a Seamens Priest for the area. The …
Lars Haugan Sworn in as New Priest Read More“Excellent”. Chairman of the board of Scandinavian Society Siam (SSS), Thomas Raldorf does not hesitate for a minute in finding words to describe the annual crayfish party at the Intercontinental …
Crayfish – the Choice of Ambassadors Read More
H.E. Mr. Chaisiri Anamarn, Thai Ambassador to Denmark presided over the inauguration of the renovated Thai house at the Moesgaard Museum, Aarhus on Friday 4 August 2006 to commemorate H.M. …
Re-opening Thai House at the Moesgaard Museum Read MoreYou are not allowed to receive special discounts on Thai Airways flights based on the fact that you are from Thailand or married to a Thai citizen. Such discounts are acts …
Thai Airways Discriminates Non-Thais in Denmark Read MoreEU president Finland condemned the military coup in Thailand on September 19, according to NewsRoom Finland.“The presidency demands that the military forces stand back and give way to the democratically …
EU President Finland Condemns Thailand Military Coup Read MoreFinnair’s Tuesday evening flight to Bangkok took off as scheduled from Helsinki-Vantaa airport and another flight from the Thai capital landed at the Finnish hub normally.Taneli Hassinen, a spokesman of …
Coup Had Finnair Considering Daily Flight to Thailand Read MoreThere were no bullets fired, no blood spilled. Yet, although the sun set Tuesday on a peacefully executed military coup in Bangkok, people across Thailand woke up to an insecure …
Danes Keep Their Cool Read MoreFear of an armed conflict between rival factions of the army split over the removal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power subsided around midnight as it became clear that …
Thaksin Ousted In Military Coup Read MoreThailand will introduce new visa regulations as pr 1. October 2006. To get a clear picture of exactly how the rules will apply, the Danish Embassy has contacted the Immigration …
Thailand’s New Visa Regulations Read MoreThe workshop is aimed at improving the ability of Red Cross offices around the region to develop voluntary blood donor programmes that will ensure the safety and availability of blood …
Finnish Red Cross Behind Workshop in Phuket Read MoreLegal documents behind the 15 year prison sentence of the 44 year old Dane James Christensen for arson has now been officially translated and in a limited number released to …
Documents in the James Case Released Read MoreThe Ambassador of Sweden in Thailand, Jonas Hafström, and Secretary, Mia Öhrn, on September 12 paid a visit to the Thai premises of the Swedish-Swiss owned ABB, one of the …
Ambassador of Sweden Visits ABB Thailand Read MoreWhen they decided recently to close down their Singapore route, it almost seemed as if Scandinavian Airlines was simply handing Finnair the Asiatic region on a silver platter. Finnair, the …
Finnair isn’t Quite Finn-ished with Asia Read MoreFascinating breakfast meeting on landownership for foreigners/foreign companies, and Thai nominees for foreign shareholders, organized by the Nordic Chambers of Commerce for its members, drew impressive number of 80 attendees …
Fascinating Breakfast Meeting on Landownership Read MorePresident of Ericsson for Southeast Asia, Jan Signell, said the new office would help address new service opportunities and better support existing customers.”We are here to expand our business profile …
Ericsson Sets Foot in Cambodia’s Telecom Read More