Nadarajah Sethurupan

Norway’s conservative prime minister, Erna Solberg, will be able to govern for four more years following Monday’s (11 September) elections if she continues to work with the right-wing, anti-migrant Progress …

Exit polls suggest Norway’s center-right coalition government is ahead, although the election appears too close to call. The poll for the public broadcaster NRK projects the center-right coalition could finish …

Today, Norwegians will go to the polls for their country’s parliamentary elections. While the next prime minister will undoubtedly hail from either the centre-left Labour Party or the incumbent centre-right Conservative …

What’s the story?   Norway goes to the polls on 11 September to decide whether the outgoing Conservative prime minister, Erna Solberg, or her Labour rival, Jonas Gahr Støre, will …

The leader of a local Sunni Muslim organization in Norway has refused to shake hands with the country’s female minister of migration at the start of their TV debate. Fahad …

The organisation said the rules did not stipulate the possibility of taking the honour away from laureates. The Norwegian Nobel Institute, which selects the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, …

Bujumbura – As Burundi and the world marks Literacy International Day on September 8, a refugee rights group Norwegian Refugee Council announced on Thursday that most of Burundi refugee kids have no …

Norway’s IKM Cleandrill company is interested to work in Azerbaijan, as it sees the country is a strong market with ongoing offshore drilling activities, the company’s Managing Director Tom Hasler …

Norwegian Labor Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre reached out to voters with a brutally honest pledge — he’s going to raise their taxes if elected prime minister next week. A …

I strongly condemn that North Korea has conducted a sixth nuclear test today. This is yet another flagrant violation of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions, including UNSCR 2321 adopted in …

The Norwegian Police Directorate has selected the Leonardo AW169 as a law enforcement helicopter following a tender for its helicopter service modernisation programme. The contract, expected to be signed imminently, …

If you’re in academia, you’ve likely heard the mandate, “Publish or perish.” However, a recent report from the Research Council of Norway reveals that more than a quarter of the …

After a six-year diplomatic freeze, China and Norway have resumed talks towards a free trade agreement, with a ninth round of talks held in Beijing August 21-23. Negotiation for a …

Sri Lankan startups can take part in Oslo Innovation Week, with a pitching event this week, says the Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM) and ICT Norway …

Statoil and Argentina’s leading energy company YPF have entered into an agreement to jointly explore hydrocarbons in the Bajo del Toro block in the Neuquén Basin onshore Argentina, the Norwegian …

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday left for the Norwegian capital Oslo, where he will meet political and business leaders, and will skip ally RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s …

Norway and Germany have officially marked the start of a long-term agreement for cooperation on submarine and naval missiles programs, the countries announced on Tuesday. The agreement was originally signed …

Kongsberg Defense Systems will maintain gear boxes on Norway’s Sea King helicopters, under a deal with the Norwegian Defense Logistics organization. The framework agreement, which could cost as much as …

Norwegian airport operator Avinor has officially opened the new Nkr 3.7bn (US$468m) terminal at Bergen Airport, in Flesland, Norway. Opened on time and within budget, the terminal has the capacity …

The planning seminar is taking place in Colombo for the new Norwegian Research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen to come to Sri Lankan waters in 2018 to carry out a survey …

The Ambassador of Norway in Sri Lanka His Excellency Mr. Thorbjørn Gaustadsæther paid a courtesy call on the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne PC at the …

A Norwegian investor whose firm owns the Swedish version of the Metro has bought a 5pc stake in UK regional publisher Johnston Press. Christen Ager-Hanssen, left, who is reckoned to …

NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of orbiting satellites, …

Norwegian expert Bent Aagaard submitted the interim report on the Uma Oya Multi-purpose Development Project to President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s Official Residence in Colombo on Friday. President Maithripala …

The terrorist attack by Anders Breivik in Norway in 2011 caused a dramatic increase in trauma- and stressor-related disorders in Denmark, concludes a new study. On 22 July 2011, the …