http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/8836739c-db27-4049-84ce-c597608975f1http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/Myanmar-News/Torgeir-Larsen-visits-Myanmar/Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Torgeir Larsen concluded a successful visit to Myanmar on May 13-15. In Myanmar, he visited a range of actors involved in the peace processes in the ethnic minority states Mon and Kayin.Mon, 20 May 2013 13:37:02 GMTe5eca098-4d6b-4313-9142-1bf385c4864ahttp://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/NPA-recognised-for-mine-action-efforts-in-Cambodia/On 2 April 2013, the Royal Government of Cambodia hosted a National Conference on Mine Action in the Presidential Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. During the conference, the Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) and its staff in Cambodia were recognized for having performed outstanding work and had great merit in mine action, and awarded the prestigious Royal Order of Sahametrei by Prime Minister Hun Sen.Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22:08 GMTc16a7570-2758-46ac-a6d8-a022b0fe0f42http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/Appointment-Needed-for-Visa-Applications/Urgent reminder: You need a prior appointment before submitting an application for Schengen Visa or Residence Permit to Norway. Appointments can only be made online, as part of the registration on Application Portal Norway. Because of the high number of visa applications currently, applicants without an appointment will only be accepted if they arrive at the Visa Center before 10:00 AM. This also includes group tours. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:25:33 GMT5388ee8d-eef9-4fe6-9c1a-99332f5b1aa4http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/The-Norwegian-Pension-Fund-Global--securing-the-welfare-of-future-generations/While Norwegian oil extraction yields large profits, this money is generally not introduced to the Norwegian economy. Rather, it is invested abroad to preserve it for the welfare of future generations, when a changing demographic will make the current pensions system more expensive to uphold. The money is meant to be used when the tax contribution from the working population can no longer cover the increasing expense of pensions as the population in Norway is aging.Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:19:43 GMTc5809d74-0d82-490a-ac8f-7965dc632706http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/Torgeir-Larsen-met-with-Torgeir-Larsen-and-Jullapong-Nonsrichai/State Secretary (Deputy Minister) in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Torgeir Larsen, visited Bangkok on 11 April 2013, and held talks with his Thai counterpart, Vice Minister Jullapong Nonsrichai, who served as Thailand’s Ambassador to Norway from 2007 to 2011. The two discussed bilateral and regional matters of common interest, and how to strengthen the dialogue and cooperation...Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:42:52 GMT9f369d28-023d-44b3-9044-f8d2f81a2767http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/Myanmar-News/Important-to-hurry-slowly-in-Myanmar--Visit-to-Nay-Pyi-Taw-by-Norwegian-experts-on-natural-resource-management-/"The lessons from the Norwegian experience in this area are clear: The development of good institutions and broadly supported national policies are essential to securing that natural resources become a blessing rather than a curse", says Norad Director Villa Kulild.Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:02:25 GMTd195b47f-e724-483c-92b1-217bb3bdbd96http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/HE-Minister-Trond-Giske-visits-Myanmar-and-Thailand/Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Trond Giske, visited Myanmar and Thailand on April 2-5, as part of a tour of Asia, which also included Laos, Vietnam and Bangladesh.Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:53:55 GMT9d265253-2f0d-46b6-b26f-489a007723f7http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/Norway-makes-a-new-pledge-of-NOK-6000000/The Government of Norway has pledged a new contribution of NOK 6,000,000 (approximately US$ 1 million) to the international component of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:09:45 GMT590e103a-0fa8-4ed4-ac0c-b11e5f0bab83http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/Her-Royal-Highness-Princess-Maha-Chakri-Sirindhorn-visits-Svalbard-and-Oslo/Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Svalbard and Oslo on 12-15 March 2013, showing great interest in the research conducted on the Svalbard archipelago.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:54:25 GMTf8c9bb4c-ab6a-465c-a649-7650e9d96beahttp://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/Focus-on-cluster-munitions/Norway’s Permanent Representative to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Steffen Kongstad, visited Thailand and Cambodia in January 2013 in his capacity as President of the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The visit was part of a tour on the South East Asian mainland (Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Cambodia) to promote the...Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:24:23 GMTa331da5b-2d71-45ca-bdcb-5bea264bfd6ahttp://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/Girl-Power/Last week Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) started training teams of deminers in eastern Cambodia, and the new group is all female.Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:44:21 GMTe74e4cdd-bd2f-4a97-a51c-54f81b5aadb9http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/U-Thein-Sein-visits-Norway/President of Myanmar U Thein Sein visited Norway on February 26th-28th, marking the beginning of his first official trip to Europe. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:20:27 GMT3bc3c15f-ea46-45e9-b446-f3b0d4f4d12bhttp://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/Events/Norwegian-Seafood-presented-by-celebrity-Chef-Sven-Erik-Renaa/The Norwegian Chef Sven Erik Renaa, owner of three distinguished restaurants in Norway and former captain of the Norwegian Olympic team, visited Bangkok Monday, 4 March to present the best of Norwegian seafood.Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:36:57 GMT836e7e35-60fd-4253-97dd-f5daf7077461http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/Myanmar-News/Historic-cancellation-of-Myanmars-debt-to-Norway/Norway has decided to cancel the whole of Myanmar’s debt to Norway. The total amount is NOK 3.2 billion.Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:34:21 GMT29d1fe48-4f75-4b82-85c8-29076d224a47http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/MPSI/Monitoring-report-Kyauk-Kyi/Evaluation report from CIDKP (Committee for Internally Displaced Karen People)Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:50:03 GMT1f0e2dc9-f039-4f67-b8c4-f703adaa50dfhttp://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/New-Visa-Center-Address-as-of-7-January/The Norwegian Visa Center has moved, and has a new address as of 7 January 2013.Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:14:12 GMTcc9a79f4-2b61-468c-8f69-82b7e86bf79bhttp://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/The-Nobel-Peace-Prize---EU-promotes-peace/Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg commented, “After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the EU continued to safeguard peace by enlarging the union to include the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. These are projects of historical significance that have helped to secure peace and stability in Europe.” Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:09:24 GMT2419c3db-1b81-4843-a3e2-d62372306e6chttp://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/Meeting-with-Burmese-students-of-Asian-Institute-of-Technology/Yesterday, 3 December 2012, Ambassador Katja Christina Nordgaard met with 42 students at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The students are part of 84 recipients of the Norwegian scholarships at AIT.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:25:00 GMT29815d53-6e58-4f21-b88d-dae363bd7517http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/News/Norwegian-Elected-as-President-of-the-World-Blind-Union/Mr. Arnt Holte was elected as President of the World Blind Union on the first day of the WBUs 8th General Assembly in Bangkok.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:05:02 GMT1d2f85ba-84f6-49e1-b00c-564a814d42d5http://www.emb-norway.or.th/News_and_events/MPSI/Norwegian-Prime-Minister-Stoltenberg-vists-Myanmar--Press-release--from--President-U-Sein-Theins-Office/President U Thein Sein met this evening with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw. The talks included discussions on the ongoing peace efforts in Myanmar.Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:32:35 GMT