http://www.scandasia.com/ Scand news or Scandinavian News, Activity and News for Danish - Swedish - Norwegian - Finnish people in Southeast Asia, Nordic and ScandAsia Magazines en-us Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:00:03 +1000 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:00:03 +1000 30 http://www.scandasia.com/rss ScandMedia (Thailand) Corp., Ltd. gregers@scandasia.com (Gregers Moller) gregers@scandmedia.com (Gregers Moller) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4658&coun_code=dk The Embassy of Denmark today announced the ten most talented artists who have been selected to perform at the final competition of the annual Talent Prize 2008 for the performing art. Fri, 05 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4657&coun_code=dk Johor Baru celebrated the country’s 51 years of independence with spectacular performances and cultural dances watched by thousands of local and foreign holidaymakers in the popular tourist enclave of Mersing. Fri, 05 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4656&coun_code=dk Figures show tourism being decimated by continuing crisis. International arrivals at Suvarnabhumi Airport have dropped 30 per cent, while average hotel-occupancy rates in Bangkok and Phuket have plunged 40-50 per cent from last month. Fri, 05 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4655&coun_code=se A new eGSM network (Electronic Global System for Mobile Communication) worth US$600 million with more than 5,000 base transceiver stations is currently being installed, Hanoi Telecom said at a contract signing Sunday. Fri, 05 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4654&coun_code=dk "Originally, there were five countries bidding. Now only the two of us - Malaysia and Denmark - are bidding,'' Malaysian Paralymic Council (MPC) president Datuk Zainal Abu ZarinMalaysian Paralymic Council (MPC) president Datuk Zainal Abu Zarin added. Fri, 05 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4653&coun_code=dk Yesterday there was no sign of resignation from neither the government nor the demonstrators lead by People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD). After the death of a demonstrate Monday night, and Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej declaring a state of emergency on Tuesday 2 2008, the progress in Bangkok has been followed from media worldwide. Wed, 03 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 annelene@scandmedia.com (Annelene H. Larsen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4652&coun_code=dk So far 12 countries, including Denmark and Sweden, have warned their citizens about to travel to Thailand because of the growing tension between the People’s Alliance of Democracy and the government. The tensions and the use of a state of emergency are hurting the tourism business as cancellations of hotel bookings and events rise. Wed, 03 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 annelene@scandmedia.com (Annelene H. Larsen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4651&coun_code=dk “Air pollution in Vietnam, particularly in urban areas such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, is now at a red-alert stage,” said the Danish embassy to Vietnam’s deputy head of mission Tove Degnbol.Degnbol’s first words marked the start of international organisation representative speeches to mark the report’s release. Tue, 02 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4650&coun_code=no Both AIS, 21.4 percent owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, and TAC, controlled by Norway's Telenor , plan to launch 3G services on their existing frequencies in Bangkok by the first quarter of next year. Suranan said the NTC would also issue licences for the WiMax wireless technology service next year. WiMax is a new super-high-speed wireless technology that allows users to surf the Internet and download data, sound and movies at considerable distances. Tue, 02 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4649&coun_code=dk A Nordic ambassador said it was still too early to draw conclusions regarding the medium- and long-term impact on the FDI. For now, foreign investors are following Thailand's political situation very closely and will in due course make up their minds whether Thailand is still a good country for them to invest in Tue, 02 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4648&coun_code=se Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson announced on Monday the signing of a $450 million deal to help Hanoi Telecom's modernize its mobile network in Vietnam. Tue, 02 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 annelene@scandmedia.com (Annelene H. Larsen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4647&coun_code=no An ecumenical delegation of prominent church leaders from the Philippines is set to arrive in Oslo in September to meet with Norwegian church leaders to advocate the resumption of peace talks between the Government of Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and National Democratic Front (NDF). Tue, 02 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 annelene@scandmedia.com (Annelene H. Larsen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=4646&coun_code=dk Bankruptcy for Canadian Zoom Airlines, which is used by several Danish charter companies, may affect Danish holidays in Thailand. Tue, 02 Sep 08 08:00:00 +0700 annelene@scandmedia.com (Annelene H. Larsen)