Norway’s economic crime police have dropped an investigation into former VimpelCom CEO Jo Lunder after two years. The country’s Økokrim – economic crime – unit had been investigating him since …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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Norway’s state secretary has boasted of the country’s data centre industry, advising businesses to make the shift to the region during Datacloud Nordic this week. Senior Norwegian politician Reynir Johannesson …
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Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka , Thorbjørn Gaustadsæther recently made a visit to newly released Myladi harbour area and newly resettled Thellipalai Divisional Secretariat area in Jaffna District. One …
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The United Nations has appointed Norwegian Knut Ostby to serve as interim UN resident coordinator in Burma, replacing Renata Lok-Dessallien beginning on 1 November and serving in the role “until …
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Srilanka and Norway
The World’s First ‘EleFriendly Bus’ Curtails Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka
This post by Anya De Saram-Larssen, a student of the British School in Colombo, appeared in Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. Ms. Saram-Larssen attended the anniversary …
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Russia, in a little-noticed move, has carried out a barrage of missile tests across its Arctic territories in what’s described as one of the most massive nuclear missile drills in …
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A remote-controlled submarine is hunting for a Russian helicopter with eight people on board which went down into the freezing sea off Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago belonging to Norway, rescue …
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An 85-year-old Canadian woman who survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing and will jointly accept this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to show his leadership …
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The chopper went down two to three km off the Arctic coal mining port of Barentsburg. A Russian helicopter with eight people on board crashed into the sea near Norway’s …
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Dubai, the Maldives, Florida – and now Norway. Underwater restaurants are usually confined to exotic destinations – but a village on the south coast of Norway is down to join …
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Saga Energy is working on a $2.9 billion deal with Iran’s Amin Energy Developers Saga Energy, a manufacturer of solar panels based in Norway, has announced that it is forming …
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A delegation of Norwegian envoys led by HE Mr Thorbjorn Gaustadsaether, Ambassador of Norway in Sri Lanka during a tour to the Jaffna peninsula called the Security Force Headquarters – …
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The Director General of the Norwegian Gaming Authority assured the gambling monopoly system is the best way to tackle the industry. Norway.- Atle Hamar, Director General of the Norwegian Gaming …
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Norway’s prime minister has presented three new government ministers in a minor reshuffle of her two-party coalition following a general election last month. Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Friday that …
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Norwegian pubcaster NRK’s hit teen drama Skam (aka Shame) will be remade across Europe after German distributor struck deals in five countries. The innovative show, produced by NRK and written …
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The Norwegian government intends to significantly strengthen the defense of their northern border, especially in the county of Finnmark which borders the Murmansk region, as stated on Friday by the …
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An F-35 fighter jet arrived at Eielson Air Force Base Thursday on an equipment-testing mission, according to a news release from the Air Force. It’s the first F-35 to land …
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A Dutch retired couple have been arrested in Norway for trying to smuggle 100 kilos of cannabis into the country, according to Norwegian media reports. The couple, a man aged …
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On Monday, Uber stated that they are to suspend unlicensed service UberPOP in Oslo pending new regulations in Norway, as the U.S. ride-hailing company embraces a more appeasing demeanor with …
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Norway is supporting Sri Lanka on a project to reduce the risk and impacts of landslides which is considered to be one of the major natural hazards in hill country …
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Germany and Norway have formally added a further five Airbus Defence & Space A330 multirole tanker transports to a multinational programme launched earlier this year by Luxembourg and the Netherlands. …
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The Norwegian Government has handed over state-of-the-art landslide monitoring equipment worth 55 million rupees to the Sri Lankan Government to carry out geological surveys. Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Thorbjørn …
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The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017. The Norwegian committee said it had given the award “to draw attention to the …
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The European Court of Human Rights believes the source protection must be in front of testimony. Thus, DN journalist Cecilie Langum Becker won against Norwegian state in Strasbourg. Norway has …
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Norway has announced its intent to join the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia, enabling the knowledge hub to carry our research, training and exercises in …