https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Thai junior football team who were rescued from a flooded cave after being trapped for more than two weeks trained with the Los Angeles Galaxy and their star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday in the latest stop of an international tour. https://www.thelocal.se/20181020/zlatan-trains-with-thai-cave-survivors Sat, 20 Oct 2018 05:20:03 +0200 zlatan-trains-with-thai-cave-survivors A passenger plane carrying 300 people bound for Thailand which was evacuated at Stockholm's Arlanda airport after receiving a bomb threat did not have any hazardous objects on board, police have confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20170303/bomb-threat-grounds-thailand-bound-plane-from-sweden Fri, 03 Mar 2017 07:59:13 +0100 bomb-threat-grounds-thailand-bound-plane-from-sweden Fresh statistics from a travel agency have revealed the Swedes' favourite holiday destination, and it turns out that Swedish tourists are indeed creatures of habit. https://www.thelocal.se/20161209/where-to-go-to-find-swedes-abroad-in-2017-travel-tourism-holiday Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:26:56 +0100 where-to-go-to-find-swedes-abroad-in-2017-travel-tourism-holiday A 34-year-old Swedish businessman based in Oslo is facing trial in Norway accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in Thailand for several years – including making her pregnant. https://www.thelocal.se/20160706/swede-accused-of-buying-sex-and-fathering-child-of-thai-girl-oslo Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:46:05 +0200 swede-accused-of-buying-sex-and-fathering-child-of-thai-girl-oslo Swedish detectives have travelled to Thailand to look into the disappearance of a Hong Kong-based bookseller who vanished and later resurfaced in Chinese custody, Thai police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20160129/swedish-police-join-thai-probe-into-booksellers-disappearance Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:07:34 +0100 swedish-police-join-thai-probe-into-booksellers-disappearance Sweden's Education Minister Gustav Fridolin has criticized parents and schools that allow children to go on holiday during term time, but said he was not planning to introduce tougher rules to limit the practice. https://www.thelocal.se/20141112/minister-slams-families-seeking-winter-sun Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:23:00 +0100 minister-slams-families-seeking-winter-sun Former Moderate Party politician Annétthe Zettergren, 58, was jailed for 3.5 years on Thursday and ordered to pay damages totalling 3.9 million ($605,000) to the county of Värmland and a further 350,000 kronor to her former partner. https://www.thelocal.se/20130926/50458 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:11:00 +0200 50458 Thailand on Wednesday sentenced a Swedish citizen of Lebanese origin to two years and eight months in prison for possession of materials that could be used to make a bomb. https://www.thelocal.se/20130918/50300 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 09:48:00 +0200 50300 A former local politician suspected of having stolen millions of kronor of taxpayers' money in central Sweden has been charged with aggravated fraud following her arrest in Thailand in March. https://www.thelocal.se/20130717/49114 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:36:00 +0200 49114 A Swedish citizen of Lebanese origin on Tuesday denied links to the Hezbollah movement during his trial on charges of breaking Thailand's weapons laws. https://www.thelocal.se/20130702/48812 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:01:00 +0200 48812 Thai police are set to seek the extradition of a 40-year-old Swedish man suspected of murder, which is punishable by death in Thailand, who jumped bail and returned to Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130626/48694 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:05:00 +0200 48694 A former local politician suspected of defrauding taxpayers in central Sweden of millions of kronor has been remanded into custody on aggravated fraud charges following her arrest in Thailand last week. https://www.thelocal.se/20130331/47058 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:49:00 +0200 47058 A politician suspected of defrauding taxpayers in central Sweden of millions of kronor ended six months on the run after landing in Stockholm on Friday following her arrest in Thailand last week. https://www.thelocal.se/20130329/47040 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:38:00 +0100 47040 A politician suspected of defrauding taxpayers in central Sweden of millions of kronor has been arrested in Thailand after being on the run since last autumn. https://www.thelocal.se/20130322/46878 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:13:00 +0100 46878 Ari Hallikainen, the Swede who left 149 Thai berry pickers stranded after emptying his firm Lomsjö Bär of cash and fleeing the country, has been arrested in Thailand. https://www.thelocal.se/20130223/46364 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:18:00 +0100 46364 Two Swedish men arrested in Phuket in Thailand in August 2011 for the killing of a 25-year-old man from the Gothenburg area are set to face court. https://www.thelocal.se/20121027/44080 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:19:00 +0200 44080 A Swedish teacher from Gävle in northern Sweden has died in a traffic accident on the holiday island of Koh Lanta in Thailand, according to a report in the Aftonbladet daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20121021/43948 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:35:00 +0200 43948 A Swedish teenager has been arrested by Thai police on suspicion of stabbing an 18 year-old man to death in a Thai hotel room, and is now facing murder charges for the grisly triangle drama, reported local newspapers. https://www.thelocal.se/20120805/42430 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:12:00 +0200 42430 A Swede incarcerated in a Thai prison after a lack of money made him turn to drug smuggling, has written a book about his experiences in Thai prison, in an isolation cell with only rats and cockroaches for company. https://www.thelocal.se/20120803/42402 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:19:00 +0200 42402 While perfectly normal to Scandinavian ears, Swedish furniture giant Ikea’s product names often make Thai customers blush, sounding just a little bit too close to “sexy” slang. https://www.thelocal.se/20120608/41328 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:34:00 +0200 41328