Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
“It was a real kick start to the resort’s rebirth with TV crews from all over the world staying and filming here. And with as much as 300 meters of …
Swedish-Managed Khao Lak Resort Back in Service Read More
Peder Jorgensen has been more closely involved with the lives of the poor rural people of Thailand than any other living Dane today. For ten years, between 1962 and 1972, …
A Life at Rice Root Level Read MoreThe Nordic Chambers has organised a panel discussion involving four international schools in Thailand on January 11, 2006 at the Conrad Hotel, Bangkok. The schools invited to participate were Bangkok …
Nordic Chamber Meet Discusses Education in Thailand Read MoreBy Zosia Lav When the air navigation service provider of Thailand, AEROTHAI, was on the look-out for safety management expertise in connection with the construction of a new international airport …
Breakthrough in Thailand for Danish Consultancy Read MoreAfter recently selling the biggest of East Asiatic Company’s businesses, Nutrition, there has been a lot of talk about how long before the more than a century old Danish business …
EAC: The Name of the Company is not the Issue Read MoreAccording to the calculations made by the polling stations themselves, the number of Finns who came to vote at the Finnish embassies, consulates and other polling facilities abroad was well …
More Than 29,000 Finns Voted Abroad in the First Round of Presidential Elections Read MoreAt a press conference at the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok, Lars Danielsson, Deputy Minister to the Swedish Prime Minister, informed that the proposal given to the Thai Government in November …
Swedish Fighter Aircraft Proposal Made Public Read MoreNorske Skog by the end of 2005 purchased Pan Asia Paper Company, previously owned by Canada’s Abitibi Consolidated, and is now the world’s largest producer of newsprint. Norske Skog completed the …
PanAsia Becomes 100 pct Subsidiary of Norske Skog Read MoreA 12 year-old Swedish girl on holiday with her family was reportedly raped Monday last week by one of the employees of the hotel that she and her family were …
Swedish Girl Raped in Koh Samui Read MoreDanish Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen signed an agreement to support Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, based in Bangkok. Danish support aims to demonstrate how to develop community resilience to …
Denmark Granted DKK 9 Million for Asian Disaster Preparedness Read MoreDr. Alongkorn Chutinan, the brain surgeon in charge of treating the Danish patient Jan Johansen in Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, suggests that a Medical Insurance should be a precondition for tourists …
Medical Insurance Condition for Visa? Read MoreJan Johansen, a Danish tourist hospitalized in Pattaya for over a month, passed away early in the morning on Thursday 5 January 2006. Jan Johansen was 49 and died of …
Dying Dane Created Heated Debate Read MoreSweden upgraded its representation to a general consulate on Phuket in early 2005, and as a new consul-general, Alf Karlsson, 61, came in September to stay for three years, the …
Sweden’s new consul-general look forward to three years on Phuket Read MoreRoyal Copenhagen has announced its goal to increase the overall turn-over by almost 40 per cent in 2006, and the Danish porcelain company intends to make its production facilities in …
Royal Copenhagen Expands its Porcelain Production in Thailand Read MoreDanida signs funding agreement with the Mekong River Commission(MRC) to support the MRC Fisheries Programme. The program aims to supports sustainable use of the resources in the Mekong river. In …
Danida Supports Fisheries Program in Mekong Read MoreH.E. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen, Danish Ambassador to Thailand, has on behalf of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed an agreement with a group of Thai pig farmers on purchase of …
Denmark buys Carbon Credits from Thai Farmers Read MoreThis Christmas, many Norwegians returned to South East Asia to join in the memorial ceremony of the Tsunami disaster. Altogether 84 Norwegians died in the floodwaters which hit the beaches …
Norway Joins Memorial of Tsunami Disaster Read MoreIn Stockholm, Swedes paid tribute to all the victims in Tsunami disaster on Monday 26. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia lighted 543 candles – one for each of …
Sweden Honors Tsunami Victims with Vigils Read MoreThailand marked the one year anniversary of the tsunami in a number of locations along the Andaman coast. The day, which was meant to mark the tragedy which took the …
Tsunami Memorial One Year After Read MoreAccording to the Danish daily, BT, 10 year-old children are working as construction workers 7-8 hours each day at a Danish-funded building site outside the village of Bahn Nam Khem …
Danish Embassy Accused of not Preventing Child Labor in Tsunami Aid Project Read MoreThe Swedish government donated three all terrain tracked vehicles to Thailand in a ceremony held at the Royal Thai Army headquarters Friday 23 December. General Vichit Jatip, deputy army commander, …
Handover ceremony of three tracked vehicles Read MoreIn Finland, the round in the Presidential Election is held on 15 January 2006 and the possible second round on 29 January 2006. Meanwhile, Finnish Expatriates can vote for their …
Advance Voting Abroad of Finnish Presidential Elections 2006 Read MoreOn Monday December 26 – exactly one year after the Tsunami killed 46 Danes – several memorial ceremonies will be held in Thailand with other visiting Danish tourists among the …
Danes to Attend Official Tsunami Memorial Read MoreFour Thai men aged 28-36 are now arrested and charged with non-intentional violence causing death after turning themselves in to the Cha-Am police Thursday afternoon. A crime that is punished …
Four Arrested for Beating Dane to Death in Thailand Read MoreIn a rare visit to Southeast Asia, the national Danish soccer team has accepted an invitation to play an official friendly match against Singapore in connection with the Danish team’s …
Soccer: Denmark to Play Singapore Read MoreA dispute over parking cost a 54 year-old Dane his life Tuesday evening at around 6pm (local time). The drama unfolded in the Thai vacation area of Cha-Am, when the …
Dane Beaten to Death by Thai Neighbours Read More“Denmark is internationally ahead offering digital services and digital signatures, and now Danes abroad can also benefit from this. No matter where in the world Danes are living, they will …
Digital Signature Becomes Global Read MoreA consortium of Finnish research institutes and companies presented its study and recommendations on a tsunami and disaster Early Warning System to members of the Thai government, authorities and research …
Finland Presents Its Tsunami Early Warning System to Thai Read MoreSweden’s International Development Authority (SIDA) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) supported Vietnam’s National Strategy on HIV/AIDS control. The valued of supporting is not disclosed. An agreement was signed by …
SIDA Supports Vietnam’s National Strategy on HIV/AIDS Control Read MoreThailand tested its Tsunami Warning System on Friday 16 December. The training aims to ensure that people are well trained to handle the possible incident. The test covered 6 …
Thailand’s Training on Tsunami Warning System Read MoreNorwegian former Foreign Minister Jan Petersen on behalf of Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was at time of press scheduled to attend the ceremony to mark the one year …
Norwegian Delegates Attend Tsunami Memorial Read MoreThe Danish Burma Committee has been named as this year’s recipient of all the proceeds from the annual, traditional Christmas calendar. The calendar will be sold across Denmark in connection …
Danish Christmas Calendar Supports Burmese Refugee Children in Thailand Read MoreOn 16 December 2005, an agreement to support a “Sustainable Mekong” program was signed between SIDA and SEI. The agreement, a three-year collaboration between SENSA and SEI, aims to help …
SENSA Supports “Sustainable Mekong” Read MoreIn the 1990s, she proudly represented Sweden in the Eurovision European Song Contest, and now Carola Häggkvist has agreed to sing during the upcoming Tsunami memorial ceremony in Khao Lak, …
Swedish Pop Star to Sing at Tsunami Memorial Read MoreSince its opening just 4 years ago, Viking Life-Saving Equipment’s factory in Thailand has boosted its work force from 100 employees to 400. With this rapid development, the Danish company …
A Growing Viking Creates Jobs in Thailand Read MoreMore than a 1000 stockholders turned up at Bella Center in Copenhagen for the EAC extraordinary general meeting. The main issue on the agenda was a vote whether the stockholders …
EAC-Boss gets Standing ovations Read MoreOn 6 December, Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ms Carin Jämtin visited Bangkok where she presented the United Nations Economics and social development in Asia …
Sweden donates USD 2.5 million to tsunami trust fund Read MoreSo far all overseas flights from Denmark have been offered from Copenhagen, but due to the Danes’ growing interest in Phuket, Thailand, Denmark’s largest travel agency – MyTravel – will …
Direct Flights from Billund to Thailand Read MoreThe Christmas Bazaar at the Scandinavian Church on Sukhumvit Soi 33 in Bangkok was more crowded this year than ever. The family day on Sunday 27 November started with a …
Double Opening at Christmas Bazaar in Bangkok Read MoreNokia and Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS), one of Thailand’s leading mobile phone service operators, have signed a deal worth over USD 55 million to expand Thailand’s AIS GSM network …
Nokia Wins USD 55 Million Network Expansion Deal in Thailand Read MoreNorway is the most expensive country in the world according to a survey brought in the Danish newspaper, Jyllandsposten. The annual survey done by the analysis company ECA International shows …
Expensive Scandinavia Read MoreAccustomed to the pace of life in Thailand himself and looking for a new channel for his skills and energies in the publishing business, Håkan Wallenius was well aware that …
Publisher Gets Pleasure Pleasing His Public Read MoreThree Tsunami sirenes have already been set up at Patong Beach, and the entire island of Phuket will have 18 sirenes installed in tall towers along the coast. The local …
Tsunami Sirenes Ready for New Tourist Season Read MoreThe Nordic countries had submitted 21 entries out of a total 679 to the official Thailand tsunami memorial design contest when the deadline for proposals was crossed 15 November. Finland …
Finland leads Nordic entries to tsunami memorial design competition Read MoreThe Scandinavian Church’s playground has been renovated to new equipment. The new playground will be opened on 27 November. A group of Scandinavian women comprising Gitte Svantemann and Gitte Holm …
New Playground at the Church Read MoreJazz lovers in Bangkok should mark the evening of 3 December in their calendars because then the Blue Jazz Orchestra of the Stockholm Concert Hall Foundation gives a two hour …
The Blue Jazz Orchestra plays charity concert in Bangkok Read MoreErik Winther – also known affectionately as ‘Budda’ by his many friends – was one of the three owners of Stable Lodge and Check Inn 99 until an accident in …
Erik Winther Opens His Own Restaurant Read MoreAs a one-year AFS exchange student to Denmark in 1988, Watinee Kharnwong was supposed to speak English to facilitate communication there, but after three short months she found herself speaking …
Danish Days Fondly Recalled Read MoreThe technical police staff from Denmark has been working to identify all the Danes who were reported missing in connection with the Tsunami on December 26 2004. Based out of …
Leaving Without the Last Tsunami Victim Read MoreWhen EAC’s board of directors got together this Monday and decided to accept the offer of 9 billion DKK from Duth-owned Royal Numico, it marked the beginning of the end …
Historic Sale Sends EAC Toward its Grave Read More