Flame of truth
CHONG ZI LIANG It was only in death that one got to know what a fine journalist Nepal had lost in Uma Singh. Working in the most lawless part of…
KANAK MANI DIXIT in JANAKPUR
January 16-22, 2009
CHONG ZI LIANG It was only in death that one got to know what a fine journalist Nepal had lost in Uma Singh. Working in the most lawless part of…
KANAK MANI DIXIT in JANAKPUR
SHRUTI SHRESTHA / KANTIPUR Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is jetting off again, this time to Norway and Finland. We can't see the purpose of…

We couldn't save Uma, but we need to save her Mithila homeland


The lesson is that governance is important in the private sector too

Uma Singh strongly took on Maoist minister Matrika Yadav in this column written before she was murdered this week
It's astounding that there are some of you out there still complaining about load shedding. You'd have thought people would have got used to it…
The boundaries of social hierarchy blur rapidly as inter-ethnic marriages catch on
TEXT and PICTURES by KONG YEN LIN
DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHA Nepali permanent residents of Hong Kong marched this week through the centre of the city, obstructing traffic and…
DAMBAR K SHRESTHA in HONG KONG
Encroachment, not poaching, is the big threat at Sukla Phanta
LAXMAN TIWARI in KANCHANPUR
Outgoing Australian ambassador, Graeme Lade spoke to Nepali Times about delays in West Seti, resettlement of Bhutan refugees and growing interest among Nepali students to enrol in Australian universities.
You can tech tooThe annual IT fair, CAN Info Tech kicked off at Bhrikutimandap on Wednesday. More than 115 companies are showcasing various IT…
FRUSTRATEDFinance Minister Bhattarai seems to believe that ignorance is bliss, otherwise why would he say that the situation for business is not…
Flame of truth | Happy Holidays | Untangling the knot | The moral wasteland | “Why?” | “Stability is key to investment” | The truth of Satyam | A minister out of control | Poisonous imports | Whose fault? | The Madhesi street | 14 committee chairs | Caste no bar | The invisible | Fleeing for dear life | Julus in Hong Kong | People vs park | Not-so-charismatic mammals | Catching the eye | Backside: Against the current