Issue #399

May 9-15, 2008

Headline

Back to the drawing board

Back to the drawing board

BILAS RAI Nearly a month after elections, the six-party alliance plus the Maoists are meeting for the first time early on Friday morning to…

Editorial

Not out of the woods yet

Not out of the woods yet

ROBIN SAYAMI Ever since the United Nations was brought in to be the acceptable third-party for overseeing Nepal's peace process, it has served…

Columns

There be dragons
State Of The State by CK LAL

There be dragons

The Indians are getting worked up about Chinese influence in Nepal

Dhido economy
Nepalipan by ARUNA UPRETY

Dhido economy

Our fixation on rice is harming the country

Back to ancient times
Critical Cinema by A. ANGELO D'SILVA

Back to ancient times

Jackie Chan and Jet Li in their long awaited collaboration

Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

More unequal

Inequity is the hallmark of the booming Indian economy

Backside by Ass

An awesome economy

Alot of you confused readers have written to the Ass asking it to explain what the next government is going to be like, how it is going to be…

Nation

Ilam tea goes green

Ilam tea goes green

Nepal's organic teas now rival Darjeeling in world markets

PRANAYA SJB RANA in ILAM

Business

'Do things right, do right things'

'Do things right, do right things'

Pat Townsend is an internationally acclaimed author and speaker on Complete Quality Processes (CQP), a unique approach to ensuring that an…

Liquid gold

Liquid gold

Hydropower and rafting sectors vie for rivers

WONG SHU YUN in SINDHUPALCHOK

Review

Ol

Ol

Flamenco has arrived in Nepal

From The Nepali Press

In this issue:

Back to the drawing board |Not out of the woods yet |Editorial: More unequal |There be dragons |Liquid gold |Do things right, do right things' |“Not our demand” |Short supply |Flying the green flag |Back to ancient times |Olé! |Europe Day |Backside: An awesome economy