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On 13 August 2016, the Royal Thai Embassy in Copenhagen and the Thai Community in Denmark organized a Thai Festival at Havneparken, Islands Brygge in Copenhagen. Twenty-six Thai shops and …
Thai Festival 2016 in Copenhagen Read More
The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) invites all interested to an anti-corruption seminar in the Thai capital, Bangkok. At the seminar, information on corruption prevention and corruption …
Anti-corruption seminar in Bangkok Read More
On Tuesday 6 September 2016 Norwegians Worldwide invites Norwegians in Thailand to an evening in a relaxed atmosphere in Bangkok. The evening will feature a classic Norwegian menu of boiled …
Norwegians Worldwide hosts cod evening in Bangkok Read More
The Scandinavian Society Siam in Thailand has revealed the date of 2016’s Crayfish Party. This year’s party will be held on 24 September 2016 and is the 36th Crayfish Party …
Scandinavian Society Siam Crayfish Party 2016 Read More
The committee of Scandinavian Golf Thailand is getting the last details in place before kicking off the golf season of 2016/2017. The opening of this year’s season will, once again, …
Scandinavian Golf season 16/17 opens with BBQ and golfing Read More
Denmark, Finland, Singapore and Sweden are among the top ten countries in the most recent Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2016, with Switzerland retaining the top position for the 6th …
Global Innovation Index: Fourth Industrial Revolution coming Read More
Bangkok welcomes hundreds of visitors and new residents every day, all undoubtedly hoping to get the most out of living in this unique and exciting city. When trying to make …
Living in Bangkok 2016 Read More
The Swedish Embassy in Bangkok is for the fifth time hosting a Swedish Film Festival in Bangkok. From 7-11 September 2016 Swedish, as well as non Swedish people can watch …
Swedish Film Festival in Bangkok 2016 Read More
On an airplane, you often see a myriad of small or large trucks that service the aircraft before departure or after arrival. Some of the trucks fill up the plane’s …
Bright future for manufacturer GSEs Vestergaard Thailand Read More
The Finnish government has appointed Satu Suikkari-Kleven as the new ambassador in Bangkok, Thailand. With this new title, Mrs. Suikkari-Kleven will be the new Ambassador to both Thailand, Cambodia and …
Satu Suikkari-Kleven new Finnish Ambassador to Bangkok Read More
Thailand saw multiple bombing blasts and arson attacks during the evening on Thursday 11 August and in the early morning on 12 August, Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday and Mother’s …
Bombing blasts put Hua Hin in temporary lockdown Read More
Jørgen Schmidt, the founder of the dz group of companies, passed away in the early hours of Thursday 11 August 2016. Jørgen’s many friends and business associates will have an …
Jørgen Schmidt passed away Read More
Mats Öberg from the little Swedish town Eslöv is, in early August 2016, caught in a hospital in Thailand. His family cannot afford to take him home, and their insurance …
Big donations for Swede Mats Öberg in Thai hospital Read MoreThe Thai people voted ‘yes’ for a new constitution, on the referendum held on the 7 Ausgust 2016. Peter Sand, Trade Counselor at the Danish Embassy in Bangkok, is certain that the result will …
Danish Trade Counsellor, Thailand: Referendum no impact on Danish businesses Read More
Rossukol Phansung, or khun “Rossi”, is taking advantage of having learned the Norwegian culture and language by offering guided tours in Thailand for Norwegians. Having previously lived in Norway for …
Norwegian’s dedicated Thai tour guide Read More
From Beijing to New Dehli, then home to Denmark for six years and now back again; the region of Asia is not an unfamiliar place to Peter Sand, the new Trade …
Peter Sand: new Trade Counsellor Danish Embassy Thailand Read More
Linak is a Danish supplier of electrical linear actuators. Actuators are devices that convert the rotational motion of a low voltage motor into linear, push and pull movements, making it possible …
Linak: Delivering Danish actuators to Asia Read More
He is moving up and being part of key conceptualisation projects, as well as branding and marketing exercises, working within AccorHotels – one of the largest and most vibrant international …
Sebastian’s SO creative hotel career Read More
Thailand is having a referendum on a new constitution on Sunday 7 August 2016. The Danish and Finnish Embassies in Bangkok advice citizens living in or visiting Thailand to be alert and …
Embassies in Bangkok: Be Alert on Referendum-Day Read More
Spies asked its tour guides worlwide what the Danes take home as souvenirs from their vacations. Olive oil and other olive products top the list. From Thailand, spices in various …
Food emerges as new favorite souvenir Read More
From the 6 to 12 July, the Thailand International Film Destinations Festival took place, showcasing a number of movies filmed in Thailand. The Swedish movie “Happy Hour in Paradise” was supposed to be …
Swedish movie banned from Film Festival in Thailand Read More
Neighbour held in slaying of Swede in Cha-am. Pratheep Sangsiri, 42, appears at a news briefing at the Cha-am police station on Saturday along with evidence he shot Lars Donald Qvarfordt. …
Police: Neighbor killed Swede in Cha-am Read More
Carsten Carlstedt’s resignation as Executive Director of Dancham remains a mystery even after Dancham’s regular networking meeting on Thursday 21 July at Admiral’s Pub / Checkin. The networking was well …
Dancham Board members tight-lipped on resignation Read More
Kamstrup is a world-leading Danish supplier of intelligent or “smart” energy and water metering solutions. The company produces intelligent metering systems that manage electrical and water consumption. It operates globally with own offices in 24 countries …
Kamstrup: Delivering smart Danish metering solutions to Thailand Read More
Carlsberg Group reintroduced its brand to the Thai market in 2012. Now the Danish brewing company hopes to rise in to a beer head position on what they recognize as one …
Carlsberg sees huge potential in Thai beer market Read More
CHA AM:– A 64 year old Swedish man was found shot dead at his home in Cha Am, Phetchaburi on Monday morning, local police have confirmed. Officers were called to …
Brutal murder of Swedish expat shot dead at home in Cha Am Read More
Several Scandinavian entrepreneurs within the startup scene is confirmed to hold presentations at Bangkok’s upcoming Techsauce Summit which is taking place on 23-24 July 2016 at Bangkok Convention Centre at …
Scandinavian speakers to ‘Techsauce’ Bangkok summit Read More
Danish Chamber of Commerce (DTCC) send out a public announcement telling that Secretary General and Executive Director Mr Carsten Jens Carlstedt has tendered his resignation. Mr Carlstedt has been at …
DTCC Executive Director resigning Read More
British activist Andy Hall has been pursued through courts in Bangkok relentlessly since early 2013 after he exposed abused labour at global fruit juice business National Fruit Company. Hall interviewed Thai …
Finnish NGO takes Activist in defend in Bangkok court Read More
Nasdaq Stockholm-listed Seamless’s mobile SEQR payment solution has announced in early July that it is launches its international remittance service, where transfers from Sweden directly to India and Thailand will …
Swedish mobile remittance service picks Thailand for launch Read More
During his recent visit to Khon Kaen, Ambassador Staffan Herrström held the following speech on the Freedom of the Press: Sweden’s experience. ScandAsia brings the full speech here: “Freedom of …
Swedish Ambassador in Thailand on Freedom of the Press Read More
Stockholm-listed food and beverage packaging manufacturer Duni AB has signed an agreement to acquire in total 60% of the shares in Terinex Siam Co. Ltd., a leading converter and exporter of …
Duni AB buys 60 percent in Thai Napkin Company Read More
Sweden’s Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Staffan Herrström writes on 8 July 2016: “Taking a stroll in a village in Mancha Khiri District, Khon Kaen province, where I visited 14 Thai …
Swe ambassador visits berrypickers in Isan, Thailand Read More
The Danish couple Nicolaj Jensen and Malene Vinter are on the run. Not from war or persecution, but from the trivialities and stagnation of the everyday life. They are digital nomads; …
Travel while working: Life of digital nomads Read More
Admiral’s Pub @ 24 – Pub & Restaurant – plans to merge with Check Inn 99 which has now moved out of its original location between Sukhumvit Soi 5 an …
Check Inn 99 and Admirals Pub plan to merge Read More
ScandAsia – the news media that has served Danes, Swedes, Norwegians and Finns living i Asia for free since 1993 – now appeals to its readers to buy a subscription…. …
ScandAsia appeals for people to subscribe Read More The Royal Danish Embassy in Thailand has published a public service announcement to warn about false visa agents. Embassy announced the following today (June 8): “Be aware of false visa …
Danish Embassy in Bangkok: Be aware of false visa agents Read More
With almost 30 years of experience in diplomacy and international relations, Susanne Rumohr Hækkerup can be described as a diplomatic powerhouse. From March 2016 she was appointed new Executive Director …
Susanne Rumohr Hækkerup: Asia House’s new Executive Director Read More
Another bizarre death has occurred in Pattaya. The body of Sten Lundholm, 62, was found in the View Talay 3 Condominiums on Wednesday 6 June 2016. Sten Lundholm was found in …
Another bizarre death – Swedish body found in Pattaya Read More
Bangkok-based, Swedish growth company Diakrit International Ltd. is taking their slogan ‘Seeing is believing’ to the next level with Virtual Reality (VR), and the media giant News Corp on board …
15 years of innovation: Diakrit International enters a new era Read More
A 34-year-old businessman from Sweden but living in Oslo faces trial in Norway for having had a sexual relation over several years with a Thai girl who was 13 years old …
Swede faces trial in Oslo for sex with 13 year old Thai Read More
Three-time European tour title winner from Sweden, Johan Edfors, is a confirmed entrant to the 2016 King’s Cup Event, vying to scoop his second title in Thailand on the upcoming …
Golfer Johan Edfors confirmed for King’s Cup Thailand Read More
On 16-17 June the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok and Business Sweden jointly conducted a Thailand-Sweden Smart City Collaboration. Eleven world-leading companies, participants from academia and public representatives from Sweden …
Thailand-Sweden Smart City Collaboration Read More
Southeast Asia is one of the most polluted regions in the world. But the grey polluted future could turn green for the region World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) writes …
New Report: Sustainable energy could cover SEA-needs by 2050 Read MoreDWW Playgroup 2016 from Digital Creative on Vimeo. A video shot by Digital Creative from the first day when the new Danish Kids Playgroup met at NIST is now available …
Video from Danish Kids Playgroup Read More
Premature deaths from outdoor air pollution are projected to rise from 3 million today to 4.5 million by 2040, concentrated mainly in developing Asia, International Energy Agency writes in a …
Deaths from air pollution expected to explode in Asia Read More
Vanessa Kastner collects beer caps – for the benefit of disabled Thai people. The 10-year-old girl from Hee in Western Jutland has started a project to collect beer caps and …
10-year-old Thai-Danish girl turns beer caps into prostheses Read More
Jonas Andersson, the Swedish Thai Luk thung singer, performed on Sunday 26 June 2016 for the first time in an opera when he sang on stage in the Thai composer Somtow …
Swedish singer in first Thai opera Read More
The Swedish journalist Jan Källman has passed away during a trip to Hanoi, where he suffered a stroke that eventually took his life after almost a fortnight in hospital in …
Swedish journalist Jan Källman has passed away Read More
Between the 13th and 15th May, Traill International School co-hosted with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the PE department of Thailand, the first ever NCAA Pacific Rim Basketball tournament to …
Traill International School Read More