News and events

09.Mar.2018 | Colombo

Vacancy at the Norwegian Embassy in Colombo - Adviser/Senior Adviser, technical- and multilateral cooperation

The Norwegian Embassy in Colombo is looking for an Adviser/Senior Adviser who will work on bilateral and multilateral cooperation with a special focus on fisheries, livelihood and job-creation in Sri Lanka.

09.Mar.2018

Temporary vacancy (2 years) at the Norwegian Embassy in Colombo - Political Adviser

The Norwegian Embassy in Colombo is currently looking for a Political Adviser who will mainly work with political, economic, good governance and human rights issues in Sri Lanka.

19.Feb.2018 | Colombo

Studentpraktikant høsten 2018/våren 2019

Den norske ambassaden i Colombo tilbyr to praktikantplasser for henholdsvis høsten 2018 og våren 2019, med tiltredelsesdato 7. august 2018 og 14. januar 2019. Søknadsfrist er 11. mars 2018.

05.Mar.2018

Maldivene - reiseråd

Utenriksdepartementet råder norske reisende til å utvise aktsomhet ved reiser til eller opphold i Malé.

05.Feb.2018

Lokalvalg 2018

Lørdag 10. februar avholdes det lokalvalg på Sri Lanka. Det har blitt rapportert om enkelte uroligheter i forbindelse med valgkampen. Ambassaden ber turister og reisende om å utvise varsomhet før, under og like etter valget.

05.Feb.2018

Reiser til Malé, Maldivene

Ambassaden ber besøkende om å utvise varsomhet ved besøk til hovedstaden Malé på Maldivene etter at det de siste dagene har vært demonstrasjoner og uroligheter knyttet til den politiske situasjonen.

13.Dec.2017

Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary visits Norway

Norway and Sri Lanka held Foreign Secretary consultations in Oslo Monday 11 December.

21.Nov.2017

Press Release: International community joins Norway in supporting human rights defenders

UN Member States unanimously endorsed the free and independent role of human rights defenders at the UN today. ‘The international community has sent a strong signal.

20.Oct.2017 | Oslo

New Minister of Foreign Affairs

In a session of the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Norwegian Government.

26.Oct.2017

Ambassadors visit to the North

Ambassador of Norway Thorbjørn Gaustadsæther recently made a visit to newly released Myladi harbour area and newly resettled Thellipalai Divisional Secretariat area in Jaffna District.

17.Oct.2017

Press Release: NOK 150 million for development programme to combat plastic and other marine litter

‘The new development programme will use effective and environmentally sound approaches to combating marine litter. To start with, the programme will focus on Southeast Asia, which is the region where the problem is most acute.

21.Aug.2017 | Colombo

Norwegian Research Vessel to Sri Lanka in 2018

Norwegian Research Vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen is planned to be in Sri Lankan waters assisting Sri Lanka to conduct a stock assessment of marine Resources.