Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Vacon, 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 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 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 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 MoreFinn who test positive for HIV are typically heterosexual men aged about 40 who have had unprotected sex during travel abroad.“In a growing number of cases, people contracted the disease …
Thailand, Second Source of HIV Infected Finns Read MoreAlmost two years after the deadly tsunami hit Thailand in December 2004, Danes can now purchase vacation packages to the island of Phuket through the Danish travel agency Star Tour. …
Danish Tourists Return to Khao Lak Read MoreBefore leaving Bangkok on his way to attend the two-day ASEM summit in the Finnish capital of Helsinki, Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra revealed that he was given an honour to deliver …
Thaksin to Close the ASEM in Finland Read More“I have asked local police in Phuket to let me know if there is any Finn in trouble or having an accident somewhere around Phuket, the popular tourist destination, so …
Ready to Help Finns on a Tourist Island Read MoreThai cookery training course will be organized late this year in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen by Thai delegation comprising mostly of nutritionist lecturers of Kasetsart University and Rajamangala Institute of Technology …
Thai Cookery Courses in Scandinavia Read More“I want to help this man,” says Kamthorn Ounhirunskul, former Vice President of Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce and founding partner of the law firm Kamthorn, Surachet & Somsak. “The case …
Legal Help for James Christensen Read MoreDear All,I am the sister of the James, who on 15 August was sentenced to 15 years in prison, reduced to 10 years. I was in Thailand during the trial, …
Eva Behring’s explanation of James’ case Read MoreYou might get paid up to 45,000 Danish kroner from ATP Pension in Denmark if your Danish spouse or husband/wife should die. But wait! Don’t kill him or her yet! …
Get paid 45.000 DKK when your Danish spouse dies! Read MoreIf Charles Darwin’s theory of the survival of the fittest, i.e. the one who is better at adjusting to the circumstances, is right, it is no wonder that 60 year …
On Tontop of the World Read MoreHans Christian Andersen is the name of the ship Jysk Rejsebureau bought last year at a price of more than five million DKK. The 49,5 meter long ship is still …
H.C. Andersen’s New Adventure Read MoreThe Bandidos motorcycle club – known for its frequent flirting with organized crime – is busy building a network for themselves in Thailand, claims the Danish Police. In an …
Danish Police Warns Thai Authorities Read MoreThe new trainee write about her background and her duty at the chamber:As the new intern at the Chamber I would like to introduce myself. My name is Katrine Prest …
New Trainee At DTCC Read MoreAs well as the engineering side he also did evening classes in HD to gain more knowledge on the sales and marketing side. He was not entirely finished with his …
Interview with Rasmus Ellefsen Read MoreStill recovering from the fact that James Christensen got sentenced ten years in jail, his sister Eva Behring in Denmark has regained her hopes as support for James Christensens case …
James Christensen’s sister grateful for local support Read MoreGreeted with a “Hej” and a big smile Pranee and her husband Thomas Nielsen welcomes.The couple, and their daughter Trine who is eight years old, have lived on and off …
Danish massage in Jomtien Read MoreA Thai judge in the provincial court in Langsuan in Chumporn in Southern Thailand yesterday found James Christensen guilty of attempted arson against his Thai neighbor back in February last …
Thai Court Sentences Dane to 15 Years Imprisonment Read MoreIt was not her intention to move from Hong Kong to Phuket. But with the SARS epidemic raising fears in 2003 a whole group of families left Hong Kong for …
Baan Yamu Residence Read MoreThe Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish Red Cross groups and Thai Red Cross Society co-organized a training workshop on first aid and medical treatment in case of emergencies in Phang-nga, one …
Workshop For Handling Emergencies In Phang-nga Read MoreBjarne has been assisting “DanChurchAid” in the north-western city of Mae Sot since February this year. “DanChurchAid” and Bjarne Ussing are helping Burmese refugees living in several camps along the …
The lonely Danish aid-observer Read MoreIt is past noon, but for most of the guests on the Same-Same lodge and restaurant on the Thai vacation island Koh Phangan it is still early morning. Partying on …
Happiness Without Timetable Read MoreDanish police was on Monday surprised to learn of the wealth of Danish Bandidos member Kim Lindegaard Nielsen. Head of the Danish Police Intelligence Agency, Troels Ørting Jørgensen visited DSI …
Danish Police to Investigate Bandidos Member Read MoreSamroeng ‘Kasem’ Buanak, a local Samui-resident who escaped arrest during the raid against Bandidos last months, today, Wednesday 2 August, turned himself in to the Department of Special Investigation in …
One More Thai Suspect in Bandidos Case Turns Himself In Read MoreA representative of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden delivered the get-well message for His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital on July …
Swedish Royalty Sends Flowers To His Majesty Read MoreSAS’s Finnish arch-rival has during 2006 presented a 27 percent growth on their al their routes to Asia, while SAS is at status quo – and to put salt in …
FinnAir Outperforms SAS On Asian Flights Read MoreThe proceedings against the 44 year old Dane, James Christensen who spent months in a Thai prison on charges of attempted arson against his neighbour, ended today with a court hearing …
Case Against James Christensen Crumbles Read MoreThe Viking Wheelers, the DTCC’s cycling team, has now commenced preparations for its annual December Tour. Six riders participated in the weekend in Hua Hin July 22/23 and on Saturday cycled …
DTCC’s Cycling Team Preparing For December Marathon Read MoreAfter having advanced to the third round of Thailand Open according to expectations, the Danish badminton favorite Peter Gade had to pull out due to an injury. Consequently, his opponent …
Peter Gade Quits Thailand Open Read MoreThe Finns, who has seemed a bit absent on an otherwise thriving Thai real estate market among Scandinavians is likely to become just as interested once realizing the opportunity is …
Dream homes in Thailand now also for Finns Read MoreLooking to play some soccer and expand your social network? Then the Scandinavian Vikings might be something for you.The Scandinavian Vikings are a Bangkok based group of mainly Scandinavian soccer players. All over …
Friendly Vikings Battle In Bangkok Read MoreWednesday Peter Gade advanced to the third round Thailand Open, with two easily won games on the first day of the tournament in Bangkok.The Dane started by sending home his …
Gade Advances In Thailand Open Read More