Why Bangladesh will not face a crisis: Robust exports, high remittances and low inflation The South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic recession in history. It is going through a difficult time in the midst of political and administrative crises. Opinion 14 Apr, 2022
Building a Sustainable, Digital Business Asia-Pacific is ripe with opportunities for digital transformation, and the pandemic has accelerated it. As 5G rolls out at scale, connectivity, cloud, AI, computing, and industry applications have all come together to create unprecedented opportunities for the ICT sector. Business 05 Apr, 2022
Census of Nepal-2021 One of the best letters to emerge in a long time is “Census of Nepal-2021, THT page 4, Jan 31” by Ujwol Shrestha. I share Shrestha’s sentiments that decreasing population is not an indicator of labour shortage, empty villages, contraction of the economy, loss of youth and growing older population. These are all untruths that spring out from ignorance. Blogs 04 Feb, 2022
Tourism and work It’s December 2023. Rita, a young businesswoman, has just finished meeting with clients in Chennai, India and anticipates meeting friends in Singapore for the holidays two weeks later. Blogs 28 Jan, 2022
EDITORIAL: Demographic picture The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on Wednesday made public its preliminary report on the 12th National Census-2021, counting the country’s total population of 29,192,480 with 14,901,169 females (51.04 per cent) and 14,291,311 males (48.96 per cent). Opinion 28 Jan, 2022
Nepal's population 29,192,480 The total population of Nepal is 29,192,480 with 14,901,169 females (51.04 per cent) and 14,291,311 males (48.96 per cent), says the preliminary data of decennial National Census-2021 published today. Nepal 27 Jan, 2022
Nepal's population reaches 29.1 million The preliminary results of the National Census 2021 have shown Nepal's population to be 29 million 192 thousand 480. The population as per the 2011 National Census was 26 million 940 thousand 504. Nepal 26 Jan, 2022
Global growth to slow through 2023 Following a strong rebound in 2021, the global economy is entering a pronounced slowdown amid fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in inflation, debt, and income inequality that could endanger the recovery in emerging and developing economies, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. Business 13 Jan, 2022
'Opening of Turkish embassy in Nepal a milestone in our relations' Turkish Ambassador to New Delhi Firat Sunel, who has also been accredited to Nepal, was in Kathmandu last week. Ram Kumar Kamat of The Himalayan Times talked to Ambassador Sunel on how both nations could further enhance their bilateral relations. Nepal 03 Dec, 2021
Antibiotic residues in livestock products: A public health hazard Use of antibiotics that could lead to deposition of their residues in meat, milk and eggs must not be permitted in food intended for human consumption. Opinion 24 Nov, 2021
Population Census 2021: Dual duty of government and citizens The 12th Census of Nepal, which is currently underway, is taking place at a time when the country is facing political instability due to the incapable leaders who have ruled the country since the past few years. Opinion 16 Nov, 2021
Ex-South Korean President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88 Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, who participated in a military coup then won the election that was the country’s first move toward democracy before he was imprisoned for corruption, died on Tuesday. He was 88. World 26 Oct, 2021
