Rescue us from our future
ELAINE WANG YIWEIMicro-buses and three-wheelers cannot address the mass transit needs of a city of 2.5 million people anymore. Kathmandu Valley…
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December 12-18, 2014
Headline
Editorial
Columns
GUEST COLUMN by Bihari K Shrestha
Dichotomy in development
A successful politician in Nepal is almost necessarily corrupt
Outside In by Ted Atkins
The long game
Mt Everest is a license to print money for Nepal’s economy, but it needs honour and trust
Backside by The Ass
Botox in the buttocks
I wish us Asses were as concerned about maintaining our youthful good looks as human beings are. The quest for human perfection is as old as…
Nation
Homes for the homeless
The drums and cymbals could be heard from across the valley from the road to Patan in Baitadi. The occasion was the visit here by long-time…
Ann Martin
Brecht: Tribute to the guru
Studio 7's The Three Paise Opera is an adaptation of the German play The ThreePenny Opera
Revisiting peacekeeping
José Ramos-Horta's priority is to find ways to better integrate the two arms of U.N. Peace Operations
Lyndal Rowlands
Needed: political will for public transport
Plans are afoot to modernise and streamline Kathmandu’s disorderly urban transportation system
Rescuing Kathmandu from its future
“An advanced city is not where the poor use cars, it’s where even the rich move around in public buses”
Journalism of attachment
Should a journalist’s job extend beyond just coverage to also help the people we are reporting about?
Business
Nepali woman jailed for abortion in Malaysia
THE STARA 24-year-old Nepali migrant worker has been sentenced for undergoing an abortion in Malaysia, raising questions of the legitimacy of…
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Review
Multimedia
A lot riding on climate
American couple bicycles across Asia to learn about how climate change is affecting people
Economy
Nepali woman jailed for abortion in Malaysia
THE STARA 24-year-old Nepali migrant worker has been sentenced for undergoing an abortion in Malaysia, raising questions of the legitimacy of…
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Nepali Times Buzz
After Everest and K2, Sherpa women set sights on Kangchenjunga
Dawa at the summit.When Maya Sherpa, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, and Dawa Yangzum Sherpa told friends they wanted to climb K2, the world’s…
Maithili art on exhibit
Paintings rooted in the tradition of Maithili will be on exhibition at The Taragaon Museum
Must See
The Hundred- Foot Journey
A charming film about how the love of food can overcome many boundaries.
Dhanvantari
Gizmo
The perfect mix
A perfect prosumer camera for photographers looking to switch from their compacts to a more sophisticated camera
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In this issue:
Rescue us from our future | Editorial: Decentralised Plunder | Dichotomy in development | Homes for the homeless | Nepali woman jailed for abortion in Malaysia | Brecht: Tribute to the guru | A lot riding on climate | After Everest and K2, Sherpa women set sights on Kangchenjunga | The Long Game | Maithili art on exhibit | Superbugs | Revisiting peacekeeping | Needed: Political will for public transport | Rescuing Kathmandu from its future | Dekendra’s murderers sentenced | Nepalis helping Nepalis | Rs 6.3 billion extortion | Journalism of attachment | Backside: Botox in the buttocks