As directed by the Prime Minister, Sri Lanka Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested the Government of Norway for technical assistance for …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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Two Polish men accused of blowing up ATMs in Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have been detained by police in Poland. The men were wanted on a European Arrest Warrant …
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At a corner table of the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan’s capital, an emissary from the Taliban’s supreme leader arrived with a message of peace. It was 2007, as the Afghan …
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Indian Ambassador to Norway has sought a meeting with the head of the Consular Section in the Norwegian Foreign Ministry after the Indian woman, whose son has been taken away …
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It is understandable that the image of NATO in Serbia is not good, says Norwegian Ambassador to Serbia Arne Bjornstad. In an interview for the daily Politika, he added that …
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Norwegian oil companies have scaled back their 2017 investment plans, according to the latest Statistics Norway survey. Economic analysts say that this increases the chances of a central-bank interest-rate cut …
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Astronauts on the International Space Station might soon be getting help from a swarm of snakebots, if Norwegian engineers get their way. Scientists at SINTEF, an industrial and technical research …
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The State Department on Wednesday announced that it approved the sale of five P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft to Norway. The estimated cost of the five Boeing aircraft and associated support …
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‘Norway will play an active and constructive role in the UN Peacebuilding Commission. We will use our experience in the areas of conflict prevention, mediation and peacebuilding to strengthen the …
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The World Bank is stepping up its fight against poverty. From July 2017 to June 2020, Norway will provide NOK 2.7 billion to the World Bank’s Fund for the Poorest, …
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The man overseeing energy policy in western Europe’s biggest oil-producing nation says the worst downturn in the history of Norway’s offshore industry appears to have bottomed out as Opec’s historic …
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A Norwegian missile designed for the F-35 has performed a fight test in the United States. Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile, designed for internal carry on an F-35 aircraft, has been …
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‘Norway condemns the terrorist attack in Berlin in the strongest possible terms. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Germany in the fight against terrorism. We will never …
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Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Tuesday reshuffled her three-year-old government, replacing three ministers, ahead of next year’s general elections. Two of the new ministers were from the populist Progress …
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Congress passed legislation earlier this week to renew the nuclear cooperation agreement with Norway, paving the way for U.S. access to Halden Reactor Project. “Norway’s Halden Reactor Project is a …
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Norway is set to become the next Nordic country, after Finland, to use privatization as a fiscal tool to reduce costs and achieve greater all-round efficiencies in its military organization. …
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The Government of Norway has donated $11.5 million, (approximately N3.6 billion) to improve basic education and support girls and women who had been victims of sexual violence by Boko Haram …
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Norwegian Foreign Minister said the two countries would immediately resume negotiations on a free-trade deal. Norway and China on Monday normalised diplomatic and political ties, frozen since 2010 when Chinese …
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Norway has donated $11.5 million approximately N3.6 billion to improve basic education, support girls and women who have been victims of sexual violence by Boko Haram in conflict-affected northeast states. …
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Srilanka and Norway
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute continues to support Sri Lanka’s NBRO on disaster management
The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), continuing its support to Sri Lanka’s National Building Research Organization (NBRO) on disaster management, recently handed over some high tech equipment to be used in …
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Defence
How Norway Is Building One of the World’s Most Lethal Missiles (And It Could End Up on the F-35)
The modern age of the missile at sea was arguably kicked off in October 1967, when the Israeli destroyer Eilat, sailing fourteen miles off the coast of Port Said, was …
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‘The many large-scale, protracted humanitarian crises in the world today have created a tremendous need for emergency aid. The UN Central Emergency Response Fund ensures that aid can quickly reach …
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Norway-based Kongsberg has signed a joint development agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to create a simulator to design a regasification control system for the BW LNG floating …
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Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has hailed the Norwegian investors for establishing Child Africa, an organisation running centres for the rehabilitation and education of street kids and other vulnerable children in …
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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke Sunday in Oslo at the Nobel Peace Prize forum about the upcoming Trump administration and warned critics to judge Trump on his policies, …