Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Scandinavian countries are similar in a number of ways, but one point on which they differ is the way they handle visa applications. A study shows that Denmark is …
Report: Difficult and Expensive to Get Visa from Danish Embassy Read MoreA Swedish national accused of having embezzled funds from an unnamed Swedish construction & real estate company has been apprehended in Pattaya on Friday. The arrest comes after a 2 …
Swede Arrested in Pattaya Over Bt46 Million Embezzlement Read MoreTourism numbers and visa procedure are linked, says Søren Leerskov, Managing Director for Asia/Pacific of the Scandinavian Tourist Board. This is not about Thailand, this is the case anywhere in …
Nice Visa Experience Gives More Tourists Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam (SSS) is in competition with many other organisations. When it was established, it was the only organisation available. But since the eighties and increasingly during the last …
Chairman Søren Wants Things to Move Ahead Read MoreText Ulrika Kedjer Photos Stefan Friday the 25th of June was the annual Midsummer celebration at The Pool, a Swedish owned poolbar and restaurant in Central Pattaya. Three o’clock the hosts …
Swedish Midsummer in Pattaya Read MoreIn Thailand, there is a saying: Good guys go to Heaven. Bad guys go to Pattaya. When walking through Walking Street, spotting hookers on every corner and dodgy ‘farangs’ drinking …
A Little Bit of God in Thailand’s Sin City Read More
Many members of the four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand found their way to the networking sponsored by Finnair at Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok on Monday 28 June …
Finnair Nordic Networking Read MoreWhen checking in at this little neat guesthouse north of Kanchanaburi, I was warmly greeted by Tok the cashier. She is a 51-year-old lady with lots of humor in her …
The Old Farangs Read MoreWhere in Bangkok do you go when you get a craving for a piece of Danish rye bread for lunch or fried slices of pork with parsley sauce for dinner? …
Steffen of The Stable Lodge Read MoreThere is an air of peace around the Norwegian church premises in Pattaya. Happy faces, friendly greetings, and warm welcomes and hand shakes are all around. From the moment one …
Songs and Sausages at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in Pattaya Read More