10 million loyal to Norwegian
Norwegian’s loyalty programme, Norwegian Reward, has reached 10 million members – expanding at three new members every minute. The Norwegian low cost airline is flying to Bangkok and Krabi airports …
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Santa Fe Relocation sold
Santa Fe Group, the last remnant of the EAC conglomerate founded by H.N. Andersen back in 1884, has sold its relocation business, including the moving company’s debt to Proventus Capital …
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Finn kidnaps Thai stepdaughter bringing her to Laos
Some people do not get along with their spouses ex-partner while others seem to bond a bit better. A Finnish man, Jarkko Thomas Koskinen, appears to belong in the latter …
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The Nordic Film Festival at Cine Art at EmQuartier
Thursday the 26th of September, the 4 Nordic ambassadors hosted a reception at the 4th floor at EmQuartier CineArt, before the screening of the Swedish movie “Becoming Astrid”, a film …
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Travel firm bankrupt: Nordic subsidiaries survive
The world’s oldest travel firm, Thomas Cook Group, has entered compulsory liquidation according to a press release. The liquidation follows failure to reach a sufficient financial agreement between the company’s …
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Helping abused and migrant children in Pattaya: Hoping for Danish support
Upon entering the big, pink building, several small heads turn to look at me. Some of the children giggle and some put their hands together in front of their chest …
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Scania took a break for the climate
Scania in Malaysia and Singapore closed its operations for one hour on 20 September in support of a call for a Climate Day. Starting from 11am until 12pm on 20 …
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Norwegian suspected of manslaughter disappears: Interpol issues Red Notice
Interpol has sent out Red Notice for 54-year-old Norwegian man who is accused of killing a 34-year-old British national in Phuket in the early hours of 21 August 2019 according …
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Food, spirits and singing at Scandinavian Crayfish Party Bangkok: See photos
The Scandinavian Society Siam’s annual Crayfish Party 2019 at the Landmark Hotel in Bangkok was not short on prices, snaps or crayfish when it was celebrated on Saturday 14 September. …
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Having a drink at a Scandinavian bar in Pattaya: Where is everybody?
Pattaya is not as busy as it used to be. Or so I am told, as I sit down at the bar Bryghuset in Jomtien for a drink. Mind you, …
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Allan Ottesen: My dad planned my future in Thailand
Allan Ottesen was six years old when he and his mother swapped Pad Thai and beaches for Danish meatballs and rain, while his father stayed in Thailand. “My mum is …
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SWEA (Swedish Women Educational Association) goes Caribbean…
On Thursday the 12th September 2019, SWEA Bangkok had a Caribbean evening by the pool at SHIVA TOWER on Sukhumvit Soi 15. Almost 20 Swedish ladies gathered together for exotic …
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Bjarne “Kronborg”: A piece of Denmark in Pattaya
Bjarne Nielsen also known as Bjarne Kronborg gets the best of Denmark in his bar and restaurant Cafe Kronborg in Pattaya. It is all he needs from his home country, …
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Climate change, gender equality: Nordic Film Festival in Bangkok has it all
When the Nordic Film Festival gets going on the weekend from 27 to 29 September 2019 at Quatier CineArt in Bangkok, the focus will be on sustainability and climate change. …
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An afternoon with Nordic Ambassadors, film enthusiasts
It will be two interesting days end of September (27th-29) with two movies from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden screened at The Quartier CineArt, 4th Floor at the Emquartier. All …
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A seafood evening at Cajutan, Sukhumvit soi 18
Saturday the 7th of September, restaurant Cajutan presented an evening with seafood. Many SWEOR and partners gathered together for an evening with those delicious small creatures, accompanied by Swedish Aquavit, …
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Saying farewell to chaplain of Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya: “The most interesting place”
Almost six years ago, Ragnvald Seierstad arrived in Thailand to take on his new position as chaplain for the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya. Now, the calendar is counting down …
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Opening of new Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya with waffles and blessings
5 September 2019 was not just any ordinary Thursday for the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya. It was the official opening of the new church in Thappraya Road Soi 5, …
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Order a Danish dish and get legal advice from Norwegian association in Pattaya
“Danmark” the sign above the entrance reads. But even though the menu at the hotel includes Danish open sandwiches (smørrebrød), meatballs (frikadeller) and fried pork belly (stegt flæsk) the temperature …
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Danes receiving pension in Thailand rose to 572 in 2018
A total of 572 Danes were receiving their pension in Thailand in 2018. Fifteen years earlier, in 2003, there were only 46 Danish pensioners in Thailand. The 572 Danish pensioners …
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Foreign Chambers says TM30 creates negative views about Thailand
The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand issued on 29 August a press release calling for what it diplomatically calls a “structured rationalization, with significant changes, to the TM.30 …
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TAKE A BREAK…..with Ambre Jolie & Anna Frummerin from Ana-A New Approach
On Saturday 24th of August 2019, some Bangkok ladies decided to take a break from the daily routine and visit AMBRE JOLIE’s showroom on Sukhumvit Soi 26. The new collection …
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Norwegian man charged with manslaughter in Phuket
On Wednesday morning 21 August 2019 a Norwegian martial arts expert allegedly killed a British tourist at Centara Grand Hotel in Karon, Phuket. The death of the British national followed …
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Agneta’s World: Escape the noise and traffic of Bangkok
I’d like to take you with me to four hidden, beautiful boutique hotels in the heart of Bangkok. Are you in the mood to disappear for a night with your …
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World Famous Danish band to play in Asia
“Mama Said”, “Take the World by Storm” and “Love Someone”. Regardless of age or country, most people across the world can sing along to these songs by the world famous …
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Finnish tourist dead in Pai
A Finnish national was Tuesday morning found dead in his hotel room in Pai, Mae Hong Son Province in northern Thailand. The deceased is identified as 65-year old Kari Aleksander …
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Lack of hands for Finnish berry picking after Thai trafficking case
While raspberries, cranberries and blueberries ripen in Finland, the firms can’t keep up, after Thailand decreased the number of berry picking visas. Where 3,500 Thai were granted a seasonal visa …
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Thai Airways cancels flights between Stockholm and Phuket
If you’re planning on flying from Stockholm to Phuket or vice versa with Thai Airways during your Christmas or Winter vacation you’ll have to find an alternative route. The airline …
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Coming up: Official opening and blessing of new Norwegian Church in Pattaya
The new Norwegian Church in Pattaya will officially be inaugurated and blessed on Thursday 5 September 2019. The program starts at 12.00 with speeches and reading of greetings from overseas. …
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Scandinavians stuck after Thai aircraft emergency landing
About 185 Norwegians and Danes got a bit more than the trip they booked, when their Thai Airways flight TG 952 performed an emergency landing in Moscow on 11 August …
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Thai tourism to focus on Nordic visitors
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set up a project called “Bringing New Shades of Thailand to Nordic Travellers” which is targeting tourists from the Nordic countries, writes The …
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Check how to vote for upcoming Norwegian elections
Even though you don’t live in Norway, your democratic right to vote for the municipal and regional elections on 9 September 2019 are intact if you’re a Norwegian citizen. However, …
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Creative education from Finland in Bangkok
Finnish Arkki School of Architecture for Children and Youth has expanded to Thailand, where it on 27 July 2019 celebrated the grand opening of Arkki Thailand in the centre of …
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Eight of ten Thais in car crash in Finland back to picking berries
Eight of the ten migrant workers from Thailand, who were injured on Tuesday in a car crash in Finland have been released from Seinäjoki Central Hospital, where they were treated …
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Fewer Danes apply for multiple entry tourist visas (METV)
The Royal Thai Embassy in Denmark issued 31 Multiple Entry Tourist Visas from January to June this year. Last year the embassy issued 59 Multiple Entry Tourist Visas during the …
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Volvo identifies faulty engine part
Do you have a Volvo model S60, S80, S90, V40, V60, V70, V90, XC60 or XC90 with a 2-litre or 4-cylinder diesel engine produced between 2014 and 2019? Then you …
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Children of immigrants in Norway – how are they doing?
Statistics Norway has compiled statistics about immigrant children born in Norway – how are they doing as adults. Did they integrate into Norwegian society? Or do they remain outsiders? The …
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Thai berry pickers victims of drunk driver in Finland
Two Thai berry pickers who had just arrived this Monday 22 July 2019 to Finland, are in critical condition, and several other Thai berry pickers are seriously injured, after an …
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Sweden and ASEAN discussion in Stockholm
Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade Ann Linde recently met with six ambassadors to Sweden representing each their ASEAN country. The envoys have organized themselves as Asean Committee in Stockholm (ACS). …
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King Oscar profitable for Thai Union Group
Norwegian canned fish firm King Oscar added in 2018 16.4 mill. NOK to the profit of its owner, Thai Union Group. The good news was reported by the seafood business …
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Tetra Pak Signs MOU to Promote School Milk Carton Recycling
Tetra Pak, the leading Swedish packaging solutions company, signed on 4 July 2019 a Memorandum of Understanding with the key partners of the Bangkok School Milk Carton Recycling Project. The …
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Thai tourists highest spenders in Denmark
Thai tourists spend on average the highest amount per purchase in Denmark. The Chinese tourists who have flocked to Denmark in recent years are following suit. Denmark has become a …
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Swedish Ambassador congratulated Erasmus awardees from Thailand
Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand Staffan Herrström attended the “Erasmus Pre-departure Orientation and Networking event” hosted by European Union in Thailand. Taking place at Westin Hotel on July 6, the …
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It’s never too late…
Pär Kågeby, Vice Consul at the Swedish embassy in Bangkok, and Attaphon Kabkhamba, more known as Sun, his partner since 33 years, were married in Sweden on July 1st, 2019. …
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Singapore ranked world’s most powerful passports
The Henley Passport Index revealed on July 2 that the world’s most powerful passports goes to Japan and Singapore with a visa-free or visa-on-arrival score of 189. The highest spot …
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Swedish Envoy to Thailand joined conference on gender equality
Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand Staffan Herrström attended the conference titled “Women, Development and Higher Education” taking place on July 2 at Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) in Bangkok, Thailand. Co-hosted by …
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Finnish man arrested in Thailand over selling hormone
On June 26, Thailand’s Immigration police together with the International Affairs Officer for the Nordic countries and other involved officers arrested a Finnish man Aki Petri Johannes Vartiainen, 39, who …
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Finland’s circular economy initiative presented to ASEAN
While the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) was taking place in Helsinki the Embassy of Finland Bangkok co-organised ‘Finland towards the circular economy’ seminar, held at the Asean Sustainable Energy …
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8 films to watch at Nordic Film Festival Bangkok 2019
4 Nordic Embassies in Thailand: Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland come together in co-hosting 2019 Nordic Films Festival in Bangkok for the third years in a roll since 2017. The …
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