Nadarajah Sethurupan

‘The news that the prominent Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent is deeply disturbing. Norway strongly condemns this attack,’ said Minister of …

New National Architecture for Civil Services Capacity Building Comprehensive reform of the capacity building apparatus at individual, institutional and process levels for efficient public service delivery PM led HR Council …

A new radar has been set by the Russian military in the town of Zapolyarny, Northern Russia, close to the border of Norway and Finland. The Armed Forces claim the …

Softlogic Life Insurance PLC announced the inking of landmark deals with Development Financial Institutions; Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd – Finnfund and The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries.  …

Kazakhstan is embarking on new reforms of the government and the economy to overcome the pandemic’s global crisis.”We will change the approaches to public administration, personnel policy, decision-making system, and …

The Nobel Peace Prize launches this year’s Oslo Pax under the theme of “Diversity Matters: Gender and inclusion in peace and war”. The conference will be opened by the Norwegian …

The Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) said on Tuesday that it fell victim to a cyber-attack that targeted its internal email system. In a press release today, Stortinget director Marianne Andreassen said that hackers …

Norwegian maritime technology firm Kongsberg has announced its plans to increase its investment in maritime digital solutions. As part of the plans, the company will combine Kongsberg Digital’s maritime digital solutions …

Pakistan has strongly condemned the recent incidents of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden’s Malmo and Oslo in Norway. The spokesperson of the Foreign Office (FO) said in a …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against non-essential travel to Germany and Liechtenstein, as well as to the regions of Kalmar and Västerbotten in Sweden. On the basis …

Some 25 people were rushed to the hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after a party in a Norwegian bunker. Emergency crews worked to quickly evacuate the revelers, with two …

Turkish officials condemned the burning of the holy Quran in front of the Norwegian parliament, saying the act fans the flames of anti-Muslim hatred. In a statement, ruling Justice and …

Former Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama has slammed the recent controversial tweets by the then Norwegian peace negotiator Erik Solheim during the last stages of Sri Lanka’s …

A polar bear attacked a camping site Friday in Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands, killing a 38-year-old Dutch man before being shot and killed by onlookers, authorities on the Arctic island …

A 65-year-old Norwegian-Pakistani man must appear in Oslo District Court on Tuesday accused of having ordered the murder of his wife who was living in Pakistan. According to the indictment …

The development comes as violent riots broke out in Sweden, following the burning of a Koran during a demonstration organized by an anti-Islam group in the city of Malmo. Law …

A high-level Norwegian diplomat is being expelled from Russia, according to Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday. “Our embassy in Moscow has been informed by the Russian Ministry of …

On 27 August local time, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg met with China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Oslo, who was in Norway on an official visit. …

On his first diplomatic trip since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will stop by Italy, France, Germany, The Netherlands, and… Norway. The inclusion of a …

Norway’s Equinor has started an environmental licensing process with regulator Ibama to develop a 4GW offshore wind project in Brazil. “Considering water depth, we forecast the use of fixed turbines and we need permission to research …

Former Norwegian peace negotiator Erik Solheim, in a series of tweets, revealed that LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran had ordered the killing of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Solheim said …

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide in Oslo on Thursday. Wang said that while the global COVID-19 pandemic has …

Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trine Jøranli Eskedal called on Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Yesterday evening at Temple Trees.  She congratulated Prime Minister Rajapaksa on winning the parliamentary election …

The higher education sector in Norway, like other countries, has faced serious challenges due to the Covid19 pandemic. How have institutions responded, and what has been the impact? This story …

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, focusing on cooperation in offshore mineral, oil and …