Danish Ambassador visits Phuket
Tomorrow, all Danes living in Phuket now have a chance to meet both the Danish Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther and the new Danish Consul Søren N. Hede to a get-together …
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Abdul (11) was at sea for one month after he was abducted from his parents in Myanmar. Save the Children is now asking for a long-term solution. ‘With particular focus …
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The Swedish community in Thailand had quite a blast on Saturday 6 June 2015 at Radisson Blue Hotel in Bangkok. The crowd was about 200 persons, including quite many Thais …
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Singapore and Scandinavia among top ten in World Competitiveness Ranking
IMD, a highly ranked global business school based in Switzerland and Singapore, has releases its 2015 World Competitiveness Ranking with China Hong Kong taking second place, Singapore third and the …
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High-profile conference held in Norway on Myanmar’s Persecution of Rohingyas
On 26 May, a high-profile international conference was held at the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Voksenaasen, designed to bring the Norwegian and EU publics closer to the reality of the …
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Tetra Pak partners with Greyhound Café for environmental campaign
Tetra Pak in Thailand has partnered up with Greyhound Café in introducing drinking water packed in a unique design carton that answers to urban lifestyle while reduces carbon footprint. The …
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Radiation cancer therapy / dosimetry tool from ScandiDos lands Thailand order
ScandiDos from Sweden has started the production for both products and deliveries to begin in the summer to countries outside the United States of Delta4 Phantom and Delta4 Discover, with …
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Norwegian Bridge Technologies’ system used by Thai army’s TV5 and TV7
Bridge Technologies, a Oslo, Norway headquartered company within broadcasting telecommunications, has announced that the Royal Thai Army Radio and Television, producers of Thailand’s most popular broadcasting services TV5 and TV7, …
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Are receptions at Mandarin Oriental or pool parties at Sofitel So Bangkok not really what you are looking for? Then maybe this exploration will get you up from the chair. Text …
An abandoned urban exploration in Bangkok Read MoreThai Swedish Chamber bid farewell to Ambassador Klaus Molin
On June 4, Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce holds its monthly networking evening at the Huntsman’s Pub. Besides catching up on the latest news and exchange information, the staff bid farewell to …
Thai Swedish Chamber bid farewell to Ambassador Klaus Molin Read MoreVisit award-winning hospital in Thailand
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce together with Belgian-Luxembourg/Thai Chamber of Commerce invite everyone interested to a breakfast talk: ‘Technological Innovations in Healthcare’ followed by a visit of Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital – …
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Danish, modern streetwear design opens Bangkok store
The contemporary fashion and lifestyle brand Wood Wood, of Denmark, has arrived to Bangkok for real. The Copenhagen-based streetwear brand joins forces with UnCENSORED and has opened a so called …
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Finns in Thailand back in the game
It is safe to say the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) has been revamped recently, with a new competent Board that is now giving this Chamber a needed injection, and …
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Bicycle trip around Bangkachao?
Viking Wheelers – the Scandinavian bicycle gang in Bangkok – would like to hear from all readers, if they would like to try out a trip from Sathu Pradit, across …
Bicycle trip around Bangkachao? Read MoreNorwegian man found hanged in Udon Thani
A 41-year-old Norwegian man was found hanged inside a hotel room in Udon Thani’s Muang district late Wednesday night. The body of the Norwegian national, whose name is being withheld, …
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Exciting Swedish national day dinner party in Bangkok announced
ScandAsia is the proud media partner for an upcoming ‘early summer’ evening dinner and party, arranged by the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok, and held in the ballroom of …
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Danish SOS agent meets challenges every day
Handcuffing a tourist who believed he was Jesus, bringing back injured trekkers from the wilds or handling a tsunami. Michael Schulz has been dealing with a variety of emergencies in …
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New Norwegian to head Telenor Group in Asia: Morten Sørby
The Telenor executive Mr Morten Sørby has been appointed as the new Head of Region Asia in Telenor Group, effective 1 June 2015. Mr Sørby replaces Mr Sigve Brekke, who …
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Sigve Brekke new Telenor Group CEO
Telenor Group announced recently that Mr Sigve Brekke, the former CEO of DTAC, currently the Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor Group’s Asia operations, has been appointed as its …
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Sapparot Group’s Swedish baker Jeff Oberg
In nod to the international café culture, and with some key Swedish flavours added to the menu – including bakery temptations such as Swedish cinnamon bun, chocolate balls and the …
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Sapparot Group’s Swedish bartender team reinforced with Sebastian De la Cruz
Sapparot Group, looking to strengthen its team of skilled bartenders, as the owners increasingly have to manage, and let go of their favourite function of being hands-on cocktail shakers, has …
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Swedish bar trio brings international café culture to Bangkok
[sliderpro id=”20″] Sapparot Group could very well be the name of a producer and exporter of Thailand’s tropical fruit pineapple. But no, we are talking restaurateurs, where the three Swedes …
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Danish documentary film in Bangkok
Monday the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand will screen the Danish film ‘The Look of Silence’, a riveting, award winning documentary about an Indonesian optometrist, still tortured by the loss …
Danish documentary film in Bangkok Read MorePattaya welcomed the Ambassador and said goodbye to their Consul
The Danes in Pattaya met the Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther with lots of questions, when he visited Café Kronborg yesterday. The meeting comes after the decision to close the Danish …
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Asian countries celebrate Europe Day 2015
May 9 it is the official Europe Day. EU institutions open their doors to the public and EU Delegations around the world organize activities on the theme of Europe in the World. “Europe …
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Former and new KTH students meet at alumni event with Swedish Embassy in Bangkok
On 20 April the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok hosted a meet and greet with KTH, The Royal Institute of Technology and its KTH Bangkok alumni where about twenty new …
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GPV opens new factory
GPV – the Danish mechanical and electronic EMS partner established in Thailand since 1998 – celebrated the opening of its new factory on 23 April 2015. The guests included the Danish …
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Palle Borgselius passed away
Palle Borgselius passed away on 23 April 2015. Palle was fighting a lengthy battle against cancer. His last weeks were spent at the hospice Djursland in Denmark, where at 2.30 …
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Lars Andersson new Chairman of SSS
Lars Andersson was elected as new Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam at the AGM on Wednesday 25 April 2015, replacing outgoing Chairman Christer Holmvall who, however, remains on the board. …
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Asia launch: XC90 ‘Excellence’ – Volvo’s most luxurious car model ever
While Southeast Asia is eagerly awaiting the XC90’s arrival, Volvo Cars has unveiled “the most luxurious vehicle ever built by the Swedish company in its 88 year history” at the …
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Trading Danish health care for a carefree life in Thailand
The dream of living an easy life away from the cold North can become a nightmare, if you get sick and do not have a health insurance. ‘There is no financial …
Trading Danish health care for a carefree life in Thailand Read MoreJeff Thomsen has passed away
Jeff Thomsen, the legendary Danish blues musician and businessman, passed away on Wednesday 22 April 2015 by a heart attack only 54 years old. Jeff, whose real name is Jesper, came …
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Contested elections in Dancham
Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce held its most exciting Annual General Meeting ever on Wednesday night, 22 April 2015, as usual at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok. The excitement culminated when …
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Ambassador Klas Molin inaugurates the Swedish Film Festival 2015 in Bangkok
[wzslider] Sweden’s hip factor somehow displayed itself in Bangkok on Wednesday 22 April, when the country’s Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Mr Klas Molin inaugurated what has become an annual signature …
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European Commission issues Yellow card to Thailand, approves the Philippines
While the Philippines has been cleared the European Commission decided on 21 April to put Thailand on formal notice for not taking sufficient measures in the international fight against illegal …
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ScandAsia April magazine distributed
All four editions of the ScandAsia magazine was distributed to all subscribers of the e-magazines today. The four editions cover the China Edition, the Thailand Edition, the Singapore Edition and the South …
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Source The Local se Almost eight out of ten Swedes are either “not religious” or “convinced atheists”, according to a new global study that concludes the Nordic nation is the …
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James Bond star to raise public awareness of mine action
Yesterday United Nations in Thailand wrote on their Facebook: Ban Ki-moon has designated actor Daniel Craig as the first United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive …
James Bond star to raise public awareness of mine action Read MoreDangerous to go in school in Southern Thailand
It is dangerous to go to school in Southern Thailand, Danish media DR reports yesterday. The teachers are terror targets. Separatists in Thailand are attacking schools and teachers because they …
Dangerous to go in school in Southern Thailand Read MoreBangkok has highest rate of domestic violence
Bangkok: – Thailand’s capital is the hotbed for domestic violence and sees a highest number of suicides in comparison to the rest of the country. To mark Family’s Day on …
Bangkok has highest rate of domestic violence Read MoreEmbassies experience increase of visa applications
While the Finnish and Swedish Embassy in Bangkok have had a steady amount of Schengen visa applications during the past few years, both the Danish and the Norwegian Embassy experience an …
Embassies experience increase of visa applications Read MoreEmbassy in Bangkok promises to visit Pattaya
Since the Danish Consulate in Pattaya has been closed down, citizens from the area have been frustrated about the decision. The Danish Embassy in Bangkok now promises to visit Pattaya at …
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Confusion about Danish citizenship
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok experiences that many parents are very eager to register their child in the Civil Registration System in Denmark to get a personal identification number. The …
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PHUKET: A Norwegian man was arrested in Talad Neua today (April 1) for staying in Thailand illegally after his visa had expired. At 1 pm Immigration police arrested Hermansen Arnt …
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Indonesian media visits Saab Sweden
Invited by Saab AB Indonesian media visited a number of cities in Sweden to see what the Swedish defense giant could offer, especially in terms of modernizing the Indonesian Air …
Indonesian media visits Saab Sweden Read MoreDanish solar ambitions in the Philippines
He fought against cheap coffee machines and read up on old Einstein theories. Danish founder of Skandinavian Solar in the Philippines strongly believes that in a few years, alternative energy …
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The Chalmers Challenge competition: Indonesia, Thailand
Chalmers Challenges you! Are you ready to pull up your socks and show us what you are made of? Bachelor’s engineering students from Thailand and Indonesia can compete in the …
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First Thai sex worker on Danish stage
On May 1st, Thai sex worker Thanta Laovilawanyakul enters the Danish stage in Copenhagen to add a new perspective to the question; why do Westerns travel around the globe to …
First Thai sex worker on Danish stage Read MoreSwedish show jumping rider trains Thai racehorses
Helena Gabrielsson is a Swedish show jumping rider in Thailand. She won Southeast Asia World Cup jumping league and other international events during the years. Today she still competes, while being …
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Ambassadors on road show to Sweden
During the first week of March 2015 Sweden’s Ambassadors to Southeast Asia went on a road show together with Business Sweden to make their cause for increased Swedish trade and …
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