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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has postponed its decision to buy medical instrument worth DKK126.25 million from Danish Medical Industry (DMI) for 30 days, Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin revealed on September …
Bangkok postpones order from Danish Medical Industry Read MoreDisa (Thailand) Co., Ltd. will demonstrate its industrial air pollution control systems at the Machinery Mart 2004 Exhibition, to be held on October 7-10 at Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok. The …
Disa at Machinery Mart 2004 in October Read MoreEnglish text by Lars Pinnerup In August 2004 Nicolas Hardy and fellow Dane, Niels Bjoerndahl opened up ZEN, a sushi restaurant located in Lamai. “The choice was between touristy Chaweng …
Danes serve sushi on Koh Samui Read MoreEAC Thailand hosted a splendid dinner party for all members of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce at the Royal Danish Embassy on Thursday 2 September 2004. The atmosphere was relaxed, …
EAC Thailand celebrates 120 years in style Read MoreEnglish text by Lars Pinnerup It was when buying a house in Hua Hin, the idea of setting up a real a state business in the town struck Hansi Madsen. …
Dane doing well in the Thai real estate business Read MoreSweden’s largest Buddhist temple will be inaugurated 4 June 2005. The temple itself can accommodate 300 people and a five meter tall statue of Lord Buddha will be placed on …
Construction starts of Thai temple in Fredrika Read More“I expect double digit growth for the next three years,” says Siam2you’s CEO Niklas Stålberg, a Swedish national, as the digital communications company announces THB 61 million in revenues for …
Siam2you surfs on wireless boom Read MoreThree of the four Nordic chambers of commerce in Thailand will this weekend Saturday 18 September move to larger, better and more functional premises on the fifth floor in an …
Nordic associations moving to one big office Read MoreThai chicken for Swedish aircraft, was one of the ideas Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra throw up in the air during a Monday 13 September cabinet meeting planning his visit to …
Thai chicken pay for Swedish jets? Read MoreFinns living in Thailand now have their own local society. The society has been officially named as Finns in Bangkok – Krungthepin Suomalaiset. The Finns held their first annual meeting …
First annual meeting for Finns in Bangkok Read MoreFinnair launches faster and more frequent flights from Asia to Europe to serve the fast-growing business from the East. Finland’s newly extended Helsinki-Vantaa Airport has made Finnair to start …
Finnair’s new traveling campaign Read MoreNine of Sweden’s honorary consuls from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam began a week long visit to Sweden on Sunday 12 September. One of the most important …
Honorary consuls from Asean visit Sweden Read MoreThailand’s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra makes an official visit to Sweden 23 and 24 September, confirm the PM offices in Stockholm and Bangkok in talks with Scandasia. The agenda for …
Thaksin visits Sweden 23-24 September Read MoreFinnair announced that its business class cabins on MD-11 aircraft will be renewed. Finnair is the first European airline to renew its Business Class cabins in every aircraft belonging to …
Finnair to renew Business Class cabins in intercontinental fleet Read MoreFinnair has announced that from October onwards its passengers will be able to check-in in advance with only a text message sent from their mobile phones. The service, created by …
Finnair to introduce new text message check-in Read MoreCurrent ambassador in Thailand Mr. Heikki Tuunanen will relocate to Pretoria to serve as ambassador from February 2005 onwards. Mr. Tuunanen has served as ambassador for Thailand, Lao People’s Democratic …
Change of Finnish Ambassador in Thailand 01.02.2005 Read MoreUrban Connection, from Norway and Swedish Jazz Kings are to perform at the Bangkok’s sixth annual International Music and Dance Festival this coming 6 October 2004 at Thailand Cultural Center. …
Norwegian, Swedish bands set to perform in Bangkok music fest Read MoreSwedish Eastjet company and Thailand’s Orient Thai Airlines have agreed to start their Bangkok-Stockholm flight from December 11 onwards. The weekly, non-stop flight departs Bangkok every Saturday 4:00 pm. and …
New Bangkok-Stockholm flight to start in December Read MoreThailand’s Wastewater Management Authority (WMA) has recently enlisted the help of the Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) in an effort to boost the capacity of wastewater management in six municipalities …
DANIDA helps Thailand improve wastewater management Read MoreThe fourth magazine in the ScandAsia family, the ScandAsia.fi, is now about to be established. The magazine has been a planned expansion ever since the start of the current three …
ScandAsia.fi for the Finnish in South East Asia soon to come! Read MoreThe Norwegian government plans to establish links with Thai hospitals to provide healthcare services for more than 7,000 Norwegian patients who annually seek quality treatment abroad. Thai trade representative Dr. …
Norway to link with Thai hospitals Read MoreRamboll and ECCO shoe manufacturing facility in Thailand has signed a novel contract concept for a comprehensive energy efficiency and energy management at the ECCO factory facilities. “Ramboll’s first …
Ramboll signs Energy Efficiency contract with ECCO Thailand Read MoreDanish systems solutions company Intertec A/S was declared bankrupt on July 15, 2004 in Denmark. In this connection, reports the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce on its website, Mr. Dan Christensen, …
Intertec declared bankrupt Read MoreJan Olav Aamlid, Norwegian coins dealer in Thailand, recently sold a golden cigarette case, which was a gift from King Rama V of Thailand to one of Queen Victoria’s royal …
Norwegian sells Royal gift to Thai National Museum Read MoreThe Danish pop boy band C21 will be in Bangkok in October to promote their second album “Listen”. The date has not yet been confirmed but their latest single “All …
C21 to visit Bangkok in October Read MoreAfter a successful visit to South East Asia in April and May, Jyske Bank (Schweiz) is repeating their visit to the region again on October 27 – November 10. The …
Jyske Bank (Schweiz) to repeat South East Asian visit Read MoreNorconsult International AS Co., Ltd., the leading Norwegian civil engineering and building construction company based in Thailand is now relocating its office. From the old office at Ruamrudi Building on …
Norconsult’s office relocation Read MoreSweden’s first three year high school program for Thai language and social studies will begin in the fall 2006 at Bispgården in Ragunda. That is what the local government in …
Ragunda introduces Thai high school program Read MoreAlexandra Steburg, elder sister of the famous songstress, Natalie Steburg from Grammy label is entering the Miss Thailand World 2004 holding number 43. This 20 year old half Thai …
More luk krueng entering beauty pageant Read MoreFive years ago, salmon was not very common in Thailand or in other Asian countries as well, for that matter – except Japan. This is not because the fish is …
Salmon fiesta Read MoreOriflame, a Swedish cosmetics company, reports a seven percent sales increase to EURO 7.9 million in Asia for the first half 2004 compared with the same period last year. Operations …
Seven percent up first half 2004 Read MoreThe Thai country rock band, Carabao, will perform live in Valbyhallen, Copenhagen on 18 August 2004. It will be the first time Danish audiences get the chance of seeing one …
Carabao-concert in Denmark Read MoreAureos Capital signed a joint-venture agreement with the Government Savings Bank (GSB) on August 7 to set up a fund worth about Bt1 billion to invest in small and medium …
Aureos joins GSB to provide fund for SMEs Read MoreLars Pinnerup, a student from the Danish School of Journalism has joined Bangkok-based Scand-Media in August to cover Scandinavian news in Thailand and Southeast Asian countries for ScandAsia magazine. He …
Second Danish trainee at ScandAsia Read MoreOM Technology, part of OMHEX in Sweden, has conducted a performance test of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, SET, trading system. “What we did is really a smaller project in …
SET benchmarked by OM Technology Read MoreLast year’s state visit by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to Thailand has inspired the authorities in Pitsanulok province to create a lasting memory there. “The forestry industry …
Jungle walk and green house follows state visit Read MoreThe Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant is hosting a Danish and Norwegian Cheese Promotion from August through September featuring a variety of cheese such as Danbo, Nokkel, Klovborg and many more. …
Danish and Norwegian cheese delight Read MoreThe 2004 Compensation & Benefits Survey – jointly organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand, and the Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce – …
Compensations & Benefits Survey open for Scandinavian chamber members Read MoreNorway´s healthy NOK 662 million trade surplus with Asean´s ten member nations the first half 2003 has turned to a NOK 607 million deficit för the same period this year. …
Trade surplus turns to deficit first half 2004 Read MoreLV Technology’s shares (LVT) rocketed 83 percent above its initial public offering (IPO) price during its debut day in Thailand’s Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) on July 14, 2004. The …
LVT debut sees 83% surge Read MoreWhen I first entered the Grammy building, I was anxious as it is the place that breeds many celebrities and it indeed bears certain formality and fame. But as I …
Half Kid – Full Dream Read MoreA Swedish company has declined to make a second bid for a large gambling system project by GLO, the Government Lottery Office of Thailand. It is the very high penalties, …
Swedes stay out of new lottery bid Read MoreOn 1 September, 2004 EAC will celebrate its 120th Anniversary in Thailand. The Company will mark this event by hosting a reception for the members of the DTCC at the …
The East Asiatic Company’s 120th Anniversary Read MoreRambøll and ECCO shoe manufacturing facility in Thailand has signed a novel contract concept for energy efficiency and energy management at the ECCO factory facilities. Rambøll’s first task is …
Rambøll signs Energy Efficiency contract with ECCO Thailand Read MoreI walked into the newly opened Great American Rib Restaurant on Sukhumvit Soi 36 in downtown Bangkok, and Chanisorn Ounayakovit, the co-owner warmly welcomed me. There is nothing Danish …
A Thai with Danish experience Read MorePhuket Provincial Immigration Office (PPIO) has recently launched its revamped website, which includes a Norwegian page of basic immigration information and regulations. Similar pages of the basic information are also …
Norwegian page included in Phuket immigration website Read MoreThe Scandinavian travel trade has rated the Kingdom of Thailand “The World’s Best Tourist Country 2004”. The prestigious “Grand Travel Award 2004” was presented to Thailand at the annual award …
Swedish travel industry rates Thailand best tourist country Read MoreDuring the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok July 12-17, 2004, the Danish Embassy in Bangkok co-sponsored a workshop for artists and young students at the Silpakorn University, Thailand’s most prestigious …
Denmark sponsored cultural AIDS event in Bangkok Read MoreThailand’s CAT Telecom Pcl. early July announced a promotion whereby CAT has slashed to seven baht a minute its eFone 009 charges on international calls from Thailand to 30 countries, …
CAT slashes call rates to Denmark, Norway Read MoreThere is a lot of Swedish participation at the 15th international aids conference held in Bangkok’s Impact center 11 to 16 July. And much of it is hidden behind the …
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