Jorgen Lundbaek passed away

Jorgen Lundbaek passed away on 15 March 2021 shortly before midnight. He was one of the most well-known and liked Danes in Thailand with a very adventurous past who made a big fortune in the maritime service industry and the hotel business.

Funeral rites were held at Wat That Thong Ekamai from Tuesday 16 March 2021 until Thursday 18 March 2021 and the Cremation was on Saturday 20 March 2021. Finally, in the sunset on 22 March 2021, his ashes were scattered at sea off the coast of Pattaya.

Jorgen Lundbaek came to Thailand in November 1966 on vacation from an ammunition support job in Vietnam during the war. The rest is a long story. https://scandasia.com/joergenlundbaek-has-passed-away/

On 22 March, foreign EU Ministers decided at a meeting in Brussels to sanction four Chinese persons and one organization over violations of human rights against Muslim minorities. The sanctions are the first EU sanctions against China in over 30 years.

The sanctions are directed at those responsible for the oppression of the Muslim minority Uighurs in the Xinjiang region. The sanctions mean that those concerned cannot enter the EU and it will be forbidden to make funds available to them.

The basis for the sanctions is a global system of human rights sanctions that EU adopted last year. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated in a press release that the decision is based on nothing but lies, misinformation, and contempt, and it distorts facts.