Tag: Bangkok
Finavia’s summer 2023 flight list: Almost 150 direct flights around the world
Finnair increases flights to more than 50 European destinations and opens a new route to Bodø in Norway. Norwegian flies to 17 destinations in Europe, including Malaga and Alicante in Spain, Nice in France and Dubrovnik in Croatia. Ryanair flies to several destinations in Europe. Finnair is also increasing flights to Asia and the United […]
Sport Round-Up: Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France bike at auction
The bike, ridden by Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard, has been put up for auction by its Dutch employer, Team Jumbo-Visma. Between now and Monday, bids are welcome on Catawiki’s online marketplace, where 18 bikes, played an important role in the 2022 season for the Dutch cycling team will be presented. “This bike was […]
Bhattacharya and Mishra look forward to Asia-Pacific Amateurs with Masters berth at stake
Chon Buri [Thailand], Oct 24 (ANI): Shat Mishra, 17, and Shaurya Bhattacharya, 19, call themselves very close friends, as they have played together countless times. This week they flew in from Delhi to Bangkok to take part in what they said was “probably the most famous amateur event” – the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, the winner […]
Finnair balances its route network, shrinks the fleet as part of a strategic reassessment
Topi MannerFinnair’s CEO said that the airline must create significant additional savings to restore profitability to pre-pandemic levels. The airline has implemented cost savings of around 200 million euros in the past 30 months. “We need savings of the same size,” he comment For Helsingin Sanomat. “We are talking about an ambitious goal because we […]
Rama X – Thailand’s hardcore playboy king
In the spring of 2020, the Thai capital Bangkok is shaken by demonstrations. The protesters express their dissatisfaction with the current government. But the strong protests also mean a new chapter in Thailand’s history. Even though the country’s harsh majesty laws mean imprisonment for anyone who speaks negatively about the royal family, criticism and anger […]
Report: Copenhagen among the world’s best for balancing work and private life
The United States is fightingOslo finished at the top of the rankings, followed by Bern, Helsinki, Zurich and Copenhagen, while Geneva, Ottawa, Sydney, Stuttgart and Munich finished in the top 10. Cape Town ranked last, ahead of Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Sao Paulo and Bangkok. Seattle was the top-ranked U.S. city in 32nd place – the […]
Putin’s friends in the world
Participants: Jan Eliassonformer President of the UN General Assembly, Jude BlanchetteChina expert at the think tank Center for Strategic & International Studies, Tong Zhaothe Carnegie think tank in Beijing, Alexander Gabuevthe Carnegie think tank in Moscow, Arun Mohan entrepreneurs Delhi, Shyam Saranthe think tank Center for Policy Research in New Delhi, Jitendra Nath Misra professor […]
Finnair is starting temporary termination negotiations with its personnel
The Finnish national airline Finnair has announced that it will start negotiations with personnel representatives to lay off the flight crew for a maximum of 90 days. In a press release issued on Thursday, the company said that the closure of Russian airspace would cause significant changes to Finnair’s traffic. "The need for additional monthly […]
Finnish diplomats were evacuated from Afghanistan, says HS
According to Helsingin Sanomat, Finnish diplomats in Afghanistan were evacuated on Monday, reportedly to a nearby country. According to the newspaper, embassy staff left Afghanistan aboard a U.S. military plane. Helsingin Sanomat also said that he was Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen (Center), however, did not confirm whether the diplomats had been evacuated. Earlier on […]
The Foreign Minister says that the Finns in Afghanistan will be flown on Monday
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Pekka Haavisto (Green) told Yle on Monday morning that the country’s goal was to evacuate Finnish citizens in Afghanistan in the coming day. In just over a week, the Taliban battle group has taken power in a war-torn country, and combat organization officials declared victory on Monday. On Sunday, […]
YLE: Air travel is recovering well in Europe, slower in Finland
The corresponding share in Finland was only 40 per cent, According to YLE. In the United States, the number of security inspectors at airports has varied between around 75-85% at the beginning of August, discloses information released by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). After the adoption of the new entry rules, signs of recovery have […]
I want to see The Thai Smile: Peder Gustafsson
Bangkok, Friday. Thais are the friendly and smiling people, at least in advertising. But the reality is something completely different. Especially after a new wave of covid-19 infection has hit the country. By the turn of the year, Thailand had survived the pandemic fairly well thanks to strict restrictions on mobility and almost closed borders. […]
Protest with a tattoo: Peder Gustafsson, Bangkok
Bangkok, Wednesday. Artists, artists and other cultural workers are all driving the protests against the military coup in Myanmar that began almost three months ago. In recent weeks, many of them have seen themselves pictured on junta-controlled television. Not to be hailed. But because they are wanted by the security forces because they have in […]
Religion Meets Climate Change
Global warming is the biggest challenge of all time. It impacts every living species. However, the inherent dangers are very difficult to comprehend, as such, people brush it off as one more issue in life that will somehow be handled, fixed, no worries, human ingenuity will prevail. But, what if it’s not that simple? Stuart […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Bangkok, Wednesday. So this year it is usually time to sum up the year that has passed. What were the big events? What do we remember from the year? Are there any lessons to be learned in the future? Yes, you know, the usual thing that so many do at the end of a year. […]
Copenhagen named among the world’s most innovative cities
According to a new index from Ambreyewear.com, Copenhagen is among the most innovative cities in the world. The Danish capital ranked seventh overall, behind leaders Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon, Washington DC, Amsterdam and Boston, while Tokyo, Milan and Atlanta finished in the top 10. ALSO READ: Copenhagen one of the best cities in the world for […]
Copenhagen is one of the best cities in the world for work-life balance
It can come as no surprise that Copenhagen has once again been ranked among the best cities in the world when it comes to work-life balance. According to the 2020 Work-Life Balance Index, the Danish capital is in third place out of the 50 cities looked at, behind the leaders Oslo and Helsinki. The index […]
Demonstrations in Thailand are growing avalanche-like
The protest movement that has recently taken shape in Thailand is growing avalanche-like. Across the country, people are now taking to the streets to demonstrate against the country’s government. The protesters, most of whom are students, are making three demands, the resignation of the government, a new constitution and an end to the persecution of […]
Uppsala residents back the protests in Bangkok
At the same time as the Thai government has introduced a ban on continued demonstrations in Bangkok, Thais in Sweden are showing their support for the government-critical protests. “We want to condemn the use of force against the students in Thailand who are demonstrating,” says Uppsala resident Theodore Seri, who is organizing a demonstration in […]
State of emergency is introduced in Bangkok
In Thailand, the government has imposed a state of emergency in the capital Bangkok to stop recent anti-government protests. Virtually all leaders of the student-led demonstrations have now been arrested. At the same time, the government bans the media from publishing and reporting on news that could affect the country’s internal security. Student leader Panusaya […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Beijing, Monday. A recurring question from your listeners is what life as a correspondent really is like? What does everyday life look like? I have thought about it sometimes and the other day, when I was preparing for all potential Nobel Prize winners, it struck me that life as a coward is to be crammed […]
In September, Finnair’s passenger numbers decreased by 91% from the previous year
The airline stressed that the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, including the “exceptionally strict” travel restrictions adopted by Finland, weakened all passenger-related traffic figures. The effects were self-evident, especially in the figures for North America and, compared to August, in Europe. In September, Finnair operated an average of 83 flights a day, including only cargo […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Bangkok, Wednesday. Dear passengers, welcome aboard this flight to Nowhere. So it may sound on October 10 when the airline Quantas will embark on a seven-hour journey that will not take passengers anywhere except back to Sydney after a flight along Australia’s east coast and depending on the weather some sightseeing across the continent. The […]
Protesters in Bangkok: “Our duty to show that something is wrong”
Large demonstrations critical of the government are currently taking place in the Thai capital Bangkok. It is above all students who have gathered to show that they do not intend to back down on their demands that the military-backed government must resign and that political reforms must be implemented in the country. – It is […]
VMA in Älvsbyn, Norrbotten
In Thailand, several leaders of the groups organizing demonstrations against the incumbent government have been arrested in the past week. It is above all school students around the country who have dismantled and demanded the resignation of the government and free democratic elections. One of the protest leaders of the “Khon Kaen has had enough” […]
