Where Dining Is a Symphony
Diving is a passion for Mikko and for many years Koh Samui was his favourite diving destination. One day a Norwegian friend who managed a hotel on Samui asked him …
Where Dining Is a Symphony Read MoreTelenor taking over DTAC and UCOM
On October 20, 2005 press conference, Norway’s telecom giant Telenor ASA (TELN), which has a telecom business in 12 countries around the world, have bought additional 39.9 percent stake in …
Telenor taking over DTAC and UCOM Read MoreMove to South East Asia and Loose Half Your Pension
Danish pensioners loose half their pension if they settle outside EU, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, or Norway. The basic amount of 4.262 Danish kroner per month will still be paid out, but …
Move to South East Asia and Loose Half Your Pension Read MoreThailand Awarded Best Tourist Destination
Thailand received The Best Tourist Destination Award at the Danish Travel Awards 2005 held in Denmark on 13 October 2005. Mr. Chaisiri Anamarn, Ambassador of Royal Thai Embassy in …
Thailand Awarded Best Tourist Destination Read MoreDanish Kids Supports Burmese Kids in Thailand
The Danish Burma Committee has been named as this year’s recipient of all the proceeds from the annual, traditional Christmas calendar. The calendar will besold across Denmark in connection with …
Danish Kids Supports Burmese Kids in Thailand Read MoreTraumatic Application for Tsunami Commemorative Ceremony
Foreigners who wish to apply for the free visit to Thailand to participate in the Tsunami Commemorative Ceremony on 26 December 2005 must provide a number of traumatic evidence to …
Traumatic Application for Tsunami Commemorative Ceremony Read MoreTsunami memorials November and 26 December
The Swedish government’s commission for support and coordination after the tsunami, RSOS, has decided to grant 583 individuals, who are next of kin to Swedes that died in the December …
Tsunami memorials November and 26 December Read MoreJysk Travel Expands Business in South East Asia
Despite rising oil prices, tsunami, earthquakes and hurricanes, individual travellers still want to travel and experience the many adventurous treasures of South East Asia, “We are happy that still …
Jysk Travel Expands Business in South East Asia Read MoreFinland to Deliver Solution for Thai’ Shin Satellite
Finland’s Comptel Corporation will deliver mediation and provisioning solutions to Shin Satellite in Thailand. The agreement to deliver Comptel EventLink® mediation solution and Comptel InstantLink® provisioning solution for operators’ IP-based …
Finland to Deliver Solution for Thai’ Shin Satellite Read MoreDanish Tourists Not Scared by Terror
Terror threats are no longer enough to scare Danish tourists. Very few Danes have cancelled their upcoming trips to Bali following the deadly terror attack that hit the island last …
Danish Tourists Not Scared by Terror Read MoreArtificial ‘dog nose’ from Sweden employed in war against drugs
A Swedish artificial ‘dog nose’ that instantly reveals drugs wherever it is used may revolutionize drug enforcement in Thailand. Last Wednesday did Thai drug enforcement officers perform a raid at …
Artificial ‘dog nose’ from Sweden employed in war against drugs Read MorePattaya in the Blood
On the walls and shelves of Niels Colov’s huge office in the newly refurbished Pattaya People Building in South Pattaya you find all kinds of diplomas and plaquettes. Not diplomas …
Pattaya in the Blood Read MoreNorway-Asia 2005
November 10 and 11 the 8th Norway-Asia Business Conference will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. It is arranged by Norwegian Business Association Singapore (NBAS) and according to …
Norway-Asia 2005 Read MoreJebsen & Jessen Group Supports Children in SEA
Jebsen & Jessen (SEA) will support educational sponsorship for children in South East Asia. The children were under the programme of an international child-sponsorship conducted by World Vision International, the …
Jebsen & Jessen Group Supports Children in SEA Read MoreMore Danes are Buying Houses in Thailand
Thailand is the most preferred destination among the Danes, when it comes to overseas vacation during the winter season. Each year more than 40,000 Danes seek out the exotic Thai …
More Danes are Buying Houses in Thailand Read MoreSwedish Red Cross Staff Available on Kata, Phuket
A meeting place is open on Kata beach, Phuket, from 14 October 2005 onwards, and run by the Swedish Red Cross. The purpose is to offer a meeting point for Swedes …
Swedish Red Cross Staff Available on Kata, Phuket Read MoreDanes Warned Against Terror in Thailand
Travel with care. If at all. That is the message to Thailand-bound Danes from Denmark’s Foreign Ministry following Thai authorities’ decision to upgrade the state of alert for its most …
Danes Warned Against Terror in Thailand Read MoreThai PM visits Finland
Thailand’s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Foreign Minister Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon will pay an official visit to Finland at the end of next week. The Prime Minister leaves Bangkok Sunday …
Thai PM visits Finland Read MoreThai Coins to be Minted in Finland
Mint of Finland, the Finnish coin production company signed contract with the Thai Treasury Department to produce and deliver 670 million pieces of one (1) Baht coins to Thailand. The …
Thai Coins to be Minted in Finland Read MoreFinland Offer Tsunami Warning System to Thai
A Finnish consortium offers a tsunami warning system cost EUR 8-10 million to Thailand, reported on 6 October. The consortium estimated that the warning system would be ready within one …
Finland Offer Tsunami Warning System to Thai Read MoreRoyal Danish Embassy Joins Bed Push 2005
The Royal Danish Embassy together with the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce will be participating in this years “Bed Push” event. “Bed Push 2005” takes place on 8 October. The event …
Royal Danish Embassy Joins Bed Push 2005 Read MoreDanish Museum Opens Chulalongkorn Exhibition
The idea to make a Chulalongkorn exhibition was brought to life when Khunying Amporn, the former doctor of the Thai royal family, visited Denmark last year to gather information in …
Danish Museum Opens Chulalongkorn Exhibition Read MoreSweden to Stay Away from Tsunami Memorials in Thailand
Swedish government will be not attending the Tsunami memorial in Thailand as the Tsunami victim’s relatives have asked for privacy. “The relatives want to have a private, peaceful dignified ceremony …
Sweden to Stay Away from Tsunami Memorials in Thailand Read MoreNew SAS Manager With a Busy Agenda
SAS´s new General Manager for South East Asia expects within the coming year to be able to open a new direct flight to Stockholm. Next, he hopes to open a …
New SAS Manager With a Busy Agenda Read MoreSweden and Denmark Awarded Thailand’s Tourism
Sweden`s Allt om Resor travel magazine awarded Thailand the “The World`s Best Charter Destination” accolade for summer 2005, announced on 1 September. Votes came from the magazine`s more than 200,000 …
Sweden and Denmark Awarded Thailand’s Tourism Read MoreDenmark to Host International Workshop on Tsunami Preparedness
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website stated that Denmark is hosting an international workshop focusing on strengthening preparedness to water related natural disasters in countries hit by the 2004 …
Denmark to Host International Workshop on Tsunami Preparedness Read MoreSwedish Motors Hosted Nordic Event in Thailand
Swedish Motors Corporation (SMC), the Volvo retail operations in the Bangkok metropolitan area, invited member of the Nordic community in Bangkok to a Norden Nordic Night at Volvo Sukhumvit showroom …
Swedish Motors Hosted Nordic Event in Thailand Read MoreSecond Norwegian memorial trip on 3-9 October
The second memorial trip to Thailand for Norwegian relatives of those killed in last December’s tsunami will take place on 3 to 9 October 2005, with around 160 Norwegians participating. …
Second Norwegian memorial trip on 3-9 October Read MoreCarl Ostergaard resigns as MD for Ramboll (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Carl Ostergaard has as of 1st of October 2005 resigned as Managing Director for Ramboll (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The new MD will be Mr. Lars Have who will remain in …
Carl Ostergaard resigns as MD for Ramboll (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Read MoreSvenska Handelsbanken and Standard Chartered Join Hand in Asia
Svenska Handelsbanken (Handelsbanken) has entered into an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank relating to cash management services in nine Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, UAE …
Svenska Handelsbanken and Standard Chartered Join Hand in Asia Read MoreExport advisers visit Denmark
Anthony Leong, senior commercial advisor at the Danish embassy in Singapore, tells that even though exporting goods to the South East Asian markets can be an issue of interest to …
Export advisers visit Denmark Read MoreSmedvig Secures Extension for T-3 in Thailand
Norwegian offshore drilling company Smedvig has been awarded a contract extension for tender rig T-3, in which Smedvig owns 49 percent by PTT in Thailand, announced on 9 September. …
Smedvig Secures Extension for T-3 in Thailand Read MoreThe Tsunami-ghosts have left the beaches of Thailand
Ever since the tsunami on Boxing Day last year, a lot of tourists, especially Asian, have stayed away from the beaches that were hit. They have stayed away as they …
The Tsunami-ghosts have left the beaches of Thailand Read MoreDanish Pianist Concerts In Bangkok
Danish musicians will perform “The Piano band Plus Malene Mortensen live In Bangkok” at Bangkok Theatre on EGV Metropolis, 7th Flr, on 26-27 October. The show will start from …
Danish Pianist Concerts In Bangkok Read MoreThai deputy PM visit Finland
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathitrathai visited Finland onTuesday 30 August as part of an ongoing tour to garner support for his UN secretary general candidature. During his meeting with …
Thai deputy PM visit Finland Read MoreThais robbed on 40 kilo blueberries
On odd robbery took place last week in Junsele, northern Sweden. When nine Thai blueberry pickers returned to their minivan for a break and load 40 kilo blueberries, six mean …
Thais robbed on 40 kilo blueberries Read MoreCarlsberg pays former Asian partner US$120m to settle dispute
Carlsberg A/S, the Danish brewer of Carlsberg, Tetley and Baltika beer, agreed to pay US$120mil to a former Asian partner controlled by a Thai billionaire to divide their assets and …
Carlsberg pays former Asian partner US$120m to settle dispute Read MoreThree Finish Tsunami Victims Arrived Home
The Three Finnish bodies that have been killed in the Asian tsunami on 26 December 2004 were reported to be returned from Thailand on Wednesday 30 August. So far, …
Three Finish Tsunami Victims Arrived Home Read MoreSeminar to Boost Norway-Thai Relation
On the occasion of 100 Year Bilateral Relationship Norway-Thailand, Innovation Norway, Bangkok in cooperation with Royal Norwegian Embassy organized an exhibition with seminar and lunch on 18 August 2005 at …
Seminar to Boost Norway-Thai Relation Read More200 Thais on strike at Swedish refinery
Some 200 Thai mechanics at the Swedish refinery Preem in Lysekil went on a wild strike on Thursday 1 September, reports regional and national press in Sweden. The cause is …
200 Thais on strike at Swedish refinery Read MoreI’m happy to be back
It is 10 years ago, that Merete Fjeld Brattested in 1995 left Bangkok after 3 year as 2nd Secretary at the Norwegian Embassy. Now she’s back. As Ambassador of Norway …
I’m happy to be back Read MoreDanish’s Renewable Energy Know How for Thai
The “Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies” project, sponsored by Danida, invited Thai delegates to a study tour of renewable energy management in Denmark, during 5-12 June 2005. The study tour …
Danish’s Renewable Energy Know How for Thai Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Finding a Home in South East Asia
Selecting a place to live is one of the biggest decisions you make when moving to South East Asia. If you have lived here for some time, finding a better …
Finding a Home in South East Asia Read MoreSurakiart visits Stockholm
Thailand’s deputy prime minister Dr Surakiart Sathirathai makes an official visit to Sweden Monday 29 August. His visit coincides with a Board of Investment seminar held in Stockholm the same …
Surakiart visits Stockholm Read MoreDanish Embassy launch guide for crisis situations
What to do in situation of crisis like last year’s tsunami? That is always good to know and for that reason the Danish Embassy in Bangkok has made a guide …
Danish Embassy launch guide for crisis situations Read MoreCISL Thai subsidiary secures contract
The Swedish CISL group has through its Thai subsidiary signed a SEK 11.4 million system solution order with Siemens Communications Group. CISL will begin development work in September this year …
CISL Thai subsidiary secures contract Read MoreSwedish’s Brainball game showcase at Bangkok International ICT Expo 2005
Swedish interactive “Brainball” game was among those highlights IT showcases at Bangkok International ICT Expo 2005. The event was opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on 3 …
Swedish’s Brainball game showcase at Bangkok International ICT Expo 2005 Read MoreNordic Power to the Philippines
Nordic Power 2005 is a joint Nordic Energy exhibition and a special Nordic energy seminar which will take place in Manila 21 – 27 September 2005 during the Power Trends …
Nordic Power to the Philippines Read MoreThai students arrive in Sweden for post graduate studies
36 Thai students recruited from universities from all over the country will arrive in Sweden this Thursday for studies at universities in Kalmar and Västerås. Most of them, 31 students, …
Thai students arrive in Sweden for post graduate studies Read MoreNovacast signs Thai contract
Novacast, a software and system developer in southern Sweden, has reached an agreement with Siam Nawaloha Foundry Co Ltd for the process control system ATAS from Novacast. The contract is …
Novacast signs Thai contract Read More