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The Global School accepts fall semester applications for Norwegian children abroad

August 25, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

The Global School (Globalskolen) is an online teaching platform offering Norwegian, social studies, and KRLE for primary school-age students living abroad. The offer is adapted to families who want to …

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Nordic Embassies in Myanmar highlights EU Humanitarian action

August 21, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

Following World Humanitarian Day, the Nordic Embassies of Finland, Denmark, and Sweden in Myanmar share the European Union in Myanmar’s statement regarding the organizations continuing work to secure the safety of humanitarian workers and crisis-affected …

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Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar honoring Myanmar Youth

August 16, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

On 12 August, the Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar marked International day by honoring Myanmar Youth with the following statement: Last November, nearly five million Myanmar youths exercised their right to vote …

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Experts urge Telenor to stop sale of Myanmar business

August 14, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

A group of over 40 global and Myanmar human rights, media, and other organizations has in a letter to the Chair of the Board of Telenor Group, Gunn Wærsted urged …

Farmers learn the SRI rice cultivation technique. Here measuring the growth

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ADDA is helping rural farmers to become self-sustainable in a changing world

August 9, 2021August 10, 2021 - by Lasse Sandholdt - 2 Comments.

For more than 25 years the Danish NGO, ADDA, has been training farmers throughout Southeast Asia to be self-sustainable. Their continuous programs in the region strive to make the rural …

General news / Myanmar / Norway

Myanmar director for the Norwegian Refugee Council: I’m writing a condolence message daily

August 9, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

Myanmar is currently heavily affected by covid-19 and according to aid groups, more than 60 percent of the country’s total deaths from covid-19 happened last month with the per capita …

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Myanmar limits number of foreign staff members in the banking sector

August 6, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

According to a letter posted on Myanmar’s Central Banks website on 2 August, major banks in the country have to limit the number of foreign staff members to no more …

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Nordic humanitarian Groups: Myanmar has urgent Covid-related needs

August 3, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

A joint statement published by, amongst others, the Norwegian Refugee Council on behalf of 16 aid agencies warns about the “spiraling humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar triggered by skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and widespread …

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Myanmar-based rights groups submit a complaint to the OECD against Telenor sale

July 28, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - 2 Comments.

A total of 474 civil society organisations have submitted a complaint to the OECD against Norway’s Telenor after the telecom giant earlier this month sold its Myanmar business to M1 …

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Telenor is raising the forecast for this year despite selling its Myanmar business

July 22, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - 1 Comment

Telenor ended a dramatic first half of the year with a sale of its business in Myanmar. The company still does not have the final calculation ready for the investment, but …