Once-over Royal functionsKATHMANDU: King Gyanendra received Letters of Credence from Ambassador-designate of Arab Republic of Egypt Abelhamid Mahmoud Soliman, Ambassador-designate of Sultanate of Oman Mohamad Bin Yousuf Bin Dawood Shalwani and... Travel 23 Sep, 2006
Citizenship for all eligible before CA polls: Sitaula Kathmandu, September 21:Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula, tabling the Nepal Citizenship Bill, 2006 in the House of Representatives (HoR) today said all eligible people should be given Nepali citizenship certificates before the elections to a... Travel 22 Sep, 2006
Thais wait and see after coup Tuesday evening was just like any muggy night, except for telltale signs that suddenly had residents of the Thai capital sitting up. Troops in camouflage, fully armed with machine guns, were fanning out across the city streets, and news reports soon... 21 Sep, 2006
Coup’s a coup After seizing power three days ago, General Sondhi Boonyaratkalin, the Thai army commander and the leader of the bloodless coup, expressed his intention to appoint a caretaker prime minister within two weeks to oversee the drafting of a constitution... 21 Sep, 2006
IN OTHER WORDS : Thai coup Political troubles should be solved by politicians,” the chief of Thailand’s army wisely declared last March. “Military coups are a thing of the past.” Regrettably, Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin changed his mind on Tuesday, launching a coup... 20 Sep, 2006
BIZ BRIEFS Paulson in China :BEIJING: US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for talks with top Chinese economic officials amid tensions over trade and exchange rates. Paulson is to meet with Vice Premier Wu Yi, Finance Minister Jin... 20 Sep, 2006
DOSSIER: Security apparatus for ‘limited’ Maoist integration Kathmandu, July 10:At a time when the issues of management of Maoists’ arms and integration of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with the Nepali Army have become tricky topics, a discussion paper prepared by the security apparatus for internal use,... Travel 11 Jul, 2006
Luck runs out for Premier Thaksin Will Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra see his long run of luck continue? That question looms large after a ruling last week by the Election Commission against Thaksin’s Thai Rak Thai (Thais Love Thai — TRT) party.Thaksin’s... 28 Jun, 2006
Benazir, Nawaz to meet in London Islamabad, April 23: As political pundits keep their fingers crossed regarding the political future of Pakistan, former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif meet in London tomorrow for a “joint struggle” against the Pervez Musharraf... Women 23 Apr, 2006
TOPICS: Who heads the Pakistani government? Sanjay Suri Who heads the Pakistani government? It is General Musharraf as he took power in a military coup in 1999. But according to the Commonwealth, the head of government of Pakistan is “The Hon Shaukat Aziz.” That Shaukat Aziz is not quite... 27 Nov, 2005
Musharraf to stay beyond 2007: Govt Associated PressIslamabad, May 17:President Gen Pervez Musharraf will stay on as Pakistan’s leader beyond 2007, a government spokesman said today, despite earlier indications that he would stand down by that time.“Musharraf will remain the... Women 17 May, 2005
Nationalistic education Some Korean lessons for Nepal Mana Prasad WagleyThe Korean experience tells us that only changing the names in the curricula will not help produce good citizens.South Korea attempted to educate its people to bring them into the mainstream through nationalistic education for more... 06 Mar, 2005
