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February 14, 2012
Bangkok
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'Mossad set me up': Swede held in Bangkok
National: 19 Jan 12
A Lebanese-born Swede arrested in Thailand last week on terror suspicions has professed his innocence, claiming he was set up by Israeli intelligence service Mossad.
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Suspected terror Swede charged in Thailand
National: 16 Jan 12
A man carrying a Swedish passport who was arrested on terror suspicions in Thailand last week was indicted on Monday after leading police to a massive stash of bomb-making materials. The Swedish foreign ministry is still working to ascertain the identity of the man.
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Swede sentenced to death in Thailand
National: 22 Sep 11
A 30-year-old Swedish man has been sentenced to death in Thailand for manufacturing methamphetamine, in what the man called a “political” ruling.
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Swedes arrested for fatal stabbing in Thailand
National: 2 Aug 11
A 25-year-old man from the Gothenburg area was stabbed to death in the Thai tourist resort of Phuket on Monday. Two Swedish citizens have been arrested by Thai police in connection with the crime.
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Norwegian set to launch Stockholm-New York flights
Business & Money: 1 Jun 11
Budget airline Norwegian is planning to launch direct flights from Stockholm to New York from the end of 2012 or beginning of 2013, the company has confirmed.
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Swedes jailed for running Philippine cybersex den
National: 11 May 11
Two Swedish men have been sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for running a cybersex brothel in which naked girls performed acts for clients watching over the internet.
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'Electric shower' kills two Swedes in Thailand
National: 4 Apr 11
A Swedish couple were killed in Thailand on Saturday after being electrocuted in the shower of their hotel on the island of Krabi.
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Sweden to evacuate citizens from Japan
National: 18 Mar 11
The Swedish foreign ministry has offered to fly Swedes and other Scandinavians wishing to leave quake-hit Japan out of the country via Bangkok to escape from the escalating nuclear crisis.
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Pirate Bay named in US 'notorious' market list
Science & Technology: 1 Mar 11
The United States has placed Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay on its list of marketplaces "notorious" for trade in pirated material.
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Two Swedes killed in Thailand in past week
Society: 23 Jan 11
A Swedish man in his 30s was killed on Sunday in the resort town of Patong in Thailand, media outlets reported on Sunday.
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Assange granted bail as court rejects appeal
National: 16 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted conditional bail on Thursday after a London court rejected an appeal to keep him in jail as he fights extradition to Sweden to answer allegations of sex crimes.
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Swedish man found dead in Bangkok
National: 10 Sep 10
A 45-year-old Swedish businessman has been found dead in Bangkok, Thailand, according to media reports.
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Edfors to defend Thai golf title on Asian Tour
Sport: 1 Sep 10
Big-hitting Swedish star Johan Edfors has confirmed his title defence at the season finale of professional golf's Asian Tour at the end of the year.
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Sweden eases Thailand travel warning
National: 1 Jun 10
Sweden on Tuesday lifted its warning against all travel to protest-hit Bangkok, but continued to caution against trips to four provinces in southern Thailand.
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Stockholm pub voted 'Best in the World'
Society: 27 Apr 10
A Stockholm pub has been voted the "Best pub in the World" in the 2010 Best of British awards for establishments outside of the UK, organized by the Daily Telegraph and British Airways.
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Sweden extends Thailand travel warning
National: 23 Apr 10
The Swedish foreign ministry has warned against any "unnecessary travel" to Thailand's capital Bangkok in light of the deteriorating security situation.
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Treasure find granddad fuming over finder's fee
Society: 26 Nov 09
Amateur Swedish archaeologist Jens Granhof, 69, is incensed at the 40,000 kronor ($5,800) reward he and his grandson received for a find of Middle Age-era silver coins, claiming the sum fails to capture the true value of their discovery.
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Eriksson turns down North Korea offer: report
Sport: 14 Oct 09
A source close to Sven-Göran Eriksson has poured cold water on reports that the Swedish football coach is set to take over as manager of North Korea ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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Sweden pushes India and China to act on climate
Politics: 26 Sep 09
Sweden is calling for less talk and more action from major emerging economies in climate issues after Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt raised concerns over progress while addressing world leaders this week.
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Pirate Bay served with Dutch lawsuit via Twitter and Facebook
Science & Technology: 24 Jun 09
An entertainment industry association from the Netherlands has used Twitter and Facebook to deliver a court summons to the three men behind The Pirate Bay file sharing site.
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Thailand to delay Gripen purchase: report
Business & Money: 22 May 09
The difficult economic situation in Thailand may scuttle the country’s planned purchase of Saab JAS Gripen fighter planes.
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Two Swedes caught in Thai child sex sting
National: 12 May 09
Police in Thailand working together with their Swedish counterparts have arrested two Swedes suspected of sex crimes involving children.
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Mugabe guard roughs up Riksdag member
Politics: 15 Apr 09
A Swedish parliamentarian’s decision to snap a couple of pictures of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe did not sit well with the president’s bodyguards.
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SAS to collect Thailand tourists
National: 29 Nov 08
Scandinavian airline SAS announced on Saturday plans to send an aircraft to collect stranded Swedish passengers in Thailand.
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Swedes caught up in Thai unrest
National: 26 Nov 08
Hundreds of Swedes are among those stranded in Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after violent anti-government protesters stormed the building on Tuesday, forcing authorities to shut down operations.
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'I guess it'll be a cold cement floor for me tonight'
Society: 24 Nov 08
Scores of travellers at Stockholm’s Arlanda Express train station were confronted with the news of widespread delays and cancellations for flights leaving from Sweden's largest airport on Monday.
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Swedish baby born in skies above Kazakhstan
Society: 21 Nov 08
A Swedish mother is celebrating the remarkable birth of her new daughter, who was welcomed to the world high above Kazakhstan in the back of a Finnair jet.
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Relative of Sweden's king sued over faked gay affair
Society: 13 Jun 08
Gerard Bernadotte, the so-called “fake” Swedish prince, is being sued by Lufthansa airlines for over 940,000 kronor ($154,500).
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Eriksson set to lead Man City on Asia tour
Sport: 7 May 08
Manchester City's embattled Swedish manager Sven-Göran Eriksson will be in charge for his team's tour of Asia this month, a report said on Wednesday, as speculation mounts that Luiz Felipe Scolari will be his successor.
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King turns off lights for environment
Society: 29 Mar 08
King Carl Gustaf XVI has announced that the lights will be turned off for an hour at royal castles on Saturday in support of the WWF.
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The path to Swedish asylum: A smuggler speaks
Lifestyle: 19 Mar 08
Rami Abdelrahman travels to Jordan and tracks down the first link in the chain of an underground operation involved in the smuggling of Iraqi refugees to Sweden.
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'Day and night I think of Alicia'
National: 17 Mar 08
A Swedish mother has offered $10,000 for information about the whereabouts of her 6-year-old daughter.
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Royal medals for tsunami service
National: 28 Jan 08
Lottie Knutson gets among the medals for her efforts to help tourists stranded in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami disaster.
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North Koreans sheltered by embassy reach South Korea
Society: 9 Jan 08
Two North Koreans who sought asylum at the Swedish embassy in Vientiane, Laos, last month are reported to have reached South Korea.
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Swedish toddler dies on flight
Society: 12 Dec 07
A two-year-old Swedish boy has died after a flight from Stockholm to Australia.
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Swedish tourist electrocuted in Thailand
National: 27 Nov 07
Police in Thailand are investigating the death in Phuket of a Swedish tourist.
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Flood victims 'not Swedes'
National: 14 Oct 07
Initial reports that four Swedish tourists were among the dead after flooding in Thailand have turned out to be false.
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Swedes in Thailand asked to report paedophiles
Society: 17 Jul 07
Swedish anti-paedophile police trying to stem child sex tourism have opened an email address for tourists in Thailand to report child sex abuse.
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Thailand "to order Swedish fighter jets"
National: 5 Jul 07
Thailand appears to be on the verge of buying six Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, in a deal that could be worth around 3.6 billion kronor.
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Tearful Ambassador alerted Sweden to tsunami
National: 15 Jun 07
Sweden's government failed to realize that thousands of Swedes were caught up in the 2004 Asian tsunami until it received a tearful call from its ambassador in Bangkok, more than 24 hours after the event.
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Berry pickers given work permit fast track
National: 5 May 07
Despite complex tax regulations and last year's labour dispute, a new attempt is being made to attract foreign berry pickers to Sweden in time for the early autumn picking season.
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Borg ponders fuel tax hike
Politics: 5 May 07
Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg has said that he will consider raising taxes on petrol and diesel following the third report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Thai G-string ad 'is sexist'
Society: 22 Feb 07
An Icelandic photo agency has been reported for an ad depicting a Swedish businessman sitting at a bar in a Bangkok sex district. 'Swedes have more international experience,' the ad says.
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Swedes flock to Canary Islands
National: 17 Feb 07
Spain's Canary Islands were the favoured destination for sun-seeking Swedish charter tourists last year. London and New York were among the top scheduled routes.
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Swede jailed for Thai prostitute killing
National: 30 Nov 06
A former Swedish soldier has been jailed in Thailand for killing a prostitute. Kenneth Eriksson was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison.
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Unexpected treasures in the heart of Sweden
Travel: 30 Jul 06
Sundsvall and the Ragunda Valley are at the midpoint of Sweden's east coast. It's an underrated tourist spot and what the region lacks in the obvious, it makes up for with the downright bizarre.
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Tsunami child handed to wrong family
Society: 16 May 06
The body of a Swedish child who died in the South Asian tsunami was handed to a British woman, who believed it was her child. The ashes have now been returned to Sweden.
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Tsunami committee slams ministers
Politics: 30 Mar 06
ANALYSIS: WHO DIDN'T DO WHAT
The inquiry by the parliamentary constitution committee into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster closed on Thursday with damning criticism of six ministers, including prime minister Göran Persson.
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Swede dies in Thai bus crash
National: 12 Mar 06
A Swede has been reported dead after a bus crash in northern Thailand. The man was said to be traveling with his Thai wife, who was also killed in the accident.
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Globalisation to hit Swedish women
Society: 5 Mar 06
Men in Sweden have so far been the losers as industrial jobs move to cheaper countries. But as the service sector sees the possibility of cost savings, globalisation is soon about to affect Swedish women.
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Stockholm Syndrome: Sporting loyalty
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Mar 06
Sweden's success in the Winter Olympics turns a diverse bunch of immigrants into yellow-and-blue-flag-waving vikings (sort of) - but does that make them any more Swedish?
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Ambassador: I kept Stockholm informed on tsunami
Politics: 7 Feb 06
Sweden's ambassador to Thailand says he spoke to the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm up to 30 times on the day of the South Asian tsunami, which killed 543 Swedes. They seemed to understand what had happened, says Jonas Hafström.
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Tsunami Swedes reflect one year on
Society: 22 Dec 05
Swedish survivors of the Asian tsunami are still trying to come to terms with the events that left 543 holidaying Swedes dead last year. Now, hundreds of survivors are returning to Thailand to mark the first anniversary of the disaster.
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Hospital ? soon just a 10 hour flight away
Science & Technology: 22 Nov 05
Swedish patients will soon be able to bypass queues for treatment by checking in to hospitals in Thailand. A new company says it can offer care in Southeast Asia at rock-bottom prices.
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Swedish tsunami victim exhumed from Thai grave
Smörgåsbord: 2 Nov 05
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Thailand to pay for tsunami memorial trips
National: 6 Sep 05
Thailand has offered to pay for relatives' return trips to memorial ceremonies on the anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami. The decision is said to have come as a complete surprise to Swedish authorities.
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Swedish murder suspect in custody in Thailand
National: 3 Mar 05
After two weeks on the run, 40 year old Swede, Kenneth Eriksson, gives himself up to the authorities and admits he killed a prostitute in his hotel room. On Thursday he was dramatically led through the streets of Pattaya in handcuffs to explain his version of events to police.
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Persson criticised for two-page tsunami report
Politics: 22 Feb 05
Prime Minister Göran Persson’s office submits a “very thin” report to the commission investigating the tsunami disaster. Meanwhile, the foreign ministry’s submission outlines failures in the department’s leadership.
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Royal couple thank Thailand
National: 18 Feb 05
The Royal Family: the definitive guide
Sweden's king and queen visit Thailand to thank Thais and Swedes for their help to Swedish holidaymakers affected by the tsunami. “You’ve done a great job”, the king told embassy staff.
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Freivalds: I had no idea what Phuket was
Politics: 13 Feb 05
Sweden’s foreign minister reopens the debate into her handling of the South Asian tsunami disaster. She says that she reacted slowly to events in Thailand because she did not realise that Phuket was a popular destination for Swedes.
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Persson passes the buck for Swedish tsunami reaction
Politics: 12 Jan 05
The prime minister says civil servants are to blame for his failure to act quickly after the South East Asian disaster. But critics ask why he needed a fax from Bangkok to realise the situation was serious.
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Are there Swedes in Thai mass graves?
National: 7 Jan 05
That is the question Sweden's ambassador in Thailand, Jonas Hafström, was asking the Thai government yesterday as rumours circulated that the bodies of Swedes and other foreign tourists have been buried with hundreds of others in two graves.
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Freivalds regrets theatre visit
Politics: 6 Jan 05
The government goes on the defensive as the foreign secretary expresses her regret over "that theatre visit" on the day the tsunami struck. Göran Persson also admits that maybe the government didn't get everything right while the press tries to find out what really happened at the UD and Harpsund.
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Swedish ambulance planes head for Thailand
National: 29 Dec 04
Two ambulance planes are on their way to Phuket airport in Thailand where thousands of injured people are waiting to be brought home. Too little, too late, say travel companies.
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"200 Swedes could be dead" after Asian earthquake
National: 28 Dec 04
As the overall death toll from Sunday's earthquake spirals above 50,000, Swedish government officials say that any speculation about the numbers of Swedish tourists who have died in Thai resorts is meaningless. But Tuesday's Expressen reports that "several hundred Swedes" are among the dead.
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Thousands without power after heavy snowfall
National: 23 Nov 04
More snow, more chaos. Buses sliding off the road, flights cancelled, long queues at hospitals - and it's still only November.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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