Denmark has released 200 pirates
Around 200 pirates captured by Danish forces in the Indian ocean have been released without being charged. Despite the presence of two Danish warships in the region, the Esbern Snare and the Absalon,…
MoreFamily before religion say local Muslims
A new survey of Muslims and non-Muslim immigrants in Copenhagen punctures the myth that, for ethnic minorities, religion supersedes everything. Just 17 of 100 Muslim respondents, and one out of 100 non-Muslims, described…
MoreDesperate Birthe points finger at predecessors
Under pressure Minister of Integration Birthe Rønn Hornbech went on the counter attack yesterday and accused her predecessors of dereliction of duty. As the Prime Minister awaits her report of why stateless Palestinians…
MoreParallel society?
Minister of Integration Birthe Rønn Hornbech told a parliamentary committee yesterday that she isn’t prepared to do address the problem of Imams performing wedding ceremonies involving Danish under-age girls until experts have charted…
MoreAPM backs LA
The Liberal Alliance (LA) continues to attract big-business. Yet to be published accounts reveal that the Danish business sector’s biggest powerhouse, A.P. Møller-Mærsk (APM), has joined the growing list of leading companies who…
MoreCouple freed of human trafficking charge
A marred couple from Silkeborg have been acquitted of human trafficking and released from jail. The couple had been in custody since August when they were reported to the police by a young…
MoreHostages arrive in Somalia
The Danish hi-jacked yacht is now off the coast of Somalia, although it’s unsure as to whether the family of five and two crew members who have been taken hostage by pirates are…
MoreAid organisations welcome Pind’s largesse
Danish aid organisations in Libya have welcomed the DKK60m that Minister of Development Aid Søren Pind will allow them to take from Danida’s emergency aid fund. Secretary General Anders Ladekarl of Danish Red…
MoreFilipino workers to get compensation
Four Filipino workers have been taken off the Mærsk Discover oil rig in Western Australia after it was revealed they had been working for months without a labour permit and at ‘slave rates’….
MoreCorporate tax income shrinks
The state’s earnings from the business sector continues to shrink. Corporation tax payments fell to DKK32.6bn in 2009, a DKK13.3bn/29% drop on the previous year and the lowest figure since 1999, new Statistics…
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