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Norway is hosting peace talks this week between the government of the Philippines and communist rebels, in a new effort to end their 40-year conflict.Norwegian deputy foreign minister Espen Barth …
Norway Hosts Philippines Peace Talks Read MoreBack home in Norway, only fans with a long memory know his name and music. But when Per Øystein Sørensen toured the Philippines last week, he was greeted as a …
Finding Fame in the Philippines Read MoreReporting on the case the Norwegian online newspaper, VG Nett tells that surveillance photos from The Hotel Waterfront shows Sven-Erik Berger and his fiancee Karen Castro Esdrelon check into the …
Surveillance Photos Gives Alibi Read MoreSven-Erik Berger and his fiancee Karen Castro Esdrelon now have seven days to prove their innocence.”It was as expected and this is getting really uncomfortable. This should never end in …
The Norwegian and his Fiancee now Formally Murder Charged Read MoreWhile his office is still “ironing out” a formal complaint, the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) director said yesterday he is “morally convinced” the police caught the right couple for …
Did Police Get Right Couple? Read MorePolice arrested the Norwegian, Sven Erik Berger, 49 and his Philippine girlfriend, Karen Castro Esdrelon, 24 at the Mactan airport last Saturday night, after seeing their resemblance to the sketches …
Norwegian held for murder of 6 year-old girl Read MoreSven-Erik Berger, 49 and fiancee Karen Esdrelon, 24 believe witnesses are lying and arguing the police did not allow them to prove their innocence, according to the Norwegian online newspaper, …
The Arrested Couple Claims Innocence Read MoreVoting in advance in the Finnish parliamentary elections 2011 is possible in Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya. In Lao PDR voting takes place in Vientiane and in Cambodia in Phnom Penh. …
Vote in Finnish Elections Read MoreLess than a week after his election, Bo Lundqvist – the new President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines – is now actively exploring ways to improve the SSP. One of …
A More Visible Scandinavian Society Read MoreShort but significant was the visit of Korea Scout Association President Dr Kang Young Joong to one of the Scout troops of Ticket to Life (TTL) in Manila, Philippines after …
From Manila to the Grassy Field of Sweden Read More