Bangkok Prep Celebrates Graduation
Bangkok Prep students recently celebrated their Secondary School graduation among families and friends. Former Secretary General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan …
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Bangkok Prep Sports Awards 2016
Thailand’s highest ranking female tennis player at Bangkok Prep Sports Awards Students receive recognition for achievement in sports June 10th 2016, Bangkok – Tammarine Tanasugarn, Thailand’s highest ranking female Tennis …
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Norwegian tried to kill himself in Pattaya
Broken hearted Norwegian tries to take his life. Tonight the police and Sawangboriboon rescue workers have been called to the Station House in Pattaya City Soi 13/2 after reports that …
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Finnish boat with wow factor arrives to Thailand
Over ten years have passed since Phuket-based Derani Yachts’ inception, operated by sea captain and boating devotee Håkan Lange from Sweden. Now in 2016 this international boat brand dealership also …
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First Danish Ball in Thailand rocked!
Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce shook off ten years of dusty image when Asbjørn Overgaard Christiansen – mostly known as the Commercial Counselor at the Royal Danish Embassy – on Saturday night took …
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Aritco lifts on the way up
The private lift brand Aritco from Sweden showed its smart and affordable lifts at the Architect Expo 2016 in Muang Thong Thani in April this year. While the lifts go …
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“It’s pay or die” – More Thai-Swedes joins battle for health care
More Swedes unite in Thailand battling for national health insurance rights. Swedish expat organizations in Hua Hin and Phuket earlier this year send a letter to Swedish Minister for Health …
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Vestas chosen for the largest wind project in ASEAN
Danish wind turbine maker, Vestas, has been selected as preferred technology partner for a prestigious wind project in Laos. The project is a 600 MW wind project placed in southern Laos. …
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Norwegian jumps to his death in Pattaya
Pattayaone.net reports that a forty-year-old Norwegian national, named Frode, was found dead lying on the ground outside View Talay Condominium Phase 3, Soi 6, Pratumnak Hill on Sunday morning 29 …
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Danish Asia Correspondent wins media-award in Denmark
Danish Bangkok-based journalist, Anya Palm, wins the Nairobi-award 2016, an annual award given to a person, group or organization that brings stories about development countries forth in Danish media. She won …
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Ambassador met with Danes in Udon Thani
For the very first time in his soon six years’ ambassador period, Mikael Hemniti Winther, officially met the Danish expat community in Udon Thani and the nearby regions of Northeast …
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Danish Sandwich-boys opens new restaurant in Phuket
Daniel Baven and Mark Perthu-Hansen the two young Danes behind the popular Phuket-Sandwich chain, Lucky 13 Sandwich, have launched a new “Wine & Dine”-concept in Rawai. The 1th of May …
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Student Kulrada Kiatkulthorn becomes Global Swede for Thailand
Kulrada Kiatkulthorn, a Thai student in the master’s program in logistics and Innovation Management at the University of Gävle, has been appointed as ‘Global Swede’. At ceremony on 18 May, …
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Thailand representatives meet Swedish Royalties
In early May Representatives of Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly had a royal audience with Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden during a trip to Malaysia. On Wednesday 4 …
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Swedish “The Smile Bar” expands from HK to Bangkok
The Smile Bar is an exclusive dental whitening treatment center that offers first class service in a modern environment. Following a successful launch in the summer of 2015 in Hong …
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World Championship in Thai Boxing starts in Sweden today
The official inauguration of the biggest sports event in Sweden this year is today – The Championship in thai boxing. Jönköping is the hosting city of the thai boxing championship …
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Meet the Expatriate Housewives of Bangkok
I think it can be said, without hurting anyone, that many expat’s stories goes like this: One, very often the man, works in a big corporation, the job is nicely …
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Finnish Vappu celebrated in Bangkok
The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce thanked to the hosts and hostesses (Raimo, Tuovi, Tiina and the boys) for another nice ‘Vappu’ celebration, held in Bangkok at the Ambassadors residence on …
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Swedes touched by the heart of Mechai
28 April 2016 was an inspiring night that the Thai-Swedish business community in Bangkok will remember for a long time to come, as the Guest Speaker for the occasion of …
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Danes in Bangkok launch Kids Playgroups
As part of the Danes Worldwide establishment of a Danish mother tongue school for kids in Thailand 32 energetic kids gathered in five playgroups to have fun while improving their …
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Swedish Embassy highlights climate crisis in Bangkok
The economy in Asia-Pacific has been booming the last decades. But it comes at a price. As the economy has been growing the environment has been suffering. Asia-Pacific is responsible for over …
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Claus Boman – Danish designer bears the key to China
Danish designer Claus Boman has made a trademark out of navigating between the conflicting cultures of Scandinavian high-end design and the Chinese markets demands for efficiency and profit. He calls …
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Dancham AGM asked for members’ input
The 2016 edition of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) broke new ground twofold. The AGM changed venue from the traditional premises of the Danish Embassy in …
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Danish Ambassador will visit Udon Thani
The Danish ambassador to Thailand, Mikael Hemniti Winther and Michael Madsen from the Consular team of the Embassy will on Wednesday 25 May 2016 host an evening in Udon Thani in …
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New book on Thailand from Bertil Lintner
The Swedes’ favourite destination Thailand is heading towards a critical stage. This is stated in a press release from the Swedish publisher Historiska Media on a new book from Bertil …
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Sweden expresses concerns over Human Rights in Thailand
Thailand recently had their run at UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), in popular called the Human Rights-exam. A procedure that all UN-states goes through every fourth year in order for other …
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Sweden Cambodia: new ambassador and Bangkok seminar
The government has appointed Minister Maria Sargren ambassador to Phnom Penh. Maria Sargren today serves as Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Representation in Brussels. She has previously served inter alia …
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New Spica Siam Husqvarna Thailand headquarters
On 27 April Sweden’s Ambassador to Thailand His Excellency Staffan Herrström, along with Managing Director Jan Eriksson and brand representatives, including Glenn Watman, Regional Director Asean Husqvarna, inaugurated the new …
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Suit up, fine dining and international entertainment at Danish Ball 2016
Suit up, fine dining and international entertainment at Danish Ball 2016! This year’s Danish Ball will be held on 4 June 2016 at the Chatrium Riverside Hotel Bangkok overlooking Chao …
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Visa to Denmark not possible until further notice
Asian tourists trying to obtain a visa to Denmark are in Bangkok met with a sign at the VFS visa center counter saying that it is currently not possible to …
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Bangkok Prep gains 3rd place at Tournament of Minds
A group of Primary children aged from 6 to 11 years participated in the Tournament of Minds in March. Team Bangkok Prep (students from Year two and three) were the …
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Scandinavia supports resilient coastal communities via MFF
Following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, the unique partner-led programme ‘Mangroves for the Future’ (MFF), was initiated to promote investment in coastal ecosystems for sustainable development. Breaking new ground …
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Second Nordic Networking success for 2016
On 21 April, the successful Nordic Networking series, this time hosted by the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce and Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (the for Nordic chambers alternate to be hosts), …
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Swedish Phuket-expat through 13 years passed away
Swedish expat and Phuket resident through 13 years, Renato Di Meo passed away from heart failure at age 76 in his home in Surin province on April 7. Renato Di Meo …
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Swedish chef feeding Thai stray dogs goes viral
A clip showing the Thailand-based Swede Michael Baines’ (restaurant owner in Chonburi) efforts in caring for the many stray dogs there has recently had tremendous impact online. Over 42 million …
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Swede first traffic death on Phuket in Songkran New Year
Phuket Gazette reports that a Swedish man, named as Johnny Daniel Soederstroem, 41, died in a motorcycle accident on his way across Thepkrasattri Bridge in Phuket on 14 April. The …
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Video available from Danes Worldwide school visit
Danes Worldwide is for the first time engaging itself directly in providing education in Danish language to Danish children living in a specific location abroad by entering in a collaboration with …
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Thailand’s Team Norway meets Norwegian Prime Minister
In connection with the opening of Norway-Asia Business Summit on 12 April 2016 at the Fullerton Bay Hotel in Singapore, Thailand’s Team Norway had the opportunity to meet H.E. the …
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Do you know this couple?
Police in Southern Jutland is looking for the couple on this photo. The photo comes from a camera, that was found among a huge amount of other stolen items during a …
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Ambassador highlights Myanmar for the Swedes
In his monthly newsletter to the Swedes living in Thailand H.E. Ambassador Staffan Herrström of Sweden highlights primarily the swearing in of the new President of Myanmar (formerly known as …
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Swedes set up new association in Udon Thani
An Association. Swedes in Phuket have one, in Pattaya and Hua Hin they got one as well. Now time has come for the Swedes living in the Udon Thani Province of …
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New Swedish series takes place in Thailand
C More Entertainment has begun the shooting for a new Swedish thriller-series in Thailand. The series is called ‘Farang’, meaning foreigner in Thai, and famous Swedish actor, Ola Rapace, plays …
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Swedish Ultraman swims around Phuket
On 30 March Swedish Ultraman World Champion Jonas Colting commenced his ‘Swim Around Phuket’, an eight-day swim trek. He is swimming around the island of Phuket, with the start on …
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Danes Worldwide pioneers new school concept in Bangkok
Danes Worldwide is for the first time engaging itself directly in providing education in Danish language to Danish children living in a specific location abroad by entering in a collaboration with the community school NIST International School in Bangkok and a group of Danish parents in Thailand.
Secretary General Anne Marie Dalgaard signed on Thursday 31 March 2016 an MOU with the school which included also the Danish Ambassador to Thailand as a signatory.
NIST & Danes Worldwide Explore Creation of Community Language Programme
On 31 March 2016 NIST International School in Bangkok, Danes Worldwide and the Ambassador of Denmark signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the intent of exploring a Danish language programme …
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Easter with SWEA & Swedish church Bangkok
On Easter Sunday the 27th of March 2016, SWEA (Swedish Women Educational Association) and the Swedish Church in Bangkok, organized a short, nice service with our priest Lars Rydestad, followed …
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Full House at Dancham Easter Lunch
Over 80 members and friends participating at the Easter Lunch of Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce on March 25, 2016. In fact, more people were sitting outside on the terrace and …
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Open Morning at Bangkok Prep Thu 28th April
Bangkok Prep will host an Open Morning on Thursday, 28th April 2016 starting at 8am with a presentation about the school where we will share our fantastic facilities and information about …
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Airports of Thailand seminar
On 15 March 2016 a Nordic Seminar was held in Bangkok, with Dr Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, President of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) as speaker. He gave a seminar …
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The A350 heralds Finnair’s next expansive chapter
The largest investment up to now for the Finnish flagship carrier positions its competitiveness for many years to come. Come 30 May 2016 five years will have passed since Finnair …
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