International Media on Nepal
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Aug 09 2019 | 12:37 pmFrom Asia to Africa: Nepali, South Asian women trafficked to Kenya’s Bollywood-style dance bars
By Nita Bhalla Mombasa: Nepali beautician Sheela didn’t think twice about ditching her salon job when she received a call offering seven times her salary to work as a cultural dancer at a nightclub ...
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Dec 12 2018 | 04:29 pmNepal’s women mountaineer journalists aspire to contribute to country’s tourism through photo exhibition
Kathmandu: In a bid to contribute to Nepal’s tourism through series of spectacular photos of the world’s highest peak, the team of “First Women Journalists Everest Expedition-2018...
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Sep 18 2018 | 12:42 pm100 killed, 143 injured in rain-triggered disasters in Nepal
Kathmandu: One hundred people killed, 143 injured and 1,964 families were affected in different parts of the country due to the monsoon-induced disasters in recent months, Nepal’s Home Minister ...
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Jul 29 2018 | 12:19 pmMalaysia urges Nepal to reconsider foreign worker ban
Kualalampur: Malaysia’s Minister of Human Resources M. Kula Segaran has called on Nepal to reconsider its decision to ban workers coming to Malaysia, saying the ban would have major effects on s...
Recent News
- From Asia to Africa: Nepali, South Asian women trafficked to Kenya’s Bollywood-style dance bars
- Nepal’s women mountaineer journalists aspire to contribute to country’s tourism through photo exhibition
- 100 killed, 143 injured in rain-triggered disasters in Nepal
- Malaysia urges Nepal to reconsider foreign worker ban
- China-assisted int’l airport in Nepal to attract more tourists, business opportunities
- With khukris and assault rifles, Singapore’s Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit
- Nepal plane crash survivor says don’t drink, sleep on flight
- Forgotten ancient Buddha sites in Nepal long for revival by tourism
- Nepali musicians discover their rich heritage
- Mt. Everest expedition brings respite to Nepal’s quake-battered tourism sector
Feature
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From Asia to Africa: Nepali, South Asian women trafficked to Kenya’s Bollywood-style dance bars
By Nita Bhalla Mombasa: Nepali beautician Sheela didn’t think twice about ditching her salon job when she received a call offering seven times her salary to work as a cultural dancer at a nightclub in Kenya.
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Sex workers give red light to leaving famed Amsterdam district
Amsterdam: Bathed in red neon light, hundreds of prostitutes ply their trade from behind windows in the narrow canalside streets of Amsterdam – and that’s how they want it to stay.
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Forced labour to high finance: Hong Kong investor’s unlikely journey
Hong Kong: Exiled to the Gobi Desert at the age of 15, Weijian Shan’s days were marked by gnawing hunger and back-breaking forced labour. But his sense of hope was kept alive by an unlikely source — insecticide manuals. Now one of Asia...
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Deaths rise as Nepal issues more permits for Mount Everest
Kathmandu: Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realized before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago. This year the government issued a record number of permits, leading to traffic jams on the world’s hig...
Opinion
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Biodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity and tourism linkages Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in th...
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Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: Analysts
PARIS: It was Britain’s poorer and less-educated citizens — angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a n...
Recent News
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Aug 09 2019 | 12:37 pmFrom Asia to Africa: Nepali, South Asian women trafficked to Kenya’s Bollywood-style dance bars
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Aug 04 2019 | 04:04 pmSex workers give red light to leaving famed Amsterdam district
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Jul 29 2019 | 11:13 amAmerican 16-year-old becomes solo Fortnite champ, winning $3 mn
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Jul 29 2019 | 11:07 am
Forced labour to high finance: Hong Kong investor’s unlikely journey