Nadarajah Sethurupan

Germany and Norway officially joined the European/NATO program to acquire Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft along with Netherlands and Luxembourg. The two nations committed to participating in the project …

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that it is regrettable that series of problems have arisen during the implementation of the Uma Oya Multi-purpose Development Project as the previous government …

The world’s three most populated countries, China, India and the United States, have a more positive view about the EU than close neighbours like Russia, Norway and Switzerland, a Eurobarometer …

“The hatred that was displayed toward some empty bus seats really shows how much prejudices trump wisdom.” Talk about blind hatred. A Norwegian anti-immigration group uploaded a picture of a …

Five countries have extended sanctions against the Crimea until June 23, 2018. Norway, Albania, Montenegro, Georgia and Ukraine made the decision subsequent to that of the EU. This is noted …

On 5 April 2017, the Norwegian government proposed an amendment to the Norwegian code of criminal proceedings to allow the police to compel the use of biometric authentication. After two …

The world’s first crewless, automated ship will launch in 2018, reports the Wall Street Journal, and is expected to be fully autonomous by 2020. The Norwegian-built Yara Birkeland will use …

To improve offshore oil spill preparedness, Norway’s government and the oil industry are building an offshore broadband wireless network. When oil spills occur, the ability to exchange information quickly between …

The Norwegian Police Directorate has chosen the AW169 as the country’s new police helicopter. The operator is preparing to sign a contract with Leonardo to purchase three helicopters with the …

Major evaluation of country’s research landscape also found that internationalisation was a key area for improvement. More than a quarter of humanities researchers in Norway have never published, according to …

As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and others in Washington mourned the death of the long-imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, a Communist Party-affiliated newspaper in Beijingsaid the Nobel peace prize …

Liu Xiaobo 61, Nobel laureate and political prisoner, dies of liver cancer, after spending almost a quarter of his life behind bars in Chinese custody. Liu, who championed non-violent resistance …

Berit Reiss-Andersen has sought the permit to attend activist Liu Xiobo’s funeral. The chief of the Norwegian Nobel Committee that gives out the Nobel Peace Prize said on Friday that …

As TV ratings continue to take a beating, broadcasters are searching for ways to keep audiences — particularly hard-to-reach teenagers — engaged in their shows. For Norway’s public service broadcaster, …

It was China’s decision to jail Liu Xiaobo for 11 years over a call for peaceful democratic reform that spurred the Norwegian Nobel committee to honour him with its peace …

Turkey has so far built nine hybrid ferries for Norway, which is one of the world’s leading maritime nations, deputy board chairman of Yalova-Altinova Shipbuilders Inc. said Wednesday. “Norway is …

Norway is supporting The Irrawaddy news organization to strengthen its coverage of women, peace and security issues over a 19-month period as part of Norway’s commitment to the implementation of …

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway are set to lift a flight ban of the H225LP and AS332L2 Super Puma helicopters across the …

A GUNMAN armed with a pistol opened fire outside a Norwegian nightclub in Oslo injuring four people including two bouncers, police reported. André Kråkenes, police spokesman, said the victims were …

Narendra Modi invited Erna Soolberg, PM of Norway to invest in National Investment and Infrastructure Fund in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited Norwegian pension funds to invest …

The Western Norway University of Applied Sciences today signed a collaboration agreement with the University of Jaffna on capacity building and establishing of a research consortium in nanomaterials for clean …

Norway’s government has won the latest battle in a long-running row over tariffs for transporting gas through offshore pipelines. The country’s Borgarting Court of Appeals ruled in favour of the …

Under the auspices of UNESCO, representatives of The Republic of the Union of Myanmar and The Kingdom of Norway finalized the repatriation of an illegally-purchased Buddha Statue to its place …

After extensive planning and preparation, Google expects to receive its first wind power from Norway by September, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The Tellenes Wind Farm, located in the …

Minister for Foreign Affairs for Norway Borge Brende is in Singapore on a working visit from Tuesday (July 4) to Wednesday (July 5), according to a press release by Singapore’s …