Visits to hospitals in Pattaya

Erik Svedahl, Minister Counsellor, released a turtle after an Annual Meeting January 28th 2015 on post-tsunami cooperation in aquaculture development with the Department of Fisheries (DOF) in Phuket.

Ambassaden i Bangkok har mottatt meldinger om innloggingsproblemer på reiseregistrering.no. Problemet oppstår etter registrering av telefonnummer hvor man ønsker å få tilsendt SMS med innloggingskode til portalen. Denne koden er det mange som ikke får tilsendt.

‘The fight for strengthening human rights is the common thread in everything Norway commits to internationally,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. Human rights are under pressure internationally. Norway will therefore step up its efforts to promote and protect human rights.

A delegation from the Norwegian Embassy visited the Mahidol University and students from Myanmar who receives scholarship co-funded by the Norwegian government. The students, from different courses and ethnic backgrounds, expressed gratitude at the event held on November 20th.

Det er bare to måneder siden jeg tiltrådte som ambassadør i Thailand. Jeg har imidlertid prioritert å sette meg inn i det viktige arbeidet som gjøres ved våre to honorære konsulater, i Pattaya og i Phuket.

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 has been awarded the Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi and the Pakistani children’s education activist Malala Yousafzai.

World leaders descend on New York for high-level meetings at the United Nations from September 22-26th. During the week a great number of topics will be tackled, such as human rights, poverty reduction, climate change and gender equality, all of which are key priorities for Norway.

On 5 June, The ambassador visited The Pavena Foundation for women and children on the occasion of International Day against Human Trafficking.