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          On 20 November 2023, Ms. Thanida Menasavet, Chargé d’affaires, together with Mr. Donrawee Waranon, Counsellor, welcomed delegates from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, including high-level representatives from Thai universities who are on a study visit in Sweden. The Embassy briefed the delegation on higher education system…

On 17 November 2023, Ms. Thanida Menasavet, Chargé d’affaires, together with Ms. Krittika Rojanasap, Deputy Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Stockholm Office, Mrs. Yuthaporn Norrman, Cultural Affairs Coordinator, and TAT representatives participated as judges in the Thai Reading Contest for Thai Children in Sweden at Hagsättraskolan in Stockholm. The contest is organised by…

On 11 November 2023, Thai communities in Norrtälje, Stockholm, Västerås, and nearby communities, including Sundsvall, gathered in a Buddhist robe offering ceremony (Kathin) of Wat Thai Norrtälje. Monks from Wat Thai Norrtälje, Wat Buddhasothorn Uppsala, and Wat Dhammangalaram Sundsvall took part in the ceremony. Minister Counsellor Thanida Menasavet together with officials and staff from the…

On 11 November 2023, Ambassador Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, Ambassador of Thailand to Sweden, together with Group Captain Putthapong Phalajivin, Defence and Air Attaché, officials/staff from the Royal Thai Embassy and Defence and Air Attaché Office joined in the Buddhist Robe Offering ceremony, organised by Wat Santinivas Sweden. The ceremony was well attended by Thai communities…

On 10 November 2023, Ambassador Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, together with Ms. Panadda Changmanee, Project Manager, Thai Women in Sweden Empowerment Project (ThaiWISE) and ThaiWISE team, organised at the Embassy a seminar to disseminate information on the development of standards for ethical Nuad Thai (traditional Thai massage) business in Stockholm. The participants included owners of and…

On 10 November 2023, Ambassador Arunrung Phothong Humphreys hosted a working lunch for Mr. Olle Burell, President of the City Council of Stockholm, Ms. Elisabet Lundqvist, Regional Coordinator against Trafficking, City of Stockholm, Ms. Panadda Changmanee, Project Manager, Thai Women in Sweden Empowerment Project (ThaiWISE) and Ms. Mia Nilson, General Secretary, Hela människan. Also in…

          On 6 November 2023, Ambassador Arunrung Phothong Humphreys met with Mr. Anders Ahnlid, Director-General of the National Board of Trade of Sweden, and Mr. Erik Merkus, Economic Analysis, Unit for Sustainability and Development Cooperation, at the National Board of Trade office. Mr. Donrawee Waranon, Counsellor, also attended.      …

          On 4 November 2023, Ambassador Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, together with staff from the Royal Thai Embassy, participated in the annual Kathina ceremony of Wat Buddhasothorn Uppsala. In this occasion, the Ambassador and staff joined the Thai community in offering of robes and essentials to the monks at the end of…

          On 3 November 2023, Ambassador Arunrung Phothong Humphreys chaired a meeting organized by the Royal Thai Embassy on the developing and promoting further relationship and cooperation planning between Thailand and Sweden, which stems from Kolmården zoo’s keeping of 3 Thai elephants. The meeting participants included Christine Karmfalk VD/CEO of Kolmården…

          On 2 November 2023, Ambassador Arunrung Phothong Humphreys hosted a convivial luncheon for members of the Diplomatic Police team, namely, Mr. Anders Bjargård, Head of Embassy Protection, Mr. Roger Ekenstedt, Head of Embassy Protection, and Mr. Max Lenormand, Detective Inspector of the Swedish Police Authority. Members of Embassy staff also…