Predator state
BHRIKUTI RAI A 20-year-old Nepali woman returning from three years of work as a domestic in Saudi Arabia was robbed and raped by airport…
December 28, 2012 - January 3, 2013
Headline
Editorial
The past foretold
If the political parties are terrified of parliamentary elections in 2013, why don't they at least agree to hold local polls and restore accountability to the grassroots?
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
Opportunity cost
All the difficult decisions we didn't make in 2012 will come back to haunt us in 2013 and beyond
Look Out by AJAZ ASHRAF
The privilege of grief
In hierarchical societies people empathise with the suffering of those who share their circumstance
Economy Stupid by PUJA TANDON
Investing in the future
Nepal needs a definitive economic agenda in the new year, and urgent action not to be an international pariah
Backside by Ass
The asstrologer's prognosis for 2013
When politics becomes so unpredictable, the only way to inject some certainty into our lives is by allowing anal-ysts like yours truly to…
Nation
Predator state
A young Nepali woman returning from Saudi Arabia is robbed by immigration officials and raped by a policeman
BHRIKUTI RAI
Nepal's fiscal cliff in 2013
If Nepal doesn't ratify its international anti-money laundering commitments next year it will join other rogue states
SUNIR PANDEY
"The political will not to politicise everything"
Three Nordic countries which together make up the second-biggest donor grouping say Nepal urgently needs elections and a constitution to move ahead
ANNA-KARIN ERNSTSON LAMPOU
Review
Bagaicha
Bagaicha is spacious and serves Nepali, Indian, Chinese, Continental, and Thai dishes at a reasonable price
SOMEPLACE ELSE by RUBY TUESDAY
Must See
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Those who have read the book will thoroughly enjoy this well-rendered film and those who haven't will hopefully get hold of a copy
SOPHIA PANDE
Life Times
Right climate to trade carbon
Bank becomes first Nepali company to go green by buying carbon credits
BHRIKUTI RAI
Human versus machine
Can computers outperform doctors and make more accurate diagnosis?
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Nepali Tweets
Nepali tweets
If the world turned upside down and we Nepalis landed in America while they found themselves here, maybe we'd apply for DV visas to Nepal in a…
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Safety first
Norton by Symantec the global leader in security software, has announced the appointment of Neoteric Nepal as the distributor for all Norton…
In this issue:
Predator state | The Past Foretold | Opportunity Cost | Nepalʼs fiscal cliff in 2013 | Investing in the future | Right climate to trade carbon | Human versus machine | Predator state | The privilege of grief | “The political will not to politicise everything” | El Norte | Bhattaraiʼs four pillars | Backside: The asstrologerʼs prognosis for 2013