Nadarajah Sethurupan

SINGAPORE – A Norwegian national, who took advantage of a drunk woman outside a nightclub at Clarke Quay, was sentenced to a year in jail on Friday (May 25) for the …

The streaming platform Tidal, whose most public owner and champion is rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, is facing heavy criticism and possible legal action from several Scandinavian artist organizations and other …

Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed the first Norwegian Airlines flight on May 8, marking the start of biweekly flights between Amman and Copenhagen, Denmark. A welcoming ceremony was …

This week, the U.S. Embassy Oslo and Embassy of Canada to Norway co-hosted a lovely summer evening reception to honor the 2018 Abel Prize winner, Prof. Robert Langlands from Princeton University. …

‘The Government is proposing to increase its allocation to technical cooperation on taxation through Norad’s Knowledge Bank by NOK 13 million. This is one step on the way to doubling …

Norwegian Ecologists have recruited seals as a new ally for monitoring the effects of climate change. The team on Bouvet Island in the antarctic have equipped 15 elephant seals and …

‘Norway’s humanitarian budget has never been bigger than it is now, but the needs created by the world’s humanitarian crises are continuing to grow. The Government has therefore proposed increasing …

In a May 17 meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, President Trump applauded the many billions of dollars of increased defense spending by NATO allies and …

On vacation in California, Norwegian research physicians and family friends Thomas and Marthe-Lisa Naess-Andresen recently visited Pasadena. They and their three young children enjoyed many of the tourist attractions the …

The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy presented its assessment of the full scale carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) project in Norway. The Government proposes to fund FEED studies (Front …

‘President Trump’s announcement this evening that the US will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and reimpose US nuclear sanctions is regrettable,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. …

The Government Pension Fund Global and the fiscal rule have since 2001 set out the plan for the phasing-in of petroleum income and investment returns to the Norwegian economy. The …

The Saudi King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center signed a joint agreement today, planning to improve access to potable water, and sanitation for refugees in Somalia. The agreement is …

In order to ensure simultaneous access to potentially market sensitive information The Ministry of Finance here unveils selected key figures prior to the budget release, which takes place at 10:45. …

Sol, an aggregated news site from Norwegian magazine and news publishing group Aller Media, launched an app in December to gain new, younger readers. The Sol app uses a combination of algorithms …

During their meeting in Washington, President Trump and NATOSecretary General Stoltenberg recognized the progress the Alliance has made on increased burden sharing and the fight against terrorism. More work is …

During their meeting in Washington, President Trump and NATOSecretary General Stoltenberg recognized the progress the Alliance has made on increased burden sharing and the fight against terrorism. More work is …

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide took part in the UN international donor conference for Yemen today. ‘This is currently the world’s worst humanitarian crisis,’ she said. ‘It is …

Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Belarus, Czech Republic, Norway, Qatar, Senegal and Tajikistan GENEVA (18 May 2018) – The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixty-third session after adopting …

The European Union Delegation, Norway and Switzerland embassies in Sudan Tuesday expressed concern over the case of a Sudanese girl sentenced to death for killing her husband who raped her …

The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ)  supported the strike by 1,700 journalist members of their affiliate, the Norwegian Union of Journalists (NJ), at the Norwegian Public …

SINGAPORE – When he came across an intoxicated woman sitting outside a nightspot at Clarke Quay, a Norwegian national pretended to comfort her but instead took advantage of her inebriated …

In a statement Norway welcomes that the IGAD High-level Revitalisation Forum (HLRF) for peace in South Sudan will reconvene on 17 May. Read the statement here: Norway welcomes the announcement that …

Sri Lankan children are among immigrants living in poverty in Norway, the Xinhua news agency quoted the Aftenposten Norwegain newspaper as reporting. Fresh numbers from Norway’s statistics bureau showed nearly …

“On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend my warmest congratulations to all Norwegians on your 204th anniversary of Constitution Day. Norway is one of …