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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:00:01 +1000 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:00:01 +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=5559&coun_code=no A twenty-one-year old Philippine woman, who worked as an au pair for a Norwegian family has been found drowned in a swimming pool at a villa near Chateauneuf in southern France, where the young girl was vacationing with her employer and his family. Thu, 02 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5558&coun_code=no Norwegian paint company Jotun Sdn Bhd recently introduced a new line of paint called Jotashield Extreme in Kuala Lumpur. Lee launched the paint with Peder Bohlin, the regional director of Southeast Asia and managing director of Jotun Malaysia. Thu, 02 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5555&coun_code=no The provision of inaccurate information has psychologically affected consumers from importing countries as well as Vietnamese businesses’ export-import activities. They says, that the export of Vietnamese Tra and Basa catfish is being seriously affected by soaring food prices and pressure from the trade protection policies of importing countries. Thu, 02 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5554&coun_code=dk Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono once told this newspaper that Scandinavian countries were in a better position to lead world bodies like the United Nations, because they were small, rich, independent and good at diplomacy. Thu, 02 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5553&coun_code=se UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler has said that resettlement in a third country had become the only viable option for Burmese refugees in Thailand’s camps, given problems settling permanently in Thailand and the dangers of returning to Burma. “So for them, resettlement in a third country is the best option,” he said. “For this reason we are very grateful to countries like the United States, Finland, Norway and Sweden for offering refugees a chance to begin new lives.” Thu, 02 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5552&coun_code=dk Two-way trade between the European Union and Vietnam is growing and flourishing and the EU wants to boost its trade ties with Vietnam, said the Swedish ambassador to Vietnam, Rolf Bergman. The Swedish ambassador stated this at a press briefing in Hanoi on July 1 to mark his country assuming the EU presidency on the same day. Thu, 02 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5551&coun_code=dk Pattaya City Council and tourism-related business in the city are now making all out efforts to woo tourists back to the resort-city in time for this year’s high season, following the most dismal low season ever, with hotel occupancy in June down to 20% of what it was a year previously. Such low figures are essentially due to the combined impacts of the Bangkok airport closures, the Red Shirts’ riots and now swine flu. Thu, 02 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5550&coun_code=no Humanitarian design organization TYIN Tegnestue from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology conceived the project in response to a need for more dormitories for Karen refugee children in the village of Noh Bo on the Thai-Burmese border. The six woven bamboo huts, dubbed Soe Ker Tie, or The Butterfly Huts because of their “winged” appearance were designed with the children’s happiness and health in mind. Thu, 02 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5549&coun_code=fi President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has acknowledged the significant role of Vice President Jusuf Kalla in the success of the peace negotiations over Aceh in Helsinki, Finland in 2005. “Jusuf Kalla played a large role but I was also there to ensure things remained constitutional,” said Yudhoyono. According to a local newspaper Kalla has ealier stated that the peace negotiations could be held because of him being determined. Thu, 02 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5548&coun_code=dk Remember your helmet when you enter the traffic, this is the message to thousand of Vietnamese who participated in the contest. Wed, 01 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5547&coun_code=dk An increasing number of tourists has been subjected to a very severe scam in Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, where they are accused for theft and held back for days until a huge bribe is paid. Wed, 01 Jul 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5545&coun_code=dk According to the Danish police 43-yar old Keld Wulff has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of cheque fraud for more than five million Danish Kroner and is now on trial in Denmark. According to the police the man has been staying in Thailand for more than two years since he committed the crime. Tue, 30 Jun 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5544&coun_code=se The World Bank has launched a programme to help cities in developing countries achieve economic growth and high quality living standards without damaging the environment using the experiences from Singapore and Stockholm to show best practice. Tue, 30 Jun 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5543&coun_code=fi Jouhiorkesteri, a traditional Finnish folk-band will perform at the Rainforest World Music festival on Malysian Borneo. The “Horse-Hair Orchestra" is a four-member ensemble whose main instrument is the ancient and unique jouhikko bowed lyre. Tue, 30 Jun 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5546&coun_code=fi According to the Finnish embassy in Singapore, fingerprints must be included in all Finnish passport from today, due to a EU-regulative. The aim is to improve security and the new passport will cost 48 euros. Mon, 29 Jun 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5542&coun_code=no Duong Ngoc Minh, head of the Russian Market Seafood Management Board has said, that the Russian market would need far more Vietnamese pangasius as its government plans to ban the import of fish from Norway, Chile, China and Canada in July to review production at these sources as it did last year with Vietnamese fish. Sun, 28 Jun 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5541&coun_code=dk Shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk wants to expand its share of the intra-Asia container trades six-fold to take full advantage of a sector that is already showing signs of recovery. The group is only a small participant at the moment, but the goal is to grow market share to a size in line with that enjoyed by Maersk Line in the deepsea trades. Sun, 28 Jun 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5540&coun_code=no The two-day talks, hosted by the German Foreign Office, bring together 270 participants from 75 countries to discuss ways of destroying military stockpiles of cluster munitions. So far, ten of the 98 signatory countries have ratified the convention, which prohibits the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster bombs. Sun, 28 Jun 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5539&coun_code=no A television channel run by Burma exiles in Norway has obtained pictures it says show the construction of a network of secret, bomb-proof tunnels being built by Burma's ruling military with the help of North Korean engineers. Sun, 28 Jun 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=5538&coun_code=se SEK (Short for Krone, the Swedish currency) has executed two bonds totalling 4 billion Thai baht, and thereby enabling Swedish companies with production facilities in Thailand access to an important competitive advantage, long term financing in local currency. Sun, 28 Jun 09 08:00:00 +0700 charlotte@scandmedia.com (Charlotte Lund Dideriksen)