A Nepali migrant returnee has set up a successful business back home and has some tips for others like him
Duped by an agent who promised work in Kabul, former security guard fulfils his dream back in Nepal
Barista learns on the job in cafés in the Gulf, and helps bring the coffee culture to Nepal
Migrant worker who returned to start his own thriving garment business now provides jobs for fellow Nepalis
Sameer Gurung, 30, who goes by the alias Green Brain, believes in the uniting power of football, and will be watching the matches in the 2022…
Three weeks ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar’s Labour Minister has rejected calls from human rights groups to compensate migrant workers…
With two-month to go for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, human rights groups have urged FIFA’s sponsors to compensate workers involved in…
Dishwasher to hotelier, a migrant worker returns to Nepal and inspires the next generation
This is the 14th instalment of Diaspora Diaries, a regular series in Nepali Times with stories of Nepalis living and working abroad. I went to…
A coffin bearing a Nepali who died of unexplained causes in Qatar being wheeled out of Kathmandu airport. An average of three bodies arrive…
Nepali migrant workers bring home the body of a coworker who died on the job in destination country. Photo: GOPEN RAI/NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEI came…
"As I dangled on the ropes to clean windows of skyscrapers, cars in the streets below used to look like tiny toys."This is the 11th instalment…
Anil Mandal's selfie at Kathmandu airport before boarding a flight for Japan this week. All photos: ANIL and LALDEV MANDALMost mornings, Laldev…
Another year, yet another May Day. As Nepal emerges from the ravages of the pandemic and the economic crisis created by Russia’s invasion of…
RIGHT IS MIGHT: Madhusudhan Ojha Is the general secretary of the Migrant Trade Union in Korea and is seen here participating in various street…
All photos courtesy: PRAKASH GURUNGThis 7th instalment of Diaspora Diaries is timed with the World Day for Safety in the Workplace and 1 May…
In this new fortnightly column, Diaspora Diaries, Nepali Times provides a platform for Nepalis to share their experiences of living, working,…
Min Dai found it difficult to support his wife, two sons and mother while living in a squatter settlement in Chitwan, and ten years ago opted to…
Exactly a year from now on 18 December 2022, the world will be glued to the media watching the final game of the World Cup live from Qatar.…
The fate of 1,000 Nepali caregivers who were ready to fly to Israel to take up their jobs is in limbo because they do not have booster vaccine…
An x-ray image taken by Mexican police of a shipping container with migrant workers hidden inside. Eleven of the 126 migrants found inside a…
More than 7,000 Nepali migrant workers sat for an English exam on Monday for openings in 1,000 caregiver jobs in Israel.More than 7,000 Nepalis…
Nepal’s economy has hit the iceberg, but you wouldn’t know it from the politicians fighting it out on the deck. A serial prime minister cannot…
Scars of injuries sustained by Shyam in his scalp when his Nepali employer in a restaurant in Luxembourg allegedly beat him with a tandoor…
