IN BRIEF Meet on population: KATHMANDU: A three-day-long training on population management falicitators organised by the ministry of population and environment started here on Monday. Inaugurating the programme, minister for population and environment... Horoscopes 02 Jan, 2005
WTO and globalisation How Nepal can prepare for the challenges Bhavani Dhungana In Nepal, it is urgent to make national efforts to boost competitiveness of all types of enterprises. Nepal has now become a full member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). While it is definite that the country could gain... 22 Jun, 2004
Britons train Indians to take over their jobs Himalayan News Service London, May 30 Nearly 190 jobs at American Express in Sussex are being shifted to India and the US, and employees whose jobs would be lost are currently training Indian workers. The Indians have been learning the systems at... 30 May, 2004
Unemployed Chinese use internet to start businesses Himalayan News ServiceShanghai, May 26:The Internet is evolving into a new platform for job hunters, including both middle-aged laid-off people and 20-plus somethings, to start a new business in this largest metropolis of east China, Xinhua reports.... 26 May, 2004
World Labour day celebrated Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 1:The 4th national congress of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GFNTU) began here today with the slogan ‘enhance one union democracy, peace and change.’ Inaugurating the congress assembly Madhav... 02 May, 2004
IMF, WB urged to expand debt relief measures Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 24 :A global trade union body has called on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase respect for labour rights saying this will have a powerful and positive impact on poverty reduction. In... 24 Apr, 2004
US, China trade talks to be overshadowed Agence France PresseBeijing, April 18:China’s vice-premier Wu Yi heads to Washington this week for talks with US trade representative Robert Zoellick and commerce secretary Don Evans, and a slew of high-profile issues are on the agenda. But despite... 18 Apr, 2004
North east diary Vaidya’s role in Ilam attackThe recent Maoist attack on Pasupatinagar police post of Ilam is being linked by some observers to the recently-nabbed top Nepali Maoist leader Mohan Vaidya. The ‘fact’ that the Maoists had gathered at a hillock on the... Women 13 Apr, 2004
TOPICS : Thailand: Anti-privatisation protesters show strength Marwaan Macan-Markar Thailand’s rapidly expanding movement against privatisation is placing its faith in democracy to prove it has the edge over the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. At a public rally over the weekend here, which drew... 29 Mar, 2004
The art of becoming more assertive The GuardianLondon:It’s late in the evening and you are getting ready to head home when your boss decides he needs you to type out a report “by lunchtime tomorrow” — along with the countless other things you already have to do by then. You... Travel Abroad 24 Mar, 2004
Prostitution to find recognition in Kolkata Himalayan News ServiceKolkata, March 15:In staid Kolkata, prostitution is set to be recognised as a trade by the city mayor in a move that is fraught with political and social consequences.Mayor Subrata Mukherjee has said he would grant trade licences... 15 Mar, 2004
Bandh affects life Himalayan News ServiceChitwan, March 4:The Bagmati-Narayani bandh threw life out of gear in the districts, reports say, adding that the impact of the bandh was felt in other districts too. The bandh was called by the pro-Maoist Federation of all-Nepal... Travel 05 Mar, 2004
