Church on wheels
Erik Steenberg-Roos the new Swedish priest based in Phuket is a former welder, a lover of rock’n’roll and he knows how it feels to lose faith. Erik and his wife …
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Cycling Swedes collects THB 1,6 million for orphanage
8 months ago a group of 4 Swedes went out on an epic bike trip 1800 miles long through 18 countries to raise money for an orphanage. 6th December four …
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Thai Prime Minister met with foreign business community
Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha told some 800 foreign businessmen, on Wednesday 3 December 2014 about what he thinks should be improved in a range of areas. The businessmen were all …
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Swede found after suicide in empty building
Swedish national Stig Johan Kristian Hammarsten was found dead on Friday 5 December on the 43 floor of an abandoned construction site for Satorn Unit Tower in Bangkok. Mr. Hammarsten …
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Denmark is the world’s least corrupt country
Denmark is ranked number one as the least corrupt country in the world, according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2014. The index, which covers 175 countries or territories, ranks …
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IKEA Launches “Soft Toys For Education” Charity Campaign
IKEA is launching its biggest “Soft Toys for Education” CSR campaign in Thailand to reach out and support more children than ever before. “We are delighted to launch the third …
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Thai-Danish Club Christmas games at Dexter
Thai-Danish Club had invited members for a tasty and fun afternoon at Dexter, the new hip place on Sathorn Soi 8, on Saturday 29 November 2014. As always when it …
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Special Dancham Christmas Lunch 2014
Dancham – Thai-Danish Chamber of Commerce – held one of its most popular events of the year, the Christmas Lunch, at the Royal Danish Embassy on Friday 30 November 2014. …
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Committee claims that robot can tell “real” Thai-food from imitations
A project to standardize the taste of Thai food has spent THB 30 million to create a robot that can taste whether or not a Thai-dish is cooked according to …
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Swedish acts lead the pack at new outdoor festival
[wzslider] The Swedish music artists José González and Little Dragon are among the headlines for a brand new music and lifestyle festival Wonderfruit taking place nearby a golf course outside …
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Asians find work in Greenland despite high unemployment rate
Despite the high costs of transportation and administration Asians are taking over unpopular jobs in Greenland’s service sector. As Greenland struggles with an unemployment rate of about 10 percent, Asian …
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Norwegian company to install offshore platforms in the Gulf of Thailand
The Norwegian company Solstadt offshore has been hired by Chevron Offshore Thailand for their 2015 offshore campaign. The campaign includes installing fourteen wellhead platforms in the Gulf of Thailand, according …
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Copenhagen Zoo euthanises two-year-old Thai elephant
Vets forced to put down calf suffering from herpes virus which can prove deadly in young elephants Veterinarians at Copenhagen Zoo euthanised a two-year-old elephant name Khao Sok on November …
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A Norwegian sold the racing horse Smedheim Solan, that was owned by a cooperative of 10 people, and went to Thailand with the NOK 1 million the new owner paid …
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New Executive Director in Dan-Cham
Carsten Jens Carlstedt is taking over as executive director of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC) after the former director Hanh Ngoc Nguyen who has her last day on November …
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Thai Consulate in Hvide Sande has closed
After the Consul-General Ib Thomsen passed away in October the Thai Embassy in Denmark has decided to close down the consulate in Hvide Sande. This makes the Thai Embassy located …
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New Finland’s visa centre opens for business in Bangkok
Starting 14 November 2014, the submission and processing of visa applications will be changed when VFS Global started receiving visa applications for persons travelling to Finland at the Visa Centre, …
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Unimaginable, new reality: clean, vendor-free Phuket beaches
[wzslider] A reliable “witness” the Danish Hotel Manager, Michael Gaarde-Nielsen at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket on Karon beach, had already informed ScandAsia earlier in the year that all of …
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Wanted: Ambitious Danish telemarketers
>Hamid Ijazm, Sales Manager at Alpine Sale in Thailand is challenging ambitious Danish talents in telemarketing to attend two “Boot Camps” that Alpine Sale is arranging in Thailand in January …
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Thailand ranked 10th on global terrorism index
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) placed Thailand as 10th most dangerous place out of 162 countries surveyed in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Among Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, …
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Alpine Sale expands and opens office in Denmark
With the opening of a new branch in Aarhus, Alpine Sale located in Hua Hin, Thailand, is increasing its market share while optimizing the benefits of having offices in Thailand. …
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Sida hosts global networking on climate change in Bangkok
Sweden’s international development agency, Sida, hosted on 10-12 November national programme officers, programme managers, policy advisors and policy specialists working with Environment and Climate Change issues, at the Embassies and …
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Dane at Outrigger Phuket satisfies tourists’ insatiable appetite for bread
Denmark is well known for its dairy products, ‘Smørrebrød’ (open sandwich with toppings), and bread and pastries such as, in particular the ‘Danish’ (a Viennese bread usually topped with chocolate), …
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Norway, Thailand to boost bilateral ties
Thailand and Norway have agreed to step up trade and tourism cooperation as a way to strengthen bilateral relations which will turn 110 years old in 2015. The cooperation was …
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10 pieces of advice for the tourist
Danish Consul to Thailand Birgit Sarah Carlstedt has a few recommendations and pieces of advice that will help the tourist to secure a smooth Thailand trip. Buy a travel insurance …
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The stakes are high when you gamble on health
Every year Scandinavians without health or travel insurance involuntarily end up putting family members in lifelong debts. Uninsured people who do not have relatives or other means of funding their …
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Two face manslaughter charge for death of Dane’s Thai wife
Police investigation into the November 1 fatal assault of the Thai wife of a Danish expat in the central province of Uthai Thani has apparently been fast-tracked after the Danish …
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Meet New Norwegian Ambassador Kjetil Paulsen
One of the first outings that Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand Kjetil Paulsen went on was a visit to Klong Toey slum community, Thailand’s single biggest shanty town right in the …
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Content Marketing: Blogging to Promote Your Business!
Blogging has become the number #1 method that businesses and organizations are using to publish marketing content. But the process can be very time consuming and you never know if you will appear high enough in the result list when customers search for your products or services on Google, Bing or Yahoo. What you need is Mynewsdesk, represented in Thailand by Scandinavian Publishing Co., Ltd.
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Kids Action for Kids Nordic Christmas Bazaar
A Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar is this year organized by Kids Action for Kids (KAFK) and Scandinavian Ladies with their international friends in Nichada on Saturday, November 29th at Nichada Plaza. Kids …
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Mie and Björn on a 2 years mission to Thailand
The other day, I had a meeting with Mie and Björn Wennerström, a Swedish couple who just arrived a few months ago to Thailand, for a 2 years important mission. …
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Danish expat witnessed his wife’s murder
The 53 year old Danish expat Palle Jensen and his Thai wife Pim were on Saturday 1. November 2014 attacked by members of her family while staying in the house …
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Bangkok’s first Danish hotdog stand just opened
[wzslider] A new hotdog stand selling Danish hotdogs opened on Thonglor Friday the 7th November. It is the real deal with sausages, remoulade and roasted onions imported from Denmark. The newest …
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Ericsson hired to upgrade DTAC’s cellular network in Thailand
Swedish communication technology provider Ericsson has been awarded a five-year deal as part of Norwegian owned dtac’s LTE expansion program to deliver the technology in several major cities across Thailand …
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Norwegian continued its rapid expansion with three new routes having been added during the course of last week. On 30 October, the LCC commenced its third route to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi …
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Danish tax fraud suspect arrested in Thailand
Phuket Immigration Police arrested a 48 year old Dane on Thursday the 6th November. The man is wanted for tax fraud in Denmark, the alleged crime sums up to almost DKK …
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Black Mountain Golf Club to host returning European and Asian Tour to Thailand in 2015
Owned by, and under Swedish management, Hua Hin’s flagship golf course Black Mountain Golf Club has landed an agreement to host the inaugural Thailand Classic, come February 2015. This will …
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Leading Thai subordinates – what are the challenges?
University of London and University of Edinburgh are jointly conducting a research project in ‘Cross-cultural leadership’ which will identify and analyze the challenges that foreign business leaders experience in leading …
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Swedish co-founder of The Pirate Bay arrested in Northern Thailand
According to Thai Newspaper The Nation, Fredrik Neij co-founder of The Pirate Bay was arrested while he attempted to cross the border from Laos into Thailand. Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij, …
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Danish jeweler PANDORA is ready to expand with a new factory in Thailand
PANDORA has found its current, more than 7000 man strong, factory in Thailand too small. Even though the company is currently acquiring land for a new factory near Chiang Mai …
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DABS on a sparkling trip to Thailand
Danish Business Association in Singapore (DABS) was on a trip to see PANDORA’s factory in Thailand and network with their Thai counterpart, Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC) on Friday the …
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Staffan Nordstrand’s River trilogy has been a strongly growing success, selling more than 50 000 copies in Sweden. Following up on the success and the articles previously published about Staffan …
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Mads Søndergaard Løvig passed away
Mads Søndergaard Løvig passed away in his apartment in Pattaya on 24 October 2014 only 54 years old following a sudden, fatal rupture of Aorta, the main blood vessel from …
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The Phrakhanong Court in Bangkok on October 29 dismissed a defamation case brought against a British human rights activist, by a Thai fruit company, citing failure by Thai law enforcement …
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Bangkok city schools tap into Finnish educational knowhow
Education experts from Finland, one of the world’s educational powerhouses, showed up in force at Educa 2014, Thailand’s premier international education forum, attended by some 50,000 members of the teaching …
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10 years with cycling Vikings
Bangkok based bicycle club Viking Wheeler’s celebrated their 10 year anniversary with a solid luncheon and of course a 25 km cycle trip. The club started as the Danish Thai Chamber of …
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25 Years Anniversary Gala Dinner of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce
The Gala Dinner marking the 25 Year Anniversary of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce took place on Saturday night 25 October 2014 at Landmark Hotel, Bangkok with 200 guests participating in …
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Sweden’s Ambassador to Thailand opens TSCC 25 Years Anniversary expo
[wzslider] No doubt it was a special occasion, a defining moment, as the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) launched its flagship 3-day exhibition connecting to its 25 Years Anniversary at …
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Bangkok is set for a weekend of Swedishness with the centerpiece being a big promotional event at Eden1, in CentralWorld from today, Friday 24 to Sunday 26 October 2014. Among the leading …
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Consul General Ib Thomsen has passed away after 25 years of service
The Honorary Consul-General of Thailand in Hvide Sande Danmark passed away the 21st October at the age of 76. In January this year he could celebrate 25 years of service, …
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