Singapore shipyard operator SembCorp Marine Ltd. said on Monday its wholly-owned unit Jurong Shipyard has won a $640 million deal to build a semi-submersible drilling rig for Larsen Oil & Gas.full news..

Tourist from Sweden, Finland and Norway have their share in the newest record in Vietnamese tourism, when the country welcomed 2.5 million foreign tourists in the first half of the year, Vietnam News Agency said quoting a report in the Government's web portal.full news..

Norwegian Per Arne Solheim, who has been wanted in Thailand since April 18, 2008 took yesterday contact with the police in Norway writes the Norwegian newspaper VG Nett.
"I can confirm that Solheim is safe and sound. He called yesterday ", says police attorney in Sunnmøre police district Yngve Skovly to VG Nett.full news..

Eight months after the Thailand-holiday disappeared 18,000 kroner from the account. While the card holder was in Norway, the VISA cards information’s were misused in Cologne in Germany, writes the Norwegian tabloid VG.
“It’s a terrible surprise! I do not understand is how criminals may have received it. We have been extremely cautious, "says Frode Sitter.full news..

The Indonesian embassy in Oslo joined an international cultural festival called "Stoppested Verden` which was held in Hamar, Norway.full news..

Mr. Sigve Brekke takes up the position as head of Telenor Region Asia and joins Telenor's Group Executive Management on September 1st 2008. Brekke succeeds Mr. Arve Johansen, who returns to the Telenor Headquarters in Norway as a special advisor to the CEO. Mr. Tore Johnsen will take over as new CEO of DTAC.full news..

TAC, controlled by Norway's Telenor has said it expects to launch the service using HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) in early 2009.full news..

Scorpion Offshore Ltd. said it has ordered a new deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig from Keppel shipyard in Singapore, at a cost of approximately $700 million.full news..

The Filipino community and friends of the Philippines in Norway and Denmark have donated a total of P565,840 to victims of Typhoon "Frank," Malacañang said Monday.full news..

Mr Brekke, who will become the CEO of Telenor Asia on Sept 1, said that Tore Johnsen, his successor at DTAC, would need to systematically follow up the three-year business plan for fiscal 2008-10 of the Norwegian parent Telenor Group. The plan includes financial targets, business direction, corporate culture and people at Thailand's second-largest mobile operator.full news..

"Of all trained working dogs, the most difficult job is being a mine-detection dog. These dogs need to be at the top every day," said P.A. Bergstrom, a canine expert with Norwegian People's Aid who is developing the program for Cambodia Mine Action Center, a nongovernmental organization.full news..

Sasha Gabor came to Bangkok at the beginning of June. The man who has played in a long series of porn movies celebrated his 63-anniversary. June 27, 2008 he was found dead, according to Robert Kristensen (40), which has been one of the Gabor closest friends in the last few yearsfull news..

The Philippines and Norwegian governments have signed an agreement for the latter to provide a $300,000 grant for the drafting of an omnibus maritime and merchant marine modernization bill.full news..

A 69-year-old man from Bergen would move to Thailand together with the mother of the girl he should have molested. Then the police in Norway went into action, writes Bergenaviserne.full news..

Einar Stenstadvold, executive vice president for Asia at SN Power, said: "We will start rehabilitation of the plants immediately after the take over, and will ensure that the two plants become major suppliers of renewable energy into the Luzon grid in the coming years".full news..

Norway's Stolt-Nielsen has announced plans to build a 325,000 cubic mtr chemicals storage terminal on Jurong Island by mid-2010. The terminal is estimated to cost over $100m and is slated to be a regional distribution hub for chemical products and feedstocks from the Middle East, as well as for chemical products ex-Jurong Island.full news..

Ultra-low power RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA will be setting up a regional supply chain headquarters in Manila, the Philippines. This will later be expanded to include a regional RF test-engineering group to support local backend test development and subcontract partners in Asia.full news..

The GSM operator, controlled by Norway's Telenor, also reported a 45% year-on-year rise in second-quarter EBITDA, and a 181% increase in EBIT.full news..

“I can confirm that the man appeared so aggressively against passengers and crews that came to a point where the captain had no choice but to handcuff the passenger ", says KLM’s spokeswoman Marisca Kensenhuis to VG.full news..

John Dang, a Norwegian man with Vietnamese origin, has been caught by the Tourist Police in Thailand in front of Sintanee Village, in Chiangrai in the North of Thailand. John Dang was sentenced in Norway to 3 years and 5 months imprisonment for committing several mini-mart robberies together with his gang. Then, since 14 of April, 2008, he escaped to Thailand.full news..

The girls 47-year-old norwegian father has been internationally wanted suspected of kidnapping his own daughter. He is now arrested in Cambodia, and is expected to be extradited next week.full news..

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A customer became acutely ill after eating a filet of fish, bought at a Rema 1000 store in Haugesund. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority found dangerous bacteria and toxins from bacteria in frozen fish from the shop.full news..

August 3, 2008 the go-kart people from Kartthai will drive around them self´s once again. The great event will be held at Pattaya’s Bira circuit, wich is situated beside the Pattaya-Rayong highway.full news..

Tour agents in Thailand have found ways to handle the trouble in getting visa to Scandinavia for their customers. But with the rising cost of visiting Scandinavia, most Thai tourists prefer more attractive destinations.full news..

Nordic Semiconductor in Trondheim Norway intents to set-up a regional supply chain headquarters in Manila, the Philippines. This will later be expanded to include a regional RF test-engineering group to support local backend test development and subcontract partners in Asia.full news..

A Norwegian father wanted by Interpol over allegedly abducting his six-year-old Swedish daughter arrived Tuesday in Sweden after being deported from Cambodia, police and local media said to DPA.full news..

Opened after the airport shift, Bakery House, the airline's bakery facility at Don Mueang, which covers a total area of 14,500 square metres, is underutilised. Bakery House now produces nearly three million pieces a month, compared to its monthly capacity of six million.full news..

A Norwegian officer drank an entire bottle of liquor and went amok on a KLM aircraft on its way to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. And now he has been fired by his Norwegian employer.full news..