Up close with the Maoists Aug 28, 2009
Up close with Nepal's Maoists. By Robin Lustig BBC's The World Tonight, Janakpur, south-eastern Nepal ... This is how you get to meet the Maoist rebels here in the flat plains of southern Nepal. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Switzerland establishes closer ties with Nepal Aug 18, 2009
Switzerland has boosted its diplomatic presence in Nepal, upgrading on Monday its general consulate in the capital, Kathmandu, to an embassy ... ch ahead of the official opening ceremony of the embassy, Bern's new ambassador to Nepal, Thomas Gass, said Switzerland was looking to increase its political involvement in the country ... Gass, who is also the SDC's country director in Nepal, says Switzerland will continue as an advisor to Nepal's constitution-writing process. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Programme spending 'cut by 13m' Aug 6, 2009
Page last updated at 08:15 GMT, Thursday, 6 August 2009 09:15 UK. Programme spending 'cut by 13m. (BBC News -- UK)
Virtual front line Aug 6, 2009
Page last updated at 08:00 GMT, Thursday, 6 August 2009 09:00 UK. By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley. (BBC News -- Technology)
Nepal Maoists issue new warning Aug 6, 2009
The Maoist party in Nepal has issued a deadline of Thursday for the government to resolve a crisis that led to its resignation from power this year ... Nepal is now entering what could be a dangerously uncertain phase ... But the coalition government that took over from the Maoists says that the matter has already been discussed thoroughly by all of Nepal's political parties. (BBC News -- South Asia)
RPT-Nepal, Maoists must probe civil war abuses, says UN Jul 30, 2009
KATHMANDU, July 29 (Reuters) - A U.N. human rights envoy urged Nepal's government and the Maoist former rebels on Wednesday to probe human rights abuses in the civil war that ended in 2006, saying not a single abuser had been punished ... Richard Bennett, chief of the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal, said both sides must cooperate with "credible, competent, impartial and fully independent investigations". (AlertNet)
New fiber-optic network brings digital era to Afghanistan Jul 29, 2009
On the Indian subcontinent alone, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan all got their first outside cable links within the past three years, says Gaurab Upadhaya, a PCH analyst. Prices fell in Nepal "big time" with the move ... He sees less of a business effect, though it is now easier for Nepalese to work abroad, thanks to quicker wire transfers and cheap international phone rates online. (Christian Science Monitor)
Nepal gets its own Laurel and Hardy Jul 29, 2009
Now almost 60 years after the first Laurel and Hardy comic books were published, Nepal, located in another part of the world, has got its own Laurel and Hardy comic book. Sher Publications, a Kathmandu-based Nepali publishing house, Tuesday formally launched the first Nepali comic book ... Titled "Ko bhanda ko kam" (Who is outclassing whom) the comic book in Nepali language is about the funny adventures of two simple men who keep on trying to outdo each other. (Xinhuanet, China)
Palin resigns Alaska governorship Jul 27, 2009
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Hundreds hear from Tory hopefuls Jul 26, 2009
Lumley setting off on Nepal trip. Europe's Mars rover slips to 2018. (BBC News -- UK)
Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned Jul 26, 2009
Lumley setting off on Nepal trip. Swine flu service was 'too late. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Brazil and Paraguay in power deal Jul 26, 2009
Lumley setting off on Nepal trip. Gods, monkeys and beguiling Bali. (BBC News -- Americas)
Journalist deaths rise in media 'bloodbath'... Jul 24, 2009
It said there were six in Pakistan, five each in Iraq, the Philippines, Russia and Somalia, four in Gaza and Honduras, three in Colombia, two each in Afghanistan, Guatemala, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Venezuela and one in India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, and Madagascar. The PEC called on all UN states, international organizations and non-government organisations to take action "to stop this bloodbath against journalists". (The Drudge Report)
Nepal to save royal massacre home Jul 24, 2009
The massacre preceded the fall of the Nepalese royal family. The Nepalese government will restore the house in which King Birendra and his family were gunned down eight years ago, PM Madhav Kumar Nepal has said ... "The Tribhuvan Sadan must be rebuilt. It will be restored to its old position," Nepal's prime minister said on state-run Nepal Television late on Wednesday. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Nepal plunges into politics of languages Jul 9, 2009
KATHMANDU - The issue of official language(s) has never been as sensitive in Nepal as it is now. While the interim statute maintains the continuity of Nepali, in Devnagari script, as the language of official communication, some members of the 601-strong Constituent Assembly want to add 11 more languages to the list, giving them the same status, while others are advocating for the addition of Hindi ... One contention is that since Nepal is now a republic, it should adopt a language policy to... (Asia Times Online)
Indonesia Elections: A Win For Democracy Jul 8, 2009
On its graft perception index that assigns the cleanest countries a rank of 1, global corruption watchdog Transparency International rates Indonesia a dismal 126th out of 180 nations, worse than Nigeria or Nepal. Nevertheless, Indonesia has so far emerged from the global financial crisis surprisingly unscathed. (Time.com)
Letters Jul 5, 2009
" Mao Zedong launched a coup against his comrades in the Cultural Revolution to preserve the purity of his revolutionary line. Deng Xiaoping, the "reformist", staged a "palace coup" to demolish the communist revolution of Mao. Expectedly, other people have the same idea. This time they used the so-called "people power" to stage that incident in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, to "change heaven" or bian tian. I would like Asia Times Online to set up a collection of Bhadrakumar's writings like... (Asia Times Online)
South Asia Jul 5, 2009
New Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has his job cut out trying to steer the nation through its latest political impasse: some parts of the public and the Maoist-led opposition have already denounced him as a "puppet" of India, and the Maoists are threatening to boycott parliament ... Al-Qaeda planned and financed the mission because its key sanctuaries in the border areas with Afghanistan have been "violated'. - Syed Saleem Shahzad (May 28,'09) INTERVIEW General David Petraeus, the... (Asia Times Online)
Greater China Jul 5, 2009
According to the Maoists, the Indian establishment has forced them out of power in a virtual coup by rallying disparate political elements, including the Nepalese army and Nepal's deposed king ... China wants to renegotiate its friendship treaty with Nepal, in part to accommodate the ongoing Tibet problem ... Kathmandu feels caught in the middle, but just as the country acts as a passage for the rivers that flow from China to India, Nepal stands to make considerable gains by being a bridge... (Asia Times Online)
China doesn't want Iran unstable Jul 1, 2009
For example, when recent elections of national leaders took place in neighboring countries, such as Nepal, or in Central Asian countries, China kept silent. The Chinese government made no official comment on the so-called "color revolutions" in Ukraine and Georgia. (Asia Times Online)
No ready-maid solution Jun 28, 2009
The Government has opened up four source countries Laos, Vietnam, India and Nepal. Unfortunately, women from Nepal are not allowed to work here as maids. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Reaching The Peak Jun 25, 2009
(CBS) If leaving the sunny beaches of Malibu for the sub-zero 00004000 snow peaks of Nepal sounds strange, you're spot on. At 17, California native Johnny Strange is the youngest person ever to conquer the tallest summits on each of the seven continents. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Himalayan glacier studies commence Jun 23, 2009
After a long gap, scientists in Nepal have embarked on the first field studies of Himalayan glacial lakes, some of which are feared to be swelling dangerously due to global warming ... They plan to conduct similar surveys of two other glacial lakes in the central and western part of the Nepalese Himalayas later in the year ... "We have started with Nepal, but we intend to extend studies to other Hindu Kush Himalayan countries," says Arun Bhakta Shrestha, a climate change specialist with the... (BBC News)
Nepali parliament obstructed by UCPN-M Jun 22, 2009
KATHMANDU, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Legislature-Parliament meeting was deferred on Sunday without entering into the scheduled agenda because of the obstruction by the Constituent Assembly (CA)members from the single largest party, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M) ... "Why is the work done by the elected Prime Minister was revoked by the president?" the Nepali national news agency RSS quoted Hisila Yami as saying ... Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, a senior leader of the... (Xinhuanet, China)
A tough start for Nepal Jun 17, 2009
KATHMANDU - Madhav Kumar Nepal's image as a moderate communist leader was helpful in getting him elected as prime minister ... On May 23, over 350 members of the nation's 601-member constituent assembly extended their support to Nepal, 56, hoping he will be able to steer the country, a republic since last year, through a state of transition which is scheduled to end by May next year ... His well-wishers also find it a pleasant coincidence to have a new head of government with the surname... (Asia Times Online)
People who call others racist fit four categories Jun 4, 2009
What I believe is that you guys aren't pro-life at all, because if you were you'd extend your outrage, and physically, to China, Darfur, Nepal, Rwanda, Somalia. You'd want everyone started off on better, more equal footing in America and care about little kids in the ghetto as much as you do stem cells. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
In India, the comedy of power-sharing Jun 2, 2009
NEW DELHI - Twelve days after the very surprising Indian election results were out, 10 days after Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam chief V Prabhakaran's body was found by the Sri Lankan army near Nandikadal lagoon, nine days after Aung San Suu Kyi's trial began in Myanmar, three days after Nepal turned a corner in its tumultuous politics, and a day after suicide bombers ripped through the heart of Lahore, a government finally took shape in New Delhi. For once, it seemed history - carrying its... (Asia Times Online)
Excerpts: Nepal PM's interview May 31, 2009
Excerpts: Nepal PM's interview. Mr Nepal says that he wants to unify the country ... Nepal's new centre-left Prime Minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal, says he plans to reverse the previous government's decision to sack the country's army chief. (BBC News)
On T-shirts, Obama's image morphs into coolness May 28, 2009
Tamang, an immigrant's son of Nepalese and Tibetan descent, believes the message resonates with streetwear's young, urban, and racially and culturally diverse community ... "He seems like the kind of dude who could sit around the fire with my tribe in Nepal.". (Boston Globe)
Dutch pass law to expel failed asylum seekers May 27, 2009
Gurkha veterans in Nepal discuss their fight for the right to live in Britain. 18 Oct 2006. (Yahoo News -- Netherlands)
New Nepal prime minister sworn in May 25, 2009
Madhav Kumar Nepal is the candidate of an alliance of 22 parties. Veteran Nepalese communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister ... President Ram Baran Yadav administered the oath of office to Mr Nepal at the president's office in Kathmandu. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Nepal PM to be sworn in on Tuesday May 24, 2009
KATHMANDU: Nepal's new Prime Minister-elect veteran Communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal will be administered oath of office on Tuesday, heralding an end to a three-week-long political vacuum that had engulfed the Himalayan republic after its Maoist government fell due to a row with the army. The new premier's party, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), said that Nepal would be sworn in Tuesday by President Ram Baran Yadav ... Nepal's second-largest party, the Nepali... (India Times, India)
Madhav Kumar Nepal elected new PM of Nepal May 24, 2009
M.K. Nepal elected new PM of Nepal_English_Xinhua. M.K. Nepal elected new PM of Nepal ... Madhav Kumar Nepal smiles after officially being nominated for Nepal's Prime Minister at the Parliament House in Kathmandu, India May 23, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Two killed in Nepal blast ahead of crucial PM vote May 24, 2009
Two killed in Nepal blast ahead of crucial PM vote. A HINDU STATE:: Party officials said the election was a formality because the communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal was the only candidate to file nomination papers REUTERS AND AFP, KATHMANDU AND WASHINGTON Sunday, May 24, 2009, Page 5 ... Journalists and investigators look on at the Church of the Assumption in Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday, after a bomb exploded during mass, killing two people and wounding 14. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Communist leader elected Nepal PM May 24, 2009
Madhav Kumar Nepal was the candidate of an alliance of 22 parties. Nepal's parliament has elected veteran communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal as the country's new prime minister in a bid to end weeks of political turmoil ... Mr Nepal, the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), was the only candidate. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Nepal set to elect PM, CPN-UML chief files papers May 23, 2009
Nepal parliament set to elect PM, CPN-UML chief files papers - South Asia - World - The Times of India ... Nepal parliament set to elect PM, CPN-UML chief files papers ... KATHMANDU: With Nepal's Parliament set to elect a new Prime Minister after weeks-long political impasse, veteran communist leader and CPN-UML chief Madhav Kumar Nepal, backed by a 22-party alliance, on Saturday filed his nomination for the coveted post from which Maoist supremo Prachanda resigned on May 4. (India Times, India)
Communist leader to be elected Nepal's new PM May 23, 2009
KATMANDU, Nepal -- A communist party leader was the only candidate Saturday as Nepal's parliament prepared to select a new prime minister and end weeks of political turmoil, the parliament spokesman said. Madhav Kumar Nepal of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) was the only person to file nomination papers and would be elected unopposed, spokesman Mukunda Sharma said ... The selection of a new prime minister who will form a new coalition government is intended to end the... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Tough agenda May 23, 2009
Governance in another country neighbouring India, Nepal, is yet to stabilise after the Maoists withdrew from government following differences with army bosses. In Burma, the military junta remains firmly entrenched despite periodic outbursts of protest from pro-democracy forces that have rallied around Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for more than a decade. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Two killed in Nepal blast, hours before PM election May 23, 2009
KATHMANDU: Two persons were killed and at least 15 injured when an explosion ripped through a church near the Nepali capital on Saturday, police said, hours before the country's parliament was set to elect a new prime minister ... Nepal will elect a new prime minister on Saturday, three weeks after Maoist leader Prachanda resigned amid a row over his plan to fire the country's army chief ... Majority-Hindu Nepal has little history of religious conflict with minority Christians. (India Times, India)
COMMENT: The Decency Option May 21, 2009
In Bangladesh and Nepal, the approach has been somewhat mixed, lacking strategic focus. Despite the show of hubris by vindictive apparatchiks in the Congress and nagging doubts about its leftist bloc, the overall message is that the election results are a game changer. (India Times, India)
Morgan Stanley on India Trumps Goldman on China May 20, 2009
It borders Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh and, of course, China. Toss Sri Lanka into the mix and India is located in a pretty challenging part of the world. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
The script goes out the window May 19, 2009
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Nepal are all in turmoil, in various stages of implosion. In that context, the Indian voter seems to have subconsciously gone for a sane, stable, centrist and well-anchored political dispensation. (Asia Times Online)
Nepal's Maoists storm parliament, slide into opposition role May 19, 2009
Maoist lawmakers block a vote for a new prime minister in parliament on Monday in Katmandu, Nepal. The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has been delaying the formation of a new coalition government for nearly two weeks since the resignation of caretaker Prime Minister Prachanda on May 4 ... Kathmandu, Nepal - Maoist lawmakers many of them former rebels stormed Nepal's parliament on Monday to block a vote for a new prime minister. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
* World News Quick Take May 19, 2009
NEPAL Maoists to block vote Former Maoist rebels announced yesterday they would block a parliament vote to elect a new prime minister. Narayan Kaji Shrestha, deputy leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), said the party would not allow parliament to function unless their demands are met. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
EDIT: What Is To Be Done May 18, 2009
Civil strife has broken out in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka and things could head that way in Nepal. Of these the most threatening is the situation in Pakistan, where the Taliban has taken over a lot of territory and the Pakistani army has finally started a campaign against them. (India Times, India)
Nepal groups 'to form government' May 18, 2009
Nepal groups 'to form government ... An alliance of 22 parties in Nepal says it has enough support to form a coalition government, potentially ending the country's political turmoil ... The Nepali Congress, the Communist Party of Nepal and smaller groups filed an application to form a government. (BBC News)
City centre binmen go on strike May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 22:58 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 23:58 UK. Traders should not put waste out, and people are asked to use rubbish bins. (BBC News -- UK)
Prostate surgery May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 23:33 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 00:33 UK. I had pain-free prostate recovery. (BBC News -- UK)
Snakes and chips May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 13:59 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 14:59 UK. Pet owner chooses snake and chips. (BBC News -- UK)
Firefighters perform a tricky rescue after a bull falls into a well May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 20:42 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 21:42 UK. Two-tonne bull rescued from well. (BBC News -- UK)
Sinn Fein reveals MP allowances May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 17:22 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 18:22 UK. Martin McGuinness is one of five Sinn Fein MPs. (BBC News -- UK)
Pair guilty of Sol Campbell abuse May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 15:19 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 16:19 UK. The man and boy had denied shouting offensive chants. (BBC News -- UK)
Failed bomber's recruiters hunted May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 17:37 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 18:37 UK. Reilly is currently undergoing tests at Broadmoor mental hospital. (BBC News -- UK)
Man shot in rail station incident May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 22:12 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 23:12 UK. Officers were called to the station after reports of an incident. (BBC News -- UK)
Life term for robber who shot Pc May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 18:02 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 19:02 UK. Pc Johnson was hit by 12 pellets in the top of her leg outside the Hospital Inn. (BBC News -- UK)
Imagine that - cathedral bells to play 'anti-religion' anthem May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 04:30 GMT, Saturday, 16 May 2009 05:30 UK. Bells play 'anti-religion' song. (BBC News -- UK)
Why clip-on ties are replacing the old school variety May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 23:55 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 00:55 UK. Schools switching to clip-on ties. (BBC News -- UK)
Workers call for action on jobs May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 02:53 GMT, Saturday, 16 May 2009 03:53 UK. Tony Woodley says ministers need to "wake up". (BBC News -- UK)
CIA rejects Pelosi torture blame May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 21:54 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 22:54 UK. Mr Panetta recently took over the CIA after being appointed by Mr Obama. (BBC News -- Americas)
Defying the mob May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 08:58 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 09:58 UK. Lone Indian voter defies mob. (BBC News -- South Asia)
UK rape victim hails India ruling May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 23:54 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 00:54 UK. UK rape victim hails court ruling. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Peace in doubt May 16, 2009
UN mired in deepening Nepal row. By Navin Singh Khadka BBC Nepali service ... A fresh dispute over the true number of Nepal's former Maoist combatants - which was supposed to have been verified by the United Nations - has cast a deepening shadow over the entire peace process. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Nazareth brought to a standstill May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 16:56 GMT, Thursday, 14 May 2009 17:56 UK. Pope brings Nazareth to a standstill. (BBC News -- Africa)
Facebook moves Cardiff to England May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 14:26 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 15:26 UK. Facebook has put the Welsh capital in England. (BBC News)
Sudan accuses Chad of air attack May 16, 2009
Page last updated at 21:42 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 22:42 UK. On Wednesday, an anti-Sudan march was held in Chad's capital. (BBC News -- Africa)
