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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 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 MoreAnthony 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 MoreSvenska 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 MoreNorwegian 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 MoreEver 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 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 MoreThailand’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 MoreOn 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 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 MoreThe 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 MoreOn 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 MoreSome 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 MoreIt 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 MoreThe “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 MoreSelecting 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 MoreThailand’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 MoreWhat 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 MoreThe 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 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 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 More36 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, 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 MoreThe European Young Professional Group is officially launched on 13 July at V9, Sofitel Silom, Thailand. There were more than 150 people from 20 different countries attended the event. The …
Launch of the European Young Professional Group Read MoreThe Swedish high tech company Precise Biometrics has received a first order from the Thai Government concerning licenses for 12 million national ID cards incorporating Precise Match-on-Card(TM) and 36,000 fingerprint …
Precise Biometrics’s 12 Million National ID cards ordered by Thai Goverment Read MoreThe Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir – Kobenhavns Drengekor in Danish – will together with Danish storyteller Susse Wold be touring Singapore and Bangkok in September 2005. The tour is part …
Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir on SEA Tour with Susse Wold Read MoreA total of 84 Norwegians, most of them vacationing in Thailand over the Christmas holidays, were killed in the catastrophe. On Monday, the body of Victoria Kjær Romslo, age five, …
Last Norwegian tsunami victim identified Read MorePointsec, a Swedish security software provider for mobile platforms, Tuesday 12 July signed a strategic partnership contract with NEC Solutions Asia Pacific in Singapore. Under the agreement, will the Singapore …
Pointsec enters Asean Read MorePoul Jakobsen, General Manager of the Skagen Innovation Center, has presented a plan to Phuket Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura for the restoration of the tsunami affected beaches of Southern Thailand. The …
Danish Plan for Restoration of Thai Beaches Read MoreSwedish film maker Folke Rydn, together with 13 Thai and foreign directors, will produce a short film which is inspired by the catastrophic Tsunami that affects the south of Thailand …
Swedish Tsunami Memorial Film Read MoreThe biking team of the Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce is planning a new 5 days ride, totally about 425 km, from Sukhothai to Ayutthaya either during the first two …
Danish-Thai Chamber Bicycling Team Back on Tour Read MoreBy Esben Gravlev Rasmussen “A Head Hunter Speaks Out! with Tom Sorensen” was a success with Members of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce. More than 60 people showed up for …
Networking Evening 16 June drew a large crowd Read MoreScanmach Asia Co., Ltd. has appointed Arne Christensen new co-director to help Managing Director Marius Pedersen run the fast expanding company within import and reconditioning of used wood working machinery …
Scanmach Asia Appointed Arne Christensen as New Co-director Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy in Thailand together with Thavibu Gallery will present a Norwegian art exhibition in Bangkok from 18 June – 10 July, 2005. Kjell Pahr-Iversen, Alfred Vaagsvold and Berit …
Norwegian Art Exhibition at Thavibu Gallery Read MoreThe Thai cabinet endorsed on June 28th a Foreign Ministry proposal to recognise the appointment Peter Truelsen as Consul General for Iceland and Denmark in Phuket. Government spokesman Chalermdej Jombunud …
Danish Consul General in Phuket Approved Read MoreThe Swedish business system software supplier IBS has signed a contract with Pearson Education Asia to install the book distribution system IBS Bookmaster in Malaysia, Thailand, China, Korea, Taiwan and …
IBS secures distribution system contract Read MoreErik Winther – Budda to his many friends – was in top form when The Stable Lodge on Saturday the 2 July held a farewell reception for him as Restaurant …
Erik Winther: 50 kilos down – and 25 to go! Read MoreInterdean Interconex Office in Bangkok, which for a few years gained visibility in the moving and relocation business in Thailand due to its dynamic manager, Jarmo Kihlstrom, has as of …
Jarmo Kihlstrom on the move Read MoreThe DISA Air Group, a leading supplier of dust extraction equipment – with the well known Airmaster, Cattinair, BMD-Garant and Nordfab product brands – has a new name. From July …
DISA Air Group changes name to Dantherm Filtration Read MoreOwing to its ongoing investment of Bt450 million, Electrolux Thailand will open a new kitchen-product manufacturing line at its Rayong plant. The factory is set to become an export centre …
Electrolux’s Expansion Read MoreOn June 15, several months of thorough search for the perfect cruise ship came to end for C&C Travel, as they signed the purchase agreement to buy what has already …
C&C Travel Buys New Cruise Ship Read MoreSweden is world famous for producing more groundbreaking innovations per capita than most nations in the world while Thais top global surveys measuring entrepreneurship and willingness to start up new …
Rangsit University signs cooperation agreement with Swedish academics Read MoreThe success of Jotun in relocating expatriates to managerial positions in South East Asia is no coincidence. The ‘secret’ is the company’s high level of awareness and attention to the …
Jotun’s Successful Relocation Read MoreABB won a $63 million contract for its part in building an 1100 MW hydroelectric power plant in Laos, which will bring sustainable power to remote regions of Thailand and …
ABB Wins Nam Theun II Contract in Laos Read MoreIf you ever happen to pass through a remote village in the Malaysian Cameron Highlands, the Philippino Bagio Highlands, or a village north of Adelaide in Australia, and you stop …
Planting Danish Seeds in Asia Read MoreElectrowatt-Ekono, the Finnish consulting and engineering firm, has entered agreements with Amata to supply a 60-megawatt gas-fired co-generation power plant in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, 57km southeast of Bangkok. The …
Electrowatt-Ekono Power Supply for Amata Read MoreAspocomp Group will increases its stake in its Thai subsidiary PCB Centre Co Ltd from 51 per cent to 75 per cent by buying a 24-per-cent portion worth Bt150 million …
Aspocomp to boost PCB Centre share Read MoreDr. Matti Pöyry, Executive Director of Finnish Dental Association and Prof. Dr. Kauko Mäkinen, a global expert on Xylitol, and Professor of the School of Dentistry, Turku University, Finland were …
Finnish dental professors in town Read MoreNorwegian Government pledged US$1.4 million to increase the quality of Vietnamese vegetables farmers. The fund is signed by the Government of Norway and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation …
Funds for Mekong vegetable farmers Read MoreNokia and Thai mobile operator Total Access Communications PLC (DTAC), co-owned by Telenor of Norway, have extended their frame agreement to expand DTAC’s GSM/GPRS/EDGE network in Thailand. For an approximate …
DTAC expands rural network in Thailand Read More