Tag: politics

State set to allow heroin smoking

Health Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, claiming that the heroin overdose rate in Norway is "shamefully" high, wants to allow addicts to smoke the illegal drug...

City puts damper on Munch’s party

Famed Norwegian artist Edvard Munch may either be spinning in his grave or snorting posthumously at the latest move by the Oslo city officials...

SAS defies bonus ban, under probe

After Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) defied a domestic ban and reinstated its bonus program for business travellers this week, competition authorities opened an immediate investigation and Norway's...

Huge new energy reserves detected

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (Oljedirektoratet, NPD) unveiled new studies of southeastern portions of the Barents Sea and the area around the Arctic island of...

Defense partying catches flak

Rooms at Oslo's Grand Hotel and lavish social gatherings with free-flowing drinks: State officials and employees in charge of defense ministry real estate had...

State loans pose new debt risks

Stricter borrowing rules in Norway have left higher-income groups struggling to get a home loan through commercial banks, and led to a rush of...

Myanmar’s needs, Norway’s goals

EXPATRIATE MUSINGS: As part of his five-nation European tour, Myanmar President Thein Sein’s first stop this week is Norway, marking the first official visit...

Myanmar’s leader pays official call

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg visited Myanmar (Burma) last fall and now the president of the long-isolated and oppressed country is making a return call...

Massive support for refugee children

In a case where emotions are running high but principles weigh heavily, a little boy testified in court this week in a plea to...

Energy high on Merkel’s agenda

German Chancellor Angela Merkel made another whirlwind visit to Oslo on Wednesday, with a delegation of energy executives in tow. It was her fifth...
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